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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

If you weren't prepared for
the snow, you can't blame it
on the Weather Bureau.
This is one storm that didn't
take the forecasters by surprise.
The first hint came Thurs
day morning. The weather.
men observed an ominous low
pressure area over the Rocky
Mountains and predicted clouds
with a chance of snow for the
Washington area.
Thursday night, the dis
turbance moved south into
Texas, and the forecasters went
a step further at 10 pm. They
singled out Saturday as the
day to watch for snow.
Friday morning, the storm
east across Texas and
into the Gulf of Mexico. The
Weather Bureau continued to
say snow here Saturday was
likely"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

London, will be distributed
among four bases along the
bases probably would not be
disclosed in the announcement
of the formal agreement.
London dispatches said that
eastern shores Of the British
isles facing toward Russia.
Some diplomats said that the
exact number and location Of
Britain would pay the 500 mil
lion cost Of constructing the
base. The United States will
supply the missiles by the end
Of this year and United States
crews initially will handle the
weapons at the British bases.
AS soon as they can be trained,
however, British crews will take
over.
Warheads Controlled
The hydrogen bomb war
heads, with which the missiles
would be equipped in wartime,
will be stockpiled at the bases
but they will be under United
States control. Under United
States law the President can
not transfer atomic weapons
to any other country.
At the NATO summit confer
ence in Paris in December the
heads Of the Is allied govern
ments decided that NATO de-
lenses in Europe should be re-
inforced with United States
nuclear missiles. They left 1t
up to Gen. Lauris Norstad, SUI
preme Allied Commander, Eur
ope. to decide where the mis-
sile bases should be and to work
out arrangements with the gov
ernmentS concerned.
Details Differ
Once Gen. Norstad's military
plans are completed and &C
cepted by the governments di-
rectly involved it will be UP to
those governments and the
United States to negotiate for
NAL agreements. United States
officials are sure that the ar
rangements worked out with
the British constitute o pilot
model for the others in future
months.
They will not necessarily be
the same in detail. For ex-
ample. where a country is hard
pressed financially. the United
States may pick up the bill for
much of the base construction,
or NATO itself may shoulder
the cost.
But the broad principle Of
joint responsibility and part
nership control-so that neither
the United States nor the CO.
operating allies could get the
other into an unwanted war
is considered certain to carry
through all the agreements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

Iaru. SneraCon-Park, Shoreham
and Statler Hotels were a hard
Ter lot. however. The only can
collation. reported by Their
booking Offices was a General
Electric dinner meeting orig
inally scheduled at 4:30 pm. at
the Shoreham.
The Red Cross cut of all
activities today except for
deliveries of blood and emer-
gencies, although its blood CEN
ter at POPS E street NV, will
be open from / to 8:45 pm,
according to a spokesman.
The 18th annual Home Show,
now at the National Guard
Armory will be closed tomorrow
and Wednesday. 1t will reopen
on Thursday at 2 pm. and will
run through Tuesday. February
IS.
All PTA meetings are can
celed and all District Public
Libraries are closed today. The
Board Of Managers of the Dis
trict Congress of Parents and
Teachers has postponed its
Tuesday meeting to $50 am.
next Tuesday at the same To-
cation.
Tonight's Gotham Baroque
Ensemble concert at the Phil
lips Gallery. $3.50 pm, has
been postponed until a later
date.
Weather conditions brought
about cancellation of meetings
tonight of the Chevy Chase,
Randle Highlands, Connecticut
Avenue, Fort Davis, Petworth
and Central Northwest Citizens
Other meetings called off in
clude those of the Quentin
Roosevelt Post No. 81 of the
American Legion: the WASH
ington Acoustical Society which
would have met tonight at
Gallaudet College; the Wash
ington Foreign Law Society,
originally scheduled to meet at
George Washington Univer-
sity, and the 450th Civil Mill
tary Government Reserve unit
which would have met at 8
pm. at Fort Myer.
Also Cancelled were meetings
of the Louis D. Brandeis Zionist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

area are termed impossible by
Anne Arundel County police:
Route 2 from Annapolis to the
southern part of Anne Arundel;
Route $50. secondary road from
Annapolis to Washington and
Route 214 or Central avenue
from the District line to Anna
polls.
Anne Arundel County police
reported 15-foot high drifts on
Central avenue near Davidson
vile, Md. They said year-round
residents of beaches in the
Annapolis Galesville Deale
area are virtually marooned.
They are without fire protection
since equipment cannot move
over snow-clogged roads.
Police also said their efforts
to keep at least one lane open
on the four-lane superhighway,
new Route SO, serving WASH
ington-Annapolis and the Bay
Bridge have proven unsuccess-
full.
Fairfax County police said
Routes l and $50 shirley
Highway are open but snow
is drifting fast. requiring road
clearing equipment constantly.
Secondary roads are either i'm
passible or close to it.
On Route / at Fort Belvoir,
only one lane is open. Traffic
was backing up on Shirley
highway near the Edsall road
and Lincolnia overpasses where
there are grades. q
Shirley Highway presented q
picture Of abandoned cars by
the side of the road and occa-
sional blocking from drifts.
ALEXANDRIA police reported Cnat
snow drifting from an overpass
at Route Z blocked the high
way southbound for more than
half an hour before noon.
A count of abandoned We
hicles on Shirley highway from
the river to Edsel road this
morning showed 100 abandoned
passenger cars, seven stranded
Observation-Disclosures one
with a load Of hogs on the hoof
one transit bus wedged side
ways in one Of the Pentagon
loops and assorted stranded
milk trucks.
Route so west toward VIM
chester is blocked. Route 2o-2ll
toward Culpeper and Char
lottesville is open but is very
hazardous.
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beginning to show its full fury,
to 8 am. today.
Most of the deaths laid di-
rectly to the weather were
among persons about go or
older.
Lee L. Buchanan, 81, a re-
tired Agriculture Department
employee, of 2511 Randolph
street NE, collapsed while
waiting for a bus late Saturday
night ON Ninth street between
Pennsylvania and Constitution
avenues NV.
Mr.. Buchanan, who had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

THE White House has agreed
that annual leave should be
granted Monday to Federal
personnel In the Washington
Metropolitan Area who are not
required for absolutely essen
tial duties.
THE District Commissioners
have notified department heads
to put the same policy in effect
for the District Government.
THE general public and BUSH
ness leaders have been re-
quested to cooperate in limit
ing automobile traffic on city
streets on Monday to emer-
gency needs.
Everyone is reminded that
Snow Emergency Plan No. /
is still in effect. Drivers of cars
which are not equipped with
chains or effective snow tires,
and which become stalled on
one Of the IS marlnd streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

IRENE cold or by unusual exer-
ton.
The 40 deaths we're in addi-
ton to those of persons in hos
pitfalls or already under medical
attention. Deaths are handled
by the coroner's Office when the
person has not been under med
ical attention for "a hours be-
fore being stricken.
Because of the unusual num-
Der of deaths. DR.. Rosenberg
worked straight through the
week end-from 4 pm. Sat-
urday, when the storm was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

District. previously scheduled al
8 pm. at the Jewish Commu-
nifty Center; a lecture on men,
tai health which would have
taken place at the Jewish Com
munity Center at $3.50 pm, and
a card party scheduled at 8 pm
at the Church of the Nativity
postponed until Saturday.
A protest meeting against the
Sunset Hills site near Herndon,
selected for the Northern Vir-
ginia branch of the University
OF Virginia, was scheduled for
g pm. Sunday at Hammond
High School in Alexandria. 1t
was to have been held yester-
day.
The American Association of
University Women called off a
dinner meeting scheduled at 2
pm. at its national headquar-
tiers.
Further cancellations report
ed are:
The Argo Lodge and Chap
ter brotherhood meeting of
B'nai Birth; the Arlington
League Of Women Voters meet
ing. scheduled for 8 pm. to-
night; the meeting of the Fort
McHenry chapter of the D. A. r.
The Mideast Seminar of the
Arlington-Fairfax Jewish Gen.
ter has been postponed until
March 8. The regular Monday
night lecture of the Cosmos
Club is Cancelled, and the lee
ture of DR.. Henry Darner is
postponed until sometime in
April.
The February meeting of the
Interfederation Council has
been postponed to February II,
8 pm. at the District Building.
Also Cancelled have been the
Tuesday night meeting of Local
1886, Communications Workers
Of America: and the Catholic
University Alumni Associations
dinner at the Touchdown Club
tomorrow.
The lecture by Arnold Toyn-
bee at the Lisner Auditorium
tonight has been postponed
until April 80.
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special trains the Pennsylvania
Railroad sent from Baltimore
to rescue the stranded bettors.
Left behind, they spent Sat-
urday night at the track and
finally got home yesterday on
four Gray Line charter buses.
The buses had been snow
bound Saturday night along
with the passengers. One
reached Washington yesterday
morning and the other three
about 2 pm.
Out-Of-Staters Stranded
Although all the local people
were finally evacuated yester-
day, 16 fans from the New York
and New Jersey area were still
at the track today.
The Is spent the night in the
Pine Room. a lounge adjoining
the clubhouse bar. They
planned to try to dig their
autos out today.
With more than 1000 cars
abandoned on the track park
ing lots and on Routes Sol, 1877
and SO, snow plows were having
a hard time clearing the roads
today.
Saturdays meet began as a
walloping success, as more than
1880 fans pushed over 81
million through the parimutuel
windows.
Five thousand racing fans
found themselves stranded by
the worst snow storm in the
history Of the track.
One sardonic bettor was
heard to remark:
IF we're trapped here, the
least they could do would be
to turn on the lights and run
a few more races" And a large
group Of well-lubricated horse
players began to chant: "Phooie
on Bowie, phooie on Bowie. :"
Heart Attacks Reported
But IL some OF the marooned
sportsmen could Joke. there
were others to whom being
showed in meant tragedy. Five
heart attacks we're reported.
md the track &pensary.
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meeting OF the commissioners
d sanitation officials:
are subject to arrest under this
plan Parking is also prohibited
from IL midnight to 7 am. on
the same streets.
"Curb parking in the down.
town area is banned, and
drivers are cautioned that other
downtown parking will be ex-
tremely restricted.
Personnel employed at the
Pentagon are advised that
parking facilities around the
Pentagop are inaccessible and
will not be cleared Of snow by
tomorrow. Only the Mall and
the river entrances will be ac-
cessible to vehicular trafic for
emergency use. and parking
at these entrances will be ex-
tremely limited. II available at
all. Every effort is being made
to maintain transit routes to
and from the PentagoR open. /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

Of letters between the State
Department and the British
Embassy. There was some pos
sibility that the exchange
might be delayed until tomor-
row. In either case, a formal
announcement is not expected
before midweek.
Secretary of State Dulles,
who has been at Atlantic City
for a midwinter vacation, ar
ranged to return here this
morning because of the French
Tunisian dispute. The dispute
is going before the United Ma
tons Security Council and Mr..
Dulles wanted to take personal
charge Of United States policy
handling at this stage.
May Talk With Caccia
: Since he was cutting short
his vacation. it seemed possible
that he might take part in the
exchange of letters with British
Ambassador Sir Harold Caccia.
If Mr.. Dulles does not take
a personal part, State Depart
ment officials said. the, matter
can be handled for the United
States by Undersecretary of
State Christian Herter or Dep
uty Undersecretary Robert
Murphy.
The key to the United States
British arrangement, which
dates back a year to the Eisen-
hover Macmillan conference at
Bermuda. is Joint control of
the missile system which will
be set up on British soil with
American-made weapons.
Issue Holly Debated
The issue of who would pull
the trigger in event of a war
has been hotly debated in Eu-
rope. Those who opposed arm
ing NATO with nuclear mis-
siles argued that the United
States might plunge an allied
nation into war without that
nations consent, merely by
pushing a button.
Somewhat the same argyll
ment has been made against
United States strategic bomb
ers armed with nuclear bombs
and based on European terri
tory. The reinsurance offered
by the United States and also
by allied government leaders
has been that the United
States aircraft would not be
permitted to strike enemy tar
gets without the consent
which obviously could be given
in advance - of the govern
ment controlling the base ter
ritory.
Four Bases Reported
The 1,500-mile missile S
which Britain will receive
from the United States, &C.
cording to reports here and in
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under DR.. Robert S. McCeney,
worked all night. A large num-
Der of diabetes had come
away with insufficient supplies
of insulin. And one woman al
most had a baby.
The rush for that first train
out came near to ending in
death. A little girl was re-
ported almost crushed in the
horde that pushed. clawed and
showed to be the first away
from the race course.
A similar panic was touched
of when the word was passed
that free food was available.
"They didn't calm down for
three hours after distribution
began" Mrs. Shirley Schwartz
of 3108 Mount Pleasant street
NV. said the next day at the
track. where she was still
marooned.
Autos Stalled
The roads were lined with
people trying to get their cars
out. John Murphy, of Whining
ton, Del, left after the eight
race at about 4:30 pm, and
after getting two miles from the
stands. had to abandon his car
and return to the club house at
2 am.
A second train made its APP
pearance around 2:30 am. Al
though this was six cars longer
than the 10-car emergency re-
lief train, there still was not
enough room. Those who could
piled aboard, and the rest re-
turned to the clubhouse to wait
for morning.
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sary to prevent loss Of pay to
some workers.
What the snow and ice are
doing to car owners was epi-
tomized by q report of the
American Automobile Associa-
ton. Between midnight Sat
urday. when the snowstorm was
at its height. and 9 am. today
the AAA had about 10000
trouble calls. This compares
with 5000 calls with the snow
storm of last December.
AAA had 100 tow trucks
operating today, running an
hour or more behind calls. They
mostly were pulling out cars
stranded In drifts. and accum-
ulations made along the roads
by snow plows.
Deputy Chief John j. Agnew
of the Traffic Department
issued q general order for
police to give motorists q
reasonable" time to get their
cars out of snow banks and
those illegally parking or block
ing streets. Police will take
whatever steps are necessary
after this time.
Trains Running Late
Inaccessibility of roads put a
heavier burden on railroads,
and they were having trouble
of their own. Union Station re-
ported trains running three
and four hours late, even on
the heavily Travelled New York
line.
Railroad stations were
damned yesterday and today.
Some trains were Cancelled
when motors failed. There
were standees in many coaches.
The afternoon Congressional
left Washington more than
three hours late.
National Airport was socked
in for II hours at the height
of the driving snowstorm, but
dug out sufficiently by 9 am.
yesterday to resume some traf-
flc when one runway was
cleared.
The airport was the first on
the East Coast to resume OPP
erations, and was used by
planes that could not land
elsewhere. Problems multiplied
at National last night when
drifting snow covered runway
lights.
Operates with One Runway
National continued to oper-
ate with one runway today, but
some destinations were uncer-
tain. Some flights to Boston
and other points were Cancelled.
Boiling Air Force Base was
closed so tight that mot even
the birds are flying" Civilian
employees there were given a day
off.
Greyhound and railways
bus lines reported slow move.
ment to the south, but very lit
tie going North. Some buses
were operating between WASH
ington and Baltimore, but little
or nothing between Baltimore
and New York.
Drifting snow also added to
the woes of highway blowing
crews. AS fast as they opened
lanes. the snow, carried on
high northwest winds filled in
again.
Drifts Of is feet were re-
ported on Central avenue near
Davidsonville, in Anne Arundel
County. Year-'round residents
in the Annapolis Galesville-
Deale area, were virtually ma
In Washington proper. $500
men have been at work, some
Of them around the clock
clearing city streets since noon
Saturday.
Sanitation Chief William A.
Xanten, himself a tireless work. |
er, said he hoped a big dent"
could be made in the snow if
traffic is held down today.
Altogether, l06 sanders, 1876 |
plows. seven rotary blowers and |
$50 trucks have been cruising |
the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

When husband and wife file
q joint Federal income tax
return both must sign II
and don't forget those wa
withholding forms for each
job during 1857. File your
return with the District Di-
rector Of Internal Revenue,
Custom House, Baltimore 2,
Maryland. q
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leave at certain times, these
officials said.
A check of Federal depart
ments indicated that slightly
less than 20 per cent of Their
employees showed up for work
Only 1O% at Pentagon
At the Pentagon only about
10 per cent were on the job.
And in this regard. Pentagon
toficials reported this Afternoon
that absolutely no headway'
has been made in clearing the
snow and ice from the roads
leading to the huge building
They said they had virtually nc
hope that the situation would
improve by tomorrow.
A White House spokesman
said a check of all major
agencies but two showed at
tendance running between 10
and % per cent. The average,
he said, was between Is and 20
per cent.
/ Here is the breakdown of the
percentage of employee attend
ance at some of the major
agencies:
Treasury, l 5per cent; Agri-
culture, rs per cent; Com
merce, l 5per cent 90 per cent
at Census in Suitland, Md.
Health, Education and Welfare,
rs per cent; General Services
Administration, 20 per cent;
Pentagon 10 per cent; Veterans
Administration and Interior
Department. 80 per cent; Civil
Service Commission, 10 to 20
per cent.
Post Office Leads
The Post Office Department
apparently led all departments
and agencies in attendance
with 81 per cent employees
showing up.
There was considerable abb
senteeiSm among Capitol Hill
employees also, although attend
ance generally was better than
in the Government.
District officials estimated 10
to is per cent of District Build
ing personnel came to work.
The figure was around IS per
cent at the Municipal Center,
but that includes police, whose
duties are considered essential.
Telegram to White House
James A. Campbell. AFGE
president, sent the following
telegram to the White House:
THE announcement author
izing annual leave Monday for
all except absolutely essential
Government employees because
OF critical weather and road
conditions resulted in many
thousands of employees staying
home because they were under
the impression that they were
not supposed to come to work.
"A number of radio and
television news programs en-
phasized that the order was
intended to keep at least 90
per cent Of the usual traffic of
the roads to permit snow re-
moval operation to proceed.
Announcement was also made
that the Pentagon's parking
lot could not be used because
OF the snow.
GAS word Of mouth reports
got circulated. many and per-
haps most employees believed
that they were given the day
of without penalty. In view Of
the circumstances, the AFGE
urges that all employees be con-
sidered as having been on ad-
ministration leave Monday and
that no deduction be made from
their annual leave"
Asked why Government
workers were not given admin
istrative leave instead OF being
required to use their annual
leave. Rocco Siciliano. admin
istrative assistant to President
Eisenhower. said IL was q Ques-
! ton Of cost. -
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highways and isolated entire
towns.
A freak blizzard over an area
only about 20 miles square
around Michigan City, Ind.
dropped up to 48 inches OF
snow.
State of Emergency
The Lake Michigan port city's
10000 residents were almost
completely isolated. Mayor
Francis Fodder declared a stat,.
of emergency. Chicago's Mayor
Richard Daley sent nine snow
plows to aid the stricken COM
munity. George Chacharis, act
ing Mayor Of Gary. Ind. sent
Is pieces Of road equipment.
Northeast Pennsylvania wa
crippled by its worst snow storm
in SO years.
An estimated 40 to As inches
fell in Wayne County in the
extreme northeastern corner of
the State.
Hundreds of weekend pleas
ure-seekers we're stranded by
the storm in the Eastern area.
More than 1000 New York
City Boy Scouts were marooned
in camps where they had gone
for the week end. They we're
repeatedly having the time Il
their lives and well supplied
with food.
About 1000 guests were
stranded at the Concord Hotel
in New York States Catskill
Mountains.
South Also Hard Hit
The South also felt the brunt
of the storm and there was q
natural gas shortage in Geor-
gia and Alabama.
Temperatures ranged from %
below zero at 6,684-foot Mount
Mitchell in North Carolina.
highest peak east Of the Mis-
sissippi River, to 43 at Miami.
There were 20 inches Of snow
on the ground in the Mount
Mitchell area.
Georgia temperatures ran
from 4 below zero in the noun
famous section to 10 above at
Brunswick. Just north Of the
Florida line on the Southeast
Georgia seacoast. Atlanta re-
ported 5 above zero.
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u. S. and Britain Agree
On Joint Missile Bases
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press stan writer

The United States Britain have successfully nero-
tated agreement for jointly controlled nuclear missile
bases certain to become the pilot pact for arg
other NATO allies with medum-range rocket weapons
United States and British officials said the agreement
would probably be concluded here today with an exchange
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
MonyMeetings in Area
Cancelled Weather

Many washington area activities Cancelled today
All District libraries closed result ali meet
ings scheduled at branch libraries called of or held else
where The Monday tour Of the Public library
Cancelled =
Organizations with events scheduled at the Mayower Will