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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
INDUCTION BASED
 IN TWO CLASSES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Selec- tive Service headquarters has cas- ed up on its induction program.
 Previously it had been announc- ed that, starting on September l, virtually all able bodied men be- tween the ages of 19 and 29 would have to be inducted
 Now the local draft boards have been told that home builders, col lege professors and executives in critical transportation or produc- ticn fields may be deferred. The men in these new deferment class es must obtain certificates from the Federal agencies concerned with their vacations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
TENSE TROUBLE CONTINUING AT
 JEWISH CENTER

HAIFA, Palestine, Aug. 23-There's no relaxation in the tension at Haifa, where unauthorized Jewish immigrants are being transhipped to Cyprus, and today one of the British transports, the Empire Hey wood, put to sea as a precaution against possible Jewish sabotage.
 A mysterious telephone call warn ed that the vessel would be blown up.- On Wednesday, another trans port, the Empire Rival, had a large hole blown in her hull by saboteurs who swam out at night.
 Rather than risk repeat per- formance, the Empire Haywood will cruise in the Mediterranean for sev- eral days until facilities are com- pleated on the island of Cyprus to receive the 600 Jews that are on board the vessel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
India 10 See History Made
 On Saturday

NEW DELHI, Aug. 23.-Tomorrow is expected to be an historic day for the teeming millions in India.
 Tomorrow. Viceroy Lord Wavell is scheduled to announce the for nation of an interim government which is intended to lead India on the road to independence, after nearly two and one-half centuries of British rule. The Congress par ty has presented it's slate of off cers to the Viceroy for his approv- al
 Meanwhile Calcutta is gradually returning to normal after days Of rioting between Moslems and Hin- dus.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
Flash!
 Rat Race on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, Aug. z3.-An ex- pert from the Fish and Wildlife Service has completed census of wild animals on (easy, now) Capi- to1 Hill.
 His finding: The Senate and House office buildings, the Capitol itself and the connecting tunnels harbor 100000 rats.
 The census taker was John Jones, rodent control technician. He has called a council of war with David Lynn, the Capitol arhitect.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
REJECTION OF|F0RCED DOWN YUG0SLAvIA'5 ULTIMATUM HFLYER TELL5pLAINT TO JUN. HINTED, PARIS ABOUT EVENT NOT U.S.AIkED
Study of Danube Shipping ed-MosCoW-Weste
 Power Tension Shown

NEW YORK, Aug. 23-The Mos COW radio reported today that Yugo- slavia had filed a complaint against the United States with the United Nations Security Council, but the Yugoslav delegate to the U. N. said the note merely asked that the economic and social council discuss the question of shipping on the Danube
 Dr Andrija Stampar, Yugoslav delegate who also is deputy chair man of the economic and social council, said as far as he could recall the note did not mention the United States specifically.
 FILED TWO WEEKS AGO
 He said he had filed the letter with Trygve Lie. U. N. Secretary General, about two weeks ago and asked that the question be placed on the agenda of the economic and social council which is due to con- vene here again Sept. II.
 The United Nations confirmed that such letter had been received August 13 calling upon the econ omic and social council to study the question of Danube shipping.
 A spokesman for Lie said that he had received no communication from Yugoslavia concerning a com plaint with the Security Council.
 NO NEW INSTRUCTIONS
 Dr. Stampar said he knew of no new instructions enroute from his government requesting that the matter be moved from the econ omic and social council to the &c., curity Council.
 The Moscow radio, in broadcast heard in London, declared that Yugoslavia had alleged specifically that the United States refused to relinquish six Yugoslav passenger ships and other vessels now an- chored in the upper Danube.
 Meanwhile. Security Council dele gates watched closely developments on the U. N. ultimatum to the Yugoslavs over shooting at U. s. planes.
 Grave tension between Moscow and the western powers was re- ilected, however, in statement from the Brazilian delegate stern ly denouncing Russia and "all her satellites including Yugoslavia. for using what he called Nazi-Fascist tactics.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
U, 5. WonId Be Trustee for Disputed Areas -Reds
 Hesitate fo Accept

HAWKING, Aug. 23.-Generalis- simo Chiang Kai-shek reportedly approved today a Hast chance" compromise plan to put all dis puted areas in China under full American truSteeShip pending a final settlement with the Commun- ists.
 Sources which in the past have proved reliable said the plan had been advanced by Chinese Govern ment quarters, but a Communist spokesman said it had yet to be handed to his group.
 All Areas Disputed
 The spokesman gave as his per- sonal view that the Communist command would hesitate to accept on the ground the Government might decide all Communist -occu- pied areas were disputed.
 The Government source said, however, that the trusteeShip pro- posal would extend to areas not clearly Communist or Government held, such as parts of Shuntung, Jehol and Chahar Provinces in the north and in north Kiangsu, cur rently the scene of bitter fighting
 This source described the plan as the last chance" short of civil war.
 Poison Gas Again
 Communist Gen. Cilvu GiI-lai told American Envoy George Q. Mar shall he had most reliable infor- nation" that Government troops were planning to use poison gas in future civil war offensives.
 He asked Marshall to present his strong protests against such fin humane warfare" to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Marshall is leav- ing today for the summer capital at Ruling to confer with Chiang after intellectual talks with the chief Communist negotiator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23

WASHINGTON is reason is believe that at the end of the war, Soviet Russia looked forward to virtual alliance with the Unit ed States. The worlds two greatest powers, the Russians felt, had no conflicting interests, could work to- gether. Great Britain, the Russians figured, did not count. She was out of date. wiped up, finished.
 However, no two nations can run the world without reaping the i'll will of the rest of the world and eventual catastrophe So, fortunate ly, the United States did not be- come an ally of Russia.
 Unfortunately, however, we have veered so far in the other direc- tion that foreign diplomats gener- ally consider us not only an ally of Great Britain but owned body and soul by the charming gentle men in the British Foreign Office. This not only snarls up our re- lations with Russia, but lessens our effectiveness with other members of the United Nations For it is by
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
0pA DERRI(k5 MORE PRICES
 pRE-DEADLINE.


 WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-OPA is rushing to meet a deadline for price increases required by the new price law. Most of these in- creases must be in effect by to- morrow.
 The latest boost announced today is an immediate retail increase. in prices for tires for passenger cars, motorcycles, trucks and buses. The raises average about two and one half percent.
 Earlier in the day, OPA granted retail price increases on several kinds of building materials ranging from one to three percent
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
New Surplus Buying
 Rights for Veterans

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. = The War Assets Administration has granted exclusive buying rights to veterans on more than a score of additional surplus items. These range from concrete mixers to cash registers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
CHANG 0k'S TIT LOOKS LIKE LAST CHANCE IA 5TRIkE," ON
 (0MpR0MISE SEPTEMBER 30
Coast Waterfront Employ CTS Find Only Wage
 Demand Acceptable

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23-The Waterfront Employers Association, in the face of a threatened coast wide strike, told Pacific longshore- men today that wage review might be in order, but that other demands were unacceptable.
 The Association stand was set forth in letter to Harry Bridges, leader of the CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehouse mems union.
 Bridges has been empowered to call a coastwide strike unless con- tract is reached by October l.
 Tt looks like strike on Sep- temher 30 is inevitable" union spokesman said.
 F. F. Foisie, president of the employers group, said that he had notified the union all its major demands either have been already passed upon by government agen- cies, would violate other labor com mitments or are otherwise unac- ceptable to the employers. He com mented, however, that he agree with the union that a review of wages is in order.
 Pacific Coast longshoremen get $l.37 an hour basic wage.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-The CIO International Longshoremen s and Warehousemen's union served notice today that labor unrest will sweep the Pacific Coast unless the National Labor Relations Board ap- proves a single coastwide union for longshoremen and their walking bosses"
 The NLRB yesterday held it's con- cluding hearing on an ILWU pro- posal to join all West Coast long, shoremen and their supervisors into a single union. The Pacific Coast Waterfront Employers Association opposes the move.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23

Russian scientists have reported experimental growths of cotton in natural rose. lemon, brown and green colors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
B BULLETINS

BERLIN-The prosecution opened its case today against Captain Kathleen Nash Durant in the theft of the $1,500,0O0 Hesse Crown Jew els. And simultaneously, the Unit ed States Army revealed a new theft of Royal heirlooms from his toric Kronberg Castle.
 DETROIT-Automo and truck plants in the United States and Canada established a new postwar production record last week. Ac- cording to Wards Automotive re- ports, the plants turned out 9l,620. PRAGUE, Czechoslavakia-Alarm was spread throughout Prague to- day A false rumor that Mar shal Tito had ordered the mobili- zation of Yugoslav reserves. The of ficials news agency, CTK, issued a calming statement saying that the rumor was unfounded and that it had been denied by all Yugoslav quarters
 TACOMA = Longsnoremen in three Washington ports are unde- cided whether they will join a coastwise strike in CIO ports called for September l. Tacoma, Ana cortes, and Port Townsend, are the only AFL longshore ports on the Pacific coast.
 CHICAGO The CIO United Westinghouse Workers have filed 30-day strike notices against four major packers - Swift, Armour, Wilson and Cudahy. The union President, Ralph Helstein, says he still hopes a strike can be avoided. but that negotiations thus far with the big four packers have shown no progress.
 PORTLAND-Mult County Hospital attendants say the quad ruplets born yesterday to Port land Negro woman-Jerry, Joe, Jesse May and Josephine Tigner- are still alive and "all right" today.
 SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Producer George White has been sentenced and fined for the hit and run deaths of two newlyweds. The 52- year-old snowman was given one year in the county work camp and fined $500.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Dwight O. Carmen, 62-year-old grandfather accused of burning his wife to death for the love of 16-year-old girl, was taken into custody on murder warrant today at McMinn- vile, Tenn, 60 miles from Nash vile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
Possible Course Still Open 10 Tito-Report Not
 Substantiated

BULLETIN-PARIS, Aug. 23.
 The official press agency Tan
 jug said today that Premier
 Marshal Tito had decided to reject the American ultimatum.
 The Tanjug dispatch appear
 ed in four Paris newspapers to-
 day, but the U. s. Embassy in
 Belgrade said over the tele-
 phone tonight that the dis
 patch had not appeared in Bel
 grade, where the press has
 played down" the story of the
 difficulties between YugOslavia
 and the United States.
 The Embassy in Belgrade de- clined to comment on the re-
 port pending the receipt of advices from Ambassador Rich ard c. Patterson, who met with Tito yesterday.
 We are waiting for a mes sage from the Ambassador right
 now" member of the Bel grade Embassy Staff said.
 BULLETIN-London, Aug. 23 The Belgrade radio said tonight that the Yugoslav government declines to acknowledge" the
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 slavia, contending that tits contents have become irrele- want"
 PARIS, Aug. 23.-The Frencl 'reSs Agency said in dispatch rom Belgrade today that Marsha Tito had decided to reject thu United States ultimatum.
 The State Department note gavt fugoslavia 48 hours to release tn, occupants of two Army transpor planes brought down by Marsha rito's fighter planes. Part of thi was complied with yester. lay when nine occupants of on' Americans and twt American passengers-we re eased an hour before U. s. Am )assador Richard c. Patterson con erred with Tito and delivered { ,opy of the ultimatum.
 One occupant, Turkish captain las not been released because. h' vas wounded. In addition, tn, i've occupants of second plane ihot down in flames Aug. 19, arr till unaccounted for and may hay, been killed.
 The U. s. note further demand d the right for it's representative 0 communicate with any of thl of the two planes wht Ire still alive" and reserved de .ision on it's future coure of actior in the light of the evidence ther secured"
 The U. s. demands therefore have lot been fully complied with anc Tito still is in position tt eject them in part. He also may ,e in the technical position of be ng able to reject them in toto b! aying the nine occupants wer' eleased before the ultimatum wa eceived and Yugoslavia intended 0 free them anyway. : In London the Yugoslav embass. md the official Yugoslav Pres Agency Tanjug said they knew no hing of the report circulated b. he French Press Agency.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

(Ed. Note-Drew Pearson, fol- lowing his return from the Paris Conference, writes an- other column on our tense re- lations with Russia and how we can prevent our present dangerous drift toward war;
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23
Satisfaction Promised in Answer to Ameri-
 can UItimdtum
HOPES FADE FOR
 pARA(hUTED MEN
Doubt Expressed that Any of Plane Grew Leap
 ed to Safely

BULLETIN - Washington, Aug. 2s = Undersecretary of State Dean Acheson declined at news conference today to say whether a United States 48-hour ultimatum to Yugo- slavia has been satisfied com pletely by the release of a group of American airmen.
 Neither would he say whether the United States will present it's case, involving two attacks by Yugoslav fighter planes on American transports. to the United Nations Security Coun- cil.
 Acheson acknowledged there were grave fears over the safe ty of the occupants of the plane shot down Monday near the summer home of Marshal Tito.
 But he emphasized that full report and explanation will be required in both cases. a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-23

BELGRADE, Aug. 23-Premier Marshal Tito, having complied with an angry United States ultimatum demanding the release of seven in- termed American. has given his air force the strictest orders" not to fire on foreign planes again, even if they happen to fly over Yugo- slavia without clearance.
 Tito also has assured U. s. Am bassador Richard c. Patterson that permission would be given Ameri- can representatives to inspect both U. s. CAT transports shot down by Yugcslav pilots, the second demand in the ultimatum. One plane was downed near Ljubljana on August 9 and the other near Bled last Monday.
 To Give Satisfaction
 'The Yugoslav government has promised to give satisfaction" U. s. embassy officials said after Pat terson's two-hour conference at Bled yesterday with Tito concerning the ultimatum, which required satis- faction within 48 hours with the alternative of arraigning Yugoslavia before the United Nations
 Two American Graves Registra- ton representatives were scheduled today to inspect the scene of Mon- days crash, amid indications that none of the five crew. members sur- vived the fire and explosion which occurred when the ship was forced down.
 Three Presumed Perished
 The Foreign Office earlier in the week stated that two crew members parachuted but Yugoslav military authorities told the U. s. Consul in Zagred yesterday that no trace had teen found of them. The other three presumably perished.
 (The Belgrade radio. heard in London. said the entire crew had parachuted but could not be found.
 Seven Americans and two Eu- ropeans aboard the plane forced down August were released from custody an hour before Tito's con- ference with Patterson. They had been held in a Ljubljana hotel for almost two weeks. The other pas senger, a Turkish captain. was re- ported recovering in Ljubljana hospital from wounds suffered by gunfire when the plane was down. ed.
 Nine We'll Treated
 (The nine released men crossed the Morgan Line into Venezia Gui- lia last night and were taken at once to U. s. 88th Headquarters in Gorizia, Italy They were reported in excellent physical condition and said they had been well treated while in custody)
 Marshal Tito disclosed his cease fire orders to his air force in re- sponse to note sent him by two American newspaper correspondents "a representative of the Associat- ed Press and one of the New York Times.
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PARIS, Aug. 23.-The French Press Agency said in a dispatch from Belgrade today that Marshal
 Tito had decided to reject the
 United States ultimatum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
U. }. INTERESTS
 NEGOTIATE FOR
 PURCHASE p.G.E.

VICTORIA, May 6.--Hon. E. c. Carson. acting Premier of British Columbia, disclosed Eere that Amer ican interests have been negotiat- ing to purchase the Pacific Great Eastern railway flor further ex- tension into the Peace River colln- try and Alaska"
 MT. Carson refused to name the American interests or the railroad they represent. To do so, he said, would embarrass the government.
 He stated that American capital representing an American railroad had sought during the last two weeks to purchase the P.GE.
 Premier Hart, now in Ottawa, is expected to negotiate with Cana dian Pacific railway while in the east. and was prepared to grant that company a preference if they were willing to meet the Americans offer.
 Mir. Carson further disclosed that American capital had been trying to buy the PC E. for two years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
BALKAN TREATIES
 WILL BE EXAMINED !. BY FOR. MINISTERS
Deadlock Exists on Italian Treaty So Program
 Is Changed '

PARuJ, May 6.--Deadlocked on the Italo- -Yugoslay frontier issue the Foreign Ministers Council in- structed it's deputies today to start examination of the Balkan treaties, beginning with Rumania, an Am erican informant said.
 The four ministers of Russia, Britain, France and the United States reviewed their position on the Italian treaty and found the question of Trieste and the Italian Yugoslav frontier was the key diff 1iculty. Thereupon U. s. Secretary of States Byrnes proposed that the deputies be instructed to start work on Balkan treaties,
 Neither the Americans nor the Russians would budge from their stands on the Italian treaty at the meeting today.
 The U. 5. secretary told his three colleagues, the informant said, that he is willing to accept either the proposed bIlush or French frontier ines between Italy and yugcslavia nut that acceptance of the Russian proposal would violate the London ee4neience declsicn to use the new frontier on ethnic grounds.
 Eyines proposal Of Saturday to hold pleblsclte in the disputed re- zion between the proposed American and Russian lines was not raised at today's meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
T0J0, OTHERS ENTER PLEAS OF INNOCENCE
Deny Charges of War of Aggression, Also Mur-
 der in Pacific Areas

TOKYO, May 6.-Hideki Tojo and 26 other wartime leaders of Japan today entered staccato pleas of innocent to charges that they unleashed war of aggression and murder in the Pacific and were ordered to trial in June despite their counsels protest that the in terval is too short.
 The Far East Trlpunal. before which the 27 appeared for their first formal hearing, however, will convene again next Monday to permit the defense to renew it's emphatic challenge that the court has no jurisdiction in the pend- ing cases.
 Tojo's attorney, Ichiro Kiyose, lost no time today in attacking the Tribunal. He charged that the courts president, Sir William Webb of Australia, has been so biased by his investigation of Japanese atro- cities in New Guinea that he can not judge fairly.
 The motion was promptly denied after ten-minute recess confer ence. With Webb absent from the discussion, eight of tfe courts oth- CT ten justices ruled that no objec- tion to any member can be sus- tained because the courts charter provides that members shall be of MacArthurs choosing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
WAR DEPARTMENT PROGRAM IS GIVEN
 OUT BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, May. 6.-Presi- dent Truman today submitted to Congress program calling for ex- penditures by the War Department in the next fiscal year totally ST. 246, ,335, 200.
 The President said the estimates contemplate maintenance of an army of l,o70000 men and officers on June 30, 1947. This would com pare with 100000 on June 30, l946.
 In addition to maintaining this strength the estimates provide $500, O,0OOOOO for government and re- lief in occupied areas and $200,- 100000 for the atomic service for merly carried on by the Manhattan Project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
HIGHWAY WEST OF ROCKIES E URGED
 BY ] GOVERNMENTS

VICTORIA, B. C.. May 6-The Pacific Northwest Trade Associa- ton, ending its convention here, passed a resolution urging the Canadian government to join the United States in construction of a highway west of the Rockies to connect with the Yukon and Alaska.
 It was introduced by Kemper Freeman of Seattle. chairman of the Highways Committee, who said a highway through British Columbia running north of Prince George would open up the entire North west area
 The next meeting Of the Associa- tion will be either at Vancouver or Prince Rupert.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
EFTIST5 DEFEATED
 IN FRANCE
Strong Vote Against Com munisf- Socialist Sup
 ported Constitution
By James M. Lono

PARIS. May 6-French voters delivering the sharpest setback to the Left Wing bloc since the liber- ation of France, rejected a Com munist-Socialist supported consti- tuition in yesterdays referendum, complete official returns showed tcday.
 Totals announced by the Ministry Of the Interior indicated that the constitution was defeated by l,l70,- 497 votes These figures, complete for the 93 departments of France, including all three in North Africa, gave:
 Against the Constitution 10,450,883 For the Constitution ~ 9,280, ,396
 Approximately 80 percent of the registered voters participated
 Iefeat of the proposal means that France will elect new con- stitusnt assembly June g. This assembly will name a new provis- icnal government and draft an- other proposed constitution for the Fouth Republic.
 The Leftist supported constitution would have established an all-pow- erful unicameral legislature, em- powered to appoint executive and judicial branches of the govern ment.
 The proposal was opposed bitter ly by the Conservative Popular Re- publican Movement (MRP) and ether Right-wing parties, on the grounds is would give a virtual dictatorship to whatever faction won control of the Legislature.