Long Beach Press-Telegram (Newspaper) - December 1, 1947, Long Beach, California VOL 304 PRICE FIVE CENTS MONDAY 1947 SECTION TWO H O M E EDITION Four Edition Daily HOLY WAR SEETHES IN LESTINE SPLIT Clauses Crisis Seen by Harriman Walkout Closes Lack of Controls Can Turn He Warm Soloni WASHINGTON Dec I Secretary of Commerce Harriman skid today that is of meat in the spring unless something is may set off another spiral of inflation He urged on the House banking committee that the tion be given authority to Impose limited direct control of prices and wages and to institute con- sumer rationing of a few items If is not done he declared a situation may develop a general freeze of prices and wages In the midst of tes Chairman Wolcott R Mich protested that the admin is trying to sell Congress pig in the by not dis Reds Defy Curbs Dec 1 Strike the Paris subway Conf A t- i General Labor the antistrike legislation summoned all Worker to asserting they would to negotiate further toward ending if the legislation was enacted in the d V t tional Assembly Subways halted shortly noon power was hut off by strikers Gas pressure was reported at danger evels m the capital and service was reported stopped at Nice Many Hurt Leaping to Escape Burning Building of Volunteer PHILADELPHIA Dec 1 Wind-lashed flames through a dormitor for homeless men today six persons and sending to hos plf other men some with critical injuries Some of the employed as Santr or were hurt leap from their i quarters as the subfreezing weather the from hoses to ice Mrs Edith Gallant who livre across the street Worn the tory operated by the Volunteers of America Inc said she looked home and saw men hopelessly trapped at the MW Jl ISV closing details of legislation 1 wants and how powers be applied Harriman replied that he had been reluctant to impose his language upon Congress but if Congress wanted It he would sub- mit detailed language for tlon This Is the thing sub- mitted to the committee in the 14 years I have boon a Wolcott said with reference to the administration's general program In reply to a specific question on wages Harriman told the com- At present I know of po area Marseille The Assembly which last approved a call of men to he colors to combat the creeping paralysis Induced by the strikes became such a well of tumult that it suspended for two hours its consideration of the strike law Neither the chairman nor speak ers could be heard With thousands stranded by th subway shutdown Paris was plagued also by a strike at al six gas companies serving the where we would use wage con But as for Inflation the cabinet member said the emergency is here very grave right now The food area is the biggest area Meat Is the biggest trouble Without control there will be a bidding up of meat prices when shortage spring something Isn't done this might set off another spiral of in- suburbs The concern furnishing gas to Paris proper continued service although the pressure was reported only half normal Police and motorized -armed forces opened roads in northern France to struck coal mines but few miners appeared to be re- turning to work Fights erupted at Llevin when 700 miners tried apparently without success to re- to work The majority leaders of the abor is porting the strikes which left or more Frenchmen idle a blanket of 1125 to 1500 francs about to a month had been demanded effective today but that the government had High Lights Conference William S and city officials today with tideland legislation and tho Narrows dam project p First real of season visits Long Beach and U S Army A-B Exports to Radi under Los Angeles construction sets U S Gen Bradley bock In WHERE TO FIND IT Billy Local Shipping and 13 Women's and 4 countered by proposing to in- crease the wages of those still at work by 300 francs about for November only SPLIT IN LABOR Minority leaders met ly and apparently agreed with the majority only in denouncing measures The action appeared to represent a sharp cleavage In the labor movement at the moment when the new of Premier Robert Schu man was demanding nary powers to beat down the Communist leadership and tect workers the Job The majority labor leaders said they had rejected govern WASHINGTON Dec 1 The affairs committee today to restore of the it had ordered cut last week 000 emergency for western Europe The committee left authorization for aid in bringing to the total amount now in the com- As the committee measure tands it short of he Truman asked to Italy France and Austria Mr Truman made no request help for China at p The entire action was earmarked for taly of it for wheat A by Rep Pulton to restore of the nal cut from the wheat fund for France was de- II ment proposals because of their political and The negotiations have failed and are terminated No new will be undertaken after the promulgation of the wicked law now discussed in The bureau calls all workers to action to solidarity and unity to defend their Just de- mands Most of the coing textile Industry was back at work and railroads in the area also were operating The Communist newspaper Ce Solr said police had struck at louse and that general strikes had started in the Herault and upper Garonne Departments Three rows of barges which striking bargemen stretched across the Seine and Olse Rivers to interrupt river traffic were broken open by police Members said Rep Lodge made the motion to re- store the funds for Italy The committee called an after noon session to put the finishing touches on the The toward legislation in about the form the administration asked wrote in a of the press amendment It was three ments offered by Sen Kem were adopted with little debate i They 1 Guarantee Of In back of them to get to them It was all too much to look at I turned away HORROR TOLD William G Wilson who was asleep on the second floor of the building when the f ire told of staggering to aiding another down a fire escape went he said Thank God we got down I saw some of the poor devils trapped at the couldn't make it to the fire cape When you see like that you feel all tied up in side thankful you're v The search for bodies ended a 10 a about 10 hours was first discovered Forty persons were listed as safe o slightly injured The dead were listed by police Bush 45 Patrick Al 70 William Snead 63 Mi chael Boyle 59 Charle Kenney 45 and Thomas Wallace 50 Sixteen members of a ton family were injured in an other Philadelphia fire They were trapped as flames apparently starting from an swept their home Two of the victims were injured when they leaped 12 Killed Flag Ripped Down Pairo Arabs Riot Three Die in Attack on Soviet Building from windows The others were treated for burns and smoke Inhalation Listed in serious condition at St Mary's Hospital were 54 his wife erine 47 and four children Brothers Date Sisters All Die BUTTON W Dec 1 Dean brothers had a doub date with the Brown sisters bu all had an appointment wit of the four youn West Virginians were found yes in a carbon monoxide poisoned automobile State er L L Gum reported the gas seeped broken in Dec Mrs Mildred LaMarre who has denied she was ever the girl friend of Maj Gen Bennett E Meyers Meyers claimed today went before a the former Air Force of- wartime business deals Nervously Mrs LaMarre told Just before entering the rrand Jury room to give secret Nothing like this ever Three Powers May from Nations decision to tition Palestine has resulted in a dozen deaths in the Holy Land and Syria and brought the threat of war from the clustered in the Middle East Eight died violently in Palestine and police Arabs who were ing around in armed bands The United States was under insulting attacks from Arab in Egypt because this Partition Russia also butt of mob violence to Syria where three defenders were killed French Minister George said today that if the Condon conference of for- cign to agree on the f of Germany the French zone may be merged with the and American zones to establish a unified western Germany Bidault who is going to me Arriving with Mrs radio be admitted upon request to Italy and Austria to observe the working of the gram 2 Require a detailed report on next or as soon after as the amount of commodities distributed under the program the number of recipients and other de- 3 Provide f to Congress ripe killing Hayward L Dean 28 lis J Dean Jr 21 and Margaret and Freda Brown 25 and 20 years old re- The Deans lived in Gem the Brown girls in- neighboring -Or lando Shootings Havana Primaries One son was killed and three were wounded in scattered shootings In yesterday's party primaries reported today The primaries were the first step toward tions Britain Sells More of Its Gold Reserves LONDON Dec 1 The Brit- ish treasury announced today it had sold of gold reserves in November and bought 000 from the international tary The November sales Increased to the amount of gold Britain has sold from the sterling area reserves three months of economic crisis Before the sales jegan the reserve reported unofficially about 1.11 1 before the grand jury wa er husband Bleriot H LaMarr a Senate f Meyers LaMarre testified tha ne Army officer was the rea wner of a wartime aviation sub firm Aviation Elec Co Dayton and re from it LaMarr was only its dummy Meyers denied that Senate committee he established and made LaMarre its p because Mrs LaMarre a stor Lies al Mrs LaMarre labels as With LaMarre was his brother in-law Thomas E Readnower who was a vice president of the now defunct aviation company District Attorney George Fay has not disclosed er he has asked the specific type of mint against anyone President Asks Longer Ship Rule WASHINGTON Truman Dec 1 IrP today asked Congress to extend until June 30 authority of the Maritime commission Jo operate sell and charter government-owned el j built during the last war He said in a message that It now clearly apparent that this ul hority must be continued be- the present expiration date f Feb 29 1948 in order to pre- for conferences with French government leaders ed this position at a meeting with reporters a short time be- fore the Foreign Ministers cil opened the second week of its sessions at Lancaster House RUSSIA OBJECTS It was authoritatively reported that Russia had turned down a JFrench proposal for tling the issue of German assets in Austria which is the chief completion of an Austrian peace treaty here The French plan has been un- der consideration by a committee of deputy foreign ministers who are due to report to the Big Four tomorrow Action by the depu may not necessarily be final The Russians contended tha they are entitled to all assets in eastern Austria formerly owned by Germans The French pro that by way of tomorrow and warned there may be trouble at a Oon within the old city of There was speculation in of might seek to Arab Palestine into his tog country and give the British to bases In the it ThU Lie U N se general called in consider problems ms growing out of One qu partition de is whether the Security Council should have a t0 get t tti LI ent a breakdown in Vital He there are other which soon will require relate he said to ie shipping requirements of the recovery program and requirements of our merchant plus the Danube Shipping Company and a share in the Zis oil field production American informants reporting on today's deputies meeting sale hat efforts by the United States nd Britain to get the Russians o fix a value on their total proved unavailing Secretary of State Marshall and his aids prepared specific pro for the unification of and the eventual on of a central German ment ONAL BARRIERS TO GO Details of the Americans on Germany were still be- ng worked out but It was ex- that they would provide that before Germany is given a full-fledged zonal barriers must be knocked down a provisional administration ated a constitution written and elections held This projected line of aimed at producing a eral Germany with considerable power retained by the separate states differs sharply from the Russian line Soviet Foreign Minister V M Molotov has taken the lead here in urging that the formation of a strong central government in Germany should be an immediate powers WASHINGTON Dec 1 UP The House armed services com- will investigate disability retirements of Army and Navy officers Chairman Andrews N Y announced today It also a of the nation's The American legation in mascus was stoned its was ripped down Its shutters torn ott off Shouts of Down with the United Down with the American and Give rang through the streets of ancient Cairo cried put against Jews threat of holy war seemed In utterances of Pasha of the Arab league of seven military oil supply After a c 1 o s e d committee session Andrews told reporters the group's retirement scrutinize disability retirement policies and if sary recommend action to its legal subcommittee v He declined to predict what action might be In the Senate Chairman ney D of the armed ices committee has announced that his group wants to know more about the disability ment of officers The subject was thrown into prominence when Army stripped Maj Gen Bennett E Meyers retired Air Forces cer of such a pension after his war record was studied by the Senate war Investigating commit ee In addition President Truman has let it be known he wants the to check over lists T where and when 2 2 can only sly fight and are for vie forced to a which pur hands arc definite course for f retired officers receiving the pay and guard against any abuses Quake in Missouri Lasts 30 Seconds BLUFF Mo Dee 1 An earth tremor lasting about 30 seconds aroused many residents from their sleep at a m here today Highway patrolmen said there was a rumbling several seconds before the shake which sounded like a truck had run into the world have no fairo said Kink nSa of Saudt Arabia revenues S oil compa mated at i support Arab military The Arabs called for a day general strike throughout Palestine beginning tomorrow and the Jews Sixteen Arabs were ed slightly at Acre prison when o attacking Jewish Hagana the Jewish under- ground army was said to to troop battle It called tor of Jews women as well as between the games of 17 andS The Jews celebrated No damage was reported dancing and banners v British to Leave Burma January 2 Burma Dec 1 source said today that British Jan 2 two fer of will leave Burma before the trans- m Britain to the BuniuM
