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Trumon Asks S25, 900 to Plan Flood Con-
troll in Anocostio River Pose 81
expected at the end of this year
and to a Treasury loan OF S3.S
million for expansion of the Cap
ital's water supply.
This is a second installment
or a program for water system
expansion for which the city is
authorized to borrow up to S23
million. The total cost is expected
to exceed $67 million.
No changes in District taxes
were recommended, but the
budget plan calls for a full $12
million payment as the Federal
share of District costs since this
is in keeping with present law.
Payment Reduced.
For the present fiscal year
Congress reduced its payment
to $10.8 million because of a
showing that the city would
enjoy a surplus on June 80.
The proposed new spending
program is $16.7 million above
appropriations so far made for
the present year, but the Com
missioners held the budget to
this figure only after slashing
more than SIT million from the
requests of their departments.
In his general budget message.
MIR. Truman renewed his request
for continuation of Federal rent
| controls in the light of the de-
fense program. No funds are in
cluded in the District budget for
! this purpose. however, since Con-
gress has not yet acted on extern
sion of the Districts separate
control plan beyond March 81.
Likewise. the budget carries no
fund for development of the Dis
trict's civil defense program, but
District officials are earmarking
$2.5 million for calculated sup
Elemental needs and ST million
of this is set aside for civil de-
fense.
Spread Over Wide Range.
Much of the increase in the
District budget is spread over a
wide range of departments.
Among it's highlights are pro-
visions for:
Beginning of a new Industrial
Home School at Laurel, Md, on
land already acquired for a chill
dren'S welfare center there.
Starting construction of the
East Capitol Street Bridge over
the Anacostia River: an overpass
at New York and South Dakota
avenues NE. and an underpaSs
at Benning road and Kenilwortfl
avenue NE. The latter two are
related to development of the new
Washington Baltimore freeway,
tCOntinlled IN Page A-6 Col ~
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than 1854 billion. However, at
a press seminar before the annual
message went to Capitol Hill, the
President explained that this did
not necessarily reflect the size OF
the tax increase to be sought and
that it might go as high as $40
billion under the pay -as-we-go''
principle of financing the defense
program.
The President hopes to have the
exact figures ready when the House
Ways and Means Committee starts
hearings on the new tax legisla-
ton February 8. Mr.. Truman
wants the new imposts made
effective as soon as possible-pre-
ferably retroactive to January /.
So Billion Already Voted.
Congress already has voted So
billion in new taxes since the out
break in Korea, to raise the take
to more than $55.1 billion annually
"a new high.
The major items in the budget
naturally, are $41.4 billion for mil.
itary services and STA billion fol
international security and foreign
relations, the total running to 6s
per cent of the overall request
This nearly doubles current year
spending estimates.
But even at that, the President
stressed that figures for both
categories may be subject to sub
stantial adjustment as the defense
program progresses"
Along with the contemplated
outlay, Mr.. Truman asked for
contractual authority for the free
world defense approximating $72
billion. for which the actual
spending could be spread over
succeeding years.
Europe's Responsibility.
Significantly. in view of criti-
cism that Europe is tagging in the
preparedness efforts, the President
declared that the aid recon-
mended for the Western nations
will be conditioned on their
carrying out their full response
bilities for building the defensive
strength of the North Atlantic
Treaty community"
The President continued to
count on an active armed-force
strength of 3.5 million in this
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cuss Censorship Problems. Poee "A
that frontline morale among
United Nations troops scared as
the weary fighters realized they
had seized the initiative, at least
locally.
A strange lack of resistance
from Chinese Communist troops
was noted. The Reds made their
first serious stand from dug-in
hill positions north of Kumyang-
jang at dusk. There they opened
up on United States Sd Division
troops with automatic weapons.
Artillery Blast Reds.
Allied artillery blasted the Reds
in low hills ~ miles north of
Osan. The town is % air miles
south of Seoul. Allied troops
had abandoned it January II
under a powerful Chinese Red
offensive.
Kumyangjang is 9 miles north
east of Osan. Chon is miles
south of Kumyangjang.
The Allied attack started at
= am. Monday t5 pm. EST,
Sunday on a emile front.
The Americans wheeled into
Osan without firing shot. An
other column swept northeast into
Kumyapgjang. The 5th Air Force |
reported it cut down nearly 1000
Reds fleeing north. Air strikes
paved the way for start OF the
offensive.
It appeared that Gen. MacAr-
thurs forces had taken advantage
of the Chinese shift in power to
the central front and had driven
a tank-supported column straight
up the enemy's Western flank.
Still Face Trouble in East.
While the Allies were gaining
ir the West sector, they still faced
trouble in the East.
Korean Reds had skirted the I'd
Divisions northernmost positions
near Wonju in a deep thrust
along the southeast flank in the
Sobaek Mountains.
There was some improvement
in the eastern position when the
Americans Sunday night recap
tured Yongwol, a key point in the
hills 80 miles southeast of Wonju.
The Reds later we're reported to
have recaptured Yongwol, but 9th
Army headquarters said its latest
word Monday night was that
friendly" forces still held the
town.
The North Korean Red force
estimated at 10000 tanning out
and infiltrating along the flank
was still a serious threat.
Osan Falls Fifth Time.
OSan changed hands for the
fifth time today.
The force which took Osan
swept across the f1atland from
Sojong. Even for a man long
accustomed to the horrors of war,
the road was nerve-wrenching
sight, Correspondent Swinton
wrote.
Dozens of frozen bodies lay by
the roadside in the contortionS
of sudden death. Snow lay like
lace mantle across the bare
breasts of young woman still
handsome in death as she
sprawled face up in a ditch. Her
frozen baby lay nearby.
The dead all were in civilian
clothes. The handful of Korean
civilians left in the area told
United Nations officers that early
last week strafing U. N. planes
killed scores of civilian refugees
and six Communist soldiers.
They said Red soldiers had in
filtrated among the refugees.
Three Chinese Captured. d.
Three uninjured Chinese pris-
oners were taken up to dark. All
three claimed to be 40th Army de-
serters. They said the Chinese
artillery unit withdrew northward
several days ago taking along it's
four American-made 105-mm.
guns.
Farther east a five-man patrol
encountered a four-man Chinese
patrol. Two Reds were killed and
one was captured badly wounded.
(See KOREA, Page A-4.)
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Truman Sees Work
On White House
Finished by Nov. I

President Truman today
predicted that renovation
work at White House would
be completed by November /.
This is the latest estimate
for finishing the big recon-
struction job on the executive
mansion.
Total cost, the President
said in his budget message to
Congress, will be about S.
400, 900.
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country by mid-1952. with "our
troops supplied with the best
weapons in the world"
The budget assigned more than
$23.1 billion for all the rest of
home front activities, which rep
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Piune Strikes Pave
Way for Stort Of
u. N. Offensive
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Tuesday, Jan. 10
American and Allied forces gained
up to IL miles Monday in sud-
den offensive on the Western Ko-
rean front south of Seoul.
Tank infantry teams by night
fall had recaptured three towns
Osan, Kumyangjang and Chon.
Associated Press War Core
spondent Stan Swinton reported
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Late News
Bulletin
Cook Reported Caught

SAN DIEGO, Calf. (P).-
Sheriff Bert Strand said he
was informed that Badman
Bill Cook, suspected slayer of
eight, has been captured in
Mexico.
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Gen. Ruffner's New Commend Gets
Mixed Reoction at Home. Poee A-4
Upper Marlboro 81 Killed in Action;
Two Area Men Missing. Poee B-6
Macarthur Press Aide Due Here to Dis
cuss Censorship Problems. Poee "A
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More Thon 500 Of Defense Budget to Go
for Arms. Poee At
Leoders Of Congress Book Poy- LOS You
Go MiIitory Finoncine. Poee At
Other Stories on the Notionol ond District
Budgets Appear on Poee AS.
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Trumun Declares
S16.4 Billion Tax
Boost Is Needed
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman today asked
Congress to approve a spending
budget of more than $71.5 billion
for the 1852 fiscal year starting
July /, "to meet and overcome
the barbaric threat of commu-
nism."
He said that sound policy would
require a tax increase of more
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(See GENERALS, Page A-4)
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Weather Forecast

Sunny. windy, colder today. Fair tonight
and tomorrow. Low tonight. 80 in city;
81 in suburbs. (Full report on Page A-2)
Temperatures Today.
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$7.5 Billion Budget
Is Given to Congress;
S136 Million for D. 6.
No Tax Revisions
Sought Here; U. S.
Shore Is $12 Million
By Don S. Worren

A record : breaking District
budget Of $136.778,600 for the
1852 fiscal year, beginning July
l, was placed before Congress
today by President Truman.
1t is balanced in all funds.
This is due primarily to surpluses
Trumon Asks SIS, 900 to Plan Flood Con-
troll in Anocostio River Pose 81
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(see FOREIGN POLICY, Pg. A-3o
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(See KOREA, Page A-4.)
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Guide for Reade ers

An Associated Press Newspaper
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Continued on Page A-6. col. 4
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(See HOLOBER, Page A-5.)
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(See CONTROLS, Page A-3D
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HomeD GENTS
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(See MILK. Page A-5)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
SEATTLE LUMBER
 GO. WILL BUILD
 MILL IN SE ALASKA

Construction of a swamill with annual capacity of 25 million board feet is to be built in Southeast Alaska, possibly in the Juneau area by the Nettleton Lumber Company of Seattle, it was revealed here this morning by Nj. L. Nelson, mechan- ical superintendent of the company. Nelson is in Juneau this week to look over possible local sites suit able for establishing mill.
 In Southeast Alaska with Nelson is Benjamin Gardner, company secretary, who is now looking over possible sites for mill in the southern districts. He is accompan- jed by Charles Burdick, assistant regional forester of the U. s. For est Service.
 Nelson is conferring with Forest Service officials today and is con- tinuing investigations of possible sites for a mill on Gastineau Chan mel.
 Nelson said the saWmill will be an entirely modern electrically pow cred type with the newest labor saving devices for employees. The company will install log boom and cargo dock facilities.
 A total of at least TO persons will be employed in the mill and office.
 It is expected the mill will main tain a year-rounc operation.
 Nelson said the company will buy logs on the open market from inde- pendent loggers.
 The Nettleton Lumber Company's president, Walter B., Nettleton, is a pioneer sawInill operator on Puget Sound and his company has oper- ated the big mill at West Seattle the past Al years. It is now oper- ating at production level of 40 million board feet annually. During World War II the Net tleton Lumber Company was the largess of nine contractors cooper ating with the Forest Service in the Alaska spruce log program for airplaT-e construction.
 Forest officials in Juneau today said the company has an excellent rating and the Service is glad to see companies of it's type expand operations to Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
MEDIATION p05Tp0NE5
 pAASTRIkE

NEW YORK, March IA -lR-A threatened strike of port stewards against Pan American World Air ways has been postponed for 1( days to allow more time for media tion of a wage dispute.
 The port stewards, members o1 the CIO Transport Workers Union had set the strike for midnight to- night.
 The union, announcing the post ponement last night, told the Ma tional Mediation Board in tele- gram that the action was taken fir view of the present national emerg- ency and in recognition of your invaluable expert services .. ,
 Involved in the dispute are 8 small number of workers in New York, Miami, San Francisco, Seat tie and Brownsville, Tex.
 The main demand of the stewards is for an increase of 16 cents ar hour. Their pay now ranges from $1.25 to $191 an hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
Enemy Might 5et Forests of Nation Afire, Asserts Expert;
 Control Program for Alaska

for the bureau of land management.
 For that reason, Tribbett told a reporter. civil defense planning is taking the potential threat of in- cendiary forest fires very much into account.
 Fire Controlled Programs
 The Land Management Bureau, an Interior Department agency. re- gently has been given responsibility for coordinating fire-control pro- grams for the forest and range land of Alaska. The bureau administers 80 per cent of the land in the terri tory.
 we are operating on the possi- bility that enemy bombers would try to set Alaska's forests on fire Tribbett said.
 We also are mindful of the pos sibility of sabotage of fires being set on the ground.
 An enemy might thus set up a smoke screen to delay detection, and to allow him to move in. And if we didn't stop him in Alaska, he could 20 on down the Pacific Coast"
 Smoke Pail
 Tribbett pointed out that last year, when lightning-set. wind- whipped fires burned over more than 100000 acres in Alaska. the smoke pail extended to height oi II ,000 feet.
 He said the smoke was so thick in the Fairbanks and Anchorage area that commercial planes were grounded and military aircraft hac to fly by instrument.
 The condition was not relieved until the weather changed anc rain came.
 Enough fires could be set tc hamper military movement and pre- vent air interception. Tribbett said
 The same thing could happen in the Pacific Northwest-in Wash ington, Western Oregon, Western Montana, Northern Idaho and parts of California our main sources of timber"
 Tribbett said Alaska's fire contro and fire prevention forces should bt doubled in order to provide ade- quate civil defense.
 Tribbett said plans for forest fire control in the Pacific Northwest are to be completed by May 1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
Millions Terrified by Mysterious Shudderng
Alaska Railroad Is Takinq High Toll of Moose; Cant
 Budqe Animals on Tracks

ANCHORAGE, March l4.-tR- Faster travelling passenger and freight trains are taking a new high toll of moose this winter despite all efforts of the Alaska Railroad to keep the animals off the tracks.
 Tn the past two winters approx imately 320 moose lost their lives. No official count has been annuon- ced but the moose toll this wniter is certain to set a new record. Six moose were killed on one trip alone.
 How to keep the moose off the tracks is the big problem to the railroad
 Trainmen have tried everything from throwing snowballs to build ing parking lots" for the animals.
 The latter are large 45-degree turnouts which the railroad hopes will be used by the moose as their exercise area, rather than the tracks.
 One engineer tried to persuade a group of moose to leave the tracks by throwing snowballs. How ever, one stubborn animal charged the locomotive and broke his neck
 Deep snows, especially between Houston, mile 174, Curry and mile PAS, lead the moose to use the tracks rather than try to break through the drifts.
 Oscillating lights, piercing whis- ties, fuses, steam and snowballs all failed to budge the moose.
 Moose killed on the railroad are immediately dressed by the train crew. The meat is given to the Fish and Wildlife Service for distribu- tion to charitable groups. and to schools for cafeteria meals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
DEMOCRATS BLOCK COP
 REC SWAT

WASHINGTON, March 14.-tR- Truman Democrats, rallying SUD- port from the southern wing of the party. turned back in the house today a Republican effort to block an REC reorganization.
 A roll call brought 200 votes to disapprove the reorganization pro- posal submitted by President Tru- man and l96 for the plan. But the issue came before the house in a way that required constitutional majority-218 votes-to kill the pro- posal.
 The Presidents plan is to replace the RFC's present five-man board of directors with a single admini- strator
 On the senate side of the Capitol, there was a move to pin down Rep. Hays CD-Ohio) on what he knows to substantiate his charge that two senators influenced an REC loan to
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14

Earth tremors. however. are fairly frequent in the area of the West German volcanic range. the Eifel mountains.
 By telephone. Prof. Friedrich Gerecke of the Soviet-controlled Earthquake Research Institute at Jena in East Germany said the quake was one of the strongest ever registered there. But he ruled out the possibility of an explosion. He did not give any reasons for this view.
 Officials at Stuttgart University scotched reports an explosion of atomic intensity might have been the cause of the shock. Prof. Wilhelm Hitler said after careful check of records an earth quake whose epicenter was near Euskirchen in the Rhineland caused the tremors. We are absolutely sure the cen- ter was not in East Germany" he added.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March IA Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is SIS. American Can 104A, American Tel. and Tel. 1858, Anaconda 39la, Douglas Aircraft 94A. General Electric 53%. General Motors SIS, Goodyear Fl, Kennecott 71K, Libby, McNeil and Libby 9h Northern Pacific 32M. Standard Oil of California AZ, Twentieth Century Fox 21A. U. s. Steel AIS, Pound $280. Canadian Exchange 95.56.
 Sales today were 2,110.000 shares
 Averages today were as follows: Industrials 24397. rails 8084. utili- ties 42.56.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14

WASHINGTON, March IA --lR-- An enemy attacking the United States might try to. set the nations richest forest afire, a government fire expert says.
 Such a fire would be aimed not merely at destroying timber or ham, pering defense movements but at providing a smoke screen for the advance of enemy forces, said Vance Tribbett, chief of forest protection
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
OPS REGULATION 9
 AVAILABLE HERE NOW

Fred Hanford, OPS director for Alaska plans to leave next Monday on trip through Southeast Alaska towns in connection with price stabilization duties.
 Hanford announced today that Price Regulation No. g, dated March T, was being mailed out to all Alaskan merchants carrying business licenses. Anyone else de- string a copy may obtain one at the OPS office in the Valentine Bldg. This regulation concerns the territories and possessions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
ALLIES ARE
 AGAIN BACK
 IN SEOUL
Bitter Fighting Gives Way 10 Sudden 0minous
 Quiet on Front
By Associated Press

Five South Korean patrols enter ed Seoul tonight and raised tht Republican flag over the old capito building.
 The Eighth Army said they met no opposition.
 They will stay there if they can, an Eighth Army spokesman said.
 Communist forces for the pas three days have been reported mys- teriously withdrawing all along 7t miles of the Korean front.
 Enter Fourth Time
 If the Allies stay in Seoul, this will be the fourth time the ole South Korean capital has changed hands since the Korean Reds stormed across the border last June The Eighth Army said patrols oi the BOX First Division raised tht flag Wednesday afternoon. How ever, a dispatch from AP corre- spondent Jim Becker said the west gate was not reached until 2 pm.
 Happy Again
 The capitol building is in the northern section of the city.
 T am very happy to be entering Seoul again." said Gen. Paik Sur Yup, commander of the BOX Di- vision.
 U. s. 18th Division troops ea> of the city had crossed the, Han one week ago and driven 10 miles rlorthward against steadily weaken ing Communist opposition. These forces already were northeast of the city.
 Rear Guard Actions
 Elsewhere the Reds Wednesday fought rear-guard delaying actions on the East Central front but con- tinued their mysterious withdrawal in other sectors.
 For two hours they held up U. s, Second Division infantrymen ad- vancing up the mountainous spine of the peninsula. The Doughboys met intense small arms fire from about 150 Reds dug in one mile north of Yudong.
 Reds Blasted
 The Reds were blasted by air ano artillery fire. Shortly after noon the Americans were able to move north ward again.
 All along the 70-mile front Al lied patrols were seeking the re- treating Reds. The Chinese ano North Koreans had fled so fast from most sectors that LIN troops lost almost all contact with them
 Operations of the Eighth U. s Army forces were cloaked by a se- curity blackout.
 Bombardments
 At sea. the U. s. Battleship Mis- souri returned to action with heavy bombardment of the Chong' fin area on the North Korean east coast The Big Mo" had been 1T Tokyo Bay for maintenance work The east coast port city of Won san was also bombarded - for tht 26th day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
BILL FOR ELECTION,
 GOVERNOR

WASHINGTON. March IA --tR- Bills to provide for the election of the governors of Alaska and Hawaii by residents of the Territories were introduced by Rep. A.. L. Miller (R- Neb). yesterday.
 The governors now are appointed by the President.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
 LED BY REDS
 SAYS ARMY

ST. LOUIS, March IA -R- An instructor at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces says Russia is outspending the United States and Canada ten to one for Arctic ex- plorations.
 Col. Frederic G. Bryan yesterday told 300 civilians and reservists en- rolled in an economic mobilization course here that the Russians know the Arctic "and, in many cases, like it."
 Bryan said Russian bases would probably give the Soviets the first round in a fight with the United States.
 Some bases are only 180 miles from Attu," Bryan said. "The hub of their bases is believed to be at Tiksi, 400 miles from Nome"
 FROM STEWARD
 J. B. and c. P. Steward of Spen- ard are at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
MARRIAGE APPLICATION

Donald Jerome Kane. U. s. Coast Guard. Juneau and Anna Josephine Nelson of Juneau have filed an application for a marriage license in the office of the U. s. Com- missioner
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Fire Controlled Programs

Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver tonight.
 Denali scheduled to sail from Seattle pm. Friday.
 Baranof scheduled to arrive Sun day a. m. southbound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
GORDON SMITH HERE

Gordon Smith of Lions Interna- tional from Seattle is in Juneau at the Baranof Hotel. He plans to join the Juneau Lions and go to Sitka for the Alaska convention this weekend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-14
FROM PETERSBURG

MT. and Mrs. Hugh Jones of Pe- tersburg are registered at the Bar- anof Hotel.