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policy and in conformity with
our existing military assistance
program.
Mr.. Wilson said General Van
Fleet will travel as a civilian with
the PERSONAL rank of ambassador
and special representative of
President Eisenhower.
The Secretary said it has not
been decided whether Gen. Van
Fleet will visit Indo- China. One
of the main areas he will study,
however, will be Korea. He also
will go to Formosa. Gen. Van
Fleet, accompanied by Assistant
Secretary of Defense Mcneil and
a small staff of civilians and
military personnel from the De-
Tense Department, will leave
about May /. Secretary Wilson
said he himself plans to leave
for a Far East visit about May
IL but he will not take part Of
f1cially in the Van Fleet mission.
Van Fleet to See Hull.
Gen. Van Fleet will confer
first with Gen. Hull and then GO
to Korea to consult with President
Rhee and Gen. Taylor to study
the situation and develop rec
concentrations in concert with
Gen. Hull both as to the future
size and composition of the ac-
tive armed forces of the Re-
public of Korea and the prac-
;icability of Joint United States
ROK program for Korean re-
serve forces" Mr.. Wilson an
nounced.
He will report to the Presi-
dent from time to time on the
results of his survey through the
Secretary of Defense. During his
trip he will coordinate his mis-
sion with the commander in
chief of the Far Eastern theater,
Gen. Hull, and with the COM
mander in chief. Pacific, Admiral
Stump, and with the Ambassa-
dors and other United States
Government agencies In those
countries which he visits"
Paris dispatches said some
French paratroopers were flown
from Paris big Orly Airf1eld
| (See INDO-CHINA, Page A-6.)
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The Navy has had a lot Of
luck selling World War II surplus
lately, but it can't seem to make
any money on coffins.
Navy spokesmen reported to-
day that while the service did
well at recent Bayonne IN. JD
auction on masthead lanterns.
oxygen masks and steel anchor
chain, collins were a lossl leader
They cost the Navy $3.50 new.
but they couldn't be sold for
more than $40 in Bayonne. The
lanterns. $91 new. sold for $3.50:
the oxygen masks, originally
costing $453, went for $500
apiece, and TOO tons Of anchor
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the st. Marys County officers
and the private detectives to the
county seat here where Mr.. FUR
and Mr.. Harrelson were charged
with operating q detective bu-
reau without q license.
Each of the men posted $2,-
500 bonds for their appearance
in police court here Monday.
Sheriff Long said they face pos
Sible fines up to $1,000 or i'm
prisonment up to II months, or
both.
Mr.. Furr' and Mr.. HarrelSon
were employed by Mr.. Lewis to
gather evidence substantiating
the radio commentators nation-
ally broadcast charges of tavern
liquor sales to minors in st.
Marys County.
Two local grand juries re-
turned four indictments against
Mr.. Lewis, one charging perjury
and the others criminal libel.
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Copehort Rops Home Builders
For Criticism of FHA Probe
Says Committee Does Not Deserve
Treatment 1t Got in Publicity Release

Senator Bennett. Republican,
of Utah interrupted to point out
that press release covering Mr..
Hughes testimony today carried
the word 'hysteria" in warning
that the current housing inves-
tigation could cause a sharp drop
in home building. and perhaps
damage the whole national
economy"
The associations April IA re-
lease likened the present housing
investigation to the Presidents
holding up a military bill to in
vestigate a mess sergeant's loss
of potatoes.
These are awfully large po-
tatoes and a lot of them," SEN
ator Capehart commented.
Senator Bennett asked the
home builders president about
rumors he had heard of builders
trading in" FILA commitments
to insure loans on large-scale
housing projects.
Mr.. Hughes said that he had
heard of such rumors in connec-
ton with the Federal housing
program to build housing around
military establishments but not
in connection with loans for Or
binary public rental housing.
Senator Bennett said the COM
mittee would investigate thor
oughly the extent to which COM
mitmentS by FILA to some build
ers had been sold at profits to
other builders.
II think you people in the
(See HOUSING, Page A-7.)
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the 63d Continental Congress at
Constitution Hall reflects the
Daughters previous sentiments
against world government and
"socialistic" legislation.
U. N. Charter Change.
Among the resolutions is one
opposing any change in the
United Nations charter which
might cause surrender of the
sovereignty of the United States,
and favoring retention of the
veto power in the Security Coun-
Gil.
Others reaffirmed opposition
to Federal aid to education and
socialized medicine, called for
outlawing the Communist Party
and urged preservation and pro-
lection of this Nations claims to
Antarctica.
A group of resolutions read
at yesterdays session reflect the
Daughters previous sentiments
against world government and
socialist" legislation.
Before Mrs. T. B. Throckmor-
ton, resolutions chairman, read
the list, the convention adopted
a standing rule banning it's press
release until after action had
been taken on the resolutions.
Reporters Protest.
After protests by news report
erS present at the session, how
ever, the OAR press relations
Office announced that reporters
were free to print the material
they heard read. They were not,
however, given mimeographed
copies of the resolutions which
were available to OAR voters.
1t was explained that the reso-
lutionS have not yet been intro
duced and have no status as yet.
Reading the resolutions a day
ahead of time is a new procedure
designed to give the voters a
chance to study them before
voting.
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Masthead Lanterns OutseII
Coffins, Navy Finds at Auction

chain brought the Treasury $40.-
600.
It was all part of Operation
Cleanup" the Navy explained.
More than 1900 businessmen bid
$3.50, ,049 for material originally
costing $1.6 million and total re-
turn was Is per cent. The De-
Tense Department said this was
extraordinarily large" for this
type of equipment.
Further sales will be held May
4 and 5 at Port. Hueneme and
Lathrope, Calf; the Great
Lakes Naval Station and Pearl
Harbor, the Navy said. Still an
other will be held in July at the
Charleston Is. c. Navy Yard.
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NATO ministers Friday. But
completely overshadowing this
routine ceremony is the urgent
need for a high-level huddle on
several still-unsettled points
about the coming conference.
The question Of technical de-
tails at Geneva is very different
from the situation before the
Berlin conference. Last Janu-
ary it was felt that no major
policy was involved IN deciding
on the agenda and physical ar
rangements for meetings and
that the United States could
afford to be lenient. Today the
situation is different.
Long Wrangle Ahead.
A long and bitter wrAngle over
seemingly unimportant details is
in the making at Geneva in
volving questions of great deli
cacy to the Western allies. Re-
suit could be the wrecking of
the conference before it starts.
High on the list is the role
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40 Virginia Prisoner,
Strike Over Food,
Agree 10 Discussion
Convicts at Comp 30
Near Foirfox Cooked
From Their Burricude

Forty prisoners were on strike
at Virginia State Prison Camp
30 near Fairfax today, refusing
to work because Of the food"
Camp officials this morning
coaxed the prisoners out of their
barracks-where they had bar
ricaded themselves for the past
"a hours-and were talking with
them in pairs about their conf
plants.
State Police Stand BY.
Virginia State police at Cul-
peper, sent to the camp at mid
night in response to a riot call.
stood by. Prison officials said
there had been no violence.
The 40-among 100 convicts
at the camp-refused to leave
their barracks yesterday. They
missed breakfast. lunch and din
ner yesterday and breakfast this
morning. Meals are served in a
dining hall apart from the bar
racks.
M. c. Russell, superintendent
of the camp, said the prisoners
also were complaining that they
were forced to wear ragged and
dirty clothing"
Persuades Prisoners.
State police were preparing to
use tear gas early today to force
the prisoners from the barracks.
and TRUSTEES, who had continued
working. moved their belongings
from the building to keep them
from being saturated with the
gas. But Mr.. Russell got the
prisoners to agree to talk over
their complaints.
The prisoners sat on the steps
of their barracks, handcuffed in
pairs. waiting to be interviewed.
$500 Calories Daily.
Mr.. Russell showed reporters
what he said was the camps
master menu, showing provision
for 4.500 calories a day. He
said the Army bases it's menu
on $500 calories daily. He said
the men get a change of CLOTH
ing each Saturday.
The camp houses convicts
who are deemed not dangerous.
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Dickinson Helped
Pedd|e Red Doctrine
Two Ex-P0Ws Testify
Witness Says Suspect
Traded With Coptors,
Hurt Fellow Prisoner :

An Army sergeant told a court
martial today that in 1853 he
saw Corpl. Edward S. Dickinson
trading hospital food for tobacco
and candy in Communist prison
in North Korea.
Sergt. John A. Davis Of Niagara
Falls. N. Y, said that when q
patient asked Corpl. Dickinson
for some food the latter pushed
him down three steps, causing
his legs to become paralyzed.
Sergt Davis and Corpl. Robert
E. Vincent of Ayre. Mass, told
the court trying Corpl. Dicken-
son Oh charges of currying favor
with his Red captors that they
saw the 23-year-old Virginia
mountain boy help his captors
peddle the Red doctrine among
them on several occasions.
Secret Testimony.
A mystery witness was brought
into the court during a closed
session and Col. c. Robert Bard.
the prosecuting attorney, said
his testimony could not be dis
closed because it had been clas-
sif1ed by the Army Department.
Another witness, heard in the
secret session and whose teSti-
mony also was classified, was
Corpl. Richard Flattley of De-
troit. Col. Bard said the general
nature of the secret testimony
might be disclosed later.
Corpl. Vincent testified Corpl.
Dickenson and another prisoner
won first prize for writing an
article for the camp newspaper
denouncing the United States.
Watches Accusers.
Corpl. Dickinson watched his
accusers intently as they re-
counted his activities at Com
munist Camp No. 5 near Pok-
tong. North Korea. He was one
of % POWs held by the Com
munistS who first refused repa-
triation but later thought better
of it and returned home.
Corpl. Davis said Corpl. Dick
enson attended the Communist
lectures voluntarily. There they
were told, Corpl. Davis said, how
the United Nations forces were
interfering with a civil war and
needless American lives were
being lost.
In September, 1858, Corpl.
Dickinson asked him to sign q
Communist peace petition to the
United Nations, Corpl. Davis de-
clared. He refused but later was
told by ihs Communist guards
that he would either sign or not
go home, and he finally signed
it.
On cross-examination by De-
fense Counsel Guy Emery, Sergt.
Davis admitted he began to hate
| (See DICKINSON. Page A-6.)
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Wet Nam Freedom
Declaration Thought
Near in Paris Talks
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, April 21.-Premier
Joseph Laniel and Chief of
State Bao Dai Of Wet Nam
conferred today amid re-
ports that a declaration of
independence for the be-
leaguered Indo- Chinese state
was imminent.
Informed sources said it
was hoped they would pe
able to issue the declaration
before the opening of the
Geneva Conference next
Monday. The negotiators
scheduled another meeting
this afternoon to work out
some remaining points.
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of course. I don't want to CON-
ment on this matter. Any COM
ment on a case up before a COM
petent tribunal should be made
later, if at ALL
Adds to Problems.
In a general discussion of Sen
etor McCarthy's investigation OF
the military administration, Mr.
Wilson was asked if the contro-
verSy had affected morale in
the armed services.
Il think it is going to add tc
my problems" Mr.. Wilson re-
piled. 1T will be difficult to gel
qualified men to come down here
at personal sacrifices and pos.
sibly be worked over. Moreover
I don't think it is building ur
the Army any"
Senator Mccarthy included
serious charges against 53-year.
old Mr.. Hensel in a statement
giving his side of the contro.
versy. The Wisconsin Republi.
can, in the statement. alsC
lashed out anew at Secretary o.
the Army Stevens and John G
Adams, Army counsel.
Mr.. HenSel countered by ac
cusing Senator Mccarthy O
lying and saying that the al
legation that there has beer
anything illegal or even un
ethical in his financial or gov
ernmental history is both mali
clous and dishonest"
The bitter accusations the,
hurled at each other overShad
(See MCCARTHY, Page A-5.)
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Hearings on TV

The McCarthy-Army public
hearings will be televised here
by WMAL-TV, WNBW and
WTTG from 1890 am. to
1890 pm. tomorrow. Each
also plans to carry the after
noon sessions if such sessions
are held, WNBW and ETTG
from 2::30 to 4:30 pm. and
WMAL-TV for the complete
afternoon meeting. WTOP-TV
will carry an edited film from
1880 pm. tomorrow to -2.15
am. Friday.
-Four radio stations will
broadcast tape recordings of
part of the proceedings. TIE
stations and the times are:
WMAL. 8 to 8 pm: WRC,
10:15 to IL pm; WTOP, 8 80
to 8 pm, and WWDC, 1890
to II pm.
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Wilson told news conference
IF I didn't believe so, he
wouldn't be in his present as
Slgnment."
Mr.. Wilson spoke out as ar
exchange of serious charges and
counter-charges by Senator Nc
Carthy and Mr. Hensel, Assist
ant Secretary of Defense, broad
ened the bitter McCarthy-Army
controversy on the eve Of the
long -heralded public hearings.
No Comment on Probe.
Mr.. Wilson told reporters he
did not prefer to comment or
the McCarthy-A Army controversy
pending the outcome of the Sen
ate hearings starting tomorrow
He disclosed, however, that he
recently heard Mr.. Hensel was
the subject of some sort of
investigation.
I asked Mr.. HenSel about it,
Mr.. Wilson said. There was nc
investigation of Mr.. Hensel by
the Defense Department"
Satisfied by Reply.
Asked if he was satisfied with
MI. Hensel's explanation at the
time. Mr.. Wilson replied:
"AS I understand it, I was"
Senator Mccarthy. in his for
NAL statement of charges in the
dispute with the Army, contend
ed yesterday that Mr.. HenSel
attempted to block a Senate In
vestigation Subcommittee inquiry
into the defense officials own
activities. Mr.. Wilson was asked
whether he agreed with the
charge.
mo, I do not" the Secretary
replied with a short laugh, but,
Evening star., 1954-04-21
Dulles Flight to Paris Held
Lost-Minute Effort for Unity
Secretary Expected to Seek Single Stond
On Thorny Questions of Details at Geneva

of Red China in the conference.
The Russians have made 1t clear
they will demand full privileges
for their ally as a full-fiedged
member of the Big Five. The
United States is equally insistent
China is nothing of the sort but
shares the status of an invited
power on the same basis as other
belligerents in Korea or Indo-
China,
Raises Serious Points.
This Immediately raises q
point of seating arrangements
and rotation Of the chairman
ship at conference sessions. The
Russians can be counted on to
kick up a fuss on this matter
from the start, allowing unlimit-
ed scope for polemics from all
hands. 1t will be hard for the
Communists to back down on
an issue in which prestige and
face are so deeply involved. But
in the end it is perhaps more
likely that they should back
down than that Secretary Dulles
should agree to sit down at a
conference table presided over by
Chou En-lai.
Agenda to Be Difficult.
The question of the agenda is
peshapS even more serious from
the point of view of allied unity.
The French government has Off
cially announced that Indo-
China talks will start immediate
ly without waiting for the Korean
peace treaty to be disposed of.
Premier Laniel made this pledge
to the National Assembly months
ago. Mr.. Dulles, on the other
hand. has given very different
impression, speaking of the Ko-
rea1 question as the first item on
the agenda and predicting that it
may be a long time before Indo-
NIllI1d COIIlcS up.
Plans Early Return.
BY this time the Secretary has
let it be known he plans to be
back in Washington. According
to latest reports Mr.. Dulles in
tends to stay in Geneva only for
about a week before turning over
negotiations to Undersecretary
Bedell Smith.
From the United States point
of view there may be sound rea-
sons for trying to postpone the
Indo- China talks. The allied case
on Indo-China is far more COM
plicated than the case on Korea
where the main lines have been
drawn for months.
A delay would provide time for
public opinion to harden, prog
.ress might be made on the for
nation of mutual security pact
for Southeast Asia and the
allies by that time may see
more clearly than they do now
the peril of trying to negotiate
with the Reds.
Still there has been a misun-
derstanding here that may not
be easily resolved. The French
government is under the strong
est political pressure to explore
any chance for negotiation on
Indo- China without delay. Diff
ferences on this question Of pro-
cedure go to the heart of allied
strategy at Geneva and it will
call for Mr.. Dulles best powers
of persuasion to carry his point.
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Firm Threatens
To Drop Plans
For Southwest
Cole Urges Defeat
Of House Proviso
As Hearings Open
By George Beveridee

William Zeckendorf declared
today his New York firm will
withdraw plans for redeveloping
the entire Southwest Washing
ton area unless the Senate kills
House proviso threatening the
program.
At the same time, Federal
Housing Administrator Albert
M. Cole disclosed the provision
would endanger Southwest
Washington's Area B, the To-
acre pilot project now under
way; Area C, a new Southwest
project on which planning is
starting, and 80 other projects
approved for final planning all
over the country.
The proviso, placed by the
House in an appropriation bill,
forbids use of Federal money in
redevelopment projects having
lion-residential construction, un-
less the construction is normally
essential" to residential use.
No Commercial Uses.
The effect of this is that
schools, parks and other non
residential features logically
could qualify. But commercial,
industrial or other uses-called
for in most redevelopment prof.
ects-probably could not.
Mr.. Cole, asserting the proviso
conflicts With the Presidents
new housing bill. strongly urged
it's elimination in testimony be-
fore Senate Appropriations
subcommittee considering the
housing money bill.
Mr.. Zeckendorf's warning was
made in a statement to be SUBJ
mitted by the subcommittee.
Subcommittee Chairman SAL
tonstall ordered that the entire
morning session today be de-
voted to the controversial pro-
viSo, backed in the House by
Representative Phillips. Repub-
lican, of California, who ham
died House debate on the meas
ure.
Wagner and Moses on Hand.
New York Mayor Robert r.
Wagner, New York City Con-
struction Co-ordinator Robert
Moses and more than 20 other
prominent New Workers jammed
the subcommittee hearing room
with protests against the So
called Phillips rider.
On a crucial point of the con-
troversy, Mr.. Cole explained
present law permits Federal
money to help support two types
OF redevelopment. In one, If
predominantly residential slum
area is cleared. the area can be
rebuilt for residential. industrial,
commercial or any other kind Of
final use. But if the original
slum area cleared is not mostly
residential, then the finished re-
development project must be
predominantly residential in
nature.
2 Projects Included.
The Phillips rider, the Federal
housing chief said, would apply
only to the second category. But
he said this includes Immediately
81 projects, for which $26.5 mil
lion in capital grants is re-
quested in the 1855 appropria-
tions bill.
A statement he filed showed
the 81 projects include Washing
toms Area B and c and listed
as grants due them $3.50, 900.
1t also listed Baltimore's two
major projects and Virginia
projects in Richmond and Roa-
noke.
Mr.. Cole said the proviso would
raise serious questions" in all
81 and would undoubtedly lead
to protracted delays and added
costs both to the localities and
to the housing agency"
He emphasized he had no
quarrel with the Houses I'm
tent to avoid abuses" but said
that purpose could be better
served through exercise of sound
(See REDEVELOPMENT, A-3)
Evening star., 1954-04-21
Air Conditioner Sold
On First Phone Call

The outstanding pulling power Of
on ad in Stor Classified hos been
proved time ond time oeoin.
Mrs. S. n. discovered this the other
doy when she offered on DIR eondi
TONER for sole for SIS in on mex
pensive three-line od. The unit wos
soru 70 the first caller just a few
hours after the I'D oppeored.
u you hove something to buy. trode
or sell. tell il to the long established
audience Of Stor readers. Just phone
Sterling $500 and osk for on od-
tokeE.
Evening star., 1954-04-21
Atomic Cannon Fired
First Time in Europe
BY the AssoeIaisd Press

BAUMHOLDER, Germany,
April 81. Using conventional
shells for training purposes. the
U. S. Army has fired it's 280-mm.
atomic cannon for the first time
in Europe.
The cannon went into action
at the big firing range here, the
Army reported today. At the
same time, it released new pic
lures showing the gun-world's S
largest mobile artillery - with
smoke pouring from it's muzzle.
Evening star., 1954-04-21
Diem Bien Phu Bottle
Mainly for Politics

WHY DIEM BEN PHU?-WiIIiom
l. Ryon, Associated Press foreign news
onoIyst. soys the bottle for Diem Bien
Phu is more Tor political detectives
thon miIitory ones. This third in
series Of reports on Southeast Asia
will be found on poee A-l8.
THE GlFT-A little girl nomed
PHseillo finds her bed-ridden life bet-
ter now thot she hos received gift
thot moy let her hear music. See
story on poge A-9.
Evening star., 1954-04-21
Dutch Voting Today

AMSTERDAM, April 81 (P.-
Dutch voters cast ballots today
in local elections for members
OF the nations IL provincial
councils. There were no major
issues at stake and no incidents
had been reported by noon.
Complete returns were not ex-
pected before early tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-04-21
lndio-Formosu Sugar DeoI

TAIPEH. April 81 P.-The
official Central News Agency
reported today that a contract
had been signed for the ship
n1ent Of $4,000 tons Of Formosan
sugar to India and that deliv-
cries would be completed about
June.
Evening star., 1954-04-21
Jordan Thunks Vishinsky

AMMAN, Jordan, April 81 tP).
-Jordan's House of Deputies
voted resolution of thanks yes
terday to Russia's United Nations
Delegate. Andrei Vishinsky. for
his support of the Arab cause in
the Security Council last week.
Evening star., 1954-04-21
Poris Bons Red Paper

PARIS. April 81 R.-The
French Ministry of the Interior
today banned circulation and
sale of the Polish Communist
newspaper Brezeglad Polski We
Francji (the Polish Paper in
France) "for security reasons. :"
Evening star., 1954-04-21
By Crosby S. Noyes
Foreign Correspondent Of The StoI

PARIS, April 21.-Secretary
of State Dulles arrival here to-
day with the American diplo-
matte first team looks like a
last-minute effort to forge a
United Western front before the
showdown at Geneva next week.
The announced purpose of Mr..
Dulles visit ID Q meeting Of
Evening star., 1954-04-21
OAR 10 Vote Today
On Proposals Against
World Government
Opposition to U. S. Aid
For Education Among
Policies to Be Acted On

The Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution today were pre-
pared to begin formulating the
society's policies for the coming
year on national and interna-
tional issues.
A group of resolutions to be
voted on at today's session of
Evening star., 1954-04-21

Dulles Reaches Paris, Firm on Bon on
Red Chino at Geneva. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1954-04-21

Collins Urges OAR to Bock NATO os
Port Of Notions Defense. Page Az
Evening star., 1954-04-21

McCorthy- Army Probe Rules Allow Both
Sides to Cross Examine. Poee AS
Text of Bill of Particulars Submitted by
McCorthy and Aides. Pooe A
Text Of Settlement by H. Strive HenseI
Answering Senotor's Charges. Poqe "A
Thousands Expected to Heor Mccorthy
Speech in Texos Todoy. Pose AS