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Evening star., 1953-06-14

throughout Iouuy, Tuge NJ
sored by The Star, the Exchange
Clubs of Washington, the Dis
trict Department of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars and the
National Airport Club in CO.
operation with the Chevrolet
dealers of Washington. All
events are sanctioned by the
Academy Of Model Aeronautics.
The show starts at $50 am.
with more than 200 model planes
and II military aircraft being
put through their PAGES at An
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Schedule Of Events at Model Air Show
Throughout Today. Poee AZ
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u. 5. Officials
Look for Truce
By End Of Week
Acceptance by Rhee
Seen Despite Present
Show Of Opposition
By Crosby S. Moves

Informed State Department
officials, riding a new wave OF
optimism, are predicting truce
in Korea by the end of this week.
They include in that predic-
tion the belief that South
Truce Will Cost U. N. Ground Won at
High Cost in Blood. Poee A.
Communists UnIeose Greotest Bonoge
on 5o-MiIe Sector. Poee "A
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(See TRUCE, Page A-4D
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(See TAKES, Page A-2.)
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(See TAFT, Page A-2)
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tSee SHAUL1s, Page A-6).
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Considerable cloudiness today with
chance of showers. Highest near 30.
(Full report on Page A-2)
Yesterdays Temperatures.
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Mother Defends Soldier,
Cited in $500, 1000 Fires
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

DECATUR. ILL.,, Aug. 15.-The
mother Of a 19-year-old Air
Force enlisted man accused Of
setting fires that caused more
than 100000 damage said today
her son had been expecting a
medical discharge from the
service.
Mrs. Harley G. Miller said she
learned through newspaper &C
counts that her son A1/C Orville
Miller, faces three charges of
arson in Wichita Falls, Tex. He
is stationed at Sheppard Air
Force Base outside Wichita Falls.
Mrs. Miller said her son suf-
fered a head injury when he was
slugged and robbed by three as
sailants while he was training in
Texas last year. She said he had
been admitted to service hos.
pitals twice since then for treat
ment and was awaiting a medical
discharge
She tearfully described her son
as church-going youth who had
never been in any trouble be-
fore"
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whom the Mccarthy letter was
addressed had prompt comments.
In Toledo, Mr.. Block issued
this statement:
IF Mr.. Virgins had one-tenth
Of Senator McCarthy's political
astuteness, and if Senator Nc
Carthy had any part of Mr.. Wig
gins concern for our American
ways. I don't believe we would
be continuing this investigative
farce with another publicity
stunt concocted for our Sunday
newspaper readers"
In st. Louis, Mr.. Crowley said
"It is quite obvious that Sen
ator Mccarthy, if he did intend
through the Weschler inquisi-
ton, to silence the voice of edi-
torial criticism and to intimidate
editors, has failed miserably. Fol-
him to demand that the ASNE
make itself in effect a sub
committee of McCarthy's group
! for the purpose of accomplish
ing this suppression and intimi-
dation is too ridiculous fo1
words"
Can Take Care of Himself.
In Topeka, Mr.. Lee said:
II have not seen the letter but
it seems to me this is a quarrel
between Senator Mccarthy and
Mr.. Virgins. And think Mr.
Virgins is perfectly capable OF
taking care of himself"
At New Orleans, Mr.. Healy
said:
1T seems to me that the feuo
between Senator Mccarthy and
Editor Wechsler should have
been confined to Capitol Hill.
and the editorial columns of the
New York Post. I certainly don't
think it should have become a
cause celebre for the concern oi
the American Society of News
paper Editors.
Having tangled myself with
a few public figures, including
at least one United States Sen
ator, I don't have much sym.
pathy for any editor who can
not take care of himself in q
controversy with an individual ir
public office.
ut definitely is not the re-
sponsibility of ASNE or it's COM
mittees to express opinions fol
its members. They have ade.
quate opportunity to do that fol
themselves-in their editoria
pages.
mo letter from Senator Nc
Carthy regarding Russell Wig.
gins has come to my desk. Il
one does. I'll consider it."
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latter term ignores the much
more important matter of how
many planes, of what types and
modernity, comprise Che wings.
2. The role the Navy will play
in strategic air warfare. Admiral
Radford has been a strong advo-
cate of broadening the Navy's
role in strategic bombing-the
system of bombing enemy war
and production centers to destroy
their ability to continue fighting.
He told the Senate Armed Serv-
ices Committee he had "modi-
fed" his views on the subject
but the Senators failed ta ask
him in which direction.
3. The missions of each serv-
ice in the field of guided missiles.
This is becoming increasingly
important and each service is
pushing for a greater share of
responsibility.
4. The force level of each serv-
ice.
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been numerous cases where 25-
year or 30-year employees have
taken salary cuts of $4,000 a
year. These demotions also were
the result of economy reduction
in-force programs.
The new Republican Depart
ment and agency heads are be-
ginning to realize they have a
real problem on their hands so
far as employe morale is con-
cerned.
In an effort to bolster morale,
officials are letting it be known
that any additional employment
cuts that may be necessary will
be achieved by attrition-not
filling vacancies.
Regarding the problem, one
top Republican official had this
to say:
when all is said and done,
not more than one-half of one
per cent of Federal employees
here, at the most. are losing or
will lose their jobs. But you
can't convince the remaining
991a per cent of the employees
that their jobs are safe, when
they look around and see col
leagues with many years of serv-
ice losing out.
IT feel that all administrators
should take special pains to meet
with their employees and explain
the situation to them. so that
the employees fears can be al
layed." ......
GREATER JOB PROTEC-
TION-The Government job
cuts were the most severe in
many years, but even in past
years there have always been
budget cuts with attendant fir
ings and employe jitters. Each
year around June and July. en-
ployes are subjected to a severe
case of nerves as they ponder
what Congress is going to do to
their agency budgets for the new
fiscal year.
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The Good Government Insti-
tute. a non-partisan organization
dedicated to improving person
mel and management operations
in Government, has proposed a
plan which it feels will prevent
future layoffs of employees when
employment is cut.
The institute notes that, even
during the past few months
when thousands of employees
have lost their jobs or have
been denoted, agencies have
given promotions to other
workers.
4 The group proposes that, dur
ing periods of employment cuts
in Government, all promotions
be barred. In this way, dis
placed employees of those about
to lose their jobs could fill the
vacancies that normally would
go to employees who are pro-
NOTED, the institute declares. It
also contends that such a pro-
gram would prevent the endless
chain "bumpings" that occur in
an agency whenever there is a
reduction in force.
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fused to go along with Virgins,
nevertheless I should make it
clear that had you agreed with
him it would have in no way
affected my attitude toward the
right of the Committee to call
witnesses regardless of occupa-
ton. You can be assured that
when a witness who has deal
ingS with our Government is
called and who admits having
been a top functionary of the
Communist Party, but claims to
have reformed, with no outward
evidence of reform, he will be
vigorously croSS-eXamined to
determine whether the reform is
real or phony, regardless of
whether he is newspaper editor
or in some other profession. I am
sure you will agree there must
be no privileged class before
Congressional Committees.
ITO the minority of editors
who object so strenuously when
any legislative committee inves-
tigates dishonesty or subversion
in the press. on the grounds that
such Investigations endanger
freedom of the press, I would
suggest it would be better if
they would expend their efforts
toward cleaning their own house.
II am sure you will agree that
If the press constantly ignores
the type of Virgins editorial.
not only will they be failing in
their duty to the public whom
they serve, but will be inviting
Congressional exposure of such
dishonesty.
II assume Virgins will scream
that by exposing this deliberately
false and dishonest editorial, we
are trying to inttimidate him
and endanger freedom of the
press. However, I do not sub
scribe to the theory that freedom
of the press means freedom to
lie, twist. and distort the facts,
and pollute and poison the
waterholes OF information. APP
parently your Chairman Wig
gins and I differ on this.
If you decide to investigate
the threat to freedom of the
1 press as represented by the long
line of falSehoods published in
your Chairman's newspaper. ]
shall be glad to give you my full
cooperation"
Editors Statement. b..
From Brooklyn, Maine. where
he is vacationing. Mr.. Virgins
issued the following statement:
Nothing would please me
more than to have a committee
of my colleagues in the American
Society of Newspaper Editors
study and report upon the Wash
ington Posts full, accurate and
fair news coverage of the edi-
torial comment on the public
career of Senator Mccarthy.
II Fundamentally agree with
the editorial of August 13 which
Senator Mccarthy criticized
Contrary to the Senator's con-
lecture, it was written without
my knowledge or consultation
inasmuch as I have been on va
cation in Maine since August /.
"The report of the ASNE com
mittee and the added comments
by four of the members of the
committee made it plain that the
editors involved were genuinely
concerned about the use of the
power of congressional commit
tees to interrogate newspaper
editors about their news and edi-
torial policies.
"It would be more helpful and
informative if the Senator, in
stead of evading the issues raised
by the ASNE report, would ad-
dress himself to the great princi-
pies here involved and not en-
gage in personalities"
J -Four of the seven editors to
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Radford and RidgwaY
Sworn in; New Chiefs
Take Over Command
By John A. Giles

Admiral Arthur w. Radford,
long a controversial figure in
military circles. yesterday be-
came chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff as Secretary of
Defense Wilson commented he
would "be a credit to the serv-
ices and to the nation"
He was sworn in by Gen. Omar
N. Bradley. who has held the
post four years.
The admiral, who has been
unpopular with the Air Force,
was a key witness during a
stormy House hearing four years
ago in which Navy representa-
tlves claimed too much empha-
sis was being put on the air arm
in strategic planning.
1t was during that hearing
that Gen. Bradley, usually mild
hammered spoke out against
fancy Dams" who wouldn't ac-
cept teamwork. Admiral Louis E.
Denfeld, retired, who was GUST
ed as Chief of Naval Operations
as result Of the hearing, at
tended the Pentagon ceremony
yesterday.
Ridgway Takes Oath.
In a separate ceremony, Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway was sworn
in as Army Chief of Staff, sue
ceeding Gen. j. Lawton Collins.
Admiral Robert B. Carney will
take the oath as Chief of Naval
Operations, succeeding Admiral
William M. Fechteler, at 10 am.
tomorrow, completing the new
team of service chiefs. Gen
Nathan F. Twining previously
succeeded Gen. Hoyt S. Vanden-
berg as Air Force Chief of Staff.
Gen. Ridgway. in a short talk
following his oath taking, said
President Eisenhower's reorgan-
ization of the Defense Depart
ment emphasized the protection
of the integrity of the military
profession" and the maintenance
of democratic institutions.
Professional military integrity
means fearless, fortnight ex-
pressions of honest, objective
professional opinions by our Of
f1cer leaders up to the moment
of decision by proper civilian au-
thority, he said.
ut means completely loya'
execution of those decisions
Fonce they are announced" he
continued as Mr.. Wilson and his
top assistants listened intently
1T means the giving by civilian
authorities to their military
services of the same unqualified
loyalty they receive"
Air Arm Under Study.
Whether Gen. Ridgway was
anticipating heated arguments
during the new look" at Amer.
ica's military requirements, long
ago announced by Gen. Eisen-
hover and Mr.. Wilson, he die
not say.
The new Chiefs already have
begun an advance review of re-
tquirements W the light of the
destructive fury of a new family
of atomic weapons. and guided
missiles and the changing inter
national picture.
The recommendations from
the new study are certain to
influence:
l. The size of the air arm. The
administration has criticized the
"magic" number of 143 wings fol-
the air arm advocated by the
outgoing Chiefs and the Truman
administration. The President
has called for an interim goal oi
120 wings this fiscal year while
Admiral Radford and company
restudy the whole military setup
Meanwhile. there has beer
some high-level Pentagon dis.
cussion of the possibility of find
ing some new method of mea.
suring airpower, such as using
the number of planes instead
OF the number of wings. Tht
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Sunny
and not so warm with high about
80 today. Fair tonight, low about
81. Tomorrow, sunny and con-
tinued moderately warm.
Maryland and Virginia-Sunny
and not so warm with high be-
tween 80 and IS today. Low to-
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Of the Federal Bureau of In
n.nnA;nn Ain.a -

OF the Federal Bureau OF In.
veStigation."
The text of Senator McCar-
thy's letter follows:
I'm connection with your in
vestigation to determine whether
freedom of the irresS was endan-
gered in the Senate Subcommit-
tees questioning of the editor
of the New York Post, James
Wechsler. call your attention
to the enclosed editorial which
appeared in the Washington Post
of August 13, 1858.
GAS you, of course, know, Mr..
j. r. Virgins. managing editor
and vice president of the Wash
ington Post, was the chairman
of your committee, and with
three others issued a minority
opinion to the effect that free
dom of the press had been en-
dangered by the questioning Of
Wechsler. While I have no
way of knowing whether Mr..
Virgins personally wrote the edi-
torial, it would seem obvious
that under the circumstances it
was either written by him or
with his approval.
you, the editors who exam
ined the testimony, will readily
recognize the complete and de-
liberate falsity of the charge that
Wechsler was subjected to in
tensive interrogation about edi-
torials in his newspaper critical
of Senator Mccarthy" You will
also, of course, recognize that the
purpose of this was to miSlead
his readers. Obviously, it would
have been improper to have
called an editor for the purpose
of questioning him about edi-
torials critical of the chairman
of the committee. However, the
members of your committee who
read the testimony know there
was no questioning whatsoever
of Mr.. Wechsler about his criti-
cism of Senator Mccarthy.
81 fully realize that editors al
times and in completely good
faith can be mistaken as to the
facts. However, I am sure you
will agree with me that this
could not have been an honest
mistake, but rather a deliberate
and dishonest attempt to deceive
the public. I am sure you will
agree with me also that when q
newspaper is used for the pur-
pose of deceiving the public
where lies are deliberately substi-
tuted for the truth-then free
dom of the press is thereby
gravely endangered.
IF you gentlemen are con-
cerned about freedom of the
press, and I am sure you are, il
would seem incumbent upon you
to investigate the extent to which
the chairman of your committee
Mr.. Virgins, through his paper
the Washington Post, has pros
tituted and endangered freedom
of the press by constant false
vicious, Incorporate attacks upor
anyone WHO dares expose any oi
the undercover Communists. The
enclosed editorial is merely one
link in a long chain Of deliberate
abuse and prostitution OF free
dom of the press. I selected this
example rather than others be-
cause in this case you gentlemen
have rea dthe transcript ano
know the facts.
'I might add that I was rather
shocked to find that the editor
of a paper which has been one
of my most Incorporate and dis
honest critics was selected as the
chairman of a group OF editors
to determine whether or not ]
was endangering freedom of the
press.
while I was very happy that
| the majority Of the editors re-
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e mp ! o ye S
seems to be:
"If it can hap
pen to some
one with 80
years Of Serv-
ice. it can
h en- to
me. :"
Th o uSandS
of other long
tt m e career
employees have
been denoted
in grade. with
resultant cuts
T1A 1aoua
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D. c. Health Expert Leaves

DR.. Holger F. Kilander. a spe-
cialist for six years with the
Department of Health. Educa-
ton and Welfare, has joined the
New York University faculty as
associate professor of health and
physical education.
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night So to 68. Tomorrow, sunny
and continued moderately warm.
Wind-West or northeast, 10
Is miles per hour.
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This edition also contains
This Week Magazine OF "a
pages, a 12-pGge comic section
and 20 pages of rotoorGvure.
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The Federal Spotlight ~
Officials Plonningto Avoid
Loyoffs by Untitled Vacancies
By Joseph YOUNG

The past few months been thousands Federal
ployes with much Is to IS arof ervcie lose their jobs
Government reduction in force programs.
It's small wonder then that Federal employees remain jtery
about their Jobs despite assurances by top Government
Evening star., 1953-08-16

half Of the Nation will have showers
today the western portion Of
Washington California and Nevada ThunderstOrms
Gulf States Most of the northeast States
will fair and cooler weather and it will continue
southeast States. Northern border States will be
Little change in temperature expected elsewhere
-AP Wirephoto.
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River Report

From U. S. Engineersl
Potomac River clear at HarperS Ferry
and clear at Great Falls; Shenandoah
clear at HarperS Ferry.
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OAAOAcAS NiHs t4AG WOA Ot 10 ONcI
as far as yfringS are concerned.
The general feeling among
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-16
Congratulations To Ronald Hughes

Cowcl Press, Inc Minneapolis printing firm, last Fri
day October paid tribute employee Ronald Hughes for
20 years Of faithful service banquet the Minneapolis
Athletic Club
For all Of 40 years Ronald Hughes has been familiar fig
ure the of the Twin Cities For years he drove through
the motorcycle with Sdecar delivering the pro
duets Of Colwc Press Perhaps the circumstances which
raced the attention of many people the fact that Ron
aid had only but operated the vehicle with safety and
dispatch In later years he has driven the firm delivery truck
with that dispatch and
lie became known the "Colwel press fellow" and
wherever through the busy pedestrians fellow
truck drivers printers and others greeted him with smile Al
way buSinesske yet Friendly, Hughes has been moving.
living picture Of who wouldn't allow physical handicap
10 interfere with his determination become both compcten,
worker and n contributing member TO society,
When 40 Of the Colwe Press employees who had worked
with Mr. Hughes Is years joined the executives of the
firm at banquet honorng Mr. Hughes and his wife last Fri
ay they were paying tribute working who has been
giving employer good days work for many year and
who has been a credit 10 the firm and the community
Our congratulations 70 Cowe Press for Its recognition
Of fine man Mr. Hughes for doing his tasks Of the past
40 years so well that al his fellows could join in saying well
done, Ronald"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-16

- PATRoNIzE OUR ADVERTISERS .
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-16
Eleanor Roosevelt;
A Shining Example

Millions Of non-whes In the world look upon Mrs Eleanor
Roosevelt shining example Of the United States at its best
No other American has big place In the hearts Of people in
Europe Asia Africa the wife Of the late president This
especially in the nonwhe countries where Russia with
has used of shortcomings on the racial
issues spread dIstruSt Of purpose a a nation
Mrs. Roosevelt and few others have been the chief fac
tors keeping alive In the hearts Of countless millions Of
the eoorsd people the belief that America Is essentially
on which for fair play and has desire TO exploit other
nations,
The n.whes are a little bit puzzled when Russia tells
them how preudced all American whites when they
the great Mrs Roosevelt takes people Of all coors
hear her calling for the need Of equality Of oil
mankind.
II the United States Is ancoorod they ask how does
happen that Mrs Roosevelt Ii mott Ii she not good representa-
tive Of the United States the natural question and nothing
the Red prupagandsS explain the fact that
Eleanor Roosevelt In the minds Of millions represents the
America that they want to admire
II was very foolish for the Eisenhower administration
which osensby interested in the building and maintenance
Of the United Nations the chief of preventing World
War to have dispensed with the services Of Mrs Roosevelt
I'm delegate She the person whom the Soviet dele
gates feared to hear speak UN assemblies because Of the
great admiration which the Russian and
the for Mrs FDR She represents In the minds Of
the worlds little folks rairmnlcd reathcared human
being
II would have been excellent stroke of good
kept her delegate the UN She did need the
for the recognition that she remains the most admired in
the world today, perhaps much honor she will
Q need.
TO her credit she has continued her interest in frtherng
the work Of the uN AS sparkpug for the United Nations As
ISOLATION she has utilized her great talents to sell the uN to
thousands Of Americans who becoming aroused the dan
ger Of too little support for the IN,
On October ~ Mrs Roosevelt will address Minnesota
the Minneapolis Auditorium afternoon meeting
The charge very small "a dcfray the expense
Voyrd II be the last time for long time that Mime
have opportunity and hear this great
person Eleanor Roosevelt IL 60 old now,
has given uuseshy Of her strength and mind in the
humanity She later will have reduce her heavy
schedule in the interest Of her health This is only
why every who believes freedom peace
humanity should hear her when she speaks here
ober - The other that the become
quanted with the need larger everyday support
In u destructive war