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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1951)
World News Capsules British Troops Go Into Action Against Egyptian Suez Rioters Compiled by Herb Voremberg (From the wire* o# United Pres«( British troops went into action in the Suez Canal zone Tues day against Kgyptian Rioters. I nofficial reports listed 12 dead and SO injured in fighting between the troops and Egyptians at Isinailia,.75 miles from Cairo and headquarters for British troops in Egypt. Two Jlritons were sail! to he among the dead. In Alexandria, Egyptian police reported "several casualties” when they opened fire on anti-British rioters who hurled stones and bottles and burned two private automobiles. British troops went into action in Ismailia when a crowd set fire to a British services post exchange, a British military spokesman announced. The Supreme Court rejected ... ...the appeal of a Soviet firm which tried unsuccessfully in Lower U. S. CourtH to collect $1,200,000 (Mi in blocked fundH of a Latvian shipping company. Lower courts held that the Soviet firm had no standing to sue because this country has never recognized incorporation of Latvia Into the Soviet Union. The United States assumed charge of the Latvian company's three •vessels after Soviet troops occupied Latvia in 1940. Trustees were appointed and they operated the ships until they were sunk in 1942. Meanwhile, however, the "Presidium of the I^atvian Supreme Soviet" nationalized all Latvian shipping and set up a substitute company called the Latvian State Cargo and Passenger Steamship Line. The following year Latvia was occupied by Germany. Ignoring the Soviet company, the U. S. Alten property custodian took over $1,200,000 in insurance proceeds and operating revenues in Mid-1933 on grounds the owners of the property were at that time residents of Germany or German-occupied territory. The most destructive typhoon ... .. . in 20 years whirled into the North Pacific yesterday leaving behind 1,200 persons dead, injured and missing and approximately $1,000,000 in damages to U. S. military installations. The Japanese National Rural Police said the typhoon, which lashed southern Japan for 48 hours, took a toll of 340 dead, 905 injured and 174 missing. The U. S. Army’s logistical command said only six American sol diers were injured. However, the army listed ]>ossiblc damage at approximately $1,000,000. Nearly 500 allied troops were resting at camp Mower today after being rescued yesterday from the grounded transport Kongo Maru. They were landed here early today from the attack transport uSS George Clymer, which rescued them. Only one man was slightly in jured in the rescue operation, the army said. The troops had been aboard the grounded transport, pounded by heavy seas for 36 hours before being rescued. "We're damned glad to be off," one of the allied officers said as they landed here this morning. The logistical command said the greatest storm damage was done at the U. S. base camp Eta Jima where a sea wall collapsed. Almost all the buildings were damaged. The army estimated damage at ap proximately $400,000. The police listed more than 175,00 houses and 21,921 non-residential buildings damaged and 120,620 acres of farmland flooded. Roads and railways were severely damaged and more than 1000 bridges were swept away or damaged by the storm. House Republicans ... some New Deal Democrats joined forces Tuesday to hand the compromise $5,732,000,000 <B) tax increase bill a stunning and unexpected defeat. The surprise action, on a 203 to 157 vote, probably scuttled hopes for congressional adjournment Saturday. The measure now goes back to a Senate-House conference commit tee for further study. Democratic leaders had expected that the bill would pass its house test easily and that the Senate would complete congressional action on the measure later in the day. The beaten measure called for an Income tax increase of 11.75 percent for most persons starting Nov. 1; higher taxes on cigarettes, liquor, beer, gasoline and other items, also effective Nov. 1, and a corporation tax increase that would have been retroactive to last April 1. It was a compromise between the $7,200,000,000 (Bi bill originally approved by the House last June by a 233 to 160 vote and the Senate’s $5,500,000,000 version. The compromise was wrecked by a strange coalition of Republi cans, who did not want much if any tax increase, and a bloc of liberal Democrats who felt that the compromise discriminated against low income taxpayers as against the wealthy. These Democrats wanted the compromise to be more in line with the original House bill which called for 12-1/, percent across-the board income tax hike. The compromise was for an 11.75 precent boost for most taxpayers, but the percentage increase tapered off in the high brackets. ♦ ♦ ♦ U. S. Sabrejets shot down .,. .. . a record total of nine Communist jet fighters and damaged five others Tuesday in mass air battles involving 175 planes over North west Korea. The United Nations ground assault against Kumsong blasted the enemy off seven more strategic hills and gained up to 1,00 yards Tuesday. At nightfall, the allied troops were locked in the toughest fighting since the four-day drive began at dawn Saturday. vEnemy casualties since Saturday were placed at 4,330 dead and wounded. US UN Tanks, artilleiy, planes and men hit the Communist positions. . , i Double Showing Of Foreign Films Set ForChapman The movies "Waxworks' ’ and “The Little Screw” will be shown at 7 and 9 p.m. today in 207 Chap man. The first film, a silent German picture under the direction of Paul Leni, tells the story of a poet com missioned by a fairground show man to write stories around three of the figures in his waxworks show, Ivan the Terrible; Haroun Al-Raschid, Caliph of Bagdad; and Jack the Ripper. The fantasy provided material for many future film-fantasies, in cluding "The Thief of Bagdad," ac cording to Sandra Price, Student Union movie chairman. "The Little Screw," is a German titled adaptation of a Soviet ani mated cartoon, showing how the greatest machines depend on their small parts. The movies are free, and open to the general public. Local Clubs Call For Entertainment Calls for entertainment groups have been coming in regularly from the various city lodges and clubs, the university employment office announced. Any person or group of persons with talent to offer for engage ments with pay arc asked to regis ter in the employment office soon. There have been various requests for talent which can't be filled be cause students have not signed up. Any talent such as dancing, sing ing, readings or comedy acts are in great demand, the office re ported. French Painting Subject of Lecture In SU Tonight "The Painter in Twentieth Cen tury France" will be discussed by Jack Wilkinson, assistant profes sor of art, at 7:30 p.m. today in the Student Union Browsing Room. Wilkinson's lecture is the fourth in the series being sponsored fall term by the Browsing Room com mittee, the University library and the house librarians. A one man show' w'as given by Wilkinson in San Francisco in 1941, and in 1948-49 he presented an ex hibition in the Komba Gallery in the Portland Art Museum. He studied and traveled in 1938 39 in Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland. A gradu ate of the School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Wilkinson has been at Oregon since 1941. The murals in the Eugene Chil dren's Hospital school were painted by Wilkinson in 1949. Discussion leader will be M. D. Ross, associate professor of archi tecture. Representatives from Oregon Colleges To Discuss Prep-College Relations The annual high school-college relations conference will be held today and Thursday on the campus. Representatives from Oregon, Oregon State, Southern Oregon College of Education, Eastern Ore gon College of Education, Oregon Technology Institute, the nursing school and Vanport Extension cen ter will attend the session. The conference will discuss top ics of interest to high school sen iors conerning Oregon colleges. Representing the University of Oregon in the administrative field Halloween Party Moved From SU To Mac Court The finale of the Hallowe'en party to be given in the Greek letter houses for 2000 Eugene chil dren has been moved from the Stu dent Union to McArthur Court be cause of the lack of room, S. W. McCollom, public relations chair man, said. The party will be broadcast by KWAX by transcription, McCollom stated. Gerry Pearson, Kappa Alpha Theta, was appointed head of the entertainment committee for the Mac court party and Muriel Hagen doorn. Alpha Gamma Delta, was named chairman of the decorations committee. Any student who wish es to work on either of these com mittees should contact Miss Pear son or Miss Hagendoorn as soon as possible, McCollom stated. Tentative plans for the program in McArthur court, which will fol low the parties in each house, in cludes each house winner compet ing in apple dunking and other games for the grand prize. The best costumes will also be selected at this time, McCollom said. MIGHT STAFF Night Edit&r: Joan Marie Miller Night Staff: Sue Fuller, Jeri Austin will be Mrs. Golda Wickham, direc tor of women's affairs; Ray Hawk, director of men's affairs; Donald DuShane, director of student af fairs; and Cy Ellingson, assistant director of men’s affairs. Academic representatives will be C. T. Duncan, associate professor of journalism; A. C. Hearn, asso ciate professor of education; D. G, Starlin, Kenneth S. Wood and W. A. Dahlberg, associate professor* of speech, and W. S. Laughlin, as sociate professor of anthropology. The discussions today will be combined with a coffee hour at 4 p.m. at the home of Chancellor and Mrs. Charles Byrne. Thursday will feature more discussions. Starts Thurs. Oct. 18 2a Century-fox prevent! The Warrior The Woman, The World of ^ GREGORY PECK SUSAN KAYWARO »u> RAYMOND MASSEY • KIERON MOORE i f'*k‘cg DARRYL F. ZANUCK-t>"c*fHENRY KING A Timely Reminder "When heels are down and soles are thin, That's the time to bring them in." THE CAMPUS SHOE REPAIR 843 E. 13th Ave. On the Campus What a treat! 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