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U.S. Sco!;s to" Prolong1 Heel China Talks US. Lets New Despite Hint of Creak-Off from Peipingontract for, By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON ibI the fare of a breakoft threat from. Peiping officials aid Saturday the United States intends to continue talks, with Red China at Geneva if po-sible. . P. mam Amrican aim in the lams is 10 obtain Americans held jails and to get Red China to re nounce the use of force against Formosa.'- A blast which came out Of Peip ing Friday indicates that the slow moving negotiations mav shortly collapse or become locked in a long stalemate. U.S. Ambassadnr ' The talks are being conduced by American Ambassador V. Al exis Johnson, envoy to Czechoslo vakia and an expert on Far East ern problems, and Wang Ping Nan. Red Chinese ambassador to Warsaw. They have been meeting inter mittently at Geneva since Aug, 1. first dealing with release of civil ians held or alleged to be held by each country, and second with broader political questions includ ing renunciation of force. In the Peiping declaration Fri day, the Chinese Reds asserted that an agreement made with the United States Sept. 10 for release of civilians did not apply to Amer icans held in Red Chinese Jails. "Dragging Out" Peiping also said it would not go along with the ."endless drag ging out" of the talks by the United States.- These statements indicate the Communists are still intent on using the Americans at hostages rican aim in the ri T T " . the release of II MumD' UlllfCS In Communist i Icc,A'Agcs I T7 in Virginia FORT BELVOIR, Va. (IP) during Wang's negotiations with Johnson. Secretary of State Dulles has. asserted the United States will not negotiate seriously on pol itical or other matters while Am ericans are still held. Getting Nowhere . . In effect the Redj seem to be saying that unless ' the United Stales gives up this position the talks wilt get nowhere. Giant Bombers WASHINGTON un - The Air Force announced Friday an addi tional contract for 248 million dol lars worth of B32 heavy bombers. The planes will be produced st both the Seattle. Wash,, and Wichi ta, Kan., plants of the Boeing Air- (plane Co., the announcement laid. relations with Red China and The discovery of a tree stump !ventlialy decision concerning a, k.i, ( ,yM !. u.n.jRd Chinese participation in the dating back to the ice age halted united Nations. work briefly on an experimental ... Spwl(k pr,rn atomic power plant, under con- Tne UniUid statM-, government struction here, Army engineers does not have a specific program The possibilities carry grave im-1 A spokesman laid the announce plications for the future. These j ment did not mean an increase in are related to the question of war jtht eventual total number of the and peace In the Formosa area, to : long range, high epeed, all let the development of United SU'es i bombers, but merely represented said Friday. Two men, one a geologist, to move along these lines but officials thought privately that tHiANlina kflkl.in k, k fl. Inn,. spotted the stump as founaqtions Reds-such as seemed to be devel for the plant were being dug. toping under the moderating influ Thev veiled for workmen to stool nce of the Geneva Conference so the stump could be removed! last July would lead to more nor carefully Dr. Roland Brown, a paleobot anist for the U. S. Geological Survey, later estimated the stump was 80 million to 130 ' million years old. The engineers plan to use the . , . . . i. . i it. Biuiiiu Hi iiir run line in 'uir . .,. . . completed plant as a svmbol of "n c,vll,ans .var,oul' ,U,e of mal relations between Red China and the whole Western world. ' . The United States went into the negotiations at Geneva to obtain the release of all Amerciam in Red China who might wish to come here. There were 41 Ameri- the meeting of the ice and atomic detention Aug. ages. left now. 1. There are 13 one more order In the overall B.)J procurement program. The Air Force has never offi cially disclosed the total number of B32'i it plans to acquire. However, the program calls for an eventual force of 11 wings of B52'i. The total number of planes needed to equip that many wings and provide spares mighti.be be tween 400 and 500 aircraft. The cost of a B3J is about eight million dollars. The amount of the contract announced Friday would AAiiln fthAiit An wintr whlph rah. loiiire 30 Dlanes. nlus the neces sary spare parts. The Air Force over a year ago began stepping up its B52 produc tion plans, arranging with Boeing to start producing the big bombers at Wichita as well as at Seattle. The first BS2 came off the "second source" Seattle plant about a month ago. 7 - Open your m w m tim,' J account before i'P.m January 10 Currert . f" i M P 11 w V J I J f 1 'f i fa. tfi df ( INSURED F You Will meteeKmeeeMeeeweMeieBeEMeEEEMEEEEEEEEEEMsMMtamsBieeeEEeMii f draw Full 6 Months Earnings from Jan. 1st 'Dividends Payable June 30th and December 31 A Salem FcHeral Savings and Iioan Association C30 State Street Opposite Courthouse r , Stafpman, Salrrn, Ore., Sun., Jan. 8, 10 "3 (Sec. H)-7 Mo y n ta in Moves Ho u r, c- , r Clirla Crsir l0J ANGELES Slowly moving mats of rock and dirt grinds against JIIUU $33,900 horn In luburban Sherman Oaks. Slid began Friday whlla owners wort cleaning unoccupied nous for saw Saturday. H hat boon pvshed off its foundation and faces destruction, (AP Wirephoto). : . . ' ' i. k- r -, - ",; . f . 1 . V ft .. . 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Durhsm trtllr flenernifM ,klt R,VH' Mm " Mr TI,om" D,1n, ic,n,,,r) wU bishop since 1952, was ono r0U' VneraTIOni became a naw grandmother and great grandmother In same) of two bishops who support. day visits hospital where tho two baby boys wore born. Mrs. Earl Caudettt, (Uft), grand, od Queen at her coronation. daughter of Mrs. Dolxonere holds groat grandson Stephen, daughter-in-law, Mrs. Thomai (AP Wirephoto). , Oelxenero Jr., holds her boy. Thomas III, (right). lAF wirepnotoj, r I 4 L i Hold COLORADO SPRINGS - Norman R. Carver, 64, bowling alley operator, faces arraignment Saturday Plnn ft t 1nrr rARlS - Aly Khan and Rettlna, well-known Paris fashion modal, with - for attempting to axtort $33,i r IUII IU Ifiurry whom ht h9W(, ,t biM ,,rtmr pirU att October, plan te 000 from H. Ch.e Stone, marry. Tho marriage awaits only recognition by French court of Aly'i divorce from actress Rita local bank frttldant (AP Hsyworth in las Vegss, Nov. (AP Wirephoto). . V.'iri;hotoJ - '