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106th Year. No! 69.
Area Planners
Ask Congress
For New Power
Seek Independence
From Capital Group
On Regional Issues
By GEORGE BEVERIDGE
Bt»r Staff Writer
The Washington area’s re
gional planners today took to
Congress their campaign for
independence from the Na
tional Capital Planning Com
mission.
At the meeting with Senator
Bible. Democrat of Nevada,
and Representative Hyde, Re
publican of Maryland, members
of the National Capital Re
gional Planning Council urged
legislation, which would give
the council independent ap
propriations. Also they asked
adequate staff and clear-cut
authority to deal with the re
gional aspects of the Washing
ton planning problems.
Members complained that
since 1952, when the council
was formed by Congress, it
has been a "stepchild” of the
National Capital Planning
Commission and has received
"miserable” amounts of money
for its programs. The 1952
Jaw provided that the Planning
Commission soak Federal ap
propriations both for itself and
the council and that the two
agencies be served by. a com
mon staff, i
Consideration Promised
Both Senator Bible and Mr. j
Hyde promised "full consid
eration” of tile independence
plea. But they said they felt
no legislation should be intro
duced until firm decisions are
reached on just what the rela
tive powers of the two agencies
should be.
The regional planners had
urged that they be given, by
new legislation, a number of
the specific powers now lodged i
in the Planning Commission.
Under their idea, the Planning
Commission would deal only
with the local planning mat- :
ters of the District.
Representative Hyde said his
first reaction was that if the
Regional Council gets com
plete independence as the over
all Washington area planning
body, the National Capital ’
Planning Commission should be !
abolished as a Federal agency I
and set up as a local planning
arm under the District Commis
sioners.
This, he said, would put the |
District on the same basis as |
suburban jurisdictions, which
have their own local planning |
setups.
Opposition Expected
There is likely to be strong
opposition to any such move as
this, however, because of the
strong interest which the Fed
eral Government and Congress
have in development problems
of the Nation's Capital.
Senator Bible and Mr. Hyde
are ihe Senate and House lead
ers 01 a joint committee which
is studying Washington's con
fusel metro development prob
lems. Senator Bible said he felt
the council prob.em is “one of
the real challenges before our
committee.”
The council members had
suggested that the new legisla
tion provide council financing
from a Federal appropriation
lor tne next three to five years.
* At the end of that time, they
said, the possibility should be
See PLANNING. Page A-ll
$36 Million Paid
On Lend-Lease
President Eisenhower re
ported to Congress today that
approximately $36 million was
collected on lend-lease accounts
during the calendar year 1956.
His report said that most of
the debtor governments con
tinued to make scheduled pay
ments on the wartime accounts.
As of December 31. 1956. the
report said, about $6lO million
had been paid on these ac
counts. Settlement agreements
call for eventual payment of
approximately $1,578,000,000.
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Center Requires Deposit
Os Blue Cross Patient
No Hospitalization Contract Available;
Board May Furnish Agreement This Week
By CHARLES G. BROOKS
Star Staff Writer
The Washington Hospital Center opened today in con
fusion over the status of patients covered by Group Hos
pitalization, Inc. (Blue Cross.)
Last minute negotiations over the week end and this
morning failed to produce a contract between Group Hospi
talization and the center.
, However, negotiators said they reached an agreement
• which, if accepted by Group
Hospitalization's board of di
rectors, might be put into effect
by the end of the week. This
' means that a patient still in
the hospital when the contract
is signed will get Its full bene
; fits. If he has been discharged,
■ he will not.
[] The new agreement reduces
: Blue Cross’ discount on bills.
; First Patients Enter Hospital Center.
Page 1-1
The three merging hospitals
have been allowing a 5 per cent
discount. In the future, the
agreement calls for only a 3
. per cent discount.
If the patient is billed SIOO,
Blue Cross has paid the hospital
$95. Under the new agreement,
the payment would be $97.
Cash Deposit Required ,
Meanwhile, new patients must
make a cash deposit on admis
sion to the 800-bed Hospital
Center. Until a contract is in
effect, the Blue Cross patient
will not be accepted on the face
value of his identity card. For
example, a patient in a semi
private room must put up a
week's board and room, or
$129.50.
Joseph H. Himes, president of
ithe non-profit insurance group,
said subscribers who go to the
Center before the Center signs
a contract, will be reimbursed
directly. But this will not
amount to as much as it would
in dealing with a contract hos
jPital.
The subscriber will not be
eligible for the full amount or
as many benefits. Blue Cross
makes dollar allowances for
such services as use of the op
lel ating ..room, recovery room,
semi-private room and others.
Mr. Himes said the dollar al
lowances seldom meet the
Probe Calls 40 to Tell
Os UAW Kohler Boycott
By the Associated Press |
Senate rackets probers called
40 witnesses today to tell about
an economic boycott pushed by
: the United Auto Workers Union
as part of its strike against the
Kohler Co.
The special Senate commit
; tee. opening its third week of
hearings .prepared to move into
that phase of the inquiry after
further questioning of Emil
Mazey, UAW secretary-treas
urer.
The UAW called the strike
against the Wisconsin bath
room fixtures company in April,
1954. The plant at Kohler,
Wise., was closed for a time, but
later was reopened with non
strikers and new employes.
So far the hearings have cen
tered largely on acts of violence
and vandalism in the strike.
Each side has blamed the other
for strong arm tactics.
Mr. Mazey, who clashed
stormily with some of the Re
publican members of the com
mittee last week, testified that
the union took an ‘'educa
tional" approach in its boycott
against Kohler products.
While Senator Coldwater,
Republican of Arizona, con
tended coercive tactics were
employed, Mr. Mazey said the
UAW merely tried to convince
potential customers of the
company that they should not
buy products of “scab” labor.
Robertson Plans Rider
Barring Capitol Project
Senator Robertson. Demo
crat of Virginia, prepared to
day to ask the Senate to block
extension of the east front of
i the Capitol.
His plan was to try to tack
lon to a $2 8 billion supple
mental money bill a prohibi
tion against the controversial
building proposal.
The money package was due
| for Senate floor consideration
|as the first item of today's un
; finished business. Senator
I Robertson needs to win a sus
pension of the rules during the
• debate on the money bill in
order to amend lt.
' He said he had decided
against seeking unanimous
| consent to lift the rules. Vice
President Nixon and Senator
Knowland. Republican of Cal
ifornia, as members of the
Congressional Commission
overseeing Capitol construc
tion have given the official go
ahead to Capitol Architect
George Stewart's construction
project.
In the face of such formi
dable opposition, Senator Rob
ertson plans to ask instead for
a two-thirds vote to clear the
way for the Senate to take up
his amendment.
He tried unsuccessfully to in
sert the anti-east front lan
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■ charges of don-participating
> hospitals. ’
1 Mr. Himes said he offered
1 Charles S. Dewey, president of
; the Hospital Center, the same j
contract as is in effect with;
• other hospitals until the Blue 1
Cross board could act on the
1 new agreement. Mr. Dewey,
he said, felt he was not au- |
thorized to accept it.
If the GHI board accepts Mr.
Himes’ recommendation, the
, contract will be offered to the
' center and all Blue Cross
participating hospitals in the
Washington area.
Mr. Dewey, who has been au
thorized by the center board to
make an agreement, said this
afternoon he will accept It. It
is expected that the other hos
pitals will follow suit.
Meanwhile, Emergency Hos
’ pital was moving long-term
patients to the Center today.
Their status for the next few
days is also confused.
Some Help Promised
Mr. Himes promised "they
will be taken care of if they are
Blue Cross subscribers, but I
’ don't know on what basis yet.”
F. Peter Rawlings, jr.. Group
Hospitalization's Washington
director, said he believes nego
-1 tiations became snarled in re
; cent weeks because the center
plans higher rates than many
other area hospitals. Hospital
Center officials have said in
the past that costs will be
higher because more services
are being offered and more
equipment must be maintained.;
Samuel Spencer, executive
vice president of the Hospital
Center’s board, said this morn
. ing the present confusion will
. probably be cleared up when
• the Blue Cross board meets
■ Thursday.
j Robert F. Kennedy, the com
mittee’s chief counsel, said
I forthcoming witnesses would
include "people who ran the
boycott nationally and peo
ple who were approached”
; about the boycott by the
union.
During the week end Walter
i Reuther, the UAW president,
• released a letter to Senator
Goldwater urging "sanity” in
the investigation of the strike
so that the hearings do not
"continue to deteriorate into
a political brawl and name
calling contest ”
“A continuation of this emo
itionally explosive atmosphere
in these hearings can only cre
ate further bitterness between
the Kohler Co. and Its striking
employes, and make a sane,
sensible and just settlement of
this dispute more difficult,” Mr.
Reuther wrote.
No comment was available
immediately from Senator
Goldwater. He and Mr. Reu
ther. long-time foes, have hurled
charges of "liar” and "coward”
at each other.
! In his letter to the Senator,
Mr. Reuther said the UAW
“made every possible effort to
■ minimize violence” in the Koh
ler strike. But he conceded
that some members violated
that policy in the heat of emo
i tion and under what he called
the company's provocation.
guage in the supplemental bill
when it was reported out of
committee last week. Senator
Hayden, Democrat of Arizona
and Appropriations Committee
chairman, maintained the Rob
ertson move would be legisla
tion in an appropriation act.
But Senator Robertson insist
ed that the only authorization
in existence for the east front
extension was written in two
previous appropriation acts, one
in 1955 and the other in 1956.
If the original permission was
provided by a money bill, then
this prohibition against build
ing can likewise be written into
an appropriation bill, according
to Senator Robertson.
The supplemental bill sched
uled for debate also includes a
$192,000 item for the Metro
politan Police Department to
pay for its campaign against
street crime in the District. The
money would allow Police Chief
Robert V. Murray to put night
patrolmen on extra duty
through the last quarter of this
fiscal year. The police request
failed to reach Capitol Hill in
time for study by the House.
Another Senate item in the
House-passed money bill would
set aside $11,500 for lawyers
assigned to represent allegedly
insane persons throughout DU
jtrlct conMxutment procedings.
WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1958-38 PAGES
Johnson Denies
Spending Orgy
In Works Plan
Construction Speed
No Crash Program,
Committee Is Told
By J. A. O’LEARY
Star Staff Writer
Senate Democratic Leader
Johnson denied before the Sen
ate Public Works Committee to
day that his resolution favoring
a speedup of existing public
works contemplates a “crash
program or an orgy spending.”
He pointed out that President
Eisenhower announced Satur
day he already Is planning such
an acceleration. The Texas
Senator said all he wants is for
Congress to let the President
know promptly that it also in
dorses the fullest practicable
use of existing appropriations
to create jobs.
His denial of a crash program
came when Senator Cotton,
Republican of New Hampshire,
suggested that “a crash pro
gram” affecting only construc
tion work will not take care of
idle textile workers In the
South and New England, or un
employed auto workers in De
troit. ,
“Only a First Step”
"This is not the only step
I'd be willing to take,” Senator
Johnson replied. “This is only
a first step. I am not talking
about any kind of crash pro
gram.”-
Senator Johnson said his
resolution will be followed by a
housing bill in the Senate to
morrow and then by several
bills to help farmers, and a
bill to expedite the Federal
highway program.
"None of them are crash
steps or spending orgies,” Sen
ator Johnson added.
Meanwhile Speaker Rayburn
said that if the housing bill
were passed soon by the Sen
ate It could be taken almost
immediately by the House.
Senator Cotton praised Sen
ator Johnson for offering the
resolution, but said it seemed
to him that while it may have
a good psychological effect, It
also might be a rather “mean
ingless gesture” since spending
on construction projects was
already at a high level In Janu
ary and February.
Sees Coats Even Increased
The New England Senator
said it might even increase fur
ther the cost of construction
work, such as on highways.
”1 am not prepared yet to
go into a crash program of
pump-priming whether recom
mended by a Republican or a
Democrat,” said Senator Cot
ton. He suggested that more
might be accomplished by judi
cious increases in certain ap
propriations than in faster
spending on previously author
ized public works.
Other highlights of the hear
ings were:
1. Senator Case. Republican
of South Dakota, took offense
at the proceedings because, he
said, several Democrats were
permitted to ask questions be
fore any Republicans were
called on.
2. Senator Martin. Republi
can of Pennsylvania, warned
that faster spending on public
works will mean either deficit
financing or more taxes, and
’said he would prefer additional
taxes to keep the dollar sound.
One for Finance Committee
Senator Johnson replied that
Senator Martin’s problem was
one for tlie Finance Committee
•to determine, but Senator Mar
' tin said all committees should
|be concerned with how expend
itures are to be met.
Senator Chevez, Democrat of
New Mexico, the chairman, as
sured Senator Case he had no
intention of conducting the
hearing on a partisan basis and
said he was sorry if some Dem
ocrats had spoken ahead of any
of the Republicans. Senator
Case pointed out that it is cus
tomary to alternate questioning
between majority and minority
members.
Later, Senator Johnson said
in a Senate speech that “the
President, in efTect. responded
See ECONOMICS, Page A-11
Rome Police Mass
To Avert Riots
ROME. Mar. 10 UP). Five
hundred police occupied Rome
University buildings before
dawn today to prevent protest
riots by students who have been
striking for more than a
month.
Thousands of students all
over Italy have been striking
against a new Ministry of Edu
cation rule requiring graduates
to take state examinations to
qualify for the law, enginecr
, ing, medicine and such profes
sions. In the past they needed
only a school degree.
Today was the day for the
new state exams In Rome. A
; spokesman said police learned
that students were planning a
i huge protest demonstration for
the occasion. Only six students
: out of some 300 scheduled ap-
I pea red. to take the exam.
I I Throughout the morning a
’ crowd of about 1.000 jeering
students were held back by po
lice liitts.
Indonesian Troops
Invade Rebel Area
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have stormed ashore at Bengkalis (arrow) on the east coast of
Sumatra and clashed with rebel forces. The assault scene is close to
the American-owned Caltex oil fields.—AP Wirephoto.
Cross Named
To FCC Post
Electrical Engineer
To Replace Mack
President Eisenhower today
nominated John S. Cross, a
State department communica
tions expert, to replace Richard
A. Mack on the Federal Com
munications Commission.
Mr. Mack resigned under fire
last week as a House investigat
ing committee dug into his fi
nancial dealings in connection
with award of a television li
cense in Miami. Fla.
Mr. Cross, 53, now is assistant
chief of the State Department's
telecommunications division.
He lives at 5418 Audubon road. I
Bradley Hills, Md.
A Democrat, Mr. Cross lists
his legal residence'as Arkansas.
A native of Birmingham, Ala., j
he was graduated from Ala
bama Polytechnical Institute
in 1923 with a degree in elec
trical engineering.
He started Government work
in 1932 as associate engineer
in the Interior Department
rising to assistant chief engi
neer by 1941.
After service during World
War II as a Navy captain, Mr.
Cross entered the State De
partment. During his work
there he has represented the
United States at several Inter
national conferences dealing {
with communications.
India, Romania
Ask End of A-Tests
NEW DELHI. Mar. 10 UP)
Prime Ministers Nehru of In
dia and Chlvu Stoica of Com
munist Romania called today
for "an immediate cessation of
nuclear tests as the necessary
first specific step to create an
atmosphere of peace and trust
in the world."
In a 1,000 word Joint state
ment they also asked for “ef
fective steps to bring about a
high-level meeting which al
ready has met a large measure
of support.”
Mr. Stoica is paying a state
visit to India. Mr. Nehru ac
cepted an invitation to visit
Romania.
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Three More Japanese
War Prisoners Paroled
TOKYO. Mar. 10 UP).— The
United States has paroled three
more Japanese war criminal
prisoners of World War 11.
The parolees are Mineo No
jima, former army civilian em
ploye. and former Sergt. Maj.
Tadalaka Kuwano. who were
sentenced to life, and ex-Capt.
Yuzuru Sanematsu, serving 40
years.
Thirty-seven others sentenced
by the United States are still!
serving their terms in Sugamo
Prison. 1
Big Names Sub for Stokes
Starting in Today’s Star
While Thomas L. Stokes, columnist on The Star, is
hospitalized a group of outstanding Americans have
agreed to pinch-hit for him with month-long series of
articles giving their views on today's svents.
Starting off the scries on Page A-9 today is Senator
Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, She names some con
troversial persons she thinks deserve recognition for their
courage and convictions, even if you don't always agree
with them.
Read these authoritative articles every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday In The Star.
Whiteside Fails to Face
Scheduled House Quiz
By LEE M. COHN
Star Staff Writer
Thurman A. Whiteside failed
to show up this morning for
.scheduled testimony* before a
House subcommittee investigat
ing scandal in the Federal Com
munications Commission.
After waiting until 10:30, a
half hour after its date with
the Coral Gables 'Fla.) lawyer,
the House Legislative Oversight
Subcommittee adjourned to a
closed meeting.
Chairman Harris, Democrat
of Arkansas, refused to answer
reporters' questions about why
Mr. Whiteside did not appear,
Mr. Harris had said over the
.week end he “wouldn’t be sur
prised” if Mr. Whiteside and
other key witnesses refused to
testify on Capitol Hill while a
Federal grand jury investigates
charges of pressure and pay
offs in the FCC's award of
Miami TV channel 10 to a sub
sidiary of National Airlines.
Would Have Excuse
The chairman said he would
' have to excuse witnesses if they
refused to testify on grounds of
possible self-incrimination.
He mentioned Mr. Whiteside
in this connection along with
ex-Commissioner Richard A.
Mack and A. Frank Katzentine,
a Miami Beach broadcaster who
lost his bid to get the TV chan
nel.
i Mr. Whiteside is scheduled to
resume testimony before the
grand jury tomorrow. Col.
Katzentine is slated as a wit
ness before the subcommittee
tomorrow. Mr. Mack is on the
list for Wednesday.
Apparently Mr. Hams ex
pected Mr. Whiteside to appear
at today's hearing, even though
he was doubtful about Mr.
Whiteside's willingness to
answer questions.
But at 10:30 Mr. Harris
banged his gavel and said the
subcommittee would adjourn to
an executive session in view of
today's schedule and "reports”
he had received. He refused to
elaborate.
Not Under Subpoena
Mr. Whiteside was not under
subpoena to appear before the
subcommittee.
While the subcommittee tries
this week to tie down loose
ends in its channel 10 investi
gation. it looks ahead to next
Monday's appearance by Col.
George Gordon Moore. Mrs.
Eisenhower's brother -in - law.
He has been linked to National
Airlines through a business
venture in the Dominican Re
public with two of the com
pany's directors, but has denied
taking any part in the fight for
the television- license.
Chairman Harris took a long
look at the investigation yester
day, and made his first specific
proposal for corrective legisla
tion He called for annual
rotation of chairmanships in
the regulatory agencies, re
moving the President’s power
i to appoint the chairmen.
1 Mr. Harris also told ques-
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tioners on the NBC television
program. Youth Wants to
Know, that members of Con
gress should abstain from
voting on issues that seriously
affect their business enterprises.
But he said this principle
should not be written into law.
"It's a question each one has to
settle in his own mind.” he
maintained.
Mr. Harris recently sold his
interest in an Arkansas televi
sion station.
Wolverton Bill Pending
The plan to deny the Presi
dent the right to name agency
chairmen fits in with the con
cept that the regulatory bodies
independent arms of Con
gress, Mr. Harris said.
He indicaated he will develop
several other legislative pro
posals.
Already pending before the
committee is a bill by Repre
sentative WolveYton. Republi
can of New Jersey, to insulate
the agencies from improper
pressure by imposing a code
of ethics on their members.
In an interview, Mr. Wolver
ton expressed impatience with
the lack of action on his pro
posal
There is no clear indication
of how long the, subcommittee
will continue its investigation
of pressure in the channel 10
case before proceeding to other
allegations of improper activi
ties in the FCC and other
agencies.
“There is enough evidence,"
Mr. Wolverton commented, "to
leave no doubt that the regu
latory agencies, with the pos
sible exception of the Inter
state Commerce Commission,
are subjected to tremendous
pressures."
Would Seek New Leads
He comp'lained that the sub
committee has broken no new
ground in its investigation. "I
haven't seen anything pro
duced yet that is not already In
the files developed by Dr
ißernardi Schwartz,” the
panel's ousted chief counsel,
Mr. Wolverton said.
He has urged Chairman
Harris to release some staff
investigators from current
hearings and send them out to
develop new leads.
Street Crash Landing
Kills Pilot, 8 Others
BUENOS AIRES. Mar. 10
i/P).— At least nine persons
were ' reported killed today
when a pilot nißde a crash
landing in the street of a
Beunos Aires suburb. Among
the dead was the pilot.
Witnesses said the plane ca
reened along for four blocks
mowing down everyone in its
path, then burst into flames
opposite a school The school
had closed for lunch only 10 i
minutes before.
Metropolitan
Edition
New York Morkets, Poge A-17
Land Near
U. S. Firm's
Oil Field
SINGAPORE, Mar. 10 UP).—
Indonesian troops have landed
in Central Sumatra apparently
in an attempt to cruch the
revolutionary regime there,
rebel sources said today.
Dispatches from Bukittinggi,
rebel mountain capital, said
300 troops of the central gov
ernment landed Friday at
Bengkalis off Sumatra’s east
coast and captured that smug
glers’ island.
The American-owned Caltex
Oil Co. today ordered its pro
ducing operations shut down
and evacuated some depend
ents of its American employes
from outlying installations.
Bengkalis is at the mouth of
the crocodiie - infested Siak
River. Caltex’s main base. Pa
kanbaru, is 90 miles up the
river, and one of its shipping
terminals is just across a nar
row strait from Bengkalis.
Warships Off Padang
Rebel sources said Lt. Col.
Aclimad Hussein, the rebel
commander, withdrew a rebel
platoon from Bengkalis after a
clash.
! At the same time, the pos
sibility of troops landings on
! Sumatra’s West Coast was seen
when the destroyer Gadja
Mada. the Indonesian Navy's
j largest warship, and two cor
j vettes appeared off Padang. 200
miles southwest of Bengkalis,
and fired two shells.
I Padang is the main rebel
! center on‘the West Coast and
the Gadja Mada has been re
ixirted carrying troops for a
landing.
Rebel informants said 4.000
more government troops were
on transports waiting to land
jat Dumai, an oil terminal.
Rebel Premier Sjafrudrim
Prawiranegara from Bukit
tinggi called for neutralization
of the Caltex oil area in the
fighting.
Would Block Oil Line*
Hp said the rebel regime
would take steps, if necessary,
to prevent Jakarta gaining
control of the oil.
"We won't blow up wells, but
j there are other means,” he said.
Apparently he meant blocking
rivers with sunken ships or cut
ting oil lines.
Rebel leaders said they had
hpard reports the United States
1 7th Fleet was standing by to
evacuate 600 Americans from
the Caltex area, but a Caltex
spokesman said the 31 women
and children who arrived hers
today or were due tomorrow
would complete present evacu
ation plans.
Mrs. Betty Walker and her
4-year-old son. Arnold, were,
| the only Americans among 24
women and children brought
here by Caltex today. Seven
more American women and
children were due tonight. Mrs.
Walker said she could not dis
cuss her presence here.
Oil Fields Shut Down
i An executive of Caltex, after
returning from Jakarta, said
the company was shutting
down production in the oil
fields on the advice of the cen
tral Indonesian government.
He said the copipany is evac
uating the women and children
among the nearly 400 Ameri
cans at two terminals, Dumai
and Pakning.
Dumai, one Caltex oil ter
minal, is 100 miles north of
Pakanbaru. and Pakning is 93
miles northeast of Pakanbaru.
The company’s entire force of
3.000 workers of all national
ities was ordered to concentrate
at Rumbai, near Pakanbaru.
The Bechtel Construction Co.,
which has 250 Americans build
ing a pipeline and road from
Dumai to the south, would re
main on the job, however, the
executive said.
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