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Evening star., 1951-01-05
By the Associoted Press

LONDON, Jan. 5.-London's
tabloid Daily Mirror, which claims
a circulation of million, today
rebelled against what t called
fantastic" communicates by the
United States Air Force in Korea
Under a headline; SILLY Head
quarters Handouts on the Korean
War;" the Mirror ran a 'front.'
page editorial asserting that fig
ures on Red troops killed by AL
lied planes were completely val
ueless" and almost always false -
The Mirror cited a summary
yesterday by Maj. Gen. Earle E.
Partridge, commander of the
United States 5th Air Force, on
results of operations by Amer
ican pilots.
The summary, the Mirror said
claimed $50 Communists were
killed in Northwestern Seoul by
two Shooting Star fighter wings
$50 more were cut down by Mus
tang pilots and 1000 killed OF
wounded in So Communicated
towns.
The Mirror commented:
These estimates. coming from
pilots travelling at over 400 miles
an hour, are completely valueless,
because they are almost always
false.
"They are worse than false
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Paris Acts 10 Control
Further Shipments Of
Rails 10 Red China
OfficioI Statement Cites
Shortage, Says BoreIy 1929
Of Order Had Been Sent

PARIS, Jan. S (CDN There
were urgent high-level confer
ences in Paris today following
yesterdays disclosure by the Chi
cago Daily News that French steel
manufacturers. with full approval
of the French government,
planned to ship 10000 tons of
steel rails to Red China.
At the conclusion of the con-
ferences an official statement was
issued to the effect that barely 10
per cent of the order actually
had been shipped and that due
to the shortage of steel, the
French authorities, moreover. had
taken measures to control opera
tions and the fulfillment of this
order"
Until public revelation of this
"steel DEAL" the French govern
ment had refused to meet a re-
quest by the United States that
the order be Cancelled outright.
However, it had refused to
issue export licenses for ship
ment of rails which already were
manufactured.
(Communit China got only a
little more than 10 per cent of
an old order of $4,000 tons of
steel rails from private French
(See RAILS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Casualties in Korea
Mount 10 40,176

The Defense Department an
nounced today a total of 4O,176
casualties in the Korean war
through midnight last Friday.
The new total was 1881 more
than carried on the last weekly
summary and included 6,O31 killed
in action.
OF the total, there were 27,997
wounded, of whom TIC later died,
and 6,148 missing.
The Army listed 33,184 casual
ties-4,826 killed in action, 22,578
wounded and $3.50 missing. OF
the wounded, 537 later died.
The Marine Corps listed 6,212
casualties-1,048 killed in action,
5,059 wounded and los missing.
OF the wounded, 168 later died.
The Navy reported 458 casual
ties, including So killed in action
and 68 missing. OF its 338
wounded, 8 later died.
There were 322 Air Force cas-
ualties-105 killed in action, %
wounded-of whom 3 died-and
1875 missing.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Formosa Says Soviet
Plans More China Aid
BY the Associased Press

TAIPEI, F'ormoSa, Jan. 5.-Press
reports today said Soviet Russia
would train and equip 10 tank di-
visions and 10 motorized divisions
for the Chinese Communists. The
reports called that part of Mos
cows overall plans for World
War III.
They were distributed by the
China Union Press, small Ma
tionalist agency, which submits its
copy beforehand to the defense
ministry for approval.
The agency declared the mill
tary plan had been agreed on for
mally by Moscow and Peiping. 1t
said the training program would
be centered in Inner Mongolia and
China's northwestern provinces.
Since mid-October, the agency
said. 5000 Soviet troops, com
manded by a lieutenant general,
have been garrisoned at Kalgan,
Inner Mongolia, 100 miles north
west of Peiping.
These troops, the agency as
serted, nominally were training a
new Chinese army, but actually
they had been stationed at Kalgan
as Stalin's watchdogs over the
Chinese Reds in the Peiping area.
The garrison has a powerful radio
station in direct communication
with Moscow, the agency said.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Leaders Of Industry
And Labor Confer on
Defense Mobilization
Ways TO Bring About
Close Cooperation Topic
At Secret Session

Top leaders of industry and
labor held secret meeting in New
York Wednesday night for discus
sion of ways to bring about close
labor management cooperation in
the defense mobilization program,
it was disclosed today.
The meeting was held in New
York's exclusive Union Club by
arrangement of Eric Johnston,
president of the Motion Picture
Producers Association. No an
nouncement of it has been made,
but Mr.. Johnston a month ago
tried unsuccessfully to arrange a
similar meeting.
Mobilization Chief Attends.
Attending the session, in addi-
ton to Mr. Johnston, were Charles
E. Wilson, the Governments new
mobilization director: Alfred P
Sloan, chairman of General Mo-
tors: Benjamin F. Fairless, presi-
dent of United States Steel; FoW-
Ter Mccormick, chairman of In
ternational Harvester. and Lewis
Brown of the Johns-M -Manville
Corp, all representing manage
ment.
From labor's side there were
AFL President William Green, CIC
President Philip Murray. John l.
Lewis. head of the United Mine
Workers, and A. j. Hayes. presi-
dent of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists.
Mr.. Wilson had been invited a
month ago when he was president
of General Electric and before
his appointment as mobiliza tion
GEAR" Actually, his presence, it
was said, should not be inter-
preted as lending any special
Government blessing to the meet
ing.
Lewis Presence Significant.
But the presence OF Mr.. Lewis
in the company of other labor
leaders with whom he has fought
was regarded as significant. So
far the miners chief had refused
to take part in any joint labor
management effort arranged by
the Government.
Few details were available as
to just what took place at the
session, but the meeting was de.
scribed as pleasant and designed
to lay the groundwork for full in
dustrial collaboration in defense
planning and production. Further
such talks will probably be held.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
U.S., Sovietto Resume
Talks on Lend-Lease

The United States and Russia
will resume negotiations January
IS for settlement of Russia's $11
billion World War II lend
lease account, the State Depart
ment announced today.
The negotiations will be con-
Quoted here by State Department
officials with Soviet Ambassador
Alexander S. Panyushkin.
The Russians agreed last month
the State Department said, to re-
sumo the talks about a general
settlement, which last ended in a
deadlock nearly three years ago
The State Department listed
three main problems to be dealt
with:
l. The amount to be paid the
United States by Russia for equip
ment received under lend-lease
for postwar use. The United
States is not asking payment for
articles lost. destroyed or con-
sumed in the common war effort
2. Disposition of naval and mer-
chant vessels lent to Russia during
the war. These included 585 naval
vessels, mostly small ones, and 96
merchant vessels. After repeated
requests, Russia has returned q
frigates and one icebreaker in the
naval category, and 9 merchant
ships.
3. Compensation to American
companies for the use of their pat
ented oil refinery processes sup
piled to Russia under lend-lease.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Navy's 1851 Program
Includes Is Carriers
And $50 Destroyers
; BottIeships on List;
Squirt in Recruiting for
All Services Reported
By John A. Giles

The Navy expansion program
calls for the operation Of 26 air.
craft carriers, compared with 20
scheduled for the active fleet only
last October, and large number
OF accompanying warships includ-
ing $50 destroyers, it was learned
today
Fiattops scheduled for operation
this fiscal year include three 45,-
000-tCn Midway class ships, nine
27 c00-ton Essex types, five 14,50O-
.onners and nine escort carriers.
Meanwhile. high officials report
ed that recruiting was hitting new
highs for all the services. The
Navy. which is scheduled to have
some 5000 officers and men this
year, already is nearing that figure
AS plans for the reopening of the
cambridge (Md) Naval Training
Station are being rushed.
The Army, which also is ex-
periencing some increase in the
rate of volunteers though not as
much as the other services, will
have some 1,350,000 officers and
men under President Trurnan's
announced manpower total of up
wards of 3.5 million.
Youths who are overflowing re-
cruiting stations apparently pre-
fer to choose their service rather
than wait to be drafted for the
Army and the Air Force, with
some 971,000 officers and men
scheduled with a build-up to 95
groups as rapidly as possible, is
getting a large share.
A total of 10000 officers and
men are scheduled for the Marine
Corps.
At present, there is no danger
of the Navy. Marines or Air Force
calling on the draft for men, Of
(See NAVY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Air Force Korea Communicates
Silly London Paper Charges

They are dangerous. 1t is now
becoming glaringly obvious that
factual. unsensational news about
what is really happening ir
Korea is essential.
Since correspondents mus:
report what is said at headquar-
ters, it is the headquarters staff
themselves who must drop sensa-
tionalism and try to be sober and
careful in information they are
giving to the world"
The Mirror is nominally in
dependent in its views, but ii
consistently backs the Labor gov.
ernment.
In Washington Air Force Of
flcials had no immediate comment
on the Mirror editorial.
It was evident from converse
tions with Air Force officials that
there has been some question in
Washington about the advisability
of claiming specific numbers OF
enemy casualties on the basis OF
fighter pilot reports.
World War II experience showed
wide variation between kills" OF
enemy planes claimed by pilots
and actual losses as determined
later from captured enemy docu-
ments. Accurate estimates of per-
sonnel casualties obviously would
be even more difficult.
Evening star., 1951-01-05

the country at the retail, whole
sale and manufacturing level,
probably will be taken in the next
week.
Officials of the Economic Sta
bilization Agency, under the di-
rection of Price Director Michael
v. Di Sale, are known to be work.
ing on such an order.
AS presently planned, all busi-
ness firms will be ordered to give
the Government a minimum of 80
days notice of any intention to
raise prices of any goods or serv-
ices they sell.
Notices Will Be Mailed.
The move will affect the more
than million business establish
ments in the country.
Present plans call for the notices
to be sent to all post offices in the
country and delivered to the busi-
ness firms and stores by the mail
men.
The postal service would be
used, it was explained, since the
Sterilization Agency has not or
ganized it's regional and district
Offices and has no field service.
During the period of the price
freeze officials hope to have
worked out mandatory price cell
ings which it is the present plan
to impose about March l.
This moratorium also would
allow the Wage Sterilization Board
time to draft an effective and
equitable policy for control of all
wages and salaries in the country.
Voluntary Basis Abandoned.
The wage stabillzers have
claimed that it is impossible to
work out wage controls until some
action is taken to check the rise
in living costs.
Plans for the price increase
freeze mean that the Gov
ernment has virtually abandoned
its present program of controlling
prices and wages on a voluntary
or selective industry basis.
So far the only mandatory ac-
ton taken was the price and wage
freeze clamped on the automobile
industry.
Two weeks ago the stabilization
Office requested" $50 big manu-
facturers to give at least seven
days notice of intention to raise
prices.
Auto Hearings to Be Held.
But the freeze plan calls
for an order on all business rather
than mere request, it was
pointed out.
The present plan for checking
price rises would give the Govern
ment an effective means of getting
around provision of the stabiliza-
ton law which make it virtually
impossible to control the price of
many food items.
Under the law controls cannot
be applied to any farm product
unless the farm price of that
product is up at least to the parity
level.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Pentogon Seeks 78-Yeor-OIds,
Longer Service for SeIectees
Congress to Be Asked for New Authority;
Stricter Droft of l9-to-26 Group in Offinq

month draft time. While a def
mite decision has not been reached,
extension to either 27 or 80 months
is the most likely.
2. Tightening of deferments "all
along the line" for the 1926 age
group.
3. Authorize ton of the 18-year-
old draft.
4. Use of the draft by all the
armed forces. Thus far, drafted
recruits have gone only to the
Army. This, he indicated. may
signal sharp cut-down in volun-
tary enlistment programs.
S. Extension of both the regu-
lar and the so-called doctor
drafts beyond the expiration date
next July 9.
Mr.. Larkin said the manpower
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Personnel Men Hit
Longer Work Week
For U. 5. Employees
Council Urges Hiring
Of Enough Help to Do
Job Within 40 Hours
BY Joseph YOUNG

The Governments personnel Of
ficials have recommended against
a general Federal overtime work
week at present.
The officials agreed yesterday
at meeting Of the Federal Per-
sonnel Council, which is the ad-
visory body Of the Civil Service
Commission, that overtime should
not be resorted to in order to carry
the increased work load unless
absolutely necessary"
Nearly month ago the White
House asked the commission and
the Budget Bureau to make
recommendations regarding a pos
sible longer work week in Gov
ernment. The Federal Personnel
Council was asked then to make
study of the situation and sub
nit its proposals for transmission
to the White House.
The Governments personnel Of
f1cials said overtime should be
ordered only in specific Govern
ment units as the need arises.
This follows the present policy in
Government; defense agencies and
other Federal Offices connected
with the national emergency pro-
gram are placing employees on a
longer work week as the need
arises, but for the most part are
remaining on a 40-hour- week
basis.
The Federal Personnel Coun-
Gil declared: Federal agencies
should endeavor at this point to
recruit the personnel necessary to
perform their required work
during the basic 40-hour week.
I'm this way, trained personnel
will be available to carry a heavier
work load by working longer
hours. if it is later found neces-
sary. Also, the working of longer
hours over long period of time
leads to increased fatigue and
should be postponed as long as
possible. In addition, it is more
economical, since work performed
Continued on Page Az, Col. g.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
By the Associoted Press

Anthony ]. (Tony) Accardo, re-
puted Chicago underworld-gam-
bling boss. refused today to tell
Senate crime investigators about
his income and associates.
The Senators voted to cite him
for contempt.
Accardo slouched in the wit
ness chair with his hands folded
and declined. during two-hour
public hearing. to answer most
of the questions put to him. Many
of the inquiries dealt with bookie
operations in Chicago and Miami.
Claiming constitutional protec-
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Spain Approves BoIfour
As New British Envoy
BY the Associated Press

MADRID, Jan. 5.-Spain's gov
ernment has approved the ap-
pointment of Sir John Balfour as
Britain's Ambassador to Madrid
an informed source said last
night.
Balfour now is British Ambas-
sador to Argentina.
PARIS, Jan. 5 (P.-The Spanish
Government has agreed to the
appointment of Jacques Meyriel
as Frances Ambassador to Madrid
a reliable source said today.
Mr.. Meyrier, 81, is a career
diplomat with a record of long
service in the Middle and Fa1
East. He became Ambassador to
China in 1945.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Withdrawal Of u. n.
In Korea Is Termed
No Rout, No Dunkirk'
High Army Officer Says
Retreat Is Carefully
Planned Operation

A high Army officer asserted
emphatically today that the with
drawal of United Nations forces
in Korea was a we'll planned and
executed withdrawal and mot
any rout nor any Dunkirk."
He emphasized this point in q
surprise appearance at a regular
Pentagon briefing and at the same
time presented new figures on
enemy strength.
ut is far from a rout, it is a
withdrawal we'll organized and
carefully planned" said the officer
who may not be named. "The
withdrawal tactic has been taught
in military schools for years and
I want to dispel any thought that
any rout is in progress"
Enemy Numbers $4,000.
Outlining the war situation, the
officer said there were now some
950,000 enemy troops, of which
some 450,000 are in reserve, fac
ing outnumbered United Nations
forces.
Six Chinese Communist armies
of some 10000 men each are in
contact with U. N. forces and five
are believed to be in reserve. he
said.
The North Koreans have reacti-
waited some 19 divisions of from
2,400 to 5000 men each, he re-
ported.
But he also stated the fire power
Of the North Koreans was great"
and that virtually all the soldiers
were armed with burp guns. No
tanks are in action at the l.aoment,
but he pointed out that it is now
possible to cross the Yalu River,
the boundary between Mancnuria
and North Korea, and that the
Han River near Seoul was also
frozen over and troops could walk
across it.
. Red Guerrillas Wiped Out.
Yesterday two Communist guer-
rilla outfits of some 1000 men
each were wiped out below the
present fighting positions. One
was wiped out by American units
and the other by an Allied outfit.
The Chinese Communists gen.
orally hit where we are weakly
holding" he said, adding that
one OF the two South Korean
units which had been cut off
had made its way back to U. N.
lines.
There has been a steady and
terrific amount of vehicle traffic
southwark to the battle area from
Antung. on the Manchuria bor-
der, and about 1000 vehicles have
been observed moving southwark
from the Chosan reservoir area
he said.
Losses Below Reports.
In the withdrawal there have
been fewer U. N. losses than has
been sometimes reported, the high
official said. but declined to give
any figures.
Asked by a reporter if he had
heard some reports at the Penta-
gon that U. N. forces probably
would be forced to evacuate Korea
the officer said:
II haven't heard anything like
that. Perhaps we haven't been
to the same people,"
Evening star., 1951-01-05
By George Beveridee

The Defense Department plans
to ask Congress within the next
two weeks to extend the 21-month
Selective Service period and to
permit the drafting of 18-year-
olds, it was reported today.
Felix Larkin. department gen.
eral counsel, told neWsmen the
Pentagon's long manpow-
er bill will be a "two-phase" pro-
gram. The first will concentrate
on the present 1926 age draft
liable group to expand the services.
The second phase will swing into
the 18-year-old draft to maintain
that expansion.
He stressed that the legislative
proposal is not in final form, but
said it will contain these pro-
visions:
/. Extension of the present 81
Evening star., 1951-01-05
1872 Bodies Recovered
After Peruvian Disaster
BY the Associated Press

LIMA, Peru Jan. 5.-A total OF
1872 bodies had been recovered
early toda' from the rocky debris
of man-Inade avalanche We'd
nesday in the Andes near the
coastal town of Chimbote.
Latest reports listed II injured.
The search for more bodies con-
tinued.
The workers, clearing an area
covered by natural avalanche
last October were trapped by the
explosion Of a dynamite charge
they thought was Q dud.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
GAINESVILLE Is Nearly Dry

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 5 (P).
"A break in main cut off the
water supply of four -fifths of this
city's 40,400 inhabitants early
today. Thousands of workers and
businessmen went to their jobs
without a shave or coffee. Seven
grade and junior high schools in
the city did not open.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Crime Probers Vote to Cite
Tony Accordo for Contempt
Reputed Copone Successor Refuses to Tell
Senators About His Income and Associates

ton. Accardo contended the an
sWers might tend to incriminate
him or were not pertinent to the
Senate crime committees inves-
tigation of organized interstate
gambling.
At one point during the futile
questioning, Senator Tobey, Re-
publican, of New Hampshire, burst
out with a demand that the in
|teTogation be suspended and Ac-
cardo cited.
These refusals to answer are
an insult to the committee and its
counsel" Senator Tobey snapped.
(See CRIME, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Draft Dompens Dromo

BALTIMORE, Jan. S (P.-Loy-
ola College announced last night
it won't produce the war play,
Command Decision" after all.
1t seems one third of the cast
is about to be drafted into the
real Army.
Evening star., 1951-01-05

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said American troops should not
be committed to Europe without
the approval and consent of the
Senate.
THE commitment of a land
army to Europe is program never
approved by Congress and into
which we should not drift Sen
ator Taft declared.
Senator Taft assailed the ad-
ministration for making secret
agreements which he said are
threatening to lead this country
into World War III. He charged
that President Truman simply
usurped authority, in violation of
the laws and the Constitution" by
sending American troops into
Korea in IAN undeclared war"
Threat to Liberties.
"The policy of secret executive
agreements has brought us to dam
ger and disaster" the Republican
leader declared. "It threatens the
liberties of our people"
Senator Taft said that while de-
fense of this country is "our first
consideration" he did not believe
I'VE can completely abandon the
rest of the world and rely solely
upon the defense of this CONT
nent." He added:
I'm fact. the very thesis of an
effective control OF sea and air by
the free nations requires that we
do interest ourselves in Europe
and the Near East and India and
the Far East SO that Communist
influence may not extend to areas
from which it is still possible to
exclude it by many methods other
than land armies"
Hoover Talk "Misrepresented."
! Declaring that former President
Hoover's speech was completely
misrepresentation by the admins.
tration press" Senator Taft sale
what Mr.. Hoover advocated wa!
not retirement to the American
continent but only that emphasis
be placed on the defense of thu
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Agreeing with this point of view
the Ohio Republican added:
ut seems to me that our battle
against communism is in fact 6
worldwide battle and must bt
fought on the world stage. What
object to is undertaking to fight
that battle on the vast lane
areas of the continent Of Europe
of the continent of Asia, where
we are at the greatest possible
disadvantage in a war with Rus
sia."
/ He added that such lesson has
been taught in Korea and that
this country cannot possibly
transport enough men ano
equipment to overcome the vast
manpoWer of Russia and China
Would Aid Island Nations.
/ Senator Taft said a strong All
Force and Navy could be used in
event of war to hold off an ag-
gressor whi.e a land army was be-
ing built UP. It would also be
available, i'e added, for assistance
to other nations in defending
themselves against Communist ag-
gresSion.
i He said such assistance should
be given any island nations which
desire our help" Among those
(See FOREIGN POLICY, Pg Al
Evening star., 1951-01-05
30 Day Freeze of All Prices,
Including Food, Expected to Be
Ordered by U. S. Within Week
Bon on Increases
Would Hit ; Million
Business Places
By james Y. Newton

The Government is planning
imposition of a 30-day freeze on
all price increases as a means
of checking soaring living costs,
it was learned today. The Or
der is expected to have the effect
of restraining further increases
in food prices.
The action. which would amount
to virtual freeze of all prices in