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Soldiers Linger In Natal, Brazil»rLNo Plane* For Enlisted Men, But Ladies Fly To PartyBy DKKW PEARSONWASHINGTON, Dec. 4 — Down in Natal, Brazil, a large number of high-point U. S. troops have been sweating it out, hoping to get back to the I S A. They are intruders on foreign soil, and the Brazilians resent their continued presence now that the war is over. Also they are largely doing a commercial trans port job which ought to be taken over soon by Pan American Airways and other commercial companies Nevertheless their return home has been all too slow.The other day. Col. Thomas D. Ferguson, then commander of Natal. issued an order that “enlisted man with more than tX) points and more than two years' service” would not be transferred back to the l .S.A for several days due to the “northbound lacklog of air traffic. He explained that Miami had I teen able to send only one additional C-34 to carry personnel, and that for safety reasons men could not return home on combatplanes.The men who had been waitinghopefully to go home took this an , nouncement philosophically and ^settled down to wait for the trans-« portation jam to get unjammed I But three days later. Colonel Fer. ‘guson sent a C-47. No. 989S from Natal to Bahia on a most “essen tial mission. He could not spare a plane to carry enlisted men back to their homes in the US A. But I he could spare a deluxe passenger plane to fly a group of women to ] Bahia to attend an officer’s dance. 5They flew down and back in the j“plush job and a good time was I had bv all—except h\ the men Who were waiting in Natal, because (there weren’t enough planes to take them home.Censorship ‘ When most people pick up the 1 congressional record, they think ,that they are reading what con-;gressmen actually say during official debates. But they’re Mt \r tually they read what the congressmen want folks to think they’ve said.In other words, the text of the congressional record is altered before it gets into print. There was a time when congressmen would in-'sert “loud applause after their % !remarks, even if there had been loud guffaws or boos after their speeches. This practice was stooped by Honest Speaker Sam Rayburn but other censorship continues* probably without Rayburn’s know 1-* edge.last week, for instance, the censoring of congressional speeches Jreached a new low, when Dictatorial Congressman Clarence Cannon of Missouri struck out two* statements by other congressmen because he didn’t like what they said about his appropriation MEL Furthermore, Cannon did this ed-■iting without even having the courtesy to consult his two colleagues.When they picked up the record next morning they merely found that their remarks weren't published.Impart ialMartinet Cannon was completely impartial. He drew* no party lines.He censored Democratic Rep. Eddie Hebert of New Orleans just as ruthlessly as he did Republican Rep. George Bender of Cleveland, Ohio.Hebert, a conscientious congressman who works hard on the Dis-i trict of Columbia committee, objected to Cannon’s elimination from i the deficiency bill of a mere pittance to help solve Washington parking problems. Cannon’s reply during the debate showed that he didn’t understand the subject at 1 all. Whereupon, the Louisiana congressman told him:“If what the gentleman has said indicates his knowledge of the items in this appropriation bill, then it’s no wonder he is having so much trouble getting it passed, i because he evidently knows noth-' ing about IB)thing in it.After the debate Cannon secretly blue-penciled HcIhtI’s remarks.Bender, another able congressman. had objected to Cannon s refusing to vote $24,500,000 for veterans’ housing, as requested by President Truman.“We have servicemen returning from overseas by the thousands.” Bender told Cannon during the debate, “with no shelter for themselves and their families. They are standing in long lines and living in tents in some places.Poor Economy“Gentlemen, many of you remem-ler the Itonus march after the last war. Well, that will be as nothing compared to the march on Washington of ex-servicemen looking for shelter. We’re going to have it and it won’t Ik* long. Sure, I’m for econonn. but this is a poor place to begin economizing.”Again without cot.suiting Bender. Cannon blue-penciled the entire text of the Ohioan’s statement from the official rcfxirter’s transcript before it was sent to the government printing office for publication in the record.Apparently free and fair debatelplad lal ce ye sit A i fapoCllFc... TOPS FOPevsi-Cola Comvcnv. Lono Franchised Hid tier: Pepgi-Iloh
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Tucson Daily Citizen
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Wed, Dec 05, 1945
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