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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-29

check-up reports on the Presi-
dents health up to the time
Of his heart attack and ileitis
surgery.
Those reports never men
toned anything about the
President having a chronic
intestinal condition. Yet one
of the principal points the
Eisenhower leitis surgeons
stressed in contending that
the President would be better
than ever was that he had
been relieved by surgery of a
chronic intestinal complaint.
Brief quotations show the
case against the Presidents
doctors.
Risk Appraisal, the bible Of
insurance underwriters. says
of ileitis: Serious. always
serious. Short circuiting OPP
erations offer hope, but not
much. Prognosis always du-
bious. Recurrence is Distress
ingly high. Disability coverage
no. positively no."
The latest surgery manual
Of the disease by DR.. Fred
erick F. Boyce of Tulane
University stresses that 1t is
chronic. frequently progressive
and often recurrent. There
are few diseases, DR.. Boyce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-29
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Reds Will Do Selves Irepor0ble Damage
If They Use Naked Force to Crush Rebels

1t is hardly necessary to be
looking through a Kremlin
window these days TO know
that the contending gentle
men of Russia's collective lead
ership are having a hot, and
heavy time trying to make
decisions.
The faSt-moving events in
Poland and most of all in
Hungary have confronted the
Comm ,.nist bosses with facts of
an unpleasant coldness. There
will have to be a brand new
line, or revival of an old
one, very quickly.
What course the Soviet IN
ion will elect to pursue can
only be guessed at the mo-
ment. BY present indications,
the final word on the subject
will probably be said by the
Red Army, represented by the
able Marshal Zhukov.
AS suggested already in this
column, the army appears to
hold the balance Of power in
the developing policy struggle
between the friends Of Khru-
shchev on the one hand and
those behind willy old Molotov
on the other.
But all Of these men pain
fully know that the future Of
the Communist blueprint for
world domination rests to q
large extent on the decisions
they are having to make.
After World War II the So
Wet Union, ignoring or defying
all the pledges. agreements and
treaties promising a free and
democratic Europe after the
defeat Of Hitler's NaziS, pro-
ceeded to Sovietize the nations
OF central and Eastern Europe
one by one.
Hungary, Poland, Romania,
Bulgaria. Albania, Czechoslo-
vakia were imprisoned in the
Communist satellite jail. Yugo-
slavia proved a different case
because there Marshal Tito had
come to power on his own
rather than on Russian army
tanks, as had all the postwar
leaders Of the other satellites.
The Soviets failed to impress
the Austrians. largely because
Of the joint allied occupation
which made a Red coup or
seizure Of the government in
advisable If not impossible.
A similar situation prevailed
in Germany, where the best the
Communists were able to do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-29
BY L. EDGAR PRINA

The Senate Constitutional
Rights subcommittee has called
on the Civil Service Commission
to review its extremely puz-
zling" decision not to reinstate
q letter carrier it ordered dis
missed although it agrees that
the charges against the man
were "untenable.
In q letter to Commission
Chairman Philip Young, the
subcommittee sharply criticized
the commission for failing Il
restore Steve Haustovich oi
Trenton, N. j., to his Post ONCE
Job.
The commission informed the
Senate group earlier this month
that it had placed Mr.. Hausto-
vich's name back on its eligibil-
ity list.
Ever since he received his
appointment 70 the Post Once
in September. 1852. this loyal
and valiant veteran Of World
War II has been forced to 90
through one hurdle after an
other ;" the subcommittee
asserted. But at the end OF
it all he still finds himself job
less. but holding a paper, testi-
flying that he is spotless and ia.
done no wrong"
/ Mr.. Haustovich was cleared
under the Truman loyalty pro.
gram in June, 1858. The charg,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-29

was to split that nation into
two parts.
But the Moscow policy was
largely successful. although
halted in its preSsures to ex-
tend farther into the West. All
Of Eastern Europe was safely
in Red hands. each nations
economy tied in with the Rus
sian economy and the armed
forces linked to Russian mill
airy strength.
DiSsident politicians and
democratic movements were
ruthlessly suppressed. Every
effort was made to wipe out
and reverse all the old tradi-
tions. customs, institutions and
faiths of the captive peoples.
Up until recently, the whole
area seemed to be safely in
Moscow's orbit. Few indeed
were the Western diplomats
who expected any such events
as those Of last week in Poland
and Hungary. even though
STRINGS of unrest have been
long apparent.
Now the applicant is truly
upset, and the world as well
as the Kremlin knows that the
Wanted Peoples Democracies
are not much more than a
series Of paper nations, held
in check only by the hated
secret police and the weapons
of the Red Army.
The security belt erected at
such a bloody cost and amid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-29
Communists Applicant Upset

SO much ruthlessness by the
Russians and their native
Communist stooges is proving
to be not very secure.
In the light of events. it
would seem impossible that
the Russians this time can
blame american imperialists.
spies and provocateurs" for the
uprisings and shouts of def
ance in Poland and Hungary.
Neither can they effectively
convince the world that "Fas-
cist agents, saboteurs. and
counter-revolutionary forces"
in the satellites are behind the
revoltS.
1t is by now much too plain
that the people Of Poland and
Of Hungary are Fundamentally
behind the resistance. Mass
support is clearly evident in
both nations.
OF course, the Kremlin bosses
may decide that Cancellation Is
too late, that nothing can now
be done except to murder all
the opposition and clamp down
tighter than ever.
This is a probable course,
under the circumstances, be-
cause the liberalization"
movement. which Khrushchev
had seemed at first to encour-
age. has now gotten out Of
hand.
But If the Soviet Union does
employ naked force to subdue
their rebellious captives. they
will do themselves irreparable
damage in the eyes of Asia,
Africa and the peoples of the
neutral world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-29

in their faces, not after gen.
eratiOns. but after a mere dec
AIDE: not in some distant place
but on their very frontiers.
because it was propaganda and
not the truth.
So far the Gomulka govern
ment has been able to hold the
Polish people by promises OF a
new communism not slavishly
welded to the Russian. and by
sharp rejection of Russian
armed interference. 1t was able
to restore order without Rus
sian help and by itself espous-
ing the national cause.
But in Hungary the events
have not repeated themselves.
Imre Macy, the Hungarian Co
mulka. could not stem the vio-
lent tide Of rage and hope that
the Polish events had released
among the satellites. nor could
the Hungarian armed forces be
relied on to deal with it.
In fact. If reports are accu-
rate, some units joined the
riotine demonstration as It's
protectors. So the new nation
al-Communist govern ment
called upon Russian divisions
stationed within the country
70 suppress 1t. and their tanks
rolled,
The Hungarian rising was
denounced by the government
as counterreyolution. That was
a lie. For in order TO have q
counterrevolution it Is neces-
sary to have a revolution. There
were no revolutions in Poland
or Hungary.
A government and program
imposed by the armies Of 9
foreign power and installed q
carry out the wishes Of that
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its aide received three explana-
tons:
/. The Haustovich action hI
dragged on for 80 long that it
was not necessary to restore him
to his job.
2. Only a permanent civil
service employe has a legal right
to demand restoration to his
job. (The subcommittee said
Executive Order 10577 permits
such restoration)
3. The action is in accord with
commission policy on similar
cases. The case Of an Army
employe was cited In this con-
nection.
Army Case Compared
The subcommittee agreed tha&
the csc did follow the same
policy of reluctant and par
simonius justice as it has in the
Haustovlch case" but observed
that after the woman filed suit
against the Government, the
commission reversed its decision
and ordered the Army to REIN
state her.
The subcommittee then asked
whether there was a degree Of
"super-untenability" in the Army
case which warranted restora-
ton,
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Public Interest Suffers When Presidency,
Congress Are Under Opposing Parties


if there is any skullduggery or
cover-up. 1t is more important
to make sure that the Presi-
dent has in general a ma
jority in the Senate and
House committees to consult
with him and decide what
legislation is or is not per-
mitted to be voted upon.
1t is a big mystery how the
eastern newspaper that calls
for the defeat Of three Repub-
lican Senators can reconcile
that bit Of advice with its own
persistent cry for civil rights
legislation when it Is known
that, if the Democrats Or
ganize the Senate, the civil
rights bills pending in COM
mittee will be kept as long as
possible from seeing the light
of day If any Southern Demo-
crat is chairman Of such a
committee. The winning party
selects the chairmen, who
usually are ranked inside each
party by the seniority system
on the basis of length of
service.
1t is an open secret. for ex-
ample, that most Of the Demo-
cratic nominees for Congress
in the South have no use for
Adlai Stevenson and are sup
porting the Democratic ma
tional ticket only because this
is the way locally to insure.
under the seniority system in
Congress. their own continu-
ance in the craftsmanship
obviously to retain power to
block civil rights legislation.
This is more important just
now to the South than the
presidency.
But what is the average
voter in the North to do? He
looks at the candidates of both
parties and likes or dislikes a
particular nominee. Yet, while
he says to himself he wants
Ike to succeed. will he be Civ
ing the President, when re-
elected, the help he needs in
Congress to carry out his
program?
The specious argument often
made is that Mr.. Eisenhower
can count on more help from
the Democrats than from the
Republicans. 1t just isn't true.
The President himself denies
it. The last two years Of polit-
ical fighting by the two parties
in Congress has done more
harm than good to the public
interest.
Acts Of sabotage of foreign
policy programs and preven-
ton Of the passage Of pro-
posals for progressive legisla-
ton have come far more from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-29
DAVID LAWRENCE

DO the voters Of America
want to elect a united or a
divided Government next
week? Do they want a respon-
/. sible Government by party or
an irresponsible Government?
theoretically the answer is
simple-unity is preferred to
political chaos. But do the
voters know how to get it?
Judging by the advice OF a
big newspaper in the East,
which came out editorially the
other day supporting President
Eisenhower and yet advocating
defeat Of certain Republican
candidates for Congress. 1t
doesn't seem to matter much
to that newspaper whether
President Eisenhower's leader
ship is permitted to function
through a Congress organized
by his own party.
II q big newspaper tells the
people they need not be con-
cerned with party when they
vote for members Of Congress,
how is the average voter to
learn the dangers Of divided
government?
Thus, certain Senators re-
nominated by the Republican
Party - Messrs. Dirksen Of
Illinois, Duff Of Pennsylvania.
and Welker Of Idaho-are run
ming in close races, but the
voters Of those States are be-
ing asked by the same East
ern newspaper to cast their
ballots for the Democratic
nominees who must neces-
sarily, if elected, help to or
ganiZe the Senate for the
party opposite to the Presi-
dent. Yet the reelection Of
Senators Dirksen, Duff and
Welker might furnish the very
votes in the Senate needed
to give President Eisenhower
a majority Of his own party
in the upper house.
When Congress is in the
hands of one party and the
presidency is in the other,
there is constant friction. and
the public interest suffers.
There is a chance then for
the passage only Of the legis-
lation which can command a
compromise and usually
even such bills are weakened
and diluted just to get votes
from both parties.
The handling Of congress
sional investigations is some
times cited as a reason for
voting for one or the other
of the parties in order to get
rid Of or to elect certain in
dividuals as chairmen. But
minority members Of COM
mittees can always raise cain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-29
Communist Claim That 1t Champions
National Freedom Is Exposed as Hoax

The United States, at this
moment. is the only great
power that is not having TO
deal with native revolts
against its rule.
Great Britain is holding her
base in Cyprus by arme d
force. against practically the
whole creek population.
France has half a million
troops in Algeria and the sit
uation is steadily worsening
and spreading to Morocco and
Tunis.
The recent elections in Jor-
dan registered the desire OF
the people to throw in their
lot with their revolving Arab
neighbors. Egypt is still hold
ing out on the Suez Canal.
All these national risings,
revolts against foreign rule,
no matter how long estab-
lished. legally supported, or
beneficial in many respects to
the ruled. have been sup
ported by the Soviet Union.
Among the great powers It
has put itself in the forefront
as the champion OF every
movement for national freedom
and independence, and 1t has
been vain for Americans visit
ing the East to explain that
the states OF Eastern Europe
were Russian colonies in every
sense OF the word.
How could they be? Were
they not sitting as sovereign
and independent states in the
United Nations7 Did not am
bassadors accredited to their
capitals hear repeated allega-
tons Of their freedom?
But now the whole fiction
has been exploded. The soylets
own propaganda has blown W
Evening star., 1956-03-29

THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Social Security Choice
BY Referendum Fought
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

compromise proposal by key Republican member Of
Senate Civil Service Committee for Nationwide
Of Government determine they security
has met with strong opposition employe
leaders.
Senator Case of New Jersey member of the
Service Subcommittee drafting legislation
Evening star., 1956-03-29
|Womun Held
I'm Funds Case

A woman was arrested yester-
day and held in connection with
a shortage estimated between
$4,000 and $4,000 at the furni-
Iture company where she was
employed.
1t. David Higgins, head Of the
Check and Fraud Squad, and
Detective Sergt. Ben Clark of the
squad. arrested her at the store,
the. Eastern Furniture & Appli-
ance Co.. 500 II street NE. where
she had been working since 1854.
1t. Higgins said an audit now in
progress has revealed a shortage
Iof $4,000 so far. He said store
lofdcials began their investiga-
ton when a $45 check was not
recorded properly.
Police said the woman admits
taking $1,000 a customer paid in
cash on October z. along with
some other money, but denies
thefts amounting to the total the
audit shows.
Evening star., 1956-03-29

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Rain is expected tonight
in Southern New England New York and Northern New
Jersey with the rest of the Northeast and in the
Upper Lakes region Rain also forecast along the North
ern Pacific Coast with furrieS in Montana 1t will be
cooler the Southeast in the Southern Plains
the Southern and Central Rockies and the Plateau area
-AP Wirephoto map .
Evening star., 1956-03-29

Plains abated. Strong winds
which struck. from Northern
Texas and Eastern New Mexico
to the Canadian border dimin-
ished from Eastern Colorado and
Kansas southwark. However,
there was considerable dust in
the air in Western Texas and
parts of Oklahoma and Kansas.
Stormy weather also hit East
ern and Southern sections of the
country in the form of rain or
hail and strong winds.
Blizzard-like conditions, with
blowing snow, were reported
early today in the Dakotas.
Winds ranged from Is to 80
miles an hour and gusts to 40
miles an hour. Temperatures
dropped to far below freezing.
Other Northern Midwest
States were dealt similar Grip
pling blows. Schools in many
rural areas and cities were
closed. Highway travel was
slowed with many roads blocked
by fallen trees and utility poles.
Air travel was curtailed.
Snow measured up to a foot
in some places and the strong
winds caused considerable drift
ing. Snowplow crews were un-
able to make any headway in
clearing the clogged roads be-
cause of the persistent winds.
Almost all Wisconsin was
whipped by yesterdays bad
weather. There was 6 inches
Iof new snow at Superior, in the
extreme northwest tip of the
State. The city of $4,000 was
placed under a virtual state of
emergency by the city manager.
Winds up to 81 miles an hour
screamed through the streets.
Duluth, a city of more than
Evening star., 1956-03-29

children, was quoted in the Bos-
ton Post as saying, 81 do not
believe I was at fault and I'll
fight to prove I was not at fault. =
The paper quoted a railroad
spokesman as saying, Mr.. Nc
Carthy was dismissed "on the
basis of testimony about the
crash given to a special Boston
& Maine investigating board"
Some l43 persons were injured
in the two-train rear-end crash
Evening star., 1956-03-29

100000, was brought to a vir-
tual Standstill by 8 inches Of
snow yesterday. Almost all the
city's stores closed early to
permit employees to return to-
their homes.
Evening star., 1956-03-29

HERE'S HOW-A proiectile is placed in the bore of
the gun, blowout disc (nolder) is then inserted.
the gun is fired when the disc ruptures under high
pressure The propellant is helium which is steam
heated by the combustion of mixture of hydrogen
and oxygen The breech plug closes the other end
OF the propellant chamber, and also contains the
firing circuit Finally, screw-on breech nut holds
in place the breech plug Speed of the proectile is
timed by the use of breakwre velocity screens,
transmission lines and high-speed photography
Official U. S. Navy Photos
Evening star., 1956-03-29

during q binding snowstorm. It
came shortly after a similar two
train rear-end collision in nearby
|Swampscott in which Is persons
were killed and $50 were injured.
Boston & Maine trains also we're
involved in both crashes.
The Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers was quoted by the
Post as saying it would protest
the firing of Mr.. Mccarthy, a
railroad man for IS years.
Evening star., 1956-03-29
Engineer in crosh
Fired by RuiIroud

BOSTON. Mar. 20 fR.-Henry
j. Mccarthy. engineer of the
two-car Budd train involved in
a rear end collision at Revere
February 90, has been fired 5y
the Boston g. Maine Railroad. it
was disclosed today.
Mr.. Mccarthy, father Of six
Evening star., 1956-03-29
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Cloudy
tonight, low "a. Sunny but some
cloudiness tomorrow, high in
low sos.
Maryland-Cloudy tonight. low
IS to 40. Partly cloudy and a
little milder tomorrow.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rain in
the extreme eastern portions
early tonight. low "a to AZ. Partly
cloudy, high in the sos. tomor-
row.
Wind-Light variable winds
tonight and mostly western. 10
to Is miles per hour, tomorrow.
Evening star., 1956-03-29

April II. Instead, the group is
expected to approve the Johns
ton bill. This would increase
civil service annuities and family
survivorship benefits by 80 per
cent and permit an earlier re-
itirement age. The Johnston bill
would provide 2 per cent COM
Iputation base on determining
lannuities. 1t provides for no
tieup whatsoever with social
security.
/ The three Democrats on the
committee. plus Republican
Senator LANCER Of North Dakota,
iare expected to vote for the
Johnston bill, with Senator Case
the single one opposed. Senator
Scott, Democrat of North Caro-
lima. is chairman of the sub
committee.
The Johnston measure, how
ever, is expected to run into
trouble. particularly in the
House. due to its 1921 million
cost. That's why its sponsors
ARE now working on amendments
designed to reduce the cost by
increasing employe contributions
from 6 to Z per cent. increasing
Government interest payments
on retirement bonds and abolish
ing interest payments on en-
ploye Withdrawals.
A spokesman for Senator Case
said his proposal does not have
administration Endorsement and
that he was acting on his own.
The administrations co-ordi-
mated social security plan would
not provide as great an annuity
increase as would Senator Cases
plan, nor would it call for an
employe referendum.
Senator Case probably will
try to line up Republican sup
port for his plan when the re-
Itirement legislation comes up
for Senate action.
| X X
| CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
following employees of the Vet
Grams Administrations insurance
center have been given sugges-
ton awards: Charlotte M. Fay,
Nathan Friedenberg, Walter A,
Haas, Leon Harris, Mrs. Mildred
E. Miller. George C. Monts,
Thomas Payne, Michael Rusen-
ko, John D. Sanford, Morris
Schwartz and Mrs. Paula Straub
The following VA employees in
the insurance unit have accumu-
lated. 1000 hours of sick leave;
Thomas w. Barnett, Samuel
Bitman, Joseph H. Bolton. Lloyd
E. Branison, Barnett Chatlin
William H. Crone, Harold A
Dahl, Leo P. Duff, John j. Gal
Ilagher. Lillian Grinker, Anthony
Inzetta, Simon Klein, Leah Lord
Horace E. Oliver, Robert j. Peel
er, Clyde Quigley, William P
Reiner, Joe T. Simpson, Leonard
Stein, William Tanchin and
Ralph E. Turner. Two Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs employees
have received commendable SER
vice awards. They are Allan G
Harper (posthumously) and Jo-
seph E. White.
Evening star., 1956-03-29
Lonkford Opposes
'DuvidsonviIIe Site

Representative Lankford,
Democrat of Maryland, warned
yesterday that location of the
Naval Academy aifleld at David
sonville would seriously weak
en- chances of Friendship Inter-
national Airport becoming a re-
gional airf1eld for Baltimore and
Washington.
Evening star., 1956-03-29
The Sun and Moon

Rises Sets
Sun, today 5:51 am 6:.s9 pm.
Sun. tomorrow 5:56 am. $3.50 p. m.
Moon, today 1907 pm. 1926 am
Automobile lights must be turned on
Nne-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1956-03-29
Road COnditiOns-AAA

Road Conditi0ns-AAA
Pennsylvania Turnpike-Cen-
tral section hazardous, 35 miles
per hour speed limit. icy and
cindered.
Ohio Turnpike-Foggy.
U. s. 40-Slushy and slippery
west of Frostburg, Md.
U. S. 50-Slippery in the
River Report
From o. g. Engineers
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers
Ferry and clear at Great Falls; Shenan-
doah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures fof yesterday
tReadings Washington National Airport
Midnight - 43 Noon 80
4am 3S 4pm. 40
Sam. 80 SPIN.