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YEAR LANSING, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1952 64 Pages ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL PRESS NEWS UNITED SERVICE PRESS PRICE SIX CENTS NINETY-EIGHTH Lansing Volunteers Gathered at Red Feather Kick- -Off Dinner (ERYBODY and PROFESSIONAL STORES 115250 RALLIED WEDNESDAY EVENING AT THE HOTEL OLDS TO "KICK-OFF" THE 1952 CAMPAIGN. THE GOAL IS $630,000. SHOWN Iran Cuts Ties with Britain Mossadegh Claims British 'Prevented Our Reaching Agreement in Oil Fight' TEHRAN, Iran, Oct. 16 (P)- Premier Mohammed Mossadegh today broadcast to the nation an announcement that his government is "unfortunately obliged break diplomatic relations with Britain." message, originally intendfor the Majlis but not because a quorum did not attend, said the reason for the step was that "The British government has SO far prevented our reaching an agreement" on the oil dispute. Mossadegh told the people that breaking diplomatic relations would not mean breaking "the bonds of friendship" between the two nations, "because the Iranian always has looked with respect to British nation, and hopes that the authorities of that government also will give more attention to the realities of the present world situation and the awakening of nations, will forget the attitude it so far has shown, conforming its policies to the present world situation." Threatened Such a Break Foreign Minister Hossein Fatemi said notice of the Iranian decision would be delivered to the British immediately after the broadcast.

Mossadegh had threatened such a break if his terms for settling the bitter oil dispute were not met. Britain rejected those terms as "unreasonable and unacceptable" in a note delivered Tuesday. The British indicated they were standing pat on the joint settlement proposal made Aug. 30 by Prime Minister Churchill and President Truman. The aged premier spent six hours in consultations last night, first with the parliamentary joint See IRAN-Page 16, Col.

4 Duck Flock Flies South Largest Supply of Birds in 20 Years Wings Out Of Canada NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (P)-The greatest duck population in 20 years is headed south from the Canadian prairies and soon will be trying to outwit U. S. hunters. Bert Cartwright, ducks unlimited naturalist and botanist now in Canada, estimates that the duck population Canada is twice that of last year, and predicts U.

S. hunters have the most targets they have had in 20 years. But he was quick to point the factors which produced this big duck crop may not be repeated for another 20 years and "that our conservation efforts must be continued." Cartwright said the fair weather in May and June on the Canadian breeding grounds was one of the main reasons for the huge supply. Another was the abnormally large brood count. In some cases, he said, D.

U. experts saw families! with as many as eight young. The fair weather in early summer was a handicap, however, in southern Manitoba, he pointed out. The lack of rain there dried up many of the breeding grounds but man-made lakes, established through D. helped the birds through.

Cartwright reported mass migration of ducks to the south started Wednesday and that a young blizzard, complete high winds and falling temperatures, swept the prairie lands yesterday. The hunting season already is on in the northern states of the Atlantic, Mississippi and central flyways and in the state of Idaho. Bag limits in the Atlantic and Mississippi flyways permit the hunter to shoot four birds in one day and to have eight in his possession. The figures are 5 and 10, respectively, in the central area. ONES RED FEATHER ENTHUSIASTS The National Observer The News Behind The Day's News analysis foreshadowed of DIPLOMATIC as at the recent Communist conin Moscow provide both gress good and bad news for the embattled democracies, especially United States.

The conduct of the Red carnival has dispelled any belief that Stalin intends to relinquish control of the party or government, although he is expected to advance Malenkov top Communist politician and Molotov as the potential heir in the Kremlin. It is significant that there has been no mention in the Soviet press about Anglo American speculation on a possible succesIn Russia, editors don't sor. dare to speculate on this subject. Stalin Boss remains His as boss, sinister visibly amSTALIN invisibly. bitions for worldwide expansion of Russia's totalitarian and authoritarian the permanent sestehingtaorders for Communists everywhere.

Always an opportunist, he will wait upon circumstances to determine whether he shall seek to achieve his goal by continued cold wars or by an actual attack on the wesegardless of which avenue toward world domination he chooses, he looks upon the United States as the only obstacle in his parade. So long as his World War II ally and benefactor stands as a stronghold and inspiration of the so-called democracies, he knows that he cannot achieve the Lenin-Marx-Stalin dream. That is the bad news as such students of Russia as excommuni'cated Ambassador George F. Kennan and Secy. Acheson review Russia's latest demonstration of her aims.

War in Russia the for details destruction of Stalin's of pro- the IT IS gram United States and world conquest which encourage western experts to believe he is talking through his hat, as he has frequently done before. They attribute his optimism to the fact that he wants to prepare his people for further hardships and sacrifices. Stalin minimizes another global conflict involving the Russians because, in his opinion, the capitalistic powers will fall to among themselves. He maintains that defeated Germany and Japan will eventually try to throw off the American yoke. In fact, he invites them to make the effort.

The dictator's dreams on this question may fool the Russians, but they do not disturb the state department or 10 Downing Street. Stalin is the last man. to want a strong and rearmed Germany and Japan on his horders. And the fear of the Reds in western Germany and Japan is counted on to keep them on our side. Absurd Speculation STALIN also absurd engaged speculation.

anContinuing his attempt to drive a wedge between ourselves and our European Allies, he envisthe day when Britain and ages France may side with him as against the U. S. It is true that London and Paris are irked by their dependence on us. But their hope is to form a third power composed of Marshall Plan countries, vis a vis the United States and RusSee -Page 14, Column Bulletin NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (P)- Dwight D.

Eisenhower today received the endorsement of. the president of the A. F. of L. carpenters' union as he pointed his hard-driving campaign onto the eastern seaboard.

M. A. Hutcheson, general president of the A. F. of L.

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and he Joiners will of support America, Republican presidential canannounced the didate. Dour CO SARIN HOWARO GEORGE PALMER LARRENE MILLER GIVE EVERYBODY BENI 160.000 AIDE TOTAL CLUBS QUOTA GOVERNMENT. EDUCATION A COO TOTALS TOTALS LABOR 630000 STATE a GONGINENT ROVIONAL GIPTS SHIPS College to Build TV Transmitter M. S. C.

Given Permission by FCC; Telecasts to Begin in a Year By BILL BURKE (Journal Staff Writer) With an official green light igan State college officials are ters and planning video broadcasts The federal communications college permission to build a mount telecasting license in Would Call Legislature: Brake Sees Necessity to Provide Emergency Aid To School Districts D. Hale Brake, Republican state treasurer, Thursday advocated the calling of a special session of the legislature to- aid financially embarrassed school districts. Brake proposed that the legislature empower school districts to pledge state aid money as security borrowing funds to tide them over until the state aid money is available. "The governor should call the legislature in special session immediately after the election to grant this authority," Brake said. In Serious Condition Brake's proposal came following a meeting of the finance committee of the state administrative board at which Clair Taylor, deputy superintendent of public instruction, pointed out that many school districts are in serious financial condition because the state is unable to advance state aid money as has been done in the past.

state aid payments do not actually become due until January, but heretofore the state has been able to advance funds to the school districts. This year, however, the state's financial condition is such that it can not make such advances and, as a result, many districts have found it necessary to borrow against current taxes. Remedy Suggested Their to borrow against taxes is strictly limited to 50 percent of the 1951 tax roll for operating purposes Dec. after which only an additional 25 percent may be Brake pointed out that in many districts. the assessed valuation is so small that this does not give the districts enough borrowing power to carry them through December.

"The remedy available," Brake said, "is legislation permit school districts to pledge state aid money to become due them for the purpose of borrowing as they are now authorized to do with tax levies for operation purposes. "This would be a perfectly sound procedure. We already let the local units of government borrow against anticipated state road tax See CALL -Page 16, Col. 1 Where to Look Bedtime Stories .26 City in Brief 16 Comics .34 Crossword Puzzle .29 Daily Patterns 27 Dorothy Dix .26 Editorials, Features 14 Food 35 to 52 Health Talks .29 Markets .57 Onlooker .34 Radio, TV .29 Society Sports .53 to 56 State Page 7 Theater .28 Statistics Weathers Features Hourly Temperatures a. a.

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m. 47 a. m. $39 391 Journal temperatures. U.

S. weather bureau temperatures. Barometer reading at 2 p. m. 29.88.

New Auto Price War Looming Dodge Fires Surprising Opening Gun with Cut On 5 New Models DETROIT, Oct. 16 (UP) -The motor industry studied a surprise Dodge price cut today amid spec(ulation that it may have set off the first big automobile price battle since before World War II. Dodge caught competitors unawares Wednesday with an announcement that price tags on half its 10 new body styles for 1953, to unveiled Oct. 23, will be reduced than 5 percent on one model. It will be the first time in more than seven years that a major auto maker has introduced a completelyrestyled car and chopped prices at the same time.

Hikes Automatic Before Previously, drastic: remodeling of automobiles automatically meant a new of price hikes. Coming less than a day after Kaiser-Frazer's announcement that prices of its 1953 Kaisers and Henry J's will be decreased an average $15.70, the Chrysler corporation division move sparked rumors in automotive circles that other companies will be forced to follow suit. Dodge Pres. W. C.

Newberg said See AUTO -Page 16, Col. 4 News Highlights FAREWELL Fielder laid to rest. Page 58. BATTLEGROUND Indiana in hot spot. Page 2.

SALARY QUESTION-Stirs Shiawassee. Page 7. VOTE SHIFT-16 states figure in it. Page 13. BUSY SANTA-New toys are ready.

Page 21. HARRY HAD FUND--Truman, Page 20. DISHWASHING--Ike Ike and TruPage 30. RIFLES FOR CRUTCHES Wounded G. use them.

Page 31. COFFEE QUIZ -Do you make good java? Page 50. ABOVE ARE THE 500 VOLUNTEERS AND THE HEAD TABLE. (STATE JOURNAL PHOTOS) 500 Launch Chest Drive For $630,000 the federal government, Michprices on television transmitin the next year. commission Wednesday granted the transmitter.

This is considered tantathat the expensive transmitter must be complete and must pass government inspection before the actual license is issued. The permit, which climaxes more than two years of planning and a full year of technical work on the campus, is for an ultra-high frequency transmitter to operate on Channel 60. The transmitter with a foot antenna tower will be built (Pictures on Page 17) in the vicinity of Okemos and will give M. S. television an effective working radius of about 50 miles.

Dr. Armand Hunter, director of television development the college and the man sible for fully -equipped studios now ready for operation, said it would be a year before actual telecasting could begin. "There is only one UHF staat this time," he said, "and there tion in operation in the country is no production line for television transmitters. With many variables, we can expect delivery around next August." The actual transmitter cost is about $125,000 at least, he said, and the cost, like the delivery date, may vary according to many factors. Power of the transmitter, according, 5,000 to watts or manufacturer, 10,000 to 12.000 watts.

The problem which may have See COLLEGE- -Page 16, Col. 3 Director Buried Director Buried HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 16 (INS)Funeral rites for Jack Conway, veteran Hollywood director, were held in Glendale Wednesday with Actor Spencer Tracy delivering the eulogy. Conway died last Sunday after a lengthy illness. He was 65.

Stevenson Lashes at 'Crusade' Huge Frisco Crowd Roars at Adlai's Jibes at Ike By JACK BELL EN ROUTE WITH STEVENSON IN CALIFORNIA, Oct. 16 (P) Gov. Adiai E. Stevenson's. campaign showed signs of catching fire today as he lashed out with fresh vigor against Dwight D.

'Eisenhower's "crusade." Flushed with the enthusiasm of his biggest and noisiest campaign meeting-in San Ho Francisco last night--the Democratic presidential nominee accused Eisenhower of attempting to ride two political horses in California. Scoffing at what Eisenhower calls his "crusade," Stevenson said his Republican opponent had felt it necessary to take different positions in different states. The Illinois governor declared in a speech from the capitol steps in Sacramento: "Here in California he has tried the delicate job of being both a Warren Republican and a Nixon Stevenson repeated a virtual enSee STEVENSON-Page 16, Col. 1 QUIET AFFAIR Chuck Davey, Nurse Exchange Vows Former NCAA Boxing Titlist Weds in East Lansing Smiling Chuck Davey, leading contender for the welterweight boxing championship, was married Thursday morning. The former N.

C. A. A. boxing champion and Miss Patricia Abell, Michigan City, a nurse, exchanged wedding vows at St. (Additional Story on the Wedding is on the Society Page) Thomas Aquinas church, East Lansing.

A wedding breakfast followed at the Hotel Porter. Rev. Fr. Jerome V. MacEachin, assisted by Rev.

Fr. Robert Kavanaugh of Kalamazoo and Rev. Fr. Paul DeRose, performed the nuptial high mass. Only members of the couple's families were present at the wedding ceremonies and breakfast, which were planned as quiet affairs.

Mrs. Davey is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roy Abell of Michigan City, and Davey is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

John L. Davey of Detroit. Engagement of the couple was made public after the DaveyGraziano bout month Chicago. Davey and Miss Abell met at Henrotin hospital, Chicago, where he was treated after his fight with Carmen Bassilio. Miss Abell was a nurse in the hospital.

Leaves $750,000 HOLLYWOOD, Oct: 16 (INS)The will of Film Stuntman Frederick P. Reynolds was filed for probate Wednesday, revealing that income from his $750,000 estate will go to his 60-year-old widow provided she remain single. Anspach Calls Move 'Challenge to Free Men to Help Neighbors' at Hotel Olds Kick-Off Dinner By BIRT DARLING (Journal Staff Ingham county's 1952 Red Feather day night's kickoff dinner speaker help their is under way. Its goal of $630,000 for 51 Community Chest of Ingham county Dorr Gunnell, the drive's general volunteer workers gathered in the' Hotel Olds ballroom. "You are presented with an opportunity," Dr.

Charles L. Anspach, president of Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant, told the overflow throng, scores of whom were seated in the lobby outside the ballroom. "It is an opportunity because of what it does for the American way of life and for the individual who 'Red Feather Sunday' Slated by Churches This coming Sunday will be "Red Feather Sunday" in Greater Lansing area churches, on behalf of the annual campaign the United Community Chest of Ingham county. Mayor Ralph W.

Crego of Lansing Thursday proclaimed "Red Feather Sunday." calling attention to the need of reflection on the spiritual aspects of the annual campaign of 51 affiliated Chest agencies for the betterment of Ingham's communities. "The Red Feather is the symbol of our concern for the wellbeing of our fellow men. Through our Community Chest that we care for oth19 ers, he said. participates," he said. "It is an opto earn earthly immortality by the giving of self, thus purifying our own lives." 'Minority of Citizens' Pointing out that "it is always a minority of citizens" who carry on such work, Dr.

Anspach commented that "there is an orderliness about it that you find in some areas of the world." "The Community Chest philosophy is what is mine is thine and I shall share as against the philosophy. so prevalent in the world and even in this land today that 'what is thine is mine and I shall take it'." Dr. Anspach characterized the latter attitude as "even worse" than the purely selfish ideal of what is mine is mine and I shall keep In conducting their campaign for funds for .51 health, recreational See CHEST-Page 16, Col. 2 IF YOU'LL JUST STOP TO THINK ON NOVEMBER 4, YOU'LL THINK TO STOP, AND VOTE! See You at the Polls! Writer) campaign, 'described by Wednesas "a challenge to free men. to affiliated agencies of the United presents a "inajor chairman, told the more than 500 Ike Woos New Jersey Fears Democratic Victory Might Cause Korean Conflict to Spread NEW YORK, Oct.

16 (UP)Dwight D. Eisenhower, feeling "fine" but fearing a Democratic victory November might cause the Korean, conflict to spread, wooed Jersey voters today. The Republican presidential nominee was slightly hoarse Wednesday night when he returned his Morningside Heights home from a tour that had taken him through Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Voices Fears Eisenhower's two-day Jersey tour will be interrupted twice. He will speak tonight at the eighth annual Alfred E.

Smith Memorial Foundation dinner here and speak Friday morning at Wilmington, Del. It was at Memphis, Wednesday that Eisenhower voiced fears that a victory for the Democratic party on Nov. 4 might lead to a conflict even greater than Korea. "We have a right to be deeply worried by the terrifying possibil- See IKE Page 16, Col. 4 Red Shells Wound 21 One Navy Man Dies After Enemy Batteries Fire on U.

S. Destroyers TOKYO, Oct. 16 (INS)-Twentyone American navy men were disclosed tonight to have been wounded- fatally--when shells from Red shore batteries exploded near two U. S. destroyers during the amphibious maneuver off North Korea's east coast earlier this week.

A delayed dispatch from Don Dixon, International News Service correspondent, aboard one of the warships of the amphibious fleet, said the enemy coastal guns scored near misses close to one destroyer Monday and near the second ship Tuesday. More than 30 American destroyers, as well as four cruisers and six aircraft carriers, were included in the task force paced by the giant battleship Iowa. The combined amphibious operation off the Red port of Kojo was completed Wednesday after the warships and planes had blasted the area with shells and bombs for three straight days. DAVEY AND BRIDE IN CLINCH.