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4 Wednesday, March 17, 1948 (JEalifarntan Brothers Bicycle 20,000 Miles Billions Spent Abroad Since War Off) Truman told Congress Tuesday that lend-lease aid provided to foreign countries since VJ-Day amounts to f2.075,459,SSO. In a letter transmitting the twenty-fifth report on lend-lease operations, Mr. Truman said such postwar "pipeline" aid because the deliveries included goods in process of transfer when the war being concluded. Russia was cut from'the list of "pipeline" countries by congressional action last year. The total of war and postwar aid under the lend-iease act was reported as Increase in Vet Home Fund Asked The legislative screening committee Tuesday approved for action a bill adding ipuc'k any fond to take with them.

53,500,000 to an original "People were pretty good to us 000 fund to help in the conversion when they found out why we were of army housing to use by veterans, making the trip." Pedro said. Housing projects in a number of During the ride they crossed the LOS AXGELES (U.P.) Two brothers rested Tuesday at the half-way mark of a "good will trip' 1 from Argentina to Alaska by bicycle. Pedro Rocasalvo, 20, and his brother, Carlos, 21, left Buenos Aires 22 months ago. They have pedaled through Bolivia, Peru. Ecuador.

Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. "We decided Argentina and the I'nited States should get friendlier," Pedro explained. From here they to San Francisco, Washington. D. New York, through Canada and up to Fairbanks.

They said thcy-'made the whole trip without money. They did not Mexico Lowers Immigration Fees Bill Would Pay JDrouth-Buster March Marked Pill Developed MEXICO Mexican immigration fees have been lowered. The new tourist restrictions were abolished by the department of from the Date's general fund interior (gobernacion) after two i to inunce acquisition of a parcel months of protests. of g(m Franc sco property for an Publication in Monday's Piario anc norage or a new San Francisco Oficinl made effective new regiila-j baj veh de ros? ing is asked in a tions that put tourists on their old 1)iU i i the Assembly basis of a $2.10 feet. Wednesday.

Bonanza Days for Rainmakers A law January 1, retained that I Author of the is As- foniia the drouth was described As March opened the grain was officially as the severest of any on yellowing. At the 7000-foot level in record, up to that time, in Los An-; the Sierra were only two inches of of geles in March six inches of ruin snow. iThis year there are almost fell. And iri San TMego. the total three feet, The American river of 21 rainy days broke nil records touched the lowest March stage on for the number of wet days for any record.

March rains are almost sure as single month. In March jumped from By GEORGE D. DEAN T'-r Press month March traditionally is the ''drouth buster" in California. charge but applied rates up to $40 i sem Ivman Malouey, Sau Francisco, for hunters, fishermen and Tb( () All those special fees are fer mu 'interest from the pro- provided the visitors are not paid for what they do here. Four L.

A. Children Burn to Death cities have been set up under the ceedx of the first bond issue for an additional crossing. Iu the event there is no such issue the money would coinc from the income of the existing toll bridge after it has paid for itself. The property concerned is at the southeast corner of Fremont and Harrison and is owned by the Sailors Union of the Pacific. In September, 11147, the union let contracts for the construction ot a $991.000 memorial building.

The work was hailed, however, when the necessity ot" having the land for Andes four almost died of program. Fred Links, state budget malaria when they spent 26 days director, said surplus housing was riding through 300 miles of Panama now available ia five districts of'jungle, and wore out tires. the state. The money is used to aid Iwal governments in setting up utility connections and other facilities for the housing. STORK DOUBLES ONSET, Joseph A.

Lopez, 2fi. has had four sets of twin? in the last five vears. LOS small children were burned to death Tuesday in a fire which fwept their backyard playroom. 'Detective V. V.

Little said a preliminary investigation indicated thnt they might have been playing with matches. The victims were listed as right-of-way arose and the bert and Wilfred Dorsey, 3-year-old state agreed to help find a new twins, and Clover May aud building site for the union. Thomas, sisters, Sand 4. AllenTow-i The appropriation asked by Maler, a passerby, reported he tried louey would replace some money to enter the burning structure, but already taken for the emergency wns driven back by the intense i fund for that purpose and to mnkc flames'. Firemen found the four! possible the acquisition of all prop- hodies huddled in the ashes.

I erty necessary. income taxes. For moisture it is one of California's most dependable months. The old.tjmt. "rainmakers.

1 the Halfield brothers, realized this and generally put iu an appearance around March 1 in the San Joaquiii generally collected. Weathermen Hopeful Whether March. lf)48. will run true to the books remains, of course, to he seen. The weathermen are hopeful.

Km they have seen so uinny unique nie'eorolojjiciii happenings this winter They are keeping their fingers crossed. Almost, it seems, at lilies mother nature has defied her own Many farmers still remember this winter as giving them double dose'of withering dry weather and iiyindnted crops. Fund for Guayule Project Asked WASHINGTON UV.K> The House Appropriations Committee Tuesday recommended thfit be given the agriculture department's guayule rubber research pro- corded Highest Stage Kut before the month rosred out like a lion, the American river had reached the highest stage "ii record, not excluding the great flood year of 18H2. Destructive floods were general in the interior valleys. Some weather stations recorded more than 20 inches of rain, most of it falling in one week.

Compared with 1SS9. the last two months in can be rated almost as damp. In January ami February of tluif year, a total of only inch vain fell. March produced H.lTi inches. rncnunily parallel the fact the second driest pair of midwinter and February.

when only inch ivas re- was followed by ti. 10 inches to Kill Appetites i LOS 'came up today wth good news Wfiiren on diets. It has developed a pill to de-troy their Colonel Charles S. exix-rt. said research on inili- 'tary meals developed the-anti-hunger food compounds.

"I couid feed you peii-ts pounded from certain fond-." IIP "and although it wouid delicious to you. you couid ft: a full-course dinner. "Such compounds will be to the medical profession for ing patients within a year." He said one of the compounds as derived from the pigment glands cotton seed. I-awrence, commanding officer nf the quartermaster department and container institute: of is here to inspect military research projects. How to Hold Kureka Wet Si-idoin luis extreme nnrthern! gram at Salinas.

-March. suffered from rbp lack That was the amount requested. As a fnoriiow. it might lie nil (led Kven iu riiis drouth 'by President Truman iu his budget. 'tliar drouth was by season, wlu-ii the San Jnaqina val-jThe money will permit the depiirt-; Sacrament ft's wettest winter in 100 Icy a of the dustlmeut to continue its search for do- years.

limvl. nciirly -Hi of rain sources of natural riihlier: Wry fallen Kureka. to supplement synthetics. I California's must recent drouth 'J'hi' drouth of 31)12 ended 1 Dr. M.

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He said the depart incut now is the following nota- has lu't-n a long dry spell '(tivina its chief attention to the do- and i hen; was uuicli anxiety lest Telopment of now st ruins and winters, the raiiilessness did not have the pronounced effect the current drouth on unties u'roiinil waler and storage Km it is cited because March tb- faithful was the wettest that season ho like its prede-' ties of gunyulo which will produce also. cessors. March 4, rain fell gen- more rubber. A sobering note can be erally throughout the state, and He said the department already however, to the generally optimistic this first rain was followed by has about 200 acres of guayule, and I outlook for March. In such dry others, coming so opportunely, that i In addition, has enough seed to years as and March the widespread feelinjr of nppreben- plant about 100.000 acres more If failed to live up to its reputation, sion gave way to general rejoicing'it should be decided to expand the And almost without exception.

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Nevada Holds Lead in Automobile Ratio McCall said, are more vigorous and yield more rubber than older varieties. L. I'olhamus. of the department's rubber research branch, said In other words, March is the last ditch. That is why the weather man is hoping hard right now.

It was fastest found that guayule grows irrigated land. qns SeVCH Sparslev I a crop can he grown in two years, just half the time re- i National Guard Unit Men lends the nation in utiired for land. ratio of civilian population to pss-j senger cars, industry's figures show. had ratio of persons per passenger automobiles, in 1047. preliminary daia compiled by the papers was literally on top of the AutomohiK- Manufacturers' Associa-: job.

He called the fire department tion shows. California was second to ask where the fire was and was with were sworn in Monday at the California National Guard armory at the fairgrounds, by Captain A. C. Graf. The new Sl'RI'RISE FOR CITY ED.

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