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Evening star., 1953-03-05
Lack of Men and Munitions
BoIks 9Th Army, VonFIeet Says
Cont Fulfill Even Limited Mission
In Koreu War, Senators Are Told

never accept defeat anywhere
once they are properly aroused
to put into a war what it takes
to win-and we haven't been
doing that in Korea"
He also told the Senators the
signing of an afmistice with the
Communists would have been a
defeat, and would have created
an intolerable situation in Korea
and only prolonged the agony"
The general testified:
l. While in 1851 the 9th Army
was 8 per cent over normal
strength" a healthy situation"
it now is II per cent below
strength and even 10 per cent
below authorized strength in
certain critical categories. WASH
ington visitors" had told him
the force would be built up to
Is per cent above normal
strength but this never happen
ed as seasoned veterans were
rotated home before replace
ments arrived.
2. There has been a serious
shortage of ammunition ever
since I've been in Korea, critical
at times. now serious in some
types, but not in ALL"
3. Truce negotiations allowed
(See VAN FLEET, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Arlington Police Told to Stop
'Ambushinq' of Unwury Drivers

darkness, the driving lights shall
be burning.
"It is meant that the vehicle
should not be hidden in a park
ing lot, behind a hedge or some
such obstruction. It is permis-
sible to continue side street pa
troll as has been instructed in our
police training school. where the
officer is observing a thorough
fare from q side street. provid-
ing the police vehicle is in plain
view.
Hiding the police vehicle re-
suits in numerous complaints
and poor public relations. Your
usual cooperation Is expected.
General order No. "a. also Is
sued yesterday by Chief Fawver
said:
"It seems there has been q
misunderstanding about officers
being given an arrest quota Of
one arrest per day. There is not
and never has been such a quota
or stated number Of arrests ex-
pected from any officer.
Therefore. future comments
about arrest QUOTAS viii not be
tolerated and will result In dis
ciplinary action. Your usual CO.
! operation is expected"
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Young Pole Escapes Russians
BY Flying MIG to Denmark

flung around the plane. The
pilot. a curly-haired blond youth
of %, climbed out-still shaking
after his experience.
He asked Immediately for
asylum in Denmark, saying he
could not stand conditions in
his Moscow controlled home
land. Police would not disclose
his name.
Police authorities at Nexoe
on the opposite side of the Is
land from Roenne, said another
jet plane had roared low over
the coast shortly after the
refugee jet was sighted. There
was speculation the second jet
might have been in pursuit OF
the first.
Danish sources said the refu-
gee would be given political asyl-
um, but disposition of the plane
remained uncertain.
A United States Embassy Of
f1cial described the plane as a
sensational catch that might
yield invaluable secrets to West
ern experts. But he added:
"Of course, the fact that the
plane belongs to the Polish all
force may indicate that it is
an obsolescent model. 1t is only
really interesting if it is of the
latest type"
He said that what happens to
the plane "is purely a Danish
matter. 1t is up to the Danes
to decide their course of action.
Denmark is a member of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation.
Twice in recent months, the
Soviet government has officially
protested Denmark's participa-
ton in the NATO defense ar
rangement. accusing the little
Scandinavian nation of taking
part in an anti-Russian wal
plot.
According to the authoritative
British aircraft annual publica-
tion, James All the Worlds Air
craft, a fairly complete" MIG-15
was salvaged from enemy waters
or the North Korean coast by
the British In 1851 and was ex-
amined by the United States Ali
Force. but efforts to make the
plane airworthy for fight eval-
uation trials were abandoned
James said.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
By John A. Giles

Gen. James A. Van Fleet
testified today that in terms of
men and ammunition he did not
have sufficient strength to carry
out "even the limited mission"
of the 9th Army in Korea.
The former 9Th Army COM
mander gave that answer to
questions by Senator Cooper,
Republican, of Kentucky, in tes-
timony before the Senate Armed
Services Committee.
The pattern of the 60-year-
old generals argument in calling
for a military victory in what
he terms the Korean "sitdown"
became clearer as his testimony
unfolded in sessions before vari-
Gus congressional committees.
1t is apparent that he favors
a smashing offensive to drive
the Communists far back into
North Korea where a shortened
defense line can be manned en-
tirely by South Korean troops.
But it also is apparent that
he believes such an effort would
require a tremendous increase
in American forces in the Far
East.
At one point. Gen. Van Fleet
asserted he believed the Ameri-
can people and Congress will
Evening star., 1953-03-05

covered a number of other topics,
as follows:
/. Gen. Eisenhower gave an
emphatic no to a question as to
whether he favored an extension
of draft service to 80 or SO
months as advocated by Gen.
James A. Van Fleet, who just re-
turned from the command of the
9th Army in Korea. He said in
the same connection that moth
ing new on the Korean situation
had developed on Gen. Van
Fleets return.
2. The President refused to
comment on the troubles in Iran,
saying that it was an internal
matter and that it would be i'm
proper for him to go into it.
3. The President expressed
qualification at the way the re-
lease of price controls is work.
ing out. He said he had found
no discernable evidence that any
one is trying to gouge the con-
sumner.
4. The conversations with Brit
iSh Foreign Minister Anthony
Eden, the President said, are i'm
formative, but nothing specific
has developed yet. The President
said that no agreements are in
tended out of the conference
here. He said they discussed the
world situation as they saw it at
their conference yesterday, but
he could not say that the scope
of the talks here had been broad
ened by the developments in
Russia.
Silent on Voice Inquiry.
S. The President declined once
more to pass judgment on the
Voice of America investigation
by Senator Mccarthy, Republi-
can, of Wisconsin.
6. The President reiterated his
support of the proposal to vest
in the States title to their Off
shore oil lands. This renewed
expression of his views conf1icted
| (See EISENHOWER. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1953-03-05
By the Asseeiaied Press

ROENNE, Denmark, Mar. s.
The first Soviet jet fighter plane
to come into Western hands un-
damaged was brought to a
breath-taking landing by a dar-
ing young Polish refugee today
on the Danish Baltic island OF
Bornholm.
A Polish Legation spokesman
in Copenhagen declared angrily
his government would "of course
demand return of the jet-be-
lieved to be a MIG-15-as soon
as possible. High Danish Ali
Force officers flew here immedi-
ately to examine the aircraft.
The plane, which carried Polish
Air Force markings, circled low
over Roenne, administrative
center for Bornholm. before the
pilot decided to risk a landing
at the nearby airport.
While airport personnel looked
on in horror. the jet Screeched
down the 1,300-yard long run
way-about a third the length
normally required for planes o1
that type. The landing was
without accident.
A strong military Gordon was
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Weinberg Acquitted
Of Perjury Charge;
Judge Hits Verdict
Scientist Accused
OF Lying at House
Inquiry Is Freed
By Jock Jonas

A Federal jury today returned
a verdict of not guilty in the
perjury trial of DR.. Joseph w.
Weinberg.
Judge Alexander Holtzoff of
the U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia told the
jurors Immediately after the
verdict was announced that he
did not agree with them.
"The court has no doubt that
you approached this matter con-
scientiously," Judge Holtzof said.
He added that he respects the
decision "even though the court
does not approve of your ver-
dict"
shocking Situation"
The judge referred to Com
munist activity on the University
Of California campus during the
early war years, and declared: /:
The uncontradicted evidence
diScloses an amazing and
shocking situation in the crucial
years 1889. 1910 and 1941 on the
campus of a great university,
where large and active Com
munist underground organiza-
ton was in operation"
He said the situation may have
no bearing on the trial, but that
it was one of which the public
might "well take cognizance."
Charged With Lying.
DR.. Weinberg had been
charged with falsely testifying
to the House Un-Ameican Ac-
tivitieS Committee that he had
never been a member of the
Communist Party.
The jury reached it's verdict
after celebrating less than Is
minutes this morning. Last
night, the jurors had consid-
cred the case for more than
seven hours.
Eugene Hopson of 4947 Just
(See WEINBERG, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Eisenhower Cautions
Against Close Vote
On Anti-SIave Motion
lndecisive BuIIot Held
Of No Value; Break
With Tuft Denied
By ]. A. OIenrx

President Eisenhower cautioned
Congress again today that if his
anti-enSlavement resolution
passes by close vote, it will do
no good.
He made it clear, at the same
time, that it is the business of
Congress to work out the word
ing Of the resolution.
The President denied there
has been any break between him
self and Senate Majority Leader
Taft in connection with the
wording of the resolution to con-
denim RuSsia'S failure to live up
to World War II agreements.
AS to whether the serious ill
ness of Joseph Stain will have
any effect on what Congress
does with the controversial reso-
luton, the President said he had
a feeling that Russia works out
a plan for itself and follows it
without regard to technical de-
tails. For that reason, he does
not believe they would pay too
much attention to the timing of
American action on the resolu-
ton.
Recalls Earlier Statement.
Asked tn comment IN the ar.
ton of Senate Republicans in
insisting on an amendment
which split the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, 8 to 6. the
President recalled his statement
of last week that he had no
pride of authorship that would
prevent Congress from changing
words in the document.
He described the Senate
amendment as a technical diff
ference and said he thinks no
one disagrees with the thought
expressed in the amendment.
The amendment merely states
that nothing in the resolution
shall determine the validity or
invalidity of the World War II
agreements.
How the Democrats and Re-
publicans in Congress settle the
difference is their business, the
President said. He added he
would hate to see the tone of
the resolution changed, but said
so far as he knows, there has
been no evidence of such inten-
ton.
He repeated his description OF
the amendment as a technical
point in denying any break with
Senator Taft.
Regardless Of whether it is
a technical dispute, the Demo
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Evening star., 1953-03-05
District Can't See
Cost of Red, White
And Blue Auto Tous

The District Commissioners
made a new decision on the color
of next years auto licenses to-
day-and saved $4,000.
Last May, they approved a
plan to produce next years tags
in red, white and blue, but on
learning such a color scheme
would cost 10 cents more per tag
to produce. they called of the
plans with q simple solution:
Merely reverse this years col
orS. New tags currently being
sold are white with green figures.
Next years will be green with
white figures. Also reversed next
year will be the location of the
wording "The Nations Capital" /"
now on the bottom of the tag,
and District Of Columbia" now
at the top.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Churchill Defense Budget
124% Over Last Year
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON. Mar. S. Prime
Minister Churchill today asked
House Of Commons to approve a
record peace time defense
budget Of over $41a billion-this
is an increase Of more than 1212
per cent over the 1928 figure.
The British expect the United
States to cover about one tenth
of the total.
The budget calls for spending
of 1856, ,760, 900 pounds (54.585.-
728, ,000 for the year- ending
March, 1854. r
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Winners Announced
In School Contest

WINNING WRITERS-Judses Of
The Stor's onnuol Scholastic writing
contest announced the winners today.
Their nomes and the first-prize short
story ore on poge At.
SEA OF FLoWERs-LoeoI garden
clubs join the professionals in ex-
hibits at the third onnuoI Notionol
CopltoI Flower and Gorden Club
Show. opening todoy at the NotionoI
Guord Armoy. The shows hishIishts
ore discussed on poge B-l.
BEST FOOD BUYS-Hints for the
kitchen. including q New Enelond
recipe for stuffed carrots, and food
buying suggestions ore presented by
Food Editor Violet Foulkner on poes
B-4.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
District Heads Refus|
To Ask Congress 10
Extend Rent Curbs
Vote Is Unanimous;
Issue Is Left Up to
House and Senute
By John w. Stepp

The Commissioners decided to-
day against asking Congress to
extend District rent controls be-
yond next June 80.
Their vote was unanimous. It
came on the heels of a public
hearing yesterday in which %
witnesses were almost evenly
divided for and against controls
extension.
The question arose today al
the Commissioners meeting
Commissioner Renah F. Camaliel
made the motion, Engineer Louis
w. Prentiss seconded it anc
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue made the vote unanimous.
CogswelI Rebuffed.
There was no discussion of the
matter other than to reach
agreement on sending transcripts
of yesterdays Commissioners
hearing to the chairman of the
House and Senate District Com
mitteeS. Mr.. Donohue said this
might help the Congressman de-
eide whether they should hold a
public hearing.
Today's action by the city
heads rebuffed the recommends
tionS of District Rent Control
Administrator Robert F. Cogswell
that controls be continued to
June 80, 1854. Mr.. Cogswell
contended that this is necessary
in the light of a serious" hous-
ing shortage that now exists in
Washington.
A few days ago, the Commits
Sioners agreed with another OF
the rent administrators recon-
mendations-that controls tenn
porarily be extended beyond the
present April 80, 1853, deadline
to next June 30. This extern
sion is designed to give Congress
time to decide on the proposal
for longer curb on rents.
Camalier Explains Action.
Commissioner Camalier said
he found overwhelming evil
dence" against the need for
controls that was presented at
the Commissioners hearing yes
terday. He cited testimony by
landlord interests that many
apartments are available to
tenants now, as atteSted by an
increased number of rental-unit
advertisements appearing in
newspapers.
II feel that the housing pen
dulum has swung in the other
direction" Mr.. Camalier de-
clared.
Mr.. Donohue and Gen. Prem
tiss also concluded that nc
serious housing shortage exists
here. The Engineer Commits
sioner said that if another years
extension is granted now they'll
only come back and ask for an
other continuation after that"
DonOhue Sympathetic.
Mr.. Donohue said he felt SYM
pathetic to low wage earners who
doubtless will be paying higher
rents under decontrolS, but, he
pointed out, wages have been in
creased. too.
Tenants may suffer at first
but eventually they will benefit,
because ultimately more housing
will be built and a tenants mar
ket will develop" Commissioner
Donohue said.
Evening star., 1953-03-05

Italy and a "self-made" power in
Maryland for more than 40 years,
served in the House from 1925 to
1888. He lost his seat to Thomas
d'Alesandro, jr., now Baltimore
Mayor, in a bitter primary elec-
tion fight in 1897.
Among the District battles he
won was for an amendment to
libePaliZe the Districts divorce
laws. The legislation of which
he was most proud. however, was
the bill bearing his name which
set up the city's liquor control
machinery after repeal of pro-
hibition.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Eisenhower WHIinq
To Meet Whoever
Succeeds Stain

President Eisenhower said
today he would be willing
to go half way to Moscow
to meet whoever succeeds
the dying Premier Stain.
He attached the same con-
ditions he set out last week
for a possible meeting with
Stain.
Gen. Eisenhower said the
conditions would be (1) that
it had the approval of the
American people and (2)
that there was reason to
believe it would do some
good in the cause of world
peace.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
~ Catholics Leuve Chino

HONG KONG. March 5 (P.-
Catholic headquarters today said
90 foreign Catholic missionaries
left Red China in February, leav-
ing only IS still under Com
munist control. Three came vol
] unfairly and 26 were expelled.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Immediate Price Boosts
Are Not Likely Here

A check in the Washington
area indicated the following ef-
fects from today's decontrol
order:
Bread-Industry members be-
lieve prices for time being will
remain as they are. They do
not think OPS action will have
much immediate effect.
Automobiles - Observers be-
lieve there will be no increase
in prices. New cars have been
selling under ceiling prices for
some time. There are no long
waits on orders.
Laundry services - Observers
see no reason for an increase
at this time. Industry is COM
petitive and attempts to render
service to housewife cheaper
than she could do work at home.
Major household appliances:
William G. Hill. managing direc-
tor, Electric Institute of WASH
ington, said: This action will
probably have no effect. Our
experience with other items in
the industry when controls were
removed, is that there was very
little, if any effect on prices"
Evening star., 1953-03-05
|PriceCurbsEn End
0nAutos, Bread
And Appliances
Action Drops Control
Of Items Having
Sales of SIS Billion
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Government today lifted
price controls from major house.
hold appliances, bread and
bakery products, automobiles and
laundry services.
Price Chief Joseph H. Free
hill estimated that the annual
sales volume of items removed
from control by the action is
$25 billion.
1t was the fifth major step.
in lifting controls since Presi-
dent Eisenhower, in his state-of-
the Union message, called for
an end to price curbs by April 30s
Major Items DecOntroiled.
These are the major items from
which the controls were removed
today:
All bakery products, including
bread, rolls, pies and so forth,
estimated to have an annual sales.
volume of $35 billion.
All major household appliances.
including home refrigerators,
diShwaSherS, ranges, clothes
washers, driers and ironerS, home
and farm freezers.
All custom nodded and fabri-
Gated plastic products.
All new passenger automobiles
and postwar used cars. parts and
accessories, as we'll as CONNER
cial vehicles, including trucks,
buses, tr&ilerS and parts. The
automotive items decontrolled
have an estimated retail sales
volume of $12 billion. Prewar
used cars already have been re-
moved from controls.
Other Products Freed.
In addition, controls were re-
moved from glycerine. cocoa and
cocoa products. copper chemi-
Gals, and X-ray and electrical
therapeutic apparatus.
All laundry. dry cleaning, and
linen and diaper supply services,
with an annual sales volume of
So billion also were freed of
curbs.
Mr.. Freehill said higher prices
may result from decontrol on
bread, appliances, laundry and
dry cleaning service and on au-
tomobile parts, and copper chem
icals.
Today's action left these items
still under government price
controls: Beer, some chemicals.
No. 2 heating oil. various build
ing materials and metals and
metal products and machinery.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Stains Life Believed Ebbinq;
Eisenhower Attitude on Russia
One Of Definite WatchfuIness
Third Bulletin
From Moscow
Tells of Decline
By Eddy Gilmore
Assoeia,ed Press FOREIGN corrssponder,

MOSCOW, Mar. Prime
Minister Stalin's physicians re-
ported tonight his condition is
exceedingly grave. Their third
medical bulletin suggested that
the life of the 73-year- old leader
Is ebbing steadily away.
The third bulletin issued by
Stains 10 doctors follows:
In the course of the night
and first half of the day of S
Evening star., 1953-03-05

Moscow's HondIine Of StoIin Story Hints
Power Fight Exists. Poee AS
Doctors Annexed Thot Reds Use Live
leeches on StoIin. Poee A.
Text Of Second Medical Bulletin on
StoIin's Condition. Page "A
Evening star., 1953-03-05

(See WEINBERG, Page A-20
Evening star., 1953-03-05

Continued on Page AS, Col. ~
Evening star., 1953-03-05

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1953-03-05

(See EISENHOWER, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1953-03-05

(See VAN FLEET, Page A-2O
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-20

friend Of Mr.. RS who lives a housing project
list Of subversive organizations Attorney
which had handed the
both fascist and communist DO know what appears
other1
Here samples Of the lofty sounding m0nicksra
ms 10 Free Spain Now IAN oej Alabama Education
Yugoaaya
Inc American Committee for European Workers
League Against War and Fascism
Relief american League for Peace and
oS American Peace Mobilization
American Rsscue ship Mission. Congress
Congress Of American Revolutionary
Conference American Policy China wbswa
So on N an on.
stated material
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Social and Personal
x ST. PAUL

LasssS fare Bridge Club: The LaiSses faire
bridge club the home Of Mrs Oyc Gunn 7S3 glehar
Ave. Saturday, Feb, IA First prize went MSC. A..
Andersoni second Mrs, H. = Brown; and third Mrs.
NJ X Mcknight Mrs Myrtle Williams house guest Of Mrs.
Quinn and Mrs esse Shenarl gme and received Euea
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unable to attend. The young mel
guests were Messrs. Beryl Grigs
by, Tommie Jackson. Phillip GriTs
by, Edgar Patterson, David Good
low and Bubble" Benford. Mrs
Marguerite Eason chaperoned tn,
group,
Happy Birthday: Happy birth
day greetings to Mrs. Luvinil
Logan. 1918 25th Ave. So. who's,
birthday was on st. Valentines
Day, Feb II.
Urban League Guild Tea: The
tea given in the Fireplace room
of st. Marks Cathredal on Sun,
day, Feb. s, following the Inter,
Racial service in the sanctuary
was well attended by several hun.
dred people. A color scheme OF
yellow and blue was carried out
In table appointments with a cen.
ter piece of yellow jonqulls, acacia
and blue ms. Those who poured
tea represented the various organ.
iZations sponsoring the tea name
ly, Miss Rewey Belle Inglis for
the Womens Council of the Great.
er Minneapolis Council of Church
es: Misses Shirley Jones and Irene
Crawford for the Minneapolis Ur.
ban League guild; Mrs, George
Rokutani for the Twin City Rain.
bow club, Mrs. Kay Kushino from
the Japanese American center and
Mrs. j Allen from the Y.W.CA
A Baby Brother: Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph O. Brewington, Jr.. 1881
Clinton Ave. are receiving con.
CALCULATIONS on the birth of q
baby boy born Feb. 5. at Mt
Sinai hospital, weighing Q pounds
81 ounces. Mark Stephen is the
name chosen by the parents and
his two brothers. Mr. and Mrs
Howard Logan, $685. Clinton Ave
are the maternal grandparents and
the paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Brewington. Sr.,
Of Baltimore. Md.
To Hot Springs: Mr., and Mrs
Charles w Glenn, 3640 Fourth
Ave. So, left Tuesday. Feb. II, for
Hot Springs, Ark. They will be
the guests Of Mrs. Henrietta Eve
and they plan TO be gone about
three weeks. Mr.. Glenn's health
Is much improved.
Mrs. v. Mack Visits Daughter:
Mrs. V. r. Mack Of Little Rock
Ark. arrived in the city Thursday,
Feb. 49, TO visit her daughter and
family, Mrs. James Bailey. 1900
Second Ave. So.
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The WAY | SEE IT


Would TO weeks salary 20 move9 OF yo
wouldn't But that Tahatha
muchdscusd Moulin Rouge" Wednesday
theatre on Broadway. The most expensive movie
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n smoker for their big brothers ON
Saturday, Feb. II, az Local SIC
club rooms The fraternity par
ticipated In the Greek Week Toga
BAH given In the MarigOld Bail.
room, sponsored by the University
Of Minnesota, The fraternity also
attended the Greek Week banquet
held on Feb 10. In the main ball
room OF the university Pledges
who arc being inflated into the
fraternity are; Earl Lewis, Robert
Allen, Monroe Colsnn Donald VII.
liamR, MAceo Buford Alexander
Abrams, Burie Carmichael, Jr,,
and Otis jackson, Mr. Jackson Ia
president of the campus chapter
Of tho NA,ACp,