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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01

Washington found thousands OF
motorists wildly honking their
car horns and pedestrians toot-
ing little tin horns.
Extra Police Idle
A scant five minutes earlier,
streets and sidewalks alike were
virtually deserted. Cars were
so scant that the extra police
idling at intersections were let
ting people walk against the
traffic signals.
A movie box Office girl re-
ported business slow. Were the
patrons CHEEKY or otherwise?
Otherwise" she firmly asserted
One of the downtown police
men stationed just outside a
night spot had a similarly gloomy
report. why they're all coming
out SOBER" he said.
At precisely 1883 pm. a car
dragging tin cans and displaying
a Just Married" sign roared
past 18th and F streets cheered
on by the gathering crowd.
Though cold, the weather was
ideal for the holiday. Clear skies
gave assurance that neither rain
nor snow would add to the haz-
ards of driving.
Work Overtime
City, county, State and Fed
eral police worked overtime and
in augmented shifts to mini
mize hazards resulting from
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Russians Working
On Atomic Icebreuker

MOSCOW, Dec. al (P.--TwoI
leading Soviet scientists said to-
day Russian designers are work.
ing on an icebreaking vessel
powered by atomic engines.
B. Golubtsov and L. Khitrin.
members of the Soviet Academy
of Sciences. wrote in the Moscow
newspaper Evening News that,
designers also are busy on plans
for miniature radio broadcasting
units powered by atomic bat-I
tprins
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New Anacostia
Freeway Work
To Begin in s.
Details for Six-Lune
Route On East Side
OF River Outlined
By GEORGE BEvERIDGE


Details of the Districts first
true bypass highway, the 81
mile, $19.9 million Anacostia
freeway, were made public by
city officials yesterday.
Construction Of the four and
six-lane iimited-access freeway,
to follow the east side of the
Anacostia River entirely within
city limits, Will be started some-
time during 1856.
The route. construction and
cost details we're disclosed in a
report from the engineering
consulting firm of Baker-Wib-
berley, Inc, Of Hagerstown. Md
The new freeway will be a
dual-purpose road. One func-
ton will be to give trucks and
other Washington bypass traffic
a straight, unobstructed shot
from the new Potomac bridge at
Jones Point. Alexandria, to new
superhighways north of the city
in Maryland.
Primary Function Described
Its other-and really primary
function will be to ease bridge
and street traffic in one OF the
city's fastest growing and most
congested sections, the sprawl
ing Anacostia Prince Georges
County area.
From the new East Capitol
street bridge and Kenilworth
avenue on the north. the freeway
will follow the Anacostia south
ward, making connections with
the Pennsylvania avenue, Elev-
enth street and South Capitol
bridges the freeway will extend
street bridges the freevay will
extend along the east side OF
South Capitol street and Over
look avenue, cross Oxon Run bay,
and end at the District line. From
that point south, Maryland will
build short connection to the
Jones Point bridge.
At the freeway's northern ter
minus, Kenilworth avenue al
ready is under construction as
a four-lane divided highway to
connect with the Washington
Annapolis freeway and the Bal
timore- Washington parkway just
beyond the District line. The
Kenilworth avenue job will be
completed this year.
J. N. Robertson. District high
way director, is requesting 81
million in the forthcoming budg-
ct to begin acquiring land and
to construct the first Of 81 ex-
pensive freeway oyerpasses and
other structures.
Time Schedule Estimated
He said 1t was his intention
to finish the freeway construc-
ton 'in about three years, and
certainly by the time the new
Jones Point bridge is completed. "
The consultarits figured that
about 10 per cent of the traffic
to use the freeway would be
trucks.
The freeway and Jones Point
bridge would permit them and
other through traffic to get from
U, S. Route ! and Shirley high
way in Virginia to the Mary
land roads north of the Capital
without crossing the Potomac
into Washington. as they must
do now.
Mr.. Robertson, emphasized,
however, that his main interest
In the freeway was to permit
better use of the Anacostia River
Continued on Page AS, Col. l
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jured. 1t was Japan's worst re-
corded New Years tragedy.
There were conflicting reports
on what caused the damned
mass OF worshipers to break in
terror from the Koyasu Shrine.
major Shinto place of worship
at this seaport, 267 miles north
west OF Toyko on the Sea OF
Japan.
Some said a 6-foot ancient
stone wall on high ground had
collapsed and the stones hurled
down on the worshipers below.
others said a single worshiper
slipped and fell down a steep
stairway leading to the altar OF
the open-air shrine.
Thousands Of Bells Ring
The tragedy struck as thou
sands of temple bells all over
Japan were ringing In the New
Year and hundreds of thousands
damned the Shinto shrines
thanking thier gods for bumper
crops and praying for good Tor
tune in 1856.
At the Koyasu Shrine, ABOUT
100 worshipers we're kneeling be-
fore the altar with heads bowed
and hands clasped in prayer
when the disaster struck. police
said.
Hundreds were standing on
1.-THE platform before the altar.
Thousands pressed behind
down a series Of stairs leading
from the altar. along a paved
Ipassageway and out all the way
ito the main gate Of the shrine
They were waiting their turn to
worship at the small open-air
ALTAR.
Suddenly the packed mass OF
humanity moved in a wave OF
terror. Shrieks rent the air. Men
women and children fell under
the trampling feet.
Rock Wall Crumbles
Screaming with fright. hun
Idreds around the platform fought
toward the narrow stairway
pushing against the crowd which
at the start of the stampede still
was surging forward. :.
The ancient rock wall beside
the stairway crumbled. Whether
Its collapse had set off the stam-
pede or the showing mass OF
humanity had collapsed the wall
was not clear.
National police said at least
$50 persons were crushed to death
near the altar and on the TOP
stairway. The others were tram
piled along the passage leading
to the shrine, which stands or
high ground.
The draped bodies of the dead
were placed at the entrances and
the bereaved families came tc
claim them there.
The solemn good feeling OF
the New Year gave Way to
sorrow.
One police spokesman said the
rock wall apparently gave way
during the stampede and did not
start the rush, as first believed
A major investigation was begun
The tragedy recalled Japan's
1854 New Years Day, when II
persons were killed and many
were crippled in a similar stam-
Ipede outside the emperor's pal
ace in Tokyo.
1t was the second major dis
aster in four months for Niigata
A l00-acre wind-whipped fire
destroyed virtually the entire
center of the city of 900 on
| October 1.
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from monJnS OF nuntlHg anu
Senator johnson looked At and
that lie ahead.
In resumfng active leadership
on the Senate floor, Senator
johnson will observe few SIM
pile rules, such as regulating the
number of daily work hours. and
taking an occasional break of
two or three days away from
the Capitol.
Senator Clements. Democrat
of Kentucky. who filled in as
leader in the closing weeks OF
the last session will continue
as assistant leader.
Senator johnson said he will
call a meeting of the Democratic
Policy Committee soon after the
session starts to list the order in
which pending legislation is to
he taken up. He will not call the
committee together until his staff
has had time to analyZe the
recommendations President Eli
isenhower makes in his state
Iof the Union message Thursday
The Senator said he will SUBJ
init to the committee his own
Il3-point program. which he out
lined at Whitney. Tex, on Mo-
Ivember 81. together with the
Presidents recommendations and
a list of the major bills already
reported from Senate commit
tees. From these three sources
the committee will pick the bills
on which the Senate will work
in the early weeks of the session,
Before returning to WASH
lington. Senator Johnson was
examined by one of his doctors
lin Atlanta, and last week he
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turn over q new leaI. UuIOr-
tunately the best one can say
is that If 1856 shapes UP as one
of the most dismal years in
French political history it isn't
entirely the peoples fault.
In fact. the closing moments
of the prediction campaign
have. If anything. only empha-
sized the hopeless dilemma of
the individual French voter. The
crescendo of appeals from 1881
politicians fighting over 594
seats in the new National As
sembly has done nothing to
clarity the issues between which
the people must make their
choice.
The major leaders have done
little better.
Still Plugging
Winding up the final round Of
meetings in his home district Of
Louviers. former Premier
Mendes-France is still plugging
away hard at the issue of North
Africa-the one subject Of in
ternational significance to have
emerged from the campaign.
A year ago Mr.. Mendes-France
himself was ousted from Office
over the North African issue.
His thesis today is: Only a gov
eminent headed by mis- left Of
center Republican Front would
be capable of re-establishing
order in Frances troubled over
seas territories.
In his own Jura district at
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Germans to Train Here

BONN, Dec. 81 (Pl. - West
Germany is sending 40 officers
and sergeants in uniform to the
United States tomorrow for spe-
cial military training,
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globe-trotting or fence-mending
lat home, three issues-farn1 re-
lief. taxes and foreign aid-stand
out as major points of contro-
Iversy.
But as both parties seek to
build a record on which they can
vie for votes next November.
there will be verbal skirmishing
on many other questions, includ-
ling civil rights, immigration.
public versus private power de-
|velopment, social security and
disaster insurance.
The session probably will last
seven months. adjourning in
time to let the members attend
the Democratic convention in
Chicago August Is, and the Re-
publican gathering a week later
in San Francisco.
Since this is a continuation
of the same Congress which met
last year, both houses will get
down to serious business within
IA few days on bills left over from
the August 2 adjournment.
To Be Little Fanfare
But the opening sessions Of
the House and Senate Tuesday
will be routine and without fam
fare. Each chamber is expected
to recess after passing the per-,
functory resolutions. fixing the
daily meeting hour and appoint
ling q committee to notify the
President that the two houses
are ready to receive his annual
message on the state Of the
onion.
No Joint session win be neces-
sary since President Eisenhower
has decided not to deliver his
message in person. 1t will be
read by the clerks in both
houses Thursday.
This will be followed within .
week or two by the budget mes
sage and the annual report on
the country's economic outlook.
The jockeying for political adj
vantage which occurs in any
election year will be accentuated
by the fact that, as in 1855, the
Democrats control Congress
while the Republicans administer
the Executive branch.
But the division is still close
in both houses and Republican
leaders are predicting that this
will make compromises necessary
on most major legislation.
Division by Party Noted
AS the session gets under way,
the House will consist of $50
Democrats and 203 Republicans.
with 2 former Democratic seats
vacant. One resulted from the
death of Representative Vera
Buchanan of Pennsylvania. which
will not be filled by special cleo
Ition until January "a. The other
will result from the resignation
tomorrow of Representative Sid
Iney A. Fine of New York. to be-
come a State judge.
A third House vacancy. caused
by the death Of Representative
John D. Dingell, Democrat Of
Michigan, has been filled by elec-
ton of his son. John D.. jr.. who
will be sworn in Tuesday. About
IL years ago young Mr.. Dingell
was a House page. running err
rands for some of the veteran
lawmakers with whom he now
will serve.
The Senate still stands at 40
Democrats and AZ Republicans.
with no vacancy to be filled on
opening day.
The battle over q new farm
bill, to lift the sagging income
of this large segment of the
population, will start in the SEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01
Chill Young 1856 Arrives
Amid TumuIt and Sorrow
Mixture Of Prayers and Celebrations
Greets Birth Of New Yeur in Areu

The New 1885, bringing strange mixture Of happi-
rode in cold wave to be greeted both
with tumult and prayer.
For most this time of celebration. For was
time of bitter sadness stemmng largely from tragedy on the
highways For all, it a time of hope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01
Pope Names Patron

VATICAN CITY. Dec. 81 (E1.
Pope Plus XII has named the
Apostle Matthew patron saint of
bookkeepers.
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Johnson Beck, Ready
For Major Activity

Senate Majority johnson Of Texas who suffered
returned to washington Yesterday with
approval of his to resume major activity
With MS weight streamlined. and wearing healthy tan
of hunting and walking under Texas sunshine
johnson fit and for the legislative battles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01
III Are Killed
In Stampede at
Japan Shrine
IS Others Injured
When TrornpIed by
10000 WorshiPefs>

NIIGATA. Japan. Sunday
Jan. / up. - Thirty thousand
New Years worshipers stam-
peded five minutes after mid
night at a famed Shinto shrine
and police working into the day.
light hours today already had
recovered 1l2 bodies.
Dozens of worshipers still were
missing. Seventy-five were in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01
French Campaign Ends
On Note Of Optimism
But Outlook After Election Appears
Not AS Good AS at Present Time
By CROSBY S. MOVES
European Correspondent Of the star

PARIS 3l-The French election campaign ended to-
night of New Year optimism which, usual bears
little practical relation to the outlook for the future
Seaud nice to think that the French people after
day ecoveu their celebrating and with their
resolutions firmly in mndQd go the polls Monday and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01
3 E|ection-Year Issues
for Congress
Session Opens.
TuesdoyWith
Heavy Slate
BY J. A. oLEARY

The 84th Congress reconvenes
at noon Tuesday for a session
that promises to become a dress
rehearsal for the Fall elections.
AS the lawmakers trek back to
Washington after i've months Of
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Thousands made their way to
churches throughout the Metro
politan area. while others cele-
brated in the festive atmosphere
of homes and night spots.
The precise moment of the
New Years arrival in downtown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01

Picture on Poge All
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Imporfont District bills viii come be-
fore new session Of Congress. Story
on Page ALI.
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Picture on Pose "A.
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WEATHER FORECAST

Fair today, high around 40. Some cloudi-
ness and somewhat warmer tomorrow.
Gull report on Page A-2D
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Hourly Temperatures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
roman holiday
alscaNs radiant! this
1909 cIsrOsssspssss rOnsan
striped jersey scasIbes
- 1923

Exciting as a Roman candle! Stun
ming Roman stripes, with their bril-
lance permanently locked in through
wash and wear, thanks TO Chrom-
spun's yarn dye. Studs 1t. drip 1t dry,
no ironing ever! A knock out here
now off resorting .. come spring
and summer! Coral or blue tones pre-
dominating. 1920, l4h-22k.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22

Budget Dresses-3rd Floor, Meszdntne,
Washington; End Floor, Silper Spring
\ and PARKington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-12
BY BURTON HAWKINS

Dangling Jim Lemon unloaded
a pair of successive home runs
against Dave Sisler last night
at Griffith Stadium to spark the
Senators to 6-1 victory over
Boston. Pedro Ramos restricted
the Red Sox to seven hits. in
Guiding Ted Williams 18th
homer, to pitch his 10th win be-
fore a crowd of 1898
Lemon, who boosted his home
run production to 10. socked his
homers on his first two trips and
had a shot at becoming the Sec
ond Washington player in mod
ern baseball history to blast three
in one game However, he struck
out and popped out in other APP
pearances.
Goose GoSlin is the lone Sem
ator ever to hit three homers in
one game and that was accom-
plished on the road. Joe DiMag-
gio was the only player ever to
crash three at Griffith Stadium,
all before the new seats were
erected In left and centerfield,
where Lemon deposited his.
The Red SoX. running on a
treadmill in an attempt to close
ground on the Yankees. who lost
earlier in the day. have lost eight
Of II games with the Senators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-12
TERRY ROUTED AS a ERRORS HURT
Mantle Blasts 10th Homer
But Orioles 7 axe los Win

NEW YORK. Aug. IL Up
Nantes 10th homer with
two men on base wasn't enough
to save the Yankees today as the
Orioles bombed the league lead
ers. 1915. with an 11-hit attack
Four YANKEE errors contributed
to the downfall Of Rookie Ralph
Terry. who beat Boston Monday
in his major-league debut. Tito
Francona weighed in with his
ninth homer in the third and also
collected two singles.
When Mantle slugged Skinny
Browns 81 pitch into the upper
rightheld stands with Billy Hun.
ter and Norm Siebern on base
in the seventh, IL was his first
home run off Baltimore pitching
this season.
Nantes homer put him IL
games ahead Of Babe Ruth's rec
ord pace Of 1927 when he hit so.
The Yankee centerfelder hit his
40th in game No. 100. Ruth in
No. 100. The three runs bstted
in boosted his season total to l0i
The ball game was all but lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-12
Lemon Slams Pair
In Seats as Ramos
Tops Red Sox, 81

who snapped a three-game los
ing streak.
Ramos, 21-year-old Cuban,
walked only one and struck out
one as he went the distance for
the first time since May /, when
he edged Cleveland. 80.
The victory was Ramos fourth
over the Red Sox-more than
any other hurler has turned in
against them.
The Senators accumulated only
six hits off Sisler, the loser,
George Susce and Tom Hurd, but
they damned five of them into
their run production, with only
Ed Yost's first-inning single be-
ing wasted.
Lemon propelled the Senators
into the lead in the second in
ming when he slammed homer
into the new seats in center.
The Senators picked up another
run in the inning after Herb
Plews singled, Tony Roig walked,
Ramos sacrificed and Yost
walked. PleWS scored when
Whitley Herzog forced Yost at
second.
Lemon doomed another solo
homer into the leftfield seats
with two out and none aboard in
See SENATOR'S, Page C-3
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before Mantle hit into the seats,
for Baltimore took advantage of
three singles of Terry and err
rors by Bill Skowron and Hank
Bauer TO score three in the first
inning. Franconas HON I
boosted the lead to 40. and
they chased Terry with another
three-run blast in the fifth. The
Orioles added another off Rip
Coleman in the sixth.
The Yanks had Just broken
through for their first run in
the seventh on Tommy CAROLS
single and Hunters double when
Mantle homered. following a
walk TO Siebern.
Baltimore got two OF the runs
back in the eighth off Maury
McDermott. who originally was
slated TO work tomorrow's SER
ond game Billy Gardeners single
with the bases loaded drove in
Jim Pyburn and Dick Williams
McDermott hit an inside-the-
park homer with nobody on in
the ninth.
Brown held the Yanks TO seven
hits to make his record 81,
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Totals 33 10 = y Totals 3nII2T1l
Popped up for Acker in 5th.
Hanned for Black in eth.
8 Grounded out for Fowler in 9th.
Cincinnati O0l O0o nu5-3
Milwaukee oO3 OIo Iov-H
Runs-Post, Bailey. JablonSki. OCon-
nell. Logan, Aaron ca, Mathews Ad-
ccock; Runs batted in-Temple, Post.
Mcmillan, Adcoek 90. Mathews ca
IWo-base hits-JablonSki (1l. Aaron.
BrHton; Home runs-Post, Mathews Ad
COCK. Sacritice-Logan Sacrifice fly
Mcmillan. Double playS-McMilan 10
Temple to kluszewski: Jablonski 10 Bal
ley to kluSzewski; O'Connell to Logan
e, Adcock 60; Mathews to OConneii to
snIacock Left on oases-Clncinnati, :.
Milwaukee, ). Bases on balls-Of jeff
coat. /; off Acker, =" of Fowler. l of
SPAIN, ,. Struck out-By Jeifeoat. /:
Hits-of eticoat. = in 3 innings lpitched
10 10 one IN 4th): of Acker. o in | inning:
on Black, in = innings: of Fowler
< IN INNINGS. Runs and earned runs
81 81 Je1eoat, - of Acker. 90: of
~ Winning pitcher SPAIN Ts-ai.
Losing pltcner-Jecoat CD, Time
10 Attendance-45 OO3
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Colo Keeps Nashua Out Of Race;
Braves Turn Back Reds Bid 6-3
Spain Boosts
Lead, Aided
By 2 Homers

The Braves triumph, their
seventh in IL meetings with Gin
cinnati, left them with a 1l2-
game lead over Brooklyn and a
two-game margin over the Reds.
The 35-year1old SPAIN, whose
career record over Cincinnati
now is 37-13, held the heavy
hitting Redlegs in check until
the ninth. when they scored two
runs. one of them on Wally
Posts goth home run.
Mathews clobbered pitch by
Hal Jetfcoat AIS feet over the
right-center bleacherS with one
on in the third. 1t was his 25th
of the season. Adcock hit his
18th of the year and fourth in
the last six games with nobody
aboard in the fifth off Joe Black.
The Braves reached Jeffcoat
for two runs in the first inning
and chased him with another
tWo-run outburst in the fourth.
Danny O'Connell set the
Braves attack in motion in the
first with leadoff single to shall
low left-center. Hank Aaron's
single and a walk to Mathews.
loaded the bases. and Adcock
drove in Logan and Aaron with
a hit to left.
The RedlegS got a run back in
the third on Ray Jablonski's two
base hit down the leftfeld foul
line and Johnny Temples single
Mathews blast, which landed
between the bleachers and the
Scoreooard, catapulted the Braves
INTO a Al lead in the third. IT
came after Aaron had doubled
on the fence in right-center.
Adcock found the range in the
NTH off Black. third of four Gin
clnnati pitchers, and a single to
right by Mathews netted the
Braves final run in the seventh.
The Redlegs generated last
dltch threat in the ninth, get
ting three consecutive hits off
SPAIN before he could retire the
side.
game.