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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25
Tuskegee Vote DenioI
Brings Boycott Talk

is nearly 5 TO | In the Negroes
favor.
Consequently, a serious boy
colt could have a paralyzing eff
feet on the city's commerce.
White businessmen, for the
most part. are reluctant to dis
cuss the threat but Mayor Phil
Lightfoot said. There is no evil
dence that ] can see yet OF any
real boycott"
There has been widespread
talk Of a mass refusal to deal
with Tuskegee business houses
since an anti-Negro voting bill
by Senator Sam Engelhardt
cleared the Legislature in Mont
gomery Friday and went to Gov
James E. Folsom for his sigma
ture or disapproval.
Senator Engelhardt is execu-
tive secretary Of the Prosegrega-
ton Alabama Association OF
Citizens Councils.
The bill reduces the city limits
Of Tuskegee TO exclude all pre-
dominantly Negro residential
areas. including famed Tuskegee
Institute.
II leaves all except about 10
Of Tuskegee's 400 Negro voters
outside the city limits and makes
them ineligible to vote in munich
pal elections. The 600 or so
white voters in the city are
una ected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25

Oflcers Of the Maryland State
Firemen's Auxiliary today are
investigating a fund shortage
reported at about $4,000.
E. C. Parrish, an ofiicial Of
the United States Fidelity a.
Guaranty Co. of Baltimore. the
firm which bonded the auxil-
iary's treasury. said that the
auxiliary has filed a claim al
leging embezzlement of funds.
Mr.. Parrish, assistant super
intendent Of the surety division,
said his firm Is prepared TO pay
the claim as soon as the organ
ization submits statement Of
proof Of the loss.
Before q valid claim can be
paid under q fidelity bond. he
explained. "there has to have
been a dishonest act"
Notice Of the shortage was
given members last week at an
Iau, liary convention in Ocean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25

TUSKEGEE, Ala, June Is (41.
Passage Of a legislative act
excluding Negro voters from -
city has brought threatening talk
Of a mass boycott Of white mer-
chants in Tuskegee.
Said one Negro leader, Will
liam p. Mitchell, an employe OF
the Tuskegee Veterans Admin
istration Hospital:
II guess you could say our
people feel that II they can't
vote in Tuskegee they won't
trade here either"
Mr.. Mitchell and other Negro
spokesman said an undeter-
mined number OF their race
have already begun to with
hold patronage from the mer-
chants in Tuskegee. but how ex-
tensive the boycott will become
remains TO be seen.
A mass meeting has been
called for tonight at q Negro
church. presumably to discuss
the new law. Handbills an
nouncing the rally spoke of a
crusade for citizenship"
Negroes outnumber white resi-
dents approximately z TO 3 in
Tuskegee, a city Of $500 popu-
lation. In the county where the
tra territory extends the ratio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25
Gromyko Charges U. S.
Is Hiding Arms Race

MOSCOW. June rs (R.-So-
Wet Foreign Minister Andrea
Gromyko charged today that the
United States is using the Lon
don disarmament negotiations as
a screen to continue and inten-
sify the arms race.
In the first news conference
called by a Soviet Foreign Min
lister since November 80. 1858.
Mr.. Gromyko demanded that
the United States either put a
stop to aggressive and incen-
diary" statements by its political
and military leaders or tacitly
admit aggressive intentions.
Calls Reply Up to u. S.
Mr.. Gromyko took his text
chiefly from June 7 testimony by
United States Gen. Lauris Nor
stad. supreme NATO commander
in Europe. in which Gen. Norstad
told a closed session Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee that Russia faces sure
and absolute" destruction from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25

before the Senate Finance Com
mittee investigating the coun-
try's financial condition.
As in previous appearances.
Mr.. Humphrey saw a golden
cloud of prosperity in all the
administration is doing. Senator
Kerr continued to reveal many
misgivings about the rosy pic
ture. and belabored the Secretary
on numerous financial points.
obscure as well and obvious.
Exchanges Spirited
The Senator's questioning was
marked at times by exchanges
that were spirited and even
amusing If the enlightenment
they produced was somewhat be-
clouded by the differing points
of view Of the two millionaries.
For one thing, Mr.. Humphrey
put in the record a lengthy state
ment to document his claim that
a shortage Of goods is responsible
for inflationary pressures and
rising prices. Senator Kerr had
requested the list in an exchange
last week when the Secretary
attributed the present renewed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25

initiation and price increases to
a shortage Of consumer items.
AS the Secretary brought UP
the list, Senator Kerr compli-
him in these words:
81 tell you, you put on a prom
Using act here the other day, as
good as I ever saw"
Vows Cooperation
II want to cooperate" muir
Mr.. Humphrey. Then,
beginning the statement on the
shortages of goods which he con-
tends have exerted inflationary
pressures, Mr.. Humphrey told
Kerr:
II don't think you'd know how
to use the list and I'm going to
tell you how to use it."
Senator Kerr marveled at the
Secretary's "candor" and said he
welcomed his cooperation.
The Secretary then read the
list and it turned out that he
must have made a major slip of
the tongue in his earlier state
ment attributing the inflationary
Continued ON Page A-6, Col. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25
Gulf Storm Seen
About to Intensity

NEW ORLEANS. June IS (R).
The Weather Bureau said to-
day there are some indications
the tropical depression in the
Southwest Gulf of Mexico is
beginning to intensity.
The bureaus advisory at 4
am. (CST) said the depression
remained nearly stationary dur
ing the night. but a slow north
ward movement is expected later
today. The disturbance was 10
Gated about $50 miles southeast
of Brownsville. Tex.
Highest winds, the advisory
said. are estimated around 40
miles per hour in squalls near
the center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25
Living Costs Rise
For 9Th Month
Record Set Again;
Food Moy Ease

The Nation wide cost Of living
index increased three-tenths of
/ per cent last month, a new
record high for the ninth conse-
cutive month, the Labor Depart
ment disclosed today.
In Washington. the consumer
price average was "a per cent
higher than in May. 1866. al
though q decrease Of three
tenths Of per cent was noted
between February and May Of
this year.
The national consumer price
index in May stood at 1875 per
cent of the l947-49 average. This
figure was 3.6 per cent higher
than May, 1856.
COMMISSIONS Evan Clague of
the Departments Bureau Of La
Dor Statistics said that the price
index probably was still rising
this month because Of normal
seasonal food price increases.
DrOpOff May Come
Mr.. Clague added that food
prices may level of or even drop
in July or August because Of
harvest time cost reductions.
Locally. food prices on the
average remained unchanged be-
tween February and May. A
BIS spokesman explained this
fact was due to price reductions
of such items as eggs and coffee.
Other types, such as meats and
vegetables. generally increased.
Housing costs here have
dropped Is per cent since Febru-
airy. although rents increased
two-tenths Of l per cent. A 4.6
per cent reduction in home fuels
was noted, as well as a IL per
cent reduction in the cost of
home furnishings.
Used Car Prices Higher
While clothing prices dropped
slightly, q IL per cent increase
in such personal care commodi-
ties as toilet articles was reported,
Higher prices for used cars
more than Offset the decline in
new car. prices in Washington.
Commissioner Clague reported
that the cost index increase
coupled with a shorter work week
nationally caused a drop Of one
half Of per cent in the real
earnings Of factory workers.
About 100000 metals industries
workers. however. qualified for
Accent hourly wage increases
under their semiannual cost of
living adjustments by manage
ment.
The average spendable earn
ings Of factory workers dropped
II cents last month to $74.47.
after income tax and social
security deductions, for a wage
learner with three dependents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25

York and George M. Leader Of
Pennsylvania. The New Yorker
said he wished Mr.. Eisenhower
had offered some concrete sug.
gestions. and Gov. Leader OBJ
served that it is hard enough
to get two Governors to agree on
anything without trying to get
agreement from 40.
One Of the most caustic COM
ments came from Gov. G. Mem
men Williams. Michigan Demo-
crat. who said:
"Mr. Eisenhower's statement
would have been more convinc-
ing had he not elaborated in
rejecting all efforts to let the
States handle their own prob
lens in the field Of highway con-
struction."
Tax Cut Would Be Small
Though some of Mr.. Eisen-
hower's listeners thought they
discerned in his speech the i'm
piled promise Of a possible tax
cut. second thoughts convinced
most Of them that any tax re-
duction resulting from a redefi-
milton Of Federal-State respon-
sibilities would be a small one.
The chief message of Mr..
Eisenhower's address. many OF
his listeners felt, was a direct
challenge to the States to stop
passing the buck to Washington
and get back into the business
Of governing.
Mr.. Eisenhower minced no
words in telling. the governors
that in politics. as in nature. a
vacuum must be filled, and that
growing Federal Entertainments
on State prerogatives have been
merely instances Of the filling of
vacuums.
The address marked Mr.,
Eisenhower's second appearance
at a Governors conference, and
his first since 1858.
Warning that those who
would be and would stay free
must stand eternal watch against
Excessive concentration Of power
Continued on Page AS, Col.
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Pact on Disarmament
Far Away Dulles Says
Late 1857
Is Seen as
Nearest Date
BY EARL H. voss.

Secretary Of State Dulles In
dicated today there is a long way
to go yet before the Senate can
be presented with a first-step dis
armament treaty for ratification.
If any treaty comes out, he
said. he does not see how it could
emerge before the end of the
calendar year.
He refused to be either opti-
mistic or pessimistic about
chances Of getting the Soviet
Union to agree. He said the
world must wait and see what
develops when the many still
vague areas in the disarmament
problem are explored.
He made these other points on
disarmament:
Length Of test suspensions
The United States wants a Pc
Rod of suspension sufficiently
short SO it would not involve the
breakup Of the scientific and
technical group now working on
nuclear weapons development.
If it should turn out that the
inspection for nuclear tests is
not working or if the inspection
for verifying a cut Of nuclear
production fails, the Secre-
tary said, the United States
would not have lost the oppor-
tunity to resume testing.
\ Link Of nucIear tests to weap-
Ons production cut off-Sus-
pension Of nuclear tests might
precede cutoff of nuclear weap-
ons production in the flrst-step
disarmament agreement now en-
visaged by the United States,
Mr.. Dulles said.
/ There had been confusion
about the link between test sus-
pension and weapons production
after President Eisenhower's
press conference last week. It
is correct to say that suspension
of testing is not dependent on
a coincidental cutoff of produc-
ton but 1t is dependent on q
coincidental agreement for q
future cutoff of nuclear weap-
ons production, Mr.. Dulles ex.
planned.
First-step COmpOnents ~ Mr..
Dulles said suspension of nuclear
tests, cutoff nuclear production.
inspections zones. and reduction
of conventional weapons are all
a part of the first-step disarma-
ment proposal the United States
now seeks.
1t is contemplated. Mr.. Dulles
added. that transfers of nuclear
materials out of war stocks
would begin on the date that
nuclear weapons production is
stopped.
Secretary Dulles minimized
the Importance of sending
team of Senators to observe the
flve-power United Nations dis.
armament committee negotia-
tons in London. He said he at
tached little Importance to the
move because the negotiations
are being directed from Wash
ington.
Disarmament Negotiator Har-
old Stassen is on the receiving
end in London and the President
and Secretary Dulles are on the
formative end. he noted. and
See DULLES. Page AS
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chance of adoption. He called
for the selection of a committee
of Governors Ito study tax
sources which the Federal Gov
eminent could abandon and
which then could be adopted by
the State"
Although the Presidents plea
issued at the state dinner here
last night. received a quick re-
Spouse. few officials at the con-
ference were prepared to pre-
dict that anything concrete
would come out Of the proposals
The Council Of State Govern
ment-secretariat of the Gov
ernors Conference - sponsored
such a study several years age
and Congress turned thumbs
down on any realignment or
areas of taxation.
Reaction Cautious
Reaction to the Presidents
25-minute speech was as cautious
as its reception was lukewarm
last night. Gov. William Strait
ton of Illinois. one Of the l9
Republican State Governors here
said he hoped the conference
would be able to take action to
carry out the suggestion. Gov
Luther Hodges, Democrat Of
North Carolina. termed the
speech most interesting and
challenging" and said 1t had
promising possibilities.
Less sympathetic were the
Governors of two large Northern
States-Averell Hartman OF New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25
SuIk Polio Vaccine
Export Quote Cut
Ds 'he hssociateu rreSs

The Government said today
the export quota for Salk polio
vaccine has been cut to 3 mil.
lion doses for the third quarter
Of this year.
The second quarter quota was
S million doses. The Commerce
Department said 1t was neces-
sary TO trim this figure because
of 4 temporary shortage result
ing from speeded up vaccination
programs in the United States
IdI ling the peak polio season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25

the air If she attacks the West.
The testimony was made pub
lie later by the committee.
Reading a prepared statement,
Mr.. Gronlyko commented:
IF the United States, a partic-
ipant in the talks on disarma-
ment, really wishes to help
achieve the necessary agreement
among the powers. then there
can be no place for aggressive
and warmongering speeches like
Norstad's.
But If Norstad and other
champions Of the cold war re-
fleet the real policy of the United
States. then how is one to evalu-
ate the United States role in the
disarmament talks? Are not
these talks being used as a screen
to continue and intensity the
arms race?
1.-THE answer can only come
from the Government OF the
United States"
CThere was no direct COM
ment in Paris from Gen. Nor
stad. But a spokesman for him
pointed out that he made no
speech to the Senate commit
tee, but was only testifying on
NATO's capabilities to retail
ate against a Soviet attack.
The spokesman declared that
Gen. Norstad did not refer at
any time TO NATO intentions
or capabilities of launching an
attack on the Soviet Union.)
No Chance for Questions
The correspondents were given
no chance TO question Mr.
Gromyko. who left the seventh
floor conference room in the sky
scraper Foreign Ministry imme-
diately after reading his state
|ment.
Mr.. Gromyko dismissed the
United States position that its
participation in NATO. and other
military alliances are purely de.
fensive. He said these argument,
could not be reconciled with the
aggressive and incendiary'
statements Of Gen. Norstad anc
other United States leaders anc
obviously were aimed at "lulline
the vigilance Of the people"
The Soviet official agar
vi ned the nations Of Western
See GROMYKO, Page A..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25
Col. Nickerson
Pleads Guilty
To Charges
Government Drops
Espionage Count
AS His Trial Opens

HUNTSVILLE. Ala, June rs
@.-Army Col. John c. Nicker-
son. jr.. today pleaded guilty to
IS charges that he disobeyed Or
ders in the handling Of secret
information.
Col. Nickerson's surprise plea
came just q few minutes after
the Government dropped its
espionage charge against the
missile expert at the very OPEN
ing Of his trial by general court
martial.
One result Of the Governments
action and the Nickerson plea
viii be to shut on any possibility
Of q full-scale review of the
Nations whole missile program.
Attorney Explains Action
Originally, Col. Nickerson
faced Is charges of disobedience
Of orders. perjury and espionage.
AS matters now stand. the
maximum sentence which could
be imposed on Col. Nickerson
under the is remaining charges
is Q dishonorable discharge and
so years in prison.
Defense Attorney Robert K.
Bell Of Huntsville told the 10
man court-martial board Col.
Nickerson was pleading guilty
to the reduced list of charges
'.in view Of the fact that charge
two and each specification in
volving espionage and false
swearing has been dismissed"
The trial then was adjourned
for consultation on the next
step.
The court is expected to hear
arguments later today for q light
sentence or no sentence at all.
After the arguments. the court
will retire for secret delibera-
tons to NIX Col. Nickerson's
sentence.
Arrested in January
The 4l-year-old Col. Nicker-
son was placed under arrest
last January after he protested
an order by Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson limiting the
Army to use Of . 200-mile-range
missile.
In issuing his order last No
vember. Mr.. Wilson assigned de-
telopment and use of a 1900
mile intermediate range ballistic
missile IRBM to the Air Force.
COL. Nickerson subsequently
wrote four documents. one of
which was entitled Comments
on the Wilson Memoranda" ar
guing that the Army should de-
velop and employ an IRBM Of
its own.
These documents. which the
Army said contained top secret
defense data, were distributed
to newspaper editors. columnists,
Congressman and industrial
sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25
McKeIdin Asks Action
On Eisenhower's Plan
Adoption Of FederoI-Stote Study
By Governors Regarded as Unlikely
By WILLIAM HINES
Star star corresoondent

WILLIAMSBURG Va, June 25.-Gov. Theodore R. Nickel
din Of Maryland today called the annual Governors
Conference to put into effect President Eenhowers
mendaon for study group to redefne State
responsibilities
The Maryland Republican submitted to the conferences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25
DEADLINE
FOR DISABLED

JUNE 30 Is the cutoff date for
thousands Of disobled persons to file
tor soeiol security payments The de-
tollssc ore spelled out in Roy HsnY's
column Security for You on The stor's
Feature POse. BIS.
THE RAMBLER finds summer 70.
sort right here in Washington os no
strOlls around HOins Point during the
heot wovs. See pose 81.
GALORE COUNTERS eon enjoy
eotins just as much as anybody else.
For some tempting menus 10 follow
while you're dieting. turn to poss BIT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25
Humphrey, Kerr Clash
On TiehtMoney' Policy
Secretary Documents Shortage cloim.
Senator Sees Misevines in u S. Finances
BY CECIL HOLLAND

Treasury Secretary Humphrey and Senator Kerr Democrat
Of Oklahoma both well heeled financially had another 60
around today the Eisenhower administrations tight
money" policy and initiation.
The occasion Secretary Humphreys return appearance
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EscoUIuLIUIIo NOIIIIIIItJCc q ItSUIu-
ton to give immediate indorse-
ment to the proposal Of the
President Of the United States. !"
President Eisenhower urged
last night that a study be un-
|dertaken to determine where
State government could properly
supercede Feueral authority in
services now being directed gen.
orally.
Gov. McKeldin's resolution
was expected to stand a good
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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-05-24
Savaqery UnassaiIed

An appeal to Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower, mother OF an
American soldier to protest savage treatment OF pr
soners of war by Egypt has been made by Mrs Hanna
Etkes of Haifa mother of an Israeli airman
In letter to Americas First Lady, Mrs. Etkes re-
ports this story by her captured after loot wound
downed him and his aircraft in Egypt last fall With
ont food or medical treatment for 32 days, her son
was taken to Cairo prison and:
"Six officers came to my cell and began question
ing me- When l refused to disclose anything, apart
from personal information they began to torture me-
Burning cgarets pushed up my nostrlls and IN
to nv ears: lit matches held against my face.
"When all this failed, they gave me two injections
which left in state of stupor until darkness came
T was put on table and injections stuck into
all parts of my body Then they rolled off the table
onto the floor and started dragging around Each
time l tainted, and l lost consciousness many times,
they threw cold water me.
"Finally they took me to a hospital where thought
nv tortures had come to an end But then began new
kind They put an apparatus over my head and be-
tween my legs and gave electric shocks, sneerlng
that was being X-rayed An army doctor then began
operating on my leg without anaesthetcs, and after
this put me back in my cell.
s'I lay there for six weeks without any possibility
of washing or changing my filthy clothes On Jan.
II. 10 Egyptian soldiers to cell and began
beating us up kicked in the eye by nailed jack
boot dragged and kicked again, and then they start
ed pounding and jumping my body.
''Six days after this we were handed over to
Canadian officer of UNEF"
The story was printed in the March 29 issue of the
Jewish Agency's Digest of Press and Events. The
magazine reported answer or acknowledgement has
so far been received.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-05-24
II Phoenicians
Gel Institute
Scholarships

Brandeis Camp Institute scholar
ships have been awarded to four
Phoenix college students.
Attending the California camps
June 23-July 81 session will be
Phoenix College goods Marilyn
Citron, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Citron of 845 E. Hayward,
and Fran Hernes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Hernes of 1907 w.
Moreland.
Bonnie Doro, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Doro of TIT w.
Windsor, and Danny Abrams, son
of Mrs. Flora M. Abrams of 529 W..
Holly, will attend the July 28-Aug.
rs session. Both are Arizona State
at Tempe students.
The institute provides youth
leadership training for the Ameri-
can Jewish community through
courses on Jewish life and back
ground and cooperative living in
which they share work and exper-
fences. The program includes lee
lures, discussions, and music, dance,
and drama workshops.
The Phoenix quartet will each
receive a $500 tuition scholarship
plus 5000 maintenance scholarship
provided by the Brandeis Youth
Foundation from contributions.