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NEWS IN BRIEF !
WASHINGTON (A»)—1The. House
banking committee voted late yes
terday to recommend extension oi
sugar rationing and price control.
until Oct. 31.
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Rationing will end March 31 and
price controls June 30 unless con
itnued by Congress.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—
Brig. Gen. Harry B. Sherman ot
Camp Carson, nursed a broken leg
today as a result of his belief that
a commander should do what his
troops do.
General Sherman’s troops take
winter warfare training. The gen
eral decided he should learn to ski
and broke his leg during the first
lesson.
“The general’s accident occurred
while he was practicing lifter stem
turns during a blizzard in which
visibility was very poor,” said an
official announcement.
BURBANK, Calif. (&)—A new
jet fighter plane with six machine
guns firing 1,200 rounds a minute,
“believed to be the greatest fire
power of any jet fighter in the
world,” was announcel by Lock
heed Aircraft Corp. It is the P-80
B, a refinement of the P-80 Shoot
ing Star.
NEW YORK, (/P) — Henry A.
Wallace, former cabinet member,
predicts that the policy advocated
by President Truman in his speech
the Congress last Wednesday “will
spread Communism in Europe and
Asia.”
* “When President Truman pro
claims the worldwide conflict be
tween East and West, he is telling
the Sbviet leaders that we are pre
paring for eventual war,” the e’di-1
tor of New Public magazine said'
in a radio broadcast (NBC) Satur
day, night. i
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AGUA CALIENTE, Calif. </P)—j
Endorsing President Truman’s I
stiffening foreign policy, retired
Gen. H. H. Arnold, head of the
wartime army air forces, said he
is convinced “Russia will do every
thing short of war to get what she
wants.”
CHICAGO, (/P) — Kent Cooper,
executive director and general
manager of the Associated Press,
has been appointed chairman of
the World Freedom of the Press
Committee of Sigma Delta Chi,
professional journalistic fraternity.
Cooper has been an advocate of
world press freedom for 32 years.
SYDNEY, Australia. (/P) — Two
crew members of the U. S. Navy
Antarctic expedition, enjoying
their first few hours ashore in
months, were killed today in an
automobile accident at Edgecliff,
Sydney suburb. Joseph L. Hol
lingsworth, 24, a petty officer, and
James Eason, 19, a seaman, died
when the automobile in which they
were riding crashed into a tele
groph pole and a brick wall after
swerving to avoid collision with
another car. Both were members (
of the crew of the seaplane tender
Carrituck.
Security Council
Orders Atomic
Control Program
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (/Pi —
The United Nations security coun
cil ordered the U. N. atomic ener
gy commission to work out details,
of an atomic control program as
soon as possible and make a public
report by Sept. 16.
The council returned the entire
atomic problem to the atomic
commission after Warren Austin
of the United States and Andrei.
Gromyko of Russia engaged in an
other of their sharp exchanges
which showed they still were far
apart on atomic control plans.
Austin said Gromyko’s atomic,
plans were so weak • that they
would provoke an atomic arms
race and perhaps encourage war.
Austin proposed that the Soviet
American differences be solved in
(he atomic commission. The coun
cil voted unanimously to let the
commission have another ’ry.
The atomic commission is com
posed of the 11 nations on the se
curity council, plus Canada. It al
ready has approved the American
proposals written by Bernard M.
Baruch, but major sections have
not been accepted by Poland or
Russia.
The council today instructed the
commission to make a progress re
port by Sept. 16, the date of the
next U. N: general assembly meet
ing. Austin, in proposing this dead
line, hinted that the report would
show whether an atomic agree
ment could ever be reached.
The commission would not
have to complete its recommenda
tions by that time, but would be
required to “develop as promptly
as possible” specific proposals and
“in due course” write a “treaty or
treaties, convention or conven
tions” to carry out the control
agreement.
Austin and Gromyko bickered
for nearly an hour over the word
ing of instructions to the commis
sion. But Austin, dropping his usu
ally optimistic air, used his harsh
est terms to lambast Russia’s
atomic proposals.
“They provide a system which
at best would give no security, and
at worst would be a constant in
centive to distrust and war,” he
said.
GOP for Outlawing!
Portal Pay Suits
WASHINGTON, (/P> — Senate
Republicans striving to beat off
proposed changes in a bill to out
law portal pay suits heard a chal
lenge of its constitutionality from
their own ranks today.
Senator Aiken (R.-Vt.>, told a
reporter he “doesn’t see how’’ Con
gress could pass a law “retroactive
barring any legitimate claims” for
back wages. Suits are pending for
nearly $6,000,000,000.
“There is a question of constitu
tionality there,” Aiken said. “I
have got to be convinced the bill
would not outlaw bona fide claims
before I vote for it.” It is unlikely
the bill will come up for a vote be
Stalin anil Marshall
Likely To Clash
Over Aid Message
MOSCOW, (/P)—Prime ministai
Stalin is likely to speak his mind
to U. S. secretary of state Marshall
on President Truman’s propose I
plans to aid Greece and Turkey
when the Soviet leader receives
the American secretary, an event
which may occur at any time now.
No Soviet leafier thus far has
made a public statement on the
President’s declaration, but the
Russians certainly must believe
that Marshall played a guiding
part in shaping the President’s
policy.
Two of the most important
newspapers in the Soviet Union—
The Communist party paper Prav
da and the government organ, Iz
vestia. have lashed out at the Tru
nrrnn plan. Both newspapers dis
played a frankness rarely em
ployed in commenting upon the ac
tions of the head of a great state.
Pravda took up the subject at
great length today in an attack
similar to the arguments employed
Friday by lzvestia. Delegates to
the four-power foreign ministers’
conference read at breakfast a
charge in Pravda, organ of the
Communist party’s Moscow Cen
tral committee, that the Truman
policy did not serve the cause of
peace and security and that in the
proposal “a policy of imperialist
expansion is revealed under the
guise of charity.”
MOSCOW, fyp) — The foreign
ministers council convened for its
seventh session today amid expec
tations that Prime Minister Stalin
and U. S. Secretary of State Mar
shall soon would have a meeting
which might have a far-reaching
effect on Soviet-American rela
tions.
British Foreign Secretary Ernest
Bevin was reported to have draft
ed a letter to Soviet foreign minis
ter V. M. Molotov rejecting Molo
tov’s proposal for a special confer
ence on China. Bevin took a stand
similar to Marshall’s but in addi
tion was reported to have stressed
that Britain viewed the Chinese
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Army To Blast
Ice Bridge
FAIRBANKS, (£>)—Residents of
Fairbanks were warned Saturday
to keep their windows open, tape
plate glass windows and otherwise
prepare for a big blast March 19.
On that date, announced Lieut.
Col. Walter J. Preston, Jr., the
army plans to blow up a big rein
forced ice bridge across the Tanana
river, built to carry tanks and big
guns during recent Task Force Fri
gid tests.
Logs were piled on the ice and
water poured over them when the
bridge was made. Preston said the
first blast would be timed for 10
a.m., with two other following if
necessary.
fore late Wednesday, possibly at a
scheduled night session.
Seeing The :
legislature From
rHie Gallery
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(By Mildred Herman n)
Senator Walker’s resignation
from the Alaska Senate was t ms
mi.. ted to the Governor Friday a*
noon, creating quite some excite
ment in the legislature and in the
town. A copy of the letter was
read in the Senate immediately af
ter its transmission to the Gover-i
nor. Cochran then made a speech
extolling Walker and expressing
regret that he had taken this ac
! tion.
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In a later letter the Governor
I !
I informed Walker that he had no
legal authority either to accept or
i reject a resignation of a member
! of the legislature.
| Walker gave as his reasons for
i resigning that he was at variance
I with his colleagues in the Senate,
j that he did not see eye to eye with
I other members of the Fu st Divi
J don delegation and that the oniy
member of the House from his
home town had voted against the
memorial which asked his appoint
ment of Governor when the term
of the incumbent Governor ex
pires.
He said these things made him
feel that-his usefulness in the leg
! islature was over. Also served no
! tice that he would continue to fight
I as a private citizen for the removal
j of those persons from office who
i do not understand the needs of
! Alaska.
: Walker stated the resignation
would be effective when consider
I ation of the tax bills he introduced
jointly with Senator Rivers was
' completed. In his reply the Gov
: ernor pointed out that that would
likely not be till the end of the1
session anyway.
The House has passed the bill
raising mothers allowances for de
pendent children to $40 for the'
i first child and $20 for each addi-!
I tional child. The Senate recently j
i killed a similar bill.
The Huntley bill doubling the
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Canadian Dollar
Lower In Value
NEW YORK, (/P)—The Canadian
dollar today was quoted at a dis
count of 6V4 per cent, or 93.75,
unchanged from the last quotation,
the lowest reported since last July.
Banking authorities said there
was no official explanation for I
this downward trend in the cur- >
rency, but the decline coincided j
with rumors in Wall Street that a
further revaluation was in store.
Liquidation of long positions, it j
was said by bankers, may have
been caused by sales of Canadian
securities by investors in the
United States for which they were
paid in Dominion currency.
On July 5 last, the Canadian
government pegged its dollar at I
par with the American dollar. It
had been fijjed at a 10 per cent dis
count. Compared with last Satur
day’s quotation, the Canadian dol
lar today showed a loss of 1%
cents.
LIFTING THE LID
AT JUNEAU
JUNEAU </P)—The House passes
the bill amending the workmen’s
<. mrpcnsation act allowing for
a lor 40i' period for filing claims
• oi' benefits lor surviving minor
cii.Idren. ai.-o setting up the pro
cedure for adoption of children;
amending election hours from 8.00
u.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Fight the memorial urging the
Dillingham landing strip be wid
ened; memorial urging construc
tion of a road from Naknek to Hot
Creek airport.
Senate passes House bill regulat
ing insurance business; memorial
urging Congress to extend the So
cial Security act to Territorial mu
nicipal employees; the bill to re
quire retail liquor stores within
two miles of municipalities to con
form to the business hours in ef
fect within the neighboring city;
memorial urging .date department
to open negotiations with Canada
to obtain jurisdiction of the Haines
cut-off; Memorial urging the army
to discontinue the use of Mount
Hayes and Blair Lakes fur game
refuge as an air force practice
bombing range; memorial urging
sending government checks to
veterans by air mail defeated 9 to
7; requiring liquor license appli
cants outside incorporated towns
to obtain the consent of a majority
of the electors. Senate bill by
unanimous consent introduced to
amend the banking laws for great
er protection to depositors; substi
tuting the.attorney general for the
governor on the banking board.
Governor Gruening announces
he has signed House bill which
provides for a blanket primary
ballot system which was voted for
overwhelmingly as a referendum
in the last general election. Full
party tickets are provided for in
the general election.
JUNEAU, (/P) — Territorial de
partment heads must get along on
present salaries of average of
$5,600, as the Senate defeated 9 to
7 the uniform salary bill to in
crease pay to $7,200, amended fig
ure with minor heads $6,000, chief
deputies $5,500 and giving a four
teen per cent increase to general
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Postmaster Jobs
Up In Air
WASHINGTON, (A*) — A silent
tug-of-war between Senate Repub
licans and Democrats is holding up
confirmation of 585 postmaster
nominations.
Not one first, second or third
class postmaster—the kind ap
pointed by the President with con
sent of the Senate—has been acted
on since the 80th Congress opened
January 3
The Republicans, led by Senator
Langer of North Dakota, want an
investigation of the appointment
method. They claim that in some
states no Republican postmaster
has been named in 14 years. The
Democrats don’t want the inquiry,
but appear to be fighting a losing
battle.