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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
Can Russia Pull Beck
Short Of Mideost War?
Reds Don't Wont Conflict, but Mistoke
Could Set One OFT, Analyst Says
BY WILLIAM L. RYAN

ny WAAAAhm ~ ~ AN
Associated Press FOREIGN News Analyst
The decisive cold war battle
over the Middle East seems
about TO be Joined.
The democratic world faces
q toe-to-toe struggle with COM
munisfn over q vast sunbaked
section Of the globe which
President Eisenhower calls the
most strategic area on earth,
The winner will be the side
with the strongest nerves and
greatest resoluteness Of pur-
pose.
Nikita s. Khrushchev and
his Communist cohorts are toy
ing with global peace. One
serious mistake. one bad mis-
calculation In the Middle East
now could bring the world Ia
the edge Of disaster. This would
be no Korea. Much more ia al
stake. including the economic
health Of all Western Europe
Elements for Little War
All the elements for q little
war are in evidence today In
the Arab world. A big war re.
mains a possibility-though not
q probability.
But Soviet communism per.
sists in counting catastrophe.
Men who can harness the
atom and plan outer space
travel are gambling that the,
can control much less manage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
Will Set Vote Rules

CARACAS. Venezuela. Oct.
% @.-President Marcos Perez
Jimenez has called Congress
into special session october 81
to set the rules for the Deem
Der is presidential and con-
greSsional elections. Congress
had fixed the election date be-
fore adjourning its regular ses-
sion on July 81.
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Stocks Rebound
In Heuvy Trading

NEW YORK, Oct. % ID
The stock market rallied today
IN active trading.
Key issues rose from frac-
tons TO 81 or So.
Earlier. the market had
churned about indecisively,
showing small gains and losses
as the ticker tape ran as much
as four minutes behind trans
actions on the floor.
Volume for the first hour was
100000 shares and continued
heavy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
BULLETIN
81, S02 More for UGF

The Metropolitan Unit Of
United Gsvers Fund today
turned in pledges for s27.sO2.
bringing its total to s6.o6
per cent Of the units quota.
The total pledged To date In
the entire campaign Is ST.
e65.O27, which Is $3.50 per
cent Of the goal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22

ell. which already has beer
analysed by the zoning Com
mission IN its closed door
efforts to write q new city
coming code. was made public
today.
It's release had been held ur
until the commission received
this week q second advisory re-
port from the Citizens zonine
Advisory COMMITTEES. headed, BY
Banker Thomas J. Groom.
The Zoning Commission re-
portedly has agreed to a num-
Der Of the Advisory Council rec
concentrations. but has discard
ed others. Its next step viii
be to start analyzing the tenta-
tive conclusions II already has
reached on the council report
In light Of the new Groom
committee recommendations. II
win begin this study October
30 and probably adopt q formal
new code about the first Of the
year.
Would Ease New Building
The Groom Committee. rep
resenting business and profess
sional leaders. called for drastic
relaxation in Mr.. Lewis pro-
posed limits on new building
types. bulk and OF street park
ing requirements all over the
city. The Advisory Council
composed Of District Zonine
Oficer Robert o. Clouser. As
sistant Engineer Commissioner
Thomas B. Hunter and John
Nolen, jr., National Capital
Planning Commission director
also urged relaxation Of Mr..
Lewis proposals. but not to
the degree urged by the Groom
committee.
Highlights Of the Advisory
Council report are:
/. That the new coming pro-
visions should become effective
for all new buildings on the
date adoption Of the new code
is published. The Groom COM
mittee-in perhaps It's most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22

TOKYO. Oct. % (R.--A Ave-
day miners strike which cost
Japan $4,000 tons Of coal
ended today. Most mine opera
tors yielded to demands for
higher retirement allowances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
CARDBOARD DEER
SHARPEN HUNTERS

DEER HUNTERS Of the Foafox
Rod and Gun Club ore womins W
for the ssesoa BY pepperins fost-
moving eoFdboord torsets The
unique sstup IS described BY cAarIes
covsll The Stor's outdoor editor. on
Poes Alb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
Zonino Aides Ask Eosing
Of New Building Curbs
Commissions Technicul ADVISERS Urge
Controls Less Stringent Th0n Lewis Plan

The District coming COMMISSIONS technical advisers
have urged adoption OF many Of the coming proposals
OF Consuant Harold NJ Lewis but far less stringent
trolls than he suggests for buildings in the downtown
business district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
Is y. S. Soldiers Hurt
BY Bombs in Saigon
Bus, Library
And Hostel
Are Blasted

SAIGON. Oct. 20 (R.-Time
bombs today shattered the
United States Information
Service Library. a military bus
and q hostel in a sudden out
burst Of anti-Americanism in
Ssigon. Eighteen persons. in.
Guiding 10 United States sol.
diers, were injured.
The other injured were Wet
Namese or Chinese civilians.
No one was killed.
Two Of the soldiers were re-
ported in serious condition. All
Of the American wounded were
evacuated Immediately to the
Clark Field Military Hospital
in Manila, United States
spokesman said.
Mag Soldiers Injured
The soldiers belong to the
United States Military Assist
ance Advisory Group CMAAD
here to train South Wet Mans
army. Their names were with
held for u hours, while rela-
tives we're notified.
The injured persons were In
or near the bus and hostel. The
bomb in the Information Serv-
ice library exploded during the
siesta hour when the building
was empty.
It was the first ease Of anti
American attacks in Saigon In
almost two years. There are
some 1000 Americans presently
in the Wet Nam capital. includ-
ing military and diplomats
II Ell and construction
company workers helping build
1.-TWO modern highways.
Omitted States ofiicials to-
day said the bombing was
the work Of Communist
agents seeking TO embarrass
the Wet Nam government.
Oficials said the government
Of President Ngo Dinh Diem
quickly expressed regret at
the incidents An investiga-
ton is under way.1
The bus and hostel bomhings
occurred within several mfn-
utes of each other this morn
ing. A witness q few yards
from the bus said about q
dozen soldiers and officers.
coming from the Metropolis
Hotel. had just entered the
vehicle when the blast occurred.
Blown Across Sidewalk
They were seating them
selves when the roar of an
explosion tore past my face.
blowing out the hotel win
dows," ne said. "One man on
the bus steps was blown across
the sidewalk. The bomb was
placed in the engine of the bus
and blew the insides out"
The time bomb at the Amer
lean military hostel was hid.
den in a flower pot at the front.
The explosion shattered one
wall and damaged a car parked
nearby. The hostel is in Cho-
Ion, Saigon's twin Chinese city.
Four soldiers in the building
were hurt.
The library bomb was ap-
parently hidden behind some
books. The blast ripped q huge
hole in the wall, destroying
desks. chairs and bookshelves.
The bombing incidents were
particularly embarrassing to
the South Wet Namese gov
eminent Of President Ngo Dinh
Diem because it is acting as
host to the ministerial meeting
of the Colombo Plan. The plan.
founded by Britain and Aus
tralia in 1850, includes 81 ma
tons seeking to improve living
and technical standards in
See BOMBS, Page IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
Huge Numbers
Ring Smashed
Police il Arlington
Seize SIS, 900 Gosh

AIklu8tUu sCOuuty pottCc A1tt
night raided q large and heav-
lily barred home which was
said to be the center Of .
81 million to IS million q year
numbers operation.
They arrested q 52-year-old
interior decorator and his. So
year-old woman companion on
charges Of operating and main
tanning q lottery and possession
Of lottery tickets. Detective
Sergt. Leonard ]. Burnett said
the boss Of the operation was
Joseph A. Chase. who has as
many as ZOO runners working
for him at . time.
| Police booked the woman as
Mamie v. Compton. Both are
colored and live in the home
at 1900 South Cleveland street.
about a. block from the en-
trance to Army-Navy drive.
The pair had about $4,000
in cash and about $4,000 In
slips, Sergts Burnett said. Com
monwealth Attorney william J.
Hasson said the numbers play
in the case amounted to 1900
to Sl,7O0 q day. This ranges
between 50 million and IS mil
lion, q year.
Dinner Time Raid
Armed with q search war;
rant, Sergt. Burnett led the
raid backed by three other
detectives and three uniformed
policemen. The detectives are
B. @. Cox. John Wise and
Bernard Keyes. The group
swept In on the pair at 8 pm.
as they were about to eat DIM
ner.
Police described the e0-foot-
front. three-level brick ram
bier as decorated palatially"
and barred like a fortress"
They estimated Its value, in
Guiding furnishings, as be-
tween 10000 and $4,000.
1t was built by Chase and
completed last year. they said.
They told reporters they
found the back entrance barred
by a steel-mesh door with two
inside locks. The front door
was made Of thick plate glass,
which firemen told police
could not be broken with
siedge hammers.
Long Under Surveillance
The pair had been under
surveillance for some time"
officers said.
The police FIRST located an
airlines bag containing $1,000
in cash and the $4,000 worth
OF slips. They described the
contents Of the bag as "the
days take"
More than $4,000 In cash
was found later in four drawers
Of q combination safe and steel
cabinet. The officers used six
adding machines TO total the
confiscated funds.
During the hunt, they also
turned up about IS suits and
500 neckties. which Chase de-
scribed as my hobby"
Both we're released after
posting bond, Chase, $1,000,
and his companion, $3.50. The
case was continued today In Ar
linSton Court until November 7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22

Does psocs Or wos lie oheod in the
Middle Eostl M. Ryon. just bdek
from one Of his freqsent trips 10
that cree, writes the first Of three
snieIss b. Associated Press experts
on the Key question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
by JOHN v. HORNER


The washington visit Of
British Prime Minister Harold
Macmillan win be Is informal
as 1t can be made. the White
House said today.
Mr.. Macmillan win arrive to-
morrow morning for discussions
with President Eisenhower,
Secretary Of State Dulles and
other top-fiight officials on the
possibility Of pooling scientific
information, the Middle East
crisis and other important
subjects.
He Is bringing with him
Sir Edwin Plowden, chairman
of Britain's Atomic Energy
Authority; Sir Richard Powell.
permanent secretary to the
Ministry of Defense, and Sir
Norman Brook, secretary to the
Cabinet. The presence Of these
authorities underscores Brit
aims eagerness for a new un-
derstanding with the United
States on nuclear and other
scientific developments in the
light Of Soviet RusSia's ad-
vances.
Preparations Made
The White House has de-
cIined so far to detail subjects
which will be discussed with
Prime Minister Macmillan. It
said, however, that prepara-
tons for the forthcoming meet
ings were made this morning at
a conference President Eisen-
hover held with some Of his top
advisers.
Attending this conference
were Secretary Dulles. Under
secretary OF State Herter, @Jonn
Hay Whitney. United States
Ambassador to England: Liv-
ingston Merchant. American
Ambassador to Canada who has
been here during the visit Of
Queen Elizabeth II; John Wes-
ley Jones. Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State for European
Affairs: Brig. Gen. A. j. Good
paster. White House stan Sec
rotary, and Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty.
The Prime Minister is sched-
uled to reach National Airport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
Police 0ueried
On Race Policy
InAssiunrlenis
z Precincts Report
Mixed Teams Are
Seldom Used
BY JAMES q. DEANE

Two Washington police pre-
cinct commanders today told
the District Commissioners they
rarely II ever have assigned
Negro and white policemen to
work together on . regular
basis.
But another captain. Howard
r. Mowry Of the Fourteenth
precinct. said he has two BIZ
racial two-man detective teams
and q colored detective SER
geant commanding the pre-
cinct's detective force.
Capt. MoWry told the city
heads:
II use the best man ! can
for the Job.
The oficers were the FIRST of
eight undermining Washing
ton policemen subpoenaed to
testify at the hearings opened
yesterday on racial discrimina-
ton charges brought BY the
National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored Peo-
pie against washington Police
Chief Robert v. Murray.
Capts. Alexander Douglas Of
the second precinct and Otto
russ Of the thirteenth precinct
and Chief Of Detectives Edgar
Z. Scott appeared ct today's
session along with Capt. Mowry.
inferior Jobs Charged
Thurman L. Dedson, chief
counsel for the NAACP District
Branch, pursued q similar line
Of questioning with each Of the
four officers. 1t appeared TO
be directed at documenting q
NAACP charge that the Police
Department long has operated
and continues TO do so-tin-
der policies which have rele-
gated Negro policemen 70 In.
ferior assignments and kept
them segregated In large part
from their white colleagues.
Mr.. Dodson devoted particu-
lar attention TO assignments Of
policemen 70 scout cars. The
NAACP has commended that
generally scout car crews are
OF either one race or the other.
not both.
Capt. Douglas testified that
as far Is the second precinct
IS concerned he has not re9u-
larry ASSIGNED any biracial
teams to scout cars.
He added. however. that on
probably IS occasions he has
assigned . white man to . car
normally manned BY two color
ed officers. And he said he be-
lieved that ON one or two oc-
casions q colored man was as
signed to MI IN for q white
policeman in q usually all
white scout car.
Policy Not Established
Asked whether there has been
. policy In the Police Depart
ment for segregating such
teams. Capt. Douglas replied:
mo, sir. ! wouldn't say
there's been q policy estab-
lished."
He added. however:
The system always was in
operation prior to my being Q
captain
He also said he had never
been instructed by Chief Muir
ray either to continue or dis
continue the practice.
Capt. Douglas testified that
i've Of what Mr.. Dodson labeled
the "blue-ribbon" assignments
In the second precinct assign
ments which the NAACP at
torney commended are coveted
by policemen for reasons Of
favorable working hours and
similar Observation-Disclosures now
filled by colored policemen.
Preferred Own Race
: These, ne said. are the SANTA
ton detail. a school haison
post and three plainclothes
vagrancy detail assignments.
Capt. Douglas testified that
he didn't think his precinct was
very different from others in
Continued on Page AS. Col. 3
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informally to Feature
Visit by Macmillan

between . and 10 am. ltomor-
row. He win be met there By
Secretary Dulles and win pro-
coed to the British Embassy,
where he viii live during the
washington visit.
Mr.. Eisenhower, who viii
speak tonight In New York to
the National Fund for Medical
Education. Is expected to land
at the airport tomorrow morn
ing after Mr.. Macmillan.
Mr.. Hagerty said the Presi-
dent win telephone the Prime
Minister on reaching the White
House and that the two viii
decide when they will meet
first. This may be at any time
during the day.
At s pm the President will
receive the Prime Minister, Sec
Rotary Dulles and British For
eign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd,
who already is in the United
States. This meeting at the
White House viii be followed
by dinner.
Informal Meetings
Mr.. Hagerty said the remain
ing two days Of the Macmillan
visit viii consist Of informal
meetings" arranged at the con-
venience Of both the President
and the Prime Minister.
The Presidents schedule for
the rest of the week remains
fluid for the most part. al
though his calendar includes q
luncheon Friday for Paul
Henri-Spaak. secretary-general
of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization. Mr.. Macmillan
viii not attend that luncheon.
Mr.. Hagerty declined to say
whether American nuclear au-
thorities have been called for
the Eisenhower-M o milla n
meetings. but he observed that
these authorities are here and
would be available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
Labor Adviser
Broke Union,
|Probers Told
Mcclellan Blasts
Sheffermon Over
Employer Deals
BY CECIL HOLLAND

Senate investigators received
testimony today that Nathan
sheffernian was employed BY
an Iowa company TO drive out
one union and bring in q
friendly one.
. The testimony came as the
Senate Committee on Improper
Labor : MANAGEMENT Activities
began public hearings on Shelf
ferman and his services for q
dozen or more firms throughout
the country.
As the hearing got under
way Senator Mcclellan. Demo-
crat Of Arkansas, the commit
tee chairman. described Shelf
ferman as head Of Q Arm 'ap-
|parently dedicated TO the
proposition that no employer
need deal with q labor union
unfriendly to his interests"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22

AS q case IN point, the, COM
Imittee Immediately explored
the labor history Of the Morton
Frozen Foods Co. Of Webster
City. Iowa.
This company, 1t was brought
out. awaited itself OF the un-
usual services Of Shefferman
and his firm. Labor Relations
Associates Of Chicago after the
United Packinghouse Workers
undertook to organize the COM
pany In 1855.
Witnesses testified that Shelf
ferman sent representatives ID
Webster City and IN short
order the packinghouse works
ers were out. A little later
the Bakery and Confectionery
Workers Union was brought =
under the Shederman aeeis
andsa contract was signed with
them. although workers never
voted on It.
This turn Of events came
about. the committee was told,
through the formation Of q
I'VE the Morton Workers Com
mittee." some spot firings and
shifting Of undesirable workers
to less favorable jobs in the
hope that they would resign.
Get Few Benefits
The contract with the bakery
workers was described as Civ
ing few benefits to the workers.
They received q 5-cent-an-hour
raise. which they had antici-
pated anyway.
The story Of the Morton
plant and its labor activities
was developed from these wit
nesses:
Keith Binns Of Louisville.
KY. former manager Of the
Webster City plant, Nho ac-
knowledged taking part In set
ting up I'VE the Morton Work
ers" as "an antiunion commit
tee"
Mrs. Phyllis King Of Webster
City. q slim. blond former sec
See PROBE. Pabe "A
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Preferred Own Race

: These. he said. are the SANTA
ton detail. q school liaison
post and three plainclothes
vagrancy detail assignments.
Capt. Douglas testified that
he didn't think his precinct was
very different from others in
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WEATHER FORECAST

Mostly sunny and warmer today. Increas-
ing coludlness tonight, low 80. Mostly
cloudy wednesday tFull report, raae'A.23
The frontiersman., 1957-12-27

ard Campbell, Alma Roark King. Alice Church, Vernon Walton, Gerry Smyth, Alice Lewis, and Jerene Stephen.
 Among those home for the holidays is Pfc. Oliver Brewer, USING, who is making his first visit home in Is months. He ar rived from his station at Barstow, California in time to participate n Christmas music programs al United Protestant Church this past Sunday and on Christmas eve. Brewer, who is in the public works division, has 30-day leave.
 pr. and Mrs. c. C. Bailey and children have returned to their home in Palmer following va cation trip to Texas. They re- turned via the Alaska highway
The frontiersman., 1957-12-27

and Mrs. James Hurley, is home from college for the holidays.
 Midshipnan Howard Esslinger, son of MT. and Mrs. Clayton Es- singer, is spending the holidays at his home. Midshipman Essling- CT is in his second year at An napolis Naval Academy.
 Jean McMahon, daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. T. McMahon Of Palmer, is home from college for the holidays. Miss McMahon is working on her masters degree at the University of Washington.
 Spending holiday Army leave time at home is Richard Cans chow, son of Mir. and Mrs. Emil Ganschow of Palmer.
 The family name, Ueeck, is certainly not common one and when it was read in the Decem- Der 2 issue of LIFE, number of persons wondered if the Elmo Ueeck mentioned and pictured is related to Ed Ueeck of Palmer. Ed says yes, he is uncle to Elmo. Ueeck was identified as the saw mill operator who employed on part-time basis 51 year old Ed Gein of Plainsfield, Wise. who admitted the murder of two women and claimed to have talk en bodies from the cemetery. The sawmill operated by Elmo Ueeck has been in the family since 1902, Ed said. In fact, he added, it was in that mill that l learned the sawmill trade before I came to Alaska.
 Annetta Sawby, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Irving Sawby, is spending her holiday college va- cation at home.
 Among the many college stu dents who are home for their holiday vacation are those who are attending the University of Alaska. Many of these students came down from College via a special plane; others came home via the ARR; and others drove down. Students from the U of A are: Carl Zaborac, Dona McKech- nie, Blake Mckinley, John Mears, Gerald Campbell, Sharon McCart- ney, Richard Freeman, James Vickaryous, George Sharp, Sta- phen Colberg. Dale Wahlen, Will liam Harris, Donna Harris. How
The frontiersman., 1957-12-27
Reporters NoAAook

Al King is a patient at the Vir- gHna Mason Clinic in Seattle. He expects to be Outside for an- other two or three weeks.
 George (Frenchy) Bellfountain is making his first visit to the States in over 50 years. Frenchy flew by airliner to Boston, Mass. where he will visit his sister whom he has not seen since 1903. He also plans side trip to Cali fornia where he will visit friends before returning to Palmer.
 Sam Warmer of ARR, Mile 122h, was a valley visitor this week, making holiday calls on many friends here and in Anch- orage.
 MT. and Mrs. Chet Sandvik left this week for Braindentons Flori- da, where they plan to spend the winter months, returning to Pal mer in the Spring.
 Charmaine Sawby, daughter of MT. and Mrs. living Sawby of Palmer, was named by her class mates as Miss Christmas during the senior ball which was held on December IA. Miss Sawby was selected by popular vote.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Jones have returned to their home in Palmer following a short vaca- tion in the States. While outside they attended the golden we'd ding anniversary celebration of MT. Jones' parents.
 Jay R. Peterson. seaman. USN. son of MT. and Mrs. Otto w. Pet erson of Palmer, is serving aboard the fleet ocean tug USS Abnaki with the U. s. 7th Fleet in the Far East. Before returning to Pearl Harbor in March the Ab- naki's crew will visit the Philip pine Islands, Hong Kong, and Yokosuka, Japan.
 A Christmas luncheon party Was enjoyed on Monday noon by members of the Palmer Kiwanis Club. Small gifts were exchang- ed.
 Judy Hurley. daughter of MT.