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Evening star., 1953-09-20
Ground Zero

IF ATOMIC WAR comes, the
l. question of safety will be rel
ative one for nearly half the peo-
pie in the United States.
This was the import of survey
issued last Friday by the Federal
Civil Defense Administration. En-
titled Target Areas for Civil De-
fense Purposes" the document
listed 70 metropolitan areas con-
sidered critical" targets and lis
others considered worthy of at
tention from an atomic bombar-
dier raiding this country.
The list admittedly was incom-
plete. For security reasons"
Civil Defense said, certain targets
that have national or military sig
nificance, including the atomic
energy installations, have not been
listed"
What makes a target critical,
aside from its military or atomic
energy significance? Primarily its
manufacturing capacity, Civil De-
fense says. The critical areas, ex-
cept for Washington, have at least
10000 manufacturing workers
each. Washington, with only IT,
400 at last report, was listed be-
cause of it's significance as the
National Capital.
Areas Big and Small
OF the critical areas, the biggest
was the New York metropolitan
complex, with nearly 13 million in
habitantS, and the smallest was
New Britain, Conn, with fewer
than 10000. Each of the two
dozen largest cities in the coun-
try-from New York to Denver
is on the list, and of the so big
gest, only six are missing.
1t is entirely likely that of the
six not listed, at least four-San
Antonio, Omaha, Oklahoma City
and Jacksonville would be con-
sidered by the Russians as. worth
while targets from a military
point of view. The other two,
Richmond and Miami, might or
, might not be targets.
Just Coincidence
Though the document was made
public at the same time as a Rus
sian announcement of more atomic
bomb activity, there was nothing
but coincidence involved. I'm
doubtedly, however, the Civil De-
fense people were happy it hap
pened that way. One obvious
reason for the reports publication
was to rekindle the public's aware
ness Of the atomic peril.
Nothing-in the report or else
Evening star., 1953-09-20
Democrats

The Democrats harmony meet
ing started off-a day early-With
a luncheon of boiled agenda wolfed
down by former President Truman,
former Gov. Stevenson, former
Speaker Rayburn and other lead
ers of the party formerly in power.
Actually, the main course wasn't
agenda at all-it was lobster. The
agenda came in when reporter
asked Mr.. Stevenson about the
luncheon meetings. agenda and he
replied that it had been delicious.
After this early and apparently
auSpiciouS start, the Democratic
love feast proceeded through a
whirlWind of breakfasts (Steven-
son ate three one morning), con-
ferences, luncheonS, workshops,
dinners and speechmakings to its
Tuesday evening climax-the Ste
venson report to the Nation.
Four Queries, Four Answers
In the minds of most Americans
were four questions to which the
meeting would yield answers.
These questions and the answers
they evoked last week were:
Is Stevenson, who lost the elec-
ton in 1852, still the party's dar-
ling in 1858 and its apparent leader
for 1856? The answer seemed an
unequivocal yes, if for no other
reason than that opposition to him
failed to materialize.
. Is Steve Mitchell, who managed
the party's fortunes in the bitter
year of defeat, to remain its Ma
tional Committee Chairman? For
the present, at least, he will.
. Are the Democrats prepared
now to take out after President
Eisenhower personally, as the Re-
publicans were perennially sniping
at Mr.. Truman? The answer was
no (for reasons why, see article by
Allen Drury on Page A-20.
Q What would the meeting do
about the controversial loyalty
pledge" binding all Democrats to
the party's platform and candi-
date in future elections? The
answer was nothing.
On the loyalty issue, there was
plenty Of discussion both before
and after the decision. Basic rea-
Evening star., 1953-09-20
Republicans

To the Republicans who followed
the Democrats to Chicago, Mr..
Stevenson'S address was just some
more of that disastrous old Tru-
man-Acheson foreign policy of
appeasing the Soviet Union. That,
at least, was the analysis given the
speech by Michigan's Senator
Homer Ferguson, grand panjan-
drum of the Republican get
together.
The G. o. P. meeting seemed
to be mainly a political applica-
ton of Newton's Third Law-to
every Democratic action there was
an equal and opposite Republican
reaction.
Mr.. Stevenson had referred to
the Republican administration as
government by postponement"
Senator Ferguson shot back that
the Democrats had invented gov
ernment by crisis"
Former President Truman had
charged that the G. o. P. was
doing nothing about changes in
the Taft Hartley law. Senator
Ferguson said nothing had hap
pened while Mr.. Truman was in
Office, either.
Mr.. Truman criticized the Re-
publicans for allegedly planning to
impose a sales tax. Senator Fer
guSon retorted that as President,
Mr.. Truman had the distinction of
signing the only sales tax law ever
to come out of the White House
the per cent levy in force in the
District.
And so it went. But such strong
meat was not all the Republicans
feasted on. They dined, too, on
large portions Of adulation for
Evening star., 1953-09-20

soning of each side went some
thing like this:
Pro: The loyalty pledge issue
caused strife and bitterness in
1852, and ought to be decided now,
in an off year, so it will not come
up again later to threaten the
party's unity in a presidential
election year.
Con- Right now, when the dis
SenSionS and defections of 1852
are fresh in every ones mind, is
the time to avoid further issues
that would promote strife in the
ranks. Anyway, If the loyalty
issue is tackled now, it will arise
again in 1856, so why bring it up?
The decision that was reached
let's close our eyes and maybe it
will go away-Seems to have been
that of one of the few party lead
ers still firmly on the Government
payroll: Sam Rayburn of Texas,
mfr. Speaker" to all good Demo-
Gratis.
Stevenson's Report
But though the Democratic con-
clave was an occasion for politick-
ing, the big feature was the
Stevenson report. Soberly and
thoughtfully, the defeated Demo-
cratic candidate told of his six
month world tour and the conclu-
sions drawn from it.
Mr.. StevenSon'S principal thesis
was that "unilateralism" will not
work-that the United States must
reject go-it-alone philosophy.
Nor will the closed door and the
closed mind work, he emphasized,
calling for further talks with the
Soviet Union in light of such de-
velopments as Stalin's death and
satellite unrest, which may have
changed the situation.
The key to Mr.. Stevenson's re-
port came in this paragraph toward
the end of his address:
In these circumstances we should press
forword-not under any foolish illusion
thot one srond conference would yield
security, but rother with realistic foith
thot the foundations Of stability must be
laid, stone by stone, with potent persist
enee. We owe it to ourselves and our
anxious, weary friends TO expose commu-
mist intentions if we con; to confer when
we con; to reduce tensions where we
con. The door TO the conference room
is the door to peace. Let it never be
sold thot America was reIuetont to enter.
Evening star., 1953-09-20

President Eisenhower. A sample,
from Postmaster General Summer
field: President Eisenhower is our
greatest natural resource"
This natural resource, refreshed
from his Rocky Mountain vacation,
flew into Chicago en- route to
Washington yesterday afternoon.
Though the President had not
intended to do so, he went-appar-
emily under pressure from his ad-
visers-to the Republican meeting
and spoke briefly. G. o. P. women
especially had been disappointed
when they were told earlier that
the party leader would stop in Chi
cago without addressing them.
Gen. Eisenhower, in his address,
gave Republican women a pat on
the back. He also praised Senator
Dirksen of Illinois and took q
swipe at the Democrats by refer
ring to the kind of leadership
that consists of the clever word
and sometimes the bad deport-
ment."
Meanwhile, in Washington, the
administration lost it's second high
official in as many weeks. Craig
R. Sheaffer, Assistant Secretary of
Commerce, resigned unexpectedly,
apparently as an aftermath of the
AD-X2 case involving the National
Bureau of Standards and a mys-
terious substance that hypes up
tired batteries. The first top resig-
nation, of course, was that of
Secretary of Labor Martin Durkin
Evening star., 1953-09-20
Korea

One Of the major allied head
aches in Korea has been the vio-
lent anti or prot Communist feel
lngS of the prisoners of war held
by the United Nations. The POWs
have fought. their guards and each
other, have threatened suicide and
murder and have frequently re-
fused to cooperate even with per-
sons trying to help them.
Last week it was something OF
a relief to see those troubles
dropped into the lap of India.
The prisoners still in confine-
ment were those who had refused
to return to their Communist
homelands. They were being
turned over to Indian troops in
the Korean neutral zone There
they would hear appeals from the
Communists and then decide
whether to relent and be repatri-
ated or hold out and be freed else
where.
But the sight of Red observers
set off riots among the neutral
zone prisoners that lasted off and
on all week. Indian Prime Min
lister Nehru put it this way-per-
haps with less naivete than his
words Indicated: Somehow pas
sions have been aroused among
the prisoners, and it is not par
ticularly easy to deal with them"
No one called Mr.. Nehru on his
charge-if it was a charge.
Actually the Indian troops
seemed to be doing as good a job
as possible. Tolerantly but firmly
they led the prisoners, a few at a
time, into compounds and re-
strained them without display Of
arms when they went on stone
throwing rampageS.
Meanwhile the Communist
forces readied the neutral-zone
camp to which they will bring the.
300-odd prisoners they claim were
converted to communism during
their stay in North Korean POW
camps.
Late last week IL South Koreans
and one Turk out of the group
held by the Communists were
returned to the allies. The Reds
said the men had changed their
minds about embracing commu.
nism.
Evening star., 1953-09-20

the free world" he told newSmen
later. Life in Poland was
nightmare. Yesterday, for the first
time in seven years, I have been
able to say what truly think"
The State Department said it
would consider DR.. Korowicz' re-
quest for asylum. If he checks out
to be a bona fide refugee, he
doubtless will be accepted as have
the many other persons who have
fled the Iron Curtain.
Evening star., 1953-09-20


IL numerous, but very real,
crossroads last week. The choice
again lay between the unknown
path to European federation and
the familiar road to fashioned
alliance.
The choice was up to the French
cabinet. But the cabinet was get
ting plenty of advice and offers of
help from other countries.
The immediate question was
this What instructions should the
cabinet give French delegates to
the meeting in Rome next Tues
day of the European Coal and
Steel Community? The meeting
will consider the next steps to be
taken in setting up a supra
national European political body.
This political organ, if it is
formed, will absorb the Coal and
Steel Community and the Euro
pean Defense Community-if EDO
is formed. So the political group
eventually will be the key to a
unified Europe.
FoctionoI Bottle
One faction in the French cab
met wanted to instruct the dele
gates to work for a strong, indie
pendent political body which
would in effect be a limited Euro
pean government. Another faction
wanted to backtrack from tenta-
tive decisions and instruct the
delegates to set up a political body
empowered only to handle the
Coal and Steel Community and
subordinate to the various Euro
pean foreign ministers.
1t was a difficult decision for the
French cabinet. The Laniel gov
ernment was supposed to be a
"caretaker" administration, avoid
ing broad policy decisions while
attempting to get France back on
her economic feet. Several stronger
cabinets had fallen over less
weighty policy decisions than this
one last week. And this cabinet
had to contend with growing
French nationaliSm and the strong
fear of German domination of any
European community.
Britain and Germany did their
best to nudge France toward fed
Grafton. German Chancellor Kon-
rad Adenauer sent Premier Laniel
assurances that Germany was for
edo in particular and European
unity in general. He added that
Germany had no intention of try
ing to force western war to
regain lost German territories.
And he invited Premier Laniel to
meet soon to talk over the future
of the Saar-with the prospect
that DR.. Adenauer's recent election
victory will enhance the outlook
for Europeanization of the Saar.
British Assurances
Britain, in statements not made
public, is reported to have assured
France that although Britain would
not join the European community,
she would work more closely with
it than had ever before been con-
templated. Britain would be willing
to keep a mission at EDO head
quarters and to promise that
British troops associated with EDO
(but not a part of it, would not be
removed from the continent with
out consultation with all EDO ma
tions. British forces, in other
words, would always be on hand
to balance German strength in
Europe.
The French cabinet met during
the week without decision. Foreign
Minister Bidault was cropping for
a solution that would be acceptable
to right-wing former followers Of
Gen. Charles de Gaulls and 30
Evening star., 1953-09-20

UNITED NATIONS: Secretary Dull
General Assembly gets to work on
conference to settle Korean prob
lens
The Assembly voted A to 10 for
the Dulles resolution. The Soviet
bloc, together with India, Indo-
nesia, Burma, Sweden and Yugo-
Slavia, voted against postpone
ment.
Then the Soviet proposal was
formally disposed of with a vote.
35 to II, not to consider it.
First blood went to the West, but
nothing, of course, was really
settled.
The Assembly proceeded with
the agenda:
4. A new president was elected.
1t had been informally agreed
among the delegates during the
past year that this mostly honor
ary post should go to an Asian this
year. Prince Wan Waithayakon of
Thailand was considered the early
faVorite, with the United States,
reported among those who had
given the Prince an Endorsement.
But last month, in the special
session on Korea, the United
States had offended another, more
important Far Eastern nation,
India, by successfully barring her
from participation in the Korean
conference on the U. N. side.
To soften last months blow, the
American delegation decided to
back Madame Vijaya Lakshmi
Pandit of India for the General
Assembly presidency. So the Prince
was dropped and Madame Pandit,
sister of Prime Minister Jawaharlal
Nehru, was plugged for the high
post. She won, 81 to %.
Down the List
The Assembly continued down
the list of agenda items:
5. Principal committee posts
were voted.
6. Seven vice presidents were
elected. Israel and Mexico were
honored along With, the Big Five
Security Council members.
7. The secretary general for
mally notified the Assembly of the
status of the Security Councils
work.
8. The 71-item agenda was for
mally approved. Surprisingly, the
Soviet bloc did not try to put the
Far East political conference on
the agenda, as the Chinese Com
munist regime formally requested
of Dag Hammarskjold last week.
The United States, speaking for
the 16 nations to represent the
U. N. side at the conference, noti-
fed Red China last week that the
U. N. side would stand pat on it's
membership. There was nothing,
however, to keep the Soviet bloc
from reopening debate on the
conference later this session.
Still left to be handled were
theSe important agenda items:
18. The Korean question.
49, Palestine refugees.
81. South African racial policies.
%. Admission of new United Ma
tions members.
%. Arms limitation.
a. Red charges of use of bac-
THEOLOGICAL warfare in Korea.
81. U. N. personnel policy:
Should alleged American sub
versives be kept on the payroll?
Sc. Tunisian independence.
81. Moroccan independence.
Should all these-and the rest
be settled this session, it would be
more than miracle. 1t would be
the millennium.
Refuge
Not on the agenda was the
action last week of Polish delegate
DR.. Marek Stanislaw Korowicz.
DR.. Korowicz slipped away from
his DELEGATIONS hotel rooms at
5:45 am. and then looked up
leader of the Communist
Polish refugees in this country. He
wrote a letter to the United Ma
tions formally resigning his posi-
tion and wrote another to the
State Department asking for
asylum in America.
HT ono vArx, hayanxy ~ he Praa t,a
Evening star., 1953-09-20

The cabinets answer, which will
be in the form of instructions to
the Rome delegates, will not be the
final word on the future of Europe.
OF course, but it will indicate which
direction that troubled continent
will move in the immediate future.
Indo-chino
The autumn Communist offen-
sive was launched in Indo- China
last week as Wet Mini troops hit
hard against key French strong
points in the Red River Valley.
The French, however, said they
threw the Communists back.
This early assault was consid-
cred a Red attempt to gain ground
before effects of the new
American aid program are felt in
1ndo-China. 1t seemed likely that
Red troops would also try to
expand the war into Laos and pos
Sibly Cambodia, two Indo- Chinese
states not yet under attack this
fan-although Laos was the victim
OF a hit-and-run invasion last
spring.
What sort of reception a Red
invasion of Cambodia would re-
ceive was quite unclear after last
weeks political developments.
Cambodian Premier Penn Mouth
had told the Reds publicly nine
days ago that If they withdrew
Communist guerrillas from Cam
bod1a and kept them in neighbor-
Ing Wet Nam, then Cambodia
would not make any hostile moves
toward the Reds. This was blow
to allied unity in 1ndo-C China.
Pressure on Combodio
American and French represents
atives put pressure on the Cam
bodianS last week to take a more
cooperative - and realistic-atti-
tude. So Cambodian Foreign Min
lister Sirik Matak assured the allies
that Cambodia recognized her OBJ
legations to the free world. He
addressed his note to Senate Ma
Jorlty Leader Knowland, visiting
in 1ndo-China, who was shocked
by the original Cambodian state
ment and cancelled his call on
the Cambodian capital.
Then the Prime Minister con-
ceded his statement had not meant
exactly what it said. He went on
to say, however, that Cambodia
would not accept foreign assist
ance in the anti Communist fight
unless it had complete independ-
ence from France-and also, ap-
parently from Wet Nam influence.
independence was more important
than aid, he said.
The allies could only try to con-
vince the Cambodians to worry
about first things first-accept aid
while negotiating independence
otherwise all might be lost.
Senator Knowland, who changed
his mind again and continued his
tour as originally scheduled, was
doing his best to get the Cambo-
dams and other Far fasteners to
see the, light, American style. You
must join the fight against COM
munism, he told them, or perish
in a Red deluge.
The Cambodians, however, were
willing to flirt with the danger in
order to bargain for immediate,
complete independence.
Evening star., 1953-09-20

where-waS said last Friday about
the vast sums of money that
would be needed to transform the
10 crucial and 115 possible target
areas from their present status of
sitting ducks.
Evening star., 1953-09-20
Review Of The Week Mr. Dulles Speaks Softly to u N

cialiStS who are leery about Euro
pean unity.
The cabinets answer, which will
be in the form of instructions to
the Rome delegates, will not be the
final word on the future of Europe,
of course, but it will indicate which
direction that troubled continent
will move in the immediate future.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-10-29
TakOmOa Men New
Wheaton Finance Mgr.

William E. Uglow has been APP
pointed manager of Wheaton FL
nance Company, it was announced
today by Locke j. Gauthier, presi-
dent. "Mr. Uglow should be real
asset to the Wheaton community"
said, Mr.. Gauthier in announcing
the appointment. "His background
makes him particularly well quail
fled to serve the people of the SUI
burban area"
Mr.. Uglow has been Mary
land resident since 1916. Prior to
three and half years wartime
service in the Air Force, he attend
ed Randolph Macon Academy and
was an honor student at Ohia Mill
tary Institute. He also attended
Strayer College before entering
the consumer finance field in 1948.
He now lives in Takoma Park with
his wife and five-year-old son.
Wheaton Finance Co. is located
at 1115O Georgia Avenue and is
engaged in making loans Of up to
5000 under the provisions OF the
Maryland uniform small loan law
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B | R I II :

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis S. Maddox,
5710 Lone Oak Drive, Bethesda,
a daughter, Linda Ann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Bowie,
108 Irvington ST., S.W., Washing
ton, D. c., son, Mark Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Williams,
Jr., 10 Williams St., Rockville, a
daughter, Marianne Hansell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis E. Nc
Kean, 10000 Bradley Blvd, Beth
esda, a daughter, Peggy Jane.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Damon, 10307
Proctor St., Silver Spring, a
daughter, Louise Anne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul C. Hewett,
6205 Werlich Lane, Fairway Hills,
a son, Hobart Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice ]. Laut,
1905 Ivanhoe St., Silver Spring,
a daughter, Marilyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. James j. Norton,
1909 Lewis Ave-, Rockville, a son,
Joseph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley F. Finney-
frock, Avenel Rd., Silver Spring, a
son, Stanley Fillmore, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice j. Nc
Namara, 1905 Ivanhoe St., Silver
Spring, a daughter, Barbara Ann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert T. Stinson,
904 Lewis Ave-, Rockville, son,
Kenneth Layton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bradley
Strouth, 6034 River Road, Bethes-
da, a son, Samuel Jerry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund John Tai
bolt, 4213 Colchester Dr., Kensing-
ton, daughter, Kristina Anne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Clark
Moore, 1909 Arvin St., Silver
Spring, a daughter, Patricia Ann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bernhard
Laufer, 4709 Rosedale Ave-, Beth
esda, daughter, Jacquelyn Carol.
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