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Evening star., 1950-06-25
Pepco Engineer Kills
Himself After Warninu
Daughter on Phone
Womun's Effort to Stop
Father FoiIs; Pistol
Found in His Hand

Less than 10 minutes after he
warned his daughter by telephone
he would never return home. How
ard H. Harrigan, 81, chief engi-
neer at the Buzzard Point electric
power plant, was found shot to
death there yesterday. a pistol
clutched in his right hand.
Sensing the impending tragedy
the daughter, Miss Nancy Harri-
gan, 25, called John Cannon, A.
watch engineer at the plant, and
asked him to look out for Mr.. Har-
rigan who seemed worried about
something"
Mr.. Cannon of 805 Burlington
drive, Silver Spring, spent the next
8 or 10 minutes not far from Mr..
Harrigan's Office, waiting the ar
rival Of Miss Harrigan, who said
she was driving to the plant from
the Harrigan home at 343 Balti-
more avenue, Takoma Park, Md.
Then he heard a shot in Mr.
Harrigan's Office, and running in
found the engineer on the floor
"A .25 caliber pistol, held in his
right hand, pointed to Mr.. Harri-
gan's right temple. which the bull
Lot had nenefrotad
Head Graded on Clothing.
Mr.. Harrigan's head was Graded
on a pile of old clothing, indicat-
ing he had assumed that position
(See HARRIGAN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Advance Is Reported
Stopped After Dawn
Assault at II Points
Amphibious Landings Made;
Tanks, Planes Back Drive;
Artillery Fire Goes On
RN the Assncintad Pra,,

SEOUL. Sunday June 25,-Communist troops North
American military advisers said virtually stopped
by this afternoon.
Heavy artillery fire continuing however the North
Koreans attacked at least IL points Tanks supported the
tacks some fronts.
advisers said the Northern pushed three miles south
the border point before they into the first deter
mined resistance from South Korean forces
Department official early today said that Ambas
sador Muccio dispatch from Seoul had confirmed
reports major had launched against Southern
No details avaiable0
Strange planes this capital OF the republic
sponsored by the United States bombs dropped
reports of aerial attacks anywhere 1t be-
likely Northene would wait for skies to clear before
planes to have Russian made.
fighters.
spaced along the 3Sh parallel which divides
country forefront of the cold between East and
West.
SouthernmOst Forces 40 Miles South Of Border
points along the east coast The
southernmost hit 40 miles south of the border.
isolated Onjin Peninsula under attack
and South forces withdrawing.
Minister Shin Sung Mo announced renforcemens
were being rushed to the front
minister said the south held the upper hand In
the invaders backed by 40 big and
20 tanks.
report the northern tanks had been knocked
by fire from South Korean pllboxes.
only 40 miles TO the northwest,
was said to be partly occupied by the invaders
Evening star., 1950-06-25

a comment on Mr.. Goodman S
statement.
Mr.. Foley said:
"I am not familiar in detail with
the material we may have provided
for the Senator, except that we
provide information about the
operation of the agency to a great
many people. and we no doubt
provided some for Senator Nc
Carthy, as a routine matter. I'm
positive we didn't write the article
for him."
Senator Mccarthy, in Milwau-
kee for the week end, said when
he was told of Mr.. Goodman's
charge:
The FILA, VA. and every other
organization interested in hous-
ing from San Francisco to New
York and from st. Paul to New
Orleans supplied information. I
took every bit of housing infor-
nation could get. and naturally
FILA was one Of the sources. There
Evening star., 1950-06-25
CIO Says IT, Agency Prepared Data for McCortys Article

OF Congress, sitting on commit
tees investigating the social prob
lens of the American people,
should make available free Of
charge to their constituents and
others involved-in this case,
thousands of veterans-the advice
and information they received
from Government agencies free
of charge"
Mr.. Goodman said the housing
agency first drafted a book. How
to Buy a Home" at Senator Nc
Carthy's request. and Senator Nc
Carthy tried without success to
have it published. One publisher
advised working with the maga-
zines, Mr.. Goodman said, and
Senator Mccarthy returned to the
agency and asked for magazine
material. Mr.. Goodman said the
agency drafted three articles. all
on the same theme. for publica-
tion under Senator McCarthy's
signature. Then. according TO Mr..
Goodman, came the Lustron deal.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
BY the Associated Press

A CIO official said yesterday
that Federal agency prepared
the material for a housing project
which brought Senator Mccarthy
Republican. of Wisconsin, $4,000
from the Lustron Corp.
The CIO official was Leo Good
man. chairman of the CIO Hous-
ing Committee. His statement
was published in the CIO News.
Mr.. Goodman said the material
was prepared by the press section
of the Housing and Home Finance
Agency. He said he has been in
formed by the agency itself that
"a great deal of the work" was
done by the agency.
Mr.. Goodman said Senator Nc
Carthy may have rewritten the
material somewhat. but there is
no question of where it originated
or who did most of the spadework.
Raymond M. Foley. admins
traitor Of the agency, was asked for
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Library of Congress
Practices Economy
To Last Pencil Stub
By the Asseeiatsd Press

The Library of Congress is
practicing economy.
Its information bulletin gives
the details for routing pencil stubs.
Members of the staff should
turn in stubs to the divisional sec
retaries.
The divisional secretaries will
consign them to the supply officer.
The supply officer will in turn
issue them on demand to the stack
and reader service. serials division,
ETC."
The library happily reports:
"One hundred sixty-eight stubs
were collected in this manner In
the recent spring house-cleaning. -
Evening star., 1950-06-25

is no doubt that FHA was of help,
as were the others. But no agency
wrote the book.
IF Leo would take the time to
read my book he would, for the
first time in his life, be able to
discuss housing legislation intelli-
gently
Senator Mccarthy had said pre-
viously he just sold the housing
piece ito the highest sbidder."
The 8.900-word article under
Senator McCarthy's name was en-
titled Wanted: dollars worth of
housing for every dollar spent" It
appeared in a Lustron promotion
pamphlet published in 1948.
Lustron, a maker of steel and
porcelain prefabricated houses.
has since defaulted on a $37.5
million loan from the Govern
ment and has gone into receiver
ship and passed into the hands of
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Mr.. Goodman said Of the PAM
phlet:
1T is my feeling that members
Evening star., 1950-06-25

It is presumed to have crashed
into the lake during thunder
storm.
It was bound from New York to
Seattle via Minneapolis. and was
last heard from shortly after mid
night (EST) today.
Those aboard included three
crew members and SIS passengers
"a full load. Four of the passen-
gers were small children. Loss OF
all would be the Nations worst
commercial airplane disaster.
1t appeared that all SO were
killed. Hopes dimmed as the
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Macarthur Rejects
Reds Fantastic Note
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Sunday, June 25.-
Gen. Macarthur today rejected as
fantastic propaganda" Russian
protest against the purge of Al
Japanese Communist leaders from
public life.
Gen. Macarthur in a memoran-
dunn to the Russians termed the
Soviet document "a shameful mis-
use of diplomatic privilege"
The Russian letter was written
by Col. Sevastyan Polyashenko,
acting member of the Allied Coun-
Gil for Japan.
The Russians last night de-
manded that Gen. Macarthur
withdraw his orders to the Japa-
nese government directing the
purge.
Gen. Macarthur said he had no
alternative but to disapprove the
Russians "intemperate proposals"
and Ito reject the complete con-
text Of the document ITSELF
Rarely indeed he added,
shave I perused such a conglom-
Grafton of misstatement, misrep-
resentation, and prevarication of
fact.
Without new or constructive
thought it is but a labored repeti-
tion of the line of fantastic propa-
ganda which for some time has
been emanating from centers
within the orbit of Communist
totalitarian imperialism"
He added that the purpose of
the document was plain-"to sup
port and encourage those few ir-
responsible Japanese bent upon
creating mass confusion and So
cial unrest leading to violence and
disorder"
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erS with the view of obtaining their
advice about the matter.
The proposal. it is understood,
is still in what one source described
as "the discussion STAGE"
Another source said the matter
was being given very serious con-
sideration" by the President, and
there were indications that some
decision would be reached within
few days.
The President is said to be in
clined toward the proposal as a
possible means of bringing to an
end the confusion created through
out the country by the charges of
Senator Mccarthy. Republican, OF
Wisconsin, and others that Com
munists. fellow travellers and Sc
curity risks have infiltrated the
Government.
Such confusion is regarded in
many quarters as threatening the
national unity at a time when this
country is fully and irrevocably
engaged in waging a cold war"
to prevent the spread of the Com
munist theology throughout the
world.
Mr.. Truman is said to have
abandoned the idea. that was
under consideration some weeks
ago of setting up a special loyalty
panel within the Civil Service
Loyalty Review Board to review
the cases of 81 persons accused by
Senator Mccarthy of having
Communist leanings.
Those cases currently are being
(See LOYALTY Page A.2A
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Hope Wones for So on AirIiner
Feared Down in Lake Michigan
Disaster Could Be Worst in u 5. Aviotion
History Seorchers Fail to Find Trace of Plane

hours wore on. Darkness forced
An end to full scale searching
Only a Coast Guard cutter con-
tinued the hunt for a sign of life
or wreckage.
Sixty airplanes, 13 lake vessels.
helicopter, and diver took part
in the dawn to dusk sweep of the
lake. But they failed to turn up
definite clue as to the planes
whereabouts.
The missing plane is believed to
have plunged into the wave
churned, fog covered lake waters.
The lake is 66 feet deep where the
diver went down, and 81 miles
wide in the search area.
If the plane crashed into the
lake, the bodies and the wreckage
may never be recovered.
This afternoon, when the plane
was IL hours overdue, unidentified
wreckage and oil slickS were
sighted near Milwaukee. But a
diver found nothing beneath the
surface. He said a destroyer
escorts graphing hooks had
hooked only rocks.
The last word from the huge
plane came by radio at 1918
am. (EST) today. The pilot said
(See PLANE paoe A-2)
Evening star., 1950-06-25
By Harry Lever.

Thousands of persons today are
expected to attend the big free
model airplane meet at nearby
Andrews Air Force Base, which
will be climaxed late this after
noon with an aerial show fea-
turing jet fighters.
Another big attraction of the
all-day show will be the appear
ance between 2 and o'clock OF
Arthur Godfrey, the television and
radio star. He will fly to Andrews
in his DC-3 transport, and hopes
to spend a short time watching
the 400 young contestants fly
their speedy little crafts.
Still another feature will be an
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Jet Fighter Show to Climax
Bio Model Plane Meet Today
Godfrey to Appear at Event Expected
To Draw Thousands to Andrews Bose

attempt. for the first time, to fly
two radio-controlled model air
planes simultaneously. This ef-
fort is being worked out by DR..
Walter A. Good, noted scientist.
In addition, there will be a
ground exhibit of a dozen fighter
planes, guided missiles, and other
Air Force equipment. including a
mock-up of a fuselage of a Bias
Tornado" jet bomber.
The Andrews facilities are be-
ing provided through courtesy OF
the 1,050th Air Base Wing. and
the entire non-prof1t show is
sponsored by The Star. National
Airport Club and the Veterans OF
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Capt. Richitt Refused
To Give Up Records on
$4,000 Realty Deal
Kept Files From Moher
But Replies Freely to
Reporters Questions

Capt. Anthony Richitt refused to
turn over his personal records of
a $4,000 real estate investment
to Special Assistant Corporation
Counsel Daniel B. Maher, during
Mr. Maher's investigation of the
police captain, The Star learned
last night.
On June 13, Mr.. Maher wrote
Commissioner John Russell
Young:
His Capt. Richitt's) refusal
to produce these personal re-
cords, in my opinion, constitutes
a further act of insubordination
He cannot justif1ably impede
an orderly investigation, as he
is doing 1t is my view that
these matters outlined above
should be thoroughly investigated
and fully explained by him, before
this inquiry is closed"
The disclosure that Capt.
Rlchltt's personal as well as his
police activities were subjected to
investigation came amid these
developments:
Inspectors Report Tomorrow
l. Police Department inspectors,
it was learned, tomorrow will
give Police Chief Robert J. Bar
rett a detailed set of recommen-
dations for settling the Richitt
case. Included will be a proposal
for Capt. Richitt's reprimand, but
no trial board action.
2. Maj. Barrett said last night
that Inspector Clarence o. Lutz
questioned Capt. Richitt about his
financial affairs on the basis of
Mr.. Makers findings and was
satisfied with the answers.
3. Capt. Richitt, asked by The
Star about his financial transac-
tions, answered freely. He said
that he offered to turn over the
records of his real estate invest
ment on Mr.. Maher's first request
but when Mr.. Maher asked for
them at a later date, he refused
to produce them on advice of his
counsel and friends.
Basis for Charges Cited.
Mr.. Maher. in a report prepared
in April and made public June l.,
said there was enough evidence to
justify trial board charges against
Capt. Richitt for nsubordination,
neglect of duty, conduct unbe-
coming an officer and conduct
prejudicial to the reputation of
the force,
Mr.. Makers letter to Commits
Evening star., 1950-06-25

the President, after a bitter cam
paign in which Negroes, COM
munism and President Truman
were highlighted as major issues
Senator Graham conceded the
victory to the Raleigh lawyer at
9:43 pm, as his opponent held
a commanding lead of about 25,-
900 votes with most of the returns
counted. Democratic nomination
is equal to election.
Unofficial returns from l, 1896 OF
the States 1890 precincts gave.
Mr.. Smith 275.139, Senator Gra-
ham 254.359. Mr.. Smith had lee
from the start of the vote tabu-
lation.
Graham COngratulates Smith.
Senator Graham issued state
ment conceding the victory and
then congratulated Mr.. Smith
personally. Both had headquar-
tiers in the same Raleigh Hotel.
Mr.. Smith, 62-year-old corpora
ton lawyer, spoke to his support
fers as they celebrated their vic
tory in wild confusion in the lobby
of the Sir Walter Hotel.
II sincerely believe I know the
viewpoint of North Carolina and
that viewpoint I will strive to
carry out to the best of my ability
y" he said.
Although the campaign that had
ended was one of the bitterest ex-
perienced in the State in half a
century, Mr.. Smith said that when
he spoke to Senator Graham, Il
knew 1 had his good will and I
know he believes he has mine"
Major Political Upset.
Mr.. Smiths victory was a major
political upset since Graham had
led by $4,000 votes in the first
primary and it constituted an
other rebuff by Southern voters to
President Truman.
1t also was a rebuff to North
Carolina's Gov. Kerr Scott who
appointed Senator Graham to the
Senate last year in a surprise
move that fell like bomb in
North Carolina politics. Gov.
Scott backed his appointee to the
hilt in the campaign.
In another runof primary race.
State Representative Woodrow w.
Jones, of Rutherfordton was
nominated to Congress from
North Cardinals 18th District. He
defeated Charles E. Hamilton of
Gastonia. They were seeking the
seat left vacant by the decision OF
ISee NJ CAROLINA. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Koreu's Envoy
Charges Soviet
Directs Attack
BY The Associated Press

Korean Ambassador John Myur
Chang declared last night thai
the Northern Korean attack on
Southern Korea was an aggres-
sfve action which could not have
been carried out without Soviet
direction.
The Ambassador talked briefly
with newsmen at the State De-
partment after an emergency ap-
pointment with Assistant Secre-
tary of State Rusk. They con-
ferred for about 20 minutes.
Mr.. Chang took the same posi-
ton as Senator Knowland, Re-
publican, of California. who few
minutes earlier had told a re-
porter that the reported invasion
of South Korea by North Korean
forces would not have been made
without the support Of the So
Wet Union
Officials Withhold Comment.
In the absence of any authori-
tative public reports. official
Washington generally withheld
comment on the reports of fight
ing in South Korea.
But there were unusual flurries
of Saturday night activity both
at the State Department and the
Pentagon. headquarters of the
Defense Department.
Ambassador Chang. after his
talk with Mr.. Rusk, said they had
just exchanged information and
that both the Korean embassy and
the State Department were en-
gagged in gathering the facts. He
declared to reporters as he left
the department:
For the sake Of democracy,
don't think the United States will
abandon us at all
Concerning the attack on
Southern Korea, governed by the
American-supported regime which
he represents. Mr.. Chang said to
reporters:
1T is decidedly an aggressive
action. They tthe troops of Com
munist Northern Korea are the
ones who crossed the border and
started all the trouble. This
could not have been done without
Soviet direction"
Korean Expert Called In.
Another top official who rushed
to the State Department to study
the effects of the outbreak on the
United States position in the Far
East and went into conference
with Mr.. Rusk was Ambassador
Philip c. Jessup, one of
(See REACTION, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Red Police Seize z GIs

BERLIN. June "a (Pl. - The
Communist Peoples Police Of East
Berlin arrested two American SOL
.diers tonight in a subway station
in the Soviet sector Of the city,
West Berlin police said. Police
said the two soldiers were seized
after they allegedly had torn down
Communist propaganda posters
from the station wall.
Evening star., 1950-06-25

South Korea Fighting to Keep Inds-
pendence Won z Ysors Ago. Ps. As
------>
might be the long g-feared all-out
invasion effort.
They said the attacks were
serious but they believed the South
Korean army would be able TO
meet the test.
2 AmphibiouS Landings.
The greatest northern assault
was reported in regiment strength
in the Chunchon area (Shunsen).
about so miles northeast OF this
capital.
The regiment and additional
units were said to be supported
by artillery and tanks.
OF the east coast amphibious at
tacks the first came at KangmunR,
20 miles to the south of the border.
at 6 am. The second hit Sam
chok, 40 miles south of the border.
at 9 am. The two invading forces
were estimated at 900 men each.
A military adviser said 1t was
probable the northern invaders
might push as far south as eight
miles from the border in most
places before meeting an estab-
lished line of resistance.
The attack came as Brig. Gen.
William l.. Roberts. who COM
manded the advisory group here.
was to sail from Japan to the
United States and retirement.
His chief Of staff. Col. w. H. s.
Wright is in Japan but is expected
to return to Seoul Tuesday.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Hits TrolIeys

PITTSBURGH, June "a (Pl.-
Lightning struck two trolleys and
injured 10 passengers during
severe electrical storm which
lashed the Pittsburgh district to-
night. Nearly inches OF rain fell
in less than an hour.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Pictures Of D. c. Residents Trying to
Escape Heat. Poqe All

weatherman promised little bet
ter treatment today. He foresaw
a top temperature of 80 degrees
under partly cloudy skies, with
a chance of scattered showers.
The peak of 96 recorded at 2:4O
pm. yesterday matched the 1880
mark. but was a degree under the
81 of 1914 and two degrees below
the all-time high of SO set in
1894.
Yesterdays maximum was six
degrees under the record for any
June day. 102 which scorched
the city in 1874. The previous
hottest day of this year was the
IS of May s.
Temperature Drops Slowly.
BY pm. yesterday, the mer-
curry had slipped back to IS de-
grees, and it slowly retreated at
the rate of point an hour for
several hours thereafter.
Last night Hains Point became
one of the busiest spots in the
city as thousands poured out of
their hot homes seeking cooler
spots
Up to midnight, automobiles
were parked bumper to bumper
around the point while another
steady stream of vehicles slowly
passed. The grass was dotted with
groups of people relaxing in the
somewhat cooler air.
Family groups were frequent as
mother, father and children
stretched out on the grass for a
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Police Tempers Boil
At Ice Cube Tosser;;
Fine CooIs Him OFT
BY The Assoeiaied Press

BY the Associoied Press
TORONTO. June 24.-Hail-
stones as big as ice cubes fell
on a police cruiser here last
night. In fact. investigating
detectives found. they were
ice cubes.
They also found Gerald
Day. IS. tossing them out a
hotel window. He was fined
$40.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
By the Associoted Press

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June "a
A huge plane carrying So persons
vanished in the predawn today
over stormy Lake Michigan, and
tonight hopes of finding any one
alive waned with each hour.
A dawn to dusk afr and surface
search failed to find even trace
of the plane or anyone aboard.
The missing craft is North
west Airlines DC-4 "air coach. ="
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Some Relief Due Toda,
After Mercury Scars
To SweItering 3
Temperature Equals
Mark Of June "a, 1880,
Highest Since 1914

Summer turned on the heat in
Washington yesterday, sending
the mercury boiling up to 96 de-
grees. This equalled the mark
of June "a. 1880, highest since
1914.
AS week-enders sought relief at
rivers, beaches and parks, the
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Smith Beats Senator Graham
BY $4,000 Votes in Runoff
Primary in North Carolina
Opponent of Truman
Policies Leads From
Earliest Returns
By the Associated Press

RALEIGH, N. c., June "a
Willis Smith, who campaigned as
q champion of real Southern
democracy" and as an opponent
of much of President Truman's
Fair Deal program, won North
Cardinals runof Democratic SEN
atorial nomination today.
He defeated Senator Frank
Graham, friend and supporter OF
Evening star., 1950-06-25

Gillette Urges Curb on Primary outloys
in Races for Senate. Pose A-I9
Evening star., 1950-06-25

List Of Passengers and Grew on Plone
Missing Near Milwaukee. Poge Az
Mixed Company Rode Air Coach to Vanish
in Storm Over Lake. Poee Al
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American military advisers 10
the South Korean government
expressed the opinion that this
Evening star., 1950-06-25

Rodio Programs, Pages C-8-o
Complete Index, Poee AZ
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Truman Considers
Nonpartisan Board
For Loyalty Survey
Would Name Leading
Citizens For Inquiry
On Whole Program
a., Tn~:t l~tl~1
By Cecil Holland

President Truman is considering
the appointment of a nonpartisan
commission to survey the Govern
ment's loyalty program and to
study the relationship between ma
,tional security and individual
rights, it was learned yesterday.
Mr.. Truman has discussed the
proposal with administration lead
Morse Hits Hearings, Including Red In
quiry, As Kangaroo Courts" Pe. IA
Velde Asks Reopening Of Investigation
into Movie Communism. Page A-39
Evening star., 1950-06-25

South Korea Fighting to Keep lnds-
pendence Won z Years Ago. Ps. As
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(See PLANE. Page A-2.)
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tsee N. CAROLINA, Page A-3)
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Continued on Page Az. Col. 8.
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Continued on Page A-37, Col. q.
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Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy, warm and humid with
chance of afternoon and evening thun-
dershowers. Highest today about 90.
Tomorrow mostly sunny and warm.
Noon 80 pm. 90 IL pm. "a
2pm. -95 Bpm. 80 Midnight 81
pm. --95 10 pm. SO am. BIZ
Evening star., 1950-06-25

Continued on Page A-s, Col. H.
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(See AIRPORT, Page A-6J
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Korean Expert Called In.

(see REACTION, Page A-5D