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Evening star., 1954-05-20
Costello S Coalition
Topples De Valera
From Irish Power
Nearly Complete Count
Shows Fiunnu Fail
Has Lost Control
By the Associoted Press

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 90
John A. Costello's coalition to-
day tumbled Prime Minister
Eamon de Valera from power
by winning control of the Irish
Dali (parliament).
Nearly complete tabulations of
Tuesdays election results showed
Mr.. De Valera's Fianna Fail
(Men of Destiny Party had lost
any mathematical chance of
gaining a majority in the 147-
seat Dali.
The latest standings showed
Mr.. De Valera's party had won
81 seats to IA for the coalition.
Four seats went to Independents.
OF the other eight seats, five re-
mained to be counted and poll
ing for three was put off until
May 26, because of the death
of candidates.
Housewives Revolt Blamed.
Fianna Fail polled about 10
per cent fewer votes than it did
in the last general election three
years ago. Observers attributed
this decline to a housewives
revolt against rising prices.
The coalition parties split
their seats as follows.
Fine Gael Omitted Ireland)-49
Labor-17.
Clam Ma Talmhan (farm-
erS)-5.
Clam Ma Poblachta (repub-
licanS)-3.
The Independents are divided
between Mr.. De Valera and Mr.
Costello.
Leaders Never COncede.
Irish political leaders never
concede an election till the last
ballot is counted. 1t was evident
from the gloom at Fianna Fail
headquarters, however, the deci-
sion had been reached and that
Mr.. De Valera, now II and
nearly blind, was out.
Both Prime Minister De Va
lera and Mr.. Costello were re-
elected to the Dali, but the vote
for the gaunt Premier was only
1859. This was LII under
his 1851 total.
The Prime Minister'S son, Maj.
Vivian De Valera, held his seat
in the Dublin North Central con-
stituency. But his popular vote
was 1857 less than three years
ago.
The campaign was waged
solely on domestic issues. Mr..
Costello charged Prime Minister
De Valera had not pursued a
sufficiently vigorous domestic
policy to improve Ireland's eco
nomic lot.
Handicapped by Bad Vision.
In dealing with these problems
the New York-born Premier has
been handicapped by severely
impaired eyesight. His vision has
given him trouble for years and
he is now almost totally blind.
Mr.. De Valera's opponents
never questioned his service to
Ireland. but they felt Fianna
Fail had been in power too long
and had lost some of it's sense
of purpose and direction.
Mr.. Costello, although lacking
Prime Minister De Valera's dra-
matte appeal. is highly regarded
as an able lawyer and a Shrewc
statesman. He first gained pub.
lie note when he became attorney
general in 1926. Six years later
he was elected to the Dali. He
is 81 years old.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Bulletin
Thomson, Burke Get 33s

BALTIMORE Especially -
Peter Thomson of Australia
and Jackie Burke defied a cold
rain to shoot S-under-par 33S
on the front nine at Mount
Pleasant today in the $4,000
Eastern Open golf champion
ship. The low 1S-hOle score
was a IS by Eddie JOsephs Of
California. Fred Bolton of
Washington had q 79.
Earlier Story on Page C-l.)
Evening star., 1954-05-20


his strategy until the last min
ute. Meanwhile, he has pro-
voked a lively guessing game.
Some observers believe he may
walk out and pointed to a state
ment yesterday by the Senator
that he believes it impossible
to make a full investigation
without knowing the full facts" I"
Others cited his remark to
newSmen that he wouldn't like
to leave it (the inveStigation)
hanging in midair" as an indi-
cation that he expects to stay
in the fight to the finish.
Mundt Doubts Boycott.
Acting Chairman Mundt, after
a morning meeting with Sen
ator Mccarthy, voiced a belief
that the Senator would not boy
colt the hearing. He made it
clear, however, that he had not
discussed the matter with Sen
ator Mccarthy.
Asked by a reporter whether
he expected Senator Mccarthy
to be on hand Monday, Senator
Mundt said:
If I were going to guess, I'd
guess yes"
Earlier, Senator Potter, Repub-
lican, of Michigan said he saw
no way Senator Mccarthy could
be forced to testify if he decided
to quit the hearings.
Senator Potter and several
other members of the Investiga-
tions subcommittee have said
they felt major obstacle to con-
tinuance of the hearings had
been removed by a statement
from Army Secretary Stevens
yesterday taking full RESPONSE
bility for Army charges against
Senator Mccarthy.
But Senator Mccarthy con-
tends that his side faces a
stacked deck" situation because
of President Eisenhower ban on
testimony from Government of
f1cialS about confidential talks
within the Administration on the
Army Mccarthy controversy.
And this has bolstered specula-
ton that he might decline to
testify personally and call for
what he characterized as a di-
rected verdict in his favor.
Meeting Set Today.
Senator Mccarthy told news
men he is "at a loss on just
what to do"
The subcommittee scheduled
a closed-door meeting this
afternoon. Senator Mccarthy
said he will attend ii he's in
vited. He normally heads the
group, but has stepped off for
the duration of this inquiry.
If he attends the meeting,
Senator Mccarthy said. he does
not plan to ask then for a "di-
rected verdict"
Without processing to know
what Senator Mccarthy intends
to do. Senator Potter said any
such request would pose q $64
question for the committee"
IF the Mccarthy side says it
has disproved the Army's case
and proved it's own charges
(See HEARING, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-05-20

to study the Federal retirement
system, reported that its pro-
posals would greatly liberalize
benefits for the widows and
children of employees who die,
as well as increase annuity bene-
fits to retired employees by an
average of 8 per cent.
Headed by H. Eliot Kaplan,
New York attorney and civil
service expert, the committee
consists of Treasury Secretary
Humphrey, Defense Secretary
Wilson, Civil Service Commits
sion Chairman Philip Young,
Budget Director Rowland R.
Hughes and William McC. Mar
tin, jr., chairman of the Board
OF Governors of the Federal Re-
serve Systems.
Follows Insurance PROPOSAL.
Since the committee is COM
posed OF top administration of
flclalS, its report to Congress is
regarded as rejecting the ad-
mlniStration's official viewpoint.
The Kaplan groups proposal
is the second major legislative
proposals for extending Federal
employe benefits to be submitted
to Congress within the past "a
hours. Yesterday, Presiden t
Eisenhower asked Congress to
provide life insurance benefits
for Federal employees.
In submitting the retirement
survivors benefits proposal to
Congress today. Mr.. Kaplain said
the increased benefits would not
increase employe contributions.
Would Reduce Some.
In fact, Mr.. Kaplan said, the
present 6 per cent contribution
Of employees would be reduced to
512 per cent for employees earn
ing less than $4,000 a year. EN-
ployeS earning over $4,000 would
contribute 2 per cent of the first
$4,000 of their salaries to social
security and per cent of their
salaries above $4,000. This would
mean, for most of these en-
ployes, a contribution between
512 and 6 per cent of their sal
aries.
The committees proposal also
would bring the Governments S
100000 indefinite employees, now
covered only by social security;
under the civil service retire
ment system as well, once they
have completed three years of
Federal service. The plan for
co-ordinated benefits covers all
Federal and District Govern
ment employees now under the
civil service system.
What 1t Would Do.
The committee declared its
proposals would do the follow
ing:
1. Increase annuity benefits
when Federal employees reach 65.
This increase would average
about 8 per cent.
The plan would not affect the
amount of annuities given civil
service employees now when they
retire under the civil service re-
tirement system. Nor would it
lower the retirement age. How
ever, when an employe reached
IS, he or she would be given an
CONTINUED on Page Az, Col. 5.)
Evening star., 1954-05-20
By Martin S. Hayden
North American NewspopeT Alliance.

BATON ROUGE, La, May 20
On Lafayette street in front
of the Heidelberg Hotel here it
sounded as if the State Legis-
lators were getting ready to
swab the guns for a new firing
at another Fort Sumter.
But a mile away in the sky
scraper State Capitol Huey Long
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Lady Astor Reaches IS,
Calls Self an Aging 81
BY The Asseeiaied Press

PLYMOUTH, England, May 20
Virginia born Lady Astor, first
woman to be seated in Britain's
Parliament, was rs yesterday but
described herself as "a rather
aging 3d."
She told a reporter she stopped
having birthdays when she
reached her 32d.
"Older people must not lock
back" Lady Nancy said. They
must take life day by day. I am
just as keen as I ever was about
the things that matter.
Evening star., 1954-05-20

"a, of the 700 block of McNeill
road, Silver Spring, offered no
resistance. He was found wan
dering on pier on the Baltimore
waterfront.
An extensive manhunt had
been under way since last night
after he held a farm family cap
tive for six hours, terrorizing
them and slaShing the mother
and one small child. The mother
identified Pjerrou as their at
tacker from a picture, county
police said.
Montgomery County police
spotted the man in a stolen truck
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Syriun Publisher jailed

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 20 (A1.
"A Damascus court sentenced
newspaper publisher Mounir
Rayvess to 80 days in Jail today
for writing an article attacking
the dominant Populist Party.
The sentence was handed down
under Syria's new press law. The
newspaper, Barada. was >sus-
pended for one month.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Angry FiIipinos Try
To Abolish Their Senate
By the Assoeioted Press

By The AssocIoted Press
MANILA, May 20. Angry
congressman sought a constitu-
tional amendment last night to
abolish the Senate. but Speaker
Jose B. Laurel, jr., persuaded
them to table their resolution.
The irate Representatives
charged that the Senate had
blocked passage of several vital
House SbillS.
"Interlegislative conflicts" the
resolution said, have resulted
in the mutilation of legislative
measures and in horse trading" ]"
Evening star., 1954-05-20
America Great Place
To East Berlin Girls

TRANSFoRMATION-Whot hop.
pens when two young sisters suddenly
switch from Communist -dominoted
home for o new start in o new. free
lond? The onswer is reported in the
story Of the Grimes sisters on poss
ABB.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
McCarthy's Strategy
Is Main Question in
Hearing Resumption
Stacked Deck Remark
BoIsters Speculation He
Moy Refuse to Testify

The big question on Capitol
Hill today was what Senator
Mccarthy will do now that the
investigation into his row with
Army officials definitely will re-
sumo as scheduled next Monday.
The Wisconsin Republican
probably will not make known
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Armed Maniac
Seized on Pier
In Baltimore
Walter Reed Fugitive
Caught After Flight
Filled With Violence

The escaped mental patient
who has kept Montgomery Coun-
ty in an uproar since yesterday
was seized in Baltimore at 1856
pm. today with a knife and three
cans of sardines in his pockets.
Baltimore police said the fugi-
tive, Army Pvt. Fred c. Pjerrou,
Evening star., 1954-05-20

This is the first Of Mortin S, Hoyden's
dispatches in a survey Of the Deep
South on reaction in vorious Stotes
to the Supreme Court.s ruling osoinst
segregation in schools.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
By Crosby S. Noyes
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stor

GENEVA. May 20.-It's hard
to say who is the more frus-
trated: Those who know the
truth about what's going on here
or those who don't know.
Officially, only a handful of
people are supposed to have the
Evening star., 1954-05-20

ITO Wounded Flown Out, Nurse Ex-
peeted to- Stoy to Lost. Pose "A
President to Confer on Asio With New
Zeolond Officiol. Poee AS
DipIomots at Geneva ToIk Privately
About Fote Of Conference. Poee Ala
Evening star., 1954-05-20

man of the Senate District Com
mlttee and sponsor of the pro-
posed amendment.
Assorted Groups Appear.
This cry against taxation
without representation brought
into play widely assorted groups.
There were spokeSmen for or
ganizations that long have been
fighting for national representa-
ton. They were supported by
the more recently formed WASH
ington Home Rule Committee,
welded first to plans for an
elected city government pro-
gram, but now also actively
supporting the representation
plan.
There was also a prepared
statement by Samuel Spencer.
chairman of the Board of Dis
trict Commissioners, declaring
that the people of the District
should be given rights compar-
able to those in the States
His statement noted that, ac-
cording to the 1850 census. the
District had population greater
than that of 13 States, all Of
which have two Senators and
+ one or two members of the
House.
Camalier Appears.
Commissioner Spencer. unable
to attend the hearing, was re-
presented by his fellow commits
sioner, Renah Camalier, who
stressed that the Board of Com
missioners were solidly for the
move to give the District votes
in Presidential elections and
elected representatives in Con-
greSS.
Mr.. Camalier contended, how
ever, that the Case resolution
should be broadened in two re-
spects. one to enable Congress to
give the District elected spokes-
men in the Senate as we'll as the
House. The other would be to
authorize the Districts members
of Congress to have the same
powers and privileges as any
other members.
1--WE do not want half q
cake" he said.
The District is not a state and
that is recognized. Mr.. Camalier
said, but he argued this fact
did not mean that the District
should not have representation
in its lawmaking body on the
same basis as that for other
citizens of the country.
Senate Consideration Urged.
B. M. McKelway, editor of The
Star, who has served for years
with the national representation
citizens groups, urged the COM
mittee to send the measure to
the Senate SO the issue at last
could be considered there. In all
the years of debate, he brought
out. I'VE have never received a
hearing in the Senate itself"
The story of WaShington'S
rather accidental disfranchise-
ment, he brought out. has been
recounted, but he summed up
the established facts by saying:
I'VE have, here in Washington,
a glaring contradiction of the
fundamental principles which
underlie our whole theory of gov
ernment.
"We are taxed without repre-
sentation.
I'VE are held to the obliga-
tions of citizenship, including the
duty to bear arms in defense Of
the country's interests. But here
in this Capital a great American
tradition is disowned and repu-
(Coa REpP ECENTA ATTnN ALAN
Evening star., 1954-05-20
U.S.R Retirement
Link 10 Social
Security Asked
KupIon Group Offers
Benefits Plan for
Federal Employees
By Joseph Young

The congressional appointed
Kaplan Committee today rec
commended to Congress that the
civil service retirement system
be co-ordinated with social Sc
curity to give Federal employees
liberalized retirement and family
survivorShip benefits.
The committee, created by
Congress nearly two years ago
Evening star., 1954-05-20

Transcript Of Presidents Comments on
McCorthy Hearings. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Capitol Asked.
To Speed D. {.
presentation
Civic Leaders, Case
Tell Senate Hearing
Of Tox Plight
BULLETIN

Closing a one-man hearing
on a proposed constitutional
amendment to give. national
representation to the District,
Chairman LANCER of the Sem
ate Judiciary Committee said
he would ask the full commit
tee Monday to approve tie
measure with an amendment
to provide two Senators and
full home rule for the Dis
trict as we'll as representation
in the House.
Evening star., 1954-05-20

Knife -Wielder Forced Her to Tie Her
Children, Mrs. Thomos Soys. Poge AZ
Evening star., 1954-05-20

Summary Of Co. Ordinoted Benefits Pro-
posed by KopIon Committee. Poee Al
Evening star., 1954-05-20

Text Of Senotor Cose's PIeo for Repre-
sentotion for the District. Pose AIS
Evening star., 1954-05-20

A group of civic leaders asked
Congress today to approve a pro-
posed Constitutional amendment
which would let Washington citi-
zens vote in presidential elections
and have voting representation
in Congress.
They were joined in testimony
before a Senate Judiciary sub
Evening star., 1954-05-20

(See REPRESENTATION A-14)
Evening star., 1954-05-20

(See GUATEMALA, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-05-20

committee by Senator Case, Re-
publican of South Dakota, chair
man of the Senate District Com
mittee and sponsor of the pro-
posed amendment.
Evening star., 1954-05-20

(See MOVES, Page A-4.0
Evening star., 1954-05-20

Continued on Page Az, Col. S.
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Evening star., 1954-12-13
0'Boy|e Asks Boycott
Of Immoral Films

A Catholic prelate called on
Catholics and others to stay
away from immoral moving
pictures" during q dedication
talk yesterday.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
OBoyle, Archbishop Of Wash
ington, declared "all Catholics
wishing to give a good example
will stay away, and encourage
others to stay away from i'm
moral movies made by producers
who fly In the face Of the motion
picture code because money is
their god. The only language
these producers understand is
one that hurts their pocket
books
The Archbishop spoke at q
mass Of Thanksgiving marking
the dedication of the new $780,
600 auditorium. school and con-
vent of st. Camillus Catholic
Church. 8701 Carroll avenue,
Silver Spring. Md. He also was
celebrant of the mass.
More than TOO parishioners
Evening star., 1954-12-13
Negroes Are on Threshold
OF New Era, wilkins SAYS
BY the Associosed Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 13.-J. Err
nest Wilkins. colored Assistant,
Secretary Of Labor, told a Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People
meeting here yesterday that Me-
groes are on the threshold of
. new era" In their role in
America.
Negroes. he said. can Con-
tribute greatly to the welfare
and security Of our country by
helping our leaders understand
the way our policies and our in
tentions appear to the people
who have been unaccustomed to
racial discrimination"
Evening star., 1954-12-13
Soviet Reports Work
On Bio Atomic Plants
By me Asscciosed Press

LONDON. Dec. 13.-Moscow
radio said today that Soviet en-
gineers are working on designs
Of atomic powered electric sta
tions Of 50 to 100 thousand kilo-
watts capacity"
The Soviet Union announced
recently its first atomic power
plant. q small one. had gone into
operation. The United States
broke ground in September at
Shippingport. Pa, for its first
full scale nuclear power plant.
designed to produce so. 900 kilo-
watts upon completion IN 3la
or 4 years.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
Shigemiisu May Visit
U. 5. 10 Explain New
japanese Policy
sy she Assoeiaisd Pres.

TOKYO. Dec. 13. - Japan's
new Foreign Minister. Mamoru
Shigemitsu, may go to Washing
ton to explain his governments
new plan for. closer relations
with China and Russia. the Eng
lish language Japan News re-
ported today.
The paper said Mr.. Shigem-
itsu plans to confer with United
States Ambassador John Allison
this. week and wants to prevent
MISUNDERSTANDING" with Wash
ington over the course mapped
out by the new government of
Prime Minister Hatoyama.
Mr.. Shigemitsu said in a for
eign policy statement Saturday
that Japan would seek more
trade with China and Russia but
not at the expense Of continued
cooperation with the Western
world.
Shakeup Predicted.
A sweeping shakeup Of dip;o-
matte posts abroad and key for
eign Office jobs was predicted to-
day by sources close to the ALL
Conservative Hatoyama cabinet.
These sources said Mr.. Shige-
mitSu wanted to rid the foreign
Office "of influence left behind
by former Prime Minister Shig-
cru Yoshida,' But they added
that Mr.. Shigemitsu's motive was
political party security rather
than any change in foreign
policy.
There were unconfirmed ru-
mors that Sadao Iguchi, ambas-
sador to the United States, would
be recalled. Kyodo News Service
said the post most likely would
go to Toshlkazu Kase. He is a
political analyst writer and radio
commentator described as
friendly to western nations. A
former career diplomat, he held
posts both in Washington and
London before World War II.
Mr.. Hatoyama's new policy of
banning government officials
from playing golf with private
businessmen is working, the
Asahi Evening News said today.
There were no high class gov
ernment cars at the popular
Ka wana and Sengokuhara
courses yesterday, and the num-
Der Of golfers dropped 20 to 80
per cent, the paper said.
The newspaper Mainichi also
reported no government cars
were seen at high class geisha
restaurants in the Tokyo area.
In the past, it has been
charged the golf games were
used as a means of obtaining
favors for businessmen. Mr..
Hatoyama slapped on the ban.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
Worlds S Oldest Envoy
Retiring to Jupon

9- s4 n s
TAIPEH. Formosa, Dec. is.--
Kenkichi Yoshizawa. Japan's Sl-
year-old Ambassador to Nation
alist China and reported the
worlds oldest envoy, is going
home December 10 to retire.
Mr.. Yoshizawa came here
November |. 1852. after the
signing Of a peace treaty between
the two countries. He said he
intends to devote the rest of his
life to promoting closer relations
between Japan and Nationalist
China and TO exposing the true
nature of communism to the
japanese people"