The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 22, 1953, Page 1

Sey West, Fiorida, has the most equable climcte in the country, with am average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Top Florida To Convene Here For First Time By SUSAN McAVOY © More than 50 of the na-; tlon’s leading skin divers) | will converge on Key West ‘August 9, for the first under- water tournament in Key af ? i HH iH it i : : 38 is also ‘ens! tg i Lg i f fi 2 £ i iu 4 : i i i é 5 : 5 $o8 § i it Fil see £ : E E i i E the is iis i ; (Continuea On Page Two) Sheriff To Name Son William B. ALL Hi iCommons that the government pro-| poses to introduce amend the Regency Act of 1937,'this progra who has givén more’ than i} ‘Permission For Princess To Wed 3 re ze: > concert is held her sister, Princess Margaret, 10 every ‘Sunday. marry a divorced man. i , British air attache at’ afternoon. embassy in Brussels. He is 38 Sunday, legislation tojers. are planning to. drive 5 “T am learning flenty and ‘hav- ment Att-\ing fun. We have very good food, wag Plenty. of it and a beautiful place tened William: Blackburn, at cere- agreeable to all members of the to stay’ - Godfrey Thompson. in the near future, the EYE SPECIALIST Will Be Here for July 25 FOR APPOINTMENT CALL DR. J. A. VALDES PHONE 2-7821 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1953 Skin Divers’ Tournament |New Election Law Will Allow Candidates To In Key West August th Change “From Group To Group,” Officials Say Unlervater Men Effect Of New Cranfish Law Now Undetermined As The Season Opens. Fishermen See Confusion In Interpretation Of Regulation | Canadian Visitor Key West crawfishermen today were generally not able to determine immedi- ately the possible effect a new state conservation law will have on their businesses, a check of the waterfront showed. The legal crawfishing sea- ison started yesterday, but dealers said that quantities have been small. But, they said that all crawfish taken have been within the legal size— that is, the tails on the .crawfish measure at least six inches. Most of the crawfishermen had earlier expressed fear that they would have a hard time find- ing fish meeting the new regulations. ‘crawfish must/have.a tail measure- ment of no less than six inches. ‘The House bill, labelled “‘an act conserve the natural resources, SUBSECTION 14. Regulation, Crawfish: (1) Regulation; Crawfish, closed seasou; penalty - No salt water crawfish may be taken from the waters of this state for commer- and no gardiess of where taken, between 1Sth-day of April and the 15th COMMODORE MORSON.A. MEDLAND, RCN, (right) Naval mem- ber, Canadian Joint Staff, Washington, D. C., is greeted upon his visit to Key West Monday by Rear Admiral Irving T. Duke, USN, Commander ef the Key West Naval Base. Commodore Medland will remain in Key West area until Friday. He is here to a ize himself with the activites of Rhee and his minister handed the Nations Com- !mand ultimatums today which threatened to wreck -|a Korean truce that appeared only days away. Rhee issued an angry statement, ‘that South Korea will give a post- war political conference 90 days to -|““persuade the (Chinese Red) ag- gressors” to withdraw from North Korea. “If their efforts fail,” the fiery ‘old patriot declared, ‘‘we shall be at liberty to follow our own course of action.” Foreign Minister Pyun Yung Tai, \in an even stronger statement, said the basir for American-South Korea, manjom last Sunday. The assur- ances opened the way for a quick armistice. Rhee’s sudden statement came as the U. S. State Department |Rhee's ultimatum was the big ‘question as staff officers continued iwork at Panmunjom on final de- tails of a truce. There has been lation that an armistice would ‘confused we are 'However, we are still trying to co-| the Naval. Base. moral and material support in our efforts to carry en our fight uni- lateraily,"” Rhee’ said. The ROK President said he was awaiting approval from Washington of agreements made with Robert- bon in the secret talks earlier this month. South Korea “is trying to co- operate all we can,” Rhee said, but “if the United Nations does vival, we cannot regard the under- standing as binding.” Rhee said he promised neither standing with Robertson. In the agreement, Rhee said. he declared bitterly, “the more to operate all we can.” Rhee said, in his written answers more we try to cooperate,”! Cobo. Qualifies Late Tuesday For Qat On City Commission The possibility of some interesting political maneu- vering loomed today with the revelation that candidates for election to the city commission do not have to remain in the “group” they original! lly chose, but may change at any time and as often as they like. According to Supervisor of Registration Victor Lowe, if a candidate decides that he likes the political | climate in another group, he can see no reazon why the prospective commissioner ca: Lot Fight Resumes there will permit only “éommunity” parking facilities and Central Korea Bulge Attacks Sporadic Fighting Continues After UN Forces Beat Back Communists By FORREST EDWARDS ‘Communists, attacking along a one- mile front, today hit five South (Korean positions in the Kumsong Bulge sector of central Korea, scene of last week’s big Red as- sault. i The 8th Army said three prongs jof the attack were beaten back jbefore dawn. But at the other two |points the Reds attacked again aft- jer being hurled back. Last reports from the front said sporadic fight- ing continued. Elsewhere along the rain-soaked ed battlefront three dozen or more u small-scale fights fared briefly in flew rain and“dropped nearly 500,000 pounds of high explosives on Red front-line positions in the Kumsong Bulge area, the 5th Air Force said. | Radar. tacks. Other B26s dropped 25,000 pounds ‘ilroad yard at Hwangju. mmunist night fighters made jsix nonfiring passes at 18 U. S. 'B29 Superforts which attacked a nnot make the switch. Only ‘tain an opinion from itorney General. a man in group three that he thinks he can beat, so he makes switch by withdrawing from ‘group four and paying another $25. Some hot grudge battles may develop be- cause of that‘ factor, many feel. ‘However, there have been changes in the lineup as yet. Yesterday, the third commis- sion candidate stereed into the ring when incumbent Dr. Delle Cobo announced tnat he will seek re-election, Cobo, whe is winding up a twe year term en the city’s ruling He was tice to aie officially. While the race hos been slow in starting, it promises fo increase in ‘intensity with furiher announce- ments for office. John and Louis Cartonell, who At the same time that decide on candidates for commission, they will indic: referendum whether or 3 jof explosives on a Communist|!2,