Evening star., 1952-06-02

MIN 10 seek the Hepupllcan pres.
idential nomination.
The shift from active duty
status will make no change in his
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pay and allowances which total
$18,761 annually, and the aides
which the Army provides.
Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks.
Army information chief, said the
request had been received in the
Pentagon. Gen. Eisenhower will
visit the building tomorrow morn
ing and when he leaves it. will be
in the status of a retired officer.
Gen. Parks said.
The general has said on two
occasions that he plans to resign
the Army commission he has held
for 81 years should he receive
the Presidential nomination. As
"Mr." Eisenhower he would not
receive further pay and allow
anceS.
No Curb on Speeches.
But as a retired general he
would be able to make speeches
such as he plans to do at Abilene.
Kans., Wednesday.
The law which created five-star
generals and admirals gave them
lifetime rank unless they re-
signed. Whether they are active
or retired always has been con-
sidered a technicality before the
Eisenhower presidential boom.
Flashing smiles. the general
and Mrs. Eisenhower landed ct
National Airport yesterday after
noon as thousands of spectators
looked on. There were q number
of "Hi, Ike" calls and some II
Like Ike" buttons on lapels, but
the welcome home was strictly
military from beginning to end.
There was plenty of spit and
polish and the IL official greeters
were either in uniform or the
civilian chiefs of the armed
forces.
The occasion had been billed
in advance as being free Of all
politics and the retiring COM
mander Of Western Europe's de-
fense forces co-operated COM
Ipletely.
Foreign Diplomats on Hand.
Among the welcoming groups
were British Ambassador Sir
Oliver Franks and French Ambas-
sador Henri Bonnet. Gen. Eisen-
hover stopped to shake hands
with them. But a section of the
enclosure occupied by others with
more of an obvious political bent
received only mods from the gen.
eral.
Among the latter was Repre-
sentative Judd. Republican. Of
Minnesota, who called to the gen.
eral just as he had completed q
review Of the honor guard repre-
senting all the services, and Mrs.
Corina Rogers of 1922 Thirty
third street NV, who carried q
bright red umbrella with II Like
Ike" spelled out in big black
paint. Mrs. Rogers is a delegate
to the District Republican con-
vention on Thursday.
The public welcome was modest
and restrained. There was q
splattering of applause from the
crowd Of several thousand who
stood around the Gordon of troops
about the landing area. Most Of
them appeared to be Sunday sight,
seers. A couple of hundred more
waited at the White House to see
the generals arrival there for a
meeting with President Truman.
Others gathered at the Hotel
Statler, where the general has a
suite for his two-day stay here
before proceeding to Abilene.
Luncheon With Lovett.
Today Gen. Eisenhower started
a round of conferences at the
Pentagon and had lunch with De-
,Ifense Secretary Lovett.
The schedule today began at
1890 am. when the general
said farewell to the standing
group Of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. This after
noon he was to return to the
White House to receive a fourth
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