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The Nome nugget., 1959-12-28
Warehouse Explosion Rips Kentucky Town

WARSAW, Ky, tR - An explo- sion in soft drink and beer dis tributing house ripped through the heart of this town of 1000 per sons on Christmas, causing dam age estimated at two million dollars.
 The warehouse owner, Jack Smith, 32, was burned from head to ankles. Three others were taken to hospitals and at least 12 others suffered injuries.
 Twenty houses were destroyed and about 190 of this towns 250 houses were damaged. Some were jared off their foundations and the roofs of some were wrenched loose.
 Howard Yandell, chief liquid petroleum gas inspector for the State Department of Public Safe ty, said Saturday the blast appar- ently had been caused by a fur mace in the warehouse. He said the furnace was designed origin ally to burn natural gas but had been converted to use liquified petroleum gas, called bottled gas.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-28

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
Bag Of Feathers
Proves Superior
To HoIdup Gun

NEW YORK. Aug. 20 tAFy
Louis charatz had just re-
turned from the bank to hi,
millinery factory with q $4,000
cash payroll yesterday when
he heard = voice say:
Gimme the money"
He felt . pistol jabbed
against his back.
Undaunted, Mr.. charatz bel
lowed:
Get out of here. you bum.''
There were several clicks
but no explosions. from the
pistol.
AS Mr.. Charatz spun around,
the gunman opened the cart
ridge chamber to correct the
fault. whereupon all the bull
lets fell to the fioor. ~
Mr.. Charatz seized q bag full
Of feathers and thumped the
gunman's head with it. The
sack burst open and showered
the gunman with bright green
feathers.
The bandit then sprinted
from the plant and raced down
the avenue. Q garland of green
feathers clinging to his head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
Poppy Boyinston
Sues for Divorce

Los ANGELES, Aug, 20
(Ap) Gregory tPappy, Boy
ington, former flying ace, has
sued his second wife for
divorce, alleging cruelty.
& Mr.. Boyinston. 56. who left
the Marine Corps Is q leu
tenant colonel after World War
II. won the Medal Of Honor for
shooting down 28 japanese
planes in the South Pacific. He
and Mrs. Boyingtons former
Actress Frances Reiman, As,
were married in 1916.
The divorce complaint did
mot give details. Mr.. Boying.
ton now devotes most Of his
time to writing books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
history Plunge
Kills Professor

PITTsB URGH, Aug. Il
lAP).-A University Of Pitts.
burgh professor fell to hi,
death from the 18th floor Of
the Cathedral Of Learning yes
terday after jerking himself
free from his wife's restraining
hands.
Before plunging to his death
police said Or. John w. Nc
Carthy. ~. hung headlone
from his ONCE window with
his wife, Harriet. and 9 friend
Prof. Hubbard Kline, holding
onto his feet.
Mrs. Mccarthy told police
her husband was released Tues
day after treatment at the
Western Psychiatric Institute
In Pittsburgh. He had been or
leave from the university. n
Or. Mccarthy is survived By
his wife and two sons. He wai
o native of Pittsburgh and
studied at Harvard. Columbia,
Temple and Union univer-
stiles. sa ~ a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
Il Of Invaders
Slain in Haiti
PORT Az PRINCE, Haiti,

PORT Az PRINCE. Haiti.
Aug. 20 tAP).--Haitian troops
have slain II Of the bearded
|reyolutionaries who invaded
Haiti . week ago. an informed
source said today.
The informant said the H.
part Of an armed band Of 80
hunted by Haitian tactical units
since the invasion - were
trapped and wiped out yester-
day on . mountain pass near
Port Tiburon. on the southwest
tip Of Haiti.
His information. was that
the troops suffered no casual
\ ties.
Army headquarters said It
could not confirm the report.
1t was reported earlier. how
ever. that Haitian troops had
set up siege lines in the noun
tains behind Tiburon. . small
numbering town, and that .
shortage of food and water was
expected to force the band to
surrender or try to fight its way
out.
The invaders had terrorized
the village Of Irois when they
landed and driven its 500 resi-.
dents from their homes with.
|out firing . shot.
Haiti has complained that
the band came from Cuba.
Cuban Premier Fidel Castro
conceded that it probably was
led by q Cuban. whom he
denounced as an adventurer
attempting to embarrass his
revolutionary government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
Boy in Iron Lung
Tested for Polio

Laboratory tests are being
made to determine If . 2-year-
old boy at District General
Hospital has polio.
The child Of the 1000 block
Of c street NE, fought for his
life yesterday Is he was placed
In an iron lung with o high
temperature. He was moved
to an aforementioned room.
The boy Is one Of four pos
sible polio patients now under
treatment here. Two other
previously confirmed cases in
clude q girl. IS, who died OF
the bulbar form Of the disease,
and q l7-year-old boy para1yzed
in both legs.
The new patient could be
suffering from meningitis or
some other disease which has
polio-like symptoms. The Dis
trict Health Department said
the child previously had been
given the three-shot series of
Salk anti-polio vaccine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
Liquid Hurled
At Thompson Wos
Buttery Acid

A low-grade solution Of sui
|phuric acid was identified a.
the substance sqiiirted into the
ear Of Representative Thomp-
son. Democrat Of New Jersey,
police said today.
Police said the liquid. identi-
fed BY the FBI laboratory, pos
sibly was extracted from an
auto battery.
Mr.. Thompson reported 70
police that one Of two white
men riding In D panel truck
|squirted Q syringe at him while
his car was stopped for Q traf-
fie light on Independence av-
enue S.W. Tuesday morning.
A hole the size Of Q dime was
burned il his shirt when he
threw up his arm to protect his
face. A slight burn resulted on
his upper left arm.
Mr.. Thompson discounted the
idea that persons opposed to
his stand ca labor legislation
had made the attack.
Police Issued . lookout today
for . green Ford 1857 model
pickup truck with Maryland
tags beginning with the figures
So. The truck was believed to
be operating from . nearby
Maryland gasoline station or
garage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
Plunge Kills Potent
At WuIter Reed

First 1t. William c. Little, "A,
USA retired, plunged to his
death from a second-story
bathroom window early yester-
day at Walter Reed Army Hos
potal. where he has been a pa
tient since June %, police re-
ported. i lM.9
According to Detective Harry
A. Pixton. Of the homicide
squad. 1t. Little had been un.
der treatment for a liver ALL
ment and had been depressed.
Detective Pixton said 1t. Lit
tie had been a patient at Car
Isle, Pa, his home. before he
was sent to Walter Reed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20

mendations on q variety Of
matters In the aid program.
Mr.. Eisenhower said they COW
cred so many fields that cx.
tended study would be needed
before the administration could
decide what II wants to do
about them.
Red Challenge Can Be Met
Mr.. Draper. a former AS
sistant Secretary Of the Army.
and his committee colleagues
hit q general theme. that the
Soviet Union Is still dedicated
70 winning control Of the world.
Is growing In economic power
faster than the United States
and that the free world can
meet the challenge II it has the
will to do so.
uc ShhAAtcHBe points 10 the
need for greater unity OF pur-
pose, for q more dynamic ef.
fort. for combining and ex-
changing among all the free
world the benefit Of the skills
and energies Of those that
compose It," the report said.
1T requires a positive in
dividual and national dedica-
ton, greater emphasis on hard
constructive work and thought.
less rather than more emphasis
on leisure, more rather than
less application to our task"
Mr.. Draper personally added
that this situation we are in
Is not far from the situation
we are In In wartime"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
Versatile Robot
Brings Boy Prize

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 70
(Ar "A Utah boy won $500
yesterday with o four-fooi
robot which has q quart can
for. q head and o brain con-
stfucted from . pinbail ma
chine.
Theo Thompson. 10. demon.
ktrated his robot at the West.
efn Elsctronic Show. winning
fourth prize in the future en-
gineer's show.
HIS robot scooted across the
moor. shook its head, blinked
It's eyes. sang songs, stopped
and asked scientists. "How do
you do, sir7"
Young Thompson, q June
graduate Of Logan High School,
directed 1t rom behind 4
maze Of wires and switches,
When he stopped to answer
questions, he set the robot on
''automatic BRAIN"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
RULE

0O'''1usa sOA 49,
mltIeemen, Eepresent . tive
sroynnl. Eepupncan OF VAR
g,lAa, ano Loser Democras o.
slAaesSee.
Mr: mclaughlin concen-
traseo on the practlcallty o. 9
DIN 70 make the District q ter
ritory.
The atmosphere, cracking
with tension ct the FIRST hear
ing. was peaceful yesterday,
four weeks later. But District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
Investments
Abroad Get
ToxCut Nod
~ the Assoeiated pre..


The House. Ways and Means
Committee yesterday approved
= bill to grant income tax bene.
hts TO United States business
firms making capital invest
ments abroad.
In broad terms. the bill
would provide q variety Of in
come tax deferrals and tax
credits 70 q proposed special
new class Of foreign business
corporations TO be charted for
business anywhere in the world.
The committee yielded 70
Treasury opposition and re-
1ected Q proposal which also
would have granted q IA per
cent deduction from the 50 per
cent corporate income tax rate
on income earned abroad. Z
However. 1t rejected Treas
ury proposals to limit applica-
ton Of tax BENEFITS to invest
ments only in the less developed
areas Of the world, excluding
industrialized areas like West
ern Europe.
The bill was sponsored by
Representative 'Boggs, Demo-
crat Of Louisiana. He said it
is designed to encourage the
now Of American capital
abroad and lessons sthe in
creasing drain upon the
American taxpayer" under. the
present foreign aid program.
The principle Of tax incen-
tive to encourage the now Of
private American capital
abroad has been indorsed by
both the State and Treasury
Departments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
THIEF STARTS
WINTER SPORTS
SHOPPING FAIRLY

SPRINGFIELD. Mass.
(APl.-New England Their
mometers were flirting with
e0-degree temperatures the
day William T. Appleton
allegedly committed the
crime with which he was
charged in District Court
yesterday. ~ <fti',.
The Judge heard the de-
PENDANTS plea OF not guilty,
ordered bail OF $1,000. and
set September II as the
date for trying him on q
charge Of stealing a. pairs
OF Ice skates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
'15-Mun Gunq
Fails to Free
Prisoner

NAHANT. Mass. Aug. 20
ltAP)-A gang Of IS men, some
armed with clubs and lengths
Of pipe. burst into the Nahant
police station early today in q
wild but futile attempt to free
q prisoner.
The gang ned when apatrol-
man struck two Of them with
his revolver and fired q warn
Ing shot into the ceiling.
A short while later seven be-
came prisoners themselves on
charges which included incit-
ins q riot, attempting to free
. prisoner. assault. assault and
battery and drunkenness.
-Four Of tAe gang were
caught at i roadblock and
three at the Lynn Hospital,
where two had gone for treat
ment of bruises suffered In the
scunhe with two patroimen in
the police station. SD l.
Police Chief BENJAMIN LAM
phier said the gang tried to
liberate Donald stinson, ~. Of
swampscott, who was locked up
on . drunkenness charge.
Those treated at the hospital
for injuries suffered in the
scufiie were identified by police
Is John Stinson. 20, and George
Stinson. %. brothers Of the
prisoner.
Police said all the men had
been attending q bachelor
party in 3 Nahant. nightclub.
Donald Stinson was arrested
when a neighhor complained
about loud noises In the night
club parking lot.
Nahant is . peninsular town
jutting into Lynn Harbor about
IS miles north Of Boston: 1t
has q winter population of
about 1000 and Is . popular
summer resort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
Man. n. Cleared
In Morals Case

Charges have been dropped
against, . 27-year-old laborer
accused Of assault with intent
Ito have carnal knowledge Of q
13-year-oid girl.
The. charges against Thomas
e. Drury Of the 5000 block Of
Blaine street NE. were dis
missed for lack Of evidence
after Q hearing In the United
States attorneys ofice at Mu-
lnicipal Court today. Mr.. Drury
twas arrested on August 8 In
woods bordering the ZOO block
Of Anacostia road NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
Allies Need
OF Arms Aid
Called Urgent
ny the Associated Press

President Eisenhower's spe-
cial Foreign Aid COMMITTEES
sounded an urgent call for
more arms assistance funds to-
day despite congressional ana
administration reluctance to
spend the money.
In a unanimous report after
nine months study. the To-
man group Of prominent citi-
Gems headed BY Financier VIII
liam H. Draper. jr.. said that
ct least 81 billion q year In
arms help for United States
allies around the world Is
needed to keep free world
foundations strong.
Mr.. Eisenhower asked Con-
eress for SIS billion for mill
tary assistance this year. Con-
eress Is in the process OF
cutting two or three hundred
million dollars from this
amount.
Warns OF Danger
I'VE believe" the committee
said. that the much lower
amount which Is likely to be
appropriated for fiscal year
1860 involves q serious security
danger for the United States
and for the free world"
Mr.. Eisenhower praised the
Draper Committee In sending
its windup report to Congress.
He said the group furnished
Invaluable guidelines' but did
not indicate just how far he
would follow its recommen-
dations. 'fy
The President did agree that
there was what he called a
dangerously low level' Of arms
funds authorized for this year.
Congressional informants said
they expected the administra-
ton would seek another $500
million or more In q supple
mental request next January.
As for other Draper recon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
KRusHcHEy

COutlnue0 From First Page
piled to cover Mr.. Khrushchey's
tour that not all may be al
lowed to 60 in the ofihcial press
party. This Is on grounds that
Mr.. Khrushchev can't get TO
[see the country. II he Is con.
stantly surrounded by crowds
OF reporters and photographers.
It is likely that only one
press plane win accompany the
Khrushchev entouraee. The
Russians are expected to veto
any proposal that more than
one press plane follow Mr.. M
serhoWer through Russia.
The Soviets have not vet said
where Mr.. Khrushchev will 70
from the United States. There
Is some speculation, that he
might Nv TO Peiping, but the
Russians have shown no in.
terest IN Aiaska's proposal that
he stop there.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Eisenhower
has been urged by Senator
Bridges, Republican Of New
Hampshire, to avoid any Yalta-
type agreements with Mr..
khrushchev.
Senator Bridges, who heads
the Senate Republican Policy
Committee. urged Mr.. Eiseri-
hover. to make public i'm.
ri1ediately any agreements he
might make with Mr.. Khru-
shchev.
I'VE must not again fan
into the error Of personal
diplomacy which led us into
the tragedies Of Teheran, Yalta
and POtsdan1," Senator Bridges
said In q statement.
Let any agreements that
may be reached In these. visits
be . matter Of public record
Immediately"
No Negotiations
This was q reference to
World War II agreements made
ct meetings OF Franklin d.
Roosevelt and Harry Truman
with Winston Churchill and
Joseph Stain. The 1859 Re-
publican platform denounced
these agreements and urged
their reputation.
President Eisenhower has
made 1t clear, that. while he
win discuss world tensions
with Mr.. Khrushchev, he does
not intend to negotiate set
Elements with the Soviet Pre-
mier.
Presumably, any agreements
on the status Of Berlin or on
other trouble spots would be
subject to approval at a sum-
NIT conference in which United
| States Allies would participate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-20
New Light Tremors Jolt Montana,
Hunt for More Victims Hompered

INVEST YELLOWsTONE
Mont. Aug. 20 tAP).--Three
eight tremors jolted the South
western Montana earthquake
area last night and early today.
There was no damage. but the
shocks awakened residents.
- The shocks. coupled with q
driving rain. hampered efforts
of searchers TO renew q perilous
hunt for possible additional
victims Of the Monday night
quake. which touched on major
landslides.
The first earth shock last
night came about 10 pm. the
United States Forest Service re.
ported. and was followed by
others about $50 am. and
Z am.
The tremors were latest in
. series which has continued
since the major shock and
which have sent small land
elides Of rock and dirt down
the mountain slopes.
Ground parties, aided by
tkindivers. want to search above
and below Hebgen Dam, hard
hit In the Monday night shocks.
Huge DEDICATION
The landslide below the dam
uislocated an estimated 50 mil
lion tons Of earth.
Searching crews are made up
81 men from the civil defense
organization. sherifi's ONCE,
United States Forest Service
and volunteers.
Bodies Of eight earthquake
victims have been recovered
from the devastated mountains
and canyons. Reports from
survivors indicate the toll may
rise TO II. They told Of seeing
ecar with Q man ana Q woman
and . crippled boy buried by
IN avalanche. n
Coroner Charles Z. Raper says
he believes the body of Mrs.
Thomas Stowe Of Sandy, Utah,
lsin Madison River. He reported
the family car and her belong
ings have been found in the
stream. Her husband was killed.
Missing Woman Turns Up
woman reported by sheriff
Donald Skerritt to be missing
and presumed drowned was
found alive last night. Mrs. /,
Grace Miller, about so, whose
lakeside home was washed away
ina wave Of water propelled BY
aiandslide, had walked Is miles
70 q ranch.
O6icials have said they believe
more bodies may be found by
digging into the landslides and |
probing Hebsen Lake and Mad.
son River.
skindivers are planning to-
20 into the lake when the
muddy water clears. They win /
check Q report that two per.
sons drowned In Q car SUBJ
merged in dirt and water.
800 Are Moved out
& All Of the known survivors,
s-about 300-have been moved |
out Of the quake area. Some
roads, buckled and twisted by
the quake, have been made
passable by the use Of bull |
dozers.
Helicopters new through
slouds yesterday morning and
brought out. the last trapped |
fishermen and campers. They
guided people able to. drive /
their own cars out over the
roads reopened.
Eight smoke. Jumpers" who
usually are fighting forest fires,
leaped into Madison Canyon /
and gave first aid and assisted
In evacuation.
Many highways in the vest
an part Of Yellowstone. Ma
tional Park were blocked byI
landssides and the damage /
there was expected TO run into
the millions Of dollars. But the |
park was allowing tourists to
come in over the roads remain
Ing open.
Evening star., 1959-11-04

trated Is to 20 miles over the
central Negev Desert Of Israel
before they were intercepted.
All Israeli planes returned
safely TO base after driving the
Egyptian planes back into
Egyptian air space.
The Egyptian version:
The fight took place over
Egypt's Sinai Peninsula be-
tween Rafah and Ell, Arish, just
west Of the controversial GAIA
Strip. An Israeli fighter Of the
Mystere type, built in France,
was hit. Flames and smoke
were seen coming from 1t as
1t fed toward Israel. Six Is
raelY planes took part. The
Egyptian planes returned un-
damaged.
The incident was reported to
the United Nations commission
supervising the armistice.
Evening star., 1959-11-04
End Age Limits
In Aid to Disabled
Wymun Proposes

Social Security Administra-
ton officials suggested today
that Congress consider remov-
ing the requirements that dis
abled workers be at least SO
years old before being eligible
for cash benefits because Of
disability.
George X. Wyman. deputy
social security, commissioner
told a House Ways and Means
subcommittee that a new
study indicates that this could
be done without increasing
contribution rates for social
security disability insurance.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Harrison, Dem
ocrat Of Virginia, opened two
weeks Of hearings on the ad-
ministration and standards of
Evening star., 1959-11-04
Eisenhower Minimizes
Anti-U. S. Ponomo Riot

that any administration has
tried to do more than his to
improve relations between the
United State and It's Latin
American neighbors, For the
most part, he added. these ef-
forts have been very successful
Cites Treaty RevisiOns
He said this Government has
agreed to a number Of revisions
of the treaty with Panama
which permits the United
States to operate the Panama
Canal. He added that the
provisions Of the treaty have
been scrupulously honored.
The President, in reply tc
a question, said he would moi
even think of internationalizins
the canal. but that he per.
Evening star., 1959-11-04

sonally favors the construction
Of another canal across the
isthmus,
Mr.. Eisenhower said he has
been in favor Of building a Sec
ond canal since 1945, the year
World War II ended. He quickly
added, however. that he was not
ready to submit a formal rec
ommendation on this because
any such project requires ex-
tensive study.
Hits Cuba Communists
In another reference to un-
easy areas of aLtin America,
President Eisenhower said Com
munists are fishing in the
troubled waters Of Cuba. He
said that is why reference was
made to communism in the
str"~T protest lodged with the
+. Castro government last
". because of its persiStant
unlimited States campaign.
The President said nothing
to indicate he believes Prime
Minister Castro is a Commu.
mist, as some persons have
Evening star., 1959-11-04
BY JOHN v. HORNER
star stan Writer

Anti United States demon
strations in Panama brought
from President Eisenhower to-
day a plea that the govern
ments Of Latin America work
together TO preserve law and
order.
The President, asked about
the Panama Incidents at his
news conference, minimized
them by saying they are but
one episode in a long period
of favorable relations between
Panama and the United States.
He blamed excitable groups for
the tearing down Of an Amer
ican flag at the Embassy IN
Panama and other violence.
The President said he doubted
Evening star., 1959-11-04

1888 kilometers (l,483.9
miles, an hour during the en-
tire run. the report said. N
The privious recognized reE-
ord. 1880 kilometers (l.456.25
miles, an hour. was set Octo-
Der 6 by a French test pilAt.
Andre Turcat. in delta-wiig
Griffin II interceptor. The
fight was made at $4,000 feet.
Pravda said Col. Mosolov's'
speed had been submitted to-
the International Aerohautical
Federation for official approval
as a world record.
Though the Russians show
ing apparently exceeded the
official record. 1t still is far
from the fastest flight ever
made. United States Air Force
Capt. Milburn G. Apt few O.
rocket-powered X-2 plane at
2,260 miles Nan hour before
crashing September 26, 1856.
| He died in the crash. 1ir.
Evening star., 1959-11-04
FIGHTER Jets Duel
In nIsroeli-Egyptiun
Frontier Region

JERUSALEM. Nov. 4 (AP)
Israeli and Egyptian fighter
planes clashed today near th'
Israeli-Egyptian border.
The two governments. Off
cially at war despite a long
standing armistice, gave differ
ing accounts of exactly wher'
the clash took place and o
what happened.
The Israeli version:
Four Egyptian NIGHTS, So
viet-made jet fighters. pene'
Evening star., 1959-11-04
Russians Claim.
Air Speed Record
Of 1,555 M.P.H.

MOSCOW. Nov. 4 tAP).-
Pravda reported today that a
Soviet test pilot few a single
engine jet plane 2.504 kilo-
meters d,555.98 miles) an hour
and claimed a new worlds
speed record.
The newspaper said 1t. Col
Georgy Mosolov, a veteran test
pilot, set the mark while testing
a Delta-wing E-66 jet ain the
phere" October 81. He averaged
lower strata of the atmos-
Evening star., 1959-11-04

charged. He said simply that
Communist elements are pur-
suing the usual course of ac-
tivity in disturbed areas.