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Evening star., 1951-07-12
BY the Associated Press

MUNSAN, Korea, July 12.-
Tent OF an official memorandum
on the .breakof OF ceaSe-fre
negotiations, issued today by
the Office of the Chief OF IN
formation OF the United Nations
Command.
At the first cling with the
Communist delegation, Admiral
Joy proposed the admission Of
neWsmen to the vicinity of the
conference. His proposal was that
20 selected newsmen be permitted
to move to and from the confer
ence area ae a part of the United
Nations command delegation He
emphasized that they would not
be admitted to the conference
room but only to he area of the
conference.
Gen. Nam II (chief Communist
delegate) at first orcepted this
proposal but later reversed his
decision. saying that he COM
the question to his
supreme commander. Until he
receives the answer he would like
to postpone the matter. Admiral
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Womon's Wheat A|Iergy Bans
Bread Eating, but Claim Is Lost

A Stephen City (Va.) woman
whose allergy to flour has reached
the point where she now cannot
even eat a piece of bread, today
lost her bid in the United States
Court of Appeals for $500 in
|workmen's compensation for her
|affliction.
Miss Edna V. Cadwallader
about 40, filed her claim with the
Bureau of Employees compensa-
tion in November, 1947. She had
received $1,000 earlier for the
period 1914 to 1946 because OF
la skin disease resulting from
wheat flour.
This earlier amount was paid
voluntarily by Sholps Cafeteria
where she went to work as a baker
in July, 1914, after giving up her
Job as a schoolteacher.
According to Attorney Ralph F.
Berlow. her contact with flour
caused the skin affiiction which
Evening star., 1951-07-12
BY the Associo'ed Press

INDIANAPOLIS, July 12.-
Seven men are believed to have
died in an explosion today in the
General Motors Corp. military jet
engine plant just west Of Indian
apolis.
Maj. Harold E. WILDER, Air Force
public information officer, said
eight men were working in the
small concrete block building
where the explosion occurred
shortly before daybreak.
One man was blown from the
building and survived the blast.
although he suffered severe burns.
Mai. WILDER made the death es-
innate after an inspection of the
Evening star., 1951-07-12
U.N. Forces Encounter
Stubborn Resistance
By the Associated Press

UNITED STATES 9th ARMY
HEADQUARTERS, Korea, July 12.
Attacking United Nations forces
ran into stubborn Red resistance
on the east-central fighting front
today.
An 9th Army communique said
Allied troops attacked southeast of
Kumsong against light resistance.
but soon became heavily engaged"
with an undetermined number of
Reds. The Communists used semi
automatic and automatic weapons
and mortar fire. Kumsong is
about 10 miles east of the Reds
old Iron Triangle" staging area.
The action was continuing in
late afternoon.
10 the east. Allies threw back
two light Red probing attacks,
Only light enemy contact was
reported by 9th Army patrols along
the rest of the war front.
U. N. naval units kept up their
strategic bombing along the east
coast yesterday.
The American destroyers Blue
and Evans and the destroyer escort
Naifeh pounded targets at the
long-besieged transportation hub
Of Wonsan.
The British frigate Morcambe
Bay blasted Communist supply
routes around Songjin far up the
North Korean coast.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Iran Moves TO Obtain
SIS Million Loan Of
Bank
Premier Presents Bill
For Ratification of
Proposed U. S. Credit
by the Associated Press

TEHERAN, Iran, v 12.-Iran,
hard-pressed financially because
of + dispute with Britain over
the vast Angl"- -Iranian OH Co.,
NOV today to obtain a s25 mil
lion loan from the U~:ted States
Export Import Bant
Premier Mohammr Mossadegh
instroduced a bill in the Majlis
{. ,liament) urging ratification
of the loan, which was first dis
cussed last September. At that
time, Iranian officials and news
papers complained that the $25
million was insufficient and far
below economic assistance given
other Communist menaced ma
tions.
DR.. Mossadegh's government is
now living on a hand-to-mouth
budget because it's oil royalties
from the billion dollar Anglo
Iranian company stopped several
weeks ago, when it passed the law
to nationalize the oil industry.
Acceptance of the loan follows
DR.. Mossadegh's decision of yes
terday to accept President Tru-
mans offer to send w. Averill
Hartman. special presidential as
sistant, to Iran in an attempt to
assist in settling the Oil dispute.
DR.. Mossadegh also introduced
a bill authorizing an internal bond
issue to raise 2 billion rials (about
$62.5 million) for governmental
expenses.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Kansas Flood Damage
Rises 10 SIS Million;
I Dead, 5 Missing
High Water Still Pouring
Across State, Many
Major Cities Inundated
BY The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kans.. July 12.-Flood
waters poured over Easteru and
Central Kansas in the greatest
torrent in the States history today
and Tapped over into parts of Mis-
souri,, leaving seven dead and five
to eight missing.
At least five persons were dead
in Kansas, and two in Missouri.
Two more were killed by lightning
at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo-, which
was not affected by floods. Army
engineers estimated damage from
the floods totaled at least $85 mil
lion and it likely would go higher.
The Kansas River valley was
the hardest hit although the
Neosho. Marais des Cygnes and
Cottonwood Rivers in Kansas were
causing widespread damage and
the Blue River in Missouri was
overf1owing in Kansas City, threat
ening many plants in the rich
district on the city's
eastern edge.
Major Cities Under Water.
Many of the States major cities
were deep under the waters of
the swollen Kansas River, includ-
ing the North Topeka and Oak
land sections of Topeka, the State
capital; the northern portion of
home of Kansas Uni
versity; Manhattan, Abilene and
parts of the Argentine section of
Kansas City, Kans.
Hundreds of residents of North
Topeka who ignored evacuation
orders yesterday were trapped by
water that poured through two
levee breaks and covered the area
to a depth of feet or more. Two
more breaks poured water into
North Lawrence, 80 miles down.
stream. The State university is
on a high hill and was not affected
by the flood.
The business district at Abilene
was an island and at Manhattan
(See FLOODS, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1951-07-12

h., grown progressively worse. In
1916 effects of the allergy subsidized
and she was able to resume work
But soon afterward there was a
recurrence of the aff1iction which
totally disabled her beginning in
January, 1947.
When she filed her second claim
in November, 1947, the Coz, --lsa-
ton Bureau held that she had
waited to long before taking &C
ton.
While the Court of Appeals held
that the bureau was wrong on
that point, the court nevertheless
decided that it could order no
judicial relief to Miss CadWallader
since it's powers of review of Com
pensation Bureau decisions are
not broad enough to cover her
case.
Mr.. Berlow said today he plans
to ask the compensation people
to reconsider their action.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Faulty Mortar She'll Blast
Kills 7, Hurts II Marines
BY the Associated Press

CAMP PENDLETON, Calf
July 12.-Premature explosion o1
a faulty mortar shell killed two
Marine trainees and injured II
yesterday.
Marine Corps officers said all
normal precautions had been
taken before the 18-mm. shell
was fired in mortar practice.
Maj. K. A. Angel said the shell
was faulty.
About so trainees were on the
gunnery range when the round
exploded. 1t sprayed fragments
for a 30-yard radius.
One of the injured was re-
ported in critical condition and
three seriously wounded.
Killed were Pfc. Haskell Graves,
jr.. 10. of Oklahoma City and
Pfc. Wallace Duwayne WHEREBY,
20. Of Minot. N. Oak.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Housing al Institutes
OF Health 10 Be Built
By u. s., Not Privately
Settling Of Controversy
By Conferees Clears
Way for Apartments

The GoVernment-not private
enterprise-will construct housing
for key personnel of the National
Institutes of Health at Bethesda
under agreement reached by
House Senate conferees on the
Labor Federal security appopria-
ton bill.
The conference report, agreed to
late yesterday. was ready for sub
mission to both House and Senate
today for final approval. The
supply bill may go to the Presi-
dent today or tomorrow.
Residents of the National In
stitutes area and Montgomery
County officials opposed private
construction of the units because
they believed they would have less
control over erection of CONNER
cial establishments and other con-
f1icts with county zoning ordi-
nances. The area at present is
restricted to single-family dwell
ings.
Clears Way for Apartments.
The proposal for private enter
prise to construct the housing was
laid before the Senate in an
amendment to the supply bill
offered by Senator Chavez, DEM
ocrat. of New Mexico.
1t was strongly opposed by Sen
ator Butler, Republican, of Mary
land who took the Senate floor
to enter the protest of organized
citizens in the area. The Chavez
(See INSTITUTE, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Memo on Farley Breokoff
Text of Official U. N. Account of Failure
To Arrange Press Visit to Scene

Joy stated that his liaison officer
would go to Kaesong at 7:30 am.
July IL to get their reply.
At that time. Col. j. c. Murray
U. S. M. c.. landed in a helicopter
on the landing strip at Kaesong to
receive the Communist reply.
He was met at the airstrip on
arrival by 1t. Col. Chai Cheng
Wan, Chinese Communist forces,
and his interpreter, Pi Shi Lung.
Col. Chai stated he was instructed
to advise since the conference
at the present stage is still strictly
IA military one. and even the
agenda has not been agreed upon,
our supreme commander considers
that it is not the time yet for
the press to come in. However,
we are still considering this mat
ter"
Admiral Joy. on the second day
of the conference, again raised
the question of the press, stating
that the United Nations command
delegation desired the presence of
professional newsmen at the site
of the conference. Gle said) "The
tSee TEXT. PAGE A-3N
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Japanese Treaty Plan
by u. 5.
And Britain Unveiled
Expected TO Be Signed
By so Nations at Porley
EurIy in September
BY the Associated Press

The United States and Britain
as co-sponsors formally unveiled
today a peace of reconciliation"
with Japan they expect to be
signed by some SO nations.
Ambassador John Foster Dulles,
in charce of ro~o+io tions for the
Text Of Droft Of Proposed Joponese Peoee
Treaty. Pages A and AS
United States, said it was still
hoped Soviet Russia sould join in
the settlement. But he gave notice
the other nations otherwise will
make peace without Moscow.
Meanwhile, the State Depart
ment announced the United
States, Australia and New Zealand
have agreed on terms of mutual
defense oact in the Pacific.
A formal ceremony to record
the three-Way agreement was ar
ranged for pm. today. Mr..
Dulles, representing the United
States, Australian Ambassador
Percy Spender and New Zealand
Ambassador Sir Carl Berendsen
will attend.
Part of General Settlement.
The security alliance is part of
the general World War II settle
ment in the Pacific sponsored by
the United States and Britain.
The basis for it IS the proposed
japanese treaty.
The tree which Mr.. Dulles
ter unique" in history, is due
to be signed at San Francisco the
week of Ser ember 3. 1t strips
Japan Of its pre-World War II
overseas ho''ings, but per. rs the
japanese to rearm and in other
major res0ects restores the former
defeated empire to the status of a
! SOVEREIGN equal in the frne world
The signing is to be followed by
Continued on Page A-12, Col. 81
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Acts After Plea
By Truman for
7% Increase
Agrees With President
On Percentage Plan
Rather Than Flat Sum

The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee today approved an average
8,4 per cent pay raise measure
for the Governments l million
classified employees and a 8.8 per
cent average increase for 100000
postal workers.
The unanimous committee ac-
tion came less than an hour after
it had received a letter from Pres
ident Truman urging Congress to
approve the 7 per cent Federal pay
boost he recommended two months
ago. While the committee APP
proved a bigger boost, it sided with
the President in his plea that the
pay raise be on percentage rather
than on a fiat sum basis.
The Senate bill limits to $500
the maximum increase for en-
ployes in $1,000 to SIS, 5,00o-a-year
Jobs.
The committees 84 per cent
measure affects about 100000 Fed
eral and District government clas-
Isified employees in the Washington
area. About 5000 postal workers
here are involved.
The committees action upheld
the recommendations made last
month by its two subcommittee
on the postal and classified pay
bills.
Legislative Employees Covered.
The committee also voted an "a
per cent pay boost to legislative
employes, but to members of Con-
gress. Judicial employees also were
not included.
The provisions for classified
workers include an 6.8 per cent
increase on the entrance salary of
each grade. The amount of this
increase is applied to each sue
Iceeding step in the particular
grade. Thus, employees in the other
steps within a grade would re-
Iceive less than 8.8 per cent. To-
Igether with the $500 dollar maxi
mum ceiling for the top jobs, this
brings the overall average of the
bill to 8.4 per cent.
The postal pay bill, in addition
to providing an 8,8 per cent in
tcrease, would eliminate the first
two starting grades and establish
an entrance salary of $2,970
year. Also, employees in grades
three to six who entered the postal
service after July, 1945, would re-
Iceive an additional $200-a-year in
Grease.
II Per Cent Increase Rejected.
Committee members said the
reason for giving an additional
5000 to the employees who entered
the Postal Service after July. 1945,
is that entrance salaries in the
lower grades are much too low,
and that they should be boasted
accordingly.
Before reaching accord on the
bills today the committee had re-
jected proposals to give Federal
workers a II per cent pay boost
or fiat $500 a year raise.
The cost of the committees bill
for the classified employees would
be $306 million a year and the
(See PAY. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Unemployed Bartender
Is Found Hanged

Patrick j. Crossan, 81, of 1705
Kilbourne place NV, was found
dead hanging from his back porch
this morning by next-door neigh
bors who woke up to see him from
their windows.
Police said Mr.. Crossan, q bar
tender who had been unemployed
for the last few months, may have
stepped from a chair after tying
the rope to the lattice work of the
porch. His body was taken to the
District Morgue.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Featured Reading
Inside Today's Star

GUARDSMEN IN TRAiNING-The
onnuol encompment of the Districts
National Guard is in full swing on
Delaware beaches. Stor Correspondent
Williom J. Wheatey and Photographer
John Horon give picture story report
on troinins progress on page B-l.
CRIMES NEMESIS-Estes Kefouyer.
the man who headed the Nations most
sensational expose Of the underworld,
hos written o book giving the public q
personal report on the work of the
Senotes crime Investigators. Stoff
Writer Miriam Gutenberg reviews the
Senator'S book on poee A-ls.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
100, 900 Civil Servants
Press Athens Strike
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece. July 12.-
The strike of 100000 Greek civil
servants went into it's sixth day
today with no signs of an early
settlement. The strikers are de-
manding so per cent wage hike
to meet inflated living costs.
The strike has thrown state
machinery out of gear and par
alyzed the country's economic
life.
The only break came with the
return to work of judicial officials
in Athens, enabling the courts to
function.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Mrs. Markward Called
Stool Pigeon by Man
She Labeled as Red
Lawyer HurIs Epithet
In Shorp Exchange With
Representative Walter
BY /. Edgar Primo

The epithet stool pigeon. s.
hurled at Mrs. Mary Stalcup
Markward by a lawyer whom she
had identified as a Communist,
today brought sharp exchange
between the attorney and mem
Der of the House Un-American
Activities Committee.
Mrs. Markward. former FBI
undercover agent in the Wash
.ington Communist party head
quarters. yesterday identified
Maurice B~everman of Baltimore
as a member and legal adviser of
the party in the Washington
Baltimore area.
The exchange between Mr..
Braverman and Representative
Walter occurred when the Demo-
cratic member from Pernev'vania
offered the lawyer an opportunity
to answer Mrs. Markward's
charge.
Il wouldn't have an answer for
any stool pigeon" Mr.. Braverman
said.
You may regard her as a stool
pigeon" Mr.. Walter replied, but
l think she is a great American. -
The lawyer appeared before the
committee today as counsel for
Harold Round, 40. former Balti-
more school teacher and ship
yard worker now employed by
the Hecht Co. in Baltimore. Mr..
Round had been summoned to
testify on Red Vaccinations in
the Baltimore defense area.
Pleading possible -incrimi-
nation as his reason, Mr.. Round
refused to answer questions re-
latlng to his own membership in
the Communist Party and to say
whether Communist apparatus
had functioned at the Bethlehem
Fairfield Ship Yard during World
War II.
He also refused, for the same
reason. to say whether he knew
MI. Braverman and the following
other persons to be Communists:
Jeanette Braverman, Marcella
Abnet, Earl Shargel, Jack Sachs,
Marian Wanderman, Pauline Zan-
mis-. Louis Pastor, Leo Alpert,
Selma Stickel, Helen Schmerler,
Pete Diamond and Jean Under
wood.
Bonus Witness Delayed.
John T. Pace of Centerville,
Tenn, was to have appeared to-
day to testify on Communist in
f1uence in the 1882 bonus march.
He was delayed, according to COM
mlttee officials, and now is sched-
uled to be called either later today
or at another time to be set by
the committee.
Committee Chairman Wood,
Democrat, of Georgia said yester-
day that Mr.. Pace had asked for
an opportunity to repeat in open
(See UN-AMERICAN. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Hartman Due to Leave
For Iran in Day or Two
By the As.ocioted Press


w. Averell Hartman will leave
for Iran in a day or so to see
whether there is any possibility
of salvaging an Anglo-1ranian
settlement out of a situation
which most officials here regard
as little short of desperate.
The White House announced
late yesterday that President
Truman's diplomatic trouble
shooter would leave within 42
hours; Iranian premier Moham-
med Mossadegh had accepted Mr
Truman's offer to send Mr.. Harri-
man out to discuss the dispute
over oil naturalization.
Carries No Instructions.
Highly placed officials said Mr..
Hartman will carry no instruc-
tions that would serve as a magic
4 ~
Evening star., 1951-07-12


not replied to an Allied ultimatum
that U. N. peace conveys pass un-
challenged.
There was no indication when
talks would be resumed.
Sessions scheduled for today
were Cancelled after Communist
guards refused to let truck load
of 20 newspapermen pass a check
point with a U. N. convoy.
Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy.
chief U. N. delegate. said there
would be no more cease-fre talk
until the Reds agreed that my
convoy. bearing the personnel of
my choosing, including such press
representation as consider neces-
sary, will be cleared to the con-
ference site"
Admiral Joy ordered the entire
17-vehicle convoy to turn back
from the Red check point where
the newsmen were halted.
"All or Nothing''-Ridgway.
The U. N. commander, Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway, said it was
"all or nothing" -
The five Allied armistice negG-
tiators did not leave Munsan
today for their scheduled ses-
sions in Red-occupted Kaesong.
IL miles away.
They won't return. Admiral Joy
announced, until the Reds permit
the U. N. party, as selected by
U. N. representatives, to proceed
intact.
Admiral Joy so informed North
Korean Gen. Nam II, heao Of the
Communist cease-fire delegation,
in strongly worded dispatch sent
to Kaesong by helicopter.
Gen. Ridgway informed the
Communists yesterday that the
presence of a selected number Of
newsmen at conference of such
major Importance is considered an
inherent right by members Of the
United Nations"
At that time he said fatty they
would be IAN integral part of the
United Nations command delega-
ton to any and all future sessions
beginning IL July"
ALI Vehicles Sent Back.
This morning the Communists
replied that they would like to
have press representatives - but
not yet. The convoy, including
newsmen, already was on it's way.
When armed Red guards in
sisted, politely but firmly, on cut
ting the newsmen out of the con-
voy, all vehicles were ordered back
and talks were broken off.
The general impression here was
that the break was temporary.
The opinion among many mill
tary men and some correspondents
was that the whole situation was
the result of a Communist misun-
derstanding, although delegates
have been arguing over press rep
resentation since talks started
Tuesday.
There was a feeling that talks
(See TRUCE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-07-12
7 Believed Killed in Explosion
At Indianapolis Jet Engine Plant
z Bodies Already Removed From Wreckoee
Of GIN Test Cell; One Man Hurled Clear

tangled debris and a check of the
Office records.
Earlier. he had said there were
six known dead.
! Robert D. Beckmann. civilian
press relations officer at the plant,
said Identification of the dead was
difficult as most of the bodies were
mangled badly.
I He said he would compile a list
of the victims as soon as identity
could be established and relatives
notified.
| Two mangled bodies were
brought out about three hours
after the blast.
Maj. WILDER said it may take
hours to recover the other bodies,
(Saa EypT 0ST0N paCe AS)
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Late News
Bulletins
House BoIks on Fund Bill

The House by a vote of 222-
169 today refused to accept
Senate-HOuse conference re-
port on the Labor-Federal Sc
curity Administration appropri-
alton bill. 1t sent the report
back to conference with in
structiOns to House conferees to
insist on restoration of the Jen-
sen Amendment which would
allow the filling of only rs per
cent of job vacancies during the
current fiscal year.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Reds Bail Reinstoted
NEW YORK R.-Bail of Is
Communists, cancelled yesterday
by Federal Judge Sylvester J.
Ryan, was reinstated today by
Judge Learned Hand of the
United States Court of Appeals.
Earlier Story on Page A-27.)
Arrest Made in Drug Case
A man accused of acting as
go-between in the purchase of
drugs for 17-year- -old Eastern
High School student was seized
by members of the police mar
cOtics squad this afternoon.
Robert Lee Howell, 26, colored,
of 4O8 Columbia road NV. was
charged with contributing to
the delinquency of a minor. He
will appear in Juvenile Court
tonight.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Next Move Declared
Up to Communists;
Reply Still Awaited
By Jim Becker
Associoied Press War Correspondent

MUNSAN. Korea, July 12.-The
United Nations broke off cease
fire negotiations today over the
question of press representation
at Kaesong after Red guards chal-
lenged part of a U. N. convoy.
The Allied command put the
next move up to the Communists.
Up to 10 o'clock tonight g am.
EDT), a United States 6th Army
communique said, the Reds had
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w @ ath er Forecast {

Fair. warm. high 80 today. Scattered
showers in evening: low tonight 70. To-
morrow. cloudy warm, showers. Gull re-
port on Page A-2)
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Continued on Page A-6, Col.
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Guide for Re ders

An Associated Press Newspop
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(See PAY, Page A-3.)
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(see EXPLOSION, Page A-5)
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(See TEXT, Page A-3.}
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Late New York Markets. Pace AT.
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(see CONTROLS, Page A-2)