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Evening star., 1954-06-27
Showdown Nears
On 'HousecIeaninq'
OF McCarthy's Staff
By Jones Y. Newton

Senator Mccarthy heads into
a showdown battle this week
against a bipartisan drive for
q "housecleaning" of the staff
of his Senate Permanent In
vestigations Subcommittee.
The Wisconsin Senator, who
has faintained an unusual nine
day silence. was due back at the
Capitol tomorrow or Tuesday
He has been resting at an un-
disclosed spot for a fray which
may prove to be more bitter
than his celebrated row with the
Army.
The three subcommittee Demo-
Gratis and Senator Potter, Re-
publican. of Michigan, sep
arately have demanded the staff
cleanup" as a result of develop
ments during the 36-day hear
ing on the Army Mccarthy con-
troverSy.
Charges Smear" Of Staff.
Before he left on vacation
Senator Mccarthy accused the
three Democrats of "smearir1g"
his subcommittee staff members.
particularly by indicating that
two members were denied Sc.
curity clearance by the Depart
ment of Defense. He has not
commented on Senator Potter's
surprise charges against the staff
and his demand for a "shakeup."
Future Investigations by the
Mccarthy group. including one
of alleged Communist inf1ltra-
tion of the highly secret Central
Intelligence Agency. depend on
the outcome of the battle.
The Democrats said they will
insist the subcommittee hold no
further "investigative hearings"
until the staff matters are set
tied. That also is the position
of Senator Potter who is sup
posed to head an investigation OF
Americans held prisoner by Iron
Curtain countries.
Hrobers Meet Wednesday.
til should be known by mid
week whether the Defense De-
partment actually refused to give
clearance, and for what reasons,
to the two staff members for ac-
cess to classified or secret ma
teriai.
Acting Chairman Mundt Of
the subcommittee, which con-
Quoted the Army-McCarthy in
quiry, said he would call meet
ing Of hs group for Wednesday
for three purposes:
l. To look into the failure OF
the two staffers to get clearance
which was requested over a year
ago. . They have not been identi-
fed officially. One is repeatedly
Donald A. Surine, dropped from
the rolls" of the FBI in 1850. and
who is said to have been doing
Evening star., 1954-06-27
Probes Of Agencies Up
To Executive. Nixon Says

MILWAUKEE,, June 26 (PD.-
Vice President Nixon said yester-
day that Investigations of various
agencies is a primary response
bility of the executive branch of
Government"
Mr.. Nixon arrived here by
chartered plane to address Re-
publican campaign Embarrassing
dinner last night.
I'm my opinion, as far as future
Investigations are concerned" +"
Mr.. Nixon said on his arrival.
"the investigation of any agency
could be conducted effectively
by the executive branch of Gov
ernment.
There is no question that the
executive branch will move to
deal with the problem and clean
up the situation wherever it is
necessary"
At no time did Mr.. Nixon men
ton the name of Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin. Referring to the Army-Mc-
Carthy hearings, Mr.. Nixon said
that if any conflict continues
within the party, harm can be
done.
But believe that any that
was done (by the hearings) is
not fatal" he added.
Evening star., 1954-06-27
Senate Group Issues
Subpoena for Powell
In Housing Scandals
BY the Associoted Press

The Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee yesterday issued
a subpoena for Clyde L. Powell.
ousted Federal Housing Admins
tration official. to appear Tues
day at a committee probe of al
legged housing scandals.
The committee was not imme-
diately able to find Mr.. Powell.
but his attorney. Daniel B.
Maher, said the difficulty in serv-
ing the subpoena was caused by
Mr.. Powell's week end absence
from the city.
"I assume he is out of town for
the week end" Mr.. Maher said.
II am sure will be able to reach
him and tell him about the sub
poena by Monday. and / am sure
he will be available on Tuesday
to testify before the committee
whether a subpoena is served or
not"
heIuSe0 70 answer
When Mr.. Powell appeared be-
fore the same committee April 19
he refused to answer any ques-
tions, he based his refusal on
my constitutional privileges not
to be a witness against myself" "
The decision to recall Mr.. Pow
ell was reached at a secret bank
ing committee session last
Wednesday. The effort to locate
him started at once.
Mr.. Powell was assistant FILA
commissioner in charge of rental
housing until his custer in April
shortly after the White House
began a shakeup at the FILA.
Since then a dozen top off,
Gals have been suspended or
fired. including Guy T. o. Hol-
lyday, who had been FHA COM
missioner.
Called Key Official.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia, has called Mr.. Powell
"the key official with respect to
overevaluations of properties
under Section 608, resulting in
windfalls of 500 million or
more"
Scandal charges have centered
on this old section of the Ma
tional Housing Act which ex-
pired in 1850. The FILA insured
some $3.5 billion worth of mort
cages, most of them in the post
World War II period, for Section
SOB apartment projects.
"Windfall" profits resulted
when builders or sponsors built
their projects for less money
than the amount of their FHA
insured mortgage. The balance
was pocketed, and rents on the
finished projects were scaled to
retire the full mortgage loan.
Evening star., 1954-06-27

preliminary work on the prof.
ected CIA probe.
2. To decide what to do with
a new "confidential'' Defense
Department letter to Senator
Mundt giving the names of those
responsible for the promotion
and honorable discharge of Maj.
Irving Peress of New York. for
mer Army dentist. He is de-
scribed by Senator Mccarthy as
Fifth Amendment Commu-
MIST"
3. To draft a summation" of
the issues brought out in the
hearing of the Army McC Carthy
controversy.
Jenkins Digesting Testimony.
This official list of issues will
be sent Special Subcommittee
Counsel Ray H. jenkins at his
Knoxville, Tenn, home. He will
prepare a balance sheet of 'pros
and cons" of the row. Mr. Jen-
kins and a small staff also are
making a synopsis of hearing
testimony for use of the COM
mittee in writing a report, ex-
pected by August l..
A Defense Department report
on the security clearance status
of the 25 members of the Nc
sCarthy subcommittee stad car
sried the@words mo ciearauee"
opposite two of the names.
fA Senator Mundt requested more
information. He hal sceixed IN
answer from Defense olticia S
which he VIII take up with the
subcommittee Wednesday, tell
ing why the two were not cleared
and whether they will ever be
cleared. Senator Mccarthy has
said no member of his staff had
been denied" clearance.
II the Defense Department
says clearance cannot be given.
the Mundt subcommittee un-
doubtedly will recommend dis
charge of the two. The group
lacks authority to take direct
action.
Threats to be Aired.
The real showdown on the
staff matter will come when
Senator Mccarthy calls a meet
ing of his regular committee.
The three Democrats and SEN
ator Potter can control the
seven-member group.
Another hot issue to be aired
involves charges that at least
two of the subcommittee Dem
ocratS received threats during
the hearing from staff employees.
Roy M. Cohn. subcommittee
general counsel. was accused of
threatening to get" Senator
Jackson, Democrat, of Washing
ton, because he did not like the
way Senator Jackson was ques-
tioning Senator Mccarthy. Mr..
Cohn, denied 1t.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
of Arkansas, said he received a
threat" from another member
of the staff whom he did not
identify. Senator Mcclellan has
been campaigning for re-elec-
ton, but sent word he would re-
turn for the meeting Wednesday.
Evening star., 1954-06-27
Connecticut Democrats
Nominate Ribicoif
Nv me A.,oe;o,ed Press

HARTFORD, Conn, June 26.-
Connecticut Democrats today
nominated former United States
Representative Abraham A. Ribi-
coff. 44-year-old Hartford law
yer, as their gubernatorial cam
didate in a State convention.
Named as Mr.. Ribicoff's run
ming mate was Mayor John N.
Dempsey of Putnam, minority
leader'of the State House Of Rep
reSentatives:
Both top candidates were NOM
mated by acclamation.
Mr.. Ribicoff's major opponents
are, expected to be Gov. John
Lodge, who is expected to be
nominated by the Republicans
at their State convention July 8
and 8, and Jasper McLevy, vet
erat1 mayor of Bridgeport, who
has been the Socialist candidate
many times.
Evening star., 1954-06-27

|, Also, at tomorrow's meeting
a move will be made to divorce
the Whitten rider legislation
and fringe benefits from the pay
raise measure. This is intended
to expedite action on the pay
bill. The committee also hopes
to wind up work within the next
few weeks on legislation to
modify the Whitten rider, so
that several hundred thousand
indefinite employees can receive
permanent status.
Meanwhile, the postal pay
rise bill, which is so closely
aligned with the outcome of
classified salary salary legisla-
ton, is still before the House
Rules Committee. If the COM
mittee does not rule on it by
the end of the week. the mea-
Sure'S sponsors will initiate a
discharge petition move.
There are conflicting claims as
to whether the postal employe
unions will be successful in
their drive to get the bill out of
the rules group via the discharge
petition route. The union lead
ers claim they will be able to get
the required 218 signatures Of
House members (there are ABS
Representatives. to discharge the
bill from committee.
On the other hand, Post Office
Department officials say their
own survey shows that the dis
charge petition move will fall
far short of the 218 votes needed.
Impartial Capitol Hill obServ-
ers say the outcome is a toSSup
Evening star., 1954-06-27

icic. Margaret U. McMu1rough,
Hugh j. MiSer, Bessie w. Moore,
Inez E. PEBBLES. Jack H. Pock-
rass. Daniel M. Pruitt, Parker
c. Reed. Helen Resnak, Robert
D. Rice, Harry r. Schiavone.
Wilmer A. Shumar,s Patricia L.
Sinnott. A. Eugene Steward, Jay
T. Suagee, James T. Walden and
William Weitzen.
X X +
NAVAL PERSONNEL-Ten ci-
william employees of the Bureau
of Naval Personnel have received
cash awards for beneficial sug-
geStionS. They are David T..
Crown, Elden P. Nootenboom,
Ernest S. Poyser, jr., Mrs. Gwen
dolyn T. Couch. Robert A. Wood,
Furman j. Brown, Charlotte
Perfect, A. Louise Langbein, Dor
othy F. Deininger and Mrs. Anna
r. Howard.
(Be sure to keep up Nth all
the latest Government en-
ployes ne,Ds By reading the
Federal Spotlight column sir
days a t0eek in The Star and
listening to the Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at GAS
pm. each Saturday over
WMAL.J
Evening star., 1954-06-27

bers predicted
t h e g rou p
would approve
a pay raise
for classified
employees of
about 6 or 7
per cent. Some
members are
insisting that
classified en-
ployeS receive
the same Z
per cent boost
Vot ed or
postal work
orc
Evening star., 1954-06-27
Hebrew Academy Vote Set

The Hebrew Academy of
Washington will have men,
bership meeting at 8:15 pm.
Tuesday in the Weitz Auditor
ium of the academy. 6045 Six
teenth street NV. Officers will
be elected.
Evening star., 1954-06-27

District and vicinity-Cooler
tonight. Tomorrow, fair with
moderate temperature.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
cooler tonight. Tomorrow, fair
with moderate temperature.
Virginia-Cooler tonight. To-
Evening star., 1954-06-27
VioIution Leeds to Deuth

KANSAS CITY. - Sixty-five
per cent of the pedestrians killed
in cities were using the streets
in an unauthorized or unsafe
manner, according to traffic stu.
dies.
Evening star., 1954-06-27
Coal in Reserve

CHEYENNE. - Western Wyo-
ming and Utah have great re-
serves of bituminous coal which
comprise a bulwark to the ex-
panding industrial economy of
far Western States.
Evening star., 1954-06-27
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

morrow, fair and cooler in south
portion.
Wind-West or northwest, 10
20 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1954-06-27

exception of scattered showers and thun-
erstos generally fair weather will prevail throughout the
country today There will be showers in Northern New Eng
land and the Rockies ThunderstOrms will occur
in the Vrgnia Ohio Valley the South Atlantic
States Gulf Coast westward into Southern Texas
and in 1t will remain hot in the Southeastern
in the from New York
and Pennsylvania west to the lower Missouri Valley.
LAP WirephOtO Map
Evening star., 1954-06-27
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
House Group Ready to Agree
On Classified Pay Raise Bill
By joseph YOUNG

Members Of Civil Service Committee predict the
this raise bill for the Govern
ments classified employees.
committee executive session Friday and the
expressed the that final the legislation
would be reached this week. The =
committee at 10 to-
Evening star., 1954-06-27
Mundt Predicts Committee
Won't Vote Probe Of GA

mitted any evidence to the COM
mittee seeking one. Only the full
committee can authorize new
probes, he added.
Evening star., 1954-06-27

This edition also contains
This Week Magazine OF 81
pages, a 12-pd0e comic section
and 20 pages of roto0rGuure.
Evening star., 1954-06-27

River Report.
(From u S. EngineerS)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and clear q. Great Falls: Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1954-06-27

Reich Sells to Costo Rico
West Germany is getting a
stronger, foothold on Costa Rican
trade. San Jose reports.
Evening star., 1954-06-27

committee meets at 10 am. to-
morrow.
Several kew committee mem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-05
Party Scans Effect of Mitchell
Attack on James Roosevelt

not wish to be quoted, said the
James Roosevelt case and Mr..
Mitchell's comments would be
seized upon as another arrow to
their bow by conservative Dem
ocrats who are opposed to the
nomination of young Franklin
for Governor. He was unwilling
to predict, however, that this
would halt Democratic guber-
Material nomination for Repre-
sentative Roosevelt.
Representative Roosevelt him
self was in Hyde Park today and
unavailable for comment. He is
expected back in Washington
tomorrow. To date, Represent
alive Roosevelt and his support
tiers for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation have kept as far away
as possible from the controversy
over James Roosevelt's candi-
dacy in California.
In some quarters. Chairman
Mitchell's action in declaring
against candidates for Demo-
cratic nominations for Congress
was called unprecedented" Ma
tional chairmen have kept their
hands off in party primary con-
tests as a rule. While Mr.. Mitch
ell did not canvass the member
ship of the National Committee
(See MITCHELL, Page A-20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-05
Coffee Price Still Rising;
$3.50 a Pound Foreseen
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 5.-Roast-
ers and chain stores announced
new increases in coffee prices
today amid predictions that
coffee at $3.50 a pound is in
evitable.
General Foods Corp, rooster
of Maxwell House, announced
advances of 6 cents a pound at
the wholesale level for regular
coffee, making the price 1922.
Hotel and restaurant pack cof-
fee will rise 7 cents a pound.
And Maxwell House instant cof-
fee will be raised so cents case
of "a two-ounce jars. Increases
also were announced by Albert
EhlerSinc.
Atlantic & Pacific increased
the retail prices of it's own
brands by S cents a pound,
bringing the range to from $1.O9
to SLIT a pound. Other chains
were expected to follow suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-05

Republican congressional leaders
at a White House conference
this morning.
In the half hour talk starting
at $3.50 pm, the President will
discuss and try to put in per-
spective what he has called a
multiplicity of fears" affecting
the world
Senator Knowland said the
President would dwell on vari-
Gus things of concern to people
here and abroad, including by
drogen bomb developments, as
lone of the salient points" He
also will discuss other concerns
ranging from the problems of
combating communism at home
to fears of depression.
Attorney General Brownell will
follow up one phase of the Pres
ident's talk in a Friday night
television and radio address ar
ranged by the White House to
report on what the Government
is doing to combat communism
and outline a program of new
legislation to strengthen that
program.
Although the President plans
to speak tonight without pre-
pared text, he spent some time
working on his talk during a
weekend stay with Mrs. Eisen-
hover at Camp David, his Ca
toctin Mountain retreat near
Thurmont, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-05
u. S. Calls for United Action
OHerLittIeHope inIndo- China

the northern one, centered on
Hanoi. is thoroughly inf1ltrated
by the Communists. While the
immediate situation is not des-
perate, the initiative is firmly
held by the enemy. Talk about
a new and decisive offensive
against the Communists is highly
misleading.
2. The Communist forces of
the Wet Mini, on the other
hand, have improved steadily.
both in quantity and quality.
Material aid and technical adj
vice from China has reached
the point of real effectiveness,
limited only by the unwilling
ness of Ho Chi Mini to get him
self too deeply indebted to the
Chinese government at Peiping.
Although the buildup of Com
munlst strength has been slower
than the Wet Mini predicted.
the enemy is gradually ap-
preaching a position of real SUI
periority.
3. The hope of building up
native Wet Nam forces to the
point where they could eventual
ly relieve the French Army has
gone a-glimmering. Few people
still seriously hold to it. The
trouble has not been in the
training and equipment of these
(See PARIS, Page A-40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-05
u. S. Sponsors ThoiIond Pact
oBoIsterFrenchA Against Reds

The American hope in spon-
soring this pact is evidently that
wealthy well-ged Thailand will
be so gratified at receiving even
more American help after the
Korean truce that it will re-
frain from imposing its economic
strength on weak and half-ex-
plotted Cambodia and Laos.
Cleared With France.
Gen Donovan's plan, it is un-
derstood, has been cleared with
France through an important
French official of the United
Nations as well as directly.
France, eager to shuttle off its
burdens in Indo-China as
promptly as can be done with
honor, has shown no opposition.
The American plan seems to
neutral observers a promising
reply to Red China's device of
setting up puppet Siamese
state on the China southern
border among Siamese-speaking
peoples.
Fully seven-eighths of the peo-
pies in this new economic alli-
ance are Siamese-speaking. The
United States takes the role of
defender of the independence of
established states. against Red
China's method of encroaching
through puppet state.
Where this plan is likely to
encounter the frmest opposi-
ton is in Wet Nam. especially
in it's southern portion known
in prewar days as Cochin. The
Cochinese have long nourlshed
expansionist feelings toward
Cambodia not very different
from the Siamese. Wet Nam.
when today's Communist fight
ing ends. is Thailand's logical
rival for hegemony over the
weak middle nations, Cambodia
and Laos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-05
Sears Role in Mccarthy Case
Due for Showdown Tomorrow
Mcclellan Asks Days Delay to Permit
Dirksen to Return From Home State

ator Dirksen, Republican, of IL
linoiS, one of the subcommittee
members.
Sears in Washington.
Mr.. Sears. already in WASH
ington, will be questioned about
his attitude toward Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin, who has stepped down as
subcommittee chairman for the
investigation.
Mr.. Sears. 58-year-old Har-
vard-educated lawyer. told re-
porters and subcommittee mem
bers last week he never had
taken a stand, publicly or
privately, on Senator Mccarthy
or "McCarthyisrn."
It was revealed later, how
ever. that Mr., Sears had been
quoted in the Boston newspapers
and the Harvard Crimson, UNI
dergraduate newspaper, as prais-
ing Senator Mccarthy and
seeking at one time to raise a
(See MCCARTHY, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-05
Heron Seized
On Coast;
Worth Millions
sY .he Asseeloted Press

Narcotics Commissioner Harry
j. Anslinger announced today
the seizure in San Francisco of
millions of dollars" worth of
herein which he said was
struggled in from Communist
China.
Eight persons were arrested
in the raid yesterday.
The commissioner said most
Of the illicit heroin was brought
to the United States by mer-
chant Seamen who got it at a
gambling emporium operated in
Hong Kong by a man Mr.. An
singer named as Judah Isaac
Ezra, 81.
Mr.. Anslinger said his agents
seized, or purchased as evidence.
6 pounds of pure heroin worth
millions of dollars in the Illicit
narcotics market"
He said 1.-The source Of the her.
DIN was Communist China"
Mr.. AnSlinger said Ezra was
formerly "a large trafficker in
narcotics on the West Coast, and
that he had been sentenced in
1888 to Is years in prison for a
narcotics violation.
Mr.. AnSlinger said Ezra was
deported at the end Of his prison
term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-05
Churchill Bores Secret Pact
With Roosevelt on A-Bonb
Declares They Agreed in 1913 Not to Use
Weapon Without Euch Others Consent

communicate any information to
.thirds parties except by mutual
consent.
"a. In view of the heavy bur-
den of production falling on the
United States as result of the
wise division of the war effort,
the British government recog-
nizes that any postwar advan-
tages of an industrial or COM
mercial character shall be dealt
with as between the United
States and Great Britain on
terms to be specified by the
President of the United States
to the Prime Minister of Great
Britain.
1.-THE Prime Minister expressly
disclaims any interest in these
industrial and commercial as
poets beyond what might be
considered by the President of
the United States to be fair and
just and in harmony with the
welfare of the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-05
Maryland Use Tax voided
For 0ui-of- State Firms

The Supreme Court held S to 4
today that Maryland cannot levy
its 2 per cent use tax on out-of-
State firms.
The opinion written by Justice
jackson reversed Maryland
Court of Appeals decision up
holding the States authority to
collect the tax from a Whining
ton, DEL. furniture company.
The Delaware concern main
tanned no Office in Maryland but
brought its products in by truck
directly to purchasers in Mary
land.
Justice Douglas wrote a dis
senting opinion in which Chief
Justice Warren and Justices
Black and Clark concurred.