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Evening star., 1953-02-24
By the As8oeieted Press

RICHMOND. Va, Feb. "a
Doctors today held hope for a
long and normal life for an air.
craft factory worker whose mall
formed chest artery was repaired
with part of a dead mans heart.
The successful operation was
performed on Troy Wheeler, a
Detroit resident who had been
given only year to live by ply
sicians.
The 35-year-old Mr.. Wheeler
suffered from a blockage in the
aorta part of the heart. The
blood couldn't get through to
feed the body.
Nature did it's best to compen-
safe by erecting network of
tiny collateral arteries to carry
the blood around the sealed off
portion. But the collateral ar
teries had too much of a job,
and as Mr.. Wheeler grew older
he became weaker because of the
blood malnutrition.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
.0panowich Defense
To Examine Body

The defense in the Opanowich
case today was authorized by
Arlington Circuit Court to select
pathologist to examine the in
fant's body.
Mrs. Viola S. Opanowich, AZ,
Of the HOO block of South Eight
zenith street, is charged with
murder of the baby.
William c. Nemeth, attorney
for Mrs. Opanowich, asked Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy to permit
examination of the body by q
defense-appointed physician.
Commemorative Attorney Will
liam j. Hassan agreed to the
proposal, but said he wanted to
be present and that County Medi-
cal Examiner DR.. w. c. Wei
burn, also should be there. The
judge agreed to Mr.. Hassan's re-
quest, and also provided that Mr..
Nemeth may witness the exam
ination. ="
Mrs. Opanowich is free on
$4,000 bond pending action Of a
grand jury. }"35a. 80
The infants body was found
February IA in a paper sack in
a field near Shirley highway
The body is at the Arlington
Hospital morgue where medical
tests have been conducted.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Dulles Sees No Hope
For Slash in Defense
Spending This Year
By Froncis P. Douglas

Secretary of State Dulles told
the Senate Banking Committee
today he sees nothing in the
international picture to raise
hopes for any cutback in de-
fense spending in the coming
year.
Committee Chairman Cape
hart told newsmen after a So
minute closed session that Sec
retary Dulles saw the situation
as no more and no less danger
Gus than year ago.
Senator Capehart said the
committee, studying the ques-
ton of standby controls, wanted
to learn whether the world sit
uation would require the Gov
ernment to take a greater share
of the national output than a
year ago. A large proportion now
goes for defennse and aid to
allies.
The chairman said Mr.. Dulles
attitude was that "he hoped" no
greater part of the national out
put would be required.
Senator Capehart said that in
Evening star., 1953-02-24
United Air Lines Seeks
; New Routes From Here

United Air Lines today petit
toned the Civil Aeronautics
Board for permission to fly three
additional routes out of WASH
ington.
This would link the Capital
with IA cities in the East. Mid
west and Southwest not pres
emily served by United flights
from here. The routes requested
are:
/. A link between Washington
and Denver via Cincinnati. In
dianapolis. st. Louis, Kansas
City, Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
2. A link with San Francisco
via Knoxville, Nashville, Mem
phis, Dallas-Fort Worth, Phoenix
and Los Angeles.
3. A route from here to Phil
adephia and New York.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Group Opposing Agency
Meets Tonight in Bethesda

A new group which wants the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission abol-
iShed will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night at 1882 Wisconsin avenue,
Bethesda.
The organization. known as
the Committee to- Improve BIZ
County Planning, said member
ship is open to groups sharing
the conviction that county sub
urban regional planning should
be brought into closer relation
ship to county governments and
the citizenry generally"
DR.. Harold P. Morris, former
president of the Woodside Park
Civic Association, is the COM
mittee chairman. Mrs. C. M.
Derryberry is secretary. To-
nights meeting will be in her
home.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

40 east portion. Rain tomorrow
with moderate temperature.
Wind-South, 8 miles per hour
Cat National Airport).
Five-Day Forecast for Washing
ton and Vicinity, Feb. 5-Mar. /.
Temperatures will average 3 or
4 degrees above normal. Wash
ington normals for the period
are 48 and 81 for the daily high
and low Colder Thursday,
warmer Friday afternoon and
Saturday. followed by colder
Sunday Rain tomorrow and
again about Saturday. totaling
about y to 20 inch.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Citizens Name Group
On Public Works

Appointments of a special
committee to aid in the Commits
sioners' public works program
was announced today by Joseph
A. Kaufman, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tionS.
This new group, headed by
Lester H. Steinem, will meet at
8:15 pm. Thursday at the Chas-
tleton, Sixteenth and r streets
NV, Apartment 724. It will
review the proposals of the pub
lie works program and draw up
recommendations to be presented
to the federation.
Also on the committee are:
Clifford H. Newell, vice chair
man; Frank H. Collins, Edward
c. Wilcox, Kenneth P. Arm
strong and William j. Smith.
Other representatives will be
Karl K. Cover. Robert c. Wales,
Mrs. Henry A. Bartlett and Rob-
ert E. Mclaughlin.
Evening star., 1953-02-24

contrast the domestic situation
has improved. He pointed to
increased production to meet
pent up demand for consumer
goods and the existence of large
inventories. fss
He said he is unable to predict
what Congress is going to do
about balancing the budget. In
any event. he asserted, he be-
lieves in the need of standby
price and wage controls.
President Eisenhower said at
his news conference last week
he was not in favor of such con-
trolls.
Senator Capehart has intro
duced a bill for continuing allo-
cation and production controls
over scarce materials as well as
the standby wage and price
controls. The latter would be
invoked by the President on the
advice of an advisory committee
and would involve a 90-day
freeze.
With Mr.. Dulles was Arthur
Flemming. acting head of the
Office of Defense Mobilization
and Harold Vance, president of
the Studebaker Corp. and now a
consultant to ODM.
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey and Budget Director
Dodge were due to appear later
today.
Tomorrow the committee hopes
to hear Secretary of Commerce
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Addict Who Killed
Policeman Dies sof v
Heart Attack in.CeII

Louis A. Kirkland died in his
cell in Rockville last night. one
month before he was to have
gone on trial Tor numbering a
policeman.
The death was from natural
causes. A doctor treated him
earlier yesterday fora heart all
ment. es.r-.%
The 43-year-old Bethesda ex-
convict was held for the Noven1-
ber % Staying Of Pvt. Robert w.
McAllister. "a. of the Moptgom-
cry County force. - -
The young officer was taking
him to the Silver Spring station
for a minor traffic violation when
Kirkland pulled a pistol and shot
him three times.
Kirkland admitted he was a
drug addict. His long police rec
ord included an escape from San
Quentin.
1t. Paul w. Watkins of the
county police said Kirkland had
a heart attack yesterday morn
ing and was treated by a physi-
clan. He suffered another attack
last night and by the time a doc
tor arrived. at $40 pm, he was
dead. ..~
DR.. Frank j. Broschart, county
medical examiner, certified the
death as natural. .- ~'.-~-
Kirkland's home was in the
4700 block of Highland avenue in
Bethesda. He leaves his wife
and five children, three of them
by previous marriage.
He was to have been tried in
Hagerstown on a change of
venue. Last week he had pleaded
not guilty by reason of tenn
porary insanity.
Meanwhile, Pvt. McAllister's
widow and infant son will re-
ceive a $16.412 trust fund at the
Suburban Trust Co., Georgia
avenue and Bonifant street, to-
day. The fund was erected
through public contribution.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Normal Life Seen for Patient
WthPdrt of Dead Mans Heart

His condition worsened until
he would lose consciousness at
the slightest strain, even twisting
his head.
Finally, a Richmond surgeon
agreed to perform a delicate
operation to correct natures err
ror.
Relatives of a Richmond man,
who had just died, agreed to
permit part of the deceased
mans aorta to be transferred
to Mr.. Wheeler's heart.
For six and half hours, the
surgeon, who refused to be iden-
titled, and his three assistants
worked to place a two-and-a-
half-inch section from the dead
man in Mr.. Wheeler's heart.
The surgeon said he believed
Mr.. Wheeler stands an excel
lent chance of living a normal
life span. The operation was
performed at Richmond's Med
ical College of Virginia Hos
pital. f> ....
Evening star., 1953-02-24

District and vicinity - Rain
likely tonight. probably mixed
with some sleet or snow early to-
night. Low about 35. Tomor-
row, rain and moderate tempera-
ture.
Maryland-Rain tonight, pos
sibly mixed with some Sleet or
snow and mostly snow in the
higher mountains. Rain tomor-
row with moderate temperature.
Low tonight 30-34 west and "a
38 east portion.
Virginia-Mostly rain tonight
with some snow or sleet in the
mountains. Low 1896 west, "a
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Defense Areas 10 Gel
Extra School Funds,
Senators Indicate
By Robert K. Walsh

Senators today indicated they
would approve additional funds
for school costs in nearby Vir-
ginia and Maryland and many
other areas affected by Govern
ment defense Establishments.
The Senate Appropriations
Committee heard Office of Edu-
cation authorities ask for an
extra $24 million. Nearby COM
munities would get a total of
about 100000 of this for the
rest of the fiscal year ending
June 80.
The House last week added
sos million. That action re-
versed the House Appropriations
Committee. which had rejected
the entire $24 million request.
Senate Committee members to-
day did not say whether they
favored the $24 million or $2O.5
million additional. The school
aid item came up for discussion
as the Committee continued
hearings it began yesterday on
a 1926 million supplemental
supply bill.
Reception Is Friendly.
In marked contrast to the
House Committees closed hear
ings and to the bitter debate on
the House floor, the Office of
Education witnesses got friendly
reception by the Senators. Few
questions were asked, and none
was critical.
There was sharp questioning
and frequent critical comments
by Senators. however, when
Commissioner of Education
Harold j. McGrath asked the
Senate Committee to restore two
items which the House disap-
proved. One of these was for
an additional $289,O00 for
supervision of some phases of
the educational program for
veterans of the Korean fighting.
The other was for an additional
$1.2 million for salaries and ex-
penses which the Office of Edu-
cation would pay to the Housing
and Home Finance Agency for
technical services in connection
with school construction.
A wave of additional money
requests by Government agencies
beat against the Senate economy
dixie today, but Senators said
few extra outlays would get
through.
Appropriations mmittee
members warned they will not
serve as a catch-all or life-saver
for millions of dollars in items
rejected last week by the House.
The supplementary measure
would provide additional funds
for the remainder of the fiscal
year ending June 80. AS SUBJ
mitted last month by Former
President Truman, it sought $2.3
billion.
The House committee slashed
1t to $905.6 million, mainly by
rubbing out a $1.2 billion request
by the Defense Department for
increased pay and other require
mentS.
Evening star., 1953-02-24

a lump sum cash payment Of
what her husband had contrib
uted to the civil service retire.
ment fund.
The bill approved by the House
would give the widows the right
to receive an annuity, without
regard to the 3O-day provision.
This right is already accorded
widows Of Federal employe an
nuitantS.
So -
FTC-The Civil Service Com
mission has complimented the
Federal Trade Commission on its
excellent personnel policies.
In a report on inspection of
personnel policies and practices,
submitted to FTC Chairman
James M. Mead, the csc stated
discussions with employees re-
f1ected a commendable high de-
gree of employe morale and work
satisfaction. Most of the en-
ployes like their work: consider
their jobs are important; believe
the FTC is the best place to
work and speak in the highest
terms of their supervisors and
associates"
\ 4
AWARDS-The Navy Bureau
of Yards and Docks has cited the
following employees for outstand-
ing service: D. F. Malone, D. c.
Will, l. A. Morrison, R. w. Rein
hold. E. A. Sayle, A. Amirikian,
j. H. Heckathorn, j. H. Gehring,
j. T. DeeLouch. G.. c. Edwards
and E. A. Graham.
Evening star., 1953-02-24

creased per
diem travel.
and other
measures.
Another fac
tor entering
into the Situ-
alton is that
many Repub-
lica n S feel
most Federal
workers, de-
spite being
covered by
civil service.
are Democrats
and therefore
Evening star., 1953-02-24

Weeks and Defense Secretary
Wilson.
Senator Capehart's bill would
extend authority for control of
scarce strategic materials by
priorities and allotments beyond
the present expiration date of
June 80.
The measure is entitled the
emergency stabilization act of
1858. 1t is designed to replace
the present Defense Production
Act.
Evening star., 1953-02-24

shouldn't be given any new gains.
In fact. some advocate reducing
present benefits.
The argument that Federal
employees are mostly Democrats
has been refuted time and again,
particularly in the nearby Mary
land and Virginia election re-
turns last November and in 1948,
when these heavily populated
Federal employe areas voted
overwhelmingly for the Repub-
lican ticket. But it takes a long
time to destroy a myth. and
many members of Congress are
resentful of Government en-
ployes as a class.
The main obstacle to the va
rious mills is the economy factor.
Republicans feel there should be
retrenchment all along the line,
and they feel their constituents
would not like any move to in
crease Federal salaries and other
benefits, particularly after the
Republican Party made economy
in Government one of its major
campaign pledges.
This is not to say that there
is no chance of Congress doing
anything on employe legislation
this year. But the chances are
not too good at the moment.
The only chance a Federal pay
raise would have would be II
there is a general round of pay
increases granted in private in
dustry. with a corresponding
rise in the cost of living.
Employe leaders still have
hopes that Congress will repeal
the Thomas leave accumulation
ban rider and the Thomas pro-
motion curb amendment. But
even here they face an uphill
fight.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
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Evening star., 1953-02-24

Record Temper atures This Year.
Highest rs on February 21.
Lowest % on February 2 and 1s.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High. SO. at 4:10. pm.
Low. SO, at 7:10 am.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL PENSIONS

CONGRESSIONAL PENSIONS
The House has approved a bill
to give protection to the wives
of members of Congress who die
within 80 days after leaving
Office. @~.
Under the present system,
members of Congress can elect
to take a reduction in their an
nuities after leaving ONCE. so
their wives can continue receiv-
ing a pension after they die. But
the law provides that, if a Sen
ator or Representative dies with
in 80 days after completing his
term. his widow can only receive
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Compromise Action
Sought on Planning
Commission Bill
By Gene Goodwin
Star SfoH Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 24.-"Com-
promise" legislation was in the
making today in an attempt to
salvage parts of the controversial
bill originally aimed at abolish
ing the Maryland-N National Cap
ital Park and Planning Com
mission.
The IL delegates from Mont.
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties voted last night to name
a committee to meet with the
two. State Senators from those
counties. and work out. some
compromise acceptable to the
two delegations and to the Gem
eral Assembly. .~-~-..- = -, r. :,
Partisans of the original legis-.
lation aimed at killing the Is
year-old planning commission
thus appear to have thrown in
the towel.
The two State Senators-par-
ticularly Senator Anders Lof-
strand, jr.. Republican, of Mont
gomery-have failed to support
the legislation. They feel it goes
too far.
May Strip Functions.
The compromise committee, it
is believed. will come up with
amendments to the original bill
which will allow the planning
commission to continue in exist
ence, but probably strip it of
many of its present functions. A
proposal to have some, if not all,
OF the six commission members
appointed locally probably will
be discussed. The commission
ers now are appointed by the
Governor.
Named to the compromise
committee were Delegates Rob-
ert A. Wallace and Kathryn j.
LaWlor, Of Montgomery, and
John F. Lillard, jr. and Harry E.
Taylor, jr., of Prince Georges,
all Republicans.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Few New Benefits in Sight
For u. S. Employees This Year
BY Joseph Young

The trend of things Capitol Hill indicates that Federal
ployeS little Congress
Of additional benefits
Economy is the order of the day Congress any
ation that would increase Government
on with disfavor.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
US. WEATHER BUREAU MAP
ospanmsni sf Commerce

Cloudy weather is in store for most of the Nation
today forecast for the Southwestern States the Mid
west Southern Plains Snow expected the DakoaS
with snow remainder of the mountain of
the Western half of the Nation and the states bordering
Michigan It will be Northern New Eng
land Plains States the Central Mississippi
Valley and the Pacific Northwest. -AP Wrephoto
Evening star., 1953-02-24

a Federal pay increase as we'll
as other benefits such as unem-
p loym MT compensation. in
Evening star., 1953-02-24
River RepOrt,


Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and muddy at Great Falls: Shen-
andoah muddy at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Tide Tables.

FURNISHED by United States Co
Geodetic Survey.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-09

and Turkey win shortly begin ne
gotiating a three way alliance
which will strengthen NATO's
southeastern flank. In the case of
Spain, the u. S. is trying to wind
up treaty for military and naval
bases.
A third step is giving Western
Germany an important role in the
defense system. The French pro-
pose creation of a European De-
tense Community which would in
clude Belgium, The Netherlands
Luxembourg and Italy as well as
France and Germany. This ALI
ance was negotiated months ago
and Americans had hoped it would
be operating by the end of the
year, but it begged down in French
and German fears and politics.
The stalemate undoubtedly was
brought on at least in part by the
weakening of American leadership
abroad during the election cam
paign and, after the election, by
the fact that the only government
which could direct foreign policy
here was a government on the way
out.
As he turned his attention from
Europe to his broader responsible
tiles as secretary of state, Dulles
faced variety of problems of
which these stand out:
l. Development of u. S. Korean
War policies aimed at making the
enemy want peace" Eisenhower
last week took the wraps off Chi
nese Nationalist attacks on Red
China. There has been some evil
dence the administration was con-
sidering a naval blockade of the
China coast. Allied countries are
repeatedly afraid of the dangers
of such a course, but among Re-
publicans in congress sentiment
for a blockade is growing.
2. Preparation of material for
Congress in line with Eisenhower's
call for reputation of "secret I'M
derstandings of the past" appar-
emily meaning the 1945 Yalta
Agreement and possibly others.
The Presidents State of the Union
message was not definite on what
he wants repudiated and presum-
ably the State Department will
spell out legislation before Con-
gress acts.
Chairman Wiley (R-Wis) of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee said in New York speech
Saturday the U. S. was incredibly
naive" not to have repudiated
Yalta land the other secret agree
ments" long while ago. Sen. Fer
guson (R-Mich), committee
member, proposed yesterday a
full-scale inquiry of all outstanding
agreements with other countries
as a preliminary to any formal
Reputation. He said Congress
must make sure that "we are
absolutely free from any obligation
under these secret sell-outs."
8. Preparation for talks with a
stream of visitors. British Foreign
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-09
By JOHN M. HleHToWER

WASHINGTON R-Secretary of
State Dulles winged homeward
from Europe today with what was
apparently an encouraging report
for President Eisenhower about
chances for early action to give
West Germany an important role
in Europe's defense against Soviet
power.
Dulles and Mutual Security Di-
rector Harold E. Stassen concluded
q swing around seven Allied Euro
pean capitals yesterday and, ac-
cording to news accounts. left for
home believing their airborne di-
plomacy had been successful in
getting European defense repara-
tons back into high gear.
Dulles and Stassen come home
to find a collection OF problems
ranging from the Korean War to
matters of personnel and organi-
zation, no less burdensome than
when they left 10 days ago. Their
first task was to give Eisenhower
an account of their impressions.
Dulles is understood to have fol-
lowed what the Europeans re-
garded as a very firm line about
the need which the Eisenhower
administration sees for urgency in
unifying and strengthening Eu-
ropes defenses.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-09
APPROVAL OF LUCE
APPOINTMENT LIKELY

WASHINGTON B-Prompt Sem
ate approval is regarded as likely
for the selection of Mrs. Clare
Boothe Luce as ambassador to
Italy.
Comment in the Senate was gen.
orally favorable Saturday when
President Eisenhower announced
she would be nominated for the
post. She would be Americas sec.
ond woman ambassador and the
first to. a major power.
Mrs, Luce, glamorous blonde
playwright and wife of Editor in
Chief Henry Luce of the Time-Life.
Fortune magazines, served two
two-year terms in the House, be.
ginning in 1913. She was unsuccess-
full in her bid last year for Con-
necticut's Republican senatorial
nomination.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-09
Dulles Ends Defense Plan Survey

West Germany said Dulles had set
April l as the deadline for getting
"clear and visible signs" that a
treaty providing for a European
defense force will be ratified.
Earlier Dulles had been reported
as telling the British he needed
strong evidence of progress before
the next meeting of the North
Atlantic Treaty Council, set for
April %.
1t appeared that Dulles and
Stassen had tried to impress upon
European leaders a feeling that the
chances for getting adequate aid
funds voted by Congress in the
next few months hinge largely on
whether steps which the U. S. con-
Siders essential Tor Western Eu-
rope defense are being taken.
There are a number of such
steps.
One is that the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization itself, which
now includes IA nations in Europe
and North America, should be
strengthened as as rapidly as the
resources of the member countries
will permit.
Another is to close the gap be-
tween NATO and such other coun-
tries as Yugoslavia and Spain.
Relations between Italy and Yugo-
slavia are bad but word came
Saturday that Yugoslavia, Greece