davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Pakistan Wheat Loan
Favored by Officials

President Eisenhower and
Congressional leaders agreed to-
day to support legislation to lend
PackiStan one million tons of
wheat to ease the food short
age in that country.
The plan was announced by
House Speaker Martin after
Congressional leaders had held
their weekly session with Gen.
Eisenhower.
The terms Of the loan still
have to be worked out. but Mr..
Martin said necessary legislation
will be introduced this week.
He pointed out the loan would
enable this country to get rid
Of some of its surplus wheat
and at the same time help a
people who have been loyal
and faithful" to the United
States. The loan would be re-
paid In cash.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Arms Abandoned After War Go to War Aqoin

NEW YORK. May Is (NANA)
Half the tanks, artillery and
infantry weapons and two-thirds
of the wheeled vehicles used by
the United Nations forces in Ko-
rea have been salvaged from
scrap piles and reconditioned,
according to Sideways, the mag
azine of the American Iron and
Steel Institute.
Operation Scrounge." one of
the unofficial names for the op-
GRAFTON, came into existence in
l94S. when huge cutbacks in
military spending left our four
occupation divisions in Japan
with far less than their mini
mum authorized equipment.
Scattered over the islands of
the Pacific was billions of dol
lars worth of equipment left
there at the end of World War
II to rot and rust because it
was too expensive to ship home
and because we had no need for
it in q world at peace.
Evening star., 1953-05-25

BY 1948, engines wouldn't run,
tires had fallen apart, and the
cloth had rotted away. But un-
derneath the corroded and moss
grown exteriors there was still
plenty Z good hard steel. Sal
wage teams were dispatched to
all the islands on which equip
ment had been left.
AS a result of the salvage oper-
ations. freighters were loaded
with tons of rifles, howitzers,
trucks, tanks. radios, jeeps and
X-ray machines. These were
sent to Tokyo and Yokohama
where production workers from
the States. troops who had taken
courses in management, classifi-
cation and supply control, and
hundreds of japanese civilians
took over.
In June. 1850. when the North
Korean army swarmed across the
38th parallel in heavy tanks, they
were met by U. N. forces in light
tanks. BY September the U. N.
Evening star., 1953-05-25

forces were pinned down in the
Southeast corner of Korea, out
manned and outgunned. Then
the American 9th Army broke
out. led by medium tanks and
firing tank-Stopping bazookas.
The equipment had not come di-
rect from the United States and
could hardly be called new. 1t
was the spawn of Operation
Scrounge."
For the rest of 1850 and all of
1851 Operation Scrounge" pro-
vided the U. N. forces in Korea
with "a per cent of their general
purpose vehicles, 38 per cent of
their artillery, 10 per cent of
their infantry weapons. Today
it's still going strong, and dam
aged equipment is returned to
Japan and restored or cannibal-
lied for parts. Former Secretary
of the Army Frank Pace esti-
mated that the operation saved
the American taxpayer more
than 81 billion.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
New Truce Proposal
Outlined by Lawrence

U. N. TRUCE PRoPosAL-In Ut
most secrecy. our side hos presented
the Reds ot Ponmunjom with q new
proposal designed to breok the deod-
lock in negotiations to end the
Koreon wor. CoIumnist Dovid Low.
renee reveals the brood outline Of the
U. Ms compromise offer. Pose Alb.
THE ACE MIG KILLERS ARE
HERe-The Notions top jet fighter
oces, Copts. Manuel Fernondez and
Joseph Mcconnell. IT,, Just book from
the Koreon front, ore in Washington
todoy. In on interview with Stor
StoH Reporter Joseph 8. Byrnes, they
tell how they feel obout it. Pose 81.
81.
JEWELS FOR A QUEEN-How
would you like to 90 70 your jewelry
box ond pick out the largest cut
dIomond in the world or q strond Of
4e perfectly matched peoris? EEzo-
beth u con do thot ony time. For
more obout Her Mojesty's fobuIous
gems, see the Iotest in MoIIie
McGee's series on the Queen on
Poqe B-5.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Mrs. Roosevelt
Dragged From
Auto in Tokyo
Rescued Uninjured
From Group Of 20
Communist Women
BY the Associoted Press

TOKYO. May Is. Twenty
Japanese women waving Com
munist banners today man
handled Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
in downtown Tokyo when she re-
fused them an interview, the
newspaper Yomiuri reported.
The newspaper said the wife
of the late President was res
cued by Japanese guards and
was uninjured. Mrs. Roosevelt
was not Immediately available
for comment.
Mrs. Roosevelt, now on a tour
OF Japan, was dragged from an
automobile outside the Labor
Ministry building. +
The newspaper said that when
Mrs. RooSevelt's automobile
pulled up IN front of the build
ing, the women. led by an
American-born wife of a Japa-
nese, clamored for an interview.
Guard Slapped in Face.
When Mrs. Roosevelt refused,
the women pulled her from the
car, the newspaper reported, but
guards stopped them before they
could harm Mrs. Roosevelt. One
guard was slapped in the face.
Yomiuri said.
The ringleader of the group
was identified by the newspaper
as a Mrs. Fujikawa, Al, born in
the United States. who came to
Japan before the war.
The newspaper identified Mrs.
FuJlkawa as a member of the
Communist Party.
Urged to Go Back Home"
1t said that when Mrs. Roose-
velt refused an interview, the
women first shouted "go back
home"
Yomiuri said Mrs. Fujikawa
was active in last years anti
American riots on May Day.
F'iles show that an Ameri-
can-born woman, Mrs. Hannah
Reichenberg Fujikawa, a ma
tive of New York City, took
part in the May Day riots.)
Mrs. Roosevelt arrived in ia
pan earlier this month for a
series of lectures.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Snyder Helped Block
Tax Case Decision,
House Group Told
Liquor Firm Officials
Plea Had Been Denied
All Along the Line
By the AssoeiotsG Press

House investigators were told
today the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau reversed its own specialists
and gave a favorable tax ruling
to a liquor industry official after
former Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder personally intervened.
Mr.. Snyder was quoted as
calling Charles Oliphant, former
counsel for the tax service, and
telling him former Defense Sec
retary Louis johnson was "in-
terested in this thing-if there's
anything we can do, let's try to
help them OUT
The case involved a ruling
whether any profits in a stock
deal should be considered taxable
income. The arrangement called
for John L. Leban, a vice presi-
dent of Schenley Industries, to
buy 10000 shares of stock from
the firm at $2650 a share over
20 years for a total of $3.50, 900.
Testimony was that Mr.. Leban
asked the Revenue Bureau in
1850 to rule that if the market
value of the stock exceeded
$26.50 at the time he actually
acquired it, his profit would not
be considered taxable income.
Katherine Nalley of the Rev.
enue Bureaus ruling branch,
and Sylvan Tobolowsky, assist
ant head of the Interpretative
Division in the bureaus Cen
eral Counsel's Office, testified
that the requested ruling was
denied by technical specialists
"all along the line"
They appeared before a Ways
and Means subcommittee near
ing the end of a tWo-year in
vestigation of political influence
in the tax service. Chairman
Kean of New Jersey, said today's
case was brought out to "call to
the attention of the public cer-
tain cases in which officials of
the Treasury Department ex-
erted undue influence on ordi-
nary working of the bureau"
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Wordmdn Park and Carlton
Control Bought for So Million

! proximately So million or be.
tween $185 and $190 a share.
Apartment House Involved.
The Sheraton company al
ready owned 4 per cent of the
stock in Washington Properties
Inc, and the new purchase
brings its controlling interest to
SIS per cent. The deal also in
wolves control of an apartment
house at 2700 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, near the Wardman
Park, and an Office building at
1901 Vermont avenue NV.
The firm now owns an office
building at I'll Fourteenth street
NV, which it purchased last
year and renamed the Sheraton
Building.
Mr.. Henderson said the new
owners plan to install free radio
and television in all transient
rooms in both hotels, a standing
policy in other Sheraton hotels.
Full details of a%&proposed
renovation program for the
Wardman Park were not re-
vealed, but Mr.. Henderson said
the plans include construction
of 1,500-capacity dining room
as an adjunct to the present
building.
Stockholders to Meet.
He said the firms interior
decorator, Mrs. Mary M. Ken
nedy, will take a look at both
hotels and that any recommended
tions she makes for remodeling
or refurnishing will be followed.
Mr.. Henderson said the pur-
chase involved all of the hold
ings of the Halsey Stuart Co.
of New York and the Strauss
Co., a San Francisco investment
firm, and four -fifths of the hold
ings of Robert D. Sterling, a real
estate securities investor of
New York.
A directors meeting will be
held at the Wardman Park at
10:30 am. tomorrow. Mr.. Hen
derson said it is expected that
sufficient new directors will be
added to Washington Properties,
Inc. to give Sheraton control.
Frank E. Weakly is expected to
remain as president of Washing
ton Properties. which becomes a
(See HOTELS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Democrats Dared
By MiIIikin 10 Make
Issue Of Air Cuts
Senator Predicts People
Will Support Presidents s
Military Judgment
BY the Associoted Press

Senator Millikin. Republican,
Of Colorado, dared the Demo-
Gratis to make a political issue
of proposed Air Force money
cuts with the assertion today
that he believes the country will
back President Eisenhower's
military judgment.
Senator Millikin, Chairman of
the conference of Republican
Senators, said critics of a plan
ned SIS billion cutback in Air
Force appropriations requests
are giving a false impression
that this would reduce United
States air strength.
II believe the country will sup
port the judgment of the Presi-
dent as to our proper air
strength" Senator Millikin said
in an interview.
Gen. Eisenhower has asked
$11 1858. 100000 for the fiscal year
beginning July l in a program
to build air force strength to
l20 wings by mid-1955. The
budget of former President Tru-
man called for $16,788.00O 900
next year and 143 wings by mid
1855.
Plans for Cut Explained.
Sen. Millikin noted the pro-
posed reduction does not affect
money to be spent Immediately
in building up what Secretary
of Defense Wilson has said will
be a 80 per cent increase in air
strength.
In the overall picture OF world
defense, G. o. P. sources de-
scribed the Eisenhower admins
tration as desperately anxious"
for truce in Korea. An influ-
ential Republican in Congress,
declining to be identified. said
the administrators domestic
popularity may hang in the bal
ance at Panmunjom, where truce
talks are reSuming.
Senator johnson of Texas. the
Democratic leader, jumped into
the fray yesterday with a state
ment that he sees nothing in
the world situation to Justify
a showdown, or a Stretchout of
our preparedness program"
He added in a broadcast to
Texas radio stations:
If these reductions are put
into effect, we can only hope and
pray that no mistake has been
made, hops sand. pray that no
enemy will Strike--that we will
be in a position to defend our
selves If any enemy should
strike"
Others Back Johnson.
Backing up Senator Johnson's
statements were such Democratic
Senators as Hunt of Wyoming,
Jackson of Washington and
Holland of Florida.
Senator Jackson, interviewed
yesterday on a CBS television
show. said he thought Secretary
of Defense Wilson should resign.
He said: I'm beginning to think
more and more that he ought
to be making automobiles rather
than airplanes."
Evening star., 1953-05-25

Picture on Poee 40
bought 81 per cent of the stock
in Washington Properties, Inc.
which had owned the two hotels
since 1882.
The new owners also indicated
strongly that the Wardman
Park will become known as the
Sheraton Park, and that there
may be change later in the
name of the Carlton.
Ernest Henderson, president
of the Sheraton firm, said at a
press conference today that
Sheraton's national policy of
non-segregation probably will be
followed at the Wardman Park
and the Carlton under the new
ownership.
81 Million Mortgage.
Robert L. Moore. vice presi-
dent of Sheraton, said that about
half the estimated value, $780,
900 would be a close figure for
the purchase price.
This was interpreted as $4.25
million, or half the assessed
value. Later. it was pointed out
that there is 81 million mort
gage on the property. This would
bring the purchase price to ap-
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Reds Blamed
For Stymying
Austria Treaty
By Gornett D. Horner

The State Department said to-
day Russia's attitude leaves lit
tie hope" for agreement on an
Austrian treaty in the immediate
future.
This was the conclusion of a
16-page review of Austrian peace
treaty negotiations over the last
seven years, published by the de-
partment just two days before a
new effort to reach agreement
begins in London.
The United States considers
this issue one of the major tests
of the sincerity of peace talk of
the Soviet's new leaders.
Broken Pledges Charged.
The department declared that
Soviet determination to "stymie"
an Austrian treaty has become
increasingly apparent during the
last seven years.
1t described the negotiations
as a STORY of broken pledges"
which "can be a lesson for those
who still trust the Soviet word"
The departments pamphlet
emphasized that a 1943 pledge in
which Russia joined the major
powers for free and inde-
pendent Austria" is still binding
and must be the basis of any
treaty finally concluded with
Austria.
Liberation" Urged.
1t declared that Austria, a
country liberated from the Nazis
after World War II. now asks
to be liberated from her Iiber-
atorS.'"
Deputies of the Big Four for
eign ministers meet in London
Wednesday to resume negotia-
tions. The department pamphlet
reviewed how Russia has dead
locked the negotiations so far
by quibbling and introducing
issues.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
By Robert K. Wnlsh

The Supreme Court ruled to-
day that the New Orleans Times.
Picayune Publishing Co. is with
in its legal rights in requiring
advertisers to buy space in both
its morning and afternoon news
papers at a combination rate.
The 5-to-4 decision held that
the Government, in a civil suit
against the company, failed to
prove that the combination con-
tracts banning insertion sepa-
rately in the morning or AFTER
noon papers violated the anti.
trust law.
The decision also held that the
publishing company did not at
tempt to monopolize the adver-
tlsing market in the New Or.
leans area.
The opinion. written by Jus
tice Clark. limited the decision
to circumstances Of the particu-
lar case involving the company
which publishes the morning
Times-Picayune and the after
noon New Orleans States. The
company. in it's original appeal to
the Supreme Court, declared
that more than 180 newspaper
publishers throughout the United
States used somewhat similar
unit combination advertising
rates for their morning and eve
ming papers.
Violations Not Established.
But Justice Clark stated:
I'VE conclude that the record
in this case does not establish
the charged violations of the
Sherman Act. We do not de-
termine that unit advertising
arrangements are lawful in 9TH
er circumstances or in other pro-
ceedingS. Our decision adjudi-
Gates solely that this record can.
not substantiate the Govern.
ment'S view Of this case"
Justice Burton wrote q dis
senting opinion in which Jus.
ticeS Black, Douglas and Min
ton Joined. The dissent agreed
with Federal Judge Herbert
Christenberry, who held in Fed
eral Court IN New orleans last
year that the combination rate
advertising sales policy of the
Times-Picayune Publishing Co.
violated the antitrust act.
Monopoly Unfounded.
"The complaint is," Justice
Burton wrote, that the Times
Picayune enjoys a distinct, con-
ceded and complete monopoly Of
access to the morning news
paper readers in the New Or
leans area and that it uses
that monopoly to restrain un-
reasonably the competition be-
tween its evening newspaper.
The New Orleans States, and
the independent New Orleans
Item, in the competitive field Of
evening newspaper advertising"
Justice Clark. in the majority
opinion, conceded that tie-in ad.
vertiSing rate arrangements
could f1out the antitrust law.
He declared. however, that the
Times-Picayune company was
not shown to occupy a domi-
nant position in the newspaper
advertising market in New Or
leans.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
1rans-Po|ar Plane Ends
0sIo-to-TokYo Flight
By the Assoeinted Pres,

TOKYO. May 25.-A Scandi-
navian Airlines plane landed at
Tokyo international Airport to-
night. completing the first COM
mercial flight from Europe to the
Orient via the North Pole region.
Carrying Al passengers and II
crewmen, the DC-6B touched
down at II pm. 90 am. EDIT
after 12-hour flight from tiny
Shemya Island at the end of
the Aleutians.
The plane was in the air 81
hours on its flight from Oslo,
Norway. 1t left Oslo Saturday
morning and stopped in Thule,
Greenland, and Anchorage.
Alaska.
The polar route covered 6,683
miles, about 5000 less than con-
ventional routes.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Dutch AirIiner Crashes
In Amsterdam Tokeoff
BY the Assoeioted Press

AMSTERDAM, May 25.-A
Convair of the Paris line of the
Dutch Airlines crashed near
Schiphol Airport today. The
number of passengers involved
was not Immediately known.
The Convair, apparently un-
able to get of the ground,
crashed into trees and gates near
the airport boundary. There was
no fire.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
WI Flying to U. S.

TA1PEH, Formosa. May Is (P)
*. c. WI, minister without
portfolio in the Chinese Nation
alist cabinet, left by plane today
for a six-month stay in the
United States. He will lecture
at several American universities
and publish his memoirs.
Evening star., 1953-05-25

Controlling interest in the
Wardman Park and Carlton ho-
tells has been sold to the Shera-
ton Corp. of America for ap-
proximately So million.
The Sheraton firm, which op-
crates 80 hotels in "a cities,
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Toft Act Meeting Delayed

The Senate Labor Committee
was unable to muster a quorum
today in a meeting billed as the
start of serious work to rewrite
the Taft-Hartley law. Chairman
Smith of New Jersey called an
other meeting for June 80.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Bridge 70 Years Old

NEW YORK, May Is (P.-
The 10th birthday of the Brook
lyn Bridge-opened May "a,
1883-was celebrated yesterday.
A bronze plaque was unveiled.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Korean Truce Talks
Reopen in Secrecy,
Then Recess AGAIN
Delay to June ! Seems
Intended to Let Reds
Make Big Decision
BY the Associated Press

PANMUNJOM, May 25.-Ko-
rean truce parleys resumed today
amid tight secrecy and then re-
ceSSed until June apparently
because top-level decision on the
critical prisoner exchange issue
is needed.
Presumably the United Ma
tions Command presented a new
~~~
Reds Battered by the New Jerseys
l6-lnch Guns. Poee AZ
Allied Troops Holt Dozen Red Probes,
Moke Is Of Own. Page AZ
proposal at the outset of today's
session, which ended an eight
day, allied-requested recess.
The South Korean truce dele
gate. Maj. Gen. Choi Duk Shin,
did not attend the session.
A reliable South Korean source
said he refused to go because
he could not accept part of the
new proposal, but an allied
spokesman said Gen. Choi was on
the telephone and missed the
helicopter from allied head
quarters at Munsan.
1t was the first time a South
Korean truce delegate has missed
a session.
May COncede Point.
The South Korean government
has spoken out sharply against
any agreement that doesn't unity
North and South Korea and
against letting a neutral commits
sion take charge of North Korean
prisoners who refuse to return to
Communism.
The last allied proposal made
public would have freed the Ko-
rean prisoners Immediately af-
ter an armiStice, but the Reds
objected. There has been specu-
lation the allies would concede
this point in the new proposal.
AS the negotiations were in
session, Gen. Mark Clark, u. N.
Far East commander, met with
South Korean President Syng-
man Rhee in Seoul. There was
no announcement from their
two-hour meeting.
The truce meeting itself was a
secrecy-veiled affair.
News BlackOut Ordered.
U. N. interpreters could be
seen through the windows of the
crude conference hut apparently
reading long statement.
Washington sources had said a
possible new approach would be
offered on the last major barrier
to an armistice-what to do
about 48,500 Communist prison.
ers refusing to return to Red
rule.
There was no inkling as to
whether such a plan had been
offered buff so-the Commu-
mist delegation probably would
have asked a long recess to refer
the matter to higher authority.
Communist correspo n d nts,
after talking to members of their
delegation. said the allies had
requested a news blackout on the
session. A similar blackout was
imposed in April. 1852. in an
effort to iron out differences on
the prisoner exchange issue.
1t. Gen. William K. Harrison,
senior allied delegate, did not
hold his usual press conference
after the meeting. He turned
aside all questions with mo COM
ment."
There was speculation before
the meeting that the U. N. COM
mand would make a now or
never" effort to break the truce
deadlock.
a
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Supreme Court
Again Rejects
Rosenberg Plea
Publisher Is Upheld
On Combination Ads
In Times-Picoyune
BULLETIN

The Supreme Court today
refused for the third time to
review the death-sentence
convictions of Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg on charges of
giving atomic secrets to
Russia.
Evening star., 1953-05-25
Guide for Reoders

AmusementS -- B-S Lost, Found A-3
Classified B-l0- Is obituory Ala
Comics - B-l8-l9 Rodio-TV BIZ
EditorioI -. ALI Sports A-Is-20
Edit1 Articles Alb Womon's
Finoneiol Abb Section B3-k
Evening star., 1953-05-25

Picture on Poee AS
Kodiak mirror., 1953-05-02

A large ,croTd attended the funeral service of Kodiak only victim of the Korean War Monday. Full military honors as well as services at the Rus sian Orthodox Church were accorded Pfc. Roy Chichenoff.
 Pfc. Chichenoff was buried in the Russian Cemetary after services at the Church. A Marine honor guard from the local detachment, with a team to fire a rifle salute of three volleys was present when the casket was lowered into the grave.
 Mrs. Chichenoff was pre- sented with the dead soldiers s purple heart by an officer from Fit. Richardson. Members of the VFW and American Le- zion as we'll as representatives
Kodiak mirror., 1953-05-02
PNA May Merge
 Wi2fs We stern AjrIjnes

A possible merger of Pacific Northern and Western Air lines, suggested last week in a CAB announcement, has brought approval from A. G. Woodley, NPA president.
 The Associated Press re- ported last week that the CAB had decided to investigate the possibility of merging the two lines.
 T am delighted that the CAB has finally taken action on my proposal, made origin ally in 1948 and renewed each year since." " Woodley said.
 Tt is also encouraging that the board will considek .the further extension of @ As routes from Seattle and Port land to all the major West Coast cities, through a pos sible merger with Western Airlines."
Kodiak mirror., 1953-05-02
Korean Victim Accorded Military Funeral

from all branches of the mili- tary were present. Local cab drivers donated their taxis to transport the large crowd from the church to the ceme tary.
 Pfc. Roy Chichenoff was killed in action during the Korean fighting in July of 1950e His body was brought from Korea to Kodiak by Navy transport for burial. : He was 26 years of age al the time of his death. Roy Chichenoff was born in Afog' nak and attended school there and at Ouzinkie and Eklutna He is survived by his parents and seven sisters and 2 brother.