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Evening star., 1952-10-16
Mossodegh Breaks Relations
With Britain, Blasting Hopes
Of Settling Long Oil Dispute
Iron Premier Says
London Intends Only
To Waste Time
By the Associated Press

TEHERAN, Iran, Oct. 16.-Iran
broke off diplomatic relations with
Britain today. It was a grave de-
velopment in the bitter, 18-month-
long dispute over naturalization
of the is billion dollar holdings
in Iran of the Anglo-Iranian Oil
Co., and seemed to rule out any
chance now for a settlement.
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh,
the frail but stubborn advocate of
naturalization, made the an
nounoement in a nationwide broad
cast. He had intended the mes
sage for the Majlis-lower house
of Parliament-but it did not con-
vene because it lacked quorum.
BY breaking off relations, he
made good a threat voiced several
weeks ago. 1t was also his reply
to a British Foreign Office state
ment yesterday which lashed out
personally at Mr.. Mossadegh, say
ing he had overstepped the limits
of international courtesy in his at
tacks upon Britain.
Called Waste of Time.
Mr.. Mossadegh fired back today
with a charge that the British
'by a continuation of useless cor
reSpondence" intend to merely
waste time and prevent us from
taking another economic path
which would bring salvation and
freedom to the Iranian people"
Last January Iran closed Brit
Evening star., 1952-10-16
JoywoIkers Here to Get Fitting Cards Soon
Safety Committee
Of Traffic Council
!. Okuys New Plun

Black-bordered cards win be
distributed here next month to
pedestrians who bet their lives.
The somber souvenirs Of member
ship in the jaywalking fraternity
will be printed by the thousands
for qualified applicants. A. Julian
Brylawski, chairman Of the Traf-
f1c Advisory Boards committee on
Safety Education, said his CONF
mittee approved the plan today.
The cards can be carried In wal
lets. although, said Mr.. Brylawski
IHe doesn't expect many club men,
lbers will want to keep the PASTE
boards.
He said the committee plans tc
have about l00,0 900 cards printed
MIR. Brylawski said they'll be
handed out in various ways-by
Ipplicemen at intersections, by boy
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Red Shore Guns Kill One,
|Injure II on 7 U. 5. Ships

Communist shore battery fire
has killed one crewman and
wounded 81 others aboard two
United States ships, a destroyer
and a minesweeper. in separate
actions of the Korean east coast,
the Navy announced today.
Both ships suffered what was
described as superficial damage.
The radar picket destroyer
Perkins was straddled by 12O
|millimeter fire on Monday while
engaged in bombardment opera
tions north of Kojo. Two near
misses of the port beam killed
one man and wounded II. Sixteen
of the latter suffered only minor
injuries.
The minesweeper Osprey re-
|ceived minor damage from shrap-
mel while operating on the port Of
Wonsan on Monday. Four men
were wounded.
Electrician 3fC Lyle A. Sorensen
|of Burlington. Iowa. was killed
laboard the Perkins.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Wet Nam Uncovers
Communist Plot 10 Xii.
u. 5. Envoy There
Heath Heavily Guarded
At Embassy, Agents
Hunt Conspirotors
BY the Associated Press

The government of Wet Nam
one of the independent states o1
embattled Indo-C China, recently
reported to the United States thai
| it had uncovered a Communist
plot to assassinate American Am.
bassador Donald Read Heath. Il
said it was taking special measure;
to protect him.
The report was transmitted tc
the State Department by the
American Embassy at Saigon. II
indicated that the Wet Nam police
guard at the American Embassy
residence was being substantially
increased and that meanwhile
Vietnamese security police were
hunting down the plotters.
Grenades Frequently Used.
According to the information
which was given to the State De-
Ipartment first about a month ago,
Vietnamese authorities had inter-
Icepted instructions from a Com
Imunist resistance" committee in
Saigon to several persons telling
them that they would participate
in the killing of the American
envoy. Information here was
vague as to the means to be used
A favorite method of Commu-
mist assassins in Indo- China has
been the throwing of grenades
A number of aSsassinations have
occurred in the last few years as
Red forces struggled for control
of Indo-C China against American
aided native and French forces.
Fighter Against Communism.
1t was reported that four per.
sons were instructed to take part
in the planned Staying, including
three men and one woman. Theil
precise roles were not clear from
information available here but
there was speculation that the
woman's assignment might have
been to work her way into the
Ambassadors household as 6
servant.
Mr.. Heath went to Indo-C China
as top American representative ir
mid-1950. Immediately prior tx
that he served as American Min.
lister to Bulgaria for about three
years and in that position earned
a reputation as one of the chic,
diplomatic fighters in the struggle
with Soviet communism. He wa.
in charge Of the mission to Bull.
garia at the time the Unitee
States broke relations because o.
mistreatment by the Conamunis
regime of Bulgarians employed b,
the American Legation.
Evening star., 1952-10-16

said Gen. Eisenhower Is making
on important issues.
En- route from New Haven
where he left his train this morn
ing after an overnight trip from
Washington. the President halted
at North Haven. Wallingford
Meriden, Middletown and New
Britain, praising the capabilities
of Gov. Stevenson and insisting
that 40 years in the Army" have
not fitted Gen. Eisenhower for
the presidency.
Recalls Depression Years.
At Meriden, where police esti-
mated the street-corner turnout
at 10000, Mr.. Truman branched
off from this main line Of attack
to recall the depression of 20
years ago, when IA million were
unemployed. Then he asserted !:
IF the Republicans get in again
you have a chance of having 28
million unemployed, and I know
you don't want that"
At Middletown, where crowd
estimates ranged from 10000 to
$4,000, the President turned on
the G. o. p. "isolationists" and
asserted that Gen. Eisenhower
"has swallowed Bob Taft's foreign
policy, hook, line and sinker." !"
Middletown is the birthplace OF
Secretary of State Acheson, and
the President praised the Secre-
tary's role in development Of our
foreign policy, which he said had
stopped communism by direct ac-
tion." He also said the Secre-
tary, often under fire because OF
charges of communism in the
State Department. 'has contrib
uted more than almost anybody
(See TRUMAN. Page A.5.)
Evening star., 1952-10-16

aims nine consulates in the
country.
(Mr. Mossadegh's action to-
day evoked little surprise at the
British Foreign Office. There
was no official comment, but in
formants said the statement
yesterday and the rejection of
Mr.. Mossadegh's latest offer in
the Anglo-Iranian negotiations
had virtually dared him to make
the diplomatic break)
Mr.. Mossadegh told the people
that breaking diplomatic relations
would not mean breaking "the
bonds of friendship" between the
two nations, because the Iranian
nation always has looked with
respect to the British nation, and
hopes that the authorities of that
government also will give more
attention to the realities of the
present world situation and the
awakening of nations, and will
forget the attitude it so far has
shown. conforming its policies to
the present world situation"
Foreign Minister HosSein Fateml
said notice of the Iranian decision
would be delivered to the British
Immediately after the broadcast
British Standing Pat.
Mr.. Mossadegh had threatened
such a break if his terms for set
ting the bitter oil dispute were
not met. Britain rejected those
terms as unreasonable and un-
acceptable" in a note delivered
Tuesday. The British indicated
they were standing pat on the
joint settlement proposal made
August 80 by Prime Minister
Churchill and President Truman
The aged Premier spent six
hours in consultations last night
first with the parliamentary joint
oil board and then with the cab.
met. He also had a three-houl
audience today with Shah Mo-
hammed Rezi Pahlevi.
The new British note insisted
the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. mus
have full compensation for it!
properties nationalized by 1rar
18 months ago.
Iran nationalized the billion.
dollar Iranian properties of Anglo
Iranian Oil Co. in the spring O.
1851 and in July that year th'
huge Abadan refinery closed down
This deprived Iran of its mail
source of governmental income
and the government now is vir
tually bankrupt.
Month after month, British ant
United States negotiators hav,
sought to find some formula fol
an agreement. The problem ever
got to the United Nations Securit!
Council.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
u. S. Sees Efforts
For Oil Settlement
Knocked Sky High
BY the Associated Press

United States officials said
today Premier Mohammed
Mossadegh's decision to break
diplomatic relations with Brit
ain has knocked sky high"
the efforts to find a solution
to the British-Iranian oil dis
pute.
They said the 1ranian
Premier's decision was most
unfortunate"
The break in diplomatic re-
lations worsens the whole sit
uation by adding to the diff
culties of carrying on negotia-
tions and by arousing popular
excitement and reaction in
both Iran and Britain.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Virginia State Senator Norris
Says He'll Vote for Eisenhower
Democratic Organization StoIwort Hits
/Mess in Washington as His Reason

Central Committee refused te
offer his name to succeed the
late 1t. Gov. L. Preston Collin.
and gave the nomination to State
Senator A. E. S. Stephens oi
Smithfield-an avowed Stevenson
supporter-instead.
Senator Byrd said he will dis
cuss the issues, but has not dis.
closed whether he will express 9
preference in the presidential con.
test in tomorrow nights broad.
cast.
On the eve of this event, hackers
of both Gen. Eisenhower and Gov
Stevenson were trying to curry the
Senator's support.
Telegram Drive Sought.
Mills F. Neal, State organization
chairman of the Democrats fol
Gen. Eisenhower. urged leaders OF
the movement to send the Senator
kilograms urging Endorsement OF
the General.
Mr.. Neal called on Senator Byrd
to put loyalty to his principles
above all else"
But the Stafford County Demo.
cratic Committee, in a resolution
hastily drawn up last night, ap.
pealed to the Senator not to de.
sert "his friends and supporters
throughout the State by indors-
ing Republican for any Office OF
giving them encouragement"
The committee said 1t feared
such a move would "injure oul
party and wreck his (Byrd's) So
called organization in the State
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Wage Board Begins
Debate on Mine Pact
|CoaIfieIds Restless
By james Y. Newton

The Federal Wage Stabilizatior
Board today debated approval o.
the new soft coal wage agreement
amid reports of increasing rest
lessnesS in the Nations coalfleldS
Several thousand miners already
are off the job in protest Of the
failure to give them the $1.90 pei
day wage increase and the II
cents per ton increase in welfare
royalty agreed to by the mine op.
!eratorS.
There was no doubt that all oi
the nearly 100000 UNIV members
in the soft coal industry woulc
strike if the Wage Board refuse:
to approve in full all terms Of the
new contract.
Split Vote Expected.
Most observers agreed the WISE
would approve the new contract
but probably on a split vote oi
the board which is made up o.
public, industry and labor repre-
sentatives.
Indications were the WSB woulc
give its decision by the end Of thi!
week.
Defense Mobilizer Henry H
Fowler said today he has no in
tention of interfering in the Goa
wage controversy. He added tina
Ihe has not given WSB Chairman
Archibald Cox any policy guild
ance in the coal wage matter
and does not intend to do so.
The wage and welfare increases
were due the miners under thu
contract terms as Of October !
However, pay for the first hall
lof October is not due in mos
mines before October 20 and II
some as late as October 26. Tht
miners were following a patterr
lof striking when they find the
pay check for the first half O
the month does not reflect thu
recent increase.
Mine operators are taking the
position that legally they cannot
lpay the higher wages until thu
lWSB has given approval.
Lewis Sounds Warning.
In closing the UNIV conven.
ton in Cincinnati yesterday
John L. Lewis. the miners chief
sounded another warning. HI
said the men would refuse tx
work unless the operators hac
lpaid the full 40-cents-per-ton into
the UNIV welfare fund by No.
lvember Is.
The problem facing the WSB i!
that the $1.90 per day pay increass
granted the miners by the industry
apparently Is larger than present
Istabilization regulations allow. The
increase is nearly twice as much
las would be allowed to equal the
rise In living costs since the miner.
igot their last increase 20 month";
ago.
Chairman Cox refused to spec.
Iulate on when q decision may b,
reached. But other sources indi.
Icated 1t would come in the mex
iday or two.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Grommer Says He Fabricated
Statement on Death of Wife
Made Up Story to End Questioning
And Get Some Rest, Defendant Asserts

morning of August 20 because he
was in love with a young woman
secretary at United Nations head
quarters. The woman in the case,
Miss Matilda Mary Mizibrocky,
%, of Canada, was to appear as
a final prosecution witness late
today or tomorrow.
Charges Police Abuse.
Grammer took the stand and
told Judge Herman M. Moser that
police abused him in order to
obtain the statement. This state
|ment is being contested by Defense
Counsel Anthony FREDERICK on
grounds it was obtained under
dureSS.
Alleged damaging admissions
will not be revealed unless Gram
Evening star., 1952-10-16
By W. n. Shippen
Star Stuff Correspondent

BALTIMORE. Md, Oct. TO-
George Edward Grammer today
told the judge trying him for the
murder of his wife that he made
up" a story he gave to police.
Grammer declared he "fabri-
Grated" the statement $50 I could
get something to eat and go home
and get some rest"
The 36-year-old Office manager
for a New York mining and met
ais firm Is charged with killing
his wife by beating her over the
head with a pipe and trying to
make the murder appear as an
automobile accident.
The State contends Gramn1el
| disposed of his wife. Mrs. Dorothy
May Grafamer, 80, early on the
Evening star., 1952-10-16
COP. Says Big Cite,
And TideIands Point
To Victory in Texas
Democrats Are Counting
On Labor, Negro Votes
And RuroI Booking
Rx Gould Lincoln
Star Stuff Correspondent

HOUSTON, Tex. Oct. 15.-Tht
drive to carry Texas for Gen. FL.
senhower began long before tn.
Republican National Convention
last July, when the general wa.
nominated.
It got its start last year. wheI
Texans were casting about for {
presidential nominee to defeat
President Truman. who is not pop.
ular here. 1t gained great mo.
mentum, and the fight to send q
Texas delegation for Gen. Eisen.
hover to the national convention
was carried on. Thousands o1
voters who in the past have beer
known as Democrats moved ovel
to take part in the Republican
precinct conventions throughout
the State.
Particularly was this migration
of Democrats to the Eisenhower
standard pronounced in Harris
County. which contains Houston
Some $4,000 voters took part ir
the Republican precinct conven-
tions in the county. and 1900
took part in the Democratic pre-
cinct conventions. In the past
most Republican precinct conven-
tions could have been held in 8
telephone booth.
These are some of the reason.
that Eisenhower supporters ir
Texas today claim that Gen. Ei.
senhower will carry Texas, ane
others say that, at least, the gen.
eral has a chance" Of winning
here. One keen observer, who ha.
followed the campaign for Gen
Eisenhower throughout, figures Il
this way:
Texas has 2,337,61s qualified
voters. with poll taxes paid. The
13 counties having the 13 largest
cities in the State account fol
l ,160, 1923 Of these qualified voters
and out Of the 13 large cities, onl,
three are certain-or seem So
for Gov. Stevenson. Further. ths
four counties having the largest
cities, which are Houston, Dallas
San Antonio and Fort Worth, tota
789,126 qualified voters. This OBJ
server contends that all four o.
|
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Dan Duryeo Breaks Rib
In Fall on Movie Boat
BY the Associated Press

PATTERSON, La, Oct. TO-
Movie Star Dan Duryea, specialist
in screen william roles, suffered a
broken rib, contusions and bruises
today when he fell from the root
of a tugboat wheelhouse.
Mr.. Duryea, one of the stars OF
Universal -International's "Thun-
der Bay" was knocked uncon-
scious in the fall. He slipped on
q cabin roof and fell Z feet tc
the boats deck while on location
here.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Non-Patisan League
Ito Ask Overhaul Of
Civil Service System
Present Setup Termed
inadequate to Cope With
Personnel Problems
By Joseph Young

The non-partisan National Civil
Service League today announced
1t would press next year for a
complete overhaul of the Govern
|ment's civil service system.
James r. Watson, the leagues
executive director, told q press
conference that the Civil Service
Act had not been rewritten since
Its inception in 1883 and was
"woefully inadequate" to meet
|present Federal personnel prob
lens.
He advocated on the leagues
behalf a new concept of civil serv-
ice under which the President
would have the top responsibility
Iof running the Governments per-
Isonnel system and the Civil Serv-
lice Commission chairman would
be given cabinet status or equiva-
Ilent rank. g
Watchdog Of System,
The 71-year-old league, which
has long served as the watchdog
|of the Governments personnel
system, and is supported through
the contributions of the country's
leading corporations and business
men, recently received a three
year $150,000 grant from the Ford
Foundation. Mr.. Watson said this
will enable the league to expand
its operations, including the open
ing of a Washington Office.
Mr.. Watson advocated the crea-
ton of a permanent citizens
commission composed Of leading
educators, businessmen. clergymen
and others, that would advise the
President on corrective steps.
The weakness of the present
system, he said, lies if the fact
that Presidents have never as
sumed enough authority on per-
sonnel matters.
Never Attends Meetings.
Mr.. Watson said under the
present system, the csc chairman
rarely confers with the President
and never attends cabinet meet
ings.
The league director said the
present civil service laws 1000
different provisions "leads to a
hodge-podge of red tape and con-
fusion"
Mr.. Watson said that while the
recent reorganization of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau accom-
|plished some good, too many pres
|ent employees were being pro-
NOTED to the top jobs in the
bureau. where political influence
has existed for many years.
'It would have been wiser to
have given greater opportunity to
outsiders to compete for these po-
|sitions." he commented.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Marlboro Fair Pulls
Record Crowd of !, 1000

FAIR TIME-southern Maryland opens
its annual fair at Marlboro with rec
ord attendance Of 5000. Story and
pictures on poee A.
ARLINGTON cANDlDATEs-profiIe,
on the eondidotes for Arlinston's County
Board appear on pose A-34.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
President Plays
Piano for $1,000;
Guards Bar Duet
BY the Associofed Press

NEW BRITAIN, Conn.,. Oct.
16.-President Truman played
"The Missouri Waltz" on a
piano in front Of the City Hall
here today before q campaign
crowd estimated by police and
secret service men at between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Plans for him to play a duet
with Democratic Mayor John
L. Sullivan were Cancelled.
Secret service men would not
permit two pianos on the
platform.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Sword Stolen Again

ROME, Oct. Is R.-Thieves
have stolen. for the second time
in recent months. a sword from
the statue of st. Paul in front
lof Rome's Castel Santangelo.
After the previous theft, Rome's
fine arts division had supplied
| a replacement sword.
Evening star., 1952-10-16

insurance center. the President at
midday, recounted what he de-
lscribed as a story of progress from
beginning to end under the New
Deal and the Fair Deal and bla1ed
away at the compromises" he
Evening star., 1952-10-16
BY Joseph A. Fox
Stor Stoff Correspondent.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Oct. 49,
President Truman today told the
voters of the Nation that the
stake in this years election is
their bread and butter and world
peace.
The President said that when
you 60 to the polls November
/. this is your bread and butter.
This is your chance of world
peace"
Ending a six-stop auto tour OF
the Connecticut Valley in this big
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Late News
Bulletin
$789, ,82o for Chest

New donations of $780,
829.26 reported today brought
the Community Chest CAM
paign receipts up to Sl,24S,-
439.77-3O per cent Of the SAILS
million goal.
(Story ON Page A-25.)
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Queen Mary improves

LONDON. Oct. 16 R.-Queen
Mary. who has been kept indoors
since Monday by head cold. was
said by a household spokesman to
be "a little better" today.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Truman Wants
Eisen|1ower's S
Korean Panacea
Says It's Generals
Duty to Reveal 1t
If He Has One
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

EN- ROUTE WITH TRUMAN
THROUGH CONNECTICUT (P.
President Truman declared
today 1t Is Gen. Eisenhower's
duty Ito come and tell me right
now if he has "a panacea for
Korea"
Evening star., 1952-10-16

Text Of Trumon Talk Attacking Eisen-
hover at Hartford. Poee A-3C
Doto Released on Trumon Fund in 1914
Vice Presidential Roce. Poae A.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Gov. Stevenson Blast!
Eisenhower Backers
Who Live in Past
By Crosby S. Noyes
Stur Stuff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO. Calf, Oct. 16,
Gov. Stevenson transformed
his way through California today,
waving the record Of the Demo-
cratic Party in one hand and a
sharp needle for his opponents in
the other.
It was a return engagement for
the Governor to this critical elec-
Complete Text Of Stevenson's Address al
Son Froneiseo. Pose Az
Stevenson Excerpt on Subject Of Academic
Freedom. Poee A-l4
Evening star., 1952-10-16

tions made a last-minute drive to
win Endorsement of their candi-
dates from Senator Byrd, head of
the Democratic organization, who
will break his silence in a State
wide radio talk tomorrow night.
State Senator Norris had been
widely mentioned as the "har-
mony" candidate for lieutenant
governor next month but op-
position developed when he re-
fused to support the Stevenson
lSparkman ticket.
Hits Washington "Mess."
The Lancaster County legislator
today called Gen. Eisenhower and
his running mate, Senator Nixon,
1.-The only candidates who would
be free to clear up the mess now
existing in Washington" A life
long Democrat, he said he had
hoped to support the Democratic
ticket in November, but Il find
myself unable to do So"
Earlier this month the State
Evening star., 1952-10-16

ton State. California's 80 elec-
toral votes, eagerly sought by both
parties, are considered about a
|toss-up at this point.
The Democratic candidate left
San Francisco this morning by
motorcade, after the most rousing
reception of his campaign. His
first stop was at the University of
California at Berkeley, where he
rallied his audience to fight
against "these convert enemies or
frightened friends of freedom
(who) crusade against commu-
nism in the hope thereby to
smother all ideas and silence all
dissent"
Warns of "An0ther Threat"
Beyond the fundamental threat
of communism, Gov. Stevenson
said, there Is another which
comes from men who Inistrust
| freedom-from men who do not
understand the ideas which free
men venture and who do not see
(See STEVENSON, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1952-10-16

Scouts and possibly by others who
spot q jaywalker cheating q light.
Next month is an appropriate
time to start the distribution. he
Evening star., 1952-10-16

(See LINCOLN, Page A-4o
Evening star., 1952-10-16

said. because It's Pedestrian
Safety Month.
The cards are already In use II
Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Oct. 16.-State
Senator Robert o. Norris, jr.. a
leading figure in the dominant
Democratic organization in Vir-
ginia, announced today he will
vote for the Republican presi-
dental ticket on November 4.
This development came as
Stevenson and Eisenhower fac
Eisenhower Advisers Pleased by Reception
on 20-Stote Trip. Poee Al
Text of Gen. Eisenhower's Form Address
at Memphis. Poee AT
Evening star., 1952-10-16

(See TRUMAN. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1952-10-16

(see GRAMMER, Page AS