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evidence suggests the presence
Of an abundance of a toxic
nitrogen-containing gas in the
atmosphere. It's even possible
the surface Of the plant con-
tains amounts of highly corro-
sive nitric acid. formed from
the gas. he said.
The acid, he added, could be
q hazard to man If he touched
1t, and could be highly corro-
sive to equipment landed on
the planet.
Nitrogen TetrOxide
Father Heyden and two other
Georgetown astronomical re-
searchers-Drs. C. C. Kiess and
Harriet X. Kiess-told about
the findings in a report in the
technical journal Science. Fa-
ther Heyden amplified in an
interview.
The Jesuit researcher said
the evidence, still indirect, sug-
gests the possible presence Of a
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gas called nitrogen tetroxide in
the Venusian atmosphere.
Similar evidence has also
been found for the atmosphere
Of the planet Jupiter. he said.
The new findings result from
special studies of the spectrum
Of light given off by Venus
which, like the other planets,
reflects light from the sun.
The areas of light studied were
those in the region of violet
and near ultraviolet light
which can not be seen by the
naked eye but which can be
detected on special photo
graphic plates.
Light Absorbed
It was found that where such
a light would be expected to
come through from the planet,
it was absorbed presumably
by something hitherto uniden-
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Wernher Won Braun. who
heads the project. wants even
more.
Or. Won Braun and Roy
johnson, retiring head Of the
Pentagon's Advanced Research
Projects Agency. disclosed yes
terday that Congress will be
asked to appropriate $40 mil
lion for Saturn In the next fis-
cal year. double this years
amount.
Could Use $3.50 Million
The Saturn project. along
with DR.. Won Braun's team Of
scientists, is being transferred
from Army jurisdiction to the
civilian National Aeronautics
and Space Administration. Mr..
johnson said. however, that
the Defense Department, with
NASA's approval, will make
the appropriation request for
the next year.
DR.. Won Braun, at an in
formal news conference with
Mr.. johnson, said the Saturn
project could absorb $3.50 mil
lion next year.
He said it will cost the tax
payers less in the long run If
we spend more earlier" He
added he hopes that under
the new sponsorship Of NASA
we will get more steam behind
Saturn"
Question Of Speed
DR.. Won Braun is conferring
at the Pentagon on details Of
turning the project over to
In spite of his desire
for more money. he apparently
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Atmosphere of Venus
Nav Hold Poison Gas
BY the Associated Press

Evidence that the atmosphere of the planet may
contain highly poisonous reported today by three
Georgetown University scientists.
Such would constitute a hazard for any future
attempts to land humans on Venus.
One the scientists the Rev. Francis j. Heyden said the
Evening star., 1959-10-30
Fleet Reserve Elects

Irving Amber Of 4517 South
Capitol street has been elected
national treasurer Of the Fleet
Reserve Association.
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other recipients included
William Avery Of Johns Hop
kins University's applied phys
les laboratory, Silver Spring,
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Double Funds
ToBeSought
For Saturn
By the Associated Press

The giant Saturn space
rocket program will get twice
as much money next year, If
Congress approves. But DR..
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and James Van Allen. head Of
the physics department. state
University Of Iowa.
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Hal Mcintyre, "A,
Bond Leader

LOS ANGELES. May 6 tAP)
Band Leader Hal Mcintyre,
A. died yesterday of burns suf-
fered in a Hollywood apartment
fire.
He was found Sunday hud-
died under a blanket on the
kitchen floor Of his yocalist'S
apartment. Firemen said he
apparently fell asleep while
smoking.
He started leading a band al
Is and played saxophone and
clarinet with the Glenn Miller
Orchestra in the late l930s and
early '40s. In l941 he organized
his own orchestra and gained
considerable success. playing in
the Miller tradition.
Mr.. Mcintyre took over the
Miller band after Glenn was
killed in a plane crash during
World War II.
But the organization, like
most of the big dance bands
that were the rage during the
pre-war era. fell victim to the
high cost of travelling and a
new Jazz phenomenon-be-bo
MIR Mcintyre had been hop
ing to reorganize his band for
a Las Vegas casino date.
A native of Kentucky. he is
survived by his estranged wife
and their two children, living
in Cromwell. Conn.
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Edward T. Stein, Directed
Office of Defense LENDING

sponsible for close to 5000 mil
lion in Government loans to
industry for national and civil
defense activities.
Mr.. Stein was a native of
Reading, Pa. He was graduated
from Princeton University in
1921. He was an active member
of the Princeton Club of Wash
ington and the Newcomers
Club. He was also vice presi-
dent of an apartment cooper
ative, Tilden Gardens Corp.
During World War I, he served
in the Army.
He leaves his wife Helen and
a daughter, Louise, both of the
home address.
Funeral services will be at
2:15 pm. tomorrow in the
Bethlehem Chapel of Washing
ton Cathedral. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
The family has requested that
expressions of sympathy take
the form of contributions to the
American Cancer Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Shark Fired
Full Range
In War Test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
May 6 (AP) "A combat model
of a powerful Shark guided
missile completed a successful
intercontinental range test
flight today for the second time
in a month.
The sleek missile roared aloft
late last night and eight hours
later, it was learned, dropped a
dummy warhead on an impact
area near Ascension Island,
$500 miles from the launching
site.
1t was one of the final tune
ups for the 69-foot Northrop
weapon before it becomes OPP
irrational with troops. The mis-
sile has been fired more than
10 times from the Cape.
The Shark, first United States
weapon capable of carrying a
nuclear warhead more than S.
500 miles, is expected to We de-
ployed with troops soon at
Presque Island, Me.
The missile cruises at the
comparatively slow speed of 600
miles per hour, but is capable
of zig tagging and lodging in
flight to confuse enemy de-
tenders, thanks to a highly &C
curate inertial guidance system
that steers by the stars.
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F. c. AustermuhI
Cubinetmuker,
Masonic Official

Frank c. Austermuhl, 81. q
retired expert cabinetmaker
died Sunday In Wilmington
Del, OF a heart attack.
A native OF Wilmington, he
had been a resident OF the
Washington area for more thar
80 years and was visiting q
brother at the time Of his Ill
ness.
Mr.. AuStermuhl was treasurer
OF the Myron M. Parker
Masonic Lodge and secretary
and treasurer Of the Northeast
Masonic Temple Association. He
retired In 1853 from the Lank
Woodworking Co. here.
In addition TO his brother
George f. Austermuhl. he leaves
a daughter. Mrs. Lyman F. Hill
with whom he made his home
at 1904 East .Bexhill drive,
Kensington. Md. His wife,
Elizabeth. died eight years ago
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 2 pm. at the Deal
Funeral Home, 1912 Georgia
avenue NV. Burial will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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H.H. Thompson,
Ex-PostoI Official

Harry H. Thompson, 80, one
of the originators and the first
administrator of the Post Of
fees postal savings plan. died
at his home.
Mr.. Thompson was a native
of Washington and lived here
all his life.
He served with the Marine
Corps. the Departments of
Commerce and Labor and the
Post Office Department.
In 1918 he was appointed
chairman of the committee to
develop a postal savings sys-
tenn. Mr.. Thompson'S COM
mittee to develop a postal saw
ings system. Mr.. Thompson's
committee proposed the system
that is still in use. After the
system was set up, Mr.. Thomp-
son was appointed director of
Postal Savings.
He was a 33d degree mason
and a member of the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion. He
also was a past master of Osiris
Lodge.
He leaves his wife, Mary A,
Thompson of the home ad-
dress, 1904 Ordway street NV;
his son, Herbert c. Thompson.
3008 Sixty third avenue. Chew
.erly, Md, and one grandchild
Funeral services will be held
at the Fort Meyer Chapel at 3
pm. tomorrow. Burial will be
in Arlington Cemetery.
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Mrs. Zofjo SmoIuchowsku,
Widow of Atomic Scientist

of a recently published biogra-
ply of Mr.. Smoluchowski whose
contributions in the world of
science, particularly modern
.nuclear physics, have received
wide recognition.
While living in Schenectady
Mrs. Smoluchowska was a
member of the Allan Franchise
the Fortnightly Club and par
ticipated in the activities of the
Friends of the Schenectady
Museum.
Beside her daughter, Mrs
SmoluchowSka is survived by
a son, Prof. Roman Smoluchow-
ski of the Carnegie Institute Of
Technology. Pittsburgh; a sister
Mrs. JadWiga Zakrzewska, Of
Krakow, and four grandchil-
dren.
Private services were to be
held at 2::30 pm. today al
Emanuel Episcopal Church
Middleburg. Burial was to be
in Middleburg.
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Edward T. Stein, SO, director
of the Office of Defense Lend
ing in the Treasury Depart
ment, died of cancer yesterday
at his home. 1924 Tilden street
NV.
Mr.. Stein was a veteran econ
omist and loans administrator
with the Government. He
worked for the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads from 1922 to 1928. In
1888, after five years with the
Cleveland Chamber of Com
merce, he Joined the Public
Works Administration.
-Four years later he switched
to the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, where he became
assistant director of the Office
of Loans. In 1855 he was named
assistant director of the Treas
ury Departments Office of Pro-
duction and Defense Lending.
When it was peorganized in
1857 as the Office of Defense
Lending. he became director.
In this position he was re-
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W. }. Dunhom, u, Mason,
Auditor and TeIegrupher

William j. Durham, y, a
retired payroll auditor for the
District government and a
telegrapher for many years,
died Saturday of a heart attack
at Sibley Hospital.
Mr.. Durham came to Wash
ington from his native England
40 years ago. He worked as a
telegrapher for the old Postal
Telegraph Co. until 1917. Until
1910, he had a similar position
with the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. He was frequently
stationed at sports events. from
which he sent out stories in
code.
He gave up biography to join
the District government as a
payroll auditor and retired last
year.
For over 40 years, Mr.. Dun
ham was an active Mason. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Ralph Meyer, Air Photo Aide
In Agriculture Department

Ralph II. Mover. 81, a lead
ing figure In the development
lof the Agriculture Depart
ment'S aerial photography
program. died Friday Of a heart
attack en- route 10 the WASH
ineton Hospital Center.
Mr.. Meyer had been con-
nected with the photography
program since It's beginning In
the i930s. Pictuers have now
been taken OF virtually every
farm In the country. They are
used as an aid in acreage
studies.
Since 1855 Mr., Meyers on
cial title had been deputy direc-
tor OF the performance division
In the Agriculture Departments
Commodity Sterilization Serv-
ice. In this position he co-ordi-
mated all Of the departments
photogrammetry work and d.
rected the aerial photo labora-
tories.
After receiving his degree in
animal husbandry from Iowa
State College In 1916. Mr.. Moy-
er became a livestock and grain
farmer near his native Fair
field, Iowa. He was an active
member Of the States Farmers
Union and held several Offices
in the organization.
In 1888 he was chosen as
one of 25 corn-hog farmers 10
serve on a special committee
to set up the first agricultural
adjustment program for Corn
Belt farmers.
Four years later he Joined
the Agriculture Department
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Frances n. Rees,
Ex-Army EmpIoye

Miss Frances H. Rees, SO, OF
2231 California street NV.
died in a Bethesda nursing
home yesterday after a long
illness.
A native of Fort Totten,
N. Y, she was edcated in Cali
fornia. She moved to Washing
ton in 1882.
Miss Rees was the daughter
of the late Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Thomas H Rees. Following a
family tradition of Army serv-
ice, she joined the War De-
partment in 1912 as a secre-
tary. At the time she became
i'll she was employed at the
Pentagon in the adjutant gen.
erals Office.
She leaves two sisters, Mrs
Raymond V. Cramer of the
California street address, and
Mrs. Margaret Rees Price of
Hampton, Va; and a brother
Col. Thomas H. Rees, USA, OF
San Antonio, Tex.
Funeral services will be held
at 9 am. tomorrow in the Fort
Myer Chapel, with burial in
Arlington National Cemetary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06

Mrs. Zofja Smoluchowska,
n, wife of the late Marian
Smoluchowski, a Polish nuclear
physicist, died Monday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs.
Duncan Hicks Read, in Middle
burg, Va.
Formerly a resident of Pitts
burgh, Pa, Mrs. Smoluchowska
recently lived in Schenectady,
N. Y, where she took an active
part in various cultural activi-
ties.
Her late husband, native of
Poland, was a professor of
physics and past president of
the Jagiellennian University of
Krakow, Poland.
Since World War II, Mrs,
Smoluchowska worked with
numerous groups aiding Poles
who suffered in the aftermath
Iof foreign occupations. She
spent the last two years col
Ilaborating in the preparation
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KidnopedBo]
Found, Girl
Is Arrested

DALLAS, Tex, May 6 (AP)
An 18-month-old baby boy,
kidnapped Monday at Albuquer-
que, N. Mex, was found aban-
doned today in Dallas, and a
short time later the FBI ar
rested the girl in another part
of the city.
The FBI said the girl,
Betty Smithey, admitted kid
mapping the baby, Mitchell John
son.
The finding of the child
climaXed a widespread search
for a baby sitter and the child,
Police said the baby was in
good condition.
The baby is the son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Paul Johnson of Placi-
tas, a mountain village 20 miles
northeast of albuquerque. It
was found abandoned in a
Dallas drugstore.
New Mexico police said the
l7-year-old baby sitter and the
johnson baby were last seen
Monday in New Mexico getting
into a black truck loaded with
cartons near Edgewood, 80
miles east of Albuquerque.
Mrs. johnson was a psychol-
IogIst at a girls welfare home
where the Smithey girl was
sent last March from Clovis,
N. Mex, as a runaway from
the home of her sister, Vickie
Wilson of Chandler, Ariz.
Mrs. johnson said she re-
signed from the home last Fri
day. and, with approval of Of
ficlals there, took the Smithey
girl into her home to care for
the four johnson children.
officials of the home said the
girl was born in Durant, Okla,
and has an uncle living in
Dallas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Suuvedru Lumus,
Won Nobel Prize

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
May 6 CAP).-Carlos Saavedrs
Lamas, the first Latin Ameri-
can to win the Nobel Peace
Prize. died yesterday at the
age of 80. He had come down
with influenza several days ago
Mr.. Saavedra LamaS was a
noted jurist who has served
Argentina as foreign minister
from 1926. He had also held
the posts of minister of justice
and public education.
He won the 1886 Nobel Peace
Prize for helping mediate q
settlement of the war between
Paraguay and Bolivia. A
staunch supporter of the old
League of Nations, he served
as the president of the Leagues
18th assembly at Geneva in
1886.
Mr.. Saavedra Lsmas retired
to his private law practice ir
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was past master of Congress
Lodge, No. 81; a past patron of
Bethany Chapter, No. "a, Order
of the Eastern Star, and the
first associate grand guardian
of the Grand Guardian Council
of the District of Columbia, In
ternational Order Of Jobs
Daughters.
His wife, Lavinia, had been
an active worker in developing
the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home here. She died last De-
cember.
Mr.. Durham leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Mary Mettler
of the home address, 1927 Belle
view avenue, Cheverly, Md, and
Mrs. Jeanne Craft of 1918
Brentwood road NE, and six
grandchildren
Funeral services were yeSter-
day with burial in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Admiral VS.. Pye Dies,
Ex-Chief of War Plans

Vice Admiral william satter-
lee Pye, USN retired. 10. former
chief OF the war plans division
of the Navy and assistant 10 the
Chief OF Naval Operations. died
Monday at Bethesda Naval
Hospital.
Il Admiral Pye was graduated
from the United States Naval
Academy nc Annapolis In 1901.
He served aboard the USS
Eagle and Iowa until he re-
ceived his commission In 1908.
After that he served aboard the
USS Florida and the USS
Nevada.
In 1911 he was appointed aide
10 the Commander in Chief Of
the Atlantic Fleet. In 1916 he
was given command OF the
destroyer Jacob Jones.
Following World War he
was awarded the Navy Cross
and made executive officer OF
the USS Pennsylvania. During
the l920s he served in Naval in
tellgence in both Atlantic and
Pacific while attached TO the
war plans division.
Headed War College
In 1929 he headed a Naval
mission to Peru. Later he
commanded the battleship Ne
vada. In 1884 he was APP
pointed chief Of staff of the
commander Of the scouting
force prior TO his assignment
as president Of the Navy War
College at Newport, r. I.
Admiral Pye served as act
ing Commander in Chief of the
Pacific feet in December Of
1912, pending the arrival Of
Admiral Nimitz.
| He retired from active duty
in l945 but continued his du-
ties at the War College.
Admiral Pye was the author
Of several text books on mill
tary strategy and he was widely
known as the Navy's outstand-
ing strategist. The text books
are in use now at the Naval
Academy and at the War Col
lege.
After his tour of duty at the
War College, he returned to
his home at 1890 California
street N w. in Washington.
He was a member of the
Chevy Chase Country Club, and
a charter member of the Army
Navy Club in Arlington.
Both Sons Killed
he was as an expert golfer
and bridge player.
Both of Admiral Pye's sons
were killed while serving in the
Navy. His oldest son, William
IS. Pye, jr.. 1923 graduate of
Annapolis, died in 1888 when
his Navy plane crashed off the
coast Of Mexico. He was 81
years old at the time.
A younger son, 1t. Comdr.
John B. Pye, a 1889 graduate
of the Naval Academy, was re-
ported missing in 1945 when
the submarine Swordfish failed
to return from an attack on
japanese shipping in Tokyo
Bay. He was % when he died.
Admiral Pye leaves his wife,
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Burns Kill Seaman

VANCOUVER, British Co.
lumbia, May 6 (APJ.-Magnus
Larsen, a crew member of the
Norwegian freighter Ferngulf,
died yesterday of burns suf-
fered in an explosion and fire
aboard the 5,300-ton ship here
last Friday. Mr.. Larsen, 33,
was one of six crewmen injured
in the blast. His home was
Thorshaven, in the Farce
J Islands.
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W. T. Cresmer

CHICAGO, May 6 (AP).-
William Taylor Cresmer. 83,
chairman of the board of
Cresmer & Woodward. Inc,
publishers representatives. died
yesterday in suburban Lake
Forest Hospital. He had suf-
fered a stroke while vacation
ing in Tucson, Ariz., in March,
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Annie Briscoe Pye Of the home
address. whom he married in
1904. In addition, there are
four grandchildren. two each
Of the families Of Admiral Pye's
sons.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Friday at Fort Myer.
Burial will follow in Arlington
National Cemetery.
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and was put in charge OF the
aerial photography work In the
North Central States.
Mr.. Meyer lived at 705
Eighteenth street NV. He
was a Mason and a member
of the American Society Of
.Photogram m etry and the
Touchdown Club.
He leaves his wife. Esther; a
son, Robert M. Meyer, Of Rural
Route 2, Fairfax, Va, and two
daughters, Mrs. Ruth Pegau, Of
Quantico, Va, and Mrs. Vir-
ginia Hill, of Tucson, Ariz.
Funeral services and burial
will be Saturday in Fairfield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Young Fisherman
browns in Busin

A 15-year-old youth, fishing
with three companions, drowned
yesterday when he slipped from
a piling into Tidal Basin at the
Fourteenth Street Bridge out
let.
Police identified the victim
as Thomas Smith, 1904 Third
street NE. His body was re-
covered by the fire rescue squad
and harbor police.
Police said the Smith boy,
Boyce Agnew, IA; his brother.
Bobby Agnew. IT, of 206 H
street NV. and John O'Brien,
is, of II Fenton street NE,
were fishing with a net when
Thomas slipped from the piling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Edmund c. Peters

ATLANTA, Ga, May 6 (APl
Edmund Clark Peters, II for
mer president of Paine College
in Augusta, died yesterday. He
was appointed president of
Paine, a Methodist-supported
Negro school, in 1880 and served
until 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Ghunu Women Win

ACCRA, Ghana, May 6 tAP),
Women will get a chance to
serve in parliament after
Ghana becomes a republic next
year, the ruling political party
promised. The number that
can be elected will be limited
to six.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Walter PuschuII

SAVANNAH, Ga, May 6
(AP).-Walter Paschall, 48, di-
rector of promotion and pub
licity for WSB Radio and TV
Of Atlanta, died yesterday of
a heart attack while on a trip
to Savannah.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06

1898 and had dropped almost
completely out Of public life by
he time the Peron dictatorship
began after World War II.
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