davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
AUTOMATICALLY SPEAKING
South Africans Stage
BraaiVleis Party

A real South African
"braaivleiS" was staged last
night for the departing South
African Ambassador and Mrs.
Holloway by members of their
embassy staff.
"Braaivleis" literally means
ito broil meat" and is SINH
lar to the American barbecue.
An old South African ira
dition. this custom of eating
and preparing the food on
outdoor grillS originated with
the early Settlers-and has
continued through the present.
This "braaivleis" trans
planted to American soil was
held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marois van der Nerve,
relative newcomers at the
embassy.
Acting as co-hoSts were Sec
ond Secretary and Mrs. D. A.
V. Fischer, Scientific Attache
and Mrs. r. G. Shuttleworth
and the Agriculture Attache
and Mrs. l.. L. Roux.
Five barbecue pits were set
up for the occasion, with all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04

sorts of special South African
dishes in the offlng.
There was "Boerewors," a
type of highly spiced sausage;
"SasapieS," similar to a kebab,
and a dessert called water
melon Konfet, made from the
preserved rind of the melon.
Only embassy staff. and
members of the South African
colony here were included in
the guest list.
AS today is the Ambassadors
birthday, the guests presented
him with a very special pre-
sent at midnight-a jack-in-
the-boX with big ears and
bullying eyes.
Actually. the staff had a
presentation ceremony earlier
in the week at the Embassy at
which time they gave their
departing chief a very hand
some gift.)
Holiday for Philippines
The Fourth of July, as i'm
portant a day for the Filipinos
as it is for us, is being cele-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Fort MYer Club
Elects Officers

New officers of the Fort
Myer Ofhcers' Wives Club are
Mrs. John G. Van Houten, wife
of the commanding general of
the Military District of Wash
ington. honorary president;
Mrs. Hugh Everett, jr., ad-
visory counselor; Mrs. Thomas
H. Magness, jr.. president: Mrs.
James j. Carnes, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Ralph H. Villa
muth, secretary: and Mrs.
George w. Carter, jr., treas
urer.
Appointed to committees are
Mrs. Nathan NJ Quinn, pub
licity; Mrs, Howard B. Mickey,
program. and Mrs. Alfred B..
Jaynes, hospitality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Visitors Return Home

Mrs. James Vincent Ryan
and her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Nelson, recently returned to
their home in Cold Spring-on-
the-Hudson, N. Y, after visit
ing Mrs. Ryan's son and
daughter-in-laW Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Robert Ryan, Broyhill Park,
Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Europe Bound

Mr.. and Mrs. Jules C.
Winckleman and their daugh-
ter Ann are. on a two-month
European tour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
CeI|er Charges 'Entropment'
In Discharge Of 8 Soldiers

Chairman Celler of the House
Judiciary Committee has sent q
second, sharply worded letter to
Secretary of Defense Wilson
protesting the security risk
discharge of eight Fort Dix Army
privates. He charged "entrap-
ment."
The case of the eight, all of
whom face less than honorable
discharges on alleged pre-service
conduct, is pending a decision by
the Court of Appeals concerning
the jurisdiction of civil courts
in regard to military discharges.
Six women relatives of. the
eight came to Washington in a
body on February Is to seek aid
in their efforts to stay the dis
charge of their menfolk. They
made little progress.
Mr.. Celler in his first letter
to Secretary Wilson called the
Army's action against the SOL
diers. most of whom live in the
New York area. arbitrary" In
his second letter, dated March
IL and just released by the
women's group, he argues that
"the Army's jurisdiction over a
man must begin and end with
his military service"
1.-THE Army's use of alleged
civilian activities and associa-
tons both prior to and after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Physicist Cites
|H-bomb Peri|s
BY the Associated Press

DR.. Ralph E. Lapp said today
radioactive fallout from an
H-bomb could make a big
target area unlivable for several
years by peacetime standards.
/ DR.. Lapp, a physicist and
writer-lecturer, said in remarks
prepared for a House Govern
ment Operations subcommittee
studying civil defense:
Naturally, any person
trapped in a fallout area. let's
say he's lucky enough to seek a
good shelter, wants to know
when it will be safe to emerge
and resume normal life above
ground.
Official Government pro-
Inouncements imply that this
might be SO hours. In my esti-
mate it is much longer"
Peacetime Standards Cited
Dr.. Lapp did not specify how
long he thought it might be be-
fore an H-bomb area might be
safe. He noted this would de-
pend on many different cir
Icumstances, adding that in
wartime lone is not apt to pay
much attention to peacetime
safety limits "
But under peacetime stand
ards, and without decontamina-
ton measures, he said, much
of the fallout area would be
denied to habitation for several
years"
ct must be stressed" he said.
that no one has any practical
experience in decontaminating
thousands of square miles of
territory"
Illustrative Chart Used
DR.. Lapp said that with the
radiation danger from H-bombs
civil defense planning should be
geared to an "evacuation-to-
shelter" concept involving con-
struction of peripheral shelters
and 1.-The made-do use of exist
ing suburban structures"
He said "superbombs" may
have a temporary power limit of
so megatons (force equivalent
to that released by so million
tons of INT because of present
limits in bomb-carrying capacity /
The 50-megaron figure, previ-
ously mentioned IN subcommit-
tee testimony, is $500 times as
powerful as the World War III
A-bomb which destroyed Maya
Saki.
For illustrative purposes. DR..
Lapp assumed explosion of a 20
megaton bomb and that 10 meg |
atoms of fission products are dis
persed over a 10000 square mile
area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

session testimony released last
night that:
1.-THE Communist Party is cur
|rently streamlining its UNDER
ground apparatus. Present plans
call for a reduction in the size
of the underground operations
with the expectation that they
will be able to come out into a
more open activity by reason of
the general political atmosphere
created as a result of the Geneva
Conference and what they char
acterize as a growing under
standing of communism in this
country.
Exposure Pra.ses
"That is where their program
for PROSECUTING and penetrating
front organizations and pseudo
liberal organizations has been
paying dividends to them. That
is where committees of Congress
have served a very useful pur-
pose in exposing some of those
activities which no Federal
agency is in a position to do.
1.-THE information we obtain
in the FBI is either for intelli-
gence purposes or for use in
prosecution and committees OF
Congress have wider latitude in
that respect"
Estimating that the Commu-
mist Party in the United States
now has 20,289 members. of
which 1000 are in New York
and 5000 in California. Mr..
Hoover said that for the first
time in many years the party
intends to make a uniform
registration of its members. The
purpose of this. he explained, is
to strengthen itself organi-
nationally"
The FBI director declared
there is no question but that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

the Communist Party in this
country is fifth-column po-
Itential." He said the hard-core
membership in the open party
lis aided by an underground in
such activities as colonization
Iof defense industries. Those
activities, he added, are not
Jas secret as the Communists
suppose. He said the FBI has
been able to keep abreast of
those efforts"
"Semantic Sabotage" Cited
Communist-front organizations
and seudo-liberals" as well as
the Communists themselves re-
sort to "semantic sabotage" by
referring to FBI informants as
informers, Mr.. Hoover remarked.
1--WE do not use informers but
we do use informants," he said.
1.-THE use of ants is
nothing novel. They have been
used as long as the human race
EXISTED. Informants have
been used by other Government
investigative agencies without
being subjected to ridicule and
scorn by the pSeudo-l liberals"
He reported that during the
last fiscal year 914 arrests in
criminal cases ranging from bank
robbery to kidnapping resulted
fir o m information given FBI
agents by confidential infor-
mants. Identity of informants
necessarily must be kept secret
but the FBI constantly checks
on their reliability. he said.
He disclosed that the FBI
maintains 80 telephone taps.
These are used only in cases in
volving internal security and on
authorization of the Attorney
General, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

-
of snow after the storm moved
on.
The storm followed in the
tracks of another blizzard that
swept the Northeast Friday
night. The double assault hit a
14-State area and caused at
least 1853 deaths, most of them
in traffic accidents or from over
exertion in shoveling snow.
Whole Communities Isolated
The calendar said spring ar
rived at 1921 am. Tuesday. but
the only sign of the season was
a bewildered robin or two.
Up to 20 inches of new snow
tumbled down on parts OF
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
and Connecticut. New Hamp-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

the tour of active duty to in
flict lifetime punishment upon
Ia man runs counter to the prin-
Iciple which limits military power
to military affairs" said Mr.
Celler.
While expressing regret at
the necessity for using harsh
language, Mr.. Celler concluded
1T appears to me that for the
Army to induct a young man
into service and then charge him
with pre-service activities lead
ing to less than an honorable
discharge is for the Army to en-
gage in a form of entrapment,
which must, in your good judg-
ment, certainly be repugnant to
the principles of American juris-
prudence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
u. 5. AidesDeny
Amy Politics in
Connolly Case
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

Congress has official denials
from Deputy Attorney General
William P. Rogers and Assistant
Attorney General Warren Olney
III that the Justice Department
played politics in the indictment
of Matthew j. Connolly.
Mr.. Connolly, who was a White
House secretary of former Presi-
dent Truman. was charged last
December with conspiracy to fix
IA $4,000 income tax case of
Irving Sachs of st. Louis. The
trial has tentatively been set for
May 7 in Federal Court there.
Mr.. Olney, head of,the Justice
Departments criminal division,
told a House Appropriations
subcommittee on closed session
testimony given out last night
that he talked last January with
the grand jurors who had in
dicted Mr.. Connolly. But he. as
well as Mr.. Rogers, denied that
anyone attempted to have the
grand jury drag out it's delibera-
lions in order to come up with
more indictments in election
year.
On the contrary, Mr.. Olney
declared, the department was
greatly concerned that a fair
trial be held and not be ham,
'pered by any claims of prejudi-
cial publicity.
Mr.. Olney related that while
in st. Louis last January he
conferred with an informal
committee of the grand Jurors
who desired to know what we
were doing" He related that the
Jurors told him they had not
finished their work although the
jury had done nothing since
December / and. would have to
go out of existence July "a.
In the subcommittee hearing
the matter was brought up by
Representative Preston, Demo-
crat of Georgia. He asked Mr..
Rogers about news stories last
January that some of the st.
Louis grand jurors had COM
planned that the Justice Depart
ment wanted them to space"
indictments over a period of
time and hand them down closer
to the election.
II am in a position to say that
there is no truth to the sugges-
ton that there are any political
efforts on the part of the depart
ment in connection with that
grand jury at ALL" Mr.. Rogers
replied.
Mr.. Rogers and Mr.. Olney did
not mention Mr.. Connolly by
name although they spoke of the
Sachs case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Chou to See Cumbodiu

PHNON PENN, Cambodia.
Mar. 20 (P.-Red China's Pre-.
mier Chou En-lai plans to visit
this country, the Cambodian In
formation Ministry announced.
No date was given. The invita-
ton was extended by Premier
Prince Norodom Sihanouk. who
has proclaimed his intention to
keep Cambodia neutral in the
East-West struggle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

shire, Vermont and Maine had
less than 10 inches.
Thousands of commuters were
stranded. whole communities
were isolated and coastal low
lands flooded by high tides.
Drifting snow and stalled
automobiles blocked road
throughout Southern New Eng
land.
Rail transportation was
limited. and much bus service
was at standstill. Boston's
Logan Airport was shut down at
least until this afternoon.
New Jerseys rural counties
and Eastern Long Island were
buried under huge drifts. A
state of emergency was declared
lin some communities.
Snow hoked Streets
Transportation was partially
paralyzed in hamlet and city
alike in the Northeast.
A countrywide quiet settled
over the snow-choked streets Of
New York.
Railroads in the metropolitan
area reported some delays.
In Massachusetts, Cape Cod
suffered the full force OF both
storms. More than 100 persons
were evacuated at Barnstable be-
cause of high tides. The islands
of Martha's Vineyard and Nam
tucket were cut off from trans
portation to the mainland.
Stranded commuters and other
travellers bedded down in hotel
rooms in many cities rather than
fight through drift-blocked sub
urban roads.
Jackknifed trailer trucks and
abandoned cars formed impaSsa-
BILE barriers on dozens of high
ways. The New Jersey Turnpike
was closed between Bordentown
and the George Washington
Bridge over the Hudson River.
Emergency Lifted
A state of emergency, which
had been declared on Eastern
Long Island yesterday, was called
off at mid-morning today.
Drifts up to IA feet deep had
cut off the eastern tip Of the
island. Railroad service was
knocked out in the area. Sew
eral communities had gone with
out food or fuel deliveries for
nearly 48 hours.
BY daylight today, however,
main roads had been reopened
well enough for new shipments
of food and fuel to go through.
New York City public and pa
rochial schools we're closed again
today. Many schools also shut
their doors in other States.
The Hudson g. Manhattan
Railroad, out of operation be-
tween Jersey City and Newark,
N. j., last night, resumed serv-
ice today.
The 13.5-inch snowfall in the
New York area Sunday and yes
terday was the heaviest since
December 10, 1948. when the city
had fall of 1875 inches. The
all-time record was 25.8 inches
on December 1921. 1947.
The Sunday Monday fall in
the New York area was on top
of the 4.6-inch snowfall of Fri
day and Saturday-for a total
of 1871 inches.
Death Toll of Storms
The State-by-State death toll
in both storms: New York, 81;
Massachusetts, 80; New Jersey,
80; Connecticut, 10; Ohio, IL.
Rhode Island, IL; Pennsylvania,
Z; Maine, 6: Virginia, 4; Mary
land, 3; New Hampshire, l, and
Delaware, l.
Ironically, continued dry
weather in South and Central
Florida seriously threatens the
citrus crop and such spring
crops as sweet corn and beans,
county agriculturists reported.
Hundreds of small lakes used
for irrigating citrus groves are
low. Rainfall in Miami
since January l has totaled only
1.99 inches compared with nor
NAL fall of SIT inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

OdIluhty /, 1890.
Citing the difficulty of obtain
ing sufficient proof for success
full prosecution, Mr.. Tompkins
said that of the 481 cases, Alb
had been closed with but two
convictions. He did not estimate
how many indictments he ex-
pected in the 68 still under in
vestigation.
The same pattern resulted in
the matter of suspected sabotage.
All Ali cases turned over by the
FBI were dropped for lack of
adequate proof.
Mr.. Tompkins told the sub
committee that 273 treason cases
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Spring Dance Set

The Young Adult Group and
the Couples Club of the Chinese
Community Church in Washing
ton will hold a spring dance in
the Burgundy Room of the
Sheraton Park Hotel at pm.
Saturday. Proceeds will 60
toward the church's building
fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

have been pending f9r
and a half as a resulted Of
investigations during the I
War. When asked by CHI
Rooney in how manY fR
expected indie TIM en- e.
Tompkins replied:
small number"
Over the same year. and
period, the Justice nepal
obtained convictions b +
sons who falsified statez11e
connection with persohnkE
ity matters and four 9TH
classifying Taft = Hartie
Communist affidavits. &
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
BIizzord-Hit Northeast
Crippled by Piled Snow

The blizzard battered Northeast fought to dig out from
Gripping today the first day of spring
West Virginia Sunday petered out the
today with he last snowfall forecast for
southern Maine
The lay smothered under than foot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
SO Cases Of Espionage
Studied, Tompkins Says
BY L. EDGAR PRINA

Assistant Attorney General William F. Tompkns has dis
closed that So espionage under study in the Justice
Department. .s#@@
The internal security chief told House APPROPRIATENESS
last month in testimony released today ~ the
FBI had turned All in the and ha ending
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Hoover Sees u. S. Reds
Moving More Into Open

The Communist Party this country while refusing
register with the Attorney General plans to register
engage activity penetrate pseudo
liberal" groups Director j. Edgar Hoover reports
He told Appropriations Subcommittee closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

DOGS. mixed breeds, all males. as
sorted Sizes and colors, vicinity s.
lfred 81. owners, please call for your
Its, XXI $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

ENGLISH Settlers (2), female, small
white with black spots: male, large
black with white spots; vic. 10th St
nn.ws mr.. ,,p G line; reward. OK IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

EYEGLASSES, in colored cab. boarded
nm wis ave to 411o Garrison st. NV.
Please return. Reward. AID. 2-0S36,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

brown spots; approximately 20 inches
high, has sore on back. Reward. 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
FOUND

CAR KEYS, found 18th and Monroe
NV, Call CO. 5-S744.
CAT, half grown, solid black. white
hecks under chin; very gentle. Call
Crescent 3-2926.
CATS, male, Maltese. bushy tails, vicinity
West Grove DIR. owner or good Va.
home. XII. 9-3959.
COCKER SPANIEL, black, Silver Spring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

FOUNTAIN PEN. Snorkel, gold band en-
Sraved MIC" mr.. Tower Bldg. or vic.
Mass. ave. NV, March 16 or y.
Valued highly by owner. Reward. NO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-22
TEEN ETIQUETTE
Some Ideas Are Listed
To Quicken PrOm-Pace

understanding from Art and
"Bally- Hoo" to Cleanup! In
GLIDING hosts and hostesses for
coatrooms and "coke-room."
To encourage 100 per cent
attendance, for all classmates
for their prom, here are three
ways in which students at a
Beverly Hills high school pop
ularize their dances.
/. A car-pool committee, ar
ranges rides-for boys with
out cars and their dates.
2. A two-way-bid plan in
vites girls, as well as boys. to
choose their partners.
8. Questions from boys and
girls, about proper prom pro-
cedure. what to wear, the
corsage routine, etc. are COL
lected before the prom, an
swered at school assemblies.
PoSt-Prom Parties: In Los
Angeles, PTAs and students
team for post-prom parties.
Some are progressive open
houses at homes. Others are
at school, club. church or can
teen centerS. Parents are on
the job. to serve a late snack
or early breakfast" as the
prom finale.
In West Allis. Wis, post
prom parties for high school
groups, at the clubhouse of a
manufacturing company CAL
disclaimers, are spring ira
dition all through prom sea-
son. Rotarians are co-spon-
sors and work as walters.
Package deal" which in
cludes a "banquet-scale" meal
and entertainment from mid
night to $3.50 am. is So per
couple.
In Waukegan, ILL.,. after
junior prom. a movie pre-
miere" at a local theater
solved the what-to- do AFTER
prom problem. The premiere
was staged with f1oodlights,
mikes f1ash-picture srap-
ping and spot interviews" as
couples arrived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-22
BY KITE TURMELL

What's new in prom-plan-
ming? Plenty! Here are some
Ideas to quicken the prom
pace.
Decorations: In Long Island,
at Manhasset High School.
students worked out a unique
plan for junior prom decora-
tons. Prom committee sold"
florists, nursery operators and
County Park department on
the idea of setting up exhibits
to decorate the school gym.
The displays were set up by
adult exhibitors in designated
areas, none extending more
than eight feet from gym wall.
Living decorations" were ar
ranged. garden style. with
shrubs and plants that would
thrive if planted in that part
of the country.
After the prom, for the re-
mainder of the weekend, ex-
hibits were open to the public.
Each of the 100 in the jun
Tor class sold tickets for adj
mission-50 cents for adults.
25 cents for children. Reve-
nue. went into the class treas
ury, for senior-year activities.
For the do-it-together
prom decoration committees.
the lure of far places and novel
themes sparks the magma
ton!
In Bay City. Mich. a Plan
tation Ball" brought out the
beaus and bellies. The orches-
ira was seated on the we
randa" of a Southern man.
sion"
South Pacific" prom set
tings are a trend in many in
land" towns.
At a seaport-San Pedro,
Calif.-the Indian theme was
chosen for this spring. Props"
planned at committee pow
vows" include tepees in gym
corners at which punch will
be served.
"Paris-in- the-Spring" is a
perennial prom favorite, all
over the United States of
America. For artistic atmos-
phere, sketches and cartoons
of students are wall-decor.
"Sidewalk-cafe" tables are set
UP for refreshments.
Preparations: Here's a five
star plan. for dividing duties,
that has worked we'll for many
proms: Keep all committees
small. Make written lists of
things to be done at set dead
lines, for each chairman.
Team boys and girls as CO.
workers on committees. Name
a boy and a girl as co-chair-
men for each committee.
Assign specific duties. Exam
pie: Prom chairmen at one
high school lined up Is COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-22
saw E
I y
~ MONTHS OF THE
LADIES' HOME
JOURNAL
For only 1886

Here's the finest bargain the
Journal has ever offered.
These same % exciting issues
would cost you twice as
much, or $7.70, if you bought
them at the newsstand. And
at this money saving price.
each copy will be delivered
right to your homel
Each month in the Ladies
Home journal, you'll find
outstanding and informative
features on the things which
interest you most chill
dren, food, fashion, beauty,
health, diets, gardening, dec
Grating, marriage timely
articles by experts in every
field.
And that's not all, You'll
read the best in fiction, too.
During the past two years, 81
Journal features later APP
pealed as books-and Is be-
came beSt-se sellers. No Won
der, when recent contributors
include such world famous
authors as Anya Seton, John
P, Marquand, Francis Park
inSon KeyeS, Betty Mac
Donald. Daphne du Maurier,
Alec Waugh and a host Of
others.
So, if you want almost two
years Of the best in informa-
tive and helpful articles
and the best in fiction. too
take advantage Of this Spe-
cial offer Then, for the next
% months you will enjoy the
Journal-at Just half t h e
newsstand price! This offer
is good for a limited time
only, so hurry Just fill in,
clip and m all the handy
coupon below.