The Kansas City Times from Kansas City, Missouri • 1

(THE Morning KANSAS CITY STAR) £l)c tiansns Citu PRICE 5 CENTS YOL 119 NO 122 KANSAS -CITY MAY 22 32 PAGES CALM OVER SERVICE ROW Wilson at Hastily-Summoned News Conference Blames Beavers" for Stirring Up and Magnifying Differences TAX RELIEF IN ORDINANCE Council Finance Committee Drafts 1 Per Cent Earnings Measure Providing Definite Reductions in Several Municipal Levies Non in Effect Russian 148 Plans Trip ith Wife 106 May 21 (Reuters) Moscow radio said today that 148-year-old Mahmout Eyvazov is preparing to pay his second visit to Moscow from Azerbaijan He is taking his 106-vear-old wife Sugra with him Eyvazov the oldest collective farmer in the Soviet Union was recently awarded the Order of the Labor Red Banner He is still working and last year received payment for 249 working days BRASS WITH HIM 1 ankees Win Despite Four Home Runs by As A HEARING IS SET i Reduction in Real Estate and! Personal Assessments Contemplated BALK IN TAX CASE nalarmed by Concentra lion of Top Brass Washington May 21 (AP) Defense officials said tonight they did not regard the concentration of top military men at a Pentagon news conference as an unusual hazard from the standpoint of a possible enemy attack are all supposed to work a defense spokesman said when asked whether any thought had been given to the hazard possibility The news conference today brought together Secretary Wilson the secretaries of all the three services and all members of the joint chiefs of staff Generals Taylor and Twining Disavow Documents Given to Publications SOME DEBATE IS HEALTHFUL But Defense Secretary Opposes Partisan Approach to Problems iHe Adds That He Sees No Rea son for Congressional Invetigation CIGARETTE TAX WOULD GO And Gasoline Figure Would Be Slashed by 1 2 Cent a Gallon jCourt Rules Government Cannot Enter Certain Records in Conspiracy Trial Some lusty swinging by the yesterday afternoon wasn't enough to offset even mightier efforts by the New York Yankees and the visitors took an 8-to-5 decision to sweep the 2-game series The got four home runs all with nobody on base Tonight Kansas City will play host to Washington in the first of a 2-game set In the only other game in either major league yesterday the St Louis (Cardinals de-feated the New York Giants 4 to 1 at New York Details in the sports section HOLDS BACK SACHS DATA Both the New Tax and the Cuts Would Be Submitted to Vote of the People Judge Upholds Objection That Lawyer-Client Relations Would Be Violated A substitute ordinance Evasion Charge Was Handled Like Any Other Former Lawyer Testifies EMPHATICALLY CHARLES WILSON SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (left) told a yesterday that differences among the military services are make them Admiral Arthur Radford chairman staff wfas beside him (Wirephoto) IHDI COO DIIV JUdIlLUU ft special news conference not as serious as some of the joint chiefs of THE WE ATHER WARM against three men charged with defrauding the By Ira McCarty (A Member of The Staff) St Louis May 21 An adverse ruling by the court today prevented the government from getting some of its records before' the jury hearing the i Washington May 21 (AP) The Pentagons AN INSTITUTE JOB bling today a sudden up- a Air of Higher Education Will surge Of Army-Navy-Air Be Directed by Dr Earl Force rivalry over na- McGrath tional defense policy LOST A JAR OF MONEY It didn't look however as it AT COLUMBIA NEW YORK any serious punishment was in store for relatively junior offi- President Will Stay cers who stirred up the weekend Here Until Mid-July to Help Choose Successor fuss Secretary Wilson of the De-1 Tense department took the Status and Role of Liberal Arts as he called lit so seriously that he called on (short notice an unprecedented Clay Denham 437 North White news conference by himself the Dr Earl McGrath secretaries of all three services AND MAN IS TOLD BY POLICE THAT THEY HAVE ONE Clay Denham Says He Mas Too Embarrassed to Report April 9 Incident Earlier His Savings Totaled $6580 avenue went to police Rules an casejKansas Attorney General Motor Car Workers Kansas City and Vicinity: Partly cloudy and warm today and High today near 95 low tonight 70 high tomorrow 90 Weather map and detailed observations on page 10J The temperature readings yesterday: 1 96 8 88 2 95 9 84 3 96 10 82 4 96 11 SO Collect Two Checks for a 1 per cent earmngsj Qther News on Inside Pages and net -business -profits tax which contains definite relief from real estate personal property gasoline and cigarette taxes was drafted by the finance committee of the city council last night at an informal dinner meeting at the Kansas City Ciub Councilmen Walter Scott chairman and Charles Shafer jr and Don Jackson other members announced the committee would hold a hearing on the measure at 2:30 Thursday The Proposed Cuts The relief from other taxes proposed A reduction of about 21 per cent in real estate and personal taxes by placing 21 2 million dol- lars In earnings Farm Bill Accord Near Most of administration wishes on feed grains are met in reported tentative agreement by Senate-House conference Page 2 Gifts to Jewell The college is the recipient of two endowments totaling $45000 Page 3 Birth Control on Rise The cause is gaining in its founder asserts Page 3 Carios kf Soc arras" ereJ dent and his aide are ordered tax funds in excluded Page 6 Atom Peacetime Goal Several American scientists attending conference in Russia believe the Soviet has shifted from military aims Page 9 Spending Pace Is Fast Consumer outlay by Americans in first quarter is at an annual rate of 95 billion dollars Page 13 Army Into Flood Fight- Rising Kootenai river in Idaho spills over first of dikes as APPLIES TO TWO PLANTS The case is in its third week of government testimony Named The General Motors and Chrys- ler Units in Kansas City Kansas Are Affected by Ruling 500 troops reach Bonners Firms Have Paid in 5 Cents an Hour for Each Man to Give a Cushion on Cutbacks headquarters last night and told police he lost $6580 April 9 in a fruit jar which he happened to leave on the parking in front of 2418 Lin-wood boulevard was my savings over several he said I have been too embarrassed by my absent-mindedness to report the loss until 97 12 midnight 78 5 96i 1 a 77 6 93i 2 a 76 7 921 Unofficial A ear ago yesterday high 74 low 63 Precipitation in 12 hours ending 6:30 none Highest wind velocity yesterday 20 miles River stage 7 yesterday 584 feet fall of 06 of a foot since 7 a yesterday Relative humidity 12:30 21 per cent: 6:30 22 per cent Barometer reading 6:30 2787 inches 12:30 a 2995 inches rising THE ALMANAC Sun rises 5 :00 a Sun sets 7:30 pm Moon rises 5 :56 Moon sets 3:32 a Moon phase Full moon May 24 Morning star Mars Evening stars Mercury Venus Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and all emX7s ol he 1 is leaving the presidency chiefs of staff of the University of Kan- Some Clashes Are Certain sag tQ heac an insti- will always be some differences of opinion within andtUte lor the Study OI rilgil- between the services in connec- er education to be estab-tion with military operations i declared Wilson as the civilian ilShed at the teachers and military heads of the armed college at Columbia uni- to offset the as defendants in the trial are Matthew Connelly appointment secretary to President Truman Lamar Caudle former head of the tax division of the Department of Justice and Harry I Schwimmer former Kansas City lawyer Fail on Records Government attorneys sought to introduce records of which had been supoenaed from the warehouse of the Dean Rubber Manufacturing company North Kansas City including stubs from a book of checks and a daily journal The jurors were not permitted to know what the proferred evidence contained because of the objections of the defense counsel Lt Lester Haupt at the detec- forces sat stony-faced alongside i tive division information desk him He added: iversity New York told Denham the police had some! differences and rea- The institute is one of two By Robert Clark (The Star Topeka Correspondent Topeka May 21 Workers of the General Motors and Chrysler plants in Kansas City Kansas who have been or may be laid off are eli gible to receive Kansas paiyciouveisewherV' anenuwn 'or gm-money He told Denham the story sonable competition between the search centers in higher edu a- how Herbert Ivan Smith Ne- military services are healthy gro 2408 Montgall avenue sur-jand will result in a stronger de- rendered $647511 May 8 after fense establishment the Carnegie corporation The being questioned by police Smith is not good for the country (Columbia institute is to be estab- tirae thundershowers extreme west today extreme west and extreme north tonight and west and extreme north tomorrow little temperature change highs today uppe 80s northwest to 90s elsewhere Fair to partly cloudy south I toi(j police he found the monev! however north with widely sea 1 afternoon or partty clou in a vacant building at Seven- enees of to have these with 5yar grant trust each year property-tax cut errv Page 22 Elimination of the 2 cent cig -1 arette tax which amounts lo I ENVOY FOR MOROCCO about S990009 a year Reduction of the gasoline tax to 11 cents from 2 cents a gai- Ion The reduction would amount Washington May 21 (AP) to about 8360000 a year The United States hopes to send The substitute 1 per cent! an ambassador to the newly in-orrimanee with the relief from! dependent North African terri-other taxes would provide the torv of Morocco within a few city about $5150000 in additional weeks a State department of-revenut with which to expand ficial said tonight services and carry out a public the needs resulting from th AGREE ON AID some of which are set uene num today and tomorrow uttie teen th street and the Paseo forth in confidential staff papers esl DilSned at tne Uruverslt 01 who argued beyond the hearing! 11 navments from chaJe: ex 1 Denham a maintenance em aired on a basis of service of tho that the romrrts were! of the jury that the records were ployee at the Hotel President tprtisesl ip wifhout siting said he had drawn the $6580 illegally seized that the law-Jthe special fund created yer-client relationship should by the twQ companies their introduction A HIGH TODAY NEAR 95 proper responsible officials the from a bank and savings ac- opportunity to weigh all the counts and was preparing to take factors The special funds of the sk prt Low Tonight of 70 Forecast companies were set up under the terms of their Heat records tumbled in Kansas and Missouri yesterday and prevent Judge Rubey Hulen of the federal district court who is hearing the ease called attention to a ruling by a Federal Court of Appeals which has held To Start In July The Columbia institute work Wilson thus moved swiftly to wll start in July Tile first halt the biggest inter-service Proiect a study of quarrel bv far since the the status and role of the liberal over the B-36 frts in higher education in the bomber in 1949 nited States No Fart in Disclosures of our leading citizens realize that our Western civiliza rfn an n-V Tu' lion- indeed the whole of Gen Maxwell Taylor and his contemporary world culture ran frue counterpart Gen be preserved only if their own a trip He said he started out Linvvood in his pickup truck He had the money wrapped in a canvas in the back and there were some suitcases in the truck-bed he said Denham said it began to rain as he was driving and he stopped unrolled the canvas set the jar on the parking and placed the canvas over the Wash May 2L(AP)-A U- A- contracts ap- growth of the city This is on the basis of an estimate that the earnings- and business-profits tax will produce 9 million dollars in new revenue The 44-member citizens com-j Senate-House conference commission on municipal services jmittee reached agreement today had reported at least million on a bill to expand and make dollars in new revenue asjuniform medical care avail- needed to keep services and 1p jable for dependents of members contained notations that did not abreast with the me uniformed services 5 be shown to the grand jury He sustained defense objections to the two records on the grounds that the stubs and the journal provements refer to the income tax evasion plying to shutdowns The opinion given today John Anderson jr attorney another is likely to be broken in Kansas City today the weather bureau said The high reading of 97 degrees yesterday afternoon was seven degrees above the previous high set in 1925 The heat mark for 22 is 92 degrees also set in 1925 was the warmest here since last September 9 and the fourth day this year with a maximum above 90 The suitcases so they get Nathan Twining specifically peopie and th0se of other nai T0t midflVnUPfl Hnnimontc 1 (disavowed documents can be brought to deal intelli- I got in the truck and to certain publications over the wentlv with broad social -roh-rove he said left the(vveekend casting reflections nf 1hg Dr McGrath drove he said left thejweekend casting renecnons onems 0j tie ay growth View by Cookingham Cookingham city manager told the finance committee last night that a better iob could be provided with 7 million dollars more but that he believed They decided medical care case of Irving Sachs and his should be allowed for parents shoe brokerage firm of Shu-or parents-in-law who are de- Stiles Ine pendent on the uniformed per- Wvllys Newcomb special son for more than half of their (assistant attorney general who support butsaid theyalso mustqs heading the prosecution told the judge that the government jar with the money sitting on the (the roles assigned to other serv-ijd parking I drove a few mdes out-j ices The mere technics of the se of town before I rememi Some sources in the Pentagon specialist will not suffice for first 90-degree day last year did Srned around and wJT' back I doents sa-YinS that hese responsibilities Recogmz- -in-no on neat anT the jLr anT money were eJnsls on alr this fact many institution not occur until June 20 could lead to disaster concerned reside with the person c- They decided on a provision it coulu to include reservists who have lars in view of additional rev- by general was in reply to questions by Warkentin commissioner of the State Department of Labor April 9 for a decision in view of possible cutbacks in motor car production The Plans Are Similar Anderson said the plans of General Motors and Chrysler are in creating a trust fund for such purposes to prevent severe hardship because of layoffs resulting from retooling or other cutbacks to the fund are made solely by the companies at the rate of 5 cents an hour for each hour an employee has received pay from the Anderson wrote is the sole obligation of the company under its contract The express purpose of the plan is to supplement state system unemployment benefits to the levels provided for in the plan Continued on Second Paeei would try to have the entries photostated in such a way that only the entries relating to the Sachs case would be shown Refusal by Judge Judge Hulen refused to give his approval to this saying that Fwvu-he would reserve judgment until feet a man earning $41XXJ a ual status for persons retired he had seen what the govern year owning a $7500 home enue expected to be received as a result of the future growth Councilman Shafer himself a tax lawyer cited a hypothetical case of how the proposed new substitute ordinance would af- more than 30 years ment produced records have been broken three times this month and tied Today and tomorrow will be partly cloudy with the forecast 95 today and near 90 tomorrow after a low tonight near 70 row after a low tonight near 70 Records were tied yesterday at Columbia with 93 Concordia Kas with 95 and Topeka with 97 New heat marks are the 97 at Kansas City and 96 at St Joseph The low here yesterday was 76 and the mean of 87 was 20 degrees above normal The range a year ago yesterday was 63 to 74 The all-time low for May 21 is 38 ln'iriffv 1892 Temperature extremes: Kansas 56 i at Goodland and 98 at Russell: Mis-1 souri 58 at West Plains and 98 at Brookfield 1 num talk assistant tives lice has filed son URC AP) The government indictment contends that the fraud against the government came in the handling of tire Sachs case Under cross-examination of Arthur Cunningham of Coral Gables Fla formerly a lawyer in the tax division of the Justice department to whom was as- (Continued on Second Paset paying personal taxes on a valuation of $1000 smoking two packages of cigarettes a day and using 300 gallons of gasoline a year He is now paying $6935 a $3375 real estate taxes $15 personal taxes $1460 a year in cigarette taxes and $6 a year in gasoline taxes Under the new tax program SURGERY FOR MORTOV JOISES Insurance Executive Undergoes Appendectomy at St Morton Jones chairman of the board and managing director of Jones Sons Inc an insurance firm underwent an appendectomy late yesterday at jare about the Wilson referred to the furor strengthening of liberal educa-a but tion I believe this study and vTf hi! eJl! t-'P STran-d smilingly suggested maybe it the institute as a whole can er mis in the jar He is had bpen bjown up pevoncj jts do much to and t0 true proportions strengthen this to Capt William Canaday to the chief of detec-1 think said the Defense addition to the two re- Meanwhile the money sur- i secretary refusing to elaborate search center grants the Carne-rendered by Smith is in the po eaSer beavers are gnawing corporation gave a KoJ'hO property room The citVvalso! dovn some of the wrong trees" to tne American Cour 1 1 an interest in the money It! Wilson said he saw no need Education ashington or a replevin suit in the Jack-4or an' Congressional investiga-1 ie creation of an office County Circuit court to such as some Democrats! tatlsf1Cd formation and relish custody of the money avp been talking to search on higher education thresh out the matter of the Position a Challenge ltO FhET I SDlRGROl SD three roles and mis- Dr McGrath said last night British Soldiers Believed he considers the new position as Safe in Raid Shelter To Cheek on Sniping on? Kreat challenge London Ma 2 (Tuesday)! He the service chiefs paerlhto'ithe liberal Fire today swept a WorldPromised a thorough investiga- arts be said I consider War II air raid shelter now used1 tl071 to flnd out what lower jt a bjob challenge as a troop transit center More officers started the vtju leave the University than 50 soldiers were believed to sriping But they 0f Kansas City and this rirv have escaped safely but nine Played down any talk of with extreme reluctance On! firemen were overcome by disciplinary action bv an opportunity of this sort smoke and heat The shelter is Wilson indicated that any ac-icould I have been attracted 150 feet underground tion against the would away from the university depend on how well the individ-l faculty and students of uals concerned had been per- Jhe university are of very high forming their duties quality and the tradition of a little prejudiced in fa liberal education here is strong vor Of a man who does his job Wlth ade9uate support the Wilson said in reply of Kansas citY can be questions never solved one top of problems by making someone higher learninS 5n the the goat for an Request by Trustees Cool Man Especially Minus Shirt he would pay $8101 a jSt hospital His condi-2666 real estate taxes $1185 tion was satisfactory He lives personal taxes $450 gasoline at 5049 Wornall road raxes and $38 a year earning tax or an increase of $1166 a year However Shafer pointed out that the federal income tax deductions would be increased from $5475 to $7651 and that on the basis of the lowest federal income tax bracket of 20 per cent this would provide a reduction of $434 in federal income taxes Suhstracting the $484 fromniateiy three the $1166 increase as a result jwaddi 11 city Three Block improvement in in dependence to Cost $13021 The Independence council last night passed an ordinance calling for the paving of Walnut Avenue from Hooker Street east to the right-of-way of the Missouri Pacific railroad approxi-blocks Robert engineer esti To Keen Teen-Asers From Ripping Them Off Singer Elvis tv i Presley Just Goes Without By Bill Moore (A Member of The Staff) HIS cool crocodile Elvis Presley got off a Braniff International Airways plane yesterday green long brown hair cut and long sideburns understand the teen-agers are going for you bigger than they ever went for Sinatra or Johnny we ventured afternoon at the Municipal Air Terminal and placed his right arm around our shoulders friendly- mated the cost at $13021 to be assessed against property owners on the three blocks of the documents specif- Dr McGrath said the board l5alUX disavowed by General trustees of the university has duck-tail say you're the very Bragging Not His Line just know how big they went for Sinatra or Johnny Elvis said hate to biTlion "in say how big they go for me It would sound like bragging Ij TO niG WIVE TANKER guess just because I sing rock roll and rock 'r so hot right lz Million Bottles we said under-i San Francisco May 21 (AP) stand that a year ago you were United Vinters Inc today an- George A Scott the depart- ment's chief statistician said uiciii unitri aiauauuian sdium indications point to a total of 26 billion dollars up from roll and rock roll isCraft Would Carry Equivalent of id as ming attempted to show that asked him to stay until July 2Lth? Nike antiaircraft to hep select a successor missile is ineffective and has president by the Air board is going ahead quickly to find a successor and been so declared Force Secretary Quarles of tho Air 1 wdl be haPPy to help them Forrp said- JJg poinft thaAe he said that if United Static Dr- McGrath 53 it United States! uv- McGrath o3 went An ordinance was approved fer the installation of street Elvis wore a thin sport jacket lights at: gray with black flecks in it and Twenty-second and Cedar Twen- otherwise was entirely buff bare tv-second and Hall Twenty -second tup vajct and Home Eighteenth and Willow dt0 tne waist Lee road and Westwood drive! wearing shirts he an- west- nounced people teen- wood drive 6it Westwood drive 706 agers mostly kept tearing my Westwood drive at 601 Westwood shirt off Just had to quit wear-road and 615 Westwood road In the jng em Never wear a necktie of course It can be dangerous 500 block on Rogers Rogers and Westwood drive and Rogers and Sunset drive some girl grabbing at my neck- The council awarded to the tie could choke me Never wear iriuPQT PrpPnto Pnmnonv a i a Midwest Pre-Cote Company a of the new city tax base the increase to the taxpayer would be $732 Members of the committee pointed out that the effect of the ordinance would be to give relief to Kansas Citians who are bearing the full impact in operating the city government and maintaining its numerous public facilities No relief would be afforded nonresidents who work in the city Relief for Merchants Many merchants were iosing business by Kansas Citians going out of the city to buy cigarettes and gasoline Members of the council said the proposed new tax program would afford relief to business as well as individuals The tax relief program would be included in the charter amendment to be voted on by the people which would assure the carrying out of the plan by future administrations The 1 per cent tax would become effective January 1 1957 but the relief would not become effective (Continued on Second Page) nounced signing a contract with Bethlehem shipyards here to build a $6000000 wine tanker capable of carrying the equivalent of 12500500 bottles of wine at a single haul The vessel will be 530 feet long 68 feet wide and the 2500-000 gallon capacity tanks will be of the highest quality stainless steel to am units attack an enemy posi- U' in rom I949 it will not be defended he was United States com-a weapon as potent as Nike is ntissioner of education Glad to Have It i Among ot1her an Tn-miTiff ooia 'inouucetf by the Carnegie eorpo- thinu have tndat ration are three Schools tb At l0pe self-study of programs and fa- thain ciiities: $150000 to Columbia comp iU advertised We wel- rnjVersity $145000 to the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania and Twining explained that some $c-3ooo i6 Tufts university Med-ears ago the joint chiefs had set ford Mass range limits between ground-to-! Carnegie Corporation of New am missiles to be operated by York was founded in 1911 by the the several services and that late Andrew Carnegie for the Nike was within the range as-(advancement and diffusion of signed to the Army but that the knowledge among the people of Talnc miccilo ronontlt tt Talos missile contract to furnish oil for dirt streets at 1125 cents a gallon applied The company also was given a contract to furnish equipment to prepare the streets for oiling doing spots like down in Lawton Okla for $50 a night Now in the big time and in the big money How does it feel to be mobbed by teen-agers everywhere you of he replied wouldn't say I get mobbed I wouldn't call a bunch of teenagers a mob I just say they get very excited excitable like down in Tulsa a few weeks ago they threw rocks to break out the windows so they could get at me But when they get inside they only want to shake hands with me get an autograph or maybe tear (Continued on Second Paged Between Flights Here Yesterday Afternoon on the Way TO TorEKA FOR A SHOW LAST Night Elvis Presley Who Will Appear Thursday Night in the Arena of the Municipal (Kansas City Star photograph) a belt Seems like what they go for next to Comfort the Kej-note Elvis wore a pair of brown slacks c(nd loafer-type shoes 1 like to be he said He kept the friendly arm around our shoulders as he talked Elvis was on the way to Topeka after a show Sunday night in Omaha making one night stands Before Omaha it was Lincoln and before that Wichita Sprineld and Little 4 SURGERY FOR HAKRIMAN New York May 21(APt Gov Averell Harriman underwent a prostate gland operation today His condition was described as Harriman is ex Comte Dictionary Flattery: The compliment a woman remembers long after she has forgotten the name of the man who said it Get storage boxes wardrobes now Require no cleaning ABC PL 3-0123-Ad recently-adopted by the Air Force should (Continued on Second Page) the United States and certain areas of the British Commonwealth Its assets amount to approximately 178 million night in the Arena of the Municipal Auditorium He is 21 and rather handsome He has big solemneyes gray pected to remain in the hospital lnvestigate Newcomer's prearranged nine or 10 days Uunal plan No obligation Adv.