2.
U.S. Visitors To Palestine Have Narrow Escape
Tel-Aviv, Sept. 5.-American Congressman,
Mr L. Somers, and Yale Professor Fowler Harper disclosed today that they narrowly escaped death yesterday when they were subjected to mortar shell- ing by the Egyptians during a tour of the front lines in southern Palestine.
Mr Somers told a Press conference that. a heavy mortar shell landed near their jeep while it was parked on the Negev road facing the Egyptian lines. None was injured. The party was accompanied by Mr Lloyd Ackerblom, of Philadelphia, United Nations observer.
Royalty Assembles In Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Sept. G.-Princess Margaret landed at the Schip: hol airport at 5 p.m. today and rode in a car through cheering| thousands
Amstel Hotel to
where she will live during her
Mr Somers presileted an "economic collapse of Israel in three or four weeks due to the unfair truce unless the $100,000,000 Import and Export Bank loan was granted or the truce j broken,"
The Democratic representative from the 10th New York District, castigated the State Department for banning
migration of Jews of iliary age from Germany to Isrart dia: "The State Department ja under the influence of the British Home Office which is trying to rob farnet of its victories,"
DRAINING TREASURY
The Congressman said that he and
visit as special representative of professor Harper were paying their the British throne at the inves-own way on the trip which was not titure of Queen Jualiana.
and
At the airport, she was greeted by the British Ambassador Hutch officials.
Grothored by any group, although both are members of the American He
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League for a free Palestine. INFLATION
arkfeet: "It is imposible for you to exist as long as you are handicapped She und her sulle have the first floor
on the northern wing of the by this ant-Jewish truce which is
And
proventin swank Amstel Hotel, but her owndraming the treasury
of Israel the late King peaceful development room is one where Alfonso of Spain stayed in pre-war in an effort to force Israel to accept the unfair settlement of the Palestine problem dictated by the British. the came
visits.
With
her
C
of
Asked if he knew the terms of the settlement. Mr.
Duke Beaufort, Countess Halifax, and Wing Commander Peter Townsend. Also
Somers the ite
Ear and proposed Countess Athlone, who as Governnt said that he did not, but he was con- were Qurenced that “it will be unfair to the Canada, General of
Jews."* Juliana's hosts in Ottawa during the
war years.
Are
tl
CORDONED OFF
The Dutch police cardoned off the airport and the hotel's entrance, but there were no detectives conspicuous in her suite.
Princess Margaret wore an apricot edfoured coat and hat with beige shoes, gloves and bag.
Floodlit Amstel Hotel
filling with Royalty for
ready
The
DEFEATS
PROHIBITION
New Delhi, India, Sept. 5.- The promise that Prime Minis ter Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and his closest associates mude to Mohandas K. Gandhi may not he kept.
Mr Somern and Professor Harper will leave for Paris tomorrow 'and are due in New York next weekend.he asked Nehru
United Press.
UKRAINE'S
GRAIN and notables
tomorrow's ceremony.
པ་
for
other wing on the first floor is re- rerved
CROP
Moscow, Sept. 5.-Nikita Khrush-
Chret Tony Wine Cloud, five feel, three inches tall, boards a chair in order to crown Marie Van Laeren "Güven of Height, 1948." Winner in Chicago's Tall Clubs National Contest is six feet, one-and-one-half Inches tall.
JAPAN TO
BE RE-ARMED?
statement
STRIKE
President Truman Is Powerless To Act
Washington, Sept. 5.-The West Coast maritime strike is a major milestone in the unfolding history. of United States labour law. It is a test of the Gov- ernment's power under the Taft-Hartley Act.
This is the first case in which a strike has taken place after the exhaustion of the "national emergency" procedures of the Act.
on
80-day "cooling off period". expired
anti- Thursday. An strikte injunction was dismissed, and the strike began.
President Harry Truman told his how conference he was powerless to do anything further to stop the strike except through negotiations,
Actually there is one more step in be taken under the national emer- Ionicy provision of the law, Tho President is supposed to send a re-
nort to Congreas recommending
"appropriate action."
ut this step means little in the present esse because Congress is no in session and isn't scheduled to bo
Knit January,
UNFAIR PRACTICE
inbour
American
Vice-Consul
Recalled
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 5.-
official announcement An published in Sofia newspapers today said that Mr. Donald F. Ewing, American Vice-Consul in Sofia, waa recalled from his post after the Bulgarian authorities found him engaged in espionage.
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Advertisers are requested to note Under a different section of the Jaw, however, Mr Robert N.
that not loss than 24 hours 'noties Denham, General Counsel of the
prior to the day of publication should National Labour Relations Board,
be given for all commerofal dieplay en formally charge a union or un
advertisments, change of copy etc. employer with an unfair
The announcement said that Mr Notices and classified advertisement practice. He then can seek a tem-wing was trapped on a Sofla street will be received up to 10 a.m. and
block the injunction to burary
while getting important espionage urgent notions until noon on day of alleged unfair practice pending
information from two Bulgarians." Issue. Galurdays not later than decision by the five man NLRB.
0830. Mr Denham has accused the C10 It sald the United States Minister, Donald Reid Heath, was advised of Longshoremen's Union of unfair Ewing's activities and had him re-
labour practice in seeking to con- called, tinue its hiring halls. The hiring Union hails are places where the
Sodu newspapers carried the an- sians up job. applicants and furnish nouncement under the headline: them in rotation to the employers "American
Caught as needed.
these hiring Mr Denham says halls violate the Tatt-Hartley Act because they favour members of the Union. Similar hiring halls on the great lakes have already been ruled the illegal by the NLRB. Since hiring halls comprise one of the issues in the West Coast dispute, Mr Denham presumably could, if he chose, ask for an injunction hult the walkout.
to
USC
its
to
Before Gandhi was assassinated to introduce the prohibition of all alcoholle drinks throughout the antion as soon possible. Gandhi hoped that pea- sants and workers would buy rice
Whether the Denham office will and curry for their families instend
Tokyo. Sept. 5-Speculation
Is authority of drinks for themselves. The cam-
that Japan would be permitted choose
the dispute another question. If paign begun orally.
international ars during last year were to re-arm if the
were over wages only. Mr Dentam Some bars ordered to shut down by the Nation-situation continued to worsen would have no authority to seek an alist Government. It looked much has increased in Tokyo 18 a injunction-Associated Press.
ΟΙ e the watered down version the Swedish Crown Prince Gustav Adolf and Princes
that tho chev, a Communist leader in the the American prohibition. Soaring result of General MacArthur's
the recent made Louise, the second floor will be ac- Ukraine, reported in a telegram to
prices, however, have
reflect on Its non-country had become "an asset cupled by Prince Olav and Princess Marshal Josef Stalin, headlined in government Martha of Norway, and
alvojolle the third all Soviet papers today.
polley. that the floor will be occupied by Pringe Axel | Uzmine has fulfilled is plan for
The nation normally gets $1,000,- upon which the free world may and Princess Margaretha of Den-
000 annually in liquor taxes. It confidently count." deliveries to the state one complete prohibition is imposed this
General Mac- mark.
ninath and seven days earlier than money would be spent.
on other Commenting on
The stoppage by New Jersey The rooms above Princess Mar-st year.
Arthur's statement, the newspaper commodities, thus increasing demand
Chika Nippon said today that al-drivers, coupled with the ave-day- Haret's apartments are occupied, by
and forcing prices up.
expected truckers, is of Luxembourg, The Ukraine, often described as the Grand Duke
Last week, economic experts and though Japan's existence might be old strike of almost 10,000 New York "bread 27-year-old Prince Jean who arrived the.
boskel of the Soviet
business leaders told Mr Nehru that considered as a stronghold for the seriously foud and other shipments today-United Press.
Union," had given the state so far
the nation could not afford the peace of the Orient, it was a mat- in the metropolitan area.
Since tomorrow (Monday) is a this year 7,000,000 bushels more
luxury of prohibition. The drinking ter of course that mobilisation of bread grain than in last year's en- population believes that some bars its military potentiality should be hoilday, the full extent of the State walkout will not be felt until Tues- tire post war record crop.
may be opened soon. They feel sure limited to emergency cases.
day. "that" no "more" bars-will-be-ordered to close at least not until the in- flation scare ends.-United Press.
SITUATION
OBSCURE
Bangoon, Sept. 5-Obscurlty
situation still overshadows the in Terasseria where Karen In- Burma Union surgents alded by military police last week overran
and
the two districts
occupied towns of Moulmeln and Thaten
Government Both the
and the Karen National Union (KNU) bead- quarters in Rangoon are awaiting
Krain
The press said this
the year Ukraine Republic had raised pro- duction of the most valuable grains— wheat and rye and delivered to the Government 150.000.000 bushels 25,000,000 more wheat and early bushels more rye than last year.
The Ukraine would deliver almost another 20,000,000 bushels of bread grains over the above target figure.
Associated Press
the return from Moulmein of KNU No Lives Lost In President Saw Ha U Gyi who flew
there on Saturday for negotiations.
Flying Boat Crash
an
Singapore, Sept. 5-All sengers and the crew of seven es- caped uninjured today when
of Qantas Australian flying boat Airlines prashed and sank on taking acute oft at Sourabaya, Java,
KNU headquarters expect him in return on Monday with u report. Meanwhile, scores. of Burmese are ovacuating the rice growing delta Burma for nrcas of southern Hangoon.
This influx to Rangoon worsening
already shortage of accommodation and roising tocat market prices.
ON OTHER FRONTS
Why
On other Burmese fronts, Satur- day's official communique said the altuation in Mandalay district
to nurmal but in the returning adjacent Schwebo district, five in- surgents were killed in an encounter with Government troops.
AL
the Further cast at Monywa, on Chindwin flyer, Government forces in a met Red Flag Communists
our battle klling. four-hour
14 and Capturing 10.
Palcl
further north Communist rebels. have imposed taxation upon villages, the communique said. It two-hour, fight took place added when insurgents attacked a police station in the Magwe district south of Mandatoy.
Threo rebels were killed, the rest retreating and carrying away thele wounded. Associated Press.
Moscow. Students
Protest
London, Sept. 5. Students of Moscow University have seht a Jetter
Oklahoma to. students of
United Slates Universlly in the protesting against the alleged bar- ring of a negro girl from the law. school of the University, Radio Moscow said today,
In-
A Tass dispatch beard by the Soviet monitor in London reported the Moscow students wrote: "Wo cannot concaiva- of national equality or oppression in our coun try" which is "one friendly family." -United Press,
Bevin To Attend
Paris Parleys.
London, Sept. 5.-The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, will lead the British delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in on September 21, Paris, opening
The newspaper suggested that the potentiality country's military should be relied upon when only as a last resort.
The paper Shin Yura said that although the situation in Japan won settled temporarily it could well be foreseen that political trouble would as soon "as the Occupation Forces withdraw.
occur
MENACE OF COMMUNISM
TRUCKERS TO STRIKE New York, Sept. 5. The largest truck drivers' union in New Jersey at midnight against 'all employers voted unanimously today to strike who have not signed contracts on the Union's terms by that hour,
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Some 3,500 of the 4,700 members"
International of Local 478 of the Brotherhood of Teamsters will join walkout at Newark, New Jersey. The other 1,208 already are covered by contracts.
the
Estimates of the total number of truckers who may be involved in the strike ranged upward to 20,000.
The
478 President of Local warned, as members met to vote for the strike: It might take four, five get this thing six weeks to straightened out. I point this out to you so you will be fully aware of what this thing means."
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The menace of Communists in a country which has no army to de- hut pressure of work will probably fond itself should be keenly felt. compel him
to hand over to Mr helor McNeil, Minister of State, "Japan finds herself in a position ponder seriously over her 14 pas-fl: the opening stages, the Foreign to
connection future course and her Cike stated today.
The other delegates will be Sir with all of East Asia," the paper
added. the Attorney Hartley Shawerosa,
"The fact that Japan' must exist General, Mr W. G. Hall, the Finan cial Secretary to the Treasury, and without
the GRAIN FOR EXPORT carlier today after self-defence makes Sir Alexander Cadogan, Britain's problems which confront us more
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OPEN AIR
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EXHIBITION
Large crowds went to Victoria Embankment Gardens, London, to see the opening of the Open Air Painters Exhibition. The Idea for the exhibition, which shows the work of living painters, came following the success of the Sculpture Exhibition in Battersea Park, London. Some of. the crowds looking at the exhibits at the Open Air Paint- Ing Exhibition at Victoria Embankment Gardens, London.
•
These are the Brst published com- ments on the possibility of Japanese re-armament since the reports of 18 enths ago that Japan hoped to be granted un army of about 100,000, a small navy
and an air force for local defence.-Reuter.
GOVT. LEADERS
AT VARIANCE
Athens, Sept. The possibility of & Government crisis loomed today party lendors were at odds over the selection of the personnel for a Greck delegation to, the United Nations.
The Right Wing Populist leader, 1. Constantine Tsoldaris was under- stood to be Insisting upon the leadership of the delegation in view of his position d's Foreign Minister.
The Liberal leader, M. Sophocles Venizelos, was pressing for a Liberal party representation while Premier Theinetocles Sofoulis, also a leading Liberal, indicated that he would participate, only, as a delegation chief...
'M. „Venizelos" demanded the LI- berals to withdraw trom the present coalition Government unless they ara represented in the UNO group.
Meanwhile a flurry of 24-hour token strikes
for were scheduled next week in Athens and Piraeus by gas, rubber, textile and paper workers-United Press
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