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Evening star., 1953-09-02

131 Of those reported by the
Communists to have escaped.
Army officials said 10 others
on the escaped list supplied by
the Communists are now be-
lieved to have died. The belief
is based on a careful check on
reports obtained from Ameri-
cans who have been exchanged
at Panmunjom. The families
of the 10 have been notified and
the 10 names will not be in
cluded among the reported
escaped, a spokesman explained.
Three of the men the Reds said
had escaped have been found to
have returned to United States
military control. This informa-
ton was obtained by a careful
recheck of records supplied by
the Far East Command,
Three other names on the
escaped list were so poorly
identified by the Communists
that the Pentagon has asked the
Far East Command to investi-
gate further. Their names will
not be made public until all the
information is received.
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Russian Captured
In Korea in 1850,
Freed POW Says
BY the Asseeiated Press

TOKYO, Sept. "A liberated
prisoner said today United States
troops captured a Russian in
1850, let him go on his promise
to surrender a North Korean
unit-but the Reds counter
attacked instead.
Corpl. George E. Walker, jr.,
of Swanton, VT, said the Rus
sian may have been killed in the
attack on I'd Division troops.
Corpl. Walker said the Rus
sian claimed he was a news cor
respondent, but the Americans
believed he was a military ad-
wiser.
Corpl. Walker said the Russian
was captured south of Hill 400
in South Korea in August or
September of 1850.
"He was dressed in a uniform
Of some kind" Corpl. Walker
said. but we couldn't tell ex-
actly what he was" The cor
poral added that Americans who
captured Hill 400 later found a
"lot of Russian equipment there"
Evening star., 1953-09-02

know if he has come back yet,
but ! can guess what he will do
with the papers"
3 kin Of One Wife in Prison.
A Kentucky master sergeant
sadly told newsmen today that
his wife was in a hospital be
cause having three people
prisoners of communism was
just too much for her to take" :"
"She was a German war
BRIDE" explained M.iSergt. Har-
old H. Hood of Mount Vernon.
"One of her brothers and a
brother-in-law are still held by
the Russians as far as we know.
'Then on the day our fourth
child was born there came the
message that I was missing in
action.
"She has been in hospitals
ever since"
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Doctor Says POWs Lost Hope,
Died for No Apparent Reason

camps. described his efforts to
save them.
Sometimes. Capt. Esensten
said, Communist doctors did
their best to save the lives of
dying American prisoners, but
often they were more interested
in teaching communism.
Capt. Esensten said many Of
the Americans who died in
Prison Camp S, Pyokton, suf-
fered from malnutrition but did
not die of starvation.
There was one boy about 19,"
Capt. ESensten recalled. "I
couldn't get anywhere with him.
! told him ! couldn't find any
thing wrong with him. He
should try in his mind to get
well.
HE said, Doc, there is moth
ing you can do to make me live.
II went across the room to
another patient. Two minutes
later I happened to look back.
The boy was dead"
Evening star., 1953-09-02
By the Asseeie,.d Pres.

FREEDOM VILLAGE. Sept. 2.
II saw many men die for no
apparent reason" the doctor
said.
"They had premonitions they
would die.
"A fellow would tell his
friends, Don't bother to wake
me in the morning. / am going
to die.
II examined them. I could
find nothing organically wrong.
Yet the next morning they would
be dead"
These were the men who lost
hope in the Communist prison
camps in the terrible winter of
1850 and in the first half of
1851. They thought they had
nothing to live for.
Capt. Sydney Esensten of
Minneapolis, Mimi, an Army
doctor who was released today
after 33 months in Red prison
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Freed British Officers
Revisit Last Stand Hill
sy the Assoeia.ed Pres.

WITH THE COMMON
WEALTH DIVISION, Korea.
Sept 2-Lt. Col. James P. Carne
and his second in command.
Mai. Edgar Harding, today
toured the battlefield on which
the first battalion of Gloucesters
made its last stand in the Battle
of the Imjin River in April, 1851.
The, two officers, both of whom
were captured in the battle and
released by the Communists
Yesterday, were scheduled to fly
to Iwakuni this morning. They
delayed their departure to visit
the scene Of the GlouceSters' en-
trapment.
Accompanied by the COM
of the 29th brigade. they
climbed Gloucester Hill where
the battalion was wiped out as q
fighting unit. Hundreds were
captured there.
Col. Carne and Mai. Harding
Evening star., 1953-09-02

Salt Lake City who said he wrote
down the story told by Airman
Edgard B. Gaines of Huntsville,
Ala. They few together on a
B29 shot down near Sariwon last
January 13. Sergt. Kaufman
was repatriated several days ago.
In Icy Pit for Hours.
Sergt. Gaines ordeal began
about IL days after his capture.
He related this story:
They stood me at attention
in the snow for hours and for
three nights I was tied to a tree.
Then they put me in a pit for
five hours. There was ice on the
bottom l was forced to kneel at
attention. After about 212 hours
they came down in the pit and
made me kneel on two sharp
rocks. My legs were already
numb. I still have the scar"
At this point he pulled up his
pants leg and showed the scars.
while still in the pit they
jumped down and beat me with
four foot clubs. They said / had
scolded and scorned the Chinese
interrogators." he continued.
81 didn't feel brave" Sergt.
Gaines added. IT knew that if I
admitted one of their lies there
would be no end to it,"
Long Term Prisoner Back.
Sergt. Floyd Harrington Of
Chicago came back from Com
captivity with the longest
'commuted" sentence yet-15
years.
The sergeant was one Of IA
prisoners of war returned today
who were sentenced in the last
days of the war to Jail terms and
mo repatriation" The Reds an
nounced a few days ago. how
ever, they will repatriate all
Allied prisoners.
The 20-year-old Harrington
said the Chinese gave him the
long sentence for espionage" He
committed that last March while
prisoners and guards were at
tending a movie.
II stole some secret documents
on the good boys turning in the
other fellows" he said. "Un-
fortunately. through my lack of
intelligence, I showed everybody
the papers, including the pro-
greSsives."
He said he burned all the
papers except two.
II gave the two to a man who
had been squealed on. I don't
Evening star., 1953-09-02

mission and the American Army
hold about $50 war criminals.
the British 81 and the French 81.
The three powers have freed
over $500 war criminals in the
past three and one-half years.
The review boards in the
American and British Zones will
consist Of flve members each.
Two on each board will be
named by the West German
government.
In the French Zone, the board
will consist of seven members Of
whom three will be nominated
by the Germans.
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Penfagon Revising
LIST Of Dead POWs
Reported by Reds
BY The Assoeiuted Pres.

On the basis of information
obtained from returning prison.
ers of war in Korea, the Defense
Department has begun to revise
its records on 1922 Americans
reported by the Communists to
have died and lat said to have
escaped during captivity.
The revision process was un-
derlined today in a Pentagon re-
lease which identified one addi-
tlonal man on the list of those
reported to have escaped. He is
Army Pvt. Donald r. johnson
brother OF Mrs. Norma H. Guiou.
Baltimore.
The Defense Department so far
has made public the names of
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Allies Act 10 Parole
Nazi War Criminals
Sy IN. Associated Press

BONN. Germany. Sept. a.
Britain, France and the United
States have announced new
clemency plans which will speed
the release Of many German war
criminals still held in allied jails.
The three Western powers
said they viii set up special
boards to make recommends
tions for clemency or parole.
The plan is designed to re-
lieve bitter Allied German fric-
ton over war criminals.
The United States High Com
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Faced Firing Squad
Lined Up as Red Bluff,
Returned Flyer Says
By the As.oeiatsd les.

FREEDOM VILLAGE, Korea,
Sept. Am Air Force captain
today told a chilling story of
how the Communists marched
him before a firing squad in an
unsuccessful last ditch bluff to
make him disclose information
about VAmerican airbases out
side Korea.
1t is the story of Capt. Robert
E. Burke. a 34-year-old bonn
bardier navigator from Wheel
ing. w. Va. These are his words:
They asked me if I was ready
to talk. / said, Hell. no. The
six men on the firing squad lev
eled their rifles at me.
Are you ready to talk now,
they asked. and / said no. The
Communist officer came up with
a blindfold and asked me if
I wanted it.
Il told him no.
This is your last chance to
talk the Communist said. I
said no and braced myself as
the officer barked the order. I
was ready to die.
Il could not believe it when
the firing squad lowered their
rifles and I was marched back
for more questioning"
Two Died in BaiI-Out.
Capt. Burke, who returned to
freedom today, was captured
November 10, 1850, when his
Okinawa- -based B29 was shot
down by Communist MICS just
south Of the Yalu River.
He said 6 of the crew of IL
were still alive. Two died when
their parachuteS failed to open.
Four died, he said, during
captivity from lack of food and
medical care.
Capt. Burke said the Reds had
"a particular hatred for Air
Force prisoners. especially for
bombardiers and pilots. They
were roughed up a lot more and
tortured lot more than others" :"
AS a result practically every
one listed himself as navigator.
On this mission really was the
navigator, When I told the
Chinese interrogation that, he
belted me across the mouth and
shouted you lie.'"
Interested In Air Base Data.
Capt. Burke said the Commu-
nlSts were particularly interested
In trying to get information
about American air bases in the
United States, Japan, Okinawa
and other Pacific islands.
At one time at Pyongyang,
Capt. Burke said, he was ques-
toned by a Russian dressed in
civilian clothes.
The Russian spoke very poor
English. he said, but his ques-
tions were lot more intelligent
than those of the Chinese and
North Koreans.
A 22-year-old airman who re-
fused to admit ''lies" even after
80 days of torture said he was
the author of a diary smuggled
out of Red prison camp several
days ago.
The diary was brought out by
M/Sergt. Richard kaufman OF
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loring of Stein-Bloch in
blue worsted and grey
flannelS. Exclusive with
the Y.M.S.
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Evening star., 1953-09-02
Ambushed Priest Dies

NETTUNO, Italy, Sept, 2 (P.-
A priest died yesterday from gun
shot wounds inflicted Sunday by
a monastery laborer who com.
planned he had to work too hard.
Father Sersio Corsi was shot
from ambush along with Father
Alfredo de Saints, who died in
stantly.
Evening star., 1953-09-02

stayed on the hill for over an
hour.
A helicopter landing space had
been prepared for Col. Carne, but
he chose to walk.
"It was very pleasant to climb
hill again." he said.
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Lake Superior's Size

DULUTH.-Greatest length of
Lake Superior east to west is
412 miles and it's maximum
width is about 1877 miles.
Evening star., 1953-09-02

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Evening star., 1953-03-31
Brooks, Porch in Hospital
After GuIfstream Spills
By the A.soeinfad Prasa

HOLLYWOOD, Fla, Mar. 81
Two jockeys were in Hollywood
Hospital today with injuries suf-
fered during yesterdays racing
program at nearby Gulfstream
Park.
Gerald Porch, 30-year-old
jockey from Akron. Ohio, re-
ceived three broken ribs and
possible internal injuries when
his mount, Doctor Dick. crashed
against the outside rail and fell
over onto the grass.
Steve Brooks, who won the
1949 Kentucky Derby on Ponder,
was thrown from Ten Stone dur
ing the second race. He suffered
a fractured collar bone.
Brooks, 32-year-old veteran,
fell when Ten Stone hurdled the
inner rail a sixteenth of a mile
from the starting gate.
Porch had won the first race
aboard Janlo. He also won last
Saturdays $4,000 Magic City
Handicap on Dry Run. Brooks
had ridden eight winners at the
Gulfstream Park meeting.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Curragh King Declared
Definite Derby Starter
BY the AsSoeioted Press

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Mar. 81.
Trainer Jimmy Wallace says
that. barring a training mishap.
Curragh King, Irish-bred Arkan-
sas Derby winner, definitely will
start in the Kentucky Derby
May 2.
Curragh King, owned by Ed
ward M. Goemans of Milwaukee,
was just two-fifths of a second
of the Arkansas Derby record
with his winning time of 1893
last Saturday.
Wallace said Johnny Adams,
veteran Jockey who was up on
Curragh King in the Arkansas
Derby. probably will ride the
colt at Churchill Downs, too.
Curragh King win be shipped
to Keeneland Thursday, thence
to Churchill Downs.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Truinine Comp Briefs
BY the AsSociuied Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar.
31.-The New York Yankees
have offered to trade Irv Noren
to the Detroit Tigers for Pitcher
Art Houtteman, but the Bengals
refused.
Houtteman has had arm trou-
BILE and is something of a gamble.
The Tigers are looking for a left
! handed hitting outf1elder, but
Manager Fred Hutchinson said
Houtteman is too big a price to
pay.
Aided by four home runs, in
cluding a grand slam by Owen
Friend, the Tigers battered the
Yanks, 9-5, yesterday. Ray Scar
borough and Bob Kuzava were
the victims as the Yanks lost
their third straight game.
DENVER. Colo, Mar. 81 (R.-
The Indians were higher than
Pixies Peak today on the short
stopping future Of their onetime
"goat"-Ray Boone.
Hes no Phil Rizzuto," Coach
Tony Cuccinello says, but, if he
stays with it, he'll be plenty
good enough. This is a different
Boone. The boy is 100 per cent
improved"
Boone has, indeed, been belt
ing the ball-he had a perfect
day at bat against the Giants
yesterday, including two homers
and his fielding has been out
standing.
Last season, he bungled at
both the plate and in the field.
and the Indians finally had to
replace him with George Strick-
land. But Manager AL Lopez says
he's now Cleveland's No. I short
stop, and gaining more conf
dence in himself every day.
ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 81. P)-
The Cincinnati Reds began their
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Redskins Sign Dudley
To Succeed Baugh
As BackfieId Coach

The Redskins began rebuilding
their coaching staff today by
signing Bill Dudley as backfleld
coach to succeed the retired
Sammy Baugh. It was reported
last December that Bullet Bill
would be back, either as a coach
or a player.
The former Virginia All-Amer-
lean halfback rejoins George
Marshall's pro eleven after a
year as backfield coach at Yale
under Jordan Olivar. If the Red
skins need a punter, Dudley will
be player-coach. but If Coach
Curly Lambeau comes up with a
satisfactory kicker Bill will stick
to coaching.
Dudley's appointment fills one
OF the two vacancies on the staff
left open by designations. Lam
beau still needs a replacement
for Marvin Bass. who resigned
as line coach to accept a similar
position under George Barclay
at North Carolina. There also
has been some speculation con-
corning the future of End Coach
Wayne Millner, who is not yet
signed for 1858.
Lambeau has reiterated that
there is a place in the Redskins
organization for Millner, but he
hasn't said where. Herman Ball,
former line coach and for a brief
spell head coach of the club,
could be drafted again to handle
the linemen. In that case, Mill
ner might be used for scouting.
Lambeau hasn't committed him
self either way. but he is be-
lieved to have another assistant
In mind and it might be an end
coach.
This will be Dudley's ninth
season in the National Football
League. with time out for war
time service as pilot of a B-29
IN the Pacific theater.
A native of Bluefield, Va,
where he was born on Christmas
Eve. 1921. Dudley now makes
his home at Lynchburg, Va,
where he has a prosperous in
surance business. His arrange
ments with the Redskins will
permit him to keep the business.
Dudley will appear on the
Redskins televiSion show at
$50 pm. tomorrow on Station
WMAL-TV. He will answer
questions asked by a panel of
sports writer's, including Jack
Walsh of The Washington Post,
Larry Leonard of the Richmond
Times-Dispatch, Bill Diehl of
the Norfolk Newsletter and
George Dixon, King Features
columnist. ATCHISON.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Jacobs Forced 10 Scratch
Three Horses al Bowie

Tsouble with stable help
forced Trainer Sidney Jacobs to
scratch three horses in his care
from today's racing program at
Bowie.
Jacobs informed joseph F.
Flanagan. steward for the State
Racing Commission. Of the trou-
BILE in his barn and said he sus-
pected the horses scheduled to
run today had been tampered
with. He asked the commission
to make a test, but the trainer
was told the commission was not
set up to make an immediate
test. Instead, the commission
gave Jacobs permission to
scratch the horses.
Jacobs had entered Carolyn K
Stables Barths Belle In the Sec
ond race, Lady Alicia in the fifth
and Rica S in the seventh.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Sco|ari's II Points
Keeps Fort Wayne in
Race for NBA Title
BY the Assoeiofed Press

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Mar. 81.
The National Basketball Associa-
ton is ready with a schedule for
the championship playof series
between Minneapolis and New
York. The only hitch is that
the Fort Wayne Pistons and
Freddie Scolari. the same Fat
Freddy" who starred with the
Washington Caps and later
coached the Baltimore Bullets,
scored 81 points to lead the
Pistons to a 1896 victory over
the Lakers here. The win cut
Minneapolis advantage in the
best three-of-f1ve series for the
western Division crown to 2-1
and forced another game in Fort
Wayne tomorrow night. 3
Meanwhile. the NBA an
nounced that the New York
Knickerbockers, who already
have clinched the Eastern Divi-
sion title. will open the final best
of-Seven championship series in
Minneapolis April 4 and S. The
Lakers are still heavy favorites,
but will have to figure some way
to stop Scolari and his deadly
set shots.
Scolari. who sank seven field
goals and 13 free throws, started
the Pistons off to a 15-point lead
in the first quarter last night.
George Mikan, who wound up
with % points, led the Lakers in
second-period surge and Min
neapolis trailed by only three
points at the half, 47-44.
Minneapolis tied the score at
48. 81 and Sc all, but Fort
Wayne's Larry Foust and Andy
Phillip sank three baskets each
to give the Pistons a 10-point
lead. The Lakers rallied in the
last period and twice closed the
gap to one point before Scolari
sank q set shot and a foul to
clinch the victory for Fort
Wayne in the final minutes.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Big Ten sAppearance
In Rose Bowl Hinges
On Purdue Vote Today
By the Asseeintad Prssa

CHICAGO, Mar. 31.-Purdue
University today casts the key
vote which may decide whether
the Big Ten will renew its Rose
Bowl football agreement with the
Pacific Coast Conference for
three years. The present con-
tract expires with the 1854 New
Years Day game.
Four Of the 10 universities in
the Western Conference have
voted against extending the con-
tract and a negative vote by
Purdue would terminate the
agreement.
Majority approval is needed
for extension.
Purdue's Faculty Athletic
Committee and Executive Coun-
Gil both have voted for continu-
ance of the pact, but their rec
concentrations are not binding
on the entire faculty, which
makes the final decision.
There have been some reports
that the Purdue faculty may fol-
low the lead of Wisconsin's bal
loting. The Wisconsin faculty
and athletic committees recon-
mended renewal, but the faculty
body. the deciding group, voted
against it, l21 to So, March 2.
Purdue originally voted for the
Rose Bowl series in l946, which
was for five years. The second
pact was for three years.
Northwestern voted yesterday
against renewing the pact, join
ing Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan State in the anti-bowl
group.
Ohio State has voted In favor
OF continuing Rose Bowl games
(See BIG TEN. Page A-l7)
Evening star., 1953-03-31
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

DETROIT, Mar. 81. - Lloyd
Brazil, chairman Of the Univer-
sity of Detroit Athletic Board
was hospitalized' today after Suf-
fering a cerebral hemmorrage at
his home.
Brazil, 46. was stricken while
shaving. At Mount Carmel Hos
pital his condition was reported
critical.
The hospital said Brazil's right
side was paralyzed and he was
unable to speak. Another "a to
48 hours will be required, it was
said, before it can be determined
If there was damage to the brain.
One of Detroit's all-time greats
Brazil was a star halfback on the
Titan teams of 1929. He was
athletic director from 1943 until
1851 when he became board
chairman.
DR.. Ray ForSythe, Detroit Un-
iversity trainer and a neighbor
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Jamaica Opens Season
With $4,000 Handicap
By the A,seeinfsd Pras,.

NEW YORK, Mar. 31.-Nine
older horses were entered today
for the SIS, 5,000- added Paumonok
Handicap, the feature attraction
tomorrow when Jamaica race
track opens the 196-day New
York racing season.
Top weight of 1875 pounds in
the six-furlong event was given
Jan Burke's Squared Away.
Others named were the Wind
ing Way Farms Sagittarius, 115;
Maine Chance Farms Admiral's
Pride. ITO; Alfred Vanderbilt's S
First Glance. 100; Joe w.
Browns Parading Lady, 113: E.
P. Bixer's Count Flame, 10; w.
H. Perry's Goodwillow, 109: c. T.
Chenerys Bryan G. l2l, and
Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker's Hitex,
100.
The two major stakes for ia
maica's golden anniversary ju-
bilee will be the 100000 Wood
Memorial for three-year-olds.
April IS. and the $50, ,OO0- added
Gallant Fox Handicap, May 2.