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Evening star., 1952-01-05

OF Washington
area delegates
ever to attend
such a meeting
in the 27-year
history of the
local organiza-
ton.
That was an
nounced today
by James w.
Pearson, execu-
tive Direc tor
of the Home
Builders ASSoci-
alton of Metro
politan Wash
Evening star., 1952-01-05

tense housing
areas.
That was dis
closed yester-
day in a year.
end report by
Rent Stabilizer
T i g h e E.
Woods, W h O
said the so
areas include
most of the To-
calities en-
toned in the
reports on SUBJ
standard hous-
ing conditions
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Whose Plane Dropped Bomb
On Road, Wurrenton Wonders

The people around Warrenton,
Va. would like to know who
dropped that 250-pound bomb
near their city yesterday after
noon.
At first it was thought it came
from a Marine Corps aircraft, but
"a spokesman at Quantico Marine
Base said last night this was
not so.
A demolition crew from Guam
tico, when notified about the
bomb, few in a helicopter from
the base to get the missile for
investigation. It broke an 18-
inch-deep hole in the concrete
of highway 20 and I'll, which by
passes Warrenton.
Witnesses first reported that a
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Senate Leaders Plan
Action Early in April
On Military Pay Raise

Senate Democrats in party con-
ference decided today to take UP
the Armed Services pay increase
bill early in April. but did not
commit themselves as between
the House and Senate versions.
The House has passed a 10 per
cent increase for all men In uni
form from privates to generals
and a similar boost in allowances
for quarters.
The Senate Armed Services
committee scaled down the pay
increases to an average of about
f1ve per cent and increased al
lowances for quarters and depend
ents. on the grounds that most
OF the increase in living costs for
Servlcemen is automatically taken
care of by. the Government.
Boosts Privates to SSS.
For privates first class the pay
scale is now $50 per month after
four months. The House bill
boosted it to |$88. and the Senate
bill to $82.
Chairman Russell Of the Armed
Services Committee said he got
the impression most Senators
present today were for the Sen
ate bill.
Majority Leader Mcfarland
said the conference also indicated
this session should consider ex-
tending the CT Bill of Rights to
men serving during the present
Committee Action Approved.
The conference also approved
action of the policy committee in
giving priority to appropriation
bills, the new price and wage con-
troll bill and foreign aid.
The Senate probably will spend
most Of next week completing
action on the tidelands issue.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

bomb slipped from a plane from
Quantico."
However, last night the Marines
said the bomb. Of the practice
variety and unloaded, was not
theirs. Marine aircraft were op-
Grating with live bombs over the
expansive Quantico reservation, a
good 80 to 40 miles from War;
|renton, the spokesman added.
Spectators in the area said they
thought the bomb came from an
advanced trainer plane" which
could mean any of a large variety
|of aircraft from fighters to light
bomberS.
The Marine Corps is continuing
its probe. with special emphasis
on ascertaining where the bomb
came from, the spokesman said.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

Federal employees to use all of
their 1852 annual leave by, June
80, 1853, or lose the unused por-
ton. The real fight on the rider
viii be made by the commission
when it reaches the Senate Ap-
preparations Committee.
Incidentally. the commission is
on base when it declares the word
ing of the rider might deprive
employees Of leave accumulated
in former years. Representative
Thomas, Democrat, of Texas,
sponsor Of the rider, says leave
accumulated in former years may
be carried over and that the pro-
vision applies only to leave earned
in 1852.
LABOR-FSA-In reporting the
1858 Labor -FSA bill, the House
Appropriations Committee cut La
Dor about S per cent below budget
requests, and the Federal Security
Agency. about 10 per cent below
what it asked for. The National
Labor Relations Board got 81 ,282,-
900 more than last year, the Ma
tional Mediation Board an addi-
tional $4,000 and the Federal
Mediation and Cancellation Serv-
ice an additional $284, 900.
(Be sure to listen to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast at 6::15 pm. euery
Saturday oper Station WMAL.J
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Red Negotiafors Hint
Possible Compromise
On POW Exchange
BY Inc Asseeios.d pr...

MUNSAN, Korea, Mar. 21-
Communist truce negotiators IN
dicated today they may be ready
to compromise on the deadlocked
issue Of exchanging prisoners Of
war.
The Reds submitted a formal
Itwo-sentence version Of their
March 5 plan for trading pris-
oners. It made no mention Of
voluntary repatriation, the only
important issue blocking agree
lment.
There is absolutely nothing
new" in the Communist proposal,
said Brig. Gen. william r. Muck
OILS. q. N. spokesman.
On the surface, he said. It does
nothing to break the deadlock
over whether prisoners should
have the right to choose whether
they are to be repatriated.
No Suggestion on Secret Talks.
However, other observers inter-
|preted what the Communist pro-
|posal did not say as significant.
They said the Reds may want to
compromise, but are not ready to
say how.
The Reds suggested that nego-
tiations proceed on the basis of
prisoner rosters. exchanged De-
cember 18. Under the Communist
plan the q. N. command would
return 132,472 and the Com
munists 1859.
Neither side suggested secret
talks to speed agreement. The
y. N. command indicated Thurs
day it would agree to off-the-
record negotiations If the Reds
wanted to abandon daily progress
reports.
A second group Of staff officers
working on truce supervision ex-
changed maps Of 10 ports Of entry
through which troops and supplies
will move into Korea during an
armistice.
Could Lead to Agreement.
The Communist maps failed to
show exact areas in which neutral
inspection teams would be allowed
to operate. But the Reds prom
ised to ink in the necessary details
overnight.
A compromise on prisoner ex-
change could pave the way to
speedy agreement on an armistice.
Aside from the issue Of voluntary
repatriation. only two major prob
lems remain unsolved. They are
Communist nomination of Soviet
Russia to . neutral inspectiea
commission and an Allied demand
Tor q ban on military airfield
construction in North Korea.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District Of Columbia and vicin-
ity-MoStly sunny and warm,
highest in the upper 70s this
afternoon; increasing cloudiness
tonight. low around So. Tomor-
row, mostly cloudy, rather windy
and mild with showers.
Maryland - Increasing cloudi-
ness tonight, followed by showers
tomorrow and beginning in west
portion tonight; mild temperature
with lowest tonight, 1888 degrees.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Gloss President Named

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Mar.
I21 (SpeciaD Miss Constance Mae
Bennett. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard M. Bennett of 1913 Della
field place NV. Washington. has
been elected president Of her class
at Mary Washington College Of
the University of Virginia for the
third consecutive year.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
BroyhiII RoIIy Planned
Monday in Arlington

A meeting Of a group Of business
men who are supporting Joel r.
Broyhill for the Republican NOM
ination to Congress from Vir-
ginia'S new 10th District will be-
held at 8 pm. Monday at 1924 Lee
highway. Arlington.
The meeting was called by Fred
Walker, who heads a group Of
business owners in the area, ac-
cording to an announcement by
the Broyhill-for-o congress Com
mittee. Businessmen interested in
nominating the candidate are in
vited, the announcement said.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Congress in Brief
By the Assoeintad Press

Senate:
In recess until Monday.
Foreign Relations Committee
hears Ambassador at Large
Draper on $7.9 billion foreign aid
program.
House:
Continues consideration of $6.2
billion Independent Offices appro-
priatIon bill.
Appropriations Committee con-
siders Interior Department budget.
King Committee investigating
Internal Revenue scandals ques-
tions Henry Grunewald's attorney.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

prior to 1914. while he was serving
as a special assistant to the Attor-
ney General. Adrian w. De Wind
the committees chief counsel, in
troduced Mr.. Maloney's testimony
in a closed session, in which the
lawyer said fatty he had never
received any money or loans from
Mr.. Grunewald while in Govern
ment service.
Made Quick Appearance.
Senator Brewster made q quick
appearance before the subcom-
mittee, after Mr.. Stearns testified
that Mr.. Grunewald's bank de-
posits for 1850 showed an item
of $4,000 on a check from an
"Owen Brewster" Mr.. StearnS
also said that the records from
which he made up Mr.. Grune-
wald's returns showed q $2,5OO
Grunewald check made out to
Owen Brewster.
Informed Of the testimony
Senator Brewster quickly turned
up at the public hearing to ex-
plain the check transactions.
He said the two Senators
wanted financial help in theil
primaries, and he understood
that they were to repay him from
funds the Senatorial Campaign
Committee would be able to ad-
vance once they were nominated
Admits He Took Hazard.
"They understood I was raisine
this money myself" Senator
Brewster testified. II took that
hazard to get two good Repub-
lican Senators elected"
Senator Brewster said the
$4,000 was borrowed from the
Liberty National Bank here on q
note signed by himself and his
wife. Asked whether the trans.
action was regarded as a loan OF
a contribution, the Senator re-
piled tnat it was "in a nebulous
state" and added:
IF they had not been nomi-
mated. don't know just what
might have happened. I'd stuck
my neck out. There was no note
or anything Of that character"
Sees Nothing Illegal,
Senator Brewster said the two
$4,000 contributions were paid
back in full and that he did not
consider his using Mr.. Gruenwald
in the matter was illegal.
He added that his choice Of Mr.
Gruenwald perhaps was mot q
happy selection" But he said 81
still have confidence in Mr.. Gruen-
wald'S financial responsibility.
II had no reason to think that
he was not entirely reliable, and
I still do not" he said.
Both Senators Nixon and Youne
said last night they were moi
aware until recently that Mr.
Grunewald figured in the contri-
buttons. They said they consid.
cred the money advances" ir
primary contests which coulC
influence outcome Of the general
election.
Senator Brewster said he had
heard Vice President Barkley and
Senator Holland. Democrat, OF
Florida among others, speak IA
vorably of Mr.. Gruenwald.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Green Suit Weighed

Arlington Circuit Court Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy has taken
under advisement a suit by former
County Treasurer John Locke
Green challenging the right OF q
Federal employe, namely, Alan L.
Dean, to serve on the County
Board.
Mr.. Green and attorneys for the
board argued the issue before
Judge Mccarthy for nearly four
hours yesterday. The jurist gave
no indication Of when he would
hand down his decision. which Is
almost certain to be appealed to
the high Virginia court.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Teacher Raise Urqed

The Arlington School Boards
proposal to raise teacher salaries
500 q year was supported by
county civic and business organi-
cations at a hearing yesterday on
the Sc million school budget.
Some speakers said they believed
the salaries ought to be increased
even more.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Commissioned Rule
ToothIess Cop Can Be
Effective on the Job

There's no reason why a
toothless cop can't be as ef-
fective on the job as one with
a full set of choppers, the
District Commissioners ruled
yesterday.
They took this view in
waving the disability of Aus
tin E. Meyer, of 5708 Ager
road, Hyattsville. Md. who
wants to join the Metropoli-
tan Police force.
Mr.. Meyer is fully qualified
for the job except that he is
minus his natural upper
teeth, as a substitute for
which he has Q complete
upper denture.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

QuuS .tu6 AOV.
ernment's inde-
pendent agen-
cies to absorb
the entire cost
Of last years
pay boost. And
indications are
that the House,
which is to act
on the measure
today, will ap-
prove this pro-
viso. This means
a cut in person
mel funds of at
lie aSt 10 per
nonk
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Tunisiun Riots Continue

TUNIS. Tunisia, Mar. 81 B.-
New riots took another life in rest
less Tunisia last night. Several
others were injured by a motor
cycle policeman who fred into a
mob throwing rocks at StreetcarS,
Police and soldiers made 180 ar
rests in the Arab section. The
TunisRns are demanding more
indepd hdence from France.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Revenue
Continued From First Page.)

lat one point threatened to refuse
to answer further.
Before Mr.. Maloney left the
witness chair, Representative
Keane, Republican, of New Jersey
moved that. q transcript of the
hearings be sent to the Justice
Department for study to see if
perjury had been committed. He
pointed out that Mr.. Maloney had
acknowledged yesterday repaying
a $4,000 loan from Mr.. Grunewald
after having told the subcommit-
tee in an earlier closed session
that he had never borrowed or
received any money from Mr..
Grunewald prior to 1916.
When the loans were touched
on in today's session, MIR. Maloney
contended that he had not given
false" testimony. but that it was
only inaccurate. He insisted he
could not remember the details of
the loans received from Mr.. Cru
enwald in a period before 1914
while he was serving as a special
assistant in the Justice Depart
ment.
Refuses Loan Details.
Pressing for details about the
loan. Mr.. DeWind asked if it was
Mr.. Maloney's practice to borrow
money from people.
Il don't think it's any of your
business to inquire about that"
Mr.. Maloney replied.
Mr.. Maloney, whose fiery jchal-
lenge to the subcommittee in
vestigation at a previous appear
ance by Mr.. Grunewald brought
his election from the hearing
room, emerged as a central figure
in the King subcommittee's in
quiry in a sensation packed public
session yesterday.
Used by Brewster.
The session was marked by these
developments:
/. Senator Brewster testified he
used Mr.. Grunewald as "a sort of
conduit" in order to contribute
$4,000 each to the primary cam
paigns Of Republican Senators
Nixon and Young.
2. Senator Brewster said he ini-
tiated the unusual procedure" of
making the contributions through
Mr.. Gruenwald because he wanted
to avoid any more misunder-
standing" since he was then the
chairman Of the Senate Republic
can Senatorial Campaign Commit
tee. The committee, it is under
stood, is supposed to take no part
in primary campaigns.
3. Mr.. Maloney acknowledged
that he had repaid Mr.. Grunewald
in 194S for loans totaling $4,000
Evening star., 1952-03-21
japanese Peace Pact
Approved by Senate
By Vote Of 66 to1O
BY the Associated Pres.

The Senate has overwhelmingly
approved a generous peace treaty
with Japan six and one-haf years
after the surrender in Tokyo Bay
ended World War II.
President Truman is expected
to sign 1t promptly.
The treaty late yesterday rolled
up a 66-to-10 favorable vote. far
more than the required two
thirds.
One Democrat, Senator McCar-
ran. Democrat. Of Nevada. who
often opposes administration poll
cies. and nine Republicans voted
against it.
Only the formality of the sign
ing of proclamation by the Pres
ident remains before the United
States completes its action to end
the state of war.
The treaty is expected to be
flown to Key West. Fla, for the
Presidents signature. officials
believe he will act early next week.
Seven Nations Must Sign.
The document provides that it
must be approved by at least seven
of IL nations with vital interests
in the Pacific. So far it has been
approved by five of these, in ad-I
dition to the United States. They
are: Great Britain, Australia. New
Zealand, Ceylon and Japan. Yet
to act are Canada, France, Indo-
nesia, the Netherlands, Pakistan
and the Philippines.
The Senate yesterday also ap-
proved three Pacific security pactS
which the administration has said
were of equal Importance.
Those with the Philippines and
with Australia and New Zealand
went through quickly on voice
votes. But the pact with Japan
produced some debate and a roll
call vote in which it vas approved,
So to 9.
japanese Express Appreciation.
This big event in japanese his
tory, by coincidence. fell on a
national holiday-the arrival of
spring.
A Foreign Office official said the
japanese deeply appreciate the
effort made by the United States
which has brought near the day
Of Japan's formal re-entry into
the family of nations"
Japanese editors and publishers
called on Gen. Matthew B. Ridg-
way. Allied commander, to express
approval Of the Senate action.
The Japanese peace treaty re-
stores the full sovereignty of
Japan over its home islands. But
she renounces title to Korea, For
mosa and a number Of other
islands. Japan agrees to apply for
United Nations membership and
live peaceably in accordance with
United Nations Charter principles.
Her obligation to pay repara-
tions is recognized; but the treaty
says that because of limited re-
sources these payments should be
confined to assets she has in sur
pluS-excess labor and unused
plant capacity.
America Granted Bases.
Under the security treaty, the
United States is given the right
to keep military forces in and
around Japan.
Japan also agreess not to grant
any military bases to a third power
without United States consent.
Although no reservations were
accepted on the floor, the Foreignl
Relations Committee did attach
one stipulation which will have
to be sent to other Signatory
powers for approval.
This states that the Senate rati-
f1cation does not mean approval
of provisions of the February,
1945, Yalta agreement giving the
Kurile Islands and South Sakha-
lin Islands to Russia.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Maryland
and
Virginia
Alexandra Housing
Units Disupproyed
News in Brief

Plans for two large housing
developments in Alexandria were
disapproved by unanimous vote
of the planningn commission last
night after citizens opposed tho
proposal at q public hearing In
City Hall. The applications now
go to the City Council for an
other hearing and final action
April 3.
The applications are for a 723-
multiple unit development on the
51-acre Brookings tract at Shir-
ley highway. Leesburg pike and
Braddock road. and for develop
ment of 592 units on the 54-acre
Hume tract at Mount Vernon ave-
nue and the Washington & Old
Dominion Railroad right Of way.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
McCARRAN

Virginia-Increasing cloudiness
and mild, with showers likely in
west portion tonight; lowest in the
sos. Tomorrow, mild with showers
and rather windy.
Wind (at National Airport
South by southeast. 10 miles an
hour, at 1923 am.
Five Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity-March 22-26.
Temperatures for the period will
be near Washington area normal
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Arlington Student Honored

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Mar.
III tSpeciaD James Marion Mat
lack. 270O North Twenty-fift
street. Arlington. was one Of 20
University of Virginia students
recently elected to membership in
the Beta Of Virginia chapter Of the
Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Tavern Appeals Revocation

The Prince Georges Liquor
Board yesterday revoked the class
B on-sale liquor license for
Smiths Tavern, 1929 Bladensburg
road, after police testified that
the place is a trouble spot.
Attorneys for the tavern owners
said they would appeal to Circuit
Court. Smiths is one Of II liquor
establishments operating along q
1-m;le stretch of Bladensburg
road in Colmar Manor, often re-
ferred to as Rum Row."
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Good Driving Rewarded

Motorists reported for good
driving in Eastbourne, England,
Iare to receive letters Of commen7
dation from the sheriff.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
The Federal Spotlight
Congress Shows Inconsistencies
In Voting Money Bill Cuts
By joseph YOUNG

Consistency sometimes one Of Congress virtues
Take for example, the handling appropriations bills
voting the Treasury Post Office 1853
pratons COMMITTEES them virtually money asked for
TO pay for the cost of last Federal
Evening star., 1952-03-21

But in reporting the 1868 in
dependent Offices bill q few weeks
later. the committee voted to re-
Evening star., 1952-03-21

|pened on the 1852 supplemental
measure. which contained budget
requests to enable departments
and agencies to absorb the cost
of last years pay raise for the
period between now and June 30.
the end of this fiscal year.
The House voted to give the
Post Office Department all but
about / per cent Of what had
been requested. but it required
the rest Of the departments and
agencies to take a II per cent cut.
There are other examples. Take
the case of the rider in appropria-
ton bills limiting the number Of
employees engaged In personnel
work.
In the 1853 independent offices
bill, the House Appropriations
Committee approved a ratio Of l
to 1876. In other words. only one
employe may be engaged in per-
Sonnel work for each 135 workers
in an agency.
However, in the 1853 Labor De-
partment-Federal Security Agency
bill. reported yesterday by the
committee. the ratio for personnel
employees was set as to los.
The reason for the difference is
a mystery. It may be that be-
cause different subcommittee
handle the various money bills,
the wishes of the members of
each prevail in the full commit
tee.
MORE EXAMPLES-Here is an
other example of the disparity in
the treatment of Federal agencies.
Representative Jensen, Republi-
can. of Iowa. is Offering an
amendment to the independent
Offices bill that would bar the fill-
ing Of more than Is per cent of
personnel vacancies. The ban would
stay in effect until a cut Of 10 per
cent in personnel had been
achieved below the reductions al
ready imposed by the House in
the bill.
Since personnel items already
have been cut 10 per cent. the
Jensen rider would mean q total
personnel reduction of 20 per cent.
OF course. agencies always scream
when their budget requests are
trimmed, but there's no doubt
that a 20 per cent cut would be-
catastrophe in a number Of bu-
reauS.
But Mr.. Jensen did not offer
this amendment to the Post Office-
Treasury Department bill.
Why didn't he? Well, Mr.. Jen-
sen told this reporter that. in the
first place, the two departments
are revenue-raising units. But are
they more important than units
such as the Atomic Energy Com
mission or the Veterans Admins
tration in the independent offices
bill? Mr.. Jensen says he also plans
to offer the rider to the Army,
Navy and Air Force money bill.
One could also get considerable
argument over whether Treasury
and Post Office are more import
ant than those defense units. i.
Mr.. Jensen also had another
reasons very candid one-as to
why he did not offer his rider to
the Post Offlce- Treasury bill. He
said he knew the House would
have beaten the rider, because Of
the fear of the reaction back home,
if the already curtailed mail
service was cut still more.
LEAVE BAN-The House today
is expected to approve the ban on
further accumulation Of annual
leave by Federal employees. despite
the last-minute appeal by Chair
man Robert Ramspeck of the Civil
Service Commission that the rider
be defeated. Representative Rees,
Republican, Of Kansas, also op-
poses the rider, which would force
Evening star., 1952-03-21

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, "a, on January Is.
Lowest. 15, on January 20.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, II, at $3.50 pm.
Low, A., at 3 am
Evening star., 1952-03-21

Scattered showers rain will general tonight
the eastern half Of the Nation The dry spots win be
the England States and the Florida peninsula Some
will fall North Dakota and Upper Michigan It will be
cooler the eastern lakes and the Ohio and Tennessee VAL
ley Mild weather will continue the Atlantic seaboard
-AP Wircphoto.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

temperatures-56 (high) and SO
dow. Mild tomorrow, colder
Sunday through Tuesday and
warmer Wednesday. Rain tomor-
row and Tuesday totaling about
l inch.
River Report.
From u S. Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Tide Tables.
The SUN and Moon.

Monthly precipitation in inches IN thl
Capital lcurrent month to datel:
Evening star., 1952-03-21
reuty Roll Call

Following is the 66 to 10 Senate
vote to ratify the japanese peace
treaty: