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The Nome nugget., 1956-08-27
Four Swim Far Enough In Juan de Fuca Strait To Share $2,500 Prize

VICTORIA, B.C. R-Four mar athon swimmers endured the Strait of Juan de Fuca long enough to share $2,500 in prize money yesterday.
 They were denied the right to $4,000 in prizes by the slashing whitecaps which forced them from the strait before they had conquered the 18.3-mile crossing between Victoria and Port Ange- les, Wash.
 Ben Laughren picked up top money, $1,000, for covering the most distance, about 12 miles. He was in the water 10 hr. g min.
 Laughren, hefty Victoria chef, first crossed the strait a week ago, making his 18th attempt.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-27
Governor of Rotary District l5l Is Nome Visitor

Governor of District 151 of Rotary, Ralph A. Bartholomew, accompanied by Mrs. Bartholo- mew, arrived here yesterday for a three-day visit.
 MT. and Mrs. Bartholomew will be guests of honor at a Rotary dinner tonight at 7:30 at the Pioneer Igloo.
 Both MT. and Mrs. Bartholo- mew came to the Territory in 1915 and they now operate the Ireland Transfer and Storage Go. of Ketchikan. They have two children, son who is managing the business while they are on tour of Rotary Clubs in his dis trict, and a married daughter in California.
 He has served as mayor of Ketchikan, councilman and on the planning commission for his home city. He is past president of the Ketchikan Rotary Club and of the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce, He also served in the US. Navy in World War I.
 MT. Bartholomew has the dis function of being the first Alaskan to be appointed as District Gov ernor of District 151 of Rotary which takes in Alaska, the Yukon Territory, western British Colum- bia and northern Washington.
 Another of his varied accom- plishments was being the Alaska representative on the Friendship Train in 1948 from the Pacific Northwest to Germany and Aus tria.
 The committee for tonight's buffet dinner emphasizes that it will start promptly at 7:30 and will cost $3 plate.
 A short business meeting will be held after dinner and a short extemporaneous program has been planned. President Good rich announced today that the meeting tonight will take the place of the regular Thursday noon luncheon.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-27

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., R- President Eisenhower's announce ment that the Soviet Union has resumed nuclear weapons tests possibly including a hydrogen blast-stood today as a challenge to Russia to publicize such tests in advance to reduce danger.
 Besides the challenge to strip away intended secrecy, the an- nouncement at the Presidents va cation headquarters here Sunday also was seen as move to coun- teract recent Russian propaganda suggesting this country's tests of such weapons amount to a threat to world peace.
 Eisenhower made public an Atomic Energy Commission re- port advising him that last Fri day the Soviet Union detonafed "a nuclear device with a yield less than a megaton." "A mega ion blast would have the force equivalent 10 100000 tons of
 TINT.
 And the White House, amplify-
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-27
Father Neil Murphy To Leave Nome Next Month

Father Neil Murphy of the Joseph's Catholic Church, who has been here for about ten years, has announced he will be leaving Nome sometime in September.
 Father Nevue of Fairbanks is to take his place here while Father Murphy will be stationed at Fairbanks.
 Father Nevue has been in Fair banks for about three years and previously was at Sitka.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-27
Mrs. Cora Koenig Dies Of Botulism Poisoning

Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Koenig, 41-year old Kotzebue Es- kimo woman who died of botu- lism poisoning Saturday at the PHS Alaska Native Hospital, will be held in Kotzebue.
 Local arrangements were under the direction of the Mackay Nor tuary.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-27
US. Revelation of Russian Nuclear Tests and Test Site North of India
 Is Challenge to Soviets for Publicity

ing the commission report, said the latest Russian explosion was almost of that caliber-much smaller than the biggest blast so far touched off by the United States.
 That blast at Bikini in 1854 is generally thought to have had a froce of Is to IF megatons, while this years hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific has been unofficially estimated to have had the force of 10 megatons.
 In announcing Soviet resump- tion of tests. Eisenhower said in a statement he wanted to em- phasize again "the necessity for effective international control of atomic energy and such measures of adequately safe guarded disarmament as are now feasible"
 He added: This is goal which the United States has consistently sought and which has received the support of large majority of the members of the United Ma tions."
 The report Eisenhower made public also officially made known for the first time the site of the Russian proving grounds. The re- port to Eisenhower by AEC chair man Lewis I. Strauss said:
 This proving ground. where
 most of the Soviet tests have occurred. is located in south
 west Siberia. north of India. Afghanistan. and Pakistan. and west of China. In addition 10 this area. the Soviets have also utilized the area of the Barenis Sea tpart of the Arctic Ocean) for nuclear testing."
 Mention of the area north of India in this first official dis closure of it's location was signifi- cant in the light of neutralist In dia's criticism of Americas atom ic tests.
 It pointed up that under the Soviet policy of secrecy about such tests, adjacent areas get no advance warning of radioactive "fallout" danger. Strauss noted, on the other hand, that US. tests always have been announced well in advance and that newsmen- both American and foreign-have sometimes been permitted to watch and report the tests.
Evening star., 1956-12-28
EXCLUSIVELY
YOURS
Society Flocks to Benefit;
Adlui Due Here Next Friday
By BETTY BEALE

Not for months. maybe
years, has such an ultra social
gathering turned out for a
film premiere as witnessed
"Seven Wonders of the World"
last evening.
1t had the prestige of the
American Red Cross behind it
and it was for the benefit of
Hungarian relief.
Nothing has had so much
appeal as the gallantry of the
Hungarian people in their re-
sistance to the Soviets.
At any rate. Lowell Thomas
cinerama had quite an audi
ence.
While the Marine Band
played stirring marches out
side Warmers Theater, TV
lights glared into the faces of
each new arrival. The Arch
duke Charles Of Austria and
Princess Yolande stepped out
of a car with Mr.. and Mrs.
David Finley who had enter
tained at dinner before the
show.
Countess Laszlo Szechenyi
(nee Vanderbilt whose late
husband was Hungarian Minis
ter here, arrived with her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Evening star., 1956-12-28

Mrs. Eugene Roberts, Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth and An
thony Ballast, who was a Hun
garian diplomat in the days
when it was a free country.
Former Ambassador to
France and Mrs. David K. E.
Bruce. who also entertained at
dinner, were there, fresh back
from a three-week visit to Rio.
The beautiful Evangeline in a
short dress of red lace topped
by a bottle green velvet coat,
chatted with Mrs. Neil Phillips
and Bill Taylor during inter-
mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss were there, and Mrs.
Arthur Fowler. who gave a
dinner beforehand. Assistant
Secretary of State Walter
Robertson arrived with the
William Mackalls and paused
in the lobby to speak over
Mark Evans microphone.
frankie Mckee Stone, who
is just back from three weeks
on the Austrian Hungarian
border where she helped
escapes to safety, came with
Mrs. Jouett Shouse. Pinned to
her coat collar. Frankie wore
a tiny medal given her "after
bringing my first HUNGARIAN
Evening star., 1956-12-28

through the marshes" Mrs.
Shouse is chairman Of the
Salute to Hungarians' gala
to be held Sunday evening.
Senator and Mrs. Mike Mon
roney and Senator and Mrs.
Paul Douglas attended the
premiere last evening that
raised $4,000.
Others we're Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon, Welfare Secretary
Folsom, the Belgian Ambassa-
dor and Baroness Silvercruys.
the Indian Ambassador and
Mrs. Mehta, Air Chief Of Staff
Gen. Nathan Twining and his
wife. former Secretary of State
and Mrs. Dean Acheson, Mrs.
Chauncey Parker. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney,
Ambassador to Costa Rica and
Mrs. Robert Woodward and
her mother, Mrs. Levi Cooke,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Foley,
the Daniel Bells and the Nor
ris Cafritzes.
Mr.. Thomas, present on the
screen and in person, intro
duced during intermission two
Hungarians freshly arrived
from the Olympics m Aus
tralia. They we're the manager
of the Hungarian Olympic
team and the captain Of the
rowing team.
ADLAI STEVENSON will
pay his first visit to Wash
ington since his defeat when
he arrives here next week for
a meeting on the 4th. 1t will
be the first meeting of the
newly formed, highly contro-
versial Democratic Advisory
Committee that has drawn so
much opposition from Demo-
cratic leaders of the Senate
and House. Mr.. Stevenson
is expected to attend Mrs.
Evening star., 1956-12-28
Cabinet
Daughter
Presented
BY DAISY CLELAND

Miss Ann Brownell, daughter
Of the Attorney General and
Mrs. Herbert Brownell, was
presented to society last eve
ming. And it was a party that
brought back pleasant men,
ories Of two years ago.
Ann made her debut at the
same type Of party as her sis
ter Joan did two years ago, in
the same place, in the same
dress and with the same or.
chestra playing.
The event was a dance at
Anderson House. given by the
Attorney General and Mrs.
Brownell with Rivers Cham.
bers and his orchestra playing
for dancing in the pink mar
BILE ballroom.
The debutante greeted the
several hundred guests with
her parents.
The only decorations used in
Anderson House were two
Christmas trees one on each
side of the receiving line.
Each tree was decorated in
4 different way.
Pink Roses
All the flowers sent to Ann
were used on the trees. That
is with one exception. Ann
carried the bouquet sent by
the President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover of pink sweetheart roses.
Her dress of white silk appli-
qued with lace and fashioned
with cap Sleeves and a boat
shaped neckline had been
worn by Joan at her party.
I'VE call it the deb dress"
said Mrs. Brownell. The only
thing that had to be done to
1t was a bit Of lengthening.
The hostess costume added
the Christmas touch to the
party. She wore a chartreuse
silk f1oor-length gown and red
velvet shoes and purse.
The former Joan Brownell,
who is now the bride of James
Beagan and living in Philadel-
phia, came down for the party
with her husband.
/, Also here for the event was
AIMS cousin. Jane Brownell
of Detroit, who is the daughter
Of the former United States
Commissioner Of Education
and Mrs. Samuel Brownell.
other ut-of-towners were
the Misses Michele Etche-
very, Julia Wharton, Betty
Meade. Sara Bolyard, Carolyn
Pippin and Carol Harris. They
are all staying at the Brown
ellis, and there was a dinner
before the dance for the group
at the Attorney Generals
house.
Pretty. tall and blond, Ann
is a graduate of Orme Ranch
School in Mayer. Ariz.. and is
now attending Swarthmore
College.
Her main interests are
horseback riding, golf and
Evening star., 1956-12-28

working for the Young Re-
publicans
Entertaining at a dinner be-
fore the dance were Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Perrin of Chevy
Chase. They gave a party for
their daughter Gail at their
residence.
Az wellesley
Gail, a graduate Of the Ma
tional Cathedral School for
Girls, and now a student at
Wellesley College. wore a
bouffant aquamarine and
silver dress. She received with
her parents in the living room.
Tables, set for eight. spark
led with gold and silver Christ
mas decorations.
Among the guests were the
Misses Stephanie Anterior,
Melissa Mackenzie, Elizabeth
Virgin, Peggy Sutton, Annie
Laurie Martin, Judy Clapp.
Lillian Meyer and Zay McColl
of New York.
Mrs. Brownell has had her
hands full this month. First
Evening star., 1956-12-28

Eugene Meyers big birthday
party the next evening, which
will draw her friends from all
over the country.
y + \
CHRISTMAS WAS HEC-
TIC for everybody but for
Esther AuchinclosS Putnam it
must have been cataclysmic.
She got ready for Christ
mas, she got married Decem-
ber Is, went to the Homestead
in Hot Springs for a week,
came back to town! and moved
from her Georgetown house
to 2424 Kalorama road. !.
Carleton Putnam, founder and
first president of the Chicago
and Southern Airlines, which
later merged with the Delta
Airlines at which time he be-
came chairman of the board,
has now resigned from the air.
line business. According to
a long-cherished plan he quit
to write. His first book was
about the airline business; now
he's writing his autobiography.
X X \ +
RALPH HILTON, popular
public affairs adviser to the
Assistant Secretary of State
for nter-American Affairs,
sails from New York on the
4th for Paraguay. He will be
No. 2 man at our embassy in
Asuncion, which is headed by
Ambassador Arthur Ageton, a
retired admiral. Asuncion,
says Ralph. is the only place
inland-it's 1000 miles inland
that has the equivalent of
deep sea fishing. The
dorado, a big game fish weigh
ing up to 40 pounds, is caught
in the Paraguayan river.
Evening star., 1956-12-28
Nancy Cusick
Is Hostess.

Mrs. Nancy McEnerney
Cusick entertained at a small
Christmas cocktail party for a
group of her friends in her
Hillyer place home last night.
Among those who were there
were Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
H. Dorsey, Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert Guide. the hostess parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Charles H. Nc
Evening star., 1956-12-28


Enerney;; her brother and
sister-in-law. Mr., and Mrs.
Charles H. McEnerney, ir.:: Mr..
and Mrs. Jean Pierre Gabrielle.
DR.. and Mrs William M. Tribe.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Sirica.
Mr.. and Mrs, Leslie Douglas,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Whittier
Dudley and 1t. Col. and Mrs.
A. j. Boges.
Also circulating among the
guests were the pretty young
hostess two children, 10-year-
old Christie and 8-year-old
Alan.
Evening star., 1956-12-28

there was Joan's wedding,
Christmas and finally the
debut.
Asked how she survived,
Mrs. Brownell laughed and
Evening star., 1956-12-28

said. But I also got out all
the Christmas cards" The At
torney General has an ener-
getic wife and Ann had q
lovely party.
Evening star., 1956-12-28

The reason this William Rosendorf Clearance
Of Furs means much to the women of Washington
Is that every coat, cape, jacket, stole and scarf
is from our regular stocks And you know that the
William Rosendorf collection Of furs is one
Of the finest to be found anywhere So come In
and take advantage of these important savings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

Iabashed confession to reporters
who found him treating a hang
over-with pints Of beer-in his
London fiat.
His television appearance for
the British Broadcasting Corp,
Monday night was an interview
by Malcolm Muggeridge, editor
of the humor magazine Punch
The interview was supposed to
consist of questions and answers
about a play. THE Square Fell
low" which has scored a hit
in London and projected the So
Iyear-old Behan into fame.
Mr.. Muggeridge asked the
questions, but Mr.. Behan's an
swers were indistinct to the
point of indifference. At one
point he nearly slid from his
chair to the floor. Hundreds of
listeners who called the BIC to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
Behon Wasn't Nervous;
He Just Drank oQuort

LONDON. June 20 (R.-Irish
playwright Brendan Behan
cheerfully admitted today that.
as millions of viewers suspected.
he really had a load on the other
night on TV.
II had a bottle of whisky
good Irish whisky-inside me be-
fore ! went to the studios" said
the rumpled. 225-pound former
member of Ireland's 1 terrorist
Republican Army.
They kept me locked in the
place from 5 O'Clock until I went
on the air at 10 o'clock, and
had a few drops of Scotch to
while away the time.
so when we got in front of
the cameras I made an exhibit
ton Of myself"
Mr.. Behan pronounced Bean,
as in lima BEAM made his I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
Cos Bill Lobby
Quiz Faces JAW
By the Associated Press

Senate lobby investigators
have announced that at a public
hearing June % they will look
into the part played by the
United Auto Workers (AFL-
CIO) in the fight against the
vetoed natural gas bill. Walter
P. Reuther, the union president,
will testify.
Another witness will be a rep
resentative Of the Joint Com
mittee Of Consumers and Pro-
ducers Of Natural Gas. It sup
ported the bill to free natural
gas producers Of direct Federal
controls.
Scheduled to testify on June
% is Mayor Robert F. Wagner
of New York City. He was CHAIR
man of the Mayors Committee
on Natural Gas, a group th/t
opposed the legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

explained. But he can apply
again later.
He began serving his sentence
in October. 1854.
Scheduled for release July is
is another Washington gambling
celebrity - Charles e. Nelson,
serving one to three years at
Lorton. Va. on charges Of violat-
ing the gambling laws, officials
said. Hugh F. Rivers, member
of the District Parole Board, ex-
planned this will not be parole,
but time earned for good be-
havior.
Yet another gambling figure,
Emmitt r. Warning, serving a
three-year tax evasion sentence
at Allenwood. Pa, will be eligible
for parole October 81, officials
said. But If not successful in his
parole application effort, he
must serve until February IT,
1858, they explained.
Beard and Warning were con-
victed in the Maryland Federal
Court at Baltimore, while Nelson
was convicted in the District
Court for the United States for
the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
Beard Denied
Federal Parole

Samuel r. Beard, Washington
gambler and convicted income
tax evader. has been denied
parole-although he would have
been eligible today, the Justice
Department said.
This means he will have to
remain some time longer at
Springfield. Mo-. where he is
serving a five-year sentence for
evading $685. 6S in 1914 Federal
income taxes.
Beard will be confined until
June 81. 1958-if he gets time
of for good behavior-unless a
parole application is granted in
the interim, officials said. The
gambler recently applied for pa
role. a hearing was held and his
request denied, the department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20


mans sensational election to the
presidency in 1948 when public
opinion polls predicted his de-
feat.
Referring to Thomas E. Dewey,
Mr.. Truman'S Republican OPP
ponent, the orator said Virgil
may help in describing his
plight:
1.-THE seers saw not your de-
feat, poor soul.
Vain prayers. vain promises
vain Gallup poll"
Mr.. Truman. who had been
shown an English translation,
shook with laughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

protest were told by q spokes-
man:
Mr.. Behan was nervous"
"Nervous?" snickered Mr.. Be-
han. mot a bit of it. You can
put me down as a ham actor If
you like, but I wasn't nervous,
/ was drunk.
please let it be known that
I am sorry-Sorry for the peo-
pie in the show. sorry for the
BIC, sorry for the viewers"
And Mr.. Behan, who served
eight years in British prisons
for his Republican army activi-
ties. concluded the interview
with:
I'VE Irish have always said
about the English that they have
short memories. I hope that's
still true for me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

and ever a pattern of simple
courage
Mr.. Truman smiled, choked
up. and then quickly whipped
out q handkerchief and blew his
nose.
Never, never in my life," he
whispered to a reporter, did /
ever think I'd be a Yank at Ok
ford"
He had explained to CORE
spondents that his fathers
business reverses had prevented
him from going to a university
after a boyhood on Missouri
farm.
Really q Big One
Asked by a reporter how many
honorary degrees he had re-
ceived, Mr.. Truman replied:
MY God, I must have q
couple of dozen. But this is
really a big one"
The auditorium of Oxford's
ancient Sheldonian Theater
rang with applause as the de-
gree was conferred. It swelled
in volume as Mr.. Truman faced
"a crimson-robed professors in
the packed auditorium and
flashed a broad smile,
''I've attended a lot Of these
conventions" said an old pro-
fessor after the house became
quiet. II don't remember when
there was ever so much applause.
Mr.. Truman is very popular in
this country"
Mrs. Truman, sitting several
rows behind her husband, also
wiped the tears out of her eyes.
But the ceremony wasn't all
serious.
Orator ArOuses Laughter
The public orator, Thomas R.
Higham, speaking in Latin,
reused round of loud laughter
when he referred to Mr.. Tru-
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Electricity Better

SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-The
electric motor, converting into
service about 80 per cent of the
energy supplied to it, is generally
rated up to five times more eff
cient than the steam engine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
YOUNG Eyes Faulty

PHILADELPHIA. - About %
OF every 100 persons under the
age of 81 years are found to
have defective eyesight in some
degree.
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Truman, in Tears, Gets
Honorary Oxford Degree
BY EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

OXFORD England, 20 (P.-Harry S. Truman who
college, today received honorary degree
from Oxford the worlds most distinguished universities
filled the of the United States president
when Lord Halifax chancellor of the university conferred the
degree Of doctor Of civil laws with this euogy
Of allies direct your speech and your writings
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rotest were told by a spokes-

THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Alt
WEDNESDAY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

The public orator, Thomas R.
Higham, speaking in Latin,
reused a round of loud laughter
when he referred to Mr.. Tru-
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STAR DUST

CALCULATED RISK The color photos on the had
to be sent to the plant June At that time
there could be certainty who would play In the Sar
Came neither the of the two teams twho
pick the pitchers) the fans (who pick the eight
starterS had done their picking SO, If we wanted to
have An-Star (which did. we had to take
what the military calls calculated risk The calcu
ang done by Star Sports Writer Francis Sann who
decided that barring accident Illness Robin Roberts
Waly Post and Duke Snider about as reasonable
acmies Of cnches as were to be found In the
National League OF could have played 1t safer
by picking Mickey Mantle but figured Washington
fans would enjoy getting from the American League
for change Naturally hope both calculations prove
correct And hope too that you'll find B0sebdUS Best
ShosO page 81 as interesting we did
IMPRESSED. Youth has disadvantages, as well
advantages To illustrate this point take the experience
25year-old Serge GaStyne the airman composer
whose story told g. After his newest symphony
Lille Lumere, presented in Cincinnati earlier this
year. the audience broke into wild applause and shouted
for Arman de GaStyne to appear He started to walk
stage, but determined policeman stopped him. But
I'm the composer the airman protested I'm impressed"
said the policeman newspaper photographer convinced
the policeman and the composer finally got on stage and
took his bows.
FAMILY TREE Airman de Gastyne S carrying a
family tradition Of contributing to the arts His father
painter, his mother author and his grandfather
a famous French motion picture producer.
NO. IT'S NOT Explaining why he has waited eight years
to become American citizen, Composer de GaStyne
has this philosophical Il not responsible for
being Frenchman-or a Catholic. 1 born both.
But when you adopt a different nationality it
that you have to accept the whole thing and be
first before becoming by law. It's not like changing
your shirt you know!"
NEXT SUNDAY Rowing Eyes for Beauties story of man
who big black with the names addresses and
vital statistics of than TOO of the gamorous
girls in the Washington area.