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Evening star., 1953-10-17
By the Associated Press

PANMUNJOM, Oct. 17.-Bitter
squabbles f1ared between Allied
and Communist officers today as
all but nine of 43O Chinese war
prisoners def1antly turned their
backs on Red attempts to WOO
them back to communism.
1t was a second stinging blow
to the Reds, who persuaded only
10 of 500 to return in the first
day of the explanations Thurs
day.
There will be no explanations
-Sunday-under Neu-
trail Nations Repatriation Com
mission rules.
The dramatic ied-Commu-
mist tug-of-war reached fevered
pitch today. not only in the
clashes between the prisoners
and their Red explainers-but
between United Nations Com
mand and Red observers.
A bitter f1areup, punctuated
by kicks and curses, famed over
one anti-Red Chinese POW who
was forced to listen to Com
muniSt explainers for almost
three hours.
Before the POW was led away,
one Communist representative
kicked a Chinese american OBJ
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Hurvurd's Bond Serenude
At Wee Hour Arouses Yale

shouts Of protests; and then
came the police reserves.
The church clock showed 4:30
am. before the Harvard bands
men were back in their buses for
the trip to Baker Field.
The police blotter showed three
arrests, including that of an off,
duty policeman, Anthony Mat
teo. He alone Of the audience
apparently enjoyed the serenade.
Mr.. Matteo was charged with
intoxication and breach of the
peace. Police said he protested
when fellow policemen tried to
establish order.
Arrested also were Peter
Strauss, the band leader, charged
with holding a parade without
a permit and breach Of peace,
and Edward K. L. Lupton, the
band manager. charged with
breach Of the peace.
They rejoined their fellow
bandsmen after posting bonds.
Evening star., 1953-10-17
World Trade Vital to Economy
Of Nation, Eisenhower Warns
100000 Greet President in New Orleans;
Will Be Guest of Texas Governor Tonight

followed the lead of Democratic
Gov. Robert F. Kennon and
voted the Republican presiden-
tial ticket last fall as the out
growth of the tidelandS oil fight.
The State went for Adlai Ste
VenSon.
The presidential address was
delivered from in front of the
old Spanish city hall at midday,
after Gen. Eisenhower joined in
the colorful parade of the "Oc-
tober Mardi Gras" that the city
arranged to commemorate
Thomas Jefferson's famous $23
million land deal-a transaction
Gen. Eisenhower hailed as IAN
act of vision and daring"
A crowd estimated by police at
between 225,000 and 25O,000 well
coined the President as he rode
in an open car over a 2-mile
parade route.
The President, who now has
commission at work studying
the whole area of foreign COM
merce to determine the admins
tration policy in regard to con-
tinued operation of the recipro-
cal trade law, expressed the con-
viction that to-day our whole
economy turns and depends
upon the commerce of the world
through such ports as this"
Dependence to Increase.
Ticking off such strategic
items as tungsten, nickel, chro-
mite, tin and hemp, which come
almost exclusively from foreign
markets, the President warned:
This dependence is sure to
increase as the tempo of our
industry increases. 1t highlightS
the most compelling practical
reason why we must have friends
in the world. We know that ma
tions of hostile intent would
not trade with us except as it
suited their own convenience.
And this means that hostile
rule of areas supplying us es-
sential imports would place the
American production line ,at the
mercy of those who hope for
our destruction"
Foreign trade also means
strengthening those friends
abroad whose prosperity has it's
influence on this Nations well
fare, Gen. Eisenhower said.
Halls Results of Purchase.
The President said the Louisi-
ana Purchase was conSumated
by this infant Nation over "the
opposition not only of foreign
powers, but of political critics of
great passion and small vision"
The venture, he continued,
"has been justified to an extent
which Staggers the mind" by
the wealth that has flown from
the vast land purchase.
The President took off before
daylight on the flight from Kan
sas City, where he had been
mingling with farm groups since
Thursday.
Leaving here in early after
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Evening star., 1953-10-17
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Oct. IT..
The Harvard band serenaded
its ancient rival, Yale, early to-
day and almost caused a riot.
The Crimson bandsmen, six
busloads of them, paid a sur
prise visit to the YaleSians while
enroute to the Columbia -Har-
ward game in New York.
Unloading at York street in
the heart of the university sec
ton, the band formed quickly.
The church clock showed it
was 2:30 am. The big city
green, adjoining the university
buildings, was stepped in a deep
New England silence.
Suddenly the atmosphere vi
brated to the blare of Fair
Harvard" and echoes of march
ing feet.
Yale heads began to appear
at every window. Then came
Evening star., 1953-10-17
EYewitnesses Give
Dramatic Accounts
OF Blast on Carrier
Survivors and Rescuers
Graphically Describe
Horror of Inferno
BY the Assoeioted Press

BOSTON, Oct. ia Navy
pilot who matter -factly told
his story from a hospital cot
last night as doctors fought to
save his life died today.
He was 1T. Leonard De Rose,
a pilot aboard the explosion
racked carrier Leyte and the
father of three children. His
home was in East Greenwich,
r. I. His wife comes from
Athens, Ga.
Il was going to give a report
to the operations Office" he said,
before de died. II heard an ex-
plosion. Maybe it was, the cata-
pult machine room. I don't
know.
Felt HOt-Air Blast.
II felt a blast of hot air rush
over me. I dived to the deck and
stayed fiat.
There was another officer
with me. I remember he said,
it's hot in here . it's unbear-
able
II tried to tap on the bulk
head in Morse code. I wanted to
find out if there was any one
near me, and how they were do
ing.
"I don't know what happened
to the officer. I don't remember
too much after the flames that
hit us. Somehow 1 found an eS-
cape hatch and got out by my
self"
Some workmen and sailors
aboard the Leyte said they heard
no explosion, Just the fire whistle.
Others described the blast as
loud.
Says He Was Lucky.
Salvatore Impeduglia, civil
ian welder from Boston who es-
capped unscathed described him
self as lucky-and no one dis
agreed with him.
IT was in a Storeroom with
three other men at the time of
the explosion" he said. I'VE
had just finished our work and
had cleaned up. Then we heard
the explosion.
Seconds later flames came
roaring through the small COM
partment where we were. The
fire drove us back. We got down
on the floor and opened several
air tanks to get some air.
1--WE were in that compartment
for two and a half hours.
How did we feel? We
pounded at the compartment
bulkhead. We yelled for help
as loud as we could. I prayed
throughout the time we were
trapped there.
"The lights in the compart-
ment went out. We were in
darkness for what seemed like a
(Caa E-vTIxyTrTNIEcC Dooa
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Fireman Injured
In Warehouse Blaze

A No. 2 Truck Co. fireman suf-
fered leg injury today when a
heavy metal door collapsed while
flremen were battling a $1,000
blaze in warehouse of the Le-
high Cement Co., near Rock
Greek Park and Thirtieth and K
streets NV.
The fireman, Pvt. Clyde F.
Lennox, 40, of 14o8 North Cleve-
land street, Arlington, was
treated at Emergency Hospital
for a possible fracture of the
right ankle.
Firemen said the blaze appar-
emily started beneath the floor
OF the one-story Sheetmetal
structure. They speculated that
it might have been started by
vagrants who crawled under the
building at night.
w. M. Snow. warehouse super
intendent, estimated $1,000 to
$4,000 in damage was done to
about five carloads of bagged
cement stored in the building.
Evening star., 1953-10-17
BroWneII Decision
Clearing Mccarthy
Hit by Monroney
Assuils Action Dropping
Fruud Accusation in
Butler -Tydings Election

Senator Monroney, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, opened fire today
on the decision of Attorney Cen
eral Brownell, clearing Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wis
consin, of charges raised in the
report of a Senate Elections sub
committe last January.
Senator Monroney, one-time
chairman of the subcommittee
which inquired into Senator Nc
Carthy's part in the 1850 Mary
land senatorial campaign, de-
clared the Attorney General sis
giving a clean bill to all the ugly
features of one of the dirtiest
political campaigns in recent
history"
That was the campaign in
which Senator Mccarthy helped
Republican John Butler unseat
the veteran Democrat, Millard
Tydings. Before the 1850 cam
paign, Senators Mccarthy and
Tydings had clashed over the
Wisconsin Senator's charges of
communism in the State De-
partment.
Finds No Violation.
Mr.. Brownell announced that
the Justice Department found no
violation of Federal laws in any
of the issues raised against Sem
ator Mccarthy in the subcom-
mittee report. He added that
the Treasury still is investigating
Senator McCarthy's income
taxes.
With Senator Mccarthy plan
ming to campaign for other Re
publican Senators next year, the
Brownell decision probably will
come in for further Democratic
attacks. Senator Monroney had
this to say:
THE Attorney General is CIV
ing a clean bill to an election
campaign that involved the con-
cealment of large sums of money
that were spent, a fake composite
photograph of Senator Tydings
and Earl Browder (former Com
munist leader) and all of the
other ugly features of one of the
dirtiest political campaigns in
recent history"
Butler Very Happy?
Senator Butler, commenting on
the Attorney Generals decision,
said in Baltimore he was VERY
happy to hear the news"
II knew it was right, right
along" said Senator Butler.
There wasn't anything wrong
in that campaign"
Mr.. Brownell said that when
the Treasury finishes it's tax
check, the Justice Department
(See BROWNELL, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Witness Refuses
To Tell if He Was
Spy, mccarthy Says
Also BoIked at Query
On Rosenberg Link,
Senator Reports
BY Cecil Holland
Sfor Stoff Corresnondenf

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. IT.
A witness before Senator Nc
Carthy's Investigating Subcom-
mittee refused here today on
grounds of possible self-incrimi-
nation to say whether he was a
member of a spy ring at Fort
Monmouth, N. j., organized by
Julius Rosenberg, xecute d
atomic spy.
Senator Mccarthy told re-
porters after the closed hearing
Army Has No Evidence Of FiIchine Of
Rodor Secrets. Poee Az
at an unusual Saturday session
that the witness also refused to
say whether he had known
Rosenberg and sought to recruit
members for the Rosenberg
espionage ring.
The Wisconsin Republican
said the man, who was a former
civilian technician at Fort Mon
mouth, was one of those named
by a mystery witness VIII o
cracked under questioning yes
terday and promised to tell all''
about suspected espionage at the
Army's secret radar laboratories
in New Jersey.
That witness, a middle-aged
bespectacled man.. was described
as an important employe at
Fort Monmouth" and a close
friend of Rosenberg.
Called to Testify Today.
Senator Mccarthy said that
on the basis of information sup
piled by the witness after he be-
gan talking at a closed hearing
late yesterday, three witnesses
had been summoned to today's
hearing in the United States
Courthouse here.
The Wisconsin Republican said
the mystery witness had dis
cussed" in his testimony the
three witnesses.
He was said to have given
names, places and dates" Ear
Iler, Senator Mccarthy had said
he had given testimony regard
ing members of a suspected
espionage ring operating in the
Government, including the Army
Signal Corps"
The Signal Corps operates
Fort Monmouth as it's primary
research center in radar and
other electronics developments.
Dramatic Climax.
The breakdown of the witness
came as a dramatic climax to
week-long closed hearings con-
Quoted here by Senator Nc
Carthy. The hearings, according
to the Senator, have produced
mounting evidence that Rosen-
berg and Morton Sobell, another
member of the Rosenberg atomic
spy ring who is now serving a
3O-year prison sentence for espi-
(See MCCARTHY, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Robertson Arranged
For KeIIam 10 See
Tax Official in '49
Senator Defends Action
As Normal; Virginia
To Probe Taxi Firm
By Alex R. Preston

Senator Robertson, Democrat,
of Virginia said today he had
arranged an appointment in
1949 for Sidney Kellam and
w. F. Hudgins, indicted on Fed
eral income tax charges, to see
"a relatively minor official" at
the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Reached by telephone at his
home in Lexington. the Senator
said, II did for them what I've
done for hundreds of others in
the past 81 years." He said it
was his practice to make engage
ments ''for any of my constitu-
ents who want to confer with
Government officials"
Mr.. Kellam, who resigned
Thursday as State Democratic
campaign chairman, and Mr..
Hudgins, former Princess Anne
County court clerk. were among
five stockholders in the Beach
Taxi Service, Inc, OF Virginia
Beach against whom Federal
grand jury returned income tax
evasion indictments Wednesday.
In a report accompanying the
indictments, the jury limited that
prior prosecution of the cases
had been bought off.
Democrats Set Back.
In other fast moving develop
ments in the "Kellam affair.""
which has Virginia in an un-
precedented political turmoil,
Democratic attempts to blame
Republicans for the investiga-
ton received two important set
backs as the State Department
of Taxation prepared to move
into the inquiry.
C. Leonard Fisher, the first
witnesS-and the only one who
was not Subpoenaed to appear
before the Federal grand jury
took full responsibility for in
stituting the grand jury's inves-
tigatien. He said his attorney,
who is a Democrat" advised
him Of his rights to bring the
complaint, and added, II have
never participated in the affairs
of the Republican Party"
Internal Revenue Commits
Sioner T. Coleman Andrews,
reached by telephone in Chicago,
said that so far as he knew, Re-
publicans didn't know anything
about the case
In Richmond, State Tax Com
missioner G. H. MorriSSett told
The Star he believes the grand
jury's action undoubtedly puts
us on notice there is a possibility
(See KELLAM, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Tighter Guard Asked.

Tighter Guard Asked.
Bolstered by an angy protest
to the Jewish state by Britain
Jordan's strongest ally in the
Middle East-and by the report
ed possibility of vigorous action
by the United States, Jordan
asked her Middle East neighbors
to tighten up their guard around
Israel. Britain also has urged
the United Nations Security
Council to take up the seething
situation. The new f1areup be-
came a top subject in talks be-
tween United States Secretary of
State Dulles, British Foreign
Secretary Eden and French For
eign Minister Bidault.
Jordan asked Iraq for troops,
planes and arms to help fight off
possible further attacks. The
British commander of Jordan's
colorful Arab Legion, Brig. John
Baggot Club, issued orders to
his troops all along the frontier
to shoot on sight any Israeli
troops crossing the border.
In Cairo, Jordan's Ambassador
Awny Abdel conferred with
Egyptian Foreign Minister NAH
moud Fawzy and then announced
that "the Arab states are making
military preparations to meet any
fresh Israeli aggression"
Frontiers Strengthened.
The Ambassador told newsmen
the Israeli assault had caused
all Arab states to strengthen
their frontiers facing the Jewish
state. The Arab nations still are
technically in a state of war with
Israeli even though the Palestine
fighting ended in 1948 in an un-
easy U. N.-supervised truce.
Mr.. Abdel said he had been
assured Egypt would make a
point of her military prepara-
tions and intended to take diplo-
matte action. He did not elab-
crate on what military prepara-
tions Egypt intended to make.
A government spokesman said
a reply to the request for REIN
forcements was expected shortly
from Baghdad. Both Jordan and
Iraq are members of the eight
nation Arab League and their
kings are members of the same
family.
Demonstrations in Amman.
AS the government moved to
brace it's defenSes, demonstra-
tions protesting the Israeli at
tack were held in Amman, Jor-
dams capital; Jersualem and
other cities. Premier Fawzi Ell
mulki toured the battered village
of Kibya-one of the targets of
the raid-and tearfully told resi-
dents:
BE sure we are taking all pos
sible measures to defend you
from now on"
Brig. Glubb accompanied the
Premier.
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Big ) Reported
Willing 10 Talk
On Soviet Pact
Agree On 1t as Part
Of FinuI Germqn
Peace Settlement
By the Associoted Pres.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE United
States, Britain and France agreed
today to discuss an East-West
security system with Russia as
part of a final German peace set
tlement, informed sources re-
ported.
They said foreign ministers of
the three powers approved terms
OF new notes which will be sent
to Moscow within the next 48
hours suggesting a Big Four con-
ference in Lugano, Switzerland,
about November 8.
LaSt-minute reviSionS were
made to satisfy West German
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
who objected to an earlier draft
OF the Western notes.
Word leaked out from the
closed conference as United
States Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles, French Foreign
Minister Georges Bidault and
their advisers went into their
fourth session with British For
elgn Secretary Anthony Eden at
the Foreign Office. The min
listers are in the throeS OF
three-day parley on pressing
world problems.
Policy Being Hammered Out.
Informed sources said the
Western policy makers covered,
among other things today, the
question of the start and make
up of the Korean peace con-
ference, including the possibility
OF the admission of neutral
Asian nations, the future status
of Communist China and the
French war against Red-led
rebels in Indo-China.
Special COMMITTEES we're hard
at work hammering out a COM
mon policy on other issues.
These included the explosive
Trieste question and the Israeli
Jordan border situation.
Mr.. Dulles, accompanied by
United States Ambassador Win
throp Aldrich, had an hours
private talk with Mr.. Eden be-
fore the full conference got un-
derway. Mr.. Dulles conferred
privately with Mr.. Bidault dur
ing the luncheon recess.
Other TOuchy Issues.
In addition to the non-aggres-
sion pact, the ministers faced
decisions on several other touchy
problems. Among these were:
l. An urgent British proposal
to bring an Israel attack on three
border Jordan villages before the
United Nations Security Council.
Fifty-six Arabs repeatedly were
killed in the assault which
Britain blasted yesterday as ZAP
parently calculated.
z. Practical means of allaying
YugoSlav anger over Trieste in
view of the ministers reported
agreement last night to stand by
the British-American announce
ment that Italy would be given
Zone A of that strategic terri
tory.
"Grave View Taken.
The Israel-Jordan border ex-
plosion item was q holdover
from last night when Mr..
Eden introduced a motion call
ing on all three nations to haul
the Israel government before
the Security Council.
A British spokesman said the
three ministers had taken a very
grave view of the situation
but Mr.. Dulles repeatedly was
not too, enthusiastic about the
(See BIG THREE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Methodists Seek Ways
To Help Immigrants

METHoDIsTs coNFER-Vreinia
Methodists ore concerned obout help
ing immigrants feel more at home in
America. Stor Church Editor Cospor
Nonnes reports from Roanoke todoy
on the Methodists' onnuol State con.
ference in stories on poee 40.
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Jordan 10 Shoot
Isrde|is on Sight
In Border Row
Sister Arab States
Asked for Military
Aid Against Attack
BY the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Jordan Sector,
Oct. 17.-Jordan asked her sis
ter Arab states ringing Israel for
military aid today to ward off
possible fresh Israeli aggres-
sion" on her borders. Jordan
soldiers were given orders to
shoot on sight any Israeli troops
crossing the border.
The request for help followed
a Wednesday night raid by the
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Israel BIomes Jordan
For Setting Oft Raids

JERUSALEM, Israeli Sector,
Oct. II. (P.-The Israel Foreign
Office, irked at Western Big
Three criticism. today blamed
Jordan for setting off the latest
series of border raids and said
(See JORDAN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1953-10-17

Both Jordan Border and River Issues
Likely to Come Before U. N. Poee A-3
U. S. Believed Reody to Blame TsroeI for
Jordan Attocks. Pooe A-3
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Stocks in fhe Spotlight

NEW YORK up. - Following are the
sales (add 00), high, loN. closing price
and net change OF the 20 most active
stocks for the week:
Sales. High. Low. Close. Chge.
Evening star., 1953-10-17
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Evening star., 1953-10-17

Israeli Army on three Jordan
border villages, in which Jordan
claims at least Sc and possibly
10 persons were killed.
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(See EYEWITNESS, Page A-3D
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List Of Navy and CiviIion Decd N
Correr BIost. Poee A-3
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(See POWs, Page A-6.)
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(See MCCARTHY, Page A-20
Evening star., 1953-10-17
Navy Sets Leyte
|nquiiryMonday;
Blast Toll Is 36
Probers Urged to
Find if Carrier
Was Sobotoeed
By the Assoeioted Press

BOSTON, Oct. 17.-Naval in
telligence and FBI investigators
today probed the charred interior
of the aircraft carrier Leyte
which was struck suddenly yes
terday by explosions and soaring
fire that took 36 lives.
AS a minute examination of
the wreckage got under way, the
Evening star., 1953-10-17

(see EISENHOWER, Page A-5O
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An Associated Press Newspaper
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(See LEYTE, Page ABB
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(See BIG THREE, Page A-3.)
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Temperatures Today.
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(See JORDAN, Page A-3.)
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(See BROWNELL, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Strong's Son Decides Sailing
YoWI to Norway Is Best Way

When you have a 49-foot yawl
in Gibson Island, Md. and it's
wanted in Norway, you either
sail it or mail it.
Corrin Peter Strong, 2712
Thirty-second street NV. and
four companions will take the
exciting way early next week
and set sail from Gibson Island
for Oslo, Norway-an expected
30-day voyage.
Mr.. Strong's father, L. Cor
rim Strong, yesterday was nom
mated by President Eisenhower
as Ambassador to Norway. As
owner of the 4-year-old yawi,
he wants 1t there.
It Is being fitted for the voyage
and was due for a preliminary
sea-going shakedown today.
AL of Mr.. Strong'S shipmates
have had some sea-going exper-
lence. They are Irving Fisk, a
Harvard law graduate this year:
Bramwell Arnold, 27, who teaches
at the Noble and Greenough
School, Dedham, Mass: Norris
Hoyt, SO, who teaches sailing at
st. Georges School, Newport,
Evening star., 1953-06-17
House approval Seen
ION Some Controls
BY the Asseeieted Press


Quick House approval was
likely today for compromise bill
to extend some mobilization con-
! trolls and create a permanent
small business lending agency.
But there was a possibility the
measure might face a fight in
the Senate tomorrow from some
Democrats on the way in which
the new Small Business Ad-
ministration is set up.
The bill would extend for two
years the governments powers
to allocate scarce materials and
some authority to ration ma
terialS for civilian use. The ad-
miniStration has said the only
rationing planned would cover
scarce metals such as nickel, CO.
bait and tungsten.
Senate-HouSe confereeS yes
terday knocked out of the bill a
section to give the President
power to freeze prices. wages
rents and credit terms for 90
days in a war crisis, but only
after specific congressional sane
ton. The House version included
no such provision.
Some Senators had wanted to
give the President standing au-
thority to put on such lids in q
serious emergency.
But the Senate adopted an
amendment by Senator Byrd
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Britons Woo Chinese Trade

HONG KONG. June II R.-
The Communist newspaper Wen
Wal Jao reported today a IT.
member British trade mission ar
rived in Canton by train June 13
en- route to Peiping. The mis-
sion. representing several British
and Hong Kong firms, said ii
planned to study trade possibili-
ties with Red China.