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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-25
Stassen Attacks Hall S
Pressure for Nixon
Won'tAdmit
Campaign
Has Failed

Presidential Assistant Harold
E. Stassen, far from calling it
quits on his fizzling "Herter-for-
Vice-President" boom, moved
intb the fray anew today with Q
sharp attack on Republican Ma.
tional Committee Chairman
Leonard Hall.
Mr.. Stassen charged in a let
ter that Mr.. Hall had, tried to
"forecloSe the choice" of a run.
ming mate for President Essen.
hover at the San Francisco con-
vention next month. His letter
was in reply to a telegram from
20 Republican Congressman
Monday night demanding that
he resign his White House job
for booming Mr.. Herter over Mr..
Nixon. The letter was addressed
to Representative Byrnes of Wis.,
consin, one of the 20.
MY action would not have
been necessary if the national
chairman had not endeavored to
foreclose the choice of the dele.
gates Ito the convention) before
they met, contrary to Repub-
lican tradition and wise prac.
tioe."
He did not reply to the de-
mand that he quit as adviser to
Mr.. Eisenhower on disarmament
matters.
Won't Admit Failure
Earlier today Mr.. StasSen,
cast virtually in the role Of
rebel without a cause" stood
beside the wreckage of his
"Herter-for Weep" hot-rod and
insisted that it still was running
along merrily. 81
In an interview on the NBC
television program Today" Mr..
Stassen indicated clearly that as
far as he was concerned nothing
had changed from yesterday or
the day before. He made his
proposal that Gov. Herter re.
place Mr.. Nixon at a press con.
ference Monday afternoon.
On the TV show Mr.. Stassen
reiterated his original prediction,
which he said was based on opin.
ion polls, that an Eisenhower
Herter ticket would run 6 per
cent stronger than an Eisen-
hower-Nixoh lineup.
Despite an increasing number
Of howls for his political scalp.
Mr.. Stassen indicated he would
not resign from his job as spe-
.dcial White House assistant on
disarmament matters.
No Plans for Custer
White House Press Secretary
; James C. Hagerty was asked
today if he knew of any plans
for Mr.. Stassen leaving the
: Government. He replied, mo"
Though the feeling grew in
: political circles that the Stassen
boom for Gov. Herter had col.
lapSed almost before it began,
Mr.. Stassen appeared committed
to the anti-Nixon fight. He had
. scheduled two public appear.
ances in the week to come, one
Sunday afternoon on the CHS
, panel show, Face the Nation"
and one before the National
Press Club on Tuesday. The
Press Club, in its announcement
today of his forthcoming APP
pearance, identified Mr.. Stassen
See STASSEN, Page "A
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Gains Stormy Tenure
In SACB Ends August 9

President Eisenhower today
accepted the resignation of Harry
p. Cain as member of the
Subversive Activities Control
Board effective August 9, with
the hope that Mr.. Cain would
continue to serve until a sue
Icessor had been appointed.
But in announcing the Pres
lident's action Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty commented.
1--WE expect to have a successor
soon"
Thus apparently. the stormy
lthree-year career Of the contro-
versial former right-wing Repub-
Ilican Senator from Washington
as a member of the Eisenhower
team" drew to a close.
In recent months, Mr.. Gains
attacks on the Administrators
security program have grown in
intensity. His fight with the
White House came to a climax
last May, when Mr.. Cain cited
what he called an injustice in
the "security-risk" suspension of
Sidney Hatkin. an Air Force
economist, and demanded a
change in Government security
procedures.
Again Asks RevisiOns
In his letter of resignation,
Mr.. Cain again called for secur-
iity-rule revisions.
IF the objective Of your adj
ministration is to be not only on
security matters firm. as it OBJ
Iviously is. but fair, as know
you want 1t to be, then for the
Ireal protection Of the Nation
and millions Of citizens who are
presently affected by internal
security procedures and pro-
grams. Affirmative and speedy
. action needs to be taken in put
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-25
McKeon Tried to Hide
Vodko Bottle, Court I old

marches into the Swamps were a
standard practice here and began
'ssuing subpoenas for them. Mr..
German had said earlier he was
ceady to call 200 such witnesses,
then winnowed the list to 80 and
fine lily asked, at this time, for 10,
Witness Guarded McKeon
Pfc. Msgruder testified he
was placed on guard over Sergt.
McKeon after his arrest on the
night Of the march.
II noticed Sergt. McKeon pick
up something, dart into the head
and deposit something behind
the toilet STOOL" the witness
said.
81 asked a corporal to go in
and retrieve it. He did and
brought out a bottle one-fourth
full of clear liquid"
Pfc. Magruder said the bottle
bore a vodka label. A bottle
containing two inches or more
of liquid has been offered for
Identification as the one re-
trieved at that time.
According to earlier testimony,
the accused had been drinking
vodka with two other sergeants
on the day of the march. He is
also accused of taking a drink
from the bottle in the presence
of an enlisted man.
The military policeman said
Sergt. McKeon was very nerv-
Gus" and he called a medical
corpsman to stand by.
Corpl. Lyons said the remark
he overheard Sergt. McKeon
make was directed to Staff Sergt.
Edward A. Huff, senior drill
instructor of the platoon, as
they were standing in the bar
racks after the march.
He testified that the accused
Continued on Page AS, Col. l
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House 0kays
6-Lane BRIDGE
Will Spon Potomac
At Roosevelt Isle

The House today passed and
sent to the Senate a compromise
bill to authorize the Constitu-
ton avenue bridge over the
Potomac River to be of six lanes
with a bascule draw.
The measure was expected to
be called up for approval by
the Senate today. 1t may 60
to the White House tonight.
The measure is an amendment
to the original law authorizing
the bridge. The bill also pro-
vides that the Secretary of the
Interior must approve the gen.
Ieral location OF the bridge ap-
proaches. interchanges and con-
Meeting roads on lands under
his jurisdiction on both sides OF
the river.
Work Can Start Soon
If the legislation is approved
by the President as expected, Dis
Itrict officials have predicted they
could start actual work soon on
the big structure.
The bridge will cross the Poto-
mac River over a downstream tip
of the Theodore Roosevelt Island.
The site has been controversial
for years because of objections
raised by some Federal agencies.
But the pending measure is be-
Ilieved to have settled all the diff
f1culties and would clear the way
for building the big river span.
The first actual work leading
to construction. District officials
said, will be borings to determine
the nature of the ground below
the river and under the proposed
approaches.
This job will be done by con-
tract let by the engineer con-
sultants hired by the District to
design the bridge, Modjeski &
Masters. This engineering firm
also will proceed to complete a
design for the bridge. prelim-
mary sketches of which already
have been made.
Specifications also will be
drafted by the firm and. the
bridge will be advertised for the
construction job by the District
government and a contract let
by the city contracting officer
for the job, Director of Highways
j. N. Robertson.
SPAS Million Cost
Congress has authorized the
bridge to cost SPAS million.
Planning money was made avail
able sometime ago and the city
now has an appropriation of
about SIS million to proceed with
construction.
Because the bridge carries an
interstate load OF traffic it is ELI
gible for use of Federal aid to
highway funds. Under the recent
highway bill enacted for the next
Is years these interstate funds
call for ALLEGATIONS to States and
the District based on a proper
ton of 80 per cent Federal money
along with 10 per cent District
Of Columbia funds.
The big span will carry a
pedestrian walk to give access to
the Roosevelt Island in the Po-
tomac.
The official name of the cross
ing which for years has been
known as the Constitution ave-
nue. bridge is now the Theodore
Roosevelt Memorial Bridge.
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Committee0Ks
PEPCO Site
|nMOntgOnlery
: Representative Smith
Set to Block Bill for
500 Million Plant

The House Public Works Com
mittee today approved bill that
would enable the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. to build a 500
million generating plant on the
Potomac River in Montgomery
County.
The vote was IL to 10. The
measure is slated to be reported
to the House later today.
The bill which specifically au-
thorizes PEPCO to build a dam
across the river to accumulate
water for cooling the plant gen.
orators has been opposed by Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat Of
Virginia.
Mr.. Smith has stated that he
intends to block the measure
either when it gets before his
Rules Committee or when an
attempt is made to place it on
the consent calendar of the
House.
Backs LOudOun Site
Mr.. Smith wants the PEPCO
plant located on a site in Lou
doun County, part of his congress
sional district. Whichever juriS-
diction gets the plant would re-
ceive an estimated 81 million in
tax revenues from it yearly.
David Scull, president of the
Montgomery Chamber of Com
merce, said today that the county
supporters are pleased with the
committee action since it places
the issue "squarely in Repre-
sentative Smiths lap"
Mr.. Scull added:
II am afraid the bill has gone
about as far as it can go this
session, but it will be introduced
again next session"
He said the real danger in
the meantime is that PEPCO
may feel it can not wait any
longer to build a. new plant. If
this is so the company may
settle for the Loudoun site.
If PEPCO makes that decision.
Mr.. Scull said, the electricity
consumers of Montgomery Coun-
ty will be deeply wronged.
Virginia then would get all
the tax gravy for their schools
and Montgomery residents would
only have the privilege of pay
ing the bills since all of the
electric current to be generated
from the new plant is to be sold
almost exclusively in Mont
gomery County," Mr.. Scull as
serted.
A scheduled meeting of the
Public Works subcommittee yes
terday was called off after Mr..
Smith. who had asked to appear
as a witness, passed the word
he was too busy on the House
floor to attend the session.
His action drew this blast
from Mr.. Soul:
"One grumpy old man has
paralyzed the United States
Congress in it's vital trusteeshIp
of the Nations Capital.
Refers to Pollution
"He is determined to locate
this plant in a position that will,
according to testimony Cast
year, before the Senate District
Committee, pollute and endangel
the entire water supply of the
helpless and voteless masses in
the District of Columbia"
M. L. Reese, Montgomery
County manager. was still opti-
mistfc. He said he believed
PEPCO would pick up its op.
tons by September on a plant
site near Dickerson, Md, anc
that new legislation will be in.
PRODUCED and passed at the 1885,
session of C0norpSS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-25
40 More Lose Lives
In Wake of iran Floods

TEHERAN. Iran, July rs (R).-
More than 40 deaths from
starvation and thirst have been
added to the flood death toll in
Central and Southern Iran. The
latest official tally on deaths is
252. Hundreds more are missing.
Disrupted communications have
cut food supplies to the vanish
ing point IN places. Villagers are
f1ocking to the mosques to pray
for rain. Disease is spreading.
Pneumonia is reported rife.
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Civil Rights Bill Doomed,
KnowIond Tells President
Nixon's Ruling Thworts Lehman
In Getting Measure to Senate Floor
By ROBERT X. WALSH

Senate Republican Leader Knowland advised President
Eisenhower today to abandon hope of getting Senate action
a civil rights bill before final adjournment
This further sealed the fate the
So did ruling by Vice President Nixon against still another
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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16

S o I u I n e
M y S t i c al
C h r ist, the
c h u rch. AS
H e suffered
under Ponti-
us PLATE, so
m Il S t I h e
c h Il rch suf-
fer under the
power of the
state; as He
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charity and compassion toward
our fellow man. Let us be quick
to assist those in need and dis
tress, for in them we can FIND
the image of the suffering Christ
Then, there is the salutsry
thought that we should seek
TO imprint on our own soul the
face of Christ, through daily
acts OF seIf-denial and good
deeds. In most instances ths
good deeds will be more salu-
tsry than the acts OF SeIf-deni-
al. Hour by hour and day by
day we can chip away at our
hard hearts and fashion there
on the image Of Christ.
This week then let us pray fol
courage - courage to stand be
fore men and be known as true
images of Jesus. Let us pray fol
perseverance in this most diff
cult task. In the words of the ia
nous Psalm 129, LET lis seeI
strength from a merciful God
"Out of the depths / have criec
to Thee, o Lord: Lord, hear m,
voice. Let thy ears be attertive
to the voice of my Supplication
For with Thee there is mercifu
forgiveness: and by reason of Thy
law, | have waited for Thee, {
Lord"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16
By Rev. Bertrand J. evlnerich

There is no mention of this
incident in the Sacred Scrip
lures, no word is given of
how a piouS woman stepped
forth from the crowd to of
fer a towel to wipe the face
of Christ as He carried His
cross to Calvary.
Tradition alone gives testimony
on this event. Today, what is
known as Veronica's Veil is kept
in a special reliquary in the Ba-
silica of st. Peter and shown to
the faithful on Good Friday. Even
the writer's of Christ's life pass
over this incident. II is interest
ing to note that the very name
of the good woman is lost il his
tory. Did you know that Veronica
was not her name? Veronica is
only the adaptation of two Greek
words, Ueron ikon, which mean
true image"
For all these centuries this
towel has been revered as a true
image of Christ, as He was seen
on His sorrowful journey. 1t
should give rise % pious thoughts.
The very act of the lady should
stimulate us to renewed acts of
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16
BY Father Walter Sehmitz, SIS.
written for N.c.W.c. News Serviesl

knowing that the old man in Us
has been erueifisd along with
Christ so that we may no long
er serve sin. Therefore let vs
realize that we are dead 10 sin,
but alive unto God, in Christ
Jesus our Lord"
This lesson is all the more inn
pressive because the celebrant is
allowed TO speak to the faithful
in the vernacuiar. 1t is followed
Immediately by the renewal of
the Baptismal promises, which
is our pledge of loyalty to God
and to the beliefs of our holy re-
ligion.
The Litany of the Saints which
was interrupted earlier for the
blessing of the baptismal water is
now resumed. The entire congre-
cation joins its responses. The
celebrant and his officers return
TO the sacristy to prepare for the
Paschal Mass, The sacristans
place floral decorations on the
altar. II is permitted to decorate
the altar earlier in the day but in
such cases purple cloth should be
placed in front of the altar. We
see the fitness of this when we
recall that Holy Saturday accord
ing to the new regulations is a
day of complete mourning and
the altar remains stripped. Like.
wise, the tabernacle is empty and
the Blessed Sacrament is not
present.
AS the cantors sing the Agnus
Del the officers of the Mass slow.
ly approach the altar, arriving
as the ''Kyrie eleison" is solemn
ly intoned by the choir. The Vigil
service is over. There is no other
vigil in the entire year so solemn.
ly observed as this.
In fhe early Christian ages
the faithful kept a strict vigil
awaiting the hour when our
Lord rose triumphant from fhe
tomb. That hour in the eere-
mony has now arrived. Accord
ing 10 the new regulations,
we are now returnin
TO ceremony that was used for
almost thousand years. N was
only about the eleventh cen.
tvry tha the Easter Mass began
TO be anticipated with services
on Holy Saturday morning.
The preliminary prayers at the
foot of the altar are omitted and
Immediately the altar is incen-
sed by the celebrant. He then in
tones the Gloria. the organ is
heard and the church bells are
rung. The sacred images, which
have been covered with purple
drapes since the eve of Passion
Sunday. are uncovered. The Glor.
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The use of the vernacular in
two important parts of the Holy
Saturday evening service shows
the importance the Holy See at
taches to having the faithful un-
derstand the significance of the
service commemorating the Res
direction OF Our Lord.
These two occasions are the
short reading on the significance
of the Holy Saturday service
which the priest delivers to the
faithful in their native language
and their renewal of the Baptis-
NAL vows which then follows.
Baptism may be administered
at any time, but it is truly and
preeminently Paschal Sacra-
ment. This is impressed on us
when we participate in the renew
al of our Baptismal promises
shortly before the Paschal Mass.
As the celebrant returns from
the solemn blessing of the bap-
tismal font, he removes his pur-
pie cope. To indicate the inno-
cence of the souls purified by the
Sacrament of Baptism, he puts
on the white cope. He ascends
the pulpit, or remains at the lee
tern, and addresses the faithful
with the following words:
Dearly beloved brethren, on
this most holy night, Holy Moth
er the Church, calling to mind
The death and burial of Our Lord
Jesus Christ, keeps a vigil for
Him, returning love for love; she
rejoices exceedingly, while cele-
brating His glorious resurrection.
But since, as the Apostles
teach, we have been buried
with Christ by baptism unto
death, we also must walk in
the nswness OF life. Just as
Christ has risen from the dead,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16

You were always mercifully
severe, sprinkling my illicit
pleasures with the most bitter
vexations.-St Augustine.
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English Permitted in
Holy Saturday Rites
Aids Understanding

This the last series Of ftUe articles the Holy
Week liturgy They By Father Sctrntz, SIS,
of liturgy at the Catholic University of America Wash
ngton D. c. and author of forthcoming book, Holy Week
Manual for Priests This article deals Nth renedL BaptSdl
and the Mass of Holy Saturday night
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la of this Mass has very special
meaning to us when We realize
that at one time it was sung
only at the Easter Mass which
terminates the vigil. Thus this
Mass returns to the earliest usage
of the Gloria in the Mass.
When the collect has been sung
by the celebrant, a most appro.
pirate Epistle from st. Paul is
chanted, which says in part: III
you be risen with Christ seek the
things that are above Your
life is hidden with Christ in God
When Christ, shall appear, Who
is your life, then you also shall
appear with Him in glory"
Immediately the celebrant in.
tones three times the "Alleluia"
each time in / higher voice. The
entire congregation repeats after
him in the same tone the "Alle'
lula"
The Mass proceeds the same as
in previous years with the omis.
sion of the Creed and the Offer.
tory prayer.
Holy communien Is distribut.
ed at the usual time. Those who
receive at this Mass may not
receive again during q morning
Mass on Easter Sunday. Like
wise. by attending the midnight
Easter Mass they will have fyi-
filled the Easter Sunday ohli-
CATION. Where the Easter Vigil
service begins around eight
o'clock on Saturday night, with
the express permission of the
Bishop of the place, the faith
ful wishing 70 receive Holy
Communion must abstain from
solids for three hours and one
hour from liquids, other than
water. Likewise, those who NJ
tend an early Vigil service ara
obliged to attend q Mass on
Easter Sunday morning and
may receive Holy Communion.
Immediately after the distri
button of Holy Communion which
should have a very special sig
nificance for all of us present al
this Mass, Lauds is sung.
Following the "Benedictus" ant
a special prayer comes the fina
blessing after which the officer,
retire Immediately to the sacristy
Such is the Holy Saturday Wig
i'll service and Paschal Mass.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16

Horse sense is that peculiar
sense that horses have, which
prevents them from ever betting
on men.-Anonymous.
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once again going out to His
death, not in Jerusalem, but in
the Mission World.
Our Lord said: "Suffer the
little children to come unto
Me-" But in Ceylon, there is a
move to hand over all Catho-
lie schools to the state, thus
permitting Buddhist, Hin du
and Moslem teachers Ito suf-
fer the little children to come
unto confusion worse confound-
ed" The same anti-Christian
forces would ban all Sisters
from hospitals after Oct. |,
1856. One wonders who will
take over without salary, and
with such dedicated service,
the two leper colonies now
served by pious hands and
Christ-like hearts. In Canton,
Holy Week is re-lived by His
Excellency Bishop Dominic
Tang. Exactly like his Master,
he is accused of "perverting
the nation, refusing to give
tribute to Mao-Tse Tung, and
saving that Christ is King"
There is one difference be-
tween the Passion of Christ IN
Jerusalem and His Gethsema-
ne today. Then, "they all for
sock Him, and fled" Thank
God, today our faithful feel the
suffering of Christ in China as
the brain feels burned hand.
Their interest is not emotional,
but sacrificial. Many are max
ing a tiny act of self-denial ev-
cry day or every week, and
then sending it to the Holy Fa-
tier through the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith,
which he heads, to aid the mis-
sions throughout the world. II
anyone thinks Faith and the
spirit of sacrifice are weak in
America, let him read this God
Love You column. II is an hon
or roll of lovers of Christ and
Him Crucified. The honor of
helping Him He allows us. The
paradox of Simon of Cyrene
carrying the Cross of Him Who
carried the burden of the
worlds guilt is permitted you
the Saviour needs nothing
and yet He needs you! Thanks
for being another Simon or
Veronica, through your sacri-
fices to the Holy Father
through the Society for the
Propagation of the Faith.
GOD LOVE YOU to Mrs. M.
c. Enclosed is check for
$3.50 - equal to four laundry
bills. Hope il will help some
one who has no clothes to
launder" to RE. "The en-
closed $50 is the amount ] re-
ceived for sick days not taken
during the year of 1885" i.
to F.M. for 50. Il am giving up
drinking to help with your Ho-
ly Fathers Missions" TO
G. J.R. for SIS. mo, not seek
ing a favor - just so thankful
for a wonderful family-that
they are moderately cared for
and for your wonderful gift
of Faith"