L.T. - P&O. WEDNESDAY, JURE 27, 1951 GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY: ( Ruaaia told the United States today that the American and Borth Korean field c01111andere in Korea ahould negotiate a cease-tire to end the year-long war. PEACE In Washington today, there was formal action on the Russian peace proposal. ~ t the state Depa r t■ent, A■erican otrtc1als met with representatives or the fifteen Allied nati ns . u ~ o l d i e r s in Korea. They gathered, and adopted a Joint declaration, asking for - clarification. Just what was the tu 1 aeaning of Malik'& recent suggestion that a "cease-tire" could be arranged?) In Moscow, simultaneously, the United States was taking the matter to the Kremlin. American Allbaeaador Kirk called on Aft1ng Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko - shortly after Groayko had returned trom Paris, where he had attended a long and futile aeet1ng or the Deputy Foreign Ministers. He had hardly got back, when Allbassador Iirk, acting on orders tr011 Washington, asked tor an interview. Moscow Poretan Minister Vishinsky is 111, and Gromyko is taking his place - et- Which put the whole thing 911',4. diplomatic top level. /' The meeting lasted for twenty minutes - whereupon Kirk h~rr,ied ~ to the Embassy, to make a quick report to Washington. PEACE - 2 ____ .....- _____ _ Secretary of State Acheson has just declared that the report from Ambassador Iirk is -- •slightly hopeful.• Those are the Acheson words -- ••lightly hopeful.• It indicates that discussion will continue -- for a truce. () ... KOR TOKY O ., T h [ RETAKE of Red Y lA - ~ I - r C {T T p ~ S TAff co SPONDE T ~ ,..., ,;, J .::. <; • it£A FIELD ... CE A E A • TI O T E ' D TH£ KOREAN O T TH S T AC , T AIDT A T CO CRETE T~ 1'HT ' T T n OFF . P. LC H P IOG AY OULD N OT CO :-IME T lD E MO V C: A I N PO TANT D£VELOP.,._,, w a TO C A V UT D TH E A • HEPO T Oa A H I GTO APPEA - o TO B£ TH£ F IRST E HD CEIV D O. USS I A 'S I £WEST NEGO• PO SA L. '~ HY 1 00 P appearances of a new ortens~v~, putting up a show of force - as negotiations for a truce appear to be getting u n der way. A display of strength - to back up their dema n ds in talks for a cease-fire. But a more general belief among American officers is that they are Th n w from K o r a Pll o f huge ms of Red "'81~~n~cem ents moving o th f e war ront. H o ts of Chinese, •• . ,,."" · ""'4 :::t. are being mustered to the 1 1. · 1 \ , , p u ,, • T A T ? I GI CO T H U D TO l I· T H J TH PA ALLEL BUT • THI. A!:i I. H' T u co D • JA FLEET WOULD At .; I TH f lC:LD lf THE L. P CUL Ti TH T USSIA KO '"' A l -.; " TTL D BY T E w T 0 A S c o ' l 2 D ~D CU 'A ' T OO PS TO t' ~ TH .. " • T . il'-L T t: . N D TH£ A Vl, F O T n C s • THEIR "VO LU T '-t.. n " L T O CHI P I P I HAVl G TO T f01T S T V 'i. ALL F A . T 5 T . o r O J A'S ULD v - T " n: FULL LA 1 •lE ro TH£ ATOS WA • · n l l 4P back up their demands in talks for a cease-fire. But a more general belief among American officers is that they are KOREA The news from K rea tells of huge masses of Red reinforcements moving to the wartront. Hosts of Chinese, believed to be fresh from Manchuria, are being mustered to the north ot Seoul, and the American belief is that a new big ottens1ve is in the ms.kins. •t2S11111t•11· -••■111111112.-r-•t•t■r•■■•-- 1111· 7 Air scouts report intense eneay activity, and toda7 the assault planes were busy - shooting up Red concentrations on the ground · . At the sa■e t1me, heavy Ca.unist patrols have ■oYtid out into Ho Man's Land, as it to screen the build-up ot Red forces further back - and there were sharp clashes toda7 at various points along the tront. One line or speculation 18 that, in all these appearances ot a new otrenaive, the Chinese Coamunists are putting up a sh0"t ot force - as negotiations tor a truce appear to be getting under way. A display or strength - to back up their demands in talks for a cease-fire. But a aore general belier among Allerican officers 18 that the7 are lOREA - 2 getting ready for another try for Seoul, another drive to seize the capital. TIBET A strange entourage moved into Hong Kong today - brought by special train from Red China, and received with much ceremony. A Tibetan delegation retuming hllle tr011 Peking, after having signed an agreement with Red China. The party today was a rather pathetic sight - t1ve aeek, ■tld Tibetans, accompanied by twenty-one Ch1neae COIIIIIUn1sts. The Tibetans, representativea or the Dalai Lalla, 111r&A11n••11<111&.••-a11 l1IJ • wore the colorful tlowing gowns ot their Hillalayan land, with long pigtaila wrapped around their bead■• And on top, We■te~e~■~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ' ~ - - •su,21 wi-. f • t • I . • ' • • • ' r ' .. • . • • ., . '- • .. They looked pathetic - atter • - • v ng en c011pelled to sip away the independence ot their country, making the Root-of-the-World a vassal state or Red China. The coanan1sta with the■ were Chinese otticiala, going to take over a111tary and adll1n1strat1ve poata 1n Tibet, -"Ra.La_~ ~ were neither humble nor downcast - wear1nc military unifol'lls, with pistols. At Hong Kong, newsmen tried to interview the TIBBT - 2 eaiasariea or the Dilai Lau, but they never got a chance - shooed away by the pistol toting Chinese COIIIIUll1ats, surrounding the five meek, ■ild Tibetans. SOVIET GLIDERS Soviet Russia is going into all kinds of sports in a big way. Moscow has accepted an invitation to the next 01,yllpic Goes, and the belief istaat the Russian athletes will uke a good showing - Judging fr011 reports or mass ettorts to develop Russian champions. Today• s news is 1n the rea la or gl 1ders - Jlloacow reporting two new werld records. A WOll8n glider pilot, Marina Pylayeva, went winging tor nearly a hLlndred and titty ■ilea in a plane - without power. 11 ll&&ZilxRXJJtttnR« .. •tttzm est t•••• 1111116.11-1111 h1fttte•t, th? ,.,, -·■II ,. " - · · · · , A speed Mrlc tor gliders was eatabliahed by Alennder Mednikov, who tlew sixty-two ■ilea in an hour and twenty ■1.nutea tor an average speed er torty-six and a halt ■ilea an hour. Which ts virtually supersonic, when you ride on wings without a motor. IRAR - In London, Prime Minister Clement Attlee and leader of the opposition Winston Churchill had an urgent secret conference tonight. Subject - Iran. Today, in th~ House of c011111ons, Churchill asked for the meeting - which the head of the Labor Government promptly granted. Any decisions that may have been arrived at are kept a secret, but the get-together is a vivid sign that the Iranian crisis grows more dangerous. British naval and military units are ready to hurry to the J J oilfields to protect twenty-five hundred British employees. The cruiser Mauritius 1s on its way, as we heard last night. Meanwhile, the T8heran Government has sent its own military forces to the o1lf1elda - where the British employees have gathered, awaiting evacuation. So there's the crux of the crisis - the position of those twenty-five hundred British citizens. London says no order for evacuation has been given - but, if one should be given, would the Iranians try to prevent the 011 Company employees from leaving? London says the only British concern IRAlf - 2 1& the safety of those British citizens, and I military force ~1 used to protect them - and not the Company properties. There's London word that a final effort will be made to negotiate the oil dispute, a "last chance" approach by the British - and, in W a shington, Secretary ot State ACheson once again appealed to the Iranian Governaent to have the nationalized oilfields operated by the Anglo-Iranian C011pan,. ACHESON - SALARY 'Qhecked I In Congress today, the Democrats Ullllk a Republican it ,A maneuver to force out Secretary of State Dean Acheson. G.O.P. legislators planned to do it by using an old taailiar weapon - the dollar sign. 'Ale 1i.aea waa = ,o eat ott t,he • • . , ~ tih• ieereMtJ ot Sta'9. !hts, tu a proee11 ..,_t ifOaM alee The aoney appropriations tor the federal gOYernaent --tar .tbe Depa11t■1MA expire at the end or the tiaca 1 year, 9'111 IS" next Saturdayi- and a new financial bill•• ,-41 ap ea11l has been delayed. So a te■porary •aaure 11 before Congress, to keep thlnga going d11rlng the ■onth or Ju).J. The Republican idea waa to tack on an 8118ndaent, which would 0111t the state Department - no dough tor the bureau or d1pl0118cy tor the c0111D1 ■onth. fThus, they hoped to put the squeeze on the State Department, and force the Secretary to resign. Ot course, Dean ACheaon could very likely get by tor a aonth without be wages. But it would_,~ bee• tough tor a lot or Department employees, having to face a string of payless pay-days. ACHISOI - SALARY - 2 ~ today the Deaocrats blocked all that. The Rule■ C0111ittee tacked on a provision forbidding aaendllenta. So the anti-Acheson people, even it they could 1111ter a •Jority, would have to vote down the eaergency bill altogether. Which would tie up the whole ma United States OoYerrll8nt tor a --~ ■onth - to take a tinancial nack at the SecNtary ot State. / , ..ll. Which ia hardly likely - leav- Uncle S• tlat brolll tor a ~ ■onth. That certa1nl.J would uke hill snap hie Red, White and Blue auapendera. CONTROLS The situation of the Controls Bill tn Washington is ambiguous. Today the Senate was considering a watered down version, which would abolish the roll-backs of beer prices. This - in the face of urgent pleas by Price Administrator d1Salle and E~onomic Stabilizer Eric Johnston, who begged I Congress not to cancel the roll-backs. At the same time, the House or Representatives decided to seek a temporary extension of the present law. This expires Saturday, midnight, and there may not be tillle tor Congress to put through a new measure. So an extension is wanted, Just in case. 1/ IARCOTICS Today brought the most definite kind of evidence that the narcotics racket is directed by Lucky Luciano, over 1n Italy. We've been hearing reports that this gangster, sent to prison in the Ult United States and then deported, waa at the bead ot a ring selling dope in the United states - which wauld ae• to be definite, atter teatillony betore the SenateCrille 1nve1tipt011 toda7. The witness was a tederal agent, Charles Siragusa, onl7 recentl,J' returned troll Italy - where he investigated the activities ot wcky Luciano. Be says that the deported ex-convict is, aa he puts it - "the kin11>1n ot the narcotics trade, not only in tb1a countr;r, but 1n ItalJ." To which h1; adde that LUc1ano 1s also a top leader o.r the Mattia, the cr1111nal secret society 1n Sic117. This teatillony was dramatized by the tact that Siraguaa•a face was kept away troa c&11eras - illportant that his looks should not be made public. He is to go on with his work as an undercover agent, battling against the drug IARCOTICS - 2 peddlers, and they are not to be given ways of recognizing hill. He said the Italian authorities are investigating Luciano on charges that he brought an automobile and large the gangsters, suas or money into Italy - illegally. When they questioned he adlll1tted that he has received cash from Aaer1ca regularly, ever since he was deported - ■oney from the dope racketeers, presuaably. lllb .. •■JH 1 .,,,,,1 1 ,,-1,••n,xt1x•-mtlll Snttbx Another federal agent, nued George Belk, provided a thriller - telling how he, as an undercover detective, played the part or a drug peddler all over the country. He said that top criminals or the narcotics racket spoke ot their principal source of dope as - the old man. BUt "the old man" never appeared in person, and the federal agent was never able to find out who he was. WEATHER Old Man Weather is acting up in the Middlewest - on a raapage of bad behavior. R instol'lls, windatoru, electrical storms - that's the story. Word from the town ot Wakeeney, Kansas, places the death list at four, with scores injured and 1n the hospital, the result or a tomado last night, which wiped out six blocks of the residential district. I J J Jg t It • ti 5 st i i 3101 1 I In Illinois and Indiana, thunderatol'IIS driven by winds up to sixty ■ilea an hour, the wind ripping down treea, and telegraph and telephone wires, and da•ging h0118a. 'ftle lightning - alllost continuous, one flash atter another - 1n cities like Spr1ngtield, Illinois; and Indianapolis,Indiana. At Springfield, a •n was blasted out or bed by a thunderbolt, and was taken to a hospital. Heavy rains are creating threats of flood 1n 1181\f places. In JCanaas, which had inundations already, the water from the sky is raising the swollen rivers - two inches of rain pouring down today. PORBST PIRES A forest fire caae near "6 causing explosive disaster in Newfoundland today, at Gander, where the airport is a nWRber one point tor trans-Atlantic planes. Gander has huge gasoline storage tanks tor the refueling ot across the ocean airliners. So that was where the forest tire 08118 neeping 1n a - ta tempest ot tlc■ea.. Pora while it looked as it the blaze ;ire fighters / W<>llld reach the Gander Airport, bu~* J ? IEMI&& ~••re on the Job - with bulldozers, leveling wide areas ot trees, to atop the advance ot the tire - which waa halted Juat abort ot the gaalline storage tank.I. ' Meanwhile, a wind and ratnatol'II liptened the toreat tire peril to the t1ah1ng village ot Springdale. There, a th0'1sand inhabitants were trapped, and boats were ■obilized to ( aile/ take the■ ott by water. But today, a twenty-tiveA.,,"an hour gale blew - sweeping in a direction to blow the tlaaea away tr011 the village. The atora included a deluge ot rain, which helped to d1111n1sh the fury ot the fore s t tire. 12! At Iannapoli1, Borth Carolina, Ir. and Ira. Babb Bolcoab are gi•ing a fond welco ■e ho■• to their boy. But they don't know bow long he'll ata7 bo■e. Ieoneth Bolco ■b ia a fifteen year old G.I. fro ■ Iorea • and her•'• hi• record tor the wanderlu1t. lhen be waa ••Yen he ran away fro ■ ho ■• and ,tarted tor Florida. lben he waa nine, he ran ••1 to la1hin1ton. lben be••• ele••n - to California. Thirteen - to Teza1. There be talked a recraitin1 Sergeant into letting bi• enllat. Be••• a bil atrappin1 boy. But the Aray toan4 out, and the 0.1. ••• aent ho■• - under a1e. lext year, when be ••• tou rteen, b1aa•1•• to get into the Aray again - and thia tiae ••• ••nt to Iorea. In the Second DiYiaion, be went tbrou1b a ■on~ of eo ■• of the*-•• tougbeat fi1btin1 ot tbe Iorean lar. But they cau1bt up with hi ■ again, ud now• ia bein1 ■ ent boae once aore. Before be left, he aaid to bia ~~~ Coa p any Coaaander: •Do you think I will be able to co•• back when I'• old enough, Sir?• Bil father, today, 1ighed, ahook hil head, and aaid: ••• don't know what he'll do next.• ILJll.LAll The Good Old Daya are coaing back to Bethlehem, lew Hampshire, but the idea is to •how they were - the Bad Old Daya. lext Sunday, the Jlue Law■ will return - Sabbath restrictions dating back to Colonial tiaes. T~e town in the White Mountain• ia putting on the show to illu1trate how auch aore freedoa people enjoy nowadaya. For two hours on Sunday, the police will enforce the Blue Laws. Between two and tour p. II.' there will be an old-ti•• Puritan aabbath - DO aau1e ■ eDta of any 1ort peraitted, no awiaaing, Do &olf. And no 1ingin1 - uDle•• it'• a hyan. You can 1in1 all the Sacred ADth••• you want. To enforce all thia, the puni1haent1 will be ready. In a pablic 1quare, they'll haTe a pillory and1 the stocks. Today Chief of Police Boward Sanborn, in charge of the Blue La• carniTal, •aid he think■ he'll have plenty of cuatoaers for the old ti•• penalties. So there'• your chance, tolka, if you'd like to atand in the pillory, with your bead and l \. A'