World News Capsules——
Iran Oil Dispute Gets Hotter
Truman Asks Peaceful Settlement
Compiled by Herb Voremberg
(From the wire* of United Pre«»)
J’it- blent Truman sent a top-secret message to Britain yester
day urging tin- British minister- to avoid the use of armed
forces in the Iranian oil crisis. The I’.S. also appealed to Iran
to revoke its order expelling the British.
Reports from C'ario said everything was ready to rush Brit
ish troops from the Suez canal and Cyprus if necessary. All
- available air transportation, both military and civilian, has been
S alerted.
i A decision to use troops in Iran would mean running the
risk of an east-west explosion. Russia is entitled by a 1921
treaty to send troops into Iran if it is threatened by an outside
power. If Russian troops crossed Iran’s northern border, it
might provide the spark to begin World War III.
The situation began when three hundred British oil technicians were
given until next Wednesday midnight to get out of Iran or be thrown
out.
In Tehran Premier Mossadegh addressed an unruly crowd, which
t yelled for blood and cheered when the Premelr said his government
will struggle "with all our strength" to preserve the country's "right's."
Hunters with loaded guns . . .
.. . await the decision of acting Govenor Paul Patterson whether
the deer hunting season will open Saturday or not.
State Forester Dwight Phipps recommended that all forest lands
east of the Cascade summit be closed to entry, which would keep deer |
hunters from entering all lands in the critical fire area, and would
also stifle all hunting. Several thousand hunters are already camped
Outside the area awaiting the decision. Patterson stated that al
though he has not yet reached a decision, he would probably follow
Forester Phipp's recommendation unless it rained by Friday.
The King is stronger . . .
... so Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh
rescheduled their postponed Canadian tour.
King George Vi's doctors yesterday issued their most encouraging
bulletin since the operation. They announced that the King is stronger,
his appetite is improving, and his progress continued.
In an important move yesterday, the ailing monarch named a coun
cil of state to act for him during his illness. Named to the council were
the Princesses Elizabeth, Margaret, and Mary, (the King's sister) the
Duke of Gloucester, the king's brother, and his Queen, Elizabeth.
With peace talk still stalled . . .
...fighting continued in Korea. An air battle today between UN.
jets and new, improved Russian jets resulted in only two damaged Red
Planes, although 84 aircraft were involved in the clash. The improve
ment of the North Korean pilots is due to coaching by trained Xius
sian pilots.
On the ground, there were few chnnges although U.N. troops
gained another mile on the east-central front.
More electric power for aluminum ...
.. .was demanded by Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman ap
pearing before the House Public Works committee yesterday.
Chapman urged the construction of eight fuel burning electric
plants in the Pacific Northwest as an immediate solution for the
critical power shortage. Hydroelectric expansion, although the fastest
in the country, has not been fast enough to meet the need. Because of
the shortage, several plants in the area producing essential aluminum
arc closed down.
Government spending is limping along . ..
... at a mere billion a week, but this amount is expected to be
doubled before long. Although President Truman is doing nothing
to reduce this monstrous expenditure, neither Is the average citizen
complaining, and after all, he pays the bill.
The Medford armory was destroyed . . .
... by fires of an undetermined origin early yesterday. All equip
ment plus the auditorium and drill space was destroyed.
Despite the live ammunition stored in the building, which proved a
hazard to firefighters, only one fireman was injured, and he by broken
glass.
President Truman will pay taxes ...
... on his expense account, as will all other national leaders, if an
amendment to the senate tax increase bill passes.
Under present law President Truman gets $100,000 salary and $50,
000 tax free money. The new amendment would affect only the ex
pense account.
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Public accounting of all income . . .
... was asked for yesterday by President Truman. He asked con
-gress to require a full accounting of its members and all other top
government officials. Mr. Truman said such legislation would help
2>revent “improper conduct’’ and “unfounded suspicions.”
University Has 111 Foreign Students
Sponsored by U. Sv Living Groups
i nere arc j j i roreign students
on the University campus this
year, according to John Provart,
foreign student adviser.
They come from spots all over
the globe, some from as close as
Canada and others from as far
away as Pakistan and Iran and
points between.
Most of the students on campus
are sponsored by the Institute of
International Education, an in
corporated concern connected with
the state department.
The HE acts as an agency of
the state department for clearance
of the foreign students for stay in
the United States.
Students interested in attending
school in the U. S. can make appli
cations for scholarships in the IIE,
which then sends their papers to
colleges interested in having for
eign students.
This year, some 25 students at
Oregon are under the IIE program.
Some are sponsored by campus liv
ing organizations, some by scholar
ships funds administered by the
IIE, and others are recipients of
graduate assistantships from the
University.
Of the remaining foreign stu
dents, a few are sponsored direct
ly by the IIE. This sponsorship
usually lasts for one year. Then, a
student may be sponsored by liv
ing organizations or indiivduals
and remain for a second or third
year on extension of his visa. At
present, Provart said, there are
four or five students here on these
extensions.
The governments of Siam and
India, Provart mentioned, are
among those who directly sponsor
i students for study in the U. S.
Other governments subsidize stu
| dents.
A few students are able to lo
! cate private sponsors while a large
group, particularly those from
! Canada, are able to finance their
study on their own.
Seven students on campus are
displaced persons, having entered
the U. S. under regular displaced
persons quotas. These persons,
Provart said, will In all probability
become U. S. citizens.
The U. S. Army has special pro
grams in Japan, Germany, and
Austria, through which they have
helped a number of students to
come to the U. S. to study democ
racy and the American way of
life.
At present there are eight Ger
man students studying in the
School of Journalism who are on
campus as a result of a special pro
gram operated and administered
by the state department.
The great influx of foreign stu
dents to American colleges and
universities has taken place large
ly since World War II, when the
HE and similar organizations be
gan functioning.
“Reverence of the Lord is the Beginning
of Wisdom”
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES
8:45 A.M. & 11 A.M.
University Students’ Bible Class — 10 A.M.
(Dr. E. S. Wengert, Class Leader)
Welcome!
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Eleventh at Ferry W. B. Maier, Pastor
Attend Church Services & Bible Class
Every Sunday
He’s a
Campus A-man
The "A” stands for "Activities””—and he’s in a
lot of them. Plays first-string basketball. Writes
for the school paper. Represents his class on the
6tudent council.'
And on top of that, he’s a good student.
Telephone people are Uke that, too. Besides
giving good, friendly, courteous telephone service,
they take part in numerous extracurricular
activities:
That’s why you’ll find telephone men and
women working on charity drives, joining service
clubs, leading Scout troops.
The same spirit of friendliness and helpfulness
which lies behind the fine telephone service this
country receives, makes telephone people A-people
in their communities:
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