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THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. C.
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Dulles Hails Defeat
' Os Guatemalan Reds,
"iDffers Aid to Nation
Secretary of State Dulles,
hailing the defeat of “Soviet
Imperialism” in Guatemala, has
pledged United States aid to
“alleviate conditions” in the tiny
Central American republic which
1 faight spawn communism.
In a 15-minute , radio-tele
r vision speech last night, he
warned that the menace of in
ternational communism has not
,f ’fended but that events in Guate
° mala have eliminated “at least
j one grave danger” to the,Ameri
;‘' ean republics.
■ r Mr. Dulles said Moscow had
tried for years to establish a
4 Red front in the Americas.
“It finally chose Guatemala as
? a spot which it could turn into
:: an official base from which to
breed subversion which would
>. extend to other American re
t- publics,” he asserted. “This in
trusion of Soviet despotism was,
of course, a direct challenge to
b fjßur Monroe Doctrine.”
• ;i The Power Behind It.
I* t Speaking of the recehtly
ousted regime of President Ar
benz, the Secretary said:
"It was not the power of the
Arbenz government that con
cerned us but the power behind
* it.”
Mr. Dulles paid tribute to the
Guatemalan people during the
difficult recent weeks, noting
that although the Arbenz regime
had piled/up armaments it failed
to obtain the spiritual co-opera
tion of the people. He added:
“We can be grateful that there
were loyal pitizens of Guatemala
who, in the face of terrorism
and violence and against the
traitorous tools of foreign
despots.”
The Secretary traced the his
tory of Russian efforts to build
power in Guatemala over the
past 10 years-. He said their
minions had risen to positions
of authority in labor and farm
organizations, the press and
radio and had finally been able
to dictate to the president and
congress.
Couldn’t Be Ignored.
“This situation in Guatemala
had become so dangerous that
the American States could not
ignore it,” be said.
Then, he recounted, the Ca-
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pondence.
•‘The two Were in open corre
©ndence and ill - concealed
Ivity,” he stated.
How, Mr. Dulles said, the “sit
iuatlon is being ©tired by the
B&atemalana themselves.”
■ And with i* eye to the future
Bhfe Secretary promised not to
pose communism merely in a
mi itical way, but to help bring
Hobut a “prosperous and pro
gressive” Guatemala and to give
Kid "elsewhere” in order to dry
|H the breeding places of com*
KgareHej Cost Cent More
fA Pack as D. C. Tax Rises
£ Cigarettes cost a cent more a
Aback virtually every place in
today, as the Dis
ftrict’s 2-cents-a-pack tar re
placed the former 1-cent tax.
? But the fiscal year’s first day
also brought some tax relief to
District residents. The personal
property tax on household goods
ended. It remains, however, on
justness establishments and
boats valued at more than
The Weather Herebnd Over the Nation
v District and vicinity—Chance
wof scattered thundershowers this
Jlevening. Fair tonight, low about
f/68. Tomorrow some cloudiness
and not quite as warm.
Maryland—Scattered thunder
showers early tonight followed by
AXair with low 60-64 in west and
64-68 in east portion. Tomorrow
some cloudiness and not as warm.
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along the Atlantic Seaboard from to North Carolina, in
the Great Plains, the Rockies and in the State of Washington.
It will be partly cloudy elsewhere. The Middle Lakes area and
the Northern Rockies will have cooler weather, while it will
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GIFTS FROM TWO GOVERNMENTS—Fred C. Hess cradles a
model of the Washington Monument, made of the original
marble oil a base of wood from the White House, and a SIOO
Savings Bond, gifts from friends in the District and Federal
governments on his retirement as an elevator inspector.
—Star Staff Photo.
Hess Retires With Diplomatic
Reputation forSafe Elevators
By Sfem Eastmap
Northwest Washington’s No. 1
diplomat retired yesterday.
He is Fred C. Hess, 68, whose
fbrmal title for nearly a Quarter
of a century was elevator in
spector for the downtown area.
Mr. Hess, with a deft, diplo
matic approach to be envied in
any State Department, has seen :
to it that the elevators are in j
safe shape—while remaining a
well-liked figure in downtown
business circles.
“I have never, in all the years,
been forced to bring any one to j
court," Mr. Hess recalled today
With pride. “X havebeenJoiced
j> scare' sc*ae ohe‘ A iittle;..onse
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tittle Changes SwT
By Senate on Aid Bill
After Easy House O.K.
Supporters of the $3.37 billion
foreign aid authorization bill felt
confident today that its decisive,
bipartisan passage in the House
has greatly improved chances of
Senate approval without major
change.
The House passed the bill yes
terday, including several im
portant amendments, on a 260-
to-125 roll call vote. The bill’s
backers described that margin as
sufficiently impressive to stand
up against any substantial addi
tions or subtractions the Senate
might make. They indicated they
were especially pleased, however,
by „ the overwhelming House
stand for the Vorys amendment.
That amendment, expected to
be attacked by some Senators,
expresses congressional opposi
tion to providing/ foreign assist
ance funds for -any country that
takes part in a non-aggression
treaty with Communist govern
ments. It Was reported out by the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee and offered by Representa
tive Vorys, Republican, of Ohio.
The Vorys amendment had
been tentatively adopted last
Tuesday bn a voice vote. At the
insistence of Representative Mc-
Cormack, Democrat, of Massa
night in the 60s in the interior
and in lower 70s near the coast.
Tomorrow some cloudirfess and
not quite as warm, with some
showers in southeast portions.
Wind—Northwest 10-20 miles
per hour tonight and northwest
to north 10-15 miles per hour
tomorrow.
Bl»er Bepart.
(Prom V, S. Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Palls; Shen
andoah cloudv at Harpers Perry.
, been the business offices from
1 Pennsylvania avenue to O street,
and from Tenth to Fifteenth
; street N.W.
! Mr. Hess, who has sold his
} home at 102 South Spring street,
I Falls Chureh, in preparation for
| a move to Florida, has bfeen
; “more or less a Federal employe"
| in addition to his job with the
! District Inspector’s Office.
He has also 1 kept a weather
eye on the elevators at the White
House &nd the Washington Mon
ument. *
Bom in Georgetown, Mr. Hess
began working as an elevator
installer in 1807. He soon be
came a supervisor.
Mr. Ifess Wifi given scale motel
of the fdonuffient, made of the
original stone, set on a base Os
wood fifm tha White House. His
District government friends gave
him a 100 Savings bond.
Mr. : Eess and his wife have
three d ughtprs and one son,
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t*ett , twh-01l was called *A
ay so ptjl House members on
record.- ">
j NO Party to Slavery.^
At his news conference earlier
yesterday President Eisenhower
permitted reporters to quote him
directly on foreign policy in gem
eral by declaring: “I Will hit
be a party to any treaty that
makes any one a slave.”
Gen. Eisenhower, in reply to a
question about the House com
mittee action on the Vorys
amendment, said he did net be
lieve it would cause any diffi
culty for the administration’s
foreign program.
As was evident from the start
of House debate last Monday, the
foreign aid authorization bill de
pended to a considerable extent
on aid from the Democrats. The
final roll call showed 141 Demo
crats, 118 Republicans and one
Independent for passage. But
78 Republicans as compared with
47 Democrats opposed passage.
Stabbing Suspect Held
In Death of Woman .
A man accused by police of
fatally stabbing a 55-year-old
woman Iff a small park at Sec
ond and Eye streets N.W., was
held yesterday for grand jury
action.
A coroner’s jury held- William
Jones, colored. 26. of the first
I block of Eye street N.W., in the
death Tuesday of Mrs. Kate
i Body, colored, of the 1700 block
'of New Jersey avenue N.W.
(Readings Airport)
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The Federal Spotlight
Several Amendments Slated
On Pay-Fringe Benef its Bill
By Joseph Young
Several amendments are due to be offend to the Federal pay
fringe benefits bid in the House Civil Service Committee. .
Chairman Rees Is expected to sponsor a provision to give
immediate permanent status to all veterans with 10 per cent or
more compensable service-connected disability who have passed
competitive exams. ♦ —■ —
As reported previously, the
committee is expected to modify
the Whitten rider curbing per
manent ap
indefinite em
petitive exams
and who com- .
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nent status to disabled veterans
whether they completed the
three years or not. ,
Another amendment Is due to
be offered by Representative
Broyhill, Republican, of Virginia
to prohibit the payoff or down
gradings of any permanent
status employes In reduction-in
force programs as long as there
are indefinite employes remain
ing in the Government. Mr.
Broyhill originally offered this
in the form of a bill but will seek
to have it adopted as an amend
ment to the pay-fringe bill.
*• * *
PAY—in another pay devel
opment, postal employe leaders
said they were encouraged over
the results of the first day’s drive
to achieve the necessary 218 sig
natures of House members on
the petition to discharge the 7
per cent pay bill from the House
Rules Committee.
Five hours after the petition
had been filed, 120 House mem
bers had affixed their signatures.
Roy Hallbeck, legislative repre
sentative of the National Fed
eration of Post Office Clerks,
said, “The situation looks very
good.” William Doherty, pres
ident of the National Association
of Letter Carriers, declared, “We
definitely are going to win our
fight.”
** * *
RETIREMENT—In its final
report to Congress, the Kaplan
committee chose not to make
any specific recommendation
regarding thejumuities of. Fed
eral employes already retired.
The committee said that the
penstbaAof these retirees should
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ity pension after 10 years serv
ice of 40 per cent of the average
high 5-year salary, not exceed
ing the normal age and service
annuity.
The group also recommended
that Fedora’ annuities be tax
exempt, as is the ease with social
security benefits. It slso pro
posed a vesting of annuities after
10 years of sendee. Instead of
only five years as presently pro
vided.
The committee also proposed
extension of social security bene
fits ultimately to all of .the Gov
ernment’s 23 different retire
ment systems. It already has
proposed co-ordinated civil serv
ice retirement-social security
coverage.
ELECTION —Bernard Cronin
of the Department of Health.
Education and Welfare has been
elected chairman of the Federal
Conference on Employe Rela
tions and Counseling. Others
elected were Lillian Brawner,
Interior Department, vice chair
man; Virginia Sparks, United
States Information Agency, re
cording secretary; Bernice Stone,
Federal Power Commission, cor
responding secretary, and Mrs.
Dorotha Campbell, State Depart
ment; Mrs. Constance Man
chester, Navy Department, and
David Trundle. Central Intelli
gence Agency, members at large.
* * • * ~
MODEL BASIN Beneficial
suggestion awards have been
presented to the following David
Taylor Model Basin employes:
L: David Korb. Luther M. Bur
gee, Mrs. Ruby V. Pinching,
Henry L. George and Edward J.
Stein.
** • *
CSC—John W. Macy, execu
tive director of the Civil Service
Commission, has been elected a
member of the Board of Trustees
of Wesleyan University in Con
necticut. . . . Arthur B. Stewart
and Wesley O. Jones of the CSC
retirement division have been
presented with outstanding effi
ciency awards.
« * *■ *
FOA—Eight Foreign Opera
tions Administration employes
have been cited for superior
accomplishments. They are:
Elmer C. Bryant, Daniel J. Don
oghue, Mary Joan Fox, Jacob J.
Kaplan, Winfield P. Nible. Carl
Olson, Oliver Sause and Stuart
H. Van Dyke. .
.* *. *
TREASURY—JuIian F. Can
non ; has been appointed chief
disbursing officer of the Treasury
Department, Cannon, 62,
Government Drops
Narcotics Indictment
Against Jailed Pair
; A 15-count indictment charg
ing two local narcotie kingpins
with narcotic law violations was
dismissed today on Government
motion because the two defend
ants already are serving long
prison terms on simifer charges.
The two men are Leon James
and Randolph (Catfish) Turner,
each of whom already is serving
from 8 to 24 years for conspiracy
to violate narcotic laws and for
actual violations. The two, who
are colored, were sentenced in
January, 1953.
The Indictment dismissed to
day accused the pair of selling,
possessing and facilitating the
sale and concealment of more
than 3,000 grains of a narcotic
mixture during 1952.
The Government motion to
dismiss was made by Assistant
United States Attorney Harold
H. Titus, who explained to the
court that the narcotic con
spiracy indictment on which
James and Turner are serving
time covers the same period of
time as did the newer indict
ment.
Judge Richmond B. Keech, of
the U. 8. District Court for the
District of Columbia, granted the
Government’s motion.
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has been a Federal employe for
31 years and has been assistant
chief disbursing officer since
1947. He succeeds Paul D. Ban
ning. who is retiring after 34
years Government service. In
cidentally, Mr. Banning during
his seven years as chief disburs
ing officer disbursed 1% billion
checks for a total of $203 billion.
(Be sure to keep up with all
the latest Government em
ployes news by reading the
Federal Spotlight column six
days a week in The Star and
listening to the Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at 6:45
p.m. each Saturday over
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Churchill-Eden Visit
Aided Peace Outlook,
Makins Declares
» " ' iy the Associated Pros*
NEW YORK, July I.—British
Ambassador Roger Makins said
today the prospects of world
peace have been increased by the
visit to the United States of Sir
Winston Churchill' and British
Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden.
This comment came as the
British Prime Minister and Mr.
Eden prepared to sail for home
on the liner Queen Elizabeth.
They made no statements.
Interviewed by newsmen at
the pier after he had visited Mr.
Churchill and Mr. Eden on ship
board, Sir Roger was asked if he
thought their -trip here “in
creased the chances of peace.”
“Yes. 1 do,” he replied.
Satisfied With Visit.
He said both Mr. Churchill
and Mr. Eden were “very well
satisfied with their visit,” and
added:
“I think they enjoyed it very
much and I think they feel they
have done a great deal to cement
our understanding over a wide
range of issues.”
Mr. Churchill. Mr. Eden and
their party boarded the Queen
Elizabeth early today after ar
riving here by plane from
Ottawa, where they paid a brief
call after starting talks in Wash
ington.
Asked why he thought world
peace prospects were heightened,
Sir Roger said:
“Because I think the chances
of peace are always increased
when our two countries stand
firmly together.”
Baruch Visits Ship.
Bernard Baruch, financier and
adviser to many Presidents, who
is an old friend of Mr. Church
ill’s, also visited the Prime Min
ister on .shipboard.
Both he and Sir Roger agreed
that the British leader, who is
79, appeared “extremely well and
in very good form.”
Responding to further ques
tions on the subject of cement
ing British-United States un-
Guy Madison Sues
Gail RusseH for Divorce
•y the AuactartMf Free*
LOB ANGELES, July I.—A di
vorce suit has been filed bar Ac
tor Guy Madison against Actress
Gall Russell, who sued him for *
divorce May 27. Mr. Madison
alleged cruelty, as did his wife.
Min Russell said a financial
settlement had been signed when
she entered her suit. It pro
vided, she said, $12,194 in cash,
two autos and other property
and alimony ranging from $2,400
to $6,000 a year, depending on
Mr. Madiaon’a earnings over a
10-year period. Her suit is pend
ing.
derstending on a wide range of
issues. Sir Roger mid:
“I would say we are in full
agreement and now we are going
to proceed in these matters."
In Moscow today the news
paper Pravda. in its first edi
torial comment on the Eisen
hower-Churchin meetings, said
they were aimed at ‘intensify
ing international tension in
Asia and all over the world."
The newspaper, organ of the
Communist Party, hailed the
meeting in New Delhi of Prime
Ministers Nehru of India and
Chou En-lai of Communist
China as a “much more im
portant” conference.
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