Show THE GARLAND WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Truman Asks US ‘Know-Ho- 45 Nwppr Wiittn US KNOW-HO- Share for World Whn Unions plnln news Idea Won't Throughout World r tsprcaitSnotla analysts and the tlimm( ateesaarlly Top the r ( (h this aawsapar Teacher President January Harry Truman delivered in his a to congress t message In that program program was mentioned “point four”— one made and one he the proposals of In Back which raised some eyebrows and off no end of speculation on “when and how ” “POINT FOUR" was a proposal to share United States In varied fields with other friendly nations of the world In that prothe President asked conposal gress to go along with a plan to let such nations In on how the U S medoes things economically chanically industrially After speculation died down there was nothing more said about “point Then Presilour" until Tecently dent Truman told congress exactly what he wanted First he asked lor 45 million dollars to help the countries of the world backward through U S aid CALLING that a first step he listed some other factors also as “preliminaries” These included: Technical assistance to be provided through the United Nations or directly by the United States Private investment to turn undeveloped areas into producing for the world economy Authority delegated by the congress to the President to give him power to administer the program nd authority to delegate it to the secretary of state and to other officers as he deems government appropriate on a “WE are here embarking venture that extends far into the future” he told congress He added that “grinding poverty' and the Jack of opportunity for many milcertain relions of people in constitute the greatest gions challenge of the world today” set USE: Limits Asked How would idealism fare against expediency in the matter of atomic bomb use in a war crisis? That was a question with which congress was being asked to deal Flanders Senator (R Vt) asked to declare the atomic congress bomb as a weapon of defense only for the free nations — not to be used unless an aggressor hurls it first TO RISK a masterpiece of understatement that could be a most dangerous policy a a even a child could see Give an agressor first 'shot at us with the bomb before we retaliate? Some critics of such a plan might reasonably demand: How silly can you get? An enemy equipped with enough bombs and permitted first drop or any nation could put this nation in such a fix that there’d be no use and no opportunity to retaliate with bomb the From here it looks as though Senator Flanders may have nothing but his trouble for his work FLANDERS explained his plan as one which he believed might speed the United Nations’ efforts to write an agreement on control of atomic energy Asked whether his plan might not arouse criticism that this couis denying itself its foremost ntry the senator replied "I weapon don’t think we should sell our immortal souls to the devil” But in the American concept from 1776 to sell one's stemming freedom to an enemy through nonuse of the bomb might be tantamount to the situation which the senator finds distasteful ECONOMY: Warning Sounded President Truman’s administration was coming in for some criticism as a result of the current partisan economy drive in congress Senator Aitken (R Vt) warned-tha- t succeeds if it will put a powerful political weaTruman's hands pon in President —and in an election year at that Aitken argued that it would be tantamount to handing the President a two billion dollar campaign elecfund for the congressional tions next year FIFTY-SIsenators — 21 Democrats and 35 Republicans — have signed a petition to take up a resolution which would force Truman to balance the budget by cutting federal operating appropriations from five to 10 per cent in the fiscal year DANGER Sarah Churchill left daughter of England’a Winston Churchill had the best possible for her coaching stage role in “The Philadelphia Story” Her tutor at right was Tallulah Bankhead famed stage and jscreen actress TRADE PACT: Britons Jump Gun In matters affecting its own welfare Great Britain never has taken any but the realistic view hence trade the signing of a pact with Argentina — a pact to which the United States has vigorously objected THE PACT calling for ex- changes totaling 500 million dollars the first year and looking to at least an equal volume the other years commits the two nations to virtual barter The US objected to the pact on the grounds that it violates the internaspirit of free competitive tional trade Argentine President Juan Peron in criticism a rapped outside speech at ceremonies marking the which lasted end of negotiations more than five months “It is not possible” he said “to and evil hide the evil intentions designs behind this criticism This type of economic warfare is a sign of Incapacity” OPEN criticism of British action came from Senator Wherry (R Neb) who accused Britain of “selfishly promoting her own economic interests at the expense of the US and European countries” He contended that the pact “defeats the very purpose of recovery and free exchange of goods In the world” Paul G Hoffman U S economic administrator also cooperation He said he was was concerned strongly opposed to this type of “bilateral agreement” and that he would use every influence to dispacts courage such LANDLORDS: ' Freeze Out would Landlords breathe with relief as they read the latest announcement by federal housing expediter Tighe Woods Woods said “the freeze principle of rent control is now a thing of the some past" FOUR new rules easing rent controls would indicate that was the situation but a closer look might raise some doubts First owners putting more value into their property would be in line to collect increased rents Then local rent officials would have more leeway in adjusting rent ceilings in harmony with local real Third would be estate principles the elimination of the “freeze” principle and fourth making an “opinion” as to probable rent hike limits available to landlords before they actually repair or Improve their property BUT— and there were three of these — the tenants still have protection- - The - proposed - repa irs or can only be made improvements howwith the tenant’s permission ever with these conditions the tenant may be overruled: Di Tennessee’s Representative Rankin was nothing If not persistent The Democratic legislator again was planning a measure to obtain a bonus fof US war veterans THE chairman of the house veterans committee disclosed that hs was grooming a dollar bonus bill as a follow-uto veterHe indians’ pension legislation cated he might seek action at this session Whether he knew it or not be was in for some rough sledding for even as he discussed the proposed measure some members of his committee voiced the belief there would be no more major veterans’ benefit bills reported out of committee at this session COMMENTING on his measure Rankin said be regarded adjusted compensation — or bonus — as a possible solution to the whole question of veterans’ benefits He has managed to bottle up to extend the measures GI jobless pay beyond the July 25 unemdate expiration terming ployment payments “rocking chair money" The bonus bill Rankin argued “would deduct from the compensation all this money and college bene- fits” There are terrible to few sights more an airman" than billowing from an aircraft from which human beings have not escaped The Continental air command waging an unceasing fight against the dread enemy fire seeks instruct military personnel on proper methods of fighting airsmoke AIRLIFT: An Anniversary The winged boxcar flew into Berlin’s Templehof airdrome It landed five tons of steel wool and textiles on the concrete airstrip at exactly 12 o’clock accomwas THE LANDING plished In magnificent solitude However it was an event of a sort that seldom goes unnoticed For that landing rounded out ont solid year of "Operation Airlift” the hottest weapon In the cold war Despite that it was probably one of the most unattended birthdays In history The American C 82 picknamed “the flying boxcar" trundled to a loading station like any other plane THE FLIGHT LL made by Michael B Seeley Bakersfield Cal was the 235314th of the airlift His load brought the total to a million 943655 9 tons of food coal machinery and other supplies that kept Berlin going during the Russian blockade The combined task force was dumping an average of 8200 tons dally into the city with such ease nobody paid much attention to it any more to craft fires and saving personnel In the left trapped within foreground above personnel are shown fighting a blaze in the fuselage of an old aircraft which has been saturated with gasoline and set afire At right Pfc Antonio Rutiogo Delano Calif keeps the foam hose on a burning section of the plane as the instructor A John Kearney (background) keeps close watch WAGES: Hike on Way? A bill to increase the present in the minimum wage United States from 40 to 75 cents an hour had cleared its first hurdle and was on its way to further consideration unTHE measure was approved animously by the senate labor committee Senator Pepper (D Fla) a committee member said the labor department figured that if the bill became law it would mean pay raises for about 125 million workers who In Interstate commerce now make less than 75 cents an hour However the senate committee did not go along with the Idea that the law should be broadened to Include many workers not covered by it now PEPPER said that the bill had been broadened so that It included only an additional 100000 workers These he said are engaged in processing agriculture “areas of proproducts in duction” Not all CAC personnel training is done outside Here they are shown getting instructions on it should be done before they actually do it These men were members of a class te graduate school at Shaw air force base Sumpter South Carolina after taking a two last from a week course in how to kill flames in the event a plane came in for an emergency landing and caught fire Below personnel aro shown under close observation of instructors at they battle the flemes and from of that was brought in for the schooL rescue a dummy the cockpit a salvaged Boeing how Recovering 1 is needed If the improvement maintain the property 2 Where the improvements are local with (consistent “practices and customs” or property manage- ment 3 If the change is such as would increase the rental value in a normal market where free bargaining prevailed The rules were dispatched to all rent offices Woods said man ef the Philadelphia Phillies who was shot by old Roth Stelnhagea was up and around again It was believed he would be able to rejoin the team and play some more ball this season SEARCH: OVERLOOKED of Paris in use til over for decades without sterilization contains actual dangers of Infection according to Prof E G D Murray and Dr G D Denton of McGill university The familiar white material used primarily at a cast tor broken bones has long been overlooked as source of Infection the university men said A man in a Montreal 4 to Plaster of Paris Held Infection Source Plaster the world UTAH BONUS BILL: Millions to Spread Urged as Defense Weapon NOTE! (EDITOR’S TIMES GARLAND after a hospital died unexpectedly knee operation over which two successive leg plaster casts had been used The medical men became suspicious of the plaster Both casts had been thrown away but Professor Murray Investigated plaster taken from original tins He found gas gangrene germr in 24 of 30 cans Tetanus was fdund in two of the cans Keep It Legal The United States supreme court ruled that search and seizure must always be within the law and that states as well as the federal government must guarantee citizens protection against illegal practices BUT there was a difference The court held that evidence UlegaUy secured may be used In state courts if state law so permits but such evidence still cannot be used In federal courts O © 0 Reflecting the responsibiliteaching which falls on instructors in the fire fighting school an instructor is shown ties of here at right as he leads and instructs a young student as they fight flames of an old salvaged airplane of the US-aiforce O O 0 V |