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Evening star., 1952-05-04
'Viet-Minh Leader E|udes
French, Moves Into jungle
BY the Associated Press

SAIGON, Indo-China, May 3.
Six thousand men ended yester-
day an eight day operation
against the headquarters of Gen.
LIE Duan, commander-in-chief of
Viet-Minh forces in Cochin
China.
The Communist led enemy
force of about 1000 succeeded in
evacuating the headquarters be-
fore the French arrived. Gen. LIE
IDuan is believed to have moved
into deeper jungle to escape the
French. The Viet-Minh lost Is
dead and IA prisoners. French
casualties were reported light.
The French said a parachute
battalion was dropped the first
day on the area where the head
quarters was located. near the
Cambodian frontier north of here.
The Viet-Minh apparently had
advance warning, however.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Ohio Vote tuesday
Promises 10 Give Taft
Delegate Lead Again
BY the Associated Pres.

-
COLUMBUS, Ohio. May 3,--
Nearly a million Republican ball
lots in next Tuesdays Ohio pri-
mary promise to boost Senator
Taft back into the lead over Gen.
Eisenhower in their battle for pre-
sidential nominating delegates.
Closing a three-day home-State
campaign. Senator Taft predicted
a near sweep" of the States 56
Republican National Convention
delegates.
With no popularity contest in
volved and write-ins barred, only
two delegate candidates are
running as Eisenhower hackers.
They aren't labeled as such on
the ballot.
F'orty-seven candidates running
for former Gov. Harold E. Stassen
Of Minnesota hope to attract sup
port from Gen. Eisenhower's
friends, as well as benefit by any
anti-Taft sentiment that may ex-
iSt in Ohio.
Kefauver Candidates in Race.
In a contest for control of the
States 54-vote Democratic delega-
tion, Senator Kefauver of Tennes-
see appeared to be trimming his
political sails somewhat. Some
thing over 100000 Democratic bal
lots are expected to be cast.
Senator Kefauver, assured of
one delegate who is unopposed
has urged friends to vote for AL
bert A. Horstman, Democratic ma
tional committeeman, in the Sd
district Dayton). Two Kefauver
candidates are in that race.
Mr.. Horstman is one of the
leaders of a slate of delegate can
didateS nominally backing former
Senator Bulkley of Cleveland as
"favorite son." Twelve Bulkley
delegate candidates are unop-
posed.
II Senator Taft gets most of the
56 Republican delegates, he will
sweep into lead over Gen. Eisen-
hover in the Associated Press
tabulation of G. o. P. convention
delegates. Now this tabulation
credits Gen. Eisenhower with 278
Senator Taft with 275.
Sen. Taft told a Cleveland news
conference he believes he has $40
delegates now and will have "close
to a majority" by time the ma
tional convention opens in Chi
cago July Z.
Fears Some Recent Losses.
Previously he claimed he would
have a f1rst-ballot majority, but
he said 80 or 40 of the delegates
he was counting on then may
have been lost to him.
The Ohio Senator indicated he
is worried about the outcome o1
the 14th District race (Akron)
where Common Pleas Judge Wal
ter B. Wanamaker is supporting
Gen. Eisenhower. The Genera,
wasn't in the presidential race ir
time to get delegates officially
pledged to him on the ballot.
Sen. Taft said Judge Wana.
makers personal popularity might
Evening star., 1952-05-04
By John A. Giles

A simple one-line request to
place me on the retired list
would free Gen. Eisenhower to
campaign actively for the presi-
dency.
And he would continue to re-
ceive his full pay and allowances
of $18.761 a year and the help
of three Army aides right up until
the time he stepped into the White
House.
But if he resigned his commits
sion upon receiving the Republic
can presidential nomination-as
he said he would do" Mister"
Eisenhower would sever all con-
nections with the Army. His pay.
allowances and aides would be no
more and, if defeated, special leg
islation probably would be needed
to return him to uniform.
Memorandum Drawn Up.
Army regulations and Federal
statutes pertaining to five-star Of
ficers recently have been searched
and a confidential memorandum
on the subject drawn up. it was
learned yesterday. A copy was
forwarded to Gen. Eisenhower in
Paris.
The memorandum made clear
that resignation would not be
necessary before campaigning for
public Office. Several retired Of
ficers now serve in Congress.
If defeated and only retired he
would continue to receive his $18.-
761 and the aides would still be
assigned to him. The same would
apply upon completion Of White
House term.
MacArthur's Case Unique.
The law which created five star
generals and admirals gave them
lifetime rank unless they resigned
and whether they are active OF
retired has always been considered
a technicality before the Eisen-
hover presidential boom got un-
derway.
The case of Gen. Macarthur is
unique. He is carried on the "ac-
tive list, but without assignment u
according to Army Spokesmen
Apparently no one has challenged
or wishes to challenge the ousted
Far East commander on some OF
the speeches he has been making
which have beeen labeled political
i'm some quarters. However, a
technicality exists in that Gen
Macarthur is not running for no.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Eisenhower Could Campaign,
Keep Stars, If He Retires

litical office, as he has so often
pointed out.
Shackled by Army Rules.
Army regulations and the Hatch
Act are cited as keeping the
shackles on Gen. Eisenhower as
long as he stays In an active status
as a five-star general.
Thus, Senator Taft's delegates
in the Massachusetts, were tagged
with his name. Those delegates
pledged to the general could not
be identified on the ballot as Eisen-
hover men because his written
consent would have been required
in that state. Army regulations
forbid this.
The law is also crystal clear
that no active military officer may
hold either an elective or appoin-
tive public Office. Thus, Gen. Mar
shall retired when he served as
secretary of State and later as
secretary of Defense. He is now
back on the active list at his own
request.
Guided BY Propriety.
Perhaps Gen. Eisenhower had
in mind certain other Army regu-
lations when he announced that
if nominated, he would resign from
the Army commission he has held
for 81 years. These regulations
would apply to him even if he had
retired and was free to campaign
But as Mister" Eisenhower he
would be guided only by factors Of
propriety.
There are subjects which could
become issues in campaign which
bear security classifications-se-
cret, confidential or restricted.
Often classification stamps re-
main on information for years
after the real reasons for security
have expired.
Privy to Vital Decisions.
In a decade of holding some of
the most responsible military as
signments in history, Gen. Eisen-
hover repeatedly has been privy to
international and national decis-
ions of transcendent Importance.
And some of them may become i'm
portant as the political campaign
develops arguments over past and
present policies of the Democra-
tic administration.
Decisions made in World War
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Cartilage Banks Used
As Plustic-Suroev Aid

SAN FRANCISCO - Cartilage
banks are being developed as an
important aid in plastic surgery
Cartilage is the chief raw material
from which plastic surgeons fash
ion nose, eye sockets, and ears.
Until a method of banking
cartilage was developed by two
San Francisco surgeons during
World War II. it was necessary
to get the material from the
patients own ribs. Cartilage re-
mains suitable for gratis after
storage for as long as two years
In special saline solution changed
weekly.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Democrats Consider
Holding Conventions
Every Two Years

The Democrats may consider
something new in American poll
ticS-holding a national conven-
ton every two instead of every
four years.
Senator Humphrey, Democrat
Of Minnesota, one of the spon-
sors of the idea. last night made
public correspondence in which
Democratic National Chairman
Frank E. Mckinney promised to
submit the proposal to the party's
executive committee on May Is.
Mr., Mckinney said he would
discuss with the executive COM
1nittee the question of referring
the plan to an appropriate COM
mittee of this years national con-
yention.
Off-Year Activities.
I If adopted, it would bring a
national convention before the
off-year congressional election as
well as in presidential years.
! In support of the plan. Senator
Humphrey argued:
l. In this rapidly changing
world it is too much to expect
that the vital issues of one day
can last or be realistic for four
years. ...
2. There is no unifying force
tipping together the candidates of
the party in all parts of the
country in the off-year congress
,Sional elections.
Senator Humphrey also re-
ported that President Truman. in
: letter to him. had declared the
plan has a great deal of merit"
) MeKinney's Letter Quoted.
" MIR. McKinney's letter to Sena-
tor Humphrey read in part as
follows:
obviously. there arc admin
istrative and technical problems
involved in the holding of more
frequent National Conventions.
One. of these is the expense of
SUCH Ill uIluSftdklLlS.
ssYet the plan undoubtedly has
much merit. AS has often been
pointed out, biennial conventions
would provide an opportunity for
keeping the party platform up to
date and would also focus national
attention on the national political
issues that face the country in
every mid-term election.
1T also seems to me that mid
term conventions would lead to-
ward greater and more widespread
participation in party affairs.
Moreover, from my personal back
ground of experience in private
business, find it hard to see how
a party can operate in a truly
businesslike fashion unless some
arrangements are made for more
frequent national meetings of its
governing body"
Truman's Interest Cited.
Mr.. Mckinney recalled that
President Truman also expressed
interest in the plan in a letter
to Representative Javits, Republi-
can. of New York. in March. He
quoted the President as having
said at that time that conventions
in the off-year would provide a
platform for candidates for the
House and Senate.
In 1887 some Republicans adj.
vanced the same idea for their
party, but it was not put into
effect,
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Will Lure Voters Today
With Novel 7V and Radio Show

A novel appeal to the electorate
| to choose a Republican Congress
in November will be made this
AFTERNOON on television and radio.
Sponsored by the Republican
Congressional Committee. the
show will be seen at 2 pm. over
Station WNBW and the National
Broadcasting Co. network. Then
lat 2:30 pm. the voice part of the
presentation will go on radio over
Station WRC and the NBC net
work. Officials said these are the
first programs of their kind ever
attempted.
Representative Hall of New
York. committee chairman, in a
brief presentation at a preview
yesterday at the Hotel Statler,
said political history is being
made. He explained the 30
minute show will be carried over
l43 TV stations. In addition, 16
copies of the film have been made
so it can be shown all over the
country.
Made in Record Time.
Mr. Hall explains to the preview
audience Of lawmakers and news
papermen that the film was made
in record time. NBC plans a
Hats in the Ring" series and 10
days ago both Republicans and
Democrats were approached, he
said. The Republicans won the
toss of a coin to be first, he
pointed out.
Accordingly, "The Case for a
Republican Congress" will be seen
and heard this afternoon. Pro-
duction Of the film started Mon
day and was finished Friday
night. The effort was written
directed and produced by the
committee. It had the co-opera-
ton of the Republican National
and Senatorial Committees.
REPRESENTATIVE Martin 0f NEoceo
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Primaries This Month
Test Russell Claim Of
Solid South BACKING
BY the Associated Press

| ATLANTA, May 3.-The month
of May seems destined to test
Senator Russell's claim of solid
Southern support for his presiden-
tial aspirations.
The Georgia congressional vet
eran is sure to pile up more
pledged support for the Demo
cratic nomination, but two State
primaries-in Florida and Ala.
bama-and a State convention ir
Texas will have great significance
Seriously challenged by an
other Southerner, Senator Ke-
fauver of Tennessee, Senator Rus
sell has predicted he will get nc
less than 800 and maybe as high
as 400 votes" on the first ballot at
the Chicago convention in July
He said he was counting on
Southern States for about 28S
votes in the opening round.
4 Haas US 0uIC VOtCSs
An Associated Press survey OF
the 13 States east of Texas and
Oklahoma shows that Sen. Rus
sell now has 81 sure votes
Georgia's %, Mississippi's 18 and
South Cardinals 16-to % which
Sen. Kefauver is virtually certain
/ tn oct in TenDeSSae
And it appears that only for
NAL action in State conventions
this month and in July is needed
to give Sen. Russell a big major
ity of the 80 votes in Louisiana
North Carolina and Virginia-ol
a potential total of 142.
That makes Texas with So votes
Florida with "a and Alabama with
%, significant. Sen. Kefauver is
in strong contending position
in all three where a total of 90
votes is at stake.
Neither of the two men has
much chance for first ballot votes
in other Southern States.
Backing FavOrite Sons.
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Ken
lucky probably will cast favorite
son votes on the first ballot.
) The Florida popularity contest
primary Tuesday will be the only
chance the voters will have to ex-
press direct preference between
the Tennessan and Georgian.
Texas yesterday began the in.
volved process of selecting dele
gates at local precinct conventions
The issue will be finally decided
at the May q State convention
Gov. Alan Shivers strongly
favors Sen. Russell, but he is en-.
gagged in a struggle with So-callee
loyal Democrats" for control o1
the conventions and State party
machinery.
Many local Democrats. who in
,sist that degelates pledge in ad
vance to support National part!
nominees, favor Senator Kefauver
If they win control they probabl!
would center on one man.
\ Virginians Backing Russell.
Gov. Shivers wants to wait ant
see who the Chicago nominees arr
and what the platform is befor
making any pledges. If he wins
the Texas delegation would be un
instructed, but probably woult
line up for Senator Russell.
With Gov. John S. Battle ant
Senator Byrd supporting him, Sen
ator Russell is expected to get 6
big majority of Virginia's dele
gates when they are chosen il
July. Richmond reports that Sen
ator Kefauver might win a dele
gate or two in the Congressional
Idistrict in southwest Virginia.
Evening star., 1952-05-04

II and Immediately thereafter,
including agreements with Russia,
are issues now. Even the North At
lantic Treaty Organization itself,
with which Gen. Eisenhower soon
will sever his connections, is a
matter of some political contro-
VerSV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-02
Col. SippeI's Court-Martia|
To Convene tomorrow

An Air Force general court-mar-
tial will be convened tomorrow
afternoon at Boiling Air Force
Base for the trial of Col. David
G. Sippel.
J, Col. Sippel, an Air Force reserve
officer. was formerly deputy divi-
sion chief of the budget admin
istration and presentation division
in the materials branch of Ali
Force headquarters in the Pen
tagon.
/ He is charged with unlawfully
accepting money from persons in
terested in obtaining Government
contracts. Another charge alleges
he unlawfully offered another
officer a fee for performing re-
quired official duties. In another
count he is charged with making
false official statements in connec-
ton with the investigation con-
corning his activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-02
Billy Graham breaches
To Record $4,000 in Texa,
By the Associated Press.

HOUSTON. Tex. June 2.-Billy
Graham preached to the largest
audience of his career here last
night-60, 900 persons.
A few thousand more and the
crowd would have filled Rice In
stitute's 10000 capacity stadium
where Billy has been preaching
for the past week.
Members of the evangelist
encourage said last nights crowd
was bigger than the crowds Of
$4,000 Billy had drawn in the
Rose Bowl at Pasadena and in
Boston.
Only football games have drawn
larger crowds to the stadium here
which was opened in 1850.
The evangelist'S audience las1
night was almost three times
greater than the number who
heard Gen. Macarthur here June
a., 1851, when the controversy
over the generals recall was fresh
MIR. Graham was to have fin
ished his evangelist campaign here
last night, but the Houston
churches which sponsored him de.
cided to continue the revival for
another week.
It. was announced last night
that Roy Rogers. the movie and
rodeo star, will arrive here to-
morrow to Join the evangelist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-02
West BerIiners Test
Road Blocks SEALING
Soviet Zone Of Civ
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN. June 2. - Scattered
clashes were reported today as
West Berliners sought to push
through Communist road blocks
sealing off the city from the sur
rounding Russian zone.
At one spot near the American
sector border a Communist
peoples policeman fired warning
shots to scare off West Berliners
who tried to enter the Russian
zone to get to their jobs.
Since Saturday, midnight, travel
from Allied West Berlin into the
Russian zone has been stopped
except for transit on the lifeline
roads to West Germany. Those
vital links were still open and
travel was reported normal.
Under their new regulations
the Communists require a special
police permit for travelling in East
Germany. Since nobody knows
where to get these, it means that
several thousand West Berliners
who work in the Russian zone will
be unable to get to their jobs when
the long Whitesuntide week end
ends tomorrow. A few anxious
people already tried it today.
When they were barred by Red
police Sentries at road blocks
arguments developed.
The east zone Communists claim
the security measures are neces-
sary as protection against alleged
Western spies and saboteurs. Com
munist newspapers and radios
have been attacking West Berlin
as a "viper's best of saboteurs and
Subversives.
West Berlin and Allied authori-
ties contend the measures are act
ually new attempts at harrassment
and strangulation of this city in
reprisal for West Germany hav-
ing signed political and military
alliances with the western world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-02

stored to positions. let's stop
spending the taxpayers money to
train workers for administrative
vacancies which do not exist" the
lodge declares.
\ 4
VETERANS IN ASCENT-The
total Of veterans in. Government
has reached an all-time high
1.104, 083, or At per cent of total
Federal personnel.
During the past nine months, the
increase In the total number OF
veterans hired by the Government
was almost double the increase ir
non-yeterans. The increase II
veterans during this period wa.
$50. compared to 1892 non.
veterans.
BE sure to listen to JOSEPH
Youn0's Federal Spotlight radio
program at 6:15 pm. each SGtur.
day oDer WMAL.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-02
Steel Dispute Delays
Salaries Of 100000
Government Workers

The steel seizure dispute-in Con-
gress is holding up the. paychecks
due today for about 400, 900 postal
employees and some other Gov
eminent workers.
Thousands of Post Office en-
ployes went payless today. The
1900 employees in Washington
were scheduled to get their checks
tomorrow. There is no chance Of
that now.
The Post ONCE said that June
was payday. But various Offices
around the country pay either on
official payday or a few days
afterward. depending on how long
it takes to get the payroll out.
The Postoffice Department says
it has run out Of money to pay
salaries so each house Of Congress
has passed legislation providing
nearly 81 billion dollars to run the
postal service and other agencies
for the remainder of the fiscal
year ending June 80.
But the legislation is tied up in
conference committee over House
refusal to accept a Senate pro-
vision which would prohibit use
of special appropriations for OPP
Grafton of the seized steel mills or
other private property.
The Senate tagged the same
provision on a House adopted
resolution which would allow the
Postoffice Department to continue
paychecks until June 16. Now,
this stopgap measure has been
sent back to the House Appropria-
tions Committee, which must act
on the Senate seizure provision.
In addition to postal workers
across the country. paychecks are
held up on work done after May
is for the Small Defense Plants
Administration and the Railroad
Retirement Board.
; Appropriations committee Off
Gals said other Government
agencies would begin to feel the
pinch by June is if the dispute
is not settled. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-02
Remon Promises 10 Work
For Closer Ties With U. 5.
By the Associated Press

PANAMA CITY, Panama, June
q Col. Jose Antonio Remon
promised yesterday to serve as
Panama's President without ran
COR and to work for closer ties
with the United States.
The countrys military strong
man was proclaimed President on
his 44th birthday at a packed As
sembly session. Ernest de La
Guardia. president of the national
election board, handed Remon a
scroll naming him the winner OF
the May II elections.
The new chief executive takes
office in October.
The official election count gave
Remon 133,208 votes to 1904 for
his chief opponent. Robert F.
CHAR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-02
3 Bodies Found in Plane
Downed al Christmastime
BY the Associated Press

LASSEN VOLCANIC Ma
TIONAL PARK, Calf. June O.
Eight charred bodies were re-
moved from telescoped ano
|snow-covered Air Force CAT yes
terday in the belated final chap
ter of q Christmastime all
tragedy.
The victims-five military pas
Isengers and three crewmen-were
on a holiday flight from Spokane
Wash, to Travis Air Force Base
Calf. Their plane vanished in q
Snowstorm last December 26. II
remained hidden until spotted on
a mountainside by tourists over
this week end.
"They ran straight into the face
Iof the mountain. Their bodies
were terribly,mangled and burned
The passengers were thrown
through a metal bulkhead into the
nose of the ship" reported City
Editor Wallace Myers of the
klamath Falls (Oreg.) Herald.
News, t@ % ~s"
| He was a member of a 20-mar
rescue team which trudged 8 mile.
to the 8,000-foot level of Ores.
cent - Crater. adjoining LASER
Peak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-02
Bronx Boy on Way Home Again
AS NewMiIitdry Mission Fails

Police said he told them he was
on his way to California to enlist
in the Army. If that failed, he
intended to stow away on a ship
bound for Japan, so he could go to
Korea and fight the Communists.
John was on a plane bound for
his New York home today. Police
specified a nonstop flight so he
can't get off on the way and start
hunting generals again"