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pound" the spokesman for a chain
store commented.
This chain also added another
2 cents a pound to loin lamb chops,
bringing them to a record $1.37 a
pound.
Some cuts of beef, veal and
poultry advanced an average of
2 cents pound.
Excess Buying Continues.
Here are some typical price
changes of one big food outlet:
Beef rib roast, 70 to SO cents:
chuck roast, 81 to SO; loin veal
chops, rs to 70: veal rib chops, IS
to SO; shoulder veal roasts, 43 to
40; smoked picnics, At to 40; fresh
hams. 81 to So; frying chickens,
45 to 40; stewing chickens, 43 to
As cents.
Store managers reported con-
tinued excess buying of such stor-
able items as sugar, soaps, pepper,
shortening and paper products.
Observed one retailer:
People are crazy 10 buy all.
those supplies, because there's
plenty Of everything"
voluntary Rationing Permissible.
He said the company was leav-
ing up to individual store man.
ayers any initiative in voluntary
rationing of items being bought
in unusual amounts.
Meanwhile, a broad investiga-
ton by the House District Com
mlttee of all war scare prof1teer-
ing" in food prices here was pro-
posed yesterday by Representative
Flood, Democrat. of Pennsylvania
Author OF an earlier resolution
for a probe of the rise in bread
prices in the District, he followed
this yesterday with an attack on
any "unjustifiable" price increases
in food items.
The proposal went to the House
Rules Committee, already consid-
ering his bread-price inquiry plan.
Flood Urges Prompt Action.
Under his proposals, the Dis
trlct Committee would have power
to subpoena witnesses and records
and would make reports back to
the House in about thirty days.
Supporting his proposal of yes
terday, Mr.. Flood told the House:
1T is important to the national
welfare that the Congress conduct
this investigation Immediately and
to crack down without mercy on
any food profiteers.
Such action taken here in the
Nations Capital will serve as a
warning to any other profiteers or
racketeers that they will be dealt
with harshly and at once"
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tack on the Republic of Korea
has made it clear beyond all
doubt that the international Com
mun1st movement is willing to use
invasion to conquer inde-
pendent nations" Congress moved
speedily today the foundation fol
a $40 billion rearming legislation
The Defense establish
ment began to muster fighting
forces that will be needed.
Aggression must be met firmly
Appeasement leads only to further
aggression and ultimately to war"
President Truman solemnly told
the Nation last night. He ex-
planned the action taken earlier
in the day. when he called on
Congress for new arms, expansion
OF the military forces to whatever
level may be required, and con-
trolls over strategic materials and
credit to speed preparedness and
ward off the menace of imitation
Messages Support President.
White House Press Secretar,
Charles G. Ross said today mes.
sages received at the White House
reflect Overwhelming support OF
the Presidents position
Mr.. Truman scheduled a late
afternoon conference with some
OF his top advisers to discuss the
planning necessary on the home
front.
Included in this group were
Chairman Symington of the Ma.
tionai Security Resources Board
Treasury Secretary Snyder, Com.
merce Secretary Sawyer, interior
Secretary Chapman and Labor
Secretary Tobin.
Hits at Scare buying. I
In homely vein, the President
In the address broadcast from tl1s
White House, covered much of the
ground of his message to Con.
gress. He obviously sought tc
personalize the situation into
which the country has moved al
the outgrowth of the "act of raw
aggression" in Korea, as he tolc
OF the long road ahead.
The Chief Executive hit hard or
the scare-buying and price in.
creases of the last few days, anc
reiterated his intention of seeking
price controls and rationing if this
becomes necessary.
He described wild buying and
hoarding as selfish" and foolish
and asserted that food-hoardine
Is especially foolish" because the
country has ample food.
Says Profiiteers Aid Enemy.
AS for the profiteers, Mr.. Tru-
man said these are doing just what
any enemy of this country would
want"
The plan to allocate strategic
materials. the President explained
Is designed to insure supplies both
for the military and civilian
economy.
Telling of the need for the
substantial increases in taxes
which are to be sought to finance
the rearming program, and serve
as AN antidote to imitation. the
President said "this is a contribu-
tion to national security that every
one OF us should stand ready tc
make"
Promising anew that the plan
to be worked out will be fair
Mr.. Truman repeated that it will
have as a major aim the elimina.
(Sno TpIIA6AN poco Ao\
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Senators Approve Bill King Leopold S Return
For Permanent Power To Throne Approved
To Fire Security Risks By Belgian Parliament
Hunts Move to Extend
Measure to All Agencies
Defeated by Committee

The Senate Armed Services
Committee today approved a bill
giving more than half a dozen
Government agencies permanent
power to suspend or dismiss civil
ian employees regarded as security
risks.
Passed by the House on July 12.
the bill would apply to the De-
tense Department, State, Com
merce, Justice and Treasury De-
partments. and to the National
Security Resources Board and
National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics.
The committee retained a pro-
vision allowing the President to
extend the same power 70 any
other agency when he deems it
necessary for national security
provided he reports the fact to
Congress.
Senator Hunt, Democrat, of
wyoming moved to apply the bill
f1atly to the entire Government
out was defeated on a tie vote
to 5.
Morse Votes Against Bill.
Senator Morse, Republican, of
oregon, said he wanted the So
called sensitive agencies to have
the right to get rid of security
risks, but voted against reporting
the bill after the committee turned
down his amendment which would
have enabled the Civil Service
Commission to review decisions of
the suspending officer.
The committee wrangled over
the bill for two hours, during
which Senator Bridges, Repub-
llcan, of New Hampshire re-
peated Republican charges that
sex perverts have been allowed to
leave some agencies of the Gov
ernment and be re-employed in
other departments.
FellX Larkin, general counsel CT
the defense establishment, pointed
out the Army, Navy and Air Force
have had authority on a tempo
rary basis to get rid of security
risks under 1912 law. The State
Department also has had such
power for one year at a time
written into its appropriation act
Procedure Set Up.
This bill makes it permanent
and sets up definite procedure to
be followed, including furnishing
the employe with a written state
ment of reasons for his suspen-
sion within five days and allow
ing a hearing.
Mr.. Larkin testified that under
tnelr temporary authority since
l942, the Army. Navy and Air
Force have removed 375 civilian
employees. During the same time
l4l others were cleared, 1O6 were
transferred or permitted to resign
ana 2l6 cases are pending now.
Mr.. Larkin emphasized that this
OIL Is intended to deal with "se-
curlty risks" as distinguished from
loyalty cases. 1t would cover
cases of employees against whom
tnere is no evidence of disloyalty,
but who have characteristics or
associations that lead their super
riors to find they are bad security
risks in agencies dealing with ma
tional defense or classified ma
terial.
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(The National Broadcasting
Co. reported from Tokyo that
Taejon has fallen to North
Korean forces. The report by
NBC Correspondent William
Dunno in Tokyo said the attack
was mounted from a road juno
ton about five miles northwest
of Taejon)
Front-line dispatches said the
oath Division was withdrawing
from the embattled city.
A Macarthur communique is
sued at 1885 am. today, Japan
daylight time (10:35 am, EDI
Thursday, said the Americans
clung to their positions but the
communique appeared to be basec
on information that was old.
City Is AblaZe.
The communique said a Korean
Communist infantry tank attack
yesterday afternoon was pressing
at the city. Field dispatches in.
d ;ated it had driven into the city
The Americans held off the Rec
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TOKYO, July 20 (P.-Brig.
Gen. John H. Church. first field
commander of American troops in
the Korean war, has been ap-
proved for promotion to the rank
OF temporary major general by
President Truman. Gen. MacAr-
thur announced today.
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armed forces for a limited selec-
tive recall of Reservists to active
duty.
Army, Navy and Air Force
Spokesmen indicated this after
noon that no actual recall orders
have yet been issued.
The machinery was rolling for
all the services and the possibility
that orders might go out later
in the day for some branches was
not ruled out. Emphasis in the
recall is on junior officers and
enlisted men who have special
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Golden Wedding, Full House

LOS ANGELES, July 20 (P.-
When William H. Alsdurf, IS, and
his bride of so years, Margaret,
SO, repeated their marriage VOWS
yesterday, the ceremony was wit
messed by five sons and daughters,
19 grandchildren and 10 great
grandchlldren. Quite a golden
wedding partyl
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public information officer in a
special communique tonight. The
communique said seven out of
seven tanks facing the bazooka
were knocked out, but later re-
ports said the weapon stopped
eight out of ten.
The weapon was manufactured
and transported from the United
States in only a few days.
Battle-tested gunners of the
24th Division were supplied win
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Queen Skipper Promoted

NEW YORK, July 20 (P).-Capt.
George E. Cove, master of the
Queen Elizabeth. has been named
commodore of the Cunard Steam
ship Co. fleet, effective August /.
Now Senior captain Of the Cunard
fieet, he succeeds Commodore
Charles M. Ford, who retires
July 81.
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Nation Responds
To Trumun Call
To Meet Threat
By Joseph A. Fox

America today girded for a vast
defense effort to halt Communist
aggression and insure the integ-
rity OF the free nations of the
world.
Responding to President Tru-
mans warning that the Red at
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New Cause for Complaint

LOS ANGELES, July 20 (R.-
Sounds of the times: Police radio
squads yesterday received this new
disturbance complaint over their
speakers: go to 222 West Twen-
ty-second street. . Television
too loud"
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By Russell Brines

ASsoefoteo FFess Foreign Correspondent
TOKYO, July 20.-The Army's
king sized bazooka-the new 3.5-
inch ground rocket launcher-
KO'd eight out of 10 Communist
tanks today in its first battlefield
test.
Arrival of the new weapon was
reported by Gen. MacArthur's
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ever the administration deems
necessary for national defense,
but most of them raised questions
about the five-point bill intro
duced late yesterday to give the
President broad powers to regulate
industry.
Chairman Taft of the Senate
Republican Policy Committee said
a hasty look at the measure indi-
Gates lit would give the President
every power he had during the
war, except price control and ra-
tioning, and would add some pow
ers."
Wolcott Predicts Price Jumps.
Representative Wolcott of Mich
igan, ranking Republican on the
House Banking Committee, agreed
and added his own prediction that
if Congress gives the President
power to allocate basic materials,
the prices of consumer goods will
go up "and in 80 days the Presi-
dent will be back here asking for
prlce and wage controls"
Chairman Maybank of the Sem
ate Banking Committee, who will
start hearings on the economic
controls Monday, said the eco
nomic control bill made public
yesterday is an administration
draft he introduced by request.
LAS an individual Senator" he
said, "it will mot be my purpose
to approve Of any broad and un-
restricted authority which might
return our people to any system
OF rationing and price controls
until such a move is absolutely
necessary beyond any shadow Of
a doubt"
Symington to Be Called.
Senator Maybank promised
complete hearings, with w. Stuart
Symington. chairman of the Ma
tional Security Resources Board.
as the first witness.
Senator Bricker, Republican, Of
Ohio said members intend to take
a good look at the measure. He
predicted some of its provisions
will be revised before it gets COM
mittee approval.
Despite the Republicans evident
dissatisfaction, Senate Majority
Leader Lucas remained hopeful
that he can get the production
measure before the Senate for ac-
ton late next week.
The five-point industrial mobil-
ization bill would empower the
President to: /, require industry
to take defense contracts; 2, re-
QUESTION property on payment Of
fair compensation; 3, make direct
Government loans, or guarantee
private loans, to private enter
prise for essential production; 4,
control various forms of credit
and margin requirements on COM
modify trading. and S, to make
dll necessary regulations 10 carry
out the other 4 powers.
House Registers Unity.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee probably will give con-
sideration to the additional SO
billion of defense money as soon
as the detailed estimates are
available.
Within an hour after the Pres
ident's message was read yester-
day, the House registered its unity
by voting, $50 to /, for the second
year of military aid to friendly
nations in the amount of $1,222,-
10000. The dissenting vote was
cast by Representative Marcan-
tonic. American-Laborite from
New York.
In his emergency message the
President indicated he may ask
for more money for the foreign
aid program, over and above the
$40 billion for this country's own
defenses, but he did not say how
soon the figures would be ready.
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Meat Prices Jump 1Oc
In Many Stores Here;
Pork Leads Increase
House Committee Asked
To Probe Wor-Score
Profiteerine in D. c.

Meat prices in many stores
Jumped as much as 10 cents a
pound today, putting a further
strain on the budgets of Washing
ton area families.
ITS hard to believe, but some
pork has gone up 10 cents a
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Fall OF Burning Taeion Imminent;
Yanks Battling Reds Inside City;
u. S. Girds forVast Defense Effort
American Troops
Withdraw, Front
Dispatches Say
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Friday. July 21.-
American and Communist North
Korean troops were battling today
In burning Taejon and the fall of
the key rail and highway junction
appeared near.
Text Of Communiques on the War in
Korea. Page 40
U. S. 7aeticof Gomble Poying of os
Macarthur Sees Victory. Page AS
Allied Planes Destroy so Enemy Aifcroft
in Two Days of Attock. Page A-l6
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Text Of Presidents Broadcast to Nation
on Korean War. Page ALP
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By George Beyeridqe

Some Marine Corps Reserve
units in the Washington area have
been alerted. but no orders for
active duty have been issued, Ma
rine Corps officials said today.
The alert was the most definite
move in announced plans of the
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New Bozooko Uses Principle Discovered
by U. {. scientist. Pose B-1
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Congress Wary
OF Controls, but
Backs Fund Plea
6. O. P. Ready to Meet
Needs for Defense;
Economic Plan Hit
By ]. A. OLeon

Congress was in a mood today
to give President Truman the
money and manpower he re-
quested for national defense with.
out delay, while viewing eau
tiously his proposed economic
controls.
Republicans made it clear they
are ready to go along with what
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Texts on Announcement of Limited Col
OF Reserve Personnel. Poge A-8
Senators Delay Action for Day on Measure
10 expand MI'toFy. Pose Az
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Anti-Red Arms Aid Posses Both Houses
With Single Dissent. Page AS
Cry Rises of Copitoi for Excess Profits
Tax on Corporations. Page Az
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Control Tolk Spurred as Prices Climb in
Spite Of Ample Supply. Pooe IA
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Gen. Church Promoted

(see TRUMAN, Page A-3J.
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Late New York Markets. Poce AIT.
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(see RESERVES, Page A-3D
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ever the administration deems
necessary for national defense.
but most of them raised questions
about the f1ve-point bill intro
duced late yesterday to give the
President broad powers to regulate
inSIIcfr1y
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(See KOREA, Page A-4D
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Guide for Readers

An Associoted Press Newsp
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(See EUROPE, Page A-3.)
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Showers late today. Partly cloudy tonight
low near 68. Tomorrow cloud, less humid
(Full report. Page A-2)
Temperatures Today.
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Rev. D. Joseph Corbett
Is Ordained as Priest

The Most Rev. John M. Nc
Namara, auxiliary bishop of
Washington. yesterday ordained
the Rev. D. Joseph Corbett to the
Roman Catholic priesthood at St
Gabriel's Church.
A native of Washington, Father
Corbett will sing his first solemn
high mass at st. Gabriel's at
1915 pm. Sunday. The Very Rev.
Lloyd P. Mcdonald, Provincial of
the Sulpicians, to which Father
Corbett belongs. will preach the
sermon.
Father Corbett plans to teach
later in one of the schools of his
order. The son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dennis j. Corbett, 43 Gallatin
street NV, the young priest is
a former parishioner of st. Ca
briefs. He studied at st. Charles
College and st. Mary's Seminary,
both in Baltimore, and earlier
was graduated from Holy Name
Parochial School here in 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19

changes to raise the seating from
700 to about $500.
This would provide much
needed impetus" to the athletic
program in the public schools. the
committee stated.
Rejected were requests for in
stallation of a. punch-card system
in the school systems bookkeep-
ing Office, an executive assistant
for DR.. Corning, three clerks for
the assistant superintendents, an
associate engineer and another
assistant principal at Anacostia
High School.
More Teachers Provided.
The committee approved hiring
Of Is teachers more than re-
quested for the colored schools.
This would mean SO new teachers
would be added to the colored
schools and many oversize classes
would be reduced in size.
Funds for adding IA clerks in
the elementary schools also were
approved. This is the first years
appropriation Of a four-year pro-
gram to put a clerk in each ele-
mentary school. taking clerical
duties from the shoulders of prin-
cipals.
The committee approved funds
for furniture and equipment for
new buildings but shaved $S9, 900
from the sum asked.
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Board 10 Discuss
Stand on Six Pools

The District Recreation Board
today called a special meeting to
consider adoption Of q statement
outlining its attitude toward the
Interior Departments operation
Of six swimming pools on q BIZ
racial basis this summer.
The meeting was scheduled for
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon. At its
last regular meeting the board
was unable to agree on the word
ing of statement.
The six pools-Banneker, Fran.
els, East Potomac, Anacostia,
Mckinley and Takoma-will be
opened next month by the In
terror Department on q bi-racial
basis.
Earlier this year the Recreation
Board rejected an offer by Interior
Secretary Chapman to take over
operation Of the pools because
Mr.. Chapman insisted all be
opened on a non-segregated basis.
The board also Cancelled the morn
ing classes 1t has been sponsoring
in the pools for many years.
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the pair has become the star at
traction of the menagerie tent.
There are also some elephants
in the tent. and while the pachy-
derms are nothing like the rarity
the gorillas are. % of them in one
place can't be ignored.
That other adjunct to any self
respecting circus. the sideshow,
can't be ignored either by any
one still possessed OF halfway
good ears. Heralded by the bark
ers, as usual, are the fat lady (540
pounds, the sword swallower "a
woman in this case). the giant
Zone Jakob Nacken. measuring
feet 6, fresh from Dusseldorf, Ger
many. and some well-protected
hula girls. There's also a snake
charmer, a tattoed lady, and a
"flreproof man."
But all these are preliminaries.
It is inevitably the big top" that
holds the biggest excitement.
Twice yesterday its three rings
were busy for the better part of
three hours. Here are some of
the attractions they contained:
The first appearance in America
of a dozen performing bears,
trained by a German circus vet
eran named Albert Rix. Brunette
Pinto Del Orc. glamorous 20
year-old Spanish star of the
swinging trapeze"-another first.
The Alzanas, experts of the high
wire. The famous Flying Con-
cellos." aerial stars, one of whom
(Arthur M has graduated to be
circus general manager.
Geraldos Have Net.
The GeraldoS, plucky trapeze
pair. are back on the job with a
nett after recovering from serious
injuries in a Baltimore fall the
day after they left here last year
There are dancing horses and
dancing elephants and clowns
like Veteran Lou Jacobs, who
rides in an undersize midget auto
despite his own 6-foot height.
There are new production
numbers" too, designed by Presi-
dent Producer John Ringing
North and John Murray Ander-
son. One called when Dreams
Come True" designed for the
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swered, but I didn't hear him, "
the pilot said.
They were within 200 feet Of a
well travelled highway. but q
number Of motorists passed before
one stopped to pick them up.
The plane crashed about seven
miles from where the airmen
landed.
A wartime photo-reconnaisance
pilot flying P-38s. Maj. Burners
first parachute jump was last
nights.
At home Mrs. Burnor and their
three daughters Barbara. 5. Patty,
IT., 8. and Bonnie. /, were waiting
for a phone call from the Penn
Sylvania hinterlands.
II know he Is safe, but I Just
want to hear him tell me-" his
wife said.
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By Cherries J. Yorbrouoh

Maj. Richard II. Burnor tipped
his jet plane over on it's back and
stepped out into the snow at
1000 feet over West Chester, Pa,
last night.
"All I knew" he grinned. was
that ] was going down"
Maj. Burnor. 81, of 818 Hall
wood avenue. Falls Church. and
his passenger, 1t. c. H. Cresci-
bene. %. of Turner Air Force
Base. Ga, bailed out into the
snow when their jet trailer-a
two-seater version of the F-80
Shooting Star-sucked up the last
of its fuel.
Enroute from Tulsa, Okla. and
Indianapolis to Andrews Air Force
Base, the plane ran into violent
thunderstorms.
Thoughts While Falling.
when we got down to 20 GAL
Ions. told 1t. Crescibene to get
all his gear loose and that I'd
let him know when I was ready
to JettiSon the canopy" Maj.
Burnor said.
Il told him. jerked the emery
ency release. tipped it over on
its back and we dropped out"
Thoughts?
"All I could think about when
we dropped out was keeping my
arms and legs intact. Whether
the chute will open or not always
enters your mind, I suppose, but
at that point. there isn't much
anyone can do about 1t.
He was sure I'VE were over land,
but there are an awful lot Of water