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Evening star., 1954-08-08
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This soap opera featured a
real human drama - but
the viewers never knew it

V SOAP operas written mostly
by women - delight in embroil-
ing their male heroes in automobile
crack-ups in which they either break
aleg or become candidates for emer-
gency brain surgery.
Something really did 60 wrong re-
Gently. however. with Marc CTamer,
who plays the part Of lady-killer Bill
Fraser on CBS' daytime serial.
Valiant Lady" The script, itself.
had been rather lenient with the
dashing Mr.. Fraser: two weeks of
plot had required him to do nothing
but sprain an ankle.
lad Here
BUT then disaster struck. The real
life Marc CTamer had a tooth pulled
just an hour or so before Margot
Finchley, man-crazy gay divorce
on Valiant Lady" was scheduled
to whisper sweet nothings into his
ear on a national telecast. He lurched
into rehearsal, Uoggy. one side of
his face swollen up like a blowfsh.
Luckily a photographer was on
deck to eavesdrop on the stratagem
used to conceal Mr.. Cramer's noun
famous map from his thousands of
worsfippers: quick-thinling direc-
tor, Perry Laferty. unanswered all
Of Mares scenes into profiIes of his
good cheek. That's why he spent 10
minutes on the phone that day with
Miss Finchley = instead Of warding
off her advances in person.
Next day. with the swelling unim-
proved, an accident was written into
the plot to explain the bandages. It
was the first time in TV that a den
tist authored soap-opera dialogue by
yanking a molar.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Change Urged 10 Ease
Home Down Payment
BY the Associuted Press

The Senate Banking Commit
tee has voted to change national
housing laws to allow buyers of
low-coSt homes to borrow down
payments from third persons or
groups who would act as CO.
signerS on FHA-insured mort
cages.
This might prove to be very
helpful to distressed and poor
people and it should be a great
thing in small towns" Senator
Capehart, Republican, of Indi-
ana, chairman of the committee,
said.
The new provision, adopted
yesterday, would be confined to
homes costing $4,000 or less, for
which the present required down
payments are no more than $500.
CoSigners of mortgages would
be responsible for the full
amount of the debt in case of
default.
The Banking Committee is
meeting behind closed doors to
study President Eisenhower S
housing program and proposals
made by Federal housing Of
ficials to put an end to abuses
of the present law.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Chinese Reds Mass
Force Of Jet Planes
Opposite Formosa
BY Elton c. Foy
Assoeioipd Press Ssoff Writer

Red China's air command is
reported to have concentrated a
substantial force of jet fighters
and light bombers along the
mainland coast opposite For
mosa. seat of Chaing Kai-shek's s
Nationalist government.
That buildup apparently has
been made since the Korean
wars end allowed diversion of
some of the air strength previ-
ously based in Manchuria for
Korean operations.
The Red buildup in Chekiang
Province consists almost entirely
of MIG-15 fighters and IL-28
twin-jet bombers. information
reaching Washington indicates.
Although the redeployment of
planes by the Reds is receiving
attention here, there was no in
dication today that officials were
unduly alarmed over prospects
of an immediate move against
Formosa. The redeployment ap-
pears to have been gradual, a
part Of broader program which
has sent even large numbers of
aircraft to Southern China. close
to the Indo-China border.
Will Try to Bar Invasion.
The United States still is hold
ing fast to its policy of promis-
ing sea and air aid to head off
any invasion attempt by the
Reds against Formosa.
Dispatches from the Fan East
indicate Red air sorties over is
lands off the China mainland
Evening star., 1954-05-21

which have been seized by am
phibious forces Of Generalissimo
Chang. with Nationalist planes
challenging these Red air move
ments. But there has neen moth
ing suggesting direct invasion
attempts against Formosa.
While Washington officials
were reluctant to discuss in de-
tail details of the policy for the
Formosan-China mainland area.
the indications are that strikes
against the small offshore is
lands currently held by Chiang's
troops would not be considered
a reason for involving United
States ships or aircraft.
Most Of the island positions
held by Nationalist troops now
were taken after the United
States enunciated its Formosan
protection policy in 1850. at the
start of the Korean war.
Former President Truman at
that time ordered the 7th Fleet
to stand guard against aggres-
sive attack on FormoSa by the
RedS-and at the same time to
restrain Chiang's forces from
operations against the mainland.
When President Eisenhower
took Office. one of his first acts
was to order that the 9TH Fleet
no longer be employed to shield
Communist China"
Fleet Still on Patrol.
The 7th Fleet, at approximate
ly the full strength of Korean
war days. is still on station in
the Far East, maintaining with
part of its force patrol over the
Korean straits. The fleet is built
around a usual strength of two
two or three cruisers
and a number of destroyers.
In event of an invasion at
tempt, the United States also has
within easy flying distance of
Formosa fighters. light and me-
Evening star., 1954-05-21
prayda Blasts US. Charge
OF Russians in Korea War
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. May 21.-Moscow's
Pravda today denounced as pure
invention and the imagination
OF a primitive mind" United
States assertions that 5000 to
$4,000 Russians took part in the
Communist war effort in Korea.
The information was made
public by the Pentagon in WASH
ington Saturday. It was attrib-
uted to intelligence data and
analysis of information from
other sources.
Pravda, the Soviet Communist
Party organ. commented in an
article broadcast by Moscow
Radio and heard here:
"The authors of these forgeries
are affirming that allegedly at
the end of May, 1858, there were
in Korea Russian military units
numbering between 5000 and
10000 men-anti-aircr units,
regiments of medium caliber ar.
tillery and economic and rail-
way units.
The authors did not make any
effort to find the smallest con-
firmation of this malicious and
baSeleSS invention"
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Rhee Wins Control
OF Assembly, Getting
1O9 Of It's 2O3 Seats
BY the Assoeioied Press

SEOUL. May 21.-President
Syngman Rhee's Liberal Party
today clinched control of the
South Korean National Assem-
bly, by winning 109 of 2O3 seats
in the one-house legislature.
Elections officials said returns
from all districts showed that
independent candidates won in
IA districts, Democratic Nation
alists in Is. Korean Nationalists
in 3 and the Korean Nationalist
Society in 2.
The victory was at least par
TALLY a personal one for Mr..
Rhee. His party did not control
the last Assembly and he ap-
pealed to the people for work.
ing majority in the next House.
Korea's estimated 3 million
voters-about 80 per cent of
the electorate - gave him what
he asked. And control of the As
sembly could lead to an extended
term as President for Mr.. Rhee.
Only the Assembly can change a
constitutional clause ending his
term in 1856.
Liberal Party control of the
House might be partly offset by
the election of three powerful
leaders of. anti-Rhee factions.
Two top members of the Dem
ocratic Nationalists, P. H. Shi-
nicky and Clough Pyong Ok, won
reelection by substantial ma
jorities. And Chang Paiksang,
former ROK Prime Minister who
ran as an independent. won by
$1,000 votes ocver his Liberal
Party opponent.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Turkey Honors Official
OF U. 5. Ship Line for Aid

The Turkish government yes
terday presented one of it's
highest honors. the Red Cres-
cent medal, to Stephan Ste
phanidis, chairman of the
board of Prudential Steamship
Corp.
The presentation, by Turkish
Ambassador Feridun C. Erkin,
cited Mr.. Stephanidis' humani-
tarianism and philanthropies in
leading a fund drive for victims
of Turkeys 1851 earthquake.
The lines ships carried, with
out charge, cargoes of supplies
that were contributed in this
country. He also was lauded
for free passage given Bulgarian
refugees from communism.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
BY the Assoeiased Pres.

GENEVA, May 21.-The Indo-
China conference returned to
closed-door session today with
the Western powers determined
to find out quickly whether
there is any chance of an armi-
stice.
It is generally conceded that
the conference has reached a
crucial stage, with both the West
and the Communists refusing to
give ground on basic issues.
There were reports that Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden would fly to London Sun
day to report personally to Prime
Minister Churchill. Mr.. Eden
conferred yesterday with both
Russia's Foreign Minister v. M.
Molotov and Red China's For
eign Minister Chou En-lai.
Trying to Break Deadlock.
The primary purpose of the
Eden talks with the two Com
munist diplomats was to break
the procedural deadlock which
developed Wednesday over Red
demands that the resistance
governments" of Laos and Cam
bodia be invited to Geneva.
The West has opposed the de-
mand. France labeled the pur-
ported governments phantom
regimes" which exist only on
paper.
French sources said the Com
munist leaders had agreed to
drop their demands for the mo-
ment, but this left the two sides
as far apart as ever on the ques-
ton of getting the conflict
stopped.
The United States was under
Evening star., 1954-05-21

dium bombers and troop trans
ports of the Air Force based in
Japan. Okinawa and the Phillp-
pines. For Jet aircraft, the flight
from Okinawa to Formosa Is less
than one hour.
Nearest Army ground forces to
Formosa are those which consti.
tute the Okinawa garrison, pri-
marily anti-aircraft units and a
regimental combat team of in.
fantry.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
West Tries to Learn if Geneva
Offers Any Hope Of Armistice

stood to feel further talks are
futile, but the American dele
cation believes France should be
the one to decide, when the time
comes. to break off negotiations.
French Reluctant on Break.
The French are reluctant to
break off talks until they have
exhausted every possibility be-
cause of the difficult internal
situation in France.
Mr.. Eden and French Foreign
Minister Georges Bidault will be
in Paris tomorrow for the 50th
anniversary of the Enten n t
Cordiale between Britain and
France. Mr.. Bidault undoubtedly
will have an opportunity to con-
suit his colleagues on the problem
before returning to Geneva.
The French have insisted the
problem of Laos and Cambodia
was separate from that of Wet
Nam. The French plan to end
the fighting calls for an immedi-
ate withdrawal of all Red forces
from Laos and Cambodia and a
cease-fire in Wet Nam.
The Communists, on the other
hand, not only are insisting on
an armiStice in all three Asso-
ciated States but also for politi-
cal settlement on some issues be-
fore the armistice takes effect.
Korea Almost Written Of.
The two parties seem to be
as far apart on Indo-China as
they are on a Korean settlement,
which already has been written
off by most of the delegates here.
There has been no meeting on
Korea in a week, but the talks
still have not ben broken off.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Guatemala Congress
Called Into Session
To Discuss Crisis
BY the Associated Press

GUATEMALA, MAY 21.-The
Guatemalan Congress scheduled
a. special session today to dis
cusS this Central American re-
public's controversial arms pur-
chaseS from Poland and diplo-
matte break with Nicaragua.
The legislatures president,
Mai. Marco Antonio Franco, as
sured reporters last night that
Guatemala's armed forces had
no "expanSionist interests" and
the arms from the Communists
were for legitimate purposes.
The United States State De-
partment officially notified Latin
American countries early this
week an important arms Ship
ment" was being unloaded in
Guatemala from Stettin, Poland,
but did not indicate whether the
United States would promote ef-
forts to halt further shipments.
President Eisenhower told a
news conference on Wednesday
the arms report was disturbing.
CThe State Department
previously warned of the dan
ger OF rising Communist in
f1uence in Guatemala
Nicaragua Ends Ties.
In Managua yesterday, the
Nlcaraguan government an
nounced it had broken off diplo-
matte relations with Guatemala.
1t charged the Guatemalan gov
ernment had aided Communist
1nflltration into Nicaragua and
spread Red propaganda there.
Guatemala ordered her am
basSador in Managua to remain
at his post, however, until
Nicaragua guaranteed protection
for four persons who have taken
asylum in the Guatemalan en-
baSSy.
The refugees are wanted in
connection with a recent re-
ported attempt on the life of
Nicaraguan President Anastasio
Somoza. Nicaragua has refused
to grant them safe conduct to
leave the country.
Reports that Honduras also
intended to break diplomatic
ties with Guatemala were denied
last night by that neighboring
countrys ambassador here.
Will Get U. S. Aid.
Nicaragua and Honduras
both lying between Guatemala
and the Panama Canal-are to
receive military assistance from
the United States. The United
States agreement with Honduras
was signed in Tegucigalpa, Hon.
duraS, only yesterday. Nicara-
gua's agreement was formalized
some time ago.
The State Department in
Washington suggested recently
a crippllng strike by $4,000
banana workers in Honduras
may have been spanked by agents
sent South from Guatemala.
The walkout has shut down the
United States-owned United
Fruit Co.'S Honduras operations
for three weeks.
Today the strike was spread
ing to United Fruit plantations
in Guatemala. The Communist
dominated Central Labor Con-
federation said it will call out
5000 workers at Izabal on Mon
day. The union is demanding
higher pay.
In New York, the United Fruit
Co. said 1900 of it's employees
near Puerto Barrios, Guatemala,
have walked off the job.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Paris, Bonn Support
For Europeanizing
OF Saar Reported
BY the Associated Press

STRASBOURG, France, May
21.-German Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer and French Deputy
| Premier Pierre-Henri Teitgen
are reported to have agreed in
principle on a plan to European
ize the controversial Saar.
A reliable informant said last
night the acknowledgement to
bring final agreement to the
long French German dispute on
the coal-rich valley-stemmed
from a plan set forth by Dutch
Socialist Marinus van der Goes
van Matters. Mr.. van Matters
proposed the Sarr be European
lied under a neNtral commits
Sioner.
At present the Saar, has an
autonomous government, but it's
economy is closely tied to that
OF France. Germany claims the
border territory belongs to her.
The Saar issue has become a
major snag delaying French
ratification of the European De-
fenSe Community treaty.
Mr.. van Matters sat in on the
Adenauer-Teitgen meeting yes
terday. Belgian Foreign Minis
ter Paul-Henri Spaak played the
role of mediator.
There is general hope that an
agreement in principle" will be
reached before May 20. That is
the opening date of annual con-
ventions of the French Socialist
and Popular Republican parties.
The votes of these two impor-
tant factions in Frances Ma
tional Assembly can put through
or stop ratification of the EDO.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Senator Benton Honored
By ItuIy for Flood Relief

Former Senator William Ben
ton of Connecticut received the
Star of Italian Solidarity. first
class, from Ambassador Alberto
Tarchiani yesterday at a cere-
mony at the Italian Embassy.
The medal was awarded by
Italian President Einaudi for
work Mr.. Benton did in Italy in
1851 while a delegate to the
Council of Europe helping to or
ganize relief programs for people
of the flooded P0 Valley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-26
Indo-C China Ceose-Fire
7 ruce Team Surprised
by Red Cooperation
By Gerald Worino

- OTTAWA.-The Canadian
government has tackled it's
new responsibilities in Indo-
China with such earneStness
that half its truce supervisors
were on the job before many
Indians and Poles arrived to
help them.
This was achieved despite
Canada's initial hesitation
about serving on the interna-
tional supervisory commits
sions, and despite the distance
between this country and
Indo-C China.
The government here had
hardly announced it's accep-
lance of the Geneva Confer
ence's invitation before the
French government began
pressing for the immediate
dispatch of Canadian officials
to Indo-C China. The French
suspected that the Commu-
nist-led Wet Mimi rebels
would smuggle arms across
frontiers and otherwise violate
the armistice before the truce
commissions were able to get
organized.
Advance Porty Of IS
AS a result about rs Cana
dian Army officers were given a
short indoctrination course
and then flown directly to
Indo-C China by the Royal Ca
madam Air Force. Canadian
diplomats were already on the
scene. More army personnel
and diplomats will be sent
later to bring the Canadian
contingent in the war-torn
country to about 200.
In undertaking what For
eign Minister Lester B. Pear
son described as "this onerous
but honorable assignment,
the Canadian government has
almost bent over backward In
its efforts to avoid compromis.
ing the impartiality Of it,
truce officials.
Opinion in official circles
here is that the Geneva Con
ference cast Canada in a judi
eial role in 1ndo- China, rathel
than the simpler role of a rep
resentative of the Western
>democracies to balance tn,
membership of Communis
Poland on the internationa
Truce bodies.
Consequently. while tryinl
TO get its officials on the jol
without delay, the government
declined to rely on its friend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-26
Red Aims in India Are Old Story

Recent Soviet overtures to-
ward InMa-praise OF Nehru
by the Moscow press and radio
and the projected sending OF
a Russian technical aid mission
to New Delhi under the terms
of a recent trade pact-serve
as a timely reminder of Rus
sian interest in India dating
back to Napoleon's time.
Exiled In st. Helena, Ma
poleon warned his captors that
Gear Alexander I would be
obliged to take India in order
to gain riches and provide
employment" and thereby to
prevent revolution in Russia"
In fact, Napoleon recalled how
he had sent instructions in
detail" to the former Car,
Paul, for a Russian campaign
against British India.
Although nothing ever came
Of the 10th century scheme to
rob Britain Of India, the mod
ern communications system
and equipment Of the present.
day Red Army could make
such a project more than a
vain dream.
Napoleon's estimate of the
Cars motives proves Russia's
ssouth-looking ambitions are
nothing new. He noted that
the Cossacks, Kalmuks, and
"other. barbarians" who had
accompanied Russian armies
into Europe had acquired q
taste for the "luxuries of the
SOUTH" thus creating unrest
among the Cars subjects.
Present reports indicate sim
liar dissatisfaction among Red
Army occupation troops in
Germany and Austria sort
Of "how can you keep EN-
down on the = kolkhoz after
Representations" feeling.
A Second Try
Even after fiunking their
expansionist test in Napoleon's
time, the Russians tried again
in 1876. when they annexed
the Khanates of Bokhara and
Khiva. At that time, Russia s
access to Northern Europe was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-26
By HiIIeI Block

PITTSBURGH.-Two-year-
old Ginny. almost totally deaf
since birth. is about to take
her first step into the world
of sound.
A teacher. her face warm
with laughter, has just brought
Ginny to q room filled with
toys, picture books and an
odd-looking metal box with q
row Of green, red and blue
bulbs.
Gently she places a set Of
headphones over the child's
ears. Like earmuffs." she says
a little loudly. But she doesn't
get through to Ginny.
A recording Of march music
is turned on. Ginny can bare
ly hear the cymbals crash and
the trumpets blare. AS the
music is made louder the diff
ferent colored bulbs light UP
higgeldy = piggeldy. Ginny
laughs and claps her hands.
In another room her mother
excitedly looks through q one
way glass window. Her throat
tightens as she watches her
child begin to conquer the
lonely world of silence.
Ginny has just entered the
Rauh Nursery. She and nine
other preschool youngsters are
attending this unusual insti-
tuition for the deaf and hard
of hearing.
Privately Sponsored Venture
Started in February, 1858,
it is sponsored and financed by
the Pittsburgh section Of the
National Council of Jewish
Women. The building is sup
piled by the City Health De-
partment.
At the nursery Ginny and
her playmates are taught the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-26

work with them II he won the
governorship.
The outcome of the Demo-
cratic convention reflected
simple population distribution.
Mr.. Hartman had almost all
the New York City votes sewed
up, and every one present knew
that was enough. When his
total votes reached $40 "a ma
jority) on the first ballot, he
was in. BY the time the count
got to SAL against 217 for Mr..
Roosevelt), young FDR gained
the floor and moved the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Hartman be
made unanimous.
Up-Staters were bitter and
didn't mind saying so. But
they closed ranks behind the
ticket.
Mr.. Roosevelt was offered
the No. 2 spot, but he had al
ready ruled out a try for
Lieutenant Governor-a sort Of
appendage to the ticket. He
did. however. accept nomina-
ton for attorney general. That
will permit him to run sepa-
rate campaign, roll up his own
votes, and perhaps show the
party they overlooked a very
popular young man.
Republicans
The G. o. P. convention was
cut and dried. Gov. Dewey
nominated Irving M. Ives, and
the convention whooped its APP
prevail.
Mr.. Ives, a United States
Senator since 1947. long has
been pegged as q liberal Re-
publican and q supporter Of
Mr.. Dewey. He obviously is
the party's best Statewide
vote-getter now that Mr..
Dewey is bowling out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-26

and usurper of world peace and
international justice.
Stain and Molotov were
tempted to look southwark for
an outlet for Russian expan-
sion in the autumn Of 1910 for
reasons which were not dis
similar to those motivating
their czarist predecessors. At
that time, Russian interests
elsewhere in Europe and Asia
were menaced by the Axis
Germany's claims in Europe
and Africa, Italy's in the Medi-
terranean and Japan's dream
for a co-prosperity sphere for
East Asia.
When Molotov visited Ber-
lin in November, 1910, to con-
suit with his Nazi accomplices
under the 1889 Germans Soviet
non-aggression pact, Hitler
and Ribbentrop. FESTIVE over
mounting Russian pressure in
Baltic and Balkan Europe,
dangled India before the So
Wet Foreign Affairs Commissar.
In return for Soviet accession
to the punitive Tripartite Axis
alliance against bankrupt"
England-which had been
concluded q few months
earlier-India was promised as
Russia's share of the loot.
Was EngIond Bankrupt?
Ribbentrop wondered out lout
whether Russia in the long
run would not also turn to the
south for a natural outlet to
the open sea that was so i'm
portant for Russia" While
agreeing Gin principle" Molo-
tov observed that the satisfac-
ton of Soviet aspirations In
this direction hinged on Eng
lands bankruptcy" which he
doubted.
The extent Of Malenkov's
ultimate aims with regard to
India-suggested by the Krem-
Inns current wooing Of New
Delhi-is, of course. uncertain.
But in light of historical prec-
edent, the motivation of such
Soviet interest seems quite
clear.