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measure also would require APP
pointees to have lived In the
metropolitan area for three
year' immediately bsfor, as
suining once. A new Judge
would have to have lied ave
years in the metropolitan area
during the ib-year period i'm
lned'ately preceding appcint-
rnens.
Beckleg Of 9s2 Cases
Thu Senate last year passed
. bill calling for one addi-
tional Judge. But 1t died In
Etnats- House conference after
disagreement over residence
requirements. Representative
Davis. Democrat Of Georgia.
original sponsor Of the measure
that cleare dthe House In 1887.
, was reported last year reluc-
tant TO the possible appoint
ment Of q Negro Judge.
The committee received from
juvenile Court this morning
figures showing . backlog Of
e32 cases. Present Juvenile
Jdge Orm Ketcham has man
aged to reduce the January |
backlog Of l,042 cases that
much by refusing to hear nom
support cases. according to
Senator Hartke, Democrat Of
Indiana, who heads the SUBJ
committee that handles the
court bills.
In separate action, the com.
afittee reported four District
housekeeping bills. Three
would simplify procedures for
serving notices OF condemna-
tion, for taxes and assessments
and two vacate unsafe build.
ings. A fourth bill would elim-
mate Q Legal requirement, for
On annual count Of children
from 3 to 10 In the District.
School Supt. Carl Hansen would
be allowed to take the census.
when he felt 1t was necessary.
IS the number Of all children
under 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-16

up . meeting OF the Big -Four
! foreign ministers which hss
been suggested fcr May.
Chairman FuIbright Of ths
Senate Foreign Relations Com.
mittee said In o week END TV.
radio program that the United
states should be willing TO take
Berlin and other problems ID
. summit conferences instesd oil
insisting On discussion Of the
foreign minister level.
Mr.. Eisenhower hes not been
enthusiasts shout . meeting
Of heads 81 state but Senator
Fqlbri7ht said this may be the
only level ct which talks could
be successful.
Senator Mansfield said yes
terdsy the Omitted states
should start to consider livery
seriously" removing Its deptnd,
ants from West Germany be-
cause Of the grave Berlin
situation.
Nest serious since Korea
He sSi1 he regarded the Berlin
crisis the mast serious since
KoFes
nut the senator. appearing
on CESS race the Nation"
tslsvision .,rosram. said he did
not agree With the cali for
total mobilization made by
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Army
Chief Of star.
Il dent think the times call
for total mobilization yet" he
said. They cell for deep think
Ing tand) we must see what
can be done with honor In
seeking q way out Of the Ber-
lin situation"
Senator Mansfield. said that
If war should come only Pres.
ident Eisenhowe7 could give q
definitive answer as to whether
1t would be q nuclear Oh ground
war,
THE President" he said, "is
In Z dilemma. He is not certain
what he should DO. i. . F.. When
he Eisenhower has made Q
decision In the past he has
invariably--in his own right
mode a risht decision"
6enstor Bridges. Republican
OF New Hampshire, said. mean.
while, that the United States
should fight for free access TO
Berlin" II necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-16

PARIS, Mar. 10 (Ap) RE.
! turns from the final round In
frances two.stage municipal
elections showed today that
the Communists held their own
or forged ahead In most Of the
key town councils.
Voters in 1870 communities
turned out yesterday to finish
the ieb they began q week ago
under a new electoral system
tailored to trim communism 3
grass roots hold On the elec-
torate.
Despite . week Oi malIuver.
ing alliances, the anti-COmmu.
nistS failed to cut deep int
the Red representation
A check Of the largely pro.
Communist worrying class SUBJ
urbs Of Paris in0icated the
Reds had recaptured 70 Of the
20 local councils they con.
trolled after the last MUNICIPAL
elections In 1858, They lost
one town hall end returns from
the 2oth were not vet available.
Reds Gain IN Paris Area
The Reds also picked up ct
least four seats In the council
of the Seine Department,
which embraces the entire Paris
region. The Communists now
will have 50 Of the $50 mem.
bers.
In Frances 10 largest cities
elections were completed last
week with . proportional rep.
resentation system that gave
the Reds a boost in total mum.
Der Of seats as well as the in.
creased vote percentase they
won. The Communists captured
l60 seats as compared with las
in the 1888 municipal elec-
tons.
About 10000 communities
using the two.rcund system
also completed their election
March . by giving the favored
candidates Q majority Of all
votes cast. Where no candi.
dates got . first round ma
jority, q second vote was nee
esSary yesterday with the seats
going to the top men.
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d"
strengthening or equlupIng Of
eur armed forces In Europe"
TO send new military units
there now. Gen. White said.
would have mo influence to
speak Of on the outcome Of the
Berlin incident. because the
It'll Army Is one % the best
trained and best equipped units
In the world"
Gen. White agreed with Gen.
Maxwell .. Taylor, Army Chief
81 star. who testified earlier.
chat the United ststss unjust
use whatever means sre, neces-
ssrysip order TO carry cut our
national decision" not to give
IN inch in Berlin
Air Force Ready Nov
The Air Force chief said
"theFe is nothing drastic" the
Air Force can do now to
strengthen its hand In the stu
alton.
I'VE can BY 4 number Of de-
vices" he said. put more air.
craft on alert. require crews to
remain within the area Of their
aircraft. We can put more air.
craft Of the Air Defense Come
niard on alert, and We can alert
tactical forces to be ready to
move any place In the world.
But In general the Air
Force Is to all intents and pur-
poses mobilized 70 within Q mat
ter Of hours"
He said the Strategic Air
Command has bombers and
tankers on i5-minute alert right
now. the Air Defense Command
has fighters on 5,rninute alert
70 hours q day and tactical
f9rces are already deployed In
major areas.
Gen, White was asked by
Senator Stsnnis. Democrat OF
Mississippi. shout the de-
lenses against bomber attack
In Russia. Some Of Gen.
Whites answers we're deleted
for security reasons but he did
say. II have no question that
We can bomb the targets sue
eessfuliy."
At one point In his testi-
nlOpy. he made the comment
that lin a general war there
Is no question IN my mind that
nuclear weapons would have to
be used"
Sees General Was Risk
In reply to q question, the
General said the resolve to
stand firm in Berlin "can. lead
to q general war with the
Soviet Union. In my opinion"
And In discussing President
Eisenhower's remark Of last
week that there would be no
ground war In Europe, Gen.
White commented that the
United States could not possibly
match the Soviet Union on .
msn-for.inan basis.
Sees ouick Nuelssr Decision
Gen. White said the Air
Force thesis is that it would
take two to four days to "con-
elude the decisive phase Of .
nuclear war"
.Senats Majority Leader john
ten, spbcommittee chairman,
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White Sees y. S. Force
Adequate for Berlin
y The Assselatsa rrss.

The Air Force Chief Of Stan, Gen. Thomas d. White,
has assured Congress that he feels United states military
forces In Europe adequate to deal with the Berlin crisis
In his heavily censored testimony bsors the Senate Pre-
parednsss subcommittee last week. made public yesterday he
said ~ feel that there Is no real requirement fer further
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had asked II It wasn't the feel
ing Of Z good many people In
authority that I'll the particle
pants In . nucletr war would
be defeated.
II think nuclear war Is some-
thing that Is horrible and dim
cult to contemplate. but ! am
afraid that 1t Is the sort Of
thing that civilization Is faced
with. and the answer 70 the
overall question. I certainly
DO not have that feeling :. y
Asked by Senator johnson
whether he considered 1t pos.
sible and desirable to achieve
parity with the Russians in
ballistie missile, capabilities,
Gen. White replied:
II think We not only must
achieve parity on an over-alll
basis, but We must have 0 pre-.
pcnderance Of force.
Asked what Is being done to|
achisve this. he said that under
present budget plans. II DO not
feel that there Is much more
that can be done that a neces.
sary." He added that produc.
ton Of the Minuternan missile
should be speeded up '.af,d We
have so recommended. and II
am sure that that Is one thing
that viii be done"
NO Defense Against ACbMs
Gen. White said the United
states has no defense against
enemy intercontinental ballis-
tic missiles but he doesn't
agree with those In the Army
who contend that the Nike.
zeus aiiti.riiissile system should
said he fayors spending the
money allotted for Its develop.
ment but 1t would be wasteful
to produce the Nike-zeus now
because II Wouia not DC en-
clent, from what we know
ABOUT IL Today.
he SAID tie $ls billion Ar
Force total " the new budget
u ABOUT " piiiion less than ne
originally asked for but insisted
he Is satisfied with the amount.
At one point, Senator SYM
ington. Democrat Of Missouri.
said Gen. Whites comment
that Q nuclear war 10 proDablt
conhicted with . speech ~
Admiral Arleiyh A. Burke.
Naval Chief 81 Operations. that
the probability Of Q general
nuclear war Is reniote.
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ceived q special gold medal
given to surviving Civil War
veterans. 1t was presented by
Assistant Secretary Of Army
Hugh Milton.
Although his hssrins was not
as good as It ono. was. Mr..
salliny still had . full head Of
black hair which he attributed
% always wearing q hat and
never using soap snd water IN
his head. His wit remained
sharp and he laughs1 often.
Lived with Daughter
The ssncral-the title was
purely honorary - was born
about Q mile and a half from
the little mountain home where
he lived hts last years with hts
daughter. Mrs. McCamey. He
moved In with Mrs. McCamey
and her husband after he be-
came too old to tend his farm
Each May Is. on his birthday.
Mr.. Selling could be counted
on to be on his front porch,
respondent In his Confederate
uniform. hat on his head and
a cigar in his mouth, receiving
best wishes from dignitaries
and just plain friends.
Birthday cards always came
from the President. the Gov.
srnor and members Of Congreys.
The Civil War was not
glsmorous for Mr.. Sailing. He
did not wear the gold sash or
cavalry hat which distin.
guished some Of the boys In
gray. His duties as 0 rnsmber
Of D Company. 2Sth Virginia
Regiment, consisted Of digging
saltp:ter for Confederate gum
powder.
After the war he returned
to Scott County In mountain.
Gus Southwest Virginia and
marred Mary Flanary. They
had seven children. His wife
died In 1870.
Tried Hand at Farming
Mr.. Sailing tried his hand at
farming and logging and coca
sionally borrowed . rieiehbor's
l0o-eallon still.
i've made Q sight Of bran
dy." he once recalled. He
added that good likker never
did hurt no man. II he knew
how to drink it."
Mr.. Sallina few to Mobile.
Ala. IN 1888 for the annual
Confederate Veterans. Some
years earlier he went TO Gettys-
burg. Pa. for the 18th snniver.
saiy Of that famous Civil War
battle. He reported later that
he land = couple Of Yankees
set together and listened 10
President Roosevelt speak"
CONFINED to q wheel chair for
the last several years, Mr..
Sallings was always proud Of
his peaceful nature.
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People Farley
ReviewsTies
Between Cities

The Mayor OF Miami Beach.
Fia, had the last word today
on the effectiveness Of people.
70 people programs between
cities In this country and
abroad.
I'VE have just established an
afilipticn with Fljasawa, j..
pam" Kenneth OkA soid. "The
city used to cell itself the
Miami ef the Orient Now the
cficials are advertising II as
the Miami Beach Of the
| Orient"
The Mayor was followed by
Lewis Price, director Of public
relations for Miami. at the
opening session Of the second
annual Joint meeting Of the
Civic Committee Of the People.
to-People Program and the
Committee on international
| Municipal Cooperation Of the
American Municipal Associa.
ton.
Price Comedies Defeat
"Aftsr Mr.. Okla. I have Iioth-
ing TO say" Mr.. Price told the
group. Then he sat Down. MI.
ami " Just considering estab-
| fishing IN afiiliaticn with .
South American city.
The 90 deiegates from 30 inu-
inequalities also heard other
proof Of the effectiveness Of IN.
ternat iensl municipal ec-opera.
ton.
we've even interrupted the
private life Of the Mayor Of
Aries, France" said Rabbi
| Moses N. Friedman Of York.
Pa. ""one Of our exchange
teachers married him."
Miss Catherine Beachley
added that the Mayors daush.
ter from her home. Hageys-
town. Nd, had married the son
Of the chief justice in the SIS.
ter city Of Vessel, Germany.
Another romance. between two
pen pals Is going very strong"
she added.
Allen speaks
Chief speaker at the opening
session Of the two-day meeting
In the State Departments In
ternatienal conference suite was
George v. Allen, director Of
the United States Information
Agency. he said the pe0ple-to-
people program was the best
way he knew TO bring about the
stsble international situation
which We ell want" 81 3
The purpose ef the pro-
gram. he said. was not to
sell the United States hut to
bTins about international
understanding.
: Senator Cooper. Republican
Of Kantpcky. ives scheduled to
address the meeting later In
the Sheraton Carlton Hotel.
Another panel discussion on
The Rele 81 Municipal
Government in Town Affili?
stisns" vas scheduled for this
sftsrneon.
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U. S. Incomes
Hit Record
During Nay
BY the Associated Press

The Government announced
today that the personal income
Of all Americans rose in May to
a record annual rate OF $685.
billion. The increase for the
month was SO billion on an
annual basis.
Secretary Of Com m ere e
Strauss issued a special state
ment which said:
This high level Of purchas-
ing power is a basis for the
business confidence so gen.
orally evident. and for the
strong hope for further in
creases in employment"
Personal income in May was
up 7 per cent or $25 billion on
a yearly basis from May, 1857.
The report said the surge in
incomes from a year ago repre-
Sents for the most part real
gains in the buying power of
the average American, mas
much as retail prices advanced
only fractionally during the
interim.
Most of the May increase in
income was in wages and
salaries which were up SIS bill
lion to a seasonally adjusted
lannual rate Of $255, 800 900 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

LONDON, June II (AP).-A
high court jury awarded Amer
lean entertainer Liberace g.
600 pounds ($22,4O0) damages
today in a libel suit against the
London Daily Mirror.
The jurors-D men and 2
women-decided after ga hours
of elaboration that a story in
1856 by Mirror Columnist Will
liam N. Conner implied that
the pianist was a homosexual.
The implication was untrue.
the jury held, and the phrase
ology used in the column was
not fair comment, as claimed
by the Mirror.
Liberace insisted the column
said plainly that he was some
thing less than a man.
He swore on the witness stand
that he was not a homosexual.
Today was the seventh day
Of the trial.
Justice Sir Cyril Salmon told
the jury its decision had to be
based on whether the words Mr..
Liberace complained about Gin
the ordinary and natural mean
ing mean that the plaintiff is a
homosexual."
The Mirror denied the
column was intended to give
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Mrs. Kline agreed to let them
determine the house for 1928,
the detective said. He said they
drilled holes around the house
for three hours and then poured
a solution in the holes.
Mrs. Kline paid the men, but
became suspicious later and
called police, the detective said.
Sergt. Kadel said he called
in a member of the National
Exterminators Association and
the expert said Mrs. Kline's
house did not have termites.
I'VE dug into one Of the holes
they put the solution in and
ants were still running through
IT," the detective said.
Also indicted was Kenneth
L. ODay, Al, Of the 1900 block
of South Seventh street. on
four charges of violating motor
vehicle laws. ODay is accused
of making false statements to
obtain a license as an auto
salesman and listing a nom
existent organization on an
affidavit filed on three auto
sale certificates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17
Jury Awards Liberoce $4,000
In Libel Suit Against London Daily

Liberace contended that fruit"
was a slang term for a homo
sexual.
Plaintiff Giberace) has to
satisfy the jury. If they are to
answer the question in his
favor, that the words meant
that he is a homosexual. that
he is a sexual pervert who
INDUCES in sexual practices
with other men," the judge
said.
1T is not what some SuS-
picious or dirty-minded man
or woman might wiring out of
the words or what some ex-
ceptionally innocent or I'M
worldly person might think
that matters. :"
Under British legal practice
plaintiffs in libel actions dc
not claim a specific sum in
damages. If the jury decides
there has been damage, it also
sets the compensation.
Justice Salmon noted that
one of the entertainers CHIEF
complaints was the Common
column had made his mother
i'll.
You cannot give Mr.. Liber-
ace any money just because
his mother is not WELL" he had
told the jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17
Mrs. Long Lands
In Texas to axe
Governor Home

GALVESTON, Tex, June II
(AP).-Mrs. Earl Long arrived
in a Louisiana Air National
Guard plane at 9:55 am. (CST
today to take the Louisiana
Governor back home.
Mrs. Long was accompanied
by three doctors, Maj. Gen.
Raymond Huff and Mrs. Will
liam Lockhart. the Governors
executive secretary. Gen. Huff
is adjutant general Of Louisiana.
Mrs. Long told newsmen:
"As soon as we can get things
ready, we're going to leave"
The 63-year-old Governor
shouted to newsmen from his
second-f1oor room in the psy-
chiatric clinic of John Sealy
Hospital earlier today that the
group would leave for Ochsner
Foundation Hospital in New
Orleans at II am.
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sides indicate that there is
little hope of averting a pro-
longed steel industry strike
when the present union con-
tract expires June 80.
Asked about the Symington
suggestion today, Mr.. Eisen-
hover said there was a histori-
cal precedent in which the out
come of similar action was an
attempt to seize steel plants by
the Government.
He presumably was referring
to action by former President
Truman that was upset by the
courts.
While he will continue to
urge in every way he can that
both sides in the steel dispute
guard against setting of an
infiationary wage-price spiral
See EISENHOWER, Page At
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Gulf Storm Expected
To Move Into Mexico

NEW ORLEANS, June II
AP).-Tropical storm Beulah
neared hurricane force today
as it inched toward the Mex
lean border south Of Browns
Vile. Tex.
A Weather Bureau advisory
at 10 am. (CSTl placed Beu-
lah about 200 miles south Of
Brownsville.
The advisory said highest
winds we're around 70 miles per
hour near the storms center.
with winds of so miles per hour
Extending outward go miles
from the eye of the storm.
The advisory said the storm
would reach the Mexican coast
between Brownsville and Tam
pico, Mexico, late today or to-
night.
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SHUBERT'S PASSING
MARKS END OF ERA

A DARKENED THEATER is the
last reminder ef on ero thot hos
posed. Its empty stose waits now
for on Incertoin future. Reed John
MeKeIwoy's nostoIsie story on Poss
81. l.
A STREETcAR RIDE brought Q
moment Of eowordiee and courage
to those oboord. Marjorie Holmes
tells o. o personal experience in
todoy's column on Pose c..
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D. c., Maryland
Aides Get 3-Duy
JuIy4 Holiday

District employees and Mary
land State government workers
will get a three-day Fourth Of
July holiday.
The District Commissioners
today voted to excuse all but
a skeleton crew of the citys
$4,000 workers on Friday,
July 3.
The day will not be con-
sidered a holiday for pay pur-
poses in the District. Those
who must work will be given
compensatory time of, rather
than holiday pay.
Maryland's Gov. Tawes yes
terday proclaimed July 3 a
legal holiday. assuring State
employees and many other work.
ers of a long week end.
Maryland banks will be closed
that day, and city governments
may follow suit by giving their
workers the day of. District
banks will be open.
Last week, the White House
ordered that Federal employees
be given that day of.
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Symtngt0n OF MISSOURI scion
Of an old Maryland family.
Gov. Tawes disclosed this
development after conferring
with Senator Kennedy at
Ocean City. Md. He said he
had the impression. after his
hour long talk with the Massa-
chusetts Senator, that the Sem
ator would seek the Democratic
presidential preference vote Of
the State. Gov. Tawes gave
no indication what his position
would be in such a race.
The personally popular and
attractive Senator from Massa-
chusetts has been running well
in front in both national and
State polls Of public sentiment.
It is evident that he has also
the support Of a good many Of
the party leaders in various Sec
tons Of the country.
Anti-Kennedy Drive
The drive against Senator
Kennedy has recently been
highlighted by the maneuver-
ing Of his opponents in Wiscon-
sin. Oregon and other States
where presidential preference
primaries are to be held next
year-primaries In which Sena-
tor Kennedy might be expected
to have a good chance of sue
cess.
Gov. Gaylord A. Nelson Of
Wisconsin, a Democrat. has de-
clared himself opposed to an
open primary in the Badger
State and is seeking to get Sem
ator Proxmire to become Wis
consin's favorite-son candidate.
1t is not entirely clear in whose
interest Gov. Nelson is acting.
1t could be Senator Humphrey
Of Minnesota, Adlai Stevenson,
Senator Lyndon johnson of
Texas, or Senator Symington,
although 1t would be dif1icult to
visualize a delegation Of Wis
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Exterminotors Accused
Of Planting Termites

Three termite experts" were
indicted yesterday by an Ar
lington County grand jury on
grand larceny charges after po-
lice accused them of bringing
in their own termites to VIC
timize a homeowner.
Indicted were Edwin H.
Chapman, Edgar w. Chapman,
and William Odum, who "live
In a trailer out in the country"
according to Detective Sergt.
Walter Kadel.
Sergt. Kadel said they were
trading under the name of
Chapman Pest Control Of Rich
mond and had set up an ONCE
in Arlington in the 100 block
Of North Irving street.
The indictment listed Mrs.
Lottie e. Kline, 1915 North
Nelson street. as the victim.
Sergt. Kadel said the trio
came to her home and asked
to make a free inspection for
termites. He said they drilled
holes in the uIfderpinning and
showed the owner O handful
of termites."