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Tigers Even Series at Two All,
4-1; Steady Pitching by Trout
CHICAGO, Oct. 6 (UP)
The Detroit Tigers evened
the world series at two games
each today, when they defeat
ed the Chicago Cubs 4 to 1
behind the five-hit pitching
of Paul (Dizzy) Trout.
The bespectacled right handnr
was robbed of a shutout by a
fielding error, as his mates bun
ched lour of their seven hils in
a big fourth inning.
Ray Prim, 38, left haiider, was
the vietinti' after he had retired
the first lO'-batters.
: Got Runs
Trout Was almost matching
Prim's hurling when his mates
went out and got him the runs
he needed to win. He had yield
ed only a harmless single to
Mickey Livingston in the third.
The big guns in the Detroit
butting order Hank Greenberg
and Roy : Cullenbine got the
key hits as Prim was chased.
Stan Hack threw Webb out at
first. Eddie Mayo then Worked
Prim for a' walk and the Tiger
scoring , parade was started. Doc
Cramer drove a single to right,
Mayo stopping at second. Green
berg stepped to the plate and
rifled a single to left which
scored Mayo, Cramer stopping at
second. Cullenbine, a series bust
up to now, doubled down the
left field foul line, scoring Cram
er and sending Grecnbeig to
third.
No More
That was enough for Prim, and
the veteran Paul Derringer went
iii to pitch for Chicago and pur
posely passed Rudy York to fill
the bases. That strategy boomer
anged when Greenberg scored as
Jimmy Outlaw hit into a force
ploy. Paul Richards singled to
center to score Cullenbine with
the final Tiger run. After thai,
Derringer;1 Hy Vandenberg and
Paul Erickson combined to keep
the Tigers away from the plate.
In the sixth, Don Johnson,
who got two of the hits Trout
yielded, 'tripled to open the inn
ings' " 'Miwh"inmruMt',i
grounder to Outlaw and al
though Johnson was trapped
between' third and home. Out
law threw to get Lowrey at
first. York then tried to get
Johnson going back into third
and the 'throw was wild, en
abling the Cub second baseman
to score an unearned run.
The smallest crowd of the
series was in Wrigley field
42,923.
Manager Steve O'Neil an
nounced Hal Newhouser, who
lost the opener in Detroit, will
go for the Tigers tomorrow and
Grimm nominated Hank Borowy
for Chicago hurling chores.
Box score:
Detroit (A) AB R H O A E
Webb, ss 5 0 0 1 3 0
Mayo, 2b 3 10 110
Cramer, cl ........ 4 1 2 4 0 0
Greenberg, If.... 3 1110 0
Cullenbine, rf. 3 1110 0
York, lb 3 0 0 10 3 1
Outlaw, 3b 4 0 1 0 3 0
Richards, c 4 0 1 7 0 0
Trout, p 4 0 1 2 2 0
Totals I. 33 4
Chicago (N) AB R
Hack, 3b- 4 0
Johnson, 2b 4 1
Lowrey, If 4 0
Cavanetta, lb.. 4 0
Pafko, cf 4 0
Nicholson. rf...: 4 0
Livingston, e 3 0
Hughes, ss 1 0
Prim, p 0 0
Derringer, p .... 0 0
a-Secory 1 1 0
Vandenberg, p. 0 0
h-Becker 1 0
Merullo, ss 0 0
c-Gillespie 1 0
Erickson, p 0 0
7 27 12
H O A
0 2
2 1
1 3
0 10
0 1
0 1
1 4
3
0
0
0
Totals 31 i 5 27 11 1
b Bated for Hughes in 7th.
a Batted for Derringer in 6th.
c Batted lor Vandenberg in
7th.
Score by innings:
Detroit 000 400 0001
Chicago , 000 001 0001
Runs batted in Greenberg,
Cullenbine, Outlaw, Richards.
(Note: . Johnson scored in sixth
inning on error by York.)
CUTS OAS RATES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UP)
The federal power commission
today directed the Colorado In
terstate Gas company to reduce
its wholesale gas rates by $2,703 -000
a year..
Bulletin
ATLAMTA. Ga.. Oct. t (UP)
Notr Dame ran aad fmmi
, to a convincing 40 to 7 victor
. over Georgia Tech in an iater
sectional game before a capac
ity crowd of 35,000,
Japanese 'Not
Occupying Force, Says General
YOKAHAMA, Oct. 6 (UP) Lt.
Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger said
today field commanders through
out the eighth army's occupation
area in northern Honshu report
ed cooperation from Japanese,
who "hold no resentment against
the Americans."
Eichelberger returned from an
inspection tour, said his subordi
nate officers unanimously told
'Employ Physically
Handicapped'Week
To Begin Monday
Officials of the U. S. employ
ment service headquarters in
Oregon field offices are taking
advantage of the "employ the
physically handicapped week,"
proclaimed by Presidnet Harry S.
Truman and Gov. Earl Snell for
Oct. 7 lo 14, to publicize the work
they are doing in counseling and
placing physically handicapped
persons throughout the state.
"Nearly 3.000 physically hanili
rappc d workers more than
Iwo-thirds of whom were veter
ans have been placed on per
manent jobs in Oregon by the
local USES offices since the first
of this year," says Lee C. Stoll,
state director.
Stoll also pointed out that the
USES has a written agreement
with the state vocational rehabil
itation service to provide any
service necessary to help disabled
individuals lo become capable of
engaging in a paying job.
Where necessary, the USES of
fices refer such persons to the
vocational rehabilitation service.
While training and medical ex
aminations are free to physically
handicapped persons, eligibility
for special services of physical
lestoration, hospitalization, pros
thesis, transportation, and main
tenance is conditioned upon a
showing of linancial need.
Truman Leaves to
Attend Wedding,
County Fair
By MERRIMAN SMITH
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UP)
President Truman left his capital
today for a wedding in Virginia,
a county fair in Missouri, a fish
ing retieat in Tennessee and a
speech in Kentucky that promises
to be a big one.
Leaving an accumulation of
pressing official problems be
hind, he departed at 9:03 a.m. in
a drizzing rain from the White
House. He doesn't plan to come
back until late next Wednesday.
During the President's absence
he will he in constant touch with
the White House via short wave
radio, teletype, telephone and air
borne couriers.
This morning the president was
test man at the Berryville, Va.,
wedding of Bennett C. Clark, now
an appeals court judge, to Violet
Homing, British-born actiess.
The chief executive flew west
to Blytheville, Ark., from where
he will motor to Caruthorsville,
Mo., for a two-day visit.
It is county fair time in Caru
thersville and Tiuman has not
missed this fair for 12 years.
Early Monday morning the
president will proceed by auto
mobile and boat to Reel Foot
lake, Tenn., and private fishing
lodge where he will rest for two
days before gong to Gilbertsville,
Ky., Wednesday morning to dedi
cate the Kentucky dam. Mrs.
Truman and their daughter Mar
garet accompanied the president.
Year 'Round Dude
Ranch Planned for
Lehman Springs
Charles Weirick, Pendleton, has
joined interests with F a n c h o
Shubblefield at Lehman Springs
in connection with operations of
an all-yc-ar-around dude ranch.
Weirick plans to have about 25
horses at the springs, and will
provide horses for hunting part
ies, and will give free riding les
sons. In connection with the an
nouncement, he said Lehman
Springs would remain open dur
ing the winter. Roads to the re
sort are said to be in good condi
tion. Features of' the resort in
clude a lodge and Lehman min
eral springs and swimming pool.
The springs arc located east of
Ukiah and may be reached from
La Grande via Five Points
Kamela.
Resentful of
him Japanese civilians had ap
parently lost their early fears.
"From the standpoint of mili
tar safety the situation is well in
hand," Eichelberger said.
Everywhere the Japanese dis
played a timid curiosity toward
the Americans but many seem
ed lo go out of their way lo be
helpful.
Practically all GIs have been
goodwill ambassadors, because
of their kindness and excelelnt
discipline. Huge crowds of Jap
anese gathered lo hear the lllh
airborne division's crack mili
tary band.
The occupation has been
spreading out from the larger
cities to the smaller towns in
line with the military policy of
letting as many Japanese as
possible see American troops.
The Japanese also are impress
ed with the GIs general snappi
nes sat drills and parades.
They are much more friendly
and helpful, too, in the smaller
towns or northwest Honshu,
which were virtually untouched
by the war, than in the boinh
ravaged metropolitan cities.
But the friendliness of some
strikes a false note in the ears
of military men. That was ob
vious at Niliko. where a Japa
nese mcrchait. obviously pleas
ed with his booming American
trade, gave an oration on the
"blessings" brought lo Japan by
the B-29. The merchant said he
was "grateful" lo the Super
forts because they had shorten
ed the war.
800 Bond Drive
Leaders Meet to
Discuss Eighth -
PORTLAND, Oct. G (UP)
Eight hundred war bond loader.s
from nine western states con
cluded a two-day conference to
day on plans for the forthcom
ing $11,000,000,000 victory loan
campaign by attending the pub
lic launching of the U.S.S. Vic
tory Loan at Swan Island ship
yard by Mrs. Fred S. Vinson, wife
of the secretary of treasury.
Ted R. Gamble, national war
finance program director, opened
the conference by expressing the
importance of the coming war
bond diive. Tossing out billion
dollar figures in an almost casual
manner, Gamble pointed out that
war expenses providing for oc
cupation forces, the return and
mustering out of troops, rehabili
tation and hospitalization of
wounded veterans and termina
tion of war contracts would
continue high for many months.
British Troops Try
To Stop Smuggling
JERUSALEM, Oct. 6 (UP)
British troops were reported to
have gone into action on the
northern frontier of Palestine to-
, day when fighting broke out b'-
' tween border police and Jewish
'immigrant smugglers.
First reports from the scene
said the disorders began when
frontier police arrested a large
group of illegal Jewish immi
grants trying to enter the Holy
land.
Local Jews came to the rescue
of the immigrants. They attack
ed the police station and seized
from 50 to 70 of the prisoners.
British troops were rushed to the
scene, but there was no imme
diate indication whether fighting
was continuing.
Clues Unavailing in Shooting of Mrs. Lovely
A week ago the community
was shocked by the death ol Mrs.
Frank Lovely, 38, young matron
who had been wounded the night
before when she and her hus
band and two other couples were
in camp on Mt. Emily, to take
advantage of the hunting season
opening the next morning.
Since that time, though the
slate police and the sheriff's of
fice have traced down dozens of
leads, there have been no an
nouncements of any success in
finding tfie identity of the per
son who fleil the shot which caus
ed her death.
No Change
Further examination of the
scene of tile tragedy was fruit
less; although countless rumors
ir j have floated about the coirimu
I riity, so far none of them have
I HJ ' "I." - " rO"d
DANCER BORROWS NEIGHBORS CHILD Mrs. Virginia Flores,
18, San Diegp night club dancor, and 5-year-old Florence Garcia,
Los Angoles, whom Mrs. Flores kidnapped because "she had been
sterilized in an Oklahoma reform school and couldn't have chil
dren of her own." Daily presents, ice cream, induced Florence lo
go lo Sun Diego with Mrs. Flores.
Laval Howls yLiar' at Judge,
Is Again Thrown Out of Court
PARIS, Oct. 6 (UP) Pierre
Laval was banished temporarily
from his treason trial today when
he screamed "liar" at Judge
rierre Mongibeaux and pande
monium brok out.
The trial broke up for an hour
when Mongibeaux ended a tur
bulent courtroom fracas by or
dering guards to take Laval
away. Exactly an hour after the
interruption, the trial was re
sumed, and Laval was permit
ted lo re-eiitcivthocouitroom. -'.
No Part
Laval refused to take any pait
in the proceedings after he was
re-admitted to the courtroom.
The trial was recessed a second
time to permit a search for wit
nesses lo take the place of the
hitherto voluble Laval.
When the trial was resumed,
Mongibeaux began questioning
Laval. He asked why Laval stay
ed in the Vichy government if
he did not get along with Marshal
Henri Petain, as he had testified
yesterday.
Laval hedged. Prosecutor An
dre Mornet broke in with a pin-
Merton Meeker to Address Dealers
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Merchants of Two Counties to Meet Here
Speaker at the dinner meeting
of the Union County Food Mer
chants association and the Wal
lowa Counlv Food Merchants as-
TJ s o c iation which
win uc ncio ai
the Stein club at
7:30 p. m., Tues
day, will be Mcr
t o n L. Meeker,
is d i v i s i o n a 1
manager of Mills
3 Brothers Coffee
c o m p a ny, inc.
The subjec: of
his address is
"What's U n d e r
the Hoof?" He
will also show a technicolor film
entitled "Behind the Cup."
The program has been arrang
ed under t h e direction of J. I..
Sinden, M. M. Chrislensen. and
Carl Posey, and a large attend
ance is expected from the two
counties.
Also included in the program
will be plans made for attending
proven of any foundation and au
thorities, so far, see no reason to
assume anything but an accident:
at least no molive has been ad
vanced for anything but accident
al shooting.
Mrs. Lovely died last Satur
day. She and her husband and
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Evans, and
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Denton had
set up camp on Ml. Emily, an
annual custom. About 9:30 or
10 o. m., as they were (landing
around tha campftra, a en ip
proached from the Fox hill di
rection. The car stopped about I '10
yards tway and a spotlight, only
light on the car, played over the
camp, lighting fust on the
stove and tent, then on
lively. As the light uicki
Mrs. Lovely, a .''hot was
nl'J
Mrs.'
'1 out
fucd,
Meeker
test Laval was delaying the trial.
He denounced Laval as a traitor,
and demanded to know how he
managed to stay in the Petain
government at Vichy.
Laval, Mornet, defense counsel
and the judge were pounding on
llieir desks by now.
"Thats a lie," Laval cried. He
was flushed crimson and waving
his fists. "That's a lie I re
peat, a lie." Ho turned it into a
chant "Lie, lie, lie" and
Mongibeaux tried to shout him
flown.
"I have told you repeatedly, I
have a voice as good as yours,
and I'll make it heard," Mongi
beaux cried.
By now the whole court was
in an uproar. The jurors joined
ill, one of them bellowing over
the din, "Luval hasn't changed
he's still the same Laval."
Laval, stabbing a finger toward
the judge, shouted, "I will not
stand for your aggressive atti
tude." "You will stand for anything
I pl-'ase," Mongibeaux roared.
the Victory Convention of ,t h e
Oregon Food Merchants associa
tion at the Hotel Multnomah,
Portland. Sunday and Monday,
Nov. 4 and 5. Of particular in
terest at the convention will be
an equipment and food s h o w,
with 23 displays n the latest
equipment and merchandise.
George A. Smith, 78
Retired Mill Man,
Dies of Long Illness
George A. Smith, 78, died at a
local hospital today following a
long illness. A retired mill work
cr, he lived at 303 Division street.
He was born June 2!l, 1HB7 in
California, and was a resident of
La Grande for 40 years.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p. m. Monday at the Snod
grass Funeral homo, and burial
will be at the Masonic cemetery.
No relatives survive.
she screamed and fell lo
ground.
the
Near Fire
Evans ran for the car but was
unable to keep out of the spot,
light, as the occupants barked the
car around and started hack down
the hill.
Mrs. Lovely wias conscious
all the lime her husband and
friends were bringing htr to
th hospital and until iha want
under lha anesthatic in turgary
al tlw hoapital.
Mrs. Lovely had been standing
before the fire with her right
wrist clasped in her left hand.
The bullet pieiced her left index
finger, her rifthl wrist, and her
left thumb before en'ermg the
i side of her abdomen. II traveled
through tier body Itom front to
Oil Workers
V
Goal Strike So
U. S., Reds Blame Each Other
For Failure of Peace Meeting
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UP)
United States and Soviet Russia
today engaged in a bitter long
distance debate over which na
tion is responsible for the failur;
of the London foreign ministers
conference. , !
i Secretary of State James F.
I Byrnes blames Russia.
Soviet Foreign Commissar V.
M. Molotov blames all the other
big powers.
Byrnes gave his side of the
story last night in a radio (CBS)
leview of the ill-fated ?2-day
conference. He implied Russia
wants "a few presently powerful
states" to make the peace.
To Yield
The only way the conference
could have continued, Byrnes
said, would have been for Britain
and the United States to "yield
their views and convictions" to
the Russians. Neither was will
ing to do so.
The reason, he explained, was
"Ihe United Slates is willing to
dictate terms of peace to an en
emy but is not willing to dic-
tute tonus of peace to its allies.
"We are willing to make any
concessions," he declared, "but
the United States does not be
lieve in ugreement at any price.
Hopeful
Bynes tried in his address to
appear hopeful and not too pes
simistic. He outlined the achieve
ments toward an Italian peace
treaty and toward treaties with
Uulgaiiu, Rumania and Hungary.
But he did not mention the fact
what he culled "agreement."
were not signed. . .. . : ,. '
Byrnes held out hope Ihe Rus
sions will accept his compromise
proposal on procedure and a sec
ond try at peacemaking will be
made soon.
Chinese Reds Say
Chiang's troops
Attacking Shansi
CHUNGKING, Oct. 0 (UP)
Chinese communists reported to
day without confirmation Gen
eralissimo Chiang Kai Shek's
troops supported by Japanese had
launched full dress attacks
against communist forces be
tween Chungking and Shanghai
and a major Kuomintang force
was sweeping into areas under
counlrol of the crack Yenan-con
trolled eighth route army.
Three armies of the central
government, the c o m m u n ists
charged, were "plundering vil
lages" in southern Shansi prov
ince.
The communists said in central
China other Chinese forces sup
ported by puppet and Japanese
t'oops attacked "liberated areas
in Anhwei and Kiangsi provinces
and were "mopping up com
munist troops in "liberated" areas
claimed by the red "now fourth"
army.
The reports coincided with u
dispatch from Yenan in the news
paper New China Daily News as
serting Chiang's commander-in-chief
hud ordered Japanese troops
to "recover" territories occupied
hy communists.
The communists said Kiuimin
lang forces in central China sup
ported by puppet and Japanese
Hoops were attacking "liberated
ideas" held hy the red new fourth
army in Anhwei and Kiangsi
back and right to left
emerging
near the left kidney.
No Enemies
She died at 1 a. m. last Satur
day of loss of blood and compli
cations. Hospital attendants said it was
extraordinary that she had sur
vived as long as she had, with
the terrible nature of the wound.
Members of the party who
bowed officers lo the scene of
the tragedy said they knew of
no one who could have been en
crtiics of any of the party.
The sheriff advanced an opi
nion the shooting was an "acci
dent" that it come about be
cause someone was planning to
ake deer hy Illegal methods,
d'Hibly illegal as the season on
deor did not open until Saturday
noi mug.
Revealed Soviet disappoint
ment with the failure of Britain
and America to recognize govern
ments of Bulgaria and Rumania.
The Anglo-American view is,
they arc not representative.
Byrnes said the Soviets appar
ently think objection . to those
governments is because of their
friendliness to Russia.
'Color in Home'
Demonstrated at
Meeting at Cove
Miss Lois Lutz, home manage
ment specialist at Oregon State
college, demonstrated "color in
the home" yesterday at a meeting
of the Cove home extension unit.
Members of the unit met at the
home of Mrs. Grant Conley, chair
man.
Year books, an innovation if his
year, were handed out to the
women.
After the meeting was adjourn
ed, buffet refreshments were
served.
Present were: Mi;w Lutz,' Miss
Doris McWhorter, home demon
stration agent; Mrs. Conley, Mrs.
Lester Robinson. Mrs. Gilbert
Millet, Mrs. Tom Hefty, Mrs.
Lydia Luntz, Mrs. A. V. Fisher,
vice chairman; Mrs. Mack Rees,
Mrs. Harlun Kiger, Mrs. Tom
Towle, Mrs. G. C. Sands, Mm.
Royal Allen, Mrs. Alvin Orton,
Mrs. RojL.Bnker, secretary-treasurer;
Mrs. J. B. Love, Mrs. John
Miller, Mrs. L. M. Laird, Mrs.
Fred White, Mrs. Eunice Miller,
Mrs. Harvey Elmer, M r s. Mol
Rundall, Mrs. Sarah Conley, Mrs.
E. J. Loney, Mrs. Cora Bloom,
Mrs. Lee Childers, Mrs. J. Mills,
Mrs. Dean Puekett, M r s. E. J.
Morris, Mrs. S. Goodell, Mrs. M.
F. Conley, Mrs. L. V. Johnson,
Mrs. G. K. Van Blokland, Mrs.
M. J. Morris, Mrs. L. M. Bell,
Mrs. H. Harrington.
The organization's next meet
ing, "conserve with the scrap
bag," will be Nov. 2. Two project
leaders from unother unit will
come to conduct the demonstra
tion. Dr. Kovac Named
Veternarian for
Cattle Testing
Appointment of Dr. S. M. Ko
vac as Union county veterinaiian
was approved Thursday at the
closing day of the county court.
Dr. Kovac, graduate of Wash
ington State college, has been
testing cattle for the federal gov
ernment for the past few years,
He will take up his new dulict.
the last of the month.
Testing of all cattle In Union
county is now required, due to
a law passed by the 1!)45 legis
lature making necessary tests for
tuberculosis and Bangs disease.
The testing will be done accord
ing to the beef census if there
are more beef cattle than dairy
cattle in a county, only the dairy
cattle have lo be tested, but if
there are more dairy cattle than
beef cattlei all must be tested.
Since Union county dairy cattle
are more numerous than beef
cattle, all cattle in the county
must be tested.
All Jap Political
Prisoners Freed;
Premier Liberal
TOKYOf. Oct. fl (UP) Japa
nese ministry of justice tonight
ordered immediate release of all
political prisoners shortly after
Emperor Hirohito called Baron
Kijuro Shidehara, 73-year-old
liberal, to become premier.
Shidehara, ambassador to
Washington who resigned from
the Japanese foreign ministry in
I Ml os a protest against Japa
nese aggrinKion, was named to
succeed Prince Nuruhiko Jligushi
Kuni, resinned premier.
The home office's directive re
leasing some 3.UI10 political pris
oners throughout Japan come as
allied authorities announced they
concurred in the order tempor
arily retaining some pnliee chiefs
after Oct. 10. ien Douglas Mac
Arthur had set that date for rum
pliance with his directive: abo.
ishlng restrictions on Japano
freedom.
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Million Tons'
Daily Lost in i
Mass Walkout
By United Press '"
Comparative calm returned to'
the nation's labor front today. Oil
workers took up their jobs under
the navy's watchful eye as ef-1
forts lo halt spreading soft coal '
strikes continued and the coun-'
try emerged from a four-hour
telephone cutoff. 'j'J
Striking oil workers In 52
plants and refineries began a
back-to-work movement at t h e
request of International union of-.
ficials. President O. A, Knight in
structed members to return to,
work immediately "for the Unit,-'
ed States government. ' -
492.000 Idle
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, and bitu
minous operators met with Secre- .
tary of Labor Lewis B. Schwel
lenhach in Washington "todav to
study procedures for ending a.
coal strike, which has spread to
Tennessee and Indiana. Soli,d.
uieis administration otucials es-i
timated production losses at 1.-
000,000 tons a day.
Other developments:
.1. The number of workers
idle in strikes and shutdowns
totaled approximately 492,000.,.'
2. Telephone operators ra- '
turned to their switchboards,"
after a brief "work stoppage,".'
a New York waterfront strike
appeared at an end, and produc
tion of 1946 model Forda was
resumed. - -- '
President Truman acted to
avert for at least 30 days a
threatened strike which would
have paralysed railway express
shipments.
Buses Resume
Bus service to eastern Oregon
and Idaho points resumed today
pending negotiations between
union and Pacific Trailways of
ficials, but 2,700 other bus drivers
and employes curtailed transpor
tation in seven other western
states.
There Is still no bus service
out of La Grande, except for the
service to Joseph on the Wal
lowa Valley Stage line, as only
Trailways drivers have returned
1o work, and La Grande is on
Greyhound-Union Pacific line.
Workers appeared for the 4 p.
m. shift at the Sinclair refinery
at Kansas City, and work was
resumed today nt the Texas (5il
company's Lawrenccville, 111., re
finery. '
Long-distance communications
were back to normal today after
four to six-hour tieup when 250,
000 telephone operators and me
chanics stopped work to author
ize union leaders ilo petition for
a strike vote.
Still Meeting
The operators, members of the
National Federation of Telephone
Workers, assembled in nationwide
mass meetings to protest a na
tional labor relations board rul
ing the union's Kearny, N. J., af
filiate is company-dominated and
must be dissolved.
Normal strike activities ware
maintained in front of the giant
Warner brothers lot in Hollywood
today after police broke up picket-line
violence with tear gas and
fire hoses. The studio strike which
now involves 15 unions, began
last March 12 when the Painters
Brotherhood and International
Association of Theatrical Stage
Employes both claimed jurisdic
tion over 7H sot decorators.
Fears "Deal" ",'
Fr a n k Chapman, member of
the AFL lumber policy commit
tee, said he talked by telephone
with sailors union officials today
in San Francisco and received
"assurance sailors no longer are
going to sail any ships to any hor
bor lo pickup any lumber . . .
and will observe our picket lines,
even though they are imaginary
picket lines." '
John Christensen, chairman of
the AFL committee, said he fear
ed postponement of ClO-employ-er-coneiliator
conferences untjl
next week indicated "phoney
wage settlement" will b made.
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LONDON, Oct. (UP) Radio
'MuM'Ow announced today the So
viet govtiunicnt has rccallii9 Jts
military ,rKprtMlilative from Gen.
Douglas MaV.'Arlhur's headquar
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