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
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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
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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.
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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
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The Governor said that re
sponsibility for the building pro
gram was divided among the de
partment of finance and admin
istration, the board of cpntrol,
the secretary of state's office and
other agencies such as the high
way department and board of
higher education which may
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marked funds.
The Governor asked Richard
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tion planned for the next 10
years for all state agencies ex
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Brazil May Renew
East Europe Trade
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil fffl
A possible "early renewal" of
economic relations with East Eu
ropean satellites is being stud
ied by Brazil to counter finan
cial losses resulting from de
creased coffee sales in the Unit
ed States, it was announced Fri
day. Edmundo Barbosa da Silva,
head of the Foreign Ministry's
Economic Department, said the
first step would be taken during
conferences with an East Ger
man delegation due here shortly.
Brazil currently maintains
diplomatic relations with only
Poland and Czechoslovakia
among the Soviet satellite states.
It has a bilateral trade agree
ment with Hungary.
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