1949-08-09 — Page 10

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THIRTEEN DIE IN HOLOCAUST IN MONTANA FORESTS

Helena, Montana, August 7. Thirteen mon lost their lives fighting a vast forost fire contred on a mountain area 25 miles North East of Helena today.

Twelve of the dead are parachutists, "smoke jumpers" of the Forest Service, who parachuted into the sector to fight the flames.

SERIOUS FIGHTING IN BURMA

Four hundred men fought the blaze, which ravaged over 3,080

acres.

fire

· Meanwhile, .308

Bghters woe trying to cheek three other forest fires rouring out of control in North Central klatre National Forests.

Warlen The Chief Fire

Anitt that the dresare The worst to while this miðaltor years.

Rangoon, August 7. Railway riews returning from country runs lay ported serious fighting against

Forest Service detils today

volunteers Government tromps by com called for more bined Army deserters and Con- [tight the Are.

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goon.

The Forest Service said the The rabtayuan cald that there is still a long way from hebag Aldig renlied on Tantalin, brought under coststrol, small town 25 miles North of Ragoon.

The bodies of 11 dead were re-being, brought out of the rugged between wilderness through

Meanwhile. newspaper

grace talks

20 hacked

flown'

10

Tee other Hordes lay in a Helena hospital.

the rebel Karees and the Barma trial to a helicopter landing, from

my Bil Command, which where they will be Army Farves

Burmese Helena. begin delta, said that the Karens ape willing to erase fighligt, if of- lowed to

to elain their arms, To this the Army will not #gree.

ree. but promises full pro- tection

those who tinue the rebellton, Tenlay's

to

discon.

ist

that Government Corres Shwenye, midway between the of Pyin- Central Burma towns Tas Kamethin, rebek when repelling.

aflark.

kiled 40 a com- Asmelatest

Frontier Watch For Convicts

Hamburg. August 7. Frontier posts on the Dutch- German border have been warned

Wind Shift

Twelve of the 13 men who perished were 'smoke Jumpers" youthful volunteers who bail out of planes to combat forest firen in otherwise Inacceable Timber areas.

The 13th, easunity was. ground fire crewman who joined the jumpers after they had June- safely in 3 CHITOW 1ock- timme enyon called "Man Ciule

ed

Suddenly, the wint. shifted, whipping flumes across their only unth of escape except, the steep rock.

a new

dire Lightning started

main today 30 miles from the blaze and men were pulled off the first line to rush to the ne•W blaze in the hope that it could be

to watch for 20 dangerous German controlled before it became too convicta who escaped in a mass widespread. - Associated Press prison break, Ofeials think sne

of them might try to enter Zet-and United Press.

land.

The convicts are being hunted by hundreds of police over 24,000 square miles of Western Germany

An area 180 males Eastwards from the Dutch frontier and from the North Sen 200 miles South is being combed,

Thirty men escaped from penal camp in the Emsland Bogs

THE SUEZ CHARGES

TOO HIGH

Washington, August 7. The National Federation of

during a prison riul on Friday | American Shipping today

night. Ten have to for been recaptured,

Officials said that the men were

He all serving

or lung-term sentences and were desperate, Associated Press.

FOREST FIRE IN FRANCE

Bordeaux, August 7. French police and soldiers to night battled a raging forest fire near Bordeaux that bas already destroyed 1,600 ucres of Umber.

Officials sald that the fire, tanporarily which was brought under control on Saturday night,; broke out again today when the wind changed direction.

Two small hamlets, Bern and Grucy, are competely encircled, the French News Agency re- ported, but said so far no-casual- ties are reported.

Many homes have been come pletely destroyed. - Associated Press.

SWISS WATCHES GOING UP

Blenne, August 8.

All Swiss watches will go up

in price by eight to 15 per cent

Con October 31,

An official announcement by

strongly endorsed a request of British shipping interesis for a Suez Canal reduction in the

tolis on commercial transit traffic, and urged similar action on the Panama Canal.

the by The statement issued Federation said that it agreed with Mr. Colin Anderson, Chuir- man of the General Council of British Shipping, who, in a letter to Sir Thomas Harrison-Hughes, British. Vice-President

the

· of Suez, Conul Company, said the traffic in post-war increases.

Canal Justified through the reduction in the tolls,

The statement demanded that the United

States

Government reduce the Panama Conal rates.

. these It claimed that

tolls are a high that they Having a Borsaus detrimental effect on American commercial shipping, particularly on traffic Weit

and

a

are

between the Ent coasts of the United States. The Federation complained that the expense of some of the civic and military activities. In the Canal Zone is being charged against commercial shipping re-

venues.

The matter; it salt, has been submitted to 15 Congressional Committee for Investigation.-—-* Reuict

EGYPTOLOGIST'S DEATH Godalming. August 7.

the Swiss Watchmakers' Federa- Professor Percy Edward New- tion, said that the price increase, bury, a leading British Egyptolo- due to increased labour and mate- gist, and one of the helpers of rial costs, would go into effect Howard Carter, the discoverer of simultaneously in all the indus- Tutankhamen's Tomb, died at his try's domestic and foreign mar- home near here today. He was

90,--Router, kets. Associated Press.

Republican Offer On China Policy

out

Washington, August 7.

-

A Republican offer to work strong China policy for

Government ол bipartisan basts was extend. ed today to the Administra. tion.

R came through

sentative Joseph W.

Repre Martin

of Massachusetts, House As. publican tender.

He said it was the feeling

of most Republicans.

It China

close on Я pronouncement

Arthur

followed

Senator

Republican lender.

by,

Vandenberg. foreign policy

which showed his thinking on China paralleled In important ways that of the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson. Associated Press,

FIRST TRAIN TO JERUSALEM

Jerusalem, August 7.

11t of Carrying a symbolic

first rate from Te four, the Aviv suce the beginning of the Palestine war arrived at Jenwa- In today along the single track railway now completely in Israell hands.

SPECULATION

QUIRINO'S

Washington, August 7.

OVER

MISSION

Į Philippine affairs specialists see nine main items for possible action by President Quirino during the Philippine President's three-day Washing- ton stay.

They put forward the possibility of some talks on a Pacific alliance to quarantine Asian Com- munism in China and Soviet Asia.

It is believed that some of Mr. their own needs at

hnd been this. Quirino's advisers

agninst his bringing this matter up here, but the paet appears to be the President's favourite and greatest foreign policy contribu- tion.

1

more ihan

Military Bases

It was also recalled that Fili pinn defence officials complained about the U.S. trimming Its milt- In his statement on March 18tney forces in the islands and he became the first Far Eastern failing to show signs of develop leader lo speak, out for a Pacificing more than two out of 23 sites counterpart of the North Atlan-nwarded under the post-indepen- tie defenisi party and he has beendence agreement at 1947) weaking for it ever since.

His persistence won him the willingness of President Truman nd the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, to exchange ideas un the matter with him.

that

It was speculated

Mr. Quirino might take up with Mr. other Washington omell the following toples be- Truman sides the Paelle Union:

or

President Quirino, who has They also charged the joint arrived in the United States on

group US, military advisory

an offrint visit to Presklent with failing to deliver a quan-

tity of ald supplies apparently Truman. expected under the milltary assistance agreement accom→ partying independence,

reonomles und 7. Domestic polities. Mr. Quirina may face a 2. Point Four. Because

fny the tough three-way fight

r- under-developed,

In add- Philippines is

election In November, minerais, yet rich in

soil and in to talking over the domestic timber, it is regarded by many as situation, he may want some eau- place where President Truman's palen pointers from President 1. Artus ald. Mr. Quirine may Point Four, programme for loan Truman who, experts say, won want to dramatise the Philippine of U.S. technical skill could pay out against the greatest odis last Mr. David Ramez, Israeli Minis- detence situation. The revised off big dividends in development, year.

3. Philippine rehabilitation. tor of Transport, travelled on the US$1,450,000,000 foreign arms afd) train and was

ចក greeted

his bill would give the Philippines, 4. Internees pay. Prime

arch Minister, Iron

Koren $27,840,000 5. Japanese reparations, which arrival by the Mr. David Ben Gurion,

worth of military assistance, to be the Philippines Insists must be

three ways. The Philip¦ paid. A regular goods fraffle has been split

to estimate pines are reporter! Franged for the future.-Reuter.

POP

IT'S NO USE

YOU HAVE AN OUTDOOR MIND POP

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

YOU BROUGHT ME HERE SO I'D DECOY MANDRAKE.

RIP KIRBY

I RECOGNIZE YOU NOW! THE "ARTIST" MOTHER RAN OFY THE PLANTATION!

BUT YOU'RE NO *ARTIST"... YOU'RE

RIP KIRBY!

EXACTLY. HE'S ATRICKY ONE--

JOHNNY HAZARD

GEE, DADDY,

I SURE MISSED YOU..... AND ALL THOCE STORIES!

WITH YOU IN OUR HANDS, HE'LL BE EASIER TO HANDLE.

WHAT DO YOU INTEND 10 00 TO

HIM?

6. A World Bank Jonn,

A GOOD QUESTION, HE'S DANGEROUS TO US. THE ONLY MAN WHO EVER

· SUSPECTED ME--

6. The Far Eastern situation. Me Quirino may have some close- up views of the general Far

of interest Eastern situation some officials who do not get out there very often.-United Press.

I

Athletes my foot!

BUT AN INDOOR. BODY

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

--AND THE MOST ATTRACTIVE. MAN I'VE EVER SEEN. I SHALL EITHER HAVE TO DESTROY HIM-- OR MARRY HIM.

WITH AN

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