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Why Truman Reversal!

Following this, Truman wrote an
other letter to the CAB, confirming
the oral message sent by Oswald
Ryan, stating that he had reversed
himself and now favored the Pan
American Always merger
Furthermore, believe it or not,
he awarded Pan Am more than it
even asked He actually gave Pan
Am a new route to Paris, thereby
cutting in on TWA, and also gave
Pan Am a route to Rome, further
infringing on TWA.
AS a sop, TWA got the right
to stop at London, and the highly
dubious privilege of going to Frank
fort, Germany.
The big question in Washington
is-What made the President change
his mind and rule in favor of a
company which has tried to cut
his throat politically. and which
is now under investigation for
WI VoPPhA5'
Here are. some clues to the an
swer.
On July 2, right after. the White
House letter of June 80, opposing
the merger, Secretary Of Defense
Louis johnson, who formerly was
retained by Pan American, visited
the President on the yacht VII
liamsburg. Johnson's law firm re-
ceived $4,000 in lobbying fees from
Pan Am in 1913, and another $18,-
900 in 1949
johnson is also the intimate
friend of Sam Pryor, Pan American
vice president, and recently took
Pryor to Puerto Rico on Johnson's
de luxe Air Force plane, the Dew
drop.
In addition to Johnson, Pan Am
erican has other friends among the
palace guard, including White
House Secretary Matt Connolly and
John Steelman They in turn were
opposed by ex-White House counsel
Clark Clifford, who was hired by
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THE CALCULATED RISK


Summing up the decision of the United States
entering the Korean trouble, eastern newspaper
edorally says that after consultation with military
and foreign policy officials and with leaders of both
parties-and after weighing the risks deliberately
President Truman has determined upon momentotis
of policy The United States will use its mill
tary forces including bomber aircraft, to help the
Korean Republic defend itself And the United States
also will its naval forces in Far Eastern waters
to prevent Communist attack on Formosa. u
There can be no riaistakng the grave risk this
entails We shadeceive ourselves if pretend there
is no such risk of gigantic Russo American conflict.
But it is demonsrably better to take that risk, with
eyes open and Abombs ready than to allow the Soviet
Union to use its Communist puppets In Korea and
China and Indo-Chna to keep on chipping way seq
ments of the free world in defiance of treaty obliga
tons and UN commitments
Just as Hitler nearly conquered the worlo' by
bludgeoning one victim nation after another, so a
new despotism has been advancing over Eurasla py
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consider this the shabbiest treat
ment 1 have had since l became
chairman of the board.
O'Connell went even further and
wrote a hot personal letter to the
President in which in effect he
said.
! IT respect your authority as Pres
ident to review decisions of the
Civil Aeronautics Board in mat
tiers affecting overseas air travel.
"Of quite another stripe, how
ever WAS the >teeentN meeting Of
you and your advisers with the
Vice Chairman of the board Os-
valid Ryan, without at least show
ing me the courtesy of inviting me
to participate. Consequently, can
only ask that my resignation, which
I recently submitted to you >effect-
i've July /, be made effective inn
mediately,"
O'Connell had seen the President
on June 10, and in very friendly
conversation had asked permission
to resign because of financial rea-
sons. Truman at that time, how
ever, had refused to accept the
resignation and begged him to re-
main.
After receiving O'Connell's curt
note, however, the President wrote
back e-paragraph letter stating
he had given instructions that
O'Connell be invited to the meet
ing with Ryan, but apparently
there had been slip-up by his
staff. o.sgs.
Truman then abruptly announced
|OfConnell's resignation.
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Fortunes of War
Cincinnati Enquirer)


Quite aside from the important national
and worldwide issues involved, the sudden crisis in
Korea and the sudden revision of American policy
have strong repercussons in party politics. Both
Democrats and Republicans will find some advantages
and drawbacks in the swift turn of events Al
though secondary to the stakes OF national
security, they are not without Importance
After the administrators decision to include For
Imosa in the protected Senators Taft and Know
land and others have every right to say L told you
So" And they were prompt TO say it, Republican
leaders also find fuel for their criticism OF the
past policy of the administration in the Far East.
On the other hand, the Truman administration
has accomplished number of things which have their
political utility 1t has made move which at the
very least indicates that affection for Communism
does not permeate current American foreign policy
It has been able to utilize the crisis to close ranks in
Congress and further rebuild its bipartisan foreign
policy And it has also used the opportunity to re-,
store cordial relations and close cooperation with the
UN after months of strained dealings.
Until the crisis is over, it will be impossible tc
appraise the net results, in political terms or any
other But at it is clear that both major partles
will share fortunes of war 1t is also clear tha
while both parties have made some capital OF the
emergency neither taken undue advantage Neither
has subordnated the overriding interest OF the nation
to any purely partisan advantage it might uncover
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MENDENHALL All club
GREETS 0LDR0YD;PLAN
FOR SEPTEMBER FAIR
JULY Ia

L. T.HOldroyd, Director of the
Territorial Department OF Agricul-
ture, was pleasantly surprised on
his arrival at the Juneau Airport
Monday. July 10, when a delegation
of Mendenhall All Club for boys
met him, carrying the clubs BAN
ner and wearing club badges.
From the airport, accompanied by
Mrs. Edythe Walker of the Exten-
sion Service, who was also there
to meet Mr. Oldroyd, he was taken
directly to the Winfield School to
attend regular All Club meeting.
His congratulatory speech upon
our 5000 check won for our float
in the Fourth of July parade and
his encouraging comments, concern
ing our promising club projects,
were happily applauded bg the en-
tire, group of enthusiastic boys.
Projects will be ready for the
September fair.
A motion was made and carried
to put the $500 into savings acT
count, and Joe Petersen Of the
.Minfieldl SCHOOL, was eledted tcshold
the new office OF treasurer for our
club.
Upon h ring of our intention to
purchase hand tractor with a
q horsepower motor to pillow gar
den projects next spring, Mr. Old
royd heartily agreed and encour-
aged us to go ahead and buy such
machine with the necessary at
tachments. He referred to the
coming fair as an ideal means to
increase our treasury to meet the
cost of such an investment.
Mrs. Edythe Walker, Mrs. Joe
Kendler and Mrs, Howard Gaines,
BUR club leaders,"will again inspect
our projects next week.
Henry Allen Jenkins, Reporter
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DR.. DEISlHER JOINS
MT. EDGECUMBE STAFF

DR.. Joseph B. Deischer. .Jr,, form
erly in private practice in Wind
sor, Colo, has joined the staff OF
the Mt. Edgecumbe Orthopedic
Hospital, according to the Alaska
Department of Health.
DR.. DeiScher was flight sur
geon for three years with the Air
Force during the war. He will be
associate physician with DR.. Philip
Moore, orthopedic surgeon.
The addition of Dr. Deischer to
the Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital staff
is part of the cooperative program
of the Alaska Native Service and
the Alaska Department of Health
to build up the staff in order to
give more adequate services, DR..
James Googe, health department
local health administration chief,
said today. ..e.ex 8 M
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70 YEARS AGO .{ fTp EMPIRE PRE-;
JULY IA, 1880

JULY IA,
Veneta Pugh accompanied mother Mrs Venea Reed
the Aeuan Ketchikan relieve Mrs O. Gore the
the United Clerk Court
She
c. bort Assistant Re-
a field examination of
and Dorothy lakes the Cameron application for
development join
them Ketchkan, along Bill Fromholtz
Cahi Cahil
before
able home in the morning.
..tr - iHalaa 'Ii.l
A. ,
Hamilton, lighthouse Fingers Island
passenger stopping
Springs Bay for vacation. -.sr. N -." W
Tamage from
Tebenon, where he spent his vacation
home acct
accidentally spilled her hands
and foot
travelling salesman Dorothy Alexander
Wrangel.
Weather High, rs; low, 3d. rain.
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DdiIy[essons in English f. e /. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED 1.-THE plumber welded
pipes is unite
together.
- OFTEN ISPRONOUNCED syllable
o DOLL. sfl5 -.g II o3is -44- "a
Intelligent percepon)
Ineligible capable e2t s l ''F
(veb) accuse censure reproach
with
WORD STUDY: use three and
vocabulary
NASCENT coming into existence beginning develop He
of certain admiration part o
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O'COnnell Strongly
Against Monopoly

Finally, the CAB voted 10 z
against the merger. The majority
Chairman O'Connell, Harold
Jones and Russell Adams-wrote
a strong opinion, finding that the
American system of free competl-
ton must be preserved and that
monopoly would hurt the best in
terests of the nation. Two mem
bers-Josh Lee and Oswald Ryan
long known as Pan AIMS best
friend on the CAB@dissented This
finding was sent ito the White
House.
On June 80, the White House
wrote back over the signature Of
Budget, Director Frederick j. Law
ton that President Truman had
ok'd the majority's findings and
was against the Pan American mer-
ger. But Lawton, who, incidentally,
personally favored Pan AIMS posi-
ton, added that it was felt the
CAB should leave the door open
for further consideration OF over
seas routes.
When Chairman O'Connell re-
ceived this note, he expressed some
mystification at Lawton's addend-
um Nevertheless, the board start
ed to announce its findings to the
public BY this time, however, it
was late in the afternoon, and
Oswald Ryan, friend Of Pan AM
erican,l argued that it was too late
in the day, and suggested that the
public announcement could go over
until later. i'm RI +
Next morning, it became known
that Ryan had paid secret visit
to the President and had person.
ally urged Pan Americans case.
At Gas am, the CAB received a
phone call from the White House
to hold up the IL am. scheduled
announcement turning down the
Pan Am merger. And Immediately
thereafter Ryan appeared before
his CAB colleagues to tell them
that President Truman had asked
him to carry the oral message that
he wanted the entire question of
the merger reversed, and that Pan
American should be permitted to
consolidate with American Over
seas.
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The Washington
MerrYGsRouldl
Continued from Page one,

BFSt-c 81 -
the company now involved in the
recent wire.tappins report being
investigated by the Justice Depart
ment, in which Washington police
tapped theSvXexA Wsvsrd t4askes
head of TWA, at the time he was
being investigated by Sentaor
Brewster. The overlapping was
done on the orders. of Senator
Brewster, noted as the Senate
spokesman for Pan Am.
This overlapping scandal did
not form a part of CABS deliber-
ations, though it4isSmteresting to
note that The. issue involved Was
the same-namely, whether there
should be only one monopoly air
line operated by the United States
Overseas.
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COMMUNITY Events
T O D A Z

TODA
At 7 p.m-Soap Box Derby trial
spins on 18th street hill.
At 8 p.m.-Legion of the Moose
meets Moose hall.
At 8 pm--Special meeting Of City
Council.
July Is
At $50 pm-Square lance Associ-
alton summer dance, Parish Hall.
July 16
At 2:30 p.m.-Basebau game be-
tween Elks and Coast Guard.
July II
At nooa-Lions Club, Baranof
At 8 pm.-American Legion. Dug
out. n X
July Is
At noon-Rotary Club, Baranof.
July 10
At noon-Kiwanis Club, Baranof.
July 20
At noon-Chamber of Commerce,
Baranof.
At 8 pm-Women of Moose meet
ing, Moose Hall.
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Howard Hughes. But the palace
guard argued to Truman that the
$4,000 Hughes paid to Clifford
would make it look as if this money
had influenced Truman's decision
against the merger, and this was
one of the factors causing Truman
to reverse himself.
Note-American Overseas Air
lines also retains the ex-law firm
of Secretary Of State Dean Ache,
son.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE y $oRrprA 1rr

=
G. When is engaged girl does call the other
"fiancen? " r. arl
2 A. There
pronounced
ahn-say" at ze.a
O. Should the letters the abreViation capitalized?
A. Correctly
capitalized, e,-+ s
O. guests they expected
leave? ssr
I A. Yes the hostess has the privilege
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Shabby Treatment"

This caused Chairman O'Connell
to hit the ceiling
why didn't l know about this?"
he asked other CAB members. Il
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Weather al
Alaska Points

Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
am. 10th Meridian Time. end
released by the Weather Bureau
re as follows:
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80 TRAVEL With
pAC. NORTHERN

Fourteen persons arrived from the
westward yesterday via Pacific
Northern Airlines, which carried 25
outbound. go.
From Anchorage were Col. John
R. Noyes. A. j. Alter, Roy Sumpter,
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Grimsdale, L..
W.. Smith, A. c. Randall, John H.
Carter Jr., and Corporal Heisel
Boarding at Cordova were Andrew
Hegg, Harold Olsen, Mr. Wylten,
Joe Greenspun and Robert Nc
Cracker.
These persons went to Anchorage:
Ralph Noerenberg, L. Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Winn Erwin, Max Lanke,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Rathjens, Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Allen, w. C. Ar
mold, Virgil Dingman, Tom Apple
ton and Buell. Nesbitt.
Tom Dyer and Phyllis Hurst and
infant went to Yakutat; ], K. john
son, Josephine Edwards, John Mel
son.. julius Hall and John Simp-
son to Cordova. Passengers, for Ko-
diak were Dianne Fitzgerald with
Gwen and Craig, and, Bill Cassel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-14

FROM WRANGELL
Arne l.. Buckley of Wrangell is
a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-14

FROM ANCHORAGE 45l
E. B. Crittenden of Anchorage
is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
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FIREPLACE WOOD-S20.00 cord
delivered. Phone 1888. 29-1mO
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Terps Beot Duke, Navy Loses;
Sooners Tie Record, Irish Fail

One of the most exciting games
in years was that played at South
Bend between Notre Dame and
Michigan State. The Spartans
handed the Irish their third de-
feat of the season, 36-33.
Northwestern also toppled from
the undefeated, united ranks yes
terday by losing. 14-13, to Wiscon-
| sin.
Most one-sided assault in yes
terday's big-time football took
place in Columbus, where Ohio
State. rated sixth in the Nation
last week. crushed Iowa Univer-
sity. 1921.
Army defeated Columbus, $40;
Tennessee beat Washington and
Lee. 27-20; Minnesota tied Michi-
gan, TT, and Texas overwhelmed
Rice, 35-7.
Other games involving Wash
Eington area teams saw Catholic
University trounced. 4O-7, by
Mount st. Mary's in Emmitsburg,
Md, and Montgomery Junior Col
lege earn a lat victory over Gal
laudet.
"Details in Sports Section.)
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Threat Of 0cfane Cut
In Motor Fuel Is Seen
Temporarily Eased
QuoIity Actually Going Up
In Some Areas, Petroleum
Administration Reports
By Froncis P. Doualos

=
The threat to motorists that
the quality of their gasoline might
be lowered appears to have dis
appeared, at least for the time
being, according to the Defense
Petroleum Administration.
In fact the octane rating of
automobile gasoline is reported
to have been increased slightly in
some areas. The increase was de-
scribed by a DPA spokesman as
insignificant in amount but i'm
portant as an indication Of a
change in the trend.
Washington gasoline men said
they had been notified of no
change in the motor fuel reach
ing this market. They explained
that changes beginning at the re-
f1neries take some time to show
up at the distributors pumps.
The warning that motorists
could expect lower octane gaso-
line was given month ago at the
time the Interior Department was
setting up its defense agencies to
parcel out raw materials.
At that time estimates of the
production of military aviation
gasoline for the rest of the year
came out 3 million barrels short
Of the estimated need.
There has been no shortage OF
gasoline itself. but the trouble was
laid to uneven distribution OF
Continued on Page A-3, Col. s.
Evening star., 1950-10-29
u. S. Troops Make New Landing
Far Up East Coast to Aid Allies;
Yanks Al Miles From Manchuria
American Seventh
Division Ashore
In Iwon Area
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Sunday, Oct. 90. -
United States 7th Infantry Divi-
sion troops landed high up on
Korea's east coast today with the
avowed aim of driving to the Man
churian border before the shat
tered Red army can regroup. -.
I'VE are going to the Manchu-
rian border, destroying any enemy
Rock of Ages Survives 5 Years of Rec
Rule in Korea. Poee A l3
we find in our path" Maj. Gen.
David G.. Barr, 7th Division COM
mander, was quoted as saying in
a pooled dispatch.
Soldiers of the 7th, swept ashore
near Iwon on stretch of coast
already cleared by northward
plunging Republic of Korea ground
forces.
Iwon is almost midway between
Wonsan, scene of a landing by
United States and South Korean
Marines four days ago, and Chong-
jim, a port so miles from the Ko-
rea-Soviet Siberia frontier.
IS Miles From Manchuria.
At Iwon, 7th Division forces are
rs miles southeast of the Man.
churian border at the closest
point. They are about 100 airline
miles beyond Wonsan.
A field dispatch quoted Gen.
Barr as saying his division origi-
nally was scheduled to land at
Wonsan. But he told AP Photo
Evening star., 1950-10-29
By John A. Giles

Defense ministers of the II
North Atlantic Treaty allies
worked their way yesterday
through just half of the problems
they must solve in creating a
combined force to defend West
ern Europe. amid increasing indi-
cations that Gen. Eisenhower will
get the top command post.
Gen. Eisenhower explored "con-
ditions and ideas" in a talk with
President Truman at the White
House yesterday. but told report
ers mo definite decisions have
been reached"
The IL defense ministers. meet
ing as the Defense Committee of
the North Atlantic Treaty Organ
ization. are expected to work out
agreement for immediate creation
of an integrated defense force in
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Fiscal Reforms Urged.
Coming This Week in The Star

PoLTCSThe political quens Doy only
days off. This week The Sar will offer wide selection
sharpening public noon
levels
NATloNAlTe stos political enoIy Gould Lincoln bring
stor reoden to-dote the political outlook
STATE-Aex R. Preston contested MopIond
eubernoorioI ond Congressional oees
LocALA oe point decided Nov
by voters in nedrby Maryland and Nrsino communities
KNOW YOUR kEGHBoRHoop-n
mu, George Kennedy will take stor readers Tokomo Pork,
Moryond ond D. C.
ON THE WORLD FRokT-The series articles Euops Soft Under
belly" by BIoh Moody will
For best ons doy the week. subscribe Woshnstons No
newpoper-THE STAR Evening Sunday ST 10
additional for night final edition.. Phone Sterling 5000 efficient
home deliver.
Evening star., 1950-10-29

Maryland, the Washington
area S top football team, bounded
back from last weeks upset de.
feat by North Carolina State tt
spill Duke. 26-14. in a Southern
Conference game yesterday al
Durham, N. c.
Navy, which won it's first game
of the season over Southern Cali
fornia last week, wasn't so for
tunate and lost, BOT, to Penn
before 10000 fans in Philadelphia
In the two top games here
Georgetown lost to Villanova
20-14, while the Quantico Marines
overpowered Scranton University
41-21.
Oklahomas powerful Sooners
won their 26th straight game, de-
feating stubborn Iowa State, 20-7.
Their winning streak tied the
modern record, set by the Cornell
teams of the early 1920s. Incl
dentally, another Cornell team
met it's first defeat of the season
yesterday when unbeaten Prince
ton applied the crusher, ITO.
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Leaf Smoke Blinds
Bethesda Drivers,
Causing Crash

Smoke from burning leaves so
completely filled a Bethesda street
yesterday that two cars crashed
head-on when neither driver could
see the other vehicle.
Two persons were slightly in
jured in the crash. They are
Wilbur LaRoe, sr., 81. of 5606
Roosevelt street, and Gregory
Grabner, 5, of TOT Bradley boule-
ward, both of Bethesda. They
were released after treatment for
cuts at Suburban Hospital.
The accident occurred about 4
pm. on Mckinley street, near the
hospital. Both Mr. LaRoe and
Ferdinand Grabner, 81, driver of
the other car, agreed the smoke
was to blame for the crash.
Mr.. LaRoe, a retired publisher,
is the father of Wilbur LaRoe, jr..
Washington attorney and former
chairman of the District Parols
Board.
Evening star., 1950-10-29

the rivers. streams and other
sources of water in the city and
have discovered the furthest dis
tance from an emergency water
supply is 2la miles.
Seventh and Florida avenue
NV. was cited by Battalion Chief
Clarence Quick, the Fire Depart
ment's director of training. as one
of the sections furthest removed
from an emergency water supply
| Secondary sources of water were
surveyed on the theory that ar
atomic explosion might disrupt
the normal supply, thus hinderine
fire. fighting.
So the Fire Department charted
the rivers. creeks. underground
| tunnels into which water could
be diverted. wells, cisterns, swim
ming pools and even the rejecting
pool.
In it's budget estimate for civil
defense, the Fire Department in
cluded, requests for more pumps
and enough hose to carry water
the maximum distance it might
be needed to fight a fire-21a
miles.
One of the duties of the pro-
posed auxiliaries would be laying
these hbse lines to form tempo
rary water mains in an emer-
gency. The volunteers also would
help man the hoses and do SINH
lar labor" chores to assist the
regular.
The auxiliaries, said Chief
Quick. would not drive the fire
trucks or operate the machinery
With 300 of these volunteers
he said. the pumping capacity
of the Fire Department could be
doubled.
Inspector John E. Fondahl, act
ing civil defense director, said his
Office had approved recruiting 300
fire auxiliaries and had advised
the Fire Department to submit
the request to the Commissioners
for final approval and authorize
ton.
The Commissioners already
have approved an auxiliary police
force which ultimately is expected
to number between 1000 ane
5000 volunteers.
Inspector Fondahl said the Fire
Department originally planned tt
ask for 1000 emergency firemen
who would be paid but would not
be eligible for the usual benefits
and 5000 auxiliary firemen. Tht
plan for the paid extra force wa.
dropped and the size of the auxil-
! (Sae CIUTI DEFENCE pooo Ae
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Three American Cruiser,
Head Home From Korea
BY the Assoeioted Press

HONOLULU, Oct. 28.-Three
American cruisers were heading
home today from the Korean war
Admiral Arthur w. Radford
Pacific Fleet commander, an
nounced the 13,600- ton heavy
cruisers Toledo and Helena and
the light cruiser Worcester are
due in Pearl Harbor Thursday.
They were the first major
American fleet units to leave the
Korean theater since the war be-
gan.
The ships will take on fuel and
supplies in Pearl Harbor. The
Toledo and Helena will proceed
to West Coast ports while the
Worcester heads for the East
Coast, via the Panama Canal.
The Helena and Toledo passed
through Pearl Harbor July II en-
route to the Orient. The Wor-
cester left the Mediterranean via
the Suez Canal for the Far East
July 81.