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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
16
Ray Tucker weighs in on Korea prisoner exchanges amid pressure from families and allies. About 170000 prisoners holdouts, including 80000 who prefer death to return, challenge U.S. stance that bars exchange with Communist captives. Debate centers on risking ceasefire for humane treatment and global prestige.
A longtime union member argues against limiting retroactive pay for rail and water transportation workers. He attributes wage delays to railroads ignoring worker pleas, not to unions, and notes that delays increase retroactive sums. He challenges any plan to curb retroactive settlements.
Ray Tucker cites internal Army forecasts predicting failure of Korean peace talks after Truman and Acheson barred exchange of prisoners who refused repatriation. Inside story portrays the decision as ideological, not military, sparking debate on prisoner handling and Cold War propaganda. Objections cite language barriers and interrogations via interpreters, plus doubts some prisoners want refuge only to escape war. The piece argues for a direct man to man swap and questions the overall effectiveness of the policy on Capitol Hill and in international perception.
Washington reports that three assistant attorneys general were ousted by Jim McGranery after a clash involving Defense Secretary Lovett and AT and T. Morison opposed dropping the antitrust suit against ATandT and Western Electric, asserting high rates are tied to the monopoly. McGranery later questioned Morison about RCA amid Sarnoff ties, then fired him.
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