The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-07-23

WEEK
By II
Coastal Flying Ended
.,u work City-The war depart
~ has stopped all civilian and
M asary flying, unless necessary to
Dc rar effort" over a strip of the
~ .',,rtic coast from 20 to 10 miles
eslsnd, 200 miles seward, and ex-
..nding from Canada to the Caro-
e. . all of which has been desig-
li' s.d : ayital defense area" The
l nsssning order affects newspaper
s INES. flying schools, committing by
-. a4s nlane and even the army
- navy draining fields. On COM
- planes, no passenger may
s.re . clear view of the ground
=. s.hin 30 miles of any of the nine
' Won, radio range stations along
he eastern seaboard.
Fear Siberian Attack
uoscow-The ominous silence of
=. victorious Japanese army in the
sn,th Pacific is accepted as an in
si.otion here that Japan may be
-ossine troops along the Manchu-
tuo border for a mass drive into ST.
nsria. The fact that Japan and
pnssia are at peace means nothing
: Soviet circles, and no surprise
ro,ld be felt among responsible Of
ae;als if the Japs pulled a Pearl
.Harbor" in the East as diversion
10 relieve Germany in the West.
Vast Program Halted
New Orleans-Because the ship
u.rd 10 turn out 288 Victory ships
wear would require too much steel
before getting into production before
neyt wear, the Maritime Commission
has cancelled the huge contract with
the Higgins Corporation of this city
for cargo carriers on a scale never
before attempted in the industry.
The order affects 10000 men already
employed and theoretical 10000 to
be hired as production increased.
Budget Bureau Under Fire
Washington-A special sub-com-
mittee Of the Senate urges a sweep
ing inquiry into the waste and
deologies" of the Budget Bureau,
which as now constituted is a pri-
>yate adjunct of the White House.
Also under fire in the report is the
National Resources Planning Board,
headed by one of the Presidents
meles, which is held responsible for
publicity throw-away, which can
lead only to the final debacle of the
federal government"
Women Gaining in Jobs
Washington according to the De-
partment OF Labor one person OF
every four employed in the u. s.
today Is a woman, and at the rate
Of increase of women in industry, it
will soon be one out of three. There
are now 1s,OO0,0 900 women in employ
nent, large percentage of them in
munition work.
Canada Wants Sound Money
Ottawa scheme ito increase the
national currency of Canada by adj
ding sl,2O0,0O0000 of new" money
mas been rejected by the Minister of
finance as inflationary. During the
discussion it was pointed out that
NATIONAL currency in Canada is only
ssS per capita against $88 in the y.
5, although the Dominion's debt has
risen from $341, 100000 in 1910 to
Sa60O0,OOO this year.
Outbuilding Sub Loss
Seattle-Rear Admiral II. L. Wick |
aI vice. hairman of the u. S. Mari |
me Commission, states that with
4wooOO tons of shipping ahead of
sen-million-ton program in July, |
american shippers are outstripping
asses by German submarines along
ne Atlantic coast. He further
waves that on the present basis it |
you'd be possible to launch 25,O00,-
Wv tons of cargo carriers next year
provided raw materials could be di-
'ss'ed for the purpose.
tycoon Charges Extortion
~ Angeles-Two local hangers
= " the movies industry were ar
. .ss,eo oy FBI operatives charged |
y. A attempted extortion of $780,
U00 from + o,,i-