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Evening star., 1953-04-09

trlct DEPART
ment on Sat-
urday.
A dinner in
her honor will
be held at
$50 O.
that night in
the American
Legion Club,
4 3 3 Third d
S tire e t N. w.
She also will
be entertained
at other func-
tionS here.
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Toothbrush in Her Stomach

ASCOLI PICENO, Italy, April
8 P.-Doctors removed a full
sized toothbrush yesterday from
the stomach of a woman here.
She said she just accidentally
swallowed it while brushing her
teeth.
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Venezuela to Revise Law

Liberalization of the profit
sharing clauses will feature a
revision Of the Venezuelan labor
law proposed for this year, Cara
cas- reports.
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Legion Auxiliary Head
=
To Visit Here Saturday

Mrs. Howard w. Simmons, ma
tional vice president of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, will make
her official visit to the Dis
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Spencer Backs Delegation
Home Rule, Racial Aims

Samuel Spencer, the Districts
newest Commissioner, yesterday
received his first public delega-
ton and he declared himself in
favor of its goals-home rule and
the end of racial segregation for
the city.
His visitors were representa-
tiveS Of Americans for Demo-
cratic Action. the Washington
Home Rule Committee and the
District League of Women Voters.
Louis Walinsky, president of
the local chapter of ADA, acted
as spokesman for the group. Mr..
Walinsky's chief purpose was to
let the Commissioner know that
his group is making available
printed Stickers. to be attached
to 1858 District income tax re-
turns, which state such things
as Taxation Without Repre-
sentation Is Tyranny"
Mr.. Spencer reminded his visi-
tors he has repeatedly said he
favors home rule, national rep
resentation and "alleviating the
problem Of segregation"
Evening star., 1953-04-24
BY the Associofed Press

John L. Lewis today asked
Congress to repeal major labor
laws of the past 81 years and
Senator Z Taft, Republican OF
Ohio. quickly asked if that
wouldn't mean "a return of the
law of the jungle"
Mr.. Lewis, testifying before
the Senate Labor Committee,
told Senator Taft unions have
now reached the point where
they could grow and prosper
without the protection of either
the 1947 Taft-Hartley law or its
predecessor, the Wagner Act.
Senator Taft, Senate majority
leader and Mr.. Lewis, president
of the United Mine Workers
Union. kept a packed gallery in
laughter with a quick exchange
of comments over the law Sena-
tor Taft helped write and which
Mr.. Lewis has called Bob Taft's
slave statute"
Mr.. Lewis said Congress "be-
came afraid too soon" in writ
ing the law, which holds unions
accountable for unfair labor
practices aid goes far beyond the
Evening star., 1953-04-24

marily with any violation of the
Geneva Prisoner Of War Con-
vention."
The Daughters also recon-
mended a complete examina-
ton of the administration of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
with particular emphasis on
consultation with individual
tribes in the formulation of new
and just regulations, policies and
practices"
Winding up their 62d Con-
tinental Congress at Constitution
Hall. the OAR extended thanks
to those participating in the
convention, including President
Eisenhower and Vice President
Nixon for their messages.
The retiring president general,
Mrs. James B. Patton, was COM
mended as "a worthy ambassa-
dor" for the society and the
"personification of the ideal
Daughter of the American Rev.
olution."
During a question and answer
session this morning. one query
concerned the size of the OAR
staff and how it could be en-
larged. The terse answer from
the platform was, by raising
dues and thus having more in
come"
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Better Mail Service
For Washington 10
Take Effect Monday
Added Collections,
Longer Window Hours
Planned by Post Office

Improved mail service for
Washington was announced to-
day by Postmaster General Sum-
merfield. 1t will begin on Mon
day.
More frequent collections-in-
Guiding later ones at highland
extended window service are the
highlights Of the program which
is the first increase in services
since a Nationwide cut-back
went into effect in April, 1850.
332 Offices Affected.
In today's added services here,
the Benjamin Franklin station
at Twelfth street and PennSyl-
vania avenue, and 81 other postal
stations throughout the city
window service will be extended
At the Franklin station win
dow service will be extended q
half hour from 8 am. to 6 pm.
daily, except Saturday and Sun
day, at money order, postal saw
ings. bond-registry, and c. o. D
delivery windows.
Stamp sales, parcel post and
registry receiving windows at the
Franklin post office will be open
112 hours longer on the new
schedule of from 8 am. to pm.
daily, except Saturday and Sun
day.
In the 81 other postal stations,
window service for all classes of
mail listed above will be extend
ed one-half hour from am.
to 6 pm. daily, except Saturday
and Sunday.
City-wide collections of the
mails will now be made between
$50 am. and IL pm. each week
day. This extended collection
period adds 21a hours service to
city-wide collections which here
tofore have been completed at
$50 pm. except for 10 boxes in
the business area where the last
collections we're made at II pm.
It is estimated that approxi-
mately $4,000 letters will now be
collected on the late trip, Of
which about one-fourth will be
for delivery in Washington.
Summerfield Announcement.
Mr.. Summerfield, in announc-
ing these improvements in local
mail service, said:
This pilot operation in Wash
ington is part of the Post Office
Departments program to i'm
prove the postal service. We ex-
pect the lessons learned here can
be extended to other parts of
the Nation.
"Our studies show that about
IS per cent of the new late eve
ming collection of mail will be
materially advanced in delivery,
much of it by one full day.
Further Investigations indi-
cate the extra hours of window
service at post Offices will be ex-
tremely popular and will also
speed up mail deliveries.
"By staggering personnel and
more efficient use of equipment,
we will even out our workload
better and mail patrons will
benefit by improved service"
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Bandit Shoots Self
AsPoIice Foil HoIdup
In St. Louis Bank
2Wounded Companions
Are Seized, Third FIees;
One Policemen Shot
BY the Associoted Press

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-One
bandit shot and killed himself,
two others were wounded and
a policeman was shot in the
head here today in an attempted
bank holdup.
One bandit, trapped in the
bank with capture imminent,
shot and killed himself as police
poured tear gas into the bank.
About 20 persons. including en-
ployes, took refuge in the base
ment.
One bandit, driving the get
away car, escaped uninjured.
Two of the other robbers were
wounded, one in the back and
another in the foot. The condi-
ton of one was reported serious.
Surprised by Cruiser.
The robbers were surprised by
two policemen, who were cruis-
ing within a couple of blocks
Of the Southwest Bank in the
230O block of busy South Kings
highway in West st. Louis.
The two policemen were at the
bank minutes after an alarm had
been sounded by an employe at
10:15 am. (CST)..
One Of the policemen, Corpl.
Robert Heitz, Al, went to the back
entrance of the bank. The other
policeman, M. F. Stein, went to
the front entrance.
Mr.. Stein reported hearing one
shot, the one that struck Corpl.
HeitZ in the head. Mr.. Stein
looked through the window and
saw one bandit, armed with a
machine gun, approaching the
front door. The bandit was using
woman customer as a human
shield.
Made Break for Door.
AS the bandit made a break
for the door, Mr.. Stein fired. The
bullet struck the bandit above the
belt on the right side.
A second robber, carrying a
satchel, was trapped in the back
corridor of the bank as police
reinforcements rushed to the
bank. They were armed with
tear gas.
Corpl. Heitz was rushed to City
Hospital as were the two
wounded bandits.
The satchel the man was
carrying appeared to be loaded
with money but the exact
amount was not Immediately de-
termined. Bank officials began a
count of the money.
Both spent and live .38 caliber
ammunition was scattered over
the bank lobby.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
By Crosby S. Noyes
Stoy Stoff CoFrespondent

PARIS, April 24.-Secretary of
State Dulles revival of the Euro
pean army issue as a condition
for continued American aid to
Europe has thrown something of
a chill over this conference of
NATO ministers.
Before the conference began,
there was hope that the matter
would not be brought up, at
least not in terms as blunt as
those the Secretary used at his
press conference yesterday. The
feeling was that nothing would
be gained by a return to the dip
lomatic line which developed
during Mr.. Dulles tour of Europe
earlier this spring.
It seemed that if the confer
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Lewis and Taft Spar Verbally
OnNeed for Labor Legislation
UNIV Chief Asks End to Two Laws;
Senator Hits Return to Jungle Rule

Wagner Act in imposing restrit-
tionS on union activity.
Senator Taft replied that for
mer President Truman once
wanted to draft striking rail-
road workers and asked Mr.. Lew
is if Congress hadn't simply
followed Mr.. Truman's example
in writing the Taft-Hartley law,
Mr.. Lewis bristled and told
Senator Taft that once a Re-
publican President attempted to
do the same thing-draft strikers
into the Army.
Didn't you know that, my
dear Senator?" Lewis asked Sen
ator Taft.
Mr.. Lewis identified the Presi-
dent as Warren Harding but
withheld specific details. Sem
ator Taft said Harding never
tried to draft any workers.
Presidents aren't perfect
men," Mr.. Lewis told the Senator
and added:
I'VE might have had a perfect
President, but we didn't elect him
last time"
Mr.. Lewis backed Democratic
(See FT-HARTLEY. Pg. A-2)
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Dulles Blunt Statement Puts
Chill on Paris Conference
Warning Thot NATO Must Set Pace
Expected to Lessen Chance for Solid Front

ence was to achieve its purpose
of setting goals for the coming
year and presenting a solid front
to the Russian peace moves, the
fewer contentious problems raised
the better.
Mr.. Dulles shattered these
hopes in his first public state
ment. Before he was finished,
he had made it clear that the
Eisenhower administration still
looks on early ratification of the
EDO treaty not as only the con-
dition of continued aid for the
defense buildup, but as the con-
ditlon for the very survival of
NATO as a military alliance.
The Secretary led into his
statement on EDO by pointing
out that, from now on, Europe
| (See MOVES, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Mossodegh's Grip Gains
As Hussein Ala Quits
By the Associosed Press

TEHERAN, April 24.-The odds
that Premier Mohammed Mossa-
degh would rack up another vic
tory in his progress toward COM
plete domination of Iran In
creased today.
The resignation of the veteran
Iranian diplomat, Hussein Ala,
as Shah Mohammed Reza Pah-
Lewis chief court minister, was
disclosed yesterday. The resig-
nation had not been announced,
but Alas family confirmed it.
It is not yet known whether
Ala quit in despair over the de-
terioriating relations between
Mossadegh and the Shah, or was
forced out by Mossadegh's pres
sure on the royal palace. Either
way his going was a success for
Premier Mossadegh.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Is sNATOW Worth 1t?

Another "Great Debate" will
be raging shortly around the
answer to this question. Since
January, Star Staff Corre-
spondent Crosby S. NoyeS has
been in Europe, touring men,
ber states of the North At
lantic Treaty Organization,
searching for the answers.
What actual strength can
these allies contribute to the
defense of the free world?
How is their morale? How
are their economies bearing up
under the strain Of rearma-
ment? Above all, how will
these questions be affected If
the United States cuts back
it's aid to NATO this spring?
Read this vitally important
series in The Star, beginning
Monday.
Evening star., 1953-04-24

and ordered them to march
North.
For 28 days they struggled over
North Korean roads, arriving
about Christmas at q prison
camp the captives labeled Death
Valley, Pct. Prabucki said.
In the next few weeks lover
200 men died of starvation"
Pvt. Prabucki, an artilleryman
in the second infantry division
when captured, was exchanged
by the Reds because Of q bone
ailment.
The surrender climaxed .
bloody battle in which artillery
was firing at point blank range.
Evening star., 1953-04-24

Instead, a message came
through to take off in groups of
five. Most of us didn't want to
leave the wounded so somebody
Il don't know who-arranged
to surrender.
"Under the surrender agree
ment, the wounded were sup
posed to be released. But they
were not. I'd say few-no more
than a dozen out of the TOO
lived"
The communists left some Of
the 700 wounded behind, but
lined up more than 1000 men
Evening star., 1953-04-24
{ U. S. Worships Seek to Rese
Wounded on lsIond. Poee A

4 U. S. Worships Seek to Rescue
Wounded on lsIond. Poee A-3
Communists said II more Amer
leans would be included in the
100 allied troops returned Sat-
urday. The Reds said four more
British. four Turks and rs South
Koreans also would be exchanged
then.
The allies told the Reds today
they were grateful and said the
U. N. would send back more
Communist prisoners than the
$500 originally pledged.
Reds Have Sent 500.
The Reds have returned 500
allied prisoners, as scheduled.
They have received 2,499 Com
munist disabled, including 700
Chinese, at a rate of 500 a day
except for today. when one
North Korean refused to return.
The U. N. will return 500 more
Reds Saturday.
The historic exchange con-
tinued smoothly in bright SUM-
shine.
In another tent at this neutral
zone, liaison officers met for the
second time this week. The Com
munists asked a one-day post
ponement of the resumption of
full-scale armistice negotiations
which had been slated for Sat-
urday.
They said there were admins
trative reasons and suggested the
session be held at 2 pm. Sunday
(midnight, Saturday, EST). Rear
Admiral John c. Daniel, chief
U. N. liaison officer, readily
agreed.
Reds Promise GAIL"
He promised the Reds they
could expect IAN increase over
our original estimate" of $500
Red sick and wounded to be re-
turned. The Communists prom
iSed to give back "all allied sick
and wounded. including those
captured recently.
Admiral Daniel told the Com
munists that. under the Geneva
Convention, return of sick and
wounded prisoners was intended
to be a continuing process.
I'VE note with qualification, {"
said Admiral Daniel, "the indi-
cation given by your side .
that all sick and injured captured
personnel in your custody will
be repatriated under the cur
rent agreement without regard
to the previous. estimates which
you have furnished.
Il should liAe to reiterate that
this Is in complete accordance
with our previous request that
the most leberal criteria be used
in determining eligibility.
Our side is following this prac-
tice. We anticipate that it will
(See TRUCE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1953-04-24

The 1000 were stranded after
q horrible" battle in which
there were nearly IS per cent
casualties.
I'VE were desperate so
desperate that we even spelled
out messages with bodies in the
snow" Pvt. Prabucki said in q
brief interview.
He said one plane sighted the
SOS. in corpses and he under
stood helicopters were being
sent to pick up the wounded.
But help never came.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
BY the Assoeioied Press

FREEDOM VILLAGE. April "a.
One thousand American SOL
diers cut off from their lines
700 of them wounded all so
desperate that they spelled out
a giant SOS with corpSes of their
fallen comrades .. eventual
death for 900.
That new story Of horror in
the early days Of the Korean war
in November, 1950-was re-
lated today by Pvt. William j..
Prabucki, 81. Pittsburgh. He just
had been returned by the Com
munists after 20 months in their
prison camps.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
i. n. Asks Extension
OF POW Exchange;
Liaison Officers Meet
II More Americans
Will Be in Group
Coming Tomorrow
By the Associoted Press

PANMUNJOM, April 24.-The
United Nations today sought an
indefinite extension of the ex-
change of sick and wounded
prisoners of the Korean war as
40 more Americans returned to
freedom.
The 40 brought the total of
Americans liberated in the past
five days to 119-one short of
the 120 promised originally by
the Reds.
In keeping with a promise
made Thursday, however, the
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Fire in Koreu Makes
Thousands Homeless
BY the AssoeiGtsd Press

TOKYO, April 24.-ThouSandS
Of Koreans were made homeless
today by q fire which ragged
through an estimated square
mile of temporary houses in Ko-
rea'S southeast port of Pusan.
The Army here said the fire
started last night and firemen
stretched hose "as far as q mile"
In an effort to halt its spread.
No casualties were reported.
Evening star., 1953-04-24

Log in D. c. Clocks to ScrombIe ~
Hours. Poee AIS
Sunday when other major cities
of the country are on daylight
time.
Approval by both House and
Senate will be necessary to send
the bill to the White House.
With the Senate tied up in a
f1libuster over submerged oil
lands there was no certainty
today as to when Congress might
send the daylight bill to the
President for his signature.
President Eisenhower has told
a member of the House District
Committee he is in favor Of day.
light saving and it is believed he
would sign such a bill.
Rent Control Loses.
The House District Commit
tee at it's morning session also
killed a bill to extend District
rent control from its present end
next Thursday to April 30 next
year. Unless some action to ex-
tend District curbs is started in
the Senate soon, it was believed
defeat of the rent bill by the
House Committee today means
the end of rent controls here
Thursday.
Daylight saving legislation was
saved in the House District Com
mittee by a narrow margin
Chairman Simpson announced
that the first motion was made
to table all four pending day
light bills. On a roll call vote
the details of which were kept
secret early today, this motion
was defeated II to 10.
The next procedure came on
a motion to bring up a bill by
Representative Broyhill. Repub-
lican. of Virginia. AS introduced
it provided for the President to
establish daylight saving each
year.
BrOyhill Bill Approved.
The Broyhill bill was amended
to provide that the authority
should be given to the District
Commissioners to put daylight
saving in effect this summer
only.
BY a voice vote the amended
Broyhill bill was approved and
ordered reported to the House.
Earlier proposals for the
measure to be taken up by the
House this afternoon were aban-
doned, principally because the
measure would have to go to
the Senate for action anyway
and it would be impossible to
get the bill through by Sunday
morning.
House Speaker Martin an
nounced shortly after the Dis
trict Committee vote that the
bill would come up Monday
which is the regular District day
for consideration of local bills
The Senate may be delayed q
long time by the current f1libus.
ter in getting around to the
measure if the House passes it
Senate Republican leaders have
refused to put aside the SUBJ
merged lands bill for any other
legislation.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
OAR Urges That U. S.
Deal SummariIy With
POW Mistreatment
FinuI Session Also
Asks Full Inquiry Of
Indian Affairs Bureau

The Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution today issued a
welcome to returning prisoners
Of war with deep gratitude for
their sacrifices"
They urged at the same time
that "our Government deal sum-
Evening star., 1953-04-24
SPARS Overlooked,
Post Office Bushes

HONEST MISTAKE The SPARS
ore still oetive, os the Post Office
Department learned when il inod.
vertentIy omitted thot unit from new
stomps honorins militoT women.
Stoff Writer Ruth Deem brings Us
up to dote on the women's coost
Guord reserve in o story on Page 81.
Evening star., 1953-04-24


Germon Upper House StoIIs Vote on
Treaties. Page AZ
German Parliament defie d
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
and voted to postpone its de-
cision on whether to ratify the
army treaty which would put
half a million German soldiers
into the 2 million-man one-uni-
form force. But DR.. Adenauer
said he would go ahead with his
efforts to make the treaty law,
anyway.
NATO's request for early rati-
fication came from the organiza-
TONS top council-the foreign,
defense and finance ministers of
the 14-member nations-in a
secret session today. It was
their first action during the Sec
ond day of a three-day meeting
here.
The ministers also passed a
$500 million budget for airfields,
jet fuel pipelines, communica-
tions and other "infrastructure"
installations through 1856.
U. S. May Pay More.
An aide who came out of the
afternoon meeting said the pro-
gram was approved without any
dispute among the 50-odd minis
ters from the IA countries. The
United States share of the pro-
gram has been AZ per cent, but
high American official said the
United States may pay 43 per
cent from now on.
Following the morning meet
ing, J. w. Beyen, Netherlands
foreign minister, told a news
conference the foreign ministers
of France, Belgium, Italy and
Luxembourg had declared their
governments would speed up
ratification of the European
army pact "as much as possible.
He said there would be no delay
in his own country. and predict
ed complete ratification "by au-
tumn."
None of the foreign ministers
promised ratification by a def
mite date, he said, but "all stated
firm intentions to go on and take
the necessary measures to have
EDO ratified by their respective
parliaments."
After adoption of the resolu-
tion on EDO, French Foreign
Minister Georges Bidault, vino
voted for it, asked continued
support for his country in the
war in Indo-China. U. S. Secre-
tary of State Dulles supported
him in the plea.
Early Ratification Urged.
The Council urged ratification
at an early date of the European
Defense Community Pact. under
which France, Italy, Belgium,
Luxembourg and the Neither
lands - all NATO members -
would pool their fighting forces
with West Germany's.
The text of the NATO Coun-
cil's resolution was not made
public Immediately, but the gist
of it was relayed to reporters
soon after the voting was con-
cluded.
The resolution was presented
by Mr.. Dulles. who told a news
conference last night that Con-
gress would be looking for some
other way of defending Europe
if there was not substantial
(See NATO, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Nixon Tees Off. Too

NEW YORK, April "a (P.-
Vice President Nixon, here to
address a dinner meeting, told
reporters last night he's taking
up a new game-golf.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Daylight Time Bill
Approved for Year by
House D. {. Group
Goes to Floor Monday,
But Faces Delay From
Senute TideIunds Row
By Harold B. Rooers

Legislation for daylight saving
in Washington this summer only
was approved by the House Dis
trict Committee today and sent
to the House for action on the
floor Monday.
This action means that Wash
ington will be on standard time
Evening star., 1953-04-24

Additional OAR Stories and Picture.
Poee A.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Wide Changes
Planned in Care
.0fNeedySick
Program Mapped by
Committee After
Year of Study
By John McKeIwoy

Top District officials and civic
leaders today decided to do some
thing about the sick man who
can't pay his hospital and. doc
tor bills-the INDECENT patient.
After more than a year Of
study, the Health Advisory Com
Evening star., 1953-04-24
China Bombinq
Threat Urged
By Macarthur
Cutting Red Supplies
From Russia Called
Key to Victory
By J. A. OIeov

Gen. Douglas Macarthur de-
clared today that a threat to
destroy Red China's supply lines
from Russia would end the Ko-
rean War and might pave the
way for settling all other pend
ing global issues.
The former Far East COM
mander broke a long silence to
Evening star., 1953-04-24

Centrol Screening Agency for All Ambu-
lance Coils Asked in Committee
Recommendations. Poee A-l9
Evening star., 1953-04-24

Germon Upper House StoIIs Vote on
Treaties. Pose AZ
Evening star., 1953-04-24
NAT0 Prods 5
Nations 10 Act
On Army Pact
Upper House BoIks
In West Germany,
Defying Adenouer
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, April 24.-Spurred on
by the United States, the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
formally requested five of its
members to come to a quick
agreement with West Germany
to create the proposed European
Army.
Even as the Allied leaders act
ed, the upper house of the West