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Kodiak mirror., 1951-12-22
LETTER TO eDIroR
Dear Editor:

On Dec. 27 the city of Ko- 2fak will award the city gar bage hauling contract. We have long felt that the exist ing garbage ordinance, and arbitrary method of awardinQ the contract could be improved for the benefit of John 0. Public. In studying the cur rent ordinance we find that the city becomes the sole col lector of garbage with the right to either haul the gar bage or award the contract to private individuals.
 The ordinance also makes it unlawful for persons other than the authorized dealer to dispose of his garbage at the municipal dump, and all per sons having garbage must patrenize the authorized hauler. Rates are set by the city council.
 The awarding of the gar bage hauling contract in the past has seldom been based on the low bid. It has usually been based upon an arbitrary assumption that one of the bidders could give superior service. To us this method seems undemocratic and un- fair. The total skills needed insthe hauling of garbage is the simple ability to dump a can'lnto a truck, multiply this operation, and pull a lever at the dump.
 In the past the hauling con- tract has been usually award ed arbitrarily and not based upon the bid. According to the ordinance all taxpayers with garbage have been forced to subscribe to the service of a private individual, who oper- ates for profit, or they become law breakers.
 All collections have been made by the city for the hauler and l0% has been added for over due accounts. If this is not a monopoly What is it? :?
 Just how much work is con- nected with the job and how much hard cash is earned? 2 Assuming that there are 10 miles of roads in Kodiak, our present h auler must make one and one-half miles of daily pick-ups plus some daily and some thrice weekly main street pick-ups plus an esti- mated three to four trips to the dump (And pull the lever) We feel that 25 miles of daily running is more than a fair average and that S2,500 per year will more than cover the truck cost, including deprecia- tion.
 Check the income: For the current year of 1851 city revenue has amounted to ap- proxlmately $13,2 As an estimate we feel that revenue from outside the city limits |
Kodiak mirror., 1951-12-22

UuSlilSSS plus SOlfle Ol tilG IleW.
 Considering all factors. am- ount of work. responsibility, lack of competition. collection set-up and small credit losses we feel that there is far too much remuneration. The above set-up has but one possible de- fensa sanitation. We recog- nize the need for sanitation but feel that it can be better obtained by a method which will give uss tax payers a bet ter run for our money.
 What can be done to i'm prove the situation?? We know the dire need of the city for more money. We suggest to the city council that the city take over the actual hauling. The extra income could be used to purchase a small cat and blade plus sufficient oil to keep the dump in a sanitary condition.
 In time the revenue received by the city for hauling gar bage could be used for sewers, roads, etc. Regarding equip ment: If the city takes over the hauling it is possible that second hand equipment might be available.
 As a whole, municipal oper- ations as such, are repugnant to us but in the case of gar bage which is a sanitation must in a community, we feel, that no private individual should be set up to capitalize on such a fundamental need. and we further feel that all profits should return to the taxpayer. We also feel that the removal of a possible poli- tical plum from the political horizon is a healthy move.
 Should the city council feel that the above move is not ad- visable at this time we offer the following suggestions:
 l. That the hauling contract be awarded to the lowest bid der who can produce sufficient performance bond or cash equivalent.
 2. A vehicle which qualities under the specification as out lined in the garbage ordinance.
 No bidder should be given special consideration because of self loading equipment. This type of equipment bene- fits the user but any good tight, covered conveyance hauIs the garbage just as well. We tax payers are interested in more return to the city rather than self loading equipment.
 3. All individuals be given lawful use of the city dump. Permits be required for the dumping of garbage but no permit to dump rubbish.
 In closing we wish to state that this letter has been moti- vated by the honest belief: That - prohibiting the tax payer from using the munich
Evening star., 1951-07-25

Belfast, Northern Ireland, school
children are the subject of the
largest mass tuberculin testing in
the United Kingdom history.
Evening star., 1951-07-25
Independent Offices
Report Up in House

The House this Afternoon begar
consideration of the 1852 indie.
pendent Offices appropriation!
conference report. as Republicans
planed a drive to recommit TIT
bill to obtain a greater reduction
of Government jobs.
House-Senate conferees on tn,
measure several weeks ago agreed
to eliminate the House approved
Jensen rider, which would lirni
agencies from filling only Is pc
cent Of personnel vacancies. In.
stead, the conferees approved tn,
Senate adopted rider cutting
agency personnel budget estimate
by a fiat of 10 per cent.
Republican members, together
with a group of Southern Demo.
Gratis, will seek to have the bill
re-committed to conference, with
instructions that House conferee!
insist that the Jensen rider he
retained.
A similar move was successful.
several weeks ago when the House
voted to re-commit the Labor.
Federal Security appropriations
bill, with instructions that the
Jensen proviso be retained.
The independent Offices bill also
contains the Senate approved
rider which would reduce the &c
days annual leave benefits of gov
ernment workers to 20 days. House
conferees said they will recon-
mend to the House that this pro-
vision be approved.
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requested amounts are necessary
Usually no witnesses appear or
behalf of the public, the report
Ipointed out.
To show what a big business
the Federal Government has be-
come, the committee compared II
with the eight largest corporations
in the country.
Those eight corporations have
ian aggregate annual income OF
1927 billion, the committee said,
while the Federal Governments
income is now $53.7 billion. Ut Is
ESTIMATED that, for the year end
ling next June, existing taxes will
produce $50 billion, and the Treas
Iury has asked the Senate to add
to that another $40 billion in new
taxes.)
The bill provides that the 1s
members of the proposed Joint
Budget Committee would be chos-
en- as follows: Five each from
the House and Senate Appropria-
tions Committees and four each
from the House and Senate Com
mittees on Expenditures.
Evening star., 1951-07-25

destiny and free of interference
from any outside force.
Meanwhile, the continuing
presence and readiness of the
United Nations forces In Korea
constitute the only assurance we
have of meeting the threat of re-
Inewed aggression if the peace talks
should break down.
Finally / would add that that
necessity for caution is still evil
dent. The discussions thus far
have been only on the adoption
of an agcnda. The real points to
be settled have not yet been dis
cusSed. There is no agreement
as yet as to any Of these points.
In answer to questions, Gen
Marshall said the decision OF
whether to boost the armed
strength of the United States
reported by The Star previously
as being under study by the joint
Chiefs of Staff--would be made
in October. He called October
"the month of decision"
He also disclosed that the Ma
tion's plane production capacity
was being expanded so that the
industry could turn out, if neces-
sary, enough aircraft to form 18(
groups. The objective now is 81
groups (of which 81 are in ex-
istence). with proposals by some
Congressmen to expand to Isl
groupS,
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scheduled another meeting fol
tomorrow afternoon.
The u. N. announcement said
1.-THE ninth meeting of the
United Nations commando Com
Imunist armistice negotiations to-
day made considerable progress
toward the formulation of an
lagenda."
It was the first time a COM
munique had reported consider
able progress"
Both Nam and Admiral Joy ap-
lpeared to be in good spirits as
they left the meeting hall. Each
smiled as he posed for U. N. cam
eramen.
The U. N. communique said
Gen. Nam asked Admiral Joy, at
the start of today'S session, to
clarity the Allied view on the
Communists proposed agenda
The Red general said he wanted
Ito be sure there wassno miSunder-
standing of remarks the American
admiral had made last Saturday
lat the eighth session.
At that time Admiral Joy made
lit clear the U. N. would not con-
slider listing the question of troop
Withdrawals from Korea as a sub
|iect for truce talks.
The full 53-minute morning
session today, the o. N. an
|nounced, was devoted to satisfying
Gen. Mans interest on this point
The Communist delegation was
furnished IAN extract in English
|of the statement in question" the
announcement said. It did not
Isay what the statement was,
The next session was sched-
uled for z pm. tomorrow t12 pm
Wednesday EDT)-an unusual
hour to start their talks. The
eight previous meetings began in
forenoon.
Delegates gave no hint whether
either side had softened its stand
on the key question. That is the
Communist demand that with
Idrawal of foreign troops from
Korea be listed as subject for
discussion in truce talks.
Evening star., 1951-07-25
|33 Exits From Hotel
Termed Problem in
Policing Of Dunbar

The Dunbar Hotels 80 exits
create q headache for detectives
policing the place, William Joseph
Cannon. head of the Sennett Sc
|curity Bureau here, said today.
But. he added. despite the diff
|culties. the hotel management is
making q sincere effort" to do a
good job in running the establish
|ment. Mr.. Cannon testified as a
witness for the hotel on its appeal
from the decision of License Supt.
&c. T. Nottingham not to issue a
liquor license.
Mr.. Cannon, whose company
supplies hotel detectives for the
Dunbar, located at Fifteenth and
U streets NV, said many unde-
|sirable persons sneak In through
the exits. He said that since his
Organization took over June IS,
his men had elected 13 tenants
and recommended dismissal OF 81
employees.
Blame "Over- Jealous" Police.
Louis r. Lautier, Washington
correspondent for number OF
colored newspapers, told the Dis
trict License Board that a pair OF
"over-zealous policemen, anxious
to make a good showing" were re-
sponsible for the hotels present
troubles.
Pvts. John M. Matthews and
Ernest James Brete had testified
yesterday that they were served
whiskey at the bar-a violation
of ABC regulationS-and that they
were approached by women solic-
iting prostitution. The officers also
said they had bought two cigar
cites represented as Inarijuana,
which turned out to be catnip.
Police Inspector Robert Pearce
said his men weren't over-zealous.
and asked some sharp questions
of Mr.. Lautier, but the newspaper
man stuck to his story.
Testify on Character.
Wash B. Williams, Washington
business man, and Edward c.
Baltz, president of the Perpetual
Building Association, testified as
character witnesses for Harvey
Warrick, head OF the Dunbar
House Corp, the hotel owner.
The license Of the hotel was re-
voked by the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board several weeks ago,
after charges were fled by police
that the hotel management al
lowed law violations.
Evening star., 1951-07-25
Allied Planes Battle
Enemy Near Musan
BY the Associated Press

UNITED STATES 9th ARMY
HEADQUARTERS, Korea, July IS
United Nations patrols battled g
Communist platoon northwest oi
Musan, U. N. advance peace head
quarters, today while both sides
pushed probing attacks elsewhere
along the front.
Several clashes were reported or
the central front. Two light prob
ing attacks by the Reds were re-
pulsed west of Chorwon and Red
platoon was scattered northeast
of Kumhwa. Other U. N. forces
battled Communists south o1
Kumsong, suspected new Rec
Ibuildup area.
On the eastern front, Allied
forces reported ITS rounds of 76-
nm. artillery fire were loosed by
the Communists north of Inje
Clashes took place southwest and
northwest of the coastal city OF
Kansong.
Thirteen B-29 bombers pounded
railroad yards near the North Ko-
rean capital of Pyongyang today,
Superforts hit Sinanju, north OF
the capital; Opari. between ST.
nanju and Pyongyang, and Chin
nampo, coastal town southwest of
Pyongyang.
Evening star., 1951-07-25
Security
CONTINUED FroN First Page.)


torn between tSe left and 100 per
cent Americanism, and I had a
feeling that when we entered the
war and the issues were perfectly
clear, that he would throw him
lself in as a loyal son Of America
and use his great knowledge to
help the United States defeat
Japan" Mr.. Carter said.
Denies Communist Membership.
Mr.. Carter, who said he had
known Field was on the Executive
Board of the Communist publica-
ltion New Masses" now called
Masses and Mainstream," was
asked point-blank by Senator
Eastland, Democrat, Of Missis-
sippi, whether he had ever been
la member Of the Communist
Party.
1T have not" the witness re-
piled.
Earlier the witness had testi-
fled that Field for several years
made up the operating deficit of
the American section of the Insti-
tute of Pacific Relations and had
contributed a total of around
100000"
Asked by Senator Eastland
whether Lauchlin Currie, a former
aide to President Roosevelt, or
Owen baltimore, Far East expert,
had also recommended Field for
an Army intelligence commission,
MIR. Carter said, II can't remember
they may have or may have
not"
Letter Read Into Record.
Senator Eastland then read into
the record a letter from Field to
the witness In which the Senator
said this line appeared. in con-
Inection with the matter of the
commission: presumably Owen is
taking it up with Currie."
Under further committee ques-
Itioning MIR. Carter said that he
had no thought at the time that
Field would serve an enemy. He
added that he felt Government
Evening star., 1951-07-25
Budget
CONTINUED From First Page. }

Committee, with an adequate staf
OF experts, Senator Mcclellan
said, in the report, that Congress.
is confronted with imposing anc
increasing threats to the nationa
economy because of ever-mountine
spending pressures both from in
ternal sources and from abroad,
and added that Congress should
no longer delay in meeting the
issue "head-on."
About $5OO,0OO for Staff.
Senator Mcclellan told report.
ers he does not envision a staff
for the proposed Joint Budget
Committee as big as the Budget
Bureau itself requires. He es-
timated that between $500, ,0OC
and $600,000 would be sufficient
for the investigating staff the
committee has in mind.
Senator Moody, Democrat, OF
Michigan, said he hopes the
House will go along with this
new budget program, but if IL
does not, he believes the Senate
should provide it's committees
with a staff sufficient to do the
job. The Michigan Senator be-
lieves this new procedure woulc
result in more intelligent budget
making" He said the new staf
members, by going down into
the departments, would be able tt
spot the budget items that should
not be cut, as well as those thai
could stand reduction.
The proposed Joint Budget Com
mittee would provide the sam,
kind of expert advice on tn,
spending side, as the Joint Con.
gressional Committee on Interna
Revenue Taxation has provided
for a quarter of a century on tht
revenue-raising side of the picture
The Mcclellan .eport said TIN
Appropriations committees work a
a disadvantage now because the.
are not adequately stated. Thi
disadvantage, the report said, q
not attributable in any sense t,
lack of interest or an earnest de
sire on the part of the member
Of the Appropriations Committee
to examine carefully all bulge
items and to effect economic
whenever and wherever possible.
Witnesses for Expenditures.
The witnesses who appear befor
the Appropriations Committee
represent exclusively the point O
view of the branch of the Gov
eminent asking for funds, the re
port said.
These witnesses. the report add
ed, have a personal and off1cia
interest in demonstrating that tn
Evening star., 1951-07-25
Chief AttIee Secretary
Assigned to Washington
By HE Associuted Press

LONDON, July 25.-D. H. r.
Rickett, Prime Minister Attlees
principal private secretary. has
been appointed economic minister
lin the British Embassy in WASH
| ington. He will have the rank OF
third secretary.
Mr. Rickett succeeds Sir Leslie
Rowan, who is returning to the
| Treasury In London.
Evening star., 1951-07-25

security agencies would check an
applicants background and have
/ the final say on whether COM
mission would be granted.
At another point Mr.. Carter
made this statement in regards
| to Mr.. baltimore, whom he re-
cruited as editor of the institute
| publication Pacific Affairs" in
1888:
II was quite convinced Latti-
more did not follow the n@rty
line and / still believe Latti-
more is distinctly opposed to CON-
Imunism and the imperialist Rus
sian expression of communism.
For the most part the ques-
tioning of the witness, undertaken
by Robert Morris. committee
counsel, was accomplished with
out a raised voice. But at one
point Senator McCarran slammed
down hard and warned an insti-
tute attorney that if he violates
the rules of this committee he
will be removed to the audience
and fast"
| In a statement before the ques.
tioning got under way, Senator
McCarran said his subcommittee
was looking into 'the extent te
which subyersive forces may have
Influenced or sought to influence
the formulation and execution oi
our Far Eastern policy"
He asked that all judgments be
withheld until the record is made
and the facts are known. He add
ed that documentary evidence viii
speak with its own voice."
The Senator said the committee
decided against permitting televi.
sion cameras or direct radio GOV.
lerage of the hearings, which viii
be held twice a week.
Evening star., 1951-07-25
.Nehru Asks Pakistan
For Pledge Of Peace
BY The Assoeiated Press

NEW DELHI, India, July 25.-
Prime Minister Nehru urged PAX
istan today to ease the mounting
war jitters between the two coun-
tries by pledging she would ION M
account" attack or invade India
Mr.. Nehru's appeal was made il
la letter to Pakistan's Prime Min
lister Liaquat Ali Khan as rela-
tions between the two neighborine
countries reached a new low ovel
possession of the disputed STATE
lof Kashmir.
Mr.. Nehru said he would reaf.
firm 'in complete sincerity" hi!
previous guarantee that "Indis
has no intention whatever of at
Itacking Pakistan or of seeking tn,
solution of any problem by force.
Evening star., 1951-07-25
Continued From First Page.)

atmosphere of nov we are get
ting somewhere" Gen. Nuckols
said.
Negotiators still are talking
about what subjects shall be listed
on the agenda for discussion In
the actual cease-flre talks. There
has been no agreement on any
terms of an armistic
considerable Progress" Reported
Gen. Nuckols refused to CON-
ment when asked, If the Com
munists' new proposal agreed
with the u. N. stand that with
drawal of foreign troops from
Korea was not a proper subject
for cease-fire discussions, Up to
yesterdays sessions Communist
delegates had insisted that with
drawal Of foreign troops was an
essential part Of these negotia-
tions.
An official communique said
considerable progress" was made
during the day.
Gen. Nuckols indicated the new
Communist proposal would be
studied in Washington and al
United Nations headquarters ir
addition to being carefully ex-
amined here and in Tokyo,
He said the reason for the Allies
unusual request that tomorrow's
10th session start after noon. in
stead of in the morning as custo-
mary, was to allow time for the
document to be studied. Here and
elsewhere"
Chinese Pretty Much Left Out.
The spokesman said he thought
the new statement was prepared
in advance of today's session. The
assumption was that it was drawn
on a high level by Chinese and
North Koreans.
Gen. Nuckols said Gen. Nam
apparently kept the statement in
his briefcase through the morn
ing session, then, when fully sat-
isfield on whatever question was
in his mind. the cigarette-puff1ng
Red general produced it.
In the days final 25-mniute
session, the two Chinese generals
on the Red delegation were left
pretty much out of it as Admiral
Joy and Gen. Nam engaged in
their rapid-fire exchange.
Gen. Nuckols said they used
only Korean and English inter-
prefers in short, quick exchanges.
Normally all remarks are trans
lated also into Chinese.
Sees Pessimism Removed.
Gen. Nuckols said he had no
idea how much longer the Kae-
song conference would last. But
he said today's developments
Knocked into a cooked hat" re-
cent pessimistic predictions.
The Red Koreans pyongyang
radio, in a bare announcement
said both parties still did not
reach unanimity of views" on the
troop question.
Delegates met for nearly two
hours in their ninth day at the
lcease-flre city Of Kaesong, ther
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Policy
Continued From First Page.)

obviously carefully prepared and
he prefaced it by saying that it
was important to "get the express
sions carefully expressed"
The statement follows:
81 wish to make a brief COM
|ment concerning the truce nego-
tiations in Korea.
What Gen. Ridgway is trying
to accomplish there is the nego-
|tiation of a suitable military
armistice. This negotiation on
the battlefield is an entirely diff
ferent problem from the negotia-
ton of a political settlement. It
is essential that the two matters
be kept entirely separate and dis
tinct. If an acceptable armistice
can be obtained, discussion of the
political questions can follow on
the highest governmental level.
Reinforcements Barred.
"If the talks resume and get to
the substance of an armistiee ar.
rangement, there must be agree
ment upon a military line which
will be defensible in the event of
any renewal of hostilities; there
must be agreement not to REIN
force the troops now in Korea:
there must be provision for ade-
Iquate supervision and actual in
spection by representatives of both
sides to insure against any prepa-
rations for a surprise attack and
as continuing evidence of good
faith; there must be a satisfac-
tory agreement regarding prison.
ers of war. These are basic con-
ditionS to an armistice and agree
ment with respect to them must
|precede later effort to reach a
final settlement of the Korean
question.
Specifically I am thinking of
the Communists insistence that
withdrawal of all foreign troops
from Korea be made firm part
of the armistice agenda.
I'm his statement of July 10,
the Secretary of State made it
quite clear why the question Of
the withdrawal of foreign troops
from Korea is not suitable one
for consideration in the armistice
talks.
"The withdrawal of foreign
troops from Korea will naturally
follow satisfactory peace settle
ment. When the proper time
comes, removal of these forces
should pos no problem if the
Communists are sincere in want
ing to work out with us a real
settlement Of the Korean con-
dict.
Long Range Objective.
"The long-range objective of the
United Nations in Korea is the
creation of conditions that will
ultimately make possible a Korea
that is unified, master of its own