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J3-Th Statesman. Sclera. On, Wednesday. August 13. 1932 ' - Rifle Work Adds to Big Gun Practice at Camp s V I til s. CAMP PENDLETON. Calif. Members of the ThiriJ 155mm Gun Battery, of Salem, Ore., are shown here as they practice sighting their rifles while In summer training. From left to right are PFC Frank E. Parker, Salem Route 1, box 82; 2nd Lt. David S. Berger, 999 N. 5th St; Sgt. John H. Read, 1095 Gar net St.; in sitting position, CpL, Donald M. Jacobsen of Eugene. (Marine Photo.) Vets to Apply For Extra Pay WASHINGTON Up) - Defense officials Tuesday told how Korean combat veterans can apply . for special pay and they estimated the pay Congress voted for mem bers of the armed forces would cost an extra 600 million to 800 million dollars. . ; The lawmakers approved retro active combat pay for all service men actually fighting in Korea, mustering out pay for all in, the military since the start of the con flict an4 a general pay increase for all armed forces personnel. Officials said discharged Korean veterans will be able to apply after Sept 15 for their combat pay which amounts to $45 a month. Men on active duty who are en titled to back combat pay may also apply. The pay started in July for men now in combat TIMBER UNIT HEARING HOOD RIVER UP) A hearing on a proposed sustained yield tim ber unit for 145,000 acres of Mt. Hood National Forest land in Hood River County ended here Tuesday. If approved by the U. S. Forest Service, the plan would restrict sale of 90 per cent of the timber on the land to those who do pri mary manufacturing In the Hood River area. Navy Prisoners Escape, Caught SAN FRANCISCO UP) Two Navy prisoners slugged a Marine guard, grabbed his loaded carbine, kidnaped a motorist, and escaped from the Treasure Island Navy base in a hail of gunfire Tuesday afternoon. I They were captured shortly aft erward in South San Francisco by police who threw up road blocks., I ' The prisoners were identified by the Navy as Seamen Apprentices Larry H. Stout, 19, and Robert u, Marshall, 18. Drivers Giveii Safety Awards ' Safe driver awards were given to four Salem drivers of the Pa cific Motor Trucking Company: by the National Safety Council at a company picnic held recently. Awards were given for sound driving practices, constant-alert- ness, allowance for other drivers' frailties, courtesy to the public. Salem men .. receiving awatds were Ernest J. Bradtl, 745 Colum bia St., 11-year award; Eldon F. Far low. North Commercial St., 4-year award; James E. Pietila, 1161 7th St, 3-year award; Don ald G. Regehr, Route 1, Box 256, , 1-year award. f Plane Damaged Aboard Carrier rr- TfZZl - rrn t-, I - ... 1 i; u Jh t. - i - 1 if- v-.t - nth V? N,VW GzyLA 2& it tii -ts'. " . K"''' "' "' 1 ' ' f.a-.'.''' ., - 'i"'r 'f i " ItMni' TOKYO A' badly damaged jet fighter is wheeled from hanger deck of the Aircraft Carrier Boxer en ita arrival at the Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo. A fire hit the Boxer in Korean waters recently, killing nine men and injuring many more. (AP Wlrephoto via radio from Tokyo to The Statesman.) Judge Cancels Suit Against ! Theatre Chain GREENVILLE, S. C. (JP)-A fed eral judge Tuesday dismissed a 5'i million dollar suit against a chain of theaters and 11 motion picture firms accused of . violating the Sherman-Clayton Anti-Trust Act. : -The suit filed in 1947, was brought by Fred S. Curdts, Ed ward X!. Curdts, and James v Wj Curdts, operators of a theater here. It alleged that the defendants en gaged - in a conspiracy to control first-run films. j j District judge George Bell Tim- merman dismissed the suit with the consent of both the plaintiffs and the defendants. Attorneys in dicated that the plaintiffs were given damages. The court order dii not state the amount and the lawyers declined to elaborate, r The defendants included Green4 ville Enterprises, Inc., which op4 perated three theaters here in 1947; Loew's Inc., Twentieth Cen4 tury Fox, Warner Bros., Pictures Distributing Corp., RKO Radio Pictures,. United Artists, Para mount " Films Distributing Corp4 Universal Film Exchanges, Colum bia Pictures Corp., and Republic Pictures Corp. Portland to Put Gty Pay Measure on Ballot PORTLAND 6-TVThe Portland City Council decided Tuesday to place a salary increase measure for city employes on the Novem ber ballot. . I It would be a tax levy for two yc. rsfor two mills or $1,100,000 year, whichever is less. Salem Marines in California Given Combat Traininn CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. Undergoing intensive training in the operations and tactical uses of the 155 mm gun are the men of Salem's marine Reserve unit, the Third 155mm Gun Battery, in summer training. The reservists, commanded by Maj. M. L. Williams, have now passed the half way mark in their training. They : are taking class room work along with training which includes firing under, simu lated combat conditions. The schedule features fire' direc tion, gun drill, care and cleaning. Instruction on the "big suns " comprises a major portion of the course. It Is designed to keep the reservists informed of any new developments in their military specialty. Moros Out for Christian Blood MANILA (yip) Filipino Moham medan bandits, flashing swords and screaming for Christian blood, cut down three soldiers and wounded six Tuesday as Philip pines military units tightened their trap on the notorious robber chief, uatu namion. ; The fierce Moros dropped out of trees 'and darted from thick undergrowth In the jungles of southern Jolo Island in the Sulu Archipelago. They carried wavy-edged kris - the traditional sword of the Moros with steel as tough and fine as a Damascus or Toledo blade. 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