Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS- ERP fund 0 BeaRs Off 9 Russia Winning Cold War in East Personal Incomes Rise in Nation aton these columns they are arc those of In Western EDITORS EDITOR'S Newspaper NOTE Unions Union's When opinion news new analysts analyst are ore expressed expressed and not necessarily Sf of or this newspaper 4 L SALUTE TO ISTANBUL The U. U S. S sixth task fleet ar arrived ar- ar rived In Istanbul recently for a five day visit One of the ships the Fargo a cruiser and flagship of the group Is shown firing firIng fir fir- Ing a salute to Istanbul city In middle background can be seen the aircraft carrier Coral Sea ERP ERR FUND Billions More The European recovery program appeared set for another year The senate by a vote of 63 to 7 voted a billion dollar appropriation to take care of European recovery needs and pay U. U S S. S occupation costs abroad Final action came after two weeks of debate THE SENATE voted a full 12 month program with no authority of ot the fue spending agency to expend the money in a shorter period At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same time it approved an outlay outlay outlay out out- lay of for a congressional watchdog committee to keep a check on foreign spending The upper chamber of congress gave tacit approval to nationalization tion of ot industries industries-in in England that thatis is Is-by Is by knocking down an amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment which would have withheld recovery funds from any nation which in the future nationalized an industry This was aimed directly at Great Britain The bill provided One hundred and fifty million dollars for ECA EGA loans to Europe A billion million dollars for forI I ECA's May-June May operations NINE HUNDRED MILLION for army occupation costs in Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many Austria Japan and the islands Forty-five Forty billion for Greece and Turkey In its struggle with the bill the senate beat off ou efforts to earmark million dollars for a loan to Spain Spam and to require the ECA EGA and the army to earmark two billion dollars for surplus U. U S. S farm prod prod- CHI CHINA Lost Cause Accusations name-calling name recriminations recriminations recriminations re re- re- re criminations did nothing to distort the picture picture picture-it if the United States was winning the cold war in the West she was losing it in the East The United States State's white paper paper paper pap pap- er on what had happened in China and why charged vigorously that Communist victory over the Chinese Chinese Chinese Chin Chin- ese and the disintegration of the Nationalist government were all the fue fault of Nationalist Generalissimo mo Chiang Kai Shek SAID DEAN ACHESON U. U S. S secretary of state Full blame for forthe forthe forthe the ominous result of the Chinese civil war accrues to Chiang Kai Kai- shek and other Nationalist leaders because they lost no battle as the result of a lack of American aid In obvious contrast to the firm policy in dealing with Russia on problems affecting the West Acheson Acheson Acheson Ache- Ache son said of Chinas China's future and U U. U S. S aims in that direction Future U. U S S. S policy must concentrate on relieving China of the Moscow in foreign yoke of That appeared easier said than done however There was no pact and no arms program to warn off the Reds and anyway the CommunIsts Communists Communists Com Com- were on the ground and in control Even the most optimistic among the fue diplomats in Washington Washing Washing- ton would realize that throwing the he Communists out of China would be bea a long hard fight A F FOR FORMER 0 R E R AMBASSADOR to China Major Pat Hurley was qt quick ck to charge that the state departments department's departments department's departments department's de de- de- de white paper was nothing but an alibi for U U. S. S failure I to stem the Communist tide inI in I China I Radio Jam I According to reliable reports Moscow's jamming of radio programs programs programs pro pro- grams has tuned down the Voice of ot America to a mere whisper of its former self sell I THESE REPORTS declare that I Russian interference with programs programs programs pro pro- I grams beamed to the Soviet has been so effective as to cut to 10 per cent the American broadcasts which now permeate the region around Moscow Two official American protests against t the these h e s e jamming tactics were made last year but in each case Moscow disclaimed any knowledge knowledge knowledge know know- ledge of such interference The Kremlin aim is obvious Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- I sian leaders are making every effort effort ef cf- ef- ef fort to isolate the Soviet people more completely from the west Reception of originated American-originated broadcasts would have no place in that objective US U.S. INCOMES Higher Than Ever The status of consumer buying power in the nation was good In fact personal Incomes which are the mainspring of such buying increased increased increased in in- creased in June Junc according to reports reports reports re re- re- re ports of the federal department of ot commerce THE RISE help helped cd push incomes for the first six months of 1949 to a level 26 per cent higher than the fue first half hall of time boom-time 1948 The report estimated that the flow of personal income from all aU sources reached an annual rate of 2135 billion dollars in June The commerce departments department's s study t u d y showed the upturn had been continuing continuing continuing con con- for three months April through June and that fuat the gain accelerated accelerated accelerated ac ac- ac- ac as it continued An increase in farm Income was cited by the department as the main cause of ot the June Increase In personal Income THE DEPARTMENT regarded as more magnificent however the fact that factory payrolls were credited with a slight increase in inJune inJune inJune June after having declined steadily since last September COMIC BOOKS New Approach The impact of ot so-called so comic books on juvenile minds and their influence for good or evil has recently recently recently re re- re- re been a subject of widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread controversy in these United States Some municipalities banned sale of the more objectionable books others contented themselves with talking but San Diego it appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears has come up with a most sensible approach That southern California city has started what it calls a comic book of the month club Its It's purpose is isto isto isto to put the fun back into funny books from whence it has been conspicuously absent all these years The movement was launched after after after aft aft- er many San Diego families became became became be be- came disturbed about the fue subject matter of many of the comic books THE project depends upon cooperation co cooperation co- co operation of the comic-book comic pub pub- lishers If that can be obtained publishers would submit the books to a board of review in advance of publication Books that were approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved would be mailed to club dub subscribers who would be divided into different age groups POLITICS POLITIC POL r CS GOP Seeks Unity The one thing it 1948 1048 an and the thc one thing did not no l ha it in 1952 IS the one thing see B the A j can party seems most find find and t e and that i is s unity 7 IT is characteristic J J of ot the ft r lean voter that when f tit thin teas m ing g fairly smooth smooch at ho hon hogS are areIs e eis is little disposition me e t n to c than ministrations The long lone taDge Be the Republicans and the eye ev Ven er tenure of the Demo atal ata l Roosevelt 1 and Truman t. t that fact Therefore if the GOP t fa tJ l lattain attain unity in the 1952 ei Ual how could race rOlce could th the put Part hope to win There was T an chance that un under der a vied 0 the party might wi win a u That chance lies in hi the fact tact ft I Ilot lot of Republicans have be bee ing with the Democrats cause they were at odds Wi with own party's candidate and with wih the me too 2 twice-contender twice Thomas E. E D n BUT the chance in for an any harmony within the party pany I slim This was indicated bi by bitter spIlt split in factions when when George Gabrielson of New Nei j J was selected to replace Ru Hu Hug Scott Jr of Pennsylvania a as party's national ch chairman a inn an t l' l The changeover served meri Inert stir up new party turmoil a pose the more immediate pro proof pr prof pro proof of unity in the congressional is ia isnow now just 15 months away wf Gabrielson can bring this a abc of course wholly conjectural it should be remembered ti tithe the GOP would not run hitchi gether when the White How Hours the desired destination the theft little reason to expect them themi t i to tight in congressional contests 1 m GHOST STORY Boy Is Haunted iu i Because of ot the myriad une unc ties which beset his existence r always has been fascinated by D' macabre the supernatural weird beliefs and stories coning c cing cone con ing ghosts and manit i I THIS TInS Is evidenced by the that the prominent part play pIny spirits of the dead in the liva the living has been recounted extolled since the days of the ancient tribal existence I I. I And through most of the ace seo which greets such tales in thi lightened century there runs the truth were ascertainable tiny thread of credulity Its It's r r like the old classic remark c man who said that while he be heri believe in ghosts he certainly no desire to encounter one 1 So the story of the Wasl D. D C. C boy haunted by night manifestations would l' l I the same scoffing elicit the secret secret thought however fl fled the same hidden wonder V it be so fA I f IA A local clergyman said it wa This pastor told the Society Socie city I Parapsychology that he ha badboy had bad boy spend a night at his bIs home horn minister said that during the the the bed on which the boy boYi shook so violently he could sleep The boy moved to a b c E chair The pastor said that he stood over the chair it fell fell 11 throwing the lad on the floor floor minister then put some bed the floor told the boy to lie lle lie a Soon after the bo boy fell asleep minister saw the bedding aol boy slide slowly across the theand and under the bed Shakespeare said there are aree things twixt heaven and ands I i ithan I than are dreamed of in our p ph phy PI I i. i Beauty Abroad roa 7 f T Iii ti t i ty w Bebe Americas America's b byear of beat beai year old first lady shown leaving the Savoy In London for a tour of the the- j. Ish capital A tour of L Ity Paris and Rome was a P pP in Sn winner her prizes as t e s l t C Miss bliss America o o n 1948 BABIES I- I l ta May Sleep More h i the Parents who Vho pace I their infants during the ni nican nig r fer can now look with hope to a po ys search project at the Chicago Scientists there a of the s s1 51 r in a study Ill habits of babies babie f t rya will S M These gentlemen plays learn what part diet J slumber habits of 01 babies l I n test feedings of proteins prepared PrePared meats d t ti tit tG t l i. i |