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48th Year
By Terrorist
By Ellv Simon i
(United " st" Crrloii'lnt) .
..!,, TcraaV .Tillv 20 (IB
Vine Abdullah of Jordan was as-
"5 -V.,l twin tt. the' historic
oflgisiiiaicu j - ' .
Jque of Omar in the Arab-
held 01CI UWUDUIUII
where the tomb of his father lies.
It was reported that the assas
sin, so far unidentified, was killed
on the spot. .
Martial law was declared at
one in the Arab-held port of
Jerusalem and the frontiers of
fjordan were closed,
i It was believed that Abdullah
was killed because he was a friend
of Great Britain; because he was
working for the merger of key
Arab countries in a "greater Sy
ria," and because he proposed to
conclude a formal'peace with Is
rael. . .
Entering Mosque
f A United Press report . from
Amman, Abdullah's capital, said
he was shot as he entered the
mosque, to pray at his father's
tomb on this, the Moslem- Sun
day. . -
, ; The mosque is on the site of
the rock from which Mohammed
la supposed to have ascended to
paradise. ' , . :
. . Abdullah ilew to Jerusalem yes
terday to pray at his father's
tomb. He spent the night at his
palace in the old city and went
to the mosque shortly before
noon. .
i As he was entering the mos
que, it was reported, an. Uniden
tified man stepped from behind
a door and shot him.
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Coast Guardsmen
trial Witnesses
. Portland, July 20 IP Two coast
. guardsmen today described their
versions of !the September, 1949,
""hot" pineapple' riot at The Dal-les-;during
testimony -arTthe fed-,
era! court trial of three damage
suits resulting from the dispute.
The Coast guardsmen, Warren
R. Bomstad and Paul F. Perron,
were stationed at The Dalles dock
at the time of the riot.
. The Hawaiian Pineapple com-,
pany and two of its employes,
Raymond Curto and Clarence
Rosales, are seeking $355,000 in
damages from the International
Longshoremen and Warehouse
men's union, Portland local No.
8 of the union, and 103 of its
members. '
The riot resulted When long
shoremen protested unloading of
a bargeload of canned pineapple
which had been shipped to The
Dalles during a waterfront dis
pute in Hawaii. The longshore
men contended the pineapple was
"hot." '
Riot Described
Bomstad told the jury of six
- men and six women that he was
drinking a cup of coffee when
the rioters staged their "inva
sion." -.
'Three of them headed for me,
so I threw the cup of coffee at
them," he testified. He said after
he Identified himself as a coast
guardsman he wasn't molested.
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King Abdullah
Assassinated
U. S. Sends Out Invitations
To Japanese Peace Signing
By James E. Boner
(United Presa Staff CurresiKMulentl
Washington, July 20 itM The
United States today invited 50
other countries, including Russia,
to meet at San Francisco Sept. 4
to sign a treaty with Japan estab
lishing a Just and durable peace."
Invitations went to all coun
tries, except China, that fought
Japan or played an important role
in starting formation of United
in ai ions.
No Chinese delegates were in
vited because the western allies
could not decide whether to ask
the nationalists or communists to
attend.
. The United States sent along
with the invitation a new draft
treaty containing a score of minor
revisions. The changes, however,
were mostly in wording and did
not change the soft tone of the
Proposed treaty.
lapan Can Rearm
The treaty gives Japan full au
thority to rearm and expand its
economy without limit. Japan un
der the treaty also will waive any
rights to Formosa, the Kurile is
lands (now occupied by Russia)
and the formerly mandated Is
lands which have been taken over
by the United States under a UN
trusteeship.
The treaty remains open for
changes until Aug. 5. All pronosed
changes were supposed to be in
by today but the deadline was
F nnstooned at the request of the
Philippines which wants repara
tions from Japan,
THE BEND
TWO
New Agent Here
Miss Virginia Weiser is becom
ing acquainted with her duties
as Deschutes county extension
agent (home economics). .
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New Extension
Agent Arrives
Miss Virginia Weiser, a member
or tne uregon state college staff
for the past two years, arrived in
Bend this week to assume her du
ties as Deschutes county extension
agent (home economics), succeed
ing Mrs. Max Hartman, the for
mer Ruth Shelton; ' .'
: Miss ' Weiser," daughter of a
metalurgical engineer, was born
In Alaska, lived in Mexico and
Chicago, and. had her public
school education in Staten Island,
N. Y., where her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Weiser, make their
home. She received her bachelor's
degree from Hunter college of
New York City, and completed
work for a master of science de
gree at Michigan State college.
She has two sisters, both geolo
gists employed in wasnington,
D. C.
The new home extension agent
took classes in foods and nutrition
at Oregon State, coming west two
years ago. Her work here will be
her first experience m the exten
sion field.
. : To Assist at Camp
Miss Weiser said that she is en
joying the central Oregon scenery
and climate, and is .looking for
ward to;hex work with the "women
of the county extension units in
the fall. Next week she will assist
with the 4-H summer camp at
Suttle lake. ;
The Alaska-born home econo
mist enjoys music, and belonged
to choruses in college. She is a
winter sports enthusiast, and has
been learning to ski on the "sum
mer snow" on the slopes of Mt.
Hood.
Miss Weiser has' established
residence at 848 E. 2nd street.
Mrs. Esther McGuire, who -has
been secretary in the home econ
omics agent's office since last
spring, is assisting Miss Weiser in
lining up the fall, extenson pro
gram. ''.." ...
FIREMEN ANSWER CALLS
l ost nloht at 9:35. residents in
an apartment in the Thompson
building thought they detected an
odor of smoke, and called the
fire department. Firemen inves-j
tfcratnrl nnrt 'HicnnVPrpd thAt the
odor originated not from a fire,
but from spilled anesthetic in a
dentist's office in the building.
In answer to a still alarm, tire
mpn wpnt in Harriman street and
Arizona avenue and'extinguished
a trasn lire at o:iu p.m. mere
was no damage. '
'T-1 TTviltnrl Ctntae cant nut flip
invitations as the host govern
ment. "It is believed," the American
Imritgtnn cnJH "that ttlA IllPlnSpd
draft treaty and the declarations
combine and reconcile as iar as is
practicable, the point of view of
all the allied powers which were
at war with Japan and will estab
lish with Japan a just and durable
peace.
Comments Awaited
"The government of the U. S.
and his majesty's government in
the United Kingdom will be happy
to receive comments on the in
closed draft, which should be ad
dressed to the government of the
U. S. as promptly as isconvenient.
After receipt of these comments
they propose to circulate a final
text of the peace treaty on Aug.
13 "
Russia has not helped write the
treaty and it was not known
whether she would attend the San
Francisco conference which was
expected to last several days. It Is
certain. However, mai nussia ura
no' intend to sign the pact.
Janan is left to decide later
whether to sign a treaty with the
Chinese nationalists or Chinese
,,.icio Smith Korea made a
last minute bid last night to at
tend the treaty conierence as a
full-fledged ally but was not in
vited on grounds that it was not
formally at war with Japan,
which had occunied the Korean
peninsula for . 40 years before
world war II. .
SECTIONS
Oregon Phone
Workers Held
t- Portland, July 20 ,'lPk Oregon
was threatened with a strike by
telephone workers today as ne
gotiations between the CIO Com
munications Workers union and
the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company reached a cli
max. "We have some definite plans
for a walkout," said Arne Gravem,
international representative . of
the Communications Workers , of
America. "Just when it might be
i don't know, it's possible that it
might be today." ."'
. Wage increases have already
Deen onerea Dy tne company, Dut
the disagreements center cm
working and grading provisions.
A company spokesman said ev
erything possible was being done
to narrow the area of disagree
ment and reach final terms of n
new contract as soon as possible.
"Stalling" Charged
Graven charged that the com
pany has been stalling for the
past two days in .the negotiations.
In the past, telephone workers
have left their Jobs for short pe
riods in what Graven has termed
"harrass'ing" tactics. r
' He said that the company, "has
about twice as many manage
ment people as they need. These
scabs are for breaking strikes. If
a walkout develops, 1 wouidn t
say that it will continue all at
one place, because the company
can shift these scabs around.
We'll have to use a little strategy
as to just Where we will be best
effective." '.
Graven said that any walkout
would be a serious affair for,
'The workers are mad enough
now to really keep it up." He said
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Classes in Hand
Weaving Planned
An institute for instruction In
hand' weaving will : be held -in
Bend Sept, 4-15 under auspices of
the city recreation department, it
was announced today by Wayne
Hamilton, recreation director.
Registration will get under way
immediately, and persons Wlo
are interested may sign up at the
office of the director, in the city
hall.-
Both afternoon and evening
classes will be offered, with reg
istration to be held to 15 for each
group, because, of the limited
number of rooms available Per
sons who own their own looms
and wish to set them up in the
classroom may do so, however,
after the regular . registration is
filled.Hamilton said.
Instructor Named
Instructor for the 11-1 e s s o n
course will be Mrs. Doris MeMul
lln of Portland, who is said to be
an outstanding authority on loom
weavincr in the Pacific northwest.
She is a member of the faculty
of - the adult education division
in the Portland school system,
and is teaching summer school
classes In weaving at Marylhurst
college at Dresent. She will fur
nish her own looms for the local
course, and persons who wish to
do so may keep them in their
own homes after the completion
of the institue, on a rental basis.
Registration fee set
A registration fee of $10 per
person is payable at the time of
registration, Hamilton said. Ade
quate materials for the course
may De oougnt ior aooui j, Ham
ilton has been informed. Persons
mav enroll for both afternoon and
evening classes, by depositing the
fee for each, it was explained.
Mrs. McMullin specializes in
intricate woven-in designs and
jacquard-type one-color patterns,
but will adapt the instruction to
the needs and wishes of the en
rollees, including both beginning
and advanced techniques, Hamil
ton said.
"We feel that Bend is fortunate
indeed to have obtained the serv
ices of an instructor of such
eminence," Hamilton said.
City Pavement
Gets Seal Coat
A seal coat was being applied
by city crews today to Louisiana
avenue between Bono and wan
Streets.
Citv manager w. O. Cuthbert-
son reported that the work would
be completed by the end of the
day and the road would be open
ed to traffic again tomorrow.
Similar projects are planned
next week for Minnesota avenue
between Wall and the alley east
of Bond, and Oregon avenue from
the Pine tavern to Harriman.
Earlier this week, city crews ap
plied seal coats on Franklin be
tween East Third and East
Eighth, on Fourteenth between
Newport and Galveston, and on
Riverfront between Tumalo and
the city limits.
Near Walkout
CENTRAL OREGON'S gAILY NEWSPAPER
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY 20, 1951
Defiant Democrats May Face
Crackdown by Pres. Truman,
In Party Regularity Drive
By John L. Steele '
(UliltoJ, Prei Sl0 CofmpoluJcnt)
Washington, July 20 UJ) Senators heard today that
President Truman is pondering a crack-down on democrats
he regards as party "irregulars.":
All signs semed to be increasing that; Mr. Truman is de
termined to do some whip cracking in hopes of obtaining more
party regularity on Capitol hill.' : '. ' . : ,.
Two democratic senators, , one. a conservative southerner
City Planners
Drop Proposal
For By-Pass
Members of the Bend planning
commission bowed last night to
the wishes of local businessmen
by voting unanimously to drop
all further discussion of alternate
truck routes and traffic by-passes,
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The action followed presenta
tion of a jetltion by Kenneth G.
Crulckshank, chairman of a spe
cial committee of Bend ' mer-'
chants, protesting the discussions.
The petition, which carried 402
signatures, asked that the plan
ning body "recommend to . the
Bend city commission . that no
action be taken on a discussed
by-pass or truck route." Howev
er, members of the commission,,
after a consultation with city at
torney Ross Farnham,-decided to
drop the discussions among them-,
selves but to make no recommen
dation to the city, commission. .;
According to 1 Farnham, the
planning commission would have
no reason to make a recommen
dation to the city commission Un
less requested to do so by that
body. ,
Delegation Attends
Last night's meeting at the city
hall was highlighted by the pres
ence of approximately 25 busi
nessmen in support of the peti
tion. .
Before presenting the petition,
Crulckshank praised the "excel
lent work'' of the planning com
mission but termed the recent.
discussions ot by-pass "dangerous
thinking." ; f. :'' . '
The petition cited the following
seven reasons why signers be
lieved that "Bend's present routes
best.meet the needs of .thety$V-".
elirig 'public' aricTThe. city : '.'
l. several, years ago Bend en
tered Into an agreement with the
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(By Vnltdf, Prtus),:. ; ' it J,
Violent 'thunderstorms killed at
least 16 persons and damaged
crops and property extensively in
a two-day assault along the At
lantic ' seaboard. Eleven were
killed by lightning and. five by
storm-caused accidents.'
Only the calmness of an East
ern Airlines pilot kept the death
toll' from skyrocketing when his
four-engine airliner with 53 per
sons aboard was forced down in
the storm. -
John Armstrong, at the controls
of a ewark to Miami Constella
tion," belly-landed the airliner in
a muddy field near Richmond, Va
yesterday without injuring any
one aboard.
Armstrong said the engine did
"flame a little when we landed1'
causing passengers to believe it
had been struck by lightning. The
tail section was scorched by a
grass fire set off by the friction
from the plane's slide, but other
wise the plane was undamaged.
Drama unfolds
A tense drama unfolded at mu
nicipal hospital at Philadelphia
when the storm stilled an iron
lung that keeps polio patient
Frank Rusnak, 24, of Waterford,
N. J., alive. Rusnak, who cannot
live more than two minutes out
side his iron lung, was placed in
another lung powered by a gas-
generator in the hospital boiler
room. But the fuel- pump failed in
30 minutes and he was trans
ferred to an iron lung operated by
a battery, until electric power
was restored, .-.'.-.
From Maine to Alabama, other
persons told of death and narrow
escapes from lightning.
Ltgnoung H)t8 Tree
Six persons who took shelter
under a tree near Cedar Bluff.
Ala., received only slight injuries
from a lightning bolt.. But near
by, sawmill workers Alfred Hale,
38, and Elmus Pierce, 18, were
killed.
Two caddies were struck while
lugging golf clubs on the Brae
Burn country, club course at New
ton, Mass., and six other Dersons
were hit In Maine, New Hamp-
snire, Knode island and Vermont.
All recovered.
Hailstones as large as marbles
pummeled metropolitan New
York as the storm reached its
peak yesterday during the noon
and evening rush hours.
Rain seeping Into a subwav
station halted trains In Brooklyn
jor more man an nour, and sev
eral commuter trains Into the
city were delayed.
BULLETIN
ana -the other a liberal mid'
westerner, told a reporter that
they understood the president
soon may speak his mind pub
licly .on that subject.'-
; Uppermost in Mr. Tru
man's mind, it was said, was
the realization that unlike 1948.
democrats cannot wage next
years election' campaign on . a
"give congress hell" basis. Demo-
crats control congress now in
number anyway not the republi
cans who held a senate and house
majorities in 1948 when the presi
dent scored his upset victory.
j Must Sharpen Picture
For this reason, one .senator
said,- "Mr. Truman must sharpen
the picture of just who his friends
are and just who opposes him, re
gardless of party label."
The battle for continuation of
economic controls and the. run
ning fight over foreign policy
were described as two of the mat
ters -(Uppermost In Mr. Truman's
mind so. far.' as party loyalty is
concerned. ;
Mr;' Truman's views on party
regularity are notoriously strict
while, it is said that he under
stands and tolerates breaks from
the '.party lines because of local
political situations,' he has little
sympathy for those differing on
broad policy matters or those
criticising any phase of his admin
istration. , '
--; : Illustration Given
Mr. Truman's fight . with Sen.
Paul H. Douglas. D.. 111., over the
Illinois judgeships Is a case in
point. Douglas has asserted that
Mr. Truman nas a deplorable
tendency" to want nothing but
"yes men" in the party. The presi
dent cracked back at his news con
ference yesterday that bar asso
ciations do not make judicial ap
pointments. This was in reference
tp Douglas' invitation to Illinois
attorneys to ballot between the
president's appointees V and his
own recommendations. V
Aiiother'"vcase was Mr.. Tru
man's recent decision to, appoint
an acting collector oi internal
revenue in Arkansas, apparently
because, "acting" officials do not
need senate confirmation and the
president in this case could act
witnour rear oi retaliation irom
the Arkansas, senators. . -
. Boyle Proved Wrong:
: An Interesting factor In both
the -Illinois and Arkansas cases
are statements from all sides that
democratic natidrtsl committee
chairman William M. Boyle Jr.
gave senators concerned to under
stand that their choices for posts
would be wiell received and ob
served at -the White House. He
was wrong on both counts. ,
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, D.,
Minn., seemed to sound the "get
tough" technique in a radio debate
recently. Humphrey ' said demo
crats who cannot agree with their
party's "basic philosophy" should
get but of the party and team up
with conservative republicans.
One democratic southerner, who
strongly opposed about every
thing that Humphrey favors, told
this reporter: "Well, if it means
accepting a 'Humphrey - Truman
program' maybe they won't have
to invite us out, we'll step out."
Deschutes Fire
Crew Gets Call
A 10-man crew from the Des
chutes national forest was rush
ed to Lake county last night to
assist in battling a fire burning
out of control In the Fremont na
tional forest and on private lands
about 18 miles northwest of Lake
view. Glenn Rhoten reported at the
forest service office in Bend at
1 p.m. today that he had just
talked by telephone with Wilburt
Bokker, administrative assistant
for the Fremont forest. Bokker
informed him that the blaze was
still raging out of control and
was clearly visible from Lake-
view.
The fire, which started about
12:30 p.m. yesterday, has cov
ered 3,000 acres of Ponderosa
pine timber. A strong northwest
wind has made fire-fighting op
erations extremely difficult.
Members of the crew sent from
here included: Harold Gustafson.
Don Garvik, Lee Morton, Leonard
Roberts, Linn McCall, Don
Franks, Ray Ellstrom, Gene
Hawthorne, Robert Greene and
Arvo Koski. Two trucks loaded
with fire-fighting equipment for
400 men were also sent from
here.
Rhoten also reported that W. E.
Naylor of the local supervisor's
omce left lor the lire tms afternoon.
Negotiators Expect
Showdown on Truce
Former Bureau Employe Honored
I It , V i V
Npble O. Anderson, former chief clerk for the Deschutes project,
is shown receiving a life-time pass to all national park areas In
the United States from J. W. Taylor, chief engineer for the project,
at a ceremony yesterday at the bureau of reclamation office in
Bend. Anderson also received a citation for commendable service,
an honor award certificate, a bronze medal and a lapel button. He
was retired by the bureau last March after 28 years of service.
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Bend Reclamation
Bureau Employe
Receives Citation
Noble O. Anderson, former em
ploye of the bureau of reclama-
flon," received a special citation
for commendable service yester
day in a ceremony . at the bu
reau's Bend office.
,' The citation was read before a
gathering of bureau employes
by J. W. Taylor, construction en
gineer for the north unit of the
Deschutes project.
The award also included a cer
tificate of honor, a bronze med
al, a lapel button, and a lifetime
pas's to all national parks In the
Jnited States. Anderson retired
from the bureau last March after
28 years of service. At the time
of retirement, he was chief clerk
for the Deschutes project.
Signed by Straus
The citation was signed by Mi
ihael Wi Straus, bureau commis
sioner. It read as follows:
"Beginning in 1923 as a labor
er on the Yellowstone project,
Savage, Montana, he (Noble O.
inderson) served in. increasingly
more responsible positions on the
Yellowstone, Yuma, a.nd Des
chutes projects. Through able
and devoted service, he earned
numerous promotions, and long
before his transfer to (he Yuma
project, Arizona, in January,
1932, he had advanced to the pd
sition of chief clerk.
"He made a valuable contribu
tion to the organization through
his patience and unfailing good
humor, which were an Inspira
tion to his fellow workers. His
competence and integrity in con
ducting the business of the bu
reau won the respect of contrac
tors, businessmen, and associates.
He made a particularly note
worthy record In the capacity of
authorized certifying officer for
eight years in the bureau.
28 Years In Service
"Mr. Anderson has been a faith
ful and satisfactory employe
throughout his 28 years of serv
ice, ills entire career has been
devoled to the best interest and
welfare of the government of the
United States, and he Is justly
deserving of this commendation
of the department."
Anderson has continued to re
side in Bend since his retirement
and is now employed at Peter
sen's rock garden.
Mercury Tumbles
46 Degrees Here
A drop of 46 degrees in a 12
hour period was reported from
the Bend weather station this
morning, following a night tern
perature of 34 degrees. Yester
day's maximum was 80, compar
atively cool for the region.
Last night's low of 34, only
two above freezing, was the min
imum for the present month.
Ice was reported from moun
tain camps in the Cascades this
morning.
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Antelopemen Pay
Visit to Bend
Three busloads'o) mcmberS-of
the Order of Antelope and candi
dates stopped in Bend over the
noon hour, then headed south for
their annual convention on Hart
mountain. Bend had been desig
nated as one ot tne maior water-
holes on the trek to the Lake
county highlands, and approxi
mately 125 joined In a buffet
luncheon at the Pilot Butte inn.
The Antelopemen received a po
lice escort as they entered Bend.
and as they headed south Dollce
escorts cleared tne way. .
Just before starting south this
afternoon, the Antclonemen re
ceived a telegram from Jess
Faha, Lakeview, head of the or
der, cautioning that conditions
on Hart mountain are extremely
dry and that fire conditions are
acute. The viistors were asked not
to smoke while traveling, or
throw lighted material out of bus
es or cars..- The telegram was
read by Leith Abbott, Portland,
an officer of the group.
One of the largest delegations
was from Eugene, with some 36
registered for the trip. Corvallis
sent a delegation of straw hatted
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U. S. Stand on
Support From
By Donald J. Gonzales
(UnlU-tl I'i-l-mm Hlntt CorrcHmili.iiL)
Washington, July 20 (U'l The
United States' decision to call
the communists' hand by refusing
to discuss pulling foreign troops
out of Korea was supported by
the 16 other nations whose troops
are fighting there.
The American determination
not to knuckle under to the com
munist demand even at the price
of continuing the Korean war was
expressed last night by Secretary
of State. Dean Acheson with Pres
ident Truman's approval It was
timed to boat the start of the
showdown truce session al Kae
song.
Reliable informants said the
other allied nations agreed with
the American view that accept
ance of the red troop withdrawal
demand would only spark further
red aggression in Korea.
U.N. Force to Stay
'If there is an effective nrmls-
tice. a United Nations force must
remain In Korea until a genuine
peace has been firmly established
and the Korean people have as
surance that they can work out
their future free irom the tear
of aggression," Acheson said.
Acheson recalled that American
occupation forces were pulled out
of Korea "once before" in good
faith, but the communists never
theless committed aggression.
The background of tne decision
to risk more war over the troop
issue traces directly to suspicion
about red motives and the experi
ence In dealing with the reds in-
Bend Forecast
Bend and vicinity Pair
today and Saturday; high
today 82-87; low tonight 40
45; high Saturday 85-80.
No. 191
UN Declared
Ready to End
By Earnest IloberecW ! : :
(Unitnl Pru Statf Cott-MPondcnt)
UN Advance Base Below Kae-
song, Korea, Saturday, July 21 xpi
A United Nations negotiating V
team, ready for. peace or war as
the communists choose, made
ready today to leave Sov Kaesong'
in amphibious ducks for a show
down session of Korean cease-fire
talks. .. ; ; ' : "
The meeting, at which the com. .
munists must back down from
their demand that UN troops get
out of Korea or face a breakdown
in negotiations, starts at 10 a.m.
is p.m. f rioay eud. (
Kain, which kept the UN nego
tiators from Kaesong yesterday
because . of suddenly flooded
streams, continued early today. :
uut tnree ducks were watting to
'sail" Vice Adm. C. Turner. Joy
and his fellow UN negotiators to
the cease-fire city rain or shine. ,
Ulven Answer i
The communists had had 24 ad
ditional hours in which llo get
their . answer from higher up on''
whether to insist on troop with
drawal. If they want peace, they
mustgivein. - '..
There will be no "selling out"
to the reds, it was made known.
The troop issue is a political one.
The un negotiators, in ' their
firm stand, were backed to the
limit by Secretary of state Dean
Acneson wno said tne aiues would
see the truce talks break down.
rather than pull out. . . ., s
While the red armies could use
the bad weather to complete their
front-line buildup, Peiping radio
charged that U. S. airplanes were
bombing Chinese territory i "in'
The Peiping broadcast said 10
U. S. planes made single sorties
over the Korean border between
July 11 and 16 and "reconnoiter-
ed, machine gunned and bombed '
several areas. The Chinese 'radio
said 17 other flights over Chinese '
territory occurred from July 1 to
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Road Impassable
Torrential rains made the 20 '
miles from the UN camp to Kae
song Impassable today. A party of ,
20 newsmen who preceded the UN
team on the morning trip to Kae
song was cut off and marooned
in communist territory for sev
eral hours. The UN team got half
way to Kaesong. then turned back '
just before the return route was
blocked. ' ' i
The crisis in the cease-fire nego
tiations came at the seventh meet
ing Thursday. The reds again de
manded acceptance of the troop
withdrawal item. UN senior dele
gate Vice Admiral T. Turner Joy
refused curtly and the meeting
broke up after the shortest ses
sion yet. -
UN oniciais said later that tne
eighth meeting would decide
whether the talks go on.
Korea Given
Other Allies
Korea.. American occupation
troops were withdrawn from
South Korea on June 29, 1949
six months after Russia pulled'
her forces out of North Korea.
The Korean war began June 25,
1950.
Allies Suspicious
The allies are suspicious that
the reds are hammering on with
drawing troops (1) to start a new
attack on South Korea if they
could win their way, (2) to build
up manpower and supplies for a
new offensive during a fake lull
in the fighting and (3) to use the
Kaesong tulks for propaganda
purposes.
The American view is that al
lied troops can be pulled back to
Japan and other nearby bases
only after a "secure political set
tlement" Is reached in Korea. This
would not be possible during ar
mistice negotiations but would
await certainty that the reds had
learned their lesson on the Ko
rean battlefields. This might take
years.
Meanwhile, at least one far
eastern veteran expressed belief
that the allies should get out of
the truce talks and fight on to
the Yalu river. Maj. Gen. Claire
Chennault of Flying Tiger fame
sa'd a cense-fire on the 38th par
nllol would give red China 1,000,
000 tra'ned troops to start trouble
In Formosa, Hong Kong, Macao,
Indo-Chlna. Burma and Tibet.
Chennault, here on a four-day
business trip, said a truce in the
center of Korea "would be about
the worst thing that could happen."