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I 2 Jan. 23, 1946. SPOKANE DAILY CHRONICLE Sweeping Changes in Atomic Energy Bill Are Recommended WASHINGTON, Jan, 23. (AP) -Navy Secretary Forrestal recommended sweeping basic changes today in the domestic atomic energy control bill proposed by Senator McMahon Conn.) Testifying, before the of special which senate committee McMahon is chairman, the cabinet official said the navy department "concurs in the overall purpose of the bill" but finds it "unsatisfactory" in several features. Instead of the ember, fulltime, McMahon, control Forrestal commission advocated proposed an eight-member body headed by the vice president of the United States.

Other ex-officio members would include the secretaries of state, war and navy. In addition, he said there should be four fulltime members appointed by the President and confirmed by the senate. Forrestal declared that if members served at the pleasure of the President, AS under McMahon's plan, they retain the necessary independence." predicted that outstanding scientists would decline to serve under such conditions. Development of Weapons. the positive side, he made this recommendation: "For the period 1946.

to 1950, unless use of atomic weapons is abolished by international agreement, military applications should be a joint responsibility the commission and the and navy departmentsion During the this joint period chiefs of staff should determine the broad lines along which atomic weapon development is to proceed. "In 1950 this program should be reexamined in the light of international agreements and current strategic and technical The four appointive members of the commission under the Forrestal plan would serve six-year terms, and would be subject to removal only by impeachment. They would be eligible for reappointtheir salaries would corment.and that of justices of the supreme court, $20,000 a year. Cloture Favored Senator Magnuson Wash.) said today he would support cloture rule, which limits debate, to end the filibuster in the senate against fair employment practices committee bill. "I would vote for cloture tomorrow if we could get it Magnuson said.

"This debate is not going to change a vote and I do not think there is any chance of reaching any agreement with the opponents of the measure to set a time to vote upon it." Magnuson, who voted for the measure when he was in the house, saw no way of immediately breaking the filibuster. "This measure has been before us a long time and we should vote upon it." he continued. "The filibuster blocks other legislation and not be permitted to continue." Seek Debate Limit Senate Republicans indicated today they had agreed to seek a limitation of debate on the fair employment practices bill on which southern Democrats have filibustered since last Thursday. generally believed that steps should be taken before long to obtain cloture (that is debate limitation)," Senator White senate Republican leader told reporters after a closed door strategy session of fellow party members that lasted nearly two hours. Other Republicans who asked that they not be named said a cloture petition will be started, probably later this week.

Such petition requires signatures of ators to be presented for action. Actual limitation of debate require a two-thirds majority, or 64 senators if all members were present and voting. No Agreement Reached Senator Barkley Ky.) reported today that senate house conferees had failed to "reach any agreement" upon so-called "full employment" legislation urged by President Truman. In an attempt to end, the deadlock, Barkley said senate and house conferees will meet separately to draft compromises of their differences. NO JAP WEAPONS FOR PAWNSHOPS PORTLAND, Jan.

23. (AP)Pawnshop proprietors complained today that soldiers and sailors were unloading an arsenal of Japanese and German war trophies on their shops. "What they consider fine 24.000 DUE TO LAND FROM 15 VESSELS By 1 the Associated Press. Ten transports are scheduled to arrive today at two east coast ports with more than 11,000 service personnel, while more than 13,000 are due to debark from 21 vessels at five west coast ports. One vessel with 1077 troops is expected at New Orleans.

Expected on east coast: New York, nine ships with Newport News, one vessel with three. West coast arrivals include: San Francisco, 1379, four ships; San Diego, 2730, nine vessels; Seattle, 1238, one transport; Tacoma, 3617, two ships; Los Angeles, 4338, five ships. Ships and units arriving: At New York--Lincoln Victory from Le Havre, 1543 troops, including 309th engineer battalion: 84th signal company; unidentified field artillery battalion of 84th division. Waterbury Victory from Le Havre, 1380 troops, Including Third battalion of 333d infantry regiment: 574th ordnance ammunition company. Henry G.

Connor from Le Havre. 684 troops, including 2790th engineer forestry company: 304th ordnance maintenance company; 947th quartermaster railhead company. Edward Rutledge from Marseille, 558 troops of 397th infantry regiment of 100th infantry division. James Moore from Antwerp, 558 troops, including 70th 4190th engineer quartermaster service company; light pontoon company. M.

M. Guhin from Le Havre, due yesterday, 573 troops. including 45th on ordnance medium maintenance company; 3508th ordnance automotive maintenance company: Fourth ordnance medium maintenance company. Miscellaneous personnel on following: Gen. W.

P. Richardson from Iran, 4798 troops and civilians and 50 WACS. (Troops are from Naples, Casablanca and Iran). Ancon Panama, 525. Robert Dale, Owen from Le Havre, 599: At Newport News--Edward Collins from Oran, three miscellaneous troops (due originally January 21).

At San Diego- Miscellaneous on following: Destroyer escorts Blakeny, H. C. Jones, Howard, Farquhar, Fessenden, 259 navy and coast guard; Escort carriers Tulagi, 1169 navy and guard; Siboney, 570 navy, marine corps, coast guard, and Puget Sound, 742 navy and marine corps; Destroyer McCalla from Seattle, no pasenger information. At Seattle--Escort Carrier Rudyard Bay, from Samar, 1238 miscellaneous navy and coast guard. At Tacoma--Miscellaneous troops on 1ollowing: U.

S. S. Shelby from Manila, 1517; Sea Quail from Yokohama, 2100. At San Francisco Miscellaneous on following Degrasse from Pearl Harbor, 559 navy, 402 army; Mizar from Manila, 391 navy; Edwin Abbey from Noumea, 15 army; Callisto, 12 army. At Los Angeles--miscellaneous following: Mexico from Saipan, 1153; Esperance from Manila and Pearl Harbor, 1537; Mormacwhen from Yokohama, 1364: Balduck, 149; LSM 155, from New San Orleans-U.

Diego, 135. S. A. T. Monterey from Caribbean area, 1077 miscellaneous personnel.

Units in Europe. FRANKFURT, Jan. 23. -Redeployment timetable: One hundredth infantry, 2d armored divisions, 94th and 196th general hospitals, 408th field artillery group, 602d anti-aircraft artillery battalion, 453d anti-aircraft automatic weapons battalion: On high seas. Ninety-fourth division: Major portion in Le Havre area awaiting shipment, remainder on high seas.

Miscellaneous troops sailed yesterday from Bremen. Coming From Nagoya. SEATTLE, Jan. 23. -The U.

S. S. Arenac was due into Portland from Nagoya tomorrow, carrying 2031 Pacific veterans, including 59 army officers and 1868 army enlisted men, the 13th naval district said today. Remainder of the passenger list was composed of navy and coast guard personnel. Coming From Tientsin.

TIENTSIN, Jan. 22. Delayed.) (P)-An5000 enlisted men and a few hundred marine officers are expected to be started ho are neward lowered in two February weeks 1, as Maj. Gen. Keller E.

discharge point's Rockery, commander of the marine Third amphibious force, said today. China May Acquire Jap Textile Markets plans to acquire Japan's former SHANGHAI, Jan. 23. (P) world textile markets, a business estimated as high as $300,000,000 annually, Premier T. V.

Soong told conference today. He said the new governmentsponsored textile development company had the full support of shipping and banking interests in a broad program which, within a short time, should corner one of Japan's largest export fields. development company, its existence limited to three years, was established to organize silk and cotton production for vast export expansion. China is taking over Japanese cotton mills, a move which Soong said will double the nation's production. The premier said China plans eventually to produce her own spinning and weaving machinery.

weapon," declared one manager, "I am considering a piece of merchandise that will be a 'em drug because on my I market. I don't buy can't sell He said he would take no swords, guns, hara-kiri knives "no Japanese said they wouldn't mind having A few other pawnbrokers more Japanese guns, except that there are no shells to fit them. The Washington Merry-Go-Round By Drew Pearson. Symington Next War Sec'y. Should Be Friend of G.

I.s. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. It isn't being advertised, but if newly appointed Stuart Symington makes good as assistant secretary of war. he is almost certain to be upped to the No.

1 job in the war department, replacing Bob Patterson as secretary of war. Meanwhile, G. I.s can expect Symington to lean over backward to give them a break. He's that kind guy. Probably the best of President Truman's Missouri appointments, Symington startled business men several years ago by putting a the plan into effect in his Emerson electric plant in St.

Louis. It worked wonders with labor. In Washington, Symington has surprised earlier critics by his forthright handling of the extremely difficult surplus property snarl. One of the last things he did as surplus property administrator was to force the Aluminum Corporation of America to turn over its patents to the government. On the surface, Alcoa's offer looked like a magnanimous gesture, but behind the scenes it took some tough talking by Symington and Assistant Attorney General Wendell Berge to put it across.

ANDY MELLON'S MONOPOLY. The aluminum corporation, which made the late Andrew Mellon one of the three richest men in America and had long enjoyed an airtight monopoly, was exposed by the fustice department for combining with the Germans to curtail magnesium productiontial to the airplane industry. result, an anti-trust decision now hangs over Alcoa's head. This was the weapon used by Symington and Berge to bludgeon Alcoa into sharing its aluminum patents. During the war Alcoa produced ASK THAT STATE LABOR BE USED SEATTLE, Jan.

23. -Governor Mon C. Wallgren's advisory commission today demanded that Washington state labor, preferably be used by the Detroit firm which is wrecking the Hanford housing project. In a telegram to army officials at Hanford, the commission protested the reported importation of labor from out of the state to tear down the fabricated homes of former atomic bomb workers. Howard G.

Costigan, executive secretary of the commission, said the state was facing an unemployproblem and that while the Hanford work would require only 240 men, some relief would result if the work were given Washington residents. Proposes Floating Bridge SEATTLE, Jan. 23. (AP)-Con- struction of a floating bridge from the mainland to Vashon island and a second similar bridge or a suspension bridge from Vashon to Clalla in Kitsap county, effecting a westward crossing of Puget sound, was proposed yesterday by Engineer O. S.

Willumsen. He said the project would cost less than $10,000,000. Oyster Growers Angry OLYMPIA, Jan. 23. (AP)A fish and wildlife service statement that the Pacific oyster compares unfavorably with the eastern variety of the succulent shellfish has brought indignant counters from Olympia oyster growers, who said the statement was A.

Martin, manager of the Olympia Oyster company, rushed to the defense of his famous bivalve. "When our Pacific oyster is properly cared for and picked at the right stage of development, it's a fine food," he said. "I know many people who prefer the Pacific to the eastern variety." Test Pilots Given Awards SEATTLE, Jan. 23. (P)-The Octave Chanute award for 1945 has been awarded Test Pilots Elliott Merrill and Robert T.

Lamson "for obtaining at great personal hazard data contributing to the design of the Bo Boeing Aircraft company anhigh altitude military aircraft," nounced last night. the The Sciences contributions award Institute in New is to of made the York for annually Aeronautical aeronautical notable by sciences, by Merrill pilots. and Boeing Lamson said had the "contributed materially to increasing the ceiling and effectiveness of -engine bombardment planes." Execution Stayed Jan. 23. (UP)Governor Earl Snell today granted a stay of execution for one to Andrew W.

Dennis, 45-year-old Portland railroad man, who is sentenced to the state prison lethal gas chamber for the strangulation his mother-inlaw. Diphtheria Cases Few SEATTLE, Jan. 23. (UP)-Despite a national increase in diphtheria cases, occurrences of the disease in Washington state remained at normal levels, with six cases reported in the last week, state health department announced today. During the last few years, officials said, the state's annual diphtheria death toll averaged about 30 out of approximately 300 cases.

NEW ANTI STRIKE BILL COMING UP WASHINGTON, Jan, 23. (UP)- A move was underway in the house today to strengthen the labor committee's watered-down version of President Truman's fact-finding bill. Supporters of strong anti-strike legislation were reported working on a comprehensive substitute which they hoped to press when the committee bill reaches the floor. The substitute will be introduced in the house shortly, possibly today. It was learned that its central theme probably would be "mutuality of contract responsibility" -making unions and employers equally responsible under the law to live up to contracts.

Some proponents of more stringent labor laws have long demanded statutory penalties against unions which fail to live up to nostrike provisions in their contracts. Major Clauses Removed. The labor committee paved the way for floor action on new labor legislation yesterday when it approved a bill to give the President authority to set up boards in serious labor disputes. Vote on the measure was 10 to 8. The committee measure, however, would not empower the boards to subpoena company records, nor provide for 30-day nostrike "cooling-off" periods for labor.

These were main points in legislation requested by Mr. Truman and are almost certain to be offered on the floor as amendments. Ceilings on Games Will Be Suspended WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. (AP) Price controls on all games and many toys will be suspended indefinitely beginning January 28, the OPA announced today.

At the same time controls on 24 miscellaneous commodities, most of them minor food products, will be dropped. The exemption on toys applies to all types except so-called "wheel goods." such as wagons longer than 18 inches, tricycles, velocipedes and children's automobiles. OPA said "wheel goods" covers only toys which children ride. Such wheeled toys as miniature jeeps, airplanes and trains will be freed of price ceilings. The list of miscellaneous commodities from which ceilings are being removed includes such canned foods as sweet potatoes, parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, saeurkraut juice and cabbage.

Among other items are fresh hothouse lettuce: imported snuff, cigar cuttings and clippings; frozen clams and oysters, and ice cream sandwich wafers. Navy Point Scores Will Be Cut Again WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. (P)- An additional 191,100 navy men and women will be eligible for release seven to 10 weeks hence through further cuts in point scores for discharge, effective March 15 and April 2. In general, the reductions will be at the rate of one point each date for male personnel, including doctors.

Point scores for WAVES and nurses generally will continue at previously announced March 2 levels until April 2, when they will drop one point. Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, chief of naval personnel, said yesterday the navy's demobilization program, scheduled to pass the mark of 1,500,000 releases within a week, will be two-thirds completed by April 2. Specialists' Scores. His announcement included reductions higher for various are specialists requested, of and added it was "anticipated" their point requirements could cut to the general level by June 2.

The new minimum scores expected to make additional 14,700 officers and 176,400 enlisted men and women eligible for discharge- for the major classes affected: Enlisted March 15, men-March 31; 2, points; April 30; male officers March 2, 39; March 15, 38; April 2, 37; enlisted women -March 2, 21; March 15, 21; April women officers- March 2, 27; March 15, 27; April 2, 26; male doctors- March 2, 49; March 15, 48; April 2, 47; nurses March 2, 27; March 15, 27; April 2, 26. UNO DEADLOCKED OVER SECRETARY cept or reject. U. S. for Pearson.

LONDON, Jan. 23. (AP)- top men of the five principal powers in the United Nations met secretly in the office of Secretary of State James F. Byrnes today and were reported to have failed again to agree on a candidate for secretary general of the new security organization. The negative result of the 90- minute meeting led some officials to express fear that the five powers were drifting toward a deadlock on the question, made more acute by charges of political interference made by Iran against Russia and by Russia against the British in Greece and Indonesia.

American officials had hoped to make swift progress the situation today, both at the five-power meeting and a later informal session of representatives of all 11 security council members, SO the new peace organization could begin building its permanent staff. The five powers have to agree in order for the full council to nominate a man whom the 51- member general a assembly may ac- The United States is reported backing Lester Pearson, Canadian ambassador to Washington, for the $20,000 a year post. Russia has been advocating the candidacy of Trygve Lie, foreign minister Norway. The meeting, at a Mayfair hotel, was the first such session that has been attended by Andrei Vishinsky, Soviet vice commissar of foreign affairs and chief Russian delegate, since the beginning of the UNO conference. Vishinsky arrived in London yesterday.

Others at the meeting i in addition to Byrnes were British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, Paul Boncour of France and V. K. Wellington Koo of China. Red Complaints Studied. Shortly before this secret gatherof diplomats, British officials were reported authoritatively to have discussed with French delegates an approach by the British government to the security council's handling of the Russian complaints against British policy in Greece and Indonesia.

BUILDING VOLUME HIGH IN PORTLAND PORTUAND, Jan. 23. (AP)December construction valued at highest volume recorded by any $2,305,750 in Portland was the northwest since 1943, the Equitable Savings and Loan association said today. The figure, which included 962,035 in new work and $343,715 in alterations, was 88 per cent above November and triple that of December, Oregon's December, building of $3,209,868 represented a 76 per cent gain November, but was outranked by Washington's $3,963,074. Named Vice President NEW YORK, Jan.

23. -Rear Adm. Joseph R. Redman, chief of naval communications for the United States navy, will become vice president of the Western Union Telegraph company, February 4, its president, Joseph L. Egan, announced today.

Adm. Redman, who commanded the U. S. S. Phoenix in the Coral sea, was director of naval communications since April, 1943.

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23. (AP)- The U. S. S. Wyoming is to be scrapped.

The second oldest keel in the fleet, she didn't get to fire a shot against the enemy in World war but she did her share with 35,000 proxies. And there undoubtedly are many ships still afloat and men still alive because Wyoming's prosaic job--training anti-aircraft crews. If the Wyoming didn't get to fire upon the enemy herself, she did set one record: She fired more anti-aircraft shells than any other vessel in the navy. Two other ships of the fleet have been named Wyoming, a steamsloop launched in 1859. and monitor No.

10 launched in 1902. Admits Punishing Prisoners of War of Gen. George C. Marshall and French sections at from signal corps.) Judy, Getting Well, Soon Coming Home BALTIMORE, Jan. 23.

(AP)Judy Hackman, 2, "blue" baby, whose life had been despaired of when she lay in for three weeks after an operation, will be going home to Buckley, "in a day or Johns Hopkins hospital reported today. Judy had the power of speech she was operated on for her a blood malformed heart oxygenated. kept insufficiently Now she and making what calls "a miraculous recovenother U.S. S. WYOMING TO BE SCRAPPED YOKOHAMA, Japan, Jan.

23. (AP)-A former Japanese prison camp commandant admitted at his war crimes trial today he had punished 43 allied prisoners -eight more than prosecutor chargedbut denied that he had ever knocked down a soldier. The defendant, Kaichi Hirate, is accused of responsibility in the deaths of British Pvt. Raymond C. Suttle and at least three other allied prisoners.

The prosecution charged that Hirate had made prisoners stand at attention in nearfreezing temperatures. "What was the longest time?" he was asked. "Five or six hours." Hirate said he did not force any prisoner to remove any clothing. He added that such punishment was permitted by army regulations, and that Japanese soldiers were punished in the same manner. He denied that he had made a soldier stand at attention 33 hours holding a bucket of water, or that he had ordered the soldier struck with a sword or deprived of food for 48 hours.

Hirate testified that he confined Suttle to the guardhouse for "repeated thefts" shortly before the prisoner died. ARABS REJECT BRITISH PROPOSAL JERUSALEM, Jan. 23. (AP)--British proposals for interim immigration of 1500 Jews monthly into Palestine have been rejected by the Arab high committee, which declared further study of the Jewish problem unnecessary. "The Arab people do not consider that they are called upon shelter to a people which is using every means to overwhelm them and destroy their existence." the committee, composed of representatives of the six major Arab political parties, said in a statement last night.

Support From India. NEW DELHI, Jan. (AP)- -Mahomed Ali Jinnah, president of the Moslem league, said today Moslems in India would support East the "in any way cause they can" if the Arab in the Middle British depart from the 1939 white paper policy on Palestine. He declined to say what measures, if any, were under consideration. A boycott, however, of" might leveled against goods Jewish origin.

RUSS MARSHAL LEAVES. PEIPING, Jan. 23. (AP) -Central News Agency reported today that Marshal Malinovsky, commander of Russian troops in Manchuria, has left Changshun to take which part is in the people's election entering its final phase in the Sovilet Union. They Still Swing and Sway for Seven Cents in 'Frisco SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.

test against the rate increase, the (P) -San Francisco's which was issued a few minutes beapplied for injunction riders continued to swing and fore court closing time. sway for seven cents today by In a separate action, C. I. O. repvirtue of OPA intervention in a resentatives, as taxpayers, from Also, state city-sponsored fare-increase or- tained superior an court.

injunction It was served on der. William Scott, municipal railway A temporary restraining order superintendent. was issued by Federal Judge Louis The utilities commission has anGoodman yesterday at the request nounced the increase in rates is of the OPA to countermand the needed to raise funds for new public utilities commission's order equipment. It previously to boost the fare to 10 cents, or the new rates delayed wandered three rides for 25 cents, on the mu- heard the OPA's protest that the nicipally owned system. boost was unnecessary and would A hearing in federal court was lead toward inflation.

set for Monday. OPA attorneys said Chester Injunction Granted. Bowles, national OPA administraImmediately after the utilities tor, had personally requested that I commission overrode an OPA pro- increased carfare be opposed. CHICAGO, Jan. 23.

(P) -More than 125,000 homes and living quarters were started in a little over two months after building restrictions were lifted on October 15, a nation-wide survey of builders showed today. The survey was made by a trade said probably less than one-third of magazine, a Practical Builder, which these dwellings had been finished, with the remainder awaiting only the delivery of material to be made ready for occupancy. The number of starts would have been considerably higher had not builders discovered, in the first 30 days after restrictions were lifted, that sufficient materials and labor were not available, the pubMcation said. At this rate, assuming materials and equipment will become available in sufficient quantities, buildcould easily produce 700,000 dwelling units by the end of 1946, the survey showed. Army Will Defend Alaska Adequately MARSHALL BRIDGE Mainz, Germany, last Saturday.

Decision on Milk Expected Feb. 4 SEATTLE, Jan. 23. (AP)-A decision can be expected by February 4 from OPA headquarters on demands of Seattle area producers for a milk price increase, Irvin A. Hoff, district director of the OPA, told a massmeeting of milkmen late yesterday.

Earl Bailey of Snohomish, president of the Seattle Milk Producers' association, expressed confidence that the OPA inquiry will "produce some answers to the dairymen's problem." STRIKING PACKERS TOLD TO RETURN (Continued from page one.) White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross announced the department of agriculture, "with the aid of the war department, if necessary," would seize the meat packing plants and operate them. The announcement was made shortly after President Truman intervened to halt a threatened strike on two Chicago area shuttle railroads which would have blocked livestock shipments to the Chicago stockyards and disrupted through freight traffic between east and west. Ross said the orders for seizure of meat industry were "now being prepared by the secretary of labor" and that the seizure would be made by the department of agriculture "with the aid of the war department, if necessary." President Truman, acting under the railway mediation law, created an emergency board to investigate a dispute involving the Indiana Belt railroad, the Chicago Junction railroad and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The strike had been set for 8:30 p.

m. (P. S. board, tonight. under Creation the of an halts emergency law, for 60 days, pending the board's report.

The brotherhood charged violation of union contract. Meanwhile in Cleveland, A. F. Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, announced a strike vote would be taken immediately among its 215,000 members. He said the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers had called A committee meeting for February 1 at which time a similar vote may be authorized among the engineers.

The strike vote, Whitney said, would be taken on the basis of unsettled issues involving a general wage increase demand of 25 per cent and improvements in working conditions. He estimated three weeks would be required to distribute and count ballots and added that "a strike might come within three days" after the votes were counted, if the railroads "do not make an ofefr. In Washington, Ross said the administration still had no immediate plans for further action in the steel strike. When asked whether there were any plans for Henry Kaiser to be brought into the picture in an effort to settle the steel strike, he replied, "I know of no such plans." Kaiser last week signed a contract with the steelworkers for his California steel plant. Wright Opposes Move.

The meat strike has made 000 packing house workers idle for eight days. In Deeth, William B. Wright, newly-elected president of the American National Livestock association, announced today that he had telegraphed President Truman saying government seizure of packing plants would not solve the strike. The Nevada rancher said he informed President Truman that it would be "a retreat from collective bargaining" and that the association regarding seizure as neither equitable nor just. Coal Mines Close.

More than 45 coal mines in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, the leading coal-producing states, closed down today as a result of the C. I. O.s three-day-old general steel strike and other work stoppages. The number of idle miners in these states and Alabama exceeded 14,000. Altogether, at least 52 mines were closed.

Shipbuilders Out Demands. The C. I. O. today sharply reduced its wage demands on the shipbuilding industry and proposed an increase of 20 cents an hour for the nation's 650,000 shipbuilding workers.

Previously, the C. I. O. had asked 36 cents. Yesterday, government procurement agencies, proposed a flat 15 per cent raise in shipbuilding wages -which would add 18 cents to the standard mechanics wage rate of $1.20 per hour.

BRITAIN'S RADIO TAX IS DOUBLED LONDON, Jan. 25. (P)-The British soon will have to pay double to listen to their radios. An annual license tax helps British support the Broadcasting corporation, and this will be doubled from $2 to $4, Minister of Information E. J.

Williams said. He said also that a new license to cover both broadcasting, and television reception would be issued at $8 a year cost when televised programs are renewed "in 8 few months." Troops present arms at dedication railroad bridge between American Bridge spans Rhine. (AP wirephoto ALL-GIRL BAND SAVED BY JAPS YOKOHAMA, Jan. 23. (AP)-Members of Sharon Rogers' all-girl band, escaped serious injury plane in the water off Sunday landed a transport Sharon Rogers.

Kyushu island, said today the C-47 had dropped 3500 feet in a downdraft on its rough flight from Korea. The plane narrowly missed hitting an ammunition barge when it struck the choppy only torn ligaments and eye. injuries among the troupe, were Japanese fishermen pulled the U. S. O.

entertainers out of the sea. "We had taken off from Seoul, Korea, for Yokohama and about an hour later ran into a wide storm said Sylvia Rothbaum of Chicago. "We hit an air pocket that dropped us 3500 feet and that's when most of us hurt bumping around in the cabin." They said the plane used up its gas supply trying to skirt the storm area. The 12 band members and three dancers were en route to the United States a after covering 50,000 miles playing for troops overseas. 85000 QUESTIONS AT $250 DINNER NEW YORK, Jan.

23. (AP)-The right answers to 10 questions in a quiz contest at an Alfred E. Smith Memorial hospital fund dinner last night paid off at the rate of $5000 each. mental battle ended in a tie between two of the 800 guests who paid $250 a plate. W.

R. Coe of Glen Cove, N. president of the Virginian Railway company, and Lester B. Stone of New York, a former secretary to former Mayor LaGuardia split the in war bonds. The $5000 questions included such stumpers as: "What is the average mean distance of the moon from the earth?" "What elected president of the United States served shortest term?" and "What is the earth's circumference at the equator?" The dinner netted $250,000 toward the $3,000,000 sought for the erection of a 16-story wing at St.

Vincent's hospital as a memorial to former Governor Smith. James A. Farley presided. TEARFUL WORKERS MAKE FAST EXIT CHICAGO, Jan. 23.

(AP)-Several hundred employees of the internal revenue department routed from their fourth floor quarters in the old postoffice building today when a clerk accidentally tripped a switch which set off a tear gas bomb in a vault. The workers huddled, eyes streaming, in corridors for more than an hour while opened windows carried off the gas. Dies of Injuries NEWHALL, Jan. 23. (AP)- Clarence McGuire, 65.

Vancouver, B. died in Community hospital yesterday of injuries received when he was struck by a car near Gorman. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. (UP)E.

L. Bartlett, congressional delegate from Alaska, was confident today that Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, army chief of staff, will maintain Alaskan defenses at an adequate peacetime level. He and Governor Ernest Gruening of Alaska discussed the territory's defenses during a half-hour interview with Eisenhower yesterday. "The general said Alaskan military installations must never again revert to their status of 300 men stationed near Skagway," Bartlett said.

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