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Show i HIGHLIGHTS . . . in the week1, news WASHINGTON: Col. Bernt Bal-chen. Bal-chen. New York, famous for his Arctic exploits and now a member of the army air corps, has been awarded the Soldier's medal and Oak Leaf cluster, the war department depart-ment announced. Balchen participated partici-pated with two navy fliers in the rescue last June of a Flying Fortress For-tress crew in Greenland that had suffered suf-fered a wilderness crackup. CANBERRA: The Australian commonwealth com-monwealth issued a proclamation according the United States most favored nation treatment on tariffs. This action was taken without formal for-mal request from the United States. R. V. Keane, minister of trade and customs, said: "It is wrong that our principal ally, who has given us great material assistance, should remain re-main on the punitive general tariff." |