rection.
Denmark’s position in the North
Atlantic Defense Alliance—pro
posed western military alliance
against Russian expansion — was
made clear yesterday when the
country’s largest political party,
the Social Democrats, decided to
look to the west fog security.
Winston Churchill made a fiery
plea for European unity in Brus
sels yesterday, amid communist
heckling. The former British
prime minister declared a unified
Europe was “the sole means of
preventing another hideous war.”
The fourth defendant in Bul
garia’s spy trial of 15 Bulgarian
Protestant clergymen plea d e d
guilty today as the hearing went
into its third straight day in court.
Like the others, the fourth de
fendant—the Rev. Georgi Cher
nov—launchead into a long con
fession of espionage for the U. S.
and Britain.
In Belgrade two priests were re
ported sentenced to death on
charges of wartime aid to German
and Italian occupation forces in
Yugoslavia. Borba, mouthpiece of
Y u goslavia’s ‘communist party,
said the two had “admitted their
guilt.”
In Budapest the trial of 14 per
sons accused of being linked with
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty in al
leged black market money deal
ings opened today before a peo_
pie’s court.
The Soviet radio gave nation
wide play today to charges that
American diplomats in Moscow
•were spies. It did so by reviewing 1
a book “The Truth About Ameri
can Diplomats” published under
the name of Annabelle Bucar,
American girl who resigned from
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THREE DANCES SATURDAY ,
WELL ATTENDED
Saturday evening was a busy
evening for the dancers in Nome
with three organizations all spon
soring parties that evening.
The Arctic Club had a well-at
tended formal dance followed by
refreshments; the Arctic Native
Brotherhood held their second
popular dance at their clubhouse,
also well- attended and the Teen
agers held forth at the American
Legion Hall. A good time was re
ported at all.
the U. S. embassy staff last year
to live in Moscow.
Leaders of Britain’s labor party
are reported preparing to expand
their program for government
ownership of basic industry. Some
conservative leaders, w o r r i e d
about last week’s 31st failure to
capture a by-election victory from
labor, were muttering about get
ting a new policymaker to re
place Churchill.
Paraguay had i s second revo
lution in four weeks, its sixth in
13 months, this week-end. Felipe
Molas Lopez seized power Satur
day in a bloodless coup ousting
Raimundo Rolon who had over
thrown J. Natalicio Gonzalez on
Jan. 30.
The Siamese government an
nounced in Bangkok today order
has been restored after a Satur
day night clash between Siamese
army and navy personnel. At least
11 were killed. Officials described
the clash as a “misunderstand
ing.
Army Plans To
Double Strength
In Alaska
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that headquarters here planned to
cut down on American strength
in the Far East. While it previous
ly had rejected Gen. Douglas
MacArthur’s request for addition
al troops, Saturday’s statement
backed up Secretary of the army
Royali’s declaration that this
country intends to stand firm
along its Oriental defense lines.
The 258,000 total for overseas
service is the same as a year ago.
but the army recently reported to
Congress that this figure fell off
to less than 250.000 last November
1.
On the basis of the new army
summary and the report to Con
gress here are the planned and
previous strengths for the over,
seas areas:
Far East—Planned 127,000; last
Nov. 1 strength 130,000; year ago
127,000.
Europe—92,000 planned; Nov. 1
stregnth 85,734; year ago 86 0f'0.
i Trieste—5,000 planned; Nov. 1
strength 4,898; year ago 5.000.
t Alaska—13.200 planned; Nov 1
strength 5991; year ago 7.000.
' Pacific (chiefly Hawaii) planned
7,000; Nov. 1 strength 8,274; year
ago 9,000.
Caribbean — 14.000 planned;
Nov. 1 strength 14,489; year ago
; 14,000.
New Charier Will
Aid Belter Ship
Service To Alaska
fContined from Page One*
interior department that it is stu_
dying its operations and rates
looking toward adjustment of what
the operator called “inequalities
or deficiencies.”
It also said that it will, in the
future, discuss proposed general
rate revisions with the depart
ment and the Territory of Alaska
at least 30 days before any pro
posed changes are made effective.
The advance notice is designed
to permit Territorial representa
tives to review any proposals on
behalf of Alaskan residents, the
interior department said.
Previous rate revisions have
been filed by the company with
out opportunity for discussion be
fore making the tariffs effective.
A statement from the maritime
commission said the current study
of operations and rates “is intend
ed to free the Alaskan trade,
which is highly seasonal, from the
' cost burden of removing equip
1 ment and stores and completely
laying-up vessels during the off
season.”
• A spokesman for the commis
sion said the new contract had
, not yet been signed by all parties
’concerned.
However, he asserted “full
agreement has been reached on all
points.”
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