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Russians Claimed to
Be On Par With West
En Atomic Knowledge
(Edltor'i note: Th VJnlttd Statu la now reported to bo conslderlns
whether to manufacture a hydrogen bomb, which has bean estimated to ba
un to 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb which leveled Hiro
shima, two bii questions are posed la connection with this decision: Would
R-ss'a make a hydrogen barnb. can Russia make a hydrogen bomb? In
the following Interview with the United Press. Pavlo D. Lysenko, brother
of one of Ute top Russian scientists, gives his views on these questions.)
By Gam D. Symondi
United Press Correspondent
New York, Jan. 27 (U.R) A top Ukrainian scientist who
broke with ttje Soviet Union says that Russia has "as much or
more" atomic know-how as the western powers and would not
hesitate to build a hydrogen bomb if the Kremlin thought it neces-
5i"7'pavlo D. Lysenko, once one o the top Soviet industrial chem
ists and a brother of Trofim D. Lysenko, leading Soviet biological
theoretician, said in an interview yesterday that the Russians
would not be stopped from building an H-bomb because of moral
or financial reasons.
Russians Have Technical Know-How
He said that if Russia decides, or already had decided to build
an H-bomb, they have the technical know-how to do the job.
Lysenko said Russian experiments with atomic energy, com
bined with what thev had learned through espionage, placed them
at least on a par with the western powers in atomic knowledge.
Lysenko broke with the Soviet regime shortly before his cap
ture by the Germans in 1942. He was brought to this country last
year by the international rescue committee to enable the govern
ment to make use of his knowledge.
Since that time he has kept himself informed on scientific
developments in Russia through Russian publications and "other
sources." presumably other eastern European expatriates.
Acquisitions In China Provide Uranium
He said that through Russian technical publications available
here and the "other sources" he was able to have a fairly com
posite picture of scientific study in Russia.
He said recent "acquisitions" of huge portions of China by
Russia would give it the great amounts of uranium needed to
build a large stockpile of atom bombs.
Asked whether he thought the manufacture of the hydrogen
bomb now by the United States would help to prevent war. Lysen
ko said the Soviet government "does not take the hydrogen or
atom bombs as decisive weapons and thinks the way to victory
will be through political 'blunders' committed by the western
powers."
'Open Letter To Stalin' Planned Soon
He said he would elaborate on how the key to peace lies with
the United States in an "open letter to Stalin" which he plans to
publish in the near future.
Lysenko said that unlike the psychological situation in
America whereby the atomic weapons are looked upon as abso
lute weapons, Kremlin planners think of them merely as subsi
diary weapons to be correlated with other methods.
Lysenko is living in the New York City area with his wife and
two young children under the protection of the international res
cue committee and a security agency of the government.
Washington, Jan. 27 (U.R) Bernard Baruch said today that
this country ought to make the hydrogen bomb if it can.
The elder statesman and author of the world atomic control
plan rejected in the United Nations by Russia made his views
known to the United Press as atomic officials explored the subject
in a secret hearing with key congressmen at the capital.
"If you knew of any instrumentality to defend your life, would
vou try to get it?" Baruch asked. "The question answers itself."
We Ought To Be Willinej To Listen
Asked whether he feels the hydrogen bomb issue with which
President Truman and his advisers are struggling means a new
effort should be made toward an atomic control agreement with
Russia. Baruch replied:
"We ought to be willing to listen to anything that Russia or
anybody else has to propose." r
But he made it clear that any control proposal would have to
provide fool proof safeguards to be acceptable to the United States.
The one vital factor "we must keep in mind." he said, is
whether the plan would assure "peace to the world."
Surprise Storm Hits
Northwestern Oregon
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Northwestern Oregon was hit by
a surprise snowstorm early to
day. The snow blew in from a
storm that had been hovering
southwest of the area and
brought not only freezing tem
peratures but heavy rain along
the coast and in the southern sec
' tion of the Willamette valley.
Snow in Portland
Six to eight inches of snow
fell in the Portland metropoli
tan area, with more piling up in
the heights around the city.
Traffic was slowed throughout
the morning.
The weather bureau said the
storm was moving on into cen
tral and southeastern Oregon
and would strike there late in
the day. , ,
Communications troubles be
gan to plague western Oregon
again and the Bonneville power
administration announced that
its Eugene-Mapleton 115,000-kv
line serving the central Lincoln
county PUD, including Newport
and Toledo, went out at 8:33
a.m. The Pasco-Benton 45.000
kv line went out at 5 a. m. from
a broken conductor and service
was being maintained over a
Pacific Power and Light com
pany alternate route.
Rain at Dorena
The army's corps of engineers
announced that overnight rain
t Dorena dam reached 1.4
Inches and more than an inch
fell at Cottage Grove dam, Look
out Point dam and Fcrnndge
dam. During the morning the
rain turned to heavy snow.
The Dalles-Celilo canal lock
Ski Conditions
Prospects for ikiiing at
Crater lake were poor today
with nine and a half inches
of new powder snow and
week-end prospects at Sky
Trail at Siskiyou summit were
said to be good.
Six inches of new snow
have fallen at Sky Trail on a
packed ski run. The rope tow
and lunch room service will be
open ther Saturday and Sun
day. Nine and a half inches of
powdery new snow have fal-"
len at Crater Lake park, to
make a total of 266 inches
since January 1. This exceeds
the former all time record of
256 inches recorded in Janu
ary 1933.
If was snowing hard at park
headquarters this morning.
Maximum temperature in past
24 hours was 23, minimum was
15 and reading at 8:30 a.m. to
day was 17. Present depth of
snow is 114 inches. The rim
road was closed temporarily
by snow this morning.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Rain In valley, and
snow In mountains tonight
and Saturday. Continued cool.
Temp.
Hirheit Testerdar JJ
Lowest tha Morning "
was storm-bound, engineers said
as the new storm howled through
the Columbia gorge and dumped
between five and six inches of
snow at The Dalles.
The weather bureau said there
was likelihood of freezing rain
in the lower Columbia gorge to
night. San Francisco, Jan.' 27 U.R)
A major storm descended on
northern California today.
Winds up to 60 miles an hour
between Cape Mendocino and
Crescent City marked the start
of the storm, which has been ly
ing 200 miles off the Pacific
coast for two days.
With the storm came a break
in the cold snap that sent ther
mometers plunging to the mid
dle twenties yesterday morning.
Predicted low temperatures for
most areas tonight range be
tween 45 and 50 degrees.
Coal Negotiations
Wait Court Ruling
Pittsburgh, Jam 27 (U.R)
Northern coal operators told
John L. Lewis today they will
delay reopening of negotiations
until after a federal court rules
on the legality of the United
Mine Workers demand.
Lewis has notified the opera
tors he would meet with them at
10 a.m. February 1 the same
day and hour he is due to answer
national labor relations board
charges in District of Columbia
federal court.
Replying, Frank R. Amos,
chairman of the national bitu
minous wage conference, wired
Lewis.
"Knowing that your attorneys
have agreed to appear in your
behalf in answer to a rule in
federal court at the time and date
you have asked us to meet you
and feeling that the court
should immediately rule on the
legality of certain of your de
mands we suggest that your pre
vious engagement with the court
go forward without delay or in
convenience to you or the court.
"We agree to meet you at the
Statler hotel, Washington, D. C
February 1 at 2 p.m. or such
other later hour as you may de
signate." March Of Dimes Money
Taken By Thief Here
State police were called in to
day to investigate the work of a
heartless thief at the Big Y mar
ket.
Manager L. A. McCormick re
ported today that S275 was col
lected from employees at the
store for the March of Dimes.
The money was placed in the
office safe Wednesday and Un
safe was left open until 8 p.m.
when the store closed.
McCormick said he left the
store at 6:40 p.m. and discovered
the theft of $157 of the polio
funds, all currency, when he ar
rived the next morning. He sur
mised that the culprit had enter
ed the office between the time
he left and closing time.
Medford
United Press Full Lease Wire
44th Year
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Fire Consultant
To Assume Duties
Here February 1
Portland Captain Is
'Loaned' to Medford
Senior Captain Leo E. Weid
ner of the Portland fire denart
ment, will arrive in Medford
about February 1 to take over
his duties as consultant and act
ing department chief, it was an
nounced today by Mayor Dia
mond Flynn.
The Portland city council late
yesterday passed an ordinance
which will permit Captain Weid
ner to be "loaned" to Medford
for a period of four months. Ne
gotiations for his services have
been under way for some time,
Mayor Flynn said.
To Review Needs
The Medford city council an
nounced late in December that
it hoped to obtain the services
of a qualified man to review
Mcdford's fire protection needs
this year. He will serve as act
ing chief of the department while
he is here. "A Canoose, assistant
chief, has ?n acting chief since
the retirement of Roy Elliott De
cember 31.
Weidner, 44. is a native of
Montana, where he attended
school before coming to Portland
to take two years of additional
work at the Oregon Institute of
Technology. He entered the ma
rine corps in 1925, serving four
years"during which he took part
in a Nicaraguan expedition, and
was discharged as a sergeant in
1929.
In 1930 he was married to
Frances C. Frey, Portland. They
are the parents of Leo Jr., 15;
Bruce, 14; Roger, 11, and Ste
phen, 9.
Served Since 1931 '
He entered the Portland fire
department is a temporary fHe-'
man in 1931 and became a reg
ular member two years later,
serving continuously since that
time. In 1942 he was promoted
to captain, and to senior captain
in 1947. During the war he was
active in leadership of Portland's
civilian defense.
At the end of the war he was
assigned to the fire department
drill school as assistant drill
master and instructor, a position
he still holds. He was also instru
mental in the formation of the
Oregon state firemen's training
program and has taught in both
local instructors' schools and fire
officer training.
Is Volunteer
Weidner, in addition to his pro
fessional work, is also assistant
chief and drill instructor for the
city of Multnomah's volunteer
fire department, and for Multno
mah Rural Fire District No. 3.
The fire officer will receive
his regular senior captain's sal
ary while serving in Medford,
for which the city will reim
burse the Portland fire fund. In
addition, he will receive a cost-of-living
allowance during his
stay here.
Weidner comes highly recom
mended from all informed
sources, according to Mayor
Flynn, who added that his repu
tation is of .the' highest in the
Portland fire service.
Hollywood, Jan. 27 (U.R)
Musical comedy star Betty Gar
rett, wife of actor Larry Parks,
gave birth yesterday to their
first child, a seven-pound 14
ounce boy who was named
Garrett Christopher.
Soil Conservation District Election Expected In
March As Result of Hearings In County Yesterday
The state soil conservation
committee is expected to order
referendum election in Jackson
county March 22 as the result of
lively interest shown at two
hearings yesterday in the forma
tion of a soil conservation
district.
Two members of the commit
tee. Otto Bohnert, Central Point,
and William L. Teutsch, Corval
lis. conducted the hearings dur
ing the day to determine the
need for, and the interest in the
formation of a district with
boundaries coinciding with the
boundaries of Jackson county.
Opinion Divided
Less than 15 landowners at
tended the hearing in Rogue Riv
er yesterday afternoon and were
divided about half and half for
and against the formation of a
district. At last night's hearing
in Phoenix more than 100 land
owners from widely scattered
parts of the county met in the
Phoenix Grange hall to express
almost unanimous approval of
the proposed district.
As a result of the lack of in
terest shown in Rogue River,
the representatives of the com
mittee were advised to exclude
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Leo E. Weidner
Portland fire department
senior captain to assume duties
here as fire consultant and act
ing chief.
Union To Protest
Election Results,
Voters Challenged
Employees of Bear Creek or
chards and Southern Oregon
Sales, Inc., yesterday voted to
turn down a bid by an AFL un
ion local to represent them in
collective bargaining at the two
plants, but the union today de
clared it would protest the elec
tion and ask that the results be
thrown out.
M. E. Linder, elections exam
iner for the national labor rela
tions board which supervised the
voting, said a total of 149 em
ployees cast ballots during the
day 10 of them from SOS and
139 from Bear Creek orchards.
Three of the SOS employees vot
ed in favor of the union, and
seven against, Bear .Creek work
ers voted 41 for the union and
57 against with one ballot de
clared void and 39 voters chal
lenged by either union or em
ployer observers.
Result Inconclusive
Linder said that so far as the
NLRB is concerned, the issue is
settled at SOS but that the num
ber of challenged votes in the
Bear Creek phase of the election
has rendered the balloting incon
clusive so far as that plan is con
cerned. Don Stanscll, secretary of the
International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Ware
housemen and Helpers of Amer
ica, which petitioned for the
NLRB election, said this morn
ing that the Teamsters, Cannery
and Fruit Packing Workers, lo
cal 962A, will not accept the re
sults of the balloting as valid.
Stansell declared that the two
firms submitted voting lists
containing "more than twice as
many" names as those declared
at an NLRB hearing held here
last August.
To Ask New Election
"We will ask for an election
based on strict adherence to the
testimony given by the employ
ers at the August hearing, he
said. He said his union seeks to
represent "only those workers
employed at least 11 months of
the year" at the two plants. "We
doo't think it right or ethical,"
he continued, "for the compan
nies to run in twice as many vot
ers as were declared and many
of whom were seasonal em
ployees." The NLRB has stipulated the
voting unit in the election would
be all non-seasonal employees,
excluding all seasonal workers,
all office and clcarical employ
ees, guards, professional em-
the Rogue River-Wlmer area
from the proposed district, with
the provision that that area may
join the rest of the county later
if interest develops.
In explaining the legal status
and purposes of a soil conserva
tion district, Teutsch said it is
actually a voluntary organiza
tion of farmers to advance soil
conservation practices.
The state now has 33 of the
districts in 20 different counties,
including two in Josephine
county. The 33 districts include
nine million acres of land and
9,000 participating farmers, ac
cording to Teutsch.
To create a district, the state
committee must order a referen
dum on the basis of need and
interest, established at hearings
such as those held here yester
day. Thirty per cent of land
holders owning more than 10
acres each must approve the for
mation of a district at the refer
endum. Teutsch estimated that
800 Jackson county landowners
would have to vote favorably
before a district could be formed
here.
Principal opposition to the
district was voiced at Rogue
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Russia Defiantly
Tightens Squeeze
On Berlin Traffic
Pileup Of Trucks
Worst Since Saturday
Berlin, Jan. 27 (U.R) The
Russians tightened their squeeze
on traffic between " Berlin and
west Germany today in defiance
of a protest by the western Big
Three.
Police at Helmstedt, where the
main Berlin highway crosses the
zonal border, said the pileup of
trucks there was the worst since
the slowdown began last Sat
urday. 250 Trucks Held Up
They said more than 250
trucks were jammed bumper to
bumper in a four-mile line on
the west side of the Soviet check
point, and another 50 were on
the east side.
For the first time, police said,
milk trucks were made to line
up with the other trucks. They
said the delay would endanger
the supply of milk for Berlin
children.
Fur-capped Russian border
guards were passing from two to
six vehicles an hour compared
to a normal rate of 15 to 20 an
hour.
Charles A. Dix, Berlin's Amer
ican transport chief, said the av
erage Berlin-bound truck was
forced to wait from 30 to 40
hours for clearance. West-bound
trucks waited an average of 12
hours, he said.
Immediate Steps Asked
The three-power western pro
test was delivered last night to
the Soviet commander, Maj. Gen.
Alexander Kotikov. It demands
that the Russians take "immedi
ate" steps to free traffic between
Berlin and west Germany.
The protest said the three
western Bejlitv commandors felt
.It is the Soviet intention to
thwart the decision" of the Big
Four foreign ministers confer
epce in Paris guaranteeing nor
mal travel.
Secret Service Cracks
Counterfeit Ring
New York, Jan. 27 (U.R)
Federal authorities announced
today the cracking of "one of the
biggest counterfeiting rings in
the country."
Four men were arrested here
and one in Los Angeles.
Secret service agents recov
ered $200,000 in counterfeit
bills.
Assistant United States Attor
ney Irving H. Saypol said the
gang had been selling phoney
American dollars for 20 cents on
the dollar.
Those arrested here were An
thony Chiarella, 33; Vincen Pal
iasano, 35; Anthony Pitaraniello,
26, and Joseph Nardonc, 49.
Commercial Artist John J. Stan
cin, 33, was arrested in Los An
geles. Chiarella, Paliasano and Pie
taraniello were held in $100,000
bail each when arraigned early
today before U. S. Commissioner
Edward W. McDonald. Nardone,
a taxi driver, was held in $20,
000 bail.
ployees and supervisors.
A spokesman for the fruit unit
of the Industriy Council of
Southern Oregon said this morn
ing that the two employer
groups had no statement to
make on the outcome of the
election at this time.
River by Henry Conger, Medford
rancher, who declared that pres
ent agricultural agencies are
already doing an adequate job of
serving the farmers without pil
ing on another service which, he
feared, would cost more taxes
and represent a type of govern
ment interference.
Five Per Cent Tillable
Bohnert pointed out that only
five per cent of the total land
area of Jackson county is tillable
and that there is a definite need
to make that area more produc
tive. The proposed district would
extend and expedite the services
already in existence, he declared.
Some areas in the county would
get little good from the district
while others need It badly, he
said, and those needy areas are
widely separated.
Bohnert insisted there is a
need for a rearrangement of irri
gation and drainage systems and
that money and irrigation water
are being wasted because of the
present lack of technical assist
ance. He said the district would,
in effect, create more water in
the county by enabling farmers
to service more acreage wltn less
water. Also, Bohnert asserted,
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Collusion
Denied At
Portland, Ore., Jan. 27 (U.R)'
Dr. Raymond M. McKeown of
Coos Bay denied there was any
collusion by doctors to destroy
commercial hospital associations.
Dr. McKeown testified here
yesterday as a defense witness in
the government's anti-trust suit
against Oregon doctors and med
ical groups.
The Coos Bay physician said
he considered that commercial
Eugene Man Held On
Charges Of Forgery
Roy Earl Hamilton, 31, Eu
gene, waived preliminary hear
ing in justice court this morning
on a forgery charge, was bound
over to the grand jury and held
in the county jail under a $2,500
bond, according to Judge W. P.
Tucker.
State police said Hamilton al
legedly passed a $168 check at
Gates' Furniture store yesterday,
placing $100 down on a refrig
erator and taking the rest in
cash. Officers said that Hamil
ton went on to Ashland where
he hired a taxi to take him to
Klamath Falls. Police appre
hended him on highway. 66 near
Weyerhaeuser camp No. 4.
Hamilton Is wanted In Lane
county and is on parole from
the state penitentiary on similar
charges, according to police who
credited the check flash system
with speeding the arrest.
Aga Khan Jewels
Found In Marseille
Paris, Jan. 27 (U.R) Some
$3SU,ouu worti or. the. snu.uuu
In jewels stolen from the Aga
Khan on tne Kiviera last August
were returned to Marseille police
surreptitiously last night, French
national police announced today.
A mystery man, whom police
said probably was one of the
gang, left a package containing
the jewels on the sidewalk In
front of a police station at about
8 p.m.
He then called the police and
said:
"You'll find the jewels out
side the station house."
Two inspectors rushed out
and recovered the package.
French national police In Paris
said experts examined the gems
and said there was "no doubt"
they were part of the loot taken
from the Aga Khan.
Road Conditions
A blissard was reported on
Siskiyou and Greensprlngs
mountain passes this morning.
Visibility was poor and state
police advised against travel
over the passes.
" State police said rain was
turning to snow . on Sexton
mountain pass on highway 99
north and stated that chains
should be carried. Rain was
reported on the Redwood high
way, at Grants Pass and at
Roseburg. Snow was falling
hard at Union Creek.
A slide on the' Coast high
way 13 miles south of Port Or
ford has been opened (or light
one-way traffic.
United Press said chains
were required on Santiam and
Willamette passes and on high
way 66 at Keno. Chains were
advised at Klamath Falls.
as logging operations expand
and as population pressures In
crease, Jackson county's erosion
problem will worsen.
Would Help Coordinate
Teutsch told the Rogue River
farmers the district would not
give them something for nothing
out of government coffers but
would help them coordinate their
own efforts in the direction of
more adequate soil conservation.
At the Phoenix meeting, nine
men were nominated for the
posts of supervisors of the pro
posed district. They were: Rod
ney Keating, Ashland; George
Loftin, Gold Hill; Henry Owens,
Ashland; David Lowry, Talent;
Phil R. Feddersohn, Ashland, and
Chester Wcndt, Louis Kulas, A.
E. Brockway, and Burdette L.
Dodge, all Medford. Three of
their number would be elected
by farmers voting in a referen
dum, and two others would be
appointed by the state com
mittee. Claude Hoover was named
general supervisor of the elec
tions and Dave Lowry was un
animously elected general chair
man to direct preliminary
activities.
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By Medics
Hearing
hospital associations attempted
to dictate how to treat my pa
tients." Doesn't Approve
"I don't approve of that." Mc
Keown testified. "They told me
when to do GI studies, when to
take x-rays and when to use
surgery."
In cross-examination Govern
ment Attorney Philip Marcus
asked McKeown if it wasn't true
"that the state society and your
association (Coos Bay Hospital
association prepaid plan formed
by doctors) got together and de
cided to boycott the commercial
hospital associations?"
"I deny that emphatically,"
McKeown replied.
Dr. John D. Rankin of Co
quille testified he didn't approve
of commercial hospital associa
tions "primarily because the hos
pitnl associations ran the doctors,
rather than the doctors run the
hospital association."
Like Own Autonomy
He said Coos county doctors
decided to keep the doctor-owned
Coos Bay Hospital association
rather than take the Oregon phy
sicians service because "we de
cided we liked our own local
autonomy."
Dr. George W. Smiley of As
toria said he no longer took com
mercial hospital association pa
tients because they are "detri
mental to the best interests Of
the public and the medical pro
fession. I think they should be
forced to onerate strictly on the
indemnity principle which we
can do by retusing to lane
tickets."
Dr. Russell W. Parcher of
Seaside testified he "knew how
I wanted to practice my profes
sion" and that did not include
accepting hospital association
tlrkt
The government has charged
Oregon doctors and doctor
groups with conspiring against
commercial nospltai associations.
WealherTiaWork
On Refloating Big Mo
Norfolk, Va Jan. 27 (U.R)
The navy stopped all operations
on the refloating of the strand
ed battleship Missouri today be
cause of stiff winds and heavy
seas.
A navy spokesman said H was
hoped the salvage work can be
resumed tomorrow.
North-northeast winds of 20 to
25 miles per hour, with gusts up
to 40 miles per hour whipped
the Hampton Roads area. Visi
bility was poor and the seas
rough.
Submarine pontoons were to
have been put in place beside
the stern today and ammunition
was to have been removed.
Barge Explosion In
Louisiana Injures Two
t3nnn TJnl 1 flo T B .Tflrl. 27
(U.R) A barge blew up in the
Mississippi river touay mm
though the explosion was so vio-
1 ikt H hnnlr thp 3fl-StOrV
state capitol building and capi
tol annex, police said only two
men were Injured.
Police said notn uie mjmcu
men are Negroes. They were
...-.lnet thn hnrar which
probably had gasoline or other
chemical lumcs in n. wiic "i
men was believed to be Injured
seriously.
Author Denied Use Of
Portland Auditorium
Portland, Ore., Jan. 27 (U.R)
DnHllanl snhnnl riirpetnrs have
decided to deny use of Benson
Technical high school auditor-
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ornia author, on grounds McWil-
Hams had been aninaiea wiui
organizations described as "sub
versive." The decision was based large
it, nn a rnrnmmenriation by
Capt. William D. Browne of the
Portland nollce department and
American Legion.
C-54 Transport Plane
Missing In Yukon
Whltchorse, Yukon Territory,
Jan. .27 (U.R) An American air
force C-54 transport plane carry
ing 44 persons Including a wom
an, a child and military person
nel on furlough was missing to
day and a r'lt reported seeing
ground flares 225 miles east of
here.
The flares were sighted near
Watson lake, B. C, on the Brit
ish Columbia-Yukon border.
Denne Rav. Ore.. Jan. 27 (U.R)
A Japanese horned mine which
washed ud on Gleneden beach
six miles north of here will be
exploded today by a demolition
expert.
United Press Full Lease Wire
NO. 260
Ml
Eight European
Nations Will Get
U. $. Assistance
America Will Get
Bases, Materials
Washington. Jan. 27 (U.R)
The United States and eight At
lantic pact allies today signed
formal mutual aid agreementi
providing for rush delivery of
$1 billion of American arms to
free western Europe within the
next few months.
In return, the eight nations
getting the free weapons prom
ised to use them to prepare their
defenses against a possible Soviet
attack. They also promised to
help arm each other and to give
the United States what bases
and strategic materials they can
wunout endangering their own
economy.
supplement To Pact
The agreements, a supplement
to the Atlantic pact, bound the
United States into the closest
peacetime alliance in its history.
Secretary of State Dean G.
Acheson signed the separata
agreement for the United States
in ceremonies at the state depart
ment auditorium. Top diplomats
signed for the European coun
tries Great Britain, France, It
aly, Belgium, Holland, Luxem
bourg, Denmark and Norway.
British Ambassador Sir Oliver
Franks signed the British pact
at his embassy several hours be
fore the others and took off im
mediately for London for con
sultations with Foreign Secretary
Ernest Bevin. The others signed
in a group.
Agreementi Vary
Each of the agreements varied
in detail, but generally covered
the same ground, stating specific
ally that the American arms gift
is 'designed to promote the inte
grated defense of the 'Worth At
lantic area."'
The text of the agreements
made public after the signing
showed that Great Britain won
the right to transfer the Amer
ican weapons to other areas if
she replaced them in the western
European arms pool.
The British pact, which had
bogged down on that point for
months, set the tone for the oth
ers and proclaimed the principle
that "economic recovery is es
sential to international peace and
security and must be given cle"
priority."
Solon To Ask New
Hiss-Chambers Probe
Washington, Jan. 27 (U.R)
Rep. Richard M. Nixon (R.. Cal.)
said today he will ask the house
un-American activities commit
tee to reopen its investigation
of the Algor Hiss-Whittaker
Chambers spy case.
Nixon, the ranking GOP com
mitteeman who played a leading
role in gathering evidence In the
case, said he felt the committee
should pick up where it left off
when Hiss was indicted more
than a year ago.
In a speech on the house floor
yesterday, Nixon reviewed the
events leading up to Hiss' con
viction of perjury. He said the
nation should "know the scope
and extent" of the infiltration of
communist espionage agents Into
the state department so It can
guard against "any such situs
tion in the future."
Assailing both President Tru
man and the late rresiaem
Roosevelt for "failure to act on
evidence that the Russians tried
to steal A-bomb secrets," Nixon
said the Hiss case "should ba
compelling proof that the statute
of limitations for espionage
should be extended to 10 years
instead of the present three.
Radio Hiqhli
Radio Station KYJC (1230
kc) will broadcast the Hocky
Castollani-Ernie Durando box
ing match from Madison
Square garden tonight, start
ing at 7 o'clock.
Station KWIN (1400 kc) will
aid the Southern Oregon col
lege -Chico State basketball
nam tmm Ashland tonlaht.
starting at 8 o'clock, and will
broadcast the Oregon-Washington
game from Eugene at
B p.m. Saturday. Immediately
following. KWIN will sir. by
delayed broadcast, the Med-ford-Central
Point game be-,
ing played at Central Point.
AWAIT SENTENCES
A,lnn r.nnv Stnrlrtnn and
Christopher Holder Jr. yester
day entered a plea of guilty in
circuit court on a charge of
grand larceny. They are accused
of taking a motor and generator
from a car ownea oy rears
Rrowiter. 7 Chestnut street, on
January 20. District Attorney
George Neilson said they are be
ing held pending pre-sentence reports.
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