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Evening star., 1952-03-23
LARGEST BRAKES

Chevrolet brakes, with their big ll-inch
brake drums, apply more leverage for
more stopping power. Stops are smoother,
safer, with less driver effort. Bonded
Innings last up TO twice as long.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
SAFETY PLATE GLASS
ALL AROUND

Chevrolet is the only car in its field to
give you safety plate glass in the wind.
shield and all windows-side and rear. Az
result, you enjoy a clearer, truer all
round view Of road and scenery.
Evening star., 1952-03-23

Its the only oil-smooth, oil-cooled auto
matte transmission in Chevrolefs field.
Its simpler with fewer parts to wear or
require adjustment. It's smoother because
oil does it all without complicated inter-
mediate gears. Optional on De Luxe
models at extra cost.)
Evening star., 1952-03-23

Fisher Body sets the standard-for styl-
ing, for craftsmanship, for comfort and
convenience! And Fisher Unisteel con-
struction guards you with solid strength.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
New Cor Sianul Asked

Britain's Royal Society for the
Prevention of Accidents wants a
signal to be fitted to the front of
every car to show the drivers
intention to stop for pedestrians
waiting at crossings.
Evening star., 1952-05-19

Washington, D. c.. September Z,
1895. He is on his second Army
tour in Japan. The first extended
from August, 1916. until February.
1949, during which he served as
chief Of the reparations section
of soap and executive for eco
nomic and industrial affairs, Of
flee Of deputy chief Of staff.
After service in the armed
forces information and education
division. Office of the Secretary of
Defense. Gen. Harrison assumed
command of the 9th Infantry
Division at Fort Dix, N. j., on
September /, 1850. He returned
to the Far East command and
became deputy commander of the
9Th Army on January 3, 1852.
Gen. Harrison's wife and
mother live in Pulaski, Tenn.
In addition to Gen. Harrison
other members Of the Allied
|armistice team are Air Force Maj
Gen. William Turner, Rear Ad-
|miral r. E. Libby and Republic OF
Korea Maj. Gen. Yu Jai Heung.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Mcfarland Doubts
TideIands Veto Upset

Senate Democratic Leader NC
Farland expressed doubt today
that the Senate would pass the
controversial tidelands oil bill
over the anticipated veto by Pres
ident Truman.
Declaring the vote would be
close, Senator Mcfarland said
there would have Ito be some votes
changed" to get the measure
through.
House Speaker Rayburn said If
the bill reaches the House it would
be passed over the veto. But, he
pointed out, it would have to get
through the Senate first.
The legislators gave their views
to reporters after their weekly
conference with President Truman
today.
In his speech before the Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action Sat-
urday night President Truman de-
nounced the measure.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
World Health Group Drops
birfh-C ControI PROPOSAL
BY the Assoeioted Press

GENEVA. Switzerland, May 10.
The World Health Organization
quickly withdrew from the contro-
versial problem of birth control
today after delegates from several
strongly Roman Catholic coun-
tries warned that action in this
field would endanger existence Of
the organization.
The Norwegian delegate, DR..
Karl Evang, brought up the SUBJ
ject last Friday with his proposal
that WHO ask a committee OF
experts to study the health as
poets" of the world population
problem. including possible gov
ernment propagation Of birth
control methods in over-populated
countries.
DR.. j. j. Van de Claseyde OF
Belgium promptly submitted a
counter-proposal forbidding &C.
ton in this field. Approval o1
his resolution would have put q
stop to the assistance which WHO
technical services already are CIV
ing to the governments Of India
and some other countries or
family planning" ID
After a two-day debate, sup.
|porters of the Belgian proposal
appeared to have a majority, but
all delegations agreed today te
drop the whole matter without 8
vote, in the interests of har.
mony."
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Russell Expects 300
Votes on First Ballot

Senator Russell, Georgia's Dem
ocratic presidential aspirant, said
last night he should have at least
800 delegates supporting him on
the first ballot at the Democratic
National Convention.
The Senator made the predic-
tion in a talk to the Young Demo-
cratic Club of Washington.
Senator Russell pointed out that
four years ago he had 263 dele
gates backing him. At that time
he was not an active candidate.
He said he should pick up other
supporters in view of his current
campaign for the party nomina-
ton.
He reiterated that he would not
bolt the party, regardless of de-
velopments.
The Young Democrats, who met
at the Washington Post Building.
unanimously Endorsed the Neely-
Case bill providing for an elected
non-voting member of the House
to represent the District.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Joy
Continued From First Page.)

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Communists in a regular session.
Admiral Joy leaves his job as
chief delegate feeling his work is
done and "the rest is up to the
Communists" his aide said.
Admiral Joy was quoted by
Comdr. Ellis as saying, 1T appears
the Communists are more inter-
ested in talking than signing"
Comdr. Ellis said Admiral Joy
"had been looking forward for a
long time to the day when he could
walk into the tent at Panmunjom
and lay our final effort at compro-
mise on the table"
THAT day came on April 2s," he
said, when Admiral Joy told the
Reds the. United Nations command
would never agree to repatriating
prisoners who don't want to return
to Communicated territory.
Gen. Harrison, who arrived in
Korea January 2, succeeded Maj.
Gen. Claude B. Ferenbaugh as a
member of the armistice delega-
ton.
He headed a two-man subcom-
|mittee on terms for supervision
of truce. Some of these sessions
last only one minute or less and
the shortest ran only is seconds.
Gen. Harrison is a graduate of
West Point. He was born in
Evening star., 1952-05-19
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 19.-The New
York Times said today that sup
porters of Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover claim a probable first-ballot
strength of 524 votes for him at
the Republican National Conven-
ton.
The hackers, the Times added
expect Gen. Eisenhower to win
the G. o. P. presidential nomina-
ton with the. necessary GOA votes
on the second ballot.
Supporters of Senator Taft
claim he is within striking dis
tance" of having enough delegates
to win the nomonation on the first
ballot.
In an article by James A. Hag-
erty, the Times said the estimate
of Gen Eisenhower strength sis
the result Of personal contacts
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Allies Brand as Lie
Denial Of Agreement
On Screening P0Ws
By The Associated Press

MUNSAN, Korea, May 19.-The
top United Nations truce nego-
tiator today labeled an "out and
out" lie a Communist denial that
the Reds had agreed to Allied
screening of captured Reds.
Inside the Panmunjom confer
ence tent Vice Admiral c. Turner
Joy, senior U. N. delegate, told
the Reds:
Had the results been to your
liking you would have enthusi-
astically welcomed the product
of the screening"
North Korean Gen. Nam II re-
piled:
1T Is inconceivable and nobody
would believe that our side, who
is firmly opposed to the retention
of our captured personnel by your
side under whatever name could
have agreed directly or indirectly
to your so-called screening"
81 Minutes of Bitter Debate.
A recent allied quizzing of Red
prisoners of war showed that
nearly 100000 North Koreans and
Chinese prisoners said they pre-
fer death to returning to Com
muniSm.
The issue Of exchanging pris-
oners blocks an armistice.
The 81 minutes of bitter debate
today produced no progress. But
the truce delegations will meet
again tomorrow.
Admiral Joy did not use the
word "lie" inside the conference
tent.
But he told newsmen Gen. Nam
began Ito lie and deny they ever
agreed to the screening"
Opposed to Arbitrary Figures.
The official U. N. communique
noted that today's session "was
characterized by the Communists
resort to bare-faced falsehood.
when they denied" agreeing to the
screening.
Admiral Joy in his review sale
the Reds Sought a compromise
round figure as the basis for set.
tling the prisoner-of-war prob
lem" He told them, he added:
I'VE, nevertheless, repeatedly
informed your representative.
that we could not furnish an arbi-
trary round figure, that an indi.
vidual poll or canvass of prison.
ers of war would first have to bt
made"
Admiral Joy declared that wher
secret talks recessed on April 4
the Communists knew it would
take at least a week for the
screening,
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Eisenhower Faction Reported
Claiming Victory on I'd Ballot

by his supporters with delegates
and party leaders in many States" !"
Mr.. Hagerty said the estimate
includes delegates who have
taken no open position but have
assured leaders of the Eisen-
hover movement that they intend
to vote for the general" Also
included are some delegations not
yet elected, Mr.. Hagerty wrote.
The Times is supporting Gen.
Eisenhower for the G. o. P. nom
ination.
Mr.. Hagerty also wrote that
"some persons who would like to
see Gen. Douglas) Macarthur
the Republican presidential nom
inee held a conference here last
week, but are not believed to have
made much progress"
No specific supporter Of either
of the generals was named in the
article.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Allied Soldiers Drive
Reds Out Of Shelters
Into Artillery Fire
By the Associated Press

SEOUL. Korea. May 49,
United Nations raiders fought in
to heavily fortified Communist
bunkers yesterday, then directed
U. N. artillery fire onto fleeing
Reds on the Korean western front.
Allied troops used the sturdy
Red underground shelters as pro-
lection from the rain of high
explosives picking off the Com
munist troops in the open.
Filipino troops on the central
front, using grenades and bay
onets, killed or wounded every one
of 40 Chinese defending a hill
position west of Chorwon. The
raiders from the Philippines goth
Battalion combat team said %
Chinese were killed.
The tough Filipino raiders hit
the Reds again this morning. The
Chinese fled. The Filipinos with
drew shortly under Red mortar
fire.
Later in the day a second Fill
Iipino patrol caught the Chinese
mapping. The patrol hurled gren-
ades and charged with fixed bay
onets. The Chinese fled. Ten
Reds were killed in the two as
saultS.
Bulletproof Vests Worn.
The Filipino troops wore regular
issue United States Army nylon
and metal bulletproof vests.
All Allied raiding parties re-
turned to U. N. lines, a United
States 9Th Army staff officer said
He reported patrol skirmishes all
along the front yesterday were
heavier and longer than usual
One fight on the east-central front
lasted two hours and IS minutes
Fifth Air Force pilots reported
they destroyed lit Red supply We
hicles despite the handicap Of low
clouds. Eleven supply buildings
were reported destroyed.
Australian Pilots Attack.
Six Australian jet pilots flew
through heavy automatic weapons
fire and blasted a Red supply point
at Yonan near the west coast. The
Aussies reported five large build
ings destroyed.
Vice Admiral Joseph J. Clark
will assume command of the
United States 7th Fleet Tuesday
He relieves Vice Admiral Robert
P. Briscoe, who will take over from
Vice Admiral c. Turner Joy as
commander of naval forces in the
Far East. Admiral Joy is return
ing to the United States to become
superintendent Of the NavaI
Academy.
Maj. Gen. Glenn o. Barcus has
arrived in Tokyo on his way te
Korea to take command of the
5th Air Force. He will replace 1t
Gen. Frank F. Everest, who Is
being transferred to the post last
held by Gen. Barcus as deputy
commanding general of the tacti.
cal air command, Langley Field
Va.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Chinese General Joins
Boatner as Adviser
On koje Problems
By the Associofed Press

KOJE ISLAND, Korea, May 10.
"A former Chinese Nationalist
general has joined the staff of
Brig. Gen. Hayden L. Boatner,
commander of United Nations
prisoner of war camp No. /, as
an adviser on Chinese prisoner
affairs.
Gen. Boatner said the Chinese
is an old friend from their World
War II years in Burma. The
Chinese adviser is a civilian en-
ploye Of the United States Army
He requested that his name not
be published to prevent possible
reprisals by Chinese Communists
against members of his family still
in Red China.
Advising on Best Procedure.
The Chinese indicated he merely
hopes to advise Gen. Boatner on
what he thought would be the
wisest, most humane and effective
way of dealing with Chinese prls-
'oners. Gen. Boatner himself is
Ia Chinese expert.
Some $4,000 Chinese prisoners
held here have said they do not
wish to return to Red China. An
other 5000 wish to go back in
case of a Korean truce.
AS part of his campaign to pre-
vent illegal contacts between
prisoners on work details and
civilians Gen. Boatner has re-
quested all unauthorized persons,
including many prostitutes, be
moved from the camp area. I
Swamped by Letters.
Gan. Boatner said he was
swandped bytletters from the Com
munist prisoners. He said he had
worked out a form letter to answer
the prisoner appeals and ames-
sages until he could give them
more attention.
The stocky, veteran infantry
man who calls his job lone of the
toughest in the army" was busy
meanwhile supervising the dispo-
sition and indoctrination of 5000
tough airborne troops who have
arrived to reinforce security forces
Doughboys were digging in at
strategic points, many in sight
|of the grim-faced, defiant prison
ers. Heavy tanks. their guns cap
ped, rumbled down roads between
the compounds.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Inquiry Into Capture
OF Gen. Dodd Shifts
From Korea 10 Tokyo
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

TOKYO, May 19.-The inquiry
into the capture and release of
Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd by
Communist war prisoners on Koje
Island. Korea, shifted to Tokyo
today.
Gen. Mark Clark, United Ma
tions supreme commander, named
a board to study finding of a
United States 9th Army board in
Korea on the kidnapping. It also
will review recommendations by
Gen. James A. Van Fleet. 9th
Army commander.
The Korea boards report was
not made public.
The Tokyo board will report to
Gen. Clark. He will pass it on
with his recommendations to the
Department of the Army in
Washington. There still another
board will review the findings of
the Korea and Tokyo boards and
make public a final report.
Gen. Dodd, then prison camp
commander on Koje. was seized
by Red prisoners May z and re-
leased unharmed 78 hours later.
Dodd Now in Hospital.
He is in an Army hospital at
Seoul for treatment of a gastric
disturbance. Medical officers said
he would be hospitalized some
time. but his condition was mot
serious"
The day after his capture, Gen.
Dodd was succeeded as camp
commander by Brig. Gen. Charles
F.. Colson. Colson negotiated
Dodd's release. Then he was re-
lieved of command after the Ian
guage of promises he made with
the POWs to win Dodd's freedom
was criticized by the Joint Chiefs
Of Staff and Congressman.
Whether the boards investi-
cations cover Gen. Colson's part
in the affair was not made known.
The Tokyo board is headed by
Maj. Gen. B. M. Bryan, assistant
chief Of staff at Gen. Clark S
headquarters. Other members are
Maj. Gen. B. L. Milburn, Brig.
Gen. Edwin A. Zundel and Col.
Elwood w. Sargent.
May Call New Witnesses.
The Tokyo board may call new
witnesses or talk to witnesses who
testified before the Korea board.
The Korea board was headed
by Brig. Gen. H. K. Kellogg of
Los Angeles. Other members were
Col. Daniel F. Healy, jr., of Phil
adelphia; Col. Alvin T. Bowers OF
New York, 1t. Col. Robert s.
Wright of Houston, Tex, and Col
Elmer L. Slob of Sioux City, Iowa
1t began meeting early May IL
Members took only one to two
hours off for sleep each night
until its inquiry ended Thursday
lafternoon. .,.......
Gen. Kellogg said in a statement
his board went into every detail
of the Dodd incident" but de.
Iclined to give any further infor.
nation. 4 ~ ar.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Colgate Dorden Receives
navy Service Award

Secretary of the Navy Kimball
today presented to Colgate w.
Darden, jr., president of the Uni
versity Of Virginia, the Secretary's
Distinguished Public Service
Award.
Mr.. Darden was awarded the
certificate for serving many years
as voluntary consultant and ad-
visor to the Navy in the fields Of
welfare, law and education.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Un-Americun
Continued From First Page.)

i
tural front. The time came when
I could not respect these people
on. a cultural basis or as critics
so I asked, What am I doing
here?'" My plays received fam
tastically unfavorable notices from
the left. I argued with them about
other plays by Steinbeck and Hem
ingway.
"I figured I had a great deal
Of work to do-a great deal to
say from my own heart in my
own plays"
The author and producer OF
numerous Hollywood and Broad
way hits related how in June
1885, he nominally headed the
American Commission to study
labor conditions in Cuba.
Once the big delegation was
aboard ship, Mr.. Odets said, its
leadership was taken over by Con-
rad Komoroski, who travelled as a
representative of the AL Ameri-
can Anti-Imperialism League.
II discovered" Mr.. Odets said
that I was the idealist with some
publicity value, but Komoroski
was the real leader.
II was astonished to learn that
when we arrived at Cuba we were
going to be arrested. We prompt
ly were arrested and marched to
jail; we were not asked anything
or told anything"
He said the delegation was held
"a hours, then marched carefully
back on another boat and we were
on our way back to New York
In New York, he said, he was told
that Mother Bloor, a leftist figure
was the original choice to head
the delegation, but the junket
turned out to be so dangerous
that they decided to send me-"
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Cotsup-Dyed Flags
Are FurIed at Koje
Whenever 1t Rains
By the Associated Press

KOJE ISLAND, Korea, May
10. Communist flags were
not flying over this United
Nations prisoner of war camp
at midday today for the first
time in a week. One United
States officer attributed that
to the weather.
"The flags are colored with
mercurochrome and catsup,"
he said, land they wouldn't
last long in this rain"
But as the weather cleared
the flags were raised on poles
in most Enclosures.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Democrats 10 Select
NDelegates in Week;
6. 0. P. 10 Choose 50
BY the Associoted Press

A weekend sweep of Oregon's
18 delegates to the Republican
National Convention by Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower narrowed
the G. o. P. race between the
general and Senator Taft of Ohio.
This weeks delegate harvest
gets underway tomorrow in Mon
tana. where the Democrats and
the Republicans both hold State
conventions. During the week, 129
delegates are to be picked in six
States.
The Democrats will name 20
representatives to their national
convention, and the Republi-
cans SO.
There are no State primaries
this week. All delegates in both
parties will be chosen by State
party conclaveS. The Democrats
will pick up IL delegates in Mon
tana tomorrow, 80 Thursday in
North Carolina, 20 Friday in
Louisiana and six Saturday in
Delaware.
The Republicans will select
eight delegates in Montana Tues
day, "a each in Maryland and
Washington State Saturday and
three the same day in Minnesota.
Hawaiian COP Uninstructed.
Hawaii Republicans decided last
Saturday their eight delegates
should go to Chicago uninstructed.
Gen. Eisenhower's lead in Ore
CONS COP primary-where Sena-
tor Taft was not on the ballot
and capture of all II of Vermont'sI
delegates, put him within 80 con-
vention votes of Senator Taft in
the Associated Press tabulation.
The AP tally is based on delegates
pledged, instructed or willing to
express f1rst-bal1ot choice and on
candidate concessions. The Taft
forces claim about $50 delegates.
The AP tabulation now gives
Senator Taft 375 and Gen Eisen-
hover 337, out of 914 delegates so
far named. There will be 1,2O6
delegates to the COP convention,
, with 604 needed to nominate.
Kefauver Claims 127.
Among the Democratic presi-
Dental candidates Senator Ke-
tauver of Tennessee had ia dele
gates in the AP tabulation, hav-
ing picked up IL convention votes
in the Democratic side of the
Oregon primary. On a television
program yesterday he claimed 1877
delegates. His closest competitor,
Mutual Security Administrator w.
Averell Hartman, had 921a.
The Washington State Demo-
cratic convention defeated Satur-
day night Kefauver effort to
get the States % delegates
pledged to him. The meeting de-
cided to send the States dele
gates to Chicago uninstructed.
Senator Kerr, of Oklahoma,
called this a stunning setback"
for Kefauver, and a definite for
ward step for his candidacy. He
made the statement at Boise,
Idaho, where he was seeking
1daho's IL convention votes. =
The Democrats will have 1890
delegates at Chicago with GIG
needed to nominate. f.
Senator Taft debated United
States Military policy on MICS
American Forum of the Air
television program last night with
Senator Russell of Gerogia a con-
tender for the Democratic presi-
dental nomination. Senator Taft
declared that United States mill
tary policy is dominated by land
generals who want to march to
Moscow"
Senator Russell said if the
States had not participated in q
European land army, America
would not have an Ally left.
Evening star., 1952-12-16

ing District costs or Federal
obligations. But in 1925, after
accountants had proved that
over SIS million in the Federal
Treasury rightfully belonged to
District taxpayers, The Star
won its campaign to pry loose
this surplus. Half the money
promptly went for needed
school building; the last $780,
900 went for land linking Rock
Creek and Potomac Parks.
Behind the Headlines-In
October, 1922, The Star added
a late edition with closing
markets and sport scores
Earlier that year, The Star had
built an annex twice as large
as it's corner building. Crosby
Boyd, a grandson of Crosby S.
Noyes, Joined the staff in 1925,
A Maryland and Virginia news
staff was added in 1929.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Helping to Build Washington

THIS DECADE found: The
Il Star campaigning success
fully for National Arboretum,
for a District War Memorial,
for reciprocal agreements with
the States on automobile Ii
cenSe tags. The Star won
campaigns against billboards
defacing city approaches and
diploma mills comforting easy
degrees. The Star worked to
establish the Community Chest
in 1929.
The Star lost a fiscal battle.
The Federal share of District
expenses dropped from so to 40
per cent in 1921. Three years
later, Congress scrapped its
46-year-old agreement to pay
proportionate share of Dis
trict expenses. Instead, it
started appropriating lump
sums without regard to mount
Evening star., 1952-12-16

JAIL PRoBE-Stor Reporter Philip C. Kouffmonn hod himself
oested to investigate Police Court ond M erowdne sor
brought funds for o wing authorization Police
Building. From The Stor Of March T. 1926
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Tear Dswn lie Plaza shacks!

The celebration Of Armistics day IL.
minds M that the war has besn over
for nine years. and yet the war
shacks thrown NJ n . housing
emergency to provide shelter for he
army Of Goyernmsnt CLERKS. long
since demobiiized. still dtsignre the
plaza between Union station and the
Capitol.
Evening star., 1952-12-16

WAR-SPAWNED-A few Of
the IS temporary buildings
built here for U. S. workers in
World War !. These we're on
Union Stotion PIozo. Four
World War | tempos ore still
in use ond 81 we're odded in
World War II.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
fs.-
CLOSING Of | STOCK
| EXCHANGE FOR mo
| DAYS IS DECIDED
Board Of Governors votes q
Give Brokers and Oilics
Stats a Rest.
| MARKET TO BE OPENED
AT NOON TOMORROW
No Sessions win b Hsld 1tiisy
and Saturday Stock Plices
Rebound swiftly.
~ III Associated Press.
llgW YORK. October ~ 0ossEnnls
q the New YORK STOCK uzelanos M |
q Nv YORK c,He llszlss sg.s1

CANE THE CRASH-This
Stor headline Of October 80.
1929. sienoIed the depression
of the '30s.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
MIRACLE OF SEEING BY PHONE
DEMONSTRATED IN TEST HERE

T WAS PRACTICAL-A front page headline The Sor Of
April 8. 1927 Fronk Noye president of The Sto and the
Associated Press toked with the A. in New York DURING the
demonstration