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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Screams Foil
Street Robbery

Fast-moving detectives ar
rested a robbery suspect early
today within a few minutes
after he grabbed a cigar box,
containing between $50 and
SIS, from a woman in the 800
block of N street NV.
Bessie Alexander, AZ, of IT'S
Eighth street NV, screamed
when a man approached her
from the back and snatched
the box from under her right
arm.
Her screams attracted the
attention Of Detectives r. c.
Egbers and r. o. Winters of
No. Q Precinct, who were cruis-
ing nearby. She gave them a
description of the man. who
was picked up in the area as
he carried the box in his hand.
The money. some loose in
the box and the rest in a wal
let, was still there, according
to Capt. Nunzio Bonaccorsy,
head of the Robbery Squad.
The suspect. identified as
Thomas Wright. 10. of the 800
block Of N street NV, was
charged with robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
FIJI Probes Squirting
OF Acid at Lowmuker

appeared to be laughing at him.
Then he leaned over and
squirted something from what
appeared to be a syringe. The
green 1857 model truck darted
away in traffic before Mr..
Thompson got q good look at
the men.
He got q burn In his shirt
the size Of q dime when he
instictively threw UP his arm
to protect his face.
Police theorized Mr.. sThomp-
son may have angered the men
by inadvertently cutting of the
truck in traffic.
Mr.. Thompson saw no rela-
ton between the incident and
his moderate stand labor leg
islation, such as one source had
suggested.
Mr.. Thompson said he had
been threatened in the past
by two or three cranks but he
never considered it serious.
Asked If he had any enemies,
Mr.. Thompson said he prob
ably had. but that my enemies
are kind ones"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Lunch at BaImoraI

The FBI today was making
tests to determine what sub
stance was squirted on the
shirt and car of Representative
Thompson, Democrat of New
Jersey, by the occupant Of q
panel truck.
Mr.. Thompson tended to
down-play the incident as the
work Of a crank.
II think much too much has
been made Of it." he told news
men at the Capitol. He pointed
to q tiny burn near the left
shoulder and said only q drop
of the liquid had hit him. He
did not seek medical treatment.
The incident occurred about
800 am. yesterday as Mr..
Thompson was en- route from
his Alexandria home to his
office. He said he at first OBJ
served the truck crossing the
Fourteenth street bridge.
AS he drew up to a stop sign
at Third street and Independ-
ence avenue S.W. the struck
stopped beside him. Mr.. Thomp-
son noted there were two white
men, and that the passenger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19

The photographer said Mr..
Belafonte took the camera, a
twin-lens reflex, pulled open
its back and yanked out the
film.
Mr.. Muto said he then
dropped the camera to the
floor, and kicked it. However,
Carson Harris, the Belafonte
company manager, said the
only damage to the camera was
q broken hinge and he did not
see Mr.. Belafonte drop OF
kick it.
When Mr.. Muto pointed out
the camera was valued at $3.50
the singer Immediately ordered
Mr.. Harris to pay the amount
lin cash. Mr.. Muto said he
accepted the payment and
signed a receipt for it.
Mr.. Harris said the singer
nao not Deen told in advance
that photographs were going
10 be taken.
The incident ended with
smoothed feelings all around,
Mr.. Harris said. Mr.. Bella
fonte apologized, he said, and
invited Mr.. Muto to come back
and shoot more pictures at
another time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
New Disturbance
Watched as Storm
Edith CoIIopses

MIAMI, Fla. Aug. 10 (AP)-
Tropical storm Edith has de-
generated into a moderate
easterly wave but a, second
easterly wave in the extreme
Western Caribbean has become
a little stronger, the Miami
Weather Bureau said today.
Edith, fifth tropical storm of
the season, is now located over
the Central Caribbean south
of Hispaniola and is moving
westward.
The second wave also Is NOV
ing westward, ct 20 to Is miles
per hour. but has no unusual
squalliness or any indications
of circulation.
AS Edith blew across the
Dominican Republic it lost all
its punch and all warnings were
hauled down for Hispaniola,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands.
Island and reconnaissance
aircraft reports indicated the
storm had degenerated into
squalls.
Highest winds were esti-
mated about IS miles an hour
in heavier squalls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Belofonte SEXES
Photographers Camera

Harry Belafonte grabbed a
free-lance commercial photog-
rapher's camera in his dressing
room last night. yanked it open
and exposed pictures that had
been taken during his perform
ance.
The incident took place dur
ing intermission at the Carter
Barron Amphitheater after the
singer asked the shows man
ager to invite the photographer.
al Muto. formerly of Interna-
tional News Photo. to come
backstage. So
MIR. Muto said he had been
taking pictures during the
show by available light-with-
out use Of flash-from the
front Of the audience for a
client.
When he stepped into MIR.
Belafonte's dressing room, the
singer closed the door and
Flew into a rage" Mr.. Muto
said.
According to Mr.. Muto the
singer was angered because he
felt the photographers move
ments had interrupted the
show. Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19

without endangering the Fed
eral interest, Mr.. Broyhill main
tanned.
Mr.. Loser insisted that Con-
gress constitutionally may not
delegate legislative powers to
the proposed territorial assem-
bly,. The Supreme Court has
upheld the delegation only Of
city regulatory power. he said.
Both Mr.. Mclaughlin and his
chief legal aide, Corporation
Counsel Chester Gray, heart
lily disagreed"
They cited Supreme Court
language in the 1853 Thomp-
son case. which outlawed dis
elimination in restaurants and
places Of amusement here. The
court, in that case, ruled
affirmatively that Congress
could empower its creature, the
District government. to pass
all kinds Of legislation" Mr..
Gray argued.
Mr.. Mclaughlin assured
Congressman that District Off
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were Suppileo last night Dy air
with blankets, water, food and
cigarettes.
Heavy skies today stalled q
helicopter air-lift rescue opera
ton.
Bulldozer Job Delayed
The overcast also delayed
start of q bulldozer probe into
the huge slide at Rock Greek
campground-where the top of
Ia mouptain gave way Monday
night and created q new hill
400 to 500 feet high. This
search was to determine
whether other quake victims
may be buried in the debris.
Four Of the dead were from
one family. They were F. r.
Bennett, As. Of Occur d'Alene,
Idaho: his two daughters. Car
ole. II, and Susan, 5, and q son,
Tom, IL. Mr.. Benefits wife
and another son. Phillip. IS.
were injured.
A 15-year-old survivor, Mar.
tin Stryker Of Berkeley, Calf,
told today how his father ard
stepmother, Mr.. and Mrs. e.
H. Stryker. died in the slides.
'They couldn't have known
what hit them." he said.
Heard Trees Cracking
Young Martin and his broth
ers, John, Is. and Morgan, 8,
were sleeping In q separate
tent 20 feet away.
I'VE could hear trees crack
ing" he said. when we got
out Of the tent two trees had
fallen across our car and an
other crushed our boat"
Then a tremendous roar
echoed down the mountain
seconds before the avalanche
hit the parents tent.
Three helicopters were poised
at West Yellowstone to operate
the air-lift to bring out the
persons in the lakes area above
the Madison River Valley,
where the quakes Monday
night and early yesterday hit
with the most force.
Many got out last night
when the buckled and broken
U. s. Highway 287 was re-
opened by a road crew, Idaho
State police reported. Some
were able to drive out their
own cars. For hours. they had
been trapped between the slide
and damaged Hegen Dam, sew
en- miles away.
Police Of three States
Idaho. Wyoming and Montana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
WHEN SPANKING
WAS IN VOGUE

MARJORIE HOLMES, writing "of
Love and Laughter" dreams visit
fully Of q pre-Freudion era when
q parent could apply the rod to q
kid without feeling he'd permanently
injured the ego. For some second
thoushts on modern child psychology.
see Page CT.
THE NAVY hos developed snorkeI
subs, missile subs and nueIeor subs
but detection Of these underwater
Foiders still remoins in the soiIboot
stose. For on account Of this coun-
tY's vulnerobiIity to submarines, see
Richard FrykIund's Interpretive re-
port on Pose Gil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Hoitiuns Besieging
80 Bearded Invaders

PORT AU PRINCE. Haiti.
Aug. 10 tAP).-Haitian troops
today were reported besieging
80 bearded invaders on q noun
tain on the southwest coast.
The week-long chase after
the Observation-Disclosures from
Cuba-centered near the small
town Of Tiburon. Cuban Prime
Minister Fidel Castro has con-
coded the invasion force is
probably led by q Cuban, whom
he denounced as an adven-
turer attempting to embarrass
his revolutionary government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Housing Bill
De|ayLike|y
House Vote Seen
Lote in Session
BY J. A. OLEARY
star stan Writer

The compromise housing bill
passed by the Senate yesterday
appears likely to linger In
House committees until the
closing hours Of the session
which most members hope viii
be before Labor Day.
As it passed the Senate, the
bill still is unsatisfactory to the
administration in three respects
and Senate Republicans have
limited President Eisenhower
may veto this measure as he
did the original housing bill
on July z.
In q final protest. Senate
Republicans tried to recommit
the bin TO the Banking Conn
mittee but failed, 81 to 20.
This roll call indicated more
than the required two-thirds
needed to override should
President Eisenhower veto this
bill.
Vote Exceeds Two-Thirds
On final passage in the SEN
ate the vote was II to a.. well
over two-thirds.
When the bill reaches the
House today. it is expected to
be sent to the House Banking
Committee for further revision,
after which it must run the
gauntlet Of the House Rules
Committee.
It is the necessity for getting
a special rule that is likely to
prevent House action until the
last day or two Of the session.
The strategy Of the Demo-
Gratis seems to be to send this
compromise bill to the Presi-
dent so close to adjournment
that he would not have time
to return a veto message. Once
the lawmakers have left for
home, the President would
have to sign the bill or run the
See HOUSING. Page AS
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President Sets Talk
On N With MocmiIIon

Meanwhile. the President
was comforting at noon today
in his temporary Office in the
Hotel Gettysburg here with
Secretary Of Agriculture Ben
son on undisclosed Agricul-
ture Department matters. He
played golf at the Gettysburg
Country Club before going to
the Office.
The President decided against
holding another news confer
ence in Gettysburg today as he
did last Wednesday.
Mr.. Hagerty left open the
possibility, however, that Mr..
Eisenhower may have a news
conference either here or in
Washington before he takes of
at 4 am. next Wednesday for
Bonn.
To Explain Aims
Mr.. Eisenhower hopes that
personal conferences with Allied
leaders In the key West Euro
pean capitals will remove any
apprehension regarding his aims
in an exchange Of visits with
Soviet Premier Khrushchev, due
In Washington September Is.
Restating his aims in q mes
sage yesterday to Prime Min
lister Nehru of India. the Presi-
dent said:
IT hope these visits will help
create better understanding be-
tween the United States and
the Soviet Union and, by re-
ducing tensions, help promote
the cause of peace"
Mr.. Nehru, q leader Of the
"neutraliSt" bloc of nations,
had sent Mr.. Eisenhower a mes
sage expressing his great salts
faction" and Happiness" at
news of the forthcoming Eisen-
ower-Khrushchev exchange of
visits.
Mr.. Eisenhower returned to
his Gettysburg farm home late
yesterday after keeping several
appointments at the White
House in Washington in the
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
BY GARNET ID. HORNER
Star stan Writer

0sAA oN9A WAAtNN
GETTYSBURG, Pa. Aug. 10,
President Eisenhower and
British Prime Minister Mac
milan viii make @ joint teie-
vision-radio appearance in
London August 81. the White
House announced today.
Press Secretary James c.
Hagerty said Mr.. Eisenhower
and Mr.. Macmillan expect to
talk together informally on
the broadcast.
The program will originate
from the Prime Minister'S resi-
dence at 10 Downing street. It
will precede a dinner Mr.. Mac
milan is giving that evening
for the President.
Mr.. Hagerty said it would
be up to United States radio
networks to make arrange
ments for possible live broad
cast Of the program in this
country. The program will be
filmed for later television
showing in the United States.
The announcement came as
the President worked with Mr..
Hagerty and Mai. John Eisen-
hover, his son and assistant
White House staff secretary,
on detailed plans for his jet
plane trip to Europe next
week.
Flying to Bonn August 26,
Mr.. Eisenhower plans to fly
on to London August ~ and
be in Great Britain until he
leaves for Paris September 2.
Lunch at BalmoraI
In London. Buckingham
Palace disclosed today that
Prince Philip will meet Presi-
dent Eisenhower when the
President arrives by plane at
Aberdeen, Scotland, on August
%. They will drive to Bal
moral Castle in time for lunch
with Queen Elizabeth II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19

worked side by side in the
rescue efforts. along with sher-
IFS officers. Civil Defense
workers, the Civil Air Patrol.
Red Cross workers. men from
military units and the United
States Forest Service.
In an effort to determine
whether people are buried be-
meath the Rock Greek camp
ground slide, names Of all per-
sons removed from the area
were being logged.
Of1icials feared the death
toll might rise to at least IS.
Survivors reported seeing q
couple and q crippled boy
swept away by an avalanche
which struck their automobile.
At another point. parts Of
an automobile registered 10
Thomas Stowe. 81, Of Sandy,
Utah. were found. along with
Mr.. Stoves fishing tackle box
and some papers.
Report Unconfirmed
The sheriff's Office at Vir.
ginia City. reported once that
bodies Of Mr.. Stowe and his
wife had been recovered, but
they could not be located at
any mortuary and other sources
couldn't confirm the report.
The other known dead were
Mrs. Margaret Holmes. Billings,
and an unidentified girl about
8 years old.
Approximately so persons
were injured. but only ~ re-
manned in hospitals in four
Montana towns. Six were re-
ported in critical condition.
MOST OF the victims were
campers enjoying outdoor va
cations in the rugged wilds, less
than 20 miles west Of Yellow
stone Park.
No One in Park Hurt
There were an estimated 49,
600 to $4,000 vacationers in
Yellowstone Park when the
quakes hit. but no one was re-
ported injured there. Earth
slides closed some roads In the
western side Of the park.
Additional light tremors
north Of Hebgen Dam were felt
last night. but caused no dam
age.
None Of the famous scenic
wonders Of the huge summer
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
ProbersWeig|1
Jurisdiction in
Putney Death
MotherweII Thought
To Be in Kentucky;
State Police AIerted
BY RICHARD OLONE
star stan Writer

Larry Lord Motherwell, AZ,
last known companion Of Mrs.
Pearl Putney. wealthy WASH
ington widow, whose bones
were found in California four
days ago, Is believed to be in
Kentucky. 1t was learned to-
day.
State police there have been
'alerted to keep an eye on him.
although at present there is
no charge against Motherwell,
who took q cross-country trip
with Mrs. Putney last summer
and returned alone.
The remains Of Mrs. Putney.
u, widow Of Q former Ameri-
can University professor and
State Department official. were
discovered Sunday about 80
miles northeast Of Marysville,
Calf, where Mrs. Putney was
last seen on August Is, 1858.
Seen in Gilbertsville
Motherwell is believed to
have left his home in the 100
block of Lyman place Me-.
where he lived with his third
wife and l9-month-old daugh-
ter. about two months ago.
Authorities said he wes seen
in Gilbertsville. a town on Lake
Kentucky in the southwest part
Of the State. as recently as
six weeks ago.
A reporter who called at the
Motherwell home last night was
told by q man, presumably Mrs.
Motherwell's brother, that she
was not ct home.
Ofacials Of Sierra County,
Calf, where Mrs. Putney's re-
mains were found. and Yuba
County. where Mrs. Putney was
last seen, were to confer today
to decide which area had juris-
diction and what further steps
to take in the Investigation.
Death Cause Cloaked
Roger Greene, criminologist
for the California Criminal In
vestigation and Identification
Division, said he saw little
chance Of determining the
cause Of death because Of de-
terioration Of the body.
It was the search for Mrs.
Putney. instigated by her half
brother. Castro M. Dabrohua
of Chicago. which led to the
discovery last November Of the
body Of Motherwell's retarded
14-month-old daughter, buried
in q pet cemetery near Freder-
lex, Md. He was subsequently
cleared Of responsibility in her
death.
Mrs. Putney was believed to
have been carrying some $780,
900 In cash and securities when
she left Washington early last
summer.
Mr.. Dabrohua, who was to
leave for California with his
See PUTNEY, Page AS
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Stock Decline Again
Under Steady Selling

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (AP).
STEADY selling hammered
stock prices down today in q
continuation Of yesterdays de-
cline. Losses among key stocks
ranged from a few cents to 81
or more a share with several
favorites of 50 or So.
Electronics. metals. chemicals,
oils and building materials
were among the hardest hit.
Steels, motors and rails also
were lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Carrier Blast
ki||s2,Hurts2O
Explosion Storts
Fire on Wosp

NORFOLK. Va. Aug. 10
(AP).-Two sailors were killed
and about 20 other injured
yesterday In an explosion
aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Wasp $50 miles east Of here.
The explosion occurred when
o helicopter' engine "over-
speeded" during q routine test
in the hangar area below the
huge carriers flight deck.
The Navy in Washington
identified the two dead as 1t.
(jg) Jim Frank Hagan. son Of
John Wander Hagen. Mariana,
Fla: and Airman Apprentices
Donald Howard Trask, son OF
Mrs. Emogene A. Trask, Keene.
n. H.
Names Of the injured were
not Immediately available.
There was no immediate
word Of how much damage the
ship had suffered. The ship
arrived at Quonset Point, r. l..
today.
Rear Admiral Robert Stroh,
commander Of Carrier Division
IL who flies his nag aboard the
vessel, issued q statement
through headquarters here
praising the crew for "expedi-
tious handling" Of q situation
(which might have become o
catastrophe"
-Four destroyers, participating
with the Wasp on anti
submarine maneuvers, aided in
squelching the IRE. It was
brought under control once
after q 50-minute fight and
then flared up again. After an
other 20 minutes the fire was
reported out.
1t. Hagan was working on
the helicopter when the ex-
plosion occurred. Airman Trask
drowned in an elevator pit while
fighting the fire.
Admiral Stroh commended
Capt. e. c. Fredericks of the
Wasp for the "calm and EN-
Gent manner" in which the fire
was fought. He said the crew
performed in magnificent
fashion" and that there
were many individual acts Of
heroism.
The Wasp lost 103 men in
the Pacific during World War
II. She was placed in moth
balls and reactivated in 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Offer by Khrushchev
On Berlin Reported
Presidents
Brother Gets
CorridorPIun
py the Associated presr

DR.. Milton Eisenhower Is re-
ported to have brought to his
brother, the President, q new
proposal by Soviet Premier
Khrushchev for q long-terfn
solution on the Berlin problem.
Authoritative sources said to-
day Mr.. Khrushchev unveiled
his plan at a private meeting
with DR.. Eisenhower during his
recent trip to Russia with Vice
President Nixon.
Mr.. Khrushchev's proposal
was said to be essentially as
follows:
The Soviets win agree to let
the West German government
take over Communist
West Berlin, with guaranteed
access to the city. provided. the
Western allies withdraw from
there.
President win Listen
President Eisenhower has let
it be known that he will listen
to any new idea Mr.. Khru.
shchev might have on the trou-
blesome German question when
the Kremlin leader comes to
Washington next month.
Milton Eisenhower was de-
scribed as favoring the Khru.
shchev plan. Some State De-
partment officials were strongly
opposed to it.
The East-West foreign min.
listers conference at Geneva
broke up in deadlock last
month after 10 weeks of argyll
ment over Germany. Secre-
tary Of State Herter accused
Moscow of seeking to Dust the
allies from West Berlin so as
to pull the city inside the Iron
Curtain.
West Berlin Desire Denied
Mr.. Khrushchev, in his
private talk with DR.. Eisen-
hover, repeatedly denied that
Russia wants to bring West
Berlin under Soviet domina-
ton. He expressed desire for
q peaceful solution Of the
city's status.
The Soviet chief was not
specific on how West Germany
would be assured access to
West Berlin, ITO miles inside
Red territory.
DR.. Eisenhower, In reporting
to the President, was said to
have understood Mr.. Khru-
shchev's plan would provide
for a corridor linking the city
with West Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Montana Vocotioners
Still Trapped by Quoke
Heavy Skies Stall AirIift Rescue;
Known Deuth Toll Is Placed at Eiqht

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Montp Aug. 10 (AP).-Earth-
quakeborn avaanches s trapped campers and fishermen
in the mountains Of Southwest Montana today.
The known death toll eight but it may 60 higher.
Many vacationers-offcials didn't know the number
hudde at make-shift campground hillside where they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19

the District O territory at this
sessions fourth hearing in the
House on Home Rule.
The atmosphere, cracking
with tension at the first hear
ing. was peaceful today. four
weeks later. But District SUBJ
committee members. Repre-
sentatives Broyhill, Republican
Of Virginia. and Loser, Demo-
crat Of Tennessee, still APP
peared adamant In their oppo-
sition to a locally elected mu-
nicipal government.
Asks Modified Election
Mr.. Broyhill proposed an al
tentative. The present COM
missioner form of government
could be maintained, he said
with one commissioner elected
by the people rather than all
three appointed by the Presi-
dent. He called for an elected
school board.
This framework. added to q
Washington vote for President
and Vice President and repre-
sentation in Congress could
satisfy demands for a vote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Mclaughlin Disputed
OnD.C. Territorial Rule
BroyhiII and Loser Firmly Oppose
Locally Elected Municipal Regime
BY GRACE BASSETT
star stan Writer

The insistence Of Commissioner Robert Mclaughlin
that territorial form of District government would
work today into congenial but Arm opposition from
House Subcommitteemen.
Mr. Mclaughlin, president Of the Board Of Commits
soners concentrated on the practically of bill to make
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Landslide Buries 8

SANTIAGO. Chile. Aug. 10
AP)-A landslide buried q
family Of eight persons at
Puyuhuapi. in Northern Chile.
yesterday.
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