The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 27, 1953, Page 1

~~ dominion,” Truman.declared. “ Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the with an average range of only !4° Fahrenheit country, Truman Scores GOP Officers For Life Und Cuts In Defense Budget Ex-President Warns Of Danger In Cutting Our Armed Strength PHILADELPHIA (» — Former President Harry S. Truman con- demned defense budget slashes by | the Eisenhower administration last | night and chastised what he called | a “reckless” wing of the GOP,! blaming it for cuts in the Mutual | Becurity program. | Yn his first formal speech since | leaving the White House, private citizen Truman said he wanted to warn the people “soberly and | plainly” not to be misled by the | desire for lower te “into cutting | corners on our n. | | | pal security.” | “Increasing the risk of World} War III means increasing the risk ef atom bombs on v1 own homes,” Truman told a national conv ion of the Reserve Officers Asso- elation. | He said a “balanced program” | of military goals was worked out by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in| 1951, and that they urged the tar- | gets to be achieved just as soon} as possible after 1954. | “Because it was about that) time,” said Truman, “that they expected the Soviets to have! amassed a stockpile’ of atomic bombs that would put this country in the gravest kind of danger.” | “It is of the highest significance,” | he went on, ‘that Gen. Hoyt Van- denberg (retiring Air Force chief oftstaff) and Gen. Omar Bradley | (retiring chief of staff) testified a | little while ago that nothing has happened to change the strategic _ estimate of the Joint Chiefs of Staff om which’ that program was/| ” ‘As the President has ‘said, our government sées no reliable evi- dence of any }pdification in the fundamental..Soviet ainrof. world | if the Soviets are genuinely inter-| ested in real settlements, we must be able to negotiate from strength. “If they are tempted to make} war, we must be able to deter them by our strength Truman contended that the So- | defense appropriations” and plan accordingly. He said there can be no doctrine “more dangerous than the notion that we cannot afford | to defend ourselves.” “I am sorry to read, however,” said Truman, “that a great deal has happened to cut that program down.” Obviously enjoying his out-of-of- fice role, Truman began his talk with mellow mildness, confiding: “T'm, glad to be here as a private citizen—a retired colonel, if you} please.” But then he quickly turned to taxes, defense and foreign policy. The ex-President declared that the elections last fall have not! changed the attitude of the Demo- | eratic party toward the foreign policy of the United States. “The Democratic party, in the Congress | and out, continues to support the | United Nations, and the unity and | defense of the free world. H “Unfortunately, elections of last fall have strength- ened the irresponsible element in | | | | Gambling Charge Placed Against Fun, Inc., Owner Vincent Wallet was arrested on a charge of gambling and allowing minors to gamble, with bond set at $100, at Fun, Incorporated, 535 Duval St. at 11 am., Police Chief Jo- seph Kemp announced today. Chief Kemp had placed Po- lice Officer L. Soriano in plain clothes at the place, be- cause of complaints that chil- dren were playing a game of chance. The arrest was made one hour after the plain clothes- man was sent there. Hope Mounts That Rhee May Change Stand Withdrawal Of Most Difficult Demands Possible By ROBERT EUNSON TOKYO (#—Tihe possibility that a formula is being reached which will settle differences between President Syngman Rhee and the United States over a Korean armi- stice wes seen today, *K Rhee may drop his opposition to a truce if the U. S. concludes’ an agreement to rush to his aid if South Korea is attacked again. _ A. highly-placed South . Korean source. indicated teday that stub- +| bern 78-year-old Rhee may drop two of his demands that are now blocking an armistice if the U. S. agrees to the third—a firm’ mili- tary defense pact, “That is the one point the Presi- } dent will never back down on,” the source said. “He may give in on the other two points” —immediate withdrawal of, American and Chi- nese forces and a three-month time limit on a political conference—” but he will never give in on the defense pact.” If Rhee were to drop his other two demands, which are almost certainly beyond the power of the U. N. to grant, it seemed likely that Rhee and Special Presidential Envoy Walter S. Rubertson could easily hammer out a suitable se- curity pact in their current secret talks in Seoul. This could mean the withdrawal of Rheé opposition and the sign- ing of an armistice to end the bloody war, now in its fourth year, The source, an extremely relia- ble one, said “it doesn’t matter whether they decide to write the pact before or after the armistice | is signed, Rhee may agree to wait until after an armistice. But he is demanding, and. will continue to however, the | demand, that there be a firm mili- tary alliance with the United States guaranteeing South Korea against the Republican party. The grave | further Communist aggression.” burden of national leadership has | (Continued On Page Twelve) Court Suspends Sentence On Ladd William K. Ladd, Key West Postal employee was given a two year ‘suspended sentence in Feder. al Court yesterday on the charge of embezzling $1,585 from stamp receipts here. Ladd had made full re: of the amount he said from the Post Office, accor Fred W. Boots, assistant U torney. Federal Judge George W. White hurst gave the suspended sentence to Ladd. BROWN'S LANDSCAPING Tree Trimming — Removal Complete Landscaping Insured Fer Your Protection Phone 2-5892 For Free Estimate DAVID BROWN titution took S. At The source said Rhee and other | top South Kofean officials had been pressing for such a defense pact for more than a year, both in Washington and through U. N. mil- itary leaders in Tokyo, Rhee and Robertson have been meeting secretly. The assistant secretary of state is in Korea as a representative of President Eisen- hower and attempting to convince Rhee that an armistice is neces- sary, An American source said the is Probably could guarantee to end Rhee's country, but that Ei- senhower wasn't going along with ROK demands to withdraw U, S. forces from Korea “With an investment of 125,000 battle casualties, the United States isn't about to withdraw from Ko. ¢ American source said. ral principle is too is going to have to k up with American soldiers in this country until we feel the sit- is safe enough to withdraw.” e United States has about 1 m service men in the ed On Page Twelve) di JUNGLE BAR Presents ROSEMARY at the HAMMOND ORGAN NO INCREAGE IN PRICES Che Kev West | THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN TH fro LXXIV No. 153 4 zen Staff. Price Of Accepting Truce Is Not Told After Conferences By ROBERT B. TUCKMAN SEOUL (#—South Korea’s Pres- ident Syngman Rhee was de- scribed as ‘‘very happy” today following a 40-minute secret con- ference with a special truce emis- sary from Washington and the top U. N. military commander. Speculation mounted that the stubborn old: statesman might ac- cept an ai 5 No new conferences were’ sched: | uled. Most members of Rhee’s | Cabinet went into closed door ses- sion immediately after the session. Members of the U, N, delegation met at the U. S. embassy. Bhee’s price for accepting a truce has not been disclosed. But high sources were quoted as saying he might agree if the U. >. gives him an iron-clad pledge to come to his aid in the event of a new Red attack. Gen. Mark Clark, the U. N. com- mander, flew here from Tokyo to join Assistant Secretary of State Walter S. Robertson in the critical second meeting in Rhee’s hilltop presidential mansion, Clark was accompanied by Ambassador Ro- bert Murphy, his political adviser, and Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr., chief Allied truce negotiator. Just before the session began a source close to Robertson said that “if things go as well as they have so far” the mission would not have to remain in Korea much longer. The party was expected to leave for Washington in two or three days with a stup-off in Tokyo. The assistant secretary of state plans to tour the fighting front | before leaving Korea. Robertson and other high U. S. officials were scheduled to be | guests of honor Saturday night at la dinner given by Rhee and his | Austrian-born wife. Saturday's crucial session began at 2:30 p. m. (12:30 a. m. Saturday EST) and broke up at 3:10. | South Korea’s Prime Minister |Paik Too Chin and Foreign Min- ister Pyun Yung Tai sat in on the session. Robertson flew here from Wash- ington with secret messages to Rhee from Eisenhower and Secre- tary of State John Foster Dulles. | He met for almost three hours with the defiant statesman Friday and said afterward he was “very op- timistic” that Rhee could be won over. Rhee also expressed optimism over the outlook for an agreement. The aging President has refused to accept a truce negotiated at Panmunjom and created a crisis when he ordered the release of (27,000 anti Communist Korean prisoners from U. N. stockades. Rorbertson emerged from Fri day's meeting to tell newsmen “we hope we are making progress in removing misunderstanding” in the terms. And Rhee said “Mr. Robertson | has brought good ideas and car | imutual understanding is being greatly improved.” | The Korean public information of- | | fice quoted Rhee as saying the/ taiks bad been “very good” and an | understanding might be reached | Rhee bas balked at any truce swdich leaves his country xiew * Sontinued On Page Tweive) | Rhee Reported As Happ Talk With Emissary From US. Losses Reported KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1953 erwriters After Resignation Of CAA Official Regretted Here The resignation of Harold Wilde, | District Civil Aeronautics engineer, | because he, refused to be transfer- red to Fort Worth, Tex. is a great blow to Key West, Commissioner Joe Allen said today. | “Mr, Wilde has been a - great} source of help and information to the Monroe County Commissi¢ in | its ownership of Meacham air- port,” Allen said. The letter from Wilde telling of | his resignatioh from the CAA suid | that he had been in Miami for 15} years, made his home there, and | had no intention of being shifted to Texas. He told Allen that he hopes to re: main in aviation and to have con-| tinued association with his friends in the county. WASHINGTON (#—The Air Force has told Congress that its net air- plane losses in the fiscal year end- ing Tuesday equaled “six wings | worth of fighters.” | With an average of 75 fighters to | a wing, that would be about 450/ airplanes. Testimony on the losses | was contained in a report, released | today, on budget hearings of a! House appropriations subcommit- tee. The Air Force normally does | not break down its plane losses by | years. It has announced only that combat losses of the Korean War through June 19 t 973 airplanes. | The total includes 111 shore-based Marine aircraft and 81 “friendly foreign” planes—aircraft belonging to United Nations Allies. It does not include accidental, non-combat losses, Honor Rhodes ™ OXFORD, England This old university town will see a sen- timental pilgrimage next week to honor a man who even in the 20th century wasn't reconciled to hav-/| ing the American colonies break away from England He was Cecil Rhodes, who was born July 5, 1853, and gave his | | jmame to the Rhodes scholarships just 30 years ago. PONCE’S Curb Service 12 Noon to $ P.M. CURB SPECIAL Fried Chicken Basket French Fries and Cole Slaw 7c 3 EY WEST UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION, an affiliate of the state and national organizations, in- stalled their officers for the coming year at a dinner meeting at Wylks last night. Outgoing president Arthur Valladares, left, stands beside the new president, Gerald Saunders. L. H. Todd, vice president, is at Saunders’ right. Far right is state president W. W. Wynn, Miami, installing officer.—Finch, Citi- Shakeup Of Defense Dept. ‘Looks Sure Dispute Centers On Power Given Chief Of Staff By B. L. LIVINGSTONE WASHINGTON (#—The ‘House headed today toward expected jquick endorsement of President Eisenhower’s plan to reorganize the Defense Department, but only after hot disagreement on key provisions, Its unusual Sa: ‘was eatied to \ wa ee after. lengthy sling yesterday, The dispute centered around sec- tions in the plan which would give the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff authority to manage’and pass on the membership of; the Joint Staff, subordinate planing group. The disputed sections; were as- Sailed as “a barefaced attempt to impose military domination on the American people,” and. ‘defended as nothing more than a simple provision to pinpoint the chair- |man's responsibility for greater efficiency in military planning. There was no such ‘argument over the rest of the plan. In general terms, it would clar- ify the authority of the civilian secretary of defense over many | functions of the military and would authorize six new assistant secre- taries to Secretary Wilson. It also would abolish the Muni- tions Board—military purehasing and supply agency—the. Research ands Development Board, and the Defense Supply Management Agen- cy. Their functions would be trans- ferred directly to the secretary of defense. Unless disapproved by Congres: the plan goes into effect automati ally on Tuesday, 60 days after it was proposed, Rep. Hoffman (R-Mich),. leader | of the opposition to the change in| The R, jthe Joint Chiefs of Staff Setup,!on a very shallow frontage and sought an eleventh-hour compro- mise to knock out the controversial portions and approve the Test of the bill without a floor fight. He told newsmen he was down. In yesterday's debate, Chairman Short (R)Mo) accused opponents of the plan of making a mountain (Continued On Page Twelve) Jaycees Will Hol 'Dinner-Dance On Installation Night The anaual installation of offi- cers for the Key West Junior} Chamber of Commerce will be held July 3 at a dinnerdance to be held at the La Concha Hotel. Time of the event is set at 7:39 p. m. Robert Floyd, state representa- tive from Dade County and ex- mayor of Miam{, wif be the guest speaker Installation ceremonies will be id by Earl Adama, presi- ¢ Senior Chamber of and past president of © Chamber, thet aif reserva- VR ae — z | | | { Those Of | | Offensive On Wide Front Batters ROKs Reds Make New Gains In 13-Mile Frontline Fight By JOHN RANDOLPH SEOUL ® — Thousands of Chi- nese Communists sent Souta Ko- | rean troops reeling back along a wide front today in a grinding renewal of the Reds’ two-week-old Pukhan River offensive. At least two Chinese divisions— |more than 20,000 soldiers — un- jleashed the assault on a 13-mile front on both sides of the Pukhan River, on the East-Central Front | Friday night. At one spot In the wild hills east of the river, the ROKs were forced ;back a mile and a quarter and | were fighting desperately to hold. | This Red gain was second only to |the two-mile bulge the Commu- |nists punched in Allied lines in the same sector earlier this | month. | Associated Press Correspondent | Milo Farneti reported ROK soldiers | on the west side of the river re- captured El Paso Hill — or Look- out Mountain — at the junction of the Kumsong and Pukhan Riv- ers, and another nearby height in a fierce mid - morning cqunter- attack. . i A full ‘moon shi fitfully’ be- tween cloud layers;ifluminated the bitter night-long fighting. At day- break, waves of Allied fighter bombers ‘swarmed ever Red for- tifications and dumped 500-pound bombs and bullets. The U. S. Fifth Air Force said Allied Sabre jets far to the north shot down two Communist MIG jets | and probably destroyed a third. The MIG kills were credited to Lt. Henry Buttleman, Bayside, N. Y., and Flight Lt. John H. J. Lovell, Peterborough, England. It was Buttleman’s third MIG and} the first for Lovell, a Royal Air | Force exchange pilot. The probable went to Lt. Robert A. Lysgarrd, Osage, Ia., who already has one damage claim. While the Eastern Front shook with the roar of new battles, the Chinese hurled another division against the Imjin River defense, north of Seoul, in the west. In a concentrated see saw battle under a hail of artillery the Reds | Saturday morning forced the crack First ROK Divisiow back from two | hills it had re-eaptured in bitter | counterattacks, { Lost heights were Outpost Bak | |and another nearby hill. With this | new setback, the balance sheet jfor the narrow but savage fight | showed the Reds holding three of | five hills they originally attacked | |two days ago. ed gains, however, were | were nothing like the deep ad- vance in the East, | Massed air and artillery strikes | Supported the first ROKs in their | counterattacks, which were costly {for both sides. Chinese bodies lit- {tered the slopes. The ROKs esti- | mated 2,400 Reds killed in the | Western battle almost the strength of a Chinese regiment. The Chinese objective in the Puk- | han battle, aside from mauling and | bumiliating the ROK Army, was (Continued On Page Twelve) “Good Summer Season” Predicted By SEC. OF C. i Harold Laubscher, Key West Chamber of Commerce manager has just returned from a five day school for Chamber executives held at the University of North Caro- Mote than 259 Chamber mana- gers beard lectures, and discus-) tions on problems concerning cham bers throughout the Southeastern United States. ‘The concensus on the coming gsommer season was that it pro mm to be a goad Yowrist seaun +i@ Wlewida. Lacbecher sed. ; jin the county jai The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. - For 73 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West prints Don't Match Rape Suspects; Investigation To Continue Pair Remain In County Jail Without Bond On Suspicion Fingerprints, in the apartment raped on the nig suspects, it was | Two 21-ye the door of a refrigerator yw.wife who was Allegedly io not match those of two e being held without bond tion in the case. No formal inst them pending a further charges have been f check into the case by tice of the Peace Roy Hamlin, Navy investigators and the Sheriff*s Department. The men were jaile ter the woman spotted them in a Duval Street grocery store and later positively identi- fied one of them in a police lineup as one of the men who forced their way into her bedroom and criminally attack- CER SES PS ke One of the rapists she said, went to the kitchen for a drink of water and fingerprints were obtained, Meanwhile, the family and 4 9, friends of the suspects continued Being Improv ed to maintain the’ innocence of the Improvements continue at {pair ghbors today said that Monroe County Beach, Commis- | ‘ijt was impossible that they could sioner Joe Allen announced to- (have committed such a crime. day. They are good boys." Two ladders are being installed | air have been identified by at the end of the pies which will Prince Gabriel, 21, 1127 facilitate getting in and out of et and Andrew Jackson the water for swimmers at the (>) 715 Emma Sireet, They have beach. remained noncommittal about any Next week four four year old | connection with the alleged crime, coconut trees will be planted at | Investigation will continue into the beach to lend their Stace ithe. case today. Law enforcement and shade to the beach area, Al- | crricials have indicated that they len said. These are the contri- | wil) have the case “wound up by bution of Mr. and Mrs. Morris | onddy -- one way or the other.”* Wat Eoton Street. The manner in which the. paif stypetaiy geine@- entrance to. the S« t 4 et Monroe Beach | nd story apartment’and com~ T Hand fs Gained By Ike InEPT Fight They apparently sealed & Urain By CHARLES F. BARRETT Pipe and cut a screen to gain en- } trance. | At the time of the attack, they }threatened the woman at knife- | point, The woman said that she (Continued on Page Twelve) Truck Runs Over WASHINGTON «®—President Ei- | } . senhower appeared to be gaining Man S Foot Today, the — on today as the sige e ‘ =] Be neared a floor showdown in his His | S] h struggle to extend the excess prof-} Ss ny ury Ip 5 t its tax, . Interviews with a score of ead A city garbage collection work. ets on both sides of the issue/¢? miraculously escaped ' serious showed a general belief the Presi- Jury this morning when a truck dent would win, after a fight that |T4" over his foot was certain to be bitter and could! The m Leon Ambrose, 808 be close, Windsor Lane was at work when ja truck driven by Freddy Robin- son, 816 Terry Lane backed up and struck him. He apparently slipped But a few had their doubts. when he attempted to dodge the A hard fighting band of ways and means committee members, led by vehicle. The accident occurred at Catherine and Pearl Streets. Chairman Daniel A. Reed (R-NY), girded for a hot protest against the administration move. ¢ was rushed to the Mon tal Hospital where his in- The closest t Monday, was ove es were diagnosed as nothing worse than laceration er than over the Presi -/ Tor proposal itself. ‘ Cet Kr | | ¢ nado Victims New Home Mich & The Gatica Pedro and Antonio — eing to get a brand new house, 4 from foundation to root be tdeen now and Sanday night. They lost their home and four ne their families te Mh ‘tornado which 115 tives. They'll get a-haif home. ich.. Chatper af ¢ suppiving new home, Trades ty five ere mimnittee hea@ set Venry Bere steer two-day, Eisenhower has month extension of tl sial tax, The levy can be ext For almost the ways and ime has started all through Congress 78-year-old Reed sia to a vote on the posal in his ¢ istration rese 2 et £ . on maneuver of fore t by a 74 vote of th next Tue ce r B e is House proves this to take wu Both pass i Keed, oldest tisuous service ir stout foe of the himself b cratic votes ¢ pared to try will WANTED Administrative or Supervisory Work 7 Yeers Experience tn Advomsteriog Scheels and Dealing With Pubic oPERMANENT RESIDENT +4HOME OWNER LELAND %. MARCH 296! Foqerty Avenue PHONE 24579 Jost A Block from Alligeed’s Marine Ways Strunk Lumber 128 SIMONTON STREET