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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04

meetings started last Tuesday at
Mrs. Kauffman's home, located
on nearly an acre of ground and
known as Hollyhill. The course
will be taught by Mrs. Floyd
Smith.
Mrs. Forrest Martel, club vice
president, is program chairman.
Other officers include: Mrs.
Louis j. Goffredi. recording Sec
rotary; Mrs. Herbert Pillen,
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street NV.
president. and
is conducting
q series Of
W o r k shop
m e e tings in
flower arrang-
ing. Mrs. Au-
relia M. Nc
Allister (Ran-,
dolph 3-1711)
is chairman
of the Work.
ShOD Commit.
tee and is
taking reser-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
Garden League
To Hold Annual
Meeting Tuesday

The annual meeting Of the
National Capital Garden Club
League will be held Tuesday at
2 pm. in the auditorium Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
Crestwood, New Gorden Club,
Launches Floral Workshop

Crestwood Garden Club, one
Of the city's newest garden
groups, has elected Mrs. Cyrus
s. Kaufman. 1904 Eighteenth
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that time he has spoken before
State caucuses In every State
in the Union. either as a ma
tional vice commander or as
chairman of the National Sc
curity Commission, his present
assignment.
Born in Maybelle, Texas, Al
years ago. the determination and
perseverance he has shown in
politics had a parallel in his mill
tary career. In fact. without it
he never would have been a
veteran. An eye disability barred
him from the service in the early
part Of World War II and he
became a civilian fight instruc-
tor for both the Army and Navy.
Later, however, he was able to
obtain a waiver of his disability
and was commissioned in the
Army Air Forces.
Behind Scenes Scramble.
3 Mr.. Daniel, who is employ
ment manager for the Dan River
Mills, the worlds largest single
unit textile mill, first advanced
his name for national COM
mander at the st. Louis conven-
ton last year. MIR. Wagner did
likewise
The post-World War II ways
Of Legion politics appear to
dictate that candidate must
travel up and down the land and
win the favor of the rank and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
These Buses Are Operated
For Delegates to Convention

| IS cents per person for each trip
Hotel Loading Points.
| Hotel loading points will be
as follows:
Mayfiower, at the Seventeenth
street entrance.
Blackstone, at the Seventeenth
street entrance.
Roger Smith, Eighteenth and
Pennsylvania NV.
Sheraton Park, boarding point
at 1880 Woodley road NV.
Shoreham, boarding point at
$500 Calvert street NV.
Statler. at Sixteenth street
entrance. This stop will accom-
modate guests registered at the
Statler, Sheraton Carlton, La
fayette, Hay-Adams, Lee House
New Colonial, Martinique, JEFF
ferson Ambassador. Hamilton
and Burlington.
Washington and Willard Ho-
tells, boarding point on F street
between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets NV.
Raleigh, Twelfth street en-
trane, for guests of the Raleigh,
Harrington and Houston.
Annapolis, H street entrance,
for guests of the Annapolis and
Ebbitt.
Carlyle. North Capitol street
entrance. for guests of the Car
lyle, Continental. Commodore,
Pennsylvania. Carroll Arms and
Plaza.
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Special buses will be operated
this week for the convenience of
the big crowds attending the
American Legion convention.
Arrangements, worked out by
Miss Edith Shutters, convention
co-ordinator, with the Capital
Transit Co., include trips from
downtown hotels to Arlington
Cemetery today for memorial
services at the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier.
Buses will leave for Arlington
from all hotels listed below, from
ii am. until 1890 pm. The
services begin at noon. Buses will
wait through the ceremonies for
the return downtown. The round
trip fare. will be SO cents per
person.
Rest of Schedule.
The rest of the schedule is as
follows:
Monday-Buses will leave hotels
for the Convention Hall, National
Guard Armory, from $3.50 until
10 am. (The meeting starts at
10 am. Return buses will leave
the Armory at pm. for the
hotels.
Tuesday-No special schedule
to the Armory because of the
Legion parade.
Wednesdey-Buses will leave
hotels from $3.50 until 10 am.
CThe business session begins at
9 am Return buses will begin
departing from Armory at pm.
Thursday-Buses will leave
hotels from 8 to $50 am. (The
business session. which includes
election of national officers, will
start at 9 am Return buses
will begin leaving the Armory
at 3 pm.
Thursday lighthouses will
leave hotels at 8 pm. for the
Armory, where the Inaugural
Ball will be held. Return buses
will begin leaving Armory at
II pm.
The sone-way rates between
hotels and the Armory will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
s,udv ELECTRONICS- Tv- RADIO
at the Washington School nDEn
with Nationwide Reputation VILE

Iona will make you welcome
in the booming electronics
industry. Defense orders, TV
growth and other develop
ment put a high price on the
trained men. To qualify, en-
roll now. Day classes start
Septem b err Is. Evening
classes start twice monthly.
Inspect our facilities tomor-
row, or phone Hobart 2-1520
for complete information.
Approved for Veterans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
Red Record Complaints

MOSCOW. Aug. 2s R.-Rus-
sian music lovers are complaining
they aren't getting enough
photograph recordings by West
err composers. They also want
some recordings by noted Italian
singers. Literary Gazette has
devoted considerable space to
these complaints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29

file before he stands q chance
This normally takes two or three
years.
Candidates. for the i've vice
commanderships have not been
announced. but a behind the
scenes scramble which may
reach the convention floor re-
portedly is in progress. The only
other elective post is that OF
chaplain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
| New Mexico Man
is Fayorite in Race
For Top Legion Post
By I. Edqor Primo

Seaborn p. Collins, jr., q Las
Cruces On. Mex.) businessman,
is the overwhelming favorite in
the race for the post of national
commander of the American
Legion.
With the voting scheduled for
Thursday afternoon. he has only
one opponent left. Addington
Wagner. Battle Creek tMich.)
attorney. Yesterday, w. C.
tDan, Daniel of Danville, Va,
formally announced that al
though his name would 60 be-
fore the convention he would
withdraw and throw his support
to Mr.. Collins. Mr.. Daniel said
he was pointing for next years
convention at Miami.
The only real politicking
around Legion gathering places
appeared to be for the 1855 CAM
paign. Although Mr.. Wagner
is still in the race against Mr..
Collins, as of today. Legion POI
litical experts say that he, too,
will make his big bid at Miami
for the national commandership.
Noted for Determination.
Mr.. Collins, a 6-foot-3-inch
self-styled country boy" has
been running for the top Lee
gion post for three years. In
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Capitol and BOAC
To Interchange Planes

With view to Standardizing
their respective Constellation
fleets, Capital Airlines and Brit
ish Overseas Always Corp. have
agreed to interchange certain OF
the. aircraft. Capital announced
yesterday.
BOAC will transfer their seven
Constellation 049 aircraft to Cap
ital in exchange for Capitals
seven Constellation 749A planes
A financial agreement is involved
The exchange will begin in Octo-
Der and be completed by June
1855.
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2 els Given Is Years
BY japanese Court
BY the Associated Pres,

TOKYO, Aug. ga Japanese
court in Sapporo today sentenced
two American soldiers to is years
in prison on charges Of murder
and robbery Of q Japanese feer
hall operator.
The u. S. Army identified the
two soldiers as Pfc. Percy L. Scott
and Pfc. Richard Crews of the
1st Cavalry Division. They were
charged with strangling Shin
Kin Shoku and robbing o strong
ebox in Chitose town in April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23
Churchill 10 Speak
Al Press Luncheon in
His Honor Monday
By jones E. Roper

British Prime Minister Church.
i'll will speak at least briefly
during a luncheon in his honor
on Monday. it was announced
today.
A joint committee Of press,
radio and television correspond
ents and news photographers
will give the luncheon at the
Statler Hotel in honor of Mr..
Churchill and British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden.
Mr.. Churchill and MIR Eden
will arrive in Washington at
8 am. Friday for conferences
with President Eisenhower and
Secretary of State Dulles.
Emphasis. will be on the Anglo
American differences on how to
meet communism in Southeast
Asia.
Mr.. Churchill and Mr.. Eden
will be weekend guests at the
White House. On Monday. they
are expected to move to the
British Embassy
Tuesday morning they expect
to fly to Ottawa for brief visit.
From there the British leaders
either will fly directly to Lon
don or return to New York and
board a ship for home.
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Curb Put on Clubs
Offering Discounts
To U. 5. Employees

The Budget Bureau has
ordered Federal agencies to stop
employees from using Govern
ment time and facilities in the
operation of employee discount
purchasing clubs. it was learned
today.
Budget Director Rowland r.
Hughes sent a memorandum to
all agency heads. after COM
plants by Washington mer-
chants that such practices we're
hurting their businesses.
Mr.. Hughes memorandum
was taken to mean that employee
discount clubs would be per-
mitted as long as employees
operated them on their own
time and outside Of Government
buildings.
In his memorandum, Mr..
Hughes declared:
THE Budget Bureau has re-
ceived complaints from several
sources that voluntary organiza-
tons of Federal employees are
improperly utilizing Govern
ment facilities and manpower in
some of their activities. specific
reference being made to certain
consumer purchasing activities
which are alleged to be in viola
ton of fair-trade laws or are
claimed to be otherwise i'm
proper
among these complaints are
charges that Government space
has been used in the storage and
display OF consumer merchan-
disc available for sale to en-
ployes. that penalty mail indicia
have been improperly used, and
that Government manpower has
been improperly used in admin
istering bulk purchasing activ-
tiles of such groups. Where
these complaints have been spe-
cif1c the Budget Bureau has
referred them for investigation
to the heads of the agencies
concerned.
voluntary organizations Of
Federal employees which con-
tribute to the welfare and morale
of Federal employees merit the
encouragement and support of
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suspicious-looking huts and tree
clumps as the tanks kept up
the chase.
The lieutenant began swing
ing his squadron to the right
in an attempt to intercept rebels
fleeing toward the Wet MIMI
infested village of Nhan Hoa
Thuong, 2 miles away.
Just as it looked as if the
tanks might get between the
Wet Mini and the village in
time, they hit a seemingly bot
tomleSs paddy. The Dunkerque
settled lower and lower. Its
treads churned but only dug the
tank deeper into the mire.
1t. Muraccioli grabbed the ra-
dio and relayed firing instruc-
tons to French artillery units.
The first Salvo bracketed the
Wet Mini village. Others raked
it from side to side for an honr.
Fighter-bombers dropped 500
pound bombs. :
mo use anymore, the. LIEU
tenant said a SBys now the VETS
are all Al1def hound Ii. tue VI
lage. But maybe we killed some
with our tank guns before they
got there. See. the infantry is
moving UP to look for dead and
wounded"
Using trails broken by the
tanks, units of Wet Namese and
North African troops, COM
manded by French officers, were
moving toward the tanks. They
passed and pressed forward in
thin, Straggly lines.
Then came the long job of get
ting the mired tank free.
Miles behind the Dunkerque,
on the other side of the road
from the ambush site. smoke and
flame rose from another small
village. An artillery shell OF
bomb had touched of one straw
matched hut and fire was leap
ing from hut to hut.
Later a French briefing officer
reported:
Moderate losses to q Wet
Mimi force that ambushed q
patrol on the Hanoi Haiphong
road. Losses to the patrol were
very light. There were no other
losses in the action"
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legislative and judicial employees.
and District Government work.
ers. including police. flremen and
teachers.
The program would be Q vol
untary one. Employees would
have the right not to participate.
Employees would receive poll
icies based on their salaries.
For example. an employe earn
ing $4,10O a year would be COW
cred by q $1,000 q year policy.
Or an employee earning $500
annually would receive o $1,000
policy. Payment would occur on
the death of an employee and
would go to the beneficiary
designated by the employe.
There would be double indemnity
in case Of accidental death.
Also. employees would receive
half the amount of their policies
for the loss 6f one hand or Of one
foot or loss Of sight Of one eye.
Loss of two or more Of the above
would bring full payment of the
policy's value.
All employees would be eligible
for life insurance benefits, even
if more than one member Of q
family worked for the Govern.
ment.
Employees retired for disability,
or those retired under regular
pensions. would continue to get
full coverage without having to
pay any more premiums. Incl
dentally, the premiums would be
deducted each bi-weekly payday
at a rate of Is cents per $1,000
worth of coverage.
Also, employees who continue to
work after IS would not have to
pay additional premiums.
The policies would not lapse at
65. They would continue in ef-
feet until an employe or retired
employe died, but at o reduced
value after IS. At IS, the policy
would decrease in value at a
rate of 2 per cent q month.
However. it could not 60 below
Is per cent Of the original value
Of the policy.
Employees who resigned or were
separated would have the right
to convert their policies without
medical examination, regardless
of age.
Government employe union
life insurance companies would
be permitted to participate in
the program, along with the pri-
vate insurance firms who would
underwrite the program. The
administration estimates the
program would cost the Govern
ment $27 million q year.
(Be sure to keep up Nth all
the latest Government en-
! ployeS netDS By reading the
Federal Spotlight column sir
days q iDeek IN The Star and
listening to the Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at 6:l5
pm. each Saturday oUeT
WMAL.I
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the departments and establish
ments. It is not believed either
feasible or desirable to establish
Government-wide policies which
might have the effect of de-
priving these organizations of
the opportunity to engage in
activities of a type which are
commonly accepted as normal
functions of employe organiza-
tionS sponsored or permitted by
private employers.
THE head of each department
and establishment, however,
should take appropriate action
to assure that the support pro-
vided to such organizations does
not result in the use of Govern
ment facilities and manpower in
any manner or for any purpose
contrary to law"
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Weather and Reds MokeIt Hot
For French Patrol in Delta

between the blazing sun and
diesel fumes Of the tank engine.
it was a constant fight against
dizziness and double vision.
"A pretty ordinary day in the
delta" was the way the English
speaking French Sergt. Michel
Leterrier put it.
You mean the heat or the
hghting?"
Both" he answered.
The first IL miles out of Hanoi
on the French supply line to
Haiphong seaport had been dull
and slow. interrupted a dozen
times by stops to wait for mine
detection crews to sweep the road
and dig up or explode mines
planted the night before by in
filtrating units Of the Commu-
nist-led Wet Mini.
A Dust Whirlwind.
Then q dust whirlwind spun
around a bend in the road and
grew into a French soldier furi-
ously pedaling a bicycle and
shouting:
1.-THE VietS, ambush"
The Wet Mini had struck hur-
riedly and sloppily-leSS than q
half dozen Of the patrol had been
wounded and none killed-and
then split. Half fed through the
fields on one side Of the road
half on the other side.
Two American supplied MA
tanks rumbled up from a post
only a mile down the road. and
pumped shells into clumps OF
trees half mile from the road
others soon Joined them.
The lead tank, the Dun
kerque II, was dry and clean as
it swerved off the road. Seconds
later it was covered with mud
as it clawed through a rice
paddy.
Peasants in the paddles fed
when the shooting began-all
except one old couple. The old
man brought out what looked
like a pass and waved. The old
woman looked at the ruined
bikes that would have to be re-
paired and buried her head in
her arms.
Tanks Fan Out.
The tanks famed out in 9
line a half mile wide. Every hum
dred yards or so. Squadron
Leader 1t. Joseph Muraccioli
would order them to stop and
he would search the area with
his glasses. When he spotted
the fleeing Wet Mini, the turret
guns would fire.
1t. Muraccioli and Sergt
Charles Desble fired rifles into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23

before adjoul nment. Among the
bills are those dealing with pay.
the Written rider, fringe bene-
fits and retirement.
Chairman Rees says he is
sympathetic with the aims Of
the administrations life insur-
ance proposal. but he does not
know when the committee will
have the time to schedule hear
ings.
With Congress aiming for
adjournment only six weeks from
now, the time element of the in
surance plan becomes important.
The White House is expected to
urge Mr.. ReeS to schedule hear
ings on the life insurance pro-
gram. at the earliest possible
moment.
Another factor is the continued
lukewarm attitude toward the
proposal by some Of the Federal
employee groups. who are more
interested in q pay raise for
classified and postal employees.
The Senate committee. in its
bill. sought to meet some Of the
unions complaints, but some EN-
ploye leaders still are not salts
fed with several provisions.
The unions had asked to be
represented on the Govern
ment's advisory council (com-
posed of the Secretaries of
Treasury and Labor and Budget
Bureau directoD. This group
would work with the Civil Serv-
ice Commission on the operation
Of the program. The commit
tee did not 60 along with this.
Instead, it approved a provision
to create a separate committee
of five employe representatives
who would advise the CSC on
matters Of concern to employees
regarding the program. The
unions charge this would leave
them out in the cold so far as
real policy matters are con-
cerned.
MAIN FEATURES-The COM
mittee's bill would provide
straight life insurance policies
for all Federal workers-from
the President down to the low
est-paid employee. Also included
would be members Of Congress,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23

District and vicinity-Fair and
cooler tonight. low about IS.
Tomorrow, fair with high about
80.
Maryland-Fair and some
what cooler tonight and tomor-
row. Low tonight IS to IS.
Virginia-MoStly fair tonight.
low so to Sc. Tomorrow, fair
and not as warm.
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U. S. to AirIift 500
Wounded Frenchmen
by the Asseeioied Press

SAIGON. Indo- China, June
23.-The United States is going
to fly 500 French soldiers, wound
ed in the battle of Diem Bien Phu,
across the Pacific and the United
States to France.
Announcing the mercy lift
today, the United States Enbas-
sy said it would be made in five
flights beginning Saturday. The
other flights will leave Saigon
June 80, July 3, July 7 and
July 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23

favorable Sen
ate action on
the legisla-
ton.
II W e v e r,
the bills fate
in the House
is not certain.
For one thing.
the II GU S e
Civil Service
Committee is
swamped with
major legiSla-
ton it is des-
perately try
ino tn clear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23

Wind-WeSt and northwest,
1920 miles per hour.
River Report.
(From u S. EngineerS)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls; Shen.
andoah muddy at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
(ReadinRs Washington National Airport)
Yesterday Pct. To-day Pct.
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The Federal Spotlight
Life Insurance Plan Clears
First Hurdle, Faces Others
The Federal Spotlight
BY Joseph Young

The administrations Federal employee group life
plan its nrst legislative test but faces additional
hurdles octore IL become this
senate Civil Service Committee yesterday approved the
Federal with straight life insurance policies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23
Chinese Reds Visit Stirs
Protocol Problems for India

NEW DELHI, India, June %
(R.-Harried Indian officials
struggled with cold war protocol
and security problems today as
they rushed last minute prepara-
tions for Red Chinese Premier
Chou En-lai's visit to Prime
Minister Nehru.
Diplomatic experts were in a
quandary whether to invite Am
bassadors of the United States,
France and other countries
which do not recognize Commu-
mist China. to a round Of official
parties planned in Premier
Chou's honor. Even if invited,
those ENJOYS are not expected to
accept.
The Indians are taking ex-
traordinary security measures.
All New Delhi policemen were
called to duty for the rest of the
week, with all leaves and days
off Cancelled. Military units also
were alerted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23
By Forrest Edwords
Associoted Press Reporter

HANOI. Indo China, June
23.-It started when 200 Wet
Mimi guerrillas ambushed q
French patrol. 1t ended with one
village in flames and another
raked from end to end by tons
of bombs and artillery shells.
In between was a wild chase
across reeking rice paddles,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23

based on thell salaries. at q rate
of $3.50 a year per $1,000 worth
Of coverage.
Chairman Carlson of the COM
mittee, the bills sponsor. expects
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 96, on June Is.
Lowest. ID. on January 20.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 81, at 4:45 pm.
Low. II, at TAO am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23

This is the story Of French patrol on
the Red River deltc's Hoiphons::..
Honoi road. The writer, Associated.
Press Correspondent Forrest Edxordss
p. recently oriived in Indo- Chino pftsr
covering the Lost two yeors OF the,
Koreon wor. A- s
clinging to the. muddy side bfsA
bucking tank that Owed into
irrigation bitches. chewed Its
way through paddy dams and
stopped every hundred yards to
hurl a half dozen shells at fleeing
Wet Mini.
The early morning heat
plastered clothes to skin. Caught
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23

Automobile lights must be turned on
oue-hah hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to datel:
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neva. Others present included
Col. Henri de Brebisson, senior
French delegate in the secret
military negotiations with the
Communists for the establish
ment of assembly areas in which
the opposing forces would be
concentrated after an armiStice.