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Soviet Shoots 4
As U. S. Spies
Dropped by Air
'Dismal Example
Os Phony Charges/
Says State Official
By th* Associated Press
MOSCOW, May 27.—The So
viet government charged the
United States today with para
chuting four spies—all appar
ently of Ukrainian ,or Russian
origin into the Ukraine a
month ago. A communique said
the four had been arrested, tried
and executed.
The announcement from the
Ministry of Internal Affairs said
the four admitted at their trial
that they jumped into the Uk
raine. one of the republics of the
Soviet Union, on April 26 from
an unmarked- four - motored
American plane flying from
Athens, Greece. It said they
confessed they were sent in on
diversionist, terrorist and espion
age assignments, with radios for
contact with American spy cen
ters in West Germany.
(A State Department spokes
man today said the Soviet an
nouncement was “another
dismal example of phony
charges issued from time to
time by the Communists in an
effort to delude their own peo
ple.” He added that it was
“too fantastic” to deserve any
other comment.
(Russia made a similar an
nouncement on December 18, v
1951, saying two American
spies with Russian names had
been executed after having
been dropped by parachute
from a plane over Moldavia,
formerly a part of Romania.
The then Secretary of State,
Dean Acheson, denounced the
charge as a complete fabrica
tion.)
Executed by Firing Squad.
The communique said the men
claimed the American intelli
gence service had ordered them
to settle in Kiev and Odessa.
It said they were ordered to
murder Soviet citizens, if neces
sary, to obtain identification
certificates to replace forged
papers they carried when they
jumped.
The men, executed by a firing
squad, were identified as Alex
ander Vasilievich Lakhno, Alex
ander Nikolaevich Makov, Sergi
lozisimovich Gorbunov and
Dmitri Nikolaevich Remigi.
The ministry communique was
published today in both Pravda
and Izvestia. In effect, it charged
that an American plane had
violated the Soviet frontier.
Fascist Link Charged.
The communique, which was
also broadcast by the Moscow
radio, said Lakhno, Makov, and
Gorbunov were “active accom
plices of the German-Fascist oc
cupiers and betrayed the Soviet
people” during the “Great Fa
therland War” (World War II).
After the war. the communique
said, all four of the alleged spies
had fled to West Germany and
found “new masters and pro- j
tectors in American intelligence i
organs.”
The ministry said all four con
fessed they had enrolled at a
“special espionage - diversionist
school of the American intelli
gence” at Bad Wiessee, near
Munich, West Germany. There,
It charged, they received “sub
stantial training” in methods to
carry out “terror, diversion, and
espionage” on Soviet territory.
On April 23, the communique
continued, accompanied by a
man identified as a Capt. Holli
day of the American intelligence
service, the four were taken in
an American plane to Athens.
The communique said the four
confessed at their trial they were
met at Athens by an American
intelligence service officer identi
fied as Maj. Harold Irving Fidler.
Maj. Filder, the ministry said,
had been to the Soviet Union
three times in 1951 as a diplo
matic courier of the 'United
States State Deartment.
“On the evening of April 25,”
the communique continued, “the
diversionists were equipped with
parachutes and placed by Fidler
on the aforementioned four
engined American aircraft with
out identification marks. The
aircraft delivered them to the
place where they were dropped
onto the territory of the U. S.
S. R.”
Soviet Reported Building
Big Manchurian Air Base
TOKYO, May 27 (NANA).—
Russian technicians and Chinese
laborers are rushing the con
struction of a great airfield in
Northern Manchuria as a new
advanced headquarters for the
Soviet Air Force in the Far East,
according to intelligence reports.
Work on the field was begun
early last month and is scheduled
for completion within six months.
The field, it is believed, will be
as large as the Soviet under
ground air base at Iman in Far
Eastern Siberia, with massive
facilities for an estimated 500
long-range fighters and heavy]
bombers and more than adequate!
runway accommodation. I
A labor force of 50,000 Chinese
Is reported on day and nigh*
shifts. 1
Romania's Spy Blackmail Plan
Believed Hatched in 7950
Fact That Georgescu Had No Access
To Classified Data Baffles Officials
By Crosby S. Noyes
American officials today were
studying the implications that
the attempt of a Romanian diplo
mat to blackmail Oil Expert
Valeriu Georgescu into spying
for the Communists was a part
of a carefully laid plot.
From Mr Georgescu’s state
ment to reporters here yester
day, it appeared that the prepa
rations dated back at least three
years. At that time, the oil man’s
two sons were denied permission
to leave Romania, while other
persons in similar circumstances
were allowed to leave. The safety
of the two children was subse
quently used as the bait for the
blackmail attempt.
At the same time, there was
some official head scratching
over what the Romanian Com
munists had on their mind when
they approached Mr. Georgescu,
executive of the Standard Oil
Co., to serve them as a spy.
Spying Seen Only Meaning.
The expression used was “po
litical collaboration,” 'according
to Mr. Georgescu’s statement to
State Department officials. That,
said a State Department spokes
man, could mean nothing else
than spying for the Romanians
against the United States.
Elders Tell Queen They Greet
Reign in Spirit of Adventure
By th* Associated Press
LONDON, May 27 Young
v Queen Elizabeth II met today
with the elder statesmen of the
far-reaching British Common
wealth and received their pledge
to go forward with her “in a
spirit of adventure.”
It was the first time in history
that representatives of the Corn-
Prince Charles to See Service as Reward
for His Behavior. Page A-3
monwealth parliaments feted a
British sovereign about to be
crowned. The occasion was a
luncheon at Westminster Hall.
Standing in the hall where
King Charles I was condemned
to death for treason three cen
turies ago, the 27-year-old Queen
was reverently received by the
750 representatives of 52 parlia
ments. A diminutive but domi
nant figure among her counsel
ors, she appeared completely at
ease as she promised to carry
on the traditions of her father,
King George VI.
“It is a stirring thought that
Impish Churchill Tells
Queen to Be Careful
On U. S. Constitution
By the Associated Pres*
LONDON, May 27.—Winston
Churchill—half American him
self—today impishly cautioned
Britons to be careful what they
say about the American Con
stitution.
Without mentioning directly
Opposition Leader Clement Att
lee, whose comparisons of the
British and American political
systems raised a rumpus in
Washington, the Prime Minister
told a British Commonwealth
luncheon for the Queen:
“It Is always dangerous to
make comparisons about the
form of government. We accept
the principle every one should
have what they like and there
can be no harm in my saying
we like very much the system
we have got in this country.
‘Must Be Careful,’ He Says.
“Still, madam, we recognize
that others may prefer alterna
tive solutions. We must be very
careful nowadays, I perhaps all
the more, because of my Ameri
can forebears. We must be very
careful nowadays, in what we
say about the American Con
stitution.”
Mr. Attlee, who was at the
luncheon, joined in the good
! natured laughter as Mr. Church
| ill went on:
J “I will therefore content my
self with the observation that no
; constitution was written in bet
ter English.”
Turning to a serious note, Mr.
Churchill added:
“Your majesty, we have much
more than that in common with
the great republic. The key
thought, alike of the British
constitutional monarchy and
the republic of the United States
of America, is the hatred of dic
tatorship.
Division of Power Basic Idea.
“Both here and across the
ocean over the generations and
the centuries, the idea of the
division of power has lain deep
at the root of our development.
We do not want to live in a
system dominated either by one
man or one theme.
"Like nature, we follow in
theme the paths of variety and
change and our faith that in
the mercy of God things will get
better and better if we all try
our best.”
Press Conference Set
President Eisenhower will hold
a news conference at 10:30 a.m.
tomorrow, the White House said
today.
W\t
On the strength of that judg
, j ment the State Department has
: demanded the immediate recall
\ of Cristache Zambeti, first sec
retary at the Romanian legation
; here. It was Mr. Zambetti who
| called on Mr. Georgescu last
Wednesday and offered to release
his two teen-age sons in Ro
mania if the oil man proved
willing to co-operate.
The Romanian Legation said
this morning that Mr. Zanbeti is
ready to leave Washington as
soon as he receives a French
visa. The visa is necessary be
cause he will fly home and will
land in France en route, the Le
gation said.
The question that puzzled Mr.
Georgescu—and which is still
puzzling officials and officers
of the oil company—is what
Mr. Georgescu would have
been expected to do if he
had accepted the offer instead
of reporting the conversation to
American authorities.
“Collaboration” Limited.
As a member of Standard
Oil’s producing co-ordination
staff in charge of Middle East
and Far Eastern operations, Mr.
Georgescu has no access to clas
(Continued on Page A-5. Col. 3.)
! all these legislatures are de
scended from the assembly which
■ first met under this roof nearly
seven centuries ago,” she said in
a brief response to the homage
of the delegates.
“We stand in the palace of
Westminster which is the home
of the mother of parliaments,
jOf the many ties linking this
j family of nations, not the least
: is that system of parliamentary
government which is common to
| us all.”
Elizabeth, dressed in a blue en
semble, sat with her husband, the
Duke of Edinburgh.
The Queen’s address was
broadcast to all the dominions
and colonies. It was her first
overseas broadcast since Christ
mas.
"Elizabethan Age” Hailed.
Tlje birth of a new "Elizabeth
an age" was the theme of the
luncheon, and Harold E. Holt,
the chairman and Australia’s
Minister of Labor and Immigra
tion, gave this pledge:
“Your commonwealth is re
sponding, as you have counseled
us, to the spirit of adventure. We
feel the urge to develop our great
resources and as the young coun
tries of our commonwealth grow
in strength, so we strengthen the
whole,”
The bonds of commonwealth
were evidence in another way
today, the changing of the guard
of Buckingham Palace. Aus
tralians in smart khaki and up
swept slouch hats, who replaced
the Grenadier Guards in red
tunics and black bearskins
yesterday, marched off today to
the tune of “Waltzing Matilda.”
They gave way to a New
Zealander contingent which took
over guard duties to the beat of
fife and drums.
* Practice to Continue.
The changing multi-national
guard is to continue until the
coronation Tuesday.
London’s coronation spirit
continued as gay as ever and
even showers failed to send mil
ling crowds to cover.
Buckingham Palace again was
besieged by coronation enthusi
asts. Westminster Abbey, where
the crowning will take place, at
tracted crowds which almost
overwhelmed police. The magnet
at the abbey was the uninter
rupted rehearsal going on be
hind guarded doors.
The Duke of Edinburgh took
off in a helicopter from Buck
ingham Palace lawn again to
day to review colonial troops at
Woolwich. *
Man Says He Stole Car
To Get to Parole Officer
By the Associated Pres*
ELYRIA, Ohio, May 27.—Craw
ford Casebolt, 19-year-old Ken
tuckian, offered this excuse yes
terday in court for stealing an
automobile:
He borrowed a car in Lorain,
Ohio, so he could report to his
parole officer in Kentucky. The
charge? Stealing another car.
Common Pleas Judge D. A.
Cook sentenced Casebolt to Ohio
Penitentiary for the Lorain job.
Special Classified Schedule
For Memorial Day Week End
Because of the Memorial Day holiday on Satur
day, May 30, The Star will observe a special schedule
for taking classified ads to be published in The Sunday
Star. Deadline for the acceptance of Sunday classi
fied ads will be Friday ftt 10 p.m. by telephone, 9 p.m.
at the business counter in The Star lobby, and 8 p.m.
at Star classified branch offices. Death notices and
lost and found ads only will be taken until 8 p.m.
Saturday for publication Sunday.
In anticipation of your early phone call additional
telephone adtakers will be on duty Thursday and Fri
day to provide prompt and efficient service.
President Silent
On Taft Blast
Against U. N.
If Truce Fails Now,
Negotiate Alone,
Senator Proposes
President Eisenhower laid new
stress on American and allied
support of United Nations prin
ciples in the Korean truce talks
at almost the same time Senator
Taft was saying last night: “We
might as well forget the United
Nations as far as the Korean
was is concerned.”
How much—if any—of a split
this indicated between the two
South Koreans Draft Own Truce Pro
posal, Denounce U. N. Plan. Page A-6
top Republicans was not clear
today.
The White House would not
talk about any phase of the sub
ject.
“I am not going to elaborate
on the President’s statement,”
Press Secretary James C. Hagerty
told a news conference.
Mr. Hagerty added there would
be no White House comment on
the Taft remarks, which were
in a speech read for the Senator
in Cincinnati.
South Korea dissatisfied.
The President’s position was
made known in a White House
statement as South Korean Am
bassador You Chan Yang told
reporters the current U. N. pro
posals are "completely unsatis
factory” to his country. The
Ambassador conferred with Act
ing Secretary of State Walter
Bedell Smith for 70 minutes.
The Ambassador said South
Korea objects to the proposals
on two grounds: They do not
provide for unification of Korea,
and they do not offer an accept
able solution for the prisoner of
war issue. He said if Korean
unity were left to a subsequent
peace conference, it would only
mean “interminable talk.”
In his statement, Gen. Eisen
hower gave this definite commit
ment on the prisoner issue:
“No prisoners will be repatri
ated by force. No prisoners will
be coerced or intimidated in any
way. And there must be a defi
nite limit to the period of their
captivity. The procedures used
in handling the prisoners must
reflect these principles.”
Strong Denunciation.
Senator Taft’s speech, de
livered by his son, Robert A.
Taft, jr., in Cincinnati where the
Senator is undergoing hospital
examination for a hip pain, was
the strongest denunciation of
the part played by America’s
allies in Korea yet delivered by
a leading United States official.
“I think we should do our
best now to negotiate this truce,”
the Senator said, “and if we fail,
then let England and our other
allies know that we are with-;
drawing from all further peace
negotations in Korea.”
“I believe we might as well
abandon any idea of working
with the United Nations in the
(See POLICY, Page A-3.)
Utilities Seizure Law
Upheld in Virginia
By th* Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va.. May 9?._
A Richmond judge toda* up
held the validity of Virginia’s
public utilities seizure law, chal
lenged by an American Feder
ation of Labor bus drivers’
union.
Judge Harold F. Snead, of
Richmond circuit court, held
that the statute "is not in con
flict with the laws of the United
States and is not repugnant to
the Constitution of the United
States and the Constitution of
Virginia and is valid.”
The case arose out of the seiz
ure by the State late last year
of the Washington, Virginia &
Maryland Coach Co. (Arnold
lines) and operation of the bus
line for about two months.
The union, the Amalgamated
Association of Street Electric
Railway and Motor Coach Em
ployes of America, asked a
permanent injunction “against
similar seizures in the future,”
and attacked the constitutional
ity of the law. Judge Snead,
denied the petition for injunc
tion.
Earlier, Judge Snead threw
out a suit for $13,500 damages
against Gov. Battle and six
members and agents of the
State Corporation Commission,
brought by nine drivers of the
bus line.
WAm' V TO J EMBARRASS, jjißM
The Strange Case of the Letter That Wasn't Mailed—
AF Ordered to Show Cause
In Taking Toth to Korea Trial
Judge Morris Grants Plea, But Refuses to
Stay Veteran's Court Martial in Slaying
By Howard L. Dutkin ■
Federal Judge James W. Mor- j
ris today directed the Secre- j
tary of the Air Force to'
show cause why a former air
man, now held by military au
thorities in Korea on suspicion
of murder, should not be returned
to this country for habeas corpus
proceedings.
The action came in the case
of Robert W. Toth, a Pittsburgh
steel worker, who was honorably
discharged from the Air Force
last December 8. Toth, holder
of a Bronze Star award lor brav
ery in Korea, was seized by the
MPs in Pittsburgh last week and
taken back to the Far East.
A request for a writ of habeas
corpus was made today by Mr.
Toth’s attorneys, Anthony R. Mc-
Grath of Pittsburgh and A1 Philip
Kane of Washington.
The Government was not rep
resented. After hearing the plea,
Judge Morris said he would is-
Hail Stones Leave Six Injured
And 7,200 Broken Windows
A flash thunderstorm, which
brought with it hail stones aver
aging a clenched fist in size, tore
through a large part of the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland late
yesterday, leaving behind six in
jured, at least 1,200 broken win
dows and many fallen trees.
Death of a 56-year-old woman
was attributed indirectly to ex
citement caused by the storm.
Miss Stella E. Knockey, 713
Longfellow street N.W., died of a
heart attack at her home an
hour after she was found un
conscious by her sister. Her
home was slightly damaged in
the hail storm.
Os less than 15 minutes dura
tion, the storm lashed various
parts of the District as it moved
rapidly from the Northwest.
With winds of nearly 40 miles an
hour it cut through the North
east section, a part of the North
west. the Southeast and nearby
Montgomery County.
No Repeat Today.
The storm definitely will not
make a repeat performance to
day, the weatherman predicted.
He said it will be fair and cooler,
with a high of about 74 degrees.
Those reported injured were:
Edward M. Cunningham, 27,
sixth precinct policeman who was
felled by huge hail stones as he
directed traffic at Thirteenth
and Nicholson streets N.W., was
ordered dff duty and told to re
port to the police clinic today.
Mrs. Lillian Ridgley, 37, of
8200 Central avenue, Landover,
Md., treated at Freedmen’s Hos
pital after being struck by a hail
stone near her home.
Mrs. Mae Fullmer, 1207 East
Capitol street. She required four
stitches for a scalp injury at
Sibley Hospital when a large
piece of ice penetrated her um
brella at Kentucky avenue and
East Capitol street.
Mrs. Mildred Lacar, 27, of 711
Thirty-first street S.E., required
one stitch in her scalp when a
hail stone hit her as she was
bringing laundry in from her
yard. She was treated at Cas
ualty Hospital.
Injured on Tennis Court.
Edward Plumb, 11. of 2001
Thirty-second place S.E., was
treated at Providence Hospital
after being struck by a hail j
stone while on a tennis court
on Alabama avenue. S.E.
Paul Houle, 15, of 4321 Barker
street S.E., suffered a bruised
arm when a hail stone hit him,
but did not require treatment.
In addition, the District Fire
Board reported. Acting Fire
Chief Fred Litteral and Vincent
Marean, assistant supervisor of
I sue the show-cause order but re-
I jected a request that court-mar
tial proceedings be stayed.
! In his petition for the writ,
which was filed in behalf of Mr.
Toth through a sister, Audrey,
Mr. McGrath declared the for
mer airman was illegally spirit
ed out of this country in vio
lation of his constitutional rights.
The petition said a South Ko
rean civilian was murdered on
September 27, 1952. It said that
Mr. Toth was discharged from
the service three months later.
Subsequently, the petition said,
Mr. Toth returned to Pittsburgh
and took a job as a steel worker.
The petition stated that mili
tary authorities arrested him in
Pittsburgh and without taking
him before any civil authorities,
flew him back to Korea for in
carceration in a military stock
ade at Taegu. The attorneys
asserted that Mr. Toth has pro
(See TOTH, Page A-2.)
fire alarms, were slightly
scratched by flying glass when a
hail stone broke five windows
at Fire Department headquar
ters, Fourth and Douglas streets
N.W.
The storm didn’t approach the
severity of one which struck
Washington June 22, 1857, how
ever. That one stripped trees
and plants, unroofed houses and
broke 2,000 panes of glass in
what was then called the Gov
ernment greenhouse. Hailstones,
The Star reported, were six
inches in diameter and “it was
not difficult to make up a pound
weight from 10 of them.”
The Kensington (Md.) Fire
Department said lightning struck
close to a 27-year-old woman in
the 3900 block of Medford street,
Ken Gar, Md., but she was not
hurt and left the scene.
The District forecaster said the
storm arose from a cold front.
He said the hail stones were
“much larger than normal” and
possibly the biggest ever known
to fall in Washington.
Explains Growing Size.
He said drops of water in the
thunderhead probably rose to
freezing levels because of up
drafts. Their added weight
caused them to fall. Then the
stones rose again because of the
updrafts, gaining in size as they
froze. After this had happened
several times, they acquired their
menacing size, with irregularity
in shape resulting from collisions
between the stones and imme
diate freezing.
Their size was a definite sub
ject of interest to the residents
of the city. Hundreds of them
called newspapers to say the
stones were as big as golf balls
in some Instances. They also
were “as big as coconuts” or
(Continued on Page A-7, Col. 1.)
5,000 Expected to File Claims
For Damages From Hailstorm
Damage claims to property
poured into insurance companies
today in the wake of yesterday's
pounding hail storm.
The General Adjustment Bu
reau, an organization established
by various companies to handle
such claims, urged prompt re
porting of loss to agents and
equally prompt repair of damage
to prevent further damage to
property.
Floyd Stout, branch manager
of the bureau here, said he an
ticipates at least 5,000 claims,
mostly for broken glass. The fig
ure does not constitute what the
Today:
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Find Out What's Cookin'
See Page B-1
New York Markets, Pages A-42-43
Montana Avalanche
Hurls Four Men Ofi
2,000-Foot Cliff
Two Men Are Killed;
One Buried Under
Snow for 8 Hours
By th* Associated Press
GLACIER PARK. Mont., May
27.—Bloodhounds early today lo
cated the body of a man buried
deeply in a pile of snow since
yesterday when an avalanche
shoved a snow plow off a 2,000-
foot drop, killing two and injur
ing two.
Searchers working through the
night with the dogs under glar
ing portable light found the body
of George Beaton, 45, of West
Glacier, Mont., as they inched
through the treacherous slide.
Mr. Beaton’s cap w r as found
last night at about the same time
rescuers dug out Eugene Michael
Sullivan, also of West Glacier,
who had been entombed for more
than eight hours by the tum
bling snows. He said he saw Mr.
Beaton standing by the plow as
the avalanche crashed down.
The men were working to open
Glacier National Park’s Going
to-the-Sun Highway for tourist
travel.
William Whitford. 45, an In
dian from West Glacier, was
killed as the bounding, rolling
snow mass smashed over the
snowplow he was driving, crush
ing it and scattered parts over a
three-quarter-mile area.
The Indian and Frederick E.
Klein, 31, of Sleepy Eye, Minn.,
were found 500 feet from the
scenic highway.
Mr. Klein and Mr. Sullivan
were taken to a hospital at Kali
spell, Mont., southwest of the
park. The Minnesota man suf
fered multiple fractures and was
reported in critical condition.
Despite his ordeal, Mr. Sullivan
was reported apparently suffer
ing no serious hurts.
Police Hall Freight Train
With Broken Brake
A possible train wreck was
avoided early today by Mont
gomery County police who halted
a 100-car freight train with a
j broken brake rigging which could
j have derailed the cars,
j The fast Baltimore & Ohio
j Railroad freight was stopped at
, Rockville with flares set out by
a police cruiser. The train had
j zipped through Garrett Park be
i-fore another police car could flag
jit.
j George Hartmeyer, assistant
freight agent here, said a work
man spotted the defect, an iron
'brake shoe which was dragging
on the track and sparking, as
the train moved out of the term
inal about 4:30.
“The brake shoe could very
easily have caused an accident
by falling on the track and
j causing a derailment," Mr. Hart-
meyer said.
[bureau terms a “disaster." Had
the storm blanketed the entire
city, it “most certainly” would be
in the disaster category, Mr.
Stout declared.
He said adjusters are being
called in from other cities to
; augment the Washington bureau
: staff in assessing damage and
processing claims.
He stressed prompt repair in
caes where rain can cause addi
tional damage to the interior of
homes and said there is no need
for the property owner to wait
until an adjuster can see the
damage.
Women's Clubs
Urge Review of
McCarran Act
Federation Favors
Amendment to Curb
Effects of Treaties
The General Federation of
Women’s Clubs today called on
Congress to review the McCarran-
Walter Immigration and Natu
ralization Act and to add an
amendment to the Constitution
regarding treaties.
The 1,500 women attending
the 62d annual convention at
Constitution Hall also asked
Congress to enact an immigra
tion statute which would “both
guard our legitimate national
interests and be faithful to our
basic ideals of freedom and fair
ness for all.”
Miss Cornelia Hill, a District
of Columbia representative, told
the session she was against
aliens coming here and voting
while District people cannot.
‘Go to Congress and get them to
Americanize Washington cit
izens,” she told the women.
Urge Amendment.
The convention unanimously
adopted a resolution recom
mending that a constitutional
amendment stipulating that any
provision of a treaty which con
flicts with any provision of the
Constitution shall “not be of
any force or effect.”
“This will not affect our stand,
however, on the United Nations,”
Mrs. Horace B. Ritchie, chair
man of the Resolutions Com
mittee, emphasized.
The women also unanimously
agreed no treaty be ratified by
the Senate unless a quorum is
present and a roll-call vote is
taken.
Many Luncheons Today.
Nearly a dozen luncheons
were given simultaneously to
day, with as many speakers,
by the delegates of
the convention.
Top-ranking guest of honor
was Mrs. Richard Nixon, wife
of the Vice President, at the
Federation American Home
luncheon in the Hotel Statler.
Both political parties were
represented at a GFWC publio
; affairs luncheon in the Carlton
| Hotel, with Miss Bertha Adkins,
| assistant to the chairman of the
I Republican National Committee,
sharing the speaker’s platform
with Mrs. India Edwards, vice
i chairman of the Democratic
i National Committee.
Later in the day, the thousands
of clubwomen were to visit their
j Senators and Representatives.
Alien Plan Reconsidered.
Yesterday, the Federation de
cided to reconsider its stand
that aliens who live in the
j United States more than five
I years should seek citizenship or
j be deported.
Although the policy was
j adopted by the organization in
1947, it must be reaffirmed at
this session or expire.
When it came up for reaffirm
ation yesterday, it was sent back
:to the resolutions committee,
j after several delegates, foreign
born but now citizens, protested
! against it.
The question is expected to be
brought to the floor again before
the convention adjourns Friday.
The convention reaffirmed its
support of the principle of the
European economic reconstruc
tion program, now being carried
on by the Mutual Security
Agency.
Teacher Raises Urged.
The group also reaffirmed Its
stand that a crisis exists in edu
cation, and it plugged for teacher
pay raises. The original resolu
tion. adopted in 1947, called for a
minimum annual salary of
$2,400, but yesterday’s rewritten
stand dropped the specific figure.
The group repeated its re
quests that the Agriculture De
! (See FEDERATION. Page A-4.)
Selling Antiques
No One-Man Job
A THRIVING BUSINESS—There's
more to on antique than age, and the
interest in acquiring items that
grandma used is high enough to keep
120 dealers busy in the Washington
area. Star Staff Reporter Jack Jonae
discusses the antique business her*
on page A-42.
ENGLAND'S QUEEN—The British
Empire is getting set for o major
event in its history—the coronotion
of Queen Elizabeth 11. Associated
Press Staff Writer James F. King
describes the Queen's romance with
Prince Philip in another of his pre
coronation stories on page A-10. The
event is being celebrated here, too,
with a garden party at the British
Embassy. Plans for the party are
outlined on page B-3. And in an
other of her stories on "Young Eliza
beth II," Mollie McGee tells how th#
royal family relaxes at Balmoral.
Page B-4.
FLYING INSPECTOR—In Inspector
Anthony J. (Tony) Richitt, the Metro
politan Police Department has its first
flying inspector. The 49-year-old offi
cer soloed less than a year ago, and
now is an air enthusiast. His story is
told on page A-33.
Guide for Readers
Amusements A-40 Lost, Found A-3
Classified . C-7-15 Obituary .. A-38
Comics -.-A-46-47 Radio-TV ... A-45
Editorial A-30 Sports C-1-4
Edit'l Articles A-31 Woman's
Financial..A-42-43| Section .. B-1-4
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