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UN Suggests Korea
Buffer Zone Along
Present Battle Line
MUNSAN, Korea, </P) — The!
Allies today quickly rejected a j
communist buffer zone proposal
that the U.N. give up such bitter
ly won Korean areas as Heart
break Ridge . . . Punchbowl . . .
Iron Triangle.
The Reds wanted the United
Nations forces to withdraw as
much as 15 miles. Their proposal
countered yesterday’s U.N. sug
gestion for a buffer zone general
ly along present battle lines.
Maj. Gen. Henry Rhodes told
the Reds their proposal bore “no
relationship to the military line
of contact and did not offer truce
protections.”
The communists made no men
tion of their previous demands
for a demarcation line along the
38th parallel. Apparently they
h-ave abandoned the idea.
Under the Red proposal, they
would keep Kaesong, former site
of truce talks 25 miles south of
the 38th parallel. They would
withdraw from part of Ongrin
Peninsula on the west coast, an
area the Allies described as mili
tarily unimportant.
It appeared the two delegations
were entering a period of horse
trading.
But the U.N. spokesman, Brig.
Gen. Wm. P. Nuchols discounted
the idea there would be any large
scale bargaining.
“We will not trade territory
simply to be trading,” Nuchols
said.
The Korean Situation . . .
U.S. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS, Korea, (/P) —Allied
jet pilot today shot down two
Russian-made MIGS and damaged
three others in the sixth straight
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day of aerial dog fights over Ko
rea. On the ground U.N. infantry
men advanced in hand-to-hand
combat.
The Navy reported a U. S.
cruiser and destroyer were hit
last week by Red shore fire and
one man was killed and six
wounded.
The Fifth Air Force said all
its jets returned safely from three
separate air battles in which 68
Allied planes tangled with 121
MIGs. j
United Nations infantrymen at
tacked against stiffening resist
ance northwest of Yonchon in the
west and in the area southeast of
Kumsong on the central front, an
Eighth Army communique said.
It was quiet on the eastern front.
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U.S. To Go Ahead With
Middle East Defenses
WASHINGTON, {/P) — The
United States announced today it
/ intends to go ahead and set up a
Middle Eastern defense com
mand with six other countries.
The State Department said, de
spite Egypt’s rejection of an in
vitation to join, the American
government will “proceed” to
ward this goal in collaboration
with Britain, France, Turkey,
New Zealand, Australia -and;
South Africa.
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Churchill — Winner
Labor Disputes Halt Work
At Three Atomic Projects
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., (JP) —
Labor disputes virtually halted
work on three vital atomic plant
construction projects today.
An Atomic Energy Commission
spokesman said more than 2,500
AFL workers failed to report for
work. *
The mass walkout apparently
was caused by the posting of
pickets by the plumbers union,
which only yesterday had ended
a two-day strike.
The plumbers placed pickets at
all entrances to Oak Ridge and
also at gates to the restricted
area which encloses the govern
ment's three atomic installations
here.
Anticipate Churchill Will
Press For Meeting Of
West Leaders with Stalin
WASHINGTON, </P) — Winston
Churchill, returned to power in
Britain, probably will seek an
early meeting with President Tru
man.
American officials anticipate
also that he will press for a con
ference of Western leaders with
Soviet Premier Stalin some time
next year.
Churchill may make slow head
way with this cherished project,
however, for Mr. Truman has,
been cold to the idea — unless
Stalin is willing to come to Wash
ington.
Aside from a renewal of in
tense personal diplomacy at the
highest level—a Churchill char
acteristic during the war years—
little if any early changes in
British foreign policy are ex
pected to come from the Conser
vative victory.
Milk Workers’ Strike
Draws Ration Queues
NEW YORK, (#*)—Housewives
and children rushed to queue up
in grocery stores and processing
plants for milk rations Thursday
as a milkmen’s strike cut off de
liveries to 12,000,000 New York
area consumers.
Milk drivers and plant workers
in New York City and surround
ing counties, northern New Jer
sey and southwestern Connecti
c u t, represented by the AFL.
Teamsters Union, walked out on \
Wednesday demanding a 4 per
cent pay increase.
Churchill’s Tories
End Six-Years of
Socialist Rule
LONDON, (JP) — Winston
Churchill returned to power in
Britain today. He led his Conser
vative party to victory over the
Labor government in a desper
ately-fought election that rung
down the curtain on six years of
Socialist rule but left the Tories
far short of the House of Com
mons strength they hoped for.
Churchill, just turning 77, was
assured of a majority, or more
than 313 seats, in the House of
Commons. The exact size of the
Conservative majority will not be
known until a few outlying dis
tricts report next week. But it
will be a slender margin—leav
ing possibly 300 seats to Clem
ent Attlee’s Labor party. This is
not much better than the thin
margin previously held by Attlee.
With the Conservatives back in
control, it was certain that
Churchill would be chosen by
them to resume the post of prime
minister. He told British voters,
during the campaign, that putting
an end to the cold war with the
communist world is “the last
prize I seek to win.” This effort,
and the modification of Socialist
strictures on business and indus
try, undoubtedly will engage his
attentions immediately.
He may then step out of office
in favor of his closest associate,
Anthony Eden, who is reported
slated for his former post of for
eign secretary. Rumors to that ef
fect were current in London even
before the electioneering began.
All the principal Labor lead
ers were re-elected, even though
the party as a whole was de
feated. Attlee, Herbert Morrison,
Aneurin Bevan and a large group
6f erstwhile cabinet ministers and
officers in the Labor government
have been returned to the House.
Attlee now becomes the leader
of “his majesty’s loyal opposi
tion’’ a position held by Church
ill for the past six years.
Leonhard Seppala Gives
His Favorite Dog Sled
To Norwegian Museum
SEATTLE, (/P)—Leonhard Sep
pala, dean of world dog mushers,
has given his favorite sled to
a Norwegian museum. It was
built in Nome 25 years ago.
Seppala, 74, hung up his muk
luks after his last race in Fair
banks in 1946. He came to Seattle
to live in retirement.
The sled will be exhibited in
Oslo with pickaxes and goldpans,
wagon wheels and weapons used
by emigrants from Norway who
made their mark in the U.S. since
1825.
Seppala says sled racing has
“softened” since he captured the
All-Alaska Sweepstakes in 1915.
1916 and 1917 on a 407-mile round
trip course over the frozen Arctic
coast from Nome to Candle. It
took 78 hours, and many pros
pectors staked their season’s gold
dust on the outcome.
A Norwegian vessel due this
week will take Seppala’s sled to
Olo.
Attlee — Loser
Carpenters Walk Off Job
At Hanford Atomic Works
RICHLAND, Wash., (/P)—Some
850 AFL carpenters employed by
the Atkinson-Jones Construction
Co., stayed away from their jobs
for the third straight day today.
The secretary of the union local
said the carpenters would attend
a meeting to consider further
action in their wildcat walkout.
The dispute began Monday
when the contractors were served
with, an ultimatum calling for re
placement of a supervisor on the
company’s project at the Hanford
Atomic Works. The carpenters
walked out Wednesday to back
up their demands.
Weather Postpones
Second Atomic Test
LAS VEGAS, Nev., .(/P) -— A
scheduled atomic bomb drop was
called off today with planes in
the air, presumably ready to loose
their nuclear weapons.
The AEC said storm conditions
over the big testing range north
west of here failed to improve as
rapidly as had been expected.
The AEC had scheduled the
second of a series of tests here
after rains and high winds sub
sided last night. But officials felt
today conditions still were too un
stable to risk the possibility of
atomic radiation being carried
over Las Vegas and other popu
lated areas. Las Vegas is 75 miles
away.
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The AEC said no troops were
to be involved in today’s test.
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“Sweet Violets” Banned
By Detroit Radio and TV
DETROIT, f/P)—Lyrics of the I
song “Sweet Violets” have been
banned by both WWJ and WWJ
TV, the Detroit News, Harry Ban
nister, the station’s general man
ager said today.
Playing of the song on the
Wayne King show -last night on
WWJ-TV resulted in its censor
ship after the first verse. TV
viewers saw instead a printed an
nouncement saying the program
was being edited because the sta
tion considered certain parts un
fit for reception in homes.
Bannister said the ban on
“Sweet Violets” came after a rash
of objectionable versions began
to hit the airwaves.
Senator Calls For
Free Gold Market
LOS ANGELES, <(/P)— A free
gold market was advocated by
Sen. Pat McCarren (R-Nev) in
his address to the American Min
ing Congress meeting here Wed
nesday.
The senator told mining dele
gates he would introduce a bill
to end government monopoly of
gold buying and permit an open
market if it met with the con
vention’s approval. The Mining
Congress passed a resolution
Monday demanding a return to
the gold standard.
McCarren said he was not pre
pared to introduce the bill during
the present war emergency.
Mining delegates struck out at
the new tax law. They said it
raises the nation’s tax burden
above what can be carried if the
U.S. is to maintain its system of
free enterprise.
Resolutions demanding repeal
of the Excess Profits Tax and re
duction of excessive income taxes
were passed.
Government extravagance was
hit in another resolution.
Anna Rosenberg Visits
GIs In Korea Rice Paddy
EASTERN FRONT, Korea, Fri
day, (/P) — Mrs. Anna Rosenberg
sat on a rice paddy dike near
Heartbreak Ridge yesterday and
got the GI word on conditions in
Korea.
“Never have I seen anything
like it,” said Mrs. Rosenberg,
assistant Secretary of Defense. “I
talked to each of these (20) men
and did ncrt receive a single gripe
from any of them about the com
bat conditions over here.
“Without exception, each man
in the division to whom I talked
said the food is good, mail service
is good and they are getting
plenty of winter clothing.”
Accompanied by Gen James A.
Van Fleet, Eighth Army com
mander, Mrs. Rosenberg arrived,
at a forward airstrip in a light
plane. She wore WAC slacks and
an Eisenhower jacket.
DiMaggio, In Japan,
Resolves To Quit Baseball
TOKYO, (Jf>) — “I haven’t
changed my mind about quitting.”'
With those words Joe DiMaggio
last night reiterated his decision
to end his career as a baseball
player. *
The famed Yankee clipper
made his statemen in an inter
view over the Armed Forces Ra
dio network. DeMaggio is touring
Japan with an all-star baseball
team.
6S2 Pound Invalid Goes
To Hospital for Operation
TORRANCE, Calif., (A5)—When
Eugene Adkins, 29, entered Har
bor General Hospital, he had an
official escort of five firemen,
one policeman, two ambulance at
tendants—and a laundry truck.
That’s what it took to move
Adkins’ 682 pounds from his Long
Beach home to the hospital for
an operation, probabty today. He
is paralyzed from his w«.ist down
as a result o£ an automoDile ac
cident.