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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-06
EVERGREENS

upright yews, 8 it.. S5.95; Canadian
hemlocks. 8 it., $3.95; pyramid ar
bor-vitae. 8 it., $3.50; all Mary
land grown. ASHTON NURSERY.
800 Georgia ave. NV. 20
BOYLE TREE SURGERY
For tree removals, trimming, feeding.
81. 1918 or RA. 1919 after 8 pm.
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SHOWER DOORS

Custom Gusts built ssoo As low as $3.50:
AND XII kfTca HENS CO. sE ~ k aDMds
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DOGS, PETS. ETC

PONIES for sale. WA. eO4e.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

SET, Motorola, with AM
and FIN rad. comb; cost $3.50; own
er transferred: will sell for highest
offer. Call UN. 24S0.
TELEvISION SETS up to 40% of;
2-year service on all models. Last
years models slashed. Many door
samples and demonstrators. Free
home demonstration. Easy terms.
Open ewes. until 8. ROYAL AP-
PLIANCE CO. 1911 Nichols ave.
TELEVISION SETS - Brand-new
latest model Scott de luxe table sets
Qarge screenl at wholesale and less.
ST. 9400. JORDAN PIANO CO..
corner 18th and G SITS. NV.
Scott, projection type,
table model, lge. 16x20-in. 192-sQ.-
in) picture. folding screen, Ig4s
cash. Set located in Baltimore and
must be picked up. Write Box
229-H. Star, or phone Baltimore,
Saratosa 1889 Groom 212). week
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Afghan Hound Puppies
mos, Axe reg, chamuion s;red
Can Daleview 9240 ldial operator5.
I AM A DOBERMAN PUPPY
Who. with my brothers and sisters.
am eating my master out Of house
ana home; much love, little cash
needed. TIE. S254. SN
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We nave medlum-Slzed StelnWay
upright that has been completely
reconditioned This Is an excellent
piano and priced very reasonably
If you are interested in good
toned instrument you cannot afford
to miss this wonderful buy Conven-
lent terms. CAMPBELL MUSIC CO.,
HOS G ST. NV DI S464 -i2
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MlscL. FOR SALE Cont
MOVIE PROJECTORS

Films, screens, splicers, etc: top
brands; easiest terms. Bargains.
Trade-inS. One-year guarantee.
Guide free. BRENNER, 933 Penna.
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CONTINUED on Next Pase.l
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RCA Victor television. model ST243
70 mos. old. with table, S295. OF
$3.50.
MOVING FROM MY HoME-will sell
complete living I'm. furniture. In
excel. condition. Authentic repro
ducsion old Colonial pieces, mahog-
low and barrel chair. Also 4-poster
bed, rugs, studio couch, kitchen
tables, benches, chairs, radios, gar
den tools. etc. At home 10 to 6
pm. GE. 6ti46,
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
PIANOS

BETTER PIANOS FOR LESS.
Choose your piano wisely. Nowhere
in Washington can you find flnel
selection of spinets. consoles, ane
grandS. Steinway, Kimball. Sohmer
Gulbransen, Conover, Gable. Con.
venient terms, moderate prices. Al
Washington's exclusive Steinwa.
dealer, We know pianos and know
how to give you a top buy. CAMP,
BELL MUSIC CO., HOS G st. NV
DI S4kI 10
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

R.C.A. 1948 table model, record
cabinet and records. Call OW. 9442
RANGE - westinghouse electric de
luxe model; excellent condition;
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D. tan background,
: cleaned, $22. Call
uniting type. for sale.

ew. 23x17x20.
$3.50. Today.
, 14th st. NV.
lie edgers. saws,
elements. floor
1908 14th st.
Ia and Clay SITS.
ms. ME. 1900,
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VICTOR comDlnAtlon
console, Webster changer and pre-
amp, $50, Phone OW. 02O5.
RADIO PHONOGRAP Capehart,
famous turnover changer, mahog. i,
20 tubes; 2 speakers. $275 or best
RADIO PHoNoGiRAPHs-we have
two latest model de luxe RcA-vic-
tor Berkshire series sets. both brand
new, that we are closing out at
less than. wholesale. One modern
model and one mahogany secretary.
ST. 9400. JORDAN PIANO CO.,
corner Of 18th and @ SITS. NV.
RADIO RECEIVER, Magnovox, IL
tubes, 20 watts, 2 speakers; like new,
SS5; Webster 2 speed changer. New
R $3.50. sT sIi 3tNle. amateur. T.,
c.. W., all band. complete with re-
eefvers and extra parts: 1131 8.
Thomas ST.. Apt. A., Arlington. GIL.
400. ext. 637. -
RADIO TRANSMITTED Hallicrafter,
HIT. II, coils for all bands, meter,
little used. $32 80; receiver, Nation
al, NC. A, continuous coyerage
broadcast through 10 meters, excel,
S27.60. TE. 6668.
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$40 so; strong box. $1,000. Today.
CO. 1925; wk.. 1112 14th st. NV.
SANDERS, Porter-Cable edgers. saws,
ssi sster e asfsfE f fsmsn Eth G e.
SAND FOR SALE. 45th and Clay sts.
ne. and other locations. ME. 1900.
saw RI l Beta unisaw, 10 in.. 1-h.p.
fop ssd es csf oSmDis aias sell
Says ies NAL AzLo SHAIs sas Nc and SIG siss
Georgia ave-. Silver Spring. Md.
SAX, alto, good condition. S5b: Leedy
bass drum, $40; trombone. So. OR.
sAxoPHoNEs-standard makes at
J = J A. a4 corner 18th and G SIS.
saka sd o asT .essSsa Cali s
sEcKETARY, Gov. winthrop; walnut;
SEWING MACHINE. good condition.
Call ~. 7-9ds4i
best cond.. $50. Call VI. 1896.
SEWING MACHINE. singer. S35;
Domestic: S15; both treadle; Type,
writer, SIT; overcoat. $40. NE.
SEWING MACHINE. Westinghouse.
des Nav Wo eack a s aisso geo Il
SEWING MACHINE, Singer. drop
head, treadle; best offer. Ii. 3-5130.
SEWING MACHINE, Singer console.
heavy duty; ons-way stitch; $50
SEWING MACHINEs-SinSer cleo.
light weight portables. $40 80: other
famous brands. $40 30; brand-new
cleo. models, $50. 30; domestic ia
ble models. $40 80; Small sewins
2 machines. special, S8.95; Singer cleo.
.heavy-duty machines. S75. Parts
and repairing by one OF the best
mechanics In town. 602 r 81. NV.
SEWING MACHINES, Singer electrics;
sale or rent We also electrify all
makes sewing machines. Open ewes.
s f1Sa 14th misscH Hin Co S2I 81 up
Trsadles, portabhle;s s. consoles agsss; and and
e evenf makf Ne SEWING MAcHi RsE
& RADIO STORE, 1915 H st. ne.
SEWING / VI &C. MACHINES = 9Th Ami
I. yersary Sale: we offer you the great
est savings In our history. Singer
consoles, $125, now $3.50; port
ables, Sf5, now, 5000: riany others
v Viz sE WING cEN ~ ssis
sE M1|fSP b NXaSH Ali ys Ok sssa
to $40 while they last. Nice poft-
able cleo. $40: new beautiful con-
; sole, SS9.6O: few others. 3612 Lee
HIGHWAY. CH. 4914.
SHEET METAL SHEAR SIT, To-
gauge NIAGARA. On. e21o. 80
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
NAVY. NEEDS
 MORE MONEY
 FOR BARROW
SAN DIEGO, calif., Aug. l3.-4R

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. l3.-IR Rear Adm. Bertram A. Rodgers Commander of Pacific Amphibious Forces, says the Navy has bear by the tail in it's big Alaskan petroleum reserve.
 Rodgers. who returned yesterday from a 10000-mile air trip to Point Barrow, Alaska, to observe the 1949 re-supply expedition to Barter Is- land, Alaska, and Point Barrow, said he would recommend appro- priation of new funds to continue oil exploration in the area.
 Unless Congress votes more money by the end. of the next fiscal year, the program will have to be abandoned, Rodgers said at a news conference.
 The re-supply expedition. Rodgers declared, was an outstanding suc- cess" Ships of the flotilla unload- ed 40,000 tons of supplies over the frozen beaches in less than five days. and the only casualty" was the icebreaker Burton Island which broke one of her propeller shafts. She was replaced "A hours after the accident, however, by. the Coast Guard icebreaker Northwind, and unloading proceeded on schedule.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
MEET ON BANK LOAN NETS NO
 ACTION TODAY

Conferences have been held here during the past two days between Seattle banking officials and Ter ritorial government officials on the forthcoming one million dollar loan to the Territory by the Seattle Trust and Savings Bank in order to help Treasurer Henry Roden meet the present Territorial defi- cit.
 Attending the meetings were RodeE, Bank Manager K. Winslow, O. B. Thorgenson, Seattle attorney, George Marshall, representative of Seattle Lond and brokerage company, Governor Gruening, At torney General Gerald Williams, and his assistant, John Dimond.
 Roden said immediately following a morning session held in his office today that no statement could be issued on the outcome of the con- ferences before Monday.
 From Ketchikan this week came a Chamber of Commerce commen- dation to Roden for This work in negotiating a loan of $1,000,000 to help the badly mauled Territorial Treasury"
 Ketchikan's Daily News headlined the Chamber action in backing Rodens plan for the Territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES TO BRING
 MatARTHUR HOME
.SECRE1ARY JOHNSON
 MAKES REMARKS ON
 DEFENSE OF AlASkA

OTTAWA, Aug. 13.-tR-U.S. De- fense Secretary Louis Johnson said yesterday we've no fears about the Alaskan (defense) pie ture, thanks to the understanding we have in the Western Hemi- sphere"
 On a one-day visit to Ottawa, Johnson at a news conference also:
 l. Indicated approval of a plan, discussed at an earlier meeting with the Canadian cabinet defense committee, to allow an exchange of Canadian and U s. military pro- duction which would prevent further strain on Canada's dollar problem.
 2. Said there is no disagree ment between the two countries in any aspect of defense cooperation
 3. Declined to discuss the possi- bility of a unified American Canadian regional command be- cause it would be putting the cart before the horse" in developments leading to formation of Atlantic Pact organization.
 Likes Canadian Setup
 The Secretary described himself as "tickled to death" with Canada's defense set up and said, T have never spent more worthwhile day in my life nor felt myself among more understanding people. We are brothers ii the cause of peacev
 He met with the cabinet commit tee, headed by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, on "the whole field of defense
 His statement on Alaska was backgrounded by the presence of a Tass RussianD News Agency re- porter at the press conference. When he was asked whether the United States could handle enemy raids up there, he said both TasG and Moscow would like an answer on that.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
(I0 UNION
 GETS OkAY
 FROM NLRB
ETA Files Non Communist Aifiddvits But Too Late
 for Election

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13-tR- The CIO Food, Tobacco and Agri- cultural Workers completed the filing of It's non- Communist affi- dayits with the National Labor Re- lations Board yesterday.
 This makes the union eligible for participation in collective bargain ing elections conducted by the board.
 But the board denied the organi- zation place on the ballot in an election for the Pacific Coast Sal- mon Industry next Tuesday. be- cause. said Board Counsel Robert N. Denham, 1t would be admins tratively impossible to get the unions name printed on the ballot tefore the vote.
 By filing it's affidavits, the ETA will have a chance to get on the ballots for important elections at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Greensboro. NC, and the Pied mont Leaf Tobacco Company at Winston-Salem, NC. The dates for those elections have not been set.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
u. 5. General Confers with Chinese
 Official
SUMMARY or TODAY'S INTER
 NATIONAL NEWS
(By The Associated Press,

(By The Associated Press)
 Gen. Douglas Macarthur had a two-hour conference in Tokyo to- day with a personal representative of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
 Subjects of the discussion were kept secret. Wu Teh-chen, close ad- wiser to Chiang, travelled to Tokyo from the Chinese Nationalist lead CTS refuge on Formosa Island.
 Wu insisted his visit was "un- official" All he. would say fur ther was that it did not concern the Pacific anti Communist pact proposed recently by Chiang and President Elpidio Quirino of the Philippines.
 The U. S. Senate Foreign Rela- tions and Armed Services Commit tees voted 13 to 12 at a joint meet ing yesterday to summon Mac Arthur to Washington to hear his ftOWo Oll tiiC al I.doJClll SlIudtlOli. The General has said he does not feel he should leave his post at this time.
 Chinese Reds Advance
 Chinese communist armies, meanwhile, hammered steadily at Kainghsien, 215 miles northeast of Canton and regarded as the gate way to the Nationalist provisional capital.
 In Europe, Greece's army pushed its offensive against Communist guerrillas along the Albanian from tier One spearhead was report ed within a mile of the main highway from Albania, over which the government says the guerrillas get their suplies.
 Russia Attacks Tito
 Russia carried on her stepped up propaganda campaign against Marshal Tito's Yugoslavia, describ- ed for the first time yesterday as an enemy and foe of the Soviet Union"
 The mask has been torn away" Mcscow's Pravda, declaring Tito was carrying on double dealing, traitorous policy"
 The Consultative Assembly of the new European Council at Stras- boury defeated overwhelmingly an Irish attempt to call up the divis- ion of Ireland for debate by dele gates from 12 nations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
Hawaii Will Begin Unloading Sirikebound Ships Next Week

HONOLULU, Aug. 13.-lR-- Hawaii's new waterfront boss told the islands 54o,0O0 residents last night the government would begin unloading strikebound ships early next week.
 Harbor Manager Ben F. Rush likewise told the striking CIO h. ternational Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's union the Terri torial government would brook no interference in operating the seized docks.
 Shortly before Rush spoke in a radio broadcast, the striking long shoremen met and unanimously vot- ed approval of a motion condemn ing the "strikebreaking law" This referred to the emergency act un- der which the government seized the struck stevedoring companies.
 Rush said the hiring of 1880 non- union men to work the docks was progressing. He conceded the Terri tory could not control the threaten ed picketing on the mainland of ships loaded by government work CTS.
 But he declared we can and will control the handling of cargo into and out of Hawaiian ports.'
 That meant the emergency law would be invoked if some maritime unions carry out their plans to walk off ships in Hawaii out of re- spect to the ILWU picket lines.
 Subject to Jail or Fines
 The law provides for injunction action against interference with government dock operations. It also provides penalties of a $500 fine and three months in jail for interference.
 The first job will be to unload six freighters in Honolulu. Then the government will begin loading sugar and pineapple for the main- land
 Hawaii's legislature was given an amendment yesterday which would tighten its new seizure law. The amendment, introduced by Territor- ial Attorney General Walter D. Ac- herman, jr., prohibits
 CD Strikes by government em- ployees, @ picketing of govern ment dock operations, t3) any con- certed refusal to transport or han dle cargo worked by the govern ment or perform any service on vessels worked by the government, (4) any guidance or direction to persons with the object of inter- iering with government operations.
 The amendment also make un- lawful any act of giving money to aid anyone interfering with gov ernment dock operations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
NUMBER OF QUAKE DEAD IN ECUADOR
 ESTIMATED, 5000

QUITO, Ecuador, Aug. 13-tR- President Galo Plaza Lasso says latest reports on Ecuador's Aug. 5 earthquake have boosted the esti- mated property damage to $67,- 5c0.000 and the number of dead to more than 5000.
 The President said it is not pos sible to fix the exact number of casualties, but that all calcula- tions, including that of US. relief mission, tend to raise the pre- viously estimated 4,000 figure to more than 5000
 More than 100000 persons were left homeless by the disaster, the President said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FISH PRICE SETTLE|
DEEP FREEZE
 GIFTS POSE
 MYSTERY TODAY
CAPITAL ROUNDUP (By The Associated PresS)

Nloy 1iAC llooOtAatC& T CScf
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-lA-A new episode in the home freezer mystery opend today with search for a motive.
 Why, asked Senators Investigating five percenters, were those freezers shipped to whomever they were shipped?
 A member of the special investi- gations subcommittee said private ly yesterday that he has seen in- voices showing that one was ship ped to Mrs. Harry s. Truman, two to Maj Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, President Truman's army aide.
 He said further that invoices also list. shipments to Chief Jus tice Fred M. Vinson, Federal Re- serve Governor James K. Varda- man and Presidential Secretary Matt Connolly.
 Chief Counsel William P. Rog- CTS said the committee has sub- poena out for Harry Hoffman, Mil-I waukec advertising man. Lawmak- CTS hoped he might shed some light on the subject.
 Discuss Reorganization
 Other Capitol Hill developments :.
 Reorganization Senate leaders got busy with two reorganization rcposals-one to set up a Cab inet-rank Department of Welfare. The other to transfer two employ ment agencies from the Federal Security Agency to the Labor De- pertinent.
 Submitted by President Truman, both have been drowned upon by the Senate Expenditures committee.
 The President yesterday urged their approval as sign of good faith by Congress.
 Swap Arms With Canada
 Arms Lawmakers voiced gen. eral approval of a proposal to swap military supplies with Canada, al- though some saw flaws in the plan.
 Secretary of Defense Johnson re- ported to the President and the Cabinet yesterday that Canada wants to barter warships, aircraft, small arms ammunition and other things they make for American supplies. This would conserve her dollar reserve but still provide her with equipment she can get only in this country.
 Senator Bridges tR-NH) said that if the plan involves acquiring naval vessels from Canada he does not think it will work out. We've got more ships tied up now than We know what to do with" he said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
Pope Plus Satisfied SpeIIman Mrs. E. D. R. Controversy Settled

 CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Aug 13-lR-Pope Plus XII said today he believes the controversy between Francis Cardinal Spenman and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt over the question of Federal aid to Catholic schools has been resolved satisfactorily.
 The Pontiff expressed this opinion in special audience given five American newspaper correspon- dents at his summer residence here. The Pope, answering a direct question, first replied that the matter was too delicate for com- ment
 Then he added he had seen the exchange of letters between the New York Archbishop and Mrs. Roosevelt in a Rome newspaper and that, from them, he thought the controversy was resolved satis- factorily.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
HIGHER ALASKA RATES ON FREIGHT GOULD BE
 CAUSED BY COMPETITION

SEATTLE, Aug. 13--IR-Entry of a California ship line into Puget Sound Alaska trade may force higher shipping rates to the Terri tory, G. w. skinner, President of Seattle's Alaska Steamship Com pany, asserted Friday.
 The Coastwise Lines of San Francisco announced earlier that 1t has purchased two 10.500-ton freigh- CTS for services between California ports, Puget Sound and Alaska. The ships are the James Lick and John Chandler Harris.
 "The trade is wide open," Skinner declared but the only logical re- suit from addition of any unneces- sary number of ships in any trade is higher rates!"
 CRITICIZES INTERIOR DEPT.
 Skinner also voiced sharp criti- cism of the US. Interior Depar- ment's Alaska shipping policy. Which he charged up to now has given Coastwise Lines what amounts to an unfair subsidy" in dividing Alaska Railroad cargoes between the Coastwise Lines out of Portland and the Alaska Steamship Company out of Seattle.
 The Coastwise Lines has been op- erating from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland to Seward, Alaska, the past year.
 UNFAIR DIVISION
 Skinner continued:
 Freight for the Alaska Rail- road should have been allotted in proportion to the amount of com mercial cargo hauled by each ship line for distribution into interior Alaska by the railroad. Alaska Steamship Company carried 30 percent of this type of freight and should have received proportion ate share of the other cargo
 A Coastwise Lines spokesman ad- vised by telephone from San Fran cisco that it's newly-purchased Liberty ships would be placed in the new service as soon as they can be regularly scheduled. Pur- chase price reportedly was about $500,00O each.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
HERBERT HOOVER E
 STRICKEN ON TRAIN
 BUT CONTINUES TRIP

OGDEN, Utah. Aug. 13.--'R-- Former President Herbert Hoover was stricken with an internal dis order aboard train early today hut after medical examination con- tinued his trip to New York.
 MT Hoover last Wednesday cele- brated his 18th birthday. He made a 30-minute speech at Stanford University. For several weeks ne had been vacationing at the famed Bohemian Grove, on the Russian River, north of San Francisco.
 The only living ex-President was on his way to New York. He was accompanied by his private secre- tary. Bernice Miller.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
5T R IKE MAY NOT
 DEVELOP
Ketthikdn Reports AFL Agreement in Nego-
 fidtions Today

Possibility of a strike on the eve of the advance opening of the fish, ing season in Southeastern Alaska appeared lessened today. with an agreement reached between the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc. and the AFL Seiners Union. Progress was also reported in negotiations with CIO unions.
 Fishermen will be ready to leave for fishing grounds tonight after reaching an agreement in labor industry negotiations at Ketchikan, according to word received here in telephone communication with w. c. Arnold, managing director of the Alaska Salmon Industry.
 Both CIO and AFL fishermen and workers were expected to go on the job, in spite of difficulties arising out of a position taken by F'TA-CIO Local No. 2 at Seattle. representing the nonresident can- neries.
 We don't anticipate any further difficulties unless made by non- resident men who have teen here for the past few days" the in- dustry spokesman said.
 Industry representatives and CIO seiners and cannery worker repre- sentatives were to meet for sessions today. Both CIO groups were to hold membership meetings also
 AsI-AFb SIGN CONTRACT
 The Alaska salmon Industry, Inc, and AFL seiners have signed contract for the 1949 fish prices as follows: pinks 37h cents. chums 55. echoes 70, reds 80 and kings $205.
 CIO MAKES DEMANDS
 The CIO has demanded exclusive bargaining rights with the industry for the 1849 season. according to Arnold. The National Labor Rela- tions Board recently handed down a decision declaring the CIO in- eligible to take part in coming can- nery elections due to non-con- formance with signing of non- Communist oaths in time to get on the ballots.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13

VASHINGTON- This is a long, deserved public tribute to a man of great courage and great human- ity.
 | He is Paul Strachan, tall, deaf, and impassioned father of National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week
 Strachan conceived this unique humanitarian institution while flat pn his back in Johns Hopkins Hos pital in September, 1940. It took him five years of unremitting ef- fort to win Congressional approval. Now firmly established and warm iy supported by leaders of govern ment, industry and labor, NEPHW has made it possible for more than 500,000 handicapped men and wo- ment to obtain gainful work and the inexpressible satisfaction of be-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-13
DECREE PASSES STUDENTS

BANGkOK--tR- A government decree gave passing grades to 29 students who flunked university entrance examinations. Within a few days the Ministry of Education was deluged with requests from parents that their children who flunked other tests be given pass ing marks.
 Top Education Ministry officials sought to resign in shame over the Thailand cabinets action, but were persuaded to hang on only because their terms were expiring shortly.
 The education squabble began when the son of member of par liament got 496 on an examination. the passing grade was lowered from 50 to include all who scored 49.5 or better.