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Evening star., 1957-03-11

LONDON, Mar. IL (R.-A
spokesman for the Iraq Petro-
leum Co. said today oil has
started flowing again from Iraq
through a repaired pipeline
across Syria to Baniyas on the
Mediterranean coast.
He added that pumping
through the company's other two
pipelines across Syria was ex-
pected to begin lin a day or two"
THE 30-inch pipeline to Ban
iyas is the newest of the three
and therefore was in better con-
dion and needed less repairs. We
have heard officially that pump
ing through this pipeline has ac-
tually started"
The IPC spokesman was COM
menting on a statement by its
representative in Damascus that
Evening star., 1957-03-11

emergency repairs on the sabo-
tagged pipelines and pumping sta
tions since last Friday, when
Syria gave the go-ahead.
IPC officials have said it will
take more than a year to COM
plete full repairs and get the
oil flowing again at the normal
rate. But a flow of even 40 per
cent will go a long way toward
relieving Western Europe's oil
shortage. Tankers ship the oil
from Naniyas and Tripoli direct
to the West without having to 60
through the Suez Canal.
Evening star., 1957-03-11

according to the 1888 convention
on the Suez Canal.fl" The state
ment added that from now on all
canal tolls must be paid to Egyp-
tian authorities.
Israeli ships still would be
barred from the canal as they
have been for many years.
The fact which must be faced
is that Col. NaSser has physical
control of the waterway. No
one is seriously challenging
Egypt's ownership.
The Western powers once
talked about boycotting the
canal. but dropped the idea when
they figured they could not af-
ford 1t. Officials said that it
would have cost the shipping ma
tions far more money to send
their cargo around Africa than
It would have cost Egypt in lost
tolls.
The Western powers have two
principal bargaining points in
addition to the less direct pres
sure Of world opinion.
For one. the United States and
Britain froze every substantial
Egyptian assets under their con-
troll after his seizure of the canal
in July. But control Of the
and Africa and many of the Arab
states themselves. have an eco
nomic interest in reliable trans
port through the canal.
frozen assets has not proved
strong enough to be decisive so
far and experts here doubt it will
in the future.
Other Nations Interested
The other is the fact that not
only the nations of Western Eu-
rope but also those of South Asia
While Col. Nasser may sue
ceed in preventing any kind OF
real international control of Sue2
operations. he himself stands to
pay a high price If he tires to
make his victory too complete.
He could easily offend or
frighten other Arab countries
and such nations as India. He
could defy United Nations rul-
ings on Israel's rights and irri-
tate large section of world
opinion thereby. He could rely
on Russian support to the ex-
tent where his prestige as the
leader of the Arab bloc would be
seriously damaged.
Evening star., 1957-03-11
Oil Flowing From Iroq
As Pipeline Is Repaired

Oil would start flowing through
the pipelines within AZ hours.
The flow stopped when IPC in
stallations in Syria were sabo-
tagged November 4, a few days
after British French forces be-
gan the invasion of Suez.
Morning Meeting Held
The spokesman said the pipe
line to Baniyas began operating
again after meeting this morn
ing between Syrian Premier
Sabri Assali and the IPC's chief
representative, Suleiman Mu-
darres.
Two other pipelines, one 16
inches and the other IL, run
through Syria to the Mediter-
ranean at Tripoli.
The IPC spokesman here said
ne had no up-to-date informa-
ton as to the rate at which the
OH was moving. But he added:
When the Syrian government
gave permission last week to
start pumping again, we went
ahead with plans to pump oil at
the rate of II million tons a year.
Before Suez we used to pumn
25 million tonc yoor
syria. That means we should
be pumping about 40 per cent
OF our normal output as soon as
the other two pipelines are work.
ing. We have no knowledge in
London of any change in this
estimate"
2O-Man Team on Job
A 20-man team of IPC engi-
neers has been carrying out
Evening star., 1957-03-11

Minister Harold Macmillan OPEN
ing in Bermuda next week.
Mr.. Eisenhower's special am
bassador to the Middle East, for
mer Representative James P
Richards of South Carolina, will
leave tomorrow on a prolonged
tour of Is Middle Eastern coun-
tries. His visits will be limited to
explaining the Eisenhower plan
for strengthening the region
against open Communist agrees
'sion and studying possible mill
tary and economic aid programs.
Mr.. Richards eventually will
60 to Cairo to confer with Col.
Nasser but experts here ex-
pressed doubt his visit will have
any effect on the future Of the
Suez Canal. They think the pat
tern of the canals future will
have been basically worked out
BY that time.
No Economic Offers
Mr.. Richards is not expected
to offer either economic or mill
tary assistance to Egypt or to
Syria. Both countries are taking
military supplies and getting
some other aid from the Soviet
bloc.
Col. Nasser presumably is rely
ing upon this Soviet backing to
help him make secure the hold
which he has been tightening on
the canal since he seized it last
July 26. Ever since that time the
United States. Britain. France
and many other free nations
have been trying to keep some
measure of operating control Of
the canal while conceding
Egypts ownership of it.
Holds Physical Control
Tire newest Western move was
a proposal that ships using the
waterway pay tolls to the World
Bank, United Nations or some
other neutral" agency. The
agency in turn would pay so per
cent Of the collection to Egypt
and hold the rest pending a final
settlement Of the claims arising
out Of Egypt's naturalization
act.
Col. Nasser's regime gave its
answer Saturday with the state
ment that Egypt would not ac-
cept ANY such proposal" be-
cause ''it violates Egypt's rights
Evening star., 1957-03-11

Record Temperatufes This Year
hlgnest 6A on February ~.
Lowest s. on January lS
HiEh and Low Of Last 20 Hours
Hish. ~ at pm
Low c2. At i.2j a m
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Coas
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1957-03-11

IO1nceS Dill 10 urge tnaJ lie M
ISurance benefits to Federal
workers be liberalized. The
House and Senate Civil Service
Committees have already started
studies of the insurance pro-
gram with a view toward in
creasing benefits.
Warren Irons, director of the
Civil Service Commissions Bu-
Ireau of Departmental Opera
ItionS, told the subcommittee that
in the first two years of opera
Ition the life insurance program
already had reserves of about
$95 million.
1T would seem to be that you
are going to build up a tremen-
dous contingency reserve sys-
tem.' remarked Representative
Boland, Democrat of Massa-
chusetts.
Mr.. Irons replied that the re.
serve fund will eventually builo
up to something like $427 mil
lion by 1912 if left to grow in Its
present form.
Representative Jonas, Repub-
lican of North Carolina, Joined
i'm asking that the program
should be liberalized because oi
the Unexpectedly large reserves.
Mr.. Irons said the program
might be liberalized in a number
of ways. He mentioned these pos.
Sibilities:
Increasing the value of EN-.
Iployes' policies; a not-So-drastit
reduction in employe policies
value after they reach age IS
a cut in employe premium pay
ments; disability-type insuran e
lcoverage, and a health insurance
program based on surplus life in.
surance funds.
7 Regarding the possibility o.
limiting the decline of an insur.
ance policy to so per cent of it
ioriginal value after the age Of 6;
instead of the present 25 per CEN
floor. Mr.. Irons said:
But actually. although a lot
Of folks think that is the simplest
and easiest way to improve bene-
fits, to raise that floor up to, say
so per cent. the folks who neeC
the insurance the most are the
younger employees with more
family responsibilities, rather
than the folks over 65."
r
EMPLOYEES WORKING HAB.
ITS-During csc hearings be-
fore the appropriations group
several members raised the ole
question of how many days Of q
year were actually worked BY
Federal employees.
| Representative Jonas said q
former colleague on the commit
tee figured out that Federal en-
ployes worked 220 days Of the
year. csc officials either were
unprepared to refute this ex-
aggeration or else failed TO take
advantage of the opportunity.
Actually. as the American
Evening star., 1957-03-11
20-Man Team ON Inh

A 20-man team Of IPC enqi-
neers has been carrying out
Evening star., 1957-03-11
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

peake Bay - Light southerly
winds this afternoon increasing
to 10 miles per hour tonight and
1918 miles per hour tomorrow.
Weather fair, becoming cloudy
tonight with scattered showers
Tuesday. Visibility good.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
Washington and Vicinity
March 1915
Temperatures will average 6
to 8 degrees above normals of
81 and 35 for Washington. Slow
warming trend expected. Cooler
Wednesday and again Saturday.
Rain Tuesday and Friday may
amount to about three-fourths
of an inch.
Road C0nditiOns--AAA
West District OF Columbia 10 Penn
sylvania turnpike, clear Pennsylvania
turnpike clear; Ohio turnpike. wet:
U s 40 west 70 Ohio, wet. U S 80
south: Y $ to Richmond clear;
mond south. clear District OF Columbia
to Charlottesville clear
70 Delaware Memorial Bridge. clear; New
Jersey turnpike, clear. New England.
clear. District OF Columbia TO Harris
burs, Pa, clear.
Evening star., 1957-03-11
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Insurance Program
Reserve Fund Booms
BY JOSEPH YOJJNG

fund the employe life insurance
is growing at rapid rate and will ultimately
half billion dollars House Appropriations Subcommittee
told in testimony released today
The rapidly increasing prompted members of
the House Appropriations Subcommittee Independent
Evening star., 1957-03-11
Nosser's Grip on Suez
Expected to Continue
By the Associated Press

Western officials reported to little chance to
block Egyptian President Nasers drive for full operating
CONTROL Of the Suez Canal.
The future of the Suez-together with the consideration
OF alternative of transporprobaby will rank high
the talks between President Eisenhower and British
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11

49,. The magazines editorial
begins this way:
ION little gnat's feet, Carl
Sandburg crept into a meeting
of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs June g. and
let loose a fog Of congratulations
about television and television
commercials.
When we reach the stage
where all Of the people are en-
tertained all Of the time, we
will be close to having the
Opiate Of the people, he said" "
-TV Guides editorial wallops
Mr.. Sandburg pretty good for
this meaningless" remark and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11
TODAY'S TV
HIGHLIGHTS

1900, WTOP (9) - Code 3:
you Can't Kill q Marine"
stars Richard Travis. A
psychopathic killer takes out
his revenge on an innocent
hitch-hiking Marine. (Film0
1880. wTOP tN Sergeant
Preston: A revenge-mad
convict threatens to take
the mountie's life.
$500, WTTG (5l - Movietime
u. S. A.: Charles McGraw
in THE Armored Car Rob-
berry" A police lieutenant
goes on a hunt for the gang
which has successfully
robbed an armored car. 1850,
$500, WMAL az - Baseball:
Baltimore VS.. Cleveland.
$3.50, WTOP (9) = Climax:
Cameron and Phyllis Thax-
ter star in Payment for Jul
das." The story Of a man
who betrays Q trust. TV-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11
TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

$500, WASH FIN - In the
Concert Hall: INNS Pima
fore Overture by Gilbert
and Sullivan, The Swan
Lake by Tchaikovsky, SYM
phony No. 5 by Dvorak and
Symphony No. 8 by Bruck-
ner.
500, WTOP-Baseball: Balti-
more Orioles VS.. Cleveland
: Indians.
S:55, WWDC - Baseball
Washington VS.. Chicago.
900, WGMS-Concert Master
pieces: Dvorak, Symphonic
Variations. Opus 70; Tchai-
kovsky, Hamlet" Fantasy
Overture; Critics, Pleasure
Dome Of Kubla Khan.
900, WOL-Good Music Time
Symphony No. 26 by Mozart
Concerto for Orchestra BY
Bartok. Septet by Beethoven
and Symphony No. 4 BY
PeriSchetti.
Baseball Tomorrow
500, WTOP-Baseball: Balti.
more VS.. Cleveland.
$500, WINX-Baseball: Gin.
cinnati VS.. Brooklyn.
S:55, WWDC Baseball
Washington VS.. Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11

Key says. "Okay for west
ern fans"
$3.50, WTTG (5l-Wrestling
Feature bout. Antonino
Rocca VS.. Danny MacShane.
$3.50, WTOP (9) - Playhouse
90: Dennis O'Keefe. June
Lockhart and Paul Stewart
costar in Confession" TV-
Key says, Reasonably en-
tertaining mystery"
1000, WRC (4)-Lux Theater
Forrest Tucker, Peggy Nc
Kay and Ken Westerly in
THE Softest Music" A Tv
executive almost loses his
wife and becomes deeply in
volved with the police after
a brief infatuation with a
pretty girl. Color
HIS, WTOP (9)-The Late
Show: Good Sam" stars
Gary Cooper and Ann Sheri-
dan. A department store
general managers love for
the little people shortens his
purse as well as his wife's
temper. (l94S.)
l1:2O, WMAL "a - Premiere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11


concludes by limiting darkly
that his speech could be part
of a plot of some kind:
III a smart public relations
man, employed to discredit our
present system of free teleui-
sion. could haze arranged for
Carl Sandburg to attack it be-
fore the Nations most infuen-
tiGl tOomen's group. that public
relations man Woutd hdve
scored quite a coup. Stranger
things hare happened"
4 4
Something stranger than
this has happened, though.
Before he left on vacation,
Edward r. Murrow was in
terviewed by Herman Land,
editor of the monthly Televi-
sion Magazine. for the July
issue. Here's a direct quote
from Murrow:
But if televiSiOn and radio
are to be used to entertain all
Of the people all of the time,
then we have come perilOusly
close to discovering the real
Opiate Of the people"
The words are almost the
same as Sandburg's and the
thought. of course, is identical!
And as Mr.. Land points out
in his introduction:
THE man (Murrow) who
voices this sentiment is not a
scholastic recluSe but one of
the most successful men in
television, who himself has sat
in network management coun-
ellis at CHS and negotiated
directly with sponsors"
Coincidence?
y 4 4
Maybe Murrow read the wire
dispatches. concerning Sand
burg's remarks and the thought
stuck in his mind. Who was
first, or who influenced whom
is unimportant. however.
The important thing, il seems
to me, Is that people within
the present system of free
televisi0n" are as concerned
about 1t as those outside Of It..
Does the fact that Sandburg
pumped for pay-TV recently
disqualify him from criticizing
the present system?
To infer that his remarks
Were arranged" is ridiculous.
Mr.. S. is a non-drrdngdble
type of man.
Here, incidentally. are some
ideas and opinions from the
interesting Land interview with
Murrow:
On Sponsors: ION the whole,
the sponsor record has not been
so bad. considering the size of
the risks involved in a medium
as costly as TV. Executives
as individuals care about things
that are never reflected in the
programs that they sponsor.
On Controversy: 81 probably
would be reluctant to sponsor
trouble myself. The net
works and stations have the
right to editorialize. Yet, by
and large. they do not editorial
lie. They have no CUTS"
On the mass-appeal thesis:
|" over-adherence can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11

only lead to degradation of the
medium in the long run.
On the Hopeful Side: He sees
the viewer as possibly being I'LL
timately responsible for posi-
tive program change. AS a re-
suit, sponsors may begin to
make new demands on the
medium.
The optimistic Murrow's
chief recommendation is one
that TV Guide could ponder:
ut might be helpful If those
tDho control television and
radio Mould sit still for a bit
and attempt to discover tUhat
it is they care about"
Nor is this recommendation
original with Murrow. CBS's
DR.. Frank Stanton told broad
casters here two summers ago
that his network would be will
ing to finance a national sur
vey of leading citizens-indus-
trialists. educators, philoso-
Pliers. lawyers, doctors and In
dian chiefs-to find out what
they think TV ought to be.
The industry wouldn't sit still
one bit for that one.
Nor Is this idea original with
DR.. Stanton!
Bulletin Board:
Mrs. Mary Anstead, 1920
Green street Sc, q registered
nurse, won the ST station
wagon given m onthly by
Stand Up and Be. Counted"
weekday afternoons. WMAL
- for the best letter The
Ansteads can use it, too; they've
four children.
Warner Brothers announced
a million dollar building pro-
gram for TV facilities yester-
day The big reason: Four
weekly ABC-TV Westerns:
Cheyenne, Sugarfoot, Maverick
and Colt AS Construction
will start Immediately.
NBC will take TV critics to
the L. A. the week of No.
vember 3 to inspect its new
facilities. look over its new
shows, and meet the stars.
The Arthur Murray show
Monday (NBC-4) seemed a
good deal perkier than usual
\. Paul Hartman, who teamed
with Mrs. NJ, and the amazing
young dancers, can take the
bows, along, to be sure, with
the boss-lady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11
Other AM Stations
FIN Stutions

WRc-FM-s3.s Me.-s:1o an. tsism.
W10P-FM-se.j Me.-7l-hsur operation
WASH-FM-s1.t Me- an. 10 t2pm.
Wol-FM-ss.I Me- IN. 10 midnight
WFAh-FM- 1901 m.e.-1l-hour speration
WWDc-FM-ioi.3 Me- an. 10 Tan.
WeMs-FM- io1.s Mc.-Weskdsys SIS an. "a
mltnisht; suaasys Iiss an. 10 nidnivht
NARl-FM-ios. Me.-si3o an. 10 7am.
WUsr-FM-test Me.--s;3o an. tsSpm.
WMAl.Fh-ie1.3 Me.-ti IN. 10 los an.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11

Performance: Swan .
Water" with Walter Bren-
nan and Anne Baxter. A
young man goes into Oke-
fenokee Swamp to find his
dog and meets a hunted
criminal. (1941.l
1880, WTTG t5)-Washington
Movietime: An actress gets
by with murder in The
Velvet Touch" with Rosalind
Russell and Leo Glenn.
(i94S.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11
ON THE AIR
Mr. Murrow, Meet
Carl Sondburq
BY BERNIE HARRISON

You can't turn around IN the public prints these days with
out running into Carl Sandburg, the prairie Victor Hugo
Catching with the travelling poet something else again
TV Gude-whch turned around and spun after reading
his bterng remarks about TV TV
months just out the stands with its answering blast u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
Hail and Farewell

There must be few baseball fans
east Of the Mississippi who are not ex-,
periencing some pangs of regret at the
decision of the New York Giants to move
to San Francisco For, during most of
the past quarters of century,
the Giants were as much part of New
York City as the Statue of Liberty and,
to one cross-section of population at
least, much more exciting Few, If any,
teams in the history of baseball so cap
tured the imagination of the sports
public as the Giants-especially in their
swashbuckling days of winning seven
teen league pennants and five worlds
championships.
But the Giants ran out of steam in
recent years-except for their dramatic
resurgence in 1954-and the paid re-
turns at the gate ran down in the same
progression. The rival Yankees became
the baseball darlings of the big city and
the shadows grew darker over Coogan's
Bluff and the Anticipated Polo Grounds.
The ghosts Of John McGraw and Christy
Mathewson and flock of other greats
Of bygone days may remain, but Willie
Mays and his playmates are moving
to the Golden Gate.
Actually, the face of major league
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
Too Democratic

Democracy, no doubt, is fine thing,
but 1t can be overdone. And the PreSi-
dent is OVERRIDING it when he says that
he is going to get his incubation against
Asiatic flu when the vaccine becomes
available to ordinary people" like him
self.
The President enjoys. or suffers,
many things not available to ordinary
people-Secret Service protection, spe-
cial diets, travel safeguards and what
not. He has these things, not because he
is an ordinary person, but because he
is President. The same principle should
apply to the flu shots. 1t is more i'm
portant to the country to safeguard the
Presidents health than to safeguard
the health of Joe Doaks. So we trust
that Mr.. EiSenhower's doctors will stand
by their insistence that he take the shots
as soon as possible-even though he may
finch from the needle just like ordinary
people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23

Fairfax County, in the throes of a
changeover from rural to urbanlike
characteristics, is having trouble adj
Justing its governmental organization to
cope with the metamorphosiS. It's de-
clSion to change to county-executiv
form OF government in 1852 was designed
to meet the new responsibilities facing
the county as new subdivisions and
shopping centerS spread across once
pastoral land. That still further i'm
provementS were advisable was recog-
nized by the Board of Supervisors when
1t asked the University of Virginia to
have its Bureau Of Public Administra-
ton make study of the present Setup
That the bureau has found much to
criticize is not surprising, therefore. It's
report is constructive guide for i'm
provement which, If followed both by
the supervisors and by the executive
branch, should be Of great benefit to
the growing county.
The bureaus report made it plain
that change from the county execu-
tive form of government to one placing
administration under county manager,
as has been advocated by some residents,
would not solve the county'S current
problems. In fact, the bureau saw no adj
vantage of the manager form over the
executive form chosen by the county in
a referendum five years ago. The main
trouble with the county government now,
the report stressed, is that there is too
much interference with the executive
branch by other officials, including the
supervisors. The bureau found that the
Board Of Supervisors was inclined to
concern itself with purely adminiStra-
tive matters within the purview Of the
county executive, while neglecting its
major responsibility of planning long
range policy.
The bureau recommended the ex-
ercise of more authority by the county
executive, more policy planning by the
supervisors, a reduction in number of
Independent officials and agencies, nerg-
ing of several county divisions in the
interest of economy and efficiency and
other reforms. The bureau emphasized
that all Of the suggested changes can be
made by the Board of Supervisors under
existing authority. AS the university
group put It: "All that the outsider can
do is to point out the general direction
in which to turn and then leave to the
board itself the making Of the various
decisions" The next move, therefore, is
up to the Board of Supervisors. Since
the board requested the study, favor
able action on all or most of the recon-
mendations would be logical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
Jamestown Enigma

I have just returned from
a relatively enjoyable trip to
the jamestown exhibition. I
thought a remarkable job was
done in the reconstruction Of
the fort and dwellings. giving
a very real air Of authenticity
and credibility. But to my
sons inquiry concerning the
whereabouts of the Indians.
I couldn't help but cynically
think the red varmints"
must be holed UP in those
stockades labeled "colored. :"
On reflection. however. I
realized this hypothesis would
have been inconsistent with
the motivations Of those
architects Of the land of OPP
portunity. So ! had to con-
fesS my perplexity and tell
my son the historical truth
there were no more savages.
that they had long since
joined the settlers in mutual
security and pursuit Of hap
pineSs.
This. however. still does
not explain or obviate the
enigma of those signs labeled
"colored." Segregation in a
national shrine is repugnant
to the spirit and very insti-
tutional basis Of a Federal
Government.
william ]. Murphy.