HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
SATURDAY, AUGUST fiS, 18M
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PRECISION Flying skill it exhibited by ihit flight of F-80
shooting Stars of the 8th Fighter Wing as thty return to for
word (trip in Korea. Tht speedy fighters were giving clot air
support strikes to ground forces .of Siberia and Bunktr Hill
areas. . . . i . i. .
Washington's Port Angeles
Works Out Democracy Lesson
B CHARLES J. KEIM
rrt Anielea ETenlnj News .
PORT ANGELES lv. Eight
ciUsens of Rosenheim, Bavaria
will come to Port Angeles this fall
to watch democracy in action. And
eight Port Angeles residents will
head for- Rosenheim to -carry a
message of democracy to that city.
The United States Department of
Bute will sponsor the action as- a
result of a decision Port Angeles
citizens made last fall;
- At that time a small group rep
resenting a cross section of this
community's life held a short meet
ing. They discussed how they could
diagnose Port Angeles' economic,
social and cultural problems and
how -they could he - solved. .
It was a spontaneous meeting
growing. out of a talk a few days
earlier by Richard W. Poston, head
of the University of Washington's
Bureau of. Community Develop
ment. Poston had appeared in Port
Angeles as a speaker for Communi
ty Forum, a non-partisan organiza
tion. . . ;
He pointed out that small towns,
where democracy was born and
nurtured, are gradually dying out
all over the-nation.. He urged their
revltalUation through community
cooperation. 'He said - America
must strengthen Its community life
if 'It wishes. to continue to live in
freedom. , ' ; , . ..
Since the first: meeting last fall
the small group of citizens inter
ested In improving Port Angeles
has grown considerably.. -;
All feel they can do something
to Improve community life. , .
Poston has helped several other
small towns In the- state diagnose
their. Ills and do something about
them. These included ' Battle
Ground, Winlock and White Sal
mon. More' than 60 communities in the
state hare requested bis aid in the
same manner as Port Angeles. All
the requests sprang from the citi
zens in the various communities.
Nothing was forced upon. them.
Poston finally- agreed to advise
Port Angeles next, although it is
the largest community to-consider
tackling the Job.
. Recently the United States De
partment of State contacted Pos
ton, saying it is Interested in his
program and the way American
citizens, are working to further
democracy..
"We'd like to show other parts.
Government Alleges Overcharge In Lawsuit Against Ten Oil Companies
NEW YORK I Your "major ornla, the Texas Company of New
Tort and meir jointly ownra "no
sidltrles: Bahrein Petroleum Com
pany, Ltd., a Canadian Corpora
tion; California-Texas Oil Com
pany, Limited.; Oallex Oceanic
Ltd., and Mid-East Crude Sales
Company, all Incorporated in the
Bahamas oui wun noma ouices in
New York all. 417,133. .
SoconT-Vacuum Oil Company,
inc.. of New York, and Its wholly
owned subsidiary, the Socony-Vac-
uum Overseas supply comoany,
Inc., of fort Lee, N. J W.US,v
The government also asked for
"such additional sums as mav be
due for alleged overcharges" after
May, 1W1, plus interest and oo.ua.
Esso, In a statement Issued last
night, said all its export sales have
always been at competitive prices.
"Tnese prices are wen Known aim
have not been questioned or pro
tested by anv of the countries or
customers involved," Esso said,.
and added:
American oil companies and six
subsidiaries are being sued for Ct
million dollars by the government,
which says it and the U. B.
taxpayers were overcharged on
foreign aid oil shipments to Eu
rope. . .
In the latest slep In a .Joint con
gressional administration war on
an alleged international on canei.
three separate civil suits were
filed here yesterday in Inderal
Court. .
Attv. Oen. James P. McOranery,
suits as "a test of whether tin de
fendants, having control' over , the
supply of Middle East crude oil
shipped to countries participants
in the foreign aid program, can
block the -efforts ,of the govern
ment agencies to protect govern
ment funds committed to European
recovery and defense." .' . .
The suits cover Middle Eastern
oil deliveries by the firms to
xarhll Plan countries in a u rope
between May. IW, and Meg.. INI.
Xlrlvanarv accused the mafor
companies of floutlnar federal lava
oy using meir buwiuhui w
maintain a two-price- system
charging the responsioie govern
ment agencies more tneiv outer
customers. '
u at4. th companies Violated
federal laws designed to hold
crude oil prices at. reasonable le
vels whue the tree worn jerms.
Finauclng of Middle Eastern oU
for European countries ov the
Mutual i Security Administration
(MSA) was stopped .in June after
the oil firms reportedly refused to
make refunds on purchases made
rinrlnir the three years covered in
the suits. MSA - and .its predeces
sor, the Economic uo-operauun
Administration, are- the- agencies
involved.
: Pnmnanlaa named in the three
suits and damages asked of them
are:
sttndarit Oil Company of New
Jrirwv ami its wholtv owned sub
sidiary. Esso Export Corp.. both
of New York a total of t31.WS.eie.
Standard OU Company or lain-
"Because of the vital Importance
of the 'orlnclule Involved free
competition In world markets
Esso Export emphasises met II win
delend lis positions ai strongly as
11 can." , ,
In lis - opinion, Esso aald, the
EC A "waa attempting to Interfere
With normal competitive prices."
The Texas Coiiipniiy 111 another
statement last nltilil, reiterated
that It lina not been a party to any
Inlernatioiml oil cartel or price
fixing arrangement. It sulrt It be
lieved that its Joint opemlloiis
abroad "are In the best interests
LfijEAlHART
; -NfV ti Alt HART, OREGOH
r Dine Is Hit (emeu Coppsr Oiill, ever-
KELAX. '; )mrnljl Orje't
U cut rwert sWr. Suim, :
turf, uniii,, re, riJt er full fee
hf Jy. Slnp itunil re lit
""S l " "'
leetlno 1st focilfc, btilliant ol lunltr.
Dancing every night. Drilrwood loungt.
of the United States and Its ell.
liens, as well as of the lorelgn
countries Involved,"
Other defendants In the three
suits had no immediate comments
un the charges.
Yosterilny'a litigation here came
Just the day altor the MCA in
Washington eald no clalma eon-
reining Oulf had been referred to
it by MBA for oolleollon.
In another phase of the oil eiU
nation, a Inderal grand Jury In
Washington la leep In an Invesll
u ii Hon ol alleged monopoly In the
oil Industry,
DANCE
RED BARN DORRIS
EVERY
NOW AIR-CONDITIONED
SATURDAY, NIGHT
with
TINKY'S RAGTIME WESTERN BAND
Doncing 10-2 Admission 1.00 Inc. Tn
of the world how Americans work
for democracy.'" the- state oeparv
ment told him. "Do you have any
community in mind- that nas re
quested your . immediate . guid
ance?" - i ,r
Poston answered "Port Angeles.
The state . department .said it
will send -eight German nationals
from Rosenheim.. Bavaria, to Port
Ana-eles'to studv how thai eity Is
furthering democracy. The Rosen
heim - eroun - will arrive here No
vember . - and .'.will . stay three
months. - ''
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