davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1949-03-03
U. S. Charges Mo|otov Protest
On Reich Missions Expulsion
Misrepresented, Distorted Fact
Demand Thot Order by
Clay Be Cancelled Is
Rejected in Note
By Gornett D. Horner

The United States today accused
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov
of Misrepresentation and distor-
ton of fact" in rejecting his pro-
test against an order for expulsion
of the Soviet Repatriation Com
mission from the American zone
Of Germany.
The State Department made
public a note delivered to Mr..
Molotov at Moscow today which
completely upheld the order by
Gen. Lucius D. Elay, American
commander in Germany.
The Soviet mission in Frankfurt,
which refused to leave before the
March l deadline set by Gen. Clay,
has been blockaded by American
military police who have cut of it's
water supply and other utilities.
Cancellation Demanded.
In a protest delivered to the
American Embassy in Moscow last
Friday, the Soviet government
asked cancellation of Gen. Clay's
expulsion order, charging that it
violated 1945 repatriation agree
ment.
The American reply declared:
This Government considers the
minister's note replete with mis-
representation and distortion of
fact"
1t concluded by reafflrming the
position taken by Gen. Clay and
requesting that Soviet Repatria-
ton Commission personnel be
Withdrawn forthwith"
The United States note backed
up Gen. Clay's contention that
the Soviet mission should leave
the American zone because most
of it's work in supervising re-
patriation to Russia of Soviet cit
liens who wish to go back has
been completed. The note pointed
out that activities of the mission
resulted in repatriation of Rus
slams from the American zone at
a rate of less than nine persons
a month during the three months
ending January 81.
1T is obvious that such linn
tied repatriation activities can be
arranged adequately by the ex-
listing Soviet military mission" ,"
the note declared. 1t promised
that this mission would receive
full American cooperation in
achieving voluntary repatriation
of Soviet citizens.
Charge of Hindrances Denied.
There is no basis for the Soviet
governments statement" the
American note asserted, that
large numbers of Soviet citizens
desirous of returning to the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics re-
main in the American area OF oc-
cupation as a result of hindrances
caused to the operation of the So
Wet Repatriation Mission by
American authorities or for any
reason other than their own voli-
ton"
The note said a United Nations
General Assembly resolution OF
February IL, 1916, pointed out
that displaced persons who ex-
press valid objection to return
ing to their countries Of origin"
should not be compelled to return.
The United States emphasized
that persons in this category can
not be considered potential re-
patriates.
The Russians had contended
that there are more than 10000
Soviet citizens subject to repatri-
alton in the American zone OF
Evening star., 1949-03-03
Truman 10 Name
johnson Today
ToForresta| Job
President Set to Accept
Resignation of Chief
OfDefense Department
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman is expected
to announce today acceptance of
the long standing resignation of
Secretary of Defense Forrestal
and the appointment Of Louis A.
Johnson, former Assistant Secre-
tary of War and one of the lead
ers in the Truman reelection
campaign, as his successor.
Word from the White House was
that the announcement would be
made at the Presidents news con-
ference at 4 o'clock when an ex-
change of letters between the
President and his retiring defense
chief would be made public.
The early retirement Of Secre-
tary of the Army Royal also was
reported in prospect.
Mr.. Forrestal. the Nations first
Secretary of Defense, is the last
cabinet holdover from the Roose-
velt administration. He was Sec
retary of the Navy when appoint
ed to his present post at the time
the new national defense setup
was created.
Action Expected for Some Time.
Mr.. Forrestals retirement from
the cabinet has been rumored ever
since the campaign. He took no
active part in the election. but
it was generally understood that
the President wanted his Secre-
tary of State and Secretary of
Defense to remain on the political
sidelines. to keep both foreign
policy and defense on a nonpar-
tisan basis.
The Forrestal retirement ru-
mors were strengthened a few
days after the election, when
photographers asked him to pose
for a picture starting another
four years." and were met with
the response. Not for me.A
On January II, however, Mr..
Forrestal said fatty that he ex-
pected to stay in the cabinet.
Traditionally. all cabinet men,
bers offer their designations to a
new President. so he can start
with a new slate if desired. Mr..
Forrestal said after White
House conference on changes in
the security act that he did not
expect his resignation to be &C
cepted and that he wanted to
retain his place.
Asked All Members to Stay.
Mr.. Truman said later that he
had asked all Cabinet members to
stay on.
The only other change has been
the retirement of the ailing Secre-
tary of State George c. Marshall
and the appointment of Dean G.
Acheson. to succeed him.
Mr.. F'orrestal, ST, was an in
vestment banker in private life,
heading the firm of Dillon-Read
in New York.
Mr.. johnson, So, is a West Vir-
ginian who formerly headed the
American Legion.
johnson Quit in 1910.
He was assistant Secretary Of
War from 1887 to 1910, in charge
of industrial mobilization. He re-
signed when Henry L. Stimson, a
Republican, was named Secretary
of War.
During the Truman campaign
Mr.. johnson was chairman of the
finance committee of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. and his
work was picked out for special
praise by President Truman at a
luncheon given by the committee
in the pre-inaugural festivities.
Mr.. Johnson's name has been
linked frequently with a prospec-
tive change in the Defense secre-
retaryship.
Evening star., 1949-03-03
70 Drown in Storm
BY ths Assoeiutsd Press

HONG KONG, Mar. 3 R.-
Seventy persons were drowned to-
day by a sudden storm which
swamped so fishing junks in Mrs
Bay. Seven bodies were recovered.
Some women and children were
drowned
Evening star., 1949-03-03
Big Refue|ing Plane
Lost on Luzon After
Aiding World Flight
Tanker Lost Reported
About 80 Miles From
Philippines AirfieId
WORLD FLIGHT SPURS Demand
for Boost in Air Force Funds.
Page AS.

WORLD FLIGHT SPURS Demand
for Boost in Air Force Funds.
Page AS.
CREW OF LUCKY LADY II
Undergo Physical Checkup.
Page A-4.
BY the Associated Press
MANILA, Mar. 3.-Air Force Of
fcials revealed today that a B-29
missing in Northern Luzon was
one of the tanker planes that re-
fueled the globe -circling Lucky
Lady II on its historic flight
around the world.
Brig Gen. Jared v. Crabn. COM
mander of the fighter wing at
Clark Air Base, said the missing
B-29 with its crew of nine, met
and refueled the world-circling
B-50, but failed to get back here.
1t was reported last about 80 miles
from Clark Air Base.
Search for the missing craft
today shifted from the vicinity
of the rugged, unexplored noun
tains of Northwestern Luzon to
the Baler Bay area on the north
eastern shore.
An Air Force F-51 fighter
searching for the lost B-29 was
reported by the Manila Chronicle
to have crashed in Northern Lu-
zon. The pilot, 1t. Frederick R.
Pruczinsky parachuted to safety
when the planes engine quit. The
pilot repeatedly was not injured.
Witnesses reported that B-29
flying at a low altitude was seen in
that area a few hours after the
air refueling of the Lucky Lady on
Tuesday.
The names of the B-29 crew.
men, with home addresses where
available. follow:
| Capt. William w. Taylor, Hous-
ton; Capt. William G. Fuller, Fort
Worth; First 1t. William E. Roe
gels, Port Arthur, Tex; First 1t.
Edwin w. Ryan. Philadelphia;
Staff Sergt. Andrew j. Brooks,
Denver; Sergt. Fred L. Shepherd,
Terry, Miss; First 1t. Robert c.
Mccormick, Huntington, w. Va.
and Staff Sergt. Arthur w. Stear,
Canton, Ohio.
Evening star., 1949-03-03
Falcon Island, Volcanic
Pacific Spot, Disappears
BY the Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand,
Mar. 3.-Falcon Island-small un-
identified volcanic member of the
Tonga group-has disappeared.
This advice was contained in a
message to the navy office at
Wellington today from the naval
frigate Hawea.
Falcon Island was heaved up by
a volcanic eruption in october.
1885.
Evening star., 1949-03-03

Continued on Page AS, Col. %
Evening star., 1949-03-03

Continued on Page AS, Col. -
Evening star., 1949-03-03

(See MOLOTOV, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-03-03

Partly cloudy with high about As this
afternoon. Fair tonight with low about 80.
Tomorrow, mostly sunny; high in middle
4Os. Gull report on Page A-20
Midnight, 81 am. 38 II am. 80
2a.n. -37 Sam. 38 Noon 40
4am 80 10 am. 81 l pm. 40
Evening star., 1949-03-03

An Associoted Press Newspor
Evening star., 1949-03-03

(See RENT, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-12-11

n Page E-4, Col s. CONTINUED on Page E-4. Col.
Evening star., 1949-12-11

is q sport for young and old. AL
most any one in good health can
learn to ski. However. not every
body who does learn to ski has
the makings of q champion, nor
will he or she necessarily become
a top-notch skier.
AS in every other sport, some
will progress faster. Some noviees
may have quite q struggle at first.
The gratifying consolation, how
ever, is that they can have just
as much fun in their limited range
of activity as the expert skier
does when he scars down from q
mountain top.
There would be no point IN ode
nying the fact that whenever q
human body is propelled into
speeds beyond its normally de-
signed functions Of walking and
running, q certain element OF
danger will be present. There
fore, one will run q risk Of injM-
les In any sport In which. speed
is part Of the thrill. That. lever
theIess, does not predestin4 that
one has to break . Limb when
Evening star., 1949-12-11

falling of q bicycle or a horse. It
can happen. though.
The same theory applies to ski
ing. shall spare you the statis-
tics In regard to the most COM
mon type of an accident, as
proven by insurance companies
calculations. Lo and behold, it
is the much-maligned slip IN the
bath tub. That nishap puts
more people into a plaster cast
than skiing, football and horse
back riding combined.
OF course. must admit that I
am fully aware Of the fact that
greater number Of people take
a daily bath per capita than can
be found on the skiing slopes In
dulging in their fayorite sport.
Therefore, this comparison may be
q bit unfair to the inveterate
bather. Personally. / never trust
q bathtub and ! am on guard
every instant, expecting inomen-
tary treachery. Not 50 with skis.
I trust them. -
A quick glance through the &C.
cumlated records Of past years In
various skiing areas would dem
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Young or DID, You Don't Have Be Expert Enjoy Skiing

onstrate to you readily that the
cause most frequently responsible
for accidents on skis can be
summed up in a few words: skiing
out Of control.
Often the victim Of an accident
is simply not cognizant OF the
danger, due to the lack OF proper
instruction. Frequently accidents
are caused by overexertion OF .
tired body, particularly toward
the end of Q long day. In other
Instances. injuries may occur due
to utter inexperience in handling
varying and difncult snow condi-
tions, such as breakable crust or
frozen ruts. to mention . few
cases In point.
To avoid accidents. J would like
to advise every skier. and novice
skiers In particular. never to travel
faster on skis than their ability
warrants to guide them with q
certain degree Of confidence.
Then, rest assured, you will be
relatively as safe on skis as you
would be riding . bicycle or q
horse.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
.The 7 raveIers Notebook
-

vey shows more trips bear four
figure price tags. Comparisons
are difdcult to make, as the num-
Der of days or itineraries are not
quite the same as 1949 offerings.
Two cases are cited. but even
these are subject to price advance
before sailing. One tour will cover
the same route. taking three days
less. Next years cost is SIS high
er. In another case. involving a
tour Under $1,000, the 1850 price
is $40 lower. This appears to be
an exception.
And why not 60 to Europe in
dependently, disdaining travel
agencies and being your own re-
sourceful self? II you must, the
earlier you go the better. But by
not pricing every move and every
stopover in advance. there is no
assurance the trip will stay with
in your budget.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
By Otto Long
Executive Director.
Sun voIIsy Ski School

SUN VALLEY, Idaho, Dec. 10
Whenever the topic of converse
,tion touches on the subject Of ski
ing in a social gathering. you can
bet safely that there will be always
one wag In the crowd to speak up
with authority and proclaim:
Skiing? No-o-o, thank you! !
know better ways to break q leg
or my neck"
Another wit Of similar sort will
chime In most likely and. assure
his audience that many . time
he was tempted to have q try at
It, but he felt his bones were too
brittle TO indulge In such . haz-
ardous pastime.
Neither Of these assertions holds
true.
The opinion prevalent among
|laymen that skiing Is q hazardous
sport, I regard as unfounded and
unfortunate. As far as the age
limit for ski aspirants is con-
cerned. there is no limit. SIZING
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Rail offices Here
Adpise Travelers
On Resort areas
BY Franklin Snow

Those Ferdinand Magellans who
60 exploring by rail have q num-
ber of objectives which. In all
probability, have been only names
to them thus far. Yet they may
reach these spots in fast. mod
ernistic trains, with through Pull
mans from major cities. Be 1t
Natchez, Tucson or Biloxi. those
who search for something new
may do it in streamlined trains.
rather than in the caravels OF
Magellan-and a bit faster. too!
Washingtonians are more Tav-
el-minded than the residents OF
many cities. Railroad men-and
all major railroads have placed
off-line agencies here-always are
glad to be assigned to this CITY.
They have here . ready-made
clientele, which needs only good
suggestions to prompt purchase OF
tickets. 49,.
These offices are equipped to give
vacationers travelling to various
parts of America q personalized
! information service not always
available elsewhere. The sta1
members of such Offices generally
come from the sections which
their railroads represent and are
familiar at first hand with the
territory they serve.
Two lines serving Florida d.
rectly - Seaboard and Atlantic
Coast Line-wil1 inaugurate win
ter schedules this week. Luxuri-
GUS new equipment Is being In
corporated In the trains. some
known to two generations OF
travellers, and others introduced
since the war. More private rooms
are being provided In the sleepera
to meet the demands Of today's
travellers for personal" accom-
modations. Schedules Of some OF
the trains, which serve Florida
during the summer. will be revised
when the lines officially open the
winter season.
Notable among this winters
travel objectives-always except
ing Florida and California-is
New Orleans. The Mardi Gras
serves as a focal point for many
tours which, after traversing vari-
GUS sections, reach the Crescent
City.
This winter, Southern Railway
Illinois Central, Louisville & Nash.
vile and other roads reaching the
city, plan extensive service to the
Mardi Gras. Some Of these trips
will be handled by tour operators
| (Vort;r,,ed ~, Do0e Ed Col z
Evening star., 1949-12-11
In q few weeks. an spochal

In q few weeks, an spochal
year in travel will begin.
Prospects for Europe alone
justify the forecast. Tour op-
orators, transportation ofncials
and Europe itself expect 1869 to
be the biggest year in the Old
Worlds long and satisfying career
as a tourist attraction. In record
numbers, Americans will be drawn
across the Atlantic in ships that
range from luxury liners to dinky,
pitching freighters, and by the
greatest feet of airliners ever as
sembled.
Even the pessimist is not deny
ing these probabilities. On the
contrary. he is saying they are
all too true. Europe, he says, will
be unbearably crowded, price in
creases will more than Offset the
bargain Of devalued currencies.
various assessment devices will
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Dy Jacques FutrsiIs, j..
fSs Ssss's 1savel edhss

o tour at q spectf1c price, when-
ever you 80.
6ome Of the bargains Amer
leans expected from devaluation
already have been wiped out.
others made less attractive. This
Is particularly true on the Con-
tinent. and the threat Of rising
prices will grow stronger as the
season advances. The off-season
visitor thus has two advantages:
He will avoid the keen bidding for
hotel and transportation space.
and he is less likely to be caught
by q peak price spiral.
Come proof that prices have ad-
vanced or increases are anticipat-
ed will be found In the cost OF
conducted tours. Preliminary
prices for 1850 have just reached
travel agencies here. A hasty sur
Evening star., 1949-12-11

"gyp" both rich and poor Ameri-
cans. many Of whom will 90
abroad primarily because OF
Rome's Holy Year. and the secret
resentment and frafik cons2lairts
will do greater harm to Europe
than 1t gains In sorely-needed
dollars.
Whether or not Europe's 1850
season will be serenely enchanting
and will relegate this self-de-
scribed realist to a corner to stand
in shame the grief he foretells
can be largely circumvented. One
escape has been emphasized par
ticularly Of late by travel leaders
here and abroad. 1t Is: Go early
in 1850; don't wait for the high
season." To which should be
added the Injunction: Sign up
with q reliable travel agency for
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Public Festivities
For MarM Gras
|To-Oben Feb. II

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. l0.-1n
planning for It's fall and winter
seasons New Orleans has sched-
uled a number of events Of out
standing interest to tourists. Aside
from sports, vacation interest CEN
ters on the city's 65-mile Floral
Trail, which will be In bloom In
February and March, and the
Mardi Gras.
While the carnival season viii
get under way Immediately after
Christmas with a succession OF
elaborate private balls. the week
starting on February II will bring
the first of many street parades.
The season will reach its grand
climax on February 81 Mardi
Gras Day-w1ich will be given
over to masking and parades
from sunup to sundown.
Mardi Gras has been called the
greatest free show on earth" No
tickets or advertising are sold in
connection with the events. Ad-
|mittance to the private balls
comes through invitation from
members Of the organizations in
volved. Since the route Of the
parades covers many of the i'm
portant thoroughfares, the pag-
eants can be witnessed from the
sidewalks. And the only consid-
Grafton involved in masking on
Mardi Gras Day is the will to do
80, plus the provision Of suitable
costume.
The series Of peak tourist at
fractions will come to an end IN
New Orleans April . to rs, when
tho annual spring fiesta Is sched-
uled. Tours Of vieux Care and
American section homes will be
staged-two In each section dur
ing the first and second week OF
the program.
"Courtyards and Crinol;nes" will
be given one afternoon each week.
The day-long Bayou Lafourche
plantation tour will be conducted
April 16. "Patios by Candlelight.
q night tour, will be presented
April 10. Spring Fiesta Night
at the Opera" will be April 20.
The Pirates Alley outdoor art
show, an all-day event. will take
place on April %. and the st.
Tammany home and garden tour
April %. The program will close
with the spectacular Might In Old
New Orleans" an outdoor celebra-
ton on the evening Of April Is.
Evening star., 1949-02-26

brought to the motherland has
made him more a national hero
than a film celebrity.
Yet the fact is that it took Italy
almost as long to discover the
stocky. dark, balding producer as
it did America. At AZ, he has
been in the film industry for Is
years. Most of these years have
been satisfying, but they were not
anything Rosselini bargained for.
He wanted to get into no industry,
including the movie one, back
there in the early '30s.
At that time RoSselini was a
rich sort of playboy. son of a
highly successful architect father.
He wanted to go on being exactly
that, but his fathers sudden
death, and the family's sudden
disrepute with the Mussolini re-
gime, changed all that.
Rosselini went to work for the
reason any one else does, namely
because he had to.
His first job was no indication
of where he would end up. at the
top of the Italian cinema. He
began as a sound effects man. He
remained as one for several years
until his employers decided that
he had learned enough to become
a Aim editor.
/ AS an editor, he began to show
the fair which later turned into
downright brilliance. BY 1910
he was given his first assignment
to direct a picture. 1t was not
an earth shaking accomplish
ment; in fact, neither his employ
ers nor the public liked it. Rosse-
lini was not fired. After all, a
lot of other directors had made,
and were making, pictures which
the bosses and the public did not
like.
He was given lesser jobs until
the Germans invaded Italy. after
Evening star., 1949-02-26

|"Captain Horatio Hornblower. F."
Greg wants to do this picture. So
does Clark Gable, but Metro won't
lend him.
Nancy Kelly got boy-friend Bill
Eythe's National Theater dressing
room when she opened in New
York Thursday night in Clifford
Odets' THE Big Knife" Bill
vacated it with his Lend an Ear"
show, which moved into the
Broadhurst on Monday.
Lana Turner will take to sea in
"The Running of the Tide if she
makes this movie as one of the
first three on her schedule when
she returns here in April or May.
Lana did not sell her house here.
as rumored, so I guess she and
Bob Topping will make 1t their
home.
Dana andrews has his press
agent living with him. Dana
brought him here from England
after he made Impulse" over
there. Impulse" is the title for
United States distribution. In
England they are calling the story
''The Affairs of Adelaide"
James Mason did all the pretty
drawings himself in his book on
cats with wife Pamela. The tome
is titled, The Cats in Our Lives"
F. Bruce Bennett is a strong pos
sibility to trek to England for a
big role in "Quo Vadis?" John
Huston directs. They worked to-
gether in Treasure of the Sierra
Madre."
Madeline Carroll is definitely
leaving the cast of Goodbye, My
Fancy" in the summer, and she
will spend several months in
England with her family.
This is cute. Diana Lynn
(Jane), who is younger than Ma
rie Wilson urma), has to look five
years older than Marie in my
Friend Irma"-because the script
calls for Jane to dish out advice
to Irma and is supposed to be
more mature. Makeup will take
care of the switch.
Sydney Guileroff, Metros ace
hair stylist, has always had a
fondness for short haircuts for
women. When lunched with him
yesterday, however, he sounded a
warning against the oo-abbrevi-