davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09
Showdown in Steel

The continuing battle against lnfla-
tionary preSsures may encounter It's
greatest test of the year within the next
few weeks. On June &c. the present labor
contract between the United SteelWorKerS
and most of the steel industry expires.
Negotiations for a new pact are expected
to start we'll in advance Of that DATE
probably some time next month, and the
bargaining lines already are being drawn
publicly They are, in short, that the
union will ask wage increases and fringe
benefits amounting to between 2O ana
80 cents per hour, and that industry, II
agreement is reached on anything close
to these terms, will be forced to boost us
prices to cover all or most of the increased
production costs. Since steel costs hgure
in almost every other major branch OF
manufacturing, the threat of broad,
upward movement in many consumer
prices is a clear one.
AS part of the preliminary maneu-
vering, each side is attempting to Justify
its position in advance The union free
to negotiate only a 15-cent-per-hour
wage increase last year, contends that the
broader demands this spring are merely
in keeping with the overall economic
picture. Furthermore, a union spoKeS-
man asserts, 1.-The industry can afford
a substantial increase in rates OF pay,
weekend premium pay, supplemental
unemployment benefit program, an in
crease in shift differentialS and an IN
crease in premium holiday pay without
raising the price of steel one cent ton.
The industry, in turn, points to recent
increases in prices for coal, pig iron ana
scrap as we'll as in freight rates, to sup
port it's claim that steel prices must go
up if labor costs are increased.
In the background of this situation
is rather unusual picture Of current
demand for steel. Two of the industry
foremost customers automobile ana
farm implement manufacturerS-haVe
cut back on their estimated needs. AT
the same time, the backlog of orders is
rising despite the fact the industry is
operating at a near-capacity pace-ln
some cases even above theoretical capac-
ity. Heavy construction is accounting
for much of this demand and speciality
steelS account for another portion of it.
Fear of deadlocked labor negotiations
and a possible strike may be prompting
an inventory build-up In any case, the
course Of the contract talks and the
settlement finally reached will have a
major bearing upon the record OF the
national economy this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09

Industrial power from nu-
clear fusion, the basis of the
hydrogen bomb, apparently is
far in the future.
1t now appears that it will
be necessary to maintain and
hold in some sort of container
temperatures approaching l
million degrees F.. about that
of the interior of the sun. This
appears at present an impos-
sible objective. Atomic energy
scientists, however, are work
ing to find some solution-pos-
slbly some way in which the ap-
parently essential high temp
erature can be eliminated.
The problem is to cause at
omS of light elements-chief1y
various forms of hydrogen
to fuse. There are very strong
repelling forces between the
nuclei of those atoms. They
must be accelerated to ex-
tremely high speeds before
they can come close enough to
each other to merge. In the
hydrogen bomb these speeds
are attained by the solar tenn
peratureS, produced by the ex-
ploSion of an atomic bomb.
This all happens in fraction
of a second. The reaction can
not be sustained. 1t is valuable
only for destruction. The pro-
blem is to find some other way
to attain such speeds-and
which can be sustained and
contained.
Possible Use Described
The hurdle is very much
greater than that involved in
building nuclear power reac-
tors with the f1ssion process.
This has been accomplished
and may be close to the stage
Of limited industrial use.
One possibility of utilizing
the fusion process is described
in the industrial bulletin of
Arthur d. Little Inc. of Cam
bridge. Mass:
I'VE know that at high tenn
peratures all matter is gaseous
and ioniZed-that is all atomic
nuclei are stripped of their
electronS. Such an ioniZed gas,
called a 'plasma', is familiar
in neon tubes and can be sus-
pended, free Of cCnfinlng walls,
by electrical and magnetic
forces. One suggestion for
controlled fusion is to raise the
temperature of a plaSma by
passing into IL high energy
particles from an electrical
machine that can accelerate
atomic particles to very high
speeds
Experts, however, hold out
very little hope that this
trick" will succeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
'NucIeor Fusion Is Hard to Harness
By THOMAS r. HENRY

"One reason for the great in
terest in fusion, it is ex-
planned. "is to relative abun-
dance and low cost of the raw
materials-hydrogen in its
heavy forms which can be
obtained from sea water and
lithium which is ten times
more abundant than uranium.
1T frequently is pointed out
that since the fusion reaction
does not generate radioactive
waste products it will be in
herently safer to operate than
the fission reaction. There
also may be less penetrating
radiation, SO less shielding
might be needed than in a ifs
sion plant. But some problems
would remain. If the heaviest
isotope of hydrogen. tritium,
were used as a raw material,
the handling problem would be
acute since tritium is exceed
ingly toxic. 1t is less so, how
ever. than the plutonium
used in fission reactors."
Decade of Research
Still. the industrial engi-
neering firm emphasizes, the
reward for hurdling these
difficulties would be very great.
If one calculates the energy
available from a pound of light
nuclei one finds that, pound
for pound. it is considerably
more energy-productive than
f1ssion, to say nothing of the
cheapness of the materials.
1T has taken a decade Of
applied research of a very high
order of excellence" the bulle-
tin says, Ito bring nuclear
power reactors based on fission
even to the present state of
the art where none is yet oper-
ating in this country on an
economical basis. Controlled
fusion, like the impossible, will
take a little longer"
The Atomic Energy Com
mission itself is none too con-
fident that anything will come
from the work now going on
in its Project Sherwood, al
though it will exhaust every
possibility before admitting de-
feat. But A dmiral Lewis
Strauss, chairman of the COM
mission, is quoted as stating
his belief that every dollar
that is invested in an atomic
flssion reactor will have been
amortized long before fusion
is found to be either feasible
or infeaSible.
Still a fission reactor APP
peared close to impossible
much less than a decade ago.
The seemingly insuperable
hurdles have been crossed. me-
chanically if not economically.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Who sets the standards. any,
way, they might choose to ask?
Are the judgments of this
ayS-judging creature, man.
the last word?
Nobody knows - not even
man.
A lonely robin will eat moist
bread, at times. also a slice Of
apple.
The fact that the latter may
change color does not mean
anything to bird. Such
changes are all a part of ma
ture to him. He is not worried
by decay. as We call it. He
takes things as they come,
and nature very kindly puts
them in or out of his circle.
All he has TO do is know his
circle.
We definitely put raisins in
his circle.
Sometimes a lone bird is
somehow appalled, by the food
being i'll a depression.
This will happen if the snow
is more than a couple of inches
deep.
If it is deeper than two
inches. just sprinkle the raisins
on the snow. and the bird will
find them. The fact that they
will sink in a bit makes no
difference. They leave a very
plain mark as they go down.
known to birds the world
over.
Perhaps curiosity, that plain
help to men and beasts, does
its good work. He sees the
slight hole, black in the snow,
and flies down to investigate.
The robin finds its food by
hearing, when it is a worm,
but when it is a raisin. he
uses his eyes. He has very fine
eyes. and they help him a
great deal, but it does not hurt
to make his winter food plain
to him, if you can.
AS a great treat, a piece of
coconut cake tops them all.
Any robin would fly from
Florida just to get his share,
If he knew you were baking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09
Setback in CeyIon

Although not yet completed, the par
liamentary elections in Ceylon have al
ready resulted in a major victory for
"neutraliSm" and a dismaying setback
for the West. The United National Party
of Prime Minister Sir John KotelaWala,
long one of ASia'S more vigorous anti
Communist and ro-WeStern leaders, has
been overwhelmingly defeated. And the
defeat, even though attributable chiefly
to such domestic issues as widespread So
cial and economic discomfort, can hardly
fail to have international consequences
of a kind most pleasing to Peiping and
Moscow
This is so because the winning
coalition-the Peoples United Fronts
pledged to make Ceylon at least as neu-
trail as India. The coalitions leader is
rich 56-year-old oxford University grad
uate named Solomon West Ridgway Diaz
Bandaranaike. Mr. Bandaranaike, who
will in all probability succeed Sir John as
Prime Minister, has asserted that the new
government will not be anti-WeStern or
anti-American. But he has left little
room for doubt that it will lose no time
in establishing closer relations with Rus
STA and Red China, Matchmaking foreign
owned enterprises, ending the present air
and naval base agreements with Britain,
and converting the island country-aS
the Switzerland of ASia"-into a repub-
lie that may even withdraw from mem
berShip in the British Commonwealth.
Such a prospect obviously adds up
to discouraging news for the West. For
Ceylon up to now, despite the fact that
it has engaged in rubber trade with
Red China and remained aloof from the
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, has
spoken out strongly for the forces OF free
dom against the forces of communism.
Under the coming new regime, however,
it apparently will mute its voice on that
issue, and thus "neutralism" continues to
grow in the Far East in a way that prom
ises to be helpful to nobody but the
Moscow Peiping axis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09
Farm Affairs

President Eisenhower has
consistently stuck by Secretary
of Agriculture Benson. and
farm prices have Just as con-
SlstcntlV gone down. In fact.
farm income has decreased
so much that a major economic
situation has arisen. How
ever. according to statements
attributed to the President
recently, it now seems that the
Eiscnhower-Benson twosome
is showing signs of breaking
up. President Eisenhower is
also reported ready to sign the
80 per cent of parity farm bill.
Paul a. FariS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09
'Sto!Iinq in Viroinio'

After reading your April 2
editorial. Stating in Vir-
pinia. l think you non-South-
erners should show some un-
derStanding of the seerega-
ton issue. The danger is not
that the South will become
amalgamated, but that YOU
non-SouthernerS VIII. 1t is true
that a great deal of the pres
sure is directed at the South.
This will fail. but the reaction
Will be to engulf those of you
who have no fixed inhibitions
call them prejudices If you
like. And these inhibitions can
be shown 10 have been a part
OF the moreS Of these South
ernerS, and their ancestors, for
$4,000 years. The Chinese
raised the racial issue. as they
should have. to protect their
great civilization, about $4,000
yeals ago, and brought about
the dispersal which caused
our ancestors to enter Europe
and the American Indian to
come to America.
The South is but a little gem
Of the Orient outside of Asia
and little gem of Africa out
side OF Africa. The white
Southerner and the American
Indian have changed only be-
cause of changed geography,
changed climate. changed ex-
perienceS. etc.
Go to China today and you
will find those great people
sensitive to persons who are
nonassimila BILE by them be-
cause of color, or whose mores,
philosophy and cultures run
contrary TO their own. And
that is the way it should be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09
Robin in the snow

Robin in the snow
Few sights appeal so much
to so many people.
They all want to help. but
not many know what to do.
The best thing is to put out
raiSinS.
This is a food most birds
understand, especially the
robin and the hooking bird.
The latter we have had with
us all winter, but the robin is
a comparatively new arrival.
Perhaps it is this fact that
makes him look so forlorn
when a sudden late snowstorm
catches HIM. The storm is
gone. but there will be other
winters.
He looks very appealing
there, his rusty breast con-
trasting handsomely with the
general whiteneSs about him.
How plump his breast is.
CheSty and defiant as one
must be in this world, but a
bit pitiful. too.
He is not as we'll fed as he
appears, of course. His feath-
ers are pulled up, to keep out
the cold. He still needs plenty
Of warming food.
Sometimes it is a good thing
to clear a circle about 3 feet
IN diameter in the snow. or
even larger, and therein place
a handful of seeded raisins.
These are the best.
Old Man Robin will find
them, but he will have to be
quick.
The starlings are there.
seated III the trees, big and
greedy, in a cold world.
They have scouts to inform
them OF the placing of food.
SO II YOU want lonely
robin TO get his share. and
maybe a little more, put out at
least half a loaf of bread to
Keep the starlings busy.
They prefer bread to raisins.
Let us say maybe. because we
are not quite sure. A starting
likes the Sugary goodness of
ralsins as well as any. But he
also finds real heat appeal in
the bread. This carbohydrate
helps keep him warm, and he
Is a good nutritioniSt, though
unread, and knows all about
Matchmaking foods.
Sometimes the starting is
held stationary between bread
ana ralsins. Just as the famous
donkey of fable, suspended in
judgment between two equally
appealing bales of hay.
A gang OF starlings after
slices OF bread let the trustv.
rusty robin slide in and get
himself something to eat.
The mOckingbird. too. will
take advantage of the Situa-
ton. and eat few raisins
himself.
Every back yard bird watch
er should keep at least six
boxes of seedlesS raisins on
hand.
A few, it is true. are better
Than none. Three or more
boxes are good, but six are
better
A startling gang can eat n
whole boXtul in no time at all.
The best way is to fool them
with bread. and let the better
birds. as they are sometimes
called, have the raisins.
one may wonder what the
starllngs would think. il they
could think, of being called
inferior to some other birds?
Are they not as large, as
glistening in the sun?
Do they not cat as many in
in1ical ipcncfeC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09
The Pear Tree

Trough long Winter months
she looms
G0unt and barron I'll she con-
coiueS
A breath Of Spring and nuns
her lcdpcS
And a SprtnkltRo Of scented
blooms.
SHmmer secs her proud out
pour
OF truited glory, a promise
tMtiHed
Her leaves are she'd as Fails
inStilled.
Her mission done-to rest once
more.
Pot Cunningham
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09

Washington area is So million. Leopold
v. Freudberg. regular campaign chair
man, and Rabbi Isadore Breslau, emer-
gency fund chairman, have joined in an
urgent appeal to all those interested in
these projects, and especially to Wash
ington Jewry, to make certain that the
goal is reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09

Pen names mGv be used II
letters carry iDrtterS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09

employ the designation de
partment of the Treasury"
and not Treasury Depart
ment." l might add that sew
eral Pentagon lawyers. in addi-
ton to the writer. are willing
to assist the Secretary with
any question of statutory con-
struction which poses such a
difficult problem as this-as
a public service. of course,
and without compensation.
ponfo UOn nxuyar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

reader can get an answer pS mai!
TO anv tactual question bv writing The
Evening star Information Bureau
100 Eve 81 NV Washington s.
d Please incloS 2 cents for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09

@. How many men were with
Capt. Colin p. Kelly, IT,. when
his plane was shot down short
~ after the attack on Pearl
Hdrbor?--R. B. G..
A, A crew of seven men.
Kelly. the first United States
hero OF World War II. was
Killed after his bomber had
attacked a japanese battleship.
On the way home following
the bombing, his plane was
set afire by japanese pursuit
craft. Kelly ordered his crew
to jump and six were able to
save themselves. Kelly was
killed in the resulting crash, as
was also T/Sergt. William j.
Delehanty of Brooklyn, N. Y,
a gunner.
Q. What countries make up
the Near East?--C. McA.
A. The terms Near. Far, and
Middle East are arbitrary. and
there is no final agreement on
what countries each one of
them embraces. For instance,
the National Geographic So
ciety has defined them, includ-
ing in Near East the follow
ing. Turkey. Cyprus, Syria,
Lebanon, Israel. Jordan. Egypt.
Iraq. Iran and the countries Of
the Arabian Peninsula.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-09
Scientific Inteqrity'

PentagOn Lawyer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
FASHION NOTEBOOK
Costume Chances
Span Fashion Eros

screens of the Nation and
women wished aloud for the
glamour of movie stars
clothes.
Today Banton has gone into
the wholesale dress business
with Marusia, well-known Los
Angeles designer. The cos
tunes for "Auntie Name" are
their first bit of teamwork.
To give you an idea of what
to expect, we got the original
costume sketches. They show
the scope Of the periods Of
style represented in the show
Dresses Well
The tall Rosalind, a frequent
occupant on Best Dressed
Lists, has a fabulous reputa-
ton for dressing we'll.
She'll have a field day wear
ing the costumes in the show
that are exotic, lovely. and in
Continued on Page DIS, Col. 5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
FASHION NOTEBOOK
By ELEM

Rosalind Russell has the
fashion time of her life as
"Auntie Name"
In her new stage role she
gets chance to run the gamut
of fashion moods most women
find themselves expressing only
in their dreams.
"Auntie Name" which opens
Tuesday night at the National
Theater, is almost a fashion
documentary involving a 20
year span beginning around
1923. And 20 years, as any
body in the fashion business
will tell you. is a long, long
time.
The costumes are designed
by Travis Banton. Back in the
sos he created clothes for
such stars as Marlene Dietrich,
Kay Francis and Carole LON
bard. Those we're years when
fashion flashed across the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14

show, 1890 pm, Mayflower
Hotel Lounge.
FRANKLIN SIMON, 7 Cor
ners, 2 pm. and a z pm.
showing of THE Harper's Ba-
zaar Look" Lucia Collins of
the magazine will do the COM
mentary.
TUESDAY
JULIUS GARFINCKEL &
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14

CO., informal modelling of the
Mr.. Mort collection from II to
5 pm, sixth floor, downtown
On Wednesday the collection
will be modelled informally in
the branch stores from IL to
5 pm.
OLEG CASSINI, himself.
stars at a showing of his new
collection in the Chandelier
Room, 2 pm. downtown
Woodward g. Lothrop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
WEDNESDAY

HECHT'S presents a Wool
Fashion show for the Business
and Professional Women's
Club of the District and the
Women's City Club, at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel. 1890
Grand Ballroom. Toni Robins
will commentate the show
which will also honor Miss
America of 1857 who will be a
guest.
SELMA'S presents the FASH
ion show at the Congressional
Country Club. Elem will do
the commentary Of the exciting
new fashions for the big Wash
ington social season ahead.
Show time at 2 pm.
INGA'S televised luncheon
fashion show starring fash
Continued on Page DIS, Col. l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
IT'S A DATE
MONDAY

WOODWARD g. LOTHROP,
downtown. Business Girl Fall
Fashions, $50 pm. in the Tea
Room.
FRANK R. JELLEFF pre-
sents the luncheon fashion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
Evening


500
4-FootIieht Theoter. Variety.
5-Hoppity SkipPity. Kids.
7-clown Corner. Kids.
9-ciseo Kid. Western.
$50
5-MeIody Roneh. Kids.
"Check Your Guns" Eddie Deem.
7-Town and Country Time.
Jimmy Dean. Texas Wildcats.
9-Spotlight. News. Weather.
6:45
4-Weother. News. Sports.
Strinoer. Mccormick. Michael.
9-Doug Edwords. News.
6:55
7-Louis Allen. Weather.
TOO
4-EIIery Queen. Crime.
5-The Greet GiIdeFsIeeve.
"oldy Pulls the Switch" Willard
Waterman.
7-BFYson Rash. News.
9-Ronse Rider. Western.
7:o5
7-Jim Gibbons. Sports.
7:l5
7-John Dolly. News.
1870
ACCORDION MocRoe. Songs.
81 Spy. Adventure.
THE Green Coot." Raymond
Massey.
7-BoId Journey.
True life travels. Bush pilot Tex
ZeiqIer trades with the natives.
9-Robin Hood. Adventure.
7:45
4-John c. Swoyze. News.
500
4-PFodueer's Sho'cose. Color.
Va Hours. "RosoIindo. A COY
nusicol farce of old Vienna,
adapted from "Die Fledermous. "
Cyril Ritchord. Jean Fem. Lois
Hunt.
5-The Evening Movie.
! Hour, IS Min. French Key"
1916. An omoteur sIeuth finds q
corpse. Albert Decker.
1.-THE Dotty Mack Show.
Dotty pontoninnes the top tunes.
9-Burns and Allen. Comedy.
Creole ends up in court when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

$50
7-Voiee Of Firestone. Music.
Guests ore: Rose Byrum, lyric
coloroturo; Maria Ferriero, so
prono; corIotto Ordossy, soprano.
9-ToIent Scouts. Godfrey.
Broadcast from Cheyenne. Wyo.
900
7-Film Fair. Movie.
" Hours. "Eureko Stockode."
le4e. Four eoldseekers revolt
when police unjustly accuse them.
Chips Rafferty,. Austrolion.
9-The Charlie Farrell Show.
Charlie Farrell is bornborded by
anonymous rnosh notes at the
Rocouet Club. tFilm.)
o:25
5-Motthew WoFren. News.
$50
4-Robert Montgomery.
! Hour. "Cotch O Falling Stor."
A once famous Hollywood stor
loses his box office oppeoI and
must adjust. Chorles Droke.
5-Boxing. St. Nick's Arena.
Danny Giovonelli vs.. Gene Poirier.
WeIterweiohts. 10 rounds.
9-The Vie Domone Show.
1000
9-Summer Theoter. Drama.
Hour. "An Incident Of Love"
The love Of young married
woman for her blind neiehbor.
1880
4-Distrief Attorney. Crime.
1.-The RussIes. Comedy.
l0:45
5-BoseboII HoII Of Fome.
Eddie lopot,
100
4-News and LoeoI News.
Horkness. Sprooue.
5-News.
Matthew Warren.
7-News. Weather.
Rash. Allen.
o-News. Weather. Sports.
Richards. Douglas Sieesl.
Halo
5-FeatuFomd. Film Shorts.
HIS
4-Weother. Sports. Music.
Strineer. Simpson. Les Paul.
7-BiIl Malone. Sports.
9-The Late Show. Movie.
Ia Hours. "chotterbox." 1912.
Judy Conovo makes O hero out
Of timid radio cowboy.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10

a. Enactment ~ an FEpC law
prohibiting discrimination In en-
ployment,
(Al Revision OF Senate Rule a
to make II easter To end a fiii-
buster, and
ldl Adoption OF n policy OF
selecting congressional committee
chairmen ON tho basis OF merit
and party responsibility"
In covering letter 10 each Of
tho delegates. Mr. wilkins urges
them 80 work and vote for In
cluslon Of the entire civil rights
plank ~ herewith submitted" The
letter recalls that both parties In
tho past have repeatedly pledged
executive and legislative actions
20 assure 10 every individual, re-
garilema Of race. religion. color or
national origin, equality In the
right 60 live. 10 work, 10 vote and
10 enjoy the fun protection Of the
law These pledges remain unfui-
filled"
Tho delegates are reminded that
no federal civil rights law has
been enacted since 1870. Failure
of the saith Congress to pass tina
CONTINUED on page ~