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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-08

equipment will be displayed in
the procession next month.
Some 1000 Young Republic
cans from across the Nation are
expect to attend inauguration
ceremonies. the Inaugural Com
mittee announced.
The Young Republicans will
register in the willard Hotel on
January 10 and 10. One Of the
highlights Of Young @. o. P. ac-
tivities will be the ceremony.
Americas Dedication to World
Peace" Sunday, January 20 In
the Sheraton Park Hotel. Tickets
will be on sale at Young Repub-
lican inaugural headquarters,
1922 Fifteenth street NV.
At the same time. Herman r.
Scheurer. IT,. chairman Of the
Young Republicans activities
committee, announced that 81
persons have been appointed 70
complete the membership Of the
committee. which will eo-ordi-
nate participation Of the Q. o. P.
youth group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-08
Tax Increase
For Maryland
|Hinted Soon
Additional 50 Million
Of Revenue Needed,
Estimates Show

BALTIMORE, Dec. 8 Especially
Tentative calculations by the
State Board of Revenue Esti-
mates showed today that Mary
land will need about 50 million
in additional revenue next fiscal
year to balance its budget.
In releasing the estimates
Gov. McKeldin said he may
have to recommend some tax
increase to the Legislature which
goes into session next month.
He expressed hope, however,
that the revenue estimates may
still revise the figures upward
at later date, as they have on
occasion in the past. The Gov
ernor said he personally feels
the estimates are too conserva-
tive"
But if some increase in taxa
ton is necessary" Gov. Nickel
din said. II will take pains to
see that no section of our
economy shall be harmed or
placed at a disadvantage"
He said that as of now, the
general fund budget he will rec
ommend to the Legislature will
be about sic million higher
than the current $3.50 million
general fund budget. The States
total budget in this current year
general, special and Federal
funds combined-comes to about
1903 million.
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Three Hurt in Crash
In College Park

Three persons were injured
last night in a head-on auto
collision on Rhode Island ave-
nue. at Iroquois street. College
Park, Md.
Charles r. Smith. 81. of the
$500 block of Forty-ninth ave-
nue.. College Park, driver of one
car, was admitted to Prince
Georges General Hospital with
"a possible head conclusion and
face cuts.
Mrs. Peggy Lee Viens, 80, of
the 9700 block of Fifty-first
place. College Park, driver Of
the other car, and her daughter,
Linda Lee. 8. were admitted to
Leland Memorial Hospital for
treatment of face cuts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-08
Alexandra Man
Guilty in Death

An Alexandra Corporation
Court jury early today convicted
Robert Dale Parsons, 81, of in
voluntary manslaughter and
fined him $1,000 in the fatal
beating of a milkman August 10.
Judge William P. Woolls will
impose sentence Wednesday on
Parsons, one of three men
charged in the beating of Harry
GriffithS in his basement at 1900
Terrett avenue. After deliberat-
ing more than five hours, the
jury of IL men and one woman
acquitted Parsons of robbery
count.
No trial date has been set for
the other two men accused in the
death-Robert C. Bell, 81, and
Lewis v. Bell, jr., 10, both of
the 400 block of East Howell
avenue.
During the two-day trial Par
sons. of 2508 Burke avenue,
Alexandria, testified that he, the
Bell boys and another youth,
Morris Jennings. were planning
to go to Colonial Beach the night
that Mr.. Grifiths was killed.
Before leaving for the beach,
however, they went to Mr.. Grit
f1ths' house. Lewis Bell and How
ard Walker got into an argu-
ment over a dice game, said Par
sons, and started fighting.
Il tried to separate them. /
was pushed or showed. 1 turned
around-there was Mr.. Grifiths
in my face. We started scuffling.
I swung at him. l thought he
was going to hit me-
He testified that he never hit
Mr.. Grifiths with anything but
his fists and struck him only
in the face. He said Mr.. Grifiths
fell to the floor.
Parsons denied that he ever
told police he went through Mr..
Griffiths' pockets. He said he
did pick up a wrist watch that
was on the floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-08
WRONG EMPHASIS SEEN
ToIstoy Says VOA Fails
To Impress in Russia

said anything favorable about
the Russian government. The
majority spoke critically, with
disapproval, if not discomfort"
He said also that "the Rus
sian government knows that ii
must give freedom to progress,
but it gives it only on a limited
basis and the people do not
know how much to accept"
He found. he said, that the
Russians still are interested in
visiting Stains tomb in Red
Square but for reasons different
from those Of the past. He said
he asked one person standing in
line why he wanted to see Stain
and was told:
well, if you had a chance to
see the devil in a bottle wouldn't
you do it?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-08
Mental Disease
Defense Fails

A Federal court jury yester-
day found Herbert v. Gregory,
%. guilty Of robbery despite a
defense plea that he suffered
from a mental disease mani
Tested eyerytime he drank llquor.
Gregory was accused Of rob-
bing a man and a woman on the
street last April. A previous con-
Viction had been get aside and
new trial granted when desense
counsel argued that pSychlatric
testimony at the original trial
was incompetent.
In charging the jury yester-
day. Judge David a. Pine Of he
U. s. District Court for the Dis
triet Of Columbia taid that II
the jurors believed The crime
was caused By a mental disease
or defect. verdict ~ lnnOcent
must be returned.
The case gas prOsecIted oy
Assistant United states Attorney
Harold Titus. Gregory Tss o.
tended by Attorney Alert a.
RapaDorL
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ginia Regional Planning anc
Economic Development Com.
mission.
More than three-fourths Of
the new construction is required
i'm Fairfax County alone, where
the report figures one new class
room must be completed every
single working day during the
next four years to keep up with
growing enrolment.
TN view of these needs, ag-
|gravated by the present high
level of interest rates and those
in prospect for the near future
each of the communities would
be well advised to strive to f.
nance some significant portion
of new construction costs from
current revenue" the report
states.
Operating Cost Warning
During the past 10 years, Fair
fax. Arlington. Alexandria and
Falls Church have spent a total
of $685. million for new schools
More than $50 million of this
sum was raised by borrowing
The report warns that school
operating costs in the four juris-
dictions also can be expected to
leap upward from a total of $19.4
million to well over $50 million by
1860.
Summarizing the areas over
all education outlook, the report
calls financing school require
ment "the most formidable prob
lem confronting the area in the
coming years" 1t acknowledges
that Northern Virginia has made
considerable progress in the past
several years to meet school
needs, but cautions that Every
substantial further additions to
school plants and school stats
will be required" in the near flu
ture.
A major part of the report
deals with the phenomenal
growth of school enrolment
throughout Northern Virginia in
recent years. Without embellish-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-08
Woman Slayer
Gets Life Term

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 8 (P.-
Richard Francis Curley, 33-year'
old former insurance agent, wa
convicted of first-degree murder
last night in the September Il
Staying of Joan Faye Landau o.
Baltimore.
Judge Benjamin Michaelsor
Immediately imposed the manda.
tory life sentence in Anne Arun.
del County Circuit Court.
The jury recommended mercy
when it returned a guilty verdict
after celebrating one hour, II
minutes. If it had not, Curley
would have been executed.
Curley testified earlier in the
day that he went to a Woodland
Beach cottage that night in Sep
TENDER to ask Miss Landau again
If she really meant what she sale
about breaking off their rela-
tionship. He said she replied
that she did.
Says She Grabbed Him
Speaking haltingly and with
emotion. Curley went on:
Il pulled the gun from my
waiStband and placed it against
my head. She leaped and
grabbed it, pulling my arm dowr
toward her.
Il heard the gun go off and
she fell to the floor. I took hel
in my arms and called to hel
several times but she didn't
answer"
Curley told the jury that hi
and the 28-year-old woman were
thrown together" in an insur-
ance office where she was office
manager, and stormy love af.
fair followed that lasted several
years.
Marriage Had Failed
He said his marriage had gont
on the rocks because his wife
worked nights and week ends
but his wife would not agree Il
a divorce.
Curley's wife, who had beer
on the witness stand as a char.
acter witness in his behalf
blamed herself for the shooting
saying it would not have hap.
pened if she had granted hin
the divorce he requested.
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Transit Granted
Maryland Runs

D. c. Transit System has been
authorized to extend service into
Maryland. a company spokesman
said yesterday.
He said the company had
asked the Public Service Com
mission of Maryland for per-
mission to extend its K-6 line
from the Northwest Park Apart
ments along New Hampshire
avenue to Oakview. He said the
service would begin January 6.
Also, he said, the company re-
queSted and received approval of
n plan to operate from Silver
Spring to Langley Park by way
of Wayne avenue, Flower avenue,
Piney Branch road, Old Bladens-
burg road and University lane.
The Suburban Transit Co.,
had requested permission to
make three operational changes
in the same area. One was
granted, one was denied fatty
and a third was denied without
prejudice.
The approval for Suburban
Transit would let it pick up and
discharge passengers between
Four Corners and Silver Spring
on its route from Ashton to
Silver Spring.
The Suburban request to
route its Ashton Silver Spring
line down New Hampshire ave-
nue. was denied.
Also denied. was an appli-
cation by Suburban Transit
for route between College
Park and Silver Spring by way of
University lane. Piney Branch
road and Philadelphia avenue.
However. the Public Service
Commission said it would be
willing to authorize service be-
tween the same points by way
of Philadelphia avenue, Ethan
Allen avenue, New Hampshire
avenue and University lane.
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ment, the figures speak for them
selves:
| /. Public school enrolment
was 20,089 in Northern Virginia
in 1910, Last year it hao
reached 68,937 and by 1860 edu.
Gators expect 99,100.
SIS Million Cost
2. Sixteen years ago the foul
communities together spent Sl.S
million annually for public
schools. In 1916 the total was
$3.8 million. For the current
year the total is about $25 mil
lion. The Importance of State
laid has decreased since 1910
when it accounted for 23.6 pei
cent of the areas school expend-
itures to only 1876 per cent last
year.
3. The cost of maintaining
each child in school has in
creased five fold during the last
Is years. In 1910, the per pupil
cost was $500, compared with
$281.46 for the 1886 school
year. Northern Virginia's per
pupil cost were about one third
lower than those of other large
urban areas in 1910, and were
about ten per cent lower by
1953-54, which is the last year
for which comparative figures
are available.
4. Two years ago, one out of
eight public school classes in
Northern Virginia was held on a
temporary classroom or was on
double session. BY the 1856
session, the proportion had been
reduced to one out of 10.
5. The increase from about
$4,000 to $4,000 school enroll
ment during the next four years
is a 43 per cent jump. During the
same period. however, the total
population is expected to go UP
only IA per cent.
L. Laszlo Ecker RACE is chair
man Of the committee that has
been conducting the survey of
Northern Virginia's fiscal prob
lens.
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court sat Is minutes beyond its
usual adjournment time or
Tuesday, permitting the rear.
rangement.
Trained Nurse in Room
AS the lawyer spoke, trained
nurse was waiting at the rear Of
the chamber, provided by the
court marshal. Completing hi,
argument, Mr.. Savoy "just made
it out of the court" according tt
his office. He rushed home anC
went to bed.
Justice Douglas said afterward
Il knew he was being kept alive
with morphine and was just 9
little nervous that he would MOI
be able to finish his argument. i
was a sort of heroic presenta.
ton"
The court took the case Of
"Soriano v. the U. S." under
Amusement. Some IS othel
claims cases. involving severa
million dollars, hinge on the
courts decision in the SorianC
case.
Mr.. Savoy. born in Holyoke
Mass, and educated at Amhers
College, Harvard, the University
of Chicago and the Sorbonne
came to Washington as a Gov.
|ernment attorney in the early
days of the New Deal.
He appeared before the Su.
preme Court as assistant to Judge
jerome Frank, then genera
counsel of the Agricultural AID.
justment Administration. in ar.
guing the AAA case. He Later
served as a lawyer for the In.
ternal Revenue Service and the
United States Mixed Claim;
Commission.
stopped Taking Clients
He had been in private practice
for the last two decades, in which
time he appeared twice before
the Supreme Court. His offic,
was in the World Center Build.
ing and he specialized in tax anC
corporation law.
Since February, when his doc.
tors made their announcement
Mr.. Savoy had taken on no new
clients. He wished to concep.
trate his energies on the pre-.
.sentation of the cases he had
Especially the one which he puf
before the Supreme Cour'
Wednesday.
Mr.. Savoy was a member Of
the National Press Club. the Uni.
.versity Club and the Admiral'
Club. He had been estrangec
from his wife, Mrs. Lyla Savoy
who lives at Rehoboth Beach
Del.
Other survivors include a son
Prev Savoy II of st. Johns, Que
bee; a daughter, Mrs. Alan d
Clausen Of Brookston. Ind: hi
mother, Mrs. George A. Savoy o.
st. Johns; two brothers. Haroldt
lof st. Johns and John of Mon.
treal, and five grandchildren.
Services will be held at IL am
Monday at Gawler's funera
home, 1856 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Burial will be In Canada
The family has asked that tokens
of sympathy be in the form G.
contributions TO the American
Cancer Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-08

Cne nefolc preSenCatlon" OF his
last case.
Yesterday morning, he was
found dead in his apartment at
1910 Eighteenth street NV. by
a maid.
Mr.. Savoy had been operated
on in February and the surgeons
removed one lung. They said
cure of his condition was i'm
possible and told him he has
three to 10 months to live.
Part of the work he did for
his last case was in a hospital
bed. His associates said that his
preparation nevertheless was "a
magnificent job"
Argued for Filipino
In an long presentation
to the Supreme Court, Mr.. Savoy
argued on behalf of Jose Soriano,
"a Filipino seeking $119,765 from
the United States for goods sup
piled to Philippine guerrillas dur
ing the Japanese occupation of
the islands.
Mr.. Savoy had worked on the
case for several years. The
United States Court of CLAIMS
had rejected Mr.. Soriano's claims
and he appealed to the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Savoy argued that
the United States was liable to
Filipinos for such supplies, be-
cause the guerrillas were rec
ognized as part of the United
States fighting strength.
In his appearance before the
court. Mr.. Savoy stood gray
faced. the strain of his effort
apparent. He coughed frequently.
The nine justices, aware of
his condition, limited their ques-
tioning 10 one or two queries.
Because the Supreme Court
clerks Office knew Mr.. Savoy had
been i'll. the justices had been
asked to arrange their schedules
so that Mr.. Savoy could COM
plete his argument on Wednes-
day afternoon. To do this, the
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Assessors Elect

RICHMOND. Dec. 8 Up
Roscoe Orr. city assessor for
Warwick, was elected president
of the Virginia Association of
Assessing Offlcers here yester-
day. Samuel Patteson. Fairfax
County assessor. was named first
vice president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-08
Palsy Benefit TONIGHT

United Cerebral Palsy Of Mont
gomery County is sponsoring an
informal benefit dance at
O'Clock tonight in the Merlands
Country Club, 1901 Georgia ave.
nue., Silver Spring. Proceeds will
help finance a proposed nursery
school and treatment center for
cerebral palsy victims in the
county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-08
School Needs by 1860 Set
At S42 Million More
Northern Virginia ToIdto Finonce Large Part
Of Spending Out of Current Income

The four suburban communities in Northern Virginia need
spend another $42 million for schools and should
try to finance significant portion" from current income
committee studying the fiscal affairs today
The recommendation contained the latest of series
of reports by the fiscal committee the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-08
Lawyer With Cancer Dies
After High Court Plea

Knowing he dying of cancer Washington Lawyer Prev
Savoy held himself together long argue clients
case before the Supreme Court Wednesday and then
to die within Sc hours.
Mr. Savoy ST. had taken six pins of blood TRANSMISSION
to strengthen himself for what Justice William Douglas called
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

Recalls Fathers Devotion
my mother and father are wonderful
people" said Damone They've been married
80 years and it's still real good thing for
them. That's what 1 want. good marriage
like my mother and father have.
"When was a kid 1 always remember the
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released BY Bell syndicats)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
By MARGARET McMANUS

NEW YORK = Vic D amone, born Vito
Farinola in Brooklyn % years ago, has come
long road since he was kid working at fruit
stands after school.
He was 10 years when he first heard Frank
Sinatra's recording of "Ghost of Chance" and
decided right then that what he most wanted
was to be singer. At 16 while an usher at the
Paramount where Perry Como was making
guest appearance, chez got sufficient encourage
ment from his idol to start looking for singing
job
Today, Damone, veteran of movies and
night clubs, is the star of his own half-hour
television program, The Vic Damone Show
$3.50 pm, Mondays, WTOP-9).
His most recent recording, 1.-THE Street
Where You Live" his first big hit in more than
five years, looks as If it's on the way to being
million seller Incidentally. he's married to the
beautiful Italian actress Pier Angel, and they
have a 10-month- old son, Perry (after Perry
Como).
Like HOratiO Alger Story
Sounds like the cream of the Horatio Alger
success stories Yet Damone, fortnight young
man, feels that he has far from attained all his
ambitions and that he has much to learn from
life.
First on, I don't feel so young" said
Damone "I've been working hard at this buSi-
ness for 10 years. I've had ups and downs like
everybody. Anyway feel more IKE ~ IMAM 20.
'T was awful nervous about starting this
television show. Couldn't sleep nights because
know how important it is that this goes 1t
could mean the kind of life and the kind-of
security I've always hoped for. feel better now
that we're on the road"
He wore a gold wedding ring which he
twisted now and then as he talked.
IT worked hard to get this ring" he said.
"She wasn't easy to persuade. I met her in
1852, when I was in the Army of Occupation in
Germany. She was on location there, making
a picture asked her to marry me then, but
she turned me down."
Later, lot later when I was out Of the
service and we were both back in Hollywood
working, asked her again. was luckier on
the second go-round"
Recalls Fathers Devotion
my mother and father are wonderful
people," said Damone. They've been married
80 years and it's still a real good thing for
them That's what want A good marriage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

BUSY? Sure, the phone is and so is the
couple Vic Damone and his wife Pier
Angel listen to the COO of their To-
month-old son a continents breadth
away. She's soon to leave New York
for Paris to make movie, an even
greater separation.
first thing my father said every night when he
walked in the door was Where's mama| AS
if he didn't know that mama was always in the
kitchen getting supper. And that's the first
thing ask when walk in the door, Where's
Anna?, Where's my wife?'"
Damone has obviously set aside the word,
"wife," as something special in the English
language. He treats it with the tenderness OF
a bridegroom and uses it as frequently as the
conversation permits.
zone Of my ambitions is to have a good,
beautiful life like Perry has. He works SO weeks
q year, takes three months vacation, and he
has wonderful life with his family. That's
what 1 want"
man from CHS suggested that it was
possible that this televiSion show of Damone's
could be the networks answer to MICS Mr..
Como, one of the many illustrious CHS alumni
who have been lost to the opposition camp.
"Me? Competition for Como!" Damone
shook his head and laughed out loud. Don't
make me feel more nervous than am already"
He shook his head again. me, competition for
Como. That's ridiculous"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Globetrotters Breeze
In Olympic Benefit

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Mar. 10
tP.-The Harlem Globetrotters
toyed with the Boston Whirl-
winds today as they took a 1858
victory in acknowledgement
basketball game.
At halftime, Tom Crehan.
president of the Notre Dame
student council, handed Notre
Dame Athletic Director Moose
Krause a $1,000 check for the
Olympic Fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Private Schools Hold
Girls Basketball Day

The Private Schools Athletic
League held its annual girls
basketball play day yesterday al
Georgetown Visitation Convent
after which two honorary teams
were chosen.
Selected on the first team were
Rosemary Sullivan. Georgetown
Visitation; Mary Anna Erisman
st. Agnes; Margie Bassila, Ma
tional Cathedral; Judy Saunders
st. Agnes; Marsha Merryfleld
Visitation, and Markie DAILY
Visitation.
Second team players were:
Mary Lou Donahue, Visitation;
Mary DiZerega, Stone Ridge
Debby Barger, Sidwell Friends;
Judy Quill, Immaculate; Pat
Lyons, Friends; Sarah Foret
Stone Ridge; Winky Eddy, Hol-
ton Arms, and Miss Carlton, Fox
croft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Three New Entries Close
Field for K. of c. Tourney

The eight-team field for the
third annual knights of Co.
lumbus scholastic invitationa'
tournament to be held Friday
Saturday and Sunday at Richie
Coliseum was closed yesterday
with the addition of Northeast
Catholic High School of Phila-
delphia, Benedictine High Of
Richmond and Mt. St, Joseph OF
Baltimore.
Previously announced teams
include st. AIMS Academy OF
New York City. the defending
champion; St. Francis Prep OF
Brooklyn, North Catholic High
of Pittsburgh and Gonzaga High
of Washington.
The eighth berth will be filled
by the winner of Tuesdays
playoff contest between St
Johns and DeMatha.
st. Francis boasts the loftiest
record of the eight entries, with
Is games won and only one lost
The $3.50 loss to Xavier High OF
New York was avenged by a
1851 victory in a subsequent
encounter. Listed among St
Francis victims is st. AIMS
by a 1926 margin.
st. AIMS posted a 24-2 record
while Gonzaga was 1872, North
east Catholic 1913, North Cath.
olic IT'S. st. Johns 20-6, De.
Matha 20-7, Benedictine IT.
and Mount St. Joseph 1910.
Every team entered won some
kind of championship.
st. Francis won the Metropoli.
tan New York Catholic Invita-