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Evening star., 1952-05-12
By the Assoeioted Press

SEOUL, Korea, May 12.-Brig
Gen. Francis T. Dodd said tonight
Red prisoners who held him a
hostage IS hours on Koje Island
threatened to kill him, resist
United Nations troops and stage
an island-wide prison break if
force were used to get him out.
But the balding, gray-haired
general said he was convinced,
nevertheless, that the United Ma
tions command threats to use
force had a decided effect" in
gaining his release.
The general, reading from a
four-page statement. in a clear,
strong voice, said "the demands
made by the POWs are inconse-
|quential and the concessions
granted by the camp authorities
were of minor Importance"
No Questioning Permitted.
Gen. Dodd read his statement
to the press after being held be-
hind a wall of secrecy for 48
hours. He wore a pistol on his
hip. strapped into a holster with
a gaudy silver buckle.
He seemed healthy, despite his
ordeal.
Newsmen were not permitted to
ask the general single question
when he finished his prepared
statement.
In the statement, Gen. Dodd
said he had been well treated in
Compound 76. where 5000 die
hard North Korean Communist
soldiers are POWs. He said the
Reds gave him medical attention
and attended to my personal
needs"
The general described a pre-
liminary meeting at which the
Evening star., 1952-05-12
Union Leaders Issue
Call for Tightening
OF Oil Strike Effects
Coalition Rejects Request
OfWSB to Send Men Back
To Work Pending PorIey
BY the Associated Press

DENVER, May 12.-Union lead
ers called today for Tightening
of a Nation wide strike of about
10000 oil workers as union and in
dustry officials headed for a
Washington conference tomorrow.
The conference was called by
the Wage Sterilization Board to
talk over ways and means of end
ing the walkout, now in it's 18th
day. The coalition of striking
unions turned down a request by
the board to send it's men back
to work, pending the conference.
CIO Oil Workers International
Union officials of eight Midwestern
States met at Toledo yesterday
and agreed to tighten up picket
ing at all points where it may be
legal to do so."
Fear Loss of Tourists.
Officials of Western States
which rely heavily on motorist:
for their tourist trade expressed
fears that the oil strike, if pro-
longed, would cut sharply into
lucrative summer business.
Joseph B. Brand, president o1
the Motor Hotel Association o1
New Mexico. said he was writing
the States congressional delega-
ton urging them to aid in settling
the strike.
He saw a loss of $25 million tt
$50 million is threatened with the
tourist season just beginning.
Colorado officials expressed
similar fears. Last year tourist
and convention visitors pouret
1921 million into the State.
In California, the Independent
Union of Petroleum Worker'
signed an agreement for wage
increases with the Standard Oi
Co. of California. However. thi
union has not been involved ii
the strike called April 80.
British Airline Cuts Back.
At London, British European
Airways cut passenger service t.
the continent and said there will
be further cuts if the oil strike II
the United States continues.
The British Overseas Airway
Corp. said it had sufficient sup
plies of gasoline outside Britain
to continue normal flights 70
some time.
The United States and Britai
asked all nations to conserv
dwindling supplies of aviation gas
oline. They warned global restrie
tions may follow.
o. A. Knight. president Of tn
CIO Oil Workers, largest of tn
I22 uniors striking for highe
wages, flew to Washington yes
terday to prepare for the meetin
called by the WSB.
The agreement between the In
dependent union of petroleum
workers and Standard of Californl
provides a basic wage increase
1917 cents an hour. That's tn
compromise figure Mr.. Knigt
said would be acceptable instea
of the 25-cent raise sought orig
inally on the current 81 to $2.1
hourly rate.
The agreement was to be sui
mitted to the WSB in Washing
ton today. Mr.. Mcmahon sal
prompt approval was expected.
Evening star., 1952-05-12
Aid Measure
Delayed by Move 10
Limit JET Shipments
Senate Armed Services
Group to Quiz Pentoeon
Air Officials on Needs
By J. A. OleoV

Senator Knowland, Republican,
of California moved today to
place a 10 per cent limit on the
number of jet planes that can be
turned over to other countries
under the foreign aid program
until American air forces are
fully equipped.
The offering of this amendment
in the Senate Armed Services
Committee this morning pre-
vented action on the 500 billion
foreign aid bill until tomorrow.
The committee decided to call
in air officials from the Pentagon
for another hearing tomorrow be-
fore voting.
Senator Knowland declared in
the Senate last week that u. N.
fighting planes over Korea are
often outnumbered by two or four
to one, and that about half of this
country's planes are obsolete.
Ridgeway Briefing Due.
Acting Chairman Byrd of Armed
Services announced today that
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgeway will
brief the committee on the Korean
war in closed session May 81. = He
said Gen. Ridgeway. who has
started home on his way to take
over in Western Europe, will be in
Washington the entire week of
May 10.
The Know wland amendment
would not reduce the $6.9 billion
total in the foreign aid bill. It
would, however. prohibit the
transfer to other governments OF
more than 10 per cent of the jet
planes hereafter produced until
the Secretary of Defense deter
mines that the Air Force, Navy ano
Marine Corps have been fully
equipped with modern jet planes
The committee decided to cal
in Secretary for Air Finletter, act
ing Chief of the Air Force Twin.
ing and Admiral Cassidy, vict
chief of Naval Operations for Air
before voting on the amendment
A spokesman for the Mutual Sc.
curity Administration also wa!
invited.
/ Report Made Public.
4 The House Foreign Affairs Com
. Imittee made public its report OF
the bill last night. expressing tn
belief that there has been NJ
) lessening in the past year of tn
danger of Soviet aggression whicl
would justify any relaxation of tn
United States defense effort.
At the same time, the Com
J mittee report added:
"The best judgment of Unitet
States military leaders and diplo
, mats is that the Soviets have no
set a date for an attack on th'
West. and that it is quite lkel!
, the Kremlin has not yet reaches
! a decision that an all-out war will
{ the free world is inevitable"
Evening star., 1952-05-12
Vanech Admits FaiIint
Bar Examination in
District and Virginia
Tells House Investigators
He Passed Law Test in
Tennessee in 1910
By George Beveridee

Deputy Attorney General A
Dewitt Vanech has told House in
vestigators he was admitted. as a
non PRESIDENT, to practice law in
Tennessee in 1910 after failing tc
pass bar exams in the District and
Virginia.
Testimony of the No. 2 Justice
Department official, given in closec
session April 10, was released to.
day by the House Judiciary sub.
committee investigating the Law
enforcement agency.
st. Louis Hearing Set.
At the same time, Chairman
Chelf told reporters the subcom.
mittee next week will open public
hearings on charges of "tamper'
ing an outside interference" with
a st. Louis grand jury investiga
ton of tax case handling last year
The Vanech inquiry has cen
tered around a provision of Ten
neSsee law, requiring that non
resident bar applicants mus
certify they intend to reside anc
practice law in that State.
In the testimony released today
Mr.. Vanech said he had intended
in 1910 to try cases in Tennessee
as an employe of the Justice De-
partment's Bureau of War Risk
Litigation. He also testified thai
he had discussed opening a pri-
vate law Office in Tennessee with 9
friend, Paul Luten.
Mr.. Vanech said Mr.. Luten hac
a law Office there "for years"
Luten in Grocery Business.
However, Morris Best, a sub
committee investigator. testified
today that Mr.. Luten is engaged
in the wholesale grocery business
in Waverly, Tenn. He said Mr.
Luten, a former Justice Depart
ment employe, has not actively
practiced law in Tennessee since
1888.
Mr.. Best, however, quoted Mr.
Luten as saying that he did dis
cuss the possibility of opening a
law Office there with Mr.. Vanech
in 1899.
Mr.. Vanech said he never tried
the war risk cases in Tennessee
because he was transferred to an
other Justice Department office
four months after passing the
Tennessee exam.
He testified he failed the Vir-
ginia exam. once or twice while
attending Washington College OF
Law as a night student. He sale
he failed the District exam or
three occasions between 1886 anc
1888.
Was to Appear Today.
Mr.. Vanech, a 46-year-old Fed.
Ieral career employe, had beer
scheduled to appear for question.
ing at today's session. Chairman
Chelf said Mr.. Vanech had asked
that he be allowed to appear to-
morrow. Later, however. the SUBJ
committee decided not to hear the
official unless he requests it.
Mr.. Chelf said the group hopes
to open public hearings on the st
Louis situation May 81.
Charges involved in the case
were made after the grand jury
submitted a partial report Of its
tax investigation. The report
prompted Federal Judge George
Moore to order the grand jury tc
make a more vigorous inquiry. II
did. and indictments returned
later included one against former
internal Revenue Collector James
IP. Finnegan.
Mr.. Chelf said witnesses will in
Iclude Judge Moore, Henry Butler
foreman of the grand jury. and
Clinton Whittemore, the deputy
foreman
Evening star., 1952-05-12
$4,000 Phone Calls
From Washington
Set Record for Day

Telephone calls set a new
record here yesterday.
Ninety-two thousand out
going long-distance calls
were made. The Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co.
said it was the most for any
single day. Mothers Day calls
usually are heavy, but yes
terday,s total was 1000 more
than the previous high for
even that day.
The company said two
thirds of the calls were COM
pleted.
Evening star., 1952-05-12
Kennons Have New Boby

BONN, Germany, May IL R.-
Mrs. George Kennan, wife of the
new United States Ambassador to
Moscow, gave birth to q 71a-pound
daughter here yesterday. The
baby is the Kennans' fourth child.
The Ambassador few to Moscow
last week to take up his duties.
Evening star., 1952-05-12
Bulletin
HoIdup Suspects Held

Police today arrested two sus-
poets in the $1,O14 holdup April
Is at the Chesapeake & Poto-
mac Telephone Co., 725 Thir-
teenth street NV, and planned
to charge them with h0ldup and
robbery.
Evening star., 1952-05-12


som demands by North Korean
prisoners on Koje Island-and
told which demands were acceded
to in order to secure Gen. Dodd's
release.
ColsOn's Agreements.
Gen. Clark's statement said Brig.
Gen. Charles Colson, new COM
mander of the POW camp. agreed
to:
l. Do all within his power to
eliminate future violence and
bloodshed on Koje. (Ninety POWs
and one American guard were
killed in two Koje POW riots In
February and March)
2. Stop "forcible screening or
any rearming Of prisoners OF war
in this camp" and not make any
attempt "at nominal screening"
(What was meant by "rearming"
was not explained)
3. Allow the organization of al
POW representative group or COM
mission consisting of North Korean
and Chinese prisoners.
Gen. Clark said:
1.-THE reply by Gen. Colson to
the Communist prisoners was
made under duress at q time when
the life of Gen. Dodd was at stake.
The Communist demands were un-
adulterated blackmail and any
commitments made by Gen. Col
son as a result Of such demands
should be interpreted accordingly" u
Gen. Clark did not say whether
the commitments would bel
honored.
May Ignore Commitments.
The agreements to stop screen
in0 prisoners and allow them to
organize seemed the only big con-
cessions the Army made to secure
Gen. Dodd's release. Obviously
the U. N. already was doing every-s
thing it could to avoid violence
on the island.
Gen. Clark's statement that the
Red demands were "unadulter-
ated blackmail and any commit
ments made by Gen. Colson as a
result of such demands should be
interpreted accordingly" seemed
to hint that the U. N. would not
honor the commitments.
Gen. Clark said the Communists
made the following demands in
these words Saturday in exchange
for Gen. Dodd's release:
IL. Immediate ceasing the bar
barous behavior, insults, torture,
forcible protest with blood writ
ing, threatening, confine, mass
machinegun shooting, using poison
gas, germ weapons, experiment
object of A-bomb, by your COM
mand You should guarantee PW
human rights and individual life
with the base on the international
law.
Other Demands.
"2. Immediate stopping the So
called illegal and unreasonable
voluntary repatriation Of NKPA
North Korean Peoples Army
and CPVA (Chinese Peoples Vol
unteer Army PW.
"3. Immediate ceaSing the for
chile investigation (screening). {.
which thousands of PW Of NKPA
and CPVA be rearmed and failed
in slavery, permanently and lille
gally.
Il. Immediate recognition Of
the PW representative group
(commission) consisted of NKPA
and CPVA PW and close Coop
Grafton to it by your command.
This representative group will
turn in Brig. Gen. Dodd, United
States of America, on your hand
after we receive the satisfactory
written declaration to resolve the
above items by your command.
We will wait for your warm and
sincere answer. PW representa-
(See CLARK, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1952-05-12

Dodd Seizure Believed PIonned At leost
Week in Advonce. Pose A-3
1hreot to Use Tonks Credited With Port
in FREEING Dodd. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1952-05-12

(See CLARK, Page A-30
Evening star., 1952-05-12

u. N. commander, listed the ran
som demands by North Korean
prisoners on Koje Island-and
told which demands were acceded
to in order to secure Gen. Dodd's
release.
Evening star., 1952-05-12
Weather Forecast

Some sunshine and rather windy today;
partly cloudy and continued cool tonight
and tomorrow. Low tonight about As.
Full report on Page A-2D
Evening star., 1952-05-25
Recordings in Mrs. WhittoIIs
100000 Grant Heard byCIub

realization Of Whitman's thought.
1.-THE idea will grow" she de-
clared yesterday. II want to see
people become interested in
poetry"
And that's just what the Fed
eral Poets want, too. They are
dedicated to learning to enjoy and
write poetry and to encourage
others to appreciate 1t. Those
who aren't sincere said Oliver
w. Wilson, vice president of the
group, who lives at 868 North Ken
lucky avenue, Arlington. "soon
depart"
The Poetry Room Is not easily
accessible to the public. It pro-
bably never will be. Only scholars
and groups will use it.
However, hundreds Of citizens
have enjoyed the readings of great
poetry sponsored by Mrs. Whittall
under her endowment, made De-
Evening star., 1952-05-25

ITO have great poets, there
must be great audiences"
Both Mrs. Gertrude Clark
Whittall and the Federal Poets
|of Washington agree with Walt
Whitman on that.
Yesterday about Is persons,
Government employees. sat down
in the Poetry Room at the LIZ
brary Of Congress, with Mrs. Whit
|tall. literary and musical phil
|anthropist, to hear recordings OF
|recitations given under hte $780,
900 grant by Mrs. Whittall to
the library.
It was the first time the room
has been used as a meeting place.
Library officials are particularly
careful that only scholars and
the most dedicated musical groups
go there.
|. Mrs. Whittall thinks the meet
ing marks a beginning Of the
Evening star., 1952-05-25

WOllNISIS
Mischa Eiman
Georges Enesco
Jascha Heifetz
Fritz Kreisler
Yehudi Menuhin
Nathan Milstein
Mishel Piastro @
Isaac Stern
VocALISTS
Marian Anderson
Nelson Eddy
Lotte Lehman
Christopher Lynch
Dorothy Maynor
Elizabeth Schumann
MARGARET Speaks
Gladys Swarthout
Magsie Teyte
Blanche Thebom (
John Charles Thomas
Lawrence Tibbett
Evening star., 1952-05-25
Monastery to Be Open
For Tourists in ItuIy
"a BY The Associated Press

~ me ASsoeldted Press
SAINT ARCANGELO DI Ro-
MAGMA, Italy-One of the most
interesting examples Of 9th Cen
tury Byzantine monasteries will
be open to tourists here this sum-
mer.
It is group Of four grottoes out
Of about 100 which form the mon
astery center on to Of Mount st.
Arcangelo.
Prof. Amedeo Majuri, superin-
tendent Of arts Of Pompeii and
Hercolanuln. confirmed the pre-
vious findings that the small
grottoes were "basilicas on the
Apprentices. dedicated to the cult of
st. Basiliusan Oriental version
Of Christianity"
Evening star., 1952-05-25

cember rs. 1910. They've heard
Meredith Wilson. Cleanth Brooks
and Margaret Webster. More are
planned for next fall.
II hope to see a great division
OF literature-poetry And
hope to see it put to use." Mrs
Whittall said. This is just o be-
ginning"
Evening star., 1952-05-25
Village Of the Aged
Is Planned in Israel
BY the Associated Press

). TEL AVN. - Israel, which Is
probably the only country which
has q special "Village Of the
Blind" will now also be provided
with q "Village Of the Aged" It
will give elderly persons without
families better atmosphere than
usually found in old age homes.
Evening star., 1952-05-25
Portugal Court Fines
Admiral for Defamation
by the Assoeiused Press

LISBON, Portugal. May 24.-A
court today fined Admiral Quinteo
Meireles. opposition candidate for
the presidency of Portugal last
year. $40 for defamation.
Portugal's ambassador to Lon
don, Armindo Monteiro. charged
the admiral DETAINED him in elec-
tioneering propaganda. Admiral
Meireles withdrew from the cam
|paign three days before the cleo
ton. contending he could not
campaign freely.
Evening star., 1952-05-25
CONDUCTORS

Sb~NO
Howard Barlow
Leon Barzin
Frank Black
Walter Damrosch
Desire Defauw
Victor De Sabata
Rudolph Ganz
Vladimir Golschmann
Effem Kurtz
Erich Leinsdorf
Fritz Mahler
Dimitri Mitropolous
Eusene Ormandy
Fritz Reiner
Artur Rodzinski
Fabien Sevitzky
Alexander Smallens
William Steinbers
Reginald Stewart
Leopold Stokowski
George Sell
Arturo. Toscanini
Alfred Wallenstein
Bruno Walter
oRcHEsTRAS
National Orchestra Association
Of New York
New York Philharmonic
Symphony
Robin Hood Dell Concerts,
Philadelphia
Rochester Symphony
St. Louis Symphony
Evening star., 1952-05-25
PIANIsTs

Lady Beecham
Alexander Brailowsk,
Robert Casadesus
Clifford Curzon
Rudolf Firkusny
Carl Friedbers
Rudolph CAM
Friedrich Gulda
Myra Hess
Josef Holman
Vladimir Horowitz
Ernest Hutcheson
Maryls Jonas
William Kapell
Lii Kraus
Wanda Landowska
Oscar Levant
Guiomar Novaes
Artur Rubinstein
Artur Schnabel
Hazel Scott
Rudolph Serkin
Solomon
Alec Templeton
Earl Wild
Evening star., 1952-05-25

Cleveland Orchestra
Dallas symphony
Detroit Symphony.
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Houston Symphony
Indianapolis Symphony
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Evening star., 1952-05-25
PIANO ENSEMBLES

Bartlett and Robertson
yronsky: and Bsbin
First Piano Quartet
-Four Piano Ensemble
Evening star., 1952-01-05

Evening news broadcast di-
rect from The Stars news
room. Monday through Friday
over Stations WMAL and
WMAL-FM; 6 pm.
Evening star., 1952-01-05
FIN Stutions

WRc-FM-s3.s Me-, Channel 73S
$50 am. to ! am
WT0P-FM-ss.3 Me-, Channel 2l2
$50 am. to 2 an.
WBUz-FM-se.I Ne. ehannel 74a
7:30 am. to 1890 a.ra. and
4 pm. to 9 pm.
WAsn-FM-s1.1 Me-, Channel 10
2:3o to II pm.
W0L-FM-so.T Me-, Channel 2sa
6 am. to IL Midnight.
WcFM-ss.s Me-, chanael $50
pm. to II pm.
WFAN-10o.3 Me-, Channel 2e1
s am. to 9 pm.
WWDc-FM-1ei.1 Me-, Channel 7se
7 an. to s.m.
WeMs-FM-ios.s Me-, chsnneI no
$50 an. to Midnight
WARl-FM--1e5.1 Me-, Channel 7os
7:l5 an. to . pm.
wusT-FM-iss.s Me-. cAsansl 2s7
7:l5 an. 10 . pm.
uMAL-FM-is1.3 Me-, Channel ~
Q en-. % U ialdnighs.
Evening star., 1952-01-05

noted military personages take part
lin the ceremonies.
500, WTOP-Gene Autry Show
Gene Autry celebrates his 18th year
on the air.
$3.50, WASH-MGM Theater of
the Air: Marsha Hunt, Jay Jostyn
and Louise Albritton star in "The
Feminine Touch. on the premiere
of the new program.
$3.50, WRC- Grand Ole Opry:
Folk Singer Cart Smith visits.
10:00. WASH Chicago Theater OF
the Air: Sigmund Romberg's MY
Romance" starring Nancy Carr and
Thomas L. Thomas,
Evening star., 1952-01-05

10:oO, WRC-V Vaughn Monroe
Show: Shaye Cogan helps Vaughn
Monroe pay a salute to the Uni
versity of Connecticut.
Television Today.
500, WNB All Star Revue:
Martha Raye stars with Robert
Cummings as guest.
500, WTOP-Ken Murray Show:
Veronica Lake, Horace Mcmahon
and James Melton head the guest
list.
800, WNBW-Y Your Show Of
Shows: Robert Merrill Is featured
In the cast.
$500. WTOP-Wonderful Town: ]
Skitch Henderson takes over for
vacationing Faye Emerson and
Evening star., 1952-01-05
HighIights
Radio Today.

$50, WRC-NBC Symphony Or
chestra: Arturo Toscanini conducts
the orchestra in music by Weber,
Franck. Debussy and Elgar.
TOO, WMAL-The CIO and You:
Philip Murray is heard in excerpts
from his talks during the Steel
workers Convention in Atlantic
City on the preceding day.
500. WWDC. WAsH-Twenty
Evening star., 1952-01-05

traces the development Of music in
this country.
$3.50, WMAL--Wrestling Wrestling
matches are telecast from Chicago
1880, WNBW-Theater: The first
Of the new film series Is Alexander
Korda's Seven Days to Noon" ;"
starring Barry Jones and Olive
Sloane.
Evening star., 1952-01-05
Other AN Stutions

WeMs-s1e ke.-s:3o a.'i.-4:45 pm.
WPlk-73e Ke.--7:l5 s.ln.-4:45 pm.
wARi-1eo ke.-7,15 a.al.-4:45 pm.
MsAf-1.0so ke.-7:lS s.rH.-4:4s p.Hs.
WusT-i,12a ke.-7:l5 s.Fa.-l.45 pm.
WfAx-i,21g Ke.-7:i5 a.i,.-4.4s pm.
Evening star., 1952-01-05

Questions: Jan Struther sits in on
the panel.
$500, VIM Al West Point Ses-
quicentennial Celebration: Inaugu-
raj ceremonies opening the United
States Military Academy West
Point Sesquicentennial Celebration.
Secretary Of the Army Frank Pace.
General Lucius D. Clay and other
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-02-20
NEwSPAPERMAN
fccnfinvsd From psqs One !

surprisingly enough, unless you
know your geography In minute dc.
tail. actually 100 miles south Of
Louisville. Ny. on the Ohio river.
lie studied az the University Of
Missouri. Columbia. Mo-. and was
the first Of his family. Who are
mostly lawyers. 20 branch oui into
the newspaper business. An alert
man with sharp brown eyes behind
siudioas looking glasses. he admit.
ted that once link gets in your
blood. Il stays there. There's moth.
ing would rather do than work in
my chosen field
Ne was an editor al ID. HIS first
venture was doing the usual high
school sports stuff. then. when ssiil
In school. he took over the news
section ~ nearby daily, From
then on. for a little ever ~ years
he's been writing. editing and pu',
lishine. We does q modest week,
~ column" too.
u IA his opinion that a chassy
local column gets more attention
than syndicated ones and he laugh.
ed n the unusual title of Coach
Chowdcr. pointing ous that Il was
probably the only one of that name
IN the newspaper world. Feirick
said that q general news and sports
column appearing IN has weekly
paper also had a unique title: Sing
and Myth. MS the brain-ehsld d
one. Sam Smith. siaffkier and edi.
tor. Mr.. Smith took . iot Of ribbinr
recently whsn an AP picture II I've
Sam Smiths. one a respectable man
and one = gambler. appeared In .
law suit story Of defamation II
character through use of the simi-
lar names. ] don't know what the
Indiana Sam smiths comment vas.
but u might have been. Must have
been two ether guys. ("
This h Feirich's third trip % Key
West this year. Hell stay until
March. HIS wife accompanied him
on the Florida iaunt 20 visit lheir
II year old son Who 10 attending
the naval scsdemy IN n. reters.
burg. He'd becA here q the Stnk
before with National Editorial A.
sociafion tours His verdict % ne
Island City q - vouldnt trade
Key West for al the rest Of Fiofi
ds."
The Feirlchs are living a ets
Francis street They got their guar.
tiers ~ placing an advertisement
IN the want nd section Of The G.
then within just "a hours.