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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Manning to Enter Race
ForMoryIond Controller

lof the Maryland Young Demo.
Gratis organization, which i:
prohibited by its constitution
from taking a stand in the
primary.
Meanwhile, George p. Ma
honey. a Democratic candidate
for the United States Senate
nomination, urged increasing
personal income tax exemption:
from $500 to $500. He said Il
would give a family Of four with
$1,000 income q tax saving
Of $160 a year.
D'AIesandro Critized
Another candidate for the
Democratic nomination to the
Senate, Johns Hopkins Uni.
versity Economist Clarence D.
Long, questioned whether Bal.
timore Mayor Thomas Dale.
sandro could be relied on tt
carry out a consistent and
stable program as Senator.
Referring to the Mayors cal
for repeal of controversial city
taxes on advertising and manu-
facturers inventory and ma
chinery. Mr.. Long asked where
the city was going to find $22
million it will lose when the
taxes are repealed.
Mr.. D'AleSandro Is running
for the Senate nomination on
the Tawes ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

product Of the disease or de-
feet.
Leach's second trial last
month ended In o difficult YER
dict, largely on the basis Of
the finding Of the jury in the
November trial. In this way
Leach lodged q guilty verdict
on a robbery charge last
month.
Repeal Possibility
Today Mr.. Smithson ex-
planned to Judge Laws that this
situation would undoubtedly be
repeated. if Leach were brought
to trial on the robbery charge
dismissed today.
Mr.. MCGEE, recalling the
testimony Of Doctors William
@. Cushard and j. T. Cody in
the November trial, said theil
remarks about Leach being Of
sound mind still stand on the
record. The attorney said that
in view Of this st. Elizabeths
has no valid reason to hold
Leach any longer.
District Ia wrequires that q
man found not guilty Of q
crime by reason of insanity
should be sent to st. Elizabeth:
and kept there until there is 9
determination that he is Of
sound mind and no longer
dangerous to himself or others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
COP. toGet Slate
In Montgomery

Montgomery County's United
Republican Committee will rec
ommend a full slate" Of pri-
mary election candidates to-
morrow. David Scull, commit
tee chairman, announced.
Mr.. Scull said the slate will
be prepared by a steering COM
mittee of the United Republic
can Committee and be pre-
sented at a caucus of all county
Republicans February 26 in the
Silver Spring Armory.
Mr.. Scull said the committee
will seek Endorsement Of the
slate by the county's Repub-
lican State Central Committee
The United Republican Com
mittee. composed in general Of
Republican club leaders,. was
organized last fall by workers
who said they felt the party
should be more active in work.
ing for election Of Republican
candidates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17


Mr.. Mann, who is A. lives
with his wife and two daugh-
tiers on a 200-acre farm near
Poolesville.
Heller a Former Reporter
Mr.. Heller said he would run
as an independent Democrat
and would not seek indorse-
ment from any political fac
ton. .
Mr.. Heller, who is IS, has
been q Maryland resident fol
10 years. He received his
bachelor Of arts, law and doc.
tor Of laws degrees from the
University Of Chicago. He /;
q former reporter for the Chi
cago Sun.
He served three years in the
Navy in World War II. Mr.
and Mrs. Heller and their two
sons live at 2205 Luzerne ave-
nue.. Silver Spring.
Mrs. Heller will work during
the campaign as her husbands
manager.
Both Mr.. Mann and Mr.
Heller criticized Representative
Hyde for his vote for the ma
tural gas bill and his "opposi.
ton to Federal aid to educa-
ton"
Another candidate for the
Democratic nomination is Rich.
ard H. Speidel, Chevy Chase at.
torney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Snow Blocks
Fire Engines,
House Ruzed

A house was destroyed in
Fairfax County today when fire
engines were unable to reach it.
-Four fire engines and q
police cruiser got stuck In the
snow trying to reach the home
Of Robert Logan, 1901 Spring
Valley drive. between AMMAN
dale and Springfield.
Firemen said the blaze broke
out about 4:30 am. A FIRE
truck finally got to the home
about s am. Fire trucks stuck
in drifts on Backlick road and
Franconia road.
Six members Of the Logan
family moved in with q relative
who lives in the same sub
division, neighbors said. A
neighbor, Mrs. George Duffey.
said the blaze started in the
furnace room Of the $4,000
rambler.
In Prince Georges County,
several pieces Of fire equipment
were reported out of service in
snow drifts. Two units of the
Seat Pleasant department were
stranded. for nine hours last
night on the way to a barn
fire on Sheriff road. The Tux
edo-C heverly department nm
ally got one Of the Seat Pleas
ant units out about 4 am.
The Oxon Hill Fire Depart
ment in Prince Georges County
was reported imperative for q
while because q fire truck was
stuck on one side Of the fire.
house and private autos on the
other. This morning two trucks
Of the Allentown Road Fire
Department were stuck In
snowbanks near the firehouse.
A Maryland State police car
was reported in q snowbank on
Route 11S near the new Atomic
Energy Commission Building
in Montgomery County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Prof. Burnhurt
Takes Passionate
In Charleston

FREDERICK. Nd, Feb. II
@.-Dr. william r. Barnhart,
on the Hood College faculty
since 1880, has accepted q call
to become minister Of the Cir
cular Congregational Church at
Charleston, 8. c.
He will assume his new post
September /.
He has headed Hoods de-
partment of religion and phi
losophy since 1947. In 1871,
he was executive secretary OF
the Federation Of Churches in
Washington while on leave OF
labsence from Hood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Oxon Hill High School
To Hold Science Euir.

Oxon Hill Md High School
will hold a science fair Thurs
day and Friday in the school
gymnasium. Exhibits will be
open from Z to 10 pm. Thurs
day and from 9 am. to 2 pm.
Friday.
A special exhibit from the
Nays David Taylor Model
Basin will be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

A report on crime In WASH
ington to the Senate District
Committee by Police Chief
Robert v. Murray was showed
out today.
But Senator Bible. Democrat
Of Nevada, committee >chair-
man, did receive an urgent re-
quest that police salaries be
raised to help fight the increase
in thefts. assaults. muggings
and other violence on WASH
ington streets The request from
Senator Mansfield. Democrat of
Montana, was given to Senator
Bible as he presided over this
sessions first meeting Of the
full committee.
Chief Murray was called to
the session with Commissioner
Robert e. Mclaughlin to tell
the Senators about police prob
lens today.
Besides Senator Bible, only
Committeeman Beall, Republi.
can Of Maryland. and Hoblitzell
Republican Of West Virginia
attended. Other members, al
well as witnesses on related
matters, called to say they
couldn't get through the snow
to the Capitol.
Senator Bible told the CHIEF
he would try for another meet
ing Wednesday and promised
prompt action on the salary
proposals.
Mansfield Cites Crime Rise
THE need for these in
creaseS can be based on the
Increased incidents Of crime ir
the District. the present high
cost of living, the peculiarities
of providing law enforcement
the inability to maintain the
for the Nations Capital anc
metropolitan force at its full
strength" Senator Mansfield
wrote in his letter.
/ He said statistics indicated
an upward trend Of crime In
recent months sufficient tt
cause concern. Also. the met.
ropolitan area population rise
to 2 million from Ia million
lin 1850 has brought with il
Increased visitors and automo.
bile drivers to the Cap al, HI
noted.
Asks $5,241 Minimums
i Senator Mansfield stressed
that these factors make it ur.
gent that the police fill theil
authorized strength Of 2.508
One way is to bring salaries uI
to a range of competition with
business and Government op-
portunities, according to tn.
Senator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

They will seek the seat now
held by Representative Hyde.
Republican.
Mr.. Mann's announcement
was followed by a statement
from j. Newton Brewer, jr., vice
chairman of the Maryland
National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. that he
would not seek the Democratic
congressional nomination.
Mr.. Brewer. who previously
had announced he would file II
Mr.. Mann did not, said he
withdrew in the interest Of
party harmony.
Mann Backed Foley Foe
A Montgomery County resi-
dent since 1949. Mr.. Mann il
executive vice chairman Of the
county's Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee.
Mr.. Mann was an active sup
porter Of Montgomery County
Council Member Grahame
Walker in his unsuccessful
campaign against Orphans
Court Judge John r. Foley for
the Democratic nomination to
Congress in 1856.
Mr.. Foley. who lost to Repre-
sentative Hyde in the general
election, again Is q candidate
for nomination for the post
this year.
Mr.. Mann was a critic Of the
county's Democratic organiza-
ton in 1856 during q fight over
selection Of delegates to the
State convention. He was the
leader Of the successful con-
vention delegation and is a
member Of the party caucus
which grew out Of the fight.
He. recently has been active
in promoting harmony between
the county's Democratic forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Defenders Open
PorIey Tomorrow

RICHMOND Va, Feb. II (Rl,
Reports and committee meet
ings will take most Of tomorrow
as the Defenders Of State
Sovereignty and Individual
Liberties opens q two-day State
convention here.
Thurman Sensing, executive
vice president of the Southern
States Industrial Council, Nash
vile. Tenn, will address a ban
quet session tomorrow night.
Wednesday morning the dele
gates will hear a talk by Mrs.
William D. Leetch. secretary of
American Coalition, an Or
ganization to Coordinate the
Efforts Of Patriotic, Civic and
Fraternal Societies to Keep
America American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

told Cnle1 UlSCrlCt Court JuuBe
Bolitha j. Laws the Govern
ment Is dropping Q robbery
charge because. In effect. prose-
cutors would face only another
insanity plea In any future
trial.
Tried In November
Leach was first tried In No
vember on charges Of receiv-
ing stolen Government property
and concealing knowledge Of a
Federal offense by another man,
Two psychiatrists testified
Leach had q sociopathic per-
sonality disturbance at the
time of the crime, but added
this did not mean he was le-
gally insane.
However, DR.. Addison Duval,
assistant superintendent Of St.
Elizabeths Hospital. told the
jury several days after the
earlier psychiatric testimony,
hospital policy had changed
and a sociopathic personality
disturbance henceforth was to
be considered a mental disease,
sNot Guilty" Verdict
The Jury. faced with this
testimony and the legal tests
for insanity Of the Durham
doctrine, then brought in a
verdict Of not guilty by reason
Of insanity.
The Durham doctrine re-
quires such a verdict where q
jury feels q defendant was ~
suffering from q mental disease
or defect at the time Of his
crime: CD the crime was the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Third Criminal Charge
Dropped Against Leach

third criminal charge against John d. Leach who has
lodged guilty verdcs through insanity pleas in two pre-
vous dropped today by Government prosecutors
Hugh MCGEE Leachs attorney said he viii now move TO
have his client Ezabehs Hospital where Leach
was sent after successful insanity plea here last
November.
Assistant United States Attorney Smhson today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

Taxpayer assistance days
are Monday and Friday at
local Office Of the Internal
Revenue Service. Hours are
$3.50 am. to 5 pm. A call TO
your local office may save .
trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Mann and Heller Enter
Roce for Hyde's Sect

Two Montgomery County Democrats today for
the pary nomination to Congress from Maryands 9Th
gressional district
They James Manu. Washington attorney and resi-
dent Of Pooesve and David A. Heller Who with his wife
Deane works public relations and free lance writing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-19
Examples for Congress

The Maryland and Virginia General
Assemblies have set good examples for
Congress in facing the threatened ex-
ploitation Of interstate highways by bill
board interests. Both Legislatures have
passed billboard control laws qualifying
them for proposed Federal-aid bonuses"
under pending Federal antibillboard leg
iSlation. It is now up to Congress to see
that the Federal Government does its
part in the combined efforts to prevent
the erection of roadside advertising cur
tainS along the new interstate highway
network.
However, the watered-down bill
board bill reported by the Senate Public
Works Committee would offer little in
ducement to States to take effective
action to regulate billboard construction
on the expressways. The committee
plan would bar only the larger signs.
States permitting small signs along the
highways would still be eligible for Fed
eral bonuses" for roadside protection
allotment Of Federal aid to such States.
We hope Congress will not be content
with proposals for partial control. It
has a supreme opportunity, before the
interstate highways are built, of insuring
them against roadside DETACHMENT of the
sort that has brought widespread criti-
cism Of U. S. and other older roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-19
Royal Fortunes

In this ultramodern world, dynastic
considerations still count. We are re-
minded Of this by the poignantly con-
trasting situations of two royal ladies
who have been much on the front pages
these last few days, Princess Grace Of
Monaco and Queen Saroya of Iran. Her
serene highnesS is being toasted and
cheered in her country because she has
produced son and heir to the throne.
And her majesty, because she did not,
has been divorced. The Queens fate is
pathetic one. She is young and daz-
zlingly beautiful. Apparently she enjoyed
and returned the love of her husband,
! the Shah. But 1t was situation where
love was not enough. The succession
through the male heir must be insured,
and SO she has been set aside. We can
all rejoice with Princess Grace and sigh
with Queen Saroya, and reflect anew
that while royalty has It's privileges 1t
also imposes stern demands, which less
exalted folks are spared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-19
CousinIy Courtesy

The spirit of cousinly courtesy ex-
listing between DR.. H. G.. (Curly) Byrd
and Maryland State Controller J. Mil
lard TaweS continues to have its quiet
Ing effects on Maryland's oft-turbulent
Democratic politics. Both DR.. Byrd and
Mr.. TaweS, who are second cousins and
who hail from Crisfleld on the Eastern
Shore, long have had their eyes on the
governorShip. Both announced for the
gubernatorial primary in 1854, but Mr..
Tawes later withdrew from that race
to give DR.. Byrd clear sailing. DR.. Byrd
was badly beaten in the election, how
ever, by Governor McKeldin. Once
again last year both cousins entered the
race for Governor and once again one
of them has bowed out in Difference to
the other. This time it was DR.. Byrd'S
turn.
More than cousinly courtesy, how
ever, was behind DR.. Byrd's decision to
leave the field in favor of Mr.. Tawes.
Party harmony and unity were i'm
portant factors, too. Both were threat
ened by contest which had been
shaping up between the two seasoned
campaignerS. Actually, Controller
Tawes had been campaigning more
actively in recent weeks than Cousin
Curly, with numerous politically power
full organizations and groups lining up
on the Tawes side. There are still
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-19
Space and the u. N.

The Kremlin's chief representative
at the United Nations now has formally
proposed that the peaceful control of
outer space be fully discussed at the
next session Of the General Assembly.
This is essentially an American idea, but
the Russians, in borrowing it from us,
have promoted it in a way designed to
give them the propaganda advantage of
seeming to have taken the lead in the
matter
Actually, the genesis Of the idea
can be found in the following words
from President Eisenhower's January,
1857, state-of-the- Union message: I'VE
are willing to enter any reliable agree
nlent which would /. mutually control
the outer space missile and satellite de-
velopment." Later, particularly after
the launching Of the first Soviet Sput-
mix, the idea began to grow. In one
Of his recent letters to Premier Bull
ganin, for example, the President urged
that it be given earnest consideration,
and it received considerable attention
in Congress, where Senator Lyndon
Johnson became a sort of chief spokes-
man for the view that the United Ma.
tons should be called upon to deal with
the whole problem.
Although they were at first inclined
to scott at all this, the men Of the Krem-
lin have now seized upon it as If it were
their own idea. At the same time, how
ever, they have attached conditions to
A. that foil FOR cI1orf ~ haivao oooo~&ah1o
What they have proposed is to join in
an agreement prohibiting the use of
outer space for anything but peaceful
purposes. But this agreement, which
would involve the creation Of special
new United Nations agency to make
great cooperative enterprise of all
spatial projects, apparently would not
be even considered by the Soviet Union
unless the United States and allied pow
ers HQuidated their overseas bases in
Europe, the Middle East and North
Africa.
Such liquidation, Of course, would
dissolve the free worlds defenses against
the danger of conventional as well as
unconventional aggression, and for that
reason 1t obviously would be much too
high a price to pay.for Soviet promise
not to make military use of outer space.
Yet this is a field that unquestionably
demands the kind of international con-
troll that needs to be discussed, not Just
briefly at summit conference, but with
complete thorotghness in the u. N. rs
that extent at least, our country has no
argument with the Kremlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-19
Not Beinq Ponicked

In MS remarks to the Republican
Women's National Conference, the Pres
ident has reafirmed that he proposes to
turn thumbs down on any grandiose
schemes to lick the current economic
recession with curative projects that
might easily do the country more harm
than good. AS he has put 1t, 1.-THE hard
ships to individuals and their families of
a temporary downturn in employment
are bad enough. But this administration
Is not going to be panicked by alarmists
into activities that could actually make
those hardships not temporary but
chronic"
This seems to us to be an altogether
sensible view, the more so because Of the
measures that have been taken within
recent weeks to cope with the situation.
These meaSures-easier credit policies,
postal construction program, stepped
up housing and highway outlayS, the
accelerated placement of defense con-
tracts and numerous other moves-add
up to powerful force in terms of pro-
noting recovery. In fact, their potential
Is so substantial that the President ap-
parently still hopes that they will be
enough to put our economy back on even
keel again. However, If they fail, he will
recommend further action-including a
tax cuff "such action should prove
desirable or necessary"
In saying this, the President has
done little more than restate what he
has said before, but there is really not
much new for him to say on the subject.
Like everybody else, he is against the
recession, and he and his administration,
besides having already taken important
steps to stimulate the economy, are
prepared to do whatever else may be
needed to speed up recovery. This is
about all that can be done In situation
OF this kind. But naturally, with their
thoughts turning to next November's
elections, the political-minded Cassan-
dras are not disinclined to ring the
alarm bells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-19
Postal Rates

My income is less than $50
per month. I need more
money just to buy inciden-
tails. So I try to sell articles
and stories to magazines and
newspapers. But when I send
a manuscript I don't get any
postal pound rates. I pay
first class postage-and I
pay 1t both ways. BY the
time I reach four, five, or
even more editors. I have to
spend quite a bit in postage.
At three cents per ounce
OR part Of an ounce-it is
rather expensive, but the
proposal is to increase that
rate by 67%-namely to five
cents.
Will Congressman George
M. Rhodes and publisher
David Lawrence please ex-
plain why m a n uscrip is
should go at first class rates
either at three cents or
five cents per ounce?
I would like to know the
reasoning back Of that i'm
position. Is 1t because I am
SO years old. and should
have saved enough to keep
me going regardless of post
age rates? II. E. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-19
Defends France

AS an American Of French
birth. 1t is q matter Of con-
Germ to me when o French
journalist or commentator
INDUCES in diatribes against
the United States. Now and
then this can be ascribed
to theological bias and blind
ness. and occasionally to
plain venality.
But it is q matter Of even
greater concern to anyone
wishing for normally decent
press relations among coun-
tries Of the Western alliance
to read the comments Of
Constantine Brown about
France in his column Of
March IL. One Is at q loss to
account for the motivation,
since theological bias and
venality would obviously not
apply here.N
Surely, with all her faults.
real or conjured. France can
still be considered as impor-
tant to the Vests posture Of
strength as, let us say. For
mosa. Yet your columnist APP
pears to have q different
scale of evaluation in these
two cases, If one is to Judge
by his comments. ~
To attribute Frances pres
ent position among the ma
jor powers to the protection
of President Roosevelt during
the war years Is O purely per-
sonal and unsubstantiated in
depreciation. It is not In keep
ing with factual and objective
journalism. Further. Brown
would do well to familiarize
himself with the work accom-
plished by France through
many years in the bringing
about of Q basis for progress
sive autonomy In West and
Equatorial Africa, by way Of
example. Surely, any fair OBJ
server. in considering the
present capabilities Of Wet
Nam. Tunisia. and Morocco in
self-government. would grant
that the past influence Of
France contributed to this
achievement. Am I wrong in
detecting a vague note Of sat-
isfaction in your columnist's
statement that France Is
rapidly losing Algeria?
To brand the French people
as a whole as cynical and
distrustful Of politicians" is
one Of those bland generalities
which is not consonant with
factual reporting or objective
commentary. It is painful to
read from the pen Of q pre-
sumably friendly commenta-
tor that many Of her politi-
clans are venal and petty
men unable to understand the
responsibilities Of power or
the necessity of national in
tegrity." This. to say the least,
is a rather incorporate state
ment.
T. r nosfavA