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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1948
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Doesn't Mind Them Open Indoors; He's Valley's Lone Umbrella Man
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British, Arabs Make Cease-Fire Truce; Holy City Tense as End of Mandate Nears
JeruialMM,    PaleaUne,    May    «•'
(UP)_A Brltlrti^mb ceaae-flre; agreement brought peace to Jeru-1 „J«n today, ending at !««**»«»¦ i pot»rily a KKHtay Wood bath In the holy city.
Fear of renewed fighting created Ui atmoaphere of tenalon In a dty »U;l threatened by riiortagee of water wid fuel. But the tug-of- war for the ahrine city of Morteme, Chriitiana and Jewi apptared for the Ume being to center around the conference table.
tTtne wae running Aort, and no ptr.'aanent truce had been oon- ,-!j4*d In the Holy Land. Aa dark- nee* fell over a city wbere the loudaet aound waa the walUng of % hot deMrt wind, leu than 150 houre remained before the end of the Britlah nuindate and possible K!l-«ut war between Araba and Jewa. Battlea Klaewhere
BlMwhar* In tha Holy Land, battles were reported raging at .Safad, key city aatride the Huleh Valley Invaaion route Into northern PalesUne; Ramat Naftall, battered .lewish settlement near the north¬ ern border, and Quirl, near Afula in central Palestine.
R«ports from Haifa indicated fears that the typhoid epidemic In nearby Acre might spread to the great,   Jewish-held   northern   port.
No firing h»d been heard here since late last night, when Arabs attacked Jewish positions around the Mekor Halm quarter. Haganah sources said today that the Arabs h'ad been driven off at dawn.
The Jews, although not an acUve party to the ceaae-fire pact, were living up to previous promises t^at they would stop ahooting if the Arabs did.
Leadera of both factioas will meet tomorrow with Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham. British high eoqunls- .<ioner for Paleatine, to negotiate' for a pemuinent peace, rlrws List DemMida
An order of the day brodacast .oday by the Haganah radio de¬ clared that any truce must saUsfy three  principal  Jewiah  demands:
1.—Unhindered use of all high¬ ways leading to Jerusalem, especi¬ ally the Jewish "life-line" to the sea at Tel Aviv.
2.—Free access both ways to the );ates of the old walled city for ,le*ish residents of Jerusalem.
3-Expulsion of all foreign Arab ^"J^ Agoaton jr. of Berwick, on fghtlng forces from the Jerusalem L^j^j j^^ ^^e murder of Russell ¦"¦ea. ' Balliet   39-year-old used car sales-
As  few people,  either Arabs  or ^^^^ opened the defense by calling
Union Says Strike Sure; Government Effort Fails
Seizure Expected; Meet Again Today
Waahington, May 8 (UP)—The government failed today to settle ths railroad wage dlapute and a union spokesman satd that "as far aa we are concerned the atrike is on at 6 a. m. Tueaday."
Barring developments tomorrow, tiie government is expected to sedze the nation's railroads on Monday. High officials are confident that would prevent a walkout.
Nearly four hours of White Houae negotiations between the chiefs of three atrike-throatened unions and representatives of the railroads
Ac*  HoffmiLa
Are you superstitious aibout open¬ ing umbrellas Indoors?
There is one Wyoming Valley resident — Abraham FInsker, West Walnut street, Kingston—who spent more than 40 years doing Just that and he doesn't mind It at all.
Known to many customers as "Pinsker's Department Store on Wheels" (he sold many useful household articles while soliciting umbrellas for repair) and just plain "Umbrella Mian," Mr. Pinsker has been in the umbrella repair business here almost continually ¦Ince his arrival in this country from  Russia in 190S.
ShorUy after his marriage in 1910 to the former Fannie Freeman of Easton, whom hs met on the siilp enroute from the homeland, Mr. Pinsker went to Kansas City, Mis¬ souri, where the couple established residence for three yean.
He learned  the umbrella repair trade In Russia and picked up addi¬ tional knowlege through books and from other umbrella repairmen. Few Remain
Today, Mr. Pinsker saya he Is "practically the only real umbrella
repair man siround." One seldom sees the familiar umbrella repair man Of not too long ago travelling from door to door In search of businees.
Mr. Pinsker remembers those days and tha feeling of dread that most people had about an open umbrella in the house.
"Oh, for Heaven's sake, don't open that umbrella In the houae —take It outside!" frantio housewives used to shriek at the umbrella man when he would call at their home*. Some¬ times ha would forget himself and open the parasols in the home to give them a quick glance to see what was the trouble. Not Superstitious
Now, however, Mr. Pinsker's work is confined solely to the workshop in his homa where eustomers bring their broken umbrellas. He can open umbrellas now to hia heart's content and no one worrie* about it.
About 90 years ago, Mr. Pinsker
had   an   umbrella   shop   on   West
Northampton    street,    and    later
moved   his   «tor*   to   South   Main
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Agostan Calls on Police As Character Yfitnesses
Man Charged with Balliet Murder Surprises Court
A sensation waa created In Bloomaburg Ck)urt House yester¬ day   afternoon   when   counsel   for
lews, believed that a truce would 'ie concluded on tboaa terms, both ^ides were on the alert for re¬ newed flghUng at any moment
At 6:30 p. m. the Jewish agency ,      ^     , ^ ,    i,„t4„»
had had no notincatjfcn of thei On trial for the fatal shooting ¦ oase-flre agreement other than | of the Pond Hill raan last p«!C. 10, 1 he bulletin broadcast last night by Agoston did not take the stand in
the prosecutor. Police Officer Hurley Stout, as well as Harry P'>ter»on, Berwick police chief, aa charaicter witnesses.
¦ he  Jerusalem  radio.  However,   all flaganah fighters had been ordere<l
his own defense yesterday but will, It was Indicated, in a day or two.
under no circumstances to fir* the ^^m Deny Crime
?hot     which     would     break     the peace of Jerusalem.
A  Jewish  civil  guard  broadcast lonight said that water  supply  In Jerusalem  had  broken   down,  but (Continued on Page A-4)
CONDON ASKS RELEASE OF LOYALTY REPORT
Washington, May 8. (UP)—Dr. Edward U. CJondon, director of the Natlonia.1 Bureau of Standards and atomic scientist, today aaked for publication of a controversial FBI report on his loyalty.
Condon has been called by the House un-American activities com- mittiee "one of the weakest links" in atomic security. The committee report quoted partiially from an FBI loyalty report to Oindon's superiors In the Ck>mmerce Depart¬ ment.
The FBI report now haa been turned over lo President Truman.
He will deny that he committed the crime and also will deny that statements made to police and other authorities were given vol¬ untarily   attorneys said.
In addition to the Berwick police offloers, the mother, father and a brother of the defendant appeared aa witnesses and testified that the money found in Agoston's home after the crime was their money and not etolen funds. Other neigh¬ bors were caMed as character wit- neaae* and testified for the defense.
The defense recessed at S p. m., at  which  time the  court was  In¬ formed   that   an   effort   would   be made to find more witnesses. Largely  Attended
The commonwealth closed Its case at 11:15 yesterday morning and an unusually large attendance was noted when the defense began at one oclock, for word had been circulated that the defendant would take the atand.
>Four   Luzerne   county   residents
H« refuses to give it to the com-     - .     .
mittee despite a formal committee >ere called to the witness stand request and a House resolution lan<i t^sUfied for the commonwealth asking  for it. {on Friday.
Condon said he could not be-j Jacob Welnstock, local auto parU 'love the PBI report contains any- dealer, told of Agoston having thing challenging either his loyalty come to hia place of bijsiness In or his discretion the city on Dec. 11. at which ttme
He aald Chairman J. Parnell>e h»d a windshield replaced. Thomas, R., N. J., of the un-Ameri- Henry Jones, county detective, can activities committee U using'revealed how he had received from Mr. Truman's action to "create the jthe father of ths defendant the Impression that I am trying to con- "u™ "t $770 when Jones took the Ceal something." i (Continued on Page A-4)
Raw Drama under the Tarpaulin Mihile Traffic Kept Splashing by
.Vew York, May 8 (UP) -A cold, driving rain beal down on the two Policemen standing white-faced *nd grim beside a wrecked auto¬ mobile.
The wind whipped at the tarpau¬ lin they held in their hands. Be¬ neath Uie makeshift shelter Dr. George Rlzzoli worked swlfUy with "is scalpel and saw, cutting oft the legs of the man pinned beneath the car.
^*^»ing   motorists,   unaware   of tne drama at the edge of the his:h-
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I way. splashed mud on doctor and ¦ patient as the operation progressed. The victim was Bioggio Leanzo, 29. He was driving down the high¬ way with his brother and com¬ panion when he swerved to avoid a car. His car hit a lamppost and overturned, pinning his legs against the curb.
An ambulance brought Dr. Rlz¬ zoli. He decided an emergency amputation of Leanzo's legs was necessary to save his life.
Leanzo's brother, Salvatore, 26, and his brother-in-law, Anthony Dandrilli, 28, were Imprisoned in Ithe car. Police restrained them as ithey watched the operation. I When the amputation was com¬ pleted, the ambulance »ped Lean- ao to Mary immaculate Hospital in Jamaica. Attendanta said his condiUon was still crlUcal today, but he had a chance to recover.
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Splits Big District; Confirmation Now Up To Federal Expeditor
Harrisburg, May 8. (UP)—Gov James H. Duff's stand on how many local rent boards Pennsyl¬ vania should hav* was cleared up today.
Duff recommended to federal housing expediter Tigh* E. Woods that 25 advisory boards be set up for th* 16 defense-rental areaa In the state.
Th* governor, In a l*tt*r to Woods, pointed out that many of th* federal areas embraced nu¬ merous counties. Unless th* larg* areas ar* broken up, boards, to b* representative of all secUons, must be constituted of so many mem¬ bers as to be unwieldy, the gover¬ nor pointed out. So Duff recom¬ mended splitting up iftven of the areas to permit smaller boards to operate. All Now Named
Duff last week nominated per¬ sons from 31 counties for appoint¬ ment by Woods to th* advisory boards. Yesterday the governor recommended 12 additional per¬ sons for membership on boards for eight western counties. Duff has thus completed his recom¬ mendations for the boards, unless Woods asks for mor* namea be¬ cause of the refusal of some per¬ sons to serve or of the housing e.\pediter to follow the governor's original  recommendations.
The boards, after public hearing, can   rcooTT-TYiend   that   an   area   be decontrolled or a general rent in¬ crease be permitted.    If the hous- (Continued on Page A-4)
STASSEN ASKS CHANGE IN TAFT-HARTLEY LAW
Charleston, W. Va., May 8 (UP) —Harold E. Stassen urged tonight that the Taft-Hartley Act be amended to limit Ite anU-Commun- ist provisions to labor leaders ac¬ cused of having red sympathies.
He asked also:   1—Repeal of the ban on political expressions by union newspapers— an Issue now before the Supreme Ctourt.
2—Biasing of restrlcUon* on union shop contracte to restore more freedom of bargaining by th* employers  and  employees."
Stassen's speech was an outline of his views before the West Vir¬ ginia primaries Tuesday In which he Is the only national Republican candidate enteretd.
At a press conferentc* In Wash¬ ington before coming here, he ac¬ cused (jov. Thomaa E. Dewey of New York of being 'too soft" to¬ wards C3ommunist infiltraUon. He said he has been pressing for a publlo debate with Dewey in Ore¬ gon.
brought   smother   no-progrea*   re¬ port.
They didnt offer ua a thing," said Alvanley Johnston, preaident of the Brotherhood ot LooomoUve EInginfeer*.
WilHa^ Faricy, president of th* Association o<f Ajnerlcan Railroads, said th* Industry will not go be¬ yond th* wag* Increas* and work¬ ing rules recommendations of President Truman's fact-finding board—"and that's final" WiU Try Again
But Pr«*idential Assistant John R Steelman, who la handling th* rail Btrlk* crisis for Mr. Truman, said "Ve'r* going to try again to¬ morrow."
'1 hav* asked both sidaa to think over the matter and diacusa it with their people," h* said.
Steelnuin asked th* oparatora to meet with him at 10 sl m. EDT tomorrow and th* union represen- taUve* wer* asked to stand by for a call after that
In th* long afternooM ¦•sslon, the railroads stood pat on their refusal to grant any larger wage Increaa* than the IBH o«nta an hour, plua som* working changes, recommended last March by the presidential board.
"Hi* unions, seeking a SO percent wag* increase with a mlnirnum of $3 a day, turned down that recom¬ mendation a few days after It was mad* and called a nationwide strik* for Tuesday. Management Accepts Plan
Today's Joint negotiations broke up about 5:8(5 p. m., EDT. The management men came out first. Farley said the railroads did not like some of the recommendations of th* fact-finding board but were willing to put all of them Into ef¬ fect "completely — th* desiraible and  th*  undesirable."
But beyond that, h* said, th* in¬ dustry will not go.
"When men and management dis¬ agree In a labor dispute which will affect th* lives of every American citizen, is thera any better way of settling the dispute than to have the President appoint an Impartial board to make recommendations on tbe Issues?" h* asked.
A few minutes later th* union chiefs came out of th* White Whit* Hous*.
Johnston said the railroads' po»i- Uon "I* no offer of settlement."
"T%«y didn't offer us a thing. As far aa w* s^* concerned, the strike Is on at 8 a. m. Tuesday," h* said.
Steelman announced a few min¬ utes later that "so far It haa been Impossible to bring the parties to an agreement" and "we're going to try again tomorrow." Martin Confldent
A top Republican leader In Con¬ gress shared tha view of the ad¬ ministration that the rail strike will not take place. House Speak¬ er Joseph W. Martin jr. predicted to newsmen that th* railway work¬ ers will not walk out. But he would not reveal the reason for his belief.
Administration officials feel Uiat If th* government takes over the railroads, the men will not strike because they could not hope to win against the full forca of the feder¬ al government.
After a morning session with the operators, Steelman called them back again at 2:30 p. m, EDT. He met with th* chiefs of the three strike-threatening unions at 2:16 p. m.
At 2:48, half an hour after the first afternoon session began, the two groups walked into the same Whit* Hous* room for face-to- fac* discussions. Oanoelling Trains
Some, railroads were cancelling trains scheduled to .i^epart late Monday and early "nSesSay because they would not be able to complete their runs if the strike takes pla^e.
Separate White House confer¬ ences  started  yesterday.
The White House said Steelman and th* operators reviewed the whole aituation at the morning i meeting,    "especially    the    recom^ '
Former Premier of Lithuania A $30-a-Week Factory Hand
Newark, N. J., May 8 (UPlt—Nine years ago Jonas Ornius wore a bcmedaled uniform and was Premier of Lithuania. Today h* is a tSO-a-week  factory hand and wears overalls.
"There was a war and I need money. I am 50 and I have none,"  he explained  simply.
Fellow workers at the Mlcacraft ProducU, Inc., makers of radio parts were amaze.i to learn of Ornius' past. They de¬ scribed the former Lithuanian prime minister, who has worked at Mlcacraft only a week, as "a good Jo* with an accent, who works hard and doesn't say much."
(Jemius who speaks six languages, was chief of staff of th* Lithutmian army before he became premier of the small country in March, 1939. He resigned in November, 1939, in protest against the conclusion of a muiual  assistance  pact with  Russia.
"tt Is difficult to say which was worse, the red or the brown dictator," Cernlus said. "Maybe the red was. If someone were deported to Germany, he could be found again, but anyone who is  deported  to  Siberia—he  is  never  found."
As a beginner at the machinist trade. Cernius operates a drill press from 8 a. m. until 4 p. m. He said he plans to work at that until next fall when he will teach political science at a Minnesota (College. He likes the United States.
"I am so happy to be here," he said. "Everybody is friendly. Th* people are wonderful."
STASSEN EXTENDS COMMUNISTS IN OREGON CAMPAIGN UPROAR AS ITALY'S AGAINST DEWEY
Adds Three Days; Dewey Says Rival 'Concocts' Issues
Portland. Ore., May 8 (UP)— Presidential aspirant Harold E, Stassen   of   Minnesota  will
SENATE OPENS
Disturbance Marks 1st Free Parliament Since Mussolini Rose
iTold Russia May Risk A Sliowdown
But Lodge Suggests Air Forces Leave Tough Talking to President Truman
Washington. May 8 (UP>—The HousV armed services committee said today recent world develop¬ ments Indicate that Russia "may now be willing to ilsk a showdown with the United States.
In a report urging apeedy re¬ vival of the draft, the committee said "aggressive and dangerous" i Soviet actions have brought to th* forefront "a possibility that ap¬ peared remote six months ago."
"The committee Is convinced," the report said, "that these actions raise the new and ominous posst- j bility that the Soviet Union may ,now be willing to risk a showdown, ;0n the assumption that the futura can bring only a worsening of th* Soviet position." Cite  Advance*
The House group Mted the C!om- munlst coup In Czechoslovakia, pressures on Finland and the Soviet "restrictions" on U. S. oc¬ cupation forces in Germany.
Prompt enactment of the 19- through-25 draft bill, the commit¬ tee said, is a "necessary response" to these Russian moves.
However, a five-man minority on the armed services committee issued a separate report condemn-
Rome. May 8 (UP)—Communists
caused an uproar In the new Senate
flv   to '^°"'8'*'''   j"*'   three   minutes   after
Ivanoe Boncml waa seated as presi-
Oregon three daya ahead of schedule .jgnt   ;„   ceremonies   Inaugurating
Ifor a showdown campaign against Italy's  first free parilament in 25 '"« 7^ draft bill as "a program for mendation. o^Pre^dent Truman's'GOV.   Thomas   E.   Dewey   of   ^'^'.^^^-^...^^.^^^^^^^^^.^I'L^^y:^^^^^ fact-finding   board." York.   Stassen's   headquarters   «- .^;^'-^^^-^^'^^^'jf«^^ 1«^^ program   to   make   the
The   unlona   have   turned   down nounced tonight Greek Communists ousted from Ar-l''™** ""'^ universal training appear
th»    fact-finding    boards    recom-     ^    few   hours   after   a   Dewey; gentina. inecessary.
Sl sU°kTdelaving*''or^i ons °or»Poke.man accused Stassen of "con- The move caught th* government The House bHl Is expected to ihl tSIViI^ % f ^^^J j7 w n«<.n„." . rf»hnt. rh«ll»T,o.. nn fh.'by surprise: It brought S30 new come up on the floor for a vot* A f ^t^^^ LrS Ty'u^*^^.'"*"'^ *       .       ^ challenge on the^^^^^^^  ^  ^^^.^  ^^« ,^ ^  flvelMay 17 or 18.
Act   unSfr  which  th*  board   was question   of   outlawing   th.   Com-^i^^tes of name calling and jeering appointeo. i munist party, etassen headquarters'over international politics.
The   three    strike-threatening, . C      •„        ¦ r.i.ly^     u     ^   ^   . .
unions are the Brotherhood Loco-! ^nno"""** ^« *'" ""'^^ '" Port-^Chamber Is Quiet motive Engineers, the Brotherhood i land on May 14 instead of May 17,'    All waa quiet in the CTiamber of
Both the Senate and House were in recess for the weekend, but tl'ier* were these developments:
O!e0^<;ongressional farm leaden
of   Firemen   and   Enginemen,   and'as planned.
the  Switchmen's   Union   of  North i „ ,,^,4^, ^t Stake
America.
These are three of the five oper¬ ating unions. The other two are the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men   and   th«   Order   of "Railway 1 "^^'<^8a''°"'-°'""^^^^^'^ *'^ "^^ ^'^'*
Conductors •    [Primary   elecUon   May   21.   Dewey
Last September the  five operat-'^^^   tonight  from   Klamath   Falls
Ing   brotherhoods   demianded   a   301*0 Bend, Ore., at the conclusion of
Stassen will make  a fell-fledged|mony. drive  against Dewey  for Oregon's!    Both houses of Italy's first free 12-man    Republican    presidential parliament  since  Mussolini   seized
Deputiea, where C3iirstian Democrat | said the fight over olecmangarine Giovanni Gronchl took over the may prevent passage of a new long, presidency in a short formal cere- range  farm  program  at  this  ses¬
sion. They said dairy state legis¬ lators are so embittered over the oleo tax repealer that they may turn down any program the south¬ erners want. Dixie congressmen led
per cent wage Increase In addition (C!k)ntinued on Page A-4)
the   flrst   week   of   his   intensive the anniversary of the end of World
power  elected  officers  In   jubilant
inaugural sessions.   Today waa the
100th   anniversary  of the  installa-jthe fight for repeal  in the House
tion at Italy's first legislature and and  are  now  pushing  the  bill  in
speech-making tour of the state.       War n in Europe.
Stassen's  new schedule  calls for'   Communist Senator Umberto Ter- an    itinerav    closely    paralleling jracini,  head  of Italy's  "committee ¦ the    Air Force let President Tm- Dewey's junket. Ue will open with for   Democratic   Greece"   got   the man  and the State Department do
Senate.
Tough Talk"—Seij. Henry C^bot
Lodge.   R..   Mass..   suggested   that
i a speech in Portland and follow up; floor   by   sending   a   note  marked
I with   speeches   at   Salem,   Eugene, | "urgent" to Bonomi.   When he was
; Hod   River,   the  Dalles,   Pendelton recognized,  he demanded to  know
and La Grande. I "if the government has any Inten-
PoUg Favor Stasien *^'°"  <>' granting  asylum  to  Greek
Local polls published two weeks P**^""'^   expelled   from   Argentina
ago   bv   the   independent   Oregon'*""   *>«'"«  repatriated   to   Greece,
more severly than the rest ot the
country. Almost all of their  fresh
foods arrived by train. New  Vork
City housewives were "digging in" _ ...
to stock their larders and produce'^.^^'f^    '"sistf
bins  against a  "famine"   of  fresh i ?i^°"'^   ^^   "' '^ .}'y
them out in the open.
He said Stassen's proposal was "immoral, unconstitutional and totalitarian."
RUSSIA TO WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM KOREA
Prominent gasoline dealer running out of fuel and hav¬ ing his imtoinobile pushed in¬ to competitor't service station.
Prospect of Rail Strike Has Food Prices Booming
Chicago, May 8  (UP)—Prices of,of  carrots  jumped  from  $5  to  $7
fruits, vegeUbles and other perish-1 a box. _„„   „ _,^     ..-„...
able   foods   wer*   rlsirifc   today   asj    Lettuce avereaged |7 a crate, up Journal showed Stassen a substan-j^"°  ^''" «top  in  Genoa within  a growers and shippars braced them- $2;   potatoes   were   up   $1   per   loo'tiai favorite Since then Dewey has| (Continued on Page A-4)
selves for Tuesday's railroad strike.
Th* TsUlroada «nnounc*d that nothing p*rlahabl* wUl b* accepted for shipment after Bunday mid¬ night.. Th* growers and shippers, how*v*r, hav* realized that much of th* produc* loaded today and tomorrow migh be stranded en route and left to spoil. Con¬ sequently, loadings were light and prices at th* major exchanges rose accordingly.
Sine* ther* ar* no stockpiles of fresh produce, prices will continue upward until the supply is ex¬ hausted.
No Fresh Foods for Citle*
After that, each community will have only the vegetable which can b* trucked into its markets from nearby farms. Larg* cities will practically do without fresh foods after Tuesday.
Th* rising prices will b* felt if the strike Is called off at the eleventh hour. The railroad em¬ bargoes mean that the supplies re¬ ceived this week-end will be the iMt for several days at best.
At Chicago's busy South Water street exchange, wher* hundreds of carloads of produce are bought and sold dally, th* wholesale price
pounds,   and   60   pound   bags   ofj stumped    virtually    every    sizable;
onions sold for $1.28. community in north-central, central'.   .11 ^
These were carlot prices, the low- and southern Oregon. ' V*^IIa\/   S^OHflk
est.   Th*   thre*   or   four   "middle-     Principal   issue   between   Dewey    a"'^/   OV-CI IC
men" handling th* shipments add and Stassen was the SUssen pro- their markup. posal   to   outlaw   the   Communiat
Butter   felt   the   embargoes   and'party.   Stassen   advocated   digging rose one and two cents a pound.       out  underground  Communists  and
Sectionally, the large cities of thelnjaking them illegal overground. East  Coast were  expected  to   feel'     r^ . ,       .,. u
the effects of the strike faster and ^   ^\«'^>'   '" ^«P«''^''   f^^"   'f"^^^'
has hammered against the Stassen
policy.  Speaking  from  court  house
steps, at steet intersections and at
brealifast     and     luncheon     clubs,
hat   Communists
"keeping
Wilkes - Barre Policeman Francis Craig, who isn't tall, nnable to reach fire smoulder¬ ing in East Market street awning and then getting help of even xhorter soldier—who got on Craig's shoulders to doiisis it out.
Motorist asking service sta¬ tion atteyidant to check hit ani-freeze yesterday as tem¬ perature dropped.
the "tough talking" about Rusaia. He criticised a statement by Gen. George C. Kenney, Air Force bombing chief,, to the effect that Russia soon may be tempted to attack this country. Lodge said the question of imminence of war ia one for the President to answer. ;He also took Issue with Air Sec¬ retary W. Stuart Symington's re¬ mark that Russia may go to war as soon as she has the atomic bomb.
Taft-Hartley — Rop. J. Frank Wilson D., Tex., said he will ask the House to consider amending the Taft-Hartley Law to limit the jurisdiction cf the National Lalxir Relations Board. He said some way should be found to "prevent this situation in which the meaning of the law is being stretched." Wilson is a member of the House exec¬ utive expenditures committee wh^ held hearings on the labor board yesterday.
"Red Network'—Rep. F. EXiward Hebert, D., La., said the Federal C3ommunications Commission il¬ legally granted radio broadcast li¬ censes to two aliens. He asked tha House un-American activities com- (Contlnued on Page A-4)
-Rus-'
it   is
(/.S. Gets Global Air Transport; Army, Navy Services Combined
Meet Monday in Effort To Avert Chrysler Strike
Detroit,    May    8    (UP)—Federal mand.   declared   the   walkout   was
foods. '
Cheaper in  California
The   West   Coast,   on   the   other
hand, looked forward to a drop in
many food prices due to oversupply.
The hugh truck farms of the coast
area  will  find  themselves  without
outlets  and  a  resulting  loss  from
unshipped   perishable   goods    that,
may run a.", hisr'i  as Sl.OOO.CW. i    Seoul,  Korea, May 8  (UP)
Produce   dealers   throughout   the;S'a   announced    today    that
country looked for little relief from|ready   to   withdraw   Soviet   troops
truckers and cargo airlines. ".trom northern Korea. „       .    ,„„>    r.
"There just aren't enough trucks     Lt.  CJen.  G.   P.  Korotkov,   Soviet     Washington,   May   8    (UP)—De-, Douglas DC-4 transport tM)e*—1?8
and planes in the eountrv to handle occupation   commander,   made   the'ense    Secretary   James   Forrestal j from the Air Transport Command
the business even In normal times," announcement   just   two   days   be- tonight announced the creation of land 39 from Naval Air Tranaport
one said. fore    scheduled    elections    in    the a new Military Air Transport Serv-jTwenty of these planes ar* plu*
 'American zone.    He said arrange- 'ce   which   will   go   into   operation j jobs for "special missions."
ments had bf/n completed for im- June 1 on a global scale. In addition, the new servlc* w«
mediate withdrawal, but did not The new service (MATS) com- acquire 59 Douglas DC-S craft- say when Russian troops might bines in one operation planes and 55 from ATC and four from MATS leave personnel   of   the   Air   Transport —which   will  be   used   on   feeder
Korotkov's  announcement   broad- '^°'"™*'"^     *"^  .'^'^     '^^^"^     Air routes  and as  utility plane*. casrover the Commumst radio at Transport  Servlc*,   both  of which;   MATS personnel will total 1S.008
PyLgZntcZTZLe^i,^-^^<^^     "    ««P-«'«    '«"<^'"    next -9.000  from  ATC  and 8,000
spread  pre-election  violence  in  Ihe
labor conciliators announced to¬ night that Chrysler Corporation and the United Auto Workers (CIO) had agreed to meet at 11 a. m. Monday in an effort to avert a strike Wednesday of 78,000 work¬ ers.
Mediator Leo T. Kotin said Nor¬ man Matthews, director of the union's Chrysler department, and company officials had agreed to meet with the U. S. conciliators in a last-ditch attempt to head oft a nation-wide walkout.
Previously, Matthewa, who oharg- ed th* smallest of th* "Big Three" auto producers re^lsed to giv* ita employees "one red cent" of the 30-cent boatly, wag* boost they d*.
"inevitable."
The union also demanded "fringe" benefits for its Chrysler workers that brought the total third-round pay demand package to the equi¬ valent of 35 cents.
Chrysler and  the UAW are  ne
as    separate    agencies    next —9.000 month. NATS.
U. S. southern  zone.    Locomotives,      ^aj.    Gen^  Laurence    S.    Kuter j Keep Some Plane. power   lines   and   telephone   wires '=°"]">«""f, the  unified service^  Its,    A   MATS  development  unit  wfll were destroyed  in  scatteretd   inci- '•°"^^\^" ^'''''''rh/'•°!" San Fra„.; "shake    do^vn"    planes    Uk*    ttl* dents,    and'an    explosion    ripped ---,i''„,K"-i>''^",^-;„-<J J--
U j*«pa.
J .    r. t I,      D     i-.„^„      11,   —   •—".  —        —   ...v=^ planes then will be aasitrned
Lt.   Gen.    John    R.    Hodge,    the above the Arctic Circle and as far to runs
dpnt<i     Rnd    an    exnlosion     riooed '^"^"   "•"   "¦»'">-'"-   »""'<«.   »"u   i>"j";ooeini!   >.^-»(.  cargo  version  1 &hanewspaoerXntatTre:Wa*,^-«ton    ^o    Dhahran      Saudi B-29    and   Douglas   C.74,   a gu, IM miles southeast of Seoup.       Arabia.   MAT&   planes   w.11   fly   « craft capable of carrying « ' ;       ^ , ,       „     ^  ^ ,,     'ar   north   as  Thule   in  Greenland, These planes then will be aa
gotiating on  economic  issues only, jAmerican  commander,  already has ^puth  sm Rio  de Janeiro. The   Navy   and   Air   Fore*   wi".
since   their   contract  does   not   ex-indicated   that   the   United   States called   Improvement hang  on  to  som*  transport planea
pire until April, 1949. has no intention of leaving Koreal    Kuter said the new organization fer    their    own    special    military
Last week the union carried its 1 until southern Korea has a govern- ^vju   ^e   better   able   to   meet   the needs.   But   these   planes   will   not drive  for the third-round  of wage ment and  an  armed  force  capable country's    worldwide    military    air fly  regulariy  scheduled  trip*. Increaaea since the end of the war,of defending itself.       , transportation need.s than the sep-     From the Air Force, MATS wiB
to the Ford Motor Company, from '• Hodge said today's Russian an- arate Air Force and Navy services get air weather rescue, flight serv- which  it ajked  a BO-cent  pay  in- nouncement was merely an attempt were. * ice.   communications   and   malnte-
crese plus benefits boosting the to get the United States out of Military leaders greeted creation tenance facilities. And. th* Navy's total package to ihe equivalent ofj Korea and let CommunisU from of MATS as proof that armed far-flung weather, maintenance and 50   cents.   Ford-UAW   negotiations the   north   take   over   the   whole forces  unification  is  a  reality. communications   facilitla*   will   b«
hav* not started.
oountry.
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