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Evening star., 1949-03-06
ForrestoI Will Ask Congress
To Provide Air Force Academy

expansion in the capacity OF the
present academy system and since
West Point and Annapolis can
not, for physical reason. be ex-
panded substantially beyond their
present size, it has been decided
to support legislation authorizing
the establishment of a third. Air
academy"
The announcement did not in
dicate where the school might be
built.
Pointing out that construction
of such an academy would require
a number of years, Mr.. Forrestal
said that plan, If approved by Con-
gress, would not solve the i'm
mediate officer needs of the Air
Force. He asked the board to
make recommendations to solve
this problem.
The board-of which DR.. Robert
L. Stearns, president of the Uni
versity of Colorado, is president,
and Gen. Eisenhower, Columbia
University president, Is vice chair
man-also was asked to answer
many fundamental questions con-
|cerning the kind of basic educa-
ton career officers should receive
and the role of the three acad-
emies In providing 1t.
Evening star., 1949-03-06

Congress soon will be asked to
authorize an Air Force Academy
Defense Secretary F'orrestal an
nounced last night that the mill
tary establishment had decided
to seek the air school to supple
ment the Naval and Military
Academies. He also established
a service academy board to rec
ommend a system of basic educa-
ton to train Junior officers for the
three services.
Mr.. Forrestal said it was es-
sential that the air arm be in a
position, like the Army and Navy,
to obtain some officer material
from a Government financed
academy.
."Although the Army and
Navy have agreed to allocate up to
40 per cent and per cent OF
the current graduating classes at
West Point and Annapolis, re-
spectively, on a voluntary basis,
to be commissioned in the Air
Force. this plan for the present
academic year does not represent
permanent solution, nor can
lit be considered a precedent for
the future" Mr.. Forrestal said.
Since there can be no ques-
ton concerning the need for an
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Secretary Royal May Quit
By Mid-ApriI, Friends Say
BY the Associated Press

The Capital heard reports yes
terday that Army Secretary
Royal may step out by mid
April.
The reports came from persons
who, because of friendship and
official association, were in posi-
ton to be we'll informed.
The reports persisted despite q
White House news conference
statement by President Truman
Thursday that all three service
secretaries-Mr. Royal, Navy Sec
retary Sullivan and Air Secretary
Symington-would stay on their
jobs. Mr.. Truman made that
comment in connection with his
announcement that Louis john
son would succeed James Forrestal
as Defense Secretary.
Mr.. Royal has visited the White
House several times within recent
weeks. He has told reporters he
wants to leave whenever can do
so in good conscience"
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Woshington-NorfoIk Boot Runs
Will Be Resumed in Spring

The District of Columbia was
put out of service last October 81
after a collision with a tanker
Subsequently its owner, the Nor
folk & Washington Steamboat Co.,
announced sale of the steamer for
a reported $75,552. Stockholders
voted to dissolve the company
which meant the closing of Wash
ington as a port.
The Norfolk & Washington Co.
filed petition yesterday in United
States District Court at Norfolk
asking that liability in the harbor
collision be limited to $87 .066.38.
The Associated Press reported
that the petition listed civil suit
claims of $1,149,500 as a result Of
the collision with the Texas Co. S
tanker Georgia, anchored off Old
Point Comfort.
One person was killed and three
other passengers were injured.
Evening star., 1949-03-06

Steamboat service between
Washington and Norfolk will be
resumed this spring. with pros
poets eventually of daily trips, 1t
was disclosed yesterday.
An official of the Baltimore
Steam Packet Co., which pur-
chased the damaged steamer Dis
trict of Columbia, said the trips
on alternate nights will be re-
sumed as soon as that vessel Is
repaired and redecorated. This
will be about May !.
At the same time, the official
reported, the Baltimore company
plans to build additional pas
senger steamers. When these are
added to the fleet. Washington
will have daily service to and from
Norfolk.
The company now provides
daily service between Baltimore
and Norfolk.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Senate Unable 10 Enc
Fi|ibuster Sta|emate
Despite New Move
Faces Another Week Of
Deadlock; House Pushes
Rent Curbs, Other Bills
D. ~
By J. A. O'Leory

The Senate faces at least an
other week of stalemate over how
to curb filibustering, while House
leaders are ready to act on rent
control and a variety of other
measures under their swift
moving rules.
| When the Senate recessed at
4:20 pm. yesterday to end the
sixth day of wrangling over its
rules, the administration still ap-
peared to be without the votes to
force consideration of a new rule
that would enable two-thirds of
those present to limit debate at
any time.
Administration spokesmen said
they are determined to keep the
fight going in the hope time will
swing the tide their way. Even
if this fails, they will seek a test
vote at the wind-up, they added,
to put members of both parties
on record on the issue.
Most important development
yesterday was the effort of North
ern Democrats to win Republicans
and border line Democrats for an
effective two-thirds debate-limit-
ing rule by assuring them there is
no substantial support for the
simple majority cloture rule in
dorsed by President Truman
Thursday. There were no signs
last night this effort was meeting
with any success.
Other developments yesterday
were:
/. Majority Leader Lucas of
Illinois announced he may urge
the Senate to stay in session later
than 6 pm. this week.
2. Senator Reed, Republican, of
(Coptip,1ad m pape At Col 2)
Evening star., 1949-03-06
u. ). Parcel Post
To Berlin Suspended
BY the Associated Press

The Post Office Department last
night suspended United States
Parcel post service into Berlin.
Postmasters were ordered to re-
fuse all Berlin bound packages
and return to their senders those
already on hand. The embargo
applies to the American, British,
French and Soviet sectors.
A department official said the
action was taken because of trans
portation difficulties. 1t followed
conferences by Postal, Army and
State Department officials, John
Gillen, top assistant in the inter-
national mail division, told a
reporter.
Since the Russian land block
ade interrupted train service in
and out of Berlin. United States
parcel post packages have been
shipped by boat to Gdynia, Po-
land, and forwarded by Polish
authorities into Berlin.
The Post Office Department SAID
the Polish postal officials have
now advised it that transportation
difficulties will make continua-
ton of this service impossible.
Prior to the blockade, United
States parcel post was sent by
boat to Bremen. and forwarded
from there to Berlin by train.
The airlift which is supplying
blockaded Berliners with vital sup
plies has never been involved in
the parcel post delivery. This
country supplies an air parcel post
service to most of Europe, but this
has never been extended to Berlin.
P11se pranranee pnno TQ
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Blow 10 Tax Increase
Seen Use
OF Surplus for ECA
George, MiIIikin Lead
Defeat Of Truman Plan
To Drop Eormorking
BY the Associated Press

Two top-ranking tax experts ir
the Senate said yesterday that
President Truman's demands fol
a s4,OOO,OOO, 900 increase in taxes
suffered a major setback last week
They contended that a little.
noticed decision by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee &C.
tually involved a test of senti.
ment on the presidential plan fol
new taxes.
The committee tossed out ar
administration request to erase
the earmarking of a $4,000, ,000.-
900 fund for foreign aid by the
last Republican-controlled Con-
gress.
The intended effect of the ear
marking was to lift the $4,000, ,00O,-
900 out of the huge 1947-48 Treas
ury surplus and use it this year
The administration called it a
phony bookkeeping device to hide
a deficit condition created by the
Republican tax reduction. Presi-
dent Truman ignored the fund
switch in figuring his budget.
Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee told a reporter
the defeated move was intended
to show a big deficit for the next
fiscal year as a basis for more
taxes"
Senator Millikin, Republican, OF
Colorado, former chairman of the
tax-writing group, said the action
destroys the entire basis for q
request for tax increases so fa1
as we can estimate on this date
In separate interviews. Senators
George and Millikin said they re-
gard the action as fair indica-
ton OF the way the Senate feels
about tax increases now.
The Presidents fiscal and tax
advisers tried to wipe out the
switch of funds as part of the
second ECA authorization for S.
538,000,000 now pending before
the Foreign Relations Committee
Senator George and former
Chairman Vandenberg, Republi-
can, of Michigan, opposed the
move and it was defeated. Those
present said only Senator Green,
Democrat, of Rhode Island, voted
for the move,
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Shokeup in Cabinet
No Peace Move, Soy
London Observers
By the Associoted Press

LONDON, Mar. 5.-Andrei A
Gromyko. who has made many
sharp attacks on the Western
powers before the United Nations
has been appointed Russia's first
deputy foreign minister. the Mos
COW radio announced tonight.
He succeeds fiery Andrei Y.
Vishinsky, advanced yesterday to
the post of foreign minister to
succeed v. M. Molotov.
: In contrast to his predecessor
Mr.. Gromyko is quiet and soft
spoken. Nevertheless. he was in
the forefront of many East-West
clashes in the U. N. Security
Council, where he headed the
Soviet delegation from 1916 tc
1948.
He was Russian Ambassador tc
Washington from 1943 until 1916
He returned to Russia last July
and spent a long vacation in the
Crimea before assuming new du.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Soviet Serves Notice
Il Will Not Recognize
Western Reich State
SokoIovsky Attacks U. S.
Policies in Restitution
Of Property in Germany
By the Associated Press

BERLIN, March 5.-The Soviet
Union served notice tonight that
it will not recognize nor accept
the Western German state now
being formed under the guidance
of the United States, France and
Britain.
The notice came in a letter
from Marshal Vissily D. Soko-
lovsky, Russian commander in
Germany. to Gen. Lucius D. Clay,
American military governor. The
letter bitterly attacked the United
States restitution policies in
Germany and gave no indication
there will be any softening OF
Russia's cold war against the west.
After listing scores of Soviet
claims against properties in West
ern Germany, Marshal Sokolov-
sky gave the warning about the
proposed Western German state
U. S. Proposal Rejected.
The Soviet commander gave no
indication as to how Russia pro-
poses to deal with the Western
German state, since there appears
no logical way in which the U. S.
S. r. could block its formation.
Turning down an American pro-
posal which he said provided for
the transfer of restitution func-
tions to consulates to be estab-
lished in the occupation zones,
Marshal Sokolovsky said:
"The Soviet authorities cannot
accept such a proposal. since it
constitutes an attempt to force
them to approve the transforma-
ton of occupation zones into sep
arate state units and the estab-
lishment of a Western German
state.
THE Soviet authorities, con-
sistently advocating the unity OF
Germany and the formation of a
democratic sovereign state, cate
gorically oppose any proposals
aimed at the splitting Of the
country"
Russia claimed the United
States has blocked Soviet at
tempts to obtain their lawful
properties in Western Germany.
The letter, which was distrib-
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Senators Vote D. C.. Pay Boost,
Cut Raise in Top Federal Jobs
$4,000 Cabinet Salaries Are Approved;
Subcommittee Adds IS New Posts to Bill

will be presented Tuesday to the
full Senate Civil Service Commit
tee, which is expected to report
the bill favorably to the Senate
at that time.
The subcommittee. headed by
Senator O'Conor, Democrat, OF
Maryland, also provided pay in
creases for Is bureau chiefs who
were not included in the original
bill. In addition, President Tru-
man was given authority to desig-
nate 10 more top Federal officials
to receive salary increases. While
it was not disclosed which bureau
chiefs were brought into the bill
informed sources said the chiefs Of
the FBI, Rural Electrification Ad-
ministration, Internal Revenue Blu.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Truman Seeks 10 Put
All Defense Branches
In Single Department
Would Bolster Power
Of Secretary to Achieve
Unity Among Services
(Tert of Truman Message on
Page A-6.J
By John A. Giles

President Truman yesterday
asked Congress to convert the
three branches of the National
Military Establishment into a sin
gle Department of Defense and
give the Defense Secretary tighter
control over the Army, Navy and
Air Force.
In a special message, Mr.. Tru-
man said that since unification
of the armed services 10 months
ago. experience has shown the
necessity OF. changing the loosely
organized military setup and OF
providing the Defense Secretary
with appropriate responsibility
and authority"
The three services now comprise
separate executive departments
under the general" direction OF
the Offices of the Defense Secre-
tary. There is no Departments Of
| Defenses under the present setup.
The services often have been at
odds over defense and policy mat
tiers.
Recommendations Outlined.
Mr.. Truman recommended:
/. That the three services be
designated as military depart
ments under the new defense
setup.
2. That responsibility OF the De-
fense Secretary "for exercising dl-
rection, authority and control in
the Defense Department should
be made clear"
3. That the Secretary should
be the sole representative OF the
Defense Department on the Ma
tional Security Council, a high
level policy organization over
which the President himself pre-
sides. At present, the Defense
Secretary and secretaries OF the
Army, Navy and Air Forces repre-
sent the military establishment
on the council.
New Officer Would Be Created.
4. That Offices of undersecretary
and three assistant secretaries OF
defense should be created to give
the Defense Secretary assistance
adequate to fulfill his enlarged re-
sponsibility."
S. That the secretary's respon-
sibility over the Joint Chiefs OF
Staff, the Munitions Board and
the Research and Development
Board be frightened ITO make pos
sible the flexible use of these agen-
cies" as units of his staff.
8. Appointment of a chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who
would have preference over the
three commanders of the armed
services who now compose that
organization. The chairman, to
be named by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, would
act as the principal military ad-
(See UNIFICATION, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Snow Falls in England

LONDON, Mar. 5 (P.-An un-
usual March snow fell in most OF
England today. The temperature
dropped as low as "a in Norfolk
County, along the North Sea
coast. Steeplechase horse racing
meets were called off and several
big professional soccer league
games were Cancelled.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Hungary Charges P|o'
By Vatican 10 Unite
All Danubian Nations
Communist Chief Rokosi
Makes Accusation After
IS Get Prison Terms
VERDICTS DUE TUESDAY in
Bulgarian trial of protestant
leaders. Page ABS
By the Assoeiotsd Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary. Mar. s.
A Workers Court convicted 13
persons today of black market
money deals in an alleged political
conspiracy with Josef Cardinal
Mindszenty and sentenced them
to prison.
simultaneously. c I'm m u n Is
Deputy Premier Matyas Rakosi
charged diplomatic documents
proved the Vatican had plotted
to from a union of Catholic
countries" as a Danube monarchy
He said in a speech that efforts
to reach an agreement between
the Roman Catholic church and
the Hungarian government failed
because the Vatican placed their
interests at the disposal OF Amerl-
can imperialism"
(The Vatican has refused to
negotiate church-state differ
ences with Hungary until Car
dinal Mindszenty Is freed from
his life sentence and freedom
of religion Is guaranteed in
Hungary
Cardinals Aide Among Group.
Among the 13 convicted today
we're Msgr. Imre Boka. the cardl-
nails former treasurer. and two
other Roman Catholic priests.
Msgr. Boka's sentence was fixed at
four years imprisonment, loss OF
political rights for an additional
five years, and a fine OF 1000
forients ($83.
The heaviest sentence-eight
years-was imposed on DR.. Gabor
Horvath, former secretary to Duke
Paul Esterhazy. DR.. Horvath had
pleaded guilty and asked that
blame be placed on him, rather
than on the duke. who was con-
victed February 8 with Cardinal
Mindszenty and sentenced to Is
years in prison. Duke Esterhazy
once was the wealthiest man In
Hungary.
The court rejected efforts OF
six defendants to withdraw pre-
trial confessions which they said
(Continued on Page A-6, Col. -
Evening star., 1949-03-06
By Eddy Gilmore and
Thomos P, Whitney

Assoeiotsd Press Foreign Correspondents
MOSCOW, Mar. irresponsible
officers of the American Embassy
were emphatic today in their
opinion that the retirement of V
M. Molotov and A. I. Mikoyan
from ministerial posts does not
imply any lessening of their great
authority in the Soviet govern
ment.
Mr. Molotov was freed from
his duties" as foreign minister
and Mr.. Mikoyan was released
as minister of foreign trade yes
terday.
There was nothing here to in
(Continued on Page A, Col. H.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
BY Joseph Young

The Senate Civil Service Sub
committee on pay legislation has
approved the bill to increase
salaries of TOP Government Off
cials and provide a $3.50 pay raise
for District Government employees,
it was learned last night.
In approving the measure, how
ever, the subcommittee scaled
down the top pay increases sought
by the administration. The pro-
posed increases were cut $1,500
to $4,000 for each position covered
in the bill, with the exception Of
cabinet officers. The proposed
$25, ,OOO-a-year salaries for cabinet
officials were approved by the SUBJ
committee.
The subcommittee measure
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Super Fort Wreckoge
Sighting Is Denied
BY the Associofad Prasi

MANILA, Sunday. Mar. Gre
ports that wreckage of a missing
Super Fort tanker plane, which
helped to fuel the be-girdling
Lucky Lady. had been sighted 120
miles east of Manila are errone-
GUS, Clark Field said today.
An air-sea rescue team found
nothing to corroborate the re-
port, which was radioed to the
9th Air Force command at Fort
Worth, Tex. Search for the miss
ing Super Fortress continues.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
International Tug-of-War Likely
For Red u. N. Aide Held as Soy
With Girl C|erk in Justice Office
Moscow's Envoy
Demands Release:
Nixon Asks Probe

A woman employe of the Justice
Department and Russian United
Nations engineer, seized by the
FBI on spy charges. were held
in a New York Jail last night as
the State Department considered
Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin's
demand for the Russians release.
The 27-year-old Government
girl, Miss Judith Coplon, was &C
cused of stealing secrets from
Justice Department files to de-
liver, to Valentine A. Gubitchev.
32-year-old engineer.
FBI agents arrested them to-
gether in New York Friday night.
The Justice Department an
nouncement Of the arrest yester-
day limited at a movie style chase
in which agents trailed the pair
for more than 80 minutes through
New York's busy streets.
Suspended From U. N. Post.
AS an international tug -of-war
over Gubitchev appeared in the
offing. there were these develop
ments:
/. At their arraignment, Gu
bitchev was held in 100000 bail
and bail was set at $4,000 for
Miss Coplon. The Russian was
Immediately suspended from his
U. N. post.
2. Ambassador Panyushkin
called on Undersecretary of State
James Webb and discussed the
case for almost an hour. The
Ambassador, according to a State
Department announcement, asked
for Gubitchev's release. He was
told the State Department is
continuing to examine the mat
ter in consultation with the JUS
tice Department and the U. N.
Secretariat.
3. Representative Nixon, Repub-
lican, of California and a member
of the House Committee on Un-
American Activities. demanded
a full scale investigation" of what
he called the Justice Departments S
shocking, inexcusable laxity" in
the Coplon case.
Mentioned In 1916 Report.
4. A committee aide revealed
Miss Coplon was mentioned in a
1916 report to Chairman Wood.
The report said that in the Office
In which she worked. the division
of alien registration. Everything
pro-Russian is considered salts
factory" and "everything anti
Russian is condemned"
5. Chairman Wood of the COM
mittee called a committee hearing
for tomorrow at which, a Spokes-
man said, the committee will con-
slider investigating the Coplon case
and possibly decide whether to
launch a full-f1edged inquiry to
determine whether foreign dele
cations to the U. N. are used as a
base of operations for spying in
the United States.
6. The question of diplomatic
immunity in the Gubitchev case
became a major issue. Wilder
Fooge, director of the U.N. press
department, said the Russian
would not come under U.N. i'm
munity but other officials here
and in New York considered the
question far from settled.
Z. Miss Coplon's attorney de-
clared documents found in her
purse at the time she was ar
rested were unimportant and had
been planted" The Justice De-
partment described the papers as
typewriter summaries of in
~ Col
Evening star., 1949-03-06
GromykoIs Appointed Top Aide
To Vishinsky in Foreign Office
MoIotov and Mikoyon
Still Powers, U. S.
Diplomats Declare

(The folloWing story 1Das
transmitted through Russian
censorship By telephone to
London. Some parts OF the
story appear to be held up by
the cenSors.l
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(See PAY, Page AID
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(See BERLIN, Page A-6.)
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Weather Forecast

Brief scattered showers this morning,
some sunshine this afternoon with high
about So. Partly cloudy, colder tonight
and tomorrow. (Full report on Page A-2D
Noon So pm.--58 II p.m.--50
2pm.--63 pm.--52 Midnight a
4pm.--62 10 pm.-50 a.m.-47
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