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The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 7

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The Courier Newsi
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Blytheville, Arkansas
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tOWBDAT, DECEMBER 15, 1988 BLYTHEVILLE (ARK.) COURIER NBWI PAOE urmt Dean Heads for Washington; Rejects Bid for More Talks TOKYO (AP) U. S. envoy Arthur H. Dean arrived today en route to Washington after bluntly rejecting a Communist proposal for immediate resumption of negotiations to set up a Korean peace conference. The State Department envoy who for seven weeks wrangled with the Red diplomats at Panmunjom said he won't return to the conference table unless the Communists retract charges that the United States connived with South Korea to release 27,000 anti-Red wat prisoners last June Dean broke off the talks Satur- Communist note delivered early Tuesday suggested immediate resumption of negotiations.

But Bn Allied spokesman said the note also repeated "the Red charge of PE n'drew a prompt rejection "I shall not be with you In his reply. He will leave Wednesday for Korea. "Deliberate Stall" Dem on his arrival in Tokyo, Jd the Communists "are stalling" the negotiations "because they do not dare to have the subfect of the nonrepatnated at the long-de- tut prisoners aired laved peace conference He was referring to the 22,000 anti Communist North Korean and Chinese prisoners who overwhelm- In-ly have rejected opportunities to return home during explanations. The Beds, he said "knowingly and intentionally wrecked the explanation program because r.o few of their soldiers came home. The Slate Department called in ambassadors representing its Korean War allies yesterday lor briefing on why the talks were suspended.

DS officials told envoys Dean suspended the did not break them off the Reds withdraw the perfidy charges and show a willingness to negotiate in good faith. Renewed Appeals While Dean headed for Washington, the Indian command at Pan- munjom appealed to the 22 American war prisoners converted to communism to come out for explanations designed to coax them home. But the 22, through their spokesman, Sgt. Richard O. Corden of Bast Providence, R.

stood firm and refused to meet with Allied persuasion teams' unless pro-Communist South Korean POWs are TAKING MANHATTAN BACK? New Yorkers must have thought the old gag about giving Manhattan back to the Indians had come true when they saw Chief Paul Horn riding his horse amid Park Avenue traffic. The chief, a leader of the Mohawk tribe at Hogansburg, N. was just on his way to the International Children's Bazaar. allowed to make counter-explana- to interviewers. Meanwhile, Mrs.

Portia Howe, who flew 7,000 miles from her Alden, home to Tokyo to try to persuade her POW son to return to the Allies, said she had given up hope of going to Korea. But she canceled reservations on a homeward bound plane, declaring: "I have decided to stay in Tokyo "I have decided to stay in Tokyo until the last possible chance for my son to come home has gone." He wrote yesterday that he would not come back. Anything for Servicemen CHEYENNE, Wyo. Ufl City Commissioner Robert Adams of Cheyenne has proposed an ordinance limiting pawnshop operations to the hours between a.m. and 9 p.m.

However, he recommends the closing hour be extended to midnight on the days soldiers get paid at nearby Ft. Warren. Fortune Testifies At Assault Trial Spreckles Says His Ex-Wife Attacked Him In a Drunken Fury I SANTA ANA. Calif. Spreckels II.

heir to a suftar fortune, says his fifth ex-wife attacked him in a drunken fury. Only then, he testified at his assault trial yesterday, did he strike her on the arm. Kay Williams, 36. contends TV Is Costing Musicians Jobs WASHINGTON Wl Jnmes C. Pctrlllo snys television is costing: miniy of the nation's musicians theii' jobs.

"Tclfvislon is (loins job nKiiliiKt us," Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musieinns, said yeslorday nflcr a call on President Eisenhower. "You get a television set at home and you just sit there. You don't want to get out." Petrillo urueil the federal government to subsidize symphony or- chesiras in smaller cities to prevent the death of "serious music" in America. For several centuries, the world rate of population growth has Increased steadily. At.

the present growth rnta of OM per cent a year, world population will double In 10 years. The last doubling took than a century. was in the hospital for 10 days as result of a beating she suffered at Spreckels' Balboa Island home last Allfr. 20. She has testified that he knocked hrr down, drngsed her by the hair and rendered her unconscious by blows with her own jeweled slipper.

The defense rested its case yes- after Spreckels, 41 took the witness stand. Asked his occupation, Spreckels replied that durlns the past 2 1 2 years he has been "defending either my liberty or my monev in litigation instigated by Miss Williams." The former actress, who had sought two divorce suits and a contempt action against him, received a final decree and custody of their two children last July. The children were visiting their father when she cent to the Balboa Island home the day before she was beawn. Miss Williams has testified. Given Orang-e Juice Spreckels said in his testimony lat she began drinking gin and orange juice at the house that afternoon.

He didn't know how many drinks she had but he said was 'over and under ten." "She looked at me through bleary and said, "you and threw i highball glass at my head," said Spreckels. He said that he assured Miss Wil- snc Hams the children would be sent to her Beverly Hills home, and that he asked her to leave. She took off her slipper and ran toward him he said, adding, "I jerked it out of her hand and she fell backwards." He testified she sprang up. clawing, scratching and cursing, and led her to the door while holding her arm. But she broke free and fell again.

"She got up again and came toward me, still scratching, clawing and cursing," he testified. "I used her slipper and hit her arm when she tried to scratch me." Spreckels denied he intended any bodily harm. NEED A PLUMBER? then call ORSBURN SUPPLY 1916 Main Thone or Nijht Member of National Association of Master I'lumbers C. R. ORSBURN, Mgr.

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