| Show I WEEKLY NEWS ANAL ANALYSIS ANALYSIS- YSIS I Truman egins Begies four Years Vears Wins Js tF rs ena e Vote i Test est Devin ers O ve In tn these columns commas they ar are those se ol ot f EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions opinion are expressed Jh Western Newspaper Unions Union's news analysts and not Dot necessarily 0 of this newspaper INAUGURATION Brief Interlude President Truman could lay valid claim to the title busiest man In Inthe inthe inthe the world The inaugural behind him the nations nation's chief executive was up to his neck in problems both foreign and domestic ON THE HOME FRONT there was a little matter of having congress con con- gress Democratic campaign campaign cam earn pledges and provide funds for the continuing armament ex cx- Abroad with this nation committed to the gargantuan task of saving the world from communism com corn communism the problem was equally monumental But for awhile on January 20 Harry Truman Missouri l farm tarm boy who rose to the presidency of at the United States once by succession currently on his own vote getting prowess relaxed basked in public adulation may even have forgotten the tremendous pressure under which he labored ORIGINALLY PLANNED as a 8 amore amore more or less sedate affair with this atmosphere desired by Truman the inauguration tion instead was turned into one of the most lavish and spectacular since Andrew Jackson rode into the top spot Packed and jammed Washington Washing Washing- ton gave a 8 heros hero's welcome to the World War I artillery captain Truman Truman Tru u man buttons Truman pictures Truman banners were greatly In evidence and the President seeing these and the vast multitudes must have wondered if there were anyone anyone anyone any any- one at all who voted against him himIn himIn himIn In the November election BUT THE INTERMISSION from duty was brief The parade the thc swearing in ceremonies the round of gala capital affairs that night and the next day Harry Truman was again acaIn on the job Peace has been his rallying cry Its importance marked all his utterances Now he was buckled down to the job of trying to preserve preserve pre pre- serve it ft Men of good will everywhere everywhere everywhere every every- where In lix the world were wishing him success MONKEYS Up in n the Air For whatever benefit it may beto be beto beto to scientists or anthropologists two eyed sad dogs will not calm Rhesus monkeys THIS TillS WAS graphically if somewhat somewhat some some- somewhat what disturbingly demonstrated when 30 crates of the monkeys arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived in New York by plane from rom the Azores The trip started sedately enough with all the monkeys locked in their crates Two large sad eyed dogs were along because someone had said their presence would tend lend to lo keep tranquil the monkeys' monkeys spirits Somehow most of the monkeys got out of the crates and suddenly there were monkeys in the cockpit monkeys through the plane monkeys mon mono keys peeping out of ot windows and monkeys even trying to liberate other monkeys Capt Miguel l Braganca and his crew heavily outnumbered was forced to stay in the forward part of the ship while the monkeys cavorted The monkeys saw to lo that Says the captain They kept hangIng hang hang- ing on the cockpit door and watching watch watch- ing Lag us all the time lime When the plane reached LaGuardia LaGuardia La LaGuardia Guardia field about a dozen chattering chattering chattering chat chat- monkeys were starting to climb out the windows but eight airline joined the crew and with brooms and blankets fi finally finally ii- ii nally snared the truants The monkeys were consigned for infantile paralysis research SIX NOS Was It Revolt f Six Democrats Joining with senate sen zen ate Republicans gave the GOP victory in the first test lesl of at strength since the congress convened The issue may have been trivial but the result burned Democratic leaders Scott Lucas Illinois successor successor suc cessor to lo Vice President Barkley as majority floor Joor leader sputtered Barkley was also put out For it appeared the result was an unexpected unexpected as it il was humiliating THE ISSUE was exemption of inauguration tickets from federal amusement taxes The exemption lid Iid through the house to lo 49 so one can imagine the surprise when it il failed in the senate senale Chief target of ot admInistratIon censure was Kentucky's Virgil Chapman But those who remembered the Kentucky campaign would recall that Chapman showed no little Independence in his drive for votes He did not completely endorse the Democratic platform would not be led into enthusiastic me too dec dec- Lucas was vehement On whose coattails did Chapman come to lo the sena senate senale te he demanded t Ht h e Barkley Truman coattails or those of 01 Dewey and Warren Other angry Democrats rushed to lo point out that Chapman ran votes behind Truman and Barkley in Kentucky JOINING CHAPMAN In the thc no uno votes were Democratic Senators Byrd Johnson Maybank McClellan McClellan Mc- Mc Clellan Robertson and Russell Chapman didn't take criticism lying down He declared in effect that if U such taxes are to be removed it ought to lo be done in hi regular Ie legislative legis- legis Cis- Cis lalive process not by hurried action on the floor Joor Republicans were more metaphorical metaphoricaL meta meta- They argued that since there is a tax on powder used an oi babies a woman dressing up for an Inauguration ball should regard her powder as more of a luxury than powder applied to lo a baby This statement followed an effort to exempt baby powder from federal taxation which which failed of approval OLIVE BRANCH Bevin Recants British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin apparently was relenting in his stand on the Palestine situation Gingerly he held out ah olive branch Britain's willingness to lo release release re reo re- re lease Jewish immigrants of fighting age now held in Cyprus his personal personal personal per per- and strong support of peace negotiations between Israelis and Egyptians at Rhodes Observers declared this position a deliberate and genuine effort on his part to seek peace with Israel and his critics in Britain and andin andin andin in the U. U S. S WHATEVER MOTIVATED the foreign secretary there was no overlooking the fact that criticism had been mounting both in England and America With the pressure continuing the situation might have resolved itself into one holding the very political future of Bevin The foreign minister also indicated indicated in in- that de facto recognition of ot the government of ot Israel was being seriously considered If that thai step were taken laken by Great Greal Britain it would mean the death knell of ot Arab hopes for continuation of strife or any eventual triumph inthe inthe in the Holy Land controversy Rough Road The road ahead looked rough forstate's forstate's for states state's Democratic administration forces were showing little patience with southern old liners who had bolted the party in the presidential elec tion THE PURGE SWORD sA s ng ng first at al the American un-American activities corn com millee and two Iwo heads tumbled They were those of Representative John Jehn A. A Rankin fiery Mississippian and F F. F Edward Herbert Louisiana both boti of whom supported the states slates rights ticket against President Truman Tru Tru- man mars in November along with wilh everyone else knew the blow was coming accepted accepted ac ac- It il calmly BONUS BILL Ready World War II veterans ans organization has announced its intention to ask Congress for an immediate veterans bonus which they think might cost as much as 67 billion dollars The organization said it wall carry its proposal to congress soon A similar bill prepared by the Veterans of Foreign Wars is in the house hopper having been offered by Rep Rankin Mississippi U. U S S. S BUDGET Under Attack The question whether President Truman's 21 billion dollar budget was excessive was being raised again This time John Foster Dulles chairman of the U. U S. S delegation delegation delegation tion to the United Nations general assembly in Paris raised the issue The budget which Dulles Questioned questioned questioned ques Ques- provides 15 billions for military expenditures six billions for or foreign aid during fiscal 1950 DULLES THOUGHT it too high He pointed to dwindling war var fears tears and ond potential menace to U. U S. S economical health as reasons for curtailment of Truman proposals Conceding that thai there is a risk of war Dulles declared the risk is not so great that we should seriously jeopardize our own economic economIc eco ceo health by saddling ourselves ourselves ourselves our our- selves with such vast armament Dulles suggested cause implied a remedy He blamed lack of sufficient aol suf unification of U. U S. S armed forces for administration belief inthe inthe in the need of huge military outlay and declared that present huge military expenditures cannot go onI onI on I ul think our armament is exaggerated by the fact tact that there is not sufficient unification b between c t w wee e e athe n a the different branches of our armed services he hc said It seems as though the rivalry were such that each branch wants to be strong enough so that thai if there is a war it can win it alone without help belp from anybody Dulles said there is less fear of ot war wor than there was last year but commented OF COURSE there is always a risk You have a tense lense situation like a dry autumn in the woods when any fool can start a fire It Hit is entirely possible however to have better boiler relations with wilh Russia and I think it is probable The problem was up to congress Could it gamble on the fool in inthe inthe inthe the woods or should it il prepare with wilh alL possible equipment to stand by for a possible con conflagration PERFECT Testers Amazed U. U S. S air force intelligence testers rubbed their eyes looked again Yes there it il was was was-a a perfect I. I Q Q score by a gangling bespectacled Kentucky youth seeking a connection connection connection tion with the military WILLIAM M M. M BELEW 18 18 of Simpsonville had done what no one before him had been able to achieve something the army believed im im- im- im possible Told he was not expected to answer all the questions correctly correct correct- ly he nevertheless went ahead and in rapid fire order dashed through the tiie test without a single error It was the preliminary test lest given volunteers at the air force recruiting recruiting recruit recruit- recruiting ing office in Louisville The testers were amazed They checked rechecked rechecked re- re checked the score found it perfect They then Ihen checked the records Sure enough Belew was the first to make a perfect score THESE NEW v TESTS much more exacting than the old have been in use since last May Questions are divided into three sections vocabulary arithmetic and perception perception perception per per- of sp spatial lial relationship There are 45 questions and they must must must-be be answered in 40 minutes Belew Belev will give the air force a trial If he likes it he will make it a career if he doesn't be will take up acco accounting A Simpsonville high school and diamond performer per per- former Belew stands six feet tall taU weighs pounds was expected to pass the army physical examina tion with ease I |
