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a final game, if necessary, in the
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark </P>—
{German mustard gas that was
sunk to the bottom of the Baltic
after the Second World War has
sent seven Danes to the hospital
in the last two days.
Doctors said the seven were poi
soned by mustard gas after eating
cod roe from fishes caught in the
waters neaf Bornholm where the
gas was deposited.
WASHINGTON, I/P) — Joseph
Earl Cooper was nominated today
by President Truman to be U. S.
attorney for Division Three of
Alaska. If confirmed by tlv Sen
ate, he will succeed Raymond E.
Plummer, who resigned.
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House Heavily Cuts
Truman Requests
For Appropriation
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sions .from $2,220,890,000 to $1,
998,801,008; readjustment benefits
under the GI bill, from $2,441,670,
000 to $2,197,503,000.
But even with the overall $508,
750,060 reduction, the total VA
fund would be $14,977,940 more
than Congress gave the agency
this year. However, the committee
said, the VA will have about $300,
000,000 less to spend next year
than it had this year because some,
of the new funds will be used dur
ing the remaining months of this
fiscal year.
In explanation of the big cuts >
in VA funds, the committee said
there is no way to determine ac
curately the exact needs of some
of the programs.
In refusing to go along with the
budget bureau in cancelling $237.
000,000 in hospital building au
thority for which the money has
not yet been provided, the com
mittee said the President could
le wh ; cons
tion program should go ahead.
The budget bureau proposal,
the committee said, would have
o', minated 24 hospitals and alter
ed the size of 15 of he a the pro
posed construction program.
The cost of the cut. e hospital
program has been o
$822,000,000. of wh eh S : 2. 0 .Of )
already has been appropriated.
The atomic energy commission's
share of the bill is $1,090,120,397,
consisting of $702,930,709 in cash
and $387,189,623 in contract au
thority. The President wanted
$740,000,000 cash and $427,000.0. •:>
in contract authority.
About one-third of the cammis
si'-n's program for next year in
volves weapons and reactor devel
opment which the committee said
should not be cut because they
deal with "our first line of de
fense."
There was no further explana
Purse Seiner
Burns At Seattle
SEATTLE, (/Pi — One man re
ceived burns when a 40-foot purse
seiner exploded and caught fire at
the Standard Oil Co., docks on
Lake Union late Saturday.
Battalion fire chief Gordon
Martin said the explosion occur
red as William Wright, 38, tried t<
start the engine and move away
from the dock after loading 5847
gallons of gasoline.
Wright’s right hand and arm
suffered second and third degree,
burns.
Boat damage was estimated a1
$1,300. The fire was confined to
the engine compartment and pilot
house, the flames being subdued
by firemen before reaching the
stored gasoline.
The vessel was delivered Friday
to the Parks Canning Co., of Jun
eau and was being readied for
the trip north.
POLISH FORESTRY PUSHED
WARSAW, Poland </Pi—The P< -
lish ministry of forestry announc
ed approximately 269.000 acres < '
lands would be re-fores:cjd this
year. The tree-planting progran
represent-- an increase <>f 38%
over 194.".
tion.
The committee ae'ed on *ht
atomic funds alter hearing Dav.d
L'.lienthal. comm is n chairman,
say there currently - no indica
ti m of an agreement to outlaw the
use of atomic weapons.
But Lilienthal said prospects for
• by no means dim” and
predicted that permanent peace
will include 'some effective con
trol, seme foolproof control of
atomic weapons as a surprise wea
pon.”
Until condit’ons change, he said,
the United Sates mils’ retain is
lead in the atomic weapon field
and remain in the forefront of
atomic development and produc
tion of a-bombs.
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