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and to the George Washington
Memorial parkway which the
Park Service proposes to build
along the river in Maryland.
In addition. they say. the
Districts it has planned "
do for years-will ID build y
four lane Glover : Archbolc
parkway for passenger cars
and "a build a new Potomac
bridge at Arizona avenue to &C.
commodate increasing Virginia
traffic.
Traffic Relief
\ The Glover Archbold park
way. they say. even though il
Is not built as a part Of the
interstate highway system, will
connect with Wisconsin and
Massachusetts avenues. and re-
lieve those important arteries
Further traffic relief will come
from widening of River road
IN Maryland.
Regardless Of Route gao.
these officials stress an ex-
banded freeway-type road must
be built between the Key
Bridge area and the inner
loop near Washington Circle,
One reason is to handle the
heavy traffic flows building
up there. Another is that
trucks will be diverted from
Virginia's interstate system
highways to Key Bridge so they
will not have TO use the new
Constitution avenue bridge over
the Potomac-and these trucks
must have an interstate con.
nection to WaShington's in
ner loop to comply with Fed
eral standards.
Here are other points they
cite 70 support the river route
Q 1t would have the least dis
ruptive impact on private prop
erty. both in Maryland and
the District.
. II Is the least costly.
. II would avoid two major
problems involved in the pos
sible use of Glover-Archbold
Park for combined truck ano
passenger car traffic II the
interstate route Is run through
Glover-Archbold. One prob
lem is the disruptive impact
that an eight-lane roadway
would have on property OH
both sides Of the park. The
other is q serious legal question
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-05
The District Port

Within the District. major
discussion centers around the
same two traffic corridors" as
in Wisconsin ave-
nue. and the Potomac River.
Within these two general
paths. however. FIVE specific
routes will be given major at
tention at tomorrow's hearing.
The five routes identified by
letters on the map are:
ROUTE Az - This route is
4l2 miles long from the Mary
land line to the inner loop and
would cost an estimated $44.8
million.
1t starts at the Maryland line
between the Chesapeake e. Ohio
Canal and the B6sO Railroad
tracks as a divided highway.
It's westbound (upper) roadway
is on the bluff between the
railroad tracks and Potomac
avenue. and remains on the
bluff as far eastward as Glover
Archbold Park At the Mary
land line. the eastbound dover
roadway is at the bottom OF the
bluff near the canal. At Chain
Bridge. II Joins existing Canal
road.
To the east OF Glover-Arch-
bold Park. the westbound road
way connects with the existing
four-lane Whitehurst * street,
freeway. and connects with the
inner loop near WaSlIington
circle. The eastbound roadway
passes under Key Bridge and
continues TO Washington circle
on a new four-lane elevated
road Immediately parallel to
the Whitehurst freeway.
Al the Maryland line. the
road would be four lanes In
width. II would increase In
width TO six lanes east Of Chain
Bridge and to eight lanes in
the Key Bridge area east Of
Glover-Archbold Park.
These increases In width
would be required by a. a
proposed new Potomac River
bridge TO Virginia at Arizona
avenue, 90 a proposed four
lane parkway the city long has
planned TO build down Glover
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The Stutus

: Route 240 is a four-lane di-
-vided freeway between WASH
sington and Frederick. Md. 1t is
snow open to trafiic between
frederick and Montrose road in
) Bethesda. just south Of Rock
vile. From this point. plans
ecall for the road to split in two
directions:
q Ia west leg" eventually will
scontinue due south TO the Poto-
mac River at Cabin John.
fThere. 1t win cross the Potomac
son a bridge as part Of the pro-
sposed circumferential freeway
designed to encircle Washing
ton through both Maryland and
Virginia.
: 2. A southeast leg" will split
3off at Montrose road and join
wisconsin avenue at a huge in
sterchange near Pooks Hill. sew
teral miles north of the District
line dotted line on map
There, the southeast leg also
will connect with a part Of the
circumferential freeway. which
already is open TO traffic be-
tween Wisconsin and connecti-
cut avenues.
Specific Plans In Air
Contracts already have been
let to extend the southeast leg
across Old Georgetown road to
a little beyond Grosvenor lane.
The road will be built to this
point by next fall. Construc-
ton bids also have been adver-
tised for the final ia-mile
stretch to Wisconsin avenue,
which will be built in 1859.
Specific construction plans
FOR both the southeast leg be-
yond Wisconsin avenue and the
west leg TO Cabin John are
UP In the air.
Construction timetables will
depend partly on State A.
nances. partly on the amount
OF highway Federal aid Con-
gress viii make available dur
Ing the next several years and
most OF all---on the precise
path 240 will take into the
District Of Columbia.
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4 ---------------------------
ones may be raised at the
public hearings.
1t is virtually certain, for ex-
ample. that some proposals
will be made to aim the ex-
preSsway at Rock Creek Park.
Some officials. although they
have not publicly discussed II,
feel the expressway should be
brought east Of Rock Greek
Park. and into the city along
Blair road and North Capitol
street. An architect. Arthur p.
Davis. thinks officials should
consider building the road on
an elevated structure at the
edge of the Potomac River bed,
where 1t would not interfere
with private development.
For the most part. however.
arguments have centered
around two general paths-or
"trafiic corridors" as the plan
ners call them--into Wasing-
ton.
These arguments are:
l. Whether Route 240 in
Maryland should continue TO
the District line along Wis
consin avenue, and follow Wis
consin into the city.
?. Whether Maryland's por-
ton Of the road should meet
the District line near the poto-
mac River. and follow the river
bluffs to downtown Washing
ton.
First. within these two "traf-
nc Corridors" let's look at the
tentative Maryland proposals
raised by county planners, then
in more detail at the District
proposals which will be the
subject Of tomorrow's hearing.
THE MARYLAND PART
WISCONSIN AVENUE Route
! on map prom the Wiscon-
sin avenue interchange at
Pooks Hill. 1t follows the west !
side Of Wisconsin. crossing to |
the east side just south Of the .
Naval Medical Center. Through |
the Bethesda business district, /
the route would be about a
block east Of Wisconsin. IT
cuts along the Wisconsin ave-
nue. side Of the Chevy Chase
Country Club. knocking out one
fairway Of the golf course. Near
Dorset avenue. II would cross
to the west side Of Wisconsin.
pass behind the Woodward d
Lothrop store and hit the Dis /
trict line ct Western avenue.
RIVER ROAD-wISCoNsIN
AVENUE tRoute 2 on mapl-l
This route would involve con- /
struction OF the west leg Of
Route 240 southwark 70 River
road II would parallel River
road about TO its junction with |
the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad 1
tracks. then curve eastward TO
the District line near Wisconsin
ayenue. /
RIVER ROAD : POTOMAC
RIVER Route 3 on mapl--
This route would be the same
as the River road Wisconsin
avenue route as far as the B&O
Railroad tracks. At that point.
however. instead Of curving
eastward toward Wisconsin
avenue. It would curve south
and follow the railroad tracks /
TO the District line near the
Potomac River.
CABIN JOHN POTOMAC /
RIVER mot shown on map -
This route involves construc-
ton OF the 240 west leg to
Cabin John. then following the
river to the District line in the
same general area proposed for
the George Washington Memo
rial parkway. TO be built by the /
National Park Service. Orig
inally. Maryland road oficials
favored this route. and sug-
gested that the Memorial park
way right-of-way be used for
240. Federal park officials
adamantly rejected this idea.
however. and. since that time.
this route has had little active
discussion
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The Issues

Each Of the proposed routes
is expected to come under blist-
ering attack tomorrow from
citizen groups and from organi-
cations which deplore the i'm
pact Of the routes on the var
ious private and park areas In
volved.
SO far. no local government
has committed itself to a fiat
position. but the battle lines
are taking shape.
The District Highway De-
partment strongly supports the
Az route. but the District
Commissioners have not yet
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Bethesda 70 downtown WaShir
& For more than I'VE years.
Route 240 has been practically
ssynonymous with conflict
arousing unprecedented civic
arguments.
9 In 1883 Maryland road on
cials proposed TO build Route
240 to the District line at the
top Of Rock Greek Park. Their
idea was that the District later
would continue the road south
ward along the west side Of
the park. The park controversy
ragged for more than q year. on
and of Capitol Hill, and ended
inconclusively.
At tomorrow's hearing. resi-
dents win have no such clear
cut issue. About a dozen route
possibilities - including Rock
Greek Park-are expected 10
be tossed in the ring. Some
OF the possibilities involve
Maryland. some the District.
Each is complicated by its own
set Of problems - and all Of
them are controversial.
Pressure for Action
= For the first time, however,
pressure has built up for a
fast decision. Two forces are
behind the pressure:
The expressway has been
made a part Of the Federal
system Of interstate highways.
which means that Federal
money will be available to pay
90 per cent Of the roads stag
gering cost.
Route 240 in Bethesda has
reached the point that State
officials must know where 1t is
going before they can commit
further highway funds.
As part of the interstate sys-
tenn. the new road must pro-
vide q continuous freeway be-
tween Bethesda and the Dis
trict's proposed Inner loop"
freeway network. near the
downtown business district. II
must carry both passenger cars
and trucks. And 1t must be
designed to standards high
enough to handle tremendous
traffic volumes expected by the
year 1878.
Wherever 1t goes. 1t will
cause great disruption. II will
affect private homes. busi-
nesSes. parklands. country clubs
and virtually every other kind
Of development. II involves
legal as well as administrative
problems. The odds are heavy
that the flight will wind up
in Congress before all the
iSSu~s are settled.
Great Hope for Trafiie
But the road also holds out
one Of the greatest hopes for
easing Of the rapidly mounting
traffic snarls IN the northwest
part of the metro area. 1t
would provide a fast, nonstop
freeRay between and through
some Of its Observation-Disclosures
sections.
Technically. tomorrow's hear
ing viii relate only to the route
proposals within the District.
Later this month. Maryland Of
ficials will hold their own hear
ings on State portions Of the
road. Maryland officials have
asked the District to state first
where II wants the road. 1hey
say that IL the city decision is
reasonable" they will attempt
to comply with it.
Actually. however. it is difii-
cult to separate the two por-
tons. and 1t is likely that both
public hearings win deal with
all parts Of the routes.
This article will describe the
routes which have been pro-
posed thus far. and some Of
the main issues they have
raised. To start. let's look at
: where Route 240 is today.
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Archbold Park from Wisconsin
avenue to Canal road and 81
trafac from Key Bridge. All
three Of these trafiic flows
would merge with the A-2
route.
ROUTE A-This route is
IA miles long and would cost
SAT- million.
At the Maryland line. II
starts at the same point as
Route A-2 and follows its gen.
eral line. The only difference
Is that near the Maryland line
both its east and westbound
roadways would be located on
the bluffs above the C. a. o.
Canal. instead Of being widely
separated. The major effect Of
the difference is that Route A
would affect more residences
on the Potomac Palisades bluffs
and Route Az would cause
mere disruption Of parklands
near the canal.
ROUTE C--This route is Sc
miles long and would cost SS9.6
million.
II begins at the Maryland
line near Wisconsin apenue
and moves 70 the west Of Wis
consin as far as Tenley Circle
at Wisconsin and Nebraska
avenues NV. Then. Il UNDER
passes the circle and proceeds
down the length Of Glover
Archbold Park as an eight-lane
road nearly TO the Potomac.
There. 1t would pick UP the
same path as Route AZ from
Glover-Archbold Park TO WASH
ington Circle.
ROUTE D-This route is So
miles long and would cost $685.
million.
It follows the same line as
Route c TO a midway point In
Glover-Archbold Park near the
Whitehaven parkway. From
there. 1t swings easterly
through Dumbarton Oaks Park,
across Rock Greek and under
Sheridan Circle to connect with
the inner loop.
ROUTE X-This route Is a
variation Of Routes c and d,
proposed last month by the
technical staff Of the National
Capital Planning Commission.
Its main purpose Is TO use the
Wisconsin avenue corridor"
for 240. but TO avoid bringing
heavy streams Of trucks and
passenger cars through most of
Glover-Archbold Park.
It would follow Route c to
IA point in Glover-Archbold
Park Just north OF Massachu-
sets avenue. At this point. II
would swing east. paralleling
Massachusetts avenue TO the
inner loop near Sheridan Circle.
Much of this route would be
In deep underground tunnels
so as not to disturb develop
ment along Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. The first mile-long tun-
mel would extend from Wiscon-
sin avenue to Normanstone
Park near the Naval Observa-
tory. The route would cross
Normanstone at grade. cross
Rock Greek on a bridge and
enter another half-mile tun-
mel between Belmont road and
the inner loop.
This plan proposes that the
four-lane Massachusetts ave-
nue. tunnel route" be design
ated the official interstate
system" location. so the Federal
government could pay 30 per
cent Of It's cost. II proposes
also that the District build ?
tour-lane parkway-from
which trucks would be banned
through Glover-A C h bold
Park from the tunnel route"
cutoff at Massachusetts, avenue
to Canal road near the river.
The Issues
Each Of the proposed routes
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Barrymore Jr. Begins
Three Jail Week Ends

BEVERLY HILLS. Calf. Jan.
4 P.-Actor John Barrymore,
jr.. rs. reported in at the Bev-
erly Hills jail today to serve
the first Of three week ends on
a disturbing the peace charge.
Barrymore was arrested last
Tuesday when a reconciliation
with his wife. Cara Williams,
developed into an argument in
their parked car.
/ Municinal Judge Henry H.
Draeger fined Barrymore 500
and sentenced him 70 80 days,
suspended on condition that he
spend three week ends in jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-05
Route 240 Hearing
To Cap Long Fight
Scores Due at Session Tomorrow
AS Pressure for Decision Mounts
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE
star stan Writer

The District Commissioners public hearing tomorrow
Route 240 win bring Washington residents for the
most controversial highway fight in the history.
The issue: precise location for expfessway from
the present termination OF Marylands Route 24O in western
Bethesda to downtown Washington,
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The Routes

Numerous route possibilities
have been suggested for 240,
and II Is likely that brand new
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and to the Potomac River (west Leg. The solid
lines in Maryland (Routes /, 2 and 81 are unof-
fetal proposals showing how the expresSway
might be brought to the Maryland District
boundary. Within the District, the solid lines
(RouteS A, Az. and d. and the dashed line
(Route X show route proposals which will be
the subject of the District Commissioners
public hearing tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-03

9-The Search.
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5-SpoFt Lights.
6:z5
S-News. Allan Jackson.
$50
4-outIook. Chef HuntIey.
5-Bie Picture. Dronno.
7-26NAen. Western.
"Choin Cong" The Ronoers
find evidence of vicious prison
proctices.
o-AiF Power.
TOO
4-Nooh's Ark. Color.
THE Syneopoted Squirrel" A
junior high school bond member
brings his sousophone to Noah
and Som and tells them thot his
pet squirrel hos jumped into it
heed first and won't come out.
tRepeotl
5-PoFis Precinct. Crime.
7-Silenf Service.
9-lossie. Orono.
Lossie and Jimmy core for an
oiIino mother sporow. Jon Pro.
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4-No WaFnine! Suspense.
Courage. A doctor answers
coll TO help On injured pointer
inside voter tower. tRepeotJ
5-Errol Flynn Theoter. Dr'mq.
7-MuveFiek. Western
THE Sewage Hills. +" A woman
posing os secret service ooent
Ieods q genuine ooent to believe
thot Bort is the counterfeiter.
(Repeot.l
9-BocheIor FotheF.
500
4-Steve Allen Show. Color.
! Hour. Guests: Steve Lowrence
and Eydie Gorne, Peter Lowford,
Cothy Crosby, Shori Lewis. Paul
Lynde.
5-After Dinner Movie.
IA Hours. They Knew Whot
Tha,S Afap&nd lCA0 Tharl..
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-13

HAVANA, (UP) A l~arge-scale
battle broke out between govern
ment and rebel forces near Cen.
trail Mirand, a sugar mill village
about rs miles northwest of San
tiago today, according to reports
reaching here.
First reports said casualties
were arriving at Palma Soriano,
about IL miles from Santiago.
The reports said 800 heavily
armed rebels were battling gov
eminent troops in the forests Of
Mayari which are in the foothills
of the Sierra CRYSTAL range. Gov
eminent planes were reported
bombing and strafing rebel posi-
tons.
President Fulgencio Batista
called his Cabinet into extraordin-
airy session.
Shortly before the meeting the
government ordered a IS per cent
increase in the strength of the
army.
The sources said constitutional
guarantees were being suspended
not because of any military threat
but to prevent the arrest of high
navy and police officers buy 8
civil court in connection with 8
case not directly connected with
the rebellion.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-13

The Government officially an
nounced the suspension of the
constitutional guarantees in Cuba,
to take effect Immediately.
The Presidential order compri-
SEES the SUPPRESSION of free press
and the establishment of pre-
vious censorship of radio broad
castings, newspapers and news
agencies.
According with the reports, a
team of ten trucks and jeeps with
rebels armed with guns and ma
chine guns. were sighted at dawn
in the sugar fields of central Mi
randa.
It was said it was a reinforce
ment for $50 rebels operating in
that sector. They kidnapped the
foreman of Cedro's farm forcing
him to serve as their guide, and
went through the historis road of
Mangos de .Baragua to Paimarito,
where they had the first combat
with army units.
Three planes of Palma Soriano
base, attack with bombs and ma
chine-gun the rebels positions.
Two other small recognisance
planes fly over the sector, in order
to find targets for the artillery.
! It Ia said the army received i'm.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-13
Peruvian Senator.
inferior Minister
Wounded in Duel

.llsNHa "a
LIMA, PERI. (UP). - interior
Minister Jorge Fernandez Stoll
gought a bloody and illegal sabre
duel Sunday with Sen. Wilson So
loguren who had called him a
coward.
Fernandez, as and plump, seized
the offensive in the duel fought
at Yanacoto, % miles east Of Ii
ma, and forced his younger OPP
ponent backward with fierce
blows which left the senator SER
iously wounded. aeat
Sologuren also swung his heavy
straight-bladed sabre but he gave
ground and finally raised his left
hand to ward off the blows after
suffering a bad cut on his right
hand.
Doctors stopped the duel and
said Sologuren had sustained q
deep cut on his right wrist which
made it impossible for him to
hold his weapon effectively. He
also was bleeding about the face
and arms.
Fernandez suffered minor cuts
on the chest and black.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-13
HEMISPHERE EVENTS

to find farm jobs for American
workers who ire victims of rising
unemployment.
Goodwin appeared before a Hon.
Sc Appropriations Subcommittee,
which made public his testimony
here.
A Government official said the
Department will concentrate on
policing working conditions, for the
Mexicans, who are hired mainly
by growers in Texas, Arizona and
California. He said the Depart
ment wanted to be sure the brace.
ros we're not used to undercut
American pay scales.
Growers will have to show plain
ly that they cannot obtain do.
nestle workers before the Govern
ment will contract for Mexicans,
Goodwin said. He added that Me-
xicans will be pulled off the job
if Americans apply for the work
in accordance with preferences
provisions in the law.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-13
PuDhsheO daily except MONDAY = entered as second class matter II the
Post office Of Miami Springs fla on February S 1850
EDITORIAL
VIOLENCE IN POLITICS

1t will never be said enough how unnecessary the use
involving citizens of the same Nation, who should be united,
above all party interests, by a feeling of brotherhood.
Political diSSenSiOnS, no matter how bitter, can be kept
free OF hatred or at least OF the extreme passions of the kind
that DESTROY the moral values of a nation, and which paralyZe
the general progress of a country.
No one should encourage violence because once it takes
hold, it is hard to control, and the voices of responsible
people calling for prudence echo in the emptiness of no.
where, and they are even ScOrned and laughed at by those
who have lost all sense of proportion.
In many of its editorial comments, THE AMERICAS
DAILY has emphasized how necessary it is to stimulate
sane augmentation in any political debate, in order to
make reason prevail over ObfuScatiOn, and in order that
generous feelings may impose over passion and hatred.
Violence, whatever its motives, has no justification.
Institutions and individuals that one way or the other
have influence in public life, have the duty to keep alive
in the national conscience the respect of the rights of others,
which means peace, as defined in immortal words of the
great thinker Benito Juarez.
No political cause is less strong because its uphOlderS
invoke sensible arguments or adopt decOrOuS attitudes in the
defense of its viewpoints. Civilization and culture, through
the centuries, show that nations achieve progress only when
their actions are inspired on these principles
ANY effort to encourage the prevalence OF those prin-
cipleS should not be spared by those who discharge a mis-
sion of OrientatiOn in the community, so that the happy CO.
existence of the human beings can be Safeguarded, and so
that politics, which constitute an important civic function,
may always develop in an atmosphere OF respect and
decOrum.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-13
Nixon 10 go to
BUenOs Aires ia
Represent Ike in
the Inauguration

WASHINGTON, March IL. (UP)
President Eisenhower plans to
send Vice President Richard M.
Nixon as his representative to the
Inauguration of DR.. Arturo Frondi-
ii as President of Argentina IN May
l, it was learned today.
Besides Argentina, well informed
sources said, Nixon will visit three
other South American countries, ad-
ding that official announcement of
the visit is expected to stress the
importance the U. S. Government
is giving relations with Latin Anne
RIGA.
Diplomatic observers believe Nj
xon'S trip will contribute much TO
counterfeit criticism that the U. S.
Government is giving relations with
Latin America.
To make the tour, the Vice Presi-
dent will have to leave behind i'm
portant commitments which have
been accumulating as a result of
the more active role he is having
in the Government, and of his in
creasing political prestige.