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s Hechinger Sheds Burn;
Three Firemen Are Hurt

exhaustion were reported in good
condition.
The fire was discovered by
Walter West, a yard man. who
saw smoke filtering from one OF
the 20 by 40 foot sheds. AS he
ran nearer to investigate. he
said. the shed flashed into
flame. The fire was fed by bam-
boo blinds stored there.
The first box alarm came al
1925 pm. The second box was
pulled three minutes later and
the third at 1887 pm. The fire
was reported under control al
4 pm.
A shift of the wind brought
the flames briefly against the
main warehouse. blistering the
paint. but as the wind shifted
away and firemen played water
on the warehouse it escaped
further damage.
Flames rose to a height of rs
feet as one shed after another
caught fire. Quick work by the
fire fighters. however. limited the
blaze to seven of the rs sheds.
One store official at first esti-
mated the damage at $4,000
but later said it was impossible
to give an accurate estimate at
this time.
The three-alarm blaze brought
out Fire Chief Willard Sutton.
Deputy Chief j. w. Kay. two
battalion chiefs. nine engine
companies, three truck compa-
MES and one rescue squad.
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Pastor browns
While SEEKING
Baptism Site

A 49-year-old evangelist, feel
ing out site to stage a baptism
on the Anacostia River, slipped
in deep water and drowned,
Harbor Police reported late
yesterday.
The preacher was identified by
members of the Church of God
and Saints of Christ as William
Henry Morgan, colored. of 1916
Duncan place NE. The church
is located at 1907 Eleventh street
NV.
According to George Wade, COL
ored, "a. a deacon of the church
Mr.. Morgan and he were at
tempting to find a shallow spot
downstream from the South
Capitol street bridge to baptize
a young couple.
AS Mr., Wade walked into the
river he slipped. Mr.. Morgan
attempting to pull Mr.. Wade to
safety, slipped also and quickly
disappeared in the muddy water
The deacon was pulled to shore
by a member of the church'S
congregation, which had gathered
on the shore in hot, ceremonial
dress.
The 15-foot hole into which
the pastor is believed to have
slipped is repeatedly part of a
trench dug for cables recently.
The Fire Department Rescue
Squad responded to the call, but
summoned the Harbor Precinct
when members were unable tC
reach the drowned man.
Harbor police. using grapplinp
hooks, recovered Mr.. Morgan's
body after a two-hour search.
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.Ketch Sinking,
rs on Bourd

FALMOUTH, England, Sun
day, July 30 (P).-The l03-ton
British ketch Moyana with IS
crewmen aboard was reported in
distress early today in the Eng
lish Channel 80 miles off Lizard
Point. Cornwall.
The vessel, winner of the Tor
bay-to-Lisbon international sail
ling race. was reported caught in
a gale raging in the Lizard area,
The crew included Is teen-age
sea cadets.
Capt. @. w. Waterford, direc-
tor of Southampton School of
Navigation which owns the
ketch. said 1--WE do not know ex-
actly what happened-she may
have hit something.
The Moyana was returning
from Lisbon after taking part in
the 7S0-mile yacht race.
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What Happened in the Air Over erond conyon1

barely the outlines of the rail- just the deck AS
he felt his way toward it, the ships whistle roared sending
out hoarSe-voiced fog warning.
She moved steadily through the murk 200 miles from
New York, inbound.
AT that same moment outbound, sleek Swedish motor
ship, the Stockholm, approaching She perhaps
miles away when Martin Seda leaned against the rail- and
her course leading her toward point of intersection
with the Andrea Doria'S course.
Both ships had modern radar capable of seeing" each
other at that short range
In the ballroom the orchestra began playing ARvederc
Roma"-"Farewel, Rome" The song had become favore
on the voyage People to dance, among them Ruth
Roman, pretty dark-haired motion picture actress
Nearby in the cardroom, Stanley Sagner of Baltimore
was chorng over the of gin rummy game with his
friend Irving Peres Across the three Standard Oil
executives and their wiveDr Stewart Coleman Long
Island, N Y; Marion w. Boyer of Greenwich Conn., and
H. g. Burks of Elizabeth, N J.-where pos-mortemng a
hand of bridge.
Below decks, movie Fox Fire" just about But
John Dozzo IT, and his wife Carmea skipped the picture
This was their honeymoon trip after marriage
They were laughing they packed their wedding gifts
All in ALL everybody agreed, it had good voyage
The ship had sailed from Genoa July IT, stopping Naples
Cannes and Gibraltar before heading westward into
open Atlantic
AT Gibraltar crack foreign correspondent Camille Clan
Continued on Par AS
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Picture on Pose AT

Picture on Poee AT
counted, Senator Daniel had &c.
203 votes. and his nearest oppo-
nent, attorney Ralph Yarbor-
ough. had 62,548 votes.
Mr.. Marlborough was defeated
for the nomination by Gov Allan
ShiverS in 1852 and 1854. He sup
ported Adlai Stevenson, the
Democratic presidential nominee,
in 1852 and stressed party loyalty
in his campaign this year.
ODaniel in Third Place
w. Lee O'Daniel, who served
two terms as United States Sen
ator and two terms as Governor,
was in third place with 57,244
votes.
The three other candidates for
the Democratic Governor nomi-
nation to succeed Gov. Shivers
who dod not seek reelection
were far behind the leaders.
Returns collected by the Texas
election bureau gave j. Evetts
Haley. rancher- historian, VIII @
campaigned on a strong pro-seg-
regation platform 1892 votes;
Reuben Senterfitt, former
Speaker Of the Texas House OF
Representatives, 5,199, and j. j
Holmes. a businessman, 1876.
Senator Daniel, receiving cleo.
ton returns at the home OF
relatives in Liberty, Tex, said
ut is too early to predict the
outcome. but the returns are
encouraging"
Need Over so Per Cent
NJ. Marlborough, who received
returns at his home in Austin
said Il am confident the run-otf
in the governors race will be
between me and Price Daniel"
To win the nomination in
today's primary a candidate
needed more than 50 per cent Of
the total vote cast. If no can
dldate receives the required
vote a second primary election
will be held between the two
top candidates on August 25.
Returns were running about
4 to | in favor of three referen-
dun questions on continued
segregation and States rights
issues.
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The conferences were held
after The Star reported last
Sunday that the majority OF
death car drivers have beer
Escaping prosecution despite a
sharply rising traffic fatality toll
Decisions Made
These decisions we're made
after the conferences:
/. Judge Walsh announced
that all negligent homicide jury
trials will be set on a special
day each week, to clear the
decks and assure reaching them
on the date set for trial. The
day will be Tuesday. Previously
the special day was lost in the
course of continuanceS.
2. Mr.. Gasch announced that
the assistant United States At
torney who attends the inquest
in a traffic death will also be
the one who tries the case if and
when it reaches court. Previously
any assistant available was sent
to the inquest and there was nc
set procedure to have that as
sistant prepare and try the case
3. Mr.. Gasch also announced
that a meeting will be set up this
week for all his assistants in
Municipal Court and all men,
bers of the Accident Investiga-
ton Unit Ito see what we car
do to improve techniques of &C.
cumulating evidence"
4. Traffic Inspector William j
Liverman said Mr.. Gasch hao
accepted his offer to have his
accident investigators take the
prosecutors trying negligent
homicide cases to the scene Of
the accidents to give them a
first-hand view of how the death.
occurred.
improvement Seen
Both Mr.. Gasch and Inspector
Liverman said they believed
these moves will result in better
presentation of the only death
cases tried in Municipal Court.
Judge Walsh said he haC
checked up on how long it take,
for the negligent homicide case,
to reach trial. After reviewing
every negligent homicide cast
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VIRGINIA APPROVES
|112 NEW LAWYERS

VIRGINIA BAR ExAMS-For a
list Of the III new lowyers who hove
posed the Virginia bar eSomlnotion,
turn to Poee ALI.
cAcAPoN PARK Within q short
drive from Washington is o noun
toin wilderness thot is becoming one
OF West Virginia 5 most popular
Stote perks. Stofi Writer Jones
Birchfield reports on his visit 10 the
new lodge and the perks lake and
trolls on Pose Alb.
THE NEWS IN FURs-Ths bouel
Silhouette in soble, river ottei IN
postel beige ond tull length mink
with sloshed ponels ore some OF the
fur eSeitements in store Tor foil. For
o preview Of fur fashions, see the
speeiol section in The Stor today.
Complete Index, Pose AZ
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reaching court for the past two
years. he said "the record does
not appear to be too bad, but we
will keep on maintaining an in
terest in this and try to get these
cases to trial promptly"
Both Mr.. Gasch and Inspector
Liverman said witnesses are
lost or their memories fade if
there is too long a delay between
the accident and the trial and
the prosecution is then unable to
present clear and convincing
proof.
Judge Walsh said the negligent
homicide cases were supposed to
have been set for Tuesday jury
trials all along because that is
the special day, reserved also fol
driving while drunk cases and
the less frequent disorderly house
cases. But. he added. as the cases
have been continued from one
trial date to another. the Tues
day idea has been lost.
Will Watch COntinuances
He reported that his study OF
requested continuances showed
they were requested about as
much by the prosecution as by
the defense.
Mr.. Gasch said he wanted to
have the same prosecutor at the
inquest and at the trial wher-
ever possible so he can interview
witnesses at the morgue, famili-
arize himself with the details OF
the case and get an early start
on presentation of the case.
On the one hand. he said ii
will allow the Government to
weed out the cases with nc
prosecutive merit.
A survey made by The Star
showed that while assistant
United States attorneys had
nolle pressed tno prosecution
many cases where the driver had
been held for Municipal Court
on negligent homicide charges
the Government had not pro-
ceeded with prosecution in a
single case in the past IS months
where the coroner's jury re-
turned a finding Of accidental
death.
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Warns
Interference
MdyShutSuez
Protests Ignored;
Britain Freezes
Egyptiun Funds

CAIRO. Egypt, July % (P.-
President Canal Abdel Nasser
declared today Egypt will pro-
coed with naturalization of the
Suez Canal against all foreign
protests. He warned that any
foreign interference" may cause
obstruction to navigation m the
vital 103-mile-long waterway.
Col. NasSer's fiery speech fol-
lowed action of Britain slaInming
the bank door on Egyptian cash
and assets in London and setting
up a three-power conference with
the United States and France on
further steps to deal with the
Suez grab.
Britain froze all assets of the
Suez Canal Co. in the United
Kingdom and all Egyptian cash
and assets. public and private
1t was a powerful blow aimed at
Egyptian foreign trade.
Future steps were to he con-
sidered in the three-power con-
ference in London Monday
Robert Murphy, United States
Deputy Undersecretary Of State,
was flying from Washington to-
night to take part in the talks
at the invitation of Britain and
France.
U. S. to Give Support
In Washington it was said the
United States was expected to
give full support to Paris and
London in dealing with the
crisis, the gravest of the many
that have stirred the Middle
East since World War II.
French spokesman in Paris SAID
it was likely France would adopt
measures similar to Britain'l
freezing of Egyptian assets
COntinued On Pare A-3. Col. 1
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Two Pursuing Shark
Killed by Own BIust

FALMOUTH. England. July %
ga shark that turned caused
the death Of two civilians and
severe INJURIES TO two naval off,
GERS. The story. as related yes.
terday at a coroner's inquest:
The four men IN a dinghy
we're pursuing the shark. which
had interrupted naval diving OPP
erations. They threw a length of
rope with l4-ounce charge Of
high explosive across the sharks
back 1t turned and dived un-
derneath the boat just as the
explosive went of.
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Picture on Poss Alb

The fire was brought under
control IS minutes after the frs,
alarm In addition to five sheds
destroyed, two we're reported
damaged. A crumbled melting
mass had been porcelain sinks
aluminium doors and store win
dows and lawn mowers.
The injured we're:
Pvt. Oscar E. Lyles, 80. Of No
l Truck Company Pvt. Lyle,
was treated for a nail in hi,
foot and released from Casualty
Hospital. Last year. Pvt. Lyle.
received the Districts gold media
for valor.
Sergt. c. j. Huppman, about
AZ, Of No. FL Engine Company
detailed to No. IL Engine. He
suffered heat exhaustion anc
was admitted to Casualty Hos.
pital.
Pvt. Calvin Magruder OF No.
Truck Company. also admitted
to Casualty Hospital with heat
exhaustion.
Both firemen suffering heal
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Three firemen were injured
yesterday when a three-alarm
blaze raced through five sheds OF
the Hechinger Co.. Fifteenth and
H streets NE. consuming thous-
ands of dollars worth of mer-
chandise and blistering paint on
the nearby warehouse.
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D. c. Got us Tons Of Voter Per Acr.
Lost Week. Pose AK
day. even more damaging floods
can be expected to hit Rock
Greek. The association said the
crest of the 1856 flood exceeded
that of August "a. 1888, which
was the highest since 1929. when
the U. S. Geological Survey if1iti-
ated streamflow measurements.
i The heaviest floods believed to
have hit Rock Greek were those
of 1889 when an estimated TO-
900 cubic feet per second OF
water swirled over the narrow
stream banks.
Survey is Needed
The association also said q
Federal survey is needed to SET
up an adequate flood control
program and that nine organiza-
tons have urged the Mont.
gomery County Soil Conserva.
ton District to apply fol
assistance to make the survey
George Lechlider, chairman OF
the conservation board. in june
told the association the board is
concerned about conditions" ir
the watershed, but intends tc
proceed slowly"
A survey would determine the
flood history. the conditions con-
tributing to the present Situation
and the measures needed to curb
future damages. and the prob
able costs.
Results Of Survey
Soil conservationists. county
officials and Federal and Mary
land State engineers. during the
past week assessed the damage
and looked for explanations. The
survey indicated that:
/. The flash flood crest, which
swept two cars down Seneca
Creek near Gaithersburg and
drowned five persons, was caused
in part by an exceptionally heavy
flow down wildcat Branch, which
empties into the creek a hall
mile above the drowning scene
2. The food stage height, az
recorded in Rock Greek in the
District. 1872 feet above normal
was the highest ever reached by
a flood torrent since the official
gauge was installed in the creek
in 1929. Several miles upstream
on Rock Greek. q Rockville vol
unteer fireman lost his life dur
ing a food rescue operation.
3. The record Hood stage ir
Rock Greek on July 81 followed
less average rainfall than wai
measured prior to 1888 flooc
Continued on Page A-1O. Col.
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oil in Liner Collision
Is Increased to Is
Italian Line
Reports 70
As Missinq

NEW YORK, July % F.-
The Italian Line. operator of the
sunken liner Andrea Doria, re.
vised sharply upward tonight its
| figures on the dead and missing
from the ship. 1t listed two dead
and Is missing and presumed
dead" This would bring the
death toll in the sea tragedy
to rs.
A company spokesman said
there also we're about 70 addi-
tional "unaccounted for" from
the Andrea Doria, but it was felt
that many of these were alive"
and probably would be located.
Earlier, three Andrea Doria
passengers were reported dead
by fellow passengers or relatives
who were aboard the ship. Their
bodies were not recovered. Two
other Andrea Doria passengers
died after being rescued.
2 Crewmen Killed
Two crewmen of the liner
Stockholm, badly damaged in the
collision with the Andrea Doria,
were known to be dead also and
three other Stockholm crew
members are missing and be-
lieved dead.
The New York Police Depart
ment said its figures now show
Is persons missing and 70 UNI
accounted for. Previously it had
said it believed that most if not
all passengers and crew had been
accounted for.
Ever since the arrival of six
rescue ships with survivors of
last Wednesday nights ocean
miship there has been great con-
fusion as to the number of dead
and missing.
Each one of several different
organizations compiling figures
has at intervals produced tabu-
lations varying from those of the
others.
Skipper Defends Crew
Meanwhile, the Andrea Doria's
master, Capt. Piero Calamai, told
a news conference that every.
thing possible was done by his
crew to save everyone aboard.
Some passengers had voiced cri.
ticism of the crews work, while
others praised it.
He continued to keen his
silence as to possible causes of
the disaster, on advice of COM
pany attorneys. But he expressed
hope that, pending appropriate
investigation, Speculation and
rumor will be tempered by good
judgment"
The Italian line casualty state
ment was issued by Walter Wood
of its public relations staff.
The company had a staff at
work around the clock trying to
pin down the casualty figures.
Red Cross Hunts IL
The Red Cross said it had been
unable to determine the where
abouts of IL persons. The or.
ganization pointed out that it
was instituting a search for any
specific individual only at the
request of a relative or friend
who reported him still missing.
An Associated Press poll of
its bureaus across the Nation
brought responses from close
relatives or friends that IT
others believed on the Italian
liner also had not been heard
from.
Fifty-five persons remained in
New York hospitals for treat
ment of injuries suffered in the
crash.
The Stockholm, with its bow
smashed in the collision, is being
taken to a shipyard in Brooklyn
for repairs. 1t had limped into
New York carrying more than
Continued NJ. De- AZ I'll
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Daniel LEADING
In Texas Vote
Senator Far Aheod
In Governor Race

DALLAS. Tex, July 20 (P.-
United States Senator Price
Daniel, a Democrat who sup
ported President Eisenhower in
1852 when Texas went Republic
can, held a strong lead over five
opponents for nomination as
candidate for Governor of Texas
in today's Democratic primary.
With slightly over 10 per cent
of an estimated 1.250,000 votes
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commissioners this week.
Basis of the new program is
vastly increased Federal aid
Congress Stymies New Bridge PIons
Poqe All
money under the new 13-year
Federal Highway Act, which has
ushered in an era of highway
construction on a scale never
dreamed of a few years ago.
In recent years, the District
has averaged between 81 and SIS
million annually in Federal
highway aid, most of which had
to be matched with city money
on a $3.50 basis.
$40 Million in First 3 Years
Here are few figures to in
dictate what's ahead.
The District will get $40.5 mil
lion in Federal aid money alone
during the next three years.
The bulk of this, 1924 mil
lion. will be for roads on the
Federal interstate" system-for
which the District will have to
match" only 81 for each SO of
Federal money spent.
The city must match the other
Sill million of aid money on
the old dollar-f dollar basis,
for primary" urban" and "sec-
ondary" system roads in the Dis
trict.
After the next three years,
Federal highway aid for the fol-
lowing decade will be re-allo-
Gated to States and the District
on a basis of their needs.
According to present estimates,
District highway officials figure
the total amount of highway
money to be available-in Dis
trict funds and the various forms
OF Federal aid over the next Is
yearS-will be between $500 and
$500 million. When the aid pro-
gram is reviewed and re-allo-
Gated, they say. the figure could
even go higher.
With the new aid funds, High
way Department officials be-
lieve virtually all the city's most
important needs can be met over
the next Is years-including the
$272 million inner loop" ex-
presSway around congested CEN
trail Washington.
Headaches Ahead
The new program to be re-
viewed by the city heads this
week lists all these projects by
years, and proposes how much
Federal aid money of each type
and how much matching" Dis
See HIGHWAYS, Page Ais
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Officials Act to Speed Up
rioIs of Deoth-Driyers
Court, Police and Prosecutors Here
Cooperate in Revising Procedures
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG

series of aimed at nsuring earlier trials and
effective prosecution of negligent homicide disclosed
yesterday.
They followed conferences last week between police
well between Chief Judge Leonard Walsh
Municipal Court and United States Attorney Oliver Gasch
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A Night of Horror
Passengers on Doomed Andrea Doriu
Tell Tales of Death and Terror
BY RELMAN MORN
Associated Press stan Writer

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Shortly after II o'clock last
Wednesday night passenger Italian liner Andrea
Dora left the ships brilliantly lighted main ballroom and
went out deck for a stroll
He found himself in sghtesS world.
Thick wells of fog mantled the ship plotting the sea
and sky The passenger, 15yearod Martin Seda could
What Happened 4 the Air GandCu Pooe A-16
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S5OO,OOO Set
As Flood Loss
Water Highest
In 81 Years
By G. O. HERNDON

Flood waters which swirled
over Montgomery County eight
days ago. bringing death to six
persons and causing damage
estimated at close TO $500, 900.
were the highest recorded in the
county for 81 years.
And. the Rock Greek Water
shed Association warned yester-
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District 10 Man
S4OO Million
Road Program
City Heads Face
Problem Matching
Expected U. S. Aid
BY GEORGE BEVERIDGE

A proposed District highway
program calling for construction
Of nearly $500 million worth of
new city roads over the next Is
years will be reviewed by the
commissioners this week.
Basis of the new program is
vastly increased Federal aid
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Congress Stymies New Bridge Plons.
Page All
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D. c. Got us Tons Of Voter Per Acre
Lost Week. Pose AIS
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