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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1951)
Truman Cancels Talk far MacArthur r_J Compiled by Phil Bettens n : From the wires of Associated Frost) w I 'resident 'I ninian announced 'Tuesday that he was cancelling t hi previously scheduled Thursdav speech to the American So eiety of Newspaper Kditor- so as not to interfere w ith (ien Mac Arthur day. MacArthur will arrive in Washington on that day to appear before a joint M's-.ion of Congress. Mac Arthur took off from Hawaii for San Francisco early Tues day morning, lie w;ts expected to arrive in the California city -ometiine Tuesday night. Ih received a big sendoff from the Ifawaiians at the Honolulu x International Air ‘Terminal. As he left, lie expressed the hope that the next time he came to the Islands again, “Hawaii will be a Mill blow n state of our nation.” , And the Oregon Senate Got Into the Act... ■ by paying a 30-second standing tribute to the General, Two of tin nine Democratic senators chose to remain in their scats. The ob jectors were Senators Vernon Bull (D., LaGrandr) and Russell Gard i n it n I, I ner (I)., Newport), The surprise motion for a tribute to MacArthur wus made by Senator 'Warren Gill (ft., Lebanon). The motion itself dealt only with honor ing MacArthur, and made no mention of President Truman. In Washington, D. C., The Daughters of the American Revolution gave the General a vote of confidence Tuesday. The DAK president said she was placing telephone calls to Han Francisco, hoping to catch the general there and invite him to address the national DAK con tention later this week. A Joint Congressional Committee to Investigate... t . .far-eastern policy of the United States was proposed Tuesday by . "Senate Republicans. The Democrats objected strenuously, saying that he Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees were ilready moving jointly to make such an inquiry. nThe First Troops to Leave Korea... .. .under the Army's rotation plan took off from Taegu, Korea, Tues day. They will return to the United States to become instructors. Two northwesterners were aboard the plaue: Maj. Thomas Metcalf, I'or Hand; and Sgt. Morton Dqyc, Port Townsend, Wash. Allied Troops in Korea Meanwhile... . . .pushed forward in the battle for the Hwachon Dam, on the east „ central front. New censorship regulations, issued by Lt Gen. Matthew Ridgway, t#iew U. N. commander in Korea, banned all references to the exact ^ size and location of Chinese and Red Korean units said to be massed in the hills north of the dam. The Reds set up a smoke screen in an effort to conceal their move (, ments from aircraft. But the screen began to lift late Tuesday after noon, and the U. N. warplanes went back to work. r A Resolution to Declare War on China... a . . .will be Introduced by Senator Harry Cain (R., Wash.) in Congress shortly. His Republican friends in the uppcrhou.se have been counsel ing him against it. But he said Tuesday that he had the resolution drafted — and a ipeech written and that he would introduce it soon. Russia Has Completed Another Five-year Plan... e ...nine months ahead of schedule or so she says. She boasts that t she has topped her prewar production by 73 per cent, and now ranks second only to the United States in production. - Great gains were made in the most important parts of the plan, said Moscow Radio, but shortcomings in other fields were admitted. "There was not and there is not now any unemployment in the kovlet Union," the broadcast added. There were over 39 million workers employed at the end of 1930, claimed the Russians. Bw Monday night's announcement by Moscow didn't include any figures on non-ferrous non-iron metals. This may be significant, Finer reports have reached the west that Russia is suffering from a hortage of nickel, copper, anti cobalt. A British Submarine Vanished Tuesday. .. . . .in the English Channel with 75 officers and men aboard. The ship has not been heard from since taking a practice dive in the waters off the English coast. There was some hope that the commander was operating under water, and that the ship was not sunk. British Admiralty officials, however, placed little hope in this. The U. S. Navy offered two destroyers to help hunt for the submarine; the search was still continuing Tuesday night. 'Every Communist Teacher in Oregon. . . . . .should be hung by his thumbs or heels from the statue of the pioneer on the capitol," Senator Warren Gill (R., Lebanon) told the Senate Education Committee Tuesday. He is the sponsor of a bill to make school teachers sign non Com munist affadavits. The bill would then allow school boards to decide whether or not to fire those who do not sign or who sign false state ments. Gov. Douglas McKay Will Not Seek to Fire... . . .the State Liquor Commission Administrator William W. Ha a tnond. The governor said he had no intention of asking the commission lo dismiss Hammond, a move recommended by the Multnomah Grand Jury after an investigation into Oregon’s liquor control setup. “There have been no indictments, nor charges of corruption or dis honesty, after this tremendous job (the grand jury's investigation) was TJompleted," McKay said. But he agreed that strict law enforcement is needed, and said that an effort is being made to better conditions, “But with only a4sniall force in the employ of the commission,. .. any lack of rigid enforcement cannot be placed entirely on the door step of the commission,” he added. 33.1 mogacyole* on your FM radio dial ft :00 p.m. I'lano Moods 5:10 (iuMit Nhr 5:25 New* 5:30 There’* Music in the Air 0:00 Through the Book shelves 0:15 Tabic Hopping 0:30 Homellilng Hpceial 7:00 Here’s Oscar 7:30 Cnstell Speaks 3:00 Campus Classics 9:00 Serenade to the Stu dent 9:55 Sports Shorts 10:00 Anything Goes 10:50 Kmcrald on the Air 10:55 A 'rune to Say Good night AGS Meet; Plans Laid For Votes Associated Greek Students met Tuesday afternoon at Chi Omega to discuss plans for the student body elections May 2. “We’ve received a great num ber of petitions for student body ofices many more than last year,” said Bill Carey, AGS president. He told the group that Friday noon would be the deadline for sub miting petitions for offices to the party. These petitions may be pick ed up in Emerald Hall or the ASUO office*, ami may bo turned in to Carey, Phi Kappa Psi, or to Mary Gillham, Alpha Chi Omega. He urged anyone wishing to run on the AGS tiaket to petition. Carey also announced that the AGS policy committee will meet Friday afternoon to screen the peti , lions. Their recommendations will ■ be submitted to the delegates at a j Monday afternoon meeting, and ! final selection of party candidates will be made that night. "The ASUO Executive Council has done a fine job in choosing the polling places,” Carey stated. “By having four locations around the campus, it will be easier for every one to vote.” He explained briefly the prefer ential voting system, and said that the party would distribute sample ballots to all the houses in AGS. Dave Rodway, AGS Senior Re presentative on the ASUO Execu tive Council, explained a few changes in student government in the new ASUO constitution, under which campus officers will be chos en in the May 2 elections. IFC Schedules Business Meeting The Interfraternity Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Sigma Nil. Main item of business on the agenda is the election of officers. Nominations for officers were made at a previous meeting. Up for president are Ken Ball, Norm Peterson, and Dick McLaughlin. Larry Dean and Fred Baltz are nominees for vice president and secret ary-treasurer respectively. i Gleui Cut TIME LEO, JACK, LYNN and CHARLIE Student fyni&M. BARBER • SHOP Alaskan Teaching Positions Available Teaching positions are available beginning next fall at Anchorage,! Alaska in elementary and second ary schools. , A wide variety of positions are , open, ranging from principal to j elementary teachers, according to Karl Pallett; director of the teach er placement bureau. Anyone desiring information con cerning living conditions, positions available, and travel may contact! Miss Wilma Foster or Pallett at Teacher Placement Bureau. Fifty-seven per cent of last year’s fatal accidents occured during hours of darkness. CAMPUS CALENDAR Noon — Art Comm., 110 SC Order of ‘O’, SAE 3 p.m. — Square fiance Club, 110 SC 4 p.m. — Jr. Weekend Promo tion, 111 SC 4:30 p.m. —SC Board, 337 SC 6:30 p.m. — Jr. Weekend Comm., 313 SC Concert (flrran., 303 SC CBC Picnic Comm., 110 SU 7:30 p.m. — Social Dancing, 213 SC Traffic Court, 315 SC Square liancing, Ballroom 8C 3 p.m. — Y.VICA Gen. Meeting, 334 SC Geography Club, 113 SC Dual and Single Mufflers 0 Porter 0 Smithy 0 Deeptone PACIFIC AUTO SUPPLY 57 West 10th “Where Your Dollar 1970 Main Eugene Goes Farther” Springfield \U' I —White button* 1 down oxford, soft E roll to the collar. Popular as a holiday with the fellows and the gals. — Fine white broadcloth, extreme w idespread collar. 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