THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
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VOL. LXXVII., NO. 11,797
JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1951
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Red Tide Surges Down On Allies At Seoul
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MacArfhur Visits Korean Wounded
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visits wounded veterans of the Korean war as he stopped at Great Lakes
Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, III., enroute to Milwaukee. Walking at right of MacArthur is Capt.
Thomas F. Cooper, commandant of the hospital. Iff) Wireplioto.
10 KILLED
IN RUNAWAY
BUS CRASH
WEIRTON, W. Va„ April 30 —UR
—A runaway bus pitched down a
mile-long hill yesterday and crash
ed into a concrete wall, taking the
lives of 10 persons.
Just before the horrifying smash
up, the driver, George Kraina, 35,
cried to his church-bound passen
gers:
“Hang on everybody We’re going
to crash!"
Those were his last w'ords. He was
dead when pulled from the twisted
wreckage of the bus.
Some of the nine passengers were
killed outright. Others died a short
time afterward. Of the 65 persons
aboard, 46 were injured. At least
three, including a child, were re
ported in critical condition.
Police said there were no eye
witnesses and no indication of how
fast the bus was running but one
of the uninjured passengers, 14-year
old George Stunda said:
“We must have been -going 60 be
fore we hit that wall.”
Patrolman Joe Rodak, who with
Patrolman Frank Ticicli, was the
first to reach the scene in the quiet
residential neighborhood, said:
“It was like a gruesome jigsaw
puzzle.”
Most of the passengers were en
route from their homes to attend
mass at St. Paul's Catholic church.
WEEKEND FIRE CALLS
A deck fire of spilled gasoline
aboard the fishing boat Tundra
Saturday afternoon caused no dam
age. The 2-9 fire call late Sunday
afternoon was a false alarm for
Thane. The 2-3 fire call later was
a test alarm for the* fire horn.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Copyright. 1951. By Bell Syndicate, Inc..
TJ'aSHINGTON. _ Republican
leaders in the Senate have not been
too happy about General MacAr
thur’s talks with Herbert Hoover.
It began when they were not able
to get MacArthur on the telephone
in Tokyo, and later learned that
the General had several phone
conversations with Hoover. Later,
in Washington, their approaches to
MacArthur about politics were po
litely ignored.
The suspicion has prevailed,
therefore, that MacArthur and the
ex-President have been discussing
politics at the Waldorf Tower in
New York.
Such, however, has not been the
case. Hoover did approach MacAr
thur as to whether he wai interes
ted in politics, but got an unquali
fied negative.
Hoover then gave MacArthur his
own ideas about the Republican
(Continued on Page Four)
"Corporal Ike"
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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower wears an Alpine hat as he returns
salute of Italian troops stationed in Alps on Austrian border during
inspection of troops who may become part of Atlantic Pact army.
Eisenhower, who wears the five stars of a general of the army, was
made an honorary corporal in the Italian Army by a squad of
[ infantry of the Mantova Division. “I’m glad to have this as my
| own squad,” Eisenhower said when the men handed him the red
and white foulard decoration of the unit. VP) Wirephoto via radio
from London.)
SUPREME COURT
MAKES DECISION,
SUBVERSIVE CASES
—
WASHINGTON, April 30 —
The Supreme Court today wiped
out — pending further bearings —
the Communistic designation ol
three organizations listed as sub
versive under President Truman's
loyalty program.
The high tribunal in its 5 to 3
decision did not rule on the validity
of the loyalty program itself.
The majority simply held that the
government had failed to give a
proper hearing to these organiza
tions before proclaiming them to be
subversive:
The joint anti-Fascist Refugee
Committee, the National Council of
American-Soviet Friendship Inc.,
and the International Workers Or
der. Inc., of New York City.
The tribunal sent all three cases
back to the U. S. District Court here
for a hearing on their contention
that the loyalty program is uncon
stitutional and their names hence
should be stricken from the sub
versive list.
The District Court had thrown
out the cases on the government’s
motion the organizations had failed
to state a claim upon which relief
could be granted.
GENERAL'S
HEARING
THURSDAY
WASHINGTON, April 30 —UPl—
Senators who are going to question
Gen. Douglas MacArthur on Far
Eastern military and foraign poli
cies decided today to hear him be
hind closed doors — unless MacAr
thur requests a public hearing.
Senator Sparkman (D-Ala) came
out of a closed meeting of the Sen
ate Armed Services and Foreign Re
lations committee to tell reporters
the vote to adopt this system was
“substantial.”
MacArthur Is to appear before a
joint meeting of the two committees
on Thursday.
Their general inquiry into Far
Eastern policy was touched off by
President Truman’s removal of the
five-star general from his com
mands.
Some Republicans have been de
manding public sessions, but Sen
ator Aussell (D-Ga) argues the
committee could not “get all the
facts" in such sessions.
60 BILLIONS
ARE WANTED
FOR DEFENSE
——
| President Sends New Bud
get to Congress-For U.
S. Military Purposes
WASHINGTON, April 30 —(«—
President Truman sent Congress a
$60,679,414,690 defense budget today
and said Russia's rulers have pushed
the world "to the brink of a gen
eral war.”
The huge requested appropriation
is for the United States' own milt
I tary costs and to help arm its Allies,
j The message broke down in more
i detail the military estimates includ
ed in Mr. Truman's general budget,
sent to Congress in January, for the
I fiscal year beginning July 1.
! In a letter to House Speaker Ray
i burn, accompanying today’s esti
j mates, Mr. Truman said:
"If the Soviet Union chooses to
I unleash a general war, the free
! world must be in a position to stop
; the attack and strike back decisively
and at once at the seats of Soviet
power.”
Sub-Totals
The over-all figure was broken
down into these sub-totals:
$1,424,839,700 to pay for various
: projects Congress already has au
i thorized.
! $56,179,414,690 of "new obligational
! authority" — meaning for direct ex
i penditures and for letting of con
| tracts for future payment.
$4,500,000,000 to cover needs “for
a large military public works pro
gram to be recommended soon for
authorization.” i
! Mr. Truman notea tnat me
j amount of actual spending proposed
j for the next 13 months was not
■ changed much from his January
I estimates. (Actual spending from
the treasury may lag far behind
appropriations because it takes sev
! eral years to fill some military con
tracts).
Estimated Expenditures
"The revised estimate of expendi
ture for 195} (the fiscal year end
ing next June 30) is 19.4 billion
dollars, compared to 20 billion car
ried in the January budget. For
fiscal year 1952. expenditures are
estimated at 39.5 billion dollars
compared to 40 billions carried in
the January budget.”
The $60,679,414,690 asked compares
with the $47,590,608,884 which has
' been enacted or recommended for
the current fiscal year.
Armed Forces
Sketching broadly the planned
use of the money, Mr. Truman said:
“For the Army, these funds will
; equip and maintain 18 divisions plus
! separate combat and supporting i
! units. The Navy, under.these recom- ]
! mendations, will maintain an active j
j fleet of 1,161 ships. The Marine j
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TAFT ADVOCATES
LESS MILITARY
FORCES, BUDGET
—
WASHINGTON. April 30 —(AW—j
| Senator Taft (R-Ohio) today urged,
i a half-million man cut in projected]
! American military forces and a
$20,000,000,000 reduction in the mo-1
! bilization budget — but called for j
i. more aggressive war in Asia.”
The policy of neutralizing Chiang
Kai-Shek’s forces in Formosa is
j ‘‘complete nonsense," Taft told the
j United States Chamber of Com
| merce.
The present fighting, he said, is
I a “stalemate war” which the Ameri
i can public will, in his view, not tol
] erate indefinitely.
He addressed the chamber’s 39th
annual meeting an hour after Secre
tary of State Acheson had expound
ed the government’s .foreign policy
Erom the same platform.
The businessmen received Acheron
;politely . . . they gave Taft an
ovation and interrupted frequency
With applause.
Taft asserted his belief that the
proposed 3,500,000 strength of the
.American Armed Forces is “tcc
high” for the economy to support
indefinitely.
It will mean a budget of $85,000,
000,000 for three years, the Republi
can Senate leader said.
The Firing Line
Infantrymen of the 187th Regiment fire at enemy located 50 yard* in front and 30 feet behind them
at Munsan, north of Seoul. This picture, just released by the U S Army, was made when Allied troops
were on the offensive in the area. Fierce fighting took place in this area as Vtf forces continued to fight
a stubborn delaying action. UP) Wlrcphoto from U. 8. Army).
KOREAN
POLICY
UPHELD
Acheson Claims Stand Tak
en to Hold Line Is Best
for Ultimate Victory
WASHINGTON, April 30 —IAV
Secretary of State Acheson today
claimed successes for the stand this
country has taken in Korea and
said the best chance of real vic
tory lies in firmly holding to that
line.
He explained to the United States
Chamber of Commerce that it may
be possible there to convince the
enemy that "his aggression cannot
pay.” His claims of successes were
in that field.
The fighting in the Far East
“may spread despite our efforts to
limit it,” Acheson said, but added:
“If this happens the responsibility
for it will rest squarely on the Krem
lin and its agents in Peiping.”
His audience had up for consider
ation a resolution endorsing direct
negotiations with Russia for world
peace. The proposed policy state
ment, one of dozens to be voted on
at the chamber’s 39th annual meet
ing here, called for a Soviet-Ameri
can effort to reach "truly effective
solutions” not mere paper agree
ments.”
Acheson in his prepared address
stayed away from the controversy
over Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s pro
posal to adopt new strategy in
Korea. He made no mention of Taft
or other critics.
He gave tnis summauun ui
views:
“If we remain firm and steady on
the course we are following in
Korea, if we don’t flinch or get rat
tled, we shall have the best chance
of bringing this action to a success
ful conclusion.”
In Europe, Acheson said suffic
ient progress has been made to
Justify confidence that we can build
up western strength sufficiently to
prevent the Soviet thrust in this di
rection from achieving its aim.
In Asia, the secretary declared
that “a great deal has already been
accomplished by the steadiness
with which we have held to UN
purposes and by the "heroic devo
tion of our men in Korea.”
LABOR LEADERS TO
SEND HEN BACK TO
DEFENSE AGENCIES
WASHINGTON, April 30 — 101
Union labor leaders voted today to
send labor representatives back im
mediately to all the defense agen
cies they bolted from two months
ago.
Americans
Are Warned
By Yogeler
Says His Arrest Only One of
Series Planned to At
tack Democracy
VIENNA, Austria, April 30 —(AT—
Ftobert A. Vogeler and his family
left Vienna by plane today for the
United States.
The 39-year-old American busi
nessman, released last Saturday
after 17 months in a Communist
jail in Hungary, was taken to the
airport with his family by Ambas
sador Walter J. Donnelly, U. S, High'
Commissioner in Austria.
With his handsome Belgian-born!
wife, Lucille, her sister Pia, and the
Vogelers’ two sons, Bobby, 11, and
Billy, 9, Vogeler boarded a Pan
American Airways plane at Tulin
Airport, in the Soviet occupied zone
of Austria.
Vogeler mustered his shattered j
strength to deliver what he called
"a message” to the American peo
ple yesterday before a television
camera and microphone. He broke
down once but insisted on continu
ing.
"I am convinced." he said, "that
my incident (arrest by Hungarian
Communists as a spy and saboteur)
is just one of a series of planned at
tacks on democracy.
“The American people must be i
made aware of what can happen. I
feel that every individual American
should realize that what happened
to me can happen to them if we
don’t all band together to destroy
these enemies of Individual free
dom.”
STOCK OUOTATIOKI
NEW YORK, April 30 — Closing
quotation of American Can is 113 Vi.
American Tel. and Tel. 154%, Ana
conda 41%, Douglas Aircraft 51’4,
General Electric 55'a, General Mot
ors 53%, Goodyear 76%, Kennecott
75%, Libby, McNeill and Libby 9%,
Northern Pacific 37%, Standard Oil
of California 48%, Twentieth Cen
tury Fox 20%, U. S. Steel 44%,
Pound $2.80%, Canadian Exchange
93.56%.
Sales today were 1,790,000 shares.
Averages today were as follows:
Industrials 259.13, rails 82.92 utili
ties 42.36.
STEAMER MOViMENTS
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Friday.
Princess Louise scheduled to arrive
at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning and
sails one hour later at 9 a.m.
Denali scheduled to arrive Sunday
at 3 a.m., southbound .
FROM SITKA
J. Loyd Ripley of Sitka Is stop
ping at the Baranof hotel.
WIND CAUSE OF
PLANE CRASH; 11
PERSONS KILLED
FT. WAYNE, Ind., April 30 — <*>—
Investigators today blamed high
winds for the crash and explosion
of a United Air Lines passenger
plane which took. 11 lives.
The plane, a DC-3 bound from
Cleveland to Chicago, approached
Baer field for a landing Saturday
evening just as a violent storm hit
the Ft. Wayne area.
When wind gusts up to 85 miles
an hour began whipping the field,
Neal Rupert, the tower operator,
told Pilot E. K. Fwallow of Hins
dale, 111., to head east to escape the
storm.
Henry Facks, 62, a farmer, said
he saw the plane about 1,000 feet
up. As he watched, the plane turned
over in the air and plunged into
a muddy Stubblefield.
All aboard the plane — eight pas
sengers and three crew members—
were killed. None were from the Pa
cific Northwst.
MatARTHUR'S
WIFE TAKING
OVER TODAY
MURFREESBORO. Tenn., April
30 —l(PI— Jean Faircloth MacArthur,
pulling rank on her general hus
band, brought her tamed family
home today tor a triumphant return
in which she held the commanding
role.
They arrived at Sewart Air Force
base from New York for a five-houi
homecoming-wedding anniversarj
celebration and drove the 12 miles
to Murfreesboro over roads lined
with cheering throngs.
A 16-man Air Force “salutation'
party greeted the MacArthurs. The
Air Force explained this was equiv
alent to a 17-gun salute, addin*
that it flies airplanes and doesn’i
shoot cannons.
Then a civilian welcoming dele
gation took the party in hand foi
an all-stops-pulled blowout that hat
this picturesque little city in a tu
mult.
Gov. Gordon Browning greetet
the family at the air base.
MRS. JUNGE AND
MOTHER RETURN HOM1
Mrs. Kenneth Junge and hei
mother, Mrs. S. Carlson, were re
turning passengers arriving on thi
s'teamer Princess Louise. They ha<
spent the past three weeks visit
ing friends and relatives in Seattli
and Portland, after Mrs. Carlsoi
had received medical attention ii
Seatle. Mrs. Junge said they sat
many former Juneauites in Beat
tie.
FROM SEATTLE
D. E. Styke of Seattle is at th
Baranof hotel.
COMMIES
SEEK MAY
DAY PRIZE
! Shock Forces Gathered for
Initial Assaultto Recap
ture Korean Capital
By Associated Press
Communist troops poured down
from the north today in an attempt
to capture Seoul as a May Day prize.
United Nations troops, committed
to defense of the war-battered South
Korean capital, laid down a terrific
artillery barrage ip the path of the
Red tide.
Censorship cloaked the exact dis
tance of the Reds from the city.
The latest Communist broadcast
said the Red troops were only seven
and a half miles from Seoul. Heav
ily-censored front dispatches Indi
cated they were much closer. Prob
ing attacks marked the first phase
of the battle for the city.
Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, the
Allied ground commander, put his
defending troops north of Seoul. He
does not plan house-to-house street
fighting or to sacrifice his men un
necessarily in the city’s defense. -
Oen. Douglas MacArthur and Lt.
Gen. Matthew B. Rldgway had
made no attempt to hold the city
before.. But Van Fleet said. Seoul
has 'prbstlge as the South Korean
capital, ,
2V,vuu snocK r orcr
A shock force of 30,000 CommunUt
| troops were reported gathering for
1 the initial assault. Allied airmen
said they spotted 3,368 Red vehicles
moving along the Western front.
If the Ames withdraw from in
front of the city they will take up
a line on the Han river on the south.
MaJ. Oen. William M. Hodge of the
Ninth corps said the question of
whether the Allies can hold there
"depends on what is thrown at us.”
The Reds have suffered 70.000'
casualties in their seven-day-old
offensive but they have plenty left.
20 DEAD IN
NORTHWEST
FATALITIES
By Associated Press
Death strode heavily through the
! Pacific Northwest over the weekend,
! unmindful as eVer of the manner in
'< which it reaped a harvest of 30 lives.
Two plane crashes killed four in
Oregon. Bob Stephens, 22, of Hepp
ner, and Mrs. Betty Oroves, 28. of
Lexington died when their small
ship hit a rocky hill near Heppner.
Orlie Johnson and Murry Page of
S Tillamook, both in their late 20s,
' were killed when their plane dived
! into the surf at Rockaway.
1 Thomas Trude, 25. of Aberdeen,
Wash., took his own life because he
believed himself responsible for an
accident in which six persons were
hurt Sunday. Coroner Dr. E. B. Riley
i said Trude shot himself a short time
I after the five car smashup which
caused no serious injuries.
Six persons drowned; four were
killed in traffic accidents and mis
cellaneous causes brought the other
deaths.
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i• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperature (or 24-Hour Period •
] • ending (1:20 o'clock this morning •
jo In .Juneau — Maximum, f
• 40; minimum, 34. •
o At Airport — Maximum, •
• 41; minimum, 34. •
• • •
• forecast •
1 • Variable cloudiness tonight •
• and Tuesday with an occa- •
! • sional light rain shower to- •
1 • night. Lowest temperature •
’ • tonight about 31 and high •
! • Tuesday near 47 degrees. •
1 o precipitation •
1 e (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today •
' • City of Juneau — .67 inches; •
• • Since April 1 — 10.12 inches; •
o Since July 1 — 68.05 inches. •
• At Airport — .21 inches;
• Since April 1 — 3.52 inches; •
;! e Since July 1 — 39.27 inches. •
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