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have made it without us, but look
ing at the record, not very many. l
can say that over 500 of them had
an honors record in college and
that only 1870 of them were fore
ed to drop out against national
drop-out rate of 400. To this ex-
tent, our resources of trained man
power have been enriched. Equality
Of educational opportunity has been
brought this much closer to reali-
cation"
Among the guests attending
were: Alvin Lien of the Toni Com
pany; Lafeton Whitney of the VIE
boldt Foundation; Marvin Chand-
Ter of the Northern Illinois Gas
Company; H. L. Bills of the Acme
Steel Co.; Donald Deutsch of Sears
Roebuck; Benjamin c. Willis, Su-
perintendent of Public Schools in
Chicago; Vernon Eagle of the New
World Foundation; Robert Patter-
son of the Signode Steel Swapping
Co.; Graham R. Taylor of the
George F. Pullman Foundation;
and Father Timothy Sullivan rep
resenting the Arch Diocese of Chi
cago.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-04-25
Juno kenyatta i. ;.
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serving five years of a seven-year
sentence.
On release from Lokitaung
Prison, Kenyatta and four other
Mau Mau convicts were served
with orders restricting them to
live att Lodwar in the Northern
Province of Kenya.
Kenyatta was convicted in April,
1868, of directing the unlawful
society, Mau Mau.
Bildad Kaggia, Fred Kubai.
Paul Nigel and Kungu Karumba
each received a similar sentence
for assisting in the management
of the Mau Mau. Their appeal
to the Privy Council was dismissed
and the sentences took effect from
Jan. Is, 1854. All five earned
one-third reduction of sentence.
Lodwar is the capital of the
Turkana district, center of a vast
volcanic desert area between Lake
Rudolf and the borders of Eth
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-04-25

At it's height between 1862 and
1855, the cult, which initiated
members with ritualistic tribal
oaths, created fear and havoc
across Kenya, burning and pillag-
ing farms and ambushing white
settlers.
When he was arrested in 1852
kenyatta, an English educated
anthropologist who was then pres
ident of the ,00O-member Ken
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-04-25
Mau Mau Ravaged COLONY

NAIROBI, April 14.-The Mau
Mau terrorist organization was
mainly restricted to Kenya's Kiku-
yu tribe and pledged to drive the
whites out of this colony.
A state of emergency declared
in October, 1852, to deal with the
Mau Mau terror still stands.
though the guerrilla organization
has been crushed.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-04-25

va African Union, denied any con-
nection with the Mau Mau.
Last week Rawson Mbogwa Ma
charia was sentenced in Nairobi
to 81 months imprisonment for
having sworn falsely that he had
lied during testimony against Ken
yatta in his trial as Mau Mau
leader.
A court ruled false an allega-
ticn made by Macharia, a key wit
ness at Kenyatta's trial, to the
effect that the Government had
promised him a college education,
a job and protection for giving
untrue evidence. The Crown
charged that Macharia had volun-
teered to give evidence.
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National 80.
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wards a solution"
John U. Monro, Dean Of Harvard
College, spoke of his unsuccessful
attempts to get Negro students to
apply to Harvard College. ut is
an expensive and difficult and frus-
trating business to any one college
to operate this sort Of talent hunt
on it's own" Dean Monro cited the
National Scholarship Service which
had succeeded, where individual
colleges had failed, because of its
relationship with many colleges
providing a wide range of admis-
sion standards. In discussing the
ten-year history Of NSSFNS he
praised its counseling and guidance
activity among scores Of youths
and parents. He enumerated the
advances made by this organiza-
ton in uncovering talented Negro
students, in inaugurating a South
ern talent hunt, and more recent
ly, as founder of the Community
Talent Search. This CTS work was
originally undertaken, he said, in
two New York schools - Junior
High School No. 43 and the George
Washington High School. After
reviewing the enormous strides
made by these pilot projects, the
city of New York has approved
half million dollar expenditure
to spread this work to other
schools.
Mr.. Stalnaker of the National
Merit Scholarship Corporation an
swered critics who had condemn
ed the selection procedures for col
leges as unfair and who had claim
ed that this resulted in finding
high ability more frequently among
sons of top executives than among
sens of ditch diggers." eve have
awarded" he said, "merit scholar
ships to pupils whose fathers are
BARRIERS, cabinet makers, cargo
checkers, ETC." He stressed the i'm
portance of early Identification of
talented Negro youth and said this
was where the National Scholar
ship Service could be most helpful.
GAS far as the truly able Negro
youth is concerned" he said, "the
one with brains and drive for
him the weather is clearing and
! premises fair. If he has the educa-
tional background he can meet the
open competition"
Mr.. Leigh Block who aside from
his work in the Foundation is vice
president of Inland Steel Corpora
+, ton said, eve in industry in our
own self interest must support ac-
tivities such as NSSFNS under
takes in order to insure our near
and long term resources of man.
power. This manpower, at all lev
els, is going to come, at least in
part, from among the Negro seq
ment of our population"
Mr.. John Johnson who publish
es periodicals such as Ebony and
Jet decried the harsh fact that very
few scholarships were going to the
highly talented youngsters in the
lower income groups. "In the fu-
ture," he said. "NSSFNS must
step up it's program to discover
the exceptional Negro student and
to sustain him through his lean
college days"
Mrs. Lois Irish, director of MSS
FMS counseling services, delivered
Mr.. Richard Plaut's talk because
of his illness. Mr.. Plaut in dis
GUESSING the work of his organiza-
ton said, "These services in ten
years have produced over 5000
college-trained men and women. |
can't say how many of them would
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-04-25
mond's moderate anti Indignation

mond's moderate anti Indignation
program.
The segregationist proposal, in
troduced by Delegate Stuart
Wheatley Of Danville, would have
stricken the state constitutional
provision requiring a public school
system and substituted one giving
each locality freedom to set up
public schools or educate its chill
dren in any other way it chose.
The vote, which came after two
hours of debate, left the massive
resistance" bloc without program
of it's own. Almonds freedom Of
choice" proposals moved toward fl
nal enactment in the Senate.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-04-25
New Virginia
Segregation Plan
Is Defeated

Richmond, Va. - The House
of Delegates Monday defeated by
eight votes proposal to take Vir-
ginia out of the public school bust
ness.
The resolution, defeated 53-45,
called for sweeping changes in the
state constitution. 1t was the rally
ing point for a staunch segrega-
zionist bloc in the General Assem-
bly, opposing Gov. J. Lindsay AL
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-04-25

He: ~ don't like you inviting
that chap to dinner. He used to
kiss you before we were married"
She: well, so did you"
He: 81 know but I've gotten
over it, and the chances are he
hasn't"
The Adak sun., 1959-07-06
which may or may net materialize.

"il1CIl l1ty CT Inlay IlCI InaJCrlaIlZe.
There is talk-di sturbing to many
about the weakening Of the dollar, or
the flight frcm it, based on a slow
but steady loss Of gold reserves (which
is linked with the drop in our ex-
ports.
But Gle worry: at the start of the
year has proved real enough at midyear
taxes. The Federal bite has changed
little. But states and cities sought,
and found, new. taxes, Or hiked old
rates, or raised. assessments.
Earlier hopes for some t ax relief
have faded, with the US. treasury ru-
nning q deficit as it closed its fis-
cal Year July /, and with other COVER
nment authorities locking fer all kinds
Of ways to finance growth and supply
services to their citizens.
The biggest thing Ct all in the
first half Of 1859 has been the up
surge in public confidence. Recession
born cageyness melted with the snow
drifts. Ao@ssured by the speed Of the
recovery, americans are buying goods
and mortfGa7e future incomes at a great
rate, and in general living It up.
4 art Of two part SERIES.
The Adak sun., 1959-07-06

1852 BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Most americans Jared we'll in the first
half OF l959-daspite all the threats to
their peace and prosperity at home ana a.
bread.
They have mere money than six months
ago, are spending more, going init : debt
more, working longer hours at record
number of jobs.
1t midyear the cost Of Living is ris-
ing at only q moderate, If insidious rate.
Total personal incomes have risen STE
ad1Iy ana now are at record high. They
are being boosted along by higher wage
scales, overtime pay, bigger dividend
checks, and higher returns on services
rendered.
Job opportunities have increased more
than seascnally. md the stubborn total
ct .unenpl oyment began to melt as Spring
brought more outdoor work. Industrial out
put has climbed tc new peaks.
Honey supplies have frightened and in
terest rates are rising. But only recent
ly has the indivi dual began to feel any
pinch. Up till Now the chief complainers
have been the Federal, State ana local
governments seeking to raise cash and
corporations who are charged more when
they borrow.
So far Ameri cans have been able to find
enough mortgage Financing to start an in
creasing number Of homes.
The citizensy is taking on record
amount Of installment debt. 1t has added
to its mortga~e obligations and personal
1oaAa, but still has managed to save al
most as much money a Year ago.
Fer the first time in several years no
totorists have greeted spring with bur
ST Of auto buyinG--1nuch Of it on the cuff
and attracted by the bull market with its
promise Of capital gains, more Americans
than ever have become shareholders-eith-
as investors for the long run or as
traders fer the quick profit.
The Adak sun., 1959-07-06
CONGRESSIONAL
DIVE EQUIPMENTS

FtRM-The house passed compromise
bill providing 1871 1862, 900 for the
farm price support program and other
agriculture department activities. It
Contained an amendment putting the
first ceiling in history on support
benefits. The limit would be lp5O, 900,
but this would apply only to single
crops declared by the agricult ure de-
E2-.rtment to be in surplus. The senate
has yet to act on the bill.
NJ. TION4L DEBT-The government wound up
the 1859 fiscal Year with the biggest
peacetine budget deficit in history.
It totaled nearly - billion dollars
and put Uncle Sam about 285 billion
dollars in debt.
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. DESTROY AFTER
1T HIS SERVED ITS PURPOSE. THIS PRESS
MUST NOT FALL INTO UNAUTHORIZED HANDS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10

Washington normals for the pc
riod are "a and 43. Cooler over
the week end with a slow rising
trend Tuesday and Wednesday
Precipitation occurring tomor-
row and possibly Tuesday or
Wednesday will average an inch
or more.
River Report
Potomac River clear at Harpers
Ferry and slightly muddy at Great
Fails. shenandoah clear ct Harpers
Ferry
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnisht 49, Y Noon s------- 80
am. ------ SO 4p.rl. 1890 81
sam. ------ 20 SPIN. 1890 60
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. 90 on April Q.
Lowest. IL. on January 6 and II.
High and Low Of Last 70 Hours
Hieh, 30. at 1870 pm.
Low. so, at 800 am.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and oeodetie Survey
Today Tomorrow
High - 9:24 am. 1857 I'm.
Low -------- 1851 am. 4:32 an.
E EoH - sas P.m. 1853 e:SS P pm.
The Sun and Moon
Rises Sets
sun, today $3.50 am. 6:4Op.m.
Sun, tomorrow 5:3S am. 6:41 pm.
Moon. today 7:06 Am. 9:07 pm.
Automobile liEhts must be turned on
one-hsh hour after sunset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
10000 Strike
18 Factories of
u. S. Rubber Co.
NEW YORK. April I0 (API

NEW YORK. April 10 (AP)
= About $4,000 production
workers Of the United States
Rubber Co. struck after mid
ngiht at the cornpany's 10
plants across the Nation.
A company spokesman said
the workers walked out after
negotiators here failed to
reach agreement on union de-
mands for improvements in
fringe benefits. The proposals
include pensions, insurance,
pay and a supplemental unem-
ployment benefit plan. Wages
are not an issue.
A spokesman TO rthe union,
the United Rubber Workers,
said the company's position on
fringe benefits was far short
in many respects to benefits
which auto workers and steel
workers now have"
The strike followed the mid
night expiration Of the unions
contract with United States
Rubber. Contracts of other
members of rubber's big four
Goodyear. Goodrich and Fire.
stone--expire April is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
IRIS EXTENDS
PHONE HOURS
FOR TAX HELP

Tax information can now
be obtained by telephone
from the Internal Revenue
Service until 8 pm. except
during the week end.
Irving Machiz,, director
Of internal revenue for the
Baltimore district, said the
night hours were added to
assist taxpayers who are
unable to use the telephone
during the day.
He said the new hours
for telephone information,
$3.50 am. to 9 pm, will be
continued until next
Wednesday.
For information, tax
payers are asked to call
Republic 7-8750.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT.

District and vicinity-Rainy
and cool tonight; low about so.
Cloudy and cool with rain to-
morrow.
! Maryland-Rain tonight and
tomorrow. Cooler tonight with
lowest as to SO. Highest to-
morrow SIS to go.
J Virginia-Rain in the west
and north and showers or
thunderstorms in the south
east tonight and tomorrow.
Low tonight; $3.50 in the north
and mostly in the sos in the
south. Cooler tomorrow.
! Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Mostly north to
northeast winds of 1918 miles
per hour tonight and tomor-
row. Rain in the north and
thundershowers likely in the
South tonight. Rain likely to-
morrow. Visibility 4-8 miles
lowering Ia miles in precipita-
Non and some fog.
Five-Day Forecast
For Washington and Vicinity
April His
: Temperatures will average 3
% 5 degrees below normal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10

tor, Marie Cordner, Mrs. Edna
May Curran. Paul Devore,
Elliott Gold. Mae Gould, Walter
Hall. Mrs. Leonora Harley, Mrs.
Audrey Henning, Frank Howell,
Joseph Jarecki, Richard Jen-
sen. Joseph Keiger. Mrs. Audrey
Lennon. Mrs. Dolores iLoube.
Joseph Malaga, Mrs. Mary e.
Miller, Mrs. Beatrice Mochel,
Duncan Pritchett. Robert Pugh,
Joseph RENO, Mrs. Irma
Rhodes, william Robertson,
Mary E. Riggs, Harry Schia-
vone, Milton Schwartz. Robert
Schweitzer. Robert Spillman.
John Stake, Joseph Staple
ton. Mrs. Carolyn Strayer,
Mrs. Nancy Strickler, Her
bert SUIT. Meyer Tartasky,
Rachel Tatum, Quinn Taylor,
Milton Topper. william Thorn
son., Louis Warren, Arthur VIII
burn. Mrs. Alice Yakaitis: OUT
standing performance rating,
Leo Berger. Hugh Crow. Nolan
Hill. Lewis Turner: sustained
superior performance, David Al
bright, James Gardner, Joseph
Jordan, Arthur Kroner, Mrs.
Joan Williams and Cosmo Fang.
|. The Government Print
ing Office has given beneficial
suggestion awards to Ohio
Baker, General Coonce, Thomas
Davis, Arthur Hunt. Leo Mullen,
William Muller, jr.. Frank
Sellin, John Sheehan. jr., and
Arthur Randour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
Children Die
AS Home Burns

PITTSFTELD. Mass. April 10
tAP)-The four children Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Pasquini
persisted early today in . IRE
which swept their i2-room
frame house. SEQ
The mother, Mrs. Maria Pas
quini. 40. leaped from the roof
Of q first door porch when a fire
department ladder extended to
her burned as she was about to
descend.
The 42-year-old father Of the
victims was found on the side
walk in a dazed and shocked
condition.
Mrs. Pasquini was Hospital
lized with burns on her body,
arms and legs.
The victims we're Linda, /:
Deborah. 2: Carol. 6. and Perry.
jr.. is.
Mrs. Pasquini's mother,
identified as Mrs. Mosca. and
a ledger. Reno Giacomoni. 26,
escaped unframed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
By the Associated Press

Numbing cold that set rec
ords for the date invaded the
Rocky Mountains today on the
heels of a massive spring storm
that cascaded three feet Of
fresh snow on the higher eleva-
tons.
The frigid air moved in with
light breezes that pushed the
reluctant storm east and south
out Of the Rockies.
The mercury dipped near zero
east Of the mountains. 1t was
g below zero at Fraser, the
Colorado mountain community
where President Eisenhower va
cationed a few years ago. Den
ver's temperature was 7 above
today, a record for April 10.
Heavy rains along parts of
the Texas gulf coast touched
of flooding in some residen-
tial sections Of Houston.
4 Inches Of Rain
Nearly 4 inches Of rain was
measured there in little more
than "a hours. More moisture
was predicted through today
and city officials warned of pos
sible serious flooding.
In Denver the Weather Bu-
reau forecast rising tempera-
lures today with a high of As
both in Colorado and Wyo-
ming.
Three days of continuous
snowfall ended yesterday aft
ernoon for the region.
Colorado Springs was buried
under 23.3 inches OF snow, q
record for the city. Denver,
with las inches, now has re-
ceived more than rs inches of
snow already this year. That
Is more than double the nor
NAL figure for the Colorado
capital.
Four Coloradoans died as a
result Of the three-day bar
rage.
One Denver man and an
other In Colorado Springs suf-
fered fatal heart attacks while
shoveling snow from their
walks. An auto overturned on
a slushy road near Salida, in
Southern Colorado, causing IA
tai injuries to q woman. A pas
senger in another automobile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
CoIdWove Hits Rockies
After Heavy Snow

died when the vehicle skidded
into a power line pole.
The cold snap made motoring
hazardous throughout Colo
RADIO. Roads where snow had
melted during Thursday be-
came glazed with ice as the
temperature fell.
Winds whipped up ground
blizzards in Northern Colora-
do. An estimate $50 cars lined
UP west of Cheyenne. in South
east Wyoming. waiting for
crews to sand U. S. Highway 30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
Tensing Honored
VIEW Debit, April 10

NEW DELHI, April 10 (AP).
I-Tensing Norgay, the Sherpa
guide who reached the peak OF
Mount Everest $4,000 feet
|plus) in 1853 with Sir Edmund
Hillary. has Just received a top
Indian award from President
Rajendra Prasad at a special
investiture. It is the Padma
Bushan prize previously won
by men high in government
and diplomatic life. Tensing
now runs a HimaIayan noun
Itaineering institute at Darjee-
ling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10

fnf civil service job registers
IA Operation longer. The civil
AoEyice Job registers are thrown
opt too soon, Mr.. Thomas said.
"a. Not pushing for additional
government contributions to
the civil service retirement
system, which Mr.. Thomas said
was "insolvent" to the tune Of
$40 billion.
3. Setting up the Career Ex-
ecutive Board program whereby
ari'independent unit not under
the CSC's direct jurisdiction
VIII recommend careerists for
top-paying jobs in Government.
4. Not doing anything about
making better use Of the in
creasing surplus Of funds in
the Government employe life
insurance program.
s. The CSCs ALLEGATION Of
super-grade jobs. Mr.. Thomas
was particularly critical Of the
commissions failure to give
what he felt was an adequate
number Of these jobs to the
Civil Aeronautics Board, which
now is part Of the Federal
Aviation Agency.
csc officials emerged from
the meeting shaken. They are
hopeful that in the interim Mr..
Thomas will cool of enough so
that their appropriations re-
Quests won't be slashed. It
should be noted that their
hearing took place before the
new chairman, Roger Jones.
took office. Mr.. Jones was not
at.sthe hearing.
HEALTH HEARINGS - The
Senate Civil Service subcom-
mietee on the Federal employe
health insurance legislation will
begin its hearings next Wednes-
day instead of next Tuesday as
originally scheduled. The hear
ings will continue on Thursday.
APPROVED-The House has
approved and sent to the Sem
ate. bills to bring postmasters
under the Government En-
ployes Training Act and to give
the National Security Agency
more leeway in paying higher
salaries to some Of its employees.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Federal Communications Com.
mission has presented superior
accomplishment awards toI
Myrtle Adams, Ruby Floyd
Caldwell, Arkley Bridgforth.
John Conlin, Rose Crutchfield,
Pauline Foster, BERTHE Hislop.
Raymond Hodges, Alfred Kleist.
Nancy Maher, Kenneth Miller,
Anna Pascoe. Braxton Peele,
Dolores Perechinsky, Harold
Richmaa. Leroy Robinson. jr.,
Norman Rogers. Joel Rosen.
bloom, Herbert Schulkind.
Horace Stone, Louis Stephens,
Melba Templeman, Edna Tur-
ton, Irving Weston, Hazel Will
son. Julia Babcock, Lytton
Boehard, Hester Buie, Doris
Hardy, Elizabeth Heyne, Eliza
beth Sims and Charley Turner.
Beneficial suggestion awards
went to Richard Bailey. Merrill
Beagle, Rose Colella. Bernice
Easterling, Lester Flood. John
Guerard, Annette Hutterly,
Farrell McGonigal, Dorothy
Mckinney, William North.
Irene Partyka. Erich Saxl,
Francis Shay and Paul Sheehy.
:. The following AIR FORCE
employees in the Controllers Of
fee have received awards: Out
standing performance rating
and meritorious civilian serv-
ices Lewis Meyer, Frederick
Moore; outstanding performance
rating and sustained superior
performance. William Barron,
David Clayton, Norman Clay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Critics Shoke CSC
AT Budget Hearings
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
star star writer

The Civil Service Commission was given rough time OF
during recent House Appropriation Committee hearings
the CSCs 1880 budget requests.
~ Headed by Representative Thomas Democrat Of Texas
ehAman Of the Independent oces appropriations suhcom-
mittee the group criticized the csc for:
~ Holding too many examinations and leaving exist
Kodiak mirror., 1959-06-13

Alaskan seacoasts city, town or hamlet you can name. Continuing down, cities big and small, such as Seattle, Portland, San Francis co. Los Angeles were their ports of call, until they reached Coro. nado. There they joined the local yacht club, and stayed min months.
 This leisurely way of travelling, the culmination of considerable planning and preparation over period of many years, has enabled them to gain host of new
Kodiak mirror., 1959-06-13

'.s~ .f . II {. 1 -.k s.h.ss.s of a floating home. On it you will find a good sized stateroom, with ample clothes closets and storage space. The latter includes space for rations, and other emergency gear, including rubber raft, floatable food packets, etc. There is ample space aboard for enter taining guests. providing the com fort of a settee and other seats.
 Incidentally, this is probably one of the few boats equipped with completely decorated Christmas tree e-stored' away for use on the proper, occasion.
 Below the after structure is a wen-equipped galley-eompsete with oilburning cook stove, and refrigerator. The former heats the entire boat, by means of special device attached to the smoke pipe.
 The boat is wired for 11O volt electricity and also battery cur rent enabling the use of both as occasion arises. The refrigerator, too, serves as an ice box.
 But being landlubbers, too, the Wrights did not always remain aboart, the Fancy Free They purchased cars on two occasions, once in Los Angeles and later in San Diego, and took off over the highways,vi points of inter est. Altogether they spent a month in San Francisco, one month in Seattle: and six months in Los Angeles.
 The tip back was not as leisure ly as that Southbollnd. They left Coronado March g, and made many port calls along the way. They visited former Kodiakans, Leo Sears and family and Ray