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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

menLS over what missiles should
be based on the strict military
needs of the country.
Sources familiar with the
Presidents thinking said today
that the press conference re-
mark was merely a flick" at
what Mr.. Eisenhower consid-
cred an increasingly serious
problem. They refused to spec
ulate about whether he might
take stronger steps in the
future.
Two Principal Fears
It was explained that his
concern arises from two things
principally:
/. Strong competitive lobby
ing pressures among missile
and other weapons manufac-
turers on Congress. through
widespread advertising de-
signed to sway decisions in
favor Of a particular company's
product.
2. Political presSures on and
by congressman for more de-
tense business for their home
districts or against cutbacks
that would affect industries
In their home areas. These
pressures can become difi1cult
to deal with when the congress-
men apply them to officers at
the Pentagon.
Mr.. Eisenhower was described
as particularly incensed by q
large newspaper advertisement
last week plugging the Air
Force Bomarc missile. subject
Of controversy now as to
whether more money should be
spent on 1t or on the Army'S
| Nike-Hercules missile system.
The President was said to be
wondering If the cost Of the adj
vertising would be added to the
Defense Departments bills for
the Bomarc.
MIR. Eisenhower carefully
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

than 1000 miles down range
and apparently was on its way,
Is minutes after launching. in
to a tight north-and-south Or
bit around the world.
First doubts about success
of the mission came shortly
after $50 pm. Tracking sta
tons in Alaska and Hawaii,
alert for the signals of Dis
coyerer's l.sO0-pound DRIFTING
second stage, failed to find the
satellite.
At about z o'clock, officials
at Vandenberg, northwest Of
Los Angeles, and at the Penta-
gon here, announced apparent
failure, although both the Thor
boster and the second stage
performed satisfactorily.
Radios Silenced
Col. Richard e. Curtin. dep.
Iuty commander of the Air
Force Ballistic Missile Division
in charge Of military space
system, said. Project officials
doubt that Discoverer III is In
orbit"
William Godel. Advanced
Research Projects Agency
spokesman for the Discoverer
project. explained why hope
was virtually abandoned before
the satellite would have had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
x-l5 Flight Postponed

EDWARDS AIR FORCE
BASE, Calf, June 4 (AP)-
Technical difiiculties today
forced postponement until at
least tomorrow Of q scheduled
first glide test for the Kills.
The sleek test plane is ex-
pected ultimately to carry a
man at 1000 m.p.h. to q height
of 100 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
US. Gaining
In Space Race,
Probers Told
Scientist York
Sees Supremacy.
In Few Years

The Pentagon's top scientist
said today he believes the
United States is gaining on the
Soviet Union in the race into
space.
DR.. Herbert F. York told the
House Space Committee that
in the last year the relative
change in position between the
two countries "has been favor
able to u.s." But, he added, the
United States still appears to
be in second place.
DR.. York. director Of research
and engineering for the De-
Tense Department. said the
United States space program As
laid out In the 1860 budget
could enable us to leapfrog
Russia"
knowledge Necessary
ITO say for sure we'd have
to know more about what they
are DOING" DR.. York said. at
Is certain that we will be well
beyond where they are today,
and / am confident that in a
few years we will 60 ahead Of
them"
DR.. York said this country
is "still somewhat behind in
terms of actual achieved per-
Torrance and somewhat behind
in reliability Of systems"
LAS Of today Russian rockets
are bigger-the biggest engines
there are bigger than the big
giest engines here"
In other aspects Of the
rocektry race, DR.. York gave
these opinions:
Specific impulse Of fuels-T
doubt II they are ahead"
Guidance and control--"We
are probably ahead Of them"
Solution Of re-entry prob
lems--"Probably a tie. We
know how to do 1t and / be-
lieve they know how to do 1t. "
Instrumentation Ahead
Instrumentation ~ I'VE are
probably better Of with regard
to naturalization but since
they are able to handle bigger
loads that doesn't make so
much difference"
DR.. York's evaluation Of the
space race came in the course
of questioning on the Defense
Departments research and de-
velopment program. He placed
q $5.6 billion price tag on the
total projected r g. D effort OF
the department and its subor-
dinate services in 1860. About
8 per cent Of this-$455 mil
lion-will be spent directly BY
the Advanced Research Prof.
ects Agency.
Representative Fulton. Re-
publican of Pennsylvania. at
tempted to draw DR.. York into
a discussion Of recent animal
experiments by asking him
what he thought about the lit
tie monkey that survived the
rigors of space but couldn't
survive life on earth"
DR.. York terminated the dis
cussion almost as soon as 1t was
begun by replying:
II think 1t was q great mis-
fortune"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Sukurno Leaves U. S.

LOS ANGELES, June 4
tAP). Indonesia's President
Sukarno left Los Angeles today
for Honolulu and the Far. East
following a three-day unofiicial
visit here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
COPPER Transit
In2-S Years
Forecast Here
Operators Differ
On Best Location
For Heliports

Hellcopter manufacturers
and operators today told q
Senate subcommittee helicop-
tiers win supplement cab and
bus service in the Washington
Metropolitan Area within two
to eight years.
But they disagreed on where
the craft should land.
John B. Hichborn, president
Of Pilgrim Helicopter Service,
Inc. maintained that roof-top
heliports near the city's center
are "glamorous but unsafe" A
roof top terminal at O new
downtown transportation CEN
ter has been proposed by Fed
eral and local planners, as well
as by o. Roy Chalk, who runs
the D. C. Transit System, Inc.
Southwest Favored
Landing fields should be in
Southwest Washington before
the area is built up. Mr.. HIGH
born maintained. He also rec
commended small heliports
around the perimeter of the
District.
But j. Cullen Weadock, of
the Chesapeake & Potomac
Always. Inc, insisted that a
municipal heliport should be
very near the geographic center
OF the city. Then. area "heli-
stops" or landing pads with
approach and departure lanes,
could be located in such COM
munities as Georgetown, Spring
Valley. Woodley Park. Barn
ably Woods. Crestwood. Bright
wood. Woodbridge. Capitol View,
AnacoStia and Washington
Heights. he said.
The men were at odds. too,
on the imminence of helicopter
service. Mr.. Hichborn noted
that prese 1T operations in New
York. Chihgo and Los Angeles
were hia1y subsidized with
public funds. Without q sub
sidy helicopter operators could
not offer economic service In
less than eight years. he esti-
mated.
Mr.. Weadock said two to
three years would be q more
realistic guess"
City's Only Heliport
Pilgrim operates the city's
only heliport at Virginia ave-
nue. and Twenty-sixth street
NV. and has refused to let
other operators use it. Chesa-
peake & Potomac started an
experimental helicopter run
between downtown Baltimore
and Washington National Air
port in 1858.
A very interesting aspect Of
our schedule was the number
Of requests received for trans
portation from downtown Bal
timore to downtown Washing
ton" he testified. Because
o fthe absence Of a heliport
in Washington, our helicopter
transportation was totally inn
practicable and it continues to
be SO today for those people
who wish to reach the District.
Backed by Senators
Both Senators Randolph,
Democrat of West Virginia, and
Hart, Democrat of Michigan,
appeared in support of pending
legislation calling on the Dis
trict Commissioners to investi-
gate heliport sites and make
recommendations to Congress
by January, 1859.
The resolution, introduced by
Senator Bible. Democrat Of Me-
vada, would authorize an APP
preparation Of $4,000 for the
study.
Senator Hart said his wife Is
one of "a women pilots in the
Free World to hold a helicopter
rating.
During my campaign last
fall, she proved to me, without
room for argument. that the
helicopter is a uniquely useful
vehicle" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Lobbying on Weapons
Annoying to President
Decries Political und Financial
Attempts to Swoy Missile Choices
By GARRETT ID. HORNER
Star etaff Writer

President Eisenhower described today fed to
the neck with political financial pressures being ex-
ered to try to influence military decisions about weapons
The President gave a hint of his feeling at his news
conference yesterday when he asserted that obviously po
ical and financial considerations" are getting into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Discoverer Ill vonishes
After Is Minutes AIoft
Officials Concede Loss Of Satellite
Fired Over Poetic With Four Mice
ny WILLIAM HINES
star Science Writer

The Air Forces 13-day campaign to orbit the
carrying satellite Discoverer III apparently has ended in
failure.
The two-stage, 54-ton rocket tall an eight-story
building launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif at 400 pm. (EDT Yesterday It tracked more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Secret I a|ks Raise
Hope Of Berlin Pact
Line Eused
Slightly by
Gronyko
BY CROSBY s. MOVES
European Correspondent Of The stai


GENEVA. June "A slight
softening Of the Russian posi-.
ton in the course Of secret
negotiations has gwen rise to
q new feeling of hope in West
ern circles here.
AS the Big Four ministers
prepared for another secret ses-
sion this afternoon at the villa
|of French Foreign Minister
Maurice Couve de Murville, top
American sources revealed that
RuSsia's Andrea Gromyko now
lis showing a certain amount Of
give in his earlier demands
that the allies should "liqui-
date" their occupation Of West
Berlin.
In the opinion of these
authorities, Mr.. Gromyko'S
line in the latest discussions
would imply Russian accept.
ance Of Western rights in Ber-
lin. The problem now is to
get this acceptance in writing
in terms specific enough to
guarantee that the city will
not be subjected to renewed
Communist pressure in the
future.
Only Slight Shift
This does not mean that Mr..
Gromyko has thrown in the
sponge or that Western author
tiles expect this conference to
result in any miraculous VIC
tory for the Western side.
Indeed the shift In the Rus
sian tone has been very slight.
And If the hoped-for result is
finally achieved there is every
reason to believe that the Rus
SLAMS viii exact as high a
price as ppssible in Western
concessions
It is now much clearer, how.
ever, what these concessions
may be and what they viii not
be.
Mr.. Gromyko has been In.
formed in the most positive
terms that there will be no
question Of ending the occupa.
ton status of West Berlin. He
has been assured with equal
force that the allies viii not
accept Russian troops in the
Western sector of the city as
proposed by Mr.. Gromyko in q
document submitted to the
Western ministers several days
ago.
However. in a document Of
their own. submitted yesterday,
the Western ministers commit
ted to paper the areas in which
they are willing to discuss i'm
.provements" in the current sit
uation in Berlin.
Limits on Garrison
These areas. as previously
reported. include the placing
OF ceilings on the strength Of
the American, British and
French garrisons in West Ber-
lin, the possibility Of turning
over the screening of refugees
to the United Nations, and the
establishment of some kind Of
machinery for investigating
complaints about propaganda
and subversive activity on both
sides.
Allied officials emphasize
that this talking paper" does
not represent an offer on the
part of the West. Each of the
suggestions is entirely condi-
tional on Russian willingness
to give specific assurances on
Western rights in the city and
guarantees Of access for both
military and civilian traffic.
The matter Of troop strength
in the city has by no means
been settled. even among the
allies themselves. Whether or
not the present garrison could
be safely reduced from its
present figure of about 1900
remains a question to be de-
cided with the advice of com.
petent military authorities. It
is accepted. however, that the
value of the allied troops in the
city is largely a symbolic one.
and the implication that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
NOW'S THE TIME
TO DRINK MILK

HERE'S TO THE COW. bless her.
Lush gross and fair weother hove
helped to moke this month a good
one to buy dairy products. For de-
tolls on Notionol Duiry Month, see
The Stor's Food Section. POse D-l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
;SDIScOMFORT
:. INDEX

Here is todoy's Discomfort Index
for the Washington ereo, bosed on
the relationship between the tenn
pesaturs and the humidity.
Ten per cent ore uncomfortable
when the index reaches 10; holt the
people ore uncomfortable when u
reaches IS and everyone is uneom-
fortobIe at ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-28
Porty's Over, but Plane
Acts as if 1t Would Stov

Nixon. whom he had criticized
earlier In his trip.
He said his journey had con-
vinced him Of the American de-
sire for peace.
There are many outstanding
issues between us. But let us
not turn to the past, but look
to the future" he said.
Prom the bottom of my
heart, I want to thank you for
your hospitality. Let us have
more bread and salt between
one another. Let us have more
OF that good American word,
'okay.'"
Mr.. Nixon said Americans
were impressed not only by
Soviet feats in space, but by
the vitality and energy Mr..
Khrushchev demonstrated in
the United States.
He also told the Soviet leader
that peace will be served If
American and Russian leaders
know each other better and
"if each respects the strength
and will Of the other"
Then 1t was almost over.
Garry Bouquets
Laden with large bouquets Of
roses, Mr.. and Mrs. Khrushchev
walked down a red carpet, shak-
ing hands with Secretary Of
State Herter, Ambassador to the
USSR Llewellyn Thompson, the
Chairman Of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, Gen. Nathan Twining,
Ambassador to the United
Nations Henry Cabot Lodge and
Protocol Chief Wiley Buchanan.
A limousine took them a mile
to the end of the runway, where
the TU-114 waited. The lights
were turned of so the pilot
would not be distracted.
An Air Force officer explained
that the plane is so heavy that
If moved on the ground when
loaded with gasoline its front
tire would burst. Thus, the
prophet earlier was towed into
position and gasoline pumped
into it for six hours.
When it finally was airborne,
American and even Russian of :
fcials remained on the field,
wandering about in the manner
Of people who cannot decide
whether to straighten up or go
to bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-28
Judge Bans
Porter Plea
On Passport

District Court Judge Mat
thew F. MCGUIRE today refused
to order the State Depart
ment to grant a passport to
Representative Charles o.
Porter, Democrat of Oregon,
for travel to Red China.
In his ruling granting sum-
mary judgment to the Govern
ment, Judge MCGUIRE declared
that the current case was con-
trolled by a past decision of
the United States Court of APP
peals.
Judge Mcguire was referring
to an appellate ruling in the
case of William Worthy, a
newspaper reporter who also
had filed suit to force issuance
of a passport to Communist
China.
In deciding against Mr..
Worthy. the appellate court
had held that wide discretion
vested in the State Depart
ment in the conduct of foreign
affairs authorized it to deny
passports to countries with
which the United States does
not maintain diplomatic rela-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-28

broke down several years ago
with the United States asking
$500 million and the Soviet
Union offering $500 million in
settlement of an original $2,6-
billion bill.
Time and place for re-
opening the negotiations re-
main to be settled. But Mr..
Berding said the agreement
reached at Camp David means
that negotiations will begin "in
the reasonably near future,
hopefully looking forward to
settlement" Such settlement
would remove the johnson Act
bar to new trade credits for
Russia as a country in default
on obligations to the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-28
BY JOHN BARRON
Star stan Writer


The United States and Nikita
Khrushchev said good = by to
each other last night with all
the fervent politeness of a host
and guest who both are very
glad the party is over.
America sent Premier Khru-
shchev on his way with the
same pomp and ceremony that
attended his arrival Is days
ago.
But as the hour of his de-
parture approached, the smiles
of diplomats seemed increas-
ingly sincere and those Of
security personnel even more
so. And when the time did
come, Mr.. Khrushchev himself
appeared to welcome the respite
Of flight.
Suspense on Take0ff
Even so. some suspense ac-
companied the last seconds Of
his visit.
His 200-ton TU-114 began
creeping down the 7,200-foot
runway at Andrews Air Force
Base at 10 pm. For about 80
seconds, it acted as If it in
tended to remain, in one form
or another, on American soil.
AS about 1000 people
watched, the heavily burdened
turbo-jet numbered to within
| 200 feet Of the end of the field
before it crawled into the all
and slipped above the trees,
carrying Mr.. Khrushchev of
Into the darkness toward the
Soviet Union.
The farewell ceremony that
most interested Mr.. Khrushchev
had occurred five and a hall
hours earlier when he and
President Eisenhower arrived
at Blair House from Camp
David.
The Soviet leader remained
in the limousine a full minute
talking with the President.
Standing on the steps OF Blail
House, Mr.. Eisenhower, even II
his dark business suit. looked
like a general and displayed
none of the uneasiness he hac
revealed in the past when neal
the Russian.
AS they talked, Mr.. Khru-
shchev gripped Mr.. Eisenhow-
er's hand for a long time. Tht
President looked him in the
eye all the while.
AS Mr.. Eisenhower left. For
eign Minister Gromyko anc
Ambassador Menshikov eagerly
stepped forward to shake hands
with their chief. Mr.. Khru'
shchev watched as the Presi'
dent drove away to The cheer:
of several hundred person:
gathered on the corner.
HonOrs at Andrews
Last night, when the black
motorcade bearing the Soviet
'eader and his party appeared
under the 1loodlights illumi-
mating Andrews Air Force Base
a reSplendent guard drawn
from all the armed services wa:
arrayed in their honor.
Saluting cannon fire shook
everyone, and the Army Band
played the somber strains Of the
Soviet anthem, then the Star
Spangled Banner.
Tired and blinking in the
glare of television cameras, MI
Khrushchev nevertheless smiled
often, even at Vice President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-28
Peiping Next Stop


Many of the major Soviet
personalities are already in
Peiping - Mr.. KhruShchev's
next stop-where he is due &C.
tober /. In Peiping Mr.. Khru-
shcheV will tell Mao TIE -tung
of his talks with President
Eisenhower.
The weather was perfect for
his arrival, but literally mil
lions of Russians who might
otherwise have been outside
were undoubtedly glued to
their radio or TV sets. For
them it has been one Of the
greatest stories since the Stain
era. No issue Of newspapers has
been big enough to meet the
demands of long queues to get
the news.
Whereas the Soviet news
papers have been filled with
reports on Mr.. Khrushchev's
American tour. there have
been only brief mentions that
he is going to visit Red China
The 65-year-old Premier
returned to a people VINO have
been told that he got a glowing
reception in the United States
raising their hopes for an END
to the cold war.
The Communist party news
paper Pravda said the tour
and Mr.. Khrushchev's blunt
speeches opened the eyes Of
Americans to many things, anc
added, now it will be eaSiel
for the Soviet people to talk tt
the American people"
Pravda published the Khru'
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shchev Eisenhower comunique
and said the two leaders
agreed that the discussions
between them have been useful
in clarifying each others posi-
ton on a numbr Of subjects"
The party organ stressed
that the communique "empha-
sizes that all outstanding
international questions should
be settled not by the applica-
ton of force but by peaceful
means through negotiations"
Changes in Soviet Press
Mr.. Khrushch ev's tour
brought some changes in So
Wet life,. too. at least in the
newspapers. Their reports were
the most extensive ever given
the activities Of a Soviet gov
eminent official.
And for the first time they
carried detailed stories on the
activities Of the Premier's wife.
The private life of government
officials is usually a closed book
in the Soviet Union, and their
families are rarely mentioned
in the press.
Mr.. Khrushchev's trip to
Peiping this week is expected
to be a diplomatic mission Of
backroom sessions.
The Premier has said he
plans no speeches. He desig-
mated Mikhail A. Suslov, Com
munist Party secretary, to lead
the official Soviet delegation to
the Red China's anniversary
celebration and make the
speeches.
Mr.. Krushchev can be ex-
pected to give his Chinese al
lies a fill-in on his talks with
Mr.. Eisenhower.
May Raise India Issue
There is speculation, too,
that he will raise the issue of
China's border dispute with In
dia. Moscow has already APP
pealed to Peiping and New
Delhi to settle their differences
peacefully.
"a highly reliable inform
ant in India said yesterday
that Mr.. Krushchev may
also bring up the question Of
thousands of Indian nation
ais in Tibet, whom the Chi
nese Communists claim are
Tibetans "for all practical
purposes" and refuse to let
them return to India.D
With the Soviet Premier
pledged to work for easing ten
sionS the world over. there is
possibility he may also discuss
with Mr.. Mao the revolt in Laos
and Peiping's threatening ges-
lures toward Formosa.
Mr. Khrushchey mas sup
ported Red China's claim to
Formosa but he may try to
check the Peiping regime from
launching an all-out assault
that could set of a war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-28
No Rest for Doctor
Even When He's III

MILWAUKEE, (AP). - Like
they say, the doctor isn't sup
posed to get sick.
DR.. E. j. Banach underwent
minor surgery at Lakeview
Hospital.
At 4::30 the following morn
ing he got out of bed to super
intend the delivery of a baby
to one of his patients. At $50,
resuming the role of a patient,
he went back to bed.