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Evening star., 1951-11-25
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Evening star., 1951-12-18
BY the Associated Press

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Dec. 49,
Husky. black haired Bob Starr
has been given the boot by Mem
phis State College-but not fo1
the usual reasons.
No college pranks. no f1unked
courses. It merely developed that
Mr.. Starr was burning the candle
at both ends and in the middle.
He was simultaneously:
Enrolled in both Memphis State
and Southwestern College, taking
a tough course of study at each
and making top grades.
Sports editor of both college
ANIMALS.
Columnist on both college news
papers.
Sunday night news writer.
Sports writer (prep basketball
games) for the Memphis Com
mercial Appeal.
Prospective author of a novel
already fully outlined.
The 23-year-old father of two
children also found time during
the first semester of his double
enrolment to work 48 hours a
week at an ice cream plant. He
gets in some play with his chill
dren, John Phillip, 81 months,
and Linda Shawn, 6 weeks, from
10 pm. to midnight.
Flabbergasted Memphis3 State
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Five Marines Die in Crash
On New Jersey Turnpike
BY the Assoeiated Press

BORDENTOWN, N. j., Dec. IS.
Five young Marines were killed
and a sixth was near death today
in the first fatal traffic accident
on the recently opened New Jer-
sey turnpike.
The auto carrying the Marines,
on a To-day holiday pass
from Camp Lejeune, N. c.,
smashed into the rear of a trac-
tor trailer truck miles south of
here.
Police listed the dead, all pri-
Yates first class. as Joseph Du
Pere, 81, Plainfield, Conn; An
drew M. Jacobs, IT; Joseph D,
Harrop, II; John j. Rand, II, and
Norman Violette. 18.
Sole survivor in the car. Pfc,
James L. Robertson, II, of Spring
field. Mass, was reported in criti-
cal condition.
Police said the car apparently
was travelling "at a very great
speed"
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

TOM MURPHY, INVESTIGATOR
Who is this man who's going to look
INTO corruption in Government? Whot's
his background? Star Stoff Reporter
Robert K. WoIsh gives q word sketch
of federol Judge Thomas F. Murphy
on pose Ala.
THEY CAN COOK, Too-Ths
blushine bride whose biscuits seem to
turn to concrete won't be graduate
Of Burdiek Vocational High School.
The Brides Course" required for
oil seniors there, is described by Stor
Stof Reporter Betty Miles on poes
B-l.
A FEE IN EVERY PoT-The coIIee- \
tion Of fees by small time politicians
still is q moior rocket, despite the
streomlinins Of Government in recent
yeors. Associated Press Writer Viii
liom J. Convoy continues his discussion
of fees in the seeonNSf five articles
on pose A-l9. 2
Evening star., 1951-12-18

assigned to stations at busy in
tersections. The night shift worked
one -and-a-half overtime.
Capital Transit Co. called out
its emergency track crews to open
freezing switches and dispatched
its fleet of sanding and sailing
trucks to all parts of the city.
Stay-Home Appeal Issued.
Despite the combined efforts Of
the emergency workers, traffic
was tied up at many points and
numerous minor accidents were
reported.
William A. Xanten. superin-
tendent of the District Santa
tion Division, issued an appeal to
all citizens to stay at home unless
it was necessary for them to
leave. Mr.. Xanten was in charge
of the STRENGTHENING operations.
On many roads leading into the
city from Virginia and Maryland,
the heavy traffic was slowed to a
standstill or stopped as the result
of icy hillsideS and collisions.
Motorists found it required as
much as half an hour to cross Key
Bridge and cars were jammed
humber to bumper on the other
Potomac spans, Memorial Bridge
and Highway Bridge.
The storm slowed air travel, too,
(See WEATHER, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1951-12-18
He Went to Two Colleges, Held
z Jobs and Still Was Kicked Out

authorities told Mr.. Starr such
goings-on were contrary to COL
|lege policy.
So Mr.. Starr, a graduate of
Pine Bluff (Ark.) High School.
chose Southwestern, which he at
tends under the CT bill of rights
He was paying his way through
Memphis State. The colleges are
about four miles apart.
How, did he do it? MIR. Starr
says he owes it all to his wife
Norma and his motorcycle. Norma
cares for the children. The motor
cycle gets him places on a split
second schedule.
AS to the immediate future
Mr.. Starr glumly said last night
I've got to find something to
do on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturdays now that I'm leaving
Memphis State. I'd go crazy with
lall that time on my hands"
Mr.. Starr said he didn't ask
why the college frowned on his
frantic activity. The pace caught
up with him when he called on
"a State official recently to discuss
prospects for his wife's enrolment
in the college.
The official asked if rumors he
had heard about young Starr's
duplicate quests for knowledge
were true. A few days later came
lthe request that he drQa his
studies at Memphis State.
Evening star., 1951-12-18
DC. Traffic Committee Revived
To Work Out Snowstorn Plan
Baltimore Quickly Adopts New Program
AS Commissioners Press for Action Here

With the District lashed by a
ISnowstorm and immobiliZed for
the second time in four days. its
officials finally sat down today to
talk about an emergency traffic
plan.
With rush-hour traffic again
tied in knots, with thousands of
workers late at their jobs, the
Commissioners decided to re-ac-
tivate and enlarge a committee
appointed years ago to make some
recommendations.
This activity raised faint hopes
that the Nations Capital may
come to grips with a problem that
Baltimore tackled - and appar-
emily solved-in just eight hours
yesterday.
In the District, however, it will
take more time. Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West says SO.
Calls Thursday Too Early.
When Brig. Gen. Bernard L.
Robinson. the Engineer Commits
Isioner. requested the draft of an
emergency traffic plan by Thurs
day, Mr., West protested it would
be impossible.
But Gen. Robinson. q new
conner to town, insisted.
I'VE would like to do something
this winter" he commented
wryly.
The general and Commissioner
F. Joseph Donohue proceeded by
reappointing Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp chairman of
the special committee. He was
instructed to examine the possi-
Ibility of keeping general traffic off
certain key streets during an
emergency such as that produced
by today's snowfall.
The Commissioners also directed
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Corning Meeting
Cancelled by Weather

The Board of Education today
Cancelled its special meeting to
consider the reappointment of
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
because of the weather.
The meeting had been sched-
uled for pm. today.
c. Melvin Sharpe, School Board
president. said another special
meeting will be set "as soon as
possible"
The meeting had been called to
settle the fate of DR.. Corning,
whose present three-year term
as school superintendent expires
March /. He first came to Wash
Iington as superintendent in 1916.
Last Saturday the boards Per-
sonnel Committee completed its
Ievaluation of DR.. Corning's admin
IiStration. This evaluation is to be
presented to the full board; then
the members will vote whether to
|reappoint DR.. Corning.
The evaluation report does not
recommend whether DR.. Corning
should be hired or fired. i. 1t rates
him on approximately 20 items
but leaves to the full board the
responsibility of deciding if the
ratings warrant his reappoint-
Iment.
Adelbert w. Lee, board vice
president, is chairman of the Per-
sonnel Committee. Other mem
bers are Albert E. Steinem and
DR.. Phillip T. johnson.
The evaluation work of the
Personnel Committee brought
criticism from many civic groups
in the city after it was disclosed
it had sent questionnaires to some
so of DR.. Corning's subordinates,
asking for anonymous answers to
Is questions about his admins
tration.
Evening star., 1951-12-18

ANY information on prisoners
received from the Communists is
questionable due to their con-
tinued refusal to allow interna-
tional committees of the Red
Cross to inspect their prisoner of
war facilities and operations"
Studied with Skepticism.
OF the 1859 names on the
Communist lists, a UN command
communique reported: 7,142 are
South Korean. 3,198 American, 919
British, 234 Turkish, 40 Filipino,
10 French, 6 Australian, 4 South
African. 3 japanese, and one each
from Canada. Greece and the
Netherlands.
Gen. Nuckols declined to say
whether Gen. Deans name was
among them. He emphasized that
the exchange of names "is by no
means a solution to agenda item
four" dealing with actual ex-
change of prisoners.
1--WE merely have started off on
the road that will lead us to q
solution" he said.
He reported the u. N. command
studied the Red document with
"skepticism as to it's details, au-
thenticity, accuracy and COM
pleteneSs."
The Communist lists fell far
short of previous public Allied
estimates of perhaps 100000 OF
more.
I'd. The 3,198 Americans listed as
prisoners compare with approx
Evening star., 1951-12-18

MIR. Keneipp to reopen a study
with the Federal Bureau of the
Budget looking toward staggering
the hours of Federal and District
employees when heavy snow is pre-
dicted by the Weather Bureau.
Selfish Drivers Blamed.
The Advisory Committee will
investigate proposals to keep
private vehicles off slippery
streetcar tracks. where they cause
many prolonged delays during
snowstorms. Chairman James
Flanagan Of the Public Utilities
Commission told the conferees
that selfish drivers who used the
streetcar right-of-way were re-
sponsible for much of the trouble
in the traffic snarl last Friday.
The selfish motorists stalled,
could not get off the tracks, and
thereby needlessly delayed thou
sands of car passengers, he said.
Mr.. Keneipp told the Commits
sioners that his committee has
waited for months for a legal
opinion from the Corporation
Counsel's Office on another ques-
ton concerning snow emergency.
This relates to liability for dam
ages to automobiles if the District
towed away abandoned cars to
clear main thoroughfares.
New Members Appointed.
The Advisory Committee was
expanded by the appointment of
Col. Thomas J. Hayes III, Assist
ant Engineer Commissioner: Police
inspector John j. Agnew, William
A. Xanten. superintendent of san
itation; Kenneth w. Spencer of
the Public Utilities Commission.
John Robertson. director of high
ways. and Corporation Counsel
West.
Inspector Howard v. Covell.
executive officer in the Police De-
partment, who attended the con-
ference with Police Chief Robert
V. Murray. called the Commits
sioners' attention to the Baltimore
snow emergency traffic plan.
With Fridays traffic snarl still
fresh in mind. the Baltimore off,
cials yesterday worked out and
adopted far-reaching plan which
will be made effective whenever
the need arises. 1t permits the
city Traffic Commission to declare
an emergency whenever deemed
proper.
Limits Put on Traffic.
Immediately after such a call.
would be prohibited
from travelling on certain of the
city'S north-south and east-west
The transit company would stop
operation on certain other main
streets and emergency transit
routes would go in effect with all
freeWheellng means of public
transportation buses, taxicabs,
school buses and utility vehicles
over emergency routes,
making use of streets cleared Of
other vehicles.
Drivers of private automobiles
would be arrested if caught on a
street.
City's Greatest Traffic Jam.
The plan is designed to empty
the downtown section as rapidly
as possible of shoppers and busi-
ness people and others depending
on public transportation and to
alleviate the situation that de-
veloped last Friday.
That was when the city expert
enced it's greatest traffic jam in
history as thousands of persons
attempted to get home at the same
time, completely blocking all
streets and resulting in delays of
as much as eight hours for a nor
NAL trip of 40 minutes.
Evening star., 1951-12-18

their hands. The U.N. gave the
Reds a list Of 132.474 Chinese and
North Korean prisoners.
Gen, Matthew B. Ridgway':
headquarters in Tokyo said il
understood the Communist list
includes Maj. Gen. William F
Dean, lost commander of the
United States Oath Division. He
has been missing since the fall OF
Taejon in July 1850.
Communist newsmen at Pan
munjom said Associated Press
Photographer Frank Noel was also
listed.
Negotiat0rs Recess.
Lists were exchanged today
when Communist truce negoti-
ators suddenly capitulated to U.N
demands. The prisoner subcom-
mittee recessed until Thursday
Rear Admiral r. E. Libby, U.N
member of the committee, said
Cne purpose was 10 study the
lists.
Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols,
UN spokesman, elaborated:
The Communist lists have not
yet been verified. They probably
include errors, omissions and pos
sibly fictitious additions.
Every effort humanity possible
will be made Immediately by the
UN command to check the list.
The respective arms of services in
the United States will notify the
next of kin Immediately on veri-
f1cation.
Il cannot emphasize too strong
ly that this is a Communist list.
Evening star., 1951-12-18
WMAL to Broadcast
Prisoners Names
Soon as Available

The Stars Radio Station
WMAL will broadcast the
names Of the American pris-
oners of war as soon as they
are available.
First indications were that
the station would receive
them for a broadcast begin
ming at Tuesday midnight.
The exact hour will depend
upon the time the names are
made available either here or
in Tokyo.
The Station-both AM and
FM-said it would announce
the exact time of the broad
cast over the air as soon as
it finds out what it will be.
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Pan American Strikers
oConsider Truman S
Intervention in Dispute
Airline OfficioIs Voice
Willingness to Appear
Before PresidentiqI Panel
BY the As,oeioied Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-The
CIO Transport Workers Union
called striking personnel OF Pan
American World Airways to meet
ings today to discuss President
Truman's Intervention in the wage
dispute.
There was no indication what
stand the strikers would take on
the Presidents action yesterday
creating an emergency fact-f1nd-
ing board.
Company officials say they are
ready to appear before such a
body.
An official of the TWU said
last night that the union negoti-
ating committee would meet here
today to decide on recommenda-
tions to be made to strike leaders
at the five Pan American terminal
cities affected.
Mass Meetings Slated.
Mass meetings of strikers will
be held later in the five cities to
discuss the negotiation commit
tees recommendations. A TWU
spokesman said picketing will con-
tinue until decision is made.
Pan American has terminals at
New York. Miami, San Francisco,
Seattle, and Brownsville, Tex.
The White House said yester-
day Mr.. Truman acted because it
was feared the Korean air lift
might be seriously disrupted if
the strike continues. The TWU
has pledged to keep the airlift
going.
In San Francisco, Pan American
officials said the air lift was op-
Grating 100 per cent on schedule.
Some Flights Cancelled.
Meanwhile. company officials
reported Pan American had main
tanned 80 per cent of it's flights
throughout the world on normal
schedules. The union called the
strike 100 per cent effective.
A number of flights originating
here have been Cancelled since
the strike started Sunday. Most
other flights from here to Europe
or South American points have
been delayed.
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Grand Jury 10 Open
Probe Of 'Shakedown
Early in January
GrunewoId Is Scheduled
To Testify Thursday
At House Hearing

A District grand jury scrutiny
Iof Abraham Teitelbaum charge
of an attempted $500,000 shake
down in exchange for relief from
tax troubles will get under way
early in January.
United States Attorney Charles
M. Irelan said today he is mo
mentarily" expecting a transcript
of House Ways and Means sub
committee testimony in the Teitle-
baum case.
Mr.. Irelan said the testimony
will be studied carefully.
Eve want to have both feet on
the ground when we go before the
grand jury" he said.
The October grand jury will be
recalled to hear the case.
One subpoena already has been
issued for the hearing, but Mr..
Irelan refused to disclose the iden-
tity of the witness.
Grunewald Slated to Testify.
The White House. meanwhile,
maintained secrecy on details of
the drastic action" promised by
President Truman to sweep wrong
Idoers out Of the Federal Govern
ment, repeatedly with Federal
Judge Thomas F. Murphy of New
York welding the broom.
And the House Ways and Means
subcommittee whose hearings fig
ured largely in Mr.. Truman's de-
|cision arranged to question on
Thursday Henry Grunewald, about
whom some mystery developed in
its previous sessions.
Grunewald was released from
Georgetown University Hospital
here. He is under subpoena and
Adrian De Wind. counsel to the
subcommittee, said he is due to
appear Thursday.
Opening Phase Secret.
Mr.. DeWind refused to elaborate,
but it was regarded that at least
the initial questioning of Grune-
wald would be behind closed doors.
The group last week wound up its
presently scheduled open sessions.
Grunewald was hospitalized
when the subcommittee sought to
question him earlier. One thing
members have said they want to
ask him about is $1,000 loan
which Charles Oliphant, recently
resigned chief counsel of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, had listed
as debt to Grunewald.
The grand jury inquiry, prom
|ised by Attorney General Nc
Grath, is aimed at finding out who
lied under oath to- the subcommit-
tee about the alleged tax shake
down. MIR. Teitelbaum, a wealthy
(See REVENUE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1951-12-18

fore the snow changed to rain
about 9 am. and the streets, Slip
perry as toboggan slides until then,
became seas of Slush.
The rain will continue until
nightfall. the Weather Bureau pre-
dicted. During the night strong
winds will spring up and the tenn
perature will drop to about Is
degrees before morning.
White Christmas in Sight.
More snow or rain is in prospect
for Thursday night, the forecaster
warned.
Prospects for white Christmas
appeared bright as the Weather
Bureaus flve-day forecast called
for snow on Sunday.
Warned in advance that the
storm would break, District Off
'cials modified all available street.
cleaning equipment and a crew
.of 500 men started sanding and
sailing the principal thorough
fares before the morning traffic
rush.
Government employees made
valiant efforts to get to work
through the storm and most of
them made it. Many of the en-
ployes were tardy, but their su-
periorS were lenient and by $50
am. virtually all departments re-
ported they were operating with
full staffs. Only normal absences
because of sickness and annual
leave were reported.
d. c. Schools Are Closed.
Schools were closed in the Dis
trict, Prince Georges County and
Fairfax County. In Montgomery.
the Board of Education Cancelled
all school bus schedules but classes
we're kept open there for pupils
who live close enough to walk.
In Arlington and Alexandria the
schools operated on schedule, al
though attendance was cut by the
storm.
| BY order of Inspector Howard
v. Covell. executive officer of the
Metropolitan police. all policemen
assigned to the midnight shift
were held over for traffic duty
after 8 am. and all available
men on the day shift were re-
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Gen. Dean on List of Prisoners:
Wife Afraid to Get Too EIoted
Reported Many Times
Before as Captured,
Dead or Wounded
BY the Associated Press

Red-haired Maj. Gen. William
f. Dean has been reported
wounded. dead or captured SO
many times in the past II months
his wife and mother today found
reports that he was in the hands
of Communists almost too good
to be true"
Word that the Reds list him
among their prisoners is the most
Evening star., 1951-12-18
This Wasn't the Day
To Take off Pojomos
On q Street Corner

The police radio dispatcher
relayed this message at 7:45
am. today:
Pick up a man standing at
the corner of Twelfth and
Newton streets NE. with
nothing on but his pajama
bottoms"
A few minutes later this
message went out:
Better hurry. He's taking
them off"
The man was gone when
the scout car arrived.
Evening star., 1951-12-18
London Artist. Made
First Christmos Card

The earliest known chtistmos
eord was designed by Joseph cundoII,
London artist, about l845.
This custom. Of course, come long
after thot Of giving Christmas gifts.
which originated with the Wise Men.
A good place TO look for economical
gifts for this Christmas is in the mis-
celloneous for sole" section Of Stor
Classified.
The Stor offers more classified seIe4
tions thon the three other Woshinetde
newspapers combined. Consult til
tremendous showcase for your needs
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Heavy Atlantic Storms
Delay Ship Arrivals
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Stormy
North Atlantic weather has de-
layed at least four ships en- route
here with 3.469 passengers, ship
operators report.
Three vessels. the Holland
American Lines Ryndam, the Gu
nard liner Media and the military
transport Gen. Heintzelman, all
scheduled to arrive today, now
aren't expected until tomorrow.
Another military transport, Gen.
c. C. Ballou. due tomorrow. is
expected to be two days late.
Evening star., 1951-12-18

~''S'~u Si9SSst ptGoNs Euye ~ :
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definite statement on what hap
Ipened to him since he led small
party of his Oath Division out of
flaming Taejon in the early
months of the Korean war and
then went to hunt for more Amer
ican stragglers.
I'm afraid to let myself get too
elated." his wife, Mildred Dean,
said in Berkeley, Calf, today
when informed by the Associated
Press of his reported POW status.
Its wonderful. It's almost too
good to be true.
But those peace talks have
been going so poorly, you can't tell
what will happen. We still have
to keep our fingers crossed and
keep hoping"
Gen. Deans mother, 71-year-
old Mrs. Charles Watts Dean, said:
1--WE been praying for his safety
these many months.
I'm very, very happy.
"At times I heard rumors that
raised my hopes then there would
be silence. Then despair because
(Cao nEAN Dora ASl
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Charles Town Track
Postpones Its Program
Of Races for Today

Today's racing program at
Charles Town has been post
poned because of the weather,
officials of the track an
nounced this morning. The
entries originally scheduled
for today will hold over until
tomorrow.
The track itself is in good
shape, despite the snow, but
roads leading to the track are
in poor condition. the officials
said. (Story on Page CID.
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Reds List 3,198
Americans as
p0Wsin Korea
U. N. Names 132,474
1t Holds; Foe Gives
Dotu on Only 1859
BULLETIN

TOKYO, Wednesday (R.-A
Tokyo-bound plane bearing a
Communist list of Allied war
prisoners was grounded early to-
day in Korea by fog. 1t may
take off by 7 or 8 am. (6 pm.
Tuesday EST. That would
mean that the lists may be
available here by 11:15 am. or
l2:15 pm. (9:15 to 1915 pm.
EST.
Evening star., 1951-12-18

MiIitory Reody for Task Of Informing
PoW's Kin They Are Held. Pose AS
Big Hearted or Poppy Noel Moy Come
Home From the Wors. Poee AS
Red Jets Avoid Fight; Turks Throw Bock
Enemy in korea. Pose AS
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Brief Snowfall
TiesUp Traffic,
Turns Into Rain
Schools Are Closed;
2o Auto Accidents
Reported Before 9

A short-lived snowstorm struck
Washington at 6:06 am. today.
forcing schools to close and snarl-
ing rush-hour traffic for the sec
ond time in four days.
Twenty-nine traffic accidents
none serious-were reported be-
Evening star., 1951-12-18
BY the Associated Press

MUNSON. Korea. Dec. 18.-The
Communists turned over to the
United Nations today a list of
1859 prisoners, including 3.198
Americans.
They said the list includes all
prisoners of the Korean war in
Evening star., 1951-12-18

Pictures Showing How New SnowfoIl
Affected Washington. Poees A-3, All
More Snow ond Cold is PIoeuins Nation;
oeoth Toll Is Isl. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1951-12-18

News Thot Gen. Deem Is Alive CoIIed
Divisions Biggest Breok. Pose AS
Evening star., 1951-12-18

(See TRUCE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1951-12-18

(See WEATHER, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1951-12-18

(See DEAN, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Guide for Readers

An Associated Press Newspaper
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