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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1951)
O o o o Demands for Oatis Release Keep Growing WASHmGTO?,-luly. 25 -tff-Th state department said Tuesday that every day William N. Oatis remain in prison "he will serve s a reminder of communist tyr anny." i . - The department made the statement In a "Voice of America' overseas broadcast as congress continued to receive demands that firm action be ' taken against Czechoslovakia for Jailing the As aodated Press Prague reporter on spy charges. Rep. Bray (R-Ind), speaking on the annual state department ap propriation bill, told ; the house that funds for the department should ,be cut .cJ mm ft ."teakes'. an nonest, sincere ana courageous attempt to free Oatis. Rep. Battle (D-Ala) introduced a resolution calling for the break ing! off of Vnited Statea-Czecho-slovaklan commercial relations until Czechoslovakia frees Oatis. If Oatis were not freed in 90 days then diplomatic relations would be severed. , The . state department, which previously had termed Oatis trial a farce, said today the correspond ent had been railroaded to prison after an "infamous" trial. Yester day, it announced that Czechoslo vakia had refused its demand for Oatis release. The "Voice" broadcast today said no communist act against an individual "has aroused the American people to greater indig nation than the railroading of the newsman to jaiL It referred to many editorial comments on the case and said they reflected the reaction of all "decent Americans to' th; Infam ous trial in Prague. U.S.Bml!ing For 180-Group Plane Output WASHINGTON, July Secretary of Defense Marshall said Tuesday the United States is build ing airplane production capacity able to sustain an air force of 180 groups. . v - - . He made that comment at a news conference when asked about complaints in congress that the planned 95-group air force will not be large enough. Senator Lodge (R-Mass.), for one, has urged a force of 150 groups. , The number of planes in a group varies from 75 in a fighter group to as few as 18 in a group of the heaviest bombers Marshall's implication was that production, ep-rj. is .tit -Important Uing at una moment. lie first spoke of production capacity for 18S groups, but bis office later said he meant to say ISO groups. ; Also in response to questions, Marshall said there has been no decision on whether the size of all the armed forces should be in creased beyond the present planned figure of 3,500,000 men. ' . ' . President Truman advised con gress yesterday that an increase may be necessary. ' Marshall said that October will be the month of decision on all military strength. That's when figures must be ready for the 1853 budget ACTRESS GETS DIVORCE "LOS ANGELES, July 24-flV Actress Sylvia Sidney won a di vorce Tuesday from Carleton W. Alson. nubile relations- man. Sh said Alsop quit - work "soon- after weir marriage m ihi rnd never worsea again.' Against Commie; Propaganda Bait . DETROIT, July 25-CTV-Secreta-' ry or btate Achesan declared Tues day that if the free world relaxes and fails to build up defenses against - Russian communism, - it will face only two choices "war or surrender ? . iu i It will take "several years' more of stepped-up defense building to erect an adequate barrier against communism's nine - million man armed forces, Acheson said In an address prepared for delivery here. "The prospect may be hard and long. It may mean- many more sacrifices for us, more shortages, higher taxes. 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