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PRESIDENT EISENHOWER’S coronation representatives are shown, at New York’s Idlewild airport before taking off for London. Extreme left. Mrs. Fleur Cowles, publisher’s wife; right, California’s Gov. Earl Warren. Middle, from left: Dorothy and Virginia Warren. Mrs. Warren, Nina Warren.

, Powerful Red Push Launched On War Fronts

SEOUL, Korea UP — U. S.' infantrymen reeled back from two strategic opt pouts 27 miles above Seoul Friday night as ‘Chinese CQQHOuaiats hurled 20 battalions—more tho* 15,000 men—against a score of Allied key points along the western and east central fronts. The powerful Red offensive, described by eighth army spokesman as the heaviest Communist attack in eight months, overran two of sis embattled outposts on a flaming five mile front above Seoul. Americans were driven off Elko and Carson-outposts and fragmentary front line reports said a “small force” of U„ S. troopers was “boxed in” by its own protective artillery fire after losing the Elko position. 4 . Casualties among the Americans on Elko and Carson outpost were reported heavy. One American army spokesman described the situation above Seoul as “extremely critical.” U. S. infantrymen who went to the aid of Turkish troops, driven off Outpost Carson were hurled back by slashing Chinese counter attacks. The attacking Chinese were known to hajve paid wfith thousands of casualties for their victory at Carson- and their continuing assaults against U. S., British. Turkish and South Korean forces holding positions called Elko, Vegas, and two Berlins and “The Hook” above Seoul, and 14 outposts on the east central front. V Turkish commander Gen. Siri Acar said his men inflicted "thousands” of casualties on attacking Chinese whom they engaged with bayonets and rifle butts, before the Turks withdrew from Carson. The Allied lines held at all other ■west front points. Shattering Allied artillery barrages, rifles, automatic weapons and close-support strikes by United Nations aircraft turned the hills above Seoul into a haze of smoke, flame and dust. An eighth army spokesman said upward of 8.500 Chinese Reds had been committed in the western front fighting alope. Another 6,500 or more were thrown in by the Communists in the east central front where ROK infantrymen were battling to recover several strategic outposts overrun by the Chinese in their initial attacks along Bloody Ridge Friday night. Allied warplanes came to the assistance of the hardpressed troops and. slammed 130 tons of bombs in the Vegas and Carson regions. . In the air. Sabre jets shot down ' two Communist MiG’s, probably destroyed a third and damaged two more while 33 Thunderjets swept to within five miles of the Yalu River to hit a Red troop, supply and power station cluster.BULLETIN j NEW YORK (UP)—Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman today oet the week of June 15 as a new execution date for convicted atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

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Official Representatives Off To Coronation

Tax Bureau Undergoing Reorganization Republican Shuffle To Oust Democrats From Bureau Posts WASHINGTON, UP — The taxcollecting internal revenue bureau is undergoing its Second major reorganization in less than two years. . t.! The bureau was overhauled by former President Truman in late 1951 and early 1952 after it had been shaken by scandalous disclosures of graft, bribery and political wife-pulling. The reform plan, which was approved by congress, abolished political appointment of top tax officials and put all bureau employes except the top commissioner under civil service. The Republicans never were very happy about the first reorganization, because they felt that too many undeserving Democrats had been frozen in top tax jobs with civil serfice protection. Now with civil service protection. Now a reshuffle of their own. In brief, the “re-reorganization” consolidates the nation’s 17 tax collection districts into nine, wiping out district headquarters in 11 cities, retaining them in six, and opening new offices in three. Out of a job as a result pf the re-districting was John B. Dunlap, who was commissioner of the revenue bureau during the Truman administration. Just before the Democrats left office. Dunlap stepped down to take a civil 'service post as head of the Texas-Okla-homa district. Besides giving the Republicans an opportunity to root out some Dembcratic appointees, the new setup is expected to save money. Treasury secretary George M. Humphrey said it will eventually save $6,000,000 a year, will cut out 1,300 tax jobs, and “should” mean an- increase in federal tax colleci tions. •; { > To boost collections, Humphrey 1 announced plans for “more enforcement” by shifting bureau personnel- from unnecessary posts to spots where they can check tax returns for accuracy. Rep. Robert W. Kean (R-N. J.), head of the house subcommittee investigating tax scandals, said there were “top many generals” in former President Truman’s 17district program. }He expressed “thorough” approval of the new plan to put more agents to work checking returns. Sen. John J. Williams (R-Del.), a frequent critic of the bureau, also expressed gratification at the reorganization. The new reorganization goes fh/Tint Te Face

Rehearsal For Coronation On This Morning 1,200 Persons Take Part In Rehearsal For Big Coronation iIjONDON UP — The two-and-one-half-hour e|eitemony of coronation was given a full dress rehearsal at Westminister Albbey today ■with 1,200 persons participating. Hundreds of police held back a huge crowd -which had messed out side the asbbey under murky, overcast skies. . i - \ Queen -Elizabeth II was scheduled tb witness the rehearsal and perhaps take some part in it, but most of her role was enacted by her stand-in, the Duchess of Norfolk. The crowds got a prevue of •oronation day proceedings as ■goldenrobed officers appeared in their costumes, followed by guards and officers in full dress uniforms, nurses who will be on duty at the abbey, members of th e 400-voice choir and 350 newspapermen who will cover the big story. Using duniray regalia rather than risk some accident with the priceless crowns, swords and seep-, ters inj the confusion of rehearsal, Earl Marshal Duke of Norfolk shepherded the -gfeat company of peers atad dignitaries in a splitsecond; schedule. The music of the service swelled through the greafc church w-hich has been the scene ot coronations for just short of 900 years. Its transformation into a blue-gold scene of splendor was complete. AH of the great figures of the nation were present—the archibishop of Canterbury, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Ei Alamein, Adm. lEarl Mountbatten of Burma, Viscount Alanbrooke, the dean of Westminster and other high prelates of the church in their robes. -i The great company went through the queen’s procession up the aisle through the choir and to the theater erected before the altar. Then came the recognition of the sovereign, the oath, the; anointing, the presentation of the regalia and ITnra Ta Pa*? Adams County Native Is Taken By Death Funeral services for Clarence Mumma, 73, Haviland, 0., who died at Van Wert county hospital Thursday, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 olciock at the Haviland Methodist church, the Rev. Ehner Tljonp officiating. Mumma was born m Root township, Adams county, but had resided in the Ohio town for many years, where until his retirement six years ago he operated a clay plant. Surviving are the wife, Lewella; two daughters. iMrs. Ted MeiClure, near Grover Hill, 0., and Mrs. Otto Huffine, Van Wert; a son, Fred, Lima. O.; a brother Kenneth, Detroit, Mich.; and two sisters, Mrs. George Henninger, Spring Arbor, Miqh. and Mrs. George Riggs, Urtbana, ill. Several relatives reside In and near Decatur.

Decatur Indiana. Filday, jftay 29, 1953.

South Korea Says Reds Summarily Rejected Latest U. N. Proposal

Deny Split Os Ike And Tass Serious Rift Senate Republicans Say Policy Split Merely Skirmish WASHINGTON* Tip — Senate Republicans said today the splip between President Eisenhower and Sen. Robert A. Taft on foreign policy represents a skirmish but not a war. f , Sen. John W. Bricker. R-0., one of Taft’s closest political allies, told a reporter that airing the differences is “wholesome” because it “tears away the i secrecy prevailing in the past.” } No open break between -the President and the senate Republican leader was anticipated by responsible GOP legislators despite Mr. Eisenhower’s blunt “no" to Taft’s suggestion that the United States “forget about; the United Nations as far as the Korean war is concerned.” There was somfe cbmment among the President’s friends on Capitol Hill that M. Eisenhower may henceforth express himself more often and more vehemently on current issues. His firm repudiation of Taft's ideas was seen by some as the beginning of “more positive leadership” from 'the White House. Sen. John J. Sparkman. D-Ala.. and other Democrats hailed the President's news conference statement of Thursday as one confirming basic U. S. foreign policy as they understand it. “I think the President's remarks reflect the view of the overwhelming majority in congress and the preponderant thinking in the country,” Sparkman said, “It laid down not only a good policy, but the only policy which; we can follow.” . , Mr. Eisenhower, in his first public difference with Taft since takjng office, declared that “no single free nation can live ajone” in the fact of the Russian threat. He observed that “if you are going to go it alone one placse, you o* course go it alone everywhere.” He called for even closer cooperation among the Allies despite irritations and frustrations which Mr. Eisenhower said he shared. Taft touched off the; debate Tuesday night when he said in a speech read to a Cincinnati audience by his son that the U. Nas now constituted could never prevent aggression and that this country might just as well “abandon any idea of working with the United Nations in the east, and reserve to ourselves a completely free hand.” ; '•> May Day Services Here Sunday Night Special Service At St. Mary's Church May Day services in honor of the Virgin Mary will be held Sunday evening in St. Mary's Catholic church. , There will be a procession of the first communicants, high school students, altar boys and clergy. Crowning of the statue of the Blessed Mother will be done by Phyllis Braun, Catholic high school senior. Her attendants Will be Vera Geimer, Marjorie Heimann, Margaret Schmitt and Barbara Voglewede, who were selected because of their perfect attendance record on the student spiritual council. The statue of Mary will be carried by four senior students, Tom Sihith, Steve Gass, William Bowers and Joe Costello. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be given at conclusion of the services. Noon Edition

a4O Traffic Deaths | Holiday Prediction • Forecast Is Made By Safety Council 1 ■ ? I CHICAGO, (UP)—The- national safety council/predicted. 14<1 ay that 240 persons will be killed on the nation’s highways during the Memorial Day weekend starting at 6 p. m. tonight. ' ' The expected toll would be as ■ffiad. and perhaps worse, thap that iof'Memorial holidays ip tthe pa*?ft, a council, spokesman said. Exact comparisons were’ not possible because this is the first two-day Memorial h Day holiday since the council started keeping casualty records on the period in 1946. the spokesman said. 1 .Ned H. Dearborn ( council president. said the predicted deatpHate “cannot be taken' lightly.” f j “We hope the estimate ii ;too high, and it will be if everyone looks upon Memorial Day as an opportunity to honor the de|d. by protecting the living,” he 'Heavy traffic was expected! during the weekend, although ncftineceesarily of record-breaking proportions. About 800.000 cars were expected to leave New York City alone tonight. The New York Central (railroad caheduled 30 extra trglns for tonight, as well as e x t r a coaches on regular land the Pennsylvania railroad added extra sections to Washingtort! D.C. and more coaches at all points in Its system. Capacity or near-capacity 'bookings were reported by airlines. Trans-World Airlines ordereds;-<ex-tra flights to Indianapolis, ;lhd.. to take care of persons travelling to the annual Memorial Day «Uto race thet-e. Hopes for a light holiday death toll were dampened by the safety council’s report that traffic deaths last month set an all-time record. Highway deaths claimed p.B lives, 10 percent over last year’s April and topping the 2.630 records set in 1952 and .19*41. — Dr. Roland Repper To Quit Practice I I Dr. John Terveer ,l! ■ ■ Takes Over Office Capt. John Terveer will return to Decatur tn the next two,weeks and take over the medical office of Dr. Roland Reppert, it 'was learned today. Dr. Reppert, one 'Of northeastern Indiana’s leading physicians, will retire from the medical field and devote all of his time to the affairs of the Reppert auction school, of which |s president. Dr. Reppert also will further development of the residential area at Bellmont park, east of .Decatur. The auction school, founded by the late Fred Reppert, father of Dr. Reppert and operated afjety his death by the late Eleanor Rep-' pert, is __ regarded as the outstanding auction school in the nation,' Two terms are held each yo4r, a summer term and a term, and enrollment ranges from 100 to 200 students. The school is located at Bellmont park.Dr. Terveer practiced medic|ne in Decatur until about two yeftrs ago, when he was commissioned’ in the United States army. He served a year in Korea and since that time has been stationed at Camp Atterbury, south of Indianapolis. !. The Terveers are moving b(ick to Decatur this week-end and <IU reside at their former residence on West Madison street. Dr. Terveer will take over the Reppert office at 222 South Second street on June 15. Dr. Reppert’s nurse# Miss Mary Martha Terveer, will remain in charge of Dr. Terveer'H office. . ' jj\ Dr. and Mrs. Reppert will continue to reside at Bellmont park.

Yost Submits Low Bid For Adams. Central Submits Low Bid Fqr Grade Units As Adams Central Yost Co. of Decatur was low bidder on the two elementary school buildings, units C and D, of Adams County Central consolidated school system at Monioe. these twy-buildingp arn to ,be built by the holding corporation and leased to the school board for 30 years. Yost’s bid for the general contract was $198,655. The plumbing, heating and ventilating contract went to Haugk’s plumbing and heating Company of Decatur on a bid of $50,198. The electrical contract for the two buildings went tp McKay Electric Co., Fort Wayne, on a bid of $25,764. Total cost of the two buildings will be $274,617. 1 ‘ The contracts will be prepared by Custer and Smith law firm of this city, which firm has done all of the . legal work for both the school board and the holding corporation and will be signed by* the successful bidders and holding company officers immediately, D. Burdette Custer said. Other bidders on the general contract were: Russell E. Carey, Huntington, $2211,000. Russell Easterday, Culver, $272, 060. | Other plumbing, heating and ventilating bidders were: HatteCsly and Son, Fort Wayne, $58,000. Linniger and Co., Marion, $71,648. There was one other electrical bidder, Henry Electric Co., Fort Wayne, and that firm's bid was $26,996. The letting of these contracts completes the Adams Central project and when completed the threetownship consolidauon will have, four buildings at the west edge of Monroe and facilities for school children from the first grade through high school‘for Washington, Monroe and Kirkland townships, exclusive of Decatur and Berne. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and warmer tonight; Saturday partly cloudy, rather warm and humid. Low tonight 60; high Saturday in the 90’s. j Annual Girl Seoul Day Camp Planned Plan Annual Camps At Hanna-Nuttman Mrs. Paiil Hancher, camp chairman of the Decatur Girl Scout board of directors, requests all Girl Scouts who wish to attend day camp in June to fill out the required ' registration blanks as soon as possible and to turn them in to either their leaders or to Mrs. Vincent Bormann, camp registrarRegistration fee is 50 cents. Any girl between the ages of 7-14 who is not a Girl Scout but who wishes to attend the day camp may do so, and is asked to get her registration blank from Mrs. Hancher. Likewise, any girl who will be a first year Brownie next year is permitted to register for day camp' and should get her * registration blank from Mrs. Hancher, if she does not already have one. The camp will be held in HannaNuttman park as usual. The dates are as follows: Brownie week June 8 through June 12, and Girl Scout week, Jude\ 15 through June 19. But transportation will be furnished throughout the two weeks of camp. Mrs. Hancbsr asks that the girls watch the newspaper for further and more detailed announcement regarding the bus stops and other information concerning the camp.

Two Small Tornadoes Hit In Two States Wyoming And Kansas Communities Hit By UNITED PRESS Two small ; tornadoes skipped through two states Thursday, ripping out power and communications in New Wyo., and sending roofs flying and leveling a Case in Liberal ,1 Kan. No deaths or injuries tverC reported in Newcastle, but the power failure blacked out the community of 3,500 persons for more than two hours. ; N , The small twister that hit Liberal flattened a new case under construction and bdunced along a 30 unit motel, lifting the roofs of most of the units. There was a report of tornado activity in west Texas with winds up to 65 miles per hour. A severe thunderstorm smashed at Dalhart, Tex., in the Panhandle. At Pecos, Tex., 320 miles south of Dalhart, insurance agents said damage from a violent hailstorm and wind late Wednesday ind early Thursday caused an estimated $650,000 damage in Reeves County, mostly to cotton I crops. Throughout most of the nation showers and thundershowers spilled dbwn. About the only places in the upper half of the nation with genuine fair weather' was the mid-Missis-;sippi Valley, the Ohio Valley , and most of rhe East Coast region. Three Carrier Boys To Graduate June 5 Three Carriers Relinquish Routes Three Daily Democrat newspaper route owners, • Joseph Costello, Donald Gillig and William} Rumschlag are members of this 1953 'Decatur Catholic high school graduating class and in the ne:jct two weeks will turn their routes over to younger boys. Costello, son of Mr. andj Mrs. -Francis Costello, has operated the largest Daily Democrat route for i more than four years, having taking taiken over when his brother. Toon, was graduated. He also led all boys in a four-year scholastic average at D. C. H. . and -was an outstanding basketball player during his entire high school career. Joe will enter Notre Dame next fall. ? Don Gillig, son of Mt. and Mrs. Leo Gillig. has been an outstandin student with the second : highest four-year average. He recently won a scholardship to St. Joseph College at Rensselaer. William Rumschlag, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ruipschlag, has -been active through hjs four yeays in high school in school activities, and has conducted the candy counter during the last year at the school. Bill has not decided yeK whether he will go to college. - AH three young anen -became news route operators -when their older brothers were graduated from; high school and all three have excellent records as route operators. '! The Daily Democrat employes join their many friends in congratulating these three young men on their achievements and wishing them success in their future endeavors. ’ 7” Hot Memorial Day Weekend Predicted NIDIANAPOLIS, UP — Indiana will have a hot Memorial' day weekend, the weatherman said today. 1 Warm and humid holiday weather is expected to last through Wednesday, with temperatures averaging eight to 12 degrees above normal. That should boost the mercury into the 9fFs. {Little rain is anticipated — and none of that until Tueaday night.

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Delegate To Truce Team Reports Veto Says Communists Intend To Attempt Forced Repatriation SEOUL, Korea UP—The South Korean delegate on the United - Nations truce team said today the Cbmmunists summarily rejected the UN’s new proposal handed to them May 25. A spokesman for Gen. Choi Duk Son. said the South Korean dele- ' gate, who boycotted the Monday meeting, had access to the record of the session. Choi’s disclosures were made w<hen he released the text of a letter he wrote to Lieut. Gen<William K. Harrison, chief UN delegate, protesting the UN stand,; Choi and Harrison talked togetehr for over an hour at Munsan Thursday. “Judging from the enemy’s rebuttal right after our proposal of May 25. we are more convinced * that the enemy's real intention into attempt a forced repatriation, of prisoners of war,” Choi said in his letter. Gen. Nam 11, the chief Communist delegate, rejected the I’M' Ulan to turn prisoners rejecting repatriation over to. ttie United, Nations organization, “which is a belligerent itself.” Choi said Nam II termed this“inconceivable.” He said It is “not practical" foreign troops into South Korea to guard prisoners even with the consent of the ROK government. He warned that “unexpected violent action" might be taken against thdm. ' 1 Thia was in reference to the Communist proposal for bringing troopsi of the five neutral nations, including Communist Poland and Czechoslovakia, into South Korea. The UN was believed to have agreed with the plan. Choi said Nam pointed out at .the Monday meeting that the Communists had suggested turning over prisoners rejecting repatriaI tion to a neutral nations organization?,-. He then quoted the Communist general as saying: “However, your side proopsed to submit this question again to the United Nations organization, | which is itself a belligerent. “This is inconceivable. The purpose of proposal is to attempt thereby to effect forcible retention. Hence, these propositions of your side cannot be agreed to by our side.” Choi indirectly revealed two other points of the U'N proposal. 1. He said the UN had withdrawn from its position that Korean prisoners be released after an armistice, ;and condemned this as a “major concession.” } 2. “A second concession is the ;j extehsion of the custodial perioxi and the turning over of the prisoner of war question to the iiolitical conference and then to the United Nations assembly. This is’ my opinion,” Choi said, “is nothing , 1 but a material submission to the enemy and a , violation of the principle for which we have been fighting so long.” Choi’s letter, which has the f ■ ; “unofficial” approval of South Korean President Syngman Rhee, 5 -strongly condemned the UN proposal for ignoring South Korean advice. It offered three recommendations: 1. The Opinions in the letter be transmitted to “policy-making authorities.” !; 2. The new UN proposal be withdrawn. 3. A new proposal be made which is written “under full con•ultaLion” with the Republic of Korea. i - Thera was no Immediate comment from Harrison’s headquarters at Munsan, Choi said be felt himself under (I'm Te wio