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ThjriiT, It I'M Korean Cease-Fire Plan Hopes Dimmed At UN Demand Of Rods Doubt Its Cold In Korea? Take A 2 Alrem Uraron Jonmal Pop's Proud Of Her Bowers Bribery Major's Case Goes tmmmm jpaBi "i r. v' i Trial On Too Slili To Jury (C ualiaurd I ram pje Onel twMlh aat ralb-4 the ktaad r.ylRMKIIIIL rvtif ini awe FLUSHING MEADOW. N. Y. The Nttj r.s General i schei-Jed pe t--ijy Korean t'at which Russia FI i 1 --r OV ,1 -7 JN.

OV TT- 41 p- Any doubts about it being cold in Korea is dispelled by this photn. Here is PFC Clarence Gxioard. cf Osage. with his feet wrapped in canvas. He was one of the soldiers who battled out of a Chinese Communist trap in northeast Korea where temperatures have been below zero.

AP Wire-photo. PRESIDENT TBI MAN AND MIRGARET ask for Christmas Carols Truman Freely Gives Autograph At Dinner WASHINGTON (INS) Last night President Truman: Did a lot of writing that was received with applause and gratitude. Appeared for the first lime in public with his daughter Margaret since her Constitution Hall concert that resulted in other, and less pleasant, writing. The President and hi-s daughter Eddie Bowers, veteran Blue gambler, went on trial today fop allegedly offering a bribe to Frank C. Lehner while the latter wa serving as safety director in Cuyi-hoga Falls.

The trial, growing out last Summer's investigation of th Falls "gambling warn," opened be. lure Common Pleas Judge Clanda V. U. Emmons. In his opening statement to th jury of five men and seven women.

Assistant County Prosecutor Jack, son Mortis summed up the stele's case in this way: "We cpwt to prove that Bnwera approached lehner with a proposition to iM-rmit him to operate an illegal enterprise at Front saying that Ihner 'would hn taken rare of and nobody would know anything about "We believe that this constituted an attempted bribe." DEFENSE ATTORNEY Ed S. Sheck characterized his client as a "44-year-old farmer in Medina County" arid a farm implement dealer in Ravenna. "He has never been arrested for anything." Sheck added. "And do not believe that any evidenea will be introduced to support this charge." Morris indicated that I-ehner, who took leave from his post while the investigation was under way, will be his star witness. The jury will have to decid whether Lehner or Bowers is telling the truth.

Bowers, by pleading not guilty, has denied Lehner'a charges. TIIE BOWERS indictment, and one against William "Bill" Smith, owner of Chesterfield Inn. formerly Semler's Tavern, were returned by a grand jury last July 5. Reports current in Cuyahoga Falls at the time were that gam biers driven out of Akron and Bar-berton were seeking a haven there. Mysterious building repairs wera going on along Front in th Falls business district.

Bowers, rumor had it, was not a part of a major syndicate, which was attempting to set itself up in a building on Front just north of Portage Trail. LEHNER REPLIED to inquiries with a declaration that the gamblers would not run. He became embroiled with another official of the suburb, however, when Solicitor Alan Sophrin declined to represenl him in a suit brought hy Jesse Irwin, pool room proprietor. Irwin sought to forca Lehner to restore a telephone taken from his place of business. Declaring that the action was brought in a battle among th gamblers for Falls locations, Sophrin said that to take part "would be to represent a gambler." Sophrin was instrumental in securing the Smith Indictment.

Smith called him to the Semler Tavern, Sophrin said, and promised to give him "presents" in return for assurances that he could operate a gambling joint. TIIE SMITH trial is set to fol- Truman Calls New Crisis Talks Congress Leaders Urge Imposition Of Wage-sVire Curl) A n0' A ir.rf Weer r. 1 ty I'r'e: n-e Assem- Kv V-rt T. IT set-i r- tve To -h n-. ol rati 1.T W-i Pe'egstes believe there is about ce c-ce in 10 that P.d China agree t.

a f. N-ut the future of vr i a permaierl seat the UN Tr U- i i'! tceting those Chir.e.. demands cn gr.iur.is that s.ich actum might be ccr.stn.ed arreftsemer.T. the aggressor MOST SOI RCI'S (onsiier it is wishful thir.ktrir to believe Red Prenier M10 will abandon the Mi-w kne. The apparent deadlock oxer getting together with Pelplng without making roix-e-fcinn that rritun tll rail "apxaemnt" darken the picture.

Ur.tU the last 4S hours, there hai been a persistent atmosphere ci optimiam at headquarters. There wa belief that Korea and other Asian problems might be solved on a give-and-take hasif. Today, that optimism has faded as general hardening of attitude between the East and West has thrown negotiations into a vicious narL THE CKASE-FIRE plan provides that Assembly President Nasrollah Enteiam and two others to be appointed by him will explore the basis for ending hostilities. Russia's Jacob Malik has announced that Chinese Communist troops will leave Korea if United Nations troops withdraw. First reaction to this statement was that this would leave Korea divided just as it was before the June 25 attack of Communists.

One Interesting theory expressed was that Chinese Communists u-ant American troops to stay on In Korea. If UN troops are driven out, the Teiping government realizes it will be unable to bargain for Formosa. If Korea Is lost to us. It is considered a certainty that the 7th Fleet will continue to protect Formosa and chances are Chiang Kai-shek military aid will be increased. From a strategic viewpoint, Formosa is considered more important than Korea.

Wittenl)eifi Alumni Parly The Wittenberg Alumni Association of Akron will entertain prospective college students at 7:30 tonight at the Akron Art Institute. John Beacham, assistant dean of men at the Springfield, school, will speak. He will also show a colored movie, "The Wittenberg Story." Karam Skaff is chairman, assisted by Mrs. Fred Nimmer, Mrs. Alfred Walter, Ruth Simon, Mrs.

Myers, the Rev. Ernest Habig and David B. Albright. attended a father and daughter banquet at the National Press Club, of which he is a member. All during the meal Mr.

Truman was besieged by other club daughters who wanted his autograph. And he gave it willingly. He even waved aside efforts of Club President Radford E. Mobley Jr. to call off the daughters.

THE ENTERTAINMENT provided at the dinner included New-York stage and radio stars Jane Pickens. Jimmy Savo and the "juvenile jury." Mr. Truman said the evening was "worth the price of admission and it didn't cost me a cent." Then he added: "I want to say to every one of you young ladies, send me a Christ mas card saying, 'Dear Mr. President-I was at the Press Club father and daughter dinner and here's my Mr. Truman promised that he would save all the cards.

He added that he and Margaret had a "grand time" for which they were grateful. "It's the most pleasant evening I've spent in a long time and I haven't had many pleasant ones lately," the President said. The writing that received less favorable comment was a letter sent from the White House to a Washington music critic castigating him for panning Miss Truman's concert. In the letter, the signer. S.

threatened to punch the critic in the nose. 1 rlir.v. "And another reason )u didn't want to put him on the stand ta you didn't want to try this jarket on him." Acar blurted as waved a lignt jacket with a built-in knife pocket. The jacket, the state said in introducing it in evidence, is the one that Major wore on the murder night. Hint on.

la his rkiing irfumrsl hlatr4 al the dale' ca. aatlng It i built na Mkat Major bad aid. He pk-tured Mar as a boy with a background and mental condition who might ui anything. Also, he pointed out, the alleged signed confessiona of the youth had not been introduced by the state. INTRODI tJI in evidence several days ago -as the testimony of police officers who testified on details they said Major had told them of the crime, the state brought out in his arguments.

"One of the thing I rant understand are theve twa stab wounds." Ilinton wtid. He brought up that Coroner C. I. Martin had said that the wound in Mrs Neal's chest was smaller than the knife wound in her back. He also mentioned that a letter opener found in the Neal house after the murder hadn't been brought into court.

He argued that the alleged murder knife is an inch wide and could not have made a wound in the chest only a half to three-quarters of an inch wide as Martin testified. Swinging into his argument for consideration of not guilty by reason of insanity. Hinton recalled fur the jury that Major father had been insane and that the youth is now showing evidence of being unbalanced. He pointed to the blackouts and odd acts by Major which had been described by defense witnesses. Azar answered the insanity plea by pointing out that four psychiatrists called in rebuttal by the state had ruled the boy sane.

Hinton said that it had been the decision of attorneys that kept Major from taking the stand. He added that he didn't believe the boy would be a competent witness. HINTON MADE a strong plea for mercy in the event a guilty verdict was found. "Nothing in your verdict can return the life of Mrs. Neal," he said.

He reminded that it Is the jury's duty to give consideration to mercy in the event Major Is found guilty. Mercy is a Christian trait; it is not a weakness, he said. A guilty verdict with a recommendation of mercy would spare Major's life and send him to prison for tiie rest of his life, he reminded. "The boy's future fate is in your hands. And may God help you in your decision," he wound up.

Pi avers (Continued From Page One) will be no formal program, the people will be invited to enter and prav extemporaneously. "It Is the hope that this will be only the beginning of a turn to the appreciation of the power of prayer," Wheeler said. Mrs. William G. Kearney, president of the Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs, said.

"The women of Summit County will join wholeheartedly in this most worthy program. We feel that every effort should be made to insure the program the great success it deserves." OTHER COMMUNITY leaders offered full cooperation in an effort to have every family attend church on Christmas morning to join in the offering of prayer. The Rev. Bradley F. Skinner, minister of the Church in Silver Lake (Congregational), has been named chairman of the special committee of ministers coordinat ing the plans for the program.

The appointment was made by the Rev. Stanley E. Lynton, pastor of the Second Baptist Church and president of the Akron Ministerial Association. Others on the committee are the Rev. Lonzo S.

Green, pastor of the High St. Methodist Church of Barberton, representing the churches of that city: the Rev. C. Willard Fetter, First Evangelical United Brethren Church: the Rev. Linton D.

Hill, Locust St. Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, and the Rev. Albert B. Denton, executive secretary of the Council of Churches. WAS IT A SLAP.

A Buddy Happy With Toys hi Lexington Hospital (Continued From Tage One) -y' management, labor and agriculture THE GOVERNMENT appeared about ready to clamp production controls on at least 12 more industries. There were indications that allocation of scarce materials was imminent for, among others, producers of radio and television parts, automobile parts, photographic papers and industrial chemicals. REPRESENTATIVES of major electric power companies arranged to meet with government officials to discuss expansion in line with the needs of the defense program. Marshall Against Full Mobilization WASHINGTON (V.Pi Defense Secretary George Marshall believes there is still a "hope' of Korea War (Continued From Page One) described as part of a plan to draw up a tighter defense. Farther south, the UN northwest front was generally quiet.

A security blackout settled over the general picture In the critical Hamliiing-Iliingnam area of northeast Korea. But a S. 10th Corps spokesman there estimated that 10 (hinew divisions were putting pressure on the slender beachhead from three directions. Associated Press Correspondent Stan Swinton reported two light ground attacks on the perimeter, which embraces Hamhung and its Hungnam port on the Sea of Japan coast. Both attacks were repulsed.

Chinese in company strength wore captured American uniforms in the first probing attack. THE PERIMETER is manned by elements of three American and two South Korean divisions plus British and Puerto Rico units. They are from among the 60,000 or more Allied troops drawn to the beachhead from all northeast Korea. Chinese menacing the perimeter were hammered hy carrier-based Marine and Navai fighter-bombers. Also protecting the beachhead iere the long-range guns of American warships.

Field officers expected a sharp fight within the near future. Correspondent Swinton reported Chinese forces were sweeping down from the north on foot. The heaviest, force was moving through the Suchong Valley north of Hamhung. WEST OF the Hanihung-Koto road other Chinese elements moved toward the beachhead. A third force swung down from the northeastern coastal road, still well to the north of the right flank of the defense perimeter.

Intelligence reports indicated the huge Chinese force menacing the Hamhung beachhead came from three or four army groups from Manchuria. Previous estimates had placed the Red force at around eight divisions. Chinese divisions number between 8,000 and 10,000 men. AIR STRIKES and artillery' fire stopped one Red column edging toward the perimeter Thursday morning. The jet dogfight in the northwest was described by Maj.

Gen. Earle E. Partridge. U.S. Fifth Air Force Commander, as the biggest air battle of the war.

AP Correspondent William .1. Waugh Raid the four American lets attacked after seeing the Russian-built fighter sweep over the Vain River boundary of Manchuria into North Korea. The U.S. F-80's were escorting an unarmed reconnaissance plane. No American planes were reported damaged but their pilots said a hit was scored on an MIG.

AT SEOUL, Harold J. Noble, first secretary of the American Embassy, told the war weary people fie Is convinced the Allies will launch a counterattack to drive the Communists out of Korea. (Continued From Page One) up can he achieved without control, at leat on defence materials and equipment. "I intend to tell the President in no uncertain terms that we must have wage-price controls on a selective basis right away," said Maybank, who is chairman of the Senate banking committee. STABILIZATION officials have said they don't expect to he In a position to impose general wage- Wilson Czar? WASHINGTON (INS) President Truman is seriously considering the appointment of Charles E.

Wilson, president of General Electric, as military production czar to command the speedy rearmament of the United States. price controls for at least 60 days. Selective controls sre likely much sooner. They are, however, considering whether to crack down with price ceilings on the automobile Industry, which yesterday declined to make a voluntary "hold the line" agreement on new car prices. Economic Stabilizer Alan Valentine notified the 10 major motor companies, after a fruitless daylong session, that his agency will announce a decision shortly.

MEANWHILE, there were these other developments: SECRETARY OF LABOR Tobin called together for the first time his advisory committee on defense manpower. The committee is made up of a dozen representatives of 1 he Associated Press. United Press and International News Service, which had been sittine on the story for two or three days. were Queried bv their home offices on the basis of the Reuters story OF THE THREE American aeencies the AP was the first to ie. At 2:18 yesterday afternoon AP Bureau Chief Russell Brines wrote that evacuation presumably w-is under way and quoted an AP pnotographer who flew over the evacuation fleet to that effect iThe UP followed suit and then INS.

United Press Bureau Man aer Earnest Hnberecht said his was the third major agency to transmit the story and that 16 heirs after the original breik. INS Chief Howard Handleman said he originally advised his home office not to touch the story and did not file until three hours after the A P. This is ore of few times in the history of journalism when maK.r wire services have competed to be last nn a story. Distlosuie of the evacuatinn Which includes the sorelv 8auit. as the evacuation gets tinder way.

Enemy intelligence doubtless has knowledge of the evacuation. American and British news agencies have made it official and supplied the details. averting an all-out war and for this reason opposes an immediate full-scale mobilization program. Marshall's testimony wa made public today hy a House appropriations subcommittee. Marshall appeared before the subcommittee at a secret session Dec.

1 to urge quick congressional approval of President Truman's request for an additional for the Armed Forces. IN ANSU ER TO questions fiom Chairman George H. Mahon, Texas Democrat, about the possibilities of the curly start of another world war, Marshall said: "We are trying to avoid, in every way that is conceivably within reason, being projected into an all-out war: and at the same time we realize that an all-out war can be initiated by a single word from the other side." "Is it your belief that there Is hope that an all-out war can be averted?" Mahon asked. "I think, along with the saying: While there's life there's There is a hope," Marshall said. But they promised a quick decision.

THE TWO stabilizers spent five fruitless hours Wednesday arguing their case for voluntary price controls and listening to the automobile men explain why 1951 models cost more than those made before the Korean War. Valentine and DiSalle said they had asked the auto companies to hold the line voluntarily against rising prices, as an example to all business, and assured them that other industries are being aaked to do likewise. The automobile men Insisted their prices have gone up less than those of almost any other industry, and less than industry generally, since the Korean War. Auto Firms Stand Pat, Face Curb WASHINGTON Government today searched for a club big enough to knock down automobile prices. Economic Stabilizer Alan Valentine and Price Controller Michael V.

DiSalle turned to their control arsenal after the nation's top 10 automobile manufacturers refused to cancel recent price increases or to postpone any new boosts until March I It still was uncertain whether Valentine and DiSalle will retaliate with a rollback on new car prices immediately. They might impose controls simultaneously on related industries which supply steel, rubber, copper, glass and other materials to the automakers. McCarthy WASHINGTON Physical violence erupted between Sen. Joe McCarthy and Columnist Drew Pearson the other night. The two had different versions and the only acknowledged witness wasn't talk ing.

the Republican Senator from Wisconsin, promised to tell his colleagues something about Pearson today. But he said he wouldn't talk about their encounter. The two are not buddies. McCarthy has been conducting a months-long campaign against what he calls Communist influences in the state department and elsewhere. Pearson has writetn and broadcast crtiically of the Senator.

THE INCIDENT occurred the accounts jibed in this, at least at the swank Sulgrave Club on Tuesday night. Another columnist and radio commentator. Fulton Lewis broadcast the first public account of it last night. The pertinent post-fight quotes: MCCARTHY: "I smacked him Mac Arthur Still Bachs Voluntary Censorship By KEYES BEECH Chici nail; vt ForrlKn grrrlrt TOKYO Gen. MacArthur stuck stubbornly to "voluntary censorship" today despite news agency competition which has endangered the lives of thousands of American troops.

In the last 24 hours major press services have given the Chinese Communist everything but a copy of the time table for the evacuation of more than 60.000 troops from the Hungnam area. This breach of v-curity, by far! According to Reuters' Tokyo the most flagrant and serinu of I bureau, its London office lifted the war, came one day after cor- this line to the ton of the storv. mind. At times he was very quiet as if remembering. BUT WHEN he came back to the cabin after "flying" the ship.

Buddy was as alert as a fireman. "Did you feel the plane going along as I steered he asked, as he went on with a card game we'd started. He dealt two piles of cards, one black, one red. "I can't read and I can't count." he said. "But I know colors." So the card game consisted mostly in hiding the cards from each other and in Buddy shrieking glceful'y.

"You're cheating." "I didn't sleep very well last night." he commented once as we flew along. "I woke up early. I didn't want to come to Lexington. I don't think I like hospitals." BUT NEVER once on the long trip did the child compain. or even ask for a drink of water.

When we landed in Lexington Buddy seemed to forget his worries. Lexington Shriners headed by Potentate Gilbert Perrone were on hand with two big cars to greet us. Lexington reporters and photographers were there, too. The Shriners' Hospital is a homey looking frame building. It is soon to be replaced by a beautiful new $440,000 structure.

Twenty-two children from Ohio. Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia all handicapped in one way or another live there like brothers and sisters. A PRETTY nurse. Eva Green-welt, bundled Buddy into a PUNCH. OR A KICK? after a private party at the Sulgrave Club, which is frequented by many Washington officials.

He said Pearson came up to him and said: 'McCarthy, if jou talk about personal things regarding me on the Senate floor, I'll get you." McCarthy said he then slapped Pearson and said: "Pearson, you laid down the rules. Don't be disturbed if I get a bit rough." He said the columnist replied: dressing room. Whisked off his clothes and put him into a nightie. Dr. Ernest E.

Myers, head surgeon of the hospital, was on hand to give him a preliminary examination. Other children were gathering around him. Just before we left, the Shriners all shook hands solemnly with the little boy they have adopted as their own. "Goodby, Buddy. We will be coming hack often," they said.

"Bye." said Buddy, already engrossed with another boy and a tov train. ON THE return flight Conlan pulled a letter from his pocket. It was from Judge "Please permit me to express what I know to be the real gratitude of every person in this county to the Shriners of Tad-mor Temple for what they are doing for Lawrence Haggerty," wrote the judge. "By sponsoring his admittance to Shriners' Hospital they are insuring the finest in medical and surgical care for him and that everything possible will be done to assure his normal development and general welfare. "The public should know that the many thousands of dollars this will cost Is freely given without regard for race, color or creed.

It seems particularly fitting as the Christmas season approaches that men of good will have found room for a little child in need of care. "The personal and private charity of the many who made this possible will add to their own happiness and will surelv be repaid a hundred fold." But Hoiv? "You get rough and I'll get you, McCarthy. I've got more circulation than you have." It was then he slapped Pearson and sat him down, McCarthy said. Pearson's version was that the Senator "kept badgering me he kept saying he was going to make a speech in the Senate about me." "After the party, when I was putting on my coat in the men's check room, he grabbed hold of me and kicked me," Pearson said. FEED V.

NOLAN Phone 40748 low that of Bowers. Conviction, under the identical indictments against the two men, carries a l-to-10-year penalty. The grand jury investigation brought out that the state apparently thought most of the county's well known gamblers were involved in the Cuyahoga Falls wars. Among those subpenaed were Riley Jen-el. Roy Gray.

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Sow IVmciictt Cflt I T-is iooiia i V.tS,lS ot-m o. ll S11 M0' II 3 LT CoosY I And Pearson Braid, r-spnuenjs re aokea to follow a four-point security guide to guard against just such breaks. Maj. MacArthur L.y;? O. Hickey.

of staff, called Tokyo bureau chiefs to his office this morning and askd them to do It again. They promised, as they have promised twice before, during the Korean war. AT A OLNER correspondents iate me tixiav Cel. r- urgea that se-; curity criteria be followed and no further rr.cnuon be. made of movements of the 10th Corps.

It is the 30th Corps troops who are beir.g evacuated. But Echols refused to ay what action would be taken if securit) should again be violated. "Some form of security mas-1 urea will have to be taken hy Gen. MacArthur if th.s work," said Echois. "However," he added.

Gen. MacAithur be! that voluntary censorship can still work and that censorship is "impractical." AS HAS BEEN the ase with with my open hand and knocked him down on his hips. I didn't punch him." PEARSON: "The Senator kicked me twice in the groin. As usual he hit below the belt. But his pugilis tic powers are about as ineffective as his Senate speeches.

I was not hurt." Pearson said the encounter ended hen Sen. Richard M. Nixon, California Republican, Intervened. McCarthy said Nixon saw the fracas but didn't separate them. Said Nixon: "I have no comment except that this incident occurred at a private party.

I do not believe such foolishness should be bandied about in times like this." Physically, the two aren't badly matched although McCarthy has the edge in age, weight and if appearances aren't deceiving in strength. PEARSON is tall and rangy. He observed his 53rd birthday yesterday. A Marine in World War II, McCarthy is several inches shorter jbut stockier. He is 41.

I McCarthy said the whole thing I started in the men's cloak room Aucdon Salt of MurhlntfT Sjlurd.t. Drcember 18, 19. VI ml 1 :.10 F.M. the premises, North Meridian Road, Tosnrftmrn. Obi.

Complete line of machinery and equipment former properly of Great Lakei Carbon Company, sied in the operation of a Rock Wool Imolallnr Plant and many other small Items, Equipment can be used for fertiliser and other purposea. Valued at SMS. IMA. Purchased in 194? or later. Terms ean be arranged.

every ether security violation of 1 1st Marine Division i from a the Korean war this one originated military standpoint, an open into Tokyo rather than with cor-' vitalion to the enemy to try to respondents In the field. It is destroy the 10th Corps, possible that correspondents who The" generals are fearful the get shot at slorg with troops have Chinese will launch a major land greater appreciation of security, drive, accompanied bv aerial a- AUCTIONEER, COL. Beutera British Agency touched off the, breakage after midnight Tuesday with a line deep in a story which quoted unconfirmed reports from the front to the effect that the 10th Corps was being evacuated. R. D.

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