Congressman Under Fire In Profits Probe
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In Th
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By FRANK JENKINS
THE Intent on OPA:
A Washington dlxputcli to
day saya: "OPA'a senatorial erlt-It-a
aro counllnil on powerful
off-wllli-mrul-eellliitw drive In
Crack open Ilia compromise 1)111
to revive price and rcnl con
trols." THE iio-nu-ul- ceilings drive Is
upeurhcadi'd by Republican
Senators Tnfl i Ohio mid
Wherry of Nclirti-ku, Tills morn
Inn 11 won over Democratic Sen
ator tlcorue of Georgia, who
tells lite reporters:
"I favor leaving meut off tlia
celling Hid because 1 think moat
of It would go back Into tha
black market tho mlnuto con
trol were restored. Wo are go
lull In have a incut ahortage but
It In better to gel rid of tho con
trol and the black market that
goes with litem than to attempt
to act prlcea."
THE dr ve la probably a lac-
' tlnil iiiiiiirover to until time.
Wlini Wiixhlnulon wanta to know I
first of all la how the price cat
la going to Jump.
ON that point, the plcluro Isn't
yet clear.
In Ihla OPA-Icss week, cattle
at Chicugo aoarcd from a atund
Ing aturt of IH per hundred
weight to an all-time record high
of 122.50 HKFOKK SLIDING
HACK to $22.25 under a FLOOD
OK RECEIPTS.
Hug prices at Chicago broke
all records since 1UIU by ad
vancing Irom H-83 a hundred
weight a wecK ago to S1B.0U.
Ilul when the market cloned yes
terday prlcea were HACK TO
SI (1.1)0 a hundredweight aa hog
receipts LEAPED from 23UU laal
Friday to JO.OUU yesterday,
"THAT la to aay, tha law of
aupply and demand began
to work. Under the ilimulua of
higher prlcea cattle and hogi
poured Into tho market and
BROKE the price rife.
rNE point we MUST keep
clear In mind, If we are to
form accurato Judgments, Is that
SUBSIDIES died with OPA.
Here Is an example of the way
that works:
During the first OPA-les
week, butter In the Chicago
wholesale market rose from the
. OPA celling price of 30c to an
OPEN price of 7UJc pcr pound.
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The butter aubsldy paid under
Oi'A was l&c per pound. AUtl
lac to otic and you get lie. In
other words, wnoleaulo butler
prices In the FREE murkct at
Chicugo rote a trille Lr.SS than
tho amount of tha aubsldy.
nEMEMBER that aubsldles
l.IV are paid out of the U. S.
treasury with money taken Irom
taxpayers. Under the subsidy
system, even If you do without
butler yourself you help pay for
wnai tne outer iciiow eats.)
I"! IE Canadian government,
(canny, like all British gov
eminent) moves today to HEAD
OFF Inflation coming from the
United suites.
It artificl:tly brings the Ca
itiidlan dollar to PAR with tha
U. S. dollar. (Hitherto your dol
lar would buy about 10 MORE
In Canada than In this country.)
i no obvious purpose la to head
off TOO MUCH buying from tho
U. S. Too much buying from this
skip of Uie line would promote
imiuiion in lanaciu.
At the same time Canada re
tains and adds to her price con
trol system.
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DRICE control
will probably
A usnrlr mil In
Canada. When
British countries pass a law they
put i tuii in it and the teeth
are expected to bite.
T ET S close today on tho nolo
-' of the alom bomb test at Bl'
Will whlcli has been over
shadowed by the death of OPA
Howard Blakeslce, AP sclcnco
writer (n thoroughly competent
reporter) gives us this to chew
on:
"An Invisible form of DEATH
filled tlio air for many miles
around and far outside of tho
((.'nllnutd ww, r t, Column I)
Armed Guard
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Spy Suspect
Takes Stand
For Defense
SEATTLE. July fl fl')--Rualon
Naval Lt. Nlcolal G. Redln took
the aland to defend himself
against espionage and conspir
acy charges today after two
character witnesses described
Itedln, accused by the U. S. gov
ernment of buying secret mili
tary Information, as "honest and
trustworthy."
Lieutenant Redln, handsome
In his navul uniform, aturted his
testimony with a recltul of his
hurkground and his arrival at
Sun Francisco July 20, 1 1)42, as
a rcprcsenlutlvo of tho Soviet
porchuslng commission.
Defense attorneys have an
nounced he would enter a flat
denial to government churges
that he purchased restricted In
formation on the new type U. S.
destroyer lender Yellowstone
from Herbert Kennedy, Seattle
marlno engineer.
Government Objects
Over government objections,
Federal Judge Lloyd L. Black
permitted character testimony
although he said he was not con
vinced It was "of much moment"
In this case,
John C. Buckingham, steam
ship company loading superin
tendent who met Hcciin in Busi
ness relations, and Mrs. Helen
Donnell, owner of an apurtment
where the Itedlns lived, both
described the lieutenant as hon
est and truthful.
Just before Lieutenant Redln
was called, Mrs. Unnneil testi
fied under cross examination
that on Inst March 20 Mrs. Redln
appeared to be packed to leave.
It was on that date Redln was
arrested In Portland as he board
ed a Russian ship and the gov
ernment contends that he was
planning to leave the country. .
"They had given notice they
expected to leave sometime In
March, she said.
Describing hli assignment In
this country, Redin said that he
went to Washington under or
ders of Uie Soviet purchasing
commission after arriving at Sun
rranclsco, remaining there 20
or 23 days. He then went to New
York, with the duties of a con
voy officer, and later went
twice to Halifax, N. 5.
Budget To Go
Before Council
The city budget estimate as
drawn up by the budget coni-
mitteo will be presented to tho
city council in its session Mon
day night at 7:30.
Alter weeks or figuring and
slashing expenses the committee
set the estimated budget at an
overall appropriation of S.iH.I.
835.71 for the fiscal year of July
1. 11)46, to June 30, 11)47. Lat
years estimated expenditure
was $383,201.30.
The budget Is divided Into two
categories, voluntary and invol
untary spending. In the volun
tary bracket such Items as sal
aries, maintenance of various
departments and their operating
expenses figure largely. Involun
tary expenditures Include special
funds such as tho park, airport,
Jail construction, ond tho Vet
erans Memorial park funds.
The net voluntary budget ap
propriation reaches an estimat
ed $137,121.50 for the new year
against $120,400.03 last year.
The Involuntary expense esti
mate adds up to $240,414.21 with
an appropriated $233,702.31 in
1045-40.
C Of C Displays
Old Photographs
The front windows of the
chamber of commerce building
now hold a display of very old
and rare photographs of scenes
In Llnkvlllc and Klamath Falls
In the early days of the town
put In to draw attention to the
coming Centennial celebration
later this summer.
The photo display was ar
ranged by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
McLcod, who borrowed the pic
tures from various local people.
Patrols King George Square In Jerusalem
''. I Nbmkw CUm
Caorga square In Jeruaalom as
across square In foreground. At
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Meat Curbs
Attacked By
OPA Foes
WASHINGTON, July 6 (A1
OI'A's senatorial critics counted
today on a powerful off-wlth-meat-celllnga
drive to crack open
the compromise bill to revive
price and rent controls.
Spearheaded by Republican
Senators Taft of Ohio and Wher
ry, Nebraska, this fresh attempt
to tic down OPA, even If it wins
new life, gained the Influential
support of Democratic Senator
George of Georgia,
George told reporters he fav
ors leaving meat off the lists be
cause he thinks most of it would
go back into the black market
the minute controls were restor
ed. 'We are going to have a meal
shortage," he declared, "but It
Is better to get rid of the con
trols and the black market that
goes with them than to attempt
to set prices."
Teal Vote
With the senate in recess un
til Monday when It will take up
the disputed revival bill Demo
cratic Leader Barkley (Ky.),
forced out of the banking com
mittee, OPA opponents man
euvered to force the first test
vote on the meat Issue.
Taft said he felt confident
enough democrats would go
along with republicans to write
the meat exemption Into the bill
despite contentions by adminis
tration leaders that such a move
might precipitate another presi
dential veto.
Wherry told a reporter It Is
his Judgement that If the senate
refuses to kill meat controls. It
won't accept any other amend
ments to the bill on which Bark
ley is standing firm despite
criticism of some of its terms by
OPA Administrator Paul Porter.
Barkley and Chairman Wag
ner (D-NY), of the banking com
mittee expressed hope that the
senate will stick by tho committee-approved
measure. But they
obviously had doubts about their
ability to beat off the meat
amendment, offered In different
forma by Wherry and Senator
McCarran (D-Nev.)
Bread Prices
Rumor Spiked
The rumor that bread would
be advanced in Klamath Falls
was scotched today when rep
resentatives of this city's bak
eries advised that there was no
increase In bread prices antici
pated at this time.
Fred Hoagland, manager of
Fluhrer's bakery, said this
morning that bakers were mak
ing every effort to hold the line
and despite every disadvantage
were going to keep right on as
before OPA was eliminated
from the picture.
"We're as much In the dark
as anybody and wheat has ad
vanced as high as $1.65 a hun
dred, providing we can get it,"
Hoagland said, referring to the
flour dearth. "The shortage is
still on and will be until the
first of the year. The bakers
arc slaying on a voluntary
quota and we're getting not
more than 85 per cent of the
needed amount of flour.
Chinese Recognize
Vienna Government
NANKING, July 6 OP) The
Chinese ministry of foreign af
fairs announced formal rccogni
Hon today of the Austrian gov
ernment and directed China's
ambassador in London to so in
form Vienna.
Si
civilians crowd sidewalk area in
left is tioop carrier,
wlraphoto by radio from London.
Goats Found
Goats aboard tha LCT 379
Seliai u
boarded tha ahlp tho day after tha atomic bombteat at Bikini.
aboard tha USS Burlaaon for further examination and atudy.
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President Voices
High Peace Hopes
For United World
GETTYSBURG. Pa.. July 6 P)
President Truman expressed
high hope today for the success
of the coming treaty conference
In dedicating tne nauon anew
to the search for eternal peace
in a world united.
Standing: on Kround hallowed
by the blood of countless heroes
of a country which found
strength ancj .unity . after four
vin oi war ana racruicv. ww
president saw hope for similar
unity among nauons oi uie
world.
Read ni the Inscription. "Peace
Eternal in a Nation United," at
the base of the Gettysburg peace
monument. Mr. Truman solemn
Iv told rcDortert that if it were
changed to aubstitute "world,"
for "nation," it would te ideal.
It looks very much like we are
eolns to eet a neace treaty, he
told reporters who met him here.
He made this comment odoui
hla transatlantic telephone con
versation yesterday with Secre
tary of State Byrnes. They
talked a few hours after the
four- power foreign ministers
peace conference starting in
Paris July 20.
He gave the newsmen an ac
count of the battles of Gettys
burg and of Pickett's famous
charge and said the nation could
thank God the latter didn't suc
ceed or It would have been the
end of the Union.
If you know the history oi
this country, it is a tremendous
helD in a situation such as now
confronts the world, he said. Re
porters thought he meant tnai
conditions which breed wars and
Holiday Travel
Below Estimate
Travel over the July 4th holi
day was less than might have
been expected, especially on
busses, transportation men said
today. For the first post-war
Fourth of July holiday, al
though heavier than usual on all
modes of transportation, people
"getting out of the house" pre
ferred cars to the trains and
busses.
Trains were reported crowded
both north and south on the
Fourth. The five regular pas
senger trains of the Southern Pa
cific were well packed, accord
ing to the ticket agent's office.
Busses were loaded heavily,
but not overloaded. Although
four extra cars were put on, the
busses were not as crowded as
in pre-war years. During the
war, however, the holiday
crowd dropped, and was re
placed by servicemen. More
busses were run over holidays
previous to the war than are
being run now, It was observed.
Baseball Scores
NATIONAL
R. . H E.
Philadelphia 6 ' 9 0
New York 7 9 0
Jurisich, Stanccu (6) and Scm
Inick; Joyce, Budnick (8) and
Lombardl, Cooper (7).
R. It. E.
Cincinnati 0 7 0
Chicago 2 11 1
Beggs and Lamanno; Erlck
son, Schmttz (0) and McCul
lough, (First game 12 innings,)
AMERICAN
R. H. E.
New York 8 11 1
Philadelphia 5 9 0
Marshall, Sumpert (3) and
Robinson; Florcs, Fagan (2).
Griffith (7) and Rosar.
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY I, 194S
Alive Following Atom
wore found alt a and apparently
from Joint army-navy taak lorca
disunity are generally the same.
Mrs. Truman accompanied
the president to the famous bat
tle grounds but remained in
their automobile. They returned
to their Catoctin mountain hide
away, "Shangri-la," near Thur
mont, Md., in time for lunch.
Beatty. Rodeo
Draws Crowds
A combined rodeo and air
show was held at Beatty on the
4th and 5th of July, with a ca
pacity crowd attending both
days' shows. The air show, held
on an adjoining field, was held
on July 4 only.
Je?se Kirk, chairman, and
Clayton Kirk, secretary, report
a good, fast show, with plenty
of contestants despite the com
petition put up by the Klamath
show on the same days.
Contestants doubled as pick
up men and chute tenders to
keep stock moving as rapidly as
Dossible.
The air show end of the cele
bration was under the direction
of Klamath Agency Superinten
dent B. G. Ceurtright.
Latest development from the
Beatty show was the announce
ment by rodeo officials that the
Klamath Reservation Rodeo as
sociation has bought the land in
eluded in the Beatty rodeo
grounds, and plans improvement
lor next year s show.
Stock for the Beatty show was
furnished by local ranchers,
farmers and stockmen.
Vince Bodner, of Chiloquin,
served as announcer for the
show.
Fall From Auto
Causes Injuries
Mrs. Lee Barton, 55, of 802
Mt. Whitney, was painfully in
jured when she fell from a mov
ing car at 9th and Mt. Whitney
shortly before noon today. She
was taken to Klamath Valley
hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Barton fell out of a car
driven by her husband, Alvin L.
Barton when the car door swung
open as he was turning off 9th
onto Mt. Whitney. Her husband
took her to the hospital.
Her injuries included skinned
knees and X-rays were being
made this afternoon to deter
mine if she may also have a
back injury.
No Serious Fires
Reported In Area
Although hundreds of camp
ers and vacationers, complete
with fireworks, flocked to the
woods over the Fourth of July,
no serious fires have been re
ported by the Klamath Forest
Protective association.
One small fire was caught by
the Weyerhaeuser Camp 6 fire
crew July 2 before it could
prove serious. The fire of un
known origin started on the
north branch of Sprague river
and burned one-half acre in a
cut-over area before it was put
out.
Presidential Vote
Scheduled In Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile, July 8 (P)
The government today set Sept.
4 as the date for the election of
a successor to President Juan
Antonio Rios, who died June 27,
(Telephone
Bomb Test
unharmed whan rescue parties
The goats were to ba taken
ona via radio to San Francisco.
American Nun
To Be Saint
ROME, July 6 IIP) A throng
of some 40,000 Catholics from
Rome and various parts of the
world is expected to gather to
morrow in St. Peter s basilica
for the solemn ceremonies mark
ing the canonization of Mother
Frances Xavier Cabrinl, first
citizen of the United States to be
declared a saint.
In addition to members of the
Sacred College of Cardinals re
siding in Rome, the cardinals of
Milan and Palermo, some 25 Ital
ian bishops and the apostolic
delegate to the United States,
Mser. Amleto Giovanni Cicog-
nani.'liaveariiived for .the cere
monies. ,
Nuns of the Missionary Order
of the Sacred Heart founded by
Mother Cabrini also have come
here from America, England,
France and other countries.
The basilica will be as bril
liantly lighted as at the public
consistory last February, which
highlighted ceremonies connect-,
ed with the creation of 32 new:
cardinals. I
Pillars of the central nave of
St. Peter's have been hung with i
rich red damask and illuminated ;
with 360 lamps containing a
total of 12,000 electric bulbs.
Hundreds of thousands of
candles will add their glow to
the illumination for the joyful
ceremony which will begin at
8:15 a. m. (1:15 a. m. EST) and
be broadcast to the world over
the Vatican's radio station.
The ceremony proper will end
about 10 a. m., when all the
bells of Rome's more than 400
churches will ring, announcing
Mother Cabrini's elevation to
sainthood. A papal mass to fol
low will end about 12:30 p. m.
Wish Unfulfilled
KWAJALEIN, July 6 P)
The treasurer-secretary of the
Canadian Defense League for
Animals, it may be reported
officially, did not get the wish
he radioed Vice Adm. W. H O.
Blandy through navy com
munications: "Hoping you share the
same fate as the animals
aboard your target ships."
. An assortment of animals,
ranging from mice to goats,
were aboard the big fleet in
Bikini lagoon for the July 1
air burst of the atomic bomb.
Mysterious Death Rays Permeate Skies
For Miles Around Site Of Atomic Blast
By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE
Asaociated Preas Science Writer
ABOARD U.S.S.S. APPALA
CHIAN, July 6 m An invis
ible form of death filled the
air for many miles around and
far outside of the great mush
room cloud which arose from
the Bikini atomic bomb.
. What happened is still a mys
tery. One of the planes circling
the cloud' at long distance got
the first warning of the in
visible . death when its Geiger
counter, which registers the
presence of X-rays and other
rays, unexpectedly began to
record a dangerous amount of
radiation.
The pilot, thinking he had
run into a current of invisible
radio-active particles that had
eddied far outside the mush
room, turned the plane In an
escape direction. But the warn
ing counter continued to show
rays whichever way he turned
and whether he went up or
down.
At times the Gcigcr counter
dial swung way over into the
danger range. It was many
minutes before the plane ran
out of and away from the un
seen, menace.
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Double Day
Money Won
By Sherman
Jack Sherman, a Klamath Falls
boy, took first money in the
bronc riding yesterday, winning
double day money with 160
points. Second and third places
in the event were split between
Frank Schneider, of Caliente,
Calif., and Cliff Whatlcy of Tuc
son, Ariz., with 136 points eacn.
A Big Piney, Wyoming rider,
Ross Meeks, took fourth place
with 153 points.
bteer team roping first lor
the day went to Ray Boss of
Douglas, Ariz., and Ike Walker
of Prcscott, Ariz., with a time of
18 seconds flat. Second place
went to Bill McFarlane of Texas,
and vic Castro of Richmond,
Calif., with a time of 23.5. Al
Skelton of Madera, Calif., and
Del Owens of San Juan Bautista,
Calif., took third with 25.6, and
Ray Ross, Douglas, Ariz., and
Pud Adair of Wickenburg, Ariz.,
took fourth place with 29 flat.
"Wart" Baughman, a Texas
boy, took first in the bareback
riding, followed by Carl Mendes
of Visalia. Calif., Felix Cooper
of Klamath and Jim Dickinson.
Buiidogging first place was
taken by T. A. Harris of Rocky
Point, with a time of 16.2. Sec
ond place went to Joe Mendes,
Visalia, with 33.9, third to Wart
Baughman with 41 flat and
fourth to Carl Mendes with 41.4.
Flowers Injured
Marshall Flowers, well known
Klamath rodeo rider, was badly
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Russ Premier
Still Adamant
PARIS. July 8 (Ft British-
American opposition to a Rus
sian demand that the Big Four
prescribe the rules of procedure
for a general European peace
conference this summer blocked
efforts of the foreign ministers'
council today to convoke the 21
nation conclave on July 29, the
date already fixed.
Both Secretary of State James
F. Byrnes and British Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin contend
ed throughout a stormy four
hour session last night that adop-
PARIS, July 8 VP) Ernoat
BeTin. British foreign secre
tary, today accused Ruasia of
trying to back out of bar
agreement to aummon a gen
eral European peace confer,
one hero on July 29, an
American Informant said to
night. tion of the Soviet proposal
would reduce the peace parley to
rubber stamp status out nus
sian Foreign Minister Vyache-
slav M. Molotov adamantly
maintained his position.
with tne snaaow of the big
power veto clouding their
efforts, the .ministers convened
again today for renewed discus
sion of the problem in another
effort to prepare and transmit
the necessary invitations for the
peace conference to the 17 other
nations.
Conversations with members
of the American delegation con
vinced observers that the basic
motivation for U. S. policy was
a desire to throw international
problems into an arena where
the big power veto could not be
exercised. -
These sources said that with
out the veto the western powers
have the votes to beat Russia on
a conflict and that Molotov real
izes this, which is the reason for
his insistence that the council
where he has veto power dic
tate the rules for the peace con
ference where he does not.
Since the crew was exposed
to an unknown amount of
radiation, members were evac
uated to the mainland for ob
servation. Exposures such as
this adventure do not necessar
ily mean serious injury to the
men. Although such rays can
be fatal, they are not usually
very harmful unless persons
are continuously exposed for
some time.'
The invisible menace was en
countered above 10,000 feet al
titude. It might have been a
rain of particles from higher
up, spilled out and carried by
the wind. It might conceivably
have been X-rays from the
atomic cloud. This latter ap
pears improbable because X
rays usually do not go so far
in such great strength.
Mice that flew into the cloud
are changing color. White mice
have become brown. This color
change is a surprise. Hair usual
ly turns white or gray when
exposed to radioactive rays.
These mice were in drones
that either passed through the
atomic cloud or skimmed into
and around its edges.
All the drones brought back
evidence of terrible radioactiv
May Sought
To Testify
On Payment
WASHINGTON, July 8 (Avii
Senator Mitchell (D-Wash.) da
manded today that Rep. Andrew
J. May (D-Ky.), chairman of tha
house military committee, ba
brought before the senate's war
Investigating committee.
The group had Just heard tes,
tlmony that a munitions com.
bine, whose war profits are t
WASHINGTON, July ,r
Chairman Andrew J. May ...-! -k
Ky.) of tha house mill my ,
committee aaaerted today fhai '
"I did not profit in any vkty
or raapect irom war eon-"
tracts of an Illinois munltlona '
combine.
der Investigation, advanced
$48,634 to a lumber company
whose agent was Andrew J,'
May of Prestonsburg, Ky.
This May was not otherwise)
identified in the record. Pres.
tonsburg is the representatives
home town. :'.
Mitchell told newspapermen
that a man purporting to repre
sent the Erie Basin Metal Prod
ucts company one of the com.
bine had attempted to "briba"
mm last fan.
The man, he said, came to hint
last October or early November
and presented a card on which
were engraved his own name,
and that of King Farouk of
Egypt.
Investigation On
Mitchell said that he soorf
learned that his caller wanted to-'
discuss the Erie company which
was even then under investiga
tion by the committee. Tha
senator related that the man
contended that the investigation'
was a persecution of the com.
pany and unfair and he wanted
Mitchell to intercede with tha
committee on behalf of the com
pany.
"Up to that time his convert
ration waa OK," Mitchell re
marked. Then, the senator continued
the man stated that his "princi
pals" wanted to make a con
tribution of $5000 to Senator
Mitchell's campaign fund.
"It was nothing but a bribe."
Mitchell said, "an effort to
bribe me in the case."
Mitchell told the committee)
in connection with the testi
mony on the lumber company,
that the "Integrity of congress'!-
aemanaea mat ttep. May be
called to testify. He proposed
tnai tne- legislative machinery "
toward that end be initiated;
Immune From Subpoena
As a member of conereo-
May is Immune to subpoena
from the committee unless sen
ate and house should adoDt a
resolution approving it.
Chairman Mead (D-N. Y.) told
Mitchell that any question ol
Price Line '
Held Here
As the first week ended with
out benefit of OPA, In force dur
ing war years and almost ona
year after the cessation of hos
tilities, Klamath Falls merchants
reported prices along Main
street continued in line and
there was definitely no evidence
of a buyers' strike here.
With the death of OPA at mid
night Sunday, merchants in this
city gathered to pledge a "hold
the line" policy which has evi
dently worked exceptionally
well. Business along the main
stem, despite holidays, was good
this past week.
N. E. Long, president of the
Klamath Retail Merchants Bu
reau, said today that no meeting
of his group was planned for
the coming week and if things
continued at the present pace
there would be no meeting call
ed unless an emergency arose.
There were a few isolated cases
of price Increase reported in
business other than those on
Main street but on the whole
Klamath Falls was experiencing
none of the price skyrocketing
of other towns.
ity in or near the cloud. Thin
invisible ray attack was tha
worst at about 15,000 feet
tude. ,
Wherever there was oi, '.-.
the plane surfaces, radlof..".' :
particles stuck and pilet P
Their rays penetrated the LuUi,
driving into the plane, espe
cially those interior positions
close to oil spots. Some of
these spots caught enough radio
active material to be highly
dangerous.
Even inside the drone en
gines, oil became very highly
radioactive and dangerous to
life. But this radioactivity had
no apparent effect on the per
fect operation of the radiating
engines.
A small amount of death ray
piled up on the leading edges
of the wing, but never so much
as on the oil spots. The metal
of the planes bounced off these
unseen particles harmlessly. .
The drones showed no avl
dence of scorching heat and it
is not believed the atomic cloud
was blazing hot after rising
abovt 10,000 feet. The cloud
radioactivity itself Is not sup
posed to raise the tempera
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