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in the Army by a single uni
versal system which would make
available to the Secretary "at all
times more revealing fiscal and
operating data"
S. Rejection of an intelligence
corps" because it would tend
to remove the responsibility for
intelligence from operational Of
flcers.
s. Clarification of the respon-
sibility for training Army per-
sonnel. Such training is now
spread among Is or more or
CARNATIONS.
Z. Several changes in the top
management of Army research
and development. The present
organization has not attracted
adequate support and interest
from civilian scientists. the COM
mittee found
Secretary of the Army Ste
vens appointed the committee
on orders from President Eisen-
hover.
Many of the recommended
changes will require legislation
but some can be put into effect
by the Secretary. MIR. Stevens
did not indicate what actions he
would take but complimented the
group highly. He awarded the
members the Army's Certificate
of Appreciation. the highest
award that can be made to per-
sons not employed by the de-
partment.
Other members of the COM
.n1ittee. which heard 129 wit
nesses. were C. Jared Ingersoll
of Philadelphia. board chairman
of the Kansas. Oklahoma and
Gulf Railway Co.; Irving A.
Duffy of Dearborn. Mich. vice
president of the Ford Motor Co.;
Harold Boeschenstein Of Toledo,
Ohio. president of Owens Corn
ing Fiberglass Corp: and 1t.
Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer. Army
deputy chief Of staff for plans
and research.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Freighter and Tanker
Crash in New York,
Six Crewmen Injured
BY the Assoeioisd Press

NEW YORK, Jan. IA
cargo vessel and a tanker coll
lided in the East River today.
slightly injuring six men. Then
police and Coast Guardsmen
hunted five hours before locating
the slightly damaged cargo ship.
The 205-foot, fully loaded
tanker Verdon, meanwhile, was
maneuvered to the sea wall on
the Manhattan side of the river,
where she settled to the bottom
in about Is feet of water.
Police said the cargo vessel,
the Beth Coaster, carrying a
crew Of "a, continued on after
the crash and later was found
at anchor off Staten Island.
Collide in Darkness.
The vessels collided in the
dark about AIS am. near the
Williamsburg Bridge. connecting
Manhattan and Brooklyn, ap-
parently as a result of q mis-
understanding of signals.
ALI the injured were crewmen
aboard the Verdon, owned by the
Ira S. Bushey Co. of Brooklyn.
She was carrying fuel oil from
Carteret, N. j., to West Haven,
Conn.,
The Beth Coaster, owned by
the Bethlehem Steel Co., was
travelling without cargo from
New Haven. Conn.,. to Baltimore.
The tugboat William j.
Tracy took the injured men from
the Verdon, which carried crew
OF seven. a d then nosed the
vessel again 4. the sea wall.
The men were treated for
abraSions. contusions and ex-
posure in a hospital and later
released. The vessels skipper,
John Johannsen of Brooklyn.
refused medical aid. The tenn
perature was about II degrees
at the time of the crash.
Found Abandoned Later.
Shortly after 8 am. the steel
company announced that the
Beth Coaster had radioed she
had been involved in a collision.
Police later found her anchored
of Pier 81. Staten Island. Her
bow was damaged.
Frithjof Frostestad, the tank
er's second mate. who was at
the wheel. said the Beth
Coasters pilot had misunder-
stood his signals. He said he
signaled that the tanker, north
bound. would veer to the right
to pass the southbound cargo
vessel.
The bow of the Beth Coaster
crashed into the stern of the
tanker. near the pilot house,
and stove a hole in her. The
tanker's main after deck was
under water by the time the
tug took the crew of. There
was no fire.
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be concerned about the Com
munist reaction.
Informed Washington officials
said, because of humanitarian
principles the United Nations
could not refuse to accept return
Of the prisoners at the time
Indian Gen. Thimayya has
proposed.
These officials, who may not be
quoted by name, fear any refusal
to accept prisoners at that time
might touch off prisoner demon
strations.
At the same time, they realize
that return of captives ahead Of
schedule might cause North Ko-
rean and Red Chinese Commu-
mist leaders to charge that
armistice terms are not being
upheld. a
Earlier Indian sources in New
Delhi had said the u. N. Com
mand was cool to early release
of the prisoners and that re-
luctance might upset India's
plan.
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Switchmen Turn Down
Railroads Wage Offer

CHICAGO. jan, Il. - The
Switchmen's Union Of North
America yesterday rejected five
cents a hour wage increase Of
fered by the Nakion's railroads,
but negotiations for a pay rise
will continue.
The union seeks an increase of
40 cents an hour in negotiations
with the carriers. The railroads
declined comment on the rejec-
ton.
A railroad spokesman said In
terstate Commerce Commission
records show the switchmen's
average wages are $426 monthly.
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Social Security
fTo,,f;r,,nd Ts,.a.~. rsi,.e% raorn


ual rise In social security taxes
to a maximum of 3A per cent
each on workers and employers
by January /. 1870.
The public assistance program,
which covers needy aged, de-
pendent children. blind persons
and the permanently and totally
disabled Is financed by matching
grants Of Federal and State
funds.
Medical Needs Cited.
At present, the Federal Gov
ernment does not share in any
part Of an old age assistance
payment exceeding SIS, and Gen.
Eisenhower said that many Of
the payments must exceed the
amount to meet individual needs,
especially where medical care
is involved.
He recommended a new for
mula that would permit the Fed
eral Government to share in the
program to greater extent. by
taking into consideration the
financial capacity Of the States
to support their public assistance
programs.
The extended coverage for old
age insurance which the Presi-
dent advocates is the same which
he proposed to Congress last
year, and would include self-em-
ployed farmers; more farm and
domestic workers, doctors. den-
lists, lawyers. architects. ac-
countants and other self-em-
ployed professional people:
members of State and local re-
tirement systems on a voluntary
group basis; clergymen on a VOL
untary group basis, and several
smaller groups.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Army
Continued From First Page.) }

=
field armies in this country and
the Military District of Wash
ington. They now report to the
Chief Of Staff but the committee
felt that he already is overbur-
dened and that he should become
more the operating manager"
of the establishment.
Secretary's Job Studied.
This command would take over
functions performed by the Army
Field Forces at Fort Monroe, Va.
It's headquarters should not be
located in Washington, the COM
mittee said.
The group found that the
civilian secretary was not always
allowed to participate in the
formulation of basic policies
guiding his department. It said
the secretary should be per-
mitted to attend, as a regular
observer, meetings of the Ma
tlonal Security Council so that
he may be informed of basic
national decisions.
1t added that the position of
secretary would be made more
attractive to men of outstanding
competence" if efforts were
made to insure that his au-
thority is respected by those
above and below"
The report said there must be
an arrangement whereby the
Army secretary would participate
in discussions with the Secretary
OF Defense and his deputy "in
which policies affecting the Army
are determined.
The committee criticized the,
10 assistant secretaries of de-
tense for interfering iirectly with
Army business.
Other recommendations in
cluded:
/. Abolition of the position Of
undersecretary of the Army and
creation Of a deputy secretary.
The new official would be freed
from supervision Of any major
function and serve as "the Secre-
tary's intimate associate and
deputy in general management
Of the department. -
2. Creation of new assistant
secretary to be, In charge Of
financial management. :
3. Re-deflnition of the duties
Of the two existing assistant sec
retaries. Their task should be to
guide operations by formulating
objectives and policies and eval-
uating performance. =
4. Replacement Of the numer-
Gus existing accounting systems
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Orders Are Reason
Vishinsky Differs,
Lodge Observes
sy ~ Asseeiassd Press

DALLAS. TEX Jan. l4.-Am-
bassador Henry Cabot Lodge, jr.,
the United States chief delegate
to the United Nations. in Dallas
last night gave the difference
between himself and Andrei
vishinsky Ghe Russian chief
delegate.
"Vishinsky is an individual who
follows instructions regardless of
their nature" Mr.. Lodge said.
"He is very closely held"
I'm told: Now. Lodge. you
know what the policy is. Don't
be running to Washington all
the time"
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Market Worker Burned
By Fire in Control Panel

A flash fire on the 208-volt
electrical control panel at the
o Street Market severely burned
a 67-year-old maintenance man
today as he changed fuse.
Taken to Emergency Hospital
with hands and face burns was
Nick Girardi of 4313 Third street
NV. Mr.. Girardi slipped and
fell after being burned as he
tried to descend a ladder. The
board is 10 feet or more from
the floor.
A grocer in the market quickly
cut of the main switch. Lights
and refrigeration in the market
were cut of temporarily pending
repairs.
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Continued From FIRST Page.) j

quested the opportunity to 60
to neutral nations such as India
or Switzerland instead of being
repatriated. The nations thev
chose will be asked whether they
will accept the prisoners, he said.
The spokesman said also there
probably would be no head count
Of the POWs before they are re-
turned. In one such recent
count 1856 captives took the
opportunity to ask-and get
repatriated to communism.
The allies warmly indorsed the
head count. but the Communists
and South Korea bitterly assailed
it.
At Tokyo. a spokesman for the
United Nations Command said
the armistice agreement provides
for NNRC custody of the POWs
until midnight January 20 but
added "our preparations are at
a stage where we could receive
these men at any time. The
proposal from the chairman of
the NNRC will be given careful
study" ra
Prisoner Status Emphasized.
Gen. Thimayya stressed that
India was returning the captives
as prisoners, not civilians. He
warned both commands that if
they change their status they will
mot be in conformity" with the
armistice.
Gen. Thimayya said the NNRC
interprets the armistice agree
ment to mean that the two COM
mands can not free the prisoners,
once they are returned. until all
have received explanations and
the peace conference mas dis
cussed the future of the non-
repats-or both commands agree
otherwise.
His letter asked the allies and
Reds to accept returned prison.
erS at 8 am. Wednesday q pm.
EST Tuesday, at the northern
and southern boundaries of the
demilitarized zone. Both sides
were asked to reply by Saturday.
An Indian spokesman said the
two, commands were asked
whether they are prepared to re-
ceive the POWs. not whether
they agree with the Indian move
to pull out Of the dispute over
whether the captives> should be
freed at midnight January %.
Gen. Thimayya said it proba-
bly, would take "two or three
days" to transfer the anti-Red
Koreans and Chinese.
Interview Failure Cited.
Referring to the fact that
come home explanations to the
baking POWs broke down and
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Russiu Frees lS ItoIions

VIENNA, Austria, Jan. IL R).
"A group Of 18 Italian war
prisoners, held for many years in
the Soviet Union, arrived in
Vienna today on their way home.
The men said they were among
90 Italians whom the Russians
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Allies and Reds Meet
Briefly in Attempt 10.
Renew Korean Talks
BY the Associated Press


PANMUNJoM, Jan. 14.-Al-
lied and Communist liaison of
ficers met today in an effort to
get the stalled preliminary Ko-
rean peace talks under way
again, but they agreed only to
try again tomorrow.
United States State Depart
ment official Kenneth Young
said the meetings might con-
tinue 'for a week or So"
The Communists proposed
that the talks to set up a peace
conference resume Saturday and
fatty refused to discuss condi-
tions for reopening the discus
Sions.
Secret Meetings Rejected.
The Reds also turned down a
United Nations suggestion that
the liaison meetings be secret.
United States Envoy Arthur H.
Dean broke off the preliminary
talks December IL when the
Communists accused the United
States Of conniving with South
Korea in the release Of $4,000
anti = Communist Korean war
prisoners.
Mr.. Dean said he would return
to the conference table only after
the Communists withdrew their
charge of perf1dy.
Communist newsmen said the
u. N. command sought today to
have the accusation stricken from
the record as a prerequisite to
resurning the preliminary talks.
The Red liaison officers report
edly refused to discuss it.
The Communist Peiping radio
has insisted repeatedly that the
perf1dy charge never would be
retracted and that Red liaison
officers would discuss only a time
for resumption of the prelimi-
nary talks.
1OuuS talks WIN FreSS.
Mr.. Young talked with news
men after the liaison officers ses-
sion adjourned for the day.
Visibility was zero when we
drove up here this morning" he
said as he watched big wet snow
fakes drift down on this bleak
village. whether the visibility
will be any better tomorrow or
the overcast will lift perceptibly,
! don't know at the moment"
Mr.. Young said Edwin Martin,
the u, N. command representa-
tive. proposed to discuss several
conditions and aspects Of the
record of previous talks and how
they could be handled and cor
rected
The State Department official
declined to elaborate. but it was
apparent the U. N. command
wanted a retraction or modifl-
cation of the Communist per1dy
charge.
I'VE are not sure that the
other side fully understood at
first glance" what the allies
asked, Mr.. Young said.
Meet for Almost 3 Hours.
The liaison officers met for Q
hours and so minutes. then ad-
journed until II am. Friday
g pm. EST Thursday.
Mr.. Young. who remained in
Korea when Mr.. Dean returned
to Washington. waited in a
nearby hut during the liaison
session.
Communist Correspondent
Wilfred Burchett said Mr.. Young
sent to the Red high command
today a note insisting that the
liaison officers discuss conditions
for resuming the planning talks.
Mr.. Young told newsmen, how
ever. that he sent no note to
the Reds. He said he merely
informed the Communists that
Mr.. Martin would attend the
liaison meeting for the U. N.
command
In Washington the State De-
partment said yesterday it had
sent new instructions to Mr..
Young, but there was no indi-
cation of their content.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
$50 Million Tree Seedlings

BIRMINGHAM. - Southern
pine growers topped recent re-
forestration records with the
planting of $50 million seedlings
in 1928. Louisiana leading
with Alabama second and Ar
kansas third.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Ants Jaw Powerful

CHICAGO.-Ants are said to
have the most powerful jaw grip.
in proportion to their size, of any
insects or animals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Three Stained Glass Windows
Installed in Cathedral Here

Three new stained-elass win
dows were installed during the
past week Ia the ante chapel Of
the Resurrection at Washington
Cathedral.
One was given by Rear Adj
mirai and Mrs. Bradford Bart
lett Of Falls Church. va, in
memory Of Mrs. Bartlett's
mother. Mrs. Maude Beall Ford.
She was . pilgrim aide at the
cathedral for many years.
In Memory Of Som.
Another was the gift Of Air
Force Sergt. and Mrs. j. r..
Yarbrough. Of Andrews Air Force
Base. It was given In memory Of
their son. Raymond M. Var
brough. who, shortly before his
death in an accident. had visited
the cathedral and expressed es-
pecial interest In the windows.
The third was donated by
Mrs. Alden K. Sibley Of WASH
ington in memory Of her first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Frances Installation Of Coty
IS Bio, Unopprecioted Show

ceeds Socialist Vincent Auriol
So. as the figurehead chief 81
state.
In q short speech upon assufn-
ing the presidency. Mr.. Coty
praised Mr.. Aliriol as the "direc-
tor OF national renaissance.
Mr.. Auriol. III his farewell, said
many urgent tasks lie ahead.
For Mr.. Coty. the day marked
4 transition from the tranquil
life of a small town lawyer and
Senator to a busy routine of
official appearances. state recep-
tons and private audiences with
the nations political, judicial
and military leaders.
Never Owned Car.
Mr.. Coty never has owned a
car. Now he will have at his
disposal some 40 cars from the
presidential motor park. Mrs.
Coty. who used to iike to do some
Of the marketing herself and
prepared the meals at home
when the cook was sick or away,
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~ The Assosiassd Press

PARIS, Jan. 16. France In
stalled Rene Coty today as pres
ident Of the republic for . seven-
year term with q giant show
that was an artistic success but
failed to arouse much public
enthusiasm.
Almost all the capitals digni-
taries turned out for the brief
ceremony at the Eysee Palace,
the French White House, and
for a reception at the Paris
city hail.
But lots Of Parisians showed
no great interest.
During the day Mr.. Coty made
I'VE separate trips through the
city in an open car. From q
thin line Of spectators gathered
along the routes came q few
cries Of viva Coty". and viva
lie president" There was no
nassed cheering.
Mr.. Coty, q 7l-year-old inde-
pendent Republican lawyer and
statesman. was elected by par
lament December %. He sue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Director Of Archives
70 Speak in Australia

Dr. II r. Sche llenberg. Z director
Of archiva1 MANAGEMENT ct. Ma
tional Archives. viii lecture In
Australia during 1854 o1 3 Full
bright grant.
He will conduct seminars and
lecture In various cities In Aus
tralia and later will visit archival
agencies In India. Pakistan and
Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17

husband. 1t. Edward r. Drake.
Naval Air Force. He died during
World War II.
The windows. given as indi-
yidual memorials. have an
underlying theme 81 Easter
morning, Is reported in differ
emit gospel narratives.
windows are Described.
The first window shows the
three women who bore sweet
spices to Christ. as described by
st. Mark. The second portrays
the scene inside the tomb with
st. Peter standing above the
linen clothes and st. John leav-.
ing to tell what he had seen.
The last follows st. Matthew's
description Of the angel stand
ing by the tomb as Mary Mag
dalene and the other Mary
came early to the sepulchre.
The three windows were
made by Reynolds, Francis,
Rohnstock & Setti of Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17

now win have q stan Of ~ per-
sons to direct.
The COtys had their first meal
in the Elysee Palace at lunch to-
day. Present were 81 members
Of the family and friends. The
Cotys have two daughters and
10 grandchildren.
In the afternoon Mr.. COty went
to lay q wreath at the tomb Of
the unknown soldier at the Arc
de Triomphe and to Fort Mont
Valerien, to pay homage to his
old comrades of World War I.
Mr.. Coty served as an infantry
man In the 1914-101S war, going
in as private and coming out as
q private. VA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Mexico Shuts Border
After Talks Collapse
On IMMIGRANT Pact !

MGs<A4NO 044xs O6H. 40s-@
Mexico pinched on the legal
now Of migrant farm workers to
the United States today follow
ing collapse Of negotiations for
renewal Of q l2-year-old agree
nent regulating their employ
ment.
United States authorities In
Washington watched skeptically
for the effect. The State Depart
ment has long urged Mexico to
stop the TOW Of illegal migration
and has been told it is impos-
sible. No one there seemed to
think that it could be done any
better now.
Representative Regain. Demo-
crat, Of Texas, who represents
10 Texas counties on and near
the border, said: I'm sorry that
there's any difference between
the two republics. but I doubt
II closing the border viii be very
effective. The MexicanS need
the Yankee dollars and we need
their labor"
Negotiations for renewal broke
down over the question of wages
for the Mexicans, largely en-
ployed for "stoop labor" on farms
and ranches Of the Southwestern
United States.
Fixed Pay Rate Refused.
Mexico wanted a fixed pay
rate in the new agreement
United States officials insisted on
sticking by the agreement under
which the United States Labor
Department decided on Q "pre-
Vailing wage" saying that since
there 10 no legal basis for fixed
wages In the United States. they
could not be specified in an In
ternational agreement.
United States Ambassador
Francis White carried on the ne
gotiations with Foreign Minister
Luis Padilla Nervo.
When the deadline passed.
Mexico ordered her borders shut.
apparently In protest against
Q United States ."stop gap" plan
for admitting the workers.
State Department sources In
Washington said that, despite
Mexican opposition. the United
States would 60 on with its
temporary plan to set up sta
tons on the United States side
Of the border for registration Of
workers.
Mexico contends the United
States stop-gap plan would have
the effect Of 1egalizing illegal
border crossings-long Q sore
point In the migratory problem.
The United States contends that
It 10 up to Mexico to patrol her
own borders and prevent such
crossings.
10000 Recruited.
Last year more than 200, 900
Mexicans contracted to go to the
United States. They were re-
eruited throughout Mexico in
centers jointly operated by the
two countries.
In addition to those who
crossed over legally. there were
hundreds Of thousands Of "wet-
backs" who slipped into the
United States without registering
and worked without proper per-
mits. The wetbacks are so called
because many swim or wade
across the Rio Grande border.
Last year the United States
immigration Service deported
more than one million Of these
migratory workers - many Of
them believed repeaters. And it
estimated that two wetbacks es-
capped for every one turned back.
The need for workers will not
reach its peak until next April
and by that time the United
States hopes to iron out its diff
ferences with Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Esperanto Club ToIk

DR.. Harry Wann. director Of
the Washington International
Center, will give Q talk, spOn-
sored by the Esperanto Club OF
Washington. on international ex-
change programs in the Pan
American Union building at
pm. Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17

WE'D 50 YEARS-Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Frazier Of 3S9
Rhode Island. avenue NV.
celebrated their 5Oth wedding
anniversary yesterday The
couple has resided in the Dis
trict more than SO years.
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