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Las Vegas, Nev. J.PJ With
use of nuclear weapons now a
virtual certainty in a major war,
the Atomic Energy Commission
said today it plans a full scale
military maneuver in conjunc
tion with an atom blast this
spring.
The AEC did not announce the
date of the experiment, but un
officially it was believed to be
the public test scheduled for
mid-April, to which congress
men and the press will be in
vited. For the first time, a fully
quipped armored task force win
participate in the exercise, the
AEC said.
Combat Situation
The simulated combat situa
tion will be that an aggressor
has broken through American
lines and then is fired upon by
U.S. atomic artillery.
The armored task force will
counterattack after the bomb is
fired, sweeping over the blast
area and as close to ground zero
as possible.
For the first time, Army
troops will rely upon their ar
mored vehicles for protection
from the blast, instead of the
customary trenches.
Some 5000 troops will partici
pate. The armored column, made
up of 55 Patton tanks, 30 ar
mored personnel carriers and
nearly 200 supporting vehicles,
will be poised about two miles
from ground zero, the AEC said.
Separate Exercise
Another group of 200 troops
will conduct a separate exercise
in another sector of the blast
area. Before shot time they will
set up a typical combat regi
ment's communications network
near ground zero. Following the
blast, they will return to the
area and attempt to re-establish
the entire network in the short
est possible time.
The remaining troops brought
from major military installa
tions across the nation, will ob
serve the maneuvers from tren
ches and take their first hand
Impressions back to their re
spective outfits.
To Cross Death Valley
The armored task force wilr
be made up of 800 men from
Camp Irwin, Calif., and FortJ
Hood, Tex., under the command
of Lt. Col. John Ray Wheelock
III, of Saginaw, Mich. The force
Hearing on Peress
Shows Army Program
Confused, Mundt Says
Washington (U.R) Sen. Karl
E. Mundt (R-S.D.) said today
testimony in the Peress case
showed that the Army's secur
ity program in 1953 was in "an
unconscionable state of confu
sion." "I hope there will now be an
indication that the roadblocks
have been eliminated," Mundt
told newsmen.
The Senate Investigating Sub
committee recalled a Pentagon
intelligence officer, Lt. Col
James D. Anders, for more ques
tioning today on the Army's
handling of former Maj. Irving
Peress, who was honorably dis
charged after refusing to tell
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R
Wis.) whether he was a Commu
nist.
Mundt told newsmen the hear
ing had reinforced his prophecy
that the investigation would
"show not who was wrong, but
what was wrong" and would
turn up no individual "villain"
in the case.
To Show Facts
Chairman John L. McClellan
told reporters, "We're going to
lay out the cards face up and
show the public what the facts
are in this case."
Testimony showed that Peress
received his Army commission
before returning a loyalty ques-
tionaire and that he claimed
the Fifth Amendment on this
form when asked whether he
was a Communist. Despite this
he was called to active duty,
promoted to major and honor
ably discharged.
Anders testified Wednesday
that McCarthy's investigation of
another part of the Army Ft.
Monmouth, N.J. slowed up his
office work and was responsible
for part of the delay in disposing
of Peress.
Blames Staff Shortage
As chief of the "disposition
section" of the intelligence arm
(G-2), he said he and his offic
ers devoted nearly full time for
several weeks to preparing files
on persons involved in the Ft.
Monmouth hearing.
Other circumstances, including
will travel 170 miles across
Death Valley to the test site a
week prior to the test.
The maneuver will climax the
Army's "Exercise Desert Rock
V-l," designed to orientate
troops to nuclear warfare.
PROMOTED PERESS Major
Floyd E. Van Sickle Jr.
(above) tells a Senate investi
gating subcommittee in Wash
ington that he made a mis
take recommending Irving
Peress' promotion from cap
tain to major. The subcom
mittee opened a new investi
gation of the Peress case.
absence of some of his staff, also
helped account for a 47-day de
lay from Sept. 10 to Oct. 27,
1953, before his office began
summarizing Peress' file to oust
him from the Army.
This was only a sample of the
snafus revealed by Army wit
nesses as the subcommittee
tracked in infinite detail what
happened to the Peress case, in
a jungle of Army paperwork.
Speeder-Train Crash
Kills Kelso Man, 59
Kelso, Wash. U.R) James
A. McLeod, 59, of Kelso, was
killed yesterday afternoon when
his railroad repair speeder col
lided headon with a north bound
Nothern Pacific freight train
about five miles north of Kelso
William C. Hammond, 22, also
of Kelso, managed to jump be
fore the crash. McLeod, a signal
maintenance man, was thrown
onto the tracks.
The two men had been on a
rail repair job and were return
ing to Kelso when the accident
occurred.
President, Bender
Swap Neck Pieces
Washington U.R) President
Eisenhower swapped his sub
dued tie on this St. Patrick's
Day for a bright green one bear
ing a presidential seal.
Sen. George H. Bender (R
O.), called on the President who
had on a basically brown tie
with a slight green pattern.
According to Bender, the
President admired the senator's
green tie and Bender whipped
it off and presented it. Mr. Eisen
hower in turn took off his own
tie and gave it to Bender.
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Trains Cancelled
As L&N Strike
Spread Continues
By UNITED PRESS
All trains were halted on a
strike crippled railroad today
and there were charges of more
than 80 cable slashings in a nine
state telephone company walk
out. The bitter strikes against
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
and the Southern Bell Telephone
Company both went into their
fourth days and idled at least
78,000 employees.
The strike of 10 AFL unions
representing 15,000 non-operating
employees against the L&N
Railroad closed down the line's
operations and prompted a $1,
290,000 damage suit.
Trains Cancelled
The company announced that
all passenger trains had been
cancelled, that no freight trains
were running, and that all runs
had been cancelled. In all, about
50 trains were affected.
The close-down announcement
came a few hours after a Louis
ville, Ky., circuit judge dissolv
ed a temporary restraining order
which forbade operating em
ployees the men who actually
run the railroads to cross the
picket lines.
Rail Strike Spreads
The strike against the L&N
and two subsidiaries forced at
least 35 coal mines to close down
in Kentucky's Harlan and Bell
counties. At least 8,000 miners
were laid off arid another 5,000
were reported idled in Perry and
Letcher counties. '
The walkout also threatened a
major traffic disruption at the
railroad hub of Atlanta, Ga., as
a judge refused to issue an in
junction against the spread of
the strike to the Atlanta joint
terminals and two other rail
lines.
Rewards Offered
The nation's other major la
bor battle idled 50,000 em
ployees of the Southern Bell
Telephone company in nine
states.
The company reported more
than 80 cases of sabotage against
its cables in five states 50 in
Alabama alone - and offered
rewards totalling $20,000 for the
capture of those responsible.
Huge St. Patrick's
Parade in New York
New York (U.R) The Irish.
some 115,000 strong march up
Fifth Avenue s kelly green stripe
today in the nation's grandest
St. Patrick's day parade.
Millions more will crowd the
avenue to view New York's tra
ditional tribute to St. Patrick
the saint said to have driven
snakes 'from the verdant fields
of Ireland.
The weatherman promised
'emerald - blue" skies, tierhans
some clouds, lots of sunshine,
ana fresh winds to keep the
green banners flying.
The grand parade will file for
five hours Dast two official
viewing stands. From the steps
oi bt. .Patrick's Cathedral, Fran
cis Cardinal Spellman, Bishop
Fulton J. Sheen and othpr
churchmen will watch. And at
64th Street, Mayor Robert F.
Wagner, Gov. Averell Harriman
and hundreds of state and city
oniciais will salute the march
ers.
Half of Electric P ower Plants
Will Be Run by Atomic Energy
Within 25 Years, Expert Says
Berkeley, Calif. (U.R) One
of the nation's leading atomic
experts believes that 50 per cent
of the new electric power plants
in the United States will be run
by atomic energy within 25
years.
Dr. W. K. Woods, of the Han
ford, Wash., Atomic Products
corporation, expressed the op
inion yesterday before some 250
Northern California business
and industrial leaders meeting
here at the fifth annual Bay
Area Management conference.
First Public Impact
Woods said the first public
impact of the peacetime use of
the atom would be felt "within
a few months" when the first
atomic electric plant would go
into operation at West Milton,
N.Y.
He said General Electric's
Mark A atomic reactor, built as
a test model for the atomic sub
marine Sea Wolf, had been turn
ed over to Knolls Atomic labor-
! atory at West Milton to produce
j electric power for the homes and
industries of the district.
Second Plant Planned
The second atomic power
plant, he said, will be put into
operation by the Duquesne
Light and Power company at
Shippingport, Pa., in 1957.
"Within 10 years atomic power
for the production of electricity
will be as cheap as the present
means used," Woods said. "In
25 years, 50 per cent of the new
power plants will be atomic
powered."
Woods said he could not fore-
On The Side
By E. V. Durling
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
A fourteen word letter writ
ten by Dr. John Kelvin of Glas
gow brought him international
fame which promises to be fol
lowed by quite a fortune. The
brief epistle written to the Brit
ish Medical Journal was that con
veying the news he had acciden
tally discovered what seems to
be a cure for baldness. Treating
two patients for chilblains Doc
tor Kelvin gave them a new
kind of drug intended to im
prove circulation. It did im
prove the circulation of the pa
tients. It also caused their hair
to grow where it hadn't been
growing for years. Just how po
tent this drug is as a hair grow
er will be given a complete
checkup. Doctor Kelvin has re
cently been appointed the direc
tor of a hair research depart
ment of a United States organi
zation. Horses and Women
The smoking manners of the
average female are deplorable.
There should be book on smok-
College Boxers Ready
For Championship Bouts
Sacramento (U.R) Offic
ials of the Pacific Coast Inter
collegiate boxing tournament to
day drew nairines for thp ir
bouts which open the three-night
annual contest here tonigt.
A total of 53 entries from 11
Western colleges were on han
for the affair which draws cap
acity crowds in Sacramento's
Memorial Auditorium each year.
Irving F. (CriD) Toomev. tour.
nament chairman from the Cal
ifornia Aggies, said there will
be 17 bouts tomorrow niaVit
followed by the finals in thp
nine-weight classes Saturday
night.
More than 100 Douelas fir nlv.
-
wood slants are located in Pali.
fornia, Oregon and Washington.
ine first California production
of natural cement was at Beniria
in 1860 and continued intermit
tently until 1890.
Shady Cove and Trail
Shady Cove-Trail Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Anderson of Shady
Cove are parents of a girl born
last week at Community hospital
and weighing 9 lbs., 12 oz. The
baby has been named Lorraine
Kay. Maternal grandmother is
Mrs. Jay Williams of Eagle
Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Proctor of
Shady Cove are parents of a boy
born last week at a Medford hos
pital. Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Don Harmon of
Shady Cove and paternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Proctor, also of Shady Cove.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Elder,
now of Santa Maria, Calif., but
formerly of Trail are parents of
a girl born March 5. Maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Jay Poitevint of Trail and pa
ternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Elder, now of Santa
Maria, but formerly of Trail.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vin
cent of Gladstone, Ore., and Mrs.
Vincent's mother, Mrs. Clara
Stewue of Willamette, Ore.,
were week-end guests of Mr. Vin
cent's brother and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Vincent of Shady
Cove.
Zona Poitevint, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Poitevint of
Trail and Howard Young, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer .Young of
Trail accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Young made a trip to
Reno where the ypung couple
were married March 14.
Mrs. Lloyd Davis of Medford,
mother of Mrs. Joe Waltz and
Mrs. Gene Weitman of Shady
Cove, is ill at home. She was in
a hospital last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cluade Close of
Trail have just returned from a
trip to Roseburg. Also making a
trip to Roseburg on Monday was
Mrs. Tom Burdett of Shady Cove
who drove up with her daughter,
Mrs. Mildred Frisbie.
Mrs. Richard Bartuss of Shady
Cove is slowly convalescing at
home after a, severe attack of
flu. I
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Owens,
formerly of Shady Cove, axe now
living in Central Point where
they are operating the Union
Oil Station. Mrs. Owens is a sis
ter of Mrs. Ralph Young of
Trail.
Patty McGill, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard McGill of
Shady Cove is .spending the
spring vacation week visiting
her grandmother in Grants Pass.
Larry Kee, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Kee of Shady Cove is
expected home on leave from
Japan shortly.
Asparagus "fern" can be
burned in the Sacramento- San
Joaquin river delta area only
when the ground is very wet,
otherwisa the peat will catch
fire and burn.
ing etiquette for women. All
women should smoke cigarets in
a holder. That not only improves
the appearance of the feminine
smoker but will decrease the
number of lipstick smeared cig
arets lying around. No woman
should keep her cigaret gripped
between her lips for long per
iods. If she can't resist doing that
she should at least avoid letting
the cigaret droop from her lips.
Also females smoking cigarets
at fountain lunch counters
should be careful about blowing
the smoke all over the food of
adjoining customers.
Asking
Queries from clients." Q. What
was the height of the Russian
dictator, Josef Stalin? A. Five
feet two. Q. What daring dan
seuse was billed as "The Cutest
Little Nudist"? Also what dancer
used the billing "Sheila the
Peeler"? A. Flo Ash was once
billed as "The Cutest Nudist."
Am not familiar with the career
of the young woman you say
was known as "Sheila the
Peeler."
Get It Right
The Irish originated the kilt.
So I note it claimed. That's
wrong. While it is true the Irish
originated the game of golf
and invented the bagpipe, the
kilt was not their idea. The Scot
tish kilt was originated by the
English. To be specific by a Lon
don tailor.
Briefly
Women should never wear
anything of orange color. That
color lacks sex appeal. Color
having most sex appeal is water
melon pink. Or so say the color
psychologists. . . Henry Ford
gave the five day work week
its start in this country. That
was in 1926. Before that the
general custom was for people
to work a half day on Saturday.
Champions
So far only ' one Englishman
has crossed the seas from his
native country and won a
world's boxing championship in
the United States. That was Ted
"Kid" Lewis. Of .course, Bob
Fitzsimmons was born in Eng
land but was reared in Austra
lia and is more properly re
ferred to as an Australian. In
cidentally, I don't say the Brit
ish heavyweight, Don Cockell,
will defeat Marciano in their
coming bout but Rocky better
not get careless. That Cockell
is really a smart ringman.
Sidelights
John and Horace Dodge made
$195,000,000 in about eleven
years. John died at 56 and
Horace at 52.. . . Women are
most ardent between the ages
of 31 and 40. So says an expert
on the subject of love. Is that
news? Didn't Benjamin Franklin
make a similar statement over
100 years ago in a letter of ad
vice written to a young man?
There are about 150,000 ama
teur radio stations in the world
of which the U.S. has an esti
jnated : 100,000.
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see application of atomic power
for automobiles within the near
future due to the tremendous
weight of present day reactors,
but said General Electric was
developing an atom-powered air
plane which would be tested
soon.
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