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visory group headed by William
H. Draper, jr., recommended
yesterday q $500 million In
crease in the SIG billion Mr.
Eisenhower has proposed for
military aid. The group called
also for increasing to 81 billion
q year provisions for loans to
help underdeveloped countries
The Draper group suggested
that the extra military aid
funds be used largely to pro.
vide more missiles and Jet air.
craft to North Atlantic treaty
allies.
The proposals were for long.
range development. Mr.. ORA
per said none Of the money
was proposed for spending dur.
ing the year starting July /.
Several Senators indicated
however, they would oppose ad-
ditional funds unless they were
needed for strengthening allied
forces in the Berlin situation
Senator Sparkman, Democrat
Of Alabama, chairman of the
Foreign Relations Subcommit-
tee on Europe, said the Draper
Committee had been asked to
determine whether too much
emphasis was being placed or
military. rather than economic
assistance in the foreign aid
program.
Instead, all they came up
with was a recommendation to
increase BOTH" he said.
Capehart Dubious
Senator Capehart. Republi-
can Of Indiana. another For
eign Relations Committee men,
Der. said he doubts the value OF
providing additional money I'M
less it could be translated i'm
mediately into strengthening
allied forces in Europe.
Unless we can get this
equipment over there in time
to have some bearing on the
Berlin situation. / would hes
itate to support an increase,
Senator Capehart said.
Senator Aiken. Republican
of Vermont, said he thinks the
Draper Committee recommen-
dations Involve a lot OF wishful
thinking"
Senator Wiley. Republican OF
Wisconsin, said he doesn't
favor voting any more money
for foreign aid than Mr. Eisen-
hover originally requested "un-
less we increase taxes by the
same amount"
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when they are initiated, we may
well be faced with q major con-
flict, as the Communists, press
ing ahead with their Windy
threat policy, make 1t impera.
tive that at some point we meet
the issue squarely."
Threat Of Disclosure
Meanwhile, Representative
Hays, Democrat of Ohio, an.
nounced that whether he GOO:
through with his threat to re-
veal on the House floor details
Of the program given to the
committee in closed session will
depend on what develops later
in the hearings.
Mr.. Morgan insisted on the
necessity for taking the break
down in closed session, and
warned Mr.. Hays that he would
use a point Of order to try to
block any attempt to disclose
the proceedings Of an executive
session in a House speech.
MIR Hays said later that Mr.
Morgan assured him there
would be an opportunity to
question Mr.. Dillon in open ses-
sion next week.
Mr.. Morgan indicated, mean
while, that this years aid pro-
gram may be cut even more
sharply than the $3.50 million
cut in Mr.. Eisenhower's re-
quests made last year.
He told a teievision audience
that I'VE hope we will have
slightly less amounts in the en-
tire bill this year than we had
last year (and that we are 60
ing to get more for our dollar. .
He said some countries have
been given more aid funds than
they can absorb.
The special presidential ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
Foreign Aid Bockers
Say Waste Is Small
BY ]. A. OTEARY
star star Writer

Isolated incidents Of the mutual security pro-
gram represent small percentage of the total outlay
Defense Secretary McEroy told House Foreign Affairs
Committee today
Testfyng in support the Presidents request SIG
billion for the military part Of the program Mr. McEoy said;
when city finds shortcomings in its police force one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
Treaty PRINCIPLES

The American delegation In
the Paris working group has
also tabled q set Of draft prin-
ciples for unification Of Ger
many and an alderman peace
treaty.
These principles are among
many other papers containing
suggestions for reducing ten
Sions in Europe which have
been proposed by all four dele
cations.
Diplomatic sources in WASH
ington deny that any detailed
draft peace treaty is being
considered by the working
group.
One set of suggestions by
the United States delegation
is understood to have been
considered and put aside.
West Germany is reported to
prefer Withholding any de-
tailed exposition Of Western
plans for any all German peace
treaty until arrangements for
reunification are well along.
According to this position only
a reunited Germany can nego-
tate a peace treaty with the
victorious World War II allies.
Useful First Step
The Western Big Three,
France. Britain and the
United States, believe a grad
ual rapprochement between
the two Germanys in economic.
cultural and people-to-p people
contacts could be a useful first
step toward full reunification.
In the past, however, the So
Wet Union has insisted these
contacts be arranged directly
between the East and West
German governments. The West
has demanded that Russia first
approve the principles and
areas for increased contacts,
leaving only the technical de-
tails to the two Germanys to
settle.
There already is a good deal
Of trade and travel across the
line separating East and West
Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
/. U. 5. Proposes
Alderman
Farley Idea
BY EARL ii. VOSS
Star star Writer

United States experts re-
portedly have proposed that the
West sanction talks between
Representatives Of East and
West Germany. looking toward
reunification Of Germany by
free elections.
The idea was advanced to
the allied working group now
meeting in Paris as q SUCCESS
ton and not as a formal Ameri-
can Government position, dip
lomatic sources said.
II the West agrees, the move
would 60 far to meet the Soviet
Unions insistence that only the
two Germanys can negotiate on
their own reunification.
The attitudes Of the other
governments represented in the
working group talks are not yet
known. Experts Of Britain,
France, West Germany and the
United States are preparing
new positions for the West In
the approaching negotiations
with the Soviet Union. on Ber-
lin, Germany, and European Sc
curity.
Drafts Of Notes
They now have before them
the drafts Of notes the West
Is soon to send to Moscow in
reply to the Soviet acceptance
Of an early foreign ministers
meeting.
West Germany always has
strongly opposed any contact
with the Communist govern
ment Of East Germany.
Some American officials be-
lieVe 1t would be a good idea
If East and West German rep
resentatives could talk over
methods of a rapprochement,
If this could be arranged with
out implying complete recogni-
ton Of the Communist East
German regime.
Various formulas could be
arranged to avoid recognition,
officials point out. Special cleo
tons could be held in East and
West German districts to pick
representatives for the talks.
Representatives chosen, even
appointed. might be non-gov-
eminent officials, or provincial
representatives not directly
associated with the central
regimes.
Evening star., 1959-06-17
" the Associated Press

The chief author Of the
House-passed veterans pension
bill conceded today that It will
cost the Government an extra
$40 billion In the next 40 years
rather than save si2 billion.
Representative league. DEM
ocrat of Texas. made the con-
cession after Representatives
Hoffman. Republican of Mich
igan. and Gross, Republican Of
Iowa. said the cost Of the meas
ure had been camouflaged in
Mondays debate. 1t passed
the House 1864 and was sent
to the Senate after limited
debate.
This is nothing but a de-
ception and a fraud on the
members Of the House. Mr..
Hoffman said.
Strongly denying any decep-
ton, Mr.. league, who is chair
man Of the House Veterans At
fairs Committee. said that all
House members were supplied
last week end with "full infor-
nation as to the effects and
costs of the bill"
Item to Cost $22 Billion
He said that the cost Of a
provision adding many more
widows to pension rolls was not
mentioned in debate because
of lack Of time" That provision
is expected to cost $40 billion
through the year 1000.
But, Mr.. league added. Con
gress was bound to pass such q
provision anyway. so this
shouldn't be counted in the
overall cost Of the bill"
Mr.. Hoffman told a reporter
that when the bill was brought
UP for House passage Monday.
the sponsors assured US there
would be a saving Of $l2 bill
lion by the year 1000"
1T wasn't until afterward
that learned that rather than
saving $l2 billion it would cost
an extra $40 billion" Mr.. Hoff-
man said.
Mr.. Gross said that If he had
known the bill would have
boosted pension costs he
wouldn't have voted for it.
Mr.. Gross said he wouldn't
agree that there had been any
deception. But he added:
There wasn't the slightest
impression during floor debate
that there would be any in
Evening star., 1959-06-17

mously last Thursday by Mr..
leagues committee. would re-
suit in a sweeping overhaul of
the pension system for veterans
with non-service connected dis
abilities by pegeing pension
systems on the basis Of need.
In addition. It would lib
eralize eligibility qualifications
for World War II and Korean
War widows. Under present
law. they can be eligible for
pensions only II their husbands
had service-connected disabili-
ties. The bill would place them
In the same category as World
Evening star., 1959-06-17

War ! widows and make need
the only qualifying basis.
Without the widow provision,
Mr.. league said, ''there would
be q saving Of sl2 billion over
the present veterans pensions
system"
The bill was brought UP for
House action under suspension
Of rules limiting debate to 40
minutes and barring any
amendments. Several members
protested at the time that they
were not given enough time to
consider the measure.
Evening star., 1959-06-17
$40 Billion Extro Cost
Of Pensions Admitted

creased cost. ! certainly got
the impression. and I'm sure
everyone else did. that there
would be q saving"
The bill. approved unani-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

Unlimited Free Park
ing Chevy Chose; One
Hour Free Perkins
Downtown.
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A PAIR OF WE'LL KNOWN HOOVERS

stated in the government serv-
ice but at a lower rank.
Mr.. Blankenhorn and Mr..
Hallstein swore that they had
done nothing but report the
story they heard from an
Egyptian consulate press at
tache. They said they had not
recommended that Mr.. Strack
be fired.
For many years Mr.. Blanken-
horn has been one of DR.. Ade-
nauer's top advisers. on foreign
affairs. His diplomatic career,
beginning in 1882, spanned the
latter days of the Weimar Re-
public, the Nazi regime, World
War II and the Adenauer
government.
He has held diplomatic posts
in Washington, Geneva, Athens
and Helsinki and has been a
frequent companion of DR..
Adenauer on the chancellor's
trips abroad. The chancellor
frequently dispatched Mr..
Blankenhorn to foreign lands
at moments of crisis.
Before becoming ambassador
to France this year, he was
Bonn's permanent representa-
tive on the NATO Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

over the launching area. The
target was a pilotleSs drone
plane cruising about 200 miles
out &C sea. sfftr
1t repeatedly was the last
appearance Of the so-called
Model-A Bomarc otter more
than so flrings from the cape.
a new version Of the missile.
capable Of twice the range. is
expected to be ready fol testing
late this spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

1he 47-foot Bomarc is capa-
BILE Of carrying a nuclear war
head.
The results Of yesterdays
test were not announced.
The launching came 10 hours
after a Shark intercontinentss
guided missile logged a highly
successful round trip fight
covering about 1000 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

to the German Red Cross. He
is expected to appeal to a
higher court.
Another top Adenauer aide,
Walter Hallstein, president of
the European Common Market
Commission, was acquitted OF
the same charges.
The 54-year-old Blanken-
horn. presently West German
Ambassador to France, turned
pale when the verdict was an
nounced in a courtroom
jammed with more than 100
newsmen and photographers.
Mr.: Blankenhorn's future is
clouded. The cabinet will dis
cuss the case tomorrow. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

Foreign Office declined COM
ment.
The accusations were filed by
Hans Strack. a longtime official
in the West German Economies
Ministry. He claimed that Mr..
Blankenhorn and Mr.. Hall
stein in 1852 forced his dis
misSal by reporting an uncon-
lf1rmed statement that he had
accepted a bride of $500 for
getting government contract
from an Egyptian firm.
At that time both Mr.
Blankenhorn and Mr.. Hallstein
were in the Foreign Ministry,
which DR.. Adenauer himself
headed.
Mr.. Strack was later REIN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Last Bomorc-A
Is Fired at Cope;
New Version Due

CAPE CANAvERAL. Fla.
April "a (APl THE Air Force
has launched the last Of It's
present Bomarc intarceptor
missiles from the cape on an
Atlantic test fight.
The trim Boeing missile
streaked aloft yesterday Just
before a heavy rainstorm broke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
EireboIIs Donee

HOBART. Okla. (AP).-Nu-
merous residents telephoned po-
lice headquarters reporting they
saw fireballs floating in the
air, Turned out it was thistles
which blew into an electric pow
er plant and caught fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

inform. to give the reader the
raw materials Of life from
which he may fashion his own
system Of ethics and resolve.
as best ne can, the basic issues
Of the society in which he
lives"
Decries Attack
In another prepared address,
Robert M. White H.. Of the
Mexico MOI Ledger, decried
a heavy. continuous attack"
on advertising.
Like any attack on free
DOM" he said, ANY attack on
advertising is an attack on the
free press Of America"
Mr.. White said that some
persons in and out Of govern
ment are attacking advertising
for two main reasons-its sue
cess measured in terms Of dol
lars invested and the ALL
important role it plays in
strengthening democracy with
its freedoms.
He said the attack Is from
two basic directions-by taxa
ton and by regulation-and is
growing and must be met by
those Of us who believe in the
peoples right to a freedom Of
choice in the market place."
Says Truth Is Weapon
He added:
I'VE have a weapon with
which to turn back these at
tacks. The weapon is truth.
Truth is on our side. BY itself.
alone it will win in time. &.
what is the truth about adj
vertising?
Advertising is a primary
factor in mass production and
mass distribution. And mass
production and mass distribu-
ton have made this country
what it is today: A place where
more people live better than in
any other country in the his
tory Of the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
opAdenouer Adviser
Convicted of Sander

BONN. Germany April % AP).-Herbert Blankenhorn,
many Chancellor Konrad Adenauer personal dpo-
matte oubleshooter convicted today Of anderng
lesser official
Bonn court gave him a suspended prison sentence of
four months and ordered him contribute 5000 marks $1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

paper is to hold up TO the
eyes Of It's readers a mirror
Of their life and the world in
which they live"
He added in a prepared adj
dress at the associations 73d
annual convention:
"Our single-minded ethic
I must be TO make that mirror
as true and undistorted as
black ink on white newsprint
! will permit"
Sees No Inconsistency
Both friends and foes Of
newspapers, Mr.. Bryan said,
are bewildered by a business
that requires profit on the one
y hand, but does not work pri-
marily for profit on the other
- "As practicing members Of
the profession. we see no incon-
'sistency in this doctrine" he
added.
I'm order to do the Job that
I'VE should do. we must be inde-
pendent and self-supporting
Profit is our strength; without
1t, we cannot survive-but nroflt
is not our primary purpose
Mr.. Bryan said that even II
this paradox is understood, the
/, friends and enemies Of news
s papers look upon them as tools
and assume that the owners
and managers will or should
use these tools to achieve their
own specific and selfish goals.
"They mistake our basic pur-
pose and the single-minded
ethic that must be our guide,
he said.
Both Wrong, He Says
Both are wrong in thinking
that the power of the press can
be used by someone. for good
or evil. when actually 1T derives
its real power from the fact
that it is not used in this FASH
ion. Any such use. in essence
is misuse and will eventually
destroy the newspaper that
practices it,"
Mr.. Bryan added that it is
not the function of the news
paper to decide what news is
good and what is bad. to pub
lish one and withhold the
other, to attempt in effect to
superimpose its own or any
, other system of ethics on Its
readers. He declared:
Its sole news function is to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
the decision :. choose now
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collection of cool summer suits
from Raleigh s Sc

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modified
the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Profit Called Secondary
Cool Of Newspapers

NEW YORK, April % (AP).-Whie newspapers must
have profit stay alive and strong profit not and cannot
be their primary goal the president Of the American News
paper Publishers Association said today.
Rather said ANPA President d. Tenant Bryan. Of the
Richmond Cva Tmes-Dspach and News Leader "the pri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
= RALEIGH HABERDASHER, WASHINGTON AND CHEVY CHASE

Thursday Chevy PM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Mrs. KEEPER. 80;
Active in Church
Half q Century

Mrs. Margaret X. KEEPER. SO
prominent Washington church.
woman for more than so years
died Sunday at the residence
of her niece. Mrs. Murii Mana
han, in Alburtis, Pa, after a
long illness.
Born in McEwensville. Pa,
Mrs. KEEPER grew up In the
town of Shenandoah, Pa. She
was the widow Of ]. Claude
KEEPER. who in 1911 was the
Grand Master Of Masons in
the District.
Mrs. KEEPER joined the WASH
ington Heights Presbyterian
Church in 1906. She was a
leader in organizing the new
congregation when that church
relocated, becoming Bradley
Hills Presbyterian Church.
Recently she had been
named foreign missions adviser
Of the Woman's Association of
the church. Mrs. KEEPER also
held a lifetime honorary mem
berShip in the Foreign and
National Mission Boards Of the
Women Of the Church.
In addition to Mrs. Manahan.
she leaves 10 other nieces and
nephews of the Alburtis area.
Services will be held at 2
pm. Friday at Gawler's Funeral
Home, 1855 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. Burial will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Lester 6. Berry,
Printer for U. S.
For IS Years

Lester G. Berry, a former
Government printer and an Or
ganizer of the Tuxedo CheVerly
Fire Co.. Inc, died Sunday in
Prince Georges General Hos
pital.
Mr.. Berry, a native of Wa
terford, Va. moved to Cheverly,
Md, in 1908. Always active in
community affairs, Mr.. Berry
was instrumental in organizing
the fire company in 1880 and
became its first chief.
He was with the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing for IS
years, retiring in 1851. He re-
NAMED active with the fire
ompany and the Prince
Georges County Volunteers
Firemen'S Association until his
death.
Mr.. Berry was a member OF
the National Guard from 1913
to 1916. His civic interests in
cluded the Community Chest
and a trusteeship with the
Cheverly- Tuxedo School.
He also was a charter men,
Der of the York Lodge of Ma
sons in Cheverly.
He leaves his wife. Ida, OF
the home address. 1904 Hamil-
ton street in Rogers Heights,
Md.
Services will be at 1870 pm,
tomorrow in Cheverly Commu-
nifty Church. Burial will be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

leg and thicker softer cushion Mercury has the
roos passenger compartment of ALL Has the widest DOORS Has
the most visibility Yes you're comfortably fixed lin Mercury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

the Holy Name Society Of st
Camillus Parish and the Mems
Club and Cub Scouts Of that
parish.
He leaves his wife, Jeanne
two sons, Milton, jr., and Pat
rick; two daughters, 10 Ann
and Margaret, all of the home
address; his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Heffernan. and q
brother Harry, jr., all Of %
Hamilton street NV; two other
brothers, Raymond of Adelphi,
Nd, and Robert of 1884 Twenty
fifth street Sc, and a sister,
Mrs. John Titlow of 1907 Madi-
son street in Hyatsville.
A requiem mass will be said
at $50 am. Friday in st. Ca
millus Church in Silver Spring
Burial will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Adm. Harrison,
Carrier Chief

Retired Vice Admiral Osborne
B. Harrison. USN, who was
awarded the Navy Cross fol
heroism while commanding the
famed carrier Enterprise dur
ing World War II, died at the
Washington Hospital Center
last night after a traffic acct
dent.
Police said Admiral Harrison
Sc, apparently walked into the
side Of a moving truck while
crossing Western avenue NV
at Chevy Chase Circle.
The truck driver, King Ellis
Robinson. %, of 2213 M street
NE, was not charged. A Cor
poration Counsel hearing has
been tentatively set for March
16.
Admiral Hardison was
awarded the Navy Cross by
President Roosevelt for extra
ordinary heroism and conSpicu-
Gus courage" in action against
Japanese forces north Of the
Santa Cruz Islands on October
26, 1912.
Although subjected to ter
rife enemy dive-bombing and
torpedo attack" the citation
read. Capt. Harrison skillfully
Unanswered to save his ship =. :.
and by his brilliant tactics !.
succeeded in inflicting heavy
damage on Japanese surface
vessels and aircraft"
The admiral, a native of
Wadeboro, N. c., commanded
the Anacostia Naval Air Station
here in 1910.
He graduated from Annapolis
in 1912, served aboard the bat
tleship Texas during World
War I, and spent several tours
Of duty with the Navy Depart
ment's Bureau of Aeronautics.
Before going to sea in World
War II, he held the post of
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
for Air.
He leaves his widow, the for
mer Ruth Morgan, of the home
address, 5160 Manning place
NV, and two sons, Osborne B.
Harrison, jr., of Chapel Hill,
N. c., and Gerry Osborne, a
medical student at Harvard
University.
Funeral arrangements have
not yet been completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Milton Heffernon, Al,
NH Fiscal Aide, Dies

Milton F. Heffernan. Al. a
medical research budget spe-
cialist with the National Insti-
tutes of Health, died yesterday
at that institution after a long
illness.
Mr.. Heffernan. a native
Washingtonian. lived at 447
University boulevard in Silver
Spring. At the time of his
death he was connected with
the National Institute Of Arth-
ritis and Metabolic Diseases,
and was a member Of the Ma
tional Institutes Of Health
budget and fiscal staff.
He began his career in Gov
eminent finance in 1888 with
the Social Security Board and
later served in fiscal posts with
the Public Health Service.
Mr.. Heffernan was a student
at Gonzaga High School and
was graduated from st. Paul's
Academy in 1885. He received
a masters degree in fiscal adj
ministration from Columbus
University in 1945.
His outside activities included
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

after more than 80 years Of
service. His last position wal
as captain OF the eighth pre-
cinct. He had been living In
st. Petersburg for 20 years.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Alma
L.. Cornwell Of st. Petersburg;
two sons. Fred c. cornwell OF
90l4 Fairview road. Silver
Spring. and william S. Corn
well Of Edgewater Beach. Md,
one daughter. Mrs. Miriam C
Raines Of Greenbelt, Md. ano
five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be al
2 pm. tomorrow at the Hunte-