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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-27
CARD OF THANKS

Wishing to use this means to
express my appreciation and that
of my family, for all the kind
thoughts and visits, cards and let
ters, every kind deed, received
during my recent illness at the
Norfolk Public Health Hospital,
following an auto accident on the
beach highway.
Sincerely,
ALBERT TOLER
of Tolers Wigwam
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-27
KILL DEVIL HILLS PERSONALS

Major ]. L. Murphy of Kill Devil
Hills left Tuesday for New York,
where he will attend the annual
meeting of the National Wildlife
Federation and the North Ameri-
can Wildlife Conference. Major
Murphy is Director of Region 8,
of the National Federation.
Mrs. j. L. Murphy is in Raleigh
this week attending the spring
of the North Carolina
Travel Council. Mrs. Murphy is a
member of the Travel Councils
Board of Directors.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-27

Where there is the most love to
God, there will be there the tru-
est and most enlarged philanthro-
py. Robert Southey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17
Statement
In Laos Aid
Case Hit
By the Associated Press

Representative Hardy, DEM
ocrat Of Virginia. yesterday
accused Lincoln White, State
Department press officer. of
misleading statements in con-
nection with congressional criti-
cism on the United States for
eign aid program in Laos.
Mr.. Hardy, obviously an
gered. said he wouldn't want
to accuse Mr.. White of "delib-
crate misstatementS Of facts"
But he said Mr.. White was in
error Monday when he said
j. Graham Parsons, former
Ambassador to Laos, twice Of
fered to testify before Mr..
Hardy's subcommittee and got
no reply.
Mr.. White made the state
ment in the wake Of a report
issued Sunday by the subcom-
mittee alleging that Mr.. Par
sons had abetted what the re-
port called the railrosdIng of
an ICA investigator who had
complained Of irregularities In
the Laos aid program.
Taking the floor during House
debate Of the foreign aid bill,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

cratic and Republican mama
gers of the bill would ban mill
tary aid TO Latin American
countries. refuse funds to ma
tons controlled by Commu-
nists. prohibit assistance TO
countries that confiscate prop
erty Of United States citizens
or corporations. and block a
so-called "back-door approach
to the Treasury rather than
through the regular congress
siohal appropriation procedure
In financing the Development
Loan Fund to help underdevel-
oped countries.
The House bill authorizes
$500 million for the develop
ment fund. 500 million more
than Mr.. Eisenhower requested.
The measure would merely
authorize mutual security pro-
gram OUTLAWS and set a ceiling
on the total funds for the fis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

Mr.. Hardy said II viii let you
decide whether there has been
an attempt to deceive the
American people and cast as
pensions on me-"
Mr.. Hardy, chairman of a
House Government Operations
subcommittee which spent II
months looking into the Laos
program, said when testimony
rejecting on Mr.. Parsons was
first made last spring he sug-
gested that Mr.. Parsons might
like to testify.
Mr.. Parsons, recently named
Assistant Secretary of State
for Far Eastern Affairs, wrote
on April 3. Mr.. Hardy said, that
he was going to an Asian con-
ference and couldn't testify at
the time.
I'VE kept in touch with the
State Department" Mr.. Hardy
continued, because we wanted
to give him every chance TO
testify
On Mr.. Parsons return. Mr..
Hardy said. Mr.. Parsons wrote
another letter saying he under
stood the subcommittee's Laos
hearings had been discontinued
but that he would be willing to
appear before the group.
That statement that the
hearings had been discontinued
was wrong" Hardy said. land
he must have known It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

in the national debt ceiling,
and extension Of the corpora
ton and excise tax rates. If
the tax bill Is not passed by
June 30. the rates on alcoholic
beverages. cigarettes and au-
tomobiles will drop automatic
cally on July /.
Although the Strauss nomi-
nation has been before the SEN
ate since June 5. not more
than Is hours have been de-
voted to discussion Of that
issue. The nomination has
been sidetracked for other leg
islation from time TO time, and
many Senators apparently have
withheld speeches until the
hour for voting neared. For
the most part, Senators have
read prepared speeches. with
only occasional actual debate.
Senators O'Mahoney, DEM
ocrat Of Wyoming, and LANCER,
Republican OF North Dakota,
held the floor most of yester-
day, speaking against Mr..
Strauss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

that recently criticized waste
and corruption In parts OF the
program, said he would urge a
strict and specific requirement
that Congress be given more
detailed information by the
International Cooperation Adj
ministration and State Depart
ment.
Representative Bentley, Re-
publican Of Michigan, an
nounced he would try to knock
out the word abiding" from
the bills policy statement.
This provision pledges an
abiding interest" Of the United
States in helping peoples Of
other countries to realize
their aspirations for improved
living standards" Mr.. Bentley
said he agrees with the state
ment in principle but fears the
word abiding" would tend to
make the foreign aid program
permanent.
Other amendment attempts
sought by individual House
members but opposed by Demo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

with the intervening time
equally divided for and against
Mr.. Strauss.
Senator Hennings objected
to meeting before noon because
he said 1t would interfere with
Ia Judiciary Subcommittee
meeting on drafting a new civil
rights bill.
Senator johnson then sug-
gested that limited debate start
at noon today, with time equally
divided but no hour fixed for a
vote. He proposed five hours
Of general debate to each side,
and one hour on any motion,
such as a move to send the
nomination back to committee.
Senator Johnson said this
would have brought a decision
on Thursday or on Friday at
the latest.
But Senator Morse, who dis
likes unanimous consent agree
ments as a general policy, said
the Strauss nomination is too
important an issue on which
to restrict debate. He predicted
a vote will be reached by the
end of this week without an
agreement. He said he has
gone along with unanimous
consent requests when he felt
the facts justified 1t, but this
was not such a case.
Bills Piling Up
Senator johnson is anxious
to dispose Of the Strauss APP
pointment because a dozen bills
that should be passed before
the Government starts its new
fiscal year on July are p!ling
UP in committee.
These include departmental
appropriation bills. an increase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17


do you see anything wrong with
it?"
The President replied that
he has made a number of rec
concentrations to Congress and
when his conscience tells him
these recommendations are
right he is going to do every
thing he can to make members
of Congress see the light.
IF that is lobbying. / am
guilty." the President said,
but I don't see anything else
to do"
The complaint of lobbying by
the administration was made
last week by Senator Cannon,
Democrat of Nevada.
Faces Night Sessions
Meanwhile, the Senate faces
the prospect of night sessions
starting today to hasten a vote
on Mr.. Strauss, after efforts
to limit debate by unanimous
consent failed.
Two moves to curb the ora
tory by unanimous consent were
blocked late yesterday. first by
Senator Hennings, Democrat of
Missouri. and later by Senator
Morse. Democrat of Oregon.
Democratic Leader johnson
then served notice on his col
leagues he will try to keep them
in session until about 1880
O'Clock this evening. and prob
ably later tomorrow and Fri
day. II that does not bring
a vote, he said he will ask for
an unusual Saturday session.
Republican Leader Dirksen
Of Illinois offered the first pro-
posed agreement under which
the Senate would have met at
10 O'Clock this morning and
voted at 10 o'clock tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

item from a requested Sic bill
hon TO $i.440. 10000 Net re-
auctions In the authorization
bill amounted to $266,e0O, 900,
making the total $S.642. 500. 900.
General debate yesterday
afternoon indicated the meas
ure win be passed without SUBJ
stantial change. But numerous
proposed amendments were to
be offered. These ranged all
the way from attempts to re-
verse all the committees cuts
to moves that would slash still
another $3.50 million from the
total for economic and military
assistance.
II Policy Amendments Due
Several amendment propos-
ais relating to administrative
procedure or policy seemed to
have q better chance of adop-
ton.
Representative Hardy, Dem
ocrat Of Virginia, chairman of
a Foreign Affairs subcommittee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17
Cut in Arms
Like|ytoStay
In Aid Bill
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
star stan Writer

The House expected to pass a
$S.6 billion mutual security
measure late today without
granting President Eisenhow-
er's plea for restoration OF $3.50
million TO the authorization for
military assistance TO foreign
countries.
Mr.. Eisenhower told Repuh-
lican congressional leaders yes
terday he was deeply concerned
because the House Foreign AZ
fairs Committee reduced that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17
Eisenhower Defends
Moves to Aid Strauss
BY j. A. O'LEARY
Star stan Writer

President Eisenhower today defined efforts by
istraton to convince the Senate 1t should confirm Lewis
Strauss Secretary Of Commerce.
Mr. Eisenhower was reminded at his conference
Democratic Senator has accused the executive
lobbying for Mr. Strauss reporter asked 'i that Is true
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

cal year beginning July /. The
actual money will be provided
in a later bill to be recom-
mended by the House Appro.
priations Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

here for Mr.. Khrushchev's
visit.
"Ach." said Frau Scultz and
left laughing loudly.
When We returned at mid
night. Elsterstrasse was dark
and deserted. No lights burned
in the apartment. Cautiously
we inserted one Of the enor-
nous keys In the front door
and gave q turn. The key broke
in two.
After a moment Of panic we
tried the door. which, happily
was open. We CROPPED our way
to our room, now cozily heated
to q temperature of about IS
degrees by q fire In the tile
stove. The windows apparently
were locked shut.
The rest Of the night con-
WINGED US that no medieval In
strument Of torture ever
reached the refinement of the
East German bed. The mattress
comes in several sections, none
of them remotely conforming
to the articulation Of the hui
man frame, and Of the consis-
tency Of reinforced concrete.
The upper end is tilted to force
the victim to lie bent at q IS
degree angle. The whole Is COW
cred with a feather filled quilt
designed to slide to the floor at
the slightest motion.
In the morning we staggered
across the hall to the toilet.
Almost at once there was a
loud knock on the door and
Frau Shultz's head appeared.
Wash in here" she COM
manded. indicating the kitch-
en-. The Kitchen was full Of
breakfast gear and Frau
Schultz's husband in his shirt
sleeves. The Schultzes stood
around watching critically
while we shaved.
Now" said Frau Schultz"
are you ready for your Golfer"
We said we were.
Where is it?"
where is what?"
'The coffee. Is it in your
bag?"
We admitted apologetically
that we had brought no coffee.
"Ach," said Frau Schultz.
In the end it all worked out
well. Frau Schultz got a good
laugh out Of the key and told
us not to worry that she would
put 1t on the bill. When we
left she was sorry to see us 60.
You must come back next
year-every year." she told US.
We said we would try.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

missiles. cost millions and mil
lions Of dollars and may be-
come obsolete in q year or so
because Of rapid advances in
the field Of science"
But we cannot" he said,
afford to wait two years or
one year to get a better weap-
on. We must get what Is ready
and available, and II we don't
have to use 1t. it viii be the
best insurance we could buy"
Rayburn said there Is no
assurance that Russia win wait
a year or two years, or even q
month, IF she believes we are
weak and she can conquer U.S."
Russia respects strength,
and only strength" he said.
"She will not attack II she
fears we are ready and able to
strike back effectively. We must
let Russia and the world know
we are in a position to defend
ourselves.
Lack Of proper defense
through a desire to save dol
lars" he continued, prompted
the enemy to attack in World
War II. The dollars we had
denied to our defense programs
are mere pennies when you
consider that we spent e400
billion fighting that war"
Defense Is Insurance
The Speaker iikened defense
to commercial insurance.
"You insure your barns be-
cause there Is the possibility Of
fire." he said. do you think
anyone would buy insurance
If he had a rock-bound guar
antee that the barn would never
catch fire? It's the same way
with defense. The money spent
on defense is simply insurance
against loss Of our liberties. II
there were no danger or pros
pect Of war, there would be no
need for defense.
But there is danger, a grave
danger" he added. Future
generations would prefer to be
saddled with a big national
debt incurred for defense. than
to lose their freedom and lib
erty and become slaves to the
Communists "
Senator Symington, o mem
Der Of the Senate Armed Serv-
ices Committee. said in q speech
prepared for a Democratic rail-
ly in Clarksburg, w. Va:
1--WE are faced with an imme-
date threat to our national Sc
curity by the most ruthless and
most powerful dictatorship the
world has ever known"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
PRISON
Continued From First Page

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picks and a hammer and Jars
of gasoline from the convicts'
hands, freed the hostages, then
stripped the desperadoes of all
their clothing save shoes and
stockings. They were then
handcuffed and marched back
to their cells.
There was no other disturb
ance among the prison popula-
ton Of between $50 and 500.
The convictS stole gasoline
from the paint locker and
spilled it on Father Hartigan
and some Of the other hostages.
Deputy Warden Charles Sea-
fati, who reaked Of gasoline
fumes later when he told the
story. said he walked into the
metal shop when he saw an
other deputy. Albert Thompson,
with his shirt covered with
blood. Father ..Hartigan had
just preceded Deputy Scafati
into the shop.
Deputy Scafati said: They
told Father Hartigan to sit
down. They put q knife against
me and Feeney said: You are
in charge and you have the
power to let us out. Don't feel
bad because it's you. We plan
ned this a week ago."
The deputy said the men
threatened to kill the priest
and himself If they did not
order their release. They
poured gasoline on our clothes.
They bound our hands with
wire. They put a moose of the
same wire around our necks."
An 'Tough Guys" i
Other prisoners with Feeney
we're Russell Red" Halliday.
80, Cambridge bank robber;
Robert Savage. "a. Brockton
bank robber, George Harrison,
Robert Howard and Herber
Abramson.
Warden John Gavin, who
called them tough guys" A.
nally went to the metal shop
at Feeney's request but left
orders for the troopers to storm
the place II he wasn't back in
a half hour.
The troopers did just that.
At the time Of the surrender
those held hostage were Mr..
Gavin. Mr.. Scafati. Father
Hartigan. Mr.. Thompson and
Guards Leo Dupres and Char
les Murphy. The rebellious
convicts earlier had released
william Kelley. a milkman
whose truck they sought to use
in their getaway attempt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

the city, which lies deep within
the Soviet zone of Germany.
For the first time in East
Berlin, a major communica-
tons center has been set up
for the use of visiting news
men. The hasty preparation Of
the center. which will be open
only during Mr.. Khrushchev's
stay, indicates that Communist
authorities expect important
news to be made within the
next few days.
Tonight reports continue
that hte big ne wdevelopment
may be a meeting with Com
munist leaders from Poland
and Czechoslovakia to draw up
a draft of a separate peace
treaty with East Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

| lated Press reported, said q
peace treaty must be signed
with Germany and ''it would
be best II 1t we're with the two
German states" He said earlier
this week the Soviet Union will
sign a separate treaty with East
Germany If the West does not
cOnle to terms on unification.
| Turning to, the Soviet pro-
posal Of q confederation Of East
and West Germany. Mr.. Khru-
shchev said O peace treaty with
such a confederation also would
not be bad.
At one point he turned to
Mr.. Grotewohl and suggested
nc might not be a bad idea If
the East German Premier were
the head Of q government for
all Germany.
Reds Won't Yield
Mr.. Khrushchev declared
that the Vests German OBJ
jective is to liquidate commu-
nisrn in East Germany but this
would not be allowed to
happen.
He asserted the Western
allies in World War II de-
liberately delayed opening the
Western front, hoping that
Nazi Germany would have time
to defeat the Soviet Union.
They wanted to kill two flies
with one swatter. Mr.. Khru-
shcf1ev said. He claimed West
ern capitalists, particularly
those making munitions, want
to continue the cold war. He
said they use communism and
the Soviet Union as a devil 70
brighten their people.
But who has ever seen the
devil?" he asked. whats SO
bad about communism for the
average person? He's never
seen it, never eaten 1t, and
doesn't know what it tastes
like"
Unusual Preparation
The Russian Premier's first
visit to Berlin since his Novem-
Der II speech promising to END
the occupation status Of the
city stirred excitement in the
Communist east sector. Unus-
ual preparations for the visit
we're made, which suggest that
the authorities expect new and
dramatic developments in the
situation.
Today the East sector Of the
city was plastered with huge
Red posters calling for a peace
treaty and an end to western
militarism." Translated from
the Communist jargon. this
means a treaty to effectively
neutralize the growing military
strength of West Germany. In
the immediate picture it also
means the withdrawal Of Amer
lean, British and French gar
risons from the West sector of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
Royburn Says Defense
Must outweigh Budget

Two influential Democrats
declared last night that de-
tense needs must be put ahead
Of efforts to balance the budget
If the United States Is to stand
up to Russia's new interna-
tional pressures.
House Speaker Rayburn de-
clared that I'VE just cannot
afford to take any risks. The
times in which we are living
are Just too perilous to permit
even the slightest let-up in our
preparedness program"
And Senator Symington Of
Missouri. warning Of a real
danger Of q shooting war or
shameful surrender" in the
Berlin crisis, complained that
the Republicans seemed more
worried about a possible deficit
in the budget"
Both statements were couched
in strong language. They un-
derscored growing Democratic
pressure for more aggressive
defense efforts than the Ell
senhower administration seems
disposed to adopt. despite the
bipartisan expressions Of sup
port for President Eisenhower's
position on Berlin after two
bipartisan White House con-
ferences Friday.
Speaking in milder tones.
Democratic Senator Russell Of
Georgia, chairman of the Sem
ate Armed Services Committee.
said he would like to see the
administration put more en-
phaSis on the missile program
and on increasing the strength
Of the Strategic Air Command
by adding more B-52s, B-58s
and tanker planes.
Speaker Rayburn. who grant,
ed one Of his rare on-the-
record interviews to Associated
Press reporter william F. Ar
bogast. said he agrees that a
sound national economy and
a balanced Federal budget "are
things we must always strive
for"
But they are not the first
things" he said. The first OBJ
jective must be adequate de-
tense. What good are a sound
economy and q balanced budget
If we lose our national lives
and Russian rubles become the
coin Of the land?"
The Texas Democrat said he
realizes that the cost Of an
adequate defense is fantastic.
But there is nothing that
can be done about it," he said.
Liberty instead of slavery is
worth any price. 1t is true that
some of our weapons. such as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
Two AT Men Killed
In Crush of Trainer

ENID. Okla. Mar. 2 (AP).-
Two Air Force officers were
killed today when their train
ing plane crashed into q wheat
field about 8 miles northwest OF
here.
Vance Air Force base officials
identified the victims as LIST 1t.
Edgar L. Meredith and lst 1t.
Robert P. Wakefield. Based at
Wright-Patterson Field, Ohio,
they we're on detached service
at - ahoma State University
at Saltwater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

ueLe--tt can PC an Illuminating
experience.
The tradition derives from
the fact that Leipzig has few
hotels OF these, the Russians
take over the biggest and best.
and post guards at the entrance
Ito keep other people out. The
remaining hotel rooms are
booke4 months in advance by
tycoons who come here to sx-
hibit their wares and talk to
other tvcoons.
The result is that most visit
ors here are parcelled out to
private families who are happy
enough TO take on paying
guests The guests usually are
happy senough not to have to
sleep on . park bench.
Our own billet, We learned on
arrival. was in q venerable
apartment building on the
Elsterstrasse within easy walk
ing distance" Of the press CEN
ter. Playing It safe we covered
the two miles in a taxi and
arrived somewhat breathless on
the fourth floor where our land
lady. Mrs. Schultz. greeted us
warmly.
Frau Schultz 1t developed was
q motherly woman with q high
ly developed sense Of humor.
She giggled when we said hello.
The information that we had
been sent from the reception
center sent her into gales Of
Laughter. The news that we
wouldlbe with her for two nights
had her practically in mysteries.
We were obviously the biggest
thing in Leipzig since Bob Hope.
Still. chuckling. she showed
us tosour room.
A olnlng room table draped
with oilcloth took UP most Of
it. Cabinets filled with red and
blue classes and white porcelain
f1gurines lined the walls. A huge
orange-tiled stove filled one
corner, A small yellow metal
cot crouched ominously in the
other.
Lovely, isn't it." beamed
Frau Schultz.
Ceremoniously we were es-
corted to the toilet across the
hall from the kitchen and the
bathroom OF of it. Producing
two nous keys. Frau
Schultz explained the mysteries
Of getting into the apartment
late at night.
So you are an American"
she sid. settling down COM
fortably into a chair. you will
like il here. The fair is lovely
this year. You are an indus
trialist, ya?"
We said we were a journalist