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THI WEATHCR: L*£Tt Cloudy and mild with shower* tonight; low about 60. Showers tomorrow, mild in the morning, turning colder in the afternoon. Temperatures Today Midnight 64 6 ajn....6S 11 ajn....70 2 am—63 6 am.... 64 Noon 73 4 am—-63 10 am—. 69 1 pm. 78 107th Year. No. 309. D.C. Approves Package Plan On Tax Boosts City Heads Adopt Seven Proposals Urged Jby Staff By SAM EASTMAN Mar BUS Writer Proposals to raise seven Dis trict taxes have been indorsed by the District Commissioners, President Robert E. McLaugh lin disclosed today. All but one of the recom mended tax increases, rise in the real estate rgte, would re quire congressional approval. The seven-point tax program was recommended by the Com missioners’ staff two months ago in a proposed $248.3 mil lion budget for the fiscal year beginning next July 1. The suggested tax increases were "left untouched” by the Commissioners in their recent closed conferences on the budget. Commissioner Mc- Laughlin said. Sales Tax Plan Skipped Mr. McLaughlin’s statement apparently rules out a proposal by the Commissioners’ Citisens’ Advisory Council for an in crease in the sales tax from 2 to 3 per cent. The council yesterday recom mended this move as a sub stitute for the seven-pdint tax program. The advisory group suggested a sales tax hike on all purchases except food. The sales tax pn carry-out food purchases is 1 per cent. Mr. McLaughlin opposed the sales tax boost as proposed be cause he said this would drive purchasers into Virginia where there is no sales tax. In answer to a questima, Mr. McLaughlin said that the Commissioners’ decision tech nically was a tentative one, but that he did not expect any revisions to be made. Tfce Dis trict's proposed spending and revenue programs will be sub mitted to the Federal Bureau of the Budget in about 10 days. Details of Package Under the Commissioners’ action, the real estate rate will be increased from $2.30 to $2.50 per SIOO of assessed value and Congress will be asked to adopt these other tax hikes: 1. A personal income tax in crease through reduction of the minimum graduated tax bracket from $5,000 to $2,000. 2. A cigarette tax rise from 2 cents to 3 cents a package. 3. The removal of exemp tions from the unincorporated business franchise levy. This move would take in self-em ployed professional persons and others offering personal services along with some who are now escaping a rental income levy. 4. An increase in the whole sale liquor tax from $1.25 to $1.50 a gallon. 5. Double the present $1.50 a barrel wholesale tax on beer. 6. Extend the 2 per cent sales tax to local telephone service. All of the recommended tax increases would be effective next July 1 except for the personal income and unin corporated business levies which would go into effect January 1, 1961. The tax increases would bring in about $12.7 million annually after 'an initial $8.3 million during the next fiscal year. The Commissioners’ proposed spending figure has not been made public. It is expected to total about $254 million. BULLETIN UGF Drive Extended The United Givers Fund drive was extended by at least two weeks today. At an all-units report luncheon it was announced that 82.42 per cent of the $7,133,000 goal has no been reached. New pledges for $596,879 were turned in today, bring ing the total raised to $5,- 870,885. SHOP THE STAR'S FOOD SECTION TODAY Today and every Thursday be sure to shop The Star’s big, complete food section for all your week end and week long food needs. You'll find this convenient section your best guide to the widest variety of food bargains in town. For sav ings galore— SHOP THE STAR FIRST ■EFORE YOU RUY ©)e Itieniug pas Phone LI. 1-5000 ★★ Britain's Noel-Baker Nobel Peace Winner OSLO, Norway, Nov. 5 (AP). —The Nobel Peace Prise was awarded today to Philip Noel- Baker, a scholarly British statesman who has worked for years toward peace and dis armament. The cash award of $42,650 comes as a belated birthday present to Noel-Baker, 70, last Bunday. A Labor Party member of Britain’s House of Commons for three decades, he received the news calmly in London. "I heard a rumor that I was in' line for this reward,” he said, “but I didn't believe it.” The prise committee—a five man group of Norway's parlia ment—chose him because of his work for peace and dis armament throughout his ca reer. He is a prolific writer of articles on disarmament. Seeks Nuclear Ban Mr. Noel-Baker's career has kept him in the International limelight much of the time since the Paris Peace Confer ence of 1919. He was a member of British delegations to that conference, to the old League of Nations and to the United Nations. He has campaigned in recent years for an international ban on nu clear tests. Mr. Noel-Baker is a former professor and college official who has held several posts in the British government over three decades. Known for his specialized work in foreign re lations, he lectured at Yale University in 1934. He speaks a half dozen languages in ad dition jo English German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Greek. Mr. Noel-Baker was educated at Cambridge. He was first sec retary to Lord Robert Cecil, chief British delegate, during the Paris peace negotiations and the later preparation of the League of Nations treaty. In Parliament in 1929 During the years 1920-1922 and 1927-1928 he was adviser to Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian hu manitarian and explorer. From 1924 to 1929 he was professor of International relations at the University of London. He was first elected to Par Reserved Lane Is Great, ButOthersCan'tTake It Motorists crossing Key Bridge from George Washington Me morial parkway found the going great this morning. They had one lane Into Rosslyn circle all to themselves and it worked fine. But all the other roads lead ing Into the circle were so jammed officials decided to tear up the plans and start all over. District Commissioner A. C. Welling personally visits! the trouble area this morning and called an on-the-spot meeting of District, Arlington and park officials and police when he saw things going awry. “There was no tieup at all on the parkway,” Gen. Welling said. "But the backup was so bad on Lee highway, Moore street and Lynn street, I had the reserved lane opened up immediately to all traffic." First Trial Period This was the first morning the special lane was reserved for Washington-bound parkway traffic in the hope of relieving the jam on that artery. “It was agreed today that District, Arlington and Park police will co-operate in po licing the circle and bridge to make aljustments as conditions warrant,” Gen. Welling said. “There will be no permament reserved lane for parkway traf fic. but the police will be In structed to put it into opera tion fqr any periods necessary. What Is needed is selective con BUYER BEWARE Read Full Contract To Avoid Car Gyp By MIRIAM OTTENBERG Star Staff Writer The dealer’s reputation and honesty, says the Better Busi ness Bureau, are your best pro tection in buying a used car. But how can you tell who is honest? How can you protect Fifth of a Strict yourself against unscrupulous dealers? study of com plaints indicated that the ma jority of the Washington used car dealers are free of com plaints; that only a handful are swindling the public. For that handful, however, business is booming. They lure car buyers with the biggest bar gains. They wind up with the biggest profits—not from the sale of the car alone but from forfeited down payments and a happy arrangement with the finance company with which they are closely associated. Tha Star asked the Better WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1959-76 PAGES iar ■' 0*. w - 9k p i-/ PHILIP NOEL-BAKER —At WlrepUpto llament on the Labor Party ticket in 1929. He served as parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of War Transport during most of World War n, then as Minister of State, Secretary of State for Air, Secretary of State for Com monwealth Relations and, in 1950-51 as Minister of Fuel and Power. His works on foreign policy and disarmament include "The Judicial Status of the British Dominions in International Law” and “The Private Man ufacture of Armaments.” His latest work is “The Arms Race —A Program for World Dis armament," issued in 1958. Last of Nobel Series Nobel prizes' are paid from the interest on trust funds set up under the will of Alfred Nobel. Swedish inventor of dynamite. Mr. Noel-Baker's is the final 1959 Nobel prize. That for physics went to Dr. Emilio Segre and Dr. Owen Chamberlain of the University of California; for chemistry to Prof. Jaroelav Heyrovsky of Czechoslovakia; for medicine to Dr. Severo Ochero of New York University and Dr. Arthur Komberg of Stanford Univer sity, and for literature to Italian Poet Salvatore Quasi modo. • trol to the bridge accesses.” Gen. Welling indicated he was not about to surrender in the battle of Rosslyn circle, which is a District problem, even though it is across the river. District engineers are study ing the circle, prepared to give the Commissioner a report on what should be done. “The circle has not been changed since streetcars left it.” Gen. welling said. "Im provements and physical ad justments must be made. The circle, meant for streetcars, bulges unnecessarily "Into the traffic pattern. Some turns are too abrupt and must be smoothed out.” New Sign Installed Gen. Welling said one new sign was being installed at the circle, forbidding left turns to cars coming up from the park way. Observers noted during the morning rush that Chain Bridgp was flee of Jams and suggested that more motorists use this bridge to relieve the crush at Key and Memorial Bridges. Gen. Welling outlined plans for improving Rosslyn circle at a meeting last night of the As sociation of Oldest Inhabitants of Washington. He emphasized that he would be careful to “limit District ex penditures to areas of District responsibility.” Business Bureau, the District's license enforcement branch, bankers and executives of na tionally recognized finance companies how used car buyers can best protect themselves. These are the answers: Pick a reliable dealer. New car dealers who take used cars in trade and sell them are franchised or authorized deal ers. Their franchise is too valu able to lose through shoddy dealings. Many used car deal ers have been in business here for many years and have a reputation for honest dealing. If in doubt, ask the District’s license enforcement branch. In vestigators can tell you the type and number of complaints against certain dealers. Watch their advertising. As the Better Business Bureau says, "A dealer who exagger ates or misstates in his adver tising is likely to exaggerate or mislead in his selling.’’ Unethi- See CARS, Page A-6 Sleel Sessions Awail Ruling By High Court Serious Bargaining Halts; Mediators * Suspend Efforts By LEE M. COHN StarStaO Wrltar Efforts to end the steel strike were'in a state of suspension —and suspense—today while the union and the companies waited for a Supreme Court ruling on an injunction. The court could rule at any time on whether a Taft-Hartley Act injunction should send the 500,000 strikers back to work for 80 days. The nine justices apparently spent yesterday de liberating on the union’s appeal from the injunction Issued and upheld in lower courts. Federal mediators gave up for the present their attempt to achieve a negotiated settle ment of the 114-day strike. Joseph F. Finnegan, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, recessed negotiations indefinitely after a fruitless half-hour joint bar gaining session ye^erday. Wait For Courts Decision Neither the steel companies nor the United Steelworkers of America are in a mood to bar gain seriously until the Su preme Court rules. Speculation admittedly lacking any solid foundation— was weighted in favor of a rul ing upholding the injunction and ordering the strikers back to wo £ Court observers con centrated on trying to guess whether the decision would be unanimous. The union argued before the court that the injunction is unconstitutional. Even if the back-to-work order is constitu tional, the union contended, it shoura not apply in this case because the steel strike does not really imperil the national health and safety. Mr. Finnegan probably will call union and management bargaining teams back into session as soon as the court decides the injunction issue. He told both sides to be ready to resum* negotiations at any time, but said no new bargain ing session is likely before Fri day. Cost Calculation is Key Union and company techni cians have failed to reconcile their statistics on costs of wage and benefit proposals, Mr. Fin negan said. He added that he agreed with the negotiators that no progress is possible on settling substantive issues until agreement is reached on cost calculations. The chief mediator said ne gotiations are independent of the Supreme Court, but ac knowledged that the uhion and the companies are watching the court closely. President Eisenhower refused at yesterday’s news conference to answer an “iffy” question about whether a special session of Congress should be called to deal with the strike if the court kills the injunction. Auto Hits Train, Prize Dog Killed A 50-year-old man escaped injury today Vhen his station wagon, loaded with five prize dogs, smashed into a Chesa peake Se Ohio freight train in Alexandria. The car, driven by Gerald Broadt of Hazelton, Pa., was demolished and a boxer puppy killed. Two other dogs were in jured, including one valued at $750. Police said Mr. Broadt ap parently fell asleep before the car crashed into the train at the railroad crossing on South Van Dorn street near the Fair fax County line. He was charged with reckless driving and given a $25 suspended fine today by Alexandria Municipal Court Judge Daniel F. O'Flah erty. Police reported he was on his way to deliver the dogs to a purchaser in the area when the accident occurred about 6:15 a.m. Alvin Bush Dies, Member of House WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Nov. 5 (AP).—Representative Alvin R. Bush, Republican of Penn sylvania, died in Williamsport Hospital here today. Mr. Bush, 66, suffered a , heart attack yesterday and was hospitalized. ' He had served in Congress ; two full terms and was elected to a third term in 1958. A native of Boggs Township, i Clearfield County, Mr. Bush had been living in Muncy, Lycoming County. His congressional district consisted of eight North-Cen i tral Pennsylvania counties. Revlon Knew of Fix, Ex-Official Testifies Hess Store Aide Admits False Claim A public relations man in volved in the payment of SIO,OOO to get a department store buyer on the $64,000 Question admitted today that he falsely represented himself as being from the "district at torney’s office” in talking with the contestant last week. * Max Levine, in charge of publicity for the Hess Depart ment Store of Allentown, Pa., made the admission before the House subcommittee investigat ing the television quiz scandals. Representative Devine, Re publican of Ohio, brought up the matter as the committee sought to find out what hap pened to the SIO,OOO paid out in 1955 by Max Hess, owner of the store. He said it was his under standing that Mr. Levine said he was “from the FBI” in tele phone calls last Friday to Ken neth Holler and two other persons. “Plugged” Store Mr. Holler, then a men’s wear buyer in the Hess store, appeared briefly on the August 9, 1955, show of the $64,000 Question and got in two "plugs" for the store. Mr. Levine admitted misrep resenting himself in order to talk by telephone with Mr. Hof fer, but insisted he had said he was from the district attorney's office and not the FBI. He told Mr. Holler, he said, that he was fnvestigating the $64,000 Question and asked him questions about the SIO,OOO payment. “My only desire was to try to refresh my memory and know Just exactly what had taken place," Mr. Levine told the congressional investigators. Witness Warned Congressman Devine, a former FBI agent, told the wit ness sternly “I know the bureau takes a very dim view of any one who impersonates an FBI agent.” Mr. Levine said he first said he was from the district at torney’s office in two prelimi nary calls seekinfe to locate Mr. Hotter in Reading, Pa., where Mr. Hoffer now lives. Mr. Levine said he was unable to say to whom the SIO,OOO was paid. David Gott lieb, a former Hess employe who handled the payments, told the committee last night that on instructions frdm Mr. Hess the money was turned over to Elroy Production Enterprises, Inc., originators of the $64,000 show. Louis Cowan, who once headed Cowan Productions* is now president of CBS Television. Mr. Schwartz and Joseph Cates, an early producer of the show, asked and were granted pel-mission to give their testi mony in a closed session. Mr. Gottlieb testified that he met with them in New York and was told that it would take SIO,OOO to get Mr. Hoffer on the $64,000 Question. More Columns Listed Mr. Levine said the Hess store also received "plugs” in the syndicated columns of Hal Boyle and Earl Wilson, among others. Televisioon "plugs” for the store were obtained on See HESS, Page A-6 Rainier in Rome ROME, Nov. 5 (AP).—Prince Rainier of Monaco today placed a wreath on the tomb of Italy’s Unknown Soldier while Prin cess Grace visited the head quarters of the Italian Red Cross. The rulers of the tiny Riviera principality arrived last night for a three-day state visit as guests of President Giovanni Gronchi. Girl Hurt 162 Days Ago Gets New Lease on Life WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., Nov. 5 (AP).—Pretty, hazel eyed Nancy Messick has re turned from a living death. One hundred and sixty-two days ago—May 27—the 17-year old high school senior suffered a brain injury in an automobile accident. She lay in a coma for weeks. Then, August 28. That’s the day—the first time since she was hurt—that she called me momma,” said Mrs. David F. Messick of Win ston-Salem. But Nancy’s doctor says her thinking, still has to “come around.” Bhe doesn’t remem ber the accident. B J George J. Abrams, a former vice president of the Revlon cosmetics compffhy, testifying today before the House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee probing the television quiz show scandal.—Star Staff Photo. Free World Capitals Hail President's Tour Visit to India Viewed as Warning - To Reds That U. S. Backs Nehru Sr tha Auoeiatod Praia President Eisenhower’s foreign tour next month touching nine countries was hailed today in free world capitals as a bold and imaginative step. . His visit to India obviously was the headliner. Moscow newspapers carried a brief announcement of the President’s 20,000 mile swing through Asia and Europe on the inside or back pages.! There was no immediate edi torial comment. Britain’s conservative Daily Telegraph, which supports Prime Minister Macmillan’s government, called Mr. Eisen hower’s visit to India “a Plain warning to Communist China” and New Delhi his “most sig nificant” destination. The Telegraph likened Mr. Eisenhower’s visit to the Tru man doctrine of 1947, when the United States moved to prop up Greece and Turkey against the Communist threat. “Less Formal” Act "Less formally, but unmis takably. the same umbrella Is now extended to the subcon tinent.” the Telegraph said. One of Rome’s leading news papers. II Messaggero, said Mr. Eisenhower’s tour “will reach at New Delhi the most moving phase with the talks between Mr. Eisenhower and Pandit Nehru at a time when the lat ter is at swords’ points with the Chinese aggressors.” H Messaggero called the trip “a mission of courage and awareness.” Copenhagen’s liberal Politi ken, which supports the Danish government’s foreign policy, noted “with satisfaction that the United States goes direct to India to prop up Nehru, if possible, and listen to his views regarding the Far East crisis, while Khrushchev is trying to Jiandle China.” Indian View The British-owned Indian newspaper Statesman said “it would be unwise and incorrect to see in President Eisenhower’s visit an effort to stampede In dia Into new involvements.” Mr. Nehru has repeatedly de clared he intends to stand firm on India’s neutralist foreign policy. The Indian Prime Min ister told a news conference She is learning to speak again, recognizes members of her family and many of her former classmates at South west High School, and she can count up to 10. Physical ther apy is restoring her muscles from long Inactivity as she lay in bed at Baptist Hospital. She can take a few faltering steps now and raise her arms. This, her physician calls “tremendous progress,” for doc tors believe the injury perma nently damaged the brain. The physician says Nancy can go home soon, maybe this week end. There’s still $ long pull shesd, but she can battle las well at home now as she lean in the hospital. Home Delivered: &£, »» $ CENTS today he was very happy at the news of Mr. Eisenhower’s coming. While the Indians were elated over the President’s im pending visit, foreign observers in New Delhi said Pakistan might feel slighted. Pakistan is a staunch ally of the United States, but Mr. Eisenhower plans to spend considerably less time in Karachi and Raw alpindi than the five days he will spend in India. The President’s comment at his Washington news confer ence yesterday was cited by Asian observers as hardly likely to soothe Pakistan’s sensitivity He started to say the visit to India would make a stop in Pakistan almost necessary, then corrected himself to say he would be missing a chance not to visit other countries in the area when going to India. New York Goofs: Flies Wrong Flag For Guinea Chief NEW YORK. Nov. 5 (AP).— New York yesterday broke out the red carpet—and the wrong flag—for Sekou Toure, Presi dent of the young African Re public of Guinea. The city gave him its tradi tional welcome for visiting no tables—a ticker-tape parade along lower Broadway. The .route was lined with Old Glory and the flag of another young [African country, Ghana. A red-faced Department of Commerce and Public Events, which handles such things, sheepishly explained that a flagmaker delivered the wrong ones and nobody recognized the error until too late. Guinea’s flag is a tri-color of red, yellow and green. Ghana’s flag is similar but with a star in the center bar. President Toure took it all In diplomatic stride. He stood in the car and waved to more than 200,000 greeters as though the flags were his. Hemingway Returns To Cuba After Year HAVANA. Nov. 5 (AP). Novelist Ernest Hemingway was back home in Cuba today after nearly a year abroad that included the bullfight season in Spain. Mr. Hemingway, who flew into Havana yesterday, was ac companied by Spanish Bull fighter Antonio Ordonez and the latter’s wife. He told news men he had every sympathy with Prime Minister Fidel _Cas tr » regime. Mrs. Hemingway ret Hied to Cubs several days age r Metropolitan Edition New York Morketi, Page E-7 Abrams Disputes His Associate By CECIL HOLLAND and ROBERT E. CLARK Star Start Writer. House Investigators were told today the rigging of the $64,000 Question quiz show was "an act of desperation” taken when ratings showed a decline of audience Interest. The testimony came from George J. Abrams, former ad vertising director of Revlon, Inc. He said he and other Revlon officials and advertis ing agencies handling the Rev lon account, knew that pro ducers were “controlling” the scandal-rocked $64,000 Ques tion and $64,000 Challenge shows. Mr. Abrams’ testimony pointed up anew the Issue of perjury that has arisen In the Investigation by the House Legislative Oversight Subcom mittee of the quiz show scan dals. ✓ Testimony Differs Subcommittee members said there was a wide variance be tween the testimony of Mr. Abrams and the show’s pro ducers and Kfie testimony of Martin Revson, former Revlon vice president. Mr. Revson and others have denied any knowl edge that controls were exer cised over the two shows. Mr. Abrams appeared In per son to repeat the substance of a sworn statement previously entered in the hearings de scribing how the two shows had been controlled through “tough or easy” questions that had been asked. He said the sworn statement was "com pletely true and correct.” Mr. Abrams, now president of a Warner-Lambert Pharma ceutical Corp. division, said he believed that producers re sorted to rigging and fixing of quiz shows “to save their prop erty and satisfy the sponsors.” Moral Issue Shunted Mr. Adams said producers were caught between show manship and advertising and that the moral issue was put aside. Martin Revson declared em phatically yesterday that Rev lon. a costmetlcs producer, had no idea any hanky panky was occurring on the big money quiz programs. However, Mr. Adams, in a sworn statement introduced at the hearings, had a different story—as did the show pro ducers. An today Mr. Abrams said he honestly believes of ficials of both Revlon and Its advertising agencies knew they were controlled. He said if Martin Revson was not aware that suggestions * See QUIZ, Page A-4 Revlon's Stock Declines Again NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (AP).— Stock of Revlon, Inc., fell in a mixed market on the New York Stock Exchange today as the congressional investigation of rigged TV quiz shows continued. Revlon, sponsor of the de funct $64,000 Question and $64,000 Challenge shows, dropped as much as $3 a share on early trading and then re covered to $53.25, down $1 from the previouw-close. The cosmetic firm’s stock lost $5.25 yesterday. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks at noon was down 30 cents at $223.70. SHOWING OFF FOR COMPANY WITH A BLITZ TORTI, for «- ample, easy ta make, but so im pressive, Star Food Editor Violet Faulkner plans an entire company dinner for you, complete with recipes, on Page 0-1. 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