Nationalists Take
Two More Cities
PEIPING, (-P) — Govern ment
capture of two cities in rugged
northwest China was reported to
day as Nationalist forces moving
from north and south threatened
to squeeze Chinese Red troops in
central Shensi province in the jaws
ot a vise.
The Shensi cities reported taken
were Wayaopao. 50 miles north of
fallen Yenan, and Tingpien, in the
northwest.
Government troops which ad
vanced from Yenan to take Way
aopao formed the south jaw of a
vise which Chinese reports said
might soon close on red forces.
These reports said a northern col
umn, moving down from Yulin.
was only 13 miles away, separated
by a stretch of easy terrain.
* Official estimates said 2,000 to
3,000 Communists were killed in
the bitter, week-long battle for
Wayaopao, reportedly headquar
ters for a time for the Red com
mander-in-chief, Gen. Chu Teh.
Chinese newspapers reported
the capture of Tingpien, near the
great wall, some 120 miles north
west of Yanan. Mohammedan Gen
Ma Hung-Ping was credited with
its capture.
U. S. Gains Control
Of Pacific Islands
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. f/P)—
The chains of Pacific islands,
where Japan mounted her attack
against the United States, officially
went under American control to
day through security council ap
proval of a United Nations strate
gic area trusteeship.
The agreement gives the United
States sweeping rights, amounting
to virtual annexation, under which
the government may fortify the
vital islands, close them at will
for security reasons, and ban for
eign aircraft.
As sole administering authority.
Many Injured In
Texas Train Wreck
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ARMSTRONG, Okla. bP) — The
Missouri-Kansas-Texas ( K a t y )
Texas special passenger train and
a freight train engine sideswiped
here today, killing one person an 1
injuring several others.
Sydney Johnson, ambulance
driver, estimated there were 20 to
30 injured. He described the wreck
as “terrible.”
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Thousands Dead
In Indian Riots
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CALCUTTA, (/P> — Dispatches
from Lahore said Thursday the of
lciul casualty tally showed 2,090
persons killed and 1,100 injured in
disturbances which began among
Hindus, Sikhs and Moslems of the
Punjab March 4, after resignation
of the province’s coalition minis
try.
Home secretary A. A. MacDon
ald, giving these statistics, was
quoted as saying that figures still
were being collected from two
northwestern districts which were
among the most seriously affected.
DAVE MAZEN. JR..
IN HOSPITAL
S. David Mazen, Jr., of the ACS
has been missing from his daily
delivery circuit and is reported in
the hospital with the influenze.
TWO MORE CHILDREN SENT
TO SITKA HOSPITAL
Mrs. Lyle, chairman of the Eas
ter Seal sale, states that two more
children were sent to the Sitka
hospital on the Wednesday night
plane.
j the United States also reserved the
right to reject any modification or
alteration of the terms. This was
the point where Gromyko raised
his strongest objections, contend
ing the council itself should hold
such powers.
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WM. LONGSTREETS TO
LOCATE IN NOME
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Longstreet of
Walla Walla, Wash., arrived on the
Pan American plane from Seattle
Wednesday night. Mr. Longstreet
will take charge of the meat de
partment of Polet’s store.
CLAYTON, N. M. (/P)—A kick
back broke Paul Miller’s leg. The
young Seneca rancher said he
kicked an old bull to hurry him in
to a corral. The bull kicked back.
CATSKILL, N. Y. (/P)—A trip to
the dentist uncovered a 25-year
old mystery for Sgt. Paul Kelly of
the Catskill police department.
X-rays revealed a piece of metal j
in Kelly’s jaw. After probing the
dentist removed a B-B shot. Kelly
could not recall ever having been :
shot, but an older brother remem-1
bered that Paul had gotten in the
way of a B-B shot when ^playing t
“Cops and robbers” more than 25 ,
years ago.
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a lie, it’s safe to say no woman
ever asked him to guess her age.
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Ruhr Coal Industry
At A Standstill
ESSEN, (/P)—The Ruhr’s giant
coal industry came to an almost
complete standstill today as most
of the area’s 300,000 miners ig
nored British appeals to remain
on the job and walked out in a de
mand for more food for their fam
ilies. ,
Workmen at the mines in Dort
mund and Hamborn, who struck
earlier in the week, entered the
pits as usual, however, apparently
satisfied with the part they had al
ready taken in the demonstration.
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Dems Try To Patch
Up Party Troubles
WASHINGTON {IP)—Democrat
ic leaders apparently carried the
olessings of President Truman to
day in a new effort to patch up
party differences represented on
Dne hand by former vice president
Wallace and the other by Senator
Byrd of Virginia.
Byrd, who is widely regarded as
aking a more conservative line,
vas invited, with leaders from
four other states, to the first of a
series of national committee pep
meetings.
The Virginia Senator has been
openly critical of President Tru
man’s proposal for this nation to
*o it alone in helping Grece and
rurkey—as has Wallace, although
foe two frequently are poles apart
i>n other issues.
U. S. Gives Counter
Reparations Plan
MOSCOW, (i<P) — Secretary of
State Marshall told the council of
foreign ministers Thursday the
United States would be willing to
consider limited German repara
tions from current production, but
only if the Allied powers agreed to
; leave to Germany a number of
plants now earmarked for capital
reparations.
At the same time Marshall pro
posed the compromise formula, he
reaffirmed in a paper circulated
i among foreign minister V. M. Mol
, otov of Russia, British foreign sec
! retary Ernest Bevin, and French
foreign minister Georges Bidauh
! that “present der nds to increase
the reparations .^reed upon at
1 Potsdam cannot be considered by
the United States.”
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This was a restatement of his
i qualified opposition to Molotov’s
demand for $10,000,000,000 over
20 years.
While it was described as
amounting to a compromise pro
posal between the United States,
British and Russian positions on
| the reparations deadlock, it was
j said at the same time to be entirely
unaccepatble to the Russians in its
present form.
Earlier, Gen. Lucius D. Clay,
principal advisor to Marshall on
Germany, left by plane for Berlin
in a move interpreted as indicating
the United States delegation saw
i little prospect of settling any Ger
i man issues at the current confer
i ence.
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