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iwt, ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME PART I GENERAL NEWS LIBERTY UNDER THE LAW TRUE INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM VOL. LXVI cc WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1947 DAILY, FIVE CENTS Russ Demand U.NRun US. House" Passes. Smicoihne Tax CuV 302 i 112 i. 1 Lewis Sends Miners Back at More Pay Record Increase Won in North Pits; South Still Balks WASHINGTON, July Aid fo Greece TEMPERATURE HITS 88, THEN EASES OFF (JP) -John L.

Lewis ordered three-fourths of his 400,000 soft coal miners back to the pits tonight to work for an other year when "able and Senate Group Slated to Act on Bill Today WASHINGTON, July 8. (IIP) Defying prospects of another Presidential veto, the House today gave top-heavy bipartisan approval to the revised Republican plan to cut personal income taxes by $4,000,000,000 a year starting Jan. 1. The House roared its approval by a vote of 302 to 112, which is 26 votes more than the two-thirds needed to override a veto. The original bill was passed by a vote of 273 to 137.

Sixty-nine Democrats joined 233 Republicans in voting for willing" at the largest wage If you like your weather in the California manner with a dash of originality, take yesterday. It was quite the day, the weatherman pointed out. First, i had the lowest July humidity in two years, reaching a low of 34 per cent This made the temperature, which was the highest since Friday, enjoyable, although the peak of 88 degrees was reached at 11 a.m. And visibility from a smog belt standpoint was better than average most of the day. As if that wasn't enough, the mercury fell after 11 a.m., was down to 83 degrees at 2 p.m., then turned around and started up again, just to be different.

It was 81 at 3 p.m. Low for the day was 59. From a three-mile range, due to smoke and haze, at 7, 8, 9 and 10 downtown visibility shot up to 7 miles at 11 a.m., as a westerly wind briskened. It was 12 miles at noon, 15 at 1 p.m. and 20 miles at 2 and p.m.

Clear weather was forecast for today with early morning fog along the coast and little change in temperature. increase he ever won. "Who's loony now?" he ii Gromyko Calls on Council to Oust All Foreign Troops LAKE SUCCESS, July 8. (HE) Russia today demanded that the United Nations Security Council oust all foreign troops and military personnel from Greece and set up a special commission to administer American aid to Greece. Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromyko introduced a resolution which also would condemn Greece for causing Balkan border incidents, and blame "foreign interference" for existing conditions in Greece.

Answer to Commission Gromyko's resolution was the "Soviet answer to the U.N. Balkan investigation commission which accused Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia of interfering in Greek affairs and precipitating border troubles. In a lengthy speech to a packed gallery, Gromyko said it demanded of his critics in general as he jubilantly told reporters of the precedent- shattering pact. Coal operators paraded to Unit ed Mine Workers headquarters to sign on Lewis terms. For those who didn't sign the terms were: Take it or leave it.

WireDhoto The Southern Coal Producers WALLACE AMUSED Visiting United Nations headquarters as a magazine correspondent, Henry A. Wallace, right, laughs while talking with Russia's Andrei A. Gromyko. Relief Mother With 12 Children to Go Home Family Which Averaged $278 a Month Relief Going to Oklahoma Rather Than Accept $126 Association was the only sizable the measure. Two Republicans, group to leave it.

They tested H. Carl Andersen, and Merlin Hull, teamed up Lewis for modifications in a closed meeting, apparently got nowhere, and decided to convene with 109 Democrats and Hep. Vito Marcantonio (A.L.P.) N.Y., to oppose the bilL Los Angeles County yesterday is "ridiculous" to try to blame Greece's northern neighbors. The House, by a two-vote offered to provide transportation Grounded Flying Saucer Only a Weather Balloon Debris on Isolated New Mexican Ranch Identified as Military Device to Chart Winds 'Push Button' Telegrams Sent on Radio Beam margin, upheld on June 16 Mr. back to Oklahoma for Mrs.

Jessie Brink, 41-year-old mother of tomorrow at noon for a "final decision." May Be Forced to Act One of the Southerners predicted they would be "forced to accept," as a group or individually. In fact, a scattering of them Gromyko's strong statement increased the possibility that he will veto any Security Council condemnation of the Soviet sat Truman's veto of the original G.O.P. bill which would "have ellites lined up on Greece's bor der. How Californians 12 As an alternate, the mother and her family were; proffered $126 in temporary county relief if they elected to stay. She chose Oklahoma.

Brink to be "somewhere up north" at work as a truck driver. Mrs. Brink informed Supervisor Jessup that her husband owns a 60-acre ranch In Oklahoma and that "for the sake of the children" she is desirous of returning there, whence the family migrated west some six years ago. Always Returned Here According td records shown Jessup by Pauline Scott, case work supervisor, and Vera Oster, district director for the Bureau A veto at this time would be already had accepted. But southern mines producing 25 per cent of the country's coal and PHILADELPHIA; July 8.

(JP) The Western Telegraph Lined Up on Tax Cut By a Times Staff Correspondent Appearing at the office of Su Co. today unveiled a $2,000,000 installation1 here which it de employing some 100,000 miners stood idle. Coal prices Avill shoot up. Sen. pervisor Roger Jessup with her youngest child Linda upon her FT.

WORTH (Tex.) July 8. JP) An object found near Bos-well, N.M., which created a storm of speculation today that it might be one of the mysterious flying disks or saucers was a weather balloon and its kite, the 8th Air Force announced scribed as marking "a new era flooded with queries concerning the object. In his broadcast he said that anyone who found an object he believed to be a flying disk should contact the nearest Army office or Sheriff's office. "I don't say these devices are what people have called disks," he said later. There is no such return with most, of her chil Wallace as Reporter Hears Gromyko Speak LAKE SUCCESS, July 8.

()-r-Henry A. Wallace, editor of -New Republic magazine, visited the United Nations for the first time today dren from a stay in San Jose, of push-button telegraph," and Taft (R.) forecast a rise of 70 cents a ton, but some operators said the jump will- exceed $1. Taft euessed steel would rise of Public Assistance, the Brinks at the same time said construc Mrs, Brink asked to be reinstated county charity rolls, where the family has been registered for about two and one-half out tion of a new radio beam tele have drawn an average of $2754 a month from the county over 1.10 a ton and steel products graph network ultimately will proportionately, a total period of about two and WASHINGTON, July 8. Every California House member stood pat today on, the question of lowering income taxes. The Californians lined up as follows: Republicans ion Allen, Anderson, Bradley, Bramblett, Fletcher, Gearhart, Hinshaw, Jackson, Johnson, McDon-ough, Nixon, Phillips, Poul-son and Welch, Democrats for: Elliott, Engle and Lea.

Democrats against: Douglas, Havenner, Holifield, King, Miller and Sheppard. of the last five years. The contract was negotiated replace pole lines, long a symbol of the telegraph- Turn to Page 2, Column 3 The announcement was made by Brig. Gen. Roger M.

Ramey, commander of the 8th Air Force, with headquarters at Ft. Worth. by Lewis with northern opera The push-button system here Relief Checks Reduced After conferences with fellow tors and mine-owning steel in is the first and largest in a terests. Ramey said that the projected nation-wide network as worKing press corre- spondent. He said it was just a coincidence that, he happened to select the day when Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A.

Gromyko was delivering a major speech on the Balkan situation. He was greeted by Gromyko after hearing the speech, one-half years. 'Between times, Jessup supplemented, they have journeyed to other counties for brief periods, but always have returned to Lcs Angeles when relief was cut off in other sections of the State. I feel great sympathy for this stranded woman and her chil The contract provides: A and triples the capacity of pres Truman Urged to Balk Wallace Supervisors and with William A. Barr, assistant county superintendent of charities, Jessup informed Mrs.

Brink of a newly instituted regulation which limits family relief checks to $126 ent facilities. The mechanical marvel will permit switching clerks to relay messages to any device could be mistaken for almost anything when seen in the air. Balloon Explained The object -was flown from cent basic hourly wage boost; a work day shortened from nine hours to eight, bringing the daily wage to $13.05 instead of the $11.85 paid for the longer day; and a 100 per cent increase in of 270 destinations by merely Jessup "Never month. i Roswell to Ft. Worth by the" put the proposed cuts into effect beginning July 1 of.

this pusmng trie designated button. Will Start Today Jessup disclosed that at San: theless I have sympathy also for the taxpayers of this countv. a severe blow to the very ex the levy on operators to support Jose the Santa Clara County re year. There is a limit to all good things istence of U.N. Under construction for many months, the complex maze of ith the Senate Finance Com lief agency had offered older children in the Brink family Gromyko's detailed resolution also would require the four Bal wires, row on row of panels with work in the prune harvest, but U.M.W.

welfare fund 10 cents a ton instead of 5 cents. Sidesteps Taft Act But Washington marveled most at the manner, in which Air Force, where it was identified by W.O. Irving Newton of the base weather station. Newton said there were some 80 weather stations in the United States using this type of balloon, with stations releasing balloons according to changes kan countries to improve their buttons and lights, was 'being had refused to grant further present touch-and-go diplomatic used for training purposes as the charity relief. A similar report but unless Los Angeles County stops playing Santa Claus to every destitute person who comes here there will be no limit to tax assessments for money to' support them.

"Mrs. Brink has told us she Turn to Page 2, Column 6 mittee scheduled to take up the bill tomorrow, Democratic Whip Scott W. Lucas of Illinois introduced a substitute bill and said he will demand a vote on it before the Senate disposes of the issue. His plan would raise ex relations, but the main force of press was given a preview. To has been received from San Diego County, he said.

the contract nose-thumbed the the Soviet proposal was aimed morrow the first circuit will be at the "Truman Doctrine of us in the weather. James P. Brink, 45, the hus placed in actual operation to New York, and other circuits new Taft-Hartley Act, which was written with John L. Lewis uppermost in mind. ing American economic -aid to "We use them because they band, was reported by Mrs isting personal exemptions from stop the spread of Communism.

will be added until the changeover is completed by Septem The contract says the miners Aid Totals $300,000,000 $o00 to $6d0 and reduce the surtax rate by four percentage points in each income bracket. ber. shall work "during such time" The United States has decided Messages arriving in Phila can go so much higher than the eye can see," Newton explained. A radar set is employed to follow the balloon and through a process of triangulation the winds aloft are charted, he added. MIX-UP ON NICARAGUA'S CONSULS HERE INCREASES as they are "able and willing." Strike's in violation of contract to send $300,000,000 worth of aid to Greece.

It-will be adminis Take Off 7,650,000 Lucas, whose proposal was re delphia now are sorted by routing clerks and carried by conveyor belts to relay, operators are outlawed and made punishable by suit under the Taft-Hartley law. But under the "able tered by Americans, but the United States has drop who retransmit the message on Possibility of a complicated When rigged up, Newton ported to have the support of Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, said it would remove the program whenever the U.N. and willing" language the miners is able to carry on. At the pres stated, the object looks like a six-pointed star, is silvery in persons from the in international situation in Los Angeles' fast-growing Consular Corps loomed yesterday when it ent time, there is little indication apparently can quit without breaking the contract.

appearance, and rises in the air WASHINGTON, July 8. (JP) Adolf Berle Jr; today laid before President Truman a proposal to consolidate "liberal forces" to crush what he termed a Communist-inspired third party movement behind Henry. A. Wallace. -r -Berle, chairman of the Liberal party of New York" and former Assistant Secretary of State, declared that a third party would split the Democrats, divide "progressive elements" and result in the election of "isolationist Republicans" in the 1948 Presidential campaign.

Doubtful of Henry' Asked if supporters of Wallace recognize this, Berle replied: "We are in doubt about Henry himself this all started at 13th St. Communist party headquarters (in New York City.) And they know exactly what they are doing. They are punishing Truman for bucking them diplomatically" Berle did not disclose Mr, Truman's reaction. Berle's Liberal party is an offshoot of the American Labor parts in New York. Common Ground Sought of the liberal vote which was the margin by which the late President Franklin D.

Roosevelt was elected repeatedly does not think highly of Wallace or his third party movement at this time," teletypes electric telegraph typewriters. With the new system, each message will be typed only once, at the point of origin. For example, a message from Wilmington, addressed to San Fran like a kite, mounted to a 100- come tax rolls next year at an estimated annual cost to the Treasury of $2,300,000,000. The contract repeals all no- that the U.N. will be in a position to help Greece on an emergency basis any time soon.

was learned by The Times that gram balloon. These objects are traced by Before shouting its approval strike clauses in existing local contracts, as well as all wage deductions and other penalties Gromyko's latest proposals had virtually no chance of ac of the new measure the House radar and computations from the radar reveal air currents. Nicaragua apparently has figuratively speaking two Consuls on first base here at the same time, cisco, will be teletyped in Wil ceptance. mington and received in Phila for wildcat strikes. Go Around N.L.R.B.

beat down by a vote of 261 to 151 a Democratic attempt to send it back to the tax-writing delphia simultaneously on a tele The Security Council already is considering an American- Weather Device The balloons measure 50 Newly arrived is Dr. Agustin graph device called a printer Ways and Means Committee. It specifies machinery within the industry for the settlement inches across but expand great backed resolution to set up a semipermanent UJN. commission The recommittal motion was perforator, which prints the message, and at the same time and on the same type, punches ly as they ascend. An Force of all "disputes, stoppages (and) to watch Balkan borders, inter officers reported.

They sometimes reach 60,000 feet. The kites nationalize refugee camps in the Sanchez appointee of the Nicaraguan government set up recently after a coup by Gen. Anastasio Somaza former longtime President and political combinations on holes which ac sponsored by Rep. Aime J. Fo-rand (D.) R.L He proposed to force the committee to scrap the G.O.P.

plan in favor of increasing personal exemptions from suspensions of work," and any claims arising out of them, and says such machinery shall be Balkans and exchange minor tivate the teletype. apparently has run into unexpected "ground rules." At least one local Latin-American Consulate declared itself unable to handle a transaction at the request of the new Consul because it had no official cognizance of his asserted status. Xo Applications At the offices of Mayor Bow-ron and Sheriff Biscailuz where various local credentials usually are bestowed on foreign representatives the official word was that they had been asked for no such credentials by any new Consul. Customary prerequisites for such credentials are certificates of appointment from the new envoy's home government and the President of the United States. Consul General Jorge Maroto of Costa Rica, president of the Latin American Consular Association here, said he is sure the matter will straighten itself out but that, meanwhile, Dr.

Gonzalez is the only representative of Nicaragua known to his group. ities. It is believed that only Gromyko's veto could stop this used "exclusively. "strnner man." who disaDDroved Just Posh Button A clerk will read the destina $500 to S600 and reducing taxes plan. Thus both parties are pledged Gromyko's resolution, asked in each income bracket by three percentage points.

tion as the message begins to come in and will push the but not to go to the National Labor Relations Board, which has of reform steps taken by Dr. Leonardo Arguello, who was elected President several months ago. the Security Council, "for the ton marked "San francisco. and stars generally are more than five feet in diameter." The and the object it carries are technically known as "high altitude sounding device," popularly known as "weather radar target." Ramey 'said the object found in New Mexico definitely is a United States Army device. Ramey spoke over a local radio- station tonight after the 8th Air Force headquarters was Sets Up Same Scale Except for the change in the Pressing the button will cause the perforated tape to run United States Balks The United States has bluntly effective date, the revised meas power to delay certain- strikes and lockouts by injunction.

By the same token, the union apparently cannot be penalized by N.L.R.B. for an "unfair labor practice," because it will not through an automatic transmit purpose of providing the proper use of foreign economic aid granted to Greece, to establish a special commission which through the proper supervision would guarantee the use of such aid only in the interests of the Greek people." ter. In San Francisco the sig refused to recognize the coup-achieved government, which has Benjamin Lacayo-Sacasa as Berle declared. "It is seeking common ground with the liberal 'elements of the Democratic party." nals will print the message, ure sets up the same percentage scale of cuts for the 48,500,000 taxpayers that was rejected previously by Mr. Truman as the "wrong kind of tax reduction at ready for delivery.

be haled before N.L.R.B. However, Taft, coauthor of the A radio beam system has been Although Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, the wrong time." He saved "his conclusions for his resolution asking the Se in experimental operation between Philadelphia and New new law, was not disappointed. erstwhile Consul of Nicaragua This scale sets up a SO per He said that agreement by em curity Council to find: here, relinquished office and Daraohernalia of protocol with cent slash for persons 'with tax York since February, 1945, the company said, and commercial Wa Dec I a re a a a Islanders Attacking British "1 That the Greek authori- able incomes of $1000 or less out question on orders of the ployers and unions to settle disputes among themselves is "exactly what the law was aimed at" use will start shortly over a sys a year; 20 to 30 per cent for Tnrn to Page 4, Column 3 new government, the new envoy those with incomes between tem connecting Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New and Wash $1000 and $1395: 20 per cent for SYDNEY, July 9 (Wednesday.) (JP) U.S. Army flyers re FEATURES INDEX ington.

Sonja Henie Gets 'Crank those between $1395 and 15 per cent in the bracket ported today that Malaita Is Huge Stratocruiser landers had "declared war on the British settlement on Gua between $137,000 and and 10H per cent for that portion of net income above Letter7 Daily, She Complains dalcanal in the Solomon Islands Meets First Test 000. Every day for more than two SEATTLE, July-8. U.R) The Martin Leads Fight Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. 67J.i-ton Boeing stratocruiser to because of dissatisfaction over food supplies.

The flyers, who arrived last night on he Australian continent at 'Townsville, North Queensland, from Guadalcanal years Sonja Henie has received a typewritten "crank letter" from an admirer, and the skat day completed its first test flight of Massachusetts, who refused over Seattle and company offi 200 Inhabitants of the British settlement during the day. British guards armed with shotguns patrolled the shores of Kau- Kau Bay on the tip of Eastern Guadalcanal to meet any attack, the flyers declared Malaita is- 40 miles northeast of Guadalcanal. The Americans said the trouble between the British and the Malaitans began a week ago when the British settlement received supplies of flour and rice. The islanders demanded a share of the supplies, contending they had been living on-fish and coconuts since their last supplies from Australia were exhausted. The British on Guadalcanal are employed chiefly on coconut plantations.

to let the issue die after the KING TO ANNOUNCE ELIZABETH'S TROTH LONDON, July 9. (Wednesday.) (JP) The Daily Mail said today in a dispatch from Athens that the engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Lt Philip Mountbat-ten, the former Prince Phillip of Greece, would be announced Thursday by King George VI. The Daily Mail's Athens correspondent said his information "comes from people in closest touch with the Greek Royal cials pronounced it highly ing and film star is fed up with Symphonies Under Stars Season Opens New season for Symphonies Under the Stars opens at Hollywood Bowl. Page 1 Part II. On Other Pages AMUSEMENTS.

Page 9, Part I. COMICS. Page 7. Part II. FINANCIAL.

Page 8, Part II. HOPPER. Page 9. Part I. McLEMORE.

Page 8, Part I. POLYZOIDES. Page 4, Part I. RADIO. Page 2, Part IL SOUTHLAND.

Page 2, Part II. SPORTS. Page 10. Part I. VITAL RECORD.

Page 9. Part IL WEATHER. Page 9, Part IL "WOMEN. Page 5, Part II. President's successful veto, led his Republican colleagues to The huge, torpedo-shaped, at her West Los Angeles and Chicago homes and even in her native Norway, Miss Barr disclosed.

What's more, they are growing in "intensity," the secretary indicated. Asked if they might be described as threatening letters, Miss Barr said she thought that was the correct term. Police will study the missives today, they said, to determine what action to take. it 'all, her secretary, Miss Ann Barr, told police of the West Los Angeles division yesterday. four-engined craft remained aloft on a routine flight for supplies, were quoted by a newspaperman as saying the Malaitans, armed with spears and blowpipes, landed on Guadalcanal yester their victory today.

In an unusual, last-minute speech before the vote, he shouted: for one hour and 24 minutes with The letters, each signed "A.H., a gross take-off weight of 100,000 "I rise to speak for the bill pounds, less t.ian its day morning from war canoes. also by typewriter, have pursued Miss Henie all over the not as a partisan, but because One flyer said the Britisn ex maximum gross. The craft has a cruising speed of approximately world, arriving at the Sonja I believe it is an essential part Turn to Page 2, Column 7 pected the islanders would launch a full-scale attack on the Henie Ice Palace in Westwood, 340 m.p.h..

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