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eIIecJ, AleAdIluTld, va. VlHCeNL
lost by one-tenth Of a second.
For winning, James will fly to
Akron, Ohio. to compete in the
All-American Soap Box Derby,
August IL. He will compete
against more than $50 boys from
this country, Western Germany
and Ireland Fifteen thousand
! dollars in college scholarships
will go to the first five f1niShers.
Young McMahon's victory was
hard won. Vincent Watts pressed
him all the way and was the
crowds favorite to take the
crown. Vincent became the pop
ular choice after his car, dubbed
"Slo-Pok," flashed across the fin
ish line in the best time Of the
day-32 seconds fiat.
Margin Was a Wobble
Watts went on to duplicate
that mark but it was anticli-
mactic. He wasn't to be turned
away. however, in the final dash.
AS both boys rolled off the
starting ramp near Alabama
avenue on Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, the determination to win
could be seen like a mask on
James face
And that determination paid
of in his arrow-straight fight
down the hill. The Watts boy
was little wobbly in his course
and that was the margin of
victory for James.
After his winning run was over
and he was brought into the
winners circle at the finish line.
James jubilantly told his father,
George McMahan, Il told you
would win-you didn't believe
me-"
Vincent Watts had the con-
ISOLATION of winning prize for
building the best upholstered
car in the race. Another prize,
for the best designed and con-
structed car, went to Tim Medlin,
IL. OF 812 South Ninteenth
street, Arlington. Va. Medlin was
eliminated in the semifinals.
Exceptionally Fine Day
Cloudless skies and tempera-
lures in the mid-80's- assured a
nearly perfect racing day, with
the exception of a Southerly wind
that blew across the track at
IL miles an hour.
Racing began at 9 am. The
track was laid out between Texas
avenue and Carpenter street on
Pennsylvania avenue and was
lined with snow fence to restrain
the spectators.
Times at first Mpre Slow sot11n
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AAAo 4eAbAASA AAcAd WoAA AO4 AAAAl
remember, it's just face He
had fought the Washington Soap
Box Derby for a total of four
times, and never won.
Car after car, endless changes
and new combinations of wheels
and body shapes. and still he was
a runnerup.
Maybe This Time
Well, maybe this time. He
gripped the steering wheel
tighter.
Next to him sat Vincent Watts,
IL. who Just before had set the
fastest time Of the day. Vim
cents car was the best-looking
car in Washington, beautifully
designed and constructed. 1t
looked fast just sitting there.
I Wham! The starters lever.
They're on!
Slowly the cars picked UP
speed, their bodies creaking,
wheels mushing through the
half-melted tar strips between
the concrete.
Days Of work and hours Of
planning had gone into Jimmie's
car. The electric saw he had
built and the tools he had
learned so skillfully to use had
made this car, along with his
t a t h er'S patience and his
mothers steady encouragement
The Halfway Mark
Well. here he was. Half way
down the hill. Both cars moving
faster now in a dead heat.
Suddenly, Vincent Watts car
waved to the right. He corrected
it, but too much. He swung back.
The whole thing took about two
seconds and he hadn't veered
more than four or five inNhes
both ways. But Jimmy's car
inched ahead.
The cars rumbled toward the
finish line, soundless amid the
roar of waving spectators.
Across that finish line lay a
chance at a $4,000 college
scholarship. Jimmie compressed
his body further into the car
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did not lose control. His was
the only accident Of the day.
Will Visit Derby Town
Twelve lucky boys who will
be named later won a free air.
plane ride to Akron where they
will cheer James on. The boys
we're those who set faster times
than any other boys who signed
up for the race at one of the
Is participating Chevrole t
dealers.
James will fly with one of his
parents to Akron August 9 at
The Stars expense. He will be
given a real Hollywood welcome
with police sirens screaming and
a personal interview before
welcoming Akronites.
Soon after arrival, James will
be issued special Derby clothes
and will be taken to Derby Town,
a beautiful YMCA camp on a
lake shore outside of Akron.
There James can ride horses,
swim, water ski play baseball
and other sports. He will be
shown free movies and will be
taken to parties given by several
of the large rubber tire manu-
facturers.
Among other gifts, he will re-
ceive a special Derby wrist watch
The day after he arrives, James
will be allowed to work on his
car before he goes through a
rigid inspection. Then, the thrill
he's waited for two years-down
the big green hill on a shake
down run. After his run, the car
will be tmpounded until race day
Derby Downs Seats $4,000
Each year. Derby Downs seats
capacity crowd of $4,000 per-
sons who come from all over
America to view the schoolboy
dash. The course was specifically
built for the Derby and is used
only once a yeal. The track sur
face is painted green and divided
into three lanes 975 feet long.
Three-car heats are looseC
down the hill every so seconds
Each heat is electronically timed
and times are posted atop a high
trestle that straddles the track
Before the serious racing be-
gins, one of the most popular
innovations of D-Day takes
place. This is the "Oil Can Tro-
ply Dash Three celebrities
usually male movie stars
scrounge down into diversified
derby cars and tumble down the
track in quest Of a silver plated
oil can.
Then the real racing begins.
slgnaled by the explosion OF
three aerial bombs as at the In
disnapolis 5OO-mile race. Those
bombs will be the cue for James
McMahan to slip down the hill
for the biggest day in his life
and the chance to win a $4,000
college scholarship
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242 33 seconds: Hal Hoover, car 243
331 seconds
FINALS
Class y
Vincent Watts, car 1872 30 seconds
Tim Medin car 3as 80 seconds jay
Stargel. car 341. 81 3 seconds.
FINALS
Class
Jimmy McMahan, car go. 80 seconds
Robert C. Murphy. car PAS 81 seconds
Warren Crosby, car gag, go seconds
CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
jimmy McMshan Glass A. car go
324 seconds Vincent Watts Glass b
car 1879. 81 3 seconds
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McDufie. car 1853. IS Q seconds; Bobby
FITZGERALD, car 100, 80 seconds.
Thirty-third Heat-Gerald A. Faun-
car 162. 33 3 seconds, Charles Williams.
car 1873, 339 seconds.
Thirty-fourth Heat-Henry Heller,
ear 2as. 80 seconds: Douglas Gather,
car l57. 35l seconds
Thirty-nfth Heat wavne Norwood,
car 36l 81 2 seconds; Robert Major.
car 229. 1913 seconds
PRELIMINARIEs
Glass B
First Heat-Robert Clements car
319 33 4 seconds. Tobev Hoekett, car
$50 33S seconds; Joseph scheve. car
49,, 334 seconds.
Second Heat-Carl T. NeuberR. car
343. q seconds John M. Hsnou IJ
more. car $50. a4.6' D'
Third Heat-Hsl ]. CrumlS, ir.. car
1877. "a seconds: John Jenkins, car 399
"a o seconds: Jack Cassday, car 3l3.
35 seconds.
Fourth Heat-Robert H. billiard Ill
car 1884. 80 4 seconds. Raymond Miller.
smith. car 394. 34.7 seconds
Fifth Heat-James II. Beckley, car
339 33.7 seconds: Ronald Rhodes. car
32l, Rs seconds; Bobby Kits. car S52
3d. seconds.
Sixth Heat--carroll H; Dunn. II, car
349. 33S seconds. Richard ]. Davis.
car 400, So seconds.
Seventh Heat. z. stsrsel. car 347
333 seconds: Joe Boiseau. car 500.
80 seconds: Douglas G. Hall, car 1871
1916 seconds.
Eighth Heat-patriet ". saOsr. car
49, 34.5 seconds; Edward I. Crisp. il
car 34l 81 seconds.
Ninth Heat-Darrell Nicholson, car
345. "a seconds. Charles T. Satterneld.
car 362. 345 seconds. Alan J. Fried
man, car $40 34.7 seconds
Tenth Heat-Ed Payne, car 1888, - 3
seconds. Richard p. Hucks. car 80. -. ,
seconds: Eddie L. Sanford, car $50. 34.7
Seconds.e
Eleventh Heat-John White. car 346,
1873 seconds; Stephen Petit. car 39l +,
"a 4 seconds; Leigh R. Fenneman. car
3Sl. 34.4 seconds.
Twelfth Heat--Robert DiTrapani car
car 1HS, "a b seconds, Daniel Rye, car
3s4 IS seconds.
Th;Etsensh Hea tcolHt ns sel bs,n II
Robinson, car 1882. 34.4 seconds.
Fourteenth Heat-William O. Lock
wood. car 800. 337 seconds; John
Seisert, ca. 355. 35 seconds; Danny {
Lyons, car 353, 1852 seconds
Fifteenth Heat-Joseph Holston. ear
1876, 81 seconds; Michael Johnson, car
314. 35.5 seconds.
Sixteenth Heat-Roland W Zeiglei
car 3ll. ~ 5 seconds. Robert Bsber
car 3S7. "a seconds. Robert King. car
$50 341 second
Seventeenth neat-Russell Plocner
car $40 rs seconds; Noel H watkins,
car 3a5, 32 2 seconds Albert Briggs. car
1868. 33 seconds
Eighteenth Heat Tim Medlin car
3aS. 3? SECONDS Other entries failed
to finish
Nineteenth Vincent watts, car
90 3. 4 seconds Dennis J Burbin, tar
$50. 33 seconds Lance Weber, car
36i 33 } seconds
Twentieth Hest-Jsmes Chenault II.
car 3SS. ~ seconds, Peter Andersen.
car 81 80 9 seconds.
Twenty-firSt Heat-Richard P Nit
chell. car 366 81 seconds. Leonard V.
Hernandez car 800, 80 seconds Will
liam F. Hughes. car 371 34.5 seconds.
Twenty-second Heat--Jimmy PaiEe.
car $50. 333 seconds Paul Krop. car
81. $40 seconds. Weiby w. Jones. car
323. "a seconds
Twenty-third Heat-Walter T, Bangs,
car 36s. 1873 seconds; Irwin c. Weight.
car 35l. 30 seconds.
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BIodensburg l4-Yedr-O Old
Wins Soap Box Classic
BY STEAD EVANS

Fourteen James McMahan Fifty-sxh
Badensbug Md yesterday coasted
in the 18th annual running of the Washington Derby
before 10000 spectators
The new champions winning time for the S75-foot
324 seconds Runnerup King
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Here's the Way 1t Felt
To Win Soap Box Derby

Tense from his efforts to relax Jimmie McMahan carefully
fitted his anky frame under the cow of his red
down the hill the hill he had already that
day. and the hill that had hexed him three previous
He knew it by heart But he never had beaten it,
His father had warned him don't get oyerconfdent And
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QUARTER FINALS
Class A

First Heat-Arnold ReiEelman, car
900, 80 seconds; Jay Skow, car e5S
80. seconds; Robert Dinser. car 1870,
81 3 seconds.
COZ. 80 seconds: Carl Loffler, car I'll,
% 3 seconds; Charles Monitor. car 205.
~ = SECONDS.
Third Heat Warren A. Crosby. car
24p, 31.2 seconds Bob CLARK, car pa
80 seconds Charles Phillips, car III,
- seconds
Fourth Heat-Richsrd @ Macerollo.
car 23S, So seconds Bill Boisesu, car
255 80 seconds. Meredith Zeleler, car
e45. 52a seconds Edward NJ shsn-
Rye, car @3@, 81 S seconds
Sixth Heat-Mchael Thereof, car 90
$50 seconds, Lynn Craig. car 256, 33 ,
seconds; Aaron Suleski car PSI. "a d
seconds
= seventh Heat--Jimmy Mcmahon. car
go, 81 seconds: Gordon Gaastra, car
90, 324 seconds Gary Biertont, car
261, $50 seconds
Eighth Hest--.Bob vinins. car $50
32 } seconds: John D Allen, car go
3, 9 seconds; Donald Davis, car 240
30 > seconds.
Ninth Hest-Paul Barnett, car 2e6
- seconds. Johnny Grain, car 222
81 seconds Stanley Moreland, car
as ~ SecOnuS
Tenth Hest--Wsyne Norwood. car e6l
~ seconds. Charles Benedict, car 235
- y seconds; Charles T Dudley, car
!64 - . seconds
Eleventh Heat-Hsl Hegver car pa
- seconds Karl Nicholson. car go
80 ) seconds. James McGillicuddy, car
20. IS > seconds
o. ~ seconds, Henry Heller, car
29S, 80 4 seconds
QUARTER FINALS
Class y
First Hest--Robert H. Clements. car
40, 80 6 seconds, Howell J. GRUMPY, H.
car 1877 1919 seconds.
second Hest--James H Beckley. car
339 ~ seconds. Carroll H Dunn, car
$40, 32S seconds; Robert c. Hilliard
I'd ar 35A ABA seconds
Third Hest--Jsy Z, stareel car 34i
81 : seconds; Patrick W. Bsber, car $50
~ 5 seconds Darrell Nicholson, car
345 ~ u seconds
Fourth Heat-John White, car 346
3 q seconds Ed Bayne. car 3s3 80 |
seconds; Robert DiTrspsni, car 800
80 > seconds
Fifth Heat--Joseph Holston car 1915
32 seconds; William o Lockwood
car ln2 31.G seconds Albert n Selke
r., car 35S 80 seconds
Sixth Heat--Kim Medlin car 3as
g. seconds Roland W Zcieler car
- J. 81 seconds Russell Potner car
336 ~ : seconds
seventh Heat Vincent Watts car
la1 3. seconds: James Chsnault, cal
SIS so seconds Richard Mitchell car
36G 33 seconds
Eighth Walter r Bangs. car
36S i3 6 seconds, Jimmy Pase, car
a5f, 33 5 seconds
SEMI-FINALS
Class y
First Heat-Jay Z Stargel, car 3I7
~ seconds James II Beckley car 3aa
~ seconds Robert A Clements car
80, 334 seconds
Second Heat-Kim Medlin, car 3as
~ = seconds Joseph Holston car 1876
a3 seconds. John White, car 346
80 q seconds
Third Heat--Vincent WAttt, car 1912
80 seconds walter T. Bangs, car 36S
1871 seconds.
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SEMI-FINALS
Class A

First Heat-Warren Crosby. car 24a,
324 seconds; Gary Monitor car 206.
81 d seconds: Ronald Reiselman. car
200. 327 seconds
Second Hest-RobeTt B. Murphy. car
car 23S. 80 seconds Michael Thereof
car 80. 32a seconds.
Third Heat-Jimmy McMahan. car
go. 81 3 seconds Paul Barnett car
266 81 , seconds: Bob Vining, car 253.
327 seconds
Fourth Heat-wayne Norwood car
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Fourth Heat-Wayne Norwood ca
26l, 32.9 seconds, Gerald Fauntroy. ca
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ILuce-Conunt Story
By Reds Is Denied

BONN, Aug. l (P).-A United
States Embassy spokesman to-
day denied a Communist East
German newspaper report that
Clare Boothe Luce, United
States Ambassador to Italy, will
replace James B. Conant as
Americas envoy to West Ger
many.
The story was printed in East
Berlin's National Zeitung, fol-
lowing another Communist re-
port that West German Chan
cellor Konrad Adenauer had
asked for DR.. Conant's recall.
The official East German radio
said DR.. Conant's recall had been
requested because he allegedly
failed to keep DR.. Adenauer in
formed about American "Disarm-
ament considerations"
The West German Federal
press Office said nothing is
known of any such request.
Informed sources stressed such
action was most unlikely. in view
of the good relations which had
always existed between DR.
Conant and DR.. Adenauer.
/ An American Embassy spokes-
man said. there is absolutely no
foundation to the story" about
Mrs. Luce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Senator Keauver quits the presidential and ndoses
Stevenson Kefauvers lament for his Treasure
your coonkin ockeand shed tear for Davy Crockett"
Adlai StevenSons physician he's fine shape
the American Medical Association Help! There's Democratic
doctor the housed!
Housewife: A woman who owns opener Homemaker:
woman who has home economics degree in thawing.
Secretary Dulles to London in the Suez Canal crisis
These bloody times the
homeland Nasserated abroad
Ike gives Harold Stassen months leave of absence to
fight Nixon Republicans say unleashed" Sassen-so he
directly the dcghouse
People who fail to look before they leap frequently jump
to conclusions.
Since the $1-miion phony check scandal the Illinois
Republican administration Illinois Democrats this slogan
Vote Democratic-and save what's left
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lister and Dame Pattie tomorrow
night. and Justice Frankfmter Of
the Supreme Court will give a
dinner for Mr.. Menzies Saturday
night after a reception at the
Australian Embassy given by Sil
Percy and Lady Spender.
On his arrival yesterday, the
Prime Minister expressed regret
that Mr.. Dulles had been called
to London and said he hoped ht
would return before the end oi
the week. In response to cues
tions by newsmen, he said the
Suez problem was much on hi.
mind, but, that having made q
statement on the subject the day
before, he would not make an
other.
The plane that brought the
Menzies and their party u
Washington from Chicago was
an hour late. Shortly before
pm. the time the plane was
due. the welcoming party as.
sembled outside the termina
building. After a wait it was an.
nounced the plane would be ar
hour late because the pilot hac
neglected to take into account
the hours difference in time be.
tween Chicago and Washington
When the plane did arrive
however. the pilot, Raoul Castro
said the delay resulted from q
wait Of nearly an hour at Chi.
cago's Midway Airport because
Of air trafic problems. The plant
belongs to the Internationa
Harvester Co.. and was placed
at the Prime Minister'S dispose
for the trip from Chicago.
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The Ships Must Go Through

act alone. If the crisis gets to
the point where he must take
military steps. he will ask
Congress for the necessary
power. The expectation. how
ever, is that the whole matter
will drift along for months in
an effort to find some legal
process Of adjudicating the
claims to the funds and that
the ships will go through the
canal in the meantime.
Only some untoward act
by the Egyptian government,
therefore. now can bring on
a military climax of any kind.
The Western allies will not
take the initiative.
Information available here
indicates that the Egyptians
are we'll aware of the legal
tangles and the fact that they
will not get money to build
the Aswan dam unless there
is an equitable settlement of
the whole problem Of owner
ship of the Suez Canal. This
controversy could drag on for
a long time, as did the Iranian
affair which MoSsadegh stirred
up.
Nervousness over the OUT
come is manifest, not merely
in Washington and London.
but in Moscow. The Com
munists could, of course.
needle NaSser into further
complications with the West.
1t is noted here that a grave
situation on the border of
Burma has been precipitated
by the Communist Chinese at
this particular moment. The
State Department is deeply
convened over the sudden
change in. Red China's atti-
tude. There is puzzlement as
to how India'S Nehru and the
other Southeast Asia coun-
tries now are going to react
to the renewed use of force by
the Chinese Communists after
all the recent professions of
peaceful purpose. 1t is a
dangerous time in the cold
war"
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.Meyner Blasts
Nomination Ban

TRENTON, N. j., Aug. 1 (P)
Gov. Robert B. Meyner yes
terday dashed out at the State
Senate judiciary Committee fol-
blocking the nomination of John
o. Bigelow to be a member OF
Rutgers University'S Board OF
Governors as the case snow
balled in widening repercussions
Gov Meyner denounced the
committee action as a "vestige
Of McCarthyism" and said II
reached "a new low" in legisla-
tive action. The Governors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01

An merican delegation
headed by Senator Bourke
Hickenlooper leaves for Seoul
this week to attend the in
auguration of Korean Presi-
dent Syngman Rhee.
Because of his age, this is ex-
pected to be the last term Rhee
will serve. The ardent patriot
and realistic statesman is
likely to make every effort.
before he hands over the
reinS to a successor in 1860. to
solve the present precarious
position of his country.
There is no peace and still
less unif1cation in Korea. In
1858, President Eisenhower
caused the signing of an
armistice for 80 days only.
After this period the armistice
provided that high-level dis
cussions should take place to
bring about the unity of both
portions of Korea artificially
separated by the 38th Parallel.
During the fateful Geneva
Conference in July, 1854 when
France decided to throw in
the sponge on Wet Nam and
surrender the northern por-
ton to the Communists. the
matter of reuniflcation of
Korea was brought up again.
This time the. Communists
had the crust to say that since
the United Nations was guilty
of aggression against their
forces it had disqualified it
self from supervision of free
democratic elections" These
were to be conducted by the
Reds and their friends alone.
Thus what we like to call
for domestic political consid-
erations peace in Korea" is
actually still only a cease fire
which the Communists can
break at will.
President Rhee, who has
passed the 80th milestone,
wants the future of his coun-
try settled in a democratic
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London Farley Gets U. S. Position on Suez
With Word of Caution on Arms Action

peramental Nasser may COM
NIT acts of desperation to
steady his own internal posi-
ton. which could be weaken
ed if international tension
increased.
There also are some psy-
Geological factors to be con-
sidered. The United States
has tried to steer a middle po-
sition as between those who
have colonial" roots and those
who have had none in the
Middle East.
Just as happened at the time
of the crisis in Iran, the United
States does not want to be
placed in the position of OPP
posing the principle of nation
alization. At the same time,
the canal property, it is rec
ognized, has various foreign
owners and a vital Seaway is
involved.
If someone else besides Mas
ser were at the helm at Cairo
the attitude of the major ma
tions would be different. The
danger of a blockade of a
strategic waterway often has
been discussed by military men,
but it was not believed that
NasSer would threaten such
closure and take the bold
course he has just adopted.
The argument in London is
that a show of force and firm
ness is essential lest the whole
Middle East situation crumble.
America faces an entirely diff
ferent problem. Here every
thing has been on the peaceful
side. For one thing, Congress
has just gone home, There is
no treaty obligation at stake
which has to be met by the
executive branch of the Gov
eminent under specific pro-
visions already approved by
Congress. as is so often the
case in similar situations.
Eisenhower does not wish to
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Menzies Starts Round
Of oIks and Parties

Prime Minister Robert G.
Menzines of Australia was
launched today on a schedule of
conversations with American Of
ficials. luncheons and dinners in
a visit to Washington, which will
end on Sunday.
He will call on President Eli
senhower at IL am. Friday, ac-
companied by Acting Secretary
of State Herbert Hoover. jr.
The Prime Minister and his
wife, Dame Pattie Menzies
arrived by air yesterday after
noon. When the big, rudy Aus
tralian leader came down the
ramp from the plane at the
Military Air Transport terminal
hn was welcomed officially by
Mr.. Hoover. John F. Simmons
State Department Chief of Pro-
tocol, and Walter S. Robertson
Assistant Secretary of State for
fdf Eastern AIdlfS.
Sir Percy Spender. Australian
Ambassador. and Lady Spender
Mrs, John Foster Dulles. Sir
Roger Makins. British Ambas-
sador, and Lady Makins. the
Ambassadors of the British
Commonwealth nations and
other foreign representatives
were in the welcoming party.
Secretary of State Dulles had
taken of from the same air ter
minal two hours before, bound
for London.
A luncheon was to be given
today by Acting Secretary
Hoover in Blair House. honorine
the Prime Minister. Tomorrow
he will address a National Pres,
Club luncheon and later will cal,
on Mr.. Hoover.
Friday afternoon he will call
on Allen Dulles. head of the
Central Intelligence Agency. or
Saturday afternoon. the jap
anese Ambassador will call or
Mr. MenzieS at the Australian
Embassy
Eugene Black. head OF the
World Bank. and Mrs. Black vii
sive a dinner for the Prime MIN