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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07

If Pete Kelly's Blues doesn't make it-and
!, for one. hope It does--it's my guess that Its
demise can be more accurately attributed to the
Tv season--the poorest that can remember.
Beginning In early fall, almost the TV
wheels were pressing the panic button. MIC
reshuffied its Sunday night schedules early this
year in an effort to regain the audience it was
losing to its rival networks.
First. 1t was Northwest Passage that Topped
at 7:S0, as the Wanted new lead-in for Steve
Allen (who was running third, most Of the time,
to Sullivan and Maverick. Then NBC tried q
rock-and-roll disaster named the Music shop.
Finally 1t gave up on this shifted Steve Allen
to $780, and called in Webb
With q proper start that would have given
Webb time to set up his characters and polish
that all-important first episode, plus q better
publicity campaign and perhaps less competi-
tive timeslot. the Blues might now be red-hot
property.
Background: Reynolds was born December
., 1891, In Los Angeles. Real name-William
Reynolds A high school teacher turned his
thoughts to radio acting and announcing and
he was on to the races. '"TV may be the star
maker" he says. but radio provides the develop
ment ground" He's SILL, weighs around l55
and lives in Studio City with his wife, the former
Molly Sinclair. model, and infant daughter
Carrie. II Blues fizzles-Bill wants to make
another movie. He's had offers but couldn't at
them into his schedule
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08
5 HURT IN CAR
OF AMBASSADOR

Five persons riding In q car
driven by the Costa Rican AM
bassador to the United States
were injured in an accident in
Arlington yesterday.
Ambassador Manuel q. Es-
calante was uninjured.
| Admitted to Arlington Hos
pital we're Mrs. Berta Esca-
llante, So. the Ambassadors sis
tter-in-law. with a fractured
Ipelvis, and Mrs. Margarita
Macaya, 40, q Costa Rican
delegate to the er-American
Commission Of Women, with
back injuries. Both were re-
ported in fair condition today.
| Treated and released at the
hospital were Mrs. Escalante:
1.-THE Ambassadors brother Car
Ilos and his niece. Maria z.
Jimenez.
| Arlington police said a car
driven by william g. Burke.
IS, listed at $50 South Twenty
third street. Arlington. struck
the Ambassadors Car from the
rear as 1t turned onto the high
way from Manchester street.
Mr.. Burke, who was riding
alone. suffered a broken left
arm. face cuts and severe
shock. Admitted to the hos
Ipital. Mr.. Burke was charged
with reckless driving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08
West Virginion Sought
In Shot-Up Car Case

found a pair of earrings and
two empty shells in the car.
They also found Mr.. Coffman's
luggage in the trunk.
Mud on the car indicated
that the vehicle had been
standing in the isolated spot
at least since last Tuesdays
big rain fall, police said. Mr..
Coffman was last seen in Key
ser on April 4, police added.
Police said Mr.. Coffman,
however, has been seen In this
area several times since he left
Keyser. He has turned up at
Fort Belvoir and Falls Church,
and at the Southern Hotel in
Baltimore where he repeatedly
cashed.a check.
A warrant charging Mr.. Coff =
man with grand larceny Of a
calculating machine from the
store of which he was president
until April / is on file in Min
eral County, w. Va, police re-
ported. They said his firm In
Keyser went into the hands Of
receivers after his disappear
ance two months ago.
MIR. Coffman is described as
a 5-foot 1l-inch white man.
weighing ITO pounds. He has
brown haid and brown eyes and
is q neat dresser. police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08

Fairfax County detectives to-
day are investigating the dis
appearance of a west Vir-
GINA man whose bullet-riddleo
car was found in an isolated
wooded area Of the county.
A nine-hour search yesterday
by police and volunteer fire.
men turned up no trace of the
man to whom the car is regis
tered.
The missing man was identi-
fled as Charles r. Cofiman jr.
25. former president of the
Business Machines Corp. In
Keyser, w. Va.
Police said the car was found
about 500 feet off Arlington
boulevard (Route 500 on a sell
dom-used road in some woods
west of Melpar, Inc.
Detectives said three bullet
holes in a window apparently
were made by shots from with,
in the car. They said there
was no blood or any sign Of
q struggle.
Mr.. Coffman's empty wallet
was found in the car and his
identification papers were scat.
tered on the front seat. Nc
money was found.
Detectives said they alse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08
MISS NORTHERN VIRGINIA KEEPS COOL
Husband Held
As Aide of3
In Wife's Rope

Alexandria police today &C.
cused a young husband Of help.
ing three friends rape his 10.
year-old wife.
The 24-year-old man was ar.
rested at 1880 am. in his apart
ment on East Walnut street or
a charge Of aiding and abettinl
rape.
Officers seized him after hi
wife. the mother Of two small
children. complained that HI
had helped hold her in theil
bedroom while his friends as.
saulted her yesterday.
Warrants have been ISSUED
for the other three men WHIT
are being sought on rapt
charges. All Of the men arr
white and in their 20s. Polio,
withheld, their names pending
arrest.
Police said her husband tols
them today he did not remem'
her what happened.
The couples two children
were staying with RELATIVES
during the incident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08
SLOT THIEF TAKES
cAMERALENS, TOO
BUT STILL LOSES

A l3-year-old boy. who
stole the lens from a con-
cealed camera in a vend-
ing machine. was charged
with HOUSEKEEPING last
night.
Police said the boy broke
into the Bell Vocational
School. $500 Hyatt place
NV. to gain access to an
areaway between the school
and the Arcade Pontiac
Company, l437 Irving street
NV. where the machines
are located.
Detectives said he stole
coins from five machines.
Suddenly q light went on
and o concealed camera
took his picture. The boy
took the lens from the
camera. But. by that time.
a hidden alarm went of.
alerting tenth precinct po-
lice.
Pvt. Charles w. Poole
caught him at the scene.
The boy was turned over
to juvenile authorities. who
lodged six complaints Of
housebreaking against him
one for each machine
and one for breaking into
the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08
ANNE ARUNDEL SPOTS BEAR,
OFFICIALS DISPUTE SHOOTING

large black bear. possibly the same one that
roamed Washingtons eastern environs for days.
spotted In Anne Arundel County today touching on
O dispute about how to handle the animal
County Police Chief Wilbur Wade said his men have
permission to shoot the animal on sight. ~
But Fielder Crawford. Marylands game warden for
the region said the bear probably harmless and It
would be unlawful for anyone-even policeman--to
shoot II unless 1t was attacking someone damaging
property.
The sighting report came from Nathaniel Gales who
lives West Linthcum. He said neighbor Joseph
Knox. the bear run from his crib about $3.50
am. today.
For the past two weeks q bear has been sighted on
and on in the District and Prince Georges Country.
frustrating every effort by police hunters. dogs and
washington Zoo officials to capture 1t.
washington police had been ordered not to shoot
the animal unless absolutely necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08

Howard, l5-year-old student at
North Dorchester High School.
Both were Of fredericksburg.
In Southern Maryland. Jo-
seph e. Tennison. %. Of Great
Mills. drowned when q i4-foot
cupboard motorboat he was in
capsized as 1t was leaving the
pier OF Foxhall Point, st.
Marys County.
Three Others Saved
Three others with Tennison
were saved.
State Trooper Henry Under
wood Of the Leonardtown SUBJ
station said those rescued were
Mr.. Tensions niece, Lisa Ten
nison. 8: Robert z. Mayor, 20,
OF Galloway, Nd, and Edward
A. Holman Of Patuxent, Md.
They were picked UP by John
N. Cullisons of Leonardtown,
who was in another boat.
Marion r. Reeves, 6l-year-
old Westernport fisherman,
drowned in Deep Greek Lake in
Garrett County Saturday night.
His boat was found with a
partially filled fuel can float
ing nearby and the tank on his
motorboat virtually empty.
In Virginia, two brothers.
Donald Sisk. 10. and Albert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08
Pointer Dies
Inside High
Water Tank

A II year = old Maryland
painter collapsed yesterday
while painting the inside Of a
135-foot-high water tank at
Harrisburg. Pa. He was dead
before rescuers could lower
him to the ground.
The victim was identified as
Richardo Lopez-Ro driquez Of
Mount Rainier, Nd, an en-
ploye Of the Kay Paint Co. Of
College Park.
An autopsy was ordered 20
determine the exact cause Of
DEATH. the Associated Press re-
ported.
Rescuers said they tried to
save him, but were affected by
intense heat in the inclosed
tank. Additional help was
summoned and the victim was
lowered to the ground by rope.
Mr.. Lopez Rodriguez. with
two other company employees.
had been working three days
at Olmstead Air Force Base
painting five elevated water
tanks, according to his en-
ployer, George Klimes. owner
of the Kay Paint Co.. 1884
University boulevard East
Silver Spring.
He said Mr.. Lopez Rodriquez.
at the time he collapsed, was
using a zinc dust aluminium
gray paint inside a $4,000 gall
lon tank. Lead base orange
and white paints were being
used outside by his two COM
panions, Mike Anamartei os.
81, and Bob Booth. 20, both Of
the District, Mr.. Klimes said.
He said the victim had
worked for the Kay company
three years, was married and
lived in the $500 block OF
Thirty first street, Mt. Rainier.
Mr.. Lopez Rodriguez was born
In the Philippine Islands and
had served In the Merchant
| Marine. Mr.. Klimes said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08

date for the Arlingtonians fol-
q Better County and the DEM
ocratic committee at the same
time" Lawson Wimberly. COM
mittee vice chairman. declared,
Mr.. Raul, along with Board
Chairman David L. Krupsaw,
is seeking reelection in the
general election to run o cam
|didate for one Of the two board
vacancies. The committee said
IL decided on the move so Ar
|lington politics could be re-
turned to q Democrat-versus-
Republican basis. For a num-
Der of years, political battle
lines at the county board level
have been divided between the
liberal ABC group and the now
Inactive Arlington Independ-
.ent Movement. q conservative
coalition.
Charging Mr.. Raul with
hrazenly attempting to disre-
gard the pledge and at the
same time serve as a member
Of the party executive commit
tee, Mr.. Wimberly said:
ut is obvious that Mr.. Raul
cannot abide by his solemn
Democratic oath and be
10 candidate himself in oppo-
sition to" candidates Endorsed
by the committee.
Mr.. Kaul was out Of the
county on q two-day business
trip and could not be reached
for q reply to the Wimberly
statement. Supporters Of his
stand. however. including Ar
lingten State Delegate Kath-
eryn Stone, MIR. Krupsaw and
Mary A. Marshall. co-chairman
OF the party's campaign COM
mittee. said they feel Mr.. Kaul
and others viii not break Their
oath.
Mrs. Marshall pointed out
that the pledge requires COM
mittee members to vote for al
party nominees. but since tht
Democratlc) committee plani
to name only one candidate
Mr.. Raul very well could vote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08

Sisk. %, OF Rt. q. Salem.
drowned in the James River
several miles north Of Blu
chanan. Botetourt County.
when they apparently we're
pulled under by a strong cur.
rent.
Mother Was on Bank ~
A companion of the Sisks,
Milton Overtreet Of Salem, had
been swimming and wading
with them but was unable to
rescue them when they called
for help. Sitting on the river
bank were the Sisks' mother,
Mrs. Lorraine Sisk Of Salem;
their sister, Betty, and Albert
Sisk's wife.
A 15-year-old South Boston
boy, Carl Henry King. drowned
earlier yesterday in the muddy
waters Of the Dam River Just
south Of the South Boston town
limits. Young Kings 20-year-
old brother and two compan-
ions were with him on the
swimming outing but their eff
forts to rescue him failed.
The body Of Willie johnson.
49, Of Portsmouth. was found
last night in Sunset Lake. Nor
folk County. by a life guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08
Pedestrian
Killed byCar
AT GIenarden

A pedestrian was killed In
Prince Georges County early
today when struck by . car on
Palmer highway at Glenarden
He was identified by police
as Charles Mckinley Clancy,
81. Of Route !. Vernon Hills,
Va. He was pronounced dead
on arrival at Prince Georges
General Hospital Of Q fractured
skull and other injuries.
Police said Mr.. Clancy was
hit about l2:45 am. at the in
tersection Of Palmer highway
and Glenarden parkway as he
attempted to cross Palmer
highway.
The car was driven BY Fred
erick B. Deane. jr.. 81. Of Third
and Jefferson streets. Landover
Nd. police reported. He TOLD
police he could not stop in time
TO avoid hitting the victim and
then continued on to his home
to get his parents and return
with them to the scene.
Police charged the youth with
manslaughter by auto. reckless
driving and leaving the scene
Of an accident. A hearing on
the charges viii be held In
Upper Marlboro Police Court
June %.
The death was the 18th at
tributed TO traffic accidents In
Prince Georges County SO far
In 1859. compared to 20 in the
comparable period last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08

for the Democrat and also fol
himself" She admitted, how.
ever, that he and Mr.. Krup-
saw would be prevented from
voting for both ABC candi-
dates.
In a recent statement, Mr..
Krupsaw said. in effect. that
he has no plans to quit the
committee and would leave only
II he we're kicked out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08
5 Drown.in Swimming
And Boating Accidents
~ the Associated Press

Eight persons were drowned In Virginia and Maryland
over the week end in swimming and boating accidents
Two Of the victims teen-age boy and young man
who apparently stepped into opon while swimming In the
chopank River on Jamaica Point northeast Of Cambridge
Md. rl
State Police identified them Donald Cook 81 and Dale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08

so far has been conducted
along North and South WASH
ington street. and Is underway
along Russell road. Mr.. Hen
dryx said he will turn next to
the Old Port section and then
to the Rosemont area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08
SYCAMORES, Films DOOMED
All Alexandra Trees
Found Needing Care
BY JOHN ROSSON
Star stan Writer

Aexandras sycamore and elm trees apparently have mad IT,
When the generations die for one reason OF
another pass the they win not be replaced with
their kind.
Alarmed by an outbreak elms disease plus increase
in anthracnose an acation which stunts ycamores and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08

turns them brown, Charles w.
Hendryx, 40-year-old city ar
borist, is contemplating asking
the City Council to declare the
two varieties persona non
grata.
Mr.. Hendryx, the first spe-
cialist named by the city in its
200-year history to tend its
trees on a full-time basis. be-
gan tackling the problem last
March. He conceded sadly yes
terday after his first three
months on the job:
Every Tree Needs Care
every tree in the city-and
they number in the tens OF
thousands - seems in need OF
some kind Of attention, either
treatment for disease. removal
because Of age, or extensive
surgery"
Cause Of most Of his trouble,
Mr.. Hendryx observed, are the
vulnerable elms and sycamores
Though he and his crew
have worked on only one
street, Mr.. Hendryx said some
Is trees have had to be cut
down. "And we've only
started" he added.
The city has had its tree
problem for many years. Not
until 1856, when the council
placed their care in the hands
of private contractors. did
Alexandria trees have profess
sional care at all.
Plans Elimination
The tree expert plans to
ask the city council later this
month to scratch the trouble
maker trees-elms and syca-
mores included-from the ap-
proved list of breeds. The ac-
cepted types are specified in an
old city ordinance.
when replacement is neces-
sary we would then use the
harder varieties like the ginko
linden, sugar meple and oaks,
which are much more disease
resistant" he said.
The city's tree situation also
is aggravated. Mr.. Hendryx
said, by the unusual number
of cases where automobiles
cause damages which result in
the trees death. City side
walks are narrow, he explained
and trees are near the curb, in
creasing the danger of auto
injury.
The rehabilitation program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-08
Koul Told to Quit ABC
Or Democratic Post

ranking member of the Arlington County Democratic
Executive Committee today called County Board Member
Ralph Kau keep his pledge to support Democratic Party
candidates quit the committee.
ut viii be to honorable that Mr.. Kaul
cannot comply (paryl oath and continue cand-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-05

dren Of servicemen where
State public schools have been
closed because Of desegrega-
ton orders.
Celler Plans Fight
Declaring that he and other
supporters Of the bill would
try TO have the House restore
the stricken provisions, Mr..
Celler said:
THE striking Of Title 8 (the
Federal aid provision is an
other indication OF how the
South refuses to face the in
evitable. In refusing to recog-
nize the decision of the SUI
preme Court as the supreme
law Of the land, 1t has gone
to such extremes as proclaim
ing the Southern Manifesto
and has attempted to reshape
the laws Of the State to end
free public schools.
1T has promulgated a con-
cept Of massive resistance Of
It's own, and, regrettably re-
fuses to take the hand OF help
that. out Of sympathy with the
many problems the South
faces. has been offered to It,"
Elimination of the Federal
aid provision came as a sur
prise because opponents of the
bill had indicated they would
press for only one more major
amendment. This was a pro-
posal for a clear-cut ban on
Federal control" of public
schools that might receive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-05

Government assistance In de-
segregation moves. Instead,
however, the Southern Demo-
Gratis moved 10 reconsider yes
terday's vote and we're success
full In having II stricken out.
The committee yesterday also
eliminated that sections policy
declaration. This declared that
State and local governments
and agencies which had relied
upon the separate but eque!
doctrine are now obligated To
take steps toward the elimina-
ton Of segregation In their
public schools"
The declaration also ex-
pressed the intent Of Congress
TO assist State and local gov
ernments and agencies in
carrying out their constitu-
tional obligations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-05
EISENHOWER
Continued From First Page

OOutluueu FROM FlrSL rage
for a Big Three Western sum.
NIT gathering in Paris.
The French independent
newspaper lie Monde said Gen
de Gaulle had torpedoed The
Western summit idea because
he did not want Mr.. Eisenhower
to appear to be speaking fol
the allies when Mr.. Eisenhower
talks with Mr.. Khrushchev
Washington informants woulc
not confirm this.
Paris Session Hinted
The New York Times, how.
ever, quoted diplomatic sources
in Washington as saying thai
Mr.. Eisenhower might meet ir
Paris with the heads Of govern.
ment of all the Is nations o.
the North Atlantic Treaty Or.
ganization.
The Times reported that
such a meeting would be in
tended to demonstrate Western
unity before the Khrushchev
meeting, and at the same time
allow Mr.. Eisenhower to make
new guarantees to the NATC
members that there would be
no IDEAL" with the Russians
arising from the Soviet Pre-
mier's visit.
The possibility of Mr.. Eisen-
hower's visiting Poland on his
Russian trip was raised during
Mr.. Nixon's stopover at War
saw. Mr.. Nixon declined to
say whether he would recon-
mend this. The Poles said no
invitation has been issued yet,
Allied diplomats in Geneva
speculated that Mr.. Khru-
shchev may journey to Peiping
for a meeting with other lead
ers of the Communist world
soon after he leaves America,
One purpose, it was reported,
would be to consult with his
Red partners between the
times he sees Mr.. Eisenhower
in Washington and in Moscow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-05

Wnlie Mr.. NIXON was on MS
Soviet tour.
Mr.. Nixon wound up his
three days In Poland with an
other plea for lone world" Ex-
changing toasts TO peace and
friendship with Premier Cyran-
kiewicz at a United States En-
bassy reception last night, the
Vice President said:
I'VE have different political
and economic systems at this
time, but whatever differences
we have In the political and
economic area should not keep
apart two peoples who have SO
much friendship in their hearts
for each other.
I'VE hear a great deal Of
talk these days about two
worlds. To me the concept Of
two worlds is basically negative
and wrong. What we should all
work for is one world in which
each people has the choice Of
the political and economic sys-
tenn 1t wants, and what is most
Important is that. despite what
differences we have, we should
find areas to cooperate to-
'gether in peaceful pursuits"
Peace Efforts Pledged
Mr.. Cyrankiewicz in re-
Spouse pledged that Poland
and its Communist allies will
do everything possible to avert
the danger of another world
war. But he loosed a blast
at West Germany. declaring:
I'VE want to save the world
and ourselves from the dam
gers Of rising German mill
taarism."
Informal talk at the en-
bassy party touched on the
possibility of President Eisen-
hover visiting Poland when he
makes his trip to the Soviet
Union. A Polish Foreign Of
fee informant said no invita-
ton to Mr.. Eisenhower has
been drafted yet, that things
like that take time"
Mr.. Cyrankiewicz mentioned
the Eisenhower : Khruschchev
exchange visits in q CONVERSE
ton with DR.. Milton S. Eisen-
hover, the Presidents brother,
who accompanied Mr.. Nixon.
The Polish Premier said the
name of President Eisenhower
had great significance during
World War II. Now again it
has a very great significance. !"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-05
FORMOSA MAKES
DEAD LETTER OF
DEAR JOHN MAIL

TAIPET, Formosl (AP).-
Nationalist China's Parlia-
ment is trying to see that
the country's servicemen
keep the girls they leave
behind, at least until they
get home.
A new law approved by
the Yuan (parliament) pro-
hibits the wife Of a service
man from seeking q divorce
or the girl friend Of q
bachelor from breaking on
an engagement while the
soldier is at the front or on
other "difhcult" duty.
When he gets home, the
serviceman is on his own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-05
HoFFA
Union Fund Aided
Mob, Probers Say

Brennan engaged in undemo-
cratic practices In Joplin, Mo-;
Springfield, Mo-, and Pontiac,
Mich, Teamster locals.
Payment to Judge
The report also cited pay
ments 1t said were made
by James r. Hoffa and the
Teamsters Union through a De-
troit advertising agency to q
Detroit Judge who was later To
try an important Teamster
case"
The committee described
Mr.. Gibbons as consistent in
his denial Of democratic
rights" to unionists who criti-
cized either himself or Mr.
Hoffa.