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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Benson Plans Drive
10 Sell Dairy Surplus
And Cut Butte, 10 59c
Government-lndustry
Campaign to Push
Disposal Of Holdings
By Allen Druy

Agriculture Secretary Benson
today announced plans for a
Joint Government-industry sales
promotion campaign for dairy
products which he said might
drop the price of butter as low
as SO cents pound in some
areas.
But he said the department
will have to delay for "at least
80 days" the previously an
nounced April / deadline on its
plans for disposing of some l.3
billion pounds of butter and
other dairy products now in
storage under the price support
program.
Disposal Plan Delayed.
Mr.. Benson said the disposal
plan. originally timed for the
same day on which supports for
dairy products will be reduced
from 90 to rs per cent of parity,
has been delayed because the
Department doesn't have final
details ironed out. He said the
Agriculture Advisory Commits
sion is studying the matter now
and will reach a final decision
as soon as possible.
The SECRETARY predicted that
the sales promotion campaign,
combining advertising and price
cuts. which will be combined
with a campaign to urge farmers
to weed poor quality cows from
their herds. will bring the price
of butter down to SO cents a
pound in some places and to
the low sixties" in others. He
said some chain stores have in
Dictated their intention to cut
their price to these levels in order
to boost sales.
The average price, he Sug-
geSted. might be somewhere be-
tween so and 70 cents a pound
nationwide.
Mr.. Benson said the depart
ment has not been able to de-
eide as yet on the type of dis
nosal program to be used in get
ting rid of SURPRISES. Some
sources have suggested there
might be a tie-in sales campaign
in which consumers could buy a
pound of surplus butter at half
price with every pound of but
ter purchased at the current
market price. The Secretary
said three or four possibilities
still remain to be discussed be-
fore a decision is reached.
Denies Plan for Red Sales.
The Government, Secretary
Benson said. is mot negotiating
at the present time" for sales
of surplus products to Iron Cur
tain countries.
Primarily this is a matter
which must be settled outside
this department." he said. 1--WE
are not negotiating on any sales
(See FARM, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Market Stand Operator
Is Robbed Of $1,000

Two holdup men wearing bell
bottomed dungarees early today
took a metal box containing
more than $4,000 from a Union
Terminal Market produce stand
operator, police reported.
Richard Salins. %, Of 5701
Blair road NE, told police his
parents own the produce stand.
He said he was on the way to
work at 3 am, walking to his
truck parked near his home,
when the two men attacked him.
Mr.. SalinS said he swung at
the two men with the box, which
is 2 feet, 8 inches long. The
handle broke and the box fell
to the ground, he continued. The
men grabbed the box up, ran to
a parked automobile and made
their getaway. He told police the
men were in their early 20s and
both were short and thin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Fall Release
Set for 1000
NovyOffcers

The Navy plans to release in
voluntarily about 1000 reserve
officers Of the ranks of lieuten-
ant and above in fiscal 1855. A
special board to determine who
stays and who goes is being
established.
This fact was revealed today
in a message from the Secretary
of the Navy to all ships and
stations. There are approx
mately 5000 reserve officers in
the above grades now serving
on extended active duty. Off
GERS of the Medical, Dental and
Nurses Corps will not be af-
fected.
The board, which will be
headed by a reserve rear ad-
miral. will meet next month to
begin the determination of re-
leases based on retention lists
which will be established.
Letters notifying individuals
of involuntary release are ex-
pected to be mailed out by June
/, the Secretary's message said.
None of the 1000 actually is ex-
pected to be released before
October /, thus allowing a notice
period of four months.
Commanding officers have
been requested to submit to the
chief of naval personnel the
names of Reserve officers whose
retention is considered particu-
larly advantageous to the serv-
ice"
The board. to be known as the
Reserve Officer Review Board
also will recommend a priority
list for officers who apply for
active-duty contracts with the
Navy.
Dates for release from active
duty for officers in several Spe-
cial categories viii not be con-
trolled by the new boards lists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
BY the Associated Press

JERUSALEM. Jordan section,
Mar. ga Jordan spokesman
charged today that Israel had
launched an organized attack at
midnight on a Jordan village
two miles west of Bethlehem.
First reports said 9 Arab troops
were killed and 16 wounded.
The spokesman, Maj. Moham-
med Izhaq. senior Jordan mill
tary delegate to the United Ma
tons Mixed Armlstice Commits
sion, said the Israelis also de-
molished some houses then
withdrew to Israel after an hour.
Maj. Izhaq said the attack
was made on the village of Ma
halin in the section of Palestine
occupied by Jordan since the
1948 war with Israel.
He said the Jordanian casual
ties included national guards
men and 3 Arab legionnaires
killed and II national guards
men and 4 Arab legionnaires
wounded.
Arab Retaliation Seen.
The reported attack raised
the threat of sharp Arab re-
taliation against Israel. Repre-
Sentatives of the seven Arab
states said in Washington last
week after a conference with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Bottleship Missouri Scheduled
For 'MothboIF Fleet in Fall
Complement Already Reduced, Officers
Asked for New Assignment Preference

The Navy said today the bat
tleShip Missouri has been tenta-
lively selected for retirement to
the mothball fleet, probably in
the fall.
A Navy spokesman said the
45.000-ton Mighty Mo" is
scheduled for a four month yard
overhaul at the Puget Sound
Naval Shipyard in Bremerton,
Wash, this fall. A similar four
month overhaul recently was
completed at the Norfolk Naval
Shipyard at Portsmouth, Va.
The Mighty Mos" compile
ment of men has been reduced
to 1900 officers and enlisted
men, and the officers are being
asked their preference for new
assignments.
Speculation at Norfolk indi-
Gates the Missouri, on whose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Dulles Speaks
Tonight on Red
Curb Plans
Official Expected
To Use Tough Terms
In. Talk on Policy
BY the Associaied Press

The United States Govern
ment's position on keeping Indo-
China out of Communist hands
and holding the door against
seating of Red China in the
United Nations is up for restate-
ment tonight, repeatedly in tough
terms.
The spokesman is Secretary of
State Dulles. He will talk to the
Overseas Press Club in New York,
and to the nation by ABC radio
and DuMont television.
The Administration has been
focusing emphasis on this speech,
which Mr.. Dulles and President
Eisenhower went over together
in a long White House confer
ence, A whole series of declara-
tons within the past few days,
from Administration sources and
others, has led up to it
Resists Deals With Reds.
The United States is inter-
ested in maintaining stiff resist
ance against any deals on Indo-
China with which the Reds might
try to tempt the French. some
OF whom are visibly wearying
OF the seven-year war. The Reds
would be in position to spring
such offers at the April 26 Far
East conference in Geneva, to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29

Glen Echo pumped water from
the same canal to fight the blaze.
The firemen said they believe
the blaze was started by a bun
toaster in the concessionaire's
kitchen.
The damage estimate was
fixed by the Cabin John Fire
Department and the Montgom-
cry County fire marshal's Office.
Firemen said it did not include
contents of the building.
Edward j. Kelly. superintend-
ent of the Interior Departments
National Capital Parks, which
acquired the property in 1888.
said the f1remen's damage esti-
mate was very conservative. :"
He said the fire was confined to
one end of the building. The
part that was saved, he said, in
cluded an exhibit room con-
tanning a large-scale model of
the old canal and the area sur
rounding Great Falls,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29

A bill aiming severe punish
ment at dealers in Topographic
books and films here was intro
duced in the Senate today.
In speech prepared to
accompany introduction OF the
measure, Senator Hendrickson,
Republican of New Jersey said
the situation in the District
"cries for immediate action"
His bill would:
/. Make a one-year Jail term
mandatory on second convlc-
ton for dealing IN obscene ma
terial.
Q. Allow for confiscation and
sale at auction of equipment
including trucks and automo-
biles-used to prepare and dis
tribute such material.
Bill Has Three Sponsors.
Senator Hendrickson. chair
man of the Senate Juvenile De-
linouency subcommittee. was
Joined in sponsorship of the bill
by Chairman LANCER of the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee and
Chairman Case of the Senate
District Committee.
Senator Hendrickson was alb
sent today, and his statement
was placed in the record by Sen
ator LANCER.
IT believe such legislation will
so hamper these dealers in filth
that they will cease their crimes
against our youth and their un-
dermining of the moral structure
OF our American society,"" Sen
ator Hendrickson said.
He said present laws here are
so inadequate they bring frus-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29

attended by representatives of
the United States, Great Britain,
France. Russia and Red China
Another apparent United
States objective is to take the
question of recognition of Red
China out Of the conference bar
gaining by making this country's
position unmistakable in adj
vance.
Some members of Congress,
especially, have expressed con-
Germ lest support build UP for
some proposal to arrange peace
in 1ndo-China in return for Civ
ing a U. N. seat to the Chinese
Communist regime. Senator H
Alexander Smith. Republican, of
New Jersey said in an interview
today he fears the British may
back the French in some such
proposal and try to exert extreme
pressure on the United States
In New York yesterday Chair
man Wiley of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee said
he fears several of our allies"
might hope for such an agree
ment at Geneva.
President Halls Wet Nam.
Here are some indicators o,
the official United States atti-
tude:
l. The President yesterday
dispatched an unusual message
to the governmental heads OF
France and Wet Man, the In
do-Chinese state directly con-
cerned with the current fight
ing. The World War II Allied
commander expressed for him.
(Coa EAn EACr1 De- c\
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Stevenson Is in Hospital
With Kidney AiIment
BY the Associated Press

DURHAM. N. c.. Mar. 90
Duke Hospital specialists planned
X-ray examinations today for
Adlai Stevenson. the 1852 Dem
ocratic presidential candidate.
Mr.. Stevenson was admitted
to the hospital last night for
treatment of a kidney ailment.
DR.. R. M. Mcmillan of Southern
Pines. who accompanied Mr..
Stevenson to the hospital, said
his patient was very comfort
able" and I'VE feel certain that
he is going to be all right"
DR.. Mcmillan recommended
that Mr.. Stevenson enter the
hospital for a check-up and
further treatment when the kid
ney ailment that first troubled
him two years ago began to
cause pain yesterday.
Mr.. Stevenson was vacation
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest l..
Ives, his brother-in-law and sis
ter. at their Southern Pines
farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29

A reduction in Washington
area milk prices appeared a pos
sibility today when Thompson's
Dairy petitioned the Virginia
State Milk Commission for a
hearing on lowering prices Of
dairy products.
This is the first time in three
years that the milk commission
has been asked by a producer or
distributor to consider lower
prices.
Milk prices formerly went
down in the spring. but in 1852
and 1853 the price remained up
because of drough conditions.
Robert H. Rawlins, produc-
ton manager at Thompson's,
said his firm sent a telegram to
the milk commission urging a
hearing as soon as possible on
a general decrease in the price
of dairy products. He said
Thompson's has evidence of sur
plus milk production which
should bring prices down. He es-
timated the reduction might be
/ cent or 2 cents a quart.
The milk commission fixes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Broken Wafer Line Spouts
Geyser Into ) St. Homes

A broken water main sent
water showering into two homes
in the 1000 block of S street
NV. early today.
The water spouted higher than
the tWo-story homes and shat
tered windows in both of them,
police said
Firemen aided by police,
spread tarpaulins over furniture
in the homes at 1908 and zoos
S street S w. to prevent serious
water damage.
Police said the main, a small
lead-in type, broke beneath the
sidewalk shortly after midnight.
Water Division workmen were
called to shut off the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Besieged French Attack Reds,
Killing 1000 Outside Fort

found in the villages of Ban Ong
Pet and Ban Ban.
They claimed they had
smashed a long string of Wet
Mimi anti aircraft batteries
which for two weeks had been
firing on the Red Gross marked
hospital planes with which the
surrounded French had tried to
bring their wounded out of Diem
Bien Phu.
Aided by U. S. Planes.
The French breakout was pre-
ceded by another heavy aerial
pasting of the rebels during
which American-supplied air.
craft hammered the enemy with
high explosives and fire bombs.
"There were no Wet Mimi
around" after the raids on the
villages, the Hanoi command re-
ported.
Spokesman said many of the
rebels died in savage, hand-to-
hand fighting.
The French also reported TAX
ing 20 prisoners and said they
seized large supplies of rebel
arms and ammunition.
The French said raids earlier
yesterday on rebels digging a net
work of trences and foxholes 600
feet from the outer maze of
barbed wire protecting the
French positions had forced the
Wet Mimi to taper of their
activity.
A spokesman said these were
the closest rebel generations to
the fortress. He denied reports
published abroad that the rebels
had infiltrated to within $50 feet
of the barbed wire and also
reached the main airstrip in the
heart of the fortress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Cleric, Procticing Golf
Hits Son, 6, Over Eye

A minister's son was struck
over the left eye by a golf ball
yesterday as his father practiced
on the lawn of their Manassas
(Va) home.
The boy. David Edens, 6, suf-
fered a conclusion, and was
reported in fair condition at
Arlington Hospital today. He
is the son of the Rev. John D.
Edens. pastor of the Manassas
Baptist Church.
Mr.. Edens said the boy was
standing about 80 feet away
when struck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
BY the Associated Press

HANOI, Indo- China, Mar. 30.
French Union Forces broke out
of their besieged fortress of Diem
Bien Phu late yesterday and the
high command said they killed
1000 men of the Communicated
Wet Mini in a counterattack
outside the fortress fringes.
French army headquarters an
nounced French tanks, artillery
and infantry, under the Fortress
commander. Col. Christian de
Castries. killed all Wet Mimi
entrenched in two villages about
two miles from the western line
of the dusty plains defenses.
1t was the first major French
counterattack since the Wet
Mimi launched their great mass
assault on the big northwest
Indo-China outpost on March 10.
during three days OF scream
ing. wave-on-wave infantry
charges. the whitening French
fire killed an estimated 5000
Wet Mimi commander Vo Ngu-
yen Chaps best troops and
wounded another 5000.
French Losses Light
The Wet Mini pulled back to
regroup. presumably for more
mass assaults. Since then they
have kept up artillery lombard
ments from the hills surround
ing the plain. while French ar
tillery and aircraft harassed the
rebels in reply.
The French command said in
the attack yesterday their own
forces had only Eight losses" of
about 20 men killed and had
killed every Wet Mimi soldier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Macarthur Reviews
TVS Top Production

TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
ExTRAVAGANZA-Richord Rodgers
ond Oseor Hommerstein II with q
dozen or so starring entertainers, put
on q top flight anniversary show for
General Foods lost night over four
networks. 1t shouldn't have been
missed, soys TV CoIumnist Harry Mac
Arthur in his review on Pose BIZ.
FASHION FESTIVAL - California
designers will bring West Coost fosh-
ions to the Cherry Blossom Foshion
Festival Wednesday. See q preview
by EIeni, The Stor's foshion editor,
on Poee B-4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
This Lady Belongs
To the 500 Club

A few Sundays oso Iody odver-
tised in The Stor thot she would
exchange O fishing boat for Iobor to
build porch on her house. She
listed her own and cousins phone
number. They stopped counting otter
receiving 500 phone coils thot some
doy.
There is no substitute for the fost-
action pulling power Of on I'D in
stor Classified. If you have some
thing to buy, sell or trode phone
Sterling 5000 and osk for on I'D
tokeH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Egypt 10 Retain
Military Rule
DespiteNaguib
Elections Cancelled:
Troops Rushed to
Keep Order in Cairo
By the Associated Press

CAIRO. Egypt. Mar. 29.-
Egypt's military government an
nounced tonight that all pre-
vious decisions to conduct con-
stitutent assembly elections and
abolish the ruling revolutionary
council in July have been can
celled.
The announcement, which as
sured continuation of Egypt's
military regime despite the OPP
position of President Mohamed
Naguib, came after two days of
heated conflict in the cabinet
and revolutionary council while
Cairo surged with anti-Naguib
demonstrations.
Instead of a constituent as
sembly previously promised by
the revolutionary council, it
was decided to establish an APP
pointed national advisory coun-
cil'' in which various organiza-
tons and professions would be
represented.
Troops Pushed Into Cairo.
This development came shortly
after the army rushed tanks and
steel-helmeted troops into Cairo
to preserve order after demon
strators attacked and beat
Egypt's chief justice.
An army officer told newsmen
the justice, Abdel RazZak San
houri, had drawn a pistol and
killed two demonstrators, but
photographer who arrived dur
ing the attack said two were
wounded and no one was killed.
Justice Sanhouri was taken to
the home of Gen. Naguib after
the attack and it was impossible
to reach him Immediately to
check the statement of the Of
flcer woh reported two slain.
The outbreak came while Gen.
Naguib, who collapsed for a time
this morning, engaged in crucial
conversations with cabinet mem
bers and his opponents ON the
revolution council.
Naguib to Keep Three Jobs.
An official source said Gen.
Naguib will keep his three jobs
as president of the republic,
prime minister and chairman of
the revolutionary council. New
ertheless. the decision to cancel
all plans for a constituent as
sembly election and end of the
military regime represented a
complete defeat for the presi-
dent.
A council spokesman said the
revolutionary council would re-
main in power until the end
of the transition period'-set for
January 1856. The spokesman
said that all decisions an
nounced by the council on March
5 and March 25 are Cancelled
until the end of the transition
period
1t. Col. Abdel Canal Nasser,
apparently back in power as the
undiSputed boss of the regime.
told neWsmen censorship would
be reimposed on oil Egyptian
newspapers but that outgoing
press cables would not be CEN
sored..
Peoples Wishes Cited.
Mai. Salah Salem, minister of
national guidance and spokes-
man for the revolutionary coun-
Gil, said the military regime
would be continued because the
attitude of the people has been
made clear-the people wanted
continuation of the revolution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Dulles Address
On V and Radio

Secretary Of Stote Dulles speech
tonight will be Carried on WMAl- TV
ond WTTG at 9 o'clock. II will be
rebroodcost over WMAL at ll:30
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
Forego Atom Bomb.
End Poison Ivy,
Scientists Urged
BY the Associated Press


A woman constituent of
Representative Howell, DEM
ocrat, of New Jersey, wants
scientists to get down to the
local level" She writes:
II await with impotence
the day our scientists quit
making bigger and more ter
rible bombs and get down to
the local level and eradicate
poison ivy, honeysuckle and
ragweed on a national scale.
you think you can do
something about it?"
Mr.. Howell's reply: mot
at the moment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-29
1000 Dockers
Picket 5Hours
Al White House
Old Longshoremen's
Group Protests NLRB
Pier Strike Action

More than 1000 dock workers
from the strike-torn New York
waterfront paraded before the
White House for five hours today
to protest the Governments
handling of a union jurisdic-
tional dispute.
At noon they loaded into %
buses and private cars and
Federal Hearing Set in New York Today
in Docks Dispute. Poee AS
headed back home. satisfied
they had effectively brought
their demands to the attention
of the public, the National
Labor Relations Board and
members of Congress.
Forty-five minutes before they
departed tire longshoremen asked
for an audience with President
Eisenhower. After checking the
appointment book an aide re-
gretfully reported there was no
opening today and suggested ar
rangements should have been
made earlier.
Members Of Oh Union.
Most Of the visitors are mem
bers e. jSc Old International
LonpSh, n ,Sociation
which the American federation
Of Labor kicked out last summer
on grounds the union harbored
ra"reteers.
This led to a BARGAINING cleo
ton between the old group and
a new AFL-sponsored union. The
repudiated union had an edge
in the voting. but more than
1000 challenged votes were never
counted.
Last week an NLRB examiner
recommended the entire election
be- thrown out on grounds Of
threats and coercion at the polls.
Tomorrow the NLRB board will
hear oral arguments.
A committee of five of the
visiting strikers called on NLRB
Chairman Guy Farmer and told
him they resented being labeled
"goons and criminal conspira-
tors" which they said they were
called in a joint statement by
Governor Dewey of New York
and Labor Secretary Mitchell.
Fast Action Promised.
Mr.. Farmer said the NLRB
would act as rapidly as possible
on the election challenge, which
must be cleared up before any
union can be certified to repre-
sent the dockworkers, anxious to
settle a 26-day-old strike.
Travelling 48 to bus. with
others coming by car, the long
Shoremen picked up reinforce
mentS in New Jersey early today
and rolled on to Washington.
Louis Russo. chairman of a
rank and file" committee in
command of the march, said
there were no leaders-that it
was all handled by the COM
mittee.
Most TO Return Tonight.
He said about 1900 had made
the trip and most would return
this evening IN the chartered
buses Many are scheduled for
picketing duty on the New York
piers. he said.
I'VE want the NLRB to count
the uncounted votes" explained
another committeeman, John
Potter. I'VE don't want another
election. We have been out Of
work long time, and an cleo.
(See DOCKERS, Page A-6)
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(See EGYPT, Page ABB