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hope that Mr.. Eisenhower will
clear the air in the Nationwide
radio-TV broadcast he is sched-
uled to make tomorrow night.
Senator Aiken. Republican
Of Vermont. a member Of the
Foreign Relations Committee.
urged the President to tell the
people frankly and candidly
"if there is a real danger Of
war"
Senator Sparkman. Democrat
of Alabama. also a member of
the committee. said he feared
the people have not been
alerted to the significance Of
Berlin and added: Il hope the
President will spell out what
is involved in simple language
all can understand"
Senator Kennedy, Democrat
Of Massachusetts. also a COM
mittee member, said Mr.. Eli
senhower should say precisely
why he thinks sour sdefenses
are adequate when the Rus
slams greatly outnumber us IN
land forces and outnumber US
IN missiles as we'll"
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where I would never have
granted the applicant his GER
tiflcate. and the CAB did," said
DR.. william j. Kennard. a
member of the American Medi-
cal Associations special COM
mittee on aviation medical
problems and a retired Air
Force brigadier general who was
head of the aviation medical
division Of the Air Force Surg
con Generals Office. "a
There's a story Of the CAB
granting a nah his certificate
after a years delay and find
ing that he had died." DR.. Ken
nard said. Some of the cases
I've seen were about that bad"
DR.. Smith and other FAA
personnel hope that the new.
more specific regulations. COM
bined with an expanded and
improved medical examination
system, will end the contro-
versy.
THE role of the CAB in the
appeals cases then will be to
determine whether or not the
applicant meets the medical re-
quirements. rather than wheth-
er or not he will be a danger
in the air." DR.. Smith said.
Under the new regulations, he
said, the whole air safety pro-
gram will have a sound medical
foundation.
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Dulles Plans
Auto Ride Today
py the Associated Press

Secretary Of State Dulles
plans to leave Walter Reed
Hospital today for another
short afternoon auto ride. the
State Department said yester-
day. ~
Mr.. Dulles took o S0-minute
ride through Rock Greek Park.
near the hospital, last Satur-
day, and a ila-hour ride on
Sunday. when he stopped at
his home for 20 minutes. It
was his first time away from
the hospital since he entered
February 10 for o hernia opera
ton.
Department Press Officer
David Waters said hospital au-
thorities told him that "all in
all the Secretary had a very
good week"
Mr.. Waters said Mr.. Dulles
underwent another x-ray
treatment for his abdominal
cancer yesterday morning.
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Womon's Deuth
Laid to BORDER

Police yesterday charged a
52-year-old boarder with hon.
icide in the death of his land
lady, 68-year-old Mrs. Leslie
Webster Of 1853 Columbia road
NV.
They said the boarder,
Harold Leroy Brooks, called
police after finding Mrs.
Webster dead in her home this
morning. An autopsy showed
she had died of a cerebral
hemorrhage caused by a frac-
tured skull.
Homicide Capt. Lawrence j.
Hartnett said Brooks admitted
he had beaten Mrs. Webster
on several occasions after a
lovers quarrel" He said
Brooks told them he and Mrs.
Webster had last had such an
argument Thursday night.
Brooks was arraigned be-
fofe Judge Leonard Walsh in
Municipal Court.
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equipment and supplies. in
Guiding new type tanks. He
said full. fighting forces. includ-
ing requirements and reserves,
could be in Europe within a
month.
Earlier, he said 1t might take
two to three months, but he
explained this involved other
places than Europe.
Answering questions. Gen.
Taylor said the urgency Of the
Berlin crisis had not reduced
United States forces in the Far
East and elsewhere.
"Our soldiers in Europe and
the Far East are ready to fight
in place where they are" he
said, adding that a combat
ready strategic army corps of
three divisions here in this
country is ready to move out
quickly to any trouble spot,
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Czech, Chino Trode

PRAGUE, Mar. IA (AP).-
The official news agency CTK
reports Red China will export
grain to Czechoslovakia for the
first time this year under their
trade agreement. In return
China gets mainly industrial
equipment.
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BERLIN
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or general war in Europe. the
Far East or elsewhere.
He added his personal view
that more emphasis should be
put on preparation for limited
or small wars and repeated his
protests at reduction Of the
Army to $4,000 persons.
Gen. Taylor has been urging
a minimum army force OF
925 900.
In Europe. he said some 20
NATO divisions now form a
shield that could meet and hold
back possible Soviet attacks,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
until nuclear weapons wer'
brought into play.

until nuclear weapons were
brought into play.
Soviet Position Difficult
He said the Russian leaders
know this and face a difficult
position in East Germany.
They are tremendously vul-
nerable in the satellite area,
and the consequences Of start
ing any kind Of shooting oper-
alton there must look very
dangerous to them. indeed" he
said.
Hence, I personally believe
that a strong, determined. ac-
tive reaction to any threat by
the East Germans will eventu-
ally lead them to modify their
position" the general said
adding:
"Of course, I can't prove
that, but that is my. feeling"
Gen. Taylor said that If the
Communist force was limited
to East Germans and satellite
troops. I'VE can deal with that
situation without resorting Il
general nuclear warfare"
The rest Of this statement
was deleted.
Firms Stand Recalled
Gen. Taylor recalled that
the Firms ''held of the Rus.
sian ground forces for 90 days
unassiSted, back in 1889"
The Army general opposed
use Of an airlift-as was done
in l948-49-to supply or de.
fend Berlin except as q last
resort.
Gen. Taylor said there now
are adequate supplies In Der.
lin for q period of emergency
and hostilitieS.
An airlift always provides 9
fallback position. though a pool
one; Bat at present we have
no difficult in using norma
surface transportation in order
to maintain the stocks" hi
said.
Gen! Taylor said exact plans
for dealing with hating Of q
highway convoy TO Berlin, OF
other iron curtain border Incl.
dents. were "being worked oui
in the triparte discussion now
going on"
This was an apparent refer
ence to high-level conferences
with the French and British
Gen. Taylor said United
States commanders in Europe
and Germany had asked fol
additional combat troops
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ment, which would otherwise
buy the material on the open
market.
It would not seem out Of
line, however, to estimate that
the savings could total UP to
$40 billion in four years.
At the same time, disposal
operations would cost $4l6 mil
lion. Half of that would be
spent to "demilitarize" equip
ment-change it from some
thing useful solely to the
armed forces TO something use
able by civilians.
Right now Congress says the
Penatgon cannot spend over
$40 million a year on surplus
disposal and that money must
come out of receipts from sales.
Mr.. Mcclure plans to ask
Congress to authorize what
ever spending is necessary to
carry out the program. But
Representative Mahon, Demo-
crat Of Texas. chairman Of the
House Military Appropriations
Subcommittee. says he won't
go along.
I'VE want them to have some
hexibility," he said, 80 they
may be able to justify an in
crease. We have raised the
ceiling from time to time in
the past. But I don't think
the ceiling should be removed"
The Assistant Secretary be-
lieves he could launch the pro-
gram effectively for $l04 mil
lion. but the ceiling ultimately
would have to go to SIP million
a year.
Even If Mr.. MCGUIRE gets
his money. congressman are
expected to hammer at the
waste and duplication" in mil
| itary purchasing and supply
policies.
New System In Vogue
Integrated. "singie-manager"
purchasing systems now exist
for several types of items--food.
clothing. medical supplies and
petroleum. But when the De-
Tense Secretary tries to extend
the single manager system to
other items, the services object
strenuously. Even though all
three use. for instance. the
same types Of communications
equipment. they believe they
can be properly supplied only
II they do it themselves.
This adds to the surplus,
Congressman say. Also. the pur-
chasing. storage and distribu-
ton systems are so unco-ordi-
mated, they say. excessive waste
Is found everywhere spot checks
are made.
The Controller General
found the Air Force did not
know it had surplus R-2S00-
1903 aircraft engines available
for conversion to R-2800-54
engines. 1t set out to buy new
"54" engines until it was told
about the JOBS" 1t used the
103s and saved $435. 900, the
Controller General reported
recently.
/ Again. the Navy failed to re-
port a million dollars worth of
unneeded helicopter parts even
though the Army was buying
just such parts. This was
stopped after a Controller
l General report, and $720,OO0
was saved.
The Pentagon does not deny
these horrible examples" But
it says 1t is making heroic eff
forts to avoid them.
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PILOTS
New Medical Code
On Flying Shapes Up

OF Interpretation OF the require
ments, which are often stated
In the broadcast terms. The
safety foundation noted. for in
stance, that ian applicant may
be denied certification because
an examiner may not feel he is
psychologically suited, yet the
basis shown on the report may
be borderline blood pressure"
Regional Test Centers
The new FAA program. be-
sides requiring all pilots to &c
to designated examiners, will
include more dynamic" train
ing for these examines and an
inspection system to check
their work and their equip
ment.
what we're after is more
quality control" said DR.. Smith
Still another part Of the
program viii be to establish
three regional testing center;
where pilots who do not pass
the initial examination may &C
for more intensive testing. "It'i
the only fair thing to do" DR.
Smith said. These tests--un.
like the initial ones-would be
conducted at Government ex.
pense.
The special requirements fol
older pilots will include more
detailed physiological examina-
ton and additional eye tests
The standards have not YET
been worked out, according tc
DR.. Smith. and there will be
difficult in doing so.
Seniority System Cited
THE eye requirements for
older men now are completely
inadequate" he said. But at
present we don't know any
rational basis for making
changes"
The problem is an urgent
one, he said, because of the
airline pilots seniority system.
Civil aviation does just the
reverse of what the armed
forces do with their older
pilots" he said.
The Navy, for instance, au-
tomatically downgrades any
pilot who reaches so years OF
age. The most senior, and often
the oldest, airpline pilots on
the other hand, get first crack
at the newest, fastest equip
ment.
According to Captain Henry
H. Meadows, U. S. NJ. physical
qualifications officer for Navy
aviation. pilots start slipping"
after 10. A usual decline in
vision is the primary reason
for the automatic downgradine
at so years, he said. although
generally higher blood pres.
sure and slower reflexes also
play a part.
Any Navy pilot over so who
wants to continue flying on an
unrestricted basis, he said, must
undergo special tests. 1t is a
system such as this which the
FAA intends to establish.
May Smooth Relations
The new medical program
should help smooth relations
between the FAA and the Civil
Aeronautics Board. which until
the establishment Of the FAA
last year made the regulations
and which still hears and de-
cides appeals from applicants
denied certiflcation by the FAA
In the past. the CAB has de.
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PILOTS
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the accident; 1t does point UP.
however. the possibility that
there could be medical impli-
cations In some accidents where
no other cause can be found"
DR.. Smith cites another case
If q crop-duster who. after COM
Ipleting his early morning work,
told companions he was hungry
and would fly to the local air.
port for a meal. He crashed and
was killed shortly after takeoff.
Investigation showed the man
was q diabetic who required
insulin. IAN the evidence is
that this man needed insulin
and was having q reaction" DR..
Smith explained, although the
ofiicial cause for such crashes
as this Is usually something
like flying too low"
Case OF Psychotic Cited ;,
Another example of the
shortcomings of the present
system is the pilot who. a few
years ago. dangerously ''buzzed'
Des Moines, Iowa. for several
hours. Examination revealed he
was q psychotic who had beer
denied q drivers license in the
State.
FAA officials also point Out
that while the safety record fol
commercial airlines is very
good, the record for others IL
nothing to be proud Of. Accord
ling to their official statistics, q
total OF 1O,938,000 hours were
flown in general aviation, ex-
GLIDING the transports. in 1857
There were Apt accidents, Of
which 429 involved fatalities
Exactly 800 persons were killed
Currently, private pilots, who
have less rigid physical require
ments to meet than the COM
mercial pilots. are examined by
doctors Of their own choosing,
This means that of the $50. 600
physical examinations checked
by the FAA each year, 10000
are from doctors not designated
by the agency. All pilots except
private pilots must go to q
designated examiner.
Safety Report Quoted
The non-designated doctors
it is often pointed out, have
received no special instructions
on how to conduct the exams;
they seldom have any knowl-
edge of aviation medicine, and
they often have no special feel
ing of responsibility toward the
FAA.
The Flight Safety Founda-
1 ton pointed out In its report
There are known cases
where the tmedicaD certificate:
have been issued by mail;
where examinations are con-
Quoted without the applicant
being required to remove hi:
coat; where numerous con-
secutive reports have beer
turned 1t with identical blooc
pressures and identical figure!
for specific gravity from URN
alysis."
I There is also, both for thu
designated and non-designateC
examiners. a perpetual question
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cided many Of these appeals
against the FAA--and the old
CAA, II has, as the Flight Safe
ty Foundation report noted,
given certification to "airmen
with vision in only one eye.
with almost complete hearing
loss. with variable loss Of limbs
(including o quadriplegic) with
below-standard depth percep-
ton and color vision, and with
many other physical or medical
deficiencies" "a
Such cases have occurred In
all classes Of pilots, although
they are most prevalent among
student and private pilots.
The FAA feels particularly
strongly about 80 recent APP
peals. 26 Of which have been
decided so far-and all against
the FAA. with such a situa-
ton, there's almost no point in
having q medical program" Or.
Smith said.
Trouble Often Compounded
Part Of the trouble is caused
by the provision In the cur
rent physical requirements
which permits issuance of lin
tied medical certificates to
pilots who have deficiencies but
are able to compensate for
them.
Also. In these same require
ments, under the headings of
General Physical Condition
and Nervous System" the
wording is that the applicant
shall not have defects or dis
eases which would be likely"
to interfere with his safe per-
Iornlance IN tne air.
In many cases, FAA person.
mel feel they cannot prove an
applicant would be unsafe un-
til he actually has a crash; and
then it's too late.
The trouble is often COM
pounded by the inability of the
FAA to be represented at the
hearings by a medical special
list and by the sketchy data on
which it often must base its
objections.
A high CAB official, for in
stance, last week told of one
pending appeals case involv-
ing a diabetic who requires
insulin. The applicants chief
witness at the hearing was a
top doctor from the Mayo
Clinic who had personally OBJ
served the man for a week and
who insisted he would not be
a danger in the air.
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Rights Of Individual

The FAA was represented by
one of its regional attorneys,
who could state the agency's
general position, but who
could not give testimony on the
actual condition of the appli-
cant.
which way do you think the
hearing examiner is going to
decide the case?" the official
asked.
<"All we have been asking. 3"
said another CAB official, lis
that the agency translate into
reasonable terms the signifi-
canoe of the applicants condi-
ton" He added that the board
has always regarded very
seriously the rights Of the in
dividual; this is a very funda-
mental factor"
Story of Dead Man Told
The board is interested in
knowing for instance, why a
private pilot should be denied
certification for flying by him.
self when no one questions his
capability to drive a car, he
said. -.
Many experts feel, however,
that the CAB has gone too far
in pro-"cting the rights of the
individual.
II have seen a number Of
cases in the last two years
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Hurricane Moves
Toward Hawai-

HONOLULU, Aug. ( (AP).
Winds Of increasing violence
are reported in a hurricane
moving slowly toward the
Hawaiian Islands.
Weather Bureau officials said
Hurricane Dot, now about 500
miles southeast Of the island
Of Hawaii, could bring gale
winds to Hilo if it holds to its
present course.
Hurricane hunter planes re-
ported the storm was moving
toward the islands at about 10
miles an hour. No ships were
reported in its path.
IF this course and speed
is maintained, increasing winds
and rain over the island of
Hawaii will result beginning
late Tuesday or Tuesday night.
The bureaus advisory warning
said hurricane conditions may
affect some sections Of the
large island.
Populous Oahu, where Homo
lulu Is located, appeared out
of the storms path.
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Cloudy
with rain and scattered thun-
derstorms tonight; low about
10. Considerable cloudineSs and
warmer tomorrow with scat
tered thundershowers likely.
virginia-Mostly cloudy with
showers and scattered thunder
storms tonight; low, 6S-74
Variable cloudinesS, humid and
warmer tomorrow with scat
tered thundershowers in the
north and scattered mostly aft
ernoon thundershowers in the
south.
Maryland - Mostly cloudy
with showers and thunder
showers tonight; low, 60-65 in
the west and 66-72 in the
east. Partly cloudy, warmer
with mostly afternoon and
evening thundershowers; high,
in the 80S.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Southwest winds
Of 1918 miles per hour tonight
becoming 1920 miles per hour
tomorrow. Cloudy with rain
and scattered thunderstormS
Visibility 4-8 miles.
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Labor Bill Drives Laid
To Unions and NAM

gested that Mr.. Eisenhower
use radio and television facili-
ties II necessary. What course
the President will take, Mr.,
Halleck said, was not decided,
There was no indication how
long the Rules Committee may
consider the bill, and there is a
good chance that floor action
will not start until next week,
At the lunch recess, the COM
mittee still had Is witnesses
scheduled to testify. Chairman
Smith called an afternoon
hearing, and limited at a pos
Sible night session.
Likened to Filibuster
Listening to lengthy COM
ments and questions by COM
mittee members, Chairman
Smith, Democrat Of Virginia,
likened the hearing to a "f1li-
buster"
Mr.. Barden complained that
labor lobbyists attempted to
move into the building and
take over the Craftsmanship
and run the committee" when
the Labor Committee was
drafting the reform bill.
He said corrupt union leaders
are like head hunters" and
believe "the law wasn't made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04
BY LEE M. COIN
star star Writer

Charges that both labor anc
industry are trying to contro,
labor reform legislation rum.
bled through a House Rules
Committee hearing today.
Representative Barden, DEM
ocrat Of North Carolina, chair.
man Of the House Labor CON-
mittee, accused representative
Of organized labor of trying to
take over" the Labor Commit
tee in the drafting Of the bill
Later Representative Mad
den, Democrat of Indiana,
branded one Of the cleanup
proposals an NAM bill"
Representative Landrum,
Democrat Of Georgia, popped
out Of his seat and said:
That's a lie. You call it my
bill. It's no one else's bill"
But Mr.. Madden insisted that
at least "the NAM will be for
it." He was referring TO the
National Association Of Man.
ufacturers.
Landrum Apologies
When the committee re-
cessed for lunch, Mr.. Landrum
apologized to Mr.. Madden for
his outburst.
Mr.. Landrum is co-Sponsor
Of q stringent cleanup bill
supported by President Eisen-
hover. Mr.. Landrum and
his co-sponsor, Representative
Grimm, Republican of Michi-
gan, intend to offer their bill
during House floor debate as
a substitute for the middle-of-
the-road measure approved by
the House Labor Committee.
Mr.. Barden urged the Rules
Committee to establish ground
rules permitting full debate
at least 6 or 7 hourS-and a
wide variety Of amendments.
He indicated he favors the
Landrum- Griffen bill.
II want this bill taken to the
House, whether it goes on a
Stretcher or it goes in a limou-
SINE" Mr.. Barden told the
Rules Committee.
Ground rules for debate could
play q large role in shaping
the controversial legislation.
Eisenhower Effort Urged
Earlier today. Republican
congressional leaders urged
President Eisenhower to use
every available means Of STIR
ring up support for legislation
aimed at curbing abuses in
labor unions.
Representative Halleck of
Indiana and Senator DirkSen
Of Illinois, the two leaders,
said they strongly recommend
ed to the President at q break
fast meeting that he convey
to the country his impression
Of labor abuses as disclosed
in Senate hearings.
! Mr.. Halleck said he sug-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04
3,oooSeuts
Advised for
CenterHe

Sergei Denham, whose dane
ers have pirouetted on stages
throughout the world, had
some definite advice yesterday
on how the National Cultural
Center should be.
Build it along classical and
simple lines. the director of the
Ballet Russo de Monte Carlo
suggested.
And also get the opinions Of
artists as well as businessmen
before starting construction.
An international banker be-
fore he turned ballet connois-
seur over 20 years ago, MIR.
Denham had practical SUCCESS
tons, too.
PUT in at least 5000 seats, "
he urged, so the appearing ar
lists can make some money"
He lauded the idea of a cul-
tural building in Washington.
What seems to be the po-
litical center of the world to-
day and the capital of a great
nation should also be a center
of art and culture" he said.
And when the project is
completed, he added, bring in
all kinds Of art-symphonies
opera, ballet. jazz and musical
comedy-but make it the best
available"
II Washington were to model
its center after any one 9TH
er, he would choose the
San Francisco War Memorial
Opera House.
For the Ballet Russo, ap-
pearing at Carter Barron Am
phitheater this week, Mr.. Den
ham chooses as many Slovak-
ian dancers as possible.
They're the best" he pro-
claims.
The problem with Americans
is that they are new to ballet,
they lack the best teachers and
local support, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04

carrying on a Campaign to
shackle and ruin labor" in the
guise Of pushing anti-racketeer-
ing legislation.
Mr.. Barden contended any
effective reform bill must at
least deal with six areas: Pro-
lection for the rights OF union
members, safeguards for union
funds; prohibitions against
secondary boycottS, curbs on
organizational picketing, re-
Strictions against "hot-cargo"
agreements and elimination Of
the "no-man's-land" gap Fed
eral versus State jurisdiction
n labor cases.