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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17
DC. Cab Thief Due Back
After Mexico Jail Term

A Falls Church (va) man
who drove a stolen taxicab from
Washington to Monterey. Mex
leo. and ended up in q south
of -the-border calaboose. will be
back here soon for q stay in Q
gringo jail.
It was three years ago that
John C. Leasing, now rs, left
his job with Melpar and his
home in the 1000 block Of Mar
shall street, Falls Church. Po-
lice said he left ON November
IL, 1854. at the wheel Of q Gray
Top cab which he took from
cabbie Joseph E. Mitchell, so.
Of 1924 Florida avenue NV.
Using a 80 caliber Mauser
pistol as a persuader, Leasing
also took So from Mr.. Mitchell
and headed south on Route II
for the Mexican border, police
said. Somewhere along the
line. it appears that he painted
the taxicab to hide the mark
ings.
Gets Mexico Jail Term
He got through the United
States customs at Laredo, Tex.
and the Mexican counterpart
at Nuevo Laredo and then
drove the 200 miles to Mon
terey in the state of Nueyo
Leon. But Mexican authorities
were not taken in by Lessing's
use of Mr.. Mitchell's papers.
The cabbie was a 60-year-old
colored man: Leasing was a
23-year-old white man.
They locked him up for |
bril- ging contraband into Mex
leo: to wit. the cab and the
pistol with as bullets for
it. Latin-American justice
awarded him 21a years in the
Mexican prison system.
On December IA, 1854, Les
sing and seven other inmates
were caught by Mexican prison
guards apparently about to es-
cape with knives and daggers.
Ell Diario, a Nuevo Laredo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

ISaidman. who estimates that
there are 10000 persons liv-
| ing in the Washington area
who have diabetes and do not
know It," announced that free
tests for detection Of the dis
ease will be available from local
physicians. Test kits can also
be obtained from local drug
stores. with complete instruc-
tions for home use.
Women, according to DR..
Sandman, are more subject to
the disease than men. DR.. Said
man emphasized that diabetes,
while a chronic condition, can
be controlled and that diabetes
can be diagnosed for two to
three years before symptoms
are present"
The local drive, sponsored by
the Diabetes Association of the
District, with approval Of the
District Medical Society and
the District Health Department
serves a two-fold purpose:
detecting unknown cases and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17
President Aids
Diabetes Drive

President Eisenhower, in a
message to the American Dia-
betes Association. joined in
whole hearted support Of the
10th annual Diabetes Week,
which begins its Nationwide
drive for diabetes detection
today.
The President called atten-
ton to the dedicated efforts
Of the medical profession to-
ward the ultimate conquest Of
diabetes" and urged that all
Americans avail themselves of
the opportunity to learn about
the control Of the disease,
which ranks seventh in the
Nation as cause of deaths.
Local chairman Of the de-
lection drive. DR.. Aaron @.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17
Theofoqion to Speak

The Rev. John Courtney
Murray. S. j.. Woodstock Col
lege. Md. theology professor,
will speak at 1880 pm. next
Thursday in Copley Hall at
Georgetown University. Thirty
seventh and o streets NV.
Subject of the talk will be
THE Values of Reason and the
Values of Faith"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

educating the public to be
aware Of the disease.
President of the American
Diabetes Association is DR..
John A. Reed. of Washington.
DR.. Louis K. Alpert. also of
Washington Is chairman of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

$l995 POSTMASTER II" EIee. Auto. Fry Pan 1855
$24s5 POSTMASTER II" Elect Auto. Fry Pan 1856
Evening star., 1957-03-28
Training Advisers Get
Presidents OK to Quit

President Eisenhower today
approved a recommendation by
the National Security Training
Commission that it go out of
business June 80.
The commission members wrote
the President that ending their
activities this year will make
"a contribution. even though
small, toward reducing the ex-
penses Of Government. The
action will save $4,000 budgeted
for the commission during the
next fiscal year.
David Sarnof, chairman of
the board Of RCA, is chairman
Of the 1ve-man commission set
up by Congress in 1851 to make
recommendations for establish
ing siX-month reserve training
program and later report on the
welfare OF young trainees.
A 1853 report by the commits
sion became the basis of the 1855
Reserve Forces Act.
In a letter made public at the
White House today the COM
mission members reported that
Evening star., 1957-03-28

the armed forces are doing IAN
excellent job in looking after
the welfare of the six-month
trainees."
While inequlties still exist in
obligation Of military training
and service, the commission
members reported they feel that
our mission has been accom-
pllshed' since the reserve pro-
gram is well underway
Mr. Eisenhower wrote the
commission members that he at
first had serious miSgvIngs
about ending their work. but
now has concluded that this is
the right course.
He recalled that the COM
mission was established origi-
nally TO oversee training Of
young Americans in a civilian
corps. and now has been placed
in the difficult position of over
seeing training directed not by
civilians but by the military"
He added that these circum-
stances "n the face of apparent
congressional Discrimination to
established a national security
training corps would confront
your commission with continuing
difficulties that are probably in
urmountable.
Evening star., 1957-03-28
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Consid-
cradle cloudiness this afternoon,
high about 55. Rather cloudy
with little change in temperature
and chance of few periods Of
light rain tonight and Friday.
Low tonight near SO. Wind, II
a m. today, west northwest, 8
miles per hour.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy with
little change in temperature this
afternoon, tonight and Friday.
Chance Of a few periods OF rain
in the north portion tonight and
tomorrow Low tonight around
35-42.
Maryland Considerable
cloudiness with little change in
temperature this afternoon, to-
night and Friday and chance OF
8 few brief showers, Low tonight
35-40 IN west and north and in
Evening star., 1957-03-28

Us the latest group to criticize
the recent White House letter
inviting Federal agencies to
submit lists of career Jobs they
want removed from civil service
and placed under political
patronage.
Charles Donahue, president of
the ADA'S Washington Chapter,
described the White House letter
as IAN innocent sounding, clever
ly phraSed order with apparently
the highest motives cloaking still
another political raid on the
merit system in order to make
top-salaried positions available
Tor patronage purposes"
Administration officials have
defended the letter as a move to
the Hoover Commits
sion proposals to remove career
officials from the political arena
and have argued that this would
strengthen rather than weaken
the merit system. Federal en-
ploye unions have charged that
removal of additional career Jobs
from civil service would i'm
measurably weaken rather than
strengthen the merit system.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Civil Service Commission has an
nounced exams for junior ware
housemen, $1.63 an hour. ware
housemen, $l.84; junior packers,
Sl.62, and packers, $1.74. The
jobs are in various military in
stallations in the Washington
area. Apply to the Board of Civil
Service Examiners, Air Force.
Boiling Air Force Base. Wash
ington 25. d. c. Navys
Purchasing Office needs a super
viSory administrative officer,
Grade II. Call the Pentagon, Ex-
tention 67472, or apply to Room
1870. Sixth street and Independ-
ence avenue S.W. (Temp. Build
ing D.. ;. Interior Department
personnel and administrative Of
ficials are meeting this week in
a conference on the Career
Service in the Interior Depart
ment." John r. Garnett, chief Of
the employment branch, is con-
ference chairman. David
Evening star., 1957-03-28

young love was something not
seen since the Communists took
over in 194S. Town Hall Square
experienced its worst postwar
traffic jam and two women
tainted.
Mr.. Connolly received cabled
CONGRATULATIONS from Secretary
of State Dulles, who says Official
United States policy "favors ro-
nance.
Though he failed to show UP at
the wedding reception at the
residence Of United States Am
oassador U. Alexis johnson.
Czechoslovak President Antonin
Zapotocky was on record that
love is something special He
told Miss Fikotova that when
she went to plead for permission
to marry Mr.. Connolly and settle
in the United States.
After a two-week honeymoon
in Czechoslovakia. the two plan
to leave April 10 on trip
through Western Europe. on
which MIR. Connolly will give ex-
hibitions, before heading to Bos-
ton. Miss Fikotovs. a medical
student, still awaits a United
States visa.
Evening star., 1957-03-28

AOSSoboAAe AIol AdSC CcISIIlOIllPS
before sympathetic throngs in
this capital Of Communist Czech
oslovakia.
Mr.. Connolly said "yes" and
Miss Fikotova said "ano (yes)"
and the Iron Curtain barriers
which had so long doomed
threateningly were. for them.
set aside. However, religious
complications were still ahead
in the union of the handsome.
26-year-old, Boston hammer
throw king and the pretty.
brown-eyed. Czech girl. "a, gold
medal winner as a discus thrower.
Catholic authorities said their
church law provided automatic
accommodation for Mr.. Con-
molly because he EXCHANGED VOWS
with Miss f'ikotova in her own
church after she had knelt with
him IN the Roman Catholic mar
riage ritual.
But blessings came from other
quarters and the bridal couple
beamed.
There were smiles. kisses and
tears and Miss Fikotova. in a
white lace gown and matching
wide-brimmed lace hat. was ra-
diant.
Prague's public tribute 10
Evening star., 1957-03-28

40s in south portion. High to-
morrow in the SOS.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Winds mostly north
west to west 10 or IL miles per
hour this afternoon. and mostly
west or southwest 10 miles per
hour tonight and Friday. Wealth
er mostly cloudy with chance
of few periods Of rain in north
half tonight and Friday. Visi-
bility fair.
Road COnditions-AAA
West--Dis;rict OF Columbia 10 Penn
sylyania turnpike, clear Pennsylvania
turnpike. clear Ohio turnpike. clear
Y s 40 west 70 OHIO, clear, U s. -
west 70 Ohio, wet
Soulful S to Richmond, clear.
shirley highway ~ S 800 clear,
Richmond. south clear, District OF CO.
,umbia to Charlottesville clear
North and east District OF Columbia
70 Delaware Memorial Bridge. clear New
Jersey turnpike. clear. New England,
eleaF District of Columbia TO Harris
burs. Pa clear
Evening star., 1957-03-28

lowed by similar pay boosts for
Federal classified workers. That
is the significance of the coun-
ellis findings on postal wages.
TRAINING BILL APPROVED
A Senate Civil Service sub
committee headed by Senator
Clark, Democrat of Pennsylvania
has approved the bill to author
Iize outside training for Federal
employees as well as strengthen
current in-training for Govern
ment workers.
BARGAINING RIGHTS EX-
A AMPLE-Mayor Richardson Dill
worth Of Philadelphia has signed
a pact granting union recogni-
ton and collective bargaining
rights to the union representing
the city'S employees.
Federal employe leaders have
hailed the action, declaring that
it could have great impact on
legislation in Congress to give
similar rights to Government
employe unions.
Wallace Legge, industrial sec
retary Of the National Postal
Transport Association, expressed
the sentiments of his various
Federal employe union colleague
when he declared: "Undoubt-
edly, the action taken by the
city of Philadelphia will have a
great impact on the United
States Congress when labor
management legislation is con-
sidered. The enlightened atti-
tude of Mayor Dhworth may
well be responsible for the en-
actment of union recognition for
Federal employees"
WHITE HOUSE LETTER HIT
The Washington Chapter of
Americans for Democratic Action
Evening star., 1957-03-28
Senate Confirms
Five Appointees
b. The Associated Press

The Senate gave speedy and
unanimous confirmation today 10
three of President EisenhoNer's S
diplomatic appointments.
They are:
John Clifford Folger Of Wash
ington to be Ambassador to Bel
GUM
Philip Young, former member
OF the Civil Service Commission,
to be Ambassador TO the Neither
lands.
Philip V. Bonsal Of Washing
ton TO be Ambassador to Bo-
livla.
Also confirmed were:
Fred c Scrlbner. Jr.. to be a
member OF the Civil Aeronautics
Board for a siX-year term sue
ceeding Joseph p. Adams.
Evening star., 1957-03-28


dent of General Electric. 1t made
no proposals concerning Fed
eral workers in the lower grades
taking no stand on this issue be-
cause it was concerned with pro-
fessional and management-type
jobs.
However. the Senate Civil Serv-
ice COMMITTEES advisory council,
also composed of top business
men. urges adjustment of postal
salaries. Virtually all rank -and-
file postal workers earn $4,500 a
year or less, about the same pay
scale as applies to the majority of
nk-and-flle Federal classified
employees.
The advisory group has among
its members Albert M. Andersen,
executive vice president of the
Rheuben H. Donnelly Co. of
Chicago. Walter Fuller, chairman
of the board of the Curtis Pub
fishing Co. and Gene Robb, pub
Usher of the Albany (N.Y)
Times Union.
William c. Doherty. president
Of the National Association of
Letter Carriers, is the only en-
ploye union representative on
the council.
The citizens council in its re-
port issued last week declared: !:
Improvement in postal service
and better working conditions
for postal workers can only come
about if wages are adjusted on
the basis of merit and economic
conditions and not tied to postal
rates or postal revenues"
Increases in postal salaries
would almost inevitably be fol-
Evening star., 1957-03-28

States Attorney and two clerks,
said he did not see why passage
OF the proposed legislation would
require more than two assistant
corporation counsels and four
clerks in the Corporation Coun-
sells office.
AS for the court, Mr.. Gasch
said. he has been informed that
the reciprocal non-support law
is being administered in the
neighoring counties without any
increase III the court staff.
This is the only Jurisdiction
under the American flag that
does not have a reciprocal non
support law Mr.. Gasch said
1T is high time the District
shoulders its responsibility
Evening star., 1957-03-28
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Business Group Asks
Low-Brocket Raises
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

second of businessmen proposed pay adjust
ments for Federal workeshis time employees the lower
salary grades
Following the Codner Committees proposal pay raises for
classified employees Grades above the Senae special
citizens advisory council postal
of postal workers salaries.
The Cordner Committee composed top ndustrialss
Evening star., 1957-03-28

T. Ray has been elected presi-
dent Of the Smithsonian Branch
OF Federal Employees Union No. 2.
National Federation of Federal
Employees. Others elected were
Mrs. Mary Quigley, vice presi-
dent, and Emma Kran, secretary
treasurer. Mr.. Ray and Mrs.
Quigley were also elected to the
board of representatives, with
Dorothy Darmody and Miss Kran
selected as alternates. Four
Evening star., 1957-03-28

teen employees of Agriculture's;
Marketing Research Division
have received awards for sus-
tanned superior performance.
They are Marcus Blalock, Mary
Carpenter, D. B. DeLoach, Doro-
thy DeMent. Virginia Dickerson,
Gertrude Farmer. Beverly Geibel,
William Hoofnagle. L. D. Howell.
Frances Richards, Forrest Scott,
Helen Smith, Donald Stokes and
Mamie Walck.
Evening star., 1957-03-28
u. S. Athletes Weddino
Draws rown of Church

PRAGUE Mar % pPl-Oympic Champion Harold Connolly
ooay 1aced accommodation by the Roman Church
Tor marrying his Protestant sweetheart Fkoova in three
ceremonies in ancient Prague yesterday.
The East-West budded in the Ovnpic
Games at Melbourne led them through civil Catholic and
Evening star., 1957-03-28

. M9nthly N, n IS,ri nree.pitatlon u inches In
Evening star., 1957-03-28

Furnished By the United States coas,
and oeodetlc Survey
Evening star., 1957-03-28
River Rrnnri

River Report
From = S. Engincers
Potomao River clear at Haruers Ferry
ind clear at Great Falls: Shenandoah h
GEAR a. HarDers Ferry
Iemperatures for Yesterday
..feadipg Washington National Airpotti
NiIdnlRht g. Noon 4S
am a. nn tn
y IN AZ n -, a.
Record TemperatureS This Year
H!Eheat' ~ on March H.
Lowest, : on January Is
HiEb and Low Of last - Hour
Hish, 81. a. 30 D m.
Low -. at G.65 a IN
Tide Tables
Kodiak mirror., 1957-12-07

and during the New Year holi- days the children take over com pletely.
 A giant, 75-foot New Wear tree" brightly lighted and re- yolving-brllshes the golden chandeliers of St. Georges Hall in the Grand Krernlin Palace as the kiddies dance around in awe.
 Clowns, acrobats and magi- clans hold the children en- ous performances, and red-ker- children scream through, singing chiefed Young Communist League cheerleaders guide them in song and applause.
 Other Christmas trees, propor- tionately smaller, are the center of attraction in practically every home in Russia over the holidays.
 Christmas here is seasc..i Y. gift-bearing as fl is everywhere else. The department stores are packed for weeks ahead with crowds jostling for gifts and decorations.
 This years observance has been given an added lift for the young er generation with completion of giant new department store catering exclusively 10 children. It's called Detsky Mir. or Chil- dren's World, and took four years to build.
 Detshy Mir stands on cosner opposite Lubyanka Prison and. is a token of the consumer goods. the post-Stalin leadership has pronais- ed the Russian people
 The sack that Grandfather Frost slings across his shoulder this Christmas is hulging with gifts from Detsky Mir. gifts that will l,e spread under Christmas trees high, and humble in Moscow and for miles. around
 Grandfather Frost delivers his gifts in person too, just as Santa does in the West. but with one difference. He does not deliver
Kodiak mirror., 1957-12-07

But the Russians say his origin IS pure Russian folklore without any religious overtures, imported or domestic
 The Russians also say Grand tather Frost has nothing to do with st. Nicholas, the prototype of Santa Claus for the rest of the 's4ac This despite the fact that 't Nicholas is and long has been nroaably the most reyered saint n Russia. More Russian churches ire named after him than after anybody else.
 St Nicholas reputedly Chris tianized the Slays in the Fourth Century but at that time there was no Russia as such. Chris tianity came to Russia more than six centuries later, from Byzanti- En1.
  The Russians started cebebraa- ing Christmas soon after that, and incorporated much of their old pagan folklore into the Christian ritual
 Grandfather Frost was one Of the pagan institutions ineorporat- cd into the ritual. Other equally pagan institutions were Sne- gurechka, the legendary. Snow maid. and vesna Krasna OF the Beauty of Spring. a female per sonification Od spring
 Fortnne-telling; hardly a Chris tian rite, was another institution incorporated into the Russian cele- bration of Christmas.
Kodiak mirror., 1957-12-07
Survived Revolution

Survived Revolution
 Much of this ritual has lasted the thousand years since then and survived the Russian reyolu- tion 40 years ago.
 And today, in atheist Soviet Russia, almost everybody cele brates Christmas. To avoid the stigma" of religious connota- ticn, however they call it New Years. Even Christmas trees are called New Year trees" in Rus sia today.
 Current Christmas (or New Tear) celebrations in Russia smack of the pagan days. They lack the carefree flavor of pre- revolutionary times and are much more highly organized. in keeping with the spirit Of the times here.
 Even the Kremlin, that once fdrbiading fortress, of Staiii,'s day. and the House of Unions. scene of the purge trials of the 193oss have got into the act +
 Mammoth Christmas Cor New Year) parties. are staged in them md tens of thousands of Moscow thralled with practically continu- and dancing, for the two-week run of the holidays.
 Open Doors
 During Stalin's day the ordi- nary Russian citizen stepped into the Krerhlin only with trepida- ton. Today both the Kreanlin and the House of Unions are open to visitors the year round,
Kodiak mirror., 1957-12-07

them via the chimney chute.
 Grandfather Frost is to digni- fled to come down tho chimney < one Russian explained.
Kodiak mirror., 1957-12-07
santa Claus Russian Invention {? Say He Was ln Folklore Long Before St. Nicholas
By ROY EssOYAN

;. ". lne Russians didn't invent but they do wool Russian invention ~ M ' VT ' 45e1A-NiS
 ,r. rros known as "Ded Maro here and acts like flowing bag of gifts ~ S Do"1ns Deaiu anu oyer.
Kodiak mirror., 1957-12-07
.DlREcT:oRY
KODIAK

CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 pm. in the
 Carpenters Hall
 Timothy Gilmore, President Stuart Nuckols, Financial Sec.
Kodiak mirror., 1957-12-07
R)LICR SLOGAN

The minute you think you save could become the lifetime you lose.
Kodiak mirror., 1957-12-07

UNTTED CANNIsgK Y WORKERS ek Kodiak Inland, Kodia1s Alaska,
 eas tae 3rd Thursday of' every N a0mas at 8 Q. naA as 'tas N; <: s aza s.t ess a sss
The Nome nugget., 1957-04-29
Violent Weather
 Strikes Texas For llth Day

Violent weather focused it's fury on south Texas and brought new flooding today as it ragged un- abated for the 11th consecutive day across this storm battered state.
 High winds lashed the lush lower Rio Grande valley with thunderstorns that dumped up to six inches of rain Heavy rains extended over the entire; coastal area.
 At least nine major rivers that had driven hundreds from their homes continued to spread out of their banks.
 At least 68 highways were closed and hundreds of bridges washed out across the state.
 Two persons drowned at Dallas yesterday and a Mexican couple was killed by lightning across the Rio Grande from Laredo.
 At least II persons have drowned in floods since the vio- lent weather came to Texas April Is and several other deaths have occurred on slick highways and at bridge Washouts.
 Damage from floods along only two rivers, the Trinity and Bra EOS, has been estimated at more than $15 million.
The Nome nugget., 1957-04-29
Baseball Fan Off Coast Of Africa Contacts U.S.A. To Ask for Scores

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. R-'I'm off the coast of Africa and won- der if you would give me the baseball scores," came the voice over the telephone Friday night.
 Ray Charleston, assistant sports editor of the Florida Times Union pushed aside his work and asked for details.
 Sure enough, the caller said he was off the coast of Africa, and calling via short wave radio with an assist from Ernest Barnes, a Jacksonville radio ''ham."
 The caller identified himself as Ray Maurstan aboard the SS Af- rican Dawn.
The Nome nugget., 1957-04-29
Former Senator Will Sell TOupees to Raise Money for Campaign

POCATELLO, Idaho, R-For- mer Democratic Sen. Glen H. Taylor announced Friday he is going into the "coverup" business -toupees.
 Taylor, 52, said he will start this spring to make what he con- siders the best toupees available. He hopes to get enough money to stage a real campaign" for Idaho governor.
 Taylor said he has been making his own toupees for years. If he gets the business going this sum- mer, he said, he will run for gov ernor in the fall of 1858
The Nome nugget., 1957-04-29
Wednesday

6:58-Sign On 7:00-News 7:15-Weather Roundup
 7:18-Rise & Shine
 8:15-Mornins, Devotions 8:30-Breakfast Club
 9:00-Coffee Concert 0:00-Turn Back the Clock 10:3 o-Spotlite on a Star 10: :45-Rex Koury 11:00-One Mans Family 11:15-Swinging thru Dixie 11:30-Make Up Your Mind 11:45-Masters of Melody I12:00-News 12: 15-Behind the Story '12:3O-Platter Parade
 1:00-Hillbilly Jamboree
 2:00-Fred Robbins Show
 2:30-Music a Ia Carte
 4:00-News
 4:05-Baseball
The Nome nugget., 1957-04-29
WOMAN INJURED IN SHOPPING CART ACCIDENT

PHILADELPHIA R,-An x-ray technician here took pictures the other day for what he said was his strangest case in 20 years: a woman run over by a shopping cart in a Germantown super market.