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Evening star., 1959-02-14
Germans n! Axis SoI|y' ..
Rejects Parole Chance
BY HOWARD L. DUTKIN
star staR Writer

Mildred E. Gillars, Nazi Ger
many's Axis Sally" in World
War II. has given up a chance
at parole after having served
nearly 10 years Of her sentence.
Miss Gillars, now 81 years
old, would have been eligible
to apply for parole from the
Anderson West Va Federal
.Reformatory for women on
March "a after completing the
minimum of her 1o-to-30-year
sentence.
But on January 81 she mailed
a waiver of this right to the
United States Parole Board
here. No reason for her decision
was attached to the waiver,
which is a printed form.
George j. Reed, board chair
man, said he had no idea why
Miss Gillars waived. Some
times" he said, "a prisoner
valves temporarily because he
thinks he can build up a bet
tel. case with more time"
A spokesman at the reform
atory said Miss Gillars appears
to be IN good mental and physi-
cal health The. official could
not vouchsafe any reason for
the waiyers saying: Who knows
what might be in the mind of
anothet?"
Miss Gillars' was convicted
of treason after, a dramatic
trial in U. S. District Court
Evening star., 1959-02-14

ASHLAND. KY, Feb. IA
(AP) Fire cut through an old
apartment building like an
acetylene torch" early today,
leaving IL dead and one miss
ing. Eight other persons were
injured.
=. Among the victims were six
members of the same family,
including an expectant mother
She jumped from a window of
the second. floor. then died
after giving birth to a still
born son. =.
The fire, called the worst in
Ashland's history. broke out
at 1:0l am. and quickly cut
off the. only exit, a stairway at
the front of the reconverted
theater.
Almost right away people
began jumping out of the win
doWS," said Taxi Driver An
thony Blackwell, who dis
covered the blaze.
Mr.. Blackwell said he saw
seven occupants standing at
windows in the rear Of the
building on Greenup avenue.
But they disappeared when a
section of the ceiling appar-
emily fell"
Cut Like a Torch
THAT fire cut Just like an
acetylene torch" he said.
Delmar Fannin. one Of the
20 occupants OF the stone
front structure. said he was
awakened when the fire
Evening star., 1959-02-14
Woman Escapes Auto
Just Before 7 rain Crash

spun and hurled rs feet from
the Halpine grade crossing at
the southern limits of Rock
vile. The automobile engine
was catapaulted about 80 feet
and knocked a hole in the side
of the Suburban Propane Gas
Corp.
Rockville. police said Mrs.
Silvers did not stop when she
ran from the car. but continued
to run on to. her home about
a quarter of a mile distant.
Police said physician was
summoned to treat her for
hySteria.
No injuries were reported on
the train.
The train. No. 4, is the
Diplomat which was bound for
Washington from st. Louis.
Mrs. Silvers was driving. east
across the two-track crossing.
Evening star., 1959-02-14
Castro Named
Cuba Premier
Presidency Seen
As Next Step Up

HAVANA. Feb. IA. (AP).-I
Ftdel Castro vaulted to Cuba's
premiership last night with
wide powers to speed up the
social revolution born of the
rebels victory in arms.
The 32-year -old military COM
mander assumes the admin
istration Of a country still rest
less after two years of civil war
and confronted with serious
economic and diplomatic prob
lens.
His first task is to find jobs
for the half million. unem-
ployed in a work force OF
2,204,000 and satisfy the de-
mands of workers who expect
better living standards to re-
suit from the revolution.
In response to his direct
pleas, the workers in Cuba's
vital sugar industry have
agreed to suspend their de-
mands for higher wages and
better working conditions. un-
til later in the year, after the
current crop has been .har-
vested. i
Another issue facing Maj.
Castro is the fate of Cubans
who took asylum in various
foreign embassies in Havana
after Dictator Fulgencio Ba-
tista fled in the dawn Of New
Years Day.
International Friction
Cuba's revolutionary regime
has branded these Batista sup
porters as ordinary criminals.
The refusal in approving safe
conduct passage for them out
Of the country has led to dis
putes with several Latin-Ameri-
can governments giving them
refuge, including Argentina,
Mexico and Chile.
Maj. Castro had the aSsur-
ances Of retiring Premier Jose
Miro Cardona, Sc. that he
would have 1.-The opportunity to
select his collaborators freely"
In moving up to the political
front, Maj. Castro took a step
that many felt was leading
toward the presidency. Pres
sure had been mounting for
him to take over the pro-
visional government when the
surprise cabinet shakeup was
announced last night. His ap-
See CUBA, Page AT
Evening star., 1959-02-14
Dulles Illness
Like|ytoDe|ay
Western Talks
April !. Meeting
In District Seen
As Alternative
By EARL H. VOSS
Star Stan Writer

The discovery that Secretary
Of State Dulles has cancer is
likely to bring a postponement
of the Western Big -Four For
eign Ministers conference now
tentatively set for March Is.
The illness is not expected,
however, to remove his influ-
ence on American foreign
policy.
There were indications the
foreign ministers meeting
would be set back to April l.
Instead of being held in Paris,
as first contemplated, the meet
ing could be held in Washing
ton just before the April "a
meeting of NATO foreign min
listers on. the tenth anniver-
sary of the organizations
founding.
American officials said today
they suppose" it will not be
possible for Dulles to attend
any mid-March m eeting.
Whether he will be able to
attend the NATO meeting
depend on the rapidity Of his
recovery" officials said.
Gould Keep in Touch
But even if the Secretary
does not actually attend the.
NATO meetings he could keep
in close touch with the pro-
ceedings.
President Eisenhower antici-
pated a continuation Of Mr..
Dulles participation in foreign
policy decisions in his state
ment announcing the Secre-
tary's illness this morning.
Mr.. Eisenhower said that
during the course of further
treatment "the Secretary con-
tinues ON leave of absence" but
added: =.
|. Il will of course be. in close
touch with him constantly"
Whether Mr.. Dulles illness
will delay a possible foreign
ministers meeting with the So
Wet Union is still to be deter
mined. Some officials said it
would not necessarily have
that result. The prospect has
been that such a meeting
would be held probably in Ge-
neva or Vienna in. late April
or May.
Difficult Decision
Mr.. Eisenhower has made
clear on several occasions that
he urgently hopes and prays
that Mr.. Dulles will be able to
resume his duties. Authorities
here recognize. hoover. that if
Mr.. Dulles remains incapaci-
tated in the final period of
preparation for a meeting with
the Russians, the President
will face a very difficult deci-
sion as to whether he can af-
ford to send an Acting Secre-
tary of State to a conference
involving Russia.
Meanwhile it appeared that
foreign policy direction would
be in the hands of Undersecre-
See POLICY, Page Az
Evening star., 1959-02-14

The mother of two young
children escaped from her
stalled automobile today only
seconds before it was demol-
ished by a Baltimore g. Ohio
passenger train in Rockville.
Md,
Mrs. Martin Silvers of 6
Alsace lane, Halpine Village.
who was alone in her car,
looked up to see the headlight
of the locomotive bearing down
on her through the hazy driz-
zle about 10:45 am.
She flung open the door and
ran clear. The train, with its
wheels screeching on the rails
as the. engineer applied his
brakes. struck the car in the
section from the windshield
forward.
The automobile was half
Evening star., 1959-02-14
11Diein Kentucky Fire,
Including 4 Children

tapped the rug at my door
like wind.
Il heard a woman scream but.
was unable to tell where it
was coming from. Then I
Smelled smoke"
Mr.. Fannin's wife and sister
jumped to safety and he and a
See FIRE. Page Az
Evening star., 1959-02-14
President Tells
Of Findings at
Walter Reed.
Theropy Planned
For Potent to =.
Resist MoIiqnuncy
BY EARL H. VOSS
Star stan Writer

Secretary of State Dulles has
cancer, President Eisenhower
announced today. Mr.. Dulles
will continue on leave from
his cabinet post while UNDER
going radiation treatment.
The announcement by Mr..
Eisenhower and one by Mr..
Dulles doctors left completely.
unclear whether Mr.. Dulles
will ever be able. to return to
his State Department desk.
Presumably this. depends on
the extent of the cancer and
on Mr.. Dulles response to
treatment.
The President, whose an
nouncement was released at
Walter Reed Army Hospital
where Mr.. Dulles underwent
a hernia operation yesterday
morning, said the extent Of
the malignancy has not been
fully determined.
In a separate medical state
ment on the Secretary's condi-
tion, Lincoln White, State De-
partment press officer, said that
no further surgery is contem-
plated. but radiation treatments
will begin at once,
| Remove Tissue and Fluids
When the hernia operation
was performed yesterday, tissue
and fluids were removed for
tests to determine whether the
malignancy had returned.
The medical report said q
small "nobular implant" was
removed from the hernia sac
and proved upon examination
to be an "adenocarcinoma," a
small cancer. The medical an
nouncement also. said that the.
fluid removed at the time the
hernia sac was repaired was
found under the microscope
to contain "free cancer cells
Similar to Earlier Growth
The cancer described as ade-
nocarcinoma was the same
kind of cancer Mr.. Dulles was
operated on for when a can
cerous portion of his lower
intestine was removed on No
vember 8, 1856.
Since Mr.. Dulles was oper-
ated on in 1856. medical reports
some as recently as last. Mo-
vember-had showed no recur-
renee of the disease.
There was no report from
the Secretary's doctors or. from
. Mr.. White on the prospects Of
arresting the cancer through
radiation treatments.
Mr.. White said the duration
of the: Secretary's stay in the
hospital could not be pin
pointed beyond the statement
See DULLES, Page Az
Evening star., 1959-02-14
Soviet Missile
Barrier Seen
IRBMs in England
Held Red Problem
BY L. EDGAR PRINA
Star STAFF Writer

A leading Pentagon rocket
expert said Russian-baSed me-
dium-range ballistic. missiles
lack the range to destroy Amer
lean IRBMs based in England
In a speech at Charlotte,
N. c.. last night stressing the
strategic striking capabillty OF
this country's 1,50O-mile weap-
ons, Brig. Gen. Austin Belts,
military deputy to the director
of guided missiles said.
I'm order to bring ballistic
missile attack against Thor
missiles placed in the United
Kingdom, the enemy must
either use his interconti-
mental missiles or place shorter
range missiles forward to
satellite countries and risk
giving away his attack inten-
tions."
Defense Secretary McElroy
told Congress recently that in
telligence reports estimate Rus
sia will have its first operational
ICBMs this summer-about the
same time. the first of the
United States 6,300-mile Atlas
weapons becomes. combat-ready
Medium Range. Rockets
The bulk of the Russian me-
dium-range rockets, according
to. Pentagon sources, can reach
out only 800 miles. or so.
The first of at least three
Thor squadronS, with l.500-milt
ranges, began to be placed or
launching pads in England last
December. other American
IRBMs probably will be basec
in Italy and perhaps in Greece
Turkey and France.
On another matter, Gen
Belts said that the Pentagor
is spending more money on the
development of the solid-fue
See MISSILE, Page Az
Evening star., 1959-02-14
Senators Plan
Quiz OF
Hoffa Monday
Gongster Threats
To Jukebox Trade
Unveiled at Probe
By the Associated Press

Senate rackets probers said
today James r. Hoffa, presi-
dent Of the Teamsters Union,
has been called in for closed
door questioning Monday.
Mr.. Hoffa, who previously
has been questioned publicly
by the committee, also has
been directed to produce addi-
tional financial records.
Teamsters Local 266, de-
scribed as gangSter-ridden, was
pictured in testimony received
by the committee yesterday as
using threats and intimidation
to muscle in on the jukebox
business in the New York area.
Alex Cohen, New York labor
unionist, was questioned about
this by Committee Counsel
Robert F. Kennedy but refused
to answer. invoking his Fifth
Amendment protection against
possible Standardization.
Mr.. Kennedy asked Mr..
Cohen, who heads the United
Industrial Unions. if all the
unions in which he had been
active in the jukebox field had
not been set up to protect en-
ployers rather than employees.
Accused by Kennedy
AS Mr.. Cohen declined to
answer, Mr.. Kennedy said that
the witness lately had turned
his efforts to help Local 266
and what Mr.. Kennedy called
the underworld figures behind
it to establish a monopoly over
the coin-machine business in
New York.
He asked Mr.. Cohen if what
he was selling was not his
:gangster connections" and the
intimidation that went with
them.
Among Mr.. Cohen's hackers
and associates, Mr.. Kennedy
said, were such notorious
figures as Carmine Lombar-
dozzi. Anthoy (Tony' Ducks
Corallo, and John (Johnny
Dio) Dioguardi.
Mr.. Cohen took the witness
chair after the committee
charged that another witness
who invoked his Fifth Amend
ment privilege, Sonic Parker
of Brooklyn. must have been
intimidated by gangster
threats.
Mr.. Parker had been named
by earlier witnesses as a pro-
fessional picket for Mr.. Cohen
in the jukebox operations.
Reversal Charged
When Mr.. Parker refused to
answer questions, Mr.. Kennedy
protested that this was an
outrageous about-face. He said
Mr.. Parker previously had CO.
operated with him. and other
committee investigators.
The fact is you have been
intimidated and that is why
See RACKETS, Page A-3
Evening star., 1959-02-14
Doctors Find Dulles Has Cancer;
Secretary to Remain on Leave
CAT IS 18 TODAY:
WERE HE A MAN,
HE'D BE 126

DENVER (AP). - Boots,
a Siamese cat, celebrated
today his 18th birthday, a
whale of a long time for a
cat to live.
Boots owner, Mrs. Billie.
Shannon, said by human
standards that would be
the equivalent OF living
126 years.
No special celebration is
planned, Mrs. Shannon
said, but Boots will receive
extra helpings of corn on
the cob, his favorite
delicacy.
Evening star., 1959-02-14

here in 1949 before a jury and
F e d eral Judge Edward M.
Curran.
GIs in the European Theater
of War, who heard her be-
guillng voice broadcast fu-
tility Of resistance to Nazi
might, dubbed her Axis Sally"
and the name stuck.
Mss Gillars, who is a. native
OF Portland, Me, has a married
sister living in Ohio.
Evening star., 1959-02-14
N Actor Is Hurt
In Scooter Crash

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. IA CAP).
Herschel Bernardo, 35,
was injured critically yesterday
in the collision of his motor
scooter and an automobile. Mr..
Bernardo plays the role. of 1t.
Jacob in televiSion'S Peter.
Gum" mystery series.
Evening star., 1959-02-14
City Uncertain
AsWatersRise
Patched Dixie Holds
Flood in Indionu

WEST TERRE HAUTE. Ind,
Feb. IA CAP).-A sandbag dixie
at West Terre Haute and ice
jams near Delphi stood in
teetery uncertainty today in
rain and unusually warm
weather along the flooded Wa
bash River.
1t was .anybody's guess
the dixie, preached
once and quickly patched early
today, would keep rising Wa
bash backwaters out of West
Terre Haute, where $50 fam
lilies had already fed.
Light rain helped raise the
Wabash to 24.6 feet by. day.
break, instead of the expected
24.3. Flood stage is IA feet.
The Weather Bureau said
the rains should end before
nightfall. but there might be
some heavy thundershowers
before then. More rains were
forecast for Monday.
The rain and warm tempera
lures in the 40s and sos left
the outlook on upstream ice
jams so uncertain that dyna.
hitting was postponed, at least
for today. =.
No Dynamiting Now
Mai. Gen. John w. McCon'
nell, State adjutant general
said there definitely will be NJ
dynamiting in. an eight-mil'
jam north of Delphi before
early next week.
Gen. Mcconnell. said thu
com b tion Of rain anc
warmth raised the threat of {
mass movement of the lonl
ice jam if dynamiting wa
started. Big blocks of ice, SOM
as big as an automobile, coulc
threaten Lafayette.
The adjutant general sale
serious consideration was beins
given to earlier blasting of {
smaller ice jam, mile. and {
mali long. south of Delphi, II
get it out of the way of th'
bigger jam upstream. However
he said any start on this. jol
wouldn't come before tomorrow
No substantial amount o
f1oodwater poured into Yves
Terre Haute before the hole. IL
the dixie was patched.
The dixie that broke here
was on Sugar Greek, a swoller
tributary of the Wabash.
officials. at first thinking II
See FLOOD, Page A;
Evening star., 1959-02-14
Avalanche Buries II

TOYANA, Japan, Feb. IA
(AP). AN avalanche today
buried dormitory occupied
by II workers employed at a
nearby dam construction. Nine
were killed and two injured.
The others managed to dig
their way out of the snow. =.
Evening star., 1959-02-14
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER

have just visited Secretary Dulles. We had a
good talk and he is resting well. His immediate
response to the hernia operation, the doctors indi
Gated to me- has been very satisfactory. While was
with him his doctors discussed with their finding
of the existence of malignancy not fully determined
at this time to extent but certain require further
treatment
express the thoughts and prayers of all of us
that the results of his operation and the further
of treatment will be successful In order to allow
time for this purpose, the Secretary continues on
leave Of absence will of be in close touch
with him constantly. 49,:
THE MEDICAL REPORT
- THE Secretary spent very comfortable night
and is in good spirits His blood pressure is 125
10. His temperature has been normal since the
operation. His pulse is TO-
"a small nodular inplant on the hernia sac was
removed with the during the course of the
operative procedure This nodule proved to be an
adenocarcnoma microscopical. examination The
fluid evacuated at surgery contained free cancer cells
on geological examination No further surgery is
contemplated In the immediate future radiation
therapy will be used"
Evening star., 1959-02-14
TEXT OF STATEMENTS ISSUED
ON SECRETARY DULLES ILLNESS

The tert ot'President EiSenhowerS statement
on the illness OF Secretary of State Dulles and
the medical report disclosing the presence of
cancer tolloa0:
Evening star., 1959-02-14
COMICS CARTOON
TIPS BY NUGENT

SMALL CHILDREN hove as good
q chance os those in their late teens
in The Stor's $500 comics cortoon
contest now under way, according TO
A. W. Nueent, who drows puzzles,
genes and tricks for living. His
odvice to young contestonts todoy
is on Poee AT.
POWER OF FAITH" todoy tells
how. O slender Dominion priest. won
the Nobel Peqee Prize by dedieotins
his life to the dereIiets Of wor on
Pose All Of the Religious News
Section.
A POLICEMAN named CorpI.
John E. Toymon storts every doy by
reading some passages from the
Bible. He also teaches end lectures
on the Bible, according to story and
picture on Pooe AS.
Evening star., 1959-02-14
STOCKS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK tAPl Following are
the sales (add 0O), high, low, cIoSlnR
price and net change ot the 20 most
active stocks for the week:
Sales High Low Close Chg
Evening star., 1959-02-14
Guide for Readers

Amuse'ts A-l2-l3 Music 49,. Alb
Churches A-9-ll Obituary AS
Classified B-9-l5 RenI Estote =.
Comics A:l6-l7 =. BIS, l6
Crossword A-l6 Society 49, Alb
Editorial "A Sports A-l4-I5,
Lost, Found A-3 TV-Rodio Alb
Hove The Stor Delivered to
Your Home Daily and Sunday
Diol Sterling $4,000
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THE WEATHER: q ~ s.s: s:';'' a.,

Rain ending tonight followed by clearing
low, 40. Mostly sunny and rather windy
tomorrow; high, 48. 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-04
STATISTICS

tumble. by Halfback Jon Ste
Iphenson. gave Tech a life on
its SO and set it off on a Ga
yard touchdown drive. The
march ended with End Carroll
Dale taking a 3-yard scoring
pitch from Quarterback Frank
Eastman.
In the third period, the TeCh
men upped their lead to 2O-6
when the magnificent Dale
bounced on an Grant Tribe
pitchout on the W65M %. From
there Tech scored in SIX plays
with Quarterback Charlie
Speck ramming the middle for
the payoff six-pointer.
William & Mary scored on a
spectacular 54-yard pass play
from Quarterback Calvin Oox
to Halfback Jim Porach and
on a 1-yard plunge by Lauren
Kardatzke in the final period.
WILLIAM g. MARY o 9 0 sd
VIRGINIA TECH 6 7 Z 90
vP1-Pugh, "A. pass from speck tkicE
vPfMDaie. 3, pass from Eastman
w&MEPorach. "a. pass from Coz
kick failed
VPi--Speck, /, plunge (Stephens kick
W&M-Kardatzxe, /, plunge tFarrel
pass from Cox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-04
BY BOB HANSON
Star stan Writer

Fairfax High School took to
the air for two quick touch
downs In the second quarter
and made them stand UP for a
lao victory over Mclean yes
terday in q Northern Virginia
League Group I football game
at Mclean.
The Rebels and Mclean we're
fairly even. statistically. in the
first half. but Fairfax dropped
two quick bombs.
Late in the, second period
Fullback Jim Hall of Fairfax
COMPOUNDED the Highlanders by
dropping back from his 80 and
firing q long pass to End Tom
Appler, who was well behind
McLeap's safety man. Applei
caught 1t on the 80 and went
over untouched. ;
An intercepted pass by Half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-04
MoBtgomery's
Winning Streak
Extended, 40
BY GEORGE BRaGAW
contributing Writer


The efficient quarterbacking
Of Kenny Doane, the hard run
ming Of Fullback Mike Curtis
and all-around aggressive line
play yesterday gave Richard
Montgomery a 21-0 win over
Northwestern and its longest
winning streak in five seasons
The Maryland Bi-County
League game was played before
1000 fans in Rockville yester-
day. 1t was the Rockets second
league shutout win and their
third victory in as many games
this season.
Northwestern drove 81 yards
the first time they had the 1ail
but stalled on the Rockets %
After a punt exchange Richard
Montgomery got tho ball on It's
own 43 and drove 81 yards on
six plays for the first score. A
screen pass from Doane to End
Les Ruppel covered the last Al
yards.
The Rockets marched n
yards on IS plays after the Sec
ond-half kickoff, Mike Curtis
running the last 20 yards on a
burst of left tackle.
Richard Montgomery got the
ball on downs deep in North
western territory in the last
period. On the next play Doane
passed 81 yards to John Kelley
in the end zone for tile final
score.
NORTHWE 3TERN o O q o. O
RICHARD MCNTG o z I'll
Richard Montgomery scoring: Touch
downs-Ruppel Al-yard screen usss
from x. Doanel curtis 20. Kelly OF
pass from K. Dosne). Conversions
Curtis g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-04
Blair WaIIops
Johnson, 1877

Montgomery Blair High
School broke open a scoreless
football game against Walter
johnson In the second quarter
with 20 points and went on to
q 1877 victory yesterday at
Blair in a Maryland Bi-County
League game.
Two Of the touchdowns BY
the Blazers came on passes BY
Dick Mossburg to Louis Scott
covering 70 yards and to Bill
Smith on a 7-yard play.
The Spartans were held
scoreless until late In the fourth
period when Eric Larson went
of tackle 5 yards for a touch
down
S %ASTrR JOHNSON 3 % g IA;
Walter johnson scoring: TroucSdoSS
Larson Is, rum, Conversion --Sha'
fei tpass from Stierl.
| Blair scoring: Toucndowns--ecoti
| 40. pass from MossburgD, Dem SCI
49,, run with recovered tumble,
q, runl: Smith z, pass from Moss
burg). conversions--Mitchell, 2 trun)