davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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that he was unofficiaIly en-
gagged to Miss Norma Beacon.
pretty brunei secretary Of
Ohio Representative William
Ayres, turned his mind from
romance to a more serious
subject. Il want to see elimi-
mated the silence Of the
United States press, generally
speaking, regarding achieve
mentS in Latin America. In
the United States press there
is only information about
revolutions, earthquakes, as
sassinations in Cuba. etc.
But there isn't a single word
about the new developments
that are taking place to i'm
prove the standard Of living
such as the establishment
Of new universities. the OPEN
ing Of new roads, the LESSEN
ing Of trade barriers"
Alas, it's so hard to get
q headline out of harmony,
whereas a revolution is cer-
tain to lift the palm tree
curtain.
GWEN CAFRITZ, the
Washington hostess whose
surprising phraseology and
comments are a delight to
her friends, has q different,
kind Of pet peeve she would
like to put an end to. II do
think when you come into q
party with new kid gloves
on" said Mrs. c., that
people with wet hands
shouldn't shake hands with
you. It's too ghastly! And
1t permanently ruins your
gloves. I do like to keep
mine on until I get through
the receiving line"
It's too raw when the ruin
Of chic is a wet paw.
ADELE ROGERS, wife of
the United States Attorney
General. whipped into the
subject with gusto. "Televi-
sion commercials are my pet
peeve - especially the kind
that show things happening
inside the stomach. I Just
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as chairman Of the Demo-
cratic National Convention
this year, also arrived from
Louisiana with q group Of
State Senators.
Reunion Slated
In case you've been won-
dering, Sherman was named
for Gen. Sidney Sherman,
who commanded the cavalry
in the Battle of San Jacinto-
not the Civil War general who
was anathema to the ooutn.
After being in recess since
June /. the Congressional
Club "reconvenes" at 4 pm.
next Sunday with a reception
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EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
Capita|ites' PET Peeves

like everything else. I like
everyone else. But my whole
expression changes when I
see coconuts."
Whoever serves her Coco
nut now is a loco-nut.
SENATOR HUBERT
HUMPHREY of Minnesota,
oft-mentioned candidate for
the Democratic nomination,
had more than one peeve.
Long distance calls" was his
first answer. Il wish every
telephone call could be made
before midnight. Sometimes
I am awakened twice in one
night and I just don't want
to be awakened at all.
But my worst pet peeve Is
finding a place to park the
car. ! think American people
are going to kill themselves
with locomotion. I am not so
worried about population ex-
plosion as the automobile ex-
plosion. The Christmas story
tells us there was no room
in the inn, but there's really
no room on the street"
Everyone will say Amen"
to that one.
OUNTESS KNUTH-
WINTERFELDT, wife Of the
Danish Ambassador, chate-
laine of a castle near Copen-
hagen and mother of three
teen-age children, flashed her
black eyes as she replied:
The alteration of teen
ayers nowadays! I think they
are given much too much at
tention,' too many parties.
too much freedom. They get
conceited and think they are
something very special. After
all we had the same prob
lens but nobody made any
thing of them. I think we
got along quite we'll. We give
them the impression that
they are something very diff
ferent. It's a little bit
ridiculous!"
This beauteous Dane has a
brain.
AMBASSADOR ANTONIO
GARLIC FLORES of Mex
leo. one of the most straight
forward diplomats in Wash
ington, said his pet peeve
was: Not being able to say
exactly what I think. This
is my first diplomatic post.
Before that l was a univer-
sity professor and the es-
sence of a university is COM
plete freedom of thought and
speech. But diplomacy
must be conducted like a
poker game. If a diplomat
puts all his cards on the
table at the beginning, he
loses"
LUVIE PEARSON, wife Of
Columnist Drew Pearson,
touched the heart of wom-
anhood with her pet peeve.
"It's trying to squeeze my
big square feet in these
needle-pointed shoes. ! hope
the round toe comes back in
1860, And especially l hope
the shoe manufacturers will
bring back a dancing slipper
that will stay on your foot
While dancing. Pumps are
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Here Comes Congress!
Celebrations Are Being Planned

The Dale Millers. longtime
friends Of the Speakers from
the Lone Star State, will give
their annual reception in his
honor at the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club.
The Millers' party is sched-
uled from 6 to 8 pm. and this
temporarily complicated plans
for the Women's National
Press Clubs annual welcome
to Congress" dinner which the
Speaker always attends.
In compliment to Mr.. Sam.
however, the press women
changed their dinner hour
from the customary 8 o'clock
to 8:l5. CThis gives the
Speaker time to go from the
Democratic Club to the Stat
Ter, If he doesn't tarry en-
routeO
Sam Rayburn Day in
Sherman" last Wednesday
was hailed as a unique tribute
to a politician in that it was
entirely non-partisan - and
without any Embarrassing
gimmicks. president Eisen-
hover, who was born at near
by Denison, Tex. sent warm
personal regardSD
The celebration was staged
by eight men and women's
civic organizations at a lunch
con in Sherman'S Civic Audi
torium attended by an over
flow crowd of 500 or more.
The official purpose was to
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express appreciation for the
many services" Mr.. Rayburn
has rendered to Sherman
"the largest city in (TexasO
Fourth Congressional Dis
trict" (which he represents in
Congress-.
Oklahoma'S Senator Robert
Kerr, who was among those
paying tribute to the Speaker,
said he hoped the idea would
catch on. There's nothing a
member of Congress appreci-
ates more than to be appre-
ciated, he noted.
Senator A. S. (Mike) Mon
roney, of Oklahoma-which
is. of course, a Texas neigh
bor"-headed a delegation
which flew down from Wash
ington to honor the man he
called "the greatest legislator
of all times"
Representative Hale Boggs,
who has been rumoredAZs a
possibility to replace Mr. sam
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witnesses the social scene day
in and day out, stated his pet
peeve without any hesitation:
Its the ample supply Of op-
portunists who pounce upon
every unsuspecting new Am
bassador land important new
political appointee) who
comes to town to exploit him
socially. And incidentally in
so doing, they frequently
promote their own businesses
and professions, as well.
One of these days we may
have to equip each Ambas-
sador with a rogues gallery
labeled "Beware"
Private citizens who watch
the obvious tactics of the
axe grinders frequently call
the Protocol Division to ask
If something can be done to
warn certain Ambassadors.
-. Sure wish I could have a
hand in drawing up that
rogueS gallery!
MAURICE II. STAINS, di-
rector of the Bureau of the
Budget, fairly moaned when
he gave his reply. My pet
peeve," he said sadly, "are
the citizens and politicians
who are in favor Of economy
in government in everything
except the things in which
they are especially interest,"
ed. Like the SENATOR" he
unused, but wouldn't name
him, who made a speech tor
economy one day and INTRO
duced a bill to spend a bill
lion dollars the next"
1 sadly fear he'll continue
to peeve in the coming year.
AN b AS ADOR JOSE
CHIRIBOGA, Ambassador of
Ecuador. who gave a party
last week and let 1t be known
Evening star., 1960-01-03
BY FRANCES LIDE
star staH Writer

Members of the Kyl fam
ily, who teamed up last fall
to help elect big John" Kyl
to Congress, will team up
this week to see their sue
cessful candidate sworn in.
The new Representative
elect from Iowa, whose VIC
tory in a special December
Is election sent COP. OPP
timism Spiraling, will take
the oath of Office when Con-
gresS convenes Wednesday,
and his wife and three chill
dren will be watching from
the gallery.
After a week in the Cap
ital. however, it will be back
home to Bloomfield, Iowa, for
the Kyl children. Any plans
to move to Washington are
being deferred until their
school year is completed.
Cooperative Effort
Wednesdays swearing in
ceremony will climax a fam
lily cooperative effort, since
all three children had a part
in their fathers campaign.
Jon, the Oldest land only
SOM. helped put up Kyl post
ers and did a stint of chauf-
feuring while his two sisters
stated the home front so
that attractive brunei Mrs.
Kyl could take to the
hustings.
The older girl assumed her
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mothers household duties,
while the younger acted as
a one-woman telephone an
swering service, taking calls
and messages that came to
the house.
IAN ideal American fam
ily," enthuSed one worker in
Mr.. Kyl'S campaign who de-
scribed the two girls as
beautiful" and recalled that
Jon was governor" of the
Hawkeye Boys State last
year.
big john" who gets his
nickname from his height
Che's well over 6 feet talD,
is a clothing merchant and
has been a telecaster on the
side.
The morning after his
election, early risers in
Bloomfield spotted him in
front of hhe store he and his
broth5k operate, sweeping
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the sidewalk in preparation
for the days business.
He was elected to the un-
expired term of the late
Representative Steven Car
ter. who defeated Mr.. XVI in
1858.
Republicans promptly
hailed his victory as a re-
verSal of the 1858 Demo-
cratic election tide.
New Senator
On the Senate side, for
mer North Dakota Cover
nor c. Norman BrunsdaIe
will be sworn in Wednesday
to succeed the late Senator
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for new members Of the
Senate and House. ..
The honorees will be few
in number, since 1859 wasn't
an election year, but the
annual gathering will also
be a reunion for club men,
bers and their husbands.
Mrs. William F. Norrell,
wife of the Arkansas Rep
reSentative, starts her second
year in Office with the begin
ming of the 1860 season.
And judging from the clubs
calendar" for January, she
will have little leisure from
next Sunday on. .
Glasses of one sort or an
other are lined up almost
every day of the week. In
addition, there will be the
weekly Friday program teas
plus such specials" as the
annual founders day brunch
in the spring.
Photography, fashion CO.
ordination, investments, mill
linery and flower arranging
are some of the subjects Of
classes that get under way
this month. A Spanish class
also is included. bridge will
be featured regularly, and
the Tuesday Red Cross Ses-
sions will be continued, Of
course.
The Friday teas will start
on a serious note. Senator
Clinton P. Anderson, chair
man of the Joint COMMITTEES
on Atomic Energy, will be the
speaker on the 18th when his
subject will be tonic
Energy in the Home"
On the 22nd, club mem.
bers will hear Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge, United
States Representative to the
United Nations, on THE
Challenge Facing America. .
Evening star., 1960-01-03
BY BETTY BEALE
Star Stan Writer

Never ask people in Wash
ington what their New Year
resolutions are. II they are
prominent enough to quote
they always resolve to work
for more peace and less sin
and you know what fascinat-
ing reading that makes!
Nobody keeps resolutions
anyhow, but everyone wants
the world around him
changed. To find out what
kind of thing annoys people
the most, l asked some we'll
known Capitalize: tho follow
ing question:
What pet peeve would you
like to see changed or elm
mated in 1860?
GEN. NATHAN F. TWIN
ING, Chairman of the JOINT
Chiefs of Staff which is the
top uniformed post in the
country, and a soldiers SOL
der for Al years, thought
about it a bit and then took
up a hot topic that's been
very much in vogue:
My pet peeve at the
moment is retired military
officers writing memoirs in
which they criticize their
superiors without having all
the facts in the case. II
you write your memoirs
about your own outfit you
know what you are talking
about. But the full plan is
only known by the head
group. The people who carry
out the orders down the line
don't always know the whole
story. yet they write as if
they do and it leads to a
lot Of misunderstanding"
Nate hopes that this pas
sion for penning personal,
prejudiced pearls is here
with discontinued for 1860.
ALICE SEVELT
ONGW ORT TIL, President
Theodore Roosevelt's witty
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William LANCER. but it is
doubtful that any Of his
children will be here for the
event.
Mrs. Brunsdale said yes
terday, however, she was
hoping there might be a sur
prise visit from their daugh-
ter in Houston, Tex, Mrs.
Percy D. Williams, and her
two little girls, AZ and 2.
The Brunsdales' 9th er
daughter, Mrs. Edison Larson.
lives in Mayville. N. Dak.,
and probably won't come to
Washington until she and
her husband head South for
a visit in Florida later in the
winter.
Mrs. Brunsdale recalls that
she first visited Washington
as a child when her father
was with the late Senator
Knute Nelson of Minnesota.
In those days, she remem-
bers, Congress adjourned by
summer so her father didn't
move his family to the Capt.
tai.
She loves Washington and
is looking forward to their
stay here until next June
when there will be a special
election to name a successor
for the rest of Senator Lang
er's term.
Party for "Mr. Sam"
Speaker Sam Rayburn,
fresh from Sam Rayburn
Day in Sherman, Tex" will
be the center of another
celebration the day Congress
convenes.
"Mr. Sam" will be 78 on
Wednesday. And observance
of the Rayburn birthday has
become a Washington tradi-
ton. "
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InVItOtlon committee.

made for women who Just
walk around the floor or
glide. The shoe people
are going to get in the same
AK as the hat people If they
don't watch out. Hundreds Of
chic women go hatless now
and I can remember when
we bought one simple dress
and q dozen hats to go with
it."
These are my sentiments
exactly. In 1860 I long to
twirl or trod while chic and
comfortably shod.
No chance Of change here!
. WILEY T. BUCHANAN,
Jr., Chief Of Protocol who
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think they are so utterly
absurd l never even look to
see what's being advertised.
=. How they can think peo-
pie are that stupid, l don't
know. One of our family
always yells when those ads
start and we all gather to
guffaw, but the product
1 doesn't get over"
Good taste Is never o waste.
Evening star., 1960-01-03
HERALDING THE FALL OF TROY i

The scene, Paris, 1853, the world premiere
Of "The Fall Of Troy" by Composer Hector
BerIioz. Three Woshinetonions get in the
spirit and dress Of the times in anticipation
Of the American premiere of the same
opera, to be staged January 9 at Constitu-
ton Hall to benefit the Florence Crittenton
Home and Hospital. Mr.. Dwight Richard
Evening star., 1960-04-10
BALTIMORE
LIVESTOCK

BALTIMORE, April . (AP) CUsDAD
Cattle and calves: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers fully 1915
cents higher, full advance on steers
higher, bulls steady to so cents lower,
vealers steady to ! 90 higher, stockers
and feeders steady with stock steer
calves strong; short load l,20Q-lb.
Ssras Steers 5d bak hsR SfoSf IS 5aqahss mRsd
loads mostly choice included at 2775-
2s.O0,. > lots 2s.25, lot 1913 ID.
low choice 26.25 early; bulk 1000:
lEs9o los9s p good steers 2gG9G7 .g9ci1 SO 9ood
25 25-2725. few standard and low
good ~ O0-25 IS; l lot 1924 ID. good
slaughter heifers with choice end
% ,09: scattered lots 749-9"0 ID; b;
soTs standaFd cossg snd E09a s93o4 3S v UTILITY bHS
utility and commercial 17.OO-1a.0O
Gamers and cutters l4.75-l7O0, light
Gamers 13O0-14.5O.
Utility bulls 2OOO-21 90, individuals
$50 b veesiers S. s.O6-53.o6, standard
25.O0-30.OO; good and choice 500
$50 ID feeder steers 254O-26.50, few
under 500 lbs 27.00-27 so, load 700
10 choice fleshy steers $500, 100000
llo lo.d medium esR to low 10y g! good Ii33Oo;GG8f60
choice stock steers 81 90. bulk 513-
636 ID medium "a 6.O0-2S.0O, few mixed
medium and good 2S.00-29 90, few
common to medium 24O0-26 90,
small lot 4S1 ID mostly high choice
stock, steer calves 81 90, load asa ID
largely medium 3O25, lot 4gS ID
low good stock heifers 1925. > lots
440-60S ID good and choice stock
heiters and heifer calves $500.
Hogs: compared to last Thursday
butchers closed 5O-75 cents lower. sows
steady to 25 cents lower; weekly
supply over 1000 head and largest
since April, 1859; 20 head lot U. S.
No. 1-2 high yielding butchers brought
$500 late Wednesday for the weeks
highest price, in the closing trade
mixed q s No l-2 and No. | j
1S5225 ID butchers 1675-1725, bulk
100, few lots No. 1 included at
1925. few No. 1-3 mostly No. %
25n-260 ID 1900: mixed No. 1-3 300
$50 ID sows 12.75-I4.5O early in the
week but closed at 12.50-14,00.
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the generally hrmer tone of the more
distant contract months.
Much OF the dullnesS was attributed
in the. trade to the general lack of con-
StructiVe market factors Evening up
In nearby Nav and scattered switch
ing to the more distant contracts ac-
counted for a good portion OF the light
activity.
Exports in the week ended Tues
day were estimated by the Exchange S
Service Bureau at 100000 bales COM
pared with 300. 900 bales the previous
week and $4,000 bales in the similar
week a year earlier The bureau esti-
mated exports for the season through
April 3 at 4,S11.000 bales against
,91l 900 last year
Evening star., 1960-04-10
BY WARREN BENNETT


NEW YORK, April Cor
porate bonds edged higher this
week but Treasury securities
lost ground.
1t was an uneasy week for in
vestors during the Treasury's
test of the market for a long
range bond under the statutory
interest ceiling of Az per cent
- The Treasury sold only 1870
million Of the new 25-year AZ.
1t had hoped to sell at least
$500 million and announced it
would accept subscriptions of
up to SIS billion.
For the week, the Treasury
IS of 1895 lost a point at "a
bid. The 312s of 1890 were off
1882 at SO 2O/32 bid. The Vic
tory 2l2s of December 1972-67
were down 20/32 at "a 24/32.
The new 25-year 4H4s lost 8/32
to close at SO 24/32 bid in
when-issued trading.
Among the corporates, in
veStment quality issues and in
duStrials advanced to set 1860
highs on the Associated Press
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ADVERTISEMENT
HOW
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By a Wall Street Journal
Subscriber

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Then / started reading The
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the changes taking place in
America - new inventions, new
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trends a little better than they
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AS a result, / gained conf
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My boss gave me more impor-
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This story is typical. If you
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Evening star., 1960-04-10
GiIpin Company
Promotes Three
On Capital Stuff

Three promotions in the ex-
ecutive staff of the Henry B
Gilpin Co., 115-year-old whole
sale drug firm, were announced
here yesterday by President
James E. Allen.
Richard D. Early has become
manager of the Washington
division, William H. Smith, jr..
has been appointed operations
manager for the division and
Warren C. Allen has been
named market research man
eger.
Mr.. Early is vice president of
the Washington Personnel AS
sociation and has been active
In community affairs. He is a
graduate of the University of
Virginia, with both BIS. and
MA. degrees. He joined Gil
pin in 1850 and has been oper-
ationS manager.
Mr.. Smith has been with Gill
pin for % years and has had
assignments in various depart
mentS, including warehouse,
Office and merchandising. For
10 years he has been a sales
man in the field.
Warren C. Allen joined Gil
pin in 1852 after attending the
School of Pharmacy at the
University of Florida. He
worked in various departments
and for six years has been a
field salesman in the Washing
ton division.
The appointments have been
made in connection with the
company's extension of the full
line, full service concept, along
with advanced methods and
procedures for control of costs,
President Allen said.
Evening star., 1960-04-10
BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, April 2 (AP).-Na-
tional Association of Securities Dealers,
Evening star., 1960-04-10
COMMODITIES

NEW YORK, April 9 AP).-New
1860 highs in the components for food,
livestock and grains and cotton helped
the Associated Press index of IS i'm
poTtant commodities to advance slightly
this week
At 1903 the index compared with
40. l5 week ago and l72 .O6 in the
similar week a year ago.
Textiles also moved up while indus
trials and nonferrous metals were
Evening star., 1960-04-10

For illustrated bro
chUre, sample floor
plans and further
information, please
call
Evening star., 1960-04-10
Treasury Bonds Slide,
Corporate List Coins

bond index. Rails and utilities
eased, however, while foreign
bonds were unchanged. Union
Of South Africa bonds contin-
Ned to lose ground.
Evening star., 1960-04-10
N. Y. COTTON

NEW YORK. April Q (AP).-Cot-
row. irregular range this week on the
New York Cotton Exchange Final
prices were 10 cents a bale lower to
40 cents a bale higher at the close.
The October. 1861, contract re-
corded the large~ advance. rejecting
Evening star., 1960-07-07
7Negroes Lose
School Appeals

VAUDEVILLE. N. c., July
a (AP).-The Caswell County
Board Of Education yesterday
rejected appeals of seven Ne
gro students seeking admission
to white schools.
The seven are the last of A
students involved in court ac-
ton in 1866 seeking to inte-
crate schools in this county
The original suit is pending in
Federal court in Greensboro.
Conrad Pearson of Durham
attorney of the students, said
he will confer with United
States District Attorney Judge
Edwin M. Stanley in Green's
boro July %. He said he will
base his arguments on charges
of discrimination in violation
of the Fourteenth Amendment
and will take the case all the
way to the United States Su-
preme Court if necessary.
Attorneys for the children
asked that they be assigned tc
the schools nearest their homes
and not on the basis of race
In rejecting the reassign-
ment applications last month
the board said it did not believe
nearnesS was a vital factor since
all seven attend a Negro schoo
about 400 yards from the white
schools.
The school board member,
said nothing new was intro
duced on appeal to make then
change their minds.
Evening star., 1960-07-07
Civil Service
Order Continues
Salary Grades

The Civil Service Commits
sion has issued an order con-
tinuing the right of Federal
departments and agencies to
hire engineers and scientists at
the top salary levels of grades
5 and 7.
These recruits had been hired
at the top levels of grades 5
and 7 because of the authority
given the csc by Congress to
authorize top-of- -the-grade hir-
ings in job-shortage categories
However, the new Federal
pay raise law required that I'M
less the csc continued this au-
thorization, new emp 10y e S
could not get top-of-the-g grade
pay.
The csc authorized top-of-
the-grade pay in grades 5 and
z "a, which means that those
hired for engineering and sci
entiflc jobs will receive start
ing salaries of $5,335 a year
in grade S and $6,345 in grade
Z.