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Evening star., 1954-11-30
Yoshida Jeered in DIET,
Silent on His Own Crisis
By The Associoted Press

TOKYO, Nov. 30.-Prime
Minister Shiseru Yoshida. en-
broiled in the political battle Of
his life. spoke at the opening Of
a hostile Diet today-but made
no mention of his plans to meet
the boiling crisis that threatens
to topple his six-year admins
tration.
Instead, the 76-year-old Pre-
mier called on the japanese to
put their economic and politi-
cal house in order. He warned
that communism was trying to
inf1ltrate Asian countries, and
said Japan should make sincere
efforts for economic independ-
ence and friendly cooperation
with world nations"
The speech threw politicians
here into a turmoil They had
expected Mr.. Yoshida to outline
his plans to deal with the two
pronged political drive to oust
him from Office.
Jeers and catcalls greeted the
appearance of the Prime Min
lister. Hoots from the left and
right opposition seats drowned
out portions of his speech.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Policeman Found
Guilty in Shakedown

District Police Pvt. George j.
Maurer, 81, today was convicted
of two counts of shaking down
motorists involved in traffic Of
fenses.
A jury brought in the verdict
shortly after noon in the U. S.
District Court for the District Of
Columbia before Judge James r.
Kirkland. Maurer faces a pen
atty Of six months to five years
ON each count.
No date was set for sentenc-
ing. He was acquitted of a
third count while the jury was
unable to agree on a fourth
count.
The policeman was accused OF
taking a total of $35 in bribes
in the counts on which he was
convicted. He had been at
tached to the 14th precinct and
lives in the 1900 block Of Naylor
road Sc.
Another policeman, attached
to the same precinct, Albert M.
Pizzi, 90, faces trial tomorrow
on similar charges. Trial in
volving Identical offenses is
pending for a third officer, Pvt.
Cecil H. Perry, Is, also of the
18th precinct.
Evening star., 1954-11-30

powerful, circles in the United
States protested so vehemently
that he dropped a contract to
conduct the Chicago Symphony.
During this postwar furor.
however, DR.. FurGwaengler be-
came once again the lion of
symphonic interpreters through
out Europe-in London, Paris,
Vienna and Berlin.
He took back his old prewar
job as director of the Berlin
Philharmonic.
Plans were made once again
to send him on a tour of the
United States with his whole
110-man Berlin orchestra.
In 1925 and 1925 he shared
the New York Philharmonic
concert podium with Arturo
Toscanini.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
FurtwoengIer, Noted German
Conductor, Dies of Pneumonia
Was to Have Led
Berlin Orchestra
Here in February
BY the Assoeioted Press

BADEN = BADEN. Germany,
Nov. 30.-Wilhelm Furtwaengler,
68, internationally noted Ger
man conductor, died here tonight
of penumonia, his doctors an
nounced.
DR.. Furtwaengler, one Of the
worlds greatest interpreters of
Beethoven's symphonies, had
been admitted to a private san
atorium here recently. Word
that his condition was deterior-
ating had been given by friends
last Sunday.
CDR. Furtwaengler was to
have led the Berlin Philhar-
monic Orchestra on an Amer
lean tour this winter, with
concerts in Washington Febru-
ary 27 and March 27.)
The lank and austere Fuert-
waengler was the center Of bitter
controversy because he accepted
a job as general music director
of the Berlin State Opera under
Hitler and several times con-
Quoted performances attended
by the Fuehrer.
His friends defended him with
claims that he protected Jewish
musicians in his orchestras and
insisted on freedom to play
music by Jewish composers
against Hitler's wishes.
A four-power de- Modification
commission cleared him OF
charges of actively collaborating
with the Hitler regime.
But even as late as 1949
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Peurifoy Approved
By Senate Group
By.the Associated Press

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today approved the
nomination of career diplomat
John E. Peurifoy to be Ambas-
sador to Thailand, sensitive non
Communist nation in Southeast
Asia. He has been Ambassador to
Guatemala.
The committee also approved
seven other presidential nomina-
tions, including six ambassador
ships. All were controversial
and appeared certain of speedy
Senate confirmation. possibly to-
day.
The other Ambassadors were: /:
Gerald A. Drew of California to
Bolivia; Robert C. Hill of New
Hampshire to El Salvador: Jack
K. McFall of Washington to
Finland; Edward T. Wales to
South Africa, and Robert F.
Woodward of Minnesota to
Costa Rica.
The committee also approved
the nomination Of Christian Her.
ter. jr.. son of Massachusetts,
Republican Governor. to be gen.
eral counsel of the Foreign Op-
erations Administration.
Mr.. Herter's nomination
reached the Senate only this
morning. along with the preyi-
ously announced appointments
of George v. Allen to be Assistant
Secretary of State and Henry
Byroade to be Ambassador to
Egypt.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
ChrYsIer WaIkout
Averfed 50 Minutes
Before DeadIine
Company and Union
Reach Accord After
Marathon Sessions
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, Nov. 30.-A Chrys-
Ter strike was averted today,
making certain a full-scale auto
mobile market battle among the
lndustry's big Three"
Negotiators for Chrysler and
the CIO United Auto Workers
Union reached an agreement in
the dawn hours after 10 hours
of marathon sessions.
The settlement preserved
Chrysler's place In the 1855 car
market race. A strike could have
shut down all Chrysler's opera
tions, making 10000 men idle
and leaving the big competitive
battle to Ford and General Mo-
tors alone.
50 Minutes Before Deadline.
The settlement came just SO
minutes before the Z am. dead
line.
At issue were contract terms
for $50 Office workers at Chrys-
ler's key Automotive Body Di-
vision.
Robert w. Conder, Chrysler
vice president in charge of in
dustrial relations, announced the
agreement jointly with Emil
Marcy, secretary treasurer of
the UAW.
Their statement said: "The
notice of strike has been in
definitely postponed"
Union Shop Extended.
AS interpreted by spokesmen
for both the company and union,
the agreement extends the union
shop to the $50 Office workers
of the automotive body division.
None of the contracts cover
ing ALSO Office workers in Chrys-
ler's 18 other plants includes the
union shop. For production
workers, engineers and other
non office help, the union shop
is system wide in Chrysler.
ChrySler had offered the union
the same contract as that ap-
plying to the other Office work.
ers. 1t was not made clear why
the union insisted on differenti-
ating between the two groups.
Besides wages. other terms of
the office workers contracts in
clude severance pay. vacations,
sick leave, insurance and pen
sions. These are similar through
out the Chrysler offices.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Japan Accepts Terms
On Payment for Capfiyes
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Nov. 30.-Japan to-
day agreed to pay $l2,600.000 in
compensation to 13 nations
whose soldiers it held as pris-
oners in World War II.
An agreement initiated today
provides the money viii be paid
by May 81 through the mterna-
tional Red Cross in Geneva.
The United States has volun-
tarily relinuuished its claim.
The payment was required by
the San Francisco peace treaty.
Sir Norman Roberts. former
British minister to Japan, ini-
tialed the agreement on behalf
Of the 13 nations. including the
United States. Yoshimitsu Ando,
counselor Of the foreign ministry.
initiated for Japan.
Sir Norman has been in Japan
since mid October negotiating
the settlement, which must be
ratified by the governments in
volved.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Star Won't Ad Finds
Doq in IS Minutes

Windy" the pet boxer Of Mrs.
D. B. become lost. In on effort to
find her quickly she advertised in The
Star Classified. Results were fost-
coming. She found Windy" within
IS minutes otter her od oppeored.
Mrs. D. B.'s eose is not unusuol for
The Stor advertiser. Mony people. like
Mrs. D. B., have retrieved lost pets OF
items quickly by telling il to the long
established audience Of The Stor
readers.
Year il and year out, The Stor
produces the best yeor- round results
FOR classified advertisers. Thot's why
IL published more classified DDS thon
the other Washington newspapers
combined during the month Of
October.
Phone Sterling 5000 end ask for
an od-toker.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Nov. 30.-The Brit
ish freighter Tresillian sank in
the Irish Sea today under the
hammering of winds Of hurri-
cane force and at least Is Of her
40-man crew were drowned.
Other ships plucked 10 sur
vivors and 3 dead men from the
water in perilous rescue opera
tion and reported sighting IL
more bodies floating face down.
Hope for the half dozen others
aboard was slight. One of the
bodies recovered was that of the
master of the 7,373-ton vessel,
identified as a Capt. Winter.
The known death toll Of sea-
men in the five-day storm that
sank four other ships in waters
around the British Isles mounted
to 81.
Inc IreSllllan, bringing q
cargo Of grain to England from
Eastern Canada, heeled over and
went down A miles off Cork,
Ireland. The crew Of 40 went
over the side into mountainous
waves. The ships owners, the
Peninsular & Oriental Steam
ship Co. said there were no pas
sengers aboard.
Rescue Ship Breaks Down.
The 1,044-ton Scottish ship
Ardglen radioed that she picked
up three bodies and six survivors
before her own engines broke
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Howell Shows Net Gain
OF So Votes in Recount
BY the A.soeioted Press

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 3d.
The net gain for Democrat
Charles r. Howell stood at 50
votes today as a recount Of the
United States Senate election
continued in five paper ballot
counties.
MFR. Howell dropped seven
votes yesterday. Republican
Clifford p. Case now leads by
1910 votes. Before the recount
got under way last week, Mr..
Case was the apparent victor by
1859.
So far. 594 of the 1892 voting
districts In Essex County and the
five paper ballot counties have
been rechecked. The recount In
Essex. where voting machines
were used in the November 2
election, was completed yester-
day.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Grar.tlar,d Riice's O,Un Story
Begins Thursday IN The Star

GrontIond Rice the best known and best informed
Of all sports writer's followed the gomes for thon 50
yeor and knew the great figures Of sport more
intimately.
Before he died recently GrontIond Rice had finished
his memoirs, entitled The Tumult and the Shouting
Stor readers already have had glimpse Of the story from
three chapters printed seoly in This Week. the Sunday
Stor mogozne supplement
Nov, in series Of "a stories. beginning Thursday
n the sports section Of The Star you eon read the
yeors Of sport for Grontond Rice. Remember II begins
Thursday in
Uhr Eurntttg Star
Evening star., 1954-11-30
At Least IS Drown, 79 Saved
As British Ship Sinks in Storm

down. Later she headed for shore
after repairs.
Another rescue vessel, the g.
473-ton London tanker Liparus,
picked up 13 survivors. seven of
them injured, and made for
Cork, the Coast Guard reported.
While winds with gusts Of
up to 100 miles an hour whistled
from Ireland to the Netherlands,
two other ships were missing
and feared to be in serious
trouble.
Dirkzwager's shipping agency
at Rotterdam said nothing had
been heard from the French
trawler Tendre Berceuse or a
small steamer identified as the
st. Govans, of unknown nation
ality. Lloyd's register of ship
ping lists no st. Govans. The
register shows a Saint Gobain,
with a net tonnage of 6,018, out
Of Trelleborg, Sweden.
Broken Tanker Aground.
The fore part Of the 10000
ton Greek -owned Liberian tank
er World Concord, which broke
in two in a gale early Saturday.
ran aground on the rocky shores
Of County Down. Ireland. today
with dangerous gases feared to
be locked up in her hold. No one
was aboard but a lifeboat stood
by "for any emergency"
Earlier the British Admiralty
tug Cautious slipped her tow
line from the. broken half-ship
and steamed away to avoid
danger.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Nixons Return Tonight
From Bohomus Visit
By The .Assoeiqfed Press

NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. 3d.
Vice President Richard NJ. Nixon
and Mrs. Nixon, who have been
vacationing here for 10 days.
leave today on their way back
to Washington.
They plan TO fly to Miami this
afternoon and arrive In the Cap
ital tonight.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
MoIenkoy's S Picture
Missing in Shanghai

RED FAcES-When stoIin died, bis
picture come down off Chinese VOLS.
Molenkov's picture hos never gone up.
wiIIiom Stevenson reports from Shons-
hoi IN the 3zd article OF a series.
Page A-l9.
BY THE WAY-The Stor society
stoff posses along bits Of smolI toIk
and soeiol notes from olmost oil over.
Pose B-3.
poISoN-Woshin get less
rodiotion thon Tibetons do, but
otomie explosions moy be poisoning
the eorth. oir and SEQ. Thomos R.
Henry, science editor Of The Stor,
surveys the evidence in another article
Of o series. Poge A-i2.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Arestof Youth in Cold Storage
Saves Him From Suffocution

rear Of the store and searched
inside after discovering metal
bars on a window sawed OF
The small cold-storage COM
partment under the refrigeration
counter was the last place they
looked for the second boy. He
had crawled in and locked the
door to escape detection. Because
there is no inside latch, he prob
ably would have sufocated be-
fore opening hours today.
The boys, both colored, we're
charged with housebreaking.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Churchill, ,80T Todoy, ,StiIIHopes
He Has Some Service to Give
Both Somber and Joviol as He Accepts
Lavish Tributes Proudly and HumbIy

controversial value as a party
politician"
Pausing. he went on: 81 shall
get over this reaction and come
around after a Bit"
With one exception-the Com
munist Daily Worker-Britain's S
national newspapers hailed the
day as a big event in British his
tory.
To-day our toast is you, sir!"
was the eight-column banner
atop the conservative Daily
Mails front page.
"His day!" was the hammered
tribute of the tabloid pro-Labor
Party Daily Mirror. which has
been demanding Sir Winston's s
retirement from the prime min
istry on the grounds of old age.
The Worker published a
crudely drawn birthday card"
reading:
"A birthday message to Sir
Winston Churchill Nov. 80. 1854.
Resign! Along with your Tory
government.
Let electors prove by their
vote they are against Germany
being rearmed!"
Funds Pour in.
A special three-room Office in
London's Charing Cross road was
swamped with presents and bags
full of letters, many of them with
checks and coins for Sir Win
ston's 80th birthday presentation
fund.
A staff of 60, mostly volunteers
from London banks, batted at
adding machines far into last
night in an effort to keep even
with the contributions.
As a first installment of the
fund, Sir Winston was to be
presented with a "six-figure
check" something approaching
the equivalent Of half a million
dollars. it was whispered, at q
ceremony late today.
1T is a personal gift to Sir
Winston and he may do with it
what he wishes" said Lord Moy-
nihan, the funds treasurer. But
1t was generally presumed the
prime minister would devote 1t
to some public-spirited enter
prise close to his heart.
All Glorious Fun.
It was all glorious fun for the
80-year-old object of all the
honors. He was pleased as a
small boy by the great mounds
Of kilograms and letters.
He was also up to his eye
broWs in the business of state
for a few hours on opening day
for the new parliament.
A family party at the Prime
(See CHURCHILL, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1954-11-30

Arrest for housebreaking early
today probably saved the life Of
a 16-year-old youth who police
found hiding In the locked cold
storage compartment of q delica-
lessen.
Police Pvts. Charles C. Gilmar-
tin and David Paul answered q
telephone call from the upstairs
apartment over the delicatessen
at 1881 Fourth street NV, re-
porting prowlers.
They found o 15-year-old boy
attempting to hide outside the
Evening star., 1954-11-30

ForIioment. Po9e 40
paid tribute to him and millions
of admirers, at home and over
seas, marked the anniversary as
a personal affair.
Looking especially fit for his
age, Sir Winston heard eulogies
from all factions in the House
Of Commons, He accepted them
with pride and humility"
May Set OFF Controversies.
And to those looking for a
hint of his future plans. the old
warrior described himself as II
party politician who has not re-
tired and may at any time be-
come involved in controversy"
He made only one reference
to his age in the House:
Ladies and gentlemen, ! am
now nearing the end of my
journey. I hope I still have
some services to render. How
ever that may be and whatever
may befall. ! am sure ! shall
never forget the emotion of this
day-this wonderful honor done
me-"
Sir Winston was in his best
oratorical form in accepting
gifts from members of the House
in ancient Westminster Hall be-
fore a television audience.
He was presented a portrait
Of himself painted by Graham
Sutherland and a book signed
by most of the members of the
House.
Embarrassed by Tribute.
While former Prime Minister
Clement Attlee, leader OF the
opposition Labor Party, lauded
him, Sir Winston shifted rest
lessly in a chair almost like an
embarrassed schoolboy. Lady
Churchill beamed proudly and
patted his hand.
Visibly moved by the birthday
reception tended him by Con-
servative friends and Laborite
foes, Sir Winston called 1t the
most memorable public occasion
of my life"
And then, in typical Church.
lillian style. he quipped:
II must confess, however. that
this ceremony, with all It's charm
and splendor. may well be found
to have seriously affected my
Evening star., 1954-11-30

CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 80
R.-United States Secretary Of
Treasury George M. Humphrey
met yesterday with Venezuela S
president, Col. Marcos Perez
Jimenez. He came here after
attending the Inter-American
Economic Conference in Brazil.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Red Chino GeneroI Dies

LONDON, Nov. 80 R.-Gen.
Yang Li-san. chief Of the de-
fense department in Red China's
army, died Sunday, Peiping ra-
dio announced today.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Jenner Delivers
Personal Attack
On Flanders
HuIts Censure Move
To Accuse Senator
Of Twisted Thinkino'
By james Y. Newton and
Robert K. Walsh

Senator Jenner, Republican,
Of Indiana today interrupted
debate on the Mccarthy CEN
sure issue with a violent personal
attack on Senator Flanders. Re-
publican, of Vermont, author Of
the censure resolution.
In a shouted, f1st-waving ex-
change that had the Senate in
5000 Shout censure Protest ot New
York RolIy. Pose AS
Text Of Senotor Mecorthy's Speech.
Poee "A
Mccorthy Waves White Arm as FIos
Of Truce-Almost. Poee A
an uproar, Senator Jenner took
his Vermont colleague to task
for making a Thanksgiving Day
broadcast over the Voice Of
America to the Soviet people.
Senator Jenner, at times wav-
ing a fist close to the 73-year-
old Senator Flanders, while the
presiding officer, the new Nor
ris Cotton of New Hampshire.
pounded futilely for order, &C
cused the Vermont Republican
among other things of twisted
thinking"
Senator Flanders answered
angrily that @the gentleman is
beside himself. He has taken
leave of his intelligence"
Interrupts Senator Brown.
The bitter exchange took place
after Senate Republican Leader
Knowland predicted the Senate
would complete its work Thurs
day on its resolution to censure
Senator Mccarthy.
Senator Jenner interrupted
Senator Brown, Republican. Of
Nevada, who was speaking
against censure, to launch his
attack on Senator Flanders.
The Indianan prefaced his
remarks by saying "the air waves
are full Of talk of co-existence
while the Communists imprison
our soldiers entitled to the hon.
ors Of war. Our Ambassador to
Moscow attends a banquet and
drinks toast to the Soviet
Union while the radio carries
the story of their shooting down
an American plane in Japanese
waters.
Blasts Flanders Broadcast.
''Now I find that on Thanks
giving Day. the Senator from
Vermont" Senator Jenner con-
tinued. who is at present deeply
engaged in controversy which
has suspended all other Senate
business, took time out to broad
cast over the Voice of America
to what he called greetings to
the Soviet people"
Senator Jenner said he Won
dered if Senator Flanders was
Continued on Page A-4, Col. -
Evening star., 1954-11-30
By the Assecioied Press

LONDON, Nov. 30.-Sir Win
ston Churchill celebrated his
80th birthday today with the
fervent hope he still has "some
service to render"
The Prime Minister was both
jovial and somber as the nation
Evening star., 1954-11-30
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U. S.-British Ties NitoI, Queen Tells
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Evening star., 1954-11-30

5000 Shout censure Protest ot New
York RolIy. Pose AS
Text Of Senator MeCorthy's Speech.
Poee A
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Evening star., 1954-11-30

Continued on Page A-4, Col.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Humphrey in Venezuela

(See DULLES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-11-30

an uproar, Senator Jenner took
his Vermont colleague to task
for making a Thanksgiving Day
broadcast over the Voice of
AYnnrico fo tho Cnviof ,,aoola
Evening star., 1954-09-05

politAn Police auction, clip
chopped along a steep noun
tain road at such a pace that
the boys were glad to throw
down their 35-pound packs
at the camp site. With two
rest stops. they had covered
the distance in 30 minutes.
And one Scout was heard to
remark: THAT amt no bur-
70; he must think he's a race
horSe!"
Evening star., 1954-09-05

boy. Together, they will roam
the mountains and valleys of
the three -million-acre park,
maybe camping near the falls
of White Oak Canyon or along
the Appalachian Trail.
That afternoon. because of
the shortage of burros, an
entire troop followed Andy
on a short, 7-mile round-trip
hike. The burro, sold to the
Scouts for $50 at a Metro
Evening star., 1954-09-05

This camp at the head
waters Of the Rapidan River
In the Blue Ridge Mountains,
once used as a retreat by
former President Hoover, is
five miles east of Big Meadow,
a popular camping site about
mid point along Skyline
Drive. Aided by Shenandoah
National Park rangers, Scout
officials are opening up new
and old trails for burro and
Evening star., 1954-09-05

were looped around wooden
cross forks on the saddle. To
make it look neat and to
protect provisions from sun
and rain, Mr.. Tanning I'm
iShed the demonstration by
placing a poncho over the
pack and securing it under
the boxes.
On a practice run through
the 200-acre camp, Jambo,
living up to his name of
jackasS, refused to cross a
bridge. While Norman and
Elwin Macintosh, II, an
other burro master, pulled,
Warren Hottie, IA, an Airing
ton Explorer Scout, waved a
tempting Sprig Of greenery
under the burro's nose.
But stubbornness surmounted
temptation, and triumphant
Jambo was turned around
and led to stable.
An overnight hike was
scheduled after lunch, and
the pungent odor of wood
fires hung lazily over the
four camp sites as Scouts
prepared MONDAY meals. Each
troop develops its own one
to two-week program with
emphasis on everything from
aluminium foil cookery 10
bridge building.
Bringing burros here was
the outgrowth of boys using
them on extended trips at
Philmont, a national Scout
camp In New Mexico, said
Fred d. Maise, training di-
rector for the National Capt.
tai Area Council. Their car
rying up to 100 pounds of
gear means longer hikes for
eight-man patrols. Now three
day, 25-mile roundtrip hikes
are planned. Ralph w. Jor-
dan, jr., camp director, takes
milk and fresh vegetables by
jeep to the camp sites as
the boys arrive with their