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SUNDAY, MAR. 16,1052
Washington Calling— Showdown With McGrath to Face Chelf Committee
: By Scripps-Howard Newspapers J WASHINGTON, Mar. 15—Chelf committee is get-
ting ready for showdown with Attorney General J.
Howard McGrath.
It’s learned about secret 1945 FBI report on Justice
Department. it over.
It wants the report. Justice won't turn
It wants to question McGrath. He first went to Sea,
Island, Ga., for rest, then.sent word he'd be busy making St. Patrick's Day spegches for a week.
Also: McGrath has notified committee members he
session.
wants to see in advance questions he'll be asked in closed And wants minority members to agree they'll
say nothing afterward about his testimony.
~~ Republican members are indignant. members are getting impatient, too..
Democratic They've seen signs
of savage voter reaction against persons suspected of covering up. . Their own ‘political scalps are at stake.
One question McGrath will be asked if and when he
appears: Has he actually become a millionaire while on public payroll? Harold Stassen says he has.
COMMITTEE discovery of FBI report was real reason— some members think—for Truman’s abrupt order to all departments not to turn over files to Chelf committee
Report—13 volumes—is crit{cal of many Justice Depart-
ment practices; of at least one
former attorney ‘general; eof other individuals. It suggests many changes in procedure and personnel. One recommendation: How to keep cases from getting lost or shelved.
Department first told committee it didn’t know where report was, then sald it was buried in storage files. Finally conceded committee might look at some portions if members came to department,
Chelf group, looking into law and precedents on subpenas, found plenty going back to period when President Harding’s Atty. Gen. Harry M. Daugherty was in trouble. Daugherty * quit before final showdown on request for his
papers. ” » 2
NOTE: Prospects are dim that Congress will vote subpena power for Truman’s cor-ruption-hunter, Newbold Morris. But Morris’ friends say he won't quit, despite cuffing he has taken in tanker investigation. He's in New York this weekend. Next week he's expected to mail out financial quefftionnaire to 25,000 federal officials.
Deadlocks Loom
POLITICS: Deadlocks in both national conventions look possible. If Kefauver can hold fast pace set in New Hampshire, President Truman could find himself in trouble if he decides to go after nomination. Sen. Richard Russell (D. Ga.) is expected to capture 300 delegates from South. ver cleans up in half-dozen primaries, Democratic convention could become a Donnybrook. Eisenhower's New -H am pghire victory will make it harder for Taft to nail down states with no primaries. They don’t want to miss bandwagon. And Taft defeat raises old doubt whether he could win in November. New Hampshire results have pumped new life into Gov. Earl Warren's Wisconsin campaign. His ticket's ~oalition arrangement with Eisenhower supporters. Kefauver's in Wisconsin and Nebraska—both on Apr. 1. He
‘has only two weeks to cam-
paign both states. Sen. Kerr's fighting him in Nebraska.
Borrowing Zooms
INCOME TAX DAY: Borrowing has zoomed up at banks and small loan companles—as much as 25 pér cent some places. Part due to higher taxes: part to tougher enforreoment of tax laws, Thinee will he worse next vear. Even if no new tax bill passes. High 1951 rates, fieured on full vear's income, will make tax bill next March hicher. Note: Revenues are off from excise tax on liquor, despite— or becavuge—hoost in rates effective Nov. 1. One Washington store dramatized high tax this week by offering whisky for 13 cents a fifth—plus tax. Tax is 8210 a 4fth on 100 proof. District of Cnlnimbia’s ratra.nff, 15 cents*a fifth, was added. ‘As.
Mav Test Soviet
LOOK FOR WEST'S Big Three to test sincerity of Kremlin proposal for confer-
ence on Germany with these .
fssues: Austria peace treaty and free all-German elections. United States, Britain and © France have just proposed new “short” treaty for Austria. It requires occupying powers to give up properties in Austria claimed as Nazi assets and war hoofy. Russia hasn't accepted it vet. Also, Russia has votuzed, 80 far, to admit United Nations
commission to East Germany.
or Fast. Berlin to assess possibility of free elections.
City Faces Sul: oa
* PUBLIO HOUSING Admin-
- {stration will sue Indianapolis
Housing Authority to recover $257,000 advanced for plan.’
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If Kefau- .
if Indianapolis City Council doesn’t change its mind about canceling project. It has 60 days. Public Housing says money was advanced in good faith, that it won't stand for “frivolous actions.”
Fights Garbling
FCC IS GIVING operators of diathermy equipment until June 30 to fix machines. so they won't interfere with high frequency channels. Unless properly shielded, diathermy equipment garbles FM radio and TV. Police and fire departments use many channels affected. : Fines and prison terms for violations, because they could affect community security. Regulation's been in effect since 1947. v
Chennault’'s Suit
SIR HARTLEY SHAWCROSS, attorney general in British Labor Government, will represent Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault before Privy Council in London when it hears case of 70 airplanes claimed by Chennault, impounded in Hong Kong. Chinese Communist government claims planes, too, Héng Kong courts ruled for them. Chennault’s appealing to Privy Council! on ground planes are registered with CAB in Washington, hence are American property.
McKinney Scores
NATIONAL Democratic Chairman Frank E. McKinney scored one this week, though he was criticized for putting President Truman into New Hampshire primary that turned out so badly. It was McKinney who got Mr. Truman to change his mind, propose reform of Internal Revenue Bureau which Senate has just approved. Demand for reform proved so strong most Senators up for re-election this year had to vote for it.
He'll Stump Ohio
KEFAUVER will stump vigorously in Ohio before primary
- there May 6, though he’ll have ) candidates for only about half
the delegate positions on the ballot. Opponents succeeded in disqualifying some he'd entered, on technical grounds. Two others are involved in court action. Kefauver backers succeeded in knocking out only one proTruman delegate. State Demseratic organization's backing this slate, headed by' former Sen. Robert Bulkley. But despite diculties, Kefauver’'s cinch to win some Ohio delegates. His anti-gambling activities were popular there.
Offered Jingles
SONG WRITERS, poets and specialists in radio advertising jingles are trying to sell or give their masterpieces to Sen. Taft “to elect him.” Some of the song titles: “Vote : for..Me, My Love”; “Who Can? Mr. Republican”; “Now Is the Time for All Good Men to Come to the Aid of Their Party.” . One Long Island man says wife is going to have baby and this gave him idea of organizing ‘Expectant Mothers for Taft Club.” A New Yorker sent down. record he’d made— inspiration hit him while walking on Broadway, he said. New Jersey man came in person, tried to waylay Taft to hum tune to him. Rep. Georgé® Bender's in game. He's written new chorus to Taft's 1948 campaign song (also written by Bender). He'll sing it Sunday n a TV show.
News Roundup
AMERICAN tourist travel to Europe's expected to set a new record this summer. New low air-coach fares are one reason , . . Mrs. Anna Rosenberg’s getting Easter greeting cards from GIs in Korea. She insisted on pushing brass aside, talking to the men alone. They haven't forgotten . . . House Labor Committee expects to finish sub-
stitute coal mine safety bill --
next week. Won't please John L. Lewis as much as Senate bill did, but will go far beyond wishes of some coal operators . . . Appointment of
George ‘Googe, executive vice’
president of AFL Printing Pressthen’s Unipn, as labor
assistant to Mobilizer Charles’
FE. Wilson, awaits only ex-
pected formal resignation from .
Seon M. Harrison, president AFL Railway Clerks and an AFL vice president.
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Drain Affects ' Global Strategy
Compiled From the Wire Services
Gen. James A. Van Fleet reports that the military needs of the Chinese and North Korean armies in Korea are seriously straining Russian industrial capacity and eazg Communist pressure on other poss glble war fronts. And he said that if the truce talks should fail and full-scale fighting ‘break out again, the United Nations can win. The 8th Army corimander, in an exclusive interview with the United Press, said: “The Korean War is serious-
ly straining the industrial ca- ’
pacity of Russian heavy. industry, easing Communist pressure on other global fronts. I believe that the largest slice of industrial pie is being consumed by the Chinese
and North Korean armies in
Korea. “Realizing the drain on the Soviet capacity, for military production, we must seriously weigh its effects on our overall global strategy.” Gen. Van Fleet said he believes that Korean consumption of Russian military equipment has been at a higher rate than the loss of United States materiel. He made these points: ONE — Resumption of fullscale warfare would mean considerable cost in United Nations casualties, but if the decision is made to destroy the Communist armies, it can be done. TWO—The stalemate along the battlefront does not mean that the United Nations have lost the military war. THREE — The increase of Communist artillery is not a serious threat to the 8th army. FOUR—Our troops in Korea have become full-time professional soldiers. “The cost in casualties if full-scale war wére resumed,” Gen. Van Fleet said, ‘to say nothing of dollars or loss in equipment, would have to be measured - very carefully against the gains to be attained. “However, if the decision is made to destroy the enemy, it can be done, and we are ready to do it.”
u ‘Fit and Ready’ Asked if the 8th Army could drive the Communist armies from Korea Van Fleet replied: “The 8th Army is fit and ready to da whatever it is told.” . The General said that “a stalemate or static’ front in Kerea does not mean that the United. Nations has lost the military war. The 8th Army is the strongest it has ever been. The military war has been a shining success throughout. “Even in its darkest days, when there was not much of a South Korean army and very few American troops, great military feats were performed by the United Nations forces.
No Dishwashers “Enemy artillery has increased greatly since beginning of the Korean armistice talks. I have reason to believe that along the battle line the Communists have twice as many
- artillery pieces as we have.”
“But let him move his guns and get them out in the open where they can be spotted,” he said, “and we'll destroy them.” Gen. Van Fleet said that more than 75,000 Republic of Korea laborers are working in direct battle line support of the 8th Army, thus freeing soldiers for strictly combat duty. “For the first time,” he said, “a combat soldier can be a professional soldier. He can be the warrior and someone else can do the dishwashing.”
United Nations AMERICANS probably would live longer if they lived in any number of other places. The United Nations reported higher life expectancies in The Netherlands, Sweden, England, Scotland, © Wales, Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Canada, France and Switzerland.
France PREMIER ANTOINE PINAY'S effort to salvage the
French economic situation got a boost when France received
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got off to a smooth start, Similar curbs on Romanian diplomats have been tightened. The Soviet Embassy has asked permission for two of its officials to go to New York. The department
raised no objections.
Officials reported that Romanian travel has settled down to movement between Washington and New York. That pattern was established after the Romanian legation requested travel authorizations for Detroit, Cleveland and Toledo some time ago. The State Department asked approval for American officials in Romania to travel to three cities there.
"They lost interest"
in the requests, an official said.
Russian and Romanian envoys are limited to 25-mile areas both in Washington and New York.
a $100 million loan to help meet her external payments deficit. The Organization for European Economic Co-opera-tion approved the loan under the terms France must repay the money by-June 30.
Egypt PREMIER NEGUIB EL HILALY PASHA pledged himself to oust the British from the Suez Canal zone and the Sudan and accused the powerful Wafdist party of plotting to stir up chaos and destruction. : Mr. Hilaly, a former Wafdist, did not refer tq.the Wafdists by name, but called them “campaigners of delusion.” The Wafdists hold a majority of the seats in the Egyptian parliament.
Great Britain BRITAIN is adopting a hands off policy in Egypt's internal struggle for power which has eclipsed the AngloEgyptian treaty dispute, official sources said.
Tunisia A HOME MADE BOMB exploded shortly after midnight in the garden adjoining the house of Tunisian Premier Mohammed Chenik. The bomb caused no casualties, but windows were smashed.
Greece GREEKS rejected an attempt by the American embassy to modify the
Greek
electoral system in hopes of ending the long series of government crises. The rejection was the first open Greek defiance of Amerfcan advice since the United States started pumping in more than $2 billion to the bankrupt country with start of the Truman Doctrine in 1947.
The clash may seriously af-
fect further American grants.
Italy
THE Italian senate overrode Communijst protests and ratified the Schuman plan for pooling the iron and coal resources of Italy and five other western KEuropean countries. The measure now goes to the chamber of deputies where approval is certain.
Mexico
Secret Service agents disclosed that they had prevented an “apparent attempt” to assassinate Exiled Cuban President Carlos Prio Socarras.
They said a ‘‘small group” of gunmen tried to force their way into Prio's hotel room,
but was frightened away by armed guards. Police prevented another group of gunmen from entering the Cuban embassy.
Canada
MILITARY goals set for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the recent Lishon conference are fodder for a lively controversy in the Canadian Parliament. Criticism of come
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chiefly from Canada's Socialist Party, (Co-Operative Com-’ montealth Federation) which denounced the Lisbon decisions to raise 50 divisions.to combat, status this year and‘ 90 to 100 divisions by the end of 1945
as ‘irresponsible and disastrous.” External Affairs Minister
Lester B. Pearson, who is also president of the NATO Council, cracked back that it was sad to see the. CCF moving towards the position of the Communists who contend + NATO is an aggressive military alliance, Progressive « Conservative Leader George Drew is critical of thé Lisbon program, not because he thinks it too small but because he considers it unrealistic. -He doesn't think the goal of 50 divisions in 1952 can be attained.
Brazil BRAZIL, has succeeded In balancing its budget and has a treasury surplus of ‘$140 million, it was announced officially.
Australia THOSE who plot Australia's economic course are trying desperately to swing away from financial reefs dead ahead. Complicating matters, however, is that Australia-—linked to Britain by towlines of trade and tradition—seems likely, if Britain sinks, to go down with her. : Statistics show that this commonwealth, Britain's best customer, has an adverse trade balance of $606 million for the last seven months. Falling food exports and lower wool prices.
India DR. RAJENDRA PRASAS, president of India and chancellor of Delhi University, conferred an Honorary Doctor of
Literature degree on Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt, |
On Inside
ARGENTINE Dictator Pe- “ ron’s prestige is reported at an all-time low in Latin America. Washington authorities admit that efforts to befriend Peron with dollar credits failed. The policy now is to let him stew,
” “ ” A POLITICAL REVOLT is brewing in South Korea-—over President Syngman Rhee’'s determination to push through ‘p an amendment that would enable him to perpetuate himself in office. Anti-Rhee forces are afraid he'll try to use force to accomplish it.
” o ~ EVANGELIST BILLY GRAHAM, who conducted a long revival session in Washington, has been dubbed “monk of the Middle Ages” by the Soviet propagandists because of his fervent indorsement of the fight against communism,
” n ” a THE International Confeder-
ation of Free Trade Unions, anti-Communist world labor front, has set up shop in the native African colony of Gold Coast. Britain gave the Gold Coasters a wide degree of selfrule a year ago and the natives appear to be doingeswell, The labor confederation will help organize workers:
» » ” THE 19th cabinet collapse in France is giving Arab leaders new arguments to place before the United Nations. They contend that if France is unable to produce a stable government at home it has no business trying to run Loonies bin Africa.
Iv THERE - a Middle East Defense Command, Libya is now favored for {ts headquarters, Survey indicate it may be established in Cyrenaica in the new republic established by the United Nations.
" n o ISRAEL is now getting large supplies of food from Cyprus. Arabs who are supposed to be boycotting Israel send the shipments to British Cyprus. THere they are transshipped to Israel. The deals, however, are made directly with Arab supply
houses,
How the RAF Stacks Up As a Fighting Fores
| By JIM G. LUCAS f Scripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON; Mar. 15— What about the British Royal Air Force? ; Americans know a great deal about their own, They are fairly well informed about Russia's. But they know much less about the air & force of our principal air ally, the RAF. Britain at /@ last is mak-i ing a real ef. fort to rearm § in the air Like the U., 8, she has no assurange time, is on her side. But the RAF recently unveiled {ts first jet bombers. The British and Americans don't always agree on bomber design. The RAF stresses maneuverability at great height, at the sacrifice of heavy bpmb loads. We strive for heavy bomb loads and sacrifice ma-
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convinced the guns we've used in Korea aren’t adequate. They intend to replace our 20-mm.
cannon ‘with guns of at least :
30 mm. Here are some British setts ing planes;
BOMBERS Canberra: A twin -engined jet. Has twice smashed eastwest trans-Atlantic crossing records, In quantity production here as the U.S. Air Force's B-5TA night intruder. RAF groups are receiving their first Canberras now. Vickers Valiant: Also now in quantity production for the RAF. Powered by four RollsRoyce turbojets. Operates at altitudes up to 60,000 feet at speeds of more than 630 miles per hour. Short SA-4: The British are disappointed in this one, may convert it to a transport. Designers unable to get production orders. Powered by four Rolls Royce Avon turbojets, one above another in two massive nacelles. Has a crew of
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five, . Avro 707- A and 701- B: Ex-
erimental Delta-wing jet ‘bombers. Intended - for research; are relatively -low
powered. Each has a single Rolls , Royce Derwent engine. Differ in the type of air intakes and controls employed. Comparatively light loaded.
RAF FIGHTERS : Fairey FD-1: Prototype of a vertically launched, rocket powered target-defense fighter.
.Smallest plane’ ever built in
England. Landing speed extremely high; has parachute in
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_in handling performance.
" Vampire NF-10,
rear of fuselage to relieve wheel brakes on landing run. Powered by 3500-pound thrust Derwent turbojets Designed for “important research with revolutionary possibilities.”
Boulton Paul P-111: Also a
research plane. Powered by 5000-pound thrust Rolls Royce Nene engine; Flattened oval air intake in nose. Detachable wings and fin tips. Supermarine "541 Swift and Hawker P-1067 Hunter: Suc-
cessors to World War II Spitfires and Hurricanes, Unsurpassed in their class for ease and - all-altitude Now in quantity production. Powered by one Rolls Royce turbojet with upward thrust of 7000 pounds; De Haviland DH-110: Britain’s two-seat all-weather fighter, counterpart of U. 8S. Air Force's Northrop Scorpion. Until recently, Britain lagged in this field. DH-110 i3 going through initial testing. Has
"total of 14,000 pounds thrust
in two Rolls Royce turbojets, Meteor NF-11, De Haviland and Venom
NF-2: Night fighters. Two-
- seater adaptations of World
War II single-place fighters. Now rolling off assembly lines. NAVY FIGHTERS Supermarine Attack-Fight-ers: First operational jet fight-
_er squadrons—to go aboard
the new aircraft carrier, HMS Eagle—will have these planes. 3ritons claim this is “the fastest and most powerful shipborfie ‘plane in the world.” Straight wings. Powered by two Rolls Royce Avon turbojets. Has “butterfly” (V-type) tail. Fairey’ Ganpet: Powered by turbojets. Seats crew of three, I.arge bemb bays. Wings have double fold for carrier loading, limiting height of plane—with
wings folded—to 13 feet, 9 inches. . Westland Wyvern: A strike-
fighter. Powered by turboprops with 3670 horsepower, Can go full power in two seconds. Carries full load of rocket projectile bombs, torpedoes or depth charges. Armed with four 20-mm cannon.
Hawker Sea Hawk, Supermarine Attacker, and Sea Venom: Single-engined interceptor fighters, each powered. by single 6000-pound thrust
Rolls Royte Nene engines. Carry four 20-mm. cannon, Sea Venom is an all-weather plane, Hawker Snarler: Britain's
first fighter to employ liquid rocket boost. Carries sufficient fuel’ to* operate at maximum thrust for .three minutes, At sea’ level, this unit gives 2000 pounds thrust, but this is Increased 112 per cent at 50,000 feeb,
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Friends
In Two Camps » Are Embarrassing]
By THE TIMES STAFF REPUBLICAN leaders here who have been dodging any commitment on Taft-Eisenhower presidential candi= dacies will be forced into tightest squeege of their careers.
in next few weeks.
Large blocs of party organization that had been preparing strategy in support of U. S. Sen. Robert Taft for the GOP nomination held back their plans last week . following Gen. Eisenhower's victory in New Hampshire, ~ ‘But day of judgment is not far off for those GOPers. who will have to commit themselves one way or another if they intend to go any place . . . they'll have to take the" gamble, win, lose or dvaw. There are no prizes for
neutrality.
Conspicuous in the neutrality bloe right now is Mayor
Clark.
His administration is tied so solidly with both
groups that he faces risk of political disruption in career
if he jumps either way.
However, evidence that Taft boys are making most
headway in City Hall was revealed last week when some key workers around building talked Taft on don't-quote-me basis. It may be straw-in-wind that Taft machinery has big enough lever to pressure support in City Hall .whether Mayor likes it or not.
Cross Roads? LOOK FOR Indiana’s Little Hoover Commission to come out with sharply worded criticism of bickering in State Highway Commission, Members are expected to blast - Highway Commission's haphazard accounting department and the constant friction between Democratic Commissioners Samuel Hadden (chairman) and Jap Jones.
This would not be first attack on Highway Department, Last year state legislature went on record with formal complaint that feuding come missioners hurt highway program.
Hiring Hassle DON'T BE surprised if a three-way under-cover struggle in City Hall breaks out in open soon. Some City board members,
Mayor Clark and Marion -
County GOP patronage committee: are heading toward log-jam on appointments . . . who's going to get whose job. Mayor is caught in middle. On one side is patronage committee demanding faithful Republican Party workers be given some of top jobs, many . still held by Democrats. On other side is tough attitude of some City board members who have refused to “rubber-stamp” political appointments of “deserving” party workers to jobs in their departments regardless of qualifications. One board member quipped:
“If I'm going to be responsible
for this department, I'm not goihg to accept an employee who's not qualified for the job.”
Showdown
LAWYERS in labor negotiations are “not helping” settle strikes in Indiana, declares State Labor Commissioner Thomas Hutson. “If labor and management would leave their attorneys out of the negotiations altogether, a lot of strikes could be settled sooner than they are.” he said. He cited as a case in point
« + . the Indianapolis taxicab strike.
Visiting SHERWOOD BLUE, former Prosecutor and head of newly formed GOP campaign committee here, is becoming ‘“mysterv man” around the City Sanitation Board hearings recently. He has attended most of the meetings but takes no part in them . . . he merely sits back in a corner and looks wise, Asked if he was representing some group as an attorney, he sald he wasn't . . “Just here to see what's going on.”
State Sen. Schricker? WHAT Gov. as a, “gag” at a bH00-Mile Race pace car meeting recently has politiclans wondering a little further than joke proportions. Governor quipped that he wasn’t running for anything in repeated denials that he would consider seeking Democratic nomination for U. S. Senator. “I'm going back home to Knox and retire to private life and maybe run for State Senator some time.” He got his start nearly 20
It Beats Transit Radio
So : . OPERATOR of Central Ave, trackless trolley has devised way to help relieve passengers
from .monotony of tedious, bumpy rides to and from work every day. ’ + He calls out points of inter-
ran
Schricker said «
years ago as State ‘Senatof from Knox and everybody knows he enjoyed the job of Just being a State Senator. *By golly, I wouldn't be sure prised if the Governor would file for State Benator,” said one Democratic leader. To which the Governor chuckled.
Tax on Patience
ONE OF thousands of taxe payers, who have stood in line as long as two hours to get their federal income tax forms figured and filled out, had fruse
otieg xperiance of type that could cause emotional explo= sion for most people. After two-hour wait on one foot and then other, taxpayer patiently took his turn at table, heaving sigh of relief. He submitted his figures and blank form to be filled out hy expert, Clerk looked at his form: “You've come to the wron place. . . , You fille ‘this at 141 8. Meridian St.” Taxpayer had confused his state gross income tax bil with federal income tax. He had already filed W-2 federal Income withholding tax. Dejected taxpayer got up, trudged wearily down federal building to state tax office, four blocks away.
Nice Work
TAX CLERKS at federal income tax office are pretty ac curate with figures. Same set of income figures and deductions were taken through tax line five times by Times reporters. Answers on four of them were identical to penny. Fifth total was 1 cent more. Difference was that four of the clerks gave taxpayer benefit of fraction of penny and fifth one figured it in favor of
government,
Free Spirits
THERE WAS flurry of acs tivity around City Health Board offices last week when 50-gallon drum of pure alcohol — enough to make several large bathtubs of potent gin— was discovered standing, une guarded in public view. Alcohol, used in City health
laboratories, was quickly whisked away to locked vault, Explanations
GOP COUNTY officials are planning to take high tax heat off city and county by pointing out to taxpayers Just - how money is spent, They are planning a pamphe let which will illustrate the services received for each tax dollar, It would be mailed out with property tax bills. : Some elected officials want to mail it now with spring bills. But others want to hold off until fall, which convenie ently coincides with national election. Officials, who admit high local taxes could hurt their campaign, are planning to foot the bill for the folders thems selves.
AND ON My (1 LEFT IS OUR CITY: HALL |}
est along route like driver of sight-seeing bus in New York
Hall” . a» 80 on 1 the way, pointing out stores and of - beauty. 5