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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1954)
Ifl am u uvilzi In The' Dav's lews Ity FRANK JKNKINH . OH Friday, May 31, Oregon will liolil Kfi primary election lur the yrar ml, al which Itopiitillcana mid nciitocrals will noiuliinla cnn clldatrn lor governor, lor U.S. arnn tor, lur U. 8. inn Mriiliui vrn in rohgreas mill lijr commissioner ol Ihn Oregon bureau ill labor. For Ihe thice rilalowldn oillrca on which everybody vol" thr Dem ocrats have put up only win t. ilidalo lor null no, un Ir im they in inniTihcd, llio primary rlcuttnn wilt nniounl to n riillllcn tlon meeting. Tho Republicans have Injected n lllllo inoio variety. They llltVD Opposing Candidates lor IIOV- ' rrnor nntl lor labor commissioner. The contest lor tho Republican iiniiiliiiitlun lur governor In candy Ilia liliih npnl n tho stnlewlcln pri mary. Whoever wins It will oppose Job Carson, the Bole Deinncrullc candidate lor tho governorship. Personally, I mn rrglnrrrd Republican, so al Uir primary I can votu only lor Itrpubllcnn uin illdalcn. Hint lcavca mo only two cholera lor these statewide olllces lor governor and tor labor com missioner. For governor, I shall vole for Paul Patterson, the present Incum bent. For Inbor commissioner, I ahall vole lor B. Eugene Allen, J might explain hern Uiat I'm not going to voto lor Allen merely be cause he In a Republican. I'm go Ins to vote lor him because over all the years I've known him he has been a sound and lair and able labor man. For ft down years he was editor of tho Oreiton Labor Press and over all these yearn h wna a coiutnirllvo Inlluence In la-bor-managrmrnl relations In Ore gon. I'd vole for lilm Just as confi dently aa ft Democrat aa I ahall vote for him ns ft Itrpubllcnn. Until ft few dnya ago, the choice between F.arl Nrwbry and Paul Patteraon waa a harder one. New biy la from Southern Oregon, lie la a pleasant neighbor and an agreeable companion. Bui enrly this week he rnmn out for FEDERAL development ol wa ter power and against tho Klsrn-bower-McKay partnership water power policy. In it Irlter to Oovoroor Pnllernon he aald: "I a t a n d for FEDERAL de vrlopmenl of our ureal power re xuirccn . , , Hie pcoplo are entitled to know where you lOovernor Pat teraon l aland on this Issue so vital to their wellnrn and progress. I'm getting morn than ft Utile weary down hero III what Ihone o( ua who live here are comlnic to rail ft lllllo cvnlrally tho Stale ol Jefferson of pnymit big federal taxes to finance lite building ol bin government dama up In the Colum bia llaam to provide cheap subH Hard Dower TO TAKE INDUSTRY AWAY FROM US DOWN HEIIE IN SOUTHERN OHKCION AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Under Big Government policy, our water power resources were litnored. Under tho Elsenhower- McKay partnership policy wo alnnd good chance lo gel some develop ment of our own. I can't go along with Newbry'a dclre lo go br.ck to Big Government. Although he hna no opposition In the primary election, I shall ol course cast a vote of conlldence for Ouy Cordon. In seniority (length of service) he ranks elghih among Republican senators. I'm not at all sure that he Isn't the most Inlluentlnl member of the senate. I mute ngree with Senator Margaret Chn.se Smith, of Maine, who said recently of lilm In an article published in newspaper of her state: "Senator Cordon Is one of the nulcl and effective senators who gel results. If everyone performed as he does tho sennte would com pleto Its work much sooner each year. Senator Cordon Una the diner pllned, Klruluhtfnrward thinking Hint mnkes you keep your eye on the ball. There arc no frills to Bonn tor Cordon. He Is ft mnn of proved pollllcnl cournKC." Dick Neuberger. who will be Cordon's Democratic, opponent next fall, hns plenty of trills. Hint will be a renl bnitle on tho Issue of Koniclhlna-tni'. nothing va, work-for. whnt-you-get. I shall also voto for Snm'Coon for member of congress from Ihts district. lie hns no Republican on position. He will he opposed next fall hy Albei t c. Ullmnil, ol linker, Knottier Dig Government, Hell's Canyono-or-clsn man who has no opposition In the Drmocrntlo prl mnry. Thnt will bo the big Issue In this fall's election. Coon, who la seeking hla second two-venr term, hns proved to be ono of the nblcat "freshmnn" member of the house of representatives. Weather I OHECANT Klamath Kails anil vicinity: rarity cloudy Sunday. High Hundny 73; low Saturday night 411, High yeaterday g Low last nlghl .. KLAMATH BASIN POTATO SHIPMENTS fthlppm Tidar 23 cars gimt nf l.i.l Vtir If can Taltl lar gtkiaa I 11,181 cart 11.269 cart 1MI-M llBt-II ' n-tv tV) HI. AM ATI! Price H Cent 10 ragea France Plunged Into Bitteiioom At Loss Of Fort; PARIS (.11 'llio tragic loss of Men Bleu I'hu on the eve ol Indo china nrgollnllonn ul Geneva pliinurd Franco Into bitter gloom toony nnd rnlaed spoculntloii Pre mier Josopli liiiulel a government might lull. A Vletmlnh nnnounceiiient early today said Unit tho "commander" ol Dim lllrn Phil nnd nbout 17 companies of French Union troops una captured when tho buntlon fell. II indicated that Ilrlg. Gen. Christian do Castries, heroic com mander of the garrison had not perished. De Castries hnd vowed he would never yield up the garri son to tho Itrds. The broadca-st, monitored In Hong Kong did not nnmo Do Can ines. It merely referred to the commander of Dlen Bleu Phu. HKO BROADCAST The Red radio claimed complete victory m Dlen Blen I'hu and aald all French Union forces liavo sur rendered. It guve no word aa tn the fate of pretty 39-year-old Uemevt de Oa Isrd Terraubei French air force nurse wlto has been trapiwd In Dlen Blen Phu since March 37. - The broadcast ended saying "we will give listeners tlie whole story tonight or tomorrow." The burning Issue of France's Indochina policy is expected to come before Uie National Assent hly again next week. With deputies already demanding the scalps of those responsible for tho worsl de feat In seven years of Indochina warfare, the debute easily could result in a new government upset. Ncwa of Dlen Hlen Phu's col lupse hnd been expected almost ev ery day since lighting for the north Indochina fortress started nearly two months ago. But the head lines, when they came, struck n hard blow at French morale and Increased demands for peace at almost any price. I'M'OPt'LAIl WAR The cry that aumo way out of the 7-yrar-old war must be found taa once popular only among Com munists. Recently It had become shrill and insolent from many quarters. Tlie government came in for se vere criticism on Indochina policy In assembly debate this week. With tho gallant defenders of Dlen Blen Phu still holding out and the talks about to atari in Orneva, however, the disgruntled deputlea hesluted Sporis Bulletin Hardtop racing will start to morrow nftemoon when a pre-sen-son prncllce progrum gets under way wilh lime trials at 1:30 on the Gem Speedway track. Track Manager Sam Neslln has announced thai the admission prlcea will be filly cents for every ono over 13 years of age for this one day only. llio purpose Is to let the racing funs gel acquainted with tlie cars and drivers, before the season gels officially underway. Following tlie time trials, the schedule will consist of heat races and a main event to fill out the afternoon's program. 9&xJcxJtSpaat t r ' ie.H ODORS FROM HEADQUARTERS brought Mn. Hulda Gillette, and ion Warren, aged 6, downtown in time to pose tor the 9 o'clock photographer. Headquarteri for Mn. Gillette il Zim'i Bakery, recently opened, at 719 Main. The Gillettet live at 133 Mortimer, FALLS. OKKtiON. SATUKUAY. MAY Laniel Faces In throwing out Laniel and his C.iblnitl. A hunt for scapegoats will re open the question. Already one deputy hns unnounced that he wunts the government to say who was responsible for tlio Dlen Blen Phu defeat. Considerable attention here wan directed toward U. S. reaction lo the aetback. In Washington, several members ol the U. S. Congress spoke out again in lavor of plana lor united Russians Ordered Out By Britain LONDON in Britain Saturday accused two Soviet diplomats of attempted spying and ordered them to get out of the country within 10 davs. Tlie British Foreign Office said tho two envoys assistant military air attaches "had abused their diplomatic status In the United Kingdom by attempting to engage In espionage. II gavo no details, except lo say that no atomic mat-, t rs were Involved, that the two attempted to spy on certain un specified military activities In Brit ain. A Foreign Office spokesman Identified the two as: Maj. Ivan Pupyshev, born 1918. arrived In Britain In 1061, married vlih one child. Ma). Andrei Gubkov. born 1917, arrived In Britain in 1951, married with two children. Russia, keeps 14 military, naval and air attaches In her diplomatic mission here, twice as many as Britain lias In Moscow. The British expulsion order came after the Foreign Office had been given a report of the two diplo mat' activities by M. 1 T., the nnllon'a military Intelligence sec ret service. Trie Foreign Office re fused to any If any British cltliens have been connected with the case. Britain hnn been concentrating on the development of top secret new nillltnry aircraft, including Jet propelled lighters, bombers, and gutded missiles. Some of the research and construction are go ing on In the London area. Per haps, significantly, the two accused St'Viel envoys were air attacnes. Tlie diplomatic flareup came while RusWans were trying to woo British businessmen with trade oilers. They had Just made a point of going out of the way to praise Prime Minister Churchill's recent hid for belter relations with the U S S R, as making "possible an Improvement In Uie international situation", Tlio Soviet embassy would not say a word about the British step. mrnl on tilts matter," said an of ficial. He would nof say whether the two officers nnmed bv tlie British are still in Britain. Soviet Ambassador Jnkob Mnltk was re ported "not available." J. I. ID xSs.d Grave Crisis action as Insurance against fur ther Communist advances In Asia. Secretary of Htato Dulles empha sized Unit the Elsenhower admin istration did not plan to send American forces to light In Indo china under "present conditions." IKK MKKKACK In a messuge to Flench Presi dent Rene Coty, President Eisen hower described the French stand at Dlen Blen Phu as a "symbol of the free world's determination to resist dictatorial aggression." Prime Minister Churchill said in London the long French resistance against overwhelming odds had aioused tho aympathy of the Brll Irh people and inspired the free world. In Geneva, U. S. Undersecretary of State Walter Bedell Smith de clared thai "friends of France and all Americans" applauded Lanlel's statement yesterday that the French defense at Dlen Blen Phu was the "virile reaction of ft great nation." Laniel, speaking before the Na tional Assembly said France would not admit the fall of the fortress "could have the slightest effect on the line she Intends lo follow" In bargaining with the Communists for an Indochina cease-fire and peace settlement. Nobody al the East-West talks denied, however, thai the Commu nist leaders of the Vlctmtnh and their Chinese and Soviet allies were going Into the negotiations with psychological advantage due to their victory on the battlefield. In finally swarming through the Inner defense ring al Dien Bicn phu, the Vielmlnh made good their bid to win a big victory before Ho Cht Minn's representatives faced ihe French across the conference table. Many questioned the French Army's judgment In making a eland In the remote saucer-shaped valley, but nobody blamed the greatly outnumbered garrison force for Its defeat. For the llrst time the attackers 'used batteries of rockets mounted on trucks alongside their artillery and morturs. Ammunition wiiiun the fortress ran low after the Viet- minh touched off an ammunition dump during the last stages, of the light. French Union losses at Dlen Bicn Phu were thought to number over 10.000 killed, wounded and captured. Judge Reeder, Wife In Crash Mrs. U. E. Reeder, wife of Klamath County Judge Reeder. was seriously Injured in a one car accident on Highway. 97 north of tlie Chiloquin Junction aboul 4 p.m. Friday. Her condition this morning was satisfactory, according to her daughter Mrs. Glenn Dehllnger. Mn. Reeder received a fractured hip nnd a cut behind her left ear requiring 11 stitches. Judge Reeder, who was driving the car, wan treated nt the hospital lor minor bruises and released. Thev were on their way to Spring Creek where they have a summer home, when the nccldetil occurred. Reeder stated he fell asleep and losl control of the vehicle. Oregon Slnte Police, who Investi gated the crash, reported the car had skldued and rolled lor dis tance of 214 Icet before turning over In the ditch. The car was badly demolished. Killer's Ambu lance Service brought the Injured couple to the Klnmath Valley Hos pital. Union Chief Issues Charge OLYMPIA HI Jnmes E. Fad' ling, president of the Western Wnshington Council ,ot tlio CIO Intermit 1 o n a 1 Woodworkers of America, Friday charged timber employers with a "breach of faith" In asking the union to postpone Us Mny H strike deadline. Fndllng, In dlscussmg the Wed nesday breakdown of contract ne gotiations between the union nnd employers, said In an Interview the strlko .deadline was postponed in rospon.se. to a "plea by the em ployers" for time to "study and revaluato their position." "There was nn Interred prom' Ise on the part of the employer negotiators thai they wnnted time to prepnro new proposals,".. Fad ling said. Ho chnrRcd, however, the em' ploycrs "had simply Rone heme nnd cut lumber In what Is obvi ously a busy ronrkct" nnd re lumed to the bnrgnlnlng tnble Wednesdny with no change In po sition. Fadllng said the policy commit tee of tho union win meet in Port land Mondny, following a confer ence with Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. representatives nnd probably discuss n new strike date for the 50,000 woodworkers the union rep resents. -If"" J P UPPER DIVISION MUSIC STUDENTS 1300 in number participated in the all-county muiic feitival Friday evening in the OTI gym. Responsible tor the smooth performance were Mrs. John Lambert, who supervised seating of the young singers; Dick Hannon, Henley Band director; Charles Dobry, Malin and Bonanza band director; Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson, county school music supervisor. The program included folk dancing and singing by mass choruses and selections by the combined school bands, superbly presented. Senator Dirksen Predicts GOP Support For Proposal To Limit McCarthy Probe WASHINGTON (IP, Sen. Dirk sen (R-Illi predicted "Saturday he will have solid Republican support when he asks the Senate Invest!- gallon Committee Monday to limit further testimony In the McCarthy Army hearings to the two top prin cipals. Dirksen said In an interview that unless there is some unexpected weekend development he will move formally in the committee's open session to call no witnesses be yond Sen. McCarthy R-Wls) and Secretary of the Army Stevens. "I think I will have the support of all the Republicans on the com mittee for the motion," Dirksen said. "I don't know what the Dem ocrats will do." Dirksen is one of the four Re publicans on ' the inquiry group. Since there are only three Demo crats, the GOP members could or der the bearings telescoped U they voted solidly. ' 'Thertcwrte-deaf Indications the Democrats would oppose any such action and characterize It as an attempt to "whitewash" the charg es made by McCarthy and Stevens against each other which have re sulted in spectacular televised public hearings. Sen. McClellan (D-Ark) said he had not been consulted about Dirksen s proposal and will vote against It if it is made formally. Presumably, McCarthy would be called to the stand Immediately If Dirkscn'a motion were carried. McClellan, tho top Democrat on the committee, sald'he thinks "all of the accusers and accused should be heard In public hearings." "They should have their day Just as Secretary Stevens has had." he said. "All Ihe principals should be treated alike." Dirksen said he is assured his move Is agreeable to McCarthy. He added that counsel lor Stevens Hunt For Lost Man Reported "Weyerhaeuser, KASRU nnd everybody nre simply wonderful," declnred Mrs. Bill Andrus, Lnko vlcw Highway, after being m formed this morning' that her hus band had been located. Bill Andrus. a Weyerhaeuser em ploye, had been reported missing about 5 p.m. Friday. He had left early in the day in a Weyerhaeuser pickup to tnke supplies to the com pany's camp at King's Cabin. The camp is approximated 100 miles from Klnmath Falls, above Cnilo quln. When he had not returned at S p.m. Friday, Frank Tnrr, purchus lug ngenl for Weyerhaeuser, and Robert Elliott, his asslstnnt, be came alarmed and started Investi gation. It was learned thnt Andrus hnd not reached his destination. Trucks were dispatched at once to trace Andrus' route. This morn ing tho stato police nnd KASRU wcro alerted and private planes took the air to aid in the search. Regular short wave radio reports from Woyerhacuser trucks to the Klnmnth Fnlls hendquartcrs re layed Information to Mrs. Andrus. at homo with their two little dumb ters. Her all-night vigil was rewarded this morning when tho pickup An- nrus nan oecn driving was signted from tho air nbout a mile from North Road junction, west of the Sycan guard, station. Fear that Andrus had been hurt In an accident was dispelled by the sight of a lean-to and fire he had built to keep warm during the nlcht. Trucks from Weyerhaeuser L'nmp tix as well as Klamath Falls were sent to the spot where the pickup had been seen, ap parently stuck in mud nnd snow. They hnd not reached Andrus at press time, but Mrs. Andrus stated she is convinced he is safo nnd sound. After repealing her thankfulness for the cooperation of all those who had spent the night nnd morning searching for her husband, sho la mented: "My, I'll bet he is hungry." ' once had proposed a somewhat similar move but then had raised objections to limiting testimony to the two principals. GtORGE P. DAVIS has been named to the board of field advisers of the SmaU Business Administration serving; region 10, which covers Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alas ka. The SBA, covering 14 regions, is made up of out standing businessmen of the nation. Patterson Rally Planned Tonight's Patterson for Gover nor rally will be the first televised political rally held in Klamath County. A closed circuit televised broad cast will allow the audience to watch the speakers and themselves Hashed back on TV screens in the exhibit room at the fairgrounds, while the speakers are right be fore the crowd, speaking from the platform. Ample seating space has been prepared for the meeting which is called for 7:30 p.m. Floyd Wynne. chairman of the Klamath County Republican Club, will serve as mas ter of ceremonies. Guest speaker In behalf of Gov ernor Paul Patterson will be State Senator Phil Hitchcock nnd State Representative Ed Geary. Both speakers have Indicated they will luuit their remarks to a 15-minute maximum in order to give time for questions and ' answers. An inlormnl coffee hour will fol low the meeting. "This is a public meeting." em phasized Elmer Lemler. "We nre extending nn Invitation to everyone In the area who is interested in the government of our state to conic to the fairgrounds tonight at 7:30 p.m." McKay Defends Power Policy PORTLAND IB The Eisen hower administration wants the "lowest possible power rate" in the Pacific Northwest and does not plan to sell federal power dams, Secretary of the Interior Douglas McKay snld Frldny. Speaking Informally to Interior Department employes In their new office building, McKay said, "Now that the shooting Is stopped In Korea, we hope to get started on some federal power projects." But, he said, tho region must not rely exclusively on the federal government to meet its power needs. McKny denied what he snid were rumors that the administration plnnned to "emnsculnte" the Bonneville Power Administration. "This Is the farthest thing from our mind," but he added tho ad ministration wants to balance the budget and "mnke every dollar count." "We must learn to livo on money at hand or we can't survive," he said. ft- zjL-' The possibility of shortening the hearings was canvassed by Re publican members in a secret meeting Friday night with some members of the GOP policy com mittee. One Republican senator, who asked not to be named publicly, said the informal decision was made to urge White House officials to bring pressure on Stevens to agree to some such compromise. This senator said Stevens was balking at telescoping the hearings but predicted some compromise might be reached over the week end. Army Counsel Joseph N. Welch, who turned down a similar pro posal earlier in the week, would not indicate1 in advance the De fense Department's attitude to ward any new move of this kind. I guess I d better comment on that when It comes up Monday, he said. But Sen. McClellan (Ark), senior subcommittee Democrat, served notice there is likely to be Demo cratic opposition to any suaden narrowing of the hearings which nave brought Stevens to the wit' ness stand on each of 12 days to reiterate charges against Mc Carthy and defend himself from the Wisconsin senator's counter ac cusations. Stevens testified yesterday In an abbreviated hearing that Mc Carthy and his aides subjected mm to "exceedingly serlo us threats in an effort to get prefer ential Army treatment for Pvt. G. David Schine, a former McCarthy investigative consultant. McCarthy called for a word-by word recounting of the threats while pushing his contention that Stevens and others were using Schine in an effort to halt Mc Carthy's Communist Investigations at Ft. Alonmouth. Coast Jobless List Reported SAN FRANCISCO W Non farm employment increased 13,500 in March in the Pacific Coast states to reach a total of 4.942.700 workers but the 0-3 per cent gain over February was only a third of that in March, 1953. This report came Saturday ifrom Max D. Kossorls, western regional director of the Depart ment of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The entire March gnin resulted from increases in Oregon and Washington, which offset a decline of 5.200 workers in California. Virtually all the expansion In the northwestern states was " in construction, manufacturing nnd state and local government. Quiet Reigns Over Charred Ruins Of Indochina Fort SAIGON, Indochina W The death-like stillness that follows battle reigned Saturday over the charred ruins of Dlen Blen Phu. The French command said an observation plane flying over the fortress in Northern Indochina late Saturday morning sighted no ac tivity. Earlier in the day the three Isolated battalions of the fortress' southern strongpoint, Isabellc, made a desperate sortie In an at tempt to fight their way to free dom. Hordes of Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap's men fought them back and they retreated to the maze of trenches and barbed wire of their positions. The command's press informa tion officer said there was no doubt that Isabelle too, after this cour ageous last attempt, had bowed to an enemy far superior In numbers. (A Communist broadcast heard In Tokyo said "almost 2,000 enemy soldiers stationed at the southern outpost tried to break out . . .all tho enemy troops who attempted French' Plan Presented At Geneva By KDOY GILMORE GENEVA 11 France Satur- day proposed an Immediate cease fire in Indochina to be guaranteed by the nine parties taking part in the Indochlnesn conference here and supervised by International commissions. Free elections would louow. under the French plan. French Foreign Minister Georges Bldault submitted his plan in iormai resolutions at ine open ing session of Indochlnese peace talks. In separate plans for Viet Nam and the other two associated states Cambodia and Laos Bldault proposed: 1. The evacuation of all Communist-led Vietmlnh forces frcm Cambodia and Laos. 2. The grouping of regular units In zones of assembly In Viet Nam to be determined by the confer ence on proposals from command ervin-chief. 3. Disarmament of elements which do not belong either to the army or to forces In charge of namtaining order. 4. An Immediate cease-fire with the signing of the agreement at Geneva. A third section to the resolution said: GUARANTEE "The guarantee nf thesj. armrrfa would be assured by the member states of the Geneva conference." Any violation would call for "lm mediate consultation among; these member states in view of taking; Individually or collectively appro priate measures." The conference recessed imme diately after Bidault's proposals were presented. The foreign min ister of Vletminh. Pnam Vn Dong; was down to speak after the recess. The Vietmlnh delegate formally proposed that the conference invite the Communist regimes of Laos and Cambodia which France says exist only on paper to take part in the peace talks. He spoke on this subject after Bldault had submitted his proposals, but maae no reierence to the Bldault resolution. In a 10-page statement the French foreign minister put him self on record as against partition or viei nam. whose "unity, terrl. torial integrity and Independence musi oe respected." STATEMENT ' "."vif.O Bidauit, apparently anticipating the claim to representation of the Communist regime in Laos and Cambodia, told the conference there is not any civil war in these two states. "In two of these states. Xaos and Cambodia," he said, "the problem is clear. There, there is no civil war, but an Invasion with out cause and without any declara. Hon of war, an invasion which moreover threatens neighboring countries. Eight nations and represents tlves of the Communist-led Viet minh took part in Saturday's ses sion, first formal session on Indo china of the two-week old Geneva, conference. There were delega tions from the Big Four. Red China, the three associated states of Viet Nam. Cambodia and Laos and the Vietminh. Foreign Secre tary Anthony Eden of Great Brit atn was chairman. SOLUTION The solution consists In direct ing the retreat ef the invaders and in reestablishing territorial Integ rity of Laos and Cambodia. Bl dault said. Speaking of Viet Nam. Bidauit said the situation there represents "a very different and more com plex character. We are facing In reality a civil war." "For France there exists a Viet namese state whose unity, terri torial integrity and Independence must be respected." The French minister said the Vietminh representatives had been admitted to the conference, so far as France is concerned, as a nec essary step toward achieving a cessation of hostilities and their presence in the conference hall must not be taken as to imoly recognition. Bidauit said the French foresaw a transitory stage after the ces sation of hostilities when political problems could be progressively solved. to break out were annihilated.") The fate of the more than 2,000 wounded soldiers of Dlen Blen Phu still remained hidden 24 hours after tho fortress" fall. With communications broken completely since early Saturday morning, no one knew what had become of Brig. Oen. Christian de Castries who had vowed to fight to the death. (A Communist broadcast heard in Hong Kong said the French commander presumably De Cas trieshad been taken prisoner.) In a dramatic last conversation wilh his Immediate superior, Oen. Rene Cogny, he promised not to raise the white flag over the re doubt and ended with a vibrant "Vive La France" as the charging hordes bore down on him. Over the radio telephone between Hanoi tud Dien Blen Phu listen ers sensed an extraordinary calm. After destroying their radio and telephonic equipment at 6:30 a. m. Friday "the battalion fought on to the last bullet, using their naked bayonets,'', the command said .- t
