| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS' Truman Signs North Atlantic Pact Drannan Brannan farm Plan Flan Beaten in House British Clamor for A Bomb Secrets w EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When 1 m opinions opinion Are expressed t In n these A columns column fir I V nf nl they B H l are those thos of ot Western newspaper union n news DeW DO c 9 t ENVOY TO COSTA RICA SWORN IN Joseph Flack left of Doylestown Pa places his bis left hand band upon the Bible ible as he takes oath of office and is sworn In as new ambassador to Costa Rica from the United States He lIe succeeds Nathaniel P. P Davis The wife of the new envoy is looking on as Stanley Woodward chief chie of protocol protocol protocol proto proto- col officer at the state department in Washington D. D C. C adminIsters administers administers admin admin- the oath BRANNAN PLAN Loses Trial The house approved a measure continuing the farm support price-support program in its present form The bill brn was slated to go to the senate The house vote was The retention of the 90 per cent of parity supports killed the Aiken law passed by the Republican- Republican controlled BOth congress and which was scheduled to go into effect Jan 1 L The administration gained a partial partial partial par par- victory in eliminating the Aiken law but saw defeat in being denied a test run of the controversial sial ial Brannan agricultural plan Under the Brannan plan perishable perishable perishable perish perish- able crops would be allowed to sell at what the market would pay then the government would pay the farmers the difference between the support level and the average price the farmers got The Pace bill which embodied provisions for a trial run on three farm products of the Brannan plan lost out A substitute for the Pace bill the Gore measure suspending the Aiken law and continuing the present present present pres pres- ent farm program won by a final vote 25 One of the surprises of the session session ses ses- ses- ses sion Zion was the very few votes cast to keep the Aiken law alive Corridors of the house office building where the meeting was held were filled with lobbyists for various farm organizations Police ha had bad the area roped off oIL Democratic Leader McCormack Mass argued that opponents of the Pace bill were obligated to offer of of- fer ler some kind of alternative Im concerned about the consumer con consumer con con- sumer umer he said When he reads about millions of bushels of potatoes potatoes potatoes pota pota- toes being burned under the present present present pres pres- ent farm program he wants to know what's wrong WARNING Pact Okayed Russia received a warning that any further aggression in Europe will be considered an attack upon the United States The warning came in the form of an 82 13 ratification ratification rati raU- fi of the Atlantic pact by the senate It was the first time tune in American history that a peacetime pledge had been made that the United States will take action military action if necessary if certain other nations are attacked UNDER the north Atlantic treaty this nation and 11 other nation pledge that an attack upon one willbe will willbe be considered an attack upon a all The pact also pledges that the 12 members of the treaty shall prepare prepare prepare pre pre- pare for mutual defense before the need for military action actually arises A small minority waged bitter opposition to the pact during the 13 days of senate seriate debate upon it Three Republicans Wherry of N Nebraska Ne Ne- e- e braska Taft of of Ohio and Watkins of Utah tried to write a reservation reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion into the treaty specifying that rat ratification did not impose upon upon the United States the moral or l legal gal obligation to supply arms to toi i the other 11 signers D. D The heavy vote for r ratification and the impressive vote against arms reservations were victories for the senate bipartisan foreign policy Only two Democrats voted against ratification ratification Johnson Johnson o 0 f I I CRAZY FISH I Searchers after the unique can find the screwiest fish ium lum in the world at the University of Toledo Ohio As a product by-product of research into means of boosting the stock of fish In the nations nation's lakes and rivers Floyd J. J Brinley physiologist has developed the following three Thirty-three-eyed brown trout Trout with extra transplanted hearts outside their bodies which continue to pulsate after the fish tish have died Trout babies which in the interest interest interest in in- terest of determining the effect of oxygen on the heart action of fish live in oxygen tents ATOM DATA England's Needs Reports say the administration has investigated the possibilities of sharing bomb atom-bomb secrets with Britain by executive agreement without action by congress Some makers law have sought to tie the Presidents President's hands The idea has been discussed but no decision has been reached to carry it through It is considered a matter of the senate-house senate atomic atom atom- ic committee the state department department department depart depart- ment the armed services and the atomic energy commission A secret meeting at Blair House was thought to have been called by Truman to discuss the matter The United Kingdom and Canada Canada Canada Cana Cana- da operated co-operated in atomic development development development develop develop- ment during the war and are believed believed believed be be- to know all about the wartime wartime wartime war war- time bomb The atomic energy i law of 1946 has forbidden further exchange of information I Some sources say Great Britain can produce an atom bomb of its own if it decides to concentrate on the problem Britain may have threatened the United States with loss of uranium nr ore from n owned British un n un Belgian Congo mines if the US U.S. refuses to yield atomic secrets have been resentful that their observers were not allowed allowed allowed al al- al- al lowed at the bomb test Roosevelt established the precedent precedent precedent prece prece- dent of presidential operation co-operation with Britain in things atomic without without without with with- out congressional authorization HOUSING Modest Home A modest home may be built for or federal rent director Tighe Woods has proven He was trying to solve the military's housing housing housing hous hous- ing difficulties The over-all over size of the house is 15 by 38 feet The price includes sewer and water systems Chairman Vinson D. D Ga of the house armed services committee commit commit- tee said he was going to examine Woods' Woods home near Fort Belvoir Va The committee has studied a military construction bill bilI authorizing authorizing authorizing author author- izing the armed services to spend more than million to house military families THE BILL would limit homes in inthe inthe inthe the United States to cost each with no limit on those built abroad Colorado and Taylor of Idaho Henry Wallaces Wallace's running mate in 1948 President Truman then asked congress for a billion million dollars to finance an arms-aid arms program program program pro pro- gram for western Europe after signing the pact INCOMES Profits Decline Net corporation Income accordIng according according accord accord- ing to the securities and exchange commission dropped to an estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated two billion million dollars dollars dollars dol dol- dol- dol lars after taxes in n the first quarter quarter quarter ter of this year THIS INCOME was approxImately approximately approximately 16 per cent below the profits profits profits prof prof- its for the corresponding quarter of 1948 and 18 per cent below the preceding quarter The drop in sales the report said more than offset lower costs and expenses Experiencing the largest declines in net earning were the large corporations cor cor- The Thes lower profits were said to have been reflected in low-i low er rates of return on stockholders stockholder's equities The SEC reported The ratio of profits after taxes to stockholders stockholders' ers ers' equity for corporations over million dollars in assets dropped from an annual rate of 18 per cent in the fourth quarter of 1948 to per cent in the first quarter this year SMALLEST-SIZE SMALLEST CLASS corporations corporations corporations corpor corpor- with less than in assets assets assets as as- sets showed an increase from a 8 small loss to 84 per cent All but two of 22 industry groups showed declines in profits after taxes from the fourth quarter nf of 1948 to the first of 1949 ARMISTICE Syria Israel-Syria Accord Syria and Israel have signed an armistice agreement that will wilT keep their military forces behind their international frontiers and i demilitarized zones in thes contested areas THE CEREMONY taking place between the Israeli and Syrian fighting lines in north Galilee will lead it is hoped to an early settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment of issues between Israel and the Arab states in the Lausanne Switzerland talks of the UN Palestine Palestine Palestine Pales Pales- tine conciliation commission Israel has signed armistices with all the Arab countries that took part in the Palestine conflict conflict- Egypt Lebanon Iraq Jordan and Syria The agreement is another tribute to the skill of Dr Ralph Bunche UN mediator and Brig Gen Cen William William Wil Wil- liam E. E Riley US chief of staff IT HAS been agreed that unrestricted unrestricted un- un un-i un restricted civil l life e may be resumed resumed re- re re-i re i in the demilitarized zones pending final peace negotiations when an international boundary will be clearly defined The agreement calls for the withdrawal of defensive forces to toa a line three and a half miles deep I Ion on either side of the armistice line This keeps the Arab legion and the Israeli troops out of gren- gren tossing ade-tossing distance of each other II I I GUA GUATEMALA Rebellion Off OffA A military revolt in Guatemala against the government of Pres President Pres Pres-l ident Juan Jose Arevalo died out Calm spread over the capital after I 24 hours of fighting that followed the assassination of Col Francisco Javier Arana chief of the armed forces FORT GUARDIA DE HONOR j the seat of the revolt was regained by loyal troops and civilian vol vol-j All fighting ceased I Forty persons were reported killed according to the police di- di j di-j rector No United States citizens were among the casualties Observers said the colonel was killed because he refused to lead an uprising against the government government government govern govern- ment and then his death was used as an excuse to attack the govern govern- ment Among those fighting were many who belonged to a political party backing Arana for president All state ministers were loyal to the president THE GOVERNMENT arm armed e d large groups of civilians for the battle against the rebels Queen jY i Jf I n x Is there anyone to dispute the decision of the judges in selectIng selectIng select- select Ing big Janice Harvell 18 of Carolina Carolina Carolina Caro Caro- lina Beach each N. N C. C as queen of the Lions The smiling miss won the title In competition with beauties of other nations The crowning occurred at the annual convention of Lions International a at t M 1 Madison a d i s son o ii Square Garden N. N Y PROTEST Reds Denied Russia protested against Italian membership in the north Atlantic alliance but her protest was denied denied denied de de- de- de nied by secretary of state Dean Acheson Russia claimed Italy's participation was a violation of ot a treaty she had with Russia and other allies after the war that she would join in no alliance directed directed di dl- against any of the victors Acheson denounced the Soviets |
