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V ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURS, OREGON. THURSDAY. JANUARY 8, 1948 THIRTEEN Scot, in Guise Of Yank Soldier, Gets . $2,509 in Benefits NEW YORK, Jan. 7. OV The New York Daily News relat ed today what It termed "the ex traordinary saga" ot a lormer British seaman who was "hus tled" into the U. S. Army in Eng land, "suffered court martial and imprisonment, yet collected $2, 5UO in benefits in his guise as an American soldier. The newsoaper, in a copyright ed story, identified the man as Alistair Nicholson, 23 a nalive of Glasgow, Scotland, and said he was deported from the United Slates as an alien in April, liUti, only to be "shipped home" as a GI after U. S. authorities in Eng land decided he was an Ameri can Army deserter. In Washington, Army spokes men said last night they had no comment on the case. The Daily News said Nichol son's fantastic Odyssey bean in a Southampton restaurant where he ordered coffee instead of Brit ish tea, arousing the curiositv of an American Army .officer who accused him at first of being an "American seaman who's Jumped shio." The newspaper said Nicholson under persistent questioning, fin ally "gave ud in desnair and said: 'All right, I'm an American and a member of the Army'." The News said Nicholson giv ing "fantastic" replies to the Questions of interrogators, rattled off the first serial number that pooped into his mind one that "I couldn't have repeated" 10 sec ond? Liter. A couitnuu-lianulioucd, Uie storv related, and the Scot was sentenced to three months and fined $U9. Eventually released, Nicholson then was "shipped home" to the U. S. where he ar rived Sept. 21. 1946. Two months later, the News said. Nicholson, who had given the name of Fred P. Bast while being questioned, was released from the Army. Since then, the newspaper con tinued, he has received these benefits: "$1,257.31 back pay: S300 mus-tering-out nay; $14.50 travel pav; Si20 service men's readjustment allowance, commonlv known as 52-20, or vetertans' unemploy ment pay." Total $2,496.81. It costs $133 in special federal, state nnd local taxes to buy a new car and operate it one vear, according to the Oregon State Motor Association. Motor clubs throughout the country are advo cating repeal of the- federal ex cise taxes to ease the tax burden on the motorist, the association reports. France Honors St. Lo Hero wmmm Sculptor William C. Wescott poses tn New York City with his bust of Ma. Thomas D. Howie, hero of the St. Lo break-through in July. 1944. The bust will be given to the French city for its main square, which will be renamed "Place Majeur Thomas D. Howie." The oflieer was an All-Southern Conference football star at The Citadel. 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Sues 6 to 12 more aw uuttr. fnTj-iMi'is in nn'.s Fight for Western Europe Spotlights New Year's Events By DEWITT MACKENZIE AP Foreign Afiairs Analyst Comes the beginning of a new- year and foreign affairs analysts don their robes of prophecy to make learned forecasts for the en suing twelve months, and sc columnist, not to depart from the orthodox, offers his contribution. We must read the future from the past. The first thing we see for 48 is that the all-important item of the year will be the de velopment of the now strained relations between the world's two dominant powers Russia and America. The very way of life of mankind depends on the trend. The most important phase of this conflict in -IS is likely to be the battle for Western Europe. The outcome will hinge on the degree of success of the Marshall Plan for rehabilitation a pro gram against which Moscow has declared open and bitter warfare. If the Marshall Plan succeeds, it will give the countries ot Western Europe the strength to withstand Communist aggression. In short, the Bolshevists will be held along the Stettin-Adriatic line which they now occupy. This will mean that the dangers ol an other World War have been vast ly lessened. On the other hand, lailure of the plan will permit t h e Communists to sweep through to the English Channel. That, in my view, would make global conflict Inevitable. Outlook For Plan Good As this is written the chances are good for success of the Mar shall Plan. Hard hit Italy and France both key countries in the reha bilitation program are picking up. Material aid and American backing have created a much needed morale which will carry Atomic Warning AX ' Dr. Edward L. Bortz. president of the American Medical Asso ciation, warned a Baltimore, Md audience that doctors "are not well informed" about effects ot atomic radiation, and sug gested that each urban area in the nation take steps to care for atomic casualties in the event ot an attack. Independent Hoop League Games To Begin January 20 lhe Independent basketball teams of the Douglas County League oen their season Tues day. Jan. 20. with two games at the Roseburg Junior High gym, one at Yoncalla and one at Myr tle Creek. The Sutherlin Red and White team battles the team of the An di us and Hull Lumber Co. of Dii lard in the first game on the pro gram at Roseburg. The J. V.-R's. square off wilh the Roseburg Elks Club for the second contest of the program. The first tin-off will be at 7:30 Tuesday evening. At Yoncalla, Sutherlin's Pas time Tavern will compete with the Yoncalla Merchants, and the Firmco Plvwood Co. of Mvrtle Creek w ill tangle with the Riddle Active Club's team at Myrtle Creek. 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Barring unforeseen mishaDS 3ritains gallant tifht for eco nomic recovery will produce sub itantial results that will guaran tee ultimate success. Her prog iH'.ss is being accompanied by a political swing of both left and right toward the center. China's Future Dark The conflict between the Rus sian bloc and the Western De mocracies will continue to ham string many vital activities of the United Nations, It will be a wonder if twelve months are enough time to bring peace to Palestine. The strife be tween Arab and Jew will be pro tracted. Things In China will continue to go from bad to worse, barring big-scale military assistance from outside. That vast country is In a state of chaos. Taking it all in all. I see no reason why we should be serious ly pessimistic over the coming year. We mustn't .'orget that the world still Is suffering grievous ly from the effects of the most destructive war of historv and a quick recovery is impossible. 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