The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 25, 1994, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPACE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Friday Morning, January 2S. 1948 UNO Creates Commission to Control Atom LONDON. Jan 24 -OP)-' The United Nations today created a commiiston to control atomic en- . ergy for peace, while the secur ity council prepared to tackle grave political issuea in Iran, In- -kmesia and Greece, and possibly even in a fourth area Lebanon. In it first decisive action on a major world issue, the general as sembly of 51 nations created an atomic energy control commission hailed by U.S. Secretary of State James T. Byrnes as necessary to save the world from an atomic armaments race. Lebanese Premier Badaouy ENDS TODAY (SATJ UefcTjufofll ttfunuarm t,,"'.lH crtf NcCUltt siMsLI CO-FEATURE SUMSIT CARSON- nut sTtvui mm Mcwaatr Mil KMI i STARTS SATURDAY rroT rot TOWN4 mi OiBI rxtn csapes CO-FEATURE INSIDE JNE 116 H0USE"l STMTS TODAY OUR VIHEp edcardner (VTS, VSSSP CHARLEY CANTOR Ai i Vi Si MwSh EDDIE GREENE t Mf , J f lA'.lll Wife ANN THOMAS Ay ; id I I CaSSSSiS VICTOR MOORE UWlJ I SESSnr MARJORIE REYNOLDS $3 I BARRY SULUYAH ilTSml'n RICHARD ARLEN vJiSEft CHERYL WALKER IN ,gp g "IDENTITY UNKNOWN" Pacha announced in Beyrouth that he had cabled his country's UNO delegation to ask the secur ity council to review the British French agreement on withdrawal of troops, and to intercede for the immediate evacuation of foreign troops. The Lebanese issue was pro jected even as the UNO's power ful security council prepared to deal tomorrow with three dis putes, two involving Britain and the third affecting Russia. Britain and Russia both have veto power in the security coun cil. So does France, which would be involved if Lebanon makes a formal complaint to the council. The U.S. and China are the other two of the five permanent coun cil members with veto power. Filibuster in Second Week WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -(P) The senate filibuster stretched into a second week today with Senator Bankhead (D-Ala) con tending that Japanese and Ger man workers could oust "good American citizens' from their jobs if the fair employment prac tices commission bill became law. The veteran Alabama senator said there had not been a fili buster yet "because most of the opposing speeches dealt with the proposed FEPC. Supporters of the bill which would set up a commission with broad powers to prevent discrim ination in employment because of race, creed or religion started pe titions to invoke the seldom-used rule to limit senate debate. A-Tests to Kill 'Tons9 of Fish WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i-(-A "good many tons" of fish will undoubtedly be killed in the ato mic bomb tests at Bikini atoll, but the great commercial fishing grounds of the Pacific are not ex pected to be affected. This was the forecast today of experts of the fish and wildlife serfice which will participate in researches accompanying the his toric bomb blasts. Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, director of the service, declared: ' "It's our belief that there are no major fisheries close enough to the Bikini atoll to be disturbed to any serious degree." Opea 6:45 Kansas Cily Killy II with Ju Davis, Jane Frmxee and Bob Crosby and "Strangers in the Night" William Terry - Virginia Grey - 2 BIG HITS Detailed Plan Of Arftiy, Navy Atom Test Told (Story on Page 1) : By the J Associated Pros Here are some of the facta dis closed by Blandy and others con nected with the forthcoming ato mic bomb testa to be conducted by the army and navy: 1 The target fleet will include four American battleship. In cluding the Wterans Nevada and Pennsylvania; two heavy, cruis ers; two aircraft carriers, the bid Saratoga and the modern Inde pendence; 1 A destroyers; five sub marines; the!; Japanese battleship Nagato and light cruiser Sakawa, and the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. ! I 2 The first test, scheduled for early May, will be an atomic burst several ; hundred feet above target ships; a second test, tenta tive scheduled for July 1, win be a surface level explosion among assembled ships; the third, which cannot be made this year, will be a deep water test in the open 3 Site of the initial tests will be Bikini atoll, In the Marshall group, with the aiming point a lagoon about 30 fathoms deep, 27 miles long; and about 15 miles wide. - 4 The gigantic experiment estimates of the cost vary widely but include mention of $100,000,- 000 will be conducted by ; two' groups, the task force of naval and military , personnel and an "evaluation board" of scientists charged with! handing down an impartial appraisal of results. 5 The mission is "primarily to determine the effects of the ato mic bomb upon naval vessels in order to gain information of value to, the national defense. age Minimum Wins Support WASHINGTON,. Jan. 24.-OP)-President Truman's request for a new minimum wage floor of 65 cents an hour for business in in terstate commerce won approval from the senate labor committee today. But the group voted to space out succeeding increases to ?5 cents over a four-year period In stead of two years as the presi dent had proposed. The legislation would amend the present law with its 40 cent mini mum. Committee clerks and wit nesses said the 65-cent provision would bring pay boosts for 2, 000,000 to 4,000,004 workers. The others get more than that now. Sweden in No Hurry to Join United Nations LONDON, Jan. 24 HP)- A well- informed Swedish souree said to day that Sweden was in no hurry to become a member of the Unit ed Nations organization. "Sweden does not want to rush things and accelerate a decision," he said. "We want things to de velop quite naturally." He said the question may be discussed by the Swedish parliament in. Feb ruary, j Friday, Jan. 25ih J and j EVERY FRIDAY Salem Armory Glenn Woodry's ORCHESTRA Verne Esch, Vocalist ; ' Adm. 85c; IncL Fed Tax ? Music As You Like If i Opening lance o BENEFIT Sat., Jan. 26th ENTIRE PROCEEDS GO TO Admission 10 Cents ' (Any Donation Appreciated) Sponsored and All Expenses Donated by WOODBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT WOODBURII ARIIORY I Introducing Music By S LAWRENCE'S ORCHESTRA I Of Salem I Dancing 9:30 to 12:30 Appointed I V i It r ' if v i i Ij "A WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 The ap pointment of Gen. Carl. A. 8pastzi (above) to bo chief of the army air forces, saceeedlng St-year-old Gen. Henry II. (lisp) Arnold, was announced today by President Truman. The changeover will become effect- : Ive when Arnold, now on a tour ; In South America, returns to this country. Navy Reveals Glass Armor WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-iP- The navy revealed tonight that plastic body armor made of lam inated glass-cloth was ready for combat use by navy and marine assault troops poised before the war's end to storm Japan. Experiments had shown the ar mor to be effective against bullets and fragments. Laminated nylon flak suits were put into use by navy and marine airmen for protection from heavy anti-aircraft fire over the Japanese' home islands before the surrender. The Jackets of glass-cloth, called doron, were described as lighter, more pliable and more comfortable than steel although the navy acknowledged they "at present have the disadvantage of being bulky." - Denver Warmed By Freak Winds DENVER, Jan. 24 -(P)- High chinook winds sent the tempera ture soaring to unseasonable highs in the Rocky mountain re rion tonight, but the weather bu- ! reau warned that it wouldn't stay warm very long a -cold wave la on the way south. The winds raged as high as 102 miles an hour at Cheyenne, blow ing down power lines and leaving parts of the city without power tonight. The thermometer read 01 in Denver tonight, equalling the highest reading during the day. POPE TO TALK TO CHILDREN ROME, Jan. 24-(;p)-Pope Pius XII will grant an audience Sun day to 35,000 Italian children re ceiving aid from UNRRA. The Pope will; enter the church in state in the g estate-rial chair borne by 12 prelates and will speak to the children. BOILERMAKERS VOTE STRIKE SEATTLE, Jan. 24-(P-The Boilermakers union announced tonight its membership had vot ed six to one in favor of a strike. PATTERSON ON WAY HOME FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan. 24-(P-Secretary of War Patter son left Frankfurt by plane this evening for Washington, where he is expected" to arrive tomor row night..- Too Late to GaMift FURNISHED downstairs of home. In cluding kitchen, bedroom, dining room and bath room. No children. M per month. Immediate poMesaion. 734 North High. SCHOOLGIRL to stay with children nights. Make horn hart tf desired. Must be neat and clean. Phone 4507. limes Nip War Trials Shift to China By the Associated Prets The prosecution of Japanese for crimes against American and al lied prixoners, already well ad vanced in Japan and the Philip pines, was turned yesterday for the first time to China. In Shanghai, 18 Japanese sol diers and civilians were arraigned before a U. S. military commission for the deaths of three American fliers who were beaten through Hankow's streets in December of 1944, strangled with ropes, and cremated. The prosecution declined to identify the three victims of these "inhuman and brutal atrocities," saying Identification was incon clusive. Truman9 s Pay Nearly Slashed WASHINGTON, Jan. U.-iJf)-An economy drive by house re publicans today sheared President Truman of a $5,000,000 emergency fund and a $1,650,000 addition to the White House and stopped Just short of cutting his salary. The action came during passage of a $5,593,262,028 appropriation bill to finance a score of execu tive and independent agencies for the fiscal year starting July 1. Rep. Taber (R-NY) proposed an amendment to slash by ten per cent the salary funds of all the agencies except the veterans ad ministration. It failed on a roll call vote. - Taber told reporters his inten tion was to force a reduction in the number of employes. The denial to the president of the use of a $5,000,000 balance re maining in his emergency fund was made when Taber raised a technicality. It did not permit a vote. . Supreme Court May Get Coos Bay Water District Suit COOS BAY, Ore., Jan. 24 -(JP) A suit testing legality of the Coos Bay water district, organization of which was approved at a Jan. 17 election, appears headed for the state supreme court, Ben R. Chandler, chairman of the water district commission, said today. John B. Shuler, Portland bond attorney, has refused to approve a $675,000 bond issue to purchase the Peoples Water 8c Gas Co. system, Chandler reported. Shuler said it would be illegal for Cpos Bay and North Bend to Jointly control the same population area under the water district. CHIMNEY FIRE QUELLED Minor chimney fires last night called Salem firemen to 1925 N. 5th st. and to 239 S. 22nd st. No damage was reported in either fire. - CONT. I KOM 1 P. M. . jf NOW! r" The, RaMm( U'MNl- SCOTT t1 ... - 1 -a -l W V J act r CO-HIT! aivsTsavf V iX I A'Bomb Test May Produce Record Waves LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 24-iP)- The mountainous waves to be caused by testing of the atomic bomb against a great naval arm ada in the Marsha lis islands will rival the greatest natural waves on record, but its height will be dissipated very rapidly, Dr. H. U. Sverdrup, head of the Scrip ps In stitute of Oceanography, said to day. Sverdrup, one of the world's foremost authorities on ocean ography, said it Would take very delicate instruments to detect any increase in size of waves reaching the United States after the atomic explosion. He estimated that height of the waves, which Vice Adm. W. H. P. Blandy said today will reach 100 feet, would diminish to less than 5 feet at a distance of 500 miles from Bikini AtolL The wave ef fect, Sverdrup said, will be com parable to that, caused by dropping a stone into a pool, magnified manyfold. Portland May Purchase; Eastern-Western Docks PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2 4 -,?) The commission of public docks today authorized this city to pur chase Eastern and Western Lum ber company property north of terminal No. 1 for $440,000. The Ends Today! (FrL) Phil Baker TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT" Laurel A Hardy "THE BIG NOISE" Cont From 1 P.M. TOMORROW! all ' CX t k twc mcxisc tht nrn aMT ' - OrENS 6:45 P. M. - NOW PLAYING! CO-FEATUREI RHYTHM and ACTION! i JIMMY WAKELEY ""Ci CO-HIT! v KAY FRANCIS k I CAROLE LANDS MARTHA RATE ?A (. MITZI ; new area would provide more than 32,000,000 board feet stor age capacity, and the dock, with 4, 0. rtmmmr SIIOOTH ( ... JAi THE TOPCOAT FABRICS GO-GETTERS GO FOR! These topcoats are tailored to a man's best taste I Highly styled for smooth, handsome lines, expert ly tailored for lasting good fit. They're In place anywhere, anytime, whether you wear (hem for dressy occasions, to sports erents or to work. And youll get plenty of wear out of them be cause they're made of foremost all-wool fab rics. Modeled with fly-button front easy draping body lines. Luxurious blue and cocoa brown melton. MAIN FLOOR some overlapping on adjoining city property, can berth two big ships, commissioners said. FIIIISHED 27 a IB CHAPTER NO. 7 "MONSTER & APE" LATE NEWS!