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Evening star., 1946-07-21
Army Amputees Ask
Senate Group for Law
Giving Cars or Cash

Fifty amputees from Forest Glen
Annex, Walter Reed Hospital, yes
terday appealed to Senate finance
committee for passage of legislation
to provide them with automobiles
for increased mobility" Or, in lieu
of an automobile, they asked 81 800
in cash for each
Spokesn1en for the veterans were
Staff Sergt Milton Kornfeld. and
former Staff Sergt. Gerald Giller-
man. Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Republican. of Massa-
chusetts, whose bill to provide cars
for veterans still is pending in the
Veterans Legislation Committee of
the House, asked for early favorable
action on the Identical measure
which is before the Senate.
Senator George. Democrat. Of
Georgia presided and said a report
will be made to the Senate Finance
Committee.
Speaking for the amputees, Mr..
Gillerman said:
I'VE realize that complete restora-
ton is impossible, but we have
found that the artificial limbs now
supplied us are insufficient to over
come the hazards and hardships
of day to-day existence"
In reply to criticism of the pro-
posal recently by Gen. Omar Brad
LEY, Veterans Administrator, before
the House Committee on Veterans,
Mr.. Gillerman pointed to a COM
promise proposal suggested by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars that Con-
gress authorize the Veterans Ad-
ministration to issue voucher, not
to exceed $1,000 in value to an am
putees and men who have lost con-
troll Of their extremities.
ut was felt" he said, that this
proposal would greatly aid in expe-
diting the bill"
with each passing day." the
committee was told, veterans are
falling and injuring themselves, not
to mention the constant deteriora-
ton of their mental stability which
results from the fear of physical
injury"
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must consider Capitalization of ul-
innate responsibility for employing
persons of questioned loyalty, or
permitting such persons to remain
in the employ of the Government.
To permit them to remain is unfair
to the hundreds of thousands of
loyal, patriotic employees in our
Government, and seriously endan-
gers the security of our country"
Regarding the authorization OF
power in single agency to carry
on investigations, the report ad-
mitted that this poses many prob
lens
Whether, to achieve this uni
formity. 1t is necessary to take away
the power Of removal from the re-
spective agencies and place it in a
single agency or whether it would
be suftlcient merely to authorize a
single agency to adopt standards
and rules of procedure which would
be binding on all employing agencies
Is a matter which requires further
study" the report said. The legal
and practical problems involved in
taking from a department head his
right to remove employees and vest
it in another agency are serious and
substantial
Uniform Policy Asked.
The. report called for all Federal
agencies, in the meantime, to set
up consistent and uniform policy
with respect to investigating and
removing employees who are known
to be disloyal. At present, the Civil
Service Commission has no authority
to reopen cases of employees who
have been Investigated and given
clean bill Of particulars when they
applied for Government job.
| Also urging a consistent and uni
form policy in deciding whether job
| applicants are subversive or not
the report said. "techniques and
procedures must be devised that
will not permit persons rejected by
one agency on loyalty grounds from
being accepted in another"
| The report said that all proceed :
ings for preferring charges against
and removing disloyal employees
should follow the same standards
and rules of procedures and should
be decided on the same legal prin-
ciples.
The committee also said in its
report:
1T is obvious to this committee
that the only way to afford COM
plete protection to our Government
is to require all persons who apply
/ for positions to be thoroughly in
Vestigated and fingerprinted in ad-
vance of employment" the report
stated.
Would Fix Responsibility.
In his minority report. Mr.. Rees
said that there must be a determ-
ination as to who is responsible for
allowing persons of questionable
loyalty to remain on the Govern
ment payroll"
He urged that complete investi-
cation be held under the House
Civil Service Committee. The sub
committees statement only scratch
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change of information on produc-
tion of atomic energy and its use
for peaceful purposes.
Denies Opposing Committee.
Without an exchange of scientific
information it is impossible to have
cooperation, he said.
Then Mr.. Gromyko turned to re-
ports concerning the three-houl
closed meeting of the working COM
mittee of the Atomic Energy Com
mission on July IL. He said 1t had
been reported that he had opposed
establishing Committee No. 2, which
deals with controls.
The Russian delegate said he did
not oppose such committee
Rather, he said. he opposed the fail
ure of the terms of reference OF
the committee to include this spe-
ciflc statement which he proposed
That the committees task would
include considering measures for
the prohibition of the production
OF atomic weapons and their use.
Mr.. Gromyko said such a task as
he outlined for the terms of refer
ence is elemental in the delibera-
tions of the committee.
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Subversive
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Civil Service Committee said that
the adjournment Of Congress was
so imminent that it was doubtful
whether the committee could do
anything about the report before
next November or January. He
| pledged, however. that he would do
everything possible to carry out the
subcommittee mandate at that
time.
Pins Hope on Truman.
The subcommittee, however,
pinned its hope for immediate ac-
ton on President Truman.
In suggesting a consideration of
single agency to conduct all in
vestigations, the committee men
toned no specific bureau, but one
| Of the members later told The Star
that they had an investigative
agency like the FBI or Secret Serv-
ice in mind.
The report also urged that serious
consideration be given to the pos
sfbility of designating another
agency to have sole jurisdiction in
reviewing investigative reports and
presumably making final decisions
in each case. This would tend to
avoid the present duplication of
effort" the report said
In the meantime, while the en-
tire problem is being studied by the
special commission. the subcommit-
tee urged that Congress immedi-
ately appropriate sufficient funds
TO permit the Civil Service Commits
sion and the FBI to make finger
print checks and name checks of
all individuals employed by the
Government.
Star Story Confirmed.
A considerable portion of the re-
port confirmed the story in last
Sundays Star, which reported the
virtual collapse of the Federal in
vestigatiye system regarding loyalty
and character inquiries of prospec-
tive employees. .e
The Civil Service Commission has
practically ceased its loyalty inves-
legations due to lack of sufficient
funds. During the next year, the
commission expects to investigate
only about 1,400 of the estimated
100000 job placements in the Fed
eral service, or about one out of
every 500 persons.
The commission has turned the
responsibility Of investigating en-
ployes over to the individual agen-
cies, but most bureaus have neither
the investigative staf1s or the funds
to conduct these Investigations.
The report placed the blame for
this situation on the Congress and
the Budget Bureau.
Congress has not thoroughly
studied the problem or provided
well-directed and adequate legisla-
tion," the reported stated. 1T has
not provided adequate funds, nor
has the Bureau Of the Budget been
willing to approve such funds, to
permit the Civil Service Commits
sion. the FBI and other agencies
to conduct full pre-emploment in
vestigations
Several Causes Of Problem.
However, the report declared that
the problem facing the Government
cannot be attributed to any one
branch of the Government or to
any one cause. Rather it Is a series
Of causes and events"
The further study of this problem
Evening star., 1946-07-21
Atomic
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to aid another nation to the detri.
ment of the United States.
The 265 to 70 roll call vote tha
passed the bill was far from indi.
catlve of the fight it went through
during almost five days of House
debate.
Delay Move Fails.
The crucial vote was the one JUS
before passage on an effort to sene
1t back to committee BY that move
opponents tried to kill the bill unit
next year. They failed by a coun,
of 1875 to 146 Their fight for the
military representation and other
amendments was won by the scanI
margin of 116 to 104.
The move to send the measure
back to the Military Affairs Com
mittee was engineered by Repre-.
sentative Short, Republican, of Mi
souri, 1t was supported by l2s
Republicans and Is Democrats, but
$50 Democrats, 43 Republicans anc
both minor party members joined
to repulse them.
The Administration went through
a hard fight to save the bill from
reeommittal, majority Leader Nc
Cormack pleading for the House
not to take such action.
Mr.. Short and his supporters in.
sisted legislation should not be en-
acted until world conditions are
more settled. The atom bomb, they
argued, is safe now in the hands OF
the military and the secret might
leak out If the legislation became
law.
Time Limit Rejected.
Before finally voting, the House
turned down an amendment by Rep
lresentative Glare Boothe Luce, Re
publican, of Connecticut, to limit the
life of the proposed law to sever
years, and upheld technical objec.
ton that knocked out authority fol
the President to transfer to the new
commission unexpended funds of tht
Armys Manhattan District, its atom
bomb project.
BY voice vote it wrote into the
legislation a requirement that the
FBI make loyalty investigations ot
all persons associated in any ca.
pacity with the development ane
control of atomic energy" under tn:
commission. The FBI previously hac
been given authority to investigate
violations of the proposed Act.
Stricken from the bill, by stand.
ing vote of 81 to As, was a Senate
provision for a $1,000 fine and tw;
years imprisonment for violation,
Iof commission regulations dealins
with reports, inspections, record,
and safety measures.
A new section defining nucleal
flssion was approved without dis.
cusslon or contest. several members
declaring that it was no more in.
volved than other sections of the
legislation.
The House completely rewrote
the Senate's patents section which
would have given the Government
through the commission. a virtua
monopoly on patents and inven.
t1ons, both new and old, in the
field of atomic energy. The House
toned down the Senate language
sharply, by 151-to-90 vote. and
required that patents or inventions
acquired by the commission through
Evening star., 1946-07-21

wise, in the field of atomic energy.
Penalties for violations: A mini
mum of 5000 fine and a maxi
mum of death.
Judicial review: The general pro-
visions of the administrative pro-
cedure act, permitting appeals to
the courts, would apply to commits
sion actions.
General: The legislation sets up
a joint atomic energy committee
of II Senate and House members
to make a continuing study of
commission activities and problems
related to the use, development and
control of atomic energy.
Evening star., 1946-07-21

es the surface" Mr.. Rees declared
He reiterated his charge that.
the Civil Service Commission is re-
sponsible for permitting Hundreds
OF employees" to remain on Federal
payrolls after their loyalties have !
been challenged" Mr.. Rees further
charged that the commission "was\
susceptible" to outside influences inf
making decision in these cases.
Evening star., 1946-07-21

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am. to II pm.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-02
As he saw it,.

of the reader to fill in for the
author, whose main concern is to
communicate to us his fathers
"off the record" observations.
FDR is in constant conflict
with Churchill over the colonial
question. He pounds away at the
necessity of bringing education,
raising the standards of living,
improving health conditions-of
all backward, depressed colonial
areas of the world" If they are
not granted independence he
warns, 1--WE might as well agree
that we're in for another war"
Before the Atlantic Charter
conference began FDR tells Ell
hot =. / think 1 speak as
Americas President when say
that America won't help Eng
land in this war simply so that
she will be able to continue to
ride rough-shod over colonial
peoples"
Finally, when Churchill and
FDR start tangling on the colo
NAL question the President ac-
cuses England of using eigh.
teenth century methods of OPP
preston and exploitation, IT can't
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-02

believe that we can fight war
against fascist slavery, and at the
same time not work to free peo-
pie all over the world from a
backward colonial policy -. The
peace cannot include any contin-
ued despotism. The structure Of
the peace demands and will get
equality of peoples :"
= = y
1T WAS during this conference
that Churchill belittled the Rus
slams (Who were then retreating)
and tried to get the President to
diminish Lend-Lease to them. He
did not succeed. The President
told Elliott that Churchill would
never be able to lead the English
people after the war. This is not
to say that the labor government
is doing any better.
He sums up his estimate of
Churchill by telling Elliott,
:. winnie is a great man
for status quo. He even looks
like the status quo A real
old Tory, Of Vie old school"
tits interesting to observe the,
transition of the mantle of lead
ership from Churchill's shoulders
to FDR's as the Atlantic Charter
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-02
By PAUL ROMANO

THE STATURE of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt grows larger as
it looms through the fog and
chaos of present day world
events.
The clarity of his thought and
vision during the historic years
of the early '40's is well recorded
by his son, Elliott, who was at
his side during most of the world
conferences that took place in
those years.
Here in Elliott Roosevelt's book,
"As He Saw It," is revealed not
only FDR's thoughts and actions
in relationship to the war, but
also his perspectives and plans for
the postwar world. Above all, it
reveals what different course
the U.S.A. would have taken had
the President lived to guide and
influence our political and econo-
mic relations with both our en-.
emies and allies.
The Atlantic Charter confer
ence, Casablanca, Cairo, Teheran
and Yalta are covered in order.
The gaps between each meeting
are great and demand something
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-02

conference wore on. Churchill
came as the war leader, which
he actually was, but was forced
to relinquish that role by the
pressure of Roosevelt's demands
as written into the Atlantic Char
ter.
AT CASABLANCA where the
French status was hammered
out, FDR said, Elliott, de Gaulle
is out to achieve one-man govern
ment in France. l can't imagine
a man / would distrust more -.
To him, freedom of speech means
freedom from criticism ! of
him. Why, if this is the case,
should anybody trust completely
the forces who back de Gaulle?"
Events have proven the wisdom
of that statement and his belief
that the British owned de Gsulle,
body, soul and britches.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-02

The President was conscious Of
Russian reaction to postpone
ment of the channel invasion, out
felt he had done all ne could,
under the circumstances, to force
the British to carry out that ac-
ton.
HE TOLD Elliott, "The unity
we have made for war is nothing
to the unity we will have to build
for peace =. When we've won
the war 1 will work with all my
might and main to see to it that
the United States is not wheedIed
into the position of accepting any
plan that will further Frances
imperialistic ambitions, or that
will aid or abet the British EN-
pire in its imperial ambitions"
1t was at Casablanca that
~
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-02

With fhe nation on fhe eve of important con-
gressionaI elections. Elliott RooseveIts book is
@ eogenf reminder of how for we have sfroyed from
the pafk of Franklin DeIono Roosevelt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
Rita and Lauren Vie for Story
BY SheiIoh Grohon

the Navy. Right now Bob is in palm
Springs. III with virus pneumonia
There may be a switch in lead
ing ladies for Deadlock Joan
Bennett is reading the script. And
this will probably please Lizabeth
Scott because she wants vaca-
ton and she would just as soon let
some one else make the picture.
Jeanette Macdonald still has two
more songs to record In 1.-THE Birds
and the Bees" She's worried be-
cause the girl who plays her young
est daughter in the picture has a
bad cold. and Jeanette's afraid OF
catching 1t before she sings those
two songsl
Ginger Rogers spent $4,000 on
her Don Lopez wardrobe that she is
now giving an airing in the East.
Among her treasures are an ermine
trench coat and q mink greatcoat!
Ginger has certainly changed since
Husband Jackie Briggs came home.
Formerly she didn't care a boot
about clothes. Van johnson is
peeved with his studio because they
keep changing the name Of his lead
ing lady. She was born jeanette
Morrison. Then this was changed
to jeanette Reames-ller married
name. When she was chosen as
Vans leading lady in THE Romance
Of. Rosy Ridge" her monicker was
changed again--to Janet Leigh. But
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innocent and winning Terry--or so
1t is allowed to seem-has made her
self party to hideous crime, If
she did not actually commit it. And,
in spite of these favorable intima-
tons of her character, either she or
Ruth has to be a paranoiac, and
that insane type is always inordi-
nately clever.
In spite of this suggestion of the
despair which should be in Ayres'
heart, Dark Mirror" audiences are
allowed the comfort OF feeling that
he will find an answer to the twins
natures. But that this comfort shall
not be overdone, there is always the
hint that the murderous twin may
decide to add him to her collection
of bodies.
This clearly Is the stuff of tor
ment for an audience and 1t is
handled capably in the direction of
Robert Siodmak. But for action
leading to such an exciting denoue-
ment, The Dark Mirror" is largely
pleasure to watch.
When she wants to be, either as
Ruth or Terry, Miss de Havilland
can be such a nice, intriguing, and
|excitingly dressed girl. Her rela-
lions with the young psychiatrist
have a, dramatic note of restrained
romance which is skillfully handled
And, of course, she is always lovely
to look at even when her eyes take
On that paranoid expression. On the
whole. she has done one of her best
acting jobs in putting together such
diverse characters as the Collins
twins.
That is great help to THE Dark
Mirror" but not too much more SO
than Ayres' portrait of the calm
young medical genius, or Mitchelrs
representation Of the amusingly be-
unused police lieutenant.
Quite yecomnendable. all things
considered Is ssIrhn Dark Mirror
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22

de Havilland In her sharp double
exposure of the Collins twins, Terry
and Ruth.
The plot of ''The Dark Mirror"
is one of those things that will bear
a lot of discussing, but not by re-
viewers who are on their honor not
to spoil the excitement of movie
goers.
The later are free to say, guard
edly, that it is about a murder
obviously committed by one Of
beautiful twin sisters. The point is,
which one? That Is the whole point
of THE Dark Mirror and it is
worked out quite excitingly and with
enough dramatic force that you may
be left with some terrified doubts on
the subject of twins. When they
confront the bewildered but de-
termined homicide squadrons
Mitchell and later the District At
torney with the challenge that they
name the killer twin, this murder
is the one that looks like the per-
feet crime.
If it is not to turn out that way,
and the exquisite Collins girls are
not to 60 free, the whole thing is
up to Ayers as the psychiatrist.
Twins are his dish, in the cold,
scientific sense of the phrase. He is
nevertheless a fellow whose charm
ing aloofnesS invites the girls trust
and inspires them to subject them
selves to his experiments to deter
mine which one could have COM
mitted the crime. Not which one
did commit 1t, understand, for by
this time the law has officially
dropped the case.
AS Miss de Havilland imperson-
ates them, lying there on the psy-
chiatrist's couch In his university
laboratory, they are dramatically
bewildering. This has nothing to
do with the circumstance that they
are identical in appearance. Through
test after test, they wear name
plate necklaces so neither the
scientist nor the audience will have
any difficulty telling Terry from
Ruth. There is, of course. always
the possibility that they will have
either deliberately or accidentally
have put on the wrong name tags.
Since they are out to Illustrate
the law, why should they not re-
sort to this trick? After all, soft,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22

that was considered too much like
Vivien Leigh. So the gal has been
retitled-she's now back where she
started as to surname, but with
Jeanne for handle--Miss Jeanne
Morrison. Van says he doesn't like
1t.
Rosalind Russell, after three
heavy dramas = Sister Kenny"
The Guilt of Janet Amesp and
Mourning Becomes Electra,,-says
that her next five pictures will be
comedies. I'm still a fool for
laughs, : says Roe. s. The Hedy
LamaYr-John Loder divorce rumor
started in the funniest way. John
went to New York to appear In the
Theater Guilds radio show, '.Bill of
enforcement and this was dis
torted into John going to New York
to divorce Hedy! What makes 1t
more Ridiculous John told me on
his return here, "is that Bill of Di-
vorcement' was postponed for James
Mason and, instead, ! appeared in
Kind Lady"
released by North American Newspaper
Alliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
HOILYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Robert Walkers wife In It'll the
Clouds Roll By is Dorothy Patrick.
Recently, talking with Dorothy, we
discussed men and I gained the inn
preston that she hated 'em. Now
discover that Dotty has been mar
ried twice and has two children!
!. Sterling Hayden, who earns
thousands of dollars week, is liy-
ing in two rooms over a garage.
And I'm lucky to have that, Z he
says. I just thought I'd let you
know that some movie stars do not
live in the lap of luxury. .. Rita
Hayworth wants her boss, Harry
Cohn, to buy "Ronnie Harper" and
have her star In the picture. And
Lauren Bacall wants her boss, Jack
Warner, to buy 1t for her. The story,
by Steve Fisher, is about girl
reared in the slums of Los Angeles.
While the gals fight for his book,
Mr.. Fisher raises his asking price.
It's now reached $50 000.
MemperSnip IN Inc SWank Town
and Country Tennis and Swimming
Club in the valley is now pegged at
$4,000 annually. And with Donald
Bulge as the pro, members like
Mickey Rooney say it's cheap. j. !.
Variety Girl has Sonny Tufts,
Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper and many
other stars on the Paramount lot
playing small roles. But the actual
star Of the movie is De Forest Kelly.
He was signed for the lead as re-
suit of Navy training film he made
in the service and is the first star
to emerge as a result of the war.
+. Mary Hatcher, by the way--she
plays the feminine lead in Variety
Girp'-promised her family that
she would not marry James Alex
ander, her co-star in "Oklahoma, 8
until she is 10. But there are some
here who swear that the 17-year-old
actress Is a secret bride.
Robert Stacks health has been on
the frail side since he came out of