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Evening star., 1953-08-18
Frank Noel Describes
Attempts to Escape

PRISON BREAK-A. P. Photographer
Fronk Noel planned to escape from
his Koreon prison four times ond
octuolly did once. His unsuccessful
bid for freedom is reIoted in the
second OF series obout his 81
months in captivity on pose A-9.
CAMPERS RETURN-comps Good
will and Pleasant close todoy. For a
report Of whot Stor reoders eontribu-
tions did toword the Comp Fund, see
story on pose B-l.
ATOMIC RACE-Representotivs
Cole, choirmon Of the Joint Atomic
Energy Committee, feels the United
Stotes still Ieods in atomic Develop
ment. For his assessment Of the sit
uotion, see poee All.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Ex.Dean Of Notre Dame
Heads New Commission
BY the Associoted Press

DENVER, Aug. 18.-President
Eisenhower today named Clar-
ence E. Manion, former dean
of Notre Dame University'S Law
School, as chairman of a new
commission to study Federal
State problems in such overlap
ping fields as taxation and road
construction.
Announcement of the appoint
ment was made at the summer
White House.
The commission was created
by Congress, at Gen. Eisen-
hower's request, during the last
session. Gen. Eisenhower will
appoint IA other members soon.
Five Senators and five House
members already have been
named to serve on the new unit.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Knutson, Representative
81 Years, Suffers Attack
BY the Assoeioted Press

WADENA, Mimi, Aug. 1S.-
Former Representative Harold
KnutSon, Republican veteran of
80 years in Congress, was in
serious condition in a Wadena
hospital today after a series of
heart attacks.
Mr.. KnutSon, "A, appeared
regularly at his weekly news
paper here until last Wednesday,
when he suffered the first attack.
He was elected to Congress
first in 1917 when he defeated
Charles Lindbergh, father of the
famous flyer, for the 9Th district.
Minnesota seat. He was re-
elected as a Republican until
1949 VIXEN he was defeated by
Fred Marshall, Democrat-Fa
er-Labor, present 9Th district
Representative.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Man With Gun Picked Up
At Senate Office BuiIdinu

An unidentified man was be-
ing held by Metropolitan police
today after Capitol police found
he was carrying a gun just out
side the Senate Office Building
Capitol Policeman Sellers Nor
ris said the man arrived in a
cab in front of the Senate Office
Building about II am. The Of
flcer said he walked over to the
cab and heard the man say
something about somebody
owing him $4,000" The man
was searched and a gun found
in his pocket.
He has been turned over to
Metropolitan police for further
questioning.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Troops Moved
To Paris Amid
Strike Tension
Defiant Workers
Ignore Premier's
Cruckdown Threat
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Aug. 18.-Defiant un-
ion leaders today ignored Pre-
mier Joseph Laniel'S threats of
tougher action to end Frances
crlppling strikes and continued
their nationwide walkout. AS
tension mounted, the govern
ment moved about 500 parachute
troops into Paris to cope with
possible violence.
In a surprise broadcast to the
nation last night, Mr.. Laniel
made an impassioned plea to
the workers to go back to their
jobs. A critical paralysis of ma
tionally operated industries and
public services went into it's
second week.
The Premier told union lead
erS he would negotiate with
them no more unless there was
return to work today, and i'm
piled tougher action-possibly
use of the army-to break the
strikes.
Quick Defiance Shown.
The threat brought quick de-
f1ance from some union organi-
cations. and as the morning wore
on there was no move to return
to work.
Although three companies of
parachute troops were brought
into the city to bolster the capi-
tails police, a government source
denied reports that tanks had
been rushed into the city, He
pointed out that there are always
tanks in the Paris area, where q
number of army barracks are
located.
Authoritative sources, mean
while, said Frances National
Assembly almost certainly will be
called back from its summer hol-
iday for emergency sessions to
deal with the strike situation and
other grave problems facing the
country.
Assembly Session Seen.
The Assembly Steering Com
mittee is to meet Friday, and all
indications were that it would
reconvene the Assembly, which
normally doesn't start sessions
until mid-Ontnhar
In calling for an end to the
Walkout, Mr.. Lanlel declared:
"The government has hence
forth definitely fixed its line of
conduct. There will be no more
talks with those who do not re-
turn to work today.
There will be nothing more
left but a vast national effort
directed toward the necessity of
assuring the country's essen
tial Services-no matter what
the cost"
A Communist threat to spread
the strike to the big Renault
automobile factory appeared to
have Topped today.
Communications Tied Up.
The strike of postal, telephone
and telegraph workers continued
to tie up communications for the
18th day Railroads and public
services still were virtually para
lyzed also by walkouts. Coal
mines were shut down.
Some private industries were
out in provincial cities.
The wave of walkouts began
in protest against government
DEGREES to standardize-and in
many cases raiSe-retirement
ages of government workers and
to cut surplus employees off pub
lie payrolls.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Reds Raise Quota
OfReturnedC Captives.
Yield 45O u. N. Men
IS Americans Freed;
Stepped-Up Deliveries
Will Be Maintained
BY the Associated Press

PANMUNJOM. Aug. 18 -
Seventy-five more Americans
streamed back to freedom today
as the Korean war prisoner ex-
change entered it's third week
Besides the Americans. the
Reds turned back IS British and
800 South Koreans-50 more
than the 400 daily total the Reds
originally promised.
Again tomorrow, the Commu-
nists planned to step up deliv-
cries. They said they would re-
turn 456 allied captives-7s
British and 306 South Korean
1t will be the largest single group
returned.
In II days, the Reds have re-
turned 1,105 of the 1913 Amer
leans they claim they held, a fig
ure far less percentage-wise
than the number of British-57O
of 921-returned.
Weather Slows Action.
Brig. Gen. Ralph Osborne
chief of the Munsan Provisional
Command, said the number of
Americans repatriated probably
will increase when the Reds start
emptying the next prison camp.
Several liberated Americans
said they believed the next cap
tiveS will come from Camp No. 3
at Chongsong. One prisoner
estimated it holds 200 to 300
Americans captured in the early
months of fighting.
Two days of bad weather, the
united Nations command re-
ported, prevented shipment of
Red prisoners from Koje Island
to Panmunjom and will cut de-
liverieS to 600 North Koreans
Wednesday and none on Thurs
day. The daily average had been
about 2,400. The U. N. command
said it hoped to resume regular
schedule Friday or Saturday.
Today's liberated Americans
and British came back smiling,
but their gaunt bodies showed
the effects of many months in
North Korean stockades.
ATE Like Pigs
One repatriate, a prisoner for
more than Is months, wryly de-
scribed the food.
1--WE ate like pigs" said Pfc.
Earl C. Barnard of Martinez.
Calf. IT cringe when I think
of it."
"They brought the food in
wooden troughS. It was Soupy
sorgum and rice. OF course you
had meat in your sorghum
worms in the sorghum, that is.
"At times there was enough
for all of us. At times there
wasn't"
Other liberated Americans
again told of fellow prisoners
being taken away by the Reds
at about the time they were
scheduled for repatriation.
"They took away at least 40,"
Sergt. George w. Burke of Sara
(See POWs, Page A-3O
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Bulletin
Death Ruled q Suicide

The death of Mrs. Katherin
Won Bergen, 35-year-Old Alex
dria neither, whose stabbed
body was found in a creek near
her home yesterday, has been
ruled a suicide by Fairfax
County police. Mrs. Won Ber-
gen died as a result of stab
wounds in the heart, police
said.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Atrocities Chorued
By Chinese POW
Include q Bath
BY the Associated Press

PANMUNJON1. Aug. ia tor
Red Cross official from a neutral
nation today described Commu-
mist prisoner atrocity charges as
ridiculous statements by silly
boys" He gave this example by
one Chinese POW:
"He talked impassionate1y for
an hour and it added up to the
fact that he had been forced to
take a bath.
Then they cut his hair-and
with scissors"
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Mossodegh Continues
Roundup of Suspects
Wage Talks at Rubber Firm

CINCINNATI, Aug. 18. (R.-
Company and union negotiators
started talks today on wage in
creases for $4,000 United States
Rubber Co. employees in 19 plants
throughout the Nation. The
present two-year contract con-
tainS a wage reopener clause.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
GP0 Suspends
Worker Named
AS Communist
Bookbinder Refuses
To Tell Mccarthy
If He Was q Red
BY }. A. O'Leory


old bookbinder at the Govern
ment Printing Office, was sus-
pended without pay today within
an hour after he refused to tell
a Senate committee whether he
has been Commist and whether
he ever took secret documents
from the printing shop.
Philip l., Cole, deputy public
printer, said the suspension was
based on Mr.. Rothschild's re-
fusal to answer the questions.
Mr.. Cole added that the sus-
pension would continue pending
the final outcome of the con-
gressional hearings.
The Printing Office official
said Mr.. Rothschild's future
status would depend on whether
the Senate proceedings prove he
is or is not a Communist. .
Asked for Statement.
When Mr.. Rothschild was
called to the stand in the Senate
caucus room this morning,
Chairman Mccarthy of the Sen
ate Investigations Subcommittee
told him he faced serious
charges of having been a long
time member of the Communist
Party and of having stolen sec
ret documents from the Print
ing Office. The Senator asked
the witness if he cared to make
a general statement before be-
ing questioned.
Flanked by his two attorneys,
Charles E. Ford and Stanley
F'rosh, Mr.. Rothschild immedi-
ately replied that under the Fifth
Amendment to the Constitution
he would refuse to answer.
Same Reply to All Queries.
He methodically made the
same reply to long series of
questions, and then Senator Nc
Carthy told him:
you have been charged with
espionage against the United
States in time of war, and your
refusal to answer is telling the
world you have been stealing
secrets, that you are member
of the Communist Party and
that you have committed espi-
onage."
Senator Mccarthy then turned
to Roy Cohn. committee coun-
sci and said:
will you call the head of
the Printing Office and inform
him of these proceedings? 1 as
sumo Mr.. Rothschild will be
suspended. I can't conceive of
this witness being allowed to
go back to the Government
Printing Office"
Open Hearing Recessed.
After hearing one other wit
ness, Mrs. Gertrude Evans, a
slight, elderly woman who iden-
titled herself as executive sec
reCary of the Progressive Party
in the District, the subcommit-
tee recessed the open hearings
until tomorrow.
Following the recess the SUBJ
committee examined two new
witnesses in closed session.
Senator Mccarthy announced
that one of them invoked the
Fifth Amendment. This indi-
vidual once worked for the WPA
and the Agriculture Department,
but is not now in the Govern
ments employ.
The Senator said the second
witness was connected with the
Atomic Energy Commission un-
till about 18 months ago and de-
MED Communist Party member
ship.
The subcommittee will hold
open hearing tomorrow and
Thursday and then recess the in
vestigation until Wednesday Of
next week.
Mr.. Rothschild was cleared by
a loyalty board in 1949 after a
hearing in which he denied
membership in the Communist
Party. He also was examined
in closed session last week by
the subcommittee.
After he had refused several
times to answer questions at to-
(See MCCARTHY. PAGE A-4.)
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Million Made Homeless
By Central India Flood
By the Assoeiated Press

MADRAS, India, Aug. 49,
Unofficial reports today said at
least a million people have been
made homeless by flood waters
of the sacred Godavari River, in
central India. Damage was es-
timated at more than $100 mil
lion.
No figures were available on
the number of persons drowned
in the floods. Officials said the
river had reached its highest
levels in so years.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
so Reported Killed
In Tobruk Explosion
By tho Assoeiosed Prsss

BENGASI, Libya, Aug. Ire
ports from the World War II
stronghold of Tobruk said today
that so persons we're killed there
in an ammunition explosion.
The blast occurred as workers
were salvaging old ammunition
stores. n
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Man Who Kicked Puppy
To Deuth Gets 6 Months
BY the Associufed Press

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug
18.-Wllliam E. Jones, watch
repairman at a jewelry store
was sentenced to six months in
jail and fined $50 for kicking a
puppy to death.
He testified he was furious
when the dog bit his 3-year-old
son on the nose. Jones himself
was nipped on the hand.
Magistrate C. Harold Kitchen
imposed the fine and Jail SEN
tence yesterday. Jones said he
will appeal.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

ton for Franklin D. Roosevelt in
1882 despite the opposition of
Tammany Hall. He succeeded
Mr.. Farley as Democratic ma
ton chairman in 1910 and man
(See FLYNN, Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Hot Day for Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug. 1S. (P.-It was
SO in Tokyo today-the hottest
day since the end of World War
II, A
Evening star., 1953-08-18

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (Pl. -
Adlai E. Stevenson, who has been
touring the world, is due here
Thursday by plane from England,
the Democratic State Committee
said today.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

Truce Will LOST, SheTmon AoomS SoyS
in Denver. Poee A-3
United States, Great Britain,
France, the Soviet Union, Com
muniSt China, India, Poland,
Sweden, Burma and North and
South Korea.
"It is understood that the de-
cisionS of the conference will be
deemed to have been adopted if
they have the consent of the
parties which have signed the
(Korean) armistice agreement, +"
said the formal Soviet Sugges-
ton.
AS the United States and North
Korea were the only countries
which signed the PanmunJom
armistice, the Soviet plan would
have the effect of allowing these
two sides to make binding agree
ments on all matters concerning
Korea, even though no other
countries agreed.
Committee Opens Debate.
Mr.. Vishinsky circulated the
Soviet proposal in a resolution as
the United Nations Political
Committee opened debate on ar
rangementS for the political con-
ference envisaged in the Korean
arnistice agreement.
The United States, Great Brit
ain, France and Australia spoke
in support of the Western plan
for q political conference open
only to South Korea, the 16 for
eign countries which fought for
South Korea, representatives of
Communist forces in Korea and
perhaps Russia.
American Delegate Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr.. was listed as
the first speaker but was delayed
when Mr.. Vishinsky raised a
point of order as soon as Com
mittee Chairman Joao Carlos
MuniZ of Brazil threw the COM
mittee open for discussion.
First Proposal Loses.
Mr.. Vishinsky, speaking rapid
ly but with no particular vitu-
peration, said he was acting in
the spirit of conciliation," but
felt that the Political Committee
debate here could not succeed
unless it is attended by repre-
SentativeS of North Korea and
Communist China.
He submitted resolutions to
extend them invitations to join
in the debate. After Mr.. Lodge
and British Minister of State
Selwyn Lloyd spoke against the
Soviet move, the committee
turned down the proposed in
vitation to North Korea by a
vote Of "a to 18, with seven alb
StentionS. The committee re-
1uSCu W lIINIUC NOALtLA1uI1ASO
China, "a to IA, with nine alb
StentionS.
To Seek Red China Seat.
Mr.. Vishinsky took the West
ern attitude sadly, complaining
that "if you want this political
conference to be a success, this
success should start here"
Mr.. ViShinsky also served no.
tice that he would make a
formal proposal at the regular
fall session of the General AS
Sembly for the seating of Red
China as a member of the U. N.
THE seat of China can and
must be occupied by the repre-
sentative of the central govern
ment of the Peoples Republic
of China" Mr.. Vishinsky said.
In the general debate on the
Western proposals for the politi-
(See U, NJ, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1953-08-18
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Evening star., 1953-08-18
Russians Propose New Lineup
Of II Countries for Conference
On Political Future for Korea
Lodge Denounces
Soviet erms as
'SIeozy Trick
BlIILETIN
BULLETIN

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
Especially United States
Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge,
jr., said today the Soviet pro-
poSal on the makeup Of a Ko-
rean political conference "is a
sleaZy maneuver to obscure the
issues and let the Commu-
niStS dominate the confer
ence."
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Fugitive Shah Flies
To Rome With Wife
In Surprise Move
iran Monarch Cuts
Short His Expected
Stoy in Buehdod
By the Assoc;o.ed Pres.

ROME, Aug. 18.-The Shah
and Queen of Iran few here
from Baghdad today, joining
Italy's growing colony of exiled
royalty.
Il am not going to abdicate
now" the Shah said.
Asked If he planned to go
back to Iran. the young Shah
replied, Probably, but not in
the immediate future"
To all questions about his i'm
mediate future, he said, I'm
sorry, I really can't answer you
now. Perhaps later"
Will Not Stay Long.
But he said he did not think
he would remain in Italy long.
The royal couple will occupy
the royal suite at the exclusive
Excelsior Hotel.
The Shah and his wife fed to
Baghdad Sunday after Premier
Mohammed Mossadegh'S govern
ment thwarted a royal-backed
attempt to unseat the aged cabi-
net chief.
Departure Surprise.
The departure of the 34-year-
old ruler and his wife for Europe
came as a surprise. They
had been quoted as telling Iraqi
parliamentary leaders who Wis
tied them yesterday that they
would leave today for a two-day
visit to Moslem hoNy shrines at
Herbal and Najaf in Central
Iraq.
The warm welcome extended
the fugitive rulers brought q
quick implied warning from
neighboring Iran. Mr.. Mossa-
degh's government in a note to
1raq said: THE Iraqi govern
ment is expected to take suf-
ficient care to avoid any kind of
unexpected political incident be-
tween two friendly and neigh
boring countries"
Mossodegh Continues
Roundup of Suspects
TEHERAN, Iran, Aug. 18 (R.
Premier Mohammed Mossa-
degh'S triumphant government
continued a roundup today of
suspects in Sundays attempted
(See IRAN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1953-08-18
By james {. Roper
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Aug. 18.-The Soviet Union to-
day proposed an 11-nation Ko-
rean political conference differ
ing radically from the confer
ence the West proposes.
Soviet Delegate Andrei ViShin-
sky proposed a conference of the
Evening star., 1953-08-18

An Assoeioted Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1953-08-18

(See POWs, Page A-3D
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Stevenson Due Thursday

(See MCCARTHY, Page A
Evening star., 1953-08-18

Clear and cooler tonight. lowest about 81
Tomorrow. mostly sunny and continue
cool. Full report on Page A-2)
Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Spotlight on
Montrose

Members Of the Georgetown Garden
Club have conceived q means Of build
ing a memorial to Miss Soroh Louisa
Rittenhouse. She is the one who raised
the funds for purchasing the land now
known as Montrose Park.
On Saturday, 10 Georgetown houses,
some that have never been open to the
public, will be displayed from 2 to 6
o'clock and will feature Thanksgiving
arrangements for dining room tables
and nnonteIPieces, all arranged by
members Of the club, of which Mrs.
Charles E. BoIes is president.
Evening star., 1953-09-03
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The Nome nugget., 1953-08-26
NINETY DAYS WONDER
Christian Science Monitor)

Has the United States made casual promise to go to war if the conversation gets tedious?
 That is the clear implication of President Rhees report to his people that the Allies are determined to fight with jointly in complete unity of purpose if the postarmistce political conference breaks down.
 The fact is that the United States (not to mention the other reluctant aies) has made such rash promise. It has made important concession - namely that it will join the South Koreans in walking out of the conference after 90 days if it is convinced the Communists negotiating in bad faith. But that is very different matter.
 In the first place, the United States does not promise to follow such action by going to again to unify Korea In the second place, the fact that unification has not been achieved by negotiation in 90 days would not necessarily prove Communist bad faith. successful working out of complex and explosive problem could take much longer under the best of circumstances.
 It is obvious that the United States has slightest intention of allowing President Rhee to plunge into automatically if South Korean ambitions have not been satisfied after 90 days of negotiation But it is not obvious to the South Koreans who have been told the opposite by their President. The matter should be cleared up immediately in order that a people cruelty disappointed may not receive new and crueler disappointments be misled into dis astrOus ventures
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-26

the United States Treasury for more money under statehood, but he asserted the facts are just the opposite.
 The Nebraska Republican said the federal government would continue to run the Alaska Native Service and the Alaska Railroad under statehood but "that is just about all the special burden" it could assume"
 Al McCuen. freight service in- spector for the Alaska Railroad, walked up from the audience and opposed statehood, saying terri torial legislators had proved they are politically immature, so AL aska is not ready to send anyone to Congress yet. He said it would be great if Alaska were a state but i've can't afford it and I'm not willing to tighten my belt and eat beans for statehood"
 McCuen declared the Alaska Visitors Association is not doing anything and rapped the Alaska Development Board, saying it spent so much money on salaries it had nothing to use to develop anything with.''