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Evening star., 1953-03-22
Disputed Housing Project
Will Be Launched Today

Ground breaking ceremonies
marking the start of a 148-unit
rental housing project will be
held at 2 pm. tomorrow in Alex
andria. e
The controversial development
had been held up by the Alex
andria Redevelopment and
Housing Authority because of
members doubt that it would be
legal to award the contract to
a union shop.
This doubt was resolved by
Alexandria Federal Court, which
held that the authority could not
legally withhold the contract
from a union-shop firm, If that
firm was low bidder.
The contractor in question is
Victor R. Beauchamp, Inc, OF
Washington. Beauchamp will
build the project for $1,157. $40
It will be for Negroes and will be
built within an area bounded by
First. Montgomery, Patrick and
Columbus streets.
Evening star., 1953-03-22

Senate Majority Leader Taft on
the appointment Of Labor Sec
retary Durkin: the Senate
Armed Services Committee delay
in approving Defense Secretary
Charles E. Wilson until he re-
linquished his General Motors
stock; the attack on Agriculture
Secretary Benson and the row
over tax cutting.
Finally. it said, came the con-
gressinonal dispute over the So
called "anti-Yalta resolution"
which did not blame FDR for
making the agreements; instead,
it blamed Stain for violating
them"
The final humiliation" It
said, came when the Administra-
ton seemingly knuckled under
to Senator Mccarthy, Republi-
can of Wisconsin, in its handling
OF State Department loyalty
matters.
Charges Pledge Hedging.
The Digest also includes Sec
ton on Pledges and Hedges
quoting IL campaign promises
by the President and IL subse-
quent statements by the Presi-
dent and members of his ad-
ministration, either modifying
the promises or putting of
action to later date.
Among these were Mr.. Eisen-
hower's statement in a radio
spot announcement put out by
the Republican National Com
mittee during the campaign:
I'VE are going to bring them
(taxes) down." followed by the
Presidents press conference
statement on February 18, 1853,
that he personally had never
promised reduction in taxes"
Evening star., 1953-03-22

Boston that:
"The Eisenhower administra-
tion Is going to cut taxes. But
first it is going to get America
out Of the red ink. So long as
I am Speaker of the House
shall never encourage the pass
age OF a tax-reduction bill until
we have opened the door to q
balanced budget
THE job we promised the
people will be done. But it will
not be half done. My colleague
and good friend. Dan Reed, is in
charge Of doing half the Job as
chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee. He has done his part
But the first half of the Job is
getting the budget balanced. I'm
fortunately that task is not as
simple as the preparation of q
tax-reduction bill"
Mr.. Reed declared earlier YES
terday that II have not capitu-
lated in the tax reduction fight. i"
His decision against calling up
his bill on the House floor and
subjecting it to hundreds of pos
sible amendments. he explained
did not mean he surrendered.
He said he would continue try
ing to get clearance from the
Rules Committee and "if neces-
sary I might be compelled to re-
sort to a method to precipitate
the issue by using the discharge
petition procedure"
"The Republican Party won
the last election on the issues of
Korea. high taxes yand waste y
he added. Pledges were made by
our candidates from top to bot
tom to reduce taxes and cut Gov
ernment spending. If we do not
carry out these pledges during
this Congress. we will have SOLD
the people down the river and
1t is extremely doubtful that we
VIII continue to merit their con-
f1dence and support"
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Democrats Say Republicans
Spoil Their Own Honeymoon

The Democrats took q hefty
swipe at the Republicans yester-
day, with a claim that the EiSen-
hover administrations "honey-
moon' has been spoiled mot by
Democrats, but by Republicans
themselves"
In 1.-THE First Sixty Days, /"
lead editorial in its monthly pub
lication, "the Democratic Di-
gest." the Democratic National
Committee remarked I'm this
century, at least. there has never
been a go days quite like those
succeeding the Inauguration.
Cites Rule G. o. p. Criticism.
1.-THE new administration has
not only, stumbled, but Republi-
can feet have tripped it; it not
only has frequently miscalled the
signals. but some Of the G. o. p.
ball carriers have deliberately
crossed up the quarterback
Nearly all Of the straight-out
opposition so far has come from
Republican. not Democratic
quarters. Even the rudest pub
lie criticism has come from Re-
publican spokesmen. In the first
tests Of his leadership, Eisen-
hover has already had to look
to the Democratic side of the
aisle for support"
The Digest said the President's
troubles first began with do
mestic issues, ''but since have
spread to questions of foreign
policy"
It cited the initial attack by
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Outis
ItinIIed From EirSt pa 0n \

=
lowed Malenkov's statements o.
the past two weeks that Soviet
foreign policy would seek I tx
maintain peace and that all ques.
tions outstanding between Russis
and other nations, including the
United States, were susceptible
of peaceful solutions.
Yesterday the Moscow radis
told how Russia, Britain anC
America co-operated harmon
iously in winning World War II
This was a departure from the
old Moscow line that Russia won
the war virtually singlehandedly
May Seek to Drive Wedge.
The theory that the Soviets
may be trying to drive a wedge
between the Western allies arises
from the belief Of American
officials that this is a basic
purpose of Soviet foreign policy
It is, noted ! that the specific
friendly gestures made by the
Russians so far have been
towards Britain alone.
However, officials here said
their theory would still be valid,
if the Russians made equally
specific gestures towards the
United States because the essence
of the strategy of division is be-
lieved to be to ease "cold war"
tensions to such a degree that
Allied countries will slacken their
defense efforts and pull apart
from each other.
Zapotocky and the man NOM
mated to succeed him as Deputy
Prime Minister, Vilem Siroky
were both leaders of the govern
ment under Gottwald. There is
no evidence available to experts
here to suggest that their pro-
motions are necessarily signifi-
cant in terms Of Czechoslovak
policy. The belief is that they
will be faithful supports of what
ever line the Kremlin lays down
for its satellites.
Familiar With Case.
Both men are known to be
familiar with the Oats case
Siroky, as a former Foreign
Minister, being particularly con-
cerned with it in the past.
Mr.. Oats. 80, was arrested ir
Prague April %, 1851. He had
been assigned there by the AS
sociated Press the previous June
Little more than two months
after he was seized, he was
convicted by a Communist court
of espionage and was sentenced
to 10 years in prison on July 4
The United States Government
Evening star., 1953-03-22
BIuze at Dinwiddie
Races Training School
By the Associoted Press

DINWIDDIE, Va, Mar. 21.-
The Dinwiddie Training School,
which was being used for almost
all of ,Dinwiddie County's 425
Negro students, burned to the
ground today.
Efforts to save the one-story
brick structure by the Dinwid-
die, Petersburg and McKenney
Fire Departments proved fruit
less. w. A. Scarborough, super
intendent of schools, estimated
the damage at 500, 1000 and said
it was partially covered by in
Surance.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Grinning Tito Sails
Home With British
Pledge Of Support
By the A,,eeiatsd Prass

LONDON, Mar. 21.-Grinning
broadly, Marshal Tito sailed
back to Yugoslavia today in high
spirits over British promises to
support him-with bullets, If
necessary - in his struggle
against the Soviet Union.
There was no doubt that
the Communist dictator-presi-
dent considered his historic five
day visit to Great Britain a re-
sounding success.
"All that we have hoped for
has been attained" he said be-
fore leaving for his homeland,
which is surrounded by hostile
Soviet bloc nations.
And the British, too, were
pleased with the results of the
visit. For Tito and his lieuten-
ants had given clear signs that
they were now on the side Of the
West. despite their divergent po-
litical ideologieS.
Escorted by Royal Navy.
Smiling, saluting and hand
waving, Tito sailed down the
Thames estuary to the English
Channel in the Yugoslav train
ing ship Caleb escorted by four
Royal Navy destroyers.
Tito's cheerfulness stemmed
from talks that yielded him firm
British assurances that any
power attacking YugoSlavia
would also have to deal with
Britain.
A British Foreign Office COM
munique stressed that "the two
governments declare their COM
mon interests in resistance to
aggression and in the preserva-
ton of national independence"
Agree on Aggression.
The communique added "they
were in full agreement that, in
event of aggression in Europe,
the resulting conflict could
hardly remain local in charac-
ter"
Yesterday. Tito's foreign Sec
retary Koca Popovic said British
and Yugoslav leaders saw eye
to-eye on "a formula which
means that an isolated aggres-
sion under present international
conditions is impossible.
Tito led Yugoslavia out Of the
Kremlin orbit in 1948 after a row
with Stain over the rights of
smaller nations in the Soviet
Setup.
Trieste to Be Discussed.
Tito's talks with Prime Min
lister Churchill, Foreign Secre-
tary Eden and Defense Minis
ter, Lord Alexander resulted IN
agreement that Italy and Yugo-
Slavia should get together at a
high level in an effort to settle
the, Trieste problem which has
embittered relations between the
two countries since the end of
World War II.
The conferees also agreed that
Britain'S commitments to go to
YugoSlavia'S aid in case of a
Soviet attack make unnecessary,
any formal written anti-aggres-
sion pact.
After Tito left, Mr.. Eden con-
ferred at the Foreign Once with
three Ambassadors, Winthrop
Aldrich Of the United States,
Rene Massigli Of France and
Manlio Brosio of Italy.
British sources said Mr.. Eden
gave the ENJOYS a detailed rum
down Of the Tito talks.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Representatives Held
Fayoring Early Vote
On Appropriations
By Robert K. Walsh

The tax reduction dispute in
Congress may be matched by a
which-comes-flrst tussle over
bringing departmental appro-
priation bills to a vote in the
House.
The House Appropriations
Committee and the White House
are involved in this newest pri-
ority headache, congressional
sources said yesterday.
Many of the committees so
members repeatedly want to
send some supply bills to the
floor without further delay.
They see no necessity of waiting
for the Budget Bureaus formal
recommendations, probably in
May, on where to cut costs in
each department for the coming
fiscal year.
Committee Chairman Taber,
Republican. of New York, who
hopes to slash $40 billion from
the budget, has been going along
with White House schedules in
general up to this point.
He thus stands in contrast to
his New York colleague, Ways
and Means Committee Chairman
Reed, who demands an income
tax cutback June 30 whether or
not a balanced budget is in pros
pect
Fears Log jam.
But Mr.. Taber shows signs of
worry that Congress, in it's eager
ness to adjourn by July /, will
have the worst log jam in years
unless the House acts on all ap-
preparation bills before the last
week in May.
He indicates agreement with
Senate Republican Leader Taft
that Eisenhower administration
budget-framers cannot reason
ably be expected before early
May to work out specific sug-
gested savings in military and
foreign aid outlays.
He and other committee men,
bers, however, want to avoid q
schedule that would force the
House to debate two or three
huge appropriation bills each
week in May in order to get them
to the Senate before June. This
underScoreS the drive for House
action within the next few weeks
on as many such bills as possible.
Mr.. Taber's task forces" and
the various subcommittee have
been meeting daily for several
weeks to dig into Departmental
budget and hear administrative
officials try to justify theil
budget requests. He told report
ers he is so eager to finish the
job that he would welcome sug-
gestions from citizens who car
cite possible savings anywhere in
the Government.
Differences that may develop
between the committee and the
White House seem unlikely to
soften the controversy between
Representative Reed and the
White House as well as Republi-
can congressional leaders who
say budget balancing must come
before tax cutting.
Martin Pledges Tax Cut.
Speaker Martin told the Mas
sachusettS Federation of Tax
payers Associations yesterday In
Evening star., 1953-03-22

denounced the trial and convic-
ton as a "ludicrous travesty of
justice" and shortly began i'm
posing restrictions on relations
between the United States and
Czechoslovakia, including pro-
hibitionS on travel and trade.
The Government has taken
the position that it would con-
slider lifting these restrictions
when Czechoslovakia was willing
to let Mr.. Oats leave the
country.
Evening star., 1953-11-15

actually now is minority leader. Sen
ator Johnson, who has the title of
minority leader, actually becomes
majority leader.
How the votes will be divided on other
than party matters is another question.
When appointed, Mr.. Burke said:
Il believe in the two-party system.
The minority party should be con-
structively critical, but the President
should be supported in his program"
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Appointment Of TaftS Successor Recalls Interesting PreedentS

John Quincy Adams, Tyler, Taylor,
Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Grant,
Hayes, Cleveland, Harrison and Taft
were other Presidents who, at times,
were at numerical disadvantages in
Congress. Unlike the present situation,
their disadvantages resulted from elec-
tionS rather than appointments.
In some instances defeat in con-
gressional elections has presaged defeat
for the party. Continued on Page 81
Evening star., 1953-11-15

AN INTERESTING but not un-
n precedented, and not necessarily
portentous, situation will develop when
Congress meets in January with Thomas
A. Burke, Democrat, replacing the late
Robert A. Taft, "Mr Republican" as
one of Ohio's Senators.
Less than a year ago the Republi-
cans appeared secure in the Senate
with Mr. Taft, the master Strategist,
at the controls. Now, in quick turn
of events, the Senate has shifted from
48 Republicans, AZ Democrats and one
independent, to 48 Democrats, Al Re-
publicans and the dependent-Wayne
Morse of oregon.
The change leaves the Eisenhower
administration outnumbered in the
upper house, but many Presidents have
been in the same situation on one or
both sides of Congress for at least part
of their terms.
Mr. Burke, four-time Mayor of
Cleveland, was appointed by Ohios
Governor, Frank J. Lausche. A round
faced IriShman of SIS with an easy smile
and quiet manner Mr. Burke paid quick
tribute to the man whose shoes he will
fill.
II feel somewhat in the position of
Lou Gehrig following Babe Ruth to the
plate" he said.
Although the party with the greater
numerical strength traditionally con-
trols organization of Congress, Demo-
cratic spokesmen said no Senate reor-
ganization would be attempted.
1t was hollow statement at best.
Senator Morse had made clear he
will vote with the Republicans on pro
cedural matters" Thus, any reorgan-
'ization attempt, providing party lines
were followed, would result in 48-48
tie. Vice President Nixon, as President
of the Senate, would have the deciding
vote, which, quite naturally, would be
for the administration
The new party lineup, however, puts
the Senate in an unusual and para
doxical situation.
Senator Knowland, who took over
from Senator Taft as majority leader,
PAGE 6-ThE WASHINGTON STAR PICTORIAL MAcA
Evening star., 1953-11-15
BY William ]. Meyer

Political winds shift suddenly, how
ever and at times blow f1ercely.
George Washington was the first to
feel their wrath. A national hero when
he became the first President in 1889,
he lost control of the House in 1895
and became the target for caustic
criticism. Weary of politics, he refused
to run for third term, a precedent
that was not broken until 1910 by
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
u. S. Neeotiotes Treoty
With West Germany
RY the Associated Press

BONN, Germany. Oct. L.
West Germany and the United
States started negotiating a new
treaty of friendship, commerce
and navigation today.
It will replace the 1923 Ger
man-American treaty declared
void in World War II. The 1923
pact was reinstated last June 8
pending completion of a new
treaty.
Evening star., 1953-10-01

With Attack Squadron Il
aboard the carrier USS Franklin
D. Roosevelt operating with the
U. S. 9Th Fleet in the Mediter-
ranean are Aviation Electrician:
Mate Third Glass Jackson r
Corbin, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Jackson r. orbin, 1898 Clay
place NE; Marvin D. Kohrn
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Max Kohrn
1916 H street Sc, and Harold
R. Tinsley, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph E. Tinsley, S227 Allen
town road.
y X y r.
Army Pvt. Anthony L. Query,
81, son of Col. and Mrs. L. j.
Query, 1920 Mount Vernon high
way, Alexandria, Va, is serving
with the Army in Salzburg, Aus
tria. Pvt Query went into the
service in June, 1851, after grad
uating from Mckinley Technical
High School.
X \ \
Midshipman Walter b. Christ
mas, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
F. Christmas, 3342 TennySon
street NV, recently took part
in the aviation phase of the
United States Naval Academy's S
summer indoctrination program
Evening star., 1953-10-01
Here and Abroad
Here and Abroad
News of Area Men and Women
Serving in the Armed Forces

Army 1t. Col. r. L. Shoemaker,
jr., "a, 4514 Connecticut avenue
NV, formerly of Bloomington,
Ind, recently was awarded his
first Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Legion of Merit in ceremonies
at Far East Headquarters in
Tokyo.
Col. Shoemaker, who served on
the General Staff in Tokyo from
August. 1850. to May. 1858, is a
graduate of West Point and a
veteran of the European fighting
in World War II. He is the holder
of the Silver Star, Bronze Star
with Oak Leaf Cluster and Com
mendation Ribbon in addition to
the Legion of Merit
He is married and has three
children-Roy, IL, Sandra, Z, and
Chris, 4. He is currently a stu
dent at the Armed Forces Staff
College in Norfolk, Va.
X X X X
Army Pvt. Kenneth H. DOwney,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl F.
Downey, 1892 North Twentieth
street. Arlington, Va, will leave
for the Far East the first of
October. Completing a course of
engineering at Fort Leonard
Wood, he was transferred 10 the
Adjutant Generals School in
indianapolis to complete his
training as an engineer IBM
operator.
Selected recently as a Soldier
of the Week" at the Ordnance
Corps Replacement Training
Center at Aberdeen Proving
Ground. Md, was Pvt. Robert
M. Kaye. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank B. Kaye, 2409 South
Hayes street, Arlington, Va.
In a letter received from the
commanding officer of the Ord
nance Corps at Aberdeen Prov
ing Ground, Pvt. Kaye was COM
mended for his respect for dis
cipline and leadership ability.
I'VE are proud and extremely
fortunate in having a soldier of
your sons caliber serving in the
Armed Forces of our country"
Col. Robert P. Wilson wrote to
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaye.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
Overweight Trucks Face
Maryland Tag Revocation
By the Asseeioted Pres.

BALTIMORE, Oct. Thomas
B. r.. Mudd, State commissioner
of motor vehicles. said yester-
day he would ask the attorney
general to determine if he has
the right to cancel license tags
for trucks which frequently vio-
late weight limits on Maryland
highways.
In recent years, the Motor We
hicleS Department has not kept
tabs on weight violations nor
taken action against overweight
trucks.
Violations are noted on the Ii
censes of drivers who exceed the
weight limits, however.
Another State agency, the
State Roads Commission, had
Evening star., 1953-10-01
Protestant Speaker

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. / (P).-
DR.. Samuel McCrae of New York,
general secretary of the National
Council of Churches, will be one
of the speakers at the April
1880 convocation of all Prot
estant churches of Virginia in
Richmond, it was announced
yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-10-01

Airman BaHerlnO. LII. Col. shoemaker.
aboard the attack carrier Valley
Forge in Atlantic waters.
\ 4 y \
Army 1st 1t. Seward HI. Mott,
jr., whose parents live at 4727
Thirtieth street NV, recently
completed studies at the Ord
nance Guided Missile Scf%ol at
Redstone Arsenal near Hunts
vile, Ala.
His wife is the former Miss
Joyce Sinclair Dickinson, of
Beaver Falls, Pa.
1t. Mott is a graduate of
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
Evening star., 1953-10-01

nology, where he received a
bachelor of science degree in
business administration and
engineering in June. 1851.
Airman Third Class John T.
Ballerino, 10. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Ballerino. 1907 Fort Du-
pont street, has entered the Air.
craft Mechanics School at Shep-
pard Air Force Base, Tex. Air
man Ballerino is graduate of
Fort Hamilton High School. He
entered the Air Force on Nov
ember 90, 1852. :.
Evening star., 1953-10-01

been conducting a campaign
against overweight trucks since
February 1949.
Since then, the State has coll
lected more than $500,0O0 in
fines on overweight convictions.
Arizona sun., 1953-02-27
Ben-Gurion Soys Soviet Diplomatic
Break Was Completely Uniustified

derS and accusations, prosecutions
and torture, destruction and butch
cry. But it has never lost its spirit,
has never faltered, its faith has
never been shattered"
Mr.. Ben Gurion denounced So
Wet allegations that the govern
ernment had been responsible for
the bombing by provocative and
inflammatory' statements about
the Soviet Union. The Prime Min
lister reiterated Israels right to
defend itself against SANDER and
served notice that the nation
would combat any slurs cast
against it or world JeWry from any
quarter.
Arizona sun., 1953-02-27
intersections Improved
For Traffic

Major traffic engineering i'm
provements have been made to the
18th Avenue and West Van Buren
intersection by City forces at a
cost of 2,400. The improvements
were necessary to curb the mount
ing straffic hazards caused by We
hicle congestion at this intersection
and to assure better flow and con-
troll of traffic Records of the Di
vision of Traffic Engineering show
that 25 accidents were reported for
this intersection during 1852. The
west side of 18th Avenue for 105
feet north of Van Buren was wild
ened an additional II feet to give
southbound vehicular traffic two
lanes of approach. This makes it
possible for twice as many south
bound cars to get through the in
tersection on one light change.
The traffic signal lights have been
completely revamped. Double-head
signal lights were installed on each
corner, with mast-arm type lights
erected over West Van Buren,
Street. Walk and Wait signals were
installed for the benefit of the pc
destrians using the intersections.
To increase the safety factor
for east bound vehicles turning
south on Central Avenue from Van
Buren Street, the southwest curb
has been cut back to increase the
turning radius from to II feet.
Arizona sun., 1953-02-27
Sports Closeup
By
Fritz Pollard


however, with the passing of Joe
Louis, it looks as though it has
slumped into another lone of those
things" Kid Gavilan, against any
opponent, will always put up
good fight, butt here are so many
sad deals nowadays that one would
rather tune in on a mystery story.
Ray Robinson is gone, Jimmy
Carter puts up good fight if and
when he feels like it. Archie
Moore, without anyone to fight
could give some good exhibitions
against anyone, but he has been
relegated to hacking up a lot of
buns in order to keep in spending
change.
So what? Unless the Rocky Mar
ciano Joe Walcott exhibition,
which has been moved to Chicago,
proves to be as sensational as the
last fight, we will definitely know
that boxing is in its declining cycle.
Jim Morris and his boys seem to
have found a new golden field in
Chicago as they look at the re-
suits of the purses in the Gavilan-
Davey fray. If better fight isn't
put on with this heavyweight tus-
sic April 10, the Pabst Beer people
will cut down on their future TV
revenue.
This writer has a feeling that
Joe Walcott could win this fight,
but the cards are stacked against
him and if he does come out as the
first ever to regain the heavy
weight championship, he had bet
ter begin praying now.