Russian Shoots
G. I. lii'Vienna
WASHINGTON (/P)—A Russian
sentry sent an outlawed “dum
uum" bullet smashing into the
arm of a fallen and clubbed Amer
ican soldier in Vienna Sunday, the
U. S. commander there reported
last night.
The American, Pfc. Jack Grun
den, Portland, Ore., was attacked
and hurled to the ground by an
other Russian, Lt. Gen. Geoffrey
Keyes said, and then was beaten
and shot with “a rifle bullet of the
explosive! dum dum type."
Such ammunition — which ex
pands when it strikes was out
lawed in an 1899 agreement signed
by Russia and virtually all other
major nations.
The Soviet version of the Vien
na shooting, Keyes added in his
report to the army, was “a com
plete distortion of the facts.” He
said a Russian protest, submitted
to him by a Colonel Ivanov, gave
this account:
“Three drunk American sol
diers” tried to disarm the guard
at the Grand Hotel—Soviet head
quarters in Vienna—and one of
them struck the Russian with a
bottle in the fight that followed.
The Soviet sentry then shot the
American in the arm, Ivanov said.
But Keyes said in his report
that Grunden and two other GIs
were attacked without reason
while walking past the hotel with
three Austrian girls.
Truman Calls Drew
Pearson A Liar
WASHINGTON, (A*)—President
Truman yesterday branded as “A
lie out of the whole cloth” colum
nist Drew Pearson’s report that
the chief executive once had term
ed New York Jews disloyal.
Pearson, whom the President
did not identify by name, insisted
later that his version was ‘‘all too
accurate.” He added: “#ut I’m glad
the President has now reconsid
ered his intemperate words.”
Mr. Truman opened his news
conference with the denial and
said his remarks could be quoted
directly, a departure from usual
procedure.
He told the reporters to read the
New York Mirror to find out
about the column. The newsmen
heard the President use the term
‘‘gossip paper,” but the word “gos
sip” was omitted in his official
White House version of his re
marks:
“First, I want to pay attention
to a vicious statement that was
made by a columunist in a New
York paper, in which he said I
had made the statement here to an
* editor of a New York paper that
the Jews in New York were dis
loyal.
“I had thought I wouldn’t have
to add another liar’s star to that
fellow’s crown, but I will have to
do it. That is just a lie out of the
whole cloth. That is as emphatic
as I can put it.”
U. S. MERCANTILE CLOSES
OUT SOME LINES
The U. S. Mercantile Co., has
closed out several of their appar
el lines to Dorothy’s Shop which |
is expanding and plans to move to
larger quarters this spring on the
Ron Marche lot. Among the lines
taken over are ladies hosiery,
fancy handkerchiefs and notions.
Polet’s have taken over raw and
finished furs. It is stated by the
management that the ready-to
► wear department will also be
closed out, Tnaking room for the
Richter Photo Shop to expand.
British Remove
Tax On U. S. Films
LONDON (/P)—The government
announced yesterday an agree
ment with American film produc
ers to end a tax dispute which
brought a Hollywood ban on ship
ment of films to Britain.
Harold Wilson, president of the
board of trade, said that the con
troversial 75 per cent duty on
earnings of imported films “would
be withdrawn as quickly as the
necessary order could be made.”
The normal export of American
films to this country will “resume
as soon as possible,” he told the
House of Commons.
Earlier, both British and Ameri
can officials said the agreement is
subject to ratification by United
States film executives in Holly
wood.
Mother Walks
After 14 Years
HERRING, Okla. i/P) — Three
children in this Roger Mills county
community saw their mother walk
today—for the first time.
The eldest of the children is
twelve, and their mother, Mrs. B.
H. Hawkins, 34, has been unable
to walk for 14 years.
Hawkins has taken his wife to
numerous specialists during the
past 14 years. Recently an Okla
homa City surgeon performed an
operation removing a growth from
Mrs. Hawkins’ spine which had
exerted pressure on nerves in the
lower back cutting off control of
her legs.
Eleven days after the operation
she was walking. Doctors said she
will wear a body cast for six
weeks and after that a brace for
several months.
Five European
Powers Sign Treaty
BRUSSELS, Belgium, i/R)—Bri
tain, France and the Benelux na
tions adopted today a 50-year
treaty for a political economic and
military union of western Europe
intended to check the march of
communism.
Conference officials said the ac
cord and allied documents will be
signed here next Wednesday by
the foreign ministers of Belgium,
Britain, France, Luxembourg and
the Netherlands.
The text of the agreement will
not he released until the signature
ceremony, to give the five govern
ment of the negotiators opportun
ity to examine it closely, the offi
cials said.
Gen. Meyers
m
Rests Case
WASHINGTON (/P)—Maj. Gen.
Bennett E. Meyers rested his case
yesterday without calling a single
witness in defense of a charge
that he induced a business associ
ate to lie to a Senate committee.
Attorneys for the retired air
force officer laid the groundwork,
however, for a plea for the gener
al’s outright acquittal. This plea to
the court was to be based on a
contention that the Senate group
wh'ch inquired into Movers’ busi
ness affairs last fall w..s illegal.
The only evidence placed before
the federal jury in defense of
Meyers was a series of Senate
resolutions creating the Senate
war investigating committee.
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