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Evening star., 1954-11-26
O'Mohoney's Mug
Restored to Service
By Senate Barber

Senator ELECT Joseph G. O'Ma-
honey, Democrat. of Wyoming
proved to his own satisfaction
today that being an optimist
pays of.
During his prior service In the
Senate, he had a special mug
with his name on 1t in the Sen
ate barber shop. When he was
leaving the Capitol after his de-
feat In 1852 the barber who
shaved him regularly inquired If
he wanted to take his mug with
him.
Senator O'Mahoney suggested
instead that the barber just put
II away for the time being. Sem
ator O'Mahoney was reelected
this year and when he returned
to the Capitol today and dropped
into the barber shop for q shave
the barber pulled his old mug
out Of . cabinet and put 1t back.
into service.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Gales Hold Up Sailing
OF Liner Queen Mary
By the A,soeiuted Pres,

LONDON, Nov. 26. - Rain-
laden gales sweeping in from
the Atlantic brought widespread
floods to. Southwest England and
the Midlands today.
Winds topping so m.p.h. pre-
vented the 81, ,000-ton liner Queen
Mary leaving Southampton with
800 passengers for New York.
Around 400 more passengers due
to be picked up at Cherbourg
later were warned the liner
would be delayed. probably un.
til tomorrow.
Flood waters covered dozens
of roads in the southwestern
counties of Cornwall. Devon and
Somerset. More roads were
blocked in four North Midland
counties. Hundreds of motor
lists had to abandon their carr
to wait for the waters to subside,
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Mccoy Resigns as Head
OF Mediation Service
By the Assoeiosed Pres.

AUGUSTA. Ca. Nov. 26.-
President Eisenhower today &C.
cepted the resignation Of Whit
ley P. Mccoy, director of the
Federal Mediation and Concilia-
ton Service since July. 1858.
Press Secretary James Hag.
erty said Mr.. Mccoy wanted to
return to private business.
In accepting the resignation.
Gen. Eisenhower wrote Mr.. Me-
Coy his thanks 'for the impor-
tant service you have rendered
the country as director"
The letter added: "By your I'm.
tiring effort you have effectively
advanced the cause Of industrial
harmony during your tenure in
Office"
The resignation had been ri.
mered for some time.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Snow May Visit and Leave
When Rain Drops In

Weather forecasters put out
q cautious warning today that
there may be q little snow in
the washington area tomorrow
night.
But, the observers at Wash
ington National Airport said,
even If there is snow, there
shouldn't be much and Sunday
morning rains should wash II
away.
The five-day extended fore
cast for this area predicted
srain or snow beginning Satur-
day night. turning to rain
Sunday, for q total precipita-
tion of one-tenth to three-tenths
of an inch"
Temperatures for the next
i've days viii be three to six
degrees below the normal high
eof SO and low Of IS for this time
of year. It Is expected to be q
little warmer over the week end
and colder Monday and Tuesday,
Tonight's low viii be about 50
and skies viii be clear.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Christmas Comes
EorIy to Stores as
Shoppers Flock In

Shoppers packed streets
and stores today in what
police and merchandisers
agreed was one of the heav-
lest day-after- Thanksgiving
rushes ever seen here.
Capt. Marshall r. Gore of
the Traffic Division, with
more than 100 officers work.
ing on snarled traffic. said
the crowds size indicated
either a sudden inspiration
to shop early or a terrific
Christmas season"
Philip Talbot, chairman
of the Large Stores Division
Of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association, said
throngs definitely were
larger than the same day
last year.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
visIlinsky's S Ashes
Rest in kremIin Wall
By The Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, Nov. 26. Premier
Georgi Malenkov and other top
Soviet leaders placed an urn
containing the ashes Of Deputy
Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vi
,shinsky in q niche in the Krem-
lin Wall today.
The procession Of 5000 persons
as they carried the urn from in
front Of the Lenin- Stain tomb
in Red Square. was the final
ritual In an elaborate state fu-
neral for the fiery orator and
chief delegate of the u. s. s. r.
in the United Nations. He died
Monday in New York at the age
of 20.
Farewell, dear friend; fare
well. dear comrade." !" said Foreign
Minister v. M. Molotov in q sfu-
neral Grafton from atop the
Lenin- Stain tomb as other
members of the ruling Commu-
mist Party presidium listened.
Below the leaders rested the
flower-covered urn with the
ashes Of Mr.. Vishinsky resting on
a catafaluue draped in red and
black. The body was cremated
earlier In the day.
Spectators shivered in the raw
cold as the temperature hovered
about 4 degrees above zero. Fahr-
enheit. A military band. wear
ing fur hats. played dirges as
hundreds trudged through the
icy square carrying gigantic
wreaths which were placed be-
hind the Lenin- Stain tomb and
| in front Of the Kremlin wall
n
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Premier on Che Spot.
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The
New York Daily News quotes a
former Counter Intelligence
agent at the Fort Monmouth
IN. J.) Electronics Center as say
ing that 10 wastebaskets full Of
secret files were burned just be-
fore the Army Met Carthv hear
ingS.
In a series copyrighted by the
News Syndicate CO., Inc, the
newspaper interviewed Capt.
Benjamin n. Sheehan, former
Counter Intelligence Corps agent
assigned in 1852 to investigate
espionage and security at the ma
tion's top secret laboratories.
The officer identified himself
Evening star., 1954-11-26

mas tree and characters from fa-
vorite children's stories, high
lighted the parade. The loudest
squeals came from the children
as an 85-foot- long float bearing
Santa Claus and his reindeer
brought up the end Of the parade
Radio and nv Stars.
More than 20 radio and Tv
stars, many Of them top chill
dren's entertainers. were in the
line Of march. Miss Mickey Mil
Ter Of 9208 Columbia boulevard,
was queen of the parade. She
is a former Miss Silver Spring.
Most of the balloons arrived in
Silver Spring early today straight
from the big Thanksgiving Day
parade in New York. Special
crews went to work at 8 am. In
/ ifiating the balloons and COM
pleted the job about five hours
later.
Some so policemen were on
hand to handle the crowd.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Pilot Dies as Election Device
filings Him Through Canopy

a routine training flight. The
other two planes left. When the
third jet failed to move, the
tower checked and discovered
what had happened. The pilots
body was found 10 feet behind
his T-33 jet trainer.
The Air Force said the pilot
must have set off the election
mechanism by accident. The
election lever is at the right of
the seat. Another lever removes
the plexiglass canopy when a
pilot is preparing to eject. Only
the seat election lever had been
activated, however, and the pilot
had hurtled through the canopy.
Death was believed instan-
taneous, the Air Force said.
There have been instances when
pilots in the air have survived
election through a plexiglass,
according to an Air Force
spokesman, but in This case the
drop to the ground would have
been sufficient to kill the pilot
If the crash through the plane
top did not.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Envoy George V. Allen Named
Assistant Secretary Of State
Ambassador Chosen to Succeed Byroude,
Who Goes to Cairo; Cuffey Retiring

top diplomatic posts. Some re-
ports have suggested that John
Sherman Cooper. Kentucky Re-
publican defeated for reelection
to the Senate, might get Mr..
Aliens post in India. Press
Secretary James Hagerty had no
comment on Mr.. Aliens success
Sor there.
Mr.. Allen, 81, from Durham.
N. c.. has been a Foreign Serv-
ice officer since 1881, starting as
vice consul at Kingston. Jamai-
ca. He rose to become Alnbas-
sador to Iran in 1945, Assistant
Secretary for Public Affairs in
l948, Ambassador to Yugoslavia
in 1949, and went to India in
March, 1858.
Mr.. Byroade. n, from Maui
Emee, Ind. goes to Egypt after
serving as Assistant Secretary
since 1852.
Mr.. Caffery is retiring after
43 years in the Foreign Service.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
ndes-Fronce, Back Home,
Finds Government lettering
Tension-Pucked African Situation
Jeopordizes Chonce Of Paris Agreements

The possibility Of a new trip To
Tunisia within the next few
days is not ruled out by official
government spokesmen.
It Is no secret that as things
stand today, debate would be
extremely dangerous to the gov
ernment. In the Assembly, a
majority of deputies including
Gaulists. nloderates. radicals,
and Communists are lined up
in solid opposition to Mr.. Men
des-F Frances North African pol
icy. Only the Socialists and the
MRP support his efforts to
reach a compromise solution
with Nationalist groups in AT
rican protectorates. and even
this support is far from reliable
Position W0rsened.
The harsh truth is that all
along the line, Mr.. Mendes-
Frances political position at
home has deterlorated badly
while he was away. The gather
ing rebellion which he left be-
hind has been carefully cultivat-
ed during his absence. Optimists
who were recently predicting a
new era Of governmental stabil-
ity in France are today busily
hedging their bets.
How much good. If any. the
Premier's newly won popularity
in the United States will do him
Is debatable. Although the trip
amounted to q real personal
triumph, 1t produced little in
(See MOVES, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1954-11-26
By Crosby S. Noyes
foreign Correspondent Of The Star

PARIS. Nov. 26-Like other
conquering heroes, Premier
Pierre Mendes- s-F'rance has re-
turned home to face the Job OF
setting his own house in order.
Despite the resounding success
of his American tour, the need
is urgent.
In his absence, problems at
nome have been piling up. To-
day, the situation In North Afri-
ga has reached a point where it
poses a real and immediate
threat to the survival Of Mr..
.Mendes- Frances government.
The same threat. needless to
say. also jeopardizes ratification
If the Paris agreements on re-
armament OF Germany, which
Mr.. Mendes-France has prom
ised SO firmly. 1t is generally ad-
nitted that no new government
would Stand much chance Of
forcing the treaty down the
throat of a reluctant assembly.
Premier on the Spot.
New outbreaks Of terrorism In
North Africa and the breakdown
Of negotiations with Tunisia
have put Mr.. Mendes- France in
a bad political spot. Facing the
prospect Of an early debate in
the National Assembly on these
developments, the Premier can
be expected to take quick and
dramatic action to restore order.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Six Die in Parked Car
Ramlned in Dusisform
BY The Associated Press

BURLEY. Idaho. Nov. 26.-
Six persons were burned to
death early today when their
parked car was rammed from
behind by another car in a dust
storm, then crashed into a
parked truck. exploded and
burned.
Five persons in the moving
car were hospitalized with un-
determined injuries.
The dead were identified by
officers as Donnie PARROT, %;
his wife Joyce. 20; Myron C.
Hill, 40; his wife Lila, AZ; Grant
Hill, 80. and his wife Marjorie,
50, all Of Buhl, Idaho.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
50 in Shouting Crowd See
Man, 81, Fall 10 Death
sy ihs Associated Press

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-An
aged man horrified onlookers by
swaying on the edge Of the ro,f
Of q lower East Side tenement
and then fell six stories to his
death early today.
He was tentatively identified
by police as Jacob Lieberman, 81.
More than so persons gathered
below had pleaded with him not
to jump. but he toppled from the
roof as police raced upstairs to
his aid.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
YuIe Balloon Parade
Attracts 100000
Al Silver Spring
Suntu Claus Shares
Spotlight With Stars
OF Radio and TV

More than 100000 people lined
a mile and a half route through
Silver Springs business section
today for the community's an
nual giant toy balloon Christmas
parade.
Children and their parents
were seven and eight deep along
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Norway Rafifies PACT
On Rearminu Germany
By the Assoeiosed Press

OSLO, Norway, Nov. z6.-The
Norwegian parliament last night
approved German rearmament
and membership in the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The vote was 1851 for ratil-
cation of the Paris accords.
There were II absentees.
Denmark also has ratified the
agreements and a House Of
Commons vote has assured
British approval.
ROME, Nov. 26 up The De-
fense Committee Of the Italian
Chamber of Deputies today ap-
proved ratification of the Paris
agreements on West European
defense. The full chamber next
votes on the issue.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
McCorthySoys
On Monday
BY ihe Assoeioted Press

Senator Mccarthy passed the
word today that he will be on
hand Monday when the Senate
reconvenes its extraordinary ses-
sion on whether to censure him.
Edward B. Williams, attorney
for the Senator, said Senator
Mecorthy Petition Sponsors Counting
Nomes in Drive. Page All
Mccarthy had told him he was
going to be released from the
Bethesda Naval Hospital Sun
day.
"He will be back Gin the Sem
ate) Monday" Mr.. Williams
said.
Senator Mccarthy was seen In
an automobile on Connecticut
avenue yesterday. In response to
inquiries, the medical center first
declined comment but later said
Senator Mccarthy was "out OF
the hospital yesterday for q
short while with permission OF
the attending physician"
Mr.. Williams told a reporter
that Senator Mccarthy had gone
for a drive.
The Wisconsin Republican en-
tered the hospital last week fol
treatment of an injured elbow
Because of his disqualification
the Senate recessed its session
on the censure issue week age
yesterday until November 20.
Capt. G. L. Ferguson, executiv;
officer at the Bethesda Medical
Center, said today that II there
were mo unforeseen develop.
ments," Senator Mccarthy would
be discharged "by Monday"
Richard O'Melia, an aide tt
Senator McCarthy, said that the
Senator has been asked to speak
| in New York Monday night at 9
rally sponsored by an organiza.
ton seeking 10 million signatures
on petitions opposing his cen.
sure.
Mr.. O'Melia said that Senator
Mccarthy originally told tht
sponsors that .she couldn't make
it," He added that he did moi
know what the situation is now
Evening star., 1954-11-26

(hrisfmds PICTURES on foge ALI
many parts of the parade route
and Charles H. Kopeland, execu-
tive secretary of the Silver Spring
Board of Trade, said the crowo
was one of the biggest in the
community's history and ex-
ceeded last years parade at
tendance.
The parade which lasted more
than an hour contained SO units
including five county high school
bands. Leading the line of march
was the United States Army
band and drill team.
Began at District Line.
The parade moved from Its
assembly area at Georgia ave-
nue. and the District line along
Georgia avenue, Colesville road
and then turned right on Fenton
street and disbanded at Fenton
street and Pershing drive.
Thirty mine huge toy balloons,
including a 50-foot-high Christ
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Economic Development
In
The Metropolitan Area

Rupid population growth Of Woshngtons Metropolitan
Areo means new problems One of them is to develop
broader economic bosemore employment thot does not
depend on Government
The Washington Board 81 Trodes Economic Development
COMMITTEES has based long-ronse program facts Of
interest oil citizens of the Metropolitan Area Already
the plan IS beginning 70 show results.
The program, und the reasoning behind it. ore described
in On article BY William Hines. in The coming Sunday stors
big Editorial Section.
Be sure to read il ID
Ullr 6ilt1nalJ 6tar
Evening star., 1954-11-26
BULLETIN

The pilot killed at Andrews
Air Force Base today was 1t.
Col. Glenn E. Davis. 80. of 202
North Wayne street, Arling-
ton, the Air Force announced.
He is survived by his wife and
a month-old daughter.
An Air Force pilot was killed
at Andrews Air Force Base
today at GAS am. when the
election mechanism of his Jet
plane suddenly shot him through
the plexiglass canopy Of the
plane as it sat on q runway
preparing to take of. the Air
Force announced.
The pilots name was withheld
pending notification of next of
kin. The Air Force said the
victim was not stationed at
Andrews, but was attached to
the base for flight training while
serving in another capacity in
the Washington area.
The pilot was in the last of
three Jets waiting to take off for
Evening star., 1954-11-26
BY The Assoeiatsd Press

AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 26.-
President Eisenhower today
named George v. Allen. now
Ambassador to India, to be As
sistant Secretary Of State for
Near East, South Asian and
African affairs.
Mr.. Allen will succeed Henry
A. Byroade, who will become
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Ten Baskets of Secrets Burned,
Ex-Monmouth Prober Says

aS pTlIl6 SuSpeCt LII tIlc
Army's search for the source Of
a page classified memo pro-
duced by Senator Mccarthy dur
ing the Army-McC Carthy hear
ings, but denied fatty that he
had turned the document over
to the Senator.
A spokesman at Fort Mon
mouth said there would be no
comment from the fort on Capt.
Sheehan's statements and that
all comment would have to come
from the Pentagon in Washing
ton.
Discharged Last September.
Capt. Sheehan, 40, World War
II veteran, was honorabiy dis
charged from the service last
September. He submitted his
resignation after II years in the
service.
Capt. Sheehan. charging that
repeated efforts" to launch a
full-scale probe were blocked.
was quoted as saying:
ION April Q, 1854, q Friday,
I had orders to report to the
West Coast for shipment to the
Far East. I was given the day
of.
"a CIC major tnot identified)
in our section suddenly decided
to consolidate the files on. our
espionage-security investigation
at Fort Monmouth, which ran
back more than two years. This
was at our Offices on Lower
Broadway in New York City.
"He consolidated them, all
right. I am reliably Informed
that he pulled out and burned
at least l0--that's right, 10
wastebaskets full of secret re-
ports and correspondence"
Hearings Followed Later.
The alleged burning Of the
secret files preceded by several
weeks the opening Of the Nc
Carthy-Army hearings, during
which Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin produced
the 212-page document.
Senator Mccarthy said the
document contained a summary
of a classified FBI memo. The
Senator said the document had
been given him by a young
Army intelligence officer whom
he declined to name. The doc
ument dealt with the possibil-
ity Of espionage at Fort Mon
mouth.
Says Capt. Sheehan:
"The Army never formally ac-
cused me Of giving that 2 page
FBI letter to Senator Joseph Nc
Carthy, but I was q prime sus-
pect.
The harassnaent and treat
ment my family and I received
Capt. Sheehan is married ano
the father of two children) as 9
result Is a far cry from what
should be expected by an officer
with an unblemished record Of
II years service"
Wouldn't Talk ON Stand.
The News said Capt. Sheehan
summoned before Senator Nc
Carthy's Permanent Subcommit.
tee on Investigations in October
(See MONMOUTH. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Pictures on Poss A-l2

Ambassador to Egypt, succeeding
jefferson Caffery. who is re-
firing.
The President announced al
the Little White House here,
where he is spending a long
Thanksgiving weekend vacation,
that the nominations will be
sent to the Senate when the
lawmakers convene again.
There had been speculation
for weeks about the shuff1ing OF
Evening star., 1954-11-26
How Con Reduction
Destroy Mankind?

THROUGH THE GENEs-chonses
in our senetie structure caused BY
constontls increasing rodiotion or
earth could debilifote the humon roes
until il wasn't human anymore. stoF
Science Editor Thomos R. Henry en-
pIores the situation in one Of q series
Of ortieies on pose AIS.
RED cHINAs cAPlTALlsTs-
WiIliam Stevenson. writing under .
Communist pledge Of no censorship.
reports on the strange situatioB Of
copitoIists in China on pose A-3z.
SAFE IN PoRT-WiIIiom Willis,
solitary roftsmon Of the Poeifie, ends
his series Of articles obout bis Jour.
ney. and answers questions about 4,
on pose All.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Indionu JobIess Increased

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 70 FJ.
The Indiana Employment Sc
curity Division said yesterday
Indiana unemployment was up
5000 in the week ending Nov. 20.
The total was 1865 for that
week, including 6.26S new unem-
Iployment insurance claims.
Evening star., 1954-11-26

Killing Suspect Wos Troinins Schoo
inmote Here. Poee Al
phia FBI Office, announced that
Lewis eagle, jr., II, of Chatta-
nooga. Tenn, has been charged
with the murder of Remington
last Monday.
eagle served parts Of twt
sentences at the National Train.
ing School here.
MIR. McCabe said eagle ad-
mitted in a statement "that he
along with Mccoy and Parker
planned to ransack Remington s
room on November % and the
assault took place while they
we're In his (Remington's) room. Z
The other two prisoners re-
ferred to were George Junior
Mccoy, "a, of Grundy, Va, and
Robert Carl Parker, 81, of Wash
ington, d. c., who were charged
with participating in the beat
ing administered to Remington
with a part of a brick wrapped
IN q stocking. Both have beer
formally charged with murder.
Remington Funeral Tomorrow.
Remington. who was serving
q three-year sentence for per-
jury after denying he gave Gov
ernment secrets to Communists
died of a skull injury in the
prison hospital Wednesday
Services are to be held at 1O
am. tomorrow at st. Elizabeth's 4
Episcopal Church, Ridgewood,
N. j., with private burial fol-
lowing.
The clue as to the motive for
the Staying ended speculation
that the Staying might have been
an act rejecting anti-C Comn1u-
mist feeling in the prison.
The development came less
than "a hours before these same
prison gates are scheduled to
open for Alger Hiss, the 50-year-
old former State Department Of
fetal who has spent three and
a half years in the Jail. He will
leave on probation.
Protesting his innocence to
swearing falsely when he said he
never passed secrets to a Com
munist spy ring, Hiss was COM
mitted to the Federal institution
Wife to Be at Gates.
He will leave. the prison as 9
convicted felon. He will be with.
out the right to vote or hole
public Office.
His wife Priscilla is expected
to meet him at the prison gates
when he Is released.
Acting Warden Fred T. vii.
kinson said he has had his "cus.
tomary talk" with Hiss.
Hiss itinerary for tomorrow il
simple:
Eat breakfast, check out with
the commissary, check out with
the library and then walk tt
freedom.
Prison guards have described
Hiss prison life as that of "ar
extremely cooperative inmate.
They said he worked most of hi
prison time as a clerk on ths
clothing issue detail.
His spare time, they said, wa
devoted almost exclusively" tt
reading in the prison library.
May Seek to Prove Innocence.
Dozens Of newsmen are ex
pected to be on hand to question
Hiss on his plans for the future
He entered the prison claiming
his innocence and some indica
tions are his immediate futur,
might be devoted to proving 1t
But at least two congressional
committees have indicated the.
may ask first call on his time
The House Un-American Activi
ties Committee has said it Is con
sidering calling him for testi
mony. The Senate Internal Sc
curity subcommittee staff ais,
was reported to be interested il
questioning him.
Hiss earned his release on tn
basis Of a "meritorious" recort
while. confined. His original sen
tence was five years.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
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Evening star., 1954-11-26
Third Man Held
In Remington
Murder Case
Assuilunts Sought
TO Runsock Room,
FBl DiscIoses
BY the Assoeioted Press

LEWISBURG. Pa, Nov. 26.-
The FBI today charged a third
inmate at Lewisburg Federal
Penitentiary today with the mur-
der of William w. Remington,
former Government economist
convicted Of perjury, and in 50
doing provided the first clue to
the motive for the Staying.
Norman H. McCabe, special
agent in charge of the Philadel-
Evening star., 1954-11-26

Christmas Pictures on pose All
Evening star., 1954-11-26

tsee MONMOUTH, Page A-so
Evening star., 1954-11-26

Killing Suspect Wos Troinins School
lnmote Here. Poae A
Evening star., 1954-11-26

(See MOVES, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1954-11-26

tSee TRANSIT. Page A-6.)