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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
R0Ks 10 Resist
Truce Plan by
Premier Says Troops
Would Bor Landing
Of Neutral Units
BY the Assoeiofed Press

SEOUL, May 30.-The acting
Prime Minister of South Korea
threatened Friday to pull ROK
divisions from the, U. N. COM
mand, freeing them for indepen-
dent military action, if nego-
tiators sign an armistice based
on the latest allied proposal.
Pyun Yung Tai told newsmen
South Korea also is prepared to
use its army to block any landing
troops from Ave neutral nations
to guard Red prisoners Of war
who refuse to go home.
I'm order to block these at
tempts we are ready to use
our armed forces and we would
even be willing to shed blood in
fighting them" Pyun said.
South Korea's rebellion against
the U. N. truce proposal mounted
steadily as the time neared for
negotiators to return to Pan
munjom Monday after a week.
long recess. The Communists
are expected to answer the pro-
posal handed to them in secret
session last Monday.
The Reds repeatedly turned
down at least part of the plan
on the spot, but silence from
the Peiping radio indicated to
some observers that high-level
discussions may be under way.
United States diplomats and
officers Of the United Nations
command were said to be deeply
concerned over the bitter South
Korean revolt. One source said
allied officials are devoting ev-
cry effort to quiet the clamor
before negotiations are resumed.
Briggs With Rhee.
Ellis o. Briggs, United States
Ambassador to South Korea, few
Saturday to the ROK naval base
at Chinhae near Pusan where,
with President Syngman Rhee,
he will attend Naval Academy
graduation exercises.
Mr.. Briggs has been dealing
directly with the fiery, 78-year-
old Rhee and has conferred with
him at least twice since the allied
proposal was given to the Com
munists.
Pyun's warning Of possible
bloodshed if foreign troops"
land in South Korea to guard
prisoners followed a similar
threat from Maj. Gen. Choi Duk
Shin, South Korea's delegate to
the U. N. truce delegation.
In a letter delivered Thursday
to 1t. Gen. William K. Harrison,
senior allied negotiator, Gen.
Choi said he could not assure the
allies that there will be mo I'M
/ca~ rrTI%,r7 No. %
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washington took advantage Of
splendid weather today to turn
out in force for Memorial Day
rites honoring the war dead.
While thousands, including
President Eisenhower, visited Ar
lington Cemetery and other rest
ing places of Americas heroes
other thousands found it the sea-
sons most appropriate week end
for outdoor activities. .M
Mostly sunny skies, with tenn
peratures in the low Dos, was the
afternoon weather forecast. And
fair conditions will continue
through tomorrow, too. with the
mercury rising to about So, the
Weather Bureau said.
Many services were scheduled
throughout the area, but the
focal point was the annual cere-
monies at the gl1Stening shrine
Of Arlington Cemetery.
Here President Eisenhower,
himself one of Americas war
luminaries. marked his first Me-
mortal Day as President by bear
ing a wreath to the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.
President Eisenhower arrived
with Mrs. Eisenhower and Maj.
Gen. Elk. Wright, command
ing general of the Military Dis
trict of Washington, just as can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Convict Talked
Out Of Leap Off.
.Lorton Tower
Prisoner Yields
To Brothers PIeu
After IN Hours

A prisoner climbed a 150-foot
water tower at Lorton Reforma.
tory today and remained there
two and a half hours threaten.
ing to leap before a brother,
rushed to the prison by police,
coaxed him to abandon his
perch.
II always seem to get into
trouble" the sobbing inmate
said when he descended.
He is Luis Demitro Ruiz, "a.
sentenced last June to serve from
eight months to two years
on HOUSEKEEPING and larceny
charges.
Prison officials said Ruiz,
whom they described as a
model" prisoner, had been wor-
ried recently because he faces
an additional three years in
prison as a probation violator.
Spotted by Guard.
At 500 am. today, a guard In
a tower spotted Ruiz starting to
climb the water tower. He
phoned his captain, H. c. Rog-
ers, who informed Superintend-
ent H. M. Lindsay and Assistant
superintendent Paul H. Pegelow.
All three, accompanied by
prisoners described as friends Of
Ruiz. rushed to the foot OF the
tower in an effort to coax him
down.
The prisons Catholic chap
lain, the Rev. John M. Barrett.
O.P., also was called and lent his
efforts.
Meantime, District police To-
Gated brother, Tony Ruiz, 81,
at his job in a downtown hotel
and rushed him to the prison.
Firemen went there to spread
nets below the tower.
Tony Ruiz arrived at the foot
of the tower at l0:45 am. and
Immediately shouted to his
brother in Spanish-the brothers
are natives of Puerto Rico.
Later, Tony Ruiz explained:
Il said to him: Come down
or I'll have to come up there"
Luis Ruiz scrambled down the
tower Immediately.
II didn't want to get my
brother into trouble" the pris-
oner said. He has always been
a good boy"
Taken to Hospital.
The prisoner was taken to the
prison hospital for observation.
The sentence he faces in Fair
fax County on his release was
handed down in May. 1850, on a
burglary charge. At that time
the sentence was suspended and
he was put on probation for five
years. Last October 80, Fairfax
County Circuit Court issued a
writ against him as a probation
violator.
Prison officials said Ruiz began
his climb as he was crossing the
prison yard toward his dormitory
after morning shift as a waiter
in the prison dining hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
9O-M.P.H. Car Chase
Leads 10 Solution Of
District Auto Theffs
Policemen Nearly Hit;
Teen-Agers Admit
Toking Vehicles for Rides

A 90-mile-an-hour chase in
Northwest Washington early to-
day ended in the solution of q
series of car thefts during the
past two weeks. police reported.
Detectives announced that at
least a dozen auto thefts were
solved with the arrest of three
teen-agers who said they took
the cars for joyrides.
Heads for Stolen Car Area.
Detective Sergt. William r.
Shelton, investigating the report
Of a stolen auto, headed for the
neighborhood of Sheriff road
and Eastern avenue NE, where
some other stolen cars had been
found abandoned recently.
Two colored couples, riding in
the stolen car, spotted the police
man before he saw them and
abandoned the auto. They
walked to the 900 block of Forty
fourth street and stole another.
Later Sergt. Shelton saw the
second car speed around a cor
ner and gave chase. At Second
and I streets he forced the car
to the curb and got out of his
cruiser. The driver backed up
the stolen auto, tried to run
down the policeman and sped
away.
Car Crashes in Alley.
Sergt. Shelton followed the
stolen car at a 90-mile-an-hour
clip until it turned into an alley
and crashed against a fence in
the 1900 block of street NE.
The occupants leapedou and
fed. Sergt. Shelton fired two
shots over their heads. He cap
tured a 15-year-old boy and
later two girls. Is and 16, were
picked up by police. Detectives
still are seeking a 16-year-old
boy believed involved.
Police said the arrests led to
recovery of three autos stolen for
joyrides during the night. The
boy and two girls were held for
juvenile authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Gay Queen Dances
Into Early Hours al
Pre-Coronation Ball
London's Festive Air
Increases as NotubIes
Arrive for Ceremonies
BY the Associuied Press

LONDON. May 3O.-Queen
Elizabeth II. bubbling with joy.
danced late at a pre-coronation
ball and didn't get home until
4 o'clock this morning.
Only 100 persons were still
waiting outside Buckingham
Palace in the cold dawn light
to cheer the youthful monarch
as she returned from the dance
at stately old Hampton Court
Palace-the same place where
her ancestor, King Henry VIII.
held his revels 400 years ago.
There had been 10000 wildly
cheering Britons gathered about
as the Queen left for the ball
with her husband, the Duke of
Edinburgh, and Princess Mar
garet.
Margaret without Date.
The Queen brought her young
sister home with her. Margaret.
who didn't have a date. popped
into the palace for a minute and
then drove on to her own resi-
dence. Clarence House.
With the strenuous routine OF
coronation just three days off,
the Queen made no engage
ments for today and planned to
rest and take things easy. Palace
sources said she and the Duke
might run down to Windsor for
a breath of air, but would other
wise stay quietly at home.
The ball was given for Eliza
beth by the Brigade of Guards.
Radiant in pink and white chif-
fon with a diamond tiara and
necklace, she opened the festiv-
tiles by dancing with the COM
mander of the Household Bril-
gade, Maj. Gen. Julian Gas
coigne.
UntimeIy BlackOut. -
The party got under way after
one Of those mishaps that so
often plague people giving a
wingding for the boss-the lights
went out just as the Queen ar
rived.
She had barely entered the
438-year-old red brick Tudor
structure through the Anne
Boleyn gate when the Kings
Staircase, where she was to be
received, was plunged into dark
ness.
The formal ceremony was hur-
riedly switched to another Sec
ton of the sprawling palace.
Dancing was on special floor
laid over the spot where Henry
VIII used to gorge himself at
the tabled royal banQuets.
The supper served in the wee
hours this morning was spread
in the orangerie-or greenhouse
"a later addition to the palace.
The building was fioodlighted
and so were the lawns sloping
down to the Thames and the
(see CORONATION. Page ABB
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30

twenty-five juveniles force
four undercover policemen to
make a fast retreat from Hun
toon court S.W., between N and
o streets, hurting dozens of rocks
and bottles at the investigating
detectives last night.
One policeman was taken to
Gallinger Hospital and treated
for eye and body cuts and a
Clipped tooth. He was released.
Morals Division Inspector
Clarence H. Lutz said his Office
had received q number Of COM
plants about bootIegging in
Huntoon court and the detectives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Virginia Boy, 5, Killed
As Father Car Upsefs

A 5-year-old Middleton (Va.)
boy was fatally injured late yes
terday when hurled from his
fathers car as it went out of
control and overturned on Route
637 near Riverton, Va.
The boy, Robert Lee Keeler,
died at Warren County Hospital
in Front Royal at $50 pm, two
hours after the accident. His
father and three other children
were unhurt, but Mrs. Keeler
received minor injuries in the
accident.
State police said the car was
rolling down a steep hill when
the brakes failed to hold. It
left the road and overturned on
an embankment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Reds Hold ; Outpost,
After Fierce Assault;
Main Line Is Firm
Casualties Are Heavy
As Chinese HurI Allies
Off Hills Near Seoul
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, May 80. Chinese
Communists chung grimly to
three battered outposts near
Panmunjom today as allied big
guns and warplanes poured tons
of explosives and blazing napalm
on the smoking, shell-torn hills.
The Reds wrested outposts
Vegas, Carson and Elko from
United States and Turkish in
fantrymen in a division strength
assault which opened Thursday
night along a f1ve-mille front
only 80 miles north Of Seoul.
Fighting continued on the
east-central front where the
Reds seized several outposts
Wednesday night in a 6.500-man
attack along 20-mile front de-
Tended by South Korean infan-
trymen.
There have been no official
casualty reports from either
battle yet, but losses on both
sides were believed high.
Estimate 5000 Killed.
Turkish officers estimated the
Chinese lost 5000 killed and
wounded in the 28-hour battle
for the low hills which guard the
invasion route to Seoul and the
main Allied defense line.
1t. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor,
9th Army commander, said Com
munist capture of the three out
posts did not threaten the U.N.
main line. He said the Red at
tacks so far were local engage
ments rather than a general
offensive.
British troops of the Duke of
wellington Regiment hurled back
two Red battalions of about 800
men, which attacked The Hook,
another strategic outpost about
IL miles east of Panmunjom.
Officers of the 25th Division
said Americans and Turks pulled
off Elko and Vegas so quickly the
Reds plastered the hills with
mortar and artillery for four
hours after the evacuation was
complete.
Leave Nothing of Value.
The Allied troops brought their
dead and wounded down the hill
and left nothing of value" a
spokesman said.
Fifth Air Force fighter
bombers and twin-engine B-26
bombers roared over the West
tern front. dropping more than
a half million pounds of bombs
on Red troops and supplies.
B-29 Superforts bombed a
North Korean dam north of
Pyongyang Friday night in an
attempt to loose flood waters on
main Communist supply routes.
Fourteen Superforts hit a big
earth-f1ll dam at Kuwonga on
(See KOREA, Page A-6D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
rs Youths Chase 4 Policemen
Seeking to 1rop Bootleqqers

lwere sent to attempt to make
buys.
But they were recognized and
the children attacked in force
to protect their parents activi-
ties. Inspector Lutz said they
disappeared over fences and
through alleys before the under
cover men could call for help
In a more successful raid, In
spector Lutz said his men ar
rested Lyman Young, alias John
Henry Veney. IS, colored. of the
900 block Of N street NV,
charged him with two counts
each Of keeping and selling whis-
Ky Illegally. A large quantity Of
whisky and beer was seized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Aid Promised
By Officials in.
Coe'Case Probe
Facts Sought on
Effort to Bur Austria
Currency Action
By the Associated Press

OOAAhVOA NAAAAG1 4NCPAN41No4I, VI
South Dakota said today the
State Department has promised
to help seek out who in Wash
ington tried in 1949 to block an
Austrian currency revaluation
opposed by Communist interests.
A key figure in the story of
transatlantic maneuvering heard
yesterday by the Senate Investi-
cations subcommittee is Frank
Coe, former secretary of the in
ternational monetary fund,
whose whereabouts are unknown
to officials.
The subcommittee agreed to
ask for Senate warrant for Mr..
Goes arrest and for FBI help in
finding him.
Mr.. Coe refused last December
! to tell the Senate Internal Sc
curity subcommittee whether he
was a Communist.
Two former United States for
eign aid officials told the COM
mittee yesterday they received
instructions from Washington to
break off negotiations being con-
Quoted in 1949. They said the
negotiations aimed at setting an
exchange rate for the schilling
that would prevent Soviet lex
ploitation" of the Austrian
economy.
Czech Protests Cited.
One of them testified Ameri-
can authorities in occupied
Austria were notified that Mr..
Coe, then secretary of the fund,
had objected to the negotiations
because of protests from the rep
reSentatives on the fund of Com
muniSt-ruled Czechoslovakia.
The International Monetary
Fund said in a statement yes
terday that Mr.. Coe was not
in Washington, but in the Middle
East on official business when
the Austrian matter was under
consideration.
Mr.. Coe resigned under fire
from his $40, 000-a-year job with
the fund after his appearance
before the Internal Security sub.
committee.
Senator Mundt, acting chair
man of the Investigations sub
committee in the absence Of
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
of Wisconsin, said the members
wanted to find out who in this
Government suggested we break
off the negotiations and why"
Senator Mccarthy, reported
headed in the direction of
Mexico" on a trip he declined
to discuss, turned up yesterday
in Dallas, Tex. But he refused
to talk to reporters.
Mundt Assured of Aid.
Senator Mundt said in an in
terview that Assistant Secretary
of State Thruston B. Morton as
sured him after the hearing he
would try Immediately to find
out who suggested ending the
Austrian talks.
The subcommittee hopes to
have State Department repre-
sentatives testify possibly Tues
day or Wednesday, Senator
Mundt said.
An agreement for revaluation
Of the Austrian schilling went
through late in November, 1949,
despite the contrary instructions
from Washington.
Clyde Nelson King, who was
chief of the United States For
eign Aid Mission in Austria, tes-
titled he and 1t. Gen. Godfrey
Reyes, the American high COM
missioner there, went through
with the agreement even though
they had been told to halt the
negotiations.
These instructions were re-
ceived, Mr.. King said, while he
and Gen. Keyes were in the
midst of a final five-hour ne
gotiating session with Austrian
government leaders.
Another witness, Gabriel Ker-
ekes of Riverdale, N. Y, testified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Gen. Coulter in Koreu

PUSAN, Korea, Saturday, May
80 F.-Lt. Gen. John B. Coul-
ter. retired, new agent general Of
the United Nations Korean Re-
construction Agency. arrived by
air yesterday and was greeted by
South Korean cabinet members.
Gen. Coulter succeeds j. Donald
Kingsley. whose two-year term
expired May Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Mr.. Lamb Sues Mrs. Wolfe

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, May
80 (P).-Mr. Lamb has sued Mrs.
Wolfe. Walter Lamb asked $685.
900 damages yesterday in a petit
ton against his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Blanche Wolfe. Mr.. Lamb
charged Mrs. Wolfe with "aliena-
ton Of his wife'S affections"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Area Graduates
OF West Point

FUTURE GENERALs-This years
graduating class at the United Stotes
MiIitoy Academy at West Point in
cludes 80 men from the District oreo
ond neorby towns. For their pictures
and brief sketches on eoeh. see pose
AL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
British Honor U. S. Decd

GIBRALTAR, May 30 (P.-
All British warships and naval
establishments at this British
base lowered their colors to half
mast today in honor of Americas
Memorial Day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Bulletins
RosewoII Beats Seixos

PARIS, (P.-Ken R0sewall,
18-year-old Australian, de-
feated Vic Seixas, second
ranking American player from
Philadelphia, 6-3, Ga. IL,
Ga, today to win the French
international mems tennis
championship.
Earlier story on Page A-8.)
Carr Beats Ward for Title
HOYLAKE, England (P.-
Joe Carr of Ireland won the
British Amateur Golf Cham
pionship today by defeating
Harvie Ward Of Atlanta, Ga,
the defending titlehOlder, 2 up
in the 36-hole final.
Earlier Story on Page A-8.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
No Late Editions
Today (

The Stor observes the holiday
todoy by eliminating the Night
Final Edition. Subscribers to thot
edition will receive the Home Edi-
tion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
| Stocks in the Spotlight

NEW YORK up. - Following are the
sales (add OO). high. low, closing price
and net change of the 20 most active
stocks for the week:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
80 Cars Begin
Indianapolis
RdceGrind
BULLETIN

INDIANAPOLIS (P).-Andy
Linden, 80, Los Angeles racer,
hit the wall on the northeast
turn in the fourth lap today.
He was not seriously injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30

(See HOLIDAY. Page A-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30

(See COE, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30

(See WILEY, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30

(See TRUCE, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30

(See KOREA, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Fair Skies Bring Out Crowds
For Memorial Day Events
Eisenhower Places Wreath on Tomb
Of Unknown Soldier in Arlington Rites

Washington took advantage Of started booming 21gul
splendid weather today to turn salute
in force Day e iiee SSoo a. aentloi
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
ATA Accused Of Waging Alaskan Fear Campaign

WASHINGTON, LR - A non- scheduled airline was accused by a competitor Wednesday of wag- ing a "fear campaign" in Alaska in an effort to remain in business.
 Arthur c. .Woodley, president of Pacific Northern Airlines of Anchorage, charged that the "non- sched' Air Transport Associates was trying to instill fear among Alaskans that air travel rates will increase if ATA drops out of the picture.
 Two other airline presidents w. A. Patterson of United and T. H. Davis of Piedmont - also testified against non scheduled airline operations at a hearing of a Senate Small Business sub committee
 Patterson said that if the ir- regulars have a place in air trans portation, it should be as bona fide contract and charter opera tors. And Davis declared that the percentage of air traffic carried by non-scheduled lines is so small 1t could be absorbed by the sched- uled carriers with very little, if any, expansion"
 Pacific Northern is scheduled airline which long has opposed the competition of ATA over it's routes between Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
 Woodley took issue with an ob- servation by Sen. Thye R-Minn), subcommittee chairman, that ATA seemed to have an excellent op- erating record.
 W0odley said ATA had sub mitted fundamentally fallacious" testimony in claiming record of flying 75,0OO passengers 125,OOO- 900 passenger miles without an injury. He said ATA later low cred the total to 55,OOO carried since 1948.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
High School

MT. Angell, superintendent of schools, returned Wednesday after a brief absence in the States.
 Tuesday afternoon the high school students were entertained by MT. James Walsh, with a talk and colored slides on his recent trip to Ireland
 The annual Junior Senior Prom will be held on the 18th of this month and has the Juniors busy preparing for the big event. Dec orations for the dance have ar rived and arrangements are being made for a band.
 Because of excellent playing weather, great deal of interest has been worked up in softball A high school, alumni, and fac ulty team may be organized and a league started if enough teams are created. In gym class a final basketball game between the 'has-beens" who are the gradu- ating seniors, and the ''never will be's," which consists mainly of prospects for next years team, is scheduled for Friday afternoon.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
Fourth Grade

Much of our work of late has been intensive review, in the hope that some of the important facts will be retained
 As a special project in geogra- phy, the fourth graders have been requested to write a theme on the country they are especially inter ested in. Some of the youngsters have done a considerable>amount of outside reading for this assign ment.
 Another project which been of interest to them is completing a booklet on Alaska. This booklet contains a detailed map of Alaska, a little about the history and facts about the various industries.
 Throughout the year the chil- dren have eagerly looked forward to the days when Mrs. Kearns teaches singing. They all have thoroughly enjoyed participating in the operetta From Sawyer"
 Todate, Maggie Panek, Rodney Boucher and Percy Outwater have been neither absent nor tardy. The fact that they are all on the honor roll should prove that there is definite correlation between perfect attendance and scholar ship.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
WEATHER FORECAST

Compiled by the US. Dept. of Commerce Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight and Sat urday. Gentle variable winds.
 Lowest temperature expected tonight 35, high Saturday 50.
 Nome data last 24 hours as of ' am. today: High temperature 50, low 35 Max. wind 23 mph from the NE. Sunrise at 3:03 am., sunset at 8:52 pm.
 Temperatures a year ago today: high 33, low "A. Extremes this date since 1907: high 56 in 1919, low 6 in 1916