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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18

AS the Eisenhower second
term approaches and the 85th
Congress prepares to meet
January 8, the Republican pic
ture is taking shape. Having
won a tremendous victory at
the polls. President Eisen-
hover is more intent than ever
upon putting across his pro-
gram. He quite naturally be-
lieves the people want that
program-since he made it
the cardinal issue of his cam
paign for reelection. And be-
cause Of the huge support he
received at the hands of the
electorate, his opposition in
Congress, whether Democratic
or Republican. will have to
give serious thought before
they go all out against that
program, or any part of it.
In the operation of the ex-
ecutive branch Of the Govern
ment. with which the President
is charged, it now appears the
Chief Executive will rely on
the cabinet officers now serv-
ing as well as other high Of
ficialS. All signs point today,
for example. to the retention
of the Office of Secretary of
State by John Foster Dulles
indefinitely. Rumors that
Dulles would step out within
a few months. because Of his
health or the desire of the
President to replace him, have
within the last week petered
out.
Dulles has made an excel
lent recovery from his recent
operation and is in good physi-
cal condition, according to all
reports. He was a particular
target of the Democrats in
the recent presidential cam
paign. Their attacks upon him
and the Presidents foreign
policy couldn't have fallen fiat
ter when the voters went to
the polls.
Since then. the President
has announced he will APP
point Gov. Christian Herter of
Massachusetts, to serve as
Undersecretary of State when
Herbert Hoover, jr., retireS
from that Office at the end of
January. Gov. Herter has had
a keen and continuing interest
in foreign affairs and is we'll
qualified to be of assistance to
Dulles.
Wants Cabinet to Stay
For the time being, APP
parently, the President is urg-
ing other members of his
cabinet to remain on the job,
although some are reported to
have indicated they do not
wish to remain for an indefi-
mite period. They all submitted
their designations, as is GUS
tomary, but the President
made no move to accept any
Of them. Postmaster General
Arthur E. Summerfield. who
recently underwent a serious
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No Comment?

tNO NOIutUGUI!
The comments of the Ameri-
can Ambassador to France,
Mr.. Dillon, upon the question
of why the British and French
Withdrew from Suez, we're
based upon the assumption
that in this case the Soviet
government meant what it
said about sending aid to
Egypt. Yet it is common
knowledge that prevarication
and deceit are used wherever
possible in the Soviet scheme
of things. whenever there is
an advantage to be gained. The
Soviets are nothing II not
fortnight. If you are not with
them, you are against them.
If you are not on their team,
and if you do not follow their
line Of thinking, they will en-
ploy any and all means to get
rid Of you, whether it be a ma
ton or an individual.
All this is contrary to the
high-sounding phrases and
stated ideals expressed by the
u. N. That body, because Of
political pressures, sways like
a reed in the wind. Against
us, we have the Soviet bloc,
aided by several Asiatic ma
tons, notably India. and now
we have created a division In
our own ranks by siding away
from Britain and France. Like
the old League of Nations. the
u. N. cannot solve big political
problems. While the little ma
tons like 1t because Of its
idealistic concept. none Of
them would be willing to trust
their fate to it II the chips
were down.
Which brings us back to the
question of the Suez Canal.
and why the British and
French left. The fact is, they
left purely and simply because
they could not obtain Ameri-
can support. not because they
feared Russia's bluffing. We
are the only great nation which
is afraid OF the Soviet Union,
but others are afraid because
we are. The British and French
do not believe that the U. N.
viii protect their rights. and
that Is why they are furious
at us for opposing their re-
occupation Of the canal prop
erty.
II the pirate Nasser had
been sure OF Soviet support
II the Soyiets had not been
bluffing--he would have con-
tinued 70 oppose the invasion
any way he could, trying 70
leave the impression that he
was defending his country 70
the last. The Soviet air arm
would have brought in volun-
teers. but equipment Is another
matter. Air drops Of heavy
equipment have not been tried
in actual warfare ION q large
scale and doubtless the Rus
slams were not prepared 10 risk
1t after what happened 10 the
equipment they had previously
sent. On the matter Of policy.
Egypt u not in the Soviet
orbit, and they would not ae-
tually have lost any power II
the British and French had
taken over that country. 80
Mr.. Dillon said what he did
simply 70 appease his radio
audience. nothing more.
william p. Thomas. Jr.
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The lady on the phone was
telling about her black and
white cat with q long and al
most impossible name.
But what" she was asked,
do you call him?"
Why, Glenn" she laughed.
Most cats have two names,
the official one, and the one
most used.
A big fellow - also black
and white-was named by his
small mistress Julius Caesar.
you can call it Julius"
said her mother. but not
Julius Caesar. That is too
much"
So Julius went on the home
map for several happy years,
a fine outstanding animal with
fine whiskers and a pleasant
disposition.
So Creamo, a white cat, be-
comes Whitley to his friends;
and Possie, named after the
opossum, was called Possibus,
too.
Thus all cats have two
names, or more.
The affection a family feels
for its feline pets is shown.
in many instances, by the
number Of names they possess.
This is always true for
blooded cats given such fancy
monickers as Silky Bedfellow
Of Chevy Chase, for instanc,
Here. Silky Bedfellow O.
Chevy Chase"
No one is going to call q
cat that way.
So 1t turns out:
Here. Jim. Jim. Jim. Jim.
jim"
And no one remembers how
he got the name OF Jim, but
1t seems to 1T him.
A big cat named Smudge.
from facial adornments, was
variously spoken Of by his
friends as Wudge. and Judge
Smudge.
1t is sometimes held that
no animal should be named for
its color. but others believe
that this is mistake, that
nothing is more natural.
Certainly the cat with white
on the end OF It's tail will be
called Tippy. which Is as good
as any.
More black cats are named
Blackie than anything else.
and 1t is difficult to see any
thing wrong with the name.
Another black cat we know,
who scares his owner at times.
Is called appropriately Spook.
Spot has served as the name
Of countless thousands Of dogs.
Sometimes q nice associa-
ton OF literature and fact ends
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Demon Rum
d. B. Schan.

The Nations Capital has the
unenviable reputation Of be-
ing the heaviest per capita
consumer of hard liquor in
America. The pedding of
these modern waters Of
Nepenthe'. is big business in
the Washington area. am not
naive enough to suppose that
anyone is going to do anything
about it because ! express my
protest against the assault
made upon the rights Of sober
citizens by the distillers and
addicts of alcoholic beverages.
Nor do I think my name. like
Abou Ben Adhem's, will lead
the list of the countless thou
sands who think as / do be-
cause I elect to stand up and
be counted as a mature OBJ
server Of the evils that follow
in the wake of this widespread
liquor consumption.
But I find some rather
ironic news items. There
is the matter of liquor
control under existing laws, for
instance. A United Press re-
lease from the Defense Depart
ment disclosed the startling
information that nearly $50
military installations in Amer
lea sell packaged liquor to
service men, many Of these
in violation of an express
provision by the Defense
Department that sucn dis
tribution might be allowed
at remote bases" only. But
this published list reveals many
installations that are obvi-
ously next door to large cities,
and anything but remote. It's
the old story of liquor control
all over again. We have hold
Of the bear but we can't let
him go.
Again there appears a state
ment by District traffic Of
f1cials that drunken driving
in the Washington area
poses one of our serious
municipal problems. and either
our lackadaisical laws or
overworked courts permit a
great disparity in treat
fnent Of liquor offenders. one
man retaining his drivers per-
nit after 30 days in Jail and
two convictions within nine
months. c. Aubrey Gasque,
general counsel Of the Senate
Committee on Improvements
in the Criminal Code, is quoted
as saying that three times as
many DRINKS are arrested in
Washington as in New York"
This is presumably a per cap
tia figure, but the $4,000
DRINKS sent TO jail during the
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most Of this year Meeting the revenue
and import needs of the Middle East
likewise can be deferred temporarily.
1t is evident, however, that the interests
of all require getting on with the Job
and that the consequences Of any DELHI
crate stalling would be mutually harmful.
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Poisoned Pet

This past Sunday q young
boy took his best pal. a little
German Shepherd dog. Just
four months old, for . wan.
They were 20 happy. and
Rusty. q thoroughbred. vas
full Of the JOY Of living and
being with his master. Then
he did as all babies do at one
time or another; he picked Up
something and ate Il. That
night Rusty was taken III and
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ice says there Ia no closed sea-
son In most areas. However.
winter conditions In some--in-
GLIDING icy o. snow covered
highways and lack Of over
night accommodation
usits 70 them impractical or
dimcrit during that season.
Some parks have opening and
closing dates, bit these ordi-
nariiy refer 70 the period when
overnight accommodations and
meal services are fully avail
able.
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Russio's OIympions

In watching some of the
films of the recent Olympic
Games, I was impressed with
the number of colored Ameri-
cans who represented us in
nearly everything from the
100-meter dash to boxing. /
was also puzzled by the COM
plete absence of non-whites
among the representatives Of
the USSR.
This in spite of the fact that
only 10 per cent of our popula-
ton are nom white, while in the
Soviet Union approximately l6
per cent are non-white.
When I Travelled in Russia
and Siberia in the 1920s and
1905, I learned that a Sys-
tenn of internal passports was
used to confine the non-whites
to the southern Asian tier of
sO-called Soviet Republics.
This, I was told. was why the
street crowds in Moscow were
all-white. But how do they
keep their athletic teams lily
white?
Alfred Kohlberg.
New York City.
y \ ~
The Russians won the Olym-
pics this year. We won the
track and field events but
gained less points than the
Russians earned in gymnas-
tics. They also piled up more
points in the running deer
shoot. Greco-R Roman wrestling,
fencing and soccer.
Not many of our athletes
are interested in these latter
sports and therefore do not
choose to compete. Further
more, our youth may not
choose to enter athletic COM
petition of any kind and there
is a certain amount of discour-
agement to do SO. In order to
compete in the Olympics they
must maintain an amateur
standing and may not accept
pay Of any kind for their serv-
ices as athletes. But there
are expenses to be met and a
living to be earned which be-
come especially difficult after
leaving school when other re-
sponsibilities are acquired.
Even the expenses Of particle
pating in the Olympics must
be born by private donation.
In Russia every child at 13
enters an official sports cur
riculum. He is tested and
graded in As designated sports.
The proficient are selected
and registered and the best
are maintained and given fur
ther training under govern
ment sponsorship, generally
the year round, at sumptu-
Gus, well-equipped sports CEN
tiers. The Soviet Government
spends billions Of rubles for
stadia and equipment and in
other ways finances athletes.
In other words. winning the
Olympics is a government pro-
gram. directed and financed
by the State, which means
representations of their youth
for that purpose.
These conditions indicate a
gloomy outlook for the United
States as far as the Olympics
are concerned. We are play
ing under rules which inflict
upon us a tremendous handi-
cap. However. we can hope
that this years defeat will
spur more Of our youth to
enter sports. especially those
in which we are weak. But
one thing should not be over
looked: Our youth enjoy a
certain amount Of freedom
from government interference
and therefore are learning to
make their own decisions and
choices instead Of being di-
rected and regimented by their
government and this, in the
long run, will prove far SUI
perior in the total develop
ment Of our young people.
Anyway. I seem TO get the i'm
preston from current reports
that a little freedom is quite
valuable-possibly more than
winning the running deer
shoot or Greco-Roman wres-
ting.
Zaiie ". Warner.
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died the next day at a hospital
for animals. An autopsy
showed that he died of inter-
nal bleeding caused by a
strong poison which no doubt
was put out for rats. We know
that some sections of our fair
city, and not necessarily slum
sections, are overrun with
rats, but why must man be so
thoughtleSs and unkind as to
spread his poison on the
streets? Could not this same
thing happen to a child?
Please discontinue this prac-
tice. and Rusty will not have
died in vain.
ID, B. Schaff.
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@. VINO said, The Senate Ia
q saucer. in which the hot
tempers Of the House are
cooled"?-W. w.
A. George Washington, In
defense Of the two-chamber
system Of the Congress. Il re-
ported TO have said this 70
Thomas jefferson.
q. II there . specific closed
season IN National PaFu7--
z. /.
4. The National Park eerv-
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
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letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

By THE HAsKIN SERVICE
Z sssurs Ssssss: =" "s'Ans"s
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william ?. Thomas. u:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
Allan Green
For all of us, something to cheer about

Taxes took 369S. This does not include
the $65,875,000 we also collected from GUS
toners as fuel taxes for governmental
agencies.
We spent 72% with more than fifteen
thousand other companies and individuals
with whom we do business.
This left 1870 Of the 1868, 100, 300 as net
profit. Slightly more than half of these earn
ings we're paid in cash dividends to Allan
Green and our other 46,174 share owners,
who also received one additional share Of
stock for each ten held.
The balance of net earnings, equal to
3.93o of the customers dollars, we reinvested
in the business for necessary expansion and
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.ICARDI
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Continued From First Page
burgh, is on trial for perjury,
the prosecution must in effect
convince the Jurors he m. .ster-
minded Maj. William v. Holo-
hans esome murder far
behind German lines in Italy IN
a 1914 OSS mission.
Can't Be Tried for Killing
Icardi was brought to court
only after tn, Government found
itself unable to try him for
murder in either military or civil
courts.
The defendant joked with re-
porters in District Court while
his counsel and Government
lawyers conferred in the judges
chambers.
Edward Bennett Williams,
Icardi'S chief counsel, said he
was shocked this past week end
by a flyer and tearslieet circu-
lated widely here by True Mag
aZine.
Mr.. Williams said the story
was timed to appear here while
the trial is being heard. He
called for a postponement until
that edition is off local news
stands. He said that would take
several months.
Mr.. Williams noted that True
Magazine claims to be respon-
Sible. for digging up the version
of the slayin9 the Government
is using as the foundation for
its prosecution.
Receives Scores of Calls
The lawyer said the magazine /
"blanketed" Washington with /
copies of the story from the
May edition. He said he had re-
ceived a score of calls from per- 4
sons here who said they were |,
stunned by the magazines tao
tics. He said these callers in
cluded local newspaper editorial |,
writer's.
The. prosecution says Icardi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16

ASSISTANT cheer leader Allan Green is a
"A sophomore in the College of Letters,
Arts, and Sciences of the University of
Southern California.
He's also, through foresight, one of the
youngest of the 46,l75 people who hold
shares in Union OIL the 40th largest indus
trial company in the country. And his S.
shares entitle him to report on our 65th
year Of business.
In 1855 our customers paid us the record
amount Of $3o8, 10000
5o,2S6,200 of this amount, or 1917,
was paid our $3.50 employees as wages
and for benefits to protect them and their
families.
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He was echoed by Premier Nuri
Said of Iraq.
But 10y Henderson, United
States Deputy Undersecretary of
State, appeared to rule out
United States membership in the
alliance. He promised close CO.
operation with its members, but
added 1T is our sincere desire to
retain close. friendly and effec-
tive ties with other nations in
the area"
Broader u. S. Cooperation
Mr.. Henderson's statement
appeared to confirm general
opinion in the Middle East that
the United States has RETAINED
from joining the Baghdad al
lance for fear of worsening re-
lations with Egypt and other
Arab nations which oppose the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
Premier Quits
Under Attack
In Bulgaria

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia, April
16 (R.-Communist Bulgaria's
Premier Vulko Chervenkov, a
MoScow-trained strongman de-
nounced by his party last week
as a little Stain, submitted his
resignation in Sofia today.
A change in the premiership
should help improve relations be-
tween Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.
Chervenkov was a sparkplug of
the Soviet bloc's campaign
against President Tito's govern
ment after the Stain Tito break
OF 1948 and had dragged his feet
in the moves for reconciliation
instituted by Soviet leaders Niko-
lai Bulganin and Nikita Khrush-
chew last spring.
The Bulgarian Communist
Party on Saturday confirmed
reports of the rehabilitation"
OF Traicho Kostov, former deputy
premier and party secretary who
was executed in 1850. The CAM
paign against him was led by
Chervenkov.
Aid to q. S. Relations
Chervenkov's fall and Kostov's
rehabilitation is expected to re-
suit in restoration of diplomatic
relations between Bulgaria and
the United States.
During his trial, Kostov had
been accused of being a British
American spy. His case was used
by the Sofia Communist regime
to break of relations with WASH
ington and to accuse United
States Minister Donald Heath of
intervening in Bulgarian domes-
tic affairs.
Sofia has quietly asked the
United States to patch up the
quarrel.
Telephoned advices from Sofia
and broadcastS of Rawio Bel
grade. the voice of Tito's gov
eminent. told of Chervenkov's
resignation at a special session
of the Bulgarian parliament. The
session was attended by Yugo-
Slav delegation led by Moshe
Pijade, president of the Yugo-
Slav National Assembly who is
one of Marshal Tito's closest
advisors.
Applause Lacking
Chervenkov. Sc. entered in an
unusual silence. Applause which
in the past has greeted his ar
rival in parliament was lacking.
The tough-talking veteran of
almost 40 years in Communist
Party ranks asked to be released
of his duties. The parliament
adopted an agenda for examina-
ton of that request and election
OF a new premier. probably to-
morrow.
Belgrade sources said Anton
Jugov, 81, a member of Bull
garia's Communist Politburo
since 1887 and a former min
lister of Bulgaria's heavy indus
try, probably would get the Job.
1t was not clear whether
Chervenkov would remain in the
government. There was a pos
sibility he would be made a dep
uty premier with limited respon-
Sibilities.
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$4,000 Painting
Stolen by Students
On Way to Ireland

LONDON. April Is P).-Dub-
lin students who stole a $28, 900
painting from London's Tate
Gallery, threatened today to give
it to the Irish people whether
their government likes it or not.
The National Students Coun-
Gil of Dublin has openly accepted
blame for the theft of the paint
ing. Titled Summer Day." it is
by the French impressionist,
Berthe MoriSot.
Both the national government
and Dublin officials have de-
clared the painting will be sent
back to Tate if it shows up in
Ireland.
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speech urging United States
membership in the five-nation
alliance to give it greater
strength and financial resources
to defend the Middle East
against possible Communist ag-
erosion. .
He said the presence of Oh
servers assigned by Washington
demonstrated United States in
terest in the Baghdad pact
which its members hope will
soon develop into full accession. !"
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pact and have denounced it re-
peatedly.
Mr.. Henderson promised pact
members a program of broader
economic cooperation co-ordi-
mated through the pact organi-
cation" This represents a shift
in United States policy which in
the past has been to give eco
nomic and military aid to indi-
vidual nations and not to re-
gional groupings.
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modernzation of facilities.
Whether or not you own stock in this or
any other company, it seems to us that this
report is Of vital concern to you.
For so long as companies like Union Oil
have the incentive to compete and make
profit, Allan Green and others like him will
have the incentive to hold shares in that
company.
This is the best possible economic climate
tor continuing prosperity. Which is, for all
OF us, something to cheer about.
YOUR COMMENTS ARE INVITED. Wris. The President
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Boghdod Pact Leaders
Appeal to u. S. to Join

TEHERAN Iran, April Is Baghdad pact appealed
directly to the United States today join Middle East
defensive alliance But the chief United observer at the
pacts second ministerial meeting indicated little pos
sbity of such a move
Premier Hussen Ala of opened meeting with
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masterminded the poisoning Of
the major and then had him shot
to death when the poison didn' I
work fast enough.
The major disappeared more
than 100 miles behind the Ger
front in Italy. A body
fished years later from icy Lake
Orto was identified as his. Icardi
was convicted in absentia in
Italy and sentenced to life i'm
priSonment. But since he can
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mot be extradited. that sentence
is meaningless.
Convicted with him, also in
Iabsentia. was Carl LoDolce
Rochester, N. Y. an Army SER
geant on the mission in Italy
The Government claims the pair
cut cards to see who would shoot
MAJ. Holohan and LoDolce was
elected trigger man. LoDolce is
expected to be put on the witness
stand in the perjury trial.