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The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
Truman Disagrees With Symington's 7O-Croup Airforce

WASHINGTON, -P) -Presi- dent Truman said today he does not know why Air Force Secretary Symington is differing with the administrators recommendations on size of the Air Forces.
 Asked whether he plans to spank" Symington for proposing a 70-group Air Force, MT. Tru- man said he will have to answer that later.
 Defense Secretary Forrestal pre- viously had asked for a smaller force, along with universal train ing and a draft. MT. Truman had called this a balanced program which the nation can afford.
 The president told a news con- ference he is supporting to the limit the defense program out lined by Forrestal.
 Symington told the House Ar med Forces Committee Tuesday that an Air Force of 70 groups is more important to the country's security than UNIT.
 House members have shown that they favor a larger air force than proposed by Forrestal. They have begun legislation looking to a TO- group force rather than a 55-group force the defense department has 4
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
NEWS IN BRIEF

FAIRBANKS,-(P)-J. B. Sher- hard of the Alaska Road Commits sion, said yesterday there was lit tie possibility of opening the Rich ardson Highway within a month.
 Shepard said long stretches of the road along it's 375 miles bet ween Valdez and Fairbanks arc still impossible because of snow.
 His statement contradicted,a re- port from Valdez that the road would be reopened to through traffic.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
Fl Candidates For 4th Div. Demand
 Taxation Program

FAIRBANKS, -(P) Twenty one candidates for Alaska legis- lative posts from the Fourth Div ision demanded a broad program of Territorial taxation at an open public forum here.
 Most speakers took a strong stand for statehood. Charles Her bert, Democratic candidate for Senate, urged confirmation of President Truman's nomination of Ernest Gruening for a third term as governor of the Territory He said, I want no votes from those opposed to Gruening."
 Both parties were represented at the forum where candidates submitted to questions by the aud fence. A total of 36 candidates are seeking nominations for two Sen ate and five House seats in the April 27 primaries.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
Internat'l Problem One Big Unsettled World Issue
UNDATED INTERNATIONAL BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
 "A us. Congressional Committee dug deep today into inc story of the uprising in Bogofa. Columbia. last Friday. which interrupted the 2l-nation Pan-American confer ence. U. s. Secretary of State Mar shall and others have linked if 10 world Communism. The com mittee was told the State Depart. ment had advance warning the Communists were plotting trouble in Bogota. but Marshall refused 10 be intimidated by "a handful of communists"
 Sixteen nations and represent atives of GermanY's Western Oc- cupation zone adopted in Paris a charter creating a permanent or ganization for European economic cooperation. designed 10 assure efficient use of the S5.300.oo0. .o0O the United States has pledged for the European Recovery Plan.
 The charters preamble says. "A strong and prosperous European economy will contribute to inc maintenance of peace" But amid this talk. of peace. a Swedish scientist made a gloomy prediction-that there will be an atom war before 1853 unless in ternational atom controls are es- tablished. Scientist. Gunnar Knees. made the statement in Copenhagen. Denmark.
 United Nations Assembly dele gates gathered in New York to take up Palestine's bloody war fare. with little prospect that the Jews and Arabs would agree 10 truce 10 permit solution of their problems.
 Even as the delegates assembled Jewish forces in Palestine claimed new successes in battles with Arabs for strategic positions in the Holy Land. Jewish sources credited Haganah, the Jewish militia, with capturing Saris, a strongpoint on the lifeline road between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
 ItalY's election campaigning ends tonight. with communists push ing hard 10 regain lost ground. Voting starts Sunday morning and
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The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16

SEATTLE, -(P)-Ceferino De- caney, 45, cannery worker, was acquitted by a superior court jury last night of second degree mur- der charge in connection with the death of Veo Phillips in down. town hotel room.
 Defense counsel contended dur ing the trial that Decaney came in the room as Phillips was attack ing Mrs. Decaney. and that Phil lips was shot as he charged De- caney.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
SEATTLE, -(P)-The CIO Can

SEATTLE, -(P)-The CIO Can nery Workers Union, Local ', to- day called a special meeting for Monday afternoon to consider a strike against the Alaska Salmon Industry.
 Union business agent, Ernie Mangaoang said the meeting call was issued after the union nego- tiating committee walked out of industry offices here last night.
 "We are not breaking off nego- tiations because we have had no negotiations to break off, he said.
 He also reported that maritime unions which would be affected by a strike had been invited to a meeting with the cannery work ers' tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16

TOKYO, -(P)-The Army an- nounced today a flight of B-29s from Spokane, Wash, had arrived Monday for month of maneu- vers under simulated combat con ditions.
 The number of bombers was not given. The flight is com manded by It. Col. Richard D. Stepp, Woodside, Long Island, NY.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
NEW YORK, -(P)-A strike

against the New York Curb EX- change was settled today with a 10 per cent pay increase and bonus agreement.
 There was no provision for the union shop demended by the AFL United Financial Employees when the walkout began March 29.
 The settlement did not include employees of the New York Stock Exchange, whose strike continued in full force.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16

SEATTLE, -(P)-An eye was for sale here today for $2,500.
 It belongs to Harold Chase, A. year-old Duwamish farmer, who said he needs money quickly to save his 13-acre farm.
 Chase said he has been sick continually since he purchased the tract a little more than a year ago.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
Military Finger
 Points To Alaska To Increase Forces
MILITARY-BY Elton C. Fay

N&Hs VT IiC TAI my, without a single combat foot soldier in Alaska today, is borrow ing from it's mobile reserve to build up the garrison in that nor thern outpost next door to Russia.
 Anti-aircraft and other ground combet units from the west coast and Hawaii will leave for Alaska shortly ito undergo summer train ing in conjunction with air units," the army said.
 The effect of this summer train ing will be to bolster the present 7,000-man force now there pend ing action in Congress on the pro- posal of Gen. Omar Bradley, Army Chief of Staff, to expand the per manent garrison to 15,000.
 The number of troops to be bor- roWed from the Hawaiian Islands command and from the 2nd Div iSiOn at Fort Lewis, Wash, was not disclosed. The Army announ- cement last night said only that they would establish a balance" between air and ground forces in Alaska
 The 2nd Division is part of the small mobile reserve of some 54,- 900 troops upon whom the United States counts to bolster overseas forces in event of a sudden emer- gency.
 The Hawaiian command is not considered part of the mobile re- serve, but defense for the islands. Troops sent from there for train ing in Alaska are expected to be anti-aircraft personnel
 The Army's admission that it has no combat troops in the Alaskan command was by indirection.
 In announcing the training as signment, the Army statement commented that lat present about 60 per cent of the garrison is air and the remainder Army service troops" Service troops are per sonnel whose job is to maintain installations, handle supplies, load and unload cargo at ports-but not fight.
 There was some uncertainty a bout how many troops and air force personnel might be indicat- ed in the Army's statement that 60 per cent of the garrison was air. A recent table given to a Sen ate committee by the Army indi- cated 1000 men were in Alaska. However, it was not clear whether this meant 1000 Army Service troops or whether the figure in cluded air. If the figure represent ed only Army troops, this indicat- ed the air strength is about 10,50O. If it is the overall figure, the air. strength IS 4,ZUU.
 Army Chief of Staff, Omar Brad ley, testified before a Senate com- mittee on March 25, that the Alas kan garrison totaled 1000 men. He recommended, as part of program to expand the army to at least minimum requirements, that the garrison be built up to 15,000 men.
 The 4,200 air force figure in dicated in the army statement pre- sumably does not include air force groups going to Alaska on rota- ton training missions. Those crews include BPS squadrons Cen planes
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
HOSPITAL NEWS

Additional contributions to the emergency hospital fund:
 Blanche Havercamp 5. 1000 Teller Com1 Go. l5.0O
 TOTAL TO DATE$8, ,810.7 70
Evening star., 1948-10-27
Greek General Replaced
After Losing Key Points

ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 27 (P.-
The Greek army commander whose
units lost important strongholds in
the Mount VitSi area to the rebels
last week has been replaced, a re-
liable source said today
1t. Gen. Nicholas Papanicolaou
commander of the Greek Second
Division which retreated from
Mounts Plati and Koula in the
fighting against Communist forces,
has been superseded by Brig. Nicho-
las Papadopoulos, this source said
He Is the commander of the Greek
Third Mountain Brigade, which
fought at Timina, Italy, in World
War II.
The Supreme Defense Council of
Themistokles Sophoulis, Greek
Prime Minister, and his ministers
Of war, air and navy. together with
the chiefs of staff and heads of the
American-British mission, is to meet
Saturday to discuss the naming of
q commander in chief for the army
The Greek government is ex-
pected to bring back into action
Gen. Alexander Papagos, hero of
the Albanian campaign, who is now
serving as court chamberlain. 1t
Gen. Dimitrios Yadzis, chief of staff
has been performing the duties OF
cOmmander-in -in-chief
Evening star., 1948-10-27
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the Democratic demonstration will
constitute Boston's official Navy
Day celebration.
Quotes From Governors.
Quoting kilograms from both, the
President told the Springfield audi
snceathat Gov. Herbert Nav Of
Utah and Gov. Preston Lane OF
Maryland, both Democrats, "beal
witness to the vicious attack which
the Republican candidate for Pres
ident made of this Nations school
teachers at the last Governors Con-
ference in Portsmouth, N. H."
When this issue first was raised
several weeks ago 1t was denied by
the Dewey camp.
The President prefaced his attack
on Gov. Dewey on the teacher issue
by recounting his own failure to get
the Eightieth Congress to vote funds
for education aid. Asserting that
Gov. Dewey is against 1t" and has
so expressed himself "in words he
cannot Deny" MIR. Truman produced
the Lane-Maw kilograms and said:
Gov. Lane of Maryland says in
his telegram that the Republican
candidate said:
THE school lobby is the most
vicious and dishonest lobby in the
country 1t is worse than all of the
rest of them put together. One OF
the lies they tell is that Russia
spends more money on public educa-
tion than we do in this country -
Says Nine Were President.
The Republican candidate made
that statement in the presence OF
nine Governors.
Gov. Nav of Utah confirms this
fact. Gov. Nav says in his tele=
gram that the Republican candidate
said that the teachers lobby would
destroy the State governments OF
the Nation by supporting only those
candidates who would give them
what they wanted.
Maybe the Republican candidate
Evening star., 1948-10-27

Paris last Saturday that the United
States and Canada will begin draft
ing defense pact soon after the
American presidential election. 1t
would be the first time in history
the United States would be a party
to such a peacetime military
alliance.
A communique issued last night
at the end of two-day session of
| the five foreign ministers said they
had agreed to instruct their Am
bassadors in Washington to take up
the North Atlantic project with
the American State and Defense
Departments in the near future.
Seen as Major Step.
British and French officials here
regard the next phase in the talks
with the United States and Canada
for conclusion of the military ale
lance as a big step in consolidating
Western Europe's security in case
of war.
Such a defense pact was pictured
here as providing for:
l. A program of orderly, un-
hurried military rearmament.
2. The standardization of military
equipment, ornaments and training
3. The evolution of an interna-
tional transatlantic air, land and
sea strategy under the leadership OF
an American commander in chief
4. The development of a common
co-ordinated imperial and foreign
policy in the Middle East, Africa
and the Far East.
Evening star., 1948-10-27
Navy Leagues Merit Medal
To Be Given Cir, II, Tonight
Los Angeles Student
Rescued Small Boy
From Oil Pit

The first Navy League Award OF
Merit to go to a civilian in the
last 80 years will be presented here
tonight to 17-year-old Ruth Oriani,
a Los Angeles school girl, who pulled
a drowning child from an oil pit
few months ago at the risk of
her life.
The award will be made as part
Of the Navy Day program, and the
girl and her parents are honor
guests. Miss Oriani, daughter of
Alfred Oriani, retired chief ma
chinists' mate with 80 years serv-
ice in the Navy, was chosen by
the District Navy League Council
as leading example Of American
youth"
Miss Oriani and members of her
family were brought to Washington
for the Navy Day celebration as
guests of the Navy League. The
pretty, curly haired brunette retolo
her story for reporters yesterday in
her suite at the Hotel Statler.
Several months ago she visited an
i'll neighbor who was worried be-
cause her small son had not come
home from play. The girl bicycled
through the neighborhood into an
area where petroleum refuse had
been pumped into pits.
II heard cry from one of the
pits" she said "It was the hoy
up to his chin in oil. I found some
Evening star., 1948-10-27
Thomas Probe Jury
Plans 10 Hear More
Witnesses Today

The District grand jury investi-
eating payroll operations in the con-
gressional Office of Representative
Thomas, Republican, of New Jersey,
planned to question additional wit
nesses today while awaiting the ap-
pearance of Mr.. Thomas on Novem-
ber 4.
In O session that lasted almost
four hours yesterday the jury heard
three witnesses. All refused to iden-
tify themselves to reporters. They
were a colored woman about 30,
an attractive brunette of about Is
and an FBI man.
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay announced, meanwhile,
that the jury decided to grant a re-
quest by Mr.. Thomas that he be
heard. Mr.. Thomas suggested No.
vember 4, two days after election,
in order ito keep the matter free of
politics"
Explaining that no formal reply
from Mr.. Thomas is necessary until
that date, MIR. Fay commented: "The
door is open for him to come in at
10 am. November 4. Either-he will
appear or he won't appear at
that time"
The House committee chairman
has been at odds with ATTORNEY
General Clark over the committees
inquiry into Communist espionage.
He has accused the Justice Depart
ment of "a new low in politics" in
having the grand jury look into
complaints regarding the handling
Of his Office payroll.
While the jury was in session yes
terday, a middle-aged woman, one
Of two witnesses who testified Mon
day, remained on call all afternoon,
but was not summoned to the Jury
room. She refused to identify her
self and left by a side door to avoid
photographers.
Mr.. Fay said the time and length
Of today's session would depend
largely on the availability of several
prospective witnesses.
Evening star., 1948-10-27
Dewey
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Stadium. William Horstman, sta.
dium manager, said that in addi.
ton to the capacity crowd inside
IS, 900 were listening outside.
Thousands Turned Away.
Mr. Horstman said too that be.
tween 100000 and 100000 whc
sought admittance were turned
away. He made the same estimates
Monday night when President Tru.
man spoke there.
Without mentioning Mr.. Tru-
mans name, the New York Gov.
ernor told the handkerchief-wavine
throng that the Democrats had de.
Scended to mud singing"
Then he laid the groundwork fol
a future counter attack on the for.
eign front.
He asserted that the Truman ad.
miniStration has failed to win the
peace"
Instead" he declared, million.
upon millions of people have beer
delivered into Soviet slavery while
our administration has tried ap.
peasement on one day and blustel
on the next"
Our country desperately needs
new and better leadership in the
cause of peace and freedom.
ut needs a Government that viii,
lead from strength to build peace
Evening star., 1948-10-27

of armed force leaders in Newport
r. I.
Admiral William D. Leahy, CHIEF
of staff to President Truman and
member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
emphasized the Navy's role in back
ing up national policy abroad.
In his speech prepared for an In
dianapolis audience, the Presidents
military adviser said, There is now
an acute danger of war" But Ad-
miral Leahy added that he does
not personally believe 1T is coming
to us in the near future"
New developments in submarine
warfare were described by two
speakers.
Can Hold Losses Down.
John Nicholas Brown, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Air, said
at Memphis a good number" OF
"hunter-killer teams" made up OF
light carriers and surface ships, are
now organizing to deal with the
new high-speed undersea craft.
II would not say we would not
suffer losses to merchant shipping
should war come" Mr.. Brown said
but 1t is my opinion that we can
hold such losses within manageable
bounds and that We can eventually
clear the seas of submarines"
In Cleveland, Rear Admiral
Charles B. Momsen, noted undersea
warfare expert, estimated that Rus
sia has about 300 submersibles and
then gave peek at what is going
on" in antiSubmarine circles.
Admiral Momsen said the Navy is
developing special subs to battle
rival "pig-boats." In addition he
spoke of new and insidious mines
to block submarine channels, and
new devices" which increase fire.
power on destroyers.
I'VE are looking to atomic power
as means of propelling true sub
marine great distance at high
speeds" he added.
Royal Joins Tributes.
= ARMY Secretary Royaale eseined in
the tribute. He told a Baltimore
celebration, 1--WE must continue to
have the greatest Navy in the world
. Speaking of team work in the
military services, Secretary Royal
said: q
"AH of tus have faith uniheation
will succeed-not in day or in a few
months-and not without rumblings
and differences of opinion"
But, he continued, lit will move
toward success with increasing speed
as the idea of interdependence
crowds into the background the
standpat and fallacious philosophy
of service self-sufflciency."
I Navy Secretary Sullivan said at
Akron, Ohio, the Navy must be so
constituted that If war comes in the
future, it will be fought as in the
past-in foreign waters, in foreign
skies and in foreign lands rather
than around, above and on Ameri-
can SOIL
Evening star., 1948-10-27
u. N.
bania and Bulgaria to desist from
aiding the Greek rebels.
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bania and Bulgaria to desist from
aiding the Greek rebels.
Supported by Powers.
The Republican Party foreign af-
fairs adviser, who assailed Com
munist efforts to dominate the
world. was supported in the resolu-
tion by France, Britain and China
The committee is considering the
UNSCOB report accusing Greece's
northern neighbors, including Yu-
goslavia, of aiding Communist rebels
In Greece.
Mr.. Bebler said the United States
was forcing the Greek government
into more and more insolent"
policy toward the Soviet Union,
Albania, Bulgaria and. Yugoslavia.
Policy of Terror Charged.
"1t is perfectly clear that, without
incitement and instigation from
abroad, the Athens government,
which is maintained in power by
foreign bayonets, could not dare to
pursue such policy" the Yugoslav
said. .t4. t
Mr.. Be5ler charged: that the
Athens government, supported by
the Americans, maintained a policy
OF terror and was using unheard-
Of methods of torture against those
who fall into their hands"
The chairman interrupted Mr.
Bebler to call o luncheon recess. He
said the Yugoslav could conclude his
remarks In the afternoon.
Evening star., 1948-10-27
Atlantic
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guided by the principles embodied
therein.
THE question is still on the
agenda of the Security Council. The
three governments are ready to
continue to fulfill their obligations
and to discharge their responsible
ties as members of that body, which
is still in position to consider
any development in the situation "
1t was understood Mr.. Bevin also
reported formally to Gen. Marshall
that the Brussels Alliance powers
want North Atlantic defense pact
with the United States and Canada.
The five foreign ministers of the
Brussels Alliance-composed of Brit
ain, France, Belgium, the Neither
lands and Luxembourg-announced
last night they would ask the United
States for such a pact.
May Start Talks Soon.
At his meeting with Gen. Mar
shall, Mr.. Bevin was reported to
have asked when the five Brussels
Po"SAo Soii oS6Ai 1lCSOCldClIlS Iilc
projected North Atlantic defense
pact. The expectation here Is that
talks aimed at concluding such a
treaty will open in Washington
next month.
The Briton also gave Gen. Marshall
an account of his ideas for the
formation OF European ministerial
council. The task of such council
would be to forge political unity
among the anti-Communist Eu-
ropean states.
Plan Accepted by Ministers.
Mr.. Bevin's plan was accepted fol-
study yesterday by the other four
Brussels Alliance foreign ministers
High American officials said in