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Evening star., 1956-03-18
By JACK HARING

Two former Washington wom-
en- have scored what could be
their crowning achievement in
the tennis world almost 20 years
after their peak activity In the
sport, and after bearing and
rearing three children apiece.
The remarkable duo is Mrs
Walter M. Mahony, jr., OF
Chappaqua. N. Y, and Mrs. vii.
liam G. Symmers Of Old Green
wich, Conn. The two live Is miles
apart.
Mrs. Mahony is the former
Margo Lee, daughter of Mrs.
Casenove Lee, 3542 Newark
street NV, while Mrs. Summers
is the former Anne Ellis. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Gould Lincoln, wife
of The Stars dean of political
writers.
After a lengthy lull in their
tennis careers while getting their
families started, the pair has
come back in recent years to
gain national stature for the first
time as a doubles team.
No. 2 Nationally
This year they broke into the
United States Lawn Tennis AS
sociation'S national rankings fol-
the first time by being awarded
the No. 9 rating for their per-
formances during 1855.
The national ranking was the
outgrowth largely of the team!
performance in last years Ma.
tional Doubles tournament al
Longwood, near Boston, where
they reached the quarter finals
competing mostly against WON.
en- 10 to 20 years younger.
For the last two years they
have been ranked the No.
team for their area by the East.
ern Lawn Tennis Association al
Evening star., 1956-03-18
REACHING PEAK AFTER 20 YEARS
Two Find Mothers Place
Is on the 7 ennis Court

the result of fine performances
lin New York and New England
tournaments.
AS Mrs. Mahony says. that's
pretty good "for a couple o1
veterans" And they don't in
tend to rest on their laurels
Both have been practicing or
indoor courts during the winter
months to seek more honors this
summer.
Won Chevy Chase Title
During their heyday in the
Washington area, both won the
Chevy Chase Club women's sin
giles title. Mrs. Mahony scored
first in 1888 and repeated in
1910, Al and AZ. Her sweep
was spoiled in 1889 by Mrs
Summers, who defeated her dou-
bles partner in the finals. 46
rs, 8E6.
Mrs. Mahony also won the Dis
trict singles title during that
period and the two combined
to take the District doubles
crown. They also were members
of the Sears Cup team for the
Washington Baltimore Virginia
area.
Both women are alumnae ol
Vassar, with Mrs. Mahony mar.
ried to a senior editor of Read.
er's Digest. while Mrs. Sym.
mers' husband is a graduate O.
the University of Virginia Law
School and member of the New
York law firm of Dow & Sym
mers. Mrs. Mahony's eldest chilli
is IL, while Mrs. Symmers' eldes
is 9.
AS the two women prepare
for another big season, Mrs
Lincoln says her daughter re-
ports that their biggest problem
is not getting around on tht
courts. but finding baby sitter
! so they can get to the courts.
Evening star., 1956-03-18
District AAU DIVING
Slated Friday at MRS

The District AAU highboard
diving championships for men
and women will be held at 8
pm. Friday at the Naval Receiv-
ing Station in Anacostia.
Entries will close Wednesday
with Bill Armstrong at the Am
bassador Hotel Swimming Club.
Entry fee will be SO cents. Only
amateur athletes registered with
the District AAU are eligible.
Evening star., 1956-03-18
IWomen's Tournament
IBeqins Tomorrow

The Recreation Departments
women's basketball champion
ship tournament opens tomorrow
with two games in Roosevelt
High gym. C&P Plant meet:
Buships at z pm. and Civil Aero
Inautics plays C&P Commercial
lat 8.
Four more firSt-round game:
will be played Wednesday night
at Western High School, with
semifinals the following Monday
at Jefferson Junior High and the
finals Wednesday. March %, al
Jefferson.
Evening star., 1956-03-18
Former Gridder Dies

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Mar.
~ P).-Joseph F. Cain. so, who
played halfback on the Holy
Cross football team in 1914 and
1915, died yesterday of a heart
attack after a long walk home
through a snowstorm.
Evening star., 1956-03-18
Browns Sian Linemen

CLEVELAND. Mar. II R.-
Two defensive linemen. Don
Colo and Bob Gain, today be-
came the first veterans of the
Browns to sign 1856 contracts.
Evening star., 1956-03-18
CHURCH LEAGUE
CHAMPIONS

Leagues whose seasons have
been completed:
JUNIOR HIGH AND INTERMEDIATE
Silver Spring YMCA
Evening star., 1956-03-18
ICeItics Triumph
In NBA PIayoff;;
.HawksAIsoWin

BOSTON, Mar. II tR.-Bos-
ton defeated Syracuse. 1903
today on Bob Cousy's court
wizardry and superior fire power
in the first game Of their East
ern Division playoffs of the Ma
tional Basketball Association.
The Celtics, who had held a
10-point advantage from the
half. erupted in the final period
to outscore the helpless visitors
1921.
The second playof game Will
be in Syracuse Monday night
with third slated for Boston
if needed in the best-of- three
series. :
The winner viii meet Phila-
delphia, the division leader.
Cousy scored 20 points and
did everything possible with q
basketball as 5,446 Boston Gar
den spectators and a national
television audience looked on.
The Celtics entered the final
period leading 80-72 after the
Mats Dick Farley scored on q
55-foot set shot as the thirc
lperiod buzzer sounded.
From that point, Cousy ano
rookie Jim Loscutoff combined
efforts to push the count to 91-7t
and the Bostonians were running
wild.
Following Cousy, Bill Sharmar
scored 20 points and Loscutoff II
for the Celts. Ed Conlin scored
81 and Schayes 18 for the
visitors.
l. ST. LOUIS, Mar. II (R.-
Smelling playoff money. the st
Louis Hawks made an amazing
comeback from 10 points behine
and beat the Minneapolis Lakers
tonight, 116-115, in the first game
of their National Basketball AS
sociation Western Division play.
iloff.
l Down 10 points late in thu
the first half and 1850 at half.
time, the Hawks fought back ir
a tooth and nail struggle tc
finally gain a 95-95 tie with I'll.
left on two free throws BY
Charley Share.
Things got hectic after tht
Hawks took the lead for good
101-100, but they held on. Polio,
were called when Minneapolis
Coach John Kundla made a pro.
test to Referees Mendy Rudolph
and Arnie Heft, which was al.
lowed. The game was resumed
after flve-minute delay but &
Laker pass went awry.
Bob Petit, the NBA's tor
scorer, led the scoring with 2:
points as the Hawks set a new
team record with a 71-point sec.
ond half.
AL Ferrari added 2 for st
Louis and Vern Mikkelsen anc
little Slater Martin 19 each fol
the Lakers.
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Gruenther Called
Possible Nominee

WINSTON = SALEM. N. c.,
April IA tP,.-Representative
Chatham, Democrat of North
Carolina, said last night Gen.
Alfred Gruenther, retiring SUI
preme commander of North At
lantic Treaty Organization
forces. could be" the Demo-
cratic presidential nominee in
the event of an Impasse between
Adlal Stevenson and Senator
Kefauver.
In a statement issued here Mr..
Chatham predicted that Gen.
Gruenther would be completely
available for the nomination.
Mr.. Chatham described the gen.
eral as a "well-equipped man
and definitely presidential tim
Der. ''
III go for the Democratic
nominee, of course" MI Chat
ham declared, but you can't
tell what will happen
A member Of the House For
eign Affairs Committee. Nh.
Chatham started a Gruenther
presidential boom several weeks
ago when the general appeared
before the committee. Nj. Chat
ham told the committee at the
time that Gen. Gruenther was
wonderful presidential mate
rial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14
Negro Student Causes
Uproor at RocioI Debate

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, April IA
(Pl.-Bitter remarks directed at
Gov. Marvin Griffin of Georgia
by a Negro student threw a
Harvard Law School debate on
segregation into an uproar last
night.
The incident occurred during
a discussion period that followed
a debate between Gov. Griffin
and Attorney General Jacob K.
Javits of New York State under
the auspices of the Harvard
school.
The student, who identified
himself as Seyoum Haregot, an
Ethiopian. said to Coy. Griffin
The United States Informa-
ton Service and you tell us that
you are a peaceful Nation. After
hearing your speech tonight
can find nothing to justify that.
DO you think, after listening
to you. l should go back to my
people and say that we should
go along with your side :. when
down in your part tof the coun-
try they call us "niggers'?"
Gov. Griffin said only: Il think
you've gone a little too far"
The student then attempted to
continue, but a rising murmur
from the audience upset him and
he fled up an aisle of the Rindge
Tech High School auditorium as
some $500 law school faculty
members, students and their
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Bank in Mississippi
Robbed of SIS 900

FLORA. Miss, April IA (P).-
Three masked white youths.
brandishing shotgunS, robbed
the Bank OF Flora of about $685.
900 today and fed in waiting
automobile.
F d. Simpson. ST., president
of the bank, said the three en-
tered the bank about S:15 am
and tied up the janitor.
A few minutes later, Mr.
Simpson and Mrs. c. w. Shan
non. assistant cashier. entered.
The bandits tied up Mrs. Shan
non and forced Mr.. Simpson To
open the vault.
The gunner scooped up about
$4,000 in currency, bound Mr.
Simpson and fed.
Detective 1t. Ed Brown of the
Jackson Police Department said
an automobile believed used by
the gunner was found aban-
doned later.
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guests, many Of them women,
applauded or Missed.
Scores of police were detailed
throughout the auditorium dur
ing the three-hour session, but
the remarks Of the student
caused only minor disturbance.
The audience previously punctu-
ated statements by Gov. Griffin
and Mr.. Javits with frequent APP
plause.
Gov. Griffin. in his debate re-
dashed the Supreme
Courts segregation decisions as
a 'palpable and deliberate
usurpation' Of States rights"
mo court" he said, has au-
thority to settle the controversy,
This dispute is determinable only
by the people themselves. speak
ing through their legislative
bodies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14
Observance to Mark
Lincoln Assassination

The 9lSt anniversary of the
assassination Of Abraham Lin
coin will be observed at 2:3C
pm. tomorrow in Ford's Thea
ter, 51l Tenth street NV.
Raymond Davis, assistant to
the Secretary of the Interior.
will speak on Lincoln in Wash
ington" at the program. spon-
sored by the National Park
Service and the Lincoln Group
of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14
BIuecher, Stain Victim,
'RehobiIitoted' by Soviets

MOSCOW, April IA lPJ.-The
Soyiets have officially rehabili-
tated the memory of Marshal
Vastly Bluecher and seven other
military leaders purgcd by Stain
in the '30s.
Bluecher, who under the
pseudonym OF Gen. Galen was
military adviser TO Chinas Cen
eraliSsimo Chang Kai-shek in
the l920s, was later the com
mander of all Soviet forces in
the Far East.
Bluecher sat on the court that
condemned Marshal Mikhall
Tukhachevsky and seven others
to death in June, 1897, In 1888
Bluecher disappeared.
The Soviet magazine Cues
tons of History yesterday de-
scribed Bluecher and other
purged military leaders as men
who had contributed in no
small degree to the strengthen
ing OF the Red Army and its
successful operations.
Distortions Charged TO Stain
Questions of History charged
Stain with despotic rule and dis
tortion Of history. particularly
history. The magazine
said Soviet historians must now
restore historical truth.
The persons listed besides
Bluecher to be restored included:
Andrei Bubnov. a civil war
leader later commisSar OF edu-
cation. arrested in 1897 and eX-
lied. He recently was freed and
returned to Moscow, one Of the
few purge victims to survive.
v. A. Antono$- Oyseyenko, the
man who led the storming of the
Winter Palace IN Petrograd NOV
Leningrad) during the revolution
and whom Anastas Mikoyan re-
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RieseI's Sight
Found Fudino

NEW YORK. April Il iPl.-
Doctors say labor columnist
Victor Riesel's eyesight Is FADING
and the next several days will
be crucial in a fight to save his
sight.
An unidentified asSailant
dashed Sulphuric acid into Mr..
RleSel'S eyes in the early morn
ing hours of April 5. Mr.. RE
sci. whose newspaper column is
nationally Syndicated. had Just
left a Broadway restaurant.
The columnist, who is Al.
blamed the attack on his news
paper and radio blasts at union
racketeers.
A medical bulletin issued last
night at st. Clare's Hospital
said: There were. regrettably,
signs of repression in Mr. Rie-
sells ability 20 distinguish bed
side visitors"
The bulletin. issued after a
consultation among four doc
tors. continued
The next several days are
highly critical ones in the fight
to save Victor Riesel's sight.
1T must be borne IN mind
that Mr.. Riesel suffered severe
burns of the eyeballs and IN
sides of the lids and that there
was evidence of deep penetra-
ton Of the acid upon initial ex-
animation
This immediate period, how
ever. is one III which many dan
gerous complications may still
develop. Mr.. Riesel is under day
and night attendance in an et-
fort TO avert adhesions ri the
lids TO the eyeballs, damage TO
the cornea windows of the
eyes, and concomittant inflsm-
nation of the inner tissues OF
the eyes.
To-day there were. regret
tably, signs Of repression in Mr.,
iRiesel's ability 10 distinguish
bedside visitors. 1t is necessary,
therefore. to be cautious IN Of
fering a prognosiS.
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Bishop Sheen Sees
N Aiding Church

MONTREAL, April IA pr
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen says that
religious television shows in
crease church attendance.
The prelate is the Roman
Catholic auxiliary bishop Of New
York. United States national
director of the church's Society
for the Propagation of the Faith,
and a well-known television and
radio lecturer.
Bishop Sheen came here to adj
dress the Montreal Forum. He
told newsmen yesterday that
televiSion had affected sports
and religion differently.
He pointed out that many
minor league baseball teams had
folded UP when the fans switched
to television to watch the sport
On the other hand, religious tele-
vision shows have made regular
church-goers Of many who had
not been attending. he said.
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49,
Before Miss Truman boarded
the train, she and her fiance
exchanged fond glances, and
Miss Truman remarked to news
men:
You mean you can't see this
pink cloud I'm walking around
on?'
And the former President s
daughter revealed that even a
girl who once lived in the White
House must face the almost uni
versal problem OF apartment
hunting.
No luck yet, Miss Truman said.
but we're really going to look
IN earnest when We get back"
viii Live in New York
Mr.. Daniel said they would
live in New York-"We both work
here, so that's where well be
living"
The couple plan to honey
moon in the Bahamas, then live
at Miss Humans Hotel Carlyle
apartment until they find a
place.
MI. Daniel said they couldn t
look for an apartment before
the engagement announcement
because Miss Truman is rattle,
a conspicuous person to take
house hunting" And after it
time ran out in a confusion OF
details.
After you make the most i'm
portant decision sighed Miss
Truman, you are faced with d
hundred more you'll have to live
with the rest OF your life. .
She said she waited "a decen,
interval before saying YES to
Mr.. Daniel and plunging into
the details OF her choices OF sill
yerware, crystal and china pat
terms.
Did Shopping in February
Then came the problems OF her
trouSseau and the wedding re-
ceptlon, but she got off easy IN
these departments.
i bought all my clothes in
February, and l was never
smarter in my life" Miss Truman
congratulated herself. As for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14
Prince Never So Happy
As Now, Chaplain Says

MONTE CARLO. April IA (F1.
Rainier's American
chaplain said today Grace Kelly
had made her future husband
happy and relaxed in the 48
hours they've been together in
Monaco.
She did in one day what I've
been trying to do for six years
make him happy and relaxed"
the Rev. Francis Tucker, told
I've never seen my boy so
happy. My work is done"
Father Tucker. of Wilmington,
Del, played major role in the
romance. He arranged for the
Prince to visit the Hollywood
actress last Christmas eve at
the Philadelphia home of her
parents. The engagement fol-
lowed.
Shortly after noon Prince Raj
nier drove out of the palace with
Miss Kelly at his side and swept
off down the steep road toward
Monte Carlo. A wall of police
men formed behind them, block
ing off double wall of photog-
rapherS who tried to follow.
A friend said the two were
spending a lot of time with each
other and had let both their
families know they'd like tc
get slightly lost"
Meanwhile, many of the Ameri.
can guests for the wedding
Wednesday and Thursday were
greeting each other with what
do you hear from Grace?" They
have found that the walls OF
Prince Rainier's palace are even
thicker than they look. Not
even the bridesmaids have man.
aged all exchange of hellos with
Miss Kelly since she took uu
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hope it comes this year-with-
out undue delay"
He spoke of unlimited poten-
tiaitieS for development Of trade
with South America If We have
an imaginative policy with a
heart. both at home and abroad :"
Senator Kefauver said he
hopes President Eisenhower will
sign the farm bill and when he
does Secretary Benson will resign
from the cabinet and be replaced
by a new Secretary whose views
are in harmony with the new
law"
Il want to make it clear" he
said. that my suggestion of his
resignation does not stem from
any attempt to get partisan
political advantage.
las Democrats seeking to win
this falls election, We are better
of with Mr.. Benson in the cab
met. But as Americans seeking
to restore our farm economy we
would be better of without him. -
Called Pudding Matter
At a news conference Senator
Kefauver was asked about Adlai
Stevenson'S criticisms Of his
absences from Congress?
I'm sorry Mr.. Stevenson feels
1t necessary to engage in per-
sonalitieS. I have not done so.
This seems TO be a bidding
trifling matter for a presidential
candidate TO talk about" Sena-
tor Kefauver said.
He also told his supporters in
a talk I've interrupted my cam
paign five times to vote on vital
issues. including the farm bill.
In the 83d Congress I went back
to vote on every important bill
and every important committee
vote"
Senator Kefauver told an au-
dience containing many elderly
persons at ST. Petersburg that
another thing that l support
are health reinsurance plans
such as those That Eisenhower
has talked about but done moth
ing about
II know that many people in
their declining years have trou-
bic through the loss OF health in
Surance."
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COP. BACKING
Maine Senator

PORTLAND. Me, April IA (4l
Maine delegates to the Repub-
lican National Convention have
been instructed to present Sen
ator Margaret Chase Smith as
the States "favorite- daughter
candidate for the vice presiden-
tial nomination.
Mrs. Smiths name was put
before the State convention,
which met for the last Of its
tWo-day convention here yester-
day. by Clinton d. Wallace,
South Portland nurseryman.
Names l6 votes will go tc
San Francisco unpledged. how
ever, TO either a presidential or
vice presidential candidate. The
convention action left loop
hole by charging the delegates
to make the nomination only If
it appears feasible.
Most delegates showed a
marked preference for President
Eisenhower and the majority
backed Vice President Nixon, al
though others said they would
support the Presidents choice,
A few were noncommittal.
Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin of
Maryland was the keynote speak
er at the windup session. The
man who put Mr.. Eisenhower
name in nomination at the 1852
convention, asked Maine support
OF the Presidents farm program,
now in trouble in Congress.
Gov. McKeldin said the Eisen-
hover program was not intended
for the buying OF farm votes in
an election year He said the
present problems Of farm sur
pluses and low incomes would
never be solved by 1.-The rigid high
support insisted upon by oppo-
nents Of the Presidents farm
plan" and contained in the bill
now awaiting the presidential
signature.
The Governor charged the
Democrats with "a most discour-
aging ineptitude for achieving
the goal of progress Of ciyiIiza-
ton
He asked for G.. o. P. VIC
tory in the fall to show other
nations the United States is not
wavering in its leadership. D."
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wedding reception, Nom has
everything we'll in hand"
Miss Truman said she would
not be married in the traditional
white wedding dress because Il
don't like white gowns never
did, although l have nothing
against them for others. 1 look
horrible in white"
Miss Truman will reach st.
Louis this afternoon and arrive
in Independence at TAB o'clock
tonight.
For the next few days, she
said, she will sleep. eat and visit
with the family and sleep some
more"
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Lodge Will Honor
Mon

Philip Justine, Hyattsyille auto
dealer. has been named Man OF
the Year" by the Prince Georges
B'nai Birth Lodge, No. 1925.
Mr.. Justine will be honored at
a dinner at $50 pm. April % at
the University Of Maryland main
dining hall.
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UeIOIS bCtCLd oil 10 GCl JlA&CN III
medical treatment.
Veterans hospital facilities
should be enlarged. he said. and
he promised that if elected he
would see that veterans received
what he termed proper medical
and hospital care.
Senator Kefauver continued
his usual campaign pattern of
shaking as many hands as pos
sible during a busy l8-hour day
in the Tampa st. Petersburg
area. He hopes to win Florida Z
% Democratic presidential pref
erence primary votes on May 30.
Major Talk Tonight
Senator Kefauver had a break
fast meeting here today with the
Lawyers Title Insurance Asso-
citation and planned to leave later
By private plane for Miami,
where he is expected to make a
talk tonight on the Middle East
in one Of his most important adj
dresses OF the week.
Turning to foreign affairs, Sem
ator Kefauver said yesterday that
1--WE have a moral obligation to
see that Israel is not pushed into
the sea"
This obligation should be for
malized and submitted to Con-
gress. he added.
I'VE must sustain and stick by
the Democracy of Israel. The
President should not send troops
to the Middle East. however,
without submitting the issue to
Congress, the Senator said.
Puts in 18-HOur Day
Senator Kefauver put in an
l3-hour day yesterday, visiting
cigar factories in Tampa, shak-
ing hands with hundreds Of
workers there, then moving over
to st. Petersburg and finally TO
this citrus center in Polk County.
He declared that he wants
what he termed more vigorous
enforcement OF the antitrust
laws and added that big corpora
tons are swallowing up small
businesses.
we now have this third great
merger movement. he said. THE
first two ended in panic. / want
to secure the little fellow
against unfair competition"
Senator Kefsuver predicted an
expanded highway program and
more aid for school construction
Il want you to know that
believe greatly expanded high
way program and a program Of
Federal aid for school construc-
ton has to come" he said. Il