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Two Middle East Countries At Center Of War Nervousness By UNITED PRESS i be restrained for the new wea-:Oct. 10 when many of its top Two Middle East nations about j pons and the navy built from the size of Texas and Oklahoma scratch. are at the center of the world's j By contrast, Turkey has long latest case of war jitters. i had compulsory military train- The anxious concern over Sy ria and Turkey is related to nei ther their size nor military strength, but to their alliances. A minor clash along their mountainous 400-mile border could act as a trip-wire to snatch the world s two major power blocs into the holocaust of World War III. Syria alone could not dare to snarl at her northern neigftbor, four times her size and with roughly six times her population and military force. But Syria has the guarantee of the Soviet Un ion and of the Arab countries to protect her from attack. ing lor all males, has allocated one-third of its budget for de fense and has received substan tial American military aid as a NATO member. Turks fighting in Korea prov ed their reputation as being among the world's best infantry soldiers. American military ex perts have helped train Turkish forces to use American-built tanks and jets and have helped build airfields and a mediterran ean naval base. In 1954 Turkey had about 375,000 men under arms, com posing 16 partly motorized in- fantry divisions, three cavalry di- The United States and the na- visions, and six armored brig- tions of NATO and the Baghdad ades of 5,000 to 6,000 men each. Pact are tied just as tightly to These have been retrained and Turkey's protection. Syria was dominated for cen turies under the Turkish Otto man Empire. She fell under the French mandate after World War I and emerged as an inde pendent republic only in 1945. Since then her political his tory has been unstable nine coup d'etats in 12 years. Until recently Syrian political leaders declared themselves chiefly for Arab nationalism and neutralism. But the government leaders were largely figureheads for army cliques. Moderates and leftistj maneuvered for control of the army. Leftists Gained Control In August of this year the left ists won out. They charged the United States with plotting to overthrow the government and given modern equipment. Turkey showed its lack of military leaders resigned to run for election to Parliament. They may be called back to duty if defeated in the Oct. 27 elections. Among theme were Gen. Is mail Haki Tunaboylu, chief of the General Staff; Gen. Nurettin Oknoz, chief of Land Forces; Adm. Sadik Altincan; Gen. Naz mi Atach, First Army command er; and Lt. Gen. Enver Akog lu, Air Force Academy com mander. Syria's chief of staff is Maj Gen. Afif Bizri, 43, a lieutenant colonel before the Army shakeup in August. He is reported to be a card-carrying Communist but has denied it. The real power in Syria is re ported to be Col. Abdul Hamid Serraj, 32, who as chief of the in telligence bureau controls intel ligence, counter-intelligence and the military police. Western sources say his power dates from last summer when Russian arms concern for Syrian complaints deliveries started. Officer's Quitting Seen As Aid To Textile Union Washington (IP) Resigna tion of the No. 2 officer of the scandal - tainted United Textile Workers may keep the union from being expelled by AFL CIO, labor sources said Satur day. Lloyd Klenert, UTW secretary-treasurer accused of misusing union funds, quit his $21,000-a-year job Friday at a meeting of the union's executive board. He was the chief target of cor- used the "plot" as grounds for j rupuon cnarges inea Dy me removing their opponents. AFL-CIO executive council, ?ni7it hin. armc the fire t which will . decide whether to " - which had been contracted for early last year, started to pour into Syria in larger quantities, along with Soviet advisers and instructors. Previously the Syrian army, numbering about 25,000, had been equipped with French in fantry weapons, with a mixture of American and British arms thrown in. The armored brigade was composed of American Sher man tanks, German PKW IV tanks and self-propelled World War II artillery. The air force had 40 British Meteor jets and about 100 obso lete aircraft of various kinds. The navy was nonexistent. Ger man mercenaries supervised the training. Syrian soldiers performed hu miliatingly against the Israelis in 1948. Latest estimates say the So viet bloc has supplied Syria with about 200 T-34 tanks, 60 self propelled SU-100 field guns, 150-122-and 152-guns, 72 radar con trolled 30 and' 85 anti-aircraft guns, 70 MIG-15 and MIG-17 jet fighters, and five high speed So viet motor torpedo boats. The Syrian army has grown to about 65,000 men, organized in six regular infantry brigades about the size of a U.S. regiment, one "armored division," and a unit of about 1,000 commandos, pons and t) 4etaoicmfwypmbm The army and air force must suspend the UTW at a hearing Noted Sales Agent Dies In Portland Portland (IP) Charles B. Frazier,v79, the oldest active tra veling man in eastern Oregon, died this morning in a Portland hospital. Coming west in 1902, from his : native Iowa, he covered the As toria territory by boat and most eastern Oregon communities be fore highways were built. Frazier continued actively in eastern Oregon until last sum mer. For 10 years he had been an investment salesman and a counselor for the Portland firm of Daugherty, Butchart and Cole Inc. Prior to that for 20 years he represented the Equitable Savings and Loan in eastern Ore gon and numerous other firms. next Friday. Sources within the federation said Klenert's departure could lead to probation a lesser pen alty for the 40,000-member un ion. UTW President Anthony F. Valente, also censured for al leged corruption, said he would stay in office. Both officials were accused of spending $57, 000 of union money on down payments for their own homes. They insisted the money was a loan and was repaid. Elected to replace Klenert was Francis M. Schaufenbil, Lawrence, Mass., a UTW vice president and director of its woolen and worsted division for more than 10 years. The union's general counsel, Joseph Jacobs, gave up a second post as southern regional di rector. Jacobs was accused of profiting from renting autos to the union while an official. Consumer Prices Now Hold Steady, Economists Report Washington OP) Consumer prices, after hitting record highs for a solid year, may be holding steady or .falling fractionally, government economists said Sta urday. But these cost-of-living experts at the Labor department are keeping their fingers crossed un til the consumer price index for September comes out next week. New Index Scheduled The index a list of 300 goods and services the average city worker buys has been on an upward trend since March, 1956. It has dipped only once and then very slightly. The economists based their mildly optimistic prediction on declining food prices expected to be reported by the Bureau of Labor statistics buyers in 46 cities. The index will be an nounced Thursday or Friday. The August index reached 121.0, which meant in effect that it took S12.10 to buy what you could get for S10 in 1947-49. Worth Nickel Less Since the spiral began 19 months ago the consumer's dol lar is worth about a nickel less. About 3 V cents of this vanish ed duringt he past 12 months. .The economists said the rise might and they emphasize might be halted because of fall crops of fresh fruits and veg etables and resulting lower pric es. Meats, whose ed to raise the index may be more plentiful and cheap er because of a pickup in slaugh tering. This is customary in Au tumn. The only seasonal increase an ticipated is the price of cloth ing usually higher when the children head back to school and winter lines are introduced. Prices for services hair cuts, doctor bills, street car fares are the" villain in the continu ing drama of consumer spend ing. "They're going right up all along and we see no sign that they will stop," one expert told the United Press. Sunday, October 20, 1957 , -K iiiHIinii aiiWIilli ii - I " MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE The name "Leathernecks" for men of the Marine Corps came from a black leather stock is sued as part of the earlv uni form. It was worn to protect a fighter from throat cuts. Nova Scotia's Bay of Bundy, a 170-mile-long pocket of ocean northeast of Maine, has the highest tides in the world. Tides at the head of the bay may rise and fall as much as 53 feet. '&s 7 ; i i I f -. ; i i L'- - - l: PERFORMANCE SCHEDULED The Great Virgil, an illusion ist, will present his performance at Medford High school audito rium Nov. 4, at 8 pjn. He recently returned from a five-year world tour. The local performance is being sponsored by the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce. Tickets may be ob tained by writing post office 251, Medford, or contacting mem bers of the Jaycees. Tickets also are on sale at Robinson Broth ers and Wainscott's Drug store. SSftaiSSi Republican Policies Blasted By Truman Missile Men To Sip Sputnik Cocktails San Diego (IP) Pat Free man, head bartender at a water front cafe, Saturday unveiled a Sputnik Cocktail, which he said Building Study Requested For Oregon State Capitol Salem OP) A double-bar reled study of the state's build ing program to prevent recur rence of "wasteful or makeshift" solutions has been requested by Gov. Robert D. Holmes in the wake of an increasingly critical space problem. The Governor asked for the study in a letter to Rep. Keith Skeleton of Eugene, chairman of the legislative interim commit tee on administrative reorganiz ation, and John F. Richardson, state finance director. He said that because of basic authority of various aspects of state building, operation and maintenance were divided among ment's road and bridge program. "I am deeply concerned over the apparent lack of planning and orderliness in the adminis tration of the state's physical plant program," the. Governor said. In general, the Governor said, the Finance department is re sponsible for providing lease and rental space for state agencies outside the Capitol Mall. It also has authority to determine what state. Kansas City, Kan. (IP) Form er President Harry S. Truman Friday blasted Republican bud get, farm and foreign policies. Speaking to Democratic lead ers from 13 Midwestern states, the former chief executive sounded the battle cry, calling for a Democratic crusade to "put the country back where it belongs" in 1960. The delegates wound the two day conference by adopting a resolution condeming the action of Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus in calling out the National Guard, and the failure of Presi dent Eisenhower to "use the full prestige of his office to support the decision of the Supreme Court" prior to the Little Rock crisis. Two other resolutions con demned the Eisenhower-Benson Farm Program for what it called a decrease in farm income and Eisenhower's "failure as Presi dent to place in effect the great scientific capacity of the country with the result that the Soviet Union launched, an earth satelj lite ahead of the United States." Evergreen trees thrive by hav ing their leaves or needles wash ed every 15 to 20 days. Roots also should be watered thoroughly. THE FINEST WOOD HEATER , co 24 HOUR THERMOSTATIC DOWNDRAFT WOOD HEATERS BUDGET TERMS We will repair your Old Stove or sell you the necessary parts if you Do-lt-Yourself. . BIG SUPPLY 'A British imperial gallon is ' 95 nor ppnt laropr in linniH enn- i tint than a standard Ampriran Law" 4 Garden Equipment Center gallon measure. Ph. SP 3-3160 1 948 N. Pac. Hwy. f H V A r ! 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