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f L d n ti si. b re 1 wi ho 12 cat tir wa Jo at. se CO in cr fi S li ti e k i i Tuesday, January 13, 1157 MEOrOXS (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVMT United States Defense Commitments Involve Every Continent in the World Washington U.RI The Unit- fense policies, whirh relv nri ed States has defense commit-1 marily on global mobility and ments which to some degree atomic weaDons if need be. Some involve every continent in the world. This far-flung shield against Communist aggression would be extended even more under Pres ident Eisenhower's proposed mil itary-economic doctrine for the Middle East. Before the President made his latest proposal, the United States had varying defense commit ments with 45 nations in the Far East, the Pacific, Southeast Asia, a corner of Africa. West ern Europe and the Western hemisphere. Mora Than S3 Nations The new doctrine plus ex istence of American defense basej In other countries and ex pressions of U.S. support for sun more countries outside treaty arrangements could mean American defense action of one kind or another for more than 33 nations. The area of Burma, India Afghanistan and one through the Middle East is today's big gap in the American-Allied defense line around the Soviet Union and its satellites. Mr. Eisenhower's hope Is that the Middle East gap from In dia on west will be entirely or partially closed by the new doctrine. He knows vsat not all nations will cooperate. .nd he has no hope of getting . 'ia or Burma into any defense k a, Neither Mr. Eisenhower Secretary of State John F6 '' Dulles has spelled ou grapnie limits or the ,ioc- trine. But they coul" from Afghanistan thr- me Medi terranean are' Morocco. Armad Sir' jS To it ts gigantic global defer' .jmmitments, the Unit ed ' .es has an armed strength ,795,500 men about one rfiillion in the army; 912,000 in the Air Force: 676,000 in the Navy, and 200,000 in the Marine Corps. Unlike the British of the old empire days, these American airmen, sailors and soldiers aren't standing guard at every little defense spot in the world. The Eisenhower administra tion has instituted flexible de- Nude on Bicycle Draws Censors' Frown London (U.R) If a nude girl free-wheels across a stage on a bicycle without pedalling can she be said to be moving? No. pouted 20-year-old Peach es Page, a British stripteaser who has been doing just that at Colling Music Hall here. Yes, ruled the stern censors of London County Council after a careful inspection of Peaches. Under British law strippers must remain motionless after they have removed a certain amount of clothing. That makes them "art studies" instead of strippers. Peaches' manager. Sidney Al gar. protested the rulings. "The movement, if there is any, is only relative to the au dience, as though she were on a moving stage." he said. "It's like the old Einstein problem . . . only not so boring he added. The council also ordered Peaches to wear more more be ing a two-inch wide brassiere made of flesh-colored net. "It's so silly," said Peaches. "To wear a bra like this only draws more attention to the fact that I am nude." 'Killer' White Placed On Most Wanted List Washington (U.R) The FBI today placed Alfred James White, alias "The Killer," on its list of 10 "most wanted fugi tives." White. 53. has been sought since he fled from West Hamlin W. Va., in June, 1954, to escape prosecution for firing at a state police officer during an at tempted lumber yard robbery. The FBI said White, who also uses aliases of Alford White and Al Whiting, is a master safe cracker and daring gunman with a police record dating back to 1922. It includes convictions for auto theft and bank robbery, and one jail break. Born in Mt. Sterling. O.. White was described as 5 feet. 8i inches tall, 165 to 170 pounds with brown hair and eyes, an oblique scar in 'the center of his forehead, a mole on the right side of his face, and scars on his fingers. Cob Scouts Schedule Empty Bottle Collection The Cub Scouts of pack 8 will hold a drive to collect empty bottles on Jan. 19. This drive is to raise funds for Hun garian relief and pack activit ies. Collection will be made in the area North of Main St., and East of Central ave. Those having empty bottles to donate may call 2-2097, 2-5674 or 2-9168 for pick-up service. Georgia, Vermont and Ari zona lead the states in the pro duction of asbestos. of the heavy bombers of the U.S. Strategic Air Command, for ex ample, are airborne around-the- clock. Some of these planes probably are armed for imme diate retaliatory action against the Soviet Union if ordered by the President to counterattack Here are the major U.S. spheres of influence and the formal defense commitments by areas: Western Europe The 15-nation North Atlantic Treaty Organization stands in the forefront of anti-Communist defense power. NATO stretches from Norway and Denmark on the north to Greece and Turkey. Not included are Sweden, Fin land, Switzerland, Spain (but the U.S. has bases in Spain) The U.S. has poured out $36 billion into this region since 1945. Military help constituted about $12 billion of the total Right now, about 400,000 Amer ican servicemen are in the Eu ropean-Mediterranean area. Ap proximately 4,000 planes, the Navy's Sixth Fleet and five Army divisions constitute the main American strength. The Sixth Fleet, for example has 20,000 men, two carriers with about 150 planes, three cruisers and 20 to 24 destroyers. The United States has weap ons with atomic capabilities m this area. Moreover, the 5.000 man "Atomic Task Force" is stationed in Northern Italy with Honest John rockets and Cor poral missiles. Under NATO, the 15 nations are pledged to the principle that an attack against one shall be considered an at tack against all. . . " Far East In this region, the United States has defense commitments under the eight-nation Southeast Asian Treaty Organization. This grouping includes Thailand and Pakistan in addition to Britain, France, New Zealand, Australia, and the Philippines. Separate defense pacts have been signed dy the United States since 1951 with Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Formosa, Japan and the Republic of Korea. Defense commitments in this area begin with Japan and Ko rea, swing around Red China's Pacific Coast and on up to Bur ma and India. Approximately $7.5 billidn in American aid has been poured into this area dur ing the last 10 years. Almost all ' of the money was in the form of I grants. 500.000 Men in Area Latest figures show that the United States has about 500,000 men in the entire Far East-Pacific area. This total includes two U.S. Army divisions in Ko rea, one division in Japan, and one Marine division in the Ja- ! pan-Okinawa area. One division . and an 8.000-man Marine force are in Hawaii. The equivalent of another division is stationed in Alaska. The United States has 2,800 planes and about 500 ships in the Far East-Pacific ! area. About 2,000 of the planes are in Korea, Japan, Okinawa and other nearby Far Eastern locations. The U.S. Seventh Fleet of 40.000 men, four car riers, 350 planes, three cruisers , and 40 destroyers is the main ' naval force in the area. i The wording of the defense pacts in this area varies, but the effect is the same the United States would take action "in ac cordance with ita constitutional processes" in event of an at tack. This leaves it for Congress to have the first say on what should be done about an attack there a provision that is not specified in the NATO pact. Western Hemisphere The United States is joined with 20 other American repub lics in the 1947 Rio De Janerio treaty. This states that an armed attack against any American state "shall be considered as an attack against all the American states. . . " Geographically this treaty extends from the North Pole to the South Pole. Canada is not a member, however, but it is joined with the United States in the NATO pact. During the last 10 years, the United States has handed out $1 billion in grants and credits to Latin American republics. Military aid amounted to only $280 million of the total. If an attack occured in Latin Amer ica, the United states would I have to draw on its forces sta- i tioned in the United States or its ' Hungarian Workers Facing Execution Vienna (U.R) A new Red reign of terror has threatened Hungary where workers faced death by execution for opposing the Communist regime. In a ruthless move that vir tually abolished the right to strike, the Janos Kadar regime threatened rebellious workers with summary death sentences and set up kangaroo courts to help military tribunals mete out swift "justice." The decree placed almost every Hungarian man, woman and child under the shadow of the hangman's noose or the fir. ing squad's rifles. : h. i a, . entai mooii ewawecy." Planes member of the Baghdad Pact against the Baghdad Pact coun- ed States has provided about creasing. American armed for- Sftrini dtw?n. 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