The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 20, 1954, Page 2

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, July 20, 1954 Long Negotiations Come To Climax At Geneva Conference By LYNN HEINZERLING GENEVA (#—The Western Allies @nd the Communists came to the climax of their long negotiations for an Indochina peace today. There were indications that a} céase-fire for the Far Eastern battleground might be signed be- for midnight. France’s determined, fast-mov- ing Premier Pierre Mendes-France has promised to resign if he does} not get an armistice by that hour. | Although all issues were not de-| cided as he went into his final day, he appeared to have won his gamble. It was expected that the full nine-party conference. would re- main in session today until a cease- fire was signed. Reports from various conference sources indicated an armistice agreement was shaping up along | ae 1, Viet Nam would be partition- ed “temporarily” at approximat- ely the 17th Parallel, with Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh taking over the North and the French-spon- sored Viet Nam government of ex-Emperor Bao Dai retaining the South. 2. The Vietminh and the French would withdraw their troops from the other two Indochinese states of Laos and Cambodia, leaving the French-sponsored royal gov- ernments in control. 3. French military personnel | would remain in Laos, Cambodia and south Viet Nam to help the three states develop defense forces. 4, Viet Nam would be reunited by supervised elections in both North and South, to be held at an e@greed future date. 5. South Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia would be barred from Organization (SEATO) Western sources last nigat the United States, Britain and had agreed to form to further Communist pene- in that area. armistice would be super- an international commis- posed of Canada, India Poland. A unanimous vote be required for decisions issues which might lead to a resumption of hostilities; otherwise only a ‘majority vote would. be required in the commission.* < a > 2. & sti : demanded that the United States join in guaranteeing the Inochina armistice. This dispatch said Mendes-France had replied at once there was no question of getting the United States to become a guarantor since it already had re- fused such Bh role. (Another Times dispatch from Geneva said the Communists had demanded that native Red-led guerrillas in Laos and Cambodia | be allocated territorial “pockets” in those kingdoms and allowed to zee their arms until elections could be held in which they would participate. The Laotian and Cam- bodian governments were report- ed opposed to the new red de- mands.) Mendes-France, after dining last night with British Foreign Secre- tary Anthony Eden, returned to his lakeside villa to receive Dong for more bargaining on still un- settled issues. It was not immedi- ately known whether they narrow- ed their differences. Reliable sources said the chief points in dispute were the exact location of the demarcation line and the date for the future all- Viet Nam elections. On the territorial issue, the | French previously had held out for the 18th Parallel asthe divid- ing line and the Vietminh for the 16th. The midway point, suggested by Soviet Foreign Minister V.M. Molotov, would permit south Viet Nam to retain the major port of Tourane and the ancient Annamese capital of Hue. On the election issue the Viet- minh want the voting as soon as possible. The French and Viet- namese, admitting that Ho Chi Minh would win any balloting held immediately after the armistice, asked for a delay of two years. The communists yesterday were Teported willing to delay the elc- tion for 18 months. Regardless of the outcome of the | day’s events, Mendes-France had | Court Fee Bill OK By Commission An ordinance was passed last night on first reading ending the policy of paying city police officers | court fees for appearing as wit- nesses in their off-duty hours. During discussion of the ordin- ance, Mayor C. B. Harvey com- mented that they thought ‘‘police officers should be paid for their time when ‘they are off duty.” But city manager Victor Lang said that raises included for police officers in the new budget make up for loss of the fees. Police were given a maximum of two dollars for each day they ap- peared in court when convictions were obtained. Maximum they could earn during any one month was about $40. The Weatherman Says Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy today thru Wednesday; iso- lated showers or thundershowers. Continued hot. Low tonight near 78-80. High Wednesday 90 92. Light to gentle variable winds. Florida: Generally fair and hot thru Wednesday with only a few isolated afternoon thundershowers. Jacksonville Thru The Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate westerly winds over extreme forth portions and moderate easterly winds over extreme south portion. Light variable winds elsewhere. Weather generally fair thru Wed- nesday. Western Caribbean: easterly winds, Moderate fresh at times. Weather partly cloudy thru Wed- | nesday with a few widely scatter- ed showers. Weather Summary for the Tro- Pical Atlantic, Caribbean Sea area and the Eastern Gulf of Mexico: | Conditions are stable in the tropi- cal area today. No waves or other signs of a disturbance. Observation Taken at Post Office July 20, 1954 Temperatures Highest yesterday - Lowest last night Mean . Normal _ Precipitation Total last 24 hours - T. ins. Total this month - .58 ins. Deficiency this month _ 2.00 ins. Total this year — 7 ins. Excess this year ins. Relative Humidity, 7 A.M. 83% Barometer (Sea Level), 7 A.M. 30.05 ins.—1018.0 mbs. Tomorrow’s Almanac Sunrise ¢ .. ~ 5:49 a.m. Sunset 7:17 p.m. Moonrise - 11:05 a.m. Moonset 11:19 p.m. TOMORROW'S TIDES (Naval Base) Time of Height of Tide high water Low Tides 7:26 a.m. 7:29 p.m. Station— High Tides 1:16 a.m. 1:32 p.m. COBO PLEADS FOR (Continued From Page One) tiate with the Key West Founda- tion Co. on the same basis as the Key West Realty Co. “I don’t want to see that land get into their hands without an agreement that rents be kept down,” said Cobo. The city earlier made an unsuc- cessful bid to buy the property for $200,000. Commissioner Louis Carbonell moved last night that the commis- sion instruct City Attorney J. Y. Porter to negotiate with the com- pany in an effort to arrive at an agreement. his plane ordered to take him to| Paris tomorrow. There, on Thurs-! day, he must report to the Na-| tional Assembly, to which on June 17 he gave his ‘‘peace or resigna- | tion by July 20” pledge. In the flurry of final negotia-| tions, the United States maintained its sideline role. U.S. Under Secre- tary of State Walter Bedell Smith | CITY APPROVES (Continued from Page One) Association and the Public Health Service. Explains Stand “You are probably wondering why I — a dentist — am advocat- ing something that will eliminate tooth decay,”’ said Dr. Cobo, ‘‘but plannd to attend the climactic | it is simply for the good of human. conference session later today, but | U.S. Secretary of State Dulles | told a Senate committee in Wash-| been using it in his office for three | ington ysterday that the United States would not sign any pending Indochina peace settlement. Dulles added that his government would not do anything to upset any Teasonable agreement. GARDEN TIP When ordering shrubs for fall planting from your local nursery- man, specify delivery at a time; of rains, not in the middle of a dry | program and it was unanimously ; about 90 per cent of American | China : \ voted to do so. apell. ity. Dr. Cobo pointed out that he has years with “wonderful results.” If there were anything harmful about it, he pointed out, the various medical and dental socie- ties would certainly not approve it. Partition Of Indochina Is Agreed On ; GENEVA (® — East and West, |with the United States standing | aside, agreed late today to parti | tion Viet Nam roughly along the 1ith Parellel, a French source | said. He reported only technical difficulties remained to be settled before signing of a cease-fire agreemnt for Indochina. | The partition line, it was said, \ will run about 12 miles north of | the important highway No. 9, lead- | ing from Quang Tri on the coastal |road to Savannakhet in Laos. The French source said the issues involving Viet Nam were all set- tled with fixing of the partition line. Only a few language diffieul- ties remained in the peace pro- | visions concerning Laos and Cam- | bodia. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden of Britain and Soviet Foreign Min- | ister Vyacheslav M. Molotov left |the meeting where final details of |the peace were being completed ‘late in the afternoon for an hour’s recess. They were scheduled to return later for another meeting | with French Premier Pierre Men- | des-France and Pham Van Dong, |the Viet Minh foreign minister. | Mendes-France was reported by | French sources to be cautious, but “very optimistic.” He has pledged to resign as premier unless a cease- fire agreement is reached by mid- night (6 p.m. EST). Th two major obstacles to the signing of an armistice appeared surmounted and conference quar- | ters said an agreement before mid- | night appeared certain. A highly reliable source, who de- | clined to be identified, said the United States would not be listed among the powers approving the multilateral general declaration to be issued at the close of the ses- sion. It was learned that the Chinese | Communists, who originally asked that the United States be included }in the list, were now not inclined to insist on this point. This block, thrown into the negotiations at the | 11th hour, had dampened optimism | for a while. A responsible Laotian source | Said that agreement also was reached on the question of re- | groupment of “resistance forces” | in Laos and the withdrawal of an estimated 10,000 Vietminh troops in that kingdom within 60 days. A few minor issues remained to | be settled. Heir’s Mother Will Testify In Case Today CHICAGO \# — The mother of | Montgomery Ward Thorne will be {recalled at his inquest to testify | about her whereabouts on the day | his body was found. This was announced by Coroner Walter McCarronn yesterday. Meanwhile, stained bedding and |other articles found in Thorne’s | June 19 were turned over to a |team of four pathologists for ex- | amination and analysis. Two housemaids. Elizabeth Law- ;ton and Sheila de Leon, testified at the inquest that Mrs. Thorne went to nearby Lake Geneva, Wis., to attend a dog show at about noon on the day Thorne’s body was found. They said she returned when they notified her by telephone of her son’s death. Body Found | The body of 20-year-old Thorne was found in his $75-a-month room | about noon and doctors estimated he had died about 5 a.m. | Nine days before his death, Thorne, heir to a mail order for- tune, revised his will leaving |three fourths of his estate to his | sweetheart, Maureen Ragen, 18, jand her mother Aleen. | His mother, who was sole ben- | eficiary under an earlier will, was | given only a one-tighth share. The articles the pathologists will | examine include a bed sheet, mat- tress pad, a handkerchief, a wad | of cotton, part of a cigarette and |a portion of what appeared to be |a pill. | One of the pathologists, Dr. Otto Saphir, said the articles “may be very- valuable evidence” in help- jing determine the cause of Thorne’s death. The inquest was continued to July 26. CITY MAY FACE NEW (Continued trom Page One) not be constructed during the tour- ist season. They said that they are using “due diligence” in Tushing the |work to completion. They added that they are now from 60 to 90 | days behind schedule. |room after his mysterious death | NEW CHILD WELFARE u. Unued from Page Joe) That is another process set up by the state through the Children’s Home Society. : Foster homes care for children from one day up to an indefinite period. They must be ready day or night to take in an abandoned or neglect- jed child. | After a home is checked, at least 10 days are required before the | state issues a license. | “I was surprised,” Johnson said, “when I found more experienced foster parents in Key West than |an any other place where I have worked. Maybe it is because so} many families are sent here by the Navy.” | It isn’t only state money that | takes care of the children. Some lof your Monroe County taxes — $200 per month — also are spent |for that purpose. “I try to save as much of the county’s $200 per month as I can for use on children in the coun- ty,” Johnson said. 9 Day Petiod He expalined that state money can be used to maintain a child in a foster home only up to 90 days— except in some unusual cases. When a child stays in a foster ; home longer than 90 days, then it is county money that keeps the child in the home. “There are three children here on long-term county money now,” Johnson added: He also said he is working on a plan — a preventive measure — that would stop many children from being placed in the county jail and going to juvenile court. “T will appreciate it,’ he said, “Tf law enforcement officers will call me when they pick up a run- away, an abandoned child or a de- Pendent or neglected child.” He believes it would be far bet- ter to place such a child in a fos- ter home rather than confine him to the county jail. But besides the foster home set- up, Johnson — backed by state and Federal funds — is equipped to handle a multitude of other pro- blems involving children and their homes. Housekeeper Service Take the housekeeper service for one. Say a mother must go to the hospital. The father must continue work and there are no relatives to help with the children at home. Then Johnson and the State Wel- fare Department can step in and Pay part of a housekeeper’s salary until the mother is ready to take up where she left off when she went to the hospital. And runaway children. Any child under 18 years of age who runs away from one town in Florida to another town in Florida can be sent home at state expense. In the case of a child under 16 who runs away from home in an- other state and winds up in Flo- rida, Federal funs are allotted to the state to return the child to his home. “And,” Johnson went on, ‘These funds can be used for clothing and shelter care as well as transpor- Pay an attendant to go along with the child.” Unmarried Mothers The cases of unmarried mothers, too, are handled by Johnson’s of- fice. | Needy, perspective and unmar- | ried mothers can be sent to a ma- ternity home with state funds. The woman is given plenty of time to decide what she wants to do with the child — does she want to keep it or surrender it for adoption? “We never make the decisions for them,” Johnson said. If she can provide for the child | and wants to keep him, she keeps | him, | If she wants to release the baby | | for adoption, the Children’s Home | Society takes over. | Johnsons office also makes dom- jestic investigations, when out-of- jtown or out-of-state children’s | agencies request them. | Industrial Schools His office also makes admission studies of children before they are jaent to the state industrial schools |— boys to Marianna and girls to Ocala. On top of all this, there are the \services to children in their own homes which Johnson’s office han- | dles. | | _A child, for example, may be giving trouble in school. The school refers the child to Johnson. Per- haps the trouble can be traced to some upsetting situation in the jome. Johnson visits the home, talks | with the parents, and tries to smooth out the troubling situation. “We keep pretty busy,” Johnson smiled. “Right now, we are work- |ing with 41 children. Their cases | Tange all the way from those in| foster homes to those needing ser- vices in their homes. But we can always take on more.” | However, don’t serget, Johnson needs at least another six licensed foster homes. He added that flourides are add- | They asked that the city delay| JAP GOV'T OPPOSED ed to water in more than a thou- sand cities — reaching more than 17-mil sults. Dr. Cobo then made a motion when the soil is moist from a series | that the commission endorse the | invoking the penalty provision and | hinted that they may carry the ion persons — with good re-| matter to the courts if the city| China last night carried placards | does not agree with them. Open hearth furnaces produce | steel. TOKYO «—Japanese fishermen | returning from captivity in Red {| and streamers opposing the govern- ment of Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida and urging Japan-Red | friendship, Kyodo news | agency reports. | | | tation. If necessary, we can even | eq COMMITTEE IS NAMED (Continued From Page One Blvd. and 13th Street while the| Mayor suggested a site behind a| Proposed municipal auditorium on the boulevard. | Commissioner Louis Carbonell | also spoke énthusiastically of the | idea of a swimming pool. | Pool Referendum | “Two years ago the people of Key West voted for a swimming | pool,” he said. “Key West is just | about the only town its size that | doesn’t have one — we really need | i” | Carbonell said that the pool could be financed with revenue | bonds to be backed up with a small | admission charge. | “It can pay for itself in five | years,” he commented. | Former city commissioner Louis | M. J. Eisner, representing the | Lions Club also spoke in favor of | the pool. Commissioner Delaney then ad-| vaneed the proposal that the city build two pools — one in the north and the other at the south end of | the island. City Manager Victor Lang re-| commended that a roller skating rink be built adjacent to the pool. Then Commissioner Delaney moved that the city manager be instructed to look into the matter. Mayor Harvey then appointed a committee consisting of Commis- sioner Carbonell, City Recreation Director Paul Albury, Chamber of Commerce president Mary Lee Graham and Mrs. Joan Mardis, president of the Business and Pro- fessional Women’s Club’ to air the matter. SENK WILL BE TRIED (Continued from Page One) Positively identified her assailant. Key West area shore patrol of- ficer, Jake Urech, told the court of how he was called to investi- gate the rape report. He said that he took the woman to the Naval Hospital for an examination and then to the scene of the crime. He added that tire marks were found although heavy rains made it im- Possible to obtain casts of tire tracks. The Navy’s Dr. C. A. Johnson also testified that his examination showed that a sexual act had tak- en place within 72 hours of the time he examined the girl. He said, however, that there were no marks of violence. The woman’s husband was on a cruise at the time. “Never Saw Her Before” Senk then took the stand and made a matter-of-fact denial that he had ever seen the girl before she picked him out of the lineup in the jail. He indicated that it was a case of mistaken identity. He denied that he had a knife and said that ‘hé disposed of his car because of engine trouble and not “to cover up any crime.” When State Attorney Lester ask- ed him, under cross examination, where he was last October on the evening the assault took place, Senk said that he was at home. Later, Senk said he could not re- call whether or not it was raining that night. “‘Why should I remem- ber any particular night,?” he ask- Memory Questioned | “Then why did you remember that you were home that night?” Lester countered. In summing up his case, defense attorney Albury said that “it was not a case of rape.” He pointed also, to what he termed ‘“discre- pencies” in the young woman’s | story. But Lester, in his final argu- ment said: “In my honest, God- | fearing opinion, I feel that it is my duty to urge you to find this man j guilty. He has come into our midst and outraged our woman- | The jury was out 46 minutes but | The Saar has coal reserves of six billion tons and an annual steel production of three million tons. COHN RESIGNS (Continued from Page One) make it clear that an effective anti-Communist cannot long sur- vive on the Washington scene. “He has rendered perhaps un- rivaled service in the conviction and exposure of Communists and spies in this nation. He prosecuted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the atomic spies; William Remington and the top leaders of the Com- munist party. He exposed Commu- nist infiltration in the United Na- tions. With this subcommittee he guided the exposure of Communist infiltration in the government | Printing Office, the Voice of Amer- | ica, Ft. Monmouth, defense plants | and other key places. | “The jury of the American peo- | ple saw and heard him during the (McCarthy-Army) hearings. They know first-hand of his ability and his effectiveness. I know that they will resent as deeply as do I the treatment to which he has been subjected.”” Text Of Letter | Following is the text of the letter from Cohn to McCarthy: “Dear Mr. Chairman. | “As there appears to be a lack | of unanimity among the members of the investigations subcommittee upon the question of continuing my | services as chief counsel, I hereby | tender my resignation. “It has been a privilege to per- form my duties under your inspir- ing leadership. The enthusiastic support which has come to me from the American people for the small ‘part that I have played in| this task of exposing Communist infiltration in key places has been an inspiring force and a great comfort. I extend to the great American jury my heartfelt thanks for its loyal support. “Needless to add it is with much reluctance that I leave the chal- lenging work of the committee, but I am certain that the fight against atheistic Communist influence will continue until every vestige of it is driven from our shores. “Respectfully yours, “Roy M. Cohn” Big Income Cohn had been chief counsel of the McCarthy subcommittee since early in 1953. His pay was $11,700 a year but he testified during the McCarthy-Army hearings that he | received a larger income from a New York law firm with which he retained a partnership. Cohn had denied repeatedly in recent weeks reports that he Planned to quit. So had McCarthy. The 27-year-old Cohn first be- came a familiar national figure during televised hearings of Mc- Carthy’s investigations in which as | could not agree. Circuit Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr. declared a mistrial and discharged the jury. Next term of Circuit Court starts the third Monday in October. Senk may also be tried on the case of | Hii | the 17-year old baby sitter. He is being held in the county jail with- out bond. Midtown Jewelers WATCH REPAIRING Estimates Given Freely 605% DUVAL STREET Printing... Embossing Engraving... Rubber Stamps The Ariman Press Greene Street Phone 2-5661 LAST TIMES TODAY same 909 @oeeeces. WEDNESD All a Spanish Fox News Box Office Open: 1: anes sereceonses AY ONLY RIO CABRE - JOSE NIETO MERY MARTIN “Cancion Mortal” Cartoon 45 - 9:00 P.M. Daily 3:45 - 9 P.M. 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