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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
House Group 0kays
81 Billion Navy Plan,
Fifth Super-Carrier

The House Armed Services
Committee today voted $40 for
a fifth super-carrier and a bill
lion-dollar Navy shipbuilding
program for the year ending in
mid-1956.
The vote climaxed two days of
hearings during which top Navy
officials called the giant flattops
indispensable" to a modern
feet. Some Congressman have
called them too vulnerable to
atomic attack.
Chairman Vinson said he will
send the $1.317 100000 measure
to the floor as soon as possible.
The committee Overwhelming
ly voted down a proposed Navy
amendment which would Specifl-
cally authorize the Navy to con-
struct in Pacific Coast shipyards
such vessels as the President
may determine to be necessary in
order to maintain shipyard facil-
tiles upon the Pacific Coast
adequate to meet the require
ments of national security"
The bill calls for constructing
"a new warships, including three
atomic Empowered submarines, and
a guided missile underwater
craft. It also contains authorize
ton for undermining six aircraft
carriers, converting light cruiser
and a destroyer to guided missile
craft and revamping 20 other
vessels.
House action is expected soon.
The Senate has not acted.
Committee members hoped
that prompt action would mini
miZe chances of stirring up a
new battle like that of 1949 be-
tween supporters of carrier forces
and those advocating a concen-
tration upon land-based aircraft.
Mr.. Vinson called only Navy
witnesses during hearings on the
bill. He said representatives of
other services should have no
part in testifying on a purely
Navy measure.
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japanese StraggIer
Hunted by Guam Police

GUAM, Mar. 9.-An armed
Japanese straggler, bearded and
naked, darted from the jungle to-
day and snatched some fried
banana cakes from her house, a
housewife told police.
The director of public safety,
Theodore D. Brown of Eugene,
Greg, formed a special detail of
veteran hunters from the Guam
police to search for the Japanese
Mrs. Josef1na Martinez, who
was alone when the Japanese
appeared. said he wore only a
rope around his waist. From it
dangled a saber. He also car
ried an looking pistol.
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the Communists may be able to
turn East Germany into some
thing resembling reliable Soviet
province. 1t is a thought which
In West Germany adds impetus
to demands for early efforts to
reunify the country even at a
high price.
In this plan, however, the
Communists don't have quite
everything in their favor. In
recent weeks, the Protestant
Church has raised a. firm chal-
lenge to the Red regime in their
efforts to draw East German
youth into the Communist fold.
Otto Dibelius. presiding bishop
Iof the German Protestant
Church has issued degree
which could expel from the
church congregation any young
German who takes part in the
Communist youth dedication Ger
emonies recently established as
part Of the East German school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09

Curriculum. The gesture of de-
fiance is being watched with the
keenest interest here. The opti-
mists see it as proof that the
church still has a strong hold
on East German youth. Others
see it as a desperate last-ditch
showdown while the chance of
success still exists.
At any rate, one could wish
that more Observation-Disclosures
more West Germans-could get
to Berlin more often. Here the
problem of coexisting with the
Communists appears in its most
practical and tangible form,
shorn of sentimentality, soapbox
oratory and corny theatrical pos
turing. The picture isn't rosy
and the answers are not all to be
found. But by and large, the
qualities of courage and patience
and good humor are here in
richer quantity than in most
other places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09

workers also get, in addition to
free housing, gifts of money
from persons they serve.
Another contribution to the
maintenance of life among city
folks is that about half share
their lodgings with farm animals
or fowls. The animals provide a
bit more food for the Chinese,
and thus help offset the sanitary
hazard that they create.
1t adds up to precarious liv-
ing for the people of Taipei, but
for all that, most of them are
making out better than the aver
age Asian.
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nowhere do you see a firm that
looks prosperous.
Indeed, they are not. A dis
couraging proportion of the
shops are operated by Chinese
out of Observation-Disclosures they
cannot find work in industry or
agriculture. The competition to
sell food, repair bicycles or build
geegaws is SO fierce that the
Chinese do everything except
literally take in each others
laundry.
The average gross income of
city households is about 635
New TaiWan dollars, or about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
20 American dollars a month.

20 American dollars a month.
A saving factor is that about
one-fourth of city jewellers get
free rent. Living quarters come
gratis to government workers
and employees of government
owned industries. The govern
ment payroll is grossly padded
with inefficient workers-but the
excuse is that the government
feels that the alternative is to
put them on the unemployment
rolls or add them to the swarms
of pedicab operators who vie for
the job of padding foreigners
around the streets. Government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09

here that they'd better slam
the doors shut first"
Concentrate on Youths.
Encouraging as this kind of
evidence may be, a study of the
general Communist line in East
Germany leads to a SOLDERING
conclusion: The Communists, in
planning for the future, are
giving almost no thought to the
possibility that Germany might
be reunited. They are, on the
contrary busily laying the
groundwork for a very long
range program, accepting the
prospect of a continuing, sullen,
passive resistance by the present
population and concentrating
most Of their missionary effort
on the youth of the country.
This is recognized as a serious
long-term threat. Given 10 or
even 20 years to do their work,
it seems more than possible that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09

has perhaps the second highest
standard of living in Asia, being
excelled only by Japan.
This contributes to the politi-
cal stability of the Chang Kali
shek government, and the
strength of his military forces.
U. s. Aid Helps.
Keeping Formosa's economy in
an upward trend has been a
difficult job for Chang and an
expensive one for the United
States. American economic aid
to Formosa during the current
fiscal year will be at least 500
million. probably more. This
would mean an American con-
tribution of about SO to everyone
Of the 10 million persons on
Formosa.
In addition the United States
is giving Formosa about 5000
million in military aid this year.
This relieves the Chang gov
eminent of trying to extract that
much from his civilian economy.
The civilian economy, of
course, simply could not afford
this $20-per-person military cost
that the United States pays.
100000 Population.
A look around Taipei shows
why. This is big city of 7OO,-
600 persons. But it is city
OF small shops. Several miles of
business" streets snake their
way through the city, but almost
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u. S. Economic Aid Keeps Formosons From Hunger,
Preserves Political Stability of Chang Regime
American Dollars
Alone Muintoin
lsIund's Economy
BY Jomes E. Roper
Sior Sieff Correspondent

TAIPEI, Formosa.-You don't
see a hungry face in Taipei.
Formosa's war-quickened econ
omy is giving at least marginal
employment to almost everyone
who wants to work. United
States military and economic
aid is making up for the eco
nomic gap that otherwise might
allow widespread hunger to de-
velop.
By American standards, For
mosa is poverty ridden. Yet it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
Concentrate on Youths.

here that they'd better slam
the doors shut first"
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This dispoteh wos oirmoiIed by Mr..
Roper while visiting the headquarters
Of Chions Koi-s hek's Nationalist
Chino. On tour Of Asion trouble
spots, he is now on his woy to lndo-
Chino.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-23

Eric Olson who will spend few
weeks with his grandparents
Cad" had Jack Minicb and Ben
ny Cottle erecting a new mar
quee on his --roadhouse. When
that was finished-theY put a
new taxpayer roof on "Cad's"
garage.
Getting a waistline like Don
Eddy s-the epicurean who does
his travelling seated in front Of
a table and writes about it. Ray
and Mary Bergman took my wife
and / out to Randall's on Big
Lake. The hamburger steak was
superb 49, with toasted country
made bread. Gotta get there early
If you wanna rent a boat. Went
for a drive Later to stir down the
dinner. AS we drove to Payton's
Point, we went thru a park and
picnic ground with tables) made
by the Bureau Of Land Manage
ment dept. Of Int. 1t was esti-
mated that 5000 cars were in
this area in a two-day period.
Mrs. Margaret Byers is librari-
an while Colleen Iceland is
stateside as representative for
the Rainbow Girls. Mesdames
Ted Mommsen, Ernie Peck and
Paul LePors went into G. d.
headquarters with Walt Iceland.
They had passed security by the
F.B.I. and were to have look
at C.D's Air Control. Pat Carter
was dragging his feet on the re-
Gently acquired Swear old pony
for the kids.
Accompanied by Girl Scout
Ediane Olson. Brownie Scouts
took in the activities at Tooth
acre" the home Of DR.. and Mrs.
Sims. Those participating are
Barbara Clarke. Janice Fleming.
Colleen Carrier. Mary Line, KathY
Coghlan. Donna Harvey. Ida Hi
ellen. Frieda Hulke. Judy Belts.
Judy Bergman. Linda WYse and
Jane NunleY. Furnishing free
transportation are Mrs. Bob
Clarke. Mrs. Martin Olson and
Mrs. Courtney Fleming.
Having finished "bisic train
ing" at the Presbyterian College
of Whitman in Spokane. Wash.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-23
BARTLETT FORESEES
RESTORED FUNDS
FOR ARC AND APW

Delegate E. L. Bartlett yester-
day forecast that Senate action
in restoring funds for Alaska pro-
grams in the Interior Department
appropriation bill would be sus-
tanned when the bill goes to con-
ference, probably this week.
Such action would bring the
Alaska Public Works appropia-
ton up to the full budgetary re-
quest of S. million and the Al
aska Road Commission appropri-
alton to 81 million, the amount
asked by the administration.
"Of course, we can never be
positively assured that the con-
ferees will grant the money until
the conference report has been
made and accepted by both
houses of the Congress-" Bart
lett said. However, I have had
assurances from sources which
convince me that the ARC and
the APW programs will now go
forward without interruption"
The So million for APW is in
tended to be used for school
projects at Douglas, Homer, Tai
keetna, North Star and Ketchi-
The frontiersman., 1955-06-23
Coop Plans
Summer PahV
On June rs

a Smorgasbord dinner will be
served to approximately 500 per-
sons at Barry's Finger Lake Re-
sort this Saturday when produc-
ing members. employees, and
members Of their families of the
Matanuska Valley Farmers Co
operating Association will attend
q summer party of the associa-
ton.
The party will get under way
at 4 pm. and continue through
out the evening. A large attend
ance is anticipated. Several val
liable prizes will be given for
winners in games, contests and
other activities that are being
planned by employees and men,
bers named to the committees.
The party is being planned as
a family participation event and
all producing members and en-
ployees are urged to attend with
their families, Stewart "a. Dur
rant, general manager said this
week.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-23
RANDOM RANKINGS OUT WASILLa way
By z. HELEN

New fiscal $3.50 fishing Ii
censes may be purchased by
those who can show a last years
license. Without one 80 vou1l
have to wait til July 1st-the
Gay fishermen HAVE to have
one. Commissioner May Carter
has a special on fishing licenses
S1.O0; fishing and hunting
$500; fishing, hunting and trap
ping $500. Qualified residents
prices quoted there. Territorial
stamps available, too.
Tom Hackett. chief ENGINEER
for the ARC. in Anchorage, as
sured Betty Roth Green Acresl
that the surfacing of the road be-
tween 4-corners and Wasilla will
be completed before the 4th of
July. Was told the contract calls
for completion by June thirtieth.
Another year was pushed "over
the bluff by Betty LePors and
Jean Polls. Toasted frequently by
an impromptu gathering at the
Wasilla Bar-they got home in
time to milk the chickens.
There's place on the drive TO
PaYton's Point called Hello
graph HilI"-a name earned in
the years past when a tower was
erected TO flash messages (by
rairrcr) TO another tower located
near the present Askin home
about sixteen miles away out the
FSshhook Road from Wasilla).
It was almost eleven when the
sun finally cast its settling shad-
OWs on Rocky Lake as we drove
home. The placid water was con-
stantly being broken into rip
pies as trout surfaced in search
of careelss-flying bugs. This body
Of water earned its name from
the rocks, pebbles and sand on
the bottom. Would guess that, at
one time, it was riverbed.
Visited with Betty Racca and
LEANED that Clayt is at Goose
Bay operating a bulldozer. Goose
Bay is where Oil drilling opera
tons are underway.
bzr. and Mrs. Martin Olson and
daughter Ediane returned from
. trip 10 Fairbanks. They were
accompanied on their return by
The frontiersman., 1955-06-23

MIR. Victor Urban has moved
here TO minister 10 the local Pres
bYterian Church. With his wife,
Muriel. and their baby. Scott.
they are living in the Snider
home on Lake Lucille. They will
be here until September. Origin
ally from New York. MIR. Urban
felt this was the country to be in
after hitch with The "A. F. at
Elmendorf.
God grant me the serenity to
accept the things / cannot change,
The courage to change the things
I can, And the wisdom to know
the difference. F'rom A.A.)
The frontiersman., 1955-06-23
WASILLA CHURCH
PLANS REVIVAL

A series of revival meetings
will be held at the Wasilla Chap
Ell, Assembly of God. Evangelist
speaker will be the Rev. Elias
Varro of Indiana. The meetings
will be held each evening, begin
ming June 80 through July 10, at
8 pm. Spec;al music has been
planned for the meetings. A
cordial welcome is extended to
all to attend any or all Of the
meetings.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-23

kan; a water project for Anchor
age; l00-man dormitory for the
University Of Alaska; 30 to 40
bed hospital for Seward; a sew
er project for Wrangell; sewers
and streets for Cordova; streets
for Skagway, and an incinera-
tor for Ketchikan.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-23
v. r. w. PLANS
ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT

Members of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars Post 1866 are plan
ming an Alaska's favorite game
night at pm. June Is in Com
munity Hall, Wasil1a.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Talcott,
former Palmerites, have return
ed for a summer stay in Alaska.
They have taken an apartment at
the Curtis home on Valley street.
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u. S. Reports
Job Increase
BY The Associated Press

The Government reported to-
day the Nations job picture i'm
proved seasonally in March with
employment rising a half mill
lion and unemployment declin-
ing 100000.
The Commerce and Labor De-
partments said In a joint report
there were widespread gains" in
factory employment as well as
in outdoor activity such as
farming and construction.
The March increase in en-
ployment exceeded the decline
in unemployment because a
number of farm women and
young persons joined the labor
force.
Total employment rose from
59.938,000 in February to Co.,
477,000 in March. a gain of $780,
600 for the month. The total
was ST. 900 more than the COL
million employed in March 1854.
Unemployment declined from
3.383,000 in February to 3,167,-
600 in March. a drop of 207, 900.
The number of jobless was 549,-
600 below that of March last
year. That was the high point
for 1854 unemployment with
3,725, 900 out of work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
PoyrolI Withholding Tax
Awaits MckeIdin OK.
Measure Would Take Effect July !;
Some Must File Declarations

All Maryland residents soon
will be paying their State in
come taxes on a pay-as-you-go
basis, rather than waiting until
the end of a tax year.
Such are the provisions of a
bill-now awaiting the signature
of Gov. McKeldin-which au-
thorizes payroll withholding of
the State taxes starting July /.
The same measure. it was
learned today. also will require
the filling Of declarations of esti-
mated income by persons not
subject to the payroll withhold
ing. The first declaration will
be required next September Is.
BENJAMIN F. Marsh, chief Of
Maryland's Income Tax Division.
said those fling the declarations
will be required to make quarter
ly payments for the first six
months and to pay the remain
ing half when they file their re-
turns by April Is, 1856.
After that, Mr.. Marsh said. a
declaration will be required list
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Dulles Will Say Aide Leaked
YuIto Papers, Writer Reports

few hours before the Times was
to go to press.
Chronologically, this is the
story into which the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee will
conduct a friendly inquiry"
after the Easter recess:
When the Eisenhower admin
istration took Office in 1858. after
a campaign in which Republic
cans attacked Democratic deci-
sions at Yalta, it found the State
Departments historical section
running is years behind in its
|f3Tepara.io.l of documented dip
lopaatic histories. The normal
10-year gap between event and
recorded history has been
widefied by the war and the
number Of resultant interna-
tionaa meetings.
A special 1854 appropriation of
$227, ESQ was passed to speed
work on publication of all war
time conferences, but Republic
cans made it clear that publicity
OF the Yalta story was their goal.
Last September Mr.. McCardle,
See YALTA. Page Ala
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
.SaiigonBombing
Injuries Seven
Incident Follows
Extension of Truce
By Premier, Seets
BY JAMES E. ROPER
Star stan Correspondent

SAIGON. South Wet Nam
April GA bomb wrecked the
home of q Chinese merchant
here tonight soon after an agree
ment extended the uneasy truce
between Premier Ngo Dinh Diem
and leaders of the so-called re-
ligious sects opposing him.
The incident, in which police
said seven persons were wounded,
brought fears that a wave of
terrorism might be in the max
ing. Last week Saigon went
through a brief but bloody civil
war between forces of the Amer
ican-backed Premier and private
troops of the sects.
The bomb, tossed by an I'M
identified man. exploded with a
thunderous roar and caved in
the stone front of the two-story
building. The wrecked structure
was next door to the headquar-
tiers of the French radio station
for Indo- China on Rue Tassigny
which is jam-packed with houses
and shops.
AS a crowd gathered after the
blast. one man suddenly whipped
out a pistol and then fled.
French authorities. working
frantically to avoid a new civil;
outbreak, today obtained tacit
agreement from Mr.. dams
government and chieftains Of
the Binh Xuyen Society, prin-
cipal dissident sect, to what the
government said was a one-week
extension of their truce.
The government announced
at the same time that starting
tomorrow there will be a curfew
from midnight to S am. in
Saigon and from 8 pm. to S am
in the twin city of Cholon, where
the National Army and Binh
Xuyen troops clashed a week ago
In last weeks fighting, Mr.
Diem's palace was fired on BY
mortars and Binh Xuyen force.
attacked the prefecture police
station and the National Army,
headquarters. The rebels were
beaten off.
Casualties were estimated al
% dead and more than 10(
wounded.
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More Nations
Rutify Pucts

BRUSSELS, April 8 P).-
Belgium and Luxembourg COM
pleted parliamentary ratification
today of the Paris agreements
for rearmament of West Ger
many. That left only two of the
Is nations involved-Denm
and the Netherlands-still to
wind up action on the pacts.
The Belgian senate approved
the agreements 1922. A pair of
Communists made up the OPP
position. The Belgian house
voted its approval January 20.
In neighboring Luxembourg,
the single chamber parliament
ratified the agreements 49,.
Again the Communists made UP
the opposition.
The only formalities remain
ing are signing of the draft
bills by the rulers-Belgium's
King Baudouin and Luxem-
bourg's Grand Duchess Charlotte
and publication in the official
gazettes.
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ing estimated income for the
ensuing year, payable in quar-
terly payments.
I'm one way or another" Mr..
Marsh declared. at will be a
pay-as-you-go plan for every
one.
Maryland residents who work
in the District or Virginia won't
be affected by the withholding
system. Mr.. Marsh said. These
are the ones who will be re-
quired to file declarations, he
said.
For many residents, putting
the tax payments on q current
basis will be doubling UP pay
ments. These are the approx
mately rs per cent OF the state
taxpayers who elect to pay their
previous years State income tax
on a quarterly basis. The 9TH
ers-those who pay their 1854
tax in full by April 15-won't
be affected.
The new law also will change
See MD. TAXES, Page A-s
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Full Shutdown on Information
Is Pentogon Response to Gag
Services Join in Silent Pass the Buck
By Observing Wilson Order to the Letter

obituary on a Marine brigadier
general.
The obituary was made avail
able through channels but with
a formal covering letter. signed
"by direction" by Navy Capt. F.
G. Selby, a top Navy information
officer. The cover sheet assured
that the information had been
submitted for review and clear
ance" in accordance with the
Wilson directive.
Another example occurred the
other day when a reporter called
the Nays press desk to verify
the rank and assignment of Vice
Admiral Daniel v. Gallery, he
got this reply from a Navy lieu
tenant:
I'm very sorry. Ordinarily we
can give that information at
once. However, under the new
order we can only release such
facts upon approval OF the ONCE
of Secretary Wilson"
Thereupon the reporter went
co Mr.. Wilson's Office. where he
got the information on Admiral
Gallery-out of an unclassified
listing of Navy officers and their
assignments.
Mr.. Wilson's assistants are
telling the services to use your
See INFORMATION, Page ALP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
BY JOHN A. GILES

A gigantic game of Pentagon
pass-the-buck has snarled the
release of military information
to the point where the most
routine query is likely to wait
days for an answer.
The game. in which all the
services are taking part. was
set off by an order for Defense
Secretary Wilson requiring that
all information be cleared by
his Office before release. The
Wilson order, in turn, was the
product of what one official
called a purple directive" is
sued by President Eisenhower
after Admiral Robert B. Car
ney's now-famous background
briefing" of a group of newsmen
on the possibilities of war in
the Far East.
Information officers of the
Army. Navy, and Air Force are
following Mr.. Wilson's order to
the letter-so far as they un-
derstand it.
The extent to which they are
going was demonstrated when
the Arrny-Navy-Air Force Jour-
nal asked Mr.. Wilson's Office to
furnish information for an