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Acheson to Report
To Truman Today on
6 Weeks of Parleys
By Garnett D. Horner
Secretary of State Acheson re
ports to President Truman at the
White House today on six weeks of
international conferences in Eu
rope.
Mr. Acheson, returning from
Paris meetings of the United Na
tions General Assembly and Rome
sessions of the North Atlantic
Council, was greeted at National
Airport by the President last night
with praises of a “great job.”
lie arranged to report in detail
to Mr. Truman today after getting
a briefing this morning from his
aides at the State Department on
current problems in other parts of
the^ world, including the Korean
truce negotiations.
Snyder Also on Trip.
Mr. Acheson flew here from New
York after arriving there last
night by ship.
With him was Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder, who also at
tended the North Atlantic Council
meetings in Rome.
You've done a great job for us,"
Mr. Truman told both cabinet
members.
In New York. Mr. Acheson told
reporters that it "could well be a
turning point in world history”
If Russia would decide to accept
a world disarmament plan pro
posed by the Western powers at
Paris. Russia has rebuffed the
plan so far.
Department Changes Due.
"When the situation becomes
stabilized the Russians will recog
nize it and will be able to talk,”;
Mr. Acheson added.
The Secretary and Mr. Truman
will have to give attention soon
to several personnel changes in
top ranks of the State Depart
ment. They must find replace
ments for Dean Rusk, who recent- j
ly resigned as Assistant Secretary
of State for Far Eastern Affairs,
and for George C. McGee, who
was shifted from Assistant Secre
tary for Near East, South Asian
and African Affairs to be Ambas-;;
sador to Turkey. They also are
expected to consider Undersecre
tary of State James E. Webb's
reported desire to resign sometime
next year. ij
Builder Admits Giving
$25,000 to Democrats
By th« Associated Press y
Leonard D. Long. Charleston.
8. C., contractor, disclosed last
night that he and his family had
contributed $25,000 to President
Truman’s campaign fund in 1948.
Mr. Long, a contractor who has
big business connections in Puerto
Rico, has been linked with Fred
erick Carpenter, who has been
dismissed as Federal housing ad
ministrator in San Juan.
It has been reported that Mr.
Carpenter was dismissed because
of "outside business activities”
and that those activities included
"an interest” in firms headed by
Mr. Long.
This has been denied by both;
Mr. Long and Mr. Carpenter.
Mr. Long made his disclosure
about the campaign donations
after Fulton Lewis, jr., Mutual
Broadcasting Co. newscaster, had
made a statement regarding the
campaign funds in a broadcast at
Columbus, Ohio.
"Sure I did,” Mr. Long said.
"It's all part of the record.” j
He said that of the $25,000,;
$5,000 came out of his own pocket
and $20,000 more from "my fam
ily.”
Senator Nixon. Republican, of
California has said that he will
hold in abeyance his demand for
an investigation of the FHA until
tha£ agency completes an investi-’
gation of itself.
Army Attorney Asks
For Drink, Shoots Sell
Edward Scott Tylor, 51, an at
torney for the Army Corps of
Engineers, shot and killed him
self last night in the bathroom
of his home, 2705 Russell road,'
Alexandria.
Dr. Alfred Abramson, assistant
city coroner, issued a suicide
certificate.
Mr. Tylor’s body with a bullet
wound in the chest was found
by his wife, Marjorie, after she
heard a shot as she was dressing
for dinner in their bedroom,
police said. A .38-caliber revolver
lay. nearby on the floor.
Police said Mr. Tylor had been
in ill health for some time.
They quoted Mrs. Tylor as say
ing her husband had asked her
to prepare a drink for him. Mr
Tylor then entered the bathroom.
The shot rang out a few seconds
later.
The body was taken to the
Wheatley funeral home, Alex
andria.
One Moment
With God
By EDWARD L. R. ELSON
J>astor, National Presbyterian Church.
STRONG AS
THE WEAKEST LINK.
The Great Wall of China—25
feet thick and 20 feet high—was
broken at intervals by gates,
which were guarded at all times.
With the simple expedient of
bribing the guards, who were
weak, the wall was easily pene
trated. Without moral strength,
what good is a Nation’s wall of
armaments? No matter how
strong a Nation’s defenses, the
final test is the moral strength of
Its people.
<Reading for today: Revela
tion 22:10-7.)_
/Prayer: Lord, make our Na
tion worthy of Thy blessing.
Afi
f
TIME OUT FOR A SHUFFLE—New York.—Secretary of State
Acheson takes a moment out for a little relaxation aboard the
liner S. S. Independence on his way home from the United
Nations meeting in Paris. Behind Mr. Acheson is Mrs. George
W. Perkins, wife of the Assistant Secretary of State for Euro*
pean Affairs. —AP Wirephoto.
Allies Demand Pledge
Against 'Death March'
In Prisoner Exchange
By the Associated Pres*
MUNSAN, Korea. Dec. 13.—The
Allies today demanded the Reds
guarantee there would be no
‘death march” of Allied prisoners
in Korea.
"No progress of any sort” was
reported by a truce subcommittee
on prisoners, but spokesmen for
both sides indicated another sub
committee might soon break a
17-day deadlock on how to police
an armistice. They didn't get
anywhere today.
An official U. N. command
spokesman said the Reds may hold
many prisoners in camps far to
the east of Panmunjom, where
the Communists want to trade
prisoners.
"We den t want our prisoners
to have to walk hundreds of
miles,” said Lt. Col. Howard S.
Levie. “We don t want a < Bataan )
death march in reverse.”
so "Buna Payment.
A tough talking American ad
miral told the Reds there would be
no "blind payment” on prisoner
exchange until the Communists
assurances of the safety of Allied
fighting men they hold.
Col. Levie said statements of
Rear Admiral R. E. Libby implied
“the Communists have some sinis
ter reason for withholding infor
mation.”
Col. Levie said the United Na
tions wants the Communists'
prisoner lists now because “if we
get the names of five, ten or 15,000
we will know that we will get at
least that number back. If we get
a figure we consider completely
out of line w’ith our estimates,
there is going to be quite a bit of
discussion before we come to
agreement.”
The two subcommittees will
meet in Panmunioir again at
11 a.m. Friday <9 p m. E6T Thurs
day).
Chinese General Delivers Tirade.
Chinese Maj. Gen. Hseih Fang
opened today's truce supervision
session with a 45-minute tirade
against the latest U. N. proposal.
Then expressed confidence a solu
tion could be found if both sides
searched for one.
Maj. Gen. Howara M. Turner
said Allied negotiators were ready
to discuss any reasonable proposal.
The U. N. negotiators said the
deadlock would be broken if the
Reds accepted the seven-point
U. N. proposal submitted yester
day. The Reds said they didn’t
like it but they have not turned
it down.
In the prisoner session Admiral
Libby told the Communists the
Allies “will not be duped by your
obstinate refusal to give us the
real reason why you are afraid
to exchange prisoner of war in
formation now.”
3 Airmen Drowned
In Jet Bomber Crash
By the Associated Press
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE,
Va., Dec. 13.—Three airmen are
believed to have drowned yester
day when a B-45 four-engined
jet bomber crashed and sank in
Chesapeake Bay.
The plane, piloted by Capt. Rus
sell M. Gibbons, San Francisco,
left Langley early yesterday on a
routine navigational flight to Max
well Air Force Base, Ala.
Shortly after take-off, two of
the bombers four jets conked out
and the bulky plane began its
struggle back to Langley. It was
in a field traffic pattern making
preparations to land when it sud
denly Tost altitude and plunged
into the bay off shore.
Air Force officials listed the
other members of the crew as 1st
Lt. Russell E. Leggett, 27, Cata
sauqua, Pa., and Capt. Melvin W
Knuty, 30. Decatur, HI. All three
I were married and their wives live
in Hampton, Va.
Planes and surface craft sent
to the scene reported that sev
eral articles of clothing and s
pilot’s handbook were the onlj
1 objects recovered in the water.
«
Manhunt for Ross
Ends; No Trace Found
In Maryland Area
The biggest manhunt in Mary
land’s history wound up near Elli
icott City early today without pro
, ducing a trace of the whereabouts
of George Francis Ross, 27, Cali
fornia burglar and dope addict
' wanted for the murder of a Cleve
land policeman.
The search turned to adjoining
communities after 100 FBI agents
and more than 30 Maryland State
policeman spent two days and
nights beating through several
square miles of hilly undergrowth
and woodland into which Ross had
fled.
Leaders of the search said they
were satisfied the small, dapper,
knife-scarred fugitive had left the
area.
Throughout yesterday and the
day before. Washington and Balti
more police were busy running
down reports that suspects had
! been seen.
Caller Is Identified.
The most likely report came for
a Baltimore housewife who told
police a motorist with an injured
hand had stopped in her home
Tuesday morning to telephone for
a mechanic because his car had
broken down.
Ross was believed injured in a
hot exchange of shots with two
policemen who surprised him
asleep in a stolen car on the out
skirts of Ellicott City Monday
night.
Ross fled under fire and later
burglarized a filling station near
by, stealing a maroon jacket and
a first-aid kit. The housewife
noticed the bandage and the fact
that her visitor was wearing a
maroon coat.
Both, the w'oman and a garage
man who fixed the stranger’s car
later identified photographs of
Ross
Fingerprints left by the visitor,
however, were not those of the
former convict, Baltimore police
said. A man later was found who
admitted he had called at the Bal
timore home. He had hurt his
hand in an accident.
More than a score of “tips’’ were
run down by Washington police
yesterday and last night. Some
caused considerable excitement in
the neighborhoods as squad cars
arrived with search parties, but
they turned up no suspects. One
man was detained briefly.
Escape on Train Hinted.
Police speculated that Ross
could have hopped a passing
freight train on a track in the
area, or caught a ride on one of
several highways in the Baltimore
suburban area.
When surprised, Ross left be
hind him an automobile stolen in
a Cleveland suburb. He is wanted
there for the murder of Patrol
man Forney L. Hass on Sunday.
The officer was believed to have
gone with Ross to the latter’s
rooming house to see his driver's
i permit. Pvt. Hass was killed in
the house and his assailant fled.
Ross’ capture may be hastened
by the fact that he is a habitual
user of narcotics, police were
told, and can be expected to go
to almost any lengths to obtain
drugs.
Ross left behind him a blood
stained blanket and a flashlight.
He was identifier by the FBI
{through fingerprints on the;
I flashlight.
—
Steel Allotments
Due to Cut Bicycle
Production 50%
By the Associated Press
Bicycle production may be cut
50 per cent next year because of
reduced steel allotments.
Bicycle manufacturers told Na
tional Production Authority offi
cials yesterday that their steel
quotas for the first quarter of
1952 will require them to slash
their output in half.
This could mean laying off 40,
000 workers, industry spokesmen
said.
They said they had not been
able to get defense contracts to'
offset the prospective cuts in their
regular work.
South Africa Protests
U. N. Trusteeship Plan
By Boycotting Session
•y fh» Auociotcd Pr«««
PARIS. Dec. 13.—South Africa
boycotted a plenary session of the
United Nations General Assembly
today in protest against a U. N.
decision to bring Southwest Africa
under its trusteeship system.
South African delegates also
announced they planned to con
tinue their boycott of the Trustee
ship Committee, but would attend
other committee meetings.
South Africa contends South
west Africa, awarded her a
League of Nations mandate in
1920, is a domestic affair and no
concern of the U. N.
B. G. Fourie, counsellor of the
South African delegation and its
representative in the Budgetary
Committee, said Interior Minister
Theo Doenges, head of the delega
tion, will leave “in several days”
to confer with Premier Daniel F.
Malan on the question.
The South African government
announced last night it is pro
testing the Trusteeship Commit
tee action on Southwest Africa.
Handwriting Expert
To Study Signatures
In Football Inquiry
By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13 —A
handwriting expert today has the
job of comparing the signature of
a National Professional Football
League player contract with one
on a check turned up as evidence
by a grand jury in its investiga
tion of police graft.
The two items were handed to
an expert for a professional
opinion yesterday after Bert Bell,
president of the league, and jurors
agreed the two documents, bear
ing the same name, were not
signed by the same person.
The name in question was not
revealed.
Mr. Bell met with Assistant
District Attorney William J.
Woolston and Judge Edwin O.
Lewis after Mr. Woolston an
nounced he believed the check was
part of a link between Philadel
phia and a national gambling
syndicate.
The check, dated 1949, was is
sued by a Philadelphia bank on
the request of the Real Estate
Trust Co. of Philadelphia. It was
Boy Doomed to Total Blindness
Cheered by Early Christmas
By the Associated Press
i WOODWARD. Okla., Dec. 13.—
Little Vernie Smith, whose plight
touched the heart of America, to
day is doomed to a life of blind
ness.
The chubby 2-year-old lad will
lose his one good eye. It is can
cerous, and must be removed to
save his life. The disease cost him
his other eye last February.
Doctors told his parents yester
day his sight could not be saved.
Anticiyating such a verdict, Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Smith last Sunday
staged an early Christmas party—
the last he would ever see. De
cember 25, they feared, would be
too late to display for him the
colorful decorations, toys and
goodies, which next year would
be only a memory.
What he wanted to see most of
all was “a jeep that really runs."
Stories of his simple wish struck
a sympathetic chord all over the
country. Not only did he receive
a jeep that runs—and scores of
toy ones—but also a tide of other
gifts poured into the modest
Smith household.
The Smiths were overwhelmed,
especially by the visit of 500
townsfolk during the day-long
party—and by the special prayer
services by all Woodward churches.
for a four-figure sum and was
one of "20 or 30” made out to the
same person over a three-year
period, jury agents found.
Mr. Bell told Mr. Woolston the
player whose name is the same
as the person who indorsed the
check was not under contract to
a National Football League team
when the check was drawn.
Mr. Woolston said it would be
unfair to say the name ton the
check) is that of a football player.
“It’s just the same name,” he
added.
'Sheerest' Nylon Out—
French-Made, of Course
By the Associated Press
PARIS, Dec. 13.—A French
stocking manufacturer has brought
out what he claimed to be the
sheerest nylon stocking in the
world.
Named “Exciting,” the 10
denier stocking, weighing 5 grams
and made of a nylon thread 100
miles long, will cost about $4.25
a pair. They have not yet gone
on the market commercially.
D. C. Businessman
Convicted of Illegal
Operation on Girl, 20
Special Dispatch to The Star
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md.,
Dec. 13.—Thomas M. Auchincloss,
a Washington businessman, was
convicted here yesterday of per
forming an abortion on a 20
year-old District government
worker who lives in Takoma Park,
Md.
A Calvert County jury, after
deliberating one hour and 15
minutes, held that Auchincloss,
40, committed the act September
15 in a house at North Beach,
the Chesapeake Bay resort a few
miles from here .
Defense Attorney A. Gwynn
Bowie moved for a new trial and
asked that the defendant be re
leased under bond pending argu
ment on the motion. Chief Judge
John B. Gray, jr., agreed and set
bail at $4,000.
The girl testified that Auchin
closs performed the operation for
$200. She was treated at Sibley
Hospital where she was questioned
by police. She identified the
father as a Marine officer.
Auchincloss denied the charge.
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