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Mumer Law

Policemen sighed when the
muff1er-law questions began to
crackle. These queries are the
most popular of the forum
sessions.
Capt. Charles Peter summed
the muffier issue this way: ANY,
thing except standard-equipment
muff1ers are illegal in Maryland.
Police don't pick on" drivers of
cars with altered mufflers with
out justification. Police expert
ence has shown, he said, the
loud-muff1er cars driver tends
to be a Speeder.
How about jamming securing
pads in a standard muffler to
make it sound stock? Not If it
creates unusual noise.
Capt. Peter agreed with the
youngsters that it seems I'M
fair" that foreign-made cars can
sport ming muff1ers-but
they're standard equipment"
and thus legal. he says.
Class breaks up in a furry
of chatter among the students
about traffic laws.
1t. Alexander says the sessions
pay of. Last year 500 drivers
took the course. OF these. $50
were volunteers who signed up
because their buddies involun-
tarily signed up, or because par
ents urged them to take the
course prior to getting a drivers
license.
He isn't disturbed that angle
shooters" sometimes appear to
dominate the audience particlpa-
ton. Testimony from parents
and court officials shows, he says,
that the lessons getting across. :"
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Street Scenes

A sandbox on a Seventeenth
street playground, so full OF
youngsters the sand wasn't
visible.
A small girl giving her Ger
man shepherd pup a drink OF
water from paper cup out
side the World Center Building
entrance.
A squirrel perched on An
Grew Jackson's shoulder in
Lafayette Park.
A pair OF dogs chasing a
bouncing rubber ball into the
street on Thirty-fourth street
N. w.
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Juveniles Learn Sofety
AT Police 7 roffic School

practice only If traffic law were
violated but pointed out the Hot
IShoppe's private policeman could
check such a romp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30

OTHER SEQUOIAS are in
this area, too, Mr.. Hansen
says = one he knows of in
Chevy Chase, some on Coles
vile road, and some at a
nursery in HyattSville. He
planted the one in Chevy
Chase himself. And he also
knows of gigantea growing as
far north as Hershey, Pa,
where three stand on the
lawn of a hotel.
But if you want to take a
look at a Sequoia, there are
two right downtown and one
not too far removed.
Three years ago National
Capital Parks brought three
SequoiaS in from the West
and set them out in the city's
parks to see how they'd get
along in this area. So far
they're doing fine.
One is in Lafayette Park,
just northwest of the eques-
trian statue of Andrew jack
son.
Another was planted on the
Mall, on the west side of
Twelfth street, and the third
is in Dumbarton Park.
National Capital Parks
trees are neither gigantea nor
Sempervirens, but another va
riety known as Metasequoia.
They originally were native to
Central China, and until a
few years ago were thought to
be extinct.
The three planted here
came from Kings Canyon Ma
tional Park and Sequoia Ma
tional Park.
The National Capital Parks
people say their trees are
closely related to the other
two varieties, and that they
grow almost as tall.
In a few more years, if they
survive. they should be pro-
viding competition for a
couple Of other neck-stretch-
ing tourist attractions the
Washington Monument and
the Capitol dome.
Evening star., 1956-12-11

tWRC-4, at least to this view
er. The excerpt was stunningly
staged and powerfully sung by
Basso ChriStoff. The meaning
was crystal clear as the opera
focussedson the dying tsar's fare
well TO his son. The feeling OF
Russia and Russian people was
there in the dialogue, the sing
ing and the pagentry. Christofi
was most impressive, physic-
ally and vocally.
The rousing Rachmaninoff
Paganini solo by RubinStein was
also an exiting thing to hear ano
see. but the La Traviata" excerpt
was a disappointment. Miss de
los Angeles seemed shrill on
occasion.
Miss Anderson sang her spirit
uals knowingly I'D like to hear
her sing something else) ano
Segovia performed in his usual
matchlesS style.
Next season for real 80 min
ute festival, how about Boris
for the whole show?
young and Beautiful" OF
something like that, was the
inept title chosen for Robert
Montgomery'S appealing version
of the play Sally Benson fash
ioned from the F. Scott Fitz-
gerald stories. You may recall
Evening star., 1956-12-11
TODAYS TV
HIGHLIGHTS

1880, WTTG (5)-Waterfront:
Preston Foster starring as
Cap'n John. helps an old
friend regain his confidence
and self respect in THE Sea
Captain Taggart."
500, WTOP (9) - The Phil
Silvers Show: Bilko becomes
a breeder of minks, but as
hard as he tries to make the
little animals happy they re-
fuse to breed.
$3.50, WRC (D-Noah's Ark:
Color. "A Girls Best
Friend" Liz Clark becomes
jealous Of a beautiful blond
model, who makes a play for
DR.. McCann when she brings
her allergic poodle in for
treatment.
$3.50. WMAL t7)-Wyatt carp:
Nineteen Notches on his
Gun" Wyatt and Bat Mas
terson disguise themselves as
outlaws in order to round
up a notorious gang.
900, WRC l4)-The Jane Wy
man Show: while There's
Life" A woman encounters
difficulties in a late-in-life
romance while living with a
possessive sister and brother
in-law.
800, WMAL (7)-Broken Ar
row: Cry Wolf" The life of
a man rests on the word of
his son, notorius liar.
800, WTOP t9)-Victor Borge's
Comedy in Music: The Dane
and his co-star, the Steinway
grand piano. combine to pre-
sent an hour-packed program
of comedy and music.
$3.50, WTTG l5l-Ethel Barry
more Theater: Arthur Ken
nedy stars at Pancho villa in
This is Villa" The famed
Mexican outlaw sets two men
who would assassinate him
against one another.
$3.50, WMAL t7-Dupont The
ater: "Once a Hero" An
aging ex-rodeo star tries to
recapture his former steer
roping skill Ward Bond
stars
$3.50. WRC t4l--Circle Theater:
Search. Seizure. and Arrest. !"
A drama based on fact about
United States Customs off,
cials and their jobs.
10000, WTTG f5l-Lilli Palmer
Show: A Death Trap" closes
around a. smuggler in Tan
gier.
l0:3O. WTOP t9l - Celebrity
Playhouse: "Stagecoach to
Paradise Stars Wendell
Corey and Rusty Lane. A
man learns that he cannot
escape his destiny.
1l:15, WTOP t9l - The Late
SHOW "Headin' for Gods
Country" stars William Lun-
digan. A young prospector,
down on his hck. gets even
with an unfriendly Alaskan
town by leading the people
70 believe that the United
States is involved IN q war.
il:20, WMAL (71-The Night
SHOW "Showtime. A young
theatrical producer has radi-
cal ideas for a musical show.
Richard Greene and Ann
Todd.
Evening star., 1956-12-11
TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

500, -WDON, WASH-FM-In
the Concert Hall: Haydn,
Trio in G; Goldmark, Rustic
Wedding Symphony; De
Falla, La Vida Breve.
9:O5, WGMS-Concert Master
pieces: Weber. Jubilee Over
ture: Elgar, Violin Concerto
in B.
$500, WTOP-Robert @. Lewis:
Evening star., 1956-12-11

Double talk expert AL Kelly
plays the part of an instruc-
tor in a Santa Clause school.
$40, WRC - Biographies in
Sound: Well known PERSONAL
tiles do a word portrait of
Robert Benchley in 1.-The
Wonderful World of Robert
Renchley."
Evening star., 1956-12-11

VIUItJJd III LIlt UptIlIng Scene
from La Traviata:" Marian
Anderson in a group of spirit
uals; Arthur Rubinstein. playing
Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a
Theme by Paganini:" Guitarist
Andre Segovia, with gavotte by
Bach and another selection, and
Boris Christoff in the dramatic
last scene of Boris Godunof."
1t was the closing presentation
that provided the major excite
ment of the Commute show
Evening star., 1956-12-11

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MeNtSdonH Gees Morning With Rogers hi Captain
AN. WRc Ich 81 WIG ch 81 WNAAL Ich u WTop cL aA
Evening star., 1956-12-11

'As's'i,E denotes p'ogToms teIseosi in color
Evening star., 1956-12-11
ON THE AIR
A Stunning Boris
Tops TV 'FestivdI', :,
By RERNIE HARRIsnN

Mindful OF the criticism of the first of Music
Whc dVued the time among too artists mpresao Sol
Hurok last night left his show the hands gifted pr-
cpas The result was far satisfying evening and on
OCCASION a brilliant one " -
The Ve artists in order Victoria de los Angeles as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07

Last week lots Of folks stocked their freezers with
Safeway Guaranteed Beef and saved lots Of money.
This week you can save even more money by buy
ing your favorite frozen fruits vegetables seaoods
meats and juices at Safeway during our "Preyue Of
Spring" Frozen Food Event. Compare quality i.
Compare price and you'll save both ways when
you Shop safeway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-02

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-02

Prices In this adyeisement effective through
I'm
The eaui - 1919 so -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-02

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28

more than half have been. in
large part, derived or adapted
from model" codes developed
by national or regional code
writing organizations.
Early code writer's, in the
absence Of adequate technical
data, tended to specify the kinds
and thicknesSes of materials that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28
Phones Total
$4,000 in
MONTGOMERY

There were 1850 telephones
in Montgomery County as of
February 30. 1856, according to
the Chesapeake q Potomac Tele-
phone Co. Ten years ago there
were 36,749.
In the same period, the tele-
phone company has added 2,450
million feet of conductor cables.
The firm pointed out today it
has invested an estimated $24.5
million in construction in the
county since 1916.
Coincident with the expansion
of service to upper county areas
has been conversion from man.
Iually operated switchboards to
dial service. Areas in which such
conversion has been completed
Include Poolesville and Ashton,
with Gaithersburg coming up.
ards Of performance that had
to be met.
New codes, on the other hand,
permit the use of many materials
'on the basis of performance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28
WASHINGToN'S
NEWEST TRIBUTE TO
LUXURY living =.
EQUIPPED With ALL
GENERAL ELECTRIC
KITCHENS

Today's opening of this magnificent new apartment
introduces standard of gracious living Washngonans
In every way its builders have endeavored to bring you
the ultimate in beauty, convenience and sheer luxury
Its majestic location back Massachusetts Avenue NV
overlooking scenic Rock Greek Park and it's fine
appointments down the last detail bear this So do its
all GE equipped kitchens For in any quality atmosphere
G-E belongs General Electric Appliances bring
beauty, convenience and luxury where you appreciate
them most-your kitchen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28
Many Cities Use
Building Codes

More than 1000 cities and
towns now have formal codes
that regulate building construc-
ton.
Most are locally written, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28

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struction, rather than the stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28

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thousands of families now
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be glad to show you how Weathertron
can be one of your wisest investments
in the maintenance of your property
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28

This Is IT, II family requires bedrooms, baths STYLED
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
D. c. Mother Cleared
OF Child Cruelty Count

A charge Of cruelty to a child
was dropped by the United
States Attorneys office today
after police had accused .
mother of holding the hand Of
her son over a gas flame as pun
ishment yesterday.
Police had charged Mrs. Lo-
vonnia F. Grant. 30, colored, OF
the 1900 block Of Linden street
NE. after her son Walter. 9. was
treated at Casualty Hospital for
hand burns.
This morning at an informal
hearing in the United States
Attorneys Office, relatives told
prosecutors it was a mistake and
that Mrs Grant didn't know the
child's hand was so close to the
flame. They said the boy is adj
dicted to playing with matches
and she wanted to show him he
could get hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
|Detour Theory
In Air Crash Hit

A member Of Congress says
two airliners which collided June
80 may have detoured for an air
view of the Grand Canyon. but
other officials say that is un-
likely.
Representative Hale, Republic
can of Maine, mentioned the pos
sihility yesterday in a radio
speech, saying lit doesn't seem
to me unlikely" MIR. Hale. a
member of a Commerce subcom-
mittee which visited the crash
scene for an Investigation, noted
that both planes were of course
and over the canyon.
But investigators for the Civil
Aeronautics Administration and
the Civil Aeronautics Board
strongly discount that theory
They say weather reports at the
time the l28 persons died indi-
cate that the clouds were 10000
feet high and extended down te
within 1000 feet of the ground
ut has been suggested" Mr.
Hale said. that the pilots OF
both planes, having ample time
at their disposal. were just TAX
ing their passengers to have q
look at the Grand Canyon be-
fore proceeding on their jour-
ney."
President Eisenhower's special
assistant on aviation planning
said on a television program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
Rubber Firms Seek
To Avert Strike

AKRON, Ohio, July l6 (R).--
Interest of the rubber industry
this week will center on negotia-
tons involving three other major
Icompanies-Goodye Firestone
and Cnited States Ruhber-fol-
lowing a final-hour settlement
that averted a strike at the B F.
Goodrich Co. plants.
The Goodrich agreement.
reached Saturday night at Gin
cinnati shortly before a mid
night strike deadline. may estab-
lish a pattern for the other
rubber companies currently con-
Quoting wage issue talks.
Members Of the United Rubber
Workers employed by Goodyear
yesterday heard a report on
negotiations which have been
under way since July 2 at Day.
ton and then voted to hold a
strike vote Wednesday. The
Goodyear negotiations involved
$4,000 workers here and in eight
other cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
Nehru Asks End Of
Stute Domination

HAMBURG. Germany. July Is
up Prime Minister Nehru Of
India called on the world to-
night to abolish the domination
of some states by others.
"We have to recognize that
it is wrong to interfere with
another states affairs by agrees
sion or by changing its internal
organization by political or eco
nomic means" he said. Dom
ination is bad for the dominated.
but worse still for those who
dominate them"
Mr.. Nehru, on an official visit
to West Germany, spoke before
1000 guests at a ceremony in
which he was awarded two
honorary doctorates of law and
medicine by Hamburg University.
He did not give any specific
example of what he regards as
domination"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16

BONN, Germany, July Is Up
Chancellor Adenauer of West
Germany and Prime Minister
Nehru of India called today fol-
a world disarmament agreement
Including proper provisions for
control and inspection.
They said a disarmament
agreement was of great i'm
portance" to world peace and
prosperity. and voiced the hope
that present developments would
lead to an easing of world ten
SionS.
Their views were set out in
"a joint communique issued after
Mr.. Nehru's three-day visit to
Bonn.
The communique omitted any
mention of agreement on Ger
man unif1cation, the foremost
objective of Mr.. Adenauer's
policy. Mr.. Adenauer maintains
that his policy of aligning West
Germany militarily with the
West is the best means of
achieving unification.
Might Recognize East
Mr.. Nehru gave no tndorse-
ment of this policy. Instead, in
public statements here he left
open the possibility that India
might recognize the Communist
East German regime. West Ger
man leaders fear this would leac
to a parade of similar acts by
other Asiatic and Middle East
countries. They have announced
that such recognition would bt
considered by West Germany as
a hostile act.
Mr.. Nehur also declined tC
commit himself on the West
German claim to speak for Ger
mans on both sides of the Iron
Curtain.
The Joint communique said
only that Mr.. Nehru agreed Ger
man unity would ease existing
tension and had expressed his
sympathy" for the wish of the
German people to be united
peacefully.
The statement Endorsed ma
tional independence and sover-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
.Adenouer and Nehru Ask
L Controlled Disarmament

eighty, territorial integrity and
non interference in the internal
affairs of other nations as a
"basis for friendly and peace
full cooperation of all nations"
Technical Aid Offered
It also stressed West Ger
many's interest in the economic
development OF India. 1t said
West Germany was prepared to
extend technical knowledge" to
India and that the two countries
would cooperate in establishing
a technical institute in India for
which West Germany would pro-
vide teachers and equipment,
Mr.. Nehru was in Hamburg to-
day to receive honorary degrees
from Hamburg University. The
city is presenting him with 10
scholarships for Indian students
at the university, and university
students are presenting him with
two more scholarships.
The Hamburg Chamber of
Commerce has promised free
training for 100 young Indians
in Hamburg industrial plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16

Ipletely dizzy because of these
mad blows by the mechanic
Suddenly. I saw a runway and a
town nearby. I circled the town
once and then went down for a
landing. When the plane stopped
we just could not believe that
our coup had been successful,
My wife and 3-year -old daugh-
ter did not know q thing of my
plans. 1 did not want them to
Join me because I did not want
to risk the life of the child. May
be in a couple of years, they will
be allowed to join me in the
West. I plan to complete my
training as a commercial pilot,
possibly I can emigrate to the
United States. / would like to
remain a pilot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
New York Fire
Stalls SubWays

NEW YORK. July l6 (R). = A
jam-up of thousands of rider:
threatened during the rush
hours today because busy Sec
tons Of two subway lines were
knocked out by a weekend flrt
in an abandoned department
store
Floods Of water that flremer
poured on the blazing Johr
Wanamaker Building later cas-
caded into parts of the nearby
East Side IRT line and the BMI
line. Both link Brooklyn with
Manhattan and also serve q
large area of Manhattan.
Transit authority officials saic
service was out on the IRT line
between Brooklyn Bridge anc
Grand Central Terminal. BM1
trains, halted last night by high
water in the Eighth Street Sta
ton. were reported getting
through again on three of the
four tracks today.
20 Firemen H0spitalized
The stubborn fire, meanwhile
smoldered into a third day ir
the ruins of the old block-square
building in lower Manhattan.
The toll Of flremen treated fol
smoke poisoning, cuts and burns
mounted to 216. Twenty were
hosnitalized.
The blaze apparently started
Friday and smouldered through
the night. 1t burst into the oper
late Saturday, turned two below
street levels into a gigantic
furnace. and rocketed through
the roof.
1t left the old landmark al
Astor place looking like q
hombed-out building in wartime
London.
Only the outer shell of thu
building, faced with cast iror
in the structural style of a by
gone era, was left.
A fire official said some spot
still famed and smouldered il
the ruhble. There is still gray,
danger of collapse. The building
is very unsafe" he added.
Company Out Of Store
The building was abandoned
by Wanamaker's last year wher
the company moved its store:
out of the city. Demolition al
ready had begun.
Fire Commissioner Edward
Cavanagh blamed the extent o.
the fire on a watchman'S failure
to report smoke he detected Sat.
urday morning.
The Waterman, Sam Priponia
was said to have assumed thu
smoky smell was from the metal,
cutting operations at subterra.
mean levels.
Mr.. Cavanagh told newsmer
1T is only by the grace of Coo
that nobody has been killed.
By coincidence, Mr.. CavanagI
today released his annual report
J for 1855. 1t showed that 49,
} Sill fires caused a property los
of $23. 740.855 in New. York City
Both figures were lower than thu
: year before. But there were IL:
fire casualties. nine more thar
, in 1854.
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is creating a peoples army,
but has announced that its size
will be cut from 10000 men to
10000,
2. Promotion of European Sc.
curity proposals. Russia main,
tains that Germany can be uni
ned only if an all-European Sc
curity pact is signed.
Prestige Maneuver
Western diplomats believe Mr.
Khrushchev and Marshal Bull
ganin will use the barley to try
to boost the sagging prestige oil
the Grotewohl government. ONLY
two days ago. Otto Lehman
secretary of East Germany.
labor unions. admitted there wa.
serious worker unrest in the sa.
tellite's factories.
The recall of Mr.. Zorin, frs
Soviet envoy to West Germany
was seen by Westerners as an.
other Kremlin step to ease an,
tagonisms between West Ger.
many and the Communist world
Since assuming his post sever
months ago he has been criticiz'
ed bitterly by newspapers as thu
man who directed the Red seiz
Iure of Czechoslovakia. The criti
.cism reflected an uneasy feeling
that his mission in Bonn nigh
have a similar aim.
The East German Labor Min
istry, worried by widespread un
rest among the workers, mean
while issued strict orders to q
easy on raising work quotas. Tn,
ministry said it has become al
urgent necessity" for factOry
managers to use extreme dis,
erection in the touchy matter O.
work quotas.