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Evening star., 1952-03-27
Powerful French Attack
Launched on viet-Minh
By the Assoeioted Press

SAIGON, Indo- China, Mar. 81
French Union forces launched
Ia powerful thrust today, aimed
lat destroying the heart of the
Communicated Viet-Minh troops
who have inflltrated into the vital
Red River delta in northern Indo-
China.
The French high command sai6
five Viet-Min battalions- about
s. 900 men-are being attacked or
lall sides of a rectangular ares
where they were concentrated, 81
miles southeast of Hanoi in ths
Thai Binh sector.
French infantry and armoret
units. aided by naval assault Graf
i'm the Red River and fighters ane
tbombers, Joined the broad push
Evening star., 1952-03-27

turned back to the Civil Service
Commission unused special hiring
Authority. which would have per-
mitted OPS to hire $50 employees
outside of civil service. The
agency said it didn't need the
Authority because Of the help the
commission was giving it in filling
jobs through the regular civil
service jobs H. r. Paterick
has been elected president of the
Public Roads Branch of Federal
Employees Union No. 2, National
Federation of Federal Employees.
Others chosen were Mary S. Aus
tin and Audrey E. Spivey, vice
presidents, and Villa d. Hendrix,
secretary treasurer. .. Superior
accomplishment awards have been
presented to six employees of Agri-
culture Departments Production
and Marketing Administration.
They are Emil F. Dietsch, jr., A.
j. Garrett. Joseph c. Little, jr.,
Warren r. Pittman, Donald r.
Stokes and Anna H. Wickes. Re-
ceiving awards for meritorious
suggestions were Pasquale Ciccone
and Edith M. Heed . The Civil
Service Commission has an
nounced an exam for highway
engineers and highway bridge en-
gineers. 4,205 to $5,940 a year.
BE sure to listen to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast at 6:15 pm. eDery
SATURDAY. oper Station WMAL)
Evening star., 1952-03-27

nection with New York and local
narcotics operations.
Mr.. Irelan refused to divulge
her identity. other than to say that
she was a girl friend of the sus-
pected narcotics wholesaler.
Another woman, Miss Fannie
Manfredonia, a short. plump
brunette. also testified in con-
nection with the New York Wash
ington dope tie-up. She is Rich
ard Manfredonia' sister. Both
witnesses were described by Mr.
Irelan as cooperative" A third
witness, a short swarthy New
Yorker, who told reporters, 81
don't know nuthin' about nobody, >
also testified.
Mr.. Irelan said Herbert Buckle
Jaws" johnson, whose Capitol Hill
testimony implicated 1t. III. H
Carper, suspended police Narcotics
Squad chief, in the case of the
missing marijuana, will be calleC
on to tell his story before the granc
jury.
Before the Senate District
Crime Investigating subcommittee
hearing, johnson testified thai
Turner told him he had received
"a pound of marijuna from 1t
Carper, following the seizure.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
stevenson Reported
Firmly Declining Bid
lBy Truman 10 Run
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO. Mar. 27.--The Chi
cago Daily Sum Times, in q copy
right dispatch from Washington,
today said that Gov. Adlai
Stevenson of Illinois has firmly
declined President Truman's invi-
tation to seek the Democratic
presidential nomination"
"And." said the story written by
Carleton Kent, 'it was learned
Wednesday only a full-blown con-
vention draft could shake his
(Stevenson's) decision.
Truman Told of Decision.
Stevenson communicated this
decision, gently but with great
f1rmness, to MIR. Truman shortly
before the Presidents departure
for Key West holiday on March
T." the Sun-Times added.
Contrary to widely accepted
reports, the exchange of ideas be-
tween the Governor and the Presi-
dent earlier this month did not in
clude further suggestions from
Mr.. Truman that Stevenson be-
come a candidate for the presi-
dency. Instead, it was the occa-
sion on which the Governor said
he would not become such a can
didate.
No Pressure to Change.
"And since that communication,
Mr.. Truman has not put any
pressure on Stevenson to change
his mind or to modify his posi-
ton"
Mr.. Kent, in his dispatch, said
the conclusion seems to be that
Stevenson honestly is running only
for the governorship and sincerely
would resist a draft. But whether
his resistance to a full blown and
honest draft could be overcome to
be seen - when and If such q
movement should materialize."
The Sun-Times story said that
Gov. Stevenson will attend the
Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in
Washington Saturday at which
Mr.. Truman will speak.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
Sutton Jury Shown
Robbery Timetable
Found in His Room
BY The Assoeiatsd Press

NEW YORK. Mar. 27.-Willie
(The Actor Sutton was confront
ed yesterday with what the State
called his timetable for pulling
off $4,000 bank robbery.
A piece of ruled paper. with
pencilled notes, was inspected by
the all-male jury in Queens
County Court where the 51-year-
old Sutton and Thomas Killing. As.
are on trial for the March 9, 1850.
holdup.
The State contends the notes
prove that Sutton had "cased"
the bank at least month before
the robbery.
The timetable" paper, dated
February SO (no year, bore the
following:
1856 am, blond W; S:59 am,
one mn topcoat, no hat; Q am.
YIN, topcoat, felt hat; 9:01 am,
one m, two canvas bags; 9:40
am, postman."
Found in Pants Pocket.
The prosecution interpretS the
notes as approximate daily arrival
times Of bank employees and the
mailman at the Manufacturers
Trust Co. branch in Queens.
The paper, tucked in an old
pants pocket, was found in Sut-
tons State Island furnished room
two days after the robbery.
It was produced in evidence in
connection with the testimony of
Sutton's landlady, Mrs. Mary
Corbett.
When the 37-year-old, dark
haired woman took the stand, she
waved timidly to Sutton, who
waved back and told his attorney:
She's as fine a woman as my
mother"
Mrs. Corbett hesitantly, and
sometimes tearfully. told in a soft
Irish brogue what she knew of
Sutton during the seven months
he roomed at her house.
Mentioned Photos to Him.
She had known Sutton as Eddie
Lynch" who worked at the New
York City farm colony on Staten
Island, a kind Of old peoples home.
The day after the robbery. Mrs.
Corbett said, she recognized pic
lures Of Sutton in the newspapers.
After mentioning the photos to
Sutton. Mrs. Corbett said. her
roomer insisted the pictures might
be of a half-brother who was
always getting into trouble.
But a few minutes after their
conversation, the witness said.
Sutton said he was leaving. got
his hat and coat on. and left. ;"
500 Left on Table.
Besides a few old clothes in his
room, she said, Sutton left 500
in cash on her kitchen table. Mrs
Corbett was not asked to explain
about the money.
The prosecution is expected to
wind up its case today. the ninth
trial session. The defense has
not. indicated how long it win
take, nor if Sutton will be called
to the stand.
A third man charged with the
bank robbery, John De Venuta.
81, has turned States evidence
and will be given separate trial.
Evening star., 1952-03-27

District of Columbia ana
Vicinity - Mostly sunny, high
near 56 today; some cloudiness
tonight, low about 36 in city and
30 in suburbs. Tomorrow. gen.
orally fair, high about So.
Maryland-Some cloudiness to-
night with low, $3.50 degrees in
extreme west, 30-35 in east and
central portions. Tomorrow, gen.
orally fair and rather cool.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
Sorority at Howard U.
Plans Guidance Clinic

A guidance clinic will be held
Saturday at Howard University
under the sponsorship of Sigma
Sigma Rho Sorority, it was an
nounced today.
Speakers who will outline job
opportunities for the woman stu
dents include Miss Lydia G.
Rogers of the Howard University
home economics department, Maj
Jeanne M. Childs of the Woman's
Army Corps, DR.. Irene Hypps o1
the District public schools, Attor-
Iney Margaret Haywood and DR.
Hilda Bolden.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Virginia-Some cloudiness to-
night with occasional snow fur
ries in higher mountains. extreme
west portion and scattered frost
in the interior tonight; low. $3.50
degrees in extreme west, 30-35 in
central portion and 35-40 on the
coast. Tomorrow partly cloudy
and cool.
Wind (at National Airport) !:
Northwest. IL miles an hour, at
l11:2O am.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
Manfredonia Faces
on Dope
Conspiracy Charge
By Howord [. Dutkin

Richard Manfredonia, under in
dictment as one of the three big
geSt narcotics wholesalers in the
East, was to be arraigned in Dis
trict Court early this afternoon.
Manfredonia was arrested by
deputy United States marshals in
New York on a Washington war;
rant about two weeks ago. Ar
rested at about the same time was
the second suspected wholesaler,
Lawrence Carrado, now held in
$50, 900 bond here pending setting
of a trial date. The third of the
trio, Harry Tantillo. is still at
large. The men were said by
United States Attorney Charles
M. Irelan to be the suppliers for
the Washington narcotics ring
which he said was headed by Ran
dolph tCatfish) Turner. ~.
According to Assistant United
States Attorney Robert Ackerly,
Federal narcotics agents had been
seeking Manfredonia for seven
years. He was said to have a
lengthy record Of major narcotics
violations. He was held in 600
bond in New York several days
ago, was unable to make bond,
and yesterday a Federal judge in
New York ordered his removal to
Washington to face the conspiracy
charges named in the indictment
here.
Rings Still Operating.
Meanwhile, evidence showing
that dope rings are still operat-
ing in Washington and supplied
through New York wholesalers is
under study by the special dis
trict rackets grand jury, Mr..
Irelan said last night.
At the same time, the prose-
cutor revealed that he and his
aides, Assistant United States At
torneys Thomas A. Walden. jr.,
and Ackerly, are sitting evi-
denceto be presented to the
grand jury next week. concerning
a large quantity of marijuana
that had been reported missing
after it was seized by police last
June %. A New Yorker. John r
Wetherbee, was arrested in con-
nection with the seizure out dis
appeared shortly after being re-
leased in bond.
Mr.. Irelan said he still IS in
|vestigating information he received
several days ago which indicated
the marijuana was stolen following
its seizure. Police denied that any
of the drug was missing.
Yesterday Carrado pleaded moi
guilty in District Court to the
charges of conspiracy to violate
the narcotics laws.
Two Women Testify.
] An attractive strawberry blonde
girl friend of Carrado was ques-
toned at length yesterday in con-
Evening star., 1952-03-27

ganizations and Government en-
lploye unions. They contend the
bill would harm the merit system
land would greatly hurt veterans
preference in Government jobs.
It's charged that personal and
political patronage would have
free reign in the various depart
Iments and agencies, if the bill
became law. This is denied by the
Civil Service Commission. which
supports the bill. Briefly, the
measure would give the agencies
the right to conduct examinations
1and make placements in the Gov
lernment'S professional, admins
1trative, scientific and technical
Jobs. The commission would set
ithe standards and supervise
agency operations to see that they
were obeyed.
| Also, the agencies would have a
one -out-of- five hiring rule, in
stead of the present one-out- :
three selection system. And the
1agencies could set up a category
system of hiring, whereby appli-
cants would be placed in categories
of outstanding" well qualified, "
qualified and unqualified. u
Veterans would be required to
make passing grade before re-
ceiving five and 10-point veterans
preference, and 10-point veterans
preference for disability would be
limited to those who actually in
Cured combat disabilities and
were still disabled by their injuries
] The bill passed the Senate by q
lfiuke on the consent calendar
when most Of the veterans groups
weren't aware the measure was
being acted on. This time, the
veterans groups, as well as some
of the employe unions, are keeping
close watch to see that nothing
slips by them in the House.
The bill is supported by the
commission, the National Civi
Service League and the Citizens
Committee for the Hoover Report
all of which feel it would stream.
line personnel operations and give
1.-THE commission more time to de-
vote to personnel policy planning
ard operation.
| JENSEN RIDER-It's practical
lily certain that the House today
will adopt the Jensen amendment
las part of the 1853 Interior De-
|partment money bill. The House
previously approved the rider on
the Independent Offices and Labor
Federal Security Appropriation
bills.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
I'EimbaII Believes l. s.
|vViI Project Fornlosa
Regardless Of Korea
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Mar. 27.-United State
Secretary of Navy Dan A. Kim
ball believes the United States
Navy will continue to protect
Formosa regardless of what hap
pens in Korea, a Navy. spokesman
said today.
The spokesman. who is travel
ing with the Kimball party on Its
Far Eastern tour. said:
"That is the Secretary's inter-
probation of the present policy in
Washington =
It marks a departure from pol
icy statements made by President
Truman at the start of the Ko-
rean war. The President at that
time linked the use of the United
States 7th Fleet to defend For
mosa with the Korean war.
Not Backing Down.
On June 81, 1850, the President
ordered the 7th Fleet to prevent
any attack on Formosa and called
on the Chinese Nationalist govern
ment on the island to cease all ali
and sea operations against the
China mainland.
Since then. the 7th Fleet has
maintained small patrols in For
mosan waters while the most oi
its vessels have been concentrated
of the coast Of Korea.
The spokesman said Mr.. Kim.
ball was not backing down or
what he told newsmen yesterday
on Navy policy regarding For.
|moSa.
Mr.. Kimball was asked at a Tai,
peh press conference whether ths
policy Of protecting Formosa wa.
Ia permanent policy. He was tole
there was uneasineSs among ths
Chinese on Formosa that protec.
ton of the island might be sacri.
feed in the event of a Korean
truce or for other reasons.
Will Protect Friends.
The secretary said the policy O
protecting FormoSa would g,
along regardless Of Korea. Thes,
people on Formosa are our friend
and we're going to continue t,
protect them to whatever exten
is necessary"
The spokesman stressed again
that this is the way Mr.. Kimbal
Iinterprets present United State
policy on FormoSa.
Mr.. Kimball expects to spend a
least a week inspecting Unite,
States naval installations in ia
pan and Korea. He arrived las
might from Taipeh. where he con
ferred with Generalissimo Chan,
Kai-shek.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Prince Georges Plans
S1.2 Million for Roads

All but $500. 900 of the SIS mil
lion which the Prince Georges
County commissioners have ap-
propriated for the public works
department next fiscal year will
go for improvement and mainte-
nance of county roads.
Administrative expenses will eat
up the 100000
Major projects planned are. re-
construction OF Suitland road from
Suitland to Andrews Air Force
Base and rebuilding of part o1
Old Colesville road from Queens
Chapel road to University lane.
Evening star., 1952-03-27

So far. the amendment. spon-
sored by Representative Jensen,
Republican, of Iowa. has passed
unanimously in the House. En-
|couraged by his success, Mr.. Jen-
sen plans to offer similar amend
ments to the State Commerce
Justice and Defense Department
money bills when they reach the
House floor.
The rider has differed some
what, according to the bill it has
Deen applied to. The one for the
Independent Offices bill provided
for the filing of only Is per cent
|Of personnel vacancies until a 10
per cent personnel. reduction was
achieved, in addition to the IL
per cent previously chopped of
by the House Appropriations Com
mittee.
In the case of the Labor -FSA
oill. the vacancy filling ban would
remain in effect until a Is per
cent reduction had been achieved
lin addition to House Appropria-
ItionS Committee CUTS Mr.. Jensen
said this was done because the
appropriations unit had not cut
Labor-FSA enough in the first
Iplace.
= yer
GPO-The Joint Congressional
Committee on Printing has ap-
proved pay raises of up to q
cents an hour for more than 5000
Government Printing Office en-
lployes.
The increases are as follows:
Photo-engraverS, % cents: elec-
trotypers, 13 cents, Stereotypers. 6
cents; compositors, 13 cents;
Ipressmen, IL cents; maintenance
Ijourneymen (painters, electricians,
machinists. pipe fitters). 13 cents;
offset platemakers. cents. Pay
rates for bookbinders, photographic
photographers and negative cut
ters were unchanged. Also, the
committee turned down the appeal
of the pressmen and Offset plate
makers. who wanted a larger
raise than the one proposed by
John j. Deviny, the Public Printer.
RETIREMENT - Despite pub
llished reports. the Senate Civil
Service Subcommittee on Retire.
ment Legislation has not yet
agreed on a bill. However, q
measure should be favorably re-
ported within the next two weeks
The $4,000 ceiling in the original
bill is due to be lifted so that an
nuitants now receiving pensions
of more than $2,400 also could
benefit. A new cutoff figure OF
$4,000 has been mentioned. but
nothing definite has been decided
Also undecided is what the
amount Of the increase should be
and, whether it should be perma.
nent or for one year only.
AS reported here last week, thu
subcommittee has just about de.
cided to eliminate all other por.
tions of the bill, including the
provision that would increase
survivorship insurance benefits
for present Federal employees and
their families. This is being done
to keep the cost Of the bill down
as much as possible.
\ \ X
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
iOffice of Price Sterilization has
Evening star., 1952-03-27
Doctor Coll Plan Set

Doctors can be obtained for
emergency calls in Montgomery
County by calling police or the
nearest rescue station. under a
new system put into effect by the
County Medical Society.
The society has been expert
Imenting with the system since
last November and has decided to
make it permanent. Under the
Iplan. one physician and two al
|ternates for each section Of the
county keep themselves available
for emergency calls.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
Landlord Held in SIuyinq

Thomas N. Edwards, 81, was
held for grand jury action on a
murder charge yesterday by a
|coroner's jury. Edwards is &C
Icused of the fatal shooting Tues
day of william F. Traynor. 68. a
Iroomer at Edwards home, 1884
Fourth street NE.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
Bond Issue Vote Asked

The Arlington County Council OF
IPTA's wants the school board to
set up a referendum on a new
school bond issue as soon as pos
sible.
A resolution to the board urges
that the issue be large enough to
end overcrowding, double shifts
and makeshift expedients in the
schools.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
Dope Payof Charges
Against Police 10 Get
Attention in Senate

Charges against members ol
the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment by witnesses before The
Nicely Crime subcommittee ap.
Ipeared today to be headed fol
consideration of the Senate.
Senator Case. Republican, ol
South Dakota, called for a resume
tof testimony which linked mem
bers OF the narcotics squad with
some Of Washington's biggest
dope peddlers and planned to take
the matter to the floor.
Senator Case is q member oi
the Senate District Committee
and attended several sessions oi
the crime subcommittee during
the dope hearings.
Praises Committees Work.
Senator Case said disclosures
before the subcommittee provided
ample Justification for the inquiry
into organized crime In the Dis.
trict. He praised the work Of
the five-member unit of which
Senator Neely, Democrat, OF West
Virginia, is chairman.
The South Dakotan also compli-
mented the stafT investigator.
headed by Arnold Bauman, chic
counsel, from whom he will obtair
the resume.
1t was learned, meanwhile, thai
the staff Is looking into reports oI
laxity in the issuance Of liquor
licenses to persons with gambling
connections or criminal records
This would involve the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board.
The committee also is expected
Ito study lotteries conducted by tn.
Park Police and it has intensified
IAN investigation of gambling race
wire services.
SubpOenaed Records Checked.
A committee investigator is ir
Cleveland, national headquarter'
for Continental Press, to look ovel
the subpoenaed records Of the de.
funct race wire service.
Thomas F. Kelly, former Chi.
cago manager of Continenta
Press, has been mysteriously un'
available to the committee, which
is anxious to question him abou
how Continental served Distric
bookmakers.
i Committee staff men and th'
United States marshal's offic'
have been unable to find him
His attorneys here and in Chicago
have been notified that he i
wanted.
Kelly was sought for question
ling in the same executive session
at which Leonard j. Matusky
Iself-styled public relations maj
from California, appeared as {
witness. Matusky was asked abou
1.-THE tie-in of the national servic,
with District bookmakers.
| Operations Suspended.
Ofiicials of the race wire servic'
which furnished to bookmaker
race results from tracks through
out the country - announced
three weeks ago that Continenta
was suSpending operations be.
cause it could not afford to pal
the 10 per cent Federal gamblin.
tax.
The ABC has been mentioned
briefly in previous public hear
ings. Charles II. Nelson, colored
former night manager Of th'
Brass Rail Restaurant, told thu
committee he saw bribes of So!
handed to ABC inspectors.
/ His testimony came when th'
committee probed the number
racket. The Brass Rail is listet
in the name of Mrs. Yvonne Sim,
kins, colored, wife of Roge
(Whitetop) Simkins, Washing
ton numbers figure.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
CITY Seeks Better Price

The directors board of Green
belt Veterans Corp, which has
been negotiating to buy Green
belt. Md, from the Federal Gov
Iernment, will seek to get the Gov
,ernment's asking price of $50
million cut by 10 per cent.
That was decided last night by
the more than 500 members of the
Ico-operative organization of pres
ient Greenbelt residents, who have
first priority in purchasing the
city.
Evening star., 1952-03-27

IL the Rouse
lu nit approves
lit, there prob
Ia b ! y a r e
enough dissent
ling members
on the commit
tee to make a
successful fight
of blocking it
| on the House
floor.
| The main OPP
| position to the
bill comes from
the powerful
1 fvotnranS' or
Evening star., 1952-03-27

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. S3. on March FL
Lowest. 10, on January 80.
High and Low Of Last "A Hours.
High, So, at 3:25 pm
Low. ~, at 7:10 q m.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
The Federal Spotlight
Bill for Direct Agency Hiring
Headed for Defeat in House
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

The examining
authority the individual Federal filing
Jobs has into strong difficulties in the House Civil Service
Committee
AS result doubtful be enacted
Evening star., 1952-03-27

The chances of the House Civil
Service Committee approving the
bill are none too good. And even
Evening star., 1952-03-27
River Report.

From u s. Engineers1
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy 81
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
Tide Table

The Sun and Moon,
Evening star., 1952-03-27

CAPITAL ROUNDUP 49, The
ONCE of Price Sterilization has