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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star stan Writer

Senator Morse, Democrat OF
Oregon, today said he believes
the proposal to transfer Freed
mems Hospital to Howard Uni
versity is so worthwhile that il
should not be blocked by the
individual selfish interests" OF
Freedmen's employees.
The Senator, who heads the
special subcommittee of the
Senate Labor and Public Wei
fare Committee set up to con-
slider the transfer, made his
position public as he opened
hearings on the proposed trans
fer.
The question of the workers
future was raised repeatedly al
the hearing. Spokesman fol
Local l of the American Fed
Grafton of State, County ano
Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
representing the hospital en-
ployes, were on hand to seek
amendment of the transfer bill
to insure continued civil serv-
ice status for Freedmen's en-
ployes.
President Mordecai w. John
son of Howard University and
DR.. Aims c. McGuinness, spe-
cial assistant for health anc
medical affairs to the Secretary
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space scientist briskly. But
let's project.
Suppose in 1928. q 28-year-
old couple with a year-old
daughter started in a rocket
ship on a 30-year space trip
They left their daughter be-
hind. If the ship travelled at
1874, TOO miles per second. the
time showdown would be l0-or
every 10 seconds on earth
would be one second in theiI
rocket ship. Persons in the
ship would not notice the SLOW
down of time.
When they returned after &c
earth years, they actually would
have aged three years. In
1858, they would be 81 year:
old-the same age as then
daughter who remained or
earth.
Imagine. People would say
to mother and daughter. YOU
could be taken for sisters be-
cause you look the same age. =
and they actually would be the
same age.
The ladies would love that.
He said rocketing into space
to lose years may become a:
familiar as the visits of hefty
city folks at what are some
times known as milk farms tc
lead p more strictly regulated
life Odd lose some weight.
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Balloon With Monkey
Fails in Space Flight

CROSBY, Mimi, Aug. 7 tR),
"A mammoth balloon, taller
than a 20-story building, today
failed in an attempt to reach
the edge of space and f1oated to
earth rs miles southeast Of its
launching site.
The unnamed balloon. big
gest ever flown, reached an al
titude of about so, 900 feet with
its cargo of a monkey and sew
eral other animals, then rup-
tured.
A spokesman for Winzen Re-
search, Inc, Minneapolis. build
er of the plastic bag, said a
tracking plane spotted 1t on the
ground near the Minnesota
Wisconsin border.
The area, between Pine City
Mimi, and Grantsburg. Wis.
is thinly populated and con-
tains dense wilderness.
Ground crews were being dis
patched to the area in hopes OF
recovering the animals, sent
aloft in an Air Force cosmic ray
experiment.
The fate of the monkey anc
the other animals was moi
known.
The Winzen spokesman said
the cargo apparently wal
carried to earth by the crippled
balloon. Although it broke
open. the 5-million-cubc-foo
bag did not shatter.
Today's flight was the second
failure In attempts to put such
a balloon into space. An identi.
cal balloon, carrying only in.
struments, burst at 10000 fee
July 80 when it was struck b
a strong jetStream wind.
! Today's Experiment. carried ;
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Freedmen Aides Fight
Shift Booked by Morse

Of Health, Education and We'll
fare. both emphasized that
both the pending bill and an
agreement to be worked out
separately assure the employees
Of many of the rights they
now enjoy.
DR.. McGuinneSs said the ad-
ministration believes that it il
in the national interest fol
the Federal Government tC
strengthen Howard University:
program of medical education
and research through the
transfer Of Freedmen's, while
divesting itself of the opera.
ton of the hospital.
He called Freedmen's "a
Stepchild" in strengthening thu
university'S medical education
program because of the hos.
pitfalls obsolete facilities, in.
efficient and uneconomica
operation and general de-
terioration."
He added that Congressional
appropriations committees have
expressed concern about the
situation, but have felt that 9
new hospital plant should bt
considered in connection with
legislation establishing a prop
er role for the hospital. Tht
role that has been fixed on IL
See FREEDMENS. Page Al
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Button NY.
Fires Missile
In Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla,
Aug. z R.-A swift Bomarc
interceptor missile blasted off
the cape today, triggered by a
button pusher $500 miles away.
The sleek Boeing missile was
launched against a simulated
enemy aircraft by personnel
manning a giant electronic
computer in Kingston, N. Y.
The unique test had a dual
purpose-to check the perform
ance of the Nations most ad-
vanced air defense weapon and
the effectiveness Of an early
warning air attack network
known as SAGE"
SAGE-which stands for
semiautomatic ground environ
ment-is a vast and complex
air warning system which
hooks up radar with computorS
capable of calculating data on
an enemy air attack in seconds,
The Bomarc, which has an
effective range of about $50
miles, rode of in search of
an unnamed BIZ bomber
drone target cruising some
where over the South Atlantic
test range.
The $4,000 pound missile
streaked to an altitude OF
about 10000 feet where il
curved over and started toward
the horizon at three times the
speed Of sound.
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record shows the witness urged
the chairman not to press the
direction to answer the ques-
ton and requested him to defer
it until a later time. The chair
man agreed. The hearing ter
minated shortly thereafter
without any unequivocably re-
newed direction or command
to answer the suspended
question"
To back up its viewpoint
the court quoted the following
colloquy between Mr.. Miller
and Chairman Walter:
Mr.. Miller: Mr.. Walter
could l ask you to postpone
this question until the testi-
mony is completed and you can
gauge for yourself?
THE Chairman: OF course
you can do that, but l under
stand this is about the end Of
the hearing"
Closing Statement Quoted
AS further evidence that Mr.
Miller had a reasonable belief
that the direction to answer
was suspended or abandoned
the court quoted Mr.. Walters
See MILLER, Page At
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female monkey, frogs, goldfish
and some smaller organisms on
the flight destined to reach
1876, 900 feet.
Gen. s. E. Anderson, chief OF
the Air Force Research and
Development Command In
Washington, said the fight was
designed Ito gather informa-
ton on cosmic radiation-a
potential hazard to space
operations"
The unnamed flight was
scheduled as part of the series
in which the Air Force plans To
send a man to about 100, 900
feet from the same launching
site next week. The aim in
that trial is to gather informa-
ton for manned satellite tests.
The monkey which was part
of the 200-pound payload in
today's ascension was a 13-
pound female. Radiation-sen-
sitive plates we're attached to
the monkey to measure the
number and intensity of cos
mic rays, and plans had been
to examine her after the return
to earth, to determine radia-
ton effects.
Also aboard for similar tests
of radiation elects we're fruit
flies and ne1fospora, a type
of fungus. for observation in
coming months for evidence
of genetic changes.
Frogs. goldfish. onions and
potatoes we're also taken aloft
to study any cell damage that
might occur.
The huge bag Of polyethylene
plastic, 233 feet in diameter
was built by Winzen Research
Inc. Of Minneapolis under Ali
Force eitraet.
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there would be advance noti-
fication if Mr.. Eisenhower goes
to the assembly,
Asked if Mr.. Eisenhower ex-
poets to go TO a summit meet
ing of the American republic
presidents, Mr.. Hagerty said
he-could say nothing about that
until Mr.. Dulles reports to the
President. The Secretary was
expected to go to the White
House soon after his return
this afternoon.
Mr.. Hagerty said he had no
knowledge of Soviet Premier
Khrushchev's travel plans when
asked about a published report
that Mr.. Khrushchev planned
to fly to New York for the
General Assembly meeting.
He knocked down part of the
report, however, which said that
the Soviet Premier had applied
through diplomatic channels
for permission to travel in the
United States. Mr.. Hagerty
said there has been no such
request.
Mr.. Dulles repeatedly had
already turned back to the
problems of the Middle East
while in Brazil. He was said
to be sketching a broader
American program for the area
between official appearances in
Rio.
The United Nations Secur-
ity Council was scheduled to
meet at 3 pm. today to make
final arrangements for the
General Assembly session
probably within a few days.
An unexpected topic at any
General Assembly meeting may
be Red China's lack Of repre-
sentation at the Assembly
Radio Peiping has been showing
a renewed interest in summit
diplomacy, perhaps presagine
a bid for a summit seat soon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
SENATE VICTORY
SEEN BY WOMAN

FEMALE POLITICIAN thinks her
chance to insect Senator Symine-
ton, Democrat Of Missouri, in this
falls election ore excellent" Miss
HozeI PoImer. fresh from her victory
over three mole eonssadeY 70, me
Republican nomination, gives her
views in on exclusive interview with
Stor StoH Writer Fronces Lids on
Poss A-29.
AMERICAN WEAKNESS in the
Middle Eost is onolYzed by Asso-
eioted Press Writer WiIliom L. Ryon
IN the lost Of four uneensored or
tieIes oboUt the Arob world on Poss
Abb.
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Union could participate to
guarantee borders and develop
the economies of nations in the
troubled Mideast.
He told his news conference
he himself would appear at the
expected General Assembly
session if he found it "neces-
sary or desirable"
Secretary Dulles has been
spending the first part Of the
week in Rio de Janeiro. talking
over methods of bringing the
United States closer to the 20
Latin American nations.
Officials sources there said
Mr.. Dulles and Brazilian Presi-
dent Juscelino Kubitschek had
agreed that a summit confer
ence of the 81 American Presi-
dents should be held later
this year. the Associated Press
reported. The formal commu-
nique did not mention this.
Washington ambassadors of
the Latin states are to work
out arrangements for the
meeting. according to these re-
ports.
The White House still refused
to say definitely whether the
President will attend the Gen.
eral Assembly meeting.
Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty was asked whether. If
the President decided to go. he
would be there at the start or
appear later in the session. Mr..
Hagerty would say only that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
BULLETIN
Transit Subsidy Killed

A bill to substitute ID. C.
Transit system school fares
was, in effect. killed today
when action was blocked by
Representative league. DEM
Ocrat Of Texas. Mr.. league,
who heads the District sub
committee in charge Of the
measure, said It was too
important" to be considered
in the closing days Of Con-
gress and he would order full
public hearings held on the
plan next January.
Earlier story on Page ABB
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Plans to Quiz Ofhcials

Shortly after he entered the
case yesterday. Mr.. Adams an
nounced he would quiz Team
sters Union officers in the
Pontiac area.
He said he moved into the
investigation at the request OF
Gov. Williams because there
appears to be a tieup with
Hoffa-type unionism."
Kierdorf refused to answer
police questions for nearly Is
hours after he staggered into
the hospital. Finally his uncle
Herman Kierdorf. So, helped
police worm a story out of his
nephew.
The uncle. a former Team
sters official, then vowed re-
venge for the burning and dis
appeared.
The nephew told police that
two men he didn't know had
tricked him into leaving mis-
Flint home by saying they
wanted to see him on union
business. They took him al
gunpoint to a wooded spot of
a gravel road. he said, and
doused him with a fluid and
set him afire.
Police said a Laboratory
analysis of the remnants Of
Kierdorf's clothing showed
nothing but water had soaked
them. A pathologist said Kier-
DORIS burns had been treated
before be was brought to the
hospits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Miller Wins Reversal
Of Contempt Sentence
Appeals Court Rules Walter FoiIed
To Clarity Command TO Playwright
BY HOWARD L. DUTKIN
star stan Writer

The full nine-man bench Of the United States Court Of
Appeals today the contempt Congress conviction
of Playwright Arthur Miller husband Of Actress Mariyn
Monroe
Mr.. Miller convicted in Federal District Court here
last year refusing to tell the House Committee I'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Solids Property Seized

BAGHDAD, Aug. Z up. -
Iraq's Council Of Ministers de-
cided this week to confiscate
all property Of Nuri Said. the
Premier slain in the July IA
revok,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Dulles Returns Today
To Plan Mideost Stand
Turns From Lutin American Relations
To Program to Be Offered U. NJ
BY EARL II. V0SS
Star Stan Writer

Secretary Of State Dulles returns from Brazil today to
plan the constructive" Middle East program President
Eisenhower has promised the United States win present to
proposed session of the United Nations General Assembly
The President yesterday indicated receptveness for
United Natonssponsored program in which the Soviet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
IS Are Killed
As 7 Tankers
Crash in Fog
70 Men Rescued,
Others Sought in
Newport Collision

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. Z up.
Two tankers-one loaded with
$4,000 barrels Of gasoline-col-
lided and burst into flames in
q dense fog today at the mouth
Of Newport Harbor. A huge
Navy fireiightlng force battled
the wild flames hours later.
Fifteen crewmen persisted.
Six fire-blackened bodies were
recovered shortly after the COL
lision and nine were found in a
compartment aboard the fame
swept IS Gulfoil. The Navy
said the nine apparently died
of suffocation.
Twenty-nine crewmen were
rescued out of a total Of SO on
both vessels. Navy and Coast
Guard craft, aided by hell
copters, searched the waters
for additional survivors.
Skipper Among Victims
The dead included Capt.
Montreville Eden, skipper Of
the Gulfoil.
There were 80 aboard the
Gulfoil and Il on the S. E.
Graham.
The collision occurred at
about 7 am.
The Gulfoil, 10,347 tons. was
outbound empty from Provi-
dence. r. l.. for Port Arthur.
Tex, when she struck the port
bow Of the S. E. Graham, q
250-foot motor boat which car
ried the gasoline.
At midmorning Navy fire.
men. some Of them wearing as
bestos suits. got a tow line
aboard the Graham and pulled
her of Rose Island, where she
had been beached.
Black smoke beloved from
all parts Of the ship and gaso-
line burned on the water about
her.
Water Poured Into Ship
Five Navy salvage tugs nosed
against her starboard side and
poured tons of water and foam
into her. At times belching
flames replaced the smoke.
A helicopter was sent to Bos-
ton to get 800 pounds of dry
fire. fighting chemical to aid in
battling the flames aboard the
Graham.
Heat of the flames could be
felt 100 yards away, and the
Coast Guard warned small
craft away from the scene.
The Graham was entirely
charred and was listing.
Gulfoil is owned by the
Gulf Oil Refining Co. and the
s. E. Graham by the Graham
Co. of Philadelphia.
Hundreds of spectators lined
the shore but saw only heavy
black smoke rising from the
blazing tankers because of the
heavy fog.
Tells Of Collision
Frank Powell. AZ. who was
at the wheel Of the Graham,
told newsmen:
I'VE had passed the light
ship and were heading into
Newport Harbor. Capt. Karl
Anderson was on the bridge
beside me. 1t was very foggy
and we were running at slow
speed. We were about 10 min
utes from the lightship when
we suddenly saw the tanker on
our radar ahead of us.
THE captain sounded the
general alarm, and ordered the
engines stopped. The tanker,
the Gulfoil, hit us on the port
bow. Just aft of the fore
castle. 1t opened the No.
wing tank. There was no ex-
plosion. The ship just caught
fire and burst into flames.
II ran to get a lifeboat over
as the crew came on deck,
but the fog was so thick we
could not see the boat when
we launched it. So we all
jumped into the water"
Mr.. Powell and others were
picked up by the Coast Guard
cutter Laurel which was near
the scene.
The accident probably would
have been more severe If the
Gulfoil had been loaded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

American ACTIVITIES the names
lof Communist writer's with
whom he admittedly met in
New York in l947.
The appellate court directed
District court to enter a judy
ment Of acquittal.
The appellate court found
that Chairman Walter Of the
House committee failed to make
definitely known TO Mr.. Miller
that he was being commanded
to answer the question at issue
The court pointed out that
after the question was first
asked, Mr.. Miller requested that
the question be suspended un-
til a later time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Nasser Talk
Is Friendly
Murphy Ignores
Snub in Cairo

CAIRO, Aug. 7 (R.-Show-
ing no outward resentment at
the initial snubbing he got
from President Nasser, Special
United States Envoy Robert
Murphy said today their four
hour conference was very
friendly, very satisfactory"
Col. Nasser kept the United
States Deputy Undersecretary
of State waiting until mideve-
ming yesterday before he would
receive him. But Mr.. Murphy
said they had a very thor
ough, very friendly. very salts
factory conversation ranging
over a large number of sub
jects."
President Eisenhower sent
Mr.. Murphy to the Middle East
on the heels of the United
States landing in Lebanon to
help work out a political settle
ment among the Lebanese and
to survey the United States po-
sition in the area. The Amer
lean diplomat few today to Ad-
dis Ababa, the Ethiopian cap
ital, and goes to Greece tomor-
row.
Better Understanding
II feel personally I now have
a much better appreciation and
understanding of the problems
here" Mr.. Murphy said. 1T
was a very satisfactory eve
ming"
Asked by Egyptian reporters
his opinion of Col. Nasser, Mr.
Murphy replied, II have very
high estimate of his ability
and knowledge. / have a very
satisfactory appreciation Of
him"
In neighboring Jordan, char
tered planes of the Jordanian
airline were flying British
troops from the port of Aqabs
to Amman to reinforce the
$500 Tommies bolstering King
HusSein's regime.
One British source said about
500 men we're being flown in
Men in the first planeload sale
they had come by ship from
! See MURPHY, Page At
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Study Fund Return

In other fast-breaking de-
velopments as the committee
continued its searching inves-
tigation into Hoffa's activi-
ties:
l. Senator Mcclellan said
the Federal court-appointed
monitors now supervising the
affairs Of the Transfers I'm
ion should ascertain whether
they have the authority to re-
quire Hoffa and Brennan to
return the $4,000 to the welfare
fund.
2. Senator Kennedy, Demo-
.crat of Massachusetts,. a COM
'mittee member, said the mon
itors should also see if they
have authority to try to GUST
Brennan from the Transfers
Union because of his refusal
to answer the committees
questions and his "tie-up with
criminals and gangsters.
3. Brennan, called again as
a witness, repeatedly invoked
the Fifth Amendment, and re-
fused to tell the committee any
thing about the Davidson ven-
ture or his association with
gangsters.
The committee linked Bren-
nan, a vice president of Hoffa's
Continued on Page AS, Col. l
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Lack Of Clarity Found

The court found that the
chairman did not make cleal
later that the question was be.
ing insisted upon.
The court cited a ruling Of
the Supreme Court that Con-
gressional committees bring
home ITO the witness that he
risks the penalties of contempt
if he refuses to answer the
question
The court continued: The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

Today and every Thursday
be sure to shop The Stars
big, complete food section
for all your week end and
week long food needs.
You'll find this convenient
section your best guide to
the widest variety Of food
bargains in town. For savs
ings galore
SHOP THE STAR FIRST
Before you BUY
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Won't Discuss Motives

Mr.. Adams said he would not
discuss possible motives.
The attorney general en-
tered the investigation yester-
day at the request of Gov. G..
Mennen Williams.
Mr.. Adams, who questioned
witnesses throughout the night,
said, I'VE are left with the
following theories: That this
was an organized attempt as
part of Kierdorf's union ac-
tivity. or he did it on his own"
The witnesses included oper-
ators of several dry cleaning
establishments which were
dynamited recently.
George w. Latreille, owner
of the burned cleaning store
told newsmen he had been con-
tacted several years ago by
union men about the possibility
of organizing his workers, but
nothing came of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

Kierdorf, Sc, lapsed into a
coma today at a Pontiac hos
pital into which he staggered
at / am. Monday.
The business agent for a
Transfers local at Flint, burn
ed over IS per cent of his body,
was not expected to live.
Doctors said he has developed
kidney and chest complications
which prevent him from Off
setting some of the poisonS
in his system.
Mr.. Adams linked the burn
ing with an explosion and fire
Sunday night at the Latreille
Cleaners at Flint. The fire
was reported at IL pm. Kier-
dorf appeared at the hospital
at Pontiac, 80 miles away, two
hours later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Union Aides
Burns Linked
Shop Fire
Iqnited Self While
Starting Bloze,
Prober Believes
BULLETIN

PONTIAC, Mich. (R).-Hu-
man Torch Frank Kierdorf
died today shortly after
Michigan Attorney General
Paul L. Adams said the
Transfers Union official be-
came a human torch while
trying to set fire to a clean
ing sho pat nearby Flint.
Adams believed an uncle,
Herman Kierdorf. was in
volved.
PONTIAC, Mich, Aug. 7 up
Michigan Attorney General
Paul L. Adams said today he is
convinced Transfers union Of
fetal Frank Kierdorf became a
human torch while setting fire
to a cleaning shop at nearby
Flint.
Mr.. Adams and other inves-
tigators told newSmen Kier-
DORIS story that he was alb
Quoted and set afire Sunday
night by two assailants he
didn't know was falling apart
The attorney general said q
witness whose identity was not
disclosed told him he viewed
explosions and heard an
guished cries from inside the
fiery building. The witness re-
portedly was being held in pro-
tective custody at a secret To-
cation.
Mr.. Adams told his second
news conference today he be.
lieves the witness story is true
Earlier he had held a news
conference at 4 am.