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Show Now Hold Gen. Walton H. Walker Fatally Hurt In Korean Jeep Crash That Pose, at Least for Tdday!" Civil Defense SUNDAt HERALD Assured Of Passage Freedom of Radio Issue Is Raised Bill Walker was escorted by a hastily formed honor guard of grimy, soldiers. the hospital room where he WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 TTJ!) His son, Capt. Sam S. Walker viewed hl father' body. The administration's who distinguished himself in the In Tokyo. Gen. Douglas civil defense bill was assured of issued the; following 24th division's desperate ba.ttle at above becoming law Saturday, but parline River the Chongchon statement: liamentary technicalities blocked hurried along the "I am profoundly shocked at Pyongyang final congressional approval until roads to the hospital. the death of General Walker. As muddy Jan. 2. the as left he down He broke commander of the 8th United room where he viewed his The measure, bearing over States army he proved himself whelming house and senate ap a brilliant military leader whom father's body alone. Waiting forn, proval, was headed for a joint I hatl just recommended for pro- him was MaJ. Gen. Frank U.S. 1st conference commit of commander the congressional motion to the rank of full gentee. The group will iron out dif- corps who put his arm around eral fering versions of the bill as writ- captain's shoulders and told "His gallantry in action has the ten by the two legislative; a low him voice: in been an inspiration to all who branches. son. It's his still "It's army, have served with him, and his still his Senate sponsors predicted the army." loss will be keenly felt not only 8th the over Mllburn took will agree on a final conferees those own but country by "our Gen. Lt. in version until leadership jig time. But the senarmy's allied with us in the defense of Matthew B. ate, under a unanimous consent freedom on the Korean penin- Walker to theRidgway succeeds agreement, cannot vote on the post. sula." of the 8th final version until Jan. 2. all units of Officers From the scene of the accident army were directed to read the The measure, designed to gear to the field hospital and back to death announcement to 4heir men America's cities to the threat of Seoul the ambulance parrying and atomic attack, was approved plans for a formal period of the 8th unanimously by the senate yesmourning throughout terday. DeSpite the lack of disarmy area were being made. His senting votes, senators displayed death came as the 8th girded for a deep uneasiness with an un a massive Communist onslaught expected flurry of debate. into South Korea, expected at Chairman Pat McCarran, D. time. any Nev., of the senate judiciary com Hero of Mets mittee, objected to some provis ions on the grounds they were Walker, the hero of Taegu, was unconstitutional. When he threatalso the hero of the French city ened to put up 6 fight, the secTOKYO, Dec. 23 (U.R) United of Metz which he liberated in were removed from the bill. tions Press Correspondent Peter Webb World War II. He died wearing The provisions to which Mc has been suspended from work the three stars given him Carran objected would grant civil ing in the Korean war theater by Lt. Gen.gold with Patton, defense workers immunity from George by the U. S. 8th army as a result whom he fought across Europe in some types of law suits for their of his story on the death of Lt 1945 and who also died in a activities during an emergency. Gen. Walton H. Walker. They probably will be reinstated Webb complied with all secur highway accident. in the bill by the conference Had Walker lived he soon ity regulations, both under the promoted to correspondents' voluntary code would have been Gen. Douglas and according to army censor- full general by him "a ship, in filing his story. Gen. MacArthur who called leader whose Douglas MacArthur's headquar- brilliant military ters assured the United Press no Eallahtry in action has been an to all those who security was involved in Webb's Inspiration him." with served dispatch. The United Press held the story Walker was well known to until 3 p.m. (1 a.m. EST) so that many or those wno serveo. wun LONDON, Dec, 23 (U.R) Westnext of kin could be notified and him perhaps more GI's knew ern defense chiefs want the U. S. then released it with the per- him than any other general. He to send a number of the powermission of the Tokyo censors. made dangerous dashes by jeep ful new Sabre jet fighter 10 8th in a the or in However, army piane tiny planes to Europe as the only Korea took the position that the frontline positions and soldiers "available" defense against an the world is full of kind people. boys "are all I've got." information was classified under were never surprised to see him By UNITED PRESS atomic bomb attack, reliable Christ-Fe's to : At had Santa the Adults make the tried The Duarter some that disclosCal., was at turn place ud family's plight security regulations sources said today. not mocome for true mas The a dream ed New her son few when Press United York Just been captured Chief, paused streamliner, today, in (The said yesterday's' These so crew six could sick the minutes its play Raymond, wrote a "letter to American sources only for the young but for promptly cabled Col. M. P. Ech- ments before. air war victory in KoJill Santa" asking for food and cloth- rea and unfortunate across the land. Santa Claus to ols, public Information officer at indicated that the Sabres are with a heart ing, not toys. He said his mother MacArthur's headquarters, pointThere were many stories about Miller, WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (U.R) more than a match for any jets, in aiLment her home beside the was sick to B. and unable Webb for out had violated Lt. Gen. Matthew that Ridgway. children who had Christmas early provide ing are known to haves the Russians tracks. them. S. 8th this year, because doctors feared neither security nor censorship new commander of the U. distance of Furnne within strikinc and asking that his filing privil- army in Korea, is a "fighting and they might not live until Dec. 25. Jim Randall, station KfSBlThev (par iet fiiphter nnw avoit. Adoption Offer Rejected n At a poverty-strickehad But be at Mo., Linda restored newscaster, read the letter over .hi. Joplin, eges once.) McHargue, jumping general." mother of five turned the air. The Now deputy chief of staff, he outwitted the doctors. Clark home Suspended with Webb was Ken said Britain's Royala or a down the request of childless now is crowded with gifts of food, AirInformants Kantor of the National Broad- will leave here "within day of San Pablo. Cal., had Linda, rorce for as many may to lane clothing and toys from listeners as 300 of the press casting company. Kantor, in ad- two to replace Lt. Gen. Walton an early Christmas last vear be- -. iexasof woman, wno oiierea swept-win"Christ-oa as tne children f was H. were killed who to was who cor touched restricted the today cause it was feared she would diejone Walker, dition, by Raymond's which fighters when his jeep smashed into a a fibrocystic disease of the ma Presentsimple note. Russian-mad- e respondents' billet six blasted jets V . Mrs. P. Johnson, 32, Texas South Korea truck north of l.inr. Thp BirhmrmH Pal Tn.1 Here is the full story: from the sky over Korea damaged Texsaid would like: ghi Webb came upon-th- e a scene a Seoul fund For savin(, Vienna from the a seventh and forced others to dependent started few minutes after the traffic ae- -l Rideway. 55, commanded the paign and Linda has been treated nothn8 eUer than to adopt one;jnvadin Turks in lfi83 Franz flee. f k dlne cident in which General Walker famed 82nd airborne division by Dr. Harry Horowitz, of Oak- fM"' t.h,lf1,ren George Kolschitsky ia, The Russian-mad- e rcceiv ed a planes in sa.d Clark, 2,, was killed. Iduring the Sicily, Italian and land. reward: hu. seera ndred were MIG-15,iniqp yesterday's fight was Webb not told thatlNormandy campaigns of woria Horowitz has been giving her ai sacks of coffee abandoned by the capable of flying more than 6QQ tne pancrease gland substitute anrij Walker's death was to be con- - War II. Later he commanded conmiles an hour. enemy. in the 18th airborne vitamin injections. Linda has corps sidered classified material. He then telephoned the story ilue" of Germany, gained 13 pounds and Horowitz 8ta said he hopes for a "complete reto the United Press bureau in He is not " ener!.1 behind when there s fighting to covery." Tokyo with Instructions that it be done. He won the reputation be cleared there for security Gets 10.000 Cards The United Presi submitted of a "fighting and jumping genparachuting the copy to army censors in eral" by frequently lines with his PatAt Camden, N. J., Tokyo, and United Press Tokyo behind enemy Grover. who set a record last1 Christmas Manager Earnest Hoberecht took troops. 27,600 led first the large cards in onewhen she got Ridgway the matter up with MacArthur's week, got 10,000 just scale tiiuuinc tv the other day. That brought the li history when his troops attacked little girl's total for 1943. uf.iT:- Fourteen in asked that the story b Sicily ,atApril, to about 40,000. this Christmas intd hc parachuted ele-i- n The deluge began released at 3 p.m Tokyo time. last year tne first with Normandy order to give the army timements He made when newspapers published her of division hi, to notify Mrs Wa ker. Hickey other cards" to in Holland and Bel-sa- request for "left over that was the only reason forgjum jum like paste in books for shut-in- s herself. Postoffice officials said asking a delay usual army pro- a atronage payments she got more mail in one week cedure ln asking that deaths not than any other person in Ameri- -, be announced until next of kin extra poultry and egg can history. are notified. It was a Christmas At all times the United Press profits, savings on Larry Wreathers of Shelby, N. C , cooperated fully with would remember for a long time, headquarters. Col. M. P. feeds and supplies -because of a kindly newspaper: Echols, MacArthur's public ineditor. formation officer, told the United AH these tend to make Larry's father, Lt. Logan C. Press that Walker's death was WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (U.R not considered a security matter. Reliable sources reported here Weathers, had towiped out a Christmas merrier for protect his men, Meanwhile. however. both today that Herbert B. and died anest far-ofhero's in death Webb and Kantor had been sus- Maw of Utah is being considered L'lah Poultry members. So, for the first time, there' pended by 8th army public in- for a job with the national pro Korea. would be no Christmas Dackaze formation officer Col. Robert L. duction authority as a member of beneath the tree from Larry's the legal staff. Thompson. dad. He refused to lift the suspenWhere he would serve with a Jim Bannon, editor of the sion even though told by Ho- new agency, however, was not Clarksville. Va., Times, read about AND FARMERS berecht on the telephone of the revealed. father and started a "Restand taken by MacArthur's Ojfltr In Salt Lake City, Maw said he Larry's member W W campaign. ChristM Ui. , headquarters. hadn't been informed of any such mas cardsLarry" and in presents poured Crairtu Braltrfcri nt Thompson indicated the story offer. "If it would require chang- - from all 48 states, Japan and Kostill was considered a breach ofing my residence, I wouldn't rea. security. favor it," he said. It didn't bring Larry's father ' back, but it taught the lad that (Cantlnud from Pre One) mud-spatter- ed SUNDAY, DECEMBER Prove, Utah County. 34, Ufh 196 11 1 ST. LOUIS, ' Dec. 23 CP The can silence his critics," tn nwt laid editorially Satur paper said. "If enouih others can f tt away day that withdrawal of the Adam of speech of with Hat Stores, nc, as the ABC net LUC it. then freedom v& BIHJ Ul UUBIUC: pi work sponsor for Drew Pearson criticism will be gravely la Star-Tim- far-reachi- ng Mac-Arth- ur es raised the issue of frperinm nt radio, the press and advertising. -can silence uePn his critics bj? Mcanny smearing them, then anybody else in congress who wants to pick up the smear brush danger. se "Sometimes the freedom t in any business can ba da fended only at the expense of d- -' fendine larger freedom. And such a time is now." t en-Ea- TN MU-bur- j YOU! IHHEE A FINEUNE - . SHEAFFER PEN Correspondent Suspended For Walker Story un-arm- ea nine-year-o- bed-ridd- PENCIL Or Both i F-- HOW? SAVINGS And ACCOUNT NOW! AT UTAH SAVINGS i S25.00 OPEN A ret your FREE lovely Shraffer Pro I or Pencil ou to Either a Pen or Pencil Entitles If your account is opened with $50.00 or more you are entitled- to a complete set. 1. 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