Show The Weather tempeiulore UTAH— Partly cloudy sooth and east portions today clearing Wed-n- e sday Clear northwest portion 38 to 48 Lou 85 buqufnjut Phoenix 8j8 BgmMMl Sa U S7 Jl 58 838 Dixie 54 Local tonight High both days ? to frost In a few places in north half of state SSwImF as ta OkU City Seventy hth Year--No TtAufJ 104 OGDEN CITY Russian Offer On Blockade flailed in US Trial Begins — ' Mr ssswL Taft-Hartle- "' -- Lesinski Says People Voted' To Cancel Law $$n$£$ Taft-Hartl- jym The state department got out a 1200-wor- d statement f the American position It was understood the United France had discussed the published Soviet States Britain and ''— — — terms and found "" — them Judith " hH'' " " TWa newesi j&non - teptable To Erase Rent Control Fails Report of a survey conducted by 3 F Stephens and C A Stephens brothers purporting to show that a total of 365 new residential units re under construction in Ogden city and South Ogden city was presented to city commissioners today Mayor Herman W Peery again failed in an attempt to place the city on record favoring decontrol as Commissioner Edward T Saunders again refused to take a position I have stated my position before" Saunders said "I want time to study this thing" Mayor Peery wants decontrol Commissioner Thomas East doesn't want it Saunders gave no intimation of how much longer he will take to 4jmUSy i lis for Decontrol C A Stephens appeared before Commissioners last week to predict he could conduct a survey from Washington Terrace to North Ogden that would show there would be 500 new dwelling units ready this year Stephens' report offered that 65 units were being built in "South Ogden City and 300 in Ogden city He predicted this number would swell to 500 before the close of the year He wanted the city to action today on this ol basis Stephens' survey also offered that "average reats in 1941 were from $3750 to $50 this year they-ar- e from $3750 to $65:' Col Graves B McGary chamber of commerce industrial division manager said the four commanding officers of military depots in this area are opposed to decon trol Waiting List "A survey made bv the chanv ber of commerce showed that there l mS The only reservation appears to be whether the Russians intend to propose any further conditions Hie formal state department pronouncement came after a round of government conferences One of these was a report to President Truman from Dr Philip Jes-su- p the American delegate to the United Nations' security council Jessup had discussed the Soviet proposal at Lake Success N Y with Jacob A Malik the Russian U N delegate Jessup Hopeful For himself Jessup told reporters "things look hopeful" That presumably was an indication that he inclines to the view that the Soviet proposal is a sincere one and that there are no hidden conditions to be sprung later The terms are first that the Soviet blockade of Berlin and the e western of the Soviet zone of Germany should be lifted simultaneously Second that a date should be fixed ahead of time for a meeting of the Big Four council of foreign ministers (the western powers plus Russia) to be held after the blockade is lifted These conditions were revealed in the Russian announcement in Moscow as made through the Soviet news agency Tail No Final Conclusion' In its ' statement the state department declared: "If the present of the Soviet government position is- as stated in the Tass agency release as published in the American press this morning the way appears clear for a lifting of the blockade and a meeting of the council of foreign ministers" But the statement added that no final conclusion upon this can be reached until further exchanges of view" between Jessup and Ma- top-lev- el counter-blockad- formei oplon They're Down! Durable Pair Sets New Mark D-G- a) Taft-Hartl- One-ten- th ey Taft-Hartl- re-ena- ct ey ve this plan Lesinski didn't indicate it The civil rights issue bobbed up again in senate worn on bills providing federal aid for education and school health programs Both these bills were given right - of way in the senate with the school health measure coming first d after a appropriation house-passe- bill for the labor department and federal security agency has been taken care of The health measure would permit the federal government to give the states $35000000 a year to help finance medical and dental examinations and other health care for all school children Federal grants of $300000000 a year would be authorized for teacher salaries and other school operating expenses under toe education-aid bill which was introduced by a group of 14 senators The civil rights issue was brought into the education bill by announcement of Senator Lucas that he will offer an amendment that would bar aid to public schools not open to regardless of race color orpupils creed — ur (R-Ma- the-Russi- ans d) Congress may get a more detailed picture of the Truman administra tion's controversial farm program uy me ena or tne weeK Secretary of Agriculture Bran nan said the program has been put into the form of a bill for introduc tion in congress It will be sub muteo to tne lawmakers as soon as government budget officials have given u weir approval Meanwhile Brannan had another date before the house agriculture er cross-count- ry (Continued on Pace Twot (Column Severn Who Started Carrier Anyway? f Resigns River Dragged for Cache Motorist 1 - Expert Predicts Another 'Quake land-base- B-3- 8 A eJ project shin the U S S TTnltoH States last February But at a nrc lumcicmx me vessel was not then before him for decisicn Even then work presumably was in progress After toe celebrated West' Fla conference with Key toe joint ch efs of staff in March 1948 the then defense secretary James said the carrier would not be built forlarge air war strategic an air force job He said it "might" not be justified purely for navy roles BUt its navy function its possvble contributlco to theplus air force's job might justify the vessel 'if so decided by the joint chiefs of staff" There is no evirionn tht Um joint chiefs of staff (of the army umvy ana ainorce decided or did not decide The best information available at toe time toe decided to go ahead with navy the ship was that Gen Carl A Spaatz then air force chief of staff and Gen Omar Bradley army chief of staff nao neither approved nor disan proved it It was discussed but at least Bradley did not understand that any decision had been taken Appropriation Made The navy got the past the budget bureri rd project congress ap- 000 £or ?roF"la('000item whose starter fate is now unknown is in the new navy appropriation before toe senate Did the navy justify these items on the basis solely of toe carrier s naval function without reference ti its contributing role in strategic air war? Forrestal had said this "might not be possible But some navy sources said when the ship's plans were published that is was purely a navy matter Johnsons order made it clear that be did not think so For-rest- sl le BBBr-BflE?- £nS HiuJ8j i5?&fl a i 'rNALPITION SHANGHAI April 26 (AP—Heavy U S naval moved out of Shanghai today as two mwi?itt rolled toward the Shanghai-- an gchow area The communist radio in Peiping boasted two iwaiitas armies the 20th and 99th had been wiped out Two towns Ihing 85 miles west of here and Chingtai 00 n Uv south' west of Nanking were cap-- " T tured the radio said m H mmsm The communist broadcast said Nanking-Hangchohighway had been cut Government garrison headquarters said red sdvanee units were around Soochow (Wuh-sie-n) 40 miles west of here Red capture of Ihing on the west bank of Lake Tal would mean the communists were to Hangchow where some 300i government troops are believed dug in A rapid thrust south could CUt toe Shanghai-Hangchocorridor British Fellow V 8 Lead The American ships went down the Yangtze estuary from here to avoid involvement in the civil war The British followed the American lead and withdrew warships of their Shanghai force Movement of the ships into the Yangtze estuary will put them out of artillery range when toe reds arrive in the world's fourth largest city When the communists would come no one knew But Shanghai appeared ready to receive them Most of the without resistance city's 5000000 inhabitants expect toe reds to walk in and take over as they did the nationalist capital at Nanking Enter Ambassador's Home Communist soldiers in Nanking bo d l y burst into the home of American Ambassador J Stuart w LeiKhtoa as was his staff I A department protest to the nists over the incident was forthcoming The incident was the first involving a foreign official rinse red snore guns damaged four British warships on the Yangtze between Shanghai and Nanking last week The Shanghai garrison command banned publication of all war news except what it put out Since it was impossible to get anything from headquarters there was virtually no news in Shanghai newspapers Shanghai which had taken the situation with relative calm was beginning to ShOW evidence of commerce panic Shanghai's seemed grinding to a halt The securities exchange was open but there was little business Many offices failed to open The monsf market was so chaotic as to be The U S dollar meaningless fetched 700000 gold yuan The r Chinese sitter dollar cost $10 until it to hoy sht soared oi Possible Strategy SSMt still anybody's guess whsthiit the communists would Shrike first to seal off the nationalist escape route by takina Hang 100 miles chow southwest of Shanghai or hit for Shanghai itself and close the government's the ey FULLERTONi Calif April 26 also says the act is Then It pro(AP)— Ending six full weeks in "hereby repealed" most of the the air Endurance Fliers Bill Bar-ri- s ceeds to provisions and Dick Riedel landed today The debate will take several days The wheels of their monoplane Debate in toe senate is still several touched the asphalt runway at Ful- weeks off There had been reports that adler ton airport at ministration leaders might offer a m (Pacific standard time) some amendments to their own They had been in the air 1008 bill as a compromise If they have is a total waiting list 'of 1386 at the six federal housing projects in this area" McGary said "If all these places listed by Mr Stephens are available it seems these people would: co after them "We shouldn't overlook the fact that there are 12Q00 people working at the bases whose total payroll of $33000000 is equal to the entire payroll in Ogden city from all other sources" He said decontrol might drive some employes of d trom the Ogden area uio Stephens retorted that reason for the long waiting list at government housing projects was the attraction of cheap rent "Those commanding officers arcn't speaking for of the workers anyway" he went On ' Everybody in the world WASHINGTON April 26 (UP)— is allowed to run his own property the landlord" except The great military riddle today Is: Who authorised the navy to begin building its $188000000 super aircraft carrier in the first place? Defense Secretary Louis John sen told the sailors on Saturday to stop work "at once" on the 65000-to- n ship whose keel was laid one week ago Johnson had been in office 'fHBBBl BB I LOGAN Utah April 26 (UP) — scarcely a month when he reached BBBF swi conclusion that appropriate wpjBjBBBj BKp Nearly 100 volunteer possemen to- "the day were dragging swift roily orders should be issued discontinuBlacksmith Fork river near Mill-vil- ing construction of toe vessel" Cache county for a Millville Returning from a speaking enautoist feared drowned after his gagement in Texas Navy Secretary car struck a bridge abutment John L Sullivan said today he Feared drowned was ijffW wanted 'to fvnd out thu u Lawrence L Pearson His auto was all about I had no ideawhat such action found overturned in the river early was going to be token" today Sheriffs officers said the ear ap- Sullivan Not Consulted parently catapulted into the stream Disclosure that Sullivan was not about eleven p m last Residents near the scene ofnight the crash consulted in advance on toe stop- reported that they heard "collision wtct prompted vt sounds' about that hour but did i: — y v ovnuu nana his resignation This he did todavin not investigate tne car was resting on its left The idea of the suDermrHer side and the only opening was the conceived by toe late Adm Marc left window near the driver's seat A Mitscher his brilliant John L Sullivan It was not known whether anyone task force daysduring in the Pacific It was was riding with Pearson Fleet Adm Chesdeveloped WASHINGTON April 26 (AP) ter W Nimitz by his valedictory Navy Secretary John L Sullivan last year Nimitz saw such as toe only means of sendingcarriers atomic resigned today in protest against uumos against a distant enemy in scrapping plans for the 65000-to- n super aircraft carrier United r ififc of m ftitur wr His action which had The ah force evirient I v hoc cmhhi States that notion as far as Johnson : concerned with its demonstrations belief that the n WASHINGTON 26 (AP)— of the of d ?1VCn SSnr consideration in de-capabi The U a Pacific April coast is headed superbombers for another large earthquake or a For a vear the nivr had ni of small ones according to ahead fPsss plans to tapd the ship on what basis toe Dr Beno Gutenberg director of which with was would have been the mnt going to float the 1060 -navy foot earseismorogy at California Institute expensive vessel in Yet no ner for history of Technology u? nave aseuvered President Truman named toe lThunH ey of 1935 House Republican leaders and many southern Democrats are supporting a substitute introduced by This Representative Wood 'Well Go Ahead Gen Clay States four-pow- HI IShFsk! (D-Uta- h) Taft-Hartl- '1 PAGES British Vessels Joiol Americans In Effort to Elude Gun Range Naiiking-HangchoHighway Cot " hours 1 minute Six weeks wag the goal they set when they- took to toe air March 15 for their fourth try at exceedendurance recing the ord of 726 hours Community Support Their three previous failures — once because of magneto trouble twice because of ice on the had been costly and they were kept In the air only by contributions of $1 each from some 2000 Fullertdh citizens The chamber of commerce also had chipped in some $1500 from its surplus cash A grea)t cheer arose as a shot from toe official timing stand announced that the pair had passed UUKs the 1008-homark Immediately the plane started down on its approach Beside Dickie Riedel and his mother June Riedel the parents of toe two fliers were also present to greet them They are Mr and Mrs Chauncey Riedel of RiverBERLIN April 26 (AP)— General side and Mr and Mrs W A Bar-ri- s Lucius D Clay said today that even of Marion ville Mo if lift toe Berlin Children at Home blockade "it will have no effect whatsoever on toe Bar ris wife was also West German government" there but their Betty two children Pat-ty- g "We are going ahead with our and Steven I were at home the American military govThe families rushed onto the plans" ernor told newsmen field as the plane skidded to a Both Clay and Ambassador Rob- stop and ground crews hurried up ert D Murphy expressed wariness to remove the bar from the monoover the Soviet offer to lift the plane's door blockade and hold a Although the craft had lost its talk on Germany tail wheels 'over Florida during a German-Austrian Murphy head of the refueling hop the division in toe state de- landing was made without mishap The big crowd started streaming partment said toe Russian move seemed an effort to swing German toward the plane as fire trucks opinion away from the prospective on standby duty rolled up Ropes were quickly strung up republic (allied-sponsore- It sarrg w ey Taft-Hartl- Justice department employe arrives at U S District court In Washington for trial on charges of removing secret papers from government files She is accompanied by M L Rosensteln (center) and Attorney Archibald Palmer eleven-forty-fi- IW In a speech prepared for delivery toe labor committee chairman said the people voted last November for repeal of the law Then he declared: "If we break faith with our own people— who expressed themselves so clearly and In such detail last November — we confess to the people of western Europe who are today desperately seeking the truth that the forces of communism speak the truth while we practice hypocrisy" The administration bill which bears Lesinski's name in the house and that nf Somtnr V!hrr1 T1 Thomas in toe senate? would repeal and replace it with a somewhat enlarged version of the original Wagner act i £ take-decontr- flf 26 Reds Set Shanghai Trap WASHINGTON April 26 (AP) — Rep Lesinski (D Mich) opened house debate over the act toa day with request that the administration's labor bill be passed "without amendment" April 26 (AP)—The United States said APRIL 9E U S Ships Quit Shcjuaghai As Reds Approach frort y Repeal Bill Up in House today "the way appears clear" for lifting the Berlin blockade provided the Russian terms actually are those published by Moscow TUESDAY EVENING Jk Simultaneous Lifting of Berlin Barriers New Big Four Session Chief Conditions of Soviets' Bid WASHINGTON UTAH UWt 7S arrow) aimed for toe sea at Bangchow hoping to 00000 (?Pn Nationalists troops below Shanghai trap "I"? and thereby dissolve toe defense (broken lues) Black portion of map represents known areas triangle of communist control and black arrows Indicate direction of red attacks across toe Yangtze river (AP Wirephoto) ?ed Nanking-Shanghai-Hangch- Connally Demands U S Protest Be 'Rammed Down' Red Throats WASHINGTON April 26 (AP)— Sto Connally said today a state department protest should be "rammed down the throats" of Chinese communists who invaded the American embassy in Nan--4 king (D-Te- "It's a serious affront toe chah man of the senate foreign relations committee told a reporter They've got to learn to respect United Stage rights and property" The state department ordered toe U S embassy to lodge a vigorous protest with communist leaders yesterday soon after it was reported that armed communist troops had forced their way into the building and routed Ambassador J Leighton Stuart out of bed But there was same question whether the communists would take such a protest seriously No Harm Beported "I think the state department should make representations and ram them down their throats" Connally said angrily News dispatches and a reoort from toe embassy said the troops after pushing into the building inspected the second floor and questioned members of toe staff While they did not harm anyone or molest the property they reportedly told a servant that Stuart was not to leave toe embassy compound That raised some fears here that the communists might intend to ambassador a keep the "I think we've got to take a firm stand cn this" Connally said Others Less Concerned Although Sen Kefauver took much toe same position other senators viewed the incident with less concern Some — like Sen Know land felt Stuart should have followed toe nationalist government to Canton to avoid putting himself and his staff in a ticklish situation Sen Elbert D Thomas said ne did not trunk it grave enough "to get excited about' He termed the invasion "the usual action of Ignorant soldiers" pri-sone- r (It-Calif-)— (D-Uta- h) Davis Dam Work Ahead of Schedule BOULDER CITY Nov April 28 (UP) — Davis dam 67 miles down stream from Hoover dam on the Colorado river is three months ahead of construction schedule sjsj will generate Its first electrical energy in 1950 Federal Reclamation Director E A Moritz reported today Since the river was diverted into a new channel at the dam site 10 onth ago the Ml embankment across toe old river bed has been virtually completed The Utah Construction company main contractor has Dlaced abmil 3700 000 cubic yards of earth material in the embankment The spillway high exclusive of downstream spilluut basin and powerhouse intake structure ar about H Mr cent complete and will be finished this summer earth-and-roc- k 200-fo- ot TWO V S FLIERS KILLED FORT LEWIS Wash April 26 (AP)—Two armv airmen wer killed last night in toe crash of a small observation plane 'mtpt a night military maneuver The victims were listed as Lieutenant H i! mar J Olson of LakewooH nnr Tacoma and Corporal James C Kaski of StetaonvilieTWis x) Watlrins Asks for Restored Forest Fund Fights Fee WASHINGTON April 28 (Special)— Senator Arthur V Watoins appeared before to senate subcommittee on agriculture (R-Uta- h) appropriations late Monday and urged that house reductions in sorest services 1950 appropriation for protection and management be fully restored In support of his plea Senator Watkins submitted to subcommittee members a resolution of Western States Council and a resolution by Salt Lake City board of city commissioners Both resolutions urged the federal government ty provide adequate funds for the copartment and objected to house recommendations that public users of such areas bo charged fsss The bouse of representatives Passed the bill after reducing the 1950 forest service protection and management fund by almost $2 250000 Senator WaHdus strongly urged that this money be restored This fund is used to police and provide sanitary and other forest facilities The senator called to attention of committee members that exist In Salt Lake City andparucularlv Ogden areas where culinary water supplies are seriously threatened by contamination Urges Augmented Patrols The cure rests in part OB ittV proving sanitary facilities in our uumuur j recreational areas and in providing funds to augment forest service patrols and supervision" Senator Watkins told the committee 'We can't do this if we cut the department s appropriation" he added The senator vigorously opfOSSSl the house proposal that users of Utah's recreational areas be charged fees In the first place he declared that such a practice would be impractical In many instances western highways fajQajar canyon stream beds through the mountains and as s result many people travel canyon routes who do not step to use recreational facon-Vnp- ns cilities Secondly Senator Watkins told committeemen much of the land Is privately owned and where it is leased the lessees and people who patronize lessee establishments such as ski resorts already pay for the privileges Charge Net Warranted Where land is private! v owned owners should not be subjected to an aaauionai charge bv covern- mem ana oy tne same token an additional charge should not be im- of lessees who plfoodj pay forlia privilege of using recreational areas the senator r many ne said emphasized in critical oz utan tne forest service does not provide facilities of such mag- - w ft ua uurrency Worthless in Besieged City By I nlrd Pn theVasifle The twin onomic c sieged Shanghai today aust armies stood and toe ci:y'! approaches The American dollar most highly prized curra teeming city of 6000000 tually worthless today No er would accept it in payinent tabor and the government re it for customs dutes and exit The communist fifth columi It threatened responsible geance on anyone found hi session of American currency and if the city fell BUnk rapor Worth More 1 TBre trod Churchill Calls it value it Bv late 26 UP t than - fa to tfJBSing anysilver Empl ntOVide hard sMke threats front fan Hies 1 quoted at the opening of business each day would be good for the morning only and would be re vised upward during the The nationalist arm flows! imieh of the gold reney being thrown out by print- I'ng tO rate of inflation A K Besseai : aTesver whs I presented mands to their employers that they iX" momhsyierner"encvCe m in silver high with the trunks suitcase bales and boxes of departing for- eigners Many American governmental or- ganizations were dismantling their offices and preparing to move to Canton The ground control ap- Shanghai Bradley Conn SIS head Of the I'nited States information service left this morning for Canton to Attack 'Outrage' LONDON Anril ston Churchill 19 j gold yuan fell so low that - pre-wa- t 1 -- Win maffed today that Britain reinforce its far east- nighty ern fleet to retaliate aeainst anv further Chinese communist attacks on British warships to de- Churchill rose hi nounce the communist shelling of tour British warships in the Yangtze river with a torn of more than 40 lives last week as an "atrocious outrage' As opposition leader he called on the labor government to send one or two aircraft carriers to the far east to "make sure we are toeated with respect in the future" He demanded power retaliation' for any further "insulting" communis: attacks on British prestige "We have suffered very serious injury and our prestige has been affected:' Churchill said today should like to have an assurance from the government that they will face this matter in a British spirit and make sure that the British flag is respected and that the lives of British sailors are not thrown assay Coincidental with Churchill's de-afor reinforcement of the far came word from Ham ilton Bermuda that the cruiser Jamaica one of two cruisers in Br: a n s America and West Indies squadron will leave later todav by way of Panama canal for Chma Thevoyage is expected to take Churchill sprang to the attack after Prime Minister Clement R Attlee in a mild statement saidcomparatively British warships had lawful right to navigate the Yangtze on peaceful missions Attlee said British had the permission of thewarships nationalist government to sail the Yangtze and BSSJ tried in vain to contact sible communist authorities before asm asm mailing 1 nd 1 loeds sdaSdSaai to Shanghai dio to Kobe Janan The movei "su5- - hais streets increased as the T sy 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