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Evening star., 1955-01-06
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Witt, q White Russian enigre,
Napplauding Mr.. Ladejinsky's re-
moval and containing what were
interpreted in some quarters as
anti-Semitic remarks. Mr.. Lade-
jinslky, Russian born. but an
American citizen since 1928. is
Jewish.
poor Judgment"
Mr.. Smith used poor Judgment,
Mr.. Benson said, and both OF
them are sorry.
Mr.. Benson also said he would
be happy to talk to Mr.. Lade-
jinsky at any time. He denied
he had refused to see Mr.. Lade-
jinsky. And he said If Mr.. Lade-
jinsky ever wants to exercise his
unemployment rights at the de-
partment, he viii be given q full
hearing.
Raising the question: Of Mr..
Ladejinsky's qualification for the
job from which he was ousted.
Mr.. Benson said he felt an agri-
cultural attache should have a
background that would qualify
him to represent the American
agricultural point Of view. He
indicated that he did not feel Mr.
Ladejinsky had this background
and said 1t was doubtful that he
would have been kept in the
Tokyo post even If he had moi
been found to be a security risk
No Land Reform.
"He's a specialist in land re-
FORM Mr.. Benson said. land
that is not a responsibility Of
the Department of Agriculture.
The case of Mr.. Ladejinsky,
who has been widely credited for
effective lind reform work in
Japan, came before Mr.. Benson
because of legislation transfer
ring embassy agriculture at
achesifrom the State Department
to the Agriculture Department
He was treated as a new en-
ploye and therefore was not
granted a hearing before being
called a security risk, IA
At a press conference after
the FOA appointment was an
nounced, the 55-year.old Mr.,
Ladejinsky told reporters he was
not going to sit in Judgment or
Mr.. Benson, adding, Il leave this
to his fellow men"
Later, when Mr.. Benson was
told of this remark, he replied
II guess there is not anything
we can do to prevent judgment
by our fellow men and probably
by higher power someday."
Evening star., 1955-01-06

munists be rooted ont regardless
OF the insig1ificance Of their du-
ties loads the game against the
employe. The pride that public
officials have in disclosing the
numbers of men discharged fol
loyalty or security reasons does
not instill confidence in their
lack Of bias in evaluating the
contents Of a secret dossier."
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colder in west tonight with low
1885 in west and north and
34-38 in southeast. Partly
cloudy and much colder to-
morrow.
Wind--Northwest 20-30 miles
per hour tonight and tomorrow.
Road Conditions tAAA).
New England--Freezing rain.
main roads slippery but being
sanded.
Pennsylvania Turnpike-Slip-
perry spots and rain.
Poconos and Adirondack
lce-coated. extremely dangerous.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
HaInInarskjoId Sees
Chou for 81 Hours
=
About U. 5. Flyers
sy be- As.oeiolsd Pfe..

; UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
Jan. 6.-United Nations Secre-
tary General Dag HammarSk-
jold and Red China's Chou En-
lai met for 31a hours today on
the case of IL imprisoned Ameri-
can flyers and arranged to meet
again tomorrow. Neither Peip-
ing radio nor messages from
Mr.. Hammarskjold's party gave
any details of today's talks.
One message received here
from the secretary general merely
listed those attending the first
formal parley and said the meet
ing lasted from 3 to $50 PM.
Peiping time. A later message
said the next meeting would be
held at 3 pm, tomorrow q am,
E.S.T.)
During the morning Mr.. Ham,
marskjold and his party went
sightseeing in Peiping's For-
hidden City, where the chief Of
the governments art section
showed them ancient palaces
and art exhibits.
Peiping radio made the brief
est acknowledgment Of the
meeting. saying only that Mr..
Hammarskjold met Mr.. Chou.
who is both premier and foreign
minister, at 3 pm. The broad
cast pointedly omitted any men,
tion Of the purpose of Mr.. Ham
marskjold'S trip.
Fourth Meeting.
It was the fourth face to face
meeting between the two. They
first met yesterday when the
U. N. official paid a courtesy call
shortly after his arrival by plane.
They met again at a cocktail
party and then at dinner last
night. 4 81
Mr.. Hammarskjold advised q.
N. headquarters in New York
yesterday that he planned a
formal meeting with the Red
Premier today. He indicated he
expected to get right down to
business.
U. N. sources have said MFR.
Harnfnarskjold expects to wind
up the conversations with the
Chinese Communists this week
end and head back to the United
States via Tokyo.
Officials Join In.
Sitting In with Mr.. Chou were
Chang Han Flu, Vice Foreign
Minister; Prof. Chiao Kuan Hua,
assistant to the Foreign Min
lister, Prof. Chou Keng Sheng.
adviser to the Ministry of For
eign Affairs, and Tung Yueh
Chien, director of the Depart
ment of international Organiza-
tions and Conferences Of the
Foreign Ministry.
Peiping said Mr.. Har4mar-
sfljold was accompanied by Ach-
med s. Bokhari, U. N. undersec-
retary; Per Lind, Mr.. Harnmar-
skJold's executive assistant, and
Humphrey Waldock. professor of
International law.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Man Loses 500 Argument
With Waitress in Court Again

bill to the waitress, who then
claimed it for her own, and re-
fused to hand it back.
However. the waitress. Ida
McKiben, Mr.. Lynch's neighbor
at 733 North Capitol street, said
the bill had dropped from the
pocket Of her uniform.
The appellate court, In up
holding the lower courts find-
ing said the civil suit boiled
down to This word against hers"
"TIe failed to- convince the
trial court of the truth Of his
story the decision concluded,
"ands there is no question Of law
for our review" cd
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Barn Dance for Polio Fund

/ Sunshine Sue. hillbilly per-
former. viii appear with the Old
Dominion Barn Dance gang at
| 8 pm. tomorrow in the Fairfax
High School. The proceeds from
the event will 60 to the Nations
fight against polio.
Evening star., 1955-01-06

The White House today faced
new demands this time re-
portedly from within the execu-
tive branch as well as from Com
gress---foI q top-ievel review Of
the Administrations personnel
security program in the wake Of
the controversial Wolf Lade-
jinsky case.
Secretary Of Agriculture Benz
son. himself one Of the. leading
characters In the latest security
uproar, was said to have urged
appointment Of a bipartisan
commission to reappraise the
program and to offer recon-
mendations for amending the
executive order which set it up.
He recently called on Sherman
Adams, No. ! assistant to Presi-
dent Eisenhower, to discuss the
Ladejinsky matter. Later. he
said he made his views on the
security program known to the
White House. but he would not
elaborate.
Bi-Partisian Support.
Meanwhile. Republican and
Democratic voices on Capitol Hill
called for similar action. Serla-
tor Humphrey, Democrat. and
Representative Judd, Republi-
can, both Of Minnesota. said in
separate interviews that the ham
ding Of the Ladejinsky matter
proved the need for a re-evalua-
ton Of the security system.
They referred to the hassle
which saw Mr.. Ladejinsky, a
land reform expert who served
four years in Tokyo as agricul-
tural attache. cleared twice by
the State Department, ruled a
security risk by Agriculture and
then cleared and given a top
job By the Foreign Operations
Administration.
Senator Humphrey said he
would call for an investigation
of Mr.. Ladejinsky's custer by
Mr.. Benson. And he got inn
mediate assurances Of support
from his colleague. Senator
Johnston, Democrat. Of South
Carolina, chairman of the Sem
ate Civil Service Committee.
Demands Better Way.
A long-standing critic Of the
Eisenhower security program.
Senator Johnston said the Lade-
jinsky case demonstrates that a
better way to process employe
security matters must be found.
1--WE are hoping to work out
something better." the Senator
said, asserting that his COM
mittee Is going to take a thor
ough look at the entire Govern
ment security setup.
The Ladejinsky case came to
a climax yesterday with these
developments:
/. The FOA announced that
1t was hiring Mr.. Ladejinsky
to aid in anti-C Communist ef-
forts in Vietnam, the SOUTH
ern part of Indo-C China. FOA
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mlttee.
Leading the
list of signers
is Sena I o r
C q m ents,
Democrat. of
K e n tucky,
who will be
{ h e Senate
m q j or I y
whip. Among
other De mo-
c r q t S who
signed Q r e
s e n q t o r s
jackson q n d
Magnuson Of
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
rs Senators Expected to Join
In Sponsoring Pay Raise Bill
By loseph Young

Twenty-Five Senators expected to join Senator Johnston
Democrat of South Carolina 10
raise for classified postal workers
The measure viii be introduced within the next few days
Sixteen signatures already have been afxed to the bill
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Proposal 10 Reduce
Military Forces Is
Made Less Drastic
BY Elton c. Fay
Assoeio,su Pres. Stuff Wriase

The Nations armed services
appeared today to face a some
what easier belt-tightening than
was in prospect a week ago.
Top House Democrats let it be
known that a strong national de-
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Text Of Letters On Armed Forces
Strength. Pase A-l6
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who viii be the new chairman
Of the Senate Civil Service Com
Evening star., 1955-01-06

Monthly urecipitatton In inches In the
Capital tourrent month to date):
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Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast al
Geodetic Survey.l
Evening star., 1955-07-07
No I ronsit Peace Seen
In Continuous Talks

greSsional action offers the best
prospect Of breaking the negoti.
ating deadlock.
This would be through repeal
Of the present tax on gross transit
receipts and by authorizing q
raise in school fares to 10 cents
The two actions would provide
the company with an estimated
100000 a year extra.
The extra money could be
used to give the employees pay
increase Of nine cents an hour,
and officials believe it might be
stretched to 10 cents.
This promise might not settle
the strike Immediately, but it
certainly would lead to discus
sions that would enhance
greatly the possibility Of an
early settlement.
OF considerable concern to
the officials, however, is the fear
that Congress may balk at
granting the financial relief, in
asmuch as belaboring the COM
pany is the popular thing to do.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

logical account of the Dixon
Yates negotiations given out for
publication later by Budget Bu-
reau and Atomic Energy Com
mission.
'Public Service"
Mr.. Miller also insisted that
the First Boston Corp. arranged
the financing for Dixon-Yates-
approximately 500 million-as
Is "plblic service" and collected
mo fee for its labors.
While the company vetoed the
fee in 1854, it was brought out,
|it was not until May this year,
that the decision was commune
Gated to Edgar H. Dixon, presi-
dent Of Middle South Utilities, q
|co-partner with the Southern
Co. In the Dixon-Yates combine.
Then, in response to q request
from Mr.. Dixon. q letter was sent
him. formally putting First Bos-
ton Corp. on record in the mat
ter.
Mr.. Miller testified that Mr..
Wenyell drafted the letter to
Mr.. Dixon on February 23, 1854,
and he conceded that that was
the same date Mr.. Winzell was
working as a per diem consultant
at the Budget Bureau.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

with modern equipment. also IN
lviolation Of the Genera Agree.
Iments.s These agreements lasl
year halted the seven-year Indo-
China war.
American authorities In South
Korea have accused the Commu-
nists Of q series Of specific truce
violations. including the i'm
Iportation Of jet aircraft, in build
ing up their North Korean
strength. Mr.. Robertson called
this "a fragrant violation Of the
larmistice agreement"
He said that on the Chinese
mainland the Communists are
continuing q feverish buildup Of
airfields that win accommodate
jet fighters" and are rushing In
oil and other supplies.
He cited these developments in
lemphasizing .that nothing has
been settled" In Asia "in any
area Of past or threatened con-
flict."
But he said the presence of
lanti-C Communist troops in South
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Transit Assets
Clarified
BY DONALD B. HADLEY

In an article last Monday
comparing assets of the Capital
Transit Co, in ls49 and 1854,
this writer did not take into ac-
count changes in accounting
procedures between the two
years. Thus the comparisons
were inaccurate.
The asset total of s64,O 400
in the 1949 annual report and
the total of $26,154,189 in the
1854 report were not compa-
rable. The difference of nearly
$38 million should not have been
presented as an actual drop in
assets.
According to James H. Flana-
gan. vice president of finance for
the company. the property depre-
ciation account Of $21, ,474,845 at
the end of 1949 was carried on
the liabilities side of the ledger,
BY the time the 1854 report
rolled around, this account. then
amounting to $26, 1904, ,359, had
shlfted to the asset side of the
ledger as a deduction from the
property account.
II the same policy had been
followed in 1s49, the asset total
would have been $42,611,9 ,955 and
the difference between l949 and
1854 assets would have been re-
duced to $16,457, ,766, Mr.. Flana.
gan declared.
However, he said the $l6,457.-
766 difference still does not take
into account the elimination of
an unclassif1ed property account
or $5.250.000, which was wiped
out by a charge against capital
surplus which had been created
by reducing the par value of cap
ital stock from $25 a share to
$3.50 a share.
He also pointed out that re-
tirement Of SO million of bonds
had the effect of further reduc-
ing the listed assets of the COM
pany between 1949 and 1854. II
all Of these items are taken into
account. the company assets were
maintained with little change be-
tween the two years, he declared.
He offered no criticism of
figures showing that since the
Wolfson group took over, the
company had paid out around
Evening star., 1955-07-07

$8.4 million of dividends while
earning only around $5.3 million
The difference Of around $3.l
million came from earnings OF
previous years.
Il can't see why so much Is
made of it," he added.
Mr.. Flanagan said he is proud
OF regulatory procedures worked
out with Capital Transit during
the years he was chairman OF
the District Public Utilities Com
mission and that now. as a COM
pany official. he is prouder than
ever Of the company's record.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
|RedsAccused
In Indo-China
By ths Aasoeiated Pres

The State Department told
Congress the Communists have
violated the truce agreement in
indo- China. as wen as in
Korea, to increase their military
strength in the northern part of
the country.
Walter s. Robertson. assistant
secretary of state for Far East
|ern affairs, said in testimony
made public today that expanded
Communist Viet-Minh forces, In
Northern Indo- China, "have
greatly increased their fire.
power"
Testifying June 81 before a
House Appropriations Subcom-
|mittee which is considering for
|eign aid funds, Mr.. Robertson
said:
"They the Vict-Minh) have q
well-equipped army there which
has been brought up to some
$50, 900 men and been supplied
Evening star., 1955-07-07

Korea and On Nationalist ror.
|mosa means @the Communist
win think q long time before
they win start an aggression in
Southeast Asia"
Secretary Of State Dulles said
q sort Of tacit eease-fire has de-
|velqped in the Formosa straits,
without concessions by either
side.
Il do not say that there is a
stable situation yet. but it is q
situation which Is vastly i'm
proved over that which seemed
to confront US earlier this year" /"
he added.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Phuruoh to Stund Aooin

A central square In Ciaro
Egypt. soon win have q 5000
year-old statue Of the Pharaoh
Rameses II. The 32-foot tall
figure has lain in three pieces In
the ancient capital Of Memphis.
A new pair. Of legs has been fitted
to it.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Senate Group Presses
Probe of Dixon-Yotes

banker -in al matters Of fact
win testify freely"
The President felt that Mr.
Wenzell had acted properly.
Expands on Comment
s Later in the colloquy with the
newsman, the President added
this footnote:
IF anybody in an oficial po-
sition of this Government does
anything which Is an ofhcial act,
and submits 1t either in the
form of recommendation or any
thing else. that is properly a
matter for investigation If Con-
gress so chooses. provided the
national security is not involved.
"But when it comes to the
conversations that take place
between any responsible ofncial
and his adviser or exchange of
little. mere slips, Of this or that,
expressing opinions on the most
confidential basis, these are not
subject to investigation by any
body. and II they are. win wreck
the Government.
There is nc business that
could be run If it-if there would
be exposed every single thought
that an adviser might have. be-
cause in the process Of reaching
an agreed position, there are
many. many conflicting opinions
to be brought together. And if
any commander is going to get
the free, unprejudiced opinions
of his subordinates he had better
protect what they have to say
to him on a confidential oasis. y
In his attack on the FBI in
vestigation at Memphis, Sena-
tor Kefauver said that all the
|city's files were made available
to the investigators in startling
contrast" to the reception the
committee investigators got at
the Budget Bureau.
There. Senator Kefauver said
access to files was denied, as
was the right to question stan
members.
Budget Director Hughes has
defended the employment of Mr..
Wenzell, when he was still a
banking executive, insisting that
it did not influence the Dixon
Yates negotiations. The First
Boston Corp. arranges financing
for organizations seeking to float
loans.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

President EiSenhoWer'S new:
conference rem arks assured
Washingtonians cir transit
plight is recognized at the sum-
nit"
But officials in close touch
with the strike situation say the
position Of the parties will have
to change markedly before the
Presidents suggestion of "prac-
tically continuous negotiations
would do any good.
In more normal bargaining
situations, where there is some
elasticity of positions. continu-
Gus negotiations coupled with
careful Government mediation
often proves effective in winning
settlement Of q dispute and
strike
However. at least at the mo-
ment, there is no give" ofhcials
say. in either the position Of the
Carital Transit Co. or of the
AFL transit union representing
the employees.
Await Congressional Action
There are no real negotiations
going on. 1t is unlikely there
will be any bargaining so long
as the disputants are looking
into the gun Of congressional
investigation. 49,
The union feels it may gair
some advantage from what Il
being talked about in Congress
The company feels it cannot
make o move until it sees what
happens on Capitol Hill.
At least that is the way Fed.
eral observers view the situation
Both sides at the moment, are
adamant, the company still hold.
ing to the original position that
1t has nothing to offer the en-
ployes because it has no money
When the situation in Con.
gress crystalizes and 1t is clear
what action. if any. will be
taken, the parties then might
be ripe for the continuous nego-
tiation treatment.
Until the position of the dis
putants has undergone change
however, there is little for nego.
tiators to talk about. Pressing
them into unwanted discussions
at this time might well inject
more bitterness into the dispute
and make a settlement even
more difficult to obtain.
Lengthy Strike Likely
Since 1t appears that con-
gressional hearings will be con-
tinued into next week, it is
likely the strike will continue for
some time, If the official ap-
praisal of the situation is cor
rect.
The administration view may
change if the strike continues
for a week or two, but right now
there is no inclination to use
national emergency provisions Of
the Taft-Hartley Act to end the
strike. This provides for a
Federal court injunction against
q strike that Is held to be a
threat to national health and
safety.
officials doubt that. other than
in wartime, transit strike In
Washington, or any other local
ity. could be represented honestly
as creating a national emer-
gency.
There is very little or no pres
sure on either side to settle the
dispute now.
The striking transit employees
enjoy a large measure of public
support. Economic pressure has
not yet been felt. They are los
ing pay, but that will not be
brought home to the workers in
full force until week after next.
when they would miss their first
weekly pay period.
The company. on the other
hand, has requests for financial
relief and q fare increase dam
Cling in Congress and before the
Public Utilities Commission.
Ofhcials believe the possibility
Of financial relief through con-
Evening star., 1955-07-07
By JOSEPH A. FOX

A Senate subcommittee was
ready today to dig further into
the background Of the Dixon
Yates power contract, with In
dications pointing to the like
lihood that White House wishes
would dictate the extent to which
key witnesses might testify.
The subcommittee. headed by
Seantor Kefauver of Tennessee,
was preparing to question
Adolphe Wenzell. q former vice
president Of the First Boston
Corp. about his service as q
Budget Bureau consultant ON the
Dixon-Yates project. before the
New York banking house became
the financing agent for the power
combine last year.
PRESIDENT Eisenhower brought
up the possibility of restricting
congressional testimony yester-
day when he told his news con-
ference tn at witnesses should
deal La matters of fact"-but
not condolences.
Senators Irked
Subcommittee members al
ready irked by inability to get in
formation on Dixon Yates nego-
tiations from the Budget Bureau,
have made 1t clear that they in-
tend to continue hammering
away for background details,
raising the prospect Of new fire-
works IN the explosive power
issue.
The Senate inquiry. in recess
for several days, was resumed
yesterday afternoon to the ac-
compartment Of a blast from
Senator Kefauver at the action
of the Justice Department in
sending the FBI into Memphis
for a fact-finding expedition on
the announced, plans of the
Tennessee city to build its own
electric plant instead of taking
current from the projected Dix
on-Yates plant at nearby West
Memphis, Ark.
Senator Kefauver denounced
this step as a misuse Of the
FBI," charging that "the Dixon-
Yates matter has gotten the
Atomic Energy Commission into
politics: the Securities and Ex-
change Commission into politics,
and now they are apparently
trying to get the FB1 into poll
tics"
The reference was to the Dix
on-Yates contract which the
President directed the Atomic
Energy Commission to negotiate
IN order to furnish power to the
Tennessee Valley Authority sys-
:em at Memphis as replacement
Tor iva power going to atomic
installations. The Securities and
Exchange Commission has ap-
proved part of the financing for
the SLOT million plant at West
Memphis.
The subcommittee invited At
torney General Brownell to ap-
pear and explain why the FBI
mad been brought into the case.
Awaits Report
Earlier, MIR. Eisenhower had
told his news conference that
he was awaiting further infor-
nation from the Budget Bureau
and Justice Department before
deciding If the, Dixon Yates con-
tract now will be Cancelled be-
cause OF Memphis plans to 60
into business for itself. He ex-
poets to make a decision in
about two weeks.
The President went into the
question Of the limits on ,teSti-
mony at congressional hearings
when a reporter wanted to know
about the discretion permitted
Budget Bureau Director Rowland
Hughes, whom the KefauverI
subcommittee has accused of
blocking its inquiry at the
Budget Bureau.
The President said that Mr..
now with the World
Bank. lis entitled to tell" the
Investigating committee exactly
what he did on two assignments
with the Budget Bureau, and he
pxnreSSed the 0Y,ipior that fha