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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-02
THE LYONS DEN
Ammo Mognoni Visits
Village Beotniks

deposit the check he'd Just
received for the movie rights
to the book-$65, 900.
THE STAR: Melville Coo
per of MY Fair Lady" was
discussing A. e. Matthews,
the 92-year-old British star
who is still acting in London.
Before each performance,
said Cooper, Matthews would
have a bottle Of gin delivered
to his dressing room. BY the
end Of the show 1t was empty.
How about remembering his
lines?" Cooper was asked.
What difference does 1t
maker" he said. Whatever
Matthews says is far more
interesting than any lines
written for him."
THE CLUB MEMBER:
Matthews once was black
balled by the Green Room
Club, because of his reputa-
ton as a poker player. He
therefore Joined the Garrick
Club, had cards printed with
his Garrick Club address,
then reapplied to the Green
Room Club-submitting his
new card. He was accepted for
membership. And on his first
day as a member he donated
to the Green Room Club that
which the club had never
owned before-a poker table.
THE INVESTOR: A Wall
Street plunger tried to dis
suade Billy Rose from selling
some stocks on which he had
a big profit. He urged Rose
to hold out for q bigger
profit. Rose replied: "a bull
can make money; a bear can
make money, but a pig
usually is slaughtered"
THE CUSTOM: When
Chief Rabbi HerzOg Of Israel,
who died the other day, first
came to Tel Aviv from Ire
land, he met the then Amer
lean Ambassador, James G.
Mcdonald, who shook hands
with him. Mrs. Mcdonald ex-
tended her hand, but the
rabbi ignored it-for rabbis
never shake hands with wom-
en-. At their second meeting
he again ignored her out
stretched hand. Then, at
the theater one night, the
rabbi walked to his seat and
found Mrs. McDonald's OUT
stretched hand blocking his
way From then on,
Mcdonald reported, the rabbi
walked with his hands be-
hind his back.
THE ACTOR: Kenneth
McKenna, the former Broad
way and screen star, has been
MGM's story editor for "a
years. DOre Schary, author
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-02
On Right Track
At Last, Says
Carol Burnett

NEW YORK (AP).-"I'm
really on the right track at
last" says Carol Burnett.
Tv singer, night club come
dienne and now a stage de-
light.
Miss Burnett, equipped
with q thousand dollar loan
from a well-wisher, arrived
from California five years
ago, dead set on getting into
musical comedy.
Her mighty vocal proves
and aptness at mimicry kept
her elsewhere until casting
began for "Once Upon q
Mattress" a tuneful romp
now established at the
Phoenix Theater.
II nearly fell on my face. 1"
she recalls, when two hours
after her first addition she
was selected for the principal
role. "I'd kept trying before.
but nothing ever happened. "
AS an ugly duckling fairy
tale princess, Miss Burnett
is leading an athletic exist
ence.
"I've ripped my costume,
my crown has flown off, I've
slid across the stage and
bruised other performers"
she says.
But being on stage with
others is what I've always
wanted. I don't like working
alone. I'm always. nervous
coming on. I still am, but it's
not as bad with other people
around"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-02

sorship, he asked my opinion
of Moscow's subways. I told
him that Russia's attitude
toward subways and women's
clothes was opposite to ours.
They spend millions beau
tifying their subways and
make their women's clothes
functional, while we spend
millions identifying our
women's clothes and make
our subways functional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-15

You cont afford buy questionable carpet any price! VIM
Miller all the confusing talk about carpet bargains with
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the shoddy Seconds that only look good paper carpet
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good enough for VIM Mes Customers Equally important,
portne half trained hands will touch your carpet VIM
Mers installation by odme carpet craftsmen and
back the pride they take their work with guarantee that
everyhns Every sale price includes this skilled expert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-15

wotowo installation and you get the choice of rubber topped
cushion heavy 4O-ounee waffle cushion plus the preferred
Roberts tackles method Just few Of the values shown here
VIM Mers displays al qualities asa coIors 60 ex2
Rugs and you buy any Of them with complete confidence
and pocket genuine sovnss
All of these famous included Harvest Sale
Mohawk Lees . Alexander Smith . ArtIoom Gulsan
Waite Masland Wnda-Weve Philadelphia Hightstown
Downs . LOOmweave and many more!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07
New Floods Peril
Illinois REGION

ROCKFORD, H., April Z
(AP More rain and the
breakup of ice in the head
waters of the Rock River in
Southern Wisconsin posed pos
Sible new danger to this food
besieged area today.
The uncertainty of the new
meanderingS of the swollen
river and the muddy water still
standing 3 to 4 feet deep in
places kept the nearly 1000
homeless here from starting
cleanup operations.
The Weather Bureau said
that the rampaging Rock
climbed to an all-time high at
GAINESVILLE. Wis, and caused
further damage in Beloit. Wis
What the effect of the
waters rushing downstream will
have at Rockford cannot yet
be determined, the Weather
Bureau said. However, Winnie
bago County sheriff's deputies
were confident the river would
not climb to Sundays record
tying crest. The Rock contin-
ued to drop rapidly yesterday
and was flowing about so
inches over the Rockford
power dam. At the crest Sun
day the water was flowing So
inches over the dam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07
Fire in Toproom
FeIIs Policeman

A Washington policeman to-
day was overcome by smoke
when fire swept the kitchen and
attic of the Green Derby tap
room at 1909 Nichols avenue
Sc.
Pvt. Jack Higgs, IS. of Hill
side, Md, suffered smoke in
halation when he rushed into
the restaurant at 1920 am. to
warn the proprietor that smoke
and flame were coming through
the caves. The owner, Alfred
L. Vogel, 40, of 1920 Evergreen
street, Silver Spring, was work.
ing in the downstairs taproom
with the chef, Walter Walker,
so, of 1871 Columbia road NV.
Police said there was only
one customer in the place.
Pvt. Higgs was treated and
released at Washington Hos
pital Center.
Acting Third Battalion Chief
J. C. Varah said f1remen quickly
controlled the blaze. He said
the fire apparently started in
a kitchen grease duct and
mounted to the upstairs.
Southbound traffic was blocked
on Eleventh Street Bridge and
Good Hope road Sc. for more
than half an hour by fire
equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07
Cairo Reports
New lroq Revolt

LONDON, April 7 tAP).-
Cairo Radio said today a new
revolt had broken out in Irau.
1t quoted refugees from
Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, as
saying there had been fighting
in the oil city of Kirkuk, in
Northern Iraq.
There have been repeated
unconfirmed reports in the
United Arab Republic, especial
ly in Syria. of new fighting
since the collapse of the revolt
in Mosul in Northern Iraq last
month.
Cairo Radio said the refugees
claimed government troops in
the region of Kirkuk had gone
over 10 the rebels. The radio
said the rebellion was being
led by men of the Shaffar and
Jubur tribes.
The hroadcast-monitored In
Brltain-quoted the refugees as
saying that planes Of Premier
Abdel Karin KaSsem's air force
had destroyed a rebel village
with rockets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07

Of remuneration with Com
munist East Germany.
Free elections are now ad-
mitted to be a later-staee pros
pect, not to be insisted upon as
the first step.
The Bonn government is also
willing to propose a mixed
commission Of East and West
Germans to expand contacts
in trade, cultural. communion
tons and transportation mat
tiers.
But to avoid implying rec
ignition Of the East German
regime, the West Germans
want to receive orders from the
tour occupying powers. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07
Study Reveals
Cancer Danger
In Some Jobs

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo.
April Z (hP) Some jobs are
prone to produce cancer, q
California scientist reports.
Some possible danger points
include welders, construction
painters. steam filters and even
commercial cooks. a California
study showed.
The hazards only can be over
come by control of cancer
causing elements. DR.. Lester
Breslow of the California De-
partment of Public Health told
the final session of the Ameri-
can Cancer Society seminar
one weekend. n
He told of a California hos
pital study covering cancer in
cidence by occupation over a
number of years. Some of the
high incidence jobs were cop
perSmiths and blacksmiths, as
beStoS workers; lead, zinc and
copper miners.
Most common cancers are
of the lung and skin in these
groups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07

|Adenauer's decision to run. for
president to succeed Theodor
Heuss in that largely titular
post.
Mr.. Adenauer has not told
the United States or his other
allies what he intends TO give UP,
Ideally. Mr.. Adenauer would
like to put as high an asking
price as the Soviet Union. that
is. as wildly absurd in the
Vests favor as the Soviet
asking price absurdly favors
Moscow,
But West Germany recog-
nizes a special problem with
Western public opinion which
the Soviet Union does not have,
The West must show enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07
Senate Unit Backs
Shift for Strom

The Senate Foreign Rela-
tons Committee today Endorsed
the nomination of Carl Strom
to be the new United States
Ambassador to Bolivia.
Mr.. Strom, who is complet-
ing an assignment as AmbaS-
sador to Cambodia, will leave
for La Paz in about two weeks.
He has yet to be confirmed by
the Senate.
Foreign Relations Committee
Chairman Fulbright and Sem
ator Morse, Democrat of Ore
gon, warmly praised the selec-
ton of Ambassador Stroln, a
career diplomat, for the .'ost
in the much-troubled South
American country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07

reasonabieness to avoid out
raging its citizens.
Once the West lowers its ask
ing price. 1t is much more diff
ficult to raise 1t again.
Letting the Soviet Union
make the FIRST move in the May
IL foreign ministers meeting on
Germany. as suggested here,
also would suit the strategy of
no Western concessions with
out counter concessions.
The question OF presenting Q
German peace treaty to the
Soviet Union illustrates the
problem.
The West Germans regard
the Soviet Unions draft treaty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07

or even the United States, IN
taking new public positions de-
signed to score a propaganda
victory over the Soviet Union
q. West German Chancellor
Adenauer is building a bar
gaining position, hoping to
restore some value to the broad
range of concessions that have
been publicly debated through
out the world in the past three
months.
Beneath the surface there is
real hexibility in the German
position. But Mr.. Adenauer has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07

ing disposal works is SO mil
lion. If the city and meat
packers refuse to obey the
order of the Health, Education
and Welfare Department, the
whole matter may be Their
turned over to the Justice De-
partment for possible prosecu-
ton in the Federal courts.
Secretary Flemming also an
nounced he has elevated the
Federal pollution abatement
program to division status.
Previously this activity had
been only a branch of the sani-
tary engineering services divi-
sion.
Mr.. Flemming said the
agency, headed by Gordon E
McCallum, will be able to carry
out more effectively the Fed
eral research, enforcement and
construction grant programs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07


luton Control Act of 1856.
Secretary Flemming said the
city had made its feelings
plain by fatty deciding against
aupropriating the necessary
funds to build a waste treat
m"nt works.
Omaha. Nebr., officials led
the complaints against the de
terioration" of their water sup
pfv in the Missouri River be-
cause of tn euntreated wastes
from Sioux City.
"A hearing board found that
the affluent constitutes a "con-
tinuous danger of introducing
disease organisms" into the
river. In addition. the river
area around the offending city
of 10000 is frequently in a nui-
sance condition. and spoils rec
reation possibilities as far
downstream as IS miles.
Estimated total cost of build
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07
Meeting on Retarded

The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Jewish Foundation for Retard-
ed Children will meet at $3.50
pm. tomorrow at 77OO Four
tenth street NV. The group
will open a one-week rummage
sale Friday at 1917 Seventh
street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07

kept his fiexibility there-be-
low the surface until the bar
gaining time is ripe.
Speculation Stirred
Meanwhile. everyone con-
tinues to wonder. as they did
before last weeks negotiations
began: What concessions will
the Germans make?
Further uncertainties on the
German position developed
here this morning with Mr.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07

as an absurdity attuned to the
state Of affairs is years ago.
II the West were to submit
its own peace treaty in detail,
there would be many points on
which the Soviet Union. Brit
ain. France and the United
States would agree.
The mere presentation Of a
detailed draft peace treaty
would force the West to take
a middle position and give the
Kremlin a big bargaining adj
vantage.
Voting Issue Clarified
West Germany already has
moved somewhat on the issue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07
NATO Seen Brocine
Bonn's Positive Stond
BY EARL ii. VOSS
star stan Writer

a. West Germanys refusal to make public concessions In
the approach TO vital negotiations with the Soviet Union
widely regarded here the most important result OF last
weeks horsepower and NATo Foreign Ministers meetings
here,
There principal for the German position:
Germany been ready to 60 as far as Britain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07
u. S. Tells Sioux City
To Stop Pollution

The Federal government today for the first time invoked its
special power order municipality and dess" from
polluting an interstate stream.
The order announced by Secretary of Welfare Flem
at conference 1t directed not only against 10
private meat packing firms in Sioux City Iowa. but also against
the city itself
The authority for the move is granted by Federal Pol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07

Fly from the West Coast to Hawaii, Americas
newest state, for the low round-trip excursion
fare of only $232-a saving of $34 over regular
tourist fares. Your choice of fast radar-equpped
"Super-7" or Super "Strato" Clippers
Bargain-priced tourist-eXcursion fares are good
for Is days. Fly any Monday Tuesday, Wednes-
day or Thursday. Ask about the wide choice
of inclusive Pan Am Misunderstanding at $271
for days Pay only 1919 down.
meet conveniently with Pan Am flights from the
West Coast.
'Trade Pat. Off
Coll your Trevel Agent Republic $4,000
Ticket Office; 1900 K Street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
D.C.MoyGet
Unreserved
n. Y. Flights

Hourly non-reservation air
coach service between Wash.
ington and New York may be
inaugurated soon by four air.
lines If an acceptable planscan
be worked out with the Civil
AeronauticS Board.
The CAB is considering a
plan to establish coach service
around the clock and eliminate
reservations, combinations and
cancellations. A hearing be.
fore Paul N. Pfeiffer, CAB exs
aminer. has been set lor Jan.
uary 4.
Mr.. Pfeiffer yesterday said
the possibility Of "merry-go-
round. bus type" flight service
had been investigated after
CAB decided q year ago there
was insufficient air coach serv.
ice between certain cities.
He said that Eastern. Amer
lean. National and Northeast
Airlines had submitted reports
to the CAB on the potential
market for such flights. as well
as on their expenses and reve.
nues in flying the La Guardia.
National Airport route.
Other cities being surveyed
for the new type of service are
Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland,
Syracuse, Rochester, Provi.
dence. Cincinnati and Colum.
bus, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
Payroll Losses
Hit Half Billion
Steel Strike IdIes
GAS, 900 Workers

Payroll losses due to the steel
strike were reported by the
Government yesterday to have
mounted to $3.50 million.
In his third semi-monthly
survey Of the effects Of the
strike which began on July IS.
Secretary Of Labor Mitchell
placed the number Of workers
idled by the dispute at 645. 900
and said:
THE latest report for the last
half Of August pointed to heavy
employment losses If the strike
continues into next month, es-
pecially in metal-using indus
tries and in trade and service
activities"
Mr.. Mitchell. who has been
acting as President Eisenhow-
er's fact finder in the steel
situation, made no mention in
his report Of union-manage-
ment negotiations now under
way in New York, nor did he
make any attempt to forecast
settlement prospects.
Instead the report presented
q detailed survey Of conditions
in 81 major steel-producing and
See STEEL. Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13

mately 1920 pm, no traffic
VIII be permitted between
Twelfth and Fifteenth streets
from Jefferson drive in South
west to Constitution avenue.
pennsylvania avenue will be
blocked of from Thirteenth to
Fifteenth streets: F and G
streets and New York avenue
will be banned to traffic from
Thirteenth to Eighteenth
streets NV; jackson place
and Madison place from H
street to Pennsylvania avenue;
Fifteenth street from E to H
streets, and East Executive
avenue from Z street to PENN
sylvania avenue.
Before the procession, traf-
1lc will be restricted on hide
pendence avenue. from First
street to Fourteenth street S.W.,
for a brief period during the
Presidents trip from the
White House to Andrews.
The police order bans street.
cars from Independence ave-
nue. after 10.40 ON. until the
presidential party passes
through the area. Cars are to
be diverted from the route at
1850 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13

Mr.. Moore, a 49-year-old
West Point (Va.) native who
has lived in this southside vir-
ginia community about three
years, says he doesn't plan to
market the device until he is
convinced the public wants such
q thing. The retail price will
range around $3.50, he said.
The instrument itself is
housed In q container approxi-
mately the size of a cigar box.
At present, Mr.. Moore. presi-
dent Of Indian Springs Enter
prises. Inc. is working on two
more automotive accessories
both Of which he lists as safety
features.
One, a headlight DINNER
which works from the horn
ring. is already in production
and has been installed on auto
mobiles in North Carolina. He
said Virginia is presently study
ing the device to see whether it
can legally be installed on auto
mobiles in this State.
The other gadget is still in
the planning stage. This is a
far-ranging plan to have the
maximum speed of cars and
trucks controlled by speed limit
signs along the highways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
Whommy' Would Foil
Police Rodor Trops

SOUTH HILL. Va, Sect. 10
(AP). - A Virginia inventor
claims he has perfected a de-
Tense weapon for motorists
against the scientlfle spying Of
police radar.
A. N. Moore Of south Hill
says the electronic eoltnterspy.
when plugged into ) cigarette
lighter Of an automobile, will
either blink q light or sound q
warning nnzzer when the car
comes near 4 police radar check.
And, mr.. Moore adds, the
small instrument will work twice
as far away as the police radar
can pick UP its return radar
sianal. s
The awhammy whammy, /"
rs M Moore calls his gadget,
transmits a high-frequency
beam which is picked up by
rs own receiving antenna.
When the instrument comes
into the range Of a police ra-
dar. the antenna also picks up
the radar beam.
The frequency Of the two
beams. is different. and the diff
ference produces an oscillation
which can then, be transformed
into q blinking light or an
audible signal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13

dom Of movement enjoyed by
First Deputy Premier Anastas
I. Mikoyan. who liked to take
walks. Mr.. Khrushchev win
not be able to make q move
without being Immediately sur
rounded by at least two Soviet
bodyguards, two State security
agents and two police plain
clothesmen.
Wherever he goes police and
security agents will be waiting
at his destination to receive
him and control crowds. A
heavy motorcycle escort will
proceed and follow him and q
group Of bodyguards will ride
in q radio car behind him.
Some indications of the
scope Of the security arrange
ments for Mr.. Khrushchev's
visit are:
Police have detailed Is pri-
Yates. three sergeants and sew
eral ranking officers on each
shift for guard duty around
Blair House throughout his en-
tire stay. Deputy Chief Howard
v. Covell said that was the
largest Blair House guard ever
accorded . foreign visitor.
State security officers are
using more radio communica-
See SECURITY, Page AS
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to a point near Key Bridge.
There. the trunk sewer is to
be tied to District lines fun
neling efiiuent to Blue Plains
for treatment.
This item is probably In for
trouble In the House, where
Representative Bow, Republic
can Of Ohio. led a successful
move to slash the SIS million
bid Of the Federal Aviation
Agency.
But President Eisenhower
recommended q tie-in with the
District sewer system when he
signed the budget from which
See BILLS, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13

protective force than they
have ever before turned out
for q visiting dignitary.
Since the Washington police
details were worked out in
close cooperation with State
Department security agents.
there is every reason to be-
heve that police Of other cities
win likewise provide augment
ed forces for guard duty.
$4,000 Involved
Across the country, more
than $4,000 policemen, detec-
lives. National Guardsmen, mil
itary police and Government
security agents viii join in
protecting the Soviet leader.
The Russians themselves are
repeatedly much more security
conscious for their leader than
for any Of the lesser lights that
have visited here from the So
Wet Union.
Between 10 and u Soviet Sc
cret police. led by Security
Chief Nicolai zakharoy. win
accompany Mr.. Khrushchev.
Five Of them have toured the
country with State security
agents. screening every detail
Of the arrangements.
They repeatedly win not per-
init Mr.. Khrushchev the free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13

on representation in Congress
and do away with q compli-
Gated bonus system that has
grown UP since 1874. Mr.. But
Ter said the bonus system sis
not fair or equitable"
Under the proposed plan the
1860 convention would have g.
$50 delegates as compared with
2,744 in 1856. and l,475 alter
mates as compared with 1896
IN the last convention.
Mr.. Butler suggested that
each State should get three
votes for each United States
Senator instead of the basic
two: two and one-half votes
for each House member instead
Of two, and a half vote for
each Of its two national COM
mittee members as ex-officio
delegates.
Mr.. Butler will submit his
recommendation to the 49,
member national committee at
its meeting here Wednesday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
Red Press,c Corps
Of 80 Arrives

A party Of more than 80 Rus
sian newsmen and women ar
rived here last night to cover
the visit to this country Of So
Wet Premier Khrushchev.
A spokesman at the Statler-
Hilton Hotel said a total Of
80 Russians, including crew
men Of the plane that brought
them here registered at the
hotel last night.
Most went directly to their
rooms and stayed there for the
evening. Most ate dinner in
their rooms. the spokesman
said.
He said the group included
representatives Of Russian
newspapers, radio. and televi-
sion.