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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Moncure Stands By
'Crockpots' Statement

MEANT NO OFFENSE-virsinio
DeIesote Fronk P. Moncure expIoins
he meant no offense in eolline Fed
erol employees "croekpots," but stonds
by his settlement thot some ore to
be found in the Washington oreo.
Story on pose 81.
ANGELS OF MERcY-The only
rescue squod in the Washington oreo
with women members operates in
lourel. Nd. Among them ore q
practical nurse ond O physical edu-
cotton teoeher. The advantages Of
having women olons on an emer-
seney coll ore outlined on pose 81.
JUST LIKE HoME9-Doniel J.
Minihon. visiting from County Cork.
IS getting q full dose Of IreIond on
teIevision these doys-ond some Of
the songs they're singing. ireland
never heord. His story is. told on
poee A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
% Atom Test Victims Worse;
Japanese to Get u. S. Aid
Joint Probe of Incident Off Bikini Asked;
CoroI Ashes Hint BIost Was Of H-Bomb

said a team Of three American
and three japanese doctors as
ISOLATED with the Atomic Bomb
Casualty Commission in the
atom bombed city of Hiroshima
will treat. the victims.
Mr.. Allison's offer was the first
official comment from the United
States on the incident.
Kyodo News Agency said the
Japanese Foreign Office intends
to take up the matter with the
United States officially. A spokes-
man said it was "only natural
to lodge a representation and ask
compensation.
In Washington, Representa-
tive Cole. Republican Of New
York. chairman Of the Senate
House Atomic Energy Commit
tee, said it was possible the fish,
ermen were spying but said he
has no official report.
I'VE don't know whether the
fishermen were in the area de-
liberately or accidentally" he
said.
Ashes Are Of Coral.
One nuclear specialist, Prof.
Mitsup Takeya of Rikkyo Uni
versity. said he believes the blast
may have been a hydrogen
caliber bomb" baSing his theory
on the belief a regular atomic
bomb could not have hurled the
radioactive debris 80 miles. He
said the ashes were finely pull
verified coral.
The United States has said
only that the March l explosion
was an atomic device" In 1852
it said a blast which destroyed a
coral island was a "thermonu-
clear device"-undoubtedly q
hydrogen explosion.
Meanwhile, DR.. Michihiko
Hach1ya, an expert on atomic
ailments. said he doubted any
serious physical effects would be
felt by persons eating radiation
contaminated fish which reached
the market from the f1shboat.
Health authorities with Geiger
counters prowled Tokyo markets
today. Most Of the catch was
recovered and buried, but a few
hundred pounds are believed to
have been eaten. The price of
tuna tumbled 20 per cent. Resi-
dents were warned to wash care
fully any fish eaten in the next
few days.
The Maritime Safety Board
ordered all japanese f1shboats in
the atomic test area to stay at
least so miles from the edges of
the restricted zone. which is
about $50 miles north and south
and more than 200 miles east
and west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

CLEVELAND. Mar. IT. The
poor. beleaguered hospital pa
tient who thinks his GONZALES
cence is like a jail sentence soon
may have his chance to unbur-
den himself.
# he wants to beef about the
food or complain that his signal
light went unanswered for Is
minutes he can do so on O form
now being tested in three Cleve-
land hospitals. And. If he
wants to lend the strength Of his
voice to his protests. he will
have the benefit Of a tape re-
corder.
The project is sponsored by
the United States Public Health
Service. seeking to develop q
technique which hospitals all
over the country can use to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

Meyer, chairman of the board,
and Philip L. Graham, president
and publisher of the Post. The
price was not disclosed, but it
was understood Mr.. Meyer had
offered $8.5 million.
They said a single newspaper,
carrying the mastheads of both
papers, would appear beginning
at 3:45 pm. today.
The Post also owns a control
ling interest in Radio Television
Station WTOP.
First word of the sale spread
earlier this morning, but was not
confirmed until / pm. by Mr..
Graham.
One Last-Ditch Battle.
A last-ditch battle was put up
by Mrs. Garvin Tankersley, niece
of Times-Herald Publisher Rob-
ert r. Mccormick and former
editor of the Times-Herald, to
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Costs, Poris Assembly Told. Poee A-l0
battle for the strategic plain IN
the mountains Of northwest Indo-
China which may be the prelude
to another mass infantry attack
tonight. Key French positions
were the targets of 105- and rs
millimeter guns.
American-supplied French guns
responded shot for shot. how
ever, and the mass attacks so
far-according to a conservative
French Army eStimate-hsve cost
the rebels 5000 killed. Along with
those killed. it is estimated 5000
have been wounded.
That makes $4,000 men out
of action-the strength of a Wet
Mini division-and about a
fourth of the total forces Wet
Mini Gen. Vo Nguyen Clap has
committed to the battle.
ReinfOrcementS Come by Air.
The garrison - Frenchmen,
Foreign Legionnaires. Algerians,
Moroccans. Wet Namese and
friendly Thai Tribesmen-was
outnumbered about 4 to at the
outset Friday. 1t has suffered
losses described as appreciate,
but is receiving reinforcements
by air.
It is too early to say the VIC
tory has been won. But, barring
an unforeseen assault ending
disaStrously for the French,
there was more than a good
chance that the Wet Mini were
not going to succeed in smash
ing this stronghold in the Thai
tribal country at the border of
Wet Nam and Laos.
Diem Bien Phu means border
area" It is not much as a
town-just scattered collections
of straw-thatched huts.
Now Provincial Capital.
1t is. however. the provisional
capital of the That's. who moved
their tribal government there
after the French abandoned the
old capital of Lai Chau to the
rebels last fall, and a gateway
to both Laos and the Red China
border adjoining northwest Wet
Nam.
Diem Bien Phu is not a for
treSs in the conventional sense
most of its defenseS are below
ground behind mazes of barbed
wire-but it is a heavily fortified
area. French rif1emen and heavy
guns. screened in earthen bunk
ers. are swatting the rebels like
flies.
The rebels. badly mauled after
four days of suicidal attempts
to take the four-by -six-mile
plain, its command post and two
air strips. pulled back momen-
tarily in a heavy rain yesterday
after driving to within half a
mile Of the center of the fortress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Eisenhower Indicates Veto
Of 'PeriIous' Tax Reductions
Says Supporters Of Higher Exemptions
Include Foes Of Rise in Debt Limit

last night staged a preview OF
their party's strategy in the
House debate today and tomor-
row..
ma radio TV appearance they
replied to a speech by Gen. Eli
senhower on a similar program
Monday night urging public
support Of the massive bill to
overhaul the Federal tax laws
with resultant savings to several
million individuals and bust
nesses. They commended that
many more individuals and the
national economy in general
would benefit by increasing per-
sonal income tax exemptions and
knocking out a provision to ease
taxation of income from stock
dividends.
Byrd Hits Both Plans.
Senator Byrd noted that the
revision bill backed by the Re-
publicans would cost the Treas
ury about STA billion. An in
crease in the individual income
exemptions from 5000 to $700
as advocated by House Demo-
Gratis. would put the Government
another $2.4 billion in the red
he said. A House-approved bill
to cut excise taxes would further
reduce Federal revenues by al
most 81 billion, he added.
"All or any one of the three
tax reduction plans now being
proposed by the Republican and
Democratic parties must be f.
nanced by borrowed money" he
warned. "All of us should give
due consideration to the perils
imminent in such a procedure
Each or all Of them would. in
crease the Federal debt which
now stands at SITS billion. =
II advocate responsible tax re-
duction."
The House planned about three
hours of general debate on the
revision bill today. and another
four tomorrow. At the end of de-
bate the Democrats will move
to recommit with directions to
the Ways and Means Committee
to report it out again forth
with" with specific changes.
Those would strike out the Sec
ton aimed at cutting the tax
on income received from corpora
ton dividends. and substitute a
section boosting individual in
come tax exemptions by 500
In presenting the Democratic
position last night, Senator
George dealt with the income
tax exemption proposal and Mr.
Cooper with the dividend tax
Continued on Page A-8. Col. ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Queen Mother 10 Stay
AT White House ; DAYS
BY the Assoeiosed Press

LONDON. Mar. 17.-Queen
Mother Elizabeth will stay three
days at the White House as
guest Of President Eisenhower
during her visit to the United
States in the fall.
The Queen Mother will cross
the Atlantic late in October to
attend a dinner given by the
English Speaking Union in New
York. She will hear a export on
the fund raised by the union as
a memorial to her husband, King
George vi. The fund. which has
already topped 100000. will
finance commonwealth students
who study in the United States.
The Queen Mothers White
House visit Is from November
4 to 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
~ the Assoe,oisd Prsss

TOKYO. Mar. 1.-THE United
States today offered top flight
American medical laid to % ia
paneSe fishermen burned and
blistered by ashes from a super
secret United States nuclear test
in the Pacific.
United States Ambassador
John Allison also proposed a
Joint Japanese-American inves-
tigation of the March / incident
in the Bikini- Eniwetok test re-
gion.
Only one Of the % crewmen
was considered in dangerous con-
dition when their boat arrived
Sunday. but all had entered a
hospital today. Three were
added to the serious list, but doc
tors said they expect all % will
live.
Exposed areas on the skin OF
the crewmen we're turning black
and their hair was falling out
The most severity burned victim
San Jiro Masuda, 20. still caused
a Geiger counter to tick rapidly
when it was placed near him. in
a hospital where he is being
treated. Ashes scraped from
the boat had the same effect on
the Geiger counter.
Burns Differ from Hiroshima.
DR.. Masao TsuZuki, who ex-
amined Masuda, said the fish
erman suffered from secondary
radiation burns" resembling a
bad Sunburn. He said the burns
differed from those of victims
at Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Those victims suffered from
primary radiation and heat
but mo fashionable product
touched the skin in most cases. u
DR.. TSuzuki explained.
The intensity of the burns and
the fishermen's story of the
blast stirred speculation that
the March / test may have been
a thermonuclear badly
hydrogen explosion. The crew.
mems report indicates they were
about 80 miles from the blast
center
Isao Tsuitsuo. captain of the
Lucky Dragon" insisted he was
outside the banned area as de-
fined to him. He said an orange
flash and a mushroom cloud
were the first warning, but even
then the fishermen paid no at
tention to the SNOW white
ashes" which began falling on
the boat an hour and a half
later.
The United States Embassy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
By John McKelwoy

Surgeons at Children's Hospi-
tai stopped the flow of a young
child's blood for six minutes and
10 seconds Sunday. then COM
pleted a delicate operation on a
deformed heart valve. it was
learned today.
Stopping the blood was made
possible by freezing the child to
q certain point.
While details are not immedi-
ately available on the operation,
it was said the child apparently
was in good condition. Similar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Stevens Given
Full. Support
BY Eisenhower
Disturbed by Army
Row With Mccarthy
President Asserts
BULLETIN

Senator Mundt. who will pre-
side at the Senate Investiga-
ton subcommittee open
hearing on the Mccarthy
Army dispute. said in Spring.
field, Mass. today the evil
dence will be turned over to
the Attorney General IF all
the parties concerned stick to
the stories they have told"
Senator Mundt said, however,
that witnesses have q habit of
changing their stories under
oath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Late News
Bulletin
Colonies End Called For

CARACAS (R.-The 10th
Inter American Conference
today adopted, 1910. with the
United States abstaining, an
Argentine resolution calling for
an end to colonialism and for
eign occupation Of territories
in the Western Hemisphere.
Earlier Story on Page A-4o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

the rule that applies to indi-
viduals applies to nations.
Gen. Eisenhower said the Ma
ton. If 1t were attacked. would
have to act with tremendous
speed. He said he was taking
about things that would have to
be done in two minutes. without
waiting for Congress to declare
war. The people. he said. must
trust the judgment Of individual
leaders.
During a lengthy but general
lied discussion of the military
new look" and Americas mill
tary and political strategy in
case Of an enemy attack. Gen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Man Hurt as Car PIunges
Off Street Into Woods

A motorist suffered a COM
pound leg fracture and a pos
sible fractured chin today when
his car plunged of a dead-end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

MeCormiek's Niece Fought Till End to
Buy Times Herald. Poee AS
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troverSy with Senator Mccarthy
The controversy. involving
questions of who is telling the
Mundt Also Hondled Inquiry Into Hiss
Chombers Dispute, Poee Al
truth. is scheduled for a show
down in public hearings with all
witnesses teStifying under oath.
Gen Eisenhower told his news
conference that, of course, he
believed what Mr.. Stevens has
said. II he didn't. the President
added. the Secretary would not
be where he is.
Asked About Dispute.
He made the statements in
responding to a question about
the charges and counter charges
resulting from an Army report
accusing Senator Mccarthy and
Roy M. Cohn. counsel of the
Senate Investigating Subcom-
mittee. Of seeking special treat
ment for 26-year-old G. David
Schine. an Army private and
former unpaid subcommittee
consultant.
Gen. Eisenhower said it was
possible that Mr.. Stevens could
be mistaken, but that as far as
the Secretary's integrity and
honor are concerned he was
standing right behind him.
The news conference questions
came up as the subcommittee
began planning a series Of public
hearings expected to extend over
several weeks at least.
Gen. Eisenhower was asked If
he was disturbed about the con-
troversy. He replied that it would
be ridiculous for him to say he
was not concerned about the
matter.
He recalled that he had been
trying to get attention away
from petty quarrels in the Gov
eminent and center emphasis
on the Administrators legisla-
tive program.
Expresses Confidence.
Then. with his voice rising in
emphasis. the President ex-
pressed confidence that Mr.,
Stevens is telling the truth in
what he has said in the contro-
versy
To another question, Gen.
Eisenhower said he had received
no reports on whether the dis
pute has impaired Army morale.
But he added that he suspects a
lot OF Army men in their hearts
have been hurt.
Later on in the news confer
ence Gen. Eisenhower got in an
indirect dig at Senator McCar-
thy without mentioning the Wis
consin Republican by name. In
discussion of the climate of
fear and hysteria existing in the
country. the President blamed
part of it on what he described
as unwise Investigations into
Subversion.
The President also indicated
he would like to hold one news
conference without the McCar-
thy controversy coming up.
Senator Mccarthy, meanwhile,
offered to let a lawyer named by
the Army crosS-examine him in
the subcommittee investigation
He made the offer as one men,
Der of the subcommittee said the
inquiry could lead to perjury
action If persons involved re-
(Cee McNApT'IIV pooo A2N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
.TiIrles-HeraId
Sold 10 Post;
Papers Merged
Eugene Meyer Offer
Reported to Have
Been $8.5 Million

The Washington Post an.
nounced today it had bought the
Washington Times-H Herald.
Closing of the transaction was
announced at / pm. by Eugene
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
President Calls
Failure
Attack aCriIrle
Should Be Hanged
For Not Acting
instantly. He Asserts
By G0rnett D. Homer
and james {. Roper
By Gornett D. Homer
and jones E. Roper

President Eisenhower said to-
day that any President should
be impeached or even hanged if
he failed to act instantly after
the United States were attacked.
When it comes to a matter
Of self-preservation. Gen. Eisen-
hover told q news conference,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

Eisenhower Troees Weapons Progress,
Over l2-feoF Spon. Poee A-l0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

President Eisenhower said to-
day he will consider any tax
cuts which endanger the coun-
try carefully in the light Of his
veto powers.
His statement. made at his
weekly press conference as the
Text Of Democratic kodio- Tv Reply 10
Eisenhower on Toxes. Pose A-S
Humphrey Testifies Aseinst Excise Tox
Cut Of S9l2 Million. Pose AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
French Now Down
Wet Mimi Attacks;
May Hold Vital Fort
Red Artillery Opens Up
Again. Presueine
New Assault Tonight
BY the Associated Press

HANOI, Indo-China, Mar. II.
French Union defenders of
Diem Bien Phu, scything down
attack after attack, appeared to-
day to be we'll on the road to a
big victory over the Communist
led Wet Mini.
Rebel artillery opened another
bombardment in the five-day
n povino n Par fnnk 81 1udn (h;nn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

Continued on Page AS, Col. ~
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Continued on Page A-S, Col. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

(See MCCARTHY. Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
By Cecil Holland

President Eisenhower today
voiced full confidence in the
integrity and honor of Secre-
tary Of the Army Stevens, who
Is engaged in a bitter con-
troversy with Senator Mccarthy
The controversy. involving
questions of who is telling the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

U. S. Poyine rs Per Cent Of lndo- Chino
Costs, Poris Assembly Told. Poee A. 10
The Nome nugget., 1954-02-19
Liberated Korean POWs
Demonstrate Against
Returning Indian Soldiers

SEOUL, RNFour hundred In
dian troops, guarded by UN.
riflemen, filed aboard a transport
bound for home today while 700
liberated Korean war prisoners
demonstrated in Seoul.
The former POWs paraded thru
the streets of this capital shouting
''Down with the Indians" and
carrying banners blasting the
troops which had guarded unre-
patriated prisoners in the neutral
zone.
The Indian soldiers made the
60-mile train trip from Panmun-
JON to Inchon without incident
despite threats from high ROK
official to block their departure.
1t. Gen. Won Yong Duk, South
Korean provost marshal, had said
the Indians would not be allowed
to leave unless his government re-
ceived guarantees of safety for
rs Korean POWs taken to India.
The rs Koreans and II Chinese
asked to live in neutral nations
and were sent to India pending
final decision on their future
The Nome nugget., 1954-02-19
Marilyn Monroe
Starts Stampede
OF Shouting CHS


EASTERN FROM, ~ An
American soldier was knocked
down ana trampled Wednesday
night Oy an unruly throng OF
Shoutlng, Stonplh8 us when
surged toward a stage On which
Marilyn Monroe was singing.
The crowd of about 5000 45th
Division soldiers rushed toward
the stage when the blonde actress
appeared.
-7-- M"F raen urrulv from
tha a Stow. rrov 1o7cd
"a 51v .raw
ror 5 utod
Bring w Marilvn."
The D7rza-clad soldiers stomp
ed and shouted AZ they waited in
beIow-zero weather for The late
The Nome nugget., 1954-02-19
ANSWERS

II ~. He born II, 1892 oldsyle
England and colone adopted the Gregoran the
February q.
2 In 1895, three years after his death
8
4 He stayed the unaed animal although
him Enraged, up Of
blood vessel He told his MADAM the is
dead. killed him"
5. He contracted smallpox when accompanied ang
hafbrother Lawrence, Barbados in the hope the
mider climate would him
his early joined fighting
French Indians
4 His soldiers.
g. He awkward around although
His suit rejected by
the young widow, Martha Gusts
had hundreds slavery
and social carefully clothed
TO- 1t written largely by Hamilton by
ingon express his ideas.
The Nome nugget., 1954-02-19
Department Of the Inferior
Bureau of Land Management

Department Of the Inferior
Bureau of Land Management
Land Office. Fairbanks, Alaska
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Lowell NJ. Pickett, Of An
chorage, Alaska, as Townsite
Trustee, has filed in this office his
application, Fairbanks GHOSTS, I'M
der Section II Of the act Of March
3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1895; 1899; 48
U. S. G. Sec. $3.50 and the act Of
May Is, 1926 "a Stat. 629; 48
U. S. G. Sec. $3.50, to submit final
proof for the several use and ben
eft Of the occupants Of the Kotze-
bue Townsite, said townsite en-
bracing lands designated as us.
Survey No. 1868, A and B, con-
tanning 142.09 acres. Proof will be
submitted by the Trustee before
Notary Public at Anchorage and
by two of the following witnesses:
George Francis Percy Ipalook
Louis Rotman John L. Bullock
all Of Kotzebue, Alaska, before
the U. S. Postmaster at Kotzebue,
Alaska. If no protest is received
during the period of publication
or within thirty days thereafter,
final proof will be accepted.
Alfred p. Steger
Manager. Fairbanks
Land Office.
Publ. Jan. 20, Feb. 5, IL, 10, 1854.
The Nome nugget., 1954-02-19
Ike Resting Up,
Warming Up
At California Ranch

PALM SPRINGS, California, Up
President Eisenhower, warmly
welcomed to this desert vacation
resort, looked forward Thursday
to soaking up plenty Of sunshine
much Of it on the golf course.
The President and Mrs. Essen
hover arrived here Wednesday
night for five days Of rest after a
912-hour nonstop flight from
Washington.
The Eisenhowers, together with
the First Lady's mother, Mrs.
John Y Doud, were welcomed
officially by CALIFORNIA; Gov.
Goodwin j. Knight.
The First Family actually IS
staying here at the Smoke Tree
Ranch, home Of Paul H. Helms, a
bakery executive.
The Nome nugget., 1954-02-19
Astronomy Notes
BY OLAF HALVERSON

The planet Jupiter, which has
been so brilliant from early even
ing to late at night has had an
interesting movement in the sky.
All of the planets move from
west to east or counter clockWiSe
around the sun. However, be-
cause the earth is also in move
ment, the planets sometimes take
On an apparent movement Of east
TO west. This is called a retrograde
OF backward movement. 1t is not
a true movement but only appar-
ent Retrograde movement Of
planets occurs only when the
planets are nearest the earth.
I- c-a ha illu7tatad by two cars
7v'ng -r t7e 54ma direction on
parallel roads. Because on1 car
travels faster than The other, the
slower car has the apparent
of going backward Oh
retrograding when viewed against
The background Of the horizon.
Such has been the apparent
Of Jupiter for the past
two months. Now it will proceed
forward or eastward again.