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Evening star., 1957-12-06
Vanguard ExpIodes on Stond
Emits Fiery Blast,
Topples to Ground
None Injured in FIorido Test,
Stuff Kept Inside BIockhouse

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla, Dec. AP).-Ameri-
cas- first satellite launching vehicle exploded in its
stand at 1l:45 am (EST) today The Pentapon
said in Washington another test probably could not
be held for about 80 days.
There were no casualties
spokesman at Project Vanguard headquarters
in Washington gave these details of the rnisfre
There was loss of chamber pressure in the
first stage after two seconds
The rocket fell back on the stand, toppled over
toward the water Ito the east and exploded
"'The fire is now out"
This information was given out at 1853 am
The American attempt to put a little 3A-pound
test sphere into globecircng course 300 miles up
came more than month after Russia had sent a
1,0O0-pound satellite aoft and more than two
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Stocks Recover
From Skid After
Satellite Blust

NEW YORK. Dec. 6 (P.-The
stock market was temporarily
upset today by news the Amer
ican satellite firing was a failure
but quickly regained some of
the 81 to 81 a share losses
posted among missile and re-
lated industry stocks.
The ticker tape ilell behind
floor transactions for a few
minutes.
Down a few cents to around
81 a share after the selling
furry subsidized were Douglas
Aircraft. North American Avia-
ton. Boeing. United Aircraft.
General Tire. General Electric
and Chrysler. Lockheed held
q small net gain.
The general run Of stocks held
to the earlier. slightly lower
pattern in quiet trading.
Evening star., 1957-12-06

been the kind OF snow requiring
mere removal. When snow
budget funds are depleted the
District must look TO street
cleaning. highway and main
tenance funds.
The District used $500 men
from the street force and piled
on $500 tons Of sand and 500
tons Of salt getting the streets
In shape for traffic.
Trafiic Director George Il.
Keneipp lost no time attempt-
ing to strengthen the system
for dismissing Government
workers and putting into effect
other snow emergency orders.
Wednesday evenings massive
traffic tumble was caused
largely because the fdll extent
Of the snowfall became APP
parent too late to release work.
ers early enough.
Mr.. Keneipp said the worst
conditions developed in the
suburban counties. where no
warnings were available to him.
Yesterday he conferred with the
Continued on Page Ala, Col. s
Evening star., 1957-12-06

Vanguard project director. DR..
John p. Hagen. that the rocket
had lost pressure In the COM
bustion chamber in its mighty
first stage after 2 seconds of
firing.
Vanguard officials were loath
to make at this long distance
any curbstone diagnosis of
what happened on the launch
ing pad at Cape Canaveral.
They said the disastrous drop
IN pressure might have been
caused by a block in the fuel
lines Of one or another of the
rockets combustion elements
kerosene and liquid oxygen.
It was trouble in the liquid
oxygen supply that caused the
launching Of the rocket to be
postponed Wednesday night.
Ready Around Globe
Left with lots Of time and
a well-oiled organization on his
hands was John T. Mengel. a
radio engineer in charge of the
'minitrack" setup.
Mr.. Mengel was to have been
See SATELLITE. Page Ala
Evening star., 1957-12-06

central organization of labor
and the weakening Of the ira
ditional autonomy Of inter-
national unions will completely
change the type Of labor move
ment that We have known.
Such a concentration OF
power. whether in labor. gov
ernment. or any other organ
lied segment Of our society will
inevitably tend to restrict
democratic procedures, the
right Of self-government. and
will bring about the gradual
abolition Of individual rights" :"
The delegates received the
committees report In complete
silence. When Mr.. Mohn had
finished there was a mild out
Continued on Page Ala, Col. 3
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Eorth Tremors Score
Dozen ltuliun Villages

GROSSETO. Italy. Dec. 8
R.-Earth tremors from dawn
until almost noon today sent
frightened residents of a dozen
Central Italian villages fleeing
into the streets.
Schools we're closed as q pre-
cautionary measure. but there
was little damage and no one
was reported hurt. The shocks
we're felt In the Viterbo- Gros-
seto area. 40 TO rs miles north
west Of Rome.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Lack Of Thrust"
PRESIDENT SILENT
ON FAILURE OF
SATELLITE TEST
By a Star stan Correspondent

By a Star stan Correspondent
GETTY SBURG. Pa.
Dec. 6.-President EiSen-
hover had no comment
today on the failure of the
first Vanguard earth Satel-
lite test vehicle to get of
the ground.
White House Press Sec
retary James c. Hagerty
said the President was
informed Of the accident at
his farm near here in a
telephone call from Brig.
Gen. Andrew j. Goodpaster.
White House staff secre-
tary.
I'VE have no comment"
Mr.. Hagerty said.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
I Teomsters Expulsion
Is Voted by AEL-CIo
More Than Needed Two Thirds Majority
Rolled Up After Three Hour Debate
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-The AFL-CIO
voted today to expel the Teamsters Unioh from
the Federation on corruption charges. More
than the required two-thirds majority vote was
rolled up after the expulsion of the union had
been debated for more than three hours The
Teamsters mustered in excess of million
votes but fell short by nearly million Of the
number required to block their custer
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Racket Probers
Quiz Detective
Investigations Seen
Swuyed by Politics

A Tennessee law enforcement
officer acknowledged today he
told a Senate investigator that
political reasons might be one
explanation Of the way he han
died investigations Of two un-
solved shootings in a labor dis
pute.
Detective John T. Reynolds
Of the Tennessee Bureau OF
Criminal Identification told the
Senate Rackets Investigating
Committee he made the state
ment in an interview with
Tavern Duffy. one Of its staff
investigators. Mr.. Duffy re-
corded the interview with
Reynolds knowledge.
Under quizzing by Chairman
Mcclellan. Democrat Of Arkan-
Sas. and Senator Curtis, Re-
publican Of Nebraska. Reynolds
testified he never did arrest
William A. Smith. a business
agent for Teamsters Union Lo-
cal No. 327. or obtain a war
rant to search Smiths property
while investigating the firing
Of shots at two trucks on a
Tennessee highway the night
OF June IL. 1855.
you we're covering up?"
Mcclellan snapped at one
point.
Reference Not Clear
The witness murmured, "Yes.
sir" But it was not clear
whether the reference was to
the investigation Of Smith. or
to Reynolds testimony before
acknowledging that he had
made the recorded statements
to Mr.. Duffy.
Senator Mcclellan read from
Continued ON Page Ala. Col. 4
Evening star., 1957-12-06
BULLETIN
Khrushehev Charges
u. S. Holds Rocket

MOSCOW Up. COmmu-
mist Party Secretary Nikita
Khrushchev charged tonight
that part Of the first Sput-
nik's carrier rocket fell on
the United States last Sun
day, but the Americans do
not want 70 give II back to
us.1 He was speaking to =
group Of correspondents at
a Finnish Embassy recep-
tiOn.
Evening star., 1957-12-06

at the Florida launching site,
Capt. Horn held out scant hope
Of an early launching. however
1T takes weeks to get one Of
these things ready" he said in
answer to reporters questions.
IF you're fishing for another
firing time I can't give 1t to
you"
The Pentagon said 1t prob
ably would be about 80 days be-
fore another test could be
made.
Defeat Called Temporary
Scientists and technicians in
charge Of the Vanguard project
at the Naval Research Lab
oratory here were visibly moved
by the news that their entry
in what the Russians have
called the commonwealth Of
Sputniks" failed to get into
the air.
But they refused to admit
more than a temporary defeat.
We've had good luck so far"
Comdr. Jay Smith. Vanguard
information officer. said. This
was the fourth test. We have
had three beautiful shots be-
fore it. In this business at q
time like this the percentages
are against you"
The news of the rockets
failure was flashed to VAN
guard headquarters by Roger
Easton, a member Of the head
quarters stan who was in the
blockhouse at Cape Canaveral
as the button was pushed.
Mr.. Easton informed the
Evening star., 1957-12-06
THE DEER REFUSE
TO COOPERATE

DEER HUNTING conditions were
right in West Vireinio for SIX ex-
perieneed hunters. but they come
book empty hOnded. Reed on oe-
count Of the recent tOtoy BY chofleS
ccvell, outdoor editor Of The Stor,
on Pose c-S.
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE to buy q
mink stole in crowded Monhotton
stores So Mr.. Boxter and his
srondsOn spend doy looking ot
ttoins in toy store. Reed Chapter
VI Of Merry chrstmos, Mr. Sex
ter" on Pose A-4l.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
u. 5. Scientists
Raises Held Up
Budget Bureau
Coils for DeIoy
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

The Budget Bureau has
halted. ct least temporarily. the
scheduled pay raises for $4,000
Government scientists and en-
gineers, The Star learned today
The pay increases may be
authorized later. but the Budget
Bureau asked that they be held
up now until the administra-
ton decides what its policy on
general raises next year for
Government classified and
postal workers will be.
Ofhcials in the Defense De-
partment. which employs about
5000 Of the engineers and sci
entists involved, were stunned
by the Budget Bureaus action.
One official declared: "On
the one hand. we're planning
an additional 50 billion in ex-
penditures for q stepped-up
missile program. and on the
other hand we're refused a SIS
m illion authorization that
would retain the key people
We need to make the missile
program a success"
Loss Of Many Seen
Pentagon officials said the
Budget Bureaus decision would
mean the loss Of many Scien-
tist and engineers who have re-
mained in Government and de-
clined more attractive indus
try offers. in the expectation
of top-of- -the-grade salary in
creases.
Top-of -the-Step pay increases
for Government scientists and
engineers in Grades II and
above had been scheduled for
approval by the Civil Service
Commission this week. The De-
fense Department and other
Federal agencies had asked that
the increases be okayed and
the three Commissioners were
all set to approve the request.
Under the law, the csc may
authorize salaries at the top
step of a grade in hard-to-fill
Federal jobs. The proposed in
creases would have ranged up
TO more than $1,000 a year,
depending on what step Of the
grade an engineer or scientist
is presently in.
The cost would have been
SIS million a year.
csc officials also were dis
although they have no
alternative but to obey the Bud
get Bureaus edict.
alarming" Scientist Loss
The Defense Department and
the Goevrnment's other scien-
tific and research agencies
asked the csc to authorize the
-the-grade salary
increases because Of what they
termed an alarming loss Of top
grade scientists and engineers
to industry.
But the administration is
now in the midst of trying to
cut expenditures TO Offset the
$2-billion increase in defense
funds. That's why the
Budget Bureau wants the scien-
tific and engineering salary
matter deferred until an over
al policy is decided on Federal
pay.
AS reported here yesterday.
some White House officials are
to having President
Eisenhower propose any pay
raise for classified and postal
workers. But other White House
officials are urging that the
President take the lead in pro-
posing a 6 per cent pay increase
TO Congress.
Evening star., 1957-12-06

months after the Soviets
launched their Sputnik I.
Today's test was a dismal
failure.
Huge Blast Of Flame
There was a tremendous
blast Of fame and then smoke
shot up.
Observers from the beach
were puzzled and dismayed.
The launching attempt took
place in bright sunshine, with
only thinly blocked clouds in
the sky.
One veteran observer said
"she blew on the ground"
We've seen that sort Of
thing before" he said wryly.
Navy Comdr. Jay Smith, who
made the Vanguard headquar-
ters announcement in WASH
ineton on behalf Of DR.. John
P. Hagen. chief of the project,
was asked by newsmen whether~
the entire device was destroyed.
Il don't know yet" he said.
He added he didn't have q
report on just what all hap
pened.
Direct Phone Link
Comdr. Smith told newsmen
his information came by direct
telephone line from the block
house at the launching site
and from the nearby hangar,
headquarters Of Paul Walsh.
deputy director Of the project,
who is IN on-the-scene control.
Another ofhcial at the VAN
guard control center said I'VE
don't know" so far how much
Of the satellite vehicle was de-
molished. He said that at the
time he spoke personnel inside
the blockhouse had not been
let out to inspect the fallen
rocket. for safety reasons.
The rocket was described as
lying on the ground about 100
yards away from the block
house. 1t fell away from the
blockhouse.
Lack Of Thrust"
AS details began to filter
into Washington Capt. Peter
Horn at Vanguard headquar-
tiers said lack Of thrust" was
the cause Of the failure. Hs
said the giant missile started
OF but within two seconds
lost its propellant power. That
Continued on Page Ala. Col. !
Evening star., 1957-12-06
BY CECIL HOLLAND
star star correspondeut

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec 6.-The AFL-CIo's conven-
ton Appeals Committee today rejected pleas of the Teamstes
Union and recommended its expulsion from the federation
The committees formal report said the huge truckers
union failed "to take sincere steps" to rid itself Of
ruption charges.
It presented to 100 delegates 70 the AFL-CIos
Evening star., 1957-12-06

second anniversary convention
as the gathering entered its
second days session.
The delegates remained quiet
and tense as John J. Murphy
Of the Bricklayers Union. the
committee secretary. read the
l4-page indictment OF the
Teamsters leadership.
Backs Council Findings
The report sustained the
AFL-CIO Executive Councils
findings against retiring Team
ster President Dave Beck.
James R. Hoffa. the president
elect. and two vice presidents
Frank w. Brewster. president
Of the Western Conference Of
Teamster-. and Sidney Bren-
nan Of Minneapolis.
victims Of Corruption
Einar o. Mohn Of Washing
ton, a Teamster vice president.
took the floor in q last-minute
appeal against expulsion.
He made noefiort TO answer
the specific charges against the
unions leadership but attacked
the proposed action on the
more emotional grounds Of
what the Teamsters mean to
organized labor.
"At this time when labor is
beset from all sides-the threat
of antilabor legislation. both
State and national. the sub
version Of the National Labor
Relations Board into a biased
court" Mr.. Mohn said, there
should be q more constructive
way 70 solve our internal prob
lens. however grievous.
"The is million members
represented here by expert
enced, dedicated trade union
lists are entitled to a better
answer TO their daily problems
than the dismemberment Of
this federation"
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Satellite Hopes Gone
For Several Weeks
NuvuI Laboratory Scientists VisibIy
Moved by Collapse of Florida Effort
BY WILLIAM HINES

American hopes TO place satellite in the sky appeared
dashed for several weeks least with the failure today
the Vanguard test vehicle at Cape Canaveral Fla
Capt Peter H. Horn, director of the Naval Research
Laboratory said minutes the test vehicle exploded
and burned that the Navy had mustage rockets
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Indonesia Gives
Tough Orders
0usting Dutch
Businesses Seized
BY Their Employees
Throughout Islands

JAKARTA. Dec. 6 tR.-In-
donesia began expelling Dutch
subjects today in its hard listed
campaign to win West New
Guinea. At the same time re-
ports poured in that Indonesian
employees throughout this island
republic were seizing Dutch
business enterprises.
a Information Minister Subidjo
Said the Dutch Embassy had
been told to begin evacuation
OF Dutch residents at once and
about l00--employes Of kim
Airline and their families--were
the first to get their orders.
Justice Minister Gustaaf
Manegkom said. the immediate
get-out order meant within
three days. If ! had my way.
but that is impossible"
One source said there are
$1,000 Dutch nationals here
and that all would be expelled
except skilled technicians. |
About two-thirds Of those
marked to leave are Eurasians |
who were born here and have |
lived here all their lives.
Must Leave Property
All viii have to leave most |
Of their property here. Dutch /
financial interests here are es-
timated to be worth q billion /
dollars.
The expulsion order was an
nounced as the Indonesians /
heaped pressure on the Meth !
erlands 70 yield West New !
Guinea. the haif-island which /
the Dutch government retained /
after granting independence TO |
the rest Of these East Indies |
IN i949.
Reports poured into Jakarta
from AL parts of the far-fiung |
Islands Of . snowhalling move |
ment hy workers seizing Dutch /
owned banks. hotels. planta- |
tons. factoyies, clubs and busi- |
nesSes.
Information Minister Sudibjo |
made these other pronounce
msnts:
The government viii take
over these seized businesses /
from the workers. Whether 1
this win amount to nationaliza-
ton win be determined later
after the New Guinea dispute /
Is settled.
Indonesia has ordered the j
evacuation Of its 5000 nation |
als-mostly students. cooks and
shopkeepers-from the Meth !
erlands.
Diplomatic Break Near
A break in Indonesian-Neth- |
erlands diplomatic relations Is |
"only Q matter Of time"
All Dutch -Indonesian trade |
relations win be cut OF imme- |
diately, and Indonesia win
shift its business and trade |
agencies from the Netherlands. |
formerly the center Of Indo- !
nesian commercial activity /
abroad.
Essential Dutch employees
kept on the payroll Of govern /
ment-run Dutch firms will be .
subject to state Of war and
siege regulations" II they re- !
fuse to work. Violators Of /
these regulations are subject |
to Imprisonment.
The government previously I
had announced the nationali- |
zation Of all Dutch-owned port |
and harbor facilities. KPM. l
the big shipping line taken over |
by the government from the
workers who had occupied its |
Offices. was not yet national-
ized. however.
Guards Put on Ships
Mr.. Sudibjo said port facili- 1
ties were nationalized when it !
was learned the Dutch were
trying to withdraw all their
ships from Indonesian ports. |
The action was necessary to
guarantee the continuation Of I
shipping communications in
See INDONESIA. Page AS
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Areo Rebounds From Record Snow;
Traffic Normal; Now to Pay for 1t All

Except for certain hangover
items, such as paying for it all.
the Washington area was about
back to normal today after its
whopping snowstorm.
There were few complaints
about trafiic movement today.
Last night police In all out
lying counties were fiabber-
gasted by one Of the quietiest
nights ever. Cars were so scarce
on the highways II looked like
q return to horse and buggy
days.
The coldest night since Feb
ruary 20 kept frigidly secure
what snow and Ice remained
from Wednesdays all-day fall.
This morning four inches Of
ficially remained on the ground.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Warns Of Rule by Few

Mr., Mohn warned against an
all-powerful central labor Or
ganization and said:
THE concentration OF power
In the hands OF q few In the
Evening star., 1957-12-06

should do away with the last
Of the road hazards.
All schools In the area re-
opened today. Some Of the
more rural counties Of Mary
land and Virginia decided to
let the kids romp until Monday.
But not in rugged Garrett
County. the ice-box Of West
ern Maryland. which recorded
zero temperatures this morn
ing. Garrett schools we're open
as usual.
After two sleepless days and
nights Of battling the li.l-inch
snow. Sanitation Supt. william
A. xanten called the job COM
pleted. The heavy use OF
equipment. men and material
put a huge dent INTO the Dis
trict's w-fighting budget OF
$i25, 1000 for removal and S25, 900
for equipment.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
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But after the low OF "a de-
.grees was reached at 3 am, the
mercury gradually began an
ascent expected TO reach into
the high 40s today. That. plus
a rain and above freezing tenn
peratures looked for tonight,
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Cost: $4,000

Mr.. xanten estimated the
current Job cost $4,000 to
$4,000, and winter has not
ofilcially arrived. II would have
been even more expensive had II
Evening star., 1957-12-06
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy today. Occasional rain tonight, low
about SO. Cloudy, warmer with occasional
rain Saturday. Full report, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1957-12-06

Mr.. Sudibjo said port facili-
ties were nationalized when it
was learned the Dutch we're
trying to withdraw all their
ships from Indonesian ports.
The action was necessary to
guarantee the continuation Of
shipping communications in
See INDONESIA. Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

putting the brakes on the price
rise?
Higher Money Costs
In the first place, there is
the higher cost of money. In
terest rates have gone UP, re-
ducing the value of capital and
discouraging investment in new
production facilities.
The 1856 investment in new
plant and equipment increased
% per cent over the 1855 total.
But the 1857 investment is ex-
pected to run only SIS per cent
beyond the 1856 figure.
Housing construction is lag
ging behind previous figures,
Financing costs are higher than
many people want to pay.
Consumers are showing no
disposition to engage in a
spending spree. In the first six
months of this year individuals
are estimated to have saved
$9.2 billion. This was 50 bill
lion more than in the first half
of 1856. The increase was due
to greater personal income
coupled with a slowing down
by individuals in taking on new
debts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

sonal taxes, donations, etc.,
was running at the rate OF
$279 billion during the second
quarter of this year. This
is So per cent above the in
come for the corresponding
quarter of 1856. Per capita
income is also high, but II
the price increases are taken
into account the income in
creases are not so impressive,
Everybody Spending
People are spending money
Retail sales amounted to $17.T
billion in August, which was
per cent above the July level
and 7 per cent above August
1855. Manufacturers sales have
been running ahead of last
year; wholesale trade also has
been holding up.
The Government is spending
money. Expenditures in this
fiscal year are estimated at $72
billion as against 1894 billion
in the year which ended last
June 80.
Industry is spending money
for new plant and equipment
It is estimated this spending
will be $37.03 billion this year
about 50 billion above last
years total.
Our foreign customers are
spending money. The Janu-
airy to August exports amounted
to SAL billion. In January
August. 1856. the amount was
$12.2 billion.
On the other side of the
ledger, what are the factors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

be not only to halt the rise in
prices but to roll them back.
Different View
Others foresee something en-
tirely different. They argue
that there will be a cut in
taxes next year which would be
politically desirable but which
would give imitation an in
MIGRATING shot in the arm.
Why is there no bust in pros
pect now?
Employment is high and
people have money. The
number filling jobs is about
66.4 million. This is a little
short of the record. Those who
want jobs but haven't got them
number about 2.6 million. They
form 3.8 per cent of the civilian
labor force, q not disturbing
percentage.
Disposable income after per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

down or even halt for a while,
providing we don't have an
other Korea or that the Rus
slams don't otherwise force us
to pour a lot more money into
defense.
Arguing from past history
in this country, it might be
predicted that prices Will con-
tinue to rise despite some tenn
porary reverses of the trend.
But there are too many vari-
able factors, too many things
that might happen. for any,
body's longterm prediction.
For the near future some
foresee current policies In
Washington as bent on forcing
q depression-a small" de-
preston. The purpose would