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NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURS, OREGON WEDNESDAY, JULY 14. 1948
Atomic Energy Commission Makes
Close Check on Loyalty, Character
Of Employes at Secret Projects
WASHINGTON Some atomic scientists are objecting to the
way the government has handled accusation! against the loyalty
and character ol people working on secret atomic projects. The
, Atomic Energy Commission (AEO has not disclosed how many
employe may have been released for security reasons. Some
scientists say that because there has been no announcement It Is
likely not more than a very few people, If any, have been dismissed.
But M. Orson and M. L. Les
ser, atomic scientists at Oak
Ridge, Tenn., writing in the Bul
letin of the Atomic Scientist,
say two research men at Oak
Ridge have been suspended pend
ing a hearing ana t'.x others
notified there is "uncertainty"
over their cases. T. H. Davies.
assistant professor of chemistry
and member of the Institute of
Nuclear Studies at the Universi
ty of Chicago, says Jn the same
Issue that several employes In
the Argonne National laboratory
at Chicago; several at the Brook
haven. N. V., laboratory and one
at the Hanford, Wash., plant
also have been notified.
Atomic officials who were
asked about this said It la the
policy of the commission not to
comment on any lovalty cases.
They added that the issue Is not
over the giving away of atomic
secret to spies or other govern
ments. Such a case probably
would be a criminal one, handled
by the courts.
But the Atomic Energy Act
requires the A EC to keep a
eneeic on the character, loyalty
and associates of the thousands
of persona working in atomic
plants ana related projects who
have access to secret Information.
The main purpose Is to weed out
any likely to become disloyal in
the future, or ones who may care
lessly give out -reta by acci
dentJust by U.'!:ing too much.
Inquiry Rules Listed
The Commission has Issued a
set of rules, called the Interim
Procedure, for local hearings.
Analyzing the situation and the
hearings that have been held.
Gerson and Lesser, members of
the Association of Oak Ridge
Engineers and Scientists, nronnse
some changes. These are based
of Association members. They say
two problems are involved:
1. Dealing with people who
disclose atomic secrets. (Who un
der the AEC Act would be tried
In court of law.) 2. Constantly
checking employes to be sure
they are ana will remain com
pletely trustworthy.
"We are concerned with the
way In which the second princi
ple can, in practice, he abused,"
the two men write. "'Assuring
that employes are completely
trustworthy' may be changed to
'assuring that employes hold ex
actly the same political opinions
as those held by perrns In
political power.'"
They recommended that all ac
cusations be hacked up by wit
nesses: that the prosecution be
required to prove the accusations
are true, as in a court of law,
and that the prosecution be re
quired to explain why the accu
sations. If true, might lead to a
future dlsloval act. under present
rules, prosecution witnesses are
not necessary. Thus the accused
may not have the chance to con
front his accuser, may not even
know who he Is. Official of
the AEC aay this Is necessary
because:
1. They do -not have authority
to subpoena witnesses. 2. The
FBI investigate the cases, and
the FBI feels It Is necessary to
protect the people who give It
Information.
Many Cass Martly Humors
Furthermore, AEC spokesmen,
say, the accusations are not
"charges," In the legal sense, but
represent Information about an
employe which it seem neces
sary to have the employe ex
plain. But Lesser and Gerson
say an adverse decision can ser
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an employe, because of the cloud
cast upon mm. roe Bulletin ar-
I tide suggests all decisions should
be sunject to review by federal
, courts.
The employee now ha the
right to appeal to the commis
sion s personnel security review-
hoard, headed by former Justice
Owen J, Roberts, but not to the
i courts.
I A statement by the Oak Ridge
association says at least some
accusations are no more than
"unsubstantiated" rumors. AEC
ortlclals emphaslre these accusn
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mission Itself but are s'atementa
from people who know the em
ployes Involved and In t.t inter
ests of security must be Investi
gated. They also emphasize they
want to work out a way to do
this which will he the least ob
jectionable to atomic workers.
Present rules, they say. are sub.
Ject to any change that might
erase some of the problems.
Trailers Protest
Sports Fishing In
Closed Season
PORTLAND, July 14
Oregon's deep sea salmon troll
er's complained yesterday, to the
State Fish Commission that
Washington permitted a two
week early start and also molest
ed sports fishing in the closed
commercial season.
Andrew N'aterlln, New England
Fish Company manager at New
port, Ore., said commercial fish
ermen resented the June 15 open
ing In Washington. The Oregon
season opened July 1 and Wash
ington was expected to open the
ame date.
Astoria parking firm repre
sentatives said there were heaw
landings of ailversides In Wash
ington and none in Oregon until
July 1 as a result.
Commission members made no
comment.
N'aterlln said the commercial
fishermen farlt excursion boats,
carrying tourists, should not he
allowed to troll in deep waters
when the commercial season Is
closed.
Chairman John C. Veatch said
the commission would examine
the protests before attending the
Pacific Fisheries Commission
meeting at Belllngham next
month. . i
William W. KidClebarger,
above, formerly of '"rane. Ore.,
will serve as superintendent of
schools at Sutherlin la the coming
year. He assumed hit duties re
cently after coming from Crane.
A native of Idaho, Rlddlebarger
served as school principal at
Crane for the past year and at
New Plymouth. Ida., for three
years. Twenty-nine miles south of
Bums, the Crane district Is one of
the largest In extent in Oregon,
being from 180 to 200 miles long,
Rlddlebarger explained. The
school had an enrollment of 53
pupils, including 18 girls.
Because of its large area, the
Crane district Is one of the few
public school districts In the na
tion maintaining a dormitory and
boarding facilities for Its pupils.
The closest school for Class B
competition Is John Day, 100
miles a'vay.
Rlddlebarger has brought Orrln
Hills with him to serve as held
coach at Sutherlin High School.
Hills served w ith Rlddlebarger at
Crane and previously In Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Rlddlebarger are
residing this summer In the for
mer home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
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Bond Flotation Ptrmit
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14
(UP)) The California-Pacific Util
Ities Co. lodav applied to the
Public Utilities' Commission for
authorization to issue $750,000
In first mortgage bonds.
The romoanv onerates in Cali-
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Interest would oe inree ana
one half per cent, the company
said, and the bonds would be of
30-vear duration.
the utilities company said It
had negotiated with the Modern
Woodmen of America to purchase
$500.0110 worth of the bonds, and
' the Provident Mutual Life In
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Before the negotiations with
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1 the utilities company said It must
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the Public Utilities Commission
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Six Children Adoprod
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PORTLAND, July 14
Six brothers and sisters, their
parents separated and their
mother 111, had new home today
in a mass adoption ceremony.
The three boys and three girls,
ranging In age from 2 to 7, were
adopted by six membera of the
Central Church of Christ, to
whose pastor the mother appealed
when she was unable to care for
them.
Judge Donald E. Long withheld
the name of the mother.
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