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_WORLD NEWS SECTION
Bob Frazier, Wire Editor
Ministers Seek Solution
To German Coal Issue
MOSCOW, March 31—(A-P)—British Foreign Secretary Bevin dis
closed Monday night that British and American officials were trying to
work out a plan for German coal exports which he hoped “will meet the
wishes of France in this very important matter.”
He urged that France no longer make guarantees of coal deliveries
from the Ruhr a condition for accepting proposals to unify Germany
economically.
'Greetings' Again
A Friendly Word
WASHINGTON, March 31 (AP)
— From this midnight on the na
tion's youths will make up their
own minds on whether’they want
to be soldiers.
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oTfie ^elective s%rvic6e system,
which during its time inspired
((‘greetings" from the president to
10,02^,^67 men, ceased to e^cist ex-c
cept as a crecord-keeping agency
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°Court Okays Purchase
Of Purimah0 Cdr„Busine£s
WASHINGTON, March 31 (AP)
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The supreme court; in a rare 4-H
decision, upheld Monday the sale
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It rejected a government con
tention that the deal would set
up a "more powerful monopoly”
than the Pullman company had
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In a speech to the council of for
eign ministers, Bevin also touched
on another problem concerning
France, saying, “I support France
and her claim, for the Saar, subject
to territorial adjustment and repar
ation adjustment.” o
He said Britain had reservations
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as to the amount of territory in the
Saar that had been “incorported
Ointo French economy” by “unilater
al actioif,” but was willing to dis
cuss tjje question."
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CBS Commentator Quits
°NEW YORKc Marcfi 31 (AP) —
^William L. ^hirer, ojfev^s commen°
tator, ohas resigned from the Co
lumbia Broadcasting system as a
result of his replacement as news
analyst on the Sunday 5:4% pc. m.
program.
Lane Salary Bill Signed
SALEM, March 31 (AP)—The
Lane county salary iitirease bill,
which brings the salaries of Lane
county officers in line with the
salaries paid to Marion county of
ficers, was signed Monday by
Governor Earl Snell.
Tito Yells 'Blackmail'
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, March
31 (API Marshal Tito, in an at
tack on “Anglo-American imperi
alism” told the Yugoslav parlia
ment Monday that Greece had be
come “one of the bases of imperi
alistic forces.” and charged that
Yugoslavia was being “black
mailed” with relief supplies.
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Weather Forecast
Oregon: cloudjb Tuesday andC
WoednestlSly with light rain in west
portion TuesdSy, turning to shovy,
<brs Wednesday. Occasional light
rain in east portion Tuesday and
"Wednesday. ° Little temperature
change. Moderate to occasional
fresh winds off coast, shifting to
south west Wednesday.
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Archaeologists believe that the
horse was first domesticated by
Aryan people living northeast of
the Caspian sea, an area now a
part of Soviet Russia.
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Senate Group
Approves Bill
For Sales Tax
SALEM, Ore., March 31—(AP)—
The Oregon senate’s assessment
and taxation committee voted 6 to 1
Monday to recommend passage of
the house- approved bill to enact a
3 per cent retail sales tax which
would raise $24,000,000 a year. The
bill would be referred to the people,
who have voted five times against
sales tax measures.
The committee agreed with the
house version that half of the rev
enue should be split evenly among
counties, cities, and school districts
to reduce property taxes, while it
added a provision that one-sixth of
it should be used for public welfare
if liquor revenues are insufficient to
pay' the welfare costs. The rest
would go into the state general fund.
The bill also provides for income
tax reductions.
Before the senate considers the
bill, it will come back to the com
mittee to decide whether the°3 per
cent tax rate, which exempts all
food soldcfor off-premise consump
tion, o should tjc changed to 2 eper
cent and made to apply t8 ill sales.
The committee Slso will c8nsiderc
the date of the special election,
which the house has°fixed0for June
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Veteran’s Aid Bill
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Gets Thumbs Down
By AL ENGLISH
Staff Writer, The Emerald
The senate of the Oregon state
legislature, now in biennial session
at Salem, “indefinitely postponed’’
on March 25 any further consider
ation of house bill 447, a measure
which would have suspended for
two years the widely hailed state
program of educational aid to
veterans.
The actions of the senate as
sured burial of the house proposal,
which drew the fire of veterans’
organizations and newspapers of
the state, and leaves unaltered the
program adopted two years ago
by the legislature. The present
law provides piaximum payments
’o£> $35 a month up to 36 months,
to veter^nso carrying a fulltime
study schedule, 'bf 60 Classroom’"
hours a monjth. 0 0
University Men Testify
Among World War II veterans
testifying on March 24 before thec
senate military affairs committee,
to which0 the house bill wa»s re
ferred, were two University stu
dents, Ray Johnson, junior in law,
and Bruce Bishop, freshman in
journalism.
Both Bishop and Johnson, who
was recently elected state AVC
head, spoke on behalf of the
American Veterans Committee
andand were supported by Execu
tive Secretary Bill, Dreyer of
Portland in opposing suspension
of the state aid program. Johnson
quoted from an Oregon Journal
editorial titled “A Bill That Am
bushes the Veteran.”
Much Opposition
Other opposition to the measure
came from veteran students at
Willamette university in Salem
and at the University of Portland
and Multnomah, Vanport, Reed,
and Lewis and Clark colleges, all
in Portland.
The younger men were fully
backed by spokesmen for the
American Legion and the Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Editorial support from Oregon’s
two leading daily newspapers and
Commies, Fascists
Feared in Portland
PORTLAND, March 31 (AP) —
Portland police said Monday that
the activities of subversive groups
were increasing here. Police Chief
L. V. Jenkins recommended em
ployment of two more officers to
carry on investigations.
William D. Browne, detective
captain, said the Communist party
was the most active, but that sev
eral fascist organizations were
reforming also.
Sugar Control Extended
WASHINGTON, March 31 (AP)
—President Truman late Monday
signed legislation extending sugar
rationing and controls until Oc
tober 31, of this year, and eon
tiols on a restricted group of in
dustrial and drug items until
June 30.
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statistics submitted by AVC and
Edward T. Taggart, chief of the
education0 division of the state de
partment of veterafts’ affairs, fur
ther persuaded the senate com
mittee to Etfport the bill back to
the chamber on the foHowfrhg day
“\^ith recommendation that it do
not pass.”
Wallace Attacks
Greek Aid Plans
NEW YORK, March 31— (AP) —
Henry A. Wallace told a Madison
Square Garden rally Monday “soon
er or later Truman’s program of un
conditional aid to anti-soviet gov
ernments will unite the world
against America and divide Amer
ica against itself.”
“The Truman program must turn
the world against America,” the
former vice-president and cabinet
member declared in a speech deliv
ered at a meeting on Greece and
Turkey sponsored by the Progres
sive Citizens of America.
Once we grant unconditional
loans to the undemocratic govern
ments of Greece and Turkey, then,
in the name of freedom, every fas
cist dictator will know that he haS*""
credit in our bank.
Today it is the governments of
Greece and Turkey. Tomorrow it
may be Peron and Chiang Kai-Shek.
Our banks will give dollars, our ar
senals will give weapons. When
that is not enough, our people will
be asked to give their sons.”
'^Wallace, now editor of New R:e
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public magazine, urged that \he °
Greelt-Turkish aidopfogram J>e as
signed £o ^he United Nations.
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