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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
Man Does Something About Weather
By THOMAS R. HENRY

rugged thermometer connected
with a compass determines
wind speeds and directions.
The robot can be set to
broadcast as often as desired.
It is considered quite possible
that large numbers of these
devices, scattered over the
worlds oceans, may eventually
render weather ships unnec-
eSSary.
The United States Weather
Bureau has been using robots
to explore the weather in in
accessible places for nearly IS
years, but chiefly on brief bal
loon ascents into the upper
atmosphere. The ocean has
remained a problem because Of
the extremely rough conditions
to which the delicate cleo
tronic apparatus necessarily
would be subjected. The rug
gednesS Of the present robot.
bureau physicists, believe, will
come very close to answering
the problem.
Might Warn of Hurricanes
Especial Importance is at
tached to the possibility of de-
tecting the start of hurricanes,
for which an extensive ship
and airplane program is
planned this summer. It is
known that these terribly dew
astating storms start with rel
atively small disturbances in
mid-ocean which, under GER
tain conditions which obtain
during the summer months,
are constantly built up as
they whirl westward toward
the Atlantic coast Of North
America.
The great difficulty of pre-
dieting hurricanes has been to
detect the beginning in areas
devoid of any means of
weather observation. Usually
when such a storm is detected
it has built up to destructive
force, moving very rapidly, and
warnings come too late.
The robots might be an
chored in certain parts of the
mid-Atlantic, especially along
the relatively shallow mid
Atlantic ridge east of the Cape
Verde Islands. There also
could be a large network of
them scattered through the
Caribbean where the storms
begin to develop their greatest
force.
Another use suggested for
similar robots is as Arctic and
Antarctic weather observers
and reporters. Much of the
worlds weather originates in
the polar regions where OBJ
servations necessarily are now
quite scanty. In the Antarctic.
actually. there are none at all
although this area largely con-
trolls the weather of the South
ern Hemisphere and indirectly
affects weather everywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27

A robot mid-ocean weather
station has been developed
by United States Bureau of
Standards physicists.
1t can be anchored in remote
parts of the sea. left unat-
tended for as much as six
months, and report hourly the
water and air temperatures,
barometric pressure, wind
speed and direction. It auto
matically records this in
formation and transmits it by
radio for distances up to 800
miles. Preliminary tests in
Chesapeake Bay indicate that
the robot will be a complete
success.
At present, gathering of
comprehensive q weather data
from ocean areas outside of
regular shipping lines is quite
limited and haphazard. Both
military and civilian authori-
ties would be able to make
much better forecasts if they
had more information. If, &C
cording to a Bureau of Stand
ards announcement, a series
OF stations similar to the pro-
totype were placed over wide
areas of the Pacific they would
make possible a complete and
continuous weather picture of
the entire ocean. If moored
in certain areas of the Carib-
bean, these stations also might
give warning of hurricanes
when they start to form.
Does Own BrOadcasting
The robot has five separate
weather-Sensing elements. The
information recorded is trans
lated automatically into code
letters which automatically are
broadcast. They can be re-
ceived on standard receivers
and compared with a DECIDING
table. A single transmission re-
quireS three minutes.
The robot was developed by
Drs. P. D. Lowell, w. Hakkari-
men and L. M. Allison of the
bureaus electronic instruments
laboratory for the Nays Bu-
reau Of AeronauticS.
The vessel that carries the
weather sensing and radio
transmitting equipment was de-
signed by the Navy. 1t is 20
feet long and 10 feet wide
constructed of aluminium and
nonmagnetic alloys to avoid
undesirable effects on the COM
pass. It can be anchored in wa
ter $500 feet deep. Four wa
ter-tight compartments hold
all the electronic and meteor
illogical equipment. Each unit
can be replaced independently
of the others.
The weather sensing elements
convert variations of water
surface conditions into varia-
lions of electric resistance. All
pressure is measured by a pre-
cision barometer. An especially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27
Q. What are accident

@. What are accident
prone" people?-R. d.
A. People who habitually
have more than their share Of
accidents and near-accidents
for any of several reasons.
Some of them are by nature
foolhardy or inattentive, some
are emotionally unstable and
resentful, some are thrill-hunt-
ers, some are people who panic
under pressure. Insurance and
safety experts believe that any
person who has a record of two
or three consecutive accidents
should consider himself "acci-
dent prone" and should try to
overcome the character quirk
responsible for this trait.
a How much aY1a re IL Y1aadod
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27
Offers Clue

1 would like to commend the
letter on the Deprecated DOL
lar" by Federal pensioner.
A clue to the reasons for his
distress is found in an official
memorandum issued by the
Federal Reserve Board on
March Is, 1889:
"The Board Of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System
opposes any bill which pro-
poses a stable price level"
John Chatel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27

for setting UP a miniature golf
course? And how much money?
"A. A. E.
A. About 10000 square feet
Of land is needed-preferably
about 100 feet square. In addi-
ton to the land. it is estimated
that about $4,000 is an average
initial investment in this bust
ness.
@. Where was the Sea Of II.
berias?-N.W.
A. This is one Of the names
by which the Sea Of Galilee
was known. Other names
we're the Lake Of Chinnereth
and the Sea Of Gennesaret. 1t
was beside this sea in Pales-
tine that Jesus called His first
disciples.
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In Purvo

Close to the butterfly,
Nestled the bee,
on the purple thistle
In front OF me.
The butterfly tiDitched
Her velvet iDin0.
The bee continued
Burrowino.
And ! thanked God
That I, bereft,
Had so much
OF beauty left.
Catherine HOydon Jacobs
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used if
letters carry lOriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
SdtiOn.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BY THE HASkIN SERVICE
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Q. How much space is needed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27

The House seems to us to have taken
common-SenSe action in defeating the
Senate-approved bill for Federal "crash
program in the field of nuclear power
a project strongly opposed by the
admin fiorn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star staff Correspondent

LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept. 12-
Substantial pay raises for about
10000 Government per diem
(blue collar workers in the
Washington area within the
next few months was predicted
hare today by top Federal Of
flclals.
Here to attend the biennial
convention Of the National
Federation of Federal Employees,
defense officials said a spot
check" survey of prevailing in
dustry pay rates was begun this
week, preparatory to adjusting
the pay of per diem workers in
defense agencies in the Wash
ington area.
The officials said indications
are there have been a substan-
tial round of pay raises in COM
parable jobs in private industry
in the Washington area since
last year, when Federal per diem
workers in defense units re-
ceived about an average of To-
cents-an-hour increase. They
declined to predict the amount
of the pending raise but said 1t
could be more than last year.
The spot check survey is ex-
pected to be completed in a few
weeks and the pay of the per
diem workers will be fixed ac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
Chino Reds Send
81 Bodies Back

LONDON, Sept. IL (P.-The
Peiping radio said today Red
China has made arrangements
to return the bodies of two
United States crewmen Of a
Navy patrol plane shot down of
the East China coast August 90.
The broadcast said the bodies
have been turned over to a Brit
ish diplomatic representative
for transfer to the United
States" They were taken to
Shanghai.
Peiping had notified WASH
ington previously that the bod
les were those of Seaman &c
Jack A. Curtis of Kosee, Tex.
and Crewman william F. Has
kins Of Westport. Conn.
The bodies were found on the
beaches Of an island in the Chu
Shan group southwest Of Shang-
hal, Peiping said.
Two other bodies Of the crew
of is were found earlier by
United States searching ships.
The United States yesterday
demanded full damages from
Red China. The note was
passed through the British in
Peiping since the United States
does not have diplomatic rela-
tions with Red China.
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U. S. Officials Predict
Blue Collar Pay Rise

cordingly. The salaries Of Gov.
eminent per diem employees are
fixed by wage boards rather than
by Congress.
The question Of pay raises for
all Federal workers received in
creasing attention here. as the
NFFE convention went into its
third day..
The convention is certain to
adopt a resolution asking the
next Congress to vote substan-
tial pay raise for classified en-
ployes. NFFE President Michael
hardwood said the pay raise
legislation will be the unions
No. l objective next year on
Capitol Hill.
The NFFE delegates over
whelmingly approved a resolu-
ton opposing any tie-up of the
civil service retirement system
with social security. This reaf-
firms the NFFE's previous stand
against coordination with social
security.
The convention also asked
that Federal workers with 30
years or more service be per-
mitted to retire regardless of
age without any reduction in
annuity.
Meanwhile. a group of dele
gates, mostly from California,
are seeking to have the lven-
See PAY, Page Az
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Tropical Storm Dies
Inland in Mexico

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. IL (R.
The Weather Bureau said to-
day tropical storm Dora is NOV
ing inland near Tuxpan. Mexico,
and breaking up.
In a IL noon (EDT) advisory,
the bureau said highest winds
are estimated at so miles an
hour near the center and gales
extend outward about so miles
east of the center.
Squalls will continue in the
Tuxpan area today" the adj
yisory said. Heavy rains will
continue in the mountains to the
west of Tuxpan through Thurs
day.
Small craft from Corpus
Christi southwark should re-
main in port until seas subside."
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it mainly relies on lots at Sixth
and o streets NV. and a smaller
one at Fifth and School streets
NV, all borrowed from Govern
ment agencies.
Some Have No Lots
Six precincts - the fourth,
fifth, ninth, tenth. eleventh and
thirteenth-have no parking lots
at all. The others have lots
ranging from cramped to ade-
quate.
The worst situation prevails in
the ninth precinct. As many as
20 to Is cars Of varied vintage
and repair are parked at one
time on Ninth street NE. On
one side is Sherwood Play
grounds, the other a row Of
houses, whose neighbors would
rather not have the assortment
Of largely unwanted cars.
Ninth Precinct Capt. Lewis B.
Peters said there was no way
to properly safeguard the We
hicles. Parts have disappeared
in the night. The cars them
selves have been taken away by
owners who have not properly
signed for them. Police must
then find the owners for legiti-
mate release.
Conditions In the 9th should
shortly improve. The grounds
of the RACED Hilton School, on
Sixth street near G NE, are
being graded and will be sur
faced, fenced and used for a
parking lot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
Police Seize
Junked Guns
From Youths

Some 80 Prince Georges Coun-
ty teen-agers were rounded UP
last night and relieved by police
Of an arsenal Of guns they had
lifted from a Bladensburg junk
yard.
Detective Sergt. Emmett F.
Gray said the pile of weapons al
the junkyard was Just too much
temptation for the boys. 1T
was just like telling them to
come and get free ice cream"
In a mass shakedown last
night, police recovered Sc gun:
bought by the Junk dealer from
the Government and piled in his
back yard. The list includes II
pistols, 2 shotguns. 3 .22-calibel
rifles, l bazooka, IL burp guns
/ .30-caliber machine gun, a
.50-caliber machine gun, 2 ma.
chine gun barrels and broker
bayonets.
The case broke yesterday wher
Edmonston town police spotted
three 13-yeor-old boys toting TIVE
bags full of old pistols. The boy
said they had heard about thu
pile of guns at their school anc
had dropped by the junk yard II
pick up a few.
Police obtained names of othel
youths with guns and Launched
a collection drive that lead then
to homes throughout the Hy,
attsville. Cheverly. Bladensburl
and Edmonston area.
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CountyMo Found Dead
After Attack by Bull

angry mood. was in the field
where the farmer was found.
Mr.. loves son. Arthur, jr., Of
1929 Greenlawn drive, Bethesda,
said he was confident his father
died Of a heart attack. The
bull had no horns to gore him, (
he said.
He said the only bruises were
on the sides Of the body.
Mr.. Lowe had had previous
heart attacks, according to his
son, and a stroke four years ago
had partly paralyzed his left side.
He had handled cattle for 20
years.
Mr.. Lowe, a native Of Leesburg.
Va, was for more than 20 years
q Washington trucking and ex-
.cavating contractor. His firm
did a major portion Of the grad
ing Of Rock Greek Park from the
Connecticut avenue bridge TO the
south.
He moved TO the Travilah farm
in 1912 and retired from business
the following year.
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President Set
To0pen Drive
AT Rally Today
500 Key Workers
To Hear Speech OF
Gettysburg Picnic
BY GARRETT D. HORNE
Star Staff Correspondent

EISENHOWER FARM, GET
TYSBURG, Pa, Sept. 12.-PreS-
ident Eisenhower drove here
today to plunge into his fight
for reelection at a picnic rally
of nearly 500 of his key cam
paign workers from all over the
country.
Forsaking plans to fly here
from Washington because of
misty. foggy weather in this
area this morning, the President
drove UP ahead of a fleet of buses
bringing most of his guests from
the Capital. He arrived at 1890
pm.
He was expected to set the
keynote of his second-term cam
paign in late afternoon address
winding up a speaking program
that features reports from re-
gional leaders on progress of a
Republican voters registration
drive.
Hours ahead of the Presidents
arrival, many of his aides were
busy setting the scene for his
campaign Launching rally.
Sun DispeIs Mist
The Eisenhower weather luck
held as a bright sun broke the
clouds shortly before noon, dis
pelling the earlier mist and
Frightening the outlook for his
outdoor party.
In a big 40-by-120-foot tent
set up in a field about 100 yards
east of the Eisenhower country
home, TV producer and presi-
Dental assistant Robert Mont
lgomery worked with lighting
technicians to set the stage fol
Mr.. Eisenhower's kickoff speech
of his second-term campaign.
A TV cameraman shouted
across the tent to Mr.. Mont
gomery that the lighting was
soft enough to make him look
young" but the microphones or
the speakers lectern stuck up 81
that they would make him looH
as if he was eating corn on q
cob behind a picket fence" Mr.
Montgomery had the micro
phones lowered.
| Workmen set up folding tables
fand chairs inside the big tent
putting white tablecloths over
the tables for service of a picnic
supper to follow the speaking
part of the G. o. P. rally.
1 Another big tent, housing spe-
cial telegraph and telephone cir
See EISENHOWER, Page Alt
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The body Of a 65-year-old
Upper Montgomery County farm
owner. who had apparently been
mauled by a bull. was found
early today in the pasture on
his farm near Travillah.
Montgomery County police
identified the victim as Arthur
L. Lowe, sr., owner Of the Triple
Trouble Farm on Travillah road.
The farmer was found lying a
few feet from a fence post by
l7-year-old Leon Shipe, who ar
rived at the farm to work
around 7:15 am.
Police said that the exact
cause Of death has not been de-
termined and that the possible
ity Mr.. Lowe suffered a heart
attack has not been ruled out
DR.. Frank j. Broschart. County
Deputy Medical Examiner. or
dered the body removed to SUBJ
urban Hospital for an autopsy
When police arrived at the
scene, they reported that a Hol-
stein bull. apparently in an
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Woman Found
Shot Dead in
Beach Cottage
Bloody Hand Brings
Arrest Of Suspect
In Anne Arundel

The body Of a 28-year-old
Baltimore woman was found in
a beach cottage near Annapolis
last night after a motorist with
blood on his hands told a police
man: II just shot a person"
Dead with a bullet wound in
her chest was Joan Faye Landau.
an employee of the John Hancock
Life Insurance Co. in Baltimore.
She was found lying face down
and fully clothed in the kitchen
of a Woodland Beach cottage
Uttered with whisky and beer
bottles. An autopsy has been
scheduled.
Held for investigation of homi-
eide by Anne Arundel County
police was Richard Francis Cur
ley, jr., 33, who blurted out the
shooting remark to a policeman
who had stopped him after his
car ran through a stop sign at
Route 2 and Route 253 about 8
O'Clock last night.
Bloody Hand Is Tip
County police said Curly was
stopped by Pvt. Lawrence More
land who noticed, he said. blood
on the hands of Curley while he
talked to the driver about the
traffic violation. When he asked
the man about the blood, Curley
repeatedly said, Il just shot a
person."
Curley, according to the officer,
then led him to the cottage,
located in an isolated spot on
the South River near Edgewater.
A .38-caliber revolver from
which one bullet had been fired
was found in the car, police said.
Returned From California
Investigators said Curley had
formerly worked as an insurance
man. They quoted him as say
ing he. had recently returned
from California and had been
living in his automobile.
Police also reported Curley
worked in the same Office with
Miss Landau for nearly five years
until he left the firm year ago.
Miss Landau was said to have
been an Office supervisor. Her
Office in Baltimore reported she
had worked there yesterday. Of
f1cials of the firm said she lived
in Baltimore with her mother.
Curley is repeatedly married,
with no children. He is an Army
veteran of World War II.
When he was booked at the
Edgewater station police said
Curley told them he had been
permitted to use the beach cot
tage by a friend who is joint
owner of the place with several
other men.
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POLITICAL NEWS
ON INSIDE PAGES

Gov. J. Broken Lee Loses in Third Term
Bid in Utoh. Pose "A
corroII clines to Small Iced Over
Bronnon in Colorado. Pose AID
LoneIie Defeated BY Masnuson in Wash
instOn Popularity" Vote. Page Al
senetor Hayden Is Easy Winner in
Arizona Primary. Pose A
-Four 6. o. p. Incumbents Win New
Hampshire Primary. Pose A
G. o. ?. Polls Bigger Vote Thon Demo-
Gratis in Minnesota. Poee AS
Republicans Pick Stafford for Lieutenant
Governor in Vermont. Pose AS
Senator Daniel Wins Control Of Party
in Texas Fight. Poee AS
Eisenhower Is Still Confident Of Support
by Public. Page A-3
Georgia Chooses Between ToIm1dse and
Thompson for Senator Today. Poee A-3
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Picture on Pose 81

Picture on Poee B-l
victims, are hauled to designated
spots on some residential streets
for indefinite periods because no
parking lots are available.
Thus the police who busily tow
away cars parked overtime, or
on the streets. turn
right around and more or less
legally repeat the same act for
which some citizen might be
penalized.
Acting Police Chief Howard
v. covell admits it is all very
vexing and says the department
is doing what 1t can to alleviate
the problem. The police are not
too happy over complaints from
citizens about jalopies parked
near their homes.
There have been cases Of bat
teries and tires disappearing
from cars which the police theo-
retically have impounded to pro-
tect.
Right now the department
has no parking lot Of It's own.
In addition to a downtown lot
in the 500 block Of c street NV,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
New Nixon Hill
By Stevenson
President Blasted
On Civil RIGHTS

NEW YORK, Sept. IL (P.-
Adlai Stevenson's campaign fire
was broadened today to include
an attack on the new" Vice
President Nixon along with a
blast at President Eisenhower's
civil rights position.
The Democratic presidential
nominee accused Mr.. Eisenhower
of failing to lend the prestige OF
his office to Southern Governors
and other officials unfolding
desegregation laws sometimes
even against their own personal
feelings, sometimes in the face
of violence.
He said Mr.. Nixon was pre-
senting a new facet and you
have to be awed by the lack OF
conviction which makes so swift
a transformation possible"
C0nfers With Leaders
Mr.. Stevenson meanwhile
plunged into a conference with
party leaders from New York
Pennsylvania. Maryland, Della
ware, West Virginia and Wash
ington, D. C.
This was the eighth and last
of his eight regional grass
roots" meetings across the coun-
try as a preliminary to the
formal opening of his campaign
with nationally televised
speech tomorrow night in Har-
risburg, Pa.
Mr.. Stevenson was encouraged
by an analysis by his staff Of
Names election figures.
James A. Finnegan, his cam
paign manager, said the Repub-
licans never had won the White
House unless they obtained sc
per cent of the Maine November
vote-and that the G. o. P. gar
nered but STA per cent of the
congressional vote there Mon
day.
Mr.. Finnegan said the Demo
cratic congressional vote In
Maine jumped more than so pei
cent over that in 1852 and thai
Continued on Page AS, Col.
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Wiley at the party convention
last May. Mr.. Davis conceded
early today.
Senator Wiley won a hot pri-
mary election fight that was not
decided until early today when
Milwaukee returns became avail
able. A third candidate was in
the race but was far out of the
running.
Unofficial returns from 1905
of the 3,348 precincts gave:
Wiley, 217.402.
Davis, 207.6o3.
Howard Boyle, 20.292.
Senator Wiley won by carry
ing Milwaukee County by nearly
1000 votes to Offset an advan-
tage that Mr.. Davis had built
up in most outstate areas.
At Odds With Leaders
Senator Wiley has been at
odds with State party leaders
for several years. They have
commended that the senior Sem
Iator had a voting record that
was poor on what they consid-
cred Republican legislation and
that he did not vote in the best
interest of Wisconsin. Three
years ago a State party conven-
ton openly censured Senator
Wiley for opposing the Bricker
amendment that would have
Limited the treaty-making pow
ers of the President.
Mr.. Davis asked persons who
had supported him to vote for
Senator Wiley in "order to as
sure the election of a Republican
Senator from Wisconsin.
II wish him well in the No
vember election" Mr.. Davis said.
II am humbly grateful for the
help of my friends and sup
porters in the primary cam
paign."
While the Wiley-Davis fight
was close down to the end, the
primary for the Democratic
nomination for Senator was
settled early with State Senator
Henry Maier beating Elliot Wal
stead, by nearly two to one. Both
are from Milwaukee.
The vote in 1906 precincts
was:
Maier, 154.554.
Walstead. 1870.
Mr.. Walstead conceded victory
during the night and sent a
telegram to Mr.. Maier promising
his support and urging unity.
Mr.. Maier replied that he was
grateful for the backing and
asked that all Democrats join