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Evening star., 1954-05-04
Two Men and Blond
Rob Cafe Owner Of
$3.50 on Route |
Victim Stops His Car
At Stafford Woyside Park
To Aid Stranded Driver

A blond woman and two men
held up a Quantico (Va.) res
taurant operator and robbed him
Of $3.50 early today at Stafford
Wayside Park on U. S. l. The
victim had stopped his car to
help what he thought. were
stranded motorists, State police
reported.
State Trooper w. j. Townsley
said the robbery victim was
Lewis Sklaris. who was carrying
several days receipts from his
Diamond Lii restaurant as he
drove to his Fredericksburg home
from Quantico about l am.
Trooper TownSley said he be-
lieves the woman and her two
companions, their ages estimat-
ed at 25 and so. were waiting
for any passing motoriSt and
were not aware that Mr.. Sklaris
was carrying a large sum of
money. The victim judged the
woman's age at about 81.
The trooper said Mr.. Sklaris
told him:
On the one-way stretch
through the park, about a half
mile north of Stafford Court
house, Mr.. Sklaris saw a flash
fight being waved beside q
stopped car. He stopped, and a
man and woman told him their
car was stalled and asked if he
could help them.
Another man came up behind
him and told him, Put your
hands up" AS the bandit pointed
gun, Mr.. Sklaris was robbed of
his wallet, containing the $3.50.
Then he was warned not to
follow them.
The trio got into a black Buick
and fled. Mr.. Sklaris stopped
several motorists and asked them
to notify police, but meanwhile
Trooper Townsley, on patrol,
saw him and stopped.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
District Works Bill
Going 10 Conference

The Districts $305 million
long-range public works revenue
bill today was headed for con-
ference to iron out differences
between the House and Senate
versions.
The House officially asked for
a conference with the Senate
shortly after meeting at noon.
Action was taken on motion of
Chairman O'Hara of the House
District Fiscal Subcommittee
after the group had decided
earlier today to disagree with
the Senate amendments.
The Senate was expected to
agree to the conference.
The House conferees were
named as follows: Mr.. O'Hara,
Representative Talley, Republi-
can. of Iowa: Representative
Allen, Republican, of California;
Representative Smith, Democrat,
of Virginia and Representative
Harris, Democrat. of Arkansas.
Evening star., 1954-05-04

Communist dominated" and as
"the legal mouthpiece of the
Communist Party"
In today's opinion. the appel
late court said in part: I'VE are
Of the opinion that the interests
of justice would be served best
in this matter if the admins
trative hearing (Mr. Brownell's S
proceeding) were held in abey-
ance pending the judgment of
the District Court upon the
merits of the issues posed in the
action -
Early Hearing Suggested.
The court continued: I'VE
suggest to the District Court
that, if the calendar of its busi-
ness permits. the public inter-
est would be served if this ac-
tion could be heard and deter
mined at an early date"
Appeals Court Judges Wilbur
K. Miller and E. Barrett Pretty
man concurred in the majority
opinion. District Judge Mat
thew F.. MCGUIRE, sitting by
designation, dissented.
The guild was represented in
arguments before the appellate
court by Attorneys Joseph Forer,
Osmond K. Fraenkel and Earl
B. DickerSon.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Korean Compromise Reported
With Red Acceptance Likely
Geneva Development Comes as Wet Mimi
Arrive to Join in Indo-C Chino TuIks

first with Mr.. Chou and after a
round of greetings drove off in
the Chinese diplomats limou-
sine.
Other members of the Wet
Mimi delegation were Phan Anh,
minister of industry and COM
merce; Hoang Van Hoan, Wet
Mimi Ambassador to Peiping; Ia
QUAINT Buu, deputy defense min
lister and Tran Conc Tuopg,
deputy justice minister.
The delegation leader called
for 're-establishment of peace
in Indo- China on the basis of
recognition of the national rights
of the peoples of Wet Nam,
Khmer (Cambodia) and Pathet
Lao uaos)."
Hour Away by Plane.
Representatives of the Asso-
ciated States of Indo- -China-Viet
Nam, Laos and Cambodia-
were still in Paris. But they can
get here in little more than an
hour by plane once a starting
time for the talks is set.
These four delegations-to-
gether with representatives of
the Big Four and Red China
| will make up the conference
which will seek to end Indo-
China fighting.
The first item of business for
this group, however, will be to
decide whether other countries
will be invited to take part. A
Soviet source said Russian For
eign Minister V. M. Molotov
would propose that India, Burma,
Thailand and Indonesia be add
ed to the list.
Apparently the Russians are
quite content that they were able
to get the Wet Mini seated in
the talks. In Moscow, the Com
munist Party organ Pravda
hailed the agreement to invite
the Wet Mimi as a new defeat
for. American policy"
Pravda linked the agreement
with the Secretary of State
Dulles long-planned departure
from the conference. It declared
the two moves showed the United
States was compelled. if not to
make a complete retreat. at least
to back up"
Evening star., 1954-05-04
BY the Assocloted Press

GENEVA, May 4.-The United
Nations allies in Korea were re-
ported today readying a compro-
mise proposal for unif1cation of
the occupied. divided peninsula.
This development was re-
ported by a highly informed
source as a delegation of five
Wet Mimi rebel leaders arrived
today from Indo-China to join
the impending talks aimed at
ending the seven-year war in
that Far Eastern battle-ground
The source reporting the pro-
jected allied proposal on Korea
said it would be "very difficult
thing" for Russia. Red China
and North Korea to turn it down
The Communist reaction to
the allied proposal. the source
added, would determine whether
there is any real chance Of uni
flying the divided country and
holding free elections there.
Stalled on Voting Procedure.
Since it's beginning. the Korean
phase of the Far Eastern con-
ference has been stalemated by
each sides insistence on it's own
plan for unification. South Ko-
rea and her Is allies here at the
conference insist on U. N. Su-
pervision of voting; the Commu-
niSts demand that all foreign
troops get out and elections be
held on a basis the West is Ger
tain would assure a Communist
victory,
Details of the compromise
plan could not be learned, but
the informant said South Korea
and her Is ellies were closer to
unanimity on the thorny issue
than at any time since the
Geneva conference began.
Officials hope to have all
minor differences ironed out and
to be able to confront the Com
munists with a unified plan be-
fore the week ends, he added.
The Indo-China parley is ex-
pected to get under way tomor-
row or Thursday.
Speaking before the 19-nation
meeting on Korea today, Can
ada's Lester B. Pearson warned
that failure of the Geneva Con-
ference might make it necessary
for nations which feel increas-
ingly threatened to devise fresh
ways and means to meet such
threats.
This was viewed as a reference
to United States efforts to create
an Asian defense alliance along
the lines of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
The delegation of Indo-Chi-
nese rebels. headed by graying
Deputy Premier-Foreign Min
iSter Pham Van Dong, was met
at the airport by an impressive
array of Communist dignitaries.
Among those on hand to greet
them were Russia's Deputy For
eign Minister Andrei Gromyko,
Red China's Premier Foreign
Minister Chou En-lai, and North
Korean Foreign Minister Nam IL.
Will Continue Efforts.
In a statement after he
stepped from the plane. Mr.. Van
Dong said the Wet Mini delega-
ton was disposed to continue
all its efforts toward peaceful
solution of the Indo-C Chinese
question"
Mr.. Van Dong shook hands
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Light Frost Is Held
Possible in Wake
Of Violent Storm
Lightning Strikes More
Than Score of Homes,
Winds Fell Power Lines

Washington. Virginia and
Maryland picked up storm debris
and mopped up their Easements
IN 50-plus temperatures today
30 degrees under yesterdays
high.
AS capricious as March, the
temperature will sag into the low
40s tonight and the Weather
Bureau was predicting possibility
of light frost in the suburban
areas.
Washington caught the full
fury of a violent electrical storm
during which lightning hit more
than a score of houses. Wind
gusts up to 81 miles an hour
felled trees. knocked out power
and communication lines and a
deluge of rain. carrying occa-
sional hail, flooded lowland
streets and many a basement.
The rainfall totaled las
inches. most of it within an hour
yesterday afternoon. There was
just enough rain early this
morning to put windshield wipers
into action, but it was Short
lived.
Same Picture Nearby.
The weather picture was much
the same over Virginia and
Maryland, although not so Sc
we're as that which hit Washing
ton.
Richmond had thigh wind,
lightning and rain. An 11-year-
old boy was slightly hurt in
Amelia County when the wind
overturned an abandoned dump
truck body, crushing him un-
der it.
Annapolis had 40-mile winds.
torrential rains; so did southern
Maryland.
It all came from an 8O-mile-
wide belt of weather fury after
the temperature reached 81 de-
grees yesterday afternoon with
humidity to match. 1t was the
highest temperature of the year.
But for all its violence, the
storm brought relief. A high of
no more than 81 was forecast
for today; a low near 40 tonight
and fair, cool tomorrow, the
Weather Bureau said.
In its flve-day forecast, the
bureau forecast temperatures
four degrees below a normal high
of 72 and a chance of showers
toward the end of the week.
Threats of TOrnadoes.
For time yesterday, the an
CRY skies posed threats of tor
nadoes and until the Weather
Bureau called off the threat.
many a community was on the
alert.
Hailstones fell in several
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Evening star., 1954-05-04
Star Want Ads Get
Army Man Fast Action

A problem in Iosistics confronted
Brig. Gen. 6. +. w. the other doy.
He hod to dispose Of on electric
range and refrigerator quickly. He
offered the items for sale in Stor
Classified.
This turned out to be just the
right strategic move. As the general
described it: Excellent results. Sold
both immediately"
II you hove something to buy,
trods or sell. tell the long estob-
lished audience OF Stor reoders about
il and get fost oetion.
Just phone Sterling 5000 and
osk for on od-tokeE.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
! Smoll Boy Plus 3 Minutes
Equal Bedlum on DESTROYER

used only for atom bomb attacks.
Ordered full speed ahead all
engines with the ships telegraph.
He was just about to send a
message on the destroyer's helio-
graph to the U. S. carrier Tarawa
moored astern when the O'Ban-
mons officer of the deck sprinted
onto the bridge to find out what
was going on.
The United States naval craft
spent four days in Sydney to cell
ebrate the Coral Sea battle VIC
tory of May. 1912. They sail
from here to Melbourne.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Military Approves
Pay Rise for $3.50

The Army, Navy and Air Force
today announced approval of
wage increases averaging 6 cents
an hour. for 1880 wage board
employees in the Washington
area, effective next Saturday.
The wage board, or "blue COL
lar" workers, are largely skilled
workers in the various trades.
The new schedules reflect wage
changes which have taken place
as the result of wage adjust
mentS in local industry since
April of last year when the last
adjustment was made for these
employees.
The increase does not apply to
civil service employees under the
Classification Act.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Hotel Restaurants
In New York Asked.
To Conserve Water
ey the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK. May 4.-Hotels
here have been asked to serve
water with meals only when the
guests ask for 1t.
The city made the request be-
cause reservoirs supplying the
city are only three-quarters full.
Arthur C. Ford. commissioner
Of water supply. gas and cleo
tricity, said in a letter to the
Hotel Association of New York
City the plan not only would
save water but also would i'm
press upon people the need for
water conservation.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
By the Assoeiosed Pres.

SYDNEY, Australia. May A.
A small boy visiting the U. S. de-
stroyer O'Bannon took only three
minutes to throw the warship
into turmoil.
The boy-one of 10000 visitors
wandered to the vessels bridge
yesterday and pulled every lever
within reach. In rapid success
sion he:
Sounded the general alarm,
calling the crew to battle sta
tionS.
Sounded the chemical alarm,
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Lute News
Bulletin
School Bonds Upheld

RICHMOND (P).-The State
Supreme Court today cleared
the way for Arlington County
to sell SIS million in school
construction bonds authorized
in q 1851 referendum. The
court said the bonds, still un-
sold when . 1852 referendum
approved another bond issue Of
$S,2S0. 900, were not nullified by
passage Of the later issue.
Evening star., 1954-05-04


minutes in discussing the futile
moves to shorten the hearings,
the subcommittee members re-
sumed the investigation with
Secretary of the Army Stevens
in the witness chair for the
ninth day of testimony and cross
examination. They recessed the
morning session early to attend
the joint session to head Cana
dian Gov. Gen. Massey.
Bitterness erupted in the dis
cussion of means of expediting
the hearings when Senator
Mccarthy charged Army Counsel
Joseph N. Welch of Boston with
"welshing" on an agreement to
limit witnesses in the investiga-
ton.
WeIch Blasts Accusation.
GAS far as I am concerned"
Senator Mccarthy added, that
is bad faith"
The Wisconsin Republican sug-
gestcd that Mr.. Welch should be
placed under oath to find out
what happened between last
night, when at least some of the
subcommittee members thought
they had an agreement to limit
witnesses principally to Mr..
Stevens and Senator Mccarthy,
e1d this morning, when the
maneuvers collapsed.
Mr.. Welch. usually mild d-speak-
Ing and restrained, quickly spoke
up to describe the accusation of
bad faith as false"
Mr. Welch insisted that a plan
for limiting witnesses as pro-
posed by Senator Dirksen. Re-
publican, of Illinois, was not in
line with his suggestion earlier
that the hearings might be expe-
dited by calling Senator Nc
Carthy as a witness after the
cross-examination of Mr.. Stevens
had been completed.
Democrats State Views.
In the long discussions that
left only a few minutes of the
morning session for questioning
of Mr.. Stevens, the Democratic
members of the subcommittee
Senators Mcclellan of Arkansas,
Symington of Missouri and Jack
son of Washington-made it
clear they had never agreed to
limit witnesses short of all the
principals involved.
In my judgement, all princi-
pals to this controversy should
be heard :. under OATH" Sena-
tor Mcclellan declared.
He added that it is not just
a question involving a private
in the Army and whether spe-
cial treatment was sought for
him, but that the charges and
countercharges are serious.
They strike at the integrity
of the United States Army and
the integrity of a standing COM
mittee of Congress-" Senator
Mcclellan continued. I'm my
opinion, you just can't wipe these
charges Off"
The Arkansas Democrat said it
will not be difficult for the public
to determine who is attempting
to delay the hearings. and added:
Il think we are compelled to
go on with the hearings"
AS the morning session got
under way, Senator Dirksen re-
Evening star., 1954-05-04
V and Radio Sets
In Coverns Garry
Account of Heorino

STANTON, Mo-. May 4
(NANA) Radios and tele-
vision sets have been placed
throughout Meramec cav
erns. the centuries-old five
story cave here used by Jesse
James and his gang in their
heyday, so that tourists
visiting the caverns might
get a running account of the
Mccarthy fireworks
at the hearings being held in
Washington.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Soviet Navy Boasts
High-Speed Cruiser

RUSSIAN SEA PoWER-The Com
munists ore building up their surfoes
force in hurry and producing fost
fighting ships. An onolysis Of Rus.
sion strength ot SEQ is presented
todoy IN the third of q series Of
ortieles on pose A-9.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Dickinson Counsel
Alarmed at Delay in
Arriving al Verdict
Asks Thot Court Be Told
Less Than Two-Thirds
Vote Means AcquittoI
By John A. Giles

Counsel for Corpl. Edward S.
Dickinson said today the defense
is seriously alarmed at the pro-
tracted delay" of an Army court
martial considering the fate of
the former prisoner of war
charged with collaborating with
his Communist captors in Korea.
After celebrating on the case
for 812 hours the Jury" came
out shortly after noon and asked
for further instructions from the
law officer, who acts as a judge
in court.
The eight-member jury asked
what was meant by aiding and
assisting the enemy to influence"
eight ex-POWs to accept and
follow the PHILOSOPHERS and ten
cts of communism.
The court was closed to the
public while Col. Richard F.
Scarborough gave the instruc-
tionS.
Earlier, Col. Guy Emery, chief
defense attorney, had moved that
the eight-member Jury" be given
further instructions.
Pressure Feared.
I'VE ask that the court be told
that if vote has been taken that
becomes the finding of the
court" he declared. ANY recon-
sideration should not be so long
that it amounts to pressure
two-thirds are needed to convict
and less than that means an
acquital. ANY further delibera-
ton is a reconsideration of the
verdict" he declared.
Col. Scarborough, the law off,
Ger, who acts as judge in the
court martial, then asked whether
Col. Emery had ANY informa-
ton" that the court was recon-
sidering the case after hav-
ing arrived at a finding.
"Only our common experience, 3"
Col. Emery replied, adding that
this sis unprecedented"
The prosecutor, Col. c. Robert
Bard, then rose to state that the
uniform code of military justice
provides that deliberations may
include full discussion"
Defense Request Refused.
Col. Scarborough refused the
defense request. adding that he
supposed that the court was
going over the evidence"
Shortly after Col. Scarbor-
ough's ruling, the Jury" asked
for a replay of recording of
the Communist propaganda
broadcast allegedly made by
Corpl. Dickinson over the Pei
ping radio in December, 1851.
The request was granted.
The broadcast was inter-
cepted on Okinawa and it was
played during the trial at Fort
Lesley j. McNair.
Earlier, Col. Scarborough ex-
pressed the opinion the court was
discussing in detail each specifi-
cation in the charges levied
against the 23-year-old Virginia
mountaineer.
He said the prolonged delib-
erationS were not unprecedented
but added that he had never
been a party to such a proceed
ing heretofore.
Col. Walter j. Wolfe of 1914
South Wakefield street, Arling-
ton. is president of the court.
Other members are ColS. Alcorn
B. johnson and Ralph r. Burr.
1t. Col. Owen D. Boorom. Majors
Paul M. Martin, John w. Reser
and Edwin D. Bowman and Capt.
Harold H. HartStein.
The Government charged Corpl.
Dickinson with six overt acts Of
collaboration with his Chinese
Communist captors to obtain
preferential treatment. These in
clude cooperation in Red prop
aganda efforts and acting as an
informant to the enemy regard |
ing activities Of fellow prisoners. |
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Wet Mimi Open
Another Attack
On Fortress
French Strike Back;
Drenching Rains
Slow Red Tanks
BY the Associates Pres,

HANOI. Indo-China, May A.
Renewing their massive infantry
assault on Diem Bien Phu, the
Communicated Wet Mimi cap
tured a new French strongpoint
today on the western side of the
besieged northwest Indo- China
fortress.
A French high command an
nouncement here said the bat
tered French Union Defenders
inside the crumbling defenses
Immediately launched a strong
counterattack.
Bitter combat now is under
way" the French communique
said.
1t was the, fourth French
strongpoint to fall to the rebels
since they launched their death
blow thrust Saturday night. The
assault-suddenly stopped Sun
day-was resumed with new fury
before dawn today as violent
rain storm lashed the battered
fortress.
Rains Slow Down Tanks,
The moment appeared right
for the rebels to make another
attempt to smash the bastion.
The drenching rains slowed
down tanks operating inside the
CONSTRUCTED fortress defenses and
forced French war planes to
cease their strikes against the
attackers.
Before the attack on the west
was launched, the French esti-
mated that the Wet Mimi would
have to cover some 600 yards be-
fore they could stab into the
heart Of the fortress. But they
had to cover only about 100 feet
to reach the first French barbed
wire barricades and to engage
the defenders in hand to hand
combat.
The French high command
communique this morning indi-
Gated the renewed rebel push did
not have the same scope OF
Saturdays assault.
The last attack had come from
all sides of the hemmed- fort
resS, now reduced to less than
a mile across. Before the rebels
halted their wild charges Sun
day, they overran French
strong points guarding the west
ern. eastern and northeastern
approaches to the command
headquarters of Brig. Gen.
Christian de CaStries.
This mornings communique
made no mention of any attack
other than from, the west, one
OF the areas in which the rebels
scored Saturday night and Sun
day.
Rebels Attack in Waves.
The Wet Mini followed their
usual tactic of battering the
crumbling defenses with human
tidal waves.
The attackers hurled plastic
containers of nitroglycerine at
the barbed wire defenses as they
launched their drives.
The French fought back des-
perately. Wave after wave of
rebel attackers were raked by
murderous machinegun and ar
tillery fire, but still they came on.
The French met the rebels at
the barricadeS with savage bay
onet thrustS, as hand-to-hand
fighting ragged on all sides.
The attack was preceded last
night by the usual stepup in
rebel mortar and artillery fire on
the shrunken fortress defenses.
Both sides had rushed in re-
inforcements and supplies during
the lull in the fighting.
American-supplied transports
roared in to parachute more men
and tons of war materiel. The
new troops included nearly $50
men who had volunteered to aid
their battle-weary comrades.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
22-Cent Coffee in Seoul

S UL, Maya up. Tea
houses and restaurants in this
South Korean capital today
raised the price of a cup Of
coffee Or tea to % cents. New
government food taxes forced
the price UP from II cents.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Republican Attempts to Curtoi|
McCorthy-Army Investigation
Collapse in Heated Argument
Welch Disputes
Senator's Charge
About Bod Faith
BY Cecil Holland and
Allen Drury

An urgent Republican move
to shorten the bitter Mccarthy
Army hearings and bring them
to a speedy conclusion collapsed
today.
The collapse was underscored
in the ninth day of the public
hearings after the Senate In
,vestigating Subcommittee failed
in two closed meetings-one last
night and another this morning
to reach some agreement to
expedite the hearings.
After starting Is minutes late
and spending an hour and three
Evening star., 1954-05-04

Stevens. q cotter-Doy Job, Hones
Grimly to His Patience. Puee AS
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CONTINUED on Page AS, Col. l.
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Continued on Page A-1s, Col. T.,
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An Assoeloted Press Newspoper
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Mothers Day, says Violet Faulkner,
should be real day off for Nom. The
Stars food editor explains how the
youngsters, with an assist from Dad, can
make it that way. See
Page B-1.
Evening star., 1954-05-04

NDtIdIIS Oh FdBG a.
Temperatures Today.