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Russia Compromises on
Leaders, Gets 3 Voles;
" . Polish
' SAN FRANCISCO, April 27
"'opments at the United Nations conference added up to a victory
on the three assembly rotes, a compromise on conference leader
., ship, and a setback on seating the present Polish regime in War-
saw at this conference table. (China, Britain and America are
. . exnected to line, ud af ainst Russia on the Polish issue.)
For the world, they meant that
ed enough: harmony so it could
: buckle down to work.
' ' The fight over issues had been
. restricted to the steering commit
' tee. It found solutions without
too much trouble today and unani
mous votes of the full conference
quickly sealed the agreements.
On three-votes-for-Russia and on
the Polish question, delegates had
pretty well called the shots in ad
vance. But a 24-hour tug of war over
. loarlorahin nriw4 nnlv whan Snvit
Foreign Commissar Molotov
aDDointment for Stettinius a
comoromiae the Russian prev
iously had spurned.
Feur Presidents
"The meeting recommends that
there be four presidents, who will
preside in rotation at the plenary
' sessions. . These four may meet
' from time to time, with Mr. Stet
tinius presiding over these meet
ings and Mr. Stettinius to be chair
man of the executive and steering
committees, the three others dele
gating full powers to Mr. Stettin
ius for conducting the business of
the conference." .1.
On Poland, the conference
adopted this resolution:
"The governments of the Unit
ed Nations express to the people
of Poland their sympathy and ad
miration. They hope that the con
stitution of a Polish government,
recognized as such by the spon
soring nations, will make it pos-'
sible for Polish delegates to come
and take part as soon as possible
in the work of the conference.
Once the conference had rati
fied steering committee action,
delegates settled down in red vel
vet chairs in San Francisco's lux
urious opera house to listen to
speeches by delegation chiefs.
They spoke alphabetically, Aus
tralia's Francis M. Forde first.
Forde opposed a "too rigid con
stitutional form" for the forth
coming peace organization.
Proposes Changes
Proposing seven varied amend
ments to reinforce his point, Forde
said:
"The Dumbarton Oaks plan as
it stands bears many character
istics of a mere-prolongation into
the years of peace of a type of
great power leadership that has
"been found necessary to win the
war."
Belgium's Paul Henri Spaak
urged that the conference give
smaller nations a role more vital
than that assigned them under
the Dumbarton Oaks proposals.
Bolivia's Victor Andrade assert
ed: "In the r-tnnmnity of nations
the possession of power and
strength imposes upon the pow
erful, obligations and duties, the
neglect of which would bring im
mediate damage upon the smaller
nations, and would in the end
bring ruin or the threat of ruin
upon the powerful nations."
Can t Stand Aloof
Foreign Minister Pedro L. Vel
loso told the conference that "The
time is past when nations situat
ed at a distance from the initial
field of struggle could stay aloof,
in selfish isolation, safe from de
struction, from the crimes and
monstrosities of war." ' .
The day's last speaker, Canada's
W. L. MacKenzie King, declared
that "Nations everywhere must
unite to save and serve humanity.
To give more delegation heads
n oratorical opportunity, -two
sessions of the full . conference
were scheduled for tomorrow, at
13:30 a. m. (PWT) and 3:30 p. m.
(PWT).
In accordance with the rotating
chairmen plan, Chinese Foreign
Minister T. V. Soohg will preside
in the morning, Molotov in the
afternoon. British Foreign Secre
tary Anthony Eden, gets his chance
to bang the gavel at another meet,
ing Monday.
New Cruiser
Ready to Sail
PHILADELPHIA, April" 27-(ff)
The 13,000-ton heavy cruiser,
USS Bremerton, first to bear the
name of the Washington city, will
be commissioned . Sunday at the
Philadelphia navy yard.
The Bremerton, constructed at
the New York Shipbuilding Corp.
yards, Camden, NJT, mounts nine
eight-inch guns, with secondary
battery of five-inch guns and
more than 100 smaller guns. The
name of the ship was chosen by
the employes of .the Puget Sound
navy yard in a war bond contest
with employes at the Mare Island,
Calif, navy yard.
Sound ' waves travel about 15
times as fast in iron as in the air.
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Thumbnail
of War!
By the AMoetated Pras
Western Front Yank armor
rolls into Austria, pushing 28
- miles west of Munich, while US
3rd contacts Russians by radio
85 miles away.
Russia Jubilant Red troops
drive for second link-up with
American forces as nazis hold
only a fourth of ravaged .Berlin.
Italy "Free Milan" radio says
German commanders trying to
bring about surrender of trapped
forces in north Italy; Yanks
storm into Genoa. .
Pacific 96th division takes
two key hills on Okinawa, with
Japs hastily withdrawing to sec
ondary defense line.
Philippines Americans, reach
commanding positions overlook-
ing Balete Pass, strong J?p de
fense point; other troops land on
South Negros isle.
China Forefront of Japanese
offensive only 63 miles from
American air base at Chihkiang.
Meat Section
Warned to
Change Ways
WASHINGTON, April 27 - (P)
Senator Thomas (D-Okla.) said
tonight the OPA's meat section
must change its ways or whole
sale dismissals will be requested
by his food investigation commit
tee. Winding up hearings on the
meat shortage, the chairman told
reporters:
1. He is personally convinced
that officials of OPA are disobey
ing the law, though the blame
should not be placed on Price
Chief Chester Bowles.
I 2. The testimony before the
Thomas committee showed that
the new 10-point subsidy program
is "a detriment, not a benefit."
Thomas said he would present
the case to the full agriculture
committee tomorrow morning with
a request for immediate action.
Whatever legislation is advanced
by the Thomas committee may be
taken up by the banking group.
Chairman Wagner (D-NY) has
been holding up consideration of
the price control extension until
he hears the conclusions of the
Thomas investigators.
Thomas explained that he
meant OPA is disobeying the law
by failing to administer price con
trol fairly. He said it is evident
to him from meat industry wit
nesses that regulations have dis
criminated against some.
'Spot' Plan of
Reconversion
Is Restored
WASHINGTON. April 27.-OP)-
The war production board today
restored to nationwide effect its
'spot" reconversion plan for civil
ian goods production.
The action, a major step in
WPB's program to get partial re
conversion underway as rapidly
as munition cutbacks occur, puts
the plan back in operation in 184
cities and major industrial areas
where it had been suspended.
Under the spot plan, any manu
facturer who can prove he has
labor and machinery not needed
for war work may apply to his
WPB field office for permission
to commence the manufacture of
civilian and consumer products.
When allied armies stalled at the
German west wall late in 1944,
and armament demands soared in
consequence, the plan was sus
pended in tight labor areas in
order to prevent the diversion of
labor from war production.
Salem Will Be Viewed
As Postwar Airport Site
PORTLAND. Aoril 27-UP-Th
state aeronautics board and CAA
representatives from Seattle here
today planned a tour of Oregon
to investigate sites for postwar
airports.
The trio, which will hprtn mr9
1, will coordinate state and fed
eral programs. State board offici
als will meet with city leaders at
Salem, Medford, Bend, and Baker,
according to tentative plans. .
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By KAEEL CHILD3
A safe bet: More persons called
The Statesman office Friday night
to learn the results of the school
levy election, than voted during
the five hours the polls were open.
Y' Schedules
Round Table
Civic, church and YMCA lead
ers of the i Pacific northwest pro
vide the leadership for the "Ex
plorers Round Table,! in-service
training conference for YMCA
workers, which opens this morn
ing at the Salem "Y" and con
tinues to Sunday noon.
Chester Goodman leads the de
votions which open the confer
ence at 10:30 ain., with President
G. Herbert Smith of Willamette
university bringing greetings. Con
ference sessions today will be led
by J. C. Meehan, C H. Johnson,
Dr. Lawrence Riggs, C. A. KeHs
and Dr. J. J. Hollingsworth. Those
on Sunday will be conducted by
C. A. Sprague, Earl Dome and
Arthur Stanley.
Junction Seen
As Long Step
Toward Goals
WASHINGTON. April 27 -UPl
President Truman triumphantly
announced the junction of Amer
ican and Russian armies in Ger
many today, but emphasized that
vast tasks of war and peace still
lie ahead.
Congressmen and others at the
capital joined the president in his
assessment of the Junction 'as a
long step but only a step to
ward final goals.
Mr. Truman, in a statement at
noon, eastern war time, simul
taneous with announcements in
London and Moscow, gave more
attention to the present and fu
ture allied collaboration 'which it
signifies than to the mechanics of
unking the armies that cut the
reich in two.
He emphasized that the meet
ing was all according to plan .
"tne Anglo-American armies un
der the command of General Eis
enhower . have v met the soviet
forces where they intended to
meet in the heart of Nazi
Germany.
The president said "this is not
the hour of final victory in Europe
but toe hour draws near.
The first meaning of the meet
ing, he said, is that "the last faint,
desperate hope of Hitler and his
gangster government has been ex
tinguished. ::
It is factual demonstration, he
asserted, of the "common front
and the common cause of the
powers allied in this war against
tyranny and inhumanity,
"Second. Mr. Truman nair!
"the junction of our forces at this
moment signalizes to ourselves
and to the world that the collabo
ration of our nations in the cause
of peace and freedom is an effec
tive collaboration which can sur
mount the greatest difficulties of
the most extensive campaign In
military history and succeed.
"Nations which can plan and
fight together shoulder to should
er in the face of such obstacles of
distance and of language and of
communications as we have over
come can live together and work
together in the common labor of
the organization of the world for
peace."
Car Theft Reported
State police reported the theft
of a 1936 Ford coach, belonging
to A. L. Howei 1740 Lee st, about
6 p. m. Friday, stolen, from the
streets of Salem Officers said
they believed the car was taken
by a sailor wearing a white uni
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Within Sight
OfDavaoGulf
MANILA, Saturday, April 28
(aVYank forces have advanced to
within sight of Davao gulf, on
Mindanao island, and on north
ern Luzon island have seized com
manding positions overlooking, im
portant Balete pass, a strong point,
in 'the Japanese defenses. Gen.
Douglas MacArthur reported to
day. ILS. air forces, working closely
with ground trooos. hit the enemv
in the Cagayan valley, beyond
Balete pass, with an unusually
large cargo of bombs, 730 tons,
and with strafing tactics. ,
They also attacked Basco air
field in the Batan islands north
of Luzon, one of the guardians of
tne north Luzon shore.
Although the communiaue did
not mention it, American assault
units landed on southern Negros
Island Thursday In a move to
wipe out a long-eixsting Japanese
pocket This was the second in
vasion thrust at Negros, in the
central Philippines.
. Medium and attack bombers
again struck Formosa, aiming
their missiles at the Taito. Koshun
and Heito industrial areas and the
western coastal plain. Patrol
planes harassed Taihoku airdrome
on Formosa and sank five enemy
freighters off the Nansei (Ryu
kyu) islands, between Formosa
and Okinawa.
House Sends
Extension Bill
To President
WASHINGTON. Anril 27-fax-
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After approving unanimously a
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icsuiciion against use or la-year-old
inductees in comhnf ihm ft MICA
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sent to President Truman today
legislation extending the draft
law.
Without the extension, the act
under which the United stni. v.
conscripted the biggest army and
navy in its history, would have
expired on May 15.
The. continuance is until May
15, 1946, or until the end of the
global war, whichever comes first
The house action was by voice
vote on the question of concurring
in a senate amendment to an ar.
lier house bill extending the draft
uiw wiwioui cnange.
The senate's amendment prohi
bited the use in combat of induct
ed, men under 18 until they have
had at least six months of train
ing. It grew out of complaints of
members of congress that youths
had been killed in action less than
six months from the time of their
induction.
Annual Jym Jamboree
Draws Large Crowd
A large group of parents and
friends of Salem high school pu
pils witnessed, with applause and
laughter, the first night's per
formance of the annual Jym Jam
boree on Friday at the high school
gym. "The State Fair," with char
acterizations of such persons as
Gov. Earl Snell and Leo Spitz
barts, fair manager, served as the
theme for the show, which is stag
ed again tonight by girls' physical
education classes under sponsor
Ship of the Girls Letter club.
ENDS TODAY (SAT.)
Martha Raye
Bob Burns
"MOUNTAIN MUSIC
Tim Holt
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Singing, Bach Slapping Follows Junction
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TORGAU, Germany, April . 21
(Delayed)-W)- Americans and
BoardanS. sat - in the warm sun
shineon both banks of the Elbe
today, drinking champagne from
beer mugs, pounding each ' other
on the back and toasting the his
toric occasion of the' meeting of
their two armies. -
There, was singing and Amnrif
and -the troopr of the- two nations,
seeing each other for . the first
time, whooped it up and formed
firm friendships desnite the han
dicaps of language. It was enough
that they were allies and had
whipped the enemy. -. ' 1
'The stock " smiling; Russians,
looking very young and very
tough,' wert ecstatic. They cere
moniously ? saluted and. shook
hands with everyone they met
They crushed your hand until you
wondered how many handshakes
you could stand. They were filled
with spontaneous gaiety.-
Almost every Russian had a
tommygun slung across his shoul
der. Revolvers were in their high
topped boots and their belts were
festooned with grenades and
knives. Most of them wore
medals on their thick chests. All
around there was the sound of
shooting as the Russians worked
off excess energy and excitement
"These guys don't need any ex
cuse to start shooting," said Capt
Ralph Phillips of Union Square,
N., J "They shoot at anything,
anytime."
It was a celebration unlike any
thing seen before in this war
one great party, with dourhhov
and Russians singing, laughing
and dancing and trying to talk to
Japanese Guns Shell
American Ambulances
OKINAWA, Saturday, April 28.
(flV Marine Corsair pilots were
called upon today to bomb Japa
nese gun emplacements which had
been shelling American ambul
ances evacuating wounded to the
rear.
Pilots who bombed and strafed
enemy positions included Lt. Rich-
am McMahon, 21, BeUingham.
Wash.
Work Schedule for
Bay Gty Conference
SAN FRANCISCO. Anril Vl-fB
Saturday's schedule for the united
nations conference:
10:3 a. m. and 3:30 d. m. Pa.
eifie war time, full conference ses
sions to hear addresses from re
mainder of nations chief dele
gates. ENDS TODAY (SAT.)
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each other in sign language. - A
few - Americans who spoke -Russian
interpreted for their friends.
A.Russian sat on a stone wall
playing; an Accordion while Sgt
Andrew Marriock of Hudson, NT,
Joined in the Red army song "If
war should come tomorrow we
will be prepared on land, at sea
and in the ir. A Russian woman
in uniform sang -. In a sweet
throaty voice. It was pleasant on
the water front in the warm sun.
A Russian captain took us across
the river and we walked to a Rus
sian regimental - command post
Along the road Russian troops
snapped smartly to attention and
saluted whenever we paused.
There was an easy informality be
tween officers and enlisted men,
but at the same time it was notice
able that discipline was strict"
Whenever an American . ap
proached a group of Russians they
smiled broadly, saluted and shook
hands. Some of the more enthusi
astic ones who had liberated
stores of German champagne and
cognac elaborated on this greet
ing with a great hug that cracked
the ribs.
: At the command post there was
a nulling throng of , Americans
and Russians about tables loaded
with fried eggs, bread, sardines,
salmon and spaghetti. One of the
busiest men there was PFC Wal
ter. Hajdamach of Manville, NJ,
who could speak Russian.
MaJ. Mitri Livitch of Marshal
Konevs 58th division welcomed
the Americans by saying: "Today
is the happiest day in all our lives.
The most difficult for us were
those days when the Germans;
were at Stalingrad. Now we meet i
Japs Claim Sinking
Of American Cruiser
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27-P)
Tokyo radio claimed without
confirmation that Japanese air
craft sank the US cruiser Savan
nah northeast of Okinawa yester
day and damaged another cruiser.
The federal communications
commission recorded the broad
cast tonight
Czech Group in London
Opposes Benes' Rule
LONDON, April 27 .-(P)- The
newly formed Czechoslovak na
tional committee in London of
General Levprchala announced to
day it did not wish "to replace
nazi dictatorship by a directorship
of commissars' through what it
termed President Eduard Benes'
"puppet government
The Benes goevrnment recently
concluded a treaty with Russia.
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She's as cute as lace pants hut you can't
stop a murderess . . if you stop a bullet first !
CO-HIT! DESPERADOES I SIX GUNS!
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one another and this is the end
of our enemy. : Long live your
great leader! Long live our great
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- On the nearby river bank a
young New Zealander sat on the
grass with his arm about a pretty
Russian girl, and they were obli
vkms to all the color of the mo
mentous occasion. They had work
ed together in a factory near ;a
prisocK camp and had -fallen in
love. Now he was planning how
to take her home with him." ;
- The entire day was a fantastic,
memorable one, crammed with
emotional outbursts, from the time
a column of the 63th infantry set
out for Torgau on the Elbe, where
contact had been made with the
Russians the previous day.
As the. doughboys marched
along a road from the Mulde river
to the Elbe, they ; met thousands
of German civilians fleeing before
the Russians, hoping vainly to
find safety within American lines.
The pain and misery of defeated
Germany ' was etched In their
faces. ' ; ; .
On the east bank of the Mulde
thousands of civilians were gath
ered, ' their -belongings stacked
into little' carts. Bedding, food,
clothing, pots, pans and huge bun
dles burdened the carts. It was
the first time 'American troops
had looked on scenes which show
ed so clearly Germany's defeat
Mothers hauled their children
in carts. Women stumbled along
with huge bundles on their backs
in the choking dust, just as the
frightened people of Belgium and
France fled before the nazis five
years ago. Fear and fatigue lined
their faces and there was frantic
urgency in their attitudes.
Legion of Merit Given
Belgian Prince Charles
BRUSSELS, April 27VThe
Legion of Merit the highest deco
ration the United States can be
stow on a non-American, was
awarded today to the regent
Prince Charles, by Ambassador
Charles Sawyer, in recognition of
his achievements in Belgian re
sistance to the Germans.
Senate Committee OKs
Big Bridge at Astoria
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Wh
The senate .commerce committee
approved today bills authorizing
construction of these bridges by
the states: . - v '
North Dakota and Montana,
jointly across the Yellowstone
river near Fairview, Mont
Oregon Washington bridge
board toll bridge across the Co
lumbia river at Astoria, Ore.
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ON THE 'GERMAN - SWISS
FRONTIER, April S7-(iiP-Gta-po
Chief Hemrich Himmler, or
ganizing the southern German re
doubt for a last nasi stand, has
succeeded In Jamming the Alpine
retreat with the best of the Wehr
macht's surviving legions and a
heavy stock of armaments, relia
ble reports reaching here said.
Himmler expects to have . at
least 39 divisions some 300,000 to
0.000 men available. Nearly SO
divisions already are in the. re
doubt, the reports said. Ten of
these are classed as SS (Elite
Guard) troops and the others are
Wehrmacht unite that have shown
themselves both good fighters and
loyal nazis.
Cancer and leukemia kill nine
times as many children below ten
years of age as infantile paralysis.
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