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except dramatic persuasion were used on
our PW's in Korea.
There were 1892 US. Army prisoners
repatriated from Korea but in only approx
imately 40 cases (plus those already tried
is there sufficient evidence of fragrant GRIM
inal acts to warrant the Army to authorize
prosecution. And this after exhaustive
checking and cross-checking, beginning
with the processing investigators who ac-
companied the shiploads of ex-PW's when
they were coming back to the U.s.. and
continuing through nearly two years of
intensive investigation by all levels of the
Army.
Actually, this low percentage of serious
offenders is fine record; but, there is no
reason to go easy on the guilty ones - they
fiagrantly betrayed their fellow soldiers and
their country.
You have had sympathy for these men,
have you? Then you'd better get to know
them little better. They range from pri-
Yates to lieutenant colonies with educa-
tional backgrounds varying from grade
school to West Point graduates. Here are
a few samples:
Case One: An officer accused by 1870
PW's of having written and given anti-U.S.
speeches, taught Communist-indoctrination
classes, announced that the US. was not
his country, informed on other prisoners,
lived in special quarters where he put
photos of Red leaders on his walls.
Case Two: Enlisted man, accused by over
500 ex-PW's from the camp. A typical
comment about him was: This stinker is
a liar, a collaboration, traitor and cow
ard He betrayed his fellow prisoners to
the Reds. He referred to the United States
as his enemy, was in charge of the camps
system for spying on American prison.
ers and actually put the finger on several
fellow prisoners who were planning to
escape.
This man had to be given special military
police protection on the repatriation ship
that brought him home because of the
number of ex-PW's who informed ship
board Investigators that they planned to
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kill him at the first opportunity. Despite
his protection, he was severely beaten.
Case Three: Enlisted man, whose record
has been corroborated by 100 ex-PW's who
were in his camp. He was Chief Monitor
Communist political indoctrinator) of his
camp in charge of the theological indoctri-
nation of newly captured American prison.
ers. He produced propaganda recordings,
articles and speeches, wrote Red-slanted
articles for the camp newspaper, induced
other PW's to sign surrender pamphlets by
use of threats and harassment. He was
friendly with the five top-ranking Chinese
of the camp, and he received special food,
clothes, living quarters and medical treat
ment. He was given special protection from
other PW's; he gave the Chinese technical
intelligence and order-of battle information
on the US. Army.
During the PW Camp "Olympics" -
athletic events - he mounted the review
ing stand of the Chinese general who COM
manded all PW camps in North Korea
and gave a speech which ended with the
words:
81 now stand in the ranks of the peace
loving people of the world. Long live the
democratic peoples Republic of Korea,
long live the peoples Republic of China" ;"
Case Toux: Enlisted man whom over 800
former PW's charged, and who admits,
that he helped train Red intelligence per-
sonnel to be censors. He was one of the
worst informers, and words like rat"
traitor" skunk" appear frequently in
statements of his former fellow prisoners.
Case Five: An Army captain whose acts
were reported by 10 former PW's. He was
a member of the Central Peace Committee,
which ran the collaborationist program for
the Reds, and he canipaigned 10 get the job
In many long interviews held with him, he
has at no time claimed any kind Of torture
or pressure. He counseled other prisoners
to collaborate with the enemy and he him.
self signed and circulated propaganda arti-
cles among the prisoners for their signature.
He is accused in a sworn statement of
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abandoning his men while they were under
fire.
Still sympathetic? Still think the Army
is too tough? Well, then here is break
down of the crimes committed by 20 Of
the serious cases, picked at random:
Five men prepared series of surrender
leaflets urging our soldiers to lay down
their arms
Five gave broadcasts over the Peiping
radio, parroting the Connie line that the
war was being waged by Macarthur and
Truman for personal Wall Street gain.
Fifteen prepared propaganda articles for
a great variety of Communist publications.
. Fifteen signed surrender leaflets and
other documents.
Two gave Red propaganda speeches to
fellow prisoners.
. Two posed for propaganda pictures.
. Ten informed on fellow prisoners, con-
tributing to the death of three men.
. One gave intelligence information to the
enemy. He claims he was tortured" into
this. The torture consisted of having to
stand at attention for three hours
what Made Them DO 1s?
Why did these men perform these heinous
acts? Not one of them claimed that he was
drugged, hypnotized or subjected to real
torture. According to their own admis-
sions, they collaborated for better food,
more tobacco. the possibility of getting
better medical care, from fear induced by
Evening star., 1955-06-06

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Evening star., 1955-06-06
Polio Outbreak in Idaho
Linked to Faulty Vaccine

BOISE, Idaho, June 6 (P.-
Some evidence focused on faulty
vaccine today as possible cause
of a polio outbreak as Idaho re-
ported it's sixth death of the year
from the disease.
DR.. Louis P. Gebhardt, Uni
versity of Utah physician and
bacteriologist who led the tests
in Utah. Colorado and Wyoming
during the field trials of the
vaccine last year, reported on
tests which as far as we can
interpret" showed probably a
very, very small amount of live
virus" present in samples of the
vaccine made by Cutter Labora-
tories and used in Idaho.
In Washington Surgeon Cen
eral Leonard Scheele said IN a
TV-radio interview on MICS
Meet the Press that with proper
techniques live virus should not
get into the vaccine, but he was
unable to give any report on DR..
Gebhardt's findings until the
full report is received by the
National Institutes of Health.
DR.. Gebhardt said his tests
and results were as follows:
/. No live virus was found
among samples of the vaccine
when tested directly by placing
1t in a tissue culture.
2. That susceptible monkeys
which were injected with vaccine
samples from one of the two
lots used in Idaho showed no
signs of polio. Four monkeys
we're used.
3. But that one of four mon
keys which were injected with
samples from the other lot died
OF polio IA days after injection.
The other three have shown no
signs, although all we're injected
May 7.
4. That two other monkeys,
which were injected with por-
tions of the spinal cord from the
killed one, came down with pa
ralySiS.
S That Type virus was iso-
lated from portions of the spinal
cord of the killed monkey after
placing them in tissue cultures.
DR.. Gebhardt said he also has
tested other Cutter vaccine used
in Utah and Idaho and found it
safe.
In Berkely, Calf, Cutter
issued a statement saying all of
its lots had passed Government
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safety tests before shipment.
Idaho's sixth death from polio
was Mrs. Annabelle Nelson, 33,
of Montpelier, who died of bulbar
polio yesterday.
Evening star., 1955-11-18

be of the same quality as other
books.
IT was talking to q publisher
in New York and he said to me
you have two strikes on you.
You are on the black list of pub
fishers because Of the Mccarthy
hearings However. Mr.. O'Con-
nor told the court, his hook Is to
be published this month.
Freedom to Write
The author declared that the
"crux Of this case" is the free
dom to write under the First
Amendment.
1T Is hardly true to say I'm
free to write any books" he as
serted.
The defendant continued: /:
What we witness today Is the
subverSion Of democracy when
public otiicials inquire into the
political associations-and beliefs
of citizens. z
Judge McGarraghy remarked
quietly that the only question
before the court was whether
Mr.. O'Connor wilfuily refused
TO answer . pertinent question
put to him BY q subcommittee
pursuing q legal investigation
The jurist reiterated that he
found Mr.. O'Connor guilty rs
charged and pronounced the
sentence.
Evening star., 1955-11-18

tWU CklRA1yC 840uPo Ii bA1C AAGbOA
Department-Lodge 228, Ameri-
can Federation OF Government
Employees. and Labor Chapter.
Local /, Government and Civic
Employees Organizing Committee
lCIO).
Mr.. Mitchell told the employe
leaders he viii not tolerate any
reprisals in any form, taken by
supervisors against any employe
because Of union afiiliation.
And he also reafiirrned the de-
partment's policy Of consulting
with employe unions at all times
with respect to departmental
personnel policies.
The Labor Department em-
pioye groups met with Mr..
Mitchell to convey to him their
desire that the department set
the pace for model labor-man-
agement relations throughout
the Government. The fact that
MIR. Mitchell authorized them to
quote his position on unions IN
Government Is being hailed by
employe leaders as the biggest
boost TO Federal employe union
ism In years. Mr.. Mitchell's
statement Is being distributed
throughout all agencies In Gov
|ernment by the employe groups.
H&.
SLOGAN - "Sabwodi!" No,
that's not an African war chant.
It's the Governments newest
slogan for its employees: Instead
Iof complaining about things At
work, ''Sabwodi! (which means,
Suggest q Better Way Of Doing
It." &s+
AIR FORCE Secretary Of De-
Evening star., 1955-11-18
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

and cool tomorrow with some
rain or snow changing to rain
in southwest and spreading
through east and north BY after
noon or night.
Wind--Northwest It-15 miles
per hour tonight. Northeast To-
lis miles per hour tomorrow.
Good visibility.
S-Day Forecast for Washington
And Vicinity. November Is-es
Temperatures win be 8 to =
degrees below the normal high
OF 81 and low Of 80. Rather
cold over the week end. warmer
Monday and Tuesday, colder
wednesday. Rain or snow
Saturday ending early Sunday
Rain likely Tuesday or Wednes-
day totalling / inch.
Evening star., 1955-11-18
SEE HOME BUYS
IN THE STAR FIRST

shop Tie Stars big real sstoss sec.
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brokers Throughout the Washington
otee. And. BY checking Ths Star real
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ping adventese 81 On sxffa day IN
your weekend search for The home
of your dreams.
De sure 10 shop The Stars real
esiote section tomorrow. Moke The
stor your regular shopping guide. Coll
Sterling 5000 Tor convenient home
delivery.
Evening star., 1955-11-18

sun, today 6:b4 am. 4:52 pm
sgn q I,,, tomSsrow .ns s:ss an s:ss ssp, pm.
Aiitomobils lights must be turned on
4haif hour after sunset
Evening star., 1955-11-18

District and vicinity Increas-
ing cloudiness tonight, low near
so In the city and IS In the
suburbs. Cloudy and cool tomor-
row followed BY rain In afternoon
or at night possibly mixed with
snow ct first.
Maryland. Fair and cold to-
night with low In the 20A but
Increasing cloudiness over the
mountains. Cloudy In west, in
creasing cloudiness In east to-
morrow followed by snow In west
and rain or snow elsewhere by
evening, continued cold.
Virginia Increasing cloudi-
ness and rather cold tonight
with low 30-35 near the coast
and $3.50 In the interior but
20-25 In the mountains. Cloudy
Evening star., 1955-11-18

tense Wilson declares the Air
Force has made "a pretty good
case" In objecting to the $4,000
cut in civilian positions 1t was
ordered to make by next June
80. Mr.. wilson said he has asked
the Air Force to make a complete
study Of the situation before he
decides on its request to cancel
the reduction order. However.
Mr.. wilson's statement seemed
to indicate strongly he will agree
to the Air Force request.
TRAVELLERS RETURN-Rep-
resentatiye Broyhill, Republican.
of Virginia. and other members
of the House Civil Service SUBJ
committe investigating civil
service have returned from Eu-
rope, where they spent the past
six weeks looking into the over
seas personnel situation.
&En
JOBS-The Interstate Com
merce Commission needs trans
portation tariff examiners
(freight) and rate and mileage
clerks, grade z. with q starting
salary Of $4.525 a year. These
jobs are In Washington. The ICC
also has openings in Its field
Offices for accountants and audi
tors. $3.50 to $5,440 a year. APP
ply to the personnel director,
ice, Twelfth street and Con-
|stitution avenue NV. The
Air Forces Aeronautical Chart
and Information Center needs
an organization and methods
Evening star., 1955-11-18

I. Il and 7aodetir 6irveyl II
Evening star., 1955-11-18

examiner Cmale), s7,440 a year.
Apply between 8 am. and noon
TO Lanston Hall Area, second
floor, cafeteria building, Twenty
nth street and Oklahoma ave.
nue. NE.
49,
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - How
Effective Is Internal Audit" win
be discussed by Lindsey H.
Noble, the Post Office Depart
ment's Deputy Controller, and
Robert L. Long, Director of
Audits Of the General Accounting
Office at 7:30 pm. Tuesday in
the General Accounting Office
Auditorium. AL g street NV.
The meeting is sponsored by the
American Society for Public Ad-
ministration, the Federal Gov
ernment Accountants Association
and the Society for Advance
ment Of Management. The
following Navy Ordnance en-
ployes have received superior
accomplishment awards based
on outstanding performance rat
ings: Edgar A. Pittman, Sigis-
mund Brzezinski, Abs a | o m
Simms, Albert P. Zito, Marjorie
r. Kunze, Richard r. Holden,
Leon Funk and Paul B. Hender-
son, jr. The Interstate
Commerce Commission has
presented cash awards to the
following employees for partic-
ipation in the Incentive Awards
Program: Lucille C. Hall, william
A. Myers. Charles Wexler. Louise
Mills and Alexander B. Andrew.
Outstanding performance ratings
went to Lillian L. Colley, NJ. Sue
Evening star., 1955-11-18

internal security, to Chairman
Thomas j. Herbert OF the Sub
versive Activities Control Board.
Mr.. Cain has been presiding as
the boards hearing examiner in
the Pension Union case since it
opened In Seattle October 3. An
Eisenhower appointee to the
EACB. he has been sharply crit
ical Of the employe security pro-
gram and OF Attorney General
Brownell.
Didn't Know Of Testimony
IN his letter. dated November
.. Mr.. Tompkins said the Gov.
eminent would not have opposed
3 motion to disqualify Mr.. Cain.
which was filed by the Pension
Union last February IL. II 1t had
known that he testified before
the Senate Armed Services COM
naittee on February ~, l949, that
ths Pension Union was b mo-
terious Communist-front organ
i1ation."
The Pension Union did not
cite this testimony in its motion,
which was denied by the board
CIR. Cain not participatingl !.
Mf. Tompkins asserted that
there Is no reason to believe any
6ACB member knew Of the Cain
statement during It's considera-
ti0n of the motion.
Jay q. Sykes. attorney for the
Pension Union. brought up Mr..
Gains 1949 remarks In an on
ti1e-reccrd conference October 5
attended by Mr. Cain and Posey
Z. Kline. one Of two Government
lawyers In the case.
Mr.. Sykes asked whether Mr..
Cain believed he could conduct
an impartial hearing and after
hearing the former Senator's re-
ply. agreed that he could do so.
Discussed IN Seattle
The SACB forwarded the
Tonpkins letter TO Mr.. Cain for
appropriate action Mr.. Tomp-
kins had asked the board to take
ssarpropriate action and re-
quested the letter be made part
of the record. MIR. Cain obliged
the request and q heated discus
sion Of the matter took place
November 10 In Seattle.
Evening star., 1955-11-18

Troy Conner. jr., a second
Government lawyer. told Mr..
Cain that Justices position in
the matter was that it felt it was
necessary to maintain the high
est ethical standards to protect
the rights of any defendants 6. J.
from any real or fancied wrongs. "
Then he added:
saThe question tisl as TO
whether the board may wish
to consider reopening the
respondents tWPUr Hiotion,
But Mr.. sykes then made the
Pension Union position clear.
I'VE have not since Febru-
ary made the motion to dis
qualify Board Member Cain IoE
do we plan to and ! don't UNDER
stand what this Is all about,
he asserted. Either make the
motion I'd disuualify Oh not. We
are not. What is the Department
of Justice trying 70 do?'
Doesn't Recall Remark
Mr.. Tompkins wrote that al
though Pension Union counsel
(AAr. Sykes had said on Octo-
her 8 he recommended against
fling q new motion to remove
Mr.. Cain, he also said that such
motion might be made at . later
date II the organization should
insist"
To that Mr.. Sykes replied:
Il didn't recall saying that ]
would be later placed IN q posi-
tion where | would have to move
to disqualify Board Member
Cain. That Is not my UNDER
standing. have never been
put In that position and ! don't
anticipate IT,"
MIR. Herbert and the three
other board members are study
ing the entire record and are
to make an announce
naent shortly.
In commenting on the matter
to The Star, Mr.. Tompkins said
that Justice was convinced that
any finding against the Pension
Union, II so recommended by
Mr.. Cain, would not be upheld
III the defendant took the case
to the Circuit Court Of Appeals.
Evening star., 1955-11-18
0'ConnorFound
Guilty, Is Fined
For Contempt
By HOWARD Il. DUTKIN

Author Harvey O'Connor to-
day was found guilty Of con-
tempt of Congress, given one
year suspended sentence. fined
$500 and placed on probation by
Federal Judge Joseph G. Nc,
lGarraghy In District Court.
The charge against the writer
grew out of his refusal to tell
THE Mccarthy Senate Investiga-
ltions subcommittee in 1858
whether he was a member Of the
Communist conspiracy" when
Ihe wrote certain books.
Defense Attorney Gerhard p.
van Arkel said he would note an
appeal from the conviction. and
sentence, and O'connor was al
lowed to remain free on 800
bond.
Calls Himself Rystander
In q statement to the court be-
fore hearing his sentence. Mr..
/ 1O'Connor declared: y feel like
IAN innocent bystander caught In
Ia brawl between the Senator
(McCarthy) and what he called
the old Acheson State Depart-
lment.
The writer began his address
Ito Judge McGarraghy by saying:
II feel the real reason ! am in
court today Is because ! wrote
books. Obviously. If ] had not,
1.-THE State Department would not
have bought them. /"
The Mccarthy subcommittee
Investigation had followed COM
Iplaints that books by commu-
mist authors had been purchased
Eby the State Department and
placed on the shelves Of libraries
Operated overseas by the United
States Information Agency.
Continuing his statement. Mr..
IO'Connor referred to what he
termed the 'tbrawl" between
lSenator Mccarthy and the State
Department then headed BY
ISecretary Ackeson, and declared,
l..I was standing nearby and got
Init pretty badly In the head
| The writer said he recently
Ipassed the Supreme Court build
ling and there noted the motto
Equal Justice under the Law"
Pause for Reflection
/ He said this sentiment gave
him pause for reflection since, he
said. he had heard ''the Senator
under oath utter the most bla-
liant perjuries on my character
and there was nothing could
Ido about it."
/ In testimony at the trial. SEN
Iator Mccarthy had linked Mr..
iO'Connor with the Communist
movement. The writer had de-
Inied to newspapermen, outside
1.-The courtroom. that he was ever
Ia Communist. Prosecutor VIII
liam Hitz, during the trial. with
iMr. o'Connor on the witness
stand, asked him II he would
answer, under oath. the question
les to his alleged Communist
Party membership.
4 But the writer replied he
would do s0 only II directed
Iby the court. Judge McGar-
.Iraghy ruled that he did not have
Ito answer. Thereupon. the wit
,lness maintained silence.
/ Mr.. O'Connor. in his address
Ito the court today. said. Both
1.-THE Senator and the Govern
'Iment agree that the contents
LOT my books" are not at issue,
| He continued: I've written
iquite d few-nearly all on COM
mission by publishing houses
which indicated what subject
,lthey wanted me to write upon.
aI'Ve Just written 8 book.
wasted last year trying to market
'Iit although It seemed 70 me to
Evening star., 1955-11-18
COMING OUT, PLEASE!
Pension Union FoiIs
To Back Cain 5 Recall

Justice Department wants former Senator Harry Cain
disqualified from hearing communistont case against the
washington Pension Union because Of personal bias against the
WPT but organization willing for him to continue
brought to light today IN the wake OF letter from
william Topkins Assistant Attorney General In charge OF
Evening star., 1955-11-18
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Mitchell Stand Boosts
EmpIoye Union Move
By JOSEPH YOUNG

Secretary Of Labor Mitchell has strong boost to Gov
eminent empoye unions with his statement that he believes In
strong Federal employe unions
Specifically he said Federal empoye unions good for the
Department of Labor and that he would like to see the depart
ments unions the strongest in the Government
Mr. Mitchell made his views known at conference with the
Evening star., 1955-11-18

IMcIeish, Evelyn Phenix, Marion
p. Means, Richard Block, jr,
and Viola NJ. White. Navy's
Evening star., 1955-11-18

WEATHER BUREAU FOREcAST-Snow and snow aurries
forecast tonight for the Western half Of the Nation
except California which win have showers Snow urries
will continue In the Lakes region and Western PennsyI
vania with snow and rain mixed in the Upper and Middle
Ohio Valley Temperatures win remain cold generally
Ap Wirephoto Map.
The Sidney herald., 1955-12-15

We give you a l2-Months Warranty plus lifetime
savings when you buy a car from us. You owe II
TO yourself TO get the facts before you buy. Come in
and lei us explain this new and amazing warranty
service and savings program.
The frontiersman., 1955-05-12
RANDOM RAMBLINGS OUT WASTLLA waY
By E. Hiellen

Vandalism appears to be ran- pant locally. One neighbor had his rabbits and chickens releas- ed for the entertainment of the vandal-as his dog killed the children'S pets. A home out the t'lshf1ook Road, was broken into. The Highway Patrol is working on the evidence left by the, pres ently, unnamed culprits. Then somebody had paint to spare so they smeared the sidewalks of the new school.
 Walt drove to Anchorage to bring his mother, Mrs. John (Kate) Iceland to visit with the family for the summer.
 Open House will be held at the House of Snider (on Lake Lu- cille) on Sunday, May 22nd, from three to six in the afternoon. Everyone is welcome to wish them a Bon Voyage" on their rip-and congratulate them on their fortieth wedding anniver- sary. After forty years in Alaska MT. and Mrs. Snider are mak- ing trip to their old home in Holland. Retired Senator Snider has been nominated Honorary Citizen of the Year" by the peo- pie of the town of his birthplace -MOnnikendam, Holland. This thriving city is celebrating it's 600th year of existence.
 Ice will be gone out of inc lakes soon IT. Thur Belts is build ing sixteen foot outboard.
 It was estimated that there were about 400 swans in their wild state. There are only 399 now-one dropped dead in front of Dave Smith. It is believed the bird flew into pole-line wires and broke its neck. Our national loss is more than one bird. Swans mate for life, e,-so, somewhere there is a lone swan.
 Brownie Scout Troop No. so held a tea for mothers in obser- vance of Mothers Day. Reminds me-it's picnic season - I'll eat myself sick again.
 Fred Nunley, Jim Byers, Gary & Gil Hjellen, Sharon Flecken- stein, and Bob Pennington went out on an Explorer Scout over night treck with Adviser Ray Bergman Starting out from the vicinity of Walt Trensch's- -the boys passed a grand night (and a couple of days), living off the country assisted by a pre-depar- ture on the folks food cache. Diving from snowbanks- they