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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-20
Jet Age Conference
To Hear Top Two
Air Force Men

The Nations two top Air Force
men will be the principal speak.
ers before the Air Force Associa-
tons Jet Age Conference here
on February 3 and 4, it was an
nounced today.
The two-day program will be
held In the Sheraton Park Hotel
Principal speakers will be
Air Force Secretary DdAald A
Quarles and Gen. Nathan F.
Twining, chief of staff.
In announcing their appear
ance, Association President Gill
Rob Wilson said the conference
has taken on new Importance In
the light Of the report issued re-
Gently by a special aviation facil-
tiles study group created at the
request Of President Eisenhower
This group" Mr.. Wilson said
considered problems relating to
aviation development for the
next 20 years. 1t recognized that
aviation progress is being seri-
ously compromised by the fact
that facilities and procedures
have not kept pace with modern
aviation equipment and that jet
noise has created q difficult COM
munity relations problem.
These will be major discussion
points of the conference. Mr..
Wilson said.
The meeting, with an expected
attendance Of 1000, will be mod
Grated by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle.
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POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Ike says he doesn't whether he'll again Repub
lcan Chairman Hail. There's always ship
who seems to get the word"
Democratic Fulbrght the country cant afford
President In fact after 20 Of Democratic
rule wonder could afford kind of President.
Ike says Dulles Secretary Of State
That's lucky. He's the only we've got
Main feature Of Benson's farm program q "sol
the gets paid plant
crops he'll quit thinking up for voting Repub
lican.
Heard at Democratic headquarters where do suppose
we'd be something happened to Sherman Adamsand Esen
hover became PRESIDENT"
Gov Hartman Republicans Of lowering Americas
world prestige" YEAH the Of the world
they all want to get With usby moving here live
Ike holds his first Washington press his
heart attack Some reporters the swing
OF thingsand their favorte character roles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-20
Britoin's Booking Of Dulles Warning
Choses All Doubts on Allied Position

weapons. Remove the deter
rent, or take risks In pretend
ing that 1t is not there. and
the world outlook would be
terrifying indeed.
The justification Of both
the atomic and hydrogen
bombs Is that they are deter
rents. 50 awful that no coun-
try viii risk their use against
itself. It is, therefore. true
that the danger Of world war
should decrease unless an ag-
gressive-minded nation gets it
into Its head that the bomb
win not BE used against it,
whatever 1t does"
This last sentence-that any
aggressor should imagine the
superbomb viii never be used
lis Of the utmost Importance
in worldwide discussions to-
day. It epitomizes what Mr..
Dulles has said repeatedly, be-
cause it is the heart and soul
Of allied policy-that there
must be no vacillation or
weakness or misunderstand-
ing in facing the common
enemy.
The Communist regime in
Moscow. Of course. wants the
Western world to ban tests Of
nuclear weapons and has car
ried on a propaganda to that
effect for several months.
Many persons in the scientific
world without the slightest
sympathy for communism have
thought that the tests might
be dangerous. Even the Vati-
can has been persuaded at
times to inveigh against nu-
clear tests, much to the delight
Of Krishna Menon and Nehru
of India. But there is much
misunderstanding abroad about
the facts.
Now, fortunately, the official
facts are coming out after the
completion Of project sun
shine" by the Atomic Energy
Commission. DR.. Willard r.
Libby. q member Of the COM
mission and noted scientist. in
an address prepared for de-
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President Sizes Up Health Issue

In other respects the presi-
dents press conference was
very much the mixture as
before.
He talks with reporters
about their questions but he
does not answer the queS-
tons. What he says, always
with great sincerity. Is unex-
ceptionable and almost ur1-
arguable. The art Of evading
the direct question has never
been practiced with greater
skill and its perfection almost
stiles complaint.
Reporters feel frustrated,
but the technique Of news
reporting dictates that they
shall repeat what the Presi-
dent said. 1t is very readable.
and what he did not say or do
must be played up elsewhere
and lags behind the front
pages.
For example: Secretary of
State Dulles said In his Life
interview that the President
had made UP his mind to use
atomic weapons II the Chinese
Reds attacked Quemoy and
Matsu as a prelude to For
mosa. It Is hard to imagine q
more important statement Of
national policy.
The Presidents answer: He
had not read the article but
Dulles was the best Secretary
Of State he had ever known.
devoted to peace, ETC.. ETC.,
etc. The headlines: President
Calls Dulles Best Secretary
Ever"
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Big news is breaking on all
fronts.
First, it has been made clear
by President Eisenhower that.
If he feels up to 1t physically
and can serve the country. he
will in due time announce his
candidacy for q second term.
This means. If he Is reelected.
that a continuity Of Americas
present leadership. in world
affairs is assured.
Second, Prime Minister AM
thony Eden Of Great Britain.
in a public speech. has Sec
onded the warning Of Secre-
tary Of State Dulles that no
aggressive minded nation
must have any doubts that
nuclear weapons viii be used
in retaliation If an attack
comes.
Third. official information
comes from the Atomic Energy
Commission that the so-called
"fallout" from testing atomic
and hydrogen bombs does not
have harmful effects at points
beyond the immediate area
where the testing is done and
that there Is no indication
whatsoever Of any harmful
effects. now or TO posterity,
from any Of the tests.
For several days the un-
thinking partisans here in the
Capital have been trying to give
the impression that Americas
allies have been frightened"
by the comments attributed to
Secretary Dulles in the Life
magazine article and that an
episode Of earth-shaking pro-
portions had occurred to
ALLEVIATE our allies. But the
british Prime Minister. in q
speech just made, says even
more forthrightly than Mr..
Dulles that the aggressors must
not misunderstood the allied
position and assume that
nuclear weapons win not be
used. Mr.. Eden declares:
IF there is less fear Of world
conflict today, this is due to
the deterrent Of nuclear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-20
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Formoso Tirode and MiIitory BuiIdup
Suggest Reds Moy Try Sometime

might have been prevented if
Sir Edward Grey. Britain's
foreign minister at the out
break Of World War /, had
warned the Kaiser in time that
Britain's armed forces would
be involved II Germany un-
leashed aggression. Despite sar-
castle remarks made by the
German military caste about
the British merchants" there
was a good deal of fear of
Britain's potential power by
leaders of the Reich. When the
British government ordered
mobilization Of its naval forces,
it was too late because the die
had been cast. But an earlier
strong warning might have
prevented the catastrophe, the
consequences Of which are still
felt throughout the world.
Similarly If Prime Minister
Sir Neville Chamberlain had
told Hitler bluntly late in April.
1898, when 1t became obvious
that Hitler wanted to settle
the Sudetenland question in
his own. way. that Britain
would be militarily on the side
Of the Western democracies
regardless Of their failings it
is certain that the Fuehrer
would not have dared take
CzechoSlovakia. Those who
read now THE Failure of a
Mission" by the late British
ambassador to Berlin, Sir Nevil
Henderson, get the full picture
Of the impact Of Chamberlain's
peace at any price" on Hitler.
The Truman administration
prevented the occupation Of all
Berlin by the Russians when it
ordered the 1913 airlift which
was protected by our Air Force.
The Russians knew that we
were not joking and an attack
on our transport planes would
bring immediate retaliation.
The Russians gave in even
tually.
Mr.. Dulles warnings last
year that an attack on For
mosa would be resisted with
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reporter that nothing he might
say was for quotation? Did he
insist that any article dealing
with a complex subject" should
be submitted to him for pos
sible revision? Did he reserve
the right to decide after ad-
vance reading whether to sane
ton its publication at all?
And could the reporter have
produced the article without
the Secretary's collaboration"
in granting him the interview
in the first place?
The Secretary's explanation
OF the genesis of the article
was childish. His explanation
Of what followed was incom-
prehensible. Nor do we under
stand his press aides never in
forming him that Life had
submitted the manuscript, but
who made one correction on
his own--too late. What was
the correction. and why was 1t
made too late?
Mr.. Dulles refused to discuss
the article because he was not
its author. To discuss 1t would
make 1t into a sort Of state
paper" Does the Secretary
not know that any detailed
and verbatim exegesis of his
views Is de facto a state paper?
Even for Mr.. Dulles to have
allowed the interview to be
conducted as 1t was, ION a
very complex subject" made
him. in fact, the author of the
article. Even without direct
quotation. the author records
the Secretary's views, not his
own. And not to have fol-
lowed UP the product Of the
interview. and have gone over
every word was sheer ire
sponsibility.
Finally, II the article in any
way misrepresents the con-
versation, why did the Secre-
tary refuse to release the
verbatim record to the national
press?
A man who talks OF the
cuff in such q manner. afiirms
that he didn't know he was
talking for publication, and
expresses surprise but no self
dissatisfaction when he finds
the gun was loaded. obviously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-20
NS TANTTNE BROWN
Peiping FIexes Its Muscles

everything In our power has
restrained the Chinese Com
munists who. drunk with their
diplomatic victory in Korea
and the military victory of
their puppet Ho Chi Mini in
Northern Wet Nam, were
ready to embark on another
venture in FormoSa.
1t is probable that our Brit
ish friends knew about the
decision made in Washington
at that time. They may not
have liked it. But they we're
told in all likelihood about our
determination to prevent fur
ther Red expansion at the ex-
pense of our security and of
our pledged word to the Ma
tionalist Chinese government.
1t was after the Communists
gave UP temporarily their ag-
gressive intentions that Lon
don started working once more
on Washington to settle ami
cably" our differences with
Peiping. We regarded such
"amicable settlement" in the
same light as we looked on the
Munich agreements which
were the first step toward
World War II.
There is no reason to believe
that our policy regarding a
Communist onslaught against
the Nationalist forces will be
considered in a different light
from last year when military
opinion was that an attack in
force against the offshore
islands would jeopardize the
chances Of Formosa's survival.
It is true that the final de-
cision was left to the discre-
ton Of President Eisenhower.
But those iP a position to
judge the Chief Executives
action believe that it will be
taken in keeping with high
strategy and not politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-20
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Attitude of Surprised Innocence
At Life Quiz Sharply Criticized

Secretary Of State Dulles,
under questioning by the
Washington correspondents,
was a lamentable witness in
his own behalf.
The subject was the article
in Life. Mr.. Dulles attitude
was surprised innocence. He
didn't write the article, he told
the press: he didn't know its
publication date, and he didn't
read it until after it was re-
leased for publication. He
didn't "collaborate" with the
. author; he just had an Gin
formal chat" without even
knowing whether an article
would result. He wasn't con-
scious that anything he said
might be quoted or he would
not have expressed himself "in
quite that way" Articles
such as this, dealing with q
complex subject, inevitably
oversimplify and tend to
overemphasize. :"
He knew that Q tape record
ing was made Of the converse
ton, but did not hear It. He
refused to discuss the contents
Of the article because that
would make 1t into Q sort Of
state paper"
The article. he was re-
minded, had been submitted
before publication to the State
Department. But he hadn't
seen the manuscript or proofs.
A change had been suggested,
but by the public relations
division Of the department.
and too late.
Remarkable testimony!
what did Mr.. Dulles think
the Life reporter was up to
when he requested and was
granted an informal little
chat? Was he there merely
to satisfy his personal curios-
ity on certain matters? Or to
write an article for q weekly
OF enormous circulation?
are exclusive informal
chats" with the Secretary of
State everyday occurrences, or
do they constitute a Scoop?
Was there any possible chance
that an article would not
ensue?
Did the Secretary warn the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-20
IdmentobIe Incident for Dulles

understands little OF states
manship. diplomacy. or even
Of public relations"
1t is a lamentable incident
for Mr.. Dulles. this admins
tration, and for international
confidence in America. It is
a display of personal vanity
and public responsibility.
And, like much that Mr.. Dulles
says, 1t was completely I'M
necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-20
Polish Club Dance

The Polish Club Of Washing
ton. O member Of the Polish
National Alliance. will sponsor
a dance at Q pm. tomorrow in
the Knights of Columbus Hall,
'9l8 Tenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-20

District voter registration n
under way. Have you quali-
fed to vote In the elections
May I? Registration head.
quarters are on the ground
floor Of the District Building.
Evening star., 1956-12-09

the gardens and prepared on
the plantations.
Mrs. Robert Wheat is in
charge Of the Gunston decora-
tions and Mrs. Thomas Wattles
and Mrs. c. w. Leary the
Woodlawn arrangements.
Woodlawn is south of
Alexandria on U. S. Route l
and the entrance to Gunston
is a few miles beyond. The
usual admission will be
charged for the events.
Woodlawn is the property
OF the National Trust for His
toric Preservation. which has
its headquarters in Washing
ton. Mrs. w. Randolph
Burgess is chairman Of the
Woodlawn committee of the
trust: On her committee are
Mrs. Atherton Macondray,
Maj. Gen. Stanley L. Scott,
Mr.. Ronald F. Lee. Mr.. Rob-
ert w. Brown, all of Alexan-
dria; Mr.. j. Laurence Sheldon
OF Washington and Mr.. H.
Alexander Smith of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1956-12-09
Christmas Party
ToAid Children

The Association of Philip
pine-American Women will
hold its annual Christmas
party Saturday at 7:3O pm.
In the Women's City Club,
1888 / street NV.
The club members husbands
will be the guests of honor.
There will be music, COM
munity singing and a buffet
supper. Proceeds from the
party will be used to purchase
dry milk for the children of
Tala, a leprosarium in the
Philippines and one of the
associations charitable prof.
ects.
Arrangements to attend the
party can be made through
Mrs. j. A. Villamor, president.
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WoodldWn Pluns
Carols by Candles

green's such as the nine Mason
children gathered in the deer
park. From the carved pine
apple in the hall will be hung
a kissing ball of mistletoe,
symbol Of the 18th century
Christmastime.
At Woodlawn there will be a
cedar Christmas tree. a custom
which was adopted in this
country in the early 10Th CEN
tury and which the eight
Lewis children would have en-
joyed. 1t will be hung with
strings Of red and white ber-
ries, homemade paper cutouts
and candles.
The greens used at both
houses will come from the
grounds Of the places. The
materials for the dried ar
rangements were gathered in
Evening star., 1956-12-09

Tradition will run rampant
next Sunday at Gunston Hall
and Woodlawn Plantation.
Both of the famous historic
cal mansions will have Carols
by Candlelight" from 3 to S
pm. Church choirs from the
county will sing old carols
continuously during the after
noon.
Guests will be met by host
esseS In costume. At Gunston,
which was built in 1755, host
esses will wear 18th century
gowns. and at Woodlawn,
which was built so years later.
they will be dressed In the
early empire style.
The houses will be lit en-
tirely by candlelight, assuming
the atmosphere of the period
when George Mason lived at
Gunston and Nelly Custis
Lewis at Woodlawn. The carols
will be only those that were
known in those days.
The spirit of the afternoon
will be the recreation of a
Christmastime reception at
the houses when they were
built.
The decor at Gunston will be
Evening star., 1956-12-09
To Hold Cord Porty

The Women's Club of the
Washington Highlands Jewish
Center is having a card party
for guys and gals on Saturday
at Q pm. at the Center, 141
Xenia street S.W. There will
also be other games or you may
bring your own. Refreshments
will be served.
Evening star., 1956-12-09
PERIOD DECORATING

PERIOD DECORATING
Setting the theme for
the decor Of WoodIown
mansion for the "Corols
by CondleIioht" from 3
to 5 pm. next Sunday
are Mrs. Paul E. Worino
tIeft) and Miss Moyne
c. Porker, in costumes.
Mrs. Stanley L. Scott od-
mires their hondiwork.
Charles Boptie Photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-19
BY the Associated Press

The Tar Heels of North Caro-
lima, having pulled of one Of
the years biggest upsets, began
| a 15-day respite from college
basketball today after having
proved that determination some.
times is more important thar
depth.
The Tar Heels. using only one
substitute--and he didn't score
gained sweet revenge by whip
ping third-ranked North Caro-
lima State, 1860, last night al
Chapel Hill. The Wolfpack had
walloped North Carolina. 1880
in the finals of the Dixie Classic
last month.
Last nights triumph gave the
Tar Heels a 1872 record for. the
year and boosted their league
leading Atlantic Coast Confer
ence mark to al. Coach Frank
McGuire's sophomore studded
squad was No. 8 in the latest
Associated Press poll. The Wolf
pack Is 1872 for the season and
Az in the conference.
While North Carolina was
having its fun, Dayton, the Ma
tons second-ranked team be-
hind San Francisco, continued
unbeaten by walloping Villanova,
7l-5O, for its 18th victory Of the
campaign.
In other games, Louisville, No.
10, dumped Memphis State. 85-
rs; st. Louis beat DePaul. 1911;
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.Ten|ey Albright
Hurt in Practice
For 0|ympics

| CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy
Jan. 10 (R.-Tenley Albright,
Americas world figure skating
champion, suffered a severe leg
injury today while practicing for
the Winter Olympic Games OPEN
ing next Thursday.
The pretty, 20-year-old bru-
Inette from Newton Center, Mass.
regarded as a certainly for an
Olympic gold medal, struck a hole
in the ice and as she was falling
hit her right leg about the ankle
with the point Of a skate.
DR.. Giuseppe Gasparini, United
States team physician. said there
appeared no muscular or bone
damage but that Miss Albright
suffered a severe flesh wound.
THE cut did not require
stitches" the Italian-born doc
tor from New York said. "She
should be ready to resume prac-
tices In four or five days"
May Be Able to Compete
The American team held out
hope that Tenley still would be
able to compete in the figure
skating event January 80.
The young skater was carried
from the rink to her hotel about
half a mile away where the doc
tor made her walk a few steps
so her leg would not freeze up"
Then she was put to bed.
1T was all my fault, Tenley
said. Il have no one to blame
but myself"
Americas hopes in the Olym-
pic games were further darken-
ed by performances on the
Italia" ski slopes and bobsled
runs and the speed skating Kinks
of Davos, Switzerland.
Russian Skater Wins
Oleg Goncharenko Of Russia
won the 5,000-meter race in the
Swiss international skating
championships at Davos with
the course record time Of 1894.
Americas finest long distance
skaters were completely out
classed, failing to finish in the
top 80 places.
Goncharenko won by SO sec
onds over 19-year-old Helmut
Kuhnert Of Germany. with the
1855 world champion, Sigge
See OLYMPICS, Page CO
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AFTER UPSET OF N. c. STATE
Carolina Sure ofLeod
Until Duke Game Feb. 4

West Virginia defeated Pitt, "a
10: Georgia Tech knocked over
Furman, 85-75. despite Darrell
Floyd's SO points. and Columbis
trampled Yale, 1854, in an Ivy
League contest.
Lennie Rosenbluth, North
Carolina's sharp-shooting junior
led his team with 70 points al
though high man for the night
was Ron Shavlik Of State with
26. The Wolfpack, which once
trailed by IL points, almost tied
the game in the closing seconds
but Cardinals Jerry Vayda de-
Elected hard-charging Vic Molo-
diets driving layup shot which
would have made 1t It'll. Vayda
collected a pair Of foul shots on
See BASKETBALL, Page Ca
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-19
High SCHOOLS PIoy
Daylight Games

In anticipation of a large
crowd at Tech High tomorrow
night for Interhigh League bias.
ketball games, a previously
scheduled doubleheader has beer
split into a day and night game,
it was announcer today by Hardy
Pearce. director Of athletics OF
the public high schools.
Armstrong and Phelps will
play at 8 pm. tomorrow at
Tech in the lone evening game.
|Spingarn and Anacostia, origi-
|nally set for Tech in the other
half of the doubleheader, will
play at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at
Eastern instead.
Chamberlain at Tech at $3.50
and Wilson VS.. Bell at Roosevelt,
also at $3.50, are other afternoon
games in the league tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-19
First Supplementary Entries
To Be Accepted for Belmont

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (Spe-
ciaD-For the first time in Its
long history, supplementary en-
tries will be accepted this spring
for the famed Belmont Stakes,
the Anal classic of Americas
Triple Crown.
In setting the date for the
88th running of the mile and a
half on June l6, the Greater
New York Association announced
that supplementary entries may
now be made within five days of
the race.
1t will cost 5000 to name a
3-year-old ON the supplemental
basis.
Regular nominations will close