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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Switchmen 10 Begin
Wage Talks tuesday,;
Strike Is Postponed
Mediation Boord Pledges
Prompt Porleys With
10 Western Railroads
BY the Associcted Press

The AFL Switchmen's Union
will start new wage-hour talks
with 10 Western railroads Tues
day-instead of going on strike
that day. as originally scheduled.
The walkout was postponed yes
terday-until June by Arthur
j. Glover, union president. after
the National Railway) Media
ton Board promised to begin new
peace talks here next week in a
last-ditch effort to break the
deadlock.
The dispute affects about 5000
switchmen in vital yard service on
lines operating west of Chicago.
None of these lines was involved
in the firemen's strike which end
ed last Tuesday. =
The Switchmen are seeking 48
hours pay for a 40-hour week
the same terms granted to l mil
lion members of the II non-op-
Grating rail unions last September
along with a 7-cent hourly rate
increase.
Chairman Francis A. O'Neill.
jr., of the National Mediation
Board, who announced the post
ponement. told reporters that Mr..
Glover's union also wants time
and-a-half pay for Saturday work
and double time for Sunday.
Disputes Are Kept Separate.
The switchmen refused to COM
bine their dispute with that of
the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen and Order of Railway
Conductors, two other so-called
operating" unions manning the
moving trains. Mr.. Glover said
those two unions had 10 other
demands which did not affect the
switchmen.
A presidential board assigned to
look into all three cases reported
on April 10 that the switchmen
would not cooperate and that it
could make no recommendation
until it had disposed of the train
mems and conductors cases.
The boards report to President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
17Soviet Ships Anchor
In English Waters
BY The Associated Press

LONDON, May 20.-Sixteer
Russian fishing trawlers and tugs
and a mother ship anchored in
English waters today off Fall
mouth, but nobody seemed to
know what they were fishing for
Various other reports said as
many as 10 other small Soviet
craft were in or had gone through
the English Channel in the past
48 hours.
The First Sea Lord, Lord Fraser.
said yesterday he thought it was
an ordinary passage to the Black
Sea from the Baltic. But an Ad-
miralty spokesman added: 1--WE
don't actually know where they
are going"
British and other Brussels Pact
powers begin combined exercises
in the Bay of Biscay next week.
The Russian vessels might pass
through that area on their way
to the Black Sea.
IF they appear on the scene
when the warships meet for the
maneuvers, there is nothing we
can do about it." the Admiralty
spokesman said.
Customs officials visited the
ships. They said it was a "rou-
tine boarding" such as is carried
out on all vessels which anchor
In British territorial waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Rockingham Former Held in Jail
For Refusing to Pay Judgment

against him in a dispute between
Mr.. Phillips and a neighbor, Alvin
Kerns, over the course Of a
stream.
Mr.. Kerns claimed Mr.. Phillips
had diverted the stream from the
formers land and won his suit
to force his neighbor to build a
dam to place the stream back in
its original course.
Mr.. Phillips present stay at the
jail is the third he has spent as
a result of the case. His first
was a five-day sentence for vio-
lating an Injunction prohibiting
him from diverting the stream.
He also served 10 days for con-
temptuous remarks to the court
during a hearing on an alleged
second violation of the same in
junction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, May Princess
Taxa, attractive second daughter
Of Emperor Hirohito, today be-
came plain Mrs. Toshimichi Ia
katsukasa, wife of a month
museum attendant.
The wedding took place at the
home of Prince Takamatsu, Hiro-
hito's brother. The austere Shinto
ceremony was formal and private
only about 80 members of the
two families attended.
1t was the first time, so far as
is known, that a Japanese EN-
peror saw one of his children
married.
Thousands Of Japanese lined
the route from the imperial pal
ace to the wedding house.
The bridegroom's father, No
busuke. is chief priest at Me.ji
Jingu, Tokyo's leading Shi1to
shrine.
Taxa. 20. wore a Shoke"ao, an
Gent ceremonial dress. A purple
hakama hillowed like a skiit over
a pure white kimono. Covering
both was q brilliant red robe with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

heavy motor vehicles, gun car
riers. armored cars, Negro and
mixed units. and WAVES. WACs
and woman Marines.
The woman members of the
armed forces, some of them in
summer uniforms, got a big hand
as they passed the reviewing
stand.
On the platform with the Presi-
dent were Secretary of Defense
johnson, Deputy Secretary Ste
phen T. Early, Gen. Eisenhower
in uniform: Admiral Leahy, for
-mer personal chief of staff to the
President.
Others in Reviewing Stand.
Other cabinet members included
Commerce Secretary Sawyer, At
torney General McGrath, Agricul-
ture Secretary Brannan and I'm
dersecretary of State Webb, Sec
rotary of the Army Page and Sec
Rotary of the Air Force Finletter.
Representative Wadsworth, Re-
publican. of New York, who in
World War I headed the Senate
Military Committee, was spotted
in an adjacent stand by Secretary
johnson, who took the Congress
man to Mr.. Truman for a hand
shake.
Sharing in the honors at the re-
viewing point was Robert Young,
the movie actor, who. drove by
shivering on the back seat of an
automobile with Miss Columbia. 3"
The car carried the banner of the
Sesquicentennial Commission.
Overcast skies and a threat of
rain held down attendance along
Constitution avenue from Capitol
Hill to the reviewing stand,
Crowds filled the sidewalks in the
midtown section, but were spread
thin between Capitol Hill and
Sixth street NV.
The President and his aides
stood at attention as the flags
went by. A combat veteran of
the first World War, President
Truman gave critical attention to
the military units and was seen
to make comments on their ap-
pearance.
Bringing up the rear of the pa
rade was a jeep containing a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Senator Morse Beats
Opponent
In Oregon Primary
Republican Promises
To Vote Independently;
Democratic Races Close
by the Associated Press

PORTLAND, Oreg.. May 90
Senator Wayne Morse decisively
trounced conservative opposition
to win Republican denomination
in yesterdays primary election.
Since 1914 Republican nominal
ton has been tantamourft to cleo
ton.
To those who commended that he
voted more often with Democrats
than with Republicans, Senator
Morse promised to keep on voting
independently upon issues as I
see them"
Senator Morse defeated Dave
Hoover, a former Los Angeles
deputy sheriff who became a dairy
farmer in Oregon's rugged coastal
range. He was unknown in Ore
gon until party conservatives led
him through campaign which
Senator Morse described as "the
worst smear campaign in Is
years."
Opponent Comedies.
On a basis of unofficial returns
from 1921 of Oregon's 2,017 pre-
cincts, Senator Morse led 64,270 to
37,417. John Mcbride, House
committee clerk in Washington,
trailed with 8,507.
Mr.. Hoover, called "a reaction
airy and an isolationist" by Sen
ator Morse, admitted defeat at
l am. CPDT).
OF the SO counties, Mr.. Hoover
carried only two. Both are small
counties in the Central Oregon
Senator Morse's big margin was
in sharp contrast to his first
primary campaign six years ago,
when he unseated former Senator
Rufus c. Holman. 70,716 to 60,436.
democrats Heartenc0.
The Democrats, heartened by
the fact that for the first time
they have more registered voters
than do the Republicans, are
making a supreme effort this year
to win control of this last COP
stronghold of the West. Oregon
is the only Western State to vote
in the 1913 presiden-
tial election.
For this primary. 354,575 Dem
ocrats and 346,038 Republicans
were registered. For the 1913 gen.
(See OREGON Page A-2l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Britain Demands Recall
Of Hungarian Attoche
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, May 20.-Britain, in
reprisal for the custer order of
three of her diplomats from
Budapest, has demanded the re-
call of an Attache stationed at
the Hungarian Legation here.
In a note to the Hungarian
Minister yesterday. the British
Foreign Office said the Attache,
Janos Macy. must leave Britain
on or before May 23-the date
set by the Hungarian government
for the departure of the three
British diplomats from Budapest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Special Dispoteh TO The Sior

HARRISONBURG, Va, May 20.
A IS year old Rockingham
County farmer is on Shutdown
strike" in the county jail here,
where he was sent as result of
his refusal to pay a SITS judgment
against him.
The farmer, Robert G. Phillips
of Clover Hill. also has refused to
say where he has deposited $4,000
which he received recently in the
sale of his farm, so the judgment
can be satisfied.
Mr.. Phillips was sent to jail
about two weeks ago for contempt
of court after he refused to reveal
the information to Circuit Court
Judge Hamilton Haas.
The Judgment was entered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Prince Philip to Get
Command of Friqute
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. May 20.-Princess
Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip,
won his first command in the
British Navy today.
The Admiralty announced the
tall. handsome Philip will take
charge Of the anti-aircraft frigate
Maybe in August.
Court circles also predicted that
about the same time he would
be raised from lieutenant to lieu.
tenant commander.
Philip, 20 next month. now is
first lieutenant Of the destroyer
Chequers. based at Malta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

Cross. Ten of the injured were
in critical condition.
In the wreckage of this water
front city. 81 miles southwest of
New York, it appeared to have
showed glass.
The big blast on a string of am
munition barges shook the earth
at 6:25 pm. (EST) last night.
Today South Amboy counted its
damage as running into the mil
lions of dollars. Normal life was
interrupted. Most of the injured
were wounded by flying glass.
Two Bodies Identified.
Four bodies lay in an improvised
morgue, two identified. Between
20 and Is men were working on a
dock when the explosion sent a
jagged flame into the sky last
night.
They still were missing today.
Three miles across the Raritan
River in Perth Amboy, Mayor
James j. Flynn estimated that 800
persons were injured by flying
glass in that city of $4,000. Hun
dreds of windows were smashed
in the Perth Amboy business dis
trict.
But there appeared to be some
duplication of figures of injured
in the two communities since
many injured in South Amboy
were rushed to the sister city
across the river.
Army troops, Marines and Coast
Guardsmen converged on the
stricken city. Physicians and
nurses sped from points as distant
as New York City.
Mines Strewn Over Area.
Marine Capt. William Geftman,
in charge of Marines at the scene,
said hundreds of anti-personnel
mines were strewn through the
area by the explosion. Squads of
demolition experts were probing
the waterfront area today.
A sound truck patroled the city,
q hoarse voice warning residents:
DO not handle any suspicious
objects. Notify State police at city
hall"
The Pennsylvania Railroad said
its dock area, where the blast &C.
CURED, had suffered IS million
damage.
A state of emergency was de-
clared in this city of 10000 popu-
lation. State police ringed the
outskirts to bar the curious.
The explosion started rumors of
an atomic attack as the blast sent
a spout of black smoke towering
over the town.
Troops, with bayonets drawn,
patrolled the area throughout the
night. Officers said there was no
looting. Extra guards were posted
outside two banks which had been
blown open by the blast.
The two identified dead were
Frank Cinelli, about %. of Jer-
(See EXPLOSION, Page A-30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Move 10 Bar Revision
0fFTC and FpC 10 Gel
Senate Test Monday
5 Reorganization Plans
In All Face Vote Before
DeodIine on Tuesday

With five proposals already re-
jected, Senate leaders today
mapped plans to save other parts
of President Humans reorgani-
Zation program from being dis
carded.
Action on five other reorgan-
ization proposals is scheduled for
Monday and Tuesday, after the
Senate yesterday. suddenly halt
ing its scrapping of the Presi-
dents plans, upheld one abolish
ing the Maritime Commission.
This was the sixth plan consid-
cred among the 81 submitted by
President Truman last March. BY
law any reorganization plan Of
fered by the President goes into
effect automatically unless either
the House or Senate disapproves
it within so days.
Racing to beat the deadline
next Tuesday, Senator johnson
Democrat, of Colorado, obtained
an agreement for a vote at 2::3O
pm. Monday on a resolution dis
approving proposal dealing with
the Federal Trade Commission
This will be followed by action
on a plan to reorganize the Fed
eral Power Commission.
Other Resolutions.
Also pending are resolutions of
disapproval for two plans relat-
ing to the General Services Ad-
ministration. and one for the
Commerce Department.
Administration supporters said
the Presid e n t's reorganization
plans generally followed the rec
concentrations of the bipartisan
commission headed by former
President Hoover. Opponents dis
puted this as far as some of the
plans wele concerned and con-
tended that the Presidents pro-
posals, in some case, indicated a
grab for power.
Before it approved by a vote
of So to IA the Presidents pro-
posal to abolish the Maritime
Commission and transfer its func-
tons to the Commerce Depart
ment, the Senate had rejected
presidential plans to revamp the
National Labor Relations Board,
the Treasury and Agriculture De-
partments and the Interstate
(See REORGANIZATION, A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

a g-bedecked platform on Con-
stitution avenue in the rear of
the White House as $500 members
of the Army, Navy, Air Forces and
Marines, marched past to the mu-
sic and flourishes of II bands.
Also in the colorful procession,
which took 10 minutes to pass the
reviewing platform, were light and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Lucas Continues
.FEPC Setback
Bill Appears Decd;
Eoch Porty Places
Blome on the Other
By J. A. o'Leor

The Fair Employment Practices
bill today appeared to be dead
until next year as result OF the
Senate's refusal yesterday to curb
debate on it.
Although Majority Leader Lucas
of Illinois has announced he will
make another try to invoke the
new cloture rule, yesterdays ballot
indicates he is waging a hopeless
fight.
The result had scarcely been
announced yesterday when Re-
publicans and Democrats began
pointing the finger of blame at
each other. Their outburstS were
only preview Of the argument
that will go on during the fall
congressional election campaigns
as to which party will do moro
for civil rights.
In yesterdays voting the Re-
publicanS had the best Of the ar
gument. The vote was 50 to 81
in favor of curbing debate, but
the new rule requires 64-two-
thirds Of the entire 96 member
ship.
Six Republicans Oppose Cloturs.
OF the 40 Republicans, 80 voted
for cloture and six against. Only
three Republicans were absent.
OF the 81 Democrats, 10 voted
for cloture. IS against and nine
were absent.
In addition to the 81 votes &C.
tually cast against. 1t was an.
nounced that Senator Withers.
Democrat. Of Kentucky. would
have voted no" II present.
This means that unless Senator
Lucas can change the attitude Of
one or more Senators who voted
mo" yesterday. he could not win
ON another attempt even II all the
other absentees voted with him.
Wherry Compares Party Stands.
Senator Lucas indicated he 10
willing to lay aside his FEPC mo-
ton from time to time to clear
the way for other legislation,
until he is ready to make another
test Of the cloture rule, for which
he set no definite time.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska,
Republican floor leader, lost no
time in estimating that 78.5 per
cent of the Republicans voted to
clear the way for consideration
of the bill as compared to SOS
per cent of the Democrats.
Democratic Leader Lucas re-
taliated by pointing out the vote
bore out his prediction that the
new rule, requiring two-thirds Of
the entire membership. would not
work.
President Philip Murray Of the
CIO also issued a statement re-
Senting the Senate's action, and
stating the vote clearly shows
that the present cloture procedure
does not meet the needs OF the
American people for legislative
efficiency"
New Rule Is Defended.
Senator Wherry contended that
if the new rule. which he helped
draft, had not been adopted last
year. Senator Lucas could not
even have obtained a cloture vote
yesterday. because the old rule had
been held to be in order only on
a bill after it is taken Up. At
present the pending question is
merely a motion to take up the
bill. and Southern opponents have
made 1t clear they will debate that
motion indefinitely unless cloture
is applied,
Even If the old rule, requiring
only two-thirds of those present
(See FEPC, Page A-5)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Press in Vienna Halls
Agreement on Austria
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA. Austria, May 90
Vienna's Communist press
gave banner play this morning to
the Western Big Three agreement
on Austria.
THE first relief came from
London, now it is Moscow's turn"
was the comment of the right
wing Neue Wiener Tages-Zeitung
on the decision to ease the occu-
patton burden and appoint civil
ian high commissioners in the
Western zones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
French Ra||ying
Third Force in
Western Europe
Dynamic Policy Based
On Coal, Steel Pool
Challenges British
By the Associated Press


manic" French foreign policy
launched with the Schuman plan
and running strongly through the
Western Big Three and Atlantic
Council talks here's challenging
Britain's political leadership in
Western Europe.
Frances new line is shaped to
rally West Europe-with or with
out Britain-into powerful
third force" of nations turning
away from the cold war and con-
centrating more on the economic,
social and financial rebuilding of
Europe.
An informed source termed the
policy "emphatically not anti
American" - stressing that the
French reorientation in viewpoint
in no sense means that Europe
should be less ready to fight in
defense Of Western Democracy.
Main Lines of Policy.
Its main lines are these:
/. The United States tendency
to view global problems primarily
on the assumption that a new war
is virtually inevitable should be
jettiSoned.
2. Rebuilding of Europe on the
assumption that peace is possible
should be pushed forward as a
first consideration.
3. The nations of West Europe
should stop just talking about
surrendering parts of their SOW
ereignty for closer unity and take
firm steps toward the goal of a
unified closely knit West.
Informed sources in London
said those lines were pushed
strongly in the three-nation and
12-nation talks just concluded.
Indications Of New Policy.
So far there have been these
indications of the new policy's
effectiveness:
Spokesman for Europe's smaller
nations took a strongly indie
pendent line in the Atlantic
Council. According to one source,
''They certainly didn't talk like
satellites"
1t is known that French For
eign Minister Schuman strongly
urged in the Big Three talks that
cold war" aspects of those talks
or the Atlantic Council sessions
should be played down or dropped
entirely in communicates.
The Schuman plaza keystone
of the new policy because it dram
atilzeS the necessity for surrender
of sovereignty by any one who
wants to join-caught the British
Foreign Office flatfooted. Mr..
Schuman announced it the day
before the Big Three Talks opened.
It calls for a pooling of German
and French coal and steel re-
sources but carefully leaves the
door ajar for British entry.
Britain Pressed to Decision.
Since the plan clearly means
that both France and Germany
would surrender a big chunk of
sovereignty if the ARRANGEMENT
were to work effectively, the open
invitation to Britain to get aboard
the cart edges her deity toward
a decision she long has disliked.
A diplomatic informant said
the French intend to do their
utmost" to get Britain into the
plan.
Stressing that the revamped
French policy contains no anti
(See FRANCE, Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

President Truman and his high
command today reviewed the
Nations first joint Armed Forces
Day parade of military strength
on land, sea and in the air.
With the temperature at SIS, the
President sat without topcoat on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
20 Believed Dead 312 Injured
In New Jersey Munitions Blast;
Damage Is Estimated in Millions
Explosion at Docks
Skaters own Of
South Amboy
BY the Associated Press

SOUTH AMBOY, N. j., May 20.
Possibly 20 persons were dead
and at least 312 injured in this
blast-shocked city today after 800
tons of ammunition exploded last
night with thunderous explosion
heard in three States.
The number of injured was an
nounced by the American Red
Pictures Of South Amboy Explosion
Poge A-3
Explosion Brings Scenes Of Panic and
: Heroism to South Amboy. Pose A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

Leaders Call for BoIstered Defenses
Truman Backs Draft poqe Al
Additional Pictures on Page A.!
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Continued on Page AS, Col. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

(See SWITCHMEN, Page A-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

(See FRANCE, Page A-20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

(See OREGON, Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

Considerable cloudiness today. high In mid
COS. Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow.
Low tonight about so; high tomorrow
near 10. Gull report on Page A-2)
Midnight, 81 Gam. ---48 II am. SIS
am. $50 Sam. $50 Noon 55
4am. so 10 am. 81 1pm. So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

See REORGANIZATION, A-2O
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-08-10
FLAT SPUR BRIEFS

Several people of this section
have been attending the revival
at Hamlin.
Wayne Wise of Charleston, w.
Va, has paid his parents another
visit.
Mrs. Maynard Niece has re-
turned home from WEIGH, w. Va,
where her little son underwent an
operation. He is doing fine.
Evangelist Truman w Conley,
preached at MCGOWAN Chapel on
Tuesday, with large gathering
in attendance.
Ralph Phillips has returned
from Maryland, where he visited
a friend
Aubrey Kiser and brother, Ar
mond, have been seeing New
York for the last few days.
Bob Phillips of this section is
now employed in Detroit,
Several from Hazel have been
fishing but failed to bring home
any fish.
Mrs. Charley Hicks is on the
sick list.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-08-10

Large baskets of pink gladioli
banked the altar and small bas-
kets of white carnations and
daisies were on the altar. Miss
Rita Jean Downey played the
Bridal March from Lohengrin
a d Mendelssohns Wedding
March for the occasional.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Her gown
was fashioned of white nylon
marquisette over white taffeta
with ruffled drop shoulder, fit
ted bodice, which extended into
full hoped skirt with ruffled
loop designs. Her fingertip veil
was held by sweetheart shap-
ed coronet made of marquisette
and trimmed with white braided
beads. She wore long white mar
quisette mitts and carried col
onial bouquet of white orchids
surrounded by stephanotis with a
shower of white satin streamers.
Her only jewelry was a double
strand necklace of pearls, gifts
of the bridegroom.