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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
Chinese Reds Called
Truce VioIators in
Holding U. 5. Flyers
Pentueon Says Failure
To Free IS Is Breach
Of International Low
By John A. Giles

The Defense Department
charged today the Chinese
Communists are holding Is Air
Force men as political prisoners"
in violation of international law
and the Korean armistice agree
ment.
The Is are flyers whom the
Communists allege few over
neutral territory during the
Korean war and were shot down
or forced to land on Commu-
mist soil across the Yalu River.
Among them are Col. John K.
Arnold, ir., husband of Mrs. May
L. Arnold, 300 Sundale drive,
Silver Spring, Md, and Airman
&c John w. Thompson III,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Thompson, jr., of Orange, Va.
Evasion of Armistice.
"In addition to the buildup of
military strength in North Ko-
rea, a direct violation of the
agreement, the Communists
have also adopted the subter-
fuge of classifying prisoners Of
war as political prisoners, thus
attempting to evade the pro-
visions of the armistice agree
ment, which provided that all
prisoners of war desiring repatri-
alton would be directly repatri-
ated to their own side," the de-
partment asserted,
1.-THE alleged political prison.
ers' were not given an oppor-
tunity to be repatriated."
It said the Imprisonment of the
5,servicemen as alleged political
prisoners was admitted by the
Chinese Reds at Geneva.
Their existence has been veri-
fed by repatriated prisoners Of
war who report that they were
told by their Communist captors
that the servicemen would be
held for use as one of the BAR
gaining points to secure Red
Chinese admission to the United
Nations" the announcement said.
Seek Fate Of SIG.
At the same time, the depart
ment renewed it's request that
the Communists account for 526
United States personnel whom
it said 1t has reason to believe
are or were at some time in Red
custody. This was the same de-
mand which the United Nations
Command at Panmunjom sub
mitted to the Reds on Tuesday.
The department also recalled
that it previously had asked that
the Communists account for
944 American servicemen Of
whom it had reason to believe
the Reds had information.
1.-THE Communists have rem
dered an accounting Of only 10
on this list" the department
said.
1t added that the u. N. Com
mand grave registration units,
with the aid of other sources Of
information, had now deter
mined that 418 on the original
list of 944 are missing and deter
mined dead, and that their next
of kin had been so notified.
Thus, from the original list
Of 944 servicemen, there remain
256 either in Communist hands
or concerning whose fate the
Communist have knowledge,
It said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19

matically in November under the
law which requires generals who
have been in the permanent
grade of brigadier general for
5 years and have 80 years service
to retire. He had been commits
stoned as second lieutenant Au-
gust 9, 1917.
The Army said o retirement
review parade in honor of Gen.
Lawton is planned at Fort Mon
mouth August %.
Gen. Lawton has been a patient
at Walter Reed Army Hospital
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
By J. A. O'Leory

Speaker Martin said today the
SD Congress probably will adj
journ tomorrow, as both houses
made progress on two of the
three remaining must" bills.
The House was on the verge
Of approving the $2.7 billion
foreign aid money bill, and the
Senate was close to ratifying the
compromise bill to put new curbs
on the Communist Party.
This left as the only big issue
unsettled the social security old
age pension bill. The conferees
on that bill are at odds over
whether to include farm opera
tors and members of professions.
They did not meet this morning,
but House leaders predicted they
would meet later in the day.
Johnson Sees Pay Bin OK.
Friends of the Government
pay increase bill, meanwhile,
chung to hope that it may pass
in the closing hours. Senate
Democratic Leader Lyndon John
SON predicted fatty the Senate
will pass a pay bill. Speaker
Martin said he did not know
whether the House would take
up a Senate pay bill.
Republican leaders, realizing
that this is the end of the SD
Congress and that bills not COM
pleted die, are trying to rush
through dozens of minor meas
ures that mean much to certain
States or areas. :.
However. once the three big
bills are on their way to the
White House the leaders will not
be able to hold quorums in either
branch for action on these re-
gional problems.
Aid Cut Is Substantial.
The agreement reached late
Yesterday by conferees on for
eign aid represents a substantial
cut in the Eisenhower budget.
The President asked for $3,43S,-
549,805 in new money. He is
getting only $2,781,499,816.
But, in making the cut, the
conferees had in mind the fact
that the bill also continues an
available $2,462. 095, 979 of UNI
obligated balances from old APP
preparations. This means that
(See CONGRESS, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
AIcide de Casper Dies at 73;
Eight 7 inc Premier of Italy
Led His Country Out
Of Postwar Chuos;;
Bitter Foe of Reds
BY the Associated Press

SELLA VAL SUGANA, Italy,
Aug. 19.-Alcide de Gasperi. the
lean old statesman who led Italy
out Of postwar chaos and onto
the path OF democracy, died to-
day Of q heart attack.
Death came to the eight-time
Premier as he rested here in his
North Italy mountain retreat,
far from Rome and the political
wars in which he had battled
without respite for nearly a
decade.
His passing robbed the cause
Of European union of one of its
staunchest supporters. Italy's
struggle against communism
lost one Of its hardest fighters.
Although it was known the
73-year-old leaders health was
failing, there had been no pub
lie hint he was seriously ILL.
Only after his death was it re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
U. 5. viii Seek New
Perjury Indictment
Against baltimore
Rover Says Evidence
Will Beer on Promotion
Of Communist Interests
By Howard [. Dutkin

The Government will seek a
new perjury indictment against
Owen baltimore. United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover an
nounced today.
Evidence to be presented to a
Federal grand jury here begin
ming September 13 will bear on
the promotion of communism
and Communist interests" Mr..
Rover said.
Won't Press 2 Counts.
The prosecutor stated that
the Supreme Court will not be
asked to reinstate two counts of
an original seven-count indict-
ment charging Mr.. baltimore
with perjury.
These two counts, originally
stricken by Federal Judge Luz
ther w. Youngdahl, charged Mr.
baltimore with lying when he
told a Senate Internal Security
subcommittee that he was never
a sympathizer or any other kind
.of promoter of communism, and
when he denied he had made
pre-arrangements with the Com
munist Party before visiting Ye-
nan, China.
Two Others Reinstated.
Mr.. baltimore formerly was q
consultant on Far Eastern af-
fairs for the State Department
and is currently on leave from q
teaching position at Johns Hop
kins University. At one time he
edited the magazine Pacific AT
fairs. an organ of the Institute
of Pacific Relations, a research
organization.
Dismissal of the two counts
by Judge Youngdahl was upheld
by the U. S. Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia
Two other counts, which also
(Cna ATvrTNEODE nooa 9N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
Star Won't Ad Sells
TV Set First Day

The prospect Of going overseas
was exciting to Mrs. J. H.. but It
meant selling her 2l-inch console
Tv set. A small wont I'D in Stor
Classified brought immediate results.
She sold the set the first doy her I'd
appeared. In oil. she received 10
calls!
II you have something to buy. trode
or sell. tell it to the long established
audience Of Stor readers.
The Stor publishes more classified
DDS thon the other Washington news
popers combined beeouse it produces
the best results.
Its easy to Place on I'D in Stcr
Classified. Just phone Sterling 5000
ond osk for On ad-toker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
Brussels Conference
Is Warned France
May Swing Left
Mendes-Frunce Argues
For His Proposals
To Revomp EDO
BY the Associated Press

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 10.
French Premier Pierre Mendes-
France said today that if his
proposals for changing the
European army treaty are re-
jected France might swing in
another European army treaty
in another crisis to a leftist
government similar to the pre-
war popular 'front.'"
The popular front was a
coalition of Socialists and Rad
ical Socialists headed by Social
list Leon Blum. It's policy was
social reform rather than Marx
ism. But the period was marked
by widespread strikes and other
disorders.
No Chance Seen.
Mr.. Mendes-France made his
statement to a six-nation meet
ing of foreign ministers con-
vened to discuss changes in the
European Defense Community
pact. His remarks were relayed
to newsmen by a German source.
BY the account of this infor-
mant::
The French Premier said the
present treaty has no chance of
being accepted by the French
Parliament, due to start debat-
ing it August %. He said he
(See EDO, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
Gen. Summera|I Reported
To Be Leukemia Victim
By the Associated Press

Gen. Charles P. Summerall,
former Army Chief of Staff, is a
patient in Walter Reed Army
Medical Center here for an all
ment reported at his home in
Aiken, S. c.. to be leukemia.
The hospital here gave out no
diagnosis. reporting only that the
86-year-old retired general had
been patient since August II
for physical evaluation. His
condition was described as
fairly good"
Gen. Summerall had been in
i'll health for several months and
the diagnosis was made when he
underwent an examination at the
Camp Gordon hospital near
Aiken.
For 20 years after his etire-
ment from the Army the general
was president of The Citadel,
Charleston, S. C. He was sue
ceeded last year by Gen. Mark
Clark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
Donohue Considered
As Public Member Of
Capital Transit Board
Former Commissioner
Would Be Excellent
Choice, Poyne Says
Rv Iohn w cfann
BY John W. Stepp

F. Joseph Donohue, former
president of the Board of Dis
trict Commissioners, is being
considered as one of three pub
lie" members to be named to
the Capital Transit Co. directors
board, it was learned today!
While neither transit nor Dis
trict officials would verify the
report. it is known that Mr..
Donohue has already sounded
out Chairman Payne Of the Sen
ate transit investigating subcom-
mittee on the subject.
The Maine Republican said he
understood from Mr.. Donohue
that he has been discussed as q
prospective board member. Sen
ator Payne said, moreover, that
he would regard the former
commissioner as an excellent
choice" because of his knowl-
edge of local problems and his
good temperament" for such a
job.
For his part. Mr.. Donohue de-
clared reports of his being ap-
preached are "all Greek to me. ="
Was Vigorous Commissioner.
Mr.. Donohue. a Democratic
appointee of President Truman,
served for two years before re-
signing with the advent of the
Republican national administra-
ton last year. He was commits
sioner in charge of health and
welfare matters for a year, and
then was elected president of
the board on the retirement of
Commissioner John Russell
Young.
He was regarded as one of the
most popular and active COM
missioners to hold Office in re-
cent years. He was instrumental
in pushing through such major
projects as the District govern
ment reorganization program
and the public works improve
ment program.
An attorney with a f1ourishing
practice, Mr.. Donohue has also
handled important cases as a
special prosecutor for the De-
partment of Justice, including
the conviction of West Coast
labor leader Harry Bridges.
Capital Transit spokesman re-
fused to comment on the pos
sibility Of naming Mr.. Donohue
to the 15-member board of di-
rectors. An official acknowl-
edged, however, that a "long
list" OF prominent citizens is
being studied to select three
prospective board members.
Leahy Rejects Offer.
William e. Leahy, the only
other Washingtonian known to
nave been approached as a Dos
sible member of the board.
turned down the offer. The
veteran attorney said he has
too many other commitments.
The election Of public members
to the transit board was one of
several agreements reached be-
tween the company and the Dis
trict Public Utilities Commits
sion earlier this month.
The public members of the
transit board would, like all
members. be elected by the
stockholders, among whom the
Louis E. Wolfson group has the
controlling voice. Strictly speak
ing. the elections would be en-
tirely a company affair, but the
company is expected to choose
members who will have the in
formal approval Of District Of
f1cials and Congress.
Members are paid 500 for
attending each board meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
NYU BIust Injuries One

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 GA
chemical explosion in the chemi-
cal engineering building of New
York University today injured
one person. police reported. They
said the accident was not seri-
Gus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
Compromise Red Ban Passage
Assured by Bipartisan Backing;
Adjournment Likely Tomorrow
Social Security
And Foreign Aid
Only Issues Left
BULLETIN

The House adopted the bulk
of the conference report on the
$2.7 billion foreign aid bill this
afternoon, 1873 to n. Separate
action was still required on
several amendments in dis
agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19

Democrats BIost 6. o. P. "crusode" at
Illinois Fair Rolly. Pose A-3
his arrival at 1870 am. (EDT)
was Joseph T.. Meeks, Republi-
can candidate campaigning with
the Presidents blessing for the
seat of Democratic Senator Paul
Douglas.
Senator Douglas, fighting for
reelection, was one of a trio of
speakers blasting the Eisenhower
administration during Demo-
cratic Day" at the State Fair
yesterday.
Senate Race Important.
The Presidents Republican
Day" speech this afternoon
with Mr.. Meeks and other Illi-
nois G. 0. P. leaders beside him
was expected to set the key
note for his active participation
in the Republican campaign to
retain control of Congress in the
November elections.
The Meeks-Douglas race is es-
pecially important because the
Senate is evenly divided between
Republicans and Democrats now
and the gain or loss of one seat
could determine which party or
ganizes the Senate next January.
Mr.. Meeks, whose pledge of
loyalty and support won him
Presidential Endorsement despite
Democratic charges that he has
indicted" much of the Eisen-
hover program, predicted the
Presidents presence here today
win assure the success" of the
entire Illinois Republican ticket
this fall.
Greeted at Airport.
Gov. William G. Stratton and
other State officials greeted the
President at the airport and
drove with him Immediately to
the tomb of Abraham Lincoln,
where he laid wreath in tribute
to the Civil War president.
Then. before going to the fair
grounds, Gen. Eisenhower went
to Gov. STATIONS mansion for
lunch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
Escape From Poland
In Freighter's Hold

ACCOUNTING HUNGER - Antoni
klimowiez spent days deep in the
freishter's hold suffering hunger and
thirst as he escaped from Red PoIond.
See the second Of o series by Mr..
klimowiez on pose ABA.
ANOTHER HARRISON m SENATE
Should Representative Harrison,
nominated BY Wyoming Republicans
to run for the Senote. be elected he
will be the third in his family to
serve there. Pose b..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19

worked for the Office of Stra-
tegic Services during World War
II.
Saturday she received a letter
threatening her unless she
planted a bundle containing
(See HALLE, Page A-659
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
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Eisenhower Opens
6. 0. P. Appeal With
I ak al Illinois Fair
Republican Day Speech
Seen as Kickoff for
Drive to Hold Congress
SN 'V'uS'
Star Stuff Correspondept

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. 49,
President Eisenhower stepped
into the middle of a hot political
battle that could determine con-
troll Of the Senate next year
when he flew here today to adj
dress a Republican Day" crowd
at the Illinois State Fair.
Among those lunching with
Gen. Eisenhower an hour after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19

ALCIDE UE UIAOI LANHs
vealed that he suffered a heart
attack a week ago. His condi-
ton was not considered serious
until Tuesday.
He suffered another attack at
Continued on Page A-28, Col ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19

Democrats Blost 6. o. P. "crusode" at
Illinois Fair RolIy. Pose A-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19

(see HALLE, Page A-s9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19

See the Federol Spotlight for an Ex-
plonotion Of How U. S. Employee
Insurance Works. Pose AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
Johnson Says
Senate Will OK
So Pay Raise
House Vote in Doubt:
Unions Worn G. O. P.
On Failure to Act
By Joseph Young

Senate Minority Leader john
son today predicted the Senate
would approve a 5 per cent pay
raise bill for classified and postal
workers before adjournment.
The Texas Democrat also said
the increase would be approved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19

without the accompanying postal
rate increase that the admins
tration is demanding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19

(see BALTIMORE, Page A-3.)
Arizona sun., 1954-10-22
BY LAUREN WHITE

NEW YORK.. (GlobaD = The
most damnable and inexcusable ac-
tivity that can be engaged in is the
pollution of the minds of the young.
Anyone who engages in such activ-
ity should be baniShed from civil
lized society. However, when par
ents polute and poison the minds of
their own children, it is hard to tell
what should be done with them.
Consider the parents of the chill
dren of Washington, DC, Balti-
more, Md, and Milford, Delaware
who are encouraging their children
to disobey the Supreme law of the
land. The wise men on the Supreme
Court decided that segregated
school system is not good for the
majority of Americans. They know
that millions of colored people
throughout the world are question
Liz OQI way VI 11lC. lIlCy ClSO hllOW
that we might desperately need
those colored people before long.
So, in order to preserve our way Of
life and in order to keep our de-
mocracy from appearing such a
farce, the Supreme Court is saying,
Let us practice democracy and
further, Let us begin with an in
tegrated school system where no
child will be denied admission on
account of race"
Now, there are many parents
who do not know what is happen
ing in the world. They know they
have followed a certain pattern
which seemed practical whether it
was fair or not. Unprepared and
not conditioned for the inevitable
changes that life brings, they are
trying to keep their children un-
prepared. Worse than that, they
Arizona sun., 1954-10-22
This Is Your Life!
Continued from Page -
workers in that group.

workers in that group.
Mcfarland, dozens of measures,
touching on every phase of Arizona
and national affairs, from agricul-
ture to veterans welfare, bear your
name as sponsor. You were not
only a champion of your bills but
every measure in the public inter-
est, particularly as they touched
Indian affairs, mining industry,
agriculture, irrigation and recla-
nation, veterans and social secur-
ity.
And again Mcfarland, your fight
for the Central Arizona Project,
in it's efforts to get water from the
Colorado River for Arizona, was in
strumental.
Because you not only like to
meet people but because you be-
lieve that is the way to win votes,
you are in the final days of a
whirlwind campaign for governor
that has taken you into every part
of the state.
In political campaign, you, the
former majority leader of the
United States Senate said your op-
ponent paints you as something of
a horned beast. By getting around
and meeting people and telling
them just what you stand for on
important state issues, you say,
they, (the people) discover you're
their kind of folk and believe in
the same things they do. So, you
like the old-fashioned campaigning
of getting around, meeting the
folk.
You have been going week after
week, covering two, three and
sometimes four towns in a day,
making talks at rallies, making TV
appearances and sitting before
mikes in radio stations all over the
state.
The day usually starts in the
early morning with you shaking
hands up and down the street un-
til the rest of your party is ready
to climb into a car or plane for
the next stop. At the end of the
day, countless times, you are speed
ing across the desert or flying over
dark valleys long after midnight.
Yes, This Is Your Life" Ernest
McF arland, Candidate for Governor
of Arizona.
Arizona sun., 1954-10-22
Engineering Aides,
School crossing
Guards, W Wanied

Bulletins have been posted by
the City of Phoenix civil service
board whit he information that
applications will be accepted for
engineering aides and school cross
ing guards.
Salary for the engineering aide
ranges from $3.50 to $288 per
month; for the school crossing
guard, $240 to $276. Working
hours, benefits, opportunities,
qualifications and other details may
be obtained upon procuring appli-
cation blanks from the personnel
department at the city hail. Appli-
cations will be accepted through
October %.
Arizona sun., 1954-10-22
GETTING ALONG

are trying to make criminals of
their offspring by telling them "Do
not be guided by the wisdom of
the sages on the Supreme Court.
Guide yourself by your prejudices,
and stupidities. 1t is perfectly all
right to deny colored Americans
decent school facilities. Though
they have contributed toward MAXI.
ing America a great nation, you are
right in trying to deny them the
good things America Offers"
The young are often confused.
And if they are encouraged to ig-
more Supreme Court ruling on
segregation. it might be hard to
get them to abide by laws against
homicide. The most damnable and
inexcusable activity that can be
engaged in is the pollution of the
minds of the young. Besides, it can
boomerang.