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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
This Prunkster
Has a Peculiar
Sense of Hun1or

A prankster preying on store
keepers has sent thousands of
dollars worth of unordered goods
including five new automobiles
Ito a Silver Spring home.
Mrs. Nathan Louft of 1918
Dale drive said the five auto
mobiles were delivered yesterday.
She said that on previous days
this week the family has been
sent-each time coda wash
ing machine, $78 worth of
liquor and q dachshund puppy.
She said officials of the stores
involved told her that each time,
the person placing the order had
a young, male voice and said
he was placing the order for
his father.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
Colonel Seized
In BurgIaries
Just for Thrill
Pentoeon Aide Hcd
Brilliant Record.
As War Flyer

An, Air Force colonel with q
brilliant war record was arrested
yesterday as a burglary suspect
in Las Vegas. New.
The Clark County sheriff's of
nee there said the reasonable,
dark haired suspect gave his
name as Col. Robert Hutchinson
Orr. SO, of 2029 Kensington
street, Arlington, Va.
Sheriff's Deputy Elmer Dayton
said he told them he burglarized
fashionable hotels "just for
kicks" No formal charges have
been placed against him.
A Pentagon spokesman said a
Col. Robert H. Orr of that age
and address is administrative as
sistant to Mai. Gen. Robert
Burns assistant vice chief Of
staf of the Air Force.
Man Found in Room.
The sheriff's Office said John
Saville of Temple City, Calf,
told them he found q man in
his hotel room in Las Vegas.
He said the man professed to be
a plumber.
The man was dressed In o
business suit, however, and Mr..
Saville became suspicious, he
told officers. COL Orr, arrested
at nearby bar. was identified by
Mr.. Saville, officers said.
In the $l0,412-a-year colonel's
hotel room. officers found a black
kit containing burglary tools,
several dozen hotel keys and So
900 in stolen watches, the Assoc
ciated Press reported.
Deputies said he told them he
had Cracked up mentally" in
1852. He told them he arrived in
Las Vegas by air Thursday from
Washington.
Mr.. Dayton said the colonels
case will be discussed this after.
noon with the Clark County dis
trict attorney. Air Force intel
ligence officers also have ques-
toned Col. Orr, he said.
Holds Several Medals.
The colonel. who is married.
holds the Distinguished Flying
Cross, the Distinguished Service
Cross, the Air Medal, Silver Star
and Purple Heart, all awarded
Tor combat duty in World War
II and the Korean struggle.
One of his Air Force feats was
leading a 46-plane Thunderjet
attack on troop concentrations
in Korea on November is, 1852.
near the North Korean capital
OF Pyongyang.
A veteran Of 16 combat mis-
sions in the Pacific during World
War II. he was awarded the
Purple Heart as a result of fax
wounds suffered while plotting a
B-29.
A native of Pittsburgh, Col.
Orr attended Staunton Military
Academy in 1888 and joined the
Air Force in 1910. He won his
wings in 1941 at Maxwell Field.
After a four-year assignment
in the War Plans Division of the
Air Force at the Pentagon, he
was ASSIGNED to duty in Korea
on June l, as commanding off,
Ger of the 49th Fighter-Bo Bomber
Wing.
!here was nobody at home
To-Day at the Kensington street
address. Neighbors said they
understand Mrs. Orr is yaca-
tioning in New England. The
couple have two children, a son
and a daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
Monday Schedule for
Star Phone Services

The Store holiday telephone
services on MONDAY. July 5 win OBJ
serve the following operating hours:
Classified Department. 9, ans
pm. telossitied dds moy be ploeed
IN person at the business counter in
The Stor lobby from 8 an. to 9 p.m.)
Circulation Department. 9 o.m.-
$50 pm.
News Department and moin switch.
board. , o.m.-ll p.m.
As usuoL night service lines will be
pleeed in operation subsequent to
close Of moin switchboard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
Sam Reynolds Gets
Butler Senate Post;
Omaha Businessman
Gov. Crosby Announces
Selection; Appointee
To Serve Until Fall
By the Associated Press

LINCOLN, Nebr., July 3.-Gov.
Robert B. Crosby announced to-
day he will appoint Sam Rey-
nolds, IS. Omaha businessman,
as interim successor to the late
Senator Hugh A. Butler, Repub-
lican, of Nebraska.
Since Mr.. Reynolds is q Re-
publican, this leaves the balance
of the Senate unchanged at 48
Republicans, AZ Democrats and
one Independent.
The Governor made his an
nouncement at the opening of
a special Republican State Cen
trail Committee meeting to NOM
mate q candidate for the four
years remaining of Senator But
ler'S Six-year term.
Will Serve Until Fail.
Mr.. Reynolds would serve I'M
til the November election, and
then the man elected in No
vember would serve out the re-
mainder of the term. Gov.
Crosby said Mr.. Reynolds would
not be a candidate for the four
year term.
Gov. Crosby told the commit
tee that under "the bitterly I'M
fortunate State law you have to
make your selection three days
in advance of the funeral of
Senator Butler" and this ac-
counts for the fact that what
the committee is doing seems
to be lacking in decorum.
Pledged to Taft in 1852.
Mr.. Reynolds is a past COM
mander of Omaha Post No. / of
the American Legion and for
merly was Omaha civil defense
director. lie was pledged to Sem
ator Robert A. Taft as a dele
gate to the 1852 Republican ma
tional convention. During World
War III Mr.. Reynolds served as
a colonel in the Army Specialist
Corps and was director of corps
activities in the 7th Service
Command then headquartered in
Omaha.
Mr.. Reynolds is married and
has two daughters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03

expected to have their hands full
coping with the traffic.
Maryland State police called
every available man to patrol
highways In an attempt to cut
down the expected holiday traffic
toll.
Mai. William H. Weber, field
force commander. said the ALL
out patrol would continue until
2 am. Tuesday. He said all ncr-
NAL functions other than patrol
work have been suspended,
Fourth of July celebrations
were scheduled throughout the
Nation. mostly following the old
fashioned formula of a parade,
fireworks and patriotic speeches
Fireworks Here Monday.
Washington will have its an
nual fireworks display Monday
at the Monument. It is billed as
the worlds largest fireworks
display" and will get underway
following a program starting at
8 pm. officials look for a crowd
OF 10000. Thousands of Others
will watch from the rooftops of
buildings throughout the city.
There viii be ceremonies at
Valley Forge, near Philadelphia,
where prospects for American
success in the War for indie
pendence reached their lowest
ebb. At the Washington Me-
mortal Chapel there Acting Gov.
Johns of Florida will speak,
There will be other ceremonies
at Independence Hall in Phila-
delphia. home of the Liberty
Bell.
Fireworks win light up Bos-
tons famed Common, where in
dependence was preached and
stoutly defended.
Nixon to Be Speaker.
Vice President Nixon will be
among the holiday orators. He
goes to Somerset. Pa, today to
take part in the towns sesqui-
centennial celebration.
Another ce.ebration In West
ern Pennsylvania will mark the
200th anniversary Of the Battle
of Fort Necessity, which opened
the French and Indian wars.
The speaker will be Gen. George
C. Marshall
On the other side Of the coun-
try in California, a huge fire-
works display will be touched of
tomorrow at the 103. 600 seat Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum. On
Monday. another big show will
be staged IN Pasadena's Rose
Bowl, where $4,000 are expect
ed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
Brief Rites Held Here
For Senator Butler

Brief funeral services for Sem
ator Butler, who died Thursday
pital, were held here today.
The Senator's body will go by
train tonight to his home in
Omaha. Nebr., where services
will be held at 2 pm. Tuesday
from the First Central Congrega-
tional Church.
At the. Capitol praise for
Senator Butler came yesterday
in both the Senate and the
House. Majority and minority
leaders in both chambers joined
with members from Nebraska in
brief eulogies. A formal me-
mortal service will be arranged
later.
Lawmakers Going to Omaha.
Some members of the Senate
and House viii go to Omaha by
train tonight and others will
fly there Tuesday morning to
attend the funeral.
Every member of the Senate
feels a deep personal loss" Re-
publican Leader Knowland, Re-
publican. of California said as
the Senate convened yesterday.
"Nebraksa has lost one Of its
foremost statesmen and the Re-
publican Party one of its pillars
of strength" said Senator Lyn-
don B. johnson of Texas, the
minority leader.
In the House. Majority Leader
Hallack. Republican. of Indiana
and Minority Leader McCor-
mack, Democrat, Of Massachu-
sets, mourned Senator Buffers
passing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
Conference Expected
To Boost Tax Relief
On Dividend Income
Omnibus Bill Approved
By Senate, 63-e. After
Defeat of RecommittuI
By J. A. o'Leory

A compromise restoring some
OF the relief for dividend in
come knocked. out of the big tax
revision bill before it passed the
Senate yesterday probably will
be worked out in a House-Senate
Conference Committee.
Both Houses began a holiday
recess today. It may be late
next week before the conferees
reach final agreement on their
differences in the tax bill.
The bill, which passed the Sem
ate, 50 to 9, cuts taxes by an
other $1.3 billion in the next IL
months. 1t brings to $7.3 bill
lion the aggregate of tax relief
effective since January.
Complete Overhaul.
This is the first complete over
hRul of the revenue laws in more
than half a century. It was
proposed by the administration
to aid business expansion and
correct numerous inequities re-
sulting from piecemeal changes
in the code through the years.
:, All efforts to include another
general tax cut for wage earners
failed in the Senate. But the
bill contains a variety of pro-
visions to benefit large groups
OF wage earners who have Spe-
cial problems.
Senator Douglas, Democrat, of
Illinois. tried to recommit the bill
to the Finance Committee at the
last minute. with instructions to
give small taxpayers the benefit
OF the money saved when the
Senate struck out most of the
dividend relief. The Douglas mo-
ton failed 81 to Is.
Senator Monroney, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, then tried to kill
all of the tax changes except the
one-year extension of the So per
cent corporation tax rate, the
only increase in the bill. This
failed So to Is.
Cuts Dividend Benefits.
After defeating all efforts to
help wage earners, the Senate
upset its Finance Committee by
striking out most of the relief
for recipients of dividend income.
The committee had approved
House provisions under which
for the first year a stakeholder
could deduct from income tax
the first $50 of dividend income
and claim a credit of 5 per
cent on the remainder. After
the first year the House bill ex-
cluded $100 of dividend income
from taxation and allowed a
credit of 10 per cent against the
balance.
This was estimated to cost the
Treasury $243 million the first
year and more than $500 mil
lion in full operation. But the
Senate struck out everything ex-
cept the deduction of the first
$50 of dividend income. It is
believed that administration sup
porters will work for a COM
promise in conference.
Members of Congress disagree
as to the ultimate cost of this
tax bill. Democrats claim the
SIS billion loss in 1855 will
mount to between $3.5 and $4
billion in later years. The Re-
publicans say the beneficial
effects of the reforms will stimu-
late business and thereby in
crease total tax collections to
offset the direct losses resulting
from the changes.
For individuals the bill makes
(See TAXES. Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03

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French Insist United Stotes Wos Ad-
vised On Delta Withdrawal. Poee. A-3
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French News Agency dispatch
said munition stocks which could
not be evacuated from the town
had been destroyed. The bridge
across the Day River also was
reported blown up.
Military sources in Hanoi were
quoted as saying that the Wet
Mimi apparently was concen-
trating its forces in the Phu Ly
area in an effort to cut French
Wet Namese columns moving
northward in their withdrawal.
Hit by 3 Battalions.
The French high command
had announced earlier that three
rebel battalions had struck at
Phu Ly, which is 35 miles south
of Hanoi. A key communica-
tions center, it had been the
scene of much skirmishing in
nearly eight years of Indo-C China
war.
First high command an
nouncement in Hano1 said one of
the attacking Wet Mimi bat
talions had been encircled, with
at least so men slain, and that
100 French fighters and 20
bombers had hustled out to drop
$50 tons Of bombs on the rebels.
The French forces being at
tackled in Phu Ly apparently
comprised the rear guard of gar
risons being withdrawn from the
Nam Dinh region, previously
abandoned by the French.
Warns Of Consequences.
Wet Mans Premier Ngo Dinh
told the French high command
earlier that grave political con-
sequences" would follow with
drawal OF French forces from
the Red River Delta.
The new Premier issued a
communique in which he said
he had vigorously protested"
the withdrawal as soon as he
heard about 1t.
The comn1unique published to-
day in the Wet Nam press said:
From its point of view the
Wet Namese government con-
Siders this evacuation as provi-
sional, dictated solely by neces-
sites of the moment and en-
tisaged steps aimed at redress
ing the situation in the near
future. To this work of redress
ment it calls all patriots and
all political and social organiza-
tionS."
Calls for Calmness.
The 53-year-old Nationalist
Premier called on the Wet
Namese to remain calm in the
face of the evacuation which
leaves some 2 million Delta in
habitants in the hands of the
Communicated Wet Mimi.
Mr.. Diem's statement coin.
cided with a declaration by Gen.
Raoul Salan. acting Indo- China
commander, that the massive
pull-back was purely a military
operation.
Gen. Salan asserted that the
operation permits the French
high command to prepare vio-
lent riposte in case of need. The
game is far from lost"
Reports Training Accord.
Gen. Salan told newsmen 1t.
Gen. John w. O'Daniel, Chief
of the American aid mission, had
been given authority to train
Wet Namese recruits under an
agreement signed a week ago.
But United States Embassy Of
f1cials denied such an accord had
been concluded.
/, Commenting on the Delta
withdrawal, Gen. Salan said the
troop shift northward had foiled
a Wet Mimi plan to attack Hanoi
at this time.
In Paris, Gen. Paul Ely, COM
mander of military forces in
Indo-C China, denied in effect that
the French withdrawal had been
agreed in negotiations with the
rebels and meant giving up the
whole region without a fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
After Lite of Work
Man Becomes Priest

IT HAPPENED At 10 - RoIIo ?.
Currie one doy retired from the Asri-
culture Department and decided that
ne wos going to be an Episcopal priest.
Fother currie explains why he wait-
ed until he wos 70 on Puoe As.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
"a Die in BruziI Crosh

SAC PAULO, Brazil, July 8
GA Brazilian Air Force
transport crashed and burned
shortly after taking of from the
airbase here last. night and "a
persons were killed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
Thousands Leave for Holiday,
Ceremonies to Mark July 18th
Worlds largest Fireworks Disployl
Billed for Monument Grounds Monduv

The long holiday week end got
of to q blistering start today
with temperatures expected to
go into the mid-90s.
The forecast for Washington
and for nearby resort areas was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03

the Government had filed an
antitrust suit In New Orleans
Federal Court asking that United
Fruit be ordered to take steps
to establish effective compete
ton in the banana industry
Federal officials apparently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
BY the Associated Press

The Government has set of
q double-play attempt with a
court action against the United
Fruit Co.'s banana empire in
Central America.
Attorney General Brownell
announced late yesterday that
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the same-hot. Weather OBJ
servers were looking for thunder
showers. however. later this
afternoon and tonight to bring
slightly cooler weather tomor-
row.
Tonight's low was expected to
be near 10 degrees.
Thousands surged out of the
city at the close Of the working
day yesterday, and others were
getting underway today. Police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
Stocks in The Spotlight

NEW YORK 4P9. 49, Following are the
sales (add 0O). high. low, closing price
and net change of the 20 most active
stocks for the week:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03

Guotemolon Rebels Unhappy About
Junto Compromise. Page A-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
Guide for Readers

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Tomorow's Forecast for Nearby Resort
Areas. Pose Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03

French Insist United Stotes Wos Ad-
yised On Delta WithdrowoI Pose. A-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
French Give Up
Key Delta Post
To Wet Mini
Evocuote Phu Ly,
Signal Center, as
Red Troops Attack
By the Associated Pres.

SAIGON, mdo- China.-French
troops pulled out Of Phu Ly to-
day, abandoning the entir e
Southern third Of the Red River
Delta to the Communicated Wet
Mimi.
Phu Ly is a road junction town
OF about 5000 inhabitants. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03

tSee TAXES. Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03

AZ Assoeioted Press Newspoper
Evening star., 1954-10-27
BY Alex R. Preston
Star stan CORRESPONDENT

BALTIMORE. Oct. 25.--Any
resemblance of DR.. H. C. Byrd's
rough-and-tumble gubernatorial
campaign to that Of his former
Democratic primary opponent.
George p. Mahoney, is more than
q coincidence.
Sideline observers watching DR.
Byrd's efforts to unseat Republi-
can Governor McKeldin can't
help noting the similarity be-
tween the Democrats gloves-off
tactics and those Of Mr.. Mal1oney.
Byrd implications and In
nuendos of graft, favoritisn and
pay-offs in the Republican ad-
Observation-Disclosures a direct
charge being made-have a fa-
miliar ring to those who followed
Mr.. Mahoney's attempt to win
the Governorship in 1850 and
again this year. as well as his
1852 Senatorial campaign.
The reason becomes evident
after key figures In the Byrd
organization are scrutinized.
Six-Man Coterie.
Among those who put in daily
stints here in campaign jobs
having to do with policy are q
number of former Mahoney
aides.
At the top of the command
echelon is a 6-man coterie, some
times referred to around Byrd
headquarters as the board Of
regents" to the former Univer-
sity of Maryland president.
: Operating in place of the Gus
tomary campaign manager, this
steering committee has absolute
and final say on what the cam
didate may talk about, what goes.
into his press releases, in his
political advertisements and SO
on.
Even in this SUPERSEDED group.
the Mahoney influence is evident.
There is Mr.. Mahoney, himself.
Admittedly he has not shown
much enthusiasm since he lost
the nomination to DR.. Byrd by a
mere eight unit votes earlier this
year.
He has been vacationing in
Europe.
Then there is Stanley Sagner,
another regent" who was the
Mahoney finance chairman in
the 1850 gubernatorial contest.
The manufacturer of North
cool' mems suits, he has plants
throughout the country.
One of. the key figures in the
headquarters organization on the
fourth floor of the Emerson
Hotel is another former Ma
honey stalwart-though not a
Evening star., 1954-10-27
Nohoney eyAidesSpeorheodH HotByrd Drive

member Of the select six. He Is
Harry D. Kaufman. Baltimore
attorney, who lnasterminds most
Of the statements issued here in
IaDr. Byrd's name.
Mr.. kaufman also supefvises
the advertisements and is the
last to see the candidates pre-
pared addresses before they. 60
before the steering committee
for clearance.
|. Mr.. Kaufman wrote the Ma
honey speeches In the 1850 and
1854 campaigns. His only prior
experience with publicity was in
school as associate editor OF the
Baltimore City College yearbook
and the Terrapin at the Uni
yersity of Maryland.
Other former Mahoney aides
doing full-time duty here include
Frank Bush, Office manager and
John Rutherford. both Of whom
were regular fixtures in Mahoney
headquarters In prior years. VIII
liam Mahoney (no relation)
transferred here from George
Mahoney's Office as press repre-
sentative.
Byrd headquarters Is making
much of this coalition. Another
evidence Of cementing of for
merly divergent political views is
the appointment of Clarence
Miles, who headed the Maryland
Democrats for Eisenhower in
1852. to the Byrd Steering Com
mittee. Mr.. Kaufman also was
active in that group.
. President Of Orioles.
Mr.. Miles, president of the
Baltimore Orioles. is a member
of a prominent Eastern Shore
family. He married the widow
of w. w. Lanahan, industrialist.
He is the brother OF s. Hooper
Miles, State treasurer.
Not the least of those on the
board Of regents" is one long
identified with the "old guard"
element of the party in Mary
land-rE. Brooke Lee Of Mont
gomery County.
Mr.. Lee served as DR.. Byrd's
campaign manager against Mr..
Mahoney earlier this year. Mr..
Lee was an announced candidate
for the State craftsmanship to
succeed the late Robert E. Ennis
whose seat was being filled by
William Hetzer. acting chair
man.
When Mr.. Hetzer also actively
sought the seat. DR.. Byrd asked
both to withdraw-which they
did-in line with his desire to
avoid unnecessary splits and
give each faction an active part
in the campaign.
DR.. Byrd chose r. Barton Har-
Evening star., 1954-10-27

/ rington. Baltimore attorney. as
chairman. Mr.. Harrington. for
mer speaker Of the House of
Delegates. seemed to be q fair
compromise.
He was an unsuccessful cam
didate for attorney general ID
this years primary against r.
Ferdinand Sybert on. the Byrd
ticket and Philip Dorsey on the
Evening star., 1954-10-27

Mahoney ticket. Mr.. Sybert was
nominated.
Mr.. Harrington Is one Of the
six members Of the steering COM
mittee.
The other member is former
Coy. william Preston Lane, jr..
Hagerstown newspaper pub
Usher. Mr.. Lane was defeated
By Mr.. Mahoney after q bitter
gubernatorial primary battle Id
1860. Mr.. Lane also serves with
Mayor Thomas D,Alesandro Of
Baltimore as co-chairman Of the
Byrd Campaign Advisory Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1954-09-26
By the Associated Press

, ATHENS, Ca, Sept. 25.-Slim
Jimmy Harper, endowed today
with large measure of the
passing wizardry of Zeke Brat
kowski. his predecessor. hurled
the. Georgia Bulldogs to a 14-7
victory over Clemson.
Harper, a 6-foot-1, 171-pound
Junior from Thomasville, Ca.
guided Georgia to a tying touch
down in the second quarter-a
55-yard drive in eight plays that
included six aerialS. With the
Clemson defense loose. he sent
Fullback Bob Clemens II yards
up the middle for the score.
Then, with the final quarter
half gone. he lofted a 32-yard
beauty deep into the end zone
to Halfback Jimmy Williams for
the six-pointer that gave the
Southeastern Conference Bull
dogs a mild upset.
Clemson. highly regarded
team in the powerful Atlantic
Coast Conference. hung up the
first six points on the second
play of the second quarter when
Jim Coleman. sophomore half
back, scurried over from the
3 to climax an 83-yard drive