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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-06-08

ice OF senator James Il. Murray
tain patents-in-fee to members of
the Blackfeet tribe.
These bills are primarily of local
interest. But there's a little story
worth telling about the Miles City
bill.
1t came up on the consent calendar
in the House. There Representative
Lee Metcalf proposed a requested
amendment to the bill. 1t was ac-
cepted.
Eastern Montana farmers will re-
call that their congressman said his
reason for not introducing an amend
ment to the durum bill, which he told
the press he would introduce, was
that "the placing of the bill on the
consent calendar deprived me
Of the opportunity to propose my
amendment to the BILL"
As the successful amendment of
the Miles City bill proves, it's really
quite simple to amend a bill on the
consent calendar.
HUNGRY HORSE HELPS
Senator Mansfield, in Montana this
week to receive an honorary doctor of
laws degree from his alma mater,
Montana State University, and to de-
liver the baccalaureate address there,
last week took note Of recent press
charges that the engineers miscalcu-
lated in construction of Hungry Horse
Dam. Senator Mansfield told the Sen
ate the Bureau Of Reclamation found
the charges "unwarranted."
The senator went on to point out
the value of Hungry Horse Dam in
preventing a flood recently when
the nearby Kootenai River flooded. |
Referring to a Hungry Horse News
editorial Senator Mansfield said that
without the Flathead River Dam, the
river would have been "four feet
above flood stage at Columbia Falls"
BOX CAR BATTLE
The Montana Democrats are press
ing for favorable action by the Sem
ate Commerce Committee at its June
l3 meeting, on bill which would in
crease penalties on railroads which
refuse to return boxcars to their
nome lines. Eastern railroads are
lighting this proposal, which if
adopted would force them to build
more boxcars instead of using, for
| nominal fee, cars belonging to
western lines which need the cars
during the annual box
ar shortage.
CONSTRUCTION
Montanans were informed last
week that the Kalispell Air Force
lefense installation is scheduled for
completion in September, 1853. It
will be stated by 10 officers and
70 airmen. Twenty-seven family
ousing units are scheduled to be
INSTRUCTED near the project.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-06-08
WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK

of the Office of Senator James E. Murray
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Burke Airport
Land Proposed
AS College Site

Land taken by the Federal
Government six years ago for the
proposed Burke Airport should
now be turned over to the State
for the site of the Northern Vir-
ginia College. according TO a
resolution of the Burke Commits
sion Civic Association.
The association said thou
sands Of Fairfax County citi-
zens' are opposed to an airport
in that area and 1.-The entire mat
ter Of a second airport for Wash
Iington should be thoroughly
restudied."
The proposed Burke site for
such an airport would not be
suitable for the imminent Jet
age in air transportation (and)
the Federal Government should
dispose Of the land 1t is nov
holding. Part Of 1t should be
turned over 70 the college"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Six Persons Fast
To Protest H-Test

MADISON, Wis, May S (P).-
A group of six Madison residents
yesterday began a 48-hour fast
in what they called a protest
of the Eniwetok H-bomb test.
The group wired President Eli
senhower. protesting the Pacific
tests and told the President they
would not eat for 48 hours. as a
means of "impressing on you the
seriousness of our objection to
the H-bomb tests"
Mrs. Betty Boardman, who re-
ported the fast, said five of the
six are members of the Madison
Friends Meeting House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Mediation Unit Loses
Atom Dispute Power
BY the Associated Press

President Eisenhower yester-
day approved a recommendation
that the Atomic Energy Commits
sion take back from the Federal
Mediation and Cancellation Serv-
ice the handling of atomic energy
labor-management disputes.
The panel for handling such
disputes originally was set up in
the Acc but later was shifted to
the Mediation Service.
The recommendation that it
be put back under the Acc was
made to the President by the
chiefs of the three units involved
the Acc, the Mediation Serv-
ice and the Atomic Labor-Man-
agement Relations Panel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

(about noon Monday, May z,
EST will burst several thousand
feet above sea level over Bikini
atoll.
For this shot, called "Chero-
kee," the observer ship Mount
Mckinley will be stationed 80
miles away. A chart showed the
aiming point for the bomb will
be almost the precise center of
Bikini lagoon. slightly east of
the area where target ships were
sunk in two previous atomic tests.
DR. Ogle did not disclose the
intended height of the B-52
Americas mightiest bomber, at
the time it releases it's package
OF destruction. However, the
eight-jet strategic bomber can
operate easily well above 10000
feet. The huge stratofortreSS is
even faster than its smaller
brother, the BAT medium bomb
er. which is acknowledged Off
cially to have a speed of more
than 900 miles per hour. If the
H-bomb is detonated at 5000 tc
10000 feet the bomber's height
and high speed will take it miles
away by the time the bomb
goes off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

STORY OF BRITON
HAS SAD ENDING

LONDON (P1.-Rag Dealer
William Barber mined the
suburban Uxbridge dump on
a lease arrangement with
the urban council. and struck
it rich.
Items found by Mr.. Barber
and his men included one
mobile crane, So towels, go
shirts, IA cases of timed
chicken, cases of cigarettes
and cigars, beer and bottled
wine.
The dump is on the site of
an old American military
base. Mr.. Barber paid 20
pounds 1856 a week for
salvage rights, and was con-
graduating himself on a good
deal when
British customs agents got
him for having American
goods without paying GUS
toms charges. He was fined
80 pounds ($84j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Increas
ing cloudiness, low near so to-
night. Cloudy tomorrow with
showers likely.
Notwithstanding cloudi-
ness tonight and not as cool with
showers likely in extreme west
ern portion. Low tonight 42-4t
in west. 56-54 elsewhere. Cloudy
with showers likely tomorrow.
misunderstanding cloudinesS
tonight. followed by showers ano
scattered thunderstolmS tomor-
row, probably beginning in
mountains late tonight. Low to-
night 1882 i'll north, 50-55 in
south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Indian Charged
.|n4S|ayings

WAUSAU, Wis, May 5 (P.-
Russell Monegar, who said he
heard the voices of my ancient
ancestors" was charged yester-
day with first degree murder in
the knife slayings of his wife,
Imother-in-law, n / e C and
nephew.
The 37-year-old American In
dian, a member of the Winnie
bago tribe. waived a preliminary
hearing in Marathon County
Court saying, Il want to get this
over with as soon as possible. i"
Monegar, paratrooper in
World War II, was quoted by
Walter Wolf, chief deputy sheriff,
as saying that he heard the
voices of my ancient ancestors"
telling him ito kill"
Monegar was held without
bond and was bound over for
Iarraignment Monday in Circuit
Court. First degree murder car
ries a mandatory life imprison-
Iment sentence in Wisconsin.
Sheriff Myron Mueller said
the slayingS occurred Thursday
afternoon in Monegar's home 6
miles east of here.
Slain were Monegar's wife
Ophelia. SO; her mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Long, Sc; Monegar'S
niece. 5-month-old Iris Kohl
beck. and her half-brother
Phillip Garvin, 8. Mrs. Long
and the Kohlbeck family were
neighbors of the Monegars.
Besides the four first-degree
murder counts Monegar faces
two counts of attempted murder.
Mrs. Elizabeth Page, wife of the
owner of a tavern, and William
Slagoski, patron in the tavern,
suffered minor slashes when they
were attacked in the barroom by
Monegar after the Sayings.
Authorities said Monegar had
spent considerable time in a vet
Grams hospital for treatment for
a nervous condition,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

from the nuclear fury 1t looSeS.
Officials of joint Task Force
the first small" bomb of the 1856
Pacific test series, outlined plans
for the scheduled trial on May 8
Bikini time, of an air-dropped H
bomb described officially as lone
Iof the largest in the series"
Its power is described as "sev-
eral megatons" or equal to sew
Ieral million tons of TINT.
1t thus may be around a thou
sand times as powerful as the
bomb which initiated the "Oper-
alton Redwing" series over Runit
Island before dawn yesterday
Seen by newsmen from Is
miles away, this shot appeared
as brilliant white dot that BIOS
somed almost instantly into q
cream. yellow, orange and dull.
red flash.
Although test officials declined
to specify its nature. there wa
speculation it represented a mis-
Isile warhead with an explosive
force equal to perhaps 15,00I
tons of INT.
/ Acting test director DR.. Will
liam E. Ogle said the thermo
nuclear bomb. scheduled to q
off before dawn next TueSda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Doctors Abandon Hope
Of Saving Riese|'s Vision

deep and severe acid burns in
Mr.. Riesel's eyes proved impos-
Sible to overcome.
THE concentration of sulphur
ric acid thrown into Mi. Riesel's
eyes was so strong that it des-
troyed the tissues Of the eyelids
and eyeballs, corroded the tissues
surrounding the corneas and de-
generated the blood vessels feed
ing nourishment to the corneas.
This severe damage has re-
suited in loss of sight in both
ewes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Broker Backs
Friendship Use

Senator Bricker, Republican of
Ohio, yesterday recommended
use of Friendship International
Airport near Baltimore ION an
interim basis to relieve air traf-
flc congestion at Washington
National Airport"
In a personal report on the
controversy over a second air.
port for Washington, filed with
the Senate Commerce Commit
tee. of which he is ranking mi
nority member, Senator Bricker
further recommended that such
interim use of Friendship should
not prejudice the selection of
any site for a permanent addi-
tional airport.
Objects to Site Order
The Senator said he could not
agree with any report that tells
the Secretary Of Commerce what
site to select.
On this point he was refer
ring to the report of the avia-
ton subcommittee, directing the
Secretary of Commerce to pro-
coed to construct an air field "in
the Burke vicinity"
Furthermore the Senator APP
parently was not concurring with
a report of Senator Butler, Re-
publican of Maryland, who pro-
posed the Department of Com
merce investigate further the rel
alive merits of the Burke site and
the existing Friendship Interna-
tional Airport before selecting
either one as a permanent site.
Mr.. Butler had specifically urged
Friendship be designated as a
co-air terminal.
Cites Costs at Burke
In the more than five years
since Congress directed construc-
ton of an additional airport in
the vicinity of the District. SEN
ator Bricker said congestion at
Washington National has in
creased.
Proponents of the Burke vi
cinity site conceded that even
a crash" building program
would take at least 212 years and
would cost an estimated $50 mil
lion.
In view of the steadily mount
ing safety hazards at the Wash
ington airport, it seems unwise
to refrain longer from using the
existing coSt-free and immedi-
ately available facilities at
Friendship Airport on an interim
basis" he said. ITO delay longer
is to imperil air travellers to and
from the Nations Capital"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Graham Guilty in Blast
That Killed A on Plane

November IS that he slipped a
25-stick dynamite time bomb in
Mrs. Kings suitcase before she
left Denver last November on
a United Air Lines plane for a
trip to Anchorage, Alaska.
Blast Killed A
The airliner exploded near
Longmont. Colo, IL minutes
after the takeoff.
Graham's 22-year-old wife
Gloria sobbed Historically after
the verdict was returned. She
was comforted by a neighbor,
Mrs. Helene West, one of the
eight witnesses called by the
defense in presenting less than
three hours testimony.
II can never get used to a
jury coming in with the death
verdict" said District Attorney
Bert M. Heating, who called rs
witnesses and presented 1870 ex-
hibits in the States case.
"Matricide for Money"
In his closing argument to the
jury, Mr.. Heating said:
IF this is not a crime for
the death penalty. where in the
history of the world was there
ever a case that merited the ex-
IRENE penalty?"
Mr.. Heating called the case
"matricide for money"
Mr.. Vigil and another of Ora
hams lawyers, John j. Gibbons,
painted Graham as a psyche
pathic liar" Mr.. Vigil asked the
jury: What are the lies and
what are the truths? If he's
lying in this statement (his con-
fession to the FBD he shouldn't
be found guilty"
Ralph w. Bonar, foreman of
the jury that heard evidence
and arguments for IL days, said
all but five minutes of the jury's
elaboration was devoted to read
ing the courts instructions.
We agreed on the first ballot
with very little discussion. /"
Bonar said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
FREIGHT DeruiIed

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May
S (P.-A Southern Railway
freight train. en- route from
Birmingham to Chattanooga
buckled in the middle and piled
up at Wauhatchie Tower west
of here Thursday, but no in
jurieS were reported. Twenty
nine cars went off the tracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Girl, 5, Critically Hurt
When Struck by Cor

A 5-year-old girl injured when
struck by a car last night in the
400 block of Valley avenue Sc.
remained in critical condition at
Casualty Hospital today.
Police reported Sarah Durham
of SEA Valley avenue Sc, was
hit after running from behind
a parked car into the street.
They identified the driver OF the
car as Bernard G. Lahay, 35
OF 1901 Savannah street Sc
Mr.. LahaY was not charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

NEW YORK, May 5 (P.-Vic-
tor Riesel, labor columnist, has
lost the sight of both eyes. Sui
phuric acid was thrown in his
face one month ago today.
Four eye specialists announced
yesterday they had been unable
to save the sight of the 41-year
old Mr.. Riesel, set upon early
April 5 as he left a restaurant
A few hours earlier, Riesel had
made a radio attack on labor
union racketeering.
Robert M. Hall, president OF
the syndicate that distributes
Mr.. RieselS column to 1913 news
papers. said yesterday: There is
mo hope at all now that Victor
Riesel will ever see again"
Mr.. Hall added that Riesel will
continue his column with the aid
of assistants.
Rewards Total $4,000
Nearly $4,000 in rewards have
failed to turn UP any clue to the
columnist's aSsailant, described
only as a slender. black-haired
man wearing a blue and white
lumberjacket. The FBI as well
as local police have been con-
Quoting an intensive manhunt.
An associate said the news of
his blindness was broken grad
ually to Mr.. Riesel in his hospital
room Thursday night and yester-
day.
He took it beautifully" the
unidentified associate said.
He added, however, that friends
feared depression reaction may
set in later.
Mitchell Sends Message
Secretary of Labor James P.
Mitchell, who was in Houston,
Tex, for a speech. sent tele-
gram to Mr.. Riesel last night say
ing:
II have Just heard the tragic
news. Efforts should be re-
doubled to discover and punish
the perpetrator of this vicious
act. You have by deepest per-
sonal sympathy"
Yesterdays report by the eye
specialists said in part
THE cumulative. degenerative
processes stemming from he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

DENVER, May S (P).-Death
in Colorado's gas chamber was
decreed last night for John Gill
bert Graham. "a, who confessed
then denied-dynamiting an
airliner that hurled his mother
and 43 others to death.
Seven men and five women
Jurors deliberated u minutes
before returning a conviction OF
first-degree murder in the death
of Graham'S well-to-do mother,
Mrs. DaiSie E. King, SIS.
In his instructions to the
Jurors, District Judge Joseph M.
Mcdonald had advised they must
determine W h e t her Graham'S
confession was voluntary before
it could be considered as direct
evidence justifying the death
penalty.
During the trial FBI agents
presented oral and written con-
LESSONS by Graham. Graham
took the stand in the absence of
the jury to deny their truth.
He said he gave them under
threats of the FBI. He contended
they threatened to arrest his
wife for lying and that he gave
the statements to protect her.
Graham did not testify before
the jury.
Appeal Is Certain
Graham, father of two, bit his
lower lip but otherwise showed
no emotion as Judge Mcdonald
read the death verdict. He told
reporters: I'm innocent"
"Of course we'll appeal" said
Charles S. Vigil. one of Graham's
three court-appointed lawyers.
Judge Mcdonald granted the de-
Tense 10 days to file a new trial
motion. Graham will not be for
mally sentenced by the Judge
until that motion is heard.
Graham took out two air trip
insurance policies on his mothers
life naming him the beneficiary.
Each would have paid him $751;
500.
He confessed to the FBI last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Doe Kidnops Calf

MONEY CREEK. MINI. (P).-
Kermit Hanson. searching his
pasture for newborn calf which
had failed to come to the farm
yard with its mother. found the
calf had been kidnaped-or
adopted-by a doe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Mothers Day Event

The Sisterhood of the Share
Tefila Congregation will hold its
third annual Mothers Day OBJ
servance at $3.50 pm. Tuesday
in the Synagogue. 405 Riggs road
NE,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

Winds-East to southeast
winds 1915 miles per hour to-
night and southeast to south Is
rs miles per hour tomorrow.
Visibility good becoming fair to-
morrow.
River Report
tFrom u s Engineersi
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls. Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry
TEMPERATURE for Yesterday
tReadinRs washington National Airport
Midnight 80 Noon %
am. IS 4 pm, -- 20
sam. 5S SPIN. 81
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest, 81. on April ~
Lowest. 30 on January "a and rs,
February ~
High and Low Of Last "a Hours
High. so, al pm,
Low ~. a. $3.50 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Officials Confident B-52
Will Clear Big H-Bomb
BY ELTON C. FAY

ABOARD USS MOUNT MCKINLEY IN EIWENTOK ATOLL,
Sunday en in charge of the first drop of hydrogen de-
vice from American plane they confident the huge B2
will have more than adequate clearance" unscahe
from the nuclear fury it looses
officials of Joint VII who yesterday fred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Mrs. Black Held
Guilty in Killing

SANTA ROSA. Calf. May
/ (P.-Mrs. Charlotte Black. So
who requested and got a secret
trial despite objections of -four
newspapers. was found guilty
last night of numbering her one
armed husband.
A jury found the housewife
guilty of second degree murder
and recommended leniency. That
verdict carries penalties ranging
from five years to life.
Judge Donald Geary continued
to keep out reporters after the
third District Court of Appeals
ordered him to open the court
room doors or explain his rea-
sons for refusing next Thursday
Papers File Motion
The appellate court acted on
Ia motion filed by the San Fran
cisco Examiner, San Francisco
Chronicle. Sacramento Bee and
Santa Rosa Press-Democrat.
Mrs. Black is to be tried by
the same jury, starting Monday.
on a plea of insanity. In Cali
fornia, an accused person can
plead innocent and innocent by
reason of insanity and get two
trials.
Judge Geary said he complied
with the request for closed
trial because of the sexual nature
of some evidence. He said he
wanted to make certain testi-
mony could be presented frankly
without fear of embarrassment.
Believes He's Right
The insanity trial, too. will be
secret, he said. The Judge noted
that if he opened the courtroom,
the legal question of whether
newspapers can be barred would
become moot. That is, the prob
lem would have been settled
without judicial ruling.
He remarked that. Il know
in my heart I'm right. I'm COM
Ipletely impersonal about it,
Mrs. Black was found guilty
of shooting her husband, Martin
also SO, last February.
District Attorney Joseph Mad
dux, who will represent Judge
Geary before the appellate court
in Sacramento, said he would
ask for a reasonable delay" OF
a week or 10 days to prepare his
case.
His deputy, Neal McCrory. tried
the case against Mrs. Black.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Rain scattered show
expected tonight in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys
North and Central Mississippi Valley Lakes region Eastern
Dakotas the Eastern Plains the Gulf Coast, Wyoming
Colorado Northern Rockies Northern California and the
Southern California coast The North Central will
have cooler weather-AP Wirephoto map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

Tide Tables
I FURNISHED ny the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
The Sun and Moon


monthly precipitation in inches in Il
Capital current month 10 datel.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-08-01
THE MONTANA HEREFORD ASSOCIATION

works hand in hand with its members to help promote
and market the products of the breeder and commercial
cottemon Its prime purpose is to help you produce beet
with for profit for your efforts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Pastor With An Adventurous Past
By EUNICE A. WALKER

A BLUE BICYCLE has become familiar sight to Wash
"A ingtonians it its way through congested
streets
Astride it, the Rev Herbert L. Schneider bere
atop his baldng head makes his parochal calls pastor
of Washngtons only French Protestant Church. After
all, he emerged unScathed from NaZi firing squad
why not from Washington traffic?
He has chriStened his bicycle, The Blue Angel for,
he says, lit will surely take straight to heaven
of these days keep travelling in traffic He also drives
a small car but confines its to suburban
Mr.. Sten-Schneider volunteer in the French
Army at II and two later he entered the French
Reformed Seminary Montpelier begin studies
minister. There he became active member of the
underground assisting in guiding than $50 refugees
mostly American and British to safety the Spanish
border
The Montpelier Seminary bombed, the
underground found.
I'VE luled the Nazs suspicious by inviting them to
meetings and allowing them library he says
THE bees helped. When expected the Germans
coming to visit, hid all the papers
paraphernalia in the beehives!"
His wartime experiences reached climax after he
had assumed his duties at his first pasorate in Lasale
village in Southern France. The young clergyman was