European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Pay the stars and stripes sunday match if pcs joint chiefs Confer on red chinese proposals Washington March As the government Hopes the Exchange of. Sick and wounded korea1 War prisoners will occur promptly Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said today. " the statement. Came its Dulles headed a state department study of proposals made by North korean Premier Kim h Sung. Whue to joint chiefs of staff conferred separately on the question an maintained direct communication with Allied supreme commander Gen Marie Clark in Tokyo. " us official viewed tie com. Monist agreement to Exchange sick prisoners and proposal to reopen truce negotiations As a startling development and a Leigh official predicted that tract talks would he resumed Dulles statement said the unite nations command had been seeking Exchange of suffering prisoners for some time in the past was a humanitarian he said Thelong efforts had been without result until now. state department Spyk Esma Lincoln White said the communist prisoner plan represented unconditional acceptance of dark s proposal. Ete said Clark suggest feb 22. That the in and the communists a x e h an g e "sick1 " an wounded prisoners of War a to Are fit to travel in accordance wit article 109 of the Geneva coi Iven this article White said pro Vides that sick and wounded prisoners who Iare fit to travel be. Permitted to do so on a voluntary i emphasize voluntary basis. General Clark s letter made the specific proposal that arrangements be made to carry this out through Liaison officers. Therefore this does not require resumption of armistice negotiations by Dele a. Tons " acceptance of this prisoner of War proposal is an entirely Sepa rate or of = a Pentagon official also pm Pha Siert that the communist to represented accept Aoe. Of a proposal first made 6y dark t although the state department did not discuss the question of re suming truce talks which we broken off six months ago after a stalemate on whether prisoner should Abe repatriated forcibly or voluntarily of High defense official recalled that Clark had suggested in february that the. Taus be re Sumel Taf t comments " we have always been willing total about truce As Long As the communists would the official said. Senate majority Leader Roberta. Taft said to thought the news from Korea was a. Goodsifin1 Cut added i would t be sume Nego actions unless i though beforehand that we could Pratti catty Settle it i d want some and Vance assurances that certain Basic issues officials in Washington though the comes unit proposal could Lead to peace in Korea if the com Mur jets i to sincere but a Pentagon spokesman said thatis a big if.", the spokesman said Clark has full authority to proceed with the \ exc Iange of sick and wounded War prisoners it he determines that the i Jated off is genuine. He also has Complete authority to resume the stalemated truce talks if he con it would be advisable Gomi nudists agree to Trade ailing prisoners continued from Page 1 and the totals Are known to be higher now there is no critical estimate of the number of seriously sick and wounded prisoners held by either Side. The authorities never detailed their interpretation of what constitutes a seriously ill authoritative sources Here a tiie in come would insist on the controversial principle of voluntary repatriation in carrying out the Exchange they said that meant a seriously pick prisoner would be sent Home Only i he desired to be repatriated. Forced versus voluntary prisoner Exchange was the Issue on armistice talks collapsed in in definite suspension last october. Itis Tjie Only Issue blocking peace in Korea. -. The in has said it is willing to resum Degoti axons As soon As the communists offered a constructive proposal to break the deadlock. Continued drum Page 1 took the. Hill an outpost for Bunker Hill one of the Heights guarding the invasion route to Seoul ". \ " l " the marines suffered severe casualties during 24 hours of steady fighting in and near the strategic outpost but in Stecial sources said the chinese suffered Many times More casualties than the leather necks. / fighting for the Hill outpost first started thursday when the reds took neighbouring Reno outpost in a Surprise human sea attack. In the air american Sabre Jet pilots shot Down one mig15 Jet and damaged four others in Aeria Battles which saw the crowning of America s 29th Jet Ace of the korean War. He was col James k. Johnson of Phoenix ariz.,. Who now has 5% kills. In Tokyo the air Force announced that Allied Sabre jets Fly ing cover for fighter bombers sup porting a United nations units on the Tibt West k o r can front had destroyed 10 red migs probably destroyed two and damaged 14 others during the week ending Friday. Hev air Force said no Sabre jets were lost during the week in / fighting around old Baldy Mountain 25 Miles to the East of outpost vegas cooled off Satur Day with Only Light and sporadic Exchange of artillery and mortar fire. ,. Resigns Over fee Bee gets ride for birthday Seoul Korea. March 38. Taylor 8thtrmy cd took president and mrs. Syn Man Rhee for a jeep ride on the korean Leader is ,78th birthday. United press photo c. Wesley Roberts. Conscience is clear1 uits m gop from Page 1 Uon was Roberts part in helping to sell the state a $uo,000 hos Pital building. And. Accepting an$1x000 fee. He had no party or government Job at the time an said he acted Only As a Public relations Man,.not a lobbyist support1 for r Oberts built up among Wisconsin re Publ cans even before his resignation was announced. The Wisconsin gop executive committee adopted unanimously a statement prepared by Hood saying in parti. Wes Roberts is a Good Manas chairman of the Republican National committee and if we Areto permit the opposition to ruin the reputation of every person that we elect chairman of the Republican National committee no on of any consequence will be willing to .serve.". Roberts 49-year-old former news Paperman politician and wartime Marine major was an Early re Cruit to or. Eisenhower s political cause. He worked for the former general s nomination six month before the 1952 Republican nation Al convention he was name National chairman Jan. 17, with the president s concurrence replacing Arthur Summerfield of Michi who became postmaster general. Sex sen. Austin 77, stricken rallies burls Ngoh it March 28 up Warren a i a 75, retired . Chief Delegate to the United nations rallied today at the Hospital where he was taken after being stricken with cerebral Complick the Hospital reported Austin had a very restless night but aftera morning visit his doctor de scribed. Austin s condition As he noted much improve ment overnight the c o n d i t Ion of uie former Republican senator from Vermont earlier was listed As grave. The ailment was said to Stem from a longstanding heart 6,000 March tuesday in Farewell to continued from Page 1 Farewell to the troops he has commanded the past 2vi years first As 7th and Ihen As usar eur commander in chief. Among the guests will be Gen Matthew b. Ridgway supreme Al lied commander in Europe Gen Thomas t. Handy Deputy com Mander in chief . European command James Bonaut . High commissioner for Germany Gen sir Richard n. Gale com Mander in chief Northern army up and the British army of the Rhine it Gen Henri Eugene Navarre chief of staff Allied land forces. Central Europe who will represent his commander in chief marshal Alphonse juin Gen Lauri Norstad. Commander in chief of Safe and Allied air forces Cen trial Europe it Gen Charles l. Bolte 7th army cog who succeeded Dye it Gen Roge j. Loiret com Roander la chief of French forces in Germany and lord mayor Wal Ter h. C. L. Kolb of Frankfurt. Also a part of the Parade lineup will be an Honor company made up of detachments from the 7th army air police and Rhine River patrol. The 4th inf div and the Frankfurt detachment bands will play. Maj Gen George w. Read jr., 2daraict div cd will be commander of troops. The ceremony is being planned and Wutti be directed by the v corps. Mews television and news reel representatives will Coyer the review. " the ceremonies will begin wit the adjutant s Cau at 10 am. Day is scheduled to. Arrive atthe stadium about 15 minutes later and will be greeted by a 15-Gunsalute As he enters. Following the presentation of arms and sounding of the general s March Eddy will troop the line he will then return to the review ing stand to address the assembled troops. Immediately following his talk the troops will pass in review with the jets sweeping Over the Fields the last element passes the reviewing stand on departing Eddy will pass be tween the ranks of the army Navy air fore Honor guard which will be lined up at the main Entrance to the stadium. Other guests will include it Gen William a Hoge who becomes 7th army cd Mai a Edward t. Wil Liams Usa eur chief of staff rear adm Howard a Orem com Mander naval forces Ger Many maj Gen Truman h. Landon Safe chief of staff maj Gen Dean a Strother 12th of cd Montagu a Pigott american con sul general mayor Walter Leisk of Frankfurt Gerhard Luttman Frankfurt police chief Baron Ottovon return Liaison officer Frank Furt i Gen Luci an k. Truscott or. Re coordinator and special adviser Hico Byron b. Snyder american Consul in Frankfurt and Samuel Reber jr., Deputy High commissioner this will be the last official appearance Here of the 60-year-Oldthree-Star general whose 36-year military career stretches Over of two world wars. In the first conflict he sailed for i France with the army expedite Clary forces in the Spring of Iweta a saw action in the Aisne Many $�.fensive, operations on the Zeffle River where he was Wounde diffraction and the Meuse arg Iuie of Tensive. In world War a he commanded the 9th inf div through Campaign in North Africa and Sicily so Deuas in the Normandy loading. Twa months later he became command ing general of the Xii corps we under his leadership spearheaded much of the operations of gut George s Patton s 3d army throng France Luxembourg and Germany. Following tuesday s review get and mrs. Eddy will leave far an extended private tour of spa to the Mediterranean area before i. Turning to the . It was announced previously act Feddy will become an executive to the Miani lutbe4jco it in Liams construction co. And their affiliates in Columbos ga., ., France warn China f continued from Page if the far East such action have the most serious sequences for the efforts to about peace in the world and wwt4 conflict directly with the under standing on which any in Korea would reference to elsewhere Tolar East obviously meant China where the French have Bee fighting the communists for the a years. Farther , Aid the joint announcement Aid plans Are being developed wife a View to achieving Mcweat Sindo China and Are being intensive study so As to How and to what extent that states May be Able to and financial support in another move against the pm Nese communists the two go Voa meats announced they will Prenti Supply of fuel in Frencie Tea trolled ports to ships Carojin strategic cargoes to China. T 2--use of French ships traffic i ,. Saar quasi car on the question of Westert Europe s Saar Basin which carom Tea roughest Snag in the Tafia fit instatement said v the importance of Jelt Leittia 4the question of the Saar sized and it was agree should be sought at the ,. Port Unity on a basis which Tutu provide y it Europea Saar conforming to the of the european defens and steel French Delegate onto detail the reasons which View justify and Render Franco German such & settlement prior Totich of the eur tort a defeat cm1. Unity this morning s meeting or. Eisenhower and Newas the last Between tha the three Day series of talks. F l 17 die 62 Hurt As 2 passenger trains Bam freight in continued from Page to nearly an Hoar before Rescue workers got into the Lorn and Volsted cars. And it was nearly eight hours later and after Day break before the Rescue and first Aid Crews finished their task. Some injured were taken by Handcart to abroad where ambulances waited. The wreck blocking the nyc main line occurred on state line curve1 about four Miles East of Here and just across the Pennsyl Vania Border from Ohia. Only a rutty Lane led to the Thicket area of the wreckage from the nearest Highway two Miles tothe South. The Lane soon was blocked with cars mired in Hub deep mud arid left by their Drivers with lights still piercing the drizzling darkness hindering ambulances and Stretcher bearers. More than 100 persons Hurt Only slightly were treated at an Emer gency red Cross first Aid triple crash involved this weird sequence of events the piece of pipe fell off an eastbound new York Central freight train rolling along at 30mph about four Miles East of. Conneaut. It bounded in front of a West bound Ere get going 30 Mph. The westbound freight hit the pipe and several cars left the track. The toppled freight cars spread Over a third track on which s Buffalo to Chicago express no. 5, roared along at 30 Mph. No.5 plunged into the freight wreck of 11 cars of to. 5 were derailed. They came to a grinding Alt on a fourth track on which the Southwest limited hurtled along eastbound at Standard passenger Speed area. Seven of 10 Cai the tracks. I t ithe splintered cars Jans Telephone poles . Although the entire tracks is controlled signals no warning each Tram was track. The Stock ,. A signed to keep a second the same track from halted or wrecked
