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Evening star., 1955-01-29
By Joseph A. Fox

The next move in the Dixon
Yates tug-of-war seemed today
to be up to the Atomc Energy
Commission.
The commission - as usual -
was not tipping its hand.
The new Democratic majority
on the Joint Senate House
Atomic Energy Committee yes
terday put through q resolution
purporting to invalidate the
speed-up clearance voted for the
power contract when the COM
mittee was controlled by Re-
publicans.
The resolution also recon-
mends" that the Atomic Energy
Commission cancel its contract
with the Mississippi Valley Gem
Grating Co. to build q SLOT mill
lion steam plant at West Mem
phis, Ark, to furnish power to
the Tennessee Valley Authority
in exchange for iva power 60
Ing to atomic installations.
Republicans promptly assailed
the resolution. They said 1t had
no legal force and predicted 1t
would lead only to litigation.
Even one Democratic sponsor,
Senator jackson Of Washington,
conceded that "in the last analy-
sis" the courts win have to rule
on the right of q committee to
undo the work of q predecessor.
The advisory nature of the
cancellation proposal. left it up
to the Atomic Commission to say
whether 1t would or wouldn't.
That one offered no complica-
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Portable Atomic X-Roy Unit
Demonstrated at Pentogon

the picture is completed. the
dividers are removed and the
paper Is developed.
At the Pentagon demonstra-
ton yesterday a soldier strapped
the 48-pound device to his back,
in the manner of a field pack.
In a matter Of minutes he then
set 1t up on a light tripod and
took and developed a picture.
The finished picture is not up
to the quality Of standard X-rays
taken with heavy equipment, but
the one yesterday clearly showed
INJURY to the bone inflicted by
a japanese bullet in World
War II.
Operation of the machine is
so simple that most personnel
can be trained to use it in a few
hours.
It is anticipated that each
unit wih cost about 5000. Addi-
tional tests must be made before
the item can be standardized
and placed for commercial
manufacture.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Fletcher Knebel-
Potomac Fever

Ike nes to Augusta Ca for rest In Of emergency
phone Admiral Radford On second thought phone Radford
anyway-heW supply the emergency.
One typical Congressman says he's heart and
soul for Ikes fight program soul
must be in this heart is beating SO fast
Democrats decide hold presidential conventions
In mid August This being the hottest time gives
the delegates to stay the speeches
Treasury Secretary Humphrey sells 4oyear Government
bonds This gives the average gambling chance
OF debt before his Government does.
democrats move to kill the administrations DixonYates
power contract This issue has whodunt appeal
out OF ten people think British
accused Of murder by Scotland Yard.
GI: What are doing in uniform? thought you were
4-F." Buddy: II am. Fight For Formosa First"
Red China be invited the N and discuss
cease-fe For outsider Red China giving the
u n hat-check girl business than members
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Share Decision

aggression against q ward of
the United Nations.
Harry Truman enjoyed a
brief hour in the sun again
this week during debate in the
House and Senate-by leave
Of Democrats. though not all
who praised him had been his
supporters when he was in the
White House. As, for example,
Representative Mendel Rivers
of South Carolina. no Truman
admirer. In the course of q
speech in the House he said he
was voting to give Mr.. Eisen-
hover the power to act and
he hoped he will act and act
forthwith"
Whatever" he went on,
may be said about Harry Tru-
man. and I have said some
mean things about him, when
the time came to act he was
decisive; he would fight the
world II he had to fight 1t
alone. It was not his fault
that the United Nations let
him down."
Mr.. Truman probably would
prefer the commentator Of q
Democrat member Of the
House who was a loyal sup
porter. Representative Chet
Holifleld Of California recalled
the circumstances Of Mr.. Tru-
mans historic decision on
Korea.
President Truman" he said,
"acted promptly and coura-
geously and ordered armed re-
sistance by United States mil
itary forces" adding that the
then Chief Executive notified
the United Nations Of the ac-
tion against South Korea, its
ward, and got approval for
joint action to meet the ag-
gression. 1t may be recalled
that when the Presidents ac-
tion was announced to the
House. members jumped to
their feet shouting their in
dorsement.
Notwithstanding the over
whelming approval Of both
houses of Congress-" the Cali
fornia Congressman declared,
Notwithstanding formal ap-
approval Of the United Nations
this courageous action be-
came q football of partisan
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Why Russia Isn't Likely to Fight
Struggle for Power in the krenIin Finds Adherents
OF Stolin's Cold Wor Philosophy in Ascendoncy
constontine Brown

Last s Septe m Der Nikita
Khrushchev journeyed to Pei
ping to tie even tighter the
bonds between the Soviet
Union and Red China. Khrush-
chey. currently reported to be
gaining In power in the Krem-
lin over the forces Of Malen-
koy, was entrusted with the
mission of making quite cer-
tain that there were no pos
sibilities Of Titoism In the
great Asiatic bastion Of the
hammer and sickle.
Comrade Khrushchev, at q
ceremonial dinner in Peiping
on the occasion Of the nth an
niversary of the formation Of
the Chinese Red regime, spared
no words Of bombast In his
fiery denunciation of the enc
mics Of communism. His speech
received little notice in the
free world press at the time.
This was a pity, for the diatribe
OF this apostle of the Kremlin
was enough to set at rest for
all time the last feeble at
tempts to label the Chinese
Reds as "agrarian reformers."
In his resounding MASTER !.
piece Of Communist cliches and
double talk, Khrushehev hewed
to the party Hne. in his out
spoken praise of peace and
friendship b etw e e n nations.
Iron Curtain nations, that is,
for the mighty comrade warned
of the dire fate in store for
the 'imperialist enemies" who
dared to- challenge the march
Of world communism, and said
"let the imperialist aggressors
shudder in the face of our
greet friendship"
Waxing enthusiastic in his
glowing description Of the
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Acc Is Silent on Next Move
In Dixon-Yutes Controversy

tions for the fact that the con-
tract was negotiated at the direc-
ton Of President Eisenhower
gave q good line on the COM
missions probable attitude.
The thing that left Repub-
licans and Democrats alike CROP
ing in a legal haze was the dec
laration that the resolution ire
scinded" the earlier action Of the
committee in waving the 30-day
period during which the contract
otherwise would have been re-
quired to lie before the present
Congress for review.
Presidents Request.
The Republican controlled
committee granted the waiver at
the direct request of Mr.. Eisen-
hover, who said it was necessary
to move as quickly as possible
with construction work on the
power project.
No member Of the committee
could throw any light on just
what reversal Of the waiver would
do to the contract-if anything.
Senator Anderson, Democrat,
Of New Mexico, new chairman Of
the committee. said that I'm no
lawyer" when asked If the re-
versal meant that the contract
now must come before the COM
mittee for 30 days.
Senator Hickenlooper, Re-
publican. Of Iowa said the move
was "a gesture-part of the de-
laying action by those who
Evening star., 1955-01-29

Communist love for peace,
and the never-ceasing Red
striving for disarmament and
q world ban on atomic weap-
ons. Khrushchev. without bat
ting an eyelash, swung into
the question Of Red plans for
Formosa.
After the customary Com
munist Interpretation of the
history of the Formosa ques-
ton. and the usual berating Of
Chang Kai-silek as the arch
villain leader of q corrupt.
traitorous. reactionary band Of
bandits. Khrushchev. to the
tune Of wild applause. assured
the Red Chinese leaders that
the Soviet Union would find
near and understandable" the
aspiration of Red China to
"liberate" Formosa. This course
the conquest Of Formosa-
would be only the realization
of the sovereignty Of China,
the Kremlin comrade declared.
"Thunderous, long and un-
abating applause" greeted this
observation, the monitors
transcript noted.
7zBut despite the warm as
ssnfances of Comrade Khrush-
chev Of the solid support of the
Soviet Union for the Red
Chinese designs on Formosa,
close students of the explosive
situation doubt seriously that
the Kremlin has any intention
Of making any military moves
If the Peiping rulers go to war
for Formosa. Two important
reasons are cited in support of
this conclusion.
First, there is the undoubted
existence of a bitter struggle
for power within the Kremlin.
Since the death of Stain,
Malenkov and the philosophy
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Ohio Court lJphoIds
|Rezoning in School
Racial Controversy
BY Tho As.osia,.d Press

CINCINNATI, Jan. 29.-United
States District Judge John H.
Druffel yesterday upheld the
rezoning Of Hillsboro, Ohio. for
school attendance purposes de-
spite pleas Of five Negro mothers
that the coming amounted to
racial segregation.
Judge Druffel's decision turned
down a petition for an injunction
to prevent enforcement Of the
coming resolution. The suit had
the support Of the National AS
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People which claimed
the Highland County city was
violating a~Supreme Court de-
cision which banned segregation
in the schools.
In New York. Robert L. Car
ter. NAACP special counsel. said
his organization would await
further action by the school
board. There was no immediate
word as to whether the decis-
ion would be appealed.
Assigned to Negro School.
Under the zoning resolution,
most Of Hillsboro's Negro ele-
mentary school pupils were as
signed to the all-Negro Lincoln
School. A few. however, were
assigned to the previously ALL
white Webster and Washington
schools.
During two hearings on the
suit. Paul Upp. superintendent of
schools at Hillsboro. and men,
bers Of the school board testi-
Evening star., 1955-01-29

The Army has developed q
portable atomc- c-powered x-ray
machine for use on the battle
field or any place where bulky
equipment and electric power are
not available.
The device Is built around a
nugget of thulum, no bigger than
an ear Of corn. Rendered RADIO
active by atomic bombardment.
the thulium supplies the hard
radiation necessary to produce
an X-ray photograph. Under
normal use. the thulium will last
about o year and then be re-
turned to the atomic pile for re-
juvenation.
A one-quarter inch lead plate
protects the operator from ac-
cidental radiation exposure.
Instead Of film, the machine
uses radio-sensitive paper for
registering the picture. The
filmlaolder contains the neces-
sary developing solutions in a
leakproof compartment. When
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Study u4dly Shows West
With Much Stronger
Economy Than Reds
BY me A,,osio,sd Pres.

A Library Of Congress study
says the Vests economic capa-
city Is significantly greater"
than the ;comhined strength OF
the Soviet bloc" "tstn1 dAda l3G
Furthermore, the study fuuna
In an analysis of United states
and Russian production factors
strong grounds for expecting
that the absolute gap in the size
Of the two economies viii widen
over the next two decades"
But the, report by a group Of
specialists cautioned yesterday
that systematic" development
>of low cost atomic power by
either western Europe or the
Soviet bloc could alter the ball
ance" quickly.
The report on the relative
economic strength Of the Free
West and the Communist bloc
was prepared by the Library at
the request Of the Senate House
Economic Committee.
Although 1t found the eco
nomic capacity of West Europe,
the United States and Canada
CONSIDERABLY greater than that
Of the Reds, the report UNDER
scored q belief that the Soviet
groups present level Of eco
nomic mobilization" is better
than that of the West.
For that reason" the report
said. "the Soviet bloc can bring
its fun military strength into
action more rapidly than can
the West"
But for the same reason-and
because the total resources Of
the West are greater the L.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
BY the A,seeio..d Pres,

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.--A
stained-glass window for the
meditation apd prayer room Of
the Capitol In Washington will
be ready to ship in two or three
weeks, its builders reported yes
terday.
The window Is inter-religious,
nonpartisan and international
in fabrication. An oriental artist,
a soccer-playing Scottish artisan
and former citizens of half a
dozen European nations have
contributed their skills to the
making Of it.
A resolution calling for estab-
lishment Of the meditation and
prayer room was adopted by
Congress two years ago on Lin
coins birthday, February IL.
Horace Judson and Bob Bram-
mer of the Judson Studios here
promptly offered to donate a
suitable stained-glass window.
It measures approximately 4
Evening star., 1955-01-29
House Hearing Slated
|0n Navy Plans for
Fifth Super-CaTier

| The House Armed Services
| Committee win hold Q formal
hearing on the. Nayy's plans to
build . fifth super-aircraft car
rier.
! And the two top men Of the
committee, Chairman vinson OF
Georgia and the No. Republic
can. Representative Short Of
Missouri. made it clear yesterday
the hearings will be designed to
support the Nays request for
funds for the ship when it goes
before the House Appropriations
Committee.
Opposes More Carriers.
The chairman of the Appropri-
ations Committee. Representa-
/ tive Cannon. Democrat, of
Missouri. is on record as op-
posing the building Of any more
aircraft carriers. He said recently
that experts" have told him q
fiattop couldn't last 12 hours in
any future war. He did not
identify the experts
Mr.. Vinson said a recon-
mendation of approval by his
committee would at least be
moral support" for the Navy
when 1t goes before the Cannon
group. Mr.. Short said one pur-
pose OF the hearings is to offset
Mr.. Cannon's stand against car
riers.
VIII Delay Stand.
Yesterday Mr.. Cannon said
he would take no stand on the
Navy request until it is brought
to his committee. He declined
to comment on MIR. Shorts re-
marks.
Under the new budget the
Navy wants to build a fifth car
rier OF the class Of the recently
launched USS Forrestal, a Co.,
00o-ton behemoth costing nearly
5000 million.
Meanwhile the Navy has asked
for a new general authoriza-
tion for a modernized fleet of
10 million tons. to replace old
authorizations now obsolete.
The Navy now has 0 feet of
about 8 million tons, including
ships in reserve and those under
construction. The active feet
totals 1919, 900 tons.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Thonoos [. Stokes
Thon1os l. Stokes
President DoIes RESPONSIBILITY
Unlike Truman, Who Acted on His Own Eisenhower
Asks Opposition Porty to Share Decision

The political astuteness Of
President Eisenhower's request
for approval by Congress Of
his new China -Formosa policy,
designed to assure q Demo-
cratic 20. K" In advance for
whatever may happen, was
discussed at length in the
lobbies and corridors Of the
Capitol, as well as referred to
publicly on the floor.
Most candid was q Repub-
lican and q woman, Senator
Margaret Chase Smith Of
Maine. who expressed 1t thus
In q Senate speech:
ITO put 1t as frankly and
honestly as I know how, the
request of President Eisen-
hover for passage of this un-
precedented resolution has the
strong recent historical back
ground Of the decision of Pres
dent Truman to involve our
country in the Korean war
without consulting Congress.
I'VE all know the criticism
leveled at him because Of that.
"This resolution, when
passed. will foreclose any such
similar criticism Of President
Eisenhower, because he will
have put Democrats. as well
as Republicans, in the same
position with him. He will
have placed them in the po-
sition Of having shared the
decision with him."
Democrats acknowledged the
skill of the Presidents maneu-
yer. He knew. as did they, that
the protection Of Formosa was
established first as a Demo-
cratic policy by President Tru-
man. so the Democrats had to
go along. They sought, how
ever, to minimize Mr.. Eisen-
hower's political coup and, at
the same time, to defend Mr..
Truman's own course at the
outset Of the Korean war, to
which Mrs. Smith had referred.
This they did by stressing at
every opportunity that Mr..
Eisenhower did not have to
get congressional approval for
his new policy. He could have
acted on his own. they insisted,
as had Mr.. Truman when the
North Korean army invaded
South Korea and committed
Evening star., 1955-01-29

Of eoexistence have seemed to
be In the ascendancy. But
signs are multiplying Of late
that the partisans Of Khrush-
chev are edging the Malenkov
forces out. The Khrushchev
party follows in general the
intransigent attitudes Of Sta
lin. including cold war.
constant belligerence, and em-
phasiS within Russia and the
satellites on heavy industry
and war preparations at the
price of a continued dismally
low standard Of living.
Second, there are very real
strategic. military reasons why
the Soviet Union would be re-
luctant to become engaged in
q shooting war in the China
area. Only a shaky double
track railroad connects West
ern Russia with Siberia. and
an even shaker single-track
road links Siberia and China.
And although China has al
most limitless reserves Of man.
power, they would have to be
supplied at a brisk rate in
the event of war If the adyan-
tages of numbers were to be
effectively employed.
There exists, accordingly.
sound reasoning to support the
view that the Soviet Union
wants no shooting war over
Formosa at this time. Our poll
icymakerS have considered all
these factors in deciding to
take a firmer stand on the
Formosa issue. and to make
plain to the Reds that the
United States stands ready and
able to. take whatever steps
should prove to be necessary
to protect the Nationalist
stronghold from Communist
assault.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
'Russion Colonel Revisits Town
But Gets Buns Rush This Time

lures Of defense plants undis-
turbed.
Yesterday the Columbia Broad.
casting System sent a television
crew to Pottstown to film q
repeat Of Mr.. Poirier,s test.
Pottstown is part Of the 81 per
cent of the land area Of the
United States declared Of limits
to Russians.
It was during a series Of
interviews with Pottstown resi-.
dents by the television crew that
the unidentified men set upon
the 27-year-old reporter. Mr..
Poirier said. later he suspected
the men knew him and we're ex-
pressing their anger over Nom
days puhlicized stunt which had
subjected them to open ridicule.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Washington Window Ready
For Capitol Prayer Room

feet wide by 9 feet high. Con.
struction has taken two years.
Since Congressmen are Of all
faiths. it couldn't be noticeably
Protestant, Catholic. or Jewish
In design. Nor could 1t have po-
litical significance.
The main figure. acceptable to
every one. became George WASH
ington. depleted praying at VAL
ley Forge.
The Capitol architect had to
approve the plans. including the
quotation, Preserve me, o God.
for in thee do I put my trust
Psalms XVI. l.
Evening star., 1955-01-29

politics in the long years Of
the struggle. Most Of the Re-
publican candidates for. ma
tional Office thereafter referred
to 1t as Truman's war. This
despicabIe appeal to the emo-
ton Of the American people
no doubt had the political ef-
feet intended-the Democratic
Party was defeated in 1852.
The blame for the Korean war
was no doubt the primary
cause"
Nor did 1t stop there. Mr..
Holif1eld went on to tell how
Mr.. Eisenhower In his first
message to Congress after he
entered the White House, said
that "the United States Navy
was required to serve as q
defensive arm of Communist
China" and announced HE was
issuing instructions "that the
7th Fleet no longer be en-
ployed to shield Communist
China" Those statements Mr..
Holifield denounced as "brazen
partisan political" pronounce
ments. The Presidents action
at the time was called, you may
recollect. the "unleashing Of
Chang Kai-shek."
The California House mem-
ber showed how finally, two
years later. Mr.. Eisenhower
corrected his injustice to for
mer President Truman by say
ing in his message on Formosa-
China policy this week "our
Govern m n t was prompt,
when the Communists COM
mitted armed aggression in
Korea in June, 1850. to direct
our 7th Fleet to defend For
mosa from possible invasion
from the Communist main
land" The President added,
"these considerations are still
valid. The 7th Fleet continues
under presidential directive to
carry out the defensive mis-
sion."
Our present President does
not want to be the victim of
any such Misrepresentation as
he practiced on President Tru-
man. nor to hear anybody
talking about likes war" Thus
his clever political stroke in
getting Democrats to share
responsibility on Formosa.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
seemingly are opposed to private
enterprise in the power business. !"

seemingly are opposed to private
enterprise in the power business. u
Sees Court Action.
The Iowan was one Of those
who predicted that the COM
mittee's action would end in tbs
courts. but here too. no one
seemed sure just how court ac-
ton would develop.
In some quarters there was a
feeling that the committee ac-
ton might be seized on as a
supporting factor by the State OF
Tennessee and other opponents
who have been fighting Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission
approval Of the corporate setup
OF Mississippi Valley Generating,
the subsidiary Of Middle South
Utilities and the Southern Co.,
the Dixon-Y syndicate prop
critics.
Efforts to get the reaction of
the Atomic Energy Commission
to the developments on Capitol
Hill met no response. Nor was
there anything to indicate when
and if the commission might
have something to say.
MVG already has laid the
groundwork for construction of
the West Memphis plant but
needs SEC approval of its finance
ing plans before going ahead.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Alexandra Officer
Cleared Of Usury at
Navy Court-MartiaI
BY The Associated Pres,

NEWPORT. r. l., Jan. 29.--
1t. q g. Richard T. Fowler, IS
Of STAT Jason avenue, Alexandria
Va, was cleared last night by Q
general Navy court-martial court
sof uslry and related charges Of
Intimidation > Of witness. 1t
Fowler was charged with operat-
ing high interest loan business
aboard the carrier, Tarawa.
The court found him guilty, OF
assaulting a sailor. after reduc-
ing that charge to simple assault
1t also found him guilty OF
overpayments to two enlisted
men.
Cleared Of Other Charge.
1t, Fowler was acquitted on
another charge Of having used
reproachful language against the
sailor he assaulted. He also was
acquitted Of arranging q welfare
loan for q sailor who allegedly
owed him money.
The seven-member court de-
liberated six hours before bring
ing in verdict. After announc-
ing the verdict the court went
behind doors again to decide
what penalty TO give 1t. Fowler.
Later the court announced
that 1t. Fowler would be given
q reprimand and the loss of
1000 unrestricted numbers. Loss
Of the numbers means that 1900
men now below 1t. Fowler on the
Evening star., 1955-01-29
By ths Assoeio.sd Prs..

PoTTSTowN. Pa. Jan. 2s.-
A Russian colonel" made his
second visit Of the week to this
restricted area yesterday.
He was grabbed by three men
and dragged to a waiting car
amid shouts Of "You dirty
Communist. Wen run you out
Of town." A policeman inter-
vened to break up the melee.
On Monday. the colonel
Normand Poirier. q reporter for
the Pottstown Mercury - had
wandered unmolested through
this Eastern Pennsylvania City
in his rented Soviet uniform.
He theoretically blew UP bridges
and poisoned the city's water
system and actually took pic