Defense Secretary Wilson Says
United States ‘Relatively Secure’
From Surprise Atomic Attack]
Ex-POW Says Escape
Plans Revealed to Reds
By Cpl. Dickenson
WASHINGTON, (tf)—A former
prisoner of war swore Tuesday
that his plans to escape from a
Korean prison camp were tipped
off to his jailers by Cpl. Edward
S. Dickenson.
The witness, Cpl. Thomas A.
Carrick of Blacksburg, Va., said
at the opening of the second day
of Dickenson’s court martial that
he overheard the defendant in
form on him. Carrick said he lis
tened through a paper door at the
prison camp.
Carrick said that he was in a
foxhole with Dickenson just be
fore both were captured Nov. 5,
1950.
The witness said he saw Dick
enson several times prior to Oct.
8, 1951, when they confided to
each other that they were plan
ning escapes.
SEA GIVES UP RING
SAN DIEGO, Calif., UP) — The
classified advertisement in The
Evening Tribune read: “Edward
Drake. I found your ring.”
Drake learned on inquiring that
the ring he had lost 20 years ago
in ocean surf had been found by
Nancy Zachary, San Diego State
College student. Inscribed inside
the Masonic Lodge ring and still
legible was: “Edward Drake, 3
28-1928.”
> WASHINGTON, UP)— Secretary
of Defense Wilson says he believes
the United States is “relatively
secure” from surprise atomic at
tacks and even more secure from
sustained aerial assault.
Wilson said Russia would lose
many bombers and trained crews
in the initial stages of any air war
over America “and I do not be
lieve they could keep it up.”
Testifying recently before the
House Appropriations subcommit
tee considering the defense bud
get, Wilson challenged an opinion
of Rep. Mahon (D-Texas) that the
United States is “highly vulner
able to atomic attack at this time.”
The secretary said he believes
the nation is vulnerable but “re
latively secure,” adding that he
believes the Russians “have been
much more afraid of us than we
are of them.”
Other testimony, portions of
which were made public Monday
night, disclosed that:
1. The Defense Department
plans to bring more troops back
from the Far East. Earlier two
Army divisions were ordered
home from Korea for deactivation.
Wilson testified that consider
ing South Korea now has 20 divi
sions and “from the point of view
of not having an active war we
still have too many troops in the
Pacific ... we expect to bring
some of them back as conditions
permit.
2. Wilson and Asst. Secretary
tary John Hannah told the sub
committee they have reports of
118 “security risks” who were
fired or resigned last year after
investigations were begun. They
said reports have not yet been re
ceived from all military installa
tions and offices.
The officials said 111 of the 118
cases “involved actual or alleged
membership in the Communist
Party, or affiliation or sympath
etic association with Communistic
organizations or persons, or Com
munistic inclinations.”
Royal Pair in Ceylon
KANDY, Ceylon, UP—Britain’s
Queen Elizabeth II and her hus
band, the Duke of Edinburgh,
took off their shoes Monday night
to climb the steep temple steps
for a glimpse of Buddha’s tooth,
Ceylon’s most prized religious
relic.
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke
of Edinburgh have flown more
than 15,000 miles in four months
of their current world tour, and
over 95 percent of the air travel
was done in American-built air
craft, according to “Planes,” offi
cial publication of the Aircraft
Industries Association.
•NOTICE
Pursuant to an order of court
entered on the 9th day of April,
AJD. 1954, notice is hereby given
that a general term of the District
Court. Second Division, Territory
of Alaska, will be held in the
court house at Nome in said divi
sion and territory, commencing at
the hour of 10 o'clock a.m. on
Wednesday, May 12, 1954, and to
continue thereafter according to
the further orders of the court.
Given under my hand and with
the court's seal affixed this 9th
day of April, A.D. 1954.
Norvin W. Lewis
Clerk of the United Stales
District Court for the
Territory of Alaska,
Second Division.
Publ. April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 1954.
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