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The voters of the city of Salem
will ballot at the election May 17
on a charter amendment which
would alter the present form of
the city government. The size of
the council, now fourteen, would
be cut in two. Certain new offi
ce are authorized, the most im
portant of which is the admin
istrator who would be the active,
full-time executive for adminis
tering the city 'a business affairs.
The council would remain the
legislative body and the author
ity to determine city policies. The
administrator's duty would be' to
see that these policies are put
Into effect promptly and effi
ciently. The elective officers of the city
Sould consist of a mayor and one
derman from each ward who
would compose the common
council; also, elected would be a
municipal judge and a treasurer.
The charter provides for the
following appointive officers: ad
ministrator, recorder, city attor
ney, chief of police, chief of fire
department, city engineer, street
commissioner, health officer, san
Itary inspector, manager of water
department. The council would
appoint the administrator and he
would name the other appointive
officers. The term of the admin
istrator would be indefinite, sub
ject to the decision of the coun
ciL Other appointive officer like
wise would serve without defi
nite term. The effect of
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Hilkboro Club
Woman Elected
By Federation
By Maxine Baren
Women's Editor. The Statesman
PORTLAND, May 7-WVMrs.
William Chandlee, HiILsboro. will
succeed Mrs. George R. K. Moor
head of Salem as president of the
Oregon Federation of Woman's
clubs, following elections here to
day at the 36th annual convention
held at the First Congregational
church.
Main business of the day in
eluded changer in the constitu
tion which occupied two hours of
parliamentary discussion. A pro
posed increase In dues was de
feated but the delegates broad
ened the functions of the schol
arship board to allow for grant
ing fellowships and scholarships
from current contributions. This
allows the outright gift of money
for scholarships as against the
previous plan of mere loans.
Announcement was made that
Rosa Amelia Colom, a Costa Ri
ean, has been awarded the cash
scholarship of $1060 for graduate
study at University of Oregon.
Mrs. David Wright, Salem, serves
on the scholarship board.
An afternoon tea at the Port
land Art museum and an evening
meeting with a talk by Dr. Har
ry K. Newburn, president of U.
of O. completed the day's pro
gram. McMinnville
Man Elected
By Association
PORTLAND, Ore., May 1-(JP)
A critical analysis of the proposed
Columbia valley authority was
submitted tonight to the Pacific
Northwest Development associa
tion, a group comprised of re
gional, state and local public
agencies.
J. K. Cheadle. Spokane, who
served seven years as chief coun
sel for the UJ5. bureau of recla
mation, declared that under the
proposed bill the Columbia valley
authority could go into mining,
logging or farming for the pur
pose of demonstrating new meth
ods in the use of the regional re
sources and products. "This auton
omous corporation would have
unprecedented power and author
ity to dominate the economic life
in the Pacific northwest," he said.
The association elected as its
president, and as a director, J. C.
Compton, McMinnville.
Animal Crackers
Pv WAKxEN GOODRICH
CUtftFICD
ADS
mUs short, has a long nose,
fluwn to th name of Mr.
Jones end was last seen in
the vicinity of Casey's Bar."
For Sud&elli CM
WASHINGTON, May 7. - ;p)
tion, the Columbia basin irrigation project and other Pacific north
west interior department projects
omy-minded house appropriations
The interior department's
the committee but there was not
Governor
Defends
Position
Portland School
Leader Target of
Snell Statement
Gov. Earl Snell asked why he
should be criticzed for examining
the financial situation in the
Portland schools, in a statement
issued Tuesday regarding his re
cent refusal to call a special leg
islative session.
"It seems that the superinten
dent of the Portland schools re
sents the fact that I looked into
the Portland school financial sit
uation and gathered some perti
nent facts and information be
fore rushing headlong into a spe
cial session at considerable ex
pense to tne taxpayers, as some
politicians would have me do,'
Gov. Snell said.
"I don't find anything funda
mentally wrong," Gov. Snell con
tinued. "The money they are ask
ing for is over three-quarters of
a million dollars above the last
year Duo get and witn less en
rol lment"
The governor then asked:
"Has anyone inquired why this
matter was not submitted at the
1945 regular legislative session?"
Governor Snell said it is revealed
that knowledge of the question
existed at that time.
The statement continued:
"If the superintendent wants
to play politics with the Portland
schools, that's his business, so
long as It lasts. But when the
governor is confronted with the
serious and Important question of
convening the state legislature
Into special session and desires
to make an investigation before
so doing, that's none of the sup
erintendents business.
Wyatt Asserts
OPA Needed
For Housing
WASHINGTON. May 7.-CP)-
Housing Administrator W i 1 s o n
Wyatt testified today that the vet
erans emergency housing program
couia noi survive unaer ine
price control bill voted by the
At the same time, Wyatt told
the senate banking committee, he
favors reasonable price adjust
ments and price increases where
necessary as a stimulant to pro
duction.
The committee also was told by
Secretary of the Treasury Fred
Vinson that business men clearly
are entitled to price increases if
needed for a "fair and equitable
margin ' of profit.
Both administration o f f i c i a Is
asked for a year's extension of
OPA beyond June 30 "without
crippling amendments."
Dock Tieup in
Portland Ends
PORTLAND. Ore, May 7-CPV-
The 10 day-old Portland water-
front tieup was settled tonight,
U.S. Conciliator H. H. Lewis re
ported.
R. E. Ferguson, manager of the
Waterfront Employers associa
tion, said the settlement called
for workers to return to work to
morrow and the CIO Supercargo
and Checkers union to accept
terms of the previous contract
which gave shipping firms the
right to determine number of
checkers for each long shore
gang.
Office Interviews
30,429 Veterans
A total of 30,429 personal in
terviews with Oregon veterans
and their dependents have been
held In the Portland and Salem
offices of the state department
of veterans affairs since July 1,
1945. Director Hugh Rosson an
nounced Tuesday.
He said 409 educational aid
grants have been made and 446
loan applications for purchase of
farms and homes have received
action. Approximately 187 of
these have been approved.
Emory Sanders
To Head Eagles
"
Emory Sanders was elected
worthy president of the Salem
Eagles lodge at the annual elec
tions Tuesday night, and Jim Sim
was elected vice-president.
Other officers are: Chaplain,
Dr. Floyd Utter; secretary, L. A.
Hamilton; treasurer, James Jar
rett; conductor, Roger MeVey; In
ner guard, Roy Robinson; outer
guard, Willard Vincent and trus
tee for a three year term, Eaton
Williamson.
- The Bonneville power administra
were hard-hit today by an econ
committee. !
budget was slashed In half today by
much chance congress would go
along on such an unprecedented
step.
The committee's report criti
cized "inefficiency and extrava
gance in certain ! agencies" of the
huge department. It expressed
hope that it would be placed on
a more efficient basis" under J. A
Krug wno recently succeeded
Harold L. Ickes s interior secre
tary. i
The budget, for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, was cut from
$346,765,830 to $174,652,379. It
comes before the house for debate
tomorrow, j
Here are recommended expen
ditures, compared with budget
.'V
estimates, for the northwest
Bonneville administration: $12,-
506,400. of which $9,000,000 i
direct appropriation and the bal
ance unobligated balances from
funds appropriated last year. The
administration asked $21,173,069
Columbia basin irrigation proj
ect: $13,008,145 'compared with
$30,000,000 sought. The commit
tee also slashed 169.000 on a re
quested $1,259,900 for operation
and maintenance? of the basin
power projects for the year start
ing July 1. i
Klamath project in Oregon:
$216,000, compared with $500,000
Deschutes project: $563,685, com
pared with $1,300,000. Roza divi
sion, Yakima project: $624,650,
compared with $1,440,600. Sup
port of the Klamath Indians In
Oregon was reduced from $212,
000 to $106,000.
Public Power
Victory' Seen
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 7 -UP)
The house appropriation commit
tees approval of a $12,506,400
Bonneville power administration
budget was hailed as a "public
power victory today by BPA
Administrator Paul J. Raver.
Although ; the figure represent
ed a cut of $8,666,669 from the
requested fund, the amount slash
ed was chiefly for carry-over
projects. Raver said. Bonneville
had asked about I $15,000,000 for
the fiscal year fori those projects.
but the committee recommended
$5,724,000. Committee action, he
explained, will spread the carry
over work over three years in
stead of the coming year.
Raver declared fthe committee
approved continuance of the Bon
neville transmission line program
despite intensive lobbying by cer
tain private power Interests to
halt the program."
Senators Taft,
Morse Differ
v T s fri -m-m
(Jn Jtf Ollette
WASHINGTON, i May 7HJP)-
Senators Morse of Oregon and
Taft of Ohi differed today over
the ; future political leanings of
Senator LaFollette, who an
nounced recently that he would
run for retention in Wisconsin as
a republican; instead of as a prog
ressive.
Morse told reporters that he
would be "very much surprised"
if Bob LaFollette ever went "re
actionary." Morse came into the
picture through a letter that Taft
sent to a Wisconsin 'republican fa
voring LaFollette, Which said:
In the long run be (LaFollette)
will be closer to me than he will
be to Senator Wayne Morse
(R-Ore)."
LaFollette ! would not comment
on tne Wisconsin conventions
failure to endorse him for the re
publican senatorial nomination.
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Bride Arrives
SAN FRANCISCO. May
Eight U. S. marines and their for
eign brides, i swept i apart by the
currents of war in: China nearly
four and a half years ago. had
joyful reunions today when the
transport General R. M. Blatch-
ford docked here from Shanghai.
Sgt. Ivan L. Buster of Salem,
Ore., said he could tell the exact
number of minutes: he had been
separated from his wife, Alexan
dra, a native of Siberia. They will
live here, where he Is stationed.
Several Familiar Faces to Be Missing FromtD Senate
i
By Wendell Webb
Managing Editor, Th Statesman
Several familiar faces will be
missing from the 1947 state senate,
but a lot more of them will be
back, a compilation of candidacies
shows today, j
With the primary election but
nine days away (May 17), The
Statesman herewith is presenting
a composite picture Of the poten
tialities for the next legislative
session. I ;
Those not seeking re-nomination
to the senate include Joel C.
Booth of Lebanon,. W. E. Burke
of Sherwood, H. C;i Wheeler of
Dexter and the two Marion county
pro tern appointees John H. Car
son and Frederick S. Lamport.
Fourteen of the SO senators are
holdovers and face no election this
year, including tent republicans
and four democrats In districts
3, 7. 8, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24.
Of the other 16 to be selected,
eight candidates are unopposed
on either their own: or the rival
party ballot, including seven re
publicans and one 'democrat, in
districts 1, 3, 6, 9, 19, 21, 23.
NINETY-SIXTH YEAR 12
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Ford Shut
By Coal
Shortage
U.S. Conciliation
Attempt Fails to
Halt Coal Strike
By th Associated Press
The government failed Tuesday
in an informal effort to end the
37-day-old soft coal strike and the
head of a railroad brotherhood
which I has called a nationwide
transportation strike for May 18
advocated government seizure of
the railroads
In Detroit, the Ford Motor com
pany announced that "virtually
all operations of the Ford com
pany will be suspended indefin
itely beginning Wednesday night.
due to the coal strike, a shortage
of parts and railroad transporta
tion. ; The shutdown will affect
106,000 workers.
The .250-man United Mine
Workers policy committee voted
to stand by John L. Lewis' de
mands as a condition for ending
the coal strike. Although Paul W.
Fuller, government conciliator.
said he had submitted a proposal
for ending the coal strike to both
labor and management, neither
side said it regarded his sugges
tions at a definite peace formula,
A. F Whitney, president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad aT rain
men, which has set a strike for
May 18, advocated that congress
pass legislation "to effect the im
mediate siezure of the lines, im
pound all funds and make suitable
adjustments of grievances with
employes."
A strike of 1,000 pilots and co-
p 1 1 o 1 1 of Transcontinental and
Western Air, Inc.. set for 11:59
p. m. Tuesday, was averted when
President Truman appointed
fact-finding panel to study the
wage dispute between 13 airlines
and the AFL Airline Pilots associ
ation.
i.
Today Marks
Anniversary
Of V-E Day
By the Associated Press
A year ago today (Wednesday)
President Truman proclaimed in
Washington the end of hostilities
In Europe.
The day, for which little cere
mony had been planned, found
the world still battling this
time to make secure the peace
that began with Germany's sur
render. In Paris the foreign ministers of
France, Great Britain, the soviet
union and the United States con
tinued their efforts, with little
success to date, to draw up for
mal European peace terms.
B E R L I N-Americans planned
their V-E day celebration for to
day, but the four-power observ
ance will be held Thursday at the
request of the Russians, who
fought right through May 8, 1943.
The four powers wUl stage a
victory parade, each contributing
one company of infantry to be re
viewed at the Brandenbuerger
gate.
Need a Press Agent?
Solon Sees Surplus
WASHINGTON. May t-iJP-Budget
officials estimate there
are 23,009 full time and 22.769
part time employes doing "press
agent" work for the government.
Rep. Horan (D-Wash) said to
day. He believes it "not only is
unnecessary but definitely dan
gerous." Their salaries are esti
mated at $74,829,487.
The "assureda" (barring No
vember write-ins), therefore. In
clude 17 republicans and five dem
ocrats including the entire pres
ent democratic representation.
Of the other eight seats to be
filled, five have contests in both
parties for districts 2, 4, 13 (nom
inating tMo), 14.
In two districts, 12 and 15, there
is but one candidate for each par
ty, thereby assuring that Senate
President Howard Belton (12) and
Sen. Merle Chessman (IS) will go
on the ballot at the general elec
tion. In one district, 10, competition is
solely within the republican party
this year between Speaker of the
House Eugene Marsh, now seeking
a senate, post, and Emmet t W.
Gulley. '
The complete picture by dis
tricts of this year's state senatorial
lineup follows, the list constituting
candidates unless specified as
holdovers' (the 1st and 13th dis
tricts have two vacancies, the oth
ers one):'
1st (Marion): Allan G. Carson
(r); Douglas McKay (r), both S-
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n SiSQS bend here after being charged with taking her three year
eld daughter frem the Calif, heme ef an aunt whe had lerally adop
ted the baby. Mrs. Rasbury admitted flying te Fort U'erth with
daughter Jady April Zl after
" te the shew." She staled that
have her child back any time
gave her te her a ant for adeptlen. (International Soandpbete)
Molotov Balks
At Withdrawal
From Balkans
PARIS, May T.-OipV-Anierican
sources said today that V. M. Mo
lotov, Russian foreign minister.
had refused to withdraw soviet
troops from Bulgaria on the
ground they were needed there to
protect communication lines into
the Russian zone of Austria.
Ernest Bevin, British foreign
mm-vm mmi-mA that l ik -.
ign ministers adoptea an Amer
ican proposal for adding an Aus
trian settlement to the conference
agenda, red army troops would
not be needed to safeguard the
communication lines.
Molotov said that the ministers
had agreed last September in Lon
don that Russia could retain
troops in the Balkans and that all
the ministers needed to do now
was to decide the language of the
Balkan treaties.
Probers Say
Waste Small
ASTORIA. Ore.. May 7-iP)-Na-al
officials probing food waste
here said today an estimated $210
worth of material was recovered
from the city dump In April, only
two tenths of one per cent of the
$104,562 worth of commodities
shipped to Seattle the same
month from 56 ships undergoing
decommissioning here.
The statement was an answer
to a charge by Rep. Walter Nor
blad (R-Ore) that the navy has
wasted food here.
Meanwhile, Dr. Delbert C.
Kelly. Clatsop county health of
ficer, denied making a statement
that several hundred pounds of
butter were found at the dump.
OPA Lifts Oiling on
Cherries, Plums, Prunes
WASHINGTON. May T.-iPh
OPA today removed price ceil
ings on fresh apricots, sweet cher
ries, plums and Italian prunes.
It also suspended ceilings on
watermelons for an indefinite pe
riod. Both actions are effective
Immediately.
lem. (Pro Utn senators, serving
while Carson and McKay were in
the service, are John H. Carson
(r) and Frederick S. Lamport (r),
both Salem.)
2nd (Linn): Donald W. Dens
moor (r) and Cliff Knodell (r).
both Albany; Cortis D. Stringer
(d), Lebanon, and Orval N.
Thompson (d) Albany. (Sen. Joel
C. Booth (r) is not a candidate for
re-nomination ) .
3rd (Lane): Truman A. Chase
(r), Eugene (now state representa
tive). 4th (Lane, Linn): Angus Gibson
(r), Junction City, incumbent, and
Jack Alden Draper (r), Albany;
C. H. (Bud) Davis (d), Albany,
and Fred E. Harrison (d), Browns
ville. Sta (Douglas): Thomas Parkin
son (r), Roseburg (holdover).
6th (Jackson): Earl T. Newbry
(r), Ashland, Incumbent.
7th (Josephine): William A. Mo
ser (d). Grants Pass (holdover).
Sth (Coos, Curry): William E.
Walsh (r), Coou Bay (holdover).
tth (Benton, Polk): Dean II.
Walker (r), Independence, Incumbent
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Horse Goes Shopping,
Perplexes Policeman
LaGRANDE, May 7 -UP)- A
city policeman about to give Cal
BauricK a ticket for improper
parking' scratched his head, per
plexed, w hen he began writing
tne type of vehicle.
Bat trick's horse, left near
curb, was found sauntering down
a main street sidewalk among
shopping pedestrians.
Strike Averted
At Linen Mill
A scheduled strike at the Sa
lem Linen Mill was averted Tues
day when the company offered
the 10 cents-an-hour increase re
quested by the Textile Workers'
union and agreed to accept any
increases over that amount set by
arbitration of the Miles Linen
company dispute.
Tuesday had been set as the
deadline by the union for calling
the strike. The Miles company
previously had offered' either the
10-cent increase or arbitration.
snd the union had accepted the
arbitration offer.
Truman Observes 62nd
Birthday in Garden
WASHINGTON. May 7-(;P-
Another birthday, his 62nd. cat
ches up with President Truman
tomorrow. He looked fit as ever
today as he hopped over a low
boxwood hedge in the White
House rose garden.
Jackknife in hand, Mr. Truman
clambered Into the rose bed to
snip off a tremendous pink blos
som. He presented It to a beam
ing farm wife. Mrs. Claude H.
Canaday of Bloomfield, Neb., who
had exclaimed in admiration
about it.
Chinese Engineer Here
For Study of Forestry
PORTLAND. Ore. May 7 -T)
Kai Wang, engineer for a forest
products laboratory in Kaiting,
China, arrived here today to con
fer with regional U. S. forest ser
vice officers.
He said 75 per cent of China's
standing timber is In Manchuria,
where lumber plants were ser
iously damaged during the war.
and Russia moved out most of
the remaining plants."
16th (Yamhill K Emmetl W.
Gulley (r). Newberg, and Eugene
E. Marsh (r), McMinnville; now
a state representative and '45
speaker of the house. (Sen. W. E.
Burke (r), Sherwood, is not seek
ing re-nomination).
11th (Washington): Paul L. Pat
terson (r). Hillsboro (holdover).
12th (Clackamas): Howard C.
Belton (r), Canby (incumbent and
'45 president of the senate) ; Lee L.
Shoemake (d), Gladstone.
13th (Multnomah) (four -year
term): Lee Patterson (r). Incum
bent. George Haskell (r) and Pe
ter W. Welch (r); Richard L. Neu
berger (d). (Two-year term):
Eugene H. Larson (r) and Jack
Lynch (r). now senator pro tern
for Coe McKenna (r), who re
signed to go on the state tax com
mission, and Clifford T. Uowlett
(d). Holdovers In the 13th district
are Frank H. Hilton (r), Thomas
R. Ma honey (d), Walter J. Pear
son (d), and Lew Wallace (d).
14th (Clackamas, Col umbia,
Multnomah): Irving Rand (r) In
cumbent, Dean Bryson (r) and
John Galey (r); Byron Carney
May 8, 194S
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In
Withdraw All Troops
LONDON, May 7-WVThe house of commons tonight barked up
the labor; government's suddenly announced proposal to withdraw
Britain's 'entire military establishment from Egypt by giving the
government a 327 to 158 Vote of confidence. -
For the first time since the labor government came nnwor fl
August the conservative party
Salem Senators
Win 12th Straight
Over IWenatchee
The red-het Salem Senators
last night won their 12th straight
Western : International league
victory, an ft-7 conquest ef We
natehee's Chiefs at Weuatchee.
The win tied the all-time WIL,
record for consecutive games
won at the outset ef a season.
George Vice, Weedy Salmon and
Bart Bartelomel hit heme runs
for Salem and the locals came
from behind with four runs ta
the eighth Inning te wla. (Com
plete details ef game ou today's
sports page.)
Hillman Says
Disabled Vets
Needed in Jobs
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J May 1
(AVSidne Hillman today blamed
the men's jsuit shortage to a lack
of clothing; workers and called on
his own and other industries to
provide Job for disabled veter
ans.
Hillman, president of the Am
algamated 1 Clothing Workers of
America (CIO), said a scarcity of
fabrics and lining materials is eas
ing but 100,000 additional workers'
are needed; to overcome "the ter
rific backlog" of orders for men s
clothes.
The union leader made public
a letter to Kaymona ti. Ketss or
New York! City, president of the
Clothing Manufacturers of the
United States, asking for an ear
ly conference to map plans for
employment of 100,000 veterans.
We've established with man
ufacturers $ training program un
der which; veterans get prefer
ence." Hillman said. "Owners
have been asked to determine
what jobs disabled veterans can
do and our union people are doing
the training.
Bus Firm Put
On Unfair List
PORTLAND, May 7-(VPort
land's central labor council and
the AFL. office employes union
today placed Oregon Motor Stages
on the "unfair" list, and the office
workers said they would start
Dicketinf the firm's offices here
tomorrow.
Harold Oathes, business agent
of the AFLj drivers and mechan
ics. said no further negotiations
were scheduled in the strike,
which has tied up city bus serv
Ice In Salem and Eugene. Com
Dtnr and union oxiiciais are
deadlocked over . the pay scale
for over-the-road drivers, for
whom the
hour. The
$1.27 4.
union seeks $1.30 an
company has offered
(d), Russell jllogan (d) and Lester
Sheeley (d)i
15th (Clatsop ): Merle R. Chess
man (r) incumbent; Gordon Sloan
(d).
16th (Hood River, Wasco): P. L.
SUdelman (r) The Dalles (hold
over). 17th (Crook, Deschutes, Jeffer
son, Klamath Lake): Marshall E.
Cornett (r) Klamath Falls (hold
over). J !
18th (Gilliam, Sherman, Wheel
er): Ernest jR. Fatland (r) Con
don (holdover).
19th (Morrow, Umatilla, Un
ion): Rex EUia (r) Pendleton, in
cumbent. 21th (Umatilla): Carl Engdahl
(r) Pendleton, Incumbent.
tlsl (Union, Wallowa): C. II.
Zurcher (r) Enterprise 'hold
over). X2nd (Grant, Harney, Malheur):
J. N. Jones (r) Juntura (hold
over). X3rd (Baker): W. H. Stray er
(d) Baker, incumbent.
24th (Lincoln. Tillamook):
George P. Wlnslow (r) Tillamook
(holdover), j
(Tomorrow The house lineup).
No. 3S
siiDDorts
Decision to
minority split openly with the gov
ernment on
a foreign Dolicv is
sue.
Prime Minister Attlee de
scribed the plan as the best me
thod "to calm rising Egyptian
nationalism."
Earlier opposition leader Win
ston Churchill had charged the
labor government with a policy
which, would lead to destruction
of the British empire, asserting
that "after 60 years of diplomacy
and administration, things built
up with great labor are cast away
with great shame and folly."
Attlee reported to this by say
ing that the Egyptian decision
was agreed to by chiefs of staffs
and dominion prime ministers.
Offer lo Give Suez
Defense to Egyptians
CAIRO, May 7-ay-Cr eat Bri
tain proposed today to withdraw
all her military, naval and air
forces from Egyptian territory,
astride the vita! UfeUn to her
far-flung empire, and to seek
consolidation of her alliance with
Egypt on the basis of "two equal
nations having Interests In com
mon." !
The offer would entrust de
fense of the trategic Suez canal
to the forces of King Farouk.
Highly qualified British sources
estimated it would require at
least five yeara to complete the
withdrawal of forces, i
Some 40,000 British ground
troops are believed to be in
Egypt at present, plus consider
able air, force personnel. Esti
mates of the number of men at
Alexandria, key Bri(ih naval
base, and Port Said I were not
available."
U. N. Awaits
Confirmation
Of Iran Report
NEW YORK, May T-)-The
United Nations security council
tonight awaited new report
from -Iranian Ambassador Hus
sein Ala which delegates hoped
might avert another clash on the
explosive Iranian case tomorrow.
The only way such a clash
might be avoided, most delegates
believed, was by the receipt of
new evidence before the council
meets at 3 p.m. (EDT) tomorrow.
showing that the withdrawal of
Russian troopa from Iran was
complete or virtually complete.
A delayed dispatch from Tehrsn
quoted Prince Mozaffar Firour,
Iranian propaganda director, as
saying Monday night: ', "Reports
we have received indicate that
the evacuation of . Persia has
been completed.'
A later dispatch from Tehran
said the soviet government still
controlled air travel to Ater Dal
ian province, since passage on the
Russian Intourlst airline to Ta
briz must be booked through the
Russian consulate.
Dallas Advised '
To Slarl Plant
DALLAS. May 7-OVThe sUta
city officials that construction tt
sanitary authority has advi.ed
city officials that construction
of a sewage disposal plant here
should start as soon as materials
are available.
Passage of a $150,000 bnd Is
sue authorizing the plant to come
up at the May 17 primary elec
tion, will be considered "satinfac
tory progress toward the proj
ect, state cftirials said. The plant
will halt pollution of LaCreole
creek.
CAVES RESORT TO OfE!
GRANTS PASS, May 7 -m
Guests are booked to August for
the Oregon Caves resort, which
will open its hotel, cottages and
dining services May 29,1 Manager
Harold B. Say said today.
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