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Acheson Says Truman Ordered
Him Not to Give Details of Talks
Preceding MacArthur Dismissal
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Warns Situation •
In Iran Could
Lead to War
By Cecil Holland and
Garnett D. Horner
Secretary of State Acheson said
today he was “under direct in
structions” from President Tru
man not to reveal details of White
House conversations leading up to
the dismissal of Gen. Mac Arthur
as Far Eastern commander.
Mr. Acheson made this state
ment at the outset of his second
Partial Text of Secretary Acheson's Testi
mony. Pages A-4.and A-5
Text of Declassified Formosa Policy Docu
ment. Poge A-7
appearance before the Senate
Armed Services and Foreigji Re
lations Committees investigating
the MacArthur controversy.
Other Highlights.*
Other highlights of Mr. Ache
aons testimony included:
1. He believes the Situation in
Iran, where the government is
insisting on nationalizing oil re
sources operated by a British
controled company, is “of the
greatest possible seriousness and
might easily deteriorate into a
situation out of which war could
grow.”
xuc way iui a uipiumaiu;
settlement of the Korean war may
open up when continued slaughter
of the Chinese Communist armies
convinces the Reds they cannot
drive the United Nations forces
out of Korea.
3. He does not know of any Ko
rean armistice being under nego
tiation or of any truce proposal
by the Red Chinese. He added
that Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet,
U. N. ground commander in Korea,
could not negotiate any armistice
without getting instructions from
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
4. First effect in Japan of Gen.
MacArthur’s removal was one of
“very considerable shock,” but the
situation has been “very largely
restored” there.
Importance of Hong Kong.
5. If the British colony of Hong
Kong should fall into Communist
hands it would have “a very ad
verse influence” on the interests of
the United States and its allies in
the Far East. Hong Kong is “an
important point” for observation
and other operations in the Far
East.
6. The 38th Parallel, dividing
line between North and South Ko
rea, has no significance from the
military point of view.
7. The Secretary was unable to
say whether there is greater
danger of World War III breaking
out in Europe or Asia since “one
never knows where the spark may
come from that might ignite the
whole thing.”
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nese mainland is “under constant
planning in the Government.”
9. Great Britain and France
are not willing to go as far as the
United States wants to now in the
degree of economic sanctions to
be imposed on Communist China.
10. He hopes “we are working
closer to an understanding” with
the British in regard to keeping
the Chinese Communists out of
the United Nations.
Senator Wiley, Republican, of
Wisconsin asked Mr. Acheson if
he would claim the White House
conversations were privileged and
confidential if he should be re
quested to disclose them.
“If you were to ask me what
was said,” Mr. Acheson replied,
“I should have to say that I could
not answer that question because
I am under direct instructions of
the President of the United States
(See FOREIGN POLICY, A-5.)
Britain Seeks Moves
To End Korea War
By »he Associated Press
LONDON, June 2.—Britain is
seeking a fruitful opportunity for
moves to end the Korean war and
arrange talks on a general Far
Eastern settlement, according to
informed officials.
These officials said today For
eign Secretary Herbert Morrison
and other British leaders believe
the psychological moment for a
solid peace move is nearer now
than it has been for a long time.
Britain accordingly has been
urging those United Nations hav
ing forces in Korea and Common
wealth partners to be ready to
act quickly when an opportune
moment comes.
A main reason which has led
the British to think the time may
be near for a new Korean peace
offer is the resounding defeat of
the latest Communist offensive.
Informants noted with some
optimism Gen. Van Fleet‘s state
ment today in which the U. N.
field commander said the "pursuit
phase” of the operations against
the ^teds now has ended.
Britain long has held the view
that once the Communist offen
sives have been hurled back. U. N.
forces should try to stabilize
themselves somewhere along the
38th Parallel. A
Iran Says It Will Nationalize Oil
Or'Take World to Destruction'
Mossadegh Aide Makes Threat After Letter
From Truman Is Read to Senate in Secret
Ey the Associated Press
TEHERAN. Iran, June 2.—Hus
sein Maki. right-hand man pf Na
tionalist Premier Mohammed Mos
sadegh. said today Iran eithei
will achieve her goal of nation
alization of oil or “we will be de
stroyed and all the world with
us.”
This statement — described as
the most inflammatory yet made
by any responsible member of
Dr. Mosshadgeh’s group — was
given to reporters shortly after
the Premier read to a secret ses
sion of the Senate the text of
President Truman’s letter urging
Iran to try to settle peacefully
the explosive British-Iranian oil
dispute.
Mr. Maki, who is secretary of
the joint parliamentary commis
sion appointed to take over the
vast resources of the British
owned Anglo-Ii anian Oil Co.,
said, “We have burned all bridges
behind us and there is no way
of retreat.”
“We have reached a stage that
either we will reach our goal:
and be prosperous or we will be
| destroyed and all the world with
us,” he told a news conference.
A Senator who was present at
the secret session termed Presi
dent Truman’s message to Iran
“very strong.” Although the text
of the letter still has not been
made available, reliable sources
say he expressed "great concern”
over the oil crisis and urged Iran
to negotiate with Britain on the
basis of the principle of nationali
jzation.
(The President also sent a let
ter to Prime Minister Attlee.
(See IRAN, Page A-3.)
Peurifoy Expresses
American Concern
Over Greek Crisis
Declares Minor Dispute
Threatens Nation After
Army Chief Quits
ly the Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece, June 2.—
United States Ambassador John
C. Peurifoy told Premier Sophocles
Venizelos today the United States
is gravely concerned about recent
developments in Greece. Ambas
sador Peurifoy hurried back to
Athens after Field Marshall Alex
ander Papagos unexpectedly quit
as chief Of the Greek armed forces.
Premier Venizelos called on the
Ambassador at his residence and
found Mr. Peurifoy in shirt
sleeves. Informed sources said
the Ambassador declared he felt
the destiny of Greece was being
placed in the balance by a dis
pute over minor issues. Later
Mr. Peurifoy is scheduled to see
King Paul and Marshal Papagos.
He is expected to tell them the
same thing.
A high American source ad
mitted that Marshal Papagos'
iCoiBiiavivu maj jtupai uuc tuc
scale of future American military
aid tq Greece.
He said United States military
leaders have unlimited confidence
in Marshal Papagos, but that this
confidence is not likely to be be
stowed on his successor. This
source said the United States
trusted the marshal to exploit
fully all aid received.
The Greek military crisis is cre
ating anxiety in Washington, it
was learned, because of the impor
tant role which would be assigned
to the Greek army in case of Com
munist aggression in the Mediter
ranean or Middle East.
It is generally believed the Greek
army would lose a large degree of
efficiency without the iron-handed
guidance of Marshal Papagos.
Marshal Papagos gave ill health
as an excuse for resigning, but the
basic reason is a months’-old dif
ference with King Paul and his
palace guard. The palace group
thought the marshal was trying to
extend his authority beyond the
military sphere into matters which
concerned the court.
It is known that he has voiced
objections to nominations made
by the King to his military house
hold. These objections caused
sharp resentment on the part of
the King and his palace advisers
Most Restrictive Censorship ot Korean
War Imposed. Page A-8
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' slble future Allied operations.
He left unanswered the ques
tion: Will the U. N. Allies stand
where they are now, just a few
miles north of the Red Korea
border, or will they strike out for
specific targets?
United Nations forward ele
ments. meanwhile, had run up
against a bristling Chinese and
Korean Communist defense line
a short distance inside North Ko
rea. This line had been strongly
reinforced overnight.
Reasons for Statement.
There were two possible reasons
i for Gen. Van Fleet’s announce
ment:
1. The Red reinforcements.
2. The Allies might be running
lout of steam after hurling back
ithe biggest force the Reds pvpr
had thrown against them.
Gen. Van Fleet told a news con
ference the 8th Army has ended
its “pursuit phase-’ of operations,
but “will continue, however, to
stop the enemy’s unwarranted ag
gression against South Korea, and
will, when necessary and profit
able, meet such threats within
North Korea.
He said the Reds were “crippled
severely,” but are not exhausted
and have reserves for “still an
other round.”
The 8th Army commander said
the U. N. Allies inflicted more than
100,000 casualties, including 10|
000 captured, on the Communists
in the Reds’ second spring drive,
from May 16 through May 31
The Defense Department ln
Washington listed Red casualties
! for the period at 162,000.
“We can whip that Chinese army
—any place, anywhere,” Gen. Van
iFleet said. “As I’ve said many
j (See KOREA, Page A-3.)
’Pursuit Phase'of War
In North Korea Ended,
Van Fleet Declares
U. N. Commander Gives
No Hint as to Future
Allied Operations
By the Associated Pres* •
TOKYO, June 2.—Lt. Gen.
James A. Van Fleet said today
the United States 8th Army has
quit chasing Reds in North Korea
but will continue to block Com
munist aggression.
The United Nations ground
commander gave no clue to pos
John Erskine, Author of Novel
'Helen of Troy,' Dies at 71
Former Professor
Also Won Acclaim
In Field of Music
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 2.—Author
John Erskine, 71, died at his Park
avenue home early today.
With him at the time of his
death was his wife Helen.
Novelist Fulton Oursler was
summoned to the home after Mr
Erskine died at about 5:30 aun
Mr. Oursler said that Erskine
had been suffering from a heart
ailment for about 18 months and
had gone to Europe about a year
ago in an attempt to regain £is
health. He remained mactive
after his return, Mr. Oursler said.
Funeral arrangements have not
yet been made.
Besides Mrs. Erskine, the author
| is survived by a son, Graham, an
architect, and a daughter, the wife
of Playwright Russel Crouse. The
son and daughter are Mr. Erskine’s
by a previous marriage.
Mr. Erskine wrote 45 books—
the latest of them, "Venus the
Lovely Goddess,” published in
1949.
However, it was his novel, “
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—Wide World Photo.
JOHN ERSKINE.
Private Life of Helen of Troy,”
that brought him popular acclaim.
This novel was published in 1925,
when Mr. Erskine Was 46 years
old.
Mr. Erskine was a scholar,
musician and novelist. To live all
three “lives,” he developed a
“technique of time-saving."
He figured that a man could
(Continued on Page A-8, Col. 4.)
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NPA Orders Cut
Of 200,000 Units
In Auto Output
Revised Controls Will
Slash Production 37%
For Third Quarter
The Government today ordered
new and deeper cuts in the pro
duction of automobiles to conserve
scarce materials for the re
armament program.
The National Production Au
thority announced it will limit
passenger car output to 1.2 mil
lion in the three-month period
beginning July 1. a reduction of
200,000 from the number of cars
being produced in the current
quarter year.
NPA's action means that third
quarter auto production will be
about 37 per cent less than in the
comparable three months of 1950,
a record year for the industry.
Nearly 1.9 million cars were made
in the July-September period last
year.
NPA said it was revising the
formula for controlling automo
bile production. Previous orders
reduced output by limiting the
amount of steel, copper and
aluminum auto manufacturers
may use.
the new and more complicated
formula generally preserves the
status in the industry of manu
facturers as of January, 1950,
dividing among them the avail
able metals according to the num
ber of cars made in the base
moi rn.
NPA said the new system allows
manufacturers to divert steel, cop
per and aluminum from the pro
duction of heavier cars to lighter
models. Thus the industry, if
it chooses, will be able to make
more vehicles than it could by
following past practices.
The new formula, NPA said,
allows the industry to use trie
scarce metals to the best advan
tage. By diverting materials to
lighter models the 1.2 million out
put figure of the July-September
quarter may be exceeded.
Production officials conceded
there may be some unemploy
ment in the industry as a result
of the new cut because the out
put of weapons and other military
materiel will absorb only a small
percentage of the number to be
laid off in the auto plants.
New Wage Formula.
Meanwhile, the Government
seemed ready to indorse a new
control formula tying wages to
the cost of living.
Chairman George W. Taylor of
the Wage Stabilization Board was
said to favor adoption of a new
policy providing for approval ol
pay increases as living costs rise.
This policy would replace the
present and more complicated
formula which, among other
things, allows wage increases of
up to 10 per cent above levels of
January 15, 1950.
Dr. Taylor’s board of labor, in
dustry and public members will
continue their studies of new wage
control ideas next week. The board
on Wednesday will again discuss
the subject with Economic Sta
bilizer Eric A. Johnston.
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thing akin to Dr. Taylor's plan in
a meeting with the board Thurs
day. His proposal would allow
wage increases of up to 12!/2 per
cent above January, 1950, levels
immediately
It was understood that Mr.
Johnston also asked the board to
stop handling individual wage
cases which may set pay prece
dents until a complete new con
trol policy has been drafted.
Mr Johnston, it was said, would
permit wages to rise by the same
percentage as living costs since
January, 1950. This would permit
increases up to 10.5 per cent under
the Government’s old cost of living
index
In addition, further increases of
2 per cent a year would be al
lowed for increases in worker pro
ductivity. The employer, however,
would have to certify that the per
worker output in his plant had in
creased at least 2 per cent before
the employes would get the pay
raise of the same size.
Increases Not Mandatory.
Under the Johnston plan, the
board would fix standards for the
granting of additional wage in
creases instances of hardship or
enequities.
The wage increases would not
be mandatory on the employer,
but the employer would be allowed
to raise pay that much if he were
willing to do so.
The WSB has had under con
sideration for more than a week
a management-labor request for
approval of a 4-cents-per-hour
annual productivity increase which
is due nearly a million automobile
workers next week. A board
spokesman announced the prob
lem would be discussed further
at a meeting Monday.
I
1951 Diploma
Rooming House Blaze
Fatal to Woman, 35;
Man Severely Burned
Firemen Use Ladders to
Rescue Family of Five;
Marines Rouse Sleepers
One woman died and a man
was burned seriously early today
in a fire that raged through the
second floor of a rooming house
at 1214 L street N.W.
Firemen were forced to rescue
a family of five from the third
floor by ladder. Four other per
sons fled to safety in their night
clothes.
Pronounced dead shortly aftdr
she had been carried from the
blazing building was Mrs. Vir
ginia Bailey, 35, a drugstore clerk.
Jack Armstrong, 50, a clothing
store employe, suffered burns of
the chest, face and arms. He was
removed to Emergency Hospital,
where his condition was described
as serious.
Rescued From Third Floor.
Firemen put ladders up to the
third floor back window of the
brick row house to rescue Pete
Pappas, 39, the landlord, and his
family. They were trapped by the
flames on the second floor. Taken
down the ladders, besides Mr.
Ponnoc worn AArc nnrothw
pas, 37, his wife: Pamela, 8: Pa
tricia, 4, and Petro, 5 months.
Four firemen from No. 4 truck
company combined to rescue them
They were Pvts. Myer Weiner,
Stanley Hill, Theodore Burschwitz
and John Hughes.
Pvt. Henry A. Lang of No. 1
engine company groped his way
into the blazing second-floor bed
room occupied by Mrs. Bailey and
found her still lying in bed. He!
carried her down to the street, but
she was pronounced dead a short
time later.
Marines, Airman Assisted.
Four Marines and a recently
discharged Air Force sergeant
were heroes in the fire also, run
ning in the house and warning
sleeping residents after they no
ticed smoke pouring out of a
window.
Marine Pfc. Ralph Goerke, 22,
of Camp Lejeune, N. C„ said he,
James Murphy, 31, of Pikesville,
Ky„ and three other Marines
whose names he didn’t know, were
walking down L street around 5
a.m. when they saw the smoke.
One of the Marines ran to call
the fire department, while the
others burst into the rooming
house and began banging on doors.
Pvt. Georke said. They were still!
in the house helping the residents!
get out when the firemen arrived,!
he added.
The fire started in the room
occupied by Mrs. Bailey. Fire
men indicated it may have be
gun from a burning cigarette.
Wender to Retire When Term
On Recreation Board Expires
Attorney Has Served
As Chairman Since
Creation in 1942
Harry S. Wender, chairman of
the District Recreation Board, to
day confirmed reports that he does
not intend to serve on that body
after his present term expires
next summer.
During his appearance last
month before a House District
subcommittee to plead for an ap
propriation of $275,000 to allow
the board to take over the city’s
golf courses, Mr. Wender told the
subcommittee it was “very likely
the last occasion" he would appear
before the group.
. "I definitely am serving my last
term,” the 43-year-old lawyer said
“I already have told Commissioner
F. Joseph Donohue I will retire
when my present term is up."
Named to Board in '42.
Mr. Wender was named to the
board in 1942, when the board
was created. He was the first
chairman of the Recreation Board
and has been re-elected to the
position each year since.
He said one of the reasons he
—HirrU-Ewlnc Photo.
HARRY S. WENDER „
plans to retire from the board is
that "10 years is ample time to
serve in any one position.”
But he also said his decision
was based partly on a desire to
make it clear to the public that
(See WENDER. Page A-8.)
Angler Starts Out
LikeAnanias;Nearly
Ends Up Like Jonah
By Associated Press
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.. June
2.—A Santa Barbara man started
out like Ananias—just one wee fib
—and almost wound up like Jonah
—in a whale’s belly.
He told the fib in playing
hookey yesterday from his job to
go fishing.
The Whale came in for its part
of the fish story by flipping the
fisherman’s 14-foot skiff and bat
tering in one side with its tail.
The fisherman, afraid he would
lose his job. begged for anonymity.
The story was told by his com
panion in the boat, Fred Suhr.
Elevator Starter Breaks
Leg in Fall Down Shaft
Joseph R. Behar, 57, Hotel Stat
ler elevator starter, suffered a
broken leg today in a fall down
an elevator shaft from the lobby
floor to the basement.
Mr. Behar, a starter at the
Statler since November, 1947. un
locked the door to an elevator
not in use, believing the cai was
stopped at the lobby.
He stepped into the shaft and
fell about 10 feet. The car had
been stopped at an upper floor.
Mr. Behar, who lives at 4714
Twentieth road, Arlington, was
taken to Emergency Hospital for
treatment of the broken right leg
and facial cuts.
Sign of Cross Saves Veteran
From 10-Story Hotel Plunge
While a Catholic priest intoned
prayers, two policemen edged for
ward on their knees to snatch a
despondent Army officer from a
10-story hotel window ledge when
he relaxed his vigilance to make
the sign of the cross early this
morning.
The officer, Lt. Thomas W
Grant, 35, a veteran of the Korean
war, had perched on the window
ledge at the Harrington Hotel for
almost an hour threatening to
jump if any one came near him
Lt. Grant was taken to Walter
Reed Hospital after his rescue.
An Army doctor who interviewed
him there said the officer is suf
fering from “severe combat re
action.” He returned to the
United States from Korea about
three months ago and has been
a patient at Valley Forge Army
Hospital near Philadelphia.
Lt. Grant came to Washington
yesterday and registered at the
Harrington. Shortly before 3 a.m
Night Cleric Arthur S. Brown re
ceived a call from Lt. Grant’s
room.
“If you don’t hear from me any
more before morning call the po
lice.” a worried voice said.
Mr. Brown hailed two military
policemen who were passing the
hotel and went with them to Lt.
Grant’s room. When they en
tered they saw the officer seated
on the ledge of the open window.
“If you come any closer I’m
going out this window,” Lt. Grant
said.
Mr. Brown hurried to another
room and called police. Pvts.
Frank N. Manthos and Maurice
W. McClanahan responded.
As the policemen entered, Lt.
(See OFFICER, Pag^A-3.)
Three Planes
Reported in
Air Collision
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. June 2.—Three
Air Force fighter planes were re
ported to have been involved in an
aerial collision today over Yap
hank, formerly Camp Upton on
Long Island.
A Mitchel Field spokesman said
two of the planes were reported
to have crashed—one of them in
the village streets of Yaphank.
I Another is said to have fallen in
a field and a third recovered after
;the aerial collision and flew on.
The planes were believed to be
F-47 Thunderbolt fighters from a
new Air Force interceptor base at
Westhampton, Long Island.
Clouds to Keep Mercury
In Low 90s in D. C. Area
Summer time kept a firm grip
on Washington today despite some
cloudiness and a breeze which
promised to prevent a near-recoKjt
temperature.
The Weather Bureau looked for
readings in the low 90s before
nightfall. Fair and warm was
forecast for tonight, with a low of
about 70 degrees. The tempera
ture at noon today was 82 degrees.
Tomorrow will bring more heat
with a chance of scattered show
ers in the afternoon or evening.
A possibility of a break in the
heat wave was seen Monday, when
the long-range forecast called for
scattered showers and cooler
Yesterday's 90 eclipsed by ore
degree the previous high for thir
year, reported on May iii.
Looking over prospects for +he
next 30 da..,. the Weatlie» Burv.u
expected • bovf normal temper
atures for June in the Eastern
half of the country, and near
normal rainfall.
Dulles Leaving Today
For Talks With British
By the Associated Press
John Foster Dulles, Republican
adviser to the State Department,
is scheduled to leave New York
today for Britain, where he will
discuss the Japanese peace treaty.
Official sources here indicated
the principal topics will be the
future of Formosa and whether
Red China—recognized by Britain
but not by the United States—
should be brought into the treaty
negotiations.
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D. C. Tax Boost
Seen Despite
Budget Slash
Appropriation Bill
Cut $3 Million by
Bates Subcommittee
By Don S. Warren
Inflation haunted the House
hearings on the District’s record
breaking $137 million 1952 budget,
now facing its first legislative ac
tion next Wednesday in the
House.
It moved the Bates Subcom
mittee, in charge of the supply
Sidelights From Hearings on 1952 District
Budget. Page A 3
Reduced Enrollment in White High Schools
May Bring Teacher Cut. Page A-3
bill, to trim requested expendi
tures reportedly by nearly $3 mil
lion to keep financing in balance
in the year beginning July 1.
And it raised greater concern
for the future, provoking discus
sions of bond issues, Treasury
loans, higher taxes and a pointed
suggestion for a 25 per cent in
crease in city water rates.
Publication today of the tran
script of th% recent closed hear
ings by the Bates Appropriations
Subcommittee made clear the city
could meet its big new spending
plan, with some cutbacks and
postponements, provided only that
there was no cut in the Federal
payment and no raise in city gov
ernment wages.
Warning by Fowler.
Both, however, are proposed,
and Budget Officer Walter L.
Fowler warned again that either,
or certainly a combination of the
two, would mean higher taxes or
drastic budget cuts, or both.
Against this background, tha
House hearings reveal, District of
ficials wrote into the official rec
ord a lengthy and documented
justification for a grant of a full
$12 million as tne Federal snare
of National Capital costs. This
laid the foundation for a deter
mined fight against an intended
move by Representative Taber,
Republican of New York, and
others to chop the Federal pay
ment down by 10 per cent or more.
Last year, at the urging of
Mr. Taber, Congress cut 10 per
cent, or $1.2 million off the
$12 million payment authorized in
basic law.
Because of inflation, it was
charged that the United States
now is underpaying the District
by $200,000 a year on the amount
of city water it uses for its Fed
eral agencies. Of the Federal
payment, $1 million is granted to
pay for Government water use.
The actual bill, the House group
was told by Water Supt. David
Auld, is $1.2 million.
Illustrates Issue.
This brought from Representa
tive Furcolo, Democrat, of Massa
chusetts, a declaration that the
water payment is an "excellent
illustration” of the Federal pay
ment issue.
"The Federal Government says,
jin a high-handed manner, ‘We
use the water but we are going
to pay you only $1 million in spite
of the fact that the actual cost
| is $200,000 more than that,”’ Mr.
Furcolo commented.
Mr. Auld detailed the effects of
inflation. Discussing the $23 mil
lion Treasury loan Congress has
authorized for the long-deferred
expansion of the city’s water
; supply, $3.9 million of which now
is requested, Mr. Auld said in
flated costs have made it "obvi
ously hopeless” to depend solely
on this source of funds.
He Dut it this wav
“It is apparent that, in addition
to the $25 million originally au
thorized as loans to the water
fund, an additional $17.6 million
would be needed by 1963.
"If we assume interest costs at
1.75 per cent and if the inflation
ary increases also were borrowed,
the water system would owe ap
proximately $50.2 million by 1970.
“It would not get out of debt
until the year 2025, or 73 years
hence, and over that period (the
District) would have made interest
payments aggregating $38,250,000.
Any such financing is obviously
hopeless and, therefore, more bor
rowing to keep up with inflation is
not the solution.”
He said, therefore, there was no
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Egyptians Digging
For Road Uncover
IS Ancient Tombs
By th« Associated Press
CAIRO, Egypt, June 2.—Work
ers digging foundations for a
new road near Cairo yesterday
unearthed 18 tombs dating back
5.000 years.
Dr. Etienne Drioton, director
general of the Department of
Antiquities, described them as
small graves containing bodies
and a few vases. He said they
dated to the later period of the
first dynasty whose pharaohs
ruled Egypt around 3,500 B. C.
He said it was too soon to say
whether the discovery is import
ant or merely routine. Similar
graves have been unearthed near
the city in recent years.
The find was made on the
fringes of the desert near Giza,
a western suburb Cairo.