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Evening star., 1951-06-20
Donohue Says Accord
On Files Can Be Found
With Judge Cockri|I
Commissioner Visits
Jurist;; She Makes Draft
Of Juvenile Amendment

Commissioner Donohue said to-
day that the views of the District
government and Juvenile Court
Judge Edith H. Cockrill regarding
availability of court information
to other community agencies are
"wholely reconcilable.
Mr.. Donohue made this obser-
vation after he and Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West met for
nearly an hour with the judge in
her chambers.
The Commissioner also dis
closed that Judge Cockrill hopes
to make available to him later to-
day her own draft of an amend
ment to the Juvenile Court Act
clarifying the extent and method
of making court records regarding
juveniles accessible to other off,
cials.
He said that both the judge
and the District government agree
that such information should be
forthcoming.
Method Is Question.
"The only question" he pointed
out, sis the method"
Mr.. West recently drew up a
draft of what his Office felt should
be incorporated into an amend
ment to the act. Details of this
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ure for House debate and action
Monday. The Senate District
Committee already has voted a
|one-year extension with changes
in the present law.
The House committee vote in.
Icluded three proxies from absent
members. Only one member failee
to vote.
Time Principal Change.
The principal change made by
the District committee in the bill
recommended by its judiciary sub.
committee was in the length Of
the extension.
The subcommittee headed by
Representative Harris, Democrat
OF Arkansas has approved the full
year extension, This was cut to
nine months by vote of IA to4.
An attempt to recontrol tran
sient hotels which now are free of
curbs was defeated, is to S.
The committee voted, 8 to 6. to
eliminate a proviso to restore to
the District law the criminal pen
atty clause, providing $1,000 fine
or a year in jail or both for viola.
ton of the act.
The Senate bill includes the
penalty clause.
The House bills provision te
raise the salary of District REM
Administrator A Robert F. Cogswel
from $4,000 to $1,000 was de.
feated by a unanimous vote.
Sponsors of the bill said the,
hope to get it through the House
Monday. There was no word to.
day how soon the Senate mighi
act.
Conservation Bill Approved.
The House District Committe,
also approved and sent to th,
House for action a bill authorizin.
appointment by the court of !;
committee or a conservator t,
handle the assets of persons O
advanced age who, because o
mental weakness or incapacity
were considered unable to tax,
care OF their financial affairs. TIL,
law already provides for such sp.
pointment i'll the case of the in.
sane.
After yesterdays committe.
vote Rent Administrator Cogswel
warned that, if controls were per.
mltted to die at the end of thi:
month. rents would soar from 81
TO SO per cent in the city. Thi.
was virtually predicted, he SAID
by witnesses for real estate inter.
ests during testimony before bott
House and Senate subcommittee
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Send q Kid to Comp
Family Often Hungry;
Five Must Share
Beds in Basement
Ticktacktoe on the sidewalk.

Ticktacktoe on the sidewalk.
Mumblety = peg - throwing q
knife into the dirt.
BALM the street.
Those are the things the kids
in Joannes' block do in the sum-
mer.
On rainy days, jeanne can de-
scend into the basement where
she sleeps at night. to listen tc
the radio.
The basement is dank. Sunshine
never enters. Beds and dressers
are the only furniture-and one
lamp.
At night jeanne must share 6
bed with a little sister and broth
er, while her mother shares her!
with the baby. It's often dificult
to sleep.
Even eating is difficult. They
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Reds Lose Ten Plane,
AS 98 Graft TangIe in
4fh Day Of Air Fights
Both Jet and Propeller
Types Engage in Bottles
Over Northwest Koreu
By the Asseeiated Press

TOKYO, June 20.-Ten Red
planes were shot down or dam
gade today in the Korean wars
first "double-deck" dog1ght.
Both jet and propeller-driven
planes-98 of them-took part in
the fourth consecutive day of air
war over Northwest Korea.
On the ground, North Koreans
suddenly abandoned Punchbowl
Valley, for which they had fought
so viciously. United Nations guns
now dominate the former Red
buildup area on the astern front.
Sharp battles flared today on
both sides of the valley-one near
Kansong on the east coast and
the other in mountains north of
Yanggu.
Simultaneous Air Battles.
The double air battle broke out
simultaneously between low-f1y-
| ing propeller planes and jets
swirling above at 10000 feet.
When it was over the Reds had
lost three planes destroyed, one
probably destroyed and six dam
aged.
Twenty-four U. N. Mustang
fighters overpowered a flight of
six Russian-built propeller planes.
All the Reds were hit. A Yak
fighter and two Stormovik attack
bombers were shot down. Another
Stormovik was probably destroyed
and two were damaged.
Thirty-two American Sabre jets
battled So Russian-type MIG-15
jets in the top level of the battle.
The jet fight began at $4,000
feet and swept down to 5000.
-Four red-nosed MICS were dam
aged. All the MICS then streaked
back across the Manchurian bor-
der. Is miles from where the ac-
ton started. The 5th Air Force
said all Sabre jets returned
safely.
Field dispatches did not report
whether any U. N. Mustangs were
lost.
Reds Lose % Planes in 4 Days.
The four days of air war cost
the Reds % planes destroyed or
damaged. The 5th Air Force
listed nine shot down, one prob
ably knocked out and 10 dam
aged.
There have been no figures of
U. N. losses If any in these air
battles.
The Navy and Marine Corps
(See KOREA. Page A-3N
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Macarthur Declines to Return,
Says Truman ConceoIs Facts
New Appearance
Would Not Serve
Public, He Writes

Gen. Macarthur today charged
that 1.-The full facts dealing with
his dismissal as Far Eastern COM
mander have not been brought out
because Of President Truman's
|silencing the pertinent witnesses
as to his own part in the action. ~
The charge was made in a letter
to Chairman Russell of the joint
Senate committee investigating
the Macarthur controversy and
Far Eastern policy in which Gen
Macarthur declined an invitation
to testify again in the inquiry.
The dismissed Far Eastern COM
mander said he appreciated the
Invitation and added:
Il do not believe it in the public
interest for me to do So"
However, he sharply criticized
some of the testimony presented
in the inquiry by witnesses giving
the Administrations side of the
controversy. The general did not
detail his reasons for believing that
| the full story of his dismissal al
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Butler Suggests District
Use Baltimore Airport

Senator Butler, Republican, OF
Maryland, said today it would be
more economical to use the
Friendship International Airport
near Baltimore to meet the in
creased terminal needs of Wash
ington than to build the proposed
new airport at Burke. Va.
He made the statement in re-
vealing that the new public works
program of the Defense estab-
lishment includes an item of s43.4 4
million for expansion of the Air
Force at the Baltimore Inter-
national Airport.
Evening star., 1951-06-20

weeks after the Supreme Court
upheld conviction of the II major
leaders.
That decision gave the Justice
Department the go-ahead signal
for possible prosecution of many
other prominent officials Of the
party in the United States. The
court declared constitutionality of
the Smith Act of 1910 under
which the II were found guilty
of conspiracy to teach and advo-
cate overthrow of the Government
by force and violence.
Attorney General McGrath and
FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
announced today that the new
arrests covered persons who now
hold or have held official positions
in the party. Other Justice De-
partment authorities indicated
that the people now being arrested
represent the second layer" of
the party oficialdom.
Alternate Policy Makers.
Some of the individuals ar
rested" the McGrath-H Hoover an
nouncement stated, "are members
of the alternate National Commit
tee recently formed by the Com
muniSt Party to serve as the top
policy making body in the absence
of the present National Committee
members, now convicted"
Mr.. McGrath indicated that to-
days arrests are only the start of
a roundup of Communist Party
functionaires. He said the de-
partment will vigorously continue
its drive. He did not say how
many further arrests are contem-
plated or how soon they might be
made.
II am pleased that the FBI and
the criminal division of the JUS
tice Department have been able
to act promptly in the matter" he
commented. I'm view of the re-
cent ruling of the Supreme Court
upholding constitutionality of the
Smith Act, I hope the country, by
this action. will realize that the
department will continue vigor-
ously to pursue and bring to ac-
count those leaders who would at
tempt to overthrow the institu-
tions of freedom in this country
by force and violence"
The II top leaders whose con-
victions in Federal Court in New
York City in October, 1949, were
affirmed June 4 by the Supreme
Court, face prison sentences rang
(Seo NNk6NHTTNTCTc paoa 40,
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Truman Will Welcome
President Of Ecuador
AT Airport Today
Flags Decorate Route
Of Visiting OfficioI to
Reception in CopitoI

Ecuador's United States-born
President, Gallo Plaza, schooled at
Georgetown and Maryland Uni
versities, returns to familiar scenes
today in a state visit to Wash
Iington.
| Secretary of State Acheson told
IA news conference today that he
lis sure the Ecuadorean presidents
visit here would result in even
closer ties and greater under
standing between the American
and Ecuadorean peoples.
With his official party, includ-
ing his wife. the 45-year- -old Chief
Executive is due at National Air
Iport at 3 pm, despite the delay
of an unscheduled landing in the
Canal Zone yesterday.
President Truman's four-engine
plane. the independence, developed
mechanical trouble and landed at
Albrook Air Force Base at Ball
boa. A second plane, Gen. Mar
Ishall's Dewdrop, was sent from
here last night to carry the party
the rest of the way.
The Plazas later rested over
night at the ''little" White House
at Key West, Fla.
Behind a motorcade headed by
President Truman, the Ecuadorean
official party will enter Washing
ton over Memorial Bridge and
come down Constitution avenue
to Twelfth street NV, up Twelfth
to Pennsylvania avenue to the
official stand in front of the Dis
Itrict Building.
Dinner Set Tonight.
The route is decorated with
American and Ecuadorean flags
and greetings to President Plaza.
With sunny and quite warm
weather scheduled, District Off
Icials expected heavy turnout for
President Plaza Day" When
possible, District and Federal en-
(CAo pT AVA pooa AA\
Evening star., 1951-06-20

uation critical, said today he
hoped Iran would reconsider it's
rejection of British compro-
mise offer. He told news con-
ference he was very much dis
turbed and disappointed by the
breakdown in negotiations be-
tween Iran and Britain.)
The Iranian cabinet acted after
considering an appeal from the
United States to restudy the latest
British offer of payments. Trans
rejection of that offer brought the
breakup of negotiations last night.
May Act Gradually.
A vaguely worded communique
indicated the Mossadegh govern
ment planned to try to take over
the administration of the vast oil
fields gradually. 1t announced
that Iranian officials had been
named to take over Anglo-Iran-
ian's northernmoSt oil fields at
KermanShah.
The cabinet meeting, whose
length indicated that Iranian of
flc1als realized the enormity of the
task before them, came after
British Iranian talks on possible
settlement broke down last night.
The communique said that any
orders of the Anglo-Iranian board
OF directors and its general man
ager would not be carried out
unless countersigned by the tenn
porary board of directors of Trans
National Oil Co.
The next step is now up to
AIOC. Iranians apparently ex-
pect former AIOC employees and
executives to continue to work
under the direction of the gov
ernment's oil company.
Drastic Action Ruled Out.
Hussein Maxi. nationalist fire.
brand and, right hand of Mossa-
degh, had voiced the threats to
(See IRAN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Senote Crime Probers Coll Dozen Northern
Kentucky Witnesses. Poee A.
Louisiono Legislature Kills Proposal fol
kefouver Probe FoIIowup. Poee BIZ

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ance and unless you accept same
Or give satisfactory response before
noon Thursday, June 81, consider
alton will be given to further
action"
Gov. Warren had countered a
second invitation from the COM
mittee with a suggestion that the
committee sit in Tallahassee, Fla
Moving Called Impractical"
Senator O'Connor told Gov
Warren it would be impractical
to move hearings to Tallahassee
"for (the) convenience of one
Witness" adding:
Information which it is alleged
you possess personally regarding
relationships between organized
criminals from other States in
Testing Florida given under oath is
essential to ridding country of
this evil"
''The committee is planning to
be in Miami tomorrow and Friday
for hearings on crime and mar
caticS.
Gov. Warren replied to the first
invitation from the committee by
saying he would be out of town
at the time of the Miami hearing.
In his reply to the second invita-
ton, Gov. Warren suggested the
hearing be moved to Tallahassee
some time after July 2.
Sees Duty to Testify.
Senator O'Conor told Gov. War
rem every official "even more than
(a) private citizen" has a duty to
tell the committee what he knows
about interstate crime relation
ships.
Meanwhile, dozen witnesses from
the Newport-Covington area of
fSaa CRIME paoc AN
Evening star., 1951-06-20
You Can GWeVacotion Paradise
To Children Playing in the Dirt
Comp Fund Fucts

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: $18.40 for one
week; $3.50 for two.
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Thousands of Workers
Cheer as ironion FLAG
Is Raised at Refinery
BY the Associated Press

ABADAN, Iran, June 90
About 1000 Iranian workers
cheered today as the flag of
Iran was hoisted over the re-
f1nery headquarters of the
billion dollar Anglo Iranian
Oil Co.
The flag was run up by
Hussein Maxi, righthand man
of Premier Mohammed Mos
sadegh. Maxi told the cheer
ing workers the flag raising
symbolized the taking over of
the British-controlled plant
by Iran.
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Fay Planning to See
Justice Official on
Possible Action Here

United States Attorney
George Morris Fay, chief pros
ecutor for the District, said
today he plans to confer as
soon as possible with Assistant
Attorney General James M.
McInerney on what, if any,
action his Office will take here
against Communist function
aries.
Mr.. Fay said he has received
no instructions from the chief
Of the criminal division, JUS
tice Department, who is out
of town.
Evening star., 1951-06-20
FBI Rounding Up Communists
Holding Secondary Party Posts;
q indicted, II Are in Custody
10 Taken in New York
And One in Pittsburgh;
Four Others Sought
By Robert K. Walsh

A Federal grand jury today in
dicted 81 members of the Com
munist Party's second layer" of
officials on charges of conspiracy
to advocate violent overthrow OF
the Government.
FBI agents. in an early morn
ing roundup. arrested 16 of them
Two More Witnesses Refuse to Answer oi
War Plant Red inquiry. Poge A. -lC
in New York City and one in
Pittsburgh. The four others are
being sought. The defendants, in
cluding four women, faced ar
raignment later today.
The indictments, containing
charges similar to those on which
IL top leaders of the party were
convicted in 1949, were returned
IN New York City by a grand
jury which for almost a month
has been studying evidence deal
ing with subversive activities.
Go-Ahead Signal.
The grand jury action and the
moves by the FBI and the Justice
Departments criminal division
came only a little more than two
Evening star., 1951-06-20

must share the kitchen with the
relatives above. And there's not
much money to buy food with.
Mother had polio not many
months ago. She spent a long time
in the hospital. She still doesn't
get around too well. Only the
money from the city keeps them
going at all.
Joanne is serious, for a girl oi
II. It's hard to be cheerful, when
all you have to do is ticktacktoe
Evening star., 1951-06-20

Shore 10 Record Low. Pooe 81
Citizens Spokesmen Plead for Funds Cut
From D. c. Budget Pose B-l
Republican, of Michigan, occupied
nearly all of the 10000 District
workers today.
It was further inflamed yester-
day when District Budget Officer
Walter Fowler summoned some 10
department heads to his Office after
the Senate District Appropriations
subcommittee asked for a report
on the effect of such a slash. Mr..
Fowler told the department heads
to submit to him by noon tomor-
row such report.
'It must be accurate" he de-
Iclared. Don't build up catas-
-trophe if you are to lose a few
employees. Don't hold back, but
tell the truth"
See Service Crippled.
A check by The Star revealed
that the department heads are
practically one voice in saying
such a cut would cripple service
to the public. Major results of
a 10 per cent reduction in force,
they said. would be:
/. The city's colored schools,
already jammed beyond capacity
with classes far larger than those
in the white schools, would be in
an extremely bad position
2. The Fire Department would
be forced to go back to the 72-hour
week. Only last year did the de-
partment finally win a 60-hour
week but the loss of approximately
100 positions would force the fire.
men back to longer hours in order
to man the fire equipment.
8. The Police Department would
have slightly less men to patrol
beats than they have now and the
f1ve-day week probably would have
to be forgotten. Police won the
f1ve-day week last year but money
to continue this arrangement was
cut from the budget by the House.
Recreation Curtailment.
4. The Recreation Department
would have to shut down some of
it's recreation units-the number
is not known at present-and
Evening star., 1951-06-20
ID. {. Rent Curbs
For 9 Months
More Approved
Committee Head Hopes
To Coll Up Measure
In House Monday
By Harold B. ROGERS

The House District Committee
today reversed itself and sent to
the House floor bill extending
District rent controls. BY a vote
of Is to 8 the committee approved
nine-month extension beyond
June 80, when the present law
expires.
Only yesterday the committee
had rejected a one-year extension
by a vote of Z to 6.
Committee Chairman Mcmillan
said he plans to call up the meas
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Named to School Board

Mrs. Arcadia Near Phillips
and Attorney Wesley S. VIII
liams were named to the Board
of Education and C. Melvin
Sharpe was reappOinted to the
Board by the District Court
judges today. Mr.. williams is
c0l0red.
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Lute News
Bulletins
Airport Survey Authorized

The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors today authorized
the Planning Commission to
start survey to determine
whether the county would lose
tax revenue-and if so, how
much-by the location of an
alternate airport at Burke, Va.
The commission also was di-
rected to determine how much a
professional survey of the mat
ter would cost.
(StOry on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1951-06-20

President Truman today set
up a psychological strategy
board headed by Gordon Gray,
president of the University of
North Carolina, to strengthen
the nations psychological war
fare activities.
Evening star., 1951-06-20
New Love Protests Old

LONDON, June 20 up. Mrs.
Ida Moggridge won a divorce to-
day on grounds that her husband
was making love to his first wife
Evening star., 1951-06-20
D. {. Officials Agree
10 Pct. Personnel Cul
.WiII CurtaiI Services
Fowler Asks for Report
From Department Heads;
School Crisis Predicted

A curtailment of service to the
Ipublic-including serious crisis
in the school system-would be the
result of a 10 per cent cut in the
number of District government
workers, city officials agreed today.
Discussion of the personnel slice,
advocated by Senator Ferguson,
Evening star., 1951-06-20

Common Soys House Conferees Will Accept
Senofe leoye Cut. Pose AZ
President Reported Planning Message to
Put Down Revolt on Controls Extension.
Pose A. IS
Evening star., 1951-06-20
Senate Crime Probers
Make Third Request
For Warren 10 Appear
Florida Governor Warned
Of Further Action if
He Does Not Accept
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Crime Investigating
Committee today for the third
time asked Gov. Fuller Warren of
Florida to appear before it in
Miami. 1t threatened further
action" unless he accepts or gives
satisfactory response" before noon
tomorrow.
Chairman O'Conor sent Gov
Warren telegram in which he
said:
"Our committee hereby renews
urgent request for your appear
Evening star., 1951-06-20

Huose Economies Moy Reduce Federal
Shore to Record Low. Poee B-l
Citizens Spokesman Pieod for Funds Cut
From D. c. Budget. Pose B-l
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(See PLAZA. Page A-4.)
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(see COMMUNISTS, Page A-2.)
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(see JUVENILE COURT, A-53
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(See CAMP FUND, Page AS.
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(See KOREA, Page A-3.)
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Continued on Page AS, Col. l.,
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(See IRAN, Page A-4D
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Continued on Page A. Col A. Continued on Page AS Col
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Strategy Board Nomed

(Story on Page A-2.)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-03-08

ty pays "a per cent of taxes in
Mississippi, according to an eco
nomic index of counties. The
state, which pays .0067 of the to-
tai federal tax burden. would
save $50, 100000, the Council es-
Inmates.
The Councils statement fur
Their said:
"The president has said that the
present war emergency requires
the government to tax the Ameri-
can people until it hurts. The
people of Mississippi are willing
to be taxed, if necessary, provid-
ed the government itself will re-
duce non-essential spending until
it hurts.
st is very well for the govern
ment to siphon additional taxes
from the income of people for pro-
fessed purpose of checking infla-
ton. But when the government
turns right around and spends the
money on a business as usual
basis, it doesn't make sense. Dol
lars unnecessarily spent by the
government cause just as much
initiation as dollars spent by its
citizens.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-03-08

American flags to the American
grade school at Pressing, Ger
many.
The flags were presented for
the Auxiliary to Miss Merle La
count, principal of the school, by
Mrs. Whiteside, formerly of Mu-
roc, Calf, who is now an in
structor at Pressing school, and
is the daughter of Mrs. Horton
Buntin and the sister of Mrs.
George Bailey, residents of Lex
ington.
Mrs. Whiteside resided in Lex
ington with her two sons for a
short time before joining h e l
husband, Master Sgt. Whiteside.
who is serving with the u. S
Air Corps.
While in Lexington, she visit
ed the Ohio c. Byrd VFW Auxi-
1iary and spoke on different
phases of her VFW work. as she
had served a Auxiliary presi.
dent in California as well as dis.
trict president.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-03-08
Boil Weevil iva

/ have just received informa-
ton on the boil weevil survival
after the recent cold spell we
had.
Out Of 40 surface trash exami-
nations, the Tallulah Laboratory
of the u. S. Bureau of Entomo-
logy and Plant Quarantine re-
Gently found 2,420 live boil wee.
Wis and 242 dead ones to the acre
This was after the temperature
had dropped to minus IL degrees
and minus seven fahrenheit.
The ice and snow with the
recent cold weather acted as q
blanket to protect many of the
weevils. The survival this year
has only been exceeded -four
times in the past.
Farmers are urged to buy part
of his cotton insecticide as soor
as possible and have them ready
when needed. The best insurance
against weevil damage is a vel
planned poison program.
Present indications are that the
supply Of poisons available ir
1851 will be critical. In case OF
neavy weevil infestation this year