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Evening star., 1953-07-02

Independent, while % Repub-
licans voted with 16 Democrats
for the cut.
Agree on Time Limit.
Early yesterday the. Senate
tentatively agreed to end de-
liveries of both military and eco
nomic aid in three years, on
June 80. 1856. Later, Chair
man SaltonstaH of the Armed
Services Committee explained
that the Defense Department
had informed him this would be
too short a period in which to
liquidate contracts now being en-
tered into for the production of
military supplies overseas.
At Senator SaltonStall's re-
quest, the Senate modified it's
earlier decision so that payments
on military equipment could con-
tinue until 1857, one year longer
than economic aid. The real
fight on the size of the foreign
aid program may get under way
next week, when the House Ap-
preparations Committee brings
out the foreign aid money bill.
Several members of the Senate
Appropriations Committee pre-
dlcted yesterday that committee
will allow substantially less than
the Senate has just authorized.
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Arlington Limits Use of Water;
Fuirfux Warned in DROUGHT

Arlington County today issued
a temporary ban on non-essen-
tial use of water and the Town
of Fairfax has posted a warning
that similar action may follow
there.
The moves follow a drought
induced pattern which began
shaping in nearby Maryland
Sunday, prompting Rockville to
post a ban on non-essential wa
ter use. I
Washington itself has no wa
ter shortage and anticipates none
unless the prolonged dry wealth.
er continues.
In Arlington County, it is a
question of an inadequate dis
tribution system, rather than a
shortage. Water Department
Chief William I. Jefferies issued
an order today prohibiting car
washing. lawn sprinkling, pool
filling and other non-essential
uses in Arlington County from
noon to 10 pm, beginning tomor-
row and running through Mon
day.
If the ban is not followed, he
said, it may be enforced "a hours
a day should dry weather con-
tinue. Daily consumption in the
county, drawing on the WASH
ington water system, jumped
from IA million gallons to %
million.
Evening star., 1953-07-02

Teachers. during the afternoon
session.
Tomorrow's activity winding
up the big convention will in
clude election of officers and ad-
dresses by Attorney General
Brownell and Lewis K. Cough,
National American Legion COM
mander.
During yesterdays depart
mental meetings. Arthur Corey,
executive secretary of the Cali
fornia Teachers Association.
said pressure on education in
State Legislatures is applied by
four distinct groups.
Fires Blast at Groups.
He called them "pruners,
prudes, patrioteers and promot-
erS."
Mr.. Corey said the "pruners"
are those who want to "cut costs
and curtail functions" the
prudes think morality can be
legislated," the patrioteers pro-
pose to legislate devotion to
country" and the promoters seek
laws to help them sell schools
their bill of goods"
Evening star., 1953-07-02

pendence for Cambodia, Laos
and Vietnam. in exchange for
the $400 million of aid in the
bill for the French war against
communism in Indo-China.
George Opposes Move.
Senator George, of Georgia,
ranking Democrat on Foreign
Relations, made an impassioned
appeal to his colleagues not to
attempt to deal with such a
delicate phase of foreign policy
by attempting to dictate to
France.
The freedom proposals for the
Associated States of Indo-China
would have the effect, Senator
George said, of challenging a
nation on whom the United
States is dependent for the sue
cess OF mutual security against
communism in Europe.
IF France should decline to
take aid, or be forced to take
steps she is not able to take ~
Senator George declared, then
it would be difficult to keep the
NATO organization from falling
apart. And if the Iron Curtain
ever falls on the shores of the
Atlantic, then the difficulties for
America will be immeasurably
increased"
The vote came on Senator Ken
nedy's substitute, which was mil
der than the original Goldwater
restriction, but it was beaten, Ga
to II.
When the bill was about to
pass, Senators Long and Welker
began their efforts for deep, over
all cuts.
They first moved to recommit
with instructions to chop of SIS
billion, and report the bill back
July Is. This would have left an
authorization of only $3.8 billion,
but it was beaten, 48 to "a.
Senator Long then moved to
recommit and make a ST billion
cut, and this failed by the same
vote.
The economy advocates came
closer. however. on a final ef-
fort to adopt the House figure
of $40 billion. which would
have meant a 1920 million re-
duction. On this crucial test the
Democrats saved the administra-
ton from a setback.
Voting against this cut were
"A Democrats. II Republicans
and Senator Morse, the Oregon
Evening star., 1953-07-02

MONT. co. SHELTER has many I'M
claimed doeS. Owners or new homes
wanted. JU. 6-51s3 before pm.
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Industry Prepared
To Invest in Atom,
Congress Is Told
By Thomos R. Henry

Industry now is willing to put
its own money into atomic
energy for peacetime develop
ments.
This was stressed before the
Joint Congressional Committee
J on Atomic Energy yesterday by
representatives Of three major
industries.
A group Of 80 companies
headed by the Dow Chemical
Co. of Midland, Mich, and the
Detroit Edison Co. is prepared
to invest at least $50 million in
construction of a high tempera-
ture. fast breeder reactor which
will produce both power and
plutonium, providing certain
changes are made in the law.
Testimony to this effect came
from President Walker L. Cisler
for the power company and w.
Tyrone Gillespie representing
the chemical manufacturers.
MOnsantO Interested.
Monsanto Chemical Co. of St.
Louis. which has been closely as
Sociated with the Atomic Energy
Commission for some years as
a contractor. also is willing to
build its own reactor but has
not yet specified the amount it
is willing to invest, it was testi-
fled by Edwin j. Putzell, secre-
tary of the firm.
There is little likelihood of
building an adequate power
producing reactor. however, for
a mere $50 million. Mr.. Cisler
was warned by Representative
Holifleld. Democrat, of Cali
fornia. a member of the
Joint commission. According to
present available data. he said,
several years would be required
for construction of such an
atomic oven. The breeding of
plutonium fuel, while now dem
onstrated as a possibility, still
Is at least five years away.
Law Changes Needed.
A major problem in rewriting
the Atomic Energy Act, commit
tee members stressed, is that of
protecting the public investment
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Irute Riders in Calcutta
Take Over Streetcurs
Star Staff Photo by Ranny Routt
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CALCUTTA, India. July a.
1rate streetcar riders. angered by
a fare increase, took over the
British-owned Calcutta Tram
ways Ltd. yesterday and forced
free rides to all. Police watched
helplessly.
It was the noisiest demonstra-
ton Calcutta has seen in a long
time. It all started when the
British owners raised the fare
by small fraction in keeping
with a fare increase by the
state-oWned bus system. The
state-owned buses and private
lines had little trouble.
Evening star., 1953-07-02

which now IS about $40 billion:
The fact remains, Mr.. Putzell
testified, the greater part Of
this has been expanded on weap-
ons and buildings, with relatively
little going into reactor develop
ment. The public will get the
greatest benefit, he said, through
increased standards of living and
lower prices for many articles.
Private ownership of reactors
is essential in any case, the wit
nesses said and reasonable as
suranceS of permanence and Gov
eminent cooperation are neces-
sary to Justify risking the money
Of investors.
Nobody knows" Mr.. Gillespie
said. when, the extent. or in
what form the anticipated re-
suits will appear in our economy.
But we are reasonably confident
that they can improve appreci-
ably our standard of living"
Evening star., 1953-07-02
NEA Drafts Proposal
Urging Teachers 10
Answer Loyalty Quiz
BY the AssocIoted Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, July O.
Delegates to the convention OF
the National Education Associa-
tion will be given their first look
today at resolutions to be voted
on tomorrow in the last big busi-
ness session of the .00O-mem-
ber organization.
The report of the resolutions
committee headed by Sara C.
Ewing of indianapolis will be
presented at a general meeting
Two proposed resolutions
which have been made public by
NEA committees would condemn
censorship of teachers in hmeri-
can classrooms and call on teach
ers to answer all questions freely
whenever their loyalty is queS-
toned by investigators.
Head of PTA to Speak.
Also on today's program is a
speech by Mrs. Newton P. Leon
ard of Chicago, president of the
National Congress of Parents and
Evening star., 1953-07-02

Falls Church is not yet con-
sidering a water ban.
In the Town of Fairfax it is
a case of dwindling water sup
ply.
Mayor John c. Wood said to-
day handbills are being distri-
buted to residents, requesting
them to discontinue auto wash
ing, sprinkling and other water
waste.
The shortage there. he said, is
due to rapid construction of new
homes on the system. Three new
wells and an 800,O00-gallon
standpipe are under construc-
tion to meet the new demand.
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Swedes Blame Meat
In 30 Typhoid Deaths
By the Associated Press

STOCKHOLM. Sweden, July
2-Typhoid fever killed 80 per.
sons and sickened more than
$500 others in an epidemic in
Sweden during the last two
weeks.
After investigation, authori-
ties today blamed the epidemic
on infected meat and confiscated
large stocks in Kronoberg Prov
ince, southern Sweden. Supplies
of imported meat have also been
! conf1scated.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
North Sea Rips bikes
On Island in Channel
BY The Associofed Press

AMSTERDAM. The Neither
lands. April 13.-The North Sea,
racing through the English
Channel under the impact of a
storm center, regained complete
control today over the island of
Duiveland, one of the worst hit
areas in the disastrous February
l floods.
On the eve of a new spring
tide which reaches its peak to-
morrow, the North Sea waters
overwhelmed at several spots an
inner dixie guarding the 2,110-
acre Bruinisse Polder Geclaimed
land) at the islands eastern ex-
tremity It had been reclaimed
only four weeks ago from the
earlier flood waters.
On the other end of the
island, the emergency dikes OF
the 860-acre Burgh-and-W West
land polder were punctured
flooding the polder which rec
lamation workers had almost
pumped dry.
The cane-lashed North
Sea waters submerged Schouwen
and Duiveland Islands in the
February l floods. killing SIG OF
the l,783 inhabitants.
In the BruinisSe inner dixie
45-yard gaps were torn. Volun-
teers worked feverishly to build
new sandbag water barriers on
the island.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
YouthWho Tried to RepoyDod
Held in Virginia Check Fraud

write check for $110. Then he
waited a couple of hours-long
enough for the teller he had
dealt with to go out to lunch, but
not long enough for the first
check to be proceSsed.
Going in the bank a second
time, he proceeded to cash
another check for $110.
Moving to Harrisonburg,
Wakefield deposited 5000. Early
Thursday morning he drew out
$190. Then, following the method
he employed in Lexington, he
went back shortly after noon
and cashed another check, this
one for $3.50.
Thursday afternoon Wakefield
moved on north to Front Royal,
where he left $500 in a checking
account.
Arrested in Front Royal.
Next morning he walked into
the bank and showed a check for
$3.50 through the teller'S window
This one didn't go through
the police stepped in and ar
rested Wakefield.
In both Harrisonburg and Lex
ington the youth operated under
an assumed name. Chief Ritchie
said.
He added that Wakefield ere
grets it all now" and wants to
repay the banks.
Maybe that'll help him
some," said the chief.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
By the Associoied Press

HARRISONBURG, Va. April
ia 19-year-old youth who
wanted to repay his dad 5000
has been charged with rigging a
smooth scheme to obtain money
fraudulently from banks in two
Virginia cities.
Police Chief j. F.. Ritchie Of
Harrisonburg said Alton George
Wakefield of the 700 block of
Hudson avenue. Takoma Park
(MdD, readily admitted" the
scheme Wakefield was being
held in Jail here on a charge of
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses here and in Lexington.
Father Gave Him $500.
Chief Ritchie said Wakefield's S
dad had given him the money
under the assumption his son
would return to FiShburne Mill
tary School.
When he didn't go back to
school. said the police chief,
Wakefield decided to give the
money back to his father. And
inasmuch as he had spent part
of the 5000 he decided on the
checking scheme to make up the
difference, Chief Ritchie added.
He said this was the way
Wakefield worked:
He deposited $120 in a Lexing-
ton bank last Tuesday and re-
turned the next morning to
Evening star., 1953-04-13
Family Of 6 Perishes
AsEireL Levels Home
BY the Assoeieied Press

ELLENVILLE, N. Y, April 13.
"A family of six was wiped out
early today in a fire which
leveled their 100-year-old rural
frame home.
The father. a guard at the
Woodbourne Correctional Insti-
tuition near here, apparently
died in a futile effort to save
his wife and their four small
sons.
The dead were Vaughn Deck
er. 30; his wife Mary, q, and
their sons, Richard, 5; Stephen,
A.; Carey, 3, and Vaughn, jr.. 8
months.
Mr.. Decker's body was found
on the living room floor fully
clothed. Police said he appar-
emily was overcome by smoke as
he sought to reach the other
members of the family. who
were asleep. He had finished
his tour of duty at midnight
and probably was awake when
the blaze started.
The bodies of Mrs. Decker and
the four children were burned
beyond recognition.
Police said they could find no
clue to the cause of the blaze.
Firemen said it may have start
ed in the basement, where there
was newly installed oil burner,
or in the kitchen.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
Truce
Continued From First Page.)

stage was an enactment of de-
livery of Red prisoners. The
second was the receiving of allied
POWs and moving them tc
Freedom Village near Munsan
for medical treatment and pro-
cessing.
The test run was held along
nine miles of the 14-mile route
from Munsan to the Panmunjom
exchange site.
The role of the ailing Reds was
taken by 225 American Marines,
British and South Korean troops
They were loaded on a hospital
train at Munsan. In the actual
exchange, Red prisoners will be
brought from Pusan to Munsan
by rail.
From Munsan, the patients
were transferred to fleet of 80
ambulances and driven to the
simulated exchange point. There
they were turned over in groups
of Is to an imaginary Red re-
ceiving team.
The same group played the
part of returning Allied prison.
ers. Two supposed emergency
cases were evacuated by helicop-
ter. The rest were taken to
Freedom Village by ambulance.
Truce Talks Up to U. N.
There they went through a
six-step processing procedure
which included decentralization
busting with DDT. medical dag
nosis. Identification, and were
given coffee. soup and cigarettes.
The group then passed through
the 45th Mobile Army Surgical
Hospital for their initial medical
treatments. From this point, the
actual exchanged prisoners will
travel by air or rail to Seoul.
The non-Koreans will be flown
from there to Japan.
In the actual exchange, the
U. N. will turn over 500 POWs
Evening star., 1953-04-13

Nations POW negotiator, Rear
Admiral John c. Daniel, had
termed the Reds offer of 600 Al
lied prisoners Incredibly small"
South Korean Brig. Gen. Choi
Suk, in charge of the South Ko-
rean exchange. said he had ex-
pected more than four times as
many at least, and could not un-
derstand why the number is so
small.
Apparently, it all depended
on whose figures were used.
The Communists are holding
about 10000 U. N. prisoners, in
cluding at least 3,198 Ameri-
cans. They have offered to re-
turn 600 in all, including 100
Americans. Peiping said today
the 600 include those mot Seri-
ously sick and wounded who
.. should be accommodated in
neutral countries"
The Allies hold some $4,000
Chinese and North Koreans, and
have offered to, return $500.
But of the 10000, about only
$4,000 are willing to return, the
U. N. says.
A 7 per cent figure could
come from using the $4,000.
The Reds 4.3 (nearer 4.4) fig
ure comes from using all 132, 900
Reds held. They said today, as
they have before:
There are no (Red) POWs
who are unwilling to go home"
The Communists are return
ing an overall total of about S
per cent of the Allied POWs
they have said they hold. They
are returning about 4 per cent
of the American total they have
given.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
Indonesia Again Faces
Serious Split in Army
By the Assoeioted PreSS

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 13.
-IndoneSia'S army again is
threatened by a serious split
following dispatch of a virtual
ultimatum to the government by
the troop commander in East
Java.
Reliable informantS said yes
terday the commander, 1t. Col.
Soedirman, threatened that his
soldiers will not be responsible
for eventual consequences" if the
government does not take i'm
mediate action against army
officers and civilian leaders who
opposed him during a dispute
among military leaders last
autumn.
At that time Soedirman and
other local commanders staged a
series of bloodless revolts. Soc
dirman ousted the regular COM
mander of the 5th Division.
which garrisons East Java, and
took control himself. In a COM
promise move to avert a national
crisis, the government left him
in charge.
The army dispute stemmed
from a Defense Ministry plan
to demobilize half the 200, 0,000-
man Indonesian army as an
economy move. Soedirman and
other ex-guerrillas in the fight
for Indonesian independence
feared they would be thrown out
in favor of Dutch-trained reg
ularS.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
Suspect Indicted
In Grocer's Murder
And Three Robberie,

One murder indictment and
three charging armed robbery
were returned today against
Willie Lee Stewart, 80, colored,
OF the 400 block of A street NE,
covering all but one charge
police had lodged against him.
Stewart was indicted for the
murder Of Harry Honikman, IS,
who was shot to death last
month in his grocery at 723
East Capitol street.
He also was held by the grand
jury for armed robbery in that
case, in connection with a $416
theft, and was indicted in two
other robberies.
SIS Robbery Ignored.
Police reported that only one
case they hoped to make" on
Stewart was not returned among
the true bills. That was a $75
robbery of a grocery at SOL A
street NE.
Stewart was held in the March
II holdup of Milton Kaminsky
at his liquor store at 300 H
street NV, in which 1919 was
taken, and the $500 robbery of
Harry Eisenmann's grocery at
523 H street NE. on Febru-
ary %.
Results from the grand jury
were watched closely in connec-
ton with a survey by The Star
which showed that only a small
percentage of police cases we're
reported as true bills by grand
juries, and even fewer success
fully prosecuted.
Relatives Indicted.
Also indicted were Stewards S
wife, Annie Lee Stewart, 26, COL
ored, and his brother-in-law.
Willis Daniels. 81, both charged
with being accessories after the
fact in the Honikman murder.
Police accused Mrs. Stewart of
denying knowledge of the case
after her husband told her he
had shot a man. They accused
her also of burning his clothing
and denying Stewart lived at his
home a ddress. Daniels was
charged with giving the murder
weapon to another man to hide.
Four Other Indictments.
Other indictments returned
today included:
Vernon Peters, 20, colored. of
the 500 block of K street NE,
charged with housebreaking and
forgery.
Will r. Anderson, 18. colored,
1900 block of Oates street NE,
and Lawrence F. Green, colored,
19. of the first block of I street
S.Ws both charged in three
store robheries.
Mary Rose Stevens, ~, of an
Alexandria trailer camp, charged
with two cases of robbery.
Louis Oliver Taylor, 81, of the
HOO block of Tenth street NV,
charged with six counts of the
sale and possession of narcotics.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
Foreign Committee
Hears PIeven Talk
On World Situation
By J. A. O'LeorY


Chairman Wiley, of the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Commit =
tee, quoted Rene Pleven. French
Minister of Defense, today as
being mot at all pessimistic"
about the outlook for ratification
of the European defense COM
munity treaty.
This is the treaty under which
an integrated European Army
would be organized.
Discuss World Situation.
For more than an hour, at a
closed session, the committee
went over the world situation
with the French official. Senator
Wiley said he could not disclose
the nature 81 the discussion be-
cause the Defense Minister was
not here on an official visit.
He is on his way to South
Carolina to accept an honorary
degree from the State uni
versity.
This was the second time
within a week the Senate COM
mittee has had the unusual ex-
perience of exchanging questions
and answers with an official of
a European government under
what Senator Wiley calls "a new
venture in international under
standing"
To Reveal Adenauer Remarks.
The first visitor was Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer of West Ger
many. The committee has OBJ
tanned permission to make public
later this week an edited version
of this testimony.
At the request of Senator
Wiley, Mr.. Plevin promised to
confer with his government to
find out if his testimony today
could be released.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
5th Regimentol Team
Notes 145th Birthduy
BY the Asseeioted Press

SEOUL, April 13.-The 5th
Regimental Combat Team, third
Oldest in the United States
Army. celebrated its 145th BIRTH
day Sunday.
The 5th. commanded by Col.
Harvey H. Fischer of Dunsmuir.
Calf, was formed in 1908. It
has fought with several United
States divisions in Korea.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
Mausaysay Nominated For Philippine Presidency

position party nomination with
705 votes to 40 for his only rival
Senator Camilo OSias.
He probably viii oppose Presi-
dent Elpidio Quirino, his ex-
boss, in the November elections
Mr.. Quirino has Signif1ed he
would run again.
Senator Carlos Garcia defeat
ed Jose Zulueta for the vice
presidential nomination. 500 to
| 149.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
SummerfieId Quits Post
With Michigan 6. 0. P.
BY the Assoeiated Press

Postmaster General Summer
field resigned today as Michi-
gan's Republican National Com
mitteeman-
Mr.. Summerf1eld told news
men the burden of running the
Post Office and representing
Michigan on the national COM
mittee had proved too much.
He sent his resignation to
Michigan G. o. P. Chairman
John FeikenS, effective on ac-
ceptance by the State Republican
Committee.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
BY tho Assoeiuted Press

MANILA, April 13.-Ramon
Magsaysay turned fighting fame
into political fortune yesterday
and won by a landslide the Ma
cionalista Party'S nomination for
President of the Philippines.
The 45-year-old former secre-
tary Of national defense who
gained fame fighting the Com
munist Huks. captured the op-
Evening star., 1953-04-13

daily in groups of Is and the
Reds will deliver 100 daily in
groups of IS. The entire ex-
change should be completed in
IL days, although the formal
agreement permits 20 days for
the exchange.
The next move in reopening
full-scale armistice talks is UP
to the U. N. command. Red
staff officers Saturday submitted
proposal to renew negotiations
in a letter signed by North
Korean Gen. Nam II, chief of
the Red armistice delegation.
1t. Gen. William K. Harrison,
jr., top Allied delegate, is in
Tokyo. where he conferred with
Gen. Mark Clark, U. N. Far East
commander. Gen. Clark has said
the renewal would be the second
order of business after an agree
ment on exchange of sick and
wounded.
Exchange of prisoners was the
final obstacle blocking an armis-
tice when the talks broke off.
Evening star., 1953-04-13
Reds Join in Argument
Over POW Percentages

TOKYO. April 13 R.-The
Communists took their turn to-
day in the battle of the per-
centages" on sick and wounded
prisoners of the Korean war to
be exchanged.
The Reds Peiping radio said
claims by some sections of the
United States press" that the
Americans are Offering to return
z per cent of the Reds held are
"of course, fallacious."
1t said 4.3 per cent is correct.
Previously, the chief United