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PRIVILEGES Of THE FLOOR:

Senator Ottley asked the House to reconsider Bill No.
975, which was adopted on Thursday, June 4, 1859. cThe
bill purports to provide SIS, 900 for the purchase and dis
tribution Of Fresh Milk In examining the bill, the Sena-
tor said, he detected that-while it was the legislatures
intention to include school children under the purview Of
the biH-it contained nothing in regard thereto. Senator
, 1959-10-21
CORRECTION 8 APPROVAL OF JOURNAL

The. House adopted the Journal for the Legislative
Day, Monday, June I, 1859, with the following correc-
tons: ID On the bottom Of Page AL the words Thank
changed to 1T still stands" ~ On page 46, the word
dump" in Senator Lawaetzs statement was changed to
Jump
, 1959-10-21


he Viroin Islands Of the United States
9 :. 2 ils ls'anos 1893
LaWae1z also asKeo. reconslderatlon OF tnls Dill on the
grounos tnat II was not suf1clentIy comprehensive OF the
-
Appropriate Fifteen Thousand l$15 00m Dollar. for the
Purchase and Distribution Of Fresh Milk. and for other
Purposes adonted lime u 1850 ha- not- oart;and and AZ
same be reconsidered bv Tia eoislatnra
COMMUNICATIONS 3, pETTTToNs.
n
committaa - Arr1od Services aa ~.
NAV % 1850
Honorable walter I'M Hodoa presidont
noilo ~ Aoi1Si !. = llooSe, IleolueAt I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
Discoverer Believed
In Some Kind of Orbit

OF the random signals re-
ceived 50 far. authorities said,
the most reliable were picked
up by tracking stations At ID
wards Air force Base. CALI,
Anette. Alaska. end Nanfsn-
berg.
The An 80 sad slie iii-
formation at hand suggests
Discoyerer may be circling the
earth about once every 96 min
utes. It said the preliminary
data indicate the rocket Is about
l46 miles from the earth at the
point Of its closest approach
and $50 miles away at the far
thest point In its flight.
The frequency at which Dis
coverer's radio was supposed
to broadcast has been kept Sc
cret. This prompted criticism
from some scientists, who say
that withholding such infor-
nation may have prevented
crackers from locating the
rocket.
DR.. j. Allen Hynek. associ-
ate director Of the Smithsonian
See DISCOvERER, Page A.:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
HoroIdL. Aitken Named
D.C.Highwoy Director

Harold L. Aiken. 40, today
was named as the new District
Director Of Highways and Traf-
nc to succeed the recently re-
tired John N. Robertson.
The announcement was made
by Engineer Commissioner
Welling's Office.
Mr.. Aiken, a former Federal
highway engineer, has been
serving as q special assistant
to Mr.. Robertson since the first
of the year when he was APP
pointed to take over the Dis
trict's 13-year roadway plan.
Mr.. Aiken worked with the
Clarkeson Engineering Co., q
consulting firm, as project di-
rector on q study for q District
link with Maryland Route $40
before joining the District
Highway Department.
He was a design engineer
with the Federal Bureau Of
Public Roads from 1891 to 1851.
He has worked more recently
for the Nebraska State govern.
ment and as chief of staff Of
the Civil Defense Administra-
ton.
MIR. Aitken is a graduate of
the University Of Nebraska and
the Georgetown University Law
School. He Is q native Of Me-
braska.
while with the Federal Gov.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
BraziIiun Plane
With II Crushes

RIO DE JANEIRo, Mar. 2
tAP).-A Brazilian air force
Cat with II persons aboard
crashed late yesterday near
Salvador. Search parties during
the night could not determine
whether there were any sur
vivors.
The plane was on q flight
from Rio to the Atlantic port
city 750 miles to the northeast,
Most Of those aboard were
military. personnel. One pas
senger was Col. Dionisio Ger
guerra de Taunay. q Brazilian
pilot credited with sinking a
German submarine during
World War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02

to study administrative law so
she can help me with the new
Subcommittee on Government
Administrative procedures I
have been assigned to organize. "
Miss CAROLS full life came
to light when an Associated
Press survey of Senators Of
fees showed her to be her
fathers full-time Office man
ager. A further check by The
Star showed that she Is taking
IA course-hours a week at law
school, which when added to
the homework students are as
See RELATIVES, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02

45-year-old white population IN
the District was reduced BY
142. 900 residents. dropping to q
total Of 400, 900.
OF this $4,000. 10000 were
in the 10 to a age group.
"Whites represent primarily
the older population segment
and non-whites the younger. "
the Commissioners note.
They add that there has been
q gradual increase In the num-
Der Of persons under 10. "prin-
cipally attributable to the rapid
natural increase Of the nom
white population"
The overall low income pop
ulation, which now stands ri
81 per cent Of the total popu-
lation. has dropped so per cent
since l940, but it still repre-
sents $4,000 persons. Low In
come persons are those pre-
sumptively eligible for public
assistance, under Welfare De-
partlnent criteria, such as q
family Of four living on less
than $4,000 . year.
Non-white. low income per-
sons make up li.9 per cent Of
their own group and about So
per cent Of the total population;
The large number Of low In
come persons means heavy de-
mands on the city for educa-
ton. health. welfare and law
enforcement services. the report
notes.
Yet the principal wage earn
See WELFARE. Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02

INGLEwOOD, Calf. Mar. 2
tAP).-The Air Force thinks its
Discoverer ! rocket may have
gone into some kind Of orbit
and Is simply having trouble
raising its voice enough to let
the world know for sure.
Authorities say tracking sta
tons have picked up sporadic
signals which tend to con-
firm that an orbit has been at
tanned" Further checks will
be made. they say. to try TO
pin down the rocket.
Discoverer I, the first space
vehicle aimed into an orbit
which would carry 1t over both
the North and South Poles.
was launched Saturday from
Vandenberg Air Force Base.
ITO miles north Of Los Angeles.
A Navy ship 900 miles south
Of the base received faint sig
mails from the bullet-shaped
Missile shortly after it was fred
Then. for hours. there was
nothing.
Officials speculated some
thing may have gone wrong
with the radio equipment in
the 1.300-pound projectile.
Last night the Air Force
Ballistic Missile Division here
reported:
Additional study Of data re-
ceived for a nine minute period
after liftoff supports the accu-
racy Of preliminary informa-
ton about launch trajectory
and orbit injection. Tracking
stations have since picked up
random signals on the fire.
quency of the DISCOVERIES radio
beacon, which approximates
the predicted position Of the
satellite"
AL this. the Air Force said.
tends ito confirm that an or
bit has been attained"
Attempts to track the satel-
lite are continuing" the an
nouncement said. Additional
contacts should assist In de-
flning the precise orbit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02

eminent he helped to establish
q branch Of the Bureau Of Pub
lie Roads in Puerto Rico.
During World War II he was
assigned to design access roads
for q number of key airfelds
and industries.
The new highway director is
married and has two children.
He resides at Herner Court,
Fairfax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
McEIroy Staying
Several Months

Secretary of Defense McEl.
roy said today he probably
viii not remain in public Of
flee for President Eisenhower
entire term.
He told reporters after q
House committee hearing, how
ever. that he does not plan to
leave the Defense Department
"in the next several months
unless the President wants me
to-"
He explained that for per-
sonal reasons he has been con-
sidering the advisability of re-
turning to private life and will
probably do so sometime be.
fore Mr.. Eisenhower's term ex.
pires January. 1861.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
WindsCheck
Luzon Shift
Of Red Ships

MANILA, Mar. 2 tAP).-The
Philippine Navy assigned twe
patrol boats today to escort
i've Soviet trawlers to q navaI
base while authorities investi.
gated the Russians appearance
in q bay Of northernmost Luzon
Rough weather. however, de-
layed the transfer. Strong winds
forced the trawlers and the pa
troll boats to turn back soon
after they set out for the Pore
Point Naval Station on Luzon's
west coast. Navy authorities
said the trip would be made
when the weather clears.
A Foreign ONCE spokesman
said the investigation might
take another day or so. The
approximately 100 Russians
aboard the trawlers were re-
ported impatient about their
detention.
I'VE are taking nothing for
granted" the spokesman said
The visitors dropped anchor
Friday at Dirique Inlet, or
the northwest tip Of Luzon
when one of their engines
broke down. It has since beer
repaired.
Navy authorities sent out q
boarding party to investigate
the following day and have
kept the vessels under close
guard since. Defense Secre-
tary Jesus Vargas issued orders
today to move the vessels 100
miles south to Poro Point, q
naval station.
The Navy turned down an
earlier request from the trawl-
ers that they be permitted to
sail for Vladivostok.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02

felt about its capability to meet
any emergency that might re-
suit from the May ~ deadline
Russia has set for its with
drawal from the four-power
agreement on Berlin.
He replied that there have
been very specific discussions
on that issue within the De-
tense and State Departments
He said such high-level dis
cussions have dealt with steps
that conceivably could be taken
at various stages" Mr.. Nc
Eroy added that he preferred
not to say more publicity al
this time. Committee members
did not press him for further
comment on the Berlin prob
lem.
Won't Strike First
At a later point in the hear
ing, Mr.. McElroy was asked
by Representative Mccormack,
Democrat of Massachusetts,
whether this country's policy
is that we won't strike first
in any emergency.
For the present and for the
indeterminate future our policy
is not to attack first" Mr.. Nc
Elroy replied. Whether that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
Formosu Is High
On Health List

TAIPEI. Mar. 2 (AP).-For-
mosa is one Of the healthiest
places in Asia.
Not a single case of the six
contagious diseases listed in the
international quarantine regu-
lations was found on the island
last year. The diseases are yell
low fever. smallpox, cholera.
bubonic plague, typhus and re-
current fever.
No yellow fever was reported
in Asia. but health officials said
the other five hit 356,519 peo-
Pile last year in India, Pakistarl.
South Wet Nam, Cambodia.
Thailand and Indonesia and
caused 91,289 deaths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02

viii always be our policy ID
something else"
This somewhat cryptic re-
mark prompted Mr.. Mccormack
to comment that the problem
Of awaiting a possible surprise
attack by an enemy is IAN ex-
tremely difficult problem for
the military"
Mr.. McElroy conceded that it
was a difficult problem from
the standpoint of those directly
responsible for the defense Of
the country. But he declared:
I'VE are not aggressors and our
policy is not to strike first"
Concern Mounting
The McElroy testimony came
amid mounting congressional
concern over the possibility
that Russia may start a war
over Berlin.
Senator Mansfield, Democrat
of Montana, yesterday voiced
fear that Soviet Premier Nikita
Khrushchev might do some-
thing on the spur of the
moment" that would ignite o
conflict.
Senator Javits. Republican
of New York, said the United
States has to run whatever
risks are called for" by its
pledge to keep troops in Ger
to guarantee access to
West Berlin.
Senator Mansfield, assistant
majority leader Of the Senate.
said Mr.. Khrushchev would not
start q war deliberately al-
though. he said, it is always
possible" he might risk one.
Senator Javits said IT don't
like to risk q big war, a little
war. or any kind Of war, but
we have to run risks If we want
See COMMENT. Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
Reds Agree to April
Ministers Meeting
Ask Vienna
Or Geneva
As Site

MOSCOW. Mar. 2 fAP)-
The Soviet Union renewed to-
da its call for summit talks on
Berlin and Germany, but said
IL win take part in q foreign
ministers conferences If the
West Is not yet ready for Q
meeting Of heads Of state.
The USSR suggested either
the heads Of state or the for
eign ministers should meet next
month In Vienna or Geneva,
agreeing In advance to complete
their work in two to three
months.
In addition to the Soviet
Union, the United States,
Britain and France, Moscow
said. Poland. Czechoslovakia
and East and West Germany
should participate.
The Soviet position was set
forth In notes delivered Just
before Prime Minister Mac.
milan Of ritain conferred in
the Kremlin with Premier
Khrushchev. They talked for
nearly two hours.
Calls for Start
In Q speech prepared for de.
livery to Soviet television view
ers. Mr.. Macmillan declared IL
was possible to achieve inn
proved relations between Brit
ain and the Soviet Union III
we can make o start and 60
forward step by STEP" He
added:
Agreement on one thing
leads to agreement on another.
It's the first step that counts.
That's why I'm here"
He urged that the two nations
avoid acts which disturb the
existing position anywhere in
the world to the Others dis
advantage"
Mr.. Macmillan said he
Thought 1t would help II there
Iwere thousands 81 visits Ia
leach others countries by ordi-
mary people.
Nothing would do more tc
help understanding. Tourism
between us Is increasing. Let
Iit grow much more. We have
never refused o visa to o Soviet
tourist, so come to see us. Our
people win certainly come to
visit you"
Reds Repeat Warnings
Today's note to the United
States repeated earlier Soviet
warnings that Western use Of
weapons to maintain the pres.
ent occupation status of West
Berlin would lead to war.
Moscow has threatened to
turn its own occupation func.
tons over to Communist East
Germany on May ~ unless
agreement is reached with the
Western Big Three. The West
ern allies fear the Communist
East Germans would then try
to cut on West Berlin from the
non Communist world.
The Moscow radio summary
See MACMILLAN. Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
JUDGES NAMED
FOR CARTOONS

THREE MEN who hove spent
most Of their odult lives WORKING
with cartoons and ort will Judge
The Stor's $500 comics eortoon
contest when il ends this week
end. Get the detoiIs on Pose B-lS.
PEANUTS will get top billing at
Q luncheon Thursday on copitol
Hill in recognition Of national pea
nut week, Violet Foulkner, food
editor. reports on Pose B-6.
HIGH INTEREST rotes pose a
big problem for the Government,
which must borrow billions to stay
in business. The first Of four or.
tieles' BY Associated Press writer
Fronk Cormier on Uncle Som's
dilemma is on Pose "A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
Senate Daughter Faces
School or Job Choice

A Senator's daughter who
draws $l2,500 q year as her
fathers assistant is enrolled as
a law student. The Star learned
today. But she soon may have
to decide between q full sched-
ule Of law courses and fulltime
work.
Senator Carroll. Democrat of
Colorado, said today he hopes
his daughter, Diane. chooses
work. II couldn't get along
without her." he said.
The head Of Georgetown
University Law School. the Rev.
Francis Edmund Lucey, said
today he would hate to see
Miss Carroll lost to the law
school.
But she either viii have to
quit her full-time job" Father
Lucey said on learning she had
a full-time job at the Capitol.
cor reduce her course load and
become a part-time student or
drop out Of school. It's too bad.
She's a fine girl"
Runs the Office
There seems to be little
doubt that the taxpayers are
getting their moneys worth out
Of the blonde, pretty Miss Car
roll. She runs her fathers Of
flee. and the Senator said he
plans to increase her duties.
II gave her a raise this year."
he said, ito induce her to stay
with me instead of full-time
law school ! think I've con-
WINGED her she should become
q part time student. ! want her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
FRESHWATER FISH
ARTICLESC COMING

The fishing seosoa is only o
few weeks owey and trout, boss,
bluesills and piekereI will be drow.
ing anglers to freshwoter streams
and ponds throughout the Wosh-
inston oreo.
Chorles covell, The Stars out
door editor, will start q series Of
articles tomorrow describing the
better fishing spots, the fish 10
be found and how to cotch them.
A mop will oeeempony eeeh article
on the Leisure Sportsmsa pose.
Others In the series will appear
March s, March 10 end March 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
Marshall Reported
A Little More Alert

FORT BRAGG. N. c., Mar. 2
(AP.-Gen. George c. Mar
shall's doctor reported that "he
appears a little more alert this
morning than he has for the
past two or three days"
The doctor said the 78-year-
old generals condition remains
serious, however, and the prog
noSis remains guarded. Gen.
Marshall has suffered two
strokes recently. on January Is
and February II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
McEIroy Says Military
Prepares Berlin Steps
Decision Not to Yield an Inch
Will Be Carried Out, He Tells Conere

Secretary Of Defense McEroy declared today that the
prepared make good the President
statement that win not yield / inch" in UNFOLDING
United States right in the Berlin situation.
The Berlin issue up at House Space Committee
hearing Mr. Mcroy asked the Defense Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
Attacks
Housing Bonds
Tax Exemption
Donough Sees
Windfoll for Rich
In Financing Plan

House Republicans kept up
their attack on Democratic
backed housing legislation with
o proposal today to repeal
Federal tax exemption for pub
lie housing bonds.
In the latest Of . series Of
COP. moves. Representative
Med onough, Republican Of
California. announced he Is In
PRODUCING q bin he said would
"close q glaring tax loophole"
BY subjecting interest on future
issues Of public housing bonds
to income taxes.
His proposal was aimed In
directly at the ADMINISTRATION
opposed public housing section
Of the $2,075 million bill APP
proved last Wednesday by the
Democratic majority on the
Housing Banking Committee.
Mr.. McDonough Is o member
of the committee.
The House bin. denounced
Friday as "extravagant and
infiationary" by Housing Conn
missioner Norman p. Mason,
currently rests with the House
Rules Committee.
Smith in No Hurry
Rules Committee Chairman
Smith, Democrat Of Virginia.
has indicated he is in no hurry
to give it q hearing in spite
of the must" label put on 1t
by Democratic leaders. He told
the House Friday there were
other bills to be called up
ahead Of it--including two
relatively minor armed services
measures.
As consequence, House con-
sideration Of the Measure ap-
pears subject to indefinite de-
lay. House Democratic Leader
Mccormack Of Massachusetts,
said he didn't expect any &C.
ton this week. and had no
Arm schedule for future action.
public housing bonds to |
finance icw-rent housing prof. |
ects are supported by Federal |
subsidies A the form Of annual |
contributions BY the Govern
ment. In addition 10 being |
thus secured under Govern |
ment subsidy contracts. the |
bonds also are tax-exempt.
s10s Million Sold
On last Thursday. sos mil |
lion worth of public housing |
bonds were sold at an average |
net interest cost Of 3A per cent.
Mr.. McDonough said that the |
housing bill approved by the |
House Banking Committee |
would mean a tax windfall Of |
more than a billion dollars to |
investors in the so per cent in |
come tax bracket at this inter-
est rate. That bracket applies
to taxable income exceeding
$4,000 a year.
"Such a tax-free windfall for
the wealthy cannot be justi-
fed" he said.
Mr.. McDonough's billion dol
lar tax estimate was based on
10000 new units Of public
housing being constructed
under the Democratic bill.
Democrats say there would be
only 100000 units.
Mr.. McDonough said that at
the current average construc- |
ton cost Of $13,600 q unit. the |
principal amount of bonds to
finance this construction would |
be $2.6 billion.
Those bonds at an assumed |
average rate Of interest Of 81
per cent will generate $40 bill
lion Of interest payments over
the 40-year life Of those bonds, /"
he stated. 1.-THE large investor
win get that amount Of inter-
est on q tax-exempt basis"
Mr.. McDonough said that
the Federal Government does
not sell its own bonds on a
tax-exempt basis. and ut is
just plain wrong to permit q |
public housing agency, in effect, |
tn sell Federal cradit an a tav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
Princess Sugo Is 20

TOKYO. March Q (AP).-
Princess Suga. youngest of EN-
peror Hirohito and Empress
Nagako's six children, cele-
bratAd her Goth birthday today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02

Recently, Mrs. A. A. decided
to sell her washing ma
chine. Wanting to find q
buyer quickly. she adver-
tised in the productive
columns Of Star Classified.
She sold the machine first
day her ad ran.
Like Mrs. A. A., If you have
something to sell, get fast
action by always using Star
Classified :. Washington's
preferred classified medium
by more than 2 to ! accord
ing to q survey by the
American Research Bureau.
Coll Sterling g. 5000
Ask for an ad-tGker -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
Negro Population Here
Now Placed at 500
D. c. Heads Find No Substantial
Migration to City by Non Whites

The Districts population is s. per cent Negro
compared to only SO per cent in 1880 the Commissioners
told Congress today.
Yet report the state Of the Nations Capital said
there has been mo substantial migration" Of non-wes