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The Nome nugget., 1957-06-28
Earth Trernors in Siberia Believed Not Man-Made

WASHINGTON, R-Govern ' ment scientists said yesterday an earthquake of a definite destruc- tive nature" occurred in the Lake Baikal area of south central Si- beria.
 A spokesman for the Geodetic Survey said the locale was pin pointed on the basis of seismo- graphic readings in the eastern United States, Japan and France.
 He said the quake was of such intensity that there would have been loss of life if it occurred in a populated area. The time of the quake was given as 1O:O9 Green wich time.
 Lake Baikal is in the general area of Siberia in which Soviet Russia is reported to have her nuclear bomb testing range.
 The Geodetic Survey spokes- man said, however, that the in- tensity of the shock wave made it all but certain that the disturb ance was an earthquake. He said it appeared to be of far greater intensity than any known nuclear explosion.
 The Lake Baikal area has a history of seismic disturbances, he added.
The Nome nugget., 1957-06-28
S546 a Year Raise for All Postal Workers
 OK'd by House Group

WASHINGTON, R-A $546-a- year across-the-board increase for some 518,O0O postal workers re- ceived approval of the House Post Office and Civil Service Commit tee yesterday.
 The increase would add about $35O million a year to the federal payroll
 The administration has said it cannot recommend a general pay increase for federal employees at this time because of the inflation- ary pressures.
 President Eisenhower was quot ed today as saying the proposed $546-a-year raise would mean a sweep of imitation"
 Rep. Taber R-NY) reported the Presidents views as he and B other Republican House mem- bers left a White House breakfast
 It was the fifth and final one in a series of breakfasts given by Eisenhower for the 200 Republi- can House members to help im~ prove chances for enactment of his legislative program.
The Nome nugget., 1957-06-28
Five Miners Trapped IA Hours
 Rescued With Help of Earth Drill

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, P- Five grimy miners, trapped for more than IA hours by a cave-in, scrambled to safety Wednesday night thru a hole which a huge mechanical auger had bored 23O feet into a hillside
 When the 42-inch auger was pulled from the hole, the miners followed it out one by one. They blinked at the floodlights which garishly hit the desolate strip mine pit.
 A great cheer rose from about a thousand persons-rescuers, relatives. spectators and news men-as the miners rushed 10 their families who had waited all day in the hot shn and far into the night.
The Nome nugget., 1957-06-28
Subcommittee Expected to OK Statehood Bill
By HARRISON HUMPHREYS

WASHINGTON, R-Chairmar Jackson D-Wash of the Senate Territories subcommittee predict ed yesterday the subcommittee will approve the Alaska statehood bill before the week ends.
 The subcommittee "Wednesday completed action on all proposed amendments except one problem relating to use of tidelands areas adjacent to national forests.
 The subcommittee agreed to permit the State of Alaska to amend. as necessary. laws re- lating 10 the establishment of municipalities. school districts and other political subdivisions in the area of northern Alaska N which the President may es- tablish national defense reser- vations.
 odNAoOll CdOSSCGQ SD6GQy COIL sultations between Delegate Bart lett D-Alaska), the subcommittee staff, and Interior and Agricul- ture Department officials on the language designed to protect con- tract rights of wood-pulp and lumber interests.
 Timber interests, with contract rights in national forests, use the tidelands for logging operations. Under statehood, the ldelands would belong to the state, and Alaska could, if it chose, restrict their use
 The subcommittee also decided 90 percent of the revenue from federal oil, gas and coal leases in Alaska must be turned over to the state treasury.
The Nome nugget., 1957-06-28
Friday. June 28. 1857
Bartlett, Alaska Delegation Criticize lCC Decision on Alaska Freight Rates

WASHINGTON, R-Delegate Bartlett and the territory's unof- ficial congressional delegation criticized yesterday an ICC deci- sion on Alaska freight rates.
 The commission rejected Tues day government plea for lower xport-import railroad rates on Alaska freight moving to and from West Coast ports.
 Delegate Bartlett called it "a shocking decision, clearly against the public interest"
 He said ii cooled my ardor" for having inc ICC take over the regulation of Alaska trans portation from the Maritime Administration when the terri tory becomes a state.
 Former Gov. Ernest Gruening, an Alaska elect" termed the decision distressing" and a ''flagrant example of Alaska's colonial status"
 For nearly century, Gruening said, Alaska had been handi-
The Nome nugget., 1957-06-28
Wien AiriineS

From Fairbanks: Glenn Shafer, Joe Wallace, Bryan Johnson, Pat FaWcen.
 From Kotzebue: Dan Burlison.
 To Fairbanks: Robt. Foster, M. Langberg, John Gerlach, Gerald Hughes, w. Grounds, c. Chrest- man, H. Gustafson, H. Truitt, A. Johnson, Jack Bullock, A. Boat man, J. Latorski, l. McPherson, E. Spieglebouer, Gertrude Olson, Evelyn Duncan. Mrs. M. DeFord, iss V. Reeves, Mrs. J. MacGowan.
The Nome nugget., 1957-06-28

I Doctors examined the men quickly at a shack nearby and said they were not harmed by their ordeal
 The five were Hank Horvath, 35; Martin Kovalski, 40; Joseph Supinski, AT; Kenny Hamilton, 38; and Fred Sabol, 33.
 My God. ii was cold in
 tnere." said Sabol. one of the first men out.
 They were trapped at 8:15 am. in small chamber 300 feet back in a horizontal mine shaft about 150 feet below the crest of a hill. Their rescue came at 10:50 pm.
 The shaft was an end one among seven, about 50 feet apart, dug into the hillside at the base of a 50-foot-deep strip-mining pit. The mine is a small operation producing about 500 tons of coal a day.
 The seven horizontal punch mining" shafts were connected by an air passage. but inc cave in blocked ii with hundreds of tons of loose rock, coal and dirt.
 However, air from the other shafts could seep thru the porous debris, and the rescue workers mounted huge fans in the other tunnels.
The Nome nugget., 1957-06-28

capped by excessive and totally unjust freight rates"
 In some cases. he said. rates 10 and from Alaska are more than 100 percent higher than the rates for the same commod- ities to other American areas.
 William Egan, the other Alaska 'senator-elect said he could not understand how the commission could conclude that Alaska is not entitled to the same rate structure as Hawaii.
 He said it is the duty of the ICC to see such discrimination does not occur
 Bartlett said inc differentiaI in freight rates on Alaska com merce "hurts moi only inc con- suning public but the taxpaY- CTS as well because inc gove- ernment is such large ship per-"
 Ralph Rivers, Alaska ''repre- sentative-elect," concurred in the views of his colleagues.
The Nome nugget., 1957-06-28

Hyderabad, in India, is the richest yet most sparsely popu- lated state in India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
os.s I,em U.s. wIAINla svalAv

WEATHER FORECAST-scattered showers and thunder
storms expected tonight from the Gulf Coast north to
Canada through the Eastern Plains and the Western Mis-
Assspp Valley There will Ne fog over the Northern
and Central California coast -AP wrephoto Map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Sunny
and pleasant this afternoon.
Fair and cool tonight, lowest
about "a degrees. Some cloudi-
ness and continued pleasant
Wednesday. Winds, II am. to-
day. north-northwest at 10 miles
per hour.
Maryland-Mostly sunny and
moderately cool today. Clear and
cool tonight. lowest 50-55 in the
west and 58-65 elsewhere. Con-
siderable sunshine and slightly
warmer tomorrow.
Virginia-Fair and rather cool
tonight. lowest 50-55 in the
mountains. 60-66 in the east and
$500 in the west. Some cloudi-
ness and slightly warmer
Wednesday with scattered thun-
dershowers in the southwest by
afternoon or night.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-North to northwest
winds. 1915 miles per hour to-
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Ition's contention that Govern
|ment pay raises would have a
serious infiationary effect on the
country.
"A reasonable pay raise would
increase imitation very little and
denial Of such q raise would not
perceptibly decrease imitation. /"
Mr.. Owen said. Far greater in
fiationary pressures are already
being exerted upon the economy
with steadily increasing force
There is overwhelming evidence
that this is true"
Mr.. Owen added: "The rising
tide Of imitation long since has
swept beyond Federal employees
and the value Of their fixed in
come dollars continues to disap-
pear in it. They are powerlcss
to recover the dollar value they
have lost and continue to lose.
AS a result the Governments
operations, both in defense and
in service to its citizens, are
being progressively weakened.
In this state of affairs a duty
rests upon the. Government to
make a reasonable pay adjust
ment promptly.
Mr.. Owen referred to figures
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not go into Supreme Court deci-
Sions dealing with racial segre-
cations in schools or elsewhere.
Representative Celler, Demo-
crat of New York, chairman of
the House Judiciary Committee,
said such a study was not un-
precedented and would in no
way infringe on the constitu-
tional separation of powers of
the legislative and judicial
branches of the Government. He
promised that the study would
be calm and objective"
The full committee planned to
meet later this afternoon to
wind up work on the bill intro
duced by Representative Walter,
Democrat of Pennsylvania, to
prevent disclosure of FBI and
other governmental secret in
formation to criminal trial de-
PENDANTS if the Attorney General
decided that such disclosure
would be against the public in
terest. safety cr security of the
United States.
The bill provides, however,
that certain information of that
kind could be provided at the
request of a defendant If the
trial judge deems it pertinent to
the defense and if it has been
produced in open court for the
purpose of refreshing a wit
lnesses' recollection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

day. becoming variable. less than
10 miles per hour tonight, and
southeast to south at 10 or Is
miles per hour tomorrow after
noon. Weather fair, visibility
excellent.
River Report
from q s Engineers1
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and cloudy at Great Falls: Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature rof Yesterday
tReadine Washington National Airport
Mionight ------13 Noon --- 75
am. I'll 4p.m. - 20
sam. ~ Spm ~
Record Temperatures This Year
Hishest 81 on June 10. 10
Lowest, e. on January 1S
High and Low Of last ~ Hours
High. 81 at 4:a0 m.
Low, 81 at 6:45 am.
Furnished By the United states Coast
and Oeodetic Survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

sun today b.4Ba.m. s:3T nm
Moon, today =. ll:22 am. 1l:4S pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-hah hour after sunset.
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before the grand jury which in
dicted him.
This decision has almost as
serious and far-reaching effect
upon the secrecy of grand jury
proceedings and the usefulness
of that body" Mr.. Brownell told
the House committee. Secrecy
of the proceedings is absolutely
essential for the effective per-
Torrance Of the grand jury's
function of protection against
widespread official corruption
and other crimes difficult to fer
ret out"
Surpasses Jencks Decision
The Supreme Court decision
which prompted Mr.. Brownell
to urge congressional legislation
reversed the conviction of
Clinton E. Jencks, a labor union
official, because he had not been
shown statements which a trial
court witness against him had
made previously to the FBI. The
Supreme Court decision dealt
only with disclosure of pertinent
portions of FBI files under GER
tain specified circumstances. 1t
did not mention the grand jury
proceedings, as did the Third
Circuit Court of Appeals decision
cited today by Mr.. Brownell.
The Jencks decision was one
of those which led to the House
committees agreement today to
study various Supreme Court
opinions handed down since last
october. The other main decis-
ions covered by the scheduled
subcommittee study were in the
Watkins case, which limited the
scope of Congressional commit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

tee questioning of witnesses, and
the California Communists which
freed or ordered new trials for
IA Communist Party leaders who
had been convicted under the
1910 Smith Act banning advo-
cacy and teaching of violent
overthrow of the Government.
The subcommittee will consist
of Democratic Representatives
Willis Of Louisiana. Rogers of
Colorado and Chudof of New
York and Republican Represen-
tatives Cramer of Florida and
Moore of West Virginia.
School Decision Omitted
A subcommittee member told
reporters that the study would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
RESORT FORECAST

Southern New Jersey
Fair and moderately cool
tomorrow. highest 1890.
Light southerly winds.
Upper and Lower Bay
Wednesday some cloudiness,
highest 1896. Winds south
east 10 or IL miles per hour.
Ocean Beaches - Partly
cloudy Wednesday, highest
1892. Southeast winds at
10 or IL miles per hour.
Skyline Drive-Consider-
able cloudiness tomorrow.
highest in the upper 70s.
Visibility good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

Supreme Court ruling last
month in the Mallory case. That
decision reversed the rape convic-
4tion carrying a death sentence of
Andrew j. Mallory here on the
ground that he had been kept in
custody too long by police with
out arraignment and that a con-
fession voluntarily made during
the detention could not stand up
In court.
The House committee expected
to vote later today on a bill to
restrict disclosure Of FBI and
similar confidential Government
agency material at criminal
trials. Attorney General Brow
nell testified for almost two
hours in closed session this
morning. He urged the House
Committee to approve a less
restrictive bill along lines Of the
measure reported out yesterday
by the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee.
Appeals Court Decision Feared
Mr.. Brownell's testimony be-
fore the House group was es-
sentially the same as he gave
last Friday before a Senate
Judiciary subcommittee.
Today. however. he declared
that the department was still
more apprehensive as a result
Of a decision by the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
yesterday in Philadelphia.
A three-member panel Of the
appellate court held that a de-
PENDANT was entitled to examine
not only pertinent FBI state
ments but also to inspect the
relevant testimony Of a witness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

by Mr.. Campbell in behalf of a
Federal pay raise is that the rate
of designations in Government
has ranged between 10 to 10
per cent a year the last nine
years. In 1856 alone, the cost
to the Government in training
and recruitment resulting from
designations amounted to $3.50
million. Mr.. Campbell said.
Vaux Owen, president, Nation
al Federation Of Federal EN-
ployes, disputed the administra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
Humphrey Sees
Signs Easing
Imitation Now
BY CECIL HOLLAND

Secretary Of the Treasury
Humphrey said today that the
administration was taking al
the practical measures it c6ulC
to curb imitation without dras.
tic steps which might overturr
present prosperity.
II don't know what we coulC
do that we are not now doing,
Mr.. Humphrey told the Senate
Finance Committee.
The administration has con.
fined its actions to monetary
and fiscal restraints. It ha.
ruled out direct wage and price
controls.
Under the monetary and fiscaI
restraints, Mr.. Humphrey said
there are "some signs" that in.
fiationary pressures are easing
of now. He added that the full
effects Of the restraints imposed
by the administrators policies
would require time.
The committees inquiry into
the country's financial condition
now in its third week, has been
keyed principally to the dangers
Of imitation and the hard-money
policies adopted by the admins
tration.
In his 10th appearance before
the committee, Mr.. Humphrey
was questioned by Senator
Smathers. Democrat of Florida
who spared affably with the
Secretary for two hours over ad-
ministration policies.
Senator Smathers suggested
that the administration was tax
ing both positions" by claiming
that 1t was seeking to curb bust
ness expansion under present
|inflationary conditions while at
the same time maintaining pro-
duction and aiding small bust
ness.
Mr.. Humphrey pointed out
that the country is now passing
through a period of large ex-
pansion in its industrial capacity
and said there were indications
now of a shift in demand for
such expansion.
The boom in industrial ex-
pansion, according to Mr.. Hum
phrey and others, triggered the
renewed imitation over the past
year. Mr.. Humphrey said he
oelieved the whole thing will
level off,"
Senator Smathers pointed OH,
that the value of the dollar had
declined about two cents in the
last year and asked if the ad.
minstration had acted sooner
with its restraints and possibly
adopted other policies, it woulc
have served better to check in.
f1ation.
Mr.. Humphrey acknowledged
That you could do it faster but
1t might be disastrous if you did l.
He compared the situation tc
driving a truck down an icy
hill and said the brakes should
not be applied too hard. you
don't want to turn the truck
around completely" the Score.
tary added.
Senator Smathers and Mr.
Humphrey disagreed over wheth.
the administrators policies
have been harmful to small bust.
ness. The Senator presented an
array Of tables to indicate that
big business was getting bigger
and that small business seemed
to be on the verge of becomine
the modern vanishing Ameri.
can"
Senator Smathers said the ad-
ministration was trying to have
it both ways by claiming that its
anti-infation program had
slowed down expansion while
saying that it has encouraged
small business.
I'VE have done it both ways
Mr.. Humphrey said.
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Is Pct. Raise Needed,
AFGE Head I estifies
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

Government classified employees pay least
l6 per cent to regain the purchasing they had
World War
These figures based data
presented by James A. Campbell president the
Grafton Of Government Empoye to the House Civil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

Grafton OF Government Employees
mittee today as it started hear
ings on classified pay raise leg
islation.
Mr.. Campbell said employees In
Grade 2 Starting salary $4,525
and representing the average SAL
airy in the classified service)
would need a salary of $5,257 q
year or 1862 per cent more than
they are now getting to main
tain the purchasing power Of the
grades salary in 1899.
Mr.. Campbell gave these other
examples Of percentage increases
needed by classified employees to
catch up to 1899 purchasing
power: Grade S. 1912 per cent;
Grade 8. 1873 per cent: Grade IL,
20.2 per cent; Grade 10, 26 per
cent.
Continuous depreciation of
the consumer dollar has nullified
the advantage of successive pay
raises and makes an adequate
raise now imperative" Mr..
Campbell said. Progressive loss
Of purchasing power has reduced
the real wage of the Federal
classified employee to such, an
extent that they still have to
catch up with the 1885," he
added.
By the time Federal classified
employees received their first
postwar pay raise of about Is
per cent in 1945, the cost of
living already had advanced 31A
per cent since 1889, Mr.. Camp
bell said.
And despite five more Federal
pay raises since 1945, Govern
ment classified salaries have
never caught up to increased
living costs. Mr.. Campbell
declared.
Federal employees have con-
tinued to lose economic ground"
MIR. Campbell added.
PRIVATE PAY KEEPS PACE
In contrast. the AFGE chief
noted. private industry salaries
as well as the pay of Govern
ment per diem (blue collar
workers have more than kept
pace with rising living costs
since 1899.
Mr.. Campbell cited the Cordi-
ner Committees findings that
low Federal pay is causing the
Government to lose some of its
ablest and most critically needed
personnel.
II allowed to continue, it will
become increasingly harmful to
the public service and the coun-
try as a WHOLE" Mr.. Campbell
noted.
Mr.. Campbell also cited a sur
vey made by the Heller Com
mittee for Research in Social
Economics for the University of
California.
The Heller group found that
a family of four in San Fran
cisco would need an annual in
come of $500 to maintain an
adequate standard of living.
This is about $1,000 more than
the average Federal salary.
The Heller budget for the
family of a salaried junior pro-
fessional and executive employee
was estimated at $8,363 a year.
The Government salaries for
junior professional and execu-
tive jobs are between $4,525 and
$6.250.
With the cost Of living con-
tinuing to rise, Federal workers
will fall even further behind
their economic position of 20
years ago unless their pay is
raised, Mr.. Campbell said.
Another argument advanced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

showing that industry and Gov
eminent per diem (blue collar
workers have received pay boosts
of more than 20 per cent since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
House Unit Votes to Scan
Recent Court Decisions

The House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously today
for study Of Supreme Court decisions affecting congressional
nvestgatve Federal laws relating activities
and other matters such as disclosure of FBI files.
The study to be made by hve-member committee also
would examine lawenforcement difficulties resulting from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

1851 and ARE to get more.
while Federal classified employee
pay has been increased rs per
cent during this period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-12
Marriott to Head
Christmas Seal
Campaign Here

]. Willard Marriott. presi-
dent and founder of the Hot
Shoppes. Inc. will serve as
chairman Of this years Christ
mas Seal Sale in the District.
Mr.. Marriott accepted an In.
vitation to serve from the Dis
trict tuberculosis Association.
which receives its chief sup.
port from the proceeds OF the
annual seal sale.
Il sincerely believe the local
TB Association does much to
better the health of this com.
munity which I adopted as my
home 80 years ago." Mr.. Mar
riott said in accepting the ap.
pointment.
The business leader, who
founded his $35 million drive
in restaurant chain here in
1927 with a root beer stand.
said he feels the activities Of
the TB Association should be
stepped up in Washington. He
said the city ranks high in the
number Of tuberculosis cases.
the number Of new cases being
discovered and in its TB death
rate.
Mr.. Marriott and his wife
live at $500 Garfield street N w.
They have two IONS, Richard.
II, and Bill. "a, who is adver-
Using manager of Hot Shoppes,
Inc. Among his other civic ac-
tivities, Mr.. Marriott is presi.
dent Of the Washington Stake
OF the Church Of Jesus Christ
OF Latter Day Saints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-12
Walter Bill Seeks
Passport Changes
By the Associated Press

A bill calling for widespread
revision of passport regulations
has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Walter, Republican
of Pennsylvania. Most of the
proposed changes were recon-
mended by the Presidents COM
mission on Government secur-
ity.
Included in the Walter bill
is the controversial proposal to
make it a crime for someone
to travel in a country where
his passport is not valid.
Failure to surrender a pass
port that has been revoked
by the State Department also
would be illegal under the
measure.