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Evening star., 1954-10-29
MacksExpected
To Renew Talks
With Johnson
Desire to Get Club
Out Of Philadelphia
Behind Rejection
BY Joe Reichler
Associaied Press Sport. Writer

NEW YORK. Oct. 2o.-The
American League apparently has
froced the Philadelphia Athletics
to transfer to Kansas City.
Blocked in it's efforts to sell
the club to a Philadelphia syndi-
cate, the Mack family was ex-
pected today to resume negotia-
tions for the sale of it's stock to
Arnold Johnson and the transfer
Of the Philadelphia franchise to
the Missouri city.
In a special meeting yesterday,
the league voted to reject the
bid of an eight-man Philadelphia
syndicate to buy the Athletics
and keep the club in Philadel-
phia. The vote. according to a
league executive, was "A. Six
affirmative votes were needed.
It was believed New York and
Baltimore opposed the sale while
Detroit, Washington and Cleve-
land voted favorably. That left
Chicago, Boston and Philadel-
phia to be accounted for.
No Reason Given.
No reason was given for the
rejection. However. the oppose
tion appeared to stem from de-
sire to get the league out of
Philadelphia.
Earl Hilligan, league public
relations director, who made the
announcement at the conclusion
of the six-hour meeting, simply
said:
"The transaction presented to-
day by the Philadelphia group
failed to receive a vote of ap-
proyal. The meeting was ad-
journed to permit the Macks to
return to Philadelphia to at
tempt to work out their prob
lems."
Hilligan did not amplify the
statement. but several club own
ers indicated they were not sat
isf1ed with the divergence of
opinion" in the Mack family on
how, or to whom, the stock
should be sold.
1T seems TO me-" said Charles
Comiskey, vice president of the
Chicago White Sox, that the
Macks can't get together on
what they want to do. One wants
one thing and another wants
something else.
Wants Macks to Settle Affairs.
II will not come back to any
more meetings until the Macks
t9l-year-old Connie and his two
sons. Roy and Earle) have set
tied their own affairs among
themselves. There are others
who feel the same way"
VIII Harridge, league presi-
dent, said no further meetings
were planned. and it now was
up to the Macks to settle their
own affairs.
'As far as the league is con-
cerned," he said. "the Macks
have the ball club. They own
the stock. They are going to
operate the club"
Baseball people. however,
doubted the Macks could do that
financially, and predicted they
would renew negotiations with
Johnson, who recently offered
$3,375,000 for the entire stock
plus Connie Mack Stadium. In
an October IL meeting in Chi
cago, the league approved the
sale to him and also the transfer
of the franchise to Kansas City.
Johnson Expected to Renew Bid.
johnson, a Chicago Industrial
ist, refused to make any COM
mitment until he conferred with
his attorneys, but one of his
lawyers, Edward L. Vollers, in
dicated Johnson intended to go
through with the deal.
Asked whether johnson would
need league approval for a Sec
(See ATHLETICS, Page C-2.)
Evening star., 1954-10-29
IS Kansas cyBound Again After Vote Sdetracks Syndicate
Win, Lose Or Draw
BY FRANCIS STANN

1T COMES UP NAVY Notre Dame tomorrow in
Baltimore In OF the days big and in hasn't
been brought to attention. the affair is beginning to
signs OF Nice ycovered better tradition This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07

removed and the pier is lowed to an
other site.
Ships can unload as soon as the first
section Of the pier Is in place. Military
operations can be started with heavy
equipment In q week, and while cargo
is being unloaded, engineer crews can
be adding sections to the pier
For permanent installation, the pill
ings are welded to the dock, then cut
OF flush with the top and steel covers
put on.
Commercially, the new piers have
been used In Venezuela for tropical
iron ore shipping operations far up
the Orinoco River, and as portable
platforms for drilling oil wells offshore
In the Gulf of Mexico.
Militarily, 1,000-foot-long DeLong
Pier has been utilized in Thule, Green
land. as a permanent dock by the
Army in its Blue Jay" project there
and in Alaska. Engineers are inter-
ested In the military advantages this
new construction has for the speedy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07

setting up Of docking facilities in war
time.
At Fort Belvoir, a detachment of
trained personnel. the 49th Engineer
Company, is demonstrating the new
pier. Most Of these engineers were
assigned to the DeLong project in
Texas. They came up with the pier
to Norfolk, where it was tested and
then to Belvoir to train other person.
mel in its use and give demonstrations
of its versatility and military poten-
tial. The pier was originally built for
the Transportation Corps of the Army
at Fort EustiS who turned it over to
the engineers.
Capt Charles S. Grazier, command
ing officer Of the 49th Company, and
Capt. Patrick F. Riedy, who Is in
charge of the demonstrations, have q
STAFF of two officers and a crew of
eight men at Fort Belvoir. They have
convinced authorities that the belong
Pier Is an important military, as well
as commercial, asset.
Evening star., 1954-05-10
Casey, "A Others
Face Trial October II
In Surplus Ship Deals

Trial is scheduled October II
for is defendants including for
mer Representative Joseph e.
Casey, Democrat, Of Massachu-
sets, indicted on charges con-
nected with the transfer Of sur
plus ships from World War II.
Conspiracy and other offenses
are charged in the indictment.
which contends the transfers
were without approval Of the
United States Maritime Com
mission and therefore in VIOLA
ton of the law.
The trial date was set by Chief
Judge Bolitha j. Laws of the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The case went before the court
today when Attorney Theodore
Kiendl urged a speedy trial for
his client, julius C. Holmes. a
former United States Minister to
London, now living in New York.
Attorneys william Leahy and
Edward Bennett Williams repre-
Senting other defendants, in
formed the court that filing Of
motions and other steps will take
time and suggested an October
date for trial.
Attorney Leahy declared it
would take the summer to pre-
pare the case for the defense.
The indictment before the
court today is one of a series re-
turned in connection with sur
plus deals.
Evening star., 1954-05-10
Dulles to Talk otWiIIiomsburo,
Cradle of Secretaries of State

will take part In ceremonies con-
trasting the Goth with the 18th
century here on Saturday.
There viii be an Armed Forces
Day parade combining military
units from nearby bases with
18th-century color. The Month
cello Guard. once commanded by
Gen. Washington. will march
wearing Revolutionary War uni
forms. Overhead, high-speed jets
will fly.
The parade forms at 1890 am.
and will move down flag-lined
Duke Of Gloucester street. dis
banding near the Capitol. Shortly
before Secretary Dulles speech
at noon, dramatic incident that
took place 178 years ago will be
revived.
The British flag win be hauled
down from the Capitol and re-
placed by Americas first ma
tional flag, the Grand Union as
it was 178 years ago when colo
niStS learned they were ready
to break with England.
Evening star., 1954-05-10
FEC Official Opposes
ningNeWspapers'
Radio-N Operations
BY III. Associated Pres.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May
10. - Federal Communications
Commissioner Robert E. Lee to-
day condemned the theory that
newspaper publishing should be
divorced from broadcasting
operations.
while adhering to the gen.
eral philosophy of the communi-
cations act that there should be
diversification of control Of COM
munication media insofar as
possible. / do not feel that a
newspaper could or should be
denied a broadcast outlet mere
ly because it is engaged in an
other type of communication
business" Mr.. Lee said.
"On the contrary, I believe
there are certain advantages and
economies in many cases of COM
mon operations Of newspaper
and radio facilities"
Mr.. Lee discussed the matter
in an address prepared for a
Radio and Television Council at
the University of Minnesota.
He made no direct reference
in his prepared text to a bill
sponsored by Senator Johnson,
Democrat. of Colorado proposing
that newspapers be prohibited
from owning radio or television
outlets in cities of 100000 or
more population. However, the
FEC member asserted:
Instead of blanket condem-
nation of the dual ownership
policy per Sc, I believe that each
case should be considered on it's
merits and contribution to the
public interest"
Mr.. Lee expressed gratifica-
ton that the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee has de-
cided to examine some of the
problems faced by television> op-
perators on the ultra high fire.
quency CUHFD channels. He said
that "the UHF broadcasters are
taking a licking and noted
that they are confronted with
special difficulties in getting un-
derway in competition with es-
tablished very high frequency
(VHFJ stations.
Some of these problems are
undoubtedly of a temporary ma
ture. but they admittedly place
a severe burden on the UHF
pioneer" he said.
Mr.. Lee reported that of more
than % million TV receivers
now in use in this country, only
about Z per cent are equipped
for UHF reception.
Evening star., 1954-05-10
spssioI Dispaieh 10 The ssor

WILLIAMSBURG. Va. May
lO.-As the SD Secretary Of
State, John Foster Dulles should
feel very much at home next
Saturday when he speaks at the
reconstructed 18th century Capt.
tol here.
Hiss address will originate from
a building where this country's
first Secretaries of State began
their political careers and where
three early Presidents stepped
into public life.
On May IS, 1776, the Virginia
Convention meeting at the Capt.
tol voted the first effective step
toward the Declaration of In
dependence. In a Resolution for
American Independence. it called
on the Continental Congress to
declare the colonies free and
independent" Congress approved
the Virginia resolution, and less
than two months later the De-
claration was signed.
Three Of the delegates to the
convention later became Secre-
taries of State. the first, second
and fifth.
Thomas Jefferson, first Secre-
tary of State. was not present for
the dramatic May Is resolution,
although he was an elected dele
gate. His services were needed
at the Continental Congress in
Philadelphia.
Two men who later became the
second and fifth Secretaries of
State were the youngest conven-
ton delegates. They were Ed
mund Randolph. who succeeded
Jefferson as Washington's Secre-
tary of State. and James Madi-
son. named to JefferSon's cabinet.
Legislative experience at the
Williamsburg Capitol started
Presidents Washington, Jeffer-
son and Madison on their politi-
cal careers.
The SD Secretary of State
Evening star., 1954-05-10
Policy
Continued From First Page.)


that IT think Indo- China is lost
unless the French and Wet
Namese are determined to con-
tinue the fight against the Com
muniStS there. He said United
States intervention with combat
troops would not succeed be-
cause Red China would then
intervene with still larger forces
Stephen A. Mitchell. Demo-
cratic National Committee chair
man, said during an NBC TV
debate yesterday that the Eisen-
hover administration has SO
many foreign policy spokesmen
the American people are con-
fused. He predicted that by the
end Of this year Mr.. Dulles would
be out of Office.
"Oh. no." was the immediate
response from Republican Ma
tional Committee Chairman
Leonard Hall. Mr.. Hall went
on to say a main Eisenhower
administration accomplishment
was to recognize communism
"aS a world menace" and that
previous Democratic failure to
do this led to the loss Of China
to the Communists.
Voice Conflicting Views.
In separate TV debate, DEM
ocrats and Republicans offered
these conflicting views last night:
Senator Magnuson, Democrat
Of Washington: Twenty years OF
international good will built UP
by the Democrats has disin-
tegrated in the past two years
Representative Brown, Repub-
lican. of Ohio: The Democrats
made Russia a great colossus
by allowing the "enSlavement'
Of millions of people. and the
Republicans couldn't be expected
to correct this ''bungling" in only
16 months in power.
Representative Curtis, Repub-
lican, Of Nebraska: The United
States had everything" at the
end Of World War II but be-
cause of diplomatic failure we
lost all" As& ~ -
Representative Mccormack of
Evening star., 1954-05-10
Geneva
Continued From First Page.)

could go ahead, there was no
indication that the Communists
had any plans orsgiving up their
demands for the Inclusion of two
newly created phantom" gov
ernments of Cambodia and Laos
in the conference. The Eden
Molotov meeting lasted only is
minutes. -,
Western sources said Red in
sistence that rebel movements in
Laos and Cambodia be invited
to the talks might wreck the
Indo- China negotiations at the
Far Eastern conference.
Possible Reasons for Sailing.
United States delegation
sources speculated on two pos
sible reasons for what they called
the Communist delaying tactics:
/. The Reds might want to
stall for a few days to allow the
full impact of the fall of Dien
Bien Phu to reach the French
public, hoping the French people
would press their government for
peace at any price.
2. The Wet Mini military CON-
manders may want a delay to
give them time to regroup their
forces for major new offensive
This would put additional pres
sure on the French for a settle
ment.
Nine delegations were present
at the opening session-the Big
Four, Red China, the Wet Mini
and the French-sponsored gov
ernmentS of the Indo-C China
states, Wet Nam, Cambodia ano
Laos.
Evening star., 1954-05-10
Mass Will Be Offered
For Sister Veronica

A Months Mind requiem mass
for Sister M. Veronica, 81, who
died April IL at st. Mary's Con-
vent, Notre Dame, Ind, will be
offered at 9 am. Wednesday at
st. Patrick's Catholic Church. A
Months Mind mass is held at
monthly intervals on the day of
death.
The former Mary Catherine
Dunn. Sister Veronica was born
in Illinois and Joined the Holy
Cross order at South Bend, Ind,
in 1898. Her first Washington
assignment was at st. Joseph S
School on H street NV, then
the parish school for boys of st.
Patrick's Church.
Under her direction the boys
school and st. Vincent's girls
school were combined and the
present structure at 924 G street
NV was erected.
Sister Veronica was at Holy
Cross Academy for several terms.
She was provincial of the East
ern Province of the Holy Cross
Order until she retired.
Evening star., 1954-05-10
japanese Cyclone Kills 7
Skaters $500 Homes
BY The ASsoeioied Press


TOKYO, May 10. - Winds OF
cyclone force whipped across
Northern Japan last night, kill
ing at least seven persons and
leaving "a missing, national po-
lice reported.
Kyodo News Agency said more
than 1900 homes were destroyed
or damaged by the bowling
storm.
The Central Meteorological
Observatory said 75-mile winds
smashed across Hokkaido, north
ernmoSt Of Japan's main islands.
islands.
Wind-driven seas capSized or
damaged scores of small ships
and fishing boats of dokkaido's
east coast. Up to IL inches of
snow accompanied the storm in
some areas.
The observatory said a ty-
phoon, building up in the South
China Sea, would reach South
ern Japan in four or five days if
it remained on its present course.
Evening star., 1954-05-10
chicagoan 10 Be Executive
Of For America Group
BY the Asseeiated Press

CHICAGO. May 10.-Orville j
Taylor. Chicago attorney, has
been named to head the Chicago
executive machinery Of For
America, a new political organi-
zation.
The group expects to fight
internationalism, intervention
ism and communism in both
major political parties. It was
formed Friday in Chicago.
The organization includes
among its members Col. Robert
r. Mccormick, editor and pub
Usher of the Chicago Tribune:
Gen. Robert E. Wood. retired
chairman of Sears Roebuck g.
Co.; Hamilton Fish, former Re-
publican Congressman of New
YORK. and Clarence Manion.
former dean of the University Of
Notre Dame Law School.
Mr.. Taylor said he will meet
in New York Saturday with Mr..
Manlon, Mr.. Fish and other
Eastern leaders Of the move
ment.
Evening star., 1954-05-10
Swollen Rivers Cause
Domuqe in New England
By the Associotod Press

BOSTON, May 10.-New Eng
land rivers. swollen by q week OF
rain. spilled over highways and
lowlands today. causing damage
in the millions Of dollars. Ten
deaths we're reported, mostly
from highway accidents.
New Hampshiress Gov. Hugh
Gregg, after comforting with
Highway Commissioner Frank D.
Merrill, placed damage to State
roads at 50 million.
At Ellington, Conn, a severe
windstorm blew an eight-room
house across a street today, in
juring two occupants and flat
tened two barns in the vicinity
Evening star., 1954-05-10
Moves
Continued From First Page.)


avenue was filled with marching
men.
The republican guard went
into action quickly. Three cor
dons of black-helmeted soldiers
were thrown out at quarter mile
intervals. A few blocks down,
the line was reinforced by a huge
trailer truck parked squarely
across the avenue. Soldiers stood
five deep holding rifles across
their chests.
The paraders then reversed
their march. flowing back up
toward the Etoile. Reinforced
from crowds on either side, they
numbered well over a thousand.
AS they bore down on the line
of guards it suddenly seemed
pitifully inadequate.
Mob Breaks Through.
The soldiers put up only
token resistance. The mob
paused briefly against the line
of rifles and then broke through.
1t streamed on toward the Arc
de Triomph. Several persons got
severely jostled in the process.
Near the sidewalk a policeman
swung wildly with his nightstick
at an overexhuberant demon
Strator.
AS it marched around the
circle the crowd was still very
large. But it seemed to have lost
its objective-its leaders uncer-
tain of where to go next. Under
the arch a paratroop officer,
hoisted on shoulders of a COM
rade tried to calm things down
The rest was anticlimax A
new parade singing the Mar
seilles started off. down less
heaYily guarded sidestreet. Police
on duty there let few hundred
of the leaders through then
threw across a determined line
and nipped of the followers.
What Did 1t Mean?
For several hours afterwards
the roadblocks were maintained
and there were reports of iso-
lated incidents. Eleven police
men and an unreported number
of demonstrators were treated
for injuries. But the much
advertised protest demonstration
was over.
Those who watched it ask
themselves exactly what it
amounted to. Was it a spon-
taneous and potentially danger
Gus explosion Of people who feel
angry and humiliated by failures
of their government? Was it
a calculated effort by ambitious
men to seize an emotional mo-
ment and turn it to their own
use? Or was it simply a holiday
crowd letting off a little pentup
patriotic steam? Whatever it
was there is no tendency in
Paris today to exaggerate the
Importance of the incident. The
barricades are gone and the city
it quiet again. There will be
other anxious moments in the
days that lie ahead for France.
But this one, at least, is safely
passed.
Evening star., 1954-05-10

the rainy season, and that to
cross the 1876 miles between
Dien Bien Phu and the delta
would be difficulty
The rebel force which finally
overran Diem Bien Phu was un-
officially estimated to number
possibly 10000 men. Observers
believe the Wet Mimi also have
perhaps 100000 regular. local and
guerrilla troops in the delta re-
gion.
Navarro Unable to Attack.
In Saigon Gen. Navarro told
the French News Agency he had
not staged an attack to relieve
the Dien Bien Phu garrison be-
cause an effective operation
would have taken too many men
and left other vital sections OF
Indo-C China unguarded.
Gen. Navarro said among sew
eral plans considered was an at
tack aimed at cutting the supply
line from Red China to the be-
siegers at the fortress. That, he
said, would have taken all the
mobile groups available in Indo-
China"
Il could not decide to begin
such an operation, which would
have seriously endangered other
territories, to produce a doubtful
result" he added.
Outside Indo-China the Com
munist radios hailed the fall of
Diem Blen Phu anew as a set
back for the West.
Peiping radio broadcast an
editorial from the Chinese Com
munist Party newspaper saying
"The present fantastic at
temptS by the imperialists to
continue colonialism and sup
press the national liberation
movement in the countries of
Asia are doomed to ignominous
failure. The days when imper-
ialism ran roughshod over Asia
and subjected the Asian peoples
to humiliation and slavery have
vanished forever"
A Moscow radio. commentator,
heard in London, said the fall
Of the fortress shows that the
colonizers in Indo-China do not
hold the necessary cards to put
forward ultimatums refusing to
negotiate He particularly de-
nounced United States Secretary
of State Dulles, charging him
with a policy of "blackmail."
Evening star., 1954-05-10
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Evening star., 1954-05-10
Presidents Night Set

Presidents Night-the first
since 1940-will be held by the
District Medical Society at
pm. Wednesday at society head
quarters, 1718 M st. NV. DR..
Herbert P Ramsey, outgoing
president of the society. will pre-
sent a film on medical progress
in the Washington area.
Evening star., 1954-05-10
Shrimp Cutch Heaviest

PROVIDENCE. - Although
shrimp is the lightest in weight
of all the usual varieties of she'll
fish. the total weight of the
shrimp catch exceeds that of any
other shellflsh taken from Amer
lean waters. Following, in order,
are the catches of crab, oysters,
clans, Holsters, and scallops.
Evening star., 1954-05-10

Massachusetts,, House Demo-
cratic leader: Mr.. Curtis state
ment was ridiculous" and "in-
f1ammatory" and it implied that
"Stalin and the Communists had
nothing to do with the situation
in the world today"
Evening star., 1954-05-10
Fish Swell Rice Crop

JAKARTA, Indonesia. = Rice
paddles in Indonesia are often
fish ponds as well. The fish fer
tllize the rice. frequently boost
ing the yield as much as 20 per
cent.
Evening star., 1954-05-10

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Evening star., 1954-04-30
Brisade in the Spanish civil

Brigade in the Spanish civil
war. .i:s
Mr.. Broyhill also declared
that, when Gates was trans
ferred to the Federal Correctional
Institution at Danbury, Conn,
he was given some special
privileges at the order Of Mr..
Bennett.
Statements Attacked.
Mr.. Hyde attacked what he
called the reckless statements
of Mr.. Broyhill condemning the
Federal prison system and Mr..
Bennett. Mr.. Broyhill some time
ago introduced a resolution for
a special committee investiga-
ton.
Reckless statements may do
much harm and possibly lead to
trouble within the prisons" Mr..
Hyde. said. "The fact is that our
Federal penitentiaries are prob
ably the best run penal system
in the world"
Mr.. Hyde produced several
letters and reports which he
said showed Gates received no
special privileges in prison, that
the temporary transfer to Dan
bury was at the request of the
Subversiye Activities Control
Board and that Gates wrote the