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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Those Transport crqshe,
By W. H. Shipper

A radar scanner, intent on his
scope, saw the plane last as it
faded away into the vast wintry
solitude of the Alaskan wilder
ness, unidentified and bound for
an unknown destination.
To the radarman, on the
alert for hostile aircraft, the c.
119 Flying Boxcar" appeared as
a moving. slowly fading spot of
light on the screen. He was sus-
picious because the spot showed
the plane was not following any
properly assigned course.
The troop carrier transport
could not be reached in time.
That November, 1852, it crashed
on Mount Silverthorne while en-
route in bad weather from Ell
mendorf Air Force Base at An
chorage. to Big Delta. near Fair
banks in Central Alaska. All 10
airmen and troops were killed.
Tragedy Repeated.
One week later. during the
same winter maneuvers, a sec
ond Clio left Elmendorf for
Kodiak Island to the southwest
on November Is. It was last seen
on the radar Gin an area of high
glacial peaks" according to Mai.
Roger Ramey, Air Force chief
OF operations. 1.-THE assumption
is that the plane went into these
peaks"
Today, in any event, exactly
three months later, that trans
port still is unaccounted for in
an almost uninhabited region of
high mountains. glaciers and
spruce-studded snow. All 20
aboard must be presumed lost.
The theory is that precipita-
ton static-static caused by rain
or, in this case, probably snow
in the air-dimmed out the radio
range signals which were sup
posed to guide the lost planes,
and thus contributed to both
tragedies.
Why No Warning?
But radar crews saw both
Giles proceeding off course
into hazardous terrain. Mem
bers Of the House Armed Serv-
ices Committee, inquiring into
recent disastrous crashes in
Alaska and the Northwest,
wanted to know why the airmen
were not warned.
Gen. Ramey explained that
about a dozen long-range, early
warning radar stations are just
beginning to function as a team
in Alaska. Their primary duty
is to locate and track suspicious
aircraft, and warn fighter-inter-
ceptor stations when necessary.
Details Of the network are re-
Stricted.
The ground radar stations
communicate on a different radio
frequency from that used by our
aircraft to, avoid interference
with message traffic between air.
way control towers and planes in
flight. In both cases, it was
said. reports regarding these Off
course transports were tele-
phoned to the control towers.
But traffic controllers were un-
able to get a response from the
planes.
Radio frequencies are now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Republicans Drawing
Lines Against Cutting
Taxes Immediately
By Robert K. Welsh

Fear of political embarraSs-
ment If the national debt hits
it's current ceiling caused Repub-
lican leaders yesterday to draw
lines tighter against immediate
tax cut moves by some House
members this week.
Major actions, probably to-
morrow, by the House Commit
tees on Ways and Means and
Appropriations will set the stage
for floor tests on the $40 billion
plus question: Which comes
first-balancing the budget or
easing the tax burden?
The size of the public debt is
a strong reason why Republican
leaders say they want to make
sure the budget can be balanced
before they risk reducing taxes.
For the first time since the preSi-
Dental campaign, the debt is
emerging as something political
to conjure with.
Ceiling Now Is SITS Billion.
Imagine how embarrassing it
would be-" one COP COMPRESSION
al leader remarked, eff we had
to pass resolution increasing
the debt limit to $500 billion"
The present ceiling, set in
June, 1916, is $275 billion. Mr..
Truman's proposed budget last
month estimated the debt would
amount to approximately 1854
billion on June 80. BY the end
of the next fiscal year, accord
ing to that estimate, it would
reach $274 billion.
That is much too close for
comfort, say some Republican
leaders. They look with appre-
hension on what has been her.
aided as determined drive to
provide relief to several million
income taxpayers beginning
July /.
0VNeSOVAAS
Those leaders declare they
want to cut taxes. They also
say some degree of tax reduc-
ton may be possible later this
year. But they contend that
Congress. for economic reasons,
and the Republican majority,
for political reasons if nothing
else, should not change the tax
setup before all practical danger
of a deficit is removed. Any Siz-
able deficit would add to the Ma
tional debt and press even closer
to the ceiling. they warn.
Notwithstanding the opposi-
ton of Speaker Martin and most
other majority leaders in the
House, Republican Representa-
tive Reed Of New York. chair
man OF the Ways and Means
Committee, declared his commit
tee will report sout a tax re-
lief measure tomorrow.
That bill, sponsored by Mr..
Reed. would set June 80 instead
Of December 81 for expiration
of income tax increases voted in
1851. He estimated this would
save more than 40 million tax
payers about IL per cent in their
rates during the fiscal year start
ing July 1sof about 5 per cent
in the present calendar year.
Imbalance Feared.
It also would lop about $1.S
billion from Federal revenues
during the fiscal year beginning
July l. Administration leaders
repeatedly fear this would greatly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15

are bush pilots. Nevertheless,
they keep watching them.
THE radar crews are con-
nected with the Air Defense
Center on q different frequency
so as not to interfere with other
message traffic. We are putting
on more men to be of assistance.
AS it is, the men call the tower
by phone, but the tower may be
out OF contact with the plane in
question.
Our greatest difficulty in the
United States and its possess
sions is that there are many
aircraft all around over which
We have no control or informa-
ton as to their flight plans.
Many AIerts Covered.
That causes us to have many
alerts. and to send our aircraft
up because some pilot flying
around hasn't reported himself.
While bush pilots frequently file
Hight plans, they get of course
and fly either under the weather
or by routes known to them.
They know where the tops
OF the mountains are, and some-
times try to skirt them"
The familiarity of bush pilots
with the terrain in their area,
however, can scarcely be
matched by airmen in troop
carrier units or the Military Air
Transport Service who may
never have flown in that region
before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15

lessen If not prevent the chances
of a balanced budget for 1854.
Mr.. Reed contended that the
tax cut he proposed would not
block a balanced budget.
The Reed bill was given a good
chance to come out of commit
tee tomorrow. even if some Re-
publican members oppose it.
Enough Democratic members of
the committee have indicated
they will vote to report it out.
Getting the bill to the House
floor will be another matter. The
Rules Committee could, and
probably would, sit on it for sew
eral months until Congress has
acted on the big appropriation
bills.
The Ways and Means Com
mittee could send the bill directly
for floor action, il it were called
up by the chairman. Under
such a procedure, however. it
would be wide-open to amend
ments from all sides.
Unlike the Reed bill, the meas
ure scheduled to be reported out
this week in amended form by
the Appropriations Committee
faces practically no Republican
opposition.
Submitted by Truman.
This is a supplemental appro-
priation bill submitted last
month by former President Tru-
man. It applies only to the cur
rent fiscal year and, as pre-
sented by Mr.. Truman, it asked
for approximately $2.4 billion.
Those amounts were requested
for expenditures and needs not
anticipated when regular appro-
priation bills for the current
fiscal period were enacted last
summer. Principal additional
sums suggested by Mr.. Truman
were for the Veterans Admin
istration, Defense Department
and Federal Security Admins
tration.
Chairman Taber, Republican
Of New York, has not yet dis
closed what changes his commit
tee will recommend. The over
all amount is believed certain to
fall below the total urged by Mr.,
Truman.
Passage by Friday Expected.
This supplemental bills con-
tent, and the reception it will
receive in the House, are being
awaited with unusual interest at
the Capitol. House passage is
expected before Friday.
It is the first supply measure
Of any kind to come from the
Republican controlled Appro-
priations Committee in the new
Congress. Moreover, Mr.. Taber's
forecasts of budget cutting dur
ing the coming fiscal years have
exceeded anything thus far
stated publicly by Eisenhower
Administration officials.
While applying to the present
year, it should show the first real
signs Of what-and relatively
how much-may go with the
wind during 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Those Transport Crashes "
Rodormen Watched Planes Fly Toward Doom
But Were Unable to Sound Warning in Time

being changed. Gen. Ramey said,
to permit ground radar crews to
communicate in peacetime di-
rectly with airmen in fight.
The crew of the first plane,
lost en- route to Big Delta, must
have misinterpreted their on
course signals. Precipitation
static" Gen. Ramey said, Every
definitely dims the noise Of the
radio and makes it hard to
read"
When the radar crew tele-
pl1oned the conntrol to ask if
this Clio could be the one on
their screen, far off-course, they
were informed the plane in
question had reported three
times that it was on course, ac-
cording to the signals it was
receiving. An attempt to double
check with the airmen failed.
Another Plane Saved.
Twenty minutes later, another
Clio loaded with troops on
maneuverS was reported of
course by the same radar crew,
near where the first plane had
been observed. The tower, how
'ever was able to reach this pilot,
who admitted he had gone out
on the wrong range.
EFT is assumed" Gen. Ramey
said, "that since the two courses
were roughly parallel, the pilot
of the crashed plane did the
same thing and never did de-
termine his error. The accident
was charged to navigational diff
f1culty with weather as a con-
tributing factor"
Gen. Ramey said that, in adj
dition to static, the identifying
signals on various range legs in
this area are somewhat similar
and therefore easier to confuse
one with another. A change has
been recommended.
Two days after the first clio
plunged into Silverthorne Noun
tain a Navy patrol bomber was
picked up on roughly the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15

This Is the fourth Of five ar
ticles analyzing the causes Of
a recent startling series Of mill
itary air transport crashes. To-
morrow: When circumstances
gang up on q pilot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15

ADVERTISEMENT.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-06

and recently youngest Howard Samuel conse
Grated the Hebrew School ceremonies the synagogue
few days ago when visited the office of The Jewish
Times of Philadelphia Philip Klein who guided the papers
destiny for rs presented with copy of he Bar
zvah Treasury the excellent book edited by Ariel
Esenberg Our has found the book of great interest
the work has been especially prepared for the Bar Mzvh
to help find himself man, American and Jew.
The books inviting and rewardng reading reveals the heart
of the Jewish heritage and inspires deep Identification with
Jewish ideals
The thirteen years in which have raised boy
TO this point of being inaugurated into responsible Jewish
citizenship have been worthwhile feel for he has deep
knshp for his people throughout the ages and ready
TO draw the heritage left him seek for himself the
richness that it is to be born of the Jewish faith and be
happy in its significance.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-06

QUESTION:: What is meant by
"Kiddush Levono?"
ANSWER: On Saturday night,
towards the beginning of each
Hebrew month, it is customary
to recite special prayers and
blessings on the advent of a new
moon. This ceremony is called
"Kiddush Levono" which mean
"the sanctification of the MOON
Others claim that the phras'
should really read "Chidush lie
vonoh" which means "the renew
al of the moon" because it is &C
tually a ceremony when the
moon appears to be renewed"
- = = IS
QUESTION: What is the rea.
son for this ceremony?
ANSWER: According to the
Talmud, one who sees the moor
in it's form of "newness" is re-
quired to pronounce a benedictior
blessing the Lord for renewing
the months This would place
the fundamental aspect of this
blessing like the requirement.
that call for blessings whenever
noticing any impressive pheno
menon in nature, such as thunder,
lightning, etc. The Rabbis' seen
to place special emphasis upor
the moon. They say that one who
performs such ceremony is com,
pared to one who beholds the
presence of the Almighty. Some
say this is because the moon rep
resents the people Of Israel wht
likewise go through different per.
iods of transformations, yet never
vanish completely and always re.
appear upon the horizon of his
tory like the moon always re-
appears upon the physical horizon
of the universe. Others consider
the periodical temperance OF
the moon like the periodic reap
pearance of many things that are
beneficial to mankind, like fruits
in their respective seasons.
=
QUESTION: Why is this parti>
cularlY done on the occasion OF
Saturday night?
ANSWER: Actually it is done
on any evening between the third
day of the month and the sixteen
tn. It is not done on the first day
because the moon should be seen
in some fullness when doing it..
It is not done after the middle of
the month because then the moon
begins to- become smaller. The
Saturday night occasion is chosen,
according to some, because ther
the people are ''perfumed" having
smelt the spices of Havdalah anc
in good spirits, which may not bt
the case during the week. OtherS
claim that it is good to thus begir
the new week with a ''Mitzvoh'
at the very beginning, as a gooe
omen.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-06
Our Son S Bar Mitzvah

All parents are proud of the time
when their boys are called before
the Torah for their Bar Mitzvah OBJ
servance. Our boy. David Michael.
will be formally indicted into the
faith of Israel next Friday. Novem-
Der 18th and the. Saturday morning
following. It seems only yesterday
that we announced in this column
thirteen years ago the arrival Of
new reporter" This event will cul-
inmate the third "simchas" for our
family during the year 1853. for
early in the year at Shovuos our
DAUGHTER, Arlene, was confirmed.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-06
The
Jewish
Quiz
Box

BY Rabbi Samuel J. Fox
Copyright, 1853. Jewish Telegraphic
Agency. Inc.)
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Mrs. Eisenhower 5 Moiher
Arrives al Denver Home
BY he Asseeiaisd Rfess

DENVER, July 10. Mrs. John
Sheldon Doud. mother Of Mrs.
Dwight Eisenhower. arrived at
her tree-shaded Denver home
yesterday after five months in
the White House with the first
family.
When will the EiSenhower's
arrive for q Denver visit?
"They really don't know -
that's the honest TRUTH" Mrs.
Doud said.
II could have waited and come
with them If we'd known, but
their plans are all up in the air. p
Mrs. Doud returned with her
youngest daughter. Mrs. G. Cor
don Moore, jr.. Of Washington,
p. G.
The mother-in-law Of Presi-
dent Eisenhower said she prob
ably will return to the White
House in the fall.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Production Cutb!ack
In Tanks and Trucks
Reveals PoIicySpIit
BY the ASsoeiafed Press

A cutback in military truck
and tank production brought to
light today a new conflict be-
tween the Pentagon and the ad-
111inistration'S Industrial Mobili-
ration Office.
The issue was whether the
mobilization base" of plants
producing war equipment should
remain broad. as urged by De-
tense Mobilizer Arthur S. Flem-
ming, or be narrowed somewhat,
as advocated by Secretary Of De-
Tense Wilson.
The Pentagon, through an Or
der issued by Secretary of the
Army Stephens, went ahead with
its own policy. The order directs
that the Army's 1854 spending
for trucks and tanks be cut back
by $500 million.
To Concentrate Production.
In general. this will concen-
trate production of single types
in one plant and eliminate pro-
duction from other plants turn
ing out tanks or trucks. In some
instances, present producers will
be pitted against each other in
2 bid for the single contract.
The Army, obviously appre-
henSive over the national i'm
past of this new policy and over
disclosure of differences with
the Office of Defense Mobiliza-
ton, sought to keep the an
nouncement confined to the re-
gional area around Detroit's
Automotive center.
When reporters at the Penta-
gon asked questions, Army pub
lie relations officers said they
had been instructed to refer all
inquiries to a brigadier general
in charge Of the Army's tank
and automotive center at De-
troit, Carroll H. Deitrick.
Questions involving policy and
management matters far above
the level of decision by a brig
adler general were shunted by
the Pentagon to Gen. Dietrich.
Six hours later, apparently after
telephone conferences, the an
6wers on policies decided at the
Pentagon were issued at the re-
gional Office in Detroit.
Reason for Cutback.
Whatever the division of opin-
Ion about a mobilization base
and policy in announcing or
attempting to soften news of it,
the reason for the cutback was
apparent:
The Army has received deliv-
cry of about 100000 trucks and
up to $4,000 medium tanks since
the start Of the Korean war in
mid-1950. In the three years of
that war, it has used up in Korea
about 300 tanks and 10000
trucks.
Presumably the consumption
of trucks has been heaviest in
the Korean war zone. But even
If truck consumption elsewhere
equals the attrition in Korea.
the Army obviously has acquired
a huge number of new vehicles
since the start of the rearma-
ment program three years ago.
The Army foresaw last year
Evening star., 1953-07-10

that its supply of tanks and
trucks would soon begin to be
abundant. It announced Decem-
ber 10 a plan to level off tank
production. It described the
projected program as a stretch
out" and said it also would affect
plants producing 21a-ton trucks.
That announcement was made
at a Pentagon news conference
with top officials of the Army's
ordnance and procurement off,
Gals on hand to explain.
Gen. Dietrich. in Detroit, told
reporters the reduction in the
Defense Department budget and
a desire to place all contracts for
production of a vehicle type in
one plant were responsible for
the cutback program he disclosed
in detail.
His replies to questions indi-
Gated that, whereas the originally
projected cutback would clop 500
million month from the present
$3.50 million expenditures month
ly by the end Of this year. the
Evening star., 1953-07-10

new reduction would drop the
monthly figure to $50 million by
March, 1854.
An Army spokesman. in re-
sponse to questions, said today
the Army's technical services,
such as ordnance which handles
tank and truck production. pre-
pares recommendations for put
ting q cutback into operation.
These are cleared with the Sec
retary or Defense before being
put into operation.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Senute Asked to Back
Red 'Sluves' Freedom
sy The Assoeiated Press

The Senate has been asked to
declare officially its support of
Freedom and independence for
colonial peoples and peoples un-
der Soviet domination"
Senator Gillette. Democrat, of
Iowa, introduced yerterday a
resolution calling for such a
broad policy statement.
He said he felt it was the Sen
.ate's duty ito express its senti-
ments with respect to all peoples,
wherever they may be in the
world. who are seeking indepen-
dence."
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Prentiss to Discuss
D. c. Issues on Rudio

Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss,
Engineer Commissioner. will dis
cuss important local issues Of the
week in a Report to the People"
broadcast over Radio Station
WWDC at Z pm. tomorrow.
Appearing with. Gen. Prentiss
will be Reporters Richard Lyons
of the Washington Post and Mil
ton Berliner Of the Washington
Daily News.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Roland Young Estute

NEW YORK. July 10 (R.The
estate Of Actor Roland Young
was estimated between $4,000
and $4,000 when his will was
filed for probate yesterday. The
London-born comedian died
June S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25

of dynamite, paint it red, white
and blue, shorten the fuse and
put a fancy lighter to it and ex-
pect that the explosion will be
any less destructive because of
a few outward refinements.
Against Selective Service.
Mr.. La Toilette was against
revising the neutrality law that
forbade American ships to carry
guns and sail into combat zones
and belligerent ports. He also
was against selective service
of drafteeS beyond the IL months
originally provided.
In the postwar period he sup
ported the United Nations, the
Breton Woods monetary agree
ment, appropriations for the Ex-
port-Import Bank and extension
of presidential powers in recip-
rocal trade agreements. He voted
against the $3.750,000, 900 loan to
Britain that was designed as a
substitute for lend-lease.
Although Mr.. La Toilette had not
been IN public Office before his
election to the Senate. he had
lived in an atmosphere of poll
tics from his birth in Madison,
Wise, on February 6, 1895.
In his childhood the Cover
nor'S mansion was his home. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25

and his brothers and sisters were
made parties to the after-dinner
political discussions for which
his parents table was famous.
He was still a small boy when
his father went to Washington.
The natural curiosity of youth
and the close companionship
with his father combined to re-
veal to him the working of the
National Governments vast
machinery.
Frequent visits to the Capitol
familiarized him with the intri-
cacies of parliamentary proce-
dure. From his father he learned
the fine points Of political
strategy.
But despite this environment,
he wanted to have a business
career and entered the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin to prepare
himself. Illness forced him to
withdraw in 1915 in his sopho-
more year.
During the months of conva-
lescense his father gave much of
his time to miniStering to him.
His strength regained, the jul
nior La Toilette became his
fathers confidential secretary.
He served in that capacity until
"Old Bob" died.
Young La Toilette was elected
chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee in 1922.
He read his fathers message to
the convention for Progressive
Political Action" which nomi-
mated "Old Bob" for the presi-
dency in 1924 on a third party
ticket and was his campaign
manager.
South to Aid Unemployed.
Although not as fiery an ora
tor as his father, the younger
La Toilette was a convincing
speaker.
He went to the Republican
National Convention at Kansas
City in 1928 as a delegate-at-
large from Wisconsin and at
tracted wide attention by pre-
senting the minority report of
the Platform Committee. In
urging adoption of its progress
sive principles, he told the dele
gates that Of IS liberal plankS