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Evening star., 1950-02-14
BY WiIIium J. WheotIey

A 100000 aircraft detection
control center will be built this
summer by the District National
Guard on the reservation of the
National Training School for
Boys, it was learned today.
Brig. Gen. William II. Aben-
droth. District Guard commander,
said the National Guard Bureau
has allocated funds for construc-
tion.,
The Justice Department, it was
learned, has made available a plot
400 feet square on the school res
ervation. The site will be at the
reservations southern side, near
Bladensburg road and South Da-
kota avenue NE.
Maj. Arthur E. Kimberly, COM
mander of the guards 113th Air
craft Control Squadron, said the
station will not be detection
unit in itself. Primarily, he said,
it will be used as a control center
into which will be routed aircraft
information from a area of sew
eral hundred miles radius of the
District. The information will
come from radar and other de-
lection.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Nazi Jailed in Plot
To Kill Reich Chief
BY the Associated Press

HANOVER, Germany. Feb. Il.
An old-time Nazi was under ar
rest here today on charges of
plotting to kill West German
President Theodor Heuss.
Chief of Detectives F'riderich
Peter of the Hanover police
quoted the arrested man as say
ing:
II lost my job and my bread by
the democratic state, and I in
tended to murder the representa-
tive of this democratic state"
1t was revealed the man has
been under arrest for three
months and his sanity is being
examined. He was picked up In
Darmstadt in the American zone
six days after President Heuss
visited Hanover last November 80
Police found a diary on the
man outlining his plans to kill
DR.. Heuss with bomb at the
Hanover railway station.
When questioned the man said
at the last minute he decided
against the bomb attempt because
1t would have killed hundreds of
others at the station" the chief
Of detectives said.
The mans name was not an
nounced.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
U. 5. Diplomats Study
Regional Alliance 10
Combat Reds in Asia
Jessup Also Reports Thot
Bangkok PorIey Took Up
japanese Peace Treaty
BY the Associoted Press

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb. IA
Americas Far East diplomats
today discussed a regional alliance
in Asia to combat communism.
DR.. Philip c. Jessup, Ambassa-
dor at large, who is presiding, gave
no hint in a statement whether
this would be military or eco
nomic. He has said, however
that if the Asiatic nations en-
tered into a military alliance the
United States would view it SYM
pathetically.
DR.. JeSsup also reported the dip
lomats brought up certain as
poets of the problem of the con-
clusion of a peace treaty with
Japan" Japan's trade relations
with Asia and the United States
also were discussed.
Most of the sessions last night
and today were devoted to general
CSolIOiillC piUUleIIlS.
Will Study Point-4 Program
These include a study of Pres
ident Truman's Point-Four pro-
gram, which is designed to help
nations become economically self
sufficient through aid and techni-
cal advice.
DR.. Jessup said the study in
cluded the question of tying this
program in with other forms of
aid, including possibly funds from
the international bank.
He did not bring from Wash
ington any specific State Depart
ment plan for economic aid. He
is asking for diplomats on the spot
for the information to be used by
Washington in welding a program
for Asia.
Informed quarters said the
meeting was open for suggestions
on future policy toward the Red
threatened Far East.
The diplomats met until shortly
before midnight and resumed their
conference early today.
While the diplomats worked ir
the American Embassy, United
States businessmen about Bangkok
Evening star., 1950-02-14

Robbins explained in Berlin that
Miss Won Goetz was taken into
custody in the American sector of
that city February l and had no
passport or other Recommendation.
Until last August she was en-
ployed in the secretariat of the
Allied Military Security Board.
That agency includes. American,
British and French officers re-
sponsible for German demilitari-
zation. Instead of going home at
Government expense when her
contract expired, Miss Won Goetz
obtained American permission to
remain until last November 30.
Later she voluntarily went into
the Soviet zone for several weeks
and lost her American passport,
Mr.. Robbins said. The case was
closed after hearing in a United
States Court in Berlin when she
agreed to leave Berlin by military
transport plane last week, he
added.
Mrs. Won Goetz said that after
leaving the Military Security
Board Secretariat last August,
Miss Won Goetz worked for we'll
known German musician, Mrs.
Lenore Birkner. |
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D. G. Guard Air Control Center
I o Be Built at ruininu School

Maj. Kimberly's squadron will
man the new center. The unit
now occupies cramped quarters at
the District Guard Armory, Twen-
tieth and East Capitol streets.
The site, the major said. was
chosen after extensive field studies
to make certain it was relatively
free OF electrical interference.
The station will be a two-story
concrete structure. with an outer
brick veneer, ITO by 88 feet in
size.
The two-story height, officials
explained, is needed for construc-
ton OF a platform balcony around
a large plotting room in the center
OF the building. A large map of
the area will be In the plotting
space, enabling operators to trace
the progress of approaching planes.
Equipment needed for the CEN
ter now is stored at the Armory.
Part of the 100000, officials said,
will be used for installation.
Construction is expected to be-
gin by July l, and it is estimated
the project will require about 80
days for completion. This would
make the center ready for opera
ton by fall.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
BY the Associo.ed Press

SEATTLE, Feb. IA crippled
B-36 bomber reported early today
it was in trouble and might
ditch" in the Queen Charlotte
Sound area off Vancouver Island,
British Columbia. The six-en-
gined plane carried 16 men.
Hours later there was no word
from the big plane which was en-
route from Alaska to Texas.
An authoritative source whose
identity cannot be divulged said
there was no doubt that the plane
had "ditched." McCord Air Base
officials wrapped a veil of secrecy
about the matter and refused to
discuss it.
But at Fort Worth, Maj. Gen.
Roger M. Ramsey. commander of
the Eighth Air Force, said he had
received rumor that the plane
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Hydrogen Bomb Becoming Issue
In British Election Campaign
Labor and Tories May Vie Over Means of
Bringing U. S. and Ruasio to Agreement

outspoken critics of the Soviet
Union, have yet mentioned the
bomb.
Both are speaking today. Mr..
Bevin talks at Abbey Wood in
Southeast London and Mr..
Churchill speaks at Edinburgh.
Mr.. Attlee is to speak at York
and later at Doncaster and Shef-
field. He is within two days of
the end of his 1,000-mile speaking
tour.
Mr.. Churchill told British voters
today that their choice in the
elections is between RECOMMENDATION
and freedom.
He gave this message to Con-
servative clubs throughout Britain
as he headed for Scotland for his
Edinburgh speech.
At the same time Mr.. Attlee
told a news conference in indus
trial Newcastle that he was salts
Evening star., 1950-02-14
1000 Reds Dump Arms
Into Mediterranean
By the Associated Presx

NICE, France, Feb. 14.-About
1000 Communicated workers
fought off police and swarmed
over truck today to dump its
cargo of war material into the
Mediterranean.
The material-which the Com
munists said was a ramp for a
W. rocket-Was to be loaded on
the Italian ship Tafna.
The workers were called off
their jobs by the Communicated
General Conferedation of Labor
They were armed with crow bars
broken bottles and stones.
Police finally drove them of
with tear gas. No one was injured
Evening star., 1950-02-14
House DC. Committee
Again Lacks Quorum
To Report Out Bills
FoiIs Third Time in 8 Doys;
Foes Try to Block FEPC
With Talk on City Bills
By Don S. Worren

For the third time in eight days
the House District Committee to-
day tried but failed to get a quo
rum in a move to send more bills
to the House for action tomorrow
calendar Wednesday,"
The committee now has only
two minor bills ready for House
action and Southern Democrats
on the committee have been try
ing to report out more. This is
considered a move to forestall
final action tomorrow on the
House Labor Committee bill for a
national Fair Employment Prac-
tices Commission.
Twelve of the Is members of the
committee showed up for today's
meeting but this was short of a
quorum. After waiting a half
hour, Chairman Mcmillan an
nounced the meeting had been
postponed until 3 o'clock. He said
he felt confident a quorum would
be present at that hour.
Doctor Bill Before House.
He added that this would be in
time for the committee to consider
additional bills on it's docket and
II they were reported out they
could be taken up at tomorrow's
House session.
Efforts viii be made to report out
the bill to give the Commissioners
authority to invoke daylight-sav-
ing time here again this summer.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Johannesburg Natives
Bottle With Police
BY the Assoeiated Press

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
Feb. 14.-In one of Johannesburg's
worst riots in years, about 100 ma
tives attacked police and stoned
cars and a railway station last
night. First reports made no
mention of any casualties.
The riot started when a flying
squad of police tried to arrest a
native and neighbors came to his
assistance.
The police Withdrew, leaving one
sergeant isolated. Strong police
reinforcemepts opened fire and
used tear gas to rescue him. Some
native rioters also opened fire.
Others hurled stones at the police,
at nearby railway station and at
a passing train.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
White iteHouseDiscIoses
Sumner Pike Will Be
Acting Acc Chairman
Member of Commission
Since Stort Takes Over
LiIienthoI Post Tomorrow
By Joseph A. Fox

The White House announced to-
day that Sumner Pike, vice chair
man of the Atomic Energy Com
mission, would be designated as
acting chairman when David E..
Lilienthal steps out tomorrow.
Mr.. Pike. Maine Republican,
is former member of the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission
and has been with the Acc since
its origin.
The appointment of an acting
chairman was taken to indicate
that President Truman is no
nearer to naming a permanent
head of the Acc than he was
when Mr.. Lilienthal first an
nounced several weeks ago that
he was retiring to private life.
To Start Lecture Tour.
In the meantime, Mr.. Lilienthal,
who is ending 19 years in public
service, called at the White House
to tell President Truman goodbye
and characterized as sheer bunk"
what he said were suggestions and
rumors that he intended to at
tack the administration when his
official connection is severed.
Planning to start on a lecture
tour, Mr.. Lilienthal said, I'm
going to try to be helpful. as a
private citizen ought to be" to
get general understanding of the
atomic energy program.
Emphasizing that he stands
firmly for the administration
policy, he said that this is based
on two simple American principles
optimism and faith and a prac-
tical touch"
President Truman has both OF
these attributes, he declared
Asked if he agreed with Secre-
tary of State Acheson's assertion
that there is no chance for agree
ment with Russia at present on
atomic control, Mr.. Lilienthal said
his support for the administra-
tion doesn't mean that you agree
with everything that has hap
pened or will happen" But he
stressed anew that the overall
policy has his support and that
he wants the American public to
get proper perspective of it.
Ending Public Career.
Mr.. Lilienthal said emphatically
That's correct" when asked If he
intends his departure from the
Federal Government to mark the
end of his public service. His lec-
ture tour will start in New York
March /, when he discusses "At-
oms for Peace" before Town
Hall audience.
He said it would be about 9
month before his permanent plans
are made.
Mr.. Lilienthal started out with
the Wisconsin Public Service
Commission 10 years ago and aft.
er two years there came to the
Tennessee Valley Authority, where
he remained until he Joined the
Acc.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Two Jailed Mormons
Tried 10 Enter Barred
Area, Czechs Charge
Announcement of Arrest
And Accusation Made in
Note to U. S. Embassy
By the Assoeiofed Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Feb
14.-The Czech Foreign Office an
nounced today that state police
have arrested two American Nor
mon missionaries on charges "of
having attempted to enter a pro-
hibited area"
The announcement was made
in a note to the United States
Embassy replying to an Ameri-
can request for information as to
the whereabouts of the mission
aries. The two disappeared Jan
uary % while travelling through
Moravia to visit members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints (Mormon) living near
the border.
The missionaries are Stanley E.
Abbott, %, of Lehi,. Utah, and
C. Aldon Johnson, %, of Idaho
Falls, Idaho.
To Remain in Custody.
The Foreign Office note to the
American Embassy did not say
where the missionaries are being
held.
The Embassy said the Foreign
Office note stated the two would
remain in custody until investi-
cations had been completed"
1t had been reported authori-
tatively that the two were being
held at Olomouc in Central Nor
avia. not far from Prostejov,
where they had been stationed
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Stock Market Turns Down
Sharply After Early Rise
By the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Leading
stocks, including the highly popu-
lar radio-television group, dropped
abruptly in mid-morning today.
Opening gains running to more
than 81 share for TV issues were
quickly replaced with losses Of 81
to 50 share.
Steel and automobile issues were
also selling targets.
Market activity stepped up as
prices dropped, with sales for the
first two hours alone nearly l.
100000 shares.
Some quarters linked the selling
to- concern over failure of the coal
miners to return to work despite a
Taft Hartley law injunction to
call of q strike.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Crippled B-36 Is Unreported
Hours After Planning to Ditch
Huge Bomber Coming In From Alaska
Radios of Trouble Northwest of Seattle

had been ditched but it was un-
confirmed.
I'VE have all kinds of rumors
from all sorts of sources on this
missing B-36," he said. Il have
received nothing definite at all as
to the fate of the men or the
plane"
Mackay Radio said it picked up
message at 2::54 am. (PST) in
which the plane, en- route from
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to
CarsWell Air Force Base, Fort
Worth, said:
"One engine on fire, contem-
plating ditching in Queen Char
lotte Sound between Queen Char
lotte Island and Vancouver Is
land. Keep a careful lookout for
flares or wreckage."
At Fort Worth, 9th Air Force
Evening star., 1950-02-14
BY the Associuted Press

LONDON, Feb. 14.-The hydro
gen bomb today began to look like
an issue in the British political
campaign, which has brought out
a record 1866 candidates for Par
lament.
Speakers for both Prime Min
lister Attlee's Labor government
and Winston Churchill's Conser-
vative opposition have called for
a new attempt at international
agreement to head off the use of
the fearful atomic weapon.
With the election only nine days
off, the bomb still is not in the
issue category. But if it should
become so, debate probably would
boil up over which party could do
more to get the United States and
Russia to agree-the Laborites or
the Tories.
Neither Foreign Secretary Bevin
nor Mr.. Churchill, both of them
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Let's Gives in 10 House
In lis Refusal 10 Obey
ChristoffeI Subpoena
Its Resolution Refusing
Executive Minutes
Put in Trial Record

The tug of war between the
House of Representatives and Dis
trict Court over production of
nom public congressional commit
tee records appeared ended at the
Harold Christoffel perjury retrial
today.
Judge F. Dickinson Let's, over
ruling vehement defense protests,
said he would admit !, House res
olution-the fourth passed on the
subject of the congressional rec
ords-into the trial record.
The House resolution, passed
yesterday. refused to let executive
session minutes of meetings of
its Labor Committee go to District
Court in compliance with Fed
eral subpoena. Photostatic copies
of transcripts of public meetings
of the committee were sent to
court instead. The executive ses-
sion minutes were being withhek
because none contained any ref
erence to Christoffel, the resolu-
ton explained.
ROgge Demands Full Book.
Defense Attorney o. John Rogge
protested that the resolution con-
tanned expressions of opinion and
amounted to hearsay by legisla-
tive fiat.
II want the full book of min
utes," Mr.. Rogge said: Short of
that I can't see how I can see
that this defendant has a fair
trial. Congress apparently is at
tempting to provide this court
with legislative Pablum "a baby
food to be spoon-fed to the jury.
I will not accept that
The perjury charge against
Christoffel stems from his denial
that he had been a Communist
when he testified before the Labor
Committee on March /, 1947. The
Milwaukee labor leader was con-
victed in District Court in 1948,
but this was set aside by the Su-
preme Court. The high court
held that the prosecution failed
to show that quorum was pres
ent when the alleged perjury oc-
CURED.
Defense Scores Point.
The defense scored a dramatic
point when Hugh Swofford, for
mer reporter on the Hearst -owned
Milwaukee Sentinel, told the jury
of intrigue that led to the re-
moval of 1000 documents from
CIO files and their eventual trans
fer to the Allis Chalmers plant
management. Christoffel headed
the CIO union at Allis Chalmers.
Documents and Cancelled checks
introduced as evidence by the
prosecution were identified by Mr..
Swofford as similar to papers
whose removal he supervised from
files of the CIO Industrial Union
Council headquarters in Milwau-
kee in October, 1916.
Mr.. Swofford said he engaged
hotel room, where he enter
tained Glenn Clark, secretary
treasurer of the CIO organization
Mr.. Clark drank heavily and spent
much OF his time paying atten-
tion to a girl whom he had en-
(See CHRISTOPHER, paoe A-31
Evening star., 1950-02-14
japanese Diet Members
Arrive Here Tomorrow

Fourteen members of the jap
anese Diet, who have been tour
ing the United States, are sched-
uled to arrive at National Airport
at noon tomorrow. Northwest
Airlines announced today.
The group has been visiting
State legislatures. leading uni
versities, Federal vernm mt
agencies and political party
groups. They will fly here from
New York.
Evening star., 1950-02-14

missioner Thomas j. Hayes III,
which said the District Govern
ment nov has a green light to
start civil defense planning"
A deficiency appropriation of
100000 will lie sought to hire
flul-time director, an assistant
and a secretary, and to provide
office supplies.
The Commissioners are consid-
ering assignment of some one
within the District government
setup to act as temporary head
of the program. Col. Hayes will
continue as consultant.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
CI0AsksR Raise
In n|ncome Tax
Exemptions
Also Urges SIoshine
Of Excise Levies to
Aid Little Man
By J. A. O'Leory

The CIO today asked Congress
to go beyond President Truman's
tax recommendations in shifting
present tax burdens from low
income individuals to the wealthy
and to high-prof1t corporations"
In program filed with the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee, the labor organization agreed
with Mr.. Truman that the bill
should produce a net increase in
revenue. 1t asked, however, for
a more comprehensive revision of
the tax structure than this Con-
gress is likely to effect this year.
The President recommended
$655 million of cuts in a limited
list of retail excise taxes. to be
balanced by closing loopholes in
existing business tax procedures.
The President also asked for 81
billion of additional revenue from
higher estate. gift and corpora
ton rates.
Higher Exemptions Urged.
To provide more relief for low
income families the CIO urged
higher exemptions from individ-
ual income tax, along with relief
from wartime excise taxes paid
by consumers. The administra-
ton plan does not touch the indi-
vidual income tax.
To more than offset this low
income tax relief. the CIO urged
revival of the wartime excess
profits tax and adoption of an
undistributed profits tax on cor
porations. The undistributed
profits tax would replace Mr.. Tru-
mans proposed increase from 38
to AZ per cent in the normal
corporation rate. The labor group
suggested a top corporation rate
of SIS per cent, which would be
graduated downward in reverse
to percentage of earn
ings distributed in dividends.
The CLIO statement, filed by
Stanley Ruttenberg, argued that
in periods of full employment and
production Federal revenue should
49, sufficiently high to balance the
budget anu retire part of the debt,
without jeopardizing needed well
fare expenditures for housing,
education. social security, etc."
Aid for Little Man" Urged.
At another point, it said the
Infamous regressive provision
contained in the Revenue Act of
1948 permitting the filing of sep
arate individual income tax re-
turns by married couples should
be repealed"
On repeating of excise taxes
the CIO asked preferred treat
ment for the little man." saying:
For example. taxes upon a 40
cent movie should be completely
eliminated before any consider
ton is given to removing the tax
at night clubs. The tax on a IS
lady's handbag should be reduced
prior to the reduction upon a $100
luxury suitcase"
Most observers do not expect
Congress to do more than over
haul the list of excise taxes, and
try to make up most of these cuts
by closing loopholes.
The Ways and Means Commit
tee heard the Presidents tax pro-
gram denounced yesterday by
spokesmen for the life insurance
industry as a plan Ito soak the
savers for the benefit of the
SpenderS."
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Civil Defense Policy
Adopted for District

The Commissioners today adopt
ed policy for civil defense plan
ming and decided to seek a def
cheney appropriation to put it in
effect.
The city heads adopted a re-
port by Assistant Engineer Com
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District Invited to Send Two to Course
on Atomic Defense. Page B-l
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Mayors to Seek Federal Aid in Fiqbtino
inter-stote Crime. Poee 81.
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Policemen 'sUse
In Crime Squads
To Be Studied
Investigators to Seek
Details on Number
Of Men Assigned
By Miriam Gutenberg
and J. Theodore Grown

Congressional investigators will
study the number of men as
signed to each police crime fight
ing squad, their chairman said
today.
Chairman Davis of a House Dis
trict Subcommittee made the
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statement when asked to COM
ment on a report that only eight
policemen are officially assigned
to ride herd on Washington's
multimillion dollar gambling
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(See COAL, Page A-3.)
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(See D. C. COMMITTEE, Pg. "a )
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(See DIPLOMATS. Page AS,
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(See PLANE, Page A-4.)
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(see MORMoNs, Page A-4)
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(See ELECTIONS, Page A-3.D
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See CRIME PROBE, Page A.. }
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