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2B Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Sun., Mar. 21, 1954 DOUGLAS STARTS TREK, 184 MILES TO CAPITAL CUMBERLAND, Md. Wl Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and a party he described as "a little bigger than the Lewis and Clark expedition" set out from here early today on a 184-mile hike to Washington, D.C. They expect to cover the distance in about eight days. Forty-five persons made up the party which struck out from Cumberland at 7 a.m. The "expedition" will wind along the old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal from here to Washington. It resulted from a chal lenge by Douglas to editorial writers Merlo Pusey and Robert Estabrook of the Washington Post and Times-Herald. They had written editorials favoring a federal Pwa along the unused, government-owned canal. Douglas said this would mar its natural beauties and challenged them to walk it with him and see for themselves. They took him up, and naturalists and others quickly joined in. 3 w w - 6 Footers. . s hi i I r t i 'i t 'i - 7 v; RSi&f x (Register-Guard photo, Wiltshire eng.) THESE TWO DISPLAYS, MADE BY THE StMary's School youngsters shown here, will be entered along with others marie by St. Mary's students in the second annual Northwest Science Exposition at Portland this week. Joan Sealfeld, 12, shows her model, which demonstrates the phases of the moon. Edward Duffy, 10, holds models of prehistoric animals. Last year, the school took four first places in the statewide competition. The contest is sponsored by the Oregon Museum of Science and Indus try and is held-at Portland State Extension Center. TEMPEST IN AN ATOM PLANT Missing Han ford Data Reported Unimportant By A. ROBERT SMITH Register-Guard Correspondent WASHINGTON Chair man Sterling Cole (R-NY) of the congressional committee on atomic energy believes the sensational headlines generated by a press confer ence held by Rep. Thomas M. Pelly (R-Wash) concerning missing documents at Han ford, were "not in the best interest of the public." Cole gave this opinion in writ ing Pelly this week to say his committee had found no breach of security at Hanford nor even any "poor housekeeping," al though he said a small number of papers some misfiled, some de stroyed without record have been missing since 1943. None were top secret, however, nor did they provide information about atomic material specifications, Cole explained. While complimenting Pelly for turning Ms report of missing pa pers over to the atomic energy committee, Cole indicated he thought it could have been done without the drama of Pclly's hav ing called in reporters to tell them about it. What angered Cole was a headline m the Columbia Basin News of Pasco, Wash., which declared that "top secret papers" had been "stolen" from Hanford. Other newspapers gave their readers similar versions. QUICK ATTENTION Pelly had said in his press con ference that he assumed some missing documents were top se cret. He said he understood a substantial volume of documents was involved. He lent authority to his report by saying without qualification that it had been con firmed to him verbally by offi cials of the Atomic Energy Com mission, and that the congression al committee had promised to in vestigate the whole matter. Why did Pelly broadcast this sensational announcement to the press? He explained that on Feb, 25 an AEC official personally confirmed his report of missing documents, promising AEC would detail in writing what action it was taking. Pelly waited two weeks, but got no word. Then he said he learned that a letter had been drafted but rejected by AEC Chairman Lewis Strauss who ordered it rewritten. At this point, Pelly said, he de cided to break the story to the press. This had a two-fold result It got the immediate attention of the congressional committee which called in Hanford Manager David Shaw to testify Tuesday. Shaw brought with him the Pasco newspaper as an example of the other result the false impres sion spread from coast-to-coast via newspaper headlines that Hanford's guarded atomic secrets had been rifled. Public reaction was electric, Letters flooded into Pelly's of fice, many thanking him for help ing save the country from sub versives. A Californian claiming to be an cx-Communist wrote that he was ready to "tell all" to a committee of Congress. Another said he knew all along that Han ford security was lax. POINTS OVERLOOKED At his press conference, Pelly conveyed the idea that he had gone into this matter thoroughly with both the AEC and the com mittee on atomic energy, point ing out that he had given it some three months consideration from the time he first heard the report until that moment. Yet Pelly said later he was unaware of two basic facts w hich this reporter was able lo learn about Hanford docu- Victory for Administration Predicted in Tax Battle WASHINGTON an Senate Re publican leaders Saturday fore cast an administration victory in Its battle against increasing in come tax exemptions even if the senate approves the measure. This viewpoint was expressed publicly by GOP Floor Leader William F. Knowland and private ly by other Republican spokes men. Tney suggested that a con ference commitleo called lo com promise differences in the Sen ate and House lax bills would kill an amendment lo raise exemp tions, if the Somite docs nol. "My feeling is that the hill that Ullimalely passes will bo very close to the position of the Presi dent and the one passed by the House," Knowland told reporters. The House volcd against the in creased exemptions. However, Knowland shared the view of other Republican and Democratic leaders that the Sen ate vote will be close and he would not predict Ihc outsome. Sen. Walter F. George (D O a), chief Senate spokesman for his party on taxes, said the outsome will depend mostly on the eco nomic trend over the next 30 or 40 days. Nearly all Democrats in Con gress aro supporting a proposal to inereaso personal incomo tax exemptions by amending the ad ministration's general tax reform hill which the House passed on Thursday. On that bill, House Democrats tried In attach an amendment to Increase personal exemplions, now $600 for each taxpayer and dependent, to $700. That effort. was rejected by a vole of 210 to 204. George is sponsoring an amend men! to raise exemplions to $800 mis year and 51,000 in 1955. Democrats have ureed that pen- oral income tax relief is needed to increase purchasing power and head off economic trouble. Presi dent Eisenhower has fought the proposals on grounds that the eco nomic outlook is not serious and mat inc treasury cannot stand the loss of revenue $2,500,000,000 a year for an increase of S100 in exemplions and more for larger increases. Inasmuch as the Senate will not be ready to vote on the issue for several weeks, George told re porters he expects the economic trnd, meanwhile, largelv to de termino the vote. He said, how ever, that he sees no probability of a change sufficient for him to abandon his amendment. ments in a matter of several hours after the press confer ence, from various authoritative sources: 1. The atomic energy commit tee makes periodic inventories of papers at all installations, and on Feb. 1 it found nothing seriously out of order at Hanford. 2. Any time the AEC finds sus picious circumstances, it calls in the FBI immediately but it had not seen cause to call in the FBI at Hanford. Both points were made known to Pelly by Cole in his letter. They materially alter the impres sion the Seattle congressman gave to reporters Friday. The conclusion is inescapable that this case featured a chain reaction of exaggeration first by Pelly, then reporters, then head line writers. By checking his ru mor more carefully with authori ties, Pelly could readily have quieted his own genuine anxieties about Hanford security without arousing those of the nation. But of course there wouldn't have been a drop of publicity in doing it that way. Brodie Twin Able to Walk WithGuidance CHICAGO (AT Rodney Dee Bro die has passed another milestone in his struggle toward a normal life. He's learning to walk. The 2V'2-year-old bov. born a Siamese twin, can bear his own weight and propel himself for ward, but he still needs the guid ing and supporting hand of a nurse. Doctors at the University of Illinois Medical Center predict he will be able lo walk as normally as any cnua who has had a crippling condition to contend with. Rodney still has not dcvelooed the power to recognize objects oy loucn or leel with his left hand or foot. Thus when he steps with his left font, he must watch it to see that it is on the floor. The portion of the brain that translates an impulse into recog nition on his left side is not func tioning. Hou-PVftl- ho ha, ct,n...n -'""j n.ii'iuvviiitiit iii uus re spect. Rodney and his twin. Rneer. were born joined extensively ati me lop oi me skull. Roger died about a month after they were separated Dec. 17, 1952. Rodnov's skull opening is protected by skin transplants but surgeons have not decided when they will in sert a hard covering of bone, metal or plastic under the skin. HICKEY-FREEMAN CLOTHES McDonald Theater Bldg. KEIE'S gladly give you free titlmitei on watch repair. 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