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Evening star., 1951-12-23
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ETHICS IN eovERNMENT-The
administrations No. headache, seon-
dol in the executive departments, is
reviewed in on editorial feature and
q who's who in the investigation news"
eortoon on Pose C-l.
WHEN AN INDUSTRY STRIKES
The turbulent history Of industry-wide
steel strikes is reviewed by Stor stoff
Reporter jones Y. Newton, as the
Notion volts to see if the steeIwork-
ers will woIk out osoin. See Poee c.5.
THE DEFENSE CALLS A POLICE
MAN-The testimony Of q Woshina..
ton detective sergeant at the bribery
triol Of two Baltimore policemen has
become the subject Of Investigation BY
District and Federal sfficioIs. Serqt.
Miller A, Dixon's role as defense wit
ness is examined by stoff Reporter
W. n. shippsn on Page A-S.
Complete Index, Poee AZ
Prosroms, Poges c-8-9
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Iclared that the regulation by its
own terms requires that the indi-
vidual be guilty Of loud and un-
usual noises which disturb the
peace and quiet of a neighbor-
hood" In this case, he contin-
ued, there was only normal talk
ing and laughter which built up
into a loud noise.
This case points out the dam
ger of whiting away the rights
of an individual, as guaranteed
by the Constitution and our demo-
cratic form of government" he
said.
ITO whittle a little here and to
whittle a little there, eventually
is to whittle away entirely those
cherished rights and liberties OF
an individual which have contrib
uted so much to make this coun-
try great"
He acquitted the Kinks and II
other defendants.
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Judge UphoIds Citizens Right
To Talk and Lough Together

Don't expect from this that
Judge George D. Nelson will con-
done New Years eve donny brook
but he ruled yesterday that loud
noise caused by an accumulation
of normal conversation and
laughter" does not constitute dis
turbance Of the peace.
The decision was handed down
in a Municipal Court memoran-
dunn opinion in the case of 16
persons accused of disturbing
the peace of the. neighborhood
around 1922 Wisconsin avenue
NV. on the night of September
%. during party in the apart
ment OF, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Kirk.
The case was submitted to
Judge Nelson through a stipula-
ton by attorneys and was argued
before the Judge last month.
In his ruling Judge Nelson de-
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BY the Associated Press

The Government ruled yester-
day that employers may give
workers and their families health
and welfare benefits without
counting the cost as part of
wages.
The move was Immediately de-
cried by industry representatives
as inf1ationary. and an open in
Ivitation to labo- unions to start a
widespread drive to obtain such
benefits.
The Wage Sterilization Board
ruled, with industry members dis
senting, that such plans may be
put into effect-within certain
limits-without counting the cost
toward what is allowed in the way
of wage increases under other
stabilization rules.
These rules, in general, allow
pay boosts of about IA per cent
over January, 1850, levels but
greater pay increases are allowed
under various exceptions.
The new ruling is permissive:
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.Conmuter Fare RoIIback
Ordered in New JERSEY
By the Associoted Press

PLAINFIELD, N. j., Dec. 22.-
The Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey has been ordered to roll back
its intrastate communication fares
to their 1948 level, counsel for
a commuter group announced
today. 3
Augustus S. Dreier, counsel for
the Intermunicipal Group for
Better Rail Service, said he re-
ceived a copy of an order by the
State Public Utilities Commission
rejecting a Jersey Central in
crease now in effect and ordering
the railroad to return it's Within
the-State fares to 1948 levels.
Emmett Drew. secretary of the
PUG, confirmed that the order had
been issued.
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WSB Allows Welfare Benefits
Without Counting Cost as Pay
Outvoted Industry Members Decy Move
As nfIotionuy and q Bid for Union Drives

employers don't have to give med
Iical, hospital, surgical, disability
or death insurance benefits to
workers. their wives and children
The pressure from unions fol
such benefits is likely to increase
as result. however, since they are
limited on what wage increases
they may seek. Certain employ
ers, too, will want to install such
plans to attract manpoWer.
In fact, about 600 health welfare
plans now are before the Wage
Board on the application of en-
ployers, who have been waiting for
announcement Of the new policy.
The ruling carried the approval
OF Economic Sterilization Admin
istrator Roger l.. Putnam, who
Joined with the Wage Boards pub
lie members in statements that in
f1ationary aspects of the new
policy will be negligible.
The boards public members
estimated that if all employers in
(See WELFARE, Page A+8.)
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streets from which vehicles will be
barred in winter emergencies un-
less they are equipped with skid
chains or snow tires. The new
regulation. adopted as a measure
to prevent traffic tieups during
isnowstorr11s, will become effective
Immediately.
The prohibition against use OF
the principal thoroughfares posed
a new problem for persons who
drive to work daily from all parts
OF the city and suburban Virginia
and Maryland.
55 Streets Affected.
Under the new regulations. cars
unequipped with skid chains OF
snow tires may cross the SIS streets
at intersections or many operate
over them for the sole purpose
OF leaving public or private drive
ways, parking lots. garages or curb
parking space. Then they will be
permitted to proceed only to the
next intersection. where they must
head for less-used streets.
| Mr.. Keneipp. who is empowered
to declare when winter traffic
emergency exists. released the list
OF streets to be affected by the new
regulations. He is chairman of
a committee appointed by the
Commissioners to develop a plar
to improve traffic conditions dur
ing storm emergencies.
Old Regulation Applies.
There was concern at first, that
the restrictions could not be ap-
piled legally until 10 days after the
list was publicly advertised as part
of a new police regulation. The
Corporation Counsers Office ruled
however. that until such publica-
ton is made, the police already
have an old regulation empower
ing such action as steering traffic
off certain streets in an emergency
Mr.. Keneipp explained.
The traffic director estimated
the restricted list covers about
l30 miles of thoroughfare. He
said the committee tried to in
clude as many bus and sStreetcar
lines as possible, since public
transportation carries about hall
the city's working population to
work.
Exempt from the traffic ban
Iare emergency and Government
vehicles.
Our whole idea," Mr.. Keneipp
said, sis to provide some routes
that the properly equipped mo-
itorist can use with the expec-
Itation of getting through with
out unreasonable delay"
He pointed out that the COM
mittee has tried to provide alter
Evening star., 1951-12-23

40-foot spruce tree on the south
grounds of the White House and
will deliver his Christmas mes
sage to the Nation by radio.
Vice President and Mrs. Bark
ley planned to spend Christmas
here.
Trains Loaded Solid"
Extra railroad coaches were
needed to take care of the crowds
leaving and entering the city
Union Station officials declared
Outgoing traffic was particularly
heavy, officials explaining that
most trains were loaded solid"
Government employees took ad-
vantage of the four-day holiday,
that began Friday afternoon and
departed for home.
Bus companies reported a steady
flow of traffic out of Washington,
but not too much coming in.
The large hotels said that busi-
ness was slow. Officials pointed
out that Christmas week is traoi-
tionally slack here, with few COM
ing in and the regular guests leav-
ing town in large numbers to be
with the home folk.
Traffic jam in Bethesda.
Downtown, traffic and shoppers
moved along smoothly enough.
But Bethesda experienced its big
gest traffic jam in history, as
Christmas shoppers turned out by
the thousands.
Some cloudiness with the high
est temperature in the lower 4os
was the forecaster's prediction for
today. He said it would not be so
cold and there is a chance of some
rain tonight.
Tomorrow will be partly cloudy
and turning colder, the forecaster
declared.
Meanwhile, churches planned
Christmas week services by the
hundreds and carol singers roamed
through many points in the city.
At night the lights of COM
and private decorations
cleaned multicolored and the fires
burned on corner lots where
vendors Of Christmas trees and
other Yule greens warmed them
selves between customers.
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nate routes as we'll as restricted
streets serving as links between
other traffic arteries.
Improperly equipped drivers, he
said, will have Ito fight it out" on
unrestricted streets. The city's
sanding, sailing and plowing IA
icilities will be fully employed to
keep all streets passable, Mr.
Keneipp said.
He emphasized, too, that the
present list may be modified as
traffic needs based on future ex-
perience require.
In making the street list avail
able, Mr.. Keneipp stressed that
Thirteenth street NV. was not
included because the effective
remedy of salting may be applied
on the streets entire length with
out damage to the surface.
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mutilated-grim evidence of tn,
violence of the blast that ripped
the mine last night.
Mine Superintendent John r
Foster estimated the number be-
lieved entombed and possibly deae
in the pit. Rescue workers, wear.
ing gas masks, slowly WORKED
their way through deadly fumes
to reach the blast victims.
Another official estimated the
death toll may reach 100 OF
higher.
The following victims wer,
identified: Robert Hines, Benton
Tom Clark. West Frankfort; Clyd,
Dupre. Pittsburg. ILL.,: Oscar Bart
ley. Benton: Burton Spencer
Wilmington; Audrey Hoffstetler
Benton; Clarence Eubanks, Sesser
Mynett Lockhart, West Frank.
fort; j. L. Black, West Frankfort
Howard Wall. West Frankfort
William r. Smith. West Frankfort
Charles r. Smith, West Frank.
fort; Carroll Bridges. 40, Benton
Hearstel Summers, Benton; Alex
ander Ramsey. West Frankfort
Charles A. Bartoni, West Frank
fort. and James Fowler, Wes
Frankfort.
Also Wallace Miller, Rend: Orva
Bradley, Logan: Shelby Paisley
West Frankfort; Victor Younkin
West Frankfort. Wayne Spencer
Wilmington. William Sanders. ad
dress unavailable: Carroll Stubble
field, West Frankfort; John Palic
West Frankfort.
Estimates Revised Upward.
-Four injured, taken to hospita
here, were Paul Donahue of John.
ston City. Clarence Short of Zieg.
Ter. Ralph Kent of Marion ant
Ray Summers of Benton. Three
were reported in a critical condi-
ton.
Early official estimates of the
number Of men trapped in ths
mine were set at about So" But
a closer check of personnel in.
volved in the explosion causec
Mr.. Foster to boost the figure tc
80.
There was little optimism about
the fate Of the trapped men. Min.
ers of long experience believed
all were dead-either killd by thu
blast or by lack of air.
The mine. with more than /
miles of sprawling tunnels, is on
Of the worlds largest shaft sof
coal producers, putting out 3 mil
lion tons a year. The miner
were trapped nearly two mile
back from the shaft which is SIS,
feet deep.
Called Worse Than CentraIia.
Deneen Taylor. a pit boss, pre-
dicted the death toll would b.
higher than that of the l947 Cen
tralia 1llD mine disaster which
claimed Ill lives.
One member of the tired an.
begrimed rescue teams said man,
of the bodies he had seen in tn
blast-torn workings had thei
faces pressed against the min
floor. indicating the victims ha,
(See EXPLOSION. Page A-3.)
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which has stalled arnistice talks
and possibly also to hasten an ex.
change of sick and wounded pris.
oners.
The Christmas time gesture o1
United Nations good faith asked
the Reds to come and inspect
prisoners installations near Pu-
san and promised that any of the
disputed personnel who wanted te
return to the Red side could dc
so at the proper time.
Change in List Protested.
The Communist negotiators gave
no reply but might do so at the
next subcommittee meeting sched.
uled at Panmunjom today.
The request for an immediate
exchange of sick and wounded
prisoners of both sides, and the
invitation. were made by Rear
Admiral R. E. Libby. head of the
U. N. subdelegation discussing ex-
change of prisoners, item four or
the conference agenda.
The Reds had protested re-
Imoval of 37.50o POWs from the
u. N. prisoner list after the Allies
found they were loyal South Ko-
reanS.
Admiral Libby commented:
They are not now and never
have been adherents to your
(Communis0 cause"
Speedy Reply Asked.
At the same truce session,
Admiral Libby pressed twice for
a speedy reply to the U. N. request
for information on 1000 U. N. SOL
diers the Allies think are Red cap
tives but were not included on the
prisoner list.
The Reds have promised an an
swer to this, and to the U. N
charge that the number of South
Korean soldiers on tn list was
shockingly small.
The conciliatory inspection in
vitatlon may be affected by Ad-
miral Libby's statement that
another 10000 Koreans are being
screened.
Admiral Libby explained to Maj.
Gen. Lee Sang Cho, Red subcom-
mittee member, that these Koreans
were civilians who were swept
innocently into prisoner of war
camps by the tide of war.
Admiral Libby also told the
Communists that the international
committee of the Red Cross at
Geneva had been informed of all
changes already made in the U. N.
list of prisoners submitted to
them.
Evening star., 1951-12-23

Janos Weissengruber, Hungarian
laboratory researcher who escaped
to Austria last January. The
other three, referred to as his
associates, were not identified by
name. .----~--..-
This latest development in the
Hungarian American diplomatic
crisis came as the Hungarian press
printed the full statement Of
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y.
Vishinsky before the United Ma
Itions December 10, regarding the
four American flyers, along with
Hungary's announcement they will
be tried.
Mr.. Vishinsky declared the four
United States Air Force men,
whose CAT was forced down by
Soviet fighters last month, were
spies and saboteurs and said he
hoped they would get the due at
tention of "our military and judi
jcial officials
Confession Report.
The announcement regarding
Weissengruber said that. while he
was in Austria, former Hun
Igarian Fascist gendarme colonel"
named Macy had persuaded him
to get basic training as a spy and
return to Hungary. It added that
Weissengruber had joined various
training camps in Austria and the
American occupation zone of Ger
many, including those at Salz-
burg and Bad Reichenhall headed
by United States Army officers.
The announcement said WeisSen-
gruber had made a confession GOV.
Iering those points.
The announcement reported
these details:
Weissengruber returned to Hun
gary last October, and got in
touch with Bella Baranyai, a radio
mechanic land presumably one of
the three associates arrested with
him).
With Baranyai's help. he set up
/ a radio transmitter to communi-
cate with their "superiors" outside
the country and organized persons
Wiling to help American agents
and to commit criminal activities.
| Arrest Follows Pattern.
! The task of the group was to
find suitable places in Hungary
for parachuting agents from
planes. A sub-machinegun, pistols,
poison, maps. 10000 forms
| ($830), and 1000 Austrian shil~
lings (S47.50) were found with
Weissengruher when he was ar
rested.
! (The Hungarian announce
ment follows a pattern set by
other Soviet satellite states in
recent weeks. This strategy is
apparently being followed to
support Russian charges in the
United Nations that the United
States, under its Mutual Secur-
lty Act, is financing traitors"
In the Soviet bloc of states.
(The Moscow radio said
Wednesday that two men iden-
tilted as A. I. Osmanov and r.
x. Sarantsev, had been ex-
ecuted as saboteur-spies para
chuted into Russia after train
ing in West Germany. The
United States Department said
1t had never heard of these
men. Last week Romania
claimed that two saboteurs had
been parachuted into that
country October 18 from an
American plane.)
Charged With Spy Plans.
Hungary announced yesterday
in a note delivered to the United
States Legation in Budapest that
the four American flyers. held
here since November 10 without
being able to see any American
Official, would be indicted and
tried on the ground that they
had flown into this country with
the criminal intention of drop
ping spies"
The four men were Capt. Dave
Henderson of Shawnee, Okla,
Capt. John j. Swift of Glens
Falls. N. Y, Sergt. James A. Elam
OF Kingsland, Ark, and T/Sergt.
Jess A. Duff of Spokane, Wash.
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Cruiser to Be Launched

CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. %. (P.-
The USS Norfolk, new type
cruiser, will be launched by the
Navy next Saturday at the New
York Shipbuilding Corp. yards
here. The 540-ton Norfolk, begun
September l, 1949, will cost $44
million exclusive of ordnance.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Bomber Crashes in Denver

DENVER. Dec. % (P).-A two
engined BIS bomber with eight
persons aboard, including one
WAF, crashed in an East Denver
residential section tonight, but no
homes were hit. One crewman, the
only one hurt, suffered an injured
back, police said.
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not to make a move before the
Wage Board has had IAN oppor
tunity to meet the crisis"
The national interest demands
1t" he declared.
The President said the board
will give both sides IAN oppor-
tunity to present the facts and
arguments they think the board
should consider" The board will
consider the case promptly on its
merits" and will make recon-
mendationS for a fair settlement
consistent with sound stabiliza-
ton policies" he said.
Telegraphs Disputants.
The board of public, labor and
industry members moved quickly
after getting the dispute. Chair
man Nathan P. Feinsinger tele-
graphed the 10 biggest producers
of steel to maintain normal pro-
duction schedules and Mr.. Muir
ray to keep the men at work I'M
til the board has had the chance
to hear the dispute
Mr.. Feinsinger said arrange
ments for hearing will be made
as quickly as possible. and that
the diSputantS will be invited to a
procedural conference here this
week. In its work, the chairman
said, the board will be assisted by
a special public -industry-labor
panel of experts
There seemed no chance the
board would be able to make its
recommendations before the strike
deadline of midnight December,
81, the expiration date of the
present work contracts. 1t ap-
peared the projected hearing hard
ly would start before that time.
Cited No Contract, No Work.
Mr.. Murray has said his men
will not work without a contract,
that there will be a strike unless
agreement on new pact is
reached by the deadline.
Mr.. Truman's move had been
anticipated. but there was no i'm
mediate reaction or comment
from the union led by CIO Presi-
dent Philip Murray.
At Pittsburgh, Benjamin F.
Fairless, president of U. S. Steel,
the industrys giant, issued this
brief statement:
In response to President Tru-
mans request. contained in his
statement tonight. we will, of
course, be prepared to maintain
our normal work and production
schedules and will lay the full
facts in the case before the Wage
Sterilization Board"
A large part of the vital alumni
mum industry-the Aluminium Co.
of America and Kaiser Aluminium
also are involved in the dispuate.
Based on past statements Of
Mr.. Murray and other union off,
cials it seemed likely the big strike
will go on as scheduled barring
settlement, which seemed highly
unlikely, or presidential use of the
emergency provision of the Taft
Hartly Act. The machinery is
backed up by court Injunction
proceedings.
Murray Surrenders Authority.
Mr.. Murray has surrendered
authority to call off the strike.
The Steelworkers' Policy Com
mittee, at Mr.. Murray's request,
has called en- extraordinary con-
vention of the union on January
3 in Atlantic City, three days
after the strike is scheduled to
start. The convention will review
Developments in the dispute and
instruct Mr.. Murray as to what
course he should follow.
MI. Truman said the dispute
(Tnnfin,,aL - no~z
Evening star., 1951-12-23

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Copying Of Fashions
Made Illegal in France
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 22.- It's now a
serious offense to steal Paris
fashion ideas.
The National Assembly yester-
day passed bill making the copy
ing of the fashions punishable by
fines up to $4,000 francs ($1 .4OO)
and jail term up to two years.
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Almanac Now on Sale

The Stor edition Of the information
PIeose Almanac for 1852 is now on
sole at the business counter in the
lobby Of The Stor Building and OF
Evening star., 1951-12-23
City Puts SIS Streets off Limit
To Cars Unequipped for Snow
Chains or Special Tires to Be Required
Under New Traffic Control Measure

Fifty-five streets and the Key
Bridge, which carry some of the
Districts heaviest traffic, will be
off, limits to most passenger cars
hereafter when snow or sleet
makes them hazardous.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp yesterday listed the
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'28 Found Dead ],
so Feared Lost
In Mine Blast
Estimates Of Toll
In Illinois Disaster
Are Revised Upward
BY the Associated Press

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill.,, Dec.
22.-Twenty-eight burned and
torn bodies were recovered and
officials called for more volunteers
tonight to help reach about so
more men believed trapped or
dead after a coal mine explosion
near here.
The bodies brought to the sur.
face were burned and horribly
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Truman Turns Steel Pay Dispute
Over to Wage Boord and Urges
Continued Output During Study
Panel Moves Quickly
To Sturt Machinery
For Fair Settlement
By jones Y. Newton

President Truman last night
turned over the steel wage dispute
to the Wage Sterilization Board
in an effort to prevent a New
Years Day strike of nearly mil
lion men.
He urged the CIO United Steel
workers and the steel companies
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Reds Invited by Allies
To Inspect Prisoners
In Good Faith Gesture
Speedy Exchange Of Sick
And Wounded Proposed
By U. N. Neeotiotor
BY the Associoted Press

MUNSAN, Korea. Sunday, Dec
23.-The Allies dramatically in
vited the Communists yesterday to
come south and see for themselves
that some 1880 disputed pris-
oners are actually South Korean
civilians and not genuine Red
army men.
BY this offer they sought te
quiet some of the Red haggline
Evening star., 1951-12-23

Pictures Of the Copitols Christmas Spirit
IN Action. Poee AS
Services and Masses in Areo Will HeroId
Tidines Of Christmas. Poge 40
Bethlehem Hos No Holiday Spirit and
Children Don't Know sonto. Pose AIS
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Truman Heads Home
Tomorrow as Holiday
Plans Go in High GeaI
Steady Flow of Traffic
Out Of City Is Noted by
Rail and Bus Lines

This weekend saw the Nations
Capital reaching high gear for
the Christmas holidays.
President Truman is due to
leave here tomorrow for his home
in Independence. Mo-, to spend
Christmas with his family.
On Christmas Eve he will press
a gold telegraph key to light the
Evening star., 1951-12-23

List of S. Streets Restricted in Storms
to Cors With choins. Poae "A
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U. S. Reported Giving Russia Warning
on Trial of 4 Flyers. Paqe A-3
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Text Of Trumon Settlement on SteeI
Wose Dispute. Poee As
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10 corloods Of Holiday Food to Brighten
9Th Army Holiday. Poee A-l4
Frosty Korean Front Quiet; IA PIone.
Lost for 7-Doy Record. Pose A "A
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Hungary Seizes
-Four More as
Spies for U. 5.
New Arrests Made
As American Flyers
Are Ordered Tried
By the Assoeiafed Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. %.
The Hungarian government,
prepared to try four American
airmen as border violators, an
nounced tonight the arrest Of
four other persons on charges Of
spying for the United States.
The state security office said
the leader of the spy suspects was
Evening star., 1951-12-23

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