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Evening star., 1957-04-08
Bar Asks Code Limit
In Pay Gornishments

machinery manufacturer in Mil
waukee reduced attachments
against its workers from l,406 to
383 in three years by counsel
ing employees and insisting that
credit stores check with the firm
before garnisheeing.
The Washington firm. which
received 800 garnishments among
its 5000 employees last year, be-
gan systematic attack on the
problem early this year.
Every week, the case history
of an employe who overextended
his credit is posted on all COM
pany bulletin boards. Employees
are urged to buy only what they
can afford and to notify the
company counselor Immediately
If they get too deep in debt.
We've just begun" a COM
pany spokesman said, "but we
have high hopes"
Anothr large firm here report
ed a substantial reduction" in
garnishments through initiating
a more rigid firing policy. After
three attachments. an employe
is discharged.
Other firms are opposed to
firing employees who get garni-
sheed, preferring to keep even
the habitual victims on II they
are good workers otherwise, and
help them get out of debt.
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than now sought by the admins
.tration. the mayors urged release
lof $l00 million in original capital
grant authority for the program
now being withheld by the Presi-
dent.
Mayor Richard c. Lee of New
Haven. Conn, said the group also
urged appointment of a presi.
dental advisory commission Il
work out a long-range program
for urban renewal over the next
10 to Is years. He said the may.
lors told the President they fell
that fighting big-city' slums anc
blight was as important as the
new Federal highway program.
Mayor William A. Cannon oI
Richmond. Calf. said he wa
encouraged by the Presidents
assurance that the administra.
ton was not seeking to deem.
.phasi2e Federal participation ir
the urban renewal program. al.
though he did stress that there
should be more State participa.
tiOn
Evening star., 1957-04-08
Deaths in Europe
From tuberculosis
Decrease Sharply

GENEVA, April 8 (P).-The
World Health Organization to-
day reported a truly remark
able" decrease in tuberculosis
deaths in Europe since 1850.
The United Nations agency
said new methods of treatment
anc immunization had dropped
tuberculosis death rates sharply
in every European country. They
now are lower than at any time
since the disease first was iden-
tilted.
The report made no compari-
son with non-European coun-
tries.
Despite the encouraging prog
ress noted in this field" the re-
port said. tuberculosis remains
one of the 10 major causes of
death in Europe and is still con-
ISidered as a reliable index of a
lcountry's development not only
in public health, but also in the
social and economic sphere"
Only three countries-Den-
mark. Iceland and the Neither
lands-had less than 70 tuber-
culosis deaths per million in
habitants in 1855. These three
countries traditionally have the
lowest incidence of the disease
in Europe.
Evening star., 1957-04-08
New Way to Aid Victims
OF Radiation Envisioned

DIR. Dameshek. chief hemato-
logist of the New England Medi-
cal Center. made the statements
last night in accepting an award
from the Massachusetts Jewish
War Veterans for Outstanding
service to humanity as a prac-
ticing physician. a medical edu-
Gator, and a researcher in
diseases of the blood"
Among those who heard his
talk were a number of doctors
from various parts of the country
who are here to attend the 38th
annual meeting of the American
College of Physicians which
"Opens this afternoon.
DR.. Dameshek said that num-
ber of other approaches to trying
to solve the problem of protect
ing against or curing radiation
induced blood ailments are under
study by various scientists, in
conjunction with the Atomic
Energy Commission.
Most of these other techniques,
he said, are aimed at guarding
the bone marrow against injury,
or supplementing depleted blood
cells.
However" he said, "the area
in which we expect to be most
successful is that of transplant
ing the bone marrow ITSELF"
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will be arrived at" Boston Mayor
John B. HyneS told reporters.
The Mayors urged the PreSi-
dent to support his original
budget request for $3.50 million in
new appropriations for the urban
renewal program in the next
fiscal year by resembling a cut
back to SITS million announced
last month by Albert NJ. Cole,
administrator of the Federal
Housing and Home Finance
Agency.
Mr.. Cole. who attended the
conference of the mayors with
Mr.. Eisenhower. said the mayors
request will be given serious
study.
1t was agreed that a committee
of technicians representing the
American Municipal Association
will meet with Federal housing
officials within the next week OF
so to attempt to convince the
administration of the need fol
more funds to keep the slum
clearance program going,
In addition TO urging SIS mil
lion more in new appropriations
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BOSTON, April 8 (R.-High
hopes and stakes are riding on
a new "blood factory transfu-
sion" approach to try to combat
one of the worst hazards OF
atomic warfare, a nationally
known blood specialist says.
Saying that serious blood dis
eases. including leukemia. can
result from over exposure to
atomic radiation, DR.. William
Dameshek declared that the
new still-experimental technique
e emissions transplanting bone
marrow-nature's "blood-build-
ing factory" - from a healthy
person into one affected by
radiation.
If it produces hoped-for re-
suits in current human trials, he
said, the method would provide
an effective treatment for sur
vivorS at the periphery" of an
H-bomb or A-bomb blast.
"But even more important to
our day-to-day living" he added
I'VE (could) perhaps look for
ward to cures for such ailments
as the various kind of severe
anemia or even leukemia. the
most deadly tblood) disease OF
ALL" He indicated that he was
talking here of such blood all
Iments when caused by reasons
other than radiation.
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so that they can bear the anti
Communist defense burden they
and we believe is necessary to
stand off the Russians.
In the context of a defense
program which exceeds $50 bill
lion a year, the $3.85 billion for
military aid and defense support
for seven nations does not loom
as a large burden on the Ameri-
can taxpayer.
And the $3.50 million which
the United States spent in the
fiscal year 1856 on building the
economies of the rs under
developed countries of the world
with a population of lis bill
lion-looks ridiculously small.
Economists keep telling Congress
it really is.
The administration is now
hoping that it can show to Con-
gress. and to the public. that
this $3.50 million a year is not
only well spent but should be
Increased over the years.
/ Every independent group
which has studied the problem
arrives at this conclusion.
Longer range programs, the
Republican administration be-
ilieves. would be wise, but it is
not expected to press for them
seriously this year.
1 The FairleSs committee sug-
gested that foreign aid pro-
grams be presented on a two
year basis. to each biannually
elected Congress rather than to
each annual session of Congress.
4 But odds are that this recon-
mendation will not be accepted
lin the 1878 period
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them off in installmentS he could
afford.
Backers Of the proposed
amendment also point out that
lit would work to the benefit oi
,creditors at the same time i,
eliminates the present hardship
on debtors. Under present law
ia creditor may find himself out
in the cold if his customer makes
less than the minimum exempt
salary. The debtor suffers by
losing his pay check temporarily
but if he claims his exemption
his creditor can't get a cent.
Assurance TO Creditor
The amendment, by substitut-
ing a percentage exemption
would assure the creditor of coll
lecting his money, though he
might have to wait a while for
lit.
Another argument advanced
in favor Of the amendment is
that it would solve a problem
which crops up in Juvenile
Court when a runaway father Is
unable to provide maintenance
because his salary has been at
tached
Meanwhile. at least one large
Washington firm is taking steps
Of its own to cut down the num-
ber of garnishments among its
employees through educating
them about the evils of indis-
criminate buying on credit.
Education Of the buying pub
lie" was the remedy recon-
mended in 1850 by the Munich
pal Court Of Appeals when it re-
fused to void the sale of a SIS
pair of shoes to an week
laborer.
At least one large company
in another city has made a siz-
able cut in the number of gar
nishments it receives through
educating its employees. A farm
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in the hue and cry after Mr.
Beck's scalp"
In regard TO Senator Mundt' 's
statement. Mr.. Condor said the
Fifth Amendment has existed
from time immemorial to protect
the accused against the viola
Itions Of his rights by police Of
flcers and investigators"
! Finds Action "Unfortunate"
The lawyer conceded that. il
his opinion. "it was unfortunate
that Beck found that he hac
to" take the Fifth Amendment
Mr.. Condor also said he be.
llieved there could have been
political motivation in the
decision of the Democrat
dominated rackets investigating
group to focus on a Republican.
dominated union at the outset
of hearings. Asked if, by The
same token he saw political dom.
ination in Beck's selection oi
Senator Duff who was very
very close to the White House.
Mr.. Condor said he did moi
know the circumstances.
He also said 'T have no idea
I couldn't express an opinion
about that, when asked whether
he agreed with Beck's statement
that he. Beck, would come our
OF the investigation, clean, white
100 per cent"
Case Of Witness Studied
Meanwhile. the rackets in.
vestigating group began study
ing in executive session the cast
Of what Senator Mundt de.
scribed as "a new kind of wit
ness who takes the position that
he shouldn't bring his records
before the committee or ever
bring them to town"
! Asked for some identification
OF the man. the Senator saic
he did not know his name OF
whether he was a Teamster or 8
construction worker.
1t is possible that the COM
mittee in the same executive
session will decide on a resump-
ton date for public hearings. Il
is considered unlikely, however
that they will get under way
again much before the first OF
May.
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use a broom; they'll use an ak
and they'll try to destroy the
labor movement in the process. ;
The UAW chief called on
labor to drive out every crook
and gangster and racketeer we
can find"
He drew q loud cheer from
1900 delegates representing 1.5
million UAW members by de-
claring "all the corruption Is not
on labor's side"
He charged that "reactionary
corrupt arrangements would
rather pay bribe to a crooked
labor leader than to pay a living
wage to the workers represented
by that crooked labor leader"
Reelection Expected
Mr.. Reuther's reelection as
president Of the UAW. which he
has headed since 1916. appar-
emily was assured by an over
whelming majority in conven-
ton voting Wednesday. The
lc onvention will continue
through Friday.
A caucus of Reuther support
ers. making up most Of the dele
gates. voted unanimously last
night to renominate Mr.. Reuther
and his entire administrative
staff Of elective officials.
The caucus, filling a hall with
"a 1000 seating capacity, also
pledged Reuther supporters to
vote for his key proposals. These
include an increase of so cents
a month in basic union dues of
$3.50 and changes in bargaining
procedure to permit skilled trades
groups to negotiate supple
mental contracts within the in
dustrial unions structure.
In a speech. Mr.. Reuther told
the caucus how he had at
tempted to keep the UAW. pure
since taking over power II years
ago.
Mr.. Reuther. a vice president
of the AFL-CIO. said his sup
porterS formed the caucus be-
cause they had learned by hard
experience" that if good people
go in a thousand directions then
gangsters and the underworld
operating as a disciplined minor
ity can take over our type of
union"
The good people" he said.
also had to band together to
keep the Communists out.
Mr.. Reuther's keynote speech
to the opening session of the
convention touched on subjects
ranging from union jurisdic-
tional disputes to international
diplomacy.
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AID
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they thought another change
should be made to put the sep.
.arate international Cooperation
Administration in the State De.
Ipartment. But Mr.. Dulles stucl
by the stand he has alway,
taken that his department
should not be burdened with
detailed administration, confin.
ing itself to making overall pol,
icy He urged continuing ICA a.
Ia semi-autonomous agency.
Under questioning by Senator
Hickenlooper. Republican O.
Iowa. Mr.. Dulles said he does mo-
contemplate having the new de.
ivelopment fund make any long.
term loan commitments beyond
the funds actually authorized BY
Congress from year to year.
Estimate Requested
Pressed by Senator Mansfield
Democrat of Montana, for some
estimate of how long economic
aid may continue, MIR. Dullel
replied that for ITO years thl
United States has been trying
to promote freedom for othe,
peoples. land l hope We viii
never stop working at it."
/ He said he did not mean tina
we would always do it through
the present type Of economic aid
but that the struggle is a con-
ltinuing one.
/ Mr.. Dulles testimony under
lined the belief that the admin
istration's major effort in tn,
foreign aid field this year prob
ably would be concentrated OF
changing the public's Image
of what the bill involves.
American officials are nov
convinced that the only image
of foreign aid the people nov
have can be described as a S4.4
billion give-away program.
The figure is correct. But thu
characterization of this amour
as a "give-away" is grossly in.
accurate.
Loans. Not Give-Aways
The major effort this year
before any attack can be made
on increasing appropriations
probably will be to separate the
military aid and defense support
portions of the foreign aid pack.
age from the economic develop.
ment and technical assistance.
These latter two, on which
Americas future relations will
much Of the uncommitted worlc
depend. amount to hardly II
per cent of the whole $4.4 billion
and much of this 10 per cent 1
in the form of loans. not give
away" grants.
Mr.. Eisenhower's panel O
citizen advisers, headed by stee
executive BENJAMIN FairlpsS
pointed to the problem when i
suggested last month that tn,
military phases of the foreign
aid program be taken into tn,
Defense Department budget.
In the fiscal year ending las
June 30. for instance, the United
States spent S3.85 billion on mill.
Itary aid and defense support fol
seven needy countries whose
economies must be propped ur
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WHICH Will act as WdCcnOOs
on union ethics, said he was mo-
referring exclusively" to scan.
dals uncovered by the United
States Senate's rackets investi.
gators.
The "unfaithful servants" o.
labor. he said. "are merely SYM
bolS, if you will, of a decline ir
moral and spiritual values or
the part of the rank-and-f1le."
The principal obstacle stand
ing in the way of reforms. he
said. is "the apathy and indif-
ference of a large segment Of
the rank-and- file" He advised
the rank-and-file to get down
on their knees with some regu-
larity and fervently say theiI
prayers.
I No Rubber Stamp, He Says
Msgr. Higgins said there had
been published charges that the
review board of private citizens
would serve as a rubber stamp
for Walter p. Reuther's union
Mentioning one critic CRaymond
Moley of Newsweek), the clergy
man was loudly cheered when he
said, IF he thinks this group is
a rubber stamp he is just as
crazy as Loom"
The clergyman said it would
be ian honest to God public
review board"
Another speaker. A. j. Hayes
president of the International
Association of Machinists. said
the Senate Committee is being
used by anti-unionists as a
springboarp to attempted de-
struction of the labor movement
Mr.. Hayes, chairman of the
AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Com
mittee. said labor is facing its
greatest battle today and told
the convention the revelations
Of the Mcclellan Committee are
only one prong" Of the attack
against us.
The aim of the anti-labor
people, he said. is to picture labor
as an institution dominated and
corrupted by racketeers.
THE vultures of reaction" he
said, "are waiting to exploit the
mistakes of the federation" as
they have exploited the mistakes
of certain individuals.
Clean House, Reuther Warns
Yesterday, Mr.. Reuther warned
American labor that it must
clean house with "the stiffest
broom and brush and the
strongest soap and disinfectant"
1t can find.
Otherwise. he told the conven-
tion. the reactionarieS will
clean it for us. But they won't
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know personally of my own &C.
tivity there"
In denying Mr.. Condon'S ver-
sion of what happened. Mr.. Hal
said he was talking about the
same October / meeting that
was referred to by the labor
leaders lawyer.
Reached at his Annapolis. Nd,
home early today. Mr.. Condor
refused to amplify his statement
but indicated that he regarded
it as a correct version of what
happened.
Mr.. Condor. member of the
predominantly Democratic law
firm of Davies. Richberg. Tyd-
ings. Landa and Duff, is a Re-
publican and was active in Mr.
Eisenhower's behalf last year
He was at a White House meet
ing October Is in which Mr.. Ell
senhower met with Mr.. Condor
Beck. Roy Fruehauf of the
truck manufacturing firm and
B. NJ. Seymour of Associated
Transport, a leading trucking
concern.
Immediately after this meet
ing. Beck emerged from the
White House and told newsreel
cameramen he was throwing his
support to Mr.. Eisenhower.
Politics not Main Topic
Mr.. Condor said politics wa!
not directly discussed with th'
President during that meeting
except for "the normal politenes'
ses because it happened that al
of us there were Republicans.
Asked if the timing of Beck
announcement was coincidenta
or planned in that way as thest
Things are done. Mr.. ConooI
said he did not know.
In his television appearance
Mr.. Condor made it clear tina
it was he. and not former Sena'
tor James Duff of Pennsylvania
who was providing the minute
by-minute legal advice for Becl
at the rackets hearing. Beck
in the course of the hearing. haC
mentioned the advice beint
given him by my counsel. Sen
ator Duff" who was at no tim'
present in the hearing room.
Some day in the future wheI
atomic energy and all thes'
other devices are perfected fur
ther than they are, 1t may b.
possible for one lawyer sittint
in an ivory tower somewhere Il
have system of debating
instructions, step by step in {
situation like that. but actuall!
that didn't exist. / had the sol'
and full responsibility during th'
hearings" Mr.. Condor said.
Comments on Two Statements
The lawyer was asked TO com
ment on two statements mad,
about the Fifth Amendment
which Beck took lit times a
the hearing. One statement wa
by President Eisenhower TO tn,
effect that he shares the gen
eral feeling that when a mai
takes the Fifth it is because h,
has something to hide. TIL,
other was made on yesterday
NBC Youth Wants TO Know
program by Senator Mundt, Re
publican Of South Dakota, ant
a member OF the select commit
tee. The Senator said, "Becl
smeared himself by taking tn
Fifth Amendment more thai
100 times"
Mr.. Condor said of the Presi
dents remark, Il find 1t difilcul
to believe that when the Presi
dent made the remark you re
ferred to the other day, that h
realized that 1t might be con
strued that he was participatin
Evening star., 1957-04-08
Mayors Are Encouraged
On SIum Clearance Aid

delegation OF seven carried to President Eisenhower
today their protest against planned cutback um
clearance and urban renewal program.
The reported they left that they
encouraged by the sympathetic hearing given by
President
Evening star., 1957-04-08
Labor Is Facing Crisis,
Clergyman Tells JAW

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ j.. April GA prominent Roman
Catholic clergyman told the United Auto Workers convention
day that the labor movement faces perhaps the
crisis in its entire history" ~ s
Msgr. George c. Higgins of Washington who has been
designated member of the JAWS board
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Republicanism has roots ano
meaning above and beyond the
personal appeal Of a great Presi-
dent"
He told newsmen. ITS not q
coat-tail thing, but a deep phi.
losophy.
The 37-year-old publisher oil
Forbes Magazine of Bushes,
and Finance organized a State.
wide Eisenhower-for President
club in 1851.
Four years ago he ran against
the organization backed candi.
date, Paul L. Troast. and los
the nomination by $4,000 votes
Mr.. Dumont's campaign in thu
primary was pegged largely Il
the theme that he was the mar
best equipped to defeat Gov
Meyner because he had done 81
before. when they both ran fol
State Senator from Warner
County in 1851.
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million in additional money and
approximately $500 million in
loan and grant authorizations
for various agencies and pro-
grams In addition to the SAL
million for the Post Office De-
lpartment. The Senate commit
tee approved it In 10 minutes
and the Senate itself passed II
without debate or opposition
under a unanimous consent
arrangement.
The bill had to go back to thu
House because the Senate haC
added an 100000 item for ex.
Ipenses of its committees. TIL,
House late in the afternoon in
Iterrupted consideration Of tn,
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State Justice-Judiciary appro-
priation bill for 1858 and unan-
imously concurred in the Sem
ate's action on the deficiency
bill. The measure then was
rushed to the White House. con-
siderably faster than bills Or
dinarily are transmitted.
Mfr. Summerfield today was
to return to the House Post
Office Committee hearing as q
wind-up witness on the rate
increase bill. At yesterdays ses.
sion there was only one refer.
ence to the dispute over the de-
partment's fund deficiency. Rep.
resentative Porter, Democrat Of
Oregon. asked Mr.. Summerfielc
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open again on Saturdays and
residential area. mail deliveries
and mailbox collections will be
as before. But. In order to stay
within the SAL million, the de-
partment will continue TO limit
downtown business area mail
deliveries to two a day on Mon
days through Fridays. and make
only one delivery on Saturdays
Such deliveries generally have
been three or four times a day
on Mondays through Fridays and
twice on Saturdays.
| Mr.. Summarized said posi-
Office windows from now on will
be open only eight and a hall
hours a day. except in some CON-
munities which Justify longer
hours" In the past they have
been open at least nine and 9
half hours. AS previously an.
nounced by the Postmaster Gen.
eral. the department intends tt
defer purchase Of some So nil.
lion in supply items until aftel
July /.
| The heated controversy be.
tween Mr.. Summerfield and Con.
Igress over his departments neeC
for supplemental funds for thu
remainder of the 1857 fisca
year came to comparativel,
,Icool and quick end at the Capito
yesterday afternoon.
\ While Mr.. Summerfield wa
Itestifying before the House Pos
] Office and Civil Service Com
Imittee yesterday morning on ,
llbill to raise postal rates, thu
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee met in special session to &C
on the deficiency bill passed las
Monday afternoon by the House
That bill provided about ISL
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lion short Of the amount Post
master General Summerfield
wanted to keep the department
running through April. May and
June.
Mr.. Summerfield announced
he was happy" to rescind pos
tai service curtailments he had
begun to put into effect last
Saturday when Congress seemed
u bit slow about meeting his re-
quest for deficiency funds.
Later he modified the happy
announcement somewhat by ex-
planning that postal service will
be back to nearly the same
basis" as It was before the re-
Itrenchment order.
Service on Saturdays
Post office windows win be
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Ifour-year term. was unopposed
lin the Democratic primary. He
left for Florida with his wife
shortly after voting yesterday.
Mr.. Forbes announced he
would conduct a campaign based
Ion the theme "that Eisenhower