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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
MARYLAND VIRGINIA NEWS
Foirfox School Boord
Silent on lnteqrotion

Fairfax County's new schoo
board adopted watchful atti.
tude on indignation as it tool
Office last night.
The six new members ap-
pointed Wednesday by the Boarc
of County Supervisors vert
sworn in by Thomas p. Chap
man. jr., clerk Of the county
court.
Chairman Robert F. Davis
only holdover member from tht
old board. placed the integratior
question before the new mem
bers to see If they wanted Il
take any stand.
THE previous board decided
not to say anything" said Mr.
Davis.
II believe the present Boart
of Supervisors has taken q sim
| liar position. II you take NJ
IuTLIlcT dCJLOus oocAAAAC eAASA'
will be no change in that policy.
There were no comments from
THE new board members.
Opposition Voiced
While the new board Of super
visors officially declined to TAXI
a stand on the Gray plan before
the referendum last month, f1Vt
of the seven members stated
privately that they opposed thu
plan, which the State calls 9
method to avoid enforced in
tegration.
Because of the sentiment Of
the people who appointed the
new School Board members
however, they are expected tt
have milder sentiments on seq
|regation than some members Of
the old School Board.
c. Turner Hudgins. new Schoo
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Board member from the Falls
Church district, touched on the
Indignation problem.
I'VE are assuming this re-
sponsibllity at a very difficult
time" Mr.. Hudgins said. There
is considerable confusion, emo
ton and turmoil regarding our
educational system. Speaking
for myself. / hope all our ac-
tons win be given great con-
isideration =. that we will do
nothing hurriedly that will jeop-
ardize a strong. free public
school system"
Predecessors Praised
The new board adopted a reso-
luton Of commentator for the
board that preceded it. Mr.,
Hudgins, who like all the other
new board members has been &C.
tive in PTA and civic work. de-
clared he had seen tremendous
progress in Fairfax County
schools during the past five years
Clyde Gleason, new member
from the Mount Vernon district,
agreed that the previous board
had done a remarkable job and
said that he already had ex-
pressed his compliments to Mrs
Almorine Crowther, who he sue
ceeded.
Mr.. Davis and Supt. w. T.
Woodson summed up these pend
ling problems for the new board
members:
/. Some New York f1nanciers
feel Virginia's unsettled school
situation might affect the inter-
est rate on "a million in school
bonds that the county plans to
sell on February IS.
2. A school budget of $12 mil
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Area Teacher Luuded
For Work in Greece

Louis Rubin. Montgomery
Blair High School teacher on
leave, has been praised by the
State Department for his work
at an American farm school in
Greece.
Mr.. Rubin, who taught English
and speech here, and is a gradu-
ate Of Wilson Teachers College,
lis In Greece on a Fulbright
teaching scholarship. A message
from the American Embassy In
ATHENS praises him both as a
teacher and as an organizer Of
lextracuricular activities"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
Trio Scale 12-Foot Fence
In Escaping Richmond Jail

RICHMOND, Feb. 3 (P.-An
alarm was out today for three
prisoners who slipped out the
city Jail through a window yes
terday and climbed over a l2-
foot fence to freedom.
The trio combined shrew plan
ming and good luck to make their
escape. Police identified them
as:
George T. Burgess, %. and
Harry E. Raikes, %, of Rich
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mond, facing prison sentences
fol a burglary conviction.
Richard T. Campbell, %, OF
Richmond, facing a sentence for
a conviction on charges of house
breaking and possession of bur-
glary tools.
The men escaped. by sneaking
through an unlocked door into
"a corridor. breaking q partly
sawed iron window bar with a
piece of lumber. jumping to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03

ground and scrambling over the
fence.
Jail authorities found a three
inch piece of broken hacksaw
blade in the window.
The piece of lumber employed
in the escape was used by pris-
oners p to erect scaffo.dIng fol
washing windows in the tier
1t apparently was lying in the
corridor.
The trio fed the Jail in brown
prison clothing.
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Jonas to Speak

SHEPHERDSTOWN. w. Va,
Feb. Especially Representa-
tive Jonas, Republican Of North
Carolina, will speak at the an
nual Lincoln Day dinner here
February "A under sponsorship
of the jefferson County Repub-
Ilican Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03

You asked for the right to
vote. Now you can do so-if
you register at the District
Building. It's time to qualify.
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BOY SCOUT
INDIAN DANCES

Scoutmaster Matthew Maloof and his Troup
377 in program Of Indian dances Saturday,
Feb. 4, at II 80, 100, 800, Parkington Store
Auditorium Free Admission.
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Wiley Sure He'll Win
Despite Porty Rebuff

MILWAUKEE,. May % Ex-senator Alexander Wiley Of
Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Republican Convention looks
to the States September II primary for victory in his bid for
his fourth six-year term.
The convention rejected Senator Wiley Saturday and
the senatorial Endorsement to Representative Glenn Davis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-28
Brucker Asserts u. S.
Must Rely on Army First

DETROIT May % -Secreary of the Army Brucker said
today the concept OF pushbuon dangerous myth" and
declared the major combat burden of would fall
United States Army
Mr. Brucker apparently taking note of Air
cism OF Army weapons added speech delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-28

the Jupiter intermediate range
ballistic missile, which he said
was developed by the joining of,
Army and Navy scientific talent
and resources"
Mr.. Brucker said the Army sis
the component of the defense
team which has the means and
capability needed to gain and to
maintain effective control over
the land, the resources and the
people of an enemy-in other
words, actually to conquer him.
Army Source of U. S. Strength
1T would be the ultimate
source of the strength that would
bring victory. This would be as
true in the case of an about
nuclear struggle as it would be
in the case of a remote brush
fire war"
Mr.. Brucker put the Army's
present strength at 1.050.000 with
a hard core" of l14.000 men who
have more than 10 years service.
Effective reserve strength, he
added. is approximately $4,000.
He said the Army is engaged lin
an all-out effort" to build UP the
ready reserve to 1852, 900.
which we consider the minimum
strength consistent with safety"
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Patent Lawyer Dies
In History Plunge

CHICAGO, May % (P). =
Vernon A. Peterson, 47-year-old
patent attorney. fell or leaped
to his death yesterday from a
fire escape outside his 18th floor
office in a Loop building.
His wife, Ruth, 46, quoted her
husband as saying he had been
under pressure in his work. Mr..
Peterson was partner in the
New York and Chicago law firm
'of Langner, Parry. Card and
Langner, which specializeS in
handling registration of foreign
patents in the United States and
has an office in Washington.
Police said he fell or leaped
from the fire escape some Is
minutes after he entered the
building. An Office window lead
ing to the fire escape was found
open.
Mrs. Peterson said her hus-
band left their home in suburban
Highland Park earlier in the day,
saying he had some work to do.
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.Stdssen Tells
.0fF|yover Cut
By the Associated Press

The Presidents adviser on dis
armament, Harold E. Stassen,
has confirmed that he had a hand
in cutting back the display of
American jet bomber strength
on Armed Forces Day here a week
ago.
Mr.. StasSen said he felt "this
was not the time to rattle bomb
ers by the hundreds, but it was
good to show types and strength
1--WE should not overdo it," he
said.
The aerial show was cut from
l216 BAT atomic bombers to AS
Protests against the mass flight
had been made by private air.
craft owners and pilots, who cited
the hazards OF a loW-level fly
over at jet speeds, but Pentagor
officials said privately that the
pressure had come from such
places as the White House and
Mr.. Stassen's Office.
Mr.. Stassen, in a filmed TV in
terview on Reporters Roundup
said other factors in his protest
were the big United States H.
bomb tests in the Pacific and the
presence of Indonesian President
Sukarno in the Capital.
Discussing disarmament, Mr.
Stassen repeated his recent pre-.
ldiction that the Russians woulc
some day accept President Eisen'
hower's open skies" inspection
plan,
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at the Detroit Economic Club
that "the Army's weapons-both
atomic and nonatomic-are the
best that have been developed. "
They are not limited in their
effectiveness by fog. rain, snow
or any other adverse condition, -
Mr.. Brucker said. I'VE are not
interested in any, weapon merely
because it makes the biggest
bang or the biggest hole in the
ground"
He said the Army's Nike anti
aircraft system was the Nations
major ground weapon against
hostile aircraft" and added
these deadly missiles are ca
pable of co-ordinated and con-
trolled fire."
The Army Secretary said:
1--WE should have in our arse
nal an adequate supply of atomic
weapons which can be used to
our mission without I'M
necessary wholesale destruction
the humiliation of
large segments of the population
within an area of combat-which
might well be a friendly popula-
ton"
Then he listed among the
Army's splendid interim weap-
onS" the Corporal guided missile:
the Redstone ballistic missile and
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Men of St. Columbia
Elect New Officers

Charles w. Gasque. jr. has
been reelected president of the
Men of st. COLUMBIA. He is as
sistant general counsel of the
General Services Administration.
Other officers of the mems
group of the Episcopal church
at Forty-second and Albemarle
streets NV. are Paul owens, vice
president; Charles E. West, Sec
rotary; Merritt Freeman, trea-
surer, and DR.. Sterling Meade,
assistant secretary treasurer.
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and Republic Steel and negotia-
tons tomorrow with Jones &
Laughlin, Youngstown Sheet &
Tube, Inland and Great Lakes
Steel.
Mr.. Mcdonald already has
said the union will seek higher
wages, extra pay for Saturday
and Sunday work. a layoff pay
plan. union shop and a COM
pany-paid insurance program.
The union has called these the
immediate issues" among the
list of some % demands drafted
recently by the steelworkers'
wage policy committee.
Union economists say the pro-
posals would cost the steel in
dustry an additional 1.-TWO or
three" dimes an hour for each
worker. But industry represen-
tatives say they might cost as
much as go cents an hour.
MIR. Mcdonald said the pro-
posalS are reasonable within the
present profits of the industry"
But industry spokesman point
out that vast sums of money will
be needed to carry out planned
expansion programs at many
mills.
Mr.. Mcdonald has urged that
a new contract agreement be
made we'll in advance of the
contract expiration date.
Peace Uncertain
Iron Age, the national metal
working weekly, said the betting
last week was 55-45 against a
peaceful settlement.
Since World War II the union
has struck in 1916. 1949, 1852
and again last year.
The. men employed in the basic
steel industry now earn an av-
erage of $2.46 an hour. The re-
manning 100000 USW members
work in steel fabricating plants
or other Woodworking factories
where contracts expire at diff
ferent dates between now and
the end of the year.
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Steel Union Presents
Demands to Industry

PITTSBURGH. May % (P).-
The United Steelworkers Union
today laid before some of the
Nations top steel companies its
proposals for new contracts.
Today's negotiations are the
first of a series that will affect
some $4,000 union members en-
ployed by 172 basic steel and
iron ore producing firms whose
contracts expire June 80.
USW President David j. Nc
Donald and a 70-member union
committee first Outlined the
contract proposals to the United
States Steel Corp, the world S
largest producer.
United States Steel is repre-
sented by John A. Stephens, vice
president in charge of industrial
relations, and a committee of sc
company officials.
Clifford Hood, president OF
United States Steel, was on hand
for the opening session.
Immediate Issues"
The program calls for after
noon talks with Bethlehem Steel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-28
Defense Fund
Rise Expected
BY the Associated Press

Senator Chavez, Democrat of
New Mexico, said today he ex-
poets the Senate Appropriations
Committee to add ST billion to
50 billion to the defense appro-
priation bill Ito expand our long
range bomber and missile pro-
grams"
I'm pretty certain that Con-
gress wants to stay ahead of So
Wet Russia in these fields" Sem
ator Chavez, chairman of a sub
committee now considering the
bill, said in an interview.
AS passed by the House, the
bill carried a little more than
1888 billion. OF this, $15.5 bill
lion was for the Air Force, just
under $40 billion for the Navy,
and about SIS billion for the
Army. The balance was for the
Defense Department and inter-
service activities.
Senator Chavez said he wants
the proposed additional funds to
be earmarked for production of
B-52 bombers. jet tankers to re-
fuel these supersonic bombers,
additional bases and retention of
scientific personnel needed to
man and service them"
1--WE should be paying our Air
Force technicians more than we
do Government clerks if we want
to keep them in the SERVICE" he
said.
Senator Chavez said he wants
Congress to raise the Air Force
funds for the new fiscal year
to $16.5 billion or SITS billion.
President Eisenhower asked
$15,666, 100000.
The Senate subcommittee has
completed taking testimony by
Army spokesman and will hear
Navy Department witnesses
stsarting tomorrow. The Air
Force is to follow the Navy.
''We should have the Defense
Bill ready for Senate conSidera-
ton between June 10 and 49,
Senator Chavez said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-28
President Holds
Security Farley
President Eisenhower conferred

President Eisenhower conferred
with four key military and diplo-
matte advisers on undisclosed
security matters" today.
Under Secretary of State Hoo
yer; Admiral Arthur w. Radford,
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff; Gen. Nathan F. Twining,
Air Force Chief of Staff, and
Central Intelligence Agency Di-
rector Allen w. Dulles were
called to the White House for the
conference soon after the Presi-
dent returned from a week end
at his Gettysburg, Pa, farm.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said the meet
ing dealt with security mat
ters." He would not identify
them. Mr.. Hagelty told ques-
TONERS the meeting had mo con-
nection with any invitation'-a
reference to reports that the
Joint Chiefs of Staff might be
invited to visit Russia soon.
Mr.. Eisenhower flew back to
Washington this morning from
Gettysburg, arriving at the
White House at 1912 am.
Before the security matters"
conference, he had a visit from
Philip S. Hitchcock, who was de-
feated by former Interior Secre-
tary Mckay in a close Republic
can primary contest for the
Oregon senatorial nomination.
Mr.. Hitchcock said later that
he will back Mr.. Mckay in the
November election contest. pre-
dieting that Mr.. Mckay will de-
feat Senator Morse, who is run
ming for reelection as a Demo-
crat.
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vention followed shouted objec-
tons to his stand on interna-
tional affairs.
Senator Wiley was censured
by the State Republican conven-
ton in 1853 for opposing the
Bricker Amendment on the
Senate floor and leading the
fight to defeat the proposal.
Animosity toward Senator
Wiley fiared in the State Re-
publican Party for his absten-
ton in voting on the Senate's
contemplation Of Senator Nc
earthly.
The convention gave Mr.. Davis
1.795 and Senator Wiley 481
votes.
Senator Wiley said yesterday,
well let the people decide this
at the primary. not a few king
makers, and I'll abide by their
decision"
Wiley Optimistic
Saturday after the defeat,
which came on his 72nd birthday
anniversary, Senator Wiley said,
I'm satisfied I can take the
primary in September. And I'm
satisfied we can win in the State
in November, unless the Demo-
Gratis take advantage of all this
Iinternecine warfare"
Robert Dalton of Brookfield,
who helped in the Davis victory,
said group of Wisconsin indus
trialists had guaranteed to raise
a $4,000 campaign chest for
Mr.. Davis.
The only Democrat who has
announced his candidacy for the
Senatorial nomination is State
Senator Henry Meier of Mil
waukee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-28
'Du||esAccepts
Policy as Issue
By the Associated Press

Secretary of State Dulles says
he will welcome a "high-level''
discussion of foreign policy in
the 1856 political campaign if
it doesn't involve "just throw
ing dead cats around"
Mr.. Dulles, now mentioning
at Lake Ontario. made the COM
ment in a television interview
with Representative Heating,
Republican of New York, filmed
earlier for release yesterday.
Mr.. Heating asked if Mr.
Dulles thought foreign policy
would be an election issue in
the fall campaign.
Il believe" Mr.. Dulles re-
piled, that at a time like that
there should be a discussion of
lOAClSA pO1ACy.
Hopes for High Level
II hope very much" he con-
tinued, that the discussion will
be on a high level, and be con-
structive and really educational
from the standpoint of the
American people, and not just
throwing dead cats around"
Under Mr.. Keating's question
ing. the Secretary went or to
defend some of his practices
which have been attacked by
Democrats.
Gets Better Results
On his frequent travels, Mr.,
Dulles said it is silly not to take
advantage of rapid air tranSpor-
tation, which he said permits
better results and understanding
than the "old fashioned" method
of exchanging notes.
On bipartiSanship. Mr.. Dulles
said he has met with more
congressional committees than
any other Secretary of State. He
said big, critical issues" were
discussed with leaders of both
parties before and after the
decisions were made.
The Secretary said President
Eisenhower has made perhaps
a unique contribution" to United
States foreign policy, compared
to recent Presidents, because OF
Mr.. Eisenhower's very pro-
found first hand knowledge OF
foreign affairs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-28

Waukesha. Wis. a last minute
entry in the race.
Senator Wiley, ranking Re-
publican member of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, is
a staunch supporter of the
United Nations and President
Eisenhower's foreign policy. Mr..
Davis 1855 voting record on ma
jor foreign policy roll calls shows
he voted with the administra-
ton only 80 per cent of the time.
Mr.. Davis, Al, says he has been
a consistent supporter Of Mr..
Eisenhower on domestic affairs.
Senator Wiley, at odds with
State COP leaders for years,
anticipated he was not going to
get the convention Endorsement
when he left Washington last
week for Milwaukee.
Davis Entry a Surprise
What surprised the Wiley
camp was the entry of Mr.. Davis
who had said as late as April
that he was not a candidate for
the nomination.
Mr.. Davis, who returned to
Washington last night. said to-
day he assumes he will have the
support of Senator Mccarthy "as
Senator Mccarthy and Senator
Wiley are Incompatible"
While stating he has a record
Of support for Eisenhower ad-
ministration programs, Mr.. Davis
said he cannot "be tagged as a
Mccarthy Republican, an Eisen-
hover Republican, a Taft Re-
publican" or any other desig-
nation of the sort.
Mr.. Davis said he has not
had particularly close relations
with either Senator Wiley OF
Senator Mccarthy in the past.
The reputation of Senator
Wiley by the State G. o. P. Con-
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Foreign Aid Cut
by LegisIators
BY the Associated Press

Senator H. Alexander Smith.
Republican Of New Jersey. says
he hopes the Senate twill be able
to restore" much of the billion
dollars a House committee cut
from President Eisenhower's for
eign aid program.
But three Democratic Sena-
tors commended. also in weekend
interviews, that Mr.. Eisenhower
should line up more support from
Republican Senate leaders if he
wants favorable action.
The Democrats are Senators
Sparkman of Alabama, Humph-
rey of Minnesota and Mansfield
of Montana. Like Senator Smith
they are members of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
which now is holding hearings on
Mr.. Eisenhower's $40 billion re-
quest.
Chairman Richards, Democrat
of South Carolina, of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, de-
Tended the House cut yesterday
in CBS-TV interview on Face
the Nation. He said it amounted
to cutting out the surplus and
wild guesses and still leaving
enough for an effective pro-
gram"
The committee said in a for
NAL report Saturday that much
of the arms shipments now al
lotted to Europe should be sent
elsewhere until it is clearer"
what defense policy Europe in
!; tends to follow.
APATHY" Mentioned
1 During the TV interview, Mr..
Richards referred to what he
called apathy" on the part of
Britain. France and West Ger
i, many.
Mr.. Richards said the commit
tee in effect was saying to the
North Atlantic Treaty (NATO)
countries: IF you want to get
in there and pitch, we'll do our
part, but we want you to 60 into
NATO intellectually"
The House committee cut a
billion dollars from the So bill.
lion Mr.. Eisenhower had asked
for military aid, and $109 mil
/ lion from the SIG billion he
asked for economic and other
programs.
Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, re.
firing NATO commander, will
appear before the Senate group
Thursday to discuss European
military needs.
But Senator Humphrey, with.
out reference to Gen. Gruenther's
appearance. said, 'the passage of
this program is going to require
more leadership than just send
ing bill down here and having
witnesses testify"
Asks President Lead
1.-THE president has got to ex-
ercise his personal leadership
through his leaders, Senator
Humphrey added. Hes got to
make a real fight for it,"
Senator Knowland, Republican
of California, Senate Republican
leader. and Chairman Bridges
Republican of New Hampshire
of the Senate G. o. P. Policy
; Committee have said the Senate
will not vote the full amount
J Mr.. Eisenhower has asked.
5 Senator Mansfield said the
. program would have a better
chance" if Senators KnowlanC
and Bridges got behind it.
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l9 Hurt in Roll Crush

BIELEFELD, Germany. May
% (P).-Police reported 10 per-
sons were injured today by a
head-on crash of a Muenster-
Padaborn passenger train into
a derailed locomotive blocking
the tracks at Bielefeld's central
station.
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Rainier and Grace Sail

MALAGA, Spain. May % (F1.
Prince Rainier of Monaco and
his American princess. the for
mer Grace Kelly, wound up their
Spanish honeymoon and left last
night for Monte Carlo aboard
their yacht Dec Juvante II.