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fey West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Truman Scores GOP Cuts In Defense Budget Ex-President Warns Of Danger In Cutting Our Armed Strength PHILADELPHIA <*> - Former President Harry S. Truman con demned defense budget slashes by the Eisenhower administration last night and chastised what he called a “reckless” wing of the GOP, blaming it for cuts in the Mutual Security program. In his first formal speech since leaving the White House, private citizen Truman said he wanted to warn the people “soberly and plainly” not to be misled by the desire for lower taxes “into cutting corners on our national security.” “Increasing the risk of World War 111 means increasing the risk pf atom bombs on oui own homes,” Truman told a national conven tion of the Reserve Officers Asso ciation. He said a “balanced program” of military goals was worked out by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1951, and that they urged the tar gets to be achieved just as soon as possible after 1954. “Because it was about that time,” said Truman, “that they expected the Soviets to have amassed a stockpile of atomic bombs that would put this country in the gravest kind of danger.” “It is of the highest significance.” he went on. “that Gen. Hoyt Van denberg (retiring Air Force chief of staff) and Gen. Omar Bradley (retiring chief of staff) testified a little while ago that nothing has happened to change the strategic estimate tf the Joint Chiefs of Staff on which that program was based.” “As the President has said, our government c n a no reliable evi dence of any i odification in the fundamental Soviet aim <rf world dominion,” Trumaij-declared. “ . .. if the Soviets are genuinely inter ested in real settlements, we must be able to negotiate from strength. "If they are tempted to make war, we must be able to deter them by our strength Truman contended that the So defense appropriations” and plan accordingly. He said there can be no doctrine "more dangerous than the notion that we cannot afford to defend ourselves.” “I am sorry to read, however,” said Truman, "that a great deal has happened to cut that program down.” Obviously enjoying his out-of-of fice role. Truman began his talk with mellow mildness, confiding: 'Tm. glad to be here as a private citizen—a retired colonel, if you please.” But then he quickly turned to taxes, defense and foreign policy. The ex-President declared that the elections last fall have not changed the attitude of the Demo cratic party toward the foreign policy of the Unit?d States. “The Democratic party, in the Congress and out, continues to support the United Nations, and the unity and defense of the free world. “Unfortunately, however, the elections of last fall have strength ened the irresponsible element in the Republican party. The grave burden of national leadership has (Continued On Page Twelve) Court Suspends Sentence On Ladd William K. Ladd, Key West Postal employe* was given a two year suspended sentence In Feder al Court yesterday on the charge ot embexiling $1,585 from stamp receipts here. Ladd had made full restitution of the amount he said he took from the Post Office, according to Fred W. Boots, assistant l\ S. At torney. Federal Judge George W White hurst gave the suspended sentence to Ladd. BROWN'S LANDSCAPING Tree Trimming Removal Cemplete Landscaping limited Far Yaor Protection Phan* Far Frr* F.tiimat* DAVID BROWN Kell tßesi VOL. LXXIV No. 153 Gambling Charge Placed Against F ii7i, Jnc., Oivner Vincent Wallet was arrested on a charge of gambling and allowing minors to gamble, with bond set at SIOO, at Fun, Incorporated, 535 Duval St., at 11 a.m.. Police Chief Jo seph Kemp announced today. Chief Kemp had placed Po lice Officer L. Soriano in plain clothes at the place, be cause of complaints that chil dren were playing a game of chance. The arrest was made one hour after the plain clothes man was sent there. Hope Mounts That Rhee May Change Stand Withdrawal Of Most Difficult Demands Possible By ROBERT EUNSCN TOKYO tM—The possibility that a formula is being reached which will settle differences between President Syngman Rhee and the United States over a Korean armi stice wfs seen today. Rhee may drop his opposition to a truce if the U. S. concludes an agreement to rush to his aid if South Korea is attacked again. A highly-placed South Korean source indicated today that stub born 78-year-old Rhee may drop two of his demands that are now blocking an armistice if the U. S. agrees to the third—a firm mili tary defense pact. “That is the one point the Presi dent will never back down on,” the source said. “He may give in on the other two points” —immediate withdrawal of. American and Chi nese forces and a three-month time limit on a political conference—” but he will never give in on the defense pact.” If Rhee were to drop his other two demands, which are almost certainly beyond the power of the U. N. to grant, it seemed likely that Rhee and Special Presidential Envoy Walter S. Robertson could easily hammer out a suitable se curity pact in their current secret talks in Seoul. This could mean the withdrawal of Rhee opposition and the sign ing of an armistice to end the bloody w ar. now in its fourth year. The source, an extremely relia ble one, said “it doesn't matter whether they decide to write the pact before or after the armistice is signed. Rhee may agree to wait until after an armistice. But he is demanding, and will continue to demand, that there be a firm mili tary alliance with the United States guaranteeing South Korea against further Communist aggression.” The source said Rhee and other top South Korean officials had been pressing for suen a defense pact for more than a year, both in Washington and through U. N. mil itary leaders in Tokyo. Rhee and RoberUon have been meeting secretly. The assistant Necretary of state is in Korea as • representative of President Eisen hower and attempting to convince Rhee that an armistice is neces sary. An American source said the C. S, probably could guarantee to defend Rhee s country, but that Ei venhower wasn t going along with ROK demands to withdraw U, S. forces from Korea. “With an investment of 125.000 battle casualties, the United State* isn't about to withdraw from Ko rea. ’ the American source said. “The moral pr.nciple is too strung. Rhee is going to have to put up with American soldiers in this country until we feel the sit uation is safe enough to withdraw-. *• The United States has about half a million sente* men in the (Continued On Page Twelve) JUNGLE BAR PresenU ROSEMARY of th* HAMMOND ORGAN NO tNCREAoB N PRICCS THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN TbIJSV. S. A. Officers For Life Under writers XEY WEST UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION, an affiliate of the state and national organizations, in stalled their officers for the coming year at a dinner meeting at Wylks last night. Outgoing president Arthur Valladares, left, stands beside the new president, Gerald Saunders. L. H. Todd, vice president, is at Saunders’ right. Far right is state president W. W. Wynn, Miami, installing officer.—Finch, Citi zen Staff. Rhee Reported As Happy After Talk With Emissary From U.S. Price Of Accepting Truce Is Not Told After Conferences By ROBERT B. TUCKMAN SEOUL Üb— South Korea’s Pres ident Syngman Rhee was de scribed as “very happy” today following a 40-minute secret con ference with a special truce emis sary from Washington and the top U. N. military commander. Speculation mounted that the stubborn old statesman might ac cept an armistice. No new conferences were sched uled. Most members of Rhee’s Cabinet went into closed door ses sion immediately after the session. Members of the U. N. delegation met at the U. S. embassy. Rhee’s price for accepting a truce has not been disclosed. But high sources were quoted as saying he might agree if the U. b. gives him an iron-clad pledge to come to his aid in the event of a new Red attack. Gen. Mark Clark, the U. N. com mander, flew here from Tokyo to join Assistant Secretary of State Walter S. Robertson in the critical second meeting in Rhee’s hilltop presidential mansion. Clark was accompanied by Ambassador Ro bert Murphy, his political adviser, and Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr., chief Allied truce negotiator. Just before the session began a source close to Robertson said that “if things go as well as they have so far” the mission would not have to remain in Korea much longer. The party was expected to leave for Washington in two or three days with a stop-off in Tokyo. The assistant secretary of state plans to tour the fighting front before leaving Korea. Robertson and other high V. S. officials were scheduled to be guests of honor Saturday night at a dinner given by Rhee and his Austrian-born wife. Saturday’s crucial session began at 2:30 p. m. (12:30 a. m. Saturday EST) and broke up at 3:10 South Korea’s Prime Minister Paik Too Chin and Foreign Min- I ister Pyun Yung Tai sat in on the session. Robertson flew here from Wash ington with secret messages to Rhee from Eisenhower and Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles. He met for almost three hours w ith the defiant statesman Friday and said afterward be was “very op timistic” that Rhet could be won over. Rhee also expressed optimism over the outlook for an agreement. The aging President has refused to accept a true# negotiated at Panmunjom and created a crisis when he ordered the release of *27.000 anti -Communist Korean prisoners from U. N. stockades, Rorbertsoo emerged from Fri day's meeting to tell newsmen “we hope w# are making progress in re moving misunderstanding’* in the terms. And Rhee laid “Mr. Robert*** has brought good ideas and our mutual understanding is being greatly Improved." The Korean pubuc information of flee quoted Rhee as saying the talks had been “rer* good * and an uaderstaedifig might bo reached • Rhee has baked at ahv truce ♦ which leaves hi* rwistn and. *ad 'Vontan-eu Ub Page Tweivei KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1953 Resignation Of CAA Official Regretted Here The resignation of Harold Wilde, District Civil Aeronautics engineer, because he refused to be transfer red to Fort Worth, Tex. is a great blow to Key West, Commissioner Joe Allen said today. “Mr. Wilde has been a great source of help and information to the Monroe County Commissi. in its ownership of Meacham air port,” Allen said. The letter from Wilde telling of his resignation from the CAA said that he had been in Miami for 15 years, made his home there, and had no intention of being shifted to Texas. He told Allen that he hopes to re main in aviation and to have con tinued association with his friends in the county. Losses Reported WASHINGTON (*>—The Air Force has told Congress that its net air plane losses in the fiscal year end ing Tuesday equaled “six wings worth of fighters.” With an average of 75 fighters to a wing, that wouid be about 450 airplanes. Testimony on the losses was contained in a report, released today, on budget r.earings of a House appropriations subcommit tee. The Air Force normally does not break down its plane losses by years. It has announced only that combat losses of the Korean War through June 19 total 973 airplanes. The total includes 111 shore-based Marine aircraft and 81 “friendly foreign” planes—aircraft belonging to United Nations Allies. It does not include accidental, non-combat losses. Honor Rhodes * OXFORD. England >3 This old university town will see a sen timental pilgrimage next week to honor a man who even in the 20th century wasn't reconciled to hav ing the American colonies break away from England He was Cecil Rhodes, who was born July 5, 1853, and gave his name to the Rhodes scholarships just 50 years ago. PONCE'S Cnrb Service 12 Noon to £ PJ4. CURB SPECIAL Fried Chicken in Basket French Fri* and Ltd* Slate 75c Shakeup Of Defense Dept. Looks Sure Dispute Centers On Power Given Chief Of Staff By B. L. LIVINGSTONE WASHINGTON {JB-The House headed today toward expected quick endorsement of President Eisenhower’s plan to reorganize the Defense Department, but only after hot disagreement on key provisions. Its unusual Sat*d*y session was called to wind u, - debate after lengthy wrangling yesterday. The dispute centered around sec tions in the plan which would give the chairman of tjie Joint Chiefs of Staff authority to manage and pass on the membership of the Joint Staff, subordinate planning group. The disputed sections were as sailed as “a barefaced attempt to impose military domination on the American people,” and defended as nothing more than a simple provision to pinpoint the chair man's responsibility for greater efficiency in military planning. There was no such argument over the rest of the plan. In general terms, it would clar ify the authority of the civilian secretary of defense over many functions of the military and would authorize six new assistant secre taries to Secretary Wilson. It also would abolish the Muni tions Board—military purchasing and supply agency—the Research and* Development Board, and the Defense Supply Management Agen cy. Their functions would be trans ferred directly to the secretary of defense. Unless disapproved by Congress, the plan goes into effect automatic ally on Tuesday, 60 days after it was proposed. Rep. Hoffman (R-Mich). leader of the opposition to the change in the Joint Chiefs of Staff setup, sought an eleventh-hour compro mise to knock out the controversial portions and approve the rest of the bill without a floor fight He told newsmen he was turned down. In yesterday's debate. Chairman Short (R Mo) accused opponents of the plan of making a mountain (Continued On Page Twelve) Jaycees Will Hold Dinner-Dance On lastallation Night The annual intaS*tk of offi err* for the Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held July 3 at a dinner -dance to be held at the La Concha Hotel. Time ai the event is set at ?:J# p. m. Robert Floyd, state representa tive from Dade County and #* mayor of Miami, £} be the guest I speaker. Installation ceremonies arffi he j conducted by Earl Adams, presi j dent of the Senior Chamber of | Commerce and put president of '[Ha* Junior Chamber, ! it is requested that at* resets a tkns fee the affair he mad* as *•* •* jMMcfht*. The* may be by pci*g 2-4*7#. fingerprints Don t Match Those Of Rape Suspects; Investigation To Continue Offensive On Wide Front Batters ROKs Reds Make New Gains In 13-Mile Frontline Fight By JOHN RANDOLPH SEOUL Ub Tnousands of Chi nese Communists sent Souta Ko rean troops reeling back ilonq a wide front today in a grinding renewal of the Reds’ two-week-old Pukhan River offensive. At least two Chinese divisions— more than 20,000 soldiers un leashed the assault on a 13-mile front on both sides of the Pukhan River, on the Ea A Central Front Friday night. At one spot In the wild hills east of the river, the ROKs were forced back a mile and a quarter and were fighting desperately to hold. This Red gain was second only to the two-mile bulge the Commu nists punched m Allied lines in the same sector earlier this month. Associated Press Correspondent Milo Farneti reported ROK soldiers on the west side of the river re captured El Paso Hill or Look out Mountain at the junction of the Kumsong and Pukhan Riv ers, and another nearby height in a fierce mid - morning counter attack. A full moon shining fitfully be tween cloud layers illuminated the bitter night-long fighting. At day break, waves of Allied fighter bombers swarmed ever Red for tifications and dumped 500-pound bombs and bullets. The U. S. Fifth Air Force said Allied Sabre Jets far to the north shot down two Communist MIG jets and probably destroyed a third. The MIG kills were credited to Lt Henry Buttleman, Bayside, N. Y., and Flight Lt John H. J. Lovell. Peterborough. England. It was Buttleman’s third MIG and the first for Lovell, a Royal Air Force exchange pilot. The probable went to Lt Robert A. Lysgarrd, Osage, la., who already has one damage claim. While the Eastern Front shook with the roar of new battles, the Chinese hurled another division against the Imjin River defense, north of Seoul, in the west. In a concentrated see saw battle under a hail of artillery the Reds Saturday morning forced the crack First ROK Division back from two hills it had re captured in bitter counterattacks. Lost heights were Outpost Bak and another nearby kill. With this new setback, the balance sheet for the narrow but savage fight showed the Reds holding three of five hills they originally attacked two days ago. The Red gains, however, were oa a very shallow frontage and were nothing like the deep ad vance in the East. Massed air and artillery strikes supported the first ROK* in their counterattacks, which were costly for both sides. Chinese bodies lit tered the slopes. The ROKs esti mated 2,400 Reds killed in the Western battle almost the strength of a Chinese regiment. The Chinese objective in the Puk han battle, aside from mauling and humiliating the ROK Army. a* (Continued On Page Twelve) "Good Summer Season’’ Predicted BySECOfC Harold Laobseber. Key West Chamber of Commerce manager baa just returned from a five day sefmot far Chamber executives held at the University of North Caro lina, Chapel HIS. j More than 25ft Chamber mana gers heard lectures, nod diacoa *ona o® problems eoeceromg tk*m bers throughout the Southeaster® | United States. The roneensue on the coming rammer season mat that ft ft* ®i*r* to be a food tourist 9im * Laooather aa.d. FIVE CENTS Pair Remain In County Jail Without Bond On Suspicion Fingerprints, taken from the door of a refrigerator in the apartment of a young Navy, wife who was Allegedly raped on the night of May 26, do not match those of two suspects, it was learned today. Two 21-year old Negroes.are being held without bond in the county jail for investigation in the case. No formal charges have been filed against them pending a further check into the case by Justice of the Peace Roy Hamlin, Navy investigators and the Sheriffs Department. The men were jailed after the woman spotted them in a Duval Street grocery store and later positively identi fied one of them in a police lineup as one of the men who forced their way into her bedroom and criminally attack- ed her. Monroe Beach Being Improved Improvement* continue at Monroe County Beach, Commis sioner Joe Allen announced to day. Two ladders are being installed at the end of the pie.* which will facilitate getting in and out of the water for swimmers at the beach. Next week four four year old coconut trees will be planted at the beach to lend their grace and shade to tho beach area. A'- lon said. These ere the contri bution of Mr. pnd Nsr%. Morris Feklstoin, 1931 Eaton Street. Upper Hand Is Gained By Ike In EFT Fight By CHARLES F. BARRETT WASHINGTON Ei senhower appeared to be gaining the upper hand today as the House neared a floor showdown in his struggle to extend the excess prof its tax. Interviews with a score of ead ers on both sides of the issue showed a general belief the Presi dent would win, after a fight that was certain to be bitter and could be close. But a few had their doubts. A hard fighting band of ways and , means committee members, lei by | Chairman Daniel A. Reed (R-NYi, ( girded for a hot protest against the i administration move. The closest battle, scheduled Monday, was over procedure rath er than over the President's tax proposal Itself. I Eisenhower has urged a six I month extension of the controver sial tax. 1 The levy died m-xt Tuesday, but jean be extended retroactively. For almost a century and a half, j the ways and mean* committee has suited all revenue bills through Congress. But when the 78-year-old Reed slammed the d>or to a vote on the Eisenhower pro posal m bis committee, the *!mm- I istration resorted to the drastic 1 maneuver of forcing it to the floor by a 7-4 vote of the House Rules Committee. The rules committee normally clear# bills to the fU> r I only after they ha\e been approved by legislative committees In the first test Monday, the House will decide whether it ap* j proses this procedure arid a trees to take up tne tax b*.l U r id. .- j Both tides concede Use bell • ill 'pas* if it clear# this fceraie, Reed, eldest Repot, -an In con tinuous service In the House and a stout foe td the “New I>eat/‘ found himself banking chiefly m Demo cratic votes on the issue, H* pee pared to try to overturn w hat be | iCoatimaed oo‘ Page Twelvei Jt A Sleek ff**u Aiiipcoo't M*f Wees Struck Lumber m jiaaoNTON strut The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. - For 73 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key WesL 1 One of the rapists she said, went to the kitchen for a drink of water and fingerprints were obtained. Meanwhile, the family and friends of the suspects continued to maintain the innocence of the 1 pair. Neighbors today said that j“it was impossible that they could ; have committed such a crime, j They are good boys.” The pair have been identified by police as Prince Gabriel, 21, 1127 i Emma Street and Andrew Jackson 21. 716 Emma Street. They have remained noncommittal about any connection with the alleged crime. Investigation will continue into the- case today. Law enforcement officials have indicated that they will have the case “wound up by Monday -one way or the other.” The manner in which the pair * yeined* ntrr*w> to the ; Second story aparffnent and com mitted foe attack is being check ed closely, it was reported today. They apparently scaled a drain pipe and cut a screen to gain en trance. At the time of the attack, they threatened the woman at knife point. The woman said that she (Continued on Page Tweivej Truck Runs Over [Man’s Foot Today, His Injury Slight A ri!y garbage collection work -ler miraculously escaped serious injury this morning when a truck ran over hu foot The man, Leon Ambrose, 808 j Windsor lume was at work when ja truck driven by Freddy Robin ] son. 816 Terry Lane backed up and struck him He apparently slipped when he attempted to dodge the vehicle. The accident occurred at | Catherine and Pearl Streets. Ambrose was rushed to the Mon roe General Hospital where hi* In. juries were diagnosed as nothing worse than lacerations, [Tornado V ietims Get New Home FLINT, hUoh - The Cadet brother* Pedro and Antonio are going to get a br sod new houan, raised from foundation to not to tdeen now and Fund ay night. They h*t their h *me and font i member* of their families f Flint’* June Mb tornado whiefc muffed out IIS liver They’ll get a new storv-and a half feme. The Flint. Kids,. 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