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Reno, Nevada, Aug. 16.—A major fire, climaxed by nn earth-shaking - explosion, rocked the heart of Reno today, killing five persons and injuring at lenst 180 others.

The blazo destroyed nearly a whole business block on Lakes Street, a stone's throw from the row of lavish gambling halls which form the heart of the city's business district.

Rescue crews, working with por- table cranes, tore Into

the still- burning ruins in the hope that three or four men believed trapped in the Inferno might be still alive.

The Reno

authorities sold the death toll was "rure to increase bo- fore we're through",

WRACKING EXPLOSION

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Fire Department officials said they were stunned by the suddennesz nộ the disaster, which struck the city on a quiet Sunday morning. They said the affair started as n routine fire alarm for a minor blaze in Lake Street business establishment." It reached disaster proportions half an hour later, when a wracking ex- plosion, caused either by gas or a store of dynamite, levelled the burn- ing buildings, trapping fire fighters inside and raining a hall of broken | gloss into the crowd of over 200 sightseers that jammed the pave- ment across the street from the fire.

While early reports conflicted na to the cause of the fire, fire officials quickly ruled out the possibility of dynamite. They said determining the case of the fire would have lo await bull investigation. They added that for the moment they did not have any theories.

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TODAY'S WEATHER; Light or moderate Southeast winds; fale, apart from scattered showere this afternoon.

1.p.m. Observations: Barometrio pressure, 1003.5 mbs., 29.63 In. Temperaturo, 80,0 deg. F. Dew point, 80 deg. F. Relative humidity, 78. Wind direction; East, Wind force, 8 knots.

High water: 4 ft. 3 lil al 10,18 p.m. Low water: 4 ft. 2 in. (at 1.29 a.m.'(Tuesday),

Thongkong Telegraph.

VOL. III NO. 192

Kurusu Weds

MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1948.

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For

New

Premier

Daughter of ARAB ARMIES LAUNCH Korea's New GENERAL ATTACK ON JERUSALEM FRONT

Jerusalem, Aug. 15.-Arab armies have launched a "general attack" along the entire Jerusalem front at dawn today, according to an Israchi Army com- munique. The_main objectives of the attack were Ramat Kahel, a Jewish settle- ment on the Jerusalem-Bethlehem road; Mount Zion, where Israeli forces are entrenched before the walled Old City; and Beith Israel, in the northern, sec- tor of Jerusalem, the communique claimed:

Jewish troops fired on Arab concentrations and gunfire rolled over the city for two hours; the communique added. The Jewish Government has refused to accept a United Nations proposal, agreed by the Arabs, not to return fire in cases of "provoca- tion."

Struggle For Control Of City Council

meeting of the General Council of the Zionist Organisation.

Rabbi Silver' said that the purposs of his visit was "to

discuss the reorganisation of the Zionist Move- tint and to strengthen the State of israel."

Jerusalem is under D separate truce arrangement -- from the rest of Palestine, and last night a 12- |point_Arab_plan for demilitarising the city was announced in Amman, capital of Transjordan.

The

first British politician to visit Palestine since the end of the man- He said that the United Slotcs date

is now in J

in Jerusalem on "hush- loan to Israel would be parsed by hush" business at the personal In-Congress and that the United States vitation of Mr. Moshe Shortok, the wauk! sponsor Israel's admission to lernell Foreign Minister. He is the United Nations, adding Berlin, Aug. 16.-The Com-Colonel Mark Chapman Walker, a

Aregardicas of the result of the muniat Press renowed demands secretary of the British Conserva- November election, Israel's position today that the present City

in the United States was good.”

He emphasised that the basic deci- Council which has only one

ston on the Jewish question should Communist member be replaced

be made in Palestine. Reuter. by a Communist body.

The Communists pegged today's attack on a memorandum drawn up on Saturday by the elly's three unti- Communist parties in which they demanded the Western German quark be made only the legal tender In the Western sectors of the city,

First Lt Williain Maddox, 28 Washington, D. C., is shown with his bride, Jaye Karuso, 27, shortly after the two were ( ́married in Tokyo. She is the daughter of Saboro Kurusu, Japanese envoy............who. WAS "negollating in Washlarion at the *** time of· Pearl Harbour." The 'bride's attendant was her sister, Pla, 22, who was married last year to former Lieutenant Frank white. The couple.vali Ive In Fukushima, where Maddox spurtes demand the immediate economies vineer of the military government, team—AP Pleturn.

Witnesses said this only warning of London Nurses' currency be the only legal currency

the blest was sounded by an uns identifled fireman, who rushed from

the burning building screaming, "Everybody get down!"

.

John Dorsey, 42,

standing | WAS

Protest March

signation of this Council,“

The Red Army's newspaper, Tecgliche Rundschau, again do- manded that the Eastern German

in Berlin and elalised that the *memorandum: WAS written by “a group of men who "Intend to block the cast any agreement between und west In Moscow."United

Central

Colonel Walker refused to dis-

Party's

Ofico. close the purpose of his visit, but reliable Jewish sources said today that he was acting as the personal representative of Mr Anthony den, 10 whom he would report back on the Palestine situation.

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Enormous U.S. Spendings

President Truman' Shows Anxiety Washington. Aug. 15.- New billions for Amo- rican defence and stop Communism, and for Europa and China is boosting the United States toward near record of $42,200,000,000 of peace time spending, Pre- sident Truman said today. He forecast a $1,500,000,000 deficit for the year.

In a hotly worded mid-year review of the Nation's budget, Mr Truman Bald the Defence and Foreign Aid programmes will mean that spending will shoot up by more than $8 bil llon above inst year's $36 billion Lotni

"The President said "deficit dinan- elng" looms ahend indefinitely and ho blamed the situation on " umed""tax reduction passed by the Republican controlled' Congress over

Lee Bum Suk (above), director of the South Korean military govern- ment youth movement, la now the first prime minis--this veto, ter of the new Korean Republic-AP, 'Picture

Russian Spy Charge. Called "Frame-Up'

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ASTRONOMICAL

Mr. Truman estimated Defence expenditures at $13,140,000,000, an increase of $1,115,000,000 over his budget report to Congress inst January and almost $1,500,000,000 over the actual outlay last year.

International expenditures wate estimated at $7 billon, the same as In January. This Includes 1,000,- 000,000 in supplemental funds for the April, May and Juno programume of the Economic Co-operation

Ade ministration.

China Ald was put at $350 mill- lion, up $181 million from January. Japan, Korea and other Docupled $1,280 milion,

arcas

will take

down $70 million.

Mr Truman

Washington, Aug. 15.-The State Department today branded the Russian espionage charge against Lieutenant Robert Dreher, former assistant United States naval attache in Moscow, as a “frame-up.” A counter-charge was issued by Mr Michael Mc- Dermott, chief of the State Department Press Section, who said the Russian Government had tried to involve. Lt Dreher in frame-up allegations of espionage, Mr Mest June 30. Dermott flatly denied that Lt Dreher was expelled from the Soviet Union after "efforts to get secret information" from Russian Government officials.

declared fewer billions

taxes mean an operating deficit of $1,549 million compared record surplus of $8,400 millon for the Ascal year ended

to the

"As we look ahead," he

ald,

is clear that our national and inter- national responsibilities make Im- possible any sharp reduction in Government expenditures in 1840 indeed it is likely there will be some increase.

GLUBB PASHA IN LONDON

It was understood that ho already talked with King Farouk of Egypt and King Abdullah Transjordan, and La going on Karl Maron, Communist leader, Tel-Aviv after talks with Jewish writing in the official party organ, leaders,

s,in Jeruzalem. Neues Deutschland, called the

Glubb Fasha, the British com- memorandum "a treacherous attack mander of the Transjordan

Amb on the Berlin population." Ho claimed that the "city's masses

chief Arab of Legion, which is the

force investing the city, arrived in factory workers and democratic London today wild his wife. When he passed through Cairo inst night, he denied rumours that ha intended to resign his command.

Reuter also reported from Paris today. that-300 Immigrants Palestine arrived in Marsellica from Germany today, and were waiting at Bandol for a ship to take them to the Holy Land. They had exit permli from the United States Zone of Ger. many, transit visas from the French

Ho said the American Ambas- On April 26, Mr Vishinsky sent Government and authorisation to go sador (Li-Gen Walter Bedell Smith) Aug. 15. Several Press. He said, "I heard the Breman shout hundred male and female nurses

to Palestine from the Israeli Govern-discussed the entire incident with Lt Dreher had been caught

for General Smith and charged that MOSCOW MEETING get down. Next thing I knew I was fand nursing students paraded along

ILL-TIMED REDUCTIONS the Russian Deputy Foreign Minis- colvleg unauthorised Information. "lying" flat on my face on the pave- (Loudon's. main streets löday” “In

Guards at the Sao-Nicoletto Air fer (Mr Andrei Vishinsky) several Therefore, Mr Vishinsky sald, the ment."!

Moscow, Aug. 15--The fifth meet-port in Venice discovered

"It is plain therefore, that the ill- protest against low wages.

ing between the three Western en- bomba, thought to have been placed told Mr Vishinsky that circumstances Lt Dreher leave the Soviet Union period of deficit Bnancing."

months ago. He sald General Smith Soviet Government demanded that timed tax reduction of last Spring The Fire Department Baid the

has left the Government Carrying blaze apparently had started at the

facing a demanding voys and the Soviet Foreign Minia by Jewish terrorists, on the wings of indicated that the Soviet banners

Govern- at once. rear of on empty spaghetti parlour beller pay and shorter workingter, M. Molotov, is expected to tako two big Machetul planes due to be

General Smith replied that

In estimating the Government's in the middle of jammed block of hours, they marched down Piccadilly place at the Kremlin tomorrow. The handed over shortly to an Syptian ment had "arranged" for the Rus frame business house, which in- to Hyde Park. One of the banners envoys,. Mr Frank Roberta (Britain), civil airline, a Reuter cable from alan secret police (NKVD) to break

Dreher had gone to the meeting a tax revenues, Mr Truman assumed in on Lt Dreher while he was ent San Nicoletto said.--Reuter,

the request of the Soviet official. would stay at the paak cluded a Chinese organisation,

the personal: Income, of Americans Mr M. Yves Chataigneau (France) the slogan. parodying. an bore

gaged in an Innocent business con- Bedell Army surplus warehouse and a se- Winston Churchill's most famous General Walter

OUTPOSTS ATTACKED

thinking it was concerned with the $213 billion renched last June.

level of

cond-rate hotel,

wartime phrase,

versation with Russian Customs Odessa shipments. He also fald Mr are believed to have Amman, Aug. 15-United Nations official. It said: "Never has so much been asked for another appointment with observers today found three Jewish Asked what General Smith meant secret police agents

Actually, high prices, profits and Vishinsky that. the presence of wages are sending the personal in- after receiving freal bodies in Arab positions in the Bad

on the scene done by a few for such little pay."-instructions from their Governments. BL Wad area along the rushlem by that statement. Mr McDermott would indicate this interview, had come Agure steadily higher to that

The envoys attempting to lay the

greater tax revenue may be Tel-Aviv highway

good"American lingo, it was been arranged by the Soviet au- after a heavy kald, foundations for four-power talks on Jewish attack on Amb Legion out-

plant?

thorities.

pected. Mr Truman said they may the German crisis-met at

Mr. McDermott said that Lt Dreher the posts, it was officially announced here

even go so high as to exceed spend DUTY COMPLETED about American Embassy for

all tonight.

ing despite lower tax rates. - hour today.-Router,

however, it is hardly sound scal General Smith went on to point "Even If this should prove true, completed his two-year tour of duty policy to rely on Inflation o and already Was under routine method of balancing the budget,"

(Continued on Page 5)

Mr Truman said Associated Press.

against a bullding across the street. London,

The Blast occurred after the fire. had sperad to several buildings.

(Continued on Page 5)

EDITORIAL

United Press.

Modernising Industry

MISCONCEPTIONS about the

and

purpose of the proposal to set up an Anglo- American Advisory Council. for industry to assist in the solution of production problems In Britain have been removed by

parliamentary discussion-- and by a plain statement from the British Trades. Union Con areas. Atits, last, meeting the TUC General Council many

trade union any aspects responsiblity in retation to Industrial e

emeleney and the танате.

of

conaldered

technique of modern ment. Among other document the

received

Council

WW.S

report from its members serving on the National Production Ad- visory Council for Industry-a

Joint body governmental

unlonecutive

in

which both sides of industry are Wresented by leading officers of trade employers' the TUO Ganisations,

and Rai General Council Also had some memoranda-of its own which showed that new moves are being made in the produc tion baille. One significant

unlons

wasting

and a costly business; and in the present economie emergency time one of the commodiiles in short supply for the British industry. Thi National Institute. of Industrial Psychology has offered to find answers to these posers and the TUC has given its blessing to the

Inquiry.

asking affiliated help by ch

Mujorts

Ibe and

of their Iri planta sullable for the experiments that have to be made work and the sub-division of manufacturing professes.

80 far Anglo-American Advisory

In this study of units of

Council wholly

sesiion

to the SUE-

States should vlait Beltain and

work with British trade unionists and in- If any of tho methods adopted other side of the Atlantie can be of use to Bellain's induk- try. Britain's workers are as energetic as any others in the world,

but it would be foolish their hard work to say that cannot in

cases bo mord many kilfully applied. heat of the working parties which have been Investigating the present setup in a number of Britain's most

from the. Fr. industrial ́, experts

move can be considered in the salute:

-of an experiment. Trade are asked whether, when Industrial processes }') are broken down into a series of connected Coporations;

cnally car

learned executed by..... workers, output always and necessarily goes up:

and deficiencies In whether workers,

become, bored with over-simplified jobs organisations and have paid

the extent, that

to auch an advantages of breaking down Industrial processes cancel them selves out by reason of a heavy. turnover of labour in factories With workers constantly seeking to change their Jobs, recruitment to fill vacancies and to train "nuwoqmers in Industry is time-,

Important consumer Industries.

have drawn sitention to defects Industrial

the more modern tributo developmebis of American In-

·dustry, A. new opportunity...... is nos presented. to learn how to adapt the · Asnerican · Improve- mente to. Brišali, Industry....where- by production can be intensified without too heavy an impoaltion on the workers, Pla

United State

M.

Flood Threat

To Fishing

Village

ment

Ave

19th was scheduled to return to tho

Lt

The observera were investigating United States and had applied to the out that at the time Le Dreher, had the truce violation. Arab Legion Soviet Government for a visa just

sources said the Jews intended to od cupy Beir Ayub village, between Bad El Wad and Latrun, but the attack was repulsed.

Simultaneously,

separate Iwo Jewish attacks were launched in the Sheikh Jarrah and Mount Zion

ten days before the incident

Lt Dreher, who is 32 and single, to assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Ooprations here. He would not discuss his "oxpulsion,” stating merely that his reply would come through the

sectors, north and south of Jerusalem. State Department* Channels"-the

the Legion said.

ZIONISTS ARRIVE

RUSSIAN VERSION

The Jews made intensive use of mortars, small arms and grenades, In their version of the cast, It added. All three attacks lasted the Russians broadcast that Lt

Dreher had been Eyemouth, Scotland, Aug. 15. three hours Router.

caught stealing This Northeastern fishing

military secrets, had confessed to village of 2,000 residents steel-Haifa, Aug. 15. Rabbi Huel Sil-being dopy and was expelled with ver, President of the Zionist Or the approval of General Smith. ed itself tonight for a possible ganization of America, and Dr They said the evidence "was so breakthrough of a railway Somuol Newman, Its Chairman, indisputable, the American Embassy with Professor embankment that would send along

Selig did not challenge It or try

1,1 Dreher's expulsion. of the Zionist block hundreds of tons of water into Brodetzky, leader

Here is

the arrived

the history of... Movement in Britain, the town.

Haifa by, alr today to attend

""incident" - pieced together. 'from sficial United States, records:

The village, which is located on the coast southeast of Edinburgh, hos been.without domestic water supplies since last night.

Officials standing by at the 60-foot | embankment which dams a lake of water about 300 yards wido' and five miles long said they did not know If it would break up or not.

Some water is flowing through the only outlot-a culvert into an ad- Joining valley but thus for this has made no appreciable difference in the water level.

Workmen are considering an a tempt to bare a hole in the embank ment tomorrow. If the embank: ment collapses, spočiat will send word to Eyemouth and the Coast Guard here Will send out warning rockets-United Press.

in

મંત્રી

Murder & Rape

On Beach

to

constable Littlefold infem mount. | shipments, to discuss with him. At

Lt. Dreher was sent to the Soviet

of port

Odessa to Kupervise shipment of American Embassy ma- terial through that port. In Óðossa. ho worked with a Sovlat Customs officiala man known as "E" and nament by the Russians as the "col- laborator In Lt Drehro's alleged dspionage activities and whose full Ormond Beach, Florida, Aug. 15 name is not available here. Asummer night idyll on the "In April this year, Li Dreher re- sands of a moonlit beach for turned to the Embassy in Moscow, young man and woman ended with his work at: Odessa completed. On the rape of the young woman and April 23 he received a telephone call Sheriff Alex from "E" who said he had official the murder of

business relating to the Odessa The bodies of Gregory aged 23, of Lexington, Kentucky the Rusian offelal's request

Mary

Hucks,

Dreher agreed to meet him at the of East Port, Georgia, were found by boy wan Customs office. doring along the beach. 12

The Sherif, reconstructing the At the meeting, the Russian off- Mr Attico Becomes

mid the two hollday work clal kuddenly turned the conversa- a blanket bathing tions away from the Odessa sḥlp- attire. Their assailante hot & Blount monts and on DIAMA A Grandfather

matters, At In the

head first jgiri ran and precisely that moment, agents of Bristol, Aug. 315,--Britain's - 03- Tried to sacapo, but was overtaken the secret police broke "Into year-old Prime Minister, Bir (and dragged into a clump of bumes, room and arrested: both Dreher and Clement Attlee, became a grand- Her body was found Kiripped of its the Russian", offatal. Lt. Dreher, was father: today -- when his oldest bathing; mift: The sheria weld there reimsed inflar soirical"hours" deten« daughter, Janet, gave birth to ́a | was no doubt she had abben, tabed.) tíời Főráportady he "affair, "to Hiel Nord-Reuters.

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