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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-11-21
LIBBY METHODIST CHURCH

Rev. VIM. c. Stearns, Pastor
Sunday:
GAS a. m. Sunday School
ll:00 a m. Worship
Sermon: "Incurable Optimism -
$50 p. m. Youth Fellowship.
Led by Jacqueline Gompf
Tuesday:
200 p m. Senior w, S. c. S.
at Mrs. s. A. Rasmussen's.
Wednesday:
600 p m. Methodist Youth Eel
lowship Supper
Thursday:
1900 a m Union Thanksgiving
Service. Rev Clayton M. Shot
well will deliver the sermon,
and choirs of both the Presby-
terrain and Methodist Churches
will sing.
On Sunday December lst, we
will receive a group of new mem
bers into membership.
ST LUKE'S LIBBY
(EpiscOpaD
Sunday. Nov oath:
Evening Prayer and Sermon 5
p. NJ.
Wednesdays.
Church School
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gram was sent to Congress without
adequate preparation. They con-
tended that the affected agencies
had not been given sufficient op-
portunity to suggest revisions or
make protests, and that Congress
had not been given enough time
to study individual proposals.
Senator Taft asserted that Presi-
dent Truman himself didn't have
time to do much more than look 1t
over and approve the recommended
tions" of the Budget Bureau. The
latter agency. he declared, whipped
it into shape with comparative
haste as If somebody suddenly
thought the Executive department
had to get some sort OF plan to
Congress at the last minute"
Republican opponents such as
Senators Ferguson of Michigan.
Morse and Gordon Of Oregon, Smith
of New Jersey, Donnell of Missouri
and Wiley Of Wisconsin. leader IN
the opposition strategy, proclaimed
themselves in favor or governmental
reorganization in principal. Senator
Ferguson added that "the Execu-
tive Department shows 1t needs
organization as we'll as reorganiza-
ton"
Several OF them argued. aside
from weaknesses and dangers they
found in the pending plans, the
reorganization authority in this in
stance should remain to a greater
extent in Congress than in the
President. Senator Morse warned
that the legislation in question, with
it's 6O-day deadline section. en-
couraged filibusters and opened the
way for operation Of the reorgani-
zation plans "by Senate inaction"
if, because of lack of time, the
Senate does not complete debate
tomorrow on Plans l and 2.
Action Called Unfortunate.
The provision affecting St. Eliza
beth's Hospital, Senator Ferguson
said, comes an unfortunate time
because at no time in history have
we had greater need for mental
hospital facilities for service men. "
He said the effect of this provision
would be to repeal long-standing
Congressional enactment for a
special board of visitors at the hos
pital and to put the problem OF
service patients largely in the hands
of Watson Miller, Federal Security
Administrator.
Senator McCarran, replying to
Senators Ferguson. Wiley, Donnell
and others who declared the change
would bring a certain amount OF
decentralization at St. Elizabeths,"
said the hospital would in no way
be reduced to the status of a county
mental hospital" or lose its oppor-
tunity for instruction and research
in psychiatry. The hospital, he
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stating that Government Witnesses
had time and again" disclosed -.
called naval secrets during the
three-week trial and doesn't that
prove they were publicly known?"
why did you not produce even
one witness to tell the good reputa-
ton Of Kennedy?" he asked. The
entire Government case rests on the
unsupported word of Herbert G.
Kennedy" he said. "All else is cir
cumstantial evidence"
In the Governments opening
final argument, Mr.. Anderson said
that this courtroom would never
have heard this trial if Redin had
obtained all the secret information
he requested from Mr.. Kennedy.
The Government could not have
afforded to disclose the situation
if Redin had obtained the informa-
tion," he said I'VE would rather
have lost the trial but we caught
him before these documents saw
the light of day."
Radar Plans Involved.
Mr.. Anderson was referring to the
blueprints and information on the
radar, fire control and other equip
ment on the destroyer tender yell
loWstone. III
In opening his arguments, Mr..
Anderson urged the jury of five
women and seven men to give 1t.
Redin "a fair trial as if he were
your own flesh and blood"
Don't hold it against him the
country from which he comes he
said. but don't let him escape JUS
tice for his wrongdoing just because
he is citizen of a foreign country"
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Redin Counsel Calls
|Spy Case Defendant
Political Trial Victim
eX the A,socioted Prsxs

SEATTLE, July 13.- Russian
Naval 1t. Nicolai G. Redin was pic
tured by defense counsel as the
victim of a political trial" and by
the Government as spy who might
have become a great hero in
Soviet Russia, in his espionage-con-
spiracy trial today.
Concluding a full day which he
shared with Victor E. Anderson
Government attorney, in arguments,
Defense Attorney Irwin Goodman
told the jury and crowded court
room:
Il say this case is small part
of much larger setting. A spy
case was needed at this particular
time in world history but you and
I, as Americans. want no artif1cially
created spy scare to disrupt the
peace of the world"
He did not describe, however
what he called the real prose-
cutors" In the case other than to say
they were groups which wanted
war" 1t. Redin, charged with buy
ing naval secrets from Herbert G
Kennedy, Seattle shipyard engineer,
for $3.50, was arrested at Portland
last March 26.
Anderson Argues Three Hours.
Mr.. Anderson. taking nearly three
hours for opening argument, sale
the United States Navy had never
permitted an invasion of United
States shores except for the arriva
of few German saboteurs, but wa.
Vulnerable as toy from within
and that 1t. Redin's asserted deed.
were a thousand times worse" be.
cause they came from a nation
which was former alley.
Mr.. Goodman concluded his CASE
by directing IA questions to the
Government, which he demanded
be answered.
If Kennedy, a member of the
British Secret Service, procured
naval secrets to sell to Redin, he
stole them, and why don't you
prosecute him?" Mr.. Goodman
asked.
His other question included one
Evening star., 1946-07-14
ByW.H. Shippen, Jr.
Stor Staff Correspondent

ABOARD THE CARRIER SAL
DOR IN BIKINI LAGOON, July
13.-Nature is apt to go berserk
momentarily when the atomic bomb
gets its underwater test, or at least
that is the prediction of the same
scientists who called their shots
quite accurately before the first
demonstration.
If the deep sea blast does the
things expected, the waters OF
Bikini Lagoon may roll back like
the Biblical Red Sea, leaving the
coral floor Of the lagoon scorched
and exposed for several seconds.
The scientific observers also look
for a tremendous upheaval of the
ocean. perhaps resulting in five to
Is million tons Of water being
sprayed as high as $4,000 feet.
Enormous Bubble Expected.
An enormous bubble of water is
anticipated to grow at fantastic
rate. and on bursting is likely to
form a gigantic waterspout and
leave a great cavity in the ocean.
The scientists were careful to
point out that this sort of strong
magic may not come about, but
they will not be the least surprised
If all these tricks actually do take
place.
Scientists and technicians who
are now solidifying final plans for
the atomic bombs first liquid test
on or after July Is submitted to a
mass interview so that the jury of
the American public will not be
confused by conflicting hearsay.
No one is going to wear blinkers
for the underwater blast Brig. Gen.
T. S. Power. 24s0 Sixteenth street
NV, Washington, admitted he
missed the first three seconds of
the fash Of the first Bikini atom
bomb explosion July because of
dark goggles. He was flying in his
Superfort at $4,000 feet and Is miles
from the target.
May Have Four mile Range.
How would the underwater blast
appear anyhow to the average citi-
zen and the wife and kids back in
Washington?
The answers were given by peo-
pie like Vice Admiral w. H. P.
Blanoy. boss of Operation Cross
roads; DR.. M. P. O'Brien, University
Of California oceanographer; DR.. G.
K. Hartman, principal civilian
scientist with the Navy Ordnance
Bureau or Dr. N. E. Bradbury, direc-
tor of the Los Alamos Laboratory.
The answer. with the exception of
Admiral Blandy's which we got on
his flagship Friday, were given to-
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certainty for the consuming public
But they said they doubted If
they could keep the measure out OF
conference.
AS the measure finally came out
of the Senate, it would resurrect
OPA-which has been dead techni-
cally since June 30-and restore price
ceilings as of that date, except for
the many items on which controls
were ordered removed.
Rent Control Provision.
1t would continue rent controls in
States that do not have their own
rent control machinery.
Retained by the Senate and likely
to be kept by the House is a pro-
vision giving the Secretary of Agri-
culture, rather than the OPA, the
last word on lifting food controls
Mr.. Truman had opposed a similar
provision of the earlier bill on the
ground 1t was an "unsound split OF
authority"
Also retained, despite the Presi-
dents earlier objection. was a sec
ton guaranteeing automobile and
appliance dealers full prewar mar
gins and discounts until sales re-
turn to the 1939-4l average.
The Administrators major tri-
umph in the Senate was approval of
provision requiring that pro-
ducers, manufacturers and process
sors' price ceilings be high enough
to take care of the average produc-
ton cost increase since 194O-with
OPA allowed to make reasonable
adjustments" to meet abnormal
production.
This replaced provision OF the
original measure at the
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said, the conferees could ask the
House to instruct them by voting
on the Senate amendments one way
or the other.
Representative Wolcott, Republi-
can, top minority member of the
Banking Committee, also indicated
preference for showdown vote in
the House before sending the bill
to conference. Mr.. Wolcott said the
strategy probably would be to de-
feat the Rules Committee recon-
mendation and then have the House
vote on all the Senate decontrol
provisions at one time or to dis
pose of them separately.
In that way, he explained. House
conferees would have something to
back up their position If and when
they got to conference with the
Senate.
Only one hour of debate is per-
mitted on the Rules Committee rec
ommendation. 1t probably will come
at the start of Tuesdays session.
Despite the delay, administration
leaders are hopeful Of getting to
Mr.. Truman by the end of next week
bill he can sign-one devoid OF
provisions that provoked the veto
on the previous OPA bill
The fight centered around Sen
ate-voted decontrols on meat. poul-
try, eggs, butter, cheese, milk and
other dairy products, cottonseed
soybeans, grain, livestock and poul-
try feed and tobacco and removal
of price curbs on petroluem as long
as supplies meet domestic demands.
Fight on Restoring Controls.
House leaders indicated they
would fight to restore controls to
all those items.
If we can do that" one high
placed Democrat told reporters, Il
believe the bill will be in shape for
the President to accept. 1t won't
have the main things to which he
objected in his last veto-the pric-
ing formula requiring price levels
equal to those of the first half of
1941, plus subsequent increases in
production costs
There was a tendency among
some Republican leaders to allow
the measure to 60 to the President
as it left the Senate, their reasoning
being that the Senate, would not
back down in its position and there
would be prolonged period of un-
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boundaries and naturalization and
agricultural policies of the provi-
sional government.
Demands Culprits Be Punished.
I'VE demand that the files of the
referendum be secured, the culprits
brought to justice and the referen-
dunn be declared invalid as a whole, u
he said.
IF this is not accepted we de-
mand that the local results be pub
lished one by one. The people know
how they voted. The results pub
1ished are not the way they did
vote"
Mikola jczyk said that many let
ters now coming into his party head
quarters were asking whether there
can be a lawful general election,
which the provisional government
has promised to hold in the fall.
No specific date has been set.
He said that the letters demand
that every local voting commission
have a representative present of all
political parties. i. . They demand
freedom of action in propaganda,
in meetings and from censorship.
If these are not obtained the
people say they will not vote in the
general elections"
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veto on questions relating to q
specific weapon previously outlawed
by unanimous agreement because OF
its uniquely destructive character
In no wise involves any compromise
of the principle OF unanimity OF
action as applied to general prob
lens or to particular situations not
forseeable and therefore not sus-
ceptible to advance unanimous
agreement
Suggests Using Court.
The United States also recon-
mended that the atomic authority
make use of the international
Court of Justice in settling legal
disputes arising over Interpretation
of the treaty and that it make
periodic reports to the U. N. Gen
eral Assembly.
Another matter which the United
States suggested should be clarified
in the treaty was the application
of the U. N. Charter guarantees
against interference in questions
within the domestic jurisdiction of
the member nations.
Mr.. Baruch proposed that the
treaty stipulate that no matter
connected with atomic energy can
be regarded as essentially domes-
tic" but that all phases of atomic
development must be considered as
''predominately International
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Atom Energy Control
Group Meets Here on
Bomb Anniversary

On the first anniversary of the
explosion of the atomic bomb in
New Mexico, the Institute on World
Control of Atomic Energy will
gather here tomorrow for a two
day meeting which will center in
the Interior Department Audi
torium.
Principal speaker at the opening
session, beginning at 10 am, will
be Secretary of Commerce Wallace,
who will speak on The Need for
World Control of Atom Energy"
Delegates from scientific, reli-
gious,, industrial and civic organi-
cations all over the country have
registered for the Institutes ses-
sions. Sponsoring agency is the
National Committee on Atomic
Information.
Other Speakers at Sessions.
Others who will speak at tomor-
rows morning session are DR..
Philip Morrison, Cornell University
physics professor; DR.. Norman
Dawes, Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology history professor, and Walde-
marNielsen, public opinion analyst.
Proposals for world control OF
atomic energy will feature tomor-
rows afternoon discussions with DR..
Harlow Shapley, director OF the
Harvard Observatory, leading the
talks. Other speakers include Car
roll L. Wilson, secretary OF the
Lilienthal Board; John Hancock,
senior consultant to Bernard Ba-
ruch, United States representative
on the United Nations Atomic En-
ergy Commission; Prof. Pierre Aug
er, French scientific consultant to
the UN atomic energy group; Thom-
as Finletter, vice chairman, Ameri-
cans United for World Government,
and Clark Eichelberger, director OF
the American Associations for the
United Nations.
A banquet will be held by the in
stitute at 7:30 pm. tomorrow at
Hotel 2400. Speakers will include
Capt. Alvaro Alberto da Motta Silva,
Brazilian representative on the UN
Atomic Energy Commission. Pro.
Auger and Col. Munthe Kaas, Nor
wegian military attache.
Mcmahon to Preside.
Presiding at Tuesdays morning
session will be Chairman Mcmahon,
subject will be What Policy for
the United States?" and speakers
will include Maj. George Fielding
Eliot. military analyst; William Hig-
inbotham, chairman Federation OF
American Scientists, and Marquis
Childs, journalist.
Final sessions of the Institute
Tuesday afternoon will be devoted
to THE Peoples Role in Atomic
Energy Control" Speakers will in
clude Edward L. Bernays. author.
Mrs. Lillian Watford, secretary OF
the Tri-State Atomic Information
Committee: DR.. Dorothy Boulding
Ferebee, National Council Of Negro
Women: Miss Anna Lord Strauss,
president of the League OF Women
Voters and Blair Bolles, director
of the Washington Office OF the For
eign Policy Association.
Evening star., 1946-07-14

the Big -Four decisions in Paris,
which Mr. Byrnes said involved some
compromises of American ideas to
avoid clash that nobody wants" "
The only decision in which his
hopes were fully realized was that
for holding the 21-nation peace con-
ference this summer. Compromises
were reached on such major prob
lens as internationalization of the
port Of Trieste and Italian repara-
tions, while disposition of Italian
colonies was left for later settle
ment and efforts to speed a peace
treaty for Austria and economic
unity for Germany were blocked by
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov.
Indicating unrelenting pressure
for agreement on the unsolved
problems, Mr.. Byrnes told a news
conference in Paris yesterday that
he will urge another meeting of the
four foreign ministers after the
July % conference and before the
New York session of the United
Nations General Assemble, tenta-
lively set for September %.
Efforts to End Discord.
Diplomatic authorities here at
tached major Importance to Mr.
Byrnes' continued efforts to end
discord on treatment Of Germany
in view Of indications that failure
to reach agreement soon may lead
to a permanent division of Ger
many between the Russian occupa-
ton zone and those Of the Western
powers
With Russia blocking a proposal
for central economic administra-
ton OF the Reich. excluding the
Saar basin at French insistence,
Mr.. Byrnes reiterated an offer to
merge the American zone econom-
ically with any other, and the posi-
bility arose that the British might
act on 1t as step toward eliminating
complications raised by zonal ex-
change barriers.
The present division of Germany
into largely exclusive artificial zones
is costing the United States more
than s200,0000O0 year for i'm
ports necessary to keep life going
IN a region cut off from its normal
food supplies in the Russian zone
and coal and steel supplies in the
British and French zones.
Recommendations Not Binding.
The July % peace conference will
be restricted to considering Big
-Four proposals and making recon-
on the treaties for Italy.
the Balkan countries and Finland.
Some questions still disputed among
the Big Four, including the issue
OF free navigation on the Danube
and numerous relatively minor eco
nomlc clauses in the Balkan and
Italian treaties. will be submitted
to the conference. It's recommended
tions will not be binding, however.
Some diplomats expect the con-
ference delegates to attempt to alter
some OF the Big Four decisions, par
those dealing with Trieste
and Italian reparations to Russia.
Mr.. Byrnes described the COM
promise proposal for international
control of Trieste, bone of conten-
ton between Yugoslavia and Italy.
as "a great experiment that should
determine whether it is possible for
the United Nations, in situation of
this kind, to reach a solution"
Evening star., 1946-07-14

added, has been relying less and
less on military patients and per-
sonnel and will not suffer by loss of
Federal financial support, except for
reimbursement for military patients
who, he reported, constitute less
than 10 per cent of the patients.
"Barnacles from Ship OF State
Senator Barkley closed the debate
with an appeal that Congress up
hold the reorganization program Ito
scrape some of these bureaucratic
growths, these barnacles from the
ship of state" He said Senators
could not justly denounce govern
mental extravaganza and inefflciency
and then refuse to support govern
mental streamlining.
The Presidents recommenda-
tions, Senator Barkley declared, are
only the beginning" He said he
thought some of them should have
gone further. But they represent
progress after hard uphill strug-
gle to reorganize the administrative
setup, he said. Holding that Con-
gress cannot do the direct job of
reorganizing executive departments.
he cited the establishment of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
by Congress to regulate railroad
rates
Senator Gordon, final spokesman
for the opposition. centered his at
tack on the prOposed transfer of
several agencies to the control of
the Secretary of Agriculture. He
said the bill as whole contained
"a lot OF glittering generalities"
about savings of money and per-
sonnel but actually would result In
no real improvements or funda-
mental changes Most of the off,
cials of the affected agencies still
do not know what they would do
under the reorganization, he as
serted.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Atom Bomb May Expose Bottom
Of Loqoon for Few Seconds

day at an informal press confer
ence in the air-cooled ready room
for pilots of the Saidor.
1t is these pilots whose primary
mission will be photography from
their torpedo planes, bombers
fighters and helicopters.
Task Force Commander Blandy
estimated that radioactive material
might be projected some miles,
with downwind safety plans made
accordingly Estimates OF special
lists range from under 2 miles to S
miles. The men are frank to say
they are guessing, although the
guesses are based on realted in
formation including under surface
tests at Solomon's Island, Nd.
We watched through dark glasses
on July l and in the underwater
blast there is a possibility that the
heat and incandesence within the
water column may be visible in the
daylight. There is also remote
chance that the reduction Of water
particles to hydrogen and oxygen
may create reaction giving of
strong light. The tall steam geyser
is not expected to renew itself by
secondary shock reflected from the
lagoon bottom. The secondary
shock probably will come as flame,
heat and spray.
I50-Pound Sea Bass Hooked.
Reporters speculated on the pos
sibility that the target fleet might
be deluged with thousands of tons
of heavy water and steamed fish,
including filet of shark, tuna, sea
bass and devilfish or manta ray.
Aviators in helicopter flying
from this carrier recently spotted
a school OF some 80 rays at the
channel entrance to the lagoon,
each from Is to 80 feet across with
flippers gently rolling on the sur
face near the fantail OF Admiral
Blandy's flagship.
Yesterday sailors hooked 150-
pound sea bass and Blandy not only
loaned his own boat to help them
land the fish but was presently
leafing through scientific book to
help identify the flnny monster.
DR.. Bradbury is positive the bomb
cannot explode prematurely. The
detonation will be set of by an
elaborate system of locks, KEYS and
radio relays, each of which will stop
the explosion.
II all seems to be going we'll,
split-second time clocks will take
over although their operation can
be halted manually at any time.
1t seems like precision machinery
rather than a human hand will re-
lease the bomb.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
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tee, on the heavy votes by which the
Senate wrote the decontrol amend
ments into the bill.
Before the House logically could
even ask the Senate to back down,
Mr.. Halleck explained, it should go
on record for or against the de-
control provisions, and 1t could do
that only on a motion to accept the
Senate bill without change.
Representative Brown, Republican.
of Ohio and Delaney, Democrat, of
New York said they, too, believed
the House should vote first on the
Senate bill. Both are Rules Com
mittee members.
But Chairman Spence of the
Banking Committee insisted that a
conference be held.
Could Ask House Vote.
II a compromise seemed unlikely
after an initial meeting, Mr.. Spence
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companying him home aboard the
Presidents special plane. The
Sacred Cow"
Mr.. Byrnes said in Paris he plan
ned to discuss the makeup of the
peace conference delegation with
them during the journey and then
take is up with Mr.. Truman.
Senators Connally and Vanden-
berg are expected to make their own
reports to the Senate this week on