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Evening star., 1951-11-09
; Red Jets Downed, 2 Damaged
BY Allied Flyers in Air Battles
Temperature at Front Dips to II Degrees;
Communists Reinforce Kumsonq Area

twas believed moving into the
area.
The recent surge in Red activity
around Kumsong may have been
a screen for the shifting of Com
munist troops. the officer said. The
18th Army estimated that 6l0 Reds
were killed and SGT were wounded
yesterday in the Kumsong sector
fighting.
The Reds also were reported
building up their tank forces
around Yonchon in the west.
An Allied briefing officer said
the Chinese have moved up enough
armor and artillery to be capable
of launching a limited offensive"
on the western front.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway
visited the front and took a look
at the Chinese through ! field
glasses. The U. N. commander
remarked he wanted ito get some
of that good front-line air"
Air observers reported intense
Red activity behind the front sp-
peared to be dropping off after
Allied warplanes attacked more
than 1900 vehicles on the high
ways last night.
Despite continuous pounding by
Allied artillery. the Communists
this morning still held two peaks
wrested from the Allies Sunday
near Yonchon.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
High Commissioners Ask
Advice on Bonn ParIeys
BY the Associated Press

BONN, Germany, Nov. 9.-The
three Western high commissioners
asked their governments today for
advice on snags they've struck in
dickering with Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer for a German peace
contract.
1t was the first time in seven
weeks of negotiations. the COM
missioners said, they have had to
refer to their governments.
The announcement said the
commissioners and Adenauer had
carried forward" work on a pro-
posed general agreement and sup
Elementary conventions to govern
future relations between the West
German republic and the three
Allies-Britain. France and the
United States"
Evening star., 1951-11-09

want to say that I find nothing in
his record which would indicate
that he is an acceptable candidate
Tor President as far as organized
labor is concerned"
Convention delegates cheered as
Mr.. Macy continued:
Gen. Eisenhower is a good gen.
eral, but firmly believe that no
man who reaches the position of
a general, who has spent his en-
tire life in the environment of
the caste system and dictatorship
OF the Army has the proper basic
training to be President of the
United States ;"
Hits Pension Views.
Mr.. Macy said Gen. Eisenhower
had made one announcement on
domestic problems and in it he
"pooh-poohed the idea of the i'm
portance of social security and the
necessity of pensions, and he
thought that we were pampering
people by trying to provide for
them when they reach the age
where they were too old to work
and too young to die"
The convention gave Philip
Murray a Commute ovation and
then elected him to his 18th term
a II ~f
All other incumbent officers
were reelected. They are:
Secretary Treasurer James B.
(Gnn NIn pann AEN
Evening star., 1951-11-09
By George Beveridqe

About half of the men listed for
deferment as childless husbands
by District draft boards last sum-
mer are turning out to be either
fathers or fathers-to-be, draft off,
cials estimated today.
Frank d. Norton, the Districts
deputy draft chief. said the esti-
mate is based on birth certificates
and doctors reports of pregnancy
which have poured into draft
headquarters since passage of the
new draft law.
Responsible for the influx, he
said, are these two Selective
Service rules:
l. Married men no longer can
get dependency deferments, under
the draft law. if they have only
Ia wife to support. except in cases
|of extreme hardship.
2. Regulations allow husbands
Ito be deferred, as fathers, if
before they are ordered to report
for induction-they submit doc
tors statements that their wives
Evening star., 1951-11-09

The Community Chest drive
topped the two-thirds mark to-
day with new pledges of $780,
0C0. New total is $2,759,98l, or
68 per cent of the goal.
Washington's suburban COM
are stepping up their pace
in the Community Chest drive.
Montgomery County reached 81
per cent of quota yesterday. Good
reports from Alexandria and the
other three counties were expected
today at a general report luncheon
at the Washington Hotel.
The area wide campaign hit so
per cent Wednesday with pledges
totaling $2,453,981. The goal is
81, ,05o, 900.
Special Montgomery Report.
Montgomery County campaign
ers held a special report meeting
yesterday and added more than
$4,000 pledged in the last week.
The county's new total is just un-
der $4,000, and leaders hoped to
have more by today.
Arlington, Alexandria and Prince
Georges County all expected to
pass the halfway mark today.
Fairfax also planned to report a
substantial jump, from Is per cent
to about 40 per cent of it's quota.
Arlington's drive has been handi-
capped by election activities, but
now that these are over, leaders
expect it to roll faster.
Alexandria Out for Mark.
Alexandria has a good history
to match-two years ago it topped
its quota. Leaders would like to
do it again.
Prince Georges, at Is per cent
last week, gradually is picking up,
and results so far are better than
last year at the comparable stage.
November Is is the drives Of
fetal target date, but it is expected
to run somewhat longer.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
BY the Associated Press

UNITED STATES 9th ARMY
Korea, Nov. 8
Allied warplanes sent three
Communist jets crashing in flame.
today, the United States 5th All
Force reported. This was the big
gest score since October %.
Two other Russian-made MIG
l5s were damaged. The Air Force
said all Allied planes returned
safely.
Two aerial battles were fought
over Northwest Korea, with So
American jets pitted against about
so Communist planes. 1t was one
of the few times the two sides
have met on near-even terms.
On the ground, Chinese forces
threw series of small attacks be-
fore daylight at Allied positions
near Yonchon and Kumsong
Yonchon is in the west, Kumsong
on the central front.
The temperature dipped to II
degrees last night. The ground
was white with frost and flying
weather was good.
AP Correspondent Milo Farneti
a new Chinese division
was in the line south of Kumsong.
An Allied officer said a fresh Red
army corps-about 10000 men
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Heir 10 Realty Wealth
Kills Self With Rifle
In Maryland Home
Benson Robert Low, IS,
Found Dead by Mother,
Recently Remarked

Benson Robert Low, IS, who
shared in his fathers 100000 es-
tate. shot and killed himself last
night in the home into which his
family had moved only yesterday
The boys body. with a bullet
wound in the chest, was found
shortly before 8 pm. by his
mother, Mrs. Ethel K. Lesser, in
his second-fioor bedroom at 2o4
Dorset avenue. Somerset, Md. A
.22-caliber rife was on the bed.
In his pocket was a card or
which was written. i can't stanc
her any longer"
DR.. F. J. Broschart. Montgom.
cry County medical examiner. is.
sued a certificate of suicide.
Legacy Left In Trust.
Young Low was an upper elias.
student at the Landon School TO,
Boys. Bethesda. His father, Jos.
eph Low, was an attorney and Sec
retary- treasurer of Baskin & Co.
real estate firm. at the time OF
his death in January. 194o.
Half OF the fathers estate was
left to his wife and the rest in
trust for his son and an older
daughter, Marjorie Ann.
Mrs. Lesser was married to Mar
tin Lesser about two weeks ago
At that time the family lived in
the $500 block of Sixteenth street
NV.
Montgomery County police said
Mrs. Lesser told them she went to
the boys bedroom after receiving
no answer when she called him.
She found the door locked.
When she opened it with a kew.
she told police, she found the BODY
lying face down on the floor at the
foot Of the bed.
Wound Covered by Jacket.
Since there was no telephone in
the home, Mrs. Lesser ran next
door and called the Bethesda
Chevy Chase rescue squad.
The boy was fully clothed and
his jacket covered the small wound
made by the bullet.
Unaware that he had shot him.
self, squad members began admin
istering oxygen in an attempt to
revive the boy.
When police arrived they ex-
amined the rifle and saw that it
had been fired. The boys chest
was barred and the wound dis
covered.
Police said the bullet passed
through the boys left chest and
Embedded itself in a wall.
Funeral services were to be held
today at the Goldberg funeral
home. 4217 Ninth street NV.
Burial was to be beside his fathers
grave in Bnai Israel Cemetery.
Oxon Hill, Md.
Evening star., 1951-11-09

NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 8 (P)
sources said tonight
Prime Minister Nehru has decided
to appoint B. r. Sen, now India, s
counsellor at the embassy at
Rome. as this country's tempo
rary Ambassador to the United
States. He is veteran civil serv-
ice man and was 1ndia's first
counsellor minister in Washington
in 1947.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Reds Believed Waitino
For New Truce Order
After Vishinsky Talk
Korean Negotiations
'lneoneIusive.' Allies
Soy Foe Is StoIIine
ey the Assoeieted Press

MUNSAN. Korea, Nov. e.
Truce negotiators Cancelled their
afternoon meeting today after an
''inconclusive and unproductive"
morning session.
A United Nations command
communique. which described the
talks as fruitless, said negotiators
would meet tomorrow at IL am.
g pm. Friday EST.)
Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols,
o. N. spokesman, said he got the
impression Communist represen-
tatives might be stalling.
3Sth Parallel Not Mentioned.
Allied sources suggested the
Reds might be waiting for new in
structions in view of Soviet For
eign Minister Andrei Vishinsky's
proposal yesterday in Paris for a
cease-f1re within 10 days. Mr..
Vishinsky suggested all troops
withdraw from the 38th Parallel
and foreign units leave Korea
within three months.
Gen. Nuckols said neither Mr..
Vishinsky nor the 38th Parallel
were mentioned during today's
two hour -and-45-minute meeting
in a dirty yellow tent in Panmun-
JON.
Gen. NuckolS said he felt Mr.
Vishinsky's remarks would not
tend to allay any of the fears
that have arisen" about Commu-
mist intentions.
Red Position Elusive.
Negotiators of both sides pro-
pose creating a 212 mile wide
buffer zone along the present bat
tie line with certain alterations
They differ on the alterations and
the time for drafting the buffer
zone.
Today's meeting was again de-
voted to the Communist proposal
which the Allies completely re-
Ijected" yesterday.
Gen. Nuckols described the Red
position as elusive" He said it
was very obvious" the Commu-
nists were still demanding what
would amount to a cease-fire now
which would relieve them from
pressure to solve other armistice
problems.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Economy Pinch Forces Allies
To Scale Down Defense Plans
Britain Reported
Drafting Plea for
More U. S. Dollars
BY the Associated Press

PARIS. Nov. 9.-Britain most
likely will ask for new United
States dollar aid to help pay her
S13 billion share in rearming for
Western defense, an authoritative
source disclosed here today.
Sir Edwin Plowden, British rep
on a special North At
lantic Treaty Organization COM
mittee meeting here, is expected
to make a formal request for the
aid sometime next week, a highly
placed British informant said.
There have been reports re-
Gently that Britain might request
new United States aid to help her
financial position. made increas-
(See BRITAIN. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Red's S Korea Casualties
Estimated al 1,442,844

The Army estimated today total
enemy casualties in Korea through
October 81 at 1,442,844, an in
crease of 12.163 in a seven-day
period. The overall total includ
ed 168.418 enemy prisoners of war
This was u more than were re-
ported on October "a.
Battle casualties for both North
Korean and Chinese Communist
Forces were estimated at / ,042, ,109.
Non-battle losses were estimated
at 232,3l7.
Announced United States battle
casualties through November 2
totaled 97,514. American figures
released weekly do not include
non battle casualties.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Former Czech Attache
Got Atom Data for
Reds, 0'Conor Says
State Department Took
No Action on Charges,
Senator DiscIoses
BY ]. A. OLeay

Chairman O'Conor of a Senate
Internal Security subcommittee
charged last night that a former
military attache of the Czecho-
slovakian Embassy here was a
key figure in the Communist
espionage apparatus and gath
cred information about atomic
energy and meteorological war
fare.
Senator O'Conor named the at
tache as Col. Oto Biheler and said
he returned to his homeland last
February on a visa which author
lied him to go to Canada and
return.
A statement issued by Senator
O'Conor said that information OBJ
tanned from intelligence agencies
discloses that one Of Col. Biheler's
assignments in this country was
to procure information on the re-
search activities in the field of
meteorological warfare which are
being conducted at the Army CEN
ter at Camp Detrick. Md"
Described as Key Figure.
The Senator said that "as a key
figure in the Communist espionage
lappartus in the United States, Col.
Biheler has been engaged in the
procurement of information con-
Icerning atomic energy, the uran-
Iium stock of the United States and
archaeological and chemical war
fare"
The date made public by the
Maryland Senator shows that, be-
tween his first trip to this coun-
try in August, 1948, and his de-
parture early this year, Col
Biheler was given visas by the
State Department TO travel in and
out of the country.
During the period of time that
Col. Biheler was operating in the
United States" said senator
.O'Conor. IAN official of the De-
partment of Commerce. who was
concerned over Col. Biheler's &C
|tivities in exporting vital articles
to Czechoslovakia :. notified the
Department of State of such ac-
tiVities.
DerOgatOry Data Presented.
"On two occasions prior to the
issuance of visas to Col. Biheler
by the Department of State
derogatory information procured
by the intelligence agencies on
Biheler was directed to the at
tention of certain officials of the
Department of State, but on
neither occasion was Col. Biheler
declared persona non grata."
Senator O'Conor pointed out
that several of the visas were
issued to Col. Biheler after the
enactment of the Internal Secu-
rity Act in September, 1850.
Chairman McCarran of the Ju-
dietary Committee and of the In
ternal Security Subcommittee
authorized the issuance of a state
ment from his office here that
Congress has given "the Attorney
General clear authority to bal
subversives from this country OF
i (See SPY. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-11-09
U. 5. Challenges
Russia 10 Start
Arms Ta|kNow
YugosIovio Files
Complaint in U. N.
Against Soviet
BY the Associated Press

PARIS. Nov. 9.-The United
States called on Russia today to
start immediate talks in the
United Nations on disarmament
instead of waiting until some time
before June of next year.
United States Ambassador Philip
c. Jessup threw out the challenge
at a specially called news confer
ence where he also charged the
Russians with trying to bypass the
U. N. in asking for a worldwide
meeting on arms reduction.
The U. N. Assembly itself re-
ceived a formal complaint from
Yugoslavia that Russia and her
satellites are trying to drive their
peoples to the point of making
war on Marshal Titos lone wolf
Communist state.
Yugoslavia has made many
charges against Russia and the
other Communist nations since
Tito split with the Cominform in
l948. but this was the first formal
complaint of that nature filed with
the u. N.
Aggressive Pressure Charged
The Yugoslav complaint said
Russia and her satellites have
been exercising aggressive pres
sure against Tito with the aim of
threatening Yugoslavia' territor-
ial integrity and national inde-
pendence.
Russia's proposal for a world
arms conference before June. 1852
was in reply to the United States
plan for progressive reduction in
both conventional and atomic
weapons after an accurate arms
census.
DR.. Jessup told newsmen the
United States. with the support of
Britain and France, would push
for quick U. N. action on arms re-
duction despite the Soviet refusal
to accept the Western plan, which
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y.
Vishinsky said yesterday made him
laugh. The Western plan was
presented by United States Secre-
tary of State Dean Acheson.
The tough talk between Russia
and the United States spurred the
smaller powers to plead for
greater collective security against
the possibility of another Korea.
Backs Any u. S. Peace Plan.
Representatives of Cuba, Hon
duras and New Zealand were
among those who spoke to the AS
sembly today.
DR.. Tiburcio Carias of Honduras
said his country supports any plan
designed to help the U. N. main
tain peace.
F. w. Dodge of New Zealand
urged increased measures of COL
lective security to give the free
world strength to repel any future
aggressions such as occurred in
Korea.
In his policy speech he called
on all U. N. members to pull their
weight in deeds as we'll as words"
for an effective system of world
wide collective security.
Cuba's chief delegate, DR.. Aure-
liano Sanchez Arrange, said his
government supported all meas
(Con TT NJ poon hdN
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Text Of Ruling on Police Quiz. Pose A.

Text Of Ruling on Police Quiz. Poee A-3
ers and the relevancy of many of
the items in the QUESTIONABLE.
He ruled in their favor on the
grounds that Maj. Barrett's COM
plant was premature" and the
court lacked jurisdiction "at this
time"
Maj. Barrett sought a tempor-
ary and permanent injunction to
restrain the commissioners from
enforcing their order to police to
answer the searching financial
QUESTIONABLE issued by the Senate
District crime subcommittee. The
commissioners. on the other hand,
were fighting to dissolve the tenn
porary restraining order granted
last week by Judge Kirkland.
In today's action. Judge Kirk
land dismissed Maj. Barrett's COM
plant and dissolved the tempor-
ry restraining order. The deci-
sion means that policemen who
refused to answer the question:
naire would not have the pro-
lection of the court.
Canfield's Plea Denied.
AS soon as the decision was
handed down. Attorney Austin
Garfield. representing Maj. Bar
rett, asked the court to delay re-
cording the decision until Monday
to allow attorneys time to study
their next move. His plea would
have continued the temporary re-
straining order over the week end.
Judge Kirkland denied the plea.
Later Mr.. Garfield described the
decision to newsmen as unusual"
He said Maj. Barrett's attorneys
Immediately would study their
next move.
Frankly. we don't know where
we are going next" he said. These
men (the police) now have no
protection. They could be called
in and if they refused to answer
the QUESTIONABLE they could be
fired"
AS soon as the judges ruling
reached the District Building. the
Commissioners went into confer
ence with Corporation Counsel
Vernon West and Arnold Bauman,
counsel for the Senate District
Crime Subcommittee and author
Of the disputed questionnaire.
Trying to Analyze Order.
After two hours. Engineer Com
missioner Bernard L. Robinson
emerged long enough to tell news
men, 1--WE are trying to analyze
the courts order and its effect on
our future course of action
Shortly before l pm, Maj. Bar
rett's attorneys arrived at the
District Building to confer with
the Commissioners. The attor-
neys had requested the confer
ence.
Judge. Kirkland, at the outset
of his written opinion, explained
that he had issued the temporary
restraining order because of "a
casual examination of the 27-page
questionnaire containing some
1850 questions, many of which
appear irrelevant and immaterial
to the inquiry, plus the apparent
unreasonably short time to an
swer."
The original deadline for return
of the affidavit missionaries was
CONTINUED on Page A-3, Col. ~
Evening star., 1951-11-09
japanese Freighter
Flashes Distress Call
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9.-The
Japanese freighter Kinugasa
Maru. with AZ men aboard, was
reported in distress in the North
Pacific today.
The RCA radiomarine station
at Point Reyes, Calf, said it
picked up an sos from the 4,971-
ton vessel saying she was in need
OF immediate rescue.
The Kinugasa was reported
laden with iron ore.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Clio Official Asserts
Labor Can't Accept
Record
Mozey Cheered os He
Voices Opposition to
Generals Candidacy
By jones Y. Newton
Stor Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. "a high
official of the CIO said today that
Gen. Eisenhower would not be an
acceptable candidate for Presi-
dent so far as organized labor is
concerned.
Emil Macy, secretary-treaSurer
OF the United Auto Workers, told
the CIO convention:
Il have carefully examined the
record of Gen. Eisenhower and I
Evening star., 1951-11-09

Two Democratic Visits to Offer Eisen-
hover Aid Of Trumon Reported.
Pose "A
Evening star., 1951-11-09

District Court Judge James R.
Kirkland today decided in favor
of the Commissioners in their fight
with Police Chief Robert j. Bar
rett over answering a financial
queStionnaire.
The judge, however, questioned
the authority of the Commission
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Court Dismisses Barrett's Suit
In Backing Police QUESTIONABLE
But Doubts CityHeads Authority
Calls Complaint
By BySuperintendent
Premature
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

The Commissioners were to
meet at 2::30 pm. today to de-
eide whether to rescind, modify,
or do nothing about their police
QUESTIONABLE order, it was an
nounced after a. meeting this
morning with Police Supt. Rob-
ert j. Barrett's attorneys.
Evening star., 1951-11-09

(See CIO, Page A-6.}
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Sen Mentioned for Post Here

(See SPY. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-11-09

Lote New York Markets. Pooe A-2o.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Communities Step Up
Chest Campaign Pace
In Suburban Areas
Montgomery Reaches
81 Per Cent of Quote;
Others Report Today
BULLETIN

The Community Chest drive
topped the two-thirds mark to-
day with new pledges of $780,
0C0. New total is S2.759,98l, or
68 per cent of the goal.
Evening star., 1951-11-09

(See DRAFT, Page A-53
Evening star., 1951-11-09

(See U. NJ, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-11-09

Sunny today. high SO. Fair tonight: low
35 in city, % in suburbs. Tomorrow, fair,
warmer. CFull report on Page A-2)
Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1951-11-09

tSee NATO. Page "A
Evening star., 1951-11-09

Continued on Page A-3, Col.
Evening star., 1951-11-15

Tender, meoty frying chickens Will
an unforeettobIe flavor that olwoy
pleoses REMEMBER these fryer
are PAN-READY-oII entroiIs, fee
and head removed before Weighing.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Stains Health Worse
During Past Month,
Berlin Rumors Say
BY the Assoeioied Press

BERLIN, Nov. 15.-Rumors cir
culated in Berlin last night the
Soviet Premier Stalin's health ha
deteriorated in the last month.
The rumor was attributed to
tipster on the staff of the Sovie
Control Commission. but Western
officials were unable to obtain any
information which might sup
port it..
Some veteran diplomats said the
latest rumor may be a deliberate
plant to prepare opinion for Soviet
rejection Of suggestions of a meet
ing Of Stain. Prime Minister
Churchill and President Truman
outside the Soviet Union. project
of which there has been much talk
since Mr.. Churchill's return to
power in Britain.
Health Previously Blamed.
Stain previously has declined to
attend conferences outside his own
country on the plea that his health
would not permit long journeys.
Stain. who will be 72 years old
next month. is believed making
his usual winter visit to a Black
Sea resort to escape Moscow's cold
weather.
He was absent from the tribunal
atop Lenin's tomb when the Soviet
armed forces paraded through Red
Square in Moscow on November
Z, the 34th anniversary of the
IBolshevik revolution.
Operation Hinted.
According to the rumor here,
Stalin's heart condition, from
which he has suffered for years,
deteriorated so much that on
October 18 four doctors informed
the Soviet Council of Ministers
that an operation might be
required.
The tipster claimed the doctors
report also had been transmitted
Ito Soviet missions abroad. includ-
ing the one in East Berlin.
Western officials are usually
skeptical of Berlin rumors about
Soviet affairs. But, in attempting
to evaluate the new report on
Stalin's health. they recalled the
first leak" about Foreign Min
lister Andrei Vishinsky's long ILL
ness occurred here.