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Economic Tiffs
Washington, Apr. 6 (U.P.)
The United Slates and Argen
tina worked swiftly today to end
their long-standing economic dis
putes. The prospects:
1. Argentina will give better
treatment to American business
interests.
2. The United States will
grant Argentina financial help.
The arrangements were being
worked out by Ramon Cereijo,
Argentine secretary of the treas
ury now on a mission to Wash
ington. Restrictions Relaxed
He already has announced re
laxation of restrictions that pre
vented some American firms
Laffimore Denies
Communistic Ties
Before Committee
Washington, Apr. 6 (U.R)
Owen Lattimore swore under
oath today that he never has
been a Russian spy or a com
munist and challenged his ac
cuser Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy
(R., Wis.) to repeat his charges
without benefit of congressional
immunity or resign.
McCarthy said he will not re
peat without congressional im
munity his charges unless the
government surrenders all its
loyality files on Lattimore. The
president and the FBI have re
fused to do so as a matter of
Srinciple.
eversal of Position
This was a reversal of Mc
Carthy's previously declared po
sition. On Feb. 20 he told the
senate that he would resign if
the day ever came when he was
afraid to repeat outside the sen
ate any charges that he made in
the chamber.
Testifying before a senate for
eign relations committee inves
tigating McCarthy's charges that
the state department is infested
with communists, Lattimore
sweepingly denied as "base and
contemptible lies" McCarthy's
accusations against him.
Then, in a firm voice barbed
with sarcasm and ridicule, the
short, stocky Johns Hopkins uni
versity professor tore into Mc
Carthy's charges one by one and
denied each categorically.
"Senator Will Fall"
With McCarthy sitting oppo
site him in the jam-packed sen
ate caucus room, Lattimore said
"I shall show that his charges
against me are so empty and
baseless that the senator will
fall, and fall flat on his face."
As McCarthy sat scowling and
silent. Lattimore branded him as
a "willing tool" of "the so-called
China lobby," and said the sen
ator now wants to "weasel" on
his charges because of a threat
of libel action.
Michaels Lose Custody
Of Child Actress
Hollywood. Apr. 6 (U.R) Mr.
and Mrs- Otto Michael lost cus
tody today of their foster daugh
ter. Lora Lee Michael, because
a judge decided the nine-year-
old actress needed a new envir
onment to make her a normal
child.
After a brief hearing in
mrortilo hall Qnnprinr .TllHgp A
A. Scott made Lora Lee a ward
of the court. He said she would
be placed with a well-adjusted
familv to give her a normal
home life.
Her foster mother. Mrs. Lor
raine Michael, 55, was acquitted
last month on charges she mis
treated and kept the girl on a
sub-standard diet to keep her
tiny for SlOO-a-day movie roles.
judge Scott emphasized his
action was not intended as criti
cism of the Michaels, who adopt
ed Lora Lee in Texas five years
ago. He said, however, he be
lieved she needed a new environ
ment to repair damage done by
"the glamour world of the
movies."
At Least 19 Persons Drown
As Portugal Boat Capsizes
Oporto, Portugal, Apr. 6 (U.R!
Authorities reported today that
at least 19 persons drowned and
another 40 to 60 arc missing in
the sinking of a heavily-loaded
ferrvboat in the Douro river.
The boat, The Foz Do Sousa.
capsized and sank last night
while carrying passengers from
downtown Oporlo to the suburb
f Crestuma. Many of those
ihoiird wore women shoppers.
Fire, police and naval launches
rescued 15 survivors from the
water and picked up 19 bodies.
Another five survivors swam
ashore. Estimates of the number
aboard ranged from 80 to 130.
Authorities believed that many
others swam ashore but then
boarded small craft to help in
rescue work. Boats combed the
Dissolve
from taking profits out of Ar
gentina. State department of
ficials say he also has promised
privately that Argentina will al
low continued operation of the
Buenos Aires newspapers La
Prensa and La Nacion.
Both papers oppose Argentine
President Juan Peron. Like all
Argentine papers, they have to
get newsprint allocations through
the Buenos Aires government.
State department officials said
Cereijo has promised that the
papers will get reasonable
amounts of newsprint.
Steps Encouraging
Argentina's softened attitude
toward American business in
terests prompted Secretary of
State Dean Acheson to say yes
terday that steps being taken by
both sides are encouraging and
that a natural outcome might be
that loans would result.
Authoritative quarters report
ed that the loans would be in
tended primarily to help Argen
tina get United States farm ma
chinery to step up agricultural
production. Any loan probably
would not be to the Argentine
government but would be made
through round-about channels.
The idea being discussed is for
the United States Export-Import
bank, along with private Amer
ican banks, to lend dollars to
Argentine commercial firms
which now owe money in the
United States. Thirty per cent
of Argentina's dollar earnings
now go to pay off these debts.
If they were refinanced, how
ever, more of Argentina's cur
rent earnings could be used to
buy American farm machinery.
No Political Objections
The state department has as
sured the Export-Import bank
that there are no political ob
jections to loans to Argentina.
Argentina has not applied form
ally for an Export-Import loan,
and would have to go through
the usual routine of proving that
the loan would be a sound busi
ness risk.
An economic agreement would
go far toward smoothing American-Argentine
political relations,
diplomats here believe." Many
Americans have been alarmed at
what they believed to be the
totalitarian trends in tne .peron
regime.
Compromise Housing
Bill Goes to Senate
Washington, Apr. 6 (U.R)
The nouse today unanimously
approved and sent to the senate
the compromise housing bill.
Senate approval of the measure
is expected next week-
Ky.), got house approval of the
measure snoruy ot'iuie m
house started a 10-day Easter
recess.
The compromise would:
1. Provide $250 million for
purchase of home mortgages by
the Federal National Mortage
association.
2. Authorize government in
e,,ftnna nt inam tn hnusinir co
operatives. The ceiling for any
one project wouia oe iiuniuu.
3. Permit the Reconstruction
r-;. rnrn. In lid SI 2 500.000
in left-over funds to guarantee
private loans on preiaui naicu
UA..-ne
a i,,thnT-i iho cnvpmmelll
to hand over to local communi
ties 43,000 war-built units ior
5. Put up $300 million for
long-range loans at 2.55 per cent
maximum interest to enucouuno.
institutions for student and
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6. Provide $2,250,000,000 in
additional mortgage insurance
under the federal program iui
private home building.
CASE CONTINUED
The civil court case of George
a cL...inM n..,;rtct .lamps C and
t. OUIIUH-i ofi"' -
Grace Brodie was continued for
30 davs in county circuit court
yesterday due to the ill health
t- Tamrlio The rase in-
volves the alleged misrepresen
tation ot tne volume oi ousm
of the Southern Oregon Bearing
Sales company which Schulcr
had contracted to buy from the
Brodies.
swiftly-flowing river throughout
the night in scarcn ot survivors.
Automobiles lined the banks and
threw their headlights on the
water to help.
The sunken vessel was raised
and towed into port this morn
ing but no bodies were found
aboard.
Doors Rippod Off
"The doors of the passengers'
cabin were ripped off and it is
presumed the bodies were pulled
downstream bv the strong cur
rent," an Oporto police spokes
man said.
Capt. Francisco Santos and his
three-man crew were among
those rescued. Survivors were
taken to hospitals but all except
three were released after minor
treatment.
Medford
45th Year. 22 Pages
Truck Driver Dies;
Wife, Son Injured
As Train Hits Cab
Accident Occurs Near
Alley Lumber Company
Amos Franklin Wyatt, Pros
pect, was killed at about 12:12
p. m. today when a northbound
Southern Pacific passenger train
plowed into the lumber truck he
was driving. He was dead when
a Conger-Morris ambulance ar
rived at the scene near the Al
ley Lumber company south of
Medford.
With Wyatt at the time of the
accident was his wife, Osie, and
his small son. Frank Jr. Mrs.
Wyatt was still unconscious ear
ly this afternoon.
Community hospital attend
ants said they were unable to
learn any details of the accident
from the boy. They believed he
was four or five years old. His
injuries did not appear to be se
rious, they said, but x-rays were
being taken. Mrs. Wyatt's con
dition was called "critical."
A report from the county coro
ner said the accident occurred
as the truck crossed the tracks
into the Alley mill in the face
of train No. 328 that arrives in
Medford about 12:15 p. m. The
cab of the truck was demolished,
the report said, and was torn
completely off the bed. Ambu
lance attendants described it as
"an awful mess." Engineer W. B.
Kendall of Medford said his train
was traveling between 38 and
42 miles per hour at the time of
the collision.
Vets' Preference
Changes Opposed
By Local Demos
The executive committee of
the Jackson County Democratic
Central committee has gone on
record opposing the recommen
dations of the Hoover Commis
sion reports regarding changes
in the civil service rating board's
system.
"The veterans' preference act
of 1944 awards an advantage to
veterans seeking government
employment of five points to the
veteran with 'an additional five
points for the disabled veteran,"
the committee's resolution said.
"The adoption of the proposed
change in the rating would elim
inate the point preference of
veterans, since there is not men
tion of guaranteed placement in
the proposed category system,"
it continued.
"The proposed change in civil
service administration also pro
vides for decentralization of the
various government agencies at
an additional annual cost of ap
proximately $40 million: we see
neither economy or improved
efficiency in this movement . , ."
the resolution said.
It continued that the execu
tive committee places itself on
record as protesting any change
"except such change as would
improve the status of the vet
erans," and that government
economy drives "should not be
gin with reduction of benefits
duly earned and awarded to the
nation's wartime defenders."
La Grande Pair Held
For Extradition
Vancouver, Wash., Apr. 6
(U.R) City police reported today
Joseph and Alta Barbara had
waived extradition and would be
transferred to La Grande, Ore.,
to face embezzlement charges in
connection with the Disabled
Veterans' organization. -
Police did not know what dis
position would be made of the
Barbaras' 12-year-old daughter.
The couple was arrested here
Tuesday night and the daughter
was placed in a private home.
The Barbaras were to leave
here today for La Grande. Bail
has been set at $1,000 each.
Suspended Sentence
Given in Robbery Hoax
Sgt. Alden A. Marrs of the
United States air force today
pleaded guilty on a district attor
ney's information charging him
with falsely swearing to an affi
davit. Circuit Judge H. K. Han
na imposed a three-year sus
pended sentence.
Marrs was accused of report
ing a hold-up that never occurred
and not admitting it was a hoax
until Tuesday night after state
police and deputy sheriffs had
scoured the county in an effort
to find a "sailor" who. Marrs
had told them, took $75 from
him at the point of a gun.
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MEDFORD, OREGON,
KMLLEi IN CROSSING W1DK
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BRIDGES FOUND GUILTY-Longshore Union Chief Harry Bridges
is kissed by his wife after a Federal Court Jury In San Francisco
found him guilty of perjury and conspiracy for swearing he was not
and never had been a Communist. The Jury deliberated 31 hours.
Vincent Hallinan, attorney for Bridges, announced the verdict would
be appealed. J. R. Robertson and Henry Schmidt, longshore offi
cials and co-defendants In the trial, were found guilty of both a con
spiracy count and a charge of aiding and abetting Bridges In the
commission of perjury.
4 Wards 'Employees
Charged With Theft
After undercover investiga
tions that lasted more than a
week, Medford police this morn
ing placed four trusted . em
ployees of the Medford Mont
gomery Ward store under arrest
and will charge , three of them
with grand larceny and one with
petty larceny.
Police Chief Clatous McCredie
and Sgt. Charles Champlin were
in the store at 8:30 a.m. today
as the employees came to work
and the arrests were made after
all four had showed up.
Arraignment Set
Charged with grand larceny
were llfcy E. Mays, 37,. head of
the tire department at the Med
ford branch; Jack A. Rinn, 40,
clerk in the auto accessories de
partment, and Joseph P. Zash,
25, an employee in the tire de
partment. James R. Daniels, 35,
head of the auto accessories de
partment, was charged with
petty larceny. Sergeant Champ
lin said the four were to be ar
raigned on the charges in county
Justice court at 1:30 p.m. today.
Though shortages at the store
had turned up in year-end inven
tories, police investigation was
Red Cross Drive
Total Now $19,617
Total contributions of $19.
617.99, out of a goal of $25,000
were reported to the board of
directors of the Jackson county
chapter of the American Red
Cross at it' noon luncheon meet
ing today.
Though the 1950 drive for
funds was over officially the end
of March, a number of divisions
have not yet reported their con
tributions and chapter officials
are hopeful that the more than
$5,000 gap between donations
and the final goal will be closed
when all reports are in. Only
seven of the county's 17 Granges
have reported so far on the suc
cess of their campaigns.
To Spied Tempo
County Drive Chairman Frank
Van Dyke and Medford Drive
Chairman Col. Ben Stafford at
tended the meeting, and will at
tempt to speed the tempo of re
ports so that the chapter's work
can be maintained at its present
level.
Executive Secretary Mrs. Fred
Rankin emphasized that the need
for funds is greater than in the
past. Reporting on the work of
her home service department,
Mrs. Rankin said her office has
handled a caseload of veterans'
claims that was twice is large
last month as in March, 1949.
Other phases' of the chapter's
work show similar Increases and
the caseloads for all services are
as large a during th war yean.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 6,
climaxed a few days ago when
one of the men was seen carry
ing merchandise from the store
and putting it in his car.
Local police worked with a
special investigator furnished by
Montgomery Ward in gathering
evidence against the four em
ployees. Deputy District Attorney Paul
Haviland said this morning that
Mays, in a signed statement, has
admitted embezzlement of funds
from the store in addition to the
theft of merchandise. Extent of
the embezzlement will not be
known until auditors have com-
Elcted a check of the firm's
ooks, he said.
All four men are being held In
county jail.
MedfordORCUnil
Given 'A' Status
Mcdford's 382nd quartermas
ter battalion, organized reserve
corps, has been upgraded to "A"
status by the department of the
army, It was reported today by
Maj. Walter C. Fingerhut, ORC
instructor here. The unit is un
der the command of Lt. Col.
William H. Prentice.
The new status means that
the battalion will train and func
tion as a full-strength unit, as
suring personnel, including 40
officers and men, retirement
credits, summer camp and four
full days pay each month.
Three Years Old
The battalion was formed just
three years ago with eight offi
cers and no equipment. Grad
ually standards of training and
organization improved. Major
Fingerhut reported, until the
"A" status was awarded.
Only 20 other units In the
sixth army area, which includes
Washington, Oregon, California,
Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona,
and Montana, have been given
this recognition out of a total of
l.flzn unit'.
M-Sgt. Thomas H. Ness, bat
talion sergeant major, said that
there remain a few openings in
the unit.
Two Survive Plane
Crash in Washington
Leavenworth, Wash., Apr. 6
(U.R) A singlc-cngined Acronca
plane hit a downdraft, dropped
800 feet and crashed In the Cas
cade mountains today but a
quick-thinking pilot saved him
self and passenger from injury.
Pilot George Llppincott, 30,
Wenatchce, and Kenneth Bark
er, 25, both based at the Oau
Harbor, Wash., navy base, walk
ed 300 yards through waist-deep
snow from the crash scene to the
Stevens Pass highway one-half
west of the summit.
A state patrol car picked the
pair up and brought them her.
tlBUNE
1950
NO. 13
President Offers
Plan To Increase
Unemployment Pay
Key West, Fla., Apr. 6 (U.R)
President Truman sent to con
gress today a five-point pro
gram for increasing unemploy
ment compensation benefits ap
proximately 20 per cent and ex
tending coverage to an addition
al 6 million persons.
lhe message was flown to
Washington on a plane arriving
there shortly after 1 p.m. (EST)
and will be rushed to the house
which is scheduled to start its
Easter recess during the after
noon. The senate is in recess.
Message Expansion
The president acted at this
time because most of the state
Dulles Accepts
Post of Foreign
Policy Adviser
New York, Apr. 6 (U.R) John
Foster Dulles accepted the post
of foreign policy advisor to the
secretary of state today with the
statement that Soviet Russia has
posed a threat to the United
States "as grave as any we have
ever faced in a shooting war."
Dulles said he accepted after
talks during the last 48 hours
with President Truman and Sec
retary of State Dean Acheson.
His job did not Carry a title, he
aonea, ana ne nad not investi
gated the question of salary.
Frustrating Confusion
In a press conference at his
home, Dulles made it plain he
did not concur in the charges
made by Sen. Joseph R. McCar
thy (R., Wis.) and others against
Acheson in regard to alleged
communist infiltration of the
state department.
Dulles said the procedure of a
senate sub-committee investigat
ing McCarthy's charges "are In
their totality helping" to create
a "frustrating confusion."
Grave Threat
In a prepared statement he
said:
"The United Slates Is engaged
in a cold war. The leaders of
Soviet-communism are carrying
out methodically, ruthlessly, and
so far with much success, a long
laid program for the encircle
ment and strangulation of the
United States. The threat is as
grave as any we have ever faced
in a shooting war. It is a time
when all who love freedom, here
and elsewhere, must find unity
behind policies which rise above
the ever-mounting level of the
despotic danger.
"President Truman has recent
ly confirmed to me that bi-partisanship
is the policy of the ad
ministration and that partisan
consideration will not. under anv
circumstances. Influence his enn-
riuct of the foreign policy of the
United States."
Snowfall Reported
In Eastern Oregon
By United Press
Winter paid Oregon a return
mid-April visit Thursday.
The weatherman didn't pre
dict it, but the combination of
rain and falling temperatures
simply was loo much for the old
gent to pass up without getting
In a last lick at snow-weary res
idents. Kamela In the Blue moun
tains between Pendleton and La
Grande recorded five inches of
snow early Thursday. LaGrande
and Pendleton each had two
Inches and Prinevllle had three
Inches. Four Inches fell in the
Ochoco national forest.
Pendleton's snowfall was the
first of any measurable amount
there In April since 1899 when
weather bureau records were
started.
Another Submarine
Seen off California
San Luis Obispo. Cal.. Apr. 8
Three men reported to the
sheriff's office here today they
saw a submarine surfaced one
mile off the California coast.
The sheriff's office said it notl
tied the coast guard cutter Alert
in nearby Morro Bay.
The men, whose names were
not known, were out In a small
boat when they said they saw the
submarine off Occano. a few
miles south of here and about
50 miles north of Pt. Argucllo
where submarine "not ours'
was sighted by the coast guard
Sunday
WEATHER
FORECAST: Clear to parUy
cloudy tonight beromlnc rn
rally cloudy Friday, Cooler
tonight.
Timp.
HtKhtit Yfslrrday ............... 59
Lowest thli Morning 34
Prae. to 4:30 A.M. Today 07
legislatures meet next year and
state action will be necessary to
put the program in force when
and if the federal amendments
are adopted.
The message actually was an
expansion of the general recom
mendations contained in Mr.
Truman's January state of the
union message and his later re
port to the congress on the na
tional economy.
The president recommended a
nationwide coverage standard
applying to employers of one or
more persons. At present, cov
erage in many states is extended
only to employers of eight or
more persons.
50 Per Cent Of Pay
Under the Truman plan, bene
fits would average 50 per cent
ot a worker s pay up to a maxi
mum of $30 a week. Benefit
payments in various states now
range pctween $15 and $27 a
week .with a national average
of about $20. Mr. Truman s rec-
comendation would boost the
national average to $24.
The president's basic five
points were not disclosed pend
ing actual transmission of the
message to congress.
White House aides explained
that if the plan contained in the
message had been In effect in
1949, compensation payments
would have been $850 million
higher than they were.
State Action Necessary
State action will be necessary
to put the new program into ef
fect if congress passed it be
cause the federal government
supplies only administrative
funds for the unemployment
compensation system. Compensa
tion benefits are paid from pay
roll taxes.
The president In his message
asked for a nationwide standard
of 26 weeks for the maximum
period in which benefits could
be paid. This maximum period
now varies from 12 to 28 weeks
among the states.
Optimism Sweeps
Chrysler Negotiations
Detroit, Mich., Apr 6 (U.R)
Optimism swept Chrysler strike
talks today as the company "con
sidered" the CIO United Auto
Workers' new proposal to end
the 72-day walkout.
Union and company spokes
men met separately while Chrys
les pondered the UAW proposal,
but conciliators were expected
to call both sides together some
lime during the day.
The UAW dropped lis demand
for a definite cents-per-hour con
tribution into a pension fund. It
said it would accept a trust fund
into which Chrysler would put
enough money to pay $100
monthly pensions to the 89,000
striking production employees.
Salem, Ore., Apr. 8 U.R)
Salem's annual Blossom day,
which drnws visitors from all
parts of Oregon, will be held
April 16, one week from Easter
Sunday.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Apr
fl (U.R) A train crowded with
Easter holiday travelers plunged
into the Tangua river northeast
of Rio De Janeiro early today
when a bridge collapsed.
Striker Crushed by Truck
During Picketing at Plant
Kansas City, Mo., Apr. 8 (U.R)
Emergency police maintained a
midnight-to-dawn patrol today at
the Rupert Die Casting plant,
where a striking worker was
crushed to death yesterday un
der a truck loaded with ma
terials. George Keath, 26, driver of
the truck, said he did not see the
victim, Lcland Martin, Indepen
dence, Mo.
To File Charges
The sheriff's office said charg
es would be filed against Keath.
Martin lived only a few sec
onds after he was struck. Three
other pickets and three police
officers also were hit but suffer
ed nnly minor Injuries.
Don Hayward, mrsldent of
local 32 of the United Automo
bile workers, CIO, said Martin
had been "run down" by the
truck, which was stopped about
two blocks from the plant.
Al Shuster. a sheriff's deputy
riding In the trucks, said pickets
State Officials
Ordered info Hunt
For Mystery Killer
Penrfergasf Successor
Waylaid in Clubroom
Kansas City, Mo., Apr. 6 U.PJ
Charles Blnaggio, democratle
north end boss who unseated the
old Pendergast machine In the
city's river wards, and his top
lieutenant, Hoodlum Charles
Gargotta, were shot to death ear
ly today In Binaggio's clubrooma
on Truman road.
Gov. Forrest Smith, elected
with Binaggio support two years
ago, immediately ordered all
state agencies into the investiga
tion and appealed to the FBI to
assist. Both Binaggio, 43. and
Gargotta, 51, were under federal
grand jury subpoena. The FBI
had "no comment."
Ail-Out Inquiry
The grand jury In its investi
gation of underworld activitiea
has been working with special
assistant U. S. attorneys general,
who also have been assisting
similar inquiries at Miami and
Los Angeles.
Police unlimbered an all-out
inquiry. Gamblers and known
underworld characters were
picked up and taken to head
quarters. One man questioned
was Homer Cooper, widely
known dice dealer, whose 1949
Oldsmobile was found parked in
tront of tne cluorooms.
Keys which fit the car were
found on the floor beside the
body of Gargotta. Cooper was
found at a tavern and questioned
behind closed doors at headquar
ters.
Cooper told police he lent his
car to Binaggio and Gargotta at
p. m. yesterday and then
worked until 4:15 a. m. at the
Last Chance tavern, night club
and gambling place.
Believed Imported
Police Chief Henry W. John
son ordered all detectives to
work in bringing In the hood
lums. Johnson said, however, he
believed the killers probably
were Imported because "there is
no one tough enough or brave
enough here to pull this Job."
Position of the bodies Indicat
ed, though, that the shots came
as a surprise to Binaggi, who
had been seated at the jiaceptioiu.
desk 1 nthe clubroom from which
he has directed democratic par
ty workers for the last four
years. Some officers felt Binag
gio and Gargotta knew the killer
or killers.
Bodyguard Found
Nick Pcnna, Binaggio's body
guard, was located late In the
morning. He told police he last
saw his boss at 8 p. m. yesterday
in a tavern here. Gargotta was
with him. That was about four
hours before the men were slain.
Each man had been shot four
times. All but one of those eight
shots took effect from six to 12-
mch range. The exception was a
shot which struck Gargotta In the
hack of the neck, apparently as
he broke for the front door.
Markets Will Close
During Good Friday
By United Press
The nation's maior commodity
and security markets will close
on Good Friday and some will
extend the holiday over the bal
ance of the week-end.
The New York Stock and Curb
Exchanges, the Midwest Stock
Exchange and the Chicago
Board of Trade will close Friday
but reopen Saturday. The New
York and New Orleans cotton
exchanges will be closed both
days.
The Toronto, Montreal and
London stock exchanges will
close from Friday through Mon
day, Inclusive, but the Winnipeg
grain market will close only on
Friday.
The department of agriculture
will Issue its usual livestock
markets on Friday and Satur
day. Tokyo, Apr. 6 (U.R) The
Japanese government announced
tnaay it is planning to loan aoout
16 million yen during the next
two months for new ship con
struction. had thrown bricks at the vehicle,
apparently frightening Keath.
"I didn't see the guy until I
hit him," Keath said- "I didn't
think it hurt him. The truck waa
going about five miles an hour.
I didn't stop because I waa
afraid my life was in danger.
The pickets crowded around the
truck and some bricks were
thrown."
Police Spt. Henry Hoore said
the truck "grazed" him and
charged it was "gunned" near
the plant's driveway where
about 25 pickets were walking.
Moore said that only Martin .
fell as the truck lrove Into the
mass of pickets and policemen.
Police dispatched a dozen pa
trol cars armed with riot runi
and tear gas to the plant, but no
further disturbances developed.
An emergency squad was sent to
the area on an overnight detail.
The strike started Monday
when the company fired 11 men
for "thievery. The union main
tained they were Innocent-