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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-13

Evelyn Marie Viera, 10, Of
Hunting Towers, Alexandria.
One official at the Civil
Aeronautics Board said it was
the first time In his, memory
that a single airline had had
two fatal crashes in one day
CAB Inquiry Pressed
The CAB had a large crew
of investigators at the Balti-
more crash probing the twisted
remains Of the Viscount to try
to determine the cause Of the
tragedy.
The weather may have
played q part in both crashes
The Baltimore area accident
occurred at 5:18 pm. EDT
during the turbulence of a local
thunder squat.
Flight engineers and others
said they thought the plane was
caught in a locally severe up
draft or downdraft which
pulled off part of a wing. The
fuel lines in the wing snapped,
spraying fuel into the burning
engine. The quick combustion
almost instantaneous-was a
low order explosion which tore
the plane to pieces.
However, that simply was a
theory. The CAB wants proof
of what actually happened.
Rain was still falling slightly
at Charleston when the big
Constellation came in for a
landing at the airport, built by
slicing off the top of a hill,
The plane seemed to turn be-
fore it slowed down, witnesses
said, and it tumbled of the
brink of the hill. 1t immedi-
ately burst into flames.
Miss Marshall was credited
with getting many passengers
out of the flaming wreckage
She forced open a door after
several passengers had been
unable to push it open. Passen-
gers said both she and Miss
Viera were tremendous"
The air tragedy near Balti-
more came without warning.
Seventy-year-old Walter Be-
vans had just been driven from
the yard to the porch by the
See CRASH, Page Be-
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DIPLOMACY m DoLDRUMs
Armchair Strotegists
Stymied at Geneva

very unusual experience once,
as a child.
what appalls me-" observes
q diplomat, lis the total UNI
reality of it all. Here we are
working endlessly on plans and
packages which probably win
never even be discussed, argu-
ing among ourselves over the
merits of proposals which we
know perfectly well can never
be accepted"
| Almost invariably the talk
soon turns to more productive
subjects: The latest play In
London, the chances of beating
the roulette wheel at the casino,
Senator Kennedy's prospects,
the quality of Geneva nightlife.
I In the midst of these sessions,
the conference itself is all but
forgotten.
Minister Ignored
A recent evening produced
the remarkable spectacle of
French Foreign Minister Couve
de Murville picking his way
through a crowded hotel lobby,
unaccosted by any Of a dozen
reporters lost in their private
conversations.
One of the problems, of
course, is that it is almost i'm
possible to discover any connec-
ton between what the foreign
ministers are saying to each
other in this opening phase
and the purpose of the meeting
as everyone understood it be-
forehand. Stacked up against
the earth shaking issues of war
and peace, the freedom of great
cities, the security of a CONT
nent, the conference seems
firmly launched on an endless
discussion of irrelevancies.
| At the beginning, everyone set
himself manfully to the task of
explaining why such a fuss was
being made about the size and
shape of the conference table.
See GENEVA, Page A-6
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the twisted fragments, said at
noon today that the plane was
blown apart by a forcefuI
explosion. But speculation
whether the explosion was In
side the fuselage or outside,
possibly in a wing. would be
premature" they said.
Just 10 minutes earlier. an
other Capital airliner, a four
engine Constellation. plunged
over a 200-foot embankment at
the Charleston wv. Val Air
port, 300 miles to the west, as it
came in for a landing. 1t inn
mediately burst into flames.
Two bodies were removed from
the wreckage and six persons
were hospitalized.
District Man Killed
The double tragedy cost the
life of one Washington area res
ident, George A. Davis. 81, of
SOL Sargent road NE, a staff
adviser on military affairs for
the Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co. He died in the
Baltimore crash.
Five of the crew members
injured in the Charleston
crash, including two heroic
hostesses, live in the Washing
ton area. They are:
Richard w. Ohm. 80. the
pilot, of 2217 Austin street,
Falls Church, Va; Charles ".
Spoth, %, the co-pilot, of
Springfield, Va; John Ho-
wanski, 80, of Fairfax, Va,
and the, hostesses, Nancy s..
Marshall. 20, of is West Glebe
road, Alexandria, Va, and
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Sukorno to See Pope

ROME, May Is (AP)-In-
donesia's world-touring Presi-
dent Sukarno arrived yester-
day from Budapest for a three
day private visit and an official
visit to the Vatican, where he
will be received in audience by
Pope John XIII.
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Lewis Attacks
Bill on Labor
Misery Seen in
Proposed Lows
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
star star Writer

John L. Lewis warned Con-
gress today against enacting
the Kennedy Erwin bin or any
other so-called reform measure
to put a chastity belt" around
organized labor.
The 79-year-old president Of
the United Mine Workers spoke
extemporaneousIy for more
than an hour to a House Labor
subcommittee. He employed
classical quotations and sharp
repartec for more than another
hour in answering questions on
subjects ranging from Team
sters Union President James r,
Hoffa to what he called the
evils of the Senate Rackets
OOAAlL1llItCCs
Mr.. Lewis, his bushy eye
brows now gray, a tiny red
rosebud on the lapel Of his
dark blue suit, said he was au-
thorized by the United Mine
Workers to express their view
on proposed labor bills.
He didn't like them.
"SS Pages of Misery"
The bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Barden, Democrat OF
North Carolina, chairman of
the House Labor Committee,
MFR. Lewis called "88 pages of
misery for a member of a labor
union"
The Kenne dy- Erwin bill
passed by the Senate he de-
scribed as about 66 pages of
misery; it's a more refined and
delicate bill and the misery
isn't quite SO strong"
His testimony boiled down to
a declaration that any problem
of corruption in labor unions is
a matter for the unions to
solve. He insisted that the Fed
eral Government should keep
out of that regulatory field ex-
cept to enforce existing laws
against obvious crime.
Sees Discrimination
ANY attempt on the part of
the Federal Government to
bring voluntary labor associ-
atoms into the purview of Fed
eral action is a departure from
American tradition and a
See LEWIS, Page Az
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Herier Takes
GaveI, May
Bypass Block
Clash Is Expected
Over Attempt to
Get to Main Issues
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOwER
Associated Press star Writer

GENEVA, May ls.-The
Western foreign ministers
showed signs today Of becoming
fed up with Russia's insistence
on adding more Red nations TO
the Geneva conference.
Secretary of State Christian
A. Herter planned to use his
power as todsy's chairman TO
TRY to open the East-West de-
bate on German issues for
which the conference was
called.
Aides said privately they
were not sure he could pull OF
this maneuver unless the Soviet
campaign suddenly eased up
something they did not expect.
A French spokesman said I'VE
think this afternoons session
will be wasted" on further ar
gument over Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrea Gromyko's
proposal to give Red Poland
and Czechoslovakia seats at the
conference round table.
West Offers Compromise
Mr.. Herter, Frances Maurice
Couve de Murville and Britain's
Selwyn Lloyd all turned down
the proposition yesterday.
The Western ministers Of
fered Mr.. Gromyko a COM
promise, however: To let the
two Communist nations and
Italy and probably one or two
additional Western states enter
the parley at some later time.
But Mr.. Gromyko said
through q spokesman the sue
cess Of the conference was
hinged to bringing in the Polish
and Czech foreign ministers as
full members at once. He de-
manded "a positive decision
and made clear he wanted 1t
today.
British officials, sometimes
the first to seek concessions on
the Western side to mollify
Russia, said the Western minis
tiers have no intention what
ever of yielding.
While embroiled in this argu-
ment the Big Four also were
skirmishing over another and
less important problem-how
many chairs to assign to the
German delegations-who sit
close to but apart from the
conference table. Each has
been limited to six chairs.
Reds Insist on 10
Russia has insisted on 10
chairs for each German group
the same number allotted
each of the Big Four delega-
tons.
Mr.. Gromyko is trying to
demonstrate that Communist
East Germany is virtually full
member o fthe conference. The
West is trying to hold firmly its
line that the East and West
Germans serve only as advisers
West German Foreign Min
lister Heinrich Won Brentano
called on Mr.. Gromyko and
they talked rs minutes.
Mr.. Gromyko then went him
self to call on Foreign Minister
See CONFERENCE, Page AS
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Britons in Moscow

MOSCOW, May 10 tAP).-
Sir David Eccles. president of
Britain's Board of Trade, ar
rived in Moscow yesterday with
a delegation of British business
men to negotiate on increasing
trade with the Soviet Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-13
BY CROSBY S. MOVES

European Correspondent of The Star
GENEVA, May l3.-The arm.
chair strategists (the term in.
cludes just about everyone ir
Geneva between the rank Of
office boy and deputy foreign
minister are beginning to gel
unhappy.
1t is not, heaven knows, the
lack of company. The roster
of nearly $500 reporters &C.
credited to the conference Of
foreign ministers here reads
like q Who's Who in the worlc
of punditry. Gathered from the
far-fung outposts of journalism
are observers of all shapes anc
sizes-critics, apologists, Sob
sisters, skeptics, prophets Of
doom and pollyannas.
Nor is there any lack Of
armchairs to go around. With
customary thoughtfulness, the
Swiss have provided them
everywhere-up and down the
sun Splashed boulevards, In
quiet corners of the conference
buildings and congenial GASES
lof refreShment in scores oil
hotels.
Little to Talk About
The problem is simply that
once they are comfortably
settled the strategiSts find very
little to talk about. For all
the complex and costly ar
rangementS made here for then
benefit, for all the frenzied &C.
tivity of high-powered infor-
nation officers, the handouts
brieflngs and secret authorita-
tive sources. there has beer
little enough so far for the
assembled correspondents tc
get their teeth into.
"A miserable state of affairs,
complains one emerging from
the brief1ng chamber. TITS like
having a mouthful of sawdust
which one can neither swallow
nor spit out" The distinguished
columnist adds that he had this
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have some purpose other than
determining the nominees COM
petence.
Shying away from directly
charging Democrats with seek
ing political gain from such
maneuvers, Mr.. Eisenhower
said 1T is rather bafiiing" to
look at the pattern Of opposi-
ton and try to determine the
reasons for 1t.
Mr.. Eisenhower mentioned
specifically the attacks on
Lewis L. Strauss, former Atomic
Energy Commission chairman,
nominated several months ago
as Secretary Of Commerce.
Puzzled by Motives
. He said it is completely be-
yond me-" why Mr.. Strauss
cannot be confirmed after all
this time unless those opposing
him "think some benefit will
accrue" from delaying tactics.
II don't know what it could
be-" he added.
. The President also urged that
Government spending be held
down more than enough just
to balance the budget.
He said that in prosperous
times, such as the country is
enjoying now, the Federal Gov
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CAB Probes for Source
Of FutoI Viscount Blast
81 Die in Wreck Near Baltimore;
Capitol PiIeup Kills Two in Charleston

BALTIMORE, May Is (APl.-A Capital viscount turbo-
prop arner flying nonstop from New York to Atlanta,
exploded stom-swept skies Maryland late yesterday
spraying wekage the bodies of 2 passengers and four
crewmen over two-mile area
Civil Aeronautics Board Investigators probing through
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country faces a serious inter-
ruption in BODYBUILDING and
highway construction unless ac-
ton is taken soon. On farm
surplus. he said q way must be
found to check the mounting
stores Of wheat, already az
times the amount annually con-
sumed for food.
Asks Gas Tax Rise
He called for immediate &C
ton to provide:
/. A So billion increase in
the Federal Housing Admin
istration's authorization to In
sure home mortgage loans.
2. A temporary increase in
the Federal gasoline tax from
3 cents a gallon to AZ cents,
to head of a looming deficit In
the highway trust fund.
3. Corrective legislation" re-
vising the wheat price support
and crop control program.
Now. he said, the wheat prob
lem threatens to "crash Of its
own weight" and destroy the
whole farm program.
Raps Housing Bill
Mr.. Eisenhower, at his press
conference this morning, was
emphatic in saying he does not
want the broad $2.6 billion
housing bill passed by the Sem
ate, which includes public
housing de did not ask for, and
IA bigger slum clearance fund
than he recommended.
/ The President also made &c
clear that, while ne wants the
highway program to go on, he
still wants Congress to provide
the added revenue needed to
comply with the "pay-as-you-
go" Byrd amendment In the
1856 law. -
To comply with that amend.
ment, Mr.. Eisenhower In jan
uary asked for the increase OF
liz cents a gallon in the Fed
sral gasoline tax. Congress
has shown no disposition to
vote this increase.
Mr.. Eisenhower made 1t clear
at his press conference that If
Congress is unwilling to raise
the gas tax. it should provide
some other source of revenue.
Cites Prosperous Base
Pointing out that the gross
national product is running at
the rate of Sass billion a year,
the President said If the coun-
try cannot pay as it goes for the
highways under such circItm-
stances he does not know when
1t can.
In his message the President
See MESSAGE, Page AS
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WOrkResumed
On Some DC.
Building Jobs
Several Contractors
And Unions Sign
interim Poets

some major construction
work resumed this morning
when interim agreements were
signed BY q number Of con-
tractors and the striking OPP
Grating engineers and laborers
unions.
Operations were expected 10
be at. fun pace by tomorrow
morning at the Capitol east
front project. the additional
House once Building and the
new Federal ONCE building
excavation at Fourth and c
streets s.W. The strike began
yesterday.
Construction continued at
full operations at the Chantilly
Airport site where members Of
both unions have reported for
work both days.
Negotiations FAN
The operating engineers and
laborers unions went out on
strike after negotiations failed
to bring a settlement with
the Construction Contractors
Council, a group representing
about 1870 building firms in this
area.
The interim agreements call
for an immediate raise of 10
cents an hour for the operating
engineers and 20 cents an hour
for the laborers. These figures
are the first stage increases
that both unions are insisting
on for industry-wide settle
ment.
Under the agreement, what
ever future settlement the in
dustry reaches with both
unions will be the new wage
figures for those contractors
signing the interim agreements
today.
Samuel Levine, counsel for
the laborers union. said about
IS firms, including some other
major contractors, have signed
interim agreements.
Says 500 Are Out
A spokesman for the operat-
ing engineers said 800 men are
on strike and $50 are working.
He said there may be as many
as IS to 80 interim agreements
already signed.
Construction firms that have
made the temporary wage
agreements with the striking
unions include about four that
are not members Of the council.
The council has circulated q
unity agreement among its
membership which pledges all
the firms to lockout the en-
tire union that strikes at any
single firm.
j. c. Turner, business man
ager Of the Operating Engi-
neers Local n. said an agree
ment was reached with repre-
sentatives Of the Philadelphia
construction firm Of McCloskey
81 Co., which is doing the Capt.
toll Hill work and the new Fed
eral building in Southwest.
about so operating engi-
neers went back to work on
those projects this morning"
Mr.. Turner said.
Full Force Due Tomorrow
An agreement with the Ia
borers union resulted in a re-
turn to work on the McCloskey
construction projects at 9 am.
today. However, a spokesman
for the firm said, a full force
of laborers had not reported
for work today but they are
expected tomorrow morning
once word of the agreement
has reached the union MEM
bership.
A spokesman for the C. j.
Langenfelder 81 Son, Balti-
more construction firm working
the Chantilly project. said
See BUILDING, Page AS
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Fight Over Nominees
Bottles Eisenhower
President Says He Cont Figure Out
Motives Behind the Opposition
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
star stan writer

President Eisenhower said today he is bafned by
Democratic opposition to several Of his nominees TO
important Government jobs
The President told news conference that delaying
tactics and attacks the integrity Of nominees must
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President Asks Action
On Housing Roads
Also Prods
Congress on
Crop Excess
BY ]. A. 0TEARY
star star writer

President Eisenhower built .
fire under Congress today for
legislation he says Is sorely
needed TO meet emergencies In
home financing. highway build
ing and surplus farm output.
In q strongly worded special
message to the Capitol. the
President warned that the
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Text Of Presidents Message to Con-
srsss. Pass AT
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Cloudy. showers tonight: low. 65. Showers
ending tomorrow morning followed BY par
tlal clearing and cooler; high m the 7Ds.
a...... ga.
, 1959-01-09
GOVERNOR

to cancel the unused bal
ances Of appropriations made
from special Internal Revenue
Funds for essential public pre-
ject and for other purposes.
, 1959-01-09
PUBLIC NOTICE
Inspection and Registration
Of Motor Vehicle
ST. CROIX

Inspection and registrs IN
Of motor vehicles for license
plates for the calendar year
1859 viii begin on Thursday.
January 8. 1859 q. the fort in
Christiansted and Frederik-
sted.
Inspection Days and Hours
Monday through Friday
300 AM. - 1900 noon
100 PM. to 500 PM.
Saturday
800 AM. to 1900 noon
Registration Days and Hours
Monday through Friday
$50 AM. to 1870 AM.
100 PM. to 400 PM.
G. "A. Matthias
Commissioner Of Public
Safety
Dated: January 5, 1859
St. Thomas, v, /.
~
, 1959-01-09
{. Brown

Z. BROWN
Labor who resigned. He has
carried out the duties Of the
Office Of the commissioner
since 1855.
Mr.. Brown became a mem
her Of the Virgin Islands Hous
ing and Redevelopment Auth
ority in 1850 and was elected
its chairman in 1857 on the re-
signation Of DR.. Roy Bornn.
, 1959-01-09
PFC

hours reinforced battle group
Of 100 men can be airborna.
Stevens, a riaeman in Com
pany 3. Of the divisions 5o6th
Infantry, entered the Army in
February 1857.
He is a 1856 graduate of ST.
Mary's High School.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-01
Chamber Honors Diane Lee For
 Fine Publicity
By RUTH MCLEAN

Last November the Board of Di- rectors of the VIVA Chamber of Commerce submitted the name of Miss Diane Lee as an entry in the Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile, Alabama, and Nome'S entry was accepted to represent the State of Alaska, at the Azalea Festival early in March.
 At Mondays luncheon meeting, Miss Lee was made an honorary member of the Chamber, and well comed home from her visit in Alabama. She told the Chamber of the pageant, and shared with them pictures of the winning en- tries and the trophies which she won. Diane placed first in the for maj attire, and was third runner up in the final judging. 36 states were represented.
 Acting president Russ Hermann thanked Diane on behalf of the Chamber, for the fine publicity she brought to Nome and Alaska, and for being Northwestern Alas ka's goodwill ambassador to the Southland, telling her that Nome was proud of her and her accom- plishments.
 Concluding the Monday meeting was short discussion of Senate Bill 91, now before the Legisla- ture. Chamber members and buSi- ness persons in Nome were urged to wire their recommendations on the employment security bill to their representatives in Juneau.
 Al Haferbecker was introduced as a new member, and Rev. Car riker was welcomed as a guest. WIEN AIRLlNES PASSENGERS
 To Fairbanks - Carl Glavino- vich, Mrs. Glenr Snyder, Joseph Renfroe, A. J. Aimer, Toby Nose ley, Pete Walsh, H. Oiom.
 From Fairbanks-Mr and Mrs. Robert Baldwin, John Wenerty, Mir. and Mrs. Nels Swanberg, F. E. Hoffman.
 To Kotzebue = Gerald Chisum, John Connolly, Raul c. Joven, Mary Williams.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-01
Dick Palmquist Operates
 Radio Station In Oakland

Dick Palmquist, who was asso- ciated here with the Gospel Mis- sion, in the interest of building a religious radio station, started op- ation of REAR in Oakland, Calif. in February. The station, which is entirely religious, was financed by Ray Goodwill of Alameda, who invested several thousands of dol lars in the venture, which will be supported by contributions. The name of the organization is Fam fly Stations, Inc, and nothing but hymns and gospel will be beamed.
 Palmquist, who left here due to a heart condition of his six weeks-old son, reports that the boy, is developing most satisfac- torily due to the medical aid re- ceived from heart specialists in the Bay area.
 The idea for a Nome religious station was taken up by the Cove nant Church, which plans to start operating a radio station here next fall, it is reported.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-01
Band Festival Fund Grows With P-TA Activities

Werner Rohrer was elected president of the P-TA last even ing, with Frances Dunlap as vice president, Vesta Sundstrom as sec retary, and James OkSoktarok as treasurer.
 The sum of $T5 was voted to the Band Festival Fund after report given by co-chairman Dorothy Young. showing that over S1,200 had been raised to date, and the balance planned to be raised at the Band Concert. which will be on April 10th.
 Room award went to Mrs. Coons' second grade, with II par ents present.
 Reports on the Teachers conven- ton in Fairbanks were given by Mrs. Pierce Walsh. Mrs. John Woodiei, Mrs. Luther Dunbar Mrs. w. Cameron and Mrs. Rob- ert Grant. Each presented infor- nnation gleaned. to improve the methods used, better use of ma terial now available, as well as workshop examples which can .be used to advantage here. All teachers reporting felt they had benefited greatly by the exper- fence, and hoped more could share in the next meeting.
 Troop 6S6, Boy Scouts of Amer lea, under the direction of Scout master John Randy, presented a demonstration at the meeting, ot several phases of their accom- pliShments as tenderfoOt and sec orad class Scouts.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-01
U. s. COMMISSIONERS COURT

Susie Carter, 60 days for drunk and disorderly conduct. Vivian Oxereok, 18 years old, 75 days, 45 suspended, on drunk and dis orderly charge. Taylor Moto IT,, 30 days suspended, drunk on pub lie street.
 Forgery charges were filed by Glenn Snyder against James Gill lis, on two counts, for checks of SlOO each. Bail was set for $1,00O on each count.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-01
BALDWINS RETURN FROM SIx-wEEK VACATION

MT. and Mrs. Robert Baldwin, who have been on an extended vacation for the past six weeks, returned Monday after having spent Easter with former Nome friends, MT. and Mrs Ben Coins at Nenana.
 They report that the road from Fairbanks to Nenana is excellent for driving.
 Other NOmeites they enjoyed meeting were MT. and Mrs. Carl Nesvoid Caroline Glavinovich), at Eugene, Oregon.