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de Gaulle didn't actually drum
his nails on the velvet cover of
his table. But his eyes, lifted
toward television klieg lights,
were a study of concentrated
boredom. And his answer
when he was finally able to
give it-got the only real laugh
of the afternoon.
"Whi.e Listening to you,
monsieur said the general, II
thought I was already at the
summit and not just at press
conference"
Indeed, Gen. de Gaulle's ap-
proach to a press conference is
not unlike his approach to the
summit. Press conferences for
him are far from routine. The
last one-the only other one
since he was installed as PreSi-
dent of the FifthRepublic-
took place last March. There's
also an impression that a great
deal of careful preparation goes
into these rare sessions. Ano
that, barring the inevitable I'M
foreseen question, very little Ii
left to chance.
Terrific Performance
Nevertheless, a press confer.
ence by President De Gaulle
rates as a terrific performance
In an age of steadfast political
mediocrity it is also a strangely
comforting one.
An hour before the scheduled
time, the great hall at Elysee
Palace is nearly full. Gawkine
at the splendid surroundings
the fantastic gingerbread cell
ing, crystal chandeliers ano
Gobelin tapestries-700 invited
newsmen settle themselves or
gilt Louis XIV chairs with pink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-11

chief delegates today expressed
optimism for the first time that
a compromise can be reached
on the sharply disputed issue,
the Associated Press reported.
James j. Wadsworth, United
States delegate, told neWsmen
after today's meeting that there
is good reason to hope agree
ment will be reached tomorrow
The Kremlin last week &C.
cepted in part the Western in
siStence on considering new
technical data showing unex-
pected diff1cultities in detect
ing cheaters on a test ban.
Some Snags
There are now some snags
over the terms of reference for
calling the experts into session
But these are mainly concerned
with clearing away political
aspects of the problem which
the United States and Great
Britain fear would be dragged
into the experts talks
Washington officials fully ex-
pect the three negotiating
powers, the United States
Britain and the Soviet Union
See TESTS, Page A.:
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in 1861. BY that time it is con-
ceivable there will be East West
agreement on an all-inclusive
test ban.
To resume any nuclear
weapons experiments while the
Geneva negotiations for a total
test ban are still in session
would put the United States
in the position of defying a
United Nations resolution.
Since the United States has
consistently condemned others
for defying U. N. resolutions,
as in the case of the Soviet,
Union on Intervention in
Hungary. it is considered
virtually impossible to resume
nuclear tests while the negotia-
tons continue.
Resolution Passed
The U. N. General Assembly
passed a resolution on Nevem-
Der 5, 1858, just after the test
suspension talks began, urging
"the parties involved in these
negotiations not to undertake
further testing of nuclear
weapons while these negotia-
tons are in progress"
Gov. Rockefeller of New York
recently advocated a resump-
ton of underground testing.
Former President Truman takes
the same position
President Eisenhower left this
possibility open at his last press
conference, while virtually fore
closing the possibility of future
tests in the atmosphere.
The Defense Department and
the Atomic Energy Commission
still believe testing should be
resumed underground, where
there would be no danger OF
radioactive fallout, to develop
small nuclear weapons and
nuclear antiaircraft shells.
Pressure Possible
If the Geneva negotiations
drag on, there may be increas-
ing pressure for the United
States to resume underground
testing, officials acknowledge,
but so long as the 1858 U. N.
resolution stands, there is little
likelihood the administration
will go through with actual ex-
blossoms.
Britain and the United
States conceivably could break
of the Geneva test negotia-
tions, of course, but hardly
while the Soviet Union is MAX
ing concessions.
Latest reports from Geneva
indicate substantial progress
toward agreement on a new
study of methods for detecting
underground tests. The three
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HALF OF STRIKERS
AT WORK AGAIN

PITTSBURGH, Nov. II (AP)
Steel mills throughout the
country hummed with activity
today as the giant industry
gradually stepped up operations
following a court-ordered end
of the 116-day Nationwide
steel strike.
More than half the basic steel
See STEEL, Page AS
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labeled property of Ruth Lit
tlepage," and containing money
he said.
The dead mans father was
once president of the old Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce
and was active in Republican
circles here and in Maryland.
Survivors include his widow
Ruth; a son, John M. Little
page, jr., of the home address
and a daughter, Mrs. Stepher
w. Belts of HOLSTER, Calf. He
also leaves a sister, Mrs. Will
liam B. Fletcher, jr., Of 354(
Davis street NV. His brother
lives at S612 Ridge road, Be.
ltheSda.
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satin seats. On full-dreSs state
occasions IN France, the term
Journalist" is used in its
broadeSt sense. Most of the
diplomatic and literary world
is there. too. Members Of the
Presidents household crowd in
on the right of the little stage
with its red covered table. The
cabinet, led by bright = eyed
Michel Debre, covers the left
flank. Around the hall bat
teries of televiSion and movie
cameras zero in on the dais
Gold Curtains Part
Exactly on the hour, the
gold brocade curtains part and
Gen. de Gaulle advances to his
place. He is accompanied by
no staff, carries no papers
There's no applause either
With a small gesture the audi
ence is invited to take its seats
Like most politicians. Gen. de
Gaulle has found no answer to
the problem of news photog-
raphers. After a word of apol-
ogy the first few moments are
given over to exploding flash
bulbs and clicking shutters.
From here on, however, there's
no question at all who is ir
control. For some politica,
leaders, a press conference i:
an ordeal to be survived if pos
sible. For others it is a free
for-all debate with no holds
barred. For Gen. de Gaulle II
is simply an opportunity to say
exactly what he wants to say
with the enormous precision Of
See DE GAULLE, Page At
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Maj. Cienfuegos
Search. Called Off

MIAMI, Nov. II (AP).-The
search in South Florida for
Maj. Camilo Cienfuegos, miss
ing Cuban Army commander,
has been halted.
Maj. Frank C. Gready, opera
lions officer of the 2585th Air
Base Squadron. said no plane
wfeckage was found in an aerial
search of the Florida Keys and
thousands of square miles Of
South Florida.
The Cuban Air Force asked
for the search. Maj. Cienfuegos
disappeared October % on a
flight from Camaguey to Ha-
vana in Cuba.
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JohnM. Litt|epoge Dies
In Eight-FIoor Plunge

John Marshall Littlepage, Sc,
member of a prominent Wash
ington law firm, plunged to his
death today from a window
near his Office on the eighth
floor of the Investment Build
ing, Fifteenth and K streets
NV.
He was a member of Little
page and Littlepage, a law firm
founded by his late father,
Thomas P. Littlepage, a we'll
known attorney and civic
leader. He lived at 81 West
Irving street. Chevy Chase, Md.
Detective Sergt. Peter Ia
zanis Of the homicide squad
said Mr.. Littlepage arrived at
his empty Office about $40
am, hung up his hat and coat,
went to the building cafeteria
for coffee, and returned to the
eighth floor about 1855 am.
Shortly afterward, a witness
saw his body lying face down
on a concrete stoop at the rear
of the building.
Sergt. Zazanis said a window
at the end of a corridor near
Mr.. Littlepage's Office was open,
and scuff marks were found on
the sill.
The dead mans brother,
James H. Littlepage, a patent
attorney. occupies the adjoining
office. He said his brother had
been depressed lately, but did
not know why, Sergt. Zazanis
said.
A large envelope bearing the
name james" was found in the
top drawer of James Little
pages desk, the detective said
Inside was a smaller envelope,
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State Views
Are Given
ByFenwick
BY GEORGE BEVERIDGE
and GRACE BASSETT
star STAFF Writers


Virginia State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick warned Congress
today that Virginia will resist
formation of any Federal cor
poration" to develop a rapid
transit system here unless its
activities are confined to the
District of Columbia.
He said such a corporation
must be an interim body which
would be supplanted later by
an interstate compact organ
ization to develop portions Of
the proposed system in Mary
land and Virginia.
Senator Fenwick's statement
was the most significant made
on the organizational aspects
of a new transit system since
the White House on Monday
strongly backed formation Of
such a corporation" to insti-
tute the transit program.
Senator Fenwick stressed
that he was not opposing for
nation of the Federal agency
and said that it could serve a
valid purpose by starting con-
struction of the system in the
District because most of its
costs fall there. But our I'M
derstanding throughout" has
been that an interstate COM
pact organization would be de-
veloped before any actual
construction in the suburbs. he
said.
Represents Almond
The Virginian told a re-
porter he believed his COM
lments also reflected the views
of Maryland officials although
he was not speaking for them.
Officially, Senator Fen wick
was representing Gov. Almond
of Virginia in his testimony be-
fore a House-Senate commit
tee considering legislation to
further a regional Transports
ton program.
Earlier, spokesman for Vir-
ginia's two major bus compa-
MES fatty opposed formation Of
a rapid transit system here as
"infeasible and unnecessary"
They proposed instead that an
express bus system be developed
around the operations of exist
ing companies to retain private
control with little or no public
subsidy.
Senator Fenwick did not in
dictate any opposition to the
idea Of rapid transit but con-
fined his testimony to the or.
ganizational means of bring
ling it about.
He told the committee imme-
date steps are needed to insure
that median strips in new free
ways be provided for either rail
transit or express buses and
called on Congress to help in
sure this.
He said he was especially
concerned about powers of the
See TRANSIT, Page B-1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-11
GOODWILL TOUR
PLANS DESCRIBED

10000 GOODWILL MILES will
be the order Of the doy soon for
President Eisenhower's doushter-in.
law, Barbara. She gives her reoe-
tion TO the invitation to visit Asia,
Europe and Afrieo, all before
Christmas. Turn to todoy's Society
Pose, CT.
HAMSTERS. the furry little pets
loved by children, ore creatures thot
yeorn to be on the loose. Once
free in the house, they ore prone
to ignore all sorts Of lures to re-
turn to their cages. See the col.
umn, "of Love and Laughter" to-
doy on Pose CD.
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World FoIIout PurIey
Slated at Monte Carlo

MONTE CARLO, Nov. II
(AP).-An international con-
ference on ways to eliminate
dangers of radioactive fallout
opens here Monday.
Sponsored by the Interna-
tional Atomic Energy Agency,
it is expected to attract about
1000 scientists from 80 coun-
tries.
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Limit Transit Agency
To Virginia Asks
Committing
Plan Drafted
By Pennsy
BY JAMES G. DEANE
Star stan Writer

The Pennsylvania Railroad
today offered to launch a new
commuter service on its WASH
tngton-area tracks If the Gov
exnment-or a new transit au-
tN6rity-will pay the cost.
Walter w. Patched, Pennsy
vice president, said use of the
Pennsy's and possibly other
railroads tracks could avert the
need of the costly freeway and
transit network proposed in the
Mass Transportation Survey.
These facilities are developed
today to carry peak hour loads
and can be developed and OPP
Grated under contract with the
railroad at a minimum total
cost to the public" the railroad
official told the Joint Con-
gressional Committee on Metro
politan Area Problems which is
conducting hearings on the sur
vey report.
Mr.. Patched gave no cost
figures for the proposed COM
muter operation. However, he
said a railroad commuter plan
using Union Station as hub
and tied in with a proposed
downtown E street subway
could be put in effect with
relative ease" and in a mini
mum" time. with a substantial
saving to the public as COM
pared with the all-new, $2.4
billion system recommended by
planners.
The Pennsy official told a re-
porter the railroad is not con-
cerned with making a profit on
a commuter operation, but
would be content with covering
expenses. The Government or
transit authority, he indicated,
presumably would buy the nec-
eSsary rolling stock.
Will Meet Tomorrow
Pennsylvania officials an d
Representatives of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad, it was learned.
are scheduled to meet tomorrow
with Brig. Gen. Alvin c. Well
ling, District Engineer Commits
sioner, at his invitation. to dis
cuss railroad commuter posi-
bilities. Further details Of the
railroads attitude may be dis
closed at that time. Gen. Well
ing, it was learned, initiated
discussions of the subject some
weeks ago.
The BIO was expected to
present a statement on COM
muter possibilities later today.
Gen. yelling declined to
comment on the subject in adj
. vance of tomorrow'S session.
No provision for use of exist
ing railroad trackage is made
in the mass transportation plan.
But Mr.. Patched pointed out
that the new tracks of one of
the four proposed rail rapid
transit lines in the $2.4 billion
Iplan would parallel the Pennsy's
Potomac river bridge and the
Richmond, Fredericksburg &,
-. Potomac tracks to Alexandria
; The Pennsy's main line also is
paralleled by a proposed ex-
: presSway- busline on New York
See RAILROAD, Page B-1
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u. S. Is Due to Extend
Ban on NucIeor Tests
No BIosts Expected Before 1861;
Resumption Now Would Defy U. N.
BY EARL H. VOSS
Star stan Writer

Indefinite extension of President EsenhowerS suspen
sion Of all nucearweapons tests beyond December 81
considered virtual certainty in high Government circles
The probability, officials acknowledge is that the
United States will orego all nucear testing even under
ground at least until new administration to power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-11
Steel Board
Reconvened
ByPresident
Report Required
After so Days on
Firms Final Offer
President Eisenhower today

PRESIDENT EISENHOWER TO-DAY
reconvened the three mar
board of inquiry whose report
led to the Taft-Hartley Act
injunction hating the steel
strike for 80 days.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty explained
that the board was reconvened
under provisions Of the Taft
Hartley Act which call for
report to the President by the
board after go days on the
final offer of the companies
for a strike settlement.
After this report, the Ma
tional Labor Relations Boarc
will have Is days under the Law
to call an election of stee
union members to vote on the
industry offer reported by the
board.
Mr.. Hagerty said the Presi-
dent wanted to re-emphasize
as he has said from the star
of the prolonged steel strike
that he sincerely trusts thai
both sides recognize their re.
Sponsibilities to the United
States of America and will con.
tinue to negotiations and reach
a settlement as soon al
possible"
To Work With Finnegan
The presidential board, Mr.
Hagerty said. will be working
with Joseph F. Finnegan
chairman of the Federal Medi'
alton and Cancellation Service
who has responsibility under
the law for trying to keep ne.
gotiations going between thu
steel industry and union.
The board is headed by DR.
George w. Taylor, of Philadel'
phia. Other members are Johr
Perkins. president of the Uni
verSity of Delaware, and Pau
N. Lehoczky, a professor a
Ohio State University.
Mr.. Finnegan indicated tina
he and the inquiry board vii
begin new settlement effort
in about two weeks. The della,
is to give the negotiators tim
to restudy their positions an.
| to rest after the hectic nego
tiating of the last severa
weeks.
Period Began Saturday
The 60-day period for formu
lation OF the board OF inquiry
second report to the Presiden
began Saturday, when the Su
preme Court upheld the injunc
ton ordering the steel striker
back to work for an soda,
period.
The fact finders report t,
the President will cover tn
status of negotiations as wei
as the final industry offer 70
settlement of the strike.
If the strike should reSum
at the end of the 80-day in
junction period. Secretary o
Labor Mitchell has said tn
administration will propose t
Congress a strike settlement
which would require congress
sional action to be effective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-11
Strike Pushes
Job|ess Total
.To3,272,0O0
October Figures
Also Show Rise
In Employment
BY LEE M, COIN
Star stan Writer

The steel strike pushed I'M
employment last month up to
3,272,000, the Labor Depart
ment reported today. At the
same time, employment rose
484,OOO to 66.83l, 900.
The unemployment total was
$4,000 above September's and
$4,000 below the figure for
October, 1858.
Normally, the department
noted, unemployment declines
seasonally between September
and October. Seasonally ad-
justed, the jobless rate rose to
6 per cent last month, COM
pared with Sc per cent in Sep
TENDER and IL per cent a year
ago.
If there had been no steel
strike, officials estimated, UNI
employment last month would
have dropped to about 2.S mil
lion.
Although an injunction has
ended the strike, the impact on
jobs fingers on. DR.. Seymour
Wolfbein, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor, predicted
November job figures, avail
able a month from now, will
show substantial unemploy-
ment traceable to the steel
work stoppage and its after
effects.
$500 Idled in d. c.
The number of persons en-
ployed in mid-October repre-
sented an increase of 1,525, 900
over October, 1858, the depart
ment reported.
Insured unemployment in the
District totaled $500 last
month, the same as in Septem-
Der and down from 1900 a
year ago, according to figures
released by the department.
The 100000 steel strikers are
not counted in the unemploy-
ment figures. But workers IN
related industries who were
laid of because of the steel
shutdown were counted. There
were more than 800. 900 of these
jobless workers in mid October.
when figures for the report
were gathered. BY early No
vember. the department esti-
mated, layoffs caused by the
steel strike rose to nearly $780,
900, and probably are still
climbing.
In addition to direct layoffs,
experts said, the strike reduced
employment indirectly by slow
ing down the economy.
Auto Plants Hardest Hit
Most of the layoffs occurred
in the auto industry. Even
though steel mills again are
operating, shortages persist.
Total insured unemployment
under State programs normally
drops by about 10 per cent in
October, but this year increased
by 3 per cent to about 1.3
million.
All of the September to Octo-
Der increase in employment re-
suited from more jobs fol-
women, the department said
noting that women enter the
labor force at this time of year
The average factory work
week remained at the Septem-
Der level of 40.3 hours, the de.
partment said, but average
hourly earnings declined
cent to 1921 and average
weekly earnings dropped Al
cents to 5000.
DR.. Wolfbein commented that
tive haven't licked the problem
of long-term employment"
The report showed that / ,607,.
900 workers had been unem.
ployed less than five weeks In
midi october, $4,000 from five
to IA weeks, $4,000 from is tt
26 weeks and $4,000 for q
weeks or more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-11
De GouIIe News PorIey
Is Like Summit Talk
General Leaves Little to Chance,
Suys Just What He Wants to Soy
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
European Correspondent Of The Star

PARIS, Nov. lit happens at the best-run press
conferences.
Somehow reporter for important German news
paper got hold of microphone And his question somehow
wasn't question at all but a speech about GermanyS
Eastern frontiers While lasted French President Charles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-11
Burma Envoy Sworn

Career diplomat William
Pennell Snow was sworn in
yesterday as United States Am
bassador to Burma. Secretary
of State Herter presided at the
ceremonies.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-06
Dismissal Asked
OF Suit Seeking
House Records

Ralph r. Roberts, cleak Of
the House. wants the United
States District Court to dis
miss the suit Of a Washington
newspaperman seeking access
to certain House financial
records.
The court on June 2 dis
missed a similar suit brought
against Senate officials by the
newspaperman. Vance Trimble
of Scripps-Howard Newspapers.
District Judge Alexander
Holtzoh held the courts have
no authority to order congress
sional records to be disclosed.
Mr.. Roberts argument sent
to the court said Mr.. Trimble
lis actually permitted greater
access to the records of the
House than to the records Of
the Senate"
He said the annual report
Of the clerk Of the House,
consisting of original payrolls
and vouchers, is made available
to the public at the beginning
Of each regular session. In adj
dition, Mr.. Roberts said. the
current monthly payroll rec
ords of the House are open to
public inspection approximately
one week after the end of each
particular month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-06
Brooks Harding, Had
Affiliations Flag Ideo

Brooks Harding, like Johnny
Appleseed. could only have
been born in America.
Old timers say Johnny APP
pleseed thought there ought to
be more trees. so he wandered
over the face Of the land plant
ing them.
Brooks Harding thought
anyone ought to be able to
ny a nag. so he spent some 20
years Of his life helping people
to get them for nothing.
He died yesterday at Hadley
Memorial Hospital. but no. I'M
til he saw his flags fly over
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i'm. Horgreuves.
Retired General

|. PORTLAND. Greg. june 9
lAP) MAI. Gen. Morris Har-
greaves. former Air Force dep-
uty surgeon general. died here.
n was reported yesterday. He
was Sc.
The body OF Gen. Hargreaves.
who had been dead since Tues
day. was found by his wife
Hattie upon her return from q
trip. Deputy Coroner William
Farrell said. He said death was
due TO natural causes.
Gen. Hargreaves retired five
years ago after 80 years OF
active duty. Prior TO his retire.
ment he was command surgeon
for the Air Force in the Far
East.
He was chief surgeon with
the Air Technical Service COM
mand during World War II and
later was Air Force deputy sur
geon general. =;
He attended public schools in
Hood River, Greg. He received
his medical degree at the Uni
versity Of Minnesota.
One Of his sons. John. 20. Is
an Air Force pilot. He also
leaves his wife and another son,
Hardy. "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-06
Youths Beat Man, so,
Toke Wallet With SIT

boys tripped him and. when he
fell. beat and stomped on him.
Then they took his wallet and
ned.
Mr.. Kemp managed TO staeger
TO the market. where he called
police.
In another incident. Jane
Williams. 20. Of 202 Newcomb
street Sc. said a teen-aee coll
ored boy followed her into her
apartment after she got on a
bus at Nichols avenue and
Portland street Sc. about 10
O'Clock last night. F
She said he grabbed her purse
containing $40 and fed. He
was described as being slender,
weighing 100 pounds and wear
ing a yellow shirt and khaki
pants.