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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28

sets a $500 million limit on the
amount Of Government-guar.
anteed loans to the railroads,
the House measure carries no
limit on the amount of loans
that may be outstanding at one
time.
Before passing the bill, the
House beat down an attempt to
remove provision which would
authorize the Interstate Com
merce Commission, rather than
State commissions, to pass on
discontinuance or change in
operation of any train or ferry
which crosses from one State
to another.
Several Southern Congress-
men protested that this would
encroach on States rights.
The Senate bill has a similar
provision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Sherman Adams calls Boston promoter Fox liar This
Is beginning TO look like vcuna fox several
goats-and very sick elephant
The cigarette industry booming This recession may be-
come known the that went up in smoke
House committee questions why Military Air Trans
port Service needs 480 stewardesSes Well that's pretty
fair question-with a perfectly beautiful answer.
Dick Nixon criticizes "hangdog" Republicans It's pretty
hard for dog keep his chin up when he's smiling
for missing hounds TOOTH
Probable Sherman Adams diary: "June 1-Called Gold
fine June l5-Regretted calling Goldfne. June 3O-Hng
UP on Goldnne"
Diners glossary Asparagus-Outdoor noodles.
The Kremn resembles the grounding. It up to
the world gets by own shadow-and ducks
under again for another year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28

HARTFORD, Conn.,. June %
B.-Democratic delegates to-
day pick their candidate fol-
the United States Senate.
First, the Democratic State
convention will nominate q
choice for Governor. Gov
Abraham A. Ribicoff is unop-
posed.
Then it will decide on a man
to oppose Senator William A
Purtell, whom the Republicans
renominated last week.
The only three announced
candidates are former Repre-
sentative Thomas j. Dodd, for
mer Senator William Benton
and former Governor Chester
Bowles. Mr.. Dodd and Mr.
Bowles both claim enough del
egates to win. Gov. Ribicofl
has taken a hands-off policy
1t was an odd position fol
Mr.. Benton and Mr.. Bowles to
be in. Both Yale men, they
founded the Benton g. BowleS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
Benton, BowIes, Dodd
Compete in Convention

advertising firm in 1929 and
long have been friends.
When Mr.. Bowles was Gov
ernor in 1949, he appointed Mr..
Benton to the United States
Senate to fill a vacancy.
Mr.. Benton, So, also has been
an Assistant Secretary Of State,
Mr.. Bowles, 81, is a former Am
baSsador to India, Federal
Price Administrator and Direc-
tor. of the Office of Economic
Sterilization.
Both have long since left the
advertising business. Mr.. Ben
ton now is chairman Of the
board and publisher of the En-
cyclopedia Britannica. Mr.,
Bowles is not active in bust
ness.
Mr.. Dodd, 81, was in the
United States House of Repre-
sentatives from 1858 to 1857
An attorney, he was a member
of the staff that prosecuted the
Axis war criminals at the M.
ernberg trials in 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
CONSTANTINE BROWN
DuIled Sense of Moral Outrage

he was the chief prosecutor
Of the ADMINISTRATIONS "cru-
SADIE 10 end the mess in
Washington" he Is most vul-
nerable TO the sort OF at
tack being made on him now.
II is difncult 10 see how he
could be otherwise.
But the persistence OF the
ideal seemingly has not af-
fected the basic trends OF
public morality. which oan
be summed up In q nutshell
as hats OF 70 the guy who
can get away with a."
In the last half-century,
the world has become Injured
TO murder. treachery. grand
larceny and larcenous in
trigue on a scale never seen
In the entire history OF man
kind. Genocide. mass MUIR
der OF political opponents,
the crimes OF fascism and
world communism have come
TO be nothing more than
repetitive headlines in the
newspapers.
There have been great OUT
cries Of outraged morality
when someone's political
ends have been served by his
wrapping himself In the folds
Of virtue. But the increas-
ingly distrustful public has
become we'll accustomed
to these. and is perhaps
swayed little II at all by their
thunderous charges.
Mr.. Adams is as much a
victim Of this cynicism and
hardness as he is a victim
OF the congressional inquisi-
tors. Unhappily, the atti-
tude OF the average citizen is
not one Of outrage that a
public official accepts favors
from millionaires interested
in Government decisions, but
rather that here is a dis
comf1ted crusader who has
been caught with his hands
in the cookie jar. or a
preacher discovered in a bar
room.
These are parlous times for
morality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28

GAS I understand it, mem
bers Of the board are going to
meet next week and set some
ground rules for this hearing, "
he said. And as / understand
it, we are going to hear the
evidence and then come to
some conclusions"
The board was appointed by
monitors now administering the
affairs of the Transfers. Con-
illusions it will be asked to reach
include whether one of Mr.
Hoffa's cronies, Raymond p
Cohen, head Of Philadelphia
Local lot, threatened witnesses
called by the Senate Racket'
Committee and plundered the
unions treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Why Land Troops in Lebanon?

by Government agencies. are
driving up prices. taking over
the best apartments. con-
senting 10 outrageous rents
and openly arguing that
what they don't spend would
Just go back 10 the American
Treasury.
From the viewpoint Of this
columnist. sending American
troops 70 any Arab country
would be about as effective
as sending them 10 Little
Rock. Where do they 90
from there7 Would the pres
ence Of American troops
make the Lebanese. or Jor-
danian. or Iraqi people fond
err Of the government that
called them7 Would II quell
the Pan-Arab movement
embodied In the person Of
Nasser7
When--will someone tell
me when-has foreign inter-
vention In a civil rebellion
ever been effective unless. as
In Hungary. II was barbara
cally ruthless?
There are ways Of prevents
ing such revolts. But Ameri-
can policy In the Middle East
has directly contributed TO
the revolutionary spirit Of
the whole area. II has been
brainless.
Anyhow. Americans have a
right TO inquire under whose
advice the President made
the commitments he did
and whether. In a showdown.
he would even keep them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28

These days when we hear
so much talk OF morality and
Caesars wife In the con-
duct Of holders of ofhces OF
public trust. the thought
must occur 10 many OF us
that the concept OF morality.
as entertained for example
In the late 10Th century, has
been radically altered. Per-
haps the horrors Of two
world wars and all that has
gone between and since have
managed 10 dull the SENSIBLE
ties Of mankind. In any case.
there is patiently no such
thine In the modern world
as the moral code OF our
grandfathers, indeed even Of
our fathers.
BENJAMIN Disraeli. prob
ably the most astute British
Prime Minister Of all time.
was Lord Beaconsfield by
Queen victoria's regal de-
sire when he illegally and
without authority borrowed
money TO buy enough shares
of the Suez Canal Co. TO
insure British domination Of
that strategic waterway, vital
link between Britain and her
then vast Asian possessions
and spheres Of influence.
But Disraeli bought these
shares for Britain. and the
might Of her great empire.
He did not have one single
penny Of gain for himself.
not even a percentage or a
commission. Yet he risked
his political reputation in
taking an illegal step. The
consequences, had his politi-
cal foes had their way, might
have been his own political
death.
One wonders If such a
thing could happen today.
Indeed. in the current con-
text of political and financial
morality. one wonders why
Disraeli was such a sucker"
He took a chance. extremely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28

When the review was first
announced Defense spokesman
estimated that there were APP
proximately $50 joint commit
tees. Yesterday these officials
said that after taking a closer
look they found 299 and added
frankly that probably no
body knows for sure exactly
how many there are"
According to yesterdays an
nouncement. further action on
the continuation of approx
imately 80 public advisory
committees and Pentagon rep
resentation on 500 interde-
partmental and 80 interna-
tional committees will be taken
when the McElroy review is
completed.
Any essential functions per-
formed by the 1873 groups
tagged for elimination will be
reassigned ITO the proper Office
or activity" it was stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28

Congress controlled by the
Democrats" kept them in
Washington.
Senator Homer e. Capehart
and former Gov. Ralph F.
Gates. the national committee
man. were on the platform al
though neither has supported
Gov. Handley's candidacy.
Senator Jenner said Mr..
Hartke had described Gov.
Handley as an "ofhce boy for
Jenner" and commented, that
cheap libel won't stick-but 1
know Indiana would prefer an
office boy to an errand boy for
Walter Reuther."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
BY the Associated Press

Only final Senate approval is
needed to complete congress
sional action on President
Eisenhower's proposal to share
atomic weapons information
and material with United States
allies.
The House voted yesterday to
accept a compromise Of rela-
lively minor difference between
Senate and House versions Of
the measure. The Senate is
expected to act the first Of
next week.
The chief provision of the bill
would apply only to Britain.
This provision would permit
exchange of nuclear-weapon-
making. information and mate
rial and non-nuclear parts of
atomic weapons only with
allies that have reached an ad-
vanced stage in weapons pro-
duction capability. So far,
Britain is the only United
States ally to reach such a
stage.
other allies could qualify
later If they achieved an ad-
vanced stage on their own. The
administration has said, how
ever, 1t is not the intention of
the bill to promote entry of
other nations into the field of
atomic weapons manufacturing
now limited to the United
States. Russia and Britain.
Other provisions of the DILL
would permit the less advanced
allies to:
/. Receive information about
characteristics of atomic wea-
pons to facilitate their train
ing and readiness to particle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
House Votes
Approval of
RuiIroud Aid

Legislation designed to aid
the Nations financially dis
tressed railroads has won over
whelming House approval.
The measure, which includes
provision for a Government
guaranteed loan program, was
passed yesterday, 1892.
If the Senate, which has
passed a similar bill, refuses to
accept the House version a con-
ference committee is expected
to seek a compromise.
Unlike the Senate bill. which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28

presidential nomination in 1856.
But his name has not appeared
in print as often in recent years
as it did when he was Commits
sioner from 1851 to 1858.
Mr.. Donohue's credentials
seem in order for the job. He
has represented labor and pros
ecuted left-wing labor leader
Harry Bridges for perjury. And,
he said. he has no opinions
about the alleged wrongdolng
in Philadelphia because. "for-
tunately. I know nothing about
it."
The 58-year-old attorney
said he may have met Team
ster Boss James r. Hoffa in a
restaurant years ago but other
wise has never had anything
to do with the labor leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
Navy Carrier
Enterprise
Sold for Scrap

NEW YORK. June % (R.-
The famed aircraft carrier En-
terprise, known as the fighting
est carrier in the feet during
World War II. was auctioned
of for scrap yesterday.
Apparent high bid was $751;
1873, by Lipsett. Inc, New York
scrap metal firm.
Launched in 1896, the Enter
prise was built at a cost of SIG
million. Fully armed with planes
and other equipment, her cost
was put at $50 million.
The big ship took part in
nearly every major Pacific
battle. She was credited with
downing Oil enemy planes,
sinking II ships and damaging
1872 others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
Are There Any Nov Who, Like Disroeli,
Would Risk Career for County's Sake?

risky 10 himself. that n sue
ceSsful would be great for his
country. He won. But few
indeed are the political lead
ers these days who would
dare 10 risk their own flu
lures for the sake OF their
country's.
In the Sherman Adams
fiasco. there Is discernible a
lingering political morality,
at least 10 the extent that
the people OF the United
States still insist on an
ideal" code OF conduct for
public ofiicials. In private
conversations with almost
any citizen. either in or out
OF government. this ideal"
Is Just that and nothing
more. Most Of our people
who profess the ideal also
give open credit to the
smart guy" who has by
hook on by crook managed
TO get away with something
for his own advantage with
out getting caught. Thus the
parlayers Of public funds who
made themselves rich, within
the letter Of the law. by prac-
tees very clearly unethical
(such as the "windfall prof.
its" boys who took advan-
tage Of loopholes in the hous-
ing laws to line their pock-
ets) have, for the most part,
been looked upon with a mix
ture Of awe and envy. but
never with condemnation, by
the very taxpayers whose
pockets they picked.
Certainly no one really be-
lieves that the Presidents
assistant, or more accurately
the Assistant President, has
a price so low that his integ-
rity can be bought for a $500
coat. a $4,000 rug. or a bill
for a hotel sojourn. In the
case Of Mr.. Adams, the fly
in the ointment is his own
supercrusading past. Since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
Cruiser SuIem
Heads for Home
And Retirement

ROME, June % (R.-The
heavy cruiser USS Salem.
longtime flagship of the mighty
9Th Fleet and the best known
American ambassador in the
Mediterranean area for almost
eight years, is headed home to-
day for retirement.
A sister, the USS Des
Moines, has relieved the Salem
and taken over the 9Th Fleet
flag. The Salem is due in Nor
folk. Va, early next month
under command Of Capt. Fran
els T. Williamson Of Tiverton.
r. I.
The 81, 0O0-ton. 30-knot Sa-
lem came to the Mediterranean
in 1850. In seven periods as
flagship since then, the last for
two years, she became known
from Gibraltar to Istanbul.
She showed her guns in times
Of crisis, evacuated Americans
from Egypt during the Sue7
fighting in 1856, stood by dur
ing the 1857 Jordanian crisis
She rescued the crew of a burn
ing yacht. took part in searches
for missing planes and fishing
boats.
The Salem probably will be
remembered longest by the
people of the Greek Ionian
Islands. zante, Cephalonia and
Ithaca. She was the first rescue
ship to arrive in August, 1858,
when earthquakes shattered
the islands and killed more
than 1000 persons.
The Salem. commissioned in
1949 and named for the Massa-
chusetts city, will join other
Navy units in moth balls
against future need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
Indiana GO P. Picks
HondIey for Senate

INDIANAPOLIS, June % up.
Gov. Harold w. Handley was
nominated for United States
Senator at a cut and dried Re-
publican State convention yes
terday enlivened chiefly by the
keynote oratory Of retiring
Senator William E. Jenner and
Gov. Handley's acceptance
speech.
Gov. Handley's only oppo-
nent, State Senator D. Russell
Bontrager of Elkhart, got only
66S votes to Gov. Handley's
1857. Both are members Of the
party's conservative wing.
Gov. Handley for the first
time answered the criticism
leveled against him by his Dem
ocratic opponent, Mayor Vance
Hartke Of Evansville, during
Mr.. Hartke's long campaign for
the nomination he won Tues
day.
AS to Mr.. Hartke's calling
him Jenner stooge, Gov.
Handley said both he and Sem
ator Jenner always have run
on their own records. But, he
added, as to lifetime friend
ship and sharing of conviction,
I'm with Bill Jenner all the
way"
ConSpicuously absent from
the proceedings was the entire
nine-member Hoosier G. o. p.
congressional delegation, which
has not been friendly to Gov.
Handley's ambition to leave the
Governors chair in midterm
for the Senate.
In a letter to convention
chairman Cable G. Ball they
said pending legislation in "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
Courier-Post
rikeSettIed

CAMDEN, N. j.. June 20 up.
The Transfers strike at the
Camden Courier-Post has been
settled and truck drivers re-
turned to their jobs today.
A settlement of the nearly
one-month strike was reached
at a negotiating session yester-
day and was ratified last night
by Teamsters Local 628.
The locals secretary-treas-
urer. Sam Bakely. said the
ratification vote was unani-
nous. A spokesman for the
paper said delivery would re-
sumo today.
Mr.. Bakely said a three-year
contract was signed providing
a $13 package weekly increase.
The breakdown was $3.50 in
wages and $500 in pension con-
tributions, he said. PreStrike
base pay was $94.50 q week.
A management spokesman
said he had no details Of the
settlement.
Meanwhile, truck drivers who
deliver Philadelphia's two major
newspapers, the Bulletin and
the Inquirer, to homes and
newSStands. have not returned
to work.
A settlement was reached
Wednesday in the Philadelphia
dispute, and ratified by the
union the same day. But In
quirer drivers didn't cross the
picket lines Of the American
Newspaper Guild to deliver Fri
days paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
Atom Sharing Needs
ONLY Final Senate OK

pate in a possible nuclear con-
flict.
2. Receive certain non-nu-
clear arts Of composite wea-
pons such as missiles, and nu-
clear devices of military signifi-
canoe such as submarine pro-
pulsion reactors.
All exchanges under the bill
would be subject to congress
sional veto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
Reds Indicate
They Will Attend
Geneva PurIey

FRANKFURT, Germany,
June 20 (R.-The Czechoslovak
Communist Party newspaper in
Dictated today the Soviet bloc
is still planning to send SCI
entists to Geneva next week for
technical talks on detecting nu-
clear weapons tests.
An editorial in Rude Pravo,
reported here by the official
Czech news agency CTK, backed
the Soviet line that the confer
ence should lead to the quick
suspension Of tests.
But the CTK report made no
mention of a Soviet threat
Wednesday to boycott the con-
ference unless the United States
agrees with this position in ad-
vance. American scientists are
already in Geneva waiting for
the Russians to show up next
Tuesday.
Rude Pravo also said, at now
depends on the standpoint of
the United States Government
whether this conference can
clear the road toward obtaining
cessation Of nuclear tests"
In Moscow, the Soviet for
eign ministry said it, had no
information on the Soviet del
egation. The United States
Embassy in Moscow said it has
had no more word from the
Soviet foreign ministry on the
conference since it delivered last
Fridays note listing the Ameri-
can delegation.
MOSCOW, June % o.
Soviet Nobel Prize Winner
Nikolaj Semjonav has left
Moscow. it was learned today.
Unconflrmed reports said he
is now on his way to Geneva
for the nuclear control confer
ence. But family informants
declined to disclose his desti-
nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
McEIroy AboIishes 1873
Pentoqon Committees
BY L. EDGAR PRINA
Star stan Writer

Defense Secretary McEroy has ordered the elimination
Of 1873 Pentagon committees Of July l.
The action taken in attempt to speed the decision
making in the defense establishment announced
last night
Pentagon said that "a other Joint committees are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-28
Donohue Plans to Hear
7 canister Chorqes

Former District Commissioner F. (Jggs Donohue back
in the thick of things this time head of board which will
look into charges Of Teamster corruption Philadelphia
Mr. Donohue has been entirely out of the news
active lawyer here and served Senator Kefauves
paign when the Tennessean sought the DEMOCRATIC
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-06-27
Sixteen Alleged
.GumbIers Vanish
From Puddywugon
And when they got there
The paddy wagon was bare"

ana Wueu lIey koN th'it
The paddy wagon was bare"
Early Saturday morning the NH
city police raided what was called
the areas only "drive-in boot
logger, located In an abandoned
gas station on 3sth St between
Fourth Ave. SO. and Clinton.
The police broke in and found
dice game in progress and round
ed up 10 participants and loaded
them up in a patrol wagon and
started off for the local jail "un-
der the clock"
When the patrol wagon reached
the Jail, II was empty.
Police say apparently, what
happened was that someone fol-
lowed the patrol and when II
stopped for traffic signals, this
person or persons unknown, open
ed the rear door 10 the wagon.
For safety reasons, the police
say the door is not locked. but
il cannot be opened from the in
side.
The morals squad say that the
raid was the result Of numerous
complaints from the residents In
the area 10 the police, Aldermen
and other officials about the al
legged Illegal activities around the
corner Of 3sth St & Fourth Ave. s.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-06-27

suggestions and facts:
/ You are probably aware OF
the fact that you win be allowed
to remain in your home for at
least one year from the date OF
the filing Of your award. To as
certain this date. call or write Mr.
f. J, Rowland, Engineer Of Lands
and Right OF Way for the High
way Department, at the Minnesota
Mutual Life Insurance building;
telephone number. Midway 8-48ss,
extension 391.
However, II you should decide
TO move out Of your home, the
State will take immediate posses
sion. This also means that you
cannot move out of your home
and rent II TO someone else.
2. Please investigate carefully
before you purchase another home
There are number Of different
types of home financing. Proba.
bly, the best is that outlined by
the Federal Housing Authority in
Section 22i, This was requested
by Mayor Dillon and accepted by
the housing and home financing
agencies.
You may have seen the article In
June IS, St Paul Pioneer Press,
but ] have condensed the per
tinent points in the following par
agraphs:
a. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? - All
home owners displaced by high
way construction who want 10
build or purchase new or used
homes.
b, HOW MUCH CAN BE BOR-
ROwED The FILA may insure
low-cost mortgages up 10 100 per
cent Of appraisal value, and the
maximum amount II will insure
Is $4,000. This can be used 10 sup
plement funds you may have for
the purchase Of a new or used
home.
c. TERMS? 49, The maximum
mortgage maturity is forty years
The rate Of interest is five per
cent. You must be able 10 make a
minimum down payment Of 5000
which may be used to cover clos
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