Pacific Stars And Stripes

Thursday, May 27, 1954

Issue date: Thursday, May 27, 1954
Pages available: 24
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Next edition: Friday, May 28, 1954

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Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1954, Tokyo, JapanGov. Shivers to leave . Tokyo May 27 is the touring american Trio of state governors was broken up to Day when gov. Allan Shivers of Texas returned from Korea to Tokyo. He will leave for Home tomorrow. Gov. Dan i. Thornton of col Orado and gov John s. Fine of Pennsylvania remained in Pusan today but will return to Tokyo tomorrow for the week end. After a whirlwind helicopter swing across the frontline in Korea yesterday Thornton told a Preso conference that they had discussed the . Aid to Korea program with the Peninsula s i rime minister Paik too Chin. Spend it quicker Thornton said that Paik Felt there was a Lack of Speed in the program. The Colorado governor said that Paik thought the . Should spend the Money Fine said he had found no indication of slowing Down the Aid program and that a Good Job has been done in reconstructing Korea. The Trio will be reunited at a luncheon in the . Embassy tomorrow where they will meet with . Ambassador to Japan John a. Allison and Fec officials. Shivers will de part for Home at 6 30 . Monday they will Call on japanese prime minister Shi Geru Yoshida the foreign min ister governor of the Bank of Japan and the governor of Tokyo. They will lunch with the Japan american society at the Tokyo Ajkan attend a reception at the american embassy in Thor late afternoon and Dine at the residence of general John e. Hull Fec unc commander. Allison precedes Yoshida to . Tokyo May 27 up . Ambassador John Allison will Fly to the . About june 1 to prepare official Washington for the visit of prime minister Shigeru Yoshida. The embassy confirmed re ports of Allison s planned trip but has not issued an announce ment presumably because Yoshida has thus far refused to Tell the Public or parliament of his scheduled two month tour around the world. The foreign minister and other government officials freely discuss the planned trip but Yoshida has evaded All questions in the diet. Yoshida is scheduled to leave Here june 4, arriving in Washington june 7, for talks with american leaders which May Lay the groundwork for a Jap anese request for direct . Economic Aid. Wb-26 Mission wreck identified Osan Korea May 27 5th of the wreckage of an air Craft on Cheju do Island tues Day afternoon was positively identified As the wb-26 Mission from a routine weather recon Naissance flight monday morn ing. The Island lies approximately 60 Miles South of Korea in the yellow sea. Reports state that four bodies had been located. The wreck age was identified by the num Ber on the plane s surfaces and personal effects of the Crew members whose names Are being withheld pending notification of next of Kin. Pacific stars & stripes pennies flood theater As Mac bows out Seoul May 27 8th army fifty pounds of pennies 4,200 of them poured through Box office windows at the 22nd signal g. Movie Thea Ter last night in an after math of tuesday s military payment certificate conver the signalman had not received their new Issue of Money by show time they raided their Piggy Banks to gather enough Money to at-1 tend the show. By morn Ingall was Back to Normal and the Only chore was for the Cashiers to count and bundle the night s take. Japanese Jet production set for july Tokyo May 27 a the Kawasaki aircraft Industry co. Is scheduled to Start production of Jet fighters and trainers at its Gifu Plant Central Japan beginning in july the Kyodo news service reported yester Day. Kyodo said the japanese com Pany will turn out 300 t-33 Jet trainers and several f-94c starfire Jet fighters to be sup plied to Japan s defense forces. Kawasaki earlier this year concluded an agreement with the Lockheed aircraft co. Of the . For the manufacture of ,t-33 trainers and Star fires. Kyodo said Kawasaki s production plan will be submitted to the National safety Board and the ministry of International Trade and Industry Early this month. Anti espionage Law passes diet upper House Tokyo May 27 up Jap an s first postwar panties Pion age Law designed to protect secrets of american weapons leased to Japan was approved by the upper House yesterday after the government agreed m minor amendments. The vote was 117-72. The Bill must still pass the lower House but it is expected to be made into Law during the current diet session. It will protect the secrets of equip ment and weapons Given to Japan under the Japan-. Mutual defense assistance agreement signed May 1. The Law provides for penalties up to a maximum of 10 years in prison for Selling military information to another Power and lighter penalties up to five years for leaking such data. Cyclist 63, petitions Tokyo May 27 up a 83 year old former japanese government employee has started a bicycle tour of the country to collect signatures opposing the use of atomic and Hydrogen weapons. Yoshioka Uematsu said he would get signatures from people in All walks of life in the Hope of preventing a War employing the super weapons. East news Serviceman s death costs us $21,000 burial Ance. Sum covers benefits gratuities shipping burial insurance army and veterans administration disability payments medical care and pay Witk allowances for hospitalized personnel. The principal reason for the wide variance in Cost of Dis Abling injuries Between military and civilian personnel is that the civilian can return to i regular duties earlier than the Soldier who must be fully recovered and ready for a Tensive physical activities thed a said. Zama Japan May 27 of the average Cost to the government of an accidental death of a Man in uniform is $21,000, according to figures recently released by the depart ment of the army. This amount includes dependents survivor benefits death gratuity pay and shipping and of remains and insure the Cost to the government of an accidental death of a department of the army Civ Olianis slightly higher averaging $22,400 which covers . Bureau of employees compensation expenditures for death benefits paid to dependents and burial expenses. $400 to $1,050 however a different Cost Factor occurs in non fatal Dis Abling injuries. The average Cost to the government for civilian injuries is $400 com pared with $1,050 for military personnel. The military figure includes Straggler search Toshiichi Onoda Center an Fukuji Zonka right whose Brothers Are believed hiding in the thick Jungles of Lubang a tiny Island 70 Miles Southwest of Manila with a Small group of stragglers depart from Tokyo International Airport tuesday with Katsuo Sato unofficial of the repatriations Board for the Philippines. The Trio left Manila yesterday for Lubang confident that they will be Able to persuade the we ii holdout. Nwoka photo 8,500 yanks excluding military Days in Japan Tokyo May 27 up some 8,500 americans not including the military and it employees Are living and working in Japan the finance ministry reported yesterday. Of this figure approximately 3,000 Are in business or working for the 170 american firms with Branch offices Inthis country the ministry the same time it was re ported that 110 japanese Busi Nesses have Branch firms inthe . Which employ some 280 japanese nationals. Tokyo firm seeks Timber Juneau Alaska May 27 a the Alaska pulp co. Of Tokyo has applied to the . Forest service Here for per Mission to buy National Forest Timber in the Silica area. Wilson concludes . Inspection Manila . May 27 up . Defense Secretary Charles e. Wilson and his party left shortly. Before 10 . Today for Guam in route Back to Washington concluding his Brief tour of the far East. The . Defense chief accompanied by mrs. Wilson and . Navy undersecretary and mrs. Thomas Gates jr., Cli maxed his three Day philippine Stopover yesterday with a whirlwind tour of american military installations in this country. They included san Gley Point in Cavite the . Naval station in Subic Bay on the West coast of Luzon Island and the air Force base at Clark Field in Sampanga 50 Miles North of Manila. These bases had been the Center of Wilson s Noonday con Ference tuesday with president Ramon Magsaysay. . Experts not going on a search Tokyo May 27 up plans for two american scientists to accompany the japanese expedition searching for radio Active fish and water near the . Atomic proving ground collapsed yesterday. Neither us. Nor japanese officials would explain the new breakdown in cooperation be tween the two nations to study the a bomb death dust scare. The scientists or. William r. Boss of the atomic Energy commission s division of Bio logy and Medicine and r. Donaldson director of the applied fisheries labor Atory of the University of Washington arrived Here had planned to Fly to Wake Island almost immediately to join the japanese scientific team aboard the fisheries research vessel Shu Kotsu plan was arranged by the . Embassy Here on the basis of a japanese govern ment invitation. They were to join in the Effort to find out whether Japan s fears of atomic pollution of the Pacific fisheries grounds were Well founded or false. The Shu Kotsu Maru put in at Wake Island tuesday to replenish its water Supply. The japanese fisheries Bureau said it would leave today for the Bikini eniwetok area. Rok lawyer offers Aid to american Tokyo May 27 up a korean attorney offered wednesday to defend an american civilian who is being held in a korean jail on suspicion of a $500,000 fraud. The attorney visited 41-year Tor two american scientists to Vest Gate police station jail but the Engineer has not revealed whether he will accept is services. Fleming second american businessman to be arrested by South korean police since the War ended is being questioned on accusations that he defrauded the Rok government in l952 while serving As a . Army Captain. No formal charges have been filed against him however. Police said they can question him eight More Days before deciding what action to take. The Louisville ky., Man told newsmen he was under sus icon on trumped up charges inspired by political enemies of president syn Man Rhee and lashed Back with accusations of his own. He said some South korean officials stole nearly $5,000,000 Worth of . Relief goods last. Year and indicated he wanted logo into court to prove his innocence and Tell the Amer ican people what is going on in distribution of rehabilitation items. Carter assumes 25th command hq., . 25th div., Korea May 27maj. Gen. Leslie d. Carter formally assumed com Mand of the 25th div. Yesterday at an Honor guard ceremony in which 2,500 Tropic lightning soldiers participated. Carter the former affy chief of staff replaces maj. Gen. Halley g. Maddox new mag chief As commander of the oldest division in Korea. He has been in the far East since last september. Accompanied by Brig. Gen. Oscar w. Koch assistant Divi Sion commander and Brig. Gen. Kemal Akkurt turkish brigade commander Carter trooped the line of the Honor guard composed of american and turkish soldiers. Red wheat crop said up Tokyo May 27 up red chinese officials predicted o Day the country s Winter wheat crop would be 2.5 million tons bigger than last year. The crop in t in but the prediction was based on harvests in four pro Vinces a broadcast Over radio piping said;