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DAILY AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION It Mentht Cndlni March 31. 1953 10,717 TRAVERSE CITY RECORD-ESAGLE NORTHERN MICHIGAN'S GREATEST DAILY THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonieht. Sunday. Scattered shewere thunderahewera tonight Lew to nerth, iouth. UNITED PRESS FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE SIXTEEN PAGES TRAVERSE CITY.

MICHIGAN SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1953 FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR--14405. mce nvr CENTS 'Peace Monday'--Last Word from Korea Weather Instrument Recovered Near Karlin Not Connected With Bank Job Having waived extradition he- fore Judge Charles L. Brown in a special session of circuit court here this morning, Albert Haddad, 24, was being held in the county i jail pending arrival of New York police who will return him to that state to face armed charges. Haddad's arraignment today on a fugitive warrant followed questioning Friday evening by state police in connection with the 528,000 bank at Livonia, last Wednesday. Officers stated that the 24-year- old New Yorker apparently was not connected with the Livonia bank hold-up or other recent robberies He was questioned by stale police dete3tives Jack Woolley and Melvin a a of Detroit, who flew here yesterday afternoon to quiz him regarding the Livonia rob- beiy.

The officers returned last night after interrogating Haddad. Haddad was picked up by state Emil M. Lorr of Karlin holds the radiosonde and parachute which he found Friday evening while driving his jeep through a farm field three quarters of a mile north of Karlin. The radiosonde, a weather Instrument, bore a tag showing it was released by the U. S.

weather bureau at Green Bay, on July 6. A balloon carried the instrument to a height of 12 miles, with the radiosonde acting as a radio broadcaster of temperature, pressure and moisture of air through which it passed, the data being used for weather forecasting. After the balloon broke at high altitude, the orange-colored parachute eased the instrument to earth. The radiosonde is being mailed to the Jollet, reconditioning center of the weather bureau, as directed by instructions on the instrument, and will be re-used. (Record-Eagle Photo) Agree to Clamp Down Bingo Out, Prosecutors Say MACKINAC ISLAND.

July 25--(UP)--County piosecutors returned to their homes today resolved to enforce the state's gambling laws which ban bingo no matter how charitable the cause may be. In a stormy, hour-long session Friday, the prosecutors passed. 2S to 6. a resolution piomising strict enforcement of the law until it is changed by referendum. The legislature itself cannot lift bans on bingo as the consti- tution forbids any form of lottery and the supreme court has ruled bingo and raffles as such.

"If the people desire a change in the laws on gambling, it must be done by the peole themselves through their duly elected legislators, or by their own referendum," the resolution said. Until that time, the prosecutors asked for uniform enforcement of ws pertaining to all forms of vice They pledsed support to state, county and citv law i offi- Heart Attack Sen. Charles Tobey, New Hampshire, Dies WASHINGTON. July 25-- (VP1-- The outspoken New Hampshire Sen. Charles W.

Tobey. Bible- Republican, who gained nationwide quoting enemy of the underworld, a J951 i senate crime committee's televised hearings, celebrated his "3rd birthday Wednesday. Tobey, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage 15, 1951, at his Temple, N. home, was stricken at 5:30 m. Friday in the capitol.

He was taken to the naval medical center in nearby Bethesda. Md and was treated for coronary thrombosis. Cmdr. S. W.

Eyer of the naval medical corps said Tobey was conscious when admitted to the hospital, but died in his sleep. The twice-widowed Tobev third wife, the former Mrs. Lillian Crompton, widow of a Philadelphia leather company execmne, was at his bedside when he died. Hospital off i i a said Tubey's four children had been notified of his illness and cers in enforcing the laws. The prosecutors' resolution has no legal force.

It merely expieses the intentions of the majority. At the same time, the prosecutors asked the legislatuie to take another look at all gambling laws. They questioned the "moral position of the state in connection with its official participation in noise racing and betting." Prosecutor James R. Rood of Midland county, who supported a move to have Gov. G.

Mennen Williams lead the way in establishing general policy for law enfoice- ment officials, found insufficient backing from othei proseunois. As the closed, it appeared most likely that enforcement of the bingo bans would be gradual. Operators would be asked to stop and, if necessary later, order to quit. Sheriff Charles Downer, previously announced that bingo continue to be permitted in Shiawassee countv, changed his mind. Henceforth, he said, charitable gambling was out.

The Owosso Knights of Columbus complied with the ban and announced that raffle tickets for its annual barbecue would be refunded The VFW post at Durand cancelled its weekly bingo party. In Detroit. Local 351 of the CIO United Auto Workers union ignored a police warning and operated its weekly bingo party. Two police officers attending did not in- i teriere with play. Trrey accepted a petition from the players protesting the state ban on their game.

Named Queen on Birthday CADILLAC, July 25-(UP)--Barbara Jo Lillie had a pleasant birthday surprise Friday night. Miss, Lillie, a high school senior fall. of-the 1 -1953 Pa-ul Bunyan Days festival of Cadillac, which will be held Aug. T-S. She was elected on her 17th birthday.

She won the queen contest in a field of 2S entries from cities and towns within a 75-mile radius from Cadillac. The new queen is brown-haired, brown-eyed and is five foot foui inches tall. Joyce Buss, Cadillac Evening Xews reporter, was runnerup in the contest. troopers on Frankfort's main street Thursday night after officers spotted his car and stopped him. State police had been on the lookout for him since July 17, when they were informed by New Yoik authorities that he might be visiting some army buddies in the Beulah area.

A snub-nosed revolver and a box of shells were found in a search of his possessions. A detailed seaich of his car, stored in a Beulah garage, revealed Friday a.lernoon $400 hidden in a glove the i of the gray Cadillac. Officers said that Haddad admitted the J400 was part of the loot from the robbery of two bakeries in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Midwest States to Discuss Problems LANSING, July 25--(UP)--Representatives of midwestern states will gather Sunday af a i a Island for a three-day conference on interstate problems. California representatives, who met with Michigan officials Friday to complain about discriminatory trade barriers against California i also scheduled to attend the island conferences.

The California delegation met with members of the legislature's interstate cooperation committee and was told that Michigan also objects to California barriers against Michigan fruit products. Call Incjuest in Death of Infant DETROIT, July 25--(UP)--An inquest was scheduled for today in the- death of 10-month-old Raymond J. Fizia who died after falling from his crib. The child was dead on arrival at St. Joseph Mercy hospital where he was rushed Fridaj night by his giandmother, Mrs.

Mary Bunkowski, 66. Police believed death was caused by a broken neck or skull fracture. Moves to Chequers Churchill Resuming Some of His Governmental Duties LONDON, July 25--(UP)--Prime Minister Winston Churchill is expected to go abroad for a further rest sometime next month, informed sources said today. They said Churchill probably will spend his time painting in the south of France. The ailing prime minister set up shop at Chequers, the official I country residence of prime minis- I ters, today to be in closer touch I with British state affairs than was possible at hi? own country estate at Chartwell, from which he mored Friday.

Churchill, while assuming an increasingly active role in the government, is not expected to return to his office in London before the end of the summer. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, who returns Sunday from the United States, also is expected to convalesce in southern Europe, possibly in Greece. Churchill's future plans will depend largely upon the advice of his doctors who are reported greatly pleased with the progress he has made since they ordered complete rest for him a month ago. It was understood his doctors, while advising against an early return to work, have agreed to greater activity for Churchill during his stay at Chequers. Eden will visit the prime minister on Monday at Chequers and mil spend the following weekend i him.

During these visits important decisions are expected to be taken which will determine Eden's future role tbe "government. All present indications are that Eden will be able to resume his duties in the autumn In that event he could begin in September" or early October to relieve Churchill of some of the prime minister's Who Is This Boy? Case of Lost Identity weie on their way here. Tobey. who was elected to his I i senate term in 190(1. appar- i ently had been in good health.

He died at midnight Friday night fol- had attended senate sessions up to lowing a heart attack, i the time he was stncken. SEN. CHARLES TOBEY A I A I i LITTLE ROCK, A July 25 il'IM-1. W. McAllister, a chin- I ehilld raiser, today asked i damages fi ora a neighbor who operates a concrete brick manufacturing plant.

His suit charged that the plant sets up vibrations that paused his chinchillas to become and distressed." to lose their offspring and to gnaw at their own. valuable fur. CHICAGO, July 25--(UP)-- A teen-age lad anxiously awaited the i arrival of a man and wife from Iron Mountain, i today who I may be able to solve the riddle of his lost identity. If the man and woman i i him as their son, he will be saved from possible committment to a state mental institution. The 15-year-old hoy has been tentatively identified Lawrence Kobare of Iron Mountain.

Dr. V. G. Urse of Psjchopathic hospital said the tentative idetui-1 fication was made by two Chicago women wlio visited Iron Mountain recently and were friends of the I Robare family. I The slender, brown-haiied a was found in a dazed condition June 24 as he wandered the streets of Chicago.

He told police that his name is Joe Collins, but said be did not know how he came to Chicago or why he was in the neighborhood where he was found. Mrs. Mary Freimont. 50, grandmother of a boy who disappeared mysteriously from his home six years ago. came to see the iad and said he looked familiar.

However, the boy did not recognize toys of John Na-s ickus. her missing grandson, and did not appear to recognize the name. Officials said that, if the boy is not identified by someone, they will have to hold a hearing on the case and he will probably be committed to a state menial institution. Rhee Keeps Hands Off PANMUNJOM, KOREA, Jujy 25 --(UP)--Reliable sources expected today that a truce in the Korean war would be signed Monday. Twelve hours later, the shooting will cease, ending a "police action" that has become one of the most costly wars in history.

Syngman Rhee has renewed his pledge not to obstruct the armistice, and a source close to the South Korean president said he was "very much pleased" by United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' reply to Rhee't message of Friday. Persistent reports said it was Kim II Snug, the North "TToreau leader, who had delayed firal arrangements for the formal Iruce- signing ceremony, These reports said that Kim had balked at attending a public ceremony at Pan- munjom. If he does not attend, the armistice piobably will be signed lirst by the chief truce negotiators, Lt. Gen. William K.

Harrison and Gen. Nam II, in a joint ceremony here. Then the English, Chinese and Korean language texts would be flown to Tokyo and Pyongyang tor signature by the opposing com maTiders. The signing at Panmunjorn, even if by the armistice delegates alone, will be Hie official signature from which the timing of the cease-fire will start. American and pommunist liaison officers met five times for a total of tlyee hours and 31 minutes' in Saturday's tension-packed day.

They adjourned at 6:30 m. without setting a time for another meeting, although it was expected one would be held. American officers from Eighth Army headquarters began moving into place along the front-line today to insure that the guns are silenced and the troops, particularly the South Koieans, withdraw on schedule. Within 72 hours after the truce signing, the opposing forces will pull back two kilometers each, leaving a two and a half mile "neutral" zone between them. Almost at the same time, "Operation Big Switch" will begin bringing home through Paumunjom the first of 3,000 American, 7,000 South Koreans and about 2,000 other UN prisoners, mostly British common wealth and Turkish.

Some will get their first' breath of freedom in three years. Ships from Inchon will carry them home in large groups. At the same time, the UN com mand will begin shuttling about 70,000 Communist prisoners north waid in exchange. The prisoner exchange may lasl nearly two months. After it is completed, the controversial "reindoc- trination" of anti-Communists is to begin.

Near the western end of the "demilitarized zone," some 8.600 North Korean and 14,000 Chinese prison ers who have rejected repatriation to their Communist homelands will be concentrated in camps puarden (Please turn to Page 2, Col. 1) Storm Halts Orchard Work Drenching rains, the first to be recorded here in a week, soaked Traverse City and the surrounding area this morning with a heavy downpour which drove tourists and resorters indoors and suspended harvesting operations in the re- ion's cherry orchards. Torrential showers, accompanied by thunder and lightning, struck here at 7:30 this morning from skies which turned overcast during the night after a week of pleasant weather, and forecasts indicated more thundershowers would be recorded in the area tonight and Sunday. It was the first rainfall to be recorded since a. week ago today, when an inch and a half of precipitation gave the region a welcome soaking after 16 straight days pt sunny weather and high temperatures.

Reports received yet the CAA communications station here showed that light showers were ed in the the heaviest rainfall registered iu the Traverse City vicinity. Temperatures began to drop as the storm struck, the mercury dipping from 60 at a.m. to 57 by late morning. Friday's high wns 73 degrees and last Bight's low was 51. Picking operations were ed today in regional orchards, civ- ing processing plants a breathing spell as the 1953 harvest season of red tart cherries ended its first week of full scale picking and processing.

Stole Six-Year Old Hold Father of Three on Kidnaping Charge DETROIT, July 25--(UP)--A 25- year-old father of three children accused of snatching a six-year-old girl from an alley behind her home and taking her on a forced automobile ride was held at police headquarters today on a kidnaping charge. Witnesses told police Milton Leslie Preston, a New York Central railroad shop worker, stopp his car near where curly-haired Paulette Locklear was playing Friday evening and asked her to go tor a ride. The girl's brother, Nathan, 9, said Preston dragged Paulette into the ear when she told him to "go away." Nathan and other witnesses fur- nished a description of the- car tad a' concerted police search of neighborhood was started. Police said they stopped a-car answering the description of the abductor'and found Preston at the wheel and Paulette on the floor -wrapped in-a blanket Preston told.police ie picked up the girt the Vicinity of Brlggs j-Sftdlum and wa's driving her home. He denied kidnaping the glrL Police said a preliminary medical examination showed the' girl bad been Officers'said who has a police record dating back to 1945, was arrested on an assault charge at Bitoxl, in 1947 but was not convicted.

Hearing Peak Food Prices Increase 3.4 Per Cent in Michigan Cities LANSING, July 25--(UP)--Food prices increased 3.4 per cent from March to June in 10 Michigan cities, the state department of labor repoited today. The March-June food price rise reversed a downward trend in the food index which began a year ago and continued without interruption i prices became available, department officials said. June food prices were 1.7 per cent lower than in the same month last year, however. Significant price increases in the 10 industrial cities in fruits and vegetables, eggs and meats and smaller rises in the price of cereals and bakery products, fats and oils, and sugar and sweets forced the index up during the second quarter. Only dairy product prices declined.

June food prices were still 1,7 per cent below the all-time high of June a year ago. The price comparison for all foods between March and June by cities included: Battle Creek up 3.9 per cent, Flint up 3.4 per cent, Grand Rapids up 3.2 per cent, Kalamazoo up 3.1 per cent, Lansing up 3.1 per cent, Marquette up 2.1 per cent, Muskegon up 2.5 per cent, Pontiac up 4 per cent and Saginaw- Bay City up 4.1 per cent. Where Truce Will Be Signed In this structure, now being completed by Chinese in the drab Korean countryside, truce may be signed momentarily. This picture was taken just after the Reds had started its framework. but it will be ready when the pens ire dipped in ink for the final signing.

The structure is T-shaped, 100 feet and 100 feet wide, with a gabled roof 30 feet high. At the right "is the truce conference building. (International Radiophete).