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PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMME
Paga 31
Truman Seeks Big Expansion Of Air Force EE THEATRE
Halt In Disposal Of War Assets
Washington, Apr. 8. President Truman today asked Congress for an im- mediate appropriation of $725,000,000 for the expansion of the United States Air Forces. The House of Representatives Appropriations Com- mittee, to whom the request was directed, call- ed a special meeting for later today to consider the request.
President Truman will shortly
Security Clause
Defence,
Mr.
G.I.s Join In Gang Battle
Takyo Apr. 9.
Forty United States army and military police Wero called out to assist armed Japanese police squads in sup. pressing the recent gang battle, hetween Koreana and
Japanese in Hamatsu elty, the
Japanese press reported to day.
The reports, which Word delayed in the press by Allled censorship, sald that the bat. tla involved 200 Japanese and approximately 100 Koreans.
Rauter..
Payments To M.P.'s
Pertinent Questions A
Little Late
Washington, Apr. 8. Senator Henry C. Dworshak (Idaho
Republican) today de- manded a State Department ex- planation of the disposal of dis- mantled war plants in the United States occupation zone of Gar- many.
Senator Dworshak read to the Senate a newa disputch indicating| that the Russian troops and their satellites had received 03 Der cent of reparations taken from the United States zone.
He anid the dispatch, which was based on a release from the headquarters of General Lucius
Russia Clay, showed that
and Poland got 40 per cent of West ern Germany's dismantled war plants instead of the 25 per cent sreed upon at Potsdam.
"I would like the State Depart- ment to tell the American peo- ple," Senator Dworshak said, whether the plants still repro- potential" when transferred behind the iron cur- tain.
The additional money is for reconverted to its original use in use during the fiscal year start-120 days, ing July 1. The request is part of an addition $3,000 million to be sought for overall defence
Mr. John Steelman, Presidential purposes for the next fiscal year.
Of the $725 million requested Assistant, sent the request after for the Air Forces, $195 million consulting with the Secretary of James Forrestal. would be in cash and $530 mil-Chairman Arthur 1 of the Na Hon in contract authorisations tional Security Resources Board,
London, Apr. 8. for which cash must be furnish- | the Munitions Board and the
The Bill to amend the House ed later.
War Assets Administration.
Members im of Commons The Munitions Board has
Fund ask Congress to double the up- posed the national security clause Act of 1939, published today, propriation merchant ship-on more than 150 plants con- ratses by £100 the maximum ping, raising it to $100 million,sidered most important for na-annual amount which a past Mr. John Sullivan, Secretary of
tional defence.
Member of the House may re- The
"The purpose of the present ceive. Navy, told the House of Re-
Merchant Marine nelion is to permit the Munitions presentatives
It provides that periodical pay-sente Board to review the status and ment to a past Member may not Commitice today.
of each of the re-exceed £250 yearly or such sum condition maining unsold plants with a as will bring his income up lo view to imposing the restrictions
£325, whichever is the less. of the national security clause on
The Bill brings the widowers subsequent sales, where appro- of former Members of
Parlia- priate, under current conditions," ment within the scope of the Act, Mr. Steelman Bald.-Reuter. but there is a provision that no
payment
shall be made to a widower of an ex-Member
he Parilament unless
for
Of this sum, he plans to spend 400 million on new slips.
Asked how the United States Navy under the current tanker Phortage justified recent transfers of American tankers to foreign countries,
Sullivan
Mr.
"The
were transfera certain specified
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countries
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could Ket
Conscription Bill
Washington, Apr. 8..
conscription bill Ho disclosed that of un Ameri=requiring the registration of all can group of seven tankers still men between 18 and 30 with hell by Russia on March 1, the those from 19 to 20 liable for four biggest had been returned two years' and three others their way. Reuter.
the tankers back in case of war." A military
were now
t
A Halt Called
service
was drawn en up by the U. S. House Armed
Services Committe today.
Walter G. Andrews, Chairman of the Committee, announced his Committee wil begin hearings on the measure on Apr. 12 with
The White House today direct-testimony from James Forrestal,
ed the War Assets Administration U. S. Secretary of Defence.-AB-
to hold up the final disposition soclated Press.
of all unsold Industrial plants, machine touls and production
in these plants.
Shanghai, Apr. 1. The request involves all such According to statistics complled plants and their equipment not by the Shanghal City Govern- covered by the national security ment, 67.8 per cent of Shanghai's clause. This clause is o stipula 1,942 municipal employees do not tion on sale contracts requiring earn enough money to meet cur that a plant must be maintained rent minimum living expenses In such condition that it can be United Press.
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities)
ONLY ONE READING
West then made the terrible re- There are no two ways to read turn of his diamond 2.
South
the situation when your partner won it with dummy's A, took out wins your opening lead against a the defender's trumps, finessed sult contract, lays down the ace the club D and so got the rest of of another suit and then switches the tricks.
back to your original suit or else At all other tables, after West the third side suit. He obviously ruffed the third spade, he return- had the singleton ace of the sec-ed a club, as called for by East's end sult and wants you to return play of the singleton A. That
1 to him if
setting the contract If you get the lead, so resulted in
he can trump it. The sequence two tricks when East trumped it of events stated is of such fre- The defensive players in this quent occurrence, and the only cenfest were not overly strong, or logical reason for it is so clear else someone should have set the cut, that it may almost be con- contract three tricks. West sidered a definite convention of should have trumped his part- play. Failure to catch the idea ner's spade A on the third tricks. is almost unpardonable.
led a second round club for East to ruff, ruffed the third round spade and then led a third round club for another ruft from East This play
was bound to gain a trick if East had two trumps, and could not lose even if he had just one,
SO
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(Dealer: nerable.)
East
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South West
Z H Pans Pass
Pass 4 H At one table of a duplicate that contract was beaten just a single trick, though the detenso began the same as elsewhere. Every
West led the spade 9, the 10'go-
2 C70.
ing on from dummy and the J (Dealer:
winning. Every East then scored vulnerable.)
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| the club A, laid down the spade What is the way for South to
A and led the spade e for West play for 7-Clubs here after
to ruff, soiting the contract. One heart 3 is led?
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The plants had been removed from Germany because they were
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