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WASHINGTON Uti-Hert at the
tail cad of MSS the West grabbed
and ran with the psychological
flag which the Russians had
Mixed early in the year and then
dropped
lie West threw Moscow on the
defensive twice within 24 hours
with its two invitations: to a fcr
otgn ministers' meeting Jan. 4 in
Berlin, and to private talks on
fooling atomic materials for peace.
Russian refusal to attend the
Berlin meeting would be pretty
plain admission it was unwilling
to take even that small step to
ward a chance for peace, even
though no one expects much of
the mooting.
Russia will look bad, too, if It
toys "no” to President Eisen
hower’s proposal that the atomic
powers sit down and talk of pooling
some of their atomic materials.
When the Eisenhower adminis
tration took over last January this
country bad bean at war with the
Communists for more than 2Vi
{ears in Korea. The mood against
Lustia waa tough.
The new adminstration
oxpressad no softness. Neither did
Stalin, sitting halfway around the;
world, still stolid, stubborn, ap
parently still willing to keep push
ing, even if it meant fighting, as
it did in Korea.
Stalin died in March. His suc
cessor, Malenkov, switched tactics
at once. Ha talked peace. He had
much to gain, nothing to lose by
the switch.
If this country didn't take his
bait and start yielding ground, he
might drive a wedge between the
United States and its European
friends. Tbey wanted pace. Being
nearer Russia, they were nearer
destruction if war began.
Malenkov had some effect. When
this country didn't bite, some
Europeans criticized the United
States as being too rigid. The
French, who bad long dalayed
joining a single European army
in defense against Russia,, delayed
aome more.
They feared seeing their old
onemy, Germany, rearmed. If
then was a tingle European army,
Garman troops would be in it.
If there was a chance for peace,
toe European army would not be
needed. Hie Russians even
dangled the idea of a nonaggres
sion pact before the French in an
attempt to weeken their link with
this country.
Hie Russians had other flab to
fry with their peace talk too. In
West Germany, for example,
where Chancellor Konrad Aden
auer, e solid ally of the West,
was up for re-election or defeat
In September.
If the Russians could persuade
toe West Germans thst tagging
•tong with Moscow meant peace
but that re-electing Adenauer
might drag them into war, Aden
auer might be thrown out.
Eisenhower was unimpressed by
ttoalenhov, M the Russians meant
peace, he said in April, they could
prove it by deeds. There were
M deeds. Rut Malenkov had an
affects even bn Sir Winston Chur
eklll, never starry-eyed.
'Churchill aaid maybe some good
might come of a meeting between
him, Eisenhower, the French Pre
mier and Malenkov. He proposed
It Eisenhower rejected it. Summer
••me, and several things hap
ened.
Workers in Russun-held Bast
Germany rioted, showing their
feeling about Moscow. That was
Hoscow's first big psychological
getback in 1953.
The Communists agreed to •
truce In Korea, which might have
•eemed evidence for Eisenhower
if Moscow's good intentions. But
fee Communists wiped out that
Impression fast by blocking the
feace talks.
Eisenhower helped pull the West
Germans closer to the side of the
West by pouring in food for the
East Germans, who couldn’t get
•nough from the Russians. In
Your Grecer SELLS That Good
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TRY A ROUND TOOAV
The World
Today
By James Marlow
September Adenauer w a s * re
elected.
After that the Russian murmur
ings about peace began to dwindle.
Pretty soon Moacow under Malen
kov looked just as it did under
'Stalin: sullen, stolid, capable of
saying nothing but "no”.
[’ For in tbe meantime, starting
in July, tbe West had begun an
exchange of notes with Moscow,
suggesting a Big Four foreign
ministers’ meeting in Berlin. The
notes went back and forth. No
progress.
lien Eisenhower, Churchill and
[the French Premier, Laniel, an
nounced they'd meet in Bermuda.
The Russians said they’d consider
a foreign ministers’ meeting.
Out of the Bermuda meeting
came the invitation to the mini
sters’ meeting in Berlin and a
few hours later Eisenhower pro
posed pooling atomic materials.
A LETTER FROM BILL LANTAFF
Dear Neighbor:
America'* insistence upon mor*
realistic political and military a
greements with our allies is long
overdue.
Our agreements heretofore al
ways seem to have been made on
the other fellow's terms. We seem'
to have literally gotten on our
knees and begged some European
.government to permit us to spend,
our money on any terms they wish'
to dictate.
Your Congressman observed two
of these shocking unrealistic a
greements during his recent over
iseas investigation trip. One was
the agreement made with France
for the construction of NATO bas
es in that country. Under this a-j
greement, we permitted France to.
let all the construction contracts
and supervise all the construction,
while the United States merely
picked up the bill. Whst we did in
entering into such an agreement
was to forfeit the right to control
the expenditure of our own money.
Then there was the agreement
with Italy on our huge supply de
pot it Leghorn. Here situated in a
very small area was this tremen
dous depot which was the supply
source for the allied forces in Italy'
THANK YOU!
t
Yes, our sincere thanks to all you Key West folks for
the overwhelming response you gave the opening of our new
store. We will strive to merit your continued patronage by
always giving you the utmost in values and courteous service.
#
And you who missed our Opening Day, don’t forget it’s
not too late to visit us and see our brand-new store, our wide
assortment of quality merchandise at Economy Prices.
Come, see for yourself Key West’s modern Wonderland of
Values. Little Prices —and Big Assortment—that’s McCrory’s.
Luncheonette Open
at 7:30 AM.
Daily Except Sun.
[and Austria Warehouses at this
depot were bulging with supplies
with additional ton* of supplies in
open-storago covered with canvas.
In other open areas were rows of
vehicle stock parked bumper to
bumper and hubcap-to-hubcap.
Your Congressman waa concern
ed with the concentration of these
supplies in such a small area. One
well-placed bomb or simple sabo
tage could completely destroy'
these supplies and render this de
pot useless. This prompted me to
ask the Commanding Officer of the;
depot why these supplies were con-;
centrated in such a small area ra-|
ther than dispersed along the lines
of communication up through Italy
to Austria? The Commanding Offi
cer. expressing his concern, said
that under the agreement we had
made, Italy would not give us any
additional land other than the
small area upon which the depot
was located. I asked what steps
were being taken to provide secu
rity for the depot? He answered
that the Italian Government pro
hibited American troops from car
rying weapons, in fact, the Italians
would not permit practice firing by-
American troops so thst to rasin-j
tain our forces in combat readiness!
IVTCRORY’S
5 lO 2s* STOBE
By WItUAM RITT
be had to send them all tbe way
to Austria once a year to fire on
the range.
Under this agreement we were
to depend on the local authorities
for protection of this depot. The
extreme seriousness of tbe situa
tion is realized when you consider
that the Mayor of Leghorn is a
communist and all the police force
are members of the communist
party. Adding to the seriousness is
the fact that not far from Leghorn
underground communist para-mili
tary organizations exist in units up
to the brigade strength.
Your Congressman has instruct
ed his committee to review si] such
agreements for the purpose of de
manding from our allies new and
more realistic political and mili
tary agreements.
Sincerely Yours,
BILL LANTAFF
NO UGHT MATTER
ALBUQUERQUE (Jt-Thia is no
light matter:
City traffic engineer Fronds Bur
ton found the city has been paying
S4O a year since about 1949 for a
street light—in the country.
CITIZEN WANT ADS PAY OFF
DUVAL and EATON STREETS
ISavy Releases
Figures On
Arrests In Nov.
Shore Patrol arrests and liberty
cancellation* showed a drop from
119 in October to 191 is November,
according to word released at
Thursday's meeting of tbe
Armed Forces Disciplinary Con
trol Board.
Other figures showed there were
83 civil arreiu in November and
19 the previous months; 60 traffic
violations in October compared to
69 in November.
In October there were 13 cases
tried and 81 last month. Cases dis
missed or given suspended senien
ces in October totalled 11 against
'six last month. The 72 fines
,assessed in October totalled $1,376.
compared to ?S fines in November
for s total of $1,895. Tbe average;
fines and court costs were $23.64
in October and $29.11 in Novem
ber.
The percentage of civf arrests
in October was 24 against 22 per
cent in November. The Shore Pa
trol percentage of arrests under 21
in October was SO per cent in Octo
ber and 25 per cent In November.
NEW RECORD
LONDON ufi-The Royal Asro
Club announced that an RAF
Canberra flew from London to
Capetown in 12 hours, 21 minuds.
3.8 seconds for an average speed
of 486.6 miles an hour.
The 6,009-mile flight was made
yesterday. Subject to confirmation,
i*. constitutes anew record for the
route. The old one was 21 hours,
31 minutes, 30 seconds
LLOYD TO WED
HOLLYWOOD OP Harold Lloyd
I Jr., son of the film comedian, and
[Chilean-born actrass Marina Cis
ternal plan to be married on New
Year’s eve.
Miss Cisternas is 24.
Lloyd Jr., 22, is an Air Force
I sergeant here. It will be the first
j marriage for young Lloyd and the
Second for Miss Cisternas.
Deeomfar If **s
American Red Cross Performs
Two Set Mandatory Sen ices
By RALPH ROOMS
Chairman Monroe Cooney ARC
Tbe two mandatory Services of
the American Red Cross are Home
Service. Home Service is ever
ready right here in out com
munity, serving twenty-tour hours
a day whenever the need arises
Tbe other Services are adapted to
fit local needs. The Services now
requested and offered by tbe Key;
West Chapter are as follows:
The need for Red Cress Heme
Nursing courses becomes mere
evident every day. Shortage* of
hospital fads end nurses and in
creasing numbers el elder people J
requiring care in the heme
all point up the Importance el
Heme Nursing skills. A mtther
is glad t* knaw what to da until
th* doctor comes, hew to recog
nise symptoms, hew to care for
the ill and hew to prevent the
spread of the disease. Your lo
cal chapter trained three regis
tered nurses and thra* school
teach** in aariy summer in pre
paration for fell classes. One
group !wat completed the Heme
Nursing course, while another i*
still in station.
Another educational course to
save lies lo any community Is Sa
fety Services which consist of Firsj
Aid and Watar Safety. These cogr
sea give instruction in bow to pre
vent accidents and what to do
when accidents do occur. First Aid
and Water Safety instructors were
trained here in August. All during
the summer months end early fall,
classes were offered by the chap
ter In Safety Services.
In our Service Or tups, the lo
cal chapter Production Aides are
vary actlvs. This group has just
com plat ad thirty-five ftannal
man’s bed|ackets. That* jackets
will fa warn by patiants in th#
government hospitals In th*
Souths a (tarn Statas.
The Nurses’ Aides trained and
serving with the chapter assisted
Luncheonette Open
at 7:30 AAI
Daily Except Sun.
TNI KIY WIST CITIZIN
;by the many other volunteers dur
ing the period gamma globulin
provided by tbe Red Cross was
used in our city by the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
These Aides are always in readi
net* m the event of so emergency .
Through the Service Groups,
many comfort articles were sent
to faspitaliied veterans ana ser
vicemen. This group site tperv
, sered the notion-wide prefect
! "Christmas On The High Sees."
j Gift packages were contributed
by local organisations which
I were mailed to a pert of em
| bark alien for delivery to troops
, on the high sea 1 an Christmas
Day.
Gray Ladies are trained each
year. These ladies serve daily in
the Naval Hospital, Boca Chics
Dispensary and give a monthly
birthday party at tbe Old Folks
Home. A Gray Lady's duties are
many. Tbey write letters, mail
packages, shop and do a great
variety of services for the patients.
They also assist Red Cross hospi
tal caseworkers, instruct in craft
and plan recreation programs.
Staff Aides are trained to assit
, in the administrative work in the
. chapter.
( If interested in any of these far
vices offered by the local Red
. Cross, telephone 2-3651 and enroll
, in a class.
I
ALERT YOUNGSTERS
MILWAUKEE UP— Alertness on
th* part of an 11-year-old daughter
of a Milwaukee detective resulted
in the arrest of a man on a charge
of suspicion of molesting.
Judith Jender wrote down the
license number of an automobile
after tbe driver bad stopped and
attempted to pick up her younger
brother. Joseph Jr., 8, yesterday.
Detectiv* Joseph Jender Sr. said
it was the third time his daugh
ter's habit of jotting down license
numbers had resulted in an arrest.
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