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Principals in Probe Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R., Wis.)
' named Dorothy Kenyon (right) as being ' affiliated with at
least 28 communist-front organizations." The senator (left)
made his charge at the opening of a senate foreign relationi
subcommittee inquiry at Washington, D. C, into his charges
that a communist spy ring is operating in the state depart
ment. (AP Wirephoto)
McBride Files
For U. S. Senator
Jon McBride, whose residence
Is In Portland but who has been
In government service In Wash
ington, D. C for several years,
filed his candidacy late Wed
nesday for United States sena
tor from Oregon. He will seek
the republican nomination at the
May 19 primary election for the
scat now held by Sen. Wayne
Morse of Eugene, who is also
seeking the republican nomina
tion, for re-election.
McBride stated as his platform
that he will "support and defend
the constitution, the bill of
rights, and state rights; and work
tirelessly to restore a govern
ment of law to replace the pre
sent government of irresponsi
ble, power-greedy men who are
debasing our currency, draining
away our wealth, destroying our
domestic economy, and rushing
us headlong down the highway
that leads to war, socialism, and
economic collapse. World peace
and economic stability can be
achieved only by the adoption
of a sound monetary system
which will guarantee the re
demption of paper currency at
face value, on demand. I pledge
to fight for sound money and a
sound domestic economy."
Shanghai Reds
Hold Americans
Washington, March 9 W
The Chinase communists have
raised new difficulties for the
United States by withholding
permits from American business
men who want to leave Shang
hai. The state department report
ed that executives of the Shang
hai Power company, branch
banks and other concerns have
been unable to obtain the neces
sary authority to leave in the
Impending mass exodus of
American consuls and others.
Officials suspect the com
munist authorities fear utilities
and other industries will suffer
if the Americans in key posi
tions are allowed to pull out.
The big port city already is siib
iect to air raids by nationalist
bombers which have crippled
the power plant.
Secretary of State Achcson do
clared in disclosing the latest
difficulties yesterday that it is
evident the communists do not
want the businessmen to leave,
but he advanced no explana
tion. Permits had been granted
meanwhile to the consuls and
their families who have been or
dered out by the state depart
ment in a complete break of
relations with the communist
regime.
5 Bandits Loot
Bank of $63,933
New York, March 9 W) Five
robbers herded 17 bank em
ployes Into the basement today
and then looted the vault of $03,
933. The robbers entered the Sun-
nyside, Queens, branch of the
Manufacturers Trust Co., as the
receptionist unlocked the door to
report for work.
They chained the receptionist
to a radiator, let the employes
enter as they reported for duty
and made them sit at their posts.
The telephone operator was sent
to her switchboard with the
warning that "17 lives are at
stake, don't make a mistake."
A postman, Nicholas C. Su
dano, 46, was caught in the rob
bery because the employes
"looked like they were posing
for pictures."
He went to the door and asked,
"What's going on."
Costumed Faculty
To Play Lettermen
For two bits one could not
possibly purchase more enter
tainment than will be provided
at 8 o'clock Thursday night on
Willamette's gym floor.
The occasion will be the an
nual Facility vs. Lettermen club
basketball jamboree played for
laughing purposes only. In some
instances it is probable students
will not recognize members of
the faculty, who have secured
some fantastic costumes.
There has been some dispute
as to who will keep time and
it may be that this individual
will be protected by a body
guard.
Negro Chief to
Defy Britain
London, March 9 UP) Seretse
Khama, Oxford-educated Negro
chief of the African tribe of
Bamangwatos, has vowed to
fight Britain's action to exile
him and his white British wife
from his homeland.
The government's decision de
priving the 27-year-old chief
of the throne, given to him by
vote of the tribe, has threatened
repercussions throughout the
polyglot British commonwealth
and even in the United Nations.
Commonwealth Relations Sec
retary Patrick Gordon-Walker
announced in the house of com
monB yesterday that Seretse was
ordered not to return to his
homeland in the British pro
tectorate of Bcchuanaland. This
brought severe criticism from
several members of the house of
commons, including Winston
Churchill, and in most of Lon
don's press.
Seretse earlier had charged
that he had been tricked into
coming to London, His wife, the
former Ruth Williams, was once
a London secretary.
Seretse told newsmen last
night: "I intend to fight the de
cision." He declared he would
challenge it in court or pos
sibly in the United Nations.
He also said he would go home
Vistica Files for
Commissioner
Anton M. Vistica of route 2,
Woodburn, filed his candidacy
for democratic nomination for
Marion county commissioner
Thursday. He is the first to file
for commissioner on the demo
cratic ticket, though ex-sheriff
Andy C. Burk is expected to
file Friday.
The lone candidate on the re
publican ticket for the office is
E. L. Rogers, Incumbent commissioner.
Vistica, a farmer for over 25
years, would aim at slicing pro
perty taxes. His ballot slogan is
to be, "Live and let live, down
with high taxes."
In filing for the office, Vistica
stated:
"I have been a successful
farmer in Marion county 26
years. The last four years I was
contract star route mail car
rier. I have traveled over Mar
ion county one hundred and
fifty thousand miles, seeing
waste and extravagance. It's no
wonder our property taxes are
so unreasonably high.
'If the voters of Marion county
would nominate and elect me for
county commissioner, I would
have a chance to take a crack at
the wasteful extravagance and
cut the property taxes 50 per
cent. If you agree with me, I
would appreciate your vote."
Truck Driver, Stalled in Storm
Tells of Feet, Hands Frozen
(Editor's Note: Two Indians froze to death on the blizzard
swept South Dakota prairie as they sought to find help for
the driver of a pickup truck stalled in the storm. The driver,'
Earl LaRoche, 26, of Pierre, S.D., remained in the truck and
survived, although his hands, feet and left ear were frozen
during 14 hours of exposure. Here is his story as told from a
hospital bed). )
By EARL LaROCHE
Pierre, S. D., March 9 U.R) I've learned a lesson the hard way.
Never go out unprepared when a storm is coming.
I did it and now I'm here in a hospital bed with frozen feet,
frozen hands and a left ear that feels like a ball of fire.
I left Pierre with two young Indians, whom I didn't know ex
cept by sight, to drive to Cham-
berlain, 103 miles away.
We had heard a blizzard was
coming, but we didn't figure we
would run into bad weather.
I was wearing only a leather
jacket, dress trousers and a pair
mission at Stephan, S. D.)
Finally two other Indians
came along in a car and took me
to the Stephan mission. The car
stalled in a drift about 1,000
yards from the mission and I
of oxfords. I had no gloves and had to walk that distance on my
I never wear a cap.
It started storming when we
were about mid-way to Cham
berlain. We kept on going un
til the truck hit a water puddle
and stalled.
The Indians had overshoes and
they started walking to find a
farm home. I stayed in the
truck.
The wind blew about 75 to 80
miles an hour, and I couldn't see
a thing.
I was in that truck 14 hours,
hoping and praying.
The wind howled like a Ban
shee. The snow drifted . in
through a sprung door and fill
ed the driver's seat clear up to
the steering wheel.
I got the engine started but
ran out of gas- in a half hour,
so the heater was useless.
I got cold. You know it's
cold when you clothes feel like
ice, but you can't really tell
that your ears are freezing.
It was worse when it got
dark. You can imagine what
guy thinks about.
The Indians never came back.
I hope they found a farmhouse,
because if they didn't they're
probably lying out dead on the
prairie.
(La Roche learned later that
the Indians, Richard Swan,
about 20, of Fort Thompson, S.
D., and Lyman F. Summers,
about 25, of Iona, S. D., were
found frozen north of an Indian
frozen feet.
It was like stepping on nee
dles
The nuns there had to cut the
shoes off my swollen feet,
Experienced Citizen Two-year-old
Jeanie Caruso of Los
Angeles, takes a look at her
income tax return, apparently
pleased with the total of $1,
340 she earned as a junior
sized movie actress. She put
in three months before the
cameras, then collected un
employment insurance for 26
weeks at the rate of $25 a
week. Jeanie appeared as a
child of Mme, Bovary in the
picture of that name. (AP
Wirephoto)
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der. He ordered his wife to stay
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Truman Visits
West in May
Washington, March 9 U.R)
President Truman will make a
"strictly non-political" trip to
the Pacific Northwest about
May 1 to dedicate Grand Cou
lee dam in Washington, Secre
tary of Interior Oscar L. Chap
man said today.
Chapman also said that Mr
Truman has been asked to dedi
cate Korlez dam in Wyoming,
the first unit completed in the
Missouri river basin project.
In his first news conference
since becoming secretary, Chap
man said a tentative date "ar
ound May 1" has been set for
the president's trip to the Col
umbia basin. He said he will
precede the president to the
northwest to make arrange
ments. "This is not a political trip,"
Chapman said, "the president
has every right to dedicate this
dam which 17 years ago was
considered a white elephant and
which now is producing power
needed in the area."
While Chapman did not say
so, present plans are for Mr
Hospital Cutback 'Very Short-Sighted Rear Admiral Joel
T. Boone (right), senior medical officer on Defense Secretary
Louis Johnson's staff, described the defense department's
plan to close some of its hospitals as "very short-sighted."
Boone, testifying before the house armed services subcommit
tee in Washington, said the cutback was drafted by Dr. Rich
ard L. Meiling (left), the department's director of medical
services, who, according to Boone, has only four or five years
total general practice, and by a department budget officer,
who was a "former pharmacist's mate 3rd class." The de
partment disclosed that Boone was notified prior to testify
ing that he had been transferred and that his new assign
ment is up to the navy. (Acme Telephoto)
Attack Fails
In Caribbean
Vieques Island, March 9 (ff)
Army ground forces pushed
slowly inland on this Caribbean
island today from a beachhead
they failed to win yesterday.
In wars you can't do that. But
this is a training maneuver,
"operation portrex," the greatest
war games ever staged by this
country in peacetime.
So the invasion continues,
throwing 18,000 tank-led troops
plus a force of paratroopers
which did land yesterday
against 4,500 "aggressor" troops
holding the island.
The official report said: "At
tack progressing slowly."
Some of the 1,000 paratroop
ers were reported to have joined
Truman to stop off at Chicago on
his return trip for a huge demo
cratic party rally May 15.
the amphibious troops less than
three hours after dropping
Some, however, were captured
and officers expressed concern
that the four day invasion battle
plan may have fallen into enemy
hands.
The amphibious assault was
the climax of 10 days of sea and
air skirmish. The island's gar
rison stopped it cold at the wa
ter's edge.
Only four tanks managed to
smash through a lagoon dividing
twin beach barricades.
14 Military
Prisoners Die
Albuquerque, N. M., March 9
(ff) Oil-fed flames, leaping
lightning fast through a Sandia
base guardhouse, snuffed out the
lives of 14 military prisoners last
night.
Trapped with them in the tin
der dry wood structure, the pri
son's other two inmates were in
jured critically. It was the first
major disaster in the history of
the war-built installation now
a semi-secret assembly point for
the atomic bomb.
Two guards, alerted by prison
ers' cries, vainly tried to rescue
them from behind bars and
meshed wire windows. They
were overcome along with six
others fighting the blaze. Twenty
additional officers and men also
were treated for smoke effects.
Investigators said there was
no doubt the fire started from
one of two big oil stoves used
to heat the prison. They still
sought to determine how and
why today.
It was all over 25 minutes
after the first alarm was sound
ed at 7:35 p. m. (MST). Thirteen
of the prisoners apparently died
in the first few seconds; the
other succumbed two hours la
ter at a hospital.
Good Hardware is
Proven Economy
Sticking, sagging or balky
doors and windows are often the
result of poor hinges, latches
and other hardware.
Top-quality hardware is eco
nomical despite its slight addi
tional cost, say architects. They
suggest that about 2 of the
cost of the house should be spent
for solid brass, bronze, alumin
um or wrought iron fittings.
Contract Let for
Co-op Power Line
Corvallis, March 9 ff) Con
struction contracts, subject to
final approval of the rural elec
trification a d m 1 n 1 stration in
Washington, were let here today
by the Benton-Lincoln electric
cooperative covering two pro
jects in Lincoln county.
Walton-Brown Electric com
pany, Salem, bid low at $159,
578.90 for 64 miles of distribu
tion lines, and Del Monte Elec
tric company, Oakland, Calif.,
was low bidder on construction
of 17 miles of 69 kv transmission
line and 25 miles of distribution
tap lines. The latter bid was
$171,419.
Most of the construction is In
the southwestern section of Lin
coln county near Toledo and
Waldport.
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