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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25
Virginia Assembly Names
Attorney to Direct Probe

RICHMOND. Jan. IS Especially !.
The General Assemhly's Com
mittee on Law Reform and Racial
Activities today elected Alex
andria attorney Leslie Hall as
its chief counsel and decided to
establish It's headquarters in
Alexandria. also the home of the
committees chairman.
Mr.. Hall, A, will be on leave
Of absence from the Alexandria
commonwealth attorneys Office,
where he has served as an as
sistant since April. 1855. while
serving for the committee.
He was unanimously elected
to the new job in q closed ses-
sion Of the committee this morn
ing at which Delegates George
E. Allen, jr.. Of Richmond and
r. Maclin Smith Of Kenbridge
were welcomed to the committee.
Policies Outlined
The committee met in closed
session. Afterwards, Thomson
said the committee had formu-
lated some general policies
which will be crystallized at its
next meeting on February 20.
The members discussed both
how and what to investigate and
some Of the men under con-
sideration for employment as in
vestigators, said Thomson.
It would not require full-time
investigators but would employe
them part-time for special as
signments, he said.
Asked by reporters If he con-
sidered the need of the commit
tee now as great as when he
introduced his bill in the extra
session Of the General Assembly
last fall, Thomson replied, Even
more So"
A complaint fled by the
NAACP enjoining the enforce
ment Of the new registration
laws pqassed at the special ses-
sion ''is sort Of an admission of
ONE Of the auctions we hope to
look into" Mr.. Thomson said.
Delegates Declined
The new members were ap-
pointed yesterday by House
Speaker E. Blackburn Moore to
the vacancies created when Dele
gates Joseph e. Blackburn Of
Lynchburg and w. Roy Smith
of Petersburg declined to serve
because of the press Of other
Legislative and business activi-
ties.
The committee also directed
Chairman James M. Thomson to
obtain Offices in Alexandria and
seek investigators and clerical
help.
Although the act creating the
committee in a special session
Of the General Assembly in Sep
TENDER didn't say so. the primary
purpose Of the group is to in
vestigate the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of
Colored People.
Its broad powers are to in
vestigate organizations seeking
10 promote or influence racial liti-
cation and committee members
said groups in addition to the
NAACP viii be studied.
Mr.. Hall is a native Of Bay
Minette. Ala. where he was in
private law practice and served
four years as councilman be-
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la Virginia airport authority,
toured the Burke site after a
hearing yesterday.
Members were impressed that
the site is convenient to National
Airport and to the fact that
development Of an airport there
would result in displacement Of
SO few people," Mr.. Fenwick said
The commission will meet
March 2 to discuss whether to
recommend establishment of an
authority.
Creation Of a Virginia airport
authority may hinge on where
Washington's supplemental air.
field is located, it was indicated
Mr.. Fenwick said after the hear
ing yesterday that he did not
think the authority idea was
feasible unless both Washington
National Airport and Washing.
tons supplemental airport can be
taken over by the State.
One Other Site
The only Virginia site now un.
der consideration for a second
washington airport is Burke ir
Fairfax County.
Senator Fenwick made Il
clear, however. that he did moi
expect his commission to take
q stand on the location except
in relationship to the authority
proposal.
The commission was set up BY
the General Assembly to recon-
mend whether Virginia Should
set UP an authority to acquir,
and build public airports. Thil
would include National and pos.
lsible Burke. since the Commerce,
Department has expressed an in.
terest in such a deal.
| Mr.. Fenwick said that the ali
patterns and other operationa
consideration would be so closely
woven together between Ma.
Itional Airport and any othel
supplemental airport that il
would be impractical to have two
airports operated by more thar
one authority. Therefore, HI
said. the Federal Government
would be unlikely to turn ovel
National Airport to a Virgins
authority unless a supplemental
airport is located in Virgins
and could be turned over too.
IT think it is Of interest to the
State to have the supplemental
airport in Virginia." he said.
/ The authority proposal wor
Endorsement from most of those
who appeared at the hearing
yesterday, but most comment
Icentered on the Burke Airport
proposal. A majority of Thu
speakers Endorsed the proposed
location.
Rothschild Heard
Louis Rothschild, Undersecre.
Itary Of Commerce for Trans.
Iportation. said he was sorry al
THE speakers hadn't been able t.
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BUDGET Action Due

The Montgomery County
school board is expected to APP
prove its budget for the 1875
school term at q meeting at 10
am. tomorrow in the school adj
ADMINISTRATION building.
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Futher and Son Dinner

The annual father and son
dinner sponsored by the Prince
Georges County YMCA will be
held at 6 pm. tomorrow in st,
Matthews Parish Hall. Thirty
sixth and Nicholson streets
HyattSville, Md.
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Burke Site lmpresses
Airport Commission

State Senator Charles r. Fenwck chairman Of the Virginia
Airport Facilities Study Commission said today that members
of his organization by the
proposed Burke airport National Airport by little
development within the site.
The commission which studying feasibility setting up
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Quiz on School Operation
|Stirs Arlington Session

Aingtons School Board members the stormiest
board session last night queson-and-
answer statement school operations
Mrs. Helen Lane submitted what as requests
for financial and administrative information"
Woven into these requests" major theme Of the
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'Diablo" originally was
scheduled to be detonated June
81. then was postponed a day,
On June %, the bomb failed
to fire because of a power
failure.
Several other postponements
we're made before the device
was exploded this morning from
atop a 500-foot steel tower.
Newsmen watched the ex-
plosion form News Mob, about
IA miles from Ground Zero
They said they felt a moderate
shock wave after the blast.
Eight hundred military OBJ
servers. l02 Of them Canadians
watched the explosion from
trenches about 4.400 yards
from Ground Zero.
Two thousand feet from
Ground Zero. a group Of tech.
nicians was stationed in ar
underground shelter equipped
with devices to measure radio.
activity.
The Atomic Energy Commits.
sion had said the blast was moi
expected to produce any ap.
preciable fallout outside the
firing range.
The explosion was seen as faI
away as San Francisco. WHERE
observers reported it produceC
an orange-yellow glow in tn
sky.
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.27O ARE REPORTED LOST
IN RUSSIAN SHIP WRECK

TEHERAN P).-Press reports reaching here
said 270 persons were drowned when Russian
fishing vessel was wrecked yesterday in the
Caspian Sea.
Russian officials at Port Pahlevi, on the
Caspian said the fishing boat Eshghabad crashed
into rocks between Salyany and Baku during
heavy storm yesterday while en- route to Baku
The reports said none of the 270 people on
board survived
The boat belonged to the Soviet fisheries min
istry and had been carrying passengers and food
supplies to Baku from Russia, the reports added.
Nearly five tons of fish and other food were
reported lost when the ship went down.
spokesman at the Soviet Embassy in
Teheran declined to comment until the arrival
of an official report.
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New-Look Atom BIost,
Seventh of 81, Set Off

ATOMIC TEST SITE. New.
July Is (Pl."Diablo," the nu-
clear dud of two weeks ago,
burst with a stunning purple
hue over the Nevada desert at
4:30 am. today.
The explosion. seventh Of the
current summer series was de-
scribed by newsmen as one of
the most beautiful they had
ever seen.
The blossom atop the cloud
was surrounded by a flourescent
purple color which began TO
fade about a minute after the
blast.
The stem supporting the
blossom also had a new look. 1t
was not straight. as most have
been in previous shots. but
bulged a little at the bottom
The cloud from the blast rose
swiftly TO an altitude of about
10000 feet. The portion above
$4,000 feet then began heading
toward Southeastern Utah.
The Atomic Energy Commits
sion said the air mass probably
would switch directions later
and head for Wyoming.
The portion Of the colud be-
low $4,000 feet dispersed
rapidly.
The blast was roughly one
half as powerful as the atomic
bombs dropped on Japan DUR
ing World War II.
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Policeman Flags
Train, Prevents
Crossing Crash

A fleet-footed Prince Georges
County policeman prevented a
train from smashing into a
stalled Car at the Riverdale
road crossing Of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad tracks today
Pvt. George Meier, who has
been called to help get the car
of the tracks, arrived in time
to see a train bearing down
from Washington.
II just took off--with a
handful Of flares in my hand
and headed up the track" Pvt
Meier said.
The train, which turned out
to be two diesel engines with
out any cars attached. ground
to a halt about loo yards from
the car. which had run of the
crossing and was stuck in the
i tracks.
I The driver Of the car. Rich
ard E. Kibbe. a sailor stationed
at the Naval Hospital at An
napolis. posted sl1.70 collateral
for failing to drive in a desig-
mated lane.
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Crossword Puzzle Fans
Sought to Aid Science

BALTIMORE. July is (R.-
A psychology professor at Johns
Hopkins University is going to
give crossword puzzle fans a
chance to engage in their IA
vorite pastime and aid science
at the same time.
The professor, DR.. Wendell r.
Garner. has prepared a 26-pagt
booklet containing a word
game. The game--and here's
where science comes in-is de-
signed to help find out how
efficiently human beings make
use of information that is
available to them.
He needs at least 200 partici-
pants to make adequate deduc-
tons. but hopes many more will
respond. The professor invites
crossword fans to write him al
the university for the booklet
The mathematical basis Of
the world game will be the basi.
Of a paper he will present latel
this month in Brussels. The
paper. Analysis and Redun.
dancy Of Printed English viii
be given before the 18th Inter.
national Congress Of Psychol.
ogy.
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Radioactive Waste
PeriIs Sea Area

NEW YORK. July is (P.-A
Coast Guard search by planes
and surface craft started at
dawn today for a steel con-
tainer of low-level waste RADIO
active sodium which failed to
sink after being dumped into
the ocean about 1876 miles
southeast of New York.
The area was declared "a
menace to navigation" The
Coast Guard cutter Agassi2
stood by in the area to radio
a warning to any ship that
might enter the AREA.
About 25 containers Of the
waste were tossed overheard
from the tanker Otco Bayway
yesterday. All but one of the
containers sank. and the float
ing one was lost in the dark
ness. the Coast Guard reported
last night.
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Traffic Director
Urges Ending Of
.Lunes for Buses

Traffic Director George z.
Keneipp has recommended that
exclusive lanes for transit
vehicles on Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets NV be
abolished
In reply d. c. Transit Presi-
dent o. Roy Chalk said that
traffic had substantially inn
proved since the lanes we're
established on the two streets
and requested their continue
ance. He also said the expert
ment justified study Of estab-
lishment of four new lanes on
Twelfth STREET from Z to New
York Avenue NV. and on
stretches to be determined
jointly with MI. Keneipp. along
Sixteenth and l streets and
Connecticut avenue NV.
Traffic studies on Eighteenth
and Nineteenth showed no APP
preciable difference in running
time after transit lanes we're
K set UP. according TO Mr..
Keneipp. But Mr.. Chalk count
cred that the speedup of traffic
on the streets after they we're
made one way for the lanes was
due partially to the lanes
+ themselves.
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DR.. Garner, himself a cross
word fan, said the game would
work like this:
The booklet contains por-
tions Of sentences, some picked
at random and others taken
from the Holy Bible. the
United States Constitution
and other texts.
Certain letters will be de-
leted from the text passages
The players job will be to Al
the blanks with missing let
tiers. When a blank represent:
a space between words, the
player marks 1t with an as
terisk.
The game is based on the
fact that there are definite
limits in the way letters are
combined to form words. The
purpose OF the test is not to
determine how we'll people
perform but how well they
use the available knowledge
of limits in the language.
Test participants will re.
ceive the booklet back. alone
with an answer key for scoring
themselves. after the result,
have been copied at John,
Hopkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-15
House Unit OK
Put on Tunnel
Alone Bill Gets
Unanimous Vote
BY ALEX r. PRESTON

Legislation authorizing the
Interior Department to proceed
Immediately with plans and
contracts for a four-lane Poto-
mac River tunnel at Constitu-
ton avenue was given the
unanimous approval of the
House District Committee to-
day.
The measure. by Representa-
tive Broyhill, Republican of
Virginia, provides for much
quicker action on the crossing
than would be allowed under a
Senate approved bill by Sena-
tor O'Mahoney, Democrat of
Wyoming.
BrOyhill Jubilant
Mr.. Broyhill, jubilant over
the unanimous action of the
Is members present, said the
measure will be called up for
House consideration Monday
which is District Day.
He said he believed the bill
has good prospects of passage.
Under both the O'Mahoney
and the Broyhill versions the
authorized cost Of the tunnel is
$25.5 million. This is approx
mately $40 million more than
would be needed to construct q
fixed-span. six-lane bridge
there.
Representative Smith, Demo-
crat of Virginia. is firmly OPP
posed. however, to any crossing
that blocks navigation on the
river. Only two businesses, q
sand and gravel company in
Georgetown and an oil refinery
in Roslyn. regularly use the
river for industrial purposes.
These are the principal pro-
visions of the Broyhill bill
which are not inclued in the
OMahony measure:
The sum of 81 million from
funds already available to tn,
National Park Service could b.
used Immediately for prepare.
ton of plans. The Secretary o.
the Interior would be author.
lied to enter into contracts tt
get the project underway.
Contract Obligations
The Broyhill measure fur
ther declares that any obliga'
tons entered into by the Sec.
rotary of the Interior shall b'
considered as contractual OBJ.
legations of the Federal Gov
eminent.
Any funds available in tn
District of Columbia for ,
crossing at Constitution avenu,
or for building approaches to il
as well as any property needet
in the enterprise, would b
transferred to the Department
of the Interior to get the jol
started.
Mr.. Broyhill said he though
there would be a total of s
million or more already avail
able in various firms for tn
project.
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ton to the voters of Virginia
without regard to party affilla-
ton and on the basis of merit
and qualification. In such an
election, l felt that I could
win"
The assumption did not ma
teriallZe.
Mr.. Whitehead's withdrawal
pleaSes conservative Democratic
leaders who had not relished
the idea of his whiplash oratory
playing throughout the cam
! See WHITEHEAD, Page Alb
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Whitehead Withdrows;
Byrd Forces JubiIont
Delegate Bows to Pleas for Firm Front,
Quits Fall Ruce for Attorney General

Delegate Robert Whitehead
of Nelson County, chief of the
anti-Byrd Democrats. today
announced he would not run
for attorney general of Vir-
GINA.
Today's decision followed
pleas last week from three top
Democrats-Gov. Stanley, 1t.
Gov. A. E. S. Stephens and At
torney General ]. Lindsey AL
mond-who had urged Mr..
Whitehead to withdraw and
thus preserve party harmony
against the strong Republican
ticket in the November general
election.
A party loyalist, Mr.. White
head said today he would not
file because in a three-way race
with the Democratic vote di-
vided. the prospects are that I
cannot win and the election of
the Republican candidate is
possible"
Mr.. Whitehead also made
plain his feeling the Repub-
licans had missed a rare chance
to play a decisive role in help
ing elect a statewide candi-
date.
Explains Assumption
MY statement of July was
made on the assumption that
inasmuch as the Democrats did
not have a nominee for attor-
lney general. the Republicans
would not make a nomination. ;"
said Mr.. Whitehead.
THAT would leave the selec-
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Whale Is implied
On Bow of Liner

CORK. Ireland. July Is up.
The Greek liner New York
impaled a whale on its bow in
mid-Atlantic. Capt George
Georgioux reported yesterday
on arrival mere.
The skipper managed to
shake the carcass of his 1921
ton ship by steaming astern.
The vessel was unchanged.
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ship is guilty of racial discrim-
ination and brutality.
Chief Murray expressed his
regret that Mr.. Davidson fur
nished the press and radio with
what he termed an Outrageous
and libelous" bill of particulars.
Urges Harmony
He said it would be better if
the NAACP and all colored and
white citizens would work to-
wards good will and harmony
in the prevention of crime and
make it known that it is a
citizens duty to submit to law
full arrest.
Asked for comment on Chief
Murray's proposal for an FB1
investigation. Mr.. Davidson ap-
proved, saying that IF the FB1
did as good a job as it did in
the l930s in cleaning up police
departments then we will be
happy"
To Chief Murray's appeal
for harmony rather than crea-
ton of an atmosphere in which
prisoners resist lawful arrest
Mr.. Davidson said he urgec
people not to resist arrest.
"Chief Murray" he added
may be laying the groundwork
to justify more beatings anc
brutality"
Complaints Checked
A check by The Star of police
reports in the cases where Mr.
Davidson had alleged beating'
showed that only three of thu
eight had been the subject o.
any complaint.
Mr.. Davidson referred to tina
in a statement yesterday owe
Station WOOK. He noted tina
See NAACP. Page Al
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terness, hatred and actual re-
siStance to lawful arrest.
Already 1 have many cases
of resistance to arrest than can
be directly traced to this pub
lie controversy"
He said he favored the Fl I
investigation. first proposed in
The Star yesterday, because
everyone knows that the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation
would make a thorough, fair
and strictly impartial investi-
CATION"
Mclaughlin Absent
Commissioner Mclaughlin
was out of town today and
could not be reached for COM
ment. However, he already
has announced that he will
bring the matter to the Com
miSsioners at their board meet
ing tomorrow.
The controversy stems from
charges, followed by a "partia,
Recommendation, made by Eu-
gene Davidson, presiden of the
District branch of the NAACP
that the Police Department
under Chief Murray's leader.
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Know|and Bans
Big Rights Easing
Some Shifts
In Part iii
Are Hinted.
BY J. A. O'LEARY

ready, to narrow the use of the
injunction weapon in the civil
rights bill to protect voting
rights alone, Republican Lead
er Knowland indicated today.
He told reporters the admin
istration might be willing to
clarity the controversial Part
49,
Rights" Moy Be Key to knowIond
Bid in 80. Pose AS
III, which permits the Attor-
ney General to use injunctionS
to enforce civil rights generally.
But he said: Il do not be-
lieve the entire striking of
Part III would be in line with
administration thinking"
Nearly all proposed compro-
misses suggested thus far have
included the striking of Part
III, which Southerners say
could be used to force the
South to accept racial integra-
ton in the schools or other
public places, at bayonet point
if necessary.
Would Leave Injunction Power
Elimination of Part III would
still leave the injunction power
to enforce voting rights in Part
Nv of the bill.
Senator Knowland was asked
if in clarifying Part III the
administration would knock
out language which Senator
Russell, Democrat of Georgia,
says would authorize use of the
armed forces to compel the
South to integrate.
The Californian replied that
he does not want to discuss
specific changes until after the
Senate votes late tomorrow to
make the House bill the pend
ing business.
Earlier today, Senator Erwin.
| Democrat of North Carolina.
said he sees "a good chance" to
conflne the administrations
civil rights bill to protection Of
voting rights.
Senator Knowland said he
hopes the Senate also will vote
tomorrow on the motion Of Sen.
ator Morse, Democrat of Ore
gon, to send the bill to com.
mittee for two weeks of study.
The Republican leader said IL
this vote can be taken promptly
the Senate can proceed i'm
mediately to consider changes
in the bill.
Second Week Begins
AS the Senate began the Sec
ond week of debate at 10
o'clock this morning, Democratic
Leader johnson said the first
week demonstrated that the
Senate is not in straitjacket.
but can act according to its
convictions as to the course
that serves the national inter-
est. /"
Senator johnson said the
debate began with a widespread
Continued on Page Alb, Col. 5
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FARMVILLE, Va, July Is
(R.-Prince Edward County's
final line of defense against
public school integration, a
carefully conceived plan for
private schools. was disclosed
today in detail.
B. Blanton Hamburg, presi-
dent Of the Prince Edward Ed
ucational Corp. made the par
ticulars public, the Richmond
News Leader reported. The
plan was drawn up by the COR
poration, a private, non-profit
group of white citizens.
The private school program
devised for the county. the first
locality in Virginia to become
embroiled in desegregation liti-
cation, is in line with Virginia s
official policy of massive resist
ance to the United States SUI
preme Court decision outlaWinp
public school segregation.
Should any school integra.
ton occur in Prince Edward
County, community leaders
both white and Negro-agree
it would mark the end of public
education in the county. Al
this point, the private school,
plan would swing into action
Teachers. Classrooms Ready
The plan. as outlined by
the newspaper. contains these
points:
/. Teachers have been OBJ
tanned. Mr.. Hamburg, a Local
manufacturer, said all but one
of the more than so white
teachers and principals nov
employed in the county's pub
lie school system have agreed
in writing to teach in a pri.
vate system.
2. Classroom facilities have
been arranged. Mr.. Hamburg
said space in churches, thu
buildings Of private and civic
organizations, private homes
and even warehouses has beer
assured. He said a surve!
showed sufficient facilities Il
carry out a private education
program. Mr.. Hamburg saiC
even transportation. lighting
books, lavatory facilities ant