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The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
It's Up To Nixon Whether He Wants
To Bid for Vice Presidency Again
BY MARVIN ARRoWsMITH

WASHINGTON, R-President
Eisenhower said today he has
asked Vice President Nixon to
chart his own course as to wheth-
err he wants to bid for another
term.
At a news conference, Eisen-
hover declined to say whether he
would favor Nixon as his running
mate if the vice president should
decide he would like to try for
another term.
Eisenhower said he was not 60
ing to be pushed into corner on
hypothetical question. But he said
he has no criticism whatsoever of
Nixon as man, as an associate or
as his running mate.
The first question put to Eisen-
hover today dealt with what
reporter called published reports
that some of Eisenhower's advis-
ers were urging him to dump Nix
on from the Republican ticket this
year, and that-secondly-t h e
President himself was reported to
have suggested to Nixon that he
consider standing aside this time
and perhaps taking cabinet post.
Eisenhower hesitated momen-
tarily. Then he said forcefully if
anyone ever has the effrontery to
suggest to him that he dump
someone like Nixon, there would
be more commotion around his
office than perhaps ever before.
AS for whether he himself had
suggested Nixon consider stand
ing aside this year, Eisenhower
said emphatically he would not
presume to tell the vice president
what he should do.
Eisenhower then said he has
told Nixon that he should be one
of the Corners in the Republican
Party-that he is young, vigorous,
healthy and deeply dedicated.
At his news conference last
week, Eisenhower said he would
have nothing to say about his
choice of a running mate until the
Republican National Convention
meets in San Francisco in August
He coupled that with a remark
that it is traditional for the con-
vention to pick its presidential
nominee before there is any talk
of a running mate.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
Hurricane Hits Australia

BRISBANE, Australia, IA
90-mile-an-hour hurricane bat
tered North Queensland yesterday
and caused an estimated $2H mil
lion damage. The storm was de-
scribed as one of the worst on
record.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
HIGH WINDS BLOW AWAY
AIRPORT'S WIND GAUGE

PALM SPRINGS, Calf, R-
Wind gusts were so strong yes
terday they blew away the airport
wind guage. Their velocity was
estimated at 100 mph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
z New Incidents
On Israeli Border

JERUSALEM, July rs (P).-
Two new incidents were reported
today along the tense Jordan
Israel border after violence
fiared along the demarcation
line yesterday.
An Israeli spokesman said an
Israeli border patrol killed a
man trying to cross from Israel
into Jordan territory.
The incident came shortly
after an Israeli aircraft flying
west Of Jerusalem was forced
down by fire from Jordanian
territory last night. the spokes-
man said.
Repeated firing from Jordan
prevented the Israeli patrol re-
covering the body of the man
shot in the central Jordan val
ley until dawn today, the spokes-
man reported. He said the man
refused to halt when challenged.
The spokesman said the crew
OF the downed Israeli plane es-
capped unhurt. He added that II
was attacked and hit near upper
Moza village, about five miles
west Of Jerusalem and close to
the 1sraeli-Jordanian armistice
demarcation line.
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Steel Negotiotors Strive
O Resolve Pact Details

about at this stage. This is a
kind of a delicate matter and
we don't want to upset things"
Industry and union sources
have indicated satisfaction with
the progress of negotiations and
did not seem to be alarmed that
a complete agreement is not
ready for presentation to union
high-level groups which have
been called into town to APP
prove it.
Mr.. Mcdonald planned to
meet anyway with members Of
the Executive Board Of the
United Steel Workers and with
his 170-man Wage Policy Com
mittee. He has declared there
will be no announcement Of
agreement on a new contract
until after 1t has been approved
by the Wage Policy Committee.
Originally that approval had
been expected to come this
afternoon, but this timing APP
parently has been upset by the
delay in finishing details Of the
agreement. Union sources
showed no lack Of optimism,
however,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

NEW YORK. July 26 up. -
Negotiators, after a nine-hour
overnight recess, resumed talks
today aimed at hammering out
a new contract to end the steel
strike.
The broad outline OF a three
year no-strike contract was re-
portedly agreed on two days ago.
but negotiators have been having
trouble getting the details
worked out.
John A. Stephens. industry
chief negotiator, tacitly admitted
this morning that the report an
agreement was being worked out
was correct.
Neither he nor David J. Nc
Donald. president Of the United
Steel Workers Union, has adj
mitted they were doing any
thing but making progress" in
an effort to settle the strike.
Newsmen twitted Mr.. Stephens
about his noncommital remarks
as to the progress Of negotia-
tons and he replied:
Il hope you realize we don't
want to be evasive. but there
are certain things we can't talk
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; Masked Men Beet
Cypriot Youth to Death

NICOSIA, Cyprus, July rs up.
Three masked men beat an
18-year-old Greek Cypriot youth
to death with sticks today in
Kalokephara village, western
Cyprus. His mother was also
attacked and was taken TO a
hospital in q serious condition.
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House Passes
Foreign Aid Bill.
For ST. Billion
Congress Speeding
Work; Adjournment
Expected Tomorrow
BY J. A. O'LEARY

The House gave final approval
to the .$3.7 billion foreign aid
appropriation today as Congress
rushed toward adjournment,
probably tomorrow.
The Senate is expected to rati-
fly the foreign aid compromise
later today and send it to the
President.
Meanwhile, the Senate passed
and sent back to the House a
$2.1 billion military construction
bill to replace the one President
Eisenhower vetoed last week.
The money for many of these
projects has already gone to
the President in a SIS billion
supplemental appropriation bill
completed yesterday.
Both houses had only about
half a dozen major issues still
awaiting action, but leaders said
1T probably would require an
other session tomorrow to clean
up odds and ends.
Other Major Bills
Other big bills still in the final
stages of enactment included:
/. The atic-sponSored
social security bill. to let women
retire at 81 and disabled persons
at so. A final conference report
is awaiting action in bot h
Houses.
2. Extension of the various
Government housing programs
passed by both bodies. but await
ing House action on Senate
changes.
3. The 1913 billion last mis-
cellaneous appropriation bill,
passed by both Houses, on which
confereeS are settling differences
this afternoon. Most of this
money is for the Atomic Energy
Commission.
Chairman Russell of the Sen
ate Armed Services Committee
denied today that the new mill
tary construction bill defieS the
Presidents veto. He insisted the
new version does not transfer to
the House and Senate Armed
Services Committees the execu-
tive function of deciding when
and where military housing prof.
ectS shall be started. The Pres
ident commended the original bill
contained such power.
PentagOn Reports Required
The new bill. however, does
require the Pentagon to file re-
ports on all projects with the
two committees and to wait 1870
days before letting a contract
unless the committees consent to
the projects sooner.
The compromise on foreign
aid, reached last night, is $l.1
billion less than the President
requested, but is 81 billion more
than was appropriated last year.
Nearly all of the cut came from
military aid.
In the House, Representatives
WiggleSworth, Republican of
Massachusetts; Ford, Republic
can of Michigan, and Flood,
Democrat of Pennsylvania, pro-
tested the military cut is toe
deep and unwise, but made no
effort to block the agreement,
See CONGRESS, Page As
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prosecutor, said the Government
would wind up its case during
the afternoon with two or three
more witnesses being questioned.
Chief Defense Counsel Emile
lola Berman said he would then
move to dismiss the charges of
manslaughter, oppression of
troops and drinking in the
presence of a recruit against
Sergt McKeon as being un-
proved. A fourth charge Of
drinking while on duty will be
uncontested.
Plans Second Trip
BY agreement the trial will
recess today until Monday to
allow Mr.. Berman again to make
a trip away from the base on
what he called urgent business
in connection with the case. He
made a similar trip last week
end.
1t. Atcheson acknowledged in
reply to a direct question from
Col. E. L. Hutchinson, president
Of the seven-member court, that
he should have checked mo"
rather than yes" to question
on clinical evidence of intoxi-
cation" on a form he filled out
on a sobriety test he conducted
on the accused sergeant.
The doctor said Sergt. McKeon
told him on the night Of the
fatal March that he had taken
"a few shots of vodka"
He also testified he detected
"a suggestion of alcohol" on the
Sergeant's breath.
These were the factors. the
doctor said, which led him to
indicate on the form sheet
there was evidence of intoxi-
cation. He said ne should have
explained more fully that what
he intended to convey was the
possibility that the sergeant
may have been under the in
fluence of alcohol to a sub
clinical degree which no one can
tell"
Other Tests Negative
1t. Atcheson said the results
of the sobriety test involving
such things as equilibrium,
gait, walking a straight line,
speech. coordination and re-
flexes were all negative.
The doctors testimony was re-
See MARINE, Page Alt
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Radio Flashes
Dramatic Plea
Stuccoto Coils Tell
Of Vessels Distress

BOSTON, July 26 (R.-Some
of the drama surrounding the
collision of the Italian liner An
drea Doria and the Swedish liner
Stockholm was contained in the
following radio messages picked
up by the Coast Guard last night
and early today:
1922 pm. CEDT) (From the
Stockholm: We have collided
with another ship. Please. Ship
in collision.
1903 am. From the Stock
holm: Collided with another
vessel in position 40-34 N 69-45
w. But still undermine our
damage.
1900 am. From the Stock
holm: Badly damaged. Full bow
crushed. Our No. 1 hold filled
with water. We have to stay in
our position. Help If you can.
1922 am. CFrom Stockholm
Ito Andrea Doria): Lower your
|lifeboats. We can pick you up.
1885 am. (From Andrea Do
|ria): We are too bending Qist-
|ing). Impossible to put boats
over side. Please send lifeboats
Immediately.
los am. (From lie de France
Ito Cape ANN: Vessels near the
scene; we shall be area at las
am. What can I do to help?
ITO am. Cape Ann to lie de
France: He says immediate
Eneed for lifeboatS for about 1000
spassengers and 500 crew.
1:12 am. (Cape Ann to lie de
Franco: We have dispatched
two lifeboats.
1885 am. Stockholm to An
drea Doria): We are launching
all available lifeboats.
2:25 am. apparently from
Stockholm The Andrea Doria
has begun to abandon ship.
sos am. Stockholm to lie
de France: Our foreship dam
aged. Our No. / hold flooded.
Otherwise ship all right. Will
try to proceed to New York at
slow speed. If you are going
to New York with passengers
from Andrea Doria can we keep
company?
1907 am. che de France to
Stockholm Will proceed New
York full speed when all res
cued. Please ask another ship.
My schedule imperative.
1927 am. Unidentified ship
asks Stockholm: Did you get
company for trip?
1923 am. Stockholm replies:
Not yet, but now think we will
proceed New York as soon as we
See LOG. Page A-1O
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Ships Rescue 1884 From Liner
Before It Sinks After Collision
AndreaDoria
Goes Down
a Reported Dead Off Nantucket
With Hundreds Believed Injured

NEW YORK, July 26 GA violent crash between
two huge liners in Atlantic Coast fog late last
night took four lives and injured hundreds One of the
vessels the luxurious Italian liner Andrea Doria,
plunged beneath the at midmorning today.
Before it sank, however, its 1854 passengers and
crew members had been rescued by other ships in one
of history'S greatest sea epcS.
It had collided shortly before midnight off Nam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
SECURITY PAY, ENDS
AT IRON CURTAIN

PREVENTING FRAUp-The Gov
eminent will not send soeiol security
checks TO persons who move into Iron
curtcin countries because Of unesr-
tointy whether the eligible person will
oetuolly get the check. For more on
Social Security and You, see Assoei.
oted Press Stoff Writer Roy Henry'a
story on The Stor's Feature Pose, c.6.
PROBLEM elRL-A teen.u0s girl
hos been o disappointment to her
fomilY but the girl feels she is re-
ieeted. Family Council offers odvies
to this unhappy home on pose c.6.
THE ORIENTAL ToUcH-A coed
Of the University Of Maryland from
Howoii has found eompus life sreotly
different from thot in her motive
islondS. See Potrieio Susues story on
poee 81.
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nOlm.
The Stockholm was damaged
but not dangerously. and aided
in the rescue of the Andrea
Doria's personnel.
Forced to Abandon Ship
Capt. Piero Calamai and q
handful of senior officers stuck
grimly with the stricken Italian
vessel for hours. but finally. in
mid morning, we're forced to
abandon ship.
A Coast Guard cutter radioed
from the scene at 1915 am:
Andrea Doria settling rapidly.
Not possible tow or board"
The vessel was careening over
on its starboard side at an angle
of As degrees or more.
One of the dead was identified
as ALI Johannsson, 30, a crew
member of the Swedish liner.
He died after being flown by
helicopter to Nantucket Island.
about As miles north of the
crash area. He was one of Ave
persons, including a 7-year -old
girl. taken OF the Stockholm by
helicopter.
Pride Of Italian Fleet
The 30,O00-ton Andrea Doria.
luxurious pride of the Italian
merchant feet. was inbound to
New York from Genoa. Italy.
carrying many Americans. She
carried modern radar equipment
which should have enabled her
to spot another ship miles away
in the denSeSt fog.
The 11,000-ton Stockholm had
sailed from New York yesterday.
Their disastrous crash oc-
Cured shortly before midnight
at point about 200 miles north
east OF New York. Heavy fog
Shrouded the area. but the seas
were relatively calm-perhapS
saving hundreds of lives of those
forced to take to lifeboats.
Frantic calls for aid came from
the Andrea Doria as it began
fitting over at a dangerous angle,
and rescue vessels raced from all
points of the compass for the
rescue.
Upon arrival. they spewed life
boats into the sea at feverish
haste toward the Andrea Doria.
which could not lower its own
craft because of its listing posi-
ton.
Abandon Ship Ordered
AS they came near, the Andrea
Doria's veteran skipper, Capt.
Piero Calamai. ordered all pas
sengers and most of his crew to
abandon ship.
Then began the greatest sea
rescue of all times-even eclip-
sing that when the mammoth
Titanic went down in 1912. Only
$50 were saved from the Titanic.
Fifteen hundred persisted.
Down the dangerously leaning
Andrea Doria's sides on precipi-
tous rope ladders and other de-
Continued on Page AS, Col. 1
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British Youths Asked
To Help Soviet Harvest

MOSCOW, July 26 (P.-Rus-
STA asked the youth of Britain
today to come here and help
gather in the, harvest.
The invitation from the Soviet
Youth Committee asked Brit
aims National Union of Students
to send so young people to work
in the Siberian fields. They
would have to pay their own
travel expenses but would re-
ceive the same wages in the fields
as Soviet youth volunteers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

not been diScloSed-waS an
nounced by Mr.. Stassen after he
had made public part of the re-
suits of an earlier poll which he
said showed the Vice President
running last in an eight-man
list of vice presidential posi-
bilities.
Mr.. Stassen. President Eisen-
hower's disarmament advisor,
said that the new poll idea was
discussed with his breakfast
companions. Republican Nation
al Chairman Leonard w. Hall,
and Miss Bertha Adkins, assist
ant to the chairman. but he
declined to comment on the
chairman's reaction. He did say
that Mr.. Hall offered no sug-
gestions. mo commitments
we're requested or given by either
Of U.S." he said.
Plans More Questions
Mr.. Stassen said that the new
poll would be broader-ba and
thus, he felt, more objective"
that the first sampling. but he
would not agree that the initial
poll lacked either objectivity or
accuracy.
There will be more questions
in the new poll than in the first.
he amplified. and it will be on
a wholly national basis. The first
poll. about which he has re-
vealed only scanty details. was
part national and part sectional.
according to Mr.. Stassen.
1T is now my intention to take
See STASSEN, Page AS
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.Rodford in Saigon

SAIGON. South Wet Nam,
July 26 (R).-Admiral Arthur w.
Radford. chairman of the United
States Joint Chiefs of Staff.
came here today for a brief talk
with President Ngo Dinh Diem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Doctor Says Marine
Passed Sobriety Test
Blood Alcohol Within Normal Limits,
Medic Tells McKeon Court-MurtiuI
BY CECIL HOLLAND
star stan CORRESPONDENT

PARIS ISLAND, S. C., July ga Navy doctor who
examined Marine Sergt Matthew c. McKeon right after the
April death march in which six recruits drowned
testified here today he found the sergeant sober.
The DOCTOR 1t r. Atcheson said it his opinion from
sobriey the Syearod former drill instructor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Senators Come

At Cleveland-First Game
Wash'tOn- 90
Cleveland 0
stobbs and Courtney. Lemon and HsEaI
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was mot clinically drunk, intoxi-
Gated or under the influence of
Sergt. McKeon is on trial here
on charges of manslaughter,
of troops and drink
ing while on duty as a result of
the fatal march.
Maj. Charles B. Sewer, jr.,
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.Stdssen Plans
Another Poll
Still Won't Identify
Pro-Herter Advisers

Harold E. Stassen, the dump
Nixon" campaigner, breakfasted
with Republican leaders this
morning and then announced he
would take a new Nationwide
poll to sound out the Vice Presi-
dents popularity as a second
term candidate with President
Eisenhower.
The new move in the anti
Nixon drive-whose hackers have
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Guide for Readers

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Eisenhower's Aid to Nixon Contrary to
Post Proetiee. Pose "A
United Stotes Vice Presidency No
Longer q Deod-End. Pose "A
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WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight, low SO. Partly cloudy. warm
and humid tomorrow with scattered thun-
dershowers likely by afternoon or night.
Full report on Page A-2)
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Braskamp Speaks

brdSkAmp speaks
The Rev. Bernard Braskamp,
House chaplain, will continue
his rounds preaching to the diff
ferent armed forces schools by
journeying down to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis tomor-
row. Before he finishes this
year, DR.. Braskamp will have
spoken to each service academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-24
HUMAN SIDE OF RELIGION
| Military ChopIoins Call
National PorIey Here

Ilains George F. Rixey brought
up the issue by moving that the
charter be kept in the headquar-
tiers building. That was fine, I'M
| til someone asked where the
charter was. At first no one
knew.
Then VA Chaplain Morris A.
Sandhaus. a chapter vice presi-
dent, started the ball rolling by
observing, at was in the left
hand drawer of my desk"
From there, he said, it went
to Leighton Harrell. ST. He gave
the charter to James Fail. who
passed it on to the secretary
Harold w. Shape. where it now
treposes.
"He did not fail" one chaplain
Ipunned upon learning Mr.. FAIL
passed the charter to its present
lpossessor.
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its growth tomorrow when the
1,700th member will be taken
into the congregation.
A special service will be held
at 5 pm. for the ITO new MEM
bers. The growth of the church
is phenomenal when it is re-
called that only 10 years ago the
membership was 424. The Rev.
Marion S. Michael is minister.
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Rescue Mission

A move to include courses on
rescue mission work at theolog-
ical seminaries and church.
related colleges is being spear
headed by the Rev. Herbert E,
Eberhardt. superintendent OF the
Central Union Mission.
Its unfortunate that the
teaching of rescue mission tech
niques has been sadly neglected
in our seminaries and church
related colleges, Mr.. Eberhardt
said. yet, rescue mission work
is more important today than
ever, dealing as it does with
alcoholism, broken homes. neg
lected children and other grave
community problems"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-24

A new $50 am. service will
be added to the usual IL am.
informing worship at Glebe Bap-
Itist Church, 3012 South Glebe
road, Arlington, Va. starting
tomorrow. This service will con-
ltinue until midsummer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-24

1,700th Church Member
Bethesda Methodist Church
will reach another milestone in
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John CorroII Society
Will Hear Envoy

Spanish Ambassador Jose
Maria de Areilza, Count of Mo.
trico, will address the John Car.
roll Society at a 10 am. COM
munion breakfast tomorrow ir
the Mayf1ower Hotel. He will be
introduced by William E. Leahy
society president.
Members of the society will at
tend the 9 am. mass at st. Mat.
thew's Cathedral.
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Elusive Charter

The whereabouts of the chap
ter's charter proved to be an
interesting enigma for the meet
ing. It was finally solved in q
kind Of RUDE Goldberg cartoon
sequence.
Former Army Chief Of Chap