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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Belgian Firm Wants
Guns Army Refused,
y
Angry Inventor Says
8y the Associated Pres.

FRANKFURT. Germany, Mar.
"a United States Army ord
nance officer who says he re-
signed because the Army calmly
brushed aside" a light machine
gun and rifle he invented, says
a Belgian firm has offered to
manufacture the weapon.
Loren c. Cook of Vallejo,
Calf, is en- route home from
Germany on troop ship after
duty in Germany as a warrant
officer. He told his story to a
reporter before he left.
Mr.. Cook declined to name
the Belgian company he said
had offered him a fat contract"
for the guns, saying he wanted
to wait until he could close the
deal as a civilian.
He added, however, that both
guns are still available to the
Army-free for the asking"
In washington ordnance off,
GERS said Mr.. Cooks light sub
machinegun was found to be
good in tests but had not been
developed because the Army had
no need for such a weapon at
present
The officers added that the
legality of selling the weapon to
a Belgian firm would depend on
such factors as patent rights and
whether it had been developed
on Government time.
Mr.. Cook said his light sub
machinegun would shoot faster
farther and straighter than the
Army's standard Ms Grease
gum. its counterpart. And his
gun was SO simple. he claimed, it
could be mass produced for $40
each.
The rifle will do anything the
FIN will do and it is lighter and
cheaper to manufacture" he
said. The FIN is the Belgian rife
which is being pushed for adop-
ton as standard gun for At
lantic pact nations.
Mr.. Cook charged that the
Army had not given his guns a
fair trial. This. he said. is why
he had decided to quit and per-
feet them on his own without
Pentagon politics. He said he
planned to live in Vallejo and
manufacture a new line of fish
ing lines he has designed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08

action. The Civil Service Com
mission has urged agencies, in
cases where the employee does
not wish to remain in the posi-
ton or the agency does not wish
to retain him in the position, to
assign him to another position
for which he is qualified.
@. With whom does an in
cumbent Of a Schedule A, B, or
c position compete in a reduce
ton in force?
A. He completes with other
excepted employees in positions
at the same grade or level. He
has no right of reassignment in
a reduction in force to positions
in other grades or levels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

DiStrict-Partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow, low around 80.
Maryland - Some cloudiness
tonight and tomorrow with little
change in temperature, low 90
30.
Virginia-Some cloudinesS to-
night and tomorrow, low 1852 in
interior and 1924 near the coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Lawmakers Seek
Data on Strategy for
ANY New Red Threat
BY the Assoeioted Press

Leading members of Congress
have called on the President to
give legislators more information
on plans to meet any new COM
munist threat.
Their theory is that this might
save him future difficulties and
help Congress play a full part
in meeting the crisis.
Chairman Cole of the Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy
Committee and Senator Mans
field. Democrat, of Montana. a
member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. were
among legislators of both parties
who said in separate interviews
that Congress has not been
adequately informed on the adj
ministration's plans to meet such
emergencies.
Should Know in Advance.
Senator Mansfield said, "The
administration should keep re-
Sponsible congressional commit
tees informed of what it intends
to do we'll ahead of any emer-
gency"
otherwise, we will remain in
the dark until the crisis develops
and Congress is called upon to
back up the administration" he
said.
Mr.. Cole said the administra-
ton should keep congressional
leaders periodically informed on
the outlines of general strategy
and changes made in it.
MIR. Cole and Chairman Short
OF the House Armed Services
Committee said neither they nor
their committees have been con-
suited or briefed on current
strategy. including the new con-
cept of emphasizing atomic
weapons.
Senator Mansfield said the adj
ministration and Congress need
to iron out a number of basic
questions.
Explanation of Strategy.
AS a starter he has requested
Secretary of State Dulles and
Secretary of Defense Wilson to
give the Foreign Relations Com
mittee a full explanation of the
new look" strategy after Mr..
Dulles returns from Caracas.
Chairman Wiley said the two
probably will testify together be-
hind closed doors.
Senator Mansfield said he will
ask IN particular an explanation
OF the policy. sketched in Mr..
Dulles January Is speech at New
York, of relying on Massive re-
tallatory power .. by means
and at places of our choosing"
to thwart aggression.
Senator Mansfield said the
most important question Con-
greSs and the administration
need to settle is how much au-
thority the President has to
commit combat forces without
consulting Congress.
Congress itself remains
divided, even after the long de-
bates over Korea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Mormon Meetinq
Draws 100 Here

More than 100 persons filled
Lisner Auditorium yesterday at
the quarterly meeting of the
Washington Stake of the Church
OF Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints (Mormon).
The record turnout heard
George H. Bailey, a councillor
Of the Washington ward, speak
on the church's early history.
Other speakers included Lyle
S. Curtis, a councillor OF the
Silver Spring bishopric; j. Ridge
Hicks, bishop of the Chevy Chase
ward, and Frank Kimball, a
councillor Of the Washington
stake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Puerto Rico Hunting
4 Top Reds as Raids
Net 40 Subversives
BY the Associofed Press

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. Mar.
9.-Puerto Rican authorities
completed their roundup Of Ma
tionalist leaders today and
pressed a hunt for the "big four"
Of the islands Communist Party.
Forty Nationalist Party lead
ers and six Communists were
arrested in sweeping police raids
over the week end and jailed on
suspicion of subversion. Three
more Nationalist were arrested
today.
These included Mrs. Angelina
Torresola Platell, a sister of
GriSelio TorreSola, who was
killed in Washington when Ma
tionaliSt gunner tried to assaS-
Sinate President Truman in 1850.
Another sister, Doris Torresola,
was already in Jail. A party
secretary. she was among five
nabbed in a shooting fray Sat-
urday along with Pedro Albizu
Campos. 62-year-old chief Of
the party.
The fanatical, independence
seeking Nationalist group is
estimated to have only 500
followers within the island Com
monwealth. The roundup of
political troublemakers was
launched just five days after Ma
tionaliStS wounded five United
States Representatives with gum
fire in Washington March /. Au-
thorities said. however, the raids
were not connected with that
shooting.
The half dozen Communists
were captured without violence
in the second round of arrests
yesterday.
The four Communists being
sought are Juan Santos Rivera,
the party president. who re-
portedly had Moscow training:
Juan Saez Corales, a local labor
union organizer; Cesar Andrea
Iglesias. former party president:
and Pablo Garcia Rodriguez, a
Harvard-graduated lawyer.
In custody as Reds are Con-
Suelo Burgos de Saez, wife of
SaeZ Corales; Jane Speed An
dreu, 43, of Berkeley, Calf, An
dreau's wife; Mariana Arroyo
Zeppendfelt, Ramon Mirabal.
Christine Perez and Felix Ojeda.
Attorney General Jose Trias
said both the alleged Commu-
niSts and Nationalist. jailed on
$4,000 bail each, are being
charged with violating a local
anti-Subversive law.
Authorities believe the Puerto
Rican Communist Party has less
than 100 members but fear that
1t is tied in with the Nationalist
faction. which has several hun
dred followers.
The extreme Nationalist have
gained little legislative support
in Puerto Rico. The lower House
recently rejected, 42-14, a reso-
luton calling for complete in
dependence instead of the pres
ent commonwealth status. The
Senate voted. 27-5. against a
similar resolution.
Albizu Campos. in a prison
hospital. was said by officials
to have recovered from. the eff
fects of the tear gas that was
used in arresting the fiery g.
year-old radical Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Baltimore Student
Is New old Line Editor

Stan Harrison Of Baltimore
has been named editor Of the Old
Line, University of Maryland
fiction and humor magazine, for
the next school year. He cur
rently is art editor of the maya
zine.
Jean Spencer, 6811 Dartmouth
ave.. College Park. was appointed
managing editor by the Univer-
sity Publications Board.
Present editor of the magazine,
published six times during the
school year. Is Anne Bennett,
1850 Thayer street NE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08

Wind-Northerly 1918 miles
per hour tonight becoming north
east tomorrow.
River Report.
From U. S. Engineers.D
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and At Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
(Readings Washington National Airport
Yesterday Pct. Today Pct.
Noon 20 Midnight 40
I pm. 49, l6 g am. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Montgomery Leads
In Christmas SeoI Sole

The Montgomery County Tu-
berculoSis Association leads all
other counties of Maryland in
returns from the 1853 Christ
mas Seal sale. according to
County Chairman Ralph G.
Shure.
The county goal was $4,000.
Latest figures show a return of
$74,369.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
loudoun Red Cross Drive

LEESBURG, Va, Mar. 8 (Spe-
ciaD.-Edgar j. Orme, jr.. Red
Cross fund drive chairman, has
announced approximately $4,000
OF the $10,398 quota for Loudoun
County has been contributed.
Paeonian Springs community,
first to reach its quota, went
over the top in 48 hours after
the drive began.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
House Labor Group Rejects
Plan to Outlaw Union Shop

seven days. That suggestion will
be taken up by the committee
later.
The Senate Labor Committee
also met and decided to start
writing its Taft Hartley revision
bill on Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08

CAVC oAOJAA1S
Virginia. re-
portedly will
offer a reSolu-
tion calling
for a thorough
study Of the
situation to
find ways Of
making ; the
separated ca
reer employe
program more
effective.
Despite the
Civil Service
c o mmiSSion'S
Wi6alu nlihli.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08

cized program to find jobs for
separated career workers, ther
are nearly 1900 careerists here
still jobless. Many Of them have
been out of work for more than
a year.
Since the commissions pro-
gram began more than nine
months ago. more than $500 job
less careerists have secured new
Federal jobs. many through the
commissions help and others
through finding jobs on their
own.
However, the Federal Civil
Service Separated Career En-
ployeS Association declares the
program has Jagged badly dur
ing the past few months. Alton
Murray, the associations chair
man, declares the program has
come to a virtual standstill."
NAVAL GUN FACTORY
Meanwhile, Naval Gun Factory
officials are now engaged in the
grim task of determining which
of the factory's employees will
be among the 1000 to be dis
missed by June /. The large
majority will be lndefinites. but
officials say some career work.
ers also might be affected.
JOB RIGHTS-The Civil Serv-
ice Commission has published in
question-and-answer form the
most frequent queries it has re-
ceived from Government en-
ployeS regarding the Roth case
decision and its impact on Fed
eral employment. Actually, the
changes in Federal personnel
regulations necessitated by the
decision are few. The changed
rules involve the job rights of
employees in excepted jobs who
formerly had status in a previ-
Gus position.
However, the csc felt this
would be an opportune time to
re-acquaint all Government
workers with their job rights.
Here are the csc questions and
answers:
@. Which employees serving in
excepted Schedule A. B, or G
jobs have protection against re-
moval?
A. CD Veterans in Schedule A,
B. or c Jobs who have one full
year Of current continuous serv-
ice have the protection Of the
Veterans Preference Act.
co Veterans with civil-service
status who have less than one
full year Of current continuous
service and who are serving in
Schedule B Jobs have the pro-
lection of the Commissions reg
ulations on removals. After the
full year of service, they auto
matically receive the protection
of the Veterans Preference Act.
90 Nonveterans with civil
service status who are serving in
Schedule B positions have the
protection of the Commission s
regula tons on removals.
@. What are the removal pro-
cedureS fol non-veterans under
the Commissions regulations?
A. (a) The removal must be
for such cause as will promote
the efficiency of the service, (b)
the employee must be notified
in writing of the proposed re-
moval and the specific reasons
for it. Co he must be given
reasonable time to answer, I'D
his reply must be considered by
the appointing officer. and (e)
he must be given a written de-
cision containing the reasons for
the action taken and it's effective
date.
Q. Can a non-veteran's re-
moval under the Commissions
regulations be appealed to the
Civil Service Commission?
A. There is no appeal to the
Civil Service Commission on the
sufficiency Of the reasons for re-
moval. The Commission can &C
cept an appeal ONLY if the
prescribed procedure was not
followed. or if the removal was
made for political reasons or re-
suited from discrimination be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Ookridqe PTA MEETING

T. Edward Rutter. superin-
tendent of Arlington schools. will
address the Oakridge Parent
Teacher Association at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the school, 1414 South
Twenty-fourth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Probe Sought Into Lag in Plan
To Find Jobs for Cureerists
BY Joseph Young

move will be made in Congress to investigate
Governments tagging separated
employees.
number of members Of the House Civil
have expressed strong interest the problem
the subject up at early*
nmitt mes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 70. on February is.
Lowest. ID. on January %.
High and Low Of Last "A Hours,
High, so, at 4:15 pm.
Low, 30 at S:65 m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08

- checking account of your own is great
convenience. 1t saves time, even money, to
pay by check. But more important, checking
account is good way to establish yourself as
person of financial responsibility.
Someday, perhaps sooner than you think you
may be buying new home, or making major
repairs on the one you have. You may find
yourself suddenly faced with an emergency,
and need loan, quickly, and on your own
signature. You may even be starting business
of your own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08

Rain forecast for tonight in the Pacific Northwest
and Northern Nevada while expected in the Northern
Rockies Elsewhere generally will be fair will be colder
New England the Middle Atlantic States and the Ohio Valley
region with little change in temperature elsewhere
ZAP WirephotO Map
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08

These undertakings will be easier if you are
known through checking account.
Union Trust is meeting needs like these every
working day. We particularly welcome the
checking accounts of young men and women
and we enjoy opportunities to help them.
Besides our Regular Checking Account, we
offer Popular Checking Accounts, with no
minimum balance required. Why not come
in and get acquainted at either convenient
office?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
n, Representa-
Republican, of

One of them,
tive Broyhill, Re.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
Trick Pitching at Sports Show
Risks Wife Takes Most Risks
In Experts Horseshoe Act

seas. brought him around to
show Mr.. Truman how the game
should be played.
Risk describes Mr.. Truman
as "a fair pitcher" and Nimitz
as quite good"
In his act at the Armory, Risk
throws ringers over a blanket
which hides the peg from him.
losses ringers around a pop bot
tie without cracking the glass.
lights a pack of kitchen matches
with one ringer and puts out
the flames with another.
He uses his wife Norma in
a William Tell act in which the
shoes brush her hair and in
another routine in which he
flickS the ashes off her cigarette
at 40 PAGES. Norma doesn't pitch
horseshoes and Risk often has
been asked why he doesn't teach
her.
II think 1t works out better
when the husband is throwing
at the wife instead of vice versa, -"
he answers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
Row With Referee
Gets Royals Coach
Largest MIA Fine

NEW YORK, Mar. 30.-Pres-
ident Maurice Podolof of the
National Basketball Association
has plaStered a $500 fine-larg-
est in MIA history-on Roches-
ter Coach Lester Harrison for
the Royals "inexcusable con-
duct" against Referee Arnie Heft
Sunday.
Podolof said Harrison and his
players stormed around Heft
after the Minneapolis Lakers
defeated the Royals, 1912, in
Minneapolis to clinch the West
ern Division playof.
Harrison and his players
loudly berated Heft and kept
him from entering his dressing
room for some time" Podolof
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
Shoemaker Still Bothered
By'Knee Hurt in Florida
BY the Associated Press

SAN MATEO, Calf, Mar. 3d.
Willie Shoemaker collected $10.-
600 for his big March 1920 week
end in Florida. but he's still pay
ing for it. and painfully.
Shoemaker, world record VIM
ming Jockey last year, won the
100,000-added Florida Derby at
Gulfstream Park aboard Core
lation March 20 despite a badly
wrenched knee suffered in spill
there the day before.
"Shoe" returned to Bay Mead
ows, but didn't try to ride again
until Friday, when he had tour
mounts. Saturday he booked six,
but quit after only one race be-
cause his knee stiffened again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
zone of a SeriesJ
Speeiol Dispatch 10 The Sior

LOUISVILLE. KY. Mar. 30
Correlation, owned by Robert S.
Lyle, may be the best Califor-
MIA bred horse to start in the
Kentucky Derby since Norwich
won in 1922. Norwich is the only
California bred horse to win the
historic event.
Correlation's recent victory in
the Florida Derby at Gulfstreain
pitched him squarely in the
Derby picture. The California
colt had to withstand a gruelling
challenge in the stretch drive to
win that event at one and one
eighth miles. The Kentucky
Derby is one-eighth of a mile
longer.
A son of Free America, the
West Coast colt had confined his
racing efforts to California
tracks until his owner shipped
him to the Atlantic Coast last
fall to compete in the Garden
State. Correlation went first to
Jamaica where he tuned up for
the Garden State event in the
East View Stakes. in which he
was second to Fisherman.
AS result of that event, Cor
relation started at the Camden
track as second choice to Errard
King. Ridden by Eddie Arcaro
Correlation was in the middle OF
the field Of 20 in the early run
ming. He made up considerable
ground, but could not get to
Turn-To, who had been up on
the pace throughout.
The race definitely showed
Correlation liked to run over a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
LaStarza 2-to-1 Pick
Over Don CockeII in
London Bout Tonight
Gy the Associated Press

LONDON. Mar. 30.-Roland
LaStarza and Don Coekell. a
pair of top heavyweights who
seek a crack at Champion Rocky
Marciano. meet tonight at Earls
Court Arena on a triple-header
fight card.
LaStarza weighed in at noon
at 1872. Cockell weighed 211.
Along with the 10-round fea-
ture, a sellout crowd of $4,000
is due to see the former world
middleweight champion, Randy
Turpin, meet an unbeaten Swede
from Goteburg named Ole Ben
gtsSon and Yolande Pompey bat
tie Ivano Fontana, an Italian
light heavyweight.
LaStarza, the former City Col
lege of New York student, is the
fourth-ranked heavyweight in
the world and has been installed
as a 2-to-1 favorite to whip his
tubby opponent, a combination of
fighter. farmer and blacksmith.
Cockell. champion of Britain's
sad corps of heavyweights. usu-
ally weighs 210 for a fight al
though he is only feet 10. Ev-
erything the man eats turns to
fat and he has to train like
mad to be able to squeeze be-
tween the ropes. He is ranked
fifth among the heavyweights of
the world.
Both the streamlined LaStar-
"a and Cockell have done more
talking for the past two weeks
about Marciano than they have
about their own fight. LaStarza
was knocked out by Marciano
last September in New York.
This fight with Cockell will
get me back in line for Mar
ciano." LaStarza said in his
final pre- fight statement. And
I'll get Rocky the next time. u
AS for Cockell, he said he con-
siders bis autumn victory over
Harry Matthews in Seattle and
the win I'll get against La
StalZa" are just the combina-
ton to attract Marciano for a
summer world title bout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
Looking to Kentucky Derby
Correlation Looks Like Best
Coast Entry Since Norwich

distance, and could come from
behind. Following his appear
ance at Garden State, the Lyle
sold was returned to the West
Coast where he was idle until
March 6 when he returned to
competition at Santa Anita.
Correlation's 2-year-old cam
paign included IA starts. He
won three of these. including
the Charles S. Howard Stakes
at Hollywood Park. His two
seconds were in the Garden
State and East View Stakes.
Correlation also was one time
third. His earnings for the 1853
season amounted to $94,704.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
D. {. RifIeman in Running
For National Title AGAIN

Art Cook of Washington, the
Olympic and National rifle
champion of 1913, stands a good
chance of winning the National
title again this year.
Cook has an excellent 792x
800 score going for him. 1t
was fired in the regional matches
at the National Shooters Supply
range in Beltsville, and will be
compared to scores fired in other
regional matches around the
country to determine the ma
tional winner.
Included in Cooks perfor-
nance was a new national rec
ord of 1919 in the standing posi-
ton. He held the former record
of 1913.
Trailing him in the regional
test were Art Jackson of Wash
inguon, 791. and Allan Luke of
Andrews Air Base, 1888. The Ag-
gies led team scorers with 1853.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
Loss 10 Yale Nine Is
Howdrd's Third Straight

Yale's baseball team won its
opening game yesterday. defeat
ing Howard University. 1873, at
Banneker. 1t was Howard
third straight loss.
The Ellis had a 1910 lead be-
fore Howard got its first run in
the fifth inning. Three Yale
homerS helped. Bill Coville in the
first with two on, Ray Walker in
the fifth with one on and Joe
Winnick in the sixth with one on.
Lorenzo Jackson homered for
the Bisons in the seventh with
one on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
BeIvoir and Myer Elves
In MDW Come Toniqht

Company P of Fort Belvoir
will meet Company D of Fort
Myer in the Military District
of Washington's company level
basketball tournament at Fort
Myer tonight at 1880. The win
ner will play Company D of Fort
Belvoir in the title game tomor-
row night.
In last nights game, Company
D of Fort Myer eliminated Com
pany E of Fort McNair, 1884.