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Hurricane Botters
North Queensland

| BRISBANE, Australia, Mar. 7
i(R.-A 90-mile-an-hour hurri-
cane battered North Queensland
last night. It swept a freighter
ashore. destroyed bomber and
ripped away hundreds of roofs
in the coastal city of Townsville.
The storm. described as one of
the worst on record, caused an
estimated 1925 million damage.
Power lines and communications
were disrupted over a wide area.
The 7.213-ton British freighter
ISithonia was torn from its moor
Iings and swept ashore at Bowen.
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have done enough about them
and in Washington efforts to
cope with the two problems have
only scratched the surface
The problems involve not only
the neglected children them
selves. They have serious rami-
fications for all the other chill
dren in school with them.
rs at Petworth
At PetWorth there are at least
Is seriously tagging or upset
children. All share classrooms
with ordinary pupils.
Mrs. Ellnor Waller. who has
one of the youngsters. an IL
year-old, in her third grade. said
she works with him and other
problem children at recesses and
after school but she isn't happy
about the results. The boys
speech is sometimes almost I'M
ineligible, she said, and she has
had trouble with his conduct.
Principal Max Rosenfeld, who
has a file on all the cases, said
the boy apparently is unable to
Continued on Page Ais, Col. l
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1t Seems Mr.. Pineou Put
Foot in Mouth by Choice
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
European Correspondent of The Star


PARIS, Mar. It's begin
ming to look as though Christian
IPineau only wanted to show the
world that France. too. has for
eign minister who can put his
foot in his mouth.
At least ever since Mr.. Pineau
told Anglo-American newsmen
at luncheon here that he found
himself in profound disaccord"
with Western policy over the
last few years all top French
government leaders have been
chorusing assurances that no
real change in French policy is
in the works.
Almost every point which the
foreign minister made in the
course of his remarkable little
speech has now been either fatty
denied or explained away.
1t was, as matter of fact, very
fortunate that Mr.. Pineau had
no text and that no transcript
of his remarks was made. This
way everything can be conven-
iently put down to 'misinter-
.pretations" of scores of reporters
who attended the luncheon.
Applies to Propaganda
Thus. for example, inquiring
diplomats have been told that
Mr.. Pineau's dissatisfaction with
Western policy applies only to
questions of propaganda. The
West, he feels. has missed the
boat by letting the Communists
have a virtual monopoly on peace
talk while stressing security
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crisis and that Israel and the
Arab nations should abide by
its decision. (Story on page
AID.
2. That he did not think it
was a mistake that this country
encouraged some trade between
Western Europe and the Soviet
bloc, and that the question of
whether such trade will be to the
advantage of the West is being
studied day by day.
3. That the current meeting
Iof the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
Governments military high
command, at a Puerto Rican
base. was the result of a sug-
gestion by him, and that he
agreed with Defense Secretary
Wilson that there has been too
much talk about the guided mis-
sile problem. (Story on page
A-12.)
Asked specifically whether he
felt there would be any benefit
in inviting Mr.. Bulganin to
Washington now, MI. Eisen-
hover replied that at this mo-
ment ne hadn't thought of 1t
as an immediate development.
He noted, however, that Mr.,
Bulganin's first comment on the
Continued on Page "A, Col. !
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Rift Widens
On Transit Plan
Lone. Spencer Confe
Without Mclaughlin

In what appeared to be a
widening split among the Dis
trict Commissioners over transit
policy, Samuel Spencer and
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane con-
ferred today with hackers of a
rejected would-be operator with
out the knowledge of Robert E
Mclaughlin.
Mr.. Mclaughlin last week had
refused to join his fellow Com
missioners in voting to turn
down the application of Max M.
Kampelman, attorney for Min
neapolis investors who want to
operate an all-bus system here
when Capital Transit Co.'S fran
chise expires August IA.
Mr.. Mclaughlin learned OF
today's meeting only when it
was over and Mr.. Spencer re-
turned an hour-old telephone
call.
Congress to Hear Plan
Mr.. Kampelman. who charged
last week that the Commits
sioners are so thoroughly
sold on their proposal for
public ownership that they can
not fairly judge his proposition.
will get a chance to tell it to
Congress tomorrow.
He will testify at a new hear
ing by the transportation sub
committee Of the House Com
merce Committee at 10 am.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Kampelman's
local hackers visited the Com
missioners today to explain what
is going to happen.
Edward r. Carr, president Of
the Washington Board of Trade.
Donald Mccormack, chairman, of
the boards transportation cg1kii-
mittee. and William Press ea u
tive vice president of tho be&rd,
met with Mr.. Spencer and Gen
Lane today.
They have persuaded down
town stores to support the pro-
position of Mr.. Kampelmarl.
Mclaughlin Not Invited
Mr.. Carr and his supporters
conferred behind closed doors.
Commissioner Mclaughlin was
not invited.
Meanwhile, Capital Transit
Struck a second time at the Dis
Itrict and Public Utilities Com
missioners in full page adver-
tisements in the afternoon news
papers. They attacked as bunk"
the Commissioners charge last
Saturday that Capital Transit
was delaying passage of the pub
lie ownership bill
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BULLE TIN
Teacher Fund Backed

Strong indications came from
sources close to the House APP
preparations Subcommittee to-
day that the District will win
its fight for a full $50 mil
lion Federal payment and the
funds for about 100 additional
teachers. 1t was learned the
Rabaut subcommittee had rec
commended this move.
Earlier Story on Page A-25.)
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IDGnerS III The room are TepGHteTs
in second grade. All 10 learned
too little last year to be pro-
NOTED. But the two brothers
learned even less than the rest
Neither has yet started to read
or write. Mrs. Hardy does the
best she can to keep them oc-
|cupied, but with 36 others in the
class-including Is she consid-
ers ."first-rate"-she has little
time to pay them much atten-
ton.
You might call these two OF
the city's forgotten children.
Last year, Washington school
authorities made a survey which
disclosed some alarming facts
City classrooms, the survey
showed. housed many children
who were incapable of normal
learning.
A year ago such childre n
totalled over 5000.
Number Doubled
Today, the tally-since redone
with much more accuracy--is
more than twice that number.
But only a third of these chill
dren are getting special help.
Mental retardation and emo
tional maladjustment are two OF
the most pressing problems to-
day in schools all over the
United States. But few schools
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07
TERMITE DAMAGE
HAS CHEERFUL SIDE

TERMITEs DEDUcTlBLE-Witers
Phil .Yeoeer and John Stork point UP
another damage to the homeewner
thot's been ruled deduetible casualty
by Federal court For what they
have to soy about toxpoyers who live
in frome houses see their column to-
doy. pose Bill.
FORCED LANDIN6-In Mac Ny.
mons best seIlins novel, mo Time
for serseonts," Will StoekdoIe and
his pal, Ben. comment on the two
lieutenonts who set their Iimpins
plane down at Houston. For the latest
instolIment Of the book, see The
Stor's Feature Pose, ABS.
MouNTAINS-6roee Konode Lie.
welIyn, Washington attorney, COM
ments on the importont part noun
toins have played in history Of mon.
kind in todoy's Ienten reflections.
She chose as one Of the earliest refer
enees TO mountains os being in the
Book Of Genesis--when Lots wife be-
come pillar Of salt. Poee AIS.
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President Hits Talk
Of Dumping Nixon
But WithhoIds
Endorsement as
Running Mate
By GARRETT D. HoRNER

President Eisenhower. conced-
ing that his own health is the
peoples business in the 1856
ELECTION campaign, vigorously
defended Vice President Nixon
as a possible running mate to-
day, but declined to specifically
Endorsed him for reelection.
The President reacted angrily
lat a news conference to SUCCESS
Itions that he might dump" Mr..
Nixon. praised his Vice Presi-
dent as a young and healthy
conner in the Republican Party
and said he had asked Mr.. Nixon
to chart out his own course.
But Mr.. Eisenhower insisted
he was not going to be pushed
into corners now on the hypo-
Ithetical question of whether he
would have Mr.. Nixon as a run
ming mate this year If the Vice
President chose that course.
Would Quit Race
The President made it clear
that he would withdraw from his
second-term race if his health
should not hold up to where he
felt he could carry on the full
duties of his job.
He asserted emphatically that
if the time should come when he
did not feel absolutely up to his
duties, he no longer would be in
the job or available for it.
At the same time, Mr.. Eisen-
hover reacted to Democratic
charges that he proposed to be
ia part-time President by insisting
that there is a big difference
between the necessary presi-
dental duties and some of the
inconsequential chores he is
dropping.
Questions about Mr.. Nixon's
role and the issue of his own
health in the 1856 election CAM
|paign predominated in the do
|mestic field at the Presidents
news conference today-his first
since he announced last week his
willingness to run again.
Nom Committal on Bricker
On other domestic matters, Mr..
Eisenhower remained non-coln-
initial about proposed new COM
promise language for the Bricker
amendment to limit presidential
treaty making power, and made
clear he sees no need for a new
Congressional watchdog commit
tee to check on Central Intelli-
Igence Agency operations.
Since Intelligence is largely q
military matter, Mr.. Eisenhower
said he thinks the established
Senate and House military COM
mittees are fully competent to
keep a check on the CHA and
that he believes this system is
working we'll. He said, however.
he was not trying to tell Con-
gress what to do about this.
In response to a question about
the Bricker amendment, the
President said he thought it I'M
necessary to reiterate that he
would not oppose an amend
ment simply stating that any
treaty not in consonance with
the Constitution would be null
and void, wis.,. m
But he refused to comment on
See EISENHOWER, Page "A
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officer Seckinger blame the lacl
OF money for their failure to pu
the complete reorganization plar
into effect earlier. They sale
they hesitated to put men intt
positions calling for more none!
without having it to paw them
IF we can be assured of get
ting the money now. we'll ger
the program rolling" DR.. Seek
niger 81 i'd.
1 One District Building officia
said the idea behind the re.
organization plan was that saw.
ings would result from having G
common group of inspectors
called for in the plan inspect
establishments which formerly
had been inspected by each Of
the separate bureaus. The idea
The said, was that these savings
would be substantial enough te
permit higher salaries to be paid
the inspectors.
The answer of bureau officials
however, lis that they don't have
enough inspectors now to cover
the city.
Seek 10 More
| They are now. in fact. pressing
the Commissioners for additional
funds next year to hire 10 new
inspectors, at a cost of $4,000
AS of last. August, Mr.. Bur,
dette said, consolidated al
the inspected into one group
He said he ssQ asked his tor
subordinates 10 assume response
bilities called for under the re
Organization plan, with assur
ances that they would get forma
appointments as soon as ther,
was money to pay them more.
Department officials close t,
Mr.. Cary, meanwhile, said tina
! he-as deputy chiefs not par
ticipating in any major opera
tional policies of the new "pape
bureau"
Asked about the reports, MI
Cary said he had. seen Mr.. Bur
dette "once to speak to in tn
last couple of weeks" His office
physically. is far removed iron
the bureau chiefs.
i Embattled Bureau
l Often the center of battles Of
housing and public health inspec
ton matters in the past, MI
Cary's old bureau had about g.
employees. In 1854, 81 of his per
sonnet and all his responsibilities
for housing inspection wer
transferred to the city's new De
partment Of Licenses and Inspec
4 ton.
/ Since last August. he said, h,
also has lost direct liaison will
his former bureau inspectors
l who dealt with the "environmen
tai sanitation" aspects of inspec
ton. He still deals directly witt
one of. the paper division" o
the new bureau--a seven-mal
/ force of technical experts.
! Mr.. Burdette told a reporte.
that he and Mr.. Cary differ il
philosophy" on inspection tech
niques, and conceded that Mr.
Cary has little to do with thu
bureaus day-to-day operations
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Bul2anln as a felloW-up 10 MI
Eisenhower's latest disarmament
letter to the Soviet leader. In
that letter. the President pro-
posed a world freeze on atomic
weapons stockpiles.
The world has awakened to
the fact, the President said,
that the global war is getting
well nigh unthinkable and this
means that the peace which is
being called the cold war is go
ling to take a different direction
Broadening Of Contest
Mr.. Eisenhower said there is
going to be a broadening of the
contest. but that at least does
mot carry the inherent threat Of
amy major war.
Mr.. Eisenhower said there is
always the threat of new
break-out, but the United States
is in a very great campaign for
a decent, moral and ethical pro-
gram on which our friends can
rely.
Mr.. Eisenhower clearly felt
this justified his request for a
flexible, long range, foreign aid
program.
The President also said:
!. That the United Nations
should take urgent and early
action on the Middle Eastern
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CRISIS IN THE SCHOOLS-4
Others Dragged Down
By Unfit in Glasses
By JAMES q. nEANE

Barbara ardys combination first and second grade
Petworth School, Of the class recent morning
busy handwriting lesson printing out the days of the week
But boys ignoring their classmates. One was
drawing and the other sitting in the the floor
trying to piece together igsaw puzzle
10-year-old brothers along with il
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| Another ST Million. Pose AZ:
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separate Health Department bu.
reau-Public Health Engineer
ing.
AS part of the Health Depart
Iment's general reorganization
plan in 1858, it was decided to
consolidate Mr.. Cary's bureau
with the Bureau of Food and
Milk Inspection, headed by Wal
ter w. Burdette.
In January, 1855, Health OFF,
Icer Daniel Seckinger named Mr.
Burdette to head the new CON
solidated" bureau, and named
Mr.. Cary as his deputy. As heads
of the separate bureaus, each OF
the officials had been paid al
Civil Service Grade 10. Under
the new designations, Mr.. Bur-
Idette was raised to Grade Is and
MIR. Cary to Grade IA.
The Commissioners approved
the pay raises. but on the condi.
ton that the personnel organi.
cation Of the new department
be worked out and men assigned
ITO the new jobs on a scheduled
basis.
30-Day Ultimatum
| According to Mr.. Burdette, 9
number of goals of the reorgan.
ization merger have been carried
out since last August as far a.
the inspection operation is con.
cerned. But, except for Mr.. Cary
and himself. he said, none of The
bureaus more than 80 employees
have been formally appointed tt
jobs resulting from the reor.
ganization or paid the higher
salaries expected to result.
At a closed-door meeting las
week, the Commissioners gavt
Health Department officials 81
days to work out the detailed
job assignments and to actually
assign men to the new positions
The closed meeting was called
after Chairman Mcmillan of thu
House District Committee asked
what was holding up the reor.
ganiZation program.
The meeting and instruction.
were disclosed by Commissioner
Robert Mclaughlin yesterday
after a session with Mr.. Nc.
MILAN on Capitol Hill.
After the new job assignment.
are made. District Building off.
Gals said, all jobs will be re.
viewed with an eye to salary
adjustments. Mr.. Burdette sale
he figured the cost in increased
salaries would be between $25,.
900 and $4,000.
Where this money would come
from remains something of q
mystery.
| Both Mr.. Burdette and Health
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Student Hero
Folsom
$500 Hear Leader
In Lucy Agitation
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON
Star Staf Correspondent

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Mar. Z
A slim college sophomore who
suddenly has become the hero
and a leader of the South's bitter
battle to maintain racial segre-
cation, vowed $500 of his elders
last night by subjecting his COL
lege president and the Governor
of his State to verbal flashing.
The occasion was a rally of
White Citizens Councils. pro-
segregationist groups, or the
State fair grounds outside Bir-
mingham. This was the first big
meeting of its kind to be held in
Northern Alabama.
Speaker of the moment was
Leonard Wilson, this day turned
20 and a prelaw student at the
University of Alabama, who looks
the part OF the all-American boy.
Despite his youth, Mr.. Wilson
lis a spell-binder with all the
Ipoise and delivery of a seasoned
evangelist. 1t was he WHO by
fiery oratory was credited with
conditioning" the Alabama cam
Ipus for the events of February
Is when Autherine j. Lucy, only
Negro to be admitted to the
school, was chased away.
Rabbit in Log Treatment
GAS you would a rabbit in q
hollow log" intoned young VIII
son. with gestures that brought
glee to those in the packed fair
grounds field house. grab him
by the tail and twist him out
The man Mr.. Wilson would
subject to such rough treatment
was Alabama Gov. James big
Jim" Folsom, who has incurred
the wrath of the Citizens Coun-
ellis by his fairly moderate ap-
|proach to the race problem.
What we need most at the
university" said Mr. Wilson, at
another point, sis a houseclean-
ing"
DIR. Carmichael" yelled some
Ione in the audience, referring to
DR.. Oliver I. Carmichael, uni
versity president.
There are people at the uni
Iversity," the pink checked stu
dent continued, from the top
to the bottom, who are not
worthy of their hire. Something
ought to be done about it,"
The youth then referred to re-
cent remarks by DR.. Carmichael
that the university was ready to
accept qualified" Negro students
| if the courts insist. .
II question" said Mr.. Wilson,
"if Carmichael is qualified for
the job"
"Kick Him Out" Crowd Shouts
Kick him out, send him to
New York" shouted the crowd
At this point this reporter re-
called that Miss Lucy was ex-
PEELED from the university last
Thursday for disciplinary" rea-
sons-she had accused university
officials in court of helping to
drive her from the campus
charges her lawyers admitted
were unsubstantiated.
I'VE have won a battle at the
university" Mr.. Wilson said
But we haven't won the war
This is not a Ku-Klux-Klar
gathering-we resent that charge
very much. An inforced citizenry
can help u.s."
"Impeach them" yelled some
one in the crowd.
Young Wilson indicated he
Thought his days at the univer-
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Food Inspection Bureau
Told to Speed Changes
City Heads Demand Reorganization
Be Carried Out Within 30 Days
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE

The District Commissioners have cracked the whip on
Health Department which pay raises for two
officials IA months ago the basis of a. reorganization
gram which has been carried out
At the same time 1t reported the funconng of the
bureau is such that of its top oiciasthe deputy chief
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The Distrief Boord Of Education hos de-.
elored thnt Washington public schools
urgently need more teoehers. This is
the fourth Of series Of articles on
whot Stor stoff reporter found in
the city's elossrooms.
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President Views Threat
Of GIoboI War as Slight
Says New Soviet Attitude UnderInes
Necessity for Long Ronqe Foreign Aid
By JAMES E. ROPER

President Eisenhower said today that the cold has
taken new least does carry the inherent
threat of major
Mr. Eisenhower this statement when asked at his
conference apprase the chances of globa
the possibility personal meeting with Soviet Premier
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has Virtually nothing to do
with the bureaus operation.
The bun eau is Food and Public
Health Engineering. which is
responsible for public health in
spection of diaries, food and a
large number of other city COM
mercial and private establish
iments.
The deputy chief" is William
H. Cary, who formerly headed a
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WEATHER FORECAST

Showers and thunderstorms early tonight.
turning colder later. Low 40 Cloudy,
colder tomorrow. lFull report on Page
A-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-19
A BID 70 CHINESE MUSIC LOVERS
1900 Attend
Gallery Display

Nearly 1000 persons braved
the snow and biting winds yes
terday to view some of the Ma
tons greatest art treasures on
the public opening of the Ma
tional Gallery of Arts 18th ami
versary exhibit.
Residents of the District
rubbed shoulders with visitors
from other States and countries
in the first public showing OF
113 paintings and sculptures
sent to the gallery by the Samuel
H. Kress Foundation.
In a special showing of the
exhibit Saturday night, 10000
dignitaries viewed the splendid
works of Titan. Ell Greco and
many other old masters.
Gallery officials pointed out
that those who missed the an
niversary exhibit yesterday be-
cause of the inclement weather,
have until next fall to see it. The
gallery, between Fifth and Sixth
streets NV, at Constitution, is
open from 10 am. until 5 pm,
Monday through Saturday, and
from 2 to 10 pm. on Sunday.
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7 Hurt in Collision
Near Sandy Spring

Seven persons were injured.
one seriously. in a head-on auto
mobile accident Saturday on
IGunpowder road near Sandy
Spring road in Prince Georges
County.
The injured were listed as Ed
ward M. Grinder, SO, of 1864
Piney Branch read. Silver
Spring; his son. William Grinder,
4, both with head injuries, John
Bonnar, 20. 6408 Queens Chapel
road, University park, fractured
right knee; John A. Schaffer.
20, ALA WOODBURY. street, Uni
versity Park. head and chest in
juries; Theodore e. Ravens, 20,
5000 Carltors terrace, College
Park, head and chest injuries;
Donlod Walker. 20. 4308 Gull
ford drive. College Park, trac-
tured right leg and chest injuries,
and Michael Cockrill. 20, 1913
Sixty-f1rst place East Riverdale,
head. chest and arm injuries.
Mr.. Ravens was reported in
serious condition Mt Leland Me-
mortal Hospital. where all of the
injured were admitted.
Maryland State Trooper Tom
Collins said the two cars, driven
by Mr.. Grinder and Mr.. Schaf-
fer, were demolished.
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Ship Battles
Fire utSeu

NORFOLK, Va. Mar. 10 P.-
The Colombian merchantmen,
Ciudad de Quito. speeded toward
Norfolk early today after con-
quering a dangerous fire that
ragged two hours in a cargo hold.
Highly infiammable wax, paint,
oil and tires were stored in the
hold. Even after bringing the
flames under control, the
freighter told the Coast Guard
she was still in need of assist
ance. The Coast Guard said the
vessels message did not indicate
how extensively she was damaged
by the fire.
The exact size of her crew was
not known but the Coast Guard
estimated she carried 80 to IS
crewmen.
The Coast Guard Cutter Ma
rion was dispatched to the 1882
groSs-ton freighter. It could not
make the rendezvous. however.
being forced to reduce its speed
to 5 knots because Of heavy seas.