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Monthly Rates: Evening and Sunday. *1.50: S' P’P’WT'Q Evening only. *1.10; Sunday only. 45c; Night Final. 10c Additional. vyA-llv AO t Bombers Strike To Halt Reds' Regrouping Waves of Superforts Hit Border Area and Fort of Chongjin * By th« Associated Press SEOUL, Nov. 22.—B-29 bombers blasted Communist staging bases in Northeast Korea today as in fantry patrols probed along the entire front to find where the Reds plan to make a stand. Waves of Superforts rained 140, 000 pounds of high explosives on D. C. Marine Wounded Second Time in Two Months in Korea. Page B-l Korean War Extension Delays Movement of U. S. Units to Europe. Page A-6 the Musan border area while ocher B-29s struck the port of ChGng jin, 45 miles to the southeast. It was the second strike in a week at Musan. North Koreans are reported re organizing and Chinese Reds con • centrating at Musan to block the United Nations march toward the border. Musan is 80 miles northeast of Hyesanjin, where United States 7th Division troops raised the U. N. blue and white flag yester day on the Yalu River opposite Red Manchuria. Other 7th Divi sion infantrymen went hunting for a flght with two Communist battalions reported, to be holed up 10 miles southwest of Hyesanjin. War Summary. Gen. MacArthur’s war summary in Tokyo reported: “United Nations forces con tinued to advance generally along the entire Korean battle front yesterday (Tuesday).” Here’s the way the front looked from east to west: East coast—eight-inch guns of the United States cruiser St. Paul paved the way for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Capital Division pursuing “a retreating, disor ganized enemy” toward Siberia. South Koreans were eight miles south of Chongjin, port city 55 miles from the Soviet border, where the Reds apparently were preparing to make a stand. B-29s bombed Chongjin after Marine airmen ran into heavy anti-air craft Are there. Manchurian Border—The 7th Division’s 17th Regimental Com bat Team dug in around Hyesan jin. It reported no sign of enemy Red A-A Guns Escape Counterattack by Staying Behind Border By tho Associated Press Most of the anti-aircraft guns firing at United Nations planes along the Korean Manchurian border are safe from counterattack because they are on the Manchurian side, the Navy and Air Force reported today. A Navy spokesman here said Navy planes encountered moderate to heavy flak during attacks on bridges at Sinuiju yesterday. “Most of the flak goes un touched because it is on the Manchurian side.” he said. activity on either side of the 100 yard-wide Yalu River which di vides Korea from Red China’s Manchuria. Faulty Maps and Bad Roads. Other 7th Division elements, 15 miles to the south, struggled with faulty maps and bad roads in an effort to And and wipe out two Communist battalions. The Reds were in Samsu, 10 miles southwest of Hyesanjin. One road that maps said went to Samsu ended abruptly 7 miles up in the mountains from Kyo hang. The Americans tried an other. This was blocked by a burning bridge and a landslide. “We will keep pushing until we have the area cleaned out,” a headquarters spokesman said. Central Mountains—1st Divi sion Marines, seeking to envelop Changjin reservoir, ran into heavy small-arms Are near Sinhung, 7 miles up the east side of the reser voir. Red concentrations were re ported nearby. Northwest Front—The ROK 8th Division occupied Yongwon, and (See KOREA, Page A-6.) Soaring Costs Stop At Man's Collar as Haircuts Stay at $1 The high cost of living has been stopped—for the time being—just short of the back of a man’s neck. Advocates of a $1.25 haircut failed by a scant margin to muster the approval of 75 per cent of union barbers in the District nec essary for changing the barber shop price list, it was disclosed today. H. S. Fink, president of Barbers Union, Local 230, AFL, said results of a referendum conducted among the 700 barber members have been forwarded to international union headquarters in Indianapolis. Rising costs of equipment and supplies prompted a majority of union barbers to ask that the current $1 haircut price be raised to $1.25, Mr. Fink said. Failure to obtain the required 75 per cent majority in the referendum means the higher-price advocates have lost their battle unless interna tional officers vote to waive union rules, he said. I Red Plot in Tibet Russians Reported Surveying Tibet tor Bases to Attack India 'Pilgrims' Wjth Radio and Geiger Counter Hidden in Buddhas Made Study Early in '50 By Robert Trumbull North American Newspaper Alliance NEW DELHI. Nov. 9 (By Air mail).—Two Russian parties thor oughly surveyed large areas of Western Tibet in April, May and June of this year and chose sites for airbases to be used as an eventual threat against India and adjacent countries, according to intelligence reports here which ex pose the whole Soviet plan of grand strategy for Asia in great detail. The principal Red base will be on the great flat plain between This is the first of three articles by the New York Times correspondent in Indio. The series is based on data obtained by the British and Indian intelligence serv ices aed is presented against back ground information gathered by Mr. Trumbull during an extensive tour this past summer through the Himalayan kingdoms. Lake Manasarowar and Lake Rakas, in Western Tibet, about 300 miles north of New Delhi, just across the border where Tibet ad joins the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. This huge base would be the spearpoint of Russian plans to extend Communist domination from the present Red outposts in Central Asia down through India and Pakistan in time so that eventually the Soviet sphere of influence would reach the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. The personal observations of travelers on the scene of Russian surveys in Western Tibet have established as a grave error the popular belief that India is safe from attack behind the icy barrier of the Himalaya Mountains. Explorers who are among few persons to have visited this area— besides mountain tribesmen and Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims to holy Mount Kailas, legendary home of their gods—have discov ered that access to India from there is quite easy. Non-Communist intelligence now is awart of what has long been known to Moscow: That planes can fly down through numerous wide passes and low broad river gorges without going to any great altitude. Determined foot troops, (Continued on Page A-6. Col. 5.) Congress Has Right To Review Policies, Acheson Declares Secretary Won't Say If 'Re-examinist' Speech Was Directed at Taft By Garnett D. Horner Secretary of State Acheson said today that he is not opposed to Congressional examination of his policies and programs. He told a news conference that his attack in a speech last Friday night on the type of “re-examin ists” who would disrupt any con tinuity in foreign policy had been misinterpreted by some critics to mean that he felt his policies should be taken on faith. Mr. Acheson said he intends to consult Republican as well as Democratic leaders of Congress about foreign policy, adding that some consultation has been going on during the Congressional recess. Tells of Talks With Taft. Asked if his consultation plans Included talks with Senator Taft, Mr. Acheson said he had several talks with Senator Taft during the last session and was always glad to discuss things with him. He refused to say whether his attack Friday night on “re-ex iaminists” was aimed at Senator ! Taft. Mr. Acheson said in his contro ! versial speech that he had read 'that the “isolationist” in this country was dead. Senator Taft had insisted a few days earlier that there were no isolationists any more. Mr. Acheson said he had noted, however, emergence of a “new species” which he called the “re-examinists”—an obvious reference to Senator Taft’s call for a re-examination of the European Arms Aid Prograpi. In his Friday night speech, Mr. Acheson caustically assailed as incapable of leadership the kind of re-examinist who wanted probe into basic policy with the attitude of “I want to look at this all over again to see whether we should have started on it.” Two Kinds of Re-examination. He told his news conference to day that his remarks had been widely misinterpreted. One ex traordinary interpretation, Mr. Acheson said, is that he is op posed to, and resents any exami nation of his programs by Con gress. Mr. Acheson’s remarks today were in line with what his aides have been telling some of his critics—that there is a difference between the type of re-examina tion involved in normal processes of review by Congress and that denounced by Mr. Acheson as aimed at uprooting established policies. In his Friday night speech, Mr. Acheson described the two types this way: "When we re-examine does it mean that we are like the sound navigator who on a long flight or voyage checks his course by the sun and stars every day? Or does it mean that the navigator says ‘How did I ever get started on this? Do I really want to take this trip after all?’ ” If it means the latter, he said, ‘ That person is incapable of con stancy of purpose,” and “incapable of the very foundations of leader ship.” Third of U. S. Families Spent More Last Year Than They Took in ly the Associated Press More than a third of the Nation’s families spent more than they took in last year, managing to get by chiefly on credit, the Federal Reserve Board reported yesterday. . Most of them were in lower income brackets, the board said, adding that families in the top tenth in income piled up more savings than all other families put together. t Russian-Made Jets Bested U. S. Craft in Korea, Commons Told Powered by Engines Sold To Soviet by Britain, Tory Member Declares By th« Associated Press LONDON, Nov. 22.—A member I of Parliament asserted today Rus i sian-made jet planes outperformed American fighter craft in Korea i and are powered with engines sold | to the Soviet Union by Britain. Conservative Reginald Bennett raised the question with Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin in the 1 House of Commons. Bennett asked Bevin to say how many Communist jet planes have been encountered in the Korean fighting and how their perform ance compares with that of Unit ed Nations aircraft. Bevin replied: "Communiques from the com mander-in-chief have referred to only a small number of these Russian planes and do not provide any comparative information on their performance.” No Reply From Bevin. "Is it not a fact,” Bennett per sisted. “that American combat pilots have reported encounter ing machines faster than those which they themselves were fly ing? “And is it not a matter of great concern and responsibility for the government who have supplied Russia with engines to equip those aircraft?” Bevin did not reply. The Labor government has ac knowledged selling Russia almost 200 Rolls-Royce Nene jet engines in 1947 and 1948. Critics of this action claim it enabled Soviet en gineers to produce jet power plants in the speed-of-sound class much sooner than would other wise have been possible. Aeronautics Expert Quoted Lt. Col. G. A. Tokaev, fugitive Russian aeronautics expert, wrote in the British magazine “Flight" last August: “It is not an exaggeration to say, that the U. S. S. R. was prob ably ten years behind the world’s foremost exponents of jet develop ment. “Having awakened from their slumbers those responsible sud denly realized they had strayed into a dangerous blind alley. But the way out appeared quite un expectedly. The British authorities sold to the Soviet government a certain number of jet units—the excellent Nenes.” Earthquake Recorded NEW YORK, Nov. 22 UP).—An earthquake about 5,000 miles south of New York City was re corded today by the Fordham Uni versity seismograph. The Rev. Joseph J. Lynch, Fordham’s seis mographer, said it was recorded at 5:27.45 a.m. (EST). The re cording wae “hazy” because of a storm, he said, but he described the ’quake as “not serious.” 2 Reported Dead In B-36 Crash Near Fort Worth 21 Believed Killed in Wreck of Missionary Plane in Wyoming ly the Associated Press POET WOETH, Tex., Nov. 22. —A giant B-36 bomber crashed today about 30 miles southwest of Port Worth. First reports were that 10 men1 bailed from the craft, which is! the world’s largest land-based! bomber. At least two men were! reported dead. The B-36 usually carries a crew of 15. The six-engined craft fell about 4V2 hours after taking off from! Carswell Air Force Base here, j home of the 8th Air Force The plane crashed about 7 miles west of the small town of Godley. A. T. Vandiver, who lives near there, said two men killed in the crash were taken to the nearby Jim Bandy farm. 2 Injured Men Picked Up. The Dillon Funeral Home Cleburne reported two injured airmen were enroute to Cleburne in ambulances. Mrs. O. B. Hadley, near whose farm the sky giant came down, said the engines were making a “loud noise” as the plane neared the ground. She said there was no Are. Capt. Robert S. Anderson of the Public Information Division of 8th Air Force Headquarters, said he had only fragmentary informa ! tion. “An American Airlines pilot says j 10 men bailed out,” the captain ! said. Third Crash for B-36s. Capt. Anderson said the crash site was just west of Joshua, a small town north of Cleburne. Crash crews and ambulances were en route to the scene from Carswell Base. Only twice before has one of the far-ranging giants crashed. On September 16. 1949, Ave air men were killed when a B-36 failed to complete a take-off from Carswell and roared into a nearby lake at 100 miles an hour. Last February 14 another crashed along the British Columbia coast. Seventeen airmen i>arachuted and 12 were rescued later from coastal islands. Wives of 2 Who Died In Earlier Wreck Aboard MORAN, Wyo., Nov. 22 (&).—A missionary plane with 21 aboard eight of them children—appar ently crashed and burned last night in swirling clouds on snowy Mount Moran. Rescue units headed for the scene. The missing plane was bound from Chico. Calif., to Billings, Mont. Owned by the New Tribes Mission, a religious organization, it was on the first leg of a flight to South America. Passengers included two young mothers with their children, widowed in the crash of another mission-owned plane in Venezuela last June which killed 15. Also aboard was Dr. Paul W. Flemings of Chico, mission director. Four skilled mountaineers started climbing Mount Moran at day break. Forest Ranger Blake Van de water and three ski-shod Alpinists started trudging through snow toward a spot where watchers last night saw a huge fire. Heavy clouds cloaked the scene this morning. Winds of 30 to 40 miles an hour whipped the area but there was no snow fall. The tem perature is around freezing. Grand Teton National Park officials were sure climbers mak ing their tortuous way up the 12,100 foot peak would find wreck age of the plane. They held only slim hope there could be sur vives. Witness Tells of Fire A resort owner said he saw a burning fuselage in the flames far above timberline on the precipitous east face of the moun tain. when the fire subsided, he could see nothing resembling a campfire. The new, twin-engine DC-3 last reported by radio over Idaho Falls, Idaho, at 3:48 p. m. That was 50 miles west of here. The plane was due at Billings at 6:30 p.m. It was about that time that residents of this picturesque area 25 miles south of Yellowstone Park heard a plane overhead. It was far off usual air lanes. It was flying West, just opposite (See CRASH, Page A-4.) Texas A.&M., Georgia Reported Ready to Sign for Game Here Texas A. & M. and the Univer sity of Georgia will play in the Presidential Cup football game December 9 at College Park., Md., The Star learned today. The signing of the game contract was scheduled for 2:30 o’clock this afternoon at Cup Committee Headquarters in the Willard Hotel. Barlow “Bones” Irvin will rep resent the Athletic Department of Texas A. <fc M. and Howell Hollis of the University of Georgia Athletic Department is in Wash ington to sign the pact for Georgia. Representative Olin league from the 6th district of Texas and Representative Sid Camp from the 4th district of Georgia will be present at the signing. Mr. Teague, whose district in cludes College Station, where Texas A. & M. is located, is an alumnus of A. & M. Mr. Camp is an alumnus of the University of Georgia. Mr. Teague has been acting as a go-between for Texas A. and M. throughout the negotiations. The Aggies have a 6-3 record for the season while Georgia has wone five, lost one and tied three. One of Georgia’s wins wa6 over Maryland, 27-7, in the opening game of the season for both schools. The District of Columbia Amer ican Legion is sponsoring the game to raise money for its re habilitation program. t r BUT...IVE WORKED t ■ 1 FOR n f / $ MAYBE yOUll MAVE TO MATCH FOR. — IT, BOYS/ X i ^ Ex-Narcotic Convict And Pregnant Wife Killed by Auto Bomb Death of Nelson Harris, Aide to Texas Gambler Noble, Laid to Gang By the Associated Press FORT WORTH, Tex., Nov. 22.— Nelson Harris, 41, one of 21 per sons convicted 10 years ago in the “Green Dragon’’ narcotics ring, was killed today by a bomb. His wife and their unborn baby, whose birth had been expected in about a week, also were killed. The bomb exploded when Harris stepped on the starter of his car outside their apartment home here. Harris was sentenced to two years in the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kans., following his conviction in 1940 in a New York - Chicago - Southwest nar cotics operation conducted by the “Green Dragon” ring. Fined in Liquor Violation. Five years ago, while operating a tavern here, he was fined $1,000 for liquor law violations and per manently enjoined from selling alcoholic beverages except under bond. Assistant Fire Marshal G. Dixon said the explosion probably was caused by nitro-glycerin. Harris was identified by ac quaintances as an aide of Herbert Noble, Dallas gambler, whose wife was killed in the same way several months ago. The explosion ripped the top from Harris’ two-door 1950 coach, shattered windows nearby and blew bits of the automobile over a 100-foot radius. Gambling Dispute Mentioned. Harris’ body was still in the charred and smashed car an hour later, clothing ripped off and flesh blackened, as police collected bits of debris. The bomb, ap parently connected to the car’s starter system, contained an extra heavy charge,” police said, blowing engine parts away and ^twisting others. “This explosion is typical of a gangland assassination,” Detec tive A. C. Howerton said. A gambler here told the Star Telegram that Harris and other gamblers in this area and in Hous ton had been having differences. Commonwealth Chiefs To Ctfnfer in London By tha Associated Pross LONDON. Nov. 22.—Prime Min ister Attlee announced today the heads of the British Common wealth nations will meet here be hind closed doors in January to discuss the international crisis. Mr. Attlee told the House of Commons the Prime Ministers of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan and Ceylon will attend the conference. Canada’s Prime Minister, Louis St. Laurent, has accepted the in vitation. Dr. Daniel Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa, will send a representative. Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia also will be present. Mr. Attlee described it as “a meeting between us to discuss questions of common concern, in cluding aspects of the present in ternational situation. The talks will last about 10 days and will be private, Mr. Attlee said, “to enable a confidential ex change of views to take place." Speaking for the Conservative Party. Opposition Leader Winston Churchill told the House: "We think that such a gather ing would be opportune and that the discussions which will take place may be fruitful.” Thanksgiving Eve Brings Rush At Food Stores, Union Station Plenty of Turkey and Good Fall Weather In Prospect for Traditional Feast This was the day of the big rush. For some the objective was turkeys; for others it was travel. For all the goal was a Thanksgiv ing with trimmings. Last-minute preparations for tomorrow’s feasting found food Thanksgiving Church Sarvices to Offer Prayers for Peace. Page A-13 stores crowded and transporta tion facilities choked with home ward-bound celebrants. The rush at Union 8tation began building up gradually for a mid-evening jam divided be tween thousands leaving town and other thousands moving in for the holiday. Fifteen or 16 extra sections were expected to carry the throngs by rail, while additional thousands were traveling by air, bus and car. The weather outlook was just right for those who like the tang of autumn as an appetite sharp ener. The Weather Bureau said to morrow will be increasingly cloudy, with a high of about 50 degrees. This will be something of a warm up from this morning’s low qf 27 i (See HOLIDAY, Page A-3.) China's Plea for Probe Of Soviet Aggression Gets Slim U.N. Support France and Australia Join Britain and Red Bloc In Opposing Resolution By th« Associated Press LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 22.—Na i tionalist China’s plea for a United Nations commission to investi gate her charges of Russian ag gression received slim support today in the General Assembly’s Political Committee. It seemed doomed. France and Australia joined Britain and the Soviet bloc in opposing the Nationalist resolu tion. The opposite position has been taken by the United States. Syria proposed submitting the China question to the Little As sembly with instructions to re port back to the 1951 General Assembly. It is assumed that the Syrian proposal, if adopted, would bury the whole issue. The Little Assembly is an interim U. N. As sembly which the Soviet Union shuns. Treaty Violation Charged. Nationalist China first charged last year that the Russians boosted the Chinese Communists to power in violation of treaty provisions and the U. N. Charter. The 1949 Assembly referred the charges to the Little Assembly, but that body shpwcd no inclination to tackle the matter. Sir Keith Officer of Australia said: “There is no need to take the matter beyond this committee. We can draw our own conclusions. The U. N. already is heavily bur dened with difficult questions on the Far East and it would be un wise to add to these burdens by setting up the commission.” Francis Lacoste of France ex pressed similar views. Czechoslo vak Delegate Frantisek Pisek said the Nationalist resolution was un founded, illegal and provocative “and must be rejected.” Referring to the Chinesg, Com munists’ representatives now en (See U. N., Page A-4.) 5 East Germans Sentenced To Death as Spies for U.S. By the Associated Press BERLIN, Nov. 22.—Five East Germans have been sentenced to death by a Russian military tri bunal for "spying for the Ameri can secret service,” the Soviet licensed news agency ADN has re ported. A sixth East German got 25 years’ imprisonment, ADN said, and two German women were sen tenced to 15 years, t Reserve Commissions Offered to 8 Medical Men Classified 1-A 4 Doctors, 4 Dentists Eligible for Induction In Mobilization Plan By George Beveridge The Army has offered reserve commissions to eight District physicians and dentists examined under the medical draft law, of ficials disclosed today. These commissions, four to physicians and four to dentists, are the first to be sent out under the Army’s new medical mobiliza tion plan. All eight, officials said, passed physical examinations and signi fied willingness to accept reserve commissions after they were clas sified 1-A by draft boards. Of ficials of the 2d Army, Fort Meade, Md., said registered let ters were mailed to the eight men Monday, instructing them to have acceptance of their commissions notarized within 72 hours, and to notify draft boards of that action. A District draft spokesman, however, said that two of the eight will appeal their 1-A draft classifications. 2 Refused Commissions. LgJfri addition, the spokesman said, 2a Army has sent draft officials the names of two physicians who passed the Army’s examination, but refused to accept commissions. Under the Army’s plan, these two would be eligible for induction if quotas—still to be set—are not reached by voluntary acceptance of commissions. Draft officials said final reports have not been received on 10 other (See DRAFT, Page A-5.) Barkley in Hospital For General Checkup Viqe President Barkley entered the Naval Medical Center at Bethesda today for a general checkup. He made the announcement himself and said he expected to be on the job when Congress reconvenes Monday. “I am going out to the Naval Hospital to have a general phys ical checkup made, which I have not had in more than 10 years," he said. “During the recent campaign I contracted a severe chest cold resulting in some con gestion of the chest. “This has been practically cleared up, but I feel that I should take advantage of the opportunity to have a general checkup mgde. I have no way of knowing how many days this will require but I expect to be on hand when the £tenate meets." Utilities Warn Of Rate Rises in Profits Tax Plan Spokesmen Present Views on Final Day Of Public Hearings By Cecil Holland Representatives of railroads, tel ephone companies, natural gas companies and other utilities warned Congress today the admin istration’s excess profits tax pro posal, if enacted, would likely re sult in higher rates for their cus tomers. Their views were presented to the House Ways and Means Com mittee in the committee’s final day of public hearings on President Truman’s request for a 75 per cent tax on excess corporation earnings to raise $4 billion a year for the country’s expanding defense pro gram.. The utilities spokesmen em phasized that their earnings are limited by regulatory bodies and that they should be exempt from an excess profits tax. Numerous Plans Suggested. In the event they are not exempt, the spokesmen suggested numerous steps to lessen the im pact on utilities of a tax along the lines proposed by the adminis tration. Fred J. Turner of Atlanta, Ga., vice president of the Southern Bell Telepnone & Telegraph Co., said the application to the tele phone business, without con sideration of the distinctive character of the business, would be “a destructive blow” to the financial stability of the company and “highly detrimental to the public interest.” He said the company, unless measures were taken to enable it to earn a fair return, will "be forced to return to the State com missions for further relief.” The company operates in nine South eastern States. ! “In the interest of meeting the tremendous military and civilian I demand for service,” Mr. Turner j added, “it will be necessary to seek rare increases. . . . The amount of irate increases required would, of course, depend upon the excess profits tax rate.” Yardstick Proposed. ! George L. Buland, representing the Association of American Rail roads, told the committee it would be “incongruous” to require regu lated industries to pay excess profits taxes. While ^Mr. Buland did not sug gest the exemption of such indus tries, he proposed that regulated profits should not be regarded as excessive until a fair return is earned after normal taxes. He emphasized that railroad earn ings, for the most part, do not afford a fair return on invest ment. Representative Curtis, Republi can, of Nebraska, asked if an ex- < (See TAXES, Page A-5.) Nearby States Asked To Defense Meeting The Commissioners today in vited the Governors of Virginia and Maryland to send legal rep resentatives to Washington to work out a mutual civil defense compact for the entire metropol itan area. The meeting is set for 10:30 a.m., December 4, at the corporation Cities Rap Failure of U. S. Guidance on Civil Defense. Page B-1 counsel’s office in the District Building. The Commissioners asked the Governors to send their attorneys general or some other representatives to confer on elim inating legal barriers to a formrf mutual aid compact. La3t month the civil defense directors of Maryland, Virginia and the District agreed to form a committee for the metropolitan area with John E. Fondahl, act ing District director, as chairman. Featured Reading Inside Today's Star WASHINGTON: PRESENT AND FU TURE—How is the available land vin the District used today and what changes should be made to make Wash ington a better city to live and work in? The National Capital Park and Planning Commission takes up the ques tion in today's installment of its 30 year comprehensive plan far city de velopment, on Page A-12. WELCOME MAT FOR IKE—Tha folks around Gettysburg are looking for ward to having Gen. Eisenhower as a neighbor. Star Real Estate Editor Robert J. Lewis finds that everybody from politicians to pretxel-benders is happy about his purchase of a 189-acre dairy farm near the historic battlefield. On Page B-1. CONGRESS COMES TO WASHING TON—Just 150 years age today, tha first session of Congress was held in the unfinished north wing of the Capi tol. The historic day is described by Star Staff Reporter George Kennedy on Page A-10. NEW FACES IN CONGRESS-Herman Welker, once a sheep-herder and dish washer, takes over from Glen Taylor as Senator from Idoho. The square jawed anti-New Dealer is introduced ta Star reqders on Page A-11 r i 1. *