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Evening star., 1956-08-23
.PiIeup Kills !,
Injuries 80
On Turnpike

A Washington man was killed
and 80 others were injured when
a loaded railways bus rammed
into a trailer truck in a nine
vehicle pileup on the foggy New
Jersey turnpike today.
The dead man was identified
as William Parker. 38, of 1890
New Hampshire avenue NV, son
of Mrs. Myrtle Parker of the
same address. Mr.. Parker, who
was driving pickup truck, died
in Middlesex General Hospital
New Brunswick. N. j., where the
injured we're taken. None of the
others were badly hurt.
Mr.. Parker was employed al
Ia general Office worker by the
Cope Ford Co. Of Quantico, Va
State Trooper Stephen J. Sakli
called the wreck on the fog
bound turnpike "the worst pile
up in years"
Police said a car hit the pickup
truck near the Raritan River
bridge and a bus crashed intC
the combined wreckage. Withir
seconds four more cars. trailer
truck loaded with frozen chickens
and another bus were scattered
on the three-lane northbount
route Of the superhighway.
Most of the injured were pas
sengers in the second bus. Th'
I injured lay in the bus for almosi
an hour in the confusion befor'
they could be moved. one wit
ness said. Nine Of them wer'
admitted 10 hospitals. and IN,
others we're treated and released
The crash. which tied up traf.
&c for about two hours, occurred
at 7:39 am.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Foster Wins Clearance
After Three-Yeor Fiqht

dence" had led to a new decision
The letter. signed by Brig
Gen. j. e. Bastion. jr., added
that on the basis of the entire
record, and with regard to the
reviewing panels recommends
ton, the Army concluded that
the reinstatement of Mr.. Foster
would be clearly consistent with
the interests Of national Sc
curity."
The Army will offer the IS
year-old carpenter his old job
If available. or a suitable one fol
which he is qualified, the genera
said.
Mr.. Foster will get back pay
for 80 months. less any funds
he has earned in private EN-
ployment since May, 1858. Re.
Gently, he has operated a road
side ice cream stand in Seattle. /.
Although the Army had thu
testimony Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fostel
cited above. it informed the
Hennings subcommittee as latt
as last February that, aftei
several reviews. 1t had decided
not TO reinstate Mr.. Foster.
Actually. the latest Army e.
See FOSTER. Page Al
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Final Big Suez Question
Is Will Nosser Aqree?'

in which European technicians
can work in peace and quiet.
Nom British sources say this
plan of action is not really up
Ipermost in Prime Minister Eden's
mind. He believes Col. Nassel
will negotiate when he sees worl6
opinion lined up against abso-
lutte Egyptian control of the
canals destiny. which, Of course
AL delegations here have done
If Col. Nasser is willing to give
way on some points then the
Big Three, led by Mr.. Dulles
also will give way on some points
The resulting plan for operation
of the canal might bel hodge.
podge of views but would bt
workable.
This view indicates that wal
talk here is partly to scare Egypt
and partly to express the true
British position if all hopes fol
negotiation should fail or if the
canal should become blocked.
Depends on Pilots
Can Col. Nasser keep the cana
open? Opinion here is it all de.
pends on the pilots and tech
nicians. If they stay on jot
See CONFERENCE, Page Alt
Evening star., 1956-08-23
By L. EDGAR PRINA

William B. Foster. a longtime
former District resident, has won
a three-year fight to clear him
self of security risk charges
Brought against HIM by the De-
partment of the Army.
Secretary Of the Army Bruck-
er, The Star learned today, has
ordered Mr.. Foster restored to
his non-sensitive post as a
maintenance carpenter at Fort
Lawton, Wash, with full back
pay.
Mr.. Foster, a Negro. was sus-
pended in May. 1858, and for
mally dismissed April /. 1854, on
charges Of alleged Communist
affiliations.
Mr.. Brucker acted after q spe-
cial independent panel, which
he had appointed. reviewed the
case and recommended that Mr.
Foster be reinstated.
In a letter to Chairman Hen
nings Of the Senate Subcommit-
tee on Constitutional Rights. the
Army contended that its firing
OF Mr.. Foster was justified" at
the time, but that new evi-
Evening star., 1956-08-23


Egypt on international partici-
patton in operation of the canal
or will there be war?
Subsidiary questions are: Will
Egyptian President NasSer nego-
tiate: can he keep the canal
operating; what will the final
agreement look like?
On the basic question, official
British spokesmen still are say
ing privately that there will be
war if Col. Nasser fatty refuses
to negotiate. France backs up
this position. Americans say
even in private that the decision
on what to do if Col. Nasser
says mo" will come only after
he says it. Americans also point
out that the principal objective
of Secretary of State Dulles is
to keep the peace.
Pilots in Key Role
But the British say that if Col
Nasser refuses to negotiate on
the basis of the 18-nation plan
then British pilots and tech
nicians will quit their Suez Canal
jobs. Some spokesmen say Brit
ain will encourage them to quit
And the Labor Party newspaper
here says the government, in fact
plans to order the men of the
job.
If the pilots quit. British
spokesmen say, the canal can
not continue to operate. sc
Britain will have only one re-
cotrse-to reoccupy the canal
zone, establish international con-
ltrol and create an atmosphere
Evening star., 1956-08-23
|TV-Rodio
Schedule

Here is tonight's listing Of pro-
grams en- the final session of the
Republican National Convention
as scheduled by Washington ra-
dio and television stations (all
hours Washington timel.
Radio
WRC-6:3O pm. to $3.50 pm.
WGMS-6:30 pm. to 10 pm.
WMAL-6:30 pm. to 10 pm.
WTOP-6:30 pm. to 10 pm.
TelevisiOn
WRC-TV M-7 pm. to 10
pm.
WMAL-TV (D-7 pm. to
10 pm.
WTOP-TV (9)-7 pm. to
10 pm.
Mr.. Nixon's acceptance speech
will start at about 8 pm. Presi-
dent Eisenhower's will be at
about $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Israel Reports Firinq

JERUSALEM, Israeli Sector,
Aug. % PJ.-Three Egyptian
positions opened mortar and
machinegun fire on an Israeli
Army patrol in the Kissufim area
near the GAIA Strip today, an
army spokesman said. He said
the patrol returned the fire and
suffered no casualties.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Party Revolt
Quickly
Presidents Talk
DissoIves Doubts
BY CROSBY s. MOVES

STAR CONVENTION BU-
REAU, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug
23.-To the surprise Of no one
including Harold Stassen-
cheering Republicans yesterday
chose Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Richard M. Nixon as their pres
idential and vice presidential
candidates for 1856.
The result. of course, was in
evitable. It had been so for sew
eral hours before the convention
session met, when President Eli
senhoRer stood before the tele-
vision cameras in the st. Francis
Hotel and told the Nation that
Harold Stassen would second the
nomination of Vice President
Nixon.
The revolt, such as it was, died
there, and with it, the last flick
Iering doubt about the unanimity
of the G. o. P. in this election
year.
Still, the fourth session of the
convention proved a point.
Element Of Uncertainty
1t was a small point, perhaps,
compounded of trivial, discon-
nected incidents, and heavily in
volved with a non-existent vice
presidential candidate from Ne
braska named Joe Smith. And
yet in the end it proved that
the best laid conventions-the
most ingeniously contrived po-
litical plots-still have an ele-
ment of uncertainty about them
Tho leaders watching from the
platform, to be sure, never had
any doubt about the result. The
plans had been too well laid for
that. But at several moments
in the course of the afternoon
and evening. they must have
wondered if the result would not
be achieved at the cost of con-
siderable embarrassment to
themselves.
1t started with all the smooth
ness of a Well-rehearsed Broad
way musical.
Ghost Materializes
As delegates in a holiday mood
.fiocked to the hall. bearing their
I'VE Like Ike" posters, white
sweatered youngsters snake
danced around the auditorium
Ic h antipg 6 '1ke-Ike-We like
Ike" Maj. Carlos E. ogden. Con-
Igressional Medal of Honor win
.ner, led the pledge of allegiance
The Nets Patrice Munsel, So
Iprano, after a late start. pro-
duced a stirring National An
them, and Bishop Karl Block OF
San Francisco asked Divine help
Ito commend to all men the
manner Of choosing our public
servants"
Before most delegates had
found their seats. Chairman
Martin had secured the unani-
nous reelection of the Repub-
lican National Committee fol
the next four years. After 9
small moment Of confusion. II
was determined that the COM
Continued on Page A-4. Col. /
Evening star., 1956-08-23

Farmer there. He attended high
school at Ottawa, Canada, where
Mr.. Flood was serving as Agri-
cultural Attache and First Secre-
tary of the United States En-
basSy.
During this period he was q
clasSmate of Miss Dorothy
Dickie, whom he married in Ot-
tawa after his graduation from
the United States Naval Acad-
emy, 10th in the class Of 1858
Mrs. Flood and their 11-month-
OLD daughter Nancy Jean were
living at Iwakuni Naval Air Sta
ton near Hiroshima, where 1t
Flood was based.
1t. Flood went overseas two
years ago, serving in the Philip
pines for a short time before
going to Japan.
Evening star., 1956-08-23

as the prairies. the lady chair
man made the awful admission
that there was dissension in the
ranks.
Somebody wanted to nominate
someone else. She didn't say
who.
Unscheduled Scramble
Then an unscheduled scramble
of the week was on.
All through Gov. Christian
Herter's speech nominating Vice
President Nixon, a human log
jam of reporters, photographer:
and TV transmission agents was
forming in the space between the
Nebraska delegation and the
platform. The balloting began
and when Nebraska's turn came
again, a man with confetti In
his hair, sounding already sorry
said he wanted to nominate "Joe
Smith"
Chairman Joseph Martin oi
Massachusetts, said he didn't
know who Joe Smith was. Joe
Smiths sponsor turned out to be
a middle-aged man who was
suitably dressed in a suit the
color of expiring oak leaves.
In the chaos, a pair of Ne
braska delegates formed a flying
wedge and conveyed him out tC
the hall.
Joe's Sponsor Identified
"We're not with him." they
shouted to reporters. "We just
wanted to make him available
to you."
The pack closed in on the mar
with the confetti in his hail
and carried him of to a caucus
room.
His identity was quickly estab-
lished. He was Terry Carpenter
So, former Democrat and one.
time Congressman, the owner OF
Ia drive-in theater, who was
finding the convention "a very
dull affair" He had a pencileo
cardboard lapel button reading
II go for Jbe-Smith, that is
Joe Smith. however, remained
Ia shadowy figure. He was IRE.
tired married and 56, SO said
Evening star., 1956-08-23

Mr.. Terrible Terry" Carpenter.
Mr.. Carpenter returned to the
convention floor.
The wags got busy. Someone
turned up the bottom of a
Citizens for Eisenhower" sign
and penciled in Joe Smith in
stead. kilograms were received
at Western Union, seconding the
nomination.
BY the time Nebraska had
another chance no one could
move in the neighborhood. The
Itelevision aides with their walkie-
talkieS set up clamor in which
the voice Of Mr.. Carpenter was
totally lost.
1--WE Could Shoot Him"
"I'm here, Charlie" said one
urgently to his machine.
Cant you see me?" shouted
another. I'm waving a hand
Ikerchief."
A reporter, despairing of
reaching Mr.. Carpenter, inter-
viewed Nebraskan on the edge
Iof the limelight.
Hell do anything for pub
Ilicity," the Nebraskan roared
above the racket. I'VE could
shoot him."
Finally, a television reporter
clamped his wrist around Mr..
Carpenters and started to make
off with him. Running now, the
whole pack clattered after them,
out through the passageways,
down the warrens Of the tele-
vision Offices. They stormed into
one office, and quickly out. and
then breathless. fetched up in
the almost religious quiet of a
television studio.
In that calm atmosphere, the
lmutinous Mr.. Carpenter wilted.
rs there a Joe Smith," asked
the reporter.
Mr.. Carpenter, blinking be-
hind his horn-rimmed glasses,
said: mo. there is no Joe Smith,
He is a symbol Of an open con-
,vention."
What Mr.. Carpenter had had
n mind-and he admitted it never
Continued on Page AS, Col.
Evening star., 1956-08-23

learn this morning that the son
was aboard the Inflated craft.
1t. Flood, three other officers
and IL enlisted men were listed
as missing" when the PAM
Mercator patrol plane was at
tackled by an unidentified air.
craft yesterday.
His father, United States
consul general in Glasgow
Scotland, and a Navy veteran of
World War I, died of cancer the
day before the plane was at
tackled.
1t. Flood received word of his
fathers death. but Informed the
family he was unable to obtain
emergency leave to come home
1t. Flood was born at Lincoln,
Nebr., while his father was as
sistant editor of the Nebraska
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Bases Use OK'd
|By Saudi Arubiu

The United States has obtained
permission from King Saud for
American planes to continue using
Ia big airbase at Dhahran in
Saudi Arabia even though a for
NAL lease for such rights has
expired.
Negotiations for a new FIVE
year lease are going SLOWLY but
American officials are confident
one will be worked OUT Cnce
Saudi Arabia decides how much
military aid it needs.
A 30-day extension Of the old
agreement expired July 18.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Stronger
Law
Goes Into Effect
D. c. Heads Set Up
Machinery to Get
Addicts off Street
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG

The District Commissioners
today issued orders setting up
the machinery to get drug ad-
diets off the streets and into
hospitals or jail.
The Districts new law to pro-
vide stronger enforcement tools
in the war against dope peddlers
as well as to rehabilitate or con-
fine victims of the traffic went
into effect today.
One new part of the law, ap-
proved July "a, is not effective
for another two months. That's
the phase of the law providing
controls for the first time over
sale of barbiturates or sleeping
pills and amphetamines or thrill
pills" as well as other dangerous
drugs"
In today'S order, the Commis-
SionerS delegated to the Health
Department the responsibility
for ordering drug addiction Sus-
poets be picked up under the new
and tighter civil commitment
procedure for addicts with no
criminal charges against them.
Police Order Due
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Milton Norman, Assistant
United States Attorney John
Conliff and Capt. Karl G. Nc
Cormick of the police narcotics
squad met today to work out
the details. Police Chief Robert
v. Murray said he would issue
a general order to the force
probably this afternoon.
There are still a considerable
number of wrinkles to straighten
out, including where to examine
suspected drug users also classed
as addicts under the criminal
section of the law.
AS it stands now, this is the
procedure for non-crininal ad-
diets outlined in the Commits
sioners' order and developed dur
ing today's huddles:
A policeman suspecting a per-
son is an addict. will apply in
writing for an order to pick UP
the addict, This application
probably will be notarlzed.
Physicians OK Required
A physician, probably at Dis
trict General Hospital. will re-
view the policeman's application
and if he thinks there is sufficient
cause to believe the person is an
addict, he will issue the order to
pick him up.
The suspected addict will be
brought to the hospital. where a
preliminary examination will de-
termine whether the facts stated
by the policeman are borne out
in examination.
If the preliminary examination
indicates the person is an addict.
he will be admitted to the
Ipsychiatric section of the hospi-
tai for a flve-day observation
period and examination by two
physicians, including one psy-
chiatriSt.
The hospital will then tell the
United States Attorney what the
examinations reveal. If the
United States Attorney feels
justification exists for commit
See NARCOTICS, Page AS
Evening star., 1956-08-23
BAR EXAM RESULTS
LISTED FOR D. c.

LAW DUo--A young mouied eOu.
pie is among 25S oppIieonts to pass
the District bor exominotion. The
complete list Is on page AZ.
LET'S ALL PAlNT-A British dip.
lomot's wife would like to see every
one toks to brush ond palette. stor
StoH Writer Ruth Deon interviews
Mrs. Betty Heyeoek on pose B.l.
BENEFITS FOR THE ELDERLY-
Another instolImsnt in the series on
soeioI security ekonsss tells how wife
Of o retired worker con collect Of ese
81 on The Stofs Feoture Pose, CO.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Red China Tells
Of Attacking
Plane Off Coast
'Chiung' Aircraft
Hit Where Is U. S.
Men Are Missino

TOKYO, Aug. % (R).-Red
China said one of its planes
damaged a "Chiang Kai-shek'
aircraft early today over islands
southeast of Shanghai-the area
where United States Navy
patrol plane and it's 16 crewrhen
were believed shot down.
A Peiping broadcast, without
identifying the plane beyond the
reference to the American-sup-
ported Chinese Nationalist leader,
said it had intruded over Chi
neSe islands and made off after
the encounter toward the south
east-the direction of Formosa.
United States ships and planes
were searching for the American
Naval patrol plane, believed
downed by Communist Chinese
aircraft 80 miles off Wenchow,
China, at 1:25 am. local time
Nightfall came without any an
nounced word of the results.
The missing plane, a four-en-
gine PAM Mercator, in its last
brief radio message reported it
was under attack by aircraft" !"
The Navy said it then was 80
miles off Red China's shore and
160 miles north of Formosa.
$50 Miles From Formosa
The place where the Peiping
broadcast reported the encounter
with a Chang Kai-shek plane"
is about $50 miles north of
Formosa. In a time belt an hour
behind that of Japan and the
United States bases here, the
Red Chinese station said the en-
counter came before / am. this
morning."
The United States hunt for
the missing patrol plane went on
all day without success and to-
night all announcements, even
of a negative nature, ceased.
Far East naval headquarters
at Yokosuka, Japan, clamped a
news blackout on any develop
ments in the 'round-the-clock
hunt. A spokesman said any new
information must come from
Washington in coordination
with the Defense and State
Departments.
Vice Admiral Stuart Ingersoll,
chief of the United States For
mosa Defense Command, an
nounced the Mercator "is as
sumed to have been shot down
by the attacking aircraft"
A spokesman for the Far East
naval forces said he could give
no information on the national
ity, type or number of the at
tacking aircraft. The Nationalist
Chinese Air Force said none of its
planes were in the area at the
time.
First Attack Since 1853
1t was the first attack on an
American plane in the Formosa
area since January 10. 1858. On
that date a Navy Neptune was
downed by Red gunfire off Swa-
tow and II men were lost. An
other Navy plane was shot at
while searching for survivors
but was not hit.
The United States Navy
spokesman insisted the Mercator
Continued on Page A.16. Col. !
Evening star., 1956-08-23
President and Nixon Accept
Party Nominations Tonight
81 Leaders
Set to Open
New Drive
BY GOULD LINCOLN

STAR CONVENTION BU-
REAU, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
23.-President Dwight D. Eisen-
hover, first presidential nominee
in recorded years chosen by a
unanimous vote of his party's
national convention, will for
mally accept the nomination at
a final convention session OPEN
ing tonight at Z pm. EDIT. The
address is scheduled for about
$3.50 pm. EDIT.
His running mate. Vice Presi-
dent Richard M. Nixon, also
was returning to San Francisco
to accept his denomination in
person. He was called away
yesterday to the bedside of his
gravely i'll father, Frank A.
Nixon, in Whittier, Calf. Inn
proved over night. the father en-
couraged Mr.. Nixon to return to
the convention.
BY it's unanimous action yes
terday the Republican conven-
ton placed in the field the same
winning team which admins
tered a terrific beating to
Adlai Stevenson, renominated
for President by the Democrats
in Chicago week ago. Mr..
Stevenson this year will have a
different man to back him up
Senator Estes Kefauver Of
Tennessee.
Huge Demonstration
The Republicans put on a
Tremendous demonstration last
night after they had renomi-
mated Mr.. Eisenhower. who in
1882 broke a long series of DEM
ocratic victories to take over the.
White House from the Demo-
crats. No candidate was placed
i'm nomination against him, and
all 1923 delegates cast their
votes for him.
Keeping UP their record Of
lunanimity, the Republicans then
by a similar vote renominated
Mr.. Nixon. whose only oppose
ton came from Joe Smith
the little man who wasn't there.
He was a flgment of the imag-
ination of Terry Carpenter, Me-
! braska delegate who finally dis
carded Joe and voted for Nixon.
The unanimous Nixon renomi-
nation was a triumph for those
Republicans who demanded an
unbroken party front. There was
never any real doubt of a Nixon
victory. as a vast majority Of the
delegates strongly favored him.
!. And what little opposition there
was went up in smoke when
! See CONVENTION, Page AS
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Sign Sobotuqed

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. % H1.
Seen on San Francisco's Post
street: An Eisenhower band
wagon car with its big Lets
Back Ike!' sign sabotaged. An
IS" had been painted neatly
over the b."
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Chevy Chase Lieutenant
On Downed Navy Plane
Family Preparing for Fathers Funeral
Learns Son Is Among l6 Missing

One of the officers aboard Navy plane believed shot down
off the Red China coast It. g. g. Francis A. Flood jr a.
315 Chevy Chase Lake drive Chevy Chase Md whose father
died Tuesday in Bethesda Naval Hospital
Members of the family preparing for funeral services and
burial Flood Sr afternoon were shocked
Evening star., 1956-08-23
GO. P. Nearly StumbIes
Over Myth Named Smith
Delegate With Confetti in His Hair
Had Hoped to Name Fred Seoton
By MARY McGRORY

STAR CONVENTION BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug %.
The Republican convention proceeding according to
pan Several of the nominating speakers spoken approv
ngly of the orderness and dignity of it all for the rocal
nominations rolling along, harvesting solid crop of
Nixon support.
The call to Nebraska and in Mdwestern voice fat
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Politics on Inside Pages

The personalities, the political
the San Francisco contention beng brought you daily
by The Stars Convention Bureau reporters Read
ana other political this and the oLouno pages
The Republicans
Nixons Swift Climb Laid to Salesmanship Page A-3
Father Better, Nixon Rejoining Convention. Page AS
Minor Speech Role Miffs Orator McKeldin. Page A
President Credited With Saving Convention. Page AS
Why Did Eisenhower Decide to Run Again? Page AS
Virginia G. o. p Plans Extensive Drive. Page AT
Official Convention Program Page AT
Partial Text Of Presidents News Conference Page A1O
The Democrats
Nixon and G. o p Riffs Are Stevenson Target Page AS
"Just Popped" Kefauver Rests at Resort Page AS
In the Womens Section
Eisenhower Feted at Centennial Party Page B-1
Evening star., 1956-08-23

suez Conference Ends; United Stotes Il
Join in Notifying Nosser. Poee Al
Evening star., 1956-08-23
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND

INEVF7eNt1 = N1l7oH1NVN1s " a 11e HsuK
LONDON, Aug. 23.-As the
London conference on the Suez
Canal wound up today, sew
eral post-conference questions
are occupying the minds of dele
gates here
The basic question is. OF course,
will there be agreement with
Evening star., 1956-08-23
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WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy tonight, not as cool, low g.
Cloudy. more humid tomorrow, scattered
showers likely. High "a. Full report on
Page A-2)
Midnight IS 6 a.m.---60 II a.m.-71
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a.m.---62 10 a.m.---68 p.m.--73