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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-23
3 Legal Moves Foce
Airnon in Wife's Deoth

A S6-year-old Andrews Air
Force Base airman. charged IN
the death Of his pregnant wife.
today Is In jail awaiting three
separate legal proceedings.
The 200-pound dental TECH
nician faces:
An inquest at the District
Morgue Monday In the death
Of his wife. Mrs. Nins Louise
Houser. 80.
A hearing before United
States Commissioner James F.
Splain Tuesday.
Prosecution In District Court
on the FIRST degree murder
charge against him.
District Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald said an autopsy
showed death was due to as
phyxiation as a result OF smoth-
ering and strangulation.
However, Assistant United
States Attorney Edward Trox-
ell said it will be up to tina
court whether Airman &c
Donald L. Houser Is competent
to stand trial or whether he
will be found insane at the
time Of the crime.
slashed Wrists In February
The college-trained veteran
Of World War II had been an
outpatient under the care Of
an Air Force psychiatrist since
last February. when he at
tempted to commit Suicide by
slashing his wrists, police said.
He was reporting every day to
Capt. Sanford S. Billet, the
base psychiatrist, for consulta-
tons. Police said 1t was known
that he had suicidal tendencies
but no homicidal inclination
had been detected.
When the husky, crew-cut
airman was brought before Mr..
Splain yesterday, he was
ordered held without bond
under the continuance until
May 26.
Calmly Discusses Staying
Homicide Squad Capt. Law
renee A. Hartnett said Houser
discussed the Staying calmly
with policemen. Capt. Hart
nett said the idea Of killing
his wife apparently occurred
to him about the time he
slashed his wrists last winter
but he said Houser told him
he also had recurrent thoughts
about it Thursday morning
Houser told police he left the
base at 1890 am. to return to
their apartment at 6l5 Ala
bama avenue Sc, where he
spent most Of the day looking
at his wife and thinking of
killing her. After going to bed
Thursday night, Houser told
police, he ayoke again at 1890
q. m. yesterday and lay IN bed
bordering her death.
The Staying occurred soon
after one of two alarm clocks
went of at 6 am. yesterday,
police said. Houser told them
he lay there after the first
alarm, looking at Mrs. Houser
and thinking about killing her.
When the second alarm sounded
at $50 am, Mrs. Houser
Isleepily shut IL of.
Police said Houser told them
he then applied q commando
hold, wrapping one arm around
her throat and throttled her
by pulling with his ether hand
on the fist near her throat.
Then they added, he said he
rolled her over and forced her
face into the mattress.
When she still appeared to
be breathing, police quoted
Houser as saying. he put a pill
low over her face and held it
there until she was dead.
Appeared Preoccupied
Airrnan &c Lee o. Kisor APP
peared by arrangement at the
Houser home at 7:45 am. to
drive the husband to work. He
said Houser appeared preoc-
cupied and had little to say.
AS soon as they got to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-23

eating q program that would
force many REA co-ops to give
UP the ghost"
Time after time in the past
six years. Senator Aiken has
defended Secretary Benson and
his policies against criticism.
But yesterday he tore into the
Secretary's policies with the
same force often shown by less
surprising critics Of Mr.. Benson.
New Bank Proposed
At issue was q proposal made
by Mr.. Benson in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, Thursday night. He slg-
gested that rural power and
telephone systems should be A.
nanced by q new bank. which
eventually would be owned and
operated by rural co-operatives.
Federal loans by the REA now
finance such systems.
Oficials and members Of
REA co-ops want to pay their
own way. Mr.. Benson said,
They do not want to rely
on Governments support"
Benson Defends Plan
On the floor Of the Senate
yesterday, Senator Aiken,
speaking in angry tones. ac-
cused Mr., Benson Of trying to
put farmers under the thumbs
Of giant corporate interests.
Secretary Benson, stopping in
Salt Lake City last night, said
Senator Aiken had attacked
him apparently without read
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-23

ity treaty and administrative
agreement.
The meeting - the eighth
since the negotiations began
last October at Japan's request
--reportedly was devoted to
amendment Of the administra-
tive agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-23

ing the Secretary's full state
ment on REA at Cedar Rapids.
In the Iowa speech" he
said. II simply point out. that
it is time we looked to the fu-
ture and planned a system of
co-operatives which viii be
owned and controlled by its
patrons and not subject to POI
litical pressures based upon po-
litical expediency."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-23

old man to return to Wall
Street eventually.
But Mr.. Schweitzer says:
"I'm not interested any more.
49,. I don't intend to go back. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-23
Benson Supports REA
After Attack by Aiken
n he Associated press

Secretary Of Agriculture Benson the face of surprise
attack by Republican Senator the Rural Identification
Administration has had and viii continue to have my whole
hearted support"
Mr. Bensons Endorsement of the yesterday after
Senator Aiken Republican of Vermont accused him Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-23

become north or northwest 10
to 20 miles per hour, but up to
Is miles per hour occasionally,
tomorrow, with clearing
weather. Visibility 8 to 6 miles
tonight, becoming / mile or
less locally in showers. and
becoming 10 miles or more
tomorrow.
River Report
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers
Ferry and muddy At Great Fails
Midn,1 IsnD'ra'ur = i .eoH Yesterday 3.
/ am ann. q ! pm Di1n- -
Record Temperatures This Year
L eve H. on J I, , g a 3D. T.
Low, IS, at $50 am.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and 0eodetic survey
Hish ------- e:s3 am. 1919 am,
Hish ------- s:55 pm. 10:4s pm.
Low - 4:21 pm. 5.t3 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Rises Sets
Sun today $40 am, 1921 pm.
sun tomorrow 5:4S am. S:a3 pm.
Moon today Gal pm. 700 Am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-hah hour after sunset.
Precipitation
Month 1859 1888 AVE Record
January 22l 25l 5.24 7SS 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-23
Senate Wheat
Ceiling Bill
Goes 10 House

+" -"
A Senate wheat bill. capped
by . surprise $4,000 ceiling on
Government price supports to
any one farm or farmer. goes
10 the House Monday. Its fate
there is uncertain.
The stopgap legislation deal
ling with the Nations multi
|billion-dollar wheat surplus was
hammered out yesterday In
more thar eight hours Of Sem
ate floor debate and voting.
Unless the Senate and House
agree on d bill and President
Eisenhower signs IL before June
II. the present law probably
must continue. The House has
been working on its own wheat
bill.
Benson Opposes Measure
Even before the Senate APP
proved its wheat program for
the next two years, Secretary
of Agriculture Benson formally
announced he recommends
against enactment"
Mr.. Benson contended that
| it would not reduce production
and probably would add to the
costs Of a program that has
taken several billion dollars in
recent years.
Most Senators agreed that
something must be done about
billions Of bushels Of surplus
wheat piled UP largely in Gov
eminent hands.
But agreeing on a solution
was a different matter.
The first Senate decision was
approval of the $4,000 ceiling
on crop supports for any
farmer.
Victory for Williams
It was . big victory for Sem
ator williams, Democrat Of Del
aware. who has been protesting
for years that crop loans up to
more than 81 million have gone
to large corporate farm inter-
ests."
Under the farm support
loans, the producer turns the
crop over to the Government
unless he can make q profit by
paying back the loans and sell
ing on the market.
Senator Capehart, Republic
can Of Indiana. was showed un-
der, 69-5, in a move to wipe
out all farm supports and con-
trolls after this year.
He wanted to freeze the 50 OF
$40 billion worth Of SURPRISES
now in Government hands anc
let the President get rid Of then
by gifts, overseas sales or other
ioutlets that would not upset fu-
ture market prices.
Senator Dirksen. Republican
of Illinois, unable to find any
one else willing to offer the adj
Iministration's wheat proposals
did so himself and was beaten
by standing vote,
Three Choices Provided
| As the bill went to the House
lit retained the present IS mil
lion acre base wheat allotment
and gave farmers three
choices:
They could plant their pres
lent allotments and get a sup
port Of IS per cent of parity
or about $1.52 a bushel.
i They could reduce 20 pei
cent below allotments and gel
la support of 80 per cent Of
Ilparity or about $1.89.
/ Or they could reduce 10 pei
cent in paintings and receive
rs per cent Of parity, about
l$1.78 a bushel.
/ Senator Milton r. Young
Republican Of North Dakota
with help Of Midwestern wheat
Senator's, tackled on this third
alternative by a standing vote
The existing law provides fol
the SIS million acre base and
a support Of at least rs pei
lcent Of parity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-23

base. he said Houser went d.
rectly to Capt. Billet and told
the psychiatrist he feared his
wife was about to take her own
life and may already have done
it.
Capt. Billet sent three mer
to the Houser apartment and
found Mrs. Houser's nude body.
The Housers were natives OF
Du Bots, Pa. Houser holds a
bachelor Of science degree from
Pennsylvania State University
and served in the Navy from
1912 to 1947 as an aviation
machinist's mate. He holds
the Air Medal, Purple Heart
and other awards.
He re-enlisted in the Air
Force in 1857 and was trans
ferred to Andrews on February
8, 1858. Between service stints
he was a hotel clerk.
His first wife has since re-
and has custody of
Houser's only child Dona
Lynn, IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-23


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U. S. 50 Defense High
woy) 10 U. S. 3ol. Turn
right end 90 10 Annop-
ellis ExpFssswoy ". 5.
5ol. Follow ExpsessweY
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then turn left ioword
Annapolis. A. first irof-
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3 blocks 10 Nd. Rte.
665 tceleniol DFive-ln
Theoirs sienl, turn left
and follow our signs
direct 10 property en-
trance located on the
edge Of historic An
nepolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
Register Turns
Into Magazine

The Army Times Publishing
Co. announced yesterday that
the 79-year-old Army. Navy,
Air Force Register will become
on April 4 the Nations first
military news magazine.
Now a tabloid-sized news
paper, it will continue as a
weekly and will include top
military news in capsule form,
officials explained. A special
Defense Times" section will be
devoted to important defense
developments in this country
and abroad. 1t will be aimed
at both active and retired mill
tary men and others vitality in
terested in national defense.
The new Register will be
edited and published here, but
will draw on correspondents in
Europe and Asia. Newsstand
and subscription prices will re-
main the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
Zoos Fancy Turns to Spring
And q Batch of New Babies

way: They are growing vel
vet-coated antlers. the better
to defend their calves and
harems as the year progresses,
Then it is fairly certain to
trained eyes at the Zoo that
the Virginia deer and the red
deer are in a family way. And
the Barbary sheep. or Aoudad
herd. is usually q sure thing to
produce some lambs each
spring.
The Zoo is already richer by
three little bears-Elmer. Juliet
and Horrible-born. as all bears
are. around New Years. The
Zoos bears do not hibernate
as they would If living in the
wild but they do get sluggish.
The mother dingo, from
down under in Australia, has
permitted her seven little new
born pups to leave their den
for their first stumbling romps
in the sup. They were born
when winter was here in bitter
strength but they stayed close
to the fountainhead until the
weather waned and their vigor
grew.
There were other births this
winter that did not end so
Zoo men still speak Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
Touring Family Of Z
Makes Bus I'd Home

Southwestern States. I would
rather drive it than a regular
car"
The McKinleys arrived in
town Thursday night and plan
to leave for home just after at
tending church services today
They have with them, besides
their niece, Bryan. /; Grant. 2:
Mango, 8; Gwen, 5; Randy. Z;
Ray, 8; JENNIE. 10; Gail, IL, and
Otis Lee, Is.
There is one facet Of do-it-
yourself bus driving that has
DR.. Mckinley perturbed. He
says he feels bad when he
passes through a small town
and stops at a red light.
Generally. some old gaffer
comes putting up all out OF
breath and wants to get in
Thinks I'm on a regular
schedule.
Il guess I'm just going to
have to get a sign painted and
put it up front, Loaded"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
Phillips Will Direct
United Givers Drive

Charles E. Phillips, president
Of the Equitable Life Insurance
Co.. will serve as general chair
man of the 1859 United Givers
Fund campaign, UGF president
Carleton D. Smith announced
yesterday.
A native of Silver Spring. Mr..
Phillips is a lifelong resident Of
the Washington area.
He received his bachelor Of
laws degree from George Wash
ington University in 1925. and
his master Of laws degree from
CIV the following year. He was
admitted to practice before the
courts of the District in 1926.
and before the United States
Supreme Court in 1929.
Mr.. Phillips went with Equi-
table in 1922, became assistant
secretary of the company in
1888, and a member of the
board of trustees in 1886. He
was elected to the Office of Sec
rotary treasurer in l943, and
president in 1948.
He is a director of the WASH
ington Board Of Trade and
chairman of its Community
Planning Committee. He also
is a board member Of the Fed
eral City Council, the Washing
ton KiwaniS Club and the Bank
Of Commerce.
He belongs to Congressional
Country Club, the University
Club. the Arts Club of Wash
ington and the Columbia His
torlcal Society.
Mr.. Phillips is married, and
lives at 90l0 Burning Tree road,
Bethesda.
The 1859 UGF campaign will
be the fourth in the National
Capital Area. The drive in
1858 raised $6.655.549. which
was IS per cent of the 81 mil
lion goal, and more than had
previously been raised in q
united campaign here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
FREE ADVICE
Keep Your
Shoes on,
Burglars

Rockville (Md.) police are
offering a bit of advice to
would-be burglars:
When breaking into a strange
house. don't leave your shoes
at the door. They may give
you away.
This was the case yesterday
when an automobile dealer, C..
L. Fenner of 15205 RoSecroft
road. Manor Club Estates, was
awakened by noises in his living
room.
Mr.. Fenner crept out of bed,
made his way downstairs, and
found a pair Of strange shoes
just inside the front door.
Proceeding into the living
room. Mr.. Fenner noticed that
one Of the chairs appeared I'M
usually bulky. He discovered
the bulk to be a man. Armed
with one of the shoes, Mr..
Fenner brought it down on the
intruder's head.
After a brief scuffle, Mr.. Fem
ner said. the culprit fled. II
suppose he took his shoes of
to keep US from hearing him, "
the auto dealer added.
Some II hours after the foot
gear was turned over to Rock
vile police. Detective Corpl.
George Athey and Detective
John Bechtel said they traced
ownership of the shoes to
Leonard Leroy Marshall. IS. of
Route 3, Rockville. They de-
clined to say how they did it.
but told reporters that some
information" helped.
Marshall, a laborer. was ar
rested in a house in Norbeck
shortly after noon. Not only
was he charged with burglary,
Detective Athey said. but pos
session of lewd and indecent
photographs as we'll. The pic
lures, he said. were found on
Marshall when he was placed
under arrest.
A hearing in Rockville Peo-
pies Police Court was sched-
uled for April 6. Marshall was
held on $4,000 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
BY JERRY OLEARY. Jr.
star Stan Writer

People may be watching for
robins everywhere else in the
Washington area on this fine
spring morning, but Zoo Dr.
rector Theodore Reed has his
eye out for the stork.
That's because spring is not
just a season Of balmy weather.
blooming flowers and twitter-
ing songsters to the Zoo. It's
also the time Of year when
most Of the furred and feath-
cred mothers see At to bring
forth their young.
Any day now there should
be a rousing crop of fine young
lambs. fawns. f1edglings. kits
and pups running around at
the Geological Park in ODE
dience to natures law that
spring is the best time Of the
year to be born.
Doesn't Know for Sure
DR.. Reed doesn't know for
sure which Of his menagerie Is
expecting but he is reasonably
sure that nine Of his II female
are on the verge Of
motherhood. The three males
are observing spring In another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
VALUABLE EGGS
WILL LURE KIDS
TO HYATTSVILLE

Three thousand prize
eggs ranging in value from
5 cents to a dollar, and
two golden goose eggs
worth IS each. will be the
lure for thousands Of
youngsters in the annual
Easter egg hunt tomorrow
in Magruder Park, Hyatts-
vile.
The search will begin at
10 am. as the youngsters
race across fields and into
woods around the park in
quest of the eggs.
The Easter queen, Rosa
lie Miller, IL, of 3709 JEFF
ferson street, Hyattsville.
will be crowned as one of
the days features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
Administrator
Conference Set

Mayor Raymond r. Tucker
Of st. Louis. Civil Service Com
mission Chairman Roger w.
Jones and District Police Chief
Robert v. Murray will be along
the speakers at the annual ma
tional conference Of the Ameri-
can Society for Public Admins
tration. opening here Wednes-
day.
More than 1000 local. State
and Federal officials are ex-
pected to attend the Statler
Hotel meeting which will con-
tinue through Saturday. The
theme for the goth anniversary
convention is Public Admins
tration 1939-59-79."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
CHURCH CLASS
LAUDS TEACHER,
SKATES MASTER

1t came as no surprise to
members of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church
that Comdr. James F. CAL
vert had done it again.
Comdr. Calvert. skipper
of the submarine Skate
which slipped under the
Polar ice pack for a second
time last week. won the af-
lection Of church members
over three years ago when
he took over a Sunday
school class for teen-agers.
The youngsters. accord
ing to church members,
quickly took to the COM
mander and probably
would have followed him
under the North Pole
submarine or no submarine.
After the first expolit. a
scrap book was started by
the class to record the
teachers adventures.
His fortnight person.
atty impressed all our
youngsters" the Rev. Jack
w. Angerman, associate
pastor, told The Star last
night. I'VE are very proud
to have been associated
with him"
Comdr. Calvert taught at
the church for about two
years before he left. about
a year ago. to take over
command of the Skate at
New London, Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29

a tiny. sharp-bladed pangolin
and q woolly little alpaca who
did not make it. but everybody
tried and now there are other
matters to attend to.
Extends His Paw
Now that spring has come
Willie the begging brown bear
Is beginning to extend his paw
and plead for peanuts with his
eyes. and that's one Of the
surest signs.
The swans and a number Of
other birds are beginning to
build nests. The male peacocks
are strutting and waving their
Argus-eyed fans back and forth
in front Of the homely. gravel
voiced peahens. for it is only
among the lower orders that
the male is blessed with beauty
A whole rookery Of night
crowned herons is building
nests in the tall trees of Rock
Greek Park. the better to raise
their young and amid the pleni-
tude Of food set aside for the
captive birds.
Many Of the birds are doing
their love dances, or uttering
their love cries. In fact the
longest. loudest wolf whistle
ever heard in the Washington
area is uttered by the Indian
hill mynah.
And. to cap 1t all, the visitors
are beginning to make their
appearance at the Zoo by the
thousands.
AS harbingers Of spring. peo-
pie have turned out to be more
reliable than robins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
By JOSEPH B. BYRNES
Star star Writer

There is nothing hayward
about DIR. Otis McKinley's bus.
The Michigan dentist and IA
Their Of 10 says it is the answer
to a harried parents prayer.
DR.. Mckinley, 48; his wife.
Phyllis; nine of their 10 chill
dren, and a niece. Judy. 10. Of
Anchorage, Alaska, are visiting
Col. Russell johnson of 730
Twenty-sixth street, South
Arlington.
To get my crew" here. the
Fraser (Mich.) Mayor pro tenn
used his bus, a 35-foot second
hand vehicle purchased about a
year ago from the Greyhound
Co.
DR.. Mckinley, an inveterate
tourist, said he was fed up trav-
cling with a car jam-packed
with children. Every time we
stopped at a motel we practi-
cally had to buy the place out to
get room" he declared. Then,
again, we were always having
trouble finding decent place
to feed all the kids"
Cost Of q Limousine
The bus was his answer.
1T cost me about the same
price I would have had to pay
for a good large limousine. Then
I took it out to my airport and
fixed it up" he explained.
DR.. Mckinley owns the Nc
Kinley Airport in Fraser. about
10 miles outside Of Detroit. He
keeps the Gus in one Of the
hangers between trips.
Fixing it up consisted OF put
ting in all the comforts oil
home. The bus contains full
sized bathroom with tub, a re-
frigerator, four-burner gas
range, nine-foot table and beds
for himself and Mrs. Mckinley
The children use sleeping
bags on the floor so that more
space is available for them tC
play while the bus Is moving
while we are travelling they
are Just like any kids. You
know, they go to the refrigera-
tor for soda pop. do their
colored drawings, play game:
and f1ght-just like at home,
DR.. Mckinley declared.
Fuel Bill Low
He said the kerosene desc
engine is good for about 100000
miles before 1t wears out. Hi
fuel bill from Detroit to Wash.
ington was $13. That's. way
less" he said, than it woulc
cost to put up one night in 6
motel and as cheap as driving
regular auto"
DR.. Mckinley who is also 9
pilot, said the problem Of driv'
ling a 12-ton bus didn't daunt
him in the least. II drove il
exactly / mile before taking of
: on a trip to California and thu