Two American Officials
Injured in Communist-Led
Riots in Hong Kong
By FRED HAMPSON
HONG KONG, {JP)— Two Am
erican government officials were
among a dozen persons injured
Saturday as Communist-led riots
erupted in Hong Kcmg’s teeming
Kowloon section.
U.S. Vice Consul Robert Ballan
tyne, Tulsa, Okla., and Jack
Watts Leach, Oklahoma City, U.S.
Information Service officer, were
'stoned by rioters as they strolled
through Kowloon. Ballantyne was
hit on the forehead and one
stitch was required to close the
cut. Leach was less seriously
hurt. The rioters grabbed cam- j
eras both men were carrying.
The mob dragged the unidenti- i
ficd driver of a British army truck j
out of the cab, then set fire to j
the vehicle.
Several other foreigners were j
attacked, but not seriously hurt.
The rioting followed a brief
parade by an officially estimated
4,500 persons who had gathered
at Kowloon Station to greet a
Chinese Communist “comfort mis
sion.” j
The demonstrators began riot
ing after government officials re- ,
fused the Red delegation permis
sion to enter this British crown !
colonv.
The family of Aga Kahn, Mos
lem leader, claims descent from
Fatima, daughter of the prophet
Mohammed.
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Gen. Vandenberg To
Head Air Forces Till
Retirement In 1953
WASHINGTON, (JP) — Gen.
Hoyt Vandenberg, whose four
year term as chief erf staff of the
Air Forces ends April 30, will be
nominated by President Truman
for another 14-month term this
week.
The White House in announcing
this during the weekend said Mr.
Truman does not want Vanden
berg to take a subordinate com
mand before he rounds out 30
years of military service June 12,
1953, and reaches his retirement
date.
It was also announced that Gen.
Curtis Le May will be named
vice chief of staff of the Air
Force, succeeding Gen. Nathan F.
Twining who will take over Le
May’s present job as chief of the
Strategic Air Command.
There had been published re
ports Gen. Vandenberg would not
be renominated and that Le May
would get the top appointment.
WEATHER FORECAST
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Weather Bureau
Clear to part cloudy today and
tonight with increasing cloudiness
Tuesday. Wind 25 mph. with gusts
to 35. Low temperature expected
tonight -5, high tomorrow 20.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Temperatures: high
26, low 2. Maximum wind 35
mph. from the NE. Sunrise 7:03
a.m., sunset 5:26 p.m.
Temperatures one year ago to
day: highest -1, lowest 26. Ex
treme temperatures this date since
1907: highest 36 in 1917, lowest^
-31 in 1929.
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as of 7 a.m. today:
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Pt. Hope 2 Clear
Kotzebue -3 Clear
Wales -1 Clear
Gambell 6 Snow
Nome 6 Part cloudy
Unalakleet 5 Clear
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McGrath -22 Clear
Anchorage 16 Cloudy
Fairbanks -20 Clear
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Juneau 28 Snow
Ketchikan 34 Cloudy
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OLDSTERS KEEP WORKING
- PASADENA, Calif., (/P)—A lot
of oldsters here are convinced that
retirement kills more persons than
hard work.
Typical of those still on the job
is P. M. Kokanour, 86, who runs
a print shop which he opened 22
years ago. “It keeps me young
in spirit,” says Kokanour who has
been a printer since he was 17.
Alfred Davies, 76, opened a
clock repair shop here two years
ago and says business is fine. An
other 76-year-old man, Ralph L.
Chapman, retired once and didn’t
like it. Now he has his own cigar
stand and is already planning to
expand the business.
Perfect Attendance Party
During the month of February
the Nome Public School, grades
one to eight, participated in a
perfect attendance contest, the
100 with the best record having
been promised a treat by the
superintendent.
Friday afternoon, which was
the last day of the contest, 138
came to, the party in the school
cafeteria. Because of the large
number who had been neither
tardy nor absent during the
month, it was necesary to serve
the group in two sections. Eight
high school students helped serve
ice cream, cookies, and Kool-Aid
to the lucky participants.
Superintendent Boe is justifi
ably proud o the pupil response
to his contest and hopes that the
fine record of attendance will
continue out the rest of the school
year.
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