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SHORT CUT THROUGH SNARLED EXCHANGE ...
Allies Threaten To Release Reluctant POWs
By ROBERT B. TUCKMAN
PANMUNJOM (* The Allies
warned the Communists today
they might take a short cut through
the snarled prisoner exchange
problem by simply releasing 32,000
North Koreans who don’t want to
go home. .
Lt. Gen. William SL Harrison,
chief Allied negotiator, said that
turning the prisoners free in South
Korea would follow a pattern cre
ated by the Reds themselves.
Be also told the Communists to
nominate a non-Asian country as
•cutral caretaker for 48,000 Com
munist prisoners who don’t want
to go home and made it clear the
Allies would discuss little else un
til that’s done.
In an uiiproductive, 51-minute
meeting, Harrison said that choos
ing the neutral caretaker nation
must come next. He added:
**Ali Asian nations are located
very close to countries dominated
by Communists and might there
to** be subjected to Communist
military, economic or political in
fill ence."
'The delegations meet again Fri
day at 11 a.m.
Harrison told newsmen the Com
munists “talk a lot about conces
sions, but on the vital point of ulti
mate disposition of prisoners there
has been no concession of any
kind.”
He repeated his contention that
the Red proposals would indirect
ly force prisoners to choose be
tween return against their will or
endless captivity.
Meanwhile, Rear Adm. John C.
Daniel said liaison officers of both
sides would meet at 10 a.m. Fri
day to discuss problems concern
ing exchange of disabled prison
ers. lie did not say what tha prob
lems were.
The Communists have said that
IM disabled Allied prisoners (in
TODAY’S
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NEW YORK W—The stock mar
ket maintained e fairly stable price
basis today with a few minus signs
showing up in a handful of key
stocks.
’Changes either way were in the
sinaller fractions for the most part
with a long list of issues trading
unchanged.
Trading was quiet.
No single major group of stocks
displayed a dear tread in cither
direction.
JThe stock market yesterday was
higher for the fourth straight ses
sion, the longest unbroken string
of gains since late February. Steels
were in demand for the second
day, undoubtedly as a result of
good earnings reports and prica
increases posted for many indus
try products.
Corporate bonds today were
steady at the start
NAVAL STATION
(Continued from Page One)
of Captain Reginald Martin
was dispatched to repel the land
ing party, which they apparently
succeeded in doing.
The force consisted of Marine
Corps units, two platoons of men
from the Fleet Sonar School and
two platoons from tha Naval Air
Station.
Naval biological warfare, radia
tion detection and chemical war
fare teams were deployed about
the station to pick up possible
radiation indications or evidences
of germ warfare during the drill.
The scope of the disaster mount
ed with report from the Florida
Key Aqueduct Commission saying
that their meter indicated that no
wgter had come into their storage
tanks since 1:00 a. m., showing
that the ail-important water line
supplying Key West, had been
severed. Damage control teams
were alerted and they sped off in
search of the break.
About 30 minates after the bomb
struck, fire damage end blest
damage caused Use huge Industri
al Relations * Building to collapse
trapping three men in the wreck
age. Rescue teems worked heroi
cally to rescue the man and they
were taken to the Naval Hospital
by ambulance. Lt. Commander
Jamas Foreman was in commend
at the scene of the disaster.
Within a half hour after the first
blest, tee Nival Station damage
control and fire fighting forces
bed the situation in hand and the
alert was secured.
Naval Officials today said that
.they were oaspktely satisfied
krtth the conduct of the drill.
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eluding 149 Americans) turned
over last were all the dis
abled they bad. But those prison
ers tdd of more sick and wounded
Allied prisoners in North Korean
camps.
The Allies have been returning
500 Red sick and wounded daily.
Delivery of 250 Chinese and 250
North Koreans Friday will bring
the total of returned Reds to about
6,000, almost 200 more than were
promised.
At Munsan, 500 sick and wound
ed Reda threatened Allied guards
in a short-lived rebellion on a hos
pital train taking them to Panmun
jom for return to communism. The
375 civilian internees and 125 North
Korean soldiers finally quieted be
fore they were unloaded for the
ambulance ride from Munsan to
Panmunjom.
The same problem that broke up
the armistice talks last Oct. 8 re
mains;
Although it’s agreed that prison
ers who want to go home will be
sent back immediately after an ar
mistice, what of the 48,000 who
refuse repatriation.
When the talks reopened Sunday,
the Reds proposed to send unwill
ing prisoners to an unnamed neu
tral country for “explanations”
about return to their homelands.
The Allies want to keep the
48,000 in Korea under control of a
nautral nation. They suggested
Switzerland for the job. •
Red negotiators rejected Switzer
land and suggested an Asian na
tion without naming .it. Many ob
servers feel they had India in
mind.
Harrison opened the fifth day of
discussion in tha new series of
talks by calling on North Korean
Gen. Nam n to nama the Commu
nist nominee.
“We see no advantage in dis
cussing seriously the other pointso
PART OF GARCIA’S
(Continued from Page One)
the wreckage as part of the miss
ing fishing boat.
Jimmie Garcia whose home is
1214 Packer Street, and Saunders
who lives in Miami, took off on a
rod snapper fishing expedition on
April 10. When they were reported
overdue the following Tuesday, the
Coast Guard instituted an inten
sive search by boat and plane.
All shipping was alerted to be on
the look out for the missing boat.
Nothing was found belonging to
the Wasp until early this week
when a fish box, made specially
for the Wasp was spotted by a
fisherman off Peter’s Point. The
finding of the deck ptrtion, indi
cates, it was said, that the boat
was broken up by the rough seas
of the week following the men’s
disappearance.
Mrs. Garcia said earlier this
week that she would still hve hope
week that she would still have hope
age of the actual boat was found.
AMERICANISM
(Continued from Page One)
thankful that at our side we have
a fighting faith. We are on free
dom’e side. It is our strongest ally.
May God grant us the wisdom and
courage we shall need to keep this
freedom.”
Admiral Duke was introduced
by Earl R. Adams, exalted ruler
of the Key West Lodge of Elks
who said that 10,000 ■ lodges
throughout the United States
would hold like programs before
millions of school children on Fri
day.
The program in Key West was
advanced a day because Friday
ia a holiday at Key West High
School.
A color guard from the Marine
Barracks assisted in the program
which was arranged by John Foh.
Kermit Lewin, William Neblett
and Harold Ruud of the Elks.
A set of blackout curtains were
presented to tho High School by \
the Elks end a Holy Bible was
given the Douglass School
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of your proposal until we have
come to at least some measure of
understanding on the neutral
state,” he said.
“Just why you have not named
your nominee ... is unknown to
us, but unless there is some ul
terior motive behind your hesita
tion we see no good reason for
blocking progress...
“Why not tell us?” Harrison
asked.
He then reminded the Reds that
they had “liberated at the front”
thousands of South Korean cap
tives. Many of these were reported
impressed into North Korean
forces to fight for the Reds.
“Your side already has shown us
the way,” Harrison said. “It would
seem quite appropriate that these
Koreans whom we still are holding
as prisoners ... should be re
leased without further delay.”
He told newsmen the Commu
nists "didn’t seem overjoyed at
the suggestion!"
Harrison told Nam:
“You will recall that at the time
the lists of prisoners of war were
exchanged 18 December, 1951, your
side listed only some 12,000 of ap
proximately 5,000 captured per
sonnel. ...
“You will also recall that ex
planations offered by our repre
sentatives ... which were verified
by evidence from other sources,
indicated that the major portion of
the missing prisoners had been in
corporated illegally into the Peo
ples Army. This was accomplished
through the device of ‘release at
the front’ and a system of indoc
trination and training which cre
ated liberated privates and awak
ened patriots.’ ”
Nam argued that the Commu
nists were willing to “strive for
an armistice in Korea” and said
Allied efforts for settlement have
not matched those of the Reds.
MORE THAN 87 PER
(Continued from Page One)
with $35,000 paid to Clifford and
Coeper Associates, tho city's con
sulting engineers for tho propos
ed sower system, tho expendi
ture of $17,165.74 for street im
provements and tax allocations
to tho Monroe General Hospital
totallad ISVi per cent of tho ex
penditures of tho period covered
in tho report.
Municipal bonds in the amount
of $32,000 have been redeemed by
purchase, thus reducing the city’s
bonded debt from $1,236,000 to
$1,204,000 as of the present.
During the period under review,
the city purchased U. S. Treasury
Bonds in the amount of $20,000
bringing the total of such securi
ties credited to the pension fund
to $105,000.
Of the total estimated revenue
of $961,145.59 for the year, $840,265
.65 has been collected in the first
nine months of operation.
The city has spent only $705,
876.90 for municipal operation.
Of the total revenue collections
received by the city, the follow
ing sources contributed the indi
cated proportions: property tax,
46.34 per cent; interest, .39; other
taxes, 3.05; licenses and permits,
13.14; court fines, 4.79; trash and
garbage fees, 8.81; sewer fees,
6.62 cigarette tax, 12.63 12.64;
miscellaneous, 3.46 and assess
ments, .76 per cent.
Roberts also pointed out "Where
the tax dollar went” when he cited
the following figures: the Police
Department received 11.73 per
cent of the total disbursements;
10.54 per cent went for trash and
garbage removal; fire protection
received 10.46 per cent; sewer dis
posal activities took 4.35 per cent
while the municipal dock took the
same percentage.
The finance director also broke
down the per capita coat of the
city’s operation when he pointed
out that police protection cost
each tax payer $3.02. Other pro
portional costs are: Fire protec
tion. $2 ft. trash and garbage re
moval, $2.71; sewer disposal, $1.17;
streets, $4.08; administration.
$2.38; parks and recreation. $2.01;
pensions and debt service. $112:
bond debt service. $199; hospital
$107; and the municipal dock,
sll7.
Total tax per capita was $25 75.
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THI KEY WEST CITIZEN
ADMIRAL DUKE
(Continued from Page One)
pools which are always popular in
the warmth of summer.
Key West's excellent fishing
reputation is uphold by any and
all who havo takan advantaga of
tho daily fishing trips Spacial
Scrvicos providas for enlisted
mtn and officers. A crash boat
that makes 12-13 knots whisks o
party out to the richly infested
waters and raturns with only a
complaint of too much sunburn.
More swimming is provided at
two fine beaches. At the beaches
and pools snack bars are estab
lished serving sandwiches and
soda and ice cream.
If a man desires a little quiet
and a serious book the libraries
in the area carry all the best sell
ers plus the recognized classics.
The most popular for the past year
and a half is “The Caine Mutiny”
for which there is still a waiting
list. The magazine rack is well
stocked with newspapers, weekly
and monthly magazines and most
of the specialty publications such
as Popular Science, Photography
and Hpbby Craft.
The Naval Station Hobby Shop
is one of the most popular night
spots on the base. Wood working
machines allow the construction
of anything that will fit out the
door or can be disassembled for
that purpose. A number of boats
have had their keels laid in Build
ing 178 and one of the newest de
sign sailboats is under construc
tion there now. With an increased
interest in sailing around the Key
West waters, Commander Barr
has undertaken the building of a
Catamaan Class boat that is break
ing and setting records ail over
the sailing world. Photography has
its corner at the Shop and claims
three darkrooms with proper faci
lities. A Ham radio station broad
casts from the Hobby Shop over
call letters W4OVP.
The movie theatre shows first
run films every night with seven
different stories passing over the
screen each week. Occasionally
stage shows are presented as a
double feature with the movie.
The theatre, in size and facilities,
could stage any play or similar
production with groat success.
Actually the geographic location
controls the activities of Special
Services here. Being an island
from which there is no escape to
greater and more varied recrea
tional facilities, the activities of
fered by Special Secvices must be
of necessity be numerous, diverse
and intensive. The climate con
trols what programs may be pro
vided but this is an advantage. It
makes no difference when base
ball is played and the constant
climate allows year-round fishing,
golf, tennis, swimming, softball
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boats, then through the downstairs
warehouse door, while Roland says
“I want to see how brave he (Gra
ves) is without the axe.”
That’s when the search fans out
into Key West proper, a sequence
which was filmed several days ago
at the Florida National Bank of
Key West. Movie sequences never
fall into apple-pie order until the
entire production is finished. It’s
a like a jigsaw puzzle which has
to put together with disjointed
pieces.
An unintentional Greek chorus
effect, the buzz and murmur of
voices of spectators who lined the
outskirts of the location, had to be
controlled at frequent intervals.
The super-sensitive cylinder mi
crophones kept picking up the
voices of the ogling crowd who
gathered to watch. Time and again,
appeals for silence had to be given.
Lt. Buster Cerezo, stationed at the
corner of the platform at the back
of the A. and B. docks always gave
warning by putting two fingers to
his mouth and sounding a whistled
blast followed by a shout, “Quiet!”
But he couldn’t shush the occas
sional jet planes overhead or the
mewling of flying gulls.
As the afternoon wore on, the
sun threatened to hide behind
clouds. Silent wish by the hard
working crew and cast is “Rain,
rain go away, Twentiteh Centurv
Fox wants to stay,” for next week
the out-at-sea shots will begin.
and daily enjoyment of every
sport.
Recreation then is serious work
and too much emphasis can not
be placed on its importance. As
Admiral Duke concluded in his
speech, “Asa morale factor, re
creation is very important to the
Navy. Good morale increases the
effectiveness of the Navy as a
fighting unit. Good recreation is
just good common sense.”
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MRS. STARK
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was “disloyal” to Monroe County at
a recent speech contest in Miami.
Mrs. Stark answered in a state
ment on Friday and Saturday. Ro
berts elabr rated his charges Sat
urday. Yesterday the Monroe
County Council of the Parent-
Teachers’ Association got into the
controversy by making a state
ment attacking those who attack
the schools.
The matter will be resolved at
the regular school board meeting
next Tuesday night at the court
house.
Young Molina’s letter reads as
follows;
“Editor, The Citizen:
“I have just received my April
24th copy of the Citizen in which
I read about the recent charges
made by a parent that Mrs. Mar
ian Stark is ‘unfit’ and ‘Un
qualified.’ Those chorges consti
tute an injustice which does not
permit me to remain silent.
“Like many other graduates and
students of Key West High School,
I had the pleasure and privilege
fo studying English and Speech
under Mrs. Stark. I have been
away from Key West for several
years while studying at the Uni
versity of Alabama, but I shall
not forget my work in speech
while in High School. I entered
several oratorical contests, and at
times I spoke on subjects which
were controversial. While some
people wanted me to change my
speeches, I am proud to say that
never once did Mrs. Stark suggest
that I make major changes or try
in any way to alter my way of
thinking. Asa matter of fact, she
went out of her way to teach and
protect our democratic principles
of Freedom of speech and free
dome of thought.
“I have here oefore me a speech
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which I delivered under Mrs.
Stark's supervision. I wish to spe
cifically mention the ending
Phase. It waa. ‘with the help of
Almighty God. we shall succeed.’
Mr*. Stark did not strike out that
phrass she told me it was excel
lent and encouraged me to deliver
it with particular emphasis.
“The field secondary educa
tion is an tuufer-paid one. Be
cause of this, highiy trained, out
standing and loyal people are
sometimes hard to obtain a* teach
ers. Mrs. 'Stark has done < great
deal for the youth of Monroe
County. We should be proud io
have such a ‘fit,’ ‘exceptionally
qualified’ and devotedly loyal
teacher in our public school sys
tem.
She is a credit to our school
system, but still more important,
because of her excellent work, she
is a credit to our democracy.
“Very respectfully yours,
Vincent Medina, Jr.
P. O. Box 2731, University, Ala."
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