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Evening Vanguard from Venice, California • 1

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I srasm-d :i.J A.V- -VA: it. Is 1 rnfa fn jJ A-'-j ffi uu UVJ as. -FV. CSAtU FoundedTS07.fi: Member Associated Press Upiledl Press Audi! Bureau oi Plus Our Own Bureaus in Washington, Sacramento and Los Angles (. (.

jlcally Board Votes Opposition To Loss of 'Home Rule' in Election rj By an overwhelming majority vote the Culver City Realty Board Friday passed a resolution opposing any municipal action that would cause any authority of the City of Culver City to be surrendered to any outside legislative bodies. This action paralleled the unanimous vote of the Culver City lions Club, taken at their Thursday meeting, in which the Lions expressed "complete confidence" in dty officials in respect to the salary dispute which will go to the voters Aug. 11 in a special election. Earle S. Eastham, a director of the Board and a past said today, "The Board to.

oppose the way in which the salary dispute is being presented to the public because the wording Proposi- tion a legal result of. the petitions which forced 'the election. would permanently circumvent elected officials of the city and the citizens who elected them. "I am glad to know that we hive a City Council and. Chief Administrative Officer who are willing toff ace criticism in order to maintain the independence, dignity and responsibilities off our own city.

We have confidence in their position and their alert attention to their civic responsibilities," he added. Eastham is also a past regional vice-president of the state association and is now serving as a state director. TRUCE HIGHLIGHTS GIVEN AT GLANCE vys? last Mm to Hq Never Be Rdd; Ccr The Last Hero cf 7 By FOKEEST EDWARD SEOUL' Shooting Stopped along the Korean tattkfrant at 10 pjn. tonight (6 ajn. Monday i -TOTL bringing to an abrupt taH SI months of death juid destine tion.

1 While ground 'fighting 'was all but until the final hours, mounting Communist. artillery fire took its ton of Allied soldiiers ap to tte last At 10 a hush fell over the front The last man to die may never 7 be named. Nor, perhaps will fta --r tost hero. I The front, uniaQy aflaine at this hour of Just grew dank. Men heaved sighs of relief, but -with VT As the clock ticked off.

the eee they grew morq AP Correspondent John Ran. dkph said the cease-fire came on the Central; Front sunid rilence after a smashing artillery duel tween Allied and Red guns that began in miAaftenioon and todltH up to a deafening 4-Randolph aaid all firfog stopped i at.frtl pjn. A few seconds after 10 pin. wild yells brtae out from American i AH day and into, the night tta Reds sent artillery, and mortar i barrages vicreaming into Allied Gel Recent arouhO tovih Robert 82, of 2315 Eastern. Canal, to feeling much better since an ambulance trip to Santa Monica Hospital for the removal of his upper plate" which- became lodged in his throat Saturday, after he had a coughing spell from chewing tobacco.

-v Mostly clear tonight aad with little change la temper-stare. Temperatarea Yesterday CBlver-Pahns SS ft Venice 1 11 Seeks to Abandon (By the Associated Press) Official cease-fire halted Korean war at 10 p.m. (6 am. 1PDT), 12 hours after, armistice signed at Panmunjom. Quletblankets battlefront after years, 1 month, 2 days of combat and history! longest truce negotiations.

4. Artillery thunders up to the moment a ceasefire goes into affect. Armistice, signed in 11-minute ceremony at Panmunjom by top negotiators. Military commanders each sign half of the 18 copies, then will trade and sign the other half. Exchange of more than 100,000 prisoner! of war probably starts within the week.

Reds say they'll free 12,738 POWs. Including 3413 Americans. UN. Command will return about 69,000 North Koreans and 5 Chinese. Joint Military Armistice Commission charged with overall supervision of truce bolds first meeting at 11 am.

tomorrow Korean time (7 pm. today FDD In Pan-munjom. 10 pm. Thursday (8 a.m. PDT) both armies pull back IK miles to abate a 2 mile wide buffer zone across Korea.

Chinese Peiping radio boasts the Communists won "glorious cautions Red troops to remain on guard. Gen, Marie Clark tells his army there will be no "immediate or even early withdrawal from Korea. Gen. Maxwell Taylor, 9th Army commander, says truce is "just a suspension of hostilities. South Koreas President Syng-man Rhee lays his nation will not disrupt the truce for a limited time but he is aura the armistice will prove to be the prelude to more war.

President Eisenhower says In a special radio-TV address; We have won -an armistice on a aingi battleground not peace in the world may not relax our guard nor cease our quest" Allies loseHeartbreajk Ridge, Sene of Bitter FighTuig in late 1951- Downtown Park The regular monthly meeting of the La Ballons. Valley Association will be held at the Venice Chamber of Commerce office Friday at 8 p.m. it to announced by Lloyd president. Cadet James G. Lffjen to receiving.

special training at the Air FOrce R.O.T.C- summer camp at George Air- Force Base, Victorville. He -to the km of Mrs. Therese H. Litjen, Venice, and student of Loyola. riel (Ouf Downtown UL Bum) Pacific Electric petitioned the State Public Utilities Commia-akin today for permission to abandon the passenger service offered on its Santa Monica Air line route on which the utility offers only a round trip per day.

The line, which runs through Culver City and Palms, was started more than 50 years ago with a steam engine as motive power. The company declared that the passenger service coats $16,475 a yeaid as compared to annual revenues of ony $4320. The freight service, principal reason for the line, is not affected by the petition. PUC officials said that the PE was granted permission five years ago to drop passenger service, but that the Los Angeles City Council blocked it after its own dty public utilities and transportation fommission approved it. iv fines east of Kumhwa on the Cnv clT tral Front Sometimes shells r' ripped front -and rear 'fine poatM tiona at the rate of four a Between ...8.

ajn. and I pjn; a UJS. division east of Kunhwa hit by, 3400 rounds 'of arfiDery; Allied artillery, boomed Only five minuter, before the guns fell' silent; American and South Korean artillerymen tried to muffle the. Red. guns with a timeartarget barrage, Using massive aqperchargei of powder, nearly 32 tattaUona of Flans were under way today for a new park and parking lot in downtown Venice today, according to information received from Councilman; L.

Timber-lake. The City Recreation and Parks Commission has authorized -Geo. Hjelte, general manager of the Pacific Electric company for the lease of a site for the purpose. The site is located between Mildred Way and Venice Way, across Venice Way from the Venice Post Office and adjacent to the' Venice Chamber of Com-merqp JniilgingV I TOKYO (ll The new military demarcation --fine agreed to by Allied and Red. negotiators in secret sessions at Panmunjom gave the Communists almost all the ground they won recently In the Kumsong bulge, in their, greatest offensive in two years, a map released by Gen.

Mark W. Clark's headquarters showed today, The map was included in a flood of hitherto secret material released by darks headquarters after the armistice The Allies must fall tack south of Kumhwa and Finger Ridge in the Kumsong bulge The Allies also lose Heartbreak Ridge. Heartbreak Ridge, scene rt bitter fighting la the iiU of 195L will be In. the demilitarized zone between the- two' armies. So win-Old Baldy, Fork Chop ad iT'Hore-hiHi Central front and the Hook and Bunker Hill, where U.S.

Marines have; fought' bitter tattles in the extreme west' J1 1 Instead of a twlge northward Into Red 'lines on the East Central Front- as was the case before the recent 80400-man Red offensive the Allies hi that sector will hold a new line ninning roughly east and west along the Pukhan River. Tta Communists will occupy Capifol Hill and Finger Ridge on the East-Central front, the towering Red stronghold of Papa-Saa Mountain north Kumhwa, Andior Hill on the extreme Eastern Front and other scenes of bloody tattles. But most of the outposts on which battles have been fought (Continued on Page 7) to-Councilman the development of this site as a park and parking' lot will transform an unsightly area into an attractive asset. Truce Gels Dead Pan From Residents of Pusan PUSAN, Korea ffl South Koreans In this provisional ROK capitaL-scene of some violent anti-truce demonstrations last month took todays signing of the armistice with little apparent interest Thera i no was there any display anti-truce sentiment May 6, 1952 Gen. MarlfcW.

Clark succeeds Ridgway, Who takes NATO command In Europe. Oct. 8 UN. Command calls off-truce talks following long deadlock over to exchange I 'April 1953 SIck and wounded 'prisoners exchanged. June 8 Agreement reached on prisoner exchange.

June 18 South Korean President Syngman Rhee releaaea 27 000 inti-Communist Korean War prisoners. July 12 Agreement between Rhee and. United States on truce announced. July 26 Armistice agreement announced. July 27 Armistice signed; shooting stops.

Eisenhower Asks $200 Million To Aid Koreans ska ai battery after battery fired. tn salva -1'; -1 The valleys neted V'' as-the shells burst deep behind the-Red lines, The Communist shelling stopped at about the same moment tte Allied barrage If the Reds had not Insisted bn shooting It out, there would have been fittle or no firing on the doe tog' '4 8th Army tad warned -dh vision commanders only to fire defensively. The order was meant to save lives, Even the dioottog ter Jrope and ambulances TODAY'S PAPER AMUSEMENTS CLASSIFIED COMIC8, CROSSWORD-. EDITORIALS RADIO, TV SPORTS VACATIONING SCOUTS While I get my breath from two weeks of vacationing in the Ventura County beaches and decide what to say about the sojourn, XU et you hear about our vacationing Girt Scouts, who are spending month fat the Hawaiian Islands. Bernard Jackson, file leader, promised a couple of letters week from herself and the girls.

tader date line of July 22, Mrs. 7ackaon writes: Tm sure 11 of Venices most celebrated girls must be with Mrs. iinderaon and me. When we arrived at the.shlp on Saturday the photographers from the papers were there to take pictures. Hold Cote 'Party Newly 200 triends of: the girls were down to enjoy seeing the ship and to attend the coke-tain party furnished by the Lions 3ubn; McNeil, and De Nisi can tell you' howidceit wan at first dajrbut was a bard on a few of the.

girls, but gbtyve all been I Wl Sailors since then, Sunday morning we qnjoyed church service aboard ship. There are many missionaries of almost every, denomination aboard. A concert tea was leld in the afternoon and movies in the evening. The meals are perfectly won-derfuL- can eat all you want six times a day. A' boat drill was held which showed how efficient file ship real-y to- Monday evening horse racing was enjoyed.

The girls have enjoyed meeting Mbs Universe of 1952 from Finland, who is retaining from a two months, honeymoon With her Filipino husband to Manila, There are only two large suites on shipi You can -bet weve been entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Steen who have one of them), He to file Steen's Clothiers. Today we made a tape recording for Dayton, Ohio, by a Youth or Christ missionary to Korea. He to connected with W.

G. of that. city. "He to sending copy of the recording to my husband. Shoald Be Proud The people of Venice would be proud of these girls.

They have given life to everyone and everyone its commented on how fine they are. Tonight to Aloha and we arrive in Honolulu in the morning. The girls enjoyed the pool so much now that I couldnt feel right in asking them to write this to you. Will drop a line again in a few days LUL PANMUNJOM Here are some of the important dates of the Korean War and armistice negotiations: June 25, 1950 North Koreans invade South Korea, Aut 81 Reds pusb AIlies In rustnVricreter on southeast tij) of -Korea. 1 i SpL15 i- Allies counterattack withilliS, landing at Inchon behind.

iRed lines. Oct; 21 MacArthur 'announces war is very definitely coming to an and. Oct. 25 Chinese Communist troops enter (Their entry was not officially announced until later.) Nov. 28 Chinese split Allied forces in North Korea.

Dec. 24 Sea evacuation of Hungnam completed by 205,000 Allied troops, including 20,000 U.S. Marines. Dec. 27 Lt.

Gen. Matthew Rldgway takes command of th Jan. 4, 1951 Reds capture Seoul and push south. Feb. 22 Allies open counterdrive.

March 15 UN. forces re-occu-py Seoul. April 11 President Truman Ires MacArthur, who is succeeded ry Rldgway. LL Gen. James A.

Van Fleet named 8th Army commander June 24 Russian UN. delegate suggests cease-fire. July 10 Truce' talks begin. Ruskin Shaw, 58; prominent realtor and member of the Culver (Sty Realty. Board, died Friday at 6:30 pjn.

at the -Veterans hospital at SawteIle.Mr Shaw; suffered fromy a pandytio stroke and hiul bean receiving consider-sble: treatment 'far ever -a year at: the hoapitoL He had made good progress in' his fight toward recovery until last Tuesday night when he fell and broke hb hip. He was -rushed to the hospital where he was placed on the critical list until he died four days lster.V.'f Mr. Shaw lived and operated hto office for many yews at 12835 Washington Blvd, in Venire. He was well known for the active part he took in community affairs. -r He to survived by bis wife, Ruby, hto daughter, Mrs.

Zig mund Wolent. and two grandchildren, Terry Ann and Joseph Dean. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. E. E.

Garrett, Fret Worth, Texas, and two-brothers, Robert and Regan Shaw of Los Angeles. Friends may view the remains at the Pierre Brothers Funeral Parlor at 202 Main St, in Venire, until the services Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Grace Chapel in Inglewood Park cemetery. Pallbearers will' all be fellow realtors from the Culver City Realty Board down bin trails bora, out post ridgeSkbringtog moaning, broken men to rear' hospitaIy4' From tbe 'Red there was no sound. Some of their men (Continued on tog MwaMwpraMraasi 'j A-O 'iT ra 'Lucty, I3A'.

Carries Copies of Armlsfice To Gen. Mark Clark PANMUNJOM iiiA helicopter of the 13th Helicopter Company the Lucky 13th-carried coptea of the Korean armistice document from. Panmunjom to Munsan today fre signing by Gen. Mark Clark. The crew tt the helicopter carrying the documents included WjO.

Edward Bryant of San Pedro, Calit--, 2 V' a WASHINGTON (It President Eisenhower today formally request ed Congress to provide an initial 200 million dollars. for Korean relief. He said security interests the United States clearly indicate the need to act promptly. Acting less than 24 hours after signing of the armistice at Panmunjom, the President said: The extent of devastation suffered by the people and Die economy of Korea is staggering. In a special message to Congress Eisenhower spoke of a confidential survey of Korean economic conditions made nunc than three months ago by Henry J.

Tasca. The completed survey has been reviewed by the National Security Council, Eisenhower said. He added: On the basis of its analysis and recommendation, I am convinced that the. security interests of the United States clearly indicate the need to act promptly, not only to meet immediate relief needs but also to begin the long-range wont urge Signs to Indicate Suffer Zone in Korea MUNSAN (B Large signs will erected along boundaries of the demilitarized zone separating opposing armies during the Korean truce. The UN.

command will mark the southern boundary of the zone approximately 2K miles wide extending from coast to coast Signs with' Red lettering on a white' background were flown from Japan to Korea in, 019 flying nxcars during the past two days. The signs read: Demilitarized zone. Southern limits. No admit- i'- f. TOKYO (B-Americsn prisoners of war released by the Reds under Operation Kg Switch will able to.

message home 50 words free of charge from the American Red Ctaas announced today, J. yv Tta free radiogram service' Is 4 part of the organization's extensive welcoming program for the return- tag-prisoners; i I Red Gross program also will include mailing to next of. kin por-trait photographs of the prisoners taken at Inchon Jree Ttanspacifie top priority phone.caDs from Japan for the sick end wounded, maiUng home of recorded messages end distribution of gifts and comfort ldts st the prisoner receiving een- ter et The Red Ctoes said grams would be to the hands, of. members of their families in the UMted States three days after they prisoners are freed. Die photo graphs would take 10 days.

Free phone calls for the prisoners from would be, four minutes, the Red Ocas sridL iV' Lakewood Blvd. With less than 10 months organization, they will be in competition aganst veteran corps such as San Gabriel and present estate champions from Harmony, Post A large delegation of local people plan to attend and to. cheer on their local The mammoth parade will be held Friday afternoon. and corps will lead their division. tance.

The lettering la In English, Kb-' of restoring the economy to health Chinese. and Draft Calls 54 Persons Reported Killed in Cuba Rebel Attacks; Martial Law Ordered -w Headed by Commander John Thornton, Cbmznander-Elect Ed Mohr and chairman of the delegation Walter about 38 delegates and alternates from Community Pest No. 46, American' Legion, will leave Wednesday for. Long Beach, where they will represent the local post at the annual state convention pf the American Legion. Among tose attending will be Thornton, Hayes, Mohr, Phil William Holding, Chick Gleason, AI Miller, Harold Whitman, Vance Roady, Gene Phillips, Tim Mid-hern, James Deegan, Lloyd Wade, John Chevront, Joe Baptist, Harry Dunham, Jim Britt, San Bur-geis, Jeff Taylor, Chuck Aughey, William Feger, Gallon Emus, Virgil Flint, William WardeD, Cal Jonea, Charles Goktenhar, Mrs.

Katherine Craycroft, Howard Kelly, Garenre Weiss, Harry Fox. John Munson, Bert Harrison. Tony Martinez, Phil Barnock and John Apperson. i. Community.

Post headquarters will be in the Wiltoc while the Drum and Bugle Corps will be quartered at the Randall Motor Lodge. 5 Community Post Drum and Bugle Corps will state competition on. Thursday night at the Veterans Memorial Stadium on i WASHINGTON (B-The Defense Department anticipates monthly draft calls will drop 4400 in bout three months if reasonably stable conditions ere achieved in Korea within that time. John A. Jfennah, assistant secretary for manpower, disclosed this prospeet recently in stressing the continuing need for Selective Service as long as the United States keeps more than three million men in uniform.

A 4,000 drop would mean cutting the monthly cafi from 23400 to 19400. However, Hannah calculates that it may be necessary to raise the monthly draft quota to around 40400 beginning in July. 1954. The reason that draft calls were very heavy fa the first IS months of the Korean War, and large numbers HAVANA, Cuba President. Fulgencio Batista slapped stern martial law over Qiba today after crushing an attack by some 280 xnned rebels on two army, potto In Eastern Cuba.

Fifty-four persons were reported killed, including; 35 of the attackers, IS ao diers and a police sergeant The government accused former President Carlos Prio Socarras, ousted by Battotaa coup in Much, 1952; of responsibility for, the attacks early yesterday on the Mbn-chada Army barracks at Santiago do Cubs' and a. rural guard post in the nearby town of Bayamd The barracks commander, CoL A government statement said the insurgents were mercenaries in the service of persona who had become wealthy Airing the (Prio) regime, along with Communist elements. Pri from his MUmi, Fla home-inexile denied and ridiculed the charge. The government not announce how many had been Jailed but said msiqr of pwae arrested had confessed complicity with persons connected' with the Prio regime. Havana remained quiet but the cabinet suspended all constito- Lx-MacArfhuir fUde Terns Trace Tragic WELLESLETVrMasC 0 ColV; Laurence F.

Bimker, retired mer aide to Douglas 'Mae yj, Arthur, today described the Korean armistice as a tragic betrayal of our political godchild, the Republic -of Korea, and (hose who have gives their lives to this struggle, against -y Like Munich and Yalta It wiff.y (he: consciences of the free world (or years to cotiv-" Bnnk-r RTENCH BOMB DAMAGE Above photo shows stains and frag, ments of two stench bomba which were tossed early this morning through window of Evelyn Nolan Garment Factory, at 8548 Washington Blvd. Bomba were crude' homemade affaire -with foul-smelling chemicals sealed In gloss fruit Jan also containing broken bits of pottery and metal that scattered over a wide area. Neighbors told investigating officers that between 2 and 3 ajn. they heard glass crashing as bomba were tossed through windows and also saw car drive hurriedly away. factory to affiliated with Janice of California, 834 S.

Broadway. Los Angeles, reportedly involved la labor dispute, according to Extent of damage has not been determined. Police officer who in vest i-gated case came back to headquarters reeking of chemicals contained la bombatPhoto by Bill Hehrard), Alberto del Rio Chaviano, said the fional guarantees for 90 days. This rebels hoped to launch a revohi-I permits Batista and the army to tog their cycle of duty next yew. of those men will te complet EDWIN MOHR tion to oust Batista.

They will have to te replaced. rule unchecked. I i rf' tll' 1- i. -V v'-v- t. 7 i 4 1.

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