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V- THE KANSAS CITY STAR MAIN EDITION PRICE 5 CENTS KANSAS CITY JUNE 3 1953-WEDXESDAY-56 PAGES VOL 73 NO 259 XCMO-TV PERMIT THE WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY LID TO A LABOR PLAN IN Channel No 5 Is Assigned by Federal Commission to the Station Here Kansas City Reportedly "ill Not Qualify as Critical Area Under New Law Contractors Suggest Steps for Settling Disputes Which Have Halted Building Here ON THE AIR IN 4 THE DEADLINE IS JULY 31 KEY UNION MEN AT MEETING Bill Moore Tours Korean Front The correspondent In Korea Bill Moore is writing a new series of stories from places where the artillery shells scream overhead in Korean battles After interviewing released prisoners of war and watching the navy perform from a vantage place on the USS Boxer Mr Moore has traveled to Seoul and now goes farther north to headquarters for the First army corps at Uijongbu In subsequent articles he will describe visits to GIs British troops and to ROK fighting men on the firing line and in ohserva tion posts The series will start in The Star lomorrow Only Cities With Large Military Installations or Atomic Units Are Listed All Locals Concerned Are Represented at Session on Jurisdictional Strife 1 2 3 4 5 7 a Unofficial Kansas City and Vicinity: Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and tomorrow with chance of a thunplersower tomorrow Low tonight near 70 High tomorrow around 85 Rplativ humidity 6:30 a 75 per rent: 1:30 40 dpt rent Baromptar reading 6:30 a nr 20 RR inches falling 1:30 nr 2976 inches stead' River stage toda 9 4 feet fall of 6 of a foot Iake of the Ozarks 6:30 a 6 feet below full reservoir Precipitation in twenty -four hours ending 6:30 a none FOUR INJURED IN FIRE Blaze ratises 4500 Damages to City I'nion Mission SAY OFFICE WILL CLOSE STUDY ISTHE NEXTSTEP Washington Sources Report That Word of Action Already Has Been Sent Here Tom Evans President of the Company Says Equipment Already Is Purchased A GO-AHEAD TO TOPEKA WIBW There Receives Permission to Telecast on Channel No 13 Washington June 3 The Federal Communications commission today issued a permit for a new television station to KCMO in Kansas City The station was assigned channel No 5 By Jack Williams Member of The Star a shiny tor Bureau) Washington June 3 Ain HUT mnrn Kansas City apparently AIR uUT Ft ARtu wm not uaiify as a cHt- lical defense housing area Vandenberg Says No Sound when the new rent COn-Militarv Reason Is Offered 11 rr in Slashing Air Budget tro1 law Soes lnto effect July 31 government POWER OF SOVIET IS CITED sources said here today That would mean that all rent Talbott Favors Lower Fund but control in Kansas City would Three firemen and a minister were injured slightly early today in a fire at the City Union Mission Seventh street and Grand avenue The blaze which caused included in today per-age 54 50O started in the base- No Discussion Is Held After Presentation of Points but Hope Is Apparent IPICTl RE ON PAGE 61 A blueprint for a possible solution to the construction chief ailment the jurisdictional dispute was unveiled today at a gathering of officials of every construction union in the city Immediately after the contractor proposal was explained and written copies distributed the meeting at the Hotel President was adjourned for thorough study of the plan Sponsors hope for an exhaustive discussion at a later conference Hopes for success of the agree- mits was one on channel No 13 ment The cause was listed Agrees to Supply Figure on Faster Buildup for the Topeka Broadcasting As-jdpfprtjvp wirjng sociation Inc Firemen injured are Acey Tom Evans president ofJucy the KCMO Broadcasting company said this afternoon that barring unforeseen difficulties the station should he on the air a laceration on the left arm: James Gentry a cut on the thumb and Gilbert Jones who stepped on a nail The Rev A Bourdess pastor of the mission suffered a Actual Waste Is Foreseen in Eisenhower Administration's Lowered Ooals end as of July 31 the sources added The new law advises that only those areas with large military-personnel installations or atomic energy plants can qualify aa defense housing areas City would not meet in about four months cut over his right eye He his and children and four Washington June 3 (AP) General Hoyt Kansas critical Statement by Evan Evans issued the following statement "KCMO Broadcasting company Is most happy to receive aj construction permit for a newj VHF television station on chan-! ne 5 here in Kansas City will enable our company- to bring to the people of Greater Kansas City and surrounding PARROT IS "IS THE MOSEY" territory additional television! Will Leaves 20 non for Care of service that is so vitally needed 1 in this area wife tun men living at the Mission were driven Jrom the mission by the fire Damage was confined to the basement and part of an auditorium area above it Large of smoke billowed ifrom the structure formerly oc-cupied by the Elks club ment appeared to be prevalent among the some 200 persons who crowded into the Walnut) Vandenberg retiring airsuch requirements under the roorm it was a rare session at force chief today vigor- Kansas city obviously does rn1teuIltrLaTi0USly admimstra- meet those one It was ealired tl0n Plans to cut funds! source who could not be identi- It was realized on everv hand A that complt n-npratinn would a6d the tyg-rangC goal fled said Defense plants and be essential In fhe success of the air force (industnal production no longer such a plan sound military reason has will qualify an area as a critical PonrocoototM oe ibecn offered to explain why housing een a 1 of contractor ajr force build-up to the agreed was Parnpd ai(n that the groups such as Hutton forcP evel is a2ain tn dpJ 11 was learned also that the and James Burke under- laved the 4-star general told offlce of rent stabilization in scored the grave eonsequenees'a Senate appropriations subcom- Kansas City has been ordered of continued dissension between mittee crafts- and the costly shutdowns it brings The plan was introduced by Hutton of the Builders associa- reached by Decemoerlnionrj1 there were eighteen per- tion who outlined the essential oa- had been agreed upon bysons employed and a year ago provisions jthe joint chiefs of staff to meet thim -eight Under the determination of the danger of a possible Soviet not chance tn disputes are three steps: Rcca" inere not one chance 111 Russian atomic bombing and nui one OOO that rent controls will added that the danger has norJ con-lessened jtinue in Kansas City after July He offered too an opinion that the government source the proposed cutback to an sajj "interim of 120 wings an-1 Under the law the city could make application for continuation of controls But since the 1 Each union has the right to get from each employer a written assignment of work This is to he done only after a complete investigation by contracr tors in the same group May Request Meeting 2 Any party dissatisfied may-ask for a meeting of parties for an attempt to CINDY WICINSKI 4 years old as she held a 212-pound today in Big Eleven lake Kansas City Kansas Maybe the a good omen A minnow dangled from the hook on the line water along with 600 other lines held by boys and girls sixth annual juvenile fishing season opened Cindy is a James Wicinski 1505 Barben road (Kansas City Star photograph "This is the first television Cambridge Mass June 3 station on the VHF band ap- a 4-vear-old par-proved bv the Federal Commu- rot is set for life today thanks nications commission here a $20000 inheritance'" Kansas City since WDAF-TVj Luther A Sawyer 82 of Ar-went on the air about three andjington who died recently left one-half years ago jrhe money to his pet in a will new VHF television sta-jfiieri in Middlesex Probate court tion will permit the people of this Under terms of the will the great area to receive the high parrot will be cared for by Saw-type picture and sound theyUers sister Mrs Vera Barnes have been accustomed to over 73 their present receiving sets Mrs Barnes said she is "not This also will give the general at all with the will but public the privilege of further will not contest it selection of programs is too bad he could not TV will carry nationaJ have left the money for research network program of outstanri for canr or polio something to aid suffering humanity she ing interest that In the past the dprared public ha not heen able to view But added "HI take good because of the limitation of only I care of the parrot: we always one VHF station in the area ihad parrots in our intend to carry local! shows of real importance and to SECRET TRUCE TALK SET provide many features of a civic educational and religious nature aio Decline to Divulge so that wp may render the best contents or Latest Red Note possible public service to the people in this community Equipment Is Purchased "I know the general public is eager to know how soon this new television service will be available in Kansas City I am happy to advise that we have our equipment purchased and most of it on hand However we havp the installation of this equipment at a tomorrow '8 o'clock 1 work of Sharon Elaine Pettit and a construction job to com-uonight Kansas City time) after plete first a gdav recess any unforeseen diffi-j WPre expected to eulties KCMO-T should be on answer the latest Allied proposal the air in approximately fourfor breakins 1hp pris0ner exmonths Ichange deadlock last major bar- The permit for KCMO is the npr t0 a Korean truce Barring a last minute change Thursday's truce session will be secret IT'S HEAVY COMPLAINED bass she caught swordfish on her shirt was that Cindy tossed into the under 12 years old as the daughter of Mr and Mrs story on page 3) OPERETTA IS ALL HERS GIRL 11 WHO WROTE WORDS AND MUSIC TAKES BOW Audience of Fellow Pupil and Parents at Blenheim School Is Enthusiastic User Production It began as an English assignment But the climax of the third TV authorization for Kan sas City The Star's station WDAF-TV received the first sixth grade pupil at the Blenheim school was the presentation of her operetta today at the school auditorium Applauding enthusiastically at the program were several hundred other students and parents A flushed but beaming Sharon braces flashing from her teeth bowed from her at Air Force Is Using Jet Nets BIG HEART IN he dlp0" on aml'aW' to Stop Damaged Planes jbasis ARREST OF EX-CONVCT DIS- 3 If settlement 1 not reached CLOSES GIFTS BY MURDERER Tokyo June 3UAPi- The air force has borrowed idea thusly the parties have a right nounced by the Eisenhower ad-employer ministration may result in again the growth ofiarea apparently does not meet American air power is threat-: fhp mihtary personnel or atomic ened with seart-and-stop plan- fergy requirements of the law Vandenberg said 1 probably would be automat-at a time when we face an ene-jty rejected it was stated mv who has more modern jet! Thp soutrce pointed out that fighters than we have and such facilities as the Grandview enough long-range bombers to force base and the Bendix attack this countrv in a sudden Avation corporation Atomic En-I ergv commission proiect in Kan- reduce 0ur ef-lity would not meet the re- quirements was understood also that the area rent control office in Kansas Citv is not conducting binding the arbiter in his deci-Und testimony result from his anv business other than making sions The standards would in- belief that country if it arrangements tr close down elude national decisions and local jis to have a chance for victory in any major war must have an air force that is second to He concluded: my knowledge views of in modern A THIEF HAS A COSSCIESCE Crippled Youth Get Lawnmouer Back After News Story Philadelphia June 3JAP) A lawnmower and a year-old are the dearest an from navy carriers and is using it to sav jets and pilots in Daughter who Administer E- Korea tale of Henderson Co-operates of appeal to an impartial arbi ter Under the plan all parties Inow increase these signing would agree to standards Vandenberg said his views forts to attain air superiority! over the Communists we should! but Doubt Value of Helping Other Houston Tex June 3 practices when applicable A 19-year-old ex-convict ar- under the provisions rested todav on a minor traffic! Lnder the heading of enforce- violation told how a 49-year-old wealthv West Texas cattleman- Far East air forces headquarters said today that an aircraft arresting barrier a net! made of nylon webbing steel cable and a heavy anchor chain has been in use at a Korean air base since March 1 to stop damaged jets when they land after combat Jets with their wing flaps shot away come in at a high speed and need a lot of runway to land The net which cost about $14000 to construct brings the $240000 jets to an easy gradual halt and prevents possible destruction ment would be the provision that no party shall encourage or participate in any stoppage ofjhose experienced murderer has given convicts Jnr other interference with any warfare" nearly $30000 trying to help) work in the area in connection them go straight with or bv reason of anv dispute The "Santa of lockout or ville state prison was er means' as iJimmv) Henderson a List Plan's A Fight Before Vandenberg stand several a fight to give some of the 5 billion the best of they are also the puppy possessions of 19-year-old Jack Craig a cerebral palsy victim Craig earns his living by mow-ing lawns in the neighborhood The puppy always keeps him company Yesterday Tootsie fell in an open storm sewer Craig dropped his lawnmower and aided by a passerby rescued the puppy When he turned around the mower was gone An onlooker said that he had seen a man put it into the back of his car and drive away Police were notified of the incident and news stories were published here A man who refused to give his name showed up at Craig's home today to return the Looms took the senators threatened the air force dollars cut from its proposed funds by the new administration Secretary Talbott of the air force defended the cutbacks in funds and goals in a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing but agreed to supply figures on what could be spent for rancher serving fifty years for killing his common law wife and her father in 1943 a drunken brawl" in the plan would be furnished by the clause award of the Industry arbiter shall be enforceable under the common law and applicable statutes and a judgment may be entered thereon by following grant and went on thp air in October 1949 A permit was given station KCTTY a VHF outlet reeentlv That station expects to be on the 3ir within a month The Topeka Broadcasting Association Inc operates station WIBW An official said television transmitting would begin in from six to nine months on the Topeka outlet An application for a permit made here earlier bv KCKN which is affiliated with WIBW has been place the piano on which $he had accompanied the presentation of her own musical and dramatic-work Idea for Operetta Sharon who is 11 years old recalled that about three months ago her class was assigned writing a play as part of the sixth grade studies Somehow the idea for an operetta developed in her head and soon the words both for the speaking parts and the seven songs included in the 40-minute program had been set down The music was "just sort of she said Where did the idea start for describing the tragic story with a happy ending about four young children stolen from home and 1 a faster buildup to the 143-wing juris-goal spt by the Truman admin- istration Released May 18 TTie story of Henderson's generosity first came to light when Alton Franks was arrested on a highway near Houston He was released from Huntsville prison May IS after serving a year on an automobile theft charge Young Franks at first eva- sive finally told Houston Hutton said the contractors have police and highwav patrolmen no onp m'n9- hut that any-he bought the new automobile selected must be removed he was driving with part of th industry and quali any court of competent IKE TO REPORT TOMGHT Four Cabinet Members Will Be on Air ith Him Washington June 3 (INS) -President Eisenhower and four cabinpt members will report to the nation tonight on the administration's program on a nation-wide TV-radio hookup Participants include Mr Eisenhower Secretary Hum-phrev Secretary Benson Attorney General Brownell and Mrs Oveta Culp Hobby secretary of health welfare and education The program will be heard here at 8:30 o'clock tonight on KCMO: at 9 o'clock on KMBC and at 9:50 o'clock on WHB MERTI RV IN THE SO PREDICTS NO T-H CHANGE Labor Law Will Stand for Another Year Says Senator Washington June 31AP) A Republican member of the Senate labor committee today ruled out any chance of Taft-Hartley act revision this year The senator asking not to be quoted by name said he could find who is worried about amending the and that both labor and management ROBBERY AT LOAN COMPANY Stands by His View Later however under questions from Chairman Ferguson R-Michl Talbott stuck to his original recommendations for 110 or 114 wings by July 1 next year and an interim goal of 120 wings by December 1955 The threat to fight for more $19000 Henderson gave him help me go straight" He said he and Henderson occupied the samp at Bandit Take 150 From a Petty Cash Drawer A lone bandit armed with air force funds came in ques-jwhat appeared to be a 38-cali-tions by Senators McClellan jber automatic pistol held up iP-Arki Hill (D-Ala andjthe Pacific Fina'nce company Chavez D-N Ml under prompt-3925 Main street and escaped ing from Senator Symington early this afternoon with S15Q 1D-M0 former secretary of: from the petty cash drawer MARS A 33-YEAR RECORD German Loes a Safety Prize on Way to Cotlect It Niebueil Germany June 3 (AP Dr Boetius Hansen failed to collect his gold pin for driving thirty-three years without an accident His car collided with a police vehicle on the way to the apparently were reconciled to Huntsville for several months with it for at least another all committee members with the prediction But influential Republican said if the is amended it he only in relatively respects fied to bring an impartial solution to problems that arise Hutton who heralded the announced plan as the burgeoning of five months of effort by management groups warned his listeners stands still From this meeting things will get better or eyes of a lot of people are on this he declared are the eyes of the wage earner the businessman an entire industry and an expectant Burke labor chairman for the Heavy Constructors association discussed the background of the kept for years by kidnapers be-Partly Cloudy skip Are in cause their parents couldn't pay the Forecast the ransom? "I don't realty know" Sharon Tonight and tomorrow are fore- replied seemed to have sev-cast to be partly cloudy and eral ideas and it was just desomewhat cooler jciding which one to write 1H There is a slight chance for a Another pupil Marv Jo Hibbs thundershower If one occurs it 12 of 6805 Bellefon'taine who probably would be tomorrow morning Paul Waite fore-: caster said The high temperature tomor-sajd row should be near 85 degrees it here "living Not agreed one that 1 minor played the role of a witch in the A operetta looked smilingly at: Sharon tapped her head and after a St AD0 141 TO WAR TOLL Caualtie in Korea Reported Lat Week Rearh 135 32 the air force and Representative Yorty (D-Calift former air force officer In the course of the confused hearing Talbott and an air force major general disagreed as to whether the air force could achieve 133 wings by July 1954 a Truman plan goal Talbott told a Senate appropriations subcommittee don't think we could have TELEPHONE WAGE TALK Negotiations Start for New The bandit ordered into the washroom Ralph Nellor field representative and Mrs Gloria Harrelson secretary telling them to stay there five minutes They heard the door of the sec ond floor office close after aboul four minutes then called police The victims described the bandit as 35 years old wearing gray trousers a white shirt and no tie about i feet 11 inches tall and weighing 139 pounds FIERY CRASH IS KOREA Sabre Jet Plunge Into Road Grader at a Base trart for This Area The low tomorrow night should bp between 65 and 70 The outlook is for a warmer day Friday with a hish near 90 proposal and the urgency of thetyottpn the 133 even if the situation which presently sees Truman budget had not been all construction work of the areascaied down by more than 5 bU halted by stoppage hower In City Orchestra Proof that Sharon does it were the harmonies simple but well worked out showing a high degree of musical skill for Per- a girl of 11 School authorities Washington June 3 (AP Announced battle casualties in Korea reached 135362 today an increase of 141 since week The increase was held to that relatively low figure because a correction in records reduced total marine corps by fifty-six As a rpsult of an error the fifty- six had been twice listed as wounded The Defense department's ueekly summary based on notifications to families through last Friday showed: last and that "he used to lecture me a lot about going straight when I got While still in prison Franks said Henderson arranged to ihave $6000 deposited to the youth's account and later gave him $13000 Mrs Derrance Shouppe of i 1 1 Tex daughter and administrator of his estate verified the money was given Franks and also that her father had given $10000 to another ex-convict he Says Daughter always was a sucker for a sob story and a fool with his Mrs Shouppe told a Houston newsman by telephone She estimated her father's worth at more than $500000 She said she had never again heard from the convict to whom she had arranged to give the $10000 and doubted that either he or Franks would ever go straight as her father had hoped Richard Jones executive assistant at the prison also verified the money was given Franks Prison records also disclosed that since last December Henderson had withdrawn some $800 from his account at the prison presumably to help other inmates since he is restricted (Continued on Second Page) 1 BA 5500! 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Just dial BA Adv Ql OT A SYSTEM FOR CAMES Only Two to a Household mitted in California Citv Louis June 3 Negotiations on a new contract for an estimated 50000 employees of the Southwestern Bell Telephone company opened here to- day Frank Lonergan vice-president of district No 6 of the I 0 Communications Workers said the union is seeking a wage increase reclassification of certain cities and jobs and improved working conditions Top wages under a contract expiring July 5 are $5650 a week for telephone operators and $95 for technicians and repair men The company operates in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Texas Arkansas and a small area in Illinois adjacent to St Louis Sabre Jet Base Korea June 3(AP) A Sabre jet plowed into a huge road grader at the end of a runway on takeoff today The American pilot and two army engineers burned to death in a resulting fire It was the second Sabre crash at this base in two days The air force withheld names of the dead Raid Sharon's musical talent had been known to them for some itime because she plays violin in 1 the all-city orchestra composed dogs to two per househo haso school pu pils In addition a ln thirlty more song Sharon had written previ- than 20000 population because iT residents hJ rPmplanert ol ex- P' CCThtyrdYrkance has these res- ervations- sounded like that of an adult Residents having more than fnd Lhe appreciative audience two show dogs will be giv to for8et the near dark-twentv-four months to reach of Thp auditorium that the jauthor composer aecompanist Those owning the aris- was sn young Increase New Total 41 21631 10R 100 627 13104 141 335 362 44 24 163 863 tx 2 The Buyer Differs But Maj Gen 0 Picher of air force procurement and programming testified: "I don't think we would have any great He said maybe he was more optimistic than Talbott Their differing appraisals ex-pressed gently came in discussion of the new administration's air force budget of 11700 million dollars more than 5 billions less than the amount requested by former President Truman But Talbott repeatedly said the new budget would give the nation exactly as many combat (Continued on Second Page) Refrigerators gas and electric at Jenkins Music Co 1217 Walnut Ad Among the labor leaders of thirty crafts at the session were Perrin MeElroy business manager of the Building and Construction Trades council Carlson head of the pipe fitters: Andrew Harvey president of the electricians Orville Ring teamster chief Mack president of the district council and Leonard Irving president of the general laborers Industry Men Listed Robert Peterson president of the Builders association pre sided Other industry representatives (Continued on Second Page) Thev flatter because they fit 8inapsbn TaUors 1108 Grand Adv Killed in action Wounded Missing Total deafh lyu CuTpnt missing z' Denotes decrease includes killed in action 2 05 fa tally wounded and 22 1 dead originally reported missing Afer deducting from gross to 1 54! returned 2453 known captured ard 22 known dead Following is a breakdown of the casualties by services: Increase Xew Tnta! a 196 104996 jLrn: 2 001 Ai- fo-ce uncharged 1 459 Marine corps Cxj 56 5 906 LIST OF 40 CASUALTIES Washington June 3(AP) The Defense department today identified forty casualties of the Korean war The list included five killed twenty-five three injured accidentally and seven formerly listed as mis ing now identified as capture Today's Chuckle Sharon is a piano and violin Continued on Second Page) Summer storage private wardrobes hold'g 20 garment boxes for woolens Pur cloth coats ABC VI Adv type of dogs have only-six months to get rid of their surplus canines Litters of pups cannot be kept after thev are 6 months old Four people who other three Quartet think the sing.