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Evening star., 1948-03-21
100000 in Six Cities Watch
Toscunini's eIevision Debut

Toscanini's grimaces. meant only
for his orchestra during an all
Wagner program. we're seen by an
estimated 100000 viewers in six
cities.
David Sarnoff. head of the Radio
Corp. of America. estimated that
all the people who have seen Tos-
canini in studio audiences the past
II years were only one-tenth of
those who saw him tonight.
Everyone but Toscanini seemed
impressed by the maestro's debut.
President Truman wired:
Il heard your concert tonight and
enjoyed 1t very much"
Wayne Coy, chairman of the Fed
eral Communications Commission.
saw the telecast in Washington, and
wired: II cannot find words to ex-
press my enthusiasm fully"
But Toscanini, himself, merely left
the podium after the telecast and
hurried from the studio without
comment.
And the musicians couldn't hear
the greatest tribute paid them--a
woman craning her neck to see
public television screen and turning
angrily to "shush" Q less absorbed
viewer.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 20.-Two of
the worlds greatest conductors made
their television debuts tonight.
For the record, Eugene Ormandy
became the first conductor to have
a concert telecast when he led the
Philadelphia Orchestra through its
PAGES from Philadelphia's Academy
of Music. The program was trans
mitted from there by coaxial cable
to New York. where it was broad
cast by webs.
An hour and a half later, .80-year-
old Arturo Toscanini mounted the
podium in the New York studios of
WNBC for his first teleyision broad
cast.
The chance to see the great con-
ductors over television had been
postponed for three years because
of a ban by James C. Petxillo's
American Federation of Musicians.
That ban was lifted Thursday
when the union and the four majo
networks reached an agreement on
wages and other terms. Petrillo,
himself an old trumpet player, was
among those in the studio to watch
Toscanini.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
GSI Trustees Accept
Most Of Fleming P|aI
For Settling Strike
Few Changes Required,
orunt Says, Before
Union Gets Formula

Trustees of Government Serv-
ices. Inc, yesterday "substan-
TALLY accepted" a formula for
ending the strike of workers in
Government cafeterias submit
ted by Maj. Gen. Philip B.
Fleming.
Gen. Fleming, Public Works Ad-
ministrator, is the official with
whom GSI deals under its contract
to operate more than 40 cafeterias,
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, head
of GSI, who announced the substan-
tial acceptance of the formula also
said: There are one Or two items
still to be adjusted, but it is believed
they will not cause any material
difference of opinion"
The proposal has not yet been
submitted to the strikers union.
Administration Criticized.
Another development yesterday
was a charge by a House Labor Sub
committee that the administration
tried to set a precedent whereby
unions refusing to file non-Com-
munist affidavits may come to the
White House for appointment of a
sympathetic arbitrator" in labor dis
putes. The subcommittee had held
several hearings on the GSI strike.
Reporting to the full Labor Com
mittee the subcommittee accused
President Truman, John R. Steel
man, assistant to the President and
others of evading the Taft-Hartley
Act and indirectly aiding Commun-
controlled unions.
It also asked the full committee
to decide whether to start contempt
proceedings against four witnesses
at subcommittee hearings last
month.
Counter Proposal Studied.
The formula considered yesterday
by GSI was counter proposal by
Gen. Fleming to one which had
been advanced by GSI. 1t was said
to vary little from the GSI plan
which provided that administrator
for the agreement and an arbitrator
would be named for list agreed on
by GSI and the workers organiza-
ton. Local All of the United Cafe
terian Workers Union, CIO.
The arbitrator would be called on
to decide questions of efficiency be-
tween old employees and those hired
since the strike began two and a
half months ago. Rehiring of the
old employees would be on the basis
of comparative efficiency.
Gen. Grant said GSI would try
to get its report on the latest pro-
posal to Gen. Fleming Monday
Asked whether conditions
look favorable for a settlement he
said, Il think it depends good
deal on what the union does We
hope it (the GSI action is a step
in the right direction"
Contempt Rulings Asked.
The report to the House Labor
Committee asking a decision on
whether contempt proceedings
should be started against certain
witnesses named these men:
Abram Flaxer, president of the
United Public Workers of America
with which the cafeteria workers
union is affiliated; Richard A. Ban
croft, former president of Local
(see Ga. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1948-03-21
AIban lowers Purchased
For Nearly S2,0O0,0 ,0OO'

Alban Towers. $40 unit apart
ment building at Wisconsin and
Massachusetts, avenues NV, has
been sold by Simon Gerber to local
investors whose names were not
disclosed, it was reported today.
The transaction was handled for
Shannon IL Luchs Co. by 8. H.
Wolberg.
The price was said to be nearly
50, 2,O0O, 600. The building occupies
more than an acre of ground.
Frank j. Luchs. vice president OF
the brokerage firm, said the new
owner has taken possession. A
program OF building improvements
Is planned.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

Marshall was speaking. They were
denied access by police. who said
the marchers paraded on street
south of the campus Officers said
there was no disturbance of any
kind.
Stripped of its formal language,
Gen. Marshall's statement ex-
planned:
l. Partition Of Palestine now
would not work peaceably.
2. Involvement in forcible applica-
tion of the plan would not fit in
with United States security needs,
Gen. Marshall emphasized that
the United States had explored
every possibility of peaceful i'm
fermentation" of the Palestine par
tition plan which was recommended
last fall by the United Nations Gen.
eral Assembly.
He added that there appeared to
be no prospect that ay successor
government would be in position to
maintain order when the British
lay down their mandate on May Is.
He said bitter fighting could be
10oa NEApCuAIT, pace A2l
Evening star., 1948-03-21
oek-Buying Wave
PutsPrices UpS1toS3
By the Associated prsss

NEW YORK, Mar. 20. - Leading
stocks today put on a show OF
strength rare for Saturday.
Gains of 81 to more than SO a
share were widely spread over large
list Of industrials such as Du Pont,
International Harvester, Allied
Chemicals, Borg Warner, Caterpillar
Tractor, Bethlehem Steel, United
States Steel, General Motors and
Phelps-Dodge. Oils also joined the
upswing and rails participated.
Brokers said the sudden wave of
buying, which put the ticker behind
at one time, stemmed largely from
belief that heavy expenditures would
be made in carrying out President
rruman's foreign policy program.
Turnover of 100000 shares was
the largest in many months for a
Saturday.
CHICAGO, Mar. 20 1P.-Wheat-
kingpin of commodity prices
skidded to low closing point for
the year on the Chicago Board of
Trade today. May wheat sagged to
s231.
The Associated Press wholesale
index Of IS commodities slumped
more than a half point to 1874
lowest since it recorded 1926 last
July 30. The index uses 1925 prices
as 100. 1t hit l948 high of 208.l4
on Jan. 10.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
By Cospor Nonnes

The traditional distribution of
palms, symbolizing the entry Of
Christ into Jerusalem, will take
place in Catholic and many Protes-
tant churches. today as worshipers
observe the start of the Holy Week
at Palm Sunday services in the Dis
trict area.
Blue skies. bright sun and warm
weather are forecast to greet
churchgoers this morning. There
may be light and scattered showers
this afternoon, the weather man
warned.
Palm Sunday services will inaug-
urate week of special worship
meetings. with most of them sched-
uled for Maundy Thursday and Good
Friday. Climax of the Holy Week
observances will be the Easter Sun
day sunrise and regular morning
services.
Good Friday services, from noon
Evening star., 1948-03-21

(Tert OF -poDer statement
on Page A-4.J
BY the Associated Press
The United States, Britain and
France watched intently last
night for the first Communist
reaction to their proposal to re-
turn all of the free territory of
Trieste to Italy.
The proposal was announced by
the State Department yesterday an
hour after it was submitted to the
Russian and Italian embassies. 1t
was first announced by French
Foreign Minister Bidault in speech
In Turin, Italy, Communist strong
hold.
A surprise move, # put the Italian
Communists and their Yugoslav
and Soviet hackers on the spot.
Diplomatic authorities said the
proposal was the shrewdest move
yet MADE to try to help the anti
Communist forces in Italy win the
April 10 national elections there.
Treaty Revision Required
Trieste long has been a center
of contention between Italy and
Yugoslavia. AS compromise effort
to shelve their conflicting claims,
the siX-months-old italian peace
treaty set up the 430-square mile
area between Italy and Yugoslavia
as a free state under the United
Nations Its port city, Trieste, is at
the head of the Adriatic.
That treaty would have to be re-
vised if the American British
French proposal is to be effective
Such revision would require Rus
sian agreement. If Moscow agrees
it would be letting down Marshal
Tito's Communist regime in Yugo-
slavia. A Russian refusal to GO
along would blacken further the
Communists chances in the Italian
elections.
Rome dispatches reported italians
generally rejoicing at news of the
Western powers proposal. The
average italian was said to be ask
ing, however, what will Russia and
the Communists say now. d
A Communist orator in Rome
stopped and said now we will have
to do it all over again"
No Comment From Russia.
There was no immediate comment
from Russia or from the Yugoslav
government in Belgrade. But the
Yugoslav Ambassador here, Sava N.
Kosanovic, said the American
British-French move was certain to
create tension.
In Trieste itself, the news caused
immediate speculation that there
would be pro-Italian demonstrations
today.
High American and British mill
tary government officials in Trieste
waited tensely for the next move.
A military source there COM
mented that the Western proposal
has placed the 5000 American and
5000 British troops occupying the
northern zone of the free state in
the front line" of the East-West
conflict. Yugoslav forces occupy the
southern zone.
One official in Trieste said ne
(see TRIESTE, Page AID
Evening star., 1948-03-21
81 of 81 Senators Back Draft
And 81 Favor UNIT in Poll
12Oppose Trofnine, AZ Take No Stand;
Against SeIective Service, 81 Undecided

law, If it is found to be necessary.
Two Republicans and one Democrat
announced their opposition.
On UNIT the Democrats willing to
come out in the open in support
outnumbered the Republicans, II to
Is. Seven Republicans and five
Democrats said publicly they are
opposed.
This did not represent the full
strength, however, of those willing
to back the Presidents proposals
Four Democratic Senators who in
sisted on being listed publicly as un-
decided told reporters they will vote
for both.
Among the Senators who were un-
willing to go on record. on one or
both of the issues. most said they
want to hear more about the need
for increasing the military forces
than they learned from President
Trumans address to Congress last
week or from the testimony of Sec
1 fSee DRAFT POLL Page A.51
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Reserve Plane Crash
Near Bowie Kills Two
:
District Area Flyers
Lieutenonts Die InstuntIy
As Truiner FoiIs to Pull
Out Of Dive, Wing Buckles

Two District area Air Force
Reserve officers were killed in
stantly yesterday afternoon
when their Army training plane
crashed on a farm near Mitch
ellville, Md.
The men were First 1t. Francis G
Rapp, %, of 5000 Thirteenth place
NV, wartime bomber pilot and
veteran Of 40 missions over Europe
and Second 1t. Paul F. Keys, %, OF
1903 Fifty-eighth avenue, cheverly
Md.
Both were members of the 63rd
Troop Carrier Squadron, a reserve
group assigned to the 443rd (Reg-
ular Army Base Unit at nearby
Andrews Field. The field said they
were making an instrument prac-
tice flight.
Fails to Pull Out Of Dive.
The plane, an Army AT-6
crashed on the farm of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sheldon E. Reynolds shortly
after $50 pm. Witnesses reported
that the craft apparently failed to
come out of a dive and a wing
buckled.
The plane struck the earth in a
clearing about 600 yards from the
home. The farm is on the
Mitchellville-W Woodmore road about
mile from Mitchellville, near
Bowie.
Mrs. Reynolds, who heard the
roaring of the planes motor as il
plunged earthward and later heard
the impact, was the first person on
the scene. There was no fire OF
explosion and wreckage was strewn
over a distance of about 100 yards
The mangled bodies of the two men
were lying near the main part OF
the wreckage about IS yards from
where the plane hit the ground
she added.
Police and county fire officials
were notified by Mrs. Harry Towns
hend, who. from her home more
(see PLANE CRASH, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Russians Walk Out
OF ControICounciI
Session in Berlin
Future Of Four-Power
Rule Left in Doubt;
SokoIovsky Rops West
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BERLIN, Mar. 90 Russia's
delegation walked out angrily on
an Allied Control Council meet
ing today and left the future of
the four-power government for
Germany in doubt.
Marshall VASTLY D. Sokolovsky,
the Soviet delegate, charged the
Western powers had broken away
from Control Council machinery"
He said their actions proved the
Control Council no longer exists as
as organ of government"
Sokolovsky, who was chairman,
adjourned the meeting abruptly,
without consulting with the other
delegates. Then, as if by prearrange-
ment, he and his staff arose to-
gether and strode from the cham
Der, leaving the British, American
and French representatives sitting
at the conference table.
\ No Date for Another Meeting.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, the Amer
ican military governor, said:
ut is apparent at minimum that
the Soviet delegation intended to be
discourteous to its colleagues. We
will just have to wait and see
whether the Russians intend to hold
another meeting"
The British, French and American
delegates noted in the official min
utes that the session had been i'm
properly adjourned"
1t Is customary for the chairman
to set the date for the succeeding
meeting of the Council before ad-
journing.
The walkout followed long Rus
sian TRADE against the west. Sokolo-
vSky charged the three powers with
sabotaging four-power government
for Germany. A similar Soviet attack
occurred yesterday in the Allied
Kommandantur meeting. here.
Western officials said the Soviet
manner was obviously planned and
staged"
Puzzled Over Soviet Intentions.
The question arises now whether
the Russians intend to end four
power government here. Gen. Clay
and other western officials said they
have no idea what the Russian in
tention is.
Sokolovsky had submitted long
memorandum criticizing the other
three powers. This memorandum
had been adopted by the Slav for
eign ministers in their recent meet
ing in Czechoslovakia.
Then Sokolovsky said the recent
American British French confer
ence in London on Western Ger
many was an usurpation of the
rights of the control council. He
demanded a full report on the Lon
Sac GrPk6AN pace A-7)
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Knutson Says House
Will Accept Senate
Tax Bill Unchanged
Predicts 81, 300, ,o00, 900
Measure Will Go to
President on Tuesday
BY the Assoeioted Press

Chairman Knutson of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee predicted yesterday that
the House will accept the Sem
ate's $4,8O0,0O0 900 tax cut bill
without change and send it to
the White House Tuesday.
The Senate votes on the bill at
5 pm. tomorrow. Its passage was
conceded in advance. The Repub-
lican sponsors are trying to line up
a two-thirds majority or better on
the final roll call.
The House voted for $500, ,000,-
900 tax 4 0lt. Normally, a Joint COM
mittee OF Senators and Representa- :
tiveS would bs appointed to adjust
the differences In the two versions
But the sponsors expect President
Truman to veto any tax reduction
bill sent him, and figure they have
a better chance to override 4 vete
If the Senate figure is accepted.
Republican Senators Confident.
A two thirds vote in both House.
Is required to make the measure
law over the Presidents objections
The House pasted Its bill. 297 to 100
a ratio of well over two-thirds.
Republican Senators believe they
can roll up comfortable two
thirds margin tomorrow. There re-
mains the possibility they may not
have such a margin when the veto
is voted on.
The Senators based their predic-
ton on the 58-to-26 tally by which
they beat back an effort to restore
the wartime excess profits tax on
business.
That was President Truman s
plan. He coupled it with recon-
mendation that every taxpayer be
given fiat $40 cut.
The Democrats haven't even
bothered to bring up the $40 phase
Senator Millikin, Republican, of
Colorado, floor manager for the bill
told reporter he is confident that
some of the 26 Senators who voted
to revive the excess profits tax will
support the $4,000 ,00o, 900 bill on the
showdown.
Vote to Override Forecast.
Mr.. KnutSon told a news confer
ence that the Republicans are go
ing on the assumption that Mr..
Truman will veto the bill.
The House will probably accept
the Senate bill without sending the
measure to conference, in order to
expedite matters" he said.
Il believe we will override the
veto in both houses unless there is
greater emergency than I now
foresee"
Even if the bill passed both houses
by ajorities of two-thirds or more,
the President would have a chance
to swing some wavering lawmakers
to his side If he presented COM
pelling arguments against an i'm
mi
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Committee Set 10 Aci
Speedily on Stopgap
Aid Of S55,OOO,000
Funds Will Continue
European Relief Until
Passage Of ERP
By J. A. O'Leory

The House Appropriations
Committee will meet tomorrow
morning to consider speedy &C
ton on a $55.000.000 stop gap
fund to keep aid going to West
ern Europe while Congress Is
completing action on the long
range European Recovery Pro-
gram.
The interim aid this country be-
gan furnishing to Italy, France and
Austria last Fall expires April l..
This will be superseded by the four
year ERP which the Senate has
approved. with $500, 900 900 for the
first year. s,-- ..
House leaders hope to pass the
long-range plan by April /, but, in
view of changes already made by
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, it may be April 10 or later be-
fore differences with the Senate are
settled
Stopgap Funds Asked.
Even after the President signs
the bill an administrator will have
toi be appointed and confirmed by
the Senate.
With this situation in mind, Pres
ident Truman on March II asked
for the $55 100000 stopgap fund to
make sure there is no interruption
in the pipeline of assistance to
Italy, France and Austria during
April.
Events which have taken place in
Europe during recent weeks do not
permit us with safety or prudence
to risk a break in the supply flow
at this critical moment the Presi-
dent wrote Congress. Il therefore
hope that the Congress will find it
possible to make available the need
ed funds before April L.
Indications last night were the
House Appropriations Committee may
lift this and two other urgent items
out of a general deficiency bill. and
try to put them through before
Easter.
Other Developments.
Other developments set for tomor-
row on the foreign aid situation are:
The House Rules Committee meets
at 1890 am. to give a green light
for the beginning of House debate
Tuesday on the s6.205, 900 omnibus
foreign aid bill. into which the
House Foreign Affairs Committee
has combined additional funds for
China, Greece and Turkey with the
IS 300 100000 for ERP.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee which is handling the
aid program as three separate bills,
meets again tomorrow morning to
decide how much should be author
lied for China. and whether it
should include both military and
Gee ENDETcN ATD pope A.7l
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Finnish Delegates Leave
For Soviet Negotiations
Bv IN. A,see;ot.r, p..sx

BY the AsSoeiofed Press
HELSINKI. Mar. 20.-A Finnish
delegation left by train tonight for
Moscow and negotiations on Fin
nish-Soviet treaty of friendship and
military aid.
The six-man delegation, headed
by Foreign Minister Carl Enckell.
is expected to reach the Russian
Capital Monday.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
BY the Associoied Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 30.-Sec-
retary of State Marshall tonight
took personal responsibility for
the United States change of
front on Palestine.
He said the Overriding considera-
ton" in the decision to abandon
the partition plan and call for a
United Nations trusteeship over
Palestine is the need to maintain
peace and save lives.
In a statement released here,
where he was making a speech at
the University of California at Los
tonight. Gen. Marshall said
he recommended the trusteeship
proposal and President Truman ap-
proved the idea.
Several hundred persons carrying
placards protesting the United
States reversal of its Palestine
policy sought admission to the
U. C. L. A. campus while Gen.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Marshall Takes Responsibility
For Change in Palestine Stand
Tells UCLA Audience Need to Keep Peace
Is Reason for Asking u N. Trusteeship

MARSHALL SAYS U. S. Cannot
Stand by While Nations Are
Destroyed Page AS.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

Complete TeIevision
Programs, Page CO
Complete Index. Poee AZ.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

(See TAXES, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Western Allies Await Red Views
On Giving Trieste Back to Italy;
Jews Ban Palestine Trusteeship
U. S., Britain and
France Try Move
To Swing Election

(Tert OF three-power statement
on Page A-4.J
Evening star., 1948-03-21

(See FOREIGN AID, Page AID
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(See MARSHALL, Page ABB
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(See COAL, Page A-5)
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(See TRIESTE, Page AID
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Weather Forecast

Mostly fair, high near 30 today. Few
scattered showers likely late this afternoon
or tonight. Cloudy tomorrow morning,
clearing and cooler in afternoon.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-09-30
QUILTING CLUB HOLDS
SEPTEMBER MEETING

The Friendly Neighbors Quilt
ing club of the Keithtown com
nunity met at the home of Will
ma Waller for the September
meeting recently. The day was
spent in quilting The club prize
was awarded Ella Burkhart and
the guest prize to Cleo Waller.
Mrs. Edna Garvin was taken in
to the club.
At noon a delicious chicken
dinner was served to the follow
ing members and guests: Mar
eeda Wiley, Jessie Swank, Cleo
Briggs, Kate Hale, Nora Hughes,
Ella Burkhart, Olive Chandler,
Winnie Slater, Lillian Delaney,
Edna Garvin, Cleo Waller, Ruth
Stewart, Mary Stack, Dean
Stack, Evelyn Garvin, Ronnie
Garvin, Jeanette Waller, Oscar
Waller, Mrs. George Garvin and
the hostess, Wilma Waller.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mareeda Wiley,
Oct. 81.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-09-30
MILTON VANDYNE HAS
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

A family dinner was held at
the home Of Milton VanDyne, of
Summerfield, Sunday, Sept. 19,
in honor of his 80th birthday an
niversary.
Those present were his two
children, Mrs. Inez Oliver, Mar
ietta, and Harry VanDyne and
wife, of Summerfield; the fol-
lowing children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sumner Mercer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Mercer, Irene Gourley and
husband, all of Marietta; Leon
ard Hill, of Canton; Shirley Van
Dyne and June Rogers, of Sum
merfield and the great grand
children, Charles, Betty and
Shirley Ann Mercer, Alfredo and
Elmer Gourley, of Marietta.
~ Additional guests were Mr.. and
Mrs: Roy Poulton, James Palmer
and Charles Barnett.
Refreshments were served to
the guests in the late afternoon
and social time was enjoyed by
all.
The honored guest received
a number Of lovely and useful
gifts.