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pirate an extra 5000 million last
year. have caused some misgiv-
ings.
A year ago secret intelligence
report was given Congress con-
corning Russia strength in
long-range air power. The Rus
slams, according to the leaked
reports, were said to have more
than 100 Bison heavy bomhefs,
far surprising the number the
United States had of its COM
parable jet bomber, the B-52. A
Juror resulted. Congress added
the extra money to the Air Force
budget with the understanding
that most of it would be spent
for B-52s.
This year top Defense Depart
ment officials are telling Con-
gress the intelligence estimates
of a year ago we're far too high.
Instead of 100 superbombers,
reports now have it that the Reds
had only about so. with United
States strength comfortably
ahead.
This has raised some serious
questions as to whether this
country'S conception of Soviet
Strength in other fields may not
be too high. Apparently, the
Navy anticipated this thinking.
1t has put on full team in adj
Vocating ship construction funds.
In January, Admiral Arleigh
Burke, the Chief of Naval Opera
tons, devoted only three pages
of 20-page presentation to
ship-building before a House
Armed Services Committee. This
week in a follow-up 20-page
statement to a Senate commit
tee, he used nine pages to list
ship construction details, which
include $500 million for an atomic
powered aircraft carrier. officials
estimate the flattop will cost
many times more than that
before it joins the fleet.
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.Quokes in AIeutiuns
Still Beinq Recorded

NEW YORK. Mar. is (A9. -
Shocks from earthquakes in the
Aleutians which began a week
ago today still are being re-
corded. the Rev. Joseph j.
Lynch, director OF the Fordham
University seismic observatory,
reported today.
Three shocks were recorded
last night on the university
sell noeraph.
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VI pOCdSSIuIn cyanide IS dropped
The answer is no. You might as
well try to stop the bullets from
rifle in a firing squad after
the trigger is pulled.
Time raced on wings against
Abbott yesterday while his at
torney, George T. Davis. sought
any avenue of postponement of
the death of the slender, 90
year-old former accounting stu
dent.
Denied a writ of habeas corpus
by the United States Court of
Appeals. MIR. Davis won a one
hour stay-from 10 to IL am
by presenting a petition to the
State Supreme Court. An Of
fetal denial was recorded at
1912 am.
Mr.. Davis then tried for an
other one-hour stay from the
Governor so he might renew ac-
ton in the Federal courts. Gov,
Knight was aboard the carrier
Hancock off the San Francisco
peninsula coast on a cruise for
civilian notables.
Mr.. Davis reached the Gov
ernor via ship-to-shore radio
telephone. Gov. Knight told him
he would try to get through to
Warden Harold o. TeetS. BY this
time it was l1:l4 am. Abbott al
ready was in the gas chamber.
The condemned man was
strapped into the death chair at
l1:l5 am. The lethal pellets
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Georges Circuit Judge John Ray
mond Fletcher that she was
wearing mems dungareeS which
her husband ripped off. Judd
Blount, who was with the hus-
band, said she was wearing only
"a pajama top and Private De-
tective John w. Leon testified
her friend, Josh Blum. was
wearing only pajama bottoms.
Mrs. Johnston. a 1'V company
receptionist and part-time
model, left her husband last fall
with their daughter, Linda, s.,
and filed suit for divorce asking
custody Of the child. The hus-
band, a student at Corcoran Art
School, filed a counter suit.
Testimony resumes Monday.
Things came to a head about
3 am. at l405 Montana avenue
NE. Mr.. Blum owns a down.
town barber shop,
Arrived at 1880 AM.
Mrs. Johnston testified she ar
rived at the Blum apartment
about 1880 am, wearing dun
garees. a sports top and red moe
casins. Under questioning by
Mr.. Johnston's attorney, Theo-
dore l.. Manga, she said a knock
came at the door about 8 am.
and a voice called out that it
was special delivery.
Mr.. Blum opened the door
with the chain on, she testified
and then her husbands party
pushed in the door.
In the party were Mr.. john
ston, who lives at 5502 Gallatin
street, Rogers Heights. Md; Mr.
Leon; a photographer, James
McManaway, and Mr.. Blount.
She denied that she was on
the bed when they broke in and
her attorney, jeremiah T.. Riley.
objec I'd to introduction of
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woman Testified before Prince
photographs taken by Mr.. Nc
ManaWay IN the apartment.
Judge Fletcher overruled the
objection and the four photos
were introduced as evidence. One
shows her being held by her
husband and Mr.. Blount. An
other she identified as Mr.. Blum
wearing the paJama bottoms.
Four Awaiting Trial
The four are awaiting trial
April 5 in Municipal Court in
Washington on charges of illegal
entry brought by Mr.. Blum. All
but the photographer are also
charged by the barber with
assault.
Earlier testimony brought adj
missions by Mrs. Johnston that
she had modelled three times
for a Virginia photographer for
"cheeSecake" pictures. Asked If
she had ever posed in the nude
Mrs. Johnston said she had for
her husband. She said she also
had been dental assistant and
a switchboard operator.
Mr.. Johnston testified she has
been dating Mr.. Blum for a
couple OF years and added we're
going to be married as soon as
l get a divorce. We've already
purchased a home"
Mr.. Johnston's suit also asks
custody of Linda. The child stays
with Mrs. Johnston most OF the
time; Mr.. Johnston has her on
Saturdays and sometimes part
OF Sundays.
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ltIlueu nearly well done.
The commander of Operation
Deepfreeze" said the most spec
tacular achievement of this
years Antarctic campaign was
the building OF a scientific OBJ
servation station at the South
Pole. That station is now man.
ned by nine Navy men and nine
scientists who volunteered to
winter over at the bottom of the
world.
Admiral Dufek himself visited
the geographic South Pole last
October 81. when the thermom-
eter read SO degrees below zero.
Admiral Dufek was flown to
the South Pole in Navy ski
plane. When he stepped out of
the plane he was the first man
to set foot there since Scott, with
four companions, reached it,
Amundsen also had four COM
panions when he got there. Both
Scott and Amundsen relied on
skis. dog sleds or man-drawn
sleds in their journey across the
ice.
Admiral Dufek. who left the
Antarctic 10 days ago, reported
the 1888 men who are wintering
over in the seven American OBJ
servation stations are "all snug.
eating the best food that money
can buy. sleeping on first-class
in weathertight build
ings equipped with washing ma
chimes. and hot and cold run
ming water"
Admiral Dufek told reporters
that establishment of permanent
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To Preserve Dialect

SANBOCHUM. Germany. Mar.
l6 (PD.-Aldermen Of this vii
lage of 500 have voted to dis
card High German as the official
language in order to help pre-
serve the peculiar local dialect.
The mayor has promised to act
as interpreter for visitors at the
council meetings.
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was not an improper use Of
union funds if there was 1.-The
intention of paying it back
He said, however. he mad not
paid the money back in four
years, although he still intends
to do so. At this point he said
he was going to have an audit of
the conference books to find out
what union funds had been paid
out "carelessly or otherwise" for
MS personal expenses. Il will
make a full account of it."
Brewster had admitted earlier
that Western Conference finan-
cial and other records from 1853
back had been accidentally. as
he described it, thrown out in
the trash. Asked how an audit
could be made when the records
are missing. Brewster replied:
Auditors have a way to do
that"
Both Under Tax Inquiry
Brewster conceded that both
he and Beck were under income
tax investigation and Internal
Revenue Service agents had
requested the records in Feb
ruary. 1854. the time he said
a careless janitor gave them to
a trash collector.
The labor leader confused the
Senators with his announcement
that he was going to employ an
auditor to find out how much he
owes the Western Conference and
also to check the books of locals
and joint councils of the union
in his jurisdiction.
He testified he had hired the
auditor last October but he
would not come to work until
April /. He declined to reveal
the name of the auditor because
the man was now employed on
another job.
He also protested he would
pay himself, for the work of the
auditor in uncovering what he
may owe the conference.
No Previous ADULTS
At one point Brewster con-
ceded there had been no audit
of books under his Jurisdiction
up to this time. This led Sena-
tor Mundt, Republican of South
Dakota, to comment: "Ap-
parently audits are looked upon
with jaundiced eye"
Senator Goldwater, Republican
OF Arizona, brought out that
Brewster's reported income in
1855 was about $40 900, of which
he took deductions totaling Sl8.-
600, including alimony payments
and losses on his racing venture
named Need More Stables"
III Ine discussion OF his affairs,
Brewster promised the committee
financial statement showing
as he said. he is nowhere near
a wealthy man"
Signed Blank Checks
Brewster admitted under ques-
tionlng that because of the con-
lerence's method of check writ
ing It would be possible for
either of the two authorized sign
ers, the president or secretary
treasurer, to "embezzle thousands
OF dollars 5 without detection.
He explained that frequently
when he was going away he
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Peop|eDec|dred
Stunned Over
Size Of Budget

An economy in = Government
wave surged higher in Congress
today with fresh attacks on
President Eisenhower's $7l.8-
million budget.
Representative Simpson of
pennsylvania. chairman of the
Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee, joined the
budget critics with a statement
in Fairmont, w. Va, last night
that fright now the American
people are stunned over the size
of future spending"
Congress might as well face
the fact that there is more ami
mostly today over the size of the
Federal budget than in any
peacetime year in recent his
tory" Mr.. Simpson asserted.
He said the people are looking
to CongreSS-rather than to Mr..
Eisenhower-to cut expenditures.
The President said he is willing
to re-examine his budget for
the fiscal year beginning July l..
But he has insisted that Congress
will have to white down or
abandon some programs it au-
lthorized if any substantial re-
auctions are to be made.
New Programs Stressed
Chairman Byrd Democrat Of
Virginia) Of the Senate Finance
Committee yesterday urged dele
gates to a United States Cham
Der Of Commerce strategy meet
ing on Government economy to
put pressure on both the Presi-
dent and Congress.
He said Mr.. Eisenhower had
recommended ia brand new
programs" and had proposed
"inoefensible increases" in
Others. The Senator called anew
for a IS billion cut in the bud
get.
The Eisenhower budget. Sena-
tor Byrd added. calls for the
addition of at least 10000 more
Federal employees. He said this
would bring the total to "a
million with an annual payroll
OF $ll billion.
Robert E. Merriam, assistant
budget director, told a House
manpower subcommittee that
/ increases in Federal workers can
be traced to programs Congress
has established.
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son told news conference yes
lterday he wants to be helpful"
IN economy moves. He said if
legislators ask, he will make rec
concentrations for reducing the
budget for his department.
But Mr.. Benson added:
/ i would like to recall that
in the past four years, we got
more money from Congress than
we asked for"
Cole Asks Reduction
About the same time, Housing
Administrator Albert M. Cole
told a House Banking Subcom-
mittee his Housing and Home
Finance Agency will ask Con-
gress to trim 5000 million from
its requests for new educational
authority.
Mr.. Cole was quoted Thursday
night as saying he planned to
ask Congress to lop SIPS million
out OF his agency'S budget. But
IN his subcommittee appearance
he explained the proposed re-
duction would apply to program
authorizations. This would have
little effect on money outlays
for the next fiscal year, since
the authorizations would require
appropriations in the future
rather than Immediately.
! Mr.. Coles agency asked a
total appropriation of $l27.9
million for the coming year. The
House Appropriations Commit
tee yesterday reduced this to
I$ll9,645,OO0.
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THE BRIDE ALSO
CAUGHT MUMPS

KANSAS CITY (P).-You
may recall reading a couple
OF weeks ago about Don
Schanker, %, and Judy
Kraft. 81, who got married
in spite of the fact that Don
had the mumps and Judy
was expecting to catch them.
Well. in case you've been
wondering. she did. The
doctor confirmed it yester-
day.
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FOUND

DOG, shepherd and collie mixed, male
Vicinity Cameron Mills I'd owner or
good virginia home. XII a-3g59.
DOC female, white and tan. Vicinity
Cameron Mills I'd. owner or good Vir.
ginia home. XII g,3gba
SUM or MONEY. Vicinity Of Riyerdalr.
Nd Owner may have bv identifying
WA S-1a5d
WALLET. found on Longfellow ST. mr..
hat money. Tu. 2-aiOi.
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bases in the Antarctic was pos
Sible" but that it wouhl cost a
tremendous amount of money"
He will prepare another expedi-
ton to the Antarctic in the fall.
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Achuryu to Visit Russia

KATMANDU, Nepal, Mar. l6
iP).--Plime Minister ranka pra-
sad Acharya will visit Russia in
July as guest OF the Soviet COW
crnm0t. an Official announce
mep.Nshd last night.
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Deepfreeze' Admiral
Returns rom South Pole
BY the Associated Press

Rear Admiral George Dlfek handful of men in
history TO stand the South Pole yesterday
De greeted by the wife and children he has six
months
The 54-yearold explorer also
greeted by Secretary Of the Navy Charles Thomas
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Stay Comes Two Minutes
90 Late to Save Killer

SAN QUENTIN, Calf Mar. Is lF9-Two minutes too late
Gov Goodwin Knight tried TO grant Burton w. Abbott
execution yesterday Instead the kdnapsa
Stephanie Bryan died the San
The timing raised the question whether criminal
could be saved from the chamber after the pellet
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Divorce Case Witnesses
DISAGREE on Attire

Testimony conhcted yesterday in the
of Mrs Betty June Johnston 49, and her husband
about what she wearing in another
Mr. Johnston and his evidence seeking the place
early March g.
The attractive redhaired testified before Prince
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK. FEB. ~ N-The N.r
York Stock EXCHANGE reported toda,
these odd-lot transactions By prlncina
1eal,rs on the exehalse for February 20
ruun6cdhases OF 2Oi $50 shares: sales o.
sold short
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Feb. 81 R,.-wheAt and
soyoeans scored moderate gains while
ieed sraint And rye eased IN routine
dsi blo:r Or o Ss spI psrs q q e. . sSa
mand for wheat and soybeans may have
been based on onieial ending OF the
Atlantic Coast dock strike. But workers
a0. mG stea SSs.' q fd no, s:ssn 70 s hsi.
more and Hampton Roads.
vas pnehanEed TO Y hiEher. March
$50 $780, oats s0i 70 :! lover, MAR March u.s.,
sslt'se%S. ea sogsesn, !. %, i cent hiShsr'
March ss 1dr.d and la Sisns e ,,a ee
Prospects we're for an early settlement
OF the Baltimore dock dispute. Accord
the lssdins Atlantis Coast port for the
Only very Msht moisture fell in iso-
lated sections OF the winter wheat belt
Sish ana .om one SseS Tss ior sht snow
and scattered showers in Nebraska.
Kansas and Oklahoma. Recent rains have
not been heavy enough TO cause teilinE.
Harris upham g. Co. noted. al
though recent rains have nelped the
outlook materially. there is still nothing
prOsp pe.s are even V as GOOD as they were
in TIE Government preliminary December
estimate"
Portugal purchased some hard wheat
while the United Kingdom and BelgLum
took limited quantities OF corn The
Commodity Credit Corp. sold $4,000
bushels OF corn TO exporters At New
orleans and 10000 bushels at Atlantic
coast ports.
Brokers said country ofierings Of cash
soybeans remained very lieht. This has
helped the soybean market stabilize de-
spite the faett here have been on Addi-
tional soybean oil EXPORT Allegations.
The market will he closed tomorrow,
Washineton's Birthday.
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FLUCTUATIONS

terTons m mHF prs ices iodsy copper nS II.
81 cents a pound, Connecticut Valley.
Lead 10 cents pound, New York.
Zinc 1875 cents : pound. East 81 Louis,
silver al5s cents per troy ounce, New
York Az Pittsburgh, scrap steel No.
heavy was quoted At 80. OU-5i 90.
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D. c. SECURITIES

NOTICE
mis- exchange Will be closed Fri
gay FEBRUARY 20. oeorge Washing
tons Birthday.
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Retailers Told
.ToFind Recruits,
Help Employees

Retailers need to recruit more
top young people from schools
and colleges for store careers
and also to devote more time to
developing a spirit of teamwork
in their present stats. declared
Philip M. Talbot, senior vice
president of Woodward g. 10TH
rop. last night.
Make no mistake about 1t,
people are the crux Of our busi-
ness" Mr.. Talbot said In an
address before the Retail Mer-
chants Council at Rochester,
N. Y.
A recent survey by the Retail
Dry Goods Association disclosed
that assistant buyers Of covered
stores were making from $4,000
to $4,000, while buyers earned
from $4,000 to $4,000 and mer-
chandise managers from $4,000
to $4,000. he said.
Retailing offers as great an
opportunity as any other indus
try in this country and retailers
need to do a better missionary
job with educators and students,
he declared.
But recruiting is only half
the story Of enlightened person
mel policies. he continued. "Our
old employe is as important to
us as the bright new young
sters.
There are no hidden tricks.
Loyalty and interest must stem
from the top down, as well as
from the bottom up. Profits and
the need for efficiency will mean
little to our workers unless it
can be translated into benefits
which will accrue to them di-
rectly in increased earnings and
recognition.
TOO many Of us expect our
people to show tremendous in
terest in our business, but how
many Of US reciprocate? When
was the last time you were down
on the floor asking a Salesgirl
how things were going at home?
When did you last visit the men
in your warehouse?" he asked.
Mr.. Talbot predicted the SAL
aries and equipment costs will
continue to spiral and advised
retailers to reappraise every
phase Of operations in search
for greater efficiency.
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Stock Prices
Slightly;
Trading Quiet

NEW YORK. Feb. 81 (R.-The
stock market declined slightly in
quiet trading early this after
noon. Leading stocks were of
fractions to point. Some Sc
lective gains were held.
The market was said by bro
kers to be hesitant over the
newest developments regarding
Israel and the Middle East Sit
uation. The London market
showed a similar reaction.
In addition was the normal
unwillingness of traders to ex-
tend their positions before a
long week end.
Steels were irregular as were
rails. Motors eased slightly. Cop
pers were mainly lower. Aircrafts
took losses.
Gulf Oil and Royal Dutch were
down around a point. Sinclair,
Standard Oil New Jersey
Texas Co. and Socony Mobil
showed little change.
Youngstown Sheet stepped
ahead around 2 points and Beth
lehem Steel was up a fraction
But United States Steel took q
major fractional loss and Re-
public Steel eased.
General Motors. Chrysler and
Ford backed away slightly.
Anaconda was steady but both
Kennecott and Phelps Dodge took
losses in a continuation of their
backward movement on this
weeks newest reduction in cop
per prices.
Corporate bonds were higher
Government bonds were steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21

XIV dividend p1oks closed tpns
sxtra or extras. Declared or paid al
Iar this year. ex Er rights, wi When
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G-E Earns
$2.46 d Share

NEW YORK, Feb. 81 R.-
General Electric Co. yesterday
record sales of more
than "a billion for 1856 and a
new high in profits.
At $4.090.015,685. GEES total
business volume was up 10 per
cent over 1855 sales OF $3,463.-
734,419.
Net earnings totaled $213,756,-
$40 or $2.46 a share. an increase
Of 2 per cent. The previous
years profits had come to $685.
908.054 or $2.41 a share.
GE President Ralph J. Cor
diner said low prices and high
costs held the company's 1856
profits down. He said costs In
1856 were swollen by record out
lays for expansion and research
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Bank Clearings in rs leadinl

Bank Clearings in 26 leading
cities in the week ended Feb
ruary 20 totaled $25, 1862. 63S. 900
compared with $l8.574.7lo.O00 in
the previous week and $685.
486. 900 in the like week a year
ago.-Dun g. Bradstreet.
Business Loans by member
banks in the week ended Febru-
airy Is totaled 500. BIT 900 900, up
$91 million from the previous
week and up $4,000 900. 900 from
the like week year ago.-Fed-
eral Reserve Board.
Short Interest on February is
totaled 2.815.5l9 shares COM
pared with 2.23s.573 on January
l5.-New York Stock Exchange.
Kroger Co. announced $3.224,-
407 went into the employees saw
ings and profit sharing plan
during 1856.
Crude Petroleum Production in
the week ended February is
averaged 7.5l5,400 barrels daily,
up $4,000 for the week and COM
pared with 7.ll6.05O In the like
week a year ago.-American Pc
troleum Institute.
Dresser Industries, Inc, in 8
months ended January 81 earned
$4.53l $40 or $l.04 a share VS..
$3.471.l29 or 80 cents In 1856
period.
Cosden Petroleum in 8 months
ended January 81 earned $780,
.2l2 or. si.70 a share VS.. $3.275,-
o48 or $1.27 in 1856 period.
Truax-Traer Coal in 8 months
months ended January 81 earned
$2.544.075 or $1.72 a share VS..
$2.25l,505 or $l.80 In 1856 period.
Other earnings included:
For Year RndsA narenhas n
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NEW YORK COTTON

futures maintained small gains durinc
the forenoon today. There was some
further switehins from nearby March
TO later months, New crop months
eased from the days best levels on local
selling.
The Census Bureau report, placing
January cotton consumption $40. 5j1
running bales. was slightly better than
Cooperation Administration issued q
Gotten authorization 10 Italy for So
million, covering purchase Of about
$4,000 bbles. Contracting period for
the cotton is February 27-May 81 with
June ] ) the hnsl delivery date. Korea
was IN the market for approximately
10000 bales. with offers due In Febru-
AIRY 90
Noon prices were 10 10 20 cents A
bale hiEhcr than the previous close
March. 1913; May, 1926, and July
H.10.
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Copper Price Cut

NEW YORK. Feb. 81 (P.-
Custom smelters yesterday re-
duced their price Of copper I
cent a pound TO 81 cents. The
move followed a recent reduction
of 2 cents a pound by major
producers. which are selling at
80. cents.
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Market Holiday

NEW YORK. Feb. 81 R.-
Financial and commodity mar
kets throughout the United
States will be closed on WASH
ington's birthday. Friday. Febru-
airy %. Some livestock reports
will be available.