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"WATCH THIS ONE!”
THE “FORRESTAL”
The keel of the Navy’s super-carrier Forrestal,
will be laid the; middle of this month. The new super
carrier is being watched with great interest by mili
tary officials in all the services, since it was the center
of a hot controversy only a couple of years ago.
At that time, the Navy was refused official per
mission to go ahead with its plans to build the giant
warship, which is bigger than any other warship afloat
and this denial held until recent months. The Navy
contended all along that construction of the giant car
rier was not an undue risk of funds and that the huge
carrier would not be merely a big target for an atomic
or hydrogen bomb.
Some military experts have contended that the
tremendous amount of money which will be required
for construction of the Forrestal could be better used
in the construction of a fleet of heavy, globe circling
bombers.
- The Navy says the new carrier will be highly man
euverable and that it will not be an easy target be
cause it will be ringed by destroyers and cruisers when
in action and that it will carry its own defensive jet
fighter planss to intercept enemy bomber attack. The
success or failure of the Forrestal in any future action
will determine to a large extent, the future role of
huge aircraft carriers, not only in the United States,
but in the navies of other major powers.
The Forrestal is due to be launched in March, 1954,
and scheduled to go into operation in December, 1954.
Thus, it may be years before the final answer in the
super-carrier controversy is actually determined.
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HIROSHIMA EFFECTS LINGER
Two American scientists, Dr. Warner Wells of
Duke University, and Dr. Paul Carson of the Brook
haven National Laboratory, recently said in Japan that
it would be “at least two generations” before the full
effects of the Hiroshima bomb burst on human beings
is finally determined.
Concerning the victims, Dr. Wells said: “Some
basic changes in tissue structure are evident. Possible
bone formation changes also appear ...” The two
scientists agree that at least 50 years will be required
before scientists will know definitely what the results
of the blast were.
Anti-Filibuster
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Plank Proposed
Dem. Platform
CHICAGO, (/P)—Sen. Benton of
Connecticut moved Saturday to
wrest from southern senators the
filibuster weapon they have used
to kill federal civil rights bills.
He demanded that Democratic
platform drafters call upon the
Senate to revise its rules so a
filibuster can be ended.
Assailing the Republicans, he
said in a statement distributed in
advance to newsmen:
“In their civil rights plank of
two* weeks ago, the Republicans
pay the same old lip service to
the ideals of equality under law
but conspicuously ignore the can
cer of the filibuster imbedded
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with their aid in the Wherry
rule.”
Under this Senate rule, named
for the late Sen. Wherry of Neb
raska, it takes a vote of 64 of
the 96 senators to end a “talka
thon.”
Benton proposed “a Senate rule
which makes it possible to put
an end to a filibuster by a simple
majority vote.
Benton’s anti-filibuster proposal
caught much attention in a city
preparing for a knock-down drag
out fight over the civil rights
plank.
Democratic leaders were strug
gling to avoid such a fight, which
might split the party.
South Democrats
Win First Clash
With Civil Righters
CHICAGO, <JP) — Rebellious
southerners won their first clash
with northern civil rights forces
Saturday with the recommended
seating in the Democratic conven
tion of delegations from Texas and
Mississippi.
The action, in the form of a
contest committee’s recommenda
tion to the Democratic National
Committee, was a heavy blow at
efforts of pro-Truman elements
to gain control of the party’s 31st
presidential nominating conven
tion.
The contest committee’s deci
sion would seat a 52-vote Texas
delegation which has refused to
pledge its support to the conven
tion’s presidential nominee.
Similarly, the contest group
recommended the seating of an
18-vote non-pledged group from
Mississippi.
The battle over issues tempor
arily overshadowed maneuvering
of the presidential aspirants. In
that field a new veto by Gov.
Stevenson of Illinois on efforts to
get him into the race projected
Vice President Barkley and Sen
ators Kefauver and Russell into
front running positions.
LAW ABIDING
IZMIR, Turkey, (IP)—The vil
lage of Karakelic in southwestern
Turkey claims to be the most'
law-abiding community in the
country.
For 96 years, not one of the 450
inhabitants of Karakelic has been
arrested or hailed before any
court. Official records show that
no resident of the village in that
period has even so much as ap
peared in court as a witness.
NOTICE
Sales Tax Reports on retail
sales, services and rentals for the
quarter ending June 30, 1952,
must be in the City Clerk's office
by July 30, 1952.
Carrie M. McLain, City Clerk
Publish July 21, 25, 28, 1952
Truman Comes Out oi
Hospital Feeling Fine But
Mad at Republicans
By ERNEST VACARRO
WASHINGTON, (/P)—President
Truman came home from the hos
pital Saturday feeling “fine” —
and fighting mad at Republican
congressmen.
Accompanied by Mrs. Truman,
the President arrived at the White
House after three days in a plush
suite at the Army’s Walter Reed
medical center.
Although he talked of loafing
at the hospital, Truman' signed
scores of bills there. One of the
last measures he signed into law
will increase social security bene
fits by about 540 million dollars
a year.
But he blasted Republican at
tempts to change the measure and
said he wanted to tell voters “how
the Republicans dance, when a
well-heeled lobbyist pipes a tune.1
The President still had given |
no word on his choice for the •
Democratic presidential nomina
tion. I
As for the social security bill,
Truman said maneuvering by the
American Medical Association’s
lobby had impaired insurance pro
tection for millions of disabled
Americans.
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And he insisted “this victory
for the lobby, at the people’s ex
pense, was accomplished by a
great majority of Republicans in
the House.’’
Bathing reportedly was stylish
among Arabs at a time when per
fume was still a substitute for
soap and water in the courts of
Europe.
Mossadegh Supporters
Riot In Protest Against
New Permier Qavam
TERHAN, Iran, (/P) — Violent
riots erupted in Tehran Saturday
as suporters of ex-premier Mo
hamed Mossadegh demonstrated
against the appointment of new
premier Ahmed Qavam.
First fragmentary reports said
at least seven persons were bayo
netted in fights with mobs shout
ing “Death to the traitor Qavam.”
Officials of the newspaper Ete
laat, which opposed Mossadegh,
reported an estimated 300 demon
strators stormed the building and
attempted to set it on fire.
Qavam, a veteran rightist poli
tician, took over from Mossadegh
Thursday and said he would seek
a friendly settlement of the Brit
ish-Iranian oil dispute.
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