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Evening star., 1947-10-22
Danger Of Abuse Seer
In VA Plan 10 Keen
Documents Secret

The Veterans Administration has
imposed restrictive classification
system for official documents that
could be used to hide those that
would cause administrative en-
barrassment or difficulty"
The regulations are the first step
Ia plan to require heads of every
Federal department and agency to
mark documents that should not be
disclosed to the public.
Definitions for four classifications
top secret" secret" "confiden-
tial" and "restricted"-ar being
drawn up by the Security Advisory
Board of the State-War-Navy Co.
ordinating Committee to provide
minimum standards for each agency
Draft Not Completed.
Stanley r. Goodrich. assistant to
Hamilton Robinson. State Depart
ment officer who is head of the
committee. said the final draft of
the definitions has not been COM
pleted.
When 1t is, he said, it will be sent
to President Truman. His approval
would make the system mandatory
throughout the Government. The
committee began work on the draft
last March in compliance with a
presidential executive order. Mr..
Goodrich said.
William J. Driver a special assist
ant at the Veterans Administration
said the classification system was
adopted at VA three months ago.
He said the definitions for the four
security classes were copied exactly"
from the first draft of the Security
Board recommendations.
System Not Yet Used.
Since July, VA has not used any
of the classif1cations, Mr.. Driver
said.
However, the agency always has
marked its voluminous files of vet
erans' records confidential" he
said, taking the stand that such
personal information about veterans
should not be opened to the public.
The new confidential" classif1ca-
ton forbids disclosure of informa-
ton that, although not endanger-
ing the national security. would be
prejudicial to the interests or pres
tige of the Nation, any govern
mental activity, or an individual,
or would cause administrative en-
barrassment or difflculty''
nrAo {o1 Driyar
said, is that which would cause
exceptionally grave damage to the
Nation" The agency puts these In
terpretations on the other two
classes:
Secret information disclosed
would cause serious injury to the
interests or prestige Of the Nation.
Restricted" information is that
(which should not be published or
communicated to any one except
for official purposes"
Draft Was Ordered.
Mr.. Driver stressed that the draft
was ordered, and that there was
no thought of giving any official
the chance to cover anything up or
to keep it from the press"
A primary consideration Of the
draft was to give additional protec-
tion to critical documents of the
Army, Navy and Atomic Energy
Commission that must he trans
mitted to other agencies, he said.
Another reason, he added, was to
furnish a guide post to agencies
that receive documents they other
wise might not know how to handle"
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Avok, Armenian Faith Healer,
Arrives Here on our of Nation

beauty is of the type that Leonardo
da Vinci selected for his Christ, the
model that has since been the con-
cept of the Messiah. Avak speaks
no English. He smiles frequently.
His smile is more understanding
than sympathetic. He has the in
tegrity of simplicity.
A. c. Chinn, The Star photog-
rapher, who has suffered condition
which gives him double vision in
one eye and which opthamologists
cannot diagnose, Immediately on
seeing Avak asked If he would exer-
else his healing powers on his eye.
Avak did at the end of the inter-
view. Mr.. Chinn has not yet no.
ticed change.
Reads a Little.
William Perumean, Los Angeles
paper mill owner translated for
him. Avak spoke of his hearing of
God. Could he read, his inter-
viewers asked. He could read a
little with diffculty and no one
could read his writing. he said. He
had only two years schooling in q
village near the Caspian Sea. His
first healing experience was when
he was II (he is now 20) and work
ing as a silversmith in Teheran.
His employer had boils all over his
body. Avak laid his hands on them
prayed, and the boils went away
Asked about the healing that i'm
pressed him most, he told how an
8-year-old child who had been
under water three hours lin the
Caspian, had been brought to him
while he was praying and healing
The boy was blue he said. After
he prayed and touched him, Avak
said, the boy was able to stand up.
Before the healing started. he
said, he used to go to church, as
his parents did. as everyone should.
His was the Greek Orthodox Ar
Church. Since he started
he did not have time to
60 to church.
ArmenianS Enter Room.
Washington Armenians entered
the room. Mark Kashishian, Ori-
entail rug dealer. was going to bring
Avak to his home at 1885 Morrison
street NV. Others had plans for
the morrow.
Mr.. Tinkham sensed danger to
his plans. He got himself and DR..
Davies and the translator in a hud-
die with Avak.
These plans were made months
ago." said Mr.. Tinkham. Here's a
letter from the quartermaster gen.
erals department of the Army
granting Avak permission to lay
a wreath on the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier"
Avak agreed to stay on the sched-
ule.
During the huddle the reporters
discussed him, his lack of curiosity
his completeness, his lack of plan
to return to Iran.
Exchange Is Heated.
The huddle broke up. A reporter
asked DR.. Smbat Eghiasarian, a sur
geon colonel in the Iranian Army
who is travelling with Avsk, a ques-
ton. The answer was in English,
but Mr.. Tinkham asked Mr.. Permu-
mean to translate it. Another Ar
menian resented this. Mr.. Tinkham
sloughed him off. The exchange
became heated. No blows were ex-
changed, but they we're pushing
each other around the hotel room.
Avak's calm was not diminished in
the slightest.
Mr.. Tinkham beckoned the re-
porters to accompany him outside.
What I have to put up with" he
said. And I'm doing this for free"
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Flyers Slayer Doomed

DACHAU. Germany, Oct. % (P.-
Leo Kowitzke. former Gestapo chief
Of Bad Hamburg, Germany, was
sentenced to death by United
States war crimes court today for
ordering the murder of two sur
rendered and unarmed American
airmen who had survived a crash
landing of their bombing plane.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
81, 500 Fellowship Awarded
FOR THURSDAY.
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Two June graduates Of Mary
Washington College Of the Univer-
sity of Virginia have been awarded
fellowships of $500 for art study by
the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,
the college announced, They are
Miss Julia Dooley, Bedford, and
Miss Mary Frances Cheatham, Ap-
pomattox.
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hour usually are seen in the Orionid
shower. "Strays' may continue to
give diminished display for sew
eral days.
Halley's Comet last approached
the earth in 1910 A meteorite
not more than + or 2 inch in
diameter will appear as bright as q
star Of the first or second magnitude
as it heats the air around it upon
entrance into the earth's atmos-
phere.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Chile Joins Brazil in Breokino
Diplomatic Ties With Russia

attempt to get Soviet permission.
50 far refused. to take his Russian
wife and his son, Luis, out of the
country.
The Chilean note to Russia. which
was made public. said Chile's Gov
eminent was convinced that "events
which have disturbed the public
quiet Of Chile in the last months"
stemmed from "instigations of in
ternational Communists" responding
to "the whole system of political
action and international penetra-
ton directed from the U. S. S. R."
Such conviction - =" the note
went on. does not permit my gov
eminent to continue maintaining re-
lations with country which has
inspired such serious attempts
against the political independence
of the republic and endangered the
very life of the nation
The Russian news agency Tass,
IN a statement broadcast by the
Moscow radio and heard in London,
said last night that "the press itself
is responsible for these articles and
not the government" The state
ment said the Brazilian government
had acted as an instrument of the
Fascist forces in Brazil and as an
obedient tool of the will of its
foreign masters"
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny and
warm with high around 81 this
afternoon. Clear and cool with
lowest about S. tonight. Sunny
and quite warm tomorrow.
Virginia and Maryland-Mostly
clear tonight and tomorrow, with
little change in temperature.
Wind velocity, 8 m.p.h.; direc-
tion. northeast.
River Report.
From United States Englneers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear al
Harpers Ferry
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High and Low Tor Yesterday.
Hish IS at 3:34 pm.
Low, 50. at 4:26 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96. on August IA
Lowest, 7, on February g.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-06

Veterans, their dependents anc
beneficiaries who are in receipt Of
monetary benefits from the Vet
Grams Administration should notify
the VA Immediately upon changing
their legal mailing address.
Benefit checks, such as those for
subsistence allowance, insurance dis
ability and death compensation, can
not be forwarded to another adj
dress, VA said. These checks must
be returned to the treasury, caus-
ing a delay in receipt of the benefits
for whom they are intended.
The VA said it is concerned par
ticularly with veterans enrolled in
schools and colleges where changes
in address occur frequently. In all
cases, every change of address must
be reported to VA promptly if de-
lays in delivery of checks are to
be avoided.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-06
STRIKER

John Sagen, extra gang foreman
and crew are installing automatic
switches in the c. N. Ry. yards this
week.
Mary Moses and Helen Alavana
were business callers in Eureka Sat
urday.
Mrs. Alavana and daughter Myrna
from Eureka, and Mrs. Lee Beatty
from Olney were Friday evening
overnight guests at the Thomas
White home. They attended the
Halloween party at the school.
Games were played and everyone
reported an enjoyable evening.
DR.. Cairns and Paul Church from
Libby were callers in Stryker Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Roedel and
children enjoyed Saturday and Sun
day in Kalispell.
< Virgil Dutton and Myron Hamp-
Ton returned home from the South
Fork with large bull elk.
r. L. Hampton from Libby is
enjoying a weeks vacation with his
son Myron and family at Point of
Rocks and hopes that he gets that
big buck.
Bill Gross and two nephews from
Lake were Sunday visitors
at the Hampton home at Point of
Rocks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Ellis were
Kalispell visitors during the week
end.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-06
The Vets MoiI Bag
VA Extends Disability
Payments to T. r. Vets

&JAA[Aao ~ A. ns NCG
The Veterans Administration has
announced that it will extend COM
pensation payments to veterans who
has been discharged from VA hos
pitfalls with arrested pulmonary tu-
berculoSis but who need more time
at home in which to recover suf-
ficientlv to take job without en-
dangering their health.
The new plan permits payments
to these veterans on a totally dis
abled basis up to two years from
date of discharge from any VA hos
pital while they remain under close
medical supervision.
Previously, payments were re-
duced by so per cent within six
months of the veterans discharge.
Under the new plan, these vet
Grams are examined every six
months. If the examination in
dictates they are unable to resume
employment safely, physicians GER
tify their findings so that the VA
may determipe whether to continue
full compensation payments for an
additional six UonEhs.
Va expects this plan to result in
better eoHffol Of arrested pnlmon-
airy hlberc0l osis among veterans and
thus reduce the neEessity df hos
pitalizing them again.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-06
ALPHA KAPPA PSI
WINS EFFICIENCY AWARD

Missoula-Elmer N. Stevens, Earl
d. Lovick and Robert L. Switzer,
all of Libby, are members of the
State University chapter of Alpha
Kappa Psi, professional commercial
fraternity, which has won for the
second time the Northern District
Efficiency Award, made each year
to the business school organization
ranking highest in professional ac-
tivities, scholarship, membership and
general administration.
Loyick is a graduate assistant in
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-06
SERVICE 0FFTCER TO VISIT
LIBBY AND EUREKA

Service Officer, Robert /. Smith
will be at Libby in VFW Club on
November IL, 1947, and Eureka,
Nov. 18th, American Legion Club,
and will render service TO Veterans
on Pensions, Insurance, Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation and Edu-
cation, and other benefits afforded
Veterans under G. /. Bill of Rights
and other veterans legislation.
Please bring your discharge papers
with you.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-06
Question oil the Week

OF / accept the compensation
check the VA sent me, does that
mean that I am satisfied with the
rating given me?
A-No Acceptance of a check
does not waive any rights you may
have in claiming greater compen-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-06

the university school of business ad-
ministration; Stevens is a sopho-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-06

more in the school and Switzer is |
a senior. Lovick and Stevens arei
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-06

army veterans and all are Grade
yates Of Libby high school.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-06

sati6n than that which was awarded
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Little Cabinet Officer Weds

sultant for an industrial engineering
firm. She has also been practising
law, specializing in labor matters,
and has been active in civic and So
cial work. At one time she was on
the staff of the American Civil Lib
critics Union, and she is now men,
Der of its Committee on 1nterna-
tional Civil Rights. A member of
the Women's City Club, she has
been active on its Labor and In
dustry Committee.
Mr.. Thorp, who is also United
States delegate to the Economic and
Social Council of the United Ma
tions, was appointed recently an
Alternate Delegate to the y. N,
General Assembly. He was gradu-
ated from Amherst College where
he was elected to the Phi Beta
Kappa Society: the University Of
Michigan and Columbia University.
He is a trustee of Amherst where
for several years he was professor
of economies Formerly director OF
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce and economic adviser to
the Secretary of Commerce. he
Joined the State Department in
1945. He is the author of several
books on economies and is presi-
dent of the American Statistical
Association.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Myrtle Ford
Becomes Bride

Miss Myrtle Bernice Ford, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Eel
Ford, of Takoma Park became the
bride last evening of Mr.. William
Warren Pohle, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Hubert Walter Pohle, also of Ia
konna Park. The ceremony took
place in the Review and Herald
Memorial Church in Hyattsville
with the Rev. Russell Quackenbush
officiating.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her father and she
wore a white satin gown and a
finger-tip veil and carried lilies
The wedding music was given by
Miss Ruby Mae Ford. Miss Gertrude
Cunningham, Miss Ramona Griffin
and Mr.. Frank Holbrook
Mrs. Merle W. Morris was matron
of honor for her sister and another
sister, Miss Elsie Jane Ford, and
two cousins. Miss Carol Jean Soukup
and Miss Patricia Ford, were brides
maids. A younger sister, Katheleen
Ford, was the Junior bridesmaid.
Juanita Mae Morris and Jane
Shackelford we're flower girls for
their aunt.
Mr.. Clifton Pohle was his BROTH
er's best man and the ushers were
Mr.. Robert Pohle, Mr.. Eugene Dur
and and MI. Merle w Morris.
After a reception Mr.. and Mrs,
Pohle left to spend few days a.
Kenwood Beach before, leaving for
San Francisco to attend the North
American Youths Congress. On
their return they will reside at S16
Greenwood Circle in Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Bridges Gne Party
On An1z5perSarT

The Australian Ambassador and
Mrs. Norman j. o. Maxim were
among the guests congratulating
the Attache of the Embassy and
Mrs. J. G. Bridges yesterday on
their 25th wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bridges gave the first
of a series of cocktail parties in the
afternoon which was a housewarm-
ing in their new apartment in
Sedgewick Gardens The fete, also
served to introduce two new men,
bers of the embassy staff, Mr.. Will
liam Forsythe, counselor, and Mr..
j. Keith Waller, first secretary:
Mrs. Forsythe ana MRS. Waller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bridges, the latter
formerly Miss Herta Lindholm OF
Sweden, we're married in London.
The second of the series of parties
will be given September IL. Guests
yesterday were members of the
Australian Embassy staff and sew
eral from the British Embassy
group. Mrs. Bridges was dressed
in navy blue for the party, The
piece de resistance, delicious cake,
was iced in white and bore the f1g-
ures 1921 l947 in silver.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Texas Ceremony
OF Interest Here

The Travis Methodist Church in
San Antonio. Tex, was the scene
of the wedding Saturday of Miss
Mildred Bittler, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Monroe Bittler of Jeanes-
vile, Pa, and Mr.. John B. Cortese,
son of Mrs. A. H. Cortese of San
Antonio and the late Mr.. Cortese.
The bride was given in marriage
by Mr.. Harry SWartZ and attended
by Miss Olivia Cortese, sister of the
bridegroom, as maid of honor, and
the Misses Lily and Emily Cortese.
also sisters of the bridegroom, as
bridesmaids. Mr. Fred CorteSe
served as best man for his brother
and two other brothers, Mr.. Alex
CorteSe and Mr.. Alfred Cortese,
were the ushers.
The bride wore white satin and
marquisette gown with a full-length
veil draped from crown of orange
blossoms. She. carried a cascade
bouquet of gardenias. The maid of
honor wore a yellow marquisette
gown and the bridesmaids were in
blue, They carried nosegays and
wore blue flowers in their hair.
A reception was held at Club
Seven Oaks and afterward the
couple left for a thlee-week honey
moon in Mexico City and Acapulco.
They will reside at 1850 West Aga
rita avenue in San Antonio on their
return.
For the past five years the bride
has lived in Washington. where she
made her home with her aunt, Mrs.
Charles Price, ir,
Evening star., 1947-08-22

her fingertip veil and she carried
a cascade bouquet of white orchids.
gardenias and stephanotis.
Mr.. Clements is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephan A. Clements of CheV-
erly, and he had as his best man
Mr.. Edward A. Stonseifer, jr, of
Baltimore. The ushers were 1t
Charles E Mccoy of Baltimore, Mr.
E. Leslie Shaw, Mr. Edwin Rodda
and Mr.. Roger Gray.
Miss Peggy Duncan was maid OF
honor for her sister. wearing ruby
moire taffeta with matching coronet
and veil and carried a cascade bou-
quet of American Beauty roses and
blue delphiniums. The bride also
was attended by another sister, Mrs.
E. Leslie Shaw, who also wore MORE
taffeta in a peacock shade with
matching coronet and carried tai
isman roses.
Following their wedding trip Mr.
and Mrs. Clements will make their
home in Durham, N, c., while the
former completes his studies at
Duke University He served over
seas for two years as captain in
the sOuartermaster Corps His bride
attended the University of Mary
land.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Ceremomyb Held
On West Coast

In st. Luke's Episcopal Church IN
San Francisco. Miss Nancy Marshall
Kelley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Kelly of Silver Spring,
became the bride Saturday of Mr..
Robert Arnold Wilson, son of DR..
and Mrs. James F. Wilson Of Davis,
Calf. A reception followed at the
California Club
The bride was given in marriage
by Mrs. George L. Hillenbrand and
attended by Mrs. Wilson F. Jones
of Washington Mr.. John Wilson
served as best man for his brother.
The bride wore a white satin gown
embroidered in seed pearls, with a
veil of illusion draped from a seed
pearl headdress and carried white
roses. Mrs. Jones wore a pale yellow
brocade gown and carried yellow
roses.
When they return from short
wedding trip, the couple will reside
at 2446 Washington street in San
Francisco,
The bride attended George Wash
ington University where she was
member of Kappa Delta. Mr.. Wilson
is graduate of the University of
California and will attend Hastings
College of Law in the fall. He is
a member of Alpha Tau Omega.
The brides mother few to Cali
fornia for the wedding.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
transatlantic Travellers
Include Manv Pleasure-Bent

Again foreigners come from over
seas to visit in this country just
for pleasure. Through the war
years travellers came here only in
the interest of the prosecution of
the war. Yesterday the French Line
steamer de Grasse brought to New
York the former Premier of Belgium
Mr.. Paul van iceland, who was
here several times during the war
and has many friends in Washing
ton. He was accompanied by Nine
van iceland and their son-in-law
and daughter, Count Arnoul de
Briey and Countess de Briey who
we're 50 recently married that COM
ing to this country is part Of their
wedding trip. Countess de Briey
formerly was Mile. Marie Louise
van iceland. One of the reasons
for the van zeeland's visit here at
this time is that their younger
children may continue their stud
les IN american schools. The
Younger children include a daughter
and two sons.
The Controller General OF the
Bank of France, Mr. Jacques Belin,
also was listed as passenger on
the liner and is in this coun-
try on pleasure trip though he
NAV come to Washington for in
formal talks with United States
officials. Mr.. Andre Morice. deputy
TO the French National Assembly
and Mrs. Morice also reached New
York aboard the steamer yester-
day. They will 60 to Boston before
the end of the week and will not
come to Washington until later in
the year.
Prince Charles Murat and Prin-
cess Murat, who have many friends
in this country, were passengers on
the de Grasse and will make series
Of visits probably coming to Wash
ington in the late autumn.
Mrs. UlAh d'Ehrenberg. prominent
socially in Stockholm, Sweden ar
rived in New York yesterday but
no plan for a visit in the Capital
has been made. The Swedish Min
lister and Nine. Ericsson are in New
England and will not be back in
Washington before the first week in
September.
Mr.. Francois-Didier Gregh, Bud
get Director at the French Finance
Ministry, and Nine Gregh came to
New York yesterday aboard the de
Grasse Mr.. Gregh also is mem
Evening star., 1947-08-22

The Assistant Secretary of State
for Economic Affairs, Mr.. Willard
L. Thorpe. son of the Rev. and Mrs.
Charles N. Thorp of Summit, N. j.,
was married yesterday to Miss
Clarice F. Brows, daughter of Mrs,
William Brows of Great Neck, Long
Island, and the late Mr., Brows.
Justice Edward Lumbard. jr., of the
New York State Supreme Court
ofhciated at the ceremony and the
bridegroom's father pronounced the
benediction.
Only the immediate families and a
few intimate friends were present
at the wedding which took place in
the afternoon at the home of the
brides mother. Mrs. Brows gave
her daughter in marriage, the latter
wearing lovely gown of silver gray
lace with matching hat draped
with a lace bordered tulle veil. She
carried muff of tulle covered with
white orchids.
The bride dispensed with at
tendants. Mr.. Edwin B. George
of Bronxville, N. Y, was best man.
Mrs. Thorp was graduated from
Washington Square College and the
law school of New York University.
and also studied at the Institute of
Musical Art. Until recently she
was counsel and labor relations con-
Evening star., 1947-08-22
announcement

September 5 Is the date chosen
by Miss Gladys Joycelin Stockton
for her marriage to Mr.. John Will
liam Comloauoy. jr. Her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Stockton Of
this city, are announcing her en-
gagement to the son TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Comloquoy of jackson, Mich.
The wedding will take place in
the First Presbyterian Church in
Jackson.
Miss Stockton attended Okla
homa College for Women and re-
Gently resigned from a position in
New York. Mr. Comloquoy was
graduated from jackson High
School and Junior College and has
oeen employed in New York for
the past year. He served for four
years in the Army Air Forces.