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NEW CASTLE NEWS NEWS PHONES 4000 WEATHER SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. .51 NEW SATURDAY, MARCH, 1 16 PAGES FIVE CENTS A COPY TRUMAN TO GIVE U.S. POLICY See Swift Action In Senate On Measure President Will Speak March 6 At Waco Texas Britons Declare U. S. Financial Assistance Necessary ToGreece Id Jerusalem Banninq Portal Pay Garden Queens TRUMAN'S TRAVELS FOR MARCH jfiDJPENDENCEMO, I LEAVE I --WASHINGTON, Ol'C? 1 yp I 1 GCCAN A' t-- 1 BERMUDA A till CAPITAL.

lit I ATLANTIC FLEET SM' KEY If'fffF MANEUVERS 111 ii i VL'sF MAR. IJ ANDIj rrn "JtttV SOUTH: lj AMERICA. Britain To Seek Early Actiori On Momentous Statement Future 'American Foreign Policy To Be Made BRITISH ACTION i CREATES ISSUES By GEOBGt DIJKKO WASHINGTON. Mar. Highest gpyemment author- ity revealed today that Pres- ident; Truman- will disclose to the world in a speech at acq, March 6, a mo- 1 mentoiis1 statement on uturs; American policy toward Britain and Russia in March ivill lie traveling month for President 2'iiiiiian, who will make state visits to Mexico, Puerto the Virgin Islands as well a look-in on the V.

S. naval at Glianta.nurio. Cuba, lit- wUl fly to via Independence, where he will call on hiv mother. Return across the border March the chief executive will ship Waco, where he will receive an honorary degree from Bavlor univcisttv, before flying on to the capital. A brief rest in Washington, will find Mm boarding a plane March 8 to spend 15 days on iour in the south.

Soviet Admits Eui'opeand the JVEiddle East. -was- anticipated that- the presi- t- would that Che ited States- woitld hava to. take u.i Hrl; i li the job of. Anglo-Amerlcm influence In Europe und ihe Middie East. Brought To Head T.ie British government brouehfc the isue lo a head by askins the United assume financial and io.ilito.i-y commitments Minole Bast, u- hue it.

loritv-decia ti ed uie United States never send. its troops to replace British soldiers in key Mediterranean spots. British note was the l.o don's, embarrassing vfinancitl- ii us speeued oy Uie noveuienr Snvlf VoioA to devour tlieBaikahs, the Dardanelles, thf Suez the British 'lifeline, ami the huge iields of the Middle -11 -Pluhi "Major Speech" Leaeiui --in -anti-irvvted- i Palestine Issue May Make Formal Demand For Special Assembly Of United Nations By PIERRE J. HUSS LAKE SUCCESS, N. Mar.

1. The stormy Palestine dispute'' is expected to shirt to. New York In is spring as indications 1 increased today that Britain is about to make a formal demand that the United Nations summon a special assembly to, decide the issue. Britrir.h er Q-; Steele the United Kingdom's principal representative to the social and' economic council, professed to see no Other way or means of gel-ting a solution. In a press conference here he said: Must Consider Case "We have done everything we car.

try to aecura a just sell lament. We have now decided that the United Nations consider the Palestine case," The young Scotsman, who rocketed to high office after his able handling, of the Farts conference last summer and -will return- to London next week to deoutize'-for Foreign Minister indicated that the calling of the assembly be- i Came a virtual certainty after Unit- ed States Secretory State Mt.v-shall advised the British Report 54 Greek Policemen Killed By Guerrillas ATHENS, 1. (INS) Reports reaching Athens today said that 54 Greek policemen were killed, by guerrills forces' which ambushed' mens TJiessaly, The victims were said to have been members' of party ot 66 gendarmes enroute to Domokos. Tile incident reportedly occurred hi an area where' a United Nations Balkan commission inquiry team i expected' to visit tomorrow, A Greek general staff announce-; ment said chat- guerrillas had attacked an army1 truck at the same spot and killed 12 soldiers. Another announcement said that the suei-itaj n'i-h'ted to capture the- townships of Hypati and Sperch-dios in south Thcssaly but were re-p-vlsed with losses.

COPENH AG-EN" HAS STRIKE THREAT COPENHAGEN. Mar. 1. (INS) A prospect, of a general strike developed today in Copenhagen. Newspaper workers who walked out today win "be followed by hciiftc workers' on Monday.

A by seamen appeared Imminent and other- labor conflicts developed. Officials feared' it was tlie strike 'wave might develop into a general walkout. I I.Trttn-.-jri statement in Tetias, -lire (White House' lest nistht anhouiieod I the presicleu: would inuke "major dealing with world at Baylor College ttext Thursday By RAYMOND W1LCOVE tl. S.iS. Stift WASHINGTON, Mar.

1 Legislation banrjjing pnital-to-porta! pay suits appeared headed today for swift action In the Senate in the wake of its overwhelming approval by Uie House. The he'. -eei-ilar measure, sponsored by Sen. Wiley (H.) near the top of tlie legislative agenda and it was expected to be called up for consideration next week. GOP leaders predicted that a substantial number of Senate Democrats will join with their Republican colleagues io assure passage.

The Wiley Bill, which lias already-been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, carries out in different language the basic purposes of the House bill. It provides, however, a two-year CntlnutJ oil Pi? Two) Sicilian Village Appears Doomed Molten Lava From Mt. Etna Is Moving1 Steadily Towards Village PASSO F1SCIARO, On the Slopes of Erupting Mt. Etna, Mar. 1.

(INS) Tlie Sicilian village of Passo Pisciaro appeared doomed today by a resurgence of molten lava from the Mt. Etna volcano. Siour small farmhouses only 100 yards north of the hamlet already. have beer, overrun hv the lava-1 streaking down from three addi-1 ctonr.i critierj, which opened up yesterday half way from the summit i of the volcanic peak. tic three ime 4ft0 "ecv above sen vfi lvl-h- ed fountain-like, flaming lava col- uuuu lu nuu iecL iiiwj uie nir- The new eruptions occurred during a heavy hail storm which lashed the region for an hour and' then was 'followed bv incessant rainfail.

The lava flow from the smaller craters took the same course as that irom.tne main crater at 9,000 leet. Of China Quits NANKING, March 1. CENSD Jr-remier t. v. sootsg announced ms immediato resignation today in the midst of a stormy session of the Chinese government's legislative The Chinese premier's dramatic came after several members of the Yuan secerely criticized him as being largely responsible for China's worsening economic crisis.

Soong. a brother of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, disclosed that his resignation had already been accepted by Generalissimo Chiang. Weather May Affect Truman Flight Program (BULLETIN) WASHINGTON, Mar. -Weaiher conrlitions in the Kansas City area today raised the possibility that President Truman might not be able' to fly there tomorrow, but instead make a direct flight to Mexico City for his three-Say good will yisit. i -1 i a- 1 1 I said that mow was falling in Kansas City, blanketing the airports The Wink Hoiwj.

however, s-tic that the pree-iden't will make the Kansas City flittht tomorrow if conditions do permit, leaving Washington in liis private plane at 8:00 am. (EST) and arriving at The Fairfax Airport outside Kansas. City around noon une president, is anxious lu at Kansas City Sunday if at all passible to visit his 94-year-old Mrs. Martha who is convalescing from a broken hip at her home at Grandview, Mo. Should weather conditions make it impossible to make the flight to Kansas City, thi president- would remain over in Washington Sunday, leaving here late Sunday night for a direct non-stop flight to Mexico City, where he is scheduled to ar rive at 10 a.m.

Monday. STRIKE IAY END PARIS, Mar. CENS) of the two-week-old Paris strike was foreseen today by the French inforniatiorj minis-: try's daily bulletin. The bulletin said papers "will resume publication Tuesday if an agreement- is reached today. 1 Paris newspaper workers seeking their jobs on February 14.

"Victims Of Explosion All British Army Men Is Re-. port 15 Others Hurt TERRIFIC BLAST WRECKS BUILDING JERUSALEM, Mar. Ten men were killed and at least 15 others were serious ly injured in one of Pales tine's worst chapters of violence today when an explo sion blew up an exclusive officers' club in the heart of Jerusalem. The victims were British array men. many of whom were reported trapped on trie root or tne aeons a bunding that Hies only SO yards from headquarters of the Jewish agency." Military police immediately cordoned off the entire area.

Wrecks Officers Club The blast wrecked what was known as trie 'WHasciimiQt uuicen. Club." reserved for the use of high-ranking British army men and located only 30 yards from a structure housing the Jewish ngency for Palestine. Huge clouds or smoke billowed Into the sty above the. officers' building on King George Avenue. police and firemen rushed to the scene, cordoning off the area.

Cause of the blast was not. established was assumed. months have carried out violent at-'tacks on the British, including mur ders and tidnapings, 1 were respon sible. Tnll Ihv Mount (JSDITOR-S NOTE: A British broadcast heard NBC said that the explosion caused 10 deaths' and 15 injuries and that 24 persons still are unaccounted for. The broadcast t.Hnt officers were" trap- ped on the roof of the building and others believed buried beneath the debris.) Ai-j-oTrtiTiB-- in first, available in formation, truck by a driver tri military dress drove into the club premises.

A guard assigned to the shooting PA NEWC OBSERVES With the bright sunshine Of Fri-A- a struirrel aenearet in a large tree of many branches in the WO Wuek'ef Est Washington street, about 5 o'clock. The radent was in quite a IrisKy mood, uiTlnrlnr from branch to branch with much activity. Wondered what it was ai. It crept along some of ihe smaller branches and reached out and nipped off bulls from the twigs, which it seemed to enjoy, wiggling its long slimly haired -tail ui a nveiy manner. Thr -number of habit brn dur- in tlie month of February at the lished a new all-time high for tile roonlb.

aecoruing to the official fig-arts released at the hospital today. There were 111 babies born at the hospital last month, which was 2fi more than were Horn in heoruary 1946. and 24 more than the previous Febniarv high of 77 in 19-13- A decrease in births was noted this month at New Castle hospital with 54 births beinjr recorded 2a female Infants and 25 male infants born. During January there were Wr Oirtns. Fa Newc received several phone calls from residents west of the city that they had seen a helicopter go ing overneaa rno anernoon.

It seems to be the general opinion irai wc awtm oi ruarcti mis mom-Inr. was Terr much on thi- lamb order. Accprdinr to the old sa-yihsf ine nonm is expected to go out linn, as a result of the mild trance. United States weather statistics for tne- 24-nour period ending at a a. m.

today follow: Maximum temperature, 32. Minimum temperature'. .15.. No precipitation. stage, 3-D feet.

Statistics for the same date a year ago follow: IMfrnlTnTTTn temperature, 51. Minimum temperature, .29. Frecipiiation, .01 inches. LONDON. March Informed Ericons declared1, today United States aid is necessary in providing financial assistance to Greece because it, is impossible.

jot: the. impoverished London government to supply further funds. The. British request, to the to assume a larger share of the cost of continued economic aid to Greece became overnigli; the -chief topic, of In summing up Uis situation of Britain's role in. Greece, persons familiary with the pruijeer.

said the British, might not be able to their irceh it, Greece miich beyond the end ot March. It1 estimated that to date Greece'has cost' Britalr. 224 million dollars is grants and credits. This Lilienthal Faces Must Explain ''Wisconsin incident At Open Hear-' ing On Monday. I WASHINGTON.

Mai'cli li (INS) David E. Lilienthal today faced a new hurdle in his light for the atomic commission, chairmanship as atomic committee senators called on him to explain the incident" in an open hearine Monday. The public tie-irihe ichimcay will open me way cor r.is ojci Jtemic-ssee Valley authority foe; Sen. McSellari (bj to cross-examine Lilien-liej eeuht lire ucc.u,-u he eh. tie etoliueh Wieeoiubii If.

by eeecht- for -cditlruj a -law report' heiir ue e.h a. reemner hi the e.ace pjhlh eetiice cuihhie But. as the former TVAr cliler faced an almost-certain renewal of hh, hiny ehu-het v.i'.h TJeKeltae, tlie first of sentiment reportedly gave Lilienthal at least an eight-to-iwo margin of approval. Wlille She atomic committee pointed toward approving the former TV A chairman for atomic chief, the public works cormnittes, which also heard McKellar's witnesses accuse. TV A of tolerating' Communists and Fellow -Travelers, voted.

7 to, 5" against elevating TVA, General Manager Clnpp to the chairmanship. Four-Power Pact May Be De veloped May Follow As Result Of Anglo-French 50-Year Treaty Is Belief By THOMAS C. WATSON (J. X. s.

Slifl CurrcspnadcnO LONDON, March 1. Official sources revealed today that some aspects of. the. 50-year treaty were carefully drafted with a view to possible conclusion of -a' four-power pact along the lines proposed by James TP. Britain already has endorsed in principle tlie plan laid tow by the.

former U. secretary. of'state and has indieated a-desii'o join in preventing any -future resurgence of ir. iiei'ehhve Germany.V Tlie eveaty, vhthei will be signed at Dunkirk Tuesday, provides that 1 France 1 or Britain should come to the assistance of the other in the event of an armed attack by Germany, or in oi a threat, to either by adoption oi an aggressive policy by Germany. -In.

the even: of a threat to. the security of France or Britain, mutual aid is called for on. the. military, economic and plane. The treaty was framed carefully, to comply with hue pre viticne the United Nations charter.

A British statesman said: ''There1 is nothing In it contrary, to. the WINDOW BaOKENh Window on -the Market street side' of the General Flooring company, Shush Mil', etereet, wee fnutttl broker, tilts morning; It is believed that the wheel of an auto picked up sctne: missllo and hurled it through the DEATH RECORD John Walczak, 59, .1511 South Jef- Mrs. Robert Roys, 80, Wampum. William Van Meter, 65, IS'cn Smynu Beach, Fla. Albert Verribn Geiger, 56, Shc-nango township.

Senate Confirms Lewis W.DoudasI (BULLETIN) WASHINGTON, Mar. 1. (INS) The senate foreign relations rxr.h- mitt.ee ui.hilmously cor.hnv.etl i.l Lewis" w. Douglas as ambassador tc-Grcsit Britain. CcanmittceD members 1 snd I in.

accord with selection of Use lorirjei- budget di-I recior -ha MroUo with the New. pes'l 1K4. Aniei ic.u- in the top overseas diplomatic iwst. Burns Are Fatal To Albert Geiger Miner Burned On Friday Morning At Coal Mine Shanty Dies In Afternoon Albert Vernon Geiger, of Shen-ango toT.ship, succumbed Friday at. 2:55 p.

m. In the New Qntie hospital from third degree burns received from an explosion which occui'red earh'er in the morning his small shanty at the Emerson Reno coal mine, three miles south of New Castle. Be was 5G years of Geiger tried to cxtinrr.iUh his burning clothirjg by rolling In the snow and his crltioa! concHtion was siSMiruvar-eu h.v and exposure if. Lijlf.l Ihh'he i.he t.re.eeily discovered several hours later. MY.

Mi rch 1390. in Armstrong county, son of Jclm ar.d Sadie Baum Geifjer. He was a coal miner by Surviving ore two sisters, Mrs. Bertha oi Kittaanhu. and Mrs.

Effle stonff, of WaiTen, The body. is. the Joseph Lej'dc mortuary, Highland Winter. Biirlai will take Mondav- morning the. County Home ceme tery.

Col. Eobcrl Thucker -vlell) aiid Lt. I '46 Failure To Achieve Goals j. LONDON, Mar. 1.

fJLNS The Soviet Union totay admdttad its failure to. achieve- production goals which-had been ses for 194(1 under the i've-ycSr p'rpsrapi. The Mosbow njrcie public c-: 'branch iss of I'hduSLiy and agriculture -which did not succeed hi fulfilling proscribed schedules. Acknowledging that- numerous dlfiictiltles had encountered, the broadcast summation- of what was achieved complained that the production of consumer goods was slower than conditions warranted. ProRratii Not Met The- 1B4G housing- program also was not.

niet. arid it. was declared that this 'caused a check in labor jduefivity. The -a in eh or. breiiieehe a ehhree ty the council of rhliiiaters oiEtlinSng fundamental tasks or.

the state plan for restctiaUon development of the national economy in 1047. Explaining' chat coal mining was among industries wMch fell helitad. the decree demanded an all-around rise in production by the fuel industry, Tlie demands called primarily for creater coal and oil output, explaining that this is important for the Clevel3r.cr.ehr. of iiulnscrr' and transport- as well as- the BTOwth of the erh r.i herie BOS' ATTACKED CHICAGO, Mar. 1.

(INS) A eir.e-e hie ok: bov was near death at Cook county hosnital todav while police questioned three other bays assailants; Tlie boy, David told -police, he was set upon near his'home by the, other youngsters afternoon after he had-' twitted ihera on their inability, to skate Physicians said he' suffered a pos-sibh sfculi fracutre. concussion and a spina) mjm-y. from Honolulu to LaGuavdia field. John Artl arc grreetcil by their wires Qnilc as pretty, as hcy prow are these four fardcxici's whose products will be on nisplay at the annual Southern. California Spring Flower M'ir-e lacy are lion lo UuLlomi Pat Gj-ftcr.

Mai-v Johnson. Jt-ri sk, La usiey in let ua no a I Carry Protest Federation Of Atomic Scientists Protests. Bringing -German Scientist's' NATIONAL SECURITY DANGER IS STRESSED By FRANCES MUSIC- WASHINGTON, Mar. 1. The Federation of Atomic Scientists has carried to TruauVn -'its' pi-oiest against r.hc Army's prosram for bvhieins German scientists -o tlie United Str.t.s.

It wss disdosec today that a letter from the federation strongly critic the program is. before the chid executive. Objections -c the. presence hi this country of the German were raised! by group of atomic scier.tise?. on 'grounds' of 'protests Maife The federation, lieaded bj Dr.

Rcbcri: P. w.lscri, of luii-vei-sisy iJii.c.siK wants: The-fcreig-n personnel relurnetl to" homeland' us 'spsisJUy the number 'of them in America held to ah absolute jnhiirr.um; denial of any requests r'o-r citlztii- Buffalo Teachers Nnn rnmmiftl fn IIVH-UUIUIIUIOI VII Return To Schools BUFFALO, N. Mar. 1. (INS) A polite but 'noncomaiiUcl" answer wis the reply, forihy of Bur- fak- stick ir.f," school teachers to the appeal -Dr.

T. SpaiiUiing. state coir.mi.seirmer of education, -that they return to Iheit classrooms Monday Dr. Bpauldine, In issiung his request. Albany, tisserted was rhe "paramount, und unconditional obUga-Jor." of every teacher, to assure uninterrupted educational seiv- Kis request followed receipt of letter from Mayor Beroa'd J.

the Board of Education of Buffalo adrising liiui they -are no longer in control of the schools in Buffalo in view of the six-day-old strike for hig-ber SECOND VICTIM DIES SALTSBURG, Mar. (INS) The rockfall in tlie new Pcir.isyi-var.tu railroad tunnel SulLsi burg claimed its second victim today when James Merlo, 36, of Avon-more died in an Indiana, hosp'itrd of a broker, neck. James Shirley. 33. of Saltsburu was-, Thursday when more than SO tons or earth ar.d ruck crashed down.

oh their puiver. I the flowers I Grim Picture Is Painted For treat Britain LONDON, 1. (INS) Capt. Oliver Lyttle.OE, Conservative member of parliamerit, rrnrhster of production-under former Prime Minister Winston painted gtiin picture of Britain's future today. In a speech to the Con- -scrvative Association, he1 Britttm would be compelled to reduce its living' standards already low by 40 per cent when the 'present loan from the United States out.

i Lj-ttleton blsmed the Socialist gov-erniucn-t or Prime R-Tinioter Clement. Richard A UZee, saying: "It is airr.o.vt to chink-" of lower depths of adihuiistrativo mcompsror.ee tr.nri been oi; by the present, sovej'n- mentbver Two Killed In Steamer Blast NiJW OrUhrhANS." Tt-Ia'r. 1. (INS) Tli- coast guard, said that. men were killed ar.d.

five injured in an explosion aboard the Republics de Colombia, reconverted DC-1 ireisrht'er- making its trial riin fur a neveiy organized American' steamship line. The 'explosion' occurred in tlie en- Vessel as thi shin was about 50 miles out of New Orleans. Messages fr.n ship's master, identified as Captain 'Morales, listed Seaman Joel-W. Moor and Gran-colont Bian as -killed. On ihe 1 usually' write a few lines for Saint Pal, re-ceiling Lis vortk to the oi and the- -place lie tecs its-uaUy at, but today lei me sing of another fine DavicL's the name and you see, today rs the dag re honor the saint when.

Vi.e leather is at thirty -three: He cams from a xillagi 'in Wales' I am told, and he labored long years for the good, and today, we could use the hi; he- 1 Mings thai llieg should. Arthur Mometer WIVES GREET HONOLULU TO NEW YORK FLYERS Setting- oursuil plane ui.st.incc- record by fljfihe non-stou N. in 13 boars' ana33' minutes. I.t. Her landing their Army twin-fuselage "Betty Jo'- (paeKgronntii with virtually empty gas tanks..