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Evening star., 1951-10-30

reaus. Consequently. these en-
ployes. who have been hired
subject to passing their physical,
must pay for the tests out of their
own pockets.
One agency. the Wage Stabili-
zation Board, has threatened to
withhold employees paychecks
unless they take the required ex-
ans at their own expense. The
new CIO Government Employees
Organizing Committee has entered
the dispute with a demand that
lower-salaried employees at least,
in all agencies be given the exam
at Government expense.
The Gee says the current sit
uation is not only unfair to en-
ployes. but is not satisfactory to
Government since it leaves it up
to an employees private physician
to determine his fitness A single
Government physical fitness
standard would be much more
satisfactory to all concerned, the
union declares
RETROACTIVE PAY - Some
agencies already have issued ret
roactiVe pay checks to their en-
ployes. Other bureaus. however
say it will be at least a week be-
fore the four months back pay is
forthcoming to their employees be-
cause of bookkeeping compl:ca :
tionS.
Meanwhile. the Controller Gen
eral, in a tentative ruling. says
employees who worked in olffer-
ent agencies during the four
months retroactive period vii!
have to be paid their retroactive
sum by both bureaus.
In other words. an employe who
worked at the Veterans Admins
tration before transferring to the
Navy Department. would be paid
two months retroactive pay by
VA and two months back pay
by Navy.
This may slow up somewhat the
retroactive pay of employees in
this category. And it poses book
keeping and possible finarciai
difficulties for some agencies,
X
TOP PAY-The Federal CLASH
fication Act, which was overhauled
two years ago by Congress after
more than a 20-year wait, is out
of kilter again, as result of the
new pay raise law.
One of the inequiues of the old
system. which was corrected two
years ago, has cropped up again.
About 100 assistant secretaries
and bureau chiefs are now making
less money than their subordi-
mates. These officials make $14.-
900 a year, while in many cases
their subordinates receive $14,800
House-Senate conferees on
the pay legislation had intended
to include these top officials,
whose salaries are fixed by law,
in the salary increase bill. How
ever, Senator LANCER, Republican,
lof North Dakota. raised strong
objections. largely because the
conferees failed to provide a $400
minimum raise for lower salaried
employees.
When Senator LANCER threat
ened to make strong fight on
Evening star., 1951-10-30

/ ACdOAN0 W Pdoo
in orde to
qualify for en-
ployment.
The Public
Health Service,
which conducts
( rec physical
exams for most
d e p a rtnents
a n d agencies,
doesn't h av e
t h e necessary
funds to ex-
anime all en-
ployes in the
Evening star., 1951-10-30
Inteqrution Plan Hit

Proposed integration of the Dis
trict Fire Department was op-
posed last night by the Executive
Committee of the Burroughs Citi-
zens' Association. meeting in the
home of Arthur Heaps, president
of 1924 Seventeenth place Sc.
Evening star., 1951-10-30
Bookies Not Goino
For Licenses-Goinq
Under Wraps Instead

That man with the long white
beard-Uncle Sam has virtually
paralyzed the multi million dollar
gambling racket in the Washing
ton area by demanding $50
license fee from all professional
gamblers.
1t was still possible to place a
bet on the races or the numbers
game today, but at least half of
the big-time bookies had in
structed their Subordinates to pass
the word along that they would be
out of business - temporarily at
leaSt-by Thursday.
The new law requiring gamblers
to take out occupational licenses
and start paying 10 per cent of
their gross income to the Federal
Treasury goes into effect Thurs
day.
A. Parks Rasin, deputy collector
of internal revenue for the Wash
1ngton district. said he has an
ample supply of licenses on hand,
but so far has not been able to
sell one of them.
BackerS Must Be Named.
1t isn't the $50 fee or the 10
per cent tax that has the gam
blers so worried. Those are simple
mathematical details that the
customer can be made to bear.
they say.
The thing that terrifles the
gamblers is Uncle Sans insistence|
that they list the names of all
partners. hackers and employees
and give the address of every es-
Enlistment they operate. And
all that information would be
made public by the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau. Naturally, the heat
then would be turned on local
police to act on this information.
The gamblers have had lengthy
conferences with their attorneys.
The lawyers stoutly maintained
that provisions of the new tax law
were unconstitutional because
they would compel gamblers to
incriminate themselves.
A test case will be filed in Dis
trict Court soon. it was predicted.
The only matter to be settled now
is which gambler is willing to oeI
the legal guinea pig.
Internal Revenue Bureau Off
cials say they have adopted a pol
icy of watchful waiting The bu- /
reau always starts with the as
sumption that taxpayers comply
willingly with any new tax law
they say.
Taxes Due December /.
Lawmakers who backed the
gambling levy in the big general
tax increase bill were interested
mainly in the revenue it would
bring to the Federal Treasury.
Estimates of the annual revenue
yield run from nothing to 81 bill
lion. Congressional tax experts
estimated the yield at about $400
million.
1t will be December ! before any
of the new tax money is due. And
it will be some time after that date
before the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau here can total up the receipts
and find if it really has q tidy rev.
enue producer or a major head
ache on its hands.
Failure to comply with pro-
visions of the new law is punish
able by five years in prison and a |
$4,000 fine.
Gamblers say they have to figure
out whether they want to run the
risk of going to jail for gambling
Or for failing to buy a Federal
license.
AS of today they haven't figured
out which is the safest bet.
Evening star., 1951-10-30

portions of Virginia and $3.50 de-
greeS on the Virginia coast.
Wind: South, southwest, 13
miles per hour, at HAS am.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Yicinity-OctOber 81
November 4.
Temperatures will be about nor
NAL for period. Washington area
.normals are SO degrees high and
40 degrees low. Tomorrow will
be cloudy and mild with rain
Evening star., 1951-10-30
The Federal Spotlight
~. S. Offices to Close Nov. II
For Armistice Day Holiday
By Joseph Youno

Amistce Day will be holiday in the Government on Monday
november II although the actual anniversary falls Sunday
There has been lot of confusion employees as to
whether they would get the day off this
last when Amce Day fell Saturday But the law pro-
Evening star., 1951-10-30

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 96, on June Z.
Lowest. IL on February g.
High and Low Of Last "A Hours.
High, SO. at 2:05 pm.
Low. 90. at / 40 am.
Tide Tables.
fEurnirhed hv TT c 49,. J
Evening star., 1951-10-30

llkely. Colder Thursday; fair and
cold Friday. Turning warmer
Saturday, but rain likely again
Sunday. Total rainfall "a to u
inch for the period.
River Report
From U. s. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear al
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1951-10-30

Rain and showers forecast tonight broad hand
from the Atlantic Coast westward to the Rockies
urries due in Northern New England upper Lakes
region and Mississippi Valley Rocky Mountain
States. 1t viii be colder in most of the western half
Nation except along the Pacific Warmer temperatures
expected in the western and central Gulf States
change elsewhere -AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star., 1951-10-30
The Sun and Moon
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
capital (current month to dateD:
MnnIh
Evening star., 1951-10-30

Furnished by U. S. Coast and Geodetj
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Man S Legs Fractured
|By DriverIess Truck

A 23-year Central Intelli-
|gence Agency employe was hurt
this morning when struck by a
driverless truck. police reported.
The victim, Peter Strobe of 1907
Thirty third street NV, was
taken to Emergency Hospital with
compound fractures of both legs.
Police said Herman S. Ward of
$500 Argyle terrace NV. had
parked his truck in front of 124S
Thirtieth street NV. The un-
attended truck suddenly started to
roll down Thirtieth street towarc
M street.
1t crossed M street, went up over
the curb and struck Mr.. Strobe
pinning him against a store front
at 1882 M street NV. Mr.. Ward
told Pvt. Fabian B. Troceous OF
the Accident Investigation Unit he
had parked his truck with the
front wheels turned toward the
curb and with the emergency
brake set.
Police said a cab driver saw the
truck rolling down the hill and
stopped his cab in time to avoid
a collision. A corporation coun-
sells hearing will be held in the
accident, accident unit men said
Evening star., 1951-09-24
The ForrestuI Diaries

When we were at the turning point in World War IL
even then-the late James " Forrestal the Nations first
Secretary of Defense oresaw clouds relations
with Russia.
I find that whenever an American suggests that
act IN accordance with the needs of security he
apt to be called Goddamned fascist imperalst while
If Uncle Joe suggests
This is the way Mr. Forrestal began letter friend
IN september 1914 1t is of the first entries in his
personal papers The full dramatic story contained
great Americans memoirs will appear in series of
artcles beginning Wednesday in The Evening Sunday
star Don't miss The Foresta Diaries" exclusive the
washington area in The Star Phone Sterling 5000 for
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Evening star., 1951-09-24
First Meeting Held
On W., NJ. & A. Strike

Company and union represen-
tatives met today for the first
time since about 100 W., M. & A.
busline employees walked out on
strike eight days ago.
Chances for a settlement rested
with any new proposals either side
will make in the wage and pension
dispute.
The disputants met in Joint ses-
sion for nearly three hours, spend
ing most of the time reviewing
the proposals. They were to re-
sumo the conference this after
noon after a recess.
The meeting was arranged by
the Federal Mediation and Con-
ciliation Service in hope of get
ting the company's SO buses NOV
ing again between Washington
and Prince Georges County points.
When negotiations broke off the
company was offering a 9-cent
hourly wage increase and 3, cents
additional to be applied to a pen
sion plan. The unions final de-
mand was a 17-cent wage increase
and the 3 cents for pensions.
William A. Wright, interna-
tional vice president, was expected
to direct negotiations for the un-
ion, Local 1865. Amalgamated AS
Sociation of Street. Electric Rail-
way and Motor Coach Employees
of America (AFL).
Evening star., 1951-09-24

Then it was decided they could
make it about December /, and
while officially there has been no
change in that date it was said to-
day that March ! would be nearer
moving day although even that is
no hard and fast time.
Under present plans the Tru-
man family will not move until
the entire White House is ready
for occupancy.
The prospective delay until
spring will mean another winter
without a White House social sea-
Ison. although with the fighting IN
Korea it is not likely that any ex-
tensive entertaining would have
been done anyway.
For smaller state dinners the
Trumans will continue to use the
Blair House. and when large af.
fairs are demanded they can &c
to q hotel.
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Trumon's Chances Of Spending
Christmas in White House Slim

President Truman said today
that his family would like to be
back in the White House by
Christmas-but those in charge
of the reconstruction won't under
write that hope.
The Presidents comment was
made to reporters after he and
Mrs. Truman and daughter Mar
garet had strolled across Penn
sylvania avenue yesterday for a
look at the work on the executive
mansion.
Progress is being made on the
vast job, but as the result of ma
terial shortages which developed
around the first of this year, plus
recurrent strikes of District build
ing trades workers, the work has
been slowed.
At one time it was hoped t
have the Trumans move from
Blair House around November /
Evening star., 1951-09-24

and half times greater than
ever before except in all-out war.
These new forecasts put actual
cash outlays for. the year which
began July l in the neighborhood
of an eye-popping $73 billion.
That's 64 per cent higher than las.
fiscal year. the first full year of
the Korean war. and ~ per cent
tabove the first full year of World
War II.
Taxes are now estimated to yield
I$62 billion from current laws, with
an additional $2.7 billion this fis-
cal year from the tax increase bill
as it now stands in the Senate.
Revenue predictions also have
been revised sharply upward, due
to expanding national income, or
the expected deficit would be
much bigger.
A big Government deficit affects
every one. To get money not COM
7 ing in from taxes, the Government
sells bonds or other securities to
investors who take the money from
their reserves. The Government
throws this money into the spend
ing stream, bidding up prices and
pumping up imitation.
These budget figures come from
Government experts whose job is
(Caa CpEN0TNT pooo ASI
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Dentist Finds Friend Dead
With Sleeping Pills Near

Frank M. Wilson, So, was found
dead in his i',om today at CAT H
street NE. with a bottle of Sleep
ing tablets beside him, police re-
ported.
The body was found by DR.. Wal
ter D. Sullivan, a dentist who
lived with Mr.. Wilson. DR.. Sulli-
van said he had been away for
the week end and returned to find
Mr.. Wilson's body.
Mr.. Wilson was a manufacture
er's representative who came to
Washington about 10 years ago
He had offices at 1417 K street
NV. DR.. Sullivan said Mr.. Will
son had been in i'll health.
Contents of two notes found in
the room were not revealed. Po-
lice said they are trying to locate
Mr. Wilson's wife Ruth in Phila-
delphia.
Evening star., 1951-09-24

needs. Donations had fallen of
alarmingly.
The Defense Department has
set campaign goal of 2.8 million
pints of blood by next summer
or an average of 100000 pints
a month. This would not begin
to meet the needs of the country
in event of another world wal
and before long effort must be
made to build up an additional
II million pint reserve for civil
defense purposes.
The primary objective in the
present drive is to provide plasma
for the services so that more
Lives can be saved on the battle
field.
Donations are being accepted
Iat the Red Cross Regional Blood
Center, 1880 E street NV. The
hours on Mondays are 9 am. to
g pm. From Tuesday through
Fridays, the hours are 8 am. to
IS pm.
Appointments may be made by
telephoning Republic $500, ex-
tension 511 or 514,
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Lehman Uses WaIIoce's Report
To Insert AIsop Into Record
Former Vice President Writes Truman
He Never Advocated Chiong-Red Tieup

and his Senate Internal Security
subcommittee.
Mr.. Wallace, in his letter, said
he never recommended a Ma
tionalist- Communist government
in China. He also denied that
John Carter Vincent, State De.
partment career officer, and Owen
baltimore. Far Eastern expert
who accompanied him on the mis-
sion, sought to influence his re-
ports along Communist lines.
Senator Lehman, who was
blocked in an effort, September Ia
to get the Alsop articles inserted
in the appendix of the Record
gained the floor soon after tn,
Senate met at 10 am. and an,
/ (See WALLACE. Page A-6)
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Fan at Brooklyn
Can't 'tWoit;; t;;LinesUp
For World Series
BY the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-In one
way Brooklyn Dodger baseball far
Samuel Maxwell. 81. can wait. Ir
another way, he can't.
AS to the waiting end: With the
first World Series game scheduled
for October Sill days away-Mr
Maxwell today made himself com.
Portable at the Ebbetts Fielo
bleacher entrance.
He's equipped with a chair
blankets and warm clothes
Friends have promised to see thai
he doesn't go hungry during the
11-day wait.
Also the cant wait" end: The
Dodgers lead the New York Giant.
by three games, but have not a:
yet mathematically clinched thu
National League pennant.
But Mr.. Maxwell is sure tn.
Brooklyns are Sin" In fact, ht
displays a sign urging the Dodgers
to take the World Series with
l"four straight"
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Accord Reported Neal
On Aid Funds Control

House and Senate conferees
were reported today to be near
agreement on placing control OF
the more than 81 billion foreign
aid program in the White House
instead of in the hands of an
independent single administrator
This would be close to the Sen
late plan, but when the conferees
recessed until tomorrow the deci-
sion was understood to be tenta-
tive. 1t will be considered further
after compromise language has
been reduced to writing.
The House had voted to create
la new agency headed by an ad-
ministrator of cabinet rank. The
Senate left foreign aid jurisdiction
distributed as at present, with
loverall coordination lodged in the
White House.
Despite the progress made to-
day, one conferee said it may take
several more meetings to work out
la final agreement.
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Ex-U. 5. Emp|oye
Admits Lithofo|d
Loans and Gifts
Boyle and His Former
Low Partner Fuce
Quiz This Week
By Robert K. Walsh

y
John B. Moling, former Air Force
Civilian employe hired last March
by the American Lithofold Corp.
OF st. Louis. admitted to a Senate
subcommittee today that he re-
ceived $6,100 in loans, along with
expensive gifts, from a company
official while he was employed by
the Government.
| The subcommittee, investigating
complaints that Democratic Ma
tional Chairman William M.
Boyle, jr., helped Lithofold get
1855, 900 in RFC loans in 1949, an
lnounced it hoped to question Mr..
Boyle Wednesday or Thursday. It
first will hear his former law part
ner. Max Siskind, perhaps late to-
morrow, Chairman Hoey said.
Mr.. Siskind has been Lithofold's
attorney here since Mr.. Boyle gave
up that connection in April, l949,
to become paid official at Demo-
cratic National headquarters. Sew
eral subcommittee members said
today they are particularly eager
to learn whether Mr.. Siskind made
any payments to Mr.. Boyle after
their partnership was dissolved in
April, 1949.
Closed Session Late Today.
The subcommittee cut short to-
days open hearing because OF q
joint congressional session for
italian Prime Minister De Gasjeri.
The subcommittee scheduled a
closed session for late today to
decide whether to ask Mr.. Boyle
and Mr.. Siskind for their 1949 and
1850 income tax returns.
Mr.. Moling's testimony, accord
ing to subcommittee members. had
a close bearing on the main pur-
pose of the current hearings.
Lithofold. they said. has received
printing contracts from the Air
Force as well as several other Gov
Iernment agencies in recent years.
Mr.. Moling was Government
Iemploye for 80 years before he be-
came Lithofold's eastern division
sales manager last March. Since
1912 he was a Civil Service en-
Iploye in the All Force section
handling printing and publication
matters. He denied TODAY THAT he
had any connection with Litho-
fold contracts with the Air Force.
/ He disclosed, however. that from
July. 1949. to last January he re-
iceived total of about $1,000 in
loans from r. A. Blauner, son of
the president of Lithofold and
himself company officer. He said
.Ihe also got a $4,000 loan early
in l947 from Mr.. Blauner to buy
1 printing equipment for a COM
Ipany they had planned to estab-
lish. The company never was
formed and most of the loan has
mot yet been repaid, the witness
lexplained.
/ Received Expensive Gifts.
i Mr.. Moling said he borrowed
$500 from Mr.. Blauner in August,
1948, so that he could make a
down payment on an automobile.
That loan was repaid in cash, Mr..
Moling added.
/ The subcommittee brought out
that Mr.. Moling, while an Air
Force employe, also received a
1925 television set, a movie CAM
era and protector, costume Jew.
| (See RFC, Page A-10)
Evening star., 1951-09-24
AFL Approves Drive
To Improve Condition,
For Federal Workers
Delegates Indicate Plan
To Seek New Increases
In U. S. Employees Pay
By jones Y. Newton
e.. r. fF
Siar Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. "a
The American Federation of Labor
convention today approved a broao
program for the improvement OF
working conditions of Government
employees.
Delegates indicated they will
soon start drive for a new Fed
eral worker pay increase. While
pleased with congressional in
dorsement of the increase for pos
tai and classified employees, official;
of Government worker unions
pointed out the new increase still
left Government workers pay
trailing the cost of living by sew
eral hundred dollars a year.
Qbjectives Outlined.
In addition. the AFL decided tc
work for restoration of annua
leave to 26 or more days per year
Congress recently cut leave o1
Federal employees from 26 to 2(
days a year. Other points in the
program of the American Fedora.
tion of Government Employees anc
other unions were:
/. Time and half pay for all
overtime work during a regular
week; the same rates for Satur-
day work and double time Sun
days and holidays.
2. Substantial separation pay tc
be paid for a period up to one
Iyear.
8. Establishment of independ-
ent boards of appeal for all en-
ployes, with employe membership;
(See AFL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-09-24
United Europe 10 Keep
Its Peace, De Casper
Tells Joint Session
Italian Premier Asks
More Economic, Military
Aid to Achieve Goal
By |. Edoor Primo

Premier Alcide de Gasperi OF
Italy today declared that ulti-
mately united Europe would 'by
herself" defend her peace and
common freedom and relieve the
United States of its sacrifices in
men and arms.
Speaking before a joint session
of Congress, the Italian leader
asked further American help in
obtaining this European goal.
For Italy, he requested use of
surplus Italian manpower abroad
work for Italian factories on
Civilian and military orders, re-
vision of the unfair" peace
treaty of World War II and solu-
ton of the Trieste problem.
Welcomed at Station.
The Italian Premier arrived in
Washington this morning for a
three day visit during which he
will confer with top American off,
cials on military and economic
aid for lis country.
President Truman, Mrs. Truman
and their daughter Margaret well
coined the Premier and Sonora
De Gasperi at Union Station. Also
on hand to welcome the visiting
dlgnitary were six cabinet mem
bers and Ambassador Hartman.
Secretary of State Acheson and
Treasury Secretary Snyder, both
Of whom will confer with Mr.. De
Gasperi in the next days, followed
the Truman family in greeting
the Premier. Next in line were
Defense Secretary Lovett, Attor-
ney General McGrath, Agriculture
Secretary Brannon and Commerce
Secretary Sawyer
First Talk With Acheson.
Before his address to the Con-
gress, Mr.. De Gasperi and his
encourage visited the Tomb OF
the Unknown Soldier in Airing
ton. He had lunch with President
Truman at the Blair House and
later in the day will get down to
the first serious business of his
visit "a conference with Mr.
Acheson.
The Premier will confer with
Mr.. Snyder tomorrow and speak
to the National Press Club at a
luncheon. At noon Wednesday
he will make an official presenta-
ton of the statues on Memorial
Bridge, which are a gift of the
Italian people.
Accompanying MIR. De Casper
nntin1lad an paoe A-0 Col