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BIots
.City's Beauty

Mrs. Johanna Ahrens' first i'm
preston of Washington--"a city
of indescribable beauty"-ha:
smudged into an ugly blot.
A visitor from Cedar Rapids
Iowa. the 68-year-old widow lost
her pocketbook. $50 and a little
faith in humanity when a mar
grabbed her purse last night anc
fed.
II came here last Friday. have
been enjoying myself a lot ano
expected TO stay for awhile" she
said. But ! think / should leave
now. But on WHAT"
1t was the second time in three
days that a Washington visitor
has been robbed by purse-snatch.
Iers. Police arrested a juvenile
and recovered the purse ano
$500 in the other case.
Mrs. Ahrens was visiting Mrs
Jean d. King, of 3044 N street
NV. and had attended a dinner
oarty last night. En- route to theil
car in the 1900 block of Wyoming
avenue NV. about ll:l5 pm.
they were approached by two
men.
One of them grabbed Mrs
Ahrens' purse, twisted 1t from
her arm. The other made a grat
for Mrs, Kings purse, but snt
chung to 1t. They told police
both men were colored. about Is
or 20. wearing light trousers anc
Jackets. One wore hat: thu
other a cap.
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Would Make Public Dues
IsrueI to Free
IAmericunWomu

JERUSALEM. April rs R1.--
Israeli authorities said today
Mary Frances Hagan. 30. OF
Huntington, w. Va, will be re-
leased from prison Sunday anc
will leave Immediately for the
United States.
She was convicted last October
Of spying for Syria and sen.
fenced TO one year In prison
She was arrested last August
and charged with violating Is.
rael's official secrets act by col.
lecting secret information anC
making notes Of IT,
Spokesman said she was beinl
released on recommendation o.
the Israeli parole board. Under
Israeli law a person may be re.
leased for good behavior afteI
serving two-thirds OF a sentence
Miss Hagan's sentence was re,
troactive 10 her arrest.
Miss Hagan has been confine,
Ramla, near Tel Aviv.
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10th and G Church
Will Be Ruzed
For New BUILDING

The Society OF First Congre.
gational Church has voted tC
raze its 90-year-old building al
Tenth and @ streets NV. anc
replace II with new. 100000
church plant.
The vote was unanimous last
night, according to Carl lizard
chairman of the society's build
ing council.
Mr.. lizard said the society. In
moving ahead with construction
plans. was following the recon.
mendation Of an architect Miltor
l.. Grigg. who had been asked
TO survey the site and report or
its best potential use.
MIR. Grigg suggested that tn,
new plant include a sanctuary Il
seat $50. an educational build
ing. and a chapel.
Demolition is not likely Il
start until next spring. Mr.. IzzarC
said.
He added that a church mem
bership canvass June Q will hell
determine how much Of the con.
struction cost can be raised i'm.
mediately.
The present church building
was erected shortly after tn,
civil War.
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group Of journalists and members
'of West European parliaments
who spent the night aboard.
They had been scheduled TO sail
with the ship today for a DEM
.onstration of her fighting power
Rear Admiral M. E. Arnold
commander of the 4th division o.
the 9Th Fleet, told his guests the
carrier and her escort must
put to sea in a few hours for an
undetermined period" on orders
from superior authorities.
This unexpected hitch could
not be avoided" the admiral
added. Il know you will under
stand"
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'AbominobIe Snowman
Lives in Welded Bliss

the Yeti's occasional human
hills. Mr.. Slick said.
, 1--WE hear that IL happens al
m vt every year that someone is
killer by a Yeti. he added.
Many Himalayan explorers
ridicl le stories of the snowman
But llr. Slick said the snowman
apparently is d link between the
gorilla. the most advanced MEM
Der of the monkey family. and
prehistoric man
The oil man based his state
ments on the testimony Of Is
Nepalese who said they person
ally had seen snowmen. Mr.
Slick did not see any His ex.
petition in the Himalayar
Mountains Of Nepal found three
sets Of big footprints he believes
were made by snowmen. and q
few hairs beside two footprints
which may have come from th'
a imal. ,
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NEW DELHI, India, April rs
(P. Texas Gilman Explorer
Tom Slick says there is an abom-
Unable snow woman as well as an
abominable snowman, according
to reports told him by Nepalese
he interviewed during his ex-
petition into the Himalayas.
Mr.. Slick said Nepalese told
him Of seeing a pointed-head
Yeti. nicknamed the "abomin-
able snowman with a smaller
animal that looked like the bic
animals wife"
Mr.. Slick, who declared he is
almost 100 per cent convinced
of the snowman's existence. was
told the towering gorilla-like an
imal also practices "ritualistiC
cannibalism" on humans II
days.
There is no explanation fol
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Riyard AssaiIs
Tunnel Backers
Says Bridge Fight
Issue Is Distorted
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE

A District traffic engineer to-
day accused Federal park and
planning officials Of distorting
the Constitution avenue bridge
tunnel fight with vague gen.
civilizations"
Lloyd Rivard of the city high
way department. especially at
tackled contentious that a four
lane tunnel under the Potomac
River would carry adequate traf-
nc and that a six-lane bridge
would generate more traffic than
local streets could handle.
Testifying before a Senate Dis
trict subcommittee. Mr.. Rivard
commended the six-lane bridge
would carry twice as much traffic
! as a tour-lane tunnel during
the morning and evening rush
hours, which he said constitute
the main demand for new river
crossings.
/ He charged that tunnel adj
vocates have cited meaning
less estimates of volumes o,
traffic four-lane tunnels in othel
cities handle during 24-houl
periods. He said Washington!
problem is entirely one of how
many cars can be handled dur
ing the congested rush hours.
Could Handle 5000
He said a six-lane bridge coulC
carry easily $500 cars per liant
per hour for a total Of 5000
while a four-lane tunnel coulC
carry only about LOO per Ian,
for total of about $500.
Harry T. Thompson, Nationa
Capital Parks associate chief
leader Of the fight for a tunnel
said he did not feel such extr;
capacity was justified If it onl!
would be in full use few hour
a day. He took the position tina
a tunnel would handle all tn,
See BRIDGE. Page Al
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President and Mitchell
Pledge Labor Cleanup

lie disclosure Of the financial de-
tails of all union welfare and
pension plans.
He also called for legislation
TO permit the Labor Department
TO make public financial state
ments concerning members dues
which now are filed by labor
unions with the department UNI
der a provision OF the Taft
Hartley law.
Mr.. Mitchell told a news con-
ference that he believes swift
action by Congress on these two
measures would adequately take
care Of the problem of protect
ing union funds for the moment.
But he also described them
as interim measures and said
other Federal action might be
proposed as a result of disclo-
sures by the Senate committee
investigating labor practices.
Mr.. Mitchell emphasized that
whatever is done legislatively
should be directed at eliminating
specific abuses Of power such as
have been disclosed by the Sem
ate committee and at strength
ening sound management
relations F."
Warns on Rash Action
1--WE should not rush headlong,
impelled by the hysteria OF the
moment" he added, ito secure
punitive legislation aimed al
undermining or weakening the
general body Of organized labor. =
Mr.. Mitchell defined the adj
ministration's aim as trying Ia
help the American labor move
ment clean house in those areas
where 1t needs help
Bridling at a question asking
whether the political effect OF
the administration moves was
calculated TO benefit Republic
cans or Democrats, the Labor
Secretary said tersely that they
were calculated to help the
rank and file Of American labor.
Mr.. Mitchell conferred with
the President for an hour and q
half in his vacation Office above
the Augusta National Golf Club
pro shop, and then appeared al
a news conference in the Bon Air
Hotel to read a statement by Mr.
Nee EISENHOWER, Page A.!
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Picture on Pose A-l9

its forecast. Until that time
forecasters were calling for
temperatures today in the high
80s." Then they reduced the
figure to around TO-"
Tonight. the temperature is
expected to drop to 81 degrees.
Yesterdays heat equalled the
years high of SO degrees. At
midnight it was still 70. warm
for sleeping. BY 4 am. the
temperature had dropped to 65
and at 8 am. 1t was 81. 81 de-
grees below yesterdays high.
Cloudy skies again prevented
amateur astronomers from sight
ing the Arend-Roland comet. ex-
pected to be visible in the north
west skies during the early eve
ming. Several pilots from An
drews Air Force Base, flying
above the cloud deck, reported
sighting it Monday night.
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Whut Happened in the Case

cold and bustery night last December g. when
Patricia Crimes 49, and her sister Barbara Is set out from
their little brick home in owermdde class section Of the
city to Elvs Presley in Love Me Tender
The theater about three miles They had seen
the film before Friends they had it IL times Their
mother, Mrs Loretta Grimes, insists this only the
second time.
The girls arrived the heater about pm and remained
until the end of the last HIS Two witnesses identified
the sisters at the movie One young bank clerk told police
he left at the time the girls did
He said they all walked in the direction for several
blocks and that youths different automobiles
pick the girls They just gigged and walked he said
IT was about 1880 when the witness last them Under
the citys curfew law the Grimes girls should have been
there Mrs Grimes called the police report daughters
missing at 1858 December % widely pubicized
got under way Immediately.
Bodies Were Found a Month Later
On January % almost month later, the sisters bodies
aborer out to the family groceries dy
ing the Cook County line at place called Devils H
what looked him like two bodies lying Just
the highway, behind a guardra 30 inches high
Frightened, the drove back to NJ house and asked
with him for closer inspection They found
the nude bodies of Patricia and Barbara Grimes
The local police called and they Immediately notified
sherfs Office Undesherih Thomas raced TO
the and secured the The sheriff himself Joseph
D. Lehman member and former chairman of the National
Capital Planning Commission in Washington whose
commissioner expires next Tuesday He called the
office and the Chicago Police Crime Laboratory for techncianS
and photographers
Walter E. McCarron the coroner Washington at
tending President Esenhowers inaugural festivities He
turned Chicago and called three Psychologists
analysis Of the contents of the victims omachs Autopses
were performed the next day.
On the night of January 49, the sherifs police got an
immediate break in the They by an informant
that the Grimes girls had been restaurant
in the company Of ex-hbiy Edward Lee Bennie
GRIMES, Page A.
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Murder Won't Out
Chicago Seems to Wash Its Hands
Of Grimmest Teen-Age Staying
BY L. EDGAR PRINA
Star Stan Correspondent

CHICAGO.-There have been 1872 unsolved murders
in Chicago in the last five years None of them compares
for gruesome mystery with the Grimes Even out
here this and its handling have been something to
make people sit up and take notice.
The investigation into the deaths last winter of Patricia
and Barbara Grimes has been marked running eud
the aw-enforcement agencies of the
Today, than three months after the event, the
effort to effect solution hangs dead center.
Charges against the principal suspect have been dropped
and he has been ordered exraded Florida stand Trial
another case.
Nothing further in sight The State of Illinois seems
effect to be washing its hands of the problem.
In the belief that such situation interest
to good citizens anywhere The Star this reporter
to Chicago the strings strangely
tangled web have talked with nearly all figuring
in the investigation
Here is the storythe actual background of the
grimmest and most battling murder of day.
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Major Crime Up
Appel. in u. s,
Drops in d..
FBl Report Reveals
Shorp Contrast Here
With Rest of Nation
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG

Major crime across the Ma
ton scared to an all-time high
in 1856. passing the rs million
mark for the first time
While the rest Of the country
staggered under an unprece-
dented crime load. the District
recorded its lowest crime rate
since its present reporting sys-
tenn went into effect in l949.
The contrast between the
Nations Capital and the Nation
as whole emerged in the FBI's
Uniform Crime Reports, made
public today.
The FBI reported that crime
has increased almost four times
as fast as population since 1850.
For that period. the population
increased by IL per cent while
major crime climbed by 40 per
cent.
Reversing the national trend.
major crime in the District has
decreased by 80 per cent from
its peak in 1852.
Both city and rural areas
showed their sharpest increase
for a single year. The overall
increase was 1873 per cent. In
the District. major crime de-
creased by 9 per cent last year
Doubling Point Feared
If the 1856 rate continues,
crime In the cities will double
the pre-World War II rate by
1858, the FBI warned. Criminal
homicides and assaults are al
ready near the doubling point
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
who has been advocating pub
licizing the names of youths who
commit heinous crimes. made
this comment on the juvenile Of
Tense statistics:
Arrests Of people under 10 in
creased 17.3 per cent in urban
areas. The number of young
people in this age group in
creased only about 3 per cent in
1856. Almost As per cent of ar
rests for major crimes in urban
areas were Of individuals under
10 years Of age. exact ztAtis-s
tics for such arrests in rural
communities were not available. J
I'm 1851 cities, police reported
28,035 arrests for auto thefts
last year. OF this number. 1892
of those arrested were under l8
years of age for percentage Of
66.4 per cent"
The District also reported a
substantial increase in arrests
Of juveniles, but Police Chief
Robert V. Murray attributed
much of the increase to stricter
See CRIME, Page AS
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Hussein is fighting to keep left
lists and Communists from con-
troll OF his kingdom.
With the 60.000-ton super
carrier, the Nays biggest. went
the cruisers Salem and Des
MONIES and a covey of is escort
ing deStroyers.
The Forrestal and Salem hao
been scheduled TO stay on the
French Riviera until April 80
The Des Moines and her three
escorts had been visiting Mar
seille.
$50 Stranded Ashore
The Forrestal's orders came
so suddenly that she left $50 Of
her crew on leave In Paris. The
United States naval attache In
the French capital was alerted Il
round up the men. presumably t.
fly them to join their ship. Theil
absence could hardly hamper thu
operations of the big carrier
which has a crew of some $500
men.
The orders to sail came
through early this morning anc
French tugs were rushed to helI
the big American ships get t.
sea. They sailed just before
noon.
The carrier came to the French
coast from Middle East waters
where she made goodwill visit
to Turkey and Lebanon.
OHicials' Trip Interrupted
The sudden change in tn,
Forrestal's plans caused an UNI
expected 6 am. reville for 1
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Syrian President Sees
Nusser About Jordan

CAIRO, April IS (P.-Presi-
dent Shukri Kuwatly of Syria
flew here today from Damascus
and conferred three hours with
Egypt's President Nasser on the
Jordan situation.
Chiefs of the Egyptian and
Syrian armed forces Joined in
the talks along with Col. Mas
ser's personal political adviser.
Ali Sabri. and Foreign Minister
Falah Bitar of Syria.
A Damascus dispatch said Mr..
Kuwatly is expected to go from
Cairo to Saudi Arabia for talks
with King Saud.
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Cool Air Mass
Sends Summary
Temperature Down

A mass Of cool air sliding
down the Eastern Seaboard from
New England hit Washington
early today and dropped tenn
peratures abruptly from their
summary heights. Warmer
weather is expected tomorrow.
Early today, the Washing
ton Weather Bureau revised
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Russian in Honqchow

HONG KONG. April IS (P.--
Peiping Radio said today Soviet
President Klement voroshiloy
had arrived in Hangchow from
fShanghai. continuing his 2l-day
'sstate visit TO Communist China
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-25
BY GARRETT ID. HORNER
Star Stan Correspondent

AUGUSTA. Ga. April 25--
President Eisenhower asserted
today that his administration is
prepared to take all actions that
appear to be necessary to pro-
tect working men against COR
rupt practices by some labor
union leaders.
Labor racketeering. like cor
ruption anywhere. is an abomi-
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idiO uOWn at LilC tdCdGlOu White
--~---------------
Britoin Joins in Booking Jordon's In
dependence. Page A-3
~------------~-------~
House at Augusta. Ga. last night
after President Eisenhower had
conferred by phone with Secre-
tary of State Dulles in WASH
ington.
The core of the augusta
announcement was that this
country regards the independ-
ence and integrity of Jordan as
vital Ito United States interests
and world peace"
Today that statement was
backed up by an order to the
United States 9Th Fleet to sail
from the western to the eastern
Mediterranean. That would put
the fleet in position for action
if in the Presidents opinion,
action becomes necessary.
Restraining Influence
The apparent aim ms % give
young King Husseif 4 full OPP
portunity to save his country
from political collapse with a
minimum of outside interference.
/ For the moment. there was no
indication here that Mr.. Eisen-
hover and Mr.. Dulles had any
desire to intervene militarily on
Jordan's behalf: the indication.
diplomatic officials said, was
rather that they wanted to re-
mind Middle Eastern countries
of United States interest. policy
and ability to act if necessary.
The fleet order sent the 10000
ton supercarrier Forrestal, two
cruisers and force of destroyers
steaming toward Middle Eastern
waters.
The feet has been in French
and Italian ports for the last 10
days
/ Could Remove Americans
Informants here said the off,
cial explanation for the move
was that the feet was needed in
those waters to remove Ameri-
can nationals should that be-
come desirable.
AT the same time. however, Of
ficials privately supported the
show of force" explanation and
linked the whole operation with
the statement given out by the
White House last night.
White House Press Secretary
See FLEET. Page AS
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$50 of ForrestoI's Crew
Left by Fast Departure
Two Cruisers and IS Destroyers Also
Forced to Breuk Off Visits Quickly

CANNES France. April Is 0F-The United States super
carrier Foresal cruisers destroyers
off goodwill visits Southern today put to sea
presumably for Middle Eastern waters
Destination the force announced it was as
the ships bound King
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nation which must be eliminated
III and whenever 1t occurs the
President declared in a state
ment issued at his vacation
headquarters here after a con-
ference with Secretary of Labor
Mitchell.
Would Make Public Dues
He urged Congress to enact as
speedily as possible" legislation
to require registration and pub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-25
MENOTTI WORK
APPLAUDED HERE

TWO OPERAS BY eion- coio Me-
notti were presented by the opero
Society OF Washington last night.
For Irving Lowens' review. see pose
C-l6.
JUST NINE DAYS con ston you
on the woY TO new figure. soys
Josephine lowmon. Her diet oppeors
on pose All.
DECENTRALIZATION in the United
Stotes Employees Compensation Bureou
moons more thon 200 persons will be
transferred 10 other cities. Turn to
The Federal Spotlight on pose AZ.
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Move Seen
As Buckinu
Freedom
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

A State Department spokes-
man today characterized the
movement of the 9th Fleet
from the French Riviera to
the Eastern Mediterranean as
a normal return of the feet to
its customary station. Under
conditions as they have been
for the last six months and
as they are now, this is the
normal place for the feet to
be-" the spokesman said.
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Lobor Quiz Doto Given to Justice De.
pertinent. Pose AZ
Text Of Presidents Settlement.
Poee As
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U.S.. Dispatches It's 9th Fleet
To Troubled Jordan Area
King Orders
Martial Law
And Curfew

AMMAN. Jordan, April Is ZAP.
The future of Jordan hung in
the balance today.
A new government was named
here and martial law clamped on
the country.
King Hussein declared his in
tention to fight out the crisis.
He blamed international COM
munism for bringing it on.
Today a total curfew was i'm
posed on the capital city of AM
man. the Old City of Jerusalem.
Ramallah and Irbid
near the Syrian frontier.
Under the decree of martial
law police were put under con-
troll Of the army. whose tough
core Bedouin fighters are loyal
TO King Hussein.
The country's 10 y political
parties were abolished.
Hashem Heads Cabinet
Ibrahim Hashem, SO, was
chosen TO head a seven-man
cabinet of moderates. He has
been Premier three times before
and was a close political asso-
ciate of tough old King Abdul
lah. grandfather of the present
The eight-day-o ld cabinet of
Hussein Khalidi resigned last
night after six hours Of rioting
by mobs inspired by Communists
and other extremist factions.
King Hussein insisted in talk
with American reporters that
he did not need outside assist
ance.
Hussein stressed this again
today. He disclosed he would
not invite Representative James
P. Richards, special representa-
tive Of President Eisenhower, to
Amman to explain the Presi-
dents Middle East program. He
said he would decide with other
Arab states whether they would
accept the Eisenhower program.
Strengthens His Hand
At the time he spoke last
night Hussein evidently had in
mind the change 0. government
that came today. since he said
there would be developments TO
strengthen his hand.
Troops of Saudi Arabia and
Syria came into parts Of Jor-
dan last fall and have re-
manned there. Today travel
ers reaching Damascus re-
ported Hussein was using
Saudi troops TO ouell riots
west of the River Jordan
Hussein broadcast to his peo-
pie for a half hour today.
He spoke out against Com
munists. calling them spies be-
hind our lines"
In a low. solemn voice the 81
year-old King sought to iden-
tify the forces which he blamed
for the government crisis that
has rocked Jordan for more
than two weeks.
He declared Il found it wise
to get rid of" the cabinet OF
Suleiman Nabulsi."
Cites Flood Of Troubles
Premier Nabulsi was g
member Of the Khalidi cabinet
He is not in the new govern.
ment.
Hussein said that when he wa:
finally able TO put together tn,
cabinet under Mr.. Khalidi Il
was faced after only a few day.
with a lot Of troubles"
Il call you at a moment wher
certain people are playing will
your faith and future-peoplI
who have sold themselves to thu
outside" he declared.
1T is a sorry thing that thesI
few people who claim they ar
representing the people are in
minority"
AS to the Nabulsi government
he dismissed more than tw,
weeks ago. Hussein said;
you all know the contradic
San InpnAN pa.a A