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Evening star., 1952-01-28
Arrest Of Buchanan
Ordered by Probers;;
.EIudes Quiz Again
Film Writer-Producer
Files New Court PIeu
To Escape Testifying
BY the Assoeiuted Press

The House Un-American Activ-
tiles Committee today ordered the
arrest of Sidney Buchanan, vet
eran Hollywood writer-producer,
when he failed to appear in re-
|sponse to a subpoena.
Representative Walter. Demo-
|crat, of Pennsylvania, acting
chairman, directed the House
sergeant-at-arms to 'locate, place
under arrest and incarcerate"
|Buchman until the committee is
ready to hear him.
Mr.. Walter, with the concur
renee of other committee mem
|bers, took the action after Nor
ton Pepper, a New York lawyer,
said Mr.. Buchanan was not pre-
pared to testify.
No immediate steps to arrest
Mr.. Buchanan were taken, how
ever, since a resolution by the
full House is necessary to declare
Ia person in contempt. In closed
session later the committee voted
to ask the House for such action.
New Action Filed.
Mr.. Buchanan also failed to ap-
pear last Friday when his name
was called. At that time another
attorney, r. Lawrence Siegel.
showed up to notify the commit
tee of a court action designed to
|quash the subpoena.
This petition was denied by
United States District Judge Bur-
|nita S. Matthews.
A new court action, filed today,
was the basis of Mr.. Peppers ex-
|planation for Mr.. Buchman's
failure to appear.
With some heat, Mr.. Walter
told Mr.. Pepper the committee
did not intend to permit your
Communist client TO make fool
OF the Congress Of the United
States"
Deceit Attempt Charged.
Furthermore, Mr.. Walter said a
deliberate attempt to deceive this
committee" was made In connec-
tion with Fridays court action.
When Mr.. Buchman's name was
called today Mr.. Pepper stood up
and said Chairman Wood and
Frank s. Tavenner, jr., committee
counsel. had been notified by tele-
graph Of the filing Of the new
court action to test the validity Of
the subpoena. He said Judge
Matthews had agreed to hear
arguments at noon Wednesday
and asked that Mr.. Buchman be-
excused from testifying until she
passes upon 1t.
Mr.. Walter told Mr.. Pepper:
your client is In contempt Of this
COMMITTEES" !"
Evening star., 1952-01-28
2 From Area, 3 Others Injured
When AirIiner Hits Downdruft

He said the plane went into a
nose dive at 5000 feet. but did not
go into a spin or roll. He said the
diving speed exceeded the capa-
city of the planes airspeed indica-
tor.
At $500 feet, he said, the plane
leveled off and few normally to
Cleveland.
Arthur Gerard Of Kawkawlin
Mich, said he was asleep at the
time. "I woke up with a feeling
Il was going forward. Then I hit
the ceiling and the next thing ]
knew I was in the aisle. partly
|blacked out" he said.
He had high praise for the In
jured stewardess. Il noticed her
talking to the passengers, telling
them to fasten their seat belts.
Her face was bleeding"
Because the weather was good
and bad flying wa not expected, ,
seat belts were 1e1t unfastened.
The passenger list also included
lit. j. C. williams Of Route 6
|Alexandria, and Miss Lois Reich
|ert of 1722 Nineteenth street NV
Neither was injured. a
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Butler Insists Fbl
Check Tax Records

Senator Butler, Republican, Of
Maryland. hearing that some
body in the Government" wanted
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton to look over his income tax
returns, insisted today that the
FBI go to his Office and get his
records.
He said he called the FBI and
was told they had no interest in
his returns.
But when he insisted, he said,
the FBI sent three men to his Of
fee and he gave them bank ac-
counts, checks and other financial
data going back to the time he
had fled as a candidate for the
Senate in May, 1850.
In that bitterly fought race,
Senator Butler defeated veteran
Democratic Senator Millard Tyd-
ings. who, later claimed he had
been the object Of the campaign
of villification.
Senator Butler said he pursued
the subject after it was an
nounced President Truman has
authorized income tax returns to
be made available to the Senate
Rules Committee.
Evening star., 1952-01-28
BY the Associated Press

CAIRO, Jan. 28.-Egypt's new
"strong man" Premier, given the
helm of government by King
Farouk in the wake. of wild, anti
Western rioting, announced to-
night he had won the support of
four political parties, including
the powerful Wafd.
Wafdist government. headed by
Mustarha Nahas Pasha, was
ousted last night.
The new government, headed by
Premier Ally Maher Pasha, an in
dependent, was sworn into Office
in a shift viewed by some Western
observers as a step which might
ease the bloody dispute between
Britain and Egypt.
In the Senate, Fouad Serag Ell
Din, secretary general of the
Wafdist Party which had governed
Egypt since 1850. announced his
party would support the new gov
ernment "as long as it follows a
national policy laid down by the
whole nation"
Pledged to Nile Unity.
The new premier already had
pledged himself, in a radio ad-
dress, to fulfill the independent
unity of the Nile valley and main
tain stability and peace" This
indicated he stood, like the Wafd.
for getting the British out of the
Suez canal zone and the Sudan.
Mr.. Maher said that in talks
yesterday and today he not only
won over the dominant Wafd,
which has 80 per cent of the seats
in the lower house of parliament.
but also gained a spirit of CO.
operation" from the Saadist and
Liberal parties and the Nation
alists.
Wafd Party Deputies said they
would support Mr.. Maher so long
as he stood for fulfllment of
Egypt's demands for British
evacuation of the Suez and the
union of the Sudan with Egypt.
Today's Egyptian press said po-
lice have closed the headquarters
of the Socialist Party. Ahmed
Hussein, nominal leader of the
Socialists, is under arrest. Some
sources said the former Premier, !
Mr.. Nahas, was convinced that
Socialist leaders were behind
Saturdays rioting. backed by
money which must have come
from some foreign legations. The
former Premier is said to have
described the riots as a 'well or
ganized plan which got out of
hand"
Indications were that the new
government would apply strict
(See EGYPT. Page A.5)
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Military Construction
Al Andrews Probed
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

A House watchdog" committee
heard a number of Air Force
officers behind closed doors to-
day in starting an investigation
of reported waste in military con-
struction.
Chairman Hardy of a House ex-
penditureS subcommittee refused
to give to reporters any details of
the session called to investigate
costs at Andrews Air Base in
nearby Maryland.
Asked if the hearing so far
promises to yield information JUS
tifying a wider investigation, Mr..
Hardy replied. cit is too early to
tell"
The subcommittee, named to
watch military expenditures,
planned another closed session
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Truman Urges
.uiiekApprova|
For5eawdy
Says Canada Plans
To Act Alone if u. S.
Votes Down Project
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman today called
on Congress for immediate" ap-
proval of the st. Lawrence power
and waterway project as a joint
endeavor with Canada. He ex-
planned the Dominion government
is ready to act independently if
the United States continues to
hold back.
In once more urging favorable
action on an issue that has been
argued for about II years, the
President said the question now
before Congress is no longer
whether the. seaway should be
built but whether the United
States should participate in its
construction and thus maintain
joint operation and control over
this development which is so i'm
portant to our security and eco
nomic progress"
Hitting at Congressional op-
position which has tied up the
project for more than a decade
Mr.. Truman declared I'VE have
already trespassed on the good
will of our Canadian neighbors''
by blocking development that
means a great deal to the growth
and progress of Canada as well
as ourselves"
Tells of officials Visit.
The President told Congress in
his 3,000-word message about the
visit here last September of
Canada's Prime Minister Louis
st. Laurent, who informed Mr.
Truman that Canada was ready
to go ahead with st. Lawrence
plan as an individual undertaking
if the United States would not
cooperate
At that time the President
agreed but with reluctance to the
Canadian stand, explaining he
would much prefer this cauntry's
joining in.
President Truman said there
were three principal reasons why
this country should join on the
plan which would link the Great
Lakes with The Atlantic.
l. National security. .
2. Economic interests.
3. The desirability of continu-
ing to foster the close relation
ship that has existed betWeen this
country and Canada for years.
, Value Recognized.
In amplif1cation, the President
said the Director of Defense Mo-
bilization, the Joint Chiefs OF
Staff. the National Security Re-
sources Board, the United States
Canadian Permanent Joint Board
on Defense and other responsible
agencies have recognized the
value of the waterway itself.
| Economically, he said, new
and very important consideration
has been added because this new
route would be of the utmost i'm
lportance in bringing in iron ore
from the Labrador-Quebec area
While United States steel indus
| try is now building toward an an
(See ST. LAWRENCE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1952-01-28

Itional Airport. They returned to
the house, but the theft was not
reported to police Immediately.
In 1850, another daughter, Miss
Eunice Kennedy, lost gems valued
lat $4,000 from her room in the
Ambassador East Hotel in
Chicago.
Daring thieves took $4,000
worth of jewels from the home of
the Marchioness of Harrington,
second daughter of the Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Kennedy, in Lon
don in 1916. Lady Harrington was
killed in plane crash near Privas.
France, in 1948.
Evening star., 1952-01-28

an average price of 1873 cents a
pound. It would cost you at least
81 go to buy a pound of the nuts in
a local store. They might be con-
sidered a luxury item but the Ag-
|riculture Department considers
them surplus.
Apples also are given away in
the schools. But In this case, the
teachers present them to the
pupils.
Occasionally. and it has hap
|pene6 here in the Washington
area, the boy recipients Of these
free apples have indulged in sham
battles. Much to the distress of
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

HEADACHE TIME AGAIN-H ia
come tax forms confuse you, you'll
want 10 read Assoeioted Press Writer
Jomes Marlcws series Of artieles on
how to make out your tcx return
for 1851. This eosy-to-follow series
begins on pose IA.
the HUNTED HUNTER--Herbert
a. 'Philbriek. who worked inside the
Communist Party Of America as on
undereoyer mon for the FBI, ovoiaed
mony trops set by the Communists.
He tells how in chopter 8 Of his story,
II Led Thres Lives" Pase Al
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Picture on PAGE A.

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Picture on Page A.
SO hours Of rapid rise Of the Ohio
River and other Ohio streams.
The flood crest passed Steuben-
vile at 1880 am. after turning
the big bend of the Ohio at East
Liverpool, Ohio. The river at
Steubenville was 41.2 feet. which
is 11.2 feet above flood stage.
Three areas appeared due to
take the rivers biggest battering
today.
Families Moving Out.
First to feel the rivers might
was Steubenville and the area just
to the south on both sides of the
swollen stream. One hundred
eighty families moved from their
homes in Jefferson County, Ohio,
and merchants moved from %
business houses.
This included Ito families and
10 firms at Brilliant, 48 families
and two firms at Empire and
Stratton and eight families at
Mingd Junction, Ohio.
Across the river at New Cum
berland, w. Va, 200 families
moved out. Other families evacu-
|ated at Wellsburg. w. Va.
Next area to retreat before the
river was at Wheeling, w. Va.
and Bridgeport, Martins Ferry.
B Be1laire and Shadyside. Ohio.
This might well be the hardest hit
spot along the river.
Crest Due ut Wheeling.
Rescue agencies estimated a to-
tai Of 1000 persons already evac-
uated in the area, including 109
families at Wheeling and Wheel
ing Island.
The crest is expected to hit AS
feet this afternoon-and this left
Ia prospect OF 2 feet Of water rum
ming over one-fourtl1 Of Wheeling,
parts Of Bellaire and Bridgeport.
The Ohio Valley Board Of Trade
said $4,000 persons and $500
buildings win be affected by the
crest Of the flood IN Wheeling
alone. This means that many
buildings viii have water in them
and that many persons win be
Evacuated or win live IN Watery
homes.
Riverside industry in the area
shut down first. throwing hum
|dreds Of workers out Of jobs.
High water also hit portions OF
Western Pennsylvania and North
ern Kentucky. II
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Segregation Set Aside
73 Missing After Fire

MINNEAPOLIS Up. -- Thir-
teen persons were missing after
flames rOared through o three
story business and apartment
building on the edge Of the
Loop here today. Authorities
expressed most concern over
eight of those unaccounted for.
The remaining five were believed
safe.
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Communists Promise
To Study U. n. Plan
For POW Exchange
Sturt of Work on Truce
Supervision Draft Is
Postponed for Day
BY the Associated Press

MOINOAIN, hOIGd, jail. Go.-a
detailed working draft of a IA
point United Nations plan for ex-
changing prisoners of war in
Korea was handed to Communist
truce negotiators today.
The Reds promised to study the
proposal.
The prisoner exchange plan in
corporateS all basic points of the
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Korean Action Limited to Brief Air
Clashes and Petrol contoets. Peee A-3
Allied proposal submitted January
8. including voluntary repatria-
ton which the Reds have said
they never will accept.
It is a companion piece to the
detailed draft on truce supervision
given to the Communists yester-
day.
POstpOnement Granted.
Staff officers were scheduled to
start work on this Allied draft
today, but the Communists asked
for and got 24-hour postpone
ment. The truce supervision Sub
committee is in recess while the
staff officers attempt to reach
agreement.
Rear Admiral r. e. Libby pre-
|sented North Korean Maj. Gen.
Lee Sang Cho a revised roster of
$4,000 Communist prisoners of
war held by the U. NJ, listing
names in Chinese and North Ko-
|rean. He said the Allies also were
ready to exchange information on
allegedly missing prisoners.
Gen. Lee thanked Admiral Libby
for the data but accused the Allies
of attempting blackmail because
they hold more prisoners than
the Reds.
Admiral Libby told Allied news
men there was no chance of turn
ing the prisoner exchange prob
lem over to the staff officers for
the time being.
Committees Proposed.
The U. N. exchange plan calls
for the creation of two commit
tees to handle details Of trading
prisoners and civilians.
Three field grade officers from
each side, plus a Red Cross repre-
sentative as technical adviser,
would be in charge of exchanging
war prisoners. A joint committee
of four field grade officers with a
Red Cross representative as non
voting chairman would supervise
Repatriation of civilians.
Both COMMITTEES would function
under the military armistice ccm-
mission and would make their
headquarters at Panmunjom.
Red Cross representatives would
interview all prisoners privately
to determine whether they want
to be repatriated,
Evening star., 1952-01-28

carried on by declining employ
Iment here and increasing Gov
ernment employment elsewhere in
the United States.
In December there was an 300
decline in Federal jobs here, while
executive agencies reported an in
crease of 1890 elsewhere in the
United States.
2,344,OOO Total.
The total for the continental
United States stood at z. 44,200 on
January /, according to the Civil
Service Commission. On the same
date there were 247.S0o workers
lin the District area.
The commission said the drop
in employment in the District in
December was the fifth consecu-
tive month Of decrease.
The decentralization bill pend
| ing in Congress would provide for
the transfer Of Government activ-
titles with $4,000 jobs out of the
District area. At the same time it
would permit establishment Of
49, 900 new jobs here, a net de-
crease for the Capital area Of
IS. 900.
Pending In House.
Supporters of the measure con-
tend it would relieve congestion
here and also would make space
available in Washington Office
buildings for Federal activities
that must remain here.
The bill has passed the Senate
and now is pending in the House.
The 247,800 figure for District
area employment Is the overall
figure. The number Of workers for
which the General Service Ad-
ministration is required to pro-
vide with Office space is consider
ably less.
Last, June 80, GSA was furnish
ing space for 215,816 employees. It
was notified to prepare for the
hiring of 18.460 more workers. In
stead Of having to find space for
that additional number, GSA is
providing for about 1000 less than
1.-THE 215,816 total.
Dispersal Bill Pending.
Also pending is the dispersal
lbill to erect four or more office
buildings, each housing 5000
workers in the Maryland and Vir-
ginia suburbs Of the Capital. This
also has a decentralization fea-
Iture, since it contains a provision
for moving $4,000 Government
Jobs to other cities. This dispersal
bill, was pigeon-holed by the
Senate.
President Truman In his budget
message asked for renewed con-
sideration Of the dispersal bill.
There is increasing evidence
that Government agencies are fol-
lowing his lead in support of the
dispersal measure over the decen-
| tralization bill.
Budget Bureau Support.
The Budget Bureau. an agency
lin the executive Office Of the Presi-
dent, said it is supporting the
dispersal bill. It would not go so
far as to say it is opposing the
decentralization bill, but it said
lit Ahas taken no definite position"
lon that measure.
Jess Larson. GSA administration,
said: In an emergency such as
we may be confronted with ian
atomic bomb attack dispersal
seems the most logical step. But
there's still room for decentrali-
zatipn."
Mr.. Larson was the only witness
on the decentralization bill when
the Senate Expenditures Commit
tee held q hearing last Jul
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Shepherd Goes to Polond

TEHERAN, iran, Jan. 28 R.-
British Ambassador Sir Francis
shepherd left here today en- route
to a new post as ambassador to
Poland.
Evening star., 1952-01-28
By Colt Hendley, Jr.

The Agriculture Department is
giving away 1.740,000 pounds Of
shelled pecans to school children.
It cost the Government about
$1.3 million to buy the pecans at
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Cut in Federal Rolls
Here Eases Argument
For Decentralization
Employment Decreased
By 10000 Since Aug. !
In Washington Area
By Froncis P. Douglas

Government employment In the
Washington area has decreased by
10000 since August l, undertaking
some of the arguments for trans
fer of Government activities out
of the Capital. 81
In fact. the employment pic
ture shows decentralization being
Evening star., 1952-01-28
0usted Party
Supports New
Egypt Premier
Shift After Rioting
Regarded as Step to
Ease British Tension
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

CAIRO, Egypt (P. The
Chamber of Deputies tonight
approved martial law in all
Egypt for a period of two
months.
Evening star., 1952-01-28
West Will Demand
i. n. Action if Reds
Attack Indo-China
Stond Is Emphasized
In Debate on China
Treuty Violation Case
By the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, Jan. 28.-The United
States, Britain and France today
formally announced that they
would demand United Nations
action in the event of Chinese
Communist or Russian aggression
in Southeast Asia.
John Sherman Cooper of the
United States said such aggression
would be a matter for most urg-
ent and earnest consideration by
the United Nations" Selwyn
Lloyd of Britain Immediately de-
clared that his government asso-
ciated itself with this important
Francis Lacoste of France said
his country would demand i'm
Hoover Suggests U. S. Ground Forces
Should Quit Europe. Page Az
mediate and effective interven-
ton from the U. N. if the the
Chinese Reds moved against Indo-
China.
Vishinsky Threats Cited.
The three Western spokesmen
made their declarations in the
U. N. Political Committee during
a debate on the question of con-
demning Russia for allegedly vio-
lating her 1945 treaty with Nat
ionalist China.
Mr.. Cooper called the commit
tees attention to implied threats
against Southeast Asia made ear
lier at this Assembly session by
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
VishinSky.
Mr.. Cooper said he had been
instructed by the United States
Government to "state clearly that
any such Communist aggression
in Southeast Asia would in the
view of my government be a mat
ter of direct and grave concern
which would require the most
urgent and earnest consideration
by the United Nations"
The American spokesman said
he was "Sure that all of the peace
loving states represented here
must share the concern of my
Government over the threat oi
further Communist aggression in
Asia which may be latent in the
Soviet representatives statement
of January 3d.
Aggressive Preparation Charged.
In the speech to which Mr.
Cooper referred, Mr.. Vishinsky ac-
cused the United States of prepar-
ing aggressive measures against
Communist China along the South
China borders. The Soviet diplo-
mat then declared:
These illegal-flagrantly illegal
acts of the United States, we
can be quite sure, will be declared
to be defensive measures against
|China's aggression whenever
events begin to take their course
on the southern borders of China
in Thailand. Burma and Yunnan
Province (of China)."
Mr.. Vishinsky did not amplify
what he meant by events" but
some delegates construed his re-
marks as a warning that the
Chinese Reds might use the
charges of United States aggres-
sion to justify new military action
on the southern border.
Today's American declaration
indicated that in case of such
attack the United States woulo
call on the U. N. to take action
possibly unified military resist.
ance such as that in Korea.
Top military leaders Of the
United States. Britain and France
met in Washington recently tc
discuss counter moves to any Rec
aggression in Southeast Asia. To.
days statement was the frs
specific American indication oi
what action the United State:
would take.
|
Evening star., 1952-01-28

) Virginia. Moylond Lawmakers to op-
pose Dispersal Plan. Pass Al
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Late News
Bulletins
Judy copIon New Trial
Backed by High Court

As a result of Supreme Court
orders today, Judith COplOn,
former Justice Department en-
ploye, can have a new trial in
Federal Court in New York City
and probably one in District
Court here on charges Of spy
ing for Russia. The high court
refused to interfere with a Court
of Appeals decision in New York
that she is entitled to new
trial because FBI agents ar
rested her without q warrant
and used wire-tapped evidence.
The court also refused to re-
view a decision in which the
Court of Appeals here upheld
her conviction but directed the
District Court to determine
whether agents tapped her tele-
phone talks with her lawyer.
Segregation Set Aside
The Supreme Court today set
aside, at least temporarily, a
lower court decision upholding
segregation in South Carolina
schools.
Evening star., 1952-01-28
Maybank Won't
Support Truman
denomination
Senator Sees Most
Of South Uniting
Behind Russell
BY the Associated Press

Senator Maybank, Democrat, Of
South Carolina, a key man In
Congress on many administration
measures, said today he is against
another term for President Tru-
man. 4
The Senator, Democratic ma
tional committeeman from South
Evening star., 1952-01-28

First Of two orioles.
Evening star., 1952-01-28
1000 Fleeing Homes
As Ohio River Rises;
s Die, Damage Heavy
SteubenviIIe Passed
By Crest Measuring
liz Above Flood Stage
BY the Associated Press

MARIETTA, Ohio, Jan. a.
Ohio River flood waters churned
over lowlands today, chasing about
1000 persons from their Ohio and
West Virginia homes.
Six were dead and property
damage was heavy in the first
Evening star., 1952-01-28

(See SURPLUS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1952-01-28

(See ST. LAWRENCE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1952-01-28

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1952-01-28

Carolina, predicted most Of the
South" will unite behind Senator
Russell of Georgia for the party's
presidential nomination.
Evening star., 1952-01-28

Evening CENIO