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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14

Interest Rise on
Savings Bonds
Requests Permission
From Congress to
Pay Higher Rate
BY the Associated Press

The Treasury today asked
Congress for authority to apply
flexible interest rates on Savings
Bonds and proposed at the same
time to raise the rate from 3 to
ga per cent.
Identical bills were sent to the
Senate and House which would
give the Treasury the same f1exi-
bility to adjust the interest on
Savings Bonds that it has on
other securities.
If Congress approves. the
higher rate will be offered on all
Series E and H Bonds sold on or
after February /.
Sell at Same Price
Treasury officials said there
will be no advantage, therefore,
in holding of purchases of the
Savings Bonds until the legisla-
ton is passed.
The baby bonds-Series E.
still will sell at the same price
and carry the same maturity
value. But the present 8 year
and 8 months maturity will be
shortened to 8 years and IL
months.
Redemption values in the early
years will be increased sub
stantially. however. to provide a
better yield for bondholders who
redeem the securities before
maturity.
If held for three years the
new bonds will yield 3 per cent,
the return received on the
present bonds only if they are
held for almost 10 years. The
present E bonds. if cashed in
three years. pay pa per cent.
Criticism From Congress
The Treasury's announcement
followed widespread criticism in
Congress and elsewhere of the
interest yield. in view of gen.
orally rising interest rates on
other investments. Sales of E
bonds have declined and during
most Of last year redemptions
exceeded salpS
The most common explanation
has been that the public could
find better-psying investments.
The Treasury said present
holders of bonds will generally
find it advantageous to continue
them"
1t gave this example: A 500
which cost SIS. has a
redemption value Of 1920 when
held for 2i1 years. If that bond
is held to maturity, the Treasury
said. it will earn 5000 more,
which is equivalent to 1928 per
cent interest on the 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
Soviet Rebuffed
On u. 5. Charge
U. N. Group Rejects
Airing Of Aggression

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.
Feb. IA tP).-The United Nations
Steering Committee today re-
jected a Soviet demand for a
General Assembly debate on the
Eisenhower Middle East doctrine
and other United States "ag-
greSsive actions"
Despite the declared willing
ness Of the United States TO
have the Soviet complaint aired,
the l6-nation committee decided
against the proposed debate
8-to-6.
Those voting against inscrip-
ton Of the Soviet complaint
were Italy. France. Dominican
Republic. Nationalist China,
Denmark. Peru. Turkey and Ell
Salvador. Voting for it we're the
United States. Britain, India.
Egypt. Russia and Czechoslo-
vakia.
PakiStan abstained. The other
member. Assembly President
Prince Wan Waithayakon of
Thailand. did not vote.
Before the vote Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge. jr.. called
the Soviet complaint against the
United States "a gigantic cock
story" designed to head
of the Eisenhower doctrine.
Demanded Urgent Action
Mr.. Lodge addressed the Steer
ing Committee after Soviet Dep
uty Foreign Minister VASTLY "
Kuznetsov had demanded urgent
action to prevent the threat OF
a new world war which he said
was stemming from United
States policies.
The United States delegate
said he would not oppose a full
airing Of the Soviet charges in
the donation General Assembly
AT the same time. he countereo
with a sharp attack on Soviet
actions in Hungary. the Middle
East and other parts of the
world.
The Soviet move. Mr.. Lodge
said, lis thinly yelled and oe.
liberately timed attack on Presi.
dent Eisenhower's Middle EasI
policy because the policy woulc
prevent Soviet subversion OF tht
sovereignty of all small states ir
the Middle East. 1t aims to pre-
vent the effectuation OF Presi.
dent Eisenhower's policy"
Mr.. Kuznetsov led off the de.
bate with a charge that the
See Il. NJ, Page As
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
Death Toll Hits 81
In HONG Kong Fire

HONG KONG, Feb. IA (P).-
Twenty more bodies were found
today in the blackened ruins of
a four story block of tenements
in Kowloon, raising Wednesdays
fire death toll to 81. Seven per-
sons still were missing.
Workmen shored up walls Of
the burned out building to per-
nit further search Of the debris.
Bitter cold added to the misery
of the 429 persons left homeless
by the blaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
'Pious' Kansas Preacher
Found to Be Ex-Convict

ELMDALE, Kans., Feb. IA up
Calvin Laskey had revived the
Elmdale Christian Church and
more than trebled its member
ship In the nine months he was
pastor, but today he's in Jail.
The FBI said his record
showed he'd been convicted 26
times on felony charges. Sheriff
Francis Towle said Laskey him.
self acknowledged he had been
in prison most of the last 20
years.
Elmdale is fiabbergasted.
He was the best preacher
we ever had" said Miss Carrie
Wood, SO, and a lifelong resident
of this little town population
1907 in Southeast Kansas.
1--WE got value received" said
George Dawson, Elmdale banker
and member Of the church
board. HE didn't take a cent
from US. That's the surprising
thing about it,"
Il don't figure I'm out any
thing" said Tom Wells. farmer
and insurance agent who leaned
SIPS 10 the preacher. II think
ne balanced the scales by all The
good he did. II might be Just a
case of split personality Some
kind Of insanity. The man was
very pious"
The Elmdale Christian Church
almost had faded away when the
lanky 43-year-old Laskey APP
oeared on the scene nine months
ago and talked himself into the
passionate He said his name was
Dear Barton and ned been a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
BY ARTHUR EDISON
Ap Nevsfeature Writer

Senator Clifford Case. Repub-
lican OF New Jersey, knows now
that even a Senator has to be
careful not to step on the blue
suede shoes OF Elvis Presley fans.
A fighting bunch, these Pres
ley followers, who cherish every
lock of his abundant hair, though
one told the Senator:
Even If he was bald, we
would still love our Elvis."
IT all began after II LADY con-
stituent wrote in chat she had
read a news story on Presley's
pre-induction examination. II
said that. as an entertainer he
probably would 90 into the Spe-
cial Services branch, and there
fore could forego the CT haircut
required Of the ordinary soldier
Army Sticks by Guns
Was IL true, the constituent
that Presley would get
special treatment?
Senator Case wrote ire Army,
and. after appropriate nigh level
conferences. the vcrdicJ came
back.
Nonsense Presley would be
treated like any other recruit
And II the local ground rules
called for 1t this would include
trimming his hair and curtailing
his sideburns.
T'his was duly passed on to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14

all, the oil first had to be dis
covered and produced at great
expense and the companies de-
yeloping these resources ought to
be fairly compensated for their
work and investment. But unless
these oil resources are available
to the economies of the entire
world. the prosperity and the
well-being of people everywhere
will suffer. including the Middle
East. We have already expert
enced the results of what a tenn
porary blocking Of the Suez
Canal would do in cutting off oil
from this area.
Urges Check on Dictators
We must Strive, therefore, for
conditions which will prevent
any dictator or single nation
from having the power to
paralyZe the economy of any
large areas of the world by
cutting of the free flow of Middle
Eastern oil. And we ought never
allow ourselves to be placed in
the position of being accused of
sending armed forces merely to
protect the oil interests of the
few. when those resources should
always belong to the people of
the countries in which they are
produced, and always be allowed
Continued on Page Al, Col. l
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Lost U. S. HeIicopter
Sighted in Guatemala

PANAMA, Feb. IA P). -
United States Army Caribbean
HEADQUARTERS said last night a
search plane has sighted what
is believed to be the Texas
Petroleum Co. helicopter miss
ing since Sunday in the Guate-
malan jungles with three Amer
leans aboard.
The helicopter appeared to be
in good condition but there was
no sign of life, the Army re-
port said. The flyers were iden-
titled as Owen Brown, a geophy-
sicist; Jack Morris, a work SUI
pervisor. and K. Kemmener,
pilot,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
Rights Law
Urged by Browne||
SMALL DOGS HAVE
THE WORST BITES,
POSTWAR SAYS

DALLAS, Feb. IA (P.-
Small dogs have the worst
bite, says Postal Supervisor
Roy Frederick.
A north Dallas woman
wrote a letter to Postmaster
William B. Hudson asking
forgiveness for my little dog
who attacked our carrier and
bit him.
Mr.. Frederick, who in
spects all g-bites-carrier
cases. said he didn't find any
humor in the letter.
The little ones are the
worst kind, he said. They
grab ahold of a mans ankle
and never let CO."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14

Presbyterian preacher. The
Christian Church is made up OF
self : governing congregations
Many Of the smaller ones do not
demand credentials OF their
ministers.
Elmdale Christian grew to 70
members. When Sheriff Towle
stepped in and arrested Laskey
he was instructiing a class OF Is
who planned to confess their
faith and join the church on
Easter.
Laskey pleaded guilty Mon
day to a charge of illegally mar
lying a couple on December q
He was sentenced TO six months
in Jail.
The sheriff began TO suspect
Laskey after hearing one Of mis-
stirring talks TO service clubs
about being a prisoner of war in
Korea. Laskey said he'd lost
his discharge papers. He said
you couldn't get duplicates
Sheriff Towle knew that wasn't
true.
The FBI's record OF Laskey
dates back TO q boys industrial
school at Ottawa, Canada. when
he was ID. He was committed
10 o Montreal insane asylum
after conviction oil forgery II,
1885, but escaped in three
months He mas served terms
in The Arizona ana Minnesota
prisons fer stealing He escaped
from Jail in Boston in 1915. 1'hc
United States and Canadian
Armies and tbs United States
Navy have dcsertior charges
against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
Protests Roll In on Senator Case
As Threat to EIvis' Hair Rocks Fans

ing sideburns since the age of
16. They are not only trade
mark. but they are cherished by
Elvis and by us. AS for the
rest of his hair, well, it is so
dark and wavy that it would
be a sin to chop it off,"
Future Voters Upset
And from Rochester, N. y,
came this note, in which each
II" was dotted with neatly
drawn tiny heart:
This morning at approx
mately 7:20 we got this heart
breaking report. You said that
Elvis Presley was going to lose
mis- sideburns Many OF the flu
ture voters OF this country are
going to hate you and your
party for this.
Most OF the letter writer's APP
peared TO be young, but "a Ken
lucky Democrat said:
II am a grandmother and l
think he is grand as thousands
OF others do. Tell your lady
friend cutting his hair will only
make him more handsome.
One point that rankled espe-
cially. When Senator Case, an
admirer Of Bach, got the first
letter from his constituent, ne
asked his administrative assist
ant:
And Just who is EiviS Pres
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
COP. Senators,
Dulles toConfer
Floor Fight Studied
On Doctrine Curbs
BY J. A. O'LEARY

Senate Republicans will confer
with Secretary OF State Dulles
before deciding how much OF a
floor fight to make against a
last-minute major change two
Senate committees made in the
Eisenhower Middle East resolu-
ton yesterday.
The Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees re-
ported the resolution to the
Senate by a vote of 20 to 8.
But they did so only after the
Democrats had finally succeeded
in modifying the section which
should declare this country's in
tention of using armed forces
to thwart Communist aggression
in the Middle East.
The Democratic substitute gets
rid of the key word authorize, ("
in reference to the use of armed
forces. and merely states that If
the President determines the
necessity thereof, that the
United States is prepared to use
armed forces"
Follows Party Lines
The vote on this change fol-
lowed party lines. with Is Demo-
crats for and Is Republicans
against.
Senator Saltonstall Of Massa-
chusetts, Republican whip. said
today he was disappointed by
the change. He expressed the
belief that it suggests only ZAP
proval" rather than a congress
sional authorization. The adj
ministration has felt that the
word authorize" would carry
more weight. Senator Salton-
stall said. however. the leaders
would consult with State Depart
ment officials before making
! further plans.
/ At ThomasvilTe, Ga. last night
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty called news
men from a party and said the
President had just talked with
Secretary of State Dulles who
reported the Senate committees
action.
/ Mr.. Hagerty said:
Both the President and the
Secretary expressed their pleas
ure that the resolution was re-
ported out by such a large vote.
Some Of the new language calls
for a little further study by the
President and Secretary but both
believe that the language is de-
signed to give the President the
authority he asked for"
Today. newSmen pointed out to
Mr.. Hagerty that. despite that
statement. the Senate COMMITTEES
action was being widely inter-
/ See DOCTRINE, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14

WuCCI lCSOQlCCo dIc Lully Qe-
veloped. flourishing civilization
such as existed in ancient days
will rise again. What we ought
to do is to help put forward a
comprehensive program of eco
no.nic cooperation of all the
nations in that area, both agri-
cultural and industrial.
Piecemeal help to one OF
several of the Middle East
countries will do little good in
the long run if all do not benefit
If we do it piecemeal. we will
be throwing our money away. II
Egypt were to build the Aswan
Dam, it would be a boon to
Egypt. But it would not satisfy
the Sudan which controls the
hcadwaters of the Nile if 1t did
not participate in the benefits
of the dam.
Or, again. If the immense
reserves of oil in the Middle
East were to be exploited by a
privileged few without all the
area being able to have free
access to the oil market. then
the recovery of the Middle East
would be retarded.
Enemies of our country have
caused suspicion of our benevo-
lent attitude toward the Middle
East. because they say our main
interest is in the oil resources
there. That is not true. After
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
Anti-Lynch
Clause Hit as
Peril to Bill
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

Attorney General Brownell
cautioned Senators today that
attempts to enact an antilynch-
ing Gill or increase criminal PEN
'alties for violations Of basic con-
stitutional guarantees would
block passage Of any civil rights
measure this year.
He urged the Senate Constitu-
ltional Rights Subcommittee to
approve a moderate four-point
program recommended by Presi-
dent Eisenhower. This would
permit the Justice Department
to seek Federal Court civil re-
NEEDLES such as injunctionS to
prevent as we'll as to correct in
fringement of voting privileges
Of all citizens.
Opposition by southern Sem
atorS to all civil rights legisla-
ton quickly became evident at
today's hearing. Senator Long,
Democrat of Louisiana. raised
an objection on the Senate
floor this afternoon to I'M
animouS consent request that
the Hennings subcommittee be
allowed to meet while the Sem
ate was in session.
Resumes Testimony Tomorrow
Mr. Brownell therefore was
requested to resume his testi-
mony tomorrow morning. After
reading his 21-page prepared
statement this morning. the
Attorney General was questioned
almost an hour and a half by
Senator Irwin, Democrat of North
Carolina. a subcommittee menl-
Der. Senator Irving said he had
"a few more questions to ask"
and might need considerable
time tomorrow. He added. how
ever. that he had nothing to do
with Senator Longs objection to
subcommittee sessions while the
Senate was meeting. He declared
he had no wish to delay the
subcommittee hearings but would
insist on making the record
very clear on the meaning Of
these civil rights bills"
! AS the first witness at the
, opening of Senate subcommittee
, hearings on Is widely varied bills
, in the civil rights field, Mr..
Brownell denied that such au-
thority would essentially extend
the Federal Governments juris-
diction over voting and other
civil rights or infringe on the
constitutional power Of States.
Sees Fair Solutions
On the contrary, he main
tanned, the administrations mid.
dlc-of-the-road bill would con-
tribute faster and more equita-
bly, to the most rational and
fair solution" of delicate prob
lens and racial tensions in
States.
I Unfortunate collisions in the
criminal courts between Federal
and State officials can be avoided
If Congress would authorize the
Attorney General to apply to the
civil courts for preventive relief
in civil rights cases. the Attor-
ney General predicted. I'm such
"a preceding the facts can be
determined, the rights of the par
ties adjudicated and future vio-
lations of the law prevented by
proper order of the court with
out having to subject State Of
ficialS to the indignity. hazards
ano personal expense of GRIM
inal prosecution in the Federal
Courts"
Mr.. Brownell's reference to
proposed anti-lynching and SIM
liar civil rights bills proposed by
Continued on Page Al, Col. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
NEW HUNTING LAWS
WOULD BENEFIT ALL

BETTER HUNTING FOR ALL is
likely from pending congressional &C.
tion TO end the bottle between mill
tory commanders ond State conserve
zion officers over control Of yost oreos
OF hunting grounds. North Ameri-on
Newspaper Alliance Writer Martin S.
Hayden outlines the problem in his
story on page AS.
MEXICAN ORIGIN VETERANS
hove Gene forword to soy they bear
no moIiee toward the Denver OAR
member who sold she wouldn't want
Mexican TO carry Old Glory" in q
pageant. The story is in the Womon's
Section, poee AIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
Bus Lone Trial
Approved for
Some Streets

The District Commissioners
today approved a trial of lanes
reserved exclusively for buses on
some District streets.
The city heads Endorsed a set
OF restrictions. however. which
were proposed by Traffic Direc-
tor George f. Keneipp.
Actual trial of the bus-lane
idea will await specific proposals
by D. c. Transit System, Inc.
The company asked last No.
vember for transit only" lanes
on portions of nine main streets,
mostly downtown. o. Roy Chalk,
president. contends the lanes
would speed transit service.
Mr.. Keneipp originally greeted
the proposal coolly. but recently
he drew up a set of criteria
which he said would make a trial
of the proposal acceptable.A Un-
der the proposal, either lanes in
the center of the street or along
the curb would be restricted to
transit use. during rush hours
or all day.
Cab Rule Change
Besides approving the bus
lane trial. the Commissioners
gave what appeared to be at
least informal backing to a
move by Mr.. Keneipp to end
the present group-riding rule for
taXicabs.
Taxis since World War II have
been required to pick up extra
passengers headed in the same
general direction. Mr.. Keneipp
told the city heads this require
ment is now outmoded and
hampers traffic. He also said the
group-riding practice would prac-
tically preclude the establish
ment of a curb bus lane on any
street where it is widely used.
Commissioner Robert K. Nc
Laughlin said the group riding
rule Ought to be out altogether
Mr.. Keneipp said public reac-
ton TO the taxi move so far has
been about equally divided pro
and con.
Mclaughlin Favors Test
The traffic director plans TO
present recommendation on
this matter TO the Public Utilities
Commission. Commission chair
man George Z. G. Hayes said
today he will give 1t prompt at
tention II the recommendation
is made. He pointed out that 1t
is likely 10 become involved in
pending Congressional study OF
q proposal TO establish a taxi
meter system here. however. This
might take the question out Of
the PUC's hands. he said.
Mr.. Mclaughlin indicated
some enthusiasm for the bus lane
experiment He said that II the
reservation Of lanes, BY speeding
transit service, will persuade
more people " use mass transit,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
Town for Sale?

CARSON CITY. New, Feb. IA
R.-Anybody have town for
sale? The Robert S. Miller Real
Estate Co. of Pasadena, Calf,
wrote the State Department OF
Economic Development for such
information. 1t is willing to pay
up to 100000 for a village, in
habited or otherwise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14
Nurse Found
Shot 10 Death
In Home Here
Husband Discovers
Body in Apartment
On 18th Street

The fatal early morning shoot
ing of a former Emergency
Hospital nursing supervisor was
being investigated today by
homicide detectives after her
body was found in her apart
ment home at 705 Eighteenth
street NV.
1t. Lawrence A. Hartnett said
there were some unusual cir
cumstances to be Strengthened
out" in the death of Mrs. Mary
Elaine Norf1eet. A.
Police said Mrs. Norfleet died
of a bullet wound in the head at
3 or 4 am. but they did not
learn of the shooting until
GLIB am.
Her husband, Maury F. Nor
fleet. A, an order dispatcher at
the Potomac Electric Power Co..
told police he was awakened by
a shot and found his wife in a
slumped, sitting position on the
living room divan, his 80 caliber
revolver on the floor at her feet.
More Than One Shot Fired
1t. Hartnett said one of the
unusual circumstances" was
the fact that more than one
bullet had been fired from the
gun. In addition to the fatal
shot, two other bullet holes were
found. one in a wall and the
other in a cabinet.
Police said Mr.. Norfleet told
them he retired last night, leav-
ing his wife watching television.
After he found the body, he
said. he went down the hall
from his apartment, No. 2l5 OF
the McReynolds Apartments. to
the apartment of a friend.
Grover c. Bats. a Pepco clerk,
ana told him of the shooting.
Calls Funeral Home
Mr.. Norfleet said he later
called the S. H. Hines funeral
home and Mrs. Norfleet's BROTH
er, DR.. Harold NJ. Hobart. who
was at the apartment when
police arrived.
Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald said after an autopsy
there were powder burns on the
woman's right hand and evil
dence tn efatal shot had been
fired at close range.
The bullet went from the up
per lobe of the left ear, through
the brain and rested under the
skin of the right side. fractur- |
ing the right side of the skull.
DR.. Macdonald said there was
no evidence OF cancer. He said
Mrs. Norfleet's right breast had
been removed in an operation.
for a malignancy four or five!
years ago. DR.. Macdonald said
tests were being made to deter
mine alcoholic content OF the
body.
The body of Mrs. Norfieet was
clad in pajamas and a house
coat. In connection with the
bullet wound in the left side of
the head. police were told by
DR.. Hobart that his sister was
ambidextrous, using both arms
and hands equally well.
Had Visited New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Norf1eet, called
Every much in love" by one
acquaintance. had returned only
a day or two before from a
weeks vacation in New York.
Police said Mr.. Norf1eet could
give no reason why his wife
would end her own life. No notes
were found. She was not in i'll
health so far as was known,
police said.
However, it was learned Mrs.
Norfieet had taken sick leave last
Thursday from Garfield Hospital
cancer clinic. where she was en-
ployed part time.
While an autopsy was being
performed, police talked to Mr..
Norf1eet at headquarters. He
said he remembered hearing two
See SHOOTING, Page Ala
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the lady constituent and was
relayed 10 the press. but it
proved to be far from the end
Of the matter.
Take the Philadelphia girl
who said she'd take Presley bald
If she had SO. She said she
heads the original Presley fan
club, invited Senator Case To
join, and said.
Senator, Elvis has been grow