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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Thor Missile
Explodes on
Firing Pad

CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla,
April 10 R.-An Air Force at.
tempt TO launch a Thor ballistic
missile without publicity ended
today In a thunderous explosion.
The missile. designed to carry
an atomic warhead at least
1900 miles. blew up on its
launching pad. The blast and
a muffled roar that followed
were heard for miles. A huge
ball Of black smoke rose high
IN the sky.
There were no injuries. the
Air Force reported in a state
ment two hours after the ex-
plosion.
The missile exploded on the
pad" the statement said. Civ
ing no reason except technical
difficulties"
1t was the second attempt at
a secret shot in two days. Yes
terday Polaris test vehicle was
fired without any advance no.
tice TO the press. The Polaris
is another intermediate range
weapon. designed for firing
from submarines.
Thor missiles have flown sue
cessfully three times. One OF
the 50-ton missiles Travelled
3,645 miles. more than twice its
calculated range.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Food POISONING
Hits 200 Girls

CHAMPIONSHIPS. Ind.
April 10 tP.-Some 200 school
girls were stricken. with severe
cases OF food poisoning today
while attending a State conven-
ton of the Sunshine Society, a
teen-age girls organization.
Lewis Darst, Charlottesville
High School superintendent.
said many Of the 1000 girls
attending the convention ate
in the school cafeteria.
All available doctors we're
called TO the high school GYM
nasium. where about so OF The
girls were treated. Forty other
girls were treated at Culver
Hospital in Charlottesville.
Many OF the girls had left
for home before becoming i'll.
and had to be taken of buses
at Lafayette. Physicians there
attended to the aches of about
100 girls
Sponsors Of the organization
said some OF the girls COM
planned about the taste OF
ground pork sandwiches during
the noon meal. In addition to
the meat. the meal consisted
of uncooked carrots and celery.
cup cakes and milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Churchill Better
After Attack
Of New Illness

LONDON. April 10 R.-
Sources close to the family of
Sir Winston Churchill said to-
night the former prime minis
ter has suffered new attack
OF illness that alarmed his
household.
The 83-year-old wartime
leader was reported to be bet
ter now although not entirely
recovered. The informants
would not disclose the nature
Of the latest illness or say
why 1t had not been announced.
Sir Winston recovered only
last month from a serious at
tack of pneumonia and pleur-
isy. He was stricken while vaca-
tioning on the French Riviera.
Apparently some days after
his return from the Riviera Sir
Winston fell III again and his
personal physician. Lord Moran.
was hurridly summoned. In
formants said few persons were
told Of Lord Moran's visit, al
though he remained. in attend
ance several days.
Lord Moran was understood
to have left Chartwell yester-
day. Two male nurses were re-
ported to be still in attendance
and Lord Moran is always with
in reach by telephone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
by WILLIAM HIVES
star atAfI Writer

AsILoMAR. Calf. Apr. 10,
"A scientific member OF the
Atomic Energy Commission adj
mited today that the so-called
clean" bomb TO be fred In the
Paciic this summer actually
will be twice as dirty" as the
one that leveled Hiroshima In
ie45.
DR.. Willard p. Libby told
newsmen that In his opinion
clean" was a bad word 10 de-
scribe late-model bombs. How
ever. he himself used the word
In discussing the hydrogen de-
vice that will be fired before
a worldwide audience at Eni-
wetok Atoll.
DR.. Llbbys news conference
came before he spoke TO the
World Affairs Council OF North
ern California on The Atom
in Our Foreign Policy" The
council also will hear DR.. Henry
Kissinger OF Harvard Univer-
sity In the course OF its week.
end meeting.
The Acc Commissioners adj
mission OF the clean bombs
dirtineSs came as he described
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Libby Calls New Bomb
Twice as Dirty as First

the forthcoming shot, which
will be fired 10 demonstrate 70
the world that the problem of
worldwide atmospheric con-
tamination Is rapidly being
licked. He explained that
cleanliness" actually denotes
a reduction OF force from
atomic fission relative 10 the
explosive force produced by nu-
clear fusion.
Fission is the atom-splittinR
action Of the so-called atomic
bomb, which Is used TO trigger
the hydrogen device. Fusion Is
the more forceful action OF
joining hydrogen atoms into
helium and Is the principal ef-
feet In an H-bomb. FisSion
produces dangerous radioactive
byproducts. while fusion does
not.
"s6 Pet. Clean"
Defining the forthcoming
shot TO be I'm the megaton
range"-at least million times
as powerful as the explosion Of
a ton OF TNT-Dr. Libby said
II would be about SO per cent
clean"
Under questioning by re-
porters, DR.. Libby said that a
one-megaton bomb 96 per cent
clean actually could put twice
as much fission material into
the atmosphere as did the 100
per cent dirty" 20.000-ton Hi
roshima bomb.
The Acc Commissioner said,
however. that much Of the
radioactivity from the larger
bomb would 60 up into the
stratosphere and become a
part of the worldwide fall
out stockpile." rather than fall
ing in the immediate vicinity.
He conceded that this was not
an unmixed blessing. because
what will come out OF the
stratosphere eventually will be
the extremely dangerous ele-
ments strontium-90 and ce-
sium-l37.
Strontium-90 is considered
highly dangerous because of
its propensity for being de-
posted In the bones when
taken into the human body.
and is suspected as a possible
producer Of bone cancer and
leukemia. Cesium-l37 has a
different effect. in the opinion
OF scientists. Concentrating in
the sex organs. 1t is feared for
its possible genetic effects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
BRIDGE
continued From FirSt Paxe

Continued From First Page
should mot cause an appreci-
able delay" in construction.
Highway Director J. N. Rob-
ertson, however. said working
drawings are well under way"
on the old location. and that
construction on the main bridge
structure could have started
by next January. II the site Is
changed, he said. new plans
will have TO be drawn and we
will be virtually sartins all
over"
City officials made 1t plain.
however. that they consider the
President has conclusively set
tied the bridge issue for the
time being. Said Engineer Com
missioner A. c. yelling:
1T has been obvious for
months that this bridge propo-
sition would have to 60 to the
White House for q decision.
Now We have it, and that's
that"
Senate and House District
Committee members last night
promised fast action on new
legislation.
Chairman Bible OF the Sem
ate committee said he wanted
to reserve comment on merits
of the proposal until he sees
the legislation and report. but
added:
Il am as anxious as anybody
in the world to get this re-
solved. It certainly will receive
careful and early action by our
committee.
Representative Broyhill. Re-
publican Of Virginia. a member
of the House committee. said
he would appeal Immediately
to Chairman Mcmillan for
speedy action"
Broyhill Disappointed"
Mr.. Broyhill said he was
very much disappointed that
the Secretary Of Interior did
not approve" District plans for
going ahead with the location
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Dynamite Plane
Crashes, Kills 3

TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras.
April l9 pa dynamite
laden plane crashed in Hon.
durss yesterday. killing three
Americans and a Honduran.
The Americans were identi-
fed as Kenneth Clark. David
Smith and Gerald Bernard
Gautier. tL
The three and the Honduran.
whose name was mot available.
we're transporting the explosive
for mining explorations in
blanche Province, it was re-
ported here today.
The dynamite apparently ex-
ploded when they attempted a
forced landing in Lepaguare
Valley. blanche Province.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

authorized by Congress in 1854
because a shift in location will
mean further delay"
am ENCOURAGED. however,
by Mr.. Seaton's statement that
If Congress does not act on this
proposal before adjourning that
the work can proceed as pres
emily planned he said.
Secretary Seaton's report re-
suited from a statement issued
by President Eisenhower when
he signed the bridge act in
1854. At that time. the Presi-
dent said the bridge plans
should be approved by the IN
terror Secretary to insure that
Federal parklands were ade-
quately protected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Wife Kills Man
After Playful Slap

NEW HEBRON, Miss. Apr
10 (P).-A 44-year-old business
man playfully spanked his wife
as she peeled turnips Friday
night and was stabbed fatally
when she whirled in surprise.
Town Marshall John B. New
som identified the victim as
Earl Seay, and said he died
shortly after being stabbed in
his home. The marshal said
Mrs. Sesy told him her husband
walked from the kitchen TO the
bathroom where he died.
No charges have been filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Dr.. SipIe to Speak
At Alleoheny Fete

DR.. Paul A. Siple. scientist
and Antarctic explorer. will be
guest speaker at the 1890
founders day ceremonies on
Wednesday at Allegheny Col
lege. Meadville. Pa.
Now a resident OF Arlington.
DR.. Siple is a 1882 graduate OF
Allegheny. and recently was
presented with the Hubbard
Medal. the National Geo.
graphic Society's highest honor.
for his contributions to Polar
science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Many Porents Agree
On Jail for Sons

quit school in the eighth grade
and had since worked on q
farm and in q drugstore. Mr.
and Mrs. Pyles have seven
children. She said her husband
Benjamin. had quit his job as
ia filling station attendant
Thursday.
william n. Bell, IT,. Is Of
1911 Martha street. Forestyille
~ don't think it was fair"
said his mother. lit was much
too harsh. ] don't think it was
fair al all to make an example
Of those kids by putting them
into jail. That judge went too
far. But l don't think it will
make Bill bitter"
She said her son did not be-
long to any gang. Mrs. Bell said
her son did admit being with
the other boys but said that he
didn't expect any fight" The
youths father is fireman.
engineer at the Washington
Terminal and operates a small
garage during his of hours.
The twelfth youth sentenced
was Charles F. PetrillO, 10, Of
1900 NJ street. Hillside. A rela-
tive said. Nobody knows where
his mother is" His father. Jo-
seph, a cab driver. was not
available for comment.
Sheriff J. Lee Ball said the
IL, in Upper Marlboro Jail since
Thursday afternoon, have been
whistling and singing like they
are on a lark.
It's a shame the way they
aEe acting" Sheriff Ball said
They'll probably ask TO be put
on the road gang but they're
not going TO be put on it. Put
them out there and they would
be over the hill before you would
know it. They're going to spend
their time in iail.
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been honest with her in the
past. Hes q quiet. gentleman
ly boy-not the fighting kind"
she said. This is something
new"
Mrs. Reid. who works in q
specially store. said Dennis.
next to the youngest OF six
children. is her problem
child" She said she thinks
he is too young to appreciate
the gravity Of the situation
but hopes jail will do him
good"
Francis z. Roth. II. of 1902
Fifty-sixth avenue. Hillside
The judge had to do some
thing for the benefit Of the
community" said NJ Sergt.
Philip NJ. Roth, father OF
Francis. Il do not think there
was any bias or prejudice. !
think he was right"
Sergt. Roth said If he had
been at home instead of in Boil
ing Air Force Base Hospital,
his son would not be in trouble.
He said he had been confined
to the hospital after a heart
attack February IL.
Sergt. Roth said his son at
tends Catholic church regularly
and even considered joining the
priesthood. The youth. one Of
nine children. had worked in
Q drive-in as a cook and waiter.
his father said.
Vincent Harrison. Is, Of IA
Delane drive. District Heights
The sentence was not fair"
said Mrs. Edward L. Harrison,
Vincent's mother. 1T should
have been either the fine or
Jail"
The boys father, Edward L.
Harrison. said the verdict was
a raw deal" considering the
boys age. He said the boy had
nothing to do with the shoot
ing.
Mrs. Harrison said her son
had dropped out Of school and
had been doing part-time con-
struction work but intended TO
return to school in September.
The Harrisons said they were
considering appealing the case
David L. Hoffman, Is. and
Ronald N. Hoffman. l6, Of 5ll8
Wheeler road, Oxon Hill
feel the sentence is bit severe,
especially on those who have
no prior record" said Mrs.
Vivian Hoffman, a widow and
mother of the two boys.
She said the Jail sentences
may mean a family hardship
because David, who was to
graduate from high school in
June, was going to work full
time and help support the
family Of six. She said the
two boys had been doing odd
jobs around the neighborhood
to keep the family going until
David graduated.
Mrs. Hoffman said David had
never been in trouble before
and Ronald had been involved
IN only minor complaint.
4 just hope" she said. the
boys will profit by it,"
John J. MesSick, is, $50
Second street, Temple Hills
The youth lives with a family
which took him in last jan
uary. His parents live at Bene-
dict, Md, and both work. The
boy had been working as a
door to-door salesman. The
people with whom he lived said
he had a record as a juvenile
offender They said he had
been in no trouble since coming
to live with them.
John Gilbert Pyles, l6, OF
6l86 Addison road, Seat Pleas
ant--"He just got in with those
bad boys" said Mrs. Catherine
Pyles, Johns mother. The
judge was more than fair I
told John that God had given
HIM another chance because he
didn't 90 to the penitentiary
and that he should try to make
1t up and stand on his feet"
Mpe D1,iae eafA h.. ca,a t.oI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
St. Johns, Carroll Head
Field in K. of c. Track

records. Green has bettered his
winning time Of SIS In the 40
last year. jenkins has sur
passed the $50 mark OF 2:0e.5.
Harley has improved on the
220 record Of 23.4 and Held
and stnons both have high
jumped better than the record
Of s foot 7.
Gonzaga has entered a large
delegation and could give both
the Cadets and Lions trouble
In some events. while Priory
and 81. Anthony viii have only
q limited number Of entries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
THE BASEBALL
BEA 7
by BURTON HAWKINS

Join EN-. Twelve members
Of the Kansas City club got
their baseball schooling IN the
Yankees organization.
After Albie Pearson mis-
judged a ny ball yesterday. one
'of his teammates was unkind
enough 10 say. The only thing
that guy has caught this season
Is the humps" jim Lemon
has famed 20 times In 30
games, q pace that would break
his major league record Of 1888
set two years ago.
In 20 OF their rs games New
York pitchers have allowed
three runs or less. The
breakdown Is seven shutouts,
six games in which they've
allowed one run, four In which
two runs have been permitted
and three when they've given
UP three runs. They could
be In a general batting slump
and win with that sort Of
pitching.
Whitley Herzog batted six
times with the Senators and
struck out on every occasion
before being sold to Kansas
City. He made his first
appearance with the AS yes
.terday as a pinch-hitter and 1t
can be reported there's no i'm
mediate Improvement. He
struck out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

The flrst-division status Of
the Athletics suggests that If
you can't beat the Yankees,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW

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about winning a pennant and that's what the people
expect"
NOT MUCH OF THE SEASON has gone by but OBJ
vousy Los Angeles won't be holding any World Series In
San Francisco the Giants doing SWELL thanks to
rockies but they don't figure to go all the way Not this
year. There too much balance to the Milwaukee Braves
Sooner later the Braves figure open up daylight
In the American League the Yankees didn't waste
any time opening daylight Commissioner Ford Frick has
been talking about third major league and all the time,
apparently there's been third one There's the National
the Yankees and seven others in the American
The Senator'S to start learned that it doesn't pay to
upsart with the Yankees They got slapped down and
put in their proper place And figures to gowherever
the Yankees play Casey Stengel may not be managing
the greatest ball club assembled but all signs say that
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from midget mumps. returned
to centerneld yesterday In
Difference to Faye Throne
berry's .l1s hitting and pro-
vided three Of the Senator'S IL
hits OF Ralph Terry and Virgil
Trucks. However, a fielding
lapse by Able cost Kemmerer
his only run.
Jim Lemon. Norm Zauchin
and Ken Aspromonte crashed
home runs for the Senators,
who ended Kansas City's FIVE
game winning streak and
bumped the AS into a second
place tie with Baltimore.
Pearson had a perfect day
at the plate. He beat out a
bunt in the first inning. walked
in the third. singled in the
fifth and got a double in the
eighth when Leftfielder Bob
Martyr fell while maneuvering
under his easy pop fly.
Able hauled in eight fly
balls, but in the fourth he mis-
judged Bill Tuttle's routine
swat into a triple. Woody
Held's sacrifice fly scored Tut
tie.
That tainted hit starting the
bottom of the fourth was the
last of Russ. The only other
runner reached base in the
sixth when Lemon dropped Vic
Powers fly for a two-base error.
Meanwhile, the Senators
were nicking away at Terry.
Lemon Dashed a 430-foot homer
to open the second inning and
the Senators made it 20 in the
third when Rocky Bridges
singled. Pearson walked and
Herb Plews singled.
1t became 81 in the seventh
when Zauchin dashed a homer,
and the Senators picked up an
other run in the eighth of
Trucks when Parsons pop fly
fell safely and Plews followed
with a single. A walk TO Zauchin
and Aspromonte's homer netted
two more runs in the ninth.
NOTES: Frank House stole
the AS first base of the year
in the second inning but
twisted his left ankle in the
process and will be out of the
lineup for two or three days.
Kemmerer batted four times
and struck out every time.
No tarpaulin was spread on
the infleld following Tuesday
nights game despite a fore
cast of rain =. The rain came,
the infield was soaked and Sc
there was no batting or fielding
practice while the infleld was
being made playable Neil
Chrisley got a lucky hit in the
second inning when his ground
er struck first base and bounced
away from Power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Ron Crown
Named AUS
Top Athlete

Ron Crown. co-captain or the
American University track
team. was presented three spe-
cial awards last night At AUS
annual awards dinner.
Altogether eight special
awards were presented. plus
ia letters 20 athletes. man
ayers and cheer leaders In nine
sports.
Crown received the omicrun
Delta Kappa Award as the out
standing athlete. the Meushaw
Award for the outstanding
track member and the Vinton
Dove Award for cross-country.
Other awards went 10 Larry
Hawkins in swimming. Ben
Metz in tennis, Frank Weiss in
basketball. Dave Rowe as the
outstanding "A" Club member.
and Bob Bright as the out
standing manager. He had
managed four swimming teams.
four tennis teams and one
soccer team.
BAsKETBALI--Joel comito, "a
wiI Is yop s Bs aHsaap Iep SGn Ssi
O'Brien, Bin sass, George ehugaft,
Prank weiss, Dick Wells. Bob oingen.
cRoss-coUNTRY = Alan AlEirs.
ae Ss ss ssss. Es TEl'A s sSaS
soccEk&Ted AvGd, Jsn Bernard,
James Collier, Jerry FitzgiDbons. Bill
Garcia Innss nsn NSrAn ivsneh as sJssek
s sssssy DehI way hsI'a sSuf asr s sHs
svssny, Larry Tinsls, Rossr Williams.
WhESTLlNQ-John Upton, Prank
MORAN, sklp Hoekenberry, Jack Jones,
James Mclean, Richard Rothbard.
IMHfNo 1l-i y' Haw Rhas'i Rob..
gett, Doro Casey, John Slater, Dennis
Mcneil. James Aplstolas, Harry Ball
man. James Fairbalrn. Tom Ryan,
Dave John:OS So1 ROS. sris iIn ms nssUH,
TENNIs-Ted Thomas, Ken Munssy,
Ben Meta, sam Striner, Mike Nadanyi,
Mickey Ases, Lloyd prucker. Charles
Bogdanon Robt; BriEht, MANAGER
Eitzeerald, Urban Donnelly, John
Settler Willie Jones, Ernie clifford.
Neil sherman, Walt Dupee, Robt.
Roman. Bruce Kessler. BIZ QBrien,
TRACK-Ron Laid. Ron crown,
Jack Jones, David Rowe, Harry Law
son, Richard Hahman. Don Grant.
Sonny Laws, Sal Fuleiniti, Mike Kappa
port Bob oingel, Blanton Mcdonald.
Parrish, John williams, John Kear-
ney, Regis White, Hank FUR. manager.
QOLF-Charles orube, Dick jack
son. Richard Peterson, Richard Golden,
CHER LEADERs-Dee Lundy Viz
gtnia Porter, Diane Trenery, Lenore
krayer, virginia Lauoenstein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
AItheu Receives
Zuhurius Award

NEW YORK. May 20 R.-
Tennis Champion Althea Glib
son yesterday was formally
awarded ehe Babe Didrikson
zaharias Trophy as the 1857
woman athlete of the year."
This is the greatest honor of
my life" the 30-year-old Har-
lem girl said as she took the
giant silver bowl and a smaller
reproduction from the donor.
George Zaharias.
The larger trophy. almost as
big as the Davis Cup. is for
Althea's possession until II is
awarded TO someone else. The
smaller version is hers for
keeps.
The trophy is awarded an
nually on the basis Of the AS
ISOLATED Press poll The fabu-
lous Babe, one. Of the worlds
all-time great athletes. won the
honor six times before her
death from cancer in Septem-
Der, 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

81. Johns and Carroll are
expected 10 battle II out for
the team championship for the
fourth straight year In the
Knights Of columbus-Metro-
politan Catholic League track
and field championships at $3.50
pm. tomorrow at Georgetown
University.
81. Johns will be seeking It's
third straight championship
but will face a determined chal-
lenger In Carroll. which last
won the title In 1885. Spear
heading the Carroll bid will be
Maurice Walker. an All-Met-
ropolitan back In football and
q member OF the Lions cham
plonship basketball team.
Walker already this season
has bettered existing league
records In the i00-yard dash
and shot put and has thrown
the discus within inches OF the
mark in that event.
other Carroll standouts are
Raymond Harley In the sprints,
Everette Green In the 440,
Alvin jenkins In the $50. Art
Frontezak In the hurdles, John
Thompson in the high Jump
and Tom Hoover in the broad
Jump.
st. Johns will lean heavily
on Dick Held in the sprints,
high Jump and broad jump,
Ted Thomas in the 440 and
$50. Joe Reilly in the mile.
Ralph Jordan and John Stnons
in the hurdles and Joe Furman
and Bill Macy in the shot and
discus.
Carroll's Green is the only
defending champion, but in
addition to Walker there are at
least i've others likely to break