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Evening star., 1951-06-22
Truman Asks Action
On Civil Defense Bill
Cites Attack Danger
U. S. Cities Lie Open
To Devastating Blows.
President Tells Congress

President Truman warned today
that American cities lie open to
devastating" atomic attacks ano
asked Congress to raise $535 mil
lion for civil defense.
He recommended immediate
action on an appropriation bill
"The lives of many millions" Mr.
Truman said. may depend on the
development of a strong civil de-
fense program"
The President made a separate
request for $4,000 to be used for
civil defense in the District OF
Columbia.
The District funds represent the
budget worked up by the District
Office of Civil Defense and ap-
proved by the Commissioners. II
would provide salaries for So
member civil defense staff, total
ing $4,000. About 1894 ,00C
would go for necessary equipment
of which 100000 would be used
by the medical services.
The budget breakdown also in
cludes $4,000 for supplies, $685.
900 for communications, So, ,0OC
for contractual services and 81, 900
for travel expenses. A fund OF
$4,000 is set aside to cover serv-
ices by other District agencies, in
cluding custodial service for the
use of the city's schools for civil
defense purposes.
The Federal agency has also Of
fered the District a total of $434,-
600 in matching funds for buying
medical supplies, only a portion OF
which could be used under the
proposed city budget.
For the first time in our his
tory. this country faces the threat
of sudden, devastating attack
at any time on our major cities
he wrote in letter to House
Speaker Rayburn, Democrat, of
Texas. The letter accompanied
his appropriation request.
I'VE must act on the assump-
(See CIVIL DEFENSE Pc A-1o)
Evening star., 1951-06-22
Plaza Stresses Duties
OF Free Press in Face
OF World Dangers
Also Urges U. S. Drive
For More Newsprint
For Lotin Newspapers

Ominous world conditions have
confronted the free press of the
United States with a grave re-
sponsibility to awaken it's readers
to their new dangers and world
responsibilities, President Gallo
Plaza of Ecuador told a luncheon
meeting of the National Press
Club today.
"Only your efficient. patriotic
free press, with a deep sense of
responsibility. can help the Ameri-
can people readjust their lives
and their thinking to the new
times" the visiting chief execu-
tive said.
He called on the press clubs
in the United States to sponsor
a campaign to increase the supply
of newsprint to Latin American
newspapers. Shortages of news
print have forced Latin American
newspapers to cut down in size
and raise prices to such an ex-
tent that inadequate guidance
and information Is provided read
ers and the poor cannot afford
to buy and read papers.
President Plaza said if United
States papers would give up but
one page a day. they would save
enough newsprint to make $50, 900
Evening star., 1951-06-22
Send d Kid to Comp
Polish Refugee, IS,
Finds New Life in
Free Air of America

You can see her through tht
shop window. She sits next to the
sewing machine, watching hel
mothers needle.
Her arms and legs are thin. Her
eyes are serious. You guess she
has been through something. She
has.
She was born in Cracow, Poland
13-almost 14-years ago. lie.
father was a tailor who. by steady
work. had come to own his sl.op
On September /, l939-just II
days after her second birthday
her mother and father took her,
abandoned their home and DOS
sessions and boarded a railroad
Evening star., 1951-06-22
Dirksen Is Appointed
To District Committee;
May Aid Home Rule
Once Backed Similar
Measure While in House;
Is Silent on Question

Senator Dirksen, Republican. Of
Illinois. today was named a mem
ber of the Senate District Com
mittee, filling a vacancy caused
by the recent death of Senator
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Republi-
can, of Michigan.
Senator Dirksen, while a fresh
man in the Senate. is q veteran on
Capitol Hill. having served l6
years in the House.
| His selection gave q new hope
to advocates of the Washington
home rule bill. now bottled up ir
the Senate District Committee
Mr.. Dirksen backed a similar plar
for an elected city government
here in the 80th Congress wher
he was chairman Of the House
District Committee.
| Inactive On Problem.
Mr.. Dirksen, however, has taken
no active part in this legislative
matter since coming to the SEN
ate. He is not listed among the
dozen members of the Senate who
have co-sponsored the bill there.
Senator Dirksen today withheld
direct comment on the home rule
bill. indicating he wanted time to
review the present situation.
The Illinois Senator has full
background on the District Gov
Iernment and it's problems for he
served on the District Committee
in the House during most of his
16 years there. He is the author
of many District Government laws
and has participated in numerous
inquiries into city government
services.
His nomination for the District
Committee post was laid before
the Senate today by Minority
Leader Wherry and was promptly
confirmed.
Gives Up Committee Seat.
He gives up a place on the Post
Office and Civil Service Committee
and the new member there is
Senator Bennett, Republican, of
Utah.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
of Wisconsin. who recently lost his
place on the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee because of a
change in the party ratio there,
has been fighting for another i'm
|portant committee assignment. In
the reshuf11ing of Republican
places the Senate gave him place
on the Rules Committee.
Senator Flanders, Republican,
of Vermont. leaving the Rules
Committee, won a place on the
Finance Committee.
Evening star., 1951-06-22
Vinson TO Introduce Bill
For Air Force Academy
By the Assoeiated Press

Chairman Vinson of the House
ArmedServices Committee said to-
day he was introducing legislation
to establish a $40 million Air Force
Academy.
He did not say where the acad.
|emy would be located.
The bill would authorize the Air
Secretary to establish the academy
|at a temporary location until con-
struction at permanent site could
be completed.
1nitially, Mr.. Vinson said, the
Air Force contemplates establish
ing the academy at some existing
Air Force installation or at q
Civilian institution which could be
leased.
Evening star., 1951-06-22

Representative Phillips. Repub-
lican, Of California suffered a cut
lip today in a fisttight in House
corridor with r. resentative Can
non, Democrat, of Missouri.
Mr.. Cannon is 70 years old. Mr.,
Phillips is 63. Both are members
of the House Appropriations Com
mittee and the fight occurred dur
ing an argument over committee
procedure.
Mr.. Phillips was reported to
have gone home after being
treated in the Office of DR.. George
Calver, House physician. At his
office, Mrs. Phillips said. however,
that he would be on the House
floor DUNG the afternoon.
Mr.. Cannon returned to the
House floor and bore no marks.
Representative Tabor, Repub-
lican of New York, an eyewitness,
said Mr.. Phillips started after
Cannon" when the latter called
Mr.. Phillips a vile name.
Cannon struck him and
Evening star., 1951-06-22
Gen. Barr Opposes
Bombing Of Enemy
Bases in Manchuria
Also Tells Senators
NotionuIists Would Not
Help Much in Korea
By Cecil Holland and
GEORGE Beveridae

Mai. Gen. David G. Barr. for
mer commander of the United
States 7th Division in Korea, to-
day advised against bombing
enemy bases in Manchuria and
said every precaution" should be
taken to prevent the present con-
fiict from spreading into another
world war.
He told the joint Senate COM
Imittee investigating the Mac
Arthur controversy he did not be-
|lieve any contribution the Chinese
Nationalist on Formosa could
make would be very great in Ko-
rea." He added that Formosa
would be left without defense If
the Nationalist forces were moved
into the Korean fighting.
The much-decorated veteran OF
World Wars ! and II spoke out
fatty against Gen. MacArthur's
proposals for ending the Korean
war during his testimony as the
18th witness in the inquiry on the
41st day of hearings.
Wouldn't $50 1t Alone"
In reply to questions by Chair
man Russell, Gen. Barr also testi-
fled he would certainly not favor
the United States going it alone
in imposing a naval blockade of
China as advocated by Gen. Mac
Arthur.
do you think it should be done
through the United Nations?"
Senator Russell inquired.
Absolutely, yes. sir" Gen. Barr
replied.
AS Gen. Barr began his testi-
mony, Senator Knowland, Repub-
lican, of California, introduced
into the record for the first time
the paraphrase of a message tc
Army Chief of Staff Collins from
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, las;
December, strongly concurring ir
Gen. MacArthur's proposal to
permit the Chinese Nationalist
forces on Formosa "to operate
without delay and without lmita-
ton against the mainland Of
south China"
; Message Declassified.
/ Gen. Ridgway sent the mes
sage after he had been placed
in command of the 9th Army in
Korea. He was named Far Eastern
Commander when Gen. Mac
Arthur was ousted by President
Truman early in April.
\ In a secret message declassified
land released to the investigating
committee, Gen. Ridgway said he
agreed with Gen. Macarthur that
/ (Cnntin1led IN Page A6 Col. ~
Evening star., 1951-06-22
NPA 10 Cut Supplies
To Motor Truck Builders
BY the Assoeioied Press


The National Production Au-
thority (NPA) has proposed ma
terials cuts which would reduce
light motor truck production by
40 per cent, heavy trucks by 80
per cent and medium trucks by
Is per cent.
The proposal. made yesterday
at a closed meeting with manu-
facturers. drew heated protests
from truck producers. noe COM
pany-not named in NPA's ac-
count of the meeting-said ii
would be forced to discharge a
quarter of its working force If the
proposal Is adopted.
Evening star., 1951-06-22
Vacation c CouIdHeIp GiIForget
Years of War, Hunger, Hiding
Comp Fund Focts

How to send a kid to camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail to
The Evening Star. Washing
ton 4, D. c.
Or bring cash to The Star
cashier.
The cost: $3.50 for one
week; $500 for two.
Evening star., 1951-06-22

Judge Vilmos Olti, who sent Card
inal Mindszenty to prison on sim
liar charges in the same court
room. He also sentenced Amer
ican businessman Robert A. Voge.
Ter to IA years imprisonment or
spy charges.
Another in Confession" Series
(Thus, the West faces the
puzzle of another in the long
series Of Confessions" by de-
PENDANTS in Communist courts.
Some believe these confessions
are extracted by physical tor
ture or through the use of drugs.
Others thinl they are obtained
simply by constant and skillful
questioning over long hours
without food and sleep. MIR.
Vogeler. released recently.
branded his confession rub
bish." He said he was worn down
physically and mentally.
Defendants in Communist
trials disappear from public view
from the time of their arrest
until they appear before their
judges. Reporters and friends
are barred from talking with
them. They are not allowed
lawyers Of their own choice and
those assigned customarily re-
inforce their clients confessions
by adding to them.)
Archbishop Groesz' confession
was delivered in cool, collected
tones. and included full admis.
Sions that hs had plotted the over.
throw OF thi Communist govern.
ment. He linked American diHlo.
mats to his statements and a lettel
was introduced In which Pope Piu!
XII was pictured as urging tht
archbishop to resist the regime.
Courtroom Heavily Guarded.
The courtroom, which has space
for only about $50 spectators, was
heavily guarded. The spectators
including diplomats of Communist
nations and even one from Yugo-
slavia, had to produce admission
tickets to enter the courtroom.
The nine defendants, each
guarded by two wardens, sat mo-
tionless on benches as the court
opened. They stood at attention
when the judge entered. Eight
defendants-f1ve of them men o1
the church, were garbed ir
solemn, dark suits. The ninth de-
fendant. Elajos Pongracz, a.
American legation employe, ano
a Hungarian national, wore a light
gray checked sports jacket.
Each defendant was questioned
by the judge, who then read ar
II pages long, accus.
ing the defendants of organizing
a plot to overthrow the Hungar.
ian government and restore the
kingdom Of the Hapsburgs. This
was the principal charge against
Cardinal Mindszenty in 1949.
Five of the accused are charged
with having led the plot to over.
throw the state; two others with
participating in the plot. One de.
fendant is accused of murder.
The charges also include spying
on behalf of an "imperialist pow.
er," obviously meaning the United
States, and black market currency
dealings. In addition, many les
ser offenses were listed in the
indictment.
The other defendants are DR.
fCnn IITNcApv Deoe AN
Evening star., 1951-06-22
|PreIate Admits
Plotting Against
HungaryRegin1e
Groesz, Successor
To Mindszenty, Gives
Hours Confession
BY the Associated Press

BUDAPEST. Hungary, June %
Archbishop JOSEF Groesz, Car
ldinal Mindszenty's successor as
head of the Catholic church in
Hungary pleaded guilty today to
plotting the overthrow of his ma
tion's Communist government
For an hour he poured a full
confession" into courtroom mi
Icrophones.
The archbishop and eight other
defendants went on trial before
Evening star., 1951-06-22
Red Casualties in Koreu
Estimated at 1852, 500

The Army estimated today thai
the North Koreans and Chinese
Communists had suffered 1,162, SOC
casualties in Korea throug h
June IA.
The latest figure, an increase
of 1879 from June Z, includes
|16,200 Chinese Communist pris-
oners.
The breakdown showed 842 SOC
enemy battle casualties, 157 ,40C
|non-battle casualties and 162,30(
prisoners.
Evening star., 1951-06-22
Plane With 40
Aboard Missinq
On African Coast
Pan American Liner
Overdue at Monroviu
On Way to New York
BY the Assoeiotsd Prss.

DAKAR. French West Africa,
June ga Pan American World
Airways Constellation with 40
persons aboard vanished today
along the West African coast ON
a flight from Johannesburg to
New York.
The plane was more than Is
hours overdue at Roberts Field
near Monrovia. the capital Of
Liberia. after leaving Accra on the
Gold Coast.
(Pan American said in New
York that the plane, carrying
81 passengers and a crew of
nine, had been due at Roberts
Field at 10:45 pm. (EDT) yes
terday, but that it reported IS
minutes later it was unable to
sight the field. This was the
last word from the missing shy
giant.)
Land and Sea Secured.
A dozen French planes and
other craft secured land and sea
areas for trace of the plane.
Dakar airport said at 7:45 am.
EDIT that the plane still had
enough fuel to remain in the air.
The nearest United States Air
Force rescue bases which could be
useful in the search are at Port
Lyautey in French Morocco and
Tripoli on the Mediterranean.
The flight originated in Jo-
hanneSburg at 3 am. yesterday
and was scheduled to arrive in
New York at 1915 am. tEDT)
tomorrow. Additional stops were
planned at Dakar and Lisbon be-
fore leaving by way Of the Azores
for New York.
The names of the nine crew
members as released by Pan
American in New York:
Pilot, Capt. Frank j. Crawford,
38. Of New York.
Co-pilots, George Alcock, 81.
New York; Ray T. DetwiIler, 81,
Clifton, N. j., and Frank w.
Bovine, New York.
Purser. Raymond Tunstall, 80,
New York.
First engineer - Frederic w.
Bish, New York.
Second engineer. Gerald Kiss.
ling. 81. New York.
Stewardess, Bea C. Picou, 81
New York.
| Fourth Officer - George Hav-
lena. New York.
No names Of passengers were
Immediately available but the air.
line said only four of the 81 were
bound for New York.
Evening star., 1951-06-22
100 German Experts
Volunteer Services
To Iran Oil Industry
By the Asseeiated Press

HAMBURG, Germany. June
22.-Iranian consular officials
said today more than 100 Ger
man oil experts have volun-
teered their services to the
country's newly-nationalized
oil industry but none has
been hired.
The officials said they are
awaiting instructions from
Teheran before signing up job
applicants.
Evening star., 1951-06-22
American Sabre jets
Shoot Down Two More
MICS in North Korea
Ground PotroIs Run Into
Reds Main Defenses
On Western Front
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

TOKYO, June 22.-The Red ali
force was beaten for the fifth day
this week In two roaring jet bat.
ties over North Korea today
American Sabre jets shot dowr
two Russian-made jets and dam.
aged three, the United State.
5th Air Force announced.
That raised Red losses this weel
to II planes shot down. one proba.
bly, destroyed and II damaged
a total Of 20.
Eighty mine jets were involved
in the two battles, which wer,
fought within IL hours of the frs
fire bomb attack on United Ma.
tions troops.
On the ground, United Nations
patrols today ran into what ap.
peared to be the Reds first lint
of defense on the Western front
Allied officers there predict lirn.
tied Communist counteroffensive
by Monday.
Front line dispatches reported
Chinese slowered artillery and
mortar fire on an Allied patrol
north of Yonchon. That, for the
second successive day. forced back
U. N. units probing toward Py-
onggang in the old Red Iron Tri-
angle"
The Reds didn't try to inter-
fere with patrols poking around
Kaesong. far to the west. The
town was entered yesterday but
not by returning units today.
Reds made three small attack.
on the east central front today
but didn't get anywhere. Theil
air force was no more successful
Fight at 10000 Feet.
Thirty red nosed MIG-l5.
roared out of Manchuria anc
across the Yalu River this morn.
ing to renew the jet war aftel
a one-day lapse. Twenty-eigh
Sabre jets swooped down on then
80 miles from the Manchuriar
border.
Two MICS were shot down anc
two damaged in the engagement
fought at the comparatively low
level of 10000 feet.
Another MIG was damaged ii
Ia second battle in the same ares
about noon. Six Sabre jets tool
on an estimated as MICS In thai
fight.
The 5th Air Force did not say
whether any American jets were
lost.
The Far East Air Forces an.
nounced 245 American plane.
have been lost in the war, which
will be a year old Monday, ane
391 Communist planes destroyed
or damaged.
Lines Attacked 2 Hours.
Two unidentified planes made
a two-hour attack on u. N. line.
near Chorwon, on the Western
front, in the early-morning dark.
ness today.
They fire bombed, strafed
rocketed and bombed Allied posi-.
tions by the light of parachute
flares. Throughout the attach
they roared through a sky streakee
by tracers and the bursts Of anti.
aircraft fire from U. N. guns.
An Allied division commando
called it "a stunt to improve Chi.
Inese morale"
Earlier a tiny biplane strafet
Kimpo airfield near Seoul ane
bombed the city itself. TIL,
bombs" were reported to be NOR
tar shells. There were four O.
them.
Another unidentified plane, be-
lieved to be a jet, fired at a U. N
bomber 80 miles from the Man
(See KOREA Page A-4l
Evening star., 1951-06-22

associated Press news Of Archbishop
Joszef Groesz's triol in Hunsory is CON-
ing from Endre Morton. resident cor
respondent in Budapest. who covered
the triol Of cordinoI Mindszenty in
lS4S. He telephones his dispatches to
London. which relays them to the United
Stotes by rodio and eoble. No censor
ship. os such, is involved. Mr.. Morton
is Hungarian notionol and subject to
the lows of thot country.
Evening star., 1951-06-22

TWICE tne number
carried durins d
Moy by the three
other Woshins.
ton newspapers
combined.
Consult The
Stors tremendous
classified show
eose when you
need supplies and
squi pment for
care Of your farm
OF garden. Phone
Evening star., 1951-06-22

train. Bombs exploded as the train
started out.
For the next SO years they
were hiding.
Sometimes, TO be hidden. they
paid SOMETHING'S long as the
little money held out. They slept
often in COW stalls, and cellars.
When the little girl was hungry
Evening star., 1951-06-22
Consult Star Want Ads
ForForm, Garden Needs

The Stor lost month carried 100 form
and garden classified sds-mors than
Evening star., 1951-06-22

Sterling 5000 for home delivery Of The
Evening and Sunday Ster.
Evening star., 1951-06-22

Csee CAMP FUND, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-06-22

(see KOREA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-06-22

(See IRAN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1951-06-22

Continued on Page AS. Col. l..
Evening star., 1951-06-22

See CIVIL DEFENSE, Pg. A-1o.)
Evening star., 1951-06-22

(see HUNGARY. Page A-40
Evening star., 1951-06-22

(See PLAZA, Page A-10D
Evening star., 1951-03-23
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman today was
back at his desk after a 20-day
work -and-play trip to Key West,
feeling fit and ready for another
long grind.
The President arrived at Ma
tional Airport at 5:55 yesterday
afternoon and was greeted by
Mrs. Truman. several members of
the cabinet and the new District
Commissioner, F. Joseph Donohue.
Mrs. Truman waited for her
husband at the foot of the gang
way, as the presidential plane In
rolled into the MATS
Terminal and with a happy
There's the boss" Mr.. Truman
Evening star., 1951-03-23
O'Dwyer
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Page)
the entire record of the hearing
for possible perjury prosecutions
2. Chairman King Of a House
Ways and Means Subcommittee
investigating administration OF
the internal revenue laws an
nounced that an inquiry had been
ordered into possible tax evasion
into the alleged transactions. He
said the Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue had been instructed to expe-
dite an investigation and report
in the matter and present its find
ings along with Mr.. O'DWyer's tax
returns to the subcommittee.
Similar Investigations also were
directed toward James j. Moran
long time friend of Mr.. O'DWyer
ion the basis of testimony by the
firemen's union official that he
gave Mr.. Moran $55, 900 as good
will offering. Mr.. Moran resigned
yesterday from a $15,000-a-yeal
lifetime job as water commission
er of New York under threat Of
custer by New York's Mayor Vim.
cent r. Impelliterri.
Mr.. Moran, as did Mr.. O'Dwyer
denied the Crane testimony ant
said he had never taken money
from the union official.
Mr.. O'Dwyer, in talking with
newspapermen yesterday. agar
insisted he told the truth wher
he denied before the Senate COM
mittee that he had taken any
political contributions from Mr
Crane.
Mr.. Crane. in his testimony be-
fore the Senate committee. said
Evening star., 1951-03-23
Royal Pastel Mink
Back in the News
AS Stolen Item

Royal pastel mink coats, in the
news frequently of late. became a
|police blotter item today.
This one. $1,000 cape. disap-
|peared last night through hole
in the show window of Erlebacher
Inc, 1910 F street NV. In its
place was a brick which had made
the hole.
The royal paster' description
was like that of a mink coat be-
longing to a White House secre-
tary whose husband has been
questioned by Senate committee
in connection with influence bear
ing on Reconstruction Finance
Corp. loans.
At the bottom of a police tele-
type message about last nights
fur store theft were the initials,
"RFC." Police said they didn't
know how it happened, or what it
meant, but believed the teletype
operator had made a Topographic
cal error"
Evening star., 1951-03-23
10 Probe
Newsprint Shortage
BY the Associated Press

Senator Humphrey, Democrat,
of Minnesota said yesterday his
Senate Small Business Subcom-
mittee plans to look into the
neWsprint shortage.
However. he told reporter, he
hopes to have a minimum of
hearings since the subject has
been investigated by various COM
mittees in recent years.
"All the facts have been
brought out in these hearings, y
Senator Humphrey said. 80 we
have decided at this stage to have
all these facts analyzed and then
determine the best methods Of
approach"
He said the subcommittee has
learned that about 36 different
solutions have been suggested.
What we will do is to narrow
these down to the best three or
four and then have hearings
around legislation to carry out
one of these approaches"