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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
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PKIC'K HVK CENTS
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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
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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.
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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.