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33rd Year
TWO SECTIONS
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1949
No. 144
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Lilienthal Admits
Laxity in Uranium
Loss; FBI Not Told
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By Fred Mullen
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, May 24 (U.E) Atomic Chairman David E. Lil
ienthal conceded today that the FBI should have been called
immediately into, the case of the missing uranium.
A six-weeks delay in reporting the loss to the FBI was a
violation of atomic commission regulations but was a "human
mistake," Lilienthal told a senate appropriations sub-committee.
He said he did not object to "being given hell for it."
He denied under questioning in a stormy hearing that the
FBI was kept out deliberately
or that there is any evidence
indicating there has been a
violation of the atomic energy
act. ..i
' , A small amount of urani-um-235,
the atomic bomb ex
plosive, was found to be jnissing
from the commission's Argonne
national laboratory near Chicago
Feb. 8. Six weeks later the FBI
was notified. Subsequently, ac
cording to the commission, all but
3.45 grams, less than one-seventh
of an ounce, has been recovered.
Regulations Ignored
Commission regulations, Lilien
thal said, require immediate noti
fication of the FBI in any case in
volving suspicion that espionage
or thefts might be involved.
"But it was not so done" In this
case, the chairman said, adding:
"There can be no question this
is an error a substantial eror.
We're dealing with human beings.,
I should be criticized and I am
very severely.
"This is a case of a man not
doing his" duty. I don't object to
the chairman of the commission
being given hell for it."
The session was a stormy one.
It produced:
h 1. Testimony that th 'commis
sion decided last fall to export
radio active research materials to
Finland over objections by Com
missioner Lewis L. Strauss.
Wherry Makes Demand
2. A demand by Senate republi
can leader Kenneth S. Wherry
Neb., that all applicants for atom
ic energy commission science fel
lowships be subjected to full FBI
loyalty investigations.
3. A report from Comptroller
general Lindsay Warren that
present law does not forbid grants
to "contract employes," in which
category fellowship students
would fall.
The subcommittee also ques
tioned Carroll L. Wilson, general
manager of the atomic project, as
to why the FBI was not told at
once of the missing uranium.
"I cannot explain the lapse of
weeks," Wilson said.
Wherry asked Wilson what oc
curred when, as a test, a commis
sion security officer took two
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Pre-Registraion
Scheduled Tonight
Pre-registratlon for the Central
Oregon college, opening of which
is planned here in the fall, will
be held in the office of Howard
Nicholson, coordinator, in the
Bend high school tonight belween
the hours of 7:30 and 9 o'clock.
Nicholson stressed that tonight's
signup will not be binding on
prospective students, but will
provide informal ion as to the
number of young oeoDle in this
community interested In the state
school that is to provide training
of college level.
Courses planned for the coming
year will be limited to freshman
work, with credits transferable to
any of the state colleges. A sim
lar college will be set up in
Klamath Falls.
Glassow Speaks
To Bend Lions
A. J. Glassow, president of the
National Lumber manufacturers'
association and general manager
or BrooksScanlon, Inc., in Bend,
was guest speaker at today's
luncheon meeting of the Lions'
club at the Pine tavern. Glassow
touched on highlights of the na
tional defense conference held In
the east early in April and attend
ed by leaders of American in
dustry. Business acted on by the club
men at the luncheon session In
cluded approval of plans for a
float, to be entered In the 1949
Mirror pond pageant. The club
men Indicated that the entry
would be a surprise feature.
Alva C. Goodrich, president,
presided at the meeting, with
Bruce Cullison Introducing Glassow.
Benold Is Sole
Bidder on Bend
Guard Building
A bid of $45,713 for erection of
the basic structure of the Bend
national guard building was sub
mitted by A. Wilson Benold, local
contractor, according to informa
tion from the office of Mayor-General
Thomas E. Rilea, adjutant
general of Oregon. Benold's bid
was the only, one submitted. It
will be turned over to the govern
ment for final action, inasmuch as
federal funds will be used in erect
ing the basic structure.
Plans call for a main conbrete
building, 52 by 128 feet, on the na
tional guard site just south of the
Safeway building on Wall street.
This is the present location of the
Co. I quonset hut.
When in Bend Saturday, Gener
al Rilea (said that the low bid for
the Bend building, would be sent
to Washington, D. C. by plane,, to
expedite action. The - general
hopes ground can be broken by
the end of June.
Supplementing the main build
ing, the state proposes to con
struct an office, supply room,
arms storage vault, heating plant
and a day room for the men. in
Indoor rifle range will parallel one
side of the basic structure.
Blakley Funeral
Services Held
First Presbyterian church was
filled to capacity this afternoon,
when funeral services were held
at 2 o'clock for Gale S. Blakley,
logging . superintendent for
Brooks-Scanlon, Inc. Mr. Blakley
died Sunday afternoon at Lum
berman's hospital. He suffered a
cerebral hemorrhage last Wednes
day morning.
Logging operations of the lum
ber company were suspended to
day, and many members of the
woods crew were among those at
tending the services. Also present
were many members of the Bend
Masonic lodge, of which Mr. Blak
ley was a life member. Rev. Allan
B. Philp officiated at the funeral,
and burial was in the Blakley
family plot in Pilot Butte ceme
tery. Pallbearers were Guy Mc
Laughlin, Cecil Ellison, Floyd Sto
koe, Roscoe Smith, Orphy Reese
and Clarence Boyd. Honorary
pallbearers were John J. Pengllly,
E. V. Ward, M. S. Phelps, A. J.
Glassow, B. V. Anderson, George
Lowe, Louis H. Weber and George
P. Gove.
Mr. Blakley was a native of
Nickerson, Minn., and had been
a resident of Bend 37 years. He
was 48. He succeeded his father,
the late S. A. Blakley, as logging
superintendent for Brooks-Scanlon.
The elder Mr. Blakley died in
January, 1943.
Mr. Blakley is survived by his
wife, the former Ona Hudson;
three daughters, Shirley Ann,
Barbara Louise and Chrissie; a
brother, Loyde, and a step sister,
Mrs. Harold Toney, all of Bend.
INDIANAPOLIS NEXT
Wichita, Kans., May 24 UIi
The Portland to-Portland air tour
ist, from Oregon headed for In
dianapolis, Ind., today after com
pleting the first half of the trans
continental flight of small planes
without mishap here last, night.
Two more planes joined the
tour, one carrying Dick and Bob
Alley from Medford, Ore., and
the other Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Parker, Portland.
The air tourists, comprising
some 60 planes and 150 passen
gers, expect to reach Portland,
Me., by this week end.
Stepping Out
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Pan-American World Airways Photo
At one year old, little Linda Lee Ogden of Bend doesn't walk too
well, but she couldn't be kept from trying at LaGuardia field, while
she and her war bride mother waited to board a Pan-American
World Airways clipper for London. The tot, who lives at 78 'A
Kearney, was on her way to be proudly displayed to her maternal
grandparents, whom she has never seen. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lee V. Ogden.
Pageant Association Adopts
Budget, Makes Show Plans
' Pageant association directors meeting last night shifted
plans for Bend's three-day Fourth of July show into high
gear; adopted a tentative budget, considered new features for
the fete and ordered 5,0Q0 swan
tising the colorful pageant. W.
was in charge of the meeting,
Clear Lake
Cutoff Open
To Travel
The Clear lake cutoff, mountain
road connecting the McKenzie and
Santiam highways, is now open
to travel and is In fair mid-spring
condition, Robert T. Tuttle, oper
ator of the Log Cabin inn resort
at McKenzie bridge, reported here
yesterday evening. With his son,
Robert R. Tuttle, he drove over
the newly-opened route yesterday
afternoon.
Tuttle said he and his son drove
from Belknap junction, on the Mc
Kenzie highway, to the Santiam
highway by the way of Clear lake
in 45 minutes. He indicated that
the mountain road needs some
maintenance work, but added that
even modern cars can get over
the occasional high centers with
out difficulty.
In Bend, Tuttle discussed fur
ther plans for a meeting of the
McKenzie and mid-state cham
bers of commerce, to urge early
construction of a year-around
route over the Clear lake cutoff.
He said the entire McKenzie area
is united in its belief that such
road should be constructed.
Tuttle said people of the upper
McKenzie river region are look
ing forward to the early opening
of the McKenzie pass, tentatively
set for June 1 this year.
Bloodhounds Lose
Trail of Killer
Faribault, Minn., May 24 'U'i
Bloodhounds, trailing a gunman
who killed a youth and raped his
girl friend on a woodland lover's
lane today lost the scent in the
heart of Faribault.
Tho rlnim hrntiaht hero frnm
Wisconsin last night, had picked
up the spoor at the spot where
the girl said the gunman killed
her escort, Fred Morsehing, 19.
She said the man raped her in the
back seat of Morschlng's car
while the youth's bodv was
slumped in the driver's seat.
The girl, whose name was with
held, said Morschlng's car had
stalled when the gunman came
out of the dense woods bordering
the lane, yanked open the door
and fired three slugs from a pis
tol into Morschlng's head, chest
and thigh.
At the scene, sheriff John Si
mon found empty .22 caliber
shells, a whisky bottle partly emp
ty, and the man's footprints head
ed into the woods.
buttons, to be worn in adver
J. Baer, association president,
held in the Rixe realty office.
The meeting, second in the
past week, was called to con
sider committee budgets.
It was indicated by the
budgets that the 1949 fete will
cost in excess of $10,000, this
to include some of last year's
deficit. Floats, to be entered by
firms and midstate towns, are not
represented in the budget costs.
Various contributions, such as
fireworks, are expected to make
the Fourth of July show a $15,000
affair.
Klxc Heads Committee
Heading the float committee
this year is Arthur A. Rixe, who
was elected to membership on the
board of directors last night, fill
Ing the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of B. A. Stover: Rixe an-
nounced that arrangements for
floats are now well under way,
with a number of sponsors al
ready signed. He requests all per
sons or firms interested in enter
ing floats to get In touch with him
at once. Various Central Oregon
towns are to be invited to partici
pate in tne tete.
One of the additional features
considered for the celebration is
the dedication of the new munici
pal pool. It is expected that the
pool will be In use prior to the
Fourth. The dedication program,
Bear pointed out, could Include
some events in which aquatic
stars here from Portland for the
river carnival could participate.
Buttons Ordered
Swans buttons were ordered
again this year to make it possible
lor thousands of Central Oregon
people to make a small conlrlbu
lion to the pageant that has won
regional fame. The swan buttons
this year will depict a white swan,
on a green background.
The coronation of the queen, it
was decided, will be on Saturday
anernoon, July 2, aner the aquat
ic show. The queen contest will
get under way on June 8. Princes
ses who are to compete for queen
honors will be announced Wednes
day, Charles Clark, In charge.
said'
FARM MORTGAGES HIGHER
Washington, May 24 IIi The
farm-mortgage debt which farm
ers are shouldering is 9.1 percent
heavier than it was three years
ago, the agriculture department
reported today.
The department report esti
mated the debt at $5,108,183,000
on last Jan. 1. That represents
an increase of $226,000,000, or
4.6 per cent during 1948,
The farm mortgage debt has
been on the upswing since Jan
uary 1, 1946. The Increase last
year was nearly twice as grpat
as the boost during the previous
year.
Shanghai Near
Capitulation,
Dispatch Hints
By Blake Gearhart
(UP Staff Correspondent)
Shanghai!', May 24 Commu
nist armies tightened a noose
around Shanghai today and signs
developed mat tne nationalist de
fense garrison was getting ready
to evacuate.-
Several thousands nationalist
soldiers were on the move north
ward. They were bound for the
Woosung area, a few miles down
the Whangpoo where the garrison
command had ordered a massing
of all available boats, ,
Reports circulated that basic
changes were being made in the
organization of the Shanghai mu
nicipal police. They tended to
bear out earlier indications that
various "discussions" had been
going on for some days In search
of a solution of the Shanghai
problem without bloodshed In the
streets.
(The cautious language of the
dispatch coming through a strict
army censorship hinted at nego
tiations for a deal between the
communists and nationalists by
which the communists could take
over the city with a minimum
threat of disorders and anarchy.)
Consulate May Move
The United States consulate
staff considered moving its offi
ces to the rear of the building it
now occupies if the situation be
came worse. The move would be
away from the famous bund,
across the Whangpoo from which
formidable communist forces
were massed. ......
American organizations advised
Americans to stay off the streets
Unless. they were encased in eg-
sehtiol activity, and to store up.
loodstuns against an emergency.
By all signs the struggle for
possession of the greatest city in
the Orient was headed swiftly
toward a showdown:
Communist spearheads probed
the western defense perimeter of
Shanghai proper. The nationalist
command reported that it dis
patched reinforcements and re
pulsed the Invaders.
Official, statements said that
the defense of Shanghai was go
ing on as strongly as ever, and
the nationalists were scoring suc
cesses in the Pootung region east
of Shanghai.
But the fact remained that
while the communiques talked of
overall success, the communist
net drew tighter1 around the city.
Canton Next
Canton, May 24 UPi The Ameri
can consulate general today ad
vised Americans immediately to
evacuate dependents, those In
non-essential positions and to re
move their portable valuables
from Canton.
In a written warning to the
American colony, the consulate
said: , -
"Relative to movable property,
you may be interested to know
the consular staff has evacuated
its valuable movable property
and it is suggested that you give
serious consideration to similar
action.
"If you wish to take appropri
ate steps to safeguard immovable
property, you may call this office
for consultation."
The warning followed an emer
gency meeting at the British con
sulate attended by French, Dutch,
Portuguese, Belgian and Ameri
can consular representatives. The
statement was signed by Ameri
can consul Winfield H. Scott.
2 Girls Injured
In Bus Accident
Wasco, Ore., May 24 Wi Two
small girls received slight burns
yesterday when a crowded school
bus crashed Into a 7200-volt pow
er line pole and brought high ten
sion fires cascading down on the
vehicle.
The accident occurred four
miles west of here when the front
wheels of the bus apparently
locked.
Six-year-old Shirley Watklns
and her sister Phyllis, 10, were
treated at The Dalles General
hospital for burns. They were
wedged beneath one of the seats
by the Impact, but bus driver
Walton Eaton of Wasco, pulled
them to safety. All the other
children escaped without injury.
The bus was totally destroyed
by lire.
Mill Creek
Span N earing
Tower Zone
Steel being extended out over
the Mill creek gorge from the
north side, on the route of the
new Warm Springs cutoff, is
nearing the point where a tow
er will be erected from the gorge
ooitom, M. w. Moore, resident
bridge engineer in charge for the
state highway department, re
ported today. Contractors expect
to start work on the 160-foot
high tower Thursday. Concrete
pedestals already are In place.
In constructing the span, the
Con L. Cooney, Inc., of Seattle,
Wash., contracting firm, extend
ed steel out over the deep canyon
on falsework. Today, the steel-
laying outfit was out about 140
feet from the north canyon wall.
When the steel span reaches a
point directly over the concrete
pedestals, falsework for the steel
tower will be erected.
Will Shift Operations
On completion of the work now
under way on the north side of
the gorge, the steel crew will
shift its operation to the south
wall, with equipment facing a
long detour upstream to . reach
the new set up. The north side op
eration will then be repeated,
with the steel reaching to a sec
ond tower. The entire span will
be of steel construction, with the
exception of a concrete dock. A
suspended span will be placed in
the gap between the two towers.
Mill creek bridge will be 230
feet above the gorge, at its high
est point, and will be 583 feet
long. The bridge will be com
pleted late this season when, ac
cording to plans, the new short
cut to Portland will be opened.
Surfacing of the new road
from the Warm Springs agency
west is under way, with the route
now receiving an oil coat. Oiling
already has been completed from
the agency northwest to the Mill
creekTspan. The Rogers Construc
tion Co. Is doing this work, un-
Tle'r'a sub-contract from the Bab-
ler Bros. Construction Co.
Oiling will be continued on the
new route west of the high span.
When snow and weather condi
tions permit, work will be start
ed on the bureau of public roads
section of the highway, within
the forest boundary west of Bear
springs.
School Board
Calls Bids for
New Building
The Bend school board, last
night at a regular meeting, called
for bids for construction of a new
four-room quonset type school
building, to be located between
West Twelfth street, Jacksonville
and Kingston avenues. Bids will
be opened June 2, it was announc
ed, the new grade building win
be known as the Kingston school.
Nineteen teachers who will be
new to the Bend public school sys
tem next fall were formally elect
ed at the regular meeting of the
board of education, last night in
the office of J. W. Bushong, city
school superintendent.
Six of the new teachers are
from Idaho. They are: Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Thompson, Miss
Mary E. Culp, William Wilson,
Miss Karen Kannegaard and Mrs.
Sophia Sargent, who will teach In
the grade schools. Others from
out-of-state are Mrs. Carol McFar
land. Miss Audrey Hendrlckson
and Mrs. Doris Wilson, all from
Missoula, Mont.; and Miss Doro
thy Moulton, from Clarkston,
Wis. Mrs. McFarland and Miss
Hendrickson will be grade school
physical education Instructors,
Miss Moulton will be on the fac
ulty at Kenwood, and Mrs. Wil
son will be music teacher at Allen.
Grant E. Mathews, from Scotts
Bluff, Nt'v., was elected as assist
ant music supervisor In the school
system, to work under Don P,
Pence. William Overman, from
Corvallis, was named officially as
assistant high school track and
football coach. Mrs Sylvia Lee,
from Portland, will be In the high
school home economics depart
ment. John Waldo Jacobs, from
Imbler, will teach social science in
the high school. Miss Marjorie
Merrick, La Grande and Mrs.
Donalenc Hemingway, Cottage
Grove, will teach In the grade
school, as will Mrs, Mildred Are
ner and Mrs. Paula Clark, Bend,
who taught at Tumalo this year.
Formal action was also taken
on the appointment of Roger
Wiley, University of Oregon sen
ior, as basketball coach at the
high school.
PRICE CUT AGAIN
Dayton, O., May 24 Ui Addi
tional price cuts of $5 to $10 In
four household refrigerator mod
els manufactured by Frig Ida Ire
division of General Motors Corp.
became effective today.
Western Nations Accused
Of Violating Agreements
Reached at Potsdam Parley
By R. H. SHACKFOKD ,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Paris, May 24 U.E) Russia proposed today that the big
four "go back to Potsdam" in governing Germany, but the
western powers rejected the proposal.
Rebuffing the inaugural presentation of Andrei Vishinsky
at the foreign ministers conference, the western powers in
vited Russia to permit eastern Germany to join the well ad
vanced project to create a west German state.
After hearing Vishinsky, Secretary of state Dean Acheson,
Foreign secretary Ernest
tsev ana f oreign minister i
Robert Schuman made it plain
to the Russians that they
would not abandon their plans
for western Germany.
Asks Voice In Kulir
The western position was stated
after Vishinsky demanded a re
turn of all the old four-power con
trol machinery for Germany,
which collapsed more than a year
ago, and reiterated Russia's long
standing demand for a voice in
the control of the Ruhr.
In a speech at the foreign min
isters conference which western
delegates described as "back to
Potsdam, Vishinsky suggested:
1. International control of the
Ruhr with Russia partcipating In
a four-power control body and all
the small neighbors of Germany
taking part on a consultative
basis.
2. Re-establishment of the four-
power allied control council for
Germany, which he said should
resume its activities on its former
basis before Russia walked but on
March 20, 1948, and should have
supreme powers in Germany. .
3. Resumption of four ' power
control of Berlin, which was split
in two by the east-west dispute.
4. Creation of what he called a
German state council composed of
German representatives of east
ern and western economic organi
zations. It would have economic
and administrative responsibili
ties under the allied control coun
cil. Not Impressed
The western foreign ministers
was not impressed favorably by
Vishinsky s presentation, and re
jected it.
Secretary of state .Dean Ache-
son criticized the "back to Pots
dam" idea. He compared It with
suggestions that a patient' who
had the use of his limbs restored
after acute paralysis be returned
to his paralyzed condition. Ache
son was referring to the program
of the three western counties to
build up their German occupation
zones into a separate state.
He emphasized the determina
tion of the western powers not to
undo what already had been done
In accordance with democratic
principles again referring to the
west German program.
Foreign minister Robert Schu
man of France and Foreign secre
tary Ernest Bevin of Great Bri
tain agreed with Acheson.
Schuman said that If four pow
er unity ever were to be re-estab
lished in Germany, It could not be
done by going back to Potsdam,
the starting point, and repluclng
all the old institutions.
Bevin Agrees
Bevin sounded the same theme,
saying that the Vishinsky pro
posals would take the situation
back even beyond Potsdam.
The entire meeting was devoted
to Vlshlnsky's opening speech and
to the three western speeches re
jecting his proposal.
The ministers were in session
just under three hours.
The talks began today In an at
mosphere of almost loo-perfect
cordiality established yesterday
when Soviet foreign minister An
drei Vishinsky agreed smilingly
to a four-point western agendu for
the conference.
Vishinsky did Inject the ques
tion of discussing the Japanese
peace treaty at this conference,
but as agreeably dropped It when
the three western powers indi
cated opposition.
The western states expressed
the opinion that the Japanese
treaty was of broader scope and
should be handled by the far east
ern commission In Washington,
on which 11 nations are repre
sented. The agenda as agreed upon:
1. Politcal and econom.c unity
of Germany, including the ques
tion of allied occupation.
2. Problems of Berlin, Including
the currency question.
3. Preparation of a peace treaty
with Germany.
4. Examination of a peace trea
ty with Austria.
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memorial uay
Parade Plans
Are Outlined
Bend's observance of Memorial '
day will start with a parade Mon
day morning, May 30, at 9 o'clock,
and will be concluded with appro
priate ceremonits at the locql "
cemetery, W
Announcement of nroeram do-
mas arrangeu 10 aaie was maue .
today by A. A. Hunter, general j
i-iiumuan. rie auuea mat ine
Memorial day speaker will be the
Rev. George H. Redden, who will
bo Introduced by Frank Gates, ,
past state commander of the Vet- '
erans of Foreign Wars. 1
Leading the parade will be
Spanish American war veterans
and Gold star mothers, riding in
automobiles furnished by Bend
dealers. Next will come the local
guard company, with field equip
ment; the VFW, American Le
gion, Disabled Veterans and the
municipal-band..'" , .
Other marching units will con-
clct nf tha T aHIm nt tho IP1 Ira rlctll
team; The Eagles drum and bugle
corps, the Eagles drill team, the
bons of Norway, the Loyal Order
of Moose, the Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts.
The line of march will be up
Wall street to the Pilot Butte Inn,
east on Greenwood to Bond,
thence on Bond to Franklin,
where the marchers will disband
and proceed to the cemetery. The
city is supplying a rostrum near
the cemetery llae pole, where the
program will be given, Hunter
said. On the platform will be the
heads of all veterans' organiza
tions in Bend.
sgr. n. a. uragg, army recruit
ing officer stationed here, will act
as parade marshall. '
Fire Destroys
Famous Tower
Seattle, May 24 (IP) The Uni
versity of Washington's famous
chimes tower became a huge
flaming torch today as fire swept
through the tall wooden structure
a few minutes before a blind bell
ringer was due to enter.
The building was a total loss.
Fifteen fraternity houses and
boarding houses surrounding the
tower were showered with sparks
and debris.
Six roof fires were quickly ex
tinguished. Scores of trees were
scorched by the spectacular 300
foot high plume of flame.
No one was Injured. George
Bailey, a blind bell ringer who
has played the university's chim
es for 32 years, had Just finished
breakfast and was about to leave
for the tower.
"I heard the sirens and turned
to my wife," Bailey said, "I won
der If it's the tower. That's o
standard joke with us."
Wind Fans Flames
Bailey started playing the
chimes every morning at 7:50 a.
m. for students going to classes.
The fire broke out shortly after
seven o'clock.
Seven pieces of fire equipment
fought the blaze for about 30
minutes. A brisk southwest wind
fanned the flames and threatened
a score of neighboring buildings.
Students standing on the root
of the Sigma Alpha Epsllon house
150 feet awny were forced back
by the terrific heat. The roof of
the Sigma Chi house caught fire
and was partially destroyed.
Fire chief Wiillam Fitzgerald
said he had not determined cause
of the fire. He said he found ev.
dence of considerable dry rot. "It
probably Is a good thing it burned
down," he said.
University officials said the
building was going to be razed
anyway.
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