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Rail Strike Throws U.S. Into Confusion
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Washington, May 24.
The Democrat Congressman Albert Thomas told the House of Representatives today that the United States Navy kua "something more deadly than the atomic bomb today-und Hot tomorrow-and
it in in. usable shape."
Mr. Thomas was a member of the Appropriations Com- mittee, which heard accret ruidence from híph Navy offi-
cials.
He spoke during today's de- bate on Navy appropriations, but he declined to elaboraté his statement to curreapon- donts-Renter.
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THE STRIKE
COMMUNISMTMV. DEMOCRACY
Washington, May 23. William Z. Foster, Com- munist Party chairman, as-
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WASHINGTON, MAY 24. THROUGHOUT THE UNTED STATES OFserted that Communism is 337 RAILWAYS STARTED AT 2100 GMT TONIGHT. "profound democratic move- PRESIDENT TRUMAN, MEANWHILE, WAS AT THE mont" and Representative WHITE HOUSE, CONFERRING WITH RAILWAY
Boothe Luce replied OWNERS AND UNION REPRESENTATIVES IN AN that "Communism and Am-
EFFORT TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE. THERE WAS NO WORD OF ANY DECISION FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AS 250,000 RAILWAY WORKERS (ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN) IN TWO UNIONS STARTED THEIR WALKOUT. Hours before the strike start- ed the major railways had be gun to cancel through trains leaving, thousands of passengers stranded.
In New
Red Cross
York, would be No Shield
Claro
orican democracy are anta- gonistic."
Foster declared in the debato over the Mutual Broadcasting System that "reactionaries are "Irigger-happy to usc the atomic bomb on the world."
Representative Luce `chal- lenged his statement with: "Tell Uncle Joe (Stalm) to let the iron curtain down and lot us all go in and have one big look. What's he got there in Russin that he is afraid of?"
travellers fought to board the last trains, climbing through!
Dachau, May 211. windows to get
An ambulance driver who helped into the car-wounded Germans in Normandy
Foster said "American mono- ringes.
told, tony how enemy tivopa polistic forces" are causing the In New York's Grand Central ignored his Red Cross status and present tension among the Station. 6,000 persons rushed ¦ shut him four times aftor he had United Nations. Luce asked for the trains and there was surrendered at the Malmedy cross- if, since 1939, he ever criticized complete confusion as the mass ronds maasnero on Dec. 17, 1944. anything that Stalin enunciated of people trying to got in jam-
Glaring at the $5 defendants, as Moscow, Foster replied that med with those trying to leave, litary war crimes
Sammel Dobyns described to a the Soviet policy has been All the Long Island trains, shooting of more than 100 United which carry 250,000 workers to
States troops as they stood hands
Luce declared that imperial- and from work daily, were can- spraised in surrender in a field in fam charges against the United celled before the strike began Belgium during the Battle of the States are shabby nonsense and and scores of thousands were Bulge.
that Russia went to war be- left stranded
New York
cause she was attacked by Ger- City.
many, but before that, the two countries had a blood hand.....
in
Washington, May 24, General Carl Spaatz, army air force's commanding general,
Pool Set Up !told a group of air reservists The Government immediately today that the army's new B36 took control of all non-rail I bomber could carry an atom means of
transport to carry bomb 10,000 miles.
essential foods and mail. All
court the
Dobyns was trapped by cross fire tha day and his ambulance riddled by machine-gun fire. He said he had just painted new red crossen on the embulance. to a group of German troops and He testified that he surrendered
him on the spot.
that one private wanted to kil
Detailing plans for a 590,000-lorries, buses, irlines, water man regular air force support. carriers and railways still "An officer told him not to shoot Ted by national guard and air operating were ordered by the me Dobyns said. He walked reservists, he said "the degree Government to pool their equip slowly before the defendants but of efficiency of this organiza-ment and arrange their schedules was unable to pick out the officer. tion will determine American to ensure the maximum move- |-Associated Press. security."
ment of passengers and freight. He said post-war bombers A general embargo 'was placed with a range of thousands of on all freight movements with milen and GOO miles an hour the exception of emergency fighter planes made it impera- | materials, tiva in the atomic age for the United States to maintain ready and efficient air defenses.
The dispute of the 1,400,000 railways workers began in July last year when 20 unions made i demands for wage increases ranging up to as much as $2,50
Armed Forces Of Spain
New York, May 23. The State Departments that the present strength of the Spanish armed forces is cur- rently estimated at more than 600,000 men, with some 575,000
He said the army air forces would start to train reserve pilots and ground crews at 40 a day. bases in July and training Eighteen unions agreed to be would be started progressively bound by arbitration, but the of that number in the army. at 90 additional bases before two brotherhoods of engineers! The report said that "Spanish mid-1947 provided Congress and of trainmen with their 250,-armed forces al present appear authorized funds,
000 members called a strike for to lack the material and trained
SIR KEITH PARK DECORATED
They planned to call for May 18.
personnel to fight a modern ground, and flight training for Scenes Of Confusion war," and that they are not 50,000 reserve officers and 120,- The strike order was rescind- deployed for offensive opera- 000 enlisted reservists-Ased at the last minute with a tions, although Spain probably sociated Press.
five-day truce, but the eastern could defend Itself against railways had already becomo neighbours." tangled before official notifica- It also charged that Franco tion reached the men that the had not cooperated in sending strike had been temporarily Germans back to Germany. It said that up to May 10, the total called off.
Only the eastern States wore of 1,659 Germans had been re- there are at first affected but across the patriated, but that
2,205 Germans United States the walk-out will now in Spain be an when the deadline in the (exclusive of families) who different time zones is reached. should be repatriated as quick- In all major cities the rail- ly 28 possible.Associated way stations presented scenes Press... of confusion as thousands who rushed to catch the last trains were turned away by early can- cellations of services,
London, May 24. Acting Air Chief Marshal, Sir Keith Rodney Park, has been maden Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, in recogni- tion of his distinguished service the London in Southeast Asia. Gazette announced tonight.-Reu- ter.
London, May 24." 'The Moscow Radio states that a Polish delegation arrived in Moscow today, headed by the Polish President and Prime Minister-Iceuter.
CORPORAL'S
In many communities, war- STRIPES FOR time motor pools were hastily reorganized. Associated Press. HAAKON
Atom-Bomb Fleet Sets Sail
Pearl Harbour, May 23.
Paris, May 24. King Haakon of Norway is to be made an honarary cor- poral in the sixth Alpine bat-} italion, one of the highest hon ours the French can bestow.
When General Emile Marie Bethouard goes to Norway to participato in ceremonies com- memorating the battle of Nar-
Ten target and support vessels, the biggest group of atomvik, he will carry with him the bomb test ships to leave Pearl Harbour, sailed yester- French military medal and the day for Bikini Atoll, headed, by the USS McKinley.
honarary corporal commission to. beatow on the King who flagship of Task Forco. Commander Vice-Admiral will be the only monarch to hold William H. P. Blandy.
* such a commission-Associated Only a handful of larger target ships are left in Pearl Har- Press..
bour including the veteran aircraft carrier USS Saratoga and the former German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugene. Admiral Blandy told report-¡ depths in which submarine sal-Carthy, 52, has been appointed (Destroyers), era before boarding his flagship vage experimentation has been Mediterranean Fleet, to that scale model tests Indicate conducted or below 600 fcot.early June, 1946.
that very high waves will be Associated Press. produced by the second atomic bomb explosion beneath the sur- face of Bikini Lagoon,
The bomb will be slung in a bathiyaphere like a calsson beneath the surface and explod- ed by radio from u ship 20 miles away. The first test, an' air drop test, is scheduled. for July 1 and the second as soon after as possible,
NEW HIERARCHY
IN CHINA
Rear-Adm. E. D.. B.
Rear-Admiral
Mc-
date He has com-- manded three of Britain's most famous ships since the outbreak cruiser In 1999, the of war Ajax and the battleships King George V. and Anson.
Vatican City, May 24. FINAL The Holy Seo has set up a Catholle Hierarchy in China, it SHOWING was announced today by the Con-
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China has been divided into 20
to n
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Luce nccused. Foster of not being loyal to the United States but loyal Instead to Anti- religious
said syntents. She she would rather die than to live under such a system.-As- sociated Press.
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The 20 Archbishops will be n TechnicalDeputy-Rear-sisted by 70 auxiliary Bishops.
Another decree published today! Admiral W. S. Parsons anid stated that Cardinal Thomas Tieu.
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water shots were much moro Cardinal during last February's effective against Agpeels than Consistory, has been nominated air dropped bombs. A special Metropolitan Archbishop of Pei- Instrument will send the auto-ping-Reuter.
matic signal to the laboratory
ship to record the efficloney of
vont the linca
Leading Aircraftman Arthur
the underwater bomb. William Attwood, charged with The caisson will be suspend-attempting to incite to muliny ed by two cables rigged to pro-at a Karachi R.A.F. station, fouling of electric has boon released without pre- judico. The release was order- „The underwater blast will inled while the opurt-martial, no way interfere with next which, in trying him, given tho yoar Acheduled deep gen ox-confirming authority ita finding" boriniont. The Admirálata on the
of condonation Loano the third test will be below raised by the defence.
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