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one of number of courses. He
could declare his preference for
either of the front runners. He
could issue a statement praising
both men, but saying he felt i'm
PEELED because of long friendships
and association, to go for the
New York Governor. He could
say that he liked Mr.. Hartman
and Mr.. Stevenson but that, for
the sake OF party harmony, he
was favoring Mr.. Stevenson. He
could come out for a darkhorse
candidate. perhaps one of the So
called favorite sons. He has a
wide field of choice.
Battle Could Develop
One thing seems certain. If
he plunks for Mr.. Hartman.
there will be a battle in the
convention-though perhaps a
losing one for Mr.. Hartman and
the former President. If Harri-
man and Mr.. Truman were able
to prevail, however. it could mean
the loss of some of the Southern
States in November, and of the
Middle West. which does not
take kindly to a Tammany-by-
association candidate. California
Democrats say. too, that Mr.
Hartman cannot carry their
State.
On the other hand, should
Mr.. Truman say he prefers Mr..
Stevenson, a first ballot nomi-
nation for him would be a virtual
certainty.
Inside information, eminatine
from the Hartman camp, is to
the effect that Mr.. Hartman
has less than 200 delegate votes
lined up. If this is true, then
Mr.. Truman and the New Yorker
VIII have to do a big organizing
JOB in the next three days. On
Thursday, the Democrats hope
to start balloting for their presi-
dental nominee. 1t takes 686 u
delegates to nominate.
AS the reports spread here
that Mr.. Truman was to de-
clare his preference for the New
Yorker, some Democratic men,
bers of Congress suggested to
Mr.. Truman he was taking a
dangerous course; that a Harri-
man nomination would endanger
some OF the Democrats seeking
reelection, or election to the
new Congress. He was told, too,
that a Hartman nomination
would cause trouble in the South,
a part Of the country that the
leaders have been trying to make
Continued on Page A-3, Col. 1
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when Federal Mediator James A.
Holden announced mo appreci-
able progress" and a recess until
3 pm. today.
Yesterday, Mr.. Chalk was in
New York, hoping to complete
with Chase Manhattan Bank the
mechanics of financing his 3d.
$4,000 deal to purchase etc.
The unions present labor con-
tract with etc expires on Tues
day at the same time as CTC'S
franchise, which was killed by
act of Congress last year during
a 52-day strike.
Mr.. Chalk is seeking to extend
the existing contract, but the
union wants a commitment for
binding arbitration of its de-
mands for a new contract. These
extensive demands include pro-
vision for a 25-cent-an-h hour
wage increase, improvement OF
pensions and working conditions
Last December, the union
turned down a request for ex-
tension of the existing contract
from other potential bidders for
the dying etc franchise, even
when coupled with offers of g.
cent-an-hour wage increases. The
bidders, a group of Baltimore
businessmen represented by for
mer United States Senator Mil
lard E. Tydings, then dropped
out of the franchise race.
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Hayter. BRUSH, french anO
American diplomats conferred
here before the British reply was
decided upon.
The Soviet Union on Thurs
day accepted, with a hedge OF
qualifications, an invitation to
the 24-nation conference but
proposed that Red China, other
Communist states, several neu-
trails and all the Arab states from
Morocco to Iraq be invited. that
the opening date be delayed and
that the conference site be
shifted to Cairo. Moscow also
declared the conference, as it is
being set up by Britain, France
and the United States, was not
Qualified to settle the future OF
Suez.
Talk of Force flushed
Meanwhile, talk of force in
the dispute was being soft ped
aled in Paris and London, and
diplomats of both Egypt and the
Western powers worked behind
the scenes to line up support for
their sides.
The Lebanese government
said it had sent an emissary to
Cairo with an offer from Iraq
to mediate in the dispute. Irau
lis a partner with Britain in
the Middle East Baghdad de-
Tense pact, but has taken sides
with Egypt on its right to ma
tionalize the canal.
There was no official word
from Baghdad on the Iraqi medi-
alton offer, but Iraqi Premier
Nuri Said conferred with the
British and American Ambassa-
doris in what informed sources
said was a secret diplomatic
effort" to settle the crisis.
Pakistan Unhappy"
Another Baghdad pact part
ner, Pakistan, declared through
its Foreign Office that it was
unhappy" about British anc
French troop movements toward
1 SueZ.
Taking their cue from Moscow
the Soviet satellites also begar
demanding that they be included
in the London conference. Tn
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demands were voiced by Warsaw
radio and by the official press of
ICzechoslovakia and Hungary.
Despite rejection of Moscow's
suggestions, the British reply as
sumed that Russia will be repre-
sented at the conference.
Seeking to drum up support
for his side. Egyptian President
Canal Abdel Nasser told Arab
trade union leaders in Cairo
today his purpose was not only
to take over the Suez Canal but
also ito arouse Arab nation
alism."
THE canal crisis serves to
prove that Arab nationalism has
revived" he declared.
Worst Fears Underlined
This appeared to underline the
worst fears of British and
French leaders-that Col. Nasser
seriously entertains ambitions
outlined in a book he wrote: To
unite the Arab world from the
Atlantic to the Persian gulf.
The executive committee of
the Federation of Arab Trade
Unions. which Col. Nasser ad-
dressed, resolved to call on its
members to blow up all Western
oil and military works in Arab
countries if Egypt is attacked.
The committee also urged ar
Arab boycott of all ships and
Iaircraft belonging to any country
attacking Egypt or supporting
an attack and called for a gen.
eral Arab strike on August 16,
the date of the London con-
ference.
! A committee calling itself the
strike group for liberation of
the Moselm world" also has
called for general strike August
Is. A similar appeal was issued
by a number of Jordan political
leaders today. The Arab Trade
Union Federation claims to rep
resent workers in Egypt, Jordan,
Syria, Lebanon and Libya.
Installations which could be
affected by the committees
threat of destruction include ma
!, Continued on Page Az. Col. 4
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Reds in PurIey

VIENNA. Aug. IL R.-Radio
Prague said today Antonin No
votny, first secretary of the
Czech Communist Party. and
Czech Interior Minister Rudolf
Barak have been comforting in
Moscow with Nikita S. Khru-
shchev. Soviet Communist Party
chief. and other Soviet leaders.
The subject of their discussions
was not announced.
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presidential preference at 4:3O
pm Eastern daylight time.
Two former members of the
Truman cabinet - neither of
whom is for the nomination of
Mr.. Harriman-and Leslie Biffle
a close friend of Mr.. Truman and
sergeant-at-arms of the Demo-
cratic National Convention and
former Secretary of the Senate,
were in part responsible for the
reports that Mr.. Truman would
announce for his old friend
Averell Hartman. They ex-
pressed "belief" that Mr.. Truman
would follow this course. They
did not say they had the word
direct
Truman Keeps Counsel
With a kind of puckish sat-
isfaction, Mr.. Truman kept his
own connsel-although he told
reporters he had made up his
mind.
The leaders in the Hartman
camp professed ignorance of Mr.
Humans intentions = though
elated at the reports. A Tru-
man Endorsement seems to be
the last best hope of the New
Yorker.
Adlai Stevenson and his man.
ayers, who have claimed at least
$50 delegate votes on the first
ballot, said that Mr.. Stevenson
will win the nomination even
il Mr.. Truman Endorses Gov
Hartman. Admittedly. however,
they were a bit nervous. They
hoped that the gossip was wrong
and that Mr.. Truman, seeking
harmony in the party. would
announce for the former Illi-
nois Governor.
Parade of Visitors
The parade Of visitors to Mr..
Humans suite in the Blackstone
Hotel-the so-called presidential
suite-began again early today.
Among the first was Judge
Samuel Rosenman, a Truman
aide at the White House and
now one of the leaders for Gov.
Hartman. He was followed by
Gov. George M. Leader of Penn
sylvania who announced before
he went in that he had not
changed IN his strong support OF
Mr.. Stevenson.
Mr.. Truman could adopt any
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Gruenther Sees No Sign
Of Troop Shift to Suez

There have been widely print
ed press reports in London that
one of four divisions which Brit
tain maintains in West Germany
was to be withdrawn. Allied dip
lomats have said, however, that
only certain personnel and
smaller units were involved in
the contemplated withdrawal
The War Office has refused to
confirm or deny the reports and
NATO headquarters in Paris has
been silent. Under the NATO
agreements. Britain can reduce
her force in an emergency, but
any withdrawal must be ap-
proved by Gen. Gruenther.
Mr.. Eisenhower said Wednes-
day that he was going to review
the European situation with
Gen. Gruenther.
The general declined to ex-
press an opinion on possible re-
auctions.
CanvaSsing Strength
He pointed out that cuts by
other countries in European de-
tense forces would be considered
by the NATO Council. The
council and its member nations
now are canvassing military
strength just as are the Joint
Chiefs of Staff considering this
country's armed forces.
Defense Secretary Wilson told
a news conference last Tuesday
that some reductions might oc-
cur" in United States support
ing forces in Europe and added
that there also might be some
possible streamlining of combat
forces"
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Politics ON Inside Pages

The personalities color and the political events at
the Chicago being brought to you ddv by
The Stars Convention reporters Read their stories
aud other political this and the following pages:
Mississippi, South Carolina delegates
qualifications probed. Page AS
California delegation heads for Chicago,
Backing Stevenson. Page A.3
Kefauver charges Dixon-Yates con-
spiracy. Page BIZ
Platform Committee asked to back
District home rule Page Az
Stassen gives 5000 G. O. p leaders de-
tails on his campaign for Herter. Page A-3
Connecticut Governor booms Kennedy
for Vice President. Page A-3
l,l44 police on convention duty Page Alb
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Mess in District
Over Indignation
Denied at CHICAGO
Negro Democratic Delegate Says
He Is Satisfied With Progress
BY J. A. O'LEARY

STAR CONVENTION BUREAU, CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE
charge by Gov George Bell Zimmerman of South Carolina
that indignation has created the public
Washington challenged today by Beford " Lawson
Negro delegate from the District
Mr. Lawson said that in the interest of time and party
unity decided not ask the South Carolina Governor
to return to the Democratic Platform Committee today
questioning.
But Mr. Lawson said he could not let the statement about
District schools go unanswered
The fact is very pleased with the progress made
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STUDY
BETTER HOME LIFE

GROUP DISCUSSES PROGRAM
christicn FomiIy Movement unit dem.
onstroies at Catholic Univeraiy's
fomily Life Institute how problems Of
feetins home life con be ironed on, by
fronk discussion. Reed how II is done
on pose A-6.
SOCIAL SEcURITY-Whot infor-
nation would you like about soeiol
security operotions' Maybe Assoeioted
Press kevsfeoture Writer Roy Henry
hos answered your questions in his
question ond onswer column on pose
Alb.
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Eisenhower Confers
With Dulles on Suez
Seeks Support
Of Leaders on
Go-Eosy Policy
BY EARL H. VOSS

Secretary of State Dulles con-
ferred with President Eisenhower
for 40 minutes today on the Suez
crisis land other things"
He expressed the hope that he
would achieve bipartisan support
for his Suez policies tomorrow
when he and the President meet
with Democratic and Republican
leaders OF Congress at the White
House.
The President has arranged
for a special Government plane
to take Democratic leaders, now
gathering in Chicago for their
national convention which be-
gins next Monday, to Washing
ton for the unusual Sabbath
noon briefing on the Suez crisis.
GO-Easy Policy
Mr.. Dulles and the President
want to explain to the legiSla-
tive leaders the administrations
go-easy policy in dealing with
Egyptian President Canal Abdel
NasSer, whose government ma
tionalized the Suez Canal two
weeks ago.
On Tuesday, the Secretary of
State flies to London for the
Thursday opening of a confer
ence of maritime nations on a
British-French plan for inter-
Matchmaking the canal. Twenty
four nations were invited. The
Soviet Union and India have
accepted, but Egypt is not ex-
pected to attend.
Asked if he expected to be
back from the London confer
Ience on internationalizing the
Suez Canal. in time for the Re-
publican Party convention OPEN
ing in San Francisco a week
from Monday, Mr.. Dulles said,
I'm afraid not"
He said he expects the London
meeting. to which "a nations
have been invited, to last about
a week"
Talks With u. N. Chief
Mr.. Dulles would not discuss
the subject of his talk with u. N.
Secretary General Dag HAM
marskjold in their New York
luncheon meeting yesterday. He
would not say if he expected the
United Nations to become in
volved in the Suez situation.
The Secretary emphasized
that he had discussed other mat
tiers besides the Suez problem
with the President. You know
there are some other places in
the world. too" he commented
with a smile.
One of the chief concerns
of the administration will be
10 keep the Suez issue out
of the Democrats line Of fire
during their national convention,
opening in Chicago Monday. EN-
Iphasizing the nonpartisan intent
Iof the White House briefing,
"a Government plane is being
dispatched to Chicago to pro-
vide Democratic congressional
leaders gathering there with
round = trip transportation to
Washington.
Mansfield Friendly
Republican hopes that the
Suez affair might at least be
spared the strident criticism usu-
ally associated with political con-
ventions were raised today after
the friendly comments of Demo-
cratic Senator Mike Mansfield
OF Montana. a member Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee.
In a l,600-word statement out i
lining his view on the Suez situz
ton, Mr.. Mansfield said, II b 4
lieve that Secretary Dulles did
the right thing in turning down
the Aswan Dam proposal"
The Montana Senator was crit
See CONFERENCE, Page Az
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Bush Outlines
Rights Plank
Will Urge 6. o. P.
To Enforce Law

Senator Prescott Bush, chair
man of the Republican Platform
Committee, said today he would
urge that a strong and specific
Endorsement of the Supreme
Court desegregation decision be
included in the G. o. P. plat
form.
1T is the law of the land and
I should certainly hope that the
Republican Party would speak
approvingly of the Supreme
Court decision" the Connecticut
Senator told reporters at Wash
ington National Airport, Just
before he took off for San
About 100 Republican mem
berS of the Platform Committee
will begin hearings in San Fran
cisco Wednesday afternoon. They
are expected to complete their
work Thursday afternoon or
Comments Generally
Senator Bush would not say
that President Eisenhower shared
his views on a strong indorse-
ment of the Supreme Court de-
segregation decision, but he did
comment more generally that
I think this platform should be
designed to reflect the political
of the Eisenhower adj
and its hopes for
the future"
Secretary of State Dulles has
supplied Mr.. Bush with mem
outlining his thinking on
what the foreign policy plank
contain, the Senator said
Asked whether he expected the
Suez situation to be mentioned
specifically in the platform.
Senator Bush said he would rec
ommend that his committee de
lay consideration" until late next
week.
Sees Shorter Platform
In his recent conferences with
Mr.. Eisenhower. the Senator
said the Chief Executive empha-
sized the platfor mshould be
kept "as concise as possible" He
added, Il would venture to hope
the platform will be considerably
shorter than in 1882"
Mr.. Bush said he would name
subcommittee chairmen at a
news conference in San Fran
cisco Monday. He said Senator
Dirksen of Illinois would be a
member of the civil rights sub
committee. but he declined to
indicate whether he would be
In a prepared statement, Mr..
Bush said 1.-The committee will
have before it recommendations
submitted by members of the
cabinet and the heads of indie
pendent agencies in the execu-
tive branch"
He said he did not know if
cabinet officers would testify be-
fore the various subcommittee.
Points to Party View
Referring to prospects for a
civil rights plan, Senator
Bush observed that the Repub-
lican party does not have the
VIDE split on the issue that the
Democrats have. SO there is no
need to satisfy widely divergent
views.
On Federal aid to education,
he said he expects the platform
10 reaffirm the States interests
in aid to school construction.
Asked what he anticipated as
the toughest problem for his
platform committee. he said, Il
don't anticipate getting into a
hassle over any plank in this
platform.
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Rumors Have Truman
Booking Gov. Horrimon
Ex-President to Announce Choice
For Nomination at a :3OP PM. Toduv
BY GOULD LINCOLN

STAR CONVENTION BUREAU, CHICAGO Aug 11-Much
OF the gossip today conceded Truman in the
oate Tor the Democratic presidential nomination
mer President however not directly quoted having
decided to throw his influence to the Governor in
the upcoming race
MIR. Truman is to make his own announcement of his
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Transit Contract
Talks Resume
Chalk and Union
Meet Aqcin Today

Conferences were being re-
sumed today at Federal Media
ton Service headquarters be-
tween transit union leaders and
o. Roy Chalk, who is slated to
complete purchase of Capital
Transit Co. properties Tuesday
and operate Washington street.
cars and buses as D. C. Transit
System, Inc.
The conferences started Mon
day and ran until Thursday
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Britain Refuses to Delay
Or Revomp Suez Farley
Talk Of Force in ConoI Dispute Soft-PedoIec
Nusser Admits Intent to Arouse Arabs

LONDON Aug IL Q1.-Britan today rejected Soviet
suggestions that % nations be brought into
Canal conference and that the pary be postponed from
Thursday to the last of the month
Foreign Office spokesman said the reply was being
delivered Moscow today by British Ambassador Sir William
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STOCKS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

| NEW YORK ~ - Following are the
sales tadd OuJ high. low. closing price
and net change OF the 20 most active
stocks for the week.
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Ill IIlc OlSIIlCJ SCIlOOlS, N1T
Lawson continued. And we feel
1t is a democratic demonstration
because Washington is a South
ern CITY,"
Statement Challenged
Mr.. Lawson also took issue
with the Governors statement
that the two parties dealt with
racial mixing in the 1852 planks.
I'VE don't believe that serving
In the same jury box, eating in
the same restaurant. dying on
the same battlefield or occupying
the same church pew is racial
mixing" Mr.. Lawson added.
Earlier John T. Blue, jr., di-
rector of the American Council
on Human Rights. of the Dis
trict. said that school integra-
ton has been a qualified" sue
cess in the District. He said
there has been only incidental
racial conflict. He gave the tes-
timony under questioning by
former Representative Jennings
Randolph of West Virginia.
AS the committee entered the
last day of public hearings, there
were reports the convention may
be confronted by two minority
reports. one for and the other
against the Supreme Court
school indignation decision. This
development appears likely if the
platform committee brings in a
middle-of-the-road plank on this
controversial subject.
Perlman Is Heard
Other witnesses today were:
Former Solicitor General
Philip B. Perlman, who presented
two planks urging REVISION of i'm
migration quota laws and the
Eisenhower security program for
Federal employees.
The Rev. Martin Luther King.
o Negro minister who has been
active in the Montgomery (Ala0
bus boycott, who asked for a
strong civil rights plank.
Some of the cooler heads on
the platform committee, who
want to go into the fall cam
paign with a unity party, are
not alarmed by the possibility
Of facing two minority reports.
Blessing in Disguise Seen
In fact, some of them think it
would prove a blessing in dis
guise. They reason that North
ern and Southern minority re-
ports would cancel each other
out, by prompting a majority of
the delegates to stand by the
Platform Committee recommen-
dalton.
For five hours yesterday, the
Platform Committee heard a long
procession of spokesman for
labor, civic and fraternal organ
izations call on the Democrats to
meet the school indignation issue
head-on by indorsing the court
decision.
Most of them also demanded
revision of Senate rules which
make it possible to filibuster civil
rights bill to death. Some OF
the witnesses asked for a change
in the seniority rule in Congress
which places opponents to civil
rights in the Craftsmanship OF
some of the committees that
handle the subject.
Hint of Nom Support
The committee was nearing
adjournment late yesterday When
It heard the first rebuttal from
Gov. Zimmerman, who hintcd
broadly that the South might
not support the Democratic
ticket in November if the party
platform goes too far. He said:
I'm 1852, eight Democratic
Southern States remained loyal
TO the party at the ballot box.
If the party repudiates them
now. they may repudiate the
party
II do not see how the national
Democratic Party can expect to
win in November without the
Southern States.
Among those who had spoken
earlier for a strong civil rights
CONTINUED on Page AS, Col.
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P. U. c Upholds "Orieinol Cost" Method
Of Determining Fores. Poee A-24
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Top D. Juniors
To Get Citations

The outstanding juniors of
Washington's public, parochial
and private high schools will re-
ceive special citations at 8 o'clock
at the District Department, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars encamp-
ment in the Interior Department
auditorium.
One of the 81 nominees will
be named the outstanding junior
in the city. Those selected for
honors are:
Daniel w. Alexander, woodward
Prep; Arthur M. Bauman. Roosevelt;
Mildred Beasley. Spinearn; Norma d.
Butler. Cardozo; Brian G. Dohne, Ana
costa; Kathleen Dulin st. Patrick's.
James j.. Gallagher, st. Anthony's:
Golden Wilson; ?' ssnd iss'1 doids a
immaculate Conception Phyllis o. Har-
rod. Dunbar. "a
Mary Heller, Sacred Heart: David E.
Herndon, Coolidge; Robert Horton, Nc.
Kinley: Alice Hughes, Margaret Murray
Robert y. Jaeoby. Capitol Page; william
Lawrence Kupper. Archbishop Car
roll; sally O,Connell, Immaculata;, Faye
Padeett St. Ceeilia's; Katherine Plant
Holy Trinity; Roland Martin and Donalt
Ralph Priory. 81
John e Mclaughlin, ST. Johns; Mn,
ford Selby Bell: Sylvester Sims. Arm.
strong: Floyd Short. Phelps Linda Sides
Anna Burdick; Mary +. Taft Holy Gross
George " Warren, Gonzaga; Mary J
Wenzel Georgetown Visitation: Donni
Wise, Chamberlain.
Cochairmen for the awards
competition were Col. John v
Hinkel and Ralph L. Mayo of tn
Veterans of Foreign Wars.