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Evening star., 1951-07-11

A man was stabbed to death
on a crowded downtown street
this morning while he pleaded
vainly for help from scores of on
lockers.
The Staying. on New York ave-
nue. near Tenth street NV, fol-
lowed a chase of nearly a block
during which the victim and his
pursuer attracted an estimated
200 persons with their shouts.
Afterward, the assailant stood
calmly by with knife in hand until
police arrived and arrested him.
The dead man was identified
by police as Donald c. Beatty,
about %, colored. of Salisbury,
N. C. Held for action of the
coroner was Frank Williams, 80.
colored, also of Salisbury.
The bizarre Staying occurred
shortly before 8 am. as hundreds
of persons were passing in auto
mobiles and buses on their way
to work.
The two men had been in Wash
lington since Monday. according to
Evening star., 1951-07-11
By the Associated Press

HEADQUARTERS, 5th AIR
FORCE, Korea, July 11.-United
States Sabre jets today shot down
three Communist MIG-15 jets
and damaged another in a spec
tacular Commute air battle over
Northwestern Korea.
Thirty-four Allied planes tan
gled with an estimated 80 MICS
in dramatic dogfights south of
Sinuiju.
The aerial battle ranged from
33 900 feet down to 5000.
1t started when the Sabre jets
went to the Yalu River border area
to fly top cover for 81 F-80 Shoot
ing Star Jets which attacked an
ammunition factory south of the
river.
Capt. Milton Nelson of Tarrant,
Ala, sent a MIG spinning down
in flames and brought his score
of the Russian-made planes de-
stroyed to four, tops for Allied
pilots now in Korea.
The ground war in Korea has
Evening star., 1951-07-11
u. ). War Casualties
Climb 10 1875

Announced American battle cas-
ualties in Korea reached 78,726
today, an increase of GIG since last
week.
The Defense Departments week.
ly summary. based on notification
OF next of kin through last Fri
day. showed II, ,728 killed in action,
54,750 wounded, of whom 1888
died. and 12,248 missing. Of the
latter. 110 were listed as dead
bringing the total announced
deaths to 1916.
The Army reported 64,399 cas-
ualties; the Marine Corps, 1928:
the Navy, Oil, and the Air Force
687.
Of the Army casualties 9,811
were killed in action, 43,137 were
wounded, of whom 1,027 died, anc
11,415 are missing. Of the miss
ing, 95 are dead.
The Marine Corps reported 1885
killed in action, 10,849 wounded
of whom 291 died and 281 miss.
ing.
Evening star., 1951-07-11
u. ). 10 Revise Curbs
On Building Based on
Scarce Material Use
Large Structures Limited,
But Amusement Places
Muy Receive Clearance

The Government today was
preparing an entirely new order
for the control of building con-
struction which will be easier in
some respects than present regu-
lations but tougher on schools,
hospitals. large store and office
buildings.
The National Production Au-
thority disclosed a tentative new
order to construction industry
representatives that will permit
the construction of projects re-
quiring small amounts of scarce
steel, copper and aluminium.
NPA said the relaxation would
include such presently banned
amusement construction as bowl
ing alleys, grand--ands, swimming
pools and cocktail bars, but only
if the three metals were not
needed or were needed in very
small amounts already in the
hands of the owners.
Based on Material Needs.
Controls on the building of
factories and other industrial
structures would be unchanged.
New housing and apartment build
ing would be governed by the
amount of scarce materials to be
used rather than height and space
Limitations now IN effect
Construction below these limits
would be permitted if the builder
merely certified to his metal sup
(See PRODUCTION, Page A-1O0
Evening star., 1951-07-11

would advertise any settlement at
the 38th as a crushing victory
over U. N. forces.
Like Senator Lodge, Republican,
of Massachusetts he said the Al
lies should insist that the narrow
neck of the Korean peninsula,
about 100 miles north of the 38th,
be the dividing line. Senator
Douglas urged that this be done
even though it might require con-
tinued fighting.
In part, the letter read:
MY dear Gen. Marshall:
Now that the cease-fire nego-
tiationS in Korea have reached
the critical stage, I recognize the
pressures upon you and upon
others responsible for our policy
are enormous. The decisions we
must make are of grave import
for our own country, for the U. N
Continued on Page AS, Col. S.
Evening star., 1951-07-11
u. S. Jets Shoot Down ; MICS
AS 81 Planes TongIe in Korea
Spectacular 20-Minute Bottle Fought
South of Sinuiju; Ground War Quiet

|quieted considerably with the be-
|ginning of armiStice talks, but
there has been no letup in the
bitter war in the air.
The United States 9th Army
reported patrol contact and artil-
Ilery fire from the Munsan area
near the United Nations peace
camp" base for Allied cease-flre
lnegotiatorS.
The 9th Army communique said
light to moderate contact con-
Itinued along the Korean front as
9Th Army forces continued their
aggressive patre'ling."
The largest patrol action was
northwest of Kansong on the east
coast of North Korea. An esti-
mated two Red companies were
engaged in the predawn darkness
A light Communist probing at
tack was repulsed northwest of
Yanggu on th- east-central front.
West of Yonchon, on the west
ern front, the Allies called down
(Can KOpEA Dooo Adl
Evening star., 1951-07-11
Hounds Hunt Army Man
In Prince Georges Wood

Prince Georges County and
military police today were using
bloodhounds to search the woods
2 miles north of Upper Marlboro,
Md, for an AWOL soldier who
is reported to be armed with a
rifle and a revolver. Police
thought they had the fugitive
cornered in a barn, but he es-
capped.
Evening star., 1951-07-11
Treasury Issuing
Two-Foced Money,
Banker Discovers
By the Associated Press

HIAWATHA, Kans., July IL
Roy Ruth, president of the Home
State Bank at nearby Everest,
broke open a bundle of new IS bills
and carefully counted them.
They totaled $500.
Then he turned them over and
recounted. This time he got $3.50.
Six of the notes, fresh from the
Governments presses, were IS bills
on one side and perfect $40 on
the other.
In Washington officials Of the
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. which manufactures the Ma
tons currency. conceded it could
happen, but said they had never
heard of anything like it before
Evening star., 1951-07-11
BY the Associated Press


TEHERAN, Iran. July 11.-An
Iranian government spokesman
said today that Trans Oil Ma
tionalization Commission has rec
commended that Premier Moham-
med Mossadegh accept President
Truman's offer to send w. Averell
Hartman here to discuss the Bit
ter British-Iranian oil dispute.
The Premier appeared to have
been Stalling on an answer to Mr.
Truman's offer to send his per-
sonal representative. The COM
mission, however, said it approved
the idea ION the ground that
Harriman's visit could not con-
flict with the oil naturalization
law" the spokesman said.
The recommendation was sub
mitted to the Premier for dis
cussion with his cabinet this
afternoon. United States Am
bassador Henry F. Grady had an
appointment with the Premier to
discuss the Presidents offer, but
DR.. Mossadegh Cancelled it at the
last moment.
No Compromise Indicated.
Informed circles here say, how
ever, that Mr.. Harriman's mission
will have little effect unless the
Iranians show a disposition to
modify-at least slightly-thei1
determination to seize full control
of the British-operated oil in
dustry.
There was no indication DIR
Mossadegh was ready to make any
compromise. Observers here said
the Premier probably would not
reject the Presidents offer to send
Mr.. Hartman because Iran wants
to avoid an affront to the United
States.
In Washington, a White
House spokesman said no reply
has been received from Iran on
the Hartman offer.)
A new development is creating
some embarrassment for United
States officials here. Government
sources announced that a small
Los Angeles firm of engineers has
offered to recruit up to $500 Amer
ican technicians to run the ma
tionalized Anglo-Iranian refinery
and oil fields in Southern Iran.
This approach was made while
major American oil companies
held aloof from the dispute pend
(See IRAN. Page A-10.)
Evening star., 1951-07-11
Mrs. Markward
SaysRed Target
WasStee| Plants
Woman FBI Operative
Tells of Baltimore
InfiItrution GouIs
BY |. Edgar Primo

Mrs. Mary Stalcup Markward,
former Washington beauty shop
worker who became a Communist
Party member for the FBI, today
asserted that the steel industry
was the No. l target of Baltimore
Reds.
In public testimony before the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities for the first time, the
CheSterbrook, Va, housewife said
the Communist high command
made the decision to "colonize"
in steel because it was the basic
industry in Baltimore. The sec
ond target, she added, was among
maritime workers, including sea-
men and longshoremen.
THE Communists also concen-
trated to a lesser degree in the
electric industry, where they al
ready had core" Mrs. Markward
said. In Washington, D. c., the
building trades area was the pri-
mary goal"
Ober Law Hindered Activity.
Replying to question by Com
mittee Counsel Frank S. Taven-
Iner, jr., the witness declared that
lit was my understanding the
party was very pleased with the
progress it was making" in inf1l-
trating the steel industry. She
said the big drive for members
among the workers was launched
in 1947 and 1948. She added
that the passage of the Ober law
necessarily slowed down Commu-
mist activity.
Mrs. Markward said that George
Meyer, one-t time labor secretary
Iof District 4 ID. C.-Maryland of
the Communist Party, was respon-
sible for Red activity in the steel
industry in Baltimore and all
other trade union activity in that
lcity for the Reds.
She listed these other individ-
uals as Communist Party members
either working in the steel indus
try or in recruiting members
therefrom: Mike Howard, Frank
Pinter, William Wood and Roy
Wood, whom she identified as the
present chairman of the Com
munist Party in Washington.
Other Workers Identified.
Also active in trade union work
in the Baltimore defense area,
according to the witness, were
Jack Fucker, an organizer for the
United Electrical Workers Union:
Joe Henderson, who worked for
the International Longshoremen's
Union. a former Washingtonian
who transferred to the Baltimore
party; Aaron Ostrofsky and Al
fred MACPHERSON. Mr.. Tavenner
pointed out that William Wood,
Howard and Ostrofsky appeared
before the committee recently but
refused to answer any questions
on communism, on grounds of
possible self determination.
!, After posing at length for nu-
merous photographs, Mrs. Mark
ward, under questioning, told how
she spent nearly seven years in the
District Communist Party as an
undercover agent for the FBI.
; She covered much of the testi-
mony previously given the COM
Imittee in executive session as
printed in last Fridays Star.
After this preliminary testimony
was taken. Mrs. Markward was
asked how she knew Andrew H.
| Older (deceased) and his wife
{ Isabel, were members of the Com
! munist Party. The witness re-
piled:
TN my capacity as membership
! director I was also responsible
for the registration of new indi-
, viduals. Their names (the Old
(See UN-AMERICAN, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1951-07-11
70 Allied Newsmen
To Go 10 Kaesonq for
S Farley
Won't Attend Sessions;
5 Comeromen Make TriE
Today, Minele With Red!
BY the Associated Press

MUNSAN, Korea, July 1.-THE
United Nations command an
nounced tonight that 20 Allied
news representatives will accom-
pany U. N. negotiators to Kaesong
tomorrow, third day Of Korean
armistice talks.
An official communique said the
newsmen will be allowed within
the area of the negotiations but
not in the conference room.
Allied correspondents were not
allowed to attend the first two days
of talks because of objections by
Red negotiators.
Five Allied cameramen went to
the conference city today. Ac-
credited to the United States Army
and the United Nations, they were
permitted to make the trip as Off
cial Army photographers. The Chi
nese had agreed that up to five
Army photographers" could be in
Kaesong.
A. P. Man Present.
One of the cameramen is Jim
Pringle of the Associated Press.
The others are James Healy,
Acme news photos; Joe Scherschel,
Life magazine; Gene Zenier,
Warner-Pathe news reels, and
Ronnie Noble, British Broadcast
ing Corp. television.
Chinese Red soldiers halted the
photographers at an outpost along
the way for an hour. The Reds
turned down repeated offers of
American cigarettes and candy.
They apologized for lack of IA
cilities to show their hospitality
to the Allied photographers.
North Koreans made up for
that lack when the Allied group
arrived at the U. N. house in
Kaesong.
North Korean soldiers and a
North Korean girl uniformed in
blue distributed North Korean
drinks, Russian candy bars and
Chinese cigarettes. The Ameri-
cans readily accepted.
Can Move Freely.
The five Allied cameramen
with an equal number of uni
formed Red photographers, were
allowed to move freely in the
compound of the conference house
and take whatever pictures they
wanted. But they were not per:
mitted to enter the conference
room.
The Red negotiators agreed te
the presence of Allied correspond.
ents in Kaesong only after severa
requests by American delegates.
Earlier Marine Col. j. C. Muir.
ray, one of the liaison officers whe
cleared the way for the current
Ihigh-level negotiations Sunday
quoted Chinese 1t. Col. Cha
|Cheng-wan as telling him today
Iat KaeSong:
Since the conference at thu
present stage is still a military
one, and even the agenda has no
Iyet been agreed upon, we consider
| it is not the time yet for tn,
press to come in
Col. Murray had flown t.
KaeSQng today for the specif1,
purpose of obtaining Red consen
for admission of the Western cor
respondents.
Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy
| (See PRESS. Page A.31
Evening star., 1951-07-11
|Vandenberg Returns,
Reports Progress on
u. ). Bases in Africa
Jet Fields Constructed
At Amazing Speed, Says
General After Inspection
By John A. Giles

Ien. f1OyC -. VanQenDefg, DdcK
from an inspection trip, said to-
day that construction of airbases
in North Africa was proceeding
at amazing" speed.
The Air Force Chief of Staff
who left Washington July l or
what was then described as rou-
tine inspection of air installations
and units in the United Kingdom
and Germany, told reporters al
National Airport upon his return
that he also had visited North
Africa.
He said he could not disclose
how many American airfields
were being built there, but he
emphasized that there was more
than one.
Gen. Vandenberg also said thai
the Air Force planned to. send 6
group of fast Sabre jet fighters
to England late this summer. But
he said, until more air groups are
activated the plan is not yet def
mite.
Notes British Progress.
The British are making "im-
pressive" progress in the develop
ment of jet aircraft and jet en-
Igines, he said. adding that that
country was proceeding along q
line of air research and develop
ment that was different from this
country's.
He said he considered the two
different types of approaches tc
research and development would
be beneficial to the North Allan
tic treaty defense plans.
Gen. Vandenberg said he con.
Iferred with Gen. Eisenhower, com.
mander of Western Europe's com.
posite defense force, and 1t. Gen
Lauris Norstad, commander o.
United States Air Forces in Eu'
rope.
But the general devoted mos
of his interview in describing thu
great progress in construction O.
the major airbases in North Africa
Saw Land Transformed.
He said he saw the land beins
transformed into adequate ali
fields for fast jet planes right
before his eyes as rock and othel
material were put through modern
machines to build landing strips
While the General did not Sd!
how many air fields were under
construction, Air Secretary Fin.
letter last week asked Congress tt
approve II additional air fields
many of them ringing Communis
territory.
The General said that he coule
not comment on the Korean
armistice negotiations and coule
not add to his previous assertion
that there was need to watch the
continued build-up of Communist
air strength in Manchuria.
He pointed out that he had moi
; been in touch with the latest dis.
patches during his trip.
Evening star., 1951-07-11
House Coalition
Gains in Attack
On Controls Bill
Vote May Be Delayed;
6. O. P.-Southern Bloc
Wins Amendments
By Robert K. Welsh

The price-wage-credit controls
bill reeled under "no-compromise"
ATTACKS by Republicans and
Southern Democratic groups in
the House today and faced pos
sible delay until next week in the
final vote there.
The anti-controls coalition
seemed overwhelmingly in the
drivers seat after they f1attened
administration forces yesterday
in getting three major limiting
amendments.
The all-important amendment
to ban future rollbacks on farm
prices and rescind a 10 per cent
beef rollback ordered last month
lis yet to come up.
Representative Cooley, Demo-
Icrat, of North Carolina, its main
sponsor, declared that yesterdays
voting demonstrated there would
be mo compromise on the prin-
Iciple of rollbacks."
Possible Defeat Conceded.
Representative Multer, Demo-
crat, of New York, floor manager
for the administration program,
conceded that "the coalition group
seems to have enough votes to
put any kind of amendment into
the bill it wants to-"
He and other Democratic lead
ers held to their earlier predictions
that the House would pass an
economic controls measure. Mr..
Multer remarked to reporters,
however, that the eventual bill
may "bear a title, but that's all. |"
Since the start of voting last
Monday on scores Of suggested
amendments. the House pace has
been unusually slow. 1t has been
interrupted by time-consuming
quorum calls and prolonged by
numerous minute speeches
and substitute amendments. Yes
|terday, the delaying tactics ap-
peared to be largely Democratic.
Some leaders indicated that they
would work to put off a final
vote until next week in the hope
Iof arousing public support for
continuance of controls and other
anti imitation measures.
/ Republicans, Southern Demo-
Gratis, farm State members and
other opponents of various types
of controls seemed in no hurry to
pass a bill and send it to confer
ence with the measure approved
June 20 by the Senate. Both
branches approved a resolution
Extending the Defense Production
Act until July 81, but prohibiting
price rollbacks during that period.
Reversal Believed Unlikely.
Only three important amend
ments were acted on yesterday but
the result in each instance was a
serious setback for the admins
tration. All actions could be re-
versed on the final vote on the
whole bill but that is believed
unlikely.
BY a teller vote of 200 to 112,
the House accepted an amend
ment by Representative Hope
Republican, of Kansas, to ban all
livestock quotas. The amend
ment is substantially the same as
one adopted by the Senate.
i Numerous Democrats from
Southern States and some Mid
western States joined the Repub-
Ilican procession. Fewer than a
half dozen Republicans were seen
lining up with Democrats in op-
posing the amendment.
On a voice vote the House ear
lier approved an amendment by
Representative Andersen, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota to put a two
year ban on importation of foreign
fats and oils, dairy products and
" (Sea CONTPOI pape A2)
Evening star., 1951-07-11
Government Refused
Revocation Of Bail
|For Red Leaders
Entire Question Referred
Back to Judge Ryon
For Another Hearing
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE
Government sought unsuccessfully
today to have 16 Communist lead
ers placed in the custody Of United
States marshals pending decision
on move to revoke their bail and
increase their bonds on charges of
conspiracy to teach and advocate
violent overthrow of the United
States Government.
Federal Judge Vincent L. Lei
bell, however, referred the entire
bail question to Judge Sylvester
y. Ryan for a hearing later today
and denied the Government re-
quest for temporary detention
Judge Leibell held the Govern
ment's present motions were re-
lated to Judge Ryan's inquiry into
the source of funds used as bal
in Communist cases and he felt
the same judge should hear them
All II arrested defendants ir
the current conspiracy case were
in court. In the case of Israe,
Amter, the 17th defendant, the
Government has asked only that
new surety be provided for hi:
81, 900 bond.
Wants Bail of S875,00O.
The 16 others now are free il
total bail of $185.O00. The Govern
ment petitioned yesterday to rails,
the amount to $875,000.
At the same time, the Govern
ment asked that $171 900 of bail
put up by the Civil Rights Con
gress, be revoked. The Govern
ment also said it later would tr.
to revoke bail posted by the Con
gress in immigration cases.
| $4,000 Is Forfeited.
Both motions followed Fedora
Court inquiry into the flight o
four top Communists, convicte,
on the same conspiracy charge OF
which the 16 have been indicted.
The Civil Rights Congress bal
fund supplied. and lost by for
feiture, $4,000 in bonds for tn,
four fugitives. Three trustees o
the bail fund have received con
tempt Of court sentences in tn,
last few days for refusing to nam
contributors to the fund.
Six-month sentences were give,
two of the trustees, Dashiell Ham
NETT, the mystery writer. and w
Alphaeus Hunton, both of whom
spent the last two nights in :
city Jail.
Judge Learned Hand Of tn.
United States Circuit Court o.
Appeals will give Mr.. Hammet
and Mr.. Hunton a hearing to-
morrow on their applications fol
bail pending appeal of the con.
tempt citations.
Senate Group Calls Field.
The third trustee, Frederick
Vanderbilt Field, the millionair,
leftist, is free in $4,000 bail pend
ing appeal of his 90-day contemp
sentence. He has a date tomorrow
with the Senate Internal Securit,
Committee in Washington.
All three trustees were SEN
fenced by Judge Ryan, who sal,
the identity of bail contributor
(See COMMUNISTS, Page AS.
Evening star., 1951-07-11
Mrs. Trumon to Greet
Margaret in New York
BY the Associated Press

Mrs. Harry S. Truman is plan
ming to be in New York Friday to
greet her daughter Margaret, who
is returning on the liner Constitu-
ton from a European tour.
The White House said President
Truman has no plans to meet his
daughter. Miss Truman is ex-
pected to come to Washington for
the week end.
Evening star., 1951-07-11
Bank Assessment Raise
Refunded After Plea 10 OPS
BY the Assoeiated Press

CLEVELAND, July 11.-A wom-
an complained to the Office of
Price Sterilization after the
Cleveland Trust Co. raised its
assessment on bad checks from so
cents to dollar. The bank was
voluntarily refunding the differ
ence today.
OPS Attorney Creighton Miller
said the refunds will run between
$4,000 and $4,000. 1t was not
certain whether the increase
violated OPS rules, but bank Off
cials decided to pay back the
money anyway, Mr.. Miller said.
The bank is making application
for the increase.