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Diario las Américas., 1958-03-20
COLOMBIAN ARTISTS SHOW AT
PAN AMERICAN UNION

WASHINGTON. CUP = The
exhibition of the pictures of Co.
lombian artists Enrique Grau and
Guillermo Silva, began in the Pan
American Union.
About 100 persons attended the
Inauguration of the exposition
which will last one month, under
the auspices of the Colombian
Embassy.
Grau, who has exhibited many OF
his works was instructor in the
National Arts School of Bogota.
Silva, residing in Mexico, IS re-
nowned for his water and ~vitrialist
painter.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-20
MEXICAN TELEPHONE
WORKERS TO STRIKE

."Hf -yLIH EEL
MEXICO CITY. -(UP).- Jorge
Ayala Ramirez, spokesman for the
telephone workers union, said to-
day the workers will 60 on strike
at noon March 81 if their demands
are not met by Telefonos de Me-
xico. The Union has asked for
a 40 percent wage increase.
A Federal Cancellation Board
will hold a hearing on the case
march Is. Telefonos de Mexico
serves IS per cent OF the phone
owners IN the Republic.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-20
MOVIE STARS RETURN
TO LOS

MEXICO CITY. - (UP). - 10
seph Gotten, George Sanders ant
Zebra Paget left for Los Angeles
after completing filming here o.
the benedict bogeaus production
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-20
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
Latin American News in Brief

for its continuance of this valua-
BILE service, whereby textbooks,
tests and materials for teaching
have been developed for use in
public school system, and many
public school teachers have receiv-
ed special training.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-20
HEMISPHERE EVENTS

"from the Earth to the Noon.
Many Of the Moon" sequences
of the picture were shot on the
dry lake. bed of Texcoco near this
capital.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-20
CUBAN UP
s FOR us. SUGAR FIRM

U POn Os0s OOO1h V1nVu
NEW YORK. (UP). = American
Sugar Refining Co. reported an
increase in its Cuban operations
enabled it to show a larger net
income for 1857 despite lower do
mestic earnings.
President w. F. oliver said the
Company's two mills in Cuba were
able to expand because of the lift
ing of government restrictions.
Earnings for 1857 totaled &c.
946, 1854, or $3.50 a common share,
compared with 1885, 784, or 1915
a share in 1856,
The outlook for 1858, oliver said
in the annual report, is for intense
competition in the US. sugar mar
ket and continued tension in the
political situation in Cuba.
He told stockholders the Com
pany's Cuban properties are some.
what distant from the troubled
areas in that country, and 1--WE
believe our factories will be able
to make and ship their 1858 raw
sugar crops without undue diff
ficulty".
The Company's deliveries of re-
fined sugar amounted to 35,054, 421
(100-pound) bags in 1857, a drop
Of 2,402,307 bags from 1856.
ARGENTINA REJECTS
BRITISH FIRM OFFER
LONDON. (UP). - The Argen-
tine Embassy stated today: "Pu-
blications have recently appeared
in Argentine newspapers egarding
substantial credit facilities for the
purchase of material and products
of the United Kingdom offered to
Yacimientos Petroliferos fiscales
by Mr.. David Zetland of Beaicard,
British Electrical and Associated
Industries Cardiff Ltd.)
"The Argentine embassy wishes
to make it known that the Argen.
tine Government has decided to
reject the offer, which they do not
consider to be the country's ad-
vantage, as it is up to the com
panies which supply and export
the material, without the need of
Intermediates, to decide upon the
credit facilities which they are
willing to make in each case, with
the approval of competent au-
thorities".
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-20
Latin American Finance
and Trade News Reports

trade and finance Ministers, acted
as council of Ministers for the
European Atomic Cooperation: Eu-
ration.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-20
AMERICAN
UNION

GUATEMALA. - Guatemala's
delegation to the Central Ameri-
can economic union conference left
for Mexico City. The five-country
meet is sponsored by the United
Nations Latin American Economic
Commission. Main subject of dis
cussion is the multilateral treaty
for free trade among the isthmian
republics, and economic union of
the area. Economic union envi-
sages creation of more "integrated
industries, which would serve
the area on a preferential basis.
u. s. EDITORS
VISIT GUATEMALA
GUATEMALA. A group Of
81 U. S. editors are currently in
Guatemala, visiting tourist attrac'
tons in the highlands, This aft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21

sixth round. The count reached
six when the round ended.
Comes said afterward ne had
hurt his right hand about mid
way in the fight. and scheduled
X-rays today to find the extent
Of the injuries.
II was a rough fight al
times. with Comes losing one
round. the fifth. for q low blow.
Both fighters were warned for
low blows.
Smith scored wen with a left
lab. but Comes body attack
softened Harold for the knock
out. II was Comes 22d kayo
and his 4lst victory in IS pro
fights. He weighed 1917 TO
Smiths 1891.
Two judges scored the fight
even at three rounds apiece
through the sixth round, but
Referee Field had Comes ahead.
sd. A crowd Of lisa paid
81 $50 TO see the fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
GLOVES PAIRINGS

John Luchi Police Club NO.
l3) VS.. James Tyler Police
Club No. 13).
160-Pound Class
Robert johnson Police Club
No. 49, VS.. Aaron Granting
Police Club No. i3D.
Marion Askew Police Club
No. ~ VS.. Charles Hopson (Po-
lice Club No. 49,.
I75-Pound Glass
John Burke Olympic Club
vs.. John Rice Capitol AC).
NOVICE DIVISION
i35-Pound Glass
Charles Smith (unattached)
w. Steve Karasotis Olympic
I Walter Roderick tOlympic
Cub VS.. Lonnie Lovely Police
Club No. la.
Bruce Cole Police Club No,
49, VS.. Sylvester Walker tpo-
lice Club No. ~.
ll7-Pound Glass
Jerome Seamon Olympic
Cub vs.. Linwood Prather (Po-
lice Club No. 1877.
James Andrews tunattached)
". Gerard Dews capitol Ac)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
sUBNOvICE DIVISION
l2e-Pound Class

SUbNOVICE DIVISION
lze-Pound Class
Richard Wilson Northeast
A. CO. vs.. Marvin Carter (st,
Joseph's A. c..
l35-Pound Class
Leonard Hamlin Capitol A
c. VS.. Lorenzo Watts police
Club No. 49,.
Edward Hangliter Olympic
Club VS.. James Austin tMer.
rick Club.
John Katsouras CCYOD VS.
Ray Sheppard police Club No
l9.
147-POund Class
! Morris Chestnut unattached
VS.. Robert Bonner Police Club
No. i9.
: Daniel De Sarno tolympit
Club VS.. Harold Jackson CMer.
rick Club.
Sherman Mitchell police
Club No. ~ VS.. Scott Mcclellan
(Merrick Club.
Tommy Powell Olympic
Club VS.. Richard Coates tPo-
! lice Club No. i3).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
Red Sox Obtuin
College Catcher

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jan. Il
R.-Bobby Tillman of Nash
vile dropped out Of Middle
Tennessee State College yester-
day. reporting he had a bonus
contract with TO Boston Red
Sox.
Tillman was signed as q
catcher by Scout George Digby
and viii report to the Red Sox
training camp at Ocala. Fla.
February IS. He is currently
assigned to Raleigh Of the Class
B Carolina League. The bonus
repeatedly was more than &c.
900.
Tillman played freshman
basketball at Georgia Tech be-
fore transferring To Middle
Tennessee last fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21

Then he cornered billiard. who
works In the clubs public re-
lations Office. and asked him "a
attend spring training TO teach
the Indians how 10 run prop
erly.
billiard has said frequently
that baseball players do moi
run properly. He mentioned
Outfielder Larry Dolby, a for.
mer Indian now with Baltimore.
"He runs like q football
player. Feet wide apart. A lot
of other ballplayers run the
same way. No one ever taught
them any different"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
Bradley, Terps
Are Victims in
[B!oWsat Top 10


II West virginia's top-ranked
Mountaineers and seven COM
panions in the Associated Press
new top 10 Of college basket
bali are grateful today to be
involved IN mid-tsrm exams.
It's little wonder.
Last night was 8 night for
giant killers and no night for
. highly rated club TO be leav-
ling the classroom for tests Of
10 different sort on the basket
ball court.
Two members OF the new
lineup Of the Nations elite.
sixth-ranked Maryland and
l0th-rated Bradley. learned the
hard way. Maryland was
bounced out Of the Atlantic
Coast Conference leadership by
North Carolina State. 67-4B.
and Bradley was shocked, So
S.. by unsung Portland.
The eight others. and most
of the Nations major clubs,
are out Of competition at least
until Saturday because Of
examinations.
Kansas Now Second
West Virginia again was q
roTnping winner In the AP poll,
with o25 points to 72s for run
nerup Kansas. Kansas State is
No. ,. Cincinnati No. 4. San
Francisco No. S, Oklahoma
State No. Z. North Carolina No.
9. and Kentucky again No. Q.
Even the second 10 had its
hazards. with l5th-rated Michi-
gan State. the Big Ten favor
lite. solidly whipped by Wiscon-
sin. $3.50.
Jim Armstrong and Dick Jol-
ley combined for 20 points in
Portland's upset of Bradley.
losing its third In - games.
Bradley pulled within one point
with IS seconds left. but Jolley
and Armstrong split four free
throws to clincn the victury,
Portland's ninth In IS starts.
Walt Holt scored % for Wis.
consin against Michigan State,
which lost q chance to tie IDLE
Michigan for the Big Ten lead.
Ohio State. with 6-foot-7 Frank
Howard netting -. downed
Iowa. 70-64.
Baylor Scores -
Tennessee. ranked 18th ma
tionally. routed Sewanee. e2-
80. to push It's record to l2-2,
and Georgia Tech downed
Georgia, 1850.
Pittsburgh's Don Hennon.
moving into fourth place in
the national scoring race with
a 26-point average. hit "a in
an o6-6o victory over Carnegie
Tech. Another of the Ma
! tons leaders, Seattle,s Elgin
Baylor. counted - in his teams
1888 rotnp over oonzaea and
his season average dropped
to 500.
Idle Kansas State (2-0) as
sumed the lead in the Big
Eight as Iowa State lost to COL
orado. 1886. for q 81 rec
ord. Oregon State stayed close
to co-leaders California and
UCLA in the Pacific Coast Con-
ference race. defeating STAN
ford. $3.50.
Five player scored in dou-
bic figures as VMI downed
Randolph Macon. $3.50, and
Ducky Castelle and Joe Viviano
split IS points in leading
Xavier Of Ohio over Western
Kentucky, 1926.
The standings with points on
IA l0-9-S-7-6-5-4-3-2-l basis
tfirst-place votes and won
lost records through January
Is in parntheses).
1. West virginia t7Il ,i3-0l a25
=. Kansas f5l u2-2l - T.S
q. Kansas Alaia l2l l1o-n AIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
BY MERRILL WHITTLEsEY
star star Writer

You can cali 1t control ball,
possession. showdown. or coin
q name. but II you think Ever
EFT Case is going to knock 1t,
you're nuts.
The North Carolina State
coach used that type Of basket
bah for the entire 40 minutes
last night. and his wolfpack
took at 57-4s victory over
Maryland before q crowd OF
10000 In Cole Field House.
State took only 80 shots, less
than one q minute. With John
Richter. 6-foot-s center, play
ING the leading role. the Wolf
pack moved into q first -place
tie with North Carolina In the
Atlantic Coast Conference race
with q So record. Maryland.
which q few hours before game
time had been ranked sixth
In the Associated Press poll,
dropped TO third place at "A,
Millikan Not Surprised
Coach Bud MinIkan OF the
Terps said State played exactly
the game he expected. He had
little fault to md With the way
his team combatted II and
blamed the defeat on his teams
poor shooting IN the second
half.
The Terps, who led by -four
points at the half. took 30 shots
IN the second half and made
only six. They missed their
first eight. and didn't score
from the floor for Ga minutes
There was irony in the fact
that the crowd booed the Wolf
pack when Il adopted a SLOW
pace at the start. The jeers
ended when the game settled
into q basket-for- basket pace
The crowds reaction was q
switch, because Millikan and
Maryland relied for years on
what rivals called the okla
homa-style" control game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
BY BILL FUCHS
star stan Writer

The high jump could be q
high point Of the 18th Star
Games at the National Guard
Armory Saturday night.
This event normally takes
second billing 70 that other
field event. the pole vault.
which always ends in frustra-
ton for the stars trying for
records. But this years field
includes some Of the worlds
best jumpers. and the meet rec
ord Of 8 feet 7ss inches. set by
Charles Holding three years
ago. figures to be broken.
George Dennis, ex-Morgan
State star now representing the
Shanahan Catholic Club of
Philadelphia, has topped Ga
twiee in as many attempts this
year. His victory in Boston last
Saturday at 6-9hs makes him
the odds-on favorite, though
he has never been able to beat
his former Morgan teammate,
Bob Barksdale. here.
But Dennis victims In both
the Boston meet and the East
ern Invitational at Baltimore
January IL included Barksdale
who won here In 1856 and tied
for the honors last year with
Floyd Smith Of Chicago.
Smith Comes Back
Smith also viii be back.
bringing with him an imposing
record that includes q leap Of
6-llh. which ties the third
best jump ever made. He was q
top winner indoors last season.
In eight Of nine meets. the
Mount Carroll (Ill) star either
won outright or tied for first.
He hit only two Of the major
Eastern meets last year. tying
for first here and in the Phila-
delphia Inquirer games.
Smith never practices be-
tween meets. preferring to jump
right in cold. That brings to
mind the performance Of Vic
tor Fritts. who centered atten-
ton on this event in 1854 by
outperforming the winn er,
though not eligible.
Fritts. a graduate student at
the University Of North Caro-
lima, drove IL hours through
the snow and arrived at the
Armory too late. He jumped for
the fun Of it without warming
up and cleared Ga. This was 2
inches higher than the ofi1cial
winner. Ken Wiesner Of the
Navy base at Great Lakes. III.
! Wiesner. who set the indoor
record Of 6-l03l in Chicago five
years ago. graciously offered
Fritts the trophy. but Fritts de-
clined.
Also in the field will be Mike
Herman. star Of New York
Metropolitan AAU meet more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
COLD SECOND HALF BEATS TERPs
Control Comes Okoy
With Cose-if 1t Wins

Case. who has q phenomenal
record Of nine conference
championships and six Dixie
Classic titles in IL years at
Raleigh. was asked II he thought
he would be as popular. and II
his teams would have been as
successful. II he had been using
this type Of ball throughout
his career at State.
Perhaps States Best
Still nervous. Case said:
Sure. We won. didn't we, and
IL was a close bali game until
the last minute or two.
thought Il was q good ball
game.
1T might have been our best
game Of the season." he said,
thoughtfully. The gray-haired
little fellow used only five men,
and he thought everybody did
his job well.
The game was exciting
enough for Case. for he had the
FIRST technical foul of his career
called on him by Referee Len
ME Tod. Asked what he told
the referee. Case said: Il gave
him q little hell"
State used q zone defense
throughout and on offense
brought the Maryland defense
out 70 midcourt. tried to keep
the middle open. and took most
of its shots within q long step
Of the basket. II no shot was
open. the ball would be passed
back out TO Whitley Bell and
Lou Pueblo.
Both teams were warned al
the outset about the new rule
which says the team behind. OF
the team with the ball II the
score Is tied. must make an
effort to score. A second warn
ing is supposed TO bring a tech
nical foul. but neither was
warned q second time.
Bob MacGillivray easily cap
See n. c. STATE. Pare Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
SMITH MIGHT UPSET DENNIS
High Jumpers Eye
Star Games Record

than two weeks ago. Herman
tied Barksdale and John Tomas,
a Massachusetts, schoolboy, for
second place at Boston with q
leap Of 6-5l2.
Add to that impressive list
the name Of Zbigniew Lewan-
dowski, the Polish champion,
who has gone as high as 60.
Challengers for Bragg
The pole vaulters have q
tougher record facing them. q
l5-foot-4 mark by the now
retired Bob Richards In 1855.
Don Bragg. considered the best
Of those making the indoor
tour. has gone as high as i5-5,
but he had to settle for 1919
in winning at Boston. Jerry
Welb0urn. former Ohio State
star and another i5-footer, and
George Roubanis, University Of
California student who won
third place for Greece in the
See STAR GAMES, Page A-21
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
Smith Suffers Setback
In Knockout by Comes

NEW YORK. Jan. II R.-
Lightweight Harold Comes Of
Providence is back In business
as an active fighter--if his
hand isn't too badly hurt-and
Harold Smith Of Washington
will have to try again for the
big time.
Comes, idle since his l2-fight
win string was snapped by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
Brugon Assigns DiIIord Task
Of Teaching Indions to Run

CLEVELAND. Jan. 81 R.-
Il may come as q shock to the
Indians. but their new manager,
Bobby Braean. wants TO teach
them how TO run.
Bragan has asked Harrison
pi''ard former olympic sprint
and hurdles champion. TO help
the Indians develop that extra
burst Of speed.
3ragan. currently managing
Almendares In the Cuban
League. arrived from Havana
yesterday. He talked with an
other newcomer 10 the Tribe,
General Manager Frank Lane,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
17-Bout Card Tonight Gets
Golden Gloves Underway
Burke and Rice
Meet in Feature
AtCopitoI Arena
BY DICK OBRIEN
star star Writer

Novice and subnovice fighters
win hold the limelight tonight
as The Stars 1858 Golden
Gloves tournament gets under
way with q l7-bout program at
Capitol Arena. starting at $3.50
O'Clock.
Highlighting the opening card
will be q subnovice lIght-heavy-
weight meeting between Jack
Burke, an Anacostia High
School student representing the
Olympic Club, and Johnny Rice
Of the Capitol AC.
Burke already has won his
spurs as q football player, earn
ing honorable mention on The
Stars All-High team as o full
back. Rice. a Phelps High
School student, Is q bus boy IN
his spare time.
Test Of Team Strength
The Olympic Club team,
coached by Bobby Jones, and
the Police Boys Club team.
coached by Leon Sinkfield, will
have an early test Of strength
In the battle for team cham
pionShips with seven Olympians
making their debuts tonight
and l3 Police Boys cluhmen
swinging into action.
In addition to Burke, Olympic
Club will introduce such hot
prospects as Tommy Powell.
who takes on Richard Coates
of Police Boys Club in the
subnovice 147-pound class. and
Steve Karasotis, who Is paired
with Charles Smith, unattached.
in the novice 135-pound class.
Following tonights first pre-
See GLOVES, Page All
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21

Isidro Martinez last August,
stopped Smith after 80 seconds
of the seventh round Of last
nights televised fight at st.
Nicholas Arena.
This was Smiths first tele-
vision appearance. and he was
decked so violently that Ref
cree Davey Field didn't even
bother TO complete his count.
Smith had been put down the
first time near the end of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-22
'' r BUSINESS
Area Building Exceeds
S2o3 Million in 1853
BY DONALD b. HADLEY
star Financial Editor

Bolstered by sharp increase in housing projects,
public private construction in the Washington Metropolitan
$29322589 in the first months Of
1883 gain 292 per cent from $22675S85s
This disclosed today by preliminary data from the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics
Residential building Of sl3S6977l6 4S cent
$97212006 in the 1857 period provided for
1894 family dwelling units impressive jump of SIS per
cent from 8347 in the months last year.
Other building otaled $l33o268S increase
of 80 per cent from 500 795i894 year earlier.
New Homes in Suburbs
The District of Columbia accounted for only 2oO2 dwelling
units less than fourth Of the total The remaining
l0062 units in the suburbs of nearby Maryland and
Virginia
Montgomery County Nd led number of units with 3,lsl
but Fairfax County led values with total Of $4035864 OF
residential building Montgomerys residential total was
$36,048400.
In total construction the Districts 1925 million followed
by $525394 Fairfax and $52089566 in MONTGOMERY Prince
Georges County had $3529l290 and Arlington recorded
$20,352O11.
Total construction in Prince Georges County down
moderately from and of sharply in Alexandria
only exceptions to the general upward trend
United States Projects Included
Federal construction projects Of $002l5022 we're in thu
months total and included $604S92 OF residential
work and 295 dwelling units earlier total OF $6SSOS
272 included $5747 470 of residential and 490 units.
District had $84689694 of Federal work and Fairfax
with ats of it, Montgomery County had $3.50
2O8 Prince Georges $966090 and Arlington $942444
Seven months totals for the various sections compared
below with a year earlier:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-22
OVER COUNTER

WashinRton llstinss furnished by the
National Association Of Securities
Dealers, as Of pm. Friday, August
%, 1865.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-22
Insurance Sales
In Capital Jump
9 Pct. Above SO

Washington sales Of ordin-
airy life insurance rose to sls,-
Gal 900 in July. an increase Of
Q per cent from July last year,
the Life Insurance Agency
Management Association, re-
ported at Hartford, Conn. to-
day.
Washington sales for the FIRST
seven months Of this year
amounted to $131.3l6,00O, an
increase Of 2 per cent from q
month earlier, the agency said.
Maryland sales for July were
up 7 per cent from a year ago,
but for seven months were /
per cent behind a year ago
Virginia sales In July were IS
per cent ahead Of July last
year, but were Just equal TO a
year ago in seven months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-22
National Sales Trend
OF Slightly In Week

NEW YORK; Aug. 20 tAP)
Hot, humid weather and
fewer clearance sales led to o
slight decline in retail trade
this week from the previous
week, Dun & Bradstreet Inc
reported today. However, ac-
tivity just about matched that
of the similar week of 1857.
The total dollar volume Of
retail trade varied from 2 pei
cent below to 2 per cent above
a year ago according to spot
estimates.
The weekly survey showed
slight increases in buying o.
women's fall coats, suits, dresses
and sportswear Offset a decline
in summer apparel sales.
Year -to-yeAr seasonal de-
clines were noted in volume o.
air conditioners and fans, auto.
matte laundry equipment and
refriaerators. There swere mod
crate increases over q year ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-22
Life insurance Sules
Hit Record Total

NEW YORK. Aug. a APP
July purchases Of ordinary life
Insurance hit a record total for
the month Of s4.i2o. 100000. the
Institute Of Life Insurance said.
This was Q per cent higher
than the July, 1887, figure OF
$4,000 900 and brought the
total for the first seven months
Of 1858 to SIS. s64. 100000. also
a record. The seven-month fis-
ure is 3 per cent higher than
in the similar portion Of 1857.