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Evening star., 1952-08-08
Doctors Son Injured
Critically by Friend
Playing With Gun

The 14-year-old son of a promi-
nent eye specialist here is in criti-
cal condition at Suburban Hospital
today from an accidentally in
f1icted bullet wound in the alb
domen.
The youth, Joseph Costello, son
Of DR.. and Mrs. Robert Costello,
5515 Kirkside drive, Chevy Chase,
was shot by an 11-year-old neigh
Dor last night. The two boys were
playing with a .22-caliber rife be-
longing to DR.. Costello.
1t. Jerry Hobbs of the Mont
gomery County police said the two
boys had taken the rifle from an
upstairs closet and were handing
lit back and forth. The 11-year-old
boy, under the impression the
safety catch was on, pointed the
rifle at the Costello youth and
pulled the trigger. the policeman
reported. Joseph staggered into
another room and collapsed on a
bed.
Rescue Squad Called.
The Costello boy told his COM
panion to dial the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Rescue Squad. The younger
boy did so, then Joseph took the
Iphone and said, please send an
ambulance. I've been shot in the
leg"
Physicians said the bullet struck
the youth in the groin, coursed
upwards and punctured the intes-
tines in several places. Several
pints of blood were given during
an emergency operation.
The two boys were alone in the
house at the time. Mrs. Costello
and three younger children-Rob-
ert, 10; James, 9. and Sheila. 8,
were at the Bethesda Country
Club, where the two boys were
competing in swimming races.
Father at Convention.
Mrs. Costello was called by a
Ineighbor. She reached the hos
Ipital before the ambulance car
rying her son. DR.. Costello, found
er Of the Erin's Isle division of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
was in Atlantic City attending a
convention of the organization.
He was on his way home today.
Police said the 11-year-old boy
was taken home by his father. Of
f1cials are preparing a report on
the case for possible juvenile court
action.
An older sister of the Costello
youth, Deirdre, %. said the two
boys were watching television
when she left the house about
7:30 pm. Police said the shooting
occurred shortly afterward.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Nine in Area Stricken
With Polio, Bringing
Total for Year 10 lis

Nine cases Of polio were re-
ported yesterday in the Washing
ton area, bringing the total to lis
as compared with 56 at this time
last year.
One case in Fairfax County
previously diagnosed as polio has
been changed to brucellosis.
Montgomery County reported
it's second and third cases of the
year after a months respite from
polio. Stricken were a 6-year-old
boy, living in the 5000 block of
LIE May road. Rockville. and a
4-year-old girl. in the 5000 block
of Bangor drive, Kensington.
Both are being treated at Chill
dren's Hospital.
3 Cases in District.
The Districts total increased by
three. boosting its polio cases to
27. A 13-year-old colored boy is
in Gallinger Hospital with the
disease. He lives in the 900 block
of Forty-sixth street NE. Other
city victims include a 31-year-old
Negro, of the 1900 block of l.
street Sc. and another man, 33,
in the 1900 block of Farragut
place NE. Both are in Galiinger.
The number of polio cases in
Fairfax fell to "a with the removal
of a 29-year-old woman from the
list. Her case has been diagnosed
as brucellosis.
Prince Georges Highest.
Prince Georges County reported
two more cases, making a total of
31-the highest for the area.
Stricken were a 5-year-old boy
of the 600 block of Twentieth
avenue, Hyattsville, and 12-year-
old boy from Hall, Md. Both are
in Children's Hospital.
Arlington's total now stands at
10 with the addition of a 6-year-
old boy, living in the 100 block Of
South Garfield street. He is in
Children's Hospital.
Loudoun County (Va) health
authorities reported yesterday
that an 11-year-old boy from
Waterford had been taken to
Children's Hospital with bulbar
polio. He is the county's second
case this year.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Foirfox Seeks Bond Issue

Within the next few days, petit
tions will be circulated in Fairfax
County for a new 81 to $40 mil
lion school bond issue referendum
The Fairfax School Bond Issue
Co. -ordinating Committee hopes to
have the necessary signatures OF
/ ZOO qualified voters for presenta-
ton to the County School Board
by September 10. Committee
members. following a meeting last
night with the school board said
they preferred to have the refer
|endum early in October, separate
from the November general elec-
ton. The law requires the Circuit
Court to set a date.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
FEC Examiner Rejects
Western Union S Plan
For Race Wire Curbs
BY the Associoied Press

A Western Union plan for re-
stricting it's race wire rentals to
press services, publications having
second-class mailing privileges and
licensed broadcasting stations ap-
peared headed for discard today.
Fanney N. Litvin, Federal Com
munications Commission examiner
who held hearings on the proposal
earlier this year. condemned it in
no uncertain terms late yesterday.
Calls Ban Illegal.
She reported to the commission
that such a restriction by a com
mon carrier" serving the general
public would be illegal and uncon-
Stitutional and also would not
achieve the announced purpose of
|depriving bookmakers of rapid re-
ception of horse and dog racing
results.
The examiners findings were
issued in the form of an initial
FEC decision. due to be made
final in 40 days.
Miss Litvin noted that Florida
State officials testified the pro-
jected new regulation would
merely put "a front Of respec-
liability on possible Illegal use
of Western Union facilities and
would complicate local law en-
forcement efforts.
Says Rules Are Neglected.
And, she said, Western Union
has not at all time in the past
and does not in the future desire
to utilize measures presently
available to it to protect its serv-
ice from unlawful use."'
She referred to the fact that
present Western Union regula-
tions forbid the use of it's wires
for unlawful purposes and as
serted that if the company de-
sired to do so, it could instruct
its employees to report evidences
of illegal use and solicit the help
of local law officials to eliminate
gambler customers.
But" she said, western Union
has no rule which requires its en-
ployeS to report any illegal use
either to it or to any law enforce
ment officer. and considers that
it has no duty to act even though
it has strong suspicious that it's
facilities are being used Illegally" :"
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Man Poisoned Cleaning
u. 5. Gas Tanks Kills Self
By the Associofed Press

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Aug
"a Colombian laborer, delirious
from tetraethyl lead intoxication,
leaped to his death last night
from a second-story hospital win
dow. His was the second death
among 10 men poisoned in the
past week while cleaning United
States Air Force aviation gasoline
tanks in the Panama Canal Zone.
OF the eight survivors, three
have become insane and are now
in an asylum. A doctor at the
asylum said the three probably
would recover eventually.
The victims worked for a
Panama firm which had con-
tracted to clean tanks for the
Caribbean Air Command. A
United States military spokesman
said the contractor was respon-
sible for the safety of his workers.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia and vicin-
3ty-Cloudy and cool with rain
throughout the afternoon and to-
night. Tomorrow, considerable
cloudiness, warm and chance of
q shower. Low of 70 tonight.
Maryland and Virginia-Rain
and cloudy in the northern por-
ton Of the area. ThunderStorms
IN Southern Virginia. Tomorrow
cloudy and warm.
Evening star., 1952-08-08

However, the tribunals will have
no connection with each other.
Many employe organizations
have long sought appeals rights
for employees accused in security
risk cases.
q Security risks don't involve a
question of loyalty, such as Com
munism or any other subversive
activity. Rather they deal with
character defects, such as drink
ing or gossiping too much, indis-
criminate choice of friends, bad
debts or immoral conduct.
The Governments so-called SEN
sitive units, such as the Defense
Department, State Department,
the Commerce Department and
the various Government security
agencies. now have the right to
fire employees summarily on such
charges. There is no impartial
board of appeals to which an en-
lploye can go.
This has proved damaging to
employees who contend they are
innocent. Unlike employees ac-
Icused of disloyalty, they have no
chance to prove their innocence.
Consequently, the badge of dis
honor that goes with security risk
|dismissals prevents these employees
from getting other jobs, in Gov
ernment or out.
President Truman felt very
keenly about this problem and last
year instructed the National Sc
Icurity Council to study the sitn-
alton and recommend needed
changes.
The forthcoming White House
directive is based on the councils
recommendations.
Besides granting appeals rights,
the directive will set up a standard
method of procedures in these
cases so there is some uniformity
in dealing with security risk prob
lens.
Federal ofi1cials stress that the
idea behind the forthcoming direc-
tive is not to shield or protect per-
sonstwho are in fact security risks.
The object is to give each person
thus accused a chance to defend
himself and, if possible. disprove
the charges.
If the charges were upheld, the
enploye would be fired. If not,
he would be restored to his old
job. And it's possible that, in
some cases, it would be decided
that, while an employe may be
regarded as security risk in one
of the sensitive agencies, there
would be no objection to employ
ing him in an agency not involved
in any national security matters.
**+
ANOTHER AWARD-The Naval
Gun Factory has won the 1851
motor vehicle safety award of the
Secretary of the Navy. Only sew
era1 weeks ago, the Gun Factory
won the Navy's 1851 industrial
safety award.
The Gun Factory won the mo-
tor vehicle award on the basis of
only lis accidents per 100000
miles driven-just half of the
overall Navy record Of 2.13 acci-
dents per 100000 miles. Incl
|dentally, the accidents the Gun
Factory did have in 1851 resulted
in no fatalities or injuries and in
Just minor property damage.
Individual safe-driving awards
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Note From Mossadeqh
To British Offers 70
Negotiate Oil Issue
BY The Assoeioted Press

TEHERAN, Iran, Aug. 8.-Irar
offered today to negotiate with the
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. over COM
penSation due the company fol
naturalization Of its holdings
here.
If direct talks are fruitless
Premier Mohammed MoSsadegh's
government said in a note to the
British Embassy, the company
can submit its claims to Iranian
courts. The British Government
holds 81 per cent of the stock in
Anglo-Iranian, a SIS billion con-
cern.
The Iranian government also
demanded immediate payment of
money due it by the oil company
and the release Of IA million
pounds 1892 million in Iranian
assets frozen in British banks.
The government gave no figure
on its own claims other than to
say the amount comes to items
Oh u1lll1OIlS Oh POUNDS.
Put Blame on Britain.
It said that if payments are de-
layed or if the company and the
British government continue ell
legal activities" to prevent the
sale of Iranian oil, "all these
losses which may result will be the
responsibility of the British gov
ernment and the former COM
pany."
The note was the first on the
oil question since talks between
Premier Mossadegh and British
Charge D'Affaires George Middle
ton ended last week in a dispute
over which side had suggested
arbitration of the question.
There had been previous reports
that Premier Mossadegh sug-
geSted direct talks on the ques-
ton Of compensation.
Note Made Public.
The note, handed to the British
yesterday but made public today.
said: THE Iranian government,
with the good will which it has
proved in numerous cases, now de-
clares it is ready to start nego-
tiations for the purpose of
investigating the amounts due and
the legal rights of the former
company. based on the laws of
naturalization of oil and also on
the amounts due and claims of the
1ranian government.
'If no settlement Is reached as
q result of direct negotiations be-
tween representatives Of the for
mer company and the Iranian
government, the company can
submit its claims to the proper
uanian courts"
The note urged the British to
appoint representatives at once to
begin talks.
The note again accused Britain
of depriving Iran of much-needed
money through such activities as
seizing tankers carrying Iranian
oil. It also pointed out that Brit
ain had lost her case before the
International Court of Justice
which ruled last month that it was
not competent to judge the oil
dispute.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
MoIik Again Postpones
Scheduled Trip Home
BY the Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Aug
I8.-Russia'S Jacob A. Malik ha:
again mysteriously postponed hi!
scheduled vacation in Russia.
The Holland-America line con.
lfirmed yesterday that the Soviet
U. N. delegate had Cancelled the
passage he booked on the linel
Nieuw Amsterdam for August IL
He previously had Cancelled res
Iervations for July %.
A secretary at the Soviet dele
Igation said no one was available
there who could explain the
change of plans.
Evening star., 1952-08-08

tlceably lack
ing the last few
years, as Fed
e r al agencies
have stepped
up their secur-
ity risk frings.
It's believed
that the Civil
Service G m
mission will be
IN cnafSe Ol tiic
appeals unit in
security cases,
the same as it
is in loyal y
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Suspect in N Theft
Says Set Is No Good

NEW YORK, Aug. z R.-A 25-
year -old man was arraigned today
on a charge of stealing a television
Iset. He denied the charge. Then
he added: Furthermore, the set
was no good"
He was held in $500 bail.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
British Raid Red Comp

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaga, Aug
B (R.-A British force last night
stormed a Communist camp in
Perak State, killing three insurg-
entS and capturing two.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Five-Day Forecast for Washing

Five-Day Forecast Tor washington
and Vicinity-Aug. 9-13.
Temperatures will average three
or four degrees above normal for
the period. Washington area nor
mails are "a and 81 for the daily
high and low. Showers and thun-
derstorms Sunday and again about
w e d ne lay. Precipitation will
total around " inch.
River Report.
From U. 8. Engineers.l
Potomac River cloudy st Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1952-08-08

will give employees in security risks
cases the same appeals rights as
those involved in loyalty cases.
It's a right that has been no
Evening star., 1952-08-08
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Commission Expected to Run
Security Risk Appeal System
By Joseph Young

The Civil Service Commission expected play major role
the executive order by President Truman
appeals workers
security risks
to
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Miss Trumon Goes to Munich

SALzBURG, Austria, Aug. 8. up.
Margaret Truman completed an
eight-day visit to the Salzburg
Music Festival today and left here
for Munich.
Evening star., 1952-08-08

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 1O1, on June 20.
Lowest. Is. on January 80.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High. SO, at 3:20 pm.
Low, 10, at 4:50 am.
TfSA Tsohlas
Evening star., 1952-08-08
ICherry Pie Champ Named

A 16-year-old Prince Georges
County girl who has been baking
pies for only one year has been
named champion cherry pie baker
of Maryland.
Eleanor Riley, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Riley of Route
H. Clinton, won the title yes
terday at the 30th annual All
Club week at the University of
Maryland. She'll represent the
State in q national cherry pie
contest in Chicago next February.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
1912 Service Repaid

Montgomery County was $50
richer today because a New York
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

man decided to pay for medical
treatment while a resident of the
Rockville jail in 1912.
The New Yorker, in explanation,
said he hoped the money was
sufficient to pay for these exam
ination and any other expenses"
incurred during his stay at Rock
vile. gse
Evening star., 1952-11-30

HIS year select the kind of gifts
that emphasize the true spirit of
Christmas gifts that will enrich
and beautify the home, your own or some
one else's. You select the gift. We will
inclose a gift card and guarantee deliv-
cry to the address you designate before
Christmas. What nicer way to share
Christmas than by sharing it with the
whole family by choosing something for
the home that will bring beauty and
happiness for many years? And where
else would you shop but at "Furniture's
Hall of Fame" with it's two acres of
variety and value? Here you'll find
Colonial, 18th Century, Modern and
everything from a pin-up lamp to the
most luxurious Of living room suites.
Come in now while our stock is plentiful.
Evening star., 1952-03-05
One Moment
With God
BY EDWARD L. r. ELsoN

Pastor. National Presbyterian Church
y y 4 \
GRANDSTAND OR GRIDIRON
There are two kinds Of people
in our world: Those who sit in
the stands and those who play
the game. Some men forever oc-
cupy stadium POSITIONS interested
but remote. detached and OBJ
jective obServerS-never committed
to any cause-always balcony
sitters. Others get in the fray, play
the game, do the work. They use
their talents and energies for good
ness and for God. They are in the
apostolic succession of those who
"are compaSsed about run the
race -. looking unto Jesus"
HebreDs 12:1-2.
Prayer: o God, oive me cour-
age. strength, and tUiH to con-
tend for Thy kingdom. Amen.
Evening star., 1952-03-05
Austrian Vice Chancellor
Makes Visit 10 Congress
By the Associated Press

Austrian Vice Chancellor Adolph
Schaerf got a look inside Congress
yesterday as the guest of Vice
President Barkley and Speaker
Rayburn.
Mr.. Schaerf chatted briefly with
Mr.. Barkley in his Office, and
then the two went to the Senate
floor. Mr.. Schaerf later was guest
of honor at luncheon given by
Senator Green. Democrat. OF
Rhode Island. \
On the House side Mr.. Schaerf
was the guest of Speaker Ray
burn who invited other members
of the House to greet the visitor,
who is here for round of talks
with Government officials.
Evening star., 1952-03-05
u. 5. JETS Shoot Down
Five MICS Emerging
From Ya|u Sanctuary
BY N. As.oeia.ed Pres,

SEOUL, Korea, Mar. 5.-Ameri-
can warplanes surprised a fight of
Communist MIG-15 jets today and
shot down at least five near the
Yalu River.
Another MIG was listed as prob
ably destroyed.
The wild Commute morning
battle was touched of when 2s
F-86 Sabre jets pounced on a
flight Of 70 MICS as the Reds came
out Of their Manchurian sanctu-
ary.
I'VE caught them by surprise
and bounced the whole formation, I"
an Air Force officer said.
Stunting MIG Crashes.
It was the biggest bag of Red
Jets since January rs. when Sabre
pilots destroyed 10.
Another MIG crashed behind
the Manchurian border without a
shot being fired. Two Allied pilots
said the plane was stunting when
1t suddenly went into tight spin
and roared to the ground.
Fighting on the battle front
continued light, but the Reds
stepped up their artillery and NOR
tar fire in some sections Tuesday.
The United States 9th Army
communique reported only light
Patrols and probes across the
front. Temperatures ranged from
13 to 80 degrees.
Cruiser Blasts Bunkers.
The American heavy cruiser st.
Paul. aided by Spotting plane,
destroyed at least three bunkers
and damaged eight on the east
coast.
Task Force II pilots scored 102
cuts IN the battered Red rail sys-
tenn. Other claims included %
small boats, 13 trucks and one
locomotive.
Asked how badly the locomo-
tive was shot up, one pilot said,
Maybe the Commies can still use
the bell"
Evening star., 1952-03-05

attorney without consultation
with the court, and that it also
made public a form of present.
ment on the narcotics traffic
which had not been given court
clearance.
There was no immediate COM
ment on these questions by Mr..
McGrath, now temporarily absent
from Washington.
Rufus Mclean, who heads the
Justice Department racket unit
assigned to sift the jury reports,
said, however. the program is pro-
ceeding with jury sessions called
or convened in ~ districts.
Evening star., 1952-03-05
Senate Confirms Barley
As FEC Commissioner
By the Assoeioted Press

Robert T. BARLEY, nephew OF
House Speaker Rayburn, won
Senate confirmation yesterday to
"a $15.000-a-year job as a men,
Der Of the Federal Communica-
tlons Commission.
Action was by a unanimous
voice vote. Senator KEN, Repub-
lican, of Missouri, a member of
the Commerce Committee which
previously unanimously recon-
mended confirmation, said Mr..
BARLEY told the committee he
doubted the wisdom of the exist
ing FEC freeze on television sta
tions.
The Senate also unanimously
confirmed the nomination of
Watson B. Miller, former immi-
grafton commissioner, to be a
member of the Subversive Acti-
vities Control Board.
Evening star., 1952-03-05

afterwards. But Brig. Gen. Ber.
nard L. Robinson disagreed. He
said minor regulations should not
require public hearings and that
1t is the Commissioners lob to
dispose of them in an admins
trative manner.
The city heads ended up send.
ing the question back to the com.
mittee for another recommen.
dation.
The Commissioners decided to
schedule a public hearing on q
proposal by Health Director Dam
lei L. Seckinger to require water
proof. sanitary flooring in all
bathrooms in the CITY.
Evening star., 1952-03-05
Reds Admit Holding
|Unreported Captiyes,
Use Them as Club
By iha A,,oeinisd Pres,

MUNSAN Korea. Mar. 5.-The
Communists admitted today they
hold unreported prisoners and
tried to use them as a club in
Korean truce negotiations.
The Reds said they would sup
ply the names of these prisoners
''in due time"-but only after the
Allies furnished data -he Com
munists have been demanding.
Rear Admiral r. E. Libby re-
ported sharply that the U. N.
command would furnish addition
al prisoner data on an exchange
basis or not at all.
The Red admission followed a
demand by Admiral Libby that the
Communists account for 174 adj
ditional prisoners. Most of these
are Americans. Some are British.
None on Original List.
This makes a total of 1921
United Nations soldiers and 50,-
600 Republic of Korea troops for
which the U. N. has demanded an
accounting. None of them was
listed in the original list of H.
500 prisoners of war the Reds
turned over December 18.
North Korean Maj. Gen. Lee
Sang Cho referred today to the
1880 as "the main list of POWs
whom we hold in prison."
"As for the necessary supple
mentary data" he said. "they al
now being put in order and we
will hand it over to your side In
due time. You must give us first
the basic data which you have
promised to give u.s.
Koreans Reclassified.
He was referring to $4,000 Ko-
reans originally listed by the AL
lies as prisoners but since reclas-
sif1ed as South Korean civilians
or ROK troops. Their names were
not on the original list of 132, 900
the Allies handed the Reds.
Admiral Libby said the Allies
were ready to exchange complete
information on prisoners, includ-
ing troops captured between the
time the original lists were COM
piled and February %.
His demand for a report on l74
Evening star., 1952-03-05
Donohue, Gen. Robinson Differ on Public s Riuhis

A proposal to give the public
an advance crack at all proposed
changes in District regulations
ran into a tiff between two Of the
District Commissioners yesterday.
The Districts regulations COM
mittee, headed by Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Robert F..
Kneipp, proposed. at yesterdays
board session. that regulation
changes be considered on a reg
ular day each month, with the
public invited.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue indorsed the idea, saying it
might prevent unforeseen protests
Evening star., 1952-03-05
More Atom-Bomb Tests
Planned in Spring
By The Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 5.-The
Atomic Energy Commission is lay
ing the groundwork for further
A-bomb tests at Frenchman's Flat
in Nevada and Eniwetok Island. a
member Of the Acc revealed.
Thomas E. Murray Of New York
said in an interview that present
plans call for use of the present
proving grounds in Nevada each
spring and fall with the Eniwetok
tests at longer intervals.