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i2-A cccccfrOiJdisd Sunday, May 11, 1952 'i fj Price Paid to May Ask Rus's GOV. COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF WINNiE JUDD 1 Berkeley in Long Debate On- Robeson Free; General where Mrs. Judd has been held since 1933. -O i "The red-haired killer, who was committed to the institution 72 hours before she was to hang for the murder of two1 women friends, can now bo sent to the Arizona state prison 'if her mental condition per mits. i Under state law.

this means that at some future date her life sentence could be commuted to time served and she could be released. 1 Continued from Page 1 Dodd was released 78 hours and 15 minutes after he was dragged bodily into a compound of 6000 surly communist prisoners. -Dodd looked fit as he stepped out of the airplane. He- was greeted by Brig. Gen.

Charles W. Christenberry, an Eighth Army staff officer. Dodd was hustled into a car and was driven to Eighth Army headauarters 'where he presum ably would confer with ben. James A. Van Fleet.

An Army spokesman said cor respondents would not be per mitted to talk with Dodd. ue said" the' general had not told Army authorities yet about his experience as a captive ox com munist prisoners of war. The spokesman said Dodd would be present for a news conference "late this afternoon or this The Eighth Army said Dodd was released after a meeting of communist prisoner of war leaders on Koie. Dodd. 52.

commander of the) island prison, was seized as be conferred; with the prisoners sit the gate of compound 76 He end Iieut Col, Robert Riven of Newton, TexJ were grabbedAbytbe red leaders, but Kaven xougni jus way out of the Dodd was held hostage ins the compound, where hee negotiated with the reds settle- ment'of some of their grievances. Liquor Store Robbed BERKELEY, May 10. Two holdup men slugged. Asa S. Pickett on the hed in a liquor store at 1265, University Avenue here tonight, and fled with $150 from the cash register.

Victor I. HerwiX prosecutor In Xftw. Yedfr total of fir policemen accused of graft disclose thai ho has receired as anon jiu ous telephone) call warning him to lay Y. Police Graft Case Marked by Terror Reign PHOENIX, Ariz, May 10. (J Gov.

Howard Pyle of Arizona announced today he had commuted the death sentence of trunk murderess Winnie Ruth iudd to life imprisonment He gave as his main reason the recommendation of the State Board of Pardons 'and Paroles and of the last three superintendents of the Arizona state hospital for the insane parts of the country have caused disturbances and riots necessary for police action. "Robeson is a glorious singer but his voice is the weapon of communist ideology. "The district attorney says we can legally cancel this concert I hope my associates on the Board of Education will reverse their decision." PROPAGANDA PURPOSES Smith, who voted for the "Why are the Rus sians winning the battle for the hearts and minds of the people? The Russians have convinced too many that under communism there is no discrimination. Our most vulnerable spot therefore is discrimination. "There is no question in my mind but what the fanatical com munists are using Paul Robeson for.

propaganda purposes al though many of his supporters may not know it The commu nists are hoping this noted fig ure will be turned down by the Berkeley School Board. This would give them additional propaganda to be used in con vincing millions of people that there is racial discrimination even in this world renowned ed ucational center. "We must not fall into the communist trap and make Robeson more of a martyr than he already is. I beseech all of you to rely on reason, not emotion, so we can prove to the countiy and to the world, by example. that democracy does work and that this great republic of ours still has the best system yet de vised by man for the well be ing of the human race.

'NOT APPEASEMENT "That is the only way we can beat communism and that is not appeasement No one has to hear Robeson sing who does not want to and I beg you to stay away if you don "Any person picketing the con cert or causing any disturbances will be playing right into the hands of the communists. That is exactly what they want So let's keep our heads, practice what we preach and work toward the day when all the nations will respect us for maintaining a democracy that works." Mayor Cross, who also favored Continued from1 Page 1 Jakob Malik, Soviet ambassador at the United Nations, on June 25 last year called for negotia tions. This set off a series of diplomatic maneuvers w-hich finally produced contact between the UN. and communist com mands. Last October, when the talks were deadlocked vex, tne loca tion of a truce line ano sus pended by a dispute over where negotiators should meet.

Ambas sador Alan G. Kirk asked For eign Minister Andrei Vishinsky for intervention by 'the Soviet Government. 'In his reply Vishinsky made the usual denunciation of the United States as the Aggressor" in Korea and as the real barrier to a settlement But subsequently the difficulties were cleared away by red concessions on both the truceTine and tne site prob lems. present situation developed after United Nations nego tiators, in an effort.1 to force gave the reds on April 28 what is called a final offer of agreement POINTS OF OFFER Under this the- comma nists, would agree to take back only 'those prisoners willing to be. repatriated; the U.N.

would drop' a--: standing demand for ban on airfield construction in North Korea, and the reds would give tip their demand to have Russia serve rs a "neutral" truce supervisor. The United Nations position is that this is an "all or nothing? offer. 'It was discussed with the reds in secret sessions for several days, then the secrecy broke down and the talks appeared on the verge of total collapse. They have not broken down com pletely, however. Washington officials find two sngnt grounds zor encouragement in the present situation One is that despite the tough attitude of the U.N.

negotiators the ifor the Oakland Naval Hospital He attributed his success to 3uck," citing his purchase of Darren piece ox wra in rresnu County when he was a Hanford Dame teuer. me nana Decame famous as the Kettleman Hills field, which sold for $18,000,000 He was a. director of numerous banks and insurance i member of the California Histor ical Society and many clubs. Born in Normandy, Tenn he is survived by his widow, Florence," and two daughters, Mrs. Winston Cowgill and Mrs.

Charles Christenson. communists have wanted to avoid complete suspension of the meetings. The other is that they have not so far launched a major propaganda campaign against the United Nations proposal. Carpenters in New Deadlock Negotiations in the 36-day-old strike of Bay area carpenters ere broken off late yesterday with representatives of ment and the union still deadlocked on the question of health and welfare plans and wages. Even as yesterday's session was breaking up, the carpenters were spreading the walkout throughout Northern California.

Na further meetings are sched uled in the Bay area, but nego tiations pertaining to the 42 other California counties are to be held tomorrow. Previous to yesterdays meet ing, a conciliator had expressed himself as "very hopeful for an early settlement" of the Bay area dispute the one from which the larger one grew, along with a strike of AFL Pile Drivers and a threat to strike by AFL Con struction Laborers. V. Wayne Kenaston and William F. Foley, Federal conciliators said after the meeting that "the parties are completely deadlocked on the basic issues of health and welfare plans and wages." Bay area carpenters are asking a wage hike of 15 cents an hour plus the health and welfare plan.

PORTLAND, May 10 The Simpson Logging Company of Shelton, agreed today to finance a health and welfare program for its 1200 striking CIO woodworkers. Greyhound Bus Negotiators Meet! Negotiators seeking to bring an end to the 67-day-old Pacific Greyhound bus drivers' strike were meeting again last night on the heels of an earlier meet ing at which "considerable prog ress" was reported. The strike thus' far has spread to 10 states and has affected some 3000 Greyhound employees. Crash Wrecks Train LAUREL, Md May 10. UF-Six cars of a Baltimore and Ohio train were reported derailed and at least one on fire after a train struck an automobile -at a crossing near here tonight.

mental trial of the five police Continued from Page 1 threatened a taxpayer suit to prevent Robeson from using the theater. A show of hands asked by David P. Smith the board member who made the original motion on which the board granted Robeson use of 'the theater was approximately two to one in favor of granting Robeson use of the auditorium, an unofficial count indicated. -Prof, Ralph Douglas Hislop, faculty member of the Pacific School of Religion, said he was unalterably opposed to liooe son's political pnuosopny out suppression of his appearance "favors the tactics of Hitler." 'ABHORS COMMUNISM (Dr. Galen M.

Fisher, YMCA and church leader, told the au dience he disagreed with Robe son ideas ana abhors communism but. agreed with the board in his right-to sing. Speakers against granting Robeson use of the hall included Mrs; Donald Henderson, Alameda County-unit chairman of Pro- America; G. W. Stewart com mander of VFW Industrial Post No.

1010 of Emeryville, who said that a unanimous vote of the membership had requested the board to rescind its action; Mrs. Lewis Hawley of the Republican Women's Club of Berkeley and Mrs. M. Grace Buhlert, president of the Oakland unit, California Council of Republican Women. Others who opposed the Robeson permit included E.

R. Silva of the! West of Sacramento organization, a Berkeley group; William Seavey and Pat Silber-stein, legionnaires. BOARD MEMBERS SPEAK The -session opened with the reading pf the letter sent by Dis trict Attorney Coakley holding that the board could "exercise its discretion in the management of school; property, reconsider the matter and rescind1 its action of last Tuesday night in gran tine the application to Robeson. Then the board members took the floor to again state the posi tiohs that brought about the vote. A.

K. Sackett a board member who voted against the. Robeson permit said: "Robeson, in his capacity as an artist has asked for, the auditorium. Robeson also is a man who has lived in Russia and had given considerable time and support to the communist party. He has made derogatory state ments about this country and Negroes.

He is a contentious figure and his concerts in other the permit reiterated his previous stand that in five years on the board of education he was of the opinion the board did not have the legal right to deny use of the auditorium to any non- subversive group. FILED AFFIDAVIT Cross said that the application signed by the Negro Labor Council representatives, sponsors of the concert attested they were not 'subversive and furthermore they had filed an affadavit that there would be no politica4 speeches. As to the second objection of the district attorney that they could legally be barred because they might 'destroy school prop erty. Cross said: "I am not willing to insult the finest police department on the face of the earth. We -can and will keep order.

I don't like the statements of agitation going around. I asked the City Manager (John D. Phillips) if we can keep order in Berkeley and he said we most certainly can. Berkeley has a chance to say we dont agree with Mr. Robeson's philos ophy, but come and sing.

Let those who want to come and hear him, hear him." TIND NO AUTHORITY Mrs. Mildred M. Brown, who voted in favor of the permit said: "My position is based on a separation in my mind between my personal disapproval of Mr. Robeson political views and my duty as a board member acting on an application for the use of the theater. "I can find no authority in the law as it has been interpreted to us for the board to impose 'a censorship on the use made' of the theater.

"The only basis on which I feel this application could be denied under the law "would be an imminent liklihood of disorder which I do not think exists." Mrs. Ready, board president explained her vote against Robeson was because of what the singer stands for and what he has done in the past New POW Hospital PANMUNJOM, Korea, May 10. on The United Nations' Command told the communists today that it has established a new hospital for red prisoners of war Arthur Dale King, Oak Knoll men this week by declaring the city's three highest ranking po lice officials, since retired, were on his payroll to protect his 20 million dollar a year booue racket -V NAMES 189 OFFICERS Gross, seeking a reduction In a 12-year DooKmasang sentence, also named 100 lesser-ranked po licemen as having taken ice or graft from him. The trial of the five policemen had recessed for the week-end when the case flared again with the beating and threats. Thirteen more policemen are slated to go on trial later on charges of taking graft from Gross.

Herwitz vowed he would con tinue to press the case despite the threats and said Harry Gross had not been4 frightened into silence by his brother's beating. GROSS TELLS STORY Herwitz said he believed young Gross' story of the assault The three former high officials named by Harry Gross were Po lice i Commissioner William P. O'Brien, Chief Inspector August W. Flath and Chief of Detec tives William T. Whalen, all ap pointees of former Mayor William OTJwyer, now ambassador to Mexico.

O'Brien and Flath have denied the accusation. Whalen has been unavailable for comment Country Club Builder; Dies NEW YORK. Mar NK-Ul-An undertone of terror appeared In the graft case of five policemen today with a telephoned threat to the prosecutor and the beating of his star witness brother. Victor Jr Herwitr. assistant city corporation counsel, said he re ceived the anonymous call at his home this morning.

Only hours before, Jackie Gross, 24, said he was beaten on a dark street by two men as a warning to his brother, bookie Harry Gross, to stop testifying about graft payments to police. A police guard was assigned immediately to Herwitz and his family and to young Gross. Both reprisal measures were all of a piece," Herwitz said. The developments recalled the slaying last March of Arnold Schuster, 24, -about two weeks after his tip enabled police to arrest bank robber Willie (The Actor) Sutton. 4 SNAPS out threat; Herwitz said his caller asked for him by name and snapped: "You better lay off." Herwitz said young Gross was pummeled and kicked but not seriously injured by his unknown assailants.

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