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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-03
Pentdgon Fire
Sends0Ver3 30
ToHospitaIs
BottIers of Blaze
Are Hit by Smoke,
Heut, Poison Fumes

Smoke, heat exhaustion, car
bon monoxide and the poison
GUS fumes of burning tape sent
over 30 firemen to nearby hos
pitfalls and caused dozens Of
others to be treated at the
scene Of yesterdays Pentagon
fire.
DR.. William D. Claudy, ply
Sician to the District Fire De-
partment, said five were ad-
mitted to Arlington Hospital
and one to the Washington
Hospital Center. Twenty-six
were treated and released at
Arlington.
How many were treated on
the scene l couldn't say" DR..
Claudy said today.
Il had an emergency room
set up in a tunnel somewhere
under the Pentagon. I know
there were at least three others
elsewhere in and around the
building. I treated 10 or IL
there"
Many Sent to Arlington
Many firemen were sent to
Arlington last night after the
f1re with lung injuries caused
by poisonous fumes.
DR.. Claudy said he made a
check with the international
Business Machines Corp. for an
analysis of the tape. 1t showed
fumes of hydrochloric acid,
formaldehyde, iron and lead.
Many who inhaled the fumes
showed later symptoms of nau-
sea, headaches, lung and throat
Invitations.
Admitted to Arlington were
Donald MCGOWAN, Morris Fox.
Ralph Cumberland, John
Bridges and Edward Dodson. all
of the Arlington Fire Depart
ment. They were reported in
good condition today.
Sergt. Clarence Dodson Of
District Rescue Squad No.
was admitted to the Washing
ton Hospital Center.
Partial List of Treated
A partial list of those treated
and released at Arlington in
cludes: Robert Byrnes, James
Syphax, Richard H. Charles,
Donald Weston, Donald Ste
venS, Robert Bryan, Willis
Shoots, Philip Charles, Karl
Donohoo, Theodore Seitz, Henry
Glavin and Donald Stiff, all of
the Arlington Fire Department.
John Davis and Russell Cay
nor of the Dunn Loring Fire
Department were also treated
and released.
AS soon as the victims began
pouring in to the emergency
room at Arlington extra nurses
and doctors were rushed from
other parts of the building to
examine and treat them.
DR.. Claudy, who went to the
hospital at 8 o'clock last night.
remained until 2 o'clock this
morning.
Treated at Scene
Among those treated at the
scene were: ;,
Henry Gallota, deputy fire
chief of the District Fire De-
partment's Training School;
Ollie M. Willoughby, District OF
Columbia Fire Department;
William H. Boswell, District SUI
Iperintendent of machinery; Ell
mer F. Stein, District battalion
fire chief; Sergt. j. S. Shavatt
and L. E. Dees, General Serv-
ice Administration guards, and
Arlington'S Capt. Leon L. Dod-
son.
Miss Doris Flood, 1912 Mas
sachusettS avenue NV, a
Pentagon employee, was treated
and released at George Wash
ington University Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-03

WHAT DO WE DO after
the Fourth of July? That's
what everyone asks. Listen!
This is only midseaSon
with us.
I'VE get going with the
Feast of st. Anthony in June.
You know, st. Anthony of
Padua. If you lose something,
ask his help in your prayers
and you may find it.
italian parishes and Ital-
ian clubs like to sponsor big
displays of fireworks. Every
one enjoys the show, and it
raises money for the church.
Pretty soon we will have
the Feast Of st. Rocco. He's
a favorite with, the Italians.
He was a Frenchman. The
French called him st. Roch.
He visited Italy during a
plague before the discovery
Of America. Everywhere he
went the plague stopped. His
tomb is in Venice.
!, There's a little town in
Pennsylvania named Crabtree
It's east of Pittsburgh, near
Greensburg.
"Only about $50 people live
there, but on st. Rocco'S Day
10000 crowd into the little
valley to see the fireworks.
There are seven fireworks
firms in New Castle and sew
eral more in Union City
all Italian. None of them
makes commercial fireworks.
The biggest manufacturer of
what the public purchases in
stores probably is the Rozzi
Fireworks Co. of Cincinnati.
why all Italians? Well,
you see, an Italian intro
duced fireworks into Europe
from China in the 14th
century.
His name was Marco Polo,
and he travelled to the court
of the great Kublai Khan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-03
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the concourse and possibly
other portions Of the sprawling
building may have been seri-
ously undermined" or weak
ened."
He pointed in particular to
the intense heat which pre-
vented f1remen from reaching
the actual flames for almost
two hours.
I'VE may have to conduct
weight tests on the concourse, "
Mr.. Wallace said, ito be sure
it will hold up under rush hour
conditions"
Frustrated in attempts to
reach the heart of the fire, fire.
men used pneumatic drills to
smash through the concourse
flooring.
In several places the marble
surface showed serious signs
Of buckling. Heat could be felt
at least two feet above the
floor. The tiles burned the
hand at the touch.
300 Firemen at Scene
Destroyed in the blaze,
which was fought by 300 fire.
men from "a units of the Dis
trict, Maryland and Virginia,
were the Statistical Center'S
entire 4,000-square-feet of floor
space. several IBM electroniC
computer machines and 1000
acetate magnetic tapes con-
tanning classified Air Force in
formation.
One IBM machine was only
two months old.
Forcing their way amid
dense, acrid smoke through
twisting corridors unknown tt
them, many f1remen were over
come. Three first air stations
put most of them back in &C.
ton, but 80 were treated al
hospitals.
Fumes from the acetate tapes
carbon monoxide, lack Of
oxygen and heat exhaustion
overwhelmed the men. Five
were admitted for further
treatment at Arlington Hospi-
tai.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-03
Water Concentrated

When firemen called for more
pressure on their hose lines,
Secretary McElroy ordered the
buildings entire water supply
put at their disposal and then
sent all but essential" en-
ployes home. All air condition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-03
The
Rambler
Predicts More
Bang for the Buck
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Aired truck marked "Explo-
SiveS" rolled on the Wash
ington Monument Grounds
late yesterday afternoon.
A park policeman on a
motorcycle wheeled about 1t
and used his radio telephone
to let his chief and the
Department of Interior know
that the fireworks for the
Fourth of July had arrived.
Everyone had been getting
a little worried. Former con-
tractors had started setting
up several days before.
A young man alighted and
surveyed the field.
This is perfect" he said.
He was Eugene diSanti, of
the Fozzoni Brothers Fire.
works Co. Of New Castle, Pa,
who is to shoot" the show.
They said 1t would be on
the river. 1 don't like to
shoot near water. Every fuse
contains saltpeter, and salt
peter has Q way Of absorbing
moisture. The result is a
damp Squid.
Were going to give them
quite q show. The theme is
the admission Of Alaska and
Hawaii. We will show the
map Of Alaska and an igloo
in fireworks, and we have
another screen that will show
the map, Of the Hawaiian
Islands and a big fireworks
display of what Hawaii
means to everyone pine
apple.
, 1959-04-29
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadrupli-
cate, will be received at the
Department Of Property and
Procurement, Division Of Pro
curements Division Of Pro
curement, Christiansted, st.
Croix, Virgin Islands, until
100 A. NJ. May 5, 1859,
and then publicly opened for
the following:
Reinforced concrete culvsrt
pipe
The Government reserves
the right to reject any or all
bids, to waive any informality
in bids and, unless otherwise
specified by the Government
or by the bidder to accept any
item in the bid.
Copies Of Invitation to bid
will be supplied by the Divi-
sion Of Procurement, Chris
tiansted, st. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Daniel W. Ambrose
Commissioners Of Property
and Procurement
BY:
Alphonso RomnaY
Administrative Assistant II
Div. Of Procurement
St. Croix, v. /.
23-27-28
, 1959-04-29

Governor Merwin's
Message 10 the
Third Legislature
Continued from yesterday
Considerable progress q
been made in planning emer-
gency housing for displaced
families. The use Of pre-fabri-
Gated housing has been studied
and has been shown to be
feasible, capable of rapid de-
velopment, a n d relatively
economical. If a site or sites
can be agreed upon promptly,
a model house or two can be
completed before adjournment
of this session of the LegiSla-
ture. Then, with the cost and
other data available, it is
hoped that the appropriations
required to carry forward a
reasonably adequate program
during the coming fiscal year
will be provided. Present
planning is going forward pur-
suant to Act S61 (Biil No. 797)
passed at the Special Session
in December.
In the field of housing for
eldrly persons plans are being
developed pursuant to Act No.
sS6 Bill No. 1850 passed at the
Special Session in December.
Prime consideration is being
given to location Of such faci-
lities close to our main hospi-
tails which would make medi-
cal supervision readily avail
able.
do not believe that inzthis
message / should necessarily
, 1959-04-29

give you the details Of opera
tons Of the departments of
the Government Of the Virgin
Islands. l have already sent to
the Legislature copies of the
Annual Reports Of all Depart
ments and Agencies for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1858,
and the Governors Annual
Report to the Secretary Of the
Interior should be available
shortly in printed form. How
ever, / should like to brief
some Of the highlights Of cur
rent operations and plans for
the immediate future.
Government Secretary:
Within the Office of the
Government Secretary, the
complexities of the functions
of the Board of Tax Review
which, besides real property
tax appeals, directs the indus
trial incentive program, neces-
STATED the establishment of a
special Office for the handling
Of tax exemption and tax re-
view matters. In the Division
Of Tax Assessment and Record
ing of Deeds attention is being
given to the urgent need for
development Of tax maps, inn
proved assessment procedures
and more adequate tax re-
cords. Procedures for licensing
Of businesses and occupations,
for registration Of corporations
and for supervision Of insur-
ance operations, are being re-
vised to meet the require
ments Of the Virgin Islands.
Code. Personnel Of the Cow
, 1959-04-29
FOR RENT
CONCRETE HOUSE

Furnished : lovely view : two
rooms and bathroom : front
and back terrace. For further
Information call:
Att Bermudez
Tel. Frederiksted INV 3 rings
29-1-4
, 1959-04-29
PUBLIC NOTICE

The Finance Committee of
the Legislature Of the Virgin
Islands will hold a Public
Hearing on Bill No. 884-"Act
to Levy Certain Excise, Gross
and Other Internal
Revenue Taxes in the Virgin
Islands and for Other Pur-
poses" on Thursday, May Z,
1859, at $50 pm, Capitol
Building, Saint Thomas, Viz
gin Islands.
All persons or groups inter
ested in this matter are invit-
ed to come before the Commit
tee and to present any sugges-
tons, recommendations or data
relating to this subject. Please
register with the Executive
Secretary Of the Legislature
Evening star., 1959-12-28
DisgruntIedD C.Chiefs
Talk With Humphrey

An attempt by some dis
gruntled District Democratic
leaders to obtain concessions
in return for support of Sena-
tor Humphrey, Democrat of
Minnesota, apparently failed
today.
The matter was discussed at
a closed meeting among Sena-
tor Humphrey, A. L. Wheeler
chairman of the District Dem
ocratic Central Committee, and
Robert Mars and Herbert P.
Leeman, both members of the
committee.
The three representatives of
the central committee were
closeted with Senator Hum
phrey and his aides for an
hour and a half in the Sena-
tors Office.
I'VE had a nice political
talk" said Mr.. Wheeler. He
and his two companions de-
clined to say anything further
lat that time.
Evening star., 1959-12-28

Mr.. Mars, reached later at
his Office. was asked whom he
is supporting for the District
presidential preference pri-
mary. Mr.. Mars, who had been
listed as a member of the Dis
trict Committee for Humphrey,
replied:
II am supporting the people
of the United States. am for
them. Just say we are all one
happy family"
Mr.. Wheeler, who has said he
is undecided whether to sup
port Senator Humphrey or
Senator Morse, Democrat of
Oregon. is repeatedly eager to
take over the Craftsmanship of
the District Committee for
Humphrey, a position now held
by w. John Kenney, former
Undersecretary of the Navy.
However, Senator Hum
phrey's associates reported that
the Senator is standing behind
Mr.. Kenney.
Evening star., 1959-12-28
.FBI Examines Car
In Be|voir Mystery
Clue to Sentry's
Death Sought
In Bullet Holes

Fort Belvoir officials today
turned over to the FBI a bull
let-pocked car in an effort to
clear up the mystery surround
ing the Christmas night death
Of a sentry and the wounding
of an officers son.
The slugs hit the car a few
minutes before the body of Spe-
cialist 4/c Harold G. Davis, jr.,
shot through the head, was
found near his fog-shrouded
sentry post.
The 21-year-old soldiers MI
rifle and five spent cartridges
were found near the body,
which was lying about so yards
from the spot on Warren road
where two slugs hit the auto.
The car was driven by David
L. Pinkston. 20. He was wound
ed in the back by either bullet
slivers or pieces of the car torn
loose by the slugs.
Army Investigators took the
car back to the scene of the in
cident today, and by examining
the bullet holes. determined
that the shots had come from
/ the area in which Specialist
Davis body was found.
Belvoir officials hope the FBI
crime laboratory can find pieces
of the bullets, which then could
be examined to see if they had
been fired by Specialist Davis.
At first, doctors planned to
remove the metal fragments
from the Pinkston youths back,
but later decided to leave them
alone unless complications de-
velop.
The Pinkston youth. son of
Col. and Mrs. L. H. Pinkston
of Fort Belvoir, was accom-
panied by Pfc. Windell G. Toll
bert, 10, a Belvoir military po-
liceman. Pfc. Tolbert was
unhurt.
A Belvoir spokesman said in
vestigators are questioning Spe-
cialist Davis friends to deter
mine whether he had been
depressed recently. He appar-
emily was shot in the mouth
at close range. The soldier was
from Dearborn. Mich.
Evening star., 1959-12-28
PARTIES AGREE
Campaign
Honesty
Gets Votes

A top Democratic and a top
Republican official agreed today
that honesty is the best policy
in political campaigns.
Trying to make a candidate
conform to the image of what
the motivational or marketing
researchers say the public wants
just won't work. they decided.
Americans want spontaneity
in the candidates, explained
Robert Humphreys, campaign
director of the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
They vote for people who
stand on their own hind legs
and on their own principles, ;
he said. They don't want big
productions.
He was seconded by Samuel
c. Brightman. deputy chair
man of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, who declared
that such f1nageling with a
candidates personality would
be political suicide" The pub
lie. he said. sis too smart to be
fooled by anything that trans
parent"
The two officials Joined
Elmer w. Lower. manager OF
news and public affairs for the
National Broadcasting Co. here,
in a panel discussion on the
role of broadcasting in politics
at the annual Theater and
Speech Convention, sponsored
by five national education
groups, in the Statler Hotel.
Mr.. Humphreys noted that
the role of advertising agencies
in campaigns has been greatly
over-rated." The agencies, he
explained. have nothing to dc
with policy making decisions
They simply arrange for time
on radio and television station
and provide technical advice on
production, he said.
Their role next year in the
presidential campaign will mot
be a bit different than in the
past" he noted. Any TV pro-
duction is a failure, Mr.. Hum
phreys added. if the candidate
doesn't come over as an hon.
est. sincere person. One oi
former President Harry S. Tru-
mans greatest assets was his
ability to act and sound human
rather than slick, according tc
Mr.. Humphreys.
Evening star., 1959-12-28

"AND WE HAVE AN
OTHER wonderful gift. We
have a telephone. That was
given us by our church.
"I feel like a hypocrite
about that, George. 1 was a
fall-away for years. But
when I was lying in bed here
day after. day l began to
think things over. To put it
more simply, the devil was
sick.
MY mother was of English
parentage and my father was
of an early Eastern Shore
family, so I was brought up
in the Episcopalian church.
$50 when l needed the
church, I asked what parish
I was in. It's st. James on
Eighth street, just behind
Casualty Hospital. 1t was
once one of the wealthiest
parishes in the city.
Father Goodrich cam e
over. He's a very high church
Episcopalian and a wonderful
man. He's not married. l
think he has followed the
Western or Roman church
in that He brings me COM
munion every week and I
feel much better about every
thing"
Evening star., 1959-12-28
Police Docs
Begin Work
In School

Fritz didn't want to sit still,
and Won was more interested
in meeting his new classmates
than in coming to heel.
But getting acquainted is,
after all, the first order of busi-
ness on the opening day of
school. And this was the first
class for Washington's seven
canine policemen and their
handlers.
At the kennels on the Arch
bold estate on Reservoir road,
the seven young German shep-
herds eyed each other like
curious schoolboys, pulling g
nervously on their leashes and
peering around from their
masters sides.
Von's curiosity finally proved
too much for his manners and
his handler. Pvt. Warren j..
Flanagan Of the fourth pre-
cinct, went for a short stroll to
quiet him down. Won is less
than a year old, Pvt. Flanagan
explained, and "just wants to
play"
But" he added. "he's a good
animal"
Trainers and dogs now lined
up in a nearby wet field for
their first words of advice from
trainer Torrance Cahill, who
has done similar work in Lon
don and Baltimore.
Fritz and Won were still skit-
tish. Good boy" said Mr.. Ca
hill to Fritz as his handler, Pvt.
John E. Drass of the four
teenth precinct, brought him
to a sitting position. Talk to
MIN nicely put your right
hand on his chest"
Don't hold them there" he
told the class, they've got to
stay there" But, he admitted,
holding the husky German
Shepherds to their seats might
mean sore muscles for the
trainers for a few days.
Then Won got loose from his
lead and went down the line to
pay his respects to the rest of
the class. Mr.. Cahill put an
other lead on him and let Won
work of some of his energy
trying to pull away from that.
After spending a week get
ting acquainted with their
handlers, the dogs are now be-
ginning three weeks of obedi-
ence training. During that
time they will be watched for
nervousness or viciousness, and
any dog considered unsuitable
will be replaced.
Evening star., 1959-12-28
Youths Told.
OfWorId's
Challenges

DR.. Ted w. Engstrom. presi-
dent of Youth for Christ Inter-
national. called on the 10000
teen-agers attending the Or
ganization'S convention today
to stage "a spiritual revolution"
He said only such a revolu-
ton could save civilization from
destruction in the coming
decade, "the most important 10
years in the history of the
world since the First Century
A. D."
DR.. Engstrom opened the
Youth for Christ convention in
the D. C. Armory. The conven-
tion continues tomorrow and
Wednesday, winding up with a
rally in the Armory featuring
Evangelist Billy Graham. Sena-
tor Frank Carlson. Republican
of Kansas, is chairman of the
convention.
Cites Moral Collapse
THE only antidote to our
present moral collapse" DR..
Engstrom said. "is a spiritual
counterattack." He urged the
youths to dedicate yourselves
to Christ and thereby effect
a revolution"
ct have little hope for the
adults to save the world" he
said. THE great hope lies with
the teen-agers." He said the
world faced more peril from its
moral condition than from the
A-bomb.
In addition to the moral dis
integration challenging the
teen-agers of today. DR.. Eng
Strom maintained they will
need the help of Christ TO cope
with the staggering world prob
lens of the 1960s He men,
toned the new frontier of
space. the political unrest as
underdeveloped countries de-
mand a place in the sun and
the industrial revolution to be
triggered by atomic power.
Teen-Agers Willing
The teen-agers themselves
appeared ready and willing to
take on any and all problems
as they assembled in the Ar
mory. They showed spirit un-
dampened by either the rain
or thousands of miles of trav-
cling. They continually burst
into song and cheers.
Youth for Christ Interna-
tional claims membership
groups in all the States, the
District of Columbia and As
foreign countries. DIR. Enstrom
said the purpose Of the three
day convention "is to challenge
today's teens with the great
spiritual values that have made
our Nation great. We want the
teens to return to their homes,
schools and churches with a
new appreciation for their
country and a new dedication
to the Christian way of life"
In addition to programs in
the Armory, the Youth for
Christ delegates will tour
Washington.
Evening star., 1959-12-28

Opposing him on this QueS-
ton is the Baltimore Sun.
Until now, the most extensive
public debate in print has been
between Bennett Grain of
Mount Victoria, a Washington
and Charles County lawyer who
vehemently opposes the agree
ment as a give away compact, "
and William j. McWilliams of
Annapolis, former Judge Of the
Anne Arundel County Circuit
Court.
Mr.. McWilliams was one of
Maryland's five negotiators who
met with a like number from
the Old Dominion at Mount
Vernon. Va, and signed the
proposed compact on December
20, 1858.
The new treaty would replace
the old compact of 1875. which
also was signed at Mount Ver-
non when representatives met
there at the invitation OF
George Washington.
Maryland Shipping Aided
That document gave Vir-
ginianS equal fishing rights in
the Potomac. In return, the
old Dominion guaranteed
tariff free passage through the
Virginia Capes in lower Chesa-
peake Bay for Maryland's ship
ping.
The compact called for con.
current legislation by the two
States on all laws regulating
the Potomac's fishing and oys.
tering industry. Nearly 10C
years passed because of seem.
ingly inexhaustable natural re.
sources there, before legislation
was enacted in 1884.
The river produced is mil.
lion bushels of oysters annually
before 1900. Production hac
dropped below million bushel.
in 1927 and by 1881 the yielc
was only $4,000 bushels.
In that year both state!
passed laws outlawing thu
dredging of oysters.
About four years later, how.
ever. the Virginia General AS
sembly, yielding to pressure
from its watermen, repealed
the ban against dredging.
Virginians began dredging
openly on the theory that the!
were not violating their owr
State laws.
Maryland watermen, re.
quired to take oysters with
hand tongS, were most unhappy
seeing their neighbors acros!
the river sally forth to enjoy
large hauls and large profits
Many Marylanders began fol.
lowing suit.
This led to law enforcement
patrols which chased violators
often amid bursts Of gunfire
into the refuge Of Virgins
coves and estuaries.
Maryland d conservationistl
Evening star., 1959-12-28

have held to the belief that
dredging makes too heavy a
drain on oyster beds and results
in indiscriminate smothering Of
those that remain.