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Reds' POW List Fails Pentagon Identifies Trial Dale of Flyers 'Vapor Barrier' Boots To Disclose Fate of All But Two Names on By Court in Hungary Worn by Marines to 72 Captured Civilians Reds' Prisoner List Is Not Yet Disclosed By th* Associated Brass By John A. Giles By tho Associated Pros! MUNSAN, Korea. Dec. 22.—The Balk Korea Frostbite The Pentagon casualty branch VIENNA. Dec. 22.—Christian M. Communist list of Allied prisoners today had found some sort Ravndal, new American Minister By th« Asiociated Pre*» of failed to shed on the to any light identification for all but Budapest, said today Hungary ON 2 of the THE EASTERN FRONT, fate of 42 missionaries and has given no idea when four Amer- foreign 3,198 Americans listed the by ican airmen held there be Korea, Dec. 22.—The United States about 30 other civilians may captured Communists as prisoners in Korea. Marines tried. have been issued a in the Korean war. early No records were found here for The Communist government of “Mickey Mouse” boot which they The group includes one Catholic two names on the Red list, a Hungary notified Mr. Ravndal’s believe eliminates any chance of bishop, two monsignors, 21 priests, spokesman said today, and the Far Legation last night the flyers another East command in has been would face a Hungarian court on winter's epidemic of frost- seven nuns and six resident mis- Tokyo asked to check there. charges of violating Hungarian bitten feet. sionaries and four from the Of the territorial rights. The new rubber boots are so remainder, all but 25 Church of England of the next of American officials in Vienna novel that kin have been noti- one of the directions feared it might be months They were Americans, French, fied by telegram. Those, it was many for taking care of them is, “Use before the men English, Irish Belgian and Aus- explained, posed “special prob- are brought to ordinary tire-patching materials trial if the tralian. lems” of confused 'identities and Communists are deter- to repair punctures. This is a mined to use Among civilians missing are two in those cases the relatives have mental and physical must.” diplomats—one French and one been told of the problems by of- pressure to make the flyers Col. Chester R. Allen of Auburn- "confess.” British—and two newspapermen. ficers. When these discrepancies dale, Fla., 1st Marine Division Mr. Ravndal sup- Most of the other civilians were are cleared up the regular tele- arrived in Buda- said the ply officer, “vapor barrier” businessmen. It could not be grams will be dispatched and their pest Thursday night after being boots have proved "100 per cent learned here whether steps were names will be released. rushed from Washington to try effective” against frostbite since taken to obtain to speed the release of the being release of Most Names Are Army. flyers. he issued them in November. this with When he left Washington there group along military Of the over-all total on the Red of war. was some hope the matter One complaint has been noted. prisoners list—which officials from President might be settled without trial. These That is that they are hot and Military Prisoners Only. Truman on down have cautioned hopes were shattered when Soviet heavy. Discussions on prisoners in Pan- should be regarded With skepti- Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky Marines have dubbed them munjom truce talks thus far have cism until an actual count can bitterly assailed the as ‘‘Mickey Mouse” because of their been concerned only with military be made—142 are men of the flyers “spies and saboteurs” at the clod-hopper shape, like the car- prisoners. Navy, Air Force and Marines. United Nations in toon character’s feet. A United Nations spokesman de- Paris. The fact that the roster is com- Mr. Ravndal clined to comment on whether the said by telephone Employ New Principle. pletely unofficial as far as this question of civilian to Vienna today that legation offi- The vapor barrier principle—an prisoners Government is concerned has been would be raised. cials had failed so far to obtain entirely new approach to insula- HE LIKES IKE—Senator Duff, Republican, of Pennsylvania stressed time and time again. The There has been no indication permission to visit the four air- tion—assumes that the combat officially opens Washington headquarters for a committee seek- Reds have consistently refused from the Communists that men, wherever they may be held. man’s feet will get wet through ing the Republican presidential nomination for Gen. Eisen- they permission to inspect POW camps intended to release the mission- Mr. Ravndal said he had asked for sweating or in water. It hower. or check identities. The stepping —Star Staff Photo. prisoner an to see the Hun- ■■■.i.,. I, — — — aries and civilians. appointment keeps the feet warm in spite of » International Red Cross tradi- The missing diplomats are garian foreign minister to pre- this dampness, which the present tionally carries on this work but Vivian Holt. British sent his credentials. Army Shoepac does not. The va- Charge the Communists refuse their d’AfTaires in Korea, and "So far I have received no reply por barrier locks in body-gener- Duff Disputes Taft Hudson Granted Raise Jacques agents permission to carry out French and until I do, I have no official ated heat, and will warm to Perruche, Consul General this task. DOWNED AMERICAN FLYERS TO BE Hun- body TRIED—Budapest, status in Korea. four American here,” he declared. temperature any icy water getting In North Korea Camps. gary.—These flyers, forced down in Hungary by In the boot. Claims on Of 5% in Auto 2 Newsmen Held. Soviet a Opening Prices; The Communists also have said flyers month ago, will be brought to trial, the govern- Families of Airmen ment announced. Army experimenters say they The newspapermen are Maurice that all the POWs are in camps Top, left to right: Capt. Dave Henderson, and Grief-Stricken proved this in tests at tempera- Eisenhower HQ Here Other Increases Due Chanteloup, Agence French Press, in North Korea. However, movies Shawnee, Okla., Capt. John J. Swift, Glens Falls, N. Y. by News tures ranging as low as 20 de- and Michael Gigantes who wrote and pictures of them—distributed Bottom, left to right: T/Sergt. Jess a Duff, Spokane, Wash., By th« Associated Press grees below zero. J. A. Francis P. under the name of Philip Deane, j by the Reds—have carried the and Sergt. James A. Elam, Kingsland, Ark. —AP Wirephoto. The four American airmen held An By O'Leary By Douglas captions that were in Com- ■■ ■ are Army Quartermaster officer! was a corre- they ■■ by Hungary Capt. Dave Hen- Some Price increases of Gigantes special i i ■ the of the claims of Taft sup- nearly 5 per munist said Army began developing spondent for Inter-; China. Officials here have derson of Shawnee, Okla.; .C^pt. of “in cent on Hudson automobiles have photographer and testing the same bent in 1946 porters the bag” delegates no explanation for this. It is pos- John J. Swift of Glens Falls, N. Y.; been authorized by the Office of national News service and a and accepted it after an Alaska to the Republican convention were London sible that the prisoners were taken Additions to Sergt. James A. Elam of Kings- Price Stabilization, a step expected newspaper. Prisoner List tryout last spring. to that country to be paraded be- land. Ark., and Tech. Jess challenged by Senator Duff, Re- At the time were Sergt. to be followed by increases for they interned, fore the The "following list of Ameri- \ KENTUCKY. The Marines put in the first populace. A. Duff of Spokane, Wash. publican, of Pennsylvania as he other cars. neither had status of war corre-! cans, named by the Communist Corel. Leroy Sloan. London. contract, however, and got de- Pfc. Charles W. True. Corinth. At least two of the men—Swift formally opened Eisenhower head- OPS said the Hudson price in- spondent and consequently were as held in prisoner-of-war camps Corel. Kodrick Shelton. Twlla. livery first. This came after the and Duff—had been expected creases would mean the cars would not considered military prisoners. in was at the quarters here today. Korea, processed MICHIGAN. home for Christmas with their Army gave information on the War are cost from $90 to $145 more at correspondents accorded 2 Numbers Pentagon. It does not include Pfc. Dallas W Mossman. Flint. boots to the other services. Standing in front of a Operators families until their twin-engined large, on the if officer’s rank. retail, depending model, f names which have appeared C-47 Both Lost of MISSOURI. cargo plane was forced down Heavily. smiling portrait the general in the raises are passed on to the Frank Noel, Associated Press previously in The Star. Both the Pvt. Billy J. Keene. Selmore. in Hungary by Soviet fighter Army and the Marines5 a Shoreham Hotel the customers. The increases in There is no American suite, granted photographer captured by the! Guilty Baltimore way for planes November 19. suffered heavy losses to frostbite amount to 4.891 cent in the Communist last to know NEW YORK. Pennsylvania Senator told a press per December, was! By the Associated Press officials whether the list News will be last winter. j Sergt. Matthew J. Murphy. Binghamton they tried struck factory price. named on the Communist list as is accurate. The Marines alone conference he knows "of BALTIMORE, Dec. 22.—William their families like a blow in the reported some| The raise was granted under the a captain.