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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
THE PASSING SHOW
BY JAY CARMODY

Thornton Wilder, as speaker
or writer. is an engaging and
persuasive man.
He travels armed with an
arsenal Of ideas. On these
travels, which are unending,
his ideas prove comforting
companions to a man who Of
ten finds he has forgotten to
pack an extra shirt or tooth
brush and to have brought
along a properly filled purse.
Mr.. Wilder's values simply
are not the commonplace ones,
which can make a man either
damnable nuisance or I'M
commonly attractive to have
around. In Mr.. Wilder's case.
it is the latter, as Washing
ton discovered during the
happy furore of his visit here
last week.
Multitude of Ideas
Among the multitude of at
tractive notions with which he
beWitched observation-disclosures. the
most exciting is that it is high
time for an American Golden
Age To achieve this. he can
see the need for a deep ma
tlonal pride, self-confidence.
and perhaps a more mature
Self-awareness than are now
evident.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Wilder
pointed out. Greece, Philips
Spain and Elizabeth's England
spun their Golden Ages out OF
less Of virtue and prestige than
this country enjoys.
AS one sign post pointing
toward this vista, Mr.. Wilder
detects a freer stage; one
cleared of the furnishings and
fixtures that have turned
stages into boxlike cages which
limit not merely the feelings.
thoughts and movements of
actors but the ideas which are
practical for playwrights. The
author Of Our Town." which
disposed Of all stage scenery.
and of Skin of Our Teeth"
which made a mockery of its
settings. is just the man to
make such a demand, of
course.
Mr.. Kerr Speaks Up
A more surprising spokes-
man for the same kind of
freedom, and an eloquent one,
was Critic Walter Kerr the
night before Mr.. Wilder spoke.
On televlsion's Omnibus, Mr..
Kerr literally tore the box
stage to shreds by way of
illustrating its restrictions
upon play writing, acting and
directing.
These are intimations OF a
revolution in the making, one
which. when ii comes, will
have come from inside the
theater with playwrights pro-
viding the major explosive
force.
Audiences who will share the
new freedom. apparently have
not given 1t much thought.
Restless professionals. other
than the scene designers, are
always disheartened by the APP
plauSe which greets so many
dull drawing room sets. These.
composed Of tiers OF fake
bookShelves. a divan, a couple
OF comfortable chairs. a few
tables and lamps, and a phony
fireplace are often greeted
with seeming rapture by
theatergoers.
Politeness, Perhaps
Whether this is the delight
OF mere recognition, which is
probable. or politeness, which
is possible. it is equally de-
pressing to advocates Of freer
stages. To the latter, such a
set is merely another boxful
of furniture made deceptively
attractive by being better
lighted than any standard liv-
ing room.
The best illustrations OF
what the Messrs. Wilder. Kerr
and other critics of todays
stages foresee are to be found
locally at Arena Stage and
Catholic University.
The former. at such times
as it is not feeling grimly real
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
Scientists Warn That Radiation
May Put World on 'Chute-the- Chute

of a hazard as yet. since the
total average radiation received
by human beings from this
source is only about that from
dental X-rays during a lifetime.
New developments, he said, in
dictate that 1t may be possible to
reduce all radiation for medical
and dental diagnostic purposes
to less than a tenth Of current
levels. He proposed personal
records for everybody on which
all radiation exposures would be
noted.
Possible dangers Of atomic
energy industrial applications
were stressed. For a time this
radiation probably can be con-
tanned safely but eventually the
disposal Of radioactive wastes
will become a serious and per-
haps unsolvable problem. the
speaker said. The government
plant at Los Alamos, N. Mex, al
ready has used 40 acres for dis
posal by burial. The eventual
land requirements may become
prohibitive. Disposal by dump
ing in the sea has serious draw
backs because Of constantly
changing levels Of sea water.
Eventually, DR.. Glass stressed
1.-THE danger from peaceful ex-
pQsure TO radiation may far
e ipse the danger from bomb
It's" :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23

There is. however. some hope
at last that man may partially
control the mutation process,
which is speeded UP by radia-
ton. said DR.. James F. Grow of
the University OF Wisconsin. II
is generally admitted that the
great majority of all mutations
are harmful. There always has
been a great number of them
due TO natural background
radiation and other causes.
In the past bad mutations
have been rather promptly elimi-
mated from o racial stock by
the DEATH. or failure 10 repro
duce. OF the individuals affected
This safeguard has been in large
measure Offset by Improve
ments In the environment" OF
man.
How far In the future" DR.
Crow asked. can these improve
ments keep ahead Of the increase
in bad mutations?"
1t is up TO man. he said, ID
find some substitute for natural
selection as a protection. Some
way, not as yet in sight, is needed
TO determine what genes indi-
viduals carry in their germ
Iplasm. he said. and TO prevent
the reproduction Of those known
TO be carrying an excessive load
OF mutations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23

one consideration Standing ir
the way Of such visits.
Discussing other items in the
news. Mr.. Dulles said:
/. Any question Of an East.
West conference on the diplo.
matte level at present would de.
pend on what the Soviet govern
ment is willing to do. Willingness
on such matters as disarmament
liberation Of the satellites apC
the reunification of Germany
would be considered suspicious
he said, but ''if they only want
to make some new propaganda
the United States would not en-.
terrain the idea Of new talks.
2. While there is no definitive
breakthrough in connection with
the disarmament talks in Lon
don, the United States welcomes
the fact that the Soviet repre-
sentatives have recently INDUCED
less in the manufacture Of propa-
ganda and more in participation
in talks of a quiet. sober char
acter," He added that Dis
armament Adviser Harold Stas-
sen. who leaves this country
today after talks with President
Eisenhower and Mr.. Dulles, has
sufficiently flexible instructions
to enable him to handle his enc
|of the London talks.
3. On a related issue thu
United States sees scant hope
for the hating of nuclear tests
before some workable disarma-
|ment scheme is devised. He ex-
planned that to stop testing
inuclear weapons now would
entail the risk of giving Russia
Continued on Page IA, Col. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
Body Of Man Sucked
Out of Plane Is Found

BAGHDAD, Iraq. April % (P)
The body of Jack Nash. oil
Memphis, Tenn. who was sucked
out Of a plane window in g
strange accident during a plane
fight over Iraq. was brought
here today
The body was found Is mile.
south OF Kirkuk yesterday. Il
will be taken to the United
States.
Mr.. Nash. 31-year-old bache.
Tor. was on a round-the-worlc
tour aboard an Air France Con.
stellation when the glass of tn,
plane window where he was sit.
ting was shattered Saturday 1
was theorized that the sudder
difference in air pressure drew
him through the opening. Ths
plane was at $1,000 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
Airport Barred
AT Belmont Bay
CAA Saws Site
Is Not Practical
BY CHARLES YARBROUGH

For the second time in six
years the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration has rejected Bel
mont Bay as the site of a second
Washington airport.
In an exhaustive report re-
leased today. the CAA said de-
lveiopment of an airport there
sis not practical" The study
"reinforces our belief that the
location near Burke. Va, is the
most logical for the much
needed supplemental airport"
The Belmont Bay proposal
was reinjected into Washing
tons troubled airport situation
several months ago by Repre-
sentative Broyhill. Republican OF
Virginia. He is bitterly opposed
to construction of an airport al
Burke in Fairfax County. The
CAA. which rejected Belmont
Bay in its initial study for a
supplemental airport, went into
the site again about two months
ago at Mr.. Broyhill's request.
] Belmont Bay is 81 miles south
west Of Washington at Occoquar
Greek and the Potomac River ir
Prince william County. Amonf
its findings. the CAA listed these
l. The site will not accommo.
date an acceptable configuratior
iof runways.
2. 1t Is undesirable from ar
air traffic control viewpoint.
4 g., The relocation and replace
meht Of the Army radio facility
now on the site would require two
years and cost $7.662,500.
j 4. Development Of Belmon
Bay would cost 81 million NOR,
than an airport at Burke.
i S. The off-peak driving time
IIvia Shirley highway would be 81
minutes from downtown Wash.
Iington--6.5 minutes more thar
for Burke and lis minutes les
than for Baltimore Friendship
Airport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
Train Named
To Tax Court
By President
By a star stan Correspondent.

AUGUSTA. Ga. April %. -
Russell E. Train. SO year old
Washingtonian. was picked by
President Eisenhower today as a
judge Of the Tax Court Of the
United States.
The President announced his
intention to nominate Mr.. Train
to fill the unexpired term. ending
June l. 1858, of judge Clarence
p. Lemire. who has retired.
Mr.. Train. a lawyer and q
Republican. has been an assist
ant to the Office Of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury since last
November. He formerly served
as clerk Of the House Ways and
Means Committee. and as mi
nority adviser to that commit
tee. He lives at 3l0l Woodland
drive NV.
The President also announced
his intention TO nominate Bruce
M. Forester. Kansas City attor-
ney. to fill the unexpired term
on the Tax Court OF Judge
Luther A. johnson. retired. This
term also ends June /, 1858
Salary Of a Tax Court Judge Is
$22, 500 a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
Costs Up
For 7th Month
Goin 0.2%; Foctory
Earnings Decline
By FRANCIs P. DOUGLAS

The cost OF living went up
again last month. continuing a
rise which began a year ago and
scoring q new high for the sew
enth consecutive month.
The Bureau OF Labor Statistics
reported today that living costs
went up two-tenthS OF per cent
from February to March. This
brought the consumer price in
Idex to 1889 per cent of the l947- g
average. an increase of 81 per
cent in the last IL months. In
the same period. 3 cents was
trimmed from the purchasing
power of the dollar.
The living cost increase means
wage boosts for about Ia million
workers. But. at the same time.
the bureau reported that factory
workers earnings dropped slight
Ily in February and March be-
cause working hours were
trimmed. Couple this with higher
living cost and for the first
month in more than two and a
half years. the buying power of
factory workers showed no gain
from the year before.
Food Prices Decline
The rise In the national living
cost index occurred despite a
four-tenths Of l per cent decline
in food prices. This food price
decline went farther in the
Washington area. dropping nine
tenths OF per cent.
Despite this, the Washington
food price index was below the
all-time high in August, 1852.
The Bureau reported that in
the Metropolitan Area the price
OF ham declined 6.5 per cent
from February to March, round
steak was down 81 per cent.
CHUCK roast was OH 81 per cent
and the decline in the bacon
price was 2 per cent.
Egg Prices Reduced
Fresh fruit prices were of
6.6 per cent. The bureau listed
these percentage price declines.
Bananas, 204 apples. SIS. and
lemons. 1879. overall prices Of
fresh vegetables we're of slightly.
But lettuce took a big drop
22.6 per cent-while tomatoes
went up 81 per cent.
Egg prices were down from an
average Of so cents a dozen to
81 cents. Coffee prices dropped
Ia per cent.
Discussing the movement of
See PRICES. Page "A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23

sions with interest. He had ar
ranged with the Secretary OF
State to have Mr.. Stassen come
to Augusta to give him a per-
sonal report.
The President encouraged the
United States delegation to fol-
low through thoroughly in the
resumed negotiations which will
start again in London on
Wednesday.
THE President reaffirmed that
United States policy is. as stated
by the Secretary of State in his
speech of yesterday, that: We
consider that controls and re-
duction of arms are possible,
desirable and in the last reckon
ing. indispensable. 1t is not es-
sential that controls should en-
compass everything at once. In
fact, progress is likely to come by
Continued on Page "A, Col. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
Young Turks Protest
Mukurios' Release

NICOSIA, Cyprus. April %
tR.-About 1000 young Turks
demonstrated against the re-
lease of Archbishop Makarios
in Nicosia today, anniversary
of the first meeting of the
Turkish National Assembly.
A British police officer who
tried TO break UP the demonstra-
ton singlehanded was beaten.
Most Of the Turks we're stu
dents who dispersed soon after
the beating of the officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
3 Attack Tourist
And Grab Purse:
] Caught in Chase

A Chicago woman. here on q
sightseeing tour. suffered a pos
sible broken wrist and temporary
loss Of a purse containing be-
tween $500 and 5000 today.
Capitol police said three col.
ored juveniles attacked the
woman. grabbed her purse and
knocked her to the paving or
Maryland avenue near the en-.
trance TO the west-front grounds
OF the Capitol.
One Of the youths, the purse
still in his hand was captured
after a three-block chase by
Capitol Policeman William
Brumfield and 4th precinct pvt
Edwin Grayson.
The victim. Mrs. Mildred
'Sritgs. As. was treated and re-
leased at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
u. S. Pilot Tells Of Saving
Bow Held in Red Chino

TOKYO. April % tP.-Ar
American pilot told today how
he and another American flew
deep into Red China this month
and rescued the son Of a wealthy
Chinese businessman from Com.
munist hands.
Henry Bush. AZ. a mild-spoker
CRAVING man Of 10 years flying
related the details of the eight
hour adventure into Hunar
Province and out. The rescue Of
the boy. who had been held as
hostage. was accomplished with.
out incident.
The story. as Mr.. Bush told It
had all the elements a movie
producer would want---a beauti'
full Chinese girl go-between. {
secret meeting at Chinese res
Itaurant. delivery Of a map with
the fight plan to a hotel room
in Hong Kong. a midnight boa
trip to Portuguese Macao. and {
dawn takeof.
Refused $4,000
After the adventure. Mr.. Bush
said. a Chinese he presumed Il
be the father presented him with
a gold watch, a sapphire RING
and some boxes and art objects
which look very old and yer,
valuable" But he and his com
panion refused $4,000 they hac
been offered for the fight.
II don't want to get into any
dispute with Uncle Sam about
this" he said. Anyway. 1t wa'
a mission of mercy"
Ills mother. Mrs. Elsie A.
Bush, OF Massapequa. Long
Island, was perturbed when she
heard OF the story. Hell get
into trouble over this she
said. She said her son had
telephoned TO her from Hong
Kong on April IL. but did not
tell her Of the incident.)
Mr.. Bush is a pilot with tn,
government-owned Venezuelan
airline. Linea Aeropostal Vend
plana. He is on a seven mont
eacation tour. {
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23

subcommittee talks reSuming to-
morrow in London after ar
Easter weekend recess, gave Mr.
Eisenhower a f1rst-hand report
on progress Of the sessions SC
far.
The President and Mr.. Stas.
sen met for an hour and Is min.
utes in a small sitting room ad-
joining Mr.. Eisenhower's vaca.
ton Office above the Augusta
National Golf Club pro shop
Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster
White House staff secretary, ano
Press Secretary James c. Hag-
erty met with them.
Gets Progress Report
After the meeting. Mr.. Hagerty
issued this statement:
The President received from
Mr.. Stassen o review of the Lon
don talks. The President has
followed these London discus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
A SPORTS CAR
IN SPRINGTIME

THE RAMBLER woxes poetic on o
Trip TO oeeon City trying OUT q
sponkins new sports cor for size on
psse All.
NOISE modern hoz Jrd-eon be
legal nuisance soy Writers Phil
Yeoser and John Stork in their col
umn. Low in the News" See The
SioF's Feoture Pose. c-5.
REPUBLICAN, WOMEN hove Sc.
lected o new public relations con-
sultuni--Ruth cowon Nosh. formerly
with the Associated Press. Mary |.
voushon interviews her on pooe 81.
NATIONALLY KNOWN figures ore
among those elected officers ond
vestymen lost night ct the EpiseopoI
Washington diocese elections. A list
moy be found on poee A-l0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
Jordan Lashes
AT lis Egyptian
And Syrian Foes
Says Some Of Arob
Neighbors Paid Well
To Set Off Crisis

AMMAN. Jordan. April % (P).
Premier Hussein Khalidi's
government has taken the propa-
ganda offensive against its ene-
mics in Egypt and Syria.
A government spokesman
charged yesterday that some
!neighboring Arab countries and
foreign countries paid lots OF
money" to set of Jordan's recent
government crisis.
Although he would not name
the countries, he obviously re-
Iferred to Syria. and perhaps
Egypt. and the Soviet Union.
Mr.. Khalidi himself. in a
statement broadcast by the Jor-
dan radio. rejected charges of
Western interference in his
Icountry's internal affairs and
said such charges caused con-
fusion and have been used in
a way contradictory to the best
interests and security of this
faithful country"
Cairo Radio today quoted
the Middle East News Agency
as saying Jordan's Premier
Khalidi had resigned after a
meeting with all political
party leaders. There was no
confirmation from Amman0
Urged to Ignore Rumors
The Premier urged the Jordan
people to ignore rumors and
called on other Arab countries
to use caution in their comments
until things have taken Their
normal course" Hes too, obvi-
ously meant Syria and Egypt,
whose propaganda machines have
been grinding out scorching at
tacks against the recent devel-
opments which tossed the left
lists and pro-Communists out OF
power in Jordan.
The government. meanwhile
reimposed strict censorship on
outgoing cables. All Egyptian
and Syrian magazines coming
into the country have been con-
flscated for the past 10 days.
tThis dispatch. which was
delayed, indicated censorship
had been extended to all out
going news reports. Previously
censorship had been reported
operating only for military
news.)
The government spokesman
said the funds from abroad had
been paid to parties and others. =
He did not specify how much
was paid out or name the parties
Situation Called Good"
The spokesman said the situa-
ton in Amman lis very good
in the wake of the week end
switch in the army command,
and the country is calm and
under good control" He added
that the government did not
fear demonstrations.
THE leftists have tried sew
leral times and failed" he de-
Iclared. "The west bank of the
Jordan River is the most dan
Igerous. and still they failed"
The strongest leftist move
ments are on the west bank, in
the former Palestinian territory
and demonstrations usually be-
gin there in such towns as
Nablus. Ramallah and even
Jerusalem. The leftist-domi-
mated national steering commit
tee was meeting in Nablus yes
lterday to pass resolutions call
ing for the custer of Mr.. Khali-
Continued on Page "A. Col. s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23

He said the unauthorized
flight was made April 5 from
the Portuguese cC.cny Of Macao
on the south coast of the Chinese
in a Ply amphibious
aircraft. He declined to reveal
the markings on the aircraft he
used. but said all the instrument
markings we're in English.
He also would not disclose the
name of his companion because
the man is employed by an air.
line in Southeast Asia and is
married to a Chinese girl.
"He is afraid OF possible re-
prisals If his name is linked to
this" said Mr.. Bush.
Mr.. Bush also said he did not
know the name OF the Chinese
busipessman.
Flew at Low Attitudes
Flying at attitudes of 500 to
/ ZOO feet most Of the way. the
plane threaded through valleys
to avoid detection. and landed
on an unused dirt airstrip about
$50 miles north Of Macao.
He said he hit the landing
strip on the nose with the aid
of a fight plan and chart that
wasn't made by amateurs"
Two minutes after the plane
landed, a truck with man ars1
a boy drove onto the strip. The
youth, "a bright rosy checked
boy Of about IL or 49," climbed
into the plane. and they took of
Back in Macao by l pm, they
were met by Chinese junk
which took the boy of.
1T came of so easy that its
even hard for me to believe IL
happened" Mr.. Bush said. IN
was z perfect day for flying. We
Ididny see any Communist
planes. No shots were fired al
us. We landed. picked UP the
boy and got out. 1t was as easy
as that"
He pinpointed the landing
spot. but asked that II not be
used because you can never tel
what the Communists might dc
to the people near there"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23

dCblOtl WOutQ NC sought Dy Tie
United States at this time. Asked
by a reporter whether this coun-
try would take the issue to the
Security Council" Mr.. Dulles
declined to characterize it as an
tissue"
Replying to another question,
Mr.. Dulles said the State Depart
ment has no objections to United
States flag vessels transiting the
Suez Canal. but urged ''pru-
dence" on the part OF shippers
and reminded shipowners of
Government instructions to pay
tolls to Egypt under protest.
Sees Transit Peril Less
Mr.. Dulles said he believed
that. on the basis of recent ship
transits of the canal. dangers
to navigation appear to have
diminished.
Turning to the ticklish issue
of reporters access to Commu-
mist China. Mr.. Dulles said the
Department favors the idea of q
Ione-shot news pool, representing
all media ana entering Red
China on a single occasion. He
indicated that talks with leaders
of what e termed the news
gathering fraternity" had not
Ielicited much enthusiasm fol
such an arrangement.
Parleys Up to Soviet
The Secretary of State said M
plans are afoot to admit Com.
munist Chinese newsmen to tn,
United States. even if Unitec
States journalists go to main.
land China. He explained thai
the question of passports isSuec
by an unrecognized country i.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
President Gives Stossen
Follow Through Order
Eisenhower Briefed on Progress
Of Arms Tolks With Russians
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
star star Correspondent

AUGUSTA. Ga. April 23-President Eisenhower today
encouraged Harold Sassen to follow through thoroughly
in the London disarmament negotiations the Russians
The talks believed to offer the best hope World
of making beginning toward bringing the atomic arms race
under control.
Mr.. Stassen, the Presidents disarmament adviser and
chief American negotiator Nations disarmament