H-Bomb Seen VJithin Year;
Statement To UN Suggested
Atomic Experts
Claim America
Ahead 01 Russia
Carriers To Limit
Power Of Explosives
Washington, Feb. 1U.R
Atomic experts predicted today
that this country will produce
and test its first hydrogen super
bomb within the year.
Officials said, however, that it
will not be ready for proving at
the new atomic tests scheduled
for this spring at Eniwetok
island in the Pacific ocean. -Ahead
Of Russia
Still, they asserted, this coun
try is far ahead of Russia in the
atomic arms race.
Physicists said the first
"crude" H-bomb will be two to
in titvtoe ae ntirATfn1 oc 4n1ai'e
best plutonium bomb, itself the
i. equivalent of nearly 200,000
tons of TNT.
But the power of later "re
fined" models will be limited
mostly, they said, by the capa
city of the airplanes or missiles
built to deliver them. ' Bombs of
the future conceivably could
"fry" the largest city on earth
in a matter of seconds.
Officials familiar with nuclear
developments said President Tru
man's order of yesterday that
H-bomb production "be carried
forward" came in time to assure
United States atomic supremacy
for the present at least.
But they emphasized that Rus
sia knows the scientific theory
involved in the H-bomb and can
be expected to go all out to catch
up.
Mr. Truman's order said in ef
fect that the atomic energy com
mission must now take the hy
drogen bomb off the drawing
board where it has been per
fected in theory and put it into
the engineering mill at the AEC's
bomb production laboratory In
Sandia. N. M.
Sandia is where the new
weapon will be changed from
theory into fact. Scientists said
the first test bomb should be
ready in something under a year.
Weyerhaeuser Plans
Expansion Of Mill
Portland, Ore., Feb. 1 (U.R)
Weyerhaeuser Timber company
will increase capacity at its
Springfield, Ore., sawmill 30 to
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pansion program, according to
an announcement by John R.
Titcomb, manager of the com
pany's timber division at Spring
field. Cost of the enlargement was
estimated at S100.000 by Tit
comb for installation of a second
head saw rig, and another edger
and trimmer.
Expansion of the sawmill will
yield more waste material for
use by the expanded pulp mill
and container board mill at
Springfield.
The Weyerhaeuser pulp mill
and container board nlant will
be expanded to provide 30 per
cent more production at a cost
between 81,000,000 and $1,500,
000. More Details Needed
For Building Project
A three-man committee set up
to screen contractors and build
ers interested in building a Med
ford branch office for the secre
tary of state met without con
crete result yesterday.
Seven contractors, six from
Medford and one from Central
Point, met with the committee,
composed of Mayor D. L. Flynn,
Walter Jones, and Otto Bohnert,
but had so many structural and
legal questions for which the
committee had no answers that
the meeting had to be postponed
until Friday.
Secretary of State Earl T.
Newbry was called at the Salem
office and is expected to furnish
the committee with further de
tails about lease agreements,
heating facilities, rental arrange
ments, and other questions.
SEEKS RE-ELECTION
Salem, Ore., Feb. 1 (U.R
Sprague H. Carter of Pendleton
filed his candidacy with the
state election bureau here Tues
day for re-election as state rep
resentative from Umatilla coun
ty. He will seek the republican
nomination at the May 19 pri
mary election.
Temperature
Snow Makes
Fair and slowly moderating
temperatures were forecast for
the Rogue valley today, after the
mercury dropped to near zero
for the second day in a row, this
morning. The minimum tempera
ture was six above, registered
between 8 and 8:30 a.m. today.
Four pipes which had burst as
the result of freezing were re
ported to the Medford water de
partment up to noon today, but
Manager Robert Duff said there
undoubtedly would be more not
ed when temperatures get high
enough for ice-clogged pipes to
thaw out. Many householders
took care of frozen pipes them
selves, or waited hopefully for
them to thaw.
The temperature did not rise
above the freezing mark yester
day, and the maximum was 28
Some thawing of snow and ice
was noted, however, where the
sun struck them directly. A
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Earl Warren
Seeks Third Term
Goy. Warren Bids
For Third Term
In California
Sacramento, Feb. 1 (UP.)
Earl Warren made a bid today
for an unprecedented third term
as governor of California.
Warren, a republican and the
party's vice presidential nominee
in 1948, announced his re-election
campaign in a formal state
ment. He said he again would
seek both republican and demo
cratic nominations, as allowed by
California law, in the state's
June 6 primary.
Opposed By Roosevelt
His main opponent apparently
will be Democrat James Roose
velt, oldest son of the late pres
ident. Roosevelt already has an
ounced his candidacy.
The California governor's an
nouncement said he would dis
tinguish between social progress
and socialism.
"If government is to truly
serve the people," he said, "we
must continually make social
progress. I will shoulder every
responsibility to, make such pro
gress, but never to advance so
cialism, to which I am opposed."
Wants To Finish Work
His announcement pointed out
that he had been governor "dur
ing the period of California's
greatest growth and develop
ment." It said some of the state's
problems had been solved during
his administration, but said he
wanted "to complete the work
that has been undertaken."
Warren's candidacy for a third
four-year term as governor was
seen also as a bid to stay in the
national political picture. He was
keynote speaker and a "favorite
son" candidate for the presiden-.
tial nomination at the 1944 re
publican national convention.
Death OflikCreek
Rancher Said Suicide
Cleveland Hitchcock Storrs,
Elk creek rancher, shot and
killed himself at about 7 p.m.
yesterday with a .38 caliber au
tomatic pistol, it was reported
today by County Coroner Carlos
Morris. Morris said Storrs had
been despondent and in ill
health.
Storrs. 49, retired from the
army after World War II, during
which he served in the intelli
gence service as a major. He
also was a veteran of the first
World War.
He moved to the Elk creek
ranch, where he raised hereford
cattle and chickens, in April of
1948, from Pasadena. Cal. Sur
vivors include his wife, Ruth,
and a son, Cleveland, three
months old. An older daughter
by a previous marriage also sur
vives. Conger-Morris funeral home
is in charge of funeral arrange
ments, which will be announced
later.
Road Conditions
Traffic was moving over the
Siskiyous and Greenspringt
mountain pastes today with
out chains, state police laid.
Packed snow on the routes
was well sanded. Highway 99
north to Roseburg and the
Redwood highway were said
to be in good condition.
Snow still covered many
Oregon highways, according
io United Press, which said
motorists' should carry chains.
to Moderate;
Park Record
house fire early today was attri
buted to use of a blow torch in
an attempt to thaw pipes.
Snow Breaks Record
Snowfall at Crater Lake dur
ing January broke all-time rec
ords. Park Superintendent E. P.
Leavitt said this morning. Total
fall for the month was 313 inch
es of snow with a water content
of 19.94 inches. Melting and
thawing has left a total snow
depth at the park today of 126
inches.
Only a trace of snow fell In
the park yesterday and the tem
perature at 8:30 a m. today stood
at four degrees. Maximum tem
perature reading during the past
24 hours was 15, minimum was
one degree.
Roads are in good condition in
in the park but chains are re
quired, according to radio re
ports received at headquarters
here this morning,
Vandenberg Plan
Would Halt Work
If Bomb Outlawed
Ruthless Aggression
Said Loose In World
Washington, Feb. 1U.R)
Sen. Arthur H.- Vandenberg (R.,
Mich.) suggested today that
President Truman inform the
United Nations that this nation
will suspend all work on the hy
drogen bomb "the first moment
the use of these weapons can be
dependably outlawed."
He noted that Russia so far
has blocked all our proposals for
international control of atomic
weapons.
Aggression Loose
The GOP foreign policy spokes
man told a reporter that Mr. Tru
man's go-ahead order on the H
bomb was "unavoidable" be
cause "ruthless aggression is
loose in the world."
Congress responded to Mr.
Truman's decision to produce the
H-bomb with almost unanimous
support. But Vandenberg and
some others expressed grave
concern lest the U.S. foreclose
further negotiations for effective
world safeguards.
"In view of the fact that ruth
less aggression is loose in the
world, I should say that the
president's decision was un
avoidable," Vandenberg said.
"Obviously it is subject to con
gressional referendum in respect
to the appropriations involved.
Reliance Prevented
"I wish the president, how
ever, would immediately notify
the United Nations of our intent
and purpose to suspend all of
our activities in respect to mass
destruction the first moment the
use of these weapons can be de
pendably outlawed.
"Unfortunately the Moscow
attitude has thus far prevented
this reliance," Vandenberg said.
Meanwhile, Rep. Henry M.
Jackson (D., Wash.) said that
Mr. Truman's decision to go
ahead with the H-bomb puts the
United States "on a knife-edge
of history" between peace and
war.
Jackson, a member of the con
gressional atomic energy com
mittee, urged world statesmen to
agree now on controlling atomic
weapons, saying: "This may be
our last chance to avoid a third
world war."
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Portland Construction
Hits Ail-Time High
Portland, Ore., Feb. 1 (U.R)
Two large apartment building
permits during January pushed
Portland's construction activity
for the month to an all-time
high, a survey of the month's
business activity showed today.
However, cold and snowy
weather appeared to have affect
ed the city's bank clearings for
the month. Only $547,904,432.43
was noted, the lowest figure
since February 1949. By com
parison, the January, 1949, bank
clearings total was $605,468,
298.03. Construction of the Park
Plaza and lone Plaza apartment
buildings pushed the January
building permit to $6,359,370, as
compared with December's total
of $3,398,345. and January,
1949's $1,818,595.
The large apartment projects
will cost about $4,208,000.
100 Million Fewer
Chinese Seen Aim
Washington, Feb. 1 (U.R)
The Moscow meeting of Russian
and Chinese communist leaders
may produce a plan for "reduc
ing" Chinese population by 100
million, a report reaching here
said today.
The report, relayed from Asia,
is part of a growing pattern of
rumors and whispers about the
secret Kremlin conference. From
them United States officials hope
to fathom the truth.
This particular report said
Russia had suggested that
China's 500 million population
must be "reduced" by 100 mil
lion. The Soviet contention was
said to be based on a simple eco
nomic conclusion that China's
population could not be sup-
fiorted on the resources cutrent
y avajlable.
One United States expert on
the Far East, while inclined to
credit the idea of Russia "reduc
ing" China's population, said he
thought the 100.000,000 figure
was "too high."
Cold January Chills
Romance In Multnomah
Portland, Ore., Feb. 1 (U.R
The Multnomah county clerk to
day said the coldest January on
record had all but frozen ro
mance. Only 170 marriage licenses
were issued compared to 223 last
January. It was the lowest num
ber since January. 1941, when
128 licenses were granted.
Coulee Dam, Wash., Feb. 1
Grand Coulee Dam is the first
dam in the world to produce
more than one billion kilowatt
hours of electricity in a single
month, the bureau of reclama
tion reported here today.
Oswego, Ore., Feb. 1 U.R)
The home of Mr. and Mrs. V. F.
Weber was destroyed here today
by fire that broke out short after
7:30 a.m. Origin of the fire was
unknown,
Medfop
44th Year 12 Pages
SIGNAL SPURS HUNT FOR
40 Klamath County
Doctors Grossed
$800,000 In 1948
Anti-Trust Suit Hears
Defense Testimony
Portland, Ore., Feb. 1 (U.R)
A defense witness in the govern
ment's anti-trust suit today testi
fied that 40 of 41 Klamath coun
ty doctors grossed $800,000 in
1948.
Dr. Charles V. Rugh was call
ed to the stand after Or. Ralph
W. Stearns, Klamath Falls eye.
ear and nose specialist, testified
as one of the founders of the
Klamath Falls Physicians'
bureau.
One-Third of Take
The government is suing the
Oregon Physicians Service, Ore
gon Medical Society, eight coun
ty medical societies and eight
doctors for alleged anti-trust
violations.
Dr. Rugh, under questioning
by Federal Judge Claude McCol
loch, said the $800,000 was about
"one-third of the bureau's in
take." Yesterday Dr. Max E. Heming
way of the Bend, Ore., Heming
way Memorial clinic testified
that the National Hospital asso
ciation had substandard fees
compared with the Oregon Phy
sician's Service.
Dr. Hemingway added that the
NHA did not always pay doc
tors what the doctors thought
they should have received.
Did Not Remember
Other Oregon doctors told the
court they accepted tickets from
patients belonging to commercial
hospital associations and did not
remember any coercive influence
by medical groups to refuse such
tickets.
In cross-examination, the Bend
doctor was asked if questions
arising in coverage under the
NHA's contract created payment
failures by the commercial hos
pital association.
"If I'm going to practice medi
cine," Dr. Hemingway answered,
"I can't spend spend my time
reading a lot of silly contracts.
I let my office girl do that." .
. Dr. Cecil W. McCain, Portland,
formerly of Hood River and pres
ident for two terms of the mid
Columbia Medical society, said
he did not know of any medical
society attempts to persuade doc
tors in his area not to accept
commercial hospital association
tickets.
Carol Paight Insane,
Psychiatrist Claims
Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 1
(U.R) A psychiatrist testified to
day that blonde Carol Ann
Paight was insane when she kill
ed her father because he was
dying of cancer.
Dr. diliord . Moore was tnc
big gun of the defense in its
attempt to prove that the 21-year-old
college senior was
driven by love of her father into
a temporary insanity which im
pelled her to give him a Quick
death with a bullet rather than
let him endure a slow one of
pain.
If the state cannot prove she
was sane at the time the jury of
nine mothers and three fathers
must acquit her of a charge of
second degree murder.
Moore testified that the girl
was in an "anxiety state" caused
by a "cancer phobia."
Retrial Sought For
Alleged Slayer
Los Angeles, Feb. 1 (U.R)
Attorney John D. Gray filed a
petition today for retrial of mur
der charges against Fred Stroble.
67-ycar-old grandfather convict
ed of the sex slaying of six-year
old Linda Joyce Glucoft.
Superior Judge Charles W.
Fricke set arguments on the re
trial motion for 9 a.m. Monday,
February 6.
Gray, who took over Stroble's
defense from the public defend
er's office after he was con
victed of first degree murder,
based his retrial plea on his con
tention that Stroble did not know
what he was doing when he
waived jury trial on his insan
ity plea.
Judge Fricke heard the sanity
issue and ruled that Stroble was
sane when he brutally killed the
girl November 14.
Chinese President To
Stay In This Country
Taipei. Formosa, Feb. 1 (U.R)
Acting President Li Tsung-Jen
notified the Chinese nationalist
government today that he will
remain in the United States and
would not return to Formosa in
the immediate future.
The presidential offices releas
ed' the text of a cable from Li
saying he was discussing with
U. S. officials American aid to
nationalist China and that he was
not needed in Formosa.
Washington. Feb. 1 (U.R)
President Trumsn may campaign
in Illinois this fall.
ORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
THEY GOT HER LOOSE The U.S.S. Missouri, the navy's mightiest battleship, was pulled
loose today from a sand bar in Hampton channel where she has been stuck since January 17. Sub
marine pontoons are shown above lashed to the side of Big Mo to help during floating operations.
Mighty Mo
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 1 (U.R)
The U.S.S. Missouri, the navy's
mightiest battleship, was wrench
ed free today from a sand bar
where she had hung captive for
Winter Weather Stays
On Into Second Month
By United Press
February took over where
January left off with more
broken weather records, sub
zero temperatures, snow and
frozen water pipes in the Pacific
northwest.
The mercury dipped Wednes
day morning down to a level al
most equalling the 62-year-old
record set Tuesday.
Spokane, Wash., had its ninth
consecutive day of sub-zero
weather, tying the record set in
January. 1909. The minimum
was 22.4 below in Spokane, 25
at Yakima, 33 below at the
Moses lake U.S. development
farm, and 28 below at Ellens
burg. .
Winter's grip held tight In
Oregon, with Baker reporting 17
below, Burns 12 below, Pendle
ton 18 below, The Dalles six be
low, and Portland one above at
the airport at 6:45 a.m.
West of the Cascades, how
ever, there was some relief. Eu
gene had 14 'above. Medford 6,
Roseburg 19.
The outlook was for snow flur
ries and variable cloudiness in
Washington and Oregon this aft
ernoon and tonight, with more
cold wave in both states but
slightly higher minimums.
Snowbound Town To
Be Helped By Army
Chicago, Feb. 1 (U.R) The
5th army opened a miniature
"operation snowbound" today to
carry food and fuel to isolated
communities and farms in the
frozen Dakotas.
Meanwhile, New York city
was hit by the first heavy snow
of the winter and a severe ice
storm isolated 26 towns in north
central Texas.
The New York snow was ex
pected to continue through the
morning. Pavements were slick
and airlines cancelled some
flights.
The inch-thick ice in Texas
stretched from Wichita Falls cast
to Paris and from Dallas north
to the Red River. Treacherous
pavements caused one death.
About 260 phone circuits were
broken.
Fire Consultant To
Arrive Here Today
City officials said today that
Senior Captain Leo Wcidner of
the Portland fire department is
scheduled to arrive in Medford
this afternoon to assume his
duties as fire consultant and act
ing fire chief.
His services were arranged for
by the Medford city council after
negotiations with the Portland
council. He is assistant drill mas
ter and instructor for the Port
land department.
Hearings Slated On
Cotton Quota Measure
Washington, Feb. 1 (U.R)
The senate agricultural commit
tee today scheduled immediate
hearings on a house approved
bill to add 1,400,000 acres to the
nation's cotton quota.
Chairman Elmer Thomas (D.,
Okla), announced that senate
hearings will begin tomorrow
with testimony from department
of agriculture spokesmen. The
hearings, Thomas said, will be
concluded as quickly as possible.
Williamson, W. Va., Feb. 1
(U.R) Rescue crews today reach
ed the bodies of two miners
killed under a slate fall in the
Puritan Coal company mine 10
miles east of here and reported
that there was "no hope'' that
the third trapped miner was
alive.
Freed From Sand Bar
15 days as impotent as a
row-
boat.
Sailors Cheer
A great cheer "she's free"
went up from a thousand sailors
as scores of salvage vessels and
tugs pulled the 45,000-ton battle
wagon from Thimble shoals.
Despite driving winds which
threatened during a hectic hour's
operations to push her aground
again, the vessel was pulled by
the stern to the channel only
1,000 feet from where she had
been stuck in the sand and
muck.
Three times before the navy
had failed to free the mighty Mo
from its embarrassing predica
ment. But today, aided by a 150-foot
wide channel especially dredged,
the giant ship was successfully
Senate Approves
Electoral Changes
Washington, Feb. 1 (U.R)
The senate today approved a pro
posed constitutional amendment
to make drastic changes in the
162-year-old electoral college
system of electing the president.
To become effective, the
amendment still must be ap
approved by two-thirds of the
house and must be ratified by
the legislatures of three-fourth
of the states.
The amendment, requiring a
two-thirds senate vote, was aft
proved despite fears among
some republicans that it would
weaken the GOP in presidential
elections.
The senate vote was 84 to 27,
three more than the needed two
thirds majority.
While retaining the present
system giving each state one
electoral vote for each senator
and representative, the amend
ment would divide each state's
electoral vote among candidates
in proportion to the popular
vote. A state's entire electoral
vote now goes to the leading
candidate in that state.
Russia Proposes Trial
Of Japanese Emperor
Washington, Feb. 1 (U.R)
Russia proposed to the United
States today that Emperor Hiro
hito of Japan be tried as a war
criminal by an international
court.
The proposal was made in a
note Soviet Ambassador Alexan
der S. Panyushkin handed Secre
tary of State Dean Achcson at a
seven-minute conference at the
state department.
Upon leaving, Panyushkin said
the Soviet note proposed also the
trial of a number of .Japanese
war criminals who were not un
der Soviet control, including
Hirohito.
Panyushkin said the note re
called the recent Soviet prosecu
tion and conviction of a number
of Japanese for planning bacter
iological warfare against the So
viet union.
longshoremen Eligible
For Hospital Benefits
San Francisco, Feb. 1 (U.R)
CIO longshoremen on the west
coast today became eligible for
hospital and surgical benefits
under an insurance plan, the
first of seven such welfare plans
for west coast maritime union.
The longshoremen each pay
one per cent of their total wages
and the Pacific Maritime asso
ciation contributes three cents
per man hour to a joint fund.
The PMA said it was discuss
ing similar hospital plans with
six other coastwide unions.
Portland. Ore., Feb. 1 (U.R)
E. B. MacNaughton, chairman of
the board of the First National
bank, today said investments to
day may become doughnuts to
morrow if the nation's deficit
spending program continues.
Salem, Ore.,Feb. 1 (U.R)
Charles K. McColloch of Baker
today filed his candidacy for
state representative from Baker
county.
Tribune
1, 1950
NO. 264
(Acmt Telephoto)
torn loose from the sand bar and
guided into the regular Hamp
ton Road channel from which she
strayed on January 17.
Then the tugs began towing
the vessel eight miles down the
bay into the Norfolk navy yard
for repairs. The navy wants a
good look at her bottom. There
were fears that it might have
been damaged by a rock.
The ship, lightened of thous
ands of tons of oil, ammunition
and other gcHr, floated high and
skittish as she hit the deep
water.
A thousand salvage workers
had labored through the night
to prepare her for the big effort
this morning. At 5:30 a.m. EST,
the effort got underway. Tugs
took their places.
At a signal they began pulling
fore ana aft. The Missouri,
pride of the navy and on which
the Japanese surrender was
signed in Tokyo bay, began to
rock.
Vessel Movas
Just as the eastern sky was
beginning to brighten with the
dawn, from deep within her
bowels came a giant gurgling
sound.
"It sounded like a big rock
was rolling around inside the
mo, one salvage worker said.
The vessel moved slightly.
That did it. The suction which
had held the battlewagon fast
was broken. The mighty Mo
moved out stern foremost to
ward the channel.
Second Big Hotel Fire
Strikes Dakota City
Dickinson, N. D., Feb. 1 (U.R)
The second big hotel fire here
In 13 months destroyed the St.
Charles hotel today.
The blaze routed 81 guests,
most of them still in night
clothes, as firemen battled the
flames in below-zero weather.
All but one of the guests were
believed to have reached the
street safely.
The fire followed by a year
and 10 days a blaze which de
stroyed this western North Da
kota town's Villard hotel.
Firemen confined the blaze to
the hotel building, although of
ficials feared it would spread
to an adjoining recreation par
lor, theater and filling station.
Junior, Senior High
Pupils Enjoy Vacation
Junior and senior high school
students of Medford are vaca
tioning today, Thursday and
Friday, while teachers grade
mid-term examination papers
and prepare for the new semes
ter which commences Monday,
the city school office reported.
There will be no classes for
grade youngsters Friday but all
students will pick up their re
port cards that afternoon.
WashinKtiTnTFeb. 1 (U.R)
The senate has confirmed unani
mously the nomination of Ed
ward W. Barrett of Connecticut
to be assistant secretary of state.
Trial of Bridges Hears
Character Recommendation
San Francisco. Feb. 1 (U.R)
A Catholic priest gave accused
communist Harry Bridges a char
acter recommendation today.
Father Paul Meincke of Eur
eka. Nev., testifying as a defense
witness at the CIO longshore un
ion leader's perjury-conspiracy
trial, said he "knew" Bridges
was not a communist.
Accused of Lying
Bridges is accused of lying at
his naturalization hearing in
1945 when he denied he was or
ever had been a communist.
Thirteen government witnesses
placed Bridges in the party over
a 10-year period beginning in
1033.
"There is a great difference
between a militant trade unionist
and a communist," the priest
said. "Over the years, I knew
Bridges as a militant trade un
ionist he is not a communist."
Asked if he were able to rec
ognize a communist, Meincke
WEATHER
FORECAST: rtr with slowly
moderating ttmper attires to
night aud Thursday.
Temp.
H If he it Yesterday .... Si
Lowest this Morning ..,u
PLANE
Doubt Expressed
That Report Came
From Lost Craft
Search Continues
After Six Days
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory,
Feb. 1 (U.R) A faint radio sis-
nal on the distress frequency to
day centered the far-ilune six.
day hunt for a missing 5-54 trans-
yui v in me smiin Kiver-t on
Nelson, B.C.. area 300 miles
southeast of here.
Three search Dlanes from Fort
Nelson and seven from White
horse were ordered into the sec-'
tor again, although "consider-'
able doubt" was expressed that
the signal came from the lost
plane. Forty-four persons were
aboard the aircraft.
Could Be From Boat
Wing Commander Donald R.
Miller of the RCAF said the ra
dio signal "could possibly have
been from a small fishing vessel -
ir away.
No report had been received
at noon (PSTJ from the planes
searching the area since 9 a.m.
At the same time, a squadron
of B-29 bombers was to search
the towering peaks of St. Elias
range, 175 miles west of here.
Officers said today was ideal
for search operations and a max
imum number of scanners would
be in the air.
The signal, uncoded and of
short duration, was heard in an'
area extending along the eastern
cna ot tne British Columbia
Yukon border. That sector strad
dles the route the lost C154 was
taking on its ill-fated flight from
Ancnorage, Alaska, to ureal
Falls, Mont.,
Doubt Expressed
However, RCAF Air Commo
dore M. Costello who is coordin
ator of the two-nation search, ex
pressed doubt that the signal
came from the missing plane.
"Let me point out, he said,
"that the signal was weak but
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not coded as it would have been
If it had come from an automatic
signal sent by a Gibson Girl type
emergency radio transmitter.
Costello said the report was
"one of fifty we have received
and of course must check
thoroughly.
Documents To Support
Coal Order Request
Washington, Feb. 1 U.R)
The government submitted a pile
of documents today to support
its charges that John L. Lewis'
contract demands are illegal, and
asked federal court to order the
coal miners back to full produc
tion. United Mine Workers Presi
dent Lewis was conspicuously
absent in Federal Judge Rich
mond B". Keech's court as the na
tional labor relations board's
general counsel asked for the
court order.
Lewis was preparing to meet
with northern and western coal
producers this afternoon in the
first bargaining conference In
two months.
Russia Rejects French
Indo-China Protest
Paris. Feb. 1 (U.R) Russia to
day rejected a French protest
against Soviet recognition of the
rebel regime In French Indo
China. The Soviet embassy returned
the protest to the foreign office
with a note saying that the So
viet Union "considers it impos
sible to receive a note of this
sort."
The abrupt Soviet note took
the foreign office by surprise. It
had delivered the protest to the
Russian embassy only last night.
Radio Highlights
Radio Station KWIN (1400
kc) will broadcast the amateur
boxing .Hatches from the ar
mory between 9 and 10 o'clock
tonight.
said, "not by seeing him, but let
me talk to him, not an hour or a
day but over a long period, and
I can tell.
"A communist would slip. But
he (Bridges) never slipped. He
never said anything which
showed he was a communist.
"If I had the slightest notion
Bridges was a communist I
wouldn't testify for him."
Said Truthful
Asked what was Bridges' rep
utation for truth and honesty,
the priest said:
"I'll give you my personal
opinion. It was the best. Not
only was he a truthful, upright
man. he was more ... I don't
consider myself smarter than
others, but you know as a priest
that I wouldn't associate myself
with Bridges if I had the slight
est doubt about him."
Father Meincke said he was an
Intimate acquaintance of Bridges
for 10 years.