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Evening star., 1954-09-28
A-Bomb Could Erase
Entire Field Units,
Gen. Ridgway Warns
Stuff Chief and Stevens
Report to Eisenhower
On Defense PIons
D.. S>GS n n>.~~.
By Gornett D. Horner
Sior Staff Correspondent

DENVER Sept. ,28.-Gen. Mat
thew B. Ridgway, Army chief of
staff, said after q conference
with President Eisenhower here
today that atomic age warfare
might require more instead of
less manpower in the Army.
Gen. Ridgway and Army Sec
retary Stevens reported to the
President on progress of the
Army's plans to "maximize its
combat strength" and other mat
ters.
They held a joint news con-
ference at the Summer White
House Offices here before board
ing plane to return to Wash
ington. ~
"How does the prospect for
increasing use of atomic weap-
onS affect the number of men
the Army needs, Gen. Ridgway
was asked.
1--WE see a very definite posi-
bility," the chief of staff replied,
that war in which atomic weap-
ons are freely used may result
in the need for more rather than
less men,"
Could Lose Entire Units.
He pointed out that for the
first time the Army would have
to face "the possibility of elimi-
nation of entire units on the bat
tlefield," and be prepared to re-
place entire units.
In previous wars, he said rare
~ did unit lose more than 10
per cent Of its men before it was
replaced in battle.
Atomic and hydrogen bomb
warfare also would require dis
persal of supplies over much
wider areas, he pointed out, and
complexity of the new weapons
themselves require more main
tenance facilities.
Atomic age warfare would
place "a premium on mobility"
Gen. Ridgway added, making
paratroop units more vital than
ever.
He said no army facing an
enemy armed with H-bombs
would be able to build up any
huge concentration of manpower
Fand leave it there very long.
Rapid dispersal of forces after a
successful attack would be al
most as important as rapid
mobilization of those forces, he
pointed out.
Objective Thinking.
With "the whole survival of our
people as an independent Ma
ton" possibly at stake, Gen.
Ridgway said military leaders are
trying to think through as OBJ
jectively as we can" the prob
lens Of atomic and H-bomb
warfare.
He said he would recommend
changes in Army organization
and tactics only when convinced
beyond a reasonable doubt" that
they were sound.
Gen. Ridgway refused to say
whether or not he is satisfied
with present limits on Army
manpower.
Asked if he thought the Army
was closer to having the means
to meet its requirements now
than it was a few months ago.
he said ''that is an expression
Of opinion I could only give to
my superiors."
Mr.. Stevens said the Army's
plan to ''maximize" its combat
strength involve putting a larger
percentage of its manpower into
(See EISENHOWER page A.3)
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Noel Field Arrested by Reds
In 1949, Says Polish Security
Aide Who Defects to West
Mystery Of Three
Americans Solved
By Refugees Story
By james E. Roper

The United States announced
today that a top Polish Commu-
mist security official has detected
to the West with the informa-
ton that the long-missing
Americans-Noel, Hermann and
Herta Field-were arrested by
Communists in 1949 and are
still believed held in Iron Cur
tain prisons.
The State Department. stimuli
taneously with these disclosures,
sent notes to Poland and Hun
gary demanding the immediate
release of the Fields.
The detecting Communist Of
fetal is Josef Swiatlo, who aban-
doned his job as deputy director
of the Polish Ministry of Public
Security's Department 10, which
was responsible for protecting
the Polish Communist Party and
the Red regime there against in
ternal political ,subversion.
Given Temporary Asylum.
Swiatlo fled into the American
zone of Berlin last December
and was flown promptly to the
Washington area, where he has
been telling his story ever since
to the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy, the State Department and
military intelligence officers. In
return for this, Attorney Gen.
eral Brownen today granted him
temporary asylum in the United
States.
One startling story that
Swiatlo related was that Com
munists arrested the Fields in
connection with the purge trial
of Laszlo Rajk, Hungarian Com
munist foreign minister who was
executed October Is, 1949.
This was the first authorita-
tive word that has reached the
Western public since the Fields
disappeared successfully and
mysteriously in 1949.
Noel Served in OSS.
The first to drop out of sight
was Noel, who worked for the
State Department for 10 years
starting in 1926, and served
later with the Office of Strategic
Services during World War II.
He was reported last in Prague
in May, 1949.
His wife, Herta, went to Prague
in September, 1949, presumably
to search for her husband. But
she, too, disappeared.
Hermann. a Cleveland archi-
tect, and brother of Noel, went
to Warsaw August %, 1949, and
was not seen again.
The fantastic mystery that en-
sued led to speculation that the
Fields had gone East voluntarily,
were kidnapped by the Reds or
were some kind of double agents
who were trapped by their own
Vaccinations. Disclosures by
the State Department today,
however, made clear that the
United States had no charges
against the Fields and that they
were in fact victims of Com
muniSt arrest.
Mr.. Swiatlo said he personally
arrested Hermann Field at the
Warsaw airport after an elabo-
rately staged show intended to
indicate that Hermann, in fact,
had boarded a plane for Prague.
Mr.. Swiatlo also disclosed that
as part of his work on the Rajk
trial he travelled to Budapest,
and there interrogated Noel and
Herta Field, who were under
Communist arrest.
The United States note deliv-
cred in Warsaw today related
(See REFUGEE, Page A-30
Evening star., 1954-09-28
|Counterclarqe
|McCarthyCase
Defense Hints Action
Based on Comments
Of Senator's Critics
By jones Y. Newton

Associates of Senator McCar-
thy indicated today that counter.
charges for Senate censure
might be filed against at least
one of the Wisconsin Republic
can Senator's critics.
They pointed out that Senator
Flanders, Republican, of Ver-
~-~~~-~
Senators Reaction Is Mixed on Censure
Verdict. Poae AS.
mont, had likened Senator Nc
Carthy to Hitler in a speech and
had made other personal re-
marks about him. Other Sena-
tors also have spoken in a de-
rogatory fashion of Senator Nc
Carthy.
Il wouldn't be at all surprised
II we see other censure charges
brought before this thing is
over" one associate said.
The Mccarthy defense may
also charge when the Senate
meets November 8 to consider the
censure recommendations against
the Wisconsin Republican that
some members of the special six
Senator committee that unani-
mously recommended censure
were prejudiced in advance of
the public hearing. Senator
Mccarthy already has questioned
the impartiality of one member,
Senator Edwin johnson, Demo-
crat, of Colorado.
Foresee Hard Fight.
But Mccarthy associates con-
ceded the Senator faces a hard.
uphill battle to avoid public con-
demnation by his colleagues for
some of his activities as urged
by the special committee.
Senator Mccarthy officially
was silent as to his course of ac-
ton. He has been i'll, suffering
from severe sinus infection.
However, the Chicago Tribune
quoted the Senator as saying
that If the Senate upholds the
accusations against him it will
have taken a long step toward
"abdication of it's constitutional
right to investigate wrongdoing
in the executive departments"
Of the Government.
II do not care whether I am
censured or not" The Tribune
quoted him, but I will fight
against establishing precedent
which will curb investigative
power and assist any adminis-
tration in power to cover up its
misdeeds."
See Loss of &C. Votes.
The Senator's attorney, Ed
ward Bennett Williams, said
Senator Mccarthy was in too
much discomfort now to plan
his defense or to comment en-
the findings of the bipartisan
special committee. headed by
Senator Watkins, Republican, of
Utah. But he indicated he may
have something to say later in
the week
One source close to the Sem
ator said he may lose as many
as Is Republican votes when the
Senate takes up the committee
recommendations after the No
vember elections. Very few
Democrats are expected to vote
for him. But the Mccarthy side
was hopeful the situation would
change materially in the weeks
ahead.
Mr.. Williams said yesterday
that the defense will be lengthy
and very vigorous" He added.
however. he did not look for any
move to delay a vote.
The Watkins committee Of
three Republicans and three
(See CENSURE, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1954-09-28

suit" Belgian Foreign Minister
Paul-Henri Spaak told newsmen
as the nine foreign ministers
and their aides left the music
room Of stately Lancaster House
for the luncheon recess.
Echoing Mr.. Spaak, Canadian
Foreign Secretary Lester Pear
son said the talks "are off to q
very good start"
British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden was elected chair
man Of the parley. attended by
United States Secretary of State
Dulles, Mr.. Spaak, Mr.. Pearson.
French Premier Mendes-France,
West German Chancellor Kon-
rad Adenauer. Gaetano MARITIME
Of Italy, Johan Beyens of the
Netherlands and Premier Joseph
Bech OF Luxembourg.
France Raises Saar Issue.
Promising new trouble for
them was a last-minute move
to ring the troublesome Saar is
sue into the talks on West Ger
man sovereignty and rearma-
ment.
Immediately after his desig-
nation as chairman, Mr.. Eden
proposed a streamlined time
table designed to win agreement
within so days on freeing West
Germany from the allied occu-
patton and enlisting her troops
in the defense Of West Europe.
MIR. Eden suggested the occu-
pying powers-France, Britain
and the United StateS-draw
up q plan for returning SOW
ereignty to the Bonn republic.
The full nine-country confer
ence. meanwhile, would deal
with rearmament.
Mr.. Eden set mid-November
as a target for complete and
final agreement, except for the
necessary parliamentary ratifica-
tions.
The current conference is ex-
pected to last four to 10 days.
Mr.. Eden proposed that it try
to reach only general agreement,
and that experts then be in
structed to work out details for
approval by a second nine-power
parley to be held within a month.
Following this second meeting,
the nine ministers would report
jointly to a special meeting of
the NATO council to be held not
later than, mid November. The
council would then admit the
West German republic as the
18th member of the North At
lantic alliance.
The stumbling block raised by
the French involved the disputed
Saar territory. formerly German
but now tied economically to
France.
West Germany has offered to
abandon it's claim to this rich
coal-producing and industrial
area on the French-German
border if it is administered by
the 15-nation Council of Europe.
Both France and West Germany
are members of the council.
German Rejection Seen.
The French let it be known
yesterday that they prefer to see
the Saar administered by the
expanded Brussels treaty organ
ization they and the British
have proposed-Britain, France,
West Germany, Italy, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxem-
bourg. And the French want
agreement on this point before
they approve West Germany's
rearmament.
The Germans seemed certain
to turn this idea down. There
was some speculation the French
had raised the issue chiefly as a
bargaining weapon in the nego-
tiations on German arms.
AS the conference opened the
nine powers were agreed in prin-
ciple to inclusion of West Ger
many and Italy in the Brussels
alliance, and to admission of
West Germany into NATO at
the same time.
Aside from the Saar question,
the main point still at issue was
the French inSistence on strong
safeguards to prevent any new
German army from dominating
the continent.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

TAIPEH, Formosa, Sept. %
R.-President Chang Kai-shek
today presided over ceremonies
observing the 2.505th birthday
anniversary Of the Chinese sage,
Confucius. The occasion Is a
national holiday.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
MuIik Arrives in U. S.

NEW YORK, Sept. % R.-
Jacob Malik, Soviet Ambassador
to Great Britain, arrived here
aboard the liner Queen Eliza
beth today to attend sessions Of
the United Nations General AS
semb1y. He was uncommunica-
tive to newsmen.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
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Trees to Be Added
To Busy M Street

BEAUTIFYIN6 GEoRGEToWN-
For the first time in Is yeors N
street, moin business thorouehfore
through historic Georgetown. is TO
get trees TO line its busy sidewoIks.
Story on Poee B-l.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

An intrepid Alexandria woman
flushed an intruder from her
kitchen last night and marched
him to police headquarters where
he was arrested.
Police said the man identified
himself as Mervin Pierce Thomas,
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Touchy Capital
Alarmed as Alarms
Are Touched of

Nerves made jumpy by yester-
days bank holdups were not
helped today when burglar alarm
systems in two Washington
banks went off minutes apart.
About 7:40 am. two police
scout cars, a patrol wagon and
Evening star., 1954-09-28

Story and Pictures on Yesterdays Bonk
Holdups. Pcse Az
private detectives sped to the Sc
curity Bank at Ninth and G
streets NV.
Shortly before 8 o'clock there
was a changing at the American
Security g. Trust Co.'s South
west branch. AS Seventh street
S.W. More speeding to the
scene.
At the Security Bank. police
found a slightly abashed porter
who admitted touching OF the
alarm while reaching for light
switch. At the other bank, win
dow washers were calmly at
work.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Picture on Pose Al.

IL, of Fort Dodge, Iowa. He
was charged with housebreaking
and held under 81. 900 bond pend
ing a hearing in police court to-
morrow.
Mrs. Robert E. Lee Moore was
alone in the lobby of the inn of
which she is part owner at 311
Cameron street, when she heard
the clatter Of pots and pans In
the kitchen.
81 stood In the hall and told
Evening star., 1954-09-28
London Talks
On Gerr1any0 Off
To Good Start
Fronce Raises Suur
As Issue, Eden Asks
Accord in so Duys
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 2S.-The nine
power conference on German
rearmament got off to what
delegates termed "a good start"
at a Commute session this
morning.
'It started very well but it is
too early vet to predict any re-
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Lute News
Bulletin /.
Series Pitchers Numed

!. NEW YORK (P.-Sal Mag
lie, 37-year-old curve -baller Of
the Giants, will oppose Bob
Lemon, 34-year-old star Of the
Indians, In the first game Of
the World Series tomorrow.
Earlier Story on Page A-19.)
Evening star., 1954-09-28

Labor Porty Gives Attlee Tiny Margin
on Aiming Germany. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1954-09-28

Continued on Page A-3, Col. S.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

(See BUDGET, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1954-09-28

(See BEARD, Page ,A-3)
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Confucius Honored

(See EISENHOWER, Page AS.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

CONTINUED on Page Az, Col. g.
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Rock Creek Belt Road
Hearing Set for July II

Federal Judge Alexander Holt
zoff has set July 81 for the next
hearing on the court suit
against construction of Mary
lands intercounty belt road
through a portion of Rock Creek
Park.
Property owners who live near
the park section east of Wiscon-
sin avenue are contesting the
road as an illegal park use. A
Government motion to dismiss
the suit will be argued at the
July % hearing.
The hearing had been set for
this week, but was continued to
give attorneys for the plaintiffs
time to take dispositions from
witnesses. The definite date
was set at q conference between
attorneys and the judge yestsr-
day.
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$4,000 U. 5. Fund
For Land Tract Denied

The House Appropriations
Committee today denied a re-
quest for 100000 in Federal
funds towards purchase of a
small tract of land owned by
the Worthington Oil Co. in Ar
lington County adjacent to the
George Washington Memorial
parkway.
The committee acted after a
lengthy consideration by one of
it's subcommittee of a plan for
the Federal Government to pay
$50 900, Arlington County $780,
900, and Virginia another 100000
to the owner. Vernald T. Worth
ington.
The Federal money was re-
quested by spokesman for the
National. Capital Planning Com
mission, Representative Broyhill,
Republican, of the tenth Con-
gressional district, and officials
of Arlington County.
A spokesman for the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. testified
two different loans to the Worth
ington firm are still unpaid.
The oil refinery was seriously
damaged by a fire March II,
1858. 1t is located at 2201 North
Oak street, Arlington.
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$4,000 Provided
For Atom Research
Al Naval Lab Here

The Naval Research Labora-
tory in the District could pro-
coed with its Investigations on
nuclear research under a fund
of $996,OO0 recommended today
by the House Appropriations
Committee.
The money was approved as
one of the many items for mill
tary construction in the supple
mental appropriation bill sent
to the House for action next
week.
For Boiling Air Force Base
the bill carries $236,000. But
the committee denied a request
for funds to spend on a post
exchange at Walter Reed Hos
pital. The committee criticized
in it's general report the high
estimated cost for recreational
facilities including swimming
pools.
Among items stricken from the
bill were those for new mess
facilities at Fort Belvoir, Va, a
gymnasium for the Naval Aca-
deny at Annapolis, and a SWIM
ming pool and Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, Md.
Construction items for nearby
Maryland included:
Naval Ordnance Laboratory,
White Oak, 1851 900; Andrews
Air Force Base, $1,890,000; In
dianhead Naval Powder Factory
$345, 900; Aberdeen Proving
Ground. 81 &c., 900; Army Chem
ical Center, $673,000; Fort
Meade, $303,00
Virginia construction funds in
clude:
Fort Belvoir, $1,000, 900; Trans.
hitting Station, Woodbridge
$2,36o,o00; Quantico Marine
Corps Schools, $585,000; Fort
Eustis, $3,436,000; Dahlgren
Naval Proving Ground, $212, 900;
Naval Hospital, near Norfolk
$12, $780, 900: Naval Air Station
Norfolk, $628,00O; Norfolk Nava
Supply Center, $4,000; Naval
Air Station, Oceana. $4,106, 900
and Fort Lee, 1888, 1000.
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Bryant Guilty,
Faces Hanging
Or Life Term
EIIieott City Jury
Picks Most Severe
OF ID Verdicts

ELL1COTT CITY. Md, July
16.-His insanity plea shattered
by even some of his own wit
nesses, Eugene Elmer Bryant was
convicted last night of first
degree murder.
An all-male jury took one hour
and IS minutes to return its ver-
dict against the 21-year-old Hill
side, Md, Korean veteran who
killed Joan Marie Ruzza.
Sentencing was scheduled for
10 am. next Friday. He faces
one Of two fates-death by hang
ing or life imprisonment.
Prosecution witnesses pictured
Bryant as an icy Romeo who
murdered his pregnant Juliet
and then went on necking
party in a cemetery with a Is
year-old girl he picked up so
as to have an alibi for the night.
IA Verdicts Possible.
Jurors found him guilty of
first degree murder, sane at the
time of the crime, and sane now.
If they had added the words
without death penalty" the
court could sentence him only
to life Imprisonment.
One juryman said balloting
was unanimous.
There were IA verdict posi-
bilities, including different COM
binations of first or second de-
gree murder, manslaughter. &C
Quittal, sane or insane at the
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Catholic Daughters
Pledge Shrine Fund

Delegates at the 25th biennial
meeting of the Catholic Daugh-
tiers of America at Minneapolis
have voted to pledge 100000
for a memorial in the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Con-
ception on the campus of Cath
olic University.
Msgr. Patrick j. O'Connor,
director of the National Shrine,
who addressed the convention.
said the fund was pledged for a
fitting memorial in the super
structure to be built starting
in the fall.
The Catholic Daughters me-
mortal is to commemorate "the
many blessings the organization
has received" and the oppor-
tunities it has had to do good
work.
National officers reelected to
third terms yesterday included
Miss Margaret j. Buckley, 4807
Leland street, Chevy Chase, Md,
vice supreme regent.
Others are Miss Frances M.
Maher, Kane, Pa, supreme
regent; Mrs. John V. Ballard,
Milton. Mass. secretary, and
Mrs. Emma j. Mcintosh. San
Diego, Calf, treasurer. Six di-
rectors were returned for added
two-year terms.