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Evening star., 1960-08-08
Reopens
After Flood Damage

The Chevy Chase Lake SWIM
ming pool opened for business
again today, following a three
day shutdown from freakiSh
floodwaters that trapped three
boys in the mems locker room
for a short while.
1t happened when a massive
thunderstorm sent 11-foot flood
waters rolling down Coquelin
Run and booming into the
wall of the locker room Thurs
day night.
None of the three boys was
seriously injured, and all were
able to escape from falling
cinder blocks and roaring
water.
II was just turning around
and-wow," said John Cald-
we'll, IL. of 3413 Thornapple
street, Chevy Chase.
Carried by Water
Il sort of walked and swan
toward a stairway with the
water pushing me most Of the
way" John, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur B. Caldwell added
He and one Of his friends
was scratched and bruised in
the buffeting. The locker room
is on the south side of the
pool at 8400 Connecticut ave-
Evening star., 1960-08-08
Sullivan Nomination
Is Sent to Congress

.ouallfications-praisedb by DEM
ocrats and Republicans alike
Mr.. Sullivan has personal con-
nections in high circles OF both
political parties.
Mr.. Sullivan has said that he
would resign his position on
the Board of Commissioners
If a Democratic President is
elected in November. Robert E.
Mclaughlin, president of the
board, also a Republican. has
indicated, however, he would
not tender his resignation if
the Democrats occupied the
White House after the elec-
tions.
His reluctance could have an
effect on the Sullivan nomina-
tion in Congress.
A decision on whether a
hearing will be held is expected
this week.
Evening star., 1960-08-08
Worker Injured
Critically in Drop
From 18th Story

A 19-year-old construction
worker today fell 13 stories
from the top of an apartment
house being built in Arlington.
Ulysses Martin. jr., of 113
South Payne street, Alexandria,
was taken to Arlington Hospital
where his condition was de-
scribed as critical.
The accident occurred at the
new River House West, l400
South Joyce street, only 80 min
utes after Mr.. Martin had re-
ported for his first day of work
David Phillips, a timekeeper
for the Catritz Construction
Co., said the laborer was walk
ing between a stack of building
material on the edge of the
unfinished building shortly
after 8 am.
The material suddenly top
pied, knocking Mr.. Martin of
the edge. Mr.. Phillips said.
Evening star., 1960-08-08

over a thousand people every
night who wanted to watch the
matches" Mr.. Hearst said.
When we played the Russians,
the crowd had to be quieted
every 80 seconds" The Ameri-
cans beat the Russians, 2l2-
~, in their match.
Its like a spectator sport in
any country" he added. when
the crowd knows the game we'll,
they're all experts"
The 28-year -old bachelor is
a research psychologist at st.
Elizabeths Hospital. He quail
fed for the team because men,
bers of educational or research
institutions were eligible, so
long as they were not over %
on July /. His 28th birthday
was July 6.
OF the Seven-man squad, six
were players, including Mr..
Hearst, and the seventh was
a coach. Mr.. HearSt's main du-
ties, however, were in scouting
the opposition.
II was not one of our top
players" he said, 80 l only
Evening star., 1960-08-08

nue. NV. About 40 feet away
is the normally small stream
that became a torrent as water
washed down from higher
ground.
Surprise to Managers
The POOLS co-managers, Gus
and Louis Heon, were as amazed
as anyone at the high water.
They said it was the first time
this has happened in the 33-
year-old life of the pool.
1t was necessary to shut the
pool Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. The dressing room wall
was quickly repaired, but dam
age also was done to the filter
room.
The managers said they hope
something can be done to pro-
vide better drainage to pre-
vent a recurrence of the
flooding.
Evening star., 1960-08-08

is approximately one year less
than that normally required
for such a project.
Mr.. Kordella said utility
companies, which must relocate
their facilities, have agreed to
speed up their work so the
project can be finished as soon
as possible.
Overtime Work Set
The Potomac Electric Power
Co. announced today its crews
will work overtime to relocate
power lines.
Mr.. Kordella said repre-
Sentatives of the utilities will
meet weekly with county road
officials to insure that the
project stays on schedule.
When completed, the .86-
mile stretch will provide motor
lists a six-lane divided highway.
+ Cost has been estimated at
$817,400.
At present, there is only a
two-lane road between Ken
sington and VierS Mill road.
resulting in daily traffic jams
for commuters and shoppers.
! Mr.. Butcher said the State
Roads Commission plans to ad-
vertlse in october for bids on
construction of another portion
of University boulevard be-
tween Wheaton and -Four
Corners.
Completion of this stretch
will provide a six-lane divided
highway from the District line,
through Montgomery County,
to the University of Maryland
IN Prince Georges County.
The construction of Connec-
ticut avenue from University
boulevard at Kensington, north
to Viers Mill road is expected
to begin next April.
Evening star., 1960-08-08

President Eisenhc yer today
sent the Democratic Congress
his nomination of Mark Sulli-
van. jr.. to be a Commissioner
of the District for three years.
This recommendation left to
leaders of Congress the ques-
ton of whether to confirm MI.
Sullivan, a Republican, despite
political pressures of an cleo
ton year.
Hearings on the Sullivan
nomination, if scheduled, will
be held by the Senate District
Committee. Chairman Bible,
Democrat of Nevada, was eX-
pected to be back to work in his
Capitol Hill Offices tomorrow.
He will confer with other Dem
ocrats, who control the COM
mittee. to decide whether to
act in this Congress on the
nomination.
Failure to act would allow
the President to make a recess
appointment after Congress
adjourns. In that case. the ap-
pointee would serve until the
next Congress either confirmed
him or let the recess appoint
ment die from inaction.
Mr.. Sullivan, an investment
banker. has been widely sup
ported by community leaders.
He formerly was a member
If the Citizens Advisory Coun-
Gil. An active Republican, Mr..
Sullivan would succeed the late
David B. Karrick, who re-
signed to become Ambassador
to Ecuador before his sudden
death last Saturday.
In a session packed with po-
liticS, the Sullivan nomination
may be shared. The nominee
has been a member of the in
vestment firm headed by Hugh
D. Auchincloss, whose family
reared the wife of the Demo-
cratic presidential candidate,
Senator John F. Kennedy.
Thus, quite apart from his
Evening star., 1960-08-08
Bridge Plans
Split Virginia
And District

A polite but growing dis
agreement has developed be-
tween the District and Virginia
about a new crossing of the
Potomac.
Arlington joined the disa-
greement Saturday when its
county board unanimously
adopting a resolution urging
that all consideration of adding
an upper deck to Chain Bridge
be abandoned and that a cros-
sing at Arizona avenue be plan
med instead.
The plans for the Chain
Bridge area as now proposed
by Arlington. Fairfax. the
Northern Virginia Regional
Planning Commission and the
State Highway Department are
based on the ultimate construc-
ton of a new high level bridge
at Arizona avenue" county
highway officials told the board.
Plan Called Superior
"A river crossing at this To-
cation is greatly superior in our
opinion to any alternate pro-
posal to double deck Chain
Bridge. The State'Highway De-
partment has acquired con-
siderable land to protect right
Of way for future connections
to the proposed Arizona avenue
bridge and to provide connec-
tions to the George Washington
Memorial Parkway"
Arlington also has contended
that terrain characteristics will
not permit economic construc-
/ ton of new access roads to
Chain Bridge south of the Po-
tomac. but that such roads
easily can be built from an
Arizona avenue bridge.
Backed by District
After the Regional Planning
Commission Endorsed a reso-
luton similar to the one adop-
ted by the board, the District
stated it will not dismiss the
possibility of doubling Chain
Bridges three lanes by means
of an upper deck.
1t asserted that Virginia has
not shared costs of Potomac
bridges and said it does not
have the $l3 million necessary
to construct an Arizona avenue
crossing.
Although emphasizing that it
is not committed to adding a
deck to Chain bridge. it said
that this approach offers a
possible solution to a potential
traffic crisis that cannot be
ignored.
Evening star., 1960-08-08
SHOPLIFTER GETS
A LOT OF SOCKS
AND NEW TERM

Albert L. Wheeler, 20,
finished serving a 360-day
sentence for Shoplifting
three days ago. He's going
back for another $50 days
for the same reason.
Wheeler was arrested at
10 am. today after Tenth
Precinct Detectives Leo
Lyons and Paul Cation
spotted him trying to leave
Woolworth's store, 5000
Fourteenth street NV,
with 18 pairs of socks
valued at $17.64.
In Municipal Court an
hour and a half later,
Wheeler told Judge Austin
L. Fickling, Il don't want
to take up the courts time.
I'm guilty"
Evening star., 1960-08-08
BY BERNARD GWERTZMAN
Star Stan Writer

Star Stan Writer
An Arlington chess player
returned home from the Soviet
Union yesterday after helping
an American student team beat
the Russians at their own ma
tional game.
"The Russians we're sure
they'd beat U.S." said Eliot
Hearst, who was on the seven
man squad which won the
world student title in Leningrad
last week. But at the end, their
captain had to admit we had
the better team"
1t was the first time a Rus
sian chess team had lost a
world match in Is years, Mr..
Hearst added. The winning
margin in the 14-team tourna-
ment was only Ia points. and
Mr.. Hearst said it Is impossible
for an American to imagine the
interest the two-week long
competition aroused among the
Russians.
III bet they had to turn away
Evening star., 1960-08-08

land state Roads ofnclalS that
Outstanding consultants" will
be employed to study the Route
240 problem.
The State Roads Commission
has decided to seek advice from
traffic. engineering, and urban
planning specialists before de-
Gliding what route the link will
take.
The study, Mr.. Butcher said.
also will include the need for
mass transit in Montgomery
County. He said this probably
will not be possible until the
mass transportation agency. re-
Gently authorized by Congress,
is functioning.
Mr.. Butcher said the new
study probably will take two
years and that construction
would be delayed an additional
three years.
Two Connections Seen
Former surveys have generally
reached the conclusion that two
connections with the District
probably will be necessary
one through the Wisconsin
avenue corridor and the other
in the Silver Spring area.
Mr.. Butcher said road Off
cials do not expect to lose Fed
eral funds for completion of
the project because the Bureau
of Public Roads has agreed to
allocate the amount it estimates
will be required for the connec-
ton.
On another road matter. Jo-
seph C. Kordella, the county's
acting director of public works
said today that improvements
to University boulevard between
Kensington and Viers Mill road
are expected to be completed
by December. Clearing for the
work began last week. The time
estimated for the construction
Evening star., 1960-08-08

IT is THIS ODD, or 10
digit Direct Distance Dialing,
that has forced ANC or local
All-Number Calling. In IS
years there will not be
enough code numbers, local
and long distance, with con-
tinued use of exchange
names.
You see there are 1000
combinations of three of the
digits. Numerically the first
would be 001, the Second-to-
last, 999, and the last, 600.
But your telephone dial Il
have just checked mine)
goes /, 2(ABC), 3CDEF),
4(GHD, 5(JKL), 6(MNo),
7(PRS), 8CTUV, 9(WXY, 0.
You will note that / and 0
have no letters. They are
not used to start dialing.
Zero signals the operator and
l is used to Office calls-211
for long distance, All for
information, etc.
You will note also that
there are eight numbers with
three letters each. @ and z
are not used so that makes
"a letters. Now there are 300
possible three-digit combina-
tions of eight numbers. But
not of two letters and a
number, two letters that
could be the start of a name.
Some of the consonants Just
won't combine.
The company has tried and
come up with $40 possible
names for telephone ex-
changes. That's why they
are dropping exchange names
and going for the 800 that
can be designated by three
digitS.
Evening star., 1960-08-08
5-Yeor Delay Seen
D. 6. Roads
New Studies Ordered on Links
To Involve Mass Transit Needs

Acting Montgomery County Manager Mason A. Butcher
said today studies connection for Route 20 from Bethesda
into the District probably will delay construction of the link
for five years
Mr. Butcher said he made his estimate of the delay
suit of announcement recent conference with Mary
Evening star., 1960-08-08

got to play two games. I spent
most of the time watching our
future opponents in action. I
took notes on their moves, to
Evening star., 1960-08-08
The
Rambler
=. Plays With
Ten Little Numbers
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

If Alexander Graham Bell
should return today he un-
doubtedly would be well
pleased to find that Ameri-
can Telephone a. Telegraph
the Bell SyStem-is Ameri-
cas- largest corporation,
owned by more than a mil
lion stockholders, its dividend
rate the most consistent in
the history of the New York
Stock Exchange.
But II Guglielmo Marconi
and Lee De Forest were to
return, would they be proud
of the use being made of
their inventions?
True, radio Is still saving
ships at sea and TV is capa-
BILE of performances in the
public interest such as the
magnificent coverage of the
recent conventions.
Would the inventors be
pleased at the soap operas,
the singing commercials and
entertainment geared by
Hooper ratings to the lowest
common denominator.
These invidious compari-
sons occurred to the Rambler
as he sat down in this split
level un : sound probable
house to write piece about
the latest development in
telephony. The Lawrence
Welk show was going full
blast on the TV.
The latest development is
All-Number- Calling and it
will be inaugurated here
abouts on September when
the new Springfield (Va.)
wire center goes into service.
This exchange will have no
name in the telephone books.
The telephone numbers of
its customers will be deSig-
mated by three numbers in
stead of two letters and a
number. For instance: Ell
tfor Elgin) 4-5678 will be-
come 451-5678.
Evening star., 1960-08-08

THE NEW SYSTEM was
first tried out in Wichita
Falls, Tex. The company'S
great concern was whether
the public would be able to
remember seven digit num-
berS as we'll as the two-letter,
f1ve-number system.
The company is making no
claims that Seven-digit num-
bers are any improvement.
But the public's ability to
remember them from the
telephone book to the dial
was satisfactory and the
company was very relieved.
The company hopes that
its customers who use long
distance will be able to mem
orize 10-digit numbers which
they frequently call. These
are the code number for the
city (212 for New York, for
instance) plus the seven
digit local number.
The public's memory and
willingness to make notes on
frequently called out of =
town numbers, can save the
company millions of dollars
annually in operating ex-
pense. Getting an informa-
ton operator in a distant
city and waiting for her to
locate the party wanted fire.
quently ties up the circuits
for three minutes-takes as
much as a minimum call.
To save time on the cir
cults the company will an
nounce a universal informa-
ton number in a few days.
1t is easy to remember, 555-
1912. BY using it, customers
will be able to dial directly
to the information boards of
IS major cities. New York
Information, for instance,
will be 212-555-1212 on your
telephone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
DORIS FLEESON
Hard Campaigning Helps, but Freeman
And Kennedy Moy Lose in Minnesota

It Is q, rare election that
does not dispose Of at least
one Washington landmark.
To the surprise Of practically
everybody 1t appeared two
weeks ago 1t might be Senator
Hubert Humphrey, who was
an active and. optimistic can;
didate for the Democratic
nomination until Senator
Kennedy dashed his hopes in
the West Virginia primary
May 10 last. ~ =
The normally reliable Min
nesota Poll on October %
showed Humphrey running
only two points ahead of his
able. aggressive Republican
rival, Mayor P. Kenneth
Peterson, of Minneapolis. Re-
publicans had been claiming
and Democrats were privately
conceding that Humphreys
running mate. Gov. Orville
Freeman. was in trouble and
that Vice President Nixon
had an excellent chance to
carry the State.
It had been taken for
granted that Humphrey
would survive. Faced with the
hint that he just might not.
the Senator began to run not
Just scared, but terrified.
As q result, he was able
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07

pie were preparing to 60
quietly to the polls here, a
left-wing splinter movement
in Britain was raising in
creasingly shrill cries at a
Conservative British govern
ment's decision to permit
American missile-firin sub
marines to be based In Scot
land.
All around the world, great
potential perils have been
gathering: Peril to the West
in general in the massing
Of world communiSm'S plan
ners in Moscow; peril to the
Western alliance in Frances
long agony in Algeria; peril
to the ancient Anglo-Amer-
lean partnership from the
shrill hostile pressures of
minority Laborites in Lon
don.
So the new American Presi-
dent will come to power in a
world Of heightening tensions
and dangers. He must some
how find q way to strengthen
the alliance of the West. He
must somehow assist France,
our Oldest ally, even though
he will certainly not be able to
support France In Algeria.
(Both our parties have long
since gone over to practically
automatic support Of all So
called independence" move
ments. good or bad, and
against all so-called "colo-
nialism," bad or good.)
He must somehow work in
true tandem with a British
Prime Minister, Harold Mac
milan. whose greatest home
strength has been his friend
ship with a President who is
retiring, Dwight Eisenhower.
Thus, the new American
President win require q rea-
Sonably united United States
Of America-this above all. It
Is therefore of immeasurable
value that our campaign at
home was, on the whole,
fought with responsibility
and without creating wide,
lasting divisions among the
the people.
This, an unbroken Nation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07

to read yesterday that the
same Minnesota Poll was Civ
ing him Sc per cent Of the
vote and a per cent to Mayor
Peterson. Political observers
in the State now say that
only Q landslide for Nixon
and : Freeman's opponent,
Elmer L. Andersen, can ex-
tinguish Humphrey.
20 That landslide is not ex-
pected. The same poll, in fact,
gives Andersen only O two.
point edge over Freeman and
awards . precarious one-half
per cent lead to the Kennedy
johnson slate.
Such percentages are too
small for comfort. It is be-
lieved by State experts that
the religious issue will tip
the balance against Kennedy
but that Andersen will be
able to improve his standing.
Gov. Freeman's problems
arise chiefly from his conduct
Of his office; like all Govern
ors he lives close to the
people and his day-to-day
decisions affect them actually
and emotionally to a degree
they can readily recognize.
Also, Republicans had already
started to make a comeback
after long years Of Demo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Misrepresentation in Politics

protection by Blue Cross and
Blue Shield had been pro-
vided: that the major part
Of the medical bill was thus
covered. and that the man
who broke his hip had to pay
the relatively small balance
Of $l46. He would have paid
only t63 II The had not chosen
a semi.pritate room at the
hospital but he was able TO
afford It.
Now what Is important is
that this story vas widely
published last week. but not
q word Of comment about IL
I'm reply has come as yet from
Senator Kennedy, who at
this writing Is confidently
expected by many people to
become the President Of the
United States, Was he him.
self misled by publicity. men
or showmen In his campaign
who thought that anything
goes In politicss Why was the
same show repeated on tele-
vision by the Kennedy cam
paign managers despite the
criticism?
Many people will shrug
their shoulders and brush of
that incident as not impor-
tant and will rationalize that
that's the way to get votes
and that "All's fair in
politics"
But is it? There has been
much talk about the So
called religious issue" in the
current campaign. But there
is one kind Of religious issue
which unfortunately has not
been sufficiently discussed or
emphasized. It's the impor-
lance Of religious beliefs and
religious practice. Maybe the
preachers should have taken
more Of a part In our cam
paigns. Maybe they have
failed to make their parish
toner's. including those who
are in politics. realize that
the rules Of simple honesty
are more important than win
ming elections. For there can
be no better quotation to At
the whole sorry business OF
politics than that which we
find In the Scriptures: what
is q man pronted. II he shall
gain the whole world. and
lose his own soul?"
tCopyrisht. IsoO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
DORIS FLEEsoN
Humphrey Breathing Easier Now

cratic-Farmer-Labor domi-
nance.
Andersen, q st. Paul bust.
ness man, formerly served in
the State Senate and appar.
emily has known how to cap
italize on the Freeman errors.
Even Southern Democrats.
who would not admit on their
home grounds that they like
Hubert" would feel the loss
of the warm and vibrant
Humphrey: he is one Of the
rare liberals that they do like
personally. One explained
that, while Humphreys ideas
are too advanced. IF my
poor old mother died, he
would shed real tears for me"
incidentally, the same Sena-
tor would expect sympathy
from Senator Kennedy, but
no tears.
From South Dakota, where
Democrats had hoped to re-
tire one Of the few remaining
intimates Of the late Senator
Mccarthy, Senator Karl
Mundt, the word is that Rep
resentative George McGovern
still has q chance. McGovern
has an odd problem. He is
one Of seven children Of o
Methodist minister, but his
name suggests to many in
the State that. like Kennedy,
he is q Catholic. In the rural
areas. the thought Of such
q double dose is unpopular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
WILLIAM S. WHITE
Moscow Meeting, Algeria and Sub Base
In Britain Demanding u. S. Attention

AS the long struggle over
the A American presidency
ends at last. the affairs of
the world beyond urgently
demand an attention which
for weeks they have not had
here.
We have all been so intent
on how two American parties
were going in our East that
we have largely ignored what
has been going on In the Far
East. Communist China has
not been idle there while we
have had our political cam
paign here.
Indeed. this very November
will be q critical month, in
the view Of American intelli-
gence officials involved in q
cold war and not in our war
Of ballots. This weeks gath
ering in Moscow Of world
communism's leaders may
well determine the future
shape Of Soviet relations with
the United States and all the
West.
How far will the cold
fanaticiSm Of the powerful
Chinese Communists push
Nikita Khrushchev Of the
Soviet Union into o tougher
line toward the West? Some
experts here. believe that
Khrushchev, under Red
China's spur, may open new
pressures on the Western
position in Berlin to take adj
vantage of the hiatus here
resulting from the coming
change in administrations.
Again. while we here have
been watching with hot in
terest what has been happen
ing between political parties
in our North, France has
been watching with cold
hopelesSness what has been
happening in her North AZ
RIGA. The bloody Moslem re-
bellion to tear Algeria from
France entered its seventh
year just the other day-with
ever-growing Communist in
reference on the side Of the
rebels.
And even as our own peo-