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Evening star., 1951-12-07

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Evening star., 1951-12-07

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Evening star., 1951-12-19
Escort Rushed 10 Plane
In Distress Over Pacific
BY the Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calf, Dec. 49,
Emergency air escort planes raced
out over the Pacific today for a
rendezvous with a four-engine
Navy transport plane reported in
trouble about 900 miles off the
coast.
The pilots message said he had
a runaway propeller" This
meant that he couldn't control
the speed or pitch Of the blades.
1t was the No. 2 engine. the
message said, inboard on the left
side.
The plane was en- route from
Honolulu to the Navy Air Base at
Moffett Field, south of San Fran
cisco. It was due there at ! pm.
psf a pm. EST.
Messages from the plane did
not say how many were aboard.
The plane, which normally has
q speed of 180 Knots, was making
lat, the pilot said, against q 90
mile headwind.
Evening star., 1951-12-19
British Airline PIuns
45-Pussenqer HeIicopter
By the Assoeioted Pres.

LONDON, Dec. 19.-One of
Britain's state-owned airlineS
asked experts today to design a
multi-engine helicopter able to
land IS passengers in the heart
of Europe's big cities. British air.
craft builders said such plans are
already under consideration.
British European Airways said
traffic executives are convinced
that such big hover-planes, shoot
ing along at $50 miles an hour
from city center to city center,
offer the best commercial bet for
European air travel on journeys
of up to $50 miles a few years
hence.
The airline said it would use
such airliners on routes inside
Britain and between Britain and
Northern Europe.
Evening star., 1951-12-19
Gangs Muscle In
On London CoroIers
For Half the Take
By the AssocIaied Press

LONDON. Dec. 19.-Hoodlums
are musceling into bands of
children singing Christmas carols
in public.
Scotland Yard reported today
the racketeers have taken over
parties of youngsters, averaging
about 10 years old. and organized
them into beats" Competitors
are chased off.
The children sing carols under
lighted windows and household
erS usually reward them with a
shilling GA cents or so for their
songs. It's an old Christmas ira.
dition in England.
But ince the hoodlums took
over. the children must turn over
half of their collections-which
usually amount to 2 or 3 pounds
($5.60 to $8.40 night-for pro-
lection"
Evening star., 1951-12-19
BY the Associated Press

HARLEM, Mont, Dec. ia
Fort Belknap Indian reservation
officer battled his way through a
near blizzard last night to let Mrs.
Ella Blackbird know her son Is a
prisoner of war.
But the mother already was
smiling when Joe Plumage reached
her home after his rugged 14-mile
trip from here. She had received
a letter earlier yesterday from
Sergt. George Blackbird himself.
It was written from an Amer
lean POW Camp. Chinese Peoples
Committee for World Peace, Peip-
ing, China"
Sergt. Blackbird, a member of
the Assiniboine tribe who had been
reported missing in Korean action,
said he has been a POW since
December 2. 1850.
His letter, written with hard
pencil on a poor grade of paper,
concluded: II will sign now, Nom.
Keep your chin up ant! If the sun
Evening star., 1951-12-19
Gus Hall Convicted
OF Criminal Contempt
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Gus Hall,
one of the convicted Com
munist Party leaders, was found
guilty in Federal Court today of
criminal contempt for failing to
surrender last July to begin five
year prison term for violation of
the Smith Act.
Hall now is serving his five-year
term. He was ordered by Judge
Sylvester j. Ryan to appear De-
cember 27 for sentencing.
During his trial the Government
asked that, if convicted, Hall be
sentenced to five to seven years
more imprisonment.
Hall, former Ohio State secre-
tary of the Communist Party and
one-time national secretary, was
one of IL party leaders convicted
in 1949 of conspiring to teach and
to advocate overthrow of the Gov
Aernment by force and violence.
Evening star., 1951-12-19
Message Delivered in Blizzard,
lndiun's S Mother Already Knew

isn't shining in your window, keep
the sun shining in your heart"
Said Nom: "Oh, I can't express
my thankfulness my son is alive.
I've prayed since he went across
that he would come home.
This is the best Christmas present
I have ever had. I'm hoping other
mothers may receive news that
will make them as happy as I am" "
She told MIR. Plumage, who car
ried the Associated Press report
of her sons status, that she would
feed a few old timers In his
honor"
Supt. J. w. Wellington of the
Fort Belknap Consolidated Agency
in this North Central Montana
town explained that she referred
to an old tribal custom.
I'm the bow and arrow days, !"
he said. "a feast was put on for
the oldtime braves when word was
received that the warriors were
coming back from a fight"
Sergt. Blackbird has a wife and
two children on the reservation.
His father is dead.
Evening star., 1951-12-19

son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Tosques. ST.. Of 1903 Eighteenth
street NE.
Pvt. Page T. Baylor. jr.. U. S. A.,
son of Mrs. Marie Baylor Of 1926
G street Sc.
First 1t. Carroll Wright, jr.,
whose wife lives at 805 Ridge
place. Falls Church, Va, and
whose mother. Mrs. Carroll
Wright, ST.. lives at 2601 South
Adams street. Arlington.
Pfc. Eugene w. Reid, son of
Mrs. Marjorie A. Reid, Warren
ton. Va.
Pfc. James Haywood Berry,
U. S. A.. son of Mrs. Betty G..
Berry. who lives near Madison,
Va.
Pfc. Franklin E. Harding, U.
S. A., whose wife. Dorothy, and
daughter live at Mount Airy, Md,
near Rockville.
Pfc. Hermon S. Leonard. son of
Mrs. Samuel G. Leonard. RID
No. 2, Arlington, Va.
Air Force Master Sergt. George
Morar, serial No. 35061815, hus-
band of Mrs. Betty l.. Morar, in
care Of j. D. Louthan, Route 4,
Rockville. Md, held in camp at
Pyok- dong. North Korea.
Second 1t. Robert S. Wood,
whose wife lives with the lieu
tenants parents, Col. Walter S.
Wood, U. s. A., retired, and Mrs.
(r0o{;n,,aI -. ncr> . C11 II
Evening star., 1951-12-19

day and. in eight hours. formu.
lated a plan to handle its own
similar problem.
No one could be sure the Bal
timore plan would work. but 1t
was on paper and to many it ap-
peared feasible. 1t would have
been put to a test yesterday had
not the snowfall ended so quickly
No serious traffic jams occurred
as they had last Friday both in
Baltimore and Washington.
The Washington committee yes
terday carefully examined the
Baltimore procedure. Members
agreed 1t merits serious considera-
tion but concluded that conditions
in the two cities are not parallel
The variables were scheduled for
discussion today with representa-
tives of the Budget Bureau.
AS outlined by Chairman Ke-
neipp, the three principal topics
for discussion with the bureau
were to be these:
l. What policy should be fol-
lowed with respect to the early
dismissal of Federal Government
and District employees when a
heavy snow or sleet falls unex-
pectedly?
2. What policy should be fol-
lowed when a heavy snowstorm is
forecast in advance and hazardous
conditions come before the work
day ends?
3. What should be the policy
when the forecast of bad storm
is received before the work day
begins?
Early Dismissal Problem.
The Keneipp committee was pre-
pared to ask the Federal author.
tiles not to dismiss employees early
il a storm develops during tht
day. The chairman said early dis.
missals last Friday created greater
problems by burdening the trans,
Iportation systems when they wer.
not ready for an extra load. HI
said it is impossible to mobiliz,
sufficient extra equipment or man,
power on short notice. Thus, tn.
committee believes less confusion
would result through the orderl.
dismissal of Government worker
on regular schedules, which al
ready are staggered.
In the event big snowstorm
forecast before the work da
begins, the committee favore,
urging all persons to stay at hom
unless their presence downtown
essential. Members proposed tn
distribution of an official an
nouncement to all radio stations
newspapers and other mediums o
publicity to spread the word. TIL,
committee has not decided how o.
(See TRAFFIC, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1951-12-19
Soviet-Nazi Dickering Crime Probe 10 Study
On hid-East Recalled Incredible Testimony
In nU.S. Reply Russia OF D. {. Detective
Didn't Support Fromeup
Story of Piekpoeket
To Baltimore Police

Prompted by a Criminal Court
judge, the Senate District Crime
Committee will review testimony
in a Baltimore case involving
Detective Sergt. Miller A. Dixon,
veteran of the Washington Rob-
berry Squad.
An admonition came from Judge
Joseph Sherbow in Baltimore to-
day in giving terms of six years
each to Baltimore Detectives 1t.
Henry r. Sherry and retired 1t.
Joseph r. Bucher.
Detective Dixon, who is colored,
had been a defense witness in the
trial.
In a formal statement before
pronouncing sentence, Judge
Sherbow said:
II hope that the officials of
the Police Department of Wash
ington and the Senate Commit
tee now investigating this depart
ment will obtain a transcript OF
the testimony in this case and
take whatever action they may
deem appropriate SO far as this
sergeant OF police Is concerned.
Bauman to Seek Transcript.
'He is a man sworn to uphold
the law but to him this meant
communicating by way of an ad-
mitted pickpocket with one of the
defendants without advising law
enforcement authorities of his So
called knowledge. I am satisfied
that the really true story as tc
him has not yet been told"
Arnold Bauman, counsel of the
Senate District Crime Committee
said he would move without della,
to obtain a transcript of the testi.
mony.
Whenever a Criminal Court
Judge" Mr.. Bauman added, "sug.
gests that we look into a matter
he feels should be explored fur.
1ther, you can rest assured we viii
do so."
He refused to say whether De.
tective Dixon would be called be.
fore the committee, explaining hi
wanted to study the case first.
Praised by Inspector.
Inspector Edgar E. Scott, CHIEF
lof detectives, had nothing but
high praise for Sergt. Dixon.
Il will stand behind him unit
(See DIXON, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-12-19
u. n. Approves
West Plan for
Disarmament
Voting Is AZ to 5;
Russians Defeated
On Atom Bomb Bon
BY the Associoted Press

PARIS, Dec. 19.-The United
Nations overwhelmingly adopted
the Western disarmament plan
today and threw out a Russian
bid for an immediate ban on
atomic weapons.
The vote on the whole plan
was A to S, with 10 abstentions
and Burma not participating.
The decision was taken by the
Political Committee
after the longest single-subject
debate in General Assembly his
tory. 1t will be formalized by q
final vote of the same nations
sitting in the Assembly itself.
A new disarmament commission,
instructed to try to end the costly
world arms race along lines laid
down by the Western powers, will
be set up under the plan.
Russian Amendments Beaten.
Russian amendments which
would have. twisted the Western
proposals into a Kremlin plan all
were decisively spurned.
The Soviet ban on the atom
was voted down AZ to 6, with nine
abstentions and three countries
absent.
Russia's proposal was in an
amendment to a French British.
American disarmament proposal.
The Western plan would set up
a new disarmament commission
and instruct it to work for a step.
by-step reduction of arms, includ-
ing creation of a tamperproof
system of international inspection
and control ahead of a ban on the
atom bomb.
Russia wanted the bomb banned
without any conditions and before
establishment of control system.
Vote on Commission Is 81 to o.
The committee Immediately ap-
proved the new commission by d
vote of 81 to o, with seven abb
stentions.
Establishment of the commits
sion was the only point in the
Western plan which Russia is will
ing to accept.
Members of the commission win
be the II nations in the Security
Council, plus Canada. It will be
under orders to report by next
June l its progress toward map
ping world system of disarma-
ment.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Vishinsky said yesterday Russia
will join in the project even though
it doesn't approve of the instruc-
tions given the commission.
The disarmament program voted
today includes eventual disclosure
of atomic bomb stocks. It first was
outlined in a radio speech by Pres
ident Truman and was presented
to the U. N. bye Secretary of State
Acheson November 10.
Made Vishinsky Laugh.
1t aroused violent opposition
from Mr.. VishinSky Immediately.
He said it kept him awake all night
laughing after he first heard it.
He offered a string of amend
ments which would have changed
the complexion of the plan to
RuSsiOn.
The Big Four foreign ministers
then met in secret for 10 days in
an effort to agree. The only real
agreement they reached was to
set up the commission. They were
still far apart on what to tell it
to do.
The Political Committee beat
down all Soviet attempts today to
amend the Western plan in ways
that would completely change its
meaning.
Many Asian and Arab countries
who had sponsored the Big -Four
secret sessions - abstained from
voting to show their displeasure at
what they considered the refusal
of the big powers to make con-
icesSionS to each other.
Evening star., 1951-12-19
Moscow Is Told Ii Has
Only Itself to Blame
For Military Proposal
By John M. Hiehtower
Associated Press StoH Writer

The United States has sharply
told Russia that its own "aggres-
sive actions" and its "subversion"
against Middle Eastern states are
to blame for Allied plans to create
a Middle-East military command
Replying to a Soviet protest of
November "a against the Allied
project, the United States cited
once-secret negotiations between
the Soviet and Nazi governments
in 1910 as evidence Of a Russian
aim to create Red sphere Of in
fiuence in the Middle East.
The United States note. made
public today. added that Russia's
attitude toward that area since
the end of World War II has led
the American Government to as
sumo that the aims set forth II
years ago remain the policy Of
the Soviet government"
Others Reject Protest.
Britain, France and Turkey,
which had simultaneously received
Russian protests against the COM
mand which they are sponsoring
jointly with this country, also re-
Ijected the Soviet complaint. in
similar notes.
The allied notes covered these
points:
/. Rejection of a Russian as.
sertion that the proposed COM
mand would be an aggressive
organization.
2. An assertion that far from
being aggressive, it is based or
provisions of the United Nation.
Charter for collective action ir
defense and in support of worlo
peace.
3. An accusation that, in the
words of the American note
Soviet threats" to the states O.
the Middle East against joining
the command constitute inter.
ference in the affairs of these
countries"
M0lOt0v Proposal Recalled.
The American message said:
"The United States notes with
surprise the assertion by the
U. S. s. r. that the idea that any
threat exists to the Middle East
states is absolutely groundless.'
"The United States Government
reminds the Soviet government
that on November 25, 1910, 6
proposal of U. S. S. r. People:
Commissar for Foreign Affair:
Molotov to German Ambassador
Schulenberg to reach agreement
with the Nazi government o.
Germany on the delimitation Of
the spheres of influence between
the Axis powers and the U. S. S. r
provided. among other things
that the U. s. s. r. be enabled tx
establish "a base for land ane
naval forces within range of tht
Turkish straits and that the ares
south of Batum and of Baku il
the general direction of the Per
sian Gulf is recognized as tn,
center of the aspirations of tn,
Soviet Union.'"
i The United States also tols
Moscow the Middle Eastern state
are free to decide whether the,
will join the command, that tn,
command will not interfere il
their internal affairs and tina
there is no basis whatever for tn,
lcharge of aggression against tn
lSoviet bloc.
Evening star., 1951-12-19


police on hazardous driving con-
Iditions and treacherously iced
sidewalks.
The prediction is for mostly
sunny today. rather windy with
a high of about "a degrees; colder
tonight with a low of 20; light
snow. probably turning to rain
with temperatures around freezing
tomorrow.
Motorists Catching On.
Yesterdays combined snow. rain
and midday thaw left roads and
streets glazed with ice last night,
but a minimum of traffic gave
sanding trucks an opportunity to
cover virtually all main thorough
fares before this mornings traffic
jams began.
School children trooped back to
classes over the entire area today
after a one-day weather. holiday
yesterday. s..
Motorists were catching on. Po-
lice reported traffic accidents as
light" over the 24-hour period
from 8 am. yesterday. They had
about 80 accidents on headquar-
ters lists, but expected to double
that with reports coming in from
the precinct stations. On traffic
arterials leading out of Wash.
ington, there was a general slow.
down out of high respect for fre.
quent icy spots.
Dearth Of Crashes in Park.
/ Despite the hills and volume O
traffic. the vast park system il
and around Washington went a
least Is hours without a trafh,
accident, Inspector Mark Rasp
berry Of the United States Parl
Police reported today. Most per
ilous Of the park territory unde
such weather conditions is Rocl
Greek Park. He attributed tn
ldearth of crashes to efficient sand
ling crews and alert reporting o
conditions by park policemen.
! In Washington, the midnight.
8 am. section of the metropolitan
! Police was held over until thu
morning traffic rush was ovel
and all available day section per.
sonnel was detailed to covering
intersections.
i Main Roads Open.
/ The weather story was much o.
the same in Virginia and Mary.
land, with snow, freezing rain anc
frozen slush, but weary highway
crews had practically all mair
roads open.
Both States braced for the ex.
pected bout with new snow anc
rain tomorrow.
In Virginia yesterday, tempera.
lures rose to as high as 40 degree.
at Front Royal, where the mer.
curry slid to % the day before.
+ The high here yesterday wa.
38 degrees, the low 28 at midnight
Evening star., 1951-12-19
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

THE JUSTICE OF THE PEAcE-The
Nations justices Of the peoce, low mon
on the Judicial totem pole, still is
carrying on. usually without benefit Of
low sroining. So says WiIliom J. Con-
way. Associated Press writer in the
third OF series Of stories on page
80.
ACETATE OR RAYoN?-The Fed
erol Trade Commission hos recently
ruled that there not only is q difference
between ocetote and royon, but adds
thot ocetote must be identified as such.
The explanation oppeor;. on page B-l.
Evening star., 1951-12-19


duct such study, stirred from Its
slumbers to confer with Federal
authorities on ways to keep traffic
flowing under winters worst con-
IditionS.
The situation was urgent. The
Weather. Bureau had predicted
more snow would fall in the
Washington area tomorrow--and
still more on Sunday. If these
storms materialize. the outlook is
dark. Even optimists doubted
that corrective steps could be
taken in time to avoid a repeti-
ton of the confusion that i'm
mobilized the city late Friday and
slowed traffic almost to a stand
still again early yesterday.
Reactivate Committee.
Amid protests over inaction, the
Commissioners yesterday reac-
tivated their advisory Snow Emer-
gency Traffic Committee. They
Ireappointed Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp as chairman
and directed an immediate study
Mr.. Keneipp enlarged his commit
tee, called it into a closed two
hour session and ordered an all
day session for today. He promised
a report by tomorrow.
At the meeting this morning
the committee conferred with
Henry Merry of the Budget Blu
reau on the question of dismiss
ing Federal employees earlier thar
the scheduled hours.
Mr.. Merry said he would inform
the bureau of the committee
views and report later on hi
agency's reactions.
To Reserve Comment.
Chairman Keneipp told report
ers there would be no formal an
nouncement today on other dis
cussions, the committee preferrini
to reserve any further commen
until they see the Commissioner
tomorrow.
| Washington faced a challenge
1t had failed. after several years
consideration. to produce a salts.
factory plan for snow emergencies
In neighboring Baltimore, grouI
Iof determined city officials sa
laround a conference table Mon.
Evening star., 1951-12-19
Britain and Belgium Urged
To Abolish Lash in Africa
BY the Asseciafed Press

PARIS, Dec. 19.-Britain and
Belgium were urged in the United
Nations today to abolish hogging
as a form Of punishment in the
territories they administer under
the U. N. trusteeship system.
Flogging and whipping are still
legal penalties imposed by Brit
ain upon the African population
of Tanganyika, the Cameroons
and Togoland. Belgium permits
|hlogging in Ruanda- Urundi. Gen.
|tral AfricaA A
Evening star., 1951-12-19
Kin Of 1000 POWs Notified;
Ado. Area MenReportedSafe
Truman Voices Skepticism Of List
List Touches Off
New WrongIing
By Negotiotors
BY the Associoted Press

MUNSAN. Korea. Dec. 19.-Ex-
change Of prisoner-of-war lists
brought new strife today for Ko-
rean truce negotiators.
The Communists labeled the
United Nations list of 132,472 Chi
nese and Korean prisoners useless.
The Allies complained the Red
total of 1859 POWs was too
small.
Truce negotiators made no for
NAL protest. The prisoner of war
subcommittee was in recess today.
U. N. delegates in a second sub
committee told the Reds they
Evening star., 1951-12-19
Rodios Drone POW Names Through
Dromo Filled Night. Poee AZ

Dromn Filled Night. Poee Az
and verify the list released by
the Communists, local families
listened to the radio for late bulle-
tins or telephoned newspapers for
information.
A total of AZ District area men
have appeared on the list so far
The following names of area
residents were either checked by
the Pentagon or verified through
their families here through COM
parison with names and serial
numbers dispatched from Tokyo
by the Associated Press:
Capt. Byron H. Beswick, %.
Marine pilot. and son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Beswick of 2141 I
street NV. He holds II Air
Medals and the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross.
Sergt. Francis L. Durham, U.
S. A.. of 327 Maryland avenue
NE. whose mother is Mrs. Vir-
ginia S. Durham, a widow.
Pfc. Nicholas v. Tosques, jr.,