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The Nome nugget., 1949-08-01
News of the World At A Glance --
Saturday. July 90. l949

goslavia that it stop the Czech press from making hostile attacks against the Yugoslav people and the Tito government.
 In the sharply-Worded rejection, the Czech foreign ministry accus- ed Yugoslavia of waging a contin- ual hostile policy against both Czechoslovallia and the Soviet Union.
 t also accused the Yugoslav embassy here of using an unusual ly rude tone in making it's repre- sentations against the Czech press.
 Meanwhile a Yugoslav diplo- matic source reported the Czech government had ordered the Yu- goslav commercial attache here, Two BarbaIich, to leave the coun- try within 24 hours.
 For months the Czech press has been hurIing charges and answer ing what it has termed injustice, and insults from Tito's Yugoslav regime.
 United States top brass was in Europe today to seek more infOr- nation for a Congressional com mittee still not sold on President Truman's big program to arm friendly nations. The joint chiefs of staff left Washington Friday night after testifying behind clos ed doors of the House foreign af- fairs committee on the Sl,450, ,000,- 900 arms proposal.
 If they gave the House group any startling secret testimony it was not disclosed. Committee members said the meeting could as we'll have been public.
 The nationalists showed signs today of fighting back in the bat tie for South China. They report ed aggressive action" had remoV- ed the communist threat from the east to Hangyang, chief defense point for Human province. Heng- yang is about 100 miles south of ChangSha, the provincial capital.
 Official accounts said govern ment forces counter attacked mad recaptured LienhWa, 90 miles east of Hengyang in Western Kiangsi. Gen. Teng. Wen-Yi, army spOkes- man, said this paved the way for an attempt to cut the Red supply lines between Kiangsi and Human.
 In Kiangsi - Humans eastern ghbOr-the nationalists report ed they had blunted the Red drive southWard towards KanhSien, 215 miles iron Canton. They said the communists had been halted at a point south of TaihO.
 Also listed as government suc- cess was recapture of Yungfen, 90 miles south of Nanchang, com muniSt held capital of Kiangsi, The 200-man Red garrison sur rendered, it was said. Only import ance attached to the action was that it showed a nationalist effort to disturb the communist rear.
 A private telephone call from Hengyang reported the Reds with drew from Chuchow today. Ma tionalists reoccupied the town. Chuchow, on the CantonHankow railroad, is 325 miles north of Canton and 25 miles south of be- sieged Changsha. No explanation was given for the reported com-
 Continued on Page Five)
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-16
Marcia z c~hudobince.
Napsal VACLAV HYNEK

Napsal VACLAV N

"To nenl ma vec, jake po-
mocniky 81 hledate. Hlavnf je,
budete-li $ MIN spokojen Wy"
Kdyby byla mela jen tusenf,
re vi, CO bylo mezi nj a Amos
tenn, nebyla by tax klidne Cd
povedela a snad by nebyla Cd
poved6la v1bec.
Nechapala, proc prave Ar
nosta 81 vybral jake nahradu "a
propusteneho spravce. Je to
pfece ucitel a tady ie treba no.
spodafskeho 1rednika, ale ne
ptala sc ma to. DGverovala Kla-
bunovi tolik, re Sc no nemohla
ma to plat. Byl by to projev
neddvery. Ostatne ma to ami
dlouho nemyslila. Mnohem Vi
&c j znepokojovalo, re je Ar
most v zamku, re il Dude neu-
stale ma bl1zku.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-16
XXXVII.

SIdlO lid DllZku.
XXXVII.
z CEHO Sc RODf sTESTf?
Ash "a ctrnact dnf DO Amos
tove pr1chodu do zamku zasta-
vilo pred zamkem zaprasene
auto. Vystoupili z neho diva
PAM a zvedave 81 prohlfzeli roz-
lehlou budovu pred sebou, ma
jej1z oprave pracovalo asi tu-
Get lid1. Oba byli velice ele-
gantne obleceni, ale nestejneho
start. Zrejme to byl otec Sc sy-
mem. Podoba tomu nasvedco-
vala.
Mladsf byl krasavec, trochu
unaveneho, skoro omrzeleho
vyrazu V peclive vyholene tva-
ri, stars1mu hledela z ocf Cd
hodlanost a rozhodnost. Nepro-
mluvili spolu, jenom jejich po-
hledy prozrazovaly prekvape-
nj ,sm1sene S jakousi spokoje-
nost1. Podivali sc ma sebe, W.
znamne Sc usmali a pax pokro-
Gill k zamecke brane, v nfz stall
starry sluha a zvedave 81 je pro-
hl1zel.
"Muzeme mluvit sc slecnou
Marcelou Urbanovou?" zeptal
Sc stars1 takovym tonem, jake
by Sc rozumelo samo sebou, re
S nj NIUE mluvit, ale piece Sc
pta, ably vyhovel pTedpis1m.
Sluha 81 no prohledl cd hla-
Wy k pate a oboc1 Sc mu stahlo
trochu neklidne. Cizinec Sc mu
nejak nelfbil.
Dost nevl1dne odpovedel:
pride ma to, kdo jste!"
Nynf Sc neklidne pohnulo O.
boc1 cizincovo. Takoveho pri-
vftanf bezpochyby necekal.
ISpolkl ostra slova, derouci Sc
mu ma jazyk a sahnuv do kap-
sy, podal sluhovi visitku S pre-
z1ravym gestem. Sluha 81 il
precetl a prave S takovym ges-
tenn, jak il dostal, Ease il vratil.
"Milostiva slecna neprijima
obchodnfky. Racte jfti do kan
celaTe k panu Tediteli. Tady
rovn6 pres dvGr, v prizemf. Maj
dete tam kancelaT lehce, je to
ma nj napsano," rekl nedbale.
Oba pTfchozf Sc podfvali ma
sebe a starSf sc kousl do ritz, a.
by zadrzel nevlidna slova, KITE
ra Sc mt Ease drala ma jazyk.
"Jdete mas ohlasit a jiste mas
Prime"
Sluha sc ami nehnul.
"Predne tn nejsem proto, a.
bych milostive slecne ohlasoval
navstevy, to je vecf jeff komor-
ne, a "a druhe jsem YAM Tekl,
Re nepTijfma obchodniky. Jde-
tie do kancelare!"
Pc tech slovech sc Cd mich
odvratil, ably Jim dial najevo, re
S mimi domluvil. Oni sc ma ne
no dfvali chvfli uzasle, jake by
nechapali, re je neco takoveho
NONE.
Konecne starsf muz Ease pro-
mluvil:
"Kdyz mas nechcete ohlasit
wv, ohlaSi mas tedy sam pan re-
ditel, ale pax vas jiste nepo-
chval1."
Sluha Sc jen usmal.
"Naopak, panove! Pochvali
me-, protoze prave on mi mari
dill, abych obchodnfky k milos-
tive slecne nepoustel, re u nj
nemajf co delat, re by j zby-
tecne obtezovali, to re je jeho
starosti. ia tedy plnfm jenom
jeho rozkaz, a jak vidfm, zcela
moudry."
Starsf pan zbrunatnel, ale
neTekl jiz mic. Pokynul mlcky
mladsimu a oba Sc dali Mama
cenym smerem Ike kancelari.
Klabuna byl v kancelaTi sam,
Almost odesel ma pole podlvat
Sc ma lidi, nebot prave zacina-
ly zne. Stal u stolu stenoty-
pistky a diktoval il nejaky do
pis, kdyz pc raznam zaklepa-
nj Sc otevTely dvere a oba pa
move veSli. PTestal diktovat a
Evening star., 1949-12-02

Certain Toilet
Se~ey
1874
Evening star., 1949-03-30
French Visa Requirement
Waived After April |

American citizens may visit
France after April l without hav-
ing to 60 through the red tape OF
obtaining French visas on their
passports, the State Department
announced today.
Great Britain and most other
Western European countries al
ready have entered into similar
agreements, waving visa agree
ments for American citizens.
American law prevents this Gov
ernment granting full reciprocity
to French visitors here. They still
must obtain American visas. But
under the agreement announced
today they will be granted without
any charge. The fee has ranged
from So to IS.
Americans still are required to
obtain valid passports from the
State Department for travel in
Europe.
The French agreement valves
the previous visa requirement for
American visitors to metropolitan
France, Andorra. Algeria, Morocco
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guiana
Reunion Island and Tunisia.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 30.-Rob-
/ ert Mitchum, movie hero, was re-
LEASED from the county jail today
after serving so days on his con-
viction of conspiring to possess
marijuana.
This has been a milestone in
my life" the actor drawled as he
headed for a taxicab. Before
went in. I was reconciled. had
satisfied myself that I should &c
to Jail.
Il have gained a vast amount
of experience. AS a citizen and
taxpayer the makes $3.50 a
week. I think the Wayside Honor
Rancho is a good place to start
mans rehabilitation. Most men
get into trouble from selfishness
and prolonged adolescence. So the
rancho is better place to put
a man than in jail cage"
The Rancho is the county prison
farm, where Mitchum made
cement blocks for most of his term
| Earlier he said he has his eye
on another career-writing. He
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Snow Up 10 Z Inches
Blankets Central Nebraska
By the Associoted Press

OMAHA. Mar. 30.-The bllz-
zardous winter of 1948-49, already
a legend in Nebraska. was back
for a curtain call today.
Up to IL inches Of snow bla1-
keted the Central and West Gen.
tral parts of the State.
Schools were closed at North
Platte, Hershey. Sutherland and
Cozad. Some roads were closed
in the North Platte, Broken Bow
and Stapleton areas and even
where roads were open. low visi-
bility and snow made travel diff
cult.
Weather and road conditions
were blamed in part for an auto-
truck collision near Brady late
yesterday in which MI. and Mrs.
Charles w. Barada of San Fran
cisco, were killed.
Broken Bow received IL inches
of snow. BurWell had 10 and
North Platte. 8.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Girl, II, Becomes
Mother Youngest
Ever at GoNinger

An 11-year-old girl gave birth
to a 3-pound 15-ounce boy early
today in Gallinger Hospital. She
is the youngest mother in the
hospitals history.
DR.. Alvin r. Sweeney, Gallinger
superintendent. withheld the name
of the young mother, who is COL
ored and who. he said. is unmar-
rled. She arrived at the hospital
last night and had an "unevent-
full" delivery.
A member of the obstetrical
staff said Gallinger has had "a lot
of 13-year-old mothers, but not
one this young before"
Both mother and son were re-
ported doing fine.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Polish Press Denounces
Bishop as Aide Of Nazis
By the Associoied Press

WARSAW, Poland. Mar. 30
The controlled Polish press. re-
newing its attacks on Roman
Catholic clergymen, turned its fire
today against Bishop Czeslaw
Kachmarek of Kielce, charging
him with having co-operated with
the Nazis.
The charge was carried first by
the newspaper Clos Robotniczy
and reprinted by other news
papers. The article said the bishop
in 1910 bowed to a German de-
mand that Polish youths be sent
to Germany to work in indus
tries.
The Ministry of Public Admin
istration recently accused Bishop
Kaczmarek and Bishop Stanislaw
Adamski of having been sub
servient to the Nazis. The two
also have been charged with
spreading propaganda against the
present Communist dominated
government.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Mitchum Released From Jail;
Says He Eyes Writing Career

added, however. that he has a lew
more movies to make.
But he talked seriously OF the
writing idea shortly before his re-
lease. II would like to exploit and
express ideas of my own he said
II would like to 60 back to writing
if I had the time and the courage
He paused and added: And
think I have the courage"
Actress Lila Leeds. convicted
with Mitchum, also completed her
Jail term of so days today. She
told reporters I'm going to be a
very good girl from now on"
Mitchum, Miss Leeds. Vicki Ev-
ans, a dancer, and Robin Ford. a
real estate agent, were arrested
last August 81 when narcotics Of
ficers raided the secluded canyon
cottage OF Miss Leeds. All but
Miss Evans were convicted and
sentenced to Jail. Miss Evans was
acquitted by jury.
He said one of his bosses, How
ard Hughes, visited him in jail
and outlined some plans. One is
for a picture this summer team
ing him with Jane Russell.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Eqqs, Tomatoes Hurled at Bevin
On Arrival in N. Y. to Sign Pact
500 Picket in Protest
At Policy on Israel
As Ministers Arrive
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 30.-A group
of voluble Western European for
eign ministers arrived today
aboard the big liner Queen Mary
to sign the North Atlantic pact.
A fellow traveller was Russian
Deputy Foreign Minister Andrel
A. Gromyko. still saying NO"
Eggs and tomatoes were hurled
from a crowd of 500 pickets at a
car bearing British Foreign Sec
retary Bevin from the pier to
Pennsylvania Station where he
boarded train for Washington
He was one of four Foreign Min
listers who arrived to sign the pact
there next week.
Three pickets were arrested IN
push-and-pull scene with police
The pickets marched in noisy pro-
tSee MINISTERS, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Mans Body Found in Well
Near GIenmont School

A headless body, identified from
clothing as that OF William Wal
ter Magruder, 33, a farm laborer,
was found today in an old well
near the Glenmont School on
Georgia avenue extended, in
Montgomery County.
Police announced the identified
ton and reported it appeared the
body had been in-the well for six
months" The body was brought
to the Warner E. Pumphrey fu-
neral home. Silver Spring.
DR.. F. j. Broschart, county
medical examiner, viewed the
body, but could not be reached
Immediately for a report. The
Kensington Volunteer Fire De-
partment was pumping the water
out of the we'll and Silver Spring
police are investigating.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
|Maj.Gen. Bisse||
.FacesChargesin
Air Force Probe
Court-Mortio| Hinges
On Inquiry Into Acts
As Attuche in London
By the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany. Mar
30.-Charges of an unspecified
nature have been preferred against
Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell,
headquarters of the United States
Air Force in Europe announced
today.
The announcement said the
charges are being investigated to
determine whether they warrant
a court-martial.
1t added the charges concern
acts allegedly committed while
Gen. Bissell was military and air
attache at the United States En-
bassy in London from May, 1916,
to July, 1948. Air Force officials
refused to say what the charges
were.
Silent on Specific Charge.
Officials would not even say
what article of war Gen. Bissell is
accused of violatin
Gen. Bissell arrived in Germany
yesterday. During the investiga-
ton he is being represented by a
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Syrian Military
Seizes Power in
b|ood|ess Coup
President and Entire
= Cabinet Arrested in
Revolt at Dawn
BY the Associoted Press

DAMASCUS, Syria. Mar. 30
The Syrian Army seized power II
Syria's capital today. arrestins
government leaders in a bloodles!
revolt at dawn.
Brig. Hosny el Zaim, commando
of the Syrian Army, said the mil.
itary coup was ordered because Of
attacks against the army, inside
as we'll as outside the House o1
Representatives"
(James Hugh Keeley, jr., the
American Minister. reported from
Damascus to Washington that
President Shukri al Kuwatly,
Prime Minister Khaled Bey
Azem and his entire cabinet
had been arrested.
tMr. Keeley reported the
army took over complete con-
troll of the capital in the early
morning coup d'etat.
Army officials said not a single
drop of blood was shed in the
lightning coup.
Curfew was clamped on the city
at 6 am. Qocal time and all was
reported quiet several hours after
Brig. Zaim announced the seizure
of power.
"No Foreign Implications"
The coup leader said the revolu-
tionary movement was purely
local and has no foreign implica-
ton
This was taken to mean that
the new government would prob
ably proceed with scheduled arm
istice negotiation with Israel. Two
United Nations officials lef,
Rhodes yesterday for Damascus tc
lay the groundwork for the Israeli
Syrian talks.
Brig. Zaim announced that
Army rule over Syria would be
temporary"
He said he was negotiating with
Faris Bey el Khouri. speaker Of
the House of Representative anc
Syria's leading elder statesman
on formation Of a new cabinet.
When the cabinet is formed
Brig. Zaim said in a statement
the Army will turn over power tt
the new premier.
Our supreme desire is to safe.
guard the independence of oul
country. deliver her from the
despotism and bluff of the present
rule and prepare for her really
democratic rule" an Army COM
munique said.
The Army warned merchants
not to take advantage of the Gov
ernment crisis and raise prices.
Riots Flared in December.
The bloodless coup was the first
serious disturbance since last De.
cember when riots forced the
resignation of Premier Jamil Mar
dam Bey.
(The riots were attributed
then to resentment over the
handling of the Palestine war.
The people, who read only CEN
sored news of the fighting, were
amazed when they learned the
Syrian forces had failed to de-
feat the jews
AL Kuwatly was elected presi-
dent of the Syrian republic ir
1943 and reelected in April, 1948
Syria had been a French mandate
under the League of Nations, bu1
the Free French, who marched III
(See SYRIA, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1949-03-30
pictures on Page BIZ

Balmy temperatures and Jap
anese cherry blossoms at the
height of their beauty drew more
thousands of persons to the Tidal
Basin today.
AS the thermometer moved
toward a predicted high of "a
degrees, the winding paths around
the Tidal Basin were filled with
sightseers.
The Weather Bureau predicted
increasing cloudiness this after
noon and tomorrow, with showers
late tomorrow afternoon.
Friday, the first day Of the
Cherry Blossom Festival, should
be fair and cooler, however.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Acheson Picks Expert
On Arms to Prepare
Military Aid Program
By Gornett D. Homer

Secretary of State Acheson to-
day appointed Lloyd V. Berkner
noted scientist and weapons ex-
pert, to direct preparation of a
military assistance program to
back up the North Atlantic secur-
lty pact.
Mr.. AcheSon announced the ap-
pointment at a news conference
at which he also discussed plans
for signing of the pact here Mon
day and for conferences this week
with foreign ministers of other
participating nations on Germany
and other problems.
The White House announced
meanwhile, that President Tru-
man will speak for the United
States at a ceremony preceding
signing of the historic treaty ir
| ATLANTIC PACT, Page A-4.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
1.5-BiIIion Increase
In Military Budget
Urged by Vinson
Representative Attacks
Trumoq Slash in Fund
For Antiuircruft Guns
BY the Associated Press

| Chairman VinSon of the House
! Armed Services Committee today
urged Congress to increase Presi-
dent Trumans military budget for
the year beginning July l by ST.
59s, 100000.
"It seems to me that we already
are returning to our historic prac-
tice of failing to maintain even an
adequate force in time OF peace.
Mr.. Vinson declared in state
ment for the House Appropriations
Committee.
If the increases proposed by Mr.
Vinson were added to everything
Mr.. Truman has asked they would
run the new budget close to $16,-
500 100000. However, there seems
no prospect that the Presidents S
request for $500, 100000 for uni
versal military training will be
granted. Also, the total for mill
tary housing and pay raises may
run less than the combined $3.50,
OOO,O 900 asked by the President.
Slash in Gun Purchase Attacked.
Mr.. Vinson especially criticized,
as being on the short side. presl-
dental slash of a Joint Chiefs OF
Staff request for $161 100000 to
buy 673 new "Sky Sweeper" anti
aircraft guns. Mr.. Vinson said
these are superior Ito any known
weapon of their type
| The President recommended
SIT 100000 to buy 323 of the guns.
There is a calculated risk, in
deed" Mr.. Vinson commented.
The Air Force and Navy both
should have hundreds OF millions
of dollars more for airplanes than
the President has recommended
the Georgia lawmaker said.
Backs Joint Chiefs of staff.
The Army, he added, is USING
leftover Warld War II tanks "ano
our military experts warn us fatly
that they cannot stand up tc
tanks with which the Soviet
armies are equipped"
He argued that Congress shoule
be guided by advice of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff on military need!
of the Nation.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff recon-
mended $17,439. 100000 budget
for the fiscal year beginning
July /. Mr.. Vinson said. He
called it "the rock bottom mini
mum they felt the country coulc
provide and yet maintain a rea-
sonable defensive posture ir
today's world"
However, under Budget Bureat
orders they shaved their figure tt
|$15,022,000,000, and President
Truman finally sent to Capito
Hill a $14,765, ,000,00 budget.
Evening star., 1949-03-30

KEY GAMBLING WITNESS Set
OFF Chain of Arrests by Her
Evidence in Beating Case.
Story on Page AS.
Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett
appeared for 80 minutes today be-
fore the special District grand
jury investigating gambling, but
refused to disclose what he told
the jurors or whether he had been
subpoenaed.
Shortly before Maj. Barrett
made his unexpected appearance
at the Court House. United States
Attorney George Morris Fay dis.
closed that owners of more than 25
district residences, apartments or
business establishments suspected
of being gambling fronts" wers
being warned by letter that they
would be prosecuted if they per-
mitted their premises to be used
for such purposes.
When Maj. Barrett came out Of
the grand jury room early this
afternoon. he grinned and placed
his finger over his lips when re-
porters asked him whether he had
appeared voluntarily OF had been
called before the jury.
Letters to d. c. Owners.
| Maj. Barrett had announced
yesterday that he will give out
! tomorrow or Friday a statistical
report proving. he said. that the
Metropolitan Police Departments
war on organized gambling has
been far more effective than the
investigation conducted by Mr..
Fay.s Office during the past 10
months.
Mr.. Fay and Assistant United
States Attorney John w. Fihelly
also refused comment on Mai.
Barrett's appearance.
When Maj. Barrett was asked.
How did you and Mr.. Fay get
along?' he replied. OK. OK"
The warning letters Mr.. Fay an
nounced he was mailing to 'more
than 25' District property owners
are the first of some 800 he said
he expects to send out.
All the letters were to owners
of property other than that raided
in last Fridays mass raids. Thirty
three men have been arrested on
gambling charges to date.
! Teletype Machines Removed.
, While all these warning notices
apply only to District addresses.
the United States Attorneys Office
also announced that service to rs
teletype machines to suspected
control centers or drops" in near
by Maryland and Virginia has
been cut off by the Western Union
! telegraph Co. The machines are
being removed from those places
under an arrangement made sew
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Voluntary Health Plan,
Based on Federal Aid ,
Offered by 5 Senators
Hill Coils Bill Substitute
For Trumon's Program
Of Compulsory Insurance
By the Associated Press

Five Senators today offered a
new voluntary health insurance
bill' intended to make hospital
and medical care available to all
persons.
Senator Hill. Democrat, of Ala
bama, one of the sponsors. said
the new plan, based on State and
local controls, is a substitute for
what he called a compulsory sys-
tenn advocated by President Tru-
man and some members of Con-
gresS.
The bill calls for the use of
Federal funds Ito assist the States
to survey. coordinate, supplement
and strengthen their existing
health resources
Besides Sen. Hill, the measure
is backed by Senators O'Conor
Democrat, of Maryland; Withers
Democrat. of Kentucky; Aiken
Republican, of Vermont. and
Morse, Republican. of Oregon.
Patterned on Present Law.
Senator Hill said the bill Is
patterned on the present Federal
law for assisting States and
regions in building hospitals. That
act was sponsored in 1914 by
Senator Hill and Associate Justice
Burton of the Supreme Court
then a Republican Senator from
Ohio
Senator Hill said States and
communities now are building 70C
hospitals under that plan and the
voluntary health insurance bill
will perform the same service
for financing hospital and medical
care"
We believe that the present
system of medical care has been
too valuable. too effective and toe
useful through the years, te
throw it aside for new system
which might not work" Senator
Hill told a reporter, adding: =
"A compulsory system of health
insurance carries with it the
danger of uprooting and destroy
ing the entire system of medica
practice in this country
/ Magnuson Helped Draft Bill.
The new bill, Senator Hill said
would be aimed at stimulating
present systems of insured : pre-
paid medical care. The Feoera
Government would help States
pay costs where individuals We're
unable to do so.
Three sources helped draw uI
the new plan. Senator Hill said
DR.. ellison Colby Engel, president
of the Pennsylvania State Medi-
tSee HEALTH, Page A-5D