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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Mccarthy Fails to Turn Red
At Ibes of Saints, Sinners

Senator Mccarthy. Republic
can, of Wisconsin, was lam
pooned as the Nations chief Red
batter and scourge Of the State
Department yesterday, at a
quarterly luncheon Of the Circus
Saints and Sinners Club.
AS guest Of honor and fall
guy" at the Mayflower Hotel
function, the Wisconsin Senator
took graciously the cutting jibes
members of P. T. Barnum Tent
threw his way.
The affair was strictly stag.
attended by about 900 persons,
including diplomats, members of
both Houses and top service
brass.
Senator Mccarthy roared with
laughter when two men depicted
a scene in his Office. The salon
was directing an investigator to
check on Senator Taft. When
the detective expressed bewilder-
ment, Mr.. Mccarthy sarcastical-
ly ordered him about his bust
ness.
Il know Senator Taft is a
Communist" he shot back. Il
have reports he follows the Gin
cinnati Reds"
Other skits jibed at Republi-
cans in general. To give the
Democrats a chance to talk back,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Three Psychiotrists to Examine
Woman Held in Boby's Death

Three Washington psychia-
trists have been appointed to
examine Mrs. Viola Opanowich.
Arlington mother charged with
numbering her infant son.
Arlington Circuit Court Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy named DR..
Albert E. Marland. DR.. Elmer
Klein and DR.. Fred A. Moss to
recommend whether Mrs. Opano-
wich should be sent to a State
mental hospital for observation.
Judge Mccarthy ordered the
42-year-old mother held in Jail
until Friday. when he will re-
ceive the pSychiatrists' reports
and decide whether to commit
her to Southwestern State Hos
pital at Marion. If she goes to
Marion and is found sane, she
will be returned to Arlington and
her case will be presented to a
grand jury.
Her husband, Peter, SO. is free
on $1,000 bond on a charge Of
being an accessory in the case.
Mrs. Opanowich's daughter by
a previous marriage, Mrs. Mar
ian Lowe, 81. led police Satur-
day night to the spot where she
said her mother had disposed Of
the body Commemorative At
torney William j. Hassan and
Detective Capt. Dudley c. Rector
found the body in a brush-f1lled
woods along Shirley highway.
Cause of the infants death
has not been determined. Vital
organs have been sent to the
State Health Department lab
oratory at Richmond for exam
nation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Voorhees, Defense
Rests lis Case
BY the ASSecioted Press

FORT MEADE, Md. Feb. IT,
The trial of 1t. Col. Melvin B
Voorhees, on court martial
charges resulting from his un-
censored writings as an 9th
Army censor in Korea halted
temporarily yesterday in check
erboard moves by the opposing
attorneys.
1t. Col. John T. West jr., de-
tense attorney, abruptly rested
his case without asking Col
Voorhees, to testify. But he said
he rescued the right to call more
witnesses.
Maj. Arthur M. Scheid, prose-
cution counsel, then asked for
a continuance "due to the nature
of certain evidence presented
and to the nature of the out
of-court hearing held this morn
ing. and in the interests of JUS
tice."
Major Scheid said he needs
one or two days in which to get
new witnesses, examine docu-
ments and make further check
Of the law.
Col. Edward j. Kotrich, pre-
siding military Judge, granted
the motion and the court re-
cessed at the call of its president
Major Scheid said he would not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Studies by Integrated
Groups Endorsed

The Connecticut Avenue Citi-
zens' Association last night urged
that integrated groups Of par
entS and teachers be set up to
study the problem of school inte-
grafton.
The group came out unani-
mously in favor of an educa.
tional preparation for integra-
ton.
The action was counter to that
of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, which had termed
as premature" the request of
the Board of Education for sug-
gestions on indignation. A ruling
on the issue is expected from the
Supreme Court this spring.
The association also favored
home rule.
Jesse D. Coon, chief counsel
to the Senate District Commit
tee, told the group the way to
put through home rule is to fol-
low his point program:
Get smart. get humble. stay
conscious and pray hard"
The meeting, held in the All
Souls Episcopal Church. 1900
Cathedral avenue NV, was
conducted by Mrs. Joseph L.
Miller president,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

Also sent to the State labora-
tory earlier were ashes from the
furnace Of the Opanowich home
at Ills South Eighteenth street.
The ashes were scraped out by
police when Mrs. Opanowich,
Immediately after her arrest last
Friday, answered eyes" to a po-
lice question whether she had
thrown the infant in the fur
mace.
Mr.. HasSan said investigators
still are definitely interested in
the furnace residue because one
fragment was shaped like a hui
man skull. The ashes will be
examined after tests have been
completed on the vital organs,
he said.
Police entered the case after
neighbors reported suspicious
golns-on" at the Opanowich
home, Capt. Rector said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Wind-Northwest, IS miles per
hour TAT National Airport.
Five-Day Forecast for Washing
ton and Vicinity, Feb. 1922.
Temperatures will average
slightly above normal. Washing
ton normals for the period are
as and 20 for the daily high and
low. Cold at the beginning Of
period, milder by Thursday. cold
er Friday and milder again on
Saturday. Precipitation about
Thursday and again at end of
week, totaling about "a inch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

Senators Symington, Byrd
Smathers and Chavez, took thu
stage to sing, to the tune o.
Maryland, My Maryland:
We Democrats Dere brave and
bold,
But noW ne are out in the cold.
We don't hear much from HIST,
But Margaret is still on TV.
Since Ike is in, he runs the
ShoD,
Except for Taft and Brother
Joe.
Republican Senators Bridges
Jenner, Butler and Smith re.
taliated, to the same tune, with
The Republicans are in again.
We amt been in since Lord
knolDS lDhen.
We've matted for the tide to
turn,
Although ne hare got a lot to
learn.
What's good for US is good for
you
And maybe for General Motors,
too.
The principal speaker for thu
day was Tex O'Rourke, former
newspaper columnist and long
time friend of Senator Mccarthy
who satirized the Wisconsin
Senator's rise to the Upper
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

ployes will not be allowed to
transfer to any other Federal
department or agency. This will
improve the chances of displaced
careerists to find other positions.
the csc noted.
Also, the csc will scrap the
present system whereby indefi-
mite employees who lose their jobs
can get other Federal employ
ment within 80 days without
having to take an exam. The
new provision takes away this
right and requires jobless in
definite employees to compete on
civil service registers for any new
Federal positions.
The Government indefinite
employees are those who have
been appointed since Septem-
Der l, 1850. when the Gov
eminent went on a national
emergency hiring basis. job
less indefinite workers who
passed civil service exams to get
jobs may compete for new posi-
tions on civil service registers
from which they were selected.
Indefinites who did not take civil
service exams will have to do so,
if they want another Govern
ment position.
II + 4
NEW LAYOFF SYSTEM
Meanwhile, the Governments
new simplif1ed reduction in =
force program went into effect
yesterday.
The previous Is different types
Of retention categories are re-
duced to six. There will be the
following groups: Career. ca
reer-conditional and indefinites.
Within each group. veterans are
placed in subgroup A and nom
veterans in subgroup B.
Under the new system, indefi-
mite employees no longer have
dumping or reassignment
rights within their agencies.
Il 4 X
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS deep
slashes made by the House APP
preparations Committee yester-
day in reporting its first money
bill of the year-the 1858 supple
mental measure-indicate that
the Republican-controlled group
is set to WELD the economy ak
in earnest this year.
The regular 1854 appropria-
tons bills for the various Gov
eminent departments and agen-
cies won't be acted on by the
committee for a month or two,
but the action Of Congress yes
terday definitely shows it's in an
economy mood
DEMOTIONS-The Controller
General has ruled that Federal
employees who have been pro-
NOTED since 1949 to jobs that
subsequently were downgraded
are not entitled to protection
against salary cuts. Employees
in downgraded jobs who held the
same position before enactment
of the 1949 Classification Act
do not have to take a reduction
in salary.
y
SPEECH-Chairman Rees OF
the House Civil Service Commit
tee will speak before the Federal
Bar Association luncheon at
1890 pm. tomorrow in Ruby
Foo's Restaurant, 728 Thirteenth
street NV.
4
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Repre-
sentative Staggers, Democrat. Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

West Virginia, has left the House
Civil Service Committee to take
another committee assignment.
He has been replaced by Repre-
sentative Moss, Democrat. of
California on the civil service
unit. Max Coe has been
elected president of the Recrea-
ton Association of the Navy Bu-
reau of Yards and Docks. Others
elected were Bill DeMuth, vice
president: Tom Donahue, treas
urer, and Mrs. Helen Moore, Sec
rotary. The executive council
includes Mrs. Helen Froelke, Mrs.
Ellen Louise Warren, Dan Car
roll and Otis Hudson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

be ready to resume until tomor-
row at the earliest.
These developments came i'm
mediately upon disposition of
threat of a mistrial.
The threat developed from an
unsigned telegram delivered to
Col. Raymond T. Beurkett. presi-
dent of the Seven-man court,
during the recess to which Major
Scheid referred. The telegram,
from Detroit and signed only
group of Veterans" urged Voor-
hees' acquittal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Left Ericksons Take
Marriage Vows Again

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 1.-THE
Left EricksonS have been mar
ried, for the second time. with
their children looking on.
The actor and Mrs. Erickson
the former Ann Diamond OF
Pensacola, Fla, decided on the
second ceremony because their
attorney told them the first one
in 1915. was technically invalid
That was because Erickson used
his stage name instead of his
real name. William Anderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

District and vicinity-Fair and
colder tonight, lowest near 90
Tomorrow, increasing cloudiness,
high about 30.
Maryland-Fair and colder to-
night, low 1913 west and 1925
east portion. Tomorrow, increas-
ing cloudiness and rather cold.
Virginia-Fair and colder to-
night, low 1926 west and 24-29
east portion. Tomorrow. fair and
moderately cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
FoIIs Church c. Of c.

Howard P. Bailey, assistant to
the managing editor of The Star,
will speak at a luncheon meeting
of the Falls Church Chamber of
Commerce at noon tomorrow in
the Dardanelles Restaurant.
Falls Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
First Shots Fired
By Russian Planes,
Air Force Declares

TOKYO, Feb. II. Russian
planes started that 10-minute
air battle with American Thun-
derjets over northern Japan yes
terday, the United States Air
Force declared today.
The two LA-11 prop-driven
fighters were intercepted about
three miles inside Japan's aerial
boundary of Hokkaido, the Far
East Air Forces added.
1t. Benedict A. Iacombe Of
Pineville, La, one OF the Amer
lean pilots, said the intrudera
turned Immediately and roared
toward the Thunderjets, their
machine guns firing.
Neither Thunderjet was hit.
1t. Lacombe said he pumped
800 bullets into one of the Soviet
planes and set it af1re. Both
LA-11s fled toward the Kuriles,
only az miles from Hokkaido.
1t. Lacombe indicated the dam
aged plane may not have made it.
Began at 10000 Feet.
1t. Lacombe and his wingman,
I'd 1t. James T. Holmes, Rye,
N. Y, said they didn't get close
enough to determine the ma
tionality of the intruding airmen.
But they described them as
well qualified, experienced
pilots
A Far East Air Forces spokes-
man said fatty that the first
shots were fired by the Russian
planes.
That touched of the first air
battle between American and
Soviet fighter planes over North
ern Japan.
The skirmish opened up at
10000 feet near Nemuro, a town
situated on a cape jutting out
from Eastern Hokkaido.
United States radar operators
spotted the invading planes and
guided Its. Lacombe and Holmes
toward them.
I'VE intercepted them as they
bore south toward Nemuro," 1t.
Lacombe said. He described them
as "greenish black" and they
said turned Immediately and
opened fire.
They were flying at about $50
miles per hour but after contact
was made. speeds went up to
400" 1t. Lacombe said.
II Unanswered to get on the
tail Of the wingman. They were
flying a widespread battle for
nation. They flew tight circles
inside me and by. the time had
one in my sights. they had made
two more passes"
1t. Lacombe said he got in one
good burst of 800 rounds Into
the wings and fuselage" Of the
: wingman.
ST could see the bullets rip
into him." 1t. Lacombe related.
He began to smoke and the last
time ! saw him he was losing
altitude. I can't say for sure
If the plane went down or limped
home"
The Thunderjets broke of the
chase under their standing or
derS to avoid violation of Russian
territory.
Reds Deny Charge.
Fred Saito, Associated Press
staff writer. reported from the
scene today that searchlights
from a Russian island just off
Hokkaido were beamed on the
village of Nosappu seven times
during a nine-hour period last
night.
Saito said that happens quite
frequently and did not perturb
Nosappu's 1000 residents.
Japan's Communist Party to-
day charged that the shooting
actually took place over Soviet
held territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Mortinsbure Names
Woman City Recorder
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Feb.
17.-Mrs. Ward M. Davis has
been named city recorder, au-
ditor and city sergeant by the
City Council. She is the first
woman ever to occupy the posi-
ton.
Mrs. Davis was named to fill
the unexpired term of j. Frank
Seibert whose death occurred a
week ago. She had been as
sistant to the recorder for the
past eight years. Her salary will
be $4,000 a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
BroyhiI| Seeks Pay
For States WhereU.S.
Holdings Cut Taxes

$OAASACco WILL NC dShCU SOO11 CC
make lump-sum payments to
States deprived of needed tax
revenues because of Government
ownership Of property and land
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, of Virginia announced
last night he will introduce a bill
to provide relief for communities
like his home county of Airing
ton.
Mr.. Broyhill disclosed his
plans after a Republican COL
league. Representative Busbey OF
Illinois. caustically criticized
Federal payments to Arlington
for school purposes.
The Virginian thus revived
discussion of a subject which for
years has irritated local govern
ing bodies, particularly in COM
munities with heavy concentra-
tons of Government installa-
tons. Among the Jurisdictions
sharing the Arlington view are
Montgomery, Prince Georges and
Fairfax Counties.
Would Specify Cases.
Mr.. Broyhill said his bill 70,
Federal payments in lieu OF
taxes will specify in what cases
the law would apply. He said
it is obvious that more Local
revenues are lost when the Gov.
eminent takes valuable property
in thickly-populated areas thar
is lost when it buys unused
waste lands.
Zone sixth Of the land in Ar
lington County is occupied by
the United States Government,
Mr. Broyhill said in a state.
ment.
Because Uncle Sam, unlike
the rest Of us. pays no taxes
Arlington and other communi-
ties in many parts of the Ma
ton are deprived of millions OF
dollars Of tax revenue. In my
own 10th District of Virginia
we are faced not only with the
problem Of tax-free United
States property. but also with q
loss OF taxes under the Soldiers
and Sailors Relief Act, which
removes many residents from
the tax rules. This is a situa-
ton that is very unfair and
throws an unequal burden on
our communities and taxpayers
There is no reason in the world
why Uncle Sam should continue
to be a tax chiseler.
District Payment Cited.
I'm the District of Columbia
Congress recognizes it's obliga-
ton by providing an annual
lump-sum appropriation in lieu
of taxes. In my district and in
many other communities, we
were thrown a very meatless
bone by the passage of the Fed
eral program of financing school
services in areas of heavy Gov
eminent defense projects. The
amount Arlington will receive
in the current fiscal year in the
current program amounts tt
1856, 900. That meaSly amount
is expected to compensate III
for the loss of millions in taxes
and there is now criticism OF
giving us the meatless bone.
II think can speak for Ar
lington, Alexandria, Fairfax anc
Falls Church when I say we
don't want Government sub
sides. What we do want anc
what we are justly entitled tc
is treatment similar to the Dis
trict of Columbia. We want and
expect the Federal Government
to offer fair compensation for
the tremendous tax losses we
suffer as a result of tax exemp-
ton granted Uncle Sam and GER
tain of his employees"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

aid career en-
ployes in the
emer g e n c y
control agen-
cieS, as well as
Federal career
W ork ers in
other Govern
ment depart
m e n is who
lose their jobs
b e c a u Sc of
economy cuts.
Under the
new program,
G o v eminent
infp6nifa ON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Chinese at Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. II (R.-
Vice Admiral Ma Chi-chuang.
Nationalist China'S chief Of
naval operations, will inspect
training facilities at the Naval
Academy tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

will the Northern Great Lakes region and
Northern Rocky Mountain In the northwest quadrant
will be in the higher elevations and rain in the
coastal plains Elsewhere it will be generally fair.
expected in the eastern third Of the
country it will be somewhat in the Central and
Southern Little change expected elsewhere
ZAP Wirephoto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
The Federal Spotlight
CSC Job Curb on Indefinites
To Aid Displaced Coreerists
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph YOUNG

The Civil Service Commission will issue regulations
improve Unemployment chances displaced
workers by curling transfer job rights of
employees.
The csc plan the approval yesterday of the Federal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

Record Temper atures This Yeas.
Highest 70 on January 16.
Lowest 20 on February 2.
High ana Low Of Last "a Roura.
High 4S at Ais pm.
Low 80 At GAO am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

advisory unit and the Govern
ment's personnel directors.
The program is intended to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
River Report.

River Report.
Potomac River cloudy at HarpeFs
Ferry and clear at Great Falls: Shen.
andoah cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1953-11-13
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The Nome nugget., 1953-09-11
Heintzleman Takes Issue
With Senator Butler Over
Alaska Statehood Issue

ANCHORAGE, Ri-The COVER
nor Of the Territory Of Alaska
took issue Thursday with a state
ment made last Saturday by Sen.
Butler that ''Most of the c1amor
for statehood Gin Alaska) is COM
ing from politicians
Gov. Frank Heintzleman, also a
Republican, said:
Zone thing is certain; the re
quest for statehood is very wide
spread. I don't subscribe to the
statement that the desire is con-
fined to any one group"
The senator and members Of his
committee on Territories and In
sular Affairs recently held hear
ings throughout Alaska on the
statehood question. Scores Of wit
nesses, preponderantly favorable
to statehood, appeared at the
hearings.
Butler was quoted as saying in
Omaha that although the testi-
mony was overwhelmingly for
statehood he was Convinced that
the rank and file in Alaska knew
that statehood would not come at
this time"
Heintzleman said Thursday that
he was convinced that Gas a re-
suit of these hearings, statehood
must be very much closer"
The Nome nugget., 1953-09-11
Three-Quarter Mile OF
Cleveland Street Blows
Up In Underground Blast

CLEVELAND, Up - A street
blew up here Thursday-blew up
along "a mile stretch, hurting
big concrete chunks and manhole
covers up among hundreds Of
stunned rush-hour motorists and
pedestrians, killing one and in
juring So At least two Of the in
jured were in critical condition.
The cause Of the mighty under
ground explosion along West
117th ST., a main crosstown artery,
still was sought today. Firemen
first said it was a broken gas
main. But the gas company said
their mains probably broke after
the exploding sewer gas let go.
The Nome nugget., 1953-09-11
US, Australia and New
Zealand Reject Offers To
Join Pacific Alliance

WASHINGTON, Up - T h e
United States, Australia and New
Zealand turned thumbs down yes
terday on efforts by other Pacific
powers to join their three-nation
defense alliance.
In a communique winding up
two days of conferences between
foreign ministers of the three gov
ernments and their top military
advisers, the Pacific pact mem
bers unanimously declared that
admitting more countries would
not contribute directly and mater
tally" to Pacific defense.
Britain, France, the Philippines
and Nationalist China have all
shown interest in joining the
alliance
Also unanimously, the three
foreign ministers agreed to OPP
pose "under present circum-
stances" diplomatic recognition of
Red China and its admission to
the United Nations.
The Nome nugget., 1953-09-11
Attorney General Orders
Cleanup OF Influence
Peddling In Washington

WASHINGTON, R-Atty. Gen.
Brownell ordered his aides Thurs
day to dig to the bottom of reports
of influence peddling in connec-
ton with government contracts in
a follow UP to disclosures this
week by House committee.
He emphasized that he is part
icularly interested in finding out
if any federal employee has 'leak-
ed'' secret information which
would give any one business
group an advantage over another
in obtaining such contracts.
Brownell said the matter is I'M
der full investigation by the FBI
and if culprits are discovered,
prompt prosecution will follow"
His announcement followed
publication by the House Armed
Services subcommittee of testi-
mony in which Warren l.. Steph-
enson, prominent Washington,
DC, Republican, admitted he had
attempted to obtain 4 per cent
commission from California
firm in exchange for obtaining a
larger contract for making Navy
rocket launchers.