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The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20
Report British
Ships Carry Red
Troops for China

WASHINGTON, R-InveStigat-
ing senator's called today for a
statement from President Essen
hover himself on Allied nations
trade with Red China, after hear
ing testimony that two British
owned vessels transported Red
Chinese troops along the China
coast last year.
The testimony came from Robt.
Kennedy at a public hearing be-
fore the Senate investigations sub
committee Of which he is an as
sistant counsel. 1t drew angry
comment from some Of the SEN
ators present.
Kennedy said the British ships
he reported had hauled Red troops
were owned by companies in
Hong Kong. He said ship owned
by one of these firms also had
been hired by the US. Mutual
Security Agency to haul foreign
aid goods.
Senator Mcclellan O-Arb said
he wondered if the British ship
ping "doesn't equal the contribu-
ton the British are making as
allies" in the United Nations fight
against the Communists in Korea.
Sen. Mccarthy, the subcommit-
tee chair, exclaimed that it was
''unheard Of, unbelievable" that a
nation . whose boys were being
killed in Korea would let it's
ships be used to carry enemy
troops.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20
US. Pilots and Sabre Jets
Proved Far Superior to
MICS In Korean War

SEOUL, RHThe US. Air Force
Wednesday reported 692 Russian
built MIG : Is jet fighters have
been destroyed in the Korean war.
All but II were credited to Sabre
jets. And Sabres were credited
with more than 80 per cent Of
the 1875 MICS probably destroyed
and $50 damaged.
The Air Force said IS Sabres
had been lost in combat with
MICS.
Why that $685. superiority?
1t. Gen. Glenn o. Barcus, soon
to retire as Fifth Air Force COM
mander, says:
Il. The Sabre is better plane
than the MIG"
~. Americans are better pilots
than the enemy"
Most American pilots agree on
both points.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20
SEN. TAFT ENTERS HOSPITAL
FOR TREATMENT OF HIP

WASHINGTON, R-S Sen. Taft
Of Ohio, the Senate Republican
leader, entered Walter Reed Med
zeal Center today for an X-ray
and treatment of a hip that has
been causing him pain.
Office aides said the hip had
been bothering him recently, and
that he had visited the hospital
several times for treatment.
They said he expects to be in
the hospital several days.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20
Eisenhower Rejects Hope For
Immediate Tax Cuts, Calls Instead
For Continued High Revenues
BY CHARLES F. BARRETT


WASHINGTON, Re- Congress
sional leaders today forecast a
quick and bitter battle over Presi-
dent Eisenhower's request for ex-
tension of the excess profits tax
on corporations for another six
months.
The President outlined this and
four other tax steps in his nation
wide radio speech last night. He
snuffed out nope for immediate
tax cuts and called instead for
continued high revenues to keep
'our nation secure and our dollar
sound . in an age of danger"
His plea brought a mixed and
wary reaction in Congress. Some
leaders said the outcome appears
in doubt, but that Eisenhower
might get what he asked for after
tough fight.
This is the tax program which
President Eisenhower outlined:
l. No action by Congress to adj
vance the personal income tax Of
10 percent due to take effect on
Jan. l.
2. Retention of the excess pro-
fits tax on business, expiring July
l., for another six months.
8. Indefinite postpGnement Of a
drop of five percentage points in
the tax on corporation incomes,
now due to take effect next April.
4. Indefinite postponement of
reductions in excise (sales) taxes
also due to take effect next April.
These include taxes on cigarettes
(from 8 to 7 cents a pack, beer
(from SO to So a barred and gaso-
line (from to liz cents a GALLON.
S. Indefinite postponement of
hike from 112 to 2 per cent of
the Social Security payroll tax
paid by both employees and en-
ployers on the first $4,000 Of
workers annual income.
The President also said that
far from skimping on the Air
Force-his administration will put
so cents Of every defense dollar
into offensive and defensive air
power.
''These investments in air pow
er represent and will continue to
represent the heaviest single an
nual outlay of our government"
the President said in describing
what he termed his middle way"
military program.
His speech won speedy praise
and backing from Republicans in
Congress, although some of them
baked at the continued high
taxes Eisenhower called for.
But many Democrats remained
critical of the COP administra-
tons decision to cut back Air
Force goals from the 143 wings
set for mid-1955 under the Demo
cratic Truman administration to
100.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20
TUESDAY SCORES
American LEAGUE

Boston 4-St. Louis 8
New York 4-Detroit 2
Philadelphia 2-Chicago l
National League
Brooklyn 4 Milwaukee l
Philadelphia 6-Cincinnati 8
st. Louis 2-Pittsburgh l
Coast League
Oakland 12-San Diego 3
Los Angeles 3-Sacramento @
Seattle 1-San Francisco 0
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Roosevelt Hotel
Allowed 10 Reopen

The 650-room Roosevelt Hotel,
at Sixteenth street and Florida
avenue NV, has been allowed
to reopen to transient guests
after being shut down for eight
months because of structural
and sanitary defects.
District officials said most of
the defects had been remedied.
and the owner, Mrs. Maria
Kramer, has agreed to remedy
some plumbing defects which
still exist.
Mrs. Kramer was fined $3.50
last october and forfeited an
other 5000 in February because
the hotels facilities were not
up to standard. She was per-
mitted to keep about 40 perma-
nent guests provided she collect
ed no rent from them. Mrs.
Kramer, who also owns the Lin
coin Hotel in New York City,
bought the Roosevelt in 1941 for
81 million.
Col. Giles Evans, assistant en-
gineer commissioner, said today
the hotel had completed all re-
pairs to the kitchen and dining
room, and that while most of the
plumbing in the building is anti
quated, it is generally being re-
placed. He said District inSpec-
tors will keep the hotel under
surveillance to see that the re-
naming repair work Is done this
summer.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
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Evening star., 1953-05-08
Civic: Federation Backs
County Cleanup Drive

A proposed countrywide clean
up campaign today has the back
ing Of the Prince Georges Civic
Federation.
The federation last night ap-
proved a resolution for a
thorough-going cleanup and en-
forcement of new laws providing
heavier penalties for dumping
trash along roadways.
Charles H. Drown of the Lam
ham Civic Association offered
the resolution. It urged the
federation to appoint a commit
tee to discuss the problems with
the county commissioners. Mr..
Drown was named chairman of
the committee.
The plan envisions "enlisting
the civic pride of merchants,
students, residents. landowners
and local organizations" and
asks the commissioners to pro-
vide facilities for removal of
roadside trash. It further rec
ommends that signs be placed
along highways to indicate the
location of dumping areas.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
City Heads Queried
On Segregation Plans

Representative JavitS, Repub-
lican, of New York today asked
the District Commissioners what
plans they are making to end
segregation in the District, as
promised by the Republican
Party's platform.
In a letter to Chairman Sam
uel Spencer Of the Board Of
Commissioners, the legislator
promised cooperation in carry
ing out any plans the city heads
may have.
The platform, Mr.. Javits said,
pledged appropriate action. to
end segregation in the District
Of Columbia"
washington, as our National
Capital" he wrote, "iS the show
place of the Nation and what we
do here is interpreted through
out the world as indicative of
our national attitude and policy.
The Communists have long
been telling the colored peoples
of the world that we only make
a pretense of democracy, and in
reality discriminate against them
the District of Columbia has
been an important exhibit in
this propaganda war.
This propaganda theme has
been especially used in Korea
and areas of South and South
east Asia in which the Soviet
and it's satellites are the ag-
greSSorS."
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Man Held in Probe
OF Attack on Woman

A Baltimore man was being
held today by Maryland State
police at Waterloo barracks for
investigation in the reported
rape by two men of a Defense
Department worker early yester-
day in Howard County. Md.
Police said no charges had
been placed against the 29-year-
old man.
Victim of the reported attack
was a 25-year-old Washington
woman employed at the Penta-
gon, police said. The attack
occurred near the Middle Patux-
ent Bridge on Route % after
the woman'S car had been side
swiped and forced to stop.
The victim told police she first
noticed a car pulling up beside
her on Route 40 outside of Balti-
more. She said she lost sight
of the car at Ellicott City when
she turned onto Route 20. 1t
later passed her and blocked the
road. trying to force her to stop.
She said she swerved and kept
going.
Then. the woman said, the
car sped past and crashed into
her front fender. forcing her to
stop. She said man forced his
way into her car, drew a knife
and threatened her. He drove
her car up a side road with his
companion following. she said.
After both men assaulted her,
the victim drove to the Mont
gomery County police substation
at Silver Spring and reported the
assault.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Alexandra Officials
Probe Newspaper Ad

Commonwealth's Attorney
Howard w. Smith and Alex
andria police today were investi-
eating a newspaper advertise
ment about a numbers racket
in their city.
The item ran in the Alexandria
Gazette's personals column last
night. It was unsigned.
Under the heading, 1.-THE
Racket Boss" it said Alexandria S
numbers take is between $4,000
and $4,000 a day. 1t went on
to declare:
There's just one man in town
who runs this racket and I'm
going to put him behind bars.
I have enough evidence on him
to ruin him for life, but want
to ruin the numbers racket for
good, too.
This little article is to let the
racket boss know that I know
who he is and what I am going
to do"
The Gazette declined to say
who inserted the ad.
Maj. Russell A. Hawes, super
intendent of police, said he was
confident of learning the iden-
tity of the advertiser and would
try to talk to him.
Maj. HaweS said he did not
know of one big numbers boss
in the city. but knew of four or
five suspected numbers writer's.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Maryland Planners
Omit Chevy Chase
'High-Speed Route

The controversial high-speed
highway proposed to run through
Chevy Chase, Md. has failed to
make an appearance on the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commissions 25-
year master highway plan.
The commission yesterday
adopted the plan, omitted the
bitterly debated southeast leg of
new Route 240 and indicated it
was staying out of the squabble
between park enthusiasts and
highway engineers.
The Maryland State Roads
Commission plans call for the
route to extend from Grosvenor
lane and Wisconsin avenue,
across Chevy Chase to the. East
West highway at Beach drive.
Opposition in ID. c.
The expreSsway then was pro-
posed to connect with a planned
'freeway along the western side
of Rock Creek Park into the
District. The National Capital
Planning Commission, Chevy
Chase residents and the Com
mittee of One Hundred on the
Federal City opposed the plan to
open the parkway to heavy
traffic.
A spokesman for the Mary
land planners indicated the
commission did not feel it was
justified in planning the route,
thus forcing the hand of Dis
trict officials to open the park.
"We are not in favor of dump
ing a lot of traffic on the East
West highway before the Rock
Creek expressway is built" the
spokesman said.
The revised long-range high
way plan also calls for a change
in the proposed routing of the
southwest leg of the new Route
240. The plan calls for it to be
located about ia miles to the
west of Burdette road, routing
it along Thomas branch to Mac
Arthur boulevard into the Dis
trict.
Other changes In the plan
made since the preliminary draft
was published several months
ago include:
/. Extension of the proposed
new Route % from White Oak
to the proposed Northern Park
way in the Sligo valley.
Western Avenue Extension.
2. Extension of Western ave-
nue. north to East-WeSt highway.
3. Provision for an eastern by
pass to Silver Spring from Piney
Branch road and New Hampshire
avenue to University lane via the
new Maryland parkway. This
would eventually connect with
Fort Drive in the District.
4. Extension of Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. to the Marlboro pike
at ForeStville.
S. Increasing the classification
of the outer inter-county belt
road from a controlled major
highway to an expressway.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Nine former prisoners of the

Nine former prisoners Of the
Communists in North Korea, in
Guiding one from Washington
and another from Petersburg,
Va, landed at Andrews Air
Force Base today.
The Washington man is Corpl.
John L. Waters.
A plane ride Of less than an
hour will mean another reunion
for Pfc. James M. Franklin of
Petersburg, who headed out on
a shuttle plane to Fort Lee. Va.
Pvt. Robert j. Powers of
Hicksville, N. Y, was taken to
Walter Reed Hospital by medi-
cal bus.
The others aboard the C-54 Air
Evacuation plane which landed
at Andrews at 11:12 am, left by
plane for other East coast hos
pitalS.
They were:
Sergt. 1/c George j. Malta of
Brockton, Mass, scheduled for
Murphy Hospital, Waltham,
Mass; Pfc. David Lang of Brook
lyn, N. Y, for st. Adams Hos
pital, N. Y; Corpl. William j.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Howard u. Dedicates
Engineering Building
In Campus Ceremony

Howard University's $2.2 mil
lion engineering and architecture
building was dedicated at cere-
monies at the school today.
The three-story, brick build
ing, has been in use by the uni
versity since September.
Allen S. Thorn, Public Build
ing Service supervising architect.
presented the keys to the build
ing to George E. c. Hayes, rep
resenting the university board of
trustees.
Given in Turn to Dean.
Mr.. Hayes in turn presented
the keys to L. K. Downing, dean
of the School of Engineering and
Architecture.
The building Tuesday won a
Board of Trade award for ar
chitectural achievement. The
dedicatory address was given by
Dean N. w. Dougherty of the
University of Tennessee, College
of Engineering.
Dean Dougherty called for de-
velopment of more people with
ideas" Such people, he said.
are the lifeblood of engineer
ing.
Attacks Timidity.
The educator attacked timid-
ity brought on by the develop
ment of the atomic bomb.
There is no place in America
for the kind of fear we have
seen in the last five to eight
years-fear that we don't have
a political machine which can
control the latest products of
mans ingenuity" Dean Dough-
erty declared.
The ceremony began a two
day program which will include
a conference on improving the
teaching of engineering and
architecture and the annual
meeting of the National Capital
area section of the American
Society for Engineering Educa-
ton.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
$500 in Golf Equipment
Stolen al Rock Creek

A thief who apparently knows
a good set of golf clubs when he
sees them stole $500 worth of
golfing equipment during the
night from the Rock Creek Golf
Course clubhouse.
Police said the thief ignored
cheaper sets and took IL sets of
the most expensive clubs. All
were new. Also taken were two
nylon golf bags and seven dozen
golf balls
Severine G. Leofner, manager
of the Districts public golf
courses, reported the loss.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Critics on Hill
Call for Delay
On Fare Ruling
Would Even Deter
Capitol Transit
Hearing June 3

The Public Utilities Commits
sion should postpone any de-
cision on Capital Transit Co.'s
request for higher District fares.
some Congressional critics of the
line declared today.
Even the public hearing on the
request, set for June 3. should
be postponed, if possible under
law. one legislator said, until
Congress concludes action on
pending legislation for an in
veStigation of the company.
The hearing was scheduled by
the utilities commission yester-
day 1t announmed also the
rate proceedings will be COM
bined with an investigation of
the depreciation accounts of the
firm.
The company has asked for
abolition of the weekly pass, in
creases up to 20-cent cash fare
and five tokens for 95 cents. The
Scent school fare would re-
main the same under present
law.
Several Bills Pending.
Congressional criticism of Cap
ital Transit has resulted in
several bills. One of these. for
a sweeping investigation of tho
line. has passed the Senate.
Another, to set up a Metropolitan
Area commission to regulate
street railways. buses and taxis.
is slated for action soon by the
Senate.
Senator Beall, Republican, of
Maryland. learning of the sched-
uled hearing on higher fares
said:
1T would be most disturbing
should the Utilities Commission
render a decision on request for
further increase in transit fares
until Congress has had time
through an appropriate commit
tee inquiry to take a look at
what is going on.
"It should be remembered that
the Senate has passed a reSolu-
ton for a full-scale inquiry. and
resolutions to enable the House
District Committee to join in
this investigation now are pend
ing before the House Resolutions
and Administration Committees.
Cites Dividends.
lone of the reasons the Sem
ate acted was the recent per-
formance of the Capital Transit
Co. on dividends and demands
for fare increases.
For the Public Utilities Com
mission to schedule a hearing
for the new fare increases is one
thing, but I would protest any
decision until Congress has de-
termined it's course of action"
Representative Hyde, Repub-
lican, of Maryland. an attorney.
declared that, unless the Public
Utilities Commission is required
by law to schedule hearings
within a specified time, it should
postpone them, awaiting action
by Congress. 1t certainly should
not act on the fare increases
until Congress decides what to
do. he insisted.
Representative Broyhill, Re
publican, of Virginia, a House
Committee member, expressed the
opinion that scheduling the rate
hearing was "untimely. in view
of the recent controversy over
the Capital Transit Company"
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Exit Customer
And Bandit With
SIT From Store

It may have been only play
acting, but it cost Highs Ice
Cream Store at 500 Seventh
street S.W., $11 to see it staged.
The clerk, Hester Howard, col
ored, of 305 Kentucky avenue
Sc, was waiting on a "cus-
toner" when another man en-
tered the store last night. Both
men were colored.
Sticking what appeared to be q
knife in the customers back, the
second man demanded the clerk
turn over the money to him.
Taking $11, the customer handed
1t to the bandit.
Customer and bandit walked
out together.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Public Gives Views
On Crime Bill Tonight
Al Senate BUILDING

The public gets it's chance to-
night to tell a joint congressional
committee what it thinks of the
Districts big crime bill.
The hearing to get public
views on the bill with its 40-odd
provisions to control crime and
help law enforcement is sched-
uled for 1880 o'clock tonight in
the Caucus Room of the Senate
Office Building.
Judge to Testify.
Witnesses scheduled so far are
Chief Judge Harold M. Stephens
of the U. S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia; Wilmer
Balderson, representing the Dis
trict Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Association: Robert Greenberg
Of the District chapter, American
Veterans Committee; William B.
Poland and Jess w. Schlaikjer.
Other witnesses are Preston
King, president of the District
Bar Association, and F. c. Dam
iel, executive secretary of the
National Rifle Association.
Official views on the omnibus
measure were presented at a
hearing Tuesday before the
Senate District Judiciary SUBJ
committee and House District
crime subcommittee, which are
holding joint sessions on the bill.
Amendments Asked.
Members Of the joint group
asked Corporation Counsel Ver-
non E. West and United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover to get
together with the staff to draft
proposed amendments to the bill.
Robert c. Albroot, Senate Dis
trict Committee clerk, said the
stag would meet with these Off
cials Monday to work on the
measure.
Senator Barrett. Republican,
Of Wyoming, who heads the
Senate group, and Representa-
tive Tale, Republican, of Iowa,
who heads the House group, have
emphasized the need for speed
to get the big bill through both
chambers before it gets caught
in the logjam of last minute
legislation.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Nine Freed POWs Fly Here
On Way to Eastern Hospitals

Prabucki of Pittsburgh, Pa, a
litter case, bound for Valley
Forge Hospital. Pa; M/Sergt.
Gilbert Christie of Montezuma
Ind. for Valley Forge, and Corpl.
Earl L. Beck of Wheeling, w. Va,
for Valley Forge.
Aside from the Waters reun-
ion, there were no other relatives
to greet those who changed
planes here. The men came off
the plane silently, hardly looking
to either side, and rapidly board
ed the waiting bus which took
them to shuttle aircraft.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Hillcrest HEIGHTS PTA Fair

A fun fair will be held from
1890 to 7 pm. tomorrow at the
Hillcrest Heights Elementary
School, Twenty-second and jam
ieson streets Sc. to raise funds
for playground equipment. The
fair is sponsored by the commun-
ity parent-teachers association
and the Silver Hill Recreation
Council,
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Maritime Day Set

President Eisenhower issued q
proclamation today setting aside
Friday, May %, as National
Maritime Day. He requested
that all ships sailing under the
American nag dress ship on the
day in honor Of the merchant
marine.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Man With a Gum
Report Turns Out to
Be an Underestimate

Shortly after II am. the
police radio today blared:
Man with a gun at Thomas
Circle" Scout cars sped to
the scene.
They found a lot of men
with guns.
In fact, the entire corps
of 400 st. Johns College
High School cadets was
there with rifles. They were
on parade as they have been
for many years.