Show i JAS OR W. W ON 1 Safety Precautions R REPUBLICANS w will probably wisecrack wise at this one but bu since Russia's discovery of bomb H-bomb and bomb A-bomb secrets Its It's likely that tha the President and Vice President of the United States will not again attend a Jackson Day dinner under the same roof Regardless of the political party in power this Is not a pleasant kind of internal security precaution to contemplate Nevertheless after the Jackson Jackson- Jefferson Day dinner someone began began be be- gan considering the gruesome question question question ques ques- tion as to what would have happened happened hap hap- if U an enemy had sent a surprIse surprise surprise sur sur- prise plane over the Arctic Circle on 16 and dropped an bomb A-bomb on Washington Not only were the President and PresIdent Vice under the same roof but also every member of tho the cabinet the Democratic governors of 10 states and a good part of the tho senate and house representatives tives The speaker was also present and If it such a catastrophe catastrophe catastrophe catas catas- had occurred It would ha have ve been up DP to a speaker protein protem pro- pro tern tem to convene the house bouse while Senator McKellar would have had the power to convene the senate Whether congress would have then called for special elections or whether the Republicans would have taken over the administration tion Is iB a debatable question Undoubtedly however the Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans would have had to takeover tako take over for the time being since few Democratic leaders would have been left and since three to six months would have been necessary to make nominations and conduct the final balloting There also would be the question of who would declare war with par part of congress gone and who would make the vital decisions necessary necessary sary to carry on a war Tragic Possibilities These are just a few few of of the problems problems lems which arent aren't pleasant to think about but which have to be considered in view of the now definite definite nite fact that Russia has all aU our atomic secrets This is also why the administration tion after inexcusably long delays is finally and almost frantically working on civil defense including an alternate capital of at the United States For should a bomb be dropped on Washington it would mean the destruction of all FBI fingerprints all civil service records rec all veterans insurance and pension records all military defense defense defense de de- de- de plans tax income records the Library of Congress and the government archives dating back to the beginning of the republic In fact there Is some doubt whether the government could function at all Immediately after the destruction of these records A period of chaos would be certain military planners planners planners plan plan- ners fear unless careful plans are made now for an alternate capital with microfilmed records records records rec rec- stored there Speculation Is that an alternate capital would be safest somewhere In the Rocky Mountains possibly Denver or Salt Lake City John L. L Lewis Lewis' Judge Federal Judge Richmond Keech the man who had been slapping John L L. L Lewis with those back to pork cork court orders was teethed on law enforcement His father was Q v District of Columbia policeman However the year old jurist juris is not a chronic downer crack but Lut a quiet amiable man with a homespun air that belies his black robes He also has a tremendous liking lilting for people particularly little people a characteristic developed in the days when he used to fight consumers' consumers battles against the public public public pub pub- lic utilities as peoples people's counsel of the district Later Keech became a member of the public utilities commission and ad served for a time as corporation corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion counsel of the DC D.C. government government government govern govern- ment before President Truman recognized his talents and made him a White House administrative assistant His automobile also Is easily rec For years Judge Keechi Keech's tag had been 16 A bachelor looking younger than his years Keech would be a big success 11 it the Washington social whirl but he shuns it His only concession to high society is an occasional ride with a hunt club in nearby near Mary Maryland land Dictator McCarran Dictator Francos Franco's friend Sen Pat Pal McCarran of Nevada has beer using Dictator Francos Franco's methods methodi inside the senate judiciary commit committee tee In order to smear the displaced persons commission held secret hearings without notifying noti lying other committee members It was a virtual star chamber pro pro- On the other hand band he refused refused re reo re- re fused to grant the displaced persons per sons commission a hearing to defend defend defend de de- de- de fend its itself U. U |