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Evening star., 1947-12-27
Jewish Reprisa| Raid
Staged Against Arabs
On Mount Of Olives
10 Deaths in New Clashes
Roise Palestine Toll to
37o Since Partition
BY the Assoeioted Press

JERUSALEM, Dec. 27.-The
spluttering war of hatred in Pal
,estine brought death today to
.r Jews and six Arabs, raising
379 the number of fatalities
Fnce partition was announced
= month ago.
Throughout the Middle East 500
lives have been lost since Novem-
Der 20.
Police said the Jewish under
ground force, Hagana, made a re-
prisal raid on the Arab village Of
Silwan, on the slope of the Mount
of Olives. One Arab was killed and
two were wounded. Five houses
were destroyed. A second Arab was
found dead later on the village out
skirts.
Children's Home Attacked.
Hagana clashed again with 10
armed Arabs In the border area be-
tween Jewish Tel Aviv and Arab
Jaffa. An official report said an
Arab was found dead later on a
nearby track.
Arabs attacked a Jewish children's S
home in the fashionable Katamon
quarter of Jerusalem with revolvers
and grenades, but police announced
no casualties.
Police reports said two Jews we're
killed defending a pipe line from
Arab attackers in the Negev region
in Southern Palestine. British po-
lice and troops broke up the battle.
Meanwhile, police announced one
Arab was killed and two wounded
in last nights moonlight attack on
-Silwan.
Five Houses Destroyed.
Five houses were destroyed in
the raid which repeatedly was car
ried out to avenge an Arab attack
last week on a funeral procession
on the Mount of Olives. Police re-
ports described the raiding party as
a helmeted Jewish force and said
the attack was made with grenades
and automatic weapons.
In other overnight incidents,
bombs destroyed one Arab-owned
building and set fire to another in
the Romena district of Jerusalem
Police said two freight trains were
stopped by gunner during the
night. Ninety-siX bags of flour were
taken from one and British troops
dispersed a group of Arabs before
supplies could be taken from the
second train.
The Silwan raid topped off a day
In which % persons died in Palestine
violence, II of them Jews who fell
victims to snipers.
Jewish sources have described Sill
wan, which faces the old walled city
of Jerusalem, as a hideout for Arab
desperadoes. Police authorities have
stated that during the past month
apparent telescope shooting" by
snipers in Silwan caused the death
of three Jews.
Police sources said they thought
the Jewish attackers had moved in
Oh SilWan by carrying Bren guns
and grenades over the Hill of Evil
Counsel" and down into the valley
below Government House, which
faces the village.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Fighting Bitter
In |nGreece;;Reds
To Be 0ut|awed
Konitsu Commander
Directs Defense
From Hospital Bed
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Dec. 27.-Fighting
between the Greek Army and
Communist guerrilla units con-
tinued in the Konitsa -Ioannina
region of Northwestern Greece
today as the government report
edly rushed plans for outlaWing
the Communist Party.
Greek troops, fighting up the
main highway from Ioannina, made
contact with guerrillas holding the
vital Bourozani bridge in the Ko-
nitsa area, key to the main COM
munications line from Ioannina.
Guerrilla forces, meanwhile, were
reported employing artillery and
mortars extensively in an effort
to prevent any reinforcement of the
Konitsa garrison which already has
been attacked three times and is in
a state of Semi-Siege.
Fresh Troops Rushed.
A brigadier named Assimakis was
driving forward with fresh troops
rushed in from Western Macedonia
to relieve the garrison whose
wounded commander, Brig. Con-
stantine Dovas, haS been directing
the defense of the town from a
hospital bed.
A Third Army communique said
95 guerrillas were killed and 63
taken prisoner in Northern Greece
during the last "a hours. Scores Of
guerrillas repeatedly were killed
when they unknowingly moved into
barbed wire entanglements.
Severe fighting was in progress
north of Kalpaki, 20 miles north of
Ioannina, where the main highway
forks northeast to Konitsa. Guer-
rillas, offering fierce resistance from
hills covering the road, were being
steadily pushed back with heavy
losses.
The most violent fighting oc-
Cured along this road to the Bouro-
zani bridge, II miles west of Ko-
nitsa. Several attempts by guer-
rillas to inf1ltrate through a noun
tain pass in this region resulted in
many casualties, reports said.
Defense Point Smashed.
Advancing government relief
forces smashed a strong guerrilla
defense point northeast of Kalpaki,
and military authorities claimed the
units which captured the Bouro-
zani bridge had come from Albania.
Four 25-pound field guns have
been firing steadily on guerrillas
who repeatedly have made at least
six powerful attacks in the KonitSa
region, including three unsuccessful
thrusts on the town itself.
Press reports from Agrinion, 100
miles south of Konitsa, said more
than 200 casualties were inflicted on
"a 1,500-man guerrilla force which
barricaded itself In the village Of
Kato Proslova, IL miles to the east.
The reports said this operation had
ended" indicating that a large
number of guerrillas had managed
to infiltrate through the army cor
don during the night.
In Athens, the government, re-
acting to the proclamation of
Greek Communist state, was said to
be preparing to pass law outlawing
the Communist Party and certain
other Leftist groups. The new law
repeatedly would be based on a
similar one enacted under the late
Premier Eleutherios Venizelos, but
with more severe penalties. The old
law has not been enforced in recent
years.
The Co-ordinating Council, Iegis-
lating while Parliament is in recess,
was expected to approve the law
Evening star., 1947-12-27
33 Injured When Bus
Overturns Twice on Hill
BY the Associotsd Press

CARLINVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 81
Thirty three persons were injured
today when bus returning from
Alton overturned twice while going
down a steep grade miles south of
here.
The injured were taken to Mac
oupin Hospital and all but two per-
sons were released and told to re-
turn later for additional treatment.
John Tiago, the bus driver who
suffered severe injuries, said the
wheels of the vehicle apparently
locked.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Serbion Court Dooms
Chetnik Leader to Die
BY the Asseeioted Press

BELGRADE, Dec. 27.-A Serbian
regional court sentenced Chetnik
Leader Branko Karanovic to death
today. He was convicted of COM
manding Chetnik units which the
court charged were responsible for
killing Partisan fighters and youth
in Serbian villages during the Nazi
occupation.
The Chetniks' leader in Yugo-
slavia during the war was Draja
Mihailovich, who was convicted Of
war crimes by Yugoslav court and
executed.
Evening star., 1947-12-27

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 27 R.-
Police reported today that 10 per-
sons were dead and more than 100
hospitalized as a result of a three
day cold wave that has gripped the
Mexico City area. Yesterdays tenn
perature was the coolest December
26 on record for the Mexican capital.
The mercury fell to 30 degrees.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
New York Fights
ToShakeGriipof
25.8-|nch! Snow
Emergency Action
Pushed to Protect
Health, Move Food
SNOW MELTS HERE, traffic near
normal after seasons first fall.
Page AIR
Pictures on Page A-3.)
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-NeW
York began burrowing out from
the greatest snowfall in the
city's history today as top Of
ficials went into emergency ses-
sion to plan measures to pro
tect the health and welfare" OF
it's 100000 inhabitants.
Thousands of city employees using
more than l, 400 pieces of equipment
and thousands of contract workers
and trucks worked through the
night and morning but failed to
make more than a dent in the
record 25.8-inch snow which CON-
pletely disrupted transportation
facilities and imperiled deliveries Of
fuel and food.
Edward M. Bernecker, commits
sion of hospitals, said only eight
ambulanceS were operating in
Brooklyn, with population ol
2,7O0,0O0, and that he planned to
appeal to the Red Cross and the
Evening star., 1947-12-27

Army for equipment. He described
the situation in Queens as bad"
Acting Mayor Vincent r. 1mpel-
litteri said as the meeting started
that particular emphasis would be
placed on police, fire, food and
shelter"
Few Fires Reported.
Fire Commissioner Frank j
Quayle said there were only a few
small fires in New York City last
night but because of the emergency
all members of the department were
on duty.
Major problem was to move fire
equipment with any degree of speed
through the clogged streets.
The storm, sweeping in with sur
prise fury early yesterday, surpassed
the 20.9-inch downfall left by the
blizzard of 1885, 1t pelted the area
with an average hourly fall of la
inches and ended officially after Is
hours and As minutes.
At least 35 persons lost their lives
in the storm belt which embraced
parts of New England, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and South
Eastern New York and extended
South to include Washington.
New Jersey, where 80 inches OF
snow was officially reported in Long
Branch, counted IL dead, and New
York nine.
Connecticut reported five deaths
Pennsylvania two, Massachusetts
three, Rhode Island two and New
Hampshire two.
Many Trains Stalled.
The Long Island Railroad, trans.
portation link between the city anc
Nassau and Suffolk Counties, was
hardest hit by the storm. Steam
locomotives were operating but the
electrically operated sections OF the
railroad were badly disrupted. Hun
dreds of passengers were stranded
in trains during the freezing night
-Four hundred passengers who
left Penn station at 10 pm. on
2O-minute trip to Flushing, Queens
arrived within sight of the Mair
street (Flushing), station after
am today.
Most of the passengers, who hao
been packed in seven cars, nego-
tiated the last three blocks on foot
those who wouldn't walk were, al
last reports, still en- route to Flush
ing.
Another Long Island train was
marooned somewhere between Bald
win and Rockville Center and still
others were reported stalled be-
tween Floral Park and Hampstead
and near Valley Stream.
Few Buses Running.
Buses between New York and
New Jersey were operating only or
main highways. The Hudson Tubes
connecting Newark, Jersey City and
New York were reported still out at
10 am. but the Pennsylvania Rail
road said it was operating to New
Jersey.
The forecast for today and tomor-
row was cloudy and cold. Below
freezing temperatures complicated
(See STORM. Page ABB
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Priests Reported Slain

NANKING, Dec. AZ [P).-Reports
reaching here today said a Commu-
mist force attacked the undefended
French Catholic mission in the
Pakhoi region of Kwaf1gsi Province
destroying the mission and wound
ing several. including two French
priests. National troops from a
nearby garrison arrived too late, the
report said.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Paper Increases Price

KANSAS CITY, Dec. u P).-The
Kansas City Star today announced
an increase Of five cents a week in
the subscription price Of the news
paper in Greater Kansas City.
Evening star., 1947-12-27

are on active duty certain officers
of the emergency army" who can't
be spared regardless of any desire
to step back into civilian life.
The rejection was approved by the
Army's personnel board and Gen
Eisenhower, chief of staff.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
n Skiers Killed, 29 Hurt
In ItoIy.in Truck Crash
By the Assoeiofed Press

ROME, Dec. 27.-An Ansa news
agency dispatch from Milan says
that a truck carrying SO skiers from
Mount Primp ran off the road, kill
ing 81 occupants and injuring the
other 20, some seriously.
The italian news agency said the
accident, which occurred near Como,
in the Alpine foothills, was caused
by failure of the trucks brakes.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Of Coy
As FEC Chief Gives
Agency Full Staff
Sterling Named Member
Changes Restore Balance
Between Major Porties

President Truman today gave
recess appointments to the Fed
eral Communications Commis-
sion to Wayne Coy, "A, one-time
White House assistant, and
George E. Sterling, So, who has
been the commissions engineer,
bringing the agency to its full
seven-man complement.
Mr.. Coy, who is resigning as radio
director of the Washington Post
was designated as chairman of the
commission, succeeding Charles r.
Denny, who recently left Govern
ment service to become vice presi-
dent and general counsel of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. The new
appointment is effective imme-
diately.
Mr.. Sterling's appointment, effec-
tive January l, came few hours
after EWei K. Jett had resigned to
become a vice president of the A. S.
Abel Co., publishers of the Balti-
more Sunpapers, and director of the
radio division of those publications
The appointees must be confirmed
by the Senate. ' The posts pay
$4,000.
Political Lineup Balanced.
The changes give the major parties
even representation on the seven
member commission. Mr.. Coy and
Commissioners Clifford j. Durr
and Paul A. Walker are Democrats.
Mr.. Sterling and commissioners
Rosel H. Hyde and Robert F. Jones
are Republicans, and Commissioner
Edward M. Webster is an inde-
pendent.
Mr.. Denny is Democrat and Mr..
Jett an independent. Thus, before
their designations, the commission
had three Democrats, two Repub-
lican and two independent members
The Federal Communications Act
provides that not more than four
members of any one party may
serve simultaneously.
Mr.. Coy is a native of Shelby
County, Ind, and a former news
paper publisher. He served as Sec
retary to Paul v. McNutt when the
latter was Governor of Indiana, and
later was Mr.. McNutt's assistant in
the Philippines. He was special
assistant to President Roosevelt in
1941 and was assistant director OF
the Budget Bureau when he joined
the Washington Post organization
in 1914.
Sterling Wrote Manual" -
Author of the Radio Manual
standard textbook for communica-
tions, Mr.. Sterling found himself ir
the limelight when the wartime
achievements of the FEC Radio In
telligence Division, which he headed
became known.
The division found and closed q
(See FEC, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Cold Kills 10 in Mexico CITY

(See GREEK, Page A-2D
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(See SPECULATION, Page A-20
Evening star., 1947-12-27

(See BABY, Page A-2)
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(See STORM, Page A-3.)
The union times., 1947-02-22
Sen Tobey Urging Extension Rent Contro
Guaranteed Wage Called Workable

(Continued from Page One) valent to only a fraction of 1 per cent of the payrol1s.
 Latimer stressed that a guaranteed wage system is not "panacea" fol the ills of the economic system anc won't in itself head off depressions But such setup will provide 8 breathing spelp', while the govern ment takes other necessary measures to avert a collapse-and during that time workers income and consumer demand will be sustained"
 The cost of installing guaranteed wage plans is insignificant he em- phasized, alongside the damage to the nation resulting from an economic crash. For example, the depression af- ter 1929, he said, caused a staggering loss of $300,000,000,000 in real income
 ''That loss, if it had been pro- ductively used," Latimer pointed out, "would have been sufficient to rebuild all the railroads in the country; to have rebuilt all the cities, and have permitted the re- placement of all obsolete and ob- solescent equipment in the entire country"
The union times., 1947-02-22
Miss America Of 1945 Speaks In New Haven

Bess Myerson, beautiful Miss Amer ica Queen of 1945, will be the key note speaker at an inter-g group meet ing of high school youth to be held in connection with Brotherhood Week at the Jewish Center, Dwight Street at 500 P.M., Monday, February "A 1947. Admission is free to all young people. Miss Myerson, graduate oi Hunter College in New York City is an accomplished musician, teacher lecturer and linguist.
 In addition to Miss Myerson's par ticipation in the evenings program, g new movie, 'One People" an ani- mated color cartoon narrated by Ralph Be1lamy, stage and screen star will be shown to New Haven audi ence for the first time.
 Protestant, Catholic, Jewish anc Negro high school students will par ticipate in a panel discussion on the question, United Youth for Bet ter New Haven" A prominent New Havener will serve as moderator. The audience will participate in the pane also.
The union times., 1947-02-22

and studied conclusion that a general increase in rent ceilings before the end of the calendar year 1947 would be inimical to the public welfare and do irreparable damage to the nation economy.
 CONTINUE CONTROLS
 We believe that the emergency pow CTS to control rents should be con- tinued until June 30, 1o48. A gradual termination of rent controls should not be begun prior to January 1, 1948 It should then be undertaken so that a six-month period would be utilized for an orderly termination of federal rent control by June 30, 1o48.
 During the current calendar year, we should be able to build al least 900, ,OOO new dwelling units. While the construction of these units will not end the housing shortage, it will relieve some of the pressure caused by the current scarcity of housing accommoda. tions. Sound public policy therefore dictates that the termination of rent control should not be begun until 1948.
 On behGlt Of millions of families Ot American sUdge e0rners. ' plead '0ith you to act fauorabI,, to extend the rent control lasO until June 3O I948, and UigilantIy oppose on, general increase prior to I948. ,
The union times., 1947-02-22

The Department of LabOr's Fed eral Wage and Hour inspectors cover the nations industry out of 13 regional offices, with branch of fees in more than 100 cities.
The union times., 1947-02-22

Mention The Union Times when shopping, and help labor's own paper grow.
The union times., 1947-02-22

ter expenses, rose 42.7 per cent. A similar survey of apartment houses in 63 cities shows that between l939 and June 30, l946, net oper. ating income, after expenses, rose 26.7 per cent.
 NO VACANCIES
 In normal times substantial loss of income due to vacancies must be assumed by the landlord as a part of operating cost. That cost has been eliminated, since vacancies have al- most completely disappeared. In the case of small structures, vacancy loss has been reduced from 9.l per cent in 193o to O.5 per cent in 1946. In the case of apartment houses, vacancy loss had been reduced from 86 per cent in 193o to 0.2 per cent in 1o46.
 Government figures reveal that 78 per cent of the landlords were in a more profitable position in l946 than in 1889. For the remain. ing 22 per cent of the landlords, an orderly procedure has been estab. lished under which any landlord will receive relief upon a substan. tiated showing of hardship.
 ''PROFITS ADEQUATE"
 There is certainly no justification under the present conditions of an acute housing shortage, to relieve the hardship of very small minority oi landlords by a method which would enable the great majority of them tc exact from tenants a profit far in ex- cess of any profit previously earned.
 The proposed general increases in rent ceilings will lead to whole. sale evictions of families who will be unable to meet the raised rent bills. In the face of the acute hous. ing shortage, thousands of fami. lies in almost every community will have no place to go.
 Termination of emergency wartime regulations at the earliest date con- slstent with the public interest is a stated objective of the American Fed eration of Labor.
 It is with that guiding principle in mind that I submit to you our mature
The union times., 1947-02-22
All Business Would Feel Its Impact

Folloacimg is the text of the letter addressed by AFL President William Green to Senator Tobey of NeaO HambsJire chayman of the Senate Banking and Currency, urging exten- sion of the rent control brovisions of the Emergency Price Control Act an- tI June 30, 1948:
 l call upon you to support the ex- tension, without change, of the rent control provisions of the Elmer gency Price Control Act until June 30, l948.
 A general increase in rent ceilings at this time would place an unbearable burden upon millions of American families, and result in untold hardship through widespread evictions of fami- lies unable to meet the rent increases or to find other living quarters.
 WHAT RENT MEANS
 Rent takes between one-ffth and one-fourth of the average wage earn CTS pay. An immediate effect of a 10 to Is per cent rent increase would be to increase their cost of living any where from 2 to 5 per cent, depending on the type of accommodations wage earners can find Such a sharp rise in living costs would have an extremely disturbing effect on wages and pre- sent a real threat to industrial peace.
 A general rent increase would also cut deeply into the buying power of consumers and would further curtail the amount of money spent for other commodi- ties. The impact of such an increase in rents would be promptly felt by every corner storekeeper, whose sales will fall off. A nationwide rent increase at this time may easily precipitate general recession.
 HARDSHIP CASES
 The American Federation of Labor has made a searching study of the evidence pertaining to the effect of the present rent ceilings on the income of owners and operators of rental properties. While we find that there are instances of hardship to the land lords, these instances are in small minority.
 We feel that in such instances of clearly established hardship, appro. priate relief can and should be af- fOrded by administrative regula- ton upon proper showing made by the landlord in each case.
 Economic analysis of income state ments of the nations landlords can reveal no justification for a general increase in rent ceilings at the present time.
 An official governmental survey of income and expenses and occu- pancy of small rental structures in 60 cities shows that between 1889 and June 30, l946, the average net operating income of landlords, af-
The union times., 1947-02-22
Meeting Planned By Gold Star Fathers Feb. 26

The Gold Star Fathers of New Ha- ven, which is headed by Stanley Greising, business agent of No. 340 Plumbers and Steamftters, as tenn porary chairman, will hold their or ganizational meeting on Feb. %, it was announced today, Other temporary officers include: Ernest P. Anderson, vice-president; William H. Felsted secretary; John J. McKeon, Rufus Rawlins and J. Nicholas Laucella were named members of the executive committee.
 Already heartily endorsed by Mayor William C. Celantano and the city's Veterans Council. the brand new war-born organization will have as members only fathers of war heroes of World War and H. There is estimated to be HOO potential Gold Star father members in New Haven county, and all are invited to contact the Organizational committee to apply for member. ship.
 ms organization, one Ot the first of its kind in the country, is the brain child of J. Nicholas Laucella, whose boy, Victor, was killed in the historic low-level bombing by Army air force B-N heavies on the Roumanian oil fields in 1914. The suggested preamble, as presented by Laucella, reads in part as follows:
 "A Gold Star father, we feel that as one, having the same ideals in mind believing these things, by organizing ourselves that we may promote these thoughts, we will be carrying on for those who were dear to us and. per- petuate the American character, SC dear to our hearts, that they may not have died in vain !"
The union times., 1947-02-22
FOREMEN AS ENVELOPES

The U. s. circuit court of appeals at Chicago finds that the term em- ploye as used in the Wagner act is broad enough to cover every type of personnel, supervisory or otherwise. The courts decision is based on the same reasoning as that used by the circuit court of Cincinnati in the Packard case.
 The employer cOntended that the fOreman's loyalty to the union would interfere with his loyalty to manage ment. The court rejected this argu. ment pointing out that the same reasoning could apply to rank and file employees as we'll, which would have the effect of wiping out unions altogether.