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Evening star., 1951-12-08
Montreal Store Business HUNS
Despite Holy Day Closing Low

reserves to help enforce the by
law, were few and far between.
Department stores previously
announced-and advertised it in
yesterdays English newspapers
that they would be open for busi-
ness as usual.
A group of the stores indicated
they wanted to break the law in
order to have a test case brought
to court.
Also. the $40 fine for infrac-
tions meant little to the retailers
who expected to draw shoppers
given a day off from work because
of the bylaw.
The bylaw also calls for COM
pulsory closings in this predom-
inately Catholic city on Epiphany,
January 6; Ascension Day, 40 days
after Easter, and All Saints Day.
November l. 1t was passed with
the support of Msgr. Paul. Emil
Leger. Archbishop Of Mont (al.
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Soviet Radio AssuiIs KEENAN,,
Prospective New u. S. Envoy
Broadcast Charges
That He Expressed
Hatred for Russia
BY the Associated Press

Soviet Russia has turned its
propaganda guns on the man who
may be the next United States
Ambassador to Moscow.
He is George F. Kennan, former
State Department counsellor and
an outstanding authority on Soviet
affairs.
Officials here said the Moscow
radio. in broadcast recorded by
United States monitors, accused
Mr. Kennan of having voiced
hate" for the Soviet union.
The blast was regarded as pos
Isibly significant, but it was not
believed to be conclusive evidence
that the Kremlin might refuse to
receive the veteran career diplo-
mat. A Moscow dispatch this week
said observers there were inclined
to believe the Soviet government
would like to have him. Mr.. Ken
nan has been under Communist
fire previously.
President Truman said last
month he had talked with Secre-
tary OF State Acheson about the
possible selection of Mr.. Kennan
as Ambassador to Moscow. Mr..
Truman said Mr.. Kennan would
make a good envoy. If named as
the successor to Admiral Alan G..
Kirk, he would not take the post
before next spring.
Moscow led off its radio attack
on American diplomatic spies"
by relating an alleged We day
episode. 1t quoted British
Journalist as having written that
Mr.. Kennan, then a member of
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Cooler Weather
Is Due to Arrive
Here on Mondoy

Rain today was bringing to an
end the summerlike weather
which gave the Washington area
and Eastern seaboard points new
heat records yesterday.
"It will take a few days to cool
us off," the Weather Bureau said,
"but there is plenty of cold air
in the West and it should start
arriving about Monday"
The forecast calls for occasional
rain today. tonight and tomorrow,
with high of 68 today, low
of so tonight and cooler tomor-
row.
The temperature went to 73 de-
grees yesterday afternoon-four
degrees above the December 7
record set in 1919. Norfolk and
Richmond, Va. had TIA degrees
for an all-time December high.
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Pleven Cabinets Life
BET on Schuman Plan,
Vote Likely Tuesday
Immediate Ratification
Of Cool-SteeI Merger
Sought by Government
BY the Associoted Press

PARIS, Dec. 8.-Premier Rene
Pleven pegged the life of his gov
eminent today on vote of con-
fldence over the Schuman plan to
pool the coal and steel industries
of six European countries.
Mr.. Pleven is urging immedi-
ate ratification of the plan, but
a determined group of deputies
in the French Assembly wants
to leave it in cold storage for
another four months.
The Premier conferred before
dawn with President Vincent Au-
riol, summoned from his coun-
try residence, then told the As
sembly he would submit formal
confidence vote.
Under the French constitution
confidence issue must lie on the
table for two days before a vote
The vote is expected to be taken
Tuesday. when the Assembly re-
turns from it's weekend recess.
The coal-steel plan was orig
mated by Robert Schuman. now
Foreign Minister in Mr.. Pleven's
coalition cabinet. After much
negotiation it was signed several
months ago by France. Belgium,
Luxembourg. the Netherlands,
Italy and West Germany. But so
far the only nation to follow up its
signature with full ratification is
the Netherlands.
The plan has been debated for
two days in the Assembly Pol
iticians from far left and far right
Communists, De Gaullists and
right wing Independents-all op-
posed it. Chief criticism was a
fear that France will be making
a one-sided surrender of sover-
eighty to Germany and that the
industrial pool might strengthen
the Germans at French expense.
Socialists, who are not taking
part in the coalition government,
supported the plan. and with their
support most observers believed
Mr.. Pleven would win the vote of
confidence.
Evening star., 1951-12-08
3U. ). Plane Crashes
Abroad Are Believed
To Have Cost 30Lives
Air Force Croft Crack Up
In Fronee, OFF Azores and
In Inland Seq of Jopon
By the AsSocioted Pres.

The crash of an Air Force Flying
Boxcar in Japan's Inland Sea to-
day brought to 80 the possible
death toll in three widely sepa-
rated smash-ups of American mil
itary craft.
In Tokyo, the Air Force said one
injured crewman had been picked
UP, three bodies had been recov-
cred and a fifth airman was miss
ing. The plane was on fight
between bases in Japan.
Sixteen men are missing on a
B-29 Superfort which crashed in
the sea on a flight between the
Azores and Bermuda. Another 10
are lost on a CAT cargo plane
which hit a peak in Southern
France. Both these crashes oc-
Cured Thursday, but were not re-
ported until yesterday.
Air searchers near Cuges-les-
Pins, France, found the wreckage
of the CAT today and reported
all aboard killed. The plane was
en- route from Tripoli, Libya, to
Marsielle.
Wreckage of the B-29 and one
body were reported found yester-
day. Searchers have been ham,
pered by hard rains and moder-
ately high seas.
The CAT was the third Air Force
plane lost in Europe in less than
four weeks. One CAT was forced
down November 10 while over Red
Hungary, and it's crew of four was
taken into custody.
A Flying Boxcar crashed in
Southern France November 13,
killing all SO servicemen aboard.
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Find Economical Gifts
Through Star Want Ads

The Stor during November carried
So, l33 lines Of miscellaneous for sole
classified advertising eompored to q
totol Of 35,3l4 lines for the three
other Washington newspapers COM
bined.
Under miscellaneous for sole you find
wide assortment Of toys ond other
items appropriate for Christmas giving.
So consult this tremendous showcase
Tor economical gift selections. Z
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Air Fighting Resumed
As Korea Skies Clear;
Two MICS Damaged
One American Jet Lost
To Enemy Antioircroft;
Ground Fronts Quiet
By the Associofed Press

SEOUL, Korea, Dec. 8.-United
Nations and Communist jets
fought five furicus air battles high
over North Korea today as clear
ing skies brought the swift planes
out in force after one-day layoff
The United States 5th Air Force
said two Communist MICS were
damaged and that vastly outnum-
bered American Sabre jets came
through the battles unscathed.
The MICS were hit in a swirling
afternoon dog fight between Is
Sabres and so Red jets over
Sinanju.
Earlier in the afternoon a fight
OF Sabres tangled with so MICS
for about 10 minutes, but the 5th
Air Force said neither side could
get in position to fire.
Reds Show Little Fight.
Allied pilots spotted large num-
bers OF MICS in sweeps over North
Korea Saturday, the Air Force
said. but the Communist flyers in
most cases showed little desire to
fight.
While no U. N. planes were lost
IN aerial combat. one F-84 Thun-
derjet was shot down by Commu-
mist anti-aircraft. The Air Force
said the pilot landed in the ocean
OIL the west coast of Korea and
was picked up by Sd Air Rescue
Squadron flying boat.
Late in the afternoon, Thunder
jets hit a big Red supply area
south of Wonson, in Eastern Ko-
rea, with bombs, rockets and
napalm. Returning pilots said
the whole area was in flames as
we left"
The ground front was uncom-
Portable, but quiet. The only &C
ton of any size appeared to be
an early-morning thrust by a re-
lnforced company of Reds on the
central front. The Communists
(See KOREA. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Vatican Adds Lutin
To News Broudcusts
By the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 8.-The
Vatican Radio announced yester-
day it will include a news broad
cast in Latin.
Other languages for the Vatican
broadcasts are Italian, French,
English, Spanish, German, Portu-
guese, Polish, Hungarian. Slovene,
Croat. Lithuanian. Serb, Ro-
Dutch. Lett, Albanian,
Estonian, Russian. Arabic, Ukrai-
nian. Byelorussian. Ethid7ian and
Chinese. n
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Opens
Purge Whole
Czech Red Party
Shokeup Extending
From Top to Bottom
Directed at 'Titoists'
BY the Associated Pres,

ICzechoSlovak President Klement
Gottwald. trained boss of
Czech communism, is purging his
whole party to prevent his over
throw by Tito-like Red doubters
Iof Kremlin policy. Prague Radio
disclosed yesterday.
The sweeping shakeup was
called reorganization reaching
from the lower ranks up to the
highest level Of the party" 1t
was mapped by Gottwald as party
chairman and approved by the
partys Central Committee, the
radio said.
The purge was the latest blow
in a bitter battle for power from
which Gottwald is emerging as
the Stain of Observation-Disclosures
sonal and political boss of party
and nation, with his rivals and
their followers in jail.
Slansky in Prison.
1t is closely linked with Rudolf
ISlansky. once a fair-haired man
Iof the Kremlin and a long time
prime-mover Of Czech commu-
nism. whom Gottwald imprisoned
two weeks ago.
Slansky headed for oblivion on
september s. when Gottwald GUST
led him as general secretary and
took over that job himself.
Gottwald gave him the post of
Vice Premier and Co. o-ordinator
Iof Economic Affairs-a saddle
with a burr under it because of
increasing resentment, and even
strikes, in Czechoslovak industries
where workers dislike the idea of
laboring on exports for Russia.
Official Czechoslovak announce
ments, however, have not linked
the custer of officials with the re-
ported failure Of the economic
program.
Woman Member Expelled.
! Mrs. Jamila Taussigova. ac-
cused OF being Slansky accom-
plice. was expelled from the party
and banned from party functions
which were not described.
Several members of the Cen
trail Committee at Prague ad-
mitted they tolerated Slansky ef-
forts to subvert the party's Mos
COW line, the broadcast revealed
Gottwald indicated Slansky-
also Moscow trained-was seeking
to rival him by trying to create
another leadership center" in the
party.
| He linked Slansky with former
Foreign Minister Vlado Clements
jailed year ago on accusations OF
Titoism. being an enemy Of the
state and plotting with Western
agents. Clements, Otto Sling and
Marie Svermova were the chief
| figures arrested together last au-
tumn. They have not yet been
brought to trial.
Called 'Direct Enemy"
Gottwald told the party that
SlanSky was associated with their
activities and was guilty of direct
active. and. one can say, leading
participation in a conspiracy di-
rected against party and state"
But, he said, proof that Slansky
was a direct enemy of the state
did not come to light until recent
days.
Gottwald told the party that
Slansky was getting ready to flee
He said he had full evidence that
'the espionage service of the
Western imperialists had organ
lied and prepared Rudolf Sian.
sky's flight to the West"
So now Slansky's affairs are
being Investigated ION new
basis" he said. but details must
be kept secret "if we want tc
unmask this treason down to the
roots"
That seemed clear indication
that there will be more disclosures
of traitors" later.
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Truman Plane Flies Baby
Here for Brain Surqery

KEY WEST. Fla, Dec. g.
President Truman today needed
the appeal of an anguished father
and made the White House mail
plane available to take 5-week- old
David Minter to Washington for
a serious brain operation at Be-
thesda Naval Hospital.
The child, one of twins, took
off about 10 this morning and
was due at Anacostia Field about
5 pm.
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Dr.. Weizmunn Weaker

JERUSALEM, Dec. 8 P).-
Israel's 77-year-old President,
Chain Weizmann. gravely Ill with
a lung Inflammation, weakened
today. "His general condition is
worse" a noon physicians bull
letin said.
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Iowa 6. 0. P. 10 Send
Unp|edged Delegates,
HickenIooper Says
Tuft, Eisenhower Bockers
Seek Nebraska Support;
Stote Leaders Divided
By Jock Bell
Assoeioted Press Stoff Writer

Senator Hickenlooper, Republi.
can. of Iowa. predicted today his
States 26-vote delegation will &c
to the Republican National Con-
Ivention next July unpledged tt
any presidential candidate.
Mentioned as a possible lows
"favorite son" candidate, Senator
Hicker1looper told a reporter he
isn't interested in such a desig-
nation unless it is decided upon
merely to hold the States dele
cation together until its members
decide which presidential candi.
date to back.
Iowa is one Of the Midwesterr
States where hackers of Senator
Robert A. Taft of Ohio have been
angling for support.
Harrison Spangler, Iowa's Re-
publican national committeeman
already has publicly indorsed
Senator Taft. But Gov. William
s. Beardsley has been reported
leaning toward Gen. Dwight D
Eisenhower.
Seen as Taft Supporter.
Senator Hickenlooper has been
looked upon as a potential Taft
supporter but he said he hasn't
made any commitment.
Rooters for Gen. Eisenhower
and Senator Taft also were re-
ported eyeing the situation In
Nebraska since the death of Sena.
tor Kenneth Wherry, who was the
Republican floor leader in the
Senate.
Senator Wherry had intended
to seek support of the 18-vote
delegation from that State as a
''favorite son." with strong indi-
cations that Nebraska votes might
be thrown to Senator Taft is the
Wherry camps control was not
challenged.
Backs Eisenhower.
Whether Senator Wherry's
death will mean that the Taft
followers will rally around another
"favorite son." possibly Senator
Butler, has not become clear yet
Senator Butler Is seeking re-elec-
ton, with Gov. Val Peterson, ar
Eisenhower backer, running
against him.
In 1948, Harold E. Stassen, for
mer Minnesota Governor, wor
the Nebraska delegations support
He has limited he may get into
the contest there again next year
So far as Nebraska is concerned
Eisenhower hackers are up against
the difficulty that the general ha.
not said publicly whether he viii
be a candidate for the nomina.
ton. A candidates name cam
be entered in the Nebraska vot.
ing without his consent.
Wisconsin Similar.
The same situation prevails IL
Wisconsin. but Edward A. Bacon
former Republican national com.
mltteeman for Wisconsin, sale
here last night that an unin.
structed group of delegates will bt
entered for Gen. Eisenhower ther,
II the general continues silent OF
his intentions.
Mr.. Bacon and Ralph Immel
former Progressive Party leade
IN the State, said at a news con
ference. however, that thew wer
confident Gen. Eisenhower wou1,
consent to run on the Republican
ticket.
On the Democratic side, Senate
Mcclellan. Democrat, of Arkansa
said yesterday the people o
Arkansas "are not enthusiast,
ABOUT President Truman runnin,
again."
Referring to scandals in tn,
tax-collecting service, Senator Nc
Clellan told reporters his Stat,
is very unhappy over the situa.
ton"
Unless we get out of of1ic,
those who have been guilty O
gross improprieties, it will hav,
repercussions in the next cam
paign," he said.
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Sweden-Jopon Talks Open

TOKYO, Dec. 8 (R.-Sweden
and Japan yesterday began talks
on one-year trade agreement.
Sweden is understood to be inter-
ested in buying ship building steel
and selling wood pulp.
Evening star., 1951-12-08

LONDON. Dec. 8 (P.-Dr. Kon-
rad Adenauer wound up a FIVE
day visit to Britain tkaay and
few home to Germanyp
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Adenuuer Flies Home

tSee KOREA, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-12-08

An Associoted Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Political Decadence'
a. nn AZ J.
'AssaiIed by Kefauyer'
BY the Assoeiated Pres,

NEW YORK, April 23.-Politi-
cal "decadence" in the United
States, Senator Kefauver, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee says, calls foI
Ia "house-cleaning through all
levels Of Government. e
But the head of the Senats
Crime Investigation COMMITTEES
adds that the decadent trend IS
not fatal and I don't think it's
deeply rooted" Fl.
Senator Kefauver and DR.. Law
renee Kubie, psychiatrist at this
Yale School of Medicine, discussed
crime and politics yesterday on a
National Broadcasting Co. tele-
vision program usually conducted
by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
now in Europe.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith,
Republican, of Maine acted as
moderator in Mrs. Roosevelt's ab-
sence.
There is somewhat of a moral
letdown," Senator Kefauver said,
referring to business as well a.
politics. But it would be a mis-
take to think that this applies to
all persons,
Ninety per cent of our people
work hard. There is basically
nothing wrong with the United
States .,5
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Educator and Wife Die
As Car Crashes Bus;
DC. Girl Killed

Traffic accidents outside the Dis
trict yesterday took the lives of
three area reSidentS-an educator
and his wife and a Western High
School sophomore.
Killed when their car crashed
into, bus full of school children
IN West Virginia were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Stanley Stafford, 81
Boiling road, Wellington Heights.
Fairfax County. Mr.. Stafford was
chief specialist in physical educa-
ton for the United States Office of
Education.
Prudence (Dale) Adams, Is, of
i725 Thirty fourth street NV, an
outstanding girl athlete at West
ern, died when the car in which
she was riding missed a curve at
Forestville, Nd, and crashed into
two telephone poles and culvert.
Miss Adams was returning from
d fraternity hayride near Marl-
boro early yesterday with Fred
erick H. Real, II, of 2453 Thirty
ninth place NV. reported in good
condition at Casualty Hospital to-
day with minor injuries.
Police reported the car, ap-
parently travelling at high speed,
failed to make a left turn on
Marlboro pike, crashed into the
first pole and Sheared of the Sec
ond before ramming into the cul-
vert. The impact split the car
into two pieces.
Daughter of Economist.
Miss Adams was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Adams
Mr.. Adams is an economist for
the Forest Products Division Of
the Office of Price Stabilization.
The girl was an all-around ath-
1ete at Western, participating in
swimming. figure skating. basket
ball and Softball, and was to have
been a physical education major
She also contributed her services
as a nurses aide at Doctors Hos
pital.
Mr.. Stafford. Al, and his wife,
iJuanyta Thompson Stafford, 48, |
were killed on a mountain curve
on Route SO, near Capon Bridge,
w. Va. 1t was the same curve
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Truman Nominates
.Symington 10 Head
Reorganized RFC

President Truman today nom
mated w. Stuart Symington
chairman of the National Security
Resources Board, to be admin.
Iistrator of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. under the reor-
|ganization plan which supplants
the five directors of the multi
billion dollar lending agency with
"a single governing head.
The appointment was an
nounced several days ago.
The President also nominated
Willard L. Beaulac, now Ambas-
|sador to Colombia, to be Am
bassador to Cuba to succeed Rob-
ert Butler. Mr.. Beaulac, 81, is q
career officer who has been in the
Foreign Service 80 years.
The President also sent the
Senate the name of Oren E. Long
to be Governor of Hawaii to
succeed Ingram M. Stainback.
Mr.. Longs appointment was an
nounced last week.
A repercussion over the patron
age fight in Mississippi was seen
when the President withdrew the
postmaster nomination of Mrs
Callie R. Davis of Hansboro and
Earl Whitehead of Roxie. Their
names were in a list of appointees
sponsored by the Truman Demo-
cratic faction in Mississippi, and
opposed by the State Congress
sional delegation which is anti
Truman.
1t was thought in Mississippi
Evening star., 1951-04-23

where Marine was killed last
week, and another Marine lost his
life early yesterday.
Their car, headed east on a
sharp downgrade, hurtled across
the road and into the path of a
weStbound bus carrying Is school
children from Washington to
Union Furnace, Ohio. The chill
dren had been sightseeing here.
All the students and the driver,
Omer @. Cosner of Mount Storm,
w. Va. escaped serious injury.
Mr.. Stafford, with the Govern
ment for about six years, was re-
turning to Washington from a
speaking tour.
A native of Indiana, where he
served on the State board of
health, Mr.. Stafford was educated
in the State and taught physical
education in a number of Indiana
schools
Active in Associations.
This year he was to have become
president of the North Central
Association for Physical Educa-
tion and Recreation. He was hon.
orary president and vice president
for health education the National
Associations physical education
program.
Listed in who's Who in Ameri-
can Education" he was a con-
tributor to the Journal of Health
and Physical Education and a
member of the board of the Pan
American Institute of Physical
Education.
Surviving is a son, Frank s
Stafford, jr., who lives with his
wife at the Boiling road address
Funeral services for Mr.. and
Mrs. Stafford will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at the Demaine
funeral home, $40 South Washing
ton street. Alexandria. Burial will
be in Charlottesville, Ind.
An autopsy was to be helc
today in the death of George w
Hunt. Sr.. 81, of 1917 U place
Sc, to determine whether traffic
accident injuries we've responsible
Mr. Hunt, who died at his home
yesterday, suffered a fractured
leg April IL when he was struck
= near Thirteenth and l streets
NV. by car driven by EN-
! manuel Harrison, %. of 1910
Wyoming avenue NV. Police
said Mr.. Hunt was not using the
cross walk and that the driver
explained he did not see the
pedestrian.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
|Capehart 10 Propose
Restricting Dispersal
To Highway Program

Senator Capehart, Republican
of Indiana, prepared to ask the
Senate this afternoon to eliminate
from the pending dispersal bill all
provisions for moving Govern
ment agencies into the Capitals
suburbs.
| He will seek to bring up an
amendment he offered which also
would cut out the decentralization
features of the bill-that is the
transfer OF agencies or parts of
agencies with $4,000 employees to
Iother cities.
Senator Capehart's proposal
would restrict the program to a
$75 million appropriation for high
way construction to facilitate
evacuation of Washington's popu-
lation in case of necessity.
Provides Consultation.
The highway program under his
proposal would be carried out by
the Secretary of Commerce after
consultation with the Defense De-
partment, Federal civil defense
administrator, the District Com
missioners and the highway de-
partments of Maryland and
Virginia.
The dispersal bill as recon-
mended by the Senate Public
Works Committee provides for
transfer of agencies with 10000
employees to buildings on four out
lying sites; the decentralization
program of moving agencies to
other cities; a highway and COM
munications program to serve the
outlying agencies, and circum-
ferential highway planned to
stretch in a semicircle around
Washington from the Washing
ton-Baltimore parkway on the
northeast to the Shirley highway
on the south. The cost is put at
$28 million. Destruction of World
War I temporary buildings also is
provided.
Amendments Debated.
The Senate began considera-
ton Of the committee amend
ments to the bill. which is being
handled on the floor by Senator
Holland, Democrat. Of Florida.
Senator Case, Republican. of
South Dakota, was expected to
make a speech in support Of the
measure.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Silver Spring Youth Held
On Morals Charges

Paul E. Davis, 1S, of Cresthaven
drive, Silver Spring, was being
held in the Rockville Jail under
$4,000 bond today on charges
of assault and indecent exposure
involving two 13-year- -old Silver
Spring girls.
Montgomery County detectives
said Davis, who is colored, ex-
posed himself to the girls and
tried to grab them while they
were picking flowers in the woods
near Burnt Mills Hills Saturday
A preliminary hearing will be
held at 10 am. tomorrow in
Silver Spring police court.