The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 20, 1953, Page 14

Page 14 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, May 20, 1953 FREER EEE FF THE WORLD “By JAMES MARLOW OUR ROCKET PORT! GONE f FLATTENED FO THE GROUND! N-NOF IT CAN'T BE! Tt ) PACE LAST WORRIESS {NL Apys WOLNVHd 3HI WASHINGTON (#—The present Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jong - time companions in arms of President Eisenhower, stated their positions clearly enough but, all in all, they have been fairly mild and quiet men. The new Joint Chiefs, named by Eisenhower in a complete overhaul of the top commard in the armed forces, may turn out to be more aggressive and vocal and therefore a disappointment to any politicians who want rubber stamps. ‘The present Joint Chiefs, the top military men of the country, are: Gen. Omar Bradley, chairmen: Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Army chief of staff; Gen. Hoyt S. Varidenberg, Air Force ‘chief of ‘staff; and Adm. William M. Fechteler, chief of naval operations. i (Fechteler has had his job only: since August, 1951, when’ he was moved up to succeed the late Adm. Forrest Sherman.) The Joint Chiefs got mixed up in politics in early 1951 when they opposed Gen. Douglas. MacArthur's desire to hit the Chinese with an all-out attack, They said it might involve this country in an all-out Asiatic war. They urged watching Europe. That was before Fechteler succeeded Sherman. During last year's présidential nNodqduod HSv14 GAR, Chapter 19 abhor picked up the gun 44’and left the police station. He walked to Broadway and turned into the first café he came to, lie was desperate for a cup of coffee. His neck ached and his head felt the rg va wee - & médicine ball. When he iy. laid: hands on the coffee, he was jostled into: spilling more of it than he got down his throat. After what seemed a:month, the | f blonde ety a8 him a rib. steak and French fried. potatoes, Brindle elbowed his way to the cashier. He paid, and slipped on his raincoat. He had taken only a few steps out of the:café when he seunes gor bra was. wrong. e bottle! He i both pockets. Empty, aye His lips parted -in a curse. One of the rays ue ee brushed a against the coat, felt a bottle and helped himself, ‘ Brindle hurried into-the café and searched with te anx- iety for sight of the ‘be Per- haps the guy was dri of it now. He hoped it as simple as: that. It wasn't, Hoping the’ sailor wi have stayed on the same Tae of the out be street, he started walking, If the | he; t sailor had turned off into a side street, there wasn’t much chance of finding him. On the other hi he might have gone scurrying along the water front to drink in — against a lumberpile or on The sailor wagged. tell you @ secret. Di @ cent, I stole it.” Brindl i é i ee Pa E iitting and the what had 4 az Fi HE eampaign, Sen. Taft of Ohio, Sen- running board of ‘a: parked ate Republican leader and the most powerful man in Congress, said he |. ws |had no confidence in the present Joint Chiefs, Avowedly to satisfy. Secretary of Defense Wilson, Eisenhower last ‘week announced he was appointing all new Joint Chiefs, including Adm. Arthur’ Radford, chairman; Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Army chief of staff; Gen. Nathan Twin- ing, chief of the Air Force; and Adm, Robert B. Carney, chief of naval operations. At the same time Eisenhower said he was picking Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther to succeed Ridgway as chief of the Allied Powers in Europe. Radford is an outspoken man, so outspoken that there had ben }] Some doubt he would be made chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He is not apt to bite his tongue even if it means conflict with Congress. Ridgway and Gruenther, before taking their new jobs, ‘stepped car. HL ANVUGNVW. back to the foot of Brosdway, | hin Straight ahead lay ‘a stretch of | y: iers that he hadn't yet. covered. ut it was no use. The key was/| boss. He gone, A sailor was half a block away, sitting on a wooden bench. near edge of the dock. caught sight of a movement that made his heart leap. The sailor i iv if 3 i it NVIOIOVN a ia 3: E [ "| NOTAS CUBANAS Por RAOUL ALPIZAR POyYO i é f i Fee : g 5 t E L109 Nag Did I f 3 srt i lt 4, ii iT A 7 3 = Fe & = ee ih iE f i ng see | i zt ; E : t E E & ne I . i i i ue TH ual : ¢ fa i i Le : ii | LLa¥ VIL3 g Be i l i ; i q : 5 f ! eli ti a ff E 5 GIs O81) FHL i He | ipis? fh F z 4 t i ot 2 BA Bs 1) See ot tl ee ee 5 re er). a