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6 Nations OK
Euraton Plan

VENICE, Italy, May 80 (P.-
The six countries of Western
Europe's coal-steel pool gave
general approval yesterday to the
Euratom scheme for joint de-
velopment of nuclear energy and
common market. They plan
eventually to have a customs
union.
The action is aimed at unfit
cation of Western Europe in the
economic field-a step toward
the dream Of political unity in
the future.
Under the Euratom plan ma
tions would pool their atomic
power developments. The pool,
1t was understood, would be
eligible for enriched uranium
already offered by the United
States to some foreign nations.
A treaty-drafting conference
headed by Paul-Henrl Spaak,
Foreign Minister of Belgium and
one of the continents foremost
advocates of a United Europe,
will go to work June rs in Brus-
sells.
The ministers, representing
West Germany. France. Italy,
Belgium, Luxembourg and Hol-
land, ide-stepped an issue for
military use of the atom. They
agreed to meet again to discuss
this question.
Some observers believe that
west Germany - although
banned from producing mass de-
struction weapons such as atomic
arms-would prefer to go ahead
on its own in nuclear develop
ment.
Some French military circles
have protested the proposals that
would commit the Euratom ma
tons to renounce military use of
tho nt0v,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-30
japan House OKs
Repurutions Pact

TOKYO, May 80 (P.-The
lower house of the Diet (Parlia-
ment) approved Japan's World
War II PREPARATIONS agreement
with the Philippines by a 227-134
vote yesterday.
The agreement was sent inn
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dents of Osaka. Kobe and Kyoto
also are showing signs of mass
hysteria, the newspaper re-
ported.
The government has said little
to counter the fears and rumors,
although local authorities have
scotched some individual reports
of injuries from radioactive
rain"
Radiation dangers have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-30
u. S. Atomic Tests Revive
Radiation Fear in japan

TOKYO May 80 LIBERALIZATION neuros" reported hitting
high the Japanese twice the targets
A-bombS in World War II.
The big conservative Asah reported fear
radioactive faou from nuclear especially
acute Southwestern Honshu the main Japanese island
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
Weiqhted for Employees

The Civil Service Commission mas
made out a good case against eliminating
age as factor in optional retirement OF
veteran Federal employees. Under present
law an employe with 80 years of service
may retire upon reaching the age Of So,
but his annuity will be less than If he had
waited until he was so. The Senate
approved Johnston bill would permit
retirement after 80 years Of service,
regardless of the employees age. This un-
doubtedly would be advantageous for
some employes-for example, those who
want to take an outside job and supple
ment their annuities-but It Is hard to
see any advantage in It for the Govern
ment.
Federal agencies are having trouble
enough, as 1t is, in trying to hold onto
key employees Of long experience-espe-
cially those in highly specialized technical
and administrative jobs. There has been
a disturbing turnover of such personnel,
because of the intensive efforts of private
industry to lure Government engineers,
scientists and executives into business
fields. Government personnel authorities
assert that the plan to base optional
retirement on length of service rather
than age plus tenure would accelerate the
exodus.
There are a number Of other pro-
visions Of the Johnston bill which the
administration opposes, either because
the Government would suffer or because
Of the high cost Of the liberalized benefits
There are indications, however, that a
modification Of the Senate bill would
avert the possibility Of presidential veto.
And 1t would be in the interest Of all con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
For Safety, Not Punishment

The Municipal Court of Appeals has
made a major contribution to traffic
safety in upholding the validity of the
So-called point system" of measuring
driver responsibility. Under this system
of dement's" for traffic offenders, many
of the city'S persistent violators of safety
rules have been deprived of their driving
permits for varying periods. The plan
has been attacked by some of its victims
on the ground that it provides for punish
ment outside of court and without due
process of law. Chief Judge Rover and
Associate Judges Hood and Quinn demol-
ished this contention in their cogent
decision in the Ritch case.
In this case truck drivers permit
was revoked by the Traffic Director after
the driver had accumulated II points,
or dement's, for series of traffic offenSeS.
(The point system permits revocation or
suspension after accumulation of IL or
more points.) The revocation was ordered
after hearing before the Traffic Direc-
tor. The driver appealed to the courts,
stating that his constitutional rights were
violated because he was not advised OF
his right to counsel was not permitted to
confront and crosS-examine adverse wit
nesses and was not presented with any
findings of fact or conclusions of law.
Judge Hood, delivering the courts
opinion, threw out the due process"
charges, pointing out that permit revo-
cation is an administrative proceeding
designed to protect public safety, not to
impose punishment on the. offender.
Therefore, he said. court processes were
not necessary to effect curtailment of
driving privileges. AS the court succinctly
put it: with respect to failure to be
confronted by witnesses, the accusatory
witness was petitioners own traffic rec
ord" The court is right, we think, in
holding that the point system is "rea-
Sonable" administrative weapon against
drivers who repeatedly disregard safety
regulations on our streets.
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Sails for Edward

Imagination lights the star
That takes our freckled
skipper fart
A backyard bench Is a truSty
ship
To ready for an ocean trip.
A sack of lunch for TASTY
mess"
Is tested as TO tDorthiness
While mumblin0 to the tdncted
cretD
About hon much there Is to
do.
With broom-spar fast and flag
In place,
A toothy grin on our red
heads face,
He launches out and pdUes
dash high
For his NTH summer as he
sails byi
Angelo Coll
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THE Treasurv Depart

The Treasury Department has an
nounced with understandable satiSfac-
ton that public holdings of E and H
bonds, sold only to individuals, increased
by a net of $307 million in the first four
months of this year. In other words,
sales are exceeding redemptions at time
when real concern is being felt that the
overall pace of personal savings major
source of capital for business growth
may be slowing down dangerously. Re-
ferring to this currently high demand
for capital, not only for business expan-
sion but for personal use, UnderSecre-
tary of Treasury Randolph Burgess re-
Gently discussed the trend of individual
savings before a business audience at
Rutgers University. 1t was his finding
that, despite steady increase in mort
gage and consumer debt, the American
people are not borrowing their way into
insolvency. In the aggregate, he said,
net personal savings today are running
better than 6 per cent Of individual dis
possible income-a percentage that has
dropped during the past three years but
is not yet at least at a critical level. my
conclusion, he said, sis that we are doing
pretty well, but not quite well enough"
In this picture, however, the market
ing of E and H bonds represents one Of
the factors of greatest stability. More
than $50 billion Of these bonds have been
sold to individual investors and Mr..
Burgess estimated that $40 billion of E
bonds alone are held today by 40 million
people in the United States. Experience
over the is years Of this program indi-
Gates that the average dollar of e bond
investment remains outstanding for 7h
years, long-term Government obliga-
ton that has given the Treasury material
flexibility in its management of the public
debt. 1t is encouraging that the trend
toward holding these bonds-as well as
their utilization for such purposes as
financing education and home-buying-
is on the plus side.
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Local mission g.

Lie NdClUIidl EdIk OSIV1Cc is SIlUW~
ing commendable determination to as
sumo an important share of the job Of
planning and building more beautiful
and prosperous National Capital. It is
gratifying to learn that WaShington's
parks and parkways will benefit to the
extent of $40 million under the NPS long
range Mission &c." This mission,
launched a year ago, is designed to i'm
prove the Nations parks, here and else
where, over ten-year period. The tar
get date, 1866, will mark the fiftieth
anniversary of the Federal park program.
The plans announced for the WASH
ington Metropolitan Area contain moth
ing really new, except the fixing Of pro-
posed deadline for completion OF many
long talked-of projects. Attainment Of
the deadline will depend, Of course, on
Congress, which holds the appropriation
purse-stringS. But Congress recently has
shown renewed interest in the local park
and parkway development program and
there is no reason to believe that this
interest will lag-especially in view Of
the Park Services active plans for carry
Ing out Mission &c."
If the ten-year program materializes
as expected, both the. heart OF the city
and its outer park areas will undergo
impressive changes. In place of the pres
ent tempo-lined Mall will appear broad,
parkway bordered new Mall, stretching
from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol
This great plaza is envisioned as land
scaped oasis in the midst of the city's
downtown expanse of asphalt and ma
Sonry. Tied in with it, under the pending
Zeckendorf plan, will be a new Tenth
street mall leading to the redeveloped
Southwest.
Another major undertaking will be
the completion Of the George. Washing
ton Memorial Parkway on both sides OF
the Potomac River, as far as Great Falls.
Funds for extension of the Virginia Sec
ton of this parkway to the site of the
new Central Intelligence Agency build
ing near Langley already have been APP
propriated, as part of the CIA project.
There had been fears, in recent years,
that the parkway might languish for lack
of interest and lack of funds. It Is graft
flying to know that the Government is
sticking to the original objective of
memorial riverside drives along the V1r-
ginia and Maryland shores all the way
to the scene Of George Washington's
canal engineering enterprise at Great
Falls. We hope the long-view proposal
for bridge at the falls, connecting the
two parkways, ultimately will be carried
out.
Numerous other local park and park
way improvements are scheduled under
the "66" program. Some Of these are
closely related to important District traf-
fe-relief projects of the belt" type. We
hope that all concerned with making
such a program success-particularly
Congress-will cooperate in this vital
effort ito make the National Capital the
most beautiful city in the world" as the
Park Service Director aptly put it,
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Picks His Ticket

The time has come to think
seriously of a candidate for the
vice presidency. admire Mr..
Nixon, but believe there are
other men who would appeal
more to the electorate and
would strengthen the ticket.
I am suggesting Sherman
Adams, who has all the quail
fications Of a President II 1t
becomes necessary for him to
act in that capacity.
A very prominent Virginia
Democrat has stated that he
would be pleased to see such a
man nominated, and If elected
it would assure all Of the peo-
pie that the Government was
still in good hands.
Why not make sure Of the
strongest ticket possible, and
assure the people that the Re-
publican Party will present
men who know how to repre-
sent all Of the people?
b. b. Clover.
Charlottesville, Va.
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no question Of the Govern
ment's ability to intervene or
to exercise controls in the cur
rent situation, since the multi.
fariouS powers which the
Federal Government has as
Sumed in wars and depressionS
(and has largely continued to
assume thereafter) enable it
to operate almost at will in the
economic realm. I am not
enough of a theoretical econo-
mist to calculate whether it is
more desirable to maintain the
American dollar or slide into
the Chinese dollar. But if the
economy is to be managed, let
it be managed.
Therefore, I suggest that the
present administration, which
presents itself as one of bold
ness and decision, and the
Congress assert themselves in
the face of this crucial problem
by advising the American
people-aS a minimum respon-
sibility - that they plainly
may Cor may not) expect, as
matter of governmental policy,
the dollar to continue to lose
value in the future. A COM
Elementary step would be for
the Government to assure its
own pensioners that when and
if it depreciates its currency
incidentally increasing its
dollar revenues thereby, it will
recognize a corresponding
moral obligation to those
whose income and well-being
are deprecated by so much
through its own. actions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
Navy Plans Hurricane Comero-Study

The Navy plans to photo
graph hurricanes once . min
ute for IL hours at a time this
summer.
Each picture, taken from an
altitude of more than is miles,
will cover an area of about
100000 square miles Of the
middle Atlantic where the
disastrous storms originate
and gather force as they
sweep towards the North
American coast.
For this purpose ONCE of
Naval Research engineers have
devised the "hurricoon." This
is a plastic, constant pres
sure balloon - of the type
known as "sky hook" which is
used by Navy scientists in
studies of cosmic rays and
other phenomena Of the upper
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with a
camera-carrying gondola in
which will be an automatically
operating camera.
With continuous 12-hour
records it is hoped to obtain
data on the growth and de-
generation Of hurricanes and
also Of whatever regenerative
processes take place from time
to time.
The usefulness Of the "hur-
RECON" is due largely to a
fortunate wind reversal in
high attitudes which occurs
during the summer in middle
ATTITUDES. This allows for q
crude form of navigation
which makes possible the re-
covery Of the photographs.
Mode Of Operation
The balloon will be launched
in advance of a hurricane,
probably from the Naval Air
station at Weeksville, N. C.
1t will be allowed to rise to
a predetermined altitude of
$4,000 to 10000 feet where it
will move east in q westerly
wind flow somewhere between
these attitudes. Above 10000
feet the winds blow west.
When the "hurricoon" has
reached an appropriate posi-
ton it will climb, by radio di-
rection, into this wind current
from the east and start it's
return journey. By proper
planning it is expected that
the high-floating altitude will
be reached about daylight and
Just above the westward NOV
ing storm. Sometime after
crossing the shoreline the
fight will be terminated by
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from another. and put their
approval unfailingly on the
very best.
Templeton Jones privately
has always doubted the ability
of tea taSters.
He thinks they are pious
frauds, but as long as anyone
wants to pay them, that is
their business.
Jones is no tea faster, then,
but he can spot real chow
chow at one taste, and this
also goes for the smell of
sassafras.
Hold a stick of sassafras to
his nose. without letting him
see it, and a delighted smile
will come over his face.
"SaSSafras!" he will say, as
If speaking the name of some
beautiful lady.
Surely it is one of the un-
forgettable smells, along with
lilacs and common honey
suckle.
This early summer the old
honeysuckle on the fence
bloomed with rare fragrance,
the kind that watts into the
house when you least think
of it.
The odor made up for all
the nasty habits of this vine.
killing out other plants and
furnishing a distinct danger
near a home. since it is almost
as inflammable as gasoline.
Is it "fiammable" or lin
flammable?"
A wise man says both, but
it is a silly situation in words.
and ought to be corrected.
The big gas trucks, we be-
lieve, use ''f1ammable." Then
"inf1ammable" would mean not
burnable, as it should, but
doesn't.
Eating was no formal affair
in the old Jones group. Every
one ate as he pleased. There
was no cajoling of any men,
Der to eat. If he wanted to
eat. there was plenty of food
there; if he didn't, no one said
anything.
There wasn't too much con-
versation. either, as Temp re-
calls.
Good food was not begged
down in poor or mediocre talk.
Hot rolls. plenty Of butter,
cream, sugar. too, milk of the
old fashioned kind, before it
was homogenized--
These were staples in the
Jones home, and then came
the chow-chow. And at the
very end, strawberry short
cake. with all the cream you
wanted.
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Far Apart in Dixie

Averell Harriman's foray into the
South ended with superficial appear
ance Of harmony between himself and
the Democratic leaders from seven
Southern States, meeting in Atlanta. At
least, Governor Hartman and the South
ern Democrats were as one in lambasting
the Eisenhower administration.
On the really fundamental issues,
however, Mr.. Hartman and the South
ernerS seem far apart. Governor Harri-
man spoke to an Asheboro, N. c., audience,
in which Democratic bigwigs were con-
SpicuouSly absent. His talk, on the whole
was moderate in tone, touching upon,
but not ripping into, the segregation
issue. He did not go much beyond the
point of saying that Federal, State and
local officials "have the obligation to go
forward in accordance with" the Supreme
Courts antiSegregation decisions.
Inoffensive though this may seem to
be, it is not easy to reconcile with the
statement issued by the seven Democratic
leaders. That statement recorded the
party leaders as saying that they do not
favor any bolts, walkouts, or third
parties" It went on to say however, that
the Southern States are "gravely dis
turbed" over the Invasion of the SOW
ereign rights of the States" and to assert
that the people of the Southern States
look to and expect the Democratic Party
leadership in our respective States to
stand firmly, calmly, intelligently and
with determined resolve to protect these
rights"
This, too, is moderate, or relatively
moderate, in tone. But there is wide
theological gulf between this determined
resolve" of the SouthernerS and Governor
Harriman's call to "go forward" in &C
cordance with the antisegregation rulings.
It is a gulf which is not at all likely to
be bridged in this political year.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKIN SERVICE
Information Bureau 1900 Eye Washneo
c inelose

@. What has become Of the
site and the original buildings
Of the New York Worlds Fair
Of 1939-40?-L. r. E.
A. The 1.2161a acres devoted
to the New York Worlds Fair
were in Flushing Meadow,
Long Island. After the fair
closed in 1910. demolition was
begun on the some 385 struc-
lures to make way for the new
Flushing Meadow Park. Many
Of the exhibits were claimed
by the private exhibitors and
the various foreign countries.
Flushing was the temporary
headquarters Of the United
Nations, l946-49. The site of
the exposition is now Flushing
Meadow Park.
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Our Fair City

In The Star of July 9, Jack
Jonas devoted nearly all of
his Rambler" column to criti-
cizing an article on the Ma
TONS Capital in the July 6
U. S. News & World Report.
He accused. it of pointing "the
finger of doom" at Washing
ton. The magazine article, in
my opinion, was not unduly
pessimistic, and there was
nothing in it that smacked of
cheap sensationalism. It did
not delve deeply into crime or
criminal elements, and it
made no mention of the Easter
Monday rioting, the formation
of citizens councils, or the con-
troversy about the Juvenile
Court.
Mr.. Jonas said that "there
really is only one unique thing
about Washington, namely.
that in 1900 this site was Sc
lected as the seat of the
Federal Government" But do
many other cities have cherry
blossoms? Are there any other
cities as notorious for aggra-
waited assaults and "yoke" rob-
beriese It is certainly no
secret-thanks to the U. S.
News & World Report-that
Chicago, Detroit and Los An
geles have racial problems;
but I think that Mr.. Jonas will
have to ramble far and wide
before he finds another city
in the United States that has
a problem quite like Washing
tons.
Mr.. Jonas stated that
washington is well aware of
its problems" Is it really?
There are people in the Dis
trict who know next to nothing
about the woes of their lovely
city, and who wouldn't know a
"yoking" if it happened to
them.
Elgar Smith.
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radio and the photographs and
camera parachuted to earth.
1t also is planned to photo
graph the entire hurricane
cloud system at regular inter-
walls with rockets at attitudes
Of more than 100 miles. The
possibility Of this was demon
strated by Naval Research
Laboratory scientists last year
when an Aerobee rocket,
launched from the White
Sands Proving Grounds in New
Mexico. obtained excellent pic
lures of the whole hurricane
storm pattern.
During the Atlantic Coast
hurricane season this year,
four two-stage rockets will be
launched from Wallops Island
of the Virginia coast. These
rockets viii carry cameras and
air and sea borne location and
recovery devices. The cameras
will be contained in floating
rocket nose cones which will
be disengaged by radio and
parachuted to the sea surface,
where they will be recovered
by naval ships and aircraft.
Cameras in Rockets
The first launching will be
when recovery conditions are
at their best. The second will
be after the passing of a cold
front to obtain a picture Of
cloud formations passing out
to sea. Two other launchings
will be IL and 18 hours after
a hurricane has passed WAL
lops Island.
Each rocket nose will carry
two cameras which will run
for approximately 800 seconds
at the peak of the trajectory.
The cameras will be sealed
in an air = and water tight
container that will be para
chuted to the sea and will
require no special handling
on recovery. At impact the
parachute will be detached
from the floating nose cone
Dye markers, which leave a
continuous water stain for
eight hours, will aid aircraft
and ships in locating the
cameras. They will be tracked.
primarily by Navy planes and
picked up by destroyers di-
rected to their locations.
The rocket pictures, Navy
scientists believe, will be spec
tacular. At the best, however,
they can give only a brief rec
ord of the hurricane, compared
to the continuous record pro-
vided by the "hurricoon" APP
paratus.