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Evening star., 1944-06-10
Army TO End Contracts
On Air Transport in u. 5.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
All Army air transport service
within the continental United States
will be taken over by the Air Trans
port Command before the end of the
year, and contract service termi-
mated, the War Department said
today.
Contracts with commercial COM
panies for overseas operations will
be continued. The changeover on
the domestic operations already is
under way.
The Army said increased person.
mel available to the Air Transport
Command will make it possible for
the ATC to conduct the cargo opera
tions within the United States for
merly handled by air contract"
The department said aircraft
available to the air lines have been
insufficient to provide the air trans
portation required for mail and other
wartime needs.
The department noted that in the
last five months, % aircraft were
returned to the airlines. Some had
been In Air Transport Command
service and others used as troop
carriers.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
By the Associated Press,

SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, June 10. The
American 9th Air Force, whose
job is to provide ground forces
with close tactical support, has
established advance headquar-
ters in France and Allied air
forces are operating from
French soil, it was announced
today.
Spitf1res and PAT Thunderbolts
were the first Allied planes to
operate from France.
Meanwhile, powerful fleets of
American heavy, medium and light
bombers blasted targets behind the
Normandy battleline and German
airfields in Northern France in a
thunderous followup to similar Raj
attacks last night.
The day and night blows which
broke a 15-day lull in Allied air
activity caused by the weather yes
terday were aimed at railroads,
highways, heavy gun positions and
a concentration of troops and tanks
behind the invasion front and key
rail junction near Paris as we'll as
at the airfields.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Wender Says Mrs. Roosevelt
Gave U.S.. Housing Death Kiss
Citizens Federation Head Tells Senators
Stond Against Segregation Hurt Project

ture slum clearance and rehousing
problems.
"Not Criticizing" Mrs. Roosevelt.
When Mrs. Roosevelt made the
statement that public housing must
be on nonsegregated basis" Mr..
Wender said, people in the COM
mllnities here who believe in segre-
cation Immediately condemned all
public housing"
Mr.. Wender said he was not criti-
Ching Mrs. Roosevelt; that With "all
the best of intentions In the world
and without anv intention to in
f1uence anybody" she had expressed
her own views, speaking as an Amer
lean citizen. He added that in his
opinion Mrs. Roosevelt was one OF
"the greatest women America ever
produced
However, her views on nonSegre-
cation and her expressions Of opin-
ion regarding some of Washington,s
coming issues, he declared, were
solely the reason for the actions
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Byron Price Refuses
To Give Subcommittee
keIlems |ntercepts
Senote Investigators
Chollense Right to
Withhold Correspondence
By J. A. OLEARY.

A Senate Post Office Subcom-
mittee investigating censorship
leaks clashed sharply today with
Byron Price. director of the
Office of Censorship, when he
refused to give the subcommit-
tee intercepts taken from cor
respondence between Miss Wv
len Kellems, Connecticut war
goods contractor, and Count
Frederick Karl Won Zedlitz, Ger
man resident of Buenos Aires.
After several committee members
had challenged the right of Mr..
Price to withhold the documents,
the committee went into closed ses-
sion to decide what its next step
would be.
Taking the position that he had
duty to perform in protecting the
secrecy OF material taken from the
mail, Mr.. Price said:
My responsibility is such that if
the committee wants these inter-
cepts they should ask for them in
writing In a subpoena"
Ferguson Retorts to Price.
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan, interrupted to declare,
we don't have to subpoena infor-
nation that is in the room"
He referred to copies of the inter-
cepts which had been brought to
the hearing by George P. Shaw, a
State Department official. Mr.. Shaw
prec1pitated the clash earlier when
he said he could not turn over the
copies to any one without the per-
mission of Mr.. Price, who had ad-
monished the State Department
that they were secret.
With some heat, Senator Reed
Republican, of Kansas, who started
the investigation, told Mr.. Price,
You are reducing this to an absurd
situation"
Senator Reed said he meant that
the committee was being denied ac-
cess to intercepts that could be seen
by hundreds of State Department
employees.
If that isn't a damn-fool PROPOSE
tion!' Senator Reed exclaimed.
Against Light Treatment.
Mr.. Price interrupted to say he
did not think the subject should
be treated lightly.
1T is your position that it Is
funny" Senator Reed rejoined.
Senator Ferguson said If Mr.. Price
was right in his contention that the
intercepts should not be turned over
then the committee might as Well
drop the investigation, because,
without seeing the originals, 1t
could not determine whether the
quotations revealed by Drew Pear
son, columnist and radio commenta-
tor, and by Representative Coffee,
Democrat, Of Washington, were from
the intercepts.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Ceiling Prices
On All Used Cars
Set for July 10
Control at Levels
Of January, 1914,
Ordered by BowIes
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Price Administrator Chester
Bowles directed today that all
used passenger cars be brought
under price control on July 10 at
levels of January, 1914.
Specific prices are set up by model
and body type for % makes and
about 5000 models of passenger cars
manufactured from 1887 through
1912.
Automobiles made before 1887
cannot sell at prices higher than
those established for the nearest
comparable 1897 model.
Mr.. Bowles said the new ceilings,
based on average prices of last jan
uary, would result in reduction OF
approximately 10 per cent below
current used-car prices. He added
that prices were stabilized for sew
eral months during the winter, but
since April have shown an in
crease of about 10 per cent over the
country. 1t was this price rise that
compelled OPA to place all cars un-
der control.
OPA had considered for more
than a year placing controls on
skyrocketing used car prices. but
hesitated to take the step because
OF the impact on automobile dealers
who had been hit hard by loss OF
other business during the war.
Two Types of Prices Set.
Two types of ceiling prices are set
for each model and body type, an
"as is" price and reconditioned
price. Ceilings will drop at the rate
OF 4 per cent of the las is" price
every six months.
Separate prices are given for three
geographical regions. Region A
covers all States east of the Missis-
sippi River, region c comprises
Washington, Oregon, California, Me-
vada and Arizona, while all other
States are in region B.
When sale has been completed,
Mr.. Bowles said in explaining the
new regulation, the buyer and seller
will be required to ill out transfer
certificate and turn it In to the
buyers ration board.
The new regulation does not apply
to used trucks, which have been
under price control for more than
year.
$1,000. .o00, zoos Year Business.
Mr.. Bowles called used cars q
50, ,000. 900. .000-a-year business and
said it was by far the largest item
in the cost of living index which had
not been brought under price con-
troll. He estimated that used-car
prices now are 20 per cent above
those of year and half ago and
80 per cent above those two and q
half years ago.
Typical "as is" prices to be allowed
in the Washington region follow:
Ford de luxe four-door sedan, 1941
model, $500; 1941 model, $845; Chev-
rolet de luxe four-door sedan, 1942
model, $945; 194l model, $825; Ply
mouth de luxe four-door sedan, 1942
model, $500; 1941 model, $87o; 1888
model, $425.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
MAP on Page Az
BY IVES GALLAGHER,


SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, June 10.-American
troops today drove toward Cher
bourg-by Nazi account only IS
miles away-and rammed an
other column southwark in a
squeeze attack on Carentan,
stronghold guarding the mar
rowest neck of the Normandy
Peninsula.
Both these attacks famed out
from fallen ste. Mere Eglise, while
Berlin. reporting large-scale offen-
sive against Cherbourg, declared
there was violent fighting east of
Montebourg, only Is miles southeast
of the erize port.
CThe Berlin radio said that "in
the face of fresh paratroop land
ings south of Valognes, the Ger
man command has withdrawn its
spearheads to shortened defense
line south of Montebourg.'0
Other American forces to the
southeast seized ISigny, and drove
westward on Carentan, miles
away. Two columns thus were con-
verging on Carentan, itself nearly
a third of the way inland on the
shortest line across Cherbourg
Peninsula.
Yanks Capture 5000.
1t Gen. Omar Bradley's Amer
lean parachutists and infantrymen
alone have captured more than
5000 prisoners, half of them Nazi
parachute veterans of Russia and
Casino seized after they plunged
from the skies The Allies since
D-day have taken more than 5000
captives.
Meanwhile British and Canadian
forces battled German armored divi-
sions in the greatest tank engage
ment since the landings, near Caen,
stronghold on the eastern flank.
Allied shells tore into the city
Today's German communioue de-
clared Allied counterattacks against
Touffreville, 6 miles east of Caen
had failed. There was no Allied
confirmation of fighting on that side
Of the city, where Caen would be
flanked from the east.
The Germans, with no Allied con-
firnlation, also said a new landing
attempt at Trouville, south of the
Seine River mouth, collapsed in the
fire OF our coastal batteries" with q
varship sunk. The Germans also
said that mopping-up operations or
the eastern bank of the Orne River
were proceeding, and that German
attacks west and northwest of Caer
had gained ground.
Stronghold Encircled.
Berlin admitted some Nazi strong
holds of the Atlantic Wall had beer
encircled, but said they still were
resisting.
Fifteen hundred prisoners were
claimed by the Germans, who also
said IT'S Allied tanks had been de-
stroyed.
Berlin asserted Allied military
strength assembled in the Caen-
Bayeux area has been thrown in the
direction of Cherbourg"
Another broadcast said Americans
(see INVASION, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Not Enough Star Copies
To Meet the Demand

There will not be enough
copies of The Sunday Star on
the newsStands tomorrow to
meet the demand.
The Stars press run will of
necessity be held within the
limits imposed by its available
supply of paper.
Subscribers, of course, will
receive their Stars. Others
are advised to visit a news
stand early in the day, before
the supply is exhausted, and
are requested to lend or pass
along to others their copies of
The Sunday Star when they
have been read.
Please make your Star serve
as many readers as possible.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Withdrawal to New Defense Line
Acknowledged by Berlin Radio
Curenton Menuced
By Americans
Squeeze Attack
BULLETIN.

SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
ERS (P.-American
troops have captured Ire
vieres, midway between Bay
eux and Isigny, it was dis
closed today.
The Yanks, driving west
across the peninsula, have
severed the railroad leading
to Cherbeurg "in several
places"
The Germans have flooded
large areas around Carentan
and Ste. Mere Eglise and
northeast of Caen, making
advances difficult.
Weather has improved, al
lowing air operations, and
about so enemy planes we're
reported over the battle area
this morning.
MAP on Page AL
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Admiral HoIsey Gets
Empire Kniehthood
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GUADALCANAL, June 10-Ad-
miral William F. Halsey, commander
of South Pacific naval forces, has
been made a knight of the British
Empire, members of his forces here
learned yesterday when a congrat-
ulatory message arrived.
The message came from Sir
Philip Mitchell, Governor of the
FIJI Islands and high commissioner
for the Western Pacific.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
British Vessels Sink
A German TrawIers
off Dutch Coast
Another Force Intercepts
Four Nozi Destroyers
Near Brittony
By the Associated Press.

SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, June 10. Light
coastal ships of the Royal Navy
sank four heavily armed Ger
man trawlers today of the
Dutch coast at a cost of one mo-
tor torpedo boat in another of a
series of naval clashes, the Ad-
miralty announced.
-Four trawlers were engaged south
west of Ijmuiden. and three sent
down by torpedo hits, with the fourth
damaged by gunfire and sent head
ing back for the coast.
Later three more armed trawlers,
apparently searching for survivors,
appeared and one of these was tor
pedoed and sunk. One British tor
pedo boat was sunk, but there were
only two casualties, the Admiralty
said.
Four Nazi Destroyers Intercepted.
The first attempts by German
naval craft to enter the invasion
coast have been frustrated, it was
disclosed earlier in a communique
describing three surface actions, one
a point-blank engagement between
eight Allied and four Nazi destroyers
Eight British, Canadian and Pol
ish destroyers intercepted the tour
German destroyers off the top OF
Brittany, near lie d'Ouessant before
dawn yesterday. The Allies blew up
one of the enemy destroyers, chased
another aground in flames and
scored hits on the other two, which
escaped, the communioue said
The grounded vessel was attacked
later by Royal Canadian Beaufight-
ers which shot at least 10 rocket
projectiles into 1t and scored numer-
Gus hits with heavy and light bombs
Today it lay smouldering wreck
surrounded by a pool of burning oil
Few Allied Casualties.
Damage and a few casualties on
one British ship, the Tartar, was
the only Allied cost.
The Allied destroyers joined bat
tie on parallel courses with the Ger
mans, lodging torpedo barrage.
During Thursday night an Allied
destroyer force under Rear Admiral
Don Pardee Moon of the United
States Navy intercepted and drove
OF a force of heavily armed German
light craft between the mainland
and the Isles de ST Marcouf, just of
the American landing zone on the
east side OF the Cherbourg PENN
ISula.
Allied light coastal forces repulseo
German E-boats which tried to enter
the invasion coast area both from
the east and west sides. Two of the
enemy ships suffered hits.
Details of U. S. Loss.
Details were disclosed also OF the
loss of a United States destroyer In
the early part of the invasion
president Roosevelt said Tuesday
two American destroyers and one
landing craft had been lost up tc
noon OF that day.
A German inland battery scored
hits on the destroyer while its guns
were clearing beach for landing OF
ground forces. The battery was
silenced, and the destroyer swung
back to its assigned targets when
something hit u.s." the commander
recalled.
The vessel went out of control
possibly from a hit by some type
of rocket projectile. The commander
said he tried to head the ship out
to sea, but she went into a tight
circle. She stopped with her engine
rooms flooded, and orders were giver
, to abandon ship.
The commander was rescued. but
1t was not permitted to disclose hi.
identity, nor that Of the ship.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Fraser, New Zealand
Premier, Is in Rome
BY the Associated Press

ROME, June 10.-Prime Minister
Peter Fraser of New Zealand has
arrived in Rome, the first head of
any United Nations government to
come since the city's capture by the
Allies.
The London radio said Mr.. Fraser
called on Pope Plus yesterday, ac-
cording to broadcast recorded In
New York by CBS.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Start Of Soviet Drive
North Of leningrad
Reported by Firms
Communique Tells Of
Heavy Artillery Fire
And Tank Assaults
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, June 10.-A Finnish
communique, quoted by DNB in
a Berlin broadcast, said the
Russians launched a general
offensive, supported by heavy
artillery barrages and strong
tank formations, on the Karelian
Isthrnus north of Leningrad
yesterday.
"The enemy in the early morning
hours Of yesterday started a general
offensive on the Karelian Isthmus,
supported by particularly fierce
artillery fire and strong air forma-
tions." said the communique, as
quoted by the Germans.
"The attacks, which were launched
at various points, were frustrated
except for some minor breaches of
local Importance.
Heavy Casualties Claimed.
1.-THE enemy suffered a consider
able number of fatal casualties. Ten
enemy tanks were destroyed. Our
fighters and antiaircraft defense
downed "a enemy machines. The
battle is still in full swing.
Accommodating activity took
place at other parts of our land
fronts"
Meanwhile, Moscow announced
that Soviet troops had smashed a
localized German attack northwest
of Tarnopol in Old Poland as Red
Army preparations for new eastern
front offensive brought more indica-
tions of uneasiness in Germany and
among the Axis Balkan satellites.
In broadcast communique, the
Russians announced that a tank
supported Nazi infantry regiment
broke into one inhabited locality
in the Tarnopol region, but had
been elected from the position by a
night counterattack. Ten German
tanks and two self-propelled guns
were declared to have been crippled
or burned.
Another Height Taken.
The war bulletin said Soviet units
also have taken another height
north of Iasi in Romania, wiping
out more than a company of the
enemy. The Nazi radio COM
mentator Ernst Won Hammer, who
described the fighting around Iasi
Thursday as new Soviet offensive
reversed himself yesterday and de-
clared that the action there had
'petered out somewhat"
A Soviet antiaircraft battery shot
down four German fighter planes
out of formation of II which ap-
peared over the Russian lines north
east of Stanislawow. the Russian
communique said Stanislawow is
so miles southwest of Tarnopol.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Stock Market Quiet

NEW YORK, June 10 (P).-Low-
priced motors and accessories con-
tinued to dominate selective rising
activity in today's stock market,
while many leaders elsewhere re-
manned hesitant. Dealings slowed
after Q rather lively start.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Financial News Omitted
From Saturday Star

In order to conserve news
print for important news of
the war, The Star is omitting
financial news from its Satur-
day editions. In addition to
the weekly market sum-
maries, The Sunday Star will
continue to cover all i'm
portant financial news and
transactions.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Wet Grounds Postpone
Mats Come With As
Special Dispatch tn The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10.-The
baseball game between the Wash
ington Nationals and the Philadel-
phia Athletics here today was post.
poned because of wet grounds.
The teams will play double
header tomorrow.
Evening star., 1944-06-10

(See AERIAL, Page A-30
Evening star., 1944-06-10

tSee HOUSING, Page Az.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, with showers this afternoon,
tonight and tomorrow; continued warm.
Temperatures today-Highest, rs. at
noon; lowest, "a, at 5:18 am: "a at /
pm, Iesteroay-Highest, n, at a;o5
pm; lowest, 56, at 5:04 am.
Evening star., 1944-08-02
William 6. Lang, Retired
Post Office Foreman, Die,

william g. Lang. 10, Of 5307 Sc.
ond street NV, retired foreman Of
the Post once mail equipment
shops and an inventor Of safety
devices, died yesterday ut his home
after an illness Of 1S months. Fu-
neral services will be held at 2 pm.
tomorrow at st. Paul's Episcopal
Church, Rock Creek Parish. Burial
will be In Cedar Hill Cemetery.
A native Of New York, Mr.. Lang
came to Warrington 50 years ago
after receiving his early education
at Terryville Conn High School.
He retired from Government work
in 1882.
Mr.. Lang and his wife, Mrs. Julia
H. Laps, who survives. were married
IS years. Other survivors are q
daughter, Mrs. Katherine L. Rouzee,
Warrington; two brothers, Edward
J. Lang, also of Washington, and
Charles Lang, Pasadena, Calf, and
sister. Mrs. Charles McClung,
Philadelphia. Three grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren also
survive. The grandchildren are 1t.
Comdr. George M. Rouzee, U. s. N,
Alameda, Calf; Mrs. Kenneth In
gram, Bethesda, Nd, and Mrs. AL
Cimmerly, Hope, Ark.
Evening star., 1944-08-02
Senior Smith 10 Hold !,
Double Celebration
D. IL Associstea Press.

~ III Assoeistsa Press.
LYNCl1DURQ. 3. O.. Aug. A..
Senator Smith. Democrat, Of south
Carolina. who 4 % years old today.
said he would reserve any celebrA-
|tiou for Friday. whom he viii have
set = new record Tor continuoua
Senate service.
Il feel greatly relieved to have
this burden taken on." Senator
smith said of his defeat last
week BY Gov. olin q. Johnston In 1
Democratic nominating primary
"And I'll celebrate my record and my
lihera ation on Friday"
Friday he will have exceeded the
record Of IS years and five months
in the Senate ret BY the late william,
b. Allison Of Iowa, who was In the
Senate from March I, 1873, until
August I. 1903.
"Aftsr the celebration Friday--the
family's planning something BIG and
= lot OF friends viii be in-l1l "a
back to Warrington probably next
week and cuss some more in the fev
months that remain for me-" he
said.
Evening star., 1944-08-02
District Polio Total
Reaches Il With Two
New Cases Reported

Two more Cases Of infantila
paralysis were reported overnight
BY the District Health Department
bringing The total here since July
to a. Casss from nsArby Mary
land and Virginia brought to wash
inston hospitals for treatment num-
ber u.
Only three deaths, on July Il
and July a, have besn reported
Health Department records show.
DR.. George G. Rutland, health
omcer, said he believes most OF the
local cases are q 4 mild type.
One 1e-year.od girl at 0allinger
Hospital, however, 10 suffering from
Z serious attack, and Is being given
the Kenny treatment.
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, superin-
tsndent Of 0allinger, haA obtained
two nurses through the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysia
to help care for the girl.
Another suspected case VA
brought to 0allingsr late yesterday
DR.. Seckinger said, but has not
been finally diagnosed - polio
nayelitis.
from Richmond the Associated
Press reported that polio cases In
Virginia rose to 4 total Of 143, with
health authorities expecting the
peak Of the outbreak to come this
month. The totals Of 143 since Jan.
uary l, OF which 137 have been re-
ported since June l, are small COM
pared to the epidemic figure Of 6e5
in 1885. the highest year on record.
and 325 In 1929. the department
said.
In Baltimore the Maryland Health
Department reported two new cases
In the counties and five In Baltimore
over the week end, bringing the
| total since July 1 to Al
Evening star., 1944-08-02
Births Reported

Virgil and Edith Anderson, girl.
Thomas and Audrey Archer, girl
Roy and Mary Biedler boy.
John and Weneta Bowman, girl.
Marshall and Opal Bradley. girl
Beverly and NarSaret Bratton, girl.
wesley and Frances Buchan. girl
Emile and Madeline Carmouche, boy.
| Gabriel and Irene Davis, boy.
Rowland and Viola Dobbinl. boy.
John and Ann Dorsey, boy.
Norris Snd Theresa Eaton, boy.
Manuel and Carmslita Fidalso, boy.
Jos,ph and Ray Furst, boy.
Wilbur and Mildred Gardner. boy.
Robert and Mary dilius. girl
Vincent and Mildred Goldsmith, boy.
John and Esther Grabber. girl.
Otis and Lady Qreeson, boy.
Frederick and MarsAret 0rifdth. boy.
Kenneth and Ellen Hampton, boy.
Henry and Rubee Hetsermsn, boy.
joseph and Evelyn Jackson, girl.
sherman and Ruth Lee. girl.
Bernard and Mary lettau, girl.
John and Mary ipscomb. boy
Leonard and Doris LocAscio, boy.
| Charles and Mary Meador. boy
| Qolph and MArgaret Montague. boy.
Donald and Bonnie McCorkel, boy.
Jphn and Lorraine McLoone, boy.
Hairy and Pearl Narunsky. boy.
Clifford and Mary Porter, boy.
Howard and Jacaueline Rue. girl.
Francis and AEnes sands. girl.