Newport Daily News (Newspaper) - June 25, 1951, Newport, Rhode Island Weather Data Sun rises sots Tides high A M T M low A M I M Sunday's temperatures high 77 low Beach water at noon today 68 Local Forecast Fair and cooler tonight and Tuesday Gusty winds ing tonight Detailed Report On Page t ESTABLISHED 1846 Vol 124 NEWPORT R I MONDAY JUNE 25 1951 FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS FOR REAL SETTLEMENT ff DISCIPLINARY STEPS RECOMMENDED IN LAUNCH SINKING Navy Court Of Inquiry Withholds Names Lists 4 Causes Of Disaster Iran Accuses Britons Of Sabotage REDS AGGRESSIVE In Refusing To Sign For Oil Cargoes AS WAR ROARS INTO SECOND YEAR TEHRAN Iran June 25 charge against Drake in view The British Embassy an now ing before the Iranian parliament I today the Iranian National Oil heavy penalties I Company accused British oilmen including the death sentence for here of sabotage in refusing to anyone impeding oil production signing of receipts for oil A dozen tankers were jamming pumped aboard tankers It said the Abadan port because Ambassador Sir Francis ians stopped their sailing with herd protested the accusation to I gasoline and oil cargos from the the Iranian foreign ministry world's largest refinery there The spokesman said three The ships belong to the bers of the temporary board of Drake warned that millions of rectors of the Iranian National Oil I gallons backing up into the Disciplinary notion against those found responsible for the swamping of n Navy liberty launch in the outer harbor May 24 and the consequent loss of IS lives have been recommended by tfic naval court of inquiry after an exhaustive investigation of the disaster The court also made for heroic rescue efforts in itn findings approved by Rear Admiral Frank U rion commander of Destroyer Force Atlantic Fleet the Navy today However of those to be disciplined were not revealed the Navy said because the findings might be reversed After hearing and weighing testimony of more than 170 j the court listed four as causing the tragic accident They Overloading of the launch heavy loading of the forward compartments ly high excessive speed for the high seas 2 Named aw technical defendants by the fact-finding court during its ten days of hearings were Commander Victor B Graff com- manding officer of destroyer ey who had given the order to the launch early that morning on the Fleet handing Lieutenant Joseph W the Bailey's deck of- ficer who sent tiie launch in from the ship to pick lip a liberty party Graft was named a defendant In connection with Company sci-.t a letter yesterday tc A E C Drake British ager of the Oil Company making the accusation Loading of tankers has been halted in Abadan the oil refinery port for three days because the Iranians have been demanding receipts stating the oil being pumped aboard was the property of the Iranian National Oil Com- pany set up to take over ATOC properties under the tion law The British Embassy spokes- man said Shepherd expressed grave concern at the sabotage I limited oil storage facilities might force a shutdown of the tion which supplies the lion's share of oil for Europe's defense effort Drake told the If we arc forced to shut down you must name responsible officials over immediately a you see Abadan go up in to take dangerous want to flames Despite its legal action Iran has not yet taken over actual ation of facilities One tanker the on Page 2 No Sign Of Anniversary Offensive Jet Shot Down In Flames THOUSANDS JAM 750 CIVILIAN JOBS FOR TORP STATION Sim V F W Parade Support Of Home Rule Big Crowds To Island Urged By Mayor Thousands of persons sought re- lief from the hot sun yesterday by thronging the county beaches anil police were busy keeping the heavy traffic on city streets The annual V F con- vention parade also drew crowds I which further complicated the i traffic problem j Employment of a possible 750 civilians at the new Goat island destroyer base was predicted by Mayor Dean J Lewis in his j monthly radio report over i Sunday afternoon Lewis told of his recent ington visit and of information he TOKYO June 25 world talked peace but the Korean war roared into its second year today i Chinese and North Korean I Reds wore more aggressive all along the Communist jets streaked out of their Manchurian sanctuary on another typical hit-and-run at- tack Allied warships continued to pour a hail of steel into cast yeast ports in North Korea The cease-fire and armistice proposal by Russia's Jacob Malik had put no clamper on the ing Red ground forces showed more fight than usual But by late after- noon there was still no sign of their expected anniversary offensive officers an enemy in the west had predicted a limited Communist i counterattack to celebrate the i war's first birthday Hod Jet Downed Thirty red-nosed jets darted back and forth the Yalu river boundary of Manchuria BEGAN zs me PARALLEL BEGAN HERE Pvt Donald M of Louisville Ky reads a ter from home as hu sits near tent and big sign at spot on parallel north of Seoul where North Korean forces first invaded South Korea to start war June 25 The sign was erected by the Cavalry Division AP Wirephoto via radio from Tokyo CITY PAY VOTE RECOUNT ASKED Almost persons visited where lockers and and bathhouses were quickly sold out Continued on Page 2 Youths Hurt In Car Mishap On Mitchell's Lane John F Gallagher 17 of 5 place and P 1C of 55 street were injured this morning when the almost double that of the in which they were riding over- last year turned against a telephone pole on hundred and parking Mitchell's lane tickets were sold this year as With the water at a comfortable j 67 degrees bathers were j tant to leave the water and many i stayed in until after P M Eight lifeguards wore on duty all clay and kiddie rides and merry-go-round sold about 1 tickets Third Beach was crowded with 3.000 persons reported at the beach during the clay Second Beach Second Beach attendance was com- Gallagher the son of Mr and Mrs Francis Gallagher was ad- mitted to Newport Hospital with lacerations of the face and right arm and possible injuries to his shoulder back and head For- son of Mr and Mrs Manuel T complained of pains in his shoulders ami back He is being observation and X-rays Police Chief W Howard body said the car driven by For- was headed south on compared with 350 on the same Sunday ft year ngo Henry F Marshall superintendent re- About 800 cars were parked on the beach parking lot Matthew Park Jr Sandy Point took to a rowboat lifeguard at Portsmouth to rescue an identified mar about 40 years of age when his sailboat overturned about 200 yards man was clinging to shore Th i tho capsized boat when pulled lane nt when it wenti from tne water No other accidents Out of control north of the were reported land School flopped over swung King Mt forgotten by into a pole j hundreds who cooled themselves Gallagher was in tho wreckage by the of the obtained regarding the new pedo Station activity He it as a worthwhile although it will take sometime for it to get underway Local merchants Lewis said fer a considerable loss when troyers leave local waters for re- pair work at other bases This loss will bo eliminated he said when the base goes into operation Contemplated projects for area naval installations point up prospect of full employment foi civilian personnel the mayor said Announcement Due A further announcement re- lating to important Newport will be forthcoming this week in Washington the mayor said This news he declared will be even more reassuring to many who arc acquainted with the Navy's work and needs in our bay The mayor praised the co-operation of William V Hamilton Naval Base commander who is retiring this month Durin Capt Hamilton's four years here he has been instrumental in collision He was extricated by Newport tire de- j and taken to the tal in the Newport emergency The was a loss police said and mending many plans and projects for this Lewis Giving full support to the eight constitutional amendments which in the calm waters and the Ocean will be voted on Thursday Lewis Drive was lined cars I particularly stressed the home rule amendment This city has been fighting for home rule for 30 years Lewis de- clared This amendment will give the voters the right to accept or A steady flow of traffic wound its way around the Drive all clay Ferry traffic Friday and day was heavier than on on page 2 U S Canada Find Air Defenses Still Wanting After Mock Attack reject any form of charter Continued on Page 2 Peace Plan Reaction j Causes Big Market Dip Monday jockeying for position to attack Fifth U Force Sabre jets One of the planes was shot down in flames The Reds broke off the battle and scurried back to safety in Manchuria It was the eighth daA in the last nine that jet battles have swirled high over North Korea The Reds have lost 13 planes destroyed and 29 damaged The Allies have lost 11 planes in that period Allied and Communist infantry clashed in a fierce bayonet battle on the western Monday Northwest of U N tried to drive the Reds off an important hill The Reds refused to budge after blistering artillery and air attack Foe Clings to Hill The doughboys then smashed through artillery mortar the rifle and fire and fought the Communists Late m the afternoon the Reds still held most of the hill Northeast of on the central front IT troops failed j in repeated efforts to recapture a key mountain height But they had the mountain surrounded and the Red supply line cut Doughboys captured the hill Sunday The Reds bitterly de- fending the approaches to song their newest defense bastion counterattacked four hours later The Allies withdrew but called down artillery and air strikes A company of Reds tacked Eighth Army patrols east of Monday forcing the Allies to withdraw The Reds Sunday drove Allied troops off two important ridges south of Pyongyang the northern apex of the old Red iron triangle assembly area One hill changed hands six times in 36 hours of bloody Allied warships poured hundreds of shells into enemy lines 4 Council Members Ask Canvass Board Action Lie Appeals To Reds For Cease-Fire Negotiations Along Parallel near Kosong on the east coast They Continued on Page 4 A recount of ballots in the June 19 was asked in o letter received by the Board of ers this The request was signed by John W Stewart Ray H Durfee Joseph J Nicholson and Paul F Murray nil of tiie Council Canvassers will a vass mooting for June con- convention ratification election tonight at which time they expected to discuss the 1 count request i The letter states that the re- I quest is made b the basis that the margin of ballots 7 re- I corded in the tabulation is small enough to warrant reconsideration bearing in mind that an error in so small a margin could if corrected I change the tabulation so as to fect the of the question in that the majority question could be changed to minority question if a possible error were corrected Disputed Ballots Questioned Those signing the request the letter states fel that some of the 20 disputed ballots recorded by the board if reconsidered be found to be They also feel that in the tion made June 20 they were not sufficiently informed as to the to be adopted in the tabulation and were not furnished with a from board on relative to marked ballots claim that the dis UNITED NATIONS N Y June 25 Nations radio transmitters today beamed to Communist China and North rea an urgent appeal by U N Secretary General Trygve Lie for Korean cease-fire negotiations bused on a for a SSth parallel truce Top-ranking U N officials ed swiftly after Soviet Delegate Jacob A Malik proposed I sion among the belligerents for a cease-fire armistice and al withdrawal from the parallel dividing North and South Korea But diplomats at the LT N and western foreign ministries dis- played Malik's proposal came on the eve of the Korean war's an- Lie quickly a statement urging Immediate for a cease-fire lo be followed by United Nations sion of the political issues in- Tiie president of the U N sembly Nasrollah Entezam of planned to ask Malik at once to expand on his U N delegate to indicate so far a direct approach to tho Soviet representative Entezam is head of the U N good offices which has been trying without success since February to get an answer from Red China He ar- ranged an immediate return to New York from Washington Broadcasts Plan Peiping radio broadcast Malik's Proposal in the Korean at P M Korea time A M without comment The broadcast was monitored by a South Korean news TRUMAN SPEECH APPEARS REVISED Malik's Proposal Seen Leading To Talk Changes ballots represented the de- sires of citizens and taxpayers who to the polls to vote their opinion On this basis alone the TULLAHOMA Tenn June 25 President Truman's offer to in a real settlement of the Korean war apparently sented a revision of his prepared foreign policy speech here That was indicated by 1 the sequence of ir- New York and Washington and the cal make-up of mimeographed copies of the speech The White House in Washington bad told newsmen the speech would be ready for distribution j Washington to But A deltaic j Center to be made his proposal that after- noon the White House said copies would not be available until day I Copies distributed to newsmen then had been The first six pages of the page speech were stapled cr once Then a second staple i held to them a seventh page contained the Presidents j words about peace in Korea There was no indication of how TRUMAN REPLIES TO MALIK'S TALK OF CEASE-FIRE Calls For Guaranteeing Peace Security Hits Out At Republican Critics TULLAHOMA Tom June 25 Truman called day for a real settlement of war which fully ends tiie aggression and restores peace and This was his reply to the posal by Russian U N Delegate Jacob A Malik Saturday for a cease-fire and withdrawal oi troops from the area of the parallel Mr Truman said the Communists have suffered a lion casualties since they invaded South Korea a year ago today and have been thrown back behind the line they started A sweltering outdoor crowd fay State Safety Sam at stood or sat under a broiling sun to hear the address The President assailed can critics for fear and and lies and trying to destroy Dean Acheson whom he called one of the greatest taries of State in our history It Must Be Real In guarded language which did not mention Malik or his proposal specifically the President told a crowd gathered to dedicate a new Air Force testing We are ready to join in a peace settlement in Korea now as we have always been But it must be a real settlement which fully ends the aggression and restores peace and security to the area and to the gallant Korean people In Korea and in the rest of the world we must be ready to take any truly advance us toward world peace But we must avoid like the plague rash actions which would take un- necessary risks of world war or weak actions which reward The President flew here from the Arnold Air Force Engineering Development to the de- velopment of jet and supersonic flight power Raps Mac's Supporters His talk fairly bristled with denunciations of Republican porters of Gen Douglas Arthur's Korean policy and critics of Acheron Secretary of Defense Marshall Gen Omar Bradley and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mr Truman ousted MacArthur agency Until then Red China broadcasts were made up of the usual ments anti-American utter defeat of I J I I 1 n requests says the board should I Korea every effort to review and Print ballots before voiding them from s proposal in the final for publicly advocating a much if anv of the seventh eneri war against the Chinese had been redrafted But in the j Communists said his final version this is what it We must build up our Continued on Page 4 but we must always keep the door STRIKE SET June 25 A nation wide strike against ern Union was the AFL Telegraphers for 7 A M next day July 2 eel all without comment Foreign Secretary Morrison said Britain is ways to follow up this possible opening and cautioned against too much Foreign Secretary Schuman of France called the Malik move a positive element which would mit the of on Page 2 COLORADO SPRINGS Colo 20 The United States and Canada tried out their ing air defense network this end They found it still wanting Mock enemy bombers drilled their way through clouds and leys past and civilian ters Despite jet interceptor flights and simulated anti-aircraft fire they ranged over every vital target area involved But defense command were happy with the prime object oC the to test and train thousands of civilian in observation posts and fil- ter centers Thu western commander Maj j Gen Hugo P Rush called them invaluable At the same time he said both more volunteers and training are needed Their need was demonstrated to tho eastern commander Maj Gen Frederic H Smith Jr by the bad weather which forced simulated attackers to try in at low levels often out of the range of radar The Air Defense center here at the air base said it would release an evaluation later But Smith pointed up these other A heavy mock attack from the Atlantic emphasized a for assistance of Navy radar and Tho penetrations showed the need for anti-aircraft guns for defense at important stock market today and rushed said the ADC doesn 11 prices sharply lower in a reaction claim radar and fighters would halt every attacking aircraft be- fore it reaches its target Feather the defense network is designed to minimize any attack on this nation The exercise was the largest of The two drives its kind since World War 2 and lory came in and third the first joint manoeuvre of Canadian Eastern Central to the Russian Korean peace Losses extended to a little more than a share at the most among leaders An impressive number fell and Western commands in more than two years It started Friday with i as low as the hours of trading with a lull and slight recovery in the second hour Lower were Standard Oil Guf Oil Southern Pacific only the military taking part Nickel Plate off as much as Saturday civilians went on at one timei Southern Steel for 36 hours One Navy pilot was killed and an Air and an Air al Guard pilot were injured in the Eastern phase oC the exercises The spotter arc swung from the Carolinas up through New land across the Great Lakes Minnesota then down the Pacific coast Some planes followed pre- determined courses to train tors Others tried to sneak through the network They ranged through clouds and darkness to targets in the Great Lakes region down the Hudson Valley to New York and ton by sea to Wilmington N C Boston down Du Pont National Distillers Baltimore Ohio U S Sheet Tube eral Motors Chrysler Boeing Douglas Anaconda Copper Copper can can Woolen Corp and lines The stock market started the day against a weak background Last week stocks were off fouri clays out of five and closed with aj net loss on the week That put the Associated Press average only a little above the lowest point of open to the peaceful settlement of differences j We are ready lo join n n i peaceful settlement in Korea now as we have always been But it must be a real settlement which fully ends the aggression and re- stores peace and security to the area and to the gallant Korean people In Korea and in the rest of the world we must be ready lo Like any steps which truly advance us Continued on Page 4 TTS TRICES WASHINGTON June The Chrysler Corporation authorized today to increase re- tail prices on 31 of its new models equipped with V-S en- gines The Office of Price tion said similar increases will be granted other Automobile who bring out models differing materially iii design ami from cars produced they Mac Hearing Ends Should Have Hit Red Bases In Fall Rosie WASHINGTON June 25 Senate hearings on the dismissal of Gen Douglas MacArthur were closed today with testimony from a former Far Eastern force general that we made a mistake by not bombing Chinese bases in Manchuria last fall and the Mississippi to La Crosse Wis and Chicago and to the Pacific cities port Commodity markets also weakened at the start today and then recovered from their lows Stock Table on Page 2 RED YOUTH IS SERVED WITH A RUSH Here's hew West German police in the American sector of Berlin went to work with a fash when a group of Communist youths tried to strate against U S rearmament on June 20 Policeman Heft leads away a protesting girl Same cop was busy again as he aided another one right in rushing away another would-be demonstrator A total of IT youths were arrested AP Wirephoto WASHINGTON June 25 Maj Gen Emmett Rosie l nell declared today we made a mistake by not bombing supply bases in Manchuria last fall when the Chinese came into the Korean war But O'Donnell questioned attacks now because he said he is not sure the Air Force could do it and still retain the punch for Russia O'Donnell former bombing commander in the Far East was testifying at the Senate inquiry in- to the dismissal of Gen Douglas MacArthur and Far Eastern cy i MacArthur was fired for ly advocating bombing of bases and other direct blows at Red China O'Donnell said that at present in Korea We are in a position where we are meeting heavy air tion He I don't know how bad is but I know the attrition loss of planes has gone up tremendously is no question in my mind i about whether we have the of going in there and really hurting them and driving them out as far as that goes But whether we can do it and still retain the Sunday punch for Russia in case they get out of bounds is a problem but of my province I can't answer that Gen Hoyt Air Force chief of staff who was an earlier witness contended tho U S should not risk heavy losses of strategic bombers and their crews from attacks on He said this country has a shoe string air force by com- parison with its responsibilities O'Donnell told the Senators he wanted to burn five North Korean cities and destroy IS major by air attack when the Korean war broke out but was not allowed to do He said he thinks an ing political or diplomatic deci- sion prevented use of his plan even after the populations of the North Korean cities had been warned what was coming I am the bomber out and I got the word from General who said No not at this O'Donnell fied Lt Gen George Continued on Page
