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Evening star., 1948-08-25
Is nie in Crash
{ >uperF Fort
+ Ear Honolulu
a Seriously Burned
In Okinuwu-Bound
B-29's Disaster
BY the kssoeiotsd Press

H1cKAM FIELD, Hawaii, Aug.
2S.--Sixteen airmen died last
/ mt in the twisted, burned
'eckage of an Okinawa-bound
S"per Fortress that crashed in
c Of the islands worst peace-
time air disasters.
our others were burned seri-
Nusly.
One of the big bomber's four en-
gines conkeo out three minutes after
it took off from BARRIERS Point on
another leg of its Far Eastern hop
from the 98th Bomber Groups base
at Spokane, Wash. :
The pilot was ordered to land at
the Municipal Airport. which ad-
joins Hickam Field near Honolulu.
BARRIERS Point is west of the en-
trance to Pearl Harbor.
Wing Hits Parked Plane.
The Super Fort came in at an al
titude of $50 feet and missed the
Municipal Airport. The pilot banked
the plane in an attempt to circle
and bring 1t back in, but a wing
caught transport plane parked on
a Hickam Field taxiway.
The Super Fort crashed into q
concrete power substation and ex-
ploded. The crash put out all of
the fields lights momentarily, but
emergency lights flashed on as fire.
fighters reached the flaming wreck
age.
Witnesses said the four survivors
either jumped or were thrown free
from the wreckage. They were
rushed to Tripler Army General
Hospital. where doctors said their
condition was serious.
The Super Fort hit with such
force that one engine was thrown
100 feet ahead of the main fuselage
and wreckage was scattered over q
100-yard square area.
Names of the dead and injured.
were withheld by the Air Force
pending notification of kin.
Four Apparently Thrown Clear.
The four injured men were said to
be suffering from shock, and Pacific
Air Command spokesmen said they
would not be disturbed before 8 am.
g pm, EDTD
Fireighters said the four were ap-
parently thrown clear Of the
smashed fuselage, which was shoot
ing flames $50 feet into the air i'm
mediately after the crash.
The plane barely missed q gasoline
truck as it crashed
Bulldozers pulled apart the
smashed and blackened fuselage.
The last two bodies were recovered
from it about two hours after the
crash. as~ s
The plane was one of 20 from the
98th Group en- route to Okinawa to
relieve the 1st Air Division unit
there. 1t was one of IA Super Forts
scheduled to leave yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Arabs Threaten Action
To Halt Violation Of
Armistice by Jews
We Might Clear 100, 900
Out Of Jerusalem, Chief
Of Legion Forces Says
BY the Associated Press

CAIRO, Aug. 25.-The COM
mander of Arab Legion forces in
Jerusalem has notified the
United Nations that his army
will not brook further violations
of the truce by the Jews.
The commander, 1t. Col. Abdul
lah Tel, sent memorandum to
U. N. observers yesterday, saying
that if the Jews continue their
present course, the Arab Legion will
repel them.
we might clear the 100000 Jews
out of Jerusalem and the United
Nations observers cannot have
cause to accuse the Arabs of ag-
gression," the note said.
U. n. Aide Accuses Israel.
At Lake Success, Gen. Aage
Lundstroem, chief of staff to Count
Folke Bernadotte. U. N. Palestine
mediator, formally accused the
Israeli government yesterday of
violating the truce.
Gen. Lundstroem made the charge
in note to MoShe Shertok, Israeli
Foreign Minister. concerning the
Red Cross zone in Jerusalem. He
had conducted an investigation after
Israeli and Arab troops entered the
Red Cross zone on the night of
August 1917. Since then a con-
troVersy has been carried on be-
tween the Arabs and Jews on the
question of evacuating the zone.
Gen. Lundstroem said he was
sending a copy of his charges to
Count Bernadotte, who is in Stock
holm attending a meeting of the
international Red Cross.
A pooled dispatch from the
American press in Jerusalem said
a conflict is developing over the
future home of the Zionist move
ment.
Jerusalem Urged as Capital.
Melr GrosSman of the right-Wing
Revlsionist Party, has demanded
that Jerusalem be both the capital
OF Israel and center of the Zionist
movement. He insisted also that
-ANAAANtAo va illC lol dCll
should not hold key posts in the
movement.
DR.. Israel Goldstein of New York,
president of the World Confedera-
ton of General Zionists. said the
center of the movement must be in
New York or Europe for practical
reasons.
In Cairo informants said the Gre
alton of unified command for all
the Arab armies in Palestine now is
being discussed by the Egyptian
and 1raqi Premiers and Abdel Rah-
man Azzam Pasha. secretary gen.
eral of the Arab League.
League informantS said a unified
Arab command in the Holy Land
would be natural outgrowth of
recent conferences in Amman, cap
] t~1 Sc
Evening star., 1948-08-25
General Strike Reported
Called in SiciIian Province
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROME, Aug. 25.-Rome newspa
pers said a general strike has been
called for today in the city and
province of Caltanissetta, Sicily
They said the strike was ordered
to protest the arrest yesterday OF
Slcilian Communist labor leaders
The pro-Communist Italian Gen.
eral Confederation of Labor pro.
tested tc Premier Alcide de Casper
today against the arrests. Yester.
days papers said Communist Deputy
Gino Cortese and four labor or.
ganizers had been arrested anc
accused of being responsible for VIC.
lence during strike in Caltanissetts
last December.
Confederation leaders said its sec
retariat would meet tomorrow TT
examine the situation" They askec
Mr.. de Gasperi to intervene TT
put an end to unjust persecution
against labor unions and their lead
ers, and to allow workers tn.
free use Of their rights to syndi
cate as rovided by Italys consti
tuition "
Evening star., 1948-08-25
New Zealand Town Hit
By Tornado; 3 Dead
BY the Assoeioted Press

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug
.25.-At least three persons were
killed by a tornado which ripped
through the town of Hamilton today
and six others are believed buried
in debris. The twister, which cut
"a swath so to 100 yards wide through
the town in Is minutes. left hun
dreds homeless and at least II seri-
ously hurt.
Hamilton, town of 10000, is Sc
miles south of Auckland.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Armed Services Told
In Blunt Language
To Stop Bickering
Top Planning Officers
Ordered to Follow Out
Stoff Chiefs Decisions
By John A. Giles

The Air Force today had abso-
lutte authority over the Nations
strategic air warfare plans, with
the warning that it must not
merely permit but actively seek
help from naval carrier based
aviation.
Three hundred top planning Off
GERS of the Army. Navy and Air
Force have been told in blunt Ian
guage to get behind overall defense
decisions and stop interservice bick-
ering and squabbling.
This latest effort at true unifica-
ton of the military establishment
was the result of last week end S
conferences of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and Defense Secretary For
restal at Newport, R. l.
Navy Given Sub Warfare.
Coupled with the air warfare de-
cision was the assignment to the
Navy of antisubmarine warfare, but
again that service was told ito in
vite all the help it can get from the
Air Force in carrying out this
mission"
The decisions and the calling of
the top planners to an unusual
meeting at the Pentagon yesterday
was announced by Mr.. Forrestal.
1t followed by day press release
couched in generalized terms, which
led to a welter of speculation as to
just what had taken place at New
port
The spirit and tenor of these
conferences have been entirely
aboveboard, sincere and with no
strings attached" Mr. Forrestal
told the Pentagon meeting Now
l call upon each and every one Of
you to carry out the spirit and in
tent of the decisions. To do less
would be a disservice to your serv-
ice, to the National Defense Estab-
lishment and to the Nation
Chiefs Repeat Order.
Mr.. Forrestal was followed by
Gen. Omar Bradley Army Chief of
Staff; Admiral Louis E. Denfeld,
Chief of Naval Operations. and Gen.
Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force
Chief of Staff. They all gave the
same order IN equally strong Ian
guage.
Mr.. Forrestal said the decisions
reflected neither a victory nor a
defeat for either the Air Force or
Navy. What has been done, he
said, was to clarity the position
of the Air Force in the field of
strategic air warfare and the posi-
tion of the Navy in that field"
The Navy's construction of a
IS ,000-ton carrier, capable of ac-
commodating atom bomb-laden BIS
Super Fortresses-which Air Force
officers felt was an invasion of their
held-ard report that naval avia-
ton had plans for active participa-
! ton in future atom bomb raids had
/ led to much of the difference be-
tween the services. What decision
if any, was made as to the role OF
the Navy with reference to the atom
bomb was not revealed.
Called Basic Policy"
Admiral Denfeld called the de.
cision basic policy which will pre-
vent compartmentation anc
assure that there are no frozen con-
cepts as to the future"
Gen. Vandenberg conceded that
/ 1See DFFENSE PAGE A-4l
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Lomokin Credentials
Have Been Cancelled,
Truman Announces
BY the Associoted Press

YORKTOWN, Va, Aug. 25.-
President Truman today can
celed the credentials of Jacob
Lomakin, Soviet consul general.
Mr.. Truman's action was an
nounced by Presidential Secre-
tary Charles G. Ross as the
White House yacht Williams
burg docked at the Navy mine
depot near here.
The formal revocation of the
eXquatur issued to Mr.. Lomakin
was signed aboard the presi-
Dental yacht, Williamsburg.
last night, Mr.. Ross said. 1t is
being flown back to Washing
ton this afternoon, he added.
Mr.. Ross said the President
had no comment on the Rus
sian order calling for a halt to
consular dealings with the
United States.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Tomorrow 10 Be Hotter;
Relief Due by Week End

Nothing better than even hotter
temperature than today's was offered
for tomorrow, but the Weather Bu-
reau held out hope that some relief
will come with the week end.
Today's high reading was expected
to reach the 90s for the first time
in nearly a month, and tomorrow's
prospects are for top Of "a. The
bureaus long-range forecast called
for a change for the better late
Saturday or Sunday. with tempera-
lures possibly ranging In the middle
80s and some chance of showers.
Tomorrow's expected maximum
would be the hottest since July 5,
when the mercury climbed to 95
degrees.
Yesterdays high was 81 degrees
at 3:16 pm.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Borodo Drops Demand
Thot Mohorojoh Resign
Rx the Asseeioted Press

NEW DELHI. India, Aug. 25.-A
government announcement said to-
day that abdication proceeding.
against the wealthy Maharajah OF
Baroda have been dropped.
The ruler agreed to grant COM
plete, responsible government with
out reservations and to make good
the state funds he Is alleged to have
used improperly.
The state legislature, which de-
manded his abdication, had asserted
the maharajah had mislsed $10.-
600 900 of Baroda state funds on .
six.week spending spree.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
|TU Contempt Citation
In Closed d-Shop Stand
Asked by Labor Board
Attorneys Charge Union
Leaders Have Disobeyed
Restraining Order
By the Associoted Press


The general counsel of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
today asked that the Interna-
tional typographical Union be
held in contempt of court for
insisting on closed-shop con-
tracts.
The union is under a five-month-
old injunction against negotiating
such agreements, outlawed by the
Taft Hartley Act.
In a critical move against the ITU
in its fight to keep the closed shop
the NLRB's prosecuting agency
charged the unions top officers with
having discbeyed and disregarded
the injunction.
The restraining order was issued
March q by Judge Luther NJ Swy-
gert at Indianapolis 1t was there
that Robert N. Denham sent his
formal petition that the union be
cited for contempt.
Asks Ban on Aid to Strikers.
The petition asked that the AFI
union be stopped Immediately from
giving any further support-includ-
ing all-important strike benefit pay
ments-to the striking printers on
papers in Chicago and Hammond
Ind. The ITU members there have
peen on strike since last Novem-
ber "a.
Papers are printed without ITU
help by using a new photoengraving
process for typewriter copy. How
long the Chicago strike could con-
tinue without the aid of the inter-
national union is a question.
Henry Kaiser, attorney for the
ITU, issued a statement calling the
NLRB move crude and dangerous
perversion Of the administrative
process"
ITU Will Resist, Lawyer Says.
Needless to say, the ITU will re-
sist this offensive abuse of public
authority with its every resource, u
Mr. Kaiser said.
The union lawyer said Mr.. Den
ham and his staff were acting as
the craven and obeisant servants of
Senator Taft and the Chicago news
paper publishers"
The 1TU contends Senator Taft
Republican. of Ohio has "pressured'
Mr.. Denham's Office to bring the
contempt action. Mr.. Denham has
denied that.
Mr.. Kaiser also called the allega
tions in the contempt petition com
|pletely unfounded and fantastic"
Judge Swygertis order had di-
rected the ITU not to support OF
authorize "any strike, slowdowns
walkouts or other disruptions of any
kind" in furtherance of the closed
shop demands.
The petition charged that the
international had sent back to To-
cal unions without approval con-
tracts which contained material
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Justice Rut|edge Fined
$40 in Auto Accident
By the Assoeioted Press

DENVER, Aug. 25. - Supreme
Court Justice Rutledge was fined
$40 and costs yesterday for taking
the right of way in an automobile
collision here July 81.
The justice pleaded not guilty
through his attorney, Lowell White,
Of Denver. Justice Rutledge, who
vacationed here in July, has re-
turned to the East.
Careless driving charges were dis
missed against the Justice and
James Slaughenhoup, 81. of Denver,
who was driving the other car in
volved in the collision.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Chevy Chase Girl, Z,
Cleared in Yosemite
'UnIoaded Cum Death
Junet Jackson Shot
Youth. le, by Accident,
Park Rangers Declare

A l2-year-old schoolgirl from
Chevy Chase, Md, vacationing a
Yosemite National Park, accidental,
shot and killed 19-year -old youth
Sunday night after the youth tole
her to pull the trigger of an "un.
loaded" pistol, it was learned from
park officials today.
Chief Ranger Oscar Federgren OF
the Park Service told The Star by
telephone the girl is Janet jackson
daughter of Navy Capt and Mrs
Roy Jackson, 525 Rolling road
Chevy Chase. The dead youth he
identified as Charles w. Edwards
of Detroit. The girl now is on her
way home by automobile after being
abSolved of blame, he said.
Neighbors said Janet, her mother
her brother William. 3, and Miss
Polly Pierson, a teacher at the
Chevy Chase Junior College, had
been on a summer long motor trip
Rangers Describe Shooting.
Carl P. Russell, superintendent ot
the park, and Chief Ranger FEEDER.
gren, told The Star this story Of
the shooting:
Janet and Miss Pierson were
talking with the Edwards boy anc
a companion, Sidney Miller, 81, o1
Crosse Point, Mich.
The boys said they were goins
to sleep out of doors that night
and exhibited two guns they nac
for protection
Both guns were unloaded, the
Edwards boy told them. He tool
the clip from one, a 1917 mode
German Luger. The Jackson gir
protested it might still be loaded.
Boy Put Pistol to Head.
Edwards then put the pistol Il
his temple, and told Janet to pull
the trigger, to prove it wasn't loaded
When she did, a shell in the
chamber exploded, killing the DO,
instantly"
The park officials said Mr.. Ed.
wards and Mr.. Miller were on toul
of the United States.
Park officials said both Janet anc
her mother were placed under g
physicians care after the shooting
Student in Junior High.
The girls grandmother, not iden,
tilted in the report, was with them
it was said Neighbors here said th'
family had visited both the child
grandmothers, one of whom live
in Coronado, Calf, the other II
| Pasadena.
Mrs. Richard L. Kane, 521 Rolling
road, Chevy Chase. said the Jack.
sons had planned to stop at Yellow.
stone National Park after leaving
Yosemite and were due back abou
September H. Janet is studen
at Leland Junior High School.
| Navy Department officials sale
Capt. Jackson is general represent.
ative of the Eastern Division Of the
Bureau of Aeronautics.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Chiefs Of West Europe's
Armies Meet in London
ey fhe Assoeiossd Press

LONDON. Aug. 25.-The British
Foreign Once announced today,
without elaboration, that the Army
chiefs Of stan Of the five Brussels
Pact nations met In London yes
terday.
The Brussels Pact. signed March
II. provides that Britain, France,
Belgium, the Netherlands and Lux.
embourg will work together for
common defense and prosperity
through q consultative council.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
BerIin's Women Mayor
To Leuve for Treatment
BY the kssoeioted Press

BERLIN, Aug. 25.-Mrs. Louise
Schroeder, Berlin's ailing 6l-year-
old lord mayoress, is to be flown to
Hamburg in the British zone today
for treatment. Aides said she may
submit to an operation there.
Mrs. Schroeder is suffering from
gallstones and recurrence Of an old
stomach ailment.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
u. N. Says Jews Still Man
Points in Red Cross Zone

JERUSALEM, Aug. 25 lPl.-The
United Nations says Jews still man
Strongpoints inside the neutral Red
Cross zone on the Hill of Evil
Counsel south of Jerusalem, despite
an army announcement that they
had withdrawn.
Chief U. N. Observer William r
Cox OF Washington said last night
that sand bag positions in the
grounds Of the Jewish agricultural
school which is part of the neutral
zone are being manned under the
Red Cross flag
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Border Shootings Keep
Tension Alive in Reich

BERLIN, Aug. Is CP.-Borde,
shootings of Germans in Berlin ano
Bavaria kept tension between the
West and Russia alive today.
American authorities in Nuern-
berg said Russian zone police Mon
day shot and killed a German in
telligence agent'of the United States
Army who was fleeing across the
Soviet zone border. They said the
German, one of scores used by the
Army as intelligence agents, was at
(See BERLIN, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1948-08-25
4l Anti-Semites Sentenced

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Aug
25 tP.-Prague newspapers said to-
oay three person were sentenced to
four years in prison and 38 others
received lesser terms for participat-
ing IN an anti-Semitic demonstra-
tion in Bratislavia Friday.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Sta|in Reported
Berlin
Currency Farley
Suggestion Regarded
As Recognition of
Vests Right in City
BY the Associoted Pres,

LONDON, Aug. 25.-An in
formed diplomatic source said
today that Prime Minister Sta
| lin has proposed a Berlin con-
ference of Big Four financial
experts to work out agreement
on the control of the city's cur
rency.
The United States, Britain and
France, the source said, were con-
siding the suggestion in talks this
week and their ENJOYS in Moscow
have recommended acceptance.
Such a proposal could mean Rus
sia has agreed in principle to West
ern demands for a share in admin
! fstering the German capitals
economy.
1t also could mean that Russia
recognizes the Western powers
right to continue occupying Berlin
a right Moscow has challenged since
the decision to set up West Ger
man government was taken.
The informant, who follows the
East-West negotiations in Moscow
from official reports, would not per-
NIT himself to be identified even by
nationality. BY four-power accord
the Moscow talks are being con-
Quoted in secret, at least officially.
Conditions Not Disclosed.
Mr., Stain made the proposal at
Monday nights nearly five hour
Kremlin conference, the source said.
The informant did not say whether
the Russian leaders idea-which he
described as a new one"-was
qualified by any conditions.
Expert agreement on Berlin cur
rency control would eliminate the
main stumbling block in the way
of an East-West settlement of their
Berlin quarrels.
They have been striving for such
settlement in Moscow since July 29.
For the Western Powers. the main
objective still is the ending of the
Russian blockade over Berlin.
A settlement on currency details
and principles would certainly be
followed by Russian restoration of
traffic links between the city's West
ern sectors and the Western zones,
according to authoritative diplomatic
opinion.
1t would open the way, too, to a
new effort by the Council of Foreign
Ministers to write a German peace
treaty.
In Moscow representatives of the
United States. Britain and France
have received fresh instructions from
their capitals on their negotiations
with Soviet leaders. The three en-
voyS conferred today at the Ameri-
can Embassy.
The nature Of today's discussions
was not disclosed, but the confer
Ience was believed to concern a
pending four-power announcement
and possibly an approach to Foreign
Minister Molotov for another meet
ing.
An informed source, meanwhile,
said there probably will be no four
power talks today,
Evening star., 1948-08-25

abuse" of his position in the Ka-
senkina eaaese---
The Soviet note amounts to i'm
mediate closing of the two Russian
consulates in the United States-at
New York and San Francisco-and
tSee RUSSIA. Page A-60
Evening star., 1948-08-25
Todoys $ Home Runs

National League
Kiner. Pittsburgh t1stJ.
Stevens, Pittsburgh t4ta1).
Evening star., 1948-08-25

tSee ITU, Page "A
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tSee RUSSIA, Page A-6D
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on Page A-3, Col. l
Evening star., 1948-08-25

CSee BERLIN, Page A-4D
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15
Montana Livestock Market
USDA WEEKLY SUMMARY,
BILLINGS. NOV. Sill

SLAUGHTER CATTLE AND CALvEs-Cattle
moved to market in increased volume again
this week, following the reduced marketings of
last week. Salable cattle receipts through
Wednesday added up to $500 head along with
doubled the volume for the same period last
week and compared with 3.726 head of cattle
an 1,oss head @sa Of calves for the same period
enced a similar trend, marketings through
Wednesday being estimated at 22e.7 700 head of
1890 head of cattle and $4,000 head of
calves for the first three days last week.
Prices Steady to Strong
Only a sprinkling of common and medium
grass steers sold on slaughter accounts this
e Sssn supply Of Common and medium grass
heifers bulked at s18.50 to s24 with one lot
OF good heifers upward to s24:7o. Good neeI
$3.50 to $40, odd high good young COWS SELL
ing upward to around s22. Common and me-
and cutters cleared at s12 to SIS. Medium
and good sausage bulls found action at
d~ividuals selling upward to s21. Medium and
good SLAUGHTER calves secured s19 to $3.50.
STOCKERS N FEEDERS@Stocker and
feeder classes found somewhat broader buying
SUPPORT this week than the previous week. and
a fairly active trade was featured throughout
the week. Yearling feeder steers and heifers
found a highly connective trade at strong
to mostly so cents higher prices. while other
replacement classes turned at fully steady to
strong prices compared with late last week.
Yearling feeder steers and stock calves pre-
dominated in the run.
Numerous lots and loads of good and choice
stocker and feeder yearling steers moved
scaleward throughout the week at s23. so to
s25 so. a few mostly choice yearlings selling
upward to s26. Common and medium light
weight stock steers. in moderate supply,
cleared at s18. so to s22. so. Several shipments
Of good and choice two and three-year-old
feeder steers found action at s23 to SIS. most
offerings over 1914 being in a fleshy condition.
HoGS-Approximately $50 head of hogs
were mortatAd THROUGH WednAedav. a moder-
ate gain over last week. Slaughter hog
prices continued a seasonal decline this week
butchers opening 25 cents lower than last
weeks close. with values at midweek rs cent:
down. Good and choice $50 to 240-pouno
butchers opened at s23.75 on Monday. de.
clining to s22.50 on Tuesday, and to 1913 a.
midweek.
SHEEP-Marketings of sheep for the frs
three days added up to 1920 head, arount
one-third more than for the same period las
week. Generally steady prices ruled through
out the week on both slaughter lambs ant
ewes. while further strength developed OF
feeder lambs. instances being so cents higha
than late last week. Slaughter lambs wer
represented with only odd lots, good an
choice fat lambs topping at 1923, with mostl
medium and good lambs ranging from s21.5
to s22, rs.