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tained in a statement issued by
the White House in connection
with an Atomic Energy Commis
sion report to Congress.
In its report the Commission
lifted the secrecy lid just a bit
on the recent tests at Eniwetok;
Atoll, to which Mr. Truman re
ferred. The Commission let this
much information out:
1. The “three atomic weapons
of new and improved design” were i
tested at the super-secret proving
grounds in the Marshall Islands
—not non-explosive weapons, as
been widely speculated;
2. They proved that “the posi- j
tion of the United States in the
field of atomic weapons has been |
substantially improved.”
The report indicated that the
recent Pacific tests were aimed at j
getlling greater explosive force
out of atomic bombs. Eniwetok!
scientists, said the Commission,
were looking for the answers to
“specific questions arising in con- !
nection with the instantaneous re
lease of nuclear energy for its
explosive effect.”
The atomic officials hinted al
so that the tests did considerable
damage to the atoll. The proving
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WASHINGTON, — (/P) —Presi
dent Truman got his last taste
of smooth sailing on the placid
Potomac Saturday as he charted
the course he wants Congress to
follow to beat back the rising tide
of inflation.
While he cruised aboard the
presidential yacht Williamsburg,
storm signals already were flap
ping on capitol hill for his appear
ance there Tuesday.
Republicans said they will give
“careful consideration” to the
President’s suggestions, but they
made it clear that his expected
plan to use government controls
to curb living costs is in for rough
weather.
A filibuster threat from within
his own party also was added to
the special session docket.
Senator Eastland (D-Miss) told
a reporter he is “ready to talk”
against any of the civil rights
measures which set off a revolt
of Southern Democrats at the par
ty’s convention in Philadelphia
earlier this month.
ground now is “being recondi
tioned and placed in standby stat
us for further use,” they said.
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WASHINGTON, — (>P) —The:
Interior Department said today
withdrawal of approximately 193,
000 acres of public domain on the
Kenai Peninsula and at Dunbar,
Alaska is in anticipation of en-;
actment of legislation to author
ize farm settlement and develop
ment of Alaska.
The legislation was introduced
in the House on the last day of
Congress and now is before the;
House public lands committee, j
Neither branch of the Congress1
has considered it.
William E. Warne, assistant
secretary of interior said the de
partment hopes the bill will be
approved quickly to aid in speed
ing up the settlement and devel
opment of the Territory.
He told a reporter the measure
was introduced at the depart
ment’s request by Rep. Welch
1 tR-Calif), chairman of the House
public lands committee.
The bill is called the Alaska
settlement act. It provides the de
partment may designate areas of
public lands which may be sur
veyed for settlement of farm fam
ilies, for townsites, group settle
ment and industrial purposes.
These lands would be examined
by Agriculture Department to de
termine their suitability for vari
ous types of agriculture.
I “We propose to adopt modern
methods in making the land avail
able for settlement,” Warne told
a reporter. “We have withdrawn
16,974 acres on the Kenai Penin
sula and 32,437 acres near Dunbar
on the Alaska Railroad.
“We plan to make it available—
as soon as the legislation is en
acted—to individuals and groups
for farms and the measure auth
orizes loans to enable the settlers i
to build homes. This is necessary
because the homes must be ready
before the first winter.
“We hope that it will bring
about faster settlement than we
experienced in the Matanuska
Valley at Palmer, Alaska. We
started that project 14 years ago
with 200 families and though
about three fourths of the fam
ilies left, all of the farms have
continued in production and 300
new farms have been added. It
has become a thriving farm com
munity.
“Under the new plan we hope
| to settle the land with groups
and believe that with the impetus
of the proposed law they will
grow much faster than did the
Matanuska community. It will do
away with the old ‘catch as catch
can’ procedure under the 1862
law under which we operated.”
The bill would limit to 2,000,000
acres the area which can be
opened to such settlement. It pro
vides that land would be granted
citizens and those who have filed
declaration of intent to become
citizens. Any person who has ser
ved in the armed forces would
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be eligible, even though not 21
years old. Others would have to
be 21 and only one member of
a family living together would
be eligible to apply for such farms.
The land which would be opened
would have to be advertised and
applications for it invited from eli
gible persons. The maximum an
individual could have would be
1,280 acres and in addition they
might purchase a small tract for
a homestead. The entrymen on the
farm tracts would have to live
there three years to get title.
In addition to the loans for
building, the interior department
would be given the right to clear
tracts of land for farming and the
agriculture department could pre
pare farm sites. The holders wourtd
repay actual cost with 3 1/2 per
cent interest.
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The measure also would per-1
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weeks vacation camping trip.
The Boys will spend one week
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Salmon Lake for the second week.
Plans for the summer camping
trip were laid by the scouting
committee and the scoutmaster
and officials of the Boy Scout or
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corporation to make loans where
other financing is not available
for business enterprises, with the
aggregate not to be more than
$7,500,000 at any one time.
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