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Evening star., 1951-03-01
Flyer Falls 1900 Feet
While Checking Plane
By the Associufed Press

DALLAS, Mar. IA youthful
Air Force veteran, checking an
unlatched door on Pioneer Air.
lines plane, plunged 1000 feet
from the craft early today over
the little town of Exell, Tex.
Around him were 20 sleeping
United States airmen. unaware
that the flyer had fallen.
The body of Joseph Henry
Dowd, 81. of Dallas, co-pilot of
the chartered plane, was recovered
near the Exell helium plant. about
80 miles northwest of Amarillo.
1t was spotted hours later by an
aerial searching party.
The plane was en- route from
Lakeland Air Force Base, San An
tonic, to Lowry Field, Denver.
Jack Kemp, Pioneer public in
formation director, quoted this
story as told by the planes cap
tain, Glenn C. Edds of Dallas:
The plane. taking off from
Amarillo, was airborne when Capt.
Edds noted a warning light on his
instrument panel showing an un-
latched rear door. He sent the
co-pilot to the rear to investigate.
When Mr.. Dowd failed to return,
the pilot awakened one of the air.
men. The serviceman could not
find Mr.. Dowd. i.
Capt. Edds said he felt the plane
lurch shortly after Mr.. Dowd went
to the rear to check the door.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Strange Object in Constellation
Found to Be Minor Planet huIiu

The strange object in the
constellation of the Seven Sisters
first observed at the Naval
Observatory Sunday night and
which seemed to be approaching
the earth, last night was identified
as the minor planet Thalia.
It's eccentric orbit, or path
around the sun, is such that it
cannot approach the earth
closer than 100 million miles
that is, it cannot come as close
as the sun.
The identification of Thalia
was made by Prof. J. F. Cum
ningham of the University of
California after Tuesday nights
observations had been fitted into
the picture. The Identification
was confirmed later by DR.. Paul
Herget of the University of Gin
cinnati, the representative in this
country of the International
Evening star., 1951-03-01
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman today per-
formed like a tight-rope walker
moving over a crate of eggs at his
weekly news conference, refusing
with a brisk succession of mo
comments" to be drawn into any
discussion of current troubles on
the domestic front.
In sharp contrast to some re-
cent press sessions when he brand
ed the Senate report on the Re-
construction Finance Corp. as
asinine and compared railroad la
Dor leaders who walked out on
contractual agreements to a bunch
of Russians, the President today
was all good humor as he side
stepped queries about the labor
troubles besetting the mobilization
setup and the progress of the
RFC probe.
1t was on those two subjects
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Marine Bayonets Win
Key Heights in Center
or Korean Battle Line
Four U. S. F-80s Domuee
; of II Red Jets in
Fight Near Munchuriu
By the Assoeiatsd Press

TOKYO, Mar. American
Marines welding bayonets in hill
side dugouts today won two key
heights from the Chinese Reds
near Hoengsong.
Other Marines fought slowly up
nearby hills in a renewed drive
on the heart of a 40,000-man
Communist force in Central Korea
The Reds counter-attacked
fiercely southwest of Hoengsong.
In the air, four United States
F-80 Shooting Stars damaged
three Russian-type MIG jets near
the Manchurian border. The F-80
jets tangled in 10-minute dog
fight with IL MICS over North
west Korea. The 5th Air Force
said no F-80s were damaged. It
was the first jet fight reported
since early February.
Main Action in Center.
Allied warplanes shot up enemy
troops, vehicles, buildings and
gun positions.
Near Seoul, American Sd In
fantry troops invaded Sand Island
in the Ham River, but Withdrew
after a five-hour fight. They had
landed in assault boats on a mis-
sion to clear the way for tank
crossings.
The main ground action was on
the central front, in the sector
where Allied officers have pre-
dicted the Chinese would mount
their expected counterattacks.
After the Reds struck southwest
of Hoengsong, a frontline officer
said the Communists were "show-
ing a greater determination to
remain in the areas where they
are in contact with Allied forces.
They are fighting stronger delay
ing actions"
Not General Attack.
The main action at the center
of the line sparked similar Allied
advances at the western and east
ern anchors of a 60-mile front.
United States Sd Division
Doughboys fought on the western
end of the line. Seventh Division
infantrymen battled at the east
|ern end.
Allied tanks, artillery and
(See KOREA. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

THE POTOMAC NEEDS cARE-Lond
resources Of the Potomac River bosin
have deterioroted to the point thot q
watershed management proerom is es-
sentiol. The fourth in q series on the
historic river is on Poec AIS.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS INVEST.
GATES-The Legislative Reference
Service Of the Library Of Congress
fronky admits it will investigate ony-
thing O Congressman wants Except on
other member Of Congress" The fifth
Of O series on Investigations and the
people who do them is on Pose Ala.
SCHOOL BOARD AND THE VOTE
The Boord Of Education members oeoia
intend to duck soyins whether they
think members should be elected by
the people. Details Of board committee
oetions on this and other motters ore
on Poqe B-l.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
5CaughtFIeeing
$4,000 Calvert
Bank Ho|dup
Prince Georges Police
Set Up RoodbIock;
Men Give Up EosiIy

Five men held up a bank at
Owings. Calvert County, Md, this
morning and escaped with about
$4,000 but were captured less
than 80 minutes later near Upper
Marlboro at roadblock set up by
Prince Georges County police.
The men surrendered without
resistance and the money was re-
covered. police said.
Owings is just off the road to
North Beach, about II miles from
Upper Marlboro. The bank is a
branch of the County Trust Co. of
Maryland.
Detective Richard Pearson listed
the prisoners as:
Chester Collett. "a, of Baltimore.
Jack Bosom, 80, of Baltimore.
Alton James East, 80, of Balti-
more.
Manley Blevins, Al, of no fixed
address.
Robert Barlow. IS. of Baltimore.
Cashier Tells of Holdup.
Cashier o. F. Bowen of the
branch bank. said four armed men
entered the bank about 9:20 am.
and ordered two customers and six
employees to keep still"
Il could tell by their manner
that they meant business" he
declared.
The two customers gave eyewit.
ness accounts. One of them.
Hendricks A. Lyons, 80, an OwingS
Evening star., 1951-03-01
CoIIazo Takes Stand
To Refute Testimony o.
Secret Service Agent
Jury Is Out Of Room
During Questioning
OF Accused Gunmun

Oscar Collazo, trim little Puerto
Rican revolutionary, who at
tempted to storm Blair House and
kill President Truman last No
vember. went on the witness stand
in District. Court today.
The jury was out of the room
because of legal technicalities.
His testimony is expected to be
confined to answering defense
questions whether his statements
made to Secret Service agents
were voluntary.
Collazo faces one count of mur-
der in the death of White House
guard Pvt. Leslie Coffelt and three
other charges in connection with
the wounding of two other guards.
Family i'm Courtroom.
In the courtroom as he took the
stand were his wife, their daugh-
ter and two step-daughters: He
spoke into a microphone in thick
Spanish accent.
Chief Defense Counsel Leo A.
Rover quickly launched into ques-
tioning geared to the possible de-
fense contention that Collazo did
not give his statements to the Sc
cret Service voluntarily and that
he could have been under the in
fluence Of sedatives. He suffered
a gunshot wound in the chest dur
ing the fray at Blair House.
When first questioned in the
emergency room at Emergency
Hospital, he said, he was in Sc
we're pain.
when I woke up I was in a
strange place surrounded by
(See COILAZO. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-03-01

Astronomical Union for the study
of minor planets.
The confusion arose over the
fact that Thalia, which has been
known for nearly century and is
one of the largest of the so-called
asteroids, appeared in such an un-
usual position in the heavens. 1t
is ordinarily seen only on di-
rect line from the sun through the
earth. Its present appearance is
at a 90-degree angle from this
line, where it is practically i'm
possible to observe any minor
planet.
Still the calculations show that
it's strange orbit would bring it
into approximately this position
at this time.
While its present course seems
to be. in the general direction of
the earth-it was first calculated
that it might come as close as the
moon and possibly even closer
the orbit is such that it will soon
be receding from the position
where 1t was observed.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
7 Early Bandits Rob
Storekeeper Of $1,000

Two holdup men today followed
a storekeeper and his wife into
their grocery as they opened for
the day and robbed the couple of
about $1,100 in cash and checks.
Switching off the lights as they
entered the store at 1457 Corcoran
street NV, one of the men
grabbed the owner. Solomon Gott-
lieb, by the throat and ordered
him to open the register.
When only pennies were found
in the cash drawer, the men or
dered Mr.. Gottlieb to call his wife,
Mrs. Lille Gottlieb, who had gone
to the rear of the store. Mrs. Gott-
lieb came out, still holding the
brown paper sack in which the
couple had brought between $400
and $500 in cash to the store.
About $700 more in Government
checks which had not been in
dorsed were also in the bag.
The men, both cplored, grabbed
the bag and ran from the store.
Mrs. Gottlieb said one of the men
held his hand in his coat pocket
as If he had a gun.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Lusfron Head Testifies
Young Hinfed He Often
Talked With Truman
Did Not Give Impression
He Had Anything to Do
With Looms, Official Says
By Robert K. Walsh

The head of a company that
got $37.5 million loan from the
Reconstruction Finance Corp,
told a Senate subcommittee today
that E. Merl Young limited that
he often talked with President
Truman.
Carl G. Strandlund, president
of the Lustron Corp, which en-
ployed Mr.. Young as an $4,000
a-year vice president in 1948,
said Mr.. Young told him he had
talked with the boss"
The witness said he got the
impression that Mr.. Young re-
ferred to President Truman. He
added that Mr.. Young occasion
ally described some pretty vivid
experiences along that line"
Mr.. Young, whose wife is a
White House stenographer, did
not give any impression that he
had anything to do with getting
RFC loans for the Lustron con-
Germ, Mr.. Strandlund added. The
witness explained that he knew
Mrs. Young was employed in the
White House at the time Mr..
Young was given the job with the
Lustron company on recommen-
dation of former RFC Director
Harvey Gunderson.
Charges Against Dunham Read.
The Lustron official then began
reading a long prepared state
ment detailing charges that RFC
Director Walter L. Dunham at
tempted to transfer control of the
Lustron company from Mr..
Strandlund to Mr.. Young and
several other persons.
Mr.. Dunham was not at today's
hearing of the subcommittee in
vestigating alleged influence and
favoritism in RFC. Chairman
Fulbright read a physicians state
ment that Mr. Dunham was suf-
fering from a heart condition and
that sit would be unwise and dam
Continued on Page AS, Col. IL
Evening star., 1951-03-01
President Walks Tight-Rope
ToOffend Nobodyin Comments
Refuses to Be Drown Into Discussion
Of Current Troubles on Home Front

that the principal conference ques-
tioning turned.
The President ducked behind
the mo comment" responses so
often that he laughed himself
and said he was sorry that ques-
tions he could answer were not
being asked. He suggested that
some foreign affairs be taken up,
and one or two mild inquiries de-
veloped.
Finally a reporter told the
President that he guessed it was
no use trying any more and the
President laughingly agreed, and
on that note the session broke up.
Mr.. Truman said, in passing,
that the labor walkout on the
mobilization program would not
change his plans at all for head
(See TRUMAN. Page A-18.)
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Russians Report Agreement
On Plan for Big -Four Talks
But State Department, Insure Of Terms
Of Moscow Accord, Coils in ENJOYS Here

Russia today announced agree
ment with an Allied proposal for
a Big Four deputy foreign min
listers meeting in Paris Monday TO
lay the groundwork for a future
meeting of foreign ministers of the
United States. France. Britain and
the Soviet Union.
The British and French Ambas-
sadorS- here were called to the
State Department after word Of
the Russian agreement was re-
ceived from Moscow.
Indications were that American
statesmen have some doubt whetll-
er the Russian proposal conforms
with the conditions laid down by
Evening star., 1951-03-01

farmer, was in the bank getting
a check cashed. He said:
81 was talking to Assistant
Cashier Winfield Hutchins and my
back was toward the front door.
Mr.. Hutchins was facing the door
and he said. Who are those guys
coming imp
Didn't Want Us to Smother.
"The four of them came in and
took different spots in the bank.
They said, This is stick up
They told us to hold our hands up.
Then they made Mr.. Hutchins and
me lie on the floor. Later they
put us in the vault but they just
closed the cage. One of them
said they didn't want us to
smother"
The other customer. John T.
Billhimer, "a, Deale, Md, gave this
account:
IT was in Mr.. Bowen's Office and
one came in and flashed a gun
and said, This is stickup.'
"Mr. Bowen and I sat in a chair.
Then they took us out and put US
in the vault. They took sacks and
cleaned out the drawers.
Wached Car Speed BY.
"After they left. Mr.. Hutchins
opened the vault and phoned the
police. He got a gun and we went
in my car to Chaney's Corner
about 212 miles away. When he
was in a store calling the police. I
was standing outside watching
and the bandits car went by. We
followed them to Bristol but they
got away from u.s.
When a lookout was flashed to
Prince Georges County police
headquarters at Upper Marlboro.
three cars were rushed to Wells
Corners, about "a of a mile east
ward. The Grain highway and
Route 4 intersect there.
Pvt. Charles Nalley was alone
in one car, and Detective Sergt.
Vincent Free and Sheriff Carlton
Beall were in another. Chief F.
Allen Richards was in the third.
Chief Had Blocked Highway.
"I was sitting in the cruiser
when I spotted the maroon sedan
driving west on Route T." Mr.. Nall
ley said. "It turned left onto
the Grain highway. I dropped in
behind.
Free and the sheriff followed
me. About a mile down the road,
Chief Richards had pulled a trac-
tor-trailer across the highway"
THE chief was standing in the
middle of the highway with his
revolver in his hand. The bandits
(See BANK. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1951-03-01

the Western Powers on February
10, when they suggested a meeting
of the Big Four foreign ministers.
Michael j. McDermott. State
Department press officer, told re-
porters shortly after noon that
he could not say definitely that
the suggested meeting of deputy
foreign ministers would take place
in Paris Monday.
1t was learned that the Soviet
note expressed agreement with
the Western proposal for a pre-
liminary meeting Monday without
saying one way or the other
whether Moscow accepted the con-
tSee BIG FOUR, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-03-01
U. 5. Reported Ready
To Allow 31% Rise
In Price Of New Cars
StubiIizer Is Expected
To Issue Ruise Order
Some Time Today
BY The Associated Press

The Government today was re-
ported ready to allow a 31a per
cent increase in the prices of new
automobiles.
The order was expected to be
issued by the Office of Price Sta
bilization later today.
Earlier, an OPS spokesman said
the agency expects to issue an
auto price order today and that
1t would be more than just an
extension of the present order"
The spokesman would not elab-
crate on this.
But 1t was learned from other
officials who are thoroughly
familiar with the forthcoming
order that q 3la per cent increase
had been approved.
The present order. dated last
December 18. holds the prices of
new automobiles at December !
levels.
Order Expires Today.
The order is due to expire to-
day. There has been some legal
question as to whether it expired
last midnight or will expire to-
night at midnight. The wording
says "a period ending March l,
1851, unless otherwise modified.
amended or extended prior to that
date"
OPS officials take the view that
since a new order is imminent the
exact moment of the expiration is
immaterial.
Reports that small increases in
new-car prices would be permitted
in today's order could not be con-
firmed at the OPS.
But it was known OPS officials
for some time have been studying
reports indicating some car manu-
facturers are losing money under
the December l ceiling prices
Representatives of auto companies
have been comforting with OPS
leaders, and, in fact. some of them
were in conference with OPS Di-
rector Michael v. Disable today
Broader Regulation Planned.
OPS officials have said automo-
bile price ceilings will be included
in a much broader regulation ap-
plying to other types of manufac-
turing as well. This regulation is
not quite ready for issuance.
Thus, today's order might be
only designed to give some tempo
rary relief to some car manufac-
turers.
Prices of used cars are controlled
under a separate order issued a
week ago. This fixed used-car
prices at the levels in the January
guide books customarily used by
the dealers. 1t also said that NO
used car could be sold at higher
than the list price of the same
car when it was new.
Evening star., 1951-03-01


an attorney nor a banker and
that creditors pressing him iri
the final days of the campaign
resulted in what he described as
an "expedient" method of paying
off creditors.
Mr.. Jonkel recently reported
more than $4,000 in campaign
contributions which were not
listed with the treasurer of the
campaign, Cornelius P. Mundy of
Baltimore.
The witness said it was his un-
derstanding that Mr.. Mundy knew
he was being by-passed in order
to expedite the campaign, in
which Senator Butler defeated
the veteran Millard E. Tydings.
Mundy Denies knowledge.
Mr.. Mundy. however, denied
previous knowledge of the trans
actions in a letter on file with
the committee.
Mr.. Jonkel said he came to
Washington last. July to meet
Senator Butler and Maryland Re-
publican leaders after a telephone
call from Mrs. Ruth Mccormick
Miller, editor of the Washington
Times-Herald.
Mr.. Jonkel said he had known
Mrs. Miller and her former hus-
band, Peter Miller, for about three
years. He explained he came to
Washington to discuss Senator
Buffers campaign plans and learn
if Senator Butler wished to en-
ploy him.
Tells of Conference Here.
The conference was held in mid
July he said, in the executive Of
flee of Mrs. Miller at the Times
Herald. Those present, he said,
included Senator Butler, Mrs.
Miller, Bertha Adkin, Republican
National Committeewoman from
Maryland; David France, chair
man of the Maryland Republican
Committee and Robert Bonnell
who then was treasurer of the
State Republican Committee.
II was selling myself in a way
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Lute News
Bulletin
Truman Asks S7.4 Billion
For Defense Program, D. c.

President Truman today asked
Congress for supplemental au-
thorizations of $1,454, 100000 for
the defense production and civil
defense programs. Included in
the total is an appropriation
request of $403 million for the
Federal Civil Defense Admins
trati0n. The President also asked
for a supplemental appropria-
ton of $1,I43,990 for the District
of Columbia, including $798,268
for the collectors office; S265,.
443 for the United States courts;
$1,000 for the office of Corpora
tion Counsel; S21,250 for rent
control, and ,s36,308 for st.
Elizabeths Hosretal.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Southern Freight Train
DeruiIed at DunviIIe
By the Associated Press

DANVILLE, Va, Mar. 1.-About
Is cars of a northbound Southern
freight train derailed within the
city limits here shortly before
am, blocking both tracks of the
railroads main north-south line.
No one was reported injured.
Reports from the scene indicated
that all the cars were the coal
carrying type and were empty.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
I 900 Marines Due Home
From Koreu Monday
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 1.-One
thousand 1st Marine Division
veterans of the Korean war will
arrive in San Francisco Monday
aboard the transport General
Breckenridge.
Six hundred of the Leather
necks are returning under the
Marine Corps newly instituted
rotation program. The remaining
400 are convalescing wounded.
Evening star., 1951-03-01

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MI. Wilson, who has been a main
target of union leaders in their
bitter criticism of the way the
administration is running the en-
tire defense mobilization effort.
Top labor leaders last night or
dered their representatives to
withdraw from all Federal de-
fense agencies as a protest against
what they called discrimination
against labor in operation of the
defense program.
The union chiefs set as the price
for their future participation in
the Government complete reor-
ganization by Mr.. Truman Of the
entire home front setup.
Something to Say Later.
Reporters piled the President
with more than a score of ques-
tions about the walkout of labor,
but he refused comment on most
of them.
When a reporter asked if he ex-
poets labor to return to the mobil-
ization program, Mr.. Truman said
he would talk about that in a
couple of weeks.
He was asked then if that meant
that he would sit ON the problem
for while. The President replied
that he never sat on a problem
and that he didn't mean to imply
that he would have something to
say in precisely two weeks. He
added that it might be one week,
two weeks or three months.
A reporter wanted to know if
Mr.. Truman agreed with labor's
complaint that it was not properly
consulted on mobilization prob
lens. He said that he didn't go
along with any statements that
he did not make himself.
Tobin at Conference.
The President was asked il
there was any significance to
Labor Secretary Tobin's presence
at the news conference. He said
Mr.. Tobin just happened to be
with him this morning and he
asked him to attend the confer.
ence.
One Of labor's demands of the
administration Is that Mr.. Wilson
should give control of the defense
manpower program to Mr.. Tobin
The President said that he has M
plans for changing the present
manpower setup.
In answer to another question
the President said that he did not
regard labor's walkout on the de-
fenSe agencies as strike. 1t was
he added, just disagreement.
Mr.. Truman refused to say
whether he thought the mobiliza-
ton agencies can continue to op.
crate without labor participation
Full Confidence in Wilson.
He then added that he had full
confidence in Mr.. Wilson, planned
to make no change in mobilization
program direction and that he
really didn't know about the
union leaders bitterness toward
the defense director.
The President commented sew.
eral months ago he had declared
a state of national emergency ano
that the national emergency af-
fects every segment of the Ameri.
can economy. including labor. He
added that the defense program
was not designed to ruin the
economy. but was intended tc
work out so as to bring prosperity
in which all people can share.
The withdrawal of labor repre-.
sentatives from all defense agen.
(f0nfinJIaI m, pooo A-1Q No1 9
Evening star., 1951-03-01
BY the Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ga, Mar. IA
Columbus soldier has been shipped
home from Korea, not victim
of bullets or frostbite-he just
can't wear the Army's woolen
uniform.
Sergt. Glenn E. Garrison has
what doctors say is an allergy to
wool.
"Of course, you had to wear
wool in Korea" Sergt. Garrison
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Soldier Sent Home From Korea,
AIIeroic to WooIen Uniform

said at his home yesterday. "And
I'd break out and swell up"
A veteran of the Hamhung
evacuation, he has been in II
different Army hospitals, where
doctors explored his allery.
Oddly enough, Sergt. Garrison
served three and half years in
the Army in World War II. But
most of this was in the South
Pacific where only cotton was
worn.
He expects discharge soon.