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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

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bath Capr Cod hrick Sale BY
OWNTR No brokers, please OPP
portunity for non-GI to assume
al loan Home has many extras
and Is in excellent condition
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rent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

SILVER SPRING; $685. down, no
settlement charges-Lovely 2-beo-
rm. det brick rambler, plus q
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COLEsNILLEi .hoNplAee--1 rms

COLEsvILLE PIKE, near Ashton
B-rm, remodeled home on ] acre
~ acre could he sold on. Pleasant
home AmonE trees and a good In .
yeStment property; $1,000 Cal
REAfTV 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

fhis roomy sbiit level al / Piping
~ baths and q delightful acre
with trees, surrounded b. Anchor
fence Carport outbuildinEs. Con.
venient terms, 81 500 Dirs Out
Colesyille rd 10 Bonifsnt rd left
on Bonifant y miles 10 Piping
ROcF I'd turn right to opeu SIGN
on left or call Mrs Candy ~
s-5423 ASHTON REALTY co
COLEsvILLE Beautiful a acre
with 3 bedrms, baths brick
rambler. Immaculate eond lovely
rec. rm breezeWay, garage and
many extras asking s23a5u
FOGARTY a. CO, 10 5-5O5@ OF
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

FORREST GIN RID, SiIver SprinR--
Huge 1T. brick rambler, huge
kit, din rm generous bedrms,
III 5gil o oniy .l,o Ss'h an p Dsym D
like rent 10 5-3BSS SUBURBAN
PROPERTIES MEt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

To Vet Semidetached. 6-room
BRICK. modern as tomorrow. Full
bsmt. with rec rm, gas hi, Price
only Sl3.5OO Should earn mini
mum s. 500 per " 70 qualify.
Call TU. 2-g2OO,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

FLOWER AND PINEY BRANCH
AREA-Spac. well-kept. brk ram
bier, 3 lge. bedrms, mod KIT
paneled rec rm RUTHERFORD
Il CO. JU 5000
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MASS. AVE. AREA-Oracious brick
Colonial with center hail. formal
din. rm. study and bedrm. on
LIST d.; 4 bedrms., 3 baths on End
RRoRz isS FPi @i Sssl.OI sarge 81.
i-6ll1.
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BETHENDA tBannockburnl = FoT
sale by OWNER-Split-level. s
bedrms rec I'm. "6-it l.v. nm ,
corner fireplace. . baths open
porch large wooded lot swimming
pool memberships avail Direct
downtown transp blkS ele-
mrniaT' school 80 $50 b.
amt OF -SnNH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
R. E. Hampton
Is New Patronage
Aide to President

Robert E. Hampton will be-
come a special assistant to the
President in charge Of per
sonnet placement matters" -
more commonly known as pa
tronage-the White House an
nounced late yesterday.
Mr.. Hampton, IS. has been
serving as a special assistant
to Deputy Undersecretary of
State 10y Henderson He was
named to succeed Robert K.
Gray, who recently succeeded
Max Rabb as secretary to the
Cabinet.
A native of Chattanooga.
Tenn, Mr.. Hampton started III
the Government service in 1850
as a vice consul in Germany. He
later was a staff assistant in
Secretary of State Dulles Of
fee. and then for two years was
assistant deputy for manpower
and personnel organization in
the ONCE of the Secretary OF
the Air Force. He returned to
the State Department last
year.
Mr.. Hampton, a Republican
lives at 5000 Berkshire drive,
Bethesda, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Ike meets Van Cliburn the Texas pianist who swept
Russia Harry Truman Ia elated Perhaps this means Ike
ready grant general amnesty To all piano players.
Harold Stassens political isn't ended It's rmored
he'll run President Of Peru Dump Nixon platform
Argentina says she has sunk submarine of her coast
II the facts known there's probably Communist at the
bottom OF this somewhere
French generals defy the government from Algeria
Defyng the French government uncertain career
guy spends of his time out Of jobwaitng for some
thing to DEFY
It's not 40 strange that build ships inside bottles
you inside bottle wouldn't take up hobby too?
Ike helicopts to Gettysburg from the White House. we
taxpayers might make little pin money by renting out the
White House week ends to Adla Stevenson.
One thing about Arthur McGonsle. the Republican
ddate for PENNSYLVANIA Governor Since he's pretzel-
manufacturer he'll be probed for financing his campaign
with crooked dough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
Ex-Detectiye
Sues Hecht's

Hecht's Arlington store has
been sued for $3.50, 900 by a for
mer store detective who was
cleared in court of six theft
charges brought by the COM
pany.
Albert J. Salem, SO, Of 700
North Wayne street, Arlington,
who was also a Capitol police
man, filed the suit in Circuit
Court through attorneys Louis
Koutoulakos and Paul Varout-
SOS.
The suit contends that the
Hecht Co., in bringing the
charges. acted as a result of
"spitefulness" and caused him
disgrace" and loss of his jobs,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
Boston Theology
Aide Takes Post
At Howard u.

A member Of the Boston
University School of Theology
faculty has been named acting
dean of chapel and instructor
in practical theology at Howard
University's School of Religion,
the New England school has
announced.
He is Dr.. Evans Crawford,
who will replace DR.. Daniel O.
Hill, recently named dean OF
Towards School of Religion
DR.. Crawford has been CO.
ordinator Of student life and
activities at the Boston Uni
versity School Of Theology
since 1856.
A native of Temple, Tex, he
is a graduate Of Samuel Hous-
ton College. He earned his
bachelor of sacred theology
degree at Boston University ir
1916 and while working towarc
it served as student pastor o.
the Morgan Memorial Church
of All Nations.
He also served as interim
pastor of the Pond Stree
Baptist Church while working
for his doctors degree at Bos-
ton.
DR.. Crawford will assume
his new post here on July l
a Howard University spokes-
man said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24

Aim prepared for the Demo-
cratic National Convention -
which CHS showed only. in part
caused a storm and caused
many people to question public
ly the right Of free choice by .
television network as to what
it was to cover and what not
to cover" he said.
1.-The fact that we had to de-
fend ourselves in each in
stance" he said. indicates a
relative lack Of equality to
cover the news freely"
Mr.. Harris subcommittee
| has been investigating the Fed
eral Communications Commits
sion. which grants radio and
teIevision licenses and ap-
proves station transfers.
He said Illustration Of the
channel-seller may go a long
way toward easing some of the
pressures which have been
brought to bear by applicants
upon the commission in the ex-
pectation of making substan-
tial windfalls gains"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
Labor Bill Drofters
Seek Middle Course

milder than the program pro-
posed by President Eisenhower.
Mr.. Meany opposes new res
trictions on organizational
picketing, but Senator Ives ex-
poets the subcommittee to ap-
prove some curbs in this area
He also anticipates slightly
tighter government supervision
Of union trusteeships than Mr.
Meany favors.
To Reject Strict Curbs
But the New York Republic
an predicted the subcommittee
will reject several Of the Eisen-
hover administrations more
stringent recommendations,
including a proposal to penal
ize an entire union for the mis-
deeds of its officers.
On the mo mans land
issue-the problem Of a gar
between Federal and State
jurisdiction in labor matters
Senator Ives said a boost in
appropriations for the National
Labor Relations Board would
greatly ease the situation with
out legislation.
Labor Secretary Mitchell
closed the three-week series Of
hearings yesterday by urginl
prompt action to adopt thu
administrations program be.
cause the country is aroused
over disclosures OF union cor.
ruption. He denied the Presi-
dents proposals would weaker
honst unions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
New Stature and Lack Of Competition
From Democrats Seen Foyorinq Him
CONSTANTINE BROWN

Mr.. Nixon has, aside from
himself and his family. is the
undeniable fact that the
Democrats Just do not have
any competition on. hand or
In sight. Not q one Of the
potential candidates the DEM
ocrats can now talk about Is
able 10 approach the Vice
President In popular appeal.
The old political adaRe. "You
can't lick somebody with mo-
body" Is true Of the situa-
ton and will probably be
equally true In November.
1860.
The Nixon OF 1858 Is q far
cry from the Nixon OF 1888
or 1855. He has matured and
mellowed: he possesses and
explains ideas Of his own; he
has already charted plainly
the course he would follow II
he were President. Perhaps
most important Of all. he has
managed to adroitly untangle
himself from the right
wing label which, only a few
years ago. identified him
seemingly ineScapably with
the conservative Taft wing"
of the Republican Party. But
in getting away from the la
bel, he has succeeded in re-
tanning much of the conf
dence and support the con-
sentative old Guard has long
been glad to give him.
AS of right now. Mr.. Nixon
can accurately be said to
have the almost unanimous
support Of Republicans of all
shades and opinions. Partly.
Of course. this popularity is
ascribable to the fact that
there just is no one else in
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Refinery BIoze
StiIIUncontroiIed

LONG BEACH, Calf, May
"a (R.-Flames ragged on today
in Signal Hills unquenchable
oil fire.
SFiremen braved the menace
of possible explosions to con-
tain the fire. 1t wasn't spread
ing, but 1t wasn't under control.
Two men died and two were
injured when an 80,000-gallon
tank exploded Thursday after
noon. The flames have now
engulfed a total Of IS tanks.
Six firemen have been in
jured. Four suffered serious
chemical burns yesterday when
gasoline swirled past them on
knee-deep water as they cooled
off an endangered tank OF
tetraethyl lead.
Firemen said they didn't
know when the fire could be
controlled. 1T will have tC
burn itself out" said a bat
chief.
Only eight of the refinery'i
81 big tanks have been saved
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and arms into Lebanon at
this very minute"
Mr.. Malik charged that
armed bands infiltrating from
Syria threaten the independ-
ence Of Lebanon by joining
opposition parties inside the
country in a two-week guerrilla
war to overthrow the pro-
Western government.
Mr.. Malik added, however,
that Lebanon would withdraw
her complaints in the United
Nations and also in the Arab
League ANY time external
pressure and intervention in
Lebanon ends"
Lebanon's u. N. delegate,
Karin Azkoul. acknowledged
here last night that a Security
Council meeting had not yet
been called to consider his
complaint filed Thursday.
There is no request from my
government to fix a date" he
said.
Other delegates said they
understand Mr.. Azkoul had not
received details to back up the
charges in debate.
United States delegates were
understood to be hopeful nc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24

Washington Committee for a
Sane Nuclear Policy at the
meeting of the Federation Of
Civic Associations in the Dis
trict Building. Mr.. Porter was
critical of Aces policies.
Having recently returned
from Eniwetok, where nuclear
tests are now being conducted,
Mr.. Porter said newsmen should
be allowed to cover the test
ing. He said that there were
no secrets the Acc had to
worry about newsmen reveal
ing, and there we're sufficient
facilities to house the men.
Segregated Wards Hit
At the same meeting. the
federation passed a resolution
asking Casualty Hospital 10
abolish its two segregated
wards. and bring itself in line
with other hospitals in the Dis
trict."
The fedora ii o ms public
health committee. headed by
DR.. Jesse A. Keene. reported
that the hospitals two Negro
wards should be done away
with and the patients there
moved into the more modern
part of the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24

American ofiicialS. civilian
and military. have never
liked. and even detested. Gen.
Charles de oaulle. Durine
the war he exasperated them
by thinking he knew better
than they what was rood for
France. President Roosevelt
once Quipped, DE Oaulle
thinks he's the relncarnation
OF Joan OF Arc"
Silently I thought that II
France ever needed another
Joan Il was In our times.
The Catholic Church and
history have canonizad the
Maid OF Orleans who was
regarded as no saint In her
lifetime. Gen. de Gaulle has
numerous resemblances 10
her. Like Joan. he refused TO
admit the defeat Of France.
and like Joan he fought for
and restored q legitimate or
legal government he had no
reason whatever 10 admire
he the French Republic. she
the weak and foolish dauphin,
Gen. de Gaulle Is as obstinate
and at times as disagreeable
as Joan was. and the obsti-
nate spirit often passes for
vanity, even among followers.
Shaw's portrait Of Joan
emphasizes this obstinate re-
sistance to every critic. mill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24

Vice President Richard M.
Nixon. q fast man on his feet
IN the political ring. Is talk
ing these days In tones more
like those OF a President than
a Vice President. He Ia plain
ly on his own now. no doubt
with the full approval Of
President Eisenhower. and
certainly with the approba-
ton Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
The nasty riotine in Cara
cas- and Lima, although q
narrow escape for the Nixons
and their ofiicial party, pro-
PEELED the young Californian
TO the center Of the stage. In
the aftermath Of South
America. Mr.. Nixon has
comported himself with rare
dignity and restraint. When
he talked 10 the critical menu
bers Of the National Press
Club on May 81. he demon
strated that he could rise
above resentment and emo
tional judgments when he
described his narrowing ex-
perience. Through all his re-
marks. he wove a bright
thread Of good humor.
The presidential elections
Of 1860 are still a long way
of. and much can happen
between now and then to
alter the picture politically.
But If the election we're held
today, there are few news
men close to the national
political scene who doubt
that the result would be
Nixon in q walkaway.
Perhaps the greatest asset
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committee, said the suggested
legislation would impose a fee
on transfer of stations.
ANY portion Of the purchase
price which is attributable not
to any effort on the part Of the
seller, but to the scarcity OF
frequencies available in the
particular community" he said,
would be due the Federal Gov
eminent as a transfer fee."
Mr.. Harris spoke last night
at the annual convention OF
the Connecticut Broadcasters'
Association. The group elected
Julian Schwartz. manager OF
Radio Station WSTC, SIAM
ford, as its new president.
Sig Nicholson, general man.
ager of the Columbia Broad
casting System, Inc. told the
oroadcasters that television doe'
not enjoy the freedom of other
media in reporting the news.
He cited his networks 1885,
interview with Soviet Premier
Nikita Khrushchev and the re.
sulting storm. that blew fol
many days" throughout the
nation.
A similar controversy over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
DOROTHY THOMPSON
The Difficult Gen. de GouIIe

are the parties OF persons: all
government rests on fragile
coalitions between them, the
system" II II deserves the
name. functions on deals be-
tween deputies; Il IL an In
vitation 10 corruption and
logrolling and q guarantee Of
paralysis. above I have gone
further than even Gen. de
Oaulle }
Gen. de oaulle Is backing
the army In Algeria. Should
he back the civilian forces7
They are effectively nom
existent, handing out CONTRA
dictory orders. promoting
and demoting ofiicers accord
Ing 10 within or pull. and de-
moralizing young men hourly
riskine their lives for a cause
out Of which all sense and
purpose have departed.
Granted that Gen. De
Gaulle is an irrltatingly dif-
ficult man. he Is. as far ~
We can see, the only man IN
France ready 10 assume, ~
he did once before. a task too
diffcult for others even Ia
desire-except, OF course. the
Communists.
II ever he is legally en-
trusted with the task. this
column does not anticipate
civil war, whereas II he APP
peared on a white horse there
would be every probability Of
a repetition Of the Spanish
experience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
frances Savior Held Generally Right
On Top Issues, Despite Irritotions

tary. civil. and religious. and
her rejection Of the best
meant and often wise advice.
He makes II quite clear why
many should have desired TO
burn her out OF sheer exas-
peration Among the many
actresses ! have seen In the
role only the English Dame
Sybil Thorndike brought to
II sufiicient harshness. All
the others sentimentalizcd II.
Analogies. however. are
dangerous. But on the lead
ING issues. Gen. de oaulle. in
the opinion OF this columnist
has been right
He Is right on the French
constitution. He wants a
strong executive. like our
own The United States has
been strong only when the
Executive has been strong.
Half the malaise we suffer
today Is because we nave a
President who reiens but does
not govern, for various rea-
sons OF temperament and
health. In France all powers
are vested in the General AS
sembly.
Gen. de oaulle is right
about the political parties.
Proportional representation
has proliferated them; they
do not represent policies but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24

services into what it called an
"unmanageable conglom-
Grafton"
The bill to streamline COM
mand of unified military forces
was approved unanimously by
the committee last week. Al
though it contains ESSENTIALLY
what Mr.. Eisenhower requested,
both the President and Secre-
tary Of Defense McElroy ex-
pressed some criticism.
Particular Objection
They objected particularly to
a provision that would retain
for Congress the final decision
in any transfer OF the func-
tons Of a service.
Mr.. Eisenhower also criticized
language in the bill providing
that the Defense Secretary
shall exercise his control OVER
the individual services through
the respective service secre-
taries. The President had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24

Nixon Moving on His Own

the Republican Party who IL
a. nearly certain Of victory
"A Mr.. Nixon. But q very
large part Of the reason for
his pre-eminenoe In the party
Is his own political astuteness.
particularly an almost un-
eanny sense Of timing.
Animosity toward Mr..
Nixon still exists among the
White House palace guard"
but Il Is carefully subdued
and restrained. President
Eisenhower has made II very.
plain. indeed. that he viii
brook no snipine at the Vice
President from his own
ofiicial family. And the
anti-Nixonites In the palace
guard are obeyine orders, al
least for the time being.
There Il little prospect that
they will kick over the traces.
particularly now that the
Nixon stature has grown 30
great as 10 be virtually UNI
assailable.
In his current public pro-
nouncements, Mr.. Nixon
seems TO be trying hard TO
set at rest fears among the
Observation-Disclosures ele-
ments In the administration
that he would be likely to
espouse a more isolationist
line than Mr.. Eisenhower has
followed. In his reactions to
the Latin American violence.
for example, he has stressed
on every occasion since his
return from Caracas that
more aid and closer ties with
Latin America are needed.
not less.
Listening TO the Vice Presi-
dent talk now reminds most
hearers that here is an In
terne. an apprentice actually
learning the Job he con-
fidently expects to be doing
by himself on a day not far
away. He does a successful
job OF impressing his au-
diences with the feeling that
he knows what he is talking
about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24

meeting would take place. A
debate at this stage would give
the Russians a chance to blame
the United States for the re-
cent battling in Lebanon
The Soviet Union is consid-
cred certain to veto any at
tempt in the Council 10 con-
denim or censure the JAR,
Russia already has labeled
false charges of Arab inter-
ference in Lebanon and accused
the United States Of following
a policy of colonial plumber
in supporting the government
of President Camille Glamour,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
BY LEE NJ. COIN
star stan Writer

Senate labor experts are try
ing to steer down the middle of
the road as they draft reform
legislation.
Chairman Kennedy, Demo-
crat of Massachusetts,, is work.
ing on a bill with the staff of
MS Senate Lab0r Subcommittee
The panel has pledged to have
legislation ready for floor action
by June 10.
Senator Ives, Republican OF
New York. told reporters yes
terday he is livery optimistic"
about chances for winning the
subcommittee approval OF a
moderate" bill. He is COL
laborating with senate
Kennedy.
Fears Extreme Curbs
It is difAcult to guage the
mood of the full Senate and OF
the House, Senator Ives said.
He fears q drive to write lex
IRENE" curbs on labor into the
bill on the Senate floor and on
the other side Of the Capitol
Unless moderation prevails. he
has warned, Congress probably
will bury legislation needed to
curb union corruption.
The subcommittee will APP
prove a stronger bill than ALL
CIO President George Meany
wants. Senator Ives forecasts,
On the other hand, he added,
he measure probably will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
KETCHAM ADMITS
HE'S TOO OLD TO
CHASE BUSINESS

Juvenile Court Judge
Orm w. Ketcham almost
dIummed up some more
business for his over
crowded court calendar
yesterday.
During lunch hour he
spotted a teen7ager re-
moving the rear wheel Of
a bicycle right behind the
court building.
The 39-year-old judge
started chasing the young
ster. After about 800
yards, however. he gave
up.
I'm getting too old for
that sort Of thing" he COM
mented later. But !
have a bunch Ill be seeing
the boy again-right here
in court"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24

proposed repeal Of the present
requirement that the services
be separately administered.
If that were done, the COM
mittee report said. the conf
mand line will be ambiguous,
inefficient and untenable. The
separate identity of the serv-
ices would become a
myth. :"
Bill Defended
The committee said its bill
will give the executive branch,
in clear and unequivocal terms.
authority to accomplish all
that it has said it wants to do. !"
The House is expected to
consider the bill in about two
weeks. Republican sources said
they knew of no plan to offer
administration amendments on
the floor, indicating the fight
for Mr.. Eisenhower's recon-
mendationS probably will come
in the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24
Arub League
To Air Protest

CAIRO. May "a up. The
Arab League is expected to meet
next week to consider Leba-
mons complaint against the
United Arab Republic. Acting
Secretary General Abdel Mo-
neim Mustafa said today.
Mustafa told reporters he
had cabled the Libyan and Su-
danese governments on Leba-
mons request that the council
meet either in Khartoum, Su-
dams capital. or Libya. He said
he has not yet received a reply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-24

he mas not PUBLICLY announced
his plans, however.
Il understand" Mr.. Porter
said, that Admiral Strauss
does not want TO face a hostile
Senate committee that would
have to rule on his renomina-
ton.
In addition, my sources say
that the Presidents science
advisers, James Killian and
Hans Bethe. and even Secretary
of State Dulles, have worked to
persuade Admiral Strauss to
retire completely. and not take
a job as an administration ad-
WISER" Mr.. Porter added.
Decision Up to Strauss
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said this
morning that lit is up to Mr..
Strauss" whether he continues
as Acc chairman after June
80
The President has q very
high regard for the chairman
always has had" Mr.. Hagerty
said. But he added, II don't
know about reports that Mr.,
Strauss has decided not to
continue after his term ex-
pires."
In a talk sponsored by the