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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
DAVID LAWRENCE

Realism has at last come to
the fore in the military plan
ming with respect to the de-
Tense of those countries which
are members of the North At
lantic Treaty Organization.
1t finally has been realized
that the continued presence
of very large bodies Of foreign
troops on the territory of any
member country is not con-
ducive to good feeling and can
provoke friction.
But until now there was no
way to meet the necessity for
maintaining such large troop
organizations abroad and the
local problems arising on &C
count of their presence. With
the introduction, however. of
atomic artillery and missiles
as an integral part of ground
warfare. there has come a
timely solution of the prob
lem. That's what is back of
the recent talk of a reduction
in American manpower
abroad.
Senator Mansfield of Mon
tana. Democrat, mistakenly as
sumed in his speech that a
withdrawal of some ground
troops from foreign lands
means a revival of the
Fortress America" concept.
But he is not alone in this
erroneous appraisal, because
there have been editorial
twists making the same point
in recent news dispatches
hostile to the administrations
program.
For there is no more chance
of a Fortress America" con-
cept being adopted by the
military planners of the
United States than there is of
fighting the next war with toy
balloons. The shortest distance
between two points is still a
straight line and, as long as
there is a United States Navy,
with its mobile bases on air.
craft carriers, and land bases
overseas from which Ameri-
can Air Force planes can fly
short-distance missions to
points in enemy country, the
fighting will be kept as far
away from American shores as
possible.
While the intercontinental
bomber is being talked up, it
is not by any means intended
as a single source of defense,
though its striking power may
be greater than many of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
6. O. P. Is Assured That the Democrats
Will Have Arguments to Lure the Votes

adopted them last session in
somewhat different form.
He showed the administra-
tion's preference for private
utility development of great
multipurpose projects in the
case of Hell's Canyon in the
Snake River along the Idaho
Oregon border, instead of pub
lie development to provide
greater utilization of the po-
tentials and at cheaper rates
as favored by the Democrats.
He revealed Democratic sup
port for speeding up peace
time development of atomic
power by Senate passage of the
Gore bill for Government con-
struction Of prototype plants as
models to guide private indus
try in the most economical
methods of development. This
bill the administration vigor-
ously opposes. and SO does
private industry, including the
powerful electric utilities.
These are a few specific is
sues developed by the Demo-
Gratis in the closing days OF
Congress while Republicans
were dramatizing one Of their
own at the other end of the
Capitol in the House. This was
in the civil rights bill espoused
by the administration. Debate
revealed the serious split in
the Democratic Party over
civil rights.
When the mo issues" claim
of Republicans is put up to
Democrats they begin to go
back over the past three years
and point out the succession
Of election victories which have
entrenched their party at the
grass roots as well as here in
Congress. They ask what
caused that. How come? They
would be happy to agree that
the simple reason is that Dem
ocrats always had the best
candidates; but that is hardly
the whole explanation. They
suggest that perhaps issues did
have something to do with it,
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Iruq King Cheered
On Return to HurroW

HARROW, England, July 10
AN old Harrovian-King Fai-
sal of Iraq-returned to the
campus yesterday for a rousing
welcome from the pupils and a
chat with some of his former
classmates.
The young monarch, a former
Student at Harrow, had specific
ally asked that his current state
visit to Britain include a call at
his old school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Britain Now Has Doubts
Egypt Can Pay for Dam

cotton crop for some years to
come to Czechoslovakia to pay
for the jet bombers, fighters,
tanks and guns it is getting.
Cotton is the basis of the Egyp-
tan economy at this time.
The Foreign Office spokesman
was asked if Egypt's program of
rearmament with the help of
the Communist countries repre-
sents the main new factor which
has touched off Western hest
fancy. He replied:
Perhaps the economic impli-
cations of the Czechoslovak arms
deal will have to be considered. "
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LONDON, July 10 (R.-The
Foreign Office said today Britain
now has some doubts about
Egypt's ability to pay for its
share of the $1.3 billion dam
project to harness the Nile River,
A spokesman told a reporter
the United States, Britain and
the World Bank have to review
with Egypt the financing of the
giant undertaking.
The Aswan dam is a pet prof.
ect of President Canal Abdel
NasSer of Egypt and Symbolizes
Egyptian hopes to bring light
and power to that underdevel-
oped country. For that purpose
the Cairo government has sought
the help of the West and has
received offers of aid from the
Soviet Union.
The Foreign Office spokesman
stressed that Britain's offer tc
help finance the dams con-
struction still stands"
Doubts Arise
He was then asked if it was
true the British government
wants to discuss further the
financing arrangements with the
Egyptians because doubts have
developed" about the Cairo gov
ernment's capacity to pay its
share.
He replied:
Yes. We do have doubt"
The United States and Britain
offered last December to pro-
vide $40 million Immediately fol-
the dam and an eventual total
of 5000 million to help finance
the project along with a 5000
million loan from the World
Bank. Egypt was to pay the re-
mainder.
The new British hesitations
followed Washington reports
that United States Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles also
is having second thoughts about
the project.
Cotton Believed MOrtgaged
The British spokesman would
not say so officially. but it
was learned authoritatively that
Western doubts stem from
Egypt's recent arms deal with
the Communist bloc.
Col. Nasser's government is
believed to have mortgaged its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

To their slogan of "Peace
and Prosperity" Republican
Party managers have added a
footnote:
There are no other issues"
They hammer at this mo
issues" theme hard, day after
day. obviously on the theory
that if they say it often enough
they - and the voters = will
come to believe it, and maybe,
indeed. it will work out that
there are no issues. Or at
least so few and inconsequen-
tial that they will be lost in
the roseate image of Ike"
and a sort of blind faith in
him.
Democrats are working on
the theory that there are is
sues-and they do not mean
the health Of the President or
the dubious popularity of Vice
President Nixon. They are
working at the issue business
daily, through legislative ac-
ton. in the closing days of
this 84th Congress. This is
timed with opening Of the cam
paign season, which will be
as soon as Congress winds up
and goes home, probably by
the end Of next week.
For example. in the space Of
a few days, Senate Democratic
Leader Lyndon johnson Of
Texas brought forward an in
teresting range Of issues to
dramatic contrasting posi-
tons of the Eisenhower adj
ministration and the Demo-
Gratis.
He revealed the opposition
of the administration on the
bill to revise the social Sc
curity law by fixing eligibility
age of women for pensions at
81 instead of IS and permit
ting retirement of disabled
workers at SO. which we're
among amendments approved
by the Senate. The House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Nosser's Envoy Here Resumes Bid
For Help on Huge Nile Project
CONSTANTINE BROWN

The Egyptians are proving
themselves Skillful diplomats.
No sooner did their amhassa-
dor, Ahmed Hussein, return to
Washington from a months
consultation trip to Cairo than
he called the State Depart
ment and expressed his gov
ernment's interest in resuming
conversations for the con-
struction of the Aswan dam.
The cost is estimated at some
$1.2 billion. The United States
had suggested it put up nearly
$57 million this year toward
the initial expenditure. Be-
cause of the political antics of
President Nasser, the State
Department had cooled off
about the dams construction.
AS a result the Senate Appro-
priationS Committee banned
funds for this Egyptian project.
For some time Cairo has
been playing both ends against
the middle in negotiations with
Washington as we'll as Moscow.
President NaSSer's attitude in
his conversations with the
Western representatives Gre
ated the strong impression
here that he had gone over
board in the love for his newly
found Communist friends.
This explains why there has
not been the same pressure
from the State Department ON
the Senate Appropriations
Committee concerning the
dam in Egypt as there has
been to continue economic and
military assistance to Marshal
Tito.
Because of the political
clcseneSs of the Egyptian
government tn the Reds q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Troop Shifts Abroad Seen Cutting Costs,
Boosting Efficiency and Easing Friction

planes operating from overseas
bases. 1t was discovered in the
Korean War that it is the fire.
quency of the sorties by medi-
UNI bombers from nearby bases
which counts and not the
infrequent missions of long
range bombers from distant
bases.
Senator Mansfield is fearful
that a cut in American man
power abroad will reduce
Americas ability to assist in
fighting small wars" But
this is derived from a wrong
inference that the United
States has decided to give up
its command headquarters in
Japan.
Nothing would please the
Communists more than to see
overseas bases denied to Amer
lean air forces. but nobody in
his right mind wants to give
them up where they are really
needed. The base in Japan,
for instance. is now being
given UP because substitute
bases in Korea and Okinawa
nearby are readily available.
Withdrawal from Japan of
some foreign troops helps to
erase the feeling inside that
country.
What has been misrepre-
sented is the reported decision
to cut American manpower in
European countries. A frag-
ment of a military plan leaks
out to the public through in
discreet military men in the
lower echelons, and it is i'm
mediately exaggerated by the
politicians into something
which it never was intended to
cover. There have been, for
example, plans in the making
to cut manpower abroad but
not at the expense of security.
The mere number of troops in
an army no longer measures
its effectiveness in a military
way. Modern weapons and
forces equipped with atomic
artillery, however, can save
manpower. The rulers of the
Soviet Union know it, and
that's why they are making a
big gesture out of their readi-
ness to cut IL million men
from their 15-million-man
army.
1t never has been officially
announced how small a mod
ern division can be in num-
bers if it is equipped with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Marion Davis III

HOLLYWOOD, July 10 P.-
Former actress Marion Davies is
in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
for observation. Her physician
declined to give the nature of her
illness but said she is not crit.
cally i'll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30

black on a chartreuse back
ground.
@. Two years ago redeco-
rated my small daughters bed
room. using wallpaper with a
pattern Of green and orchid Ii
lacs on a white background. Re-
Gently, due to weather condi-
tons, one wall was damaged to
such an extent that it is quite
noticeable. The paper is beauti-
full and was expensive and ! was
wondering If ! could paper the
damaged wall with another pa
per and leave the other three
walls ss they are? If so, what
would be harmonious? The
woodwork and ceiling are white.
the rug is gray. the vanity skirt
and dust rufile are orchid, and
the bedspread and curtains are
white.
A. A plain or weave-effect
wallpaper in green on The dam
aged wall in your daughters
bedroom would harmonic nicely
with the patterned paper on the
other three walls, as well as with
the other colors in the room.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
By BETTY LENAHAN

The trend toward a lighter
look in furniture shape and color
scheme is perfect for today's
living. They are both in bal
ance with new. smaller rooms
and lend a happy atmosphere
to a home.
Moreover, today's modern SCI
entif1c finishes make lighter COL
or schemes practical. A refresh
ing new look for spring, applic-
able to year. round decorating
as well. can be achieved with
Skillful blending of furniture,
fabrics. floor coverings and ac-
cessories into spring bouquets
that give a decorator look to
|price-wise home furnishings.
A feeling of light airinesS and
sophisticated charm was achieved
in the daintily feminine bed
room described today with an
unusual color scheme of green
contraSted with hot and cold
Ipinks. Walls painted a cool
shade Of pink, make a perfect
background for simple, small
scaled furniture in walnut, fin
iShed in a light gray-beige tone
embellished with pewter hard
ware brushed with copper.
The window treatment can be
unusual and eye-catching. Sheer
fabric is green printed with roses
in frosted and hot pink, accent
ed with charcoal brown can be
used. The drapery, edged with
pink ball fringe, is arranged in
lambrequin style, extending half
way down the window. The
printed sheer may be repeated
in a throw bedspread. Another
new fashion for spring can be
introduced by crush-resiStant
cotton velvet cafe curtains in
Sherbet pink attached to q deep
er pink-painted pole by silver
rings.
Accessory wise-for cool and
feminine bedrooms the look
Of antique silver in a silver leaf
wall clock above the bed, silver
luster bedside lamp. the fragile
daintiness Of the figurines. lamp
and silver-decorated white per-
fume bottles and jars on a little
powder table. The green car
pet, too, may have silvery over
tones that tie the room together
The total decorative scheme of
this charming bedroom. with its
small, scattered-patterned fabric
land textures that are soft, gen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
LIGHTER Look in Furniture
SEXES Hold on F Fashion

tie and nonrustic, is adaptable
to town or country interiors.
@. I am planning to redeco-
rate my living room. The three
piece sectional sofa is a medium
shade oil gray, the chair is dark
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30

green, the end tables are lined
oak and the lamps are modern
black ones with brass trim and
white shades. What colors would
you suggest for the walls, other
than green or rose, rug and
draperies?
A. Light gray would be good
color for, the walls of your liv-
ing room. Get the rug in q
bright shade of red and draper
les with q pattern in silver and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30

DIRECTIONS out RiD-
Or Rood 10 Goidsboro
Road, right to MtIlwood
Road IeJt into Kenwooa
Park. OR out Bradley
Blpd 10 GoIdsboro Rd..
letf 10 Mtipood Road.
ttght into Kenwood
PARK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-14

The Hecht co.-WHITE SALE
Depdrtments-5th Floor,
Washington, 3rd Floor, Stlrer
Spring and PARKington
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Galloway Mills cleared out discontinued patterns and overstock
begin producon-and bought every set And every
setno matter what its original prices sale NOW at this
low low price Sets in SOFT heavy overay patterns plain
with rich nonash metallic thread and other strk
ing designs Some vcose and cotton Due many styles
being order by color only Let
select the pattern Green pink yellow black blue, rust aqua
chartreuse, brown, peach and white.
Big SGriMgs on CaIInCay Scatter Rugs, Too!
"a Round I.99 So Round or 2 tea o00n0 2S9
Ever popular shades to mix match with the
Railways in the house. Soft uya
Thick cotton chenille The popular salt and combination and
solid coors blue yellow, hunter white
brown, red and black.
Dept5th
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on. the Let's Talk Sense
fund raising drive.
MRS. INDIA EDWARDS,
co-director, Hartman National
Campaign Headquarters:
BY far the best known and
the most experienced politico
OF the four women, Mrs. Ed
wards Just got into the fight
last week. She will be on the
scene III Chicago tomorrow
when the Hartman headquar-
tiers opens,
A real poWcrnouse during
much of her tenure Cl944-53)
as director OF Womens activi-
ties Of the Democratic National
Committee, She presumably
would be a force again if her
candidate should get to the
White House.
Much oi her power in the
past stemmed from her ability
TO get the ear OF President
Harry Truman. who was
known on occasions to have
listened to her rather than to
the series OF men he had in
stalled as national committee
chairmen.
She Is tough fighter with
a def sense of timing and
public relations. all qualities
which MIR Truman admired.
Although She is juStifia bly,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-08
Medical Chapter
Soliciting Funds

The members sof the Town
and Country Chapter of the
American Medical Center are
soliciting funds in the lobby
of Warner Theater this week.
Cinerama theaters all over
the country have co-ordinated
with groups of JCRS Ameri-
can Medical Center at Denver
to permit these women to raise
funds for the care and treat
ment of patients suffering
from tuberculosis and cancer.
This humanitarian gesture
on the part of Cinerama the
alters is in recognition of the
work being done for the health
OF the national community and
an Endorsement of the free,
national, nonsectarian hos
pital. which has saved the lives
of thousands of men and Wom-
en- during the more than half
a century of service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-08
POWER AND GLORY
Watch These Four
AT the Conventions

women'sf organizations. There
: probably is much truth in her
claim: Il think l am person.
ally acquainted with more
clubWomen than any other
woman in the country"
The wife of the board chair
man Of the Red Oak Bank,
Mrs. Houghton seems to typify
smalltown Midwestern Amer
lea. Her homeSpun, informal
speeches are replete with ref
erences to God. home and
mother. She looks exactly
like the vague, gentle ladies in
the Helen Hockinson cartoons.
The appearance is mislead-
ing, however. A graduate of
Wellesley College, she is a
whizbang organizer with a
reputation for getting things
done. Her bubbling enthusi-
aSm for every project, from
the Federation'S Build A
Better Community" contest to
running the Nations refugee
relief program as Deputy d.
rector OF FOA and ICA
(l953-5), has earned her the
nickname Bubbles.
Mrs. Houghton has head
start over the women working
for the three chief Democratic
candidates, because her candi-
date does not face a conven-
ton fight.
Hence, while her Democratic
counterpartS were concentrat-
ing on State primaries and on
influencing delegates. she be-
gan, Immediately upon her APP
pointment in mid-April, to set
up a Nationwide organization
beamed directly at women
voters.
She hopes to have a Citizens
for Eisenhower woman CO.
chairman in every county in
the country, and many at
the precinct level as well.
MRS. EDISON DICK, CO.
chairman, National Stevenson
for-PreSident Committee:
An exceptionally pretty Chi
cago SOcialite. with cornfioWer
blue eyes and a winning man.
ner. Jane Dick was a Staunch
Republican all her life until
Adlai Stevenson ran for Gov
ernor of Illinois in 1913.
She still voted for Thomas
E. Dewey for President that
year. even as she served as
co-chairman of the Womens
Division of the Stevenson for
Governor Committee. Previ-
ously active in Wendell Will
kie's G. o. P. campaign in
1910, Mrs. Dick got into the
Stevenson campaign in 1948
because She and her husband,
a wealthy induStrialist. were
old friends of the Stevenson
family and great admirers of
Mr.. Stevenson.
Gov. Stevenson appointed
her to a variety of State well
fare boards and committees
during his tenure and in 1852
she again headed the women's
division of his gubernatorial
campaign committee.
When he was nominated for
President, she stepped up to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-08
BY ISABELLE SHELTON

This is the time when all the
politicians tell the woman
voter how wonderful she is.
The ladies may languish for
want of attention in between
elections. But come election
year, they find themselves in
tensively wooed from all sides.
The wooing is likely to be
particularly ardent in this
years presidential campaign.
because every politician is
aware that almost as many
women as men voted in 1852,
and that about two million
more women than men are
eligible to vote this year.
Each of the four major an
nounced candidates has a
committee active on his be-
half, and each committee has
a woman co-chairman who is
devoting particular attention
to the distaff voters.
All four women are veterans
of past campaigns. 1t is in
teresting to review their back
grounds, because whichever one
turns out to have backed the
right horse can be expected TO
occupy a prominent niche in
the Washington scene next
year.
These are the women be-
hind the candidates:
MRS. HIRAM COLE
HOUGHTON, co-chairman in
charge of the Womens divi
sion of National Citizens for
Eisenhower:
A plump, energetic grand
mother from Red Oak, Iowa,
Dorothy Houghton brings to
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spent on the road making
speeches.
In addition to her vice chair
man responsibilities, She is one
of seven regional directors
in the Kefauver campaign,
with responsibility for seven
Western States. All are large
cattle-producing States, maxi
ing it possible for her to utilize
the many friendships built up
during years of activity in
the National Cattle Growers
Association.
Mrs, Kennedy came up
through the ranks of Okla
homa Democrats, and was
national committeewoman at
the time of her appointment
to the Treasury Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-08

craftsmanship of his ma
tional campaign, and regis
tered as a Democrat.
This marked her emergence
into politics on the national
level. She travelled on the
Stevenson train during much
of the 50 campaign and wrote
a light. amusing book about
the trials and tr!bulatlons of
campaigning.
The daughter of a well-to-do
Chicago family, she attended
exclusive girls schools Ferry
Hall in Lake Forest and Mas
tiers School at Dobbs Ferry) ,
then studied history ana po-
litical science at the University
of Chicago and Lake Forest
College. She and her husband
have three children.
Mrs. Dick is co-chairman of
the Stevenson organization
with Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal editor Barry Bingham. OF
necessity, much of their effort
to date has gone into States
with hot primary fights. They
now are busy talking to all
available delegates, with Mrs.
Dick given special responsible
ity for several States west Of
the Rockies.
Although some States now
have Stevenson committees.
they won't get around to set
ting up the organization on a
ate-by-State basis until af-
ter the convention, Mrs. Dick
says. Groups now in existence
are being urged to concentrate
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her new post a vast reservoir
OF good will from the thou
sands Of clubwomen she has
come to know across the
country
A past president of the Cen
eral Federation of Women's
Clubs G950-52), she is de-
scribed by fellow members as
zone of the most beloved
women ever to head the vast
5 -million-member organiza-
ton. She also has been a
prodigious joiner of other
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MRS. EDWARDS
credited with being a queen
maker Tor having wangled
many top appointments for
women, this does not do full
justice to the role she played
in the Truman administration.