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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
500 Get Notices
|0f Dismissal at
Revenue Office
500 More Due to Go,
Andrews Says; Stoff
To Fall to About2,5OO

Five hundred employees of the
Washington Office of the Inter-
nal Revenue Service have re-
ceived dismissal notices and an
other 500 are expected to receive
them by next Thursday, Inter-
nal Revenue Commissioner T.
Coleman Andrews has disclosed.
The cuts, combined with sew
eral made earlier, will reduce
the headquarters staff from a
recent 1000 to about $500.
Mr.. Andrews disclosed the re-
auctions in a speech recorded
for Nation wide broadcast last
night. Earlier he addressed a
gathering of $500 employees of
the New York regional Office at
Carnegie Hall, and a dinner
meeting in his honor attended
by more than LOO members of
business and legal groups.
Pledges Strict Enforcement.
Mr.. Andrews pledged that tax
evasion cases which should be
prosecuted are going to be prose-
cuted-and the punishment is
going to fit the crime. He told
the dinner audience that tax
agents have been alerted to
watch for abuses in entertain
ment expenses" claims in income
tax returns, and promised that
his agents will take sharp look
at such expenses for items rang
ing from autos to yachts.
He Endorsed the proposal that
between 35 and 40 million wage
earners who are subject to tax
withholding and who have no
income other than wages. be
freed Of the necessity of filing
tax returns. Mr.. Andrews said
the proposal had been found
practicable and would save the
Government money. and he
hoped Congress would act next
year to authorize elimination of
the filing requirement for that
category of taxpayers.
Stresses Accomplishments.
Among accomplishments of
the revenue service in the first
half-year of the Eisenhower adj
ministration, Mr.. Andrews listed
speeding up of tax refunds, a
five-fold increase in personal adj
viSory services to tax return filers
and a big reduction in the back
log of requests for rulings on tax
questions.
Mr.. Andrews said at the din
ner that the door to-door can
vass in the New England States,
to determine who is paying in
come taxes and who isn't. is
paying off,"
He said preliminary reports Of
the canvass, begun as a pilot OPP
Grafton two weeks ago, indicate
that a great many delinquent in
dividual income and business tax
returns are pouring into our
field offices, along with the
money due"
ut all adds up to the fact that
we are causing a lot of folks to
face up to their tax obligations
for the first time" Mr.. Andrews
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
City Orders One-Woy Traffic
Permanently on Two Streets

two-way traffic Saturday if the
Commissioners had not acted.
Engineer Commissioner Louis
Prentiss said District Traffic Di-
rector George E. ,Keneipp will
make continuing study of traf-
fic on the two streets.
The merchants had demanded
several times that the Commits
sioners restore two-way traffic.
They contended earlier this week
that their business was being
hurt.
Gen. Prentiss said a study Of
sales tax receipts of those mer-
chants concerned showed an in
crease in business, however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
9 Children, Including a Boys
At Richmond, Die in Iceboxes
Four Brothers and
Sister Trapped at
Arkansas Home
BY the Associated Press

PROCTOR, Ark, Aug. 13.-An
old ice box taken from a country
store caught four brothers and
their sister in death trap at
farm home near here last
night.
The blond youngsters. ranging
in age from 9 to 2, were found
crumpled in the soft drink box
by deputy sheriff called by the
frantic mother.
The oldest, 9-year- old Edward
Mailman, bore the only visible
injuries. He apparently butted
his head against the latched lid
in a desperate effort to force
it open.
T. H. McGough, Crittenden
County coroner, said there was
no evidence of foul play. Looks
like they were in the ice box
playing when the overhead lid
slammed down." he said.
Death was attributed to suffo-
cation. The heavily insulated
box is nearly alright.
Deputies were called when
Mrs. j. w. Mailman returned
from the fields with her two
Oldest children and found the
youngsters missing.
Deputy Billy Williams said he
and other officers searched the
premises and were ready to
search nearby woods when he
(See CHILDREN, Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
New Wa|kouts
Called in Tense
French Crisis
LunieI Stunds Firm
As Protest Strikes
PoroIyze Nation

PARIS. Aug. 13.-New walk
outs were called today in the
newspapers and national de-
Tense establishments as the gil
gantic strike wave involving 4
workers rolled on in
France.
No end to labor's great up
heaval was in sight as the unions
battled Premier Joseph Laniel's
economy program.
There were no negotiations
under way between the unions
and the government. which was
trying to cope with the situation
by putting police, soldiers and
even convicts to work cleaning
streets and helping sort mail.
There was one bright develop
ment for thousands of annoyed
tourists-custom agents quit
their jobs in ever-increasing
numbers at ports, air fields and
border points, so that baggage
was going in and out uninspected.
Most of the luggage going out
belonged to fleeing tourists.
Newspapers to Be Hit.
The partially government-sub-
sidized French News Agency
(AFP) said it expected to be hit
by a strike tomorrow.
Unions ordered pressmen and
journalists to strike so that
there would be no newspapers
next Monday.
The Socialist Workers Force
FO) ordered workers in arse
nails and other military branches
to strike tomorrow for "a hours.
Building trade unions were dis
cussing the calling of a Walkout.
A few trains were running
throughout the nation, and some
mail was being distributed, but
by and large both the railways
and postal, telephone and tele-
graphic services continued to be
paralyzed.
The strikes had spread from
nationalized services like the
railways, airlines, mines and
post office to private branches
of commerce and industry. Be-
hind the strike wave now was
labor'S bid for large-scale rise
in all wages and salaries.
Army Manning Trucks.
The French Army manned 900
trucks to replace the strike
bound Paris subway and bus
system and to service the sub
urbs. The Army might have to
go on doing SO, for the city
transport unions were meeting
to decide if they would continue
their walkout tomorrow.
AS the wave OF demoralizing
strikes went into the ninth day,
Mr.. Laniel, a multimillionaire
textile industrialiSt who learned
to fight in the wartime French
underground. stuck his chin out
and said he would not yield.
In a fighting speech to the
nation last night the 64-year-
old Premier exclaimed:
Il say not to strike. say no
to pressure moves, direct or indi-
rect, which have been imposed
on the government"
All factions of French labor
were pressing him. The first
Walkouts last week were called
by the Socialist Workers Force
(See PARIS. Page A-5N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
East Germany Signs Pact
To Buy From Red China
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Aug. 13.-East Ger
many has signed an agreement
to buy so million rubles $12.5
million) worth of exports, includ-
ing foodstuffS, from Red China
during the remainder of 1858, it
was announced last night.
The agreement was concluded
In Peiping August 8.
The Chinese deliveries will in
clude wool, cotton, skins, rice,
wheat. egg products and canned
meat.
The Red-controlled press
hailed today the arrival in East
Germany of fresh fruits and
wines. These were bought in the
Soviet Union, satellite states,
France. Italy and Denmark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
Dc. Plumbers Strike
Settled as Union Gets
Two Wage Increases
22-Cent Hourly Boost
For One Yeor and lac
In Next Is Agreed On

The three-week-old strike of
Washington plumbers was set
tied today with the union gain
ing a 22-cent hourly wage in
crease for the first year of a
new contract and an additional
accent boost effective the Sec
ond year.
The settlement will give the
plumbers a total of 1912 an
hour for the first year and 1926
for the second year. The union
originally asked $3.15 an hour
while the employers group, the
Contractors Association, offered
$3.1o.
The settlement was reached
this afternoon in the interna-
tional Office of the United Asso-
citation of Journeymen and APP
prenticeS of the Plumbing and
Pipe-Fitting Industry in the
Ring Building.
Participants In Meeting.
Leading the bargaining for
the union was Edward j. Hillock,
secretary-treasurer of the inter-
national. He was aided by Will
liam c. O'Neill. assistant Sec
rotary treasurer; Bernard A.
Downey, business manager of
Local No. S and John j. Daley,
president of the local.
Representing the contractors
were Frank Haines, chairman of
the associations conference
committee; Edward M. Bavis,
president of the association, and
Maurice r. Colbert.
Originally $50 plumbers struck
last month over wage dispute.
Since then about $50 have OBJ
tanned employment with indi-
vidual contractors who met the
demanded figure. The others
are expected to return to their
jobs tomorrow morning after
formal signing of the agreement.
Several technicalities still are
to be ironed out.
Labor Secretary Durkin sat in
with the conferees yesterday.
Mr.. Durkin is on leave as presi-
dent of the unions international
while serving in his cabinet post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13

The District Commissioners to-
day decided that Tenth and
Twelfth streets will remain one
way traffic arteries through
downtown Washington perma-
nently.
In making the decision, the
city heads rejected demands
from merchants along Twelfth
street that two-way traffic be al
lowed.
Twelfth street has been one
way for northbound vehicles and
Tenth street one way for south
bound the past six months. It
was on a trial basis. The two
streets would have reverted to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
Aussies Invite Nixon

CANBERRA. Australia, Aug. Is
R).-Prime Minister Robert G..
MenzieS announced today that
Australia is inviting Vice Presi-
dent Richard Nixon to visit here
during his Far Eastern tour. Mr..
Menzies said Mr.. Nixon is ex-
pected in October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13

the Cadillac, OldSmobile and
Pontiac plants would be hit. An
estimated $4,000 workers may be
out of their jobs temporarily.
The fire ragged for three hours
before it was brought under con-
troll. Within another hour the
dead were brought out of the
building. They were:
1t. William G. Degner. 43, act
ing chief of the protection force
of the Ternstedt Instrument
Division located in a wing of the
building.
Danny Staley, a production
worker.
Firefighters said a spark from
a welding torch set off oil which
spread to the rest Of the build
ing.
The fire started just before 4
o'clock. Plant safety men cleared
$500 workers out Of the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
Hurricane Due
ToHitCuro|inu
Coast Toniqht
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 13.-The
Atlantic hurricane with winds
of about 100 miles an hour is ex-
pected to pass over or very close
to the North Carolina coast in
the vicinity of Cape Hatteras
tonight.
Grady Norton, chief storm
forecaSter in the Miami Weather
Bureau, said the center was
about 200 miles south of Cape
Hatteras at IL am. Rain began
as the storm approached the
North Carolina coast.
ut appears the storm will pass
over Cape Hatteras or very close
by about the middle of the
night" Mr.. Norton said.
THE winds will increase and
tides will rise during the after
noon. The dangerous winds ap-
parently will be confined to the
section around Cape Lookout to
Cape Hatteras, although the
whole North Carolina coast will
have pretty strong winds"
The storm, the second of the
season. formed east of Daytona
Beach, Fla. yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
Eisenhower Sets Up
NewGroupto Prevent
Job Discrimination
Applies to Workers in
Federal Contract Deals;
Ends Old Committee
BY the Associated Press


DENVER, Aug. 13.-President
Eisenhower today created a new
Government committee to help
prevent any hiring and firing
discrimination on jobs covered
by Federal contracts.
At the same time, the Presi-
dent abolished a somewhat SINH
lar committee which former
President Truman set up De-
cember 5, 1851.
The President signed an ex-
ecutive order at his vacation
headquarters establishing a "a
member Government contract
committee. The committee, to
be named soon, will be made UP
of representatives of these agen-
cieS:
The Atomic Energy Commits
sion. Commerce Department,
Department of Defense, Justice
Department, General Services
Administration and the Labor
Department.
Negroes to Be Named.
The other eight members will
represent the public and will be
named by Gen. Eisenhower
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said there will
be some Negroes in the group
representing the public.
In his executive order, the
President said it is the policy OF
the Government Ito promote
equal employment opportunity
for all qualified persons employed
or seeking employment on Gov
eminent contracts because Such
persons are entitled to fair and
equitable treatment in all aspects
of employment on work paid fol
from public funds"
Gen. Eisenhower also said the
contracting agencies of the Gov
eminent, as well as those doing
business with the Government
are obligated to insure com
pliance with "the equal employ
ment program of the Govern
ment."
The President noted that
existing executive orders require
Federal contracting agencies to
include in their contracts q
provision obligating the con-
tractor not to- discriminate
against any employee OF applicant
for jobs because of race, creed
color or national origin.
Procedures Must Be Revised.
Prime contractors are required
to include a similar provision in
all sub-contractS. The Presi-
dent said a review and analysis
of existing practices of Govern
ment contracting agencies show
that the practices and procedures
relating to compliance with the
non discrimination provisions
must be revised and strengthened
to eliminate discrimination in
all aspects of employment.
Mr.. Hagerty was asked to
point out the main difference,
between the old committee set
up by Mr.. Truman and the new
one. He replied that the addi-
ton of public representatives
was the main difference. He
said the old committee was
made up exclusively of repre-
Sentatives of Federal agencies
THE eight public members
will be given considerable CO.
operation by the administration
and win receive broad powers
by the Presidents direction" Mr.
Hagerty said.
He refused to specify what the
powers would be, but emphasized
that the new committee will
deal only with any job discrim-
nation in connection with Gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
Czech Reds Sentence
1o to Prison Terms
BY the Assoeiosed Press

VIENNA. Austria, Aug. 13.-
Czech Communist newspapers
reaching here today revealed that
10 persons recently have been
sentenced to prison in that
Soviet satellite for treason, %
espionage" and "antistate &C
tivities."
The newspapers said the SEN
fences ranged from one to is
years. They were charged with
having worked for the French
Secret Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
Pukiston Gets U. S. Wheat

KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug. Is
P9.-Two more American ships
carrying 8,100 tons of wheat for
hungry Pakistan docked yeSter-
day. PakiStan has so far re-
ceived 1900 of the / million
tons Of wheat the United States
has pledged to relieve famine
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
Red Warning Claims Greek Islands Swept
Right TO Hold and Try By Fires as Quakes
Criminal Prisoners Go on Without Letup
1000 Estimated Dead
And 10000 Homeless;
Port Begins to Sink
By the Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 10
Earth tremorS continuing into
their fifth day and unchecked
fires brought new horror today
to three quake-ravaged islands
off the western coast of Greece.
Ships of all sizes shuttled I'M
ceasingly across the Ionian Sea,
bringing hundreds of injured to
hospitals in Patras, the closest
big city.
There still was no official esti-
mate of the total dead among
the 10000 people of the wrecked
islands of Ithaca, Kefallinia and
ZakynthoS. Unofficially the
figure was placed so far at just
under 1000 with countless" in
jured. 1t was feared the I'M
cleared rubble hid many moHR,
bodies.
Some Washington area resi-
dents who have relatives on
the stricken islands have tried
unsuccessfully to contact
them. The Greek Embassy
here said they have been in
formed that all communica-
tons to the islands have been
knocked out.
Two Cities Destroyed.
Fires were reported still burn
ing in the cities of zakynthos,
population $4,000, and Argosto-
lion, population 10000. Both
were destroyed by the earth
disturbances.
The Ministry of Interior said
officials on Kefallinia advised
Argostolion. the islands chief
port, was beginning to sink I'M
derwater."
Most or virtually all of the
10000 islanders were reported
homeless.
No letup was in sight. The
brief reports from the area said
the tremors still were continuing.
(The United States heavy
cruiser Salem arrived from
Naples in the disaster area
with food, medical supplies
and a helicopter. It radioed
this description to London
headquarters: "All villages on
the island of Kefallinia lev
eled. except for reinforced
concrete construction which
shows serious cracks.
c"People in panic and fear
island will sink. They refuse
to enter buildings to obtain
available equipment and are
gathered in groups near each
town. No fires observed. Evac-
uation appears impossible
pending opening inland roads.
Providing food and water and
(See QUAKE, Page A-3.>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
Pope Receives Couch

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy.
Aug. Is (R.-Lewis K. Cough.
National commander of the
American Legion, was received
by Pope Plus XII today in a pri-
vate audience. MI. Cough was
accompanied by his wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13

1000 police and volunteers, aided
by light airplanes and hell
copterS. Three of the boys were
brothers-two of them twins.
The boys, three of whom were
Z and another 5, had climbed
over steel locker to make their
way into a vacant building on
the hospital grounds. They were
the sons of hospital personnel.
The boys had been seen near
the building a few minutes be-
fore they dropped from sight
Tuesday morning.
John Turner, of the hospital
staff, found their bodies lying
side by side in one of the COM
partmentS of the refrigerator.
A hospital spokesman said Wal
ter Boykin, closest to the closed
door, had beaten his elbow raw
(See BOYS, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
SIS Million Fire Kills
Two, Ruins GIN Plant
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Aug. 13.-Two men
were killed and more than a
score injured in a $35 million fire
which virtually destroyed the
General Motors Corp. transmits
sion and instrument plant in
suburban Livonia late yesterday.
A GIN official, who estimated
the damage, said production in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13

1t was learned Budget Director
Joseph Dodge plans to get the
Reforms in Budget Could Reduce Toxes,
Beordsley RumI Soys. Pose ALB
new spending estimate out late
this month. He has already or
dered stringent money conserv-
ing measures to go into effect
Immediately and has told Gov
eminent departments to plan
budget slasheS for next year at
least as deep as this years.
These steps were disclosed yes
terday when a secret Dodge let
ter to all Government depart
ment and agency heads came
to light. 1t was dated July 9,
more than a month before Pres
ident Eisenhower publicly called
for all Government executives to
take every possible step" to cut
spending Immediately.
Wants Projects Curtailed.
Mr.. Dodge not only ordered
economizing up and down the
line, but directed Government
executives to look for programs
and projects the Government
could drop. He directed heads
of Federal lending agencies to
reduce lending and swell Treas
ury Golfers where they can by
selling Government-held mort
cages to private business. He told
service agencies to charge high
er fees so as to put their Offices
on Self-Supporting basis.
He called for reduced Govern
ment payrolls. Additionally, he
demanded intensified efforts to
get the Government out of bust
ness-type programs.
Mr.. Dodge's letter went out to
all agency heads three weeks
before the administration made
a fruitlesS appeal to Congress to
raise the legal debt limit from
$275 to $500 billion. It was is
sued a week after the 1853 fiscal
year closed on July 80 with a
record peacetime deficit of So
3S9, 100000, some $3.5 billion big
ger than had been anticipated.
Contents of Letter.
The Dodge letter said, in part:
Every possible reduction will
have to be made. No saving can
be considered too small, and no
soundy conceived individual re-
duction too large or too difficult
to be attempted. Reductions will
have to be at least equal to and
may have to be greater than
those already made"
The new administration re-
duced former President Humans
spending estimates for fiscal
1854 Gully l, 1858, to June 80,
1854 by $4.5 billion. Appropri-
alton requests by the admin
-stration and Congress amounted
to about $13 billion less than Mr..
Truman asked in his final budget.
Wants Estimates in September.
Mr.. Dodge's message dealt
mainly with fiscal 1866, which
begins next July /. Gen. EiSen-
hover must send the fiscal 1855
budget to Congress in January.
The book of more than 1000
pages must go to the printer
early in December. Mr.. Dodge
called for all next years esti-
mates to be in his hands by
September Is. for Budget Bu-
reau revision.
But, Mr.. Dodge said, to avoid
"a sharp and difficult readjust-
ment" next summer as fiscal
1855 begins, spending cuts must
begin now, and keep on through
the rest of this fiscal year.
1t was learned that the De-
Tense Department told Mr..
Dodge it could not meet his Sep
TENDER Is deadline because the
new Joint Chiefs of Staff are
under presidential orders to
complete a full scale resurvey of
all military functions before the
Pentagon can prepare its next
years budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13
PIoymotes Found
Suffocuted in Old
Hospital Building
Special Dispoieh TO The stor

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 13.-
Four small boys were found dead
today in an abandoned refriger-
ator on the MCGUIRE Veterans
Hospital grounds near their
homes.
The tragic discovery closed a
two-day search by more than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13

Pictures Of Virginia and Arkansas
Tragedies. Poge A.
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Picture on Pose AS.
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(See PARIS, Page A-5.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13

tSee POW, Page A-3J
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(See CHILDREN, Page A-4.D
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Dodge S|ashes
Budget Below
Congress Level
Fiscal Chief Orders
Cuts Now to Precede
New Economy Drive
BY the Associated Press

A new Federal budget for the
current fiscal year, with spend
ing figures marked down below
the levels approved by Congress,
was reported in the making to-
day.
1t was learned Budget Director
Joseph Dodge plans to get the
Reforms in Budget Could Reduce Toxes,
RaaKdelau puu,I cau. De- u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13

(See BOYS, Page A-4.)
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(See GROW, Page ABB
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tsee QUAKE, Page A-33
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-13

Cloudy with showers and increasing winds
late tonight or tomorrow. Low tonight
about 70. Gull report on Page A-2.)
Temperatures Today.