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the mastermind Of the acid
binding attack on Labor Col
umnist Victor Riesel in New
York.
Ray also was alleged to have
been one of those involved N
the Riesel attack. Government
efforts to prosecute the two
and others on charges growing
out of the action collapsed
through refusal of certain wit
nesses to testify.
Dio, whose real name is DID,
guard. recently was convicted
on State charges Of extortion
in labor dealings.
United States Attorney Paul
w. Williams said one indict-
ment naming both Dio and Ray
was filed secretly last June II
and the other, naming Ray
alone. was filed on February 10
Mr.. Williams told Federal
District Judge Frederick Van
Pelt Ryan when the indict-
ments were opened in court to-
day that they were kept secret
in order not to prejudice trials
Of Dio in the acid-blinding and
extortion cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15

an encouraging improvement in
the condition of her blood.
The atten d ing physicians
who declined to be identified
issued this statement.
This is not to be construed
as a cure for acute leukemia.
This possibly may be the
first probable successful trans
plant Of marrow from one twin
to another with the preliminary
use Of new anti-leukemic medi-
ctnes and irradiation, and
there has been a favorable eff
feet upon the leukemia, the end
result Of which will require a
much longer period to evaluate
"The present blood picture
indicates Laura has at least a
remission, which means the
leukemia is no longer evident
but 1t does not mean the dis
ease will not return"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
City Heads Back
Bid to Ruise SuIury
Of Schools Chief

The District Commissioner:
today backed a proposal by the
Board of Education to increase
the salary Of the Superin-
tendent Of Schools to $4,000
a year.
Corporation Counsel Chester
Gray was instructed to draft
legislation for this purpose.
School Superintendent Ho-
Dart M: Corning is paid $4,000
annually. The present au-
thorized salary scale for DR.
Corning's post is $4,000 for q
superintendent holding a bach
elor's degree, $4,000 for an
earned masters degree and
$4,000 for an earned doctors
degree. DR.. Corning's doctorate
is honorary.
District personnel officer
Henry F.. Hubbard told the
commissioners the Washington
superintendency pays too little
compared with other major
cities. He submitted a list OF
II cities paying their superin-
tendents from $4,000 to
$50. 500.
DR.. Corning presumably will
not benefit from the proposed
salary increase, since he is
scheduled to retire next March
The Board Of Education is
now conducting a Nationwide
search for a new superintend-
ent. The salary raise is under
stood TO be intended in part
to help attract top-quality APP
Iplicants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
Pair Takes Vienna Man
On Forced 13-Hour Ride

A 29-year-old Falls Church
(VaD auto salesman wound up
in q Philadelphia suburb early
today after being taken on a
13-hour ride at knifepoint by
two hitchhikers he picked UP
yesterday near Fairfax.
The salesman, Herbert C
Mullins of Vienna, Va. said
the ride began in a company
car when he stopped to Offer
aid to a man he thought was
sick. 1t ended when the pair
dumped him unframed near
Media, just west of Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. Mullins. an employee OF
the Broad Street Motors, Inc,
Of Falls Church. told Phila-
delphia authorities he came
to know his kidnapers only as
Moe" and "Pinhead.",
A l3-State police lookout was
broadcast for the two colored
men, one about S feet Z, weigh
ing about 100 pounds, with a
pear-shaped head. and the
other about 6 feet tall and thin.
Mr.. Mullins said he first saw
the pair standing on the shoul-
der Of a road near Fairfax
about 3 pm. yesterday, with the
man called "Pinhead" bending
over. clutching his stomach as
II he were i'll. The other man
was waving his hand frantically
signaling for Mr.. Mullins to
stop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
Six Buried Alive
In Earth Cuve-In

DRESDEN, Ontario, Aug. Is
R.-Six Ontario construction
workers died last night when
$50 tons Of earth and sand
collapsed, burying them at the
bottom Of a 35-foot hole where
they had been pouring con-
crete.
They made a desperate effort
to dig themselves out, an eye
witness said. then their cries
died away"
The accident wiped out all
but one Of the crew that was
working on the steel and con-
crete foundation for a new
waterworks system pumphouse.
Joseph Grabec, who lives
nearby and was watching the
work, said 1T gave way Just
like that"
Two men were visible
from the shoulders up. but we
couldn't do much. it happened
so fast. It didn't take two
seconds to I'LL the hole. For
three minutes the men scram-
bled, then their cries died
away"
Alvin Keillor Of st. Thomas,
head OF the construction firm
doing the work. was standing
at the edge Of the pit when the
cave-in started. He was COW
cred up to his waist. but man.
aged to scramble free.
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Mr.. Mullins said he stopped
and was told by Moe" that he
had a sick friend who needed
a doctor real quick"
Can you take us back to
Falls church," Moe" asked.
Mr.. Mullins said he could anc
the man identified as Pin.
head" get into the back seat
His companion got in front
Mr.. Mullins said the man In
the rear suddenly recovered as
Moe pulled a knife from hi;
pocket and pressed it against
Mr.. Mullins stomach.
He then agreed to the request
to drive to Winchester, he said
But on the way. he reported
Moe" ordered him to stop and
let "Pinhead drive"
Let him stay" he said, u
like him"
Hours later. when they spot
ted a sign pointing to Phila-
delphia, they decided to let
him out.
Mr.. Mullins notified police
and made phone calls to hi:
frantic wife Patricia, 81, and
an official of his firm. Arrange
ments were made with a Phila-
delphia area auto agency to
furnish him money to return
home.
Wilson Powell, his boss. said
Mr.. Mullins had come to work
for him about two weeks ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
Reds Demand
Troop PuIIout

LONDON. Aug. is (P.-Rus.
STA told the disarmament con.
ference today any agreement
for slowing down the worlc
arms race must include meas.
ures to eliminate foreign mill
tary bases and to withdraw
foreign troops from East anc
West Germany.
Valerian Zorin declared be-
fore the five-power subcommit-
tee of the United Nations Dis
armament Commission:
Evasion of a direct reply
Ito these proposals) can b.
regarded as unwillingness to
settle these questions in a busi-
nesslike way - questions on
which the establishment OF a
normal situation in Europe and
a real lessening of the danger
of war depend"
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wins Bone Marrow
Aids Leukemio Victim

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. is (A).
"A 20-month-old girl. suffer-
ing from acute leukemia, has
received what doctors say may
be the first successful trans
plant Of human bone marrow.
The child is Laura MacDon-
aid Of suburban Drexel Hill
and the transplant was made
from her twin sister Mary.
They are the children of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Macdonald.
Laura was released today
from Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital
in nearby Darby, with the leu
kemia no longer evident, al
though doctors say it could
return. She was admitted in
mid-June in poor condition
from the disease, which is a
cancer Of the blood cells and
almost always is fatal.
Because little hope was held
for her survival" a hospital
spokesman said, heroic meas
ures were agreed upon when it
was discovered that Laura's
twin Mary had the same blood
types as hers. The decision
was made to try and transplant
Mary's healthy bone marrow
to her sister.
"On July IL Laura underwent
a massive dose of total body
irradiation in an effort to
destroy the diseased marrow
Immediately before the trans
plant.
THE following day the chill
dren were taken TO an operating
room where marrow was
drawn from Mary's shin bone
and hip bone into syringes
treated with anticoagulants.
This marrow was then injected
into Laura's blood stream.
THE youngster responded
steadily to the transplant and
had no violent reaction. In the
ensuing days, there has been
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record Of arrests for charges
including grand larceny, rob-
berry. disorderly conduct and
narcotics violations. According
to the committee, he served q
Six-month workhouse sentence
on one narcotics conviction in
1941.
Behind large horn-rlmmed
glasses, Corallo's eyes darted
about the hearing room and
with his few replies he man
aged to convey an appearance
of surlineSs to the committee.
On one Of the first questions,
the witness said simply. II re-
fuse to answer"
Committee Chairman McClel-
Ian. Democrat Of Arkansas,
broke in to say:
you don't even respectfully
refuse to answer"
Thereafter Corallo mumbled
respectfully" in invoking the
Fifth Amendment scores of
times.
Senator Mcclellan set the
stage for the recordings link
ing Hoffa and the New York
racketeers in an opening state
ment saying the committee ex-
poets to establish that charters
for phony Teamster locals con-
trolled by Corallo and convicted
New York labor racketeer John
Johnny Dio) Dioguardi we're
issued at "the request Of one
Jimmy Hoffa." A recording
played last week when Dio was
Continued on Page AS, Col. ]
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plans but win freeze my inter-
eSts in them"
Mr.. McElroy said P. g. g. will
terminate contracts to operate
an Army ordnance plant al
Milan, Tenn. which have beer
handled by q subsidiary. He
said other sales Of soap and
shortening to defense agencies
are on a competitive basis.
Asked by Chairman Russell
what he regards as the primary
duties Of the Secretary of De-
Tense, McElroy replied:
THE fundamental RESPONSE
bility is to work with associ-
ates in protection of this coun-
try from outside attack and
also to give it sufi1cient strength
SO it can be a force in interna-
tional affairs"
Replying to other queries, he
said he expects to work closely
with both the State Department
and Congress; that he has no
preference between the some
times rival Army. Navy and Air
Force; and that he believes de-
tense needs must always be
geared to the national economy.
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dent of the Proctor & Gamble
soap firm. testified he will dis
pose of part of his investments
in order to avoid any possible
confusion between these hold
lngs and the responsibilities OF
the Secretary of Defense"
Mr.. McElroy said he plans to
resign as Proctor q Gamble
president but will retain his
interest in the firm.
VIII Sell Holdings
Mr.. McElroy appeared for
public questioning by members
of the Senate committee. He
said he plans to sell his stock
holdings in General Electric
and Chrysler, both big defense
contractors, and will resign as
a director of both corpora
lions.
He said he also will dispose
of interests in a Cincinnati
real estate firm and in oil drill
ing and development groups,
and resign from committees Of
Harvard University and as a
trustee of George Peabody
Teachers College.
Mr.. McElroy said Harvard
might have substantial funds
invested in defense contract.
He said he would receive. a
lump sum payment from Proc
ter g. Gamble for past services.
He said he would retain 472
shares in the company and "a
reversionary interest in a trust
of 1000 more"
will Freeze Interests"
He said he plans to retain
his interest in the company's
profit sharing trust. stock OPP
ton and group life insurance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
u. S. Copter Crashes
At BurceIonu, 4 Lost

BARCELONA. Spain, Aug
is R.-A helicopter from the
United States aircraft carAer
Franklin d. Roosevelt plunged
into the harbor today and sank
All aboard were believed to have
persisted.
1t could not be learned i'm
mediately how many were
aboard the craft but four were
believed to have left the car
rier's fight deck for the run to
shore. The vessel is on a
courtesy visit to Barcelona.
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Bill 10 SALVAGE
Insurance OK'd
House Action Gives
3-Month Extension

Inc House civil Service
Committee today approved a
Senate-pasSed bill that would
save the life insurance policies
held by $4,000 present and for
mer Government workers.
The policies are held in bene-
fetal ploye associations
which are being forced out Of
business due to the more gen.
erous life insurance policies Of
fered Government employees
under the Federal Employe Life
Insurance Act of several years
ago.
Congress had authorized the
Civil Service Commission to
take over these policies from
the beneficial groups being
forced out Of business.
Danger of LapSing
However. c Congress SUISSE
quently only appropriated
enough funds to enable the
csc to take over about $1,000
policies, leaving $4,000 policies
in danger of lapsing when the
groups go out of business.
The Senate-approyed bill
okayed by the House unit today
would authorize the CSC to use
funds in the Federal employe
life insurance system to cover
these policies.
Extended Three Months
Under the authorization law
Of several years ago. the csc
only has until this Saturday to
take over the policies. How
ever, the House committee to-
day amended the Senate bill to
extend this authorization for
another three months. This
would give the csc enough
time to take over the policies
once Congress approves the bill.
Under the proposed arrange
ment. the present and former
employees would continue to
pay the same premiums as be-
fore. but to the CSC instead of
the beneficial group of which
they were members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
Hoffo Is Again Linked
To New York Rockets

James r. (Jimmy) Hoffa,
powerful Detroit Teamster
Union leader, today was linked
again with New York labor
racketeers and underworld fig
ures in a hearing before the
Senate Rackets Investigating
Committee.
The committee heard a re-
cording of a tapped telephone
conversation In which Anthony
(Tony Ducks) Corallo, tough
labor racketeer with q long list
Of arrests. suggested to another
hoodlum that he get in touch
with Hoffa on a Teamsters
Union matter.
Corallo was pictured by Com
mittee Counsel Robert F. Ken
nedy at the opening Of the
hearing as a hoodlum so tough
that he was hired by one en-
ployer Just to come into his
shop and glare at the workers
every two weeks or So"
Also mentioned in the tele-
phone conversation legally re-
corded by New York authori-
ties was Harold Gibbons, st.
Louis Transfers Union boss
and second to Hoffa in COM
mand of the Central Confer
ence Of Transfers.
Others Also Played
This recording and others
were played by the committee
to show Corallo's activities in
Teamster and other union af-
fairs in the New York area.
Mr.. Kennedy said that Corallo
controlled four Teamster locals
as well as other unions in the
New York area.
A stocky. full-faced individ-
ual with dark hair CRAVING at
the temples and dressed sober
ly in q dark blue suit. the A.
year-old Corallo sat scowling
in the witness chair while the
recordings were being played.
When asked about them he
mumbled a barely audible Fifth
Amendment plea against pos
Sible discrimination.
Corallo also invoked the Fifth
on almost every question fired
at him, refusing to give his
occupation, where he went to
school and anything about his
labor and criminal activities.
Nickname Explained
He refused to admit that he
was known as Tony Ducks"
Mr.. Kennedy said he was
known as Ducks" because he
had been able ito duck so
many" prosecutions in his long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
CANNING CENTER
.STIRS ACTIVITY

WELl-SET dinner tobles will be
coming up for Foirfox County homes
this winter as q result Of o big
coming spree now in progress. Food
Editor Violet Foulkner's report is
on Poge c-l.
RICHER LOOKING college girls
is the prediction for this foll. Po-
trieio Susrue looks in on O ioshion
show for the college miss and tells
about il on POse B-4 todoy.
MOTHERS PROBLEMS increase
when she is rejected by her children.
The FomiIy Council discusses this
mothers eose on Poee Abb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
House Group Upho|ds
ForeignAid Fund Cuts
Warnings
By President
Again Defied
BY ROBERT x. WALSH

Defying still another warn
ing by President Eisenhower
against foreign aid cuts below
1913 billion and thus risking a
call for a special session Of
Congress this fall, the House
Appropriations Committee to-
day upheld a subcommittee
slash giving only SIS billion
in new cash.
The House took up the money
bill this afternoon. 1t moved
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Text Of Presidents Briefins Of Press
on Foreign Aid. Poee A-s
into the battle shortly after Mr..
Eisenhower issued a further
statement this morning citing
grave dangers he felt would re-
suit from the severe cuts in
military and economic assist
ance to friendly foreign nations.
AS the bill reaches the House
floor. it appropriates only
$2,524, 760 900 in new money for
the mutual security program
for the current fiscal year and
reappropriates an unobligated
balance of $667 million left
over from last year.
SS62 Million Less
The new money figure thus
is about 1862 million less than
the $3.3 billion authorized CELL
ing but the unobligated balance
total is $50 million more than
the President suggested.
The overall cut therefore is
$809, $50. 900.
Senator Smith, Republican
of New Jersey, called the House
appropriation cut economy
gone mad" He expressed the
hope the full amount of the
authorization would be re-
stored before the bill passes.
The White House statement
issued this morning in the
wake Of a comment by Mr.. Eli
Isenhower at an unusual news
conference in his Office late
yesterday was not even men,
toned at the closed meeting Of
the House Appropriations Com
mittee. members revealed.
Will Ask Restoration
The President nevertheless
was certain to be mentioned
! in the House debate this after
noon. Several Republicans,
notably Representative Taber
of New York, ranking minority
member of the committee, an
nounced he would attempt the
House restore at least a half
billion dollars of the cut.
An evident effort of commit
tee Democrats and some Re-
publicans to complete work on
the bill in the House this after
noon brought protest from
Representative Garfield, Re-
publican of New Jersey, a COM
See AID, Page As
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
Anderson at PurIey

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. is up.
Robert B. Anderson, the new
Secretary of the United States
Treasury, arrived last night for
the r-American economic
conference opening today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
McEIroy Wins Approval
From Senate Committee
Promises to Sell His StockhoIdinos,
Retuin 472 Proctor & GumbIe Shores

The Senate Armed Services Committee today approved
the nomination of Neil H. McElroy Secretary of De-
Tense, succeeding Charles E. wilson
Chairman Russell, Democrat Of Georgia said the vote
was unanimous The nomination goes to the Senate
for indicated confirmation, probably later this week
The committee acted shortly after Mr. McEroy presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
Russia Appears
Winner in Riff
Syrianii
State Department
Orders Envoy Here
To Leave Country
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press stan writer

aAAAS~e9N~8
Russia stood out today as
the big winner so far in q dip.
lomatic dogfight between Syris
and the United States.
The Soviet policy of making
trouble for the Western powers
in the Middle East appears to
have paid on handsomely in
this conflict which led yester-
day to American custer of the
Syrian Ambassador to Wash
ington.
Announcing that Ambassador
Farid zeineddine was no longer
personally acceptable here, the
State Department also declared
that the United States Ambas-
sador to Damascus, James s.
Moose. jr., win not be return
ing to his post.
In addition, the State De-
partment ordered out Of the
country by tomorrow Second
Secretary Hassin Zakaria Of the
Syrian Embassy. That step and
the action against Mr.. Zeined-
dine. who was already in Syria.
were taken in retaliation for
Syria's custer Of three Ameri-
can Embassy officials earlier
this week.
Envoy Not Surprised
In Damascus, DR.. Zeineddine
said today he was not sur
prised at the United States ac-
ton.
In the light of United States
present policy toward the
Arabs. this American move was
not a surprise" he said, land
I would not be surprised at all
If the United States takes SIM
liar measures against other
Arab countries in the future
should these countries take I'D
q national independent policy
as Syria has"
The State Department said
the actions do not mean a
break-off Of diplomatic rela-
tons, and officials disavowed
any intentions to 60 that far.
The moves against Mr.. zein-
eddine and Mr.. Zakaria were
coupled with protests against a
Syrian charge Monday that
the United States was involved
in q plot to overthrow Presi-
dent ShukrI Kuwatly. That
charge was followed by the
Kuwalty governments order
directing that Howard Stone.
Francis j. Teton and Col. Rob-
ert W. Molloy of the United
States embassy stGf leave
Syria.
The retaliation came yester-
Continued on Page AS, Col. 4
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Scott Favors
Special Session
On Rights Bill
Smith Still Silent
On Royburn PIeo
To Coll Committee
BY J. A. OLEARY

Representative Scott. Repub-
lican Of Pennsylvania, said to-
day Congress should be pre-
pared for a special fall session
on civil rights If the House
Rules Committee is not called
by its chairman, Representa-
tive Smith. Democrat of Vir-
GINA, to act on the subject now.
President Eisen h over has
said he would consider calling
Congress back If this session
fails to give him an adequate
foreign aid money bill. But Mr..
Scott said he would favor such
a session on civil rights II that
subject cannot be acted on
now.
Rayburn Unanswered
Chairman Smith has not
given an answer yet to the
plea of Speaker Rayburn that
he call the Rules Committee to
make it possible for the House
to act on the Senate civil rights
measure.
Under the rules a majority
of the committee can force q
meeting. but it would take "a
week or more to 60 through
the technicalities Of overriding
the chairman. Mr.. Scott is
comforting with his Republican
colleagues on the Rules Com
mittee to see If they are ready
to take the first step toward
forcing a meeting.
This first step requires that
three members send q formal
notice to the chairman. Seven
days thereafter q majority of
the committee can hold a
meeting.
Meanwhile. some Republicans
appeared to be veering away
from the idea that it would be
better to put of action until
January than take the Senate
bill. even with the jury trial
amendment limited to voting
rights cases.
Seeks New Compromise
One G. o. p. member of the
Rules Committee is working on
a new compromise under which
the House would be asked to
accept the Senate bill with
three changes. The Democrats
are proposing acceptance of the
Senate bill with only one
change in the jury trial amend
ment.
The three point approach
would:
/. Further restrict the jury
trial provision by granting jury
trials only to private citizens
cited for criminal contempt for
interfering with Federal in
functions in civil rights cases.
This would enable judges to
handle contempt cases against
State election officials without
juries.
2. Restore in limited form
the original Title III, authoriz-
ing Federal injunctions to en-
force any civil right. including
racial indignation. The Sen
ate struck this out entirely. The
proposed compromise would re-
store it. but allow the Federal
Government to intervene IN
other than voting cases only
on the request of State off,
Gals.
8 Rewrite the provision pc
nalizing anyone who makes
unauthorized public use Of in
formation gathered by the Civil
Rights Commission in closed
session. Many members regard
1t as an infringement on free
dom of the press. The COM
promise would limit the penalty
to employees Of the commission
and witnesses.
All Changes Unlikely
There are no indications
that the top-ranking Republi-
cans in the House have de-
cided to go for this three point
plan. but it at least is being
considered.
1t is not likely the Senate
See RIGHTS, Page A-6