Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1952 — Page 1

VoIOL No. 116.

New Threat Os Steel Strike Looms Large End Os Crippling Nationwide Strike ’ Os Oilmen Nearing | j ■ United Press' CIQ steelworkers today girded for ai; quick walkout should the supreme court rule that President Trunin's seizure of the mills was illegal — just as the end of the crippling nationwide oil strike appeared on the horizon, The ; threat of a new strike by the 06’0.000 members of the United Steel Workers union came as representative of a coalition of 22 CIO, AFL and independent unions “rehjiAantly" agreed to accept Ya 15-cent san-hour wage hike ceil-. ■ ln< - 0 '< Contracts still must be .signed on a plant-by-plant basis, And it was expected to be several days, before the strike by the 90,000 oil’ workers actually was ended. In; developments on the 'labor front: * l-fj|Vestern Union, paralyzed by a nationwide strike called April 3, “that at the rate striking employes are returning to work, telegraph service will jbe normal everywhere within a miximum of three:weeks,” Y ; ’ * 2 4- A dispute over the hiring of one ■ (pan—a steamship steward—forced the Matson line to cancel; the 6£heduled sailing of its luxury liner Lu r line. The cancellation left 688 passengers without any means, of getting to Hawaii. Th 4 CIO Electrical Workers union hailed for a nationwide dem-, of 70,000 General Electric ; corporation employes June 5 to protest the company’s failure to ke an acceptable wage offer. Inarmed sources in Philadelwhore the steelworkers are meeting <0 convention, said that the union was poised to stage an. all-oyl drive tor the 2&-cent vap increase recommended for it by the piago stabilisation board. .The signal for the walkout would be % ruling by the supreme court that’? President Truman acted ■ unconstitutionally when he seized the mi|ls. A lower federal court alrehd/' has held the seizure invalid. The Supreme court may hand down its all-important decision on , Mad 26, and surely before its . scheduled June 2 recess. Observers among the 3,000 dele? gates attending the steelworkers contention said that if the ruling too St. the government' out of the steel-making business, the strike would be on. almost immediately and; Would last this time until the demands of the workers were met. Tn® break in the 16-day-old oil strikfe, which has cdt off about 35 percent of the nation’s; production capacity, was government-engin-eered when the WSB slapped a 15-cb|it ceiling od, any pay boost negotiated-in the strike. . .j| “J July Draft Quota For State Is 999 Indianapolis, May 15, — (UP) — Indiana’s July draft quot#" is 999 men. state adjutant general and selective service director I Brig. Gen, Robinson Hitchcock unbounded today. This month’s quota scheduled to be inducted in June. ■II ‘ \ ; . ■. . i 1 , ' ‘ ' f Y•" i ■ - High School Athlete Is Killed In Crash Kebdallvllle, Ind., May 15 — (UPW — A 16-year-old high school athlete was dead today and another fighting for his life after their auto went out of control at i a high rate of speed and crashed , \ into # tree on Ind; 8 near here, Gerry Foster, Wolf Lake, died shortly after the crash yesterday. Rex i Strang lang, his teammate on the 'jchool’s track team, was in critic#! condition in a Fort Wayne hosppial. . Three other athletes, all enroute here for a track meet, suffered less serious injuries. They war# 'John Zumbrum, 16 r driver of the ckr, 'Roger Geiger, 15, and Her- ’ pert Byers, 17, all of Wolf Lake. ' ' 'T.~ U ’• '• #* ] j INDIANA WEATHER (Partly cloudy tonight, scatteirW showers south and extrefne south portion. Friday showers and scattered thun-’ 1 de reforms. Little cooler ex* theme north. Low, tonight 4650 ‘ north, 50-80 south. High Friday 55-80 extreme north, 7282;south ani central. Ij|l ' • ' 'A• ■ ' . .’ J ,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Anti-McHale Bloc ;>Ha Ji ! J, I, ** |! |l; \ j ■ \ f .' / Predicts Victory r , j i 'Yv ' I t ' Democrat Faction Foresees Oustet ‘ Indianapolis, May 15 — (UP) — A fired-up faction of Indiana Democrats predicted victory today 'in their attempt to unseat Frank McHale as national committeeman and fire state chairman Ira L. Haymaker. . Y The anti-McHale forces figured they collected “14 cold votes and the prospect of jhree more’’ in the party’s district reorganisations yesterday. A United Press' telephone survey showed 16’ votes definitely against McHale and the probabil-' ity of two more. Twelve votes will be needed to defeat McHale when the state comihittee is reorganized Saturday unless an antiMcHale -chairman first is named —then 11 would.do the trick with the chairman breaking an ,11-11 tie. \- Third district chairman Paul Butler of South Bend, the man ~ most mentioned to succeed McHale, said his group “expects to win.” Butlfer said " i few of, the people McHale counts on, he definitely has no right to count on.” Anti-McHale sentiment was displayed openly in thb seventh district, which adopted a resolution for its district leaders to support Charles Skillen of Winamac for state chairman. The resolution also asked support fcr McHale. But despite this Skillen boost, .one of Haymaker’s ji|utenan|ts — John Hurt, secretary-pof the state committee —said the present party leadership “has a good .opportunity to come out all rlghtp.*’; . although It will be a close Situation.” ' Governor Schricker was urged to become a candidate for U. S. senator by two district conventions, the second ajnd sixth. Both Skillen and McHklp attended the second district meeting, where Skillen said “pur ■ governor’’ invited him to accept the state chairmanship. 1 , ~i ( • i 7 McHale saw a resolution favoring Mm voted down 13-11 by secret ballot. After the defeat, he said: “I'm /a Democrat first, last and always-" | The * Democrats ! 'new' men in only three of 11 district chairmanships. Most notejWprthy was the second district contests, where McHale asked chairman Guy Coplen of Ca,mden to withdraw. William Shaw of Knox — Schricker’s hometown —won unanimously in what might be the difference between victory and defeat for McHale. ! \ jN'V” . Before Shaw’s el jqtion, Tippecanoe county, chai -man / George Hudson introduced a resolution asking that district leaders vote Saturday for McHale and Skillen “for party unity.” It was rejected by a 13-11 vote. This left Shaw uninstructed, and he said he wanted to talk |o “another influential pan from tins district” (presumab y Schrickei - ) before he commit ted Y [himself. Schricker is considered a ; behind-the-scenes leader of the fight to •oust McHale. *-■ 1 |\ ' Mrs. Wilson H. Lee Dies Last Evening Fyneral Services \ Saturday Evening Mrs. Hala C. '{Lee, 81, of 349 Mercer avenue, well khown Decatur lady, died at 6:10 o'clock Wednes- .■ day evening at the Adams county memorial hospital. I I . She had been in fajling health for several months and j her condition became critical last Saturday, i i Her husband, WilSpn H, Lee, one of Decatur’s Vetera,n merchants, . was a do-founder and is present proprietor of thd Lee j Hardware store. - ’: T L Mrs. Lee was born in Delphds, 0.,\ Sept. 10, 1870, a daughter of David and Sarah Welch-La|man. She was married Aug. 14, 1890; and had her home in Decatur spmce her mar- - riage. Lee was a member of the ■First Presbyterian dhurch, the Order of Eastern Stat and the Historical club. jl - j ; • _ ; J Herhusbahd is the only survivor. Two and one sister preceded her in death, ju Funeral services wil| be conducted at 1:30 f£m. Saturday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2 o’clock at the First Presbyterian church, the Rev. G, O. Wanton officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may Call at the funeral home after 7 olclock this evening. The casket will not be opened at the church. < I V ■' Y,Y ■! • >■ ■

: Compound Where Gen. Dodd Was Prisoner ’ i x / ; "-■■•mm J ■ K /■ ' 3 * Hr* h 1 * Wi M YfME S'* I' AN AMERICAN MP stands guard outside compound 7<> on Korea’s Koje Island, where Gen. Francis T. Dodd was held prisoners by inmates for 78 hours, and later released unharmed. The POVV in the white [shirt, speaks English and acts as interpreter for the prisoners. The prisoner on his right, wearing glasses, is one of the 20 who took part in Gen. Dodd’s capture. Gen. Dodd and his successor, since'also relieved as Koje commander, reported to Gen. Mark Clark in Tokyo on the affair.

Charges U.N. Uses Prisoners In Experiments ll.h. Terms Latest Truce Negotiators Charge Ridiculous i ' -V Panrpunjom, Korea, May 15 — (UP) +— Communist truce negotiators [accused? the United Nations today pf using captured prisoners of war for "experiments” with atomic bombs and germ warfare. The U;N. immediately called the charge “ridiculous.” It was the t first time such a charge' had been made* at the talks here and vice Adm. C. Turner Jloy, senior allied delegate, promptjy denied it. The charge was contained in a list'of “criminal acts,” submitted by North Korean [Gen. Nam 11. It virtually matched wording included in the agreement the Communists obtained for the release of Brig. G enX Francis T. Dodd, former Koje Island prison camp command© ■ who was captured and held for three days. This supported a statement by Gen. Mark! Clark, supreme U.N. commander, that the Dodd incident was intended by the Reds to “manufacture propaganda.” t As communist mortars and allied artillery thundered in the background Joy again proposed an indefinjlte recess in the truce talks here. Edt Nam said he wanted another Session tomorrow and Joy agreed, The exchange of gunfire heard here wks started by the communists W'l?en they opened up from position# of> the conference site, a ming at U.S. marine position’s. Y ! I Nam again turned down' Joy’s offer so let the communists participate in a joint screening of prisoners to see if any more than 70,000 really want to go back to communism. The U.N. holds 169,000 solidiers and civilan internees. Then in a 30-minute statement Ram dragged out all previous charges against the allies and also added she accusation about the atdm ' bomb and germ YexperimentsJ' Joy retorted: # “It has been thought that in a very short time your propaganda Vrould become So transparently ridiculous as to condemn itself. Your statement of today confirms that judgment.” 1 Nam did not elaborate on his A-bomb charge. Allied officers noted that an “atomic" maneuver be- s gan in.< Korea about three weeks ago, hut that it was merely a \ (Turn To Pare Five) Burns Are Fatal To Indianapolis Man Indianapolis, May 15 — (UP) — •Oliver Lowder, 82, died in General hospital yesterday of burps suffered Monday when a stove explosion started a fire in the rooming house where Lowder lived. |■ ■ I• • / 4 .Y. v BULLETIN . Indianapolis, May —Maj. Robert A. O'Neal, executive .officer'of the Indiana state police, today was appointed by Governor Schricker as superintendent to succeed Arthur M. | I Thurston who resigned effective July 1. YY' Y!. -Y Y ■ Y;

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 15, 1952.

Requests Time Set ■ For Disposal Plant State Asks Change In City Resolution A change in the good faith resolution passed two weeks ago by (he Decatur citjy council in regards to starting construction of a sewage disposal plant in Decatur in the next three or four years was requested of the city today in a letter from B. A. Poole, technical secretary of the Indiana stream pollution control board, to Robert Anderson, city attorney. , ! The control board, a division of the state board of health, was not satisfied with the time element, “three or four years,” in the resolution and has asked the city to set a definite time for the spirt of cqn? struction of a sewage disposal plant here. Councilman feel that construction of the northwest sewer is much more essential at present than a disposal plant. They feel, however, that both should be done and therefore they passed the resolution pledging construction In the near future. ” ( The letter today from the board secretary states that the board dis-' cussed the Decatur proposal May 8 and also heard Mayor John Doan. A motion later was passed by the board, asking that the city set a definite starting time for the 'disposal plant construction and also submit plans 1 for the, proposed sewer construction. \ Plans for the building of- the sewer will continue and it is believed by the tone of the letter that' the stream pollution board will ap-? prove sewer construction immedi-; ately. if the council will change the; good faith resolution to comply; with the state request of setting out; a definite time. \ Secretary Poole also suggests an immediate conference with sentatives 6f Decatur concerning improvements. ■ \ • i I' I \ ll Contempt Os Court Charge Is Dropped i Dawaid Calls Amish Group Into Court Justice of peace Earl Dawaid cited several Amish . residents of: southern Adams county into his : court Wednesday night and charged?: them with contempt of court. The charges were the outgrowth: of statements made earlier this] week by some of the Amish group? -and published in newspapers thaij “Dewaid couldn’t decide the Amish one-room school problem” and that,:, “state educational laws prescribed; regulations for the operation of. schools.” '“ I After a hearing no action was: taken against those called into' court, and those called in were released, without imposition of any penalties. It was another action in a long series centered around the Geneva justice of peace. He has taken the lead in' an effort to close a one? room Amish jschool operated in' Wabash township. In the meantime county superintendent Glen Custard is proceeding with the investigation of the matter in an orderly fashion. 12 PAGES ■ ' • ■ ' I Ji

1 ,- L u ; ————— Clark Repudiates Concessions Made To Koje Prisoners

Koons Is Reelected District Chairman District Democrats Rename Avilla Man - James Koons, Aville grocer, was reelected fourth district Democrat chairman at th© reorganization meeting hel|d Wednesday afternoon at !the Hotel VanOnnan at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Marie Lhamon, long time political worker of Fort Wayne, was renamed vice-chair-man. , •Others chosen included Mrs; Goldie Cislqr, Howe, ‘ ;secret.ary, and Joseph Eichhorn, Bluffton, ireasufer. All were reelected except Eichhorn, who starts, his first term as treasurer. The district committee also endorsed Mrs. Lhamon for national •Qommitteewpanan from I Indiana. Mrs. Samue Ralston. 90-year-old widow of the former Hoosier governor, is retiring from that post after 25 years of service. Y' Mrs. Inez Montgomery Sholl, Connersville, former state vicechairman appears to have the majority of vc|tes for the national post. Dr. Harry Hebble, Decatur, Adams county chairman, and Mrs. Theron Fepstermaker, Geneva, vice-chairman, attended the district session. Plans were made for the approaching campaign. Koons and Mrs. Lhamon will go to Indianapolis Saturday to take part in the reorganization of the Democrat state committee, where a fight looms for the election of both a state chairman and national committeeman. Illinois Professor Dairy Show Judge W. W. Yapp Named As Fair Show Judge \ W. W. Yapp, Illinois University, regarded as one of the nation’s (experts on dairy cattle, has been named to judge the dairy cattle show to be held in connection with the Decatur free fair, 28 to August 2, inclusive at Hanna-Nutt-man park. Roy Price, general chairman announced today. ; Prof. Yapp has been contacted and has agreed to come to Decatur for the judging program. Judged for other shows to be held in connection with the free fair will be named soon, Priqe stated. Much of the concession space for the fair already hAs been contracted for, Walter Ford, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce £nd secretary of the fair board, stated today. •' > The midway qf the fair will be operated by the Floyd E. Gooding Amusement Co. Tents will be erected this year to house the various shows. Price stated. . It Is hoped construction of permanent) buildings at the park for the fair will be started in the ne.xt year. T%is is the first year that the fair will be held at its new location. Previously the event was held annually in the business section of Decatur. No Traffic Deaths In City Last Year '' 1 ■ ? Decatur is among 23 Indiana cities in the 5,00 to 10.Q00 population class that did not have an auto; fatality during 1951, according to a survey made by the national safety council. The honor roll contains 747 'cities. Lawrence, Kass., with a population of 80,500, is the largest city , without a fatality and Hobart, Okla., maintained its unbroken record sinc|e its incorporation in 1901, for not having a traffic death. An auto cfash at the city’s southwest corporate limit resulted in two deaths last year. Presumably these fatalities were listed in the county and not within the city limits. The accident occurred at the intersection of the Eiting road and U. S. highway 27.

lidelands Oil Bill Is Passed By House Today Would Give Coastal States Full Title To Submerged Lands Washington, May 15—(UP)— The house passed the controversial tidelands oil bill today by a margin more than sufficient to override a presidential veto. The bill would give coastal States full title to submerged lands extending 10 miles from the Texas apd west Florida shores and three miles elsewhere. The bill, a senate-house compromise measure, wrould nullify a supreme court ruling that the federal government has “paramount” rights to such lands. It has been estimated that the tidelands contain as much as 140,000,000,000 worth of ojl. y The house votes was 248 to 89, a margin of 23 votes mote than the two-thirds majority that would be required to override the presidential veto which foes "of the measure are hpping for. Mr. Truman vetoed a similar measure in 1946 J \ l The bill now goes to the senate. Which is expected ta complete congressional action on it in a few days. Other congressional developments. Money — The house appropriations committee voted an additional for the armed forces to spend this fiscal year.. Most of it would make up for an “urgent deficiency” caused by the Korean War. Massacre—A special house comniittee ordered an investigation to determine whether the administration hid evidence that the Russians, apd not the Nazis, committed the wartimp massacre of 10,000 Polish officers at Katyn Forest near Smolensk, Russia. p ; Scouters And Wives In County Meeting I'■ ■ ii-i' ■ ■ ■ ■■ . Fish Fry Is Served, Pictures Are Shown Adams county Scouters and their wives enjoyed a fish fry and motion picture program at Berne auditorium Wednesday night. Travel pictures were shown of Washington, D.C., Miami, Fla., and Atlantic City, N.J. During the business session it was announced that the area camporee will be held this year at the Portland fair grounds on June 6,7 and 8. *•. - J Paul -Lord, Decatur, and William Phillips, Anthony Wayne area Boy Scout executive officers and their attended the chunty meet. Those in attendance included: Sherman Stucky, Berne; E. E. Bixler, Berne; Mr, and Mrs. Simon Schwartz, Berne; Karl Hilty, Berne; 'Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ziner, DecaturrW. Guy Brown, Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lord, De»catur; Mr. and Mrs-. Watson Maddox, Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Qowens, Decatur ; Mr. and Mrs. William Phillips, Huntington; Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Everhart, Decatur; Hobart Myers, Berne; J. L. McCrory, Bern©; E. M. Webb, Berne; Mr. and Mrs. -Herman Krueckeberg, Decatur. ; - ' ; ' P ' Memorial Services \ At Moose On Sunday Annual memorial services of Adams Lodge 1311, Loyal Order of Moose, will be held at the lodge home on Jackson street afternoon at 2 o’clock. \ The Rev. F. H. Willard, pastor of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, will deliver the ilnemorial address. All members' are urged to attend and friends and guests are invited.

- Simulated Attack Planned On Decatur ; .t: \ Y. Y Airplane Spotters Are Given Duties At one time or another about 30 persons volunteered their services as airplane spotters udder civilian defense. They are now needed. Civit defense heads have been notified that on or about May 17 a group of planes will fly over the city in simulated attack. It is not known how many planes will ap-> pear or at exactly what time it will occur. . \ Th© watching post is located in Handa-Nuttman park. When the call comes through to the listening post at ady time of the day or night, the call will be relayed to the person' who is assigned to the park for that Ihour, of watch. ■ , \ The following is the watclK list for the two days of “emergency.” First day: 8 a.m. —noon, Verena Meyer; noon—4 p.m., Mrs. Beiiilene Hess; 4 p.m.—B p.m..—Lorena Kellar; 8 p.m.—lo p.m., Don Wolfe\ and Kenneth Butcher; 10 p.m.— midnight, Joe Hunter and Fred Wagner; midnight—2 a.m., Elmer DarWachter and Eugene Engle; 2 a.Ai.—4 a.m., Don Burke and OU Speigel; 4 a.m. —6 a.m., Theodore Bak«r and Pete Smith; 6 a.m.—B a.m.j Ed Rice and Hugh Andrews. Second day: 8 a.m.—noon, Freela Webster; noon—4 p.m., Edith Lankenau; 4 p.m.—B p.m., Laura Hanchef; 8 p.m.—lo p.m., Frances ‘ Noack and Leo Ehinger; 10 p.m.— midnight, Robert Ashbaucher and . Wendell Macklin; midnight—2 a.m., Keith Hunt and Orin Stultz; 2 a.m. —4 a.m., Abbie Meyers and Harry Martz: 4 a.m.—6 a.m., Dick Lickensteiger and Ronnie Ballard; 6 a.m. —8 a.m.. Bill Fisher and <.Clarence Hook. If there are any question about from th© volunteers they should contact Floyd Hunter or Mrs. Patricia Geimer. f r ■ —— ■ r i y ! ? 1 . Defense Bond Sales Increased In April Indianapolis, May 15 f — — Indiana sales of “E” defense bonds during April gained more than 10 percent over sales a year ago, the treasury department announced today. The combined sales of all series of defense bonds for April totalled Compared with $8,261,485. for April of 1951 L a jump of 12 percent. ; 1 ’ ' ' ’* ■ .f \ <’V Y • S. 0. Lautzenheiser Is Taken By Death funeral Services Friday Afternoon \ I ■ ■ . ■ Sidney O. t Lautzenheiser, 68, retired farmer, died Wednesday afternoon at his home following a heart attack. ” He was born in Adams county Jan. 21, 1884 and had resided in the cbunty most of his life. His wife, the former Sarah Detro, preceded him in death. v Mr. Lautzenheiser was a member of the United Brethren churdh at Willshire, O. Surviving are five sons, Cleo of Gleiimore, 0., Eldon and Gerald, both] of Rockford, O„ Donald of Berne and Robert of Geneva'; three daughters, Mrsj? Hkrold Shoaf and Mrs. Archie Wendell, both of Decatui;, and Miss Wanda ser of Winona Lake; 19 grandchildren; three brothers, John of Ohio .City, O M Jesse of near Monroe and Fred of near Decatur; and two sisters, Mrs. Cloyde Byer of near Ohio City anu Mrs. Ralph Bollinger of near Rockford. Funeral services wil( be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Bethel Breth- ’ ren church, east of Berne, with the Rev, Ord Gehman and the Rev. Doyle Hofferbert officiating.! Burial will be in the Vyillshire cemetery. The body was removed to the Yager funeral home, where friends may call until time of the services. w t I\' ' ■

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New Camp Head Announces Get Tough Policy General Clark Says Promises Made By . Colson Not Valid Tokyo, May 15 — (UP) — Gen.* Mark W; Clark today repudiated concessions made to prisoners of war to ransom Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd. His new commander for the Koje Island camps said he is going to enforce a tough but fair policy toward the captives there. 1 _ : 1 Clark, supreme United Nations \ commander in the Far East, said promises made by Brig. Gen. Cahrles Colson had “no validity whatsoever” because they were made under “physical threat to the life of a U.N. officer.” The jnew U.N. commander said Colson exceeded his authority when he accepted the “vicious and false” charges of the U.N. brutality upon which the agreement for Dodd’s release was based? Uri\ Koje Island, Brig Gen. Haydon L.. Boatner said the communist prisoners may as well stop making\demands because “prison- < ers of war do not negotiate. ’ He said he is going to see to it that the prisoners are treated according to the\letter of the Geneva convention. \ The Situation there is still “inflammable?* Boatner said. •He said that prisoners in /he past hate received “extra'< privileges which they have usurped.” There will be some changes made, he said, including removal of the communist flags and banners. flaunted inside the camps. Boatner ordered all personnel on the Islands, regardless of duties, to carry arms at all times. Clark said the seizure tft’Dodd was plotted by the communists” for propaganda and “for the purpose of beclouding the whole prisoner of war issue at the Panmunjom negotiations.” Lt. Gen. Nam 11, head of the communist truce team, charged in yesterday’s 22-minute meeting at / Panmunjom that Colson “openly admitted” that communists on Keje were subjected to brutal treatment in violation of the Geneva . convention. i /American officers assigned to Koje admitted to newspapermen that the communists controlled the barbed-wire enclosures on the island. They said the guards enter the compounds only “if we feel brave.” Dodd was in command of the island POW camps when he was seized by a group of communist prisoners eight days ago. He was released unharmed Saturday after Colson, who succeeded him in command, signed an agreement — hdw rejected—with the communists. / t Both Dodd ant} Colson returned to Korea last njght for new assignments after meeting Clark in Tokyo. They will testify in Korea before a board of officers investigating the Koje incident. It was believed lien. James A. Van Fleet Bth army Commander, would take a personal part in the inquiry. Demand Prone Washington,; May 15 — (UP) — Demands mounted today for a congressional investigation of the Kojej Isjand prison camp incident, * but chairman Carl Vinson of the house armed services committee advised congress to go slow. The Georgia Democrat said the issue is a ticklish one that can best be left to the army and the defense department: . J “We should bear in mind that the communists also have some of our men in their prison camps,” Vinson told a reporter. “One of the \ things to be considered is the possibility that some action we might ' take could result in retaliation.”