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MONDAY, JULY 7, 1947.
POLES AND CZECHS MAY JOIN
AIRCRAFT TO CHASE "FLYING SAUCERS"
New York, July 6. High-powered fighter aircraft were today standing by in California and Oregon ready to chase the "flying saucers-the the mystery objects which have set all America guessing.
The "saucers" are flat, round ob- Jects which observern in thirty-three atafes have said they have seen fly- Ing through the air since June 20 at speeds up to 1,200 miles an hour.
Officials have
ve been inclined .to scorn these reports, but today Jet-propelled aghter at the
Murac
one
Army Airfield and six fast regular fichiers at Portland. Orezon, were ready to take off at an instant's notice to make on official Investiga- tion if any "dying saugers" Bighted.
were
Statements today about the "Bying saucers" included the following:
TEN-DAY CHECK
Captain Tom Brown, of the Army Air Force, in Washington--"The Array Air Force has been checking for ten days on stories of 'saucer' and we still have not the slightest idea what these things can be.
"We do not belleve that anyone In this country or outside this coun- try Iras developed a guided missile that will go at 1.200 miles an hour.
"We are not engaged in any tests or experiments that might explain this mystery and we do not know of anyone inside or outside the Govern- ment who is. Our guided missile scientists are as puzzled as we are
One Navy official said that its checked Ordnance Bureau
Jas whether anyone was sending aloft objects that would account for the strange sights, but answers were in the negative,
NOT ATOMIC
Ford Plant
Raided
Jerusalem, July 0.
Twelve armed Jews raided the Ford Motor Engineering Supply Company's premies in Tel-Aviv today, held up 15 em- ployees at their pistol point and mechanical lathe removed a weighing half a ton to a wait- ing truck.
The gunmen also look the office safe, which is believed to have contained only a artiall quantlly of cash.
'young
Four men rescued Jew and a Jewess caught by a British constable today whijo attempting to pass counterfell money in shop at Nathanya, Palestine's diamond town, half- way between Haifa and Tel- Aviv.
The men apparently, held up the constable and all six escape. ed in a walling car.
According to a reliable Jewish source, the Jewish terrorist or- ganisation. Irgun Zval Leumi, and the Stern Gang are making and circulating an increasing amount of counterfeli money in Tel-Aviv,—Reuter.
CHUNGKING
IN DECLINE
Shanghai, July 7. For severel years the Mecca of lending world politicians and dup- lomats, Chungking, China's wartime capital and symbol of her indomit- able resistance against the Japanese, is today engaged in an uphill struggle to keep itself on the map as one of the nation's major cities.
Ever since the Government shifted bacy to Nanking Just over a year ago, the elty has been slowly but perceptibly drifting backwards to wards the pile of barren rock it was before the war.
taken in hand
Feen "flying sated that he had tions centre in southwest
identified
be scen."
Ching
IN EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
Moscow To Decide
Paris, July 6..
Hopes mounted in Paris tonight that Poland and Czechoslovakia, despite their ties with Russia, would attend the Marshall Plan conference which opens here on Saturday.
The dilemma in Prague and Warsaw over whether to accept the invitation of Britain and France commanded much space in the French press, with many newspapers predicting that the two Soviet-orbit countries would parti- cipate...
The Socialist Party Journal, Leenas, it was considered almost Populaire, said it all depended on certain that Poland and other Stav Moscow's answer to Czech officials, countrice would take the same line. who were reported to be planning
He might be encouraged by the Russians to attend the Conference consultation visit to Moscow,
and, with the help of other Eastern European delegates, adopt delaying and cbstructing tactics against the Marshali plan.
open
Le Populaire said: "A favourable answer would doubtedless provide means by which flussin could leave door that Britain and France have never closed."
The conservative Paris Matin saiding Russla the Central European states "cannot Ignore that their economic future lics in the West",
According to Le Pays, "It would seem logical, at least at the begin ning, that Moscow approve parti- elpation of her satellites in the light of events,"
"YELLOW BOOK"
As the Foreign Office awaited the arst formal acceptance notes, it was learned that the Qual d'Orsay was planning to publish in the next few days a "Yellow Book" an negotia Lions un the Marshall Plan.
In the Yellow Book will be a col lection of documents revealing in detail diplomatic conversations among the Brilish, French and Soviets prior to the calling of the Europe-wide contereno of 24 nations desplie
Russians. opposition from the
PROBABLE REFUSALS
course and coming rear, enough to This will take the form of an The French Communists appear-
Mr David Lilienthal, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commlaston, sald that the saucers had nothing to do with atomic experiments/Rétuer.
of
3. He might succeed in convine- that Czechoslovakia simply must get in on the American old programme, and in that case he might come to Paris to see what the nd- score is. This would have the vantage of taking the sting out of the accusation that the Eastern group of countries led by Russia was.sabo- taging the plan to rebuild European
cconomy.
Endiom
A
One of the 22 nations Invited to the Conference-Finland has so far
THREE AIR CRASHES
Belfast, July 7.
1
A Royal Air Force Bunder- land flying boat carrying crew of 10 and two observers, crashed into the Irish. Sen on Saturday night, while on con- bined Naval Air Force exerclace. Five of the crew were rescued Sentinel on by the submarine which the Sunderland, was mak- Ing a simulated attack at the time. Search boats later re- covered three bodies.
A widespread search is under way but officials said there was Hitle hope any of the four still missing have survived-Asso clated Press.
Reuter reports that the pilot of a French elvillan plane was killed when his plane crashed an the Villacoublay airfleld, near Paris, during an air show Sunday. One spectator was on Injured. The samne news agency says that French aircraft crashed in flames at an air dis- play at Brussels. The pilot bailed out and parachuted safety.
a
to
COOPERATIVES
URGED
Washington, July 5.
The American Federation of Thear today ordered its 7,500,- 000 metabers to fight high prices by selling up consumer co-opera- Lives to produce distributed necessities on gigantic scales.
The labour organisation said it was compelled to this action by the fall ure of free competition to bring living costs down..
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WEEKEND SPORTS NEWS AND RESULTS
BAKSI BEATEN BY SWEDISH CHAMP
Tandberg Qualifies To Meet Joe Louis
tera.
Stockholm, July 6.
Ollo Tandberg, Swedish heavyweight champion, caused the biggest boxing surprise of the year here tonight by out-pointing Joe Baksi, American con- queror of the British champion, Bruce Woodcock, at the Rassunda open air stadium..
The ten-round contest was an eliminating bout for the world heavyweight championship. Yesterday, it was announced that the managers of both boxers had signed contracts for the winner to meet Joe Louis, world champion.
Tandberg's straight left won him now he is going to get 11. In other the fight. He was able to hold of words Tandberg has qualified for the Haksi. who had nearly half a stone Oght against the heavyweight chum- weight advantage, and prevent the plon." Jack Solomons, who is a co American from coming to close quar-promoter of this fight, said he was surprised that Tandberg fought su The Swede opened up a cut over well. Solomons sald, "I knew that Bakal's eye in the second round. Tandberg was a good boxer but I Opinion among boxing experts was did not think he would make such that Tandberg won the first fivo a good match against the reputed rounds, Bakel the sixth with the rest Jailler."
Tandberg's stripping physique on- equn!.
Baksi began the fight with short abled him to take Baksi's heavy hooks to Tandberg's body, forcing blows and stillight back. His bac- him to the ropes. bul the Swede kers said he was in excellent form. fought back skilfully to the centre
The following is a
description of of the ring. The American again the fight round by round. tried the same tactics in the second
Round 1. Tandberg landed a right Responsible French quarters hoped
round. Tandberg, retreated to the on Baksi' jaw at the opening of the that the Czechs would adopt the third course of seeing
what the
It was revealed in the AFL month-ropes and then opened up a two round drawing loud chicera from me core is. It was argued that. If the ly survey that its members spend fisted attack, catching Bakal with a spectators. The Swede pummelled countries came without $60,000,000,000 a усаг for living stinging blew over the right eye to the big Pennsylvanian with rights and lefts on Baksi tried to work positive intention of wrecking the necessities. "These dollars spent in draw Arst blood of the batt
*Basi The next three rounds found the Tandberg into the corner. Conference. there would be a
co-operative stores will fight for fair a chance of persuading them that it was in prices and good quailty."
American trying desperately 15 get hammered Tandberg's body. Tand- close enough for in-figating, but berg broke and assumed the defen- their interest as well as that of the The survey urged the formation of Tandberg's stout-loft kept hun atsive. The round was apparently
splitting Co-operatives "at one;
We cannot frest of Europe to avoid
wait."
bay. The Swede was scoring with Tandberg's. the Continent in two, and, that uiti afford to
same hard punches about Baksi's
BAKSI BLEEDING mately they might be persuaded to These organisations, would own
body.
Round 2-Bakal was bleeding from take an active part in the scheme.
plants and operate productinn
Baks! seemed to gain the ladie a cut over the left eye at the part In that The population has already de-
hat case, the possibility of Rus-well as retail stores, the survey said, Omcial replies from countries in-
sla joining in at some future date adding that national headquarters tive in the sixth round driving and of the second round and began
The clined by over half a million from
fighters moved berg to the ropes, but the Swede nghting IN. vited were expected to start arriving could not be ruled out.
here is ready to supply local unions covered up well and avoided trouble. toward the corner and went into a Mr Lincoln White, State Depart-the peak ligure of 1,400,000 and the
tomorrow. Unofficial estimates listed
with information to co-operatives.
There was little to choose between clinch as Baksi hit the Swede heavily. ment press officer, asked whether exodus is continuing.
The Federation admitted had To check the city's retrogression, Italy, Eire, Portugal, Luxembourg.
with two anyone inside or outside the State
Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece,
--fleuter.
punches against Baicsi's head send- Department was investigating the the municipal authorities have now
comprehensive de- Turkey and Iceland as certain par-stavia, Hinganvitation; three-Yugo- miscalculated the price trend. It them in the remaining four rounds. Tandberg bounced back
Hungary Rumania-were said: "AFL has repeatedly said that
POSTPONED AGAIN ing him against the ropes. Tund- ticipants. possibility that the- objects originated
expected yesterday to follow Rull; forces of competition would reduce
berg followed up with two more Casgow, July with a foreign power, sald he did velopment scheme designed to trans-
and 14 had this weekend definitely prices when enough goods are pro-
lefts and rights. Baksi was bleed- form Chungking into the most im-
4 time within For the secont not know of any such inquiry.
accepted or were expected to accept. duced to meet demand, but today as One
scientific writer in the United portant Industrial and communica-
The Scandinavian countries,
many factories are cutting produc-month the world flyweight chaming heavily at the end of the second today
RADIO REPORT States
tion while prices hold high levels, plonship fight between Jarkie faster-round.
Round 3-Baksi was still bleeding near his homo At the same time, lest the nation well as Austria, Switzerland, Poland
It was reported from London that This year's experience has proved son, of Glasgow, the holder, and while refusals were in this and previous years, but they forget the vital part played by the end Cozehoslovakia, were considered
city-in-the-eight-year war against probable,
the Prague Social Democratic newa-not bring prices down. There has has had to be postponed. were "merely light reflected from Japan, the City Fathers have order- generally conceded from Finland and the Czechoslovnic Radio today quoted beyond doubt that talk alone will Rado Marino, Filipino challenger. at the start of the third. He missed Tandberg's head. Tandberg retaliated that soon
the the bodies of aircraft soon Japan tretion of a Victory Monu- the Soviet sphere states of Bulgaria, paper Prove Lidw for a report that been no significant decline
Originally fixed for Jine 11, on several opening blows aimed at July H. with a right hook to Bakst's jaw and themselves by changing ment.
Rumanio,
Yugoslavia, Hungary and
Czechoslovakia has vecepted the general level of either Industrial or contest was put back to Albania.
He landed three more lefts Anglo-French invitation to next Sa- consumer prices this year."-United owing to Paterson's leg belag affected then two rights to the American's
by (Continued on Page 4) Imposing tower in the centre
septic condition. Everything was heat. set for the new date at Humpden on Baksi. The fighters went into a the city, on the old site of the ed to have abruptly changed their foour tactics in their attack on the con-
Park here when boils suddenly ap clinch with Baksi breaking away
They
were in a Spiritual Monument, with
peared over the champica's right rather slowly,
Bounded. clocks, eight searchlights, eight in- ference and the Marshall Plan.
Abandoning its frontal offensive
band. He was examined by a Boxing clinch when the 'bell acribed tablets and a large bell at
Round 4-From the fourth round bloc as an
Board of Control doctor, who has the top. It will rise to a height of against the Western
Baksi obviously was after a knock- allowed him a week to recover. 78 feet and should serve as a valu attempt to isolate Russia, today's
Communist of the
organ
take out but even the American's heaviest The light is now likely to able landmark by day, and Ecacon issue
blows failed to floor the big Swede. I.Humanite assumed a softer lone 'by night,
place on July 10,-Reuter. aircraft.
AMERICAN ATTACKS FIGHT DESCRIBED A new hospital with 50 beds has and attempted to create doubts of
sincerity.
Round Bakst seemed to be been established at the old location the United States'
cannot sec what France
United Press adds that two of
after the two fighters of the United States Embassy at Paris, July 7.
for the three ringelde judges voted for Tand-stronger
Afth Fu Chih LU. state
The National gained on the economic plane Llang Approximately 1,000,000
aligning herself without debate with
berg and the third voted for a draw, answered the bell employees threatened to strike unless library has been renamed the Beat the English position, because it is
The fight went to the limit with round. Bakal was definitely on the offensive trying all he could to get out, a knockdown. their demands for annual bonuses velt Library. Chialing House, where
diplomatic and dla-always useful to recall, this famous "American aid' still remains very
Tandberg apparently was awarded Tandberg in a position for a knock- The referendum will decide had been recognised as one of
the the decision on the basis of his gut. Tandberg kept slipping away Round The American tried or not General Franco will potential trouble centres because of strong show during the Orst half of and landed two rights to Bakal.
hard to kayo the Swede. He forced Franco himself gave the first Nate Wolfson, Baski's manager, ministration, and the Press Hostel, was just a speech, L'Humanite said. continues the Head of States indo the strong Basque nationalism there, the fight.
finitely, with a proviso that Spain
defence, Tandberg ponatrate his French opinion by
The Communists tried to needle will eventually become a monarchy regal touch to the new Kingdom of said, "The decision is a disgrace. If the Swede to the ropes but could not
alleging that
Wo wanted to European adherence to the Marshall under either a king or a Regent de- Spain by adhering to the Royal the fight had been in America Bakst began to look tired.
practice of
Hound 7-Baksi appeared to be voting. Reliable would have won. Plan would compromise the French signated by him
Substitutes had to be found at the sources said the decision not to cast have international referees and we in much better physical form. Baksi
Tandberg's
body
with programme for Germany-especially
the ring. Now we feel very sore right and left before the Swedo reparations and internationalization last minute for acarly 30 percent & ballot was taken on Friday at a wonted to have neutral referees in pounded
of the chairmen presiding at Madrid's meeting with his ministers.
about the Swedish boxing referees." could break away. Tandberg
WOR Archbishop Valladolid Antonio Bay Arcel, Baksi's trainer, echoed at once on the offensive and drove Arce y Garcia Issued circulars in his Wolfson's opinies.
the American to the corner. Baksi diocese, in an unprecedented action, Lew Burston, matchmaker of the fought bacle hammering Tandberg's said body. Baksi was bleeding profusely calling for a "yes" vote. The other 20th Century Sporting Club, 23 pretates counselled Catholics in that Baksi would have been declared from the nose but forced Tandberg terms ranging from suggestions that the winner if the match had boch
and the round against the ropes onded. they vote to a subtle Implication that held in the United States. they should vote ofirmatively.- Burston said, "Tandberg has been
Round 8-Tandberg began United Press.
promised the fight against Louis and move around the ring quickly taking the fight to Baksi. Both fighter were obviously tired." Bakst landed Ja hard right to Tandberg's body and the Swede retaliated with two rights to Bakel's jaw which staggered- the American. The Oghtera. went into a clinch and the round ended as Tandberg assumed the offensive. Round Baks! fought Tandberg to the ropes with bard heavy blows For several seconds both traded punches and Tandberg's weariness was ogain' ovident.
Round 10-Baksi exerted all his efforts to flour the, Swede in the final round. He rushed Tandberg to the ropes. The Swedo
evaded. Scotland Yard detectives látor took away the car and the ex- Bakal'a blows and fought back plosives.
A breaking through the American's overy, seven sticks of aeltaalle and eight commercial type delonators were found in a car Wälleball --where the Government buildings In a sklo street near the Foreign Omec, the Admiralty and The are situated, Including War Ofice
Million Workers May Strike
ranging from 21,600 to 48,000 francs many visitors resided during the
by
were met by the government prior tinguised come the head office of Vague. The 'Marshall Plan' is not
to next Thursday. At the same time, war, has union leaders
the restless
coal the Chengtu-Chungking railway ad-set an officiul diplomatic instrument.
miners, presented new demands for an increased meat ration, improve home of foreign correspondents in ment in the quality of thele bread the war years, has been converted and additional production bonuses. Associated Press.
School of Pahsien.-flouter.
EDITORIAL
into a dormitory of the District
Who Did It, And Why?
recent report which appears
A to avoped
tention, but which calls for ex- planation, disclosed that two pro- minent Japanese war criminals, Tokunaga and Ballo, have had their
The
death rentengen sammel
to terms of imprisonment. report has not beca denied, and there are rubstantiat reasons for accepting it as being correct. Wherefore, we should like to know who changed the Court's verdict, and on what grounds? Was it General MacArthur who, as Supreme Commander of the in the Pacific, is Allied Forces presumably the only person in a war crimes polifon ·to amend verdicts? If not, who then pos sesses the right to override a de cision reached only after mentlis of ineticulous Inquiry: after n frial eminently fair and in accor
with accepted British Jurta- dance prudence? It was proved to the. satisfaction of the Court that bath men had been guilty of causing ihn, deatha by lorture of number of innocent patriots, and of bringing misery... pain and anguish tó dozens of others dur ing the Japanese occupation
Hongkong. The court convicted the men and imposed the death sentence. It was a verdict which the publle, havjug closely followed the trial, agreed with completely. No attempt has since been made in open court te obtain a reprieve for these two war criminals, yet today they find. thanks to the Intervention of un tunknown party, they are saved from the gallows. This is a pro- cedure manifestly wrong in prin- and calls ciple and in practice for s
s full explanation. If a waT. crimes sentence has been re- viowed the reasons for any re- vtred punishment must be made public. In the case of Tokunaga' und: Salla"we want loʻknow: (a) was the appeal for remission of Texal issue. sentence based on 4
faadequaer or alleged
or what? evficacy, or compassion, or
is the competent au (b) who is thority for Healing with such p what is the recognlatı
for
handling these
The answers must be (and sattafying, otherwiso
war crimes trials stand in danger
of becoming farcical.
The speech of Marshall at Harvard
SPAIN GOES TO POLLS ON SUCCESSION REFERENDUM
Madrid, July 6.
The people of Madrid flocked to cast their votes today in the referendum on the law of succession. Queues formed early, awaiting the opening of the polls.
whether
of the Ruhr.
"The balance sheet of the Big 1200 polling booths, because many Three
chosen and the conference
singularly doctors had been negative: ngainst a vague, uncertain claimed they could not leave their promises we have now dangerously patients for the entire day. allensted our independence, caused in Madrid, the Leftist opposition "Brave a mortal blow to our right to re-distributed leaflets saying: parations and gravely compromised med do not vote. We will settle the our security," L'Humanite said.uccount with cowards in the near United Press.
fitture. REPLIES AWAITED
COMPULSORY VOTING Paris, July 0. Voting in the referendum was Paris political circles were today compulsory for all qualified electors. First reports from the provinces ownlting the result of a visit which leading members of the Czechoslovak said that in Oviedo, more than 50 Government Including M. Klement percent of the electorate had voted Gottwald, the Communist Prime by noon. Castellon reported a high Minister, were expected to make to
percentage of women voters, includ Moscow early this week.
ing many nuns. The talks in the Kremlin, they Civil governors
ars of 50 provinces. .ro- expected, would decide whether any ported tonight that about 60 percent European countries east of Austria of the Spanish electorate had voted
Con would be represented at the
in the
the referendum on the law of plan ference on the Marshall European reconstruction. called by succession up to 12.30 GM today. Indicated a high propor Britain and France for next. Satur
tion of voting in the provincial cap- day in Paris, vaan war, the
Both Czechoslovakia and Pallshitals with Bilbao and other Busque diplomatic representatives in Paris towns, where autonomiat sentiments have made it clear in unoffelal talics run high, as notable exceations-- that their countries aro extremely Reuter. afixious to get in on the plan if they
TROUBLE CENTRE con, do so
with
Madrid, July 0. Russia,
brench
Telephenie. dispatches reparted Observers here, sow three possible that incidents occurred In Iines of action by the Slav countries Sebastian today as Spain went which might, result from the Moscow the polls to voto in Generalissinio talks:
Francisco France's law of succcasio
of
1: M: Goitwald might declds that referendumenge
San
his country should have nothing to There were no details of dis- do with the Conference: In that turbances in San Sebastian, witchin
not
the
Gelignite Found Outside Newspaper Office
London, July 6.
Three sticks of gelignite and seven detonators, wrapped in news- paper, were found in a car parked outside the Dally Express bulld-“. ing-oppostle Reuter's Head OBee-In Fleet Street, London, tonight...
The car had been left. by ¡the driver for a short time and witen › ho returned he found the parcel,benmad the driving seat.
The palice were told and the contents of the parcel dumbed Inta are bucket.
Fifteen minutes after the Fleet Street discovery,
The explosivos found in Fleet Street were not connected up and detectives believe that they were dumped in the' cur by someone Buxious to get rid of them in a hurry hig
Scotland Yard Investigators are probing Giese two discoveries, but no official, statement up to the present has been made, although It was belleved that the delcellyey are hoping to find "finger-prints on the cars --Repler,
men
defence and landing several puneltes to Bakal's Jaw. He drove. Bakal off with four blows to the head, United Press
ITALIAN WINS
Brussels, July 6 Robert Protetit, of Italy, won the |'lightweight championship of Europo when he out-pointed Joseph Preys, Belgian champion, over 10 rounds hero todayRouter.
(Continued on Page: 4).