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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-10
Negotiations
InSteeI Strike
Are Expanded

NEW YORK, sept. ~ (AP).
Negotiations in the 58-day
steel strike were expanded to
q company-by-company basis.
Seven representatives Of each
Of the IL major steel companies
met Steelworkers Union bar
gamers In separate meetings
In the Hotel Roosevelt to dis
cuss local issues.
Talks continued, meanwhile,
between four-man industry and
union teams on overall issues.
None OF the chief officers Of
the IL companies attended any
Of the sessions.
Mcdonald Rebuffed
All II yesterday rejected a
request by David J. Mcdonald.
the union president, for talks
at the top level. And last night
the executives also dashed out
at the Steelworkers Union in
q telegram to President Eisen-
hover.
Earlier in the day Mr.. Nc
Donald renewed his proposal
for face-to-face bargaining.
The company officers replied in
q statement:
"The negotiations to date
have not suffered from any
lack Of authority in our bar
gaining team. We urge you,
therefore. to lay aside efforts
to seek another forum and to
come to grips with the prob
lens with the established bar
gaining team which, as you
know. has the necessary
authority
"Our negotiators are ready
and willing to devote whatever
time is necessary to reach q
sound settlement"
Then last night the steel COM
panies replied to President
Eisenhower's plea for action to
end the walkout. which has
idled 500,0 steelworkers and
thousands Of additional work.
ers in allied industries.
Lip Service" Charged
The companies accused the
union Of paying public lip
service" to the fight against in
flation. but Of continuing to
demonstrate a "firm belief that
imitation is a healthy ingredient
in our economy"
The union has demanded a
substantial pay raise plus
fringe benefits and maintains
that the raises can come out Of
profits without adding to the
inf1ationary spiral. The COM
panies seek wage freeze. Pre-
strike wages averaged $3.1l an
hour.
In their telegram to the
President. the executives also
said that unorganized workers
such as teachers. pensioners
and others-suffer from infia-
ton that results from wage
increases to union members.
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Repeated Three Times

II got him to repeat it three
times to make sure ! under
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Card Game Ends
In Futul Shooting

A 49-year-old man, suspect
ed of pulling deuces from his
shirt in a card game, was shot
to death early today, police
reported.
Capt. Lawrence E. Hartnett
OF the homicide squad said the
victim, Lester Mcneil, II
IDefreeS street NV, was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at
Casualty Hospital about l:3O
am He had been shot once
in the left chest.
Charged with homicide, after
police found him in a home
in the 700 block of Third street
NE, was Daniel Killbrew, SO,
Of the 700 block of Fifth street
NE.
Capt. Hartnett said the
shooting occurred during a
card game between Mcneil and
Killbrew in the 500 block of
Second street NE. Killbrew
told police Mcneil was diScov-
cred pulling deuces from his
shirt.
|. Also arrested and charged
with being an accessory after
the fact was Leroy Shird, 43,
of the Third street address.
Evening star., 1959-11-28

|. Patricia Morrison, who
should have been a big star
in Hollywood, but wasn't, has
always done better on Broad
way and on the road. She is
currently touring the night
club circuit, until Christmas,
then home until New Years,
then out again for eight
weeks"
Fred Astaire will do another
big televiSion show in the
spring, with David Rose con-
ducting of course. In one week,
the ubiquitous Mr.. Rose was
musical director for five big
TV ShoWs-for Red Shelton,
Dean Martin, Jack Benny, Fred
Astaire and Bob Hope. In pri-
vate life, Dave collects trains
and what a fantastic collection
he has!
The man who bought the
Liberace home in the valley,
Spencer Carlisle, has moved out
and put the place on the mar
ket. Il just couldn't get any
See HOLLYWOOD, Page Alb
Evening star., 1959-11-28

drive to collect $35O,O00 for a
new theater.
The theatrical group, incorp-
GRATED as the Washington
Drama Society, hopes to collect
at least 100000 in gifts from
individuals, business firms and
foundations; the rest in in
terest-bearing bonds.
The society last night ex-
planned its plans to a group of
persons at the first of six public
meetings to be held at The Star
Building, 225 Virginia avenue
Sc.
Other briefing sessions will be
held at BIS pm. on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday next week.
Arena Stage, now playing its
last season at the old Heurich
Brewery in Foggy Bottom, ex-
poets to have its new building
completed early in 1861.
The new theater, to be oper-
ated by the Washington Drama
Society, will be built overlook
ing the waterfront at Maine
avenue and Sixth street S.W.
Explaining the plans at the
first meeting were j. Burke
Knapp, president, and Mrs.
Zelda Fichandler, producing di-
rector and board member, and
Patrick Hayes, board member.
Jay Carmody, drama critic
of The Star, the guest speaker,
praised the Arena for having
earned Washington'S affection
and admiration" and for max
ing itself "a bright national
reputation"
The theater group, which
will be 10 years old next sum-
mer, is internationally known
and is getting better every
time" Mr.. Carmody said.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Left Bound and Gagged
Sugar Council
Sets 1860 Plans

TANGIER, Nov. % (AP)-
A final communique from the
fourth session of the Interna-
tlonal Sugar Council yesterday
reported the group adopted net
import requirements of ST.
million tons for the free mar
ket in 1860.
The council also agreed that
Cuba is entitled to carry over
10000 tons and the Domini-
can Republic 100000 tons from
1859 quotas to 1860, subject to
adjustment.
With this decision and esti-
mates of non-member exports,
the council said total available
supplies for 1860 would be 6.8
million tons. Provisional ex-
port quotas were fixed at 87.5
per cent of the basic export
tonnage, thereby reducing sup
plies by 100000 tons.
These estimates are to be
revised or confirmed before
April l, 1860.
The council elected Leon
Maria Guerrero, Philippine
Ambassador to London, as it's
new chairman.
Evening star., 1959-11-28

Airman Robinson stumbled
while chasing the thieves and
accidentally discharged his pis-
tol hitting one of them.
Filipino authorities, however,
repeatedly are not satisfied it
was an accident and still are
investigating.
The Clark spokesman said
Airman Robinson, 80, of Albu-
querque, N. Mex, and his family
who had been living off the
base, have been moved on the
base for protection.
New Security Measures
United States Representative
Weaver, Republican of Ne
braska, issued a statement in
Washington Wednesday calling
for withdrawal of United States
forces from the Philippines. He
C h arged "intolerable condi-
tionS" here, and harassment of
American servicemen.
The statement drew a storm
of protest in Manila but it also
led to new security arrange
mentS for the bases.
Details are still being worked
out. 1t was understood that
Philippine national police troop
ers will now patrol just outside
the bases, particularly Clark
Field, which is headquarters Of
the United States 18th Air
Force.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Mdns|aughter
Terms Given 7

District Court Judge Mat
thew F. Mcclure yesterday
sentenced two men to serve
prison terms of from / to 8
years each for manSlaughter.
One of them is Hubert H
Mooney, 80, who pleaded guilty
to the fatal stabbing of Richard
Neal. ir., "a, in an alteration
last May in an apartment
where Mooney lived in the 1900
block of Holbrook terrace NE.
Mr.. Meals home was nearby, in
the same block.
Mooney had been indicted on
a charge of second degree mur-
der but had pleaded to the
lesser charge of manslaughter.
Mooney said the victim had
showed him and had reached
toward a pocket as if to draw
a weapon, police said.
The other man, Thomas L.
Jackson, "a, was sentenced for
manslaughter IN the fatal
shooting of George Washing
ton, "a, last March during an
argument in a house where
the two men lived in the 900
block of Massachusetts avenue
NV.
Jackson had been indicted
on a charge of second-degree
murder but was convicted by
a jury on the lesser charge of
manslaughter. Jackson said he
fired when he thought the
other man was about to draw
a knife, authorities said.
Judge MCGUIRE gave Bur-
nett c. Robinson, 81, of the
l400 block of @ street NV,
suspended sentences and placed
him on probation for two years
for conspiracy to commit rob-
berry and for carrying a pistol
without a license.
Robinson had pleaded guilty
to conspiracy to commit rob-
berry at the Presidential Arms,
1920 G street NV. The defend
ant also pleaded guilty to the
pistol carrying charge. The
robbery never materialized.
Police learned of the plans and
made arrests, authorities said.
In giving Robinson probation.
Judge Robinson suspended a
sentence of from 6 to l8
months on the conspiracy
count and also suspended a
sentence Of one year on the
piStol-carrying charge.
Another man, who was named
a co-defendant on the conspir-
acy count only, has pleaded
guilty to attempted robbery
and awaits sentence.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Food Exports
Imperi| Reds
By the Associated Press

An Agriculture Department
study said today that for the
forseeable future Communist
China will continue exporting
agricultural products in order
to pay for imports of industrial
equipment and supplies.
The report was issued against
the background of predicted
food shortages and lean ra-
tions for the Chinese mainland
as the result of floods and
droughts this year.
About rs per cent of Commu-
mist China'S exports of food and
flbers were said to be going to
the Soviet Union and other ma
tions of the Communist bloc.
"Such Chinese shipments
limit the availabilities for ex-
porting to free world countries
and reduce competition for
United States farm products
which might otherwise be con-
siderable" the report said.
The analysis was prepared
by Hughes H. Spurlock of the
Departments Far East divi-
sion.
THE fundamental question
concerning Sino-bloc trade is
whether China will continue
pushing farm products toward
the (CommunisO bloc or turn
in greater force toward Western
Europe and Japan for more of
its import needs in industrial
equipment, offering agricultural
products in payment" Mr..
Spurlock said.
The weight Of evidence seems
to favor continued integration
OF Chinese trade with the Soviet
bloc, he said.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
HOLLYWOOD
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM
Liz Saves in Switzerland

HOLLYWOOD (NANA-
Elizabeth Taylor will get to
keep $875,OOO of the million
dollars Walter Wanger is pay
ing her for CLEOPATRA" How?
Simple, my dear Watson
Elizabeth is joining the star
group which finds the climate
of Switzerland so healthy, tax
wise. One hundred thousand of
her million must go to her
agent, Kurt FringS; $25,O00 in
Swiss taxes. Originally, the
money was to have been paid
her over a 10-year period. But
with Miss Taylor planning fu-
ture films in Europe, this set
up was more profitable .
Her "Butterfeld 8" co-star,
Laurence Harvey, is costing
Metro a total of 100000 for
the picture, in salary, expenses,
and the poStponement costs of
his British picture 1.-The Long.
the Short, and the Tall"
Yet another book by a Brit
ish general on what happened
English version-in World
War II. Latest, following Vis-
count Montgomery and Lord
AlanbrOOke, is the account by
Sir Claude Auchinleck, who
was fired by Churchill in 1912,
when Rommel was in Egypt.
. It's hard to make Jimmy
Stewart angry; he's always so
friendly. But one British re-
porter tried to make him look
ridiculous during his recent
shooting vacation in Scotland.
And James, who makes no pre-
tension at being an expert
shot, is fuming. The Pres
ident and vice president of
Roma Productions will star in
their first production, a ro-
melodrama. Who are
they? Robert Wagner and
Natalie Wood.
Il = =
Tony Randall directs a tele-
vision play in New York in
January and is tempting Eva
Marie Saint to star in it. They
in "One Mans Fam
Ily" in the early days of TV.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
SON COULD LICK
10 REDS, HE SAYS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. q
(AP).-"They must have really
ganged up on him." says the
father of a United States Ma
rine sergeant kidnapped by Chi
neSe Communists in India.
Lewis S. Armstrong of Los
Angeles said yesterday that his
Marine son usually would be
able ito lick any 10 of them"
Il am surprised the Chinese
were able to hold on to him, "
the father said.
Mr.. Armstrong described his
son as "a Marine from the
ground up" and said he has a
chest full of ribbons, including
the Purple Heart.
The elder Armstrong is an
appraiser for the Federal Small
Business Administration.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Power Made
From Noises
By Device

TAMPA, Fla, Nov. % (AP)
The head of a small elec-
tronicS firm says his company
has developed a device which
makes electricity from noises.
The device, a phono-power
element, could be made to re-
place the generator in an auto
mobile" Eugene A. Russell said
yesterday.
BY using automobile noises,
he said, the element could "fur-
nish enough power TO handle
lights, air conditioning-every-
thing your car uses except the
power to start it."
Mr.. Russell, a native of
Nashville, Tenn, is president
and chief research for Elec-
tronic Development Co. of
Tampa.
he said he has applied for
patents on his device and said
the firm sis negotiating with
the Air Force for a research
grant. They are interested in
applications of the unit"
We've always known that
noise had energy" Mr.. Russell
said at a news conference
Such things as a singers
voice Shattering a wine glass
across the room showed that.
But we never had ways to
measure the energy"
Mr.. Russell said the device
has generated enough power
from a transistor radio to
operate an automobile. We
developed 1876 horsepower"
He said development of the
phono-power element started
10 months ago while he was
attempting to improve the
quality Of a stereophonic rec
ord player. He said he found
that more power was being put
out than was going into the
unit.
Mr.. Russell claimed that his
firm could produce enough
power to light a city" by build
ing a sound-proof room, plac-
ing a noisemaker in it and
harneSSing electricity through
use of the phono-power unit.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
No Move by Peron

CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Domin-
lean Republic, Nov. % (AP).-
Juan D. Peron, exiled former
dictator of Argentina, said yes
terday he has no plans to leave
the Dominican Republic, where
he has lived since early 1858.
He was responding to a re-
porter's inquiry about recent
rumors that he intended to
move to Madrid, or elsewhere
in Europe.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Henry Fletcher Estate
Put at $4,6o5,8o7

NEWPORT, R. l., Nov. q
(AP).-The personal estate Of
the late Henry P. Fletcher
former Republican Aationa
chairman, was estimated al
$4,695,897 in an inventory flee
yesterday in Probate Court. He
died here last July 10, at the
age of Sc.
His will left personal papers
dealing with public affairs, and
personal effects to the Library
Of Congress.
The reSduary estate was left
in II equal shares to two sis
terS and various nephews and
nieceS.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Coal Firm Safe
Robbed of $500

A prowler who apparently
knew the combination of the
safe broke into the Grace Coal
Co., 400 F street NE, last night
and took $500 in cash.
Raymond Grace, 43, owner of
the firm, told police the prowler
entered the office by breaking a
panel on the side door.
Missing from the safe was
$500 in bills and $100 in checks,
Mr.. Grace said.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Chinese Flee Reds

SAIGON, South Wet Nam
Nov. % (AP).-One hundred
and Seventy-one Chinese in IL
fishing boats escaped from
Communist North Wet Nam
and reached South Wet Nam,
the local Wet Namese paper
each Mang Quoc Gia said yes
terday. The paper said the
refugees included A men, 40
women and 81 children, fisher
folk formerly from Southern
China.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Broken Rope FutuI
For Roof Swinoer

NEW YORK, Nov. % (AP)
Alberto Amandeo, 80, who
police said often swung from
rooftops with a rope around
his waist just because he liked
to, fell to his death early today.
He fell six floors from the
roof of his West Side tenement
house. A piece of rope knotted
around his waist was broken.
Another piece of rope was
found tied to a pipe on the
roof.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
SECOND ENGINE IN MONTH
GOES ITS WAY INTENDED

WEEHAWKEN N. ]. CAP).-For the second time
this month, locomotive has headed down the tracks
in New Jersey with no at the throttle.
small New York Central diesel took of yesterday
from the railroads yard here on a 2-mile run Its
engineer and fireman were in the yard Office getting
further orders.
Central spokesman said locomotive glided along
through the yard coming to stop when it hit a pile
OF ties and dirt at the end of a stub track.
.. The brakes on the engine improperly set and
the reVerser handle had been removed as required
oy operating rules when engines left INTENDED the
Central official said.
Inc woman crew was suspended. The railroad
said William Meyer North Bergen the engineer and
Paul Hopper of Dumont the fireman. had left the loco
motive improperly protected
Less than three weeks ago. Jersey Central Railroad
locomotive was left standing and slipped out of the Jersey
City yards 1t roared along the track for % miles before
~ was stopped oy another locomotive South Amboy
The railroad said saboteurs caused that engine to take of
Evening star., 1959-11-28
More Details Needed

A State Department spokes-
man said more details were
needed from the American con-
sui general in Bombay before il
could be decided what more
could be done about the Incl
dent.
The would-be defector, Chang
Chien-yuh. an official of the
Chinese Export-Import Corp.
had told officials at the United
States consulate Thursday that
he was fed up with the regi-
mentation of his life under
communism and wanted tC
come to America. At the same
time, the State Department
here reported, he had showed
extreme anxiety for his safety
/ A consulate official whom the
State Department did not
identify took Chang and Sergt
Armstrong to a beach cottage
lat Juhu, a resort IS miles from
Bombay, and left them there
overnight.
Yesterday morning, the State
Department said, Chang in
dicated to Armstrong that he
had changed his mind and
wished to return to the Chinese
consulate" Sergt Armstrong
accompanied him there. A
dispatch from Bombay said
they made the trip by taxi.
Mysteries UnsOlved
One of the mysteries of the
affair as far as the State De-
partment is concerned was
why the Chinese changed his
mind.
The dispatch from Bombay
said that Sergt. Armstrong
thought Chang had a tape re.
cording of statements which
the Chinese had made about
his desire to defect and Sergt
Armstrong was trying to recover
the recording.
Whether Chang had really
intended to defect or whether
there was some kind of Chi
neSe Communist trick involved
in the whole operation were
questions which the State De-
partment was unable to answer
Sergt. Armstrong; detention
was discovered by an Indian
identified in the Bombay news
dispatch as a postman. The
Indian reported to police and
to the American consulate. Eff
forts to obtain the sergeant's
release were promptly started.
Bound and Beaten
The Bombay dispatch said
Sergt. Armstrong had been
bound, questioned, photo
graphed and beaten by the
Chinese Communists. The State
Department said late yesterday
that he appears to be all right
except for rope burns"
State Department Press Off
Ger Joseph Reap called the in
cident "a high handed, outra-
geous thing"
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Arena Stage Launches
Theoter F Fund Drive

The Arena Stage, recently
reorganized as a nonprofit
cultural organization, last night
launched a COMMUNICATIVE
Evening star., 1959-11-28
KENNEDY
Senator Takes Stand
On Birth Control

mistake for the United States
Government to attempt to ad-
vocate the limitation of the
population of under-developed
countries. This problem involves
important social and economic
questions which must be solved
by the people of those coun-
tries themselves. For the
United States to intervene on
this basis would involve a kind
OF mean patriotism, which Il
think they would find most OBJ
jectionable.
Q. Is your position on this
influenced in any way by the
pronouncement of the Is Ro-
man Catholic bishops in Wash
ington last Wednesday?
A. My judgment on this has
been held for many years, and
1t continues.
'U. S. Must Be Very Careful"
@. You mean your present
views are not the result of this
statement by the bishops?
A. No. The question 1 think
we all have to address ourselves
to is whether the available re-
sources of the world are in
creaSing as fast as the popula-
ton. That is the overall ques-
ton. My belief is that they are,
though their management may
not be.
Nevertheless, we have to be
very careful about how we give
advice on this subject. The
United States Government does
not advocate an policy con-
corning birth control here in the
United States. Nor nave we
ever advocated such a policy in |
Western Europe. Accordingly,
I think it would be the greatest |
psychological mistake for us to
appear to advocate the limita-
ton Of the black or brown or
yellow peoples whose popula-
ton is increasing no faster than |
in the United States. They !
must reach decisions OH these .
based on their own ex-
perience and judgment.
Country Must Decide
@. What would be your posi-
ton as President if the Indian
government. for example, de-
cided on birth control as a mat
ter of national policy? If they
did so decide that it was in
their interest to suggest limit
ing births in their national ter
ritory, would this in any way
trouble you if you were PreSi-
dent in giving aid to a country
that followed such a policy?
A. AS I said before, I believe
this is a matter to be deter
by the country itself. Il
would not think it was wise for
the United States to refuse to
grant assistance to a country
which is pursuing a policy it
feels to be in its own best in
tereSt. To do so would be a kind
Of intervention in their national
life, which I would think was
unwiSe.
Expands His Views
@. What if the Congress
passed a law stating or recon-
that countries receiv-
ing foreign aid should not allow
their population to exceed their
capacity to make the foreign
aid funds effective?
A. would base my determi-
nation as to whether I should
approve such a law on my per-
'onal judgment as President as
20 what would be in the inter-
,st of the United States. If it
became a law of the land, 1
would uphold it as the law of
he land.
@. What would you do if your
Secretary of State and the
head of the International Co.
operation Administration rec
)mmended executive action
suggesting birth control as a
means of making foreign aid
'unds effective In another
A. Well, again I would make
judgment on that matter as
20 what I considered tn he in
Evening star., 1959-11-28
FiIipinos Seize Airmon,
Vengeance Move Seen

MANILA, Nov. % CAP).-An
American air policeman at the
huge Clark base north of here
was held captive briefly by
three armed Filipinos ap-
parently out for vengeance, a
Clark spokesman reported to-
day.
The incident was the fifth
case of armed violence in the
area in II days. 1t followed
charges by an American Con-
gresham that United States
forces in the Philippines are
being openly harassed.
The Air Force spokesman
said Airman &c Gerald D.
Cook of Dublin, Tex, was seized
shortly after midnight while
patrolling the bases aircraft
parking ramp.
Airman Cook was disarmed,
bound with his own shoelaceS
and belt, then questioned as to
the whereabouts of another
air policeman who accidentally
shot and killed a Filipino last
week.
Left Bound and Gagged
Airman Cook refused to talk
and was left bound and gagged
but otherwise unharmed, the
spokesman added.
The air policeman being
sought is Airman 1/c Robert S.
Robinson who accidentally
killed one of three Filipinos at
tempting to steal a water pump
on the base November 81. Clark
authorities reported at the time