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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-03-26

To the right Of this page is address by Dr. Robert M
uchns President of the Fund for the Republic delivered at
the Commodore Hotel New York City, receiving the Sidney
ti|man Award for Mertorious Public Service in January of
this year.
The titIe us Democracy Possibe?" recalled TO mind
article read in January Of 1857 in The Saturday Review,
written by Miss Edith Hamilton former headmsess Of Byn
MaMr, and on outstanding American cIasscs Miss Ham-
tons article was entitled The Greek Freedom Truth Dis
cpne and Reality and is. in my opinion, worth looking up
and reading.
Almost as far back as can remember those early Greeks
have held my interest at least since was introduced to
Socrates in high school, and quite by accident These were
the people who gave US freedom first stated by Soon over
century before Athens Great Day. have often wondered how
it the Greeks arrived at their concept of freedom Miss
Hamilton explains it in part by saying:
The Greeks did not want the trdnscenuenfd and the
mysterious. They wanted the truth, and they never
thought could be found by escaping from the real =.
The Greek artist instinctWeH turned away from the
strange.
What the artist did in his field the statesman did
in his He found the necessary relation between law and
freedom 7hucyddes makes Perces say I'VE are a free
democracy but we obey the laws more especially those
which protect the oppressed and the UnWritten laws
whose transgresson brings shame" Willing obedience
TO law written and unwren made the Athenians free
and the clear implication in PercIess words is that they
thought the latter, the UnWrtten, were the most inn
poan The fact has deep significance for the first self
government in the world. Perices knew and the audi
ence he speaking to knew that most Of the written
laws the laws the statute books for instance the
laws against murder and robbery were without effect
upon the vast majority who had never an impulse to
commit the one or the other, but the unwrten laws
whose violation brings no court sentence prison term
made direct claim upon everyone Of them. Obedience
to what Professor Whitehead has called the enforceable
that TO which no force compel, the Athenian ac-
copied as the basic condition Of freedom for living
together obedience kindness and all the long list of
qualities without which life would be intoIerabIe ex
cept too hermit in DESERT The limits TO action estab-
ished by law were mere nothing compared to the
limits established by mans free choice.
Perhaps the key to the freedom of the Greeks is best un
derstood by the statement of Miss Hamilton:
Fundamental in the Greeks their conviction that
limits were good
Exaggeration was foreign to them.
Unlimited freedom is chaos
This, think is the summation of the whole idea Un-
limited freedom is chaos But the limitations should be self
imposed Men should appreciate their freedom and love lib
ery so much that they would gladly impose certain limits on
themselves and not have to be limited by someone else
beating them over the head saying NO you can't have what
Continued Page p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
OLD FORMULA STANDS
OLD FORMULA STANDS
New Heot-Humidity Index
Won't Release U. S. Workers

| because the humidity is over
SIS per cent.
The Civil Service Commits
sion pointed out that health
and not discomfort is the prime
consideration in the Govern
ment's policy. There is no pro-
vision for a general area-wide
dismissal in hot weather such
as there is in the case of a
heavy snowfall which ties up
area traffic.
The Public Health Service
made its study at the request
of the White House. After
Surgeon General Leroy E.
Burney reported that the old
standards we're reasonable
from a medical standpoint" the
White House announced there
would be no change in present
policy.
Individual agency heads de-
eide when employees should be
released, using the 1854 scale
and temperature and humidity
readings taken in working
areas.
The Civil Service Commission
said there have been no COM
plants fr6nl agency heads or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
Suur Price Rises
Result in Strike

SAARBRUECKEN, Germany,
July 9 (AP).- Some 100000
Saar workers staged one
hour strike today to protest
soaring prices that have fol-
lowed the return of the Saar-
land from French to German
economic control.
Labor union leaders charged
that merchants are asking 10
to 20 per cent more for goods
than elsewhere in West Ger
many. They threatened to de-
mand wage increases if prices
are not reduced
The Christian Labor Union
demanded a special session Of
the state Parliament to con-
slider price controls if mer-
chants don't heed the strike
warning.
The return of the induStrially
rich Saar to West Germany was
completed Sunday with its eco
nomic incorporation into West
Germany. West German goods
can now flow freely in. Labor
leaders charge that merchants
are trying to make big profits
from the new German products
on their shelves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09

personnel officials on the pres
ent policy. Employees IN some
buildings probably have not
been heard from.
The csc said widespread
use of air conditioning has cut
down the number of employees
released in hot weather.
On June 1890 1000 persons
were released from the non
unconditional Navy Office
Building No. 2; $50 persons
were sent home from rented
State Department quarters at
1910 K street NV. when air.
conditioning equipment broke
down; IS were released from
the Federal Housing Agency at
1928 Fifteenth street NE, 1,109
were dismissed for the day at
the North Agriculture Building,
and employees were sent home
from the top floor of the Civil
Service Commission Building
and from the Colonial Hotel.
where the National Park Serv-
ice rents space.
In an earlier heat wave, June
Gil, 1876 Civil Service Commits
sion employees were released
from a temporary Eilding.
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Horrors! Margaret
And Aide Dress Alike

tered the show side by side
The big room buzzed with
whispers from the fashion ex-
perts, some of them clawingly
catty.
1--WE always guard against
this sort of thing so care
fully" fused the lady in wait
ing. II think this is really the
first time we've ever slipped up.
Il did not go to Northern
Ireland with her royal high
ness. So until we were about
to leave Clarence House didn't
know just what the Princess
would wear"
Inspecting a Graham Suther-
land design, Margaret said:
THAT combination is a great
favorite with myself-and my
lady in waiting"
The Princess did wear black
shoes. Her attendant'A~ were
white.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09

LONDON, July 8 (AP).-
Stylish Princess Margaret and
her lady in waiting appeared
in practically identical dresses
last night, and at the opening
of an exhibition of new fabric
designs held at a fashion house,
What a faux pas" said Iris
Peake, the lady in waiting, "but
it was a genuinely unfortunate
coincidence"
Arriving in London after
launching a ship in Belfast,
Margaret hurried home to
Clarence House, took a quick
shower and slipped into a tur-
quoiSe-blue cocktail dress.
Downstairs waited Miss Peake
in the almost identical dress.
BY the time the Princess de-
Scended the stairs, it was too
late for either to change.
On time, as uSV y, they en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09

has dedicated himself to de-
Ifeating the territorial measure.
His first choice is to throw the
whole question of how the city
should be governed up to
Washingtonians in an election
he wants Congress to order.
This election would follow
hearings on citizen views to be
conducted by a congreSsionally
created commission.
His second choice-the coun-
Gil bill-incorporates the ex-
clusively local government. he
champions, But Sc nator
Morse, probably the most vocal
proponent of home rule, admits
his council bill could be
strengthened by the citizens
own suggestions.
So, the Senate District Com
mittee has been pressured by
both enemy camps. The Com
missioners' view that the council
bill left local citizens too
much leeway clashed with
Senator Morse's conviction that
it left too little.
Both Extremes Rejected
Rejecting both extremes, the
committee amended the city
council bill. Committeeman
justified their recommendation
despite the overwhelming bulk
of testimony at recent hearings
for the administration proposal
by reporting to the Senate:
g. In many instances wit
nesses who favored the terri
torial bill, when pressed, indi-
Gated they did SO on the basis
that it was the measure most
likely to be favorably consid-
cred by the Congress and the
Executive, although their basic
preference was for the greater
degree of self-government.
Committee action was hailed
by Democrats Chairman Bible
of Nevada and judiciary SUBJ
committee Chairman Hartke of
Indiana as a practical step
toward workable" Self-rule.
But the junking of the adj
ministration proposal is regard
ed in some quarters as a direct
slap at the President by the
Democratic dominated COM
See HOME RULE, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
2 Americans Killed
By Wet Nam Bomb
MAAG Men
Victims of
Terrorist

SAIGON, Wet Nam, July 9
(AP).-A Communist terrorist
slipped into an American mill
tary billet 20 miles north Of
Saigon last night during a
movie and exploded a bomb.
killing two United States mill
tary advisers, himself and three
South Wet Namese.
Another American officer was
wounded and two others es-
capped injury.
The wounded American was
flown to Clark Field at Manila
for treatment, a communique
from the South Wet Nam gov
eminent and the United States
Embassy said his condition was
not serious.
Casualties Listed
In Washington, the Army
identified the dead soldiers as:
Maj. Dale R. Buis, 81, hus-
band of Mrs. Virginia Lee Buis,
Imperial Beach, Calf:
M/Sergt. Chester M. Ovnand,
A, husband of Mrs. Mildred H.
Ovnand, Copperas Coke, Tex.
The injured officer was Capt.
Howard B. Boston, 81, husband
of Mrs. Ardys Aleene Boston,
harrisburg, Iowa.
Following the bomb attack,
other members of the terrorist
band opened fire from outside
the billet with small arms and
automatic weapons, the COM
munique said.
Guards Return Fire
Wet NameSe army guards re-
turned the fire. forcing the
terroristS to flee to the nearby
river from which direction they
had come" the communique
reported.
The South Wet Namese killed
were two army guards and an
attendant who tried to prevent
the terrorist from exploding
his bomb. Another terrorist
who had slipped into the build
ing with the bomber escaped
before the charge went off.
Officials Rush to Scene
The attack occurred at the
South Wet Nam Army'S train
ing center at Bienhoa. The
five United States officers were
members of the United States
Military Assistance Advisory
Group (MAAG) stationed in
South Wet Nam to train Presi-
dent Ngo Dinh Diems anti
Communist forces in the use Of
American weapons.
President Diem, now touring
Central Wet Nam, was in
formed of the attack. His in
terror minister, vice president
See WET NAM, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
DRAGON-SLAYER REPORTS
Available Bender Says
The Votes the THING
BY MARY McGRORY
Star Stan Writer


The witness stand at the
Senate Rackets Committee
might not be every mans idea
of the place to hint at ones
availability for public Office.
But George Bender, the stubby
ex-senator from Ohio, is not
a fussy man, and today he told
his former peers, I'm young
and vigorous and maybe I will
run again."
He has at least one thing
going for him.
George Bender is as well
known in Ohio as a public
square," he said.
Mr.. Bender appeared before
the committee as a voluntary
-~--~~--~
Hoffo Fires Officers Of Chattanooga.
Poee "a
witness to answer questions as
to whether in a previous cam
paign in 1854 he had received
the support of the Transfers
Union. Yesterdays testimony,
Chairman Mcclellan told him
firmly, left the implication that
MI. Bender had received a
payoff.
"Damnable Lie"
I tits a damnable lie," said
Mr.. Bender with jowls aquiver,
land I resent it,"
Even Senator Goldwater, Re-
publican of Arizona, who is
chairman of the Republican
Senate Campaign Committee.
did not exhibit a lively interest
in Mr.. Bender's political future.
Like the other members of
the committee, Senator Gold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09

water was more concerned
about Mr. Bender's present Of
flee as chairman of the clean
up commission appointed by
James r. Hoffa.
1t is rare, of course, that the
dragon-slayer is employed, and
handsomely paid, by the drag
on, but Mr.. Bender could see
no conflict of interests in the
situation.
II have devoted not only my
full time, but my extra time to
doing the kind of job I think
should be DONE" he told the
committee earnestly in a half
hour soliloquy which preceded
the question period.
Not only is he reading the
See RACKETS, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
AZ Dead in Floods
Across South Korea

SEOUL, July 9 (AP).-Forty-
two Koreans have persisted and
1000 are homeless in the wake
of heavy rains and floods that
blanketed South Korea this
week. Thousands of acres of
farmland have been flooded.
Reports said rainfall in vari-
GUS regions of the country dur
ing this period ranged from 7
to IL inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
Blast, Panic Kills s.
On Danish Park Boat

may have seeped and started
the fire"
There was no comment from
the skipper-owner of the boat,
Hans Riistoffe. He was in a
hospital, critically burned.
Panic Great
Witnesses said the panic was
so great that many burned to
death Or drowned after the
ship grounded in water so
shallow that any adult could
stand with his head above the
surface. Police said many OF
the victims we're children and
elderly women, who had come
to this resort for a day in the
sun.
Some foreigners, including
Germans and Belgians, were
among the missing. AS far as
was known, no Americans were
aboard.
! The boat was returning with
passengers from a picnic area
along the 112-mile-long lake
when disaster struck within
full view of many sunbathers
on the shore and pleasure craft
in the water.
II heard somebody crying
and screaming, and at first l
thought it was some children
who were enjoying them
selves" said 62-year-old Carl
Engel, credited with saving at
least Is in his rowboat. But
when l reached the beach 1
was shocked to see ship af1re
and scores of screaming people
fighting to get into the water
When I was beside the ship
the first time, she was in the
! See BOAT, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
Area Survey
Hailed by
Eisenhower

President Eisenhower was
quoted today as promising to
do everything possible" to help
solve Washington's metro traf-
flc problems, as outlined in the
areas new Mass Transportation
Survey.
The report, wrapping up a
four-year, 100000 study of the
traffic dilemma here, was de-
livered to the President this
morning by the District Com
missioners and officials of the
areas planning agencies. Fed
eral funds paid for the study.
1t is known that the study
will propose a vast combined
system of rapid transit and
freeways, costing about $2.5 bill
lion. The details, however, are
not expected to be made public
until next week end.
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin said Mr.. Eisenhower
said he would do everything
possible to help in a quick reali-
cation of the results of our
survey" He added:
I'VE found that while the
President was obviously not
aware of the contents of our
report, that he foreSeeS all the
significant results"
Donald E. Gingery of Mont
gomery County, chairman of
the National Capital Regional
Planning Council, said he was
delighted that the President
opened the meeting by asking,
How about this 24O business?"
This was a reference to the
heated controversy over wheth-
er an expresSway should be
built in the Wisconsin avenue
Route 240) corridor all the
way from Bethesda to down.
town Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
PEACH DESSERTS
ARE ECONOMICAL

A BUMPER PEACH crop is ex-
pected this summer, soys Stor Food
Editor Violet FouIkner. For woys TO
prepare this tort, juicy fruit, see her
column todoy on Pose d..
VACATION TRIPS con be tedious
for children. Stor Stoff Writer
Amelio Young suggests travel toys
to keep youngsters from getting
bored. See Poqe B-4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
Federal Check
Ring Smashed
Three Are Held
With Bogus Blanks

Secret Service agents an
nounced today the smashing OF
a counterfeit Treasury check
ring which an assistant United
States attorney said could have
run into millions of dollars.
The break came at National
Airport yesterday afternoon
when two Secret Service I'M
dercover men. posing as big
time racketeers, arrested two
ex-convicts attempting to ped
die 855 blank checks for $40, 900
Secret Service Chief U. E
Baughman said.
Assistant United States At
torney A. Andrew Giangreco
said at a United States Com
missioner's hearing that checks
ranging between 500 and
$4,000 had been cashed in
other parts of the country.
Could Have Brought S5OO,OOO
Mr.. Baughman estimated
that the checks meant to be
delivered here might have real
lied $50O,O00 for members Of
the ring.
Arrested here and held in
$4,000 bond each were Joseph
Lovely Sonnier. 40, of DuSon
La, and Louis Emory Roger, 81
of Lafayette, La.
Early today at Duson, two
other Secret Service agents ar
rested 10 Ann Olivier, SO, anC
charged her with possession
and sale of counterfeit checks
She was said to be the CIR
friend of Sonnier, and it wa
the contact with her that gavt
See CHECKS, Page At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
THE HOME RULE TANGLE
Senate to Debate Bill
Almost No One Likes
BY GRACE BASSETT
star cto6 writar

The Senate within few days will debate District
home rule bill that virtually home rule supporter likes.
Awaiting floor action tomorrow or Monday is measure
pnpaatabe to the White House. the Board Of Commissioners
and supporters banded together the Washington
Rule Committee
Even the bills original sponsor Senator Morse Democrat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
Influence Quiz
Get Names
From Rickover
But Admiral Agrees
To Bare List Only
In Secret Session
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
star staff Writer

Vice Admiral Lyman G.
Rickover refused to name pub
licly today some retired mill
tary officers he believes at
tempted to pressure him or
Pentagon "higher-ups" on de-
tense projects or contracts.
But he said he will comply
with a House subcommittee Or
der to give the names to a
closed session for study and
possible investigation.
"Of course cannot refuse
that order" he told the House
Armed Services subcommittee
looking into employment of re-
tired military officers by con-
tractors, "but I point out to
the subcommittee that you may
be doing a great injustice in
blazoning the names of some
persons to the country for what
may have been mere business
dealings"
Chairman Hebert, Democrat
of Louisiana, assured the Navy
nuclear power expert that the
subcommittee intends to smear
no one. He declared there
would be no accusations of i'm
proper influence or conflicts of
interest against any retired De-
Tense Department military or
civilian official mploye d
through defense contracts with
out a careful evaluation" of
the names and companies to be
provided by Admiral Rickover.
In Witness Chair an Hour
Admiral Rickover's colorful
and sometimes salty comments
during an hour in the witness
chair were described later by
Mr.. Hebert as very. helpful"
Subcommittee members said
they were especially impressed
by Admiral Rickover's sugges-
ton that the Defense Secretary
be required to file quarterly or
semiannual reports listing in
detail the meetings between
Pentagon officials and retired
military or civilian personnel
employed by companies en-
gagged in defense business.
And I would include business
of that kind transacted at
cocktail parties" Admiral Rick
over added.
He agreed with Mr.. Hebert
that the Defense Department
would do well to follow the
professional baseball require
ment whereby players who fail
to report attempted brides OF
pressures are subject to severe
penalties.
Charges Made Last March
At the outset of today's hear
ing the subcommittee empha-
sized that Admiral Rickovel
was to be questioned solely
about statements he made last
March to a House Government
Operations subcommittee.
At that time he said that I'M
til about two years ago he hao
many visits or visitationS" By
former associates in the armed
services. He said these ceased
when word got around that
am obtuse." But, he added, al
though II myself don't get pres
sured by outsiders now they dc
go higher up and get pressure
put on me in that way"
He also said last March that
See INQUIRY, Page Az
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Senate District Committee re-
First Of Series
ported it out, recommending il
as a compromise most likely to
draw divergent views together
The orphan legislation would
hand the municipal government
over to nine councilmen and a
mayor, to be elected by resi-
dents. Three Commissioners
two appointed by the President
and one assigned by the Army
Engineers, now hold generally
parellel powers.
Committee action rejected a
Republican administration pro-
posal for a territorial form OF
government. Differences be-
tween the Republican admin
istration and DE- ocrats,
prodded by Senator Morse,
threaten to entangle the Sen
ate in one of its most compli-
Gated home rule debates in
history.
The debate could we'll turn
into a partisan free-for-all.
Fundamental Disagreement
Though the administration
and Senator Morse are luke
warm about the reported meas
ure, they could not disagree
more fundamentally on the
question of how Washington
should be governed.
The administration fears the
proposed councilmen and mayor
would subordinate Federal to
local interests in Washington
1t favorS a territorial govern
ment, The assembly would be
elected. But interests of all
Americans in their Capital
would be doubly safeguarded
by Cd presidential appointment
of the governor and ~ a
presidential veto of local laws
endangering the Federal in
tereSt in the city.
The twin projections amount
to double tyranny to Senator
Morse. He f1ercely protests
them as White House domi-
nance over the citizenry. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-09
HADERSLEV. Denma

HADERSLEV, Denmark, July
g (AP) Eyewitness today
blamed panic for increasing
the death toll in an explosion
and fire aboard an excursion
boat. Some of the SO victims
persisted in water so shallow
that adults could have walked
ashore.
One reScuing rowboat was
capSized by panicky passengers.
Some of those aboard the ex-
cursion boat-ofhcialS believe
there were "a passengers
escaped by leaping overheard
into the park lake at this South
Denmark resort after an engine
room explosion set the vessel
ablaze yesterday. Among those
who escaped were mothers with
babes in arms.
The skipper of the 45-foot
excursion beat Damende, in
jured and unable to stem the
panic, beached his craft and
| it burned out within sn hour,
Boat Was Overloaded
The Danish Shipping Inspec-
ton Board said today the Da-
mende was loaded far beyond
her capacity" at the time of
the tragedy.
The government agency said
| the boat carried only 81 life
belts. 1t said the boats capac-
ity limit recently was reduced
to IS from rs.
A gasoline pipe used to con-
meet the Damende's engine
with a reserve tank was found
in the wreckage last night. The
agency said this was a make
shift hookup and the pipe was
too wide for the purpose, lin
dicating that some gasoline
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nounced that the Public Health
Service had recommended con-
tinued use of the old scale,
established in 1854.
Under this formula, Govern
ment workers may be released
when the temperature is 95
degrees or above and the
humidity SIS per cent or more.
In sticking with the old sys-
TEN, the Public Health Service
rejected suggestions that it's
too uncomfortable and I'M
healthy to work at times when
th temperature is under IS