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Brownell to Testify Tuesday
Before Jenner's Senate Group;
Clark Turns Down Subpoena
Attorney General
To Give Views
On White Case
BULLETIN
Chairman Jenner of the
Senate Internal Security sub
committee announced today
Attorney General Brownell will
appear before the subcommit
tee at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The
Senator said he will testify
about internal security in gen
eral, including the case of
Harry Dexter White and oth
ers. Mr. Brownell will be heard
in closed session briefly,, fol
lowed by an open session at
2:30 p.m.
Supreme Court Justice Clark
today firmly rejected a House
Un-American Activities Com
mittee’s subpoena to testify
about the Hary Dexter White
case.
He communicated his refusal
by letter. It was delivered by
Appraisal of White's Jobs Leaves "Pro
motion" in Doubt. Page A-5
Files Show Byrnes Denied Knowledge of
Accusation of Hiss. Poge A-3
Justice Clark’s secretary a few
minutes before the 10:30 a.m.
time set in the subpoena for
Justice Clark to appear before
the committee.
He offered, however, to give
“serious consideration” to any
written questions the committee
may wish to submit to him.
Chairman Blocked Again.
It was the second day in a
row that Representative Velde,
Republican, of Illinois, the com
mittee chairman, had been
blocked in his efforts to sub
poena his way into an investi
gation of the explosive White
case.
Former President Truman
turned down a committee sub
poena yesterday.
In his letter. Justice Clark,
Attorney General under Mr. Tru
man, based his refusal on the
principle of the complete inde
pendence of the judiciary branch
of the Government and the nec
essity that “judges must be kept
free from the strife of public
controversy.”
Text of Letter.
The letter follows:
“I have your subpoena dated
November 10, 1953, calling upon
me to appear oefore your com
mittee on Friday, November 13,
at 10:30 a.m.
“As you know, the independ
ence of the three branches of
our Government is the cardinal
principl on which our constitu
tional system is founded. This
complete independence of the
judiciary is necessary to the
proper administration of the jus
tice. In order to discharge this
high trust, judges must be kept
free from the strife of public
controversy. Since becoming an
asociate justice of the United
States Supreme Court I have
scrupulously observed a complete
retirement from such matters.
For this reason, as much as I
wish to co-operate with the
legislative branch of the Govern
ment, I must forego an ap
pearance before the committee.
“However, as there is a pos
sibility that the welfare of our
country might be served if the
personal recollection I have of
the Harry Dexter White matter
be made known, you may rest
assured that such written ques
tions as you and your committee
may wish to send me will receive
my serious consideration sub
ject only to my duties under the
Constitution.”
Mr. Velde immediately called
his committee into a closed ses
sion to consider the Clark letter
and what other steps that may
be taken in the controversy set
off by Attorney General Brow
nell’s speech last week in Chi
cago.
In that speech. Mr. Brownell
charged that President Truman
promoted White in 1946 despite
two FBI reports branding the
late Treasury official as a Soviet
spy.
Will Submit Questions,
The committee met for 45
minutes. Afterwards Mr. Velde
said the committee was “very
appreciative of Mr. Clark’s
courteous letter.” He added
that a series of questions would
be submitted to Justice Clark.
But he said this would not be
(See UN-AMERICAN, Page A-6.)
Drivers Warned of Peril
From Fog Early Tomorrow
Fog may bring driving hazards
in some areas in the early morn
ing hours tomorrow, the Weather
Bureau warned today.
An observer said the fog wall
be somewhat heavier than that
which occurred early today.
Many motorists this morning
also had to scrape heavy frost
from auto windows The low
temperature tonight will be
around 32. The forecast for to
morrow is sunny and warmer
than today's expected high of 56.
Soviet Secret Agent Operated
In White House, FBI Reported
NKVD Aide in '43 Listed in 1945 Memo;
Nine Other Russians Linked to Spy Setup
By Richard Wilson
Washington Correspondent of Cowles
Publications.
One of the most arresAig
pieces of information passed on
by the FBI for President Tru
man’s attention in 1945 was that
the Russian secret police, NKVD,
had an agent in the office of
the White House in 1943.
This agent was operating on
behalf of Gen. Vassili Zubulin
and Col. Vassili D. Mironov, ac
cording to the FBl’s information.
Zubulin was described as head
of the administration of the
NKVD foreign information serv
ice in charge of moving agents
into and out of the United
States. Mironov was assistant
secretary of the Soviet Embassy
in Washington.
It was not stated whether the
“agent” of the Soviet intelli
gence was still in the White
House, when Mr. Truman was
given an opportunity to read the
memorandum.
This rather astonishing news
was. however, but a fragment
of the entire picture drawn by
the FBI under the title of “So
viet Official NKVD organization
in the United States.”
An organization headed by
Eisenhower Arrives
In Ottawa to Speak
Before Parliament
Several Big Issues
Are Seen Involved
In Two-Day Visit
By Joseph A. Fox
Star Staff Correspondent
OTTAWA, Canada, Nov. 13.
President Eisenhower arrived
here at 11:45 a.m. to be the
guest of the Canadian govern
ment for two days and address
a joint session of Parliament.
A crowd of several thousand
greeted Gen. Eisenhower as he
made his first public appearance
in Confederation Square, abut
ting Union Station, to place a
wreath on the Canadian Na
tional War Memorial.
The weather was overcast and
cold and the President wore a
heavy topcoat.
Train 15 Minutes Late.
Mechanical troubles delayed
the special presidential train en
route from Washington and it
arrived here 15 minutes late.
The President and Mrs. Eisen
hower stepped onto a red carpet
to receive the greetings of
Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent
—whose visit to Washington last
May is being officially repaid.
Gov. Gen. Vincent Massey,
Canada’s first native-born Gov
ernor General and brother of
Actor Raymond Massey, also was
on hand, along with members of
the Canadian cabinet.
Despite the fact that White
House discussion of the trip has
stressed its social aspect as a
courtesy call, there were strong
indications that more is in
volved.
Seeks Canadian Views.
Gen. Eisenhower is delivering
his address to a joint session
of Parliament tomorrow and,
in addition, there have been
reports from Ottawa that
looking forward to the Big
Three meeting in Bermuda, De
cember 4-8, the President will
seek to ascertain the Canadian
viewpoint on several issues where
there are differences of opinion
between the United States and
some of her European allies on
dealing with the Soviet.
Further, there were two moves
by the President a few hours be
fore he left Washington, that
pointed up the American Gov
ernment’s interest in strength
ening the ties with her neighbor
to the north.
The White House yesterday
announced concurrently with Ot
tawa. that the two governments
were setting up a top-level Joint
Economic Committee to promote
satisfactory trade relations
throughout the free world.
At the same time, the two gov
ernments concluded arrange
ments for establishment of a
joint board of engineers to exer
cise general supervision over the
blossoming St. Lawrence power
oroject in which the State of
(See EISENHOWER, Page A-5.)
Toscanini on Radio Nov. 22
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (£>)._
Arturo Toscanini will return as
conductor of the NBC Symphony
Orchestra Sunday, November 22,
the net work announced today.
Toscanini, ill with influenza,
missed the initial radio broad
cast November 8. Pierre Mon-
I teux will conduct again this
1 Sunday.
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V J X WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION \^/
nine persons, all Russians, was
described. Many American cit
izens were included in what had
been described to the FBI as
a “tremendous organization.”
Some strange names, now more
familiar than then, were brought
to White House attention: Ar
thur Alexandrovich Adams, J.
Peters, otherwise known as Alex
ander Stevens, Jacob Golos, Steve
Nelson. Philip Jacob Jaffe. There
were other names, still strange
today; Gaik Ovakimian, with a
large Wes’t Coast espionage op
eration: Mikhail Nikolaevich Go
rin. Gen Ilia Saraev, Andrei
Schevchenko, all Russian spies,
the real professionals of the busi
nss They were seeking, and ap
parently getting, all kinds of
military and scientific informa
tion. One of them concentrated
on jet propulsion, another on
proximity fuses, and so on.
These sections of the report
could not be hurriedly passed
over in those days, for these
were representatives of our pre
sumed allies though the allied
relationship had worn very thin.
It would have been quite pos
sible to accept these portions of
(See WILSON, Page A-9.)
Truman Indicates
He Plans Discussion
Os Spy Controversy
Rejecting Subpoena
Doesn't Mean Utter
Silence, He Remarks
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Nov. 13.—For
mer President Truman said to
day his refusal to honor a con
gressional subpoena did not
necessarily mean he would re
main silent on the Harry Dexter
White controversy.
He made the remark during
his usual pre-breakfast stroll.
But did not elaborate.
Yesterday Mr. Truman re
jected the subpoema of the House
Fear and Hysteria Being Manipulated for
Political Reasons, Truman Says.
Page A-3
Un-American Activities Com
mittee on the grounds that
the executive and legislative
branches of the Government
were separate entities.
The committee had wanted to
question Mr. Truman about At
torney General Brownell’s charge
that Mr. Truman appointed
Harry Dexter White, a treasury
aide now dead, as American di
rector of the International Mon
etary Fund despite an FBI re
port that White was a Soviet spy.
Asked if he would accept an
invitation to appear before the
Senate Internal Security sub
committee, as suggested yester
day by Senator Hendrickson, Re
publican, of New' Jersey, Mr.
Truman said:
“I haven’t been Invited. Let’s
cross that bridge when we come
to it. We’ll have to wait and see
what they have in mind.’’
Senator Hendrickson had sug
gested the former President be
“invited” to tell his side of the
story to the Senate subcommit
tee.
Mr. Truman said he had no
comment on Chairman Jenner’s
assertion yesterday that there
was “no doubt” Mr. Truman had
seen the FBI report before White
was promoted to the Interna
tional Monetary fund
Senator Jennei made the
statement after the subcommit
tee had heard Maj. Gen. Harry
H. Vaughan, Mr. Truman’s for
mer military aide at the White
House.
Mr. Brownell had said the FBI
reports on White were given to
Gen. Vaughan for Mr. Truman’s
attention.
Actually, Mr. Truman par
ried most questions.
“I wish I could answer all your
(See TRUMAN. Page A-3.)
Truman Jaywalks on His Stroll,
Shakes Hands WithTVMonkey
By th« Associated Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—Former
President Truman jaywalked at
one point during his early morn
ing stroll today.
“I know this is against the
law,” he commented as he
Photo on Page A-3
crossed the street in the middle
of the block to join a sidewalk
crowd watching Dave Garro
way’s NBC-TV show.
As Mr. Truman watched the
show through the windows, the j
chimpanzee, J. Fred Muggs, wj*
Vishinsky Says
Plotting by U. S.
Bars Arms Cut
Tells U. N. America
Plans Attacks From
Bases Ringing Russia
By the Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Nov.
13.—Russia’s Andrei Y. Vishinsky
charged today that aggressive
American plots against the Soviet
Union have created international
tensions making disarmament
impossible
He listed three main examples
of the alleged American policy
as the establishment of a ring
of air bases surrounding Russia,
plans for the remilitarization of
Western Germany and thwart
ing of a Korean peace confer
j ence.
Mr. Vishinsky claimed the
I United States planned bombing
attacks against Soviet cities
| from its ring of bases.
He told the United Nations’
60-nation Political Committee
Russia “must strengthen our
might to repel any such attack.
Are we supposed to be so im
potent as not to be able to
repel the planned bombing at
tacks?” he asked.
Cites Backing of Adenauer.
He said American plans for
rearmament of Western Ger
many—which have the strong
| support of Chancellor Adenauer’s
I government—are the real rea
son why divided East and West
' Germany have not been re
! united.
Mr. Vishinsky said the United
States—as the result of the “pro
vocative work of Syngman Rhee
and his supporters”—was scut
tling a Korean peace conference
in order to prevent relaxation
!of world tension. He called on
the U. N. Assembly to intervene
in the conversations now going
on in Panmunjom to set up the
projected conference.
Alleging that the United States
was ignoring the “just demands”
of the Chinese Communists and
North Koreans for inclusion of
Russia as a neutral and other
nations, he asked:
j “Will the Assembly, will this
: committee indorse this position?
j No. The Assembly should inter
vene to see that the Panmunjom
doings do not proceed further
j on their present lines.”
Korean Debate Scheduled.
Mr. Vishinsky did not say what
action the Assembly should take.
The question of Korea is sched
uled for debate at the end of
this Assembly—probably the fiYst
week of December—at which
! time the U. N. may take over
if the Panmunjom talks have
not been successful.
I The committee was holding a
double session today in hope of
winding up the arms debate and
! reaching a vote on a Western
j call for “private” Big Four talks
|on atomic control and dis
armament.
U. N. debate continued on the
boiling Palestine issue. Reports
circulated that the United States,
i Britain and France will put a
I resolution before the Security
Council next week censuring Is
rael for the recent armed attack
on the Jordan border village of
Kibva, which cost 53 Arab lives.
The reports said the resolution
also would call for building up
the U. N. truce watchdog team
by adding more military ob
servers and require a report from
(See U. N., Page A-6.)
Molotov Says Big Three
Blocks Conference
By the Associated Press
MOSCOW. Nov. 13. Soviet
Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov,
in a rare news conference to
night, accused the Big Three
Western powers of blocking a
foreign ministers conference.
He restated a Soviet demand
thac if such a conference can be
held ;t must invude Red China
and deal first -tod foremost with
j “measuies for reducing inter
national tension.”
brought to the window and the
former President smiled.
“I’d better get along, I don’t
want to spoil the show.” Mr
Truman said and started away
The chimpanzee was brought
outdoors and Mr. Truman paused
to grasp its paw. As the walkers
moved away a reporter asked
the former President wheth*»i ne
thought "the Republicans are
making monkeys out of the
people of the United States.”
“I’ll let you draw your own
conclusions.” Mr. Truman said
j with a smile. “I hope you are
a Democrat.” A
White Tip Credited to Caudle;
He Doesn't Want to Be 'Goat'
Disturbed by Reports, He Denies Putting
Republicans on Trail of Story
Spokesmen for the Senate In
ternal Security subcommittee
said today that a tip from T.
Lamar Caudle touched off the
Harry Dexter White controversy,
but Mr. Caudle himself said, “I
reckon they want to make me a
goat again.”
Mr. Caudle, the drawling
Democrat from Wadesboro, N. C„
shook his head sadly and denied
that he deliberately—or even ac
cidentally—started the Republi
cans off on the White case.
Mr. Caudle was an Assistant
Attorney General until former
President Truman fired him in
1951. Ever since Mr. Caudle has
been a frequent, and favorite,
witness before congressional in
vestigating committees.
Vaughan Also Testifies.
He was on the witness stand
again yesterday, along with Maj.
Gen. Harry Vaughan, to tell
what he knew about a 1946 FBI
memorandum that branded
White, then the Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury, a Soviet
spy.
Neither witness could confirm
Attorney General Brownell’s
charge that the report went to
Mi Truman personally. But
neither witness could argue that
Mr. Truman didn’t receive the
report.
This impasse left Mr. Caudle
unconcerned. What upset Mr.
Caudle were reports from Robert
Morris, subcommittee counsel,
and Ben Mandel, subcommittee
investigator. They said Mr.
Caudle led them to the White
case
"I reckon they want to make
me a goat again,” Mr. Caudle
lamented.
He said the controversial FBI
memorandum was a "round
robin” to just about every one,
but “I didn't even murmur it.”
Mr. Caudle said the subcom
mittee investigator questioned
Late News
Bulletin
Chest Fund at 77.75%
The Community Chest fund
drive today reached $3,110,-
154.83 or 77.75 per cent of its
$4 million goal. Gifts and
pledges reported at luncheons
of the Government and busi
ness units brought the total to
1 per cent above last year’s
record at this point, although
the drive is more than $50,000
behind last year’s in actual
money.
(Earlier Story on Page A-22.)
Adenauer's Daughter Lotte
Is Reported Engaged
By the Associated Press
BONN. Nov. 13.—The engage
ment of West Germany’s first
lady, Chancellor Konrad Ade
nauer’s daughter Lotte, is ex
pected to be announced shortly
before Christmas, friends said
today.
The slender, 28-year-old bru
nette plans to marry a 32-year
old architect from Aachen. The
friends -declined to identify him.
but said the Chancellor approves
his daughter’s choice.
Both President Theodor Heuss
and the Chancellor are widowers,
so “Miss Lotte.” as she’s af
fectionately called by the Ger
mans, is recognized as the na
tion’s first lady.
Although she has a full-time
job as a high school teacher, she |
accompanies the Chancellor on
his foreign trips and serves as
his hostess.
him October 13. but already
knew that the FBI report ex
isted.
“1 have respect for the sub
committee, so I naturally told
them the truth,” Mr ..Caudle said.
The subcommittee spokesmen
said this "set us off.” The sub
committee on October 14 asked
the Justice Department about
the report.
A week ago today Attorney
General Brownell delivered a
speech about the report, and said
he had learned of it only re
cently. 1
This Indicated the Justice De
partment had forgotten about
the case until the Senate sub
committee brought it up on the
basis of information at least
confirmed by Mr. Caudle.
What happened to the FBI
report in 1946 still was obscure
after Mr. Caudle and Gen.
Vaughan testified before the
subcommittee, 13 microphones,
12 movie cameras, three tele
vision cameras and enough still
cameras to make ordinary men
| cringe.
Informed Clark.
Looking spruce in a snappy
bow tie, Mr. Caudle said that
as soon as he saw the re
port in 1946 he called it to the
attention of then Attorney Gen
eral Tom C. Clark, now a Su
preme Court Justice.
Mr. Caudle thought this was
just before White won Senate
confirmation as United States
executive director for the Inter
national Monetary Fund. Mr.
Caudle said he remembered tele
phoning the information to Mr.
Clark in a hospital. But Mr.
Mandel presented evidence that
Mr. Clark did not enter the hos
pital until two weeks after White
was confirmed for the new job.
Mr. Caudle seemed to concede
that this fixed the date when
he saw the FBI report.
This made it too late for Mr.
Clark to try to block the nomi
nation. but not too late to try
to get White out of the job that
he kept until 13 months later.
Mr. Caudle did not remember
that the FBI report specifically
labeled White as a Soviet spy. as
Mr. Brownell reported. The Jus
tice Department, however, is
preparing a statement on the
contents of the report, and will
give it to the subcommittee.
Vaughan Doesn’t Remember.
The subcommittee, trying to
find out whether the report
reached Mr. Truman personally,
called to the witness stand Gen.
Vaughan, who was Mr. Truman’s
military aide at the White House.
Gen. Vaughan, looking health
ily expansive in a dark, double
breasted suit, testified that he
didn’t remember any report on
White, but he didn’t deny tHat
one existed.
He confirmed that it was a
practice for him to receive FBI
reports intended for the White
House. Gen. Vaughan said,
however, that he was not re
sponsible for acting on them.
(See WHITE, P*ge A-5.)
332 in POW Camp
Become 333 With
Birth of Baby
By th« Associated Press
PANMUNJOM, Nov. 13.
The 332 South Korean war
prisoners who refuse to go
home became 333 this week,
the custodian Indian com
mand said today.
An Indian spokesman said j
a “pro-Communist” mother
—one of five women in the
group—gave birth to a girl
Tuesday.
The spokesman said the
baby is not “political” but
will follow her mother
wherever she goes.
Traffic Projects
A Star photographer takes a look at
new grade-separation projects under way
to ease traffic congestion on busy Ar
lington boulevard.
Pictures on Page A-25.
New York Markets, Pages A-32-33
Commissioners Hail
Case's Indorsement
Os Works Program
Junking of Old Bill
With New One Starting
From Scratch Forecast
The District Commissioners
today were elated over the sup
port Chairman Case of the Sen
ate District Committee has
| pledged to the modified $305
5 million public works improve
; ment program for the city.
Brig. Gen. Louis W. Prentiss,
Engineer Commissioner, voiced
Text of Case Statement on District
Public Works Program. Page A-9
the sentiment of the board
| when he declared, “We are de
: lighted.”
The city heads, Gen. Prentiss
went on, are “very gratified to
see the interest that Senator
Case has shown in the District
through giving his support to
legislation that will make the
works program possible.”
The legislator met with Com
missioners Samuel Spencer,
Renah F. Camalier and Gen.
Prentiss at a Metropolitan Club
luncheon.
Pleased With Program
Later he announced his po
sition with these words:
“I am pleased with the public
works program as now proposed
by the Commissioners and the !
Bureau of the Budget, and will
do all I can to get it enacted.”
A works bill, based on a $332-
million total figure, already is
pending before Congress. As a
result of cutbacks suggested by
Senator Case and the Budget
Bureau, a new measure will have
to be introduced and the old
withdrawn, or the pending bill
modified.
Gen. Prentiss said it has not
been decided which course will
be taken. But he indicated the
old bill will probably be junked
entirely and a substitute started
from scratch.
Higher Taxes Seen.
Congressional hearings prob
ably will begin in January be
' fore the fiscal subcommittees of
: the House and Senate District
Committees.
As the program now shapes
up, miscellaneous taxes in the
I District would be increased by
about $4 5 million. Higher water
j rates and a new sewer-service
| charge would raise the total Dis
trict taxes by at least $9 mil
lion a year.
Along .with this, there would
be an increase of $9 million in
the Federal payment toward Dis
trict expenses to raise this pay
ment to S2O million a year.
In addition the Government
would be charged for the water
it gets from the city, as all other
water users are.
Senator Case said the revised
program divides the capital cost
of the program on a true 50-50
basis between the District and
the Federal taxpayers, with each
contributing an additional $9
million a year.
S9O Million in Loans.
To finance the capital con
struction to meet the District’s
big backlog of improvement
needs, the plan proposes Treas
ury loans to total S9O million,
on which the District would pay
an interest rate to cover the
cost to the Federal Govern
ment.
Senator Case said a smaller
improvement program than the
proposed $305 million would be
inadequate to permit the District
to provide proper services in the
major categories.
Chairman Case noted that
congressional committees, as well
as citizens’ groups and the Dis
trict Commissioners, had given
a lot of thought to the financial
problem But he stressed that
all District taxpayers should do
likewise, and he urged them to
send their views in writing to
the District committee. |
lop Scientists
Back Astin in
AD-X 2 Tests
Brand Battery
Additive Worthless;
Weeks in Agreement
By James E. Roper
A special investigating com
mittee of 10 top scientists con
| eluded today that Bureau of
Standards tests on the contra*
| versial additive AD-X 2 were “ex
cellent” and rightly proved that
! the chemical 's worthless for
| pepping up t batteries.
The committee's formal report
apparent!;, ended the months
long controversy ever Bureau of
Standards Director Alien V. As
tin.
Secretary of Commerce Weeks
at one time tried to fire Dr. As
tin. partlv or grounds that the
bureau prejudiced against
AD-X 2. The Senate Small Busi
ness Committee investigated the
row, but Dr A.stin came out so
well that Secretary Weeks
ordered him reinstated and had
the scientific committee review
his work on AD-X 2.
“We conclude from our studies
and investigations,” the commit
tee reported today, “that the
quality of the work of the Na
tional Bureau of Standards in
the field of lead acid storage
battery testing is excellent. This
statement is made without reser
vation.
“Our opinion is that the qual
ity of the work of the bureau in
this field is better now than at
any time in the past.”
Weeks Accepts Report.
Secretary Weeks accepted the
conclusions, and promised, “I
shall do all in my power to aid
the bureau in maintaining this
high level of scientific service to
| the Nation.”
Dr. Detlev W. Bronk, president
| of the National Academy of Sci
| ences, appointed the committee
jat the request of Secretary
Weeks.
It reviewed the bureau’s work
generally on lead acid storage
i batteries, and specifically its
| testing of AD-X 2, a product
marketed by Jess M. Ritchie,
| one-time bulldozer operator who
| is now a practicing psychologist
at Oakland, Calif.
Has ‘Neutral’ Effect.
The scientific committee said
AD-X 2 acted in batteries like
| corresponding mixtures of sodi
: um and magnesium sulfates—
! Epsom and Glauber’s salts—
“and is substantially neutral in
its effect.”
“We conclude,” the scientists
said, “that the relevant data
now available to us regarding
the effects of AD-X 2 are ade
quate to support the position of
| the National Bureau of Stand
ards that the material is without
merit.
“We were impressed with the
fact that although this additive
has been available for six years,
no tests have come to our atten
tion which have, under proper
controlled conditions, shown ad
vantages for AD-X 2. The four
main tests on which we felt we
must rely for relevant evidence
were conducted either for Mr.
Ritchie or in accordance with
procedures which he thought
should show the merits of
AD-X 2
Recommend End to Tests.
“We recommend that no addi
tional tests on the merit of
AD-X 2 be undertaken by this
committee or under its super
vision. We could not propose
new tests which would do more
than reinforce the very consid
erable reliability of the conclu
sion we have drawn from the
information now available, and
to make a substantial improve
ment in this regard would re
quire elaborate tests involving
hundreds of cells and extending
over a period of years.”
The committee commented on
a series of specific complaints
Mr. Ritchie raised at hearings
before a sympathetic Senate
Small Business Committee.
The committee agreed that the
(See ASTIN. Page A-6.)
Other VIPs Have
Refused to Talk
TRUMAN S ACTION NOT NEW—
Previous Presidents hove turned down
Capitol probers' demands lor informa
tion. Former President Truman would
have set a new precedent had h*
responded to the House subpoena.
Star Staff Writer Robert K. Walsh
recalls other instances when top Gov
ernment executives have refused
Congress on page A-12.
GAY CALIFORNIA FASHIONS—
The Stor's fashion editor, Eleni, re
veals the extremes California de
signers dare to rcoch for color and
gayety in women's clothes. See pag*
8 1.
THIS STRANGE WORLD OF TEEN
AGERS—They're different in every
country, Sharon Doron points out in
Teen Scene. Local teen-agers were
shocked and omused at others after
summer trips to all parts of the world.
Page B-6.
Guide for Readers
Amuse'nts A-26 27 Lost, Found A-3
Classified C-5-13 Obituary A-14
Comics A-35-37 Rodio-TV A-34-35
Editorial A-12 Sports C-l-4
Edit'l Articles A-13 Woman's
Financial-. A-32-33 Section —BI -9