House Group
Would Allow
Vets More Pay
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (AP)
—Liberalization of subsistence al
lowance regulations for veterans
receiving on-the-job training was
approved Tuesday by the house
veterans committee.
The committee made no change
in the actual government pay
ments—$65 monthly for trainees
without dependents and $90 for
those with dependents—but voted
to raise the ceiling on allowances
and compensation combined.
The present law puts a ceiling
of $175 monthly on compensation
and allowances for a single veter
an and $200 for a veteran with
dependents. The proposed new
law, which probably will be acted
on by the house next week, sets
these ceilings: veterans without
dependents, $250; veterans with
one dependent, $325; veteran with
more than one dependent $350.
Engineers Seek Cause
Of Bleacher Collapse
LAFAYETTE, Ind„ Feb. 25
(AP)—Purdue university engi
neering experts set out Tuesday
to learn the cause of the collapse
that tumbled 3,500 basketball
fans into a tangled heap from
which two persons were taken
out dead and 250 others injured.
Of the injured 142 remained in
two hospitals and the university
infirmary, and at least nine of
them were reported in critical con
dition.
'Youth' Parade
For Teacher Pay
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 25 (AP)
—Approximately 1,000 “yoouth”
marchers paraded four abreast to
New York’s capital Tuesday in
support of higher teacher pay,
and peacefully infiltrated senate
and assembly chambers and other
offices.
The# special train carrying the
"youth” demonstrators arrived
shortly after 11 a. m. James Moss,
a Negro, leader of the demonstra
tion sponsored by the New York
youth council, said "We are sup
porting the Buffalo teacher
strike.”
The “marchers” appeared to be
between 18 and 30 years old.
Many were young women in typi
cal "bobby sox” attire, including
bright scarfs and stadium boots.
As they tramped up the steep
snow-covered State street hill from
the station to the capitol, the
marchers carried signs reading:
“Mr. Dewey keep the lid on
rent;” “more housing;” “we want
to get married,” "wipe out dis
crimination.”
Pork Prices Going Up
SEATTLE, Feb. 25 (AP)—It
was hogs, not cows, which ap
peared jumping towards the moon
today as prices soared at the
union stockyards to $29 a hun
dred-weight, highest in Seattle
history. Retailers, offering whole
hams at 75 cents a pound, said the
stockyard jump would be reflect
ed next week in prices which
might send whole hams to a dol
lar, and two dollars sliced. Mar
ket experts predicted the nation
wide high pork prices would pre
vail until probably next fall.
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Bevin Charges
U.S. ’Spoiled’
Palestine Deal
LONDON, Feb. 25 (AP)—For
eign Secretary Ernest Bevin de
clared Tuesday that President
Truman had “spoiled” Britain’s
negotiations on Palestine by in
sisting on issuing a statement dur
ing the United States congression
al election campaign last fall call
ing for the admission of 100,000
Jews to the Holy Land.
Bevin told the house of com
mons that he had “begged” James
F. Byrnes, then U. S. secretary
of state, “that the statement
should not be issued, but I was
told that if it was not issued by
Mr. Truman a competitive state
ment would be issued by Mr.
Dewey.”
“I really must point out that in
international affairs I cannot
settle things if my problem is to
be made the subject of local elec
tions,” he said.
The foreign minister said Brit
ain was still willing to make one
more try to settle the Palestine
problem before referring it to the
United Nations. He also asserted
that Arabs could be persuaded to
allow 100,000 Jews to enter the
Holy land if future immigration
“was to be determined by the
elected representatives of the
people of Palestine.”
'Damnable Lie/' Says
Congressman of Charge
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (AP)
—Representative Emanuel Celler,
New York democrat, Tuesday
night night branded as “a damn
able lie” British Foreign Minister
Bevin’s statement that the United
States had “irresponsibly” inter
fered in Palestine affairs.
Commenting on Bevin’s review
of the Palestine situation in the
house of commons today, Celler
said “Bevin is simply seeking ex
cuse for his damnable conduct
and 'for the continuance of the ne
farious MacDonald White Paper
of 1939 which slammed the gates
of Palestine against the driven
Jew.”
Quake Rocks Tokyo
TOKYO, Wednesday, Feb. 26
(AP)—A 30-second earthquake,
the heaviest in months, shook the
Tokyo area Tuesday but no dam
age was reported.
Honorary to Open
Non-Profit Dances
The first of a series of non-profit
all-campus dances will be held in
the Gerlinger gym Saturday eve
ning. This dance, sponsored by
Skull and Dagger and underwritten
by the educational activities board,
will begin at 9:45 and end at mid
night.
Herb Widmer and his orchestra
will provide the music. No profit
will be made from this dance by the
sponsoring organization or the Uni
versity. Tickets, priced at 60 cents
a couple, will be sold at the door.
Campus clothes will be in order.
Tom Hazzard, yell king, com
mented that these dances are being
presented in response to student
demand for mixers.
Webfootei's are planning enter
tainment for presentation during in
termission.
The Oregon scholarship commit
tee meets only once a term.
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Union Men Rap
New Labor Bills
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25— (AP)
A.F.L., C.I.O. and railway union
men joined Tuesday in contending
to congress that such proposed new
labor laws as bans on industry-wide
bargaining sflid the closed shop
would be harmful to the country.
Variously, before senate or house
labor committees:
1. A. F. Whitney, president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
said congress would invite a return
to “jungle law” in industrial rela
tions by any fundamental change in
the Wagner act which guarantees
workers the right to bargain col
lectively.
2. Joseph Curran, president of the
C.I.O. Maritime union, asserted
that the bills before congress, rath
er than promoting industrial peace,
would "so weaken, subdivide and
hogtie the labor movement that its
effectiveness in protecting the liv
ing standards and political liberties
of the American people will wither.
3. David Dubinsky, president of
Decent Weather
Predicted Again
By The Associated Press
An unseasonal sun warmed Ore
gon again Tuesday and the forecast
was for spring-like weather to con
tinue through Wednesday.
Brookings on the southern Ore
gon coast was one of the nation’s
warmest spots Monday with a high
of 80. Medford recorded 68, Klam
ath Falls 64, Portland 61, Salem 60,
Lakeview 58, Newport 57, Burns
and Bend 55, Pendleton 53, Rose;
burg 52, Baker 51 and Eugene 49.
Continued clear skies are in pros
pect.
the A.F.L. Ladies’ Garment Work
ers union, argued that to ban the
closed shop would deal “a body blow
to our democracy” and “increase a
thousand-fold” industrial strife.
4. Harry Bridges, head of the Pa
cific Coast C.I.O. Longshoremen,
contended most of the legislative
proposals were designed to “bust
unions” and declared they would
“provoke strikes.” Ill, he sent a
statement to the senate labor com
mittee.
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