L.T. - DELCO - THURSDAY, August 8 , 1957 (Given by W a lter Cronkite) CONFERENCE In Geneva, toda y, an American delegate met with a representative of the Chinese Reds - for diplomatic discussion. Which began the third year of what must be - just about the longest international conference on record. In August of Nineteen Fifty-Five, the American Ambassador to SWitrerland, Alexis Johnson. began talks with Chinese Ambassador, Weng Ping-Nan. Subject - the release of Americans held in Red China. Also - an American proposal for a declaration to renounce the military use of force in the Ponnosa sector. And that began an interminable series of meetings - sixty-nine so far. The results - meagre. Of forty-one Americans whose release was demanded - six are still in Chinese prisons. As for the renunciation of the use of military force - a deadlock, still unbro~en. CONPERBNCE - 2 So wh a t happened in the session tod a y - beginning the third year? Merely a n announcement - that the two Ambassadors will have another meeting, Thursday of next week. I wonder what they've been saying to each other in those conferences, time after time, year after year. BILL - At Flor a l P rk, ew York, R yrnond Carr got a bill for gas nd electric y. cco mpanying the bill, a bro chure which stated roudly: "Th e Long Island Lighting Company is now using electronic comp uti ng equi oment - to c a lculate gas and electric bills. Because of the great accuracy of this modern system," the leaflet went on, ''we are certain it will be another step forward in our program to render the best of utility service." Brother Carr looked at the bill, and the charge for gas was okay. No complaint - si:x dollars and twenty cents. But the charge for electric light, as computed by the electronic marvel, was one thousand, two hundred and sixty-six dollars and eighty cents. I wonder how the super-human calculator - arrived at that! Just an electronic brain storm, I suppose. JAPAN Som e of the tri ky tangle of inter n tional politics are illustrated - by a protest made by Jap n to the United states. Complaining - abou one item in the U.S. dtsannament proposal. At the London conference, the American suggestion is that the aerial-ground inspection plan shall embrace all Russian territory. Including - the island of Sakhalin. Which - is what the Japanese don•t like. Because the mention of the island would include southern Sakhalin - which is claimed by Japan. The American proposal recogn1~1ng, by implication - that the whole island belongs to soviet Russia. Tokyo says - this has been protested by the Japanese Ambassador in Washington. Department. Complaining - to the State WNDO N - H er ' s a di s p th bo u t - death on t he h ighw a y. A usu a l t opic o f w a rni ng - in t h is c ountry. Bu t it c omes fro m London, a nd s a ys - t ha t t h e f a t a l i ty lis t over there t s as much as twenty time s a s gre a t a s that of cities in the United States. The British Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, today, made a report - that, on the main highways of London, there are from ten to forty fatal accidents for every one hundred miles driven by automobiles. In American cities, the figure for the same distance is - two. Sedate London seems more addicted to reckless driving than those wild and woolly Americans. RANCHER t ro Grande, w Mex co, Jo hn Pr ath er ha received reinforcem n s - e eighty-two year old r a ncher, who ts defying th e .s. Army. He refu es to comply with a court order- e ictin him from his ranch. hich the Army wants to annex - as art of th Ma Gre or Firing Range. They're willing to pay two hundred thousand dollars, but John Prather won't leave the old ranch. Instead, he stands his ground, rifle in hand - threatening to shoot. He has a good deal of popular support among other cattle ranchers down that way - and, today, was joined by a small anny of sympathizers. '!'Wenty-F1ve relatives - including a brother, a son and daughter-in-law, a daughter and son-in-law, twelve grandchildren, and sixteen great grandchildren. and peaceable - determined on pacific resistance. Unarmed Neighboring ranchers joined in two - the whole crowd camping out near the Prather home. A group of U.S. deputy marshals, with the eviction order - keeping a safe distance. This John Prather insurrection has even Washington RANCHBR - 2 baffled. Three ew Mexico Congressmen called at the State Department, today - discussing the problem with Army otrtcials. They say they hope the controversy may be compromised in some way. I N'l'R O DUCTIO TO L . T . I nf r off ew Guine , Lowell Thomas has picked up a thr il l i ng story bout an Am e rican in th e S econd World War - a M a rine fr om Mich iga n. W h ich he now t el ls us . L.T.: - low for the story of the American tail gunner, 1011 aur•i~or of a plane that he said waa the firat Aaerioan bo ■ber 1hot out of the aky at night by a Jap niatit interoeptor. John Gilaore, of lew ~uinea, who ha• a reputation for ••racity in th••• parts, sa71 the plaae probably wa1 broqht down by Jap flak. But that•• uni ■portant. Thi• tail gunner, a young fellow fro ■ th• Maine looda, re~urned to the U.S.A. and told wild 1tori•• of hi1 ad•enturee on the laland of lew Britain. In fact, hla tale was generally regarded as one of the harrowing •plea of the Pacific lar. According to thia Australian - h•'• really a citizen of lew Guinea - Gprdon Manuel did ha•e ao ■e adTenturea, but not as he related the ■ i n the L. T. - 2 exciting book •one Againat Fort1 Thouaand.• Instead of crawling aahore and 1ettin1 hi• owa broken leg hiding fro■ the Japa b7 da7, crawling down to the ••a tor ahell life to keep hi ■aelt ali••• Joha Gil ■ore aa,a a natiYe, trained b7 the 7th Da7 AdYentt1ta li11lonarie1, ••t hie leg and put it in a cast. After whioh the natl••• took care of hi ■• Instead of hia killia1 1core1 of Jap1 in hand to haad eacouater ta the Juqle, that be ne•er ao••d away fro ■ the aati•e hat• where be wa1 taken oare of, until oae day the natl••• aent word to the tbea Ser1eaat John Gil ■ ore, that tbe7 wanted to bring bi ■ to the jungle beadquartera, where three of MacArthur•• apottera, aa Auetrallaa captain, Sgt. Gil■ore and a corporal, bad a aeoret radio atatioa. The1 had been dropped there to keep track of the ■oYe■ea\ of Jap ahipa, and plan••• and of course reacue &DJ air■•a, who ■ lgbt be ahot down. Sergeant Gil ■ ore sent back word L. T. - l that they wouldn't accept any white maL unl••• brou1ht in by a natiYe who ■ Gilaore knew and truated. lhereapoa the Aaerican airaan waa brought in by a Solo ■on Islander who had been one of John Gil ■ ore'• childhood pla7 ■ate1. li1ht fro ■ the atart, Gilaore •&J•, the7 found the7 had a trouble-aater on their banda. Manuel criticized •••r1thia1 the7 did, cauaed trouble aaong the nati•e•, aad •••n endaqered all their 11••• b7 dola1 atupid thia11, 1uch aa ••ln1 hi• 1ua tor tar11t praottoe, when they had told hia neYer to tire it leat it r•••al their whereabouts to th• Japa. He aa71 that Manuel cauaed 10 auch trouble the7 radioed out to A ■ericaa Headquarters, wbio~ tbe7 did re1ularl7 - they were reporting direct to General MacArthur. That'• how i ■portant was their radio 1pottla1 assignment. They told MacArthur ot the trouble this ■ an waa gi•ing th••· MacArthur sent back word that all L.T. - 4 Americana, no matter what their rank, it forced down on that island next door to New Guinea, ■ uat obey an7 and eTerJ order giTen by the three Auatralians who were at thia adTanaed post in the New Britain jungle. After that theJ had leas trouble with thia tail gunner. ITen 10 he was atill auch a nuisance that aa aoon a• po11ible the7 got hi ■ out in a aub ■ arine. Whereupon he retur n ed to hi• unit, told his wild tale, was forthwith aade an officer, and 1ent hoae, where he told hi• apine tin1liag tale to ■ e• to othera, and to that able writer Quentin Beynolds, who was conTince4, just as 1 waa. lot long after that we heard how this lad fro ■ the Kaine looda, had gone ho ■ e to Kaine, got to drinkia1, threatened his neighbor.a with a gun, abandoned bia wife, and a little later Colonel Howard Rusk, the eminent doctor in charge of all Air Force rehabilitation, told L. T. - S •• he caae to a tragic end. On a highway, b•••n Baltiaore and Washington, a traffic officer atopped hia for apeeding. He 1ot out of his car, took a punch at tht officer, and in the enauin1 fight wae ahot and tilled Should that cauae ua to loae faith in tho•• who tell ua ot their experience• in war? lot at all. loat of the ■ are true, and only half told. But oooaaioaall.J there'• a Ur. ~ook, who sa,a h• bas been to the lortb Pole, althoqh be n•••r got within a hundred ail•• ot it. And in war tiae, aa we know, th• ■oat hair rai1la1 1torie1 of all are not told at all, becau•• the aen who experienced th•• are either inarticulate, or Juat won't talk. la for our ex-Maine guide, our tail gunner ahot down here off the wild coast ot lew Guinea, well, it'• too bad he dida't ha•• a better education. He ai1ht haw turned his ob•ious talent to fiction. He aight ha•• been a second Soaeraet Maugbaa. In ay next I'll tell 7ou whe we are going - or hope to go - and why. Aleo 1oaethin1 about another flight along thia north Bew Guinea coaat. SENATE - RACKETEERING A Union leader 1~ Washington, today, told a Senate Committee - how he opposed Jo1nny Dio, alleged boss of Union racketeering in New York. Clifton Cameron, of the Electrical Workers Union, saying - that he battled against the racket, and had clashed with Johnny Dio. Whereupon Senator Hruska of Nebraska asked, why hadn't Comeron fought against Canmunism in t.ae Electrical Workers Union? Communism - as well as racketeering? Cameron took the Fifth Amendment seventeen times - when asked about Connunist affiliations of himself and the Union. Meanwhile, alleged racketeer Johnny Dio was getting into a fracas with news reporters and photographers. Called upon to testify before the Cormnittee, later on - he was leaving the Senate Office Building, when he called a photographer a vile name. And - pushed his fist agaimt the photographer's ear. Then he made a dash away - eluding the newsmen. KHRUSHCHEV Khrushchev - did some noisy threaten1ng and blur t ering today. Addressing - the Communist parliament of East oennany, he shouted that the United States would be liable to atomic devastation, in case of war. Mo . . : e important, he seemingly destroyed any chance of an agreement for the reunification of Qermany. Making it plain - that this can only come about, under Communist conditions. Rejecting flatly - the Western insistence on all-German tree elections. DEFENSE Another economy move - in the Defense Department. An order - cutting down the purchase of oil for the current iscal year. A slash - of ten to twenty per cent. One result of this curtailment of oil purchases will be - a reduction of flying hours of military aircraft. And - time spent at sea by naval and other vessels. All a part of an economy campaign - to keep military spending within thirty-eight billion dollars. POLWW SENATE-RACKETEIRINO When the time came for Dio to testify, he took the Pirst Amendment. The Cormnittee charges that he worked in cahoots with James Hoffa, Vice-President of the Teamatera Union. Dio - helping Hoff to rig a Teamsters election in Mew York. Asked about that, Dio wouldn't answer - making the fu111ar plea of self-tncr1m1nat1on. PLANE Over the Pacific, today, a big military transport, with sixty-seven persons aboard, flew at an altitude - of one hundred feet. Hardly more - than skimming the waves. Bscorting it - five Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard planes. The large aircraft, wt th two of 1 ts fou . r engines - out. And - with hardly enough gasoline aboard to reach its destination - bound fran California to Hawaii. A fleet of Navy vessels - racing to points along the line of flight. Ready for a rescue job - tr the transport plane were forced down on the ocean. Luckily, the weather was fine - bright skies and a calm sea. Adding to the hope - that the plane would be able to reach Hawaii safely. (Note: Maybe we'll have the end of this by broadcast time.) BRITAIN The uproar over criticism of the Royal Family goes on in Britain. Today, the powerful Beaverbrook press came out - with indirect support of Lord Altrincham, who has been making unfavorable remarks about the oratorical style of Her Majesty, the Queen. The Daily Express told how, on a recent occasion, cordons of police kept the public from getting hardly more than a glimpse of the Sovereign. In a periodical affiliated with the Labor Party, the . support for LOrd Altrincham - is not indirect at all. The paper advising what it calls - "a healthy discussion of Br1.ti1h Royalty." And adding - "the atmosphere has become so stuffy, the obeisance so object, the general tone and references to the Royal Family so ridiculous." Today, His Lordship continued his appearances on television, with a suggestion - that the Queen should send her son, Prine Charles, to a school along with children of the cormnon sort. classes. Don't bri ~~ him u p - just as part of the upper