The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 14, 1954, Page 8

Laniel Faces Major Policy ion No By HARVEY HUDSON PARIS #—Premier Joseph Lan- iel and his top military advisers up to major: questions on Indochina policy today. supported only by @.two-vote majority in the National Assembly which indicated prompt ousting of the government as soon as the Geneva conference ends. The 289-287 margin by which Laniel won an Assembly vote of confidence last night showed clear- ly the deputies would have booted the Cabinet out had they not feared a government crisis would suspend the Geneva talks with the Commu- nists on Indochina and Korea. It appeared that only a major victory over the Coramunist-led Vietminh rebels—at the conference table in Switzerland or on the vbattlefield in Indochina — could save Laniel once the Geneva talks were over. Neither victory was ex- The major item on the govern- ment’s schedule today was a meet- ing of the Committee on National Defense, made up of top military and civilian officials. Laniel warned the Agsembly the commit- tee would have to consider the aking of important decisions. . ™Laniel gave the Assembly no hint of the nature of these, but informed sources said later they involved proposals to send draftees to Indochina and possibly to ex- tend the 18-month“conscription per- fod for certain categories. Up to now, no conscripts have been sent to Indochina in the seven-year war against the Com- munistled rebels. Any decision to send them there would certainly raise a howl throughout war-weary France. In theory the government has the right to send conscripts to any noncombat area—to Saigon, for ex- ample, but not to Hanoi. Draftees sent to noncombat zones could free professional troops for the fighting fronts. But in reality no government could risk such a move without eonsulting Parliament, where many deputies are more interested The Weatherman Key West and Vcinity: Partly cloudy to. cloudy with brief scat- tered showers today becoming partly cloudy to clear late tonight and Saturday. Slightly cooler to- night. Low about 72 degrees; high Saturday about 84 degrees. Moder- ate to fresh southwest winds be- coming northerly late this after- noon or tonight and moderate northeast Saturday night. Florida: Clear ‘to partly cloudy thru Saturday. Not quite so warm in north portion tonight, otherwise little change in temperature. Jacksonville. Thru The Florida Straits: Moderate, occasionally fresh southwest winds gradually shifting to west and northwest this afternoon and to northerly tonight and Saturday. Few showers this afternoon and early tonight, other- wise clear to partly cloudy weath- er. East Gulf: Moderate northwest to north winds becoming north to northeast Saturday. Clear to partly cloudy weather. Western Caribbean: Moderate easterly winds thru Saturday ex- cept moderate variable over ex- treme north portion and becoming north and northeast. Mostly cloudy and scattered showers in extreme north portion, partly cloudy with widely scattered showers else- where. Observations Taken At City Office Key West, Fla., May 14, 1954 at 7 A.M., EST TEMPERATURES Highest yesterday Lowest last night ... Mean ... Normal Total last 24 hours Total this month ... Deficiency this month Total this year ... 14.13 ins. Excess this year 5.91 ins, Relative Humidity, 7 A.M. 19% .09 ins, Barometer (Sea Level), 7:00 A.M. 29.86 ins.—1011.2 mbs, Tomorrow's Almanac Bidault Will [Freighter’s Crew Elaborate On French Plan By MAX HARRELSON GENEVA (® — French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault planned | to elaborate France’s proposals for | an Indochina armistice today after his government’s tight squeeze past its second crisis since the Geneva conference began. Bidault was slated to lead off debate before today’s closed ses- sion of the nine-delegation Indo- china conference. Informed sources said he would reply to a series of questions put before the conference Wednesday by British Foreign Secretary An- thony Eden in an attempt to have the various proposals clarified. Eden particularly sought the op- Posing views on France’s Propo- | sals for regrouping of all troops in| areas of Indochina to pe agreed on, withdrawal of Vietminh forces from Laos and Cambodia, and dis- arming of irregulars. Eden’s key question was “Are we in favor of international super- vision?” A source close to Bidault said he was happy about the French confidence vote but realized - the slim two-vote margin of victory did not do much to strengthen his in peace than in continuation of} j unpopular Indochina war. bi He told the Assembly that troops, hut bomb- Jn We aah ere being” sent to Indochina and that two cruisers | have. dispatched to the Gulf of Observers™in Paris considered that the thinnessof the Assembly’s vote of confidence also was sure’ to lessen Foreign Minister Georges Bidault’s authority at Geneva. There have been rumblings in the Assembly corridors that Bid- ault is not willing to press hard enough for peace in Indochina and therefore is not the right man to head the French negotiators. Last night’s vote, though it sus- tained Laniel’s’ refusal to hold a debate now on Indochina and the fall of Dien Bien Phu, was more a humiliation than a victory for the government. Laniel insisted that a govern- ment crisis now might end the peace negotiations. The Assembly only a’ week before had’ upheld the government on the same issue —and the same argument—by a vote of 311-262. The drop in the government’s s up port probably was due almost entirely to the fall in the ‘interim of Dien Bien Phu. Absentee Voting For 2nd Primary Is Underway Absentee balloting for the second primary, May 25, began at 2 p. m. today. Sam Pinder, supervisor of reg- istration, said the absentee voting in person in his office will end at 5 p. m. Wednesday, May 19. Absentee voting by mail, how- ever, will continue until 5 p. m. May 24. Mailed ballots, he said, will be accepted up until that time. Six names will appear on the ballot for the second primary. They are Leroy Collins and Charley E. Johns for governor; James A. Franklin ‘and William R. Neblett for the seat in the 24th senatorial district; and Frank Ben- tley and William A. Freeman, Jr., for county commissioner in the second district. Labor Party Gains In Elections For British Councils LONDON — Britain’s Labor party surged forward today. with a net gain of 512 seats in returns from borough council elections in England and Wales. The Conserv- atives suffered a sharp setback, showing. a net loss of 388. Results of yesterday’s balloting showed the Laborites had wrested control of 13 borough councils, in- cluding York, Northhampton, Reading, Colchester and Ipswich. All 13 had previously been dom- {mated by Conservatives or inde- pendents. is (Naval Base) High Tide Low Tide 8:00 a.m, 1:21 a.m, 9:22 pam. 2:43 p.m. ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Staflon: Key West Time of Height of Station— Tide high water Bahia Honda (bridge) < ...—oh 10m 9.0 tt. No Name Key (east end) ....-2h 20m Boca Chica Sandy Pt. #&m Caldes Chai Be (north +2h 10m +14 ft, (—)—Minus sign: Corrections to be subtracted. (+)—Plus‘sign: Corrections to ‘be added. ARMED FORCES DAY (Confinued from Page One) Street from Duval to Simonton Street. Participating in this group are Troop 52, Boy Scouts of America, Marching Unit; Key West Kiwan- is Club Decorated Car; Advanced Weapons School Float; Troop 256 Boys Scouts of America, Marching Unit; Cub Pack 217, Boy Scouts of America . Decorated Cars; Key West Chamber of Commerce, Re- tail Division, Float; U. S. S. How- ard W. Gilmore (AS16) Marching Unit and U. S. S. Howard W. Gil- more (AS16) Band. Monroe County Salon 543, 8 et 40 decorated truck; Disabled Am- erican Veteran’s. Chapter 33 Mar- ching Unit; Cayo Hueso Grotto De- corated Motoreade; Fleet Air De- tachment Rifle Platoon; St. Joseph hand in trying to resist Commu- nist peace terms. Observers in Paris, however, felt Bidault’s position at Geneva had been weakened because it was now a question whether he represents a majority of the French Parlia- ment. Many deputies who voted confidence in the government the day before Dien Bien Phu fell cast negative ballots yesterday. There is increasing belief in French circles here that the Com- munists may stall. the Geneva talks until the Vietminh forces launch a major offensive against Hanoi, the center of France’s hold- ing in north Indochina. French sources in Indochina have said the Vietminh could not mount an attack against Hanoi for six or eight weeks. But reports from Hanoi said between 2,000 and 3,000 rebel troops launched a “l|heavy attack yesterday morning “Jonly 30 miles from the city. The French repulsed the attack but, ad- mittedly suffered “serious losses.” Informed sources said there would be no meetings here Satur- day on either Indochina or Korea. This will give Bidault time to con- fer in Paris and other delegates the opportunity to consult here. The West’s strategy on Korea appeared to be to seek an endot the round of formal statements be- fore the 19-nation parley and in- stead continue with discussions in restricted sessions of the seven- nation working group. This group is composed of the Big Four pow- ers, Red China, and North and South Korea. Western leaders feel no solution of Korean problems is possible now, but that the talks should not be broken off. VIETMINH PLANS NEW OFFENSIVE TAIPEH, Formosa () — The In- terior Ministry’s Ta Tao news agency said today Red China is artillery, antiaircraft guns, ammunition and trucks into Indo- china for, a Vietminh offensive in the Red River delta region, The Chinese Nationalist news agency claims extensive under- ground contacts on the Red-held mainland. ‘Ship Loan Signed TOKYO — Japan and the United States today signed an agreement transferring two U.S. destroyers and two destroyer es- corts to Japan on a loan basis, a School Float; Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Unit 3911 Decorat- ed Car; Key Wést Electrical Re- pair Co., Decorated Truck; Key West Fire Department and Key West Float and Horses, Those businesses or individuals interested in the purchase of, or advertising in, the New KEY WEST CITY DIRECTORY, who have not as yet been contacted, write to Johnson Publishing Co. 203A NO. 87TH STREET, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN [ennae MIAMI at POPULAR PRICES Located in the Heart of the City REASONABLE RATES ROOMS .r neseeverions with BATH and TELEPHONE Ritz HOTEL 132 E. 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BLACKOUT IS CALLED (Continued from Page One) orders from “the executive depart- ment.”” On Wednesday, Adams had re- lated that at this conference presi- dential assistant Sherman Adams suggested he prepare a chrono- logical account of the Army’s troubles over Schine. This was the first step toward the now famous Army report which brought on the roaring public row with McCarthy. Adams’ stand that he couldn’t reveal details of the conference talk touched off vigorous protests from Democratic members of the Senate Investigations subcommit- tet. They demanded to know whether the concern was that it might be “embarrassing” to some one, Information Withheld Welch said that if the informa- tion did come out it would not be unfavorable to the Army—‘“quite to the contrary, in my opinion,” he said. Chairman Mundt ruled Adams should answer the questions but said he couldn’t force him to. Adams was asked to give a more Precise report after lunch on the sources of his orders against talk- ing. A little earlier in the hearing Sen. Symington (D-Mo) had. de- manded that senators on the inves- tigating subcommittee declare now, or as soon as possible, whether Army counselor Adams ever had threatened “blackmail” against McCarthy and his aides, Original Charge Read Symington read original McCar- thy camp charges that Adams had conferred with Republicans on the subcommittee and threatened to issue a report “embarrassing” to Cohn. The charge was that Adams threatened to issue the report. un- less McCarthy dropped his investi- gation of alleged subversion in the Army and dropped a demand that Army Loyalty Board members be hailed before the subcommittee. charge as “false.” Dirksen went to the witness chair and. testified his first “hint” a “seandal” might be brewing came in a‘late afternoon visit Jan. 22 from Adams and White House aide Gerald Morgan. . KEY WEST FIRE LOSS (Continued from Page One) 000 damage to buildings and contents and $160,000,000 loss in aircraft, motor vehic- les, forest and other fires not involving buildings, WHATEVER YQUR NEEDS IN THE LINE OF Children’s TOYS Come to The . TROPICAL TRADER 718 DUVAL ST. DIAL 2-6262 Good Painting and decorating start with Good Color Planning = 8 our FREE Color Service Sherwin-Williams 709 Duval Street TELEPHONE 2-861] and THOMPSON HARDWARE Caroline and Grinnell Streets '| Johns Invites Leroy Collins To Deba ACTING GOVERNOR (Continued from Page One) port he said he received from W A. Williams, chief auditor of the State THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, May 14, 1954 te COLLIN SSPEAKS THIS (Continued from Page One) Road Department, which showed | i 103 million dollars available for road and bridge building this year. The figures included more than 27 mijlion dollars in federal aid money which the state must match, Johns said he intended to take full ad- vantage of the federal. funds. Collins has charged that Johns in pledging a one hundred million road program is promising more than the State Road Department can pay. TODAY'S STOCK MARKET NEW YORK (#—The stock mar- ket advanced quietly today with some minus signs providing a drag on progress in early dealings. Although the higher side of the list was well populated, gains and. losses spread out over a range of between 1 and 2 points. Railroads were higher along with steels, motors, aircrafts, radio-tel- evisions, building materials issues, and airlines. Rubbers and electronics were were lower. Otherwise, major div- isions were mixed or steady. Among higher stocks were South- ern Railway, Johns - Manville, Youngstown Sheet & Tube, General Motors, Texas Co., Kennecott Cop- per, and Vanadium. Lower were Goodrich, Interna- tional Harvester, Southern Califor- nia Edison, General Electric, and Cities Service. HEMINGWAY IS (Continued from Page One) fire 60 miles south of Mombasa that was threatening a camp of children. This was during the first week in March. Burns Suffered __ Hemingway volunteered and ended up with 2nd degree burns on the legs, abdomen, chest, mouth and left hand and 3rd degree burns on his right arm. Hemingway did not make public either the extent of his injuries in the two crashes or the fire fighting episode. « “I/>had two strikes on me from the plane crashes and the fire would have been the third,” he said: “People would have thought I was hamming it.” ‘Now, the burns have healed, al- though he has ugly scars on his arm and legs. The kidney and liver are functioning, but he’s on a strict diet, Hemingway said, and his vi- sion has returned, although the eye pains him frequently, The Hemingways. plan to be in Madrid for 10 days before return- ing to Genoa to sail for their home in Havana sometime in June, Collins said the Post and Times erred when it said he favors a super agency in Tallahassee to raise tax assessments, that he is for Everglades Park expansion, that he was not opposed to new taxes; that all the attacks made on Johns were acts before the 1953 legislative session. He also said the paper was wrong when it said he had not substan- tiated charges made against Johns. DEATH ‘MRS. MARY M, J. JOHNSON Mrs. Mary Marie Jennie John- son, 82, died this morning at Mon- Toe General hospital after a short illness, Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 5 p. m. in the Chapel of the Lopez Funeral Home. The Rev. J. Paul Touchton of First M. E. (Stone) Church will officiate at the services. Burial will be in City Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Ed- ward Johnson, Staten Island, N.Y.; and Martin Johnson, Staten Island, N. Y.; four daughters, Mrs. Elida Soderberg, Mrs. Burnetta Frances and Mrs. Alice Butler, all of Key West; and Mrs. Helen Ralsky, Staten Island, N. Y.; and six grand children. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Rebecca Chapter No. 214, ‘Order of the Eastern Star; Foresters of America, Edgewater Chapter; Shepherds of Bethlehem Star Cen- tury Lodge, Staten Island, N. Y. Fern: Chapter 21, Order of the Eastern Star of Key West, will hold chapel services in Lopez Fun- eral Home Sunday afternoon. Eight Enter Guilty Pleas Eight persons yesterday pleaded guilty in Criminal Court before Judge Thomas S. Caro. Their nam- es, offenses and penalties follow: S. P. Motyka, reckless driving, $15 or 30 days. Frank Regnetti, no drivers licen- se, $10 or 10 days. R. H. Ellis, driving on wrong side of road, $250 or 90 days and license revoked. , P. E. Hogan, drunk, dismissed. Barbara Preston, reckless driv- ing and no drivers license, $15 or 15 days. J. S. Bigger, reckless driving, $15 or 15 days. J. A. Kidd, reckless driving, $75 or 60 days. Leo Womack, assault and bat- Relatives Of Man Found Dead Are Located Today Relatives of Bernard William Kelly, whose badly decomposed body was’ found on Crawl Keys, were located today by the sheriff's department. Meanwhile, Justice of the Peace R. D. Zetterower at Marathon an- nounced that an inquest had been set for 2 p. m. tomorrow. A brother, George Kelly, was lo- cated in Florala, Ala., tle sheriff's department reported. The dead man’s father lives at Crestview, Fla., the department said, but his name had not yet been learned, The Lawrence McLaughlin Fun- eral Home. in Crestview will han- Marine New Division Head SEOUL #—Maj. Gen. Rdmund B. Sebree today was named com- mander of the U.S. 7th Dvision, replacing Maj. Gen. Lionel G. Mc« Garr, who leaves Tuesday to take charge of the U.S. Army Caribbean Command. 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