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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Time Runs Out on Wotchmoker's Shop
After Friendly Mr.. Lawson Vonishes

Yesterday two trucks rolled ur
to 1875 / street NV. and the
men began carefully packing
parts Of watches into little con-
tainers. The parts were scat.
tered everywhere-there must
have been is or 20 watches
broken down--and one man said
that alone should be enough tt
make a matchmaker vanish.
Hospitals Checked
The evictors cleaned out the
shop. then went to the sleeping
room where all of Mr.. Lawson's
clothes seemed to be intact
Everything was taken to the
building where police store such
stuff to satisfy judgments.
The police still are trying hard
to learn what has befallen the
matchmaker. All hospitals have
been checked for a 52-year-old,
6-foot-2-inch man, inclined to be
chatty.
Meanwhile, there are those
watches. dozens of them with
no claim checks. What to do
about them?
Without Mr.. Lawson to help,
the police will do the best they
can. Starting at am. Friday,
the watchmaker's old friends
and customers may call at Room
4070, Municipal Center Build
ing, 300 Indiana avenue.
If their identifications satisfy
the police, they'll get their
watches back. II not, they'll
have to wait until time aic fate
restore their friendly Mr.. Law
son.
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Commended that John H. Neck
ling, skipper of the Marvel, be
prosecuted on four counts in-
Ivolving Federal law. The Coast
Guard said it has referred the
case to the Department of JUS
itlce.
Admiral Richmond was the
second witness to testify today
as the House Merchant Marine
and Fisheries Committee held
hearings on two bills aimed at
Tightening inspection laws on all
vessels carrying six or more
passengers for hire.
Admiral Richmond told the
committee that even if the Coast
Guard felt a ship was unsafe ne
did not know how it could stop
its sailing except through a court
injunction, unless the ship was
under licensing and inspection
authority OF the Coast Guard.
poor Judgment" Blamed
The Coast Guard last night
released a report of the founder
ing of the Marvel last August II
lin Chesapeake Bay with the loss
lof IA lives. 1t said the tragedy
was caused by the "unseaworthi-
ness" of the vessel. and the "pool
judgment" of Mr.. Meckling.
/ Mr.. Meckling was on hand TO-
day as Admiral Richmond testi.
fled on the Marvel's sinking ano
will be given an opportunity
tomorrow or the next day Il
testify.
Admiral Richmond also sale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
S65 Fine in Alexandria
Is Costing City S1,,190

A SOS fine levied against q
man December II has cost Alex
andria $l.190 so far. and a city
official said the cost may be even
higher.
william A. Granger, 35, of the
100 block of North Royal street
was fined by Substitute Police
Court Judge John r. Willett on
charges of being drunk in pub
lie and resisting arrest.
Granger could not pay the fine
and was sent to jail for 81 days
Less than a week after he was
sentenced, the Jail physician
said Granger needed an abdom-
inal operation.
Frank Moriarty. city sergeant
and Daniel F.. O'Flaherty, Gran
gers attorney, said they asked
Judge Willett to suspend the fine
so Granger could be released
and taken to. a Veterans Ad-
ministration hospital for the OPP
Grafton.
They quoted Judge Willett as
saying he would suspend the fine
temporarily If Granger would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25

pay it or serve the time later.
Mr.. O'Flaherty and his client re-
fused since the hospital time
would count toward the fine the
same as time spent in Jail If the
senence was not suspended.
Granger was taken to Alex
andria Hospital December %
where the operation was per-
formed. He returned January
IL The city has received a bill
for $l,l90 for medical and hos
Ipital services. The hospital said
its part of the bill was $455,97.
Changers time will be up Feb
ruary 6, but the city sergeant,
who is in charge of the jail, said
he may require further treat
ment before he is discharged.
| Granger also has an appeal
from the fine coming up in
Corporation Court eight days
after his scheduled discharge
from the Jail
Judge Willett had no comment
on the case.
Il don't know anything about
it," he said.
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lit would appear that all farm
programs since right after the
close of World War II have not
achieved their objective of as
suring farmers a fair share of
the national income.
He refused to speculate about
whether he would veto a farm
bill that went back to rigid price
supports for key crops.
The President disclosed that
he has asked for a complete in
yestigation Of allegations against
General Service Administrator
Edmund F. Mansure, who has
been criticized by a House COM
mittee in connection with ex-
pansion of a Government nickle
plant in Cuba.
He said he would get reports of
that investigation in due course
and in the meantime had Moth
ing more to say about it.
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shop. He had many friends, but
no confidants save one.
For several days there was
much knocking at the shop door
and inquiries of neighbors and
police. The curious were Mr.
Lawson's old friends who had
dropped off their watches and
clocks for repair. Most of them
were so we'll known to the watch
maker he didn't bother to hand
them claim checks.
Time wore on, and telephone
calls began pouring into the
Office of B. E. Clarke. the watch
makers landlord. The calls
were the Somewhere is Mr..
Lawson? How can I get my
watch back?
Failed to Keep Appointment
Mr.. Clarke investigated,
learned that on the night of
December 80 the matchmaker
had failed to keep an oppoint-
lment with his one confidant to
take inventory of the shop. The
conf1dant. a woman Of unim-
Ipeachable character, had a key
to the place. She went in with
Mr.. Clarke and they found a
note;
I've gone to a place on the
outskirts of Washington for a
clock, Won't be back tonight.
Mr.. Clarke waited several days
then went to Landlord and Ten
ants Court. got a possession
judgment for rent owed since
September. He waited Longer
and finally put the matter in the
hands Of the United States Mar.
shall.
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that it is easy to classify a vessel
as dangerous or unseaworthy
after an accident. but before a
tragedy occurs. determining sea-
worthiness is "a matter of opin-
ion."
The admiral and Ralph E
Casey. committee counsel, who
lives near Annapolis. engaged in
sharp exchanges on whether Mr.
Meckling had ever been advised
as to the seaworthiness of his
ship.
Tells of "Implication"
Admiral Richmond commended
there was such an implication in
a letter sent to Mr.. Meckling last
September 8 in which he was ad-
vised to discontinue operation
and submit his ship for inspec-
ton because he was using his
yawl motor boat for docking ano
unlocking and at times for pro.
pulsion.
The Coast Guard. in a letal
letter in answer to a quer. gfon
Mr.. Meckling, however, SAID thai
See MARVEL, Page A.!
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City Heads Rush
Transit Redraft
Revised Measure
Going to Congress

The District Commissioners
today began an about drive to
get their proposed transit au-
thority bill TO Congress before
nightfall.
They made several changes in
the measure yesterday during a
three-hour session, and ordered
Corporation Counsel ONCE
typists onto a night shift to re-
produce the new version.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
said the city heads should be able
to send the measure to Congress
after making a few telephone
calls on policy matters this
morning.
District Agency
The measure. nearly so pages
long. now proposes that the au-
thority would be an agency of
the District government. rather
than a Federal agency, Mr..
Spence said.
Consequently, he said, the city
heads will propose that they be
the ones to appoint the five
members to the authority, rather
than the President. The Federal
Budget Bureau had suggested
that the transit problem be
handled as a local one. and
opposed setting up the authority
Jas Federal agency.
Yesterday Afternoons three
hour meeting was called imme-
diately after the Commissioners
received the Treasury Depart
ment's redraft Of a provision
allowing the authority to borrow
up to $40 million from the Treas
Jury. Mr.. Spencer said no change
had been made in the amount of
money which the authority
would be authorized to borrow.
Maintenance Fund Dropped
However, he said. another pro-
vision setting up depreciation
and maintenance fund-for
which the authority could borrow
up to SIS million a year from the
Treasury-had been taken out
of the bill.
Mr.. Spencer said that re-
written provisions of the section
on personnel would not put
employees under civil service.
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dent there seemed to be some
possibility that the. Federal rev.
lenue estimates in his budget
might be exceeded, and asked il
he would give priority to tax
cuts, debt reduction or more ex-
Ipenditures If it should go 81 bill
lion or 50 billion over the budget
estimates.
Mr.. Eisenhower replied hiatt of
course any one of the three
could happen in a modest
amount.
Believes Estimates Accurate
He added that he believes his
budget estimates. forecasting
Federal receipts of $64.5 billion
with a surplus of 5000 million at
the end of this fiscal year. June
80, are fairly accurate.
But he noted that nearly al
ways such. estimates seem to be
off in the final accounting. He
reiterated that for the country
to get its financial house in order
lit must start reducing the ma
Itional debt before considering
tax cuts.
Asked if he would make any
fresh appraisal about tax re-
duction outlook after seeing how
much tax revenue comes into the
Treasury this spring. the Presi-
dent said this is a matter that is
appraised at least every week.
| He said he believed lowering
taxes would stimulate greater
productivity. but I'VE have got
bills to pay" so he could not ad-
vocate any tax cuts at this time
in view of the slim SURPRISES in
sight.
Plugs for Farm Program
Mr.. Eisenhower also put in a
new plug at his news confer
ence for quick passage by Con-
gress of his nine-part farm pro-
gram.
Asked about Democratic criti-
Icism that the administration s
farm program SO far has been a
failure, the President said thai
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
.MoIIet, Trapped by Reds,
due as French Premier
BY CROSBY S. MOVES

GAAObcah SOAACcpOhhGhb "a AhG 0boA
PARIS, Jan. 25.-One ques-
ton has been answered. The
election of Socialist Andre lie
Troquer as president of the Ma
tional Assembly makes it prac-
tically certain that Socialist
Leader Guy Mollet will be in
vited to lead the next French
government.
1t also revealed that Mr.,
Mollet as a dedicated anti
Communist is in an awful fix,
His still uniformed Republican
Front government seems already
trapped in the hopeless position
Of relying entirely on Communist
support.
On the final ballot Mr.
LIE Troquer was elected by
$50 votes of which l45-or more
than half-were Communist. On
the first round of voting the
Republican Front, which had
loudly claimed victory in the
recent national elections, polled
only 1873 votes for their candi-
date out of 562.
The lesson emphasized by
Communist cheers could hardly
have been clearer. In forming
his government. Mr.. Mollet can
count on almost no support
from the moderate right as long
as the Communists back him.
Much as he may deplore it, his
government is likely to start its
life in a parliamentary partner
ship with the Communists. And
his own coalition of Socialists
and radicals will be junior part
ners.
Reds Will Press Advantage
The Communists. of course,
can be expected to press their
advantage. Their interest in this
case is not to help Mr.. Mollet
but to torpedo him. In proof
of this they already have sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Light Snow Held
Possible Tonioht

Chance of light snow tonight
IN this area was forecast by the
Weather Bureau today. with EN-.
phasis on the Eight"
The Virginia forecast was fol-
snow all over the State, but only
a busting in the northern por.
ton. 1t is possible the curtain
will extend far enough north tt
reach into Southern Maryland
the prediction said.
A high of IS degrees. with q
low tonight of Is. is forecast to.
day and tomorrow.
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|BuIganin Note
|0ffers Ideas on
World Peace
Friendly Letter
To Eisenhower Is
Brought by Envoy
BY CECIL HOLLAND

President Eisenhower today
received from Soviet Premier
Nicolai Bulganin "a friendly
letter" containing certain ideas
looking toward the promotion Of
world peace
The letter was transmitted by
Russian Ambassador Georgi N.
Zaroubin in a l5-minute visit
with Mr.. Eisenhower.
No details of the letter were
disclosed Immediately.
The only indication of the
nature Of the communication
came from White House Press
Secretary James C. Hagerty.
Twenty minutes after the Am
bassador left, Mr.. Hagerty called
newsmen to his Office and gave
them this statement:
Internationally since the
Geneva Conference the President
and Premier Bulganin have been
exchanging correspondence.
THE Soviet Ambassador
brought in a friendly letter con-
tanning certain ideas which the
Premier has asked the Presi-
dent to study further in the in
terest OF promoting world peace. !"
No Further Details
Mr.. Hagerty declined to elab-
crate on his statement or even
comment on whether 1t was a
long or short letter.
I'm not saying anything more
at this time" Mr.. Hagerty said
in shutting of newsmen's ques-
tons. He said he didn't know
whether or when the text of the
Soviet communication would be
given out.
MIR. Zaroubin arrived at the
White House at 11:25 am. and
was ushered into the Presidents
study promptly at his appoint
ment time Of 1880 am. 1t was
the Ambassadors first business
call on Mr.. Eisenhower. Both
while entering and leaving the
White House, Mr.. Zaroubin
brushed aside all questions. He
also ignored a request from news
photographers to pause briefly at
the door to the White House
office.
The Ambassador was unaccom-
panied by any of his staff. He
was escorted into Mr.. Eisen-
hower's study by John Simmons,
the State Departments chief OF
protocol.
Dulles Is Present
Secretary of State Dulles was
with the President when the Am
bassador was ushered in.
The President. Mr.. Dulles and
Alexander Lagofet. a State De-
partment interpreter, were the
only other persons in the room
while the Ambassador read the
letter in Russian. 1t was trans
lated by Mr.. Lagofet.
Mr.. Hagerty was questioned
about his statement that there
had been intermittent CORE
spondence between Mr.. Eisen-
hover and Premier Bulganin. He
said that in addition to ex-
changes OF letters regarding Mr..
Eisenhower's Geneva proposal
for an "open sky" inspection
plan as the first step toward
disarmament. the President had
received letter of good wishes
when he was recuperating in
Denver from his September "a
heart attack
Arranged Yesterday
The Russians arranged yester-
day for Mr.. Zaroubin to deliver
the message. Mr.. Hagerty said
the Russian Embassy telephoned
Livingston T. Merchant. Assist
ant Secretary of State in Charge
of European Affairs. and request
ed the appointment.
i Mr.. Merchant informed Secre-
tary Dulles Of the call. Mr.
! See BULGANIN, Page Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
NO DOWRY GOES
WITH GRACE KELLY

TRUE LOVE oNLY-There will be
no dowy with the hand Of Groes
Kelly, her mother, Mrs. John B. Kelly,
soys in the final chapter Of her story
on her fomous daughter, just true
love. See The Stor's Feature Pose,
ABA.
A PENNY SAvED-Wont to sove
on income toxes' The third OF a
series Of IS articles on the knotty
problem oppcors on pose BIB.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Nixon Will Attend
BruziI Inuuqurution

Vice President Nixon and IS
other American officials will
leave Sunday for Brazil 10 at
tend the Inauguration of Bra
lillian President Juscelino Kubit-
schek, President Eisenhower an
nounced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
President Won't Ask
Candidacy
Still Parties
Questions on
Second Term
BY GOULD LINCOLN

sank without a trace, the Opt
repeated suggestion that he
would ask Chief Justice Earl
Warren to resign from the SUI
preme Court and accept the
Republican presidential nomina-
ton.
Further, the President indi-
Gated his opposition to the Chief
Eisenhower Appeols for Foreign Policy
Unity. Paee A-3
Justice getting into politics, as a
matter of principle.
The Presidents comments on
a possible Warren candidacy for
the President were made in an
swer to questions at his press
conference.
A reporter recalled that the
Chief Justice early this year had
said he would not leave the court
to enter politics, and that his
decision was lrrevocable. He
then asked the President II he
felt. in general, that a Chief
Justice should get into politics.
Cites Army Retirement
The President said that when
he became candidate for the
Republican nomination he i'm.
mediately retired from the Army.
and later he resigned. No sit
uation should be allowed to de-
velop. the President continued,
where there would be too great
confusion between politics and
the Supreme Court. Persons in
Government. he said. have a re-
Isponsibility to keep each branch
of the Government respected in
the eyes of the people.
Answering many questions di-
rected at his own future politi-
lcal plans. Mr.. Eisenhower
knocked down another runner
that his wife and other mem.
bers of his family were opposed
to his running for a second term.
The question was whether any
member of his family objected to
his running.
i The President replied with a
curt and emphatic no.
/ Quizzed on Nixon
! The President indicated that,
I If he himself stands for renomi-
nation. he will favor the renom-
nation of Vice President Nixon
although he made no direct
answer to this question.
The President said he had
never talked with Mr.. Nixon
about this matter: that he did
not know Mr.. Nixon's wishes or
his plans for the future. Until
he has talked with the Vice
President, the President said, he
would prefer not to discuss the
question.
The President said he had deep
respect, admiration and affection
for Mr.. Nixon and highly praised
the work he has done.
Although the President did not
indicate what his decision in re-
gard to running again would be.
he good naturedly answered
many questions designed to draw
him out.
he told his press conference
that. while no definite date had
yet been set for a physical ex-
animation by his physicians, he
supposed it would take place be-
tween February 10 and Is. This
is to be complete checkup on
his recovery from his September
"a heart attack.
Plans Trip South
The President said he had
asked his doctors to make plans
for the examination earlier than
the middle of February. if they
could, because he is planning a
little trip South.
The President laughed of a
See EISENHOWER, Page AS
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Social Security,
Retirement
Merger Sought
Young Reveals Plan
Thut Would Boost
OVERALL Benefits

The administration today sent
Congress a plan to permit Fed
eral employees to benefit from
both social security and the
civil service retirement program
Government workers. would pay
parts of their salaries into both
plans.
Philip Young, chairman of the
Civil Service Commission, said
retirement benefits would in
crease by about per cent un-
der the new proposal and that
survivor and disability payments
would be substantially raised.
The proposed bill would carry
out the recommendations of the
Kaplan Committee on retire
ment policy for Federal per-
sonnet.
The bill would not merge So
cial security and civil service
retirement, but would permit
employees with more than three
years service to be covered I'M
der both.
How Plan Works
Here's how the administration
program would work:
For the first three years of
continuous service, an employe
would be covered by social Sc
curity alone.
This would cost him. at cur
rent rates. per cent of the first
$4,000 of his salary.
After three years. he would
come also under civil service re-
tirement and would contribute
3l2 per cent of the first $4,000
OF his basic salary and at the
rate of 6 per cent on the re-
mainder.
AT age IS, both social security
and CSR benefits would be paid.
An employe retiring before his
65th birthday would get only his
CSR annuity. At age IS his CSR
annuity would be reduced, but
his eligibility at that time for
social security old-age benefits
would more than offset the de-
crease, the Civil Service Commits
sion said
Examples Given
The commission gave as an
example an employe with a high
five-year salary of $4,000 retir-
ing now at age IS with 80 years
service. He would receive about
$l68 q month. Under the new
proposal he would receive about
Sl85 a month and. in addition,
his wife would also receive a ben
eft at age IS under social secu-
rity provisions.
Survivor benefits are still more
advantageous. Mr.. Young said.
For example:
An employe whose high five
year salary was S4,028, with II
years service. died leaving his
wife, Al. with two children. IA
and 8. The widow now receives
about S1,l08 for four years, when
the first child becomes 10; 1891
for the next six years. until the
second child is 10. and 1854 for
the rest of her life.
Under the new plan, she would
get about S2334 during the first
four years; $2,454 for the next
six years; 1854 for IA years, until
she became 65, and after that,
1892 for life.
Provision for WidOwer
Under the plan there also
would be provision for an an
nuity for the disabled dependent
widower of a female employe
who died in service after II
years service. and provision fol
a minimum annuity of 40 pei
cent of his high-five-year aver.
age salary for an employee dis.
abled before age 65-or else thu
annuity he would have received
by age go. whichever is the lesser
The new plan. Mr.. Young SAID
would make it easier for person!
to move back and forth between
Federal service and private in.
duStry without losing nrntectinn
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Slim Hope for Tax Cut
Held Out by President
Coils Action Possible if Revenues Rise
81 to 81 Billion Above Estimates
By GARRETT d. HORNER

Some hope for modest reduction If Federal
rise 81 billion So billion above his estimates held out
today by President Eisenhower-but it slim hope
He told conference that goodness knows he wants
to cut taxes although he would go very very slow" regarding
any cut during this fiscal year at least
The tax question up when reporter told the Pres
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Cost Guard Questioned
On Letting Marvel Sail
By CHARLES L. HOFFMAN

Admiral A. C. Richmond.
Coast Guard commandant. today
was subjected to sharp question
ing by a House committee as to
why the Coast Guard did not
stop the schooner Levin J. Marvel
from sailing if it believed the
ship was unseaworthy.
A Coast Guard Marine Board
,of Investigation yesterday rec
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VaudeViIIe'S
Dead7
an old Hope-crosby routine

- few years ago Bob Hope and Bling Crosby did an
old-fashioned vaudeville turn in film called Road
To Utopia" It must have reached Moscow recently,
because Marshal Bulganin and Party Boss khrllsh-
chew. during their recent tour, had the straw-hat
routine pat Both hats flew off in exact unison (see
above) Their speeches sounded just alike, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

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