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Ridgway Orders Army To Free Film Star Optimism

Offer Kidnapped General

HE possibility of a com- plete breakdown in the Koreni truce talks ean no longer be ignored. General Ridgway, bucked by Prosi- dent Truman in Washington and Mr Eden in London, has declared that the United Nations have now made and offered the maximum in the way of concessions. The "parcel" solution to the cur rent impasse must be ac- cepted by the Communiss says Mr Truman, otherw.s! they must hold themselves responsible for the (91)- sequences. The Reda' ception of the latest United

Nations' proposnis Is any thing but encouraging; nevertheless, it is to be

noted that they have not been incontinently rejected. The Communists' chief dele. gate at the

truce talks

ntliised yesterday's session

to

at Panmunjom for a propa- ganda outburst-typical of the Reds' Arst reaction numerous other proposala which the UN have advanced during the negotiations of the past ten months. But the fact that the Com- munista requested a further meeting today suggests that they do not want to take the responsibility for calling off the talks, for they would then stand convicted before the world of having failed to make every effort to nekieve an armistice.

THE developments during

the recent secret sessions at Panmunjom which have been revealed this week, ure not without interest, and importance. Roth siden offered concessions-the United Nations nut to insist on the ban on the construction of airfields during the armistice, and the Communists in lenva Russia out of the neutral

DODD

REPORTED

UNHARMED: WRITES A LETTER TO HQ

Seoul, May 9.

General Matthew B. Ridgway today (Friday) instructed the Eighth Army "to take whatever action is required and to use whatever force is necessary" to free Brigadier-General Francis T. Dodd, a prisoner of the Communists on Koje Island. Gen. Ridgway handed these instructions to General James A. Van Fleet, Eighth Army Commander, shortly before the Supreme Allied Commander left Korea for the last time:-·

Ridgway said these orders would be in effect to prevent any such incidents occurring in the future.

Gen. Ridgway, who leaves on Monday from Tokyo to assume his command as head of NATO in Europe, called the seizure of Dodd "a flagrant" disregard for authority.

"I have little if anything to add to those details which have already been released by the Eighth Army,” Gen, Ridgway said.

He said that the United Nations have given the Communist pri- soners on Koje Island fair treatment and will continue to do so. - Associated Press,

Govt's Plan To Denationalise The Trucking Industry

London, May 8.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill's Govern- ment, under promise to turn Britain back from commission to be establish Socialism, announced plans today to sell the nation-

ed

for

supervising terms of the truce.

Only

thealised trucking industry back to private owners.

At the same time, the nationalised railways will be decentralised and competition with private truckers en- couraged in the interests of greater efficiency transportation-using public.

on one issue Bow is there eharp-cleavage of opinion— repatriation of prisoners

of war. The United Nations are willing to return to the Reds only those prisoners who have not expressed the desire to remain south of the 38th Parallel. The Communists are

insisting

be wil prisoners

the exchanged. The United

that

al

changes

The proposed

In Britain's transportation eqt-up accompanied a major shake-up In the Churchill Cabinet,

Mr Alan Lennox Boyd, newly appointed Transport Minister,

legislation

Introduce

in in

Commons House of denationalise trucking and

Nations, quite fairly decentralise the railroads.

believe they have gone to the limit in concessions on this subject. It is remembered that they previously gave way when the dispute centred around

the

Students

to the

And Police

Turning the trucking industry In Fracas

back to private enterprice svill

be

the first denationalisation

after more than six years of Socialism,

After trucking Mr

Tokyo, May 9. About 35 students were in- Churchill Jured, nine seriously, when a

IGNORE DEMANDS

Tokyo, May 0.

A written note from the United Nations prison commandant, Brigadier-General Franels T Dodd, said he was unharmed by the Communist prisoners hold- ing him captive on Kaje Island,

off Rusen.

mands. for General Dodd's re-

оп

French film star, Isa Miranda, injured in a fall

For downstairs, is seen here

Contest

Control Of Councils

Conservatives-On-

The Defensive

London, May B. The Conservative and Labour Parties today joined the battle for control of local councile in towns and cities throughout England

The centres of the struggle were the big Industrial cities electors began Bling where through the polling booths early today, the highest point of the nation-wide spring elections for

local counella.

of

Labour

was conddent maintaining its gains, the Con- servatives admit they are on the defensive. They and other ant- Sociallats at present control all but 70 of the 392 borough coun- ells.

I

with her

husband Dr Guarini, in, a Rome hos- pital where she is de- talned-London Express.

US Now Possesses. Atomic Gun

Injured

Parliament Breaks Up

In Disorder

Over Korea Armistice

Washington Hails Eden's Specch

From Henry Lowrie

Washington, May 8. Britain's firm determina- tion to stand by the United States in her "no more ap peasement" in Korea deci- slon renewed hopes today that peace could still bo achieved.

The pessimism of yesterday gave way to overnight optimism that the Communists would finally relent and agree to a more limited exchange of war prisoners.

The deadlock doesn't look so hopeless as it did before Bri- tain's Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden's announcement that the United Nations offer to the Reds constituted the

possible conectsiona

The Communists

"limits

had

been

counting on British appease- ment and the fact there is to bo none started the hope that the Reds will reconsider the

age truce offer.

DEFINITE PROOF

It is felt that at last

pack-

the

Communista have definito proof that Britain and America are in

WIS

Secretary

complete agreement. It supplied by Foreign

The Americans Teheran, a new praising the British Government

The first session of the new

from

Majlis (Parliament) broke up for repelling tremendous pres- tonight with chalr-smashing sure

peace-at-any-price and shouting In a stormy dis troupa within the Conservative pute between supporters of the and Labour parties. Prime Minister, Dr Mohammed Mossadeghi, and Opposition Deputies.

The new optimism is all the stranger because there was no inclination in Washington to The four-hour session ended. 'New York, May 8,

compromise on Germany in ex- when the Speaker Anally The United States Army noncod

an change for Communist accept- that he could'

notance

of the Allie Korean boldly claimed today that control Deputies warring-over peace

*terms. its first atomic artillery credentials.

The trouble began when pro-

The present tone of Russian weapon can "hit is target government Deputies rejected propaganda is seen as another

encouraging sign. under any weather condi- the credentials of como ani- the line was tions and give ground troops Mossadegh Deputies.

The latter retaliated by the kind of devastating

the Jecting

credentials close-support never before several .pro-government available in warfare,"

puties,

Army Secretary Frank C. Pace revealed for the first time some tificial specifications on the atomic gun which has been tested with non-atomic ammuni- tion..

10

re-

to Dr

The United Nations art- nounced this last might and con-and-Wales firmed reports that the Com-

had munists

overpowered

A year aIO General Dodd and dragged him

that the Com- into

a prisoner compound on

munists were going to force the May 7.

Americans into the sea. Now An omcial report said the

of it has been changed to a claim prisoners have "Ignored" de-

De- that Communism has turned leuse. Efforts to effect his safe

back the Allled "aggressors" In all, 23 names were rejected and won victory in Korea. release from the Ididnappers con-

and sent to the Investigation

Political observers interpret tinued, the announcement sald,

Committee, which must report this as a move, to

prepare the but it withheld further details.

the Majlls' on its indings in Iron Curtain countries - for a General Dodd, given

com-

10 days.

truce, London Express Service, mand of the "Riot Island" after

When government supporters two recent heavy casualty rlóta,

Speaking before the National opposed the credentials of a was seized two days ago when

publisher Meahi Assocla- newspaper talking with Communist lead- Only one third of the coun- Wool Manufacturers

Milashari, and another member, GRACIE, CANCELS ers at the gate of one of the 33 cillors retire this year and face tion, Mr Pace said:

"It is essentially

referred an artillery Minshari United Nations compounds today's polls.

KOREA TRIP immeasurably Mossadegh and his "criminal of the greatest Labour piece-but with One Kole Island,

angrily smashed Prisoners used barbed wire efforts is being made in the greater power than any artillery clique" and

Korea, May 9. areas of hitherto known..

five desks with his fists-United flails, coshes and home-made cotton manufacturing

Gracie Fields has cancelled her "Carried on a platform sus- Press. bombs in two recent riots, in Lancashire, where the world re-

proposed visit to Korea and the pended between two engine cars which

one cussion has brought serious un- 81 prisoners and

news has caused more despond- this at the front and rear. since Mr Chur employment American were killed and 168

ency than the Korean truce talks prisoners hurt.

chill's Conservative Government highly mobile atomle weapon can came to power in the October travel at General Elections.

Commonwealth Division officers reported that Miss Fields' doctor can cross bridges which army African quadruplots two had advited against the tour. engineers are already trained to boys and two girls were born They lightened the blow with bulld for the

Bondouku on the French; the news that British, Australian present heavy- divisional equipment.

Ivory Coast today, the French and New Zealand show. people were scheduled to entertain lus "It can travel cross country News Agency reported. and fit into a landing ship de Mother and children are Korea during the Kummer signed for amphibious opera- doing wall-Associated Press. tions. It can re with accuracy to 'conventional comparable

much- more accurate at long ranges."-Associated Press,

Officials here did not know what ransom was demanded for the General or whether his seiz- the ure was connected with truce deadlock over the United Nations refusal to return 70,000 prisoners afraid to go back.

GETS AWAY

in the

speed of about 35 African Quads Born stalemate. miles an hour on highways.

Weighing abo

about 75 tons. It

MALAN WINS

LANDSLIDE NEEDED

Labour contestants hope they will be swept into power in

dovas and the cotton. big city of Manchester, where whether POW exchange has promised to denationalise group of about 1,000 Waseda Another officer with him should be total, irrespective | steel.

the Conservatives and Liberals University students this mom- when he was kidnapped Į havo. a combined majority of of the disparity in

Mr Lennox Boyd's appointing (Friday) attempted to pre-managed to get away.

20. But only landslide would mant, announced number of prisoners held

today, was vent the entry of some 350 by each side, or

the police into the University pre-an 9th Army announcement carry Labour to power in the artillery and tests indicate it is one whether

of the six changes in

on General Dodd's seizure said: cotton port of Liverpool with its Cabinet shake up. It the exchange should be on

was mises, according to the Kyodo Brigadier-General Francis

Is Conservative majority of 67. the basis of man for mun.

touched off on Tuesday by the News Agency. Club awinging Bodd, United Nations Com resignation of Mr John Maclay police charged into the students manding General of prisoner of ham, Labour has hopes of greatly In the steel city of Birming- The UN originally held out IT

ан Transport Minister. The to release two plainclothesmen war eamp No. 1 on Koje Island, reducing, it not wiping oul, the for the latter method, but official reason for the resignation who were held incommunicado was forcibly seized to help speed up the

by Com Conservative majority of 35. was it. health, but Labour Party by the students since 4.30 p.m.munist prisoners of war and is negotiations towards

Other key battle areas are the sources said that Mr Maclay yesterday. cess conceded in part to the was fred because he differed The two were in search of a being held in the camp against wool manufacturing towns

his will The demand for his Yorkshire, the industrial area of Communist proposal.

with Mr Churchill on transport number of students for whom m

immmediate release unharmed northeast England around New-

Capetown, May 8. IN truth the Allies have policy.

they had arrest warrants. Those has been ignored by the Comcastle, and the thickly populated

The South African House of LOSS TO GOVT.

wanted given as much ground as

were alleged to have

munists.

suburbs of London. The London Assembly tonight gave a second had

the taken active part in fa either feasible OT A Government White Paper bloody May Day riot at the

"General Dodd, with another Metropolitan boroughs are not reading, by 79 votes to 65, to the

Nationalist sensible, and opinion has

officer, forecast a loss to the Govern- Imperial Plaze.

was conferring with holding elections this year.

bill Government's now hardened in Washing-¦ ment in dividing up the truck-

Kyodo

gold

Urban, rural and parish coun-actting up a "High Court of Par- were Communist leaders at the gate ton, London and Paris that ing industry and selling it back

by to one of the compounds at ell elections continue in England Hament" after more than 24. detected and surrounded the last of the concessions -10 private interests. This In-

The dicated that private enterprise about 30 students who challenged about 1515 hours, local time, and Walca throughout this weel hours continuous debate. has been made.

so eager to take their right to enter the Univer- May 7 (0600 GMT Wednesday), Scotland elects its district and

Without warning the two off-county councils next Tuesday. may not be

Of 2,431 seats declared, · the ị cars were seized and forced into back the industry unless it gets ty grounde

"REINFORCEMENTS

anti-Socialists have won 1,202. The Socialists have a net gain

BUC-

"parcel" proposition which General Ridgway has put forward quite obviously constitutes a fair solution

the

the

two

was .over-

a good deal.

Police later brought up rein- the caclosure by the prisonera, The steal industry will be formed when the dents The second officer escaped and to the truce taiks conflict. has threatened to nationalise

harder to sell back for Labour refused to release the two. In made his way to freedom.

"General Dodd meantime the Budents. Nor is there any acceptabile right back again when the brought their number to about powered and held by the Com- reason why the Reds should Socialists come back to office. not agree to the proposals.

FAMILY CONFIDENT Estimates of the probable loss 1,000 with the participation of munists," Reuter right class students. Honourable compromise han to the Government in selling the

Falling.

San Antonio, May 3. to Eet their two men been attained on all other trucking industry run as high

high as released after much haggling

Peggy: Dodd said today that IЯaues; ELML armistice is $50,000,000. To make rendy, and waiting only the

loss a levy based on tornage will with the students, the police she, was confident her father, be imposed, It is expected to finally got their order to force Brig. Gen. Francis Dodd, would proper gesture from the

yield about $11,200,000 anmally, their way into the cortion of get away alive from the Com Communists, It must bo

It was then about munist prisoners who are hold- clear to the Reds that the

The levy or private; trucks mudents, will also be used to compensato 1 am more than eight hours ing him as hostage in their com-

ole Island. the railroads. for some of the after the two plainclotheamen pound on Koje lossos, they are expected to take were held up.

"I know Daddy will get out: all right," she said. "The family

of 197.

of

Full figures were: Conservatives returned 842; gains 53. Losses 165.

Liberals returned 14; Gains

6. three, L Losaca

Independents returned · G40;

Socialists returned 1,227: gains 14, losses 80.

Communists returned 2; gains gains 204, losses 27. nil, losses nll-Reuter,

Bill

AGAIN

The Committee Stage of the I will be taken up on Monday. When the Minister of the

Interior, Dr Eben Donger, ended his reply to the debate tonight,

the House had been, in continuous „session for over 20 hours, except

for a dinner breake last night, Reuter.

Fatal Love For Growing Flowers

Mentone, May 8.

of The love

Mentone re- sidents for growing 'carnations was listed on Thursday as a major cause of the landslides which

Allion Ara determined A fettlement should ช

Killed 11 people herg on April renched on the basis of the from the expansion of trucking Kyodo sald the students op-

An official report cald that so latest proposals, for Bri- and which cannot be covered by peared to have retrained using has all the confidence in the WIN PROBATION

violence resist the police, 37′′ world, although he has never tain has added hor firm shutting down lines.

to the nine been in trouble Nike this

Manila, May 0, 1 before."

many landowners had started Trucking, and the raltroods In addition,

Twenty-nine Pogry sold her mother was

Chinese na- growing carnations, sometimes voice, to that of the United

of pro- uprooting olive tree to make States in support of the Were nationalised by the Labour students reported injured, two

Government on January 1, 1948. members of the Waseda Univer"shocked" by the news of the tionals found guilty Ridgway offer. The .only

Juper fald that all faculty were also injured anplure but was "courageous" fiteering yesterday won their room for the lowers, that the She added that Mrs Dodd was ont-your probationary | free-area- did not have enough root justification for further experience, has chown that the slightly meotings at Panmunjom is milroads are too centraised and One of. Kyodo's reporters was working hard cleaning their dem, It was disclosed today.

Their scheduled expulsion has willingness on the part of could not meet the competition caught In the midst of the scuffle house so she would not, think

by President the Communists to accept this of the individual and specialised and got beaten. The students, so much about the capture, been stayed new, and what can plmost service afforded by truckers be sala Kyodo, charged, it was in Peggy got the news of her Quirino, an announcement wald.

The "majority of them are nationtulisation, United fleted by the policeAssociated father's capture and told her certainly be regarded as last fore

Prosa A

mother United Fress.::

amall merchants-Reuter, offer by üte United Nations, Press.

The While

to hold the earth together.

When about 10 Inches of rein tell in the 72 hours before the fatal landslides, the earth was unable to withstand the pres- Euro-Amociated Presti

Dakar, May 8.

months-Reuter,

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