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Evening star., 1953-01-22
Prince Georges Holds
Ex-D. c. Policeman,
Once Freed Of Charue

A former Washington police
man who was freed of an armed
robbery charge in the District
after he was declared Of up-
sound mind has been arrested
in Prince Georges County.
George Joseph Dunn, %, of
the 4700 block of Wells parkway,
Riverdale, has posted 81 900 bond
for a hearing February is to
determine If he will be held for
an extradition hearing.
He was picked up at the re-
quest of New York City authori-
ties, who say they want him
for armed robbery of $45 from
a liquor store on April 13, 1851
District detectives say Dunn,
formerly of the sixth precinct,
admitted a New York hold-up
and also two hold-ups in Mary
land and three in the District.
He has never been convicted and
never served time.
Dunn was freed by the District
on October 8 after a finding by
DR.. Joseph Gilbert of Gallinger
Hospital. the District alienist,
and his. assistant, DR.. Amino
Perretti. that he was Of unsound
mind at the time of the crime
with which he was charged, rob-
berry of the Bellevue Hotel.
When Dunn was arrested in
the District. Prince Georges
County placed a detainer against
him. They wanted to question
him about robbery of a Berwyn
liquor store last February. The
detainer was dropped, however.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
HeyerdahI Expedition
Arrives in Galapagos
By the Assoeioted Press

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. Jan.
22.-Reports from the Galapagos
Islands said last night that
Swedish scientist Thor Heyer-
dahl's expedition arrived in San
Cristobal yesterday and went on
to Floreana Island to begin its
Investigations.
Mr.. Heyerdahl, author Of the
popular book Kon- Tiki, plans to
spend about six weeks in the
Lcuadorean Island group. The
expedition, which has the ap-
proval Of the Ecuadorean gov
ernment, left Guayaquil January
10 on a l80-ton motorship.
Kon- Tiki related a crossing of
the Pacific from Peru to point
near Tahiti which Mr.. Heyer-
dahl and a group made in 1947
on a raft.
Mr.. Heyerdahl's present ex-
pedition is trying to find mate
rial to support a theory that
the first inhabitants Of the Gala
pagos came from the American
continent instead of from Spain,
as some history books maintain.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
IS JET Missions Futile,
Then Pilot Hits Jackpot
BY The Assoeiufed Press

SEOUL, Jan. 22.-Capt. Dol
phin D. Overton Of Andrews. s.
c.. roared deep into North Korea
IS times in his flashy Sabre jet
without scoring a hit on Russian
made MIG-15s. Then he de-
stroyed three and damaged one
in two days.
Capt. Overton shot down two
MICS and damaged one yester-
day, but asked that his name be
withheld from publication. To-
day, after bagging another MIG,
he withdrew the request.
Capt. Overton few q full 100
mission Korea tour In F-84
ThunderjetS and then volun-
teered for a 5O-mission extension
in the speedier Sabres. Today's
Sabre mission was his 47th.
Evening star., 1953-01-22

Executive Council met and voted
to seek a Government classified
employe pay increase. And in
about 10 days, the Executive
Council Of the AFL American
Federation of Government En-
plOye's Executive Board also is
expected to seek a Federal class
ified employe pay increase.
u MEETING-Senator Johnston,
Democrat. Of South Carolina,
ranking minority member OF. the
Senate Civil Service Committee,
will address the dinner meeting
of the Society for Personnel Ad-
miniStration at $50 pm, Tues
day, in the YWCA, Seventeenth
and K streets NV. Senator
Johnston will discuss his groups
investigation of overseas per-
sonnel.
\ + $50
RETIRED GROUP Il. g,
Schmidt has been elected presi-
dent of the newly-organized
Bethesda (Md) Chapter No. 258
OF the National Association of
Retired Civil Employees. Others
elected were Arthur R. Gilchrist,
vice president, and Carrie e,
Adams, Secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
inaugural Tags
Taken From Cars
During Dance

-Four sets Of the special
Inauguration tags and the Con-
gressional tag Of a House mem
ber were taken at the inaugural
ball held at Georgetown Univer-
sity's gym, police reported today.
Representative Bailey, Repub-
lican, Of Indiana, reported his
Congressional tags, as well as
the fancy Inauguration tags we're
taken from his car while he was
inside. Three other cars lost the
special tags.
Police said they stopped at
least IL perSons-some Of them
guests at the ball--from taking
the flags and special shields used
for decorating the lamp posts
outside the gym. About q dozen
others are still missing.
Mrs. Laulie T. Thompson, 1406
Thirty-fourth street NV. re-
ported she lost diamond clip
somewhere between the dance
and her home. She described it
as shield-shaped. with three large
diamonds. five rubies and IS
small diamonds. Police set the
value Of the pin at $500.
Evening star., 1953-01-22

unions on matters of policy re-
garding working conditions, such
as safety, in-service training,
labor management cooperation,
methods Of adjusting grievances.
appeals. granting Of leave. rates
of pay, promotions. dernotions
and reductions in force.
Also the bill would provide
that officers and representatives
Of such unions be allowed to
carry on any lawful activity,
without intimidation, coercion,
interference or reprisal."
Excepted from the bill are the
FBI and the Central Intelligence
Agency.
The legislation in past years
has aroused controversy. Some
members Of Congress contend
the bill is not needed because
Federal employe unions already
enjoy amicable unofficial work.
ing relationships with most Gov
ernment agencies. The bills
sponsors and others argue that
several Federal bureaus pursue
an anti-union policy and that
legislation is the only thing that
will bring them in line. "
WAGE BOOST-It will be
several more weeks before the
Defense Department decides the
amount Of new pay raise for
its $4,000 per diem (blue collar)
workers in the Washington area.
After that. it wyill take a few
more weeks before the Wage
Sterilization Board can issue its
approval of the proposed pay
increase.
It's certain that the Defense
Department will approve an in
crease. but 1t still is studying
wage board data before deciding
how much the raise will be-.
BUDGET BUREAU - Budget
Bureau Director Joseph M.
Dodge says all career officials in
the Budget Bureau will be re-
tanned. He says he plans to
bring in his own deputy. but
that the rest of the staff will
remain the same.
s ~ = gAAM So ~
POLICY SESSIONS-The ex-
ecutive boards Of the ALL Ma
tional Association Of Letter Car
riers. the AFL National Fedora
ton Of Post Office Clerks and
the National Rural Letter Car
riers' Association are meeting
here this week to map 1858
legislative policy. ~
All Of the groups are expected
to place a postal employe pay
raise at the top of their legisla-
tive agenda. And all intend to
wage vigorous battle on Cap
ltol Hill to achieve their objec-
tive. Last week. the National
Federation of Federal Employees
Evening star., 1953-01-22
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Sunny
this afternoon with a high near
50. Fair tonight, low about "a
In the city, 81 in the suburbs.
Tomorrow, mostly cloudy and
mild with rain likely at night.
Maryland-Fair tonight with
low 1884. Tomorrow, increasing
cloudinesS and mild followed by
occasional rain at night.
Virginia-Fair tonight, low
Evening star., 1953-01-22
Wreck
Continued From First Page.)

=
saw that the angle cock (air
valve) on the rear of the third
car had been turned to the wrcng
position.
Air Supply Shut OFF.
His testimony brought out
that with the angle cock off as
it was, the air supply controlling
the brakes for the remaining
cars in the train was shut off.
Enough air remains in the lines,
however, to keep the brakes from
locking until normal leakage oc-
ours.
The air brake system on a
train is such that when the air
is released, the brakes lock.
Mr.. Malta said he turned the
angle cock to the correct posi-
ton, and then got under way.
He said the brakes worked
properly from then on.
Mr.. Malta said it was impos-
sible for the angle cock to be
cut off the way it was unless
some one had turned it by hand.
He said he had never heard of
an angle cock working itself into
the wrong position by vibration.
He said there was a locking
device to keep it in the proper
position.
ConductOr Gave Signal.
John Ward Of Boston, con-
ductor on the train during the
the 56-minute delay at Kingston,
then took the stand and testified
he had signaled for the train to
stop. I
1.-THE brakes on the rear cars
were sticking badly" he declared.
Mr.. Ward said he went under
the rear cars in an effort to find
out the trouble. The series Of
signals to the engineer and the
DGdhc LcSG 1O11OWcOs
Mr.. Ward said he did not know
that the angle cock on the third
car had been turned because he
didn't go that far up the train.
He added it wasn't until later
that he found out the engineer
had located the trouble.
Mr.. Ward said that If the
angle cock had been turned to
the wrong position while the
train was stopped at Providence,
the normal air leakage from the
brake system would have caused
the brakes to start catching
about at Kingston.
Reported at New Haven.
"It looks kind Of fishy, doesn't
it?" Senator Tobey asked.
YES" the conductor answered.
Mr.. Ward said he got off the
train at New Haven and report
ed to his Superlors that the
brakes had been sticking on the
rear cars.
John D. Roland, the engineer
who took the train from New
Haven to New York, said the
brakes worked perfectly on that
trip.
Asked by Senator Tobey for
Evening star., 1953-01-22
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
81 Million Bottling Plant
Zoninq PIeo Studied

The Prince Georges County
commissioners are studying a
zoning request which, its spon-
sors say, would start movement
of big business into the county.
The requet was filed by w. w.
Lewis, agent, who asked that
6.32 acres on the south side of
Riggs road. near Sligo Branch,
be changed from residential to
industrial. Wilmer D. Pyles.
counsel for the applicant. told
the commissioners the Coca Cola
Co. will erect a 81 million dis
tribution and bottling plant on
the tract if the permit is ap-
proved.
Opposition was voiced by
homeowners of the Green Mead
ows and Parklawn subdivisions.
Evening star., 1953-01-22

when Dunn was found Of un-
sound mind in the District.
He was held by Prince Georges
for the New York authorities but
when no extradition request was
forthcoming. Dunn's attorneys
succeeded in having him released
on a writ of habeas corpus.
When an official request was
received on Monday, he. was
brought in and charged as q
fugitive from New York.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
Budget Study by Public
Uroed in MONTGOMERY

Montgomery County Taxpayers,
Inc. has announced a drive to
bring about more effective pub
lie participation in preparation
and study Of the county budget.
The organization said it is
concerned by difficulties encoun-
tered by any group trying to
analyze the county'S budget.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
Fairfax Rezonings
Delnxed hY SunerYisors

Few rezoning actions will be
taken in Fairfax County until
new master zoning plan is
complete, the Board of County
Supervisors indicated yesterday.
The supervisors voted not to
hear any new rezoning applica-
tions until April Is, and to con-
duct hearings at three-month
intervals thereafter. Hearings
already scheduled for February
18 will be held, however. the su-
perYiSorS said.
Evening star., 1953-01-22

his guess as to what had hap.
pened to cause the accident
Mr.. Roland replied. Somebody
must have turned the angle
cocks both times"
William B. Weightman o1
Pottsville, Pa, an air brake in
spector with the Pennsylvania
Railroad, testified he had ex.
amined the complete brakine
system on the train after the
wreck occurred.
Valve Closed Completely.
II can't offer any suggestion
except that the engine did not
have control of the brakes
throughout the train" he de-
clared. why, I don't know"
Mr.. Weightman said his ex-
animation Of the wrecked train
revealed the angle cock on the
first car behind the engine also
closed completely. He said the
angle cock on the third car wa,
only partially closed.
Mr.. Weightman said tests
were run on the braking sys.
tenn and everything was ir
working order, even after the
wreck.
He was asked whether the
angle cocks could vibrate into 9
closed position. He said he die
not konw of any cases where
the angle cocks have been found
closed by vibration on passenger
trains of the railroad.
He also said he had never
heard of an angle cock working
loose.
Senator Capehart. Republican
of Indiana commented:
'It would indicate to me that
some one who knew his bust.
ness deliberately closed the
angle cocks at Providence and
again at Baltimore.
Could Have Stopped Train.
Mr.. Weightman pointed out
that with the angle cocks closed
the engineer would be unable
to apply the brakes to the train
but that the brakes would not
begin dragging until the air
leaked out sufficiently from the
section Of the brake system be-
hind the stoppage.
Senator Tobey wanted to know
why someone in the train crew
on the rear OF the train didn't
pull the emergency brake as the
train roared into Union Station
1t had been brought out that
pulling the emergency brake in
the rear Of the train would have
released the air from the brak.
ing system behind the closed
angle cock and slammed on the
brakes.
Mr.. Weightman answered:
I am not prepared to say. II
they had known of the emer-
gency, If they had the time. il
the braking system had suffi-
cient air. it would have stopped
the train"
The committee raised the
question Of possible sabotage OF
tampering at the initial hear
ing yesterday. Pennsylvania
railroad spokesmen, including
the train crew and an attorney
for the railroad, admitted the
plausibility Of the theory that
a valve had been closed deliber-
ately between the third and
fourth cars.
EyewitneSseS who saw the
train plow into the station at a
high rate Of speed were expected
to testify later tdoay. The elec-
trio locomotive on the Federal
Express plunged through the
floor Of the station concourse
drawing three cars after it onto
the concourse.
No fatalities resulted, but 43
persons were injured, most of
them slightly.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
Bel Air Citizens to Meet

The Bel Air Civic Association
OF Falls Church, Va, will meet
in the Westlawn School at 8
o'clock tonight to hear Fairfax
County Executive Carlton C.
Massey speak on the county's
executive form of government.
Evening star., 1953-01-22

measure that
was approved
last ar by
the House
Civil Service
C m m ! ttee.
Congress adj
journed, how
e er. before
it was acted
on.
The legis-
lation would
raniIira a0aN.
cies to d e al
officially with
Evening star., 1953-01-22

1854. Tomorrow. increasing
cloudiness and mild followed by
occasional rain at night, possibly
beginning in southwest portion
by afternoon.
Wind-North, 13 miles per hour
(National Airport at 10 a.m.).
River Report.
- (From y. 8. EnKineers.l
Potomac River muddy ct Harpefs
Ferry and at Great Falls; Shenandoah
muddy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1953-01-22

bomber, but asserted it was IL to
IS miles inside North Korea
well below the Yalu River boun-
dary Of Manchuria-when Grip
pied.
'The B-29 transmitted a
'mayday' distress signal and it
Is assumed it was shot down at
that point" said an official
FEAT announcement.
The Reds alleged the B-29
was shot down 8 miles north
west OF Antung, big Communist
air base across the Yalu from
northwestern Korea.
IL Declared Captured.
Peiping radio broadcast the
charge. and an angry protest,
by Red China'S premier and
foreign minister, Chou En-Lai.
It quoted him as saying IL crew.
men, including colonel and
major, were captured and that
three other crewmen "died after
parachuting."
Chou is second only to Mao
Tze-tung in the Chinese Com
munist regime. Broadcasting
his protest-which came on the
heels Of an earlier propaganda
charge-underlined the impor-
tance the Reds attached to the
accusation.
The Chinese people are
furious over this violation of our
SKIES" Chou was quoted. 1.-THE
American Government has
planned dangerous preparations
to enlarge the war in the last
two months.
THE central peoples govern
ment Of the Chinese Peoples Re-
public recognizes that the
(plans) being adopted by the
American Government are not
only affecting the Far East but
are threatening to the peace of
the world"
Other Violations Charged.
Chou charged that United
States planes violated our
northeastern skies" three other
times in the past two months
ION November %. December 8
and December l3." 1t is an old
propaganda charge. Allied pilots
are under strict orders not to
cross the Yalu River-not even
If engaged in furious combat
with Russian-built. MIG-15s.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur fre-
quently has cited the Com
munistS' "Manchurian Sanctu-
ary'' as being a continuing
disadvantage to Allied air power
and a factor prolonging the
Stalemate in the Korean war.
The Air Force said the B-29
In question was on regularly
scheduled mission dropping psy-
Geological warfare news leaflets
over North Korean cities" on the
night Of January IL. Il
1.-THE aircraft was plotted and
followed throughout it's flight by
friendly radar stations" said the
announcement. when over a
town approximately IL to is
miles south of the Yalu River,
the B-29 plot merged Con the
radar screens) with the plots of
IL hostile fighter aircraft.
Names Of Three Confirmed.
"It disappeared from radar
contact Immediately with the
fighter plots. The B-29 carried
no high explosive bombs. A nor
NAL B-29 crew of IA officers and
airmen were aboard"
The announcement did not
rule out the possibility the Sup
effort might have glided into
Manchuria after it was hit.
The Air Force confirmed the
names Of three Of the crewmen
whom the Communists said were
captured after the four-engined
bomber was shot down.
They were Col. John Knox
Arnold, jr.; Maj. William H.
Banner Of Lewisburg. Pa, and
Capt. Eugene John Vaadi of
Clayton, N. Y.
In Washington the Air Force
confirmed the three have been
missing in action since January
13. It said Col. Arnold'S wife
lives in the Philippines and
listed a brother as Robert D.
Arnold, 2221 washington avenue,
Silver Spring, Md.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
The Federal Spotlight
Bill Proposes Recognition
For Federal EmpIoye Unions
By Joseph YOUNG

Legislation to- give ocia recognition ennpoye
unions has been introduced the Senate LANCER
Republican, of North Dakota
Similar LEGISLATION already has been
Evening star., 1953-01-22

Rain expected tonight from the Appalachians
westward the Great Plains and from the Great Lakes to
the Gulf Of Mexico Rain expected along the Pacific Coast
from Washington to Northern California while will fa
In the Northern Rockies It will be colder in New England
the Central Mississippi Valley and the Great Plains It will
be slightly warmer In Southern California
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Evening star., 1953-01-22

Ever since Wilkins Instant Coffee was intro
duced to the Washington public, you may
have noticed rash Of special offers" cutting
prices on other brands in the hope you will
keep on using them.
Evening star., 1953-01-22

The Senate and House bills are
practically identical to the So
called Little Wagner Act
Evening star., 1953-01-22

Record YempeFatures This Year.
Highest. 73, on January 10.
Lowest. 25, on January 3.
High and Low Of Last - Hours.
Hikh, -, ct 10 am.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
Red Chinese Report
They Shot Down Big
Over Manchuria
BY the Assseioisd Press

TOKYO. Jan. 22.-Red China's
No. 2 boss charged today that
q United States B-29 Superfort
violated Manchurian skies jan
uary IL and was shot down by
Communist night fighters.
United States Far East Air
Forces confirmed the loss Of the
S-~~~~~~
Four MlGSs Shot Down in Second Big
Doy Of KOre0n Air Bottles. Pose AS
Evening star., 1953-01-22

Az THE EVENING STAR
"S Washington, D. C.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1853
Evening star., 1953-01-22

But we know the Washington public better
than that. We know that cutting prices doesn't
make these other instant coffees taste one bit
better. So we're making an offer these others
dare not make: Here il is:
Evening star., 1953-01-22

Low, SO, at 6:l0 am,
Tide Tables.
Furnished BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Evening star., 1953-01-22

RiseS Sets.
sun, today - 7:23 5.17
sun. tomorrow - 7:21 5:19
Moon, today -. 11:11 am. 1870 am.
Automobile LIGHTS must Be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation In inches In tha
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-04-04

Mis- Naomi Williams MaIse
has been appointed executive di-
rector of the National Council Of
Negro Women. according TO DR..
Dorothy p Forebce. president
The Council embraces 20
national women's organizations
including sororiiies. medical
auxiliaries. educational So
ciefies. women's fraiernal and
professio nal organizations.
church councils and groups
with special civic and cultural
interests.
A total Of % local councils
spread geographically over the
United States with q membershl p
OF 100000 participate actively in
the program
The National Council of Negro
Women was organized and IN
corporated in 1885 under the dv-
mamie leadership of DR.. Mary
McLeod Beihune
The constant growth and pro-
gress Of the organization attest
TO the need for = unltyng agency
which could cut across cultural.
economic and geographical lines
To provide leadership for a pro-
gram Of education and action for
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-04-04

This tradition began with
the Hampton Singers Of the
1905. directed by Thomas
p Fenner, helped 10 sing
up" dormitorieS with funds
raising tours. and il continu-
ed to grow under the musi-
cal leadership OF Fred G..
Rathburn. Bessie Ore ".
Ethel Coolidge. Bessie Gle
yeland. and others
In 1913. the group WAS
taken over by the late DR.. X.
Nationel Dctt. well-known
composer and arranger Of
folk and religious music
Each year for the past sis
years the choir has been
heard on cOaSi-to-coaSt net
casting and ON number of
more localized program The
group is in constant demand
throughout Virginia and the
East.
Appearance Of the select
ed 40 voice unit of the larg-
a choir of 1851 in>lNded
tn performances on the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-04-04

Kate Smith and Paul White
man shows and a Voice Of
American Broadcast.
Among the highlights of
two tours were concerts in
New York. Philadelphia,
Atlantic City and Washing
ton. DC.
DR.. Henry y. Switten,
who came from Westminst-
er Choir College in 1913 to
head IIampton's music de-
partmcni and to direct It's
choir is a French-born and
educated composer, conduct
or, organiSt. pianist. and
music theoriStic whose tai
ents today are bringing the
group the same kind of ma
tional reputation il held in
the DAYS Of Dorothy May
nor.
DR.. Switten has conducted
not only the famousW est
minister College Choir. but
also the cheir al the Uni
NerSity Of Arizona, where
he founded and headed the
organ Department an d
taught theory composition.
The naturalized Ameri-
can citizen has appeared as
4 piano SoloiSt with leading
symphony orchestras and
also done concert work Of
his own. He is a member Of
the French Society Of Auth
ors. Composers and Editors
Of Music, he holds member
ship in the leading American
professional music organiza-
tons.
The choir includes not
only music majors but also
voices from other divisions
of study. some Of them with
no previous training. II per-
forms either as cappells