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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
By jones Y. Newton

Acting Chairman Mundt today
had the answer as to why two
staff members of the Senate In
vestigations subcommittee have
not received security clearance
for access to secret military in
formation but the Senator was
keeping the answer secret even
from himself.
He said he had received from
the Defense Department letter
about the clearance matter. but
that he would not make the
contents public, at least until
there has been a meeting of the
subcommittee some time next
week. Senator Mundt said he
had not opened the letter, but
conceded he might take peek"
today.
Democrats on the subcommit-
tee charged that two staff men,
bers of the regular Mccarthy in
veStigations staff failed to get
clearance giving them access to
classified material although re-
quests for clearance were made
over,a year ago. That. the DEM
ocratS said, was the equivalent of
q denial of such clearance.
Answer to Request.
The letter from the Defense
Department, in answer to a re-
quest by Senator Mundt for more
information on the situation,
presumably clears up the matter.
An earlier letter from the de-
partment, detailing what was
done about clearing various
members of the subcommittee
staff, carried the words mo
clearance" opposite the names of
two for whom requests were
made.
Senator Mundt asked Defense
officials whether security clear
ance would be forthcoming for
the two and. if not, why. If the
answer is negative, the Demo-
Gratis, with probable Republican
support. are expected to demand
the discharge of the two staffers.
That was expected to lead to a
new row with Senator Mccarthy,
now on vacation. He will re-
turn Monday or Tuesday.
Senator Mundt, chairman of
that version of the subcommit-
tee which conducted the long
Army-McC arthy hearing, said
he would call the group together
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
AirIift Starts Bringing
French Wounded Home
BY the A.soeioied Press

SAIGON, Indo- China. June 26.
The United States Air Force,
which barely two months ago
rushed French fighting men to
the defense of Diem Bien Phu,
today began evacuating 500 of
the battles wounded back to
France.
A huge four-engined Globe
master left Saigon with the first
batch of 100 French union troops
on the 16,O00-mile airlift, which
will span two oceans and the
United States before the troops
are deposited in Paris about 10
days from now.
The first stop will be Clark
Field, 60 miles from Manila, be-
fore the plane proceeds to Tachi-
kawa Air Base outside Of Tokyo.
From Japan the Military Air
Transport Service will finish the
transfer in Clio transports
touching down at Hickam Field in
Hawaii, Travis Air Base in Cali
fornia, Lakeland, Fla, Westover.
Mass, and finally at Paris Orly
Field.
The airlift will be carried out
in five separate stages from here.
The second is June 80 and the
others are set for July 3, and
10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Virginia Mummy Study
Indicates No Foul Play
By the Associated Press

TAZEWELL. Va. June 90
Virginia's chief medical exam
iner has said the mummy"
found in a PocahontaS Negroes
apartment last week apparently
died of natural causes.
Tazewell County Common
wealth's Attorney James w. Har-
man, jr., said DR.. Godfrey Mann
said no indication of foul play
was found in examining the par
TALLY mummif1ed body of an ell
derby Negro woman.
The body was found in the
apartment of Moses White, SO,
and his son, Abbner, 33, last
Thursday after a fight in which
the Whites landlord, Jerry jack
son, 60, was slain and two deputy
sheriffs disarmed and chased
from the building.
Mr.. Jackson had gone to the
apartment with officers to serve
an eviction notice on the bearded,
turban-wearing pair.
The body was found after the
father and son had surrendered
to officers. Both are held in the
Tazewell County Jail on charges
of murder in the death of Mr.
Jackson.
The body had apparently been
kept in the apartment for at
least two months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Death Of Girl Ends
Romance With Soldier
BY the Associated Press

ELKTON, Md, June 90
Death ended a childhood ro-
nance yesterday when a car
driven by an 18-year-old girl
collided with a truck not long
after she saw her soldier sweet
heart of for overseas duty.
State police said Betty Lockard,
Is, of Northeast, died of a frac-
tured skull after the car hit the
rear of tractor trailer truck
parked along U. S. 40 near
Elkton.
Mrs. Ruth BayliSS Of North
east, said her son. Airman BIC
Charles G. Wars had driven with
Miss Lockard to Wilmington.
Del, to get a train for Camp
Kilmer and was due for three
years duty in England. She said
the couple grew up together and
planned to marry.
Police said the car hit the
rear of a truck operated by
Leonardo. Dennis, So. Of College
Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Public Hearings Sci
In Senate Probe Of
Acc Power Contract

A Senate investigation Of the
controversial SLOT million con-
tract being negotiated between
the Atomic Energy Commission
and a private syndicate for cleo
trio power in the Tennessee VAL
ley was under way today.
Senator LANCER, Republican,
of North Dakota told news
men yesterday that he had di-
rected the staff Of his Judiciary
subcommittee on monopoly to
prepare for public hearings, ten
tatively set for next Thursday.
According to Senator Kefauver.
Democrat, of Tennessee, q mem
Der of the subcommittee, the in
quiry would be focused on de-
termining whether there was any
intent to eliminate competition
in wording the contract and
whether there was any pressure
to prevent competitive bidding.
This new chapter in the public
versus private power controversy
was set off earlier this month
when President Eisenhower or
dered the Acc to proceed with
the contract for 100000 kilo-
watts of power.
The private firm would build
a $107 million plant near West
Memphis. Ark, and deliver the
power into the iva system. iva
would then sell it to private Gus
toners in the Memphis area,
where it is predicted a shortage
would otherwise exist by 1858.
Meanwhile iva would continue
to supply 100000 kilowatts to
the Aces installation at Padu-
cab. KY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Fire Damages Library
Of CORPORATION Counsel

A fire in the law library of
the corporation counsel's Office
sent seven pieces of equipment
to the District Building early
today.
The blaze, reported by a
passerby who noticed smoke
coming from a third-floor win
dow shortly after / am. was
extinguished within a few min
utes.
Damage mostly to one exte-
rior wall and a window frame
was estimated at about $1,000 by
Capt. Richard M. Curtin. head
of the District Building special
police.
A short circuit in a recondl-
toned refrigerator in the library
was blamed for the fire Books
and records escaped harm, &C
cording to Capt. Curtin. He
added that the room should be
disable by Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26

District and vicinity-Chance
of a few scattered thunder
showers tonight and early to-
morrow. Partly cloudy and not
quite as warm tomorrow after
noon. Low tonight about IS.
Maryland-Low tonight TOTS.
Some cloudiness and hot tonight
and early tomorrow. Partly
cloudy and not quite as warm to-
morrow afternoon.
Virginia = Mostly fair and
warm but chance of a few
scattered thundershowers in
north portion, low 67-74. To-
morrow partly cloudy with a few
scattered thundershowers and
not quite as warm in north por-
ton in the afternoon.
Wind-WeSt to southwest To-
20 miles per hour tonight be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
PIoy Area Dedication
Scheduled in County

Formal dedication of the Lane
Manor Recreational Area will be
held at pm. tomorrow in the
park at University lane and West
Park drive, Prince Georges
County, Md
officials of the Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and Howard Dreyer,
president of the Lane Manor
Citizens Association. will be guest
speakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Army Side Is Winner
In Dayton Papers
Poll on Hearings
BY the Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio, June 26.-An
opinion poll conducted by the
Dayton Journal Herald on the
Army-McCarthy hearings gave
the edge to Secretary of the
Army Stevens and his staff.
These are the results of the
reader poll announced by the
paper today:
Question-Do you believe Sec
rotary Stevens and his staff
proved their charge that Senator
Mccarthy and his staff used i'm
proper pressure to secure privil-
eyes for David Schine?
Answer by male readers-Yes,
704; no, 406.
Answer by female readers
Yes, 764; no. 481.
Question-Do you believe Sen
ator Mccarthy and his staff
proved their charge that Secre-
tary Stevens and Army Counsel
lor John Adams tried improperly
to force stoppage of an inquiry
into communism in the Army?
Answer by male readers-Yes,
432; no, 1913.
Answer by female readers
Yes, 440; no, 789.
Question-Do you like Senator
Mccarthy less or more as a re-
suit of the hearings:
Answer by male readers-Less,
754; more, 406.
Answer by female readers
Less, 1875; more, Ala.
The Journal Herald, which
calls itself independent Republi-
can in editorial policy. opposed
Senator Mccarthy during the
televised hearings. 1t objected to
his methods of gathering infor-
nation and to his request fol-
Government employees to turn
over secret information to him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Leech Murder Charges
Up 10 Justice Department
Bv the Associated Press

BONN, Germany, June 90
The United States High Com
mission recommended yesterday
the United States Department of
Justice decide whether former
Army Capt. James M. Leech Of
Lima, Ohio, should stand trial
for the murders of three fellow
army officers in Germany in
1916.
The high commission made
this recommendation after its
legal experts. completed an ex-
animation of evidence submitted
in Frankfurt by chief American
prosecutor Thomas c. Lancian
of Everett, Mass.
Leech, 40, was charged last
May 81 with the ak and arson
murders of Maj. Everett S. Cot
ran of Washington, D. c.; Capt.
Adrian L. WeSSler of New
Rochelle, N. Y. and First 1t.
Stanley M. Rosewater of Omaha,
Nebr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Far East Heavy Bombers
Beqin Transfer 10 Guam
By the Associated Press

GUAM, June 26.-The Sd Air
Division of Americas A-bomb-
carrying Strategic Air Command
began operations today with the
arrival here of Brig. Gen. Joseph
Caldara and 60 members of his
headquarters staff from Tokyo.
All heavy bombers in the Far
East are being shifted into the
new division and will be pulled
out of Japan to Anderson Air
Force Base here. The Far East
Air Force Bomber Command
was de-activated June II.
Gen. Caldara, formerly chief
of the FEAT Bomber Command,
said he expected the rest OF his
staff to arrive from Japan with
in two weeks.
Also expected are three squad
rons of four engine B-50 bomb
ers from Walker Air Force Base
in New Mexico for temporary
training duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
|Mundt to Peek at Answer
On Pairs Security Clearance

to go over the security matter
perhaps Monday. The time de-
ponds on the availability of Sen
ator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Arkansas, who is campaigning
for reelection.
However, the Mundt group
lacks authority to act in any
matter regarding the regular
staff. They can recommend ac-
ton to the permanent subcom-
mittee, headed by Senator Nc
Carthy. who stepped down in
favor of Senator Mundt for the
Army hearing.
One Said to Be Surine.
One of the two staffers who
have failed to get Defense De-
partment clearance repeatedly is
Donald A. Surine, who was
dropped from rolls" of the FBI
in 1850. There have been re-
ports Mr.. Surine has been as
signed to a preliminary investi-
cation of the highly secret Cen
trail Intelligence Agency.
Senator Mundt also said he
had another unopened letter
from the Defense Department
awaiting subcommittee atten-
ton. 1t relates to circumstances
surrounding the promotion last
October and honorable discharge
February 3 of Maj. Irving Peress,
former Army dentist described
by Senator Mccarthy as fifth
amendment Communist" He re-
fused to tell the Mccarthy COM
mittee last January whether he
was a Communist.
It was the questioning by Sen
ator Mccarthy of Brig. Gen.
Ralph w. zwicker on the Peress
case that touched off the row
with the Army. The Senator re-
portedly told the general he was
unfit to wear a uniform and
elected him from the closed
hearing. Gen. Zwicker is Com
mandant at Camp Kilmer. N. j.,
where Maj. PeresS was stationed.
The latter is now practicing in
New York.
Defense officials. weeks ago,
sent Senator Mundt one conf
Dental" letter on the PeresS case
and later asked that it not be
opened because there was a mis-
take in a name. The new letter
presumably details how the case
was handled and by whom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Alexandra Council Adopts
10 Per Cent Utility Tax

A $7,650,997 budget requiring
a 10 per cent tax on utility bills
and three other new taxes was
adopted last night by the Alex
andria City Council. Mayor
Marshall j. Beverley cast the
only dissenting vote.
The new taxes include a 3 per
cent levy on transient accommo-
dations. levy of so cents per
500 on rental property and a
tax of 80 cents per 500 on work
done by builders and developers.
Final action on the appropria-
ton ordinance was scheduled for
8 pm. Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Top Tunisiun GuerriIlus
Seized by French Army
BY the Assoeioted Press

TUNIS, Tunisia, June 90
Police power in the guerilla
infested mountains of Tunisia
was handed over to the French
army yesterday and leaders of
the nationalist Neo-DeStour
Party were placed under house
arrest.
These were apparently the
steps meant by French resident
general Pierre Voizard when he
told neYmen before boarding a
plane for Paris that he had
taken measures ito insure the
security of the French coloniStS
and their crops and all French
and Tunisian centers."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Brookside Units Reossessed

The Prince Georges County
Commissioners reduced tax as
ses-smentS on homes in the
Brookside Manor section on Ager
road by $500 a home. Robert G..
Weightman. representing SIS resi-
dents. asked for the cut to bring
the assessments to about half
present sales values. The homes
we're assessed at $7,400 before
a $500 reduction was ordered re-
Gently.
Commissioners Edward j. Wa
tiers and Mrs. H. Wilson Spinck-
nall voted against the cuts. as
serting that the action would
set an unwise precedent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Abortion
Continued From First Page.)

tor and two masked assistants,
along with Mrs. Grimes, perform
ing an operation in one Of the
four upstairs bedrooms used as
the operating room
The room contained an OBJ
stetrical table, standard operat-
ing room light, anesthetic device
and a table covered with instru-
ments. police said.
Watched House for Months.
One woman recovering from
an operation was found in bed
in another upstairs room and
two women in houSecoats were
discovered in a third room up
stairs, police said. They said
the three men taken into GUS
tody and five women patients
were in the four downstairs
rooms.
Sheriff Hall said his men had
been watching the house about
three months. but several pre-
viously scheduled raids were
called off when it was deter
mined there was no activity at
the time. Advance guards were
stationed around the house yes
terday about dusk and police
arrived in five cars about 1880
pm. to stage the raid. There
was no resistance, police said.
Released on Bond.
Bond for the seven accused as
members of the ring totaled
$4,000. At the Sheri:'s Office
in Warrenton, the seven put up
10 per cent of this-$2,O00-in
cash to cover bonding fees, and
were released.
Police estimated the ring
charged $4O0 for each operation.
Capt. Williams pointed out that
the six-hour round trip involved
at least two hours of driving,
and that patients must have
been in the farmhouse not more
than four hours. Operations
were performed only on Wednes-
days and Fridays, he said.
The tip that led to the raid
came from Washington police.
Capt. Richard j. Felber. head of
the Districts police homicide
squad, said two of his men had
worked on the case extensively
for three or four months.
Contacts Here Uncovered.
Capt. Felber said Detective
Sergeants Grayston w. Chapman
and Keith G. Gosman found that
a doctor and a pharmacist here
were working as contacts. They
turned over this and other in
formation to Virginia State Po-
lice Investigator Robert E. Cod
sey, who handled the case there
and kept the farmhouse under
watch.
Police today. were uncertain
whether enough evidence had
been collected in the raid to
support a charge of conspiracy
against the Washington contact
men.
The ring was first discovered
when a woman patient developed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Senate Group Raises
Library Of Congress
Funds by S7S5,3SS

The Library Of Congress,
which suffered a severe cut in
its budget for next year by the
House, has received more gen.
erous treatment from the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
The Senate unit yesterday ap-
proved an increase of $785, 1888
over the funds provided by the
House, with gains in nearly every
category of the library's budget.
The library figure. totaling
$9,750,388 goes to the Senate for
action early next week in the
big budget bill for the legisla-
tive and judiciary branches OF
Government.
The Senate figure is 1921 ,095
over the appropriations for the
library this fiscal year.
Increase to 98,748,141.
The total for the two major
branches of Government stands
in the bill at $98,748,141, an
increase over the HouSe-paSSed
bill of $16,392, 1876. Much of this
increase, however. is accounted
for by items for the Senate it
self, which we're not considered
by the House when the bill orig
mated there.
The Senate committees action
increasing the library's funds
served as an answer to House
criticisms that the library was
exceeding the functions for
which it originally was estab-
iShed.
The largest item in the Ii
brary's budget, for salaries and
expenses, had been cut to
$45 million by the House. The
Senate committee not only re-
stored the cuts but added $685.
900 more over the current years
funds for this item. The new
figure is $4.935.272.
Other Items Compared.
The House and Senate figures
for the rest of the library'S
items are as follows:
Copyright. House, 81 million;
Senate. $1.100.000.
Legislative Reference Service.
House. $850,000; Senate. $780,
879.
Catalogue Card Distribution,
House. $1,250,000; Senate, ST.
414,437.
Book purchase, general. House.
$25O,O00; Senate, .$270.000.
Law Library, House and Sen
ate. same, 100000.
Supreme Court Books, House
and Senate, same. $4,000.
Books for the blind, House
and Senate. same, 81 million.
The House attack on the Lii
brary of Congress, Senate aides
explained, caused a stir of pro-
test, not only from Washing
ton but from library sources all
over the country. Letters poured
into the Senate Appropriations
Committee objecting to the
House action.
After the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee approved the
library funds, Chairman Mundt
of the subcommittee handling
the bill commented: I'VE. have
again made it national Lii
hrarY."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Arlington Registration

Newcomers to Arlington senior
high schools should register this
summer, Supt. Edward Rutter,
has announced. Both Washing
ton-Lee and Wakefield Senior
High Schools will be open from
8 am. to 3 pm, Monday through
Friday, during the school vaca-
ton period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Body Of Man Found
FLOATING in Potomac

The body of an unidentified
man, about 80 years old, was
found floating in the Potomac
River off the Naval Research
Laboratory today.
A Boiling Air Force Base crash
boat picked up the body and
turned it over to harbor police.
The victim wore only plaid
trousers and socks. He had
numerous tattoos on his body
and wore a yellow metal cross
on a chain around his neck,
police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Resort Areas Forecast
(Sundoy)

Blue Ridge-Quite warm,
scattered afternoon thun-
derShoWerS.
Upper Bay - Scattered
thunderShowers, quite warm;
wind. southwest, 1920 m.p.h.
Lower Bay-Partly cloudy.
hot, scattered afternoon
thunders owers; wind,
southwest, 1913 m.p.h.
Rehoboth ocean City -
Partly cloudy. quite warm.
thundershowers in after
noon; wind, southwest, IL
20 m.p.h.
Sout h Jersey - Partly
cloudy, quite warm. scat
tered thundershowerS; wind,
southwest to west, 1920
m.p.h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Rockville Income Revised

Rockville'S Mayor and Council
last night revised the city's in
come estimate for the next fiscal
year upward to $741 ,976 from the
$613,976 proposed in City Man
ager John McDonald's budget.
The added $4,000 is expected
to come from an operating sur
plus, water and sewer charges
and gas permit receipts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26

an infection and went to a hos
pital here. Her story was relayed
to Washington police.
The ring made its contact with
prospective patients through the
doctor and pharmacist, who
simply took their names. The
organizations contact woman
later approached the prospective
patients and told them where
they would be picked up and
how to identify themselves by
certain articles of dress or by
carrying specified magazines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
County Registrar Suit Filed

A suit to force the Arlington
County Board to rescind its &C
ton aboliShing the jobs of 81
local registrars has been filed in
Circuit Court by four attorneys.
The suit was entered yesterday
by State Senator Charles r.
Fenwick, Delegate C. Harrison
Mann, L. Lee Bean and Harry D.
Sizemore, representing three of
the registrars whose jobs were
terminated March 20 when the
board voted to centralize regis
tration in a single Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26

The Agriculture Department
has set a specific price Of II
cents a pound top grade at
which it will offer to sell surplus
butter for export. A sales price
Of 80 cents was set for grade B
butter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26

The Greater Annandale Rec
reation Council will meet at 8
pm. Monday in the Annandale
(Va0 School. Plans will be dis
cussed for setting up the Greater
Annandale Recreation Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26

Scattered thundershOwer forecast for to-
night in Lower Michigan the Rocky Noun
tans Pacific Northwest and Southern California Generally
fair weather will prevail elsewhere 1t will be cooler in New
England and in the Pacific Northwest with little
change elsewhere. AZ Wlrepnoto MAP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

coming west to northwest to-,
morrow.
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