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Evening star., 1954-12-09

rezoning. John L. Nagle. General
Services Administration real es-
tate division chief. said his
office was at work now preparing
q request for the money. He
said he hoped it would go to
Congress in a supplemental ap-
preparation request for the 1856
fiscal year.
Mr.. Nagle argued that Federal
officials have not wavered in
their ultimate intention to &C
quire the land.
ats a question" he declared,
"of not having to buy it at in
creased prices"
No Development Plans.
The official said there were no
plans to develop the specific
tract. He agreed with Gen.
Prentiss' suggestion that it would
be "put in grass seed" to pro-
vide an adequate setting for the
long proposed State Department
expansion.
Mr.. Nagle said he hoped the
new Federal Lease-PurchaSe Act
would be the medium for getting
the State Department construc-
ton funds. He said officials are
"25 per cent along on working
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Tract Sought by U. 5.
For Years Rezoned
For Sale 10 Others
BY George BeverIdge

A basic conflict over the rights
of owners to develop private
property in which the Federal
Government has an interest has
been resolved by the District
zoning Commission In favor of
the property owners.
BY a 4-to-1 vote. the commits
sion yesterday cleared the way
for the National Association of
Life Underwriters to construct q
memorial type headquarters
building on a tract Of land 1t has
bought from the Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co. on the south
west corner of Twenty second
and c streets NV.
The crucial issue in the case
was a Federal contention that
the Government intends to buy
the land to provide a park-ike
setting for the proposed $50 mil
lion State Department expansion
just north of G street.
Ever since 1926: the land has
been earmarked for Federal ac-
QUESTION. But Congress never
forked over the money. Acacia
officials testified this threat con-
stantly blocked efforts to sell the
land, including three offers to
the Government itself.
Now Parking Lot.
At present, it is leased as a
parking lot. Acacia officials said
this gave them a return Of $3.50
a month-not enough to pay
taxes and interest on the invest
ment.
The appeal before the COM
mission asked that the land be
rezoned to a commercial classi-
fcation from It he residential
rating it has had ever since re-
coming was begun 80 years ago
In a majority report, two OF
the three members Of the COM
missions Zoning Advisory Coun-
Gil said the residential zoning
had mo rational basis" in the
area surrounded by Office build
ings. The council said the zon-
ing had been retained solely for
the purpose of guaranteeing the
Government a low price when
and II 1t bought the land.
Brig. Gen. Louis w. PrentisS
Evening star., 1954-12-09

Acacia was selling at a $4,000
write-down as its contribution
to the memorial headquarters
because of its interest in its in
surance purposes.
j D. Marsh, Washington
broker and a member of the
insurance associations Building
Committee, said the decision
gives full-speed-ahead clearance
to plans. He noted that plans
for the three-story marble and
limestone structure will have to
be submitted to the Fine Arts
Commission for comment and
said his group welcomes that
opportunity"
The building is to be financed
by individual contributions by
thousands of, insurance agents
throughout the country. So far.
about $3.50. 900 has been con.
tributed, a little more than half
of the estimated project cost.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Briber Pleads Sickness
To Avoid Jail Sentence

A plea to escape jail was en-
tered in Alexandria Federal
Court today for Martin e. Violin.
q New York tin exporter found
guilty of bribing q Commerce
Department employe to obtain
export licenses.
The ples was entered by
Wolin's attorney, Thurman
Arnold, on the grounds Of ILL
ness, q heart ailment.
Judge Albert v. Bryan said he
is uncertain that a trial judge
has jurisdiction. pointing out
that sentence has been passed
and the prisoner committed to
the attorney general.
Henry George Bennett, OF $500
Milan drive. Alexandria, the
Commerce employe, pleaded
guilty to the bribery charge in
July of 1852.
A Federal appeals court in
Richmond upheld the Violin
conviction last April.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Meeting on VD Set

Plans for a city-wide confer
ence on venereal disease to oe
held in February were an
nounced yesterday. The meet
ing will be sponsored by the
Social Hygiene Society and the
District Health Department.
Representatives from all COM
munity groups viii be invited to
participate.
Evening star., 1954-11-24
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Evening star., 1954-11-24
Boone Stands by Guns in Bon
On Debate OF Red Chino Issue

he said. "midshipmen are regu.
lar officers of the United States
Navy and as such are subject TO
certain restrictions not applica.
BILE to students In civilian uni-
versities.
"The topic chosen by a subs
committee of the Speech Asso-
citation Of America for use in
intercollegiate debates during the
current year is a sensitive one.
having to do directly with ap-s
proved United States foreign
policy.
"One of the specific and most
important duties of the United
States Navy is to uphold end to
support the foreign policy OF
the United States. For this pri-S
mary reason it was considered
inappropriate for midshipmen to-
participate in public debates in
which they would be called upon
to challenge the validity of oneN
segment of United States foreign
policy"
West Point officials had no
immediate comment.
Evening star., 1954-11-24

The superintendent Of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis
stuck by his guns today in the
face of presidential disagree
rnent with his decision to bar
midshipmen from debates on
whether the United States should
recognize Red China.
But the superintendent. Rear
Admiral Walter r. Boone said
q directive from a higher au-
thority to change HIS stand would
be answered with "a cheerful
naval Aye aye, sir. =
The Pentagon has been re-
viewing the debate ban. but has
indicated 1t would not reverse
the Sevrice academies.
At his news conference yester-
day. President Eisenhower said
he would never stand in the way
Of West Point and Annapolis
cadets debating to their hearts
content on whether the United
States should recognize Red
China or any other question
troubling the world.
Cadets at the two service
schools were forbidden to debate
the issue on the grounds that
public debate by service person.
mel on established national pol
icy is inappropriate.
In his statement following the
Presidents remarks, Admiral
Boone said the ban reflected our
best judgment in a matter con-
corning the. extracurricular ac-
tivities of the brigade.
"AS have pointed out before /"
Evening star., 1954-11-24
Families of Imprisoned Flyers
Temper Shock With Dim Hope

Thompson, jr., heard that her
son, Airman John w. Thompson,
III, had been sentenced to serve
four years.
Afraid to Talk.
II would have fallen if / had
not been seated" she told a re-
porter who broke the news. But
she cut the conversation short
with the remark that she was
afraid to talk lest the Reds use
it against the Americans.
Airman Thompson. %, enlist
ed in November, 1850. Before
that he was a meat cutter in an
Orange chain store. His father
is an insurance salesman.
The mother of Air Force Capt.
Elmer F. Llewellyn said today
she was surprised and shocked"
Mrs. H. L. Sitter, who is en-
ployed at the Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton, near Vista,
Calf, said she had received a
letter from Corpl. Llewellyn only
two or three weeks ago and that
he sounded optimistic about the
possibility Of coming home soon.
His wife Marjorie heard the
news by radio after returning
from a class at Montana State
University at Missoula. She
was placed under a sedative.
Mrs. Sitter said, "The charge
of spying is ridiculous. Lew this
nickname) was not guilty Of any
thing other than doing. his. part
with the Air Force in trying to
aid the United States cause in
Korea"
Hardest hit were the families
Of John Thomas Downey. "a, of
New Britain, Conn, and Richard
George Fecteau, 81. of Lynn,
Mass. Mr.. Downey was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment, Mr..
Fecteau to 90 years.
Mr.. Downey a cousin of Singer
Morton Downey, is the son of
Mrs. Mary B. Downey of New
Britain, a school teacher who
got word on Christmas, 1858,
that her son had been officially
listed as dead.
Mr.. Fecteau, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Fecteau of Lynn,
had been reported missing in
1852 after a plane on which he
was travelling disappeared some
where in South Korea or Japan.
His wife jeanne died Ia months
ago in q fire.
Mr.. Fecteau's twin brother
Philip said his parents were very
much upset" by the news, but
quoted his mother as saying:
"At least we have hope now and
We may see him some time in the
future"
Evening star., 1954-11-24

and to spy on them and report
their activities.
Clarence reported regularly to
Barabanov and was paid fl or
60 on occasion. The pound is
valued at $3.50.
Defense Attorney B. NJ. Walter
asked Inspector Ward If he knew
Clarence had mental treatment
during 1852. Inspector Ward
said no.
Mr.. Walter asked: did he
appear to you to be somewhat
excitable?"
More Of an exhibitionist," re-
piled Inspector Ward.
The prosecution said that after
leaving the home guard job Clar-
ence took a stall as a book
seller in a Southeast London
street market.
Evening star., 1954-11-24
Clerk
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to the Soviet Embassy some time
before.
Inspector Ward said Clarence
told him: "They (the Home
Guard are fools. 7 was only
there two days before they
started giving me this stuff to
copy" d,
Inspector Ward said Clarence
never made any secret Of having
Communist sympathieS. 4
He said he interviewed Clar-
ence again after the briefcase
was found. A document In the
case. he said, contained secret
information, including the code
word for mobilizing Northeast
Britain's air defenses in case Of
war.
Offer to- Reds Described.
Inspector Ward said he ques-
toned Clarence in January.
1858, some months before Clar-
ence was employed by the Home
Guard. He declared Clarence
admitted he went to the Soviet
Consulate here in September,
1852, "and offered his services
II, oy,v conacif1y
Later. Inspector Ward added,
Clarence went to the United
States Navy Offices In London's
Grosevelaor Square at the sug-
gestion of a Russian named
Barbanov. described as a Soviet
attache dealing with displaced
persons.
Inspector Ward said this was
Clarence's story, as told to MIN:
Clarence had instructions
from Moscow to ingratiate him.
self with United States au-I
thorities and to obtain any lit
erature or information dealing
with the attitude Of the United
States toward displaced persons.
Propaganda Work Asked Also.
The CLERK asked him also to-,
distribute Soviet propaganda
among displaced persons here
Evening star., 1954-11-24
united states might have to take

United States might have to take
drastic action"
Senator Welker, Republican. of
Idaho. suggested the use Of force
and Senator Symington. Demo-
crat. of Missouri. also suggesting
the matter should be taken up
In the q. N. said the action "ap-
pears to be a calculated effort
to show just what the present
rulers Of China think about the
military power of the United
States. He added: ut will be in
teresting to see what the admin
istration does about this latest
episode"
There was no optimism over
what might come of q protest.
While the United Statessdoes not
recognize the Chinese Commun-
list regime. arrangements were
made at the Geneva Conference
last June on Far East problems
for the exchange of information
between this Government and
Peiping involving Americans in
China.
Relatives Receive Letters.
The United States said last
August l9 that Is American air.
men missing in the Korean war
were known to be alive and il
contended they were being held
as political prisoners. Just two
weeks ago relatives received the
first letters from some Of the air.
men since their capture.
The Government said the Is
were among a total Of 526 Amer
leans missing and an accounting
for them was demanded of the
Peiping regime.
The Defense Department, in
its statement. described the
whole affair as call too reminis-
cent of other numerous false
charges" made against the
United Nations command in Ko-
rea, and added:
"We may expect the usual
array of confessions evidence
and so-called investigations to
bolster the current charges"
Peiping Broadcast Cited.
Bearing this out, a new Peip-
ing broadcast heard in San
Francisco said Col. Arnold had
admitted his air wing served the
CIA on such missions as "air-
dropping special agents. resup-
plying and maintaining liaison
with and eyacuating special
agents on the ground" The
broadcast also said Maj. William
H. Banner of Lewisburg. Pa,
second in command of the plane,
admitted making many" flights
over Red China for "reconnais-
sance of our national defense
works."
Col. Arnold. the first Peiping
broadcast said, was sentenced to
10 years in prison, and Maj.
Banner to eight after a trial at
which 1t was said they had
Chinese counsel.
Evening star., 1954-11-24
U. S. Sends Strong Protest
Over failing of Is
~ nm
By Cecil Holland

The United States has ordered
"the strongest possible protest"
against the action of the Chinese
Communists in sentencing to
prison 13 Americans who dis
appeared during the Korean War.
The protest was announced by
the State Department last night
as angry congressional comment
welled up demanding vigorous
action to free the Americans.
The department. described as
utterly false" the spying charges
given by a Peiping statement as
the reason for prison sentences
ranging from four years to life,
and added:
The United States Govern
n1ent will continue to make every
effort to effect the release OF
these men who have been un-
justly sentenced to further
periods Of imprisonment"
Regimes Conduct Assailed.
The prison sentences imposed
by a Chinese Communist mili-
tary court and announced yes
terday by the Peiping radio
were, the State Department said,
further proof of the Chinese
Communist regimes disregard
Evening star., 1954-11-24
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Evening star., 1954-11-24
Owners Of Small Planes
Warned on Monoxide Gas
By the Associated Press

The Civil Aeronautics Admin
istration warned the $4,000 own
ers of small airplanes today that
carbon monoxide can become a
hazard in winter flying.
The deadly gas can escape
from corroded exhaust mani
folds, 1t said, and enter the cabin
along with the hot air of the
cabin heater. In most small
pIaes. heated air for the cabin
is obtained by flowing air over
the manifolds. Manifolds should
be checked to determine that
they are safe, the CAA said.
In a series of other winter
flying tips, the CAA advised
pilots to beware of ice on wind
shields, carburetors, wings and
propellors, and to avoid water
In the fuel system caused by con-
densation.
Evening star., 1954-11-24
Austrian Chancellor
Confers With Wilson,
And Stassen Today

Additional conferences with
high Government officials and
calls upon two Of the leading
Catholics in Washington occu-
pied the time today Of Austrian
Chancellor julius Raab.
The Chancellor arranged to
see Secretary of Defense Wilson
and Foreign Operations Admin
istrator Stassen In new discus
sions Of his program for
strengthening Austria and work
ing for a peace treaty that will
bring full independence.
He also planned to visit the
Most Rev. Patrick A. OBoyle,
Archbishop of Washington. and
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Howard j.
Carroll, Secretary General Of
merce Weeks.
the National Catholic Welfare
Conference. Approximately 80
per cent Of the Austrian people
are Roman Catholics.
Chancellor Raab stated the
case for his country's freedom
in a speech delivered yesterday
before the Overseas Writers.
Earlier he had discussed this and
other subjects with President
Eisenhower, Secretary Of State
Dulles and other State Depart
ment officials. He also conferred
yesterday with Secretary Of Com
The Chancellor said yesterday
he would not press for the Aus
trian treaty before ratification
Of the London and Paris pacts
for West German re-armament.
He said in his speech, however,
that the people of his country
feel they are undeservedly de-
prived of their freedom and this
Is creating dangerous spirit of
disgust and despair.
He declared the treaty must
contain a fixed date for the
withdraw of the armed forces
of the four occupying powers.
The principal obstacle to this
achievement has been Russia's
unwillingness to go along. But
Chancellor Raab said he believed
the pressure of American public
opinion could help change the
Soviet position. He said the
free worlds expression of public
opinion gets as much careful
study behind the Iron Curtain as
diplomatic notes.
The Chancellor will be honored
at dinner tonight by the Aus
trian Ambassador and Mrs. Cru
ber. He leaves by air tomorrow
for a visit to Miami.
Evening star., 1954-11-24
Chino
Continued From First Page.)

were shot down. The remaining
13 were apparently the Ameri-
cans sentenced yesterday.
All these special agents had
received special espionage train
ing before they were air-dropped
to the Chinese mainland" Pei
ing said.
Training included commune
cations, secret codes, invisible
writing, secret messages, tele-
phone tapping, forging docu-
ments and parachute jumping.
"They also received training in
so-called psychological warfare,
guerrilla tactics and demolition
as well as other sabotage tech
nique."
Evening star., 1954-11-24

The wife of a Washington
born colonel, and relatives of IL
other Americans sentenced as
spies by Red China, we're trying
to temper shock with hope today.
Some even held out dim hope
that a later Official report
might somehow alter the an
nouncement by Radio Peiping
yesterday that the men had been
sentenced from terms of four
years to life imprisonment.
Mrs. John Knox Arnold. jr.,
wife of the Air Force colonel
sentenced to 10 years, heard the
news in Montgomery. Ala, where
she and her four children have
lived for nearly a year. Col.
Knox, Al, was born in Washing
ton and later lived with his, wife
and children in Silver Spring, Md.
First Reaction Is Shock.
Her first reaction at the news
was a feeling of shock.
II never expected anything
like that" the attractive bru-
nette said.
The news was more distress
ing to Mrs. Arnold because only
three weeks ago she received two
letters from her husband. They
were cheerful and revived her
hope that he was well and in
time would be reunited with her,
Even in the distressing turn of
events. Mrs. Arnold found some
solace in the fact they didn't
stand him against a wall and
shoot him."
Col. Arnold's brother and
sister-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Arnold. 87O9 Sundale drive,
Silver Spring, were upset but
continued to hope that later
reports, or United States Gov
ernment action, would change
the picture.
Charged With Epsionage.
Col. Arnold, highest ranking
officer of the Americans SEN
fenced, commanded a B-29 be-
lieved shot down by the Chinese
Reds during the Korean War.
The Reds charged him and the
other crewmen with espionage,
but the Defense Department said
the bomber was Non a routine
propaganda leaf1et dropping
mission.
Mrs. Arnold lives not far in
Montgomery from Mrs. Wallace
L. Brown, wife of another of
the sentenced men. Mrs. Brown
was working in a dentists Office
when word came that 1t. Brown
had been sentenced to five years.
Like the others, Mrs. Brown was
"too stunned to know what my
feelings are"
In Orange, Va, Mrs. John w.
Evening star., 1954-11-24
First U. S. Arms Cargo
Reaches Pokiston Port
by fhe Assoeiossd Press

KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov. "a.
The first consignment of
United States military aid to
PakiStan reached Karachi yes
terday by sea. It includes tanks
among the weapons.
Prime Minister Mohammed Ali
said in Q statement that with its
arrival the mutual security
agreement entered into by us
with the United States last May
has begun to produce substantial
and concrete results. =
Evening star., 1954-11-24
More 1 hey Make,
More I hey Lose
. c Join d Phrase
BY mo Associated Press

LONDON. Nov. q. Brit
aims Royal Mint reported
today it is losing money
making money or some Of 1t.
To make a farthing (one-
quarter Of a penny now
costs a halfpenny in these
days Of high wages. About
500 million Of the midget
coins are in circulation. They
are worth about a third Of q
United States cent.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-01-16
NOTICE

United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of
 Land Management
 Land Office Anchorage, Alaska 10-3O-53 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that Warren George .Slawson has made application for a home site under the, act of May z6, 1884 (48 Stat. 8O9) Anchorage Serial No. 024284 for a tract of land described as Lot 10, U. s. Survey No. 3O98, Mil Bay Road Group situated on bote sides of Mill Bay Road adjacent to easterly boundary of the Townsite of Kodiak, Lat. 57o 48' co. 65" N., Long. 152o 23' CA. 92" w., at Corner No. l, containing 1.25 acres, and 1t is now in the files of the Land Office, Anchorage, A. laska.
 Any and all persons claim ing adversely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim in the Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes.
 Virgil 0. Seiser
 Manager First Publication: 11-28-53 Last Publication: 1-30-54
Evening star., 1954-12-02
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Bros. Circus
Due Here July %
(eontlnued nom rIrsE nagal

cOntOrtionist; Eddie Hodgini. who
heads the clown contingent: Mar
tina Smiga, a dainty miss who as
tounds and amazes with her per-
formance on the tight-wire.
Richards dogs and ponies, and
High School horses; a herd of ele-
phant, with Susie-Q, worlds most
talented elephant, and Bonnie,
youngest trained elephant in Ameri-
ca today.
Accompanying the circus is a
large menagerie, which, in addition
to Offering the usual assortment Of
lions, bears, monkeys, elephants
and horses includes such rarely
seen animals as audads, big-horned
sheep and buffalo and a herd of
midget cattle from the Lost Canyon.
The circus will be set up on the
old Milford Playground lot on
Lovers Lane, near Marshalrs Pond.
Bus service from all parts of the
city will be offered those not caring
to drive or walk to the circus site.
Only two performances will be offer
ed here with the afternoon show
getting underway at 2:15 and the
evening performance starting at
S:15. While there will be no ad-
vance local sale Of circus tickets
the box offices will open around
l p. m. and z p. M, to allow ample
time for everyone to be comfortably
seated by starting time.