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Evening star., 1953-07-25
General Novorre's Views

The independence movement in the As
sociated States of Indo-China, having the single
theme of seeking greater sovereignty while re-
manning within the French Union, has received
powerful and unexpected support from an in
f1uential French source General Pierre Navarro,
new commander in chief of the French forces
in the Far East and repeatedly the designer OF
plans by which the French and VietnameSe
hope to take the initiative in that long war,
told the French Diplomatic Press Club in Hanoi
that granting of this independence is the only
way to get full participation of the native popu-
lation in the fight against communism Only
such independence, he added would encourage
the withdrawal of national non-Communist
elements now fighting in the ranks of the Red
led Wet Mini.
In substance General NavarreS analysis is
the same as that of not only the native leaders
In Indo-China but of many other objective
AsiaticS. 1t has been simple matter for Com
munist-Supported agents to subvert nationalist
sentiment on the ground that the French effort
is merely an imperialist one. Bao Dai, supported
by the French as Emperor Of Wet Nam and
living more in France than in his own country,
is vulnerable to attack as French puppet. Past
unsuccessful efforts by the governments OF Laos
and Cambodia to seek new terms of independ-
ence within the French Union have been cited
in evidence of sinister French intent.
Actually, the Paris government itself has
taken cognizance of this propaganda weapon
In the hands of its enemies and only recently
expressed its willingness to open conversations
soon with representatives of the 1ndo- China
states on the subject of their greater inde-
pendence How far toward this objective the
French government will be willing to go was not
disclosed but the expressed opinion of General
Navarro. coming after his personal observations
Evening star., 1953-07-25
Balancing the BUDGET

In slashing the Presidents requests
for foreign aid, the House Appropria-
tionS Committee said that "only bali
anced budget and sound economy can
give us the strength with which to
wage a continuing war on Communism,
be 1t hot or cold" The implication is
that the economy is not sound when
the Federal budget is unbalanced. It
also follows that our immense economic
achievements in winning World War II
didn't happen, but was only dream,
and that our present prosperity is
false" This prosperity mirage Is dis
sipated in the face of 20 years of al
most continuous deficit and of the huge
mountain Of the 1853 fiscal deficit Of
$9.4 billion, never higher during peace
time. It you point out to the prophets
Of doom that personal income, employ
ment, personal savings. accounts re-
ceivable tthe reverse side of consumer
credit, planned investment and the
earnings of industry are at record
levels, that more people are employed
more things are being made, more
families are living better than before, 4"
they will tell you it is but snare and
a delusion. 70 these prophets it is
Sacrilege to put fact above dogma.
Reference to the financial pages re-
veals that we are being bucked up
against the fear of depression, rather
than of imitation. Is this not strange
considering that it has been dinned into
us that the Federal budget, which ac-
cording to the rules now spells infla-
ton. is the SureSt indicator of the state
of the economy? We are told that
President Eisenhower is attempting to
bring the Nations finances into bal
ance." If that means the Federal
budget, then he is doomed to the frus-
tration of King Canute ordering the
sea to recede. If that means the econ
Evening star., 1953-07-25

in the field, indicates that France Is genuinely
anxious to speed up progress toward full sover-
eighty. Next to Korea, the Indo-C China peninsula
is being subjected to the greatest Communist
pressure in Asia today and political statesman
ship as well as military capacity is needed to
resist this threat
Evening star., 1953-07-25

omy as a whole, which already is in
balance in the sense that neither in
flationary nor deflationary forces have
the upper hand, then the job is to keep
it that way.
Sidney KOretZ.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
At Any Price

/, Uh0 kn0fD
HotD children suffer
Before they 0roiD
Older, tougher
Seeing the child
Whom I loUe tOeu
Lost in the tDiId
Fantastic he'll
Childhood cGn be,
Can only pray
That somedGy she,
As !, tDtu say
That knowing earth
And stars, and rain.
And loUe, UdS north
The cruelest pain.
jane Merchant
Evening star., 1953-07-25

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tDriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Eisenhower Cheers Woshingtonion's Catch

without any luck. He finally
gave up. saying:
"It's too hard on my arm"
A light rain fell as he f1shed
and he sent for a raincoat.
"I don't want to take cold in
my arm" he remarked.
One of his friends, Floyd Akers,
Washington automobile dealer,
hooked a nice rainbow trout in
a spot the President suggested.
Alta boy, alta boy" Gen.
Eisenhower shouted.
Just before starting back to
Denver, the President cut an
ice-cold watermelon and offered
slices to the eight newsmen who
were along.
ANY man who doesn't eat a
slice of this is crazy" he de-
clared.
He had a couple Of pieces
himself.
Gen. Eisenhower's calendar
today included conferences at
the Summer White House at
Lowry Air Force Base with Har-
old E. StaSsen, chief of the For
eign Operations Administration.
and Philip Young, chairman of
the Civil Service Commission.
He also arranged to meet with
a Nebraska delegation which
wants him to attend Omaha's
centennial celebration next year
Evening star., 1953-08-22
By james E. Roper
StuH Ston Correspondent

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Aug.
22.-South Korean Representa-
tive Ben c. Limb said today
South Korea cannot accept"
India as a member of the forth
coming political conference on
Korea.
"We cannot accept India as a
participant because this confer
ence should be limited to the
parties most vitality concerned
with the Korean problem" Mr..
Limb said in an interview.
Mr.. Limb said the only nations
that should be invited-"the
parties most vitality concerned
are the United States and South
Korea on one side and North
Korea and Chinese Communists
on the other.
Participation of other states,
Mr.. Limb said, would turn the
conference into a debating
society.
Mr.. Limb was South Korea'S
first foreign minister, and for
three years has been South Ko-
rea's permanent representative
at the United Nations. His
statement today was the first to
outline South Korea's position
for the record.
He spoke out during an inter-
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Two Teen-Agers Hurt
As Car Skids Into Pole

Two youths were injured early
today when their car crashed
into a power pole on Sligo
Church road of route 240 near
Clarksburg, Md.
In undetermined condition at
Suburban Hospital was Marvin
Atwell, 18, of Seven Locks road
Rockville. He suffered head in
juries and was still unconscious
several hours after the acci-
dent.
In fair condition at the hos
pital was Donald Duvall, 18. OF
Clarksburg. He suffered arm
and shoulder injuries.
Police Pvt. Lewis Ward said
the car skidded on a curve and
plowed into the pole. Police we're
unable to determine who was the
driver. The auto was a total
loss, police said.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Migrants Bothed
As Philadelphia
Cleans Its House
By the Associated Pres.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. GA
king size housecleaning job
early today left buildings, streets
and even some of the familiar
faces in the Dock Street busi-
ness section brighter and cleaner
today.
The cleanup swished through
a two-block area, center Of the
city's wholesale fruit and pro-
duce trade. Begun shortly after
midnight, it was carried out by
special crew of Is city en-
ployes armed with high-pressure
hoses and street-sweeping equip
ment.
Robert K. Sawyer, the city's
managing director, said it was
designed to show the sanitation
conditions city officials will de-
mand be maintained.
Earlier, a special detail of
police patroled the area from
7p.m. to midnight. They picked
up 40 homeless men wandering
on the street or asleep in door
ways. All were taken to police
station, bathed and held over
night on vagrancy charges.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Recent Casualties
Among ga American
Prisoners Liberated
Many Too Wounded
Or Sick to Rejoice
As Other Repotriotes
BY the Associated Press

PANMUNJOM, Aug. 22.-Hob-
bling and stretcher- borne Amer
lean and Canadian soldiers
some still suffering from recent
battle wounds - were liberated
here today as the Reds made the
first deliveries from three more
North Korean Stockades.
Many of the "a American and
43 other non-Korean repatriates
of the 18th daily exchange were
wh1te-faced, bandaged and too
i'll to rejoice, in grim contrast to
the rollicking British Common
wealth and United States re-
turnees of previous days.
An American Marine, Corpl.
Steven E. Drummond, said some
of the Americans came from
Camp No. 9. mar Kanggye. He
said it held only men captured in
the last five months of the war.
This indicated they apparently
still were recovering from battle
wounds.
$50 Americans Next.
The rest of the 437 Allied re-
patriates came from two other
camps, No. 6 near Pyoktong and
No. 10 at Manpo.
The Reds delivered 300 South
Koreans in apparent good health,
% British, 13 Canadians. 3 Aus
tralians, 2 Frenchmen, l Turk
and Colombian in addition to
the "a Americans.
The Communists said they
would repatriate $50 Americans
and $50 South Koreans tomor-
row. This would equal the larg-
est group of Americans returned
on a single day, and put the
number of Americans returned
over the halfway mark.
A report that captured Japa-
nese-American soldiers from
Hawaii and at least one United
States officer were tortured by
the Reds in an effort to obtain
military information about the
big Pearl Harbor naval base was
told by one repatriate, Corpl.
Robert P. Montgomery of Indi-
annapolis.
Two other Americans said Maj.
Gen, William F. Dean, highest
ranking Red-held captive, is in
a prison camp deep in North Ko-
rea with other officers and will
be among the last returned. The
Reds SO far have repatriated a
mere handful of American Of
ficerS.
The repatriates apparently had
no accurate information on Gen.
Deans present whereabouts.
Allied officers said "a of the
(See POWS, Page ABB
Evening star., 1953-08-22
BY the Associated Press

DENVER, Aug. 22.-Taking
hold of a trout rod casts a sort
of spell over President Eisen-
hover, sore elbow and all.
The President and a party of
friends spent yesterday at the
Bal Swan Ranch about so miles
southwest of Denver.
Five members of the group
f1shed all morning, but Gen. Eli
senhower stayed away from the
South Platte River because of
a sore elbow which developed
week ago after a day of cast
ing for trout.
tits nothing serious and it's
coming along all right" DR..
Howard M. Snyder, the Presi-
dents physician, told reporters.
Anyway, President Eisenhower
decided not to aggravate the
soreness.
He managed all right until
after a lunch of fried and broiled
trout and roasted corn, which
he cooked over an outdoor fire.
Then, as he shed his white
apron, some of the others start
ed practice casting about 300
yards from the creek.
The next moment the PreSi-
dent was f1icking a dry fly with
an expert touch. Suddenly, with
Evening star., 1953-08-22
PeIIa Wins First Test
In Italian Senate
By the Asseeiated Pres.

ROME, Aug. 22.-Italy's new
pro-Western Premier, Giuseppe
Pella, today won his first par
liamentary test, a Senate vote Of
confidence.
The vote was 140 to 86. Ten of
the 237 Senators abstained. One
was absent.
Mr.. Pella, 81, successor to vet
eran statesman Alcide de Gas
peri, now must face similar
vote in Chamber of Deputies,
probably early next week.
Mr.. Pella is expected to get
over that hurdle also and bring
at least temporary stability to
Italy's f1oundering government.
It was the chamber that over
threw Mr.. de GaSperi's eighth
consecutive government July 2S
and left Italy rudderless until
Mr.. Pella was sworn in as Pre-
mier by President Luigi Einaudi
Monday.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
France Stays in Grip
OF Strikes Despite
7 Union Settlements
One New Tieup Added
As Breed Bakers Quit
Jobs for Three Days
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Aug. 22.-French rail-
roads, post offices and other vital
services remained strikebound
today despite a government set
tlement with two big non-Com-
munist unions. The wave OF
walkouts that have disrupted the
nations economic life for II
days appeared far from over.
The day even brought one new
tie-up. Paris bread bakers
walked out for three days, stiff
blow to citizens still unable to
telephone vacationing families
and jolting around the city in
army trucks used to replace the
strikebound subways and buses.
The bakers are seeking a wage
increase and paid vacations.
They belong to the Communist
led General Confederation of
Labor. left out of the negotia-
tions with the government that
led to the announced settlement.
Strike Continuation Ordered.
The CGT last night ordered
members in the postal and tele-
phone service to continue their
strike and decided to prolong
the walkout of bus and subway
workers another "a hours. No
decisions were announced con-
corning the federation's con-
tinuing strike on the railroads.
The two n-Communist
unions-the Socialist Workers
Force (FO) and the Christian
(Catholic) Workers Federation
(CFTC)-have, ordered mem
bers employed in the postal,
telephone and telegraph services
to return to their jobs but they
apparently were not being gen.
orally obeyed.
Letters still were not being
delivered and the telephone
service was still paralyzed. It
had been expected that the re-
turn of the two unions would
restore near-normal service since
they control the bulk of the
postal, telephone and telegraph
workers.
Set Off by Economy Plans.
The walkouts were touched off
by government economy plans
to trim public payrolls and lift
the retirement age of persons in
state-run services. Many Strik-
ers have added wage boosts to
their lists of demands.
In the case of the non-Com-
munist postal, telephone and
telegraph strikers, the govern
ment was reported to have
promised to:
/. Call into session before Sep
tember 80 a commission to con-
slider a general upward revision
of French wages.
2. Take no sanction against
strikers.
8. Consult the unions before
putting into effect Premier
Joseph Laniel's proposed DEGREES
on payroll cuts and retirement
age changes. ,
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Astin Restored
As Standards
Bureau Chief
Weeks Reinstutes
Director He Fired
In Battery Dispute
By the Asseelored Press

Secretary of Commerce Weeks
has reinstated DR.. Allen v. AS
tin, the scientist he fired last
spring, as director Of the Ma
tional Bureau of Standards, the
Governments central laboratory
Acknowledging that he had
changed his views, Mr.. Weeks
said he has now made Mr.. Astin
"a member of my team" in the
''best interests of the bureau
and the public" He also said
his action had unanimous ap-
proval from a committee of
scientists he had asked to find
q successor to DR.. Astin.
Announcement last March
that DR.. AStin would be dis
missed as the upshot of a contro-
versy over bureau tests of bat
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Can't Accept India to PorIey,
South Korea Leader Warns
Wants Only u S. and Rhee Government.
N. Korea and Chinese to Settle Issues

view with The Star as the U. N.
Political Committee paused in
it's debate over whom to invite
to the conference.
A week of U. N. discussion
showed most delegates wanted
to offer conference seats to
South and North Korea, Russia,
Communist China and the 16
U. N. members who fought for
South Korea.
Delegates split badly over
whether to invite India.
British Commonwealth and
Soviet bloc nations are support
ing India, but the United States
is fighting back hard. American
Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge. jr.,
predicted late yesterday that
India will not get enough votes
to win a conference seat.
Mr.. Lodge said United States
policy at this time is aimed at
forming a political conference
that can do its work speedily and
thus help get a half million
American troops back home as
soon as possible.
Mr.. Limb said inviting India
was no way to speed the confer
ence work.
"This is a political conference
to solve the fate of the 80 mil
(See u. NJ, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Sfrafocruiser Fire Kills
U. 5. Flyer in Iceland
BY the Associated Press

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug.
22.-An American airman was
killed today when a United
States Air Force Stratocruiser
transport plane burst into flames
after landing at Keflavik Air
field.
The big four engine plane had
landed safely after a fight from
Westover Air Force Base, Mass,
and was running to the end of
the airfield when the fire broke
out.
The plane was said to have
carried one passenger and a crew
of eight. Air Force headquarters
here did not give the name of
the dead man, pending notif1ca-
ton of his relatives. No injuries
we're reported among the eight
others aboard.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Publishers Widow
Found Fatally Shot;
House Ransacked
Police Probe Death
OF Mrs. Walter Clark
In Charleston, W. Va.
By the Associated Press

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug,
22.-Mrs. Walter E. Clark, So
year-old widow of the owner
publisher of the Charleston
Daily Mail, was found dead
today at her home.
Coroner Golf Lilly said she
apparently died of a bullet
wound. He declined to amplify
the statement until the county
prosecuting attorney arrived.
There we're some indications
the house had been ransacked.
Grandson Found Asleep.
Still asleep in his room when
the body was found was Mrs.
Clark's young grandson, Jay
Alexander, son of the Clarks'
only child, Mrs. Arch j. Alex
ander. Mrs. Alexander still is
in a hospital following the birth
of twins last week.
Mrs. Clark's body was clothed
and lay on the floor OF a recep-
ton room just off the main
downstairs hall.
1t was found by a caretaker
and a maid when they arrived
for work. The maid believed
something wrong when she saw
the porch light and several in
side still were burning.
County and city officials
f1ocked to the house, on Staun-
ton road in the fashionable
South Hills residential district.
Ex- Governor of Alaska.
Mr.. Clark was a native of Ash
ford, Conn, and once was Gov
ernor of Alaska. He bought the
Daily Mail in 1914 when it vir-
tually was bankrupt and built it
into the States largest after
noon daily.
Mrs. Clark was a member of
pioneer families long identified
with the growth and civic devel-
opment of both Huntington and
Charleston.
Mr.. Clark died in March, 1850,
after a heart attack.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Copper,
War Material,
Offered 10 Reds
Cabinet Decision
Defies Military Aid
Pact With u. S.
By the Associufed Press

! SANTIAGO. Chile, Aug. 22.-
President Carlos Ibanez' govern
ment, pinched by an economic
crisis, offered last night to sell
copper-a strategic war material
Ito Russia and the Soviet satel-
lites.
The move was interpreted in
quarters friendly to the United
States as open defiance of the
United States-Chile military as
sistance treaty. 1t specifically
bars such trade.
The decision. was announced
by Foreign Minister Oscar Fen
ner after a prolonged and heat
ed cabinet debate. Leftwingers
in the cabinet were joined by a
few rightists in pressuring the
government to break away from
the United States agreement
and make Chile's copper avail
able to all comers.
U. S. Delays Blamed.
The move was believed in
spired, at least in part, by the
slowness of Washington officials
to come to the aid of the hard
pressed administration. Chile
had sought to stockpile her cop
per. gambling that she would be
able to get 3612 cents a pound,
but the world market dropped
and now copper can be bought
for 20 cents.
Chilean representatives have
been negotiating in Washington
for United States Government
purchase of the stockpile which
has scared to 10000 tons.
(There was some DISPOSE
tion in Washington to regard
the Chilean move as a prod
for United States action. The
purchase is still under con-
Sideration, with another meet
ing on the subject scheduled
next week.
Reports also circulated here
that Chile is angling Tor a $12,-
100000 loan from the United
States Export-Import Bank, plus
a $12,500,000 withdrawal from
the international Monetary Fund
to cushion the shock of her gam
BILE in world copper.
Heavy Loss on Price.
The world price drop Of 71a
cents means Chile will lose nearly
$64 million a year in dollar in
come.
Mr.. Fenner, in announcing the
decision, said the cabinet had
decided the time had come fol
Chile to act in the interest OF
the public and rid herself "oi
restrictions imposed upon oul
foreign relations by previous
governments. The government
has decided to make "copper"
available without limitation tt
all the world"
Leftists here have said repeat
edly that Russia and other Iron
Curtain countries can absorb
Chile's copper production which
now totals about 100000 tons 8
year. Others say they doubt
these countries have enough dol
lars.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Lute News
Bulletin
Fred T. Whitin0 Missino

CHICAGO, P. Fred T.
Whiting, a vice president of
Westinghouse Electric Corp, is
missing on a fishing trip in
Alaska, company officials re-
ported today. He was a men,
ber of a group of sportsmen
that included Westinghouse
President Gwilym Price, who
was on a fishing excursion
near Ketchikan.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Picture on Poge A-24

as he came through the air.
craft door. She tore herself away
from a group of waiting news
men. lawyers and military ffi-
GERS to rush up the ramp lead
ing to the plane.
Tears Streamed down hel
cheeks as she almost screamed
"Oh, Bob. darling" Then she
fell into his arms. Mrs. Mert2
was quickly followed by kel
daughter. Audrey 10th, 25, who
also was crying.
10th, a clean-cuC looking
youth. put his arms around both
and threw his head back and
laughed. Hello, Doll" he said
tenderly to his mother. oh
brother, is it good to be back"
Gets Hearing September 1.
The former Air Force military
policeman was brought here
for a habeas corpus hearing in
the U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia set for Sep
tember /.
He is one of three men who
as soldiers were accused of kill
ing Bong Soon Kill, a Korean
civilian, by beating him to death
at an Air Force supply base last
September.
10th was the first civilian to
be returned to Korea to be tried
by court-martial under the new
unified code of military justice
Provisions of the new code
permit the military to try serv-
icemen after they have been
honorably discharged and are
civilians for crimes committed
while in the service. The habeaS
corpus action is for the purpose
Of conteSting Toth'S arrest un-
der the new law.
Air Force officials at the air.
port today stood aside for more
than half an hour while 10th
dressed in blue navy dungaree
shirt and khaki pants, talked to
his relatives, his attorney, John
j. McGrath of Pittsburgh, and
reporters.
Called SPeach of a Guy"
"A peach of a guy" was the
way Air Force Maj. Ralph A
Chamberlain of New Haven
Conn.,, described his prisoner
Maj. Chamberlain, coming home
from Taegu Air Base in Korea
was detailed to deliver 10th tc
the provost marshal at Boiling
Air Force Base.
He said their trip was un-
eventful. 10th is a pretty good
travelling companion" Maj
Chamberlain declared.
The young steel mill worker
(See 10TH, Page ABB
Evening star., 1953-08-22
u. S. Warns Cities
On SIum Clearance

FIGHT SLUMS-The Government
is telling cities all over the country
to crock down on sIums or forfeit the
chonce to get Federal slum- eIeossnce
oid. Reed Robert J. Lewis exclusive
interview with offieiols concerned on
poee B-l.
BEACH VESPERS-Some $50 MEM
bers Of the Disciples Of Christ, mostly
young people, hove attended the re-
vived summer comp ot Bethony Beach
this season. Writer George Kennedy
describes the comp on poee A-S.