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Show PEOPLE'S REPORTER by Fulton Oursler ! (Fulton Oursler, j Mutual' s "Peopled i Reporter" Mondays j through Fridayg, 1 8:15 to 8:30 p.m., EWT, answers five questions of the week.) filPl ,Q. Why did the Indian government turn down a Canadian offer of one hundred thousand tons of wheat? A, The Inter-Allied Shipping Commit . tee made the decision to ship from Australia rather than Canada, be I cause Australia hat sufficient wheat f . to meet all of India's needs and t wheat can be shipped from Australia Aus-tralia in half the time it would , . take to carry it from Canada. iQ, There is a great deal of talk these . days about Germany's secret weap ons. How serious is this talk? AU While Intelligence authorities recognize recog-nize the possibility, the general . tendency is to consider it as propaganda. propa-ganda. Q, Is Premier Joseph Stalin married and how many children has he? A, Marshal Stalin is a widower, Stalin has been married twice, his first wife having died many years ago. He has two sons and a daughter, Jacob Josefovich has been taken a war prisoner by the Germans, His second son is a colonel in the Red Air Force, iQ. I'm sixteen and my boy friend in the army has given me his five medals for marksmanship. Is it proper for me to wear them? A ho civilian may wear any medal, insignia or decoration which officially offi-cially belongs to a soldier. Whenever When-ever worn by anyone other than the person, for whom intended, that person is liable to be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars, dol-lars, sentenced to jail for not more than six months, or suffer both penalties. Q. Why is it that WAVES and SPARS demand that a girl be at least twenty years of age to enter this branch of service? I am eighteen, and would like to join. A, Twenty has been decided on as the eligible age because they do not believe that a girl who is younger is quite old enough to assume the responsibilities. And if you are under twenty-one, you must still obtain the permission of your parents par-ents before you can join. (Note to students: If you have enjoyed this column, please tell any member of the Scribe staff.) |