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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16

a Russian brain-waShing session "a
rickety table, an ash tray, two straight
backed chairs overhung by fierce spot
light. And. oh yes, two TV cameras.
This was Might Beat" and anyone
who had seen the do-or-die expressions
on our faces might logically have thought
We were marching to our own doom. We
really we're taking a chance! Our new
program had no stars, no orchestra, no
giveaway bankroll. The channels around
us were awash with handsome extrava-
ganzaS and late movie shows paid for
with thousands of sponsor dollars.
But the handful Of people working
towards our unsung debut on a local
New York station that night were stalk
ing something more precious than money
on our success. From the top brass on
down at the DuMont Broadcasting Cor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16

We were going to probe personality
close up. occasionally look at sex head
on, hate cats If necessary. and try to
knock the starch out Of a couple Of
stuffed shirts.
In word, we we're going to conduct
interviews, not Outerviews. But we
weren't seeking controversy for contro-
versy's sake; nor were we sidestepping
il for safety's sake.
Daring Display
Our first guinea pig was Mayor Robert
Wagner Of New York City. Mr.. Wagner
had just been numerically blasted in a
long editorial appearing in the New
York Herald Tribune" We had the
effrontery to blow the editorial up to
mural size and display it in full view Of
His Honor and whatever struggling
viewers we had managed to corral for
that opening broadcast. took a deep
breath, crossed my fingers, and took the
plunge.
Mr.. Mayor" ] said, here is an edi-
torial accusing you Of pussyfooting on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16

poration, we were banking our collective
regulations on a bunch = the bunch
that the American people come equipped
with enough good sense and maturity
TO accept an airing Of controversy.
Twas breaking with TVS pious policy
Of hear no evil. speak no evil. sec no
evil. . In short, l had decided to conduct
. oae-man campaign against the absurd
notion that an audience has to be talked
down to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16

One October night
last year ! led a grim
faced group Of men
into a TV studio in
New York. II might
have been the scene Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
Afraid OF les Shadow

For years, TV masterminds had been
operating on the late H. L. Mencken's
dictum: Nobody ever went broke UNI
derestimating the intelligence Of the
American people. And televiSion wasn't
taking any chances on going broke. Ever
since the invention Of the cathode-ray
tube, TV has been afraid Of its shadow.
After all, who could guarantee that
the cat-Iovers Of America might not rise
up in holy crusade against the products
of any program guilty Of an anti-cat
remark?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
Who Says
You're A
DUn0bbeII2

BY MIKE WALLACE
A. told 90 Leslie Ll0ber
For years the unbeatable rule
for ~ shows was,
"0on't get controversial
the pubIie's not bright enoughr'
But here Is the coIorfuI
story Of man who qambIed
on your intelligence = and WonI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16

TINS WEEK Meoe.ias /Jsas 10. 1857
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
Survivors Praise
AirpIune's Crew

Adds ABABA, Ethiopia, July
Is (R.-American survivors OF
the Ethiopian airline Constella-
ton that crash landed Wednes-
day near Khartoum told here
yesterday of their dramatic
escape from the flaming wreck
The spassengers-10 Amer
leans. a Belgian and a Greek
arrived here by relief plane
The Americans aboard were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tarut, IL
Ridge Rd., Greenbelt, Md, and
their four children; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellery Hustled. 2525 Water
side dr.. Washington. D. c.: Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Whitney
Milwaukee. Wis.
All praised the pilot, Capt.
o. H. Salyers of Corpus Christi,
Tex. for his skill in bringing
the plane. its two port engines
af1re. to a gliding belly" land
ing in the African desert.
They also paid tribute to
hostesses ELY Arfara and Maria
Drama, both of Athens, Greece.
for their GOODNESS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
House Unit Shelves Bill
On World I rode Group

and prevent tariff discrimina-
tons.
/. Congressional approval Of
United States membership in
IOTC has been unsuccessfully
sought by President Eisenhower
since it was proposed in 1855.
In reporting on operation of
the Trade Agreements Act
earlier this year. the President
again reminded Congress Of his
belief that OTC lis essential to
make our trade agreements pro-
gram more effective in the in
terest of American industry.
agriculture and labor"
This weeks action by the
Ways and Means Committee,
however. appeared to cast
doubt over favorable action
even at the next session.
Strong opposition from mem
bers of President Eisenhower's
own party has made House
Democratic leaders unwilling to
push OTC until they have more
help from the Republicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
u. S. Ruled Liable
On Guns Contract

The Court of Claims ruled
yesterday that the Government
is liable to the Swedish devel-
oper of the Bofors anti-aircraft
gun for breach of contract be-
cause guns made here during
the war were shipped to other
countries.
The amount that may be re-
covered by the plaintiff, Aktie-
bolaget Bofors, will have to be
worked out in a determination
Of how many guns were shipped
to other countries.
The record shows that, on
one occasion, the late Harry L.
Hopkins, Lend-Lease Admin
istrator, gave a Jump in the
lake" reply to a request that he
halt the shipment of the guns
to allied countries. Mr.. Hop
kins was shown to have written
a letter in January. 1912, to q
New York attorney which said:
Il have your letter of Deem
Der 80 telling me to tell the
Army and the Navy to stop
manufacturing Bofors guns for
use of the United Nations in
the defeat of Germany and
Japan.
II can only say to that, if /
had a client who asked me to do
what you are asking your Gov
eminent to do. would tell him
to Jump in the lake"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
Teachers Loy-OH Upheld
In ScuffIe With Principal

School Supt. Hobart NJ. Cor
ming had sufficient information
to suspend a 61-year-old Sec
ond-grade teacher last Febru-
airy after a scuffle between the
teacher and her principal.
This was the ruling handed
down yesterday by the Board
Of Education's committee on
complaints and appeals. The
full board will rule on the mat
ter Monday.
The teacher. Mrs. Eugenera
Reese, a Crummel Elementary
School teacher, is charged with
actions against morality and
good order" More specifically,
1t is alleged she struck her
principal, Mrs. Julia B. Craft.
so. with a small chair causing
a cut which later required 20
stitches.
The scufiie grew out OF an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
BY the Associated Press

Congressional action on q key
feature Of President Eisen-
hower's foreign economic policy
has been indefinitely postponed.
The House Ways and Means
Committee. it was learned to-
day. has voted to shelve for this
session the administrations re-
quest for approval of United
States membership in the '35-
nation Organization for Trade
Cooperation.
The committee action was
another reflection of congress
Sional hostility toward pro-
posals for possible further low
ering of American tariff bar
riers under the International
trade program.
OTC would administer the
General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade, to which the United
States is a signatory. GAIT is
a multi-nation trade agreement
to promote international trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
SenutorGreen
Resting After
ColluDsing

Senator Theodore Francis
Green was resting in Bethesda
Naval Hospital today after he
collapsed at a Pakistan EN-
bassy reception last night.
The S9-year-old chairman Of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee passed out briefly at
the party as a result of heat
exhaustion" but later walked
into the hospital without assist
ance. His condition was report
ed as excellent. The hospital
said he was suffering from a
very mild case of heart ex-
haustion."
The Rhode Island Democrat,
Oldest man ever to serve in
Congress. slumped as he stood
on a veranda at the Embassy at
2342 S street NV. Doctors at
the party were called to
his side and he was carried to
the living room of the Embassy.
He regained consciousness in
a few minutes and after a Is
minute rest was assisted down
a flight of steps to his car. He
returned home, changed his
clothes and rode to the hos
pital in a State Department
car.
Edward J. Higgins, Senator
Green's administrative assist
ant, said, There was no kind
If an attack involved-it was
Just heat exhaustion. The
doctors say his condition is very
He'll be in the
for two or three days
If rest-if he'll stay that
ong."
Senator Green had walked
he 10 blocks to the party from
lis residence at the University
Club, 1135 Sixteenth street
NV. Earlier in the day he
lad walked his usual mile and
! half to the Capitol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
Nine Seek Seal
OF Mccarthy

MADISON. Wis, July 1a
@.-Nine United States SEN
ate candidates. seven of them
Republicans, were counted in
the race yesterday as the dead
line passed for filing nomina-
ton papers for Wisconsin S
special primary election July 80.
Two Democrats seek nomina-
ton as their party's candidate
for the balloting August 81
that will name a successor to
Republican Senator Joseph r.
Mccarthy, who died May 2
in Washington of a liver all
ment. The term expires in
January. 1859. Several in
dependents have announced
they will file later.
Republican candidates are:
Former Gov. Walter Kohler
OF Kohler. former Representa-
tive Glenn Davis of Waukesha.
Representative Alvin O'Konski
Of Mercer, former State Su-
preme Court Justice Henry
Hughes of Oshkosh, 1t. Gov.
Warren Knowles of New Rich
mond and former Representa-
tive John c. Schafer of Mil
waukee and State Senator
Gerald Lorge of Bear Creek,
who were the last to file their
nomination papers before the
> pm. deadline yesterday.
Democrats who filed for the
race are Representative Glenn
ent zablocki of the 4th dis
Irlct and William Proxmire of
Madison, three-time Demo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13

c. Crawford. who lives 10 miles
from here in Maryville, Tenn
The Clinton defendants, ali
OF whom are out on bail rang
ing from $1,000 to $4,000, were
at their homes in Anderson
County, 16 miles north of here.
Saturday Session Up In Air
The prosecution appeared to
have about two more days to go
through before it rests it's case.
Motion for a directed verdict
OF acquittal-a proforma ma
newer by defense lawyers in
almost all trials-then will be
entered. If as is likely, Judge
Taylor rejects the motion, the
defense will then present its
case.
1t appeared likely that the
trial would be concluded by the
end Of next week. However
the question of a Saturday
session on July 10 was up in
the air.
During the selection Of the
jury. it developed that a pros
pective juror was a Seventh
Day Adventist whose faith for
babe him to work on Saturday.
Judge Taylor assured the
juror. Thomas F. Linderman
of Knoxville, that a Saturday
session this week already had
been ruled out. However, the
judge did not state positively
what his position would be if
another Friday passed without
a verdict from the judy. There
are, however, four alternates
who are listening to the evil
dence and could be called to
serve in event Mr.. Linderman
has to be disqualified because
of religious scruples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
Press in Japan
Praises
Girard Decision

TOKYO. July IS .(P.-Jap-
anese newspapers had high
praise today for the United
States Supreme Court ruling
upholding the American gov
decision to turn GI
William Girard over to a jap
anese court for trial.
The 21-year-old Ottawa, H..
soldier is charged with causing
the death of a Japanese woman
on a military firing range. A
heated international dispute
had developed over the question
of whether he would be tried
by Japanese court or a United
States Army court-martlal.
The Asahi Evening News said
the Supreme Court ruling has
done more than anything else
in years to raise American
in this country"
AT no time since the signing
of the San Francisco peace
treaty" said Asahi in a banner
headline story. have Japanese
thought so kindly of the United
States and the American ideal
of justice and fair play"
1t added that the ruling has
drawn grudging admiration
from stout American critics in
Japan and has prompted luke
warm followers of the United
States to issue heartfelt ex-
carnations of praise.
The newspaper Mainichi
said the decision completely
wiped away the dark cloud
that had hung between the
United States and Japan over
the Girard case"
Girard's Japanese defense
lawyer. Itsuro Hayashi, said
today he plans to visit the sol-
der and his Army legal ad-
wiser. Maj. Stanley Levin, at
Camp Wilmington next Thurs
day or Friday. He said he
talked by phone with Maj.
Levin yesterday. y
Mr.. Hayashi was appointed
last month by Girard, then
dismissed as the soldier waged
a battle to deny japanese juris-
diction. A japanese trial 10
now scheduled to start August
26.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13

argument caused. according to
school officials. by Mrs. Reese's
insistence that her pupils could
read better than the principal
thought they could. The prin-
cipal had urged more basic
reader lust before the fight
broke out.
Mrs. Reese testified yester-
day that she held up the chair
in self defense. that Mrs. Craft
had struck her several times
before the incident and that
she was never allowed to pre-
sent her side Of the story TO
school officials.
Mrs. Reese now faces dis
miSSal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13

LlOH ana lHClClDg 10 r1OL, was
shown to Judge Taylor and de-
Tense lawyers in the judges
chambers in Federal court
here. The Government hopes
to use the film to link some of
the IS Clinton defendants with
Kasper in conspiracy or con-
cert Of action to thwart inte-
grafton Of the Clinton High
School. Judge Taylor has ruled
that such proof must be made
before any of the defendants
can be convicted.
AS the judge wrestled with
the problem of admissability,
principals and attorneys in the
case scattered for the week
end.
Kasper to Preach"
Kasper made preparations for
a rally Sunday afternoon on a
farm near here. The rally. he
said, would be a preaching"
rather than a White Citizens
Council meeting and the segre-
cation leader gave press and
photographers assurance he
would not goad his listeners
into attacking onlookers.
The segregationists' attorney,
j. BENJAMIN Simmons of Wash
ington. meanwhile tried to pre-
vail on Kasper not to hold the
meeting.
Lawyers for the Clinton IS.
who are careful to keep their
clients interests separate from
those Of Kasper-were advising
the IS not to attend the Kas-
per preaching"
Grover S. Mcleod. one of the
big three of the Clinton ISIS
legal staff. was in Birmingham.
Ala.
Judge George Washington
Williams was in Baltimore, his
home town. attending to legal
business. Judge williams. a re-
tired Federal jurist from the
Virgin Islands bench, took
eeremonious leave of Judge
Taylor as yesterdays session
closed.
Key Figures Scatter
Ross Barnett of Jackson.
Miss, arch-segregationist can
didate for governor of that
State last year. was in his home
State where he had a speaking
date at a White Citizens Coun-
Gil meeting at the town of
Hickory. Mr.. Barnett who
thinks the ancient Egyptian
empire fell when Negro blood
polluted the Pharaoh's veins
left for the Knoxville airport
yesterday afternoon clutching
a Negro magazine given him by
a reporter Ito read on the way
home"
Robert L. Dobbs. chief de-
Tense counsel. and William
Shaw, special assistant to the
attorney general of Louisiana.
were with their families at a
swank motel on the Knoxville
Clinton road, getting a little
swimming and relaxing done.
Thomas Gore of Nashville.
the other of the defense big
three" went home for the week
end. as did U. S. Attorney John
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
Greeks Reject Plea
Of u. S. Airmun

ATHENS. July Is CP.-A
panel of Greek judges yester-
day rejected an American air.
mans plea that he be tried by
United States courts on a
charge of accidentally killing
a Greek member of Parliament
with his automobile.
The council Of judges of the
Athens tribunal said Airman
lie Marion Musilli of Benwood.
w. Va, will be tried by Greek
courts. Musilli and his at
torney had attacked the Greek
courts jurisdiction.
Musilli was arrested MAY 81
after his Car knocked down
Stephanos Sarsphis, a retired
Greek general and leftist
deputy, Gen. Saraphis' Eng
liSh-born wife was injured
seriously.
In a written deposition
Musilli said the couple Jumped
into the path of his car from
IN front of a car travelling on
his right.
Musilli was transferred Sc
cretly to the custody of United
States Air Force police June 10
until legal steps are worked
out under an armed forces
agreement between Greece and
the United States. Meanwhile.
the Greek order for his trans
fer back to United States Gus
tody will remain in effect,
The status of forces treaty
with Greece was approved
June z by a Parliament Recess
Committee. 1t abrogated a
previous agreement under
which United States armed
forces enjoyed extraterritorial
rights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
Mrs. Loose to Fill Out
Lute Husbands Term

BALTIMORE. July Is (R.-
Mrs. Katherine Loose was APP
pointed by Gov. McKeldin yes
terday to I'LL the unexpired
term Of her late husband, Dele
gate Frederick L. Loose. jr.. in
the Maryland House Of Dele
gates.
Mr.. Loose, 46-year-old Demo-
crat from Baltimore's 6th leg
k,lative district. died last month
after an extended illness. His
tsfm expires In 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13

A. N. {. ZION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13

cratic candidate for Governor.
Mr.. Proxmire, who made his
last campaign in 1856, was
given a slight edge.
The Republican contest
shaped UP as a tossup among
Mr.. Knowles. Mr.. Kohler, Mr..
O'KonSki and Mr.. Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
$500 a Week
Pay Target Set
by NewsGui|d

ST. LOUIS, July Is (P. =
The American Newspaper Guild
ended its annual f1ve-day con-
vention yesterday by approx
ing an increase in its minimum
wage goal for experienced news
employees to 5000 a week.
The union said a number of
its locals during the last year
have substantially achieved the
Guilds longtime twin wage
goals of $3.50 a week minimums
for experienced newsmen and
a SIS floor for any adult worker
in Guild jurisdiction.
1T is now time for the Guild
to raise its sights again." said
a report approved by the con-
vention. "The publishers them
selves, for all their opposition
to every Guild demand for ad-
equate pay. corroborate this"
The union increased its goals
to a 5000 minimum for workers
in key classif1cations and 500
for beginners in key Jobs and
any adult member of the union
Coils Reelected
Joseph F. Coils. assistant
managing editor of the Wilkes
Barre tPa) Record, was. re-
elected to the nonpaying post
OF guild president. William j.
Farson was reelected execu-
tive vice president and Charles
J. Perlik, jr.. secretary treas
urer. They were unopposed.
Elected regional vice presi-
dents, also without opposition.
were John H. Thompson of
Boston. Richard Lane of Men,
phis, Tenn: James Woods of
st. Louis, Jack Howard of San
Francisco. Wilfred Alexander
of New York and Eric r. I.
Cawdron Of Toronto.
There were 10 nominations
for the six vice presidents at
large, and a referendum will be
held in September. with all of
the officers taking Office in
November.
The Guild, which represents
more than $4,000 employees of
newspapers and other news
disseminating agencies, said
publishers are having difficulty
finding college trained appli-
cants for reporters and frank
ly acknowledge that the reason
is the relatively unattractive
pay offered in newspaper work
as compared with other in
duStries."
Hits Long Term Pacts
The convention strengthened
the unions constitutional ban
against contracts for terms of
more than two years and
recommended "a continued !
for short-term con-
tracts"
A trend In cities of more
than two newspapers toward a
merger of mechanical facilities
of the papers was assailed in
report approved by the con-
!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
NewsreeI AdmissibiIitv
Weighedin Kosper Trial
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star stan Correspondent

KNOXVILLE TENN, July 13-The Clinton criminal con-
tempt trial was in recess this week end
Taylor studied question of admissiby about 100 feet
Of newsreel film.
The hm made last fall at Clinton Tenn when segreea-
ton leader John Kasper stood trial county court for sed
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-02-07
Campus News

The following East Clevelanders
were among the $50 students to be
graduated from Western Reserve
University at the mid-winter con-
vocation on January 30th: James
Wayne Blough, 1889 Grasmere;
Rein Maremaa, 1904 Forest Hill
ave.; and Richard Rom, 1888 Hart
Shorn ave.
Two OF the January graduates
from Shaw High School are already
studying in college. Sally Pollen,
1119 Thornhill dr.. is at Ohio Uni
versity on a tuition scholarship.
Mary Martin, 1918 Rosemont rd.,
is entering Miami University.
The names of two graduates
have been added to the January
1857 class at Shaw High School.
They are Carl Dohm and Fred Kish
who have completed their credits
by attending John Hay Extension
School. Carl resides at 1470O Alder
ave. and Fred at 14211 Colt rd.
Miss Sally Cummins Of Glynn rd.
returned to Bowling Green Univer-
sity Tuesday, after mid-semester
visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. V. Cummins. Miss Cummins
is completing her senior year at
the university.
After spending delightful
weekend at Washington, D. c.,
Carole Jay Goldie, daughter of Mrs.
Fay Goldie, 1853 Marloes ave., has
returned to Ohio University to COM
plete her freshman year. Carole
and a college friend flew to An
napolis, for a dance and toured
Washington, D. c., Both girls are
members Of Pi Beta Phi at Ohio U.
Mid-term at Ohio Wesleyan gave
Dick Reid, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Reid, 987 Pembrook rd., the
chance to do some travelling. We'd
nesday afternoon he drove from
Delaware to Cincinnati with his
roommate, Bud Lunsford to spend
two days with Buds family. On
Friday they rode to Cleveland
where they met Walt Parker of
Parma and the three boys attended
the installation of Sue Reid as
Worthy Advisor of Heights AS
sembly Order of Rainbow for Girls.
Saturday they took off for Ashta-
bula to pick up Dick Stoffer and
return to Cleveland for a theatre
party. After being Dicks house
guests Saturday, the boys left late
Sunday afternoon to return to Della
ware for the start of the second
semester. All four boys are pledged
to Alpha Tau Omega.
Sharen Louise Swanson, 1862 |
Hayden ave-, will return to An
drews School for Girls for the Feb !
ruary commencement exercises,
having been Employed since COM
pletion of school class work last !
May. Andrews graduates must bel
gainfully employed for six months |
before receiving a diploma. Miss |
Swanson has been working at |
General Electric.
Commencement festivities in I,
clude the Baccalaurate service with /
DR.. Terry Wickham, president of |
Heidelberg College as the speaker;
the Senior-Graduate dance, the
Alumne Banquet and a reception.