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f Page8 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE INHALATORS / THE LOADING CREW HAS FORGOTTEN BY THE TOADMEN, THE (PHANTOM SUDDENLY DASHES AT THE RUSE G A FRIGHTENED NATIVE CHASED BY TWO OF THE JUNGLE WITCH’S "LIVING -DEAO’~- MINUTES ...AND- NO TRICKS=2/M WATCH HIM, MANEATER | BBORN TYPE, f SL--L HOPE YOU CAN GET HIM TO POSE FOR. ZEE STATUE AGGIES UNCLE —~. HIDEQUS -AND He's LOADED wiTH AMMUNITION ! You'RE FEEDING THEM FoR FREE.” YOU'RE LETTING 'EM CHARGE EVERYTHING ."+RUN UP BLS THEY'LL NEVER Pay.” . 'M LOSING Thursday, February 5, 1953 Dan Barry ANDI INTO MY) ‘TERAIFIED,| | NOW YOUWILLSEE HOW 1 GET CAND By MISTAKE HE ub NA MY SERVANTS --KNOWN AS. LOOKS STRONG. HE By John Cullen Murphy |mer President Truman sent Con- FAVOR AND LET ME OUT OF THIS ° INSTITUTION, ..NO? (OH, WELL. MAVBE SHE'S THE IF MAMMY. ZELL DON'T START FIXIN’ SUPPER PURTY "UL CLOBBER ZEE HEAD ‘jthe. military departments complet- Defense Dept. Looks Closely At Its Budget By EDMOND LEBRETON WASHINGTON «~The Depart- ment of Defense, which spends well over half the government’s money, is taking an Eisenhower- inspired close look at its $46,300,- 000,000 Proposed budget. This is in line with a. White House directive to the entire gov- ernment to re-examine policies for spending and for hiring new work- ers. The goal: economy. “In a sense, the Defense Depart- ment will open up the whole mili- tary program for review,” de- clared Assistant Defense Secretary W. J. McNeil. He made clear the new economy combing would in- clude equipment procurement, con- struction and military manpower levels. But McNeil also said he was con- fident the economy drive decreed yesterday by the Budget Bureau with President Eisenhower's bless- ing contained “nothing ... that will wreck any defense program.” The huge Defense Department, like all other government agencies, was bound by the three basi¢ rules laid down by Budget Director Joseph M. Dodge: _ 1. Hiring of government workers is to be suspended until in each case it can be determined if the job can be eliminated or done by employes already on the payroll. 2. Construction is to be limited to “clearly essential” projects built under “strictest standards of economy.” 3. Operations are to be conducted at a minimum spending level, with any unnecessary activities elimi- nated, It was plain the orders were in- tended as getting down to business on the Republican promise to trim the $78,900,000,000 budget for the year beginning July 1 which for- ag 11 days before leaving of- ice. Dodge asked all agencies to sub- mit detailed economy plans next month. The economy review of govern- ment construction was especially applicable to the Defense Depart- ment, with its big building pro- grams, and to the closely allied Atomic Energy Commission, which has a huge physical expansion mapped. McNeil said the review of De- fense Department spending would be under the direction of Deputy Defense Secretary Roger Kyes, who would start at the point where ed their budget requests last fall, He explained that after Kyes has gone through the budget he may call upon service heads and mili- PROMISE OF DELIGHT Chapter 25 G™u was as good as her word. She worked hard all day, obliging and obedient, an angel of smiling goodness. It was inter- esting to watch all the men who were working with her melt into smiling approval. It wasn’t charm; it had nothing to do with the deliberate flattery and be- witchment of adult charm. Joe and Mario were experts at that, Anthea thought grimly, but Gina did not begin to understand it. She just had the physical mag- netism and fascination of lovely youth.. Anthea was grimly grateful for Gina’s_ behavior. It meant that they all worked hard during the day, with not even a break for lunch and the usual siesta after- wards. There was a great deal of private work and correspondence of Mario’s to catch up with, and aha suakestod they should stay in and work at it that evening, after dinner. Anthea did not want to be alone with Joe. She did not know what to say to him. Her. mind was in a curious turmoil. Falling in love had been an easy busi- ness. She remembered how angry her mother had been. How Meri- an tried to stop her, and how Anthea had gone, drifting into love like a thistledown blowing dowh the wind. Easy enough to fall in love .. . what was it like to fall out again? She felt tired after her sleepless night, and her head ached viciously. She put on a wide sun hat of peasant straw to shield her head, as she sat by Mario in the sun. They were working at a. little harbor-side gafé, and the sun‘ struck tack from the stone pavement. Even the little group of watchers end hangers-on dwindled away in the midday heat, The air was cooling a little, and a few people were beginning to appear and stroll down to the sez sr eng and along the harbor when Joe came and dropped down on the empty: stool beside her. He pushed his sun-glasses up from his forehead, and looked round the harbor. He wore shorts, and a Dwindles As By ELTON C. FAY WASHINGTON \® — The bag of new prisoners is dwindling to vir- tually nothing in the stalled Kurean War, where both sides sit in heavily fortified positions. Records made available Wed. by the Defense Department in re- sponse to a query showed that dur- ing December only 29 Red soldiers tary agency officials to justify anew their estimates of what it will take to.continue the defense schedules. Preliminary study of the Budget Bureau order, he said, gives little indication of any radi- cal changes ‘én xprograms under way or tentatively approved, but there will undoubtedly be possibili- ties of savings. The Truman budget estimate for the armed forces was based on maintaining approximately the Present manpower strength 3,600,000, with an Air Force reach- ing 143 wings about mid-1955—and no change for the worse in the world situation. Dodge’s economy directive was praised by Sen. Byrd (D-Va) as “forthright and constructive and one of the most realistic steps for economy that has been taken dur- ing my service in the Senate,” which dates back 20 years. {NTRUDER CAUGHT WITH CHURCH FUNDS ST. CHARLES, Mo., ‘®—John B. Moore, treasurer of the St. Charles | Presbyterian Church, returned | home with his wife Tuesday to find a man leaving with two jam- Packed suitcases. | While his wife called police, Moore found the suitcases con-| loose currency and sealed collec- tion envelopes received by the! church. The man was talking to Moore when officers arrived. Arrested for burglary, Norman A. Casagrande, 30, of Indianapolis appeared before the prosecuting attorney. During questioning, Prosecutor | H. K. Stumberg picked up one of | the signed collection envelopes. were captured. By contrast, the total take of prisoners by United Nations forces when the big Allied offensive was cutting up Red divisions and roll- ing swiftly northward in October, 1950, was 51,868. The monthly fig- ure showed a slump after truce talk started in mid-1951 and has been dropping almost continuously since winter set in that year. In stockades on Jan. 16 of this year were 122,658 Red prisoners of war. By far the greater part, 101,556, were North Koreans; the rest were Chinese. To a consider- able degree, this reflected the huge groups of North Koreans cap- tured in 1950, ‘before the Chinese entered the war. No overall total for United Na- tions personnel taken by the Reds is available. The U. S. lists 2,142 American military personnel as captured by the enemy. But this figure is es- sentially only the total reported back through international chan- nels. To it should be added at least | some of the 9,269 currently listed as missing. It is difficult to say how many | of any given number of missing men may be captured. A rough rule of thumb would be that about 25 per cent or less of the missing on any one day would be captured, perhaps after being wounded. That would be in a static such as exist snow. On this basis, the monthly total of- Americans captured by the enemy is even lower than enemy Prisoners taken — perhaps a dozen or 15 against 30 Reds. Prisoners. are valuable in war especially on a static front Except for air reconnissance and On it was the name of church member H. K. Stumberg A weed has been defined as a Plant growing in the wrong place. | scraps of information gained from agents, prisoners willingly or un willingly provide the only. intelli gence on enemy strength, deploy- ment and intentions. situation, | By Mary Howard short-sleeved, white shirt, and espadrilles. .. . He put his hand out and over hers where it rested on her knees, with such swift, warm affection that the cloud about her mind and heart sud- denly cleared. The gesture of love and belonging was so simple and so sweet that she burst out with sudden, quick directness, “After you went last night, Joe, I couldn't sleep. I went for a swim. When I came back, I saw Gina go into your room.” He said, “So that is why you didn’t meet me this morning?” “Yes.” “T see!” He did not take his hand from hers. The blue eyes between their black lashes ‘seemed even bluer against the dark sunburned skin. But he. was watching Gina, who was acting a scene with young Ivor Street. At least Ivor was acting with patient skill and ability. ina, in the peasant blouse which she wore so charm- ingly, was merely doing as she was told with unaccustomed obe- dience. She was leaning against Ivor‘s shoulder as he bent over her, soft round arms lifted, hands linked behind his head. “The pearls,” said Joe, “and now this. Two plausible.stories in one week. It’s beginning to look a little thin, isn’t it, darling?” Anthea did not answer. _ “I wonder if I would believe a similar story from you,” he said. story yet.” “That's it.” His mouth tight- ened. “It’s not my story to tell. It's Gina’s. I know she has no real honor to protect... yet she trusted me to keep my mouth shut. She always has, I can only tell you, Anthea, that I didn’t ex- pect her last night And she cidn’t stay long. She came to ask my help. She always has, since she could walk. If ever she was in trouble she came to me, I al- ways have Delpet her, I always |do. I feel—well, responsible for her, and I can't outgrow it, An- thea.” “You don’t...” “I haven’t heard the second} hy BS ee not in love with her. But she’s part of the vaere wee the old wandering family of Papa, me, Bianca and Gina. Like gype sies, having no roots, no real home. She came into my ri last night, and woke me Up. ang told me about a ig she’s in, a! asked me to help. If you know Gina, it’s always either money oF a man. This time it's both. asked me not to tell anyone, to help her. I gave my word I wouldn't say anything, even to Bianca, and I said I'd help if it is in my power. Actually I’ve got te help, for Papa’s sake. There’s no choice, and she probably built on that. This is an important film for him—and for me. We can’t risk it being messed up now. The chances are, if I don’t help her, she'll bolt.” He looked at Anthea gravely, but his blue eyes were smiling. “It sounds a tall story, but it does happen to be true, and I've got to ask you to believe She said quietly, “AN right, 1 e said quietly, “. do. I love you, and therefore I'm credulous. But m: credulity has had sufficient strain . .. don’t tax it too far, Joe. A third time you might not be lucky.” le squeezed her hand. “Thank + you, Anthea.” He stop and his face ainieoed curiously. She fol- lowed his glance, and saw at immaculate in a white tropic: suit, Lai Donati had driven a large scarlet Cadillac to the wa- terfront, and parked it on the harbor side. en unhurriedly,. ie began to walk toward the deed crowd, standi round 1e roped-off café where Gina were working before the cameras. Gina caught sight of him, the swarthy, audacious face peering between two young fishermen, roared for a cut, to her. It was the first time she had let him down that e-ey' ing threateningly. (To be continued) POW, Capture Fulbright Suggests Planes Be Provided To Formosa’s By JACK BELL ¥ and RUSSELL BRINES WASHINGTON “# — Sen, Ful- bright (D-Ark) suggested «here the United States supply planes to Formosa’s Chinese Nationalists to bomb Red: China just as Russia is providing aircraft to the Reds in Korea, Fulbright’s proposal was made in an interview as other Congress. members defended againbbritish criticism President Eisenhower's order to the Seventh Fleet to free the Nationalists for attacks on the China mainland. Among these, Sen.~Cooper (R- Ky), a former representative to the United Nations, said he fears that organization won't do anything ef- fective to end the Korean War. “The British don’t like it, but we have got to act for ourselves in this matter,” Cooper said. “Presi- dent. Eisenhower's action is the least dangerous step we could take right now that promises some re- lief in Korea.” Fulbright said he isa’t familiar with the military necessities in- volved, but feels that if the U. S. transferred bombers to the Chinese Nationalist Air Force and helped train pilots for them, it might be possible to raid Red China's com- munication lines. “The Russians are furnishing planes and training pilets for the Communist Chinese in Korea,” he said. “We certainly would have a precedent for such action.” But he said he doesn't want any Americans involved in any such jventure, adding that the planes should be transferred to Chiang Kai-shek’s forces and piloted by jhis men. | Representatives Short (R-Mo)}| and Richards (D-SC) said the{ {services committee, War Is Slowed |Chinese Nationalists Now 13 Commie Heads Are Sentenced NEW YORK — Thirteen sec- ond-string- Communist leaders sen- tenced to from one to three years in prison, were held in jail here in liew of bail. - : Federal Judge Edward J. Dim- ock fixed bail to $20,000 to $25,000 Tuesday for the 13, who are ap- Pealing their Jan. 21 convictions. The appeal is expected to delay their actual imprisonment for months. U. S. Atty. Myles J. Lane argued for $100,000 bail apiece, or prefer- ably no bail at all. He pointed out that other convicted Reds have jumped heavy bail to escape im- prisonment. Spies Arrested LONDON (#—An Albanian Min- istry of Interior communique pub- lished Wed. announced the arrest of "20 spies and diversiopists™ in various parts of Albania, Tirana radio said. Documents established that “they were trained in espionage work in Yugoslavia, and were sent to Albania to carry out their work of terror, espionage «nd diversion,” the report said. All were described as war crim- inals who had collaborated with the Germans and the Italians dug- ing World War I. said he be- lieved the temper of the House was “to ignore what the British House was in no mood to be in- | say . fluenced by the British position He added that ‘No. 10 Downing “The British are only trying to |Street (residence of the British save Hong Kong and their com- | Prime Minister) hes dictated too mercial interests in China,” said jlong to our State Department.” Richards, former chairman of the| Richards said “he understood foreign, affairs committee. “The | French officials “beneath the sut- sooner® they realize this is a de-|face” favored the Formosa deci- lusion, the better.” sion, although their public cam: Many congressmen, Richards ments have been somewhat added, “feel we have leaned over | guarded. He said the French were backwards long mough to meet under “heavy presure in Indo Great Britain more thaa halfway.” |china and want to see the Com- Short, chairman of the armed | munists oceupied somewhere else.” By Jose Salinas and Rod Reed