The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 20, 1953, Page 2

acl ‘} 100 Disabled Americans Freed By Commies; Saw Russian Civilians Secretary Of State Dulles To Advocate Long-Term Defense Program In Paris By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON (Secretary of State Dulles flies to Paris this THE KEY WEST CITIZEN issues of the Far East—to end the Communist threats against Indo- china and Malaya—as a part of th Korean truce agreement,” Taft “Of course, it would be better to have a cease-fire in Korea than to continue a stalemate there, but I don’t think we will ever get a will all the ever a period of 20 or 30 years. Dulles says that what he calls the Soviet “peace defensive” has produced no evidence to indicate the Kremlin is abandoning aggres- going to Paris tomorrow, Dul- les will head a Cabinet-level dele- gation including of the Secretary Treasury Humphrey, Secretary of With Clear, Pure Cube wo Crushed ic KEY WEST. FLORIDA Ales Serving ALL POINTS ON 1 .ORIDA KEYS Between Miami and Key West {Ne Steps Bn Route) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EXCE SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P.M. Arrives o'clock Midnight. Pt bag “oY WEST DAILY (@xCcEPT i} at 8:08 o'clock A.M. and (Stops A? All intermediate Points) Sot 4 ae omens he, ; Some Of Nation’s Heroes Weep Silently As Freedom Returns By ROBERT TUCKMAN PANMUNJOM, Korea (®—One hundred disabled Allied war pris- oners, some weeping silently, came down Freedom Road today in an historic exchange for 500 glum Communist sick aud wounded of the Korean War. The trade, first clear break in long-deadlocked truce talks, could bé the prelude to an armistice in the 34-month-old war. The talks, suspended last- October, resume Saturday. The blue-clad Allied prisoners in- cluded 30 Americans, 12 British, 50 South Koreans, 4 Turks and 1 said today. In all, 605 Allied sick and wounded are being traded for | y176, St. ment was “unbelievably poor” be- fore the truce negotiations began, then picked up materially. Four came back on stretchers; through clouded m @ nearby ancient vil- Reds tried to win germ warfare have: been vigorous- denied by the United Nations Command and Washington. “Some believed it,” added an- other. Cpl. Kenyon Wagner of Detroit, Mich., a tuberculosis patient, said Allied to Asked if ay hd turned Com- munist, Wagner ea 4 ee “given “the ‘agner sa was whole works” in medical treatment Some prisoners said they had seen Russians in North Korea, but others said they had seen none. “We saw plenty of girls,” said another. 3 From Panmunjom, the prisoners were Trushed by helicopter and am- to Munsan’s “Freedom Village” for medical care and in- s, Then on to a hospital at Some were expected to leave Tuesaday for Japan on the next leg of a trip back to the United States. Monday's exchange started just before 9 a.m. and the 100 Allied soldiers were across the line by 11 EF ete i filers vf be sent south, they started oving. Clark met them at Freedom Vil- lage and shook hands with nearly all. He saluted. Pfe. Robert C. Stell of Baltimore, Md., a stretcher case, and introduced himself to the Negro soldier. To Pfc. Donald K. LeGay of Leo- minister, Mass., a prisoner of the Reds for 29 months, Clark said: “Do you feel good?” “Damn right.” FREEDOM VILLAGE, Korea ® ~—These Americans were received in an exchange of sick and wound- ed prisoners with the Communists at Panmunjom today: Pvt. Carl W. Kirchenhausen, 214 Audubon Ave., New York City— M. Sgt. John T. Porter, RA3826- 545, Lecomte, La. Wife Mrs. Mar- garet Porter, Box 161, Lecomte. (Listed in available U. S. lists as also from Bordentown, N. J., and Baltimore, Md). a Pfc. Robert’ C. Stell, RA13271723, Baltimore, Md., Mother: Mrs. Lou- la Stell, 141 N. Exter St., Baltimore Md. Cpl. Vi L. Warren, RA1723- wis, Mo. Mother: Mrs. Riller Warren, 4037 Labadie Ave., St. Louis. 4 Pvt. Antonio Matos-Rodriguez, US50115073, Santurce, Puerto Rico. * Cpl. Richard Q. Morrison, RA- 17255458, Burlington, Ia. Mother: Mrs. Dorothy E. Morrison, 1001 S. Fifth St., Burlington. Pvt. Robert F. Philpot, RA14355- 426, Hogansville, Ga. Father: Thomas Floyd Philpot, Route 3, Hogansville. s Pic. Almond L, Nolan, RA12115- [wee Rexville; N. ¥. Mother: Mrs. Lowell Nolan, Route 1, Rexville. | Cpl. Theodore Jackson, RA38416> , Palestinee, Tex. Mother: Mrs. \Maggie Davson, RFD Box 212,| Palestne. Pic. Davd W. Ludlum, RA19361- 682, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Sster: Ruth C. Fdler, 2326 Gay St., Ft. Wayne. 1949, Detroit. Father: Louis Peter Wagner, 4353 Dckerson Ave., Detrot. Pic. Donald K. LeGay, RA11171- 886, Leomnster, Mass. Mother: Mrs. Hazel B. LeGay, 177 Hall St., » N.C. Mother: M E, Pnkston, J; ec os y Prst Lt. Roy: M. Jones, 002033912, Mnnéapols, Mun. Father: Roy P. Jones, 4414 Curre Ave., Mnnea- Pols. M, Sgt. Robert W. Shaw, RAs?- 09157, Vancouver, Wash. Brock, 55-A Blanche Ave., Rome. M. Sgt. Walter McCollum, RA- 34025503, Lake Charles, La. Father: Elwell KeCollum, 21 E. Belden St., Lake Charles. Pfe, John L. Robnson, RA153- 7a372, Wilard, Ky. Father: Buel Robnson, Willard. Pvt. Jesse Robertson, RAly32988 Montgomery, Ala. Uncle: Warren Robertson, 3025 Goode St., Mont- gomery. Pic. Marvn L. Brown, RA18397- 119, Okighoma Cth Mother: Faye Scbles, 505 NE Fifth St., Oklahoma Cty. Alberto Baez Pzarro, 1210521, Ro Pere, Puerto Reo. 6946, Hereford, Tex. Next of kn: Shrley Neghbors, Box, 1-225 Ave- Runs Into Car MIAMI W—A 32-year-old Hia- leah man, Walton McCord, was struck by a car and killed on the Tamiami Trail west of here Sun- day. State Patrolman G, B. Staf- ford said McCord ran into the path of the car. DICKERSON DIES BRADENTON (®— Mrs. Agnes Dickerson, 74, died Sunday after a long illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John P. Manning. She was the mother of John J. 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