President Truinan has named Lieut.-Gen. Walter Bedell Smith. former ambassador to Moscow, as director of central intelligence- an agency which gathers and analyzes reports lrom diplomatic, military and all other sources. There have been demands in Con- gress for a shake-up oi the agency since the Korean war. Some Congressmen contended U. S. W33 caught flat-footed by the invasion ot South Korea. June as. by North Korean Communist troops.

Dr. Andrew L. Pritchard. Direct- or of Fish Culture Development of the Federal Department of Fisheries. has been appointed Di- rector of the Department's Con- servation and Development Ser- vice. A native of Alcove. Que.. Dr. Pritchard took over the duties at Nanaimo, B. C., to succeed J. A. velopment in 1948. when he left Pacific Fisheries Biological Station of Director of Fish Culture De- his post of senior biologist at the Reid who had retired.

Ian S. MacArthur, Director Poi;

Economics and Statistics; has been appointed Director of the Market- and Economic Service of the Fed- eral Department of Fisheries. Mr. McAi'thur has been Director of Economics and Statistics sinoe De- cembcr i945, when he organized this division and developed its work in the fields of marketing and production. A year ago he was appointed acting chairman of the Fisheries Prices Support Board. Bates. who relinquished the post: because of the pressure of other replacing Deputy Minister Stewart

TICKETS so L!!!-Two North Korean soldiers show the "sate conduct passes" that convinced them to give up to American troops The passes, with the U. N. insignia, promised that they would b. rested in a civilized manner. G. .s are questioning the two prisoners. (Photo by NEA-Acme staff cor.

ALMOST A KING-Crown Prince Ba d 1 wk . 'espondent Stanley Tretick.) ” u on n es an oath in

EN-55915. Belgium. making him Prince Royal. His father King Lgopold will abdicate when Baudouin now 19 becomes 21 The ceremony t k. '- ' - a on

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Currie, former White House aide during President Roosevelt's ad'- ministration. has been disquali- fied by the International ,Bank from taking part in loan discus- sions concerning the bank and the government of Colombia. Currie. who was once a consult- ant to the banking organization. had been hired by the Colombian commission seeking the loan.

GEB.MANY'S "NATURE BOY"-Seventy-year-old Arthur Grseser. ii I philosopher and writer, of Munich, Germany, has severed almost an i i connection with the outside world and is now living on outdoor life indoors. Graeser brought trees, flowers, fruits and other vegetation place around his bed, giving him a rather odd boudolr.

"MURRAY: ””iD8KO!VlTZ: MANGIOITA"-One look at the intent faces of these G. 1!: listening to a mail call in South Korea and you'll know why word from home is so important to them. Fighting I vicious enemy in a strange land, thousands of miles from their homeland. their only connection with a peaceful way of life is the letters they receive.

FORMER. ENEMIES - American G.l.'s. patrolling near the front lines in South Korea, come upon the bodies of North Koreans killed in the fierce fighting. Late reports told of the failure of US. troops to check and drive back Reds who crossed the Naktong River on the central front

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TIME OUT-There's at least one in every outfit-the guy who lugs his bongo. guitar or u.ke along. with his combat pack. Such are Pvt. Raymond Williams of Moberly, Mo.. left, and Pvt. Bob Clinton of Bia- mlrck. Mo.. right. shown entertaining their buddies on their way to front in Korea. Below, Pvt. Donald Webb of Atlanta, Ga., reads a pocket-sized edition of "The History of World War I" while his lot Cavalry Div. comrades rest. Left to right, they are: Pfc. Gumao Rad- riquerof Norfolk. Va., Pic. 0. Hammer of Grant City, Mo.. and P143. David Joseph of Jeannette. Pa.

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Becoming acclimatized to root- ine. Grant Harding stands at-at- tention in new uniform

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