Prefabricated Bunker—
Latest In Battle Housing
For Infantry In Korea
WITH U.S. THIRD DIVISION
IN KOREA, I/P) — Even in the
Korean mud, home is what you
make it.
And the U.S. Seventh Infantry
Regiment has come up with some
thing new in battle line housing—
a prefabricated bunker.
Bunkers are reinforced holes in
the ground which give the foot
soldiers a maximum of cover—in
other words a roof over their
heads.
The Seventh’s assembly line is
just behind the front. Two pla
toons cut the lumber to specifi
cations set by the forward sol
diers.
The bunker kits are delivered
complete. The assembly line even
sends along a representative to
explain how it’s put together.
All the infantrymen have to' do
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is have a proper size hole dug.
The frontline soldiers usually
cut their own machinegun slots
to fU their particular field of
fire. Other openings are made
beforehand.
The only problem facing the
regiment now is how it will sal
vage the deluxe bunkers in the
event of a move to' another sec
tor.
At present the assembly line is
h not worried about this. Every ef
fort is being made to supply each
position with the finest in battle
front housing.
Truce Negotiators Hold
1 Min. Meeting Saturday
MUNSAN, Korea, UP) — United
Nations and Communist truce ne
gotiators went through the merest
flicker of motions Saturday, each
waiting for the other to suggest
a compromise.
“They’ve got to give,” said Maj.
Gen. William K. Harrison, United
Nation sub-delegate.
Communists showed no signs of
yielding. At each of the seven
brief session last week they sug
gested a recess unless the U.N.
Command had something to pro
pose.
Saturday’s meeting took only
one minute, the shortest meeting
yet. Total time for the seven ses
sions was 33 minutes. They would
have taken less time if the gen
erals didn’t have to wait for
translations.
Harrison told newsmen the U.N.
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negotiators’ waiting attitude is
“not frivolous.” “It’s very serious
business.”
The problems neither side is
making a move to solve are (1)
Red insistence that Soviet Russia
* help police a Korean truce and
(2) U.N. Command insistence that
Communists cannot rebuild mili
tary airfields in North Korea.
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Railroads Get 12th Freight
Rate Increase Since
End of World War II
WASHINGTON, (/P)—'The In
terstate Commerce Commission
Monday gave the railroads a fur
ther freight rate increase, esti
mated to hike charges about 678
million dollars a year. The rise is
nine per cent in the south and
west and six per cent in the east.
The order boosts rates 15 per
cent above what they were at
this time last year.
This is the 12th general freight
rate increase allowed since the
end of World, War II.
As in the case of the rate in
creases granted last August, the
ICC termed the new revisions
“surcharges” which will auto
matically expire February 28,
1954, unless continued on a per
manent basis through further ac
tion by the commission.
The new rate increases were
granted in response to a plea by
the railroads their revenues had
failed to keep pace with a con
tinuing upswing in wage and ma
terial costs.
Condors have been in existence
since before the ice age.
52 Easter Vacationists
Perish In Crash Of Pan
Am Plane at Puerto Rico
By TOM CHASE
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, OP)—
San Juan police barred singer
Jane Froman from the bedside of
her pilot husband, Capt. John C.
Burn, for several hours Satur
day but finally relented and per
mitted her to see him. He is one
of 17 survivors of a Tan Ameri
can Airways plane crash at sea
Friday in which 52 persons per
ished.
Police had kept her away on
orders of District Attorney Zoilor
Dueno Colon, who questioned
Burns about the tragedy just out
side San Juan harbor. The dis
trict attorney hinted Burn would
be released shortly, but gave no
reason for ordering him held in
communicado.
Meanwhile, the search contin
ued for 39 of the plane’s Easter
holiday passengers but Coast
Guard Capt. C. A. Anderson said:
“There’s practically no hope of
finding any of the others alive.”
The plane crashed while on a
flight to New York. Thirteen
bodies were picked up near the
scene of the crash.
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
Adopted by the Second Division Democratic
Convention at Nome on December 28, 1951.
1— We endorse the present Democratic Administration under
the leadership of Harry S. Truman.
2— We urge the President to clean house within the Democratic
Party, so as to remove those elements within it which have
precipitated a nationwide outburst of intense criticism and
discredit.
3— In accordance with American principles of self-government
and to secure our rights in National Affairs, we urge pass
age of legislation by Congress enabling Alaska to become
a state.
4— Pending enactment of statehood legislation, we stress the
right of the people of Alaska to elect their Governor.
5— We urge that Congress enact a speedy settlement of abor
iginal tribal claims as necessary for expediting the develop
ment of Alaska, with just compensation to the Native
People in settlement.
6— We oppose establishment of land reservations in Alaska by
the administrative method without specific action by Con
gress.
7— We affirm our belief in the American principle of equality
of opportunity for all people, with fair and equal treatment
regardless of race, creed, or color.
8— We consider improvement and expansion of our Second
Division road system to be of fundamental importance to
the orderly progress and development of the Second Division.
9— We urge the position that the Territory should stay out of
business commonly conducted by private enterprise.
10— We urge the rapid completion of all presently projected
airfields within the Second Division, and in addition, that
three more DC-3 fields be built as soon as possible tc further
bolster the economy of the Second Division.
11— We urgently request the Federal Government to render all
possible aid so as to help revive gold mining in the Second
Division, its principal business.
12— We believe also that with proper encouragement from the
Federal Government, which has almost complete control
of Alaska, the Second Division's tin fields, and areas con
taining rich deposits of many other strategic minerals, can be
successfully developed for our country in this time of need.
13— We urge and recommend that particular consideration be
given to Education to the end that the high standard' now
in effect in Alaska might be maintained and improved upon.
SENATORS—
HOWARD LYNG
# ED ANDERSON
FRANK DEGNAN
REPRESENTATIVES—
TED DUFFIELD
CHARLES FAGERSTROM
JAMES WELLS