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honsdnto Blast
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Kills., Injuries 4

NITRO, w. Va, April II R.
.An explosion rocked the big
Monsanto Chemical Co. plant
here yesterday, killing Ave work
men and injuring four.
"A FIRE was brought under con-
troll an hour later. Irritating
yapors spread over the country
side. causing evacuation of some
homes.
The blast, felt within a radius
Of 2 miles. destroyed one Of the
main production units at the
plant on the north side Of the
Kanawha River, is miles west Of
Charleston. the State Capital.
Dead were James r. (Jack)
yintroux. 43. Elmer Priddy, ST.,
e6, Joseph johnson, SO, Manford
Qualls. "a. and Lacy Gilbert. A.
I'll Of whom lived nearby.
HoSpitaliZed with burns and
other injuries were Paul Martin.
81, Tom Miller. 80. Tom Smith.
80. and Lionel Jones. 40. All
except Mr.. Jones were reported
n serious condition.
State Police Capt. j. B. Jack
said no excavations were or.
dered. but were suggested where
residents were directly in the
path of the drifting vapors.
Company officials said the
fumes we're not poisonous. They
we're however, irritating to the
eyes and respiratory tract.
The casualties were among q
crew Of IL men at work in build
ing No. IS. where the explosions
eentered. The plant manufac-
lures industrial chemicals.
/: John McClain, acting plant
manager said the cause of the
explosion had not been deter
mined. There was no immedi-
ate estimate Of damage.
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Miss Monroe
Reshopes Her
Corporation

NEW YORK. April II R.-
Actress Marilyn Monroe turned
businesswoman yesterday. She
accomplished her goal-ouster
Of q feuding vice president from
the board of her corporation.
The corporation is called Mari
Ign Monroe Productions Inc.
Miss Monroe, by her own adj
mission, is the corporations chief
asset and only source of in
come"
1t was formed some two years
ago by Miss Monroe and a pho
tographer. Milton Greene. when
the actress left Goth Century
Fox. Miss Monroe. with 50.4 per
cent interest. was president. Mr..
Greene became vice president
and the only other stockholder.
He held the remaining interest.
4o.6 per cent.
Both were members Of the
board, along with two others.
Mr.. Greene and Miss Monroe
began feuding recently and Mr..
Greene announced he was hir-
ing legal counsel to represent
him in q disagreement with her
over terms of their contract.
The actress countered by ac-
cusing Mr.. Greene of misman-
asement. Then she called for
. board election.
1t took place yesterday. Miss
Monroe. with the voting power
on her side, offered a slate of
four candidates, including her
self. Mr.. Greene. hopelessly out
voted, didn't even offer a slate.
1t meant the election of Miss
Monroe to the board along with
her attorney. Robert H. Mont
gomery. and two business friends,
and George Kupchik.
Ousted from the board, be-
sides Mr.. Greene. were Irving
Stern and Joseph Carr, described
by Miss Monroe as "Greene's
men"
With the preliminaries over.
Miss Monroe moved for the new
board to elect new officers Of
the corporation. She again won
the presidency. The post Of vice
president was left vacant.
The feud developed between
Mr.. Greene and Miss Monroe
when he charged that she did
not want to go ahead with the
program we planned" Miss
Monroe retorted that Mr.. Greene
had made secret commitments"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-17

Lone Modern chinehiIIo
Cedar Chest los isl .-- 1900 1850
Solid Mohosony Vietorion
Loveseet ~ 1900 lss.4o
Solid Mohosany Vietorion
Napoleon Lounge Choir in
velvet 1890 1882
Solid Mohosony yifsinio
Soto in tapestry cover : 1880 1890
3-Pe. French Provincial Sec
tionol Soto with foam rub
Der cushions 49soo $500
Regency Foam Rubber
Cushion Soto $500 1890
deliberately Carved French
z-Pe. Living Room l,2e5Oo $500
Kid Mohoir Foam Cushion
Sole $500 $4,000
Foom Cushion Lounge
Chair in nnoteIosse cover 1900 $3.50
Lowson Plastic Covered
Soto with fuIl-web construc-
ton ------------ 1890 1900
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NURRE MIRRORS

Eclipse Foom Cushion Inner
bed in moteIosse cover 2o8OO 1900
MetolIie Green or Red
Tapestry Lawson Innerbed 1890 1883
Eclipse Regency Innerbed
with foam cushions 26oOO 1900
custom-Mode Chesapeake
sutton Back T-cushion
Sleeper $4,000 249.oo
French Provincial Eclipse
Innerbed = 2e8oo z24.oo
Solid Cherry Spool Bed - 1885 1888
Modern Apiece Sectional
Sleeper. Eoch section 1900. $500
Eclipse Extro-firm Hollywood
Bed with fine domosk tickino $500 64.SS
| Bleoehed Mahogany Mite
Stond with Drower- 5oo5 1883
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7zmsday, F1day and S9maaN

Sorry ws couldn't assommods 81 q during our doy eo this week IN
extending the sole MORE DAYS Ero oe help will
medioe Q
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Loudoun County Homes
To Be Open to Visitors

Ten Loudoun County homes
and gardens viii be open to
the public April 20 and % as
part Of the observance Of
virginia's Historic Garden
Week.
The tour is sponsored by
the Fauquier and Loudoun
Garden Club and the LeesburQ
Garden Club. Headquarters
are at Laurel Brigade Inn.
Leesburg. and Red Fox Tavern,
Middleburg.
The conservatory. green
house and garden at Catesby.
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Hough-
ton P. Metcalf, will be shown,
as win the house and garden
at Mr.. N, H. Morison's Well
bourne.
Other houses and gardens
that will be open are Cushing
House, owned by DR.. and Mrs.
2. H. Cushing; Brook Hill
Farm. owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
William c. Seipt. and Oak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07

Hill. owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas N. Delashmutt.
The guest cottage and gar
den will be open at Little Oat-
lands. property of Mr.. and
Mrs. David E. Finley. Visitors
may see the garden at Mrs.
William C. Eustis' Oatlands,
and the house, cabin and
garden at Locust Hill, owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Burdette S.
Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley N.
Brown will open their home.
Rocklands. with its quarters
and garden. The last house
and garden to be shown is
Janeila, owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert S. Pickens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
SPRINGFIELD Tea Set

The Springfield Acres Gar
den Club will hold q tea and
tour of three Springfield gar
dens from 2 to 5 pm. Satur-
day. Tea will be served at the
Harold O'Connell home.
Evening star., 1957-04-28

Record Temperaturss This Year
Highest. 01 on April 81.
Lowest, r on January ls
High and Low Of last ~ Hours
Hieh. VI At 2:40 pm.
Low. a. at S.lh n m
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Warning AssoiIed
By West Germany

BONN. Germany, April 81 (E.
West Germany's government
tonight angrily denounced a
Soviet warning of calamities
that might follow If the West
German Army is equipped with
atomic weapons.
A special announcement
termed the Soviet message "in-
Iterference in internal political
affairs and a massive threat" {"
The announcement complained
that Moscow deliberately ignored
assurance by Chancellor Kop-
rad Adenauer to Soviet AmbaS-
sador Andrei Smirnov only
Thursday that West Germany
neither possesses nor has asked
for any kind Of atomic weapon.
Because Chancellor Adenauer
specifically asked that this as
surance be conveyed to Premier
Nikolai Bulganin. the govern
ment called the Soviet note
Astounding"
Evening star., 1957-04-28
Russians Warn
West Germany
On Atom. Bases

MOSCOW, April 27 (R.-The
Soviet government warned West
Germany tonight that use of its
territory for Western atomic
bases would risk nuclear retail
Iation that could turn 1t into "a
Iveritable graveyard"
In a note delivered to West
German Charge d'Affaires Helm
rich Northe. the Kremlin denied
lit was resorting to threats or
intimidation" /"
Then 1t proceeded to say that
a single modern well-placed hy-
drogen bomb could paralyze all
vital centers of West Germany
In one fell blow.
Threats to Other Nations
The warning followed similar
threats earlier this month to
Denmark. Norway and other Eu-
ropean nations. The note re-
minded West Germany Of the
horrors the country suffered in
World War II when as it said
"only conventional weapons
were used"
In any new war, 1t said, the
territory of West Germany would
become an immediate target Of
retaliation with all kinds of
modern weapons. including
guided missiles"
The Kremlin declared Western
promises Of assistance in case of
ian attack were pipe dreams.
1.-The very nature Of atomic
and hydrogen weapons makes
such houes completely un-
grounded" 1t said.
| Any hope that a future war
can be restricted in tactical ato-
mic weapons also is unrealistic, =,
the note continued.
Modern tactical weapons have
the same destructive force as
atomic bombs dropped on the
Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki." the Kremlin said.
Sees Other Weapons Use
Anyway, the use of atomic
tactical weapons would inevitably
lead to use Of all other kinds of
nuclear weapons with all their
tremendously destructive force"
I The Soviet government also
appealed to German hopes for
reunification. one of the most
burning political issues in divided
Germany today.
West Germany's policy Of re-
militarization already has created
serious obstacles to Germany's
Iunification. the note said, and
the transformation Of the coun-
try into a nucleus of atomic war
would deal an irreparable blow"
to these hopes.
/ The Kremlin said Communist
East Germany so far has re-
Trained from atomic armament.
Evening star., 1957-04-28
By JOSEPH YOUNG

The next few months will see
major decisions made by the
Civil Service Commission which
will have widespread effects on
Federal employees.
With the new csc commits
Isioners now on the job. after a
|three-month delay in their con-
lfirmation brought the commits
sion's operations to a standstill
major policy decisions are up for
their consideration.
One of the main tasks facing
csc Chairman Harris Ellsworth
land Associate Commissioners
Christopher Phillips and Fred
Lawton involves policy recon-
|mendations to the White House
Ion the various Federal employe
bills before Congress. The admin
istration had held up sending re-
ports on these bills to Congress
pending the seating Of the new
commissioners and obtaining
their advice on such measures.
Health insurance. pay. liber-
allied life insurance benefits, are
some of the bills involved.
sFor example. while the ad-
ministration's GOODNESS to a Fed
leral pay raise this year because
OF economy factors is well known
the administrations eventual
llong-ran policy on the Gov
ernment salary problem will de-
pend to a great extent on what
the CSC proposes. The csc
now is completing a study OF
Government salaries as they
compare with industry. cost-of-
living factors. and other prob
lens arising from the Govern
ment's attempt to attract and
retain the best employees possible
PROMOTIONS, APPEALS
ETC.-Another major area with
which the new commissioners
must deal is in the field of Fed
eral personnel practices which
are determined by csc regula.
tions and presidential executive
orders.
The past few months the
CSC's staff has prepared rec
Concentrations on strengthening
the Governments promotion
system. simplifying and expe.
diting the employees appeals
systems. and dealing with the
problem of automation and the
protection Of employees jobs, etc
| The new commissioners are
now studying these proposals anc
will decide soon whether to ap.
prove them.
! The proposals on promotions
would require agencies to set ur
more formalized promotion pro.
grams than they now have, with.
in general standards prepared b,
the csc. The objective is Il
award promotions more on merit
and ability rather than on per.
sonal favoritism or patronage
factors. The CSC staff also pro.
poses eliminating some of the
various steps in appeals pro.
cedures. so that employe case,
can be handled more quickly
Also a decision on whether Il
Evening star., 1957-04-28
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

Maryland - Mostly fair and
hot today with thundershowers
likely this afternoon and eve
ming. Mostly cloudy. not as hot
tomorrow.
Winds-Southwest, 10 miles
per hour today. Visibility good.
River Repert
tFrom o. o. EneineerN
Potomac River clear 1t Harpers Ferry
and clear ~ Great Fails: Shenandoah
clear At Harpsrs Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
MidniEht -.-- 6s Noon - 81
Am. AN. - n sPI%" $500 50 50
Evening star., 1957-04-28
Meeting Tomorrow

The Arlingtonians For a Better
County Council viii meet at Sis
pm. tomorrow at the Broyhill
Auditorium, 1910 Lee highway.
Evening star., 1957-04-28

San Antonio, kllleen, Cameron
and Garland.
New flood warnings were is
sued today for Central and South
Texas after rains ranging UP to
8 inches fell during the night.
BY early this afternoon down.
pours ranging up to three inches
had slashed across Texas from
Laredo to Houston and violent
thunderstorms were building UP
around Midland, Wink and
northward to around Amarillo.
Rain was still falling at Laredo,
Cotulla. Alice and in an area east
Of Lufkin
The State Highway Depart
ment listed approximately so
highways and roads closed to
traffic today. Many roads listed
as still open we're termed dan
gerous or limited to light travel.
Train and bus travel was dis
rupted by the floods, A three
inch rain around kncinal. 20
miles north of Laredo, washed
out Missouri Pacific tracks ahead
and behind the northbound
Texas Eagle. leaving the trains
stranded. The train was on dry
ground and had sufficient water
and food. Bus and auto travel
was halted when u, 8. Highway
81 was flooded between Laredo
and Encinal.
Texas g. Pacific trains were
halted for several hours because
Of high water across the tracks
at Jefferson in East Texas. Many
trains were two to three hours
late in arriving at Dallas.
A 3.50-inch rain early today
soaked Victoria and poured more
water into the swollen Guada-
lupe River.
Some Areas Escape
Although skies were partly
cloudy to cloudy over the State
with the exception Of Far West
Texas around FL Paso. no new
rains fell in the Dallas. Forth
Worth and Waco areas, hit ear
lier by f1oodwaters.
At Dallas. where approxi-
mately 1000 persons were evacu-
ated as $40 inches Of rain fell
yesterday. the flood threat less
ened. At Fort Worth. where hall
q dozen suburban areas were
flooded. residents began return
ing to their silt-filled. water
soaked homes.
The heaviest overnight rainfall
was in a farming community II
miles east of Lockhart in Gen.
trail Texas where downpours OF
between 2 and 8 inches were ac-
companied by hail and tornado
that demolished several barns
and small buildings.
Evening star., 1957-04-28
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Major Decisions
Expected From CSC

IA OfOo~ w OOAA6ACoo AAOdAAkNo~
ton of veterans preference In
Federal reductions-in force pro-
gram will be up to the new
commissioners.
SUPERGRADES, ETC. - The
new commissioners also have to
decide soon on the considerable
number Of agency requests for
supergrade jobs (grades 16 to ls
paying $4,000 to $4,000 a
year,
Another decision involves re-
quests from some agencies for
additional jobs outside Of civil
service. There have not yet been
many agency requests Chased on
the White House letter inviting
such requests If necessary to
remove career jobs from civil
service.
But the attitude Of the new
csc on such requests may in
fiuence future agency efforts to
get such jobs for political ap-
pointees.
However, the new csc COM
missioners have made pain their
determination to protect the
merit system and mass approval
OF such requests is not likely.
/ CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Federal Communications Com
mission is holding its sixth
annual awards program at 1880
am. tomorrow. Superior ac-
accomplishment award recipients
are John knight and Alfred
Robinson, Beneficial suggestions
awards 60 to Betty Ferro, Otis
Hanson and Sally Lee Dought-
rey. Twenty-year service en-
lployes are George Adams, June
Anderson, Morton Hunt, jose
lphine Kerns. Anne O'Donohue,
Leonard Sawyer and Lola Tracy
i. The National Bureau OF
standards has presented the fol-
lowing awards: beneficial sug-
Igestions. Owen Hill, Edward Hal
bach. Emma Stehle. David Bak-
Ier. Donald Tsai, David Jones
lWilhemina Frost. Marie Cannon
Lloyd Tomlinson. Milo Cook
Pauline Smith, Robert Knecht;
lemploye contribution awards
Margaret Chapman. Mildred De
Fec. Fred Maletz. Alfred Stober
Robert Furano, Louis Gernand
and Gladys Nicholas. Mrs
Hester Miller has been elected
president Of Bureau of Engrav-
ling and Printing Lodge 20
American Federation of Govern
Iment Employees. Others elected
were Mrs. Emma Douglas and
Elsie Rodenhouser. vice presi-
dents: Mrs. Elizabeth Franklin
recording secretary; Mrs. Mary
Smart. secretary treasurer, ano
Minnie Hodges, sergeant al
arms. Laura Halse was
elected president Of Department
'lof Health. Education and We'll
fare Lodge Al. ATGE. Others
elected were Basil Long and
Catherine Harris. vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Edna Cave. CORE
spending secretary. and Carrol
J Wilson, sergeant at arms.
Evening star., 1957-04-28
Two Win Awards

Student art awards. presented
annually by the Holton-Arms
School. 2i25 s street NV. have
been won by Eleanor Lavielle of
Louisville, KY, who attends the
junior college. and Helen Ansell,
3 Pooks Hill road. Bethesda. Nd.
a student in the upper school.
Evening star., 1957-04-28
Ad Club Speaker

Edgar F. Kaiser. president and
director of Kaiser Industries
Corp, Henry J. Kaiser Co., and
its operating divisions, will speak
Iat the noon luncheon Tuesday
of the Advertising Club Of WASH
ington in the Willard Hotel. He
will talk on The People to
People Approach in Advertising"
Evening star., 1957-04-28

District and vicinity-Mostly
fair and hot today with thunder
showers likely during the after
noon and evening. High near 80
this afternoon. Fair tonight, low
about 64. Mostly cloudy. not as
hot tomorrow.
Virginia-Mostly fair and hot
today with thundershowers likely
this afternoon and evening.
Mostly cloudy. not as hot in the
north portion tomorrow, but
continued 81 hot with thunder
showers over south portion.
Evening star., 1957-04-28

WEATHER FORECASTRan is expected today over South
ern New England; Eastern New York; parts of Middle
Atlantic Sates the Ohio Tennessee and Lower Mississippi
Valleys; Southern Plains and Florida North Dakota and
Montana. Fair weather expected elsewhere It will be
cooler in most Of Great Lakes area illinois, Indiana and
Ohio and warmer in the Northwest Pacific the Northern
and Central Rockies and the Central PlainsAP Wire
photo Map
Evening star., 1957-04-28
Border Attack
.horgeDenied

MANAGUA. Nicaragua. April
81 R.-Nicaragua today re-
jected a protest from Honduras
claiming invasion of Honduran
territory.
The Foreign Ministry made its
reply public. It said the town
of Mocoron, which Honduras
claims was invaded. "is and has
always been Nicaraguan terri
tory"
Honduras recalled its ambassa- :
dor yesterday as the dispute
grew heated over the alleged In
vasion and supposed insults.
Mocoron is in disputed border
zone.
The Foreign Ministry here also
said the Honduran Ambassador
did'not rise when the Nicaraguan
anthem was played as President
Luis Somoza went before Con-
gress to read an address on
April Is. but 1t was "the people
present who criticized the am
bassador" and not any ofiicial oi
the government. Therefore, the
ministry said. the Honduran
protest Is rejected entirely.
Honduras apparently was
miffed because Nicaragua turned
q deaf ear to its complaints that
Q Nicaraguan detachment on
April IL and again on April %
entered its territory and seized
q school at Sisipara and the
town Of Umuru. in addition to
having entered Mocoron, looting
shops.
The invaders, Nicaragua pre-
lviously replied. were bandits pur-
sued by Nicaraguan National
Guardsmen.
The Nicaraguan Ambassador
In Tegucigalpa already has ex-
pressed his country's desire To
maintain friendly relations and
explained the incident. Honduras
insisted on a written apology and
sent another note.
In Tegucigalpa today. there
were demonstrations in the
streets against Nicaragua and
some unknown persons fired sew
eral shots at the consulate and
the residence Of the Nicaraguan
consul.
Evening star., 1957-04-28
FLYNN Heuds Drive

Archie p. Flynn Of Chevy
Chase has been elected chair
man Of a group Of Manhattan
College Alumni who are planning
a drive to raise funds for a new
engineering center the college
is planning to start by 1859.
Evening star., 1957-04-28
Masonic Unit Meets

Calvin johnson. Of the Rem
ington-Rand Co.. will address
the annual dinner Of the Masonic
Veterans Association at $3.50
pm. tomorrow at the Masonic
Temple. Thirteenth street and
New York avenue NV.
Evening star., 1957-04-28
READERS GUIDE
Sunday, April 2S. 1857

lHecht Mililon-Doll
Sale Pullout Pages 29-52
How to Wear Flowers. Page "a
French Embassy Party
Favorites. Page ~
! THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
48 Poees Of Entertainment
What's Wrong About
Old Age? Page
Steve Allen on
! Comedians. Page 10
Test for Good Driving. Page 21
COMIC SECTION
II Poees Of Fun and Action
The Romance Of
! Flowers. Page S
Evening star., 1957-04-28
New Floods Threatened
In 7 exos, Roins Continue

DALLAS April 81 Q-Texas streams and rivers already
ng their banks after nine days Of ran today threatened
to flood downpours continued South and Central
Texas.
Thousands Of had already
homes at Abilene San Marcos Brownwood Dallas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-19
CHURCH SERVICES
TO MARK LENT

WORSHIP services Of mony kinds
will be held tomorrow ond Thursday
in Washington oreo churches, morkino
the season Of Lent. Poee Ala.
DISTRICT TAX offieiols will Gen.
erolly let you get BY without reporting
gifts os income. Harriet 6nffiths ex-
ploins several features OF District
income tox Law in another Of series.
Poee All.
TEN COMMANDMENTS moke q
lorse order. observes corl D. coIemon,
ossistont corporation counsel Of the
District. in onother in the series Of
lenten thoughts by people you know.
Poee All,
SALADS ore just whot the doctor
ordered to cure eose OF spring
fever. Violet Faulkner hos some new
ideos on the subject. too. on pose B.4.
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RIA Hears City's Plan
For Southwest Parking

lane. limited access expressway
in the vicinity of Fourth street
S.W The freeway will follow the
general line of F street S.W
and connect with the Four-
tenth Street and Potomac River
Bridges.
Mr.. Sawyer appeared before
the RIA because the expressway
cuts through the Area B prof.
ect. and its construction con-
stitutes a large share Of the
city's contribution toward the
redevelopment cost.
In response TO questions about
the freeway's impact on the new
residential area planned. Mr.
Sawyer stressed that every effort
is being made to beautify the
freeway so it will complement,
not impair, the residential con-
Struction. The steps include
elaborate handspring and care
full selection of colored stone
facings on elevated parts of the
expresSway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-19

Plans for large public park
ing area beneath the Southwest
freeway just west of South Cap.
Iitol street were described tC
Washington Redevelopment off.
Gals today.
Gerald Sawyer, District High
way Department chief engineer
said plans have been agreed or
by the city and District Motor
Vehicle Parking Agency for an
underground parking garage to
hold between 400 and 500 cars
and to be operated by the park
Ing agency.
Such a proposal in that gen.
eral area has been discussed for
many months. Mr.. Sawyer told
the District Redevelopment Land
Agency the underground facility
would serve both residents of
the Area B redevelopment prof.
ect and the public.
Mr.. Sawyer also said the city
will let a contract this week for
the first stretch of the eight