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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
BUNT BREAKS UP MARATHON
Dodgers Stay Close
With Doffy Victory

bunt that brought in the win
ner for the Dodgers. Don De-
meter had opened the ninth
with a double against Believer
Jim Hearn (0-l). A couple Of
walks, sandwiching a sacrifice,
loaded the bases. Larker then
hunted perfectly on the first
pitch by Ray Semproch. the
Pills fifth pitcher.
The Phils had run up a so
lead in three innings against
Stan Williams, but Los Angeles
tied 1t In the fourth on a single
by Duke Snider, the first hit of
Jim Owens. and a two-run
single by John Roseboro. Then
the Phils scored six in the fifth
two on Ed Bouchee's two out
homer and the rest unearned
on errors by Don thinner and
Charlie Neal. who had handled
1872 chances perfectly since last
September 10.
The Dodgers then got three
more in the fifth and a tying
three in the sixth, capped by
Demeter's run-scoring single.
A walk, sacrifice and Junior
Gilliam's single gave the Dodg-
ers the lead for the first time,
Continued on Page All, Col. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
nr tha AanocIatad Pfala

Baseball is back TO normal
in Los Angeles. The Dodgers
are coming from behind. boot
ing the other club ahead, then
scrambling from behind again
only to lose the lead before win
ming an lilo ball game on a
squeeze hunt IN the ninth. And
all in a little more than 3h
hours. Yep. these are the
Dodgers.
That's exactly the way they
beat the Phillies in the Colise-
UNI last night, staying within a
half-game of Milwaukee's Ma
tional League leaders with that
lilo decision. 1t wasn't neat,
but it was the Dodgers third
straight victory, all by one run.
The Braves retained their
lead the easy way. betting the
Cubs. 81, in an afternoon
game. The fourth-place Giants
also breezed, walloping Pitts
burgh, 14-4. last night in the
only other game scheduled in
the league.
Baltimore defeated Washing
ton, 7-3, in the only American
League game scheduled.
Norm Larker put down the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
TODAY'S SPORTS
ON TELEVISION

Wrestling
From Connecticut, WTTG-
5, 1880 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
Jesse Linthicum, 81, Dies;
Baltimore Sports Editor

name when they do something"
Linthicum's first out-of-
town assignment was covering
the International League Balti-
more Orioles spring training at
Fayetteville, N. c., in 1914.
That spring he and Babe Ruth,
then with the Orioles, began a
lifelong friendship.
Linthicurn never missed an
Oriole opener at home for SO
consecutive years--29 when the
club was in the International
League, and four in the Ameri-
can League. The string was
broken last spring because of
illness.
He never carried a portable
See LINTHICUM, Page Ais
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

BALTIMORE, May IL. -
Royal Orbit, who was a 46-1
shot when fourth in the Ken
lucky Derby, was the darling Of
the Knock Down 1.-The Favorite
Club at Pimlico today for Sat-
urday's 150,000-added Freak
ness. He picked up quite q few
hackers as a result of his easily
accomplished victory over Ma
nassa Mauler In yesterdays
mile-and-a-sixteenth Preakness
Prep.
Royal Orbit did not cause any
drastic shifting of the odds on
Sword Dancer, early 2-1 ia
vorite, or First Landing, 81
secend pick, both Of whom
passed up the Prep. but he took
over the third-choice role with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12

BALTIMORE, May IL APP
Jesse A. Linthicum, 81, sports
editor of the Baltimore Sun for
80 years, died today after an
illness Of about a year. Death
was attributed to cerebral
thrombosis-blood clot in the
head.
Linthicum began his news
paper career as a copy boy on
the old Baltimore Star. He
Joined the Sun sports staff in
1911 and was assigned to cover
scholastic sports.
Throughout his long service
as head of his department, he
stressed scholastic and sandlot
sports-always with the stand
ard instruction. Get plenty of
names. They like to see their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
Royal Orbit Impresses
In Preokness Prep Win

90 being generally quoted
against him today.
The manner in which Royal
Orbit came from last place and
rolled down the heightened
Pimlico stretch, with only q
love tap from Jockey Willie
Harmatz's whip needed to get
him past ManaSSa Mauler. led
many to believe he might be
the upset horse Of the $50
PreakneSs.
Royal Orbit, owned by Mrs.
Halina Braunstein, carried only
l12 pounds against 100 for Emil
Dolce's Manassa Mauler in the
Prep, but it appeared that he
could have made the margin Of
a half-length more decisive had
he been ridden out.
The Prep, contested by six
See PREAKNESS, Page Ais
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
Theaters GET
Title Bout Tv;
Record Seen

NEW YORK. May ~ tAP).-
Television Of the Floyd Patter-
son-Ingemar Johansson heavy
weight title fight June rs win
be restricted to theaters. with
TelePrompTer Corp. handling
the show.
The sale Of ancillary rights to
the fight for a minimum Of q
100000 guarantee was an
nounced yesterday by Promoter
John Rosensohn, a TelePromp-
Ter vice president before he en-
tered the fight game as promo
ter OF the Patterson Roy Harris
bout.
It Is likely that the final fig-
ure will exceed the 1888. 900 paid
for the Sugar Ray Robinson
Carmen Basilio bout in March.
1858. Radio and movie income
and television percentages will
be added to the 100000 figure
quoted in yesterdays announce
ment,
A price Of 100000 has been
put on the radio rights by
Irving Kahn, TelePrompTer
president. and at that figure it
may 60 unsold.
Kahn said he expects that at
least 200 theaters and arenas
with seats for $4,000 win be
lined up for the Yankee Sta
dunn title fight. The Robinson
Basilio bout went into TIA To-
cations and was seen by a re-
ported 100000.
The New York area will be
blacked out for a radius of rs
miles, Kahn said, and the fight
viii be shown in Canada and
Mexico. and possibly Cuba.
A last-day bid reported to be
$3.50. 900 for the ancillary rights
was turned down by Rosensohn,
he said. The bid was from Ma
than Halpern, president Of The
ater Network Television.
There's much more to han
ding theater television for a
big fight than just accepting a
bid" Rosensohn said. I'VE want
to be sure the company will
assist greatly in the promotion.
And we know TelePrompTer
will, because 1t did so for last
Patterson-Roy Harris
fight"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
NATIONAL
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday
Milw., 8: Chic, /.
L. A., IL; Phila., 10
s. r., IA; Pitts, 4.
Only games sched-
uled.
Games Today
Miiw. at Chic.
Cine. at st. L. (n).
Phila. at L. A. (n),
Pitts. at s. F.
Games Tomorrow
Milw. at st. L. (n)
Cine. at Chic.
Pitts. at L. A. tn).
Phila. ct s. F.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
VengefuI Tigers Throwing
Larry at Senators Tonight
Fischer Draws
Task of Boring
Fall Under 500
by BURTON HAWKINS
star star writer

The revived Tigers. robust
again after being battered be-
yond recognition In early scuf-
fling. move into Oriffith Sta
dunn tonight determined 10 get
revenge for indignities heaped
on them by the Senators.
Victorious In seven Of eight
games since they came under
the MANAGEMENT Of Jimmy
Dykes, Detroit will start Frank
Larry against Bill Fischer, re-
turning to duty after being lew
eled by a virus attack for 10
days. f
The Senators hope the vastly
improved Fischer can guide
them back TO the win column.
They've lost four Of their last
i've games, but in Fischer they
have a workman who has all
lowed only two runs. one I'M
earned. in % innings.
Tied for Fourth
The Orioles. who bring out
the worst in the Senators, adj
ministered q TO beating before
7,107 customers last night. It
marked Baltimore's fifth tri-
umph In seven games with
washington, which dropped
into q fourth-place tie with the
Red Sox, three games back Of
league-leading Cleveland.
The Senators dipped TO q
14-l4 level and will depend on
Fischer to keep them from sink
ing below 500. They're clash
ing with a club which has res
bounded to blast II home runs
in eight games under Dykes.
Ed Yost, Rocky Bridges, Neil
Chrisley, Johnny Groth, Ossie
Alvarez and Lou Berberet are
former Senators now with the
Tigers. Yost was sidelined for
q few games with a sore arm
but is expected to play tonight.
The Senators bumped the
Tigers three straight times at
Detroit. During their last coll
lision, which the Senators won,
1873. Detroit bosses decided
that they'd fire Bill Nofman as
manager and call in Dykes for
a quick repair job.
Tigers Hitting Hard
He has provided it. The
Tigers were 2-15 when Jimmy
took over, but they could
emerge from the cellar any day
now. They have Harvey Kuenn
batting .405, AL Kaline batting
.359 and playing a sensational
centerf1eld, while Bridges is
hitting 1875. Charley Maxwell
has slammed five homers since
being pulled of the bench by
Dykes.
The Tigers will use Don Mossi
tomorrow night against Hal
Griggs. They'll employ Jim
Burning Thursday night
against Russ Kemmerer, pro-
vided the latter is strong
enough to work after a bout
with the flu.
All Of the Senator's flu-bit-
ten members are back in uni-
form. All remain in a weak.
ened condition, but Albie Pear
Continued on Page A-1S. Col. 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN

Results Yesterday
Bait, z; wash. 3.
Only game scheduled
Games Today
Det. at Wash. sos
pm.
Cleve. at N. Y. mi.
Chic. at Bost. lnl.
K. c. at Bait. IND.
Games Tomorrow
Det. at WASH, sos
pm.
Cleve. at N. Y.
Chic. at Bost,
K. c. at Bait. (n).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
PROBABLE
PITCHERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Lazy e'e eS-a) vs. vs.. Fischer ihnt 9Sio). niSn'
Cleveland at New York (night)-
McLish (4-0) VS.. Ditmar DID.
Chicago at Boston (night)-Don-
ovan DID vs.. O'clock (3-1).
Carver (3-D vs.. Walker (2-0).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee at Chicago-Burdette
(6-D VS.. Anderson CID.
tS-15 VS.. BlayiocR (o-ij.
Philadelphia at Los Angeles (nightl
conley u-0) VS.. Koufax 600 or
PITTSBURGH at San Francisco-Law
(2-D VS.. Antonelli (4-2).
Evening star., 1959-06-28

1895 Proctor Ironing TobIes. The modern
woy to iron sitting or stondino, which is
your preference Adjusts ot the touch Of the
finger from "a to SO inches for complete
comfort in any ironing position. Tubulor
steel curved legs giving more q 40
knee room. Rolls on wheels. ~s%%
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
Catholics
In Virginia
Launch Drive

Virginia Catholics today
launched a $4.5 million fund.-
raising drive to build a minor
seminary to train priests in the
Diocese of Richmond.
The campaign, announced
from pulpits of all northern
Virginia churches yesterday
was disclosed in a letter from
Bishop John j. Russell of the
102-parish Diocese. 1t includes
Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax
and Falls Church.
The seminary will be called
st. John Vianney, after the
patron saint of parish priests.
Heretofore, candidates for the
priesthood in Virginia have had
to do their seminary work in
Maryland and Alabama.
The campaign will be a door,
to-door solicitation of Catholic
homes. Construction of the
seminary will begin in Septem-
Der, 1860. Some of the funds
will be used for local parish
improvements.
Parish pastors asked thous-
ands of Catholics to act as
volunteer workers in the drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
Montgomery
Wants Tract
For School

A 19.7-acre tract on Falls
road adjacent to the Washing
ton National pike has been
favorably considered by Mont
gomery County School Board
members as the site for the
new $1.9 million West Rockville
Junior High School.
School board members Sat-
urday authorized the school
staff to enter into negotiations
for the purchase of the prop
erty. 1876 acres of which is
owned by DR.. Chester Billiard
of Rockville.
The cost of the land will be
from $75.000 to $4,000, school
officials said. A 3.1-acre parcel
of the tract is owned by the
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion and borders the National
pike u. S. 240) right-of-way
The board also received a re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
Husband in Shock
CentreviIIe Death
Of Transit Man
Is Called Suicide

A D. C. Transit Co. me-
chanic was found dead last
night at his farm home near
Centreville, Va, with a bullet
wound in the head, Fairfax
County police reported.
County police gave a ruling
Of suicide in the death of
Harry F. Griffith, As, at his
farm on Route %, two miles
south of Centreville.
Police Pvt. Ben st. Clair
said the body was found in the
barn by a friend of Mr.. Crit
fifth, Aubrey Springer of 526
Warwick avenue, Fairfax, about
II pm.
Pvt. st. Clair said Mr.. Grit
fifth was seen last about 4:30
pm. by his brother-in-law,
Burton Sours, who lives nearby,
The family missed Mr.. Griffith
at about $50 pm. and called
in friends to help search for
him.
Pvt. st. Clair said no note
was found. Mr.. Griffith had
been under a doctors care re-
Gently. police said. Mr.. Grit
fifth was married and had five
children ranging in age from
6 to 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
GRIDIRON STAR, 18,
DIES IN COLLISION

LURAY. Va. Oct. IL (Spe-
ciaD Roy Housden, jr., IS, a
star football player for Page
County's Shenandoah High
School, was killed and three
other youths were injured last
night in a collision of three
cars on Route $40 about IL
miles south Of here.
Three injured youths were
were admitted to hospitals with
serious injuries.
They we're identified by State
police as Dennis Housden, IA,
brother of Roy, who was adj
mitted to Page Hospital here
suffering from shock, sprains
and cuts; Thomas Martin, II,
admitted to the hospital with
multiple cuts and head bruises,
and Thomas Young, IS, ad-
mitted to the University Hos
pital at Charlottesville with
head injuries and a broken jaw
State Trooper E. @. Ramsey
said he had been unable to de-
termine who was driving the
cars.
Roy, halfback on the Shen-
andoah High School football
team, made an 85-yard run for
a touchdown in a game with
Harrisonburg High School in
Hsrrisonburg last Friday.
He has received letters in
football, baseball, track and
basketball.
Roy, a junior at the school,
was pronounced dead of a
broken neck on the scene by
DR.. Thomas AmisS, county med
ical examiner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
DC. Man Injured
In Asphalt BIust

A District man was injured
today when a tank of asphalt
paving material exploded at
the Frank Newton Paving Co.
on Route 29-211 in Fairfax
County.
The injured man was identi-
fed as Sam Harris. rs, of 1913
Massachusetts, avenue Sc, a
distributor for the company.
Company officials said they
were not sure whether the as
phalt was being heated at the
time or that it ignited for some
other reason.
Mr.. Harris was reported in
undetermined condition at Ar
lington Hospital with a COM
pound fracture of the left arm
and possible head injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12

8 per cent ahead Of the stand
ard group used as a norm in
the mental maturity tests. But
the report cautioned that
Montgomery County schools
are doing more for the able
learners than for the slower
learners in terms of the test
normS."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
Hunter Wounds Self
As Pistol Misfires

An Alexandria man who
drew his pistol to shoot a
squirrel shot himself in the leg
Saturday while hunting in
Fairfax County. county police
reported.
County police said John L.
Migret, 80, of 1913 Abingdon
drive, had been hunting in the
woods near Gunston Hall when
he spotted a squirrel in a tree
and tried to draw his .22-caliber
pistol from a holster. The gun
fired before it was free of the
holster, wounding Mr.. Migret
in the thigh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12

happened Immediately. police
said.
He was brought home yester-
day. still in shock, members Of
the family said.
The Schwartz family moved
to the VireIlia street address in
August after living at 1908
Chase avenue, Bethesda. They
had resided in this area for
about 10 years.
Mrs. Schwartz was the
daughter of DR.. Bruce F. Rial
of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Mary
Cloninger Rial of Emmitsburg.
She also leaves three sisters,
Mrs, James A. McKenna Of
Chevy Chase; Mrs. John l..
Cunningham Of Baltimore and
Mrs. Edwin G. Borst, now in
Austria with her husband.
Funeral services will be held
at the Creager funeral home in
Thurmont. Requiem mass will
be said at st. Anthony's Catho-
lie Church, Emmitsburg, at $3.50
am. tomorrow. Burial will be
in the church cemetery there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12

by DR., b. o. Thomas, Frederick
County medical examiner, dis
closed.
T. DR.. Thomas and State
Trooper William F. Davis
agreed that 1t was an acciden-
tai shooting.
Gun Held by Victim
The gun which when of was
held by Mrs. Schwartz, whose
home is at 4010 Virgilia street,
Chevy Chase, Trooper Davis
noted. He said Mr.. Schwartz
was cleaning another gun at
the time. According to Trooper
Davis, Mrs. Schwartz hand
either hit the trigger Of the gun
or the trigger struck some
furniture, causing it to dis
charge.
The accident occurred at the
summer cottage on their 300
acre farm about four miles
south of Emmitsburg as the
couple was preparing to return
home.
Mrs. Schwartz, who had been
active in parish affairs at Our
Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church in Bethesda and in &C
tivities of the Christ Child
Home in Rockville, was a ma
tive of the Emmitsburg area.
She had gone to the cottage
with her husband and a son
Friday night. When the shoot
ing occurred, about 4:45 pm.
Saturday, her youngest son.
Paul Francis Xavier Schwartz,
was paying at a tenant farm
house. Her other son, Peter
Carroll Schwartz, IL, had
stayed home.
Husband in Shock
Mr.. Schwartz, 40, a civilian
employee of the Defense De-
partment who was a Navy lieu
tenant during World War II,
was in a state of shock after
the shooting, making it diff
cult for police to learn what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12

port from Research Director
Maxwell Burdette on group
testing programs in county
schools during the 1889
school year.
Tests of pupils in the first.
third, sixth, eighth and tenth
grades indicate that county
school children have los about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12

ABERDEEN, Md.,N Oct. Il
| (AP) "A speeding car hurtled
of busy. rain-slick Route 40
last night, killing all four men
inside.
Police said the Car was ira
yelling east when 1t left the
roadway. plunged down a slate
embankment and rammed into
q tree about is feet from the
highway. The car was demol-
ished.
The accident happened about
6:l5 pm. on a straight stretch
Of road three miles north OF
here. State Police Sergt. w. E.
Kulley said the highway was
wet with rain and the cars rear
tires were worn smooth.
Extreme, excessive speed
was the cause Of It," he said,
mo question about that"
All four men were from Wor-
ton, Md, on the Eastern Shore.
The driver was Eugene Enoch
Jones, 26-year-old construc-
ton worker. Police said the
other were Earl Gibbs, IS: Hay
wood Brown, rs, and Edward
e. finch, SO.
Other motorists stopped to
pull three men from the car
Firemen and rescue squad
members from Aberdeen worked
about 20 minutes 20 free Mr.,
Jones.
Three Of the victims were
dead on arrival at Hartford
Memorial Hospital in Havre
de Grace and the fourth died
shortly after being admitted.
other head injuries. The hos
pital said he was unconscious
when admitted and listed him
in critical condition.
The accident occurred short
ly after 8 am. in the south
bound lane Of the highway. po-
lice said. They said Mr.. ShIao
apparently dozed of while driv-
ing. causing the car to veer of
the road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
Woman Kills Self
After Car Crash

A Lorton (VaD woman died
early yesterday from a self
administered dose of rat poison,
Fairfax County police reported.
The death of Mrs. Juanita M.
Shepherd, SO, of Route 2, Lor-
ton. was ruled a suicide by
county police.
Police said the woman died
shortly after she was taken to
Alexandria Hospital.
Police said they discovered
she had wrecked her can on
Route 2 about 500 feet from
her home earlier.
Mrs. Shepherd gave no rea-
son for taking the poison, police
said. She had been separated
from her husband, Cecil D.
Shepherd, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
Amen Killed as Auto
HurtIes Off Route 40

lurday night near this Shenan-
doah County community when
he was struck by two cars on
U. s. Route IL.
State police said Gordon Lee
Minnick, rs, of Mount Jack
son. was hit first by an auto
driven by Webb Lutz Of Staun-
ton. Va. then knocked into the
path Of another operated by
John Woodsell of Harrisonburg,
Va. The accident occurred
about 1918 pm. (EST).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
Young Republicans
Set Meeting TONIGHT

The Young Republican Club
of Montgomery County will
meet at $3.50 o'clock tonight in
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
Building. 8787 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring, Md.
Members of the Republican
State Central Committee for
Montgomery County will speak
on the 1860 Republican cam
paign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
Parent, Child Talk

The Rev. Jerome Holland,
guidance counselor at John
Carroll High School, will dis
cuss the Relationship Between
Parent and Child" at $3.50 pm.
Wednesday at the st. James
Catholic Church, Mt. Rainier,
Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
Rifle Discharges, Kills
ChevyChose Woman

Death of Mrs Eileen Carroll Schwartz of Chevy Chase Nd
from bullet wound Saturday at cottage Thumont Nd
was listed accidental yesterday.
Mrs Schwartz, &c. died when Army carbine went of
while she husband Harold F. X Schwartz
ing guns. State police reported
30-caber bullet passed through her heart autopsy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
PEDESTRIAN, 70,
KILLED ON RT:, ~

MOUNT JACKSON. Va. Oct
IL (SpeciaD. An elderly pc
destrian was killed late Sat.
The Nome nugget., 1959-07-15
US. Govt. Will Pay $l,867,545 Damages To NixOn-Yates

WASHINGTON, LRl-The U. s. Court of Claims today upheld the claim of the DiXon-Yates combine for damages because the govern ment cancelled its controversial power. contract.
 Dividing 3-2, the court rejected the governments contention that the activities of Adolphe H. Wen zell constituted a conflict of in terest. It ruled that Dixon-Yates should be reimbursed for out-of- pocket costs before the contract was cancelled.
 The court awarded $1,867, ,545.5 which was about what Dixon Yates finally, asked.
 Wenzel served as a consultant to the Budget Bureau at the same time he was a salaried official of the First Boston Corp, which be- came financial agent for Dixon Yates interests.
 It was on this ground that the Justice Department contended the government should be relieved of paying anything to Dixon-Yates as a result of the contract can cellation.
 The Dixon-Yates contract, en- tered into by the Atomic Energy Commission at the time it was headed by Lewis L. Strauss, called for a 107 million dollar power plant at West Memphis, Ark.
 The contract stirred up a battle in Congress over charges that pri- vate power was usurping a public power area.
 Eisenhower ordered the con- tract cancelled in 1855.