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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-12-18
"Medic'' Charged
With Homicide

DIR. Harry M. Ladry, ply
stefan, of Alexandria, Va,
has been charged with homi-
eide following the death of
Helen L. Leftwich, a Navy
Department Clerk. Miss
7 .afA7vioh died as the result
Of an illegal operation, end
the doctors arrest followed.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-12-18
FOR SUCCESS

FOR SUCCESS
What qualities in a man
are most important in help
ing him reach success? A
group of men who had be-
come presidents before they
were 80 attributed it to-
/. Ability to get along
with people.
2. Enthusiasm, honesty,
and sincerity.
8. Talent for analysing,
organizing, and delegating
work.
4. Ability to influence
people.
5. Willingness to Civ e
credit to others, when due
them.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-12-18
Tribune Tributes

What makes some rich
people so mean is that they
think they are entitled to
more happiness than they
are getting.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-12-18

The size of the\ national
debt may concern you and
me, but it doesn't bother
most of the population as
much as a presently due in
stallment on a house, a car,
or a television set.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-12-18
S E E
w RICH
HOT EL,

Zone of the cleanest and
coolest spots in Roanoke
1918 Salem Avenue, S.W.
Dial 3-S573, Roanoke, Va. $
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
McC orthy Bound to Affect
G. O.P., Eisenhower Asserts
Won't Give Stond on Censure Move;
Backs Marshall as Model Patriot

imagine any one he had ever
known of whom such a state
ment would be less true than of
Gen. Marshall.
Discusses Campaign.
Turning to the congressional
campaign this fall. the President
said that for him the principal
issue will be whether an indi-
vidual candidate has done his
best to put over a program for
the benefit of America.
In discussing effects of the Nc
earthly controversy on the Re-
publican Party, the President
emphasized that party respon-
sibility heads up in the Presi-
dency.
The individual who is Presi-
dent capnot escape party respon-
sibility, Gen. Eisenhower said.
But that does not mean that he
approves of everything In his
party. he added.
The important thing is legis-
lative program of action for
permanent value to the country,
he emphasized. He said the
long-term effects of his White
House incumbency would be
judged in that way.
Not Planning to Delay Trip.
But of course, Gen. Eisen-
hover added, the kind of contro-
verSy going on in the Senate now
is going to affect the party.
although he could not evaluate
exactly what that effect would
be.
The President told a questioner
he did not believe the prospects
of the Senate staying in session
beyond mid-August to act on the
Mccarthy censure move would
delay his plans for going to Den
yer for an extended stay around
August Is.
Gen. Eisenhower said he was
not entirely clear about the
matter, but it would seem to him
that if the House adjourned and
the Senate stayed on for just
the one purpose, there would be
no reason why he and his staff
could not follow out the pro-
grams they had set up for them
selves.
After establishing his summer
(See MCCARTHY, Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
Two Flee Blazing Auto
That Hit Gasoline PUMPS

Prince Georges County police
are seeking two men who fled
from a car that plowed down
two gas station pumps and burst
into fame in Largo. Md, last
night.
Police said the clothing of one
of the men appeared to be on
fire as he ran from the scene of
the crash at Central avenue and
Largo road.
Police Pvt. Paul r. Porter said
the car had a screw driver in the
ignition indicating it had been
stolen.
Police said a witness, identi-
fled as Jobe Lanehart, of Land
over, saw the car burst into
flames Immediately and two men
rush from the scene after the
auto crashed into the filing sta
ton,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
Mother, 10, Helps
Son Escape Fire

A 70-year-old woman and her
son lost all of their possessions
in a fire at their home early
today after she set a ladder
against the house making his
escape from the second floor
possible.
Firemen reported the house of
Mrs. Mary E. King, 4619 Dit
mar road, Arlington. was a COM
plete loss. but had no estimate
of the amount OF damage.
When the mother and her son
Benjamin got outside they could
not account for their favorite
cat, John, Mr.. King went back
inside the flaming two-story
frame building to search for the
cat. The fire spread so rapidly
he was unable to get out. Mrs.
King propped a ladder against
a second-floor window so he
could escape.
Mr.. King owns more than a
dozen cats.
The Kings did not have elec-
tricity, but used candles and
lamps for illumination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04

20. The West German govern
ment has taken the official posi-
ton that he was kidnapped, prob
ably while drugged, or lured into
the Red zone.
An official British source in
Bonn today said British authori-
ties cut DR.. John off from their
intelligence secrets about 10
months ago. The action, the
source said, was due to an in
creasing conviction on our part
that DR.. John was unreliable. !"
He declined to say whether the
British informed West German
leaders of their suspicious. West
German Interior Minister Ger
hard Schroeder has said that he
had no reason to suspect DR.
John before his disappearance.
DR.. John first obtained his
post in 1850 largely on the rec
ommendation of the British
with whom he had worked
during the last year of the war
On his return in June from a
visit to the United States, he
stopped in London for consulta-
tions with British intelligence of :
ficials. The source said he was
received and entertained by
them, but was given no infor-
nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
Heavy Selling Checks
Bull Market in Stocks
By the A..oeio.ed Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-One of
the heaviest waves of selling OF
the year interrupted toe bull
market in stocks today. sending
prices of some aircrafts, steels
and rails down 50 or more.
The high-speed ticker tape ran
as much as 4 minutes behind
floor transactions, so great was
the flood of sell orders that
poured in from over the country.
Volume mounted quickly and
promised to pass the 3-million-
share mark for, the day. Some
market analysts had expected a
break because the market has
been climbing so rapidly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
Baby Hurled in River
Is Rescued, Father
Pulled Out After Lean
Young Parent Is Held
On Charge of Assault
With Intent to Kill

An 18-year-old youth was
charged by police today with
throwing his 4-month-old son
into the Anacostia River from
the 60-foot-high South Capitol
Street Bridge and diving, in after
him.
Both the youth, William
Christal, colored, of the HOO
block of New Jersey avenue
NV. and the baby, Anthony
Thomas, were pulled from the
water by two fishermen. The
baby was treated for shock al
Casualty Hospital.
Charged with assault with in
tent to kill Christal was under
mental observation at District
General Hospital.
Several Persons Saw 1t.
Several witnesses told police
they saw a man toss what ap.
peared to be a bundle far over
the Southwest bridge rail toward
the bridge tenders house.
One of them, T/Sergt. George
D. Macfarlane of the Armec
Services Police, said he saw the
man jump in after the object
Unable to stop him, Sergt. Nc
farlane called District police.
When the man was .taker
ashore, five or six policemen were
required to restrain him.
Rescuers Identified.
The fishermen credited with
saving the pair are Leon Palmer
81. colored. of 1867 Half street
S.W., and Paul Thornton, IS
colored, of 106 M street Sc.
Police said the man was sep.
arated from his common-lav
wife and that last night he tool
the baby from it's home at 308 I
street Sc. and was not seer
again until the bridge incident
at 10:45 am. today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
Boys Extru-Shirt Trick Fails:
Seized in Yoke Robbery

colored, and live in the District.
They were turned over to juve-
nile authorities.
PerSley o. Gaddy, %. Of BIS
Franklin street NE. said he was
yoked by two youngsters about
Q am. who robbed him of SO
cents. at Fourth and Evart
streets NE.
A half-hour later, Vincent A..
Alden, 80. of 1924 Twelfth
street NE. reported he fought
off two boys who attempted to
yoke him at Twelfth and Newton
streets NE, some 10 blocks from
the first attack.
Pvt. Lohr picked up the pair
about a block from the scene Of
the second assault.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
East Germany Grants Asylum
ToBonns Missing Spy Chief
British Reveal Distrust of Dr.. John
Caused Ban on Secrets Months Ago

Whether American intelligence
leaders shared the reported
British suspicious of DR.. John
could not be learned. During
his visit to Washington, the Ger
man conferred with Allen Dulles,
director of the Central Intelli-
gence Agency (CIA). and with
other intelligence officials there.
Other allied officials in Bonn
disclosed today that DR.. John
was involved in a bitter contro-
versy with American and British
intelligence officials in Germany
before he disappeared.
DR.. John considered Nazi-like
elements as the greatest danger
to the young West German re-
public and concentrated his work
on them, the officials said. DR.,
John was a member of the anti
Nazi resistance movement during
the war and a participant in the
1914 plot against Hitler.
American and British intelli-
gence officials took the view that
the Communists. rather than the
Nazis. should be the main tar
get of intelligence work inside
West Germany. these officials
said.
The East German radio an
nounced last night that Red
state security police had rounded
up large number" of persons it
said had been spying for the
West German and American
secret services" That broadcast
did not mention DR.. John by
name. but as head of the Bonn
governments internal security
service he knew the identities of
hundreds of persons sending in
formation from East Germany to
the West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04

Two youths wearing five shirts
for camouflage purposes were
collared by a policeman early to-
day and identified as yoke rob-
bers by two victims.
Police said one youth had on
three shirts. His companion
wore two. They changed outer
shirts between jobs. trying to
elude pursuers who might have
a description Of them. officers
said.
The precautions were useless.
Pvt. M. E. Lohr of No II pre-
cinct picked them up on sus-
picion. He didn't know they
were wanted until he called his
station to report arresting them.
The boys are Is years old,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
DistiIlery Swept
By $3.5 Million Fire
By the Associated Press

PEKIN. H., Aug. 4.-Fire APP
parently ignited by lightning
during a violent thunderstorm
destroyed $4,000 barrels of whis-
KY and several buildings of the
American Distilling Co.'S 61-acre
plant near Pekin early today.
AL Weston, Office manager, es-
timated the loss at between $3.5
million and 81 million.
Towering flames visible for IL
to Is miles ragged for more than
four hours before fire depart
ments of eight communities
brought them under control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
He Would Rather Be
An English Teacher

ONE OF THE PEOPLE,. c. tJoyI
Turner. president Of locoI II OF the
Operating Engineers, is one OF the
new generation Of labor leaders. How
he fits this description is told by Stor
Stoh Reporter George Kennedy on
po9e B6.
THE NEW TAX LAW-lf you're
retired, you moy not have to poy in
come tax any more. Associated Press
Writer Chorles 2. Borrett discusses
this phose Of the new tox law in on
other Of his series on the low on
poae B-o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
Two Contractors Tell
OF Paying Lowry;
He Denies Stories
$500 Reported Given
Union Aide After Loss
On Fort BeIvoir Job
By Miriam Gutenberg.

Two contractors today told the
House misunderstanding sub
committee they made payments
to Robert B. Lowry. one of the
top painters union officials here,
and Mr.. Lowry promptly denied
getting any money from either
of them.
The subcommittee, looking
into allegations that Secretary
| Treasurer Lowry and other of
f1cialS of District Council No. 81,
Brotherhood Of Painters, Deco
rators and Paperhangers of
America, AFL, have exuorted
brides from painting contractors
, for special favors, heard:
l. Louis M. Bell, president of
the Allstate Contracting & Dec
Grating Co., of Chicago, say he
gave Mr.. Lowry $500 in Deem
Der, 1851, because he was losing
money on his Fort Belvoir lob
and needed good men to finish it
in hurry.
2. Philip Vassilaros, of the
VassilaroS Contracting Co., of
New York, read from record
showing he gave Mr.. Lowry $50
in August, 1851. Mr.. Vassilaros
said he paid the money to
"straighten out assessments" be-
cause he was using his own New
York men on a Maryland bridge
painting job.
Denies $50 Was Bribe.
Mr.. Lowry was called to the
front of the crowded committee
room to confront Mr.. Vassilaros.
Asked to identify him, Mr.. Vas
SilaroS said, II wouldn't be def
mite. This was a f1ve-minute
interview"
Mr.. Vassilaros denied that the
$50 was a bride. He said he paid
money to the Baltimore local
also to clear his men with the
union.
That's procedure" he said. II
don't know if it's legal or not"
Mr.. Lowry told the committee
he had never seen Mr.. Vassilaros
and added, "He didn't Identify
me-"
Then, before Mr.. Bell was
called to the stand, Representa-
tive Hoffman, Republican, of
Michigan. asked him if he ever
got $500 from Mr.. Bell.
Absolutely not" Mr.. Lowry
replied
Statements Recalled.
Mr.. Hoffman proceeded to re-
call every statement made SO
! far that Mr.. Lowry had received
money. He mentioned contrac-
tors who said they had paid Mr.
Lowry and Archie B. Moore
former union business agent who
has testified to splitting brides
with Mr.. Lowry to get evidence
to throw him out of the union.
Are these gentlemen all mis-
taken?" Mr.. Hoffman asked Mr.
Lowry.
They're mistaken about me,
replied the witness.
You think they paid some
body else?" Mr.. Hoffman pur.
sued.
! Il don't know what Moore
did," ventured Mr.. Lowry.
rs it mistaken identity OF
(See RACKETS, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
Burmu Rebel Roid

RANGOON. Burma. Aug. 4
P)-Two hundred Burmese
rebels made surprise attack
last night on a police station
at Syrian. IL miles from Ran
COON. footing the station arlnory
and treasury and carrying off 10
prisoners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04


line and promise to go to war if
the Communists step across it.
Instead, the allies expect to
promise to protect general
area-an area that might be de-
fined differently as circumstances
vary.
Although a formal treaty.
writing conference is at least a
month away, American and Brit
ish diplomats have made con-
siderable progress in working
out detailed proposals.
Security Pledge Urged.
They agree that the treaty
should pledge member nations
to regard Communist aggression
in Southeast Asia as a threat to
their own security threat to
be met by each country as it
deems appropriate under its own
constitutional processes.
This would be similar to the
wording in the mutual defense
treaty among the United States,
Australia and New Zealand. It
can be regarded as milder than
the clause in the North Atlantic
Treaty which pledges each MEM
Der to regard an attack on one
as an attack on all.
The NATO pact precisely de-
fines the area covered, but the
new treaty is likely to apply to
a general area such as Southeast
Ashland the wording may
mean different things to differ
ent countries under different
conditions.
The treaty will avoid defining
aggression. Armed invasion
across national boundaries pre-
sumably would be regarded as ag-
erosion barred by the treaty, but
nothing is expected to be said
about whether internal revolt or
unarmed political subversion is
to be classified as aggression.
Flexibility Provided.
The lack of preciseness in the
treaty will give its members flex-
Utility in deciding what to do
under various circumstances that
might develop. The United States
for instance, would not be pledg-
ed to any specific retaliation
such as war-if Communists in
flltrated and. through nominally
peaceful means, won control of,
say. Cambodia.
On the other hand, the United
States-if it wished-coul make
quite a fuss over such a develop
ment. The United States prob
ably even could cite the treaty
to argue that such Red action
constituted aggression for practi-
| cal purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
Halle SeIossie Home

Adds ABABA, Ethiopia, Aug.
4 R.-Emperor Halle Selassie
arrived back in his capital city
by special plane yesterday from
his visit to the United States
and Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
Colombo Reflects
President Roius

BOGOTA. Colombia. Aug. A.
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla was re-
elected President of Colombia
last night by the National Con-
Stituent Assembly.
Gen. Rojas received Sc votes
against eight for ousted Presi-
dent Laureano Gomez. now in
exile in Spain. Both are Con-
Servatives.
The President was elected for
a four-year term starting Au-
gust Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04

LONDON. Aug. 4 R.-Maj.
Gen. Robert Edward Laycock,
British chief of combined opera
tons from 1943 until he retired
from the Army in 1947, was
named as Governor and Com
mander-in-Chief Of Malta yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04

President Eisenhower said to-
day that the Mccarthy contro-
versy going on in the Senate in
evitably will affect the Republic
can Party, but he declined to
evaluate the effects.
The President told news
conference he thought it would
Mecorthy Threatens to Cite Eoves-
troopers. Poee "A
Text Of Presidents Remarks on Gen.
MorsholI. Poee AS
be unbecoming for him to give
any particular opinion before
the Senate makes up its mind
about the move to censure Sena-
tor Mccarthy.
He emphasized that the deci-
sion is the Senate's business. But
he added that anything that di-
vides the Republican Party does
concern him and that he must
try to avoid it.
The Presidents comment came
as Senate leaders were working
on the problem of getting a six
member committee to investi-
gate the censure charges against
Senator Mccarthy. The leader
ship hoped to be able to an
nounce the membership Of the
committee late today.
Praises Marshall.
At his news conference, the
President also declared that Gen.
George c. Marshall always has
typif1ed to him all that one looks
for in an American patriot.
This comment came in re-
spouse to a question asking what
he thought of a letter by former
Secretary of War, Harry Wood
ring. made public by Senator
Mccarthy, which alleged that
Gen. Marshall would sell out
his grandmother for personal
advantage" Mr.. Woodring
served in the late President
Roosevelt's cabinet in the late
1930s.
Reviewing Gen. Marshall's
half century of service to his
country, the President said he
thought it a sorry reward for
any one to say that Gen. Mar
shall was not a loyal and fine
American but served only to adj
vance his personal ambition.
He added that he could not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
Records Of 26
Woodner Firms
Ordered Seized
Copehurt Acts
After Questions
On Check Deposits
By Hector McLeon


Senate Banking Committee to-
day ordered seizure of the rec
ords of rs companies controlled
by Ian Woodner. Washington and
New York architect-builder.
He acted after Mr.. Woodner,
teStifying at the committees in
vestigation of Federal Housing
Administration scandals, failed
to give satisfactory explanation
of at least $l67 900 in checks de-
posted to the credit of members
of his family.
Mr.. Woodner denied it was a
violation of the law" to build
a 1,139-unit Woodner Apart
ment-Hotel at 1886 Sixteenth
street NV. in two sections di-
Vided by a one-inch space.
$9,984,30O Mortgages.
Mr.. .Woodner received two
FHA-insured mortgages on the
property totaling $9,984, 800.
The FILA law specified that no
single project and it's mortgage
could exceed SIS million.
Senator Capehart. Republican,
of Indiana, and William Simon,
council for the committees in
vestigating staff, delved deeply
into construction of The Wood
ner. asking if the two units had
not been separated solely to
avoid the FILA mortgage limit.
Mr.. Woodner insisted that the
one-inch division filled with
soft calking material" much
better" utilized the site than
would have construction as a
single unit.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Woodner
conceded, common hall runs
through both buildings on each
floor and they are operated un-
der a single management.
Projects Analysed.
Mr.. Simon led Mr.. Woodner
through an analysis of mortgages
and construction costs on "a
projects built under the now-ex-
pired FILA section 608 program
for construction of apartment
housing.
In addition to the Woodner,
there were nine others in the
Washington area. The other
projects were in New York and
Ohio.
Total construction costs were
3more than $40 million-some
100000 less than the value of
the insured mortgages.
The Washington area prof.
Gets were:
Rock Greek Plaza, Inc. (the
Woodner; Fayette Court, Inc,
Alexandria; Inwood Corp, South
east Washington; Terrace Corp,
Southeast Washington; Shipley
Park Corp, Southeast Washing
ton.
All of these, Mr.. Woodner tes-
titled, he has sold within the
last two years at a profit.
Those Still Owned.
Those which he still owns,
through various corporations,
are:
Columbia Heights, Section 4
Inc, Arlington; Jonathan Wood
ner, Inc, Northeast Washington;
Ruth Woodner. Inc, at the same
location; University Hills Inc,
Prince Georges County near the
University of Maryland, and
Huntwood Corp, a Negro apart
mer1t project in Northeast Wash
ington.
AS today's hearing closed, SEN
ator Capehart warned Mr.. Wood
ner he would be called for further
testimony in Chicago when the
committee goes on tour, and
perhaps will be quizzed again
here when the committee returns
in October.
Mr.. Simon showed Mr.. Wood
ner five checks made out to his
wife Ruth-from whom the
builder said he separated late in
1949-totallng $4,000.
Mr.. Woodner did not give a
specific answer to Mr.. Simon's
demand to know why the checks
were credited to Mrs. Woodner's
account in the Corn Exchange
Bank of New York.
They were deposited, he said
(Sea 10ITCTNG po0a A.5l
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u. ). and Britain Plan
Flexible Defense Pact
For Southeast Asia
Treaty Would Contoin
Promise to Protect
General Area in Attack
By james {. Roper

The United States and Great
Britain are aiming at a South
east Asia defense treaty that
would allow the allies great
fleXibility in deciding when and
how to invoke the pact.
Under this formula, the allies
probably will not draw a precise
U. S. Hesitont to Give Wor Pledge if
Formoso Is Attacked. Poqe AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
$500 Million Aid for Allies
Is Restored by Conferees
After Eisenhower Protests
Half of Reduction
In Measure Erased
With Record Speed
By J. A. O'Ieory

House and Senate conferees
today restored half of a $500
million cut in the administra-
tons foreign aid bill within an
hour after President Eisenhower
had spoken out vigorously
against the Senate reduction.
Acting with unprecedented
speed, the confereeS agreed on
President Will Push Atomic Pool Plon
Without Reds. Pose Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-04
ey the Associated Press

BE :, Aug. 4.-Communist
Premi otto Grotewohl told the
East German Parliament today
that DR.. Otto John, West Ger
man security chief, has been
granted political asylum in the
Soviet Zone.
DR.. John disappeared into the
East Sector of Berlin on July