Air Force To Test
Worlds Largest
Bombs; 42,000 Lbs.
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the characteristics of fall and the
depths of penetration into the
earth.
It is assumed that army ord
nance experts then will conduct
their own tests of the explosive
potential, including the detonating
of bombs planted at depths cor
responding to those attained in the
high-altitude drops.
From their experiments, the
ordnance men will get their in:
•formation on earthshock, blast
area and zones of damage.
Because of the size of the
charge, some officers suggested
the explosion tests will be made
at remote ordnance and bombing
ranges in the west.
The air force said the 42,000
pounds will be the heaviest bomb
load ever lifted by a plane. Tow
ard the end of the war a B-29 was
converted to carry the two 22,000
bombs—one under each wing—for
MARION GRAY TO BE
MARRIED IN STATES
Miss Marion Gray, daughter of
William Blakeley, who has been
employed by the U. S. Mercantile
Co., left last evening for South
Carolina to become the bride of
James Henry. The young man
whom she met in Nome has en
listed in the U. S. Army and is
stationed in South Carolina.
use against Japan, but it never
flew a mission.
Airmen assume that the B-29 in
the Muroc tests will leap violently
when the 21-ton bomb is released.
They pointed out when a relative
ly insignificant 7.000-pound salvo
of bombs wras dropped from the
smaller wartime B-17’s the air
planes shot sharply upwards.
The Muroc experiments are ex
pected to be conducted in seci*ecy
and no technical information will
be released on the results obtain
ed.
The air field at the sprawling
Muroc military installation has
been used recently for record
breaking speed tests of both air j
force and navy jet aircraft.
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Congress Making
Investigation Of
Sale Of Timber
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the Indian villages of Kake and
Kasaan for the timber, to be de
livered over a five-year period.
Richard G. Green, attorney for
the corporation, said later he be
lieved the title of the Indians to
the timber-was better than that of
the government and the company
will stand by its deal.
Curry, counsel for Indians of
southeast Alaska, negotiated the
agreement after enactment of the
Tongass National Forest law this j
.summer.
This act authorizes the forest
service to sell Southeastern Alas
ka timber to companies wishing to
establish a newsprint and pulp in- j
dustry in the Territory. It provides
that income from the sale be held ;
in the treasury until the claims of
the Indians are decided.
Study of the treaty by which ,
Russia ceded the Territory to the
United States shows that the ques
tion of land rights concerned sec-;
retary of state Seward, who nego
tiated it. ]
The first sentence of article two
reads:
“In the cession of territory and
j dominion made by the preceding
I article are included the right of
i property in all public lots and
squares, vacant land, and all pub
lic buildings, fortifications, bar
racks, and other edifices which
are not private property.”
1 A closing sentence was added to
; article six at Seward’s insistence
and with the consent of the presi
dent he added $200,000 to the pur
chase price to get Russia to insert
it. This reads:
“The cession of territory and
. dominion herein made is hereby
! declared to be free and unincum
i bered by any reservations, privil
eges, franchises, grants, or posses
sions, by any associated compan
| ies, whether corporate or incorpo
1 rate, Russian or any other, or by
. any parties, except merely private
I individual property holders; and
j cession hereby made conveys all
rights, franchises, and privileges
| now belonging to Russia, in the
; said territory or dominion and ap
j purtenances thereto.”
ARCTIC CLUB PARTY
The'Arctic Club of Nome will
hold its first party of the winter
season with a dance scheduled for
Saturday. November 22, at the
Pioneer Hall. The dance commit
tee. Neva Whaley, and George Bea
1 com, promise a gay evening for all
members attending the party.
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tor said.
Meanwhile chairman Wolcott
(R.-Mich.> announced that the
House banking committee will be
gin hearings next week, probably
Tuesday, on Mr. Truman’s econo
mic control program.
Wolcott said administrat ion
witnesses will be heard first, fol
lowed by representatives of labor,
industry, agriculture and consum- J
ers.
“I wouldn’t say we could not;
get a price control bill at the spe
cial session of Congress, if that is
our policy,” Wolcott commented
to newsmen.
I
Speaker Martin <R.-Mass.) how
ever, has indicated his belief that
the GOP-controlled House will
turn Mr. Truman down.
Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, Sen
ate and House foreign relations
committees continued their sep
arate closed door studies of legis
lation to authorize interim foreign
aid until the long range, Marshall
plan can go into effect.
Taft proposed to substitute for
the Truman anti-inflation plan
the following:
1. Reduce government expendi
tures.
2. Reduce taxes.
3. Limit exports.
4. Substantially reduce Marshall
plan appropriations for European
aid.
5. Control expansion of private
credit.
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Be Made Duke
LONDON, (/P> — Wedding eve
excitement pervaded the rain
chilled air of London today as
Princess Elizabeth prepared for a
twilight rehearsal of her marriage
tomorrow to Lt. Philip Mountbat
ten.
Even the wedding ring, fash
ioned of a nugget of Welsh gold,
will be at the Westminister Abbey
rehearsal in the custody of the
young Marquis of Milford Haven,
who will be Mountbatten’s best
man.
High on the list of today’s
events, too, was the expected be
stowal of a high title on 26-year
old Philip, who gave up his posi
tion as a Prince of Greece and
Denmark to become a British citi
zen and thus clear the path for
royal romance.
Persistent unofficial reports
said he would receive a dukedom
as the king’s personal wedding
gift, and there was speculation
that the title would be either Duke
of Clarence or Duke of Edinburgh
positions in the peerage that have
long been open.
The announcement was expect
ed in tonight’s official London Ga
zette.
Picked agents of Scotland Yard
meanwhile finished their net of
security precautions under the
personal guidance of Ronald
Howe, chief of the CID, and Leon
ard Burt, wartime counter spy
who now heads the Yard’s special
branch of subversive activities in
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