The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
by DreN Pearson

ntical repercussions from his exit would help price control BoWles has been none too popular With Con- gressmen, and he advised the President that many Senators would vote for price control he stepped out This the same stand taken by Leon Tender son. the first OPA boss Actual fact is that any ad minstrator of OPA Is bound to wear out his welcome not matter how good he is.
 The Eastman Kodak Company has been having trouble result of the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico-one year ago. Eastman found that, Tor some mysterious reason, some of its film was turn ing black before exposure Finally experts discovered that the film had been packed in straw which came from Western Kansas.
 After the Los Alamos bomb test radioactive dust from New Mexico settled Kansas wheat fields, and is still so powerful that the Kodak company has had to stop using Kansas straw for packing film.
 Chairman John Wood of Georgia and Representa- tive Karl Mundt of South Dakota, of the House Con- mittee on American Activities, have quietly dered committee investigator to begin study of the Ku Klux Klan.
 Although the full committee did not seem to think the Klan important enough for its attention, these two members aware of their responsibility to investigate all groups with unAmerican purposes, such those of the Klan. After preliminary re- port is presented the question of full-scale com- mittee investigation will again be put to vote
 NoTE-Congratulations to Congressman William Barry of Brooklyn for demanding that the House Committee un-Amercan Activities investigate the Klan. So far however, Barry has not demanded that the committee investigate the equally un-American Christian Front several of whose meetings he has addressed. Perhaps the Klan does not have many votes in Brooklyn, while the Christian Front does.
 While the United Nations continue to picker about the Franco Government underground Spanish Republicans are getting stronger
 Heavy censorship has hushed it up but about ten days ago a powerful bomb exploded in the Madrid headquarters of the Falange.
 Another was planted in the Plaza De La Cibeles, of the main squares of Madrid, which did not ex- plode police suffered several casualties from the guns of Republican partisans before they were able to get to it and prevent the explosion. It's only been short time since the but two former enemies Italy and Austria earnestly seeking to become democraces, will be proposed by the United States for admission to the United Nations next September. Truman ok d this move last week. Prime Minister De Valera has decided not to apply for Irish membership i'll the United Nations. The pro-Soviet Monaghan peoples republic however, thinks otherwise about the United Nations It has applied for membership. Another vote for Russia. held secret conference in Belgrade whereby pro- Soviet Yugoslava. thus presenting stronger front against the Ant-SoViet West. The Supreme Al lied Commander of the Mediterranean has sen highly important cable to London and Washington asking for more Anglo American troops around Tri- este He that Anglo American forces on the Yugoslay border dangerously nndermanned