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Services Renew Fight
Over A-Age Weapons
BY ELTON C. FAYE
Associated Press Military Affairs Reporter
W ASHINGTON, Jan. 14— (AP) —The Navy’s plan to
1 lild a ten-ship fleet of supercarriers, some of them nu
.ear powered, points up a sharply renewed quarrel among
the services over atomic age weapons.
" Involved in varying degrees are all three of the armed
¢ rces—Navy, Air Force and Army. And the issues include
ot only atomic-engined ships, submarines and airplanes,
but guided missiles as well. i
HST Financial
To Big Deficit
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 —(AP)
__ president Truman's financial
chart for the government next
vear adds up to about a 15 billion
dollar deficit, officials said today.
That would to two to three times
hicoer than any red ink operation
cince Work War 11. It probably
would swell the national debt close
t 5 or above the present legal limit
of 175 billions.
Authorities familiar with the
fioures but preperring not to be
auoted directly told a reporter
thic is the picture President Tru
man will present to the election
year Congress in his annual bud
oot message one week from today,
barring last minute changes:
Spending Up
1. Government spending in the
ficcal vear beginning July 1 will
reach aheut 85 billion dollars, up
from an estimated 70 billions for
th> cnrrent vear and ohly 45 bil
] last year.
9. Present tax laws will bring
in about 70 billions next fiscal
vear, leaving an estimated dificit
of approximately 15 billions if
( idtions remain unchanged.
3. Although the administration
for sereval years has insisted on
taxes high enough to balance the
budget, Mr. Truman in this elec
tion year won't demand excise of
income tax boosts to close the gap
boiween outgo and income.
4, Instead, the administration
¥ill press for tighter tax enforce
ment and closing of alleged “loop
holes.” If the national economy
continues to expand rapidly, and
congress approves. the proposed
tax reforms, the projected deficit
mav be reduced to near 10 billions.
5. Large portions of the 85 bil
lion dollar spending program were
authorized by congress in pass
vears, Requests for new appropria
tions will total only about 83 bil
lion, 10 billion less than Mr. Tru
man sought for the current year.
Figuring probable = government
spending during the coming year
at 80 to 83 billion dollars, the
citizens committee for the Hoover
report said that will mean a min
imum of $513 for each man, wo
man and child in the country, or
$2,001 per family.
The committee sent a telegram
to Mr. Truman last night urging
him to press for reorganization
plans which the group said would
save more than five billion dol
lars a year.
The telegram was signed by Dr.
’ bert L. Johnson, President of
Temple University and chairman
of the Citizens committee, and 17
other leading members. The non
pariisan organization is working
for enactment of the government
streamlining program recommend
ed by a commission headed by
former President Herbert Hoover.
"
J:clion Propos
-
(n Soviet Move
PARIS, Jan. 14 — (AP) — The
Western Big Three formally pro
posed today that Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky’s
new atomic proposals be shunted
from the United Nations General
Assembly to the newly created dis
armament commission.
Britain, France and the United
States circulated a resolution to
that effect following a three-hour
private meeting called to draft a
revly to the Russian proposals.
The three powers were treading
carefully until they could get a
chance to gage the effect onh world
ovinion of Vishinsky’s offer to
mke a ban on atomic weapons
multaneous with establishment
0 a control system and to permit
continuous U, N. inspection—
rether than only periodie checks—
0F atomic energy facilities.
Many high sources felt that the
Russian diplomat had scored a
Pronasanda triumph that the West
must counter with extreme care
and delicacy.
The Western position so far was
that the Vishinsky proposals of~
sered nothing that the General
Assembly eould take up profita
blv now, and that the disarmament
Commission is the proper forum
for discussion of the Russian move.
A British spokesman saw in Vi
“hinsky’s move a victory for West
“'n- persistence in resisting the
carlier Russian demands for im
laie and unconditional prohi
llon of the atomic weapon.
.. BOVING AMBASSADOR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 —(AP)
President Truman today nom
{lated William H. Draper, jr., New
‘ork Banker and Chairman of the
'ng Islang Tranist Authority, as
VVing Ambassador in Europe
under the mutual security act.
oHe will succeed Charles M.
. '[""l{; Ogl‘d t?fth Boston who i: re;-
ToUNg ‘g € conglusion of
Libson Confmcgodé 1&.&:‘#
4tlantie Treaty Organization."
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
Entirely reliable and neutral
sources outside the Pentagon dis
closed an incident today which
shows the revival of rivalry evid
ent three years ago in the Xiol
ent controversy between the Navy
and Air Force over . the B-36
bomber and the originally planned
supercarrier.
Confirmed by Pentagon officials
who also insisted they not be id
entified, the incident was describ
ed in this manner: -~
The Air Forces’ member on the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Hoyt
Vandenberg, sought over a period
of a year and a half and in a doz
en meetings of the group to get
JCS approval of the USAF’s re
quest to build the big airplane
needed eventually for testing an
atomic power plant.
Effort Blocked
Vandenberg’s effort was blocked
at each session in which he at
tempted to get an approving vote.
Meanwhile, the Navy was push
ing authority to go ahead with
construction of a hull for its atom
ic-powered submarine project. A
JCS go-ahead was given the Air
Force for the Nuclear-engined
airframe only after there was
threat of intervention by a gov
ernment quarter outside the de
fense department.
The Navy Department announ
ced last Aug. 21 award of con
tract to the Electric Boat Company
for building the atomic submari
ne hull. The Air Force announced
on Sept. 5 a contract will Consol
idated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
for building the atomic-powered
airplane.
In some aviation quarters there
was suspicion that the Navy had
help from the Army in the JCS
maneuvering, the trading point for
the Army being guided mis
siles. The Army, as is also the
case with each other two services,
would like to get control of a big=
ger area of the guided missile pro
gram. e R
But the issue is harder between
the Air Force and Army because
both services have : efrtéred the
tactical (battlefield use) portion
of the program.
Navy—AF Issue
The issue between the Air
Force and Navy is almost entirely
in the area of strategic warfare —
the bombardment of an enemy’s
war-making industry and trans
portation system.
At first the question was whe
ther conventionally powered, long
range bombers like the B-36 or
airplanes from a carrier task force
were the best weapons for such
warfare.
However, nuclear engines, with
their potentially unlimited range,
have entered the controversy, both
for ship and aircraft propulsion.
The Navy’s atom-powered sub
marine will be an experiment to
determine use of similar power
for big vessels like the carrier.
If the Air Force intends to have
planes that, theoretically, could
fly around and round the world,
should the Navy also have car
riers with range limited only by
the food supply and endurance of
the crew?
Navy Secretary Dan Kimball
said so, in effect, when he an
nounced Saturday night:
“If world condidtions contiffue’
as they are, and if no satisfactory
settlement is reached by the free
world and the forces of Commun
ism, the Navy intends to seek
funds to build at least one of these
ships (a 60,000-ton flat top like
the phototype USS Forrestal) per
year for the next ten years.
“It is my earnest hope that some
of the subsequent vessels—if we
build them at this rate—will be
atomic powered.”
Accord Sought o
Within the framwork of the
service unification law, the de
fense department sought soon af
ter its creation to bring about an
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Truman To Make New
Vatican Appointment
By JACK RUTLEDGE
WASHINGTON, Jan, 14—(AP).
President Truman has definitely
decided to buck widespread op
position and nominate a U. S. am
bassador to the Vatican. But he
has withdrawn the name of Gen.
Mark W. Clark for the post.
A terse 45-word White House
announcement last mnight said
Clark’s name was being with
drawn at the general’s request,
and added: v
“The President plans to submit
another nomination at a later
time.”
Sources close to the White House
emphasized that Mr. Truman's
granting of Clark’s request not to
involve him in the controversy
was not a first step in a move to
drop the whole idea,
But they said they did not know
who Mr. Truman might have in
mind for nomination as the first
full-fledged U. S. ambassador ever
sent to the Vatican, seat of the
Catholic Church in Rome.
Not Sure
They said fhey Wéren't sure that
Mr. Truman himself knew at this
time, In any event it is not likely
to bcmng}gel ‘military man be
‘cduse of the extra complication of
requiring special legislation to en-
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CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR WARREN
. « « Presidential Efforts Challenged
Warren's Presidential
Hopes Are Challenged
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.—(AP)—Insurgents today
challenged efforts of leaders in both parties to deliver Cal
ifornia’s weighty votes for President Truman and Gover
nor Earl Warren in the Democratic and Republican presi
dential nominating contests. ;
Arrangements by organizations Democrats to put a slate
of delegates in the June 3 primary pledged to Mr. Truman
failed to halt a move by supporters of Senator Kefauver
(D.-Tenn.) to match this with a similar slate. :
Superior Court
Opens New Term
Regular January term of Clarke
Superior Court opened this morn
ing with Judge Henry H. West
presiding and Solicitor General D.
Marshall Pollock prosecuting for
the state.
First week of the term will be
devoted to civil matters with
criminal cases being {aken up next
Monday. Friday of this week will
be devoted to uncontested divorce
cases.
As is customary for this term
of court, the grand jury.is not in
session,
Cases scheduled to be called to
day included Burnett vs. Lane,
Jennings vs. Addington et al, Ray
vs. Battle, Cartey’s Garage vs.
Simpson, Shackelford vs. Ridling,
Peoples Loan vs. Jay and Reid vs.
Stevens.
Scheduled for call Tuesday are
Heyn vs. Heyn, Myers vs. Myers,
Lumpkin vs. Lumpkin, Behr Man
ning Corporation vs. Almand,
Phenix Supply Company vVs.
Whitworth and Pitney-Bowes,
Inec., vs Lamb.
On the docket for Wednesday
are Herrington vs. Michael and
Dulinawka vs. Collins,
Two cases are scheduled for
Thursday, Strickland vs. €o-Op
Cap Company, and Moorehead vs.
Moorehead.
As stated above, uncontested
divorces will be heard Friday with
the criminal docket coming up
next Monday. :
The court sessions open daily at
10 a. m.
ableé him to retain bis military
status while serving in a diploma
tic post.
Clark’s appointment, announced
just a few hours before, Congress
adjourned last October, drew fire
from both protestant churches and
congress members. Catholics gen
erally approved,
Clark said the widespread re
ligious criticism is what influenced
him to ask Mr. Truman not to re
nominate him.
He made no other comment ex
cept 'to say that “the staternent
from the White House just about
covers the situation.”
Much Opposition
It is almost certain that who
ever is named by Mr. Truman to
the Rome post will face the same
opposition Clark.did. The criticism
was almost entirely against the
policy of sending an ambassador
to the Vatican. Few were against
the move because of Clark, per=
sonally, It is also likely that Mr.
Truman will consult with his con=
gressional leaders beforehand the
next time
Senator Tom Connally (D-Tex}i‘i
chairman of the Senatg Foreis
Relations Committéé, said Sat
urday he would oppose Clark or
“anyone else as U.'S. ambassador
to the Vatican. He Had no 6 com
ment on the latest development.
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY,
ATHENS, GA.,, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952,
BY JACK BELL
On the Republican side, critics
of Warren, an avowed candidate
for the GOP presidential nomina
tion, called a meeting tonight te
pick an opposition slate, . -~ .
The California Republican As
sembly, a volunteer organization
which campaigns in the primary
before the State Central Commit
tee takes over in the general elec
tion, has endorsed Warren.
The Assembly wound up a two
day session yesterday with a de
nunciation of “the wanton spilling
| of American blood in Korea,” con
{ tending “a strong, consistent for
eign policy” which have prevented
the war.
Tickle Leads
Conservative elements of the
Republicans seemed likely to get
together tonight under the leader
ship of Edward H. Tickle, former
Republican State Chairman, on a
slate which in effect would go to
the convention uncommitted but
nominally pledged to Rep. Thomas
Werdell. A
Opposition to tying up Califor
nia’s 68 Democratic convention
votes for Mr. Truman went ahead
under the leadership of L. A. Pip
kin, Long Beach attorney and
chairman of the state Kefauver
for-Presjdent committee.
Dave Foutz, secretary- treasur
er, told a reported the group has
“a green light from Washington”
to enter a slate for Kefauver, al
though the Tennessee senator has
said only that he is studying the
possibility of making the race.
The move against Warren in the
Republican primary had the sup
port of Dr. J. M. De Los Reyes,
chairman of Americans for Mac-
Arthur, Inc., which is looked upon
as & possible source of California
strength for Senator Taft (R.-
Ohio). i i
However, Harold oJnes, Pasade
na attorney and former member of
the Civil Aeronautics Authority
(CAA) board who is representing
Taft in California, said his group
isn’t going to challenge Warren's
control of the 70-vote Republican
relegation.
Jones indicated Taft supporters
hope to collect some of the dele
gates if Warren finds he can't
make the grade in the nomination
fight.
Smith Statement
On the other hand, Dana Smith,
former supporter of ex- Gov, Har
old E. Stassen of Minnesota and
now chairman of the California
forces backing Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower for the nomination,
made it clear he believes the whole
delegation will go to the general
if warren loses out at the con
vention.
Eisenhower’s backers appear to
believe if they can add Califor
nia’s voting power to the Eisen
hower strength they claim in New
York, Pennsylvania and other
states they can overcome Taft’s
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Discord Arises In Harmony
Meet Of State Legislature
Proclaimed He
In connection with national ob
servance of this week, January 14
through the 21, as Jaycee Week,
Mayor Jack R. Wells of Athens
has issued the following proclama
tion, thus making official the local
observance of Jaycee Week and
insuring local support for the At
hens Junior Chamber of Com
merce;
Proclamation
“WHEREAS, when members of
the Athens Junior Chamber of
Commerce celebrate Jaycee Week
from January 14 to 21, they will
be participating in a nationwide
observance of the founding of the
United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce 32 years ago, and
“WHEREAS, the National Jay
cee group, which now numbers
nearly 2,000 clubs with member=
ship of over 175,000, was estab=
lished in 1920 in St. Louis, Mis
‘souri, and
“WHEREAS, for a number of
years our community has been so
fortunate as to have a Jaycee or
ganization, composed of the out
standing young men of this city,
and
“WHEREAS, during the time
the Jaycees have been estab
lished here they have proven of
great worth and benefit to our
community, and
“WHEREAS, said members have
worked dilignetly and unselfishly
for the betterment of amr com
munity, our State and our Nation,
and -
“WHEREAS, from its ranks
have come our younger leaders in
the civic, business, religious and
political life of our city, and,
“WHERAS, this organization
will continue to furnish such lead
ers, now therefore, be it
YRESOLVED, that in recognition
and appreciation and appreciation
‘of the valued services the Junior
Chamber Commerce has perform=
ed for our people, I Jack R. Wells,
Mayor of the City of Athens and
by virtue of the authority so in
vested in me, do declare the week
of January 14-21 as Jaycee Week,
and ask that our citizens take due
notice and show by their actions
and words the appreciation all of
us feel for the beneficial efforts
put forth for our community by
this worthyhile group.
JACK R. WELLS
Mayor of Athens”
Airliner Falls
In East River
NEW YORK, Jan, 14—(AP—A
northeast airliner groping through
foggy skies trying to land, crashed
today into the East River in the
middle of New York City. Thirty
three persons were saved. ‘
The two-engined Convair plungl
ed into the water at a point near
where the river joins the boroughs
of Queens, Manhattan and the
Bronx. |
Those removed from the fast
sinking craft were taken to a
Queens pier and giver: emergency
treatment or put in ambulances.l
Most were said to be suffering’
from shock. |
A heavy overcast, with fog
limiting visibility to a half mile
and the ceiling to 600 feet, en
shrounded the metropolitan ares
as the plane came in. |
It was reported heading for run~
way 22 at LaGuardia field, south
east of the scene of the crash. At
Portland, Me., an NEA spokes
man said the flight left Boston at
7:45 a. m. (EST) and was due at
LaGuardia at 8:52 a. m. |
Witnesses on Riker’s Island, a
small strip-of land in the river,
said the plane came down out of
the murk, plopped into the wa
ter, and sank swiftly. Only a tip
of metal was left showing.
Police harbor launches, Coast
Guard vessels and rescue heli
copters converged at the spot.
The river, at that point, has a
strong, rushing current, and shov
ed the almost submerged craft
downriver, as rescue workers
worked to get passengers out of
the cabin,
A commercial tug took the fizst
boat load of survivors ashore, |
_ The Civil Aeronautics Adminis
tration said the plane missed the
runway, :
Weather conditions were such
that the pilot probably was trying |
to make an instrument landing,
the CAA said. |
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Athenian’s Kin
Taken By Death
Friends of Mrs. Jack Moser, of
590 Holman Avenue, will regret
to learn of the death in Atlanta of
her father, Henry Allen Hedden,
Services will be conducted Tues
day afternoon from the Chapel of
Awtry & Lowndes at one o lock
with Rev, G. M. Rainey and Rev.
J. E. Cook officiating. Interment
will follow in Crest Lawn Cem
etery.
BID FOR GREATER CONTROL
OF ELECTORALVOTEISHIT
ATLANTA, Jan. 14— (AP) —An administration bid for
ofgreater control of Georgia's electoral votes brought a
threat of discord almost from the start of the “harmony”
session of the legislature today. % AR
Governor Herman Talmadge, speaking to a joint Senate-
Hougse meeting at noon, appealed for a harmonious 30 days
and approval of several proposals including virtual elimina
tion of the state property tax and creation of a state toll
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GOVERNOR TALMADGE
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Talmadge Would
Abolish Sate
Property Taxes
ATLANTA, Jan. 14— (AP)—
Governor Talmadge today chal
lenged the Georgia Legislature to
accept “a clear mandate of the
people” to abolish the state prop
erty tax.
Facing opposition within his
own ranks on the issue, Talmadge
made tax reduction the major
point of his “State of the State”
Message to a joint session of the
Legislature.
“The people are expecting it,”
he told the legislators meeting for
the final 30 days of the 1951-52
General Assembly.
Following closely his pre-session
statements, Talmadge aiso strong
1y recommended passage of a bill
creating a toll road authority, ap
propriation of an additional $5,-
000,000 a year to finance public
school buildings and extens}jon of
welfare aid to totally and per=-
manently disabled persons from
18 to 65.
Addressing the fourth such joint
Senate-House assembly since he
has been Governor, Talmadge
painted a bright picture of state
progress in his administration, for
which he gave due credit to the
Legislature.
On the proposal virtually to
abolish the state property tax by
reducing it from five mills to one
fourth mill, Talmadge said the tax
produces about $7,000,000 a year.
- Talmadge View
That doesn’'t mean much to the
state government, he added, “‘but
on the other hand it means life
or death to our county and city
governments who have few, if
any, other sources of revenue ex
cept the property tax.”
Talmadge again said he will re~
duce the tax this year by execu
tive order-but asked the Legisla
ture to submit it to the people as
a constitutional amendment so no
future Legislature or Governcr
could restore it,
He called the proposed reduc
tion “the very cornerstone of a
fair and equitable tax revision
program,” and said it “would im
measurably strengthen the fiscal
operations of our 2ounties and
cities.”
Turning to his toll “road pro
posal, he said “it is imperative
that we move immediately to meet
the problems of ever-increasing
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, ATHENS AND VICINITY
Considerable cloudiness and
continued warm today, tonight
and Tuesday. Low tonight 55;
high tomorrow 68. Sun sets to
day 5:45 and rises tomorrow
7:89.
GEORGIA - Partly cloudy
and continued warm today, to
night and Tuesday.
TEMPERATURE
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BEOREE o i e s na iR
MO . .5 s e A
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. ... .00
Total .since Janpuary' L ...,. .30
Deficit since January 1 .... 1L.75
Average January rainfall .. 4.84
Read Dally by 35,000 Peoplo in Athens Trade Area
But before he spoke an admin
istration bill was introduced short=
ly after the Senate convened at
10 a. m.,, which apparently was
designed to keep President Tru
man’s name off the ballot in
Georgia.
Rep. John Greer, of Lakeland, a
house minorywy leader, promptly
denounced it asg an “outrage.”
In a brief flurry of business be
fore recessing to hear the Gover=
nor, Senators prepared for a busy
30 days by introducing 29 bills and
proposed amendments, some of
them of a conuwoversial nature.
Under House rules no bills could
be introduced today but that body
made ready for a battle over the
Governor’s property tax reduction
proposal. Without objection it de
cided to reconsider its action last
year when the proposed amend
ment failed by twelve votes to
gain the necessary two thirdg ma-
Jority.
Otherwise the House ogcupied
itself with minor matters while
waiting to hear from the Gav
ernor,
The bob-tailed session of the 1951~
52 Georgia Legislature, which is
being called the ‘“harmony ses
sion,”” is being convened today
with battle lines drawn on more
than one controversial issue.
A last-minute pre-session de
velopment was an announcement
by Senator Osgood Williams of
Crawfordville that he will offer a
bill to hold a presidential prefer
ential primary this year at the
same time as the regular Demo
cratic primary. Thus, he said, “all
the Democrats instead of a few
can instruct the delegation ta the
national convention.” The last
timve such a primary in Georgia
was in 1932 when Franklin D.
Roosevelt won the preference of
the voters over John Nance Gar
ner of Texas.
The House had a motion to re
consider a Senate-approved con
stitutional measure to slash the
state’s five mill property tax. At
the 1951 session the proposal fail
ed to.gain the required two-thirds
majority.
Under the Legislature’s parlia
mentary rules, the move to recon
sider had to be taken up today or
die for the entire 30-day session.
The proposal, endorsed by Gover~
nor Herman Talmadge, is opposed
by House Speaker Fred Hand,
normally an administration stal
wart,
Hand contends the reduction
would benefit only large property
holders and do little for the aver
age Georgia citizen. If the tax is
sliced to the proposed quarter of a
mill it would reduce state income
by $6,500,000, based on last year’s
property tax collections.
Noon Address
Talmadge, who addressed the
lawnrakers at noon (EST), has
said he will reduce the tax by ex
ecutive order, regardless of legis
lative action.
Another administration - spon
sored measure facing heavy fire is
the proposed creation of a turn
pike authority, independent of the
state government, to build super
highways to be maintained by
tolls.
Spearheading the opposition is
Rep. Owen Adams of Upson
county, who elaims such super
roads would cost the state $6 mil
lion in sales tax from tourists and
cause Georgia businessmen to lose
S2OO million in tourist trade.
The Governor doesn’t want any
changes made in the State De
partment of Education, but several
of his legislative leaders, including
Hand and Speaker Pro-tem.
George L. Smith of Emanuel
county, disagree.
Smith has for introduction a
measure calling for public elec
tion of members of the State
School Board and appointment of
the State School Superintendent
by the Board. Under the present
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Scott To Speak
Here Tomorrow
John Scott, author and foreign
correspondent for Time, Inc., will
speak in the University of Georgia
Chapel Tuesday, Jan. 15.
His address, scheduled for 11:05
a. m. will be on “The Function of
the Press.” While on the campus
Scott will be the guest of the Uni
versity’s committee on special con
vocations.
Because of his wide journalistic
experience of over 15 years in
various capacities for the publica=-
tions of Time, Inec., Scott is unique=
ly qualified to talk on this sub
ject.
He is expected to comment on
the security check on the press set
up by President Truman in Sep
tember and to point out that the
function of journalism is still to
inform as fully and fairly as possi
ble.
Scott has traveled widely in
Europe and Asia.and at one time
lived for eight years in Russia.
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Allies Deny Red
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Air Violations .
By OLEN CLEMENTYS
MUNSAN, Korea, Jan. 4
(AP) — Communist negotiators
shouted “lie” in a heated m
over prisoner exchange todey
charged that Allied planes flew
over sgeveral cities In northeast
China Sunday.
Allied negotiators on the truce
supervision subcommittee switch
ed tactics Monday after failing 3
three straight days to get an
statement of the Communist stand
on airfield reconstruction, Instead
the U. N. asked the Reds to agree
to restrictions,
The request got a chilly recep
tion.
The Reds charged that Allied
planes flew over Mukden,
Wushien and other Chinese Com
munities but did not say any were
attacked.
A U. N. spokesman at Panmun«
jom said “we assume the charge
is similar to a lot of other allega
tions they have made and com
pletely irrelevant so the meeting.”
A Fifth Air Force spokesman at
Seoul denied that any Allied
planes flew over northeast China
‘ Sunday.
‘ Red Outburst
The outburst of Communist
l temper came after Rear Adm. R.
E. Libby explained that the Al
lied voluntary prisoner repatria
tion plan wouldp be advantageous
to the Reds as well as the U. N.
“If your statement has been pre
pared in order to deceive a part
of the people of the world who are
ignorant, it would be all right,”
'said North Korean Maj. Gen. Lee
Sang Cho, “But it would net suit
us.
“You have better not say any
‘more that you would do us any
i favors.
“Should you continue to say so,
it would mean that you tell a big
lie.”
Admiral Libby retorted:
. “I do not know whether I have
personally been called a liar, but
I got a strong inference, I shail
study the record and make sure.”
Both subcommittees aqffl to
meet again at 11 a. m, Tuesday
(9 p. m. EST Monday).
“There is one action that your
side could take which weuld
clearly overcome the evidence of
your apparent desire to gain a
cease-fire for the purpose of de
veloping air power,” Maj. Gen.
Claude Ferenbaugh told the Reds.
Couldl Agree re
“You couid agreea with the
United Nations command that
there be no developments of mili
tary airfields on either side dur
ing the armistice. When l{oll take
that step the world will breath
easier, for you would have given
your first positlve indication of
sincerity toward a stable armis
tice and therefore toward peace.”
Afterward Ferenbaugh teld
newsmen speeches of the Com
munist delegates were “Interlarded
with more propaganda than here
tofore.”
“It was difficult to stay on the
subject of airfields,” he said,
Communist negotiators Sunday
accused the U. N. command of
violating the Geneva convention
by insisting that prisoners of war
be permitted to reject repatriation.
Neither Red China nor Nerth
Korea signed the agrsement de
tailing how prisoners should be
treated, and both have refused to
abide by its terms. :
A. P. Whitehead
Taken By Death
Alcey Pope Whitehead, former
Athenian, died at the home of a
daughter, Mrs, C. D. Page, Atlan
ta, Sunday afternoon at S:3O
o’clock. Mr, Whitehead was 73
years old and had been ill for ten
weeks,
Services are to be conducted
Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock
from Bridges Chapel with Rev.
Paul Howle, pastor of First Chris
‘tian Church, and Rev. M. H. Con
away, pastor of Ray’s Chapel, of
ficiating.
Burial will follow in Ray
Church cemetery in Oconee coun
ty with Hugh Marbut, Will Scott,
Henry Cobb, jr., Monroe Butier,
Harold Whitehead and Joe Allen
DiHard serving ag pallbearers.
Mr. Whitchead is survived
his wife, Mrs. Katie WhMeZ
Athens; four daughters, Mrs. C. D.
Page, Atlanta; Mrs. E. C. Nash,
Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. J. W.
Merrick, Staten Island, N. Y., and
Mrs. Q. F. Southwell, Albany, Ga.;
son, A. P. Whitehead, Atlanta; two
brothers, Fred Whitehead, Athens,
and Walker Whitehead, Watkins
ville; four grandchildren, one
great = grandchild, and several
nieces and nephews.
A native of Oconee county, Mr,
‘Whitehead was a resident here for
many years, being connected with
Scott Hardware Company and re
siding on Meigs street. He was a
member of tg:d Christian Chureh
and n ;
300 e ad iy Friends’ arg
who were saddened by his death,