Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 16 July 1953 — Page 1

Vol. LI. No. 166.

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Senators Hear Secret Report By Robertson Secret Report For. Senate Committee | On Truce Parleys WASHINGTON, UP—Arfqjgfant k secretary of state Walter S. Robertson gave senators a “full and complete”, but strictly secret report today on his “little truce” ialks with South Korean President lyngman Rhee. Apparently at President Eisenhower’s; personal request, there was a blackout at the, Capitol on Robertson’s testimony before the senate foreign relations committee. Robertson was closeted with the committee more than 90 minutes telling what he offered to win Rhee’s support of an armistice and what the aging South Korean president promised'in return. MGhairman Alexander W i 1 e y R-Wis., told newsmen at the session’s end. “I can report nothing.” Another member said the comI mlttee agreed in advance of Robertson’s report to keep silent on what he said. One committeeman said the request for secrecy came “from ontop.” Asked’if it was direct from President Eisenhower, lie said “Draw your own conclusions.” Wiley told newsmen Robertson’s report was “full and complete” but would give no other details. Informed sources the next 24 to 48 hours are critical in the armistice situation. The request left strict secrecy evidently was ah attempt to maintain political chlm both here and in the Far East. ; Robertson. who returned Wednesday from Seoul, reported at once to’ Mr. Eisenhower and secretary of ?tate John Foster Dulles. He said then that Rhee would “collaborate” on a truoe and the United Nations is ready to sign whenever the Reds are. Robertson had another secret session scheduled for today, with the house foreign affairs committee. He and Dulles will make a nation-wide radio-television report on his Far Eastern mission Friday night Little has been disclosed officially of the Robertson-Rhee agreement, except in the most general terms.; The communique at the end of their talks sajd the two nations were determined to "nA together to unify Korea; that a mutual defense pact would be negxAiatedj and chat collaboration had been arranged on political and economic matters. These words, however, have not satisfied many congressmen. They have seen reports that Rhee promised only to 4bi<fe by a Korean armistice for six months. The aged Korean leader had threatened to start the fight again at that point if the Communists had not agreed to unification of Korea. Chairman Alexander F. Wiley, R-Wis., of the senate committee said he wanted a “definite picture of the agreement.”

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Commitlee Strips Hoffman jOf Powers Gruipbles Too Many Probes By Congress WASHINGTOiN UP — Ret. Glare E. Hoffman, whose own committee stripped hipi of som e of his investigating powers, grumbled today that “there are too many congressional investigations anyway.” The 77-year-old Michigan Republican ought to know. He heads tha bouse dpverßgrjent operations committee, ihe ‘ permanent investigating committee of the house. Committee members ganged up on Hoffman Wednesday and stripped hinr of his authority to launch investigations on his own. The action blocked his investigations of alleged labor union racketeering in Kansas City, Mo„ and Detroit. Hoffman, who ofen clashes with the administration and House GOP leaders, said the action was in retaliation for his efforts to curb investigations by other committee memibers .which he raid were damaging the new administration. He recently ordered his Republican subcommittee chairmen curb- their inquiries and cut their staffs drastically. He told Rep. George Bender iR-O', a swbcohimittee .chairman .with 19 investigations underway, co cut them to “one complaipt.” Committee membarg revolted by a vote of 23 tp 1 and slapped Hoffman down. • . i Hoffman; said the-result will be that subcommittee chairmen, seeking “publicity,” will compete against each other .“'by finding things wrong with the Republican administration that hasn’t yet had a chance to get its feet on the ground. J ; ! ”Thaf money so used is as good as an appropriation for the benefit of the Democratic national committee,” he said. “Besides giving a green lightl to unlimited investigation of the administration, and to travel all over the world, today’s actibn throws a red light against the investigation into racketeering and gangsterism. “We have evidence at (both Detroit and Kansas City of clear and unmistakable violations of anti-racketeering laws. The preliminary hearings of a special subcommittee have already resulted in the calling of a special grand jury at (Detroit.” HorffmMn charged that the committee’s regular subcommittee chairmen — Bender and Republican Reps. Charles B. Brownsun Ind., Cecil «M. Harden Ind. and R. Walter Riehlman N. Y. — were ‘investigating situations which have ‘been investigated “by one, sometimes by tiWo and in some instances by three ether committees or groups ...” Milton Eisenhower Confers In Chile SANTIAGO, Chile, UP — Milton S. Eisenhower, special good will envoy for his brother, President Elsenhower, conferred Wednesday with President Carlos Ibanez 9 and foreign minister Oscar Fenner of Chile. Eisenhower is making a tour of 10 Latin American nations.

House Group ( Votes Cut In. Foreign Aid Subcommittee Cuts Over Billion From Foreign Aid Funds WASHINGTON UP — A house appropriations subconunDtee has voted to cut About <1400,00000 off Presidea4 ElaeuhowerSi aid request, it was learned today. Despite a personal plea by Mr. Eisenhower that his program be adopted without major reduction, it was understood the subcommittee voted to cut about <800,000,000 off the military aid program and about <300,000,000 from economic and technical assistance. Congress previously had voted to authorize as much as <5,150,000,000 in foreign aid appropriations for the current* fiscal year. Mr. Eisenhower met with members of the house and senate appropriations committees on foreign aid, Wednesday in an effort to persuade them to vote the full amount authorized. A few hours later, the .house subcommittee voted not to heed his plea. Both Republican and Democratic subcommittee members said they were-“very much impressed” with Mr. Eisenhower’s arguments, but a majority felt that a 21.5 per cent cut could be made without “wrecking the program,” one of them said. The subcommittee action is subject to approval by the full appropriations committee, which probably will meet Saturday. Then the house and senate must act on Hendricks Funeral Saturday Morning Funeral services for James A. Hendricks, former county official, who died Wednesday morning at his home in Monroe, will be held at 9:30 a m. Saturday at the Gißig & Doan funeral home and at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Monroe Methodist church. The Rev. Ralph Johnson will officiate. The Scottish Rite wiil also conduct services at the church, with S. S. Geake in charge. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the — Mrs. Katherine Roe Dies In Michigan Word was received here today of the death of a former Blue Creek township resident, Mrs. Katherine Roe, 85, wife of the late Nathan Roe, who died today at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Mary Cotpock of Albion, Mich., with whom she had been making her home. Mrs. Roe had been ill for some time. The body will be returned to the Lobenstein funeral home today. Funeral arrangement* will be announced later. o 4 o 12 PAGES

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- — ■ : ■ | !' Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, July 16,1953.

United Nations Gives Communists 48 Hours i 1 I : ■' '"W A w - ■ A; To Answer Truce Plan » > '• -i i 1 !',:’■

Allied Troops Jump Off In Counter-Attack Surprise Offensive Against Chinese On Flaming War front

SEOUL, Korea, UP — South Korean and American forces' jumped off in a surprise counteroffensive against 80,000 Chinese on the flaming central front today, and gouged out a one-mile gain before the Reds could bring up tanks and launch a new attack of their own. Three South Korean divisions of around 45,000 meh attacked in the Red bulge southeast of Kumhwa, and drove toward the Pukhan ‘River line where the Reds were t 'believed to have massed their* greatest strength of men and heavy guns. y ! American tanks, planes and artillery supported the ROK drive — greatest in two years—and*the big guns and planes knocked out five Red tanks and damaged two others. As the Reds recovered froaH their surprise, an esUmated dlvfrq sion ot Chinese hurled itself at I ItOK positions east of Sniper*] Ridge and west of the Nam-Dee River In the old “Iron Triangle” area previously untouched in the present offensive. Four Red battalions hit the South Korean ‘positions at dusk, with another four estimated to be moving in bdhind the striking force. Allied artillery fire increased in intensity until whole valleys shook with the sound of the massed big guns. United Press correspondent Al Kass reported the r valleys were misty with the acrid smoke of the roaring guns. [ ‘ (fien. Mark W. Clark, supreme United Nations commander, flew to the front for an inspection, along with Bth army commander Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor. In the air war, American Sabrejets <y shot down three Russianmade MIG jet fighters. One kill •was credited to Maj. Lowell K. Brueland, Oallendar, Ta. The Chinese desperately threw in 16 T-34 tanks In an attempt to halt the Allied advance on the 20raile 1 central front, 2nd Lt. James J. Sullivan of McKeesport, Pa., a Mosquito pilot, and his observer Sgt. Ist class Robert L. Earley of Dayton, 0., <Tufb Te Pace Five)

Polio Incidence On Increase In State 17 New Cases In State Last Week INDIANAPOLIS, (UP) —The Indiana board of health said today 17 new polio cases were reported! in Indiana last week, bringing the totaf for the year to 82—-four of them fatal. The (total was nearly twice that recorded for a similar period in 1952 and more than double the comparable 1951-50 figures, i But it fell below the mark when 108 cases were registered. Among 35 counties which reported the incidence of polio, Vanderburgh continued to record the largest number, 17 — an increase of six over the previous week. Lake again followed, recording TO as compared with the preceding week. Six new counties reported, each with one case. They were Blackburn, Grant, Jennings. Madison, Starke and Steuben. Fifty-s6ven counties remained free of the disease, records showed. A new polio death was reported from St. Catherine hospital in East Chicago Wednesday—that of Shirlay Villa, 11, Indiana Harbor. If added to the state board of health’s official death list, it .’will boost the death toll to five.

Heat Wave Pushing | Temperatures Up Newly-Developing f tHeat Wave In State J , J < .; INDIANAPOLIS, UP —A newlyiveloping heat wave pushed tern-,' «eratures into the 90’s in Indiana fgafn today. reading was to be 93, one degree above Wednesday’s uhoitest. Weathermen said the sta' e . 1 *s in a “.warming trend,” and there was no immediate prospScd ' .of its breaking up. About four months ago, 75-yeari old weather “prophet” Blank Purcell lof Rushville said summer would have less sun and more rain than usual. The July id to Aug. 1 period would be “normal,” he said. South Bend, Foirt Wayne and Evansville sweltered in 92-degres ' heat Wednesday. Indianapolis recorded 90 and Terte Haute 89. (Purcell said the summer’s only heat waves would ba in the first week of July and the first and third weeks in August. I Temperatures cooled down to the upper 60s during the nlfcht Aft were climbing rapidly soon■Mter sunrise. M The “prophet” said rain well be f gMHW frequent than usual fron; rStthe through September and the sun “odtern.wlll be hidden behind clouds. : Jfbrupt thundershowers hit SoutlrBend and Evansville late Wednes-l day, leaving AO inch rain at tlie northern city and .03 inch in south. Farmers downstate sai<|’ their crops could pse a lot more. ? The hot air probably will bring; widely scattered showers late to< day, the weatherman said. The rainfall was most likely in.thej south. Lake County Reports Second Polio Death EAST CHICAGO, Ind. UP — Shirley Willa, 16, Indiana Harbor, Ind., died at St. Catherine Hospital Wednesday, the second 1953 polio fatality in Lake county. -

Warns On Misuse 01 Decatur City Dump Warning Is Issued By Decatur Mayor Mayor John Doan today warned city residents to use “common sense” in dumping refuse on the city dump or certain restrictions would have to be imposed. , Mayor Doan, referring to the unbearable stench that clung to the; northeastern part of the city Tuesday night, loosed a blast at per-* sons and firms who dump material that would obviously emit a putrid odor on contact with fire. Items, such as rubber, rubber composition, tars, oil, animal mat-: tdf, and things of that nature, pointed out the ; mayor, have no place on a city dump used pri?i marily for domestic* refuse. j Mayor Dpan explained the material causing the bad odor to waft throughout a portion of the city Tuesday night was from, burning storage battery casings. Mayor Doan said he had reason to believe the stuff originated -from a Junk yard in the city. When the flames reached the resinous stuff it caused black, acrid smoke to go out, prevadiqg the streets with an uncommon tare.? odor. This got so bad about |i4s| p.m. that a fire tfuck was summoned to damp down the mess.The Stink, however, persisted .throughout the night and at least one family on first street 4 said they could get no sleep for 'ferar there waa a fire brewing ip the house. In issuing his warning, Mayor Doan shM the city would name? severe restrictions and impose’ penalties if the “deplorable” occurence is repeated.

Study Plan Os Atomic War To Win In Korea I '■ Massive Effort By * , United States With Atom War Studied ■' WASHINGTON UP — A mas- , sive effort to defeat the Communists with atdmlc weapons is a pdssibility if they elect to continue the Korean, war instead of signing an armistice. Plans envisioning large scale use of A-bombs were prepared la the Pentagon <but shelved prior to the current series ot truce talks, military sources revealed today. President Eisenhower has sole authority under the law; to order use of atomic weapons in war. The joint chiefs of staff did not i recommend ; for or against the plans, prepared chiefly by air force staff officers. They presented the plans to civilian author!* ties, it was said. 'lmplicit .was the fact that the United States has ample socks ot atomic weapons of varying sizes and adequate air power to deliver them. ‘ There is reason to believe, in* formed sources said, that the .national security council considered the possibilities, including risks of broadening the war. and either rejected the idea at that time or put oft a decision. The possibility of an atomic offensive was under study 1 simultaneously with a number of other courses ibased on studies here and at Gen. (Mark Clark’s Far East command headquarters in Tokyo. The possible courses, any or all of which could become active again if a thice falls, included a frontal attack to; drive the Reds to the Yalu River or the narrow waist of Korea, amphibious landings behind Red lines, air bombardment of IManehuiia, and China blockade. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, outgoing chairman of the joint | chiefs o<’ staff, spoke ;of the atomic possibility in a speech last spring. ,

»iSome experts i were convinced 3hat an atomic Offensive of ths scope under study could end the war. The joint chiefs, however reportedly outlined accompanying risks such as Chinese Communist aerial retaliation, possible action •by Russia and opposition of America’s allies.’ Lad Saves Younger Brother From Death Extinguished Flames With Wet Bed Sheet ; OTTAWA, 111. UP — A quickwitted 10 - year - boy was credited today .with saving hlypunger brother’s life (by winding a wet bed sheet around the brother’s flaming clothing. Norman Cogdal, seven, was enveloped with flame Wednesday wliile he and his 'brother, Richard. 1»; were playing near a fire their father had lit to burn out a stump. Richard splattered gasoline over Nbrman accidentally by tripping ovjer a pail of gas. In a moment the fuel-soaked clothing burst into flames. Richard raced to his parents* house and snatched a wet sheet from the clothes line where his mother had just nung it. He sprinted back to his brother and tossed the wet shoot over hi? body, smothering the dlames TIT it hadn’t been for that? boy’s quick thinking hie brother would have been a goner,” a policeman said. Norman was in good condition at' St. Mary’s hospital in nearby LaSalle, 111.

Moscow's Reaction To Parley Awaited Bid Is Extended d By Western Powers PARISI, UP —The west awaited today Moscow's reaction to an invitation to participate ip a foreign ministers conference this fall and observers here said the possibility of such a meeting almost certainly would defer French action on the European army treaty. The United States, Great Britain and France asked Russia to a Big Four conference to discuss reunification of Germany and a peace treaty for Austria. The invitation was made in parallel notes handed Soviet representatives in the three western capitals. , Newspapers in Moscow today published without comment a 200word report on the results es the Washington conference of Western foreign ministers, including 30 words on the four-power parley proposal. The western allies suggested that the conference be held around the end of September at a mutually Suitable site. The meeting would be of “limited duration” and take up free all-German elections, the formation of an allGerman government, and a treaty to end the occupation of Austria. The notes recognised Uct ‘•|i*at enduring peace can only be ultimately assured when certain basic problems such as controlled disarmament can be dealt with” but said the west desired to take up problems which are “capable of early solution.” “The conclusion of the German and Austrian . treaties which are long Overdue cjlearly constitutes an epsential element of the European settlement which the western powers regard as a major contribution to peace,” the notes said. It was emphasized that a German peace treaty could be negotiated only with the participation of “a .free and representative allGerman government in a position freely to 'discuss such a treaty, and such, a government can oiily result from • free elections.” The, western invitation specifically referred to the recent disturbances in Germany which, they <Tiiru Te Page Five)

Says Farm Program Needs Overhauling Benson Urges Forum On Price Policies FRESNO, Calif. UP — Secretary of agriculture Ezra T. Benson said today the nation’s “present agricultural ‘ program is heading for serious trou-ble and is in need of major overhauling.” Calling for a “nationwide forum" on farm price support policies. Benson said “some off the best students of prefer a system of flexible price supports instead of the present system- or rigid high props. They also have suggested, ne said, such alternatives as twoprice systems, multiple-price plans, and farm programs "tailored” to fit needs of specific crops instead of "across-the-'board” programs. Benson said he is not yet ready to "make positive recommendations” himself. ■But in, a speech prepared for delivery to members of the agricultural council of California, the California Farm Bureau Federation, State Grange, rtate Chamber of Commerce and state board of agriculture, he repeated his dislike of current policies. (Benson, who faces mandatory federal controls on next year’s wheat, surgarcane and possibly cotton and corn crops, said experts advising him generally agree that "restricted production’’ i 8 not the answer to farm surplus problems. He said the question of high rigid props with federal controls, or flexible price props without controls, T* Pasts »Tre>

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Recess Called i In Truce Talks To Allow Study New U. N. Proposal Designed To End Deadlock On Truce SEOUL, JCorea Friday UP —- T|ie TJnitedj Nations command has given the Communists 48 hours in whicO to give a “yes” or "no” ! answer tp a new proposal designed to break a truce deadlock, it was reported; today. A messenger sprinted from a, helicopter to the truce hut at Panmunjorn Thursday. He delivered a teletyped message from Tokyo, Allied supreme headquarters, to Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison, the chief Ail|ed negotiator. ' It was announced soon afterward that there Would be a 48-hour recess in the 5 truce talks, with the next meptittgi to start at 2 p.m. Saturday 11; p.m. Friday c.s.t. It was indicated that the recess was agreed on so that the Communists could study a new. pro-1 posal concerning the promise ot South Korean President Syngtnan \ Rhee to abide by an armistice. The u. N. command, it was re ■ ported, told; the Reds it wanted a . showdown and that they had untilK i Saturday to come up with a def- [ iuite answer. This answer might ’ tell whether the truce talks are Ny, continue, with some hope of at ” early armistice, pc whether the tl. N. will call indefinite I recess. Htrrison had walked out on the Communists at Wednesday’s meeting- ; Both Coiptnunist and p. N, sources confirmed the Wedpesday walkout which gave the hint that the U. N. was approaching the point of delivering an ultimatum to the Reds tin accept Rhee’s pronu ise to abide by a truce or end the talks, | Gen. Mark W. Clark, U. N. supreme commander, criticized < the Communists ‘for breaking the secrecy agreement in broadcasting Harrison’s walkout before he went ; to the front: to talk with Allied generals. | ‘ “The Communists violated the executive nature of the session, but I’m not going to do like they do,” Clark said. Lt. Col. Milton . Herr, official U. N. ’spokesman at Panmunjom, refused to disclose which side ■ called the rpcess, but all indications pointed to Harrison kept the Communists waking outside the truce hut for 15 minutes while he studied a teletyped message from Tokyo, delivered to him by helicopter. Following the U. N.’s Wednesday 4 walkout, an informed American - source said Harrison would tell the Communists to “quit stalling” at the Thursday meeting. It was ? reported Harrison angrily accused the Reds of stalling the signing of an armistice to permit' their central front armies to continue a drive against South Korean divisions. This Red strategy was upset at dawn Thursday when three Allied divisions counterattacked and knocked a hole a mile deep ih the Red bulgg. i - i Clark reported from the front that the “situation appears to be in hand.” \ ' Peiping Radio broke the secrecy agreement by revealing Wednesday that Harrison had walked out oh the Reds. ‘‘lf such frivolous actions as unilateral declaration of a recess is to be Harrison's attitude throughout the secret; talks, this arrogant attitude will be of no help in settling the Important problems relating to the executions of the armistice settlement.” , I INDIANA WEATHER Fair north, partly cloudy south; a few scatered showers nsar the Ohio river this evening and ever the southwestern portion of the state Fri- . day afternoon or evening; continued warqt. Low tonight 65-70; high Friday 10-04.