European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 2, 1959 the stars and stripes Page s i Houise probe of Assn. Aides clash at quiz Washington up House investigators clashed sharply wit officials o of the air Force Assn. Over the civilian group s role Indefenso department rows Over guided " missiles and other new weapons. Association officials told a House armed services investigating sub committee they have every right to take part in interservice controversies. Association president Peter j. Schenk who also is assistant tothe president of the Raythelon manufacturing corp. At Waltham mass., said at times one must stand up and be counted As to the advantages of one weapons sys tem Over another. But subcommittee chairman p. Edward Hebert a la complained that the association always supported the air Force in any interservice Row. He said the organization s activities were aimed at moulding Public opinion in favor of one  Schenk conceded that the 55,000-member organization argued openly recently in favor of the air Force s Bomarc missile Over the army s Nike missile. He also said that the group took a Strong hand some years ago in favor of the air Force s Thor missile Over the army s Jupiter. But he insisted that the association was not the civilian Arm of the air Force even though it had an inbred loyalty for the service. We do no believe in every thing the air Force does Schenk said. And if there has to be a Choice we always place Airpower Over air Ebort Force National interest above service  Hebert was not convinced. He accused the organization of confusing the american people by taking part of weapons controversies. He also noted that Al most half of the association s $1,247,405 yearly income comes from private companies Many of them defense  subcommittee is. Trying to determine whether retired military officers now in defense industries influence contract procurement. On this Point Schenk said the association has never been inter ested in defense contracts. We could t be less interested in who Sells what to whom he said. 5-4-3-2-1 where is everybody Calif. Town evacuated for missile firings surf Calif. A  the cry sweeps through this tiny each town and everything stops. Navy buses Roll Down the Dusty streets and35 to 40 men women and children climb aboard. At 5 minus 45 minutes the buses Roar away and everyone in the Countryside knows a big rocket is about to be , Calif., is a Stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad which runs along the coast through the West s new missile launching area. North of surf is the 64,000-acre Vandenberg air Force base. To the South is Point Arguello the Navy s 19,000-acre missile launch ing facility. Discoverer satellite rockets arc southward from Vandenberg toward an orbit around the Earth s poles. If one of them should explode or have to be destroyed be cause of some malfunction the debris might fall on surf and Point Arguello. The Day before a discoverer fir ing the people at surf Are alerted to get ready for evacuation. A few grumble but most of them fam Ilies of track maintenance workers Welcome this interruption of their quiet almost idyllic existence among the Sand  mrs. Nick Juarez Mother of three it s like a picnic except that you have to go whether you want to or not. The kids think it s  station master Bob Wolfe is the Only one who does t leave. Just before shot time he ducks into crude bomb shelter made of an old you re going to know How it feels to be ugly sea face terrorizes housewife Canoga Park Calif. Up now you Are going to know How it feels to be ugly. I m going to scar you like you scarred  knife wielding Man with a livid scar on his face snarled the threat at a pretty housewife fight ing to escape his slashes. Mrs. Patricia Faye Smith 30, was engulfed again in terror a Ter ror that has followed her four years. A life of constant fear began for her in 1955. I was. Ironing in the Kitchen she says. Suddenly there was hand Over my Mouth and an Arm around my Waist. I was lifted of my feet and pushed toward the bedroom. I swung the hot Iron As i looked around. The Iron hit him right in the face. He let go screamed and held his hands to his face. I could smell burned  a Short time later she received letter with pasted letters spelling out ill get  months later she answered a Knock on her door. The same Man was Back this time with a three Inch scar slashing his  knocked her Down. With the help of her son Jimmie then 4, she fought him  family moved. But within weeks the scar faced grateful refugee wills . Cash Trenton . A mrs. Theresa t. Halloran came to the . From Hungary she settled i Englishtown . Mrs. Halloran looked on the state of new Jersey As a Symbol of the free Way of life her lawyer said. ,. She died two years ago. Her will made a surprising single be quest _ $3,426 to the state treas Ury. The attorney general s office which was making arrangements to Transfer the. Money called it a most unusual  . Writers to visit Russ Washington up the state department announced that four prominent american writers have left for a month s visit to the so Viet Union. They Are Paddy Chayefsky Tele vision and movie script writer literary critic Alfred Kazin Arthur Schlesinger jr., Harvard s pulitzer prize winning historian and Edward weeks editor of the Atlantic monthly. The visit was arranged under terms of the cultural technical and educational Exchange Agi be ment Between the . And the soviet Union. The four will join Carl Sandburg Lincoln biographer who has been in the soviet Union since july 21. Man walked up to the car in which mrs. Smith was sitting with her husband James at a drive in movie. I m not forgetting you he said ill be  again the Smiths moved. Last week mrs. Smith began get Ting threatening phone Calls. I m coming Back to finish the Job the voice said. Mrs. Smith was washing clothes in her garage when she Felt a knife at her Back. She turned an there was the scar faced Man. Now i m going to get you he said. Now you re going to knowhow it feels to be  he ripped off her Blouse an slashed her on the arms shoulder s and legs. When Jimmie came Home fro school and called for me mrs. Smith said the Man slapped me and ran. The last thing he said was til be Back to finish the Job " mrs. Smith once an artist has drawn a sketch of her  Are using it in their attempt to run him Down. Dry run on ski slope Ketchikan Brunet 21, chosen miss Alaska Anchorage Alaska and a Trvll Brunet. Alonsa o a r a of Ketchikan hits been chosen miss  Carr 21, was picked Over other beauties from Nome fair Banks Anchorage and Seward. Miss Alaska.," 5-foot 8%, Meas ures 35-24-36. Her t a 1 e n t was dramatic Reading. Mack Whiteside retrial scheduled Washington up the retrial of Richard a. Mack and Thurman a. Whiteside on conspiracy charges in the award of Miami television Channel 10 has been set for nov. 3 in washing ton. The first trial of Mack a. Former Federal communications commissioner and Whiteside a Miami lawyer and close Friend resulted in a Hung ,1ury july 10, after proceedings which lasted 14  two were accused of conspiring to swing the award of Channel 10 to Public service Tele vision inc., a National airlines subsidiary Mack resigned fro the Federal communications com Mission in the midst of con Gressional hearings on the Case Leslie Wood does t let a Little thing like the absence of Snow prevent him from getting in his ski practice at a slope near Man Chester it. He can make slalom fast turns and stops on his wheeled land skis. United press International photo Uel tank covered with sandbags. Statisticians figure the risk of remaining is about the same As driving 100 Miles on a major thoroughfare. You May not consider this much of a Hazard but the government nonetheless evacuates the civilians at surf 45 minutes before a discoverer launching. They go shop Ping in nearby Lompoc see movies at Vandenberg or visit friends. After the launching they Are hauled Back to their Homes. The government foots the Bill for this and reimburses the rail Road for the time its workmen Are off the Job. This is a fairly inexpensive operation. But everything also stops at the Point Arguello facility where mis Sile and space vehicle launch Sites Are under construction. Twenty four hours before a discoverer firing All workmen Are notified to take the next Day off. A contractor source estimates this Cost currently at $25,000 a Day. This does not mean that the simultaneous Layoff at Point Arguello costs $25,000 each time heavy construction began there Only a few months ago. But the Price of safety does run High. A conservative source Esti mates the total Cost to Date at$250,040. If the launching is delayed As frequently happens the workmen get another Holiday. Every discoverer shot has been delayed at least one Day. Since the series began last december surf has been evacuated 14 times. Johnson lists expected Bills Washington a sen. Lyn Don b. Johnson a Tex said con Gress will pass effective and reasonable labor housing Highway and civil rights Bills before adjourning. Outlining the program of Bills he expects to be enacted Johnson said 1"the Way things Are shaping up we will have a Good Strong effective anti racketeering labor Reform Bill this  he said Senate members regard it As Theno. 1 Issue still before them. 2"a comprehensive effective program of housing legislation will be enacted either by return ing to the president the housing Bill that was vetoed or by enact ing a new measure similar in scope and  3"reasonable and satisfactory legislation to continue the inter state Highway construction pro a Gram will be enacted. 4"a reasonable and fair civil rights Bill also will be passed. New Jersey swimmers alerted to Sharks Belmar . Up shark alerts were up along the Jersey Shore warning swimmers to stay close to Shore. Shark sightings have ranged from Deal South to sea Girt. Life guards manned patrol boats Oft municipal beaches Between her and Manasquan keeping a watch for the Tell tale fins. Broaden horizon urges Gruenther fort Dix . Up Gen Alfred m. Gruenther former supreme Allied commander in Europe said americans must broaden their knowledge of the world. Gruenther now president of the american red Cross told an officers meeting he thinks Ameri cans Are inadequately prepared in our educational background to meet the Challenge we now face in the world he expressed concern Over the nation s inability to spread the proper image of the United states throughout the  in the military Are inclined to think of National Security in a military sense Gruenther said. But in addition to military Security there is also the economic an psychological Security  in the Era that is coming he said i think the psychological cac Tor will be the most important. We should broaden our horizon learn about other people their cultures and civilizations and in crease our fund of  til ivs is