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Appropriations
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or nearly double the amount this
session had expected to appropri-
ate before the outbreak of war in
Korea in June touched off tense
world situation.
Atomic Allotment Reduced.
The House committee explained
it chopped $210 million from Pres
ident Truman's budget estimate of
$105 billion for stepping up the
atomic energy program only be-
cause it believes the reduction can
be made without hampering or
slowing down this important
program"
The committee pointed out that
sites have not yet been bought
for most of the expanded facih-
ties and that the building figures
have not reached the blueprint
stage. The report said the Com
mission admitted it's estimates
could vary as much as Is to 1913
per cent. The committee said
more money can be provided when
accurate estimates are available.
The committee made few
other minor cuts, including sos
million for the IVA.
Increase in Manpower.
The committee report shows
that this new defense money will
bring the armed forces up to a
manpower strength of 2,766,022 by
June 80. For each branch of the
service this bill provides for addi-
tional men as follows:
Army-429, 900 more, for a new
total of 1,264,900.
| Navy-104,067 more, to make it's
total 683,872.
Marine Corps-28,142 more,
bringing its strength up to 166,155
Air Force-102,781 more, to
make its total 651,095.
In dollars, the new defense
money is allotted as follows:
Army, $9.2 billion; Air Force,
$4.6 billion, and Navy, $40 billion,
including the Marines.
Outside of the Defense estab-
lishment the bill gives the Coast
Guard, in the Treasury, $26.5 mil
lion, mainly to carry out a new
port security program.
Speed on Radar Urged.
Other highlights of the commit
tee report are:
An urgent committee request
that the Air Force give "the high
est possible priority" to work on
the radar fence, for protection
against air attack.
Expression of hope that the Air
Force will be able to build up to
a strength of SO wings by June 80,
with a larger goal in sight for the
following year. Earlier this year
Congress was aiming at an Air
Force buildup to So wings.
| The bill gives the Army permits
sion to use it's funds and supplies
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but I do not believe they may lead
to war" he declared.
Mr.. Bevin said he believed that
some day Communist China might
break away from the Kremlin in
f1uence, as did Marshal Tito's
YugoSlavia.
Churchill on Atom War.
There is a great field for in
formation and propaganda and
dissemination of facts to keep the
Chinese from lining up perma-
nently with Soviet Russia" he
said.
Mr.. Churchill assailed the argu-
ment that I'VE must never use the
atomic bomb, until and unless it
is used against us first Such a
resolve. he warned. would increase
the danger of war. He also
limited that Mr.. Attlee brought
back from Washington a new
agreement with President Tru-
man on atomic weapons.
The Prime Minister told the
House all weight would be given
to any representations We may
make" to the United States be-
fore the atom bomb is used.
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Mrs.F.E. Dies;
Was Active in Catholic
Charity Organizations

Mrs. Frederick E. Altemus, 54,
for more than 30 years a leader in
Catholic charity work here, died
yesterday at her home, 1892 Eli
colt street NV. She had been i'll
for two months.
Mrs. Altemus, a lifelong resi-
dent of Washington, was the for
mer Florence Mills. Her father,
the late Harrington Mills, was a
well-knoWn hotel operator here.
The Harrington Hotel. which he
owned, is named for him.
Since her graduation from
Mount de Sales Convent in Ca
louisville, Md, Mrs. Altemus had
been active in charities. For 81
years she was on the Board of
the Christ Child Society.
During World War II she was
chairman of the Advisory Com
mittee at the USO National Cath
olic Community Service Club for
Government Girls at 1914 N
street NV. She was also vice
chairman Of the Women's Com
mittee of the USO Council.
Mrs. Altemus was active in the
Community Chest. having served
as team captain and in recent
years as an area chairman. She
was also founder of the WASH
lngton Catholic Library. 9O4-A
Twentieth street NV. A men,
Der of the Shrine of the Most
Blessed Sacrament Church, she
belonged to the Sodality there
and to the Catholic Daughters of
America.
Besides her husband, who is
retired from the grocery business,
she leaves seven children and two
grandchildren. There are four
daughters, the Misses Fredrica
Frances and Dorothy Altemus,
all of the home address, and Mrs.
Robert w. Plunket of Troy, N. Y,
and three sons. Frederick M,
Frank B.. and Laurence Altemus,
also all of the home address.
Two sisters, Mrs. Laurence
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U. 5. Rejected Advice
To HaItDrive 1OOMiIes
Aboye38th, BevinSays
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. Dec. Is. British
Foreign Secretary Bevin said last
night the United States ignored
British advice to halt the United
Nations drive into North Korea
about 100 miles north of the 38th
Parallel.
Mr.. Bevin told the House of
Commons his government recon-
mended that Gen. MacArthur's
forces stop at the narrow waist of
the Korean peninsula, leaving a.
no mans land between the U. N.
forces and the Chinese Commu-
nists massed on the Manchurian
border.
The advice, he explained during
a foreign affairs debate, was based
on the recommendations of the
British armed forces chiefs of
staff.
Instead Gen. Macarthur sent
his armies ranging up to the
Manchurian border. Invasion
from the north by the Chinese
Communists followed.
Britain Not Asleep, He Says.
"All of us who have been in
volved in war cabinets know that
different views are held at differ
ent times and that one view may
be right and one may not" Mr..
Bevin said.
He said his explanation was
made only because there is a
feeling which has been spread
about that the government had
been asleep and did nothing at
all"
Earlier in the debate ConServa-
tive leader Winston Churchill
said Prime Minister Attlee should
have conferred with President
Truman earlier. perhaps after
the Inchon landings, and should
have recommended establishment
of broad no mans land"
Doubts Russia Wants War.
Asked by deputy Conservative
leader Anthony Eden what were
the channels between the United
Nations and Gen. Macarthur,
Mr.. Bevin replied that the
American chiefs of staff are the
channel of communication and
the final decision is theirs" He
added that lin arriving at their
conclusions, the views of other
countries and their representa-
tions are all taken into account"
Earlier in the debate Mr.. Bevin
told the House he doubted very
much whether Russia will take
the plunge into war"
1--WE are living in grim times,
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Case Group Proposes
Present
Assessment System
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. Is. The
State" Tax Survey Commission
wants to do away with Maryland's
continuous assessment system, I'M
der which one fifth of all prop
erty in Maryland is evaluated each
year for tax purposes.
Instead, it would have the State
go back to the old system of re-
valuing property on a year-to-
year basis.
1t suggested in a report to Gov.
Lane and the Legislative Council
that each piece of property be
rated at its full cash value.
That value would then be used
as an assessment for State prop
erty tax purposes.
Towns Could Amend Rates.
A local government, however,
would not have to accept the cash
value figure as the assessment for
local government purposes.
1t could take any percentage of
the cash value of the property it
desired.
The report was released last
night by Richard Case, commits
sion chairman. The so-called
Case Commission was appointed
last year to look over Maryland S
whole tax structure.
One of its main jobs was to
go over the assessment practices
which have caused much Gissen-
sion in the last two years.
District System.
Under the present plan of con-
|tinuous assessments. each county
land Baltimore City is divided
into five tax districts. One dis
trict is re-assessed each year.
The system worked fairly well
during it's first five years, when
1940-1941 property values were
used as a valuation base.
However, the second found" CT
the rotation system started last
year, and a 1894 base was
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FOUND.

KEYS. brass door key, car Ignition
wyoming ave NV. AID. 14i4.
KITTEN, grayish Maltese, about u grown;
nr. Lafayette School. EN-. $685..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-15
Former U. S. EmpIoye
Fined SIS in Sex Case

A Census Bureau employee, who
told police he had resigned his job
and planned to return to his for
mer home in New Jersey was fined
$25 today on charges of assault
and soliciting for a leWd and i'm
moral purpose.
Joseph R. Shevin. 30, of the 5000
block of @ street Sc. pleaded
guilty and was fined by Municipal
Court Judge Andrew J. Howard. jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-15
Korea
Continued From First Page)

shells into the approach areas to
cut up the Chinese before they
reach the front lines, Mr. Swinton
reported. The contracting U. N
perimeter is set for battle.
In Northwest Korea a tWo-week
lull on the 9Th Army's front was
expected to be broken soon by
other Chinese hordes. A big Red
troop movement on the 9th Army's
right flank in Central Korea,
northeast of Seoul, was reported.
Another dogfight prelude to the
expected big air war was waged by
flashing jets in the extreme north
west corner of the peninsula.
But the sustained assault by
Chinese horsemen and infantry
on the narrow Hamhung-Hung-
nam sector in the northeast posed
the immediate and serious threat
The Reds swarmed out of the
snow-mantled foothills onto the
flats near Sinsong, 6 miles south
west of Harlhung.
Because there are two Sinsongs
within about 8 miles of each other
some reports of the attack mis-
takenly placed it at the Other
Sinsong, which is southeast Of
Hamburg and 212 miles from
Hungnam.
Regiment in Attack.
Attacking in predawn darkness
the Chinese were in estimated
regimental strength. The assault
ragged throughout the day ane
continued into the night.
1--WE fired about 300 rounds Of
76-mm. shells and about $4,000
rounds of machine-gun ammuni.
ton at the Chinese" a tank Off
Ger told Associated Press War Cor.
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Civil Defense
Continued From First Page.)

to meet civil defense needs. The
warning network, a major item in
the request, he said, will Ger
tainly have to be installed at
some time or other" and the
necessary equipment may not be
available later"
The commissioners had no COM
ment on the committee action.
Speed Called Essential.
The full statement of District
officials before the subcommittee
also was released today. The
progress made so far and argu-
ments in support of the budget
requests were presented by Com
missioner Guy Mason, 1t. Col
Thomas j. Hayes. Acting Engi-
Ineer Commissioner, and Inspector
Fondahl.
They emphasized their belief
that speed is essential in prepar-
ing the city against a possible at
tack. AS to possible future aid
from the Federal Government, Col.
Hayes told the committee:
"Of course, when the Federal
Government or Federal agencies
are in a position to do so, we will
be delighted to have that assist
ance, but the Commissioners can
not take the chance of not secur-
ing this equipment now when we
need it. These are items which
we need now rather than later,
regardless of what the Federal
Government does" 49,
The items included in the re-
quest, he said, were things we
feel are necessary and obvious and
which include no items which we
considered were controversial :"
Col. Hayes said that I'VE have
done a good deal" with the $780,
900 approved for civil defense last
spring.
Our plans have been progress
sively implemented," he said. All
of our key operating positions and
our organizations have been
filled. although there are certain
jobs that have not been filled. We
started to recruit auxiliary police
and auxiliary firemen. We start
ed the organization and training
of the civilian populace through
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the warden service. Red Cross
courses and speakers bureaus"

the warden service, Red Cross
courses and speakers bureaus"
Among the things the money
would have been used for, in ad-
dition to the warning system, were
salaries of key civil defense Of
ficials, surveys Of buildings to find
suitable shelters, equipment and
uniforms for auxiliary policemen
and f1remen. public information
services and the establishment of
blood bank.
At the hearing committee men,
bers objected particularly to pro-
visions for uniforms for emergency
police, suggesting that helmets
and armbands such as used in
the last war would suffice.
AS to the lack of a permanent
director for civil defense, it was
suggested that the District might
possibly be forced to draft an
active-duty military officer for the
job. "a
A Nationwide. uniform code
for warning the public in case of
air attacks was announced, mean
while, by the Civil Defense Admin
istration. At the same time the
Commissioners approved a tenn
porary plan for using police
and fire sirens as warning signals.
The national code provides for
only two signals.
The first warns of an imminent
air attack, called Condition
Red"-a three-minute rising and
falling blast on all sirens.
The second means all-clear or
Condition White three one
minute blasts. with two-minute
intervals between each blast
Will Open Bids for 4 Horns.
The District plan. which applies
to the entire Metropolitan Area.
calls for signals sounded stimuli
taneously by all vehicles of the po-
lice and fire departments from
stationary positions. 1t will re-
main in effect until permanent
warning horns for the entire city
can be installed.
Bids will be opened today for
four horns to be installed in the
downtown area within the next 90
days.
The Commissioners order does
not prohibit the use of police and
fire sirens on emergency runs. It
was emphasized that the public
must be educated to distinguish
the AFRAID warning signals,
which are of longer duration and
sound differently from stationary
vehicles.
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for emergency civilian relief in
Korea, incidental to military
operations.
The Navy plans to increase its
operating ships to 1929, including
the converting of another attack
carrier to handle the latest type
aircraft, and to start building
more mine vessels, the need for
which has increased as a result of
operations off Korea. the commit
tee said.
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Slaughter of Saranac Inn, N. Y,
and Mrs. Eleanor Reilly of Sara
nae Lake, N. Y, also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow in the Most
Blessed Sacrament Church, Chevy
Chase Circle. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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Strikers Lose Seniority

Municipal employees in Belfast,
Northern Ireland, who take part
in illegal strikes, hereafter may
be considered to have quit their
jobs and if rehired, will be classed
as new employees. without SEMI
Ority.
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U. N. Experts Sought

Lack of qualified experts is de-
laying Britain's appointment of As
persons to United Nations Educa-
tional, Scientific and Cultural Or
ganization posts carrying $1,000 to
$4,000 annual salaries.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
More Anti-Red Funds
Spent Than Needed,
Taft Tells 0hioans
BY the Assccioisd Press

Senator Taft, Republican, OF
Ohio said today that more money
has been spent than was justified
in stopping Communism in Europe,
especially in England. He pushed
for reductions of $645 million in
the next foreign aid program.
The Senate vote on the $3,372,-
$50. 900 foreign aid bill is set for
Friday.
Senator Taft has been backing
an effort by Senator Hickenlooper
Republican, of Iowa to whack $500
million from. the SO billion asked
in the bill to continue the Euro
pean Recovery Program for the
fiscal year that begins July /.
Today in his weekly report to
Ohio newspapers, Senator Taft
also backed the effort of some
Republicans to eliminate the $45
million asked by President Tru-
man to start his program of tech
nical assistance to underdeveloped
nations of the world.
In asking the cutback in the
Marshall Plan funds for next year
Senator Taft said the European
Recovery Program was justified,
in my opinion, as a means Of
combating the spread of Commu-
nism in Western Europe" He
added: But I do think that more
money has been spent, particu-
larly in England, than was justi-
fled by the general purpose of
checking Communism"
Evening star., 1950-05-03
RESORTS.
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Evening star., 1950-05-03
House Votes TO Admit
Mrs. Knauff 10 u. 5.
BY the Assoeioted Press

The House voted yesterday to
override the United States Immi-
grafton Service and admit Ger
man-born Ellen Knauff to the
United States as a GI war bride
Without a record vote, the
House passed and sent to the
Senate bill cancelling an exclu-
sion order which has barred her
legal entry since August IA, 1948.
At hearings by the House Judi
ciary Committee, immigratio Of
ficials refused to explain their
grounds for finding her a security
risk.
The young woman. bride of
Kurt w. Knauff, a decorated COM
bat veteran, attributed her troubles
to a jealous rival for her husband S
affections.
Government officials refused to
make available to Congress the
source or nature of their informa-
ton about Mrs. Knauff.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
6reenbeIt May Eliminate
Personal Property Tax

A proposal that personal prop
erty taxes in Greenfield against
businesses. professional men and
corporations be eliminated is
under consideration by the Green
belt City Council.
Charles T. Mcdonald. Greenbelt
town manager, said discontinu-
ance of the tax would result in
an annual revenue loss totaling
$1,000.
The largest portion of this
comes from the Greenbelt Con-
sumner Services. Inc. the group
which recommended at a council
meeting Monday night elimina-
ton of the tax. The cooperative
group contended such tax was
unfair to it on grounds that COM
petitors IN neighboring communi-
ties do not have to pay such tax
Mr.. Mcdonald recommended
curtailment of certain municipal
functions if the tax is dropped
The council deferred decision
until the May Is meeting.
The council proclaimed Friday
as Liberation Day" in observance
of the liberation of Jewish persons
from concentration camps in
Germany at the end of World War
II. The proclamation was re-
quested by the Greenbelt unit OF
the Council of Jewish Women.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
Move for FEPC. Action
In Senate Will Open
Battle on Civil Rights

The civil rights battle will start
in the Senate Monday. when ad-
ministration leaders move to take
up the fair employment practices
bill.
In making the announcement
after Democratic Policy Com.
mittee meeting yesterday after
noon. Majority Leader Lucas salc
he will invoke the new talk-curb-
ing rule if a filibuster develops.
The new rule adopted last yeal
requires 81 votes. however. ano
informed sources at the Capito
believe the administration viii
have a hard time reaching tina;
goal.
The House has passed a volun.
tary FEPC bill. but the admins.
tration is expected to start ou1
fighting for it's own compulsory
plan. Southern Democrats. VIII,
have always oppose' such legisla.
ton as an intrusion on State!
rights, are almost certain to de
all they can TO block II again.
The first round will be fought
over a preliminary notion to take
up the bill. Senator Lucas told re.
porters he would wait two or three
days before trying to invoke
cloture on this preliminary motion
Asked whether the administra.
ton will abandon the issue fol
this year if cloture fails, Senator
Lucas said that depends on the
size of the vote. If the admins
tration fails by only two or three
votes to muster the required 81
to shut off debate, Senator Lucas
said the fight would go on in the
hope that second attempt would
succeed.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
President 10 Greet
Pakistan Leader and
Wife al Airport Today

President Truman, with other
high Government officials will
drive to National Airport this
afternoon to greet his latest house
guests-Prime Minister Liaquat
Ali Khan of Pakistan and his
wife.
The leader of the recently
created Moslem State was sched-
uled to arrive in the presidential
plane, Independence. at pm.
after a flight from London. He
is coming, at President Truman's S
invitation, for coast-to-coast
goodwill tour that will take him to
eight major American cities.
After the official welcome at the
airport, the President will escort
his guests to Blair House, where
they will spend the night. The
motorcade is expected to cross the
Memorial bridge at about 4::30
pm.
Dinner Planned Tonight.
The Prime Minister and Begun
Liaquat Ali will be guests of honor
tonight at a dinner at Blair House
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Truman.
Tomorrow, they move to Prospect
House for the rest of their three
day visit here.
The Prime Minister and the Be-
gum will hold a news conference
there at 10 am. tomorrow for the
women reporters who regularly at
tend the meetings with Mrs.
James M. Helm and Miss Reathel
Odum Of the White House staff.
After this joint conference the
Begun alone will hold a session
for women. sr
1t will be the first trip to this
country for the much travelled.
Oxford-educated Liaquat Ali
Khan.
He took over as head of the in
FAINT State of Pakistan when it was
formed August IA, 1947.
At SIS, Liaquat Ali Khan is
hefty, bespectacled, and said to
be thoroughly Western in his dress
and thought. He also speaks ex-
cellent English.
Schedule Made.
Here is the schedule set for the
Prime Minister and his wife to-
morrow:
At $50 am, move to Prospect
House; 10 am, press conference:
noon, the Prime Minister addresses
a joint session of Congress; l pm.
the Prime Minister lunches at the
National Press Club while the
Begun dimes with Mrs. George
McGhee. wife of the Assistant Sec
retary of State.
At $3.50 pm. will leave for a
tour of Mount Vernon and Arline-
ton Cemetery. winding up with an
interview with Defense Secretary
johnson and the Joint Chiefs of
Staff at the Pentagon. At 8 pm.
the Prime Minister and the Begun
will be guests of Secretary of State
Acheson at Anderson House.
Friday the Prime Minister will
go to the Naval Academy at An
napolis while his wife visits Hood
College in Frederick, Md. On Sat-
urday the party leaves for New
York.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
Drivers Blink Police

HAIFA (P.-This is a new kind
of cooperation among motorists
but it doesn't help police. Trav-
cling along the Mediterranean
coast to and from this Israeli in
dustrial and port city, one fire.
quently sees a single blinking
headlight on passenger cars anc
trucks. Drivers blink the light tt
inform each other that there's 9
police check post not far ahead.
Evening star., 1950-05-03

HARPERS FERRY, w. VA.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
Swiss Told to Conserve
BERN Switzerland n

BERN, Switzerland. May 8 (P)
The Swiss government called on
the nation today to save food and
raw materials as a safeguard
against "unforeseeable events. >
The Economic Ministry which
made the appeal said "prepara-
tions for military defense of the
country would be incomplete il
economic defense were not stimuli
.taneously prepared with all posi-
bic means"
Evening star., 1950-05-03

Christian churches of all de-
nominations in Japan totaled
2 1903 in 1949.
Evening star., 1950-05-03

A person who reads an hour a
day reads about 10 million words
a year.