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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1946)
Fighting Re ported In Manchu City PCTPTWV Aurll S UP) Semi' ntfixioi Hisnntehps today report ed fighting in Changchun, the capital of Manchuria, between both unidentified troops and government peace preservation corps (PPC) forces and between Kussian army suiuicia aim m PPC, The Soviet-PPC clash, in the center of Changchun, was at tributed to a misunderstanding. A Central News agency corre- ipondent in Changchun said duu unidentified troops set afire two barracks at Changchun airfield, formerly i occupied by Soviet troops, and Hsingan bridge. Peace preservation sentries moved to intercept the maraud ers and fighting ensued until nearly daybreak. As the firing continued, the Soviet .garrison commander's headquarters sent six tanks rang ing through Changchun's broad street and ordered out patrois. Misunderstanding The misunderstanding between the Russian troops and Chinese patrols occurred in the vicinity 01 tne central uanK 01 inina, ' fronting Tatung circle. Bank Manager Wei Hsi-Chiu reported the firing. Chinese government troops manned barricades and trenches protecting headquarters of the Chinese military mission. Changchun residents remained indoors. Many stores were boarded up. The Russians are scheduled to complete their withdrawal from Changchun about April 10. Ob servers fear Chinese government and communist troops will battle for the city unless a truce is effected before that date. Mill Workers Walkout NORTH BENTY fire Anril 5 UP) A wage dispute involving reclassification : of workers : has Baited operation of the I-L Log ging company mill here affect ing 75 emnlnvpe Marvin Poron secretary of the CIO-IWA locai. jriio saia toaay. ..tserge .reported the men walked out . yesterday morning . because the company offered to increase wages only 7 cents after the union agreed to 10 cents in a compromise offer from Its original 20 cent an hour demand. 'The union official said the dispute developed w h e n the men who were classified as sec ond class riggers -last fall when the mill halted were reclassified as choker-setters at a lower pay scale when work resumecf in .reDruary. Smoke; Brings Out Fire Department i. A smoke In the attic of Miller s; department store, 512 Main, Tuesday afternoon brought out the city fire department lad der truck and fire engine. e alarm was received at 3:32 p. m. Firemen used the en trance at 518 Main to reach the attic and found more smoke than fire, which they estimated was caused by a cigaret dropped by ?i?e f-,th.e workers remodeling the budding. The attic is in sulated. with tar paper here which caused an excess amount of smoke. Damage was report ed, very light. ' i I BIDS TO BE OPENED SALEM, April 3 (IP) The state highway commission will meet In Portland Thursday and Fri day to open bids on 20 projects Flashes Of Life SPOKANE, Wash., April 3 (iP) Traffic officers assigned to arrest cnoorlaro nn a ticnnllv nroductive highway were puzzled when no Olienaers appeareu. Thn -ihpv fmind out whv. crude sign, described by Capt T.lrtvH TToroncnn ns "the most pi- fective traffic sign ever erected," "Bewarel Speed cop hiding in rocKS. DRY LAND HAZARD CHICAGO. April 3 UP) Pat rick J. O'Donnell, 24, on fur lough from the merchant marine after six years service, explained to Traffic Judge George B. Weiss his car crashed into parked car when he attempted to avoid an oncoming streetcar: "That streetcar had no star board or port lights, so I couldn t tell whether it was coming at me or going away. Out in the' ocean vou have more room to operate. u uonneii said ne soon win re turn to sea duty and the case was dismissed as Judge weiss told him "out there you 11 have what you need a lot of room. Death Takes 1 LONGVIEW. Wash.. April 3 UP) The excitement over the quadruplets born in nearby Kelso yesterday was dampened this morning by the death of one of the tiny babies shortly before midnight last night. The infant boy, listed only as U on the hospital birth chart, was the third-born of the three boys and one girl, and earlier in the evening he had been re ported "very weak" and plans were Deing made to place him in a separate incubator. Attendants at St. Johh's hosrii. tal here say the remaining three cniiaren . nave a "pretty good" chance to survive. The Quadruplets were born here yesterday to Mrs. Leo Pierce, whose husband was killed just a month ago in a mill accident.- Hospital attendants said Mrs. Pierce was recovering, but also was weak and that a second blood transfusion was planned for her today. U. S. Industrial Lead To Stop War, Belief PORTLAND Anril 9 in Dr. A. Allan Bates, manager of house Electric and one of the scientists, on the atom bomb project, predicted here that U. S.. industrial sunrpmnpv wmT prevent any war with Russia iur ai least zu years. "No nation could hope to Wage' War APainst nnntVio. less It had the industrial lead, and Russia is two decades be hind this -Tinfinn " Va Aor.-.J - - . , utuucu, He said World War II weapons rvcie uiaue arcnaic as tne bow ana arrow" by the atom bomb. In 1914. thn TTnifnrf ctt. Placed an Amhnran nr nnfn4 - v.. fVHllUCB from all countries to: prevent uic importation ot powdery Devastation Marks The Path Of Gigantic Tidal Wave ... ... . t .s i 1- IL. LI.hJi taawlHM mnr The worst tidal wave In the history ot tne Hawaiian lsionaa iiruvic iau thaJ loJoo LmelesT 300 drowned or missing and causing million, of dollar, worth el damage. Hore is a home at Haliewa, Oahu, T. H., damaged by the wave as it .truck. (NEA-Acme radio telephoto from signal corps). ' lie Was In Navy 27 Months And Mad Every Minnie Ot It WASHINGTON. April 3 UP) A former GI believes that many ex-enlisted men were so brow beaten in the army they still have inferiority complexes. William M. Ragan. a technician fifth grade with the 85th in fantrv division in Italy, told the GI gripe board yesterday that many a GI comes out of the army "afraid to speak up even when he knows he's right." - "The demoralization begun in thp armv." Ragan declared. "often means the ex-enlisted man has two strikes against him in civilian life." Raean made his statement to the board investigating officer enlisted man relationships. The public can't sit in on the hearing, TIME TO PAINTF PRESERVATIVE frnBD PAINTS art the choice of profeislonal Pinter. Distributed t Fyock-Moon lnc "unrer Bldr. Thm. nn Ticket Sales Moving Fast Concert season ticket sales are progressing well, according to George Mclntyre, president of the Klamath Community asso ciation, with over half the num ber subscribed for, before the start of this week's drive. Those who held season tickets last year are invited to purchase their tickets immediately at the Willard, as reports of sale drive workers have not been received to date and the remaining num ber of seats may be extremely limited. Bidu Sayao, Metropolitan Op- era s leading soprano and top lyric soprano of todav. is . the first artist selected to appear on tne coming concert program, it was announced today. Other artists to appear will not : be selected until the completion of the drive. Names will be an nounced as soon as the selection is made. now In its sixth -day, but Ragan repeated his complaints for re porters. Kermit Harrell, a former aviation electronic technician mate second class in the navy, said he was so fed up with the so-called caste system that he could not help putting in his oar at the army hearing. An Indianapolis mechanic, Harrell suggested that a perma nent army-navy board be set up to which enlisted men could take their complaints. Exclaimed Harrell: "I was in the navy 27 months and was mad every minute of it." BARUCH APPROVED WASHINGTON, April 3 UP) Bernard M. Baruch, New York financier, was approved by the senate foreign relations commit tee today as United States repre sentative on the United Nations commission on atomic energy, ergy. 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Available water storage In Klamath basin reservoirs us of April 1, in 1945 and 1046 is reported ns Upper Klnmulh, 300,51)0 ncro feet in 1945, 337, 780 ncro feet in 1040; Clear lake, 284,030 ncro feet In 1945 and 282,440 acre feet in 1940; Gerber, 60,070 acre feet In 1045 nnd 51,920 uere feet in 1040. This shows a recorded totnl by April 1, of 044,000 aero feet for 1045 and 672,140 acre feet nitaAi.D wkws. Kiwi '" "- wnnNnitnAT, mt i, for 1048, which Is 27,540 acre feet over last year for tho anmo period, ' Classified Ads Drln HesiilU. Hitler thmiKhl 8u l In iiekv (lav i. ..."T? nltuelm on Poland Hi Count lien. Vnu...i..'.. ami ItiiKsIa nil fi-ll n.. i Klamath Union High School VOCATIONAL DEPt' 1 offers new night classes In Machine Shop and Sheet Metal covering all phases of those Iradeil lllfl r1 SEN 3 ( Cor 'iO'f lot r n f: ht i in rnm ol d y i l!iik Cln.ws are open to anyone tntcrrsteil In training k"" trade, or those in the trade who wish to Improve 1jnd present Jobs. 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