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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Flip Of Coin Decides
Cancer Test Patients

Of statistically choosing a ram
dom sample.
DR.. Warren H. Cole, surgeon
in chief Of the University of
Illinois Research and Educa-
tional Hospitals, described the
cancer experiments today to
science writer's making an
American Cancer Society tour
Of leading research centers.
The drugs are introduced
into the surgical wound and in
iected by vein at times after
the operation.
How well they work may take
two more years to learn, but
early results look promising,
DR.. Cole said.
Once there is real evidence
that the drugs can save lives,
they will be given to everyone
undergoing most cancer sur
gerry, he said.
The anti-cancer drugs were
tested on animals each injected
with 10000 cancer cells. II
they got drugs, 40 to IS per
cent more Of them lived than
those not getting drugs.
Drugs are being given =
patients operated for cane
Of the breast, colon, rectum
stomach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
British Vessel Saves
], 200 on Burning Ship

Everybody behaved wonder
fully" the captain radioed from
the rescue vessel. mo sign Of
panic"
Another message revealed
that all but one Of the Skau-
bryn passengers and crew had
survived.
"186 Children Under 10"
1900 people aboard, %
babies. 1856 children under 10"
1t said. "One person died in
lifeboat. Nobody else injured. :"
The Skaubryn was still afioat.
the message added. but was
completely fireswept. Black
smoke poured from the hull.
left drifting about 800 miles
southeast of the island of
Socotra.
A British warship was sent
to the charred hulk. owned by
I. M. Skaugen Of Oslo. The
warship may attempt to SAL
wage the vessel or may sink it
with gunfire to eliminate it as
q hazard to shipping.
During her eight years afioat
the Skaubryn- carried $4,000
persons from Europe to start
life anew in Australia. She
also carried French Foreign
Legionnairee to the Indo- China
War and transported French
civilians from the war area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
BY ALTON L. BLAKESLEE

= Associated Press Science Reporter
CHICAGO. April 1.-THE flip
OF a coin is deciding some cam
Ger patients chances for longer
life.
The coin decides whether
they will or will not be given
anti.cancer drugs at the time Of
cancer surgery. The drugs are
aimed at killing escaping cam
Ger cells which could start new
cancers elsewhere In the body
later.
Doctors and scientists think
such use Of drugs greatly In
creases the chance for cure. for
killing all the cancer. The
drugs do marvelously well in
animals.
But they don't know whether
It's wise, or indeed essential, to
use the drugs along with sur
gerry In humans.
Human tests are the only way
to find out. Some people can
be given the drugs, others not.
But who? Deciding each per-
sonal case would be like Jay
ing God. SO the deck u is
made by Tipping a coin. " hats
actually one Of the best ways
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
u. S. Transfers
4. Rebel Coptives

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, April
2 tR.-Federal authorities spir-
tied four Cuban rebels out Of
Brownsville to Corpus Christi
during the night.
An attorney for the leader
and the leaders wife said they
were not informed of the. ac-
ton until today, and then only
when they discovered it by
accident.
All four were listed as lead
ers of the band Of IS, mostly
New Workers, arrested in q sea
action in the Gulf of Mexico
last Thursday.
Their lawyer. L. G. Mathews,
named the four as Arnaldo
Barron: Mario Lecour, second
in command; DR.. Carlos A.
Torrens, q physician, and the
Rev. Ignacio Mosqueda Avila.
a Protestant minister.
The IS started q hunger
strike the day their converted
fishing vessel was run down
and rammed by a Coast Guard
cutter. By today 10 had been
removed from jail to q hospital
for treatment of weakness
caused by their fast.
Mr.. Barron. 81. q Cuban
born New Yorker. said the
hunger strike is in protest of
United States arms shipments
to the ruling forces in Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

easily and inexpensively with
out fear of truck or barge
competition"
Mr.. Leighty said that in
short the rail industry wants to
restore its complete MONOPOLY
position" quitting any part Of
its present business where
some effort and service is re-
quired to retain the business. )"
THAT is why they are get
ting out of the passenger BUSH
ness as fast as they can" he
said. Although much of that
business is profitable. 1t doesn't
pay as we'll as other traiiic, so
why bother with it. The. same
for other things"
Mr.. Leighty. also president
of the Order of Railroad Teleg-
raphers. was followed with
similar testimony by Michael
Fox, president of the AFL-CIO
Railway Employees Depart
ment: President H. E. Gilbert
of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen,
and President T. C. Carroll of
the Maintenance of Way
Employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

MIAMI, Fla. April 2 CNANA)
A Miami veterinarian who
houses more than 100 dogs in
stalled an electric burglar alarm
after being robbed twice in two
months. Not a single dog
barked at the intruders on
either occasion.
DR.. Jack Knowles, who OPP
crates Knowles Animal Hospital
with his brother and father.
explained the strange behavior
Of the unwatchful dogs.
Most Of them are sick" he
said. And sick dogs wouldn't
feel like barking"
DR.. Knowles had q differept
explanation for Jake. q healthy.
carefully trained watchdog who
was on the premises during
both emergencies.
While robbers carried out a
huge steel safe on one occasion
and broke open q cemented safe
with crowbars on the other.
Jake snoozed away without so
much as wagging his tail.
DR.. Knowles blamed the nat
ural confusion around an ami
NAL hospital for the dogs fail
ure to bark during the break
ms.
Our problem is that we get
q dog trained to sound the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

vaded Egypt in 1856. Since
then q detachment Of the U. N.
Emergency Force has kept the
straits open to Israeli ships
trading with Africa and Asia.
Earlier today Britain aban-
doned q joint defense with the
United States Of the traditional
three mile limit to territorial
waters and proposed a six-mile
limit. The United States OPP
posed this compromise with ma
tons seeking title to wider
waters around their shores.
In the first split among ma
jor Western powers on the
question, United States Dele
gate Arthur H. Dean said. I'VE
are against any extension
whatever. .. We shall vote
against it."
The primary effect Of the
British proposal would be II
widen the area in which q ma.
tons fishing fleets have exclu-
sive rights. The proposal said
it would not affect existing
rights Of passage for aircraft
and vessels, including warships
outside three miles"
The United States has OPP
posed efforts Of other nations
to win approval for extensions
which would curtail operations
|of United States fishermen,
such a. the claim Of Peru and
Chile to 200-mile limits in the
Pacific.
However, the United States
delegation went along with g
resolution adopted by the con-
ference that national rights "a
exploitation of resources be-
meath the seas extend out to a
depth Of 800 feet. or as much
farther as they can be de-
veloped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

testimony for a Senate Inter-
state Commerce subcommittee
studying the financial plight OF
the industry.
THE railways Mr.. Leighty
said. should be out fighting
to build up their facilities to
reclaim every possible passen-
and ton-mile, not trying to get
out of business completely"
Living in Past"
He said railroad managers
are living back in the days
when they exercised tremen-
dous power from the gaudy
/. interiors of their private cars"
They remember hearing"
he said, about the distant
time in the past when the rail-
ways were a monopoly; when
shippers and passengers had
no trucks, no barges, no air.
planes and no private automo-
biles to use; when the public
was completely dependent upon
the railroads.
Frankly, we don't believe
the railways want TO compete
They know there are certain
areas where they possess such
an overpowering advantage
that they don't have to fret
about losing anything. They
can charge any rate the ice
will authorize; they can handle
the traffic when they want to-
as fast or as slowly as they
want ito-and If the shipper
doesn't like it, he knows what
he can do about it.
Want Monopoly"
The railways really don't
want to be bothered about
anything else. It's too much
trouble to carry passengers, OF
Lei less thar carload)
freight. or any other kind Of
freight that they can't handle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Man Guilty
Aborfions

A Washington man pleaded
guilty today to performing two
abortions and trying to perform
another.
He Is Thomas p. Martini, a,
Of the $500 block Of Fifteenth
street NV. He also pleaded
guilty In District Court to con-
spiracy to violate District Law
dealing with abortion.
The pleas were entered before
Federal Judge Alexander Holtz-
on. who fererred the cases to
the probation ofiicer for inves-
tigation pending sentence. for
which no date was set.
Martins pleas to the counts
of conspiracy and attempted
abortion were made after sew
eral days Of trial on those two
charges only. The pleas were
entered shortly before the case
involving the two counts bnly
was scheduled to 60 to the
jury,
Immediately after Martini
had entered the pleas, the
Government moved, to dismiss
q conspiracy charge against
two otohers named with Mar
TIM on the conspiracy count.
The two cleared are Florence
M. Gitlin. ~, of the $500 block
Of Fifteenth street NV. and
Hudson Martin. So. OF the 1000
block Of X street NV.
The woman also was cleared
on an attempted abortion count
when that charge against her
also was dismissed. Mr.. Mar
tin had been named on the
conspiracy count only.
Assistant United States At,
torney Arthur @. Mclaughlin
moved 10 dismiss the case
against the woman and Mr..
Martin in view Of Martins
pleas. Judee Holtzoff expressed
the view that the pair cleared
had played a very minor part,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Jobs Bill Advances

BOSTON, April 2 (R.-The
Massachusetts, House early to-
day passed Gov. Foster Fur
colo's $50 million emergency
public works program to pro-
vide thousands Of temporary
jobs for the unemployed. A
motion for its rejection was
turned down 189 to II. All II
dissenters we're Republicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
LONDON. April 2 tR.

LONDON. April 2 up. =
Terse radio messages from q
British freighter yesterday de-
scribed the dramatic rescue of
1900 persons from q blazing
Norwegian immigrant ship in
the Indian Ocean.
Passengers and crew menu
bers Of the 9.7S6-ton Skaubryn
were rescued by the British
freighter City Of Sydney, and
transferred to the italian liner
Roma. The Roma was rushing
toward the British Red Sea
port Of Alden, where 1t is due
tomorrow.
The City Of Sydney reported
only one casualty German
who died Of q heart attack in
q lifeboat--in one Of the biggest
sea rescues recorded.
Island Of Flames
An engineroom explosion
rocked the Skaubryn as she
sailed toward Australia through
waters east of Africa last night.
The vessel soon was an island
of fame.
SOS messages brought the
City Of Sydney to the rescue.
The l.0l1 Internationally
Germans and Maltese-were or
dered into lifeboats by Capt.
ALI Haakon Feste.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Fine Arts Unit
Adds Advisers

The Fine Arts Commission
has decided to set UP an adj
visory panel of performing ar
lists. such as musicians. actors
and dancers.
Representative Thompson,
Democrat Of New Jersey, said
today he had been so informed
by Commission Chairman David
E. Finley. The commission now
is made up Of representatives Of
the so-called static" arts, in
GLIDING painting, sculpture and
architecture.
Mr.. Thompson expressed
qualification over the move
since both he and Senator
Humphrey, Democrat Of Min
nesota, had sponsored legisla-
ton to enlarge the commission
to include representatives of the
performing arts.
The services Of the panel
members would be available on
a voluntary basis, Mr.. Finley
said. similar to those performed
by a board Of architectural con-
sultants on Old Georgetown.
In a letter to Mr.. Thompson,
Mr.. Finley declared:
The commission expressed
the hope that progress could
be made towards securing a site
and the erection Of q building
for the performing arts in
Washington"
Mr.. Finley said the panel
would be valuable In consider
ing pending legislation TO estab-
lish q national cultural center
here. Hearings on the legisla-
ton have been scheduled for
April 10 before a Senate Public
Works Subcommittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

transport and communications
in Cuba's easternmost Oriente
Province. where his 16-month-
old guerilla war is strongest.
Rebels FLASHED frequently
with President Batista's troops
around Manzanillo and Baya-
mo. The army reported l6
rebels killed in the last "a
hours.
In Pinar del Rio Province
in Western Cuba, rebels shot
and wounded Pedro Acosta
'Cuni. secretary general of the
Transportation Union. as he
entered his home. A woman
neighbor also was wounded.
Communications continued
to be normal outside Oriente
and Havana businesses operated
as usual. President Batista' S
troops and police. on almost
continuous alert for months,
braced to meet the rebel threat.
Castro supporters said total
war against President Batista
would be extended to the rest
OF Cuba after midnight Satur-
day, the rebel deadline for the
President to quit.
Rowing rebel bands cut tele-
graph lines to the Oriente pro-
vincial capital Of Santiago,
fired upon \ transport moving
in the area, and spread oil
and nails on the roads. As a
result most bus and rail work.
ers stopped work around San
tiago and highways were al
most deserted.
Rebels blew up eight high
voltage towers in the province
and burned Sinclair Oil Co
gasoline tank trailer. Clashes
between government troops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

nations and the Soviet bloc.
1t provides for the innocent
passage of foreign ships
through straits connecting the
high seas with the territorial
waters of a coastal state. ,
The new article made no ref
erence to the Straits of Tran,
about four miles wide. which
the Red Sea from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Jakarfa Claim,
Port Seizures

JAKARTA. Indonesia, April
2 R.-Jakarta forces, sup
ported by fighter planes and
amphibious troops. have routed
rebels from two ports in
Central Celebes. the Indonesian
Army said today.
1t. Col. Ruby Pirngadi. Army
information oficer, said the
loyalist forces had seized Palu
and Doggala. ports about IS
miles apart and 4l3 miles
southwest Of the rebel capital
If Menado on the upper tip of
the spear-shaped island. He
admitted the rebels were still
putting up q fight.
The seizures could put the
Jakarta forces in an assault
position to cut OF Central
Celebes from the main rebel
areas In North Celebes.
It was the first report of ac-
ton on the big island Of Celebes
since February. The military
commander in North Celebes
Joined in the fight against the
Jakarta government soon after
the rebels In Central Sumatra
proclaimed their own govern
ment February Is. Most Of the
fighting has been in Central
and Northern Sumatra.
The Army admitted that the
rebels had retaken. Gorontalo
in North Celehes. but said llght-
ing was continuing there. Cor
ontalo was taken by govern
ment forces February Is. Rein
forced rebel units counter
attacked and forced the govern
ment troops to retreat.
Antara News Agency reported
from Makassar in Southern
Celebes that members Of the
Celebes youth movement were
driven out OF Donggala but that
flghting was still going on
there. -
Antara said also that the
people Of Soni village near Toll.
toll rose against the rebels but
had to flee into the jungles.
Soni is about AIS miles west Of
Menado.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Meany Asks
Early Release
Of Job Data
py the Associated Press


AFL-CIO President George
Meany said the Government
has March employment-unem-
Iployment figures already avail
able and should release them
forthwith.
The Commerce Department
said In the normal course Of
events 1t would release the data
early next week.
Writes to Weeks =
Mr.. Meany, in a letter to
Secretary Weeks. said:
"In view Of the national i'm
portance placed by administra-
Ition and congressional leaders
on unemployment figures for
the month Of March, ] would
urge you to release them to the
public without delay. y
1T Is my understanding that
these figures are normally
available by the FIRST Of the
month and therefore could be
released today or tomorrow,
should you desire to do so.
I'VE know you normally wait
until the employment. hours
and earnings figures Of the De-
partment of Labor become
available before you issue the
labor force figures of the De-
partment Of Commerce.
However, since 50 much cur
rent public attention is being
centered on the unemployment
figure. 1t would be in the best
national interest If you were
to issue a preliminary release
on the March figures. 1 sin
cerely urge you to do So"
Increase Predicted 8
Meanwhile, an increase ir
national unemployment figure
for March lin the range Of
100000" was predicted today
in st. Louis. Mo-. by a Labor
Department Official. Seymour l.
Wolfbein.
! National unemployment In
February was 5.l73,000.
/ Mr.. Wolfhein. who heads Tho
departments manpower anc
employment division, said the
Bureau Of Labor Statistic.
would release the official Marct
total next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Profit Rise Shown
By Liquor Board

RICHMOND. April 2 (R.-
The Virginia Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board made a net
profit of $5.407,264 the last
three months of 1857.
State Auditor G. Gordon
Bennett said yesterday this
figure was 81 per cent higher
than the $5,264.l36 profit for
the same period Of 1856. Net
sales for the quarter increased
from $32.672.594 TO $50, 902. 495,
q jump of 81 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Dogs Ignore Thieves,
Hospital Alarmed

alarm, and then when q legiti-
mate customer comes in we
have to hush him up" DR..
Knowles explained. Pretty soon
the poor dog doesn't know
whether We want him to bark
or keep quiet"
When robbers. instead of Gus
toners. finally showed UP at the
hospital, Jake just guessed
wrong. He kept quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
WTTG to Move
V Trunsmitter

Television Station VITO
will shift It's transmitter from
Arlington TO the Sheraton
Park Hotel In three weeks or q
month.
The Federal Communication.
Commission yesterday author
lied the shift for Channel
transmissions. WTT0 will take
over the former transmitter OF
Station WRC-TV (Channel ~,
which has shifted It's transmit
ter location to American Uni
versity.
Channel 5 presently trans
mits from 52l7 Nineteenth road
North, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
R. S. Allen to Speak

Robert s. Allen. syndicated
columnist and former CO.
author Of the Washington
Merry o-Round, will speak
on How Free is Our Press" at
a meeting Of the Virginia
Writers Roundtable Of the Ar
lington County Adult Educa-
ton program at 1880 pm. b.
morrow in the Washington-l ee
High School. 1900 North Quincy
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

Gulf Of Aqaba. Eilat lies at
the top Of the Gulf, which is
bounded by the Egyptian part
of the United Arab Republic
and by Saudi Arabia.
Egypt and Saudi Arabia
claim the straits are territorial
waters and blocked passage to
Israeli ships until Israel in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Sea Farley Lego|izes
Israel Ships for EiIot

GENEVA, April UF.-A new principle of international
law approved today in effect legaizng passage of
Israeli ships through Arab waters to raes southern port
of Eilat
The 87-nation Conference the Law Of the Sea
approved the principle $3.50 the opposition of Arab
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Ask 40 Pct. Ruise

SANTIAGO. Chile. April 2
(R.-some 1000 employees OF
the Braden Copper Co.'s FL
Teniente mine in Central Chile
repeatedly have petitioned for
20 per cent raises plus marginal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Unions Say Railroads
Shun Competition
BY the Associated Press

railroad labor unions said today the rail industry is
.iving in world" intent taking the easy way out
instead fighting competitive with other forms Of trans
portation.
The indictment of railroad policy given by G. Leighy
chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Association in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Rebels Isolate Santiago,
Open About Fight

HAVANA, Cuba. April N1.-Cubas second largest city.
Santiago virtually isolated from the rest Of the island to-
day by opening blows of Rebel Leader Fde Casros long
promised about effort to overthrow President Fulgenco
Batsa.
Castro launched his offensive by stepping up attacks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

and rebels were reported near
Santiago. varacoa and Hol-
gum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

Our problem is that we get
q dog trained to sound the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15
POTOMAC FEVER
LOUIE
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Ikes new Middle East ballad: "rm the shek Of Araby
annex the moon. whoopeel"
Democrats the Eisenhower finally seized the ni
ate The initiative had been seized often by the Demo-
Gratis the poor thing afraid 10 the doorben
The House TO cite Bernard (olver Boy Godne for
contempt dprovns the old theory that nobody shoots Santa
Claus lF
IKE signs bill banning Swtchblade knives After all.
It was an open and shut case.
Democrats claim Admiral Rickover. A-sub booster
snubbed Stumbling Rckover about calling Adla
Stevenson MT Democrat within earshot Of Lyndon Johnson
The American Phytopathological Society viii meet in
Bloomington Ind. Well II you had name like that you'd
want to 90 some place and hide. too.
The free world halls kes plan for the Middle East The
Arabs especially like the part where we simultaneously pull
out our troops and our checkbook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15
u. S. Curbs on Trade
In East Europe Eosed

Hist Of 40 items banned in Red
trade and IS to be watched for
possible embargoing II they APP
peared to be strategic"
This represents about . so
per cent cutback in the previ-
Gus list Of banned items adopted
in 1854.
The master list Is kept secret.
But the member nations gen.
orally publish their own lists
drawn from the recommended
items agreed upon at the Is
nation session.
United States officials said 1t
will take about two months to
draw up the United States list.
In the meantime, United States
businessmen were advised to
accept any orders they receive
from Russia or the European
satellites - contingent upon
Commerce. Department ap-
proval.
Exporters receiving such or
ders were told to apply for ex-
port licenses. Ofhcials said the
licenses would be granted II 1t
Is decided the goods in question
would give no aid to the Com
munist war potential.