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4-i Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Wed., Oct. 13, 1954 Paper Claims Risk-Free Profit For Power Group ST. LOUISE to The Post-Dispatch reports provisions of the long-secret Dixon-Yates contract give the private power combine "a virtually risks-free guarantee of earning 9 per oent on invested capital of 5V2 million dollars." The newspaper, in a copyright ed dispatch from Washington by Richard Dudman Tuesday, said it had obtained access to a copy of the controversial contract. "Examination of Ihe new draft gives support to charges of its opponents that it provides a vir tually risk-free proposition for the Dixon-Yates group," the Post-Dis patch said. The newspaper said examina tion of an Oct. 1 draft of the pro posed contract, described as the ninth draft in three months of negotiations, disclosed these main provisions: The Dixon-Yates group may figure federal income taxes into its "basic capacity charge to the Atomic Energy Commission, in cluding any future increase in in come taxes. Without consent of the AEC, the Dixon-Yates group may Pennsylvania Miners Return to Work WAYNESBURG, Pa. W Coal miners returned to work Wednes day at U.S. Steel Corp.'s Robena mine after a two-day strike over seniority rights. The settlement marked the end of a dispute which spread throughout Southwestern Penn sylvania's bituminous coal field, idling 9,800 workers and closing 15 mines. The dispute was settled Tues day night after 1,100 of the Ro bena workers attended a mem bership meeting and voted to end the strike. The mine's 2,700 workers struck Monday in a dispute with the company over seniority. pledge or transfer the contract at any time to pay debts connected 000 steam-electric power generat-iV" ing plant at west wempnis, atk. The private utilities group freed of responsibilities if it ever fails to deliver electricity because of "cause beyond control of the company" but the AEC must keep up its payments to the pri vate group as if service had been continuous. The Senate-House Committee on Atomic Energy was told last week by the AEC that the AEC has ap proved the form of a proposed contract under which the Dixon- Yates private combine would turn electric power into the public power lines of the Tennessee Val ley Authority. The joint committee has post noned until after the Nov. 2 gen eral election its hearings on the politically hot issue of the con tract. The newspaper said copies of the revised contract were mailed to members of the joint commit tee Monday. Rep. W. Sterling Cole, the com mittee chairman, said at his home in Bath, N.Y., Tuesday night that he had not seen the revised con tract. He said he would not pre judge it, adding thaf'any advance criticism of the contract must necessarily be politically inspired. I am confident, however, that it will be a good contract in the best interests of the public welfare." The Post-Dispatch also said it learned the contract has been approved by the Federal Power Commission, the General Account ing Office and, except for minor details, by the TVA. The Mississippi Valley Gener ating Co. was formed by the Dixon-Yates group to build and oper ate the West Memphis generating plant to supply 600,000 kilowatts of power to TVA in exchange for the same amount TVA now sup plies to the AEC for use at Pa- ducah, Ky. I mmmlk smm Ml k Vl j ' Wi t iMJf fix "II. y m A i i 1 1 h ''I'tr ml t I X ST I . i II 1 is aw wit r , n n rjWAS " w u if ? u SINGER DENIES SHOWGIRL CHARGES Singer Johnny Johnston, 39, accompanied by his wife, Shirley, 29, right, appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court to answer charges of showgirl Bctte Bowers, 24, left, of Washington, D. C, that he is the father of her child, expected in December. Miss Bowers testified in court that Johnston told her "to be a nice girl and kill yourself," if she became pregnant after, she further stated, they had been intimate in a Washington hotel. Johnston has filed an answer denying Miss Bowers' charges but has not yet given his side of the story in court. Miss Bowers is asking that Johnston be declared the father of her expected child and be ordered to pay reasonable support. Molofov Ends Germany Visit BERLIN to Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov left East Berlin by plane Wednesday for Moscow after an eight-day visit to East Germany. Officials of the East Zone's Communist government, includ ing Prime Minister Otto Grote whol and party chieftain Walter Ulbricht, saw Molotov off at the Schoenefeld airport. Grotewhol and Ulbright pledg ed "firm ties" with the Soviet Un ion for the 18 million East Germans. During his protracted visit, Molotov visited farms, factories, steel -mills and the uranium mines. The visit, officially to cele brate the fifth anniversary of the East Germany government, came just as the nine-power conference in London was agreeing to rearm West Germany as a sovereign partner in the Western alliance. Oregon Agriculture Chief Possible Aide to Benson WASHINGTON Oregon 's stale director of agriculture, Er- vin L. Peterson, is being consi' dered by Secretary of Agricul ture Ezra Benson for a top post in the Department of Agricul ture, where several changes are in the works. Benson acknowledges that he is planning to reshuffle his staff of assistants, but changes are not expected for several weeks or more. The secretary is currently in the west, where he has been interviewing new prospects to join him in the Eisenhower administration. In addition to Peterson, Ben son has interviewed Harvey Mill er, a Heppner wheat grower. But sources here in the capital show no sign of recognition at the name of Miller for a high post. The Republican National Com mittee has checked out Peterson and approved his name political- By A. ROBERT SMITH Register-Guard Correspondent ly the customary patronage review which is made on all ap pointive positions by the GOP to be certain that only Republicans in good standing are chosen. The National Committee says they have no file on Miller, however, indicating that his prospects of being appointed to a depart mental position are not very far advanced, if in sight at all. Committee approval of Peter son doe's not signify that he has been definitely selected by Ben son, although several sources in dicate that he has been. Peterson was once previously under con sideration for a government job, okayed by the National Commit tee, but an oppointment did not follow, one source made clear. Benson currently has three as sistant secretaries, one of whom entered office in August. He is Earl L, Butz, former professor at Purdue University. The others are J. Earl Coke and Ross Rizley. Actresses Vie For Spotlight In Las Vegas By BOB THOMAS Of The Associated Press LAS VEGAS, Ncv. to-lt was sex vs. energy on the Las Vegas strip Tuesday night as Marlene Dietrich in a revealing gown vied for attention with Betty Hutton playing her "last stand." Both movie queens opened in Hotel Casinos, and Miss Dietrich put up a game fight with a gown almost as controversial as the transparent-topped dress she wore here last December. But Miss Hutton was hard to beat. She capped her swan song by declar ing she would marry after her retirement in four weeks. 'GONNA GET MARRIED' "I'm gonna get married," she told me. Those close to her de clare that her third husband will be Record Executive Alan Liv ingston. I'm gonna be a den mother for my daughter s Brownie troop, she remarked. "I'm gonna learn to play bridge and to sew. I m gonna be a real dull. Before Tuesday night's pre miere at the Desert Inn, she said: "This is my last show and I'm gonna give it all I've got." She wasn t kidding. 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