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NSo1At1IluCU TIUIu rllSt FdBE.J
the present equivalent of two
Such a program would place from
one-third to one-half of the plan
ned number of United States divi-
sions in Europe. Many of these
troops will be given a minimum
amount of training in this coun-
try and then receive combat train
ing overseas.
A build-up of American air
strength in Europe also is likely
But no figures on the strength
of the Nations contributions to
the overall force will be made pub
lie as result of the sessions here
the Defense Department said yes
terday.
Data is Classified.
A spokesman said that such
data was classified. However
some inkling of the strength OF
American forces overseas likely
will become known when con-
gressional hearings on appropri-
ations are completed next year.
The Treaty nations are in agree
ment that an overall commander
will have to be named for the in
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cities from competing with each
other to get them.
Whatever the Federal planners
decide to request, the last word
will rest with Congress. And that
is not expected until next spring
after Congress has acted on per-
manent civil defense legislation.
In the meantime, establishment
of temporary civil defense
agency awaits an executive order
and some funds-from the
President.
In another civil defense devel-
opment, the Defense Department
announced that a conference will
get underway at the Annapolis
Hotel tomorrow on the role of the
Civil Air Patrol in civil defense.
The conference. to be attended
by CAP wing commanders and
civil defense co-ordinators, will
be addressed by Mr. WadsWorth,
Assistant Air Force Secretary
Harold C. Stuart and Maj. Gen.
Lucas V. Beau. CAP national
commander.
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missions tonight, said the squads
were instructed to finish their
jobs "in the shortest possible
time"
A brief communique from
headquarters of the treaty coun-
ellis permanent deputies did not
name the types of equipment,
the survey teams, nor the coun-
tries they came from.
/ The equipment, however, un-
doubtedly would include such
items as radar, tanks and We
hicles, fighter planes, artillery
small arms. and munitions.
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II Nations Will Lay Defense Plans Here This Week

| ternational force but there has
been some disagreement as to
when such an appointment should
take place. One school of thought
is that the commander should be
named now. The United States
position has been that such an ap-
pointment should not take place
until the commander has some
forces to command, that a chief
of staff might well be named now
with the commanders appoint
ment coming later when the
forces were actually on hand.
Gen. Bradley has said that this
country would appoint an Ameri-
can to command the forces if the
other powers wanted it. If the
overall commander is an Ameri-
can, it is likely that his chief of
staff would be from one of the
other nations.
There has been some specula-
ton that either Gen. Bradley or
Gen. Eisenhower would be named
commander.
Following the meeting here the
foreign visitors will make inspec-
tion trips to Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base at Dayton, Ohio.
Evening star., 1950-10-22
French Girls Honored

A bus load of pupils from
school in Scotland returned from
a trip to France and Spain with
two French girls, honor guests in
return for the hospitality shown
them abroad.
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Survey Squads Inspect
West Europe's Industry

LONDON Sunday, Oct. o.
(P)-Nine small. fast moving sur
vey squads are inspecting West
ern Europe's industrial plants to
seek ways of boosting arms pro-
duction against Communism.
The North Atlantic Treaty. Or
ganization, disclosing the survey
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Buzuur at st. james

The annual parish bazaar of st.
James Catholic Church, Falls
Church will be held at 8 pm.
Wednesday through Friday in the
church school auditorium.
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FRENCH ABANDON LANGSON-French abandoned
the frontier headquarters fortress boxe leaving
hundreds of miles of China territory the Chinese
border wide to the Communist led rebels MIMI
Earlier the French pulled Caobang Dongkhe Thakhe
Nacham and Dong Dang (underlned Open indicate
possible invasion for the rebels The defense
perimeer from Laokay Moncay the Gulf of Tonkn
with only anchor points remaining to the French
"A
Evening star., 1950-10-22
Body Needs Insulin

Insulin. normally produced In
the human pancreas, is hormone
and lack of it in the body causes
diabetes.
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Chicago Scientist Describes
Strunqe Murder Waves in Bruiin

These are masses of gray matter
buried under the cerebral corJex,
Or top of the brain. where all
conscious mental activity is CEN
tered. In evolution, it is likely,
the thalamus was the highest
brain center at one time. This
was the case with the dinosaurs
and perhaps the most primitive of
mammals.
At this stage there was little
that could be called conscious
thought. The animal responded
Immediately to danger or inter-
ference with rage which led to
immediate aggression. The thala-
mus still remains an organ of
primitive emotion but its reac-
tions are delayed and ':1odified
by the cerebral cortex, which has
been built on top of it.
The abnormal brain waves found
by Dr. Gibbs and his associates in
this area might be considered evi-
dence of an explosion" of the
(see HENRY. Page A-4J
Evening star., 1950-12-08
Senator Predicts Ban
On Cargoes for Reds
BY the Associated Press

Senator Maybank, Democrat, Of
South Carolina said today the
Government is about to issue an
order prohibiting any American
ship or plane from carrying any
cargo to nations under control Of
the international munist
movement.
Senator Maybank told reporters
that Secretary of Commerce Saw
yer had advised him of the forth
coming order. which would be in
line with legislation the Senator
introduced two days ago.
The executive order, Senator
Maybank said, will prevent any
American vessel or plane from
hauling cargoes from any place
in the world to a country within
the Soviet orbit.
He noted that this would ban
them from carrying goods from
Hong Kong. He said the order
will exempt Yugoslavia from the
ban.
Evening star., 1950-12-08
DiSaIIe Sees No Need Headquarters SET Up
For General Price and For District Wardens
Wage Controls Now In Old Force School
Schwartz Names 6 Stuff
Members and % Aides
In Divisions and Areas

Establishment of headquarters
for the District civil defense war
den service in the old Force
School. 1740 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. was announced today by
Max c. Schwartz. chief warden.
Mr.. Schwartz also revealed the
appointment of six staff members
for the headquarters and wardens
for % divisions and areas.
Harry N. Stull, 3940 Garrison
street NV, was named executive
assistant under Mr.. Schwartz. He
is a veteran civic leader and for
mer president of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Association. Will
liam Armstrong of the Ambas-
sador Hotel. was named training
director. Records and admins
tration will be handled by Thomas
w. Parks, 207 Florida avenue NV.
3 Named to Publicity Staff.
Appointed to the headquarters
public relations staff were Harry
c. Weschler, 2480 Sixteenth street
NV; Isaac N. Cupid, 118 v street
NV. and Wilbur S. Finch, 1918
Newton street NE.
The wardens named for the
various divisions set up in the
city are:
Division B (police precincts 2, 10
and 13)-John T. Shores, 240 r
(See WARDENS. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-12-08
Another Cold Spell
Predicted Tonight

Washington is in for another
cold spell tonight, when the mer-
curry is expected to drop to 25 de-
grees in the city and 20 in the
suburbs.
The Weather Bureau predicted
another cloudy and cold day with
high of 40. Tomorrow will be
fair and cold.
Fifty-mile-an-hour winds and
rain buffeted the District and sur
rounding area last night.
Falling temperatures in West
ern Maryland slowed a thaW that
has been threatening to fill rivers
to overfiowing. At Cumberland
the Potomac River was near flood
levels when the mercury dip head
ed off the threat.
Workmen were forced to tie
down equipment on the Chesa-
peake Bay bridge project as high
tides struck the area. When last
nights storm abated at midnight
little damage was reported. The
high winds brought numerous re-
ports Of trees blown down and
power and telephone lines knocked
out throughout the State.
In Virginia more than 2 inches
of rain fell between 8 am. and 3
pm, sending many streams over
their banks but posing little threat
of serious floods.
Minor floods were reported in
Rockbridge. Grayson. Montgom-
cry, Bath and Roanoke Counties.
Evening star., 1950-12-08
More Serious Losses
Unlikely, Says Collins
On Return From Korea
Army Chief Of Stoff
Talks Briefly With
Reporters at Airport

The Army chief Of staff re-
turned from Korea early today
with the conviction that "oul
forces will be able to take care
Of themselves without further
serious losses"
Gen. J. Lawton Collins. In a
brief statement to newsmen on
arrival at National Airport. said
he had nothing significant" to
add to his comments made in
Seoul. but he explained that his
optimistic view on the military
situation there came from what
I have seen" and from confer
ences with Gen. Macarthur.
The general left hurriedly a
week ago Immediately after Chi
nese attacks began push
ing United Nations forces back
toward Seoul.
His remarks at the airport re-
iterated his Seoul statement that
the situation that has developed
in Korea was caused by the intro
dlction of strong Chinese Com
muniSt forces"
Gen. Collins said he would make
an immediate report to the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and could give nc
further information publicly on
his findings or his conversations
with Gen. Macarthur.
He stood patiently before q
battery of newsreel cameras after
walking in front of them with a
smiling comment:
You have a hell Of battery
here for nothing. I have nothing
to say"
Evening star., 1950-12-08
Joseph H. Short, T., Named
White House Press Secretary
Washington Newsmon
Born in Mississippi,
Old Friend of Trumon

President Truman today named
Joseph H. Short. jr,, Of the Balti-
more Sun to be White House press
secretary. succeeding the late
Charles G. Ross.
The appointment was announced
by Stephen T. Early, who has
been serving temporarily since Mr..
Ross sudden death Tuesday
night.
Mr.. Short. a former president
of the National Press Club. has
been in newspaper work in Wash
ington for the last 19 years.
He was with the Washington
bureau Of the Associated Press
from 1881 to 1941.
He spent two years with the
Chicago Sun. and then went to
the Baltimore Sun in 1943.
The new press secretary is As
years old. He was born in Vicks-
burg. Miss, on February II, 1904,
son of Joseph Hudson and Irene
Elizabeth Short, and was grad
Evening star., 1950-12-08
By Thomas R. Henry
Sr;an1s EJ;tor ~ The St1r

CLEVELAND. Dec. 8.-There
are murder waves in the brain
They were described before the
American Medical Association
meeting here today by DR.. Fred
erick A. Gibbs of the University
of Chicago, the country's fore
most expert on brain waves"
DR.. Gibbs told psychiatrists o1
the association of two new types
of these minute pulses of elec-
trical energy. Each has an av-
erage energy of about Is mil
lionth of a volt. They are pro-
duced by the brain chemical &C
tivity, proceed rhythmlcally, and
can be detected by electrodes
placed on the skull.
Most notable of the new forms
were two types. characterized by
rhythms of IA and 6 seconds
respectively. which come from the
hyperthalamus and thalamus'
Evening star., 1950-12-08
Inside Reading
In Todoy's Star

NEW FACES IN CONGRESS-Two
Hoosier formers come to Washington
TO join the Republican ronks Of the new
Congress. John V. Beomer, former
Wobosh businessmen, and Edeor Deon
Crumpoeker, whose vocotion is the law,
make their bow to Stor readers on
Poee d.
THE WOMEN GET BACK INTO
UNIFoRM-Once again enlistments
GRE booming in the WACS, WAVES,
WAFS and Womon Marines. The en-.
listment requirements, with some notes
on snoopy new uniforms. GRE described
by stor Reporter Mary L. Voushon on
Poas A-l0.
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Need for Capital
Evacuation Held
War Possibility
Jones Testimony
Supports Plea for
Agency Dispersal
By Froncis P. DouoIos

A Budget Bureau official today
told Congress it is conceivable
that we might have to evacuate
this city entirely in the event
of an enemy air strike.
Roger w. Jones. an assistant
director of the Budget Bureau.
made the statement in appearing
before the House Public Works
Committee. The committee to-
day started hearings on a bill
to authorize a $3.50 million ap-
preparation for dispersal of Gov
ernment agencies into Maryland
and Virginia near the Capital.
Mr.. Jones said a complete evacu-
alton was unlikely, but not i'm
possible. But he presented the
dispersal plan as an adequate pro-
gram to keep the Nations busi-
ness functicning in time of at
tack.
Larson TeStifies.
Jess Larson, General Services
administrator. told the committee
he was sure the defense of the
Capital would be a formidable
one" But, he added, it cannot
be assumed that one or perhaps
two enemy planes carrying atomic
bombs would not get through.
It is conceivable. he added. that
one of the dispersed installations
would be hit, but then there would
be seven more to carry on.
The only practical means Of
defense is dispersal" Mr.. Larson
said. THAT does not assure full
protection; there is no full pro-
lection. But we will so disperse
the concentrated target Of the
Nations Capital that the military
feel its attractiveness as a target
will be reduced"
Mr.. Jones, the first witness be-
fore the committee. urgedthe adop-
ton of the measure to insure
the continuity of important Gov
ment functions in case OF at
tack.
"Tempos" Held Dangerous.
He said that in such event
Government employees working in
f1imsy temporary buildings would
be in considerable danger.
The Government is planning to
buy eight sites within radius of
about 20 miles from the White
House and to erect buildings to
provide Office space for 5000 en-
ployes on each site.
Mr.. Jones said that in case OF
attack it is assumed that there
would be an air raid warning sys-
tenn functioning and interceptor
aircraft available. He said work.
ers in the permanent, heavily con-
structed Government buildings
would have degree of protection
in Easements and endorsements.
But, he said. in the temporary
buildings there are no cellars, and
the structures are susceptible to
fire. He said one of the worst
examples is the State Department.,
now in 18 or 19 buildings with
substantial number of it's en-
ployeS in temporaries.
A-BOmb Discussed.
Mr.. Larson reminded the COM
mittee that potential enemies
have developed the atomic bomb,
have the means of delivering them
(See DISPERSAL, Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1950-12-08
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman and Prime
Minister Attlee are due to wind
up their five-day conference to-
day, with indications of broad
agreement on the policies to be
pursued in Europe, but less
unanimity on steps in the Pa
ciflc.
The two Chiefs of State went
into what may be their final
meeting at II o'clock this morn
ing. Whether they will be able
to wind up their work then was
not certain. But in any event,
the breakup of the conference
will be followed by a communique
covering the scope of their delib-
erations. according to acting
White House Press Secretary
Early.
Vice President Barkley and
most of the cabinet sat in on to-
days session. which followed the
weekly cabinet meeting. Present
also was Gen. J. Lawton Collins.
Army Chief of Staff, who returned
this morning from a conference
with Gen. Macarthur.
The first business before today's
meeting was consideration OF a
report from the combined Anglo
American task 1orce which for
two days has been mapping a
program for increasing output of
both vital raw materials and
materiel production.
Plans to Fly to New York.
Prime Minister Attlee tenta-
lively planned TO fly to New York
this afternoon for an overnight
stop with Britain's U. N. dele
CATION. Then he will go to Ottawa
to confer with the heads Of the
Dominion government.
Today Lester B. Pearson, Cana
dian Minister for External Affairs.
come here from New York to meet
Mr.. Attlee and accompany him to
Ottawa. Embassy officials said the
Canadian Air Force is sending to
New York a special plane which
will take the Attlee party to
Ottawa.
Before going to this morning S
meeting with the President, Mr..
Attlee briefed the top diplomatic
representatives of the seven Brit
ish commonwealth countries at the
British Embassy on the results of
his conversations up to that time.
Countries represented were India,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
Pakistan, Ceylon and South At
rica.
Conference Going 20. X"
Mr.. Attlee responded with a
smiling 20. K" as he emerged
from the meeting with President
Truman late yesterday and was
asked how things were going.
The President and Prime
Minister covered the ''broad
aspects Of the world situation" in
their meeting yesterday. according
to the formal White House COM
munique.
1t was reported that the two
had agreed the defense of Europe
must be speeded up, and an early
development is expected to be the
appointment of Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower to head the forces of
the Atlantic Community.
While the path to action in
Europe appears to be clearly
marked out, the situation in
Korea is complicated.
There is first the uncertainty
as to whether the United Nations
can keep a foothold there, and
second, whether there is any
chance of negotiating a salts
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eVentuality in the imitation field
put he was still hopeful that it
would never be necessary to regu-
late the Nations entire economy.
In answer to a further oues-
ton at a news conference, Mr.. Di
Sale estimated that from go to 80
days would be required for his
price stabilization Office to build
up a staff large enough to admin
lister and enforce general price
curbs.
Curbs Not Needed Now.
'There isn't any question that
we are making plans for price CELL
ings," Mr.. Di Sale continued.
I'VE are preparing for all eventu-
alities. However, at this time I
do not see any need (for all-out
controls) and we are still hoping
that imposition of general con-
trolls will not be necessary"
Taking part in the news con-
ference with Mr.. Di Sale, who
took Office only two days ago. were
Sterilization Director Alan Valen-
tine, and Cyrus S. Ching, chair
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But Plans Are Being Made
For Any EventuoIity in
Initiation Field, He Says
By james Y. Newton

Price Director Michael v. D
Sale said today the Government
Is making plans for general price
and wage controls but that he die
not think they were needed at this
time.
Mr.. Di Sale said plans were be-
ing made for use against any
Evening star., 1950-12-08
House Subcommittee
Concentrates Fire
On Civil Defense Plan
Proposed Legislation
Criticized as Giving
Agency Too Much Power
By Crosby S. Noyes

Proposed civil defense legisla'
Ition ran into hard going toda.
as hearings on the bill came to {
close before a House Armed Serv
ices Subcommittee
Committee members, golne
through a n-by- section anal.
ysis of the bill, reflected in theil
questions a growing Skepticisln ol
some Of the broad powers re-
quested for the Civil Defense Ad-
ministration in preparation fol
an attack on the United States.
Their fire today was concen-
trated on privisions which would
permit States To enter into mutual
aid compacts with other States
and neighboring foreign countries
and permit the President to trans
fer unobligated appropriations for
any Federal department tor civil
defense purposes IN case Of tmer-
gency.
VinsOn Leads Attack.
Leading the attack, Chairman
Vinson of the House Armed Serv-
ices Committee, who also attends
the hearings. declared he was
getting a little skeptical of these
broad authorities" provided in the
bill.
He objected that the Constitu-
ton does not provide for compacts
between States and foreign coun-
tries, and that compacts between
States must be approved by Con-
gress after they are completed
He protested that in granting
prior approval of mutual-aid
pacts, Congress would be setting
a precedent for a procedure that
has never been permitted before. u
The normal procedure of Congress
approving State compacts, he
argued, would cause dangerous
delay in co-ordinating defense
plans.
Dubious of Funds Plan.
AS to the authorization of trans
fer of Federal funds in case of
attack. committee members were
even more dubious. Mr.. Vinson
commented the section docs not
even specify the degree of attack
it might even by flying saucers
or japanese ballons."
He protested that "the only
control that Congress has left is
control of the money" and that it
should not write away its authority
in the present act.
Rewriting of the measure to
meet the objections of committee
members will be undertaken dur
ing closed sessions of the commit
te next week.
Col. Barnet Beers. Defense De-
partment liaison officer with the
civil defense agency, yesterday
told the committee that. despite
a widespread feeling that the
Defense Department wants civil
defense placed under the direct
control of the Secretary of De-
fense," the opposite is true.
Military Defense Mission.
The military, said Col. Beers,
believe they've got enough to do
as it is" Their primary mission
should be the military defense of
the country, and their entire ener-
gies should be devoted to the
successful termination of a war, A."
he said.
The officer testified that all
studies made of civil defense prob
lens in this country, and the ex-
perience of foreign countries
under conditions of actual attack,
bear out the idea that civil defense
is primarily civilian RESPONSE
bility. It's leadership and super
vision should. therefore, also be
left up to civilians, Col. Beers
said.
Evening star., 1950-12-08
By the kssociofed Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Dec. 9.-The
seven member United Nations Ko-
rean Commission sent the Cen
eral Assembly a special report to-
day formally challenging Soviet
claims that the Chinese Commu-
mist troops in Korea are volun-
teers.
The report said the commission
had made an on-the-spot inquiry
Text Of Report by U. N. Koreon Com
mission. Poee AS
and found that all prisoners taken
by Gen. MacArthur's forces were
members of regular army units
and were not volunteers in any
possible meaning of the term"
Selim Sarper of Turkey read
the report to the Assembly's 60
nation Political Committee at the
opening of this mornings session
The commission estimated at least
10000 Chinese Reds are now in
Korea. 1t said none of the pris-
oners taken had the slightest idea
they were fighting U. N. forces
Instead, they thought they were
fighting South Koreans.
Committee Opens Debate.
The Political Committee then
launched into its debate on a six
nation demand for the immediate
withdrawal of the Chinese Com
munists.
India's Sir Bengal N. Rau, leader
of the acknowledgements peace
efforts, said he still had received
no reply from Peiping either to
his personal appeal or to an ap-
peal from 13 Asian and Middle
East countries. The latter group
last Tuesday called on the Chinese
Communists to stop at the 38th
Parallel.
Mrs. Viiayalakshmi Pandit. In
dian Ambassador, conferred with
the Chinese Communist envoy, WI
Hsiu-chuan, last night, but she
returned to Washington without
disclosing the nature of their con-
.versation.
While the U. N. debate con-
tinued, there appeared to be no
great hurry among many delega-
tionS.
Sampling of Opinion.
A sampling Of opinion here
showed that the reluctance to go
ahead was largely due to two
factors:
The British-and several other
delegations-do not want to say
anything until they know results
of the conferences between PIesi-
dent Truman and Prime Minister
Attlee.
The 13 Asian countries which
appealed to the Chinese Reds to
stop at the 38th Parallel want to
wait for an answer.
The Russians contend that there
is no Chinese intervention in
Korea and that the whole prob
lem should be thrown off the
agenda.
The United States, however. is
determined that the U. N. de.
(See U. N, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1950-12-08

WELLINGTON, New Zealand,
Dec. 8 (P.-New Zealand's volun-
teer field artillery regiments of
about 1,100 men will sail for Ko-
rea Sunday as planned, despite
deterioration of the military sit
uation there, Prime Minister Sid
ney Holland said tonight.