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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
President Asks Funds
orHousing Bill Needs
And Cars for Veterans
Seeks Congress Action
To Save Jobs Of Two
Interior Officials

President Truman today asked
Congress to appropriate extra
money to carry out provisions of
the new housing bill passed by
Congress and to provide auto
mobiles for disabled veterans.
He also urged that Congress re-
peal provision in the current In
terror Department appropriation
act which has the effect Of legis-
lating out of Office Reclamation
Commissioner Michael w. Strauss
and Richard M. Boke, California
regional director.
Mr.. Humans requests were an
nounced by the White House as
Congress rushed toward adjourn
ment of the special session and the
President isolated himself aboard
the presidential yacht Williams
burg on the Potomac.
Spends Night on Yacht.
The President went aboard the
Williamsburg late yesterday to spend
the night, accompanied only by
Capt Robert I. Dennison. his Naval
aide. The White House said today
it was not known when he would
return.
To carry out provisions of the
pending housing legislation passed
by the Senate yesterday and sent
to the House, the President SUBJ
mitted requests to Congress for:
A supplemental appropriation OF
$1O,0O0000 for the Treasury Depart
ment.
A supplemental appropriation of
100000 for the Housing and Home
Finance Agency.
Authorization of another $780,
900 for the Housing and Home
Finance Agency.
He asked an appropriation Of
$5,000,0O0 for the Veterans Admin
istration to provide automobiles and
(See TRUMAN. Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Sister TO Try 10 Reconvert
Garry Davis TO Citizenship
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Aug. IA Greek
coal ship left today with Miss Vir-
ginia Davis, Is, as a passenger for
France where she will try to con-
vince her brother, who gave up his
American citizenship, to return to
the United States.
Garry Davis, 26, SOFA of Band
Leader Meyer Davis, surrendered
his citizenship in Paris May g. He
said he decided he could work bet
ter for world peace as citizen OF
the world"
Il hope I can show him he can
do as much good here as anywhere
else for world union" Miss Davis
said. She reported she was acting
in behalf of her family.
Miss Davis was accompanied by
Carleton Smith, a management con-
sultant. She plans to make con-
cert tour of the British Isles and on
the continent. Miss Davis opened
and closed the recent Republican
convention in Philadelphia by sing
ing the national anthem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
By J. A. O'Leory

The House today passed the
Senate's private enterprise hous-
ing bill overwhelmingly and sent
it to President Truman, bring
ing Congress close to adjourn
ment tonight.
The housing bill went through the
House by vote of 1852 to 9, with 4
members voting present"
Representative Monroney, DEM
ocrat. of Oklahoma, told the House
the bill will do some good" and
provide more housing, but it will
not reach down to the level where
the need is greatest"
Chairman Wolcott of the House
Banking Committee said of the bill:
1T will encourage now an ac-
tolerated production of low-cost
homes and an expanded pro-
duction of rental housing units. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Danube 10 Remain Gu
# Austria Is Denied
Voice, u. ). Warns
PorIey in Belgrade Votes
To Make Proposed Soviet
Plan Busis of Talks
By the Associated Press

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Aug.
THE United States bluntly
warned today that the Danube
River will remain cut in two for
traffic if Eastern Europe's Com
munist states deny Austria a seat
on the Danube control board.
It's position was laid down by
American Ambassador Cavendish
Cannon shortly before the Danubian
Conference voted, Z to l, to make
the proposed Soviet plan for a new
Danube pact the basis for its dis
cussion.
Under the Soviet plan, control OF
the Danube would be vested exclu-
sively with the seven Communist
dominated states of Eastern Europe.
Limited to Amendments.
Adoption of this working opera
ton means that the United States,
Britain and France can offer their
terms for the pact only in the form
of amendments to the Soviet draft.
France voted against this pro-
cedure. The United States and
Britain abstained from voting.
Mr.. Cannon, opening todays ses-
sion, declared:
LET us be realistic about Austria.
If the views of this important ri
parian state are not taken into
consideration in drafting the con-
vention and Austria doesn't become
a party of it, and does not imme-
diately become a member of the
commission. the river will remain
cut in two"
At present, the river is cut in two
at Linz, Austria, where the Rus
slams have blocked non-Soviet ship
lCee nANIIRE Page AL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Red Spy Probers
Admit Quiizzinq
New Workman
Alexander KoruI
Is Witness; Session
Due Here Tomorrow

Members of the House I'm
American Activities Subcommit-
tee revealed in New York today
that they had questioned Alex
ander Koral in the inquiry into
alleged Communist spy rings
operating in this country and
the full committee was called to
an extraordinary closed session
here at 2 pm. tomorrow to con-
slider the situation.
Representative Nixon, Republic
can, OF California, announced the
subcommittee had talked with
Koral last night, as the group re-
convened its session this morning
at the Federal Building in New
York. The witness was identified
only by name and as a New Yorker.
Mr.. Nixon refused comment when
reporters asked If Koral is the ''mys-
terry witness" who is supposed to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Colorado Munitions Dump
Blows Up During Storm

PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. IA small
ammunition dump exploded at the
Pueblo Ordnance Depot last night
No deaths or injuries were reported
A severe electrical storm in the
vicinity at the time was believed to
have touched of the blast.
Col. Charles Keck, depot COM
mander, said the explosion &C.
CURED In an open storage area
which contained small-caliber am
munition. No damage estimate was
available.
Fire broke out at the scene soon
afterward but was quickly controlled
by the depot's fire-hghting equip
ment before 1t reached numerous
underground storage dumps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Truman dominates
BIoisdeH, Named in
Remington Testimony
BY the Associated Press


President Truman today NOM
mated Thomas C. Blaisdell, jr.,
to be Assistant Secretary of
Commerce. He is now serving
under a recess appointment.
Mr.. Blaisdell has been in the
news recently in connection
with the Senate investigation
of alleged Communist activities
within the Government and
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
of Arkansas, q member of the
investigating committee, said
Immediately he did not believe
the Senate should act on the
nomination until a pending
case has been cleared up.
He referred to the case OF
William w. Remington, a Com
mcgee Department employe who
was given a job helping pass on
what goods could be shipped to
Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
BY Chalmers M. Roberts

The Republican anti-inf1ation
bill is headed for almost certain
Senate approval this afternoon
but only after a round of Demo-
cratic denunciations of the
measure, which embodies only a
fraction of President Truman's
proposals to cope with the high
cost of living.
Quick House acceptance of the
Senate version appears likely, if no
major changes are written into the
House-approved measure on the
Senate floor today. The House may
accept the bill without bothering
to send it to a House-Senate con-
ference.
The Senate agreed yesterday,
after listless debate on the meas
ure had begun, to vote on the bill
and all amendments not later than
q pm. today. BY that time, the
House is expected to be marking
time waiting to give the bill final
approval,
Tho measure came from the House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
COP. Credit control Measure
Slated for Vote by 4 PM.
House Acceptance Without Joint Conference
Likely If No Major Changes Are Made

as a three point program: Cd Re-
vival of consumer credit controls
which provide for one-third down
payment on such things as auto
mobiles, refrigerators and house
furnishings; co a permissive in
crease in ordinary bank reserves
and 80 a mandatory increase in
the gold reserve of banks. The
latter two steps were designed to
tighten" credit and cut down on
inflationary lending.
The Senate Banking Committee
voted yesterday, 8 to 2, to throw
out the gold reserve requirement
Chairman Tobey called it fraud.
Senator Taft, Republican, Of Ohio
in discussing the provision on the
Senate floor, indicated he was not
certain whether it should be in
cluded. He said Senators should
think about it overnight and take
a vote today.
A second House provision, the
one granting the Federal Reserve
Board permission to raise bank
reserves requirements for member
banks. was slightly liberahzed. The
1See TNFT ,ATTON Page A-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07

CT .ck open the spy case. But an
other member of the subcommittee,
REPRESENTATIVE Hebert, Democrat, OF
Louisiana, said: 1--WE have no mys-
Terry witnesses. All witnesses are
important.
Will Testify Monday.
/ COMMITTEES members said only
that Koral Is a New Yorker" Mr..
Nixon said the man would testify
Monday at a public hearing before
the full committee here.
The mystery witness" was
brought into the investigation yes
terday by Representative Munot:
He said that a secret witness had
been uncovered who would "crack
the whole Soviet spy case wloe
OPEN" The subcommittee had been
sent to New York to question the
man.
Mr.. Nixon said the subcommittee
planned to question at least three
more witnesses today. He identlned>
them as Earl Browder, ousted
national head of the Communist
PARTY: Whitaker Chambers, senior
editor of Time Magazine and avoWed
former Communist, and Victor
Perlo.
Former WPB Member.
Perlo, a former member OF the
War Production Board, was named
in Washington testimony last week
as the leader of one of several
espionage groups. The charge was
made by Mr.. Chambers.
Browder reached the Federal
Building at 1885 am. Before going
before the subcommittee he told re-
porters, "see me afterward and I
may tell you what's on my mind.
Although refusing to disclose
Koral's connection with the New
York phase of the investigation,
Mr.. Nixon said the new witness Is
"as important witness as any
questioned by the committee"
Acting Chairman Mundt said here
he had called the executive session
of the full committee for tomor-
row to plan the investigation pro-
gram for next week.
Replies Cryptic.
At a press conference. Mr.. Mundt
made only cryptic replies to ques-
lions about the witnesses ques-
toned in New York. He referred
to Koral as lone of the people
supposed to have figured in espion-
age"
He also said he believed Koral
would deny having been member
of the Communist Party. Asked II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Only ; Of Il Cases
OF Drunken Drivinq
Dropped, King Says
Corporation Counsel's
Files Opened on Heels o
Judge Roedy's Charge

The corporation counsel's Office
in Municipal Court has dropped
only 3 of 81 drunken driving
charges which have been dis
posed of in the past two months
of Judge Ellen X. Raedy's term
in jury branch, it was learned
today.
On the heels OF Judge Raedy's
charge last Thursday that his
staff has been dropping drunken
driving charges against personal
friends, Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Clark King opened his of1ces
files for scrutiny by reporter from
The Star.
The records showed that IS de-
PENDANTS either pleaded guilty or
were convicted by jury since June
/, while two charges were dropped
because of insufficient evidence.
A check Of official court records
revealed that of these Is persons
sentenced by Judge Raedy, all but
one received a $50 fine or go days
in Jail. One penalty called for a
500 fine or 80 days.
Gives Reasons on Other Cases.
Mr.. King, who is senior prosecu-
tor for the District In Municipal
Court, declared there was Sub
stantiar' reason for his ofnce's de-
clining to prosecute in the three
cases involved.
He said that, on June Is, the
drunken driving charge against
Joseph Collins, %, of Alexandria,
was dropped because two material
witnesses were out Of town and
the urinalysis specimen was missing.
The prosecutor pointed out that
Mr.. Collins original trial last Febru-
airy resulted in a hung jury and
that, in the intervening months,
the Health Department misplaced
the specimen on which the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Hint of National Guard Merger
With Reserve,G Goes Unexplained

time they withdrew the 200-page
report that it would be referred back
to the committee for Qualification
of certain recommendations" The
final decision to go ahead with the
original release plans to make the
report public next Wednesday was
not explained.
Wheather a politically explosive
National Guard Reserve merger
recommendation - coming in an
election year-was prime factor IN
the on-again-off-again status of the
report was not divulged. Such a
proposal might well touch oil a new
states rights battles. involving the
defense organization and the a
Governors.
At hearings before the commit
tee, the Reserve Odicers' Association
proposed merger Of the National
Guard and Reserves-which far out
number the Guardsmen-into . sin
DECEDyyT po0a All
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Snags Reported
In Moscow Talk
On Reich Issues
Russians Declared
Directing to Some
3-Power Proposals
ROUGH TIME FORECAST in Ber-
lin If Reds Menace Allied Planes.
Page Az.
BY the Associated Press


LONDON, Aug. IAN informed
British diplomatic source sale
today the Western powers thus
far have failed to agree with the
Soviet Union on a broad basis
for four-power talks on Ger.
many.
The informant said that, while i,
is apparent some progress is being
made in the Moscow negotiations
Russia has raised objections tt
certain concrete proposals" made
to Soviet Foreign Minister Moloto,
yesterday by representatives of the
United States, Britain and France
The nature of the proposals re.
manned concealed by the blackout
which shrouded the Kremlin con.
versations since they began nine
days ago.
New Instructions Likely.
There still is no question of the
talks having broken down, the in.
formant said. He expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Molotov-anc
possibly Prime Minister Stain
will receive the Western emissaries
again after the Westerners receive
new instructions from their govern.
mentS.
A spokesman for the British
Foreign Office said it is unlikely
now that four-power communique
will be issued this week end on the
talks. Some sort of announcement
during the week end-possibly set
ting the place, date and scope of
a new four-power Foreign Ministers
Council meeting, had been widely
anticipated.
Another British diplomatic source
indicated the Western powers de-
livered to Mr.. Molotov yesterday a
tentative agenda for a Foreign
Ministers Council discussion. He
said Mr.. Stain had asked for a
basic agenda.
Only when the Western invoys
see Mr.. Stain or Mr.. Molotov again
it was said, will 1t be shown whether
the East and West can profltably
discuss German and other Euro
pean problems at Big -Four con-
ference.
The Foreign Office said report on
the Western diplomats meeting with
Mr.. Molotov has been received from
Frank Roberts, special British en-
voy in Moscow. Foreign Secretary
Bevin is studying it.
Lewis w. Douglas, the American
ambassador, called at the Foreign
Office this morning to discuss the
report with Sir William Strang, Mr.
Bevin's chief adviser on Germany.
Concrete Proposals Seen.
Diplomatic observers said they be-
lieved the western powers have de-
livered concrete proposals to the
Kremlin concerning topics to be dis
cussed at a projected Big Four meet
ing.
Representative Of the restrained
optimism here is the opinion OF
Vernon Bartlett, member OF
Parliament, who wrote in the Lon
don News Chronicle:
Previous interviews with Stain
Molotov and Zorin (Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister) were exploratory
and designed to discover whether
there is any possible basis for an
agreement between the East and
West.
yesterdays interview was proof
that the answer was judged to be
an affirmative one. The second
stage now beginning is the removal
of obstacles to discussion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Chinese Dollar Sinks
Aooin in Wild Market
By the Associated Press

SHANGHAI, Aug. 7.-China's wild
money market broke loose again to-
day with the Chinese dollar dipping
to a new low on the Peiping black
market of 10.500.o00 to 81 GU. 81.
1t was 10000, 900 to 81 in Shanghai.
The sudden drop came as a sur
prise. Lately the money had been
stable at around 10000 to 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
will Immediately liberalize home
financing for veterans"
Initiation, Fund Bills Remain.

Initiation, Fund Bills Remain.
All that remains is the House
approved initiation control bill, now
before the Senate, and last
minute deficiency appropriation bill
The appropriation measure will
carry funds to administer the new
housing program and other items.
With the Senate due to start vot-
ing at 4 o'clock on the House
approved imitation bill, the law
makers may be packing their bags
for home by shutdown, unless the
Senate makes radical changes ir
the courbs on installment buying
and bank credit. This is not likely
Although the Republicans won
their fight in both houses against
Federal subsidies for slum clear
ance and low-cost public housing
the measure they sent to the PreSl-
dent contains a variety of incentives
for the private construction OF more
housing units at lower cost.
The controversial Federal sub
sides for Stun clearance and low
cost public housing went out of the
bill in the Senate late yesterday
48 to SO. The modified measure
then passed without roll call.
The Senate convened at II O'Clock
to debate the House inf1a-
ton controls on installment buying
and bank credit.
Short of Truman Demands.
AS soon as these two bills are
through, Republican leaders will
bring out an adjournment resolu-
ton, which will mean the end OF
this Congress, unless some unfor-
seen emergency should bring the
two houses back again in the fall
Neither the housing nor the in
flation bills go as far as President
Truman asked the Republican lead
ers to go when he called them back
to Washington two weeks ago. The
housing measure, however, is much
more substantial than many OBJ
servers thought it would be when
the special session began.
The S65,O0O,00O loan from the
Government for erection of the new
United Nations building in New
York City is the only other measure
President Truman will get out of
the session if it ends tonight.
For while, it looked as though
q more liberal displaced persons
bill, and the international wheat
q preemept might oct thro1lph h11t
the Senate side put both these
questions on ice yesterday until
January.
Many Issues Listed.
The President put in plug for
a wide variety of other perennial
issues when he addressed the law
makers on July q, but it was a
foregone conclusion they would not
See CONGRESS- Pace AL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
YueosIov Rail Engineer
To Die for FotoI Crash
~ the Assoeiossd Press

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia. Aug. T.
A Skoplje court today sentenced to
death Peter Koshinovski, a railroad
engineer, for a collision last month
which killed 20 persons. 1t found
that he fell asleep on the job.
A switchmaster was convicted OF
allowing the sleeping engineer TO
proceed through the station and to
collide with another train" He was
sentenced to Is years In prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
bulletin

OLYMPIC STADIUM, Wem-
bley England (P.-The United
States won the 1,600-meter
relay by so yards today to
achieve it's 10th track and
field championship of the
Olympic Games. The Ameri-
can foursome of Art Harnden,
Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran
and Nal Whitfield completed
the distance in 1904. France
was second, Sweden third and
Finland fourth in 3:24.8.
(Other Olympic Stories on
Sports Page.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Apartment House Ban
On Children Curbed
In New HOUSING Bill

The new housing bill con-
tains a clause to prevent apart
ment houses from barring chill
dren if the Government insureS
the mortgage on the property.
1t applies to mortgages in
sured under section 608 of title
6 of the National Housing Act,
and also stipulates that if the
property changes hands while
the Government insurance is
in effect, the purchaser also
must agree not to discriminate
against tenants with children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
Soviet Ministries MERGED

MOSCOW, Aug. z R.-Ihe Su-
preme Soviet news announced To-
day the merging Of the Food Re-
serves Ministry with the reserves OF
materials ministry. The new min
|istry will be called the United
Ministry Of State Food and Nate
rial Reserves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-07
3kansas-Bound B-29s
From Reich Land After
Nearly Making Goal
One Down at Fort Riley,
Second at Minneapolis,
Third at SeIfridge Field
By W. n. Shipper. Jr.
Sfor Stoff Correspondent

SELFR1DGE FIELD, Mich,
Aug. 7.-Three Super Fortresses
that made nonstop stabs out OF
Germany for their home base In
Kansas needed only one small
boost from the flckle winds on
the Great Circle route to have
made 1t.
As 1t was, the B-29 piloted by
Capt. Walter L. Abbott got so near
home he could smell Mas apple
pies when his fuel gauges indicated
It was high time to come down
This he did yesterday near Fort
Riley-only 40 miles short Of his
5,160-mile goal.
Our Fort, flown by Capt. John H
Pulley, IT,, 81, Of Jackson, Tenn.
came in here yesterday also witt
very little fuel sloshing about ir
tank bottoms, while the Mighty
Mouse, captained by Trino v. (Tom-
my Di Salvo of New Jersey, put In
at Minneapolis in similar condi-
ton.
The B-29s of the 32nd Bomb
Group normally based at the Smoky
Hill Air Base at Salina, Kans., were
making the first attempt to test the
feasibility of a westward nonstop
passage from South Germany to
Middle Western sources of supply
and maintenance while carrying
full loads of men and equipment.
Garry Maintenance Teams.
In addition to 11-man flight
crews, the ships carried their own
ground-maintenance teams of seven
or eight men along with regular
ornaments and f1y-away kits Of
vital spare parts weighing ton OF
more.
The total weight load was enough
to insure an audience of experts
when the three homeward-bounc
bombers wheeled away from some
80 mates parked on the hardstands
at Furstenfeldbruck, near Munich
and got in position for takeoff-they
hoped.
was up front looking out the
window Of Capt. Pulley's ship anc
lit appeared for a few seconds HI
might run out of runway before
he got his show on the road.
wasn't the only one aboard wht
thought that, but the boys were
50 eager to see the folks back al
Smoky Hill after four months ir
Germany, "of and on" that they
were in no mood to split hairs ovel
extra ounces.
We rushed along on the deck out
Of Germany headed for the setting
sun somewhere like an elevated
express without visible means Of
support. The little master sergeant
in charge Of the gas ration, George
Berliner, %, of Scots Bluff, Nebr
wasn't wasting any fuel on altitude
just to spare German eardrums.
Daylight Most Of Way.
The route was over Holland ant
along the east coast Of England tt
cross Scotland near Prestwick. Tit
Great Circle course then lay Just
south Of Iceland and Greenland
and north of Goosebay, Labrador
across Northeast Canada and Hud.
sons Bay.
Daylight accompanied us almost
all the way, first in the form of 9
sunset which had persisted for sew.
eral hours, and then as q glow or
the horizon from the sun in the
northern lattitudes. The success
of our operation depended largely
on the fuel consumption charts and
"GI~EmE0n6;C pano u