Tragedy Toll Rises
In Steamer Sinking
ATHENS, Jan. 20 (AP)—'The merchant ministry Monday
Increased to 437 the list of persons missing and believed dead
in the sinking of the 1800-ton Greek steamer Chimarra, which
went down 20 miles east of Athens after an explosion officially
blamed on a mine.
The latest figures radioed here from shipping offices in
Salonika indicated the doomed vessel was carrying 548 passen
gers and a crew of 87 when she
left there Saturday.
Thus far, the marine ministry
said, only 198 survivors are defi
nitely known.
Officials of the ministry, who
said Sunday nigHt that the former
German passenger had struck a
mine, declined to comment on a
report that the vessel was a vic
tim of sabotage. There was no
indication, however, that they gave
any credence to the report.
Legislature Drafts Bill
To Provide Freeways
SALEM, Jan. 20 (AP)—The
Oregon, legislature came back to
work Monday to start its second
week, with battles over freeways
and liquor legislation beginning to
shape up.
The freeway bill, which provides
for limited access to state high
ways, was drafted Monday under
the sponsorship of Willamette val
ley chambers of commerce, the Ore
gon coast highway association, and
the state highway commission. It
is endorsed by the federal bureau
of public road's, and is in effect in
25 states.
Communists Score Win
WARSAW, Jan. 20 (AP)— Land
slide votes in cities and heavily
populated! industrial areas gave a
mounting majority Monday to the
pro-communist government bloc
parties, apparently assuring them
of 80 per cent of the seats in Po
land's new parliament.
'Owl' Deaths Total Eight
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Jan. 20
(AP)—Death toll in a wreck last
Friday of the Southern Pacific’s
“Owl," which travels between here
and San Francisco, reached eight
Monday.
Judge Faces Probe
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (AP) —
An investigation “with a view to
impeachment” of federal Judge
Frank Picard, author of the basic
portal pay decision, was suggested
Monday by Senator Eastland D,
Miss.
The first intercollegiate debating
league was founded in 1897.
The first intercollegiate football
game in which the University of
Oregon participated was in 1894.
The game was played against Al
bany college. Oregon won, 44 to 2.
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Exams Welcomed
By Cold Shoulders
PORTLAND, Jan. 20 (AP)—The
University of Portland's 1485 stu
dents donned sweaters and over
coats Monday and began taking fi
nal examinations in an unheated
building.
A fire destroyed the central boil
er plant Saturday night, with a
$10,000 loss. University officials,
who originally hoped to restore
heat Monday found it couldn’t be
done until later in the week.
So the students went ahead as
usual. In the speech -course final
exam, Father Robert Beh assigned
the subject: “Heat.”
Plane Crashes, 20 Hurt
OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 20 (AP)
—A four-engine navy transport
plane crashed and was destroyed
by fire in making a radar-con
trolled landing at foggy Oakland
airport Monday, and at least 20
persons were removed in ambu
lances to the hospital.
British Urge Atom Aid
LONDON, Jan. 20 (AP)—The
United States, Britain and Cana
da, the “know how” nations, were
urged Monday by the British
Atomic Scientists association to
aid other countries in setting up
non-military atomic research plants
as a step in achieving world con
trol of atomic energy.
Italy Raps Peace Terms
ROME, Jan. 20 (AP)—The for
eign ministry announced Monday
that Italy had filed a strong pro
test with the United States, Great
Britain, Russia, and France against
the terms of the Italian peace trea
ty to be signed at Paris February 8.
Plumes of the snowy egret, before
the days of bird protection, sold for
four times their weight in gold.
Ship] [Sinking;
Crew Saved
ASTORIA, Jan. 20 (AP)—The
coast guard announced Monday
night that all crew members of the
Drexel Victory, sinking off shore
here, had been removed and there
were no reports of any men miss
ing.
The distressed ship, its decks
awash and sinking by the stern, is
drifting north and the coast guard
cutter Onondaga is attempting to
put a line aboard and tow her
aground.
The ship radioed a distress sig
nal late Monday afternoon after
clearing Astoria and began sinking
when a few miles off the Columbia
river bar.
Soviets Lose in Fight
For Arms Ban Talks
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Jan. 20
_(AP) Over-riding Russian and
Polish opposition, the United Na
tions security council Monday ap
proved an American request to put
off consideration of world-wide
arms reduction for two weeks.
The 9 to 2 vote on the arms mo
tion came after the Soviet Union
lost a fight to keep British charges
against Albania off the council’s
agenda. The ballot there was 10 to
0 with Soviet Delegate Andrei A.
Gromyko abstaining.
Talmadge Jr., Balks
ATLANTA, Jan. 20 — (AP) —
Herman Talmedge, in a brief face
to-face encounter in the executive
chambers Monday refused to rec
ognize Lieut. Governor M. E.
Thompson as acting governor of
Georgia, but reiterated a promise to
abide by a court decision in the con
troversy.
Two Byrd-Men Saved
LITTLE AMERICA, Jan. 19
(AP)—Capt. George Dufek, com
mander of the Eastern Antarctic
task group, and his pilot, were
rescued uninjured Sunday from icy
polar waters after their helicopter
crashed into the sea. The plane
was lost.
Lewis Case Delayed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20—(AP)
—By not acting Monday, the su
preme court delayed at least until
February 3 a decision in the gov
ernment’s contempt case against
John L. Lewis.
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EYE SURGERY SUCCESSFUL . . .
Father Edmund Boyle, Catholic priest, recovering in St. Mary’s hospital,
Reno, talks with Nurse Magdalena Kendell. His eyesight was partially
restored after the vitereous from the eye of an executed convict was in
jected into his own eyes.
More Portal Suits Filed.
SPOKANE, Jan. 20. — (AP) —
Payment of $1,378,000 alleged due
for unpaid overtime work and dam
ages since June 25, 1940, was re
quested Monday in two portal-to
portal pay suits filed by members
of the CIO International Mine, Mill,
and Smelter Workers union against
two mining companies.
Weather Forecast
Wednesday cloudy with a few
light showers northwestern parts.
Fresh southerly winds along
north coast and moderate south
erly winds south coast, Tuesday,
becoming southwest and dimin
ishing Tuesday night.
Republicans Accused
Of Demanding Gag Rule
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—(AP)
—A Democratic cry of “gag rule”
mingled with renewed Republican
demands for budget and tax cut
ting Monday as an unprecedented
congressional committee organized
to review President Truman’s $37;
500,000,000 budget and put its own
ceiling on spending.
Tempers flared as the 102-mem
ber senate-house budget committee,
created by the new reorganization
act, held its first meeting behind
closed doors and named a 20-man
subcommittee to do the actual work
—12 Republicans and 8 Demo
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