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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
Bomb Slayer Of A
On Plane Is Executed

CANTON CITY, Col. Jan. IL
R.-Coolly accepting his fate.
John Gilbert Graham was exc
cuted last night in Colorado's
gas chamber for destroying an
Iairliner that carried his mother
and 43 other persons to death.
The 24-year-old father of two
children gulped the cyanide
fumes and passed into uncon-
seriousness in seconds. He was
pronounced dead in IL minutes.
A score of officials and l9
Inewsmen saw the perpetrator of
the Nations worst recorded mass
Staying 60 to his death.
Graham was convicted Of muir
dering his mother, Mrs. Daisie
E. King. SO. She died with 43
other men. women and children
November /. 1855, when a United
Air Lines DC6B was shattered
by a dynamite bomb. It crashed
in a sugar beet field near Long
mont, Col.
$37,500 Flight Policy
Although he never disclosed
"a motive for planting a dyna-
mite device in his mothers lug
gage, Graham named himself
beneficiary in $37,500 fight
insurance policy he took out on
his mothers life.
The husky, dark-haired killer
went to death "the calmest I've
ever SEEM" said Deputy Warden
William Kinney, who has wit
messed all rs executions in Colo
radios gas chamber.
Nervous and f1dgety on his last
day, Graham still was reported
in good spirits and humor by
his final visitors. They included
one of his three court-appointed
lawyers. John j. Gibbons, and
the Rev. Justin McKernan, Ro-
man Catholic chaplain at the
prison.
Father McKernan visited
Graham for 40 minutes last
night in the death row cell where
the young Denver businessman
spent his last days. Their ex-
change Of banter was interrupted
when Graham saw Warden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
Navy Develops
Own Missile

The Pentagon announced to-
day the Navy is developing its
own intermediate range ballistic
missile IRBM - which means
the Navy is severing its collabo-
ration with the Army on such 9
project.
Lockheed Aircraft Co., Of Van
Mugs. Calf. is the major con-
tractor in development of the
."Polaris." the name assigned to
the new weapon.
The announcement said this
Missile Joins the United States
family Of ballistic missiles.
Others currently being devel-
oped or produced include the
200-mile range Redstone missile
of the Army, such intermediate
range missiles as the Army's Ju-
piter and the Air Forces Thor
each with a designed range OF
about $500 miles-and the two
intercontinental range ballis-
tics missiles CICBM) projects OF
the Air Force. the Atlas and the
Titan.
The brief announcement sale
the Defense Department lis now
reviewing the overall ballistiC
missile program to determine
what changes. if any. may be de-
sirable in view of the reorienta-
ton of the Navy program.
Work on the Jupiter missile
had been a joint effort of the
Army and the Navy but the Army
now plans to carry on the project
on its own.
American Aviation Daily, a
trade publication. says Lockheed
has been assigned responsibility
for building the main part of the
Polaris miSsle-the airframe
Aerojet-General Corp. the publi-
cation said. has been assigned the
contract for developing a solid
propellant fuel compulsion unit
for the Polaris. with General
Electric Co. and the MaSsachu-
sets Institute of Technology do
ing the development work for the
guidance system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
Negro Leaders
Urge President
To Act in South

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. IL R.-
Southern Negro leaders are con-
tinuing their indignation fight
with appeals to President Eli
senhower, Vice President Nixon
and Attorney General Brownell
for assistance.
About go Negro leaders repre-
senting nine Southern States
yesterday telegraphed President
Eisenhower Ito come South i'm
mediately to make a major
speech in a major Southern
city urging all Southreners to
abide by the Supreme Courts
decision as the law of the land" "
The group. concluding a two
day meeting here, asked for a
conference with Mr.. Brownell lat
the earliest possible date" and
said the confused state requires
that we talk with you in order
to secure a Qualification from
the highest legal authority of
the land :"
Nixon Tour Urged
The Vice President was urged
to tour the South and report to
Mr.. Eisenhower on economic
boycotts. and reprisals. and
bombing and violence directed
against persons and homes of
Negroes who assert their rights
under the Constitution"
The Rev. Martin Luther King,
jr.. of Montgomery. Ala, who
called the conference here, said
1t had no connection with the
arrest Thursday of six Negro
ministers on charges of riding
city buses in seats normally re-
served for white persons-a vio-
lation of State segregation laws.
Cases against the six, all free
in 1000 bonds. will be presented
10 the Fulton County (Atlanta)
Grand Jury Tuesday. If the
grand jury returns indictments
the way is cleared for a court
test of the segregation laws.
Nov in Shock Period"
A. T. Walden said he and
other Negro attorneys are con-
sidering a request to Federal
District Court to declare the bus
segregation laws unconstitu-
tional.
Mr.. King told news con-
ference that bus integration
should be accomplished in the
South before 1860. I'VE are
now in a shock period" he said.
AS soon as that is over inte-
grafton will come all over the
South"
States represented at the
meeting were Alabama, Georgia.
Florida, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
Mississippi and Louisiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
Lab Wrecked
BY Two Blasts
COLUMBIJS Ohio Ian -

! COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. IL (P)
Rance. Inc, began surveying
damage to its research and test
ing laboratory here today. It
was shattered yesterday by two
explosions that killed an Ohio
State University student.
Paul Burke, jr., a 23-year old
Navy veteran and father of a
9-month-old daughter, was killed
in the blasts while he performed
his parti-time duties at the lab
He was employed there while
studying engineering at Ohio
State.
Eighteen other persons re-
quired hospital treatment. The
most seriously injured were John
Bobo. SO; Paul Drake, 80, and
Keith Bray. "a. University hos
pital officials said they were in
fair condition. Others hos
pitalized were reported in good
condition.
/ Robert B. Eddy, company
treasurer. said there was no esti-
mate of damage yet.
Battalion Fire Chief j. c.
O'Connor said Mr.. Burke. the
son of the production superin-
tendent of the Rance plant at
Delaware. Ohio. was working
with 20-pound tank of LIQUID
propane gas when it ruptured
from excessive pressure, creating
the first blast.
He said the gas expanded
rapidly through the western part
of the one-story building, then
ignited to set off the second and
major blast that did most of the
damage. The plants sprinkler
system prevented fire.
About 600 employees walked out
of the plant after the explosions
in an orderly fashion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
Antarctic Party
Reaches New ZeuIund
LYTTELTON.

PORT LYTTELTON, New
Zealand, Jan. IL (P.-The United
States Navy seaplane tender
Curtiss arrived here today with
20 scientists bound for a years
duty in the Antarctic.
The Curtiss will sail Tuesday
on a 2,000-mile voyage through
icy seas to McMurdo sound.
Nearly $50 United States
scientists, technicians and main
tenance men will occupy six
outposts in Antarctica before the
long winter night descends in
March. Their observations and
surveys will be part of the United
States contribution to the Inter-
national Geophysical Year pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
Heads FLAGSHIP

MANILA, Jan. IL (P.-Capt.
Allan L. Reed, formerly attached
ito the staff of Admiral Felix B.
Stump's Pacific Fleet head
quarters, assumed command
today of the heavy cruiser St.
Paul. flagship of the United
States Seventh Fleet. He took
over from Capt. James w. Davis,
who becomes chief of staff for
the Seventh Fleet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12

be provided free by the Chestnut
Farms-Chevy Chase Dairy.
At a meeting of police officers
from the District and all nearby
jurisdictions yesterday. addi-
tional details of police duties
during the inaugural period were
worked out.
All police departments will be
linked by a radio network for
traffic. control. If incoming traf-
fic clogs one route. it will be d.
verified at an outlying point to
another route, said Deputy Chief
Howard V. Covell of the Metro
politan Police Department.
He said trucks Of the District
sanitation division will be ready
for snow removal duties along
the parade route if necessary
Their operations will be confined
to the streets, he said, land that
does not mean cleaning the snow
of of seats or anything else"
Pedestrians May Cross
Chief Covell said pedestrians
will be allowed to cross the pa
rade route at all street intersec-
tons, as long as they do not in
terfere with parade units.
All parade communications,
being handled by the military,
will be centered in the old Belasco
Theater on Lafayette Square.
Three radio networks for diff
ferent aspects of parade control
will be used. This is in addition 70
police radio networks.
Cleaning of the parade route
will begin Friday. January 10,
and continue up to parade time.
Streetcar loading platforms will
be removed.
Although all street parking will
be prohibited within a large
downtown area on parade day,
motorists may drive into the
area. If they intend to drive
into a private or commercial
parking lot or garage, Chief
Covall said, they should turn
their headlights on, so police will
not divert them to other streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Some
sunshine and warmer, high in
mid-40s this afternoon. Fair
tonight, low about 80. Mostly
cloudy and turning colder to-
morrow. Wind, Il. am. today,
south, miles per hour.
Virginia-Fair tonight. low
around 24-32. Mostly cloudy
and turning colder tomorrow.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
not as cold tonight. low around
24-30. Mostly cloudy and turn
ing colder tomorrow with snow
flurries likely in the mountains.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-South to southwest
winds 10 miles per hour this
afternoon. Southwest winds, To-
20 miles per hour tonight shift
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
Council Will Study
Arlington Teacher Pay

The salary schedule for
teachers in the Arlington public
schools will be a topic of study
for the Personnel Policies Ad-
visory Council. reorganized this
week.
Members of the council, which
has been functioning for several
years. are appointed by the
School Board.
The council will also make q
long-range study of merit rat
ings, under which tearchers
would be paid according to a
merit rating system, rather than
all being paid q uniform scale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
White Pastor Goes
To Negro Church

PRINCETON, N. j., Jan. IL ZAP
"A 28-year-old white clergyman
has been appointed associate
pastor in the 1l5-year-old Negro
Witherspoon Street Presbyterian
Church.
The Rev. David H. McAlpin,
son of a New York stockbroker,
said yesterday he viewed the ap-
Ipointment as another step on the
path of indignation.
Mr.. McAlpin, who is married
to the former Joan Rockefeller.
daughter of Avery Rockefeller,
president of SHREDDER e. Rookie
Teller Investments. will be in
stalled at services tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12

ing to northwest. 1925 miles per
hour Sunday. Considerable
cloudiness with mostly good
visibility.
Road Conditions
West--District OF Columbia 10 Penn
sylvania Turnpike. few slippery spots
Pennsylvania Turnpike clear in eastern
section. icy in western portion; Ohio
Turnpike. wet on driving lane, slushy
on passing lane; U s. 40 West to ohio.
few slippery spots in higher, elevations,
U. s. 80 West TO ohio. few slippery spots
in higher elevations.
SOUTH s. 70 Richmond clear;
Shirley highway ~. 8. $500, clear; Rich
mond. South, clear; District of Columbia
to Charlottesville. clear.
North and East--District OF Columbia
TO Delaware Memorial Bridge clear New
Jersey Turnpike, clear New England,
mostly slippery: District Of Columbia to
Harrisburg. Pa. clear.
River Report
From u. S. EngineerS)
Potomac River slightly muddy at Great
Falls.
Potomac River clear at Harpefs Ferry
and Shenandoah River clear at Harpers
Ferry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12

strength and quality of design
and materials.
Mr.. Collier said the measures
are being taken to insure that
no accident or breakdown will
mar the parade. He said the in
spection should help make this
years parade zone of the best
controlled and most meticulously
organized in history"
So far. floats from 81 States
and organizations have been
entered. These are in addition
to the spectacular Theme
Float" which will be an unprece-
dented 408 feet long.
Prayers in Churches Urged
Nine Washington area reli-
gious leaders today appealed to
churches to offer prayers for the
President. Congress and the
American people during the in
augural obServances.
Besides prayers at regular serv-
ices. the leaders recommended,
in letters sent to all denomina-
tons, that on Inauguration Day,
January 81. places of worship be
kept open for private prayers.
The letter was signed by the
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
Catholic Archbishop of Wash
ington; the Right Rev. Angus
Dun, Episcopal Bishop of Wash
ington; Rabbi Tzvi Porath, pres
ident of the Washington Board
of Rabbis; the Rev. Edward L. r.
Elson. pastor Of the National
Presbyterian Church; the Rev.
Albert P. Shirley. pastor of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church; DR.. Norman Gersten-
field Of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation; the Right Rev.
M. Bromley Oman, Methodist
Bishop of the Washington area:
the Right Rev. Philip NJ. Han
nan, Catholic Auxiliary Bishop
of Washington, and the Rev.
Ward Hurlburt. president of the
Washington Ministerial Associa-
ton and pastor of Brookland
Baptist Church.
Lunch Contract Awarded
A contract to provide box
lunches for more 1000 parade
workers on January 81 was
awarded yesterday to the Cleaves
Food Corp. of 8405 Ramsey ave-
nue.. Silver Spring. The firm SUBJ
mitted the lowest bid, according
to William A. Armstrong, Gen.
eral Service Committee chair
man for the inaugural.
Milk for parade workers will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
MiIkmen Block Street

PARIS, Jan. IL (P).-Paris
imilkmen tied up rush-hour traf-
f1c several hours early today by
blocking streets with their trucks
near the city hall. They are de-
handing wage increases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12

WEATHER FORECAST-Snow is expected tonight in the
Dakotas Northern Minnesota and Montana with furries
over the Lower Lakes in parts of Eastern Oregon and Wash
ngon in Idaho and the western slopes of the Central
Rockies Rain is forecast for the coastal of Texas
and louisiana in Utah. Northern Nevada Western Wash
ngon and oregon and in California 1t will be colder
the Northeast and in the central third OF the
try.-AP Wirephoto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
DoubIe-Check Decreed
For Inaugural Floats

rigorous inspection schedule has been floats
entered in the inaugural parade.
Robert A. Collier chairman of the parade float committee
said today that all floats will be subject double inspection
Fire Department experts will check each for
Other float committee officials will check for tire safety structural
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12

Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. 81. on January 4.
Lowest, II. on January ..
High and Low Of Last II Hours
Hieh, ~, at OBS pm.
Low, -. at $3.50 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
The Sun and Moon


Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to dateD.
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Furnished by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
Nehru Appeals
For u. S.-Soviet
AccordonArrns

NEW DELHI, India. Nov. 20
R.-Prime Minister Nehru ap-
pealed via a news conference
today to "the great leaders of
the United States and the
Soviet Union" t oend nuclear
tests and agree on disarma-
ment.
Mr.. Nehru read a prepared
statement to the conference
but declined to say whether
India will send the appeal di-
rectly to President Eisenhower
and Soviet Communist Chief
Nikita Khrushchev.
A government information
officer said copies of the state.
ment will be handed to all
foreign embassies here for
transmission to the govern
ments.
Mr.. Nehru said the world
faces crisis in civilization.
IT believe it is the power of
America and Russia to solve
this crisis and save humanity
from ultimate disaster which
faces it." he said. Il appeal to
them to stop all nuclear test
explosions and thus show the
world they are determined to
end this menace, and proceed
also to bring about effective
disarmament"
Mr.. Nehru did not comment
on his reasons for issuing the
statement at this time, but OBJ
servers here linked it to Soviet
announcements Russia would
not take party in further dis
armament talks in the United
Nations Disarmament Commits
sion.
There have been reports that
India was trying to work be-
hind the scenes to bring the
Russians back into the U. N.
talks.
Authoritative Cana dian
sources reported Tuesday that
the Russians had given private
assurances at the U. N. that
they may resume the talks next
spring, although the Canadians
said they understood the Rus
SLAMS preferred direct U. S.
Soviet negotiations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
Charges Dropped
Aouinst Blum

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. % up.
Charges against Emanuel
Blum, scheduled to go on trial
Monday as an alleged Commu-
mist organizer. were dismissed
in Federal Court last night.
Judge Gale j. Holder dis
missed the indictment on mo-
ton of United States Attorney
Don A. Tabbert, who acted
after comforting with Justice
Department officials.
Mr.. Tabbert said the Su-
preme Courts decision in the
Jenck's case, which ordered
confidential FBI files disclosed
to defendants, and in the Yates
case influenced the decision to
dismiss the case.
The Yates case ruling held
that action as we'll as advo-
eating violent overthrow of the
Government is needed for a
conviction of a defendant I'M
der the Smith Act.
Blum had been arrested at
Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
BY the Associated Press

Mayo Smiths slightly star
ting Phillies, who haye displaced
Milwaukee and Brooklyn as Gin
lcinnati's strongest current rival
for first place in the National
League, are following the ever
effective winning formula.
They simply are getting strong
Ifront-line pitching. excellent re-
lief hurting, clutch hitting and
alright defense.
The second-place Phillies got
all of that yesterday as they
made it three in a row over
Brooklyn with a SD victory
which boosted them to within
two games of the Redlegs. The
triumph was Philadelphia S
ninth in its last IL games, during
which time it has picked up
Az games on the Redlegs.
1t took a grand slam homer by
Bob Thurman to give Cincin-
natl a split in its double header
with Chicago. The Cubs came
back to win the second game,
Az. after a GA defeat.
Milwaukee elm b ed past
Brooklyn into third place with
a 81 victory over ST. Louis. and
Pittsburgh swept double
header from the Giants, 80
and 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
Pitching, Clutch Hitting
Making PhiIIies Threats

The spectacular White Soy
maintained their five-gamt
spread over the rest of the fielc
in the American League, coming
back to defeat Detroit in the
second game, Al, after the
Tigers had won the opener, 81
The Athletics dropped Cleve-
land into third place, a half.
game behind New York, defeat
ing the Indians, 30. The Rec
Sox came from behind to over
come Washington, So. The
Yankees defeated Baltimore, 40
after the Orioles had made il
three in a row over the world
champions with a 30 first-game
triumph.
The Phillies collected only
seven hits against Don New
combe but utilized sox of them in
scoring their five runs. Richie
Ashourn tropled to score Pitcher
Bob Miller, who had singled in
the third. Rip Repulski'S single
Harry Anderson's double anc
Stan Lopatas home run pro-
duced three runs in the fourth
A home run by Relief Pitcher
Dick Farrell in the eighth closed
out the Pills scoring.
Miller allowed Brooklyn only
one run until he was relieved by
Continued on Page All, Col.
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oppyLopez Lets Others
Try to Figure Out Sox

CHICAGO, June 3 (Pl.-Man-
ager Al Lopez of the White Sox
is sitting on his five-game Amer
lean League lead. saying moth
ing and letting the second
gueSSers do the talking.
Wonderful" is all Lopez says
about his teams play.
In some quarters there is
speculation that the Sox, who
have a reputation for folding in
mid-season, will collapse again
Some say the phenomenal pitch
ing won't hold up and others
can't see the Sox. VIGOROUSLY
weak at the plate. winning a
pennant with their kind of hit
ting.
Others point to the collapse OF
the 1851 "Go-Go" Sox, who
held a 4I2-game lead early in
June only to finish fourth. And
last season the Sox swept four
Stralgnt from New York TO come
within one game of the lead, only
to hit the road and fall apart.
Few. however. realize that the
five-game lead is the biggest a
Sox team has enjoyed since 1920
Also. the already-strong hurting
corps was given a tremendou.
boost over the week end.
Bob Keegan, a righthandel
who has had little success since
winning l6 games in 1854, hurled
shutout over the Tigers Friday
night and claims he has re.
gained his old form. Then there's
the return to form of southpav
Jack HarShman. who whipped
Detroit in yesterdays seconC
game on four hits. 1t was the
first triumph since May l fol-
HarShman, who failed in Siy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
Burdette to Pitch
By End of Week

MILWAUKEE,. June 8 (P.-
Lew Burdette, who has been side
lined by a sore arm, should be
able to pitch for the Braves by
the end of this week, an ortho-
pedic specialist said today.
DR.. Bruce Brewer gave ap-
proval for Burdette to accom-
pany the club on its eastern
swing which opens against the
Giants in New York tomorrow
night,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03

other starts to gain his fourth
victory
Il had it today" Harshmau
said after the game. II guess
lust lost my pitching rhythm and
that kept me in trouble. I knew
l was coming along in my last
game against Cleveland, and now
l hope can keep it,"
Keegan Q-2) and Harshman
t4-D give Lopez a staff of six
starters. Others are Billy Pierce
t8-2), Dick Donovan (4-D. Jim
Wilson (5-2) and rookie Bill
Fischer (3-2).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
Norm Van BrockIir
Back in Ram Fold

LOS ANGELES. June 3 CP).-
The Los Angeles Rams of the
National Football League have
Norm Van Brocklin. veteran
quarterback, in the fold for next
season.
The club yesterday announced
that the passing Dutchman has
signed his 1857 contract. Terms
were not disclosed.
There bad been some specula-
ton about Van Brocklin's future
with the Rams. Coach Sid Gill
man seem to favor Rookie Billy
Wade last season.