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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16

House has offered no objection
to the Commissioners decision
to proceed with the bridge since
the city is needing the Presi-
dents suggestions in his mes
sage at the time of the legis-
lation.
This means trucks will not
use the bridge, although it has
approval as an interstate
bridge.
Concerned About Mall
This point arose through con-
Germ over the kind of traffic
which would be dumped into
the Mall area. Mr.. McLaugh-
lin said.
While the District has de-
cided to 60 ahead with the
bridge, it viii begin consulta-
tions with the National Capital
Planning Commission and the
Fine Arts Commission today in
accordance with the 1854 legis-
lation.
The city consulted with the
Bureau of Public Roads and
highway authorities across the
river before making today's
announcement.
Work will begin now on APP
proach layouts and it is hoped
to start test borings on the
land in the next six or eight
weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16
Senate UuitCIeur
Smith Nomination

The Senate District Commit.
tee today gave quick and unan.
imous approval to the nomina-
ton by President Eisenhower Of
John Lewis Smith. jr., to be an
associate judge of Municipal
Court.
The nomination now goes to
the Senate for confirmation
and this is expected without
any contest.
The action was taken after a
brief hearing during which a
number of associates of Mr..
Smith testified as to his integ.
rity, judicial temperament,
knowledge and experience in
the legal field.
Mr. Smith. A, now is a MEM
Der of the Public Utilities Com
mission. He resides at 2424
Tracy place NV. is married,
the father of five children, a
native Of the District of CO.
lumbia and a graduate Of
Princeton University and
Georgetown University Law
School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16

The United States Public
Health Service, girding itself
for an expected major influenza
epidemic this fall or winter.
today proposed a voluntary
interstate ALLEGATION system for
distribution of the new Oriental
flu vaccine.
Surg. Gen. Leroy w. Burney
said the proposal made to the
six licensed producers Of the
vaccine is to assure IAN equit-
able availability of vaccine
supplies throughout the coun-
try" He said several OF the
companies have already agreed
informally to the plan.
The ALLEGATION system is
similar to the voluntary sys-
tenn used for two years in the
polio immunization program
On the local level, DR.. Fred
erick c. Heath. deputy COM
missioner Of health for the
District, said meeting will be
held by the District of Column
bia Medical Society at noon
Monday TO plan a community
program to deal with any pos
sible outbreak of the disease.
He said representatives from
the District Health Depart
ment, the Medical Society, the
Hospital Council and the
United States Public Health
Service will attend.
The program to be worked
out will consist Of the develop
ment Of resources for treating
those who may become Ill from
the disease, whether in hos
pitfalls or homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16
BY J. A. O'LEARY

Speaker Rayburn Joined to-
day in the growing prediction
that the Senate civil rights bill
with the jury trial limited to
voting cases will pass before
Congress adjourns.
But Republican Leader Mar
tin made it clear the Re-
publicans will continue to fight
for a stronger substitute.
The strongest evidence that
the leaders expect the long
battle to be settled next week
came when Acting Democratic
Floor Leader Albert of Okla
homa told the House at noon
the civil rights bill has been
scheduled for Wednesday, If
the Rules Committee has made
it in order by that time.
Although Represen t ative
Smith, Democrat of Virginia,
rules chairman. has not an
nounced he will call the COM
mittee. Representative Allen of
Illinois. the ranking Republic
can on the committee, said
today he expects the commit
tee to meet early next week.
Mr.. Allen also said the differ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16
is Are Saved
After Crash
BIimp

ELIZABETH CITY. N. c.,
Aug. is R.-The Coast Guard
reported that a fishing boat
rescued the survivors Of a Navy
blimp which crashed last night
in Pamlico sound.
Apparently all 16 members Of
the crew escaped injury.
The fishing boat took the
survivors RATS in tow and pro-
ceeded toward a rendezvous
with a Coast Guard boat which
would take them to the Wan
cheese Coast Guard Station.
A Navy search plane from
Oceana Naval Air Station near
Virginia Beach. Va. spotted the
survivors. the Coast Guard said
A plane also sighted the
wreckage Of the blimp in Pam
leo Sound, southwest Of Ore
gon Inlet.
Fifty planes, already standing
by 10 search for a missing Navy
jet pilot who was picked up by
Ia tanker early today, had
searched for the blimp this
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16

about the survey program. the
Senate Committee made three
amendments which will require
action by the House before the
resolution can be sent to the
White House for signature.
One of the amendments
specifies that the area survey
problem should be considered
by three members each Of the
House and Senate Committees.
The House resolution left this
in much broader language.
Another change made by the
Senate group would provide for
the financing Of the survey by
providing for the use of $4,000
to be taken from the contingent
funds of the House and Senate.
Ask Report by 1859
The other change was to
specify that a report by the
Joint committee should be
made by January 81. 1859.
Several important measures
did not come up for Senate
Committee action today be-
cause of the absence of Senator
Morse, Democrat Of Oregon,
chairman of the Health. Edu-
cation and Welfare Subcorn-
mittee.
Among these are the House.
passed bill authorizing con-
struction Of the new Sibley
Hospital on a 12-acre Govern
ment owned tract near Lough-
boro road and Macarthur
boulevard, a proposed uniform
District public assistance law
which would put relief grants
on a 100 per cent subsistence
basis and a measure providing
for the expansion Of the school
lunch program.
Also postponed was action on
"a bill providing for a second
judge for Juvenile Court to
meet its greatly increased case
load.
Senator Bible, Democrat Of
Nevada, acting chairman of the
District Committee, said the full
committee will meet next Tues
day at 10 am. to wrap up all
possible pending unfinished
business.
The committee today ordered
favorable reports on six meas
ures in addition to the area
survey resolution.
These would:
Provide extra tax exemption
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16
Royburn Says Rights Bill
Will Pass This Session

ences which have tied up the
bill are being ironed out.
A few minutes later Mr.. Ray
burn told his press conference
he agrees with Mr.. Allen in the
belief that there win be a COM
mittee meeting and a bill
passed.
The logjam began to break
late yesterday when some Re-
publicans. including Repre-
sentative Heating of New York,
indicated they would accept the
Senate bill with the one change
in the jury trial amendment,
as a last resort
Following a huddle this
morning with the four Repub-
liean members of the Rules
Committee. however, Mr.. Mar
tin insisted the Republicans
still hope to persuade the House
to adopt a stronger compro-
mise than the Democrats are
offering.
Mr.. Martin apparently was
trying to check the growirN
impression that the Republi-
cans have given up hope of
getting a stronger bill. Asked
See RIGHTS, Page AS.
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Vaccine ALLEGATION PIon
Proposed to Foresto|I Flu

Particular attention will be
paid by the meeting conferees
to the equitable distribution of
Oriental flu vaccine here, DR..
Heath said.
He said surveys are now being
made to determine how much
vaccine may be needed to pro-
vide for people engaged in
basic public services" This
would include hospital en-
ployes.
The Public Health Service,
expecting more persons will
seek the flu vaccine than the
availability Of supply, set up the
following system:
Each State will be entitled
to shipments of a percentage Of
vaccine produced equal to the
percentage Of population in re-
lation to the national popula-
ton.
They will report weekly to
the Public Health Service,
which will in turn maintain in
formation regarding amounts OF
available vaccine and recon-
mend modification Of quotas, II
1t appears certain States are
building up a backlog of the
vaccine.
DR.. Burney said the Public
Health Service has no plans to
make any ALLEGATION between
public agency purchasers and
commercial sales.
He said present production Of
the vaccine seems to be slightly
See FLU, Page AS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16

insanity law the court will now
commit her to the hospital
automatically unless the Gov
eminent or the defense should
object.
Assistant United States At
torney John Conliff, jr., in
charge Of the criminal divi-
sion, said the Government
would not object. The defense
was not expected to object
either.
The murder charge will re-
main on the books against
Miss Hough TO await her trial
when the hospital reports she
has been restored To COM
petence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16
Doctor FindsMiss Houoh
Mentally Unfit for TrioI

Edith Louise Hough. charged
with the first degree murder
Of a Voice of America trans
lator today was reported men,
tally incompetent to stand trial
at this time.
The report came from DR..
Addison M. Duval. acting SUI
perintendent Of st. Elizabeths
Hospital, where Miss Hough has
been undergoing mental OBJ
servation.
1T has been determined" DR..
Duval informed the court, that
Miss Hough is at this time not
mentally competent TO stand
trial nor to consult with counsel
and properly assist in her own
defense"
DR.. Duval did not enlarge on
the mental condition of the
4l-year-old blond who had
been described as staid and
efficient at the brokerage Office
where she worked before the
shooting. She is the daughter
Of a former president of the
District Medical Society.
Victim OF the shooting in
Miss Hough's Woodner Apart
ment last Memorial Day. was
her former fiance. zurab Abdul
shell. who had married another
woman only two weeks before
the tragedy.
The hospital followed the
diagnosis reached earlier by
both prosecution and defense
psychiatrists. When they re-
ported to the court. Judge
Edward M. Curran Of District
Court on June Is committed
her for a 60-day observation
period TO st. Elizabeths.
Under the Districts criminal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16
Drop Seen in Rutio
Of PuruIytic Polio

The Public Health Service
said today there we're only 70
paralytic cases of polio among
the $50 cases reported last
week.
This compared with $50
paralytic cases alone in the
comparative 1856 week, in
which a total Of 876 cases Of
all kinds Of polio were listed.
The health service said the
proportion Of paralytic cases is
running lower than it was
earlier in the year--and this is
the time Of year the disease is
usually steadily increasing.
During the four weeks ended
August 10 there we're 243 para
lytic cases among 1,173 cases
of all kinds.
Between January l and Au-
gust 10 there had been 973
paralytic cases among the
1897 polio cases reported, COM
pared with 1908 paralytic
among the 6.179 listed in the
comparable span a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16

from the effect of the Districts
income tax on the blind and
persons over SIS years of age;
modify the law requiring a SIS
fee for persons engaged in GER
tain lines Of business and pro-
LESSONS and provide for exemp-
ton Of disability payments
made to veterans Of the armed
services. the revenue loss to the
District being estimated to ag-
gregate about $35O,OOO a year.
Provide for real estate tax
exemption for the new head
quarters building Of B'nai
Birth at Seventeenth street
and Rhode Island avenue NV,
the prospective annual tax
being estimated at about
SIS, 700.
Transfer Approved
Authorize the giving Of an
abandoned firehouse on NJ
street in Georgetown to the
Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants for use as its head
quarters.
Amend the District law on
the Incorporation here Of busi-
ness organizations to correct a
number Of technical points
and to remove the present re-
quirement for the dual record
ing Of incorporation papers
with the city government and
with the recorder Of deeds.
Revising the residence re-
quirements for directors and
trustees Of trust companies
here and some similar institu-
tons so as to put them on the
same basis as the residence
requirements for directors OF
national banks here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16
SEA OF PROPOSES
ROMPING ON BAY

THE STAGE is the Chesapeake
and the cast q vost school Of por-
poises. chorles coveIl reports on
show thot woulG rivol DeMille.
His interesting account is on Pose
CA.
QUEEN ELIZABETH moy get
something Of q shock when she
arrives here to find an exoet model
Of herself on display in Woshins-
tons first "woR" museum. Betty
Beols describes the model on Poss
Be-.
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS aboard
o floating island ore plonnsd BY
American scientists, soldiers and
oirmen. Stor Science Editor Themes
R. Henry reports Of the plons direct
from Thule. Greenland. on Poss
AT.
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Stadium Report
Sent 10 House
By Senate Vote
Debate Muy Come
On Proposed Custer
Of 3 Provisions

The Senate today approved
a House Senate conference
agreement providing for con-
struction of a national memo
rial stadium on Government
owned land on East Capitol
street.
The question now goes to the
House for action on the confer
ence report. There may be some
debate there because the con-
ference proposed the elimina-
ton of three provisions of the
original House bill.
One of the prime purposes of
the pending measure is to en-
able the Federal Housing and
Home Finance Agency to make
a grant or loan Of $35,0OO to
the District Armory Board to
cover the cost of a necessary
preliminary economic and en-
cheering study of just how big
the stadium should be and what
facilities it should contain.
Needed for Final Decision
Finance interests have adj
vised congressional committees
this is necessary to arrive at a
final decision as to whether
the revenue bonds would be
marketable.
The bill authorizes the con-
struction of a stadium costing
UP to $6 million and providing
seating for up to $4,000 spec
tators.
The conferees decided to
strike from the bill two amend
ments that were written into
the House bill over the OBJ
iections of members of the
House District Committee.
One of these would require
the Armory Board to repay
the Federal Government a sum
equal to the estimated value
of the Government owned
acreage that would be used as
a major portion Of the stadium
site. Opponents Of this House
amendment have argued that
this was not proper because
the land originally was ac-
quired by the Government for
park or recreational purposes
and that eventually title to the
land would revert to the Dis
trict Government as the agent
Of Uncle Sam.
IG1erest Rate Amendment
The other House amend
ment, now proposed to be re.
moved. would require that the
rate of interest to be paid on
the tax-free mortgage bonds
be fixed by the Secretary of
the Treasury. The Senate bill
and the one originally pro.
posed by Representative Har-
ris. Democrat Of Arkansas,
would permit an interest rate
up to 6 per cent.
The conferees. meeting briefly
yesterday, also proposed a
House bill provision that would
have prohibited the sale of any
alcoholic beverages at the
stadium.
The Senate and the members
of the House-Senate conference
committee decided that this
question should be left for de-
termination by the Armory
Board. Involved in this was the
question Of whether it would be
possible to sell beer to stadium
customers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16

ana Masters, with whom the
city contracted in 1854. on the
design o ia steel bridge. At the
same time the city is entering a
contract with Freyssinet-Pre-
Load Corp. for the alternative
design of a pre-stressed con-
crete bridge.
The 1854 legislation calls for
a low level bridge south of
Roosevelt Island, with no men,
ton of whether it should have
a fixed or draw span, the sub
ject of much of the wrangling
in Congress over the controver-
sial bridge.
Extension Approved
Col. yelling said the Chief
of Army Engineers has approved
an extension Of the existing
permit Dor the Constitution
avenue crossing, which calls
for a fixed span bridge. This
extension gives the city two
years in which to start the
bridge and four years in which
to complete it.
The city already has design
money for the bridge and $3.5
million of construction money.
The total authorization is SPAS
million with 80 per cent Fed
eral aid money.
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin said that the White
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16
Rise Requested
In Phone Rates

The Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co. of Maryland
filed an application for rate in
creaSes with the Public Service
Commission in Baltimore today
and at the same time proposed
to end extra charges for calls
anywhere in the Washington
Metropolitan Area.
The rate increases would raise
the fiat charge for private.
unlimited telephones from $3.50
to $7.65 a month, but some
customers in the Washington
area actually would get lower
bills through elimination of
the extra charges they now
must pay whenever calling
beyond certain exchange areas.
A company spokesman esti-
mated the readjustment Of
rates and fees would mean an
increase of three cents a day
for the average customer
throughout the State.
Metropolitan Exchange
w. G. Morrell, Maryland
CAP vice president, said the
plan provides for a metropoli-
tan exchange service which
would allow most telephone
users in the Maryland area
adjacent to Washington to
make telephone calls without
extra charge to any OF the
lO1 exchanges and one million
telephones in and around
Washington.
A similar plan was an
nounced by Virginia Cap last
month. The Virginia proposal,
along with requested rate in
creases slightly higher than
See PHONES, Page AS
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A-BIust Postponed

ATOMIC TEST SITE, New,
Aug. Is (P).-The Atomic
Energy Commission last night
postponed-for the 18th time
its nuclear test shot, code
named Shasta" The shot,
18th in the current test series,
tentatively has been scheduled
for 5 am. Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16
Wide Area Study Voted
|By Senate District Unit
By DON S. WARREN

Approval voted today by the Senate District Com
mttee of passed resolution calling for study of
major problems of the metropolitan area, to be made by
members of the House and Senate District Committees
The resolution sponsored by Representative Hyde,
Republican of Maryland and while there contest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16
Marked Down Dollar
No Sole at II Cents

CORTLAND, N. Y, Aug. 16
R.-Some days you can't even
sell at a loss.
Howard Shaver put a dollar
bill in an envelope on display
outside his clothing store yes
terday and marked 1t down to
n cents.
He said scores Of passersby
looked at the sign and q
picked up the bill and examined
it. but not a soul would buy
it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-16

engIish bocking OF hoffo Condidoey
Is Seen. Poee AS
Gil is, told the Senate Rackets
Investigating Committee that
the creation of the phantom
locals had no other purpose
than to rig the election, held
February IA. 1856. The cleo
ton resulted in Mr.. Lacey's
defeat at the hands of John
O'Rourke.
O'Rourke. a close associate
of Teamster kingpin James r.
Hoffa, took the Fifth Amend
ment yesterday when asked
about his role in what is widely
interpreted as a grab for power
by Hoffa.
Witness Minces No Words
The aging and ailing Mr..
Lacey minced no words in tell
ing how he had attempted to
get the International head
quarters of the TeamSter Union
here to support his position
that the locals were illegally
chartered.
Are you pretty well con-
WINGED that fraud and decep-
ton figured in the chartering
of these locals?" committee
chairman Mcclellan asked.
I'D say positive" Mr.. Lacey
replied.
Evidence and testimony
brought up before the commit
tee showed that on December
is. 1855. Mr.. Lacey wrote Team
ster President Dave Beck asking
him for details Of the circum-
stances under which seven
locals had suddenly been char
tered. Mr.. Lacey explained that
the normal procedure before
chartering a local would be
for the Joint Council to have
q chance to take action.
1t was not until January o,
1856. that Mr.. Lacey received
any response from Washington.
and this was in the form Of a
telegram from Beck's chief as
sistant. Einar o. Mohn. Mohn
explained that the characters
were given out in the way hey
were lin order to beat the dead
line of the merged convention
of the AFL and Go" Time,
Mohn said. did not permit nor
NAL procedure to be followed
and advised Mr.. Lacey that all
the locals ARE in good stand
ing and should be afforded all
rights and privileges"
Fraud and Deception
Mr.. Lacey, incensed at the
delay. fired of a letter to Beck
saying, Many of us here think
fraud and deception have been
usd in securing charters from
the international. There is also
a possibility of major conspir-
acy to the detriment of this
Joint Council"
On January Is. Mr.. Lacey ex-
planned. the full membership
Of the Joint Council met and
unanimously agreed to seat the
seven phantom locals. This,
Mr.. Lacey said, SCENE dto him
to be definitive action that
could not be overturned.
However. less than two weeks
later. on January 26. five Of
the seven members of the ex-
ecutive board called on Mr..
Continued on Page AS, Col. 1.
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House Roll Coll on Foreign Aid Bill.
Pose AS
the President to Capitol Hill
to explore on what he called "a
bipartisan basis" the chances
Of boosting the House-approved
foreign aid appropriations.
The Senator conceded that it
is not likely that the entire
1909 million by which the
House cut the Presidents latest
minimum request could be
restored.
But he said he thinks there
is a good possibility of restor-
ing a substantial part" Of the
House cut. although it is too
early to say what the final
appropriation figure may be.
House Passes Fund Bill
The House passed last night
a $2,524. 100000 appropriations
bill in the teeth of a third
Eisenhower warning that the
cuts would tamper with Amer
ica's national interests. The
House OVERRIDE all moves to
boost funds in the committee
approved bill. The vote for
final passage was 252-13O.
Senator Knowland said there
was no discussion with the
President this morning of the
possibility of a special session
OF Congress, which Mr.. Eisen-
hover has warned he would
call if foreign aid funds APP
proved by Congress fell short
OF amounts needed to maintain
free world defenses.
As he interpreted the Presi-
dents earlier remarks about q
special session, the Senate Re-
publican Leader said action to
call Congress back would de-
pend on whether world condi-
tons required it as well as on
the status Of foreign aid funds.
He added that no one has q
crystal ball showing what
world developments will be be-
tween now and January when
Congress comes back in regular
session.
Several Topics Discussed
Senator Knowland said for
eign aid was only one of a great
many problems he discussed
with the President in reviewing
Continued on Page AS, Col. 1.
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City Decides to Proceed
With 1854 Bridge Plan
Hopes to Begin Construction Next Year
On 6-lune Spun Voted Years AGO

District authorities announced today they would go
ahead with the Constitution avenue bridge
authorized by Congress back in 1854
Engineer Commissioner Avan yelling said it hoped
to start construction a six-ane span next year.
At present the goahead sign given to Modjeski