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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10
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WASHINGTON N-The Senate
moves toward q final vote on 4
new farm bill after approving con-
troversial provisions in line with
President Eisenhower's recommen-
dations.
The Senate yesterday voted in
favor of a shift to flexible price
supports for basic crops. Though
the range of hexibility wasn't as
great as the President origin ally
asked, it was approved over strong
objections from supporters of high,
rigid price props now in effect.
In another vote, the Senate sup
ported an action by Secretary Of
Agriculture Benson reducing sup
ports on such dairy products as
butter and cheese.
A farm bill in somewhat differ
ent form already has passed the
ATOMIC - Republican leader
house.
Knowland Of California says the
Senate viii stay in session, no
matter how long it takes, to ap-
prove a compromise version Of
President Eisenhower'S atomic
energy program. Some senator's
predict lengthy debate by men,
bers wanting to require private in
dustry to share atomic patents.
The compromise measure would
encourage sharing. but would not
require it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10
IS. Koreans Stage
|UnificatiOn Push

SEOUL, R1Some $4,000 South
Koreans gathered 1t Seoul City
Stadium today to demonstrate for,
"unification by force"
The banner waving crowd, which
included hundreds of school chill
dren, applauded loudly when rally
leaders shouted, 1--WE cannot live
in a divided country. we must
unity our fatherland by force"
The hour long rally passed a
resolution to send messages to
Presidents Eisenhower and Syng-
man Rhee and to Dag Hammarsk-
jold, secretary general of the
United Nations, asking for support
of unification by force.
The rally was the first in a series
of mass demonstration support
ing Korean unification and bigger
South Korean army.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10
Expansion Seen
In W.Cerman
Diplomacy

BONN, Germany, R-The young
West German republic, soon to win
sovereignty, is rapidly expanding
its diplomatic relations with other
nations.
The Germans plan to have ITO
diplomatic missions by next year.
They now have diplomatic rela-
tons with 6S nations and 1873 dip
lomatic missions abroad.
All of the new missions will be
established in Western countries.
But the Germans also are expected
to set up some missions behind
the Iron Curtain when Western 0c-
cupatipn ends. They now have no
direct diplomatic contacts with
Communist countries.
Expansion of the foreign minis
try and of the diplomatic corps in
Bonn is keeping pace with the in
crease in German missions. A new
IA million mark ($3, 1882 ,0O0) nine
story foreign ministry is nearing
completion here. It will have $50
offices with total area of 1900
square yards and glass-roofed
restaurant overlooking the Rhine.
With West Germany fast emery
ing as a new world power, some
diplomats predict that Koblenzer
Strasse SO, the new ministry'S ad-
dress, will become as well-known
as Wilhelmstrasse rs, the old for
eign ministry in Berlin.
The West German foreign serv-
Ice now has S74 persons with dip
lcmatic or consular rank. Of these,
2S per cent came from the old for
eign ministry. But anxious to break
away from the old, Nazi-tainted,
foreign service, Chancellor Foreign
Minister Konrad Adenauer has
handed the most important posts
to non-career diplomats. His dep
uty foreign minister, Walter Hail.
stein, was a university professor
for law until 1949.
The three most important dip
lomatic posts Observation-Disclosures,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10

From there, thankfully, 1t was
downhill all the way to Venice -
city Of canals, gondolas, and varied
sights and smells.
We did the usual tourist routins
= st. Marks, feeding the pigeons
on the Plaza, and an hours son-
dola ride down the Grand and
lesser canals.
This trip was noteworthy for
the traffic jam we ran into on q
back canal where barge was de.
ivering huge rolls Of newsprint to
the Venice Gazetta. Accustomed Ia
being blocked by newspaper trucks
on us. streets, l never expected
to encounter such a jam on water.
Our gondolier adroitly used oar
and tongue to get Us through.
Our route to the Riviera took
us through walled Mantua, historic
Cremona and busting Piacenza.
Here we verified what we had be.
gun to suspect in Venice: Italians
are the most voluble people, day
or night. For the second straight
night, we were awakened about
am. by spirited discussion. / can't
say arguments, because Italians
always seem to talk at the top Of
their lungs. Besides, We didn't un.
derstand a word.
We saw women washing clothes
in mountain streams and carrying
the loads balanced neatly on their
heads - no hands. We didn't see
any such bundled balancing in cities
but it can be reported the Italian
female has probably the best pos.
ture in Europe.
The palm-lined Riviera shore re.
sembles Southern California OF
Florida beachers. We went
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10
Competition For Allegiance Of Africans Told

African study conference SPONSOR
ed by Johns Hopkins University's
School of Advanced International
Studies.
Carpenter is executive secretary
of the Africa Committee, Division
of Foreign Missions, National Coun-
Gil of the Churches of Christ in
the U.S.A.
Carpenter said the clash in Afri-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10
Nv wARREN ROGERS JR.

WASHINGTON "a Protestant
missionary said today that four
forces-Christianity, Islam, Pagan
ism and materialism-are COM
netting for African allegiance"
George W. Carpenter made the
statement in a paper prepared for
the sec con d day of a five-day
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10

ca between Islam and Christianity
has caused some concern among
missionaries. But he said there are
''two other religions or world
views which are also competing
for African allegiance on a much
more universal scale"
One he described as the old pa
ganism of primitive Africa; the
other as "secularism-the view
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10

that religious faith in any form
Is of negligible importaAce."
"ThiS is the radical, tie fund.-.
mental conflict of faith in Africa .
Carpenter said. "The African. who
is basically religious, is shocked
by the blatant materialism of the
European"
More than 400 conferees assem-.
bled for yesterdays opening ses.
sion. The conference is an annual
affair.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10

Chain reactions, often mentioned
in connection with atom bombs,
have been familiar to men for
thousands of years when solid
fuel burns, the burning of one part
preparing another part for COM
bustion in a chain reaction.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10
H-LtaLy And France
Family Of Five Tour Europe On $40 A Day
W-ItaIy And France

Editor's Note: How do you take
to hairpin gravel trails that would
make a mountain goat dizzy?
Would you prefer a traffic jam
on a Venetian canal? The five
Beckers - Bill, his wife Rae, and
their three daughters expert
enced both on the last leg Of their
motor junket to Paris. Here is the
last of four stories.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10
DOPE PURCHASER
MISUSES FUNDS

PHOENIX, Ariz. R-Tederal
narcotics agents said they gave
Ralph M. Ochoa $40 a month ago
to buy narcotics from "the under
ground" as a help in rounding up
peddlers.
But he spent the money on him.
self, the officers claim. He was
free under $500 bond today on a
charge Of embezzling government
funds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10

London and Paris-are in charge
of a chemical engineer, an agri-
cultural expert and an art historian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
BY the Assoeioied Press

TOKYO. Sunday, Jan. a.
Corpl. Claude j. Bachelor. the
second balky prisoner to turn
his back on the Reds and ask
repatriation, said he wasn't sur
prised today to learn the Army
has arrested Corpl. Edward S.
Dickinson.
And he indicated he won't be
surprised If he is arrested him.
self.
Each Of these cases will be
judged on its'own merits" Corpl.
Bachelor said calmly. II think
I know why they are going to
try the other man."
He refused to say more about
Corpl. Dickenson-who preceded
him out of the pro-Red camp at
Song -Gong-or even call him by
name.
But reliable military source
today said Corpl. Dickinson s
arrest in Washington Friday is
just the first step in an investi-
CATION which Twill reveal the
whole sordid story of crimes
committed by Americans against
Americans behind the barbed
wire of North Korean COM
pounds.
There are stories of Americans
being beaten to death because
other Americans informed on
them, of men stealing food from
the sick. of prison camp cooks
selling food on the black market.
of men rafting on their country
men for a few cigarettes.
If Corpl. Dickinson and Batch
elor, or any of the other self
styled 'progressives." are brought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
|AAA Gives Aufoists
Reports on Virginia
And Maryland Roads

It takes more than a six-inch
snow TO smother Washington s
winter travel urge.
The American Automobile AS
ISOLATION reported, its travel serv-
Ice had more than 1000 calls on
road conditions. ranging from
the state of Connecticut avenue
to the State of Connecticut.
On road conditions as Of last
night, the AAA had this to re-
port:
u. S. Route 40 from Hagers-
town, Md. to the Delaware Me-
mortal Bridge. generally clear
with ice in spots; travel slow.
u. s. Routes 1, 211, 20 and so
into Virginia have been scraped
and sanded and traffic is moving
almost normally in the northern
section. Southern Virginia roads,
with the exception Of the Nor
folk area. are still covered. Sec
ondary roads. are virtually all
bad. Southwestern Virginia has
had many traffic tieups. particu-
larry in Pittsylvania, Henry and
Mecklenburg Counties. More
snow is expected. The road sit
uation in North Carolina, the
AAA said. is really bad"
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is
clear and dry from end to end.
West Virginia roads are icy In
the mountain areas and south
to Charleston.
The Jersey Turnpike is open;
the speed limit. so. From Will
mington. DEL, south other roads
are treacherouS down into the
Eastern Shore and chains are
advised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24

airmen also signed confessions
and then renowned them.
Gen. Shepherd said:
after exhaustive conSidera-
ton of all aspects of the mat
ter, I have reached the con-
clusion. that insofar as the Ma
rine Corps is concerned. the
cases of all so-called bacteria
logical warfare confessors' should
be formally inquired into.
Decision Up to Board.
1.-THE question presented is too
important nationally to be dis
missed with perfunctory investi-
cation, and its implications in
connection with the rights and
regulations of the individuals
involved are so serious as to
require the safeguards and guar
antees afforded by a formal
hearing. Any further proceed
ings will be dependent upon
those findings"
He said the board was "given
special instructions to give full
consideration to the unique psy-
Geological and mental factors
incident to the Communist de-
vice of physical torture accom-
panied by mental cruelty and
psychological assault against
those who were unfortunate
enough to become their pris-
oners."
The general added he expected
the board Ito advise me as to
whether the degree of physical,
mental and psychological suffer-
ing experienced by Col. Schwable
was such as would reasonably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Retired General
Offers to Defend
CorpI. Dickinson
By the Asseeiated Press

VAN NUYS. Calf, Jan. 23.-
A retired Army brigadier general
offered today to defend Edward
S. Dickinson, former Korean
war prisoner who faces court
martial.
Brig. Gen. Herbert c. Hold
ridge. retired commandant of
the Adjutant Generals School,
Fort Washington, Md, said in
a telegram to Dickenson's par
.ents that he believed Dickinson
could not receive a fair trial
"in the present climate of emo
tionaliSm and vindictiveness."
Gen. Holdridge said he previ-
ouSly offered to help induce
reluctant prisoners to return,
but would not have done so
"had I believed these men would
be subjected to reprisals involv-
II ~he death penalty ITSELF"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
CorpI. Bachelor Not Surprised
At Army Arrest of Dickinson

to trial, many of these long
secret tales of betrayal probably
will come to light.
Corpl. Bachelor. Corpl. Dick
enson and other POWs were
questioned at length by special
staff of interrogators.
The reports that staff wrote
have never been made public.
If they ever do come to light
they will have to be released in
Washington where they have
been kept under strict security.
Newsmen were allowed to
question the men along certain
lines, but they were able to re-
port only atrocities committed
by the enemy. CenSors listened
to every conversation between
newsmen and returning prison.
ers and stepped in quickly if the
reporter strayed from the
marked path.
There has been no sign the
Army is going to arrest Corpl.
Bachelor at this time. He al
ready is in the custody of the
Army and has been kept at the
Tokyo General Hospital since
January 3.
If he is arrested, however.
Corpl. Bachelor will not be at
all surprised. He has said all
along since he returned that he
expected Ito face prosecution by
my country"
Although under guard in the
hospital. he has had free run of
the place and been out on pass
several times. He spent last
night at the home of his Japa-
nese wife and her parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24

constitute an excuse for acts Of
the type he is alleged to have
committed.
Board Members Listed.
Maj. Gen. Henry D. Linscott,
commander of the Camp Lejeune
IN. c. Marine Corps Base. was
named president of the board.
The other members are:
Maj. Gen. Christian F.. Schilt,
who holds the Medal of Honor
the Nations highest military
decoration-and who commands
the Pacific Fleet Marine Air
craft; Brig. Gen. Robert O.
Bare. director of the Quantico
(Va) Marine Corps Develop
ment Center. and Rear Admiral
Thomas j. Cooper. assistant
chief of the Navy Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery.
1t. Col. Kenneth E. Murphy
was named counsel for the court
and 1st 1t. Nation NJ. Bennett
his assistant.
Some of the sessions may be
open to the public under mill
tary regulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
45th Division Slated
Toleaye Korea Soon;
4Oth 10 Follow Later
sy the Assoeiased Press

SEOUL, Sunday. Jan. 24.-The
45th (Thunderbird) Division
which came to Korea in De-
cember, 1851, as an Oklahoma
National Guard unit. will return
to the United States between
February Is and March Is
The 4Oth Division, former
California National Guard unit
which arrived in January, 1852.
will be withdrawn from Korea
considerably later"
identification of the two di-
visions which President Eisen-
hover had said would be pulled
out and the approximate times
of their Withdrawals were an
nounced yesterday by Gen. Max
well D. Taylor. commander of
the 9th Army. He did not say
where the divisions would be
sent.
In each division, only soldiers
with sufficient points emitting
them to rotation will be allowed
to go. Those not eligible will be
transferred to other units.
Earlier, Army officials had said
that men from other divisions
with sufficient points for rota-
ton would be transferred to the
withdrawing divisions.
The 40th and 45th were the
last divisions to arrive in Korea
during the war. Both saw heavy
action in the wars later stages.
At the time President Eisen4
hover announced plans to bring
out two divisions, there was con-
siderable speculation in Korea as
to which two. Some of it CEN
tered on the 25th Division which
was in action since the early
days of the conflict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
BY the A.soeia,sd Press

BOSTON, Jan. 23.-The sun
day Advertiser says Denis W..
Delaney, former Internal Reeve
nue. collector at Boston, has APP
piled for a parole. from his year
and a day Federal Jail term on
bribery charges.
The newspaper said Delaney is
seeking to be released next
month. He has been in Dam
bury. Conn. Jail since last July.
Papers in the case. the Adver-
tiser says, are being studied by
Federal parole authorities in
Washington.
Delaney's first application for
parole last November was re-
jected. He is eligible for release
in April.
Delaney was one of the
first Internal Revenue officials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Compensation Benefits
Rise Nearly 28 Times

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COM
pensation payments to injured
Ontario workers are nearly %
times greater in total volume
than in 1915.
The newly formed board paid
some 100000 in benefits to
injured Ontario workers the first
year as a result Of 1900 acct
dents. Today's operations add
up to an annual payment of COM
pensationS and medical aid of
some $29 million on some 20o,-
600 accidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Delaney, Ex-Tw Official, Reported Seeking Parole

accused of irregularities. Presi-
dent. Truman suspended him in
1851 and he later was dismissed.
He was convicted in 1852 of
bribery and falsifying tax liens.
That conviction was set aside by
the Federal Court of Appeals on
grounds pre-trial publicity pref
udiced Delaney's defense.
Later he pleaded guilty to the
charges and was sent to jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Twelfth Street MCA
To be Rededicated TODAY

A rededication service for the
Twelfth street YMCA. 1916
Twelfth street NV, will be
held at 4 pm. today, marking
completion of a 100000 removal
ton job.
The Rev. J. c. Hoggard,
missionary secretary of the
A. M. E. Zion Church will be
principal speaker. The choir
of st. Luke's Episcopal Church
will present musical selections.
The dedication also will mark
the Tooth year of the Negro
YMCA branch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Thieker-SIiced Boeon

CH1CAGO.-A Chicago pack
ing house now is marketing
packages of bacon sliced thicker
than than usual. Its regular ba.
con is cut II slices to the inch;
extra thin IA to the inch, and
the new slice seven to the inch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Meaning of Combs

High-caste male natives of
Ceylon wear a tortoise-s
comb to show members of their
families have never borne bur-
denS on their heads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Prisoners
Continued From First Page.)

be taken to bring about better
coordination Of the actions by
lower echelons.
Defends Army Decision.
An Army, spokesman said DR..
John A. Hannah. Assistant Sec
rotary OF Defense for Manpower,
had approved the action in the
Dickinson case.
At his home in East Lansing,
Mich. however. DR.. Hannah said
last night that while he had been
briefed several days ago on the
Dickensoh case. he had nothing
to do with the Army's announce
mentS of the courts-martial
charges.
In fact. he added, the an
nouncement came rather as a
surprise" as he did not "expec,
it so Soon." DR.. Hannah said,
however. that he thought tn,
Army has a good case for a
court Of inquiry and is on the
right track"
A Defense Department spokes-
man said that even if the action
had approval. the announcement
at this time did not.
The only comment from the
Military District was this:
THE Military District of
Washington is on solid legal
grounds in the action and has
followed the Unified Code of
Military Justice. 1t has taken
the action under appropriate
authority"
The two actions are the first
to involve any of the repatriated
Americans. Extensive investiga-
tions are under way in several
hundred cases. A small number
signed false confessions. Others
are alleged to have co-operated
with their csptors to get better
treatment.
Colonel Is Relieved.
Originally % Americans re-
fused repatriation. Corpl Batch
elor crossed to American lines
after Corpl. Dickinson returned.
He now is in Tokyo Army Hospi-
tai and the Far East Command
said yesterday it has no knowl-
edge of whether court-martial
charges also would be filed
against him.
Col. Schwable, when notified
Of the announcement, made it
clear that he welcomed the
board inquiry.
THE only thing that I can
say is that I am relieved-very
much relieved-that this long
period of nerve-wracking watt
ing is over, that something def
mite has f1rmed up. I have been
three and a half months sweat
ing it out"
Several weeks ago, the colonel.
in a formal reputation of the
confession he said was wrung
from him. said his Chinese Red
captors worked this way:
THE steps consisted of de-
grading and humiliating me, ex-
hausting me physically and men,
tally. conditioning me to crea-
tive or false writing, intimidating
and threatening me ano finally
trying to contaminate my mind
with wild ISLANDERS against my
country. giving me false hopes or
promises and trying to instill in
me a sense of war guilt that
could be eradicated only by con-
fession."
Charges Not Being Preferred.
He was captured by the Reds
on July 8. 1852. when his plane
was shot down.
Gen. Lemuel c. Shepherd. jr.,
Marine Corps commandant,
made it clear that appointment
of the board of inquiry did not
mean charges were being pre-
ferred.
The board, he said. will make
such recommendations concern
ing disciplinary action as may
be appropriate"
Col. Schwable was the high
est-ranking Marine officer to be
captured by the Reds in Korea.
An aviator, he is attached to the
Office of Marine Aviation. An
other Marine. Maj. Roy H. Bley
of Ell T0rn. Calf also signed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Fordhum Club to Meet

The Fordham University Club
of Washington will meet at $50
pm. Wednesday in the knights
of Columbus clubhouse. 1901 r
street NV.