r is n in n , u p . ' • race t ec i e · th r i i be ur orty-ninth st te. The C n re men alr y h e a roved a bill rantin t teho · to t e x-k in 6 om of Lilialookawani, the one-time S nd ich I lands; but the Senate has not cted upon it. Today a sub-committee of the House unani ously recommended another measure to admit Alaska as the forty- ninth st te. But, if Hawaii oomes under £he wire fir t, the title of that Alaska bill will have to be changed; and, the Hawaii bill may be passed soon. The ct to admit Alaska must be approved by the full Gommittee on Public Lands before it can be ta , ·en up on the floor of the Rouse. BENELUX Perhaps the most far reaching event of the week 1a the confer nee that opened at Brussels today, the conference between representatives of Britain, France and the Benelux-Belgiua 'I\ , the etherlands and Luxembourg. It is a huah-huah attair, no reporters adll1 tted, doors locked and guarded., aM al¼ ~to .... lftle a11111 to draft the teru ot a long tel'lll •sre•ent, otfem1•• and detenaive, ■111tary, cultural and w1ll, tt 11 hoped, be the toandation or the Veatem Union, then• international order to be c011po•ed ot the 11xtNn V••t•m - COlllltr1•• which Ifill take part 1n tbe llaraball Plan. Ott1c1ally, there 11 nothtna about the ■111tar, a1peot or the agre8118nt between tbo1e t1Ye original countries. Ott1c1ally, 1t 11 econcaic, IOC1al and cultural. Blat behind closed doors there 111 be 111tary clau1e1 1n it, clauaea to prOYide that tr any one country 11 attaelced, tb9 other• will c011e to the rescue, and that over a period or r1tt1 years. I - Newspapel'llen report Mt8$--MleN ~ an ataoapher or B LUX - it o ens on the first anniversary of the Dunkirk Treaty, the treaty betw e n ~ and France againat Oel'll8n aggreH1on. Ernest Bevin and French Poreigrl Minister Btdault bl.Te exchanged lettera, ea,$~ tre ty or great and laating I\ ' . ~ A~ Paris, the Quad 1 0raa1 announcedAttiat Bidault would 100n be on h11 way to Italy to ■eet the Italian 11n11ter ot Poreip Attair1 and arrange prel1a1narie1 tor the negotiation if ot a Prench--Italtan c111tG111 union. At tbe aw t1ae, a aov•eDt bepn 1n the ScandinaYtan countr1•• tor a lordlo cu■tOIII llllion and cloeer rel tione between Scandinavia and the Veatena luropean countries. u i i ec o to i \D azi 0 , or t / i.d they us en ed e re / / in ~ all / / a nounce ent al o a / ere ~eliver~d to priva s e / ' ~ ohib~i n ,,,,.{a o (( A . A ~ dispatch rom the Czechoslovak capital brings reports of the capture of e sons tryin to escape into the American zone, in Germany. Frontier guards nabbed one Nati nal ocialist member of Parliament as he as trying to cross the border. Alo a nineteen year old irl, dau ht r of the former Health inister. hat former inis ter, and hi ife -- they ere members of the Catholic Peoples' Party -- are alre yin ri on. .,___Ha ana a rol, c nsistin of twenty-three soldiers,~l ut fro its base near one f the British airfields outside Jeru alem to check up on some intelligence reports, r~port that a strong force of Arab invaders from Iraq , . ere concentrated in the ~~ ~ e:r, neigbborlioo~ After - ;d~ancin or t o hours, the Jews found themselves in a trap. A hundred Arabs cut off their retreat and captured seventeen out of the t enty- Jews three. ix ~•x• escaped. tl:@1 · -pPieeeers ~h~ ~ i ' 'I u l to f 0 · i C i . ' l 1 .. t ~ t om u i ~ (Lie t n nt en 1 l t C. . ., • e e ey r, now ic t i r r he ame Al ede:neyer ho C n e 0 r f C s 1n Chin rin 6 t. ar. The Gen r 1 P es ident ru n c n i s i e 1 st y ar to mak a detailed re ort on C in h t should be done to help Chian~ ai-she. R i e po rt , when he c am e o . n e , as s u ppr es s e d • ven Con res ·men we , e not allo ed to see it. But today General e emeyer ape re a a witne before the Forei n Aff irs Co ittee of the Rou e , and latly told t e Con r .. · en th t dir conse uenc · · ill ollo • if · : e o not 1 the C in° e N· ti nali t gov e rn~ent. H told th m, howev r, th t oll r alone will not do it; oll r alone, id e yer , . ill not stop the r ... d f Co . un is a1y he _ in t e orld. I~his ini n Co · un is k can t be t ed itho bloodshed. •.; i he : "I no a ro ri st s to t . i 0 i 0 l i i t i ' n m u. i. 0 " • Then he ent on to tell· the Corg ressmen that the Chinese Co munists hav~ gro b ~uch tronger, militarily, in the 1 t t o ye rs. That two years ago, two hundred m"llion oll r fro us old h ve aved the Chinese ov rn e t . T ys he · o 1 n' even eco end en i fiv un • red mi · i n n ~. e j , unle t ere i mili ary i to rot ct h t five hun re ·11ion. Tb t i e in A ri a r 1 yin lo ut t to • the Com unit t w C ll 1 • t TI 0 it ' · nic i 0 • .:.. 0 ' 1 r ir.,_Ar . ur n OU C .al a 8 II DUl ftl\:£ it TiPi oyal ir "orce ~ - ~e ui ed it t mo t u - o-d ter nes in the ~ world. Brit in se tin tLe tree anneueemeni t,erl,e.~a fg.r listenine eap; in the last,, AeR&ePeen aleo s~eke ef SPiteiR " u button arfare" e i i no a re ity yet, but ri · in is us in e i re e a rch n un-name irborn e ons - Vi brou t er ir defense u to d te by an a 1-jet- i .t r-force w ich h Air · ini ter e cribe a (.I "t ber--t in e orl " . i i ' d t i u t e in . i 0 l t · a it. Al t i in e n- er n ctivi i Co i e 0 t e 0 e . The Bur u St n r ddre hi a e 1 to Qen or Hie enl o_ er o Io a, C ~·ran of the Co itt eon Ato ic Energ. it' 1 e dy difficul enou to o bta. the services 0 t ba ly .... b Oncle em. The lo a big 0 st cle; so he en co e ith 0 rnment rulen h e le n on on ointed out th t for the Fed r 1 I l,; ientist. e eded scale of lari s uisan e in h e • t e. ov n 11en t so alone is vin id to ' e,- ad to th e thr ts f u 0°s, y n e pos res, publicity att C ' n < ud en di m . i a~ it bout hear·n s, 0 vi 1 scientist f ajor a i _ ity . - l bee e more an ore elu t nt to serve t · i OV rn n t. Ther fore, ay r. I i e i. ic i e th nat i n .... . nv lv en n in e i i C n t , tly COlDO - 2 ,.........,...,... .............. -- ......... harr ssed nd h a rried b y irresponsible attacks on their char cter. .T 1. ADI: N. i ht o : re 4. 1948 Late ne s from a ington:- Secretary of Commerce Averell R rriman a re use turn over to the Bou e Un-american Committee bi department's f i ~ e .,,. ~~ -s.v..~s on the loyalty investigation of(Condon,.. B rri an told ~~ the Committee Chairman, th the plans to have the t enty-man Loyalty Revie Board study the charges against the scientist. Further, says Barri ■ an, ~ttorney G e n e r a l ~ has advised him that it 11 legal, and in keeping with estasblished precedent, for an Adainistration agency to refuse information to C ngress - if it sees fit. ~ Chair1:'~aa immediately charged that .. "-Barri an' action was bat be described as •definite proof there i something they . - meanin the Depar of Commerce - •&on't ant Congres an t e American people to see.• Be says he is resolved to have a showdown, and will summon Condon, Harriman, and Attorney neral.., Clark before his committee. ent IIICBAEL King Michael ot ROll8.n1a says today it 11 not correct to reter to hill aa the toraer ling 01 . • Ex-King. He at111 1• - Kt,ng or that country, although tor the tille being it 1• ~ - - , # ~ 1apo111ble ror hill to re1gn.AB11 abdication 11 null and yo1d ~ Ncauae it ... obtained by dureaa. AR• liped it wltb gum 7P~~~~ allloat litel'lll7 pointed at hia head. The Reda tbNW a cordon I ot hu•ll1 81'lled troop■ around the ro,al palace at Bllobareat. !bell two -ber1 ot the Red cabinet torced tbelr way into bill, ,r11111ng tbe OCIIIJ)lete tezt ot an act ot abcl1eat1on, wb1eb -tG. -IIJ-:- tbeJ preaenW to bbl with • ultillatua~ Vnl••• be ,tped t,, A ~ A. tbeN would be bloodlhed.a~~: Lu ..... that 1,lOCNI would I\ ~ ~ ~ n -e,, - - . ~ be apon h1a head 1t be did not ea.ply. So, A ~ i1ebael toda,J. •1 dan 1 t OODlider 111••lt bound 1n any . . , bJ tb11 act illpoaecl ~~ upon•·" Be added tbat tbe"regllle OYer tbeN 11 utterly unrepreaentative or the will ot tbe R01181l1an people and wa1 1natalled bJ a toreip country ·and 11 being •1nta1ned bJ • tore1p country. ~ !he liflg t••••• Mita stateii&ilt b1 flol~811, wllere lie 1■ DOW tn e,tlle .. IIICIIAIL - 2 Michael 1aaued that state ent 1n London, Just betore taking the Southallpton expreaa to go aboard the Queen Elizabeth OD h11 • ., to - ew York. !Y1dently tbe exiled ling did not .. cape trca B u c ~ e a a . He was tnatalled 1n the aoat lanr1ou1 cabin on the INat Bngl1ab liner and acccapanild bf b11 aotber, the Donpr Queen Belen, a pr1Yate aecretary, wo alcle1, the Qlleen•• 1ac11 · -1n-wa1t1ng, and twentJ p11oe1 ot NIPP. lie • • reporter■ 1n hi■ cabill de lm and . . 1d - b11 111rrS;aae to Prt.noe11 Alme would take place 111 Dcrnsrk prett7 . . . , lllat M OOlllln't .. , enoti, when . . . left tbe PrtnoeN 111 Pan■ , and ..,.bolr CUI . . . . . what lbl 11 dolJII tbere. " u . T. J 0 7f> J.etr-.,--!4_--i: Pcseaae~ ~ l s ni sc ver in e r · i ty o cru e d n bob t e city' ~ co unical1 n cente nd n t uc i ._. 'tHMae• ='bae ae aare• .Q eesii ag ef... 0 '' lan Vodka!' ese ans reveled ~ at e c ns irators plotted or no fe er , an a . . un re and f i ty ex o ions at sue laces at ta ran Central Terminal . and 4llte Pennsylvania Station, the Gener 1 ost f'fice, .... ~ Ferry Terainala. Tbe plans H M founc,, 1e♦ e , ~--4'~•f.wJ--'V-#~ f 811■ 1tt11a--11«, i!1 an envelope ~lliell a••• t:11,e irhe -li. .. -,,;.1-e...w_., ~.......;t. ~ /\hands of an alert postal official, wllU hie: u 1 &110 PQlMUh e e Yor Police De art ent, under the direction of Co ■ is ioner allander im edia e y ent 1 o ac ion - BOIIB .. 2 A tomidable torce ot Patber Knickerbocker•a Pine1t was pr011ptl.J ■ob1lized and detailed to cOTer every apot h11 top ott1cera ••• COile to the conclu11an tllat i t • • all 1al wort ot a crank -- no actual d•qer to oar larp1t 01t1 ad 1t1 people. B••••r, CC1111ia11omr Wallander pointed out tllat tbl pol1oe ~•nnot attord to take any cbanc••••--••• M■ 1a, !biretore theJ go to tbe bottoa ot an, probl• lite tbla, to BATS - Al Colby ot San llateo, Cal1tom1a, a hardware dealer, tried an xpertaent. Be toot a011e piece■ or 1t0Ye pipe, door bindle•, toilet bru.abea, aopa, tlower pot1, eponp1, olotbeapta he ra■bloned mt be thoapt would be reco1111zed •• oar.lcati&Na ot WGMD 1 1 bNdpar . •• pat ,11111 1n b11 1'1illl• ~q·' aa a Pl, aild wbat bappeaed! V•• , ... trca ■lle1 aroad to ~ ~. ., NJ "Ob" and Ahj ant A.tried to buy ~••-e ~ •-.1: ~• I 11 O•Dr to ■ell tblll, until finally be grw tlrid A.. • I • • • • I - ot aayiag, I ean•t ••11 tbul lady, tbeJ're • ppoeed to be , ~ · unn,." And he dded, "It•••• like when it COIie■ tol\.bat, WOiien don't know a Joke when tbeJ ••• one." - On the cupua ot the Univeraity ot Louisiana, they had ■ON tun today than they have had since the exciting daJ~ ot Huey Long. The 1tor1 begin■ 1011e two• eka ago, when a 1tudent •pzine called "Pell Nell" undertook to boost 1t1 circulation with a lot ot picture• or a In Orlean1 atrtp-tea1er, popularl.7 mown bJ the pproprlate nae ot "Storay." !he 1tatt ot the • qazlne broqbt Storay to Bl ton Rouge wheN, drelled 1D all bar elotbe1, 1M 1014 tl•• tboa1and aatop-aphed eopte1 tor th•. !be taeulQ ot tb• Vn1Yer■ 1tJ took a di.II •1• ot all • tb11 and tu dean 111ppre1Hd tile •sa11a1. !be• ecl1Mr tbeNllpon anlertoot to ran tor pre1tdent ot tbe I ent Ndy, u part or a 4'■RP9\III qalnat tbe dean. !be 1tnp-tea1er tboqbt th11 would be tun, 10 todaJ 1be arrt••d at Baton Rouge witti a car, a band, and ner,thlnl except ~ clothe■• 'fbe candidate bad withdrawn, but StONY decided to 11•• • d•onatration anpaJ. In the ■icldle ot the CUIPtll the band atruct up, stol'IIJ began to wriggle and di1robe. Ott caae her STORMY - 2 sun glasses, then hr blouse, then her skirt, revealing a abort, very very short, bathing suit. S~ray was all set to take that ott too, when a ti.,tng wedge or under-graduate■ grabffd her. They took her, wrialinl and atrugltrc, though not Yer, bard, and dunk d hr ••17 thoroqbl7 1n the lake. ftlen tbe cupua polio• got on the Job, an4 raabed her to a 111b-1tat1on. PNtt1 aoon that tlialy baildial n■ At 1111TOUnded by a 110b lhoutillg, "We want Stom.,. " ,._ tllat, U. cop11ent tor a aqu.d car and, with tbe help ot a couple ot two hgndred pound tootiall tactlea, tb•J thNlt ltom., mto car and Nib_. ber to tbe airport, 1topp1D1 l at a ■tore to but r a dNaa, a pair ot 1tocttnp and llaoe1. lh11• abe ... Nini danked, tbe 1Jn1Ter11t1 - let all the air wt ot the tire• ot sfor117 1 1 truck, baat tile 1nltru..nt1 or the band, 1nolud1nl th• piano, O'fertumed the truck, one ot whoae wheels••• later round a quarter ot • ■11• away. STORIIY - 3 It 11 u.ncleratood the author1t1e1 ot the Ull1Yera1ty ot Lou111ana will take no action ap1n1t either Stora, or apinlt the under-graduates who dunked her. 7,\) __J:;Q_ - ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~~·