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Evening star., 1954-05-15
BY the Associoted Press

FORT BLACKMORE, Va, May
15-"GeneraP John B. Sailing
one Of three surviving Confed-
crate veterans of the Civil War
celebrated his 108th birthday
today.
Despite a crippling hip injury
suffered last fall. Mr.. Sailing was
looking forward to visits from
representatives of a number of
orgapiZations-an annual event
that seems to give him the zest
necessary to reach another mile
stone.
Mr.. Sailing is a slim old gen.
tleman with q remarkable head
of jet-black hair-rarely seen be-
cause he seldom takes on his hat,
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Navy Crew Smashes
Penn S New Record
In Qualifying Heat
Shells Set Fast Poce
As Is Colleges Seek
Eastern Championship

By Malcolm lomborne, Jr.

Navy's varsity crew today
rowed to its 25th consecutive
victory and set a new speed rec
ord as the Eastern intercollegiate
sprint championships went into
full swing off Hams Point.
The 2,000-meter heat record
first was broken under ideal
Picture on Pose All.
rowing conditions when Penn
sylvania's varsity crew won its
heat in 6:01.5. This bettered
the previous record of 6:01.7 set
by Wisconsin in 1852. In this
same race. Cornell and Wiscon-
sin qualified for the finals late
today.
The favored Navy crew came
out for the second elimination
heat and sped over the Potomac
River course in 6:00.5. Thus
ended Penn's short-lived record.
Yale and Harvard came next to
qualify for the finals, Harvard
just getting under the wire in
front of a surprisingly strong
Columbia crew.
FavOrites Eliminated.
In earlier elimination heats.
two prerace favorites, the Syra-
cuse freshmen and Penn junior
varsity, were eliminated.
The first surprise of the day
came in the freshman eight-oar
race, which was won handily by
Navy, when Boston University
nosed out Syracuse for third
place. Harvard was second.
Under the rules, the first three
boats qualified for the finals.
In the junior varsity elimina-
ton race Penn finished a poor
fourth when Princeton took a
surprise second place. Yale won
the heat and Harvard finished
third.
The schedule was thrown off
slightly this morning when the
Columbia crew developed rudder
trouble on the way up to the
start for the second elimination
heat for freshman crews. OFF,
cials then postponed the heat
and put the junior varsity crews
on the river until Columbia had
made repairs.
Rain Mars Opening.
Crews from 13 colleges and
enthusiastic alumni were greet
ed with a heavy downpour on
arrival at Hains Point this
morning. Later the rain let up
and prospects were good for ex-
cellent weather late today when
the finals are run off.
The freshmen finals were Sched-
uled for 3:45 pm. the junior
varsity windup at AIS and the
feature varsity race at 4:45.
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Student Killed, ? Others Hurt
In Gunfire at North c CoroIino j.
Chevy Chase Sophomore Is Wounded
In Shooting at Phi DeIto Theto House

house to wake up the boys for
morning classes. When Mr..
Mason reached the second floor
he heard some one on the third
floor calling:
Some one help me, I've been
shot,"
Mr.. Mason thought it was one
of the fraternity members jok-
ing. When he heard the calling
again he went to the third floor
to investigate.
Thought He Was Joking.
He found the Joyner youth
lying in the hall in front of the
door to one of the rooms. Mr..
Mason still thought the boy was
joking and told him, Come on,
get up, stop playing"
Mr Joyner answered: Really
I've been shot, get me to a
hospital"
Mr.. Mason examined the boy
and found he had been shot in
the chest.
AS MI. Mason was assisting
the boy he heard another voice
calling from a bathroom. He
went in and found Mr.. Long
wounded in the shoulder lie
said Mr.. Mason then woke up
other boys, who called police.
Davis was found dead of a
head wound in the lower berth
of double decker bed in the
bedroom. A .22-caliber pistol
was in his hand. A bullet ap-
parently entered from below the
jaw.
Mr.. Longs father, Maurice H
Long, is vice president of
Broadcasting Magazine. He went
to Chapel Hill today.
Evening star., 1954-05-15
CurdinuI SpeIImun Soils

NEW YORK. May Is (P). -
Francis Cardinal Spellman,
Archbishop Of New York, sailed
on the liner United States yes
terday for Vatican City at the
head of a Marian Year pilgrim
age. The Cardinal win attend
the canonization Of Pope Plus x
on May 20.
Evening star., 1954-05-15


and Frances Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault drove to the
villa of Anthony Eden, Britain S
foreign secretary, to make their
plans for a Monday meeting with
the leaders of Russia and Red
China.
Representatives of Wet Nam,
Laos and Cambodia and the
Communicated Wet Mimi will
also sit in on the Monday gather
ing. A reliable conference source
said Bao Dai. chief of state of
Wet Nam, would arrive in near
by France over the week end to
be on hand for immediate con-
situations.
Russian Shift Studied.
The Western delegates also
took advantage of today's con-
ference recess to give careful
study to RuSsia's sudden shift
in position on an Indo-China
peace settlement.
Western sources voiced hope
the Soviet switch and the closed
door talks next week will bring
the three-week-old parley to
the hard bargaining stage and
discourage the Reds from using
it as a propaganda forum.
Soviet Foreign Minister v. M.
Molotov revealed the new Rus
sian position yesterday. He
agreed to international Supervi-
sion of any Indo-C China peace
settlement.
Mr.. Molotov proposed supervi-
| sion by a neutral nations COM
mission without naming the ma
tions he had in mind. Previous
ly the Russians had backed Wet
Mini proposals for mixed
commission of Communist and
on-Communist o-Chinese.
West Reacts Cautiously.
Western spokesmen reacted
cautiously to the Russian move
although a French delegation
source said it represented a con-
cession on "a most important"
point.
The British called it an ad-
vance beyond the earlier Com
munist position.
An official United States
spokesman at first labelled Mr..
Molotov's proposal slight
change. But later, he withdrew
this and said the American dele
cation had no comment.
In the restricted talks starting
Monday the nine delegations in
volved-the Big Four. Red China,
Laos. Cambodia, Wet Nam and
the Wet Minh-will each be al
lowed to send their chief delegate
and three advisers.
France repeatedly will advance
a detailed proposal for an Indo-
China ceaSe-fire at the outset.
The secret talks were set up
yesterday by Eden in private
sessions with Mr.. Molotov and
Chinese Premier Foreign Min
lister Chou En-lai.
The Korean phase Of the con-
ference remained deadlocked. No
further meetings on that issue
have yet been. scheduled.
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Wholesale Prices Index
Unchanged in Week
BY the Associofed Press

Wholesale prices as measured
by the Bureau of Labor Statls-
tics averaged unchanged during
the week ended May IL.
The bureaus index stayed at
Ill per cent Of the l947-49
average.
Higher average prices for pro-
cessed foods were balanced by
lower average prices for farm
products and other commodities.
Evening star., 1954-05-15

wounded from the fallen fortress
arrived in. Hanoi, bringing the
total to a scant II in "a hours
of operation.
Hanoi dispatches said the Wet
Mimi had beet asked to speed
up repair of the shell-torn main
airstrip at Dien Bien Phu so
that Dakota transport planes
could land and >expedite the
evacuation of the wounded. A
French mission headed by DR..
Pierre Huard few to the fortress
today from Laos with instruc-
tions to make the proposal to
the Communicated rebels.
Profit for Reds Seen.
Informed military and civilian
sources in Saigon had expressed
fear earlier that Gen. Clap was
trying to gain important military
advantages from the evacuation
of the wounded.
This is the Interpretation placed
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Nuns Are Preparing
New CIoister Here

WALLED OFF The Fronciscon
Nuns Of the Most Blessed Soero-
ment ore converting home here
into o. mission. For on account BY
Reporter Richord Rodgers Of their
retreot from worldly offohs, see
Poae AS.
Evening star., 1954-05-15
French Find Airlift
OF Wounded Slow,
Call for Speedup
Wet Mimi Advantage
Seen in Holding Up
Bombing Of Rood
BY the Assoeiosed Press

SAIGON, o-China, May Is.
French high command
advised Wet Mimi Gen. Vo
Nguyen Clap today it considered
the evacuation of wounded from
Diem Bien Phu by light plane
and helicopter impractical and
asked that a new plan be
adopted.
The command made its an
nouncement as three more Of
Evening star., 1954-05-15


tually stopped by the time the
four-mile-long parade started
rolling from Capitol Hill.
$4,000 Line Route.
Acting Chief of Park Police
Harold F. Stewart estimated the
parade route crowd at $4,000,
but end of the rain and partly
clearing skies attracted far
larger throngs to Boiling, where
all branches of the armed serv-
ices showed off their exhibits.
Units in the parade repre-
sented. in addition to all branches
of the armed services, were uni
versity and college R. o. T. c.,
the Civil Air Patrol, high schools,
the Gold Star Mothers. Ameri-
can War Mothers, veterans or
ganizationS.
The exhibits at Boiling remain
open to the public tomorrow.
Rain couldn't dampen the
snappy Splendor of the Constitu-
ton avenue parade, even though
water dripped from the bells of
the Army Bands tubas.
Russians Salute.
A Russian delegation, includ-
ing Maj. Gen. Victor N. Kuvinov,
who tapped his foot to the beat
of martial music, stood and
saulted briskly as the colors
passed. Forty-two representa-
tives Of foreign governments
were in the stand and wounded
veterans from Bethesda Naval
Hospital, some of them in wheel
chairs, had choice seats in front
of the stand between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets.
Boiling Air Force Base, scene OF
the scheduled air activity after
the parade through the down.
town area. said the flight ceiling
would be about $500 feet. Gen.
orally speaking, it is believed that
this ceiling will be good enough
for the f1y-bys of Navy and Air
Force craft. as well as for the
jet aerobatics of the Thunder
birds, the country's outstanding
team in this 6old
Thousands See Exhibits.
Yesterday, in preparation for
the visit of the thousands OF
spectators, Boiling lined up the
last of its hundreds of thousands
Of feet Of exhibits, which include
the XC-99. the worlds largest
plane. A spectator who inspected
it said one of its decks consti-
tuted just about "the biggest
dance hall area" he had ever
seen.
Replete with bunks, an cleo
trically operated laboratory, and
other innovations not found on
ordinary airplanes, XC-99 is the
only aircraft of its kind. 1t was
brought in by Capt. James M
Pittard. jr., aircraft commander
and Maj. John L. Cronkhite
chief pilot, both of Kelly All
Force Base, Tex, XC-99's home
base.
The XC-99 is 1925 feet long,
has 230-foot wing span, weighs
160 tons loaded, is 81 feet 8
inches high, and its tanks can
carry $1,000 gallons of fuel. 1t
can haul 20 tons of cargo or 400
fully-equipped combat troops
From July, 1852, through last
March 81, XC-99 flew 2,736
hours. hauled nearly IS million
pounds of cargo, flew more than
half a million miles. equal to 20
trips around the world.
Open to Public.
It stands next to a B-36 in
tercontinental bomber, and
both are open to public inspec-
ton.
These aircraft are among the
many exhibits of the Army, Air
Force. Navy. Marines and Coast
Guard. all of which will show
the public where its defense dol
lar is going. Admission to the
big show is free. and many of
the attractions at Boiling will
be repeated tomorrow. Traffic
control has been studied to the
extent where there will be no
jams, and there will be plenty of
free parking space.
Evening star., 1954-05-15

Dirksen Settlement on Loyalty Boord
Subpoena Plon. Pose AS
January 81. Army Counselor
John G. Adams told the sub
committee yesterday that at the
meeting he was directed by
Presidential Assistant Sherman
Adams to prepare a report on
alleged pressures brought to bear
on the Army by Senator Nc
Carthy and Chief Counsel Roy
M. Cohn to secure preferential
treatment for Pvt. G. David
Schine.
Pvt. Schine. now stationed at
Fort Myer. is former chief STAFF
consultant to the subcommittee
Senator Mccarthy has replied to
Army charges of improper pres
sure with a counter-charge that
the Army was seeking to use
Pvt. Schine as hostage" to
block the Senator's investigation
of suspected subversives at Fort
Monmouth. N. j.
Mr.. Adams testified that in ad-
dition to Sherman Adams the
meeting was attended by At
torney General Brownell, Deputy
Attorney General William Rod
gers, White House Administrative
Assistant Gerald P. Morgan and
United States Ambassador to the
United Nations Henry Cabot
Lodge.
To Ask SubpOenas.
After Mr.. Adams testimony,
Senator Mccarthy told reporters
he would ask the subcommittee
to issue subpoenas for the five
administration officials. He did
not press the request during yes
terday's session, but it was taken
up by Senator Mcclellan. Demo-
crat, of Arkansas, after the adj
miniStration suddenly directed
Mr.. Adams to refrain from fur
ther testimony on the White
House meeting.
The ban threw the hearing
into an immediate uproar, with
Democrats and Republicans alike
insisting that Mr.. Adams pro-
duce a written directive to that
effect. When attempts to pro-
cure the directive during the
noon recess failed, Mr.. Adams
was asked to produce it on Mon
day.
Senator Mccarthy called for a
full report on the Justice De-
partment meeting. He told
newSmen:
81 think it is important to
know everything that went on
(See HEARING. Page A-SD
Evening star., 1954-05-15
West Maps Strategy
For Secret Session
With Reds al Geneva
Russio's Sudden Shift
On Indo-Chinu Peace
PIun Also Studied
BY the Assoeioted Press

GENEVA, May 15.-Top dip
lomats of the Western Big Three
met today in what an informed
source said was a session de-
signed to map out strategy" for
secret East-West negotiations
on trying to halt the war in
Indo-China.
United States Undersecretary
of State Walter Bedell Smith
Nehru indicates lndio Would Help
Settle Indo- China Issues. Pose Az
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Stocks in fhe Spotlight

NEW YORK up. - Following are the
sales (add OOl. high. low, closing price
and net change of the 90 most active
stocks for the week:
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Hiuh u. ). Officials
May Be Subpoened
In Mccarthy Probe
Stroteey Meeting in
January on Row With
Army Creates Issue
By Allen Drury
By Allen DruY

A head-on clash between the
White House and the Senate In
vestigations subcommittee ap-
peared possible today unless
peacemakers at both ends of
Pennsylvania avenue can work
out compromise over the week
end. -.
The issue has arisen over a
Justice Department meeting last
Evening star., 1954-05-15

First Diem Bien Phu Wounded Flown to
Honoi After DeIoy. Poee AZ
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Armed Forces
Day Parade
1000 Men March
In Ruin; Thrones
Visit Boiling Bose

Rain erased the creases in
immaculate uniforms but added
to the spit and polish today as
1000 men and women snapped
down Constitution avenue pud-
died paving in celebration of
Armed Forces Day.
The rain fell during the
early. morning but had vir-
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Cause Unknown.


Rolfe Neill, managing editor
of the student newspaper, the
Daily Tar Heel, told The Star
by telephone that the shooting
occurred about 7 am. at the Phi
Delta Theta Fraternity house.
Mr.. Neill said police had not
been able to determine the cause
of the shooting. None of the 25
students living in the fraternity
house heard any arguing before
the shooting. he said.
A coroner'S jury met in the
case but recessed without reach
ing a verdict. Coroner Allen
Walker said the jury wanted to
talk to Long and Joyner
Mr.. Neill gave this version of
the shooting:
Shortly after Z am. colored
employe of the fraternity.
Matthew Mason, went to the
Evening star., 1954-05-15
By the Assoeioted Press

CHAPEL HILL. N. CA Uni
versity of North Carolina student
was killed and two others, one
a sophomore from Chevy Chase,
Md, were wounded. during an
early morning shooting at a fra
ternity house here today. Details
of the shooting were not i'm
mediately available.
The dead student was identi-
fed as Putnam Davis. jr.. a SEN
ior from Larchmont, N Y.
Allen B. Long of 4705 Fall
stone avenue, Chevy Chase, was
wounded in the shoulder. and
William Joyner of Summit, N. j..
was shot in the chest. Mr.. JOY
ner also is sophomore at Lhe
university.
Evening star., 1954-05-15

Pictures and Another Armed Forces Doy
Story. Poee A-2S
Evening star., 1954-05-15

Dirksen Statement on LoyoIty Boord
Subpoena Plan. Poge AS
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(See VETERAN, Page A-2.J
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(see INDO-CHINA, Page A-2D
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(See DEFENSE, Page A-30
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tually stopped by the time the
four-mile-long parade started
rolling from Capitol Hill.
Evening star., 1954-05-15

(See HEARING. Page A-3D
Evening star., 1954-05-15

An AssoeIoted Press Newspoper
Evening star., 1954-10-04
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS the Giants underrated
and the American League overrated How else the
catastrophe which has shaken the czen of Cleveland be
Evening star., 1954-10-04
Morgan, Ex-Terp,
Signed by Redskins;
Kincaid Released
.AP Wirephoto.
By Lewis F. Atchison

The Redskins game of musi-
cal chairs was resumed today
when Coach Joe Kuharich
dropped Halfback Blackie Kin
caid of South Carolina and
signed Tackle Bob (Blubber)
Morgan, co-captain of Mary
lands championship 1858 team.
Kincaid, a place-kicker as well
as defensive back, was just step
too slow to suit Kuharich, who
is still looking for more speed
on the Redskins. When Half
back Ralph FELTON, of Maryland
booted the extra point after the
Redskins lone touchdown in
Saturday nights 37-7 loss to
Pittsburgh, Kincaid's departure
was settled.
Morgan, who had a trial with
the Chicago Cardinals and was
dropped, was recommended to
the Redskins by Coach Jim Ia
tum of Maryland. Morgan is
% years old. A 6-foot. 240-
FOUNDER, he halls from Freeport,
Pa. At Maryland he was rated
on equal terms with Dick Modze-
lewski, a tackle now with the
Washington eleven.
The Redskins went back to
work today to prep for next Sun
days home debut against the
New York Giants, with Kuharich
trying to find the trouble with
an offense that apparently can't
(See REDSKINS, Page A-17.)
Evening star., 1954-10-04
You Be the
Quarterback
By Worren Goer
Head Football Coach, Droks University

Washington State, using a
single wingback, has taken the
ball on the kickoff and marched
from its own 21-yard line to
the Oregon State 13-yard line,
using only three basic plays
the right-handed tailback off
tackle and around end. and the
fullback hitting of guard. The
Cougars have gained more hit
ting the left side of the Beavers
line than they have hitting the
right.
With first down on the 13,
Washington State sent the full
back of left guard and was
stopped cold. On second down,
the tailback failed to gain of
left tackle.
Now with third down and 10,
18 yards from the right sideline,
still on the Beavers 13, you, the
washington State quarterback
rate these plays /. 2, 3 and 4:
Running pass to the passer's
left.
Tailback of Beavers left tao
kle.
Tailback around Beavers right
end.
Medium long pass with ends
crossing.
(AnstDer on Page A-l7.)
Evening star., 1954-10-04
Saturdays Stors
By the Associofed Press

Len Dawson, Purdue-Threw
four touchdown passes in a 27-14
upset triumph over Notre Dame.
Royce Flippin, Princeton
Scored three touchdowns-on
runs of 81, 40 and 4 yards-and
passed 20 yards for another in
Tigers 54-20 victory over CO.
lumbia.
H0palOng Cassidy, Ohio State
Scored two touchdowns and
put on a one-man show of pass
catching and running in 21-13
victory over California.
FlOrian Helinski, Indiana
Threw two touchdown passes and
also scored as Hoosiers routed
the College of the Pacific, 34-6.
Charley Sumner, William and
Mary-Had touchdown runs of
SO and IS yards and threw a
touchdown pass in 27-7 conquest
of Pennsylvania.
Dicky Moegle, Rice-Included
a brilliant 78-yard run among
four touchdowns while leading
Rice to a 41-20 victory over
Cornell.
Evening star., 1954-10-04
Laurel International Likely
ToAttroct LongchompW Winner

Nine. Jean Cochery's Sica Boy,
one of the best French 3-year-
olds, is in line for an invitation
to the exclusive Washington,
D. c., International at Laurel
next month after winning the
Prix de lArc de. Triomphe,
Frances richest horse race. at
the famed Longchamp course
yesterday.
Sica Boy, ridden by Jockey Rae
(The Crocodile) Johnstone,
transplanted Australian. won by
a length over Banassa, who was
another length in front of Phil
ante at the end of the mile and
one-half. The race was worth
$85,714 to the winning owner.
Is Expected to Accept.
John D. Schapiro, president
of Laurel. has good reason to
believe Nine. Cochery will accept
the invitation extended by the
Maryland track, and that Ba-
nassa also will come to this
country for the race. Laurel
guarantees the winner $50, 900,
plus all expenses, and after the
smashing victory by Ralph B.
Strassburger's Worden II in last
years international. the French
are enthusiastic about the race.
Worden received a bid when
Paul Duboscq declined an invita-
ton for his 3-year old -filly, La
Sorellina, winner of last wears
Arc de Triomphe. Duboscq. who
owns one of Frances major
breeding and racing establish
ments. decided the trip and race
would be too rugged for a Ally,
but he did send Silnet, a 4-year-
old colt.
Duboscq owns Philante, who
is in similar position to that
of Worden II last year.
BanaSsa is owned by one j
Decrion and trained by William
Head, according to Laurel off,
cials. His jockey is C. Lalanne
Third in French Derby.
Sica Boy, trained by P. Pelat
apparently~came out of the race
all right, but stable officials
probably will want to wait 9
few days to see If he shows any
strain from the grind.
Sica Boy recently won the Pris
Royal Oak at Longchamp, aftel
finishing third in the French
Derby at Chantilly. He was thu
popular favorite to win yester.