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IF IT HAPPENS AGAIMAN
Atom Bomb Revolutionises Strategy
U.S. Forces To Experts Forecast
Combine?
Washington, Apr. 6. Prosident Truman has just received a detailed legislative plan for the unifying of tho Army, Navy and · Air Forcon into one department of com- man defence.
Armies' Role
(By Clark Beach)
BRIDGE NOTES
Bouth maintainod ho was the victim
of circumstance, but Bridge sleutho
may decide otherwise,
Boub, Dealer
Neither side vulnerabia
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WASHINGTON; APRIL 7. SOME PROMINENT PERSONS CONTEND THAT ARMED FORCES SUCH AS ARMIES AND NAVIES WE KNEW OF IN WORLD WAR II ARE OBSOLETE.. THE NAVY'S ROLE, THEY SAY, WILL BE SECONDARY AT BEST IF A FUTURE STRIFE SHOULD TAKE THE FORM OF A DUEL WITH ATOMIC MISSILES-STREAK- Informed Senate sources say ING THROUGH THE . STRATOSPHERE FROM CON- that the plan retains, the origin- TINENT TO CONTINENT AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS. al idea of the merger of the
"The development of thomittee disclosed it had written B. J 10 9 present Navy and War Depart atomic bomb constitutes a re-into legislation it, has been pre- ments with the Army Air forces
volution in military science paring for months a provision. 9 10 8 4. raised to equal states with the more sweeping than invention for establishment of a 14-nan Army and Navy.
senate-housa group to President Truman asked for of Fun-powder," says Brig-Gen. joint
H. C. Holdridge, retired former make n continuing study of an armed forces merger late commandant of the Adjudant-atomic controls and to sponsor last year. Navy. officiala
General's school of the War De- legislation concerning them. stated that they were opposed
partment.
The committee would have its to the merger. The Army,
own experte to check on the meanwhile abolished its historic There will probably never atomic commission.—Associated cavalry as'a separate arm and be battlefields in the old aence, Presa. merged what is left with the If we are attacked we may never armoured fources
know who hit us. The attuck The action virtually eliminat-will come suddenly, probably by
ed horses from the army, but | anboiage. Like the victim of a U.S. Short Of
pack animals will be retained free-for-all brawl we will sit and a small detachment of amid our ruloa, mounted troops will be main- tained to give instruction and
"Our only defense would be
Wheat Exports
to train minor units for operation in-kind died Total
tions in rough terrain.--Asso-ately and if we cannot discover ciate Prèag.
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I' West led the Jack of Sales, Bouth winning with the queen. Declarer wont right after the clubs. laying down the Ace and then a law club. Rast won, and began his diamonds, continu ing that sulf each tima haget in with clubs, Ɛouth was therefore unable to make his game his game contract la no-trump.
Now, wote. already admitted that who the attacker was we will
Washington, April 6. Bouth committed a Bílégo orime, but be utterly helpless. Mass
Official Department of Agri-just what was bla traurgiessloo? Beo armies trained by the proposed culture figures disclose that the if you can, spot it before it before you programme (universal_military United States has failen 313,000 rend on training) would be completely tona short of her wheat export by-passed as the Japanese commitments in the first quar- armies were in China."
ter of 1946,
Dr Robert Hutchina, Chan-|
The Secretary of Agriculture, cellor of the University of Mr. Clinton Andgrann, declared Chicago, told a Congressional
in a statement today: "The next Committee:
Teheran, Apr. 6. Heavy Russian artillery, tanks and armoured vehicles by, the score moved northward foday across the Russo-Iranian prove frontier at Astara and 3' foreign military observer said "They definitely are moving our.''
The observer said "The Rus- sians obviously are keeping their agreement. This is not a dres, rehearsal."
Might Not Be Used
down the club Ace at the second trick! South's crime consisted In laying No play could be wrong 1 the mis- alug clubs wore aptit 8-2; and no play could be right if at bad four or more of the cluba including all the honoure
But South would and should have:
69 to 90 days will be the most provided against the actual bad break critten: period in the world food by leading a low c'ol at the second criais. It will become increasick Eant would win and lead a dia mond; and South would take the dia- "The Generals and Admirala ingly difficult to meet our export mond ace and lead the club nino
there is 10.
but That would forom, out a second honour defense goal during this period.
and with the cooperation of all con- and reveal the bad braak. against the atomic bomb
The next diamond trick could be wan to defend against it." ther ask for an enormous army cernet, the job can be done."
Forecasting another record with dummy's - Ing, and a club flesse The reply of an army and thousand-raillion burhel wheat could then be taken to bring in the navy spokesman is that in any barvest in prospect--not until rest of the sult and a total of ten tricks?
Andergon added: future war, armies and navica Jung-Mr. and not the atomic bomb may "We are getting to the bottom of the barrel with respect to the decide the issue.
remaining supplies of grain in this ecuntry."
Yesterday you were Foward Schon- ken's partner and, with neither sido vulnerable, you held
8. K 73 AK 4 D. K 0 6 2 C. AKA
Bohonken 18.
For one thing they say that Lu Teheran there was general atomic bombs may never be used
The oflicial figures show that rejoicing and an atmosphere off ench side is about equally relief. Russian Embassy repre- well supplied with them. If we although the nation's export
Tho blading: sentatives, who have avoided were attacked with atomie goal for the first quarter of this
You the Jub
Malor 3,000,000 tons,
PACT
Рана 1 D. contacts with foreign newsmen bomles it had been frequently as-year was
still actual United States contribu enemy would dized last serted the for a noith
PAPA (2) the have to invade us to sasure vic- tion was. 2,087,000 tona. The night in a hotel where
ANSWER: Ba two no-trump journalists have established a tory. The navy would be easen-biggest receives of American Partouz's bid Zone spade promises very U.N.RR.A., which Butts. you still need some help frem "pross centre." Associated tin! to meet amphilous forces exporte waB
and the army would he needed took 1,113,000 tons, and the bim in dotermining wholber there is a Prefa.
Secret Bombing Experiments
to defeat the invading troops. Brit: Empire, printeipally In-game and what the contest should bo. In the same way our ability dia, and occupation zones, came If partrer cannot respond to two no to invade an attacking enemy second with 281,900 tons. trump, there is no game. would depend on the power of Router.
Beore 100 per cent for two no-trump-i 00 per cent for thron no-trump, 20 per Don't for three spadon,
QUESTION
our army, navy and air forces. Long after the supply of atomic
Brussels, Apr. 6. bombs are exhausted
on both
Representatives of Czechoslo
and the "Union Bolgo-
To day you hold the same sides, the struggle might be vakin
organics: the bidding continues carried on between ground air Luxembourgeoise," an and sea forces.
tion acting for Belgium
Malor and Jouby You » Luxembourg commercial interests,
Pur 1D. Pass signed a commercial and financial Pa *INT... Pass agreement here yesterday. The Pra(2), agreement will extend until Octo- as do you blat ber 1-Associated Press.
To-morror).
said a short time tions.
Utmost Gloom
band and
Schenken
18.
(Answer
Correctness But No Cordiality U.S. Policy
Washington, April 6.
London, Apr. 6. The Air Ministry said today that therce American Super. Flect Adiniral Chester forts and seven Flying Forts Nimitz, Chief of Naval Opera
age have arrived in Britain to take with the potentials of atomic part in "certain experiments.”
energy not yet fully known, it An Air Ministry spokesman is only common everyday horse said that American experiments sense for us to retain the known would be coordinated with test and proved naval advantage we raide by R.A.F. Lancasters, go laboriously constructed un-. which were already in progress. ti a Lefter anbstitute has been
Targets for the experiments demonstrated." will be U-boat penu at Farge and on Heligoland island, off the coast of Germany.
American sources said that General George C. Marshall, the project was "on the secret former. Army Chief-of-Staff, list" and no details would be said the War Department is not. given cut pending approval ciple of a mass army. He sald-
holding stubbornly to the prin- from Washington.
The R.A.F. plans to use Its that during the past war fewer a million and a half of 22,00 pound earthquake bombs, than
Peron clinched the hotly contested election after more than the, biggest developed by Bri- 24,000,000 men mobilised were
a month of vote counting in Buenos Aires. Lain during the war. Rocket-as-army or marine infantry troops. sisted bombe of 4,500 pounds "The remainder of our armed
Anticipating such an outcome, Beron does about what the of State James "Blue Book" -described as a are also expected to be used.-forces, sen, air and ground, was Secretary.
economic Assoriated Press.
largely fighting a war of ma- Byrnes was quick to hint re- Nazi-controlled chines."
cently that the United States ganisation in the country. L-Gon, Ira Baker, speaking maintain its stand on the 4-In cooperation with Bri- tain, the United States-will for the army air forces, told a "Blue Book." Congressional Committee that In fis unprecedented attack continue to-dent Argentina at the present stage an air force on Argentina, the State Depart milltary goods until it is satis Moscow police and military with indispensable-but "I personment, backed up by President fed how such equipment would the aid of flying squads have wow ally believe if war Is delayed Trunian, affirmed the United be used gore far towards snisshing, arm-another ten to 25 years aero States would not.alg the pro- The U.S. will be continu- ed gangs which had been taking planes may be replaced by guid posed inter-American mutual ing consultations with other. part in a post-war crime war
warded-missiles."...
None of the nation's respondefunst treaty with that nation. American republics on the Ar
As American officials see it, gentina situation.
MOSCOW SMASHES
-CRIME WAVE
Moscow, Apr.. 7,
The United States is expected to continue its present policy
toward Argentina, a policy of correctness without cor distity, when "Colonel Juan Peron-becomes-President, it was reported yesterday....
I milion robbers who had come sible, military leaders, it should American policy. will take the Prossi
In Moscow. Several
with violence be rosed, contemplate the pos- following form when Peron as- were found guilty of murder and sibility of a future war with sumen officeret sondemned to be shot,
Others anything but the utmost gloom. 1-The United States will have received sovare, prima son- The well understand that in continue normal diplomatic re, tences. The number of crimes the atomissage, the lag of the Intions with Argentina on a cor- has now decreased and military patrols of Moscow's streets have conqueror may well wave over reet, but not cordial boats
nothing. Bruins. Associated been reduced.Reuter.
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Osló, Apr. 16. Norway will shortly expand her iran- ore inəkistwy with
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