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Evening star., 1952-01-12
Third Son of Man Who Refused
Medal for ? Others Faces Draft
Father Says He Turned Down Awards
Because els Aren't Sacked at Home

Halsey McGovern, who refused
to accept medals awarded to two
sons killed in Korea, disclosed to-
day that a third son may be
drafted.
The son, Charles, 10. already
has been classified la. He Is
seeking another physical exam
|ination to learn whether an old
ear trouble may disqualify him
from the draft.
Selective Service officials said,
however, there we're no compass
sionate grounds on which Charles
could be deferred, even though
two of his brothers died heroically
lin Korea.
One brother was awarded the
Medal of Honor and another was
awarded the Silver Star. but the
|65-year -old father refused to ac-
|cept the posthumous awards. He
said he felt acceptance would i'm
ply that President Truman was
worthy Of presenting the medals. .
MFR. McGovern today put the
chill on Capitol Hill suggestions
that representatives Of the Senate
and House Armed Services Com
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Ridgwoy Decorotes
French Commander
BY The Assoeiatsd Press

TOKYO. Jan. 12.-Gen. Mat.
thew B. Ridgway today pre-
sented the United States Legion Of
Merit in the grade of officer to
1t. Gen. Ralph Monclar, former
commander of the French bat
talon in Korea.
In a ceremony at Gen. Ridg-
ways headquarters. the supreme
Allied commander lauded Gen
Monclar as an intrepid indom-
liable and brilliant" officer. The
ceremony was attended by French
Ambassador Maurice Dejean and
high-ranking United Nations
officers.
Gen. Monclar. who served in
Korea as a temporary lieutenant
colonel, was cited for exception
ally meritorious service" as COM
mander of the French forces in
Korea from January / to March 2
and August IL to December 3, 1851.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
500 Top Athletes
Reody for Opening
Of Indoor Season

The 1852 indoor track season
gets under way tonight at the
Armory in the fifth running Of
The Evening Star Games, with the
accent on records and the Olym-
pics. A field Of almost 500 finely
trained athletes is ready for the
starters signal.
Scheduled to start at 7::30, the
|27-event program has been geared
to a fast-moving pace with as few
lapses as possible. The meet will
not be televised or broadcast and
advance sales indicate a turnout
of some 1000 fans.
Meet records could tumble in a
half dozen events and it is almost
a foregone conclusion that Olym-
pic hopefuls will shatter at least
four. A trio of 15-foot pole
vaulters, Bob Richards. Don Lag
and Don Cooper. Is expected to
top Richards mark of IA feet 8
inches. A similar fate could be-
fall Jim Herbs 6-foot-7 high jump
mark if the competition is close
as anticipated.
But favorites in at least four
running races are going to the
starting line with records in mind.
One of the most ambitious under
takings of the evening appears
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Major Pacific Powers
Map Strategy for Red
Move Into Indo-China
Deep Secrecy CIooks
Results Of Conference
By MiIitory Chiefs Here
By John A. Giles

The strategy to be employed IN
the event Red China tries to turn
Indo-C China into another Korea
has been mapped by the military
chiefs OF the major Pacific powers.
But the high level conference
ending here yesterday was wrapped
in deep secrecy, and today officials
would only say that the chiefs
would report their recommends
tions back to their home govern
ments.
Only the uniformed officers po-
litical superiorS can translate the
recommendations into specific
measures, it was said at the
Pentagon.
The military chiefs were under
stood to have expected some guild
ance, as to the type of security
they should map for the
area, to come from the talks here
earlier this week between Presi-
dent Truman and British Prime
Minister Churchill.
But the communique issued
after the Truman Churchill talks
said. after reporting gen.
eral agreement on the Overriding
need to counter the Communist
threat in that area" that 1--WE are
glad" the chiefs Of staff were to
the problem.
Pentagon Surprised.
Top Pentagon officials said
frankly - but privately - that
the Southeast Asian
problems into the military's lap
now came somewhat as q surprise.
However, in accordance with
Instructions, the meeting was held
and Gen. Bradley. chairman Of the
United States Joint Chiefs Of
staff and head Of this country's
delegation. saw to it that such.
strict secrecy was kept that not
even the unusually inocuouS COM
was issued.
There were reports, however,
that the military recommended ations
followed these general lines:
1. All the free nations with
stakes In Southeast Asia should
give prompt and wholehearted
to any French appeal to
the United Nations in the event
Red China moves into Indo- China.
2. Consideration should be given
to rendering air and naval as
sistance in the event Of open in
vasion. The American chiefs have
fought shy Of any ground commit
ment.
8. The democratic powers should
avoid giving Communist China
tsee MDo-cHINA. Page A-s.)
Evening star., 1952-01-12
5 Czechs Sentenced 10 Die
As Spies for United States
by the As.oeiussd Press

VIENNA, Austria, Jan. a.
Five Czechoslovak nationals were
sentenced to death and three to
life terms in prison today for
spying for the United States, Ra-
dio Prague said.
The eight went on trial Thurs
day charged with espionage and
terrorism" against their Commu-
nist-controlled country on orders
from American agents, the official
radio said.
Death sentences were dealt to
Jan Hosek, Emanuel Rendl, Jaro-
slav Dvorak. Josef Liska and Petr
Click. The three sentenced to
life imprisonment were Frantisek
Kroc. Robert Suenderhauf and
Frantisek Dolinek.
Trials of alleged spies have been
stepped up greatly behind the iron
curtain since Russia and her satel-
tlites opened a campaign against
the United States Mutual Security
Act which provides aid to refugees
from Communist countries.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
3 Children Die
In Fiire;Fothe
Is Questioned
BY the Assoeiafed Press

BUNKER, Mo-, Jan. 12.-Three
small children were burned to
death in a one-room cabin early
today. Their 24-year -old father
later was jailed for questioning.
Highway Trooper F. A. Findley
said Jesse Willard Hill, a sawmill
worker, was arrested at the scene
of the blaze after it was learned
he had quarreled with his wife.
Georgia Marie. 21,. a few hours
earlier.
The dead children were Wanda
Sue, S; Alfred Willard, 4; and
Charles Ray, 2.
The small building in which
they died was occupied by Cleve
Street, a neighbor of the hills.
Mr.. Findley said Mrs. Hill told
him that after quarreling with
her husband, she and the children
fed to Mr.. Streets house. Shortly
before ! am, Mr.. Street related,
he and Mrs. Hill saw the husband
approaching the building carrying
a container. They both fled, leav-
ing the children in the house,
which later burst into flames.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Tax Official Suspended
In Texas Irregularities
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

DALLAS, Jan. IL. Eugene L.
Meyer, assistant chief Of the in.
come tax division for the south
Texas district, has been suspended
from his job for Irregularities, a
special investigator said yester-
day.
James M. Cooner, investigator
for the Treasury Department, said
he is conducting an investigation
in Mr.. Meyers case which should
be completed within two weeks.
He said Mr.. Meyer might be rein.
stated in his position.
The Treasury investigator said
the case was a routine matter.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Auto Is Demolished
When Trailer Truck
Pushes Il ITO Feet
Women Hurt, Traffic Light
ToppIed in Accident
On Lee Highway

An Arlington woman today was
injured in a spectacular accident
on Lee highway in which q load
ed tractor -trailer truck crashed
into the rear of an automobile,
pushing 1t about ITO feet and
knocking down a traffic light on
the way. Arlington police reported.
Injured was Mrs. Estelle Nichol-
son, 20, of 1900 North Uhle street
She was taken to Arlington Hos.
|pital with q fractured right kl1et
and foot.
Her husband, Linwood Nichol.
son, 80. was driving the car ant
escaped injury. police said. Hi.
car, a new model, was demolished
Handicapped by Heavy Load.
Police said the truck, driven By
William Eugene Sclater, 81, o1
Palmyra, Va, was coming down q
hill on Lee highway toward Wash
ington about z am. when Mr.
Nicholson pulled onto the road
from Uhle street. Another car
turned onto the dual highway,
police said, and swung into the
inside lane to pass Mr.. Nicholson
The truck driver told police he
tried to stop but his heavy load
prevented it.
He rammed into the rear Of Mr..
Nicholson's car, pushed it down
the highway about 100 feet and
into one of the poles holding up
the traffic light at North Court
house road. The two vehicles,
which became locked together,
then continued another 70 feet,
swerving off the road and through
a wooden fence, police said.
Driver Faces Hearing.
When the vehicles left the road,
a two-by-six-foot piece Of timber
crashed through the hoorboard Of
the Nicholson automobile.
The North Courthouse road
traffic light was left swinging
about 3 feet above ground by
the collision.
Police Pvts. E. r. Davis and w.
H. Corsini charged Mr.. Sclater
with reckless driving and set his
hearing for January 81 in Arling-
ton Traffic Court.
A neighbor said Mr.. Nicholson.
who works for the A., B. & w.
Transit Co.. was taking his wife to
her job at the Statler Hotel when
the accident occurred.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
20 jap War Criminals
Are Ordered PuroIed
By fhe Assoeiafad Press

TOKYO, Jan. 12.-Twenty more
Japanese war criminals serving
10-to-12-year sentences were Or
dered paroled January % from
Sugamo Prison, the supreme COM
mand's legal section announced
today.
The releases win bring to SIS
the number Of war criminals freed
under supervision by the COM
mand's parole plan.
Most of the 20 were non-coms
and junior officers in the Japa-
nese Army and Navy. They were
convicted Of war crimes in con-
nection with prison camps and
occupation duty in Japan's war;
conquered territories.
Evening star., 1952-01-12

to be Johnny Voight's shot at the
600-yard record Of 1:12 fiat made
last year by Arthur Wint Of Great
Britain. Itll take some fancy
footwork to surpass those figures.
but Voight, with a crack field of
opponents to egg him on, figures
he can do it.
Little has been heard or written
about Don Gehrmann's training
for the Junior Chamber of Com
merce mile, but the housekeeping
Midwestern star is reported to
have been running five times a
week, doing most of his work at
Marquette University in Milwau-
kee. Gehrmann, who lost only to
Fred Wilt last year, deliberately
Continued on Page A-1C. Col. z.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Tanks in Action
As British Clash
With Egyptians
Explosion Of Mine
At RoiIwuy Station
Sturts Fierce Bottle
BY the Assoeioisd Press

ISMAILIA. Egypt, Jan. Ia
Four British Centurion tanks
rumbled into action today against
"a heavy Egyptian guerrilla attack
on railway marshalling yards near
the Tel Ell Kebir station in the
Suez Canal zone.
A fierce gun battle broke out
this morning after one Cameron
Highlander was reported killed
and three others wounded by .
mine explosion on the railway
track. AS the fighting progressed.
the British moved in the tanks to
|spearhead action by two companies
|of Coldstream Guards. Two Egyp-
|tians were reported captured.
The fighting continued into the
Afternoon.
Egyptian guerrilla fighters had
tried to blow up a British Army
supply train in the freight yards
at the giant supply base. A Brit
lish spokesman said initial reports
said the trains engineer was also
injured by explosives set OF under
the train.
Village Raided for Snipers.
The incident appeared to be the
most serious on railways In the
ISuez Canal Zone since Egyptians
lderailed q locomotive and five cars
south of Suez December Is.
The British meanwhile staged
another predawn landing raid on
a village along canal in the Abu
Sueir area in search Of snipers.
AS in two similar raids last FRI
day, British troops crossed the
canal in assault boats. routed fam
lilies out of bed in the village OF
Es Rod Sultam-6 miles west OF
Ismailia - and searched the
houses. A spokesman said no arms
were found, but three persons were
held for questioning.
The British said the raids nave
lbeen conducted to wipe out
snipers who have been firing
across the canal at British road
conveys.
Police Guard Plush Club.
In Cairo, meanwhile. the
Egyptian government made it,
/ first move to take over the plush.
lBritish-built Gezira Sport Club on
an island in the Nile. A police
guard was posted at the race track
i gates. ...'
| The club, once exclusively
british, recently was declared
public property by government
decree. The club this week an
nounced the cancellation Of its
scheduled weekend horse races.
A club spokesman said club
representatives will meet with
government officials Monday to
discuss compensation for the
seized buildings on the grounds.
These include the luxurious club
house, swimming pool, tennis
courts, racing stands and other
installations. The government
says q big public stadium is to be
built on the grounds.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
'Duvid and Buthshebu'
Bunned in Singapore
BY the Assoeiafed Press

SINGAPORE, Jan. 11.-Moslem
leaders. protesting "vilification" Of
David's love life. have persuaded
this colony's film censor to ban
the movie David and Bathsheba. ;"
Moslems pointed out that their
teachings describe the prophet
David as "a man just and up
right, endowed with all the vir.
tues"
ITO portray this messenger Of
God as was done in the picture Is
an insult to his memory. and we
Moslems hope the leaders of other
religions will join us in getting
the picture banned" one Moselm
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Cut in Civilian Payroll
OF at Least 1917 Urqed
On 6. 0. P. by1aber
Wouldn't Hurt Anything
To Pare ST Billion From
Salary Funds, He Soys,
BY the Assoeiated Press

A cut of at least 10 per CEN
in the Federal civilian payroll wa!
urged today by Representative
Taber. Republican. of New York
as one major economy goal fol
House Republicans. He said thi.
would save 81 billion.
Mr.. Taber, ranking minority
member of the House Appropia
tions Committee. long has beer
recognized as the House G. o. P
spokesman on financial matters
"a 10 per cent reduction
wouldn't, hurt anything" Mr.
Taber told newsrnen. "A much
deeper cut should be made"
Predicts Budget Padding.
In advance Of actual announce.
ment of President Truman's new
budget later this month, Mr.. Tabel
would not lay down a money fig.
ure as a Republican budget-cut.
ting goal.
But he said reports that the
budget may exceed $50 billion
surprise him.
IT just don't see how the budget
could be that high," he said.
AS usual, he predicted, the
budget will be padded" with large
amounts for civilian employees.
Mr.. Taber said he "never saw q
budget that couldn't be cut" but
said Republicans can't do it alone
since they are at least nominally
in the minority.
"The people are more interested
in economy than in anything
else" he said, and are becoming
increasingly disturbed about an
uual Federal deficits.
23-Hour Day for Plumber.
1--WE should not appropriate
more money than the Treasury
can raise" he said. 1--WE want nc
red ink financing"
As an example of what he called
Government waste, Mr.. Tabe1
said that on an Air Force project
in his district, a plumber turned
in % hours as his working day
for three successive days aftel
having listed IL hours daily fol
the preceding four days.
ellis weeks pay take was $3.50,
he said, adding that it was "just
ridiculous"
That project, Mr.. Taber said
lis typical Of Federal construction
jobs undertaken on a cost-plus
basis, with the contractor not be.
ing required to hold down ex-
penses to a level agreed to by no.
gotiated contract.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Records Expected to Tumble
At Evening Star Games Tonight
Plenty Of Tickets
For Star Track Meet

Tickets for The Evening
Star Track Meet tonight at
the National Guard Armory
will remain on sale in the
lobby of The Star Building
until S pm. Sale at the
Armory viii start at ! o'clock
this afternoon.
Special tickets for men in
the Armed Services are for
sale at 81 EACH All others
are 81 and So. 50 tickets have
been exhausted.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
IA FiIipinos Are Killed
In Huk-Army Clashes

MANILA, Jan. 12.-The Ma
tional Defense Department said
il persons died IN central Luzon
yesterday in clashes between
Communicated Huks and Philip
pines army units.
The toll included 10 Huks. one
soldier and three civilians. II
brought TO "a the number killed
Id the army's campaign against
the Huks since January lis
Huks, eight soldiers and II civil
ians.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Chile Opens Seuports
To japanese Shipping
BY the A,,oeio,ed Press

TOKYO, Jan. yi2.-The Japa-
nese Transportation Ministry said
today Chile has granted blanket
clearance to Japanese shipping.
bringing to 40 the number Of coun-
tries that have opened their ports
to japanese vessels.
simultaneously, President Shin
suke Asao Of the Japan Steamship
Co. said Japan next month will
seek approval OF European nations
to resume its European shipping.
Evening star., 1952-01-12

mittees, instead Of Mr.. Truman
present the medals.
"Some people are getting poll
tics into this" Mr.. McGovern told
The Star. 1.-THE death of these
kids should be above politics.
"These two boys died fighting
Communists-and I don't know a
more glorious cause. In refusing
to accept the medals at this time,
I am not playing politics but ]
am protesting that these and other
boys have not been getting the
backing, moral and material, that
they deserve"
The sons that Mr.. McGovern
lost were 1st 1t. Robert M. Nc.
Govern, %, killed last January
80, and I'd 1t. Jerome r. McGov.
ern. 81, killed u days later ir
Korea. Robert was awarded the
Medal of Honor, Jerome the Sill
yer Star. The Army will list them
as having received the medals
even though they have not been
delivered. III
The Army explained that a
medal is awarded to a soldier.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Russia Pictured
AsReceptiveto
Visit
Comment on ToIks
With T.rumun Costs
Doubt on Success
By Eddy Gilmore
Assoeiated Press Foreign Correspondent

MOSCOW. Jan. 12.-It is ap-
parent here today that Russia is
watching results of British Prime
Minister Churchill's Washington
talks with interest and it long has
been clear the Soviet Union would
not rebuff him if he wanted to
come on a tension easing mission
Ito Moscow.
Since Churchill took Office as
Prime Minister nearly three
months ago. the Soviet press has
refrained from Objectionable criti-
cism of him.
Comment on his trip to WASH
ington is based mostly on what
American papers have said about
lit.
Doubt Better Relations.
But the Russians seem much
convinced thai there are funda-
mental "antagonisms" between
Britain and the United States and
they will be surprised if any real
betteSing of relations between the
two countries results from Mr..
Churchill's trip.
Lately the Soviet press has been
reporting that Britons are learn
ing they are gaining little if any,
thing from close association with
the United States.
These reports say British work.
ers and a large section of the
intelligentsia admire the Soviet
Union and would like to be more
friendly with her.
The Russians are constantly
suggesting both nations would
profit from a long-term trade
agreement between Britain and
the Soviet Union.
Reasons" for Talks.
Quoting largely from the Amer
ican press. the Russians have been
reporting Mr.. Churchill and For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden
Travelled to the United States for
these reasons:
/. To work out a common pol
icy toward the Soviet Union.
2. To agree on how to proceed
in the Arab-Asian belt from the
Near East to the Far East.
8. To reach agreement on q
European army (which the United
States approves but which Britain
has declined to joir1). !.
4. To alter Britain'S policy to-
ward Communist China and. If
necessary, to break off British
diplomatic relations with Mao
Tze-tung.
S. To eliminate differences in
their policies toward Iran, Egypt
and other countries.
See Rift Developing.
In all its reports, the Russian
agency. Tass. has listed the work.
ing out 'of common British
American policy toward the So
Wet Union as the first of these
problems.
The Russians believe serious
differences have developed be-
tween Britain and the United
States in the past two years and
they see nothing that is going to
ease them.
At any rate, Mr.. Churchill has
not been denounced for calling on
President Truman and the Rus
slams are probably saying to them
selves. "well. let's wait and see
what is going to happen, for those
two cannot get along forever"
Izvestia, the Russian govern
ment newspaper, also saw deep.
internal contradictions" today in
the North Atlantic Alliance.
The French government crisis,
lit said, reflects growing resistance
by the French and Western Euro
|peans in general to American
"war policy"
American Government leaders
are seriously concerned about the
rift and are angry but are not
completely in control of events,
Izvestia said.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
a Are Killed, Scores Hurt
In lroniun Election Fight
BY Tho Assoeiaisd Press

TEHERAN. Iran. Jan. 12.-The
newspaper Dad said today four
persons were killed and more than
ID score injured In an election
fight yesterday at Seminar, about
100 miles east Of Teheran. A train
load Of troops was reported rushed
from Teheran to restore order.
Scattered violence previously
had claimed six lives since par
liamentary elections, q long proc
ess In Iran, were begun Decem-
her 18. A
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Morqenthuus Buck in U. S.

NEW YORK, Jan. IL R.-
Henry Morgenthau. jr., former
Treasury Secretary. returned to-
day from q honeymoon trip
abroad with his bride of five weeks
and predicted the state Of Israel
will reach "self -suficiency" by
1858.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
General to Visit Troops

OTTAWA, Jan. IL R.-Lt. Gen
Guy Simonds. chief Of the gen.
|eral staff Of the Canadian Army,
viii leave here by plane Tuesday
for Japan and Korea visit 'front.'
lime troops and endorsements Of
Canada's 25th Brigade.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
NATo Applicants Backed

ROME, Jan. IL R-The For.
eign Affairs Committee Of Italy's
Chamber of Deputies voted last
night by a two-thirds majority for
admission Of Greece and Turkey
Ito the North Atlantic Treaty Or.
ganization. The proposal now
goes to the chamber for final
action. h
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Killer Sub Commissioned

VALLEJO. Calf. Jan. 10 R.-
The third Of the Nays new
KILLER submarines" was commits
stoned yesterday at the Mare
Island naval shipyard here. The
stubby 195-foot submarine win be
commanded by 1t. Comdr. Erig e.
Hopley Of Minneapolis. Minn.
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Coffee Rutioninq Ended

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands,
Jan. II R.-Coffee, Hollands
favorite beverage and the last
item on the postwar ration list,
was derationed today. The ration
had been about 4h ounces per-
son every six weeks. -
Evening star., 1952-01-12
Named Acting Premier

PUSAN, Korea, Jan. IL R).-
Republic Of Korea social affairs
Minister Huh Chung today was
appointed acting Prime Minister
in place Of John NJ. Chang, now
in Paris for the United Nations
General Assembly.