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Newspaper Page Textpro on Pill Hy FRANK JKNKIN8 THKHK U grave news this morning. Clunilhl U assassinated shut to deuth on his way u liU dully prayer iiiptilliitf to appeal aguln lur n KNU to tli communal warfare that is strewing liulla with dead bodies. THICHE It tin usual censored e orocy about who killed htm mid why. The ajuuuuln I Mid to be a Hindu which will perlmpa be fortu nate It true, If he ahould turn out to be a Moslem, rlvera of blood aimlil flow, Uaudhl U aald to have been killed "for political reasons because aoine persons did not avree with hli ap peal! against violence." That doesn't sound loo good. In explosive India, bluud can flow In rlvera from that Aim, alio. It U bad bualneaa, any way you look at It. WHY waa Uandhl great? ' Here la Uila writer's Idea of 11: lie mi an UNHEI.KIHH leader. He worked for the good of the peo ple, raUier tliau for hla own per sonal advancement and power, THAT la an exception to the gen eral rule. If AM. leaden through out the world worked for the good of the people, liulead of working to Increaao their own power, the world would not now be in a ineu. THIS might be a good place and lime to clear up the "niahatma" business. Most of ua here In Amer ica, poking fun at the Utile carrot nlbblrr clothed In a ahect who haa been pictured to ua, have thought of "mahauna" aa Gandhi's flral name. Malialma la a iponuineoua term of endearment meaning "greal oulrd one." Only those with great aoula can be truly great leadera of men. pOMTICB," aa we more or leaa cynically underetand the term, can be defined aa the continuing struggle for power. There la a fairly typical Ineianc of politic and how It worka in the newa thla morning. There aeema to be little doubt that uae of grain by dlaullera la being baited back and forth a a political latue. Hera U on of the aldellghu ot the game: Kentucky produce lllUa grain, but a lot of whlakey. Kaniaa pro due a lot of grain but no (legal) whlakey. So It appear that who ever win Kentucky on the grain-for-llquor laaue will LOSE Kansas and vie versa. The altuation I caualng a lot of Worry. MEANWHILE, among Uie poll f'1 Uclana, WHAT IS BEST rOR QHK COUNTRY U gelUnf oonv naratlvely little attention. PEN centuries or more ago. theo loglan argued themselve hoarae ever how many angel could aland on the point of a needle. In much the aame aplrlt, our politician are getting laryngitis over whether or not w could have meal rationing without price control or price con trol without rationing. It aeema reasonably evident that If w controlled lit price without rationing Ihe aupply we'd merely make It poaalble (and probable) to eat more meat which I what we re trying to avoid. But that lan't the big political laiue. What the politician are worrying about 1 WHAT WILL OKT THE MOST VOTES In thl critical campaign year when POLITICAL POWER I at lke. TT teema to thl writer that unles 1 we pay lea attention to who gel the gravy and more attention to WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR COUN TRY we're In for a lot of trouble. Sooner or later. traffic Death Rate Dropping SALEM, Jan. 30 W) Oregon' traffic death rate laat year of 1.4 deaths per 100.000.000 mile of travel waa the loweat alnce records have been kept, Secretary of Stale Earl T. Newbry aald today. Uraplte an 11 per cent Increase In travel, the numbrr of fatalities dropped from an all-time high of 482 In 1040 to 437 In 1047. The 1946 rate was 10.6. The pre vious low was 88 In 1042, when travel was restricted because of the war. March Of Dimes Drive Nears End Here; $5000 In The March of Dimes drive neared Its climax today with $5000 already turned Into headquarters and still more to come In from the dance, highlighting the drive, Saturday night. Goal for the county Is tROOO. Drive workers were urged today tn contact the office in the Wlllard hotel and turn In donations from their district so that the drive can be wound up this week-end. If they are unable to come In, they are asked to call In the amount of do nations, Telephone number of the drive office la 7334. Al McDonald, dance chairman, haa Inst minute pinna completed for the nnnunl Mnrch of Dimes dance tn be hold from 9 p, m. to 1 a, m Bnturriny at the armory, Morrison and McDonald will piny for the af fnlr. Dance ticket mny bo obtnlned nt Ihe Mnrch of Dimes desk In the Wlllard hotel lobby or nt the ar mory.' Mnny county residents have received ticket in ths mall, and are WEATHER M.. (Jin, im II (tin, .... I-Molpluiua U.l II kaara traam rar la Sala ...................a.tl Lail rr , . 4 4 Narmal ... raraeatll fair, ,r PKIC'K HVK CENTS i Boras Kilby May Run For County Post; Deschutes - Lake Representative Spot Open Patrick W. (Pat) Kllby. 334 Meaa, announced today he probably would file as a candidate for the demo cratic nomination for county com missioner. eeklng the poaltlon on the county court now held by John Ileber of Malln. Kllby, a World War II veteran, haa been employed by the veterans administration office and Is now on leave of absence from that Job. He will be making hla debut In politics. Kllby had previously bern men tioned as a possible candidate for county clerk, but said that he had not acrloualy considered trying for that office. John Ileber, who has been com- Reds Charge Violation Of Italy Peace LONDON. Jan. 10 P Tha Mos cow radio aald today thai Buaala haa formally charged the United Bute with violating the Italian pear treaty by sending U. 8. warship to Italian porta. The broadcast said Alexander 8. Panyuahkln. the Soviet ambaaaador In Washington, had aent a protest not to BeereUry of Bute George C. Marshall Wednesday. The radio ald the Soviet also aent Uie note to the French govern ment "with a request to make Us contents known to the allied and associated power which had algned the peace treaty with Italy." Beeond Protest It was the second such protest this week. Yesterday Russia com plained to tha U. S. and Britain over the proposed reopening of Mel- 1. Kb Kau In North Africa. Thl protest also charged violation of the" Italian treaty. Tha broadcast aald Russia eon tended American warahlpa arc visit ing Italian porta to support the gov ernment of Premier Alclde de Oas porl. The government haa been under fire from Italian communists for some time. The announcer aald the visit constituted a breach of the treaty, which provided for withdrawal from Italy by December 19. 1847, of all armed forces of tha allied powers. (The treaty says "all armed forcea of the allied and associated powers shall be withdrawn from Italy ... not later than 00 days from the coming Into fore of the present treaty." The pact went Into effect September IS.) The U. 8. aircraft carrier Midway, three cruiser and 10 destroyer have anchored off ome Italian port, including Naples and Taran to They constitute part ot the Mediterranean fleet. Riots Flare In Bombay BOMBAY, Jan. 30 P) Wide spread looting, arson and stabblngs started In Bombay tonight two hours after the news spread of the Oanrihl .assassination. Police fired many times Into Hindu and Moslem rioters In the Nlll bazaar In central Bombay. Troops were being drafted Into the city from outside camps. The mobs brought traffic to a standstill. All shop closed down. Twenty-four person were ad mitted to hospital with stabbing or stoning wounds. urged to contribute whatever they can, large or amnll. Members of the Business and Professlonnl Women's club, under the direction of Annls 8truthera, will donate their services In check ing coats at Die dance. Contributions mny be mailed to Mnrch of Dimes, P. O. Box 1011, Klnmath Palls, or mny be brought to headquarters nt the Wlllard. Mrs, Pnul Buck la county drive chnlrmnn. Half of the total contribution will romnln In Klnmnth county for the fight ngnln.it polio. The other hnlf will be used by the Nntlonnl Foun dation for Infantile Paralysis for research In the cnuse and means of cure of the disease, aa well as for "epidemic Insurance." Any com munity stricken with polio Is aent funds from the foundntlon, In addi tion to the money that area already has from the Mnrch of Dimes, Out standing recent example was the aid given to sections of Idaho In Uie polio epidemic there Inst summer. KLAMATH mlasloner for two term, ha not announced whether he Intend to be a republican candidate again, although the feeling around the courthouse Is that he will. Elsewhere the political picture I rather quiet. There have been no actual filings locally except that of C C. Overeem, democrat, for nomi nation as county clerk. Hall Still Mum On the state level, Oov. John Hall haa not declared himself In Die republican race for guberna torial nomination, but Is starting to become active. Next week, for In stance, he Is booked for on dozen public apiearances In Eastern Ore gon. Oovernor Hall will be In Klnmath Palls. Pebruary 13. He .a considered a sure candidate to op pose Doug McKay on the OOP tick et. Iw Wallace. Portland demo crat, ha hi hat In the ring for governor. ' William Ntakancn, for years state representative from Deschutes coun ty, ha filed for that office again, taking himself out of the senator ial picture. There was some talk of Nlakanen going up against Phil Hitchcock of Klamath Palla for the republican senatorial bid. Post Open Of Increasing Interest Is the Deschutes-Lake representative post of Burt Snyder, Lakevlew. Snyder It retiring and neither party has re corded a candidate to succeed him. By a sort of unwritten law, Lake ccunly usually put a man In that office, although Deschutes county could. Prominent among the pros pects mentioned for the Job Is Oscar Klttredge. Adel, republican, but Klttredge has not committed himself. New Tax Plan Effort Made WASHJNQTON, J'atC-30 V, Democrat hatched a plan- today to use the OOP taut cut bill a the model for a substitute containing a 3.200,000,000 corporation tax. A a way to save a part of Presi dent Truman's own tax program. It looked like a forlorn hope. The great election year debate en tared It second day with repub licans confident their blU. with Its 19,500,000.000 In tax reductions, wUl pass unchanged on Monday. The republican bill does not provide any new taxes. The democratic leadership had Just about given up any Idea of putting the president's $40-a-head tax-cutting proposal before the house. Instead, the search was on for a compromise. The plan was to provide a rallying point for democrats who have no enthusiasm either for Mr. Truman's Idea or the OOP bill by Chairman Knutson (R-Mlnn.) ot the ways and means committee. Democratic members of the house wsys and means committee talked over possible compromises yesterday In Minority Leader Rayburn's of fice. Another meeting was aet for today. Used Car Men Ask Ceiling WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 WPV-Oll-ver W. Wood, president ot the Na tional Used Car Dealers association, asked congress today to prohibit the sale of a used car at a higher price than a new car of the same make and model. He also told the senate banking committee that price ceilings should be put on new autos. Wood said his association Includes 6000 of the nation's 33,000 used car dealers. It favors government price controls, he snld, for tills reason: It tears thnt If prices keep going up, automobile will get beyond the reach of great numbers of buyers. Then used car dealers will be stuck with a lot of high-priced cars they can't sell. Mosquitoes Open Battle At Odell CASCADE SUMMIT, Jan. 30 First mosquitoes of the 1948 sea son hnve been soaring nround Lake Odell since Jnnunry 21, nnd their bites nre Just as vicious na the summer orop. Mlshnwnkn orock nnd Trappor oroek art teeming with the horrid little creatures whose sharp little nips nre felt even through woolen winter wear, Blue-Jnys, enmp-robbers and various other birds have been hanging around the summit all through the winter snows and are being fed by Summit residents. ,IDAV, ost Air Liner Overdue On Island Hop LONDON, Jan. 30 WP Sir Arthur Coningham, Brltlah air hero of World War II, la believed to have been lost with 28 other persons to day aboard a Brltlah commercial plane en route to Bermuda, This afternoon the plane was eight hours overdue at the Island outpost, Brltlah Bouth American Airways said hopes for Us safety looked black. The ship waa a Britiah-made Tudor IV. The plane left London- Tuesday, stopping at Lisbon and the Azores. It was delayed at the Azores by "extremely severe weather," the air line announoement aald. 22 Passengers Most of the passengers were Brit ish, The airline said there were at least 33 psssengers and six crewmen aboard. Sir Arthur retired last November. In World War II, he worked with the British eighth army In North Africa and formed the first tactical air force In French North Africa In 1943. He also took part In Italian operations. He waa bom In Brisbane, Australia, 63 years ago. A spokesman for the BSAA aald the plane waa not full and some of the passengers might have got off when It stopped at Lisbon and the Azores on Its westward . .usage. The plane last was heard from when one and three-quarter hours short '-of Bermuda, the statement aid. vl , "Everything waa reported as nor mal at that time." tt added. . The Tudor left London Tuesday and called at Lisbon and the Azores. It waa delayed In the Azores by severe weather. A BSAA spokesman said relative of known passenger were being In formed that the plan was overdue. "aniens activity in search and in vestigation is taking place," he told reporter. - - - " Us e passengers will be' made available, he said, until next-of-kin have been -notified. Demos Calm Over Revolt WASHINGTON, Jan. SO WP Demooratlc leaders refused to (how nervousness today about a rising Dixie revolt against the policies of President Truman. They Insisted that harsh words from Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina are no atgn there I going to be a sort ot "second secession." The solid south may continue to complain about, anti-poll tax. antl- lynch and no-color-une talk from the White House, they conceded privately. But they said it still will go solidly democratlo when the presidential election comes In No vember. , At Columbia, S. C, 49 members of the South Carolina legislature got Into the act yesterday. They told the state democratic executive committee affairs have reached the point where "w should reconsider our position in the na tional party." They said they were not suggest ing that the state' democrats with draw from the national organisa tion. However, they declared, It Is time to "take stock and review our position." Flanders Raps Truman Meat Stand WASHINGTON. Jan. 30 UP, Senator Flanders (R . vt), who wants meat rationing, contended to day, president Truman Is "dead wrong" In saying It would do no good without price control. Another republican, Senator Buck (D Del.), also took Issue with Mr. Truman's statement that prices for meat should be fixed before it Is rationed. "If that' the way he feels about It," Buck said In an Interview, "then there Is no chance for either ration. Ing or price control, because thl congress Is not going to go for price control." That sums up the present prospect for these measure. Late Spud Bulletin SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30 JP (USDA) Potatoes: 6 broken, 16 un broken enrs on track; arrivals, Cali fornia 1, Nevndn 3, Oregon 4; market firm; Klamath Long Whites No. 1-A 14.46. LOS' ANGELES, Jan. 30 P) (USDA) Potatoes: 14 broken, 18 unbroken cars on track; arrivals, California 4, Idaho 4, Utah 3, by truck II; Idaho Russet No. 1-A, medium 16.16, large $6.35. JANUARY It, 184 Telephone till Slain J' iA MOHANDAS GOP'sEyeSqueeie-Play In Truman Grain Demands WASHINOTON, Jan. 30 (P President Truman's demand for control of grain used by distillers put congressional republicans on a political hot spot today. Some GOP members admitted privately that Mr. Truman has used their own anti-lnflatlon law to maneuver them Into a squeeze be tween the dry and the wet. Kentucky, thick with distilleries, 1 a . doubtful state In this year's presidential election. The West Kansas, for instance has a lot of dry who don't think grain ought to go Into whisky at any tune. The anti-Inflation law passed at the 1947 special session gave the president bow!, to parcel out frein for, distilling until January 31 to morrow. - The senate voted to extend this power to February 29. But the house banking committee killed that bill Monday. Under the anti-lnflatlon law the distillers could . still get together with the agriculture department and agree to cut down on their use of grain. They could agree how to split up what they do use. Vyatt Pleads Not Guilty A plea of not guilty to second de gree murder was entered by James Elza Wyatt this morning In circuit court and his trial was set for April 12. The 31 -year-old former Chicago man was Indicted earlier this week In connection with the slaying of Robert Theodore Melnas, 46, at a railroad Jungle shanty one Week ago. Wyatt Is held without bail In the county Jail. He is represented by Attorney J. C. O'Neill. In view ot his crowded court docket, Circuit Judge David R. Van denberg moved back the trial of Archie DeWltt, Indicted for con tributing to the delinquency of a minor, from February 25 to Febru ary 28. Federal Judge James Alger Fee Is slated, to use the courtroom tomor row for a hearing In the Jerry O'Sulllvan vs. Weyerhaeuser Tim ber company $25,000 damage suit. Baldy Does It Again; Pro Takes Tumble At Show PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 30 UP) The professional muscle men of Portland were convinced today of the prowess of Old Baldy, tugger of logs and men. Baldy, the Waterloo, Ore., log ging horse, who upended a 210 pound amateur In a tug-of-war six weeks ago that had farmers of the community betting thous ands of dollars, was Imported by the pros last night for a contest which was the .main event of a wrestling card. At tha other end of a 160-foot rope was R. R. "Doc" Fredericks, 330-pound proprietor of a muscle studio. His professlonnl pals cheered as Fredericks, braced against a timber and on his back to cut down the rope's angle, held the horse for a second. Then Baldy dug Into a special ly constructed gravel pit In the armory here, and Fredericks soared through the air to land 10 feet away on a mat that one pessimistic professional had placed there. No. 12J1 GANDHI But President Truman told con' gress yesterday this provision of the GOP law ha flopped. The distillers haven't been able to agree, he aald. Hence he asked congress to extend his grain rationing; authority until October 31. Otherwise the distillers will be free, after tomorrow, to go into the market and buy what grains they can find. After Fire ST. ALBANS. Vt, Jan. IO Pour persons were unaccounted for and 10 Injured after nearly 100 guests fled, leaped from windows or were carried from the Jesse Welden inn swept by sudden, swift fire early today. Destruction of the register of the hotel, housing mostly transients, complicated the task of authorities trying to determine the possible death toll. The estimate of four missing was made after a numeri cal check ot those accounted for against the number believed to have been In the building which had a front section three stories high and a five-story addition. Fire Chief R. H. Sweeny estimated the loss at $200,000 but real estate men said it would cost $300,000 to $600,000 to replace the building and Its furnishings. The origin of the flames, discovered by owner George E. St Laurent In a cocktail lounge, was undetermined. Firemen, were hampered by degree-below-sero cold. 16- Liars Prepare For Big Event 8WEET HOME, Jan. 30 Wr Tellers of tall tales come Into their own here tonight as the San tiara fish and game commission, a Linn county organization, holds Its an nual banquet and liars' contest - Approximately 400 are expected to hear sportsmen rare back and declaim on their prowess In field and forest. The winner will get the truth and liar belt Ken Mayer won last year with a fish story backed up with photo graphs. Judges were delighted with the phoniness of It all. Charles Lockwood, state fish, and game supervisor, Is scheduled for a speech to uphold the truth-telling portion of the evening. , Professional Men's Tax Proposal Out PORTLAND, Jan. SO (JP) The proposal to tax most professional men In Portland $13 annually was withdrawn for further study here today. It ran Into so much opposition at It first reading in the city commis sion last night that' Mayor Earl Riley sent the proposed ordinance to the finance commission's office for possible revamping. A string of architects, accountants, writers, lawyers and nurses pro tested for several hours in the hearing. - SPEECH WASHINGTON, , Jan. 30 (IP) President Truman will apeak over the radio at 11:64 p. m. (EST) to night In behalf of the annual March of Dimes campaign. He will be Introduced for a three minute talk by Basil O'Conor, presi dent of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which sponsors the campaign. The broadcast will be carried over all the major networks. Indian Leader Murdered By Poona Civilian NEW DELHI, Jan. 30 (AP) A Hindu toniahr shot to death Mohandas Candhl, apostle of non-violence) and father of Indian independence. Police said the frail spiritual leader of India 3 hundreds of millions of. Hindus was killed for "political reasons be cause some persons did not agree with his appeals against violence." Condhi, 78, was walking to his prayer meeting grounds, on the lawn of the Birla monsion, to appeal again Tor an end of communal violence. Three shots rang out ot close range. One found his heart. Death came quickly to the emaciated body, wosted in a recent fast in the cause of peace amid the rival religious sects ot India and Pakistan. ! The assassin was held incommunicado. Police said he was a civilian from Poona, although he was wearing ormy clothes. Earlier this month a bomb wos exploded near the spot where Condhi was holding his prayer meeting. Dr. C. L Qamara, a Hindu physician who was in the prayer meeting crowd, pronounced Gandhi dead shortly after the snooting. Death came within a tew minutes, but the doctor was not certain of the exact time. Ten of thousands of Indians 1 streamed to Gandhi's bier in hlsl quarters In the palatial residence of O. D. Birla, an Industrialist who long had supported Oandhl. Sobbing bitterly, Gandhi per sonal secretary, S. Kalyanam, told the Associated. Press: "Bapu Is dead." Bapu 1 the affectionate name for Gandhi, meaning father. To millions of his followers, he was known a Mahatma,or grest-souled one. His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Oandhl . Bystanders said Gandhi slumped forward as the third shot rang out He seemed unconscious as he was carried to his quarters In Birla house. The secretary said death followed within a half hour. A crowd of several hundred per sons formed about Birla bouse, many of them weeping. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru sobbed In grief while he mounted the heavy house gates and told the thousands outside they would have a chance to see their -bapnjl" (little father). The people had forced their way Into the grounds and were jammed tightly against the doors of Birla house. They had smashed one win dow. Police forbade those inside to leave for nearly an hour, lest the crowd rush Inside If the doors were opened. ' Lay en Pallet ' Gandhi's torn body lay inside on a pallet A white rose covered his wounds. Even the doctor who was with him at the end said he was 'hot sure how many bullets struck him. Bfana Gandhi, granddanghter of a brother f Gandhi and affection- (CaatSSF'i ras X Calm S ' US Tightens Up Ruling JERUSALEM, Jan. 30 (A1) The United States will take up the pass ports of any American citizens fighting lb Palestine, and return them, only after the Americans ar range to return home. The U. 8. consulate general announced this tonight Any Americans fighting In Pales tine will not be entitled to the pro tection ot their government- since they will not be recognized as citi zens. Text of the consular statement said in part: The United States government has informed the American con sulate general In Jerusalem that it has noted press statement Indicat ing some American citizens. Includ ing some American veterans who are studying In Palestine under the GI bill ot rights, have identified themselves with armed groups in this country and have participated in fighting and other activities re lated to the present disturbances In Palestine. Three American citizens have been reported killed in such activities." Spring's Here Also Grass Fire More banana belt news. The county fire department was called out early yesterday afternoon to extinguish a grass fire in, the 5600 block on Miller lane. Folks burning trash started the fire which went out of control but caused - damage. This . was the only Januar; grass fire call the county department has reported but at that, firemen think It's pretty early for such goings-on. Wreckage Of Plane Sighted In France FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan. 30 VPh-V. S. air force headquarters re ported today the sighting of plane wreckage In the lower French Alps, and said another plane, presumably a B-17 In the search party, had crashed 20 miles east of the wreck age. The first plane waa believed to be a DC-S transport which disappeared Tuesday while en route from France to Italy. It carried three American women and five children, dependents of U. S. soldiers In the Trieste area.- . The wreckage of this twin-engined craft was sighted 13 miles northwest of Dlgne, France, the air force headquarters at Wiesbaden reported. One of the pilots In the search . . AFL Political : Job Studied MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 30 UP) A former new deal congressman from Milwaukee apparently had the in side track today for appointment aa director of the AFL's biggest politi cal venture the $7,500,000 "League for Political Education." Andrew J. Blemlller, 41-year-old labor organizer-legislator, was re ported to have won the approval of a subcommittee and his name will go before the 16-man executive council meeting here today. Quick concurrence In the subcom-' mlttee's choice for the $10,000 post wss expected by several council members, who added that, the league' full admllnstratlve commit tee of 30 would pass on the selection at It meeting here February 4. The council memoers make US) half of that committee, to which ha' been assigned the task of setting up the ambitious political program aimed at repeal of the Taft-Hartley act and defeat of lta congressional supporter. The drive is to be financed with voluntary contributions which Presi dent William Green has figured at a minimum of $1 apiece from the ap proximately 7 ,200,000 APL member. Electricians Do Good Deed " BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 30 UP) -'A Boise electrical firm came to the rescue of St Luke's hospital and two of its youngest patients construct ing two incubators needed to care for a bumper crop of premature babies. The situation occurred when Ave premature babies arrived In quick succession. The hospital had two incubators and was able to borrow another from St Al prions us ho pits! Portland, Ore., hospitals were asked to loan , two Incubators, but reported Portland . also ' was ' ex periencing a rush of premature In fants. 80 G. L. McKelvey of a neon lighting company ordered tour electricians and sheetmetal workers to drop regular work and construct the incubators. Ten hours later the homemade Incubators were delivered unpalnted but warm comfortable "homes" for two youngsters. . Atomic Plant Trouble Probed WASHINGTON, Jan, 30 (A") A senate house atomic "watchdog', committee said today It is Investi gating recent labor trouble at the Oak Ridge uranium plant ' A threatened walkout was avoided ,' there a few weeks ago just before, the strike deadline. , t " . The group composed of nine sena tors and nine representatives, was set up by the atomic energy act of 1946 to "keep fully '-'ormed" en the "development, - use and control of. atomic energy." It said In its first report today that the United States Is "far ahead of any other nation" la atomic en ergy development But It added that "atomic, require ments of national defense" should be the nation's number one goal un til there Is an "effective, enforceable and reliable" International control agreement Missing U.S. party aald he had seen the second , plane crash and explode. It ap peared to him to be Flying For tress (B-17). Ground crews started immediate ly for the wreck seen. The missing plane took off from Istre air base near Marseille, France for Udlne, Italy, Tuesday, on what was to have been a three and a half hour flight. The women and children passen gers had arrived by ship Saturday at Bremerhaven, Oermany, from the United State. They were on the last lap of their trip to Trieste. An army spokesman said the name of those aboard would be re leased tomorrow morning at (I a. m. EST), after next of kin have beesi notified.