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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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INVASION TIMETABLE
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REDS SEEK PENICILLIN
Various sources are now reporting that the Com
munists seem to be eager to obtain immediately at least
one million vials of penicillin, preferably American.
The penicillin is thought to be desired by Communist
China for use by the Chinese armed services.
International traders, who know the channels
through which Communists procure goods from the
West, report that buying offers originated from var
ious countries almost simultaneously, several years ago.
Concerns in Switzerland, Italy, West Germany
and the Netherlands asked for delivery of the peni
cillin in various places. One firm asked for delivery in
Amsterdam, another in Genoa and third said it was
needed in Hongkong. High prices were offered for
swift delivery in each case.
Some observers have speculated that the Chinese
Communists are in need of penicillin because of an
other epidemic or a high rate of casualties because of
uncleanliness and infection behind the Communist
front lines in Korea. These observers note that efforts
to obtain penicillin were most actively pressed last
spring, when the Communist troops suffered a series
of epidemics. At that time, the Communists were
thought to have succeeded in getting several hundred
thousand vials of an American brand of penicillin,
which was first shipped to Amsterdam, then to Israel
and then—it is assumed—to Prague.
Business success, they say, causes confusion and
family quarrels, but we are willing to risk it.
Florida Sabre Pilot
Bags First MIG of Year
SEOUL, Wi — An American
Sabre jet pilot bagged the first
Communist MIG-15 of the year
today in a battle 35,000 feet above
northwest Korea. The ground war
was stalled by the bitter Korean
winter.
The Fifth Air Force reported
the Red jet fighter was shot
down in flames by 2nd Lt. Wil
liam R. Bowman of Sarasota,
Fla., his first kill. Bowman was
in a flight of Sabres flying a
protective screen for fighter
bombers striking through snow
flurries at Communist supply tar
geth.
Associated Press correspond
ent Forrest Edwards reported
NORMAL LONGSHORE WORK
RESUMED AT N. Y. PIERS
NEW YORK, —Normal long
shore work has resumed at New
York piers today after striking
dock specialists relaxed picketing
tactics which had threatened an
East Coast shipping tieup.
Cessation of picketing—with a
few exceptions—was ordered by
the strikers after an eight-hour
session with federal mediators
had failed early Monday to bring
about a settlement of the dispute.
Hundreds of longshoremen
went to work at their usual time.
from the central front that Chi
nese soldier? appeared in no man’s
land in the night wearing a new
black and white spotted camou
flage uniform.
Trygvie Lie Charges U. S. State
Dept. Withheld Information For Use
Oust Disloyal Americans From U.N.
By EDWARD CURTIS
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., UP)—
Secretary - General Trygve Lie
publicly charged Friday night the
U.S. State Department delayed in
providing, and in some cases de
nied him, information he could
use to oust disloyal Americans
from the U.N.
Lie’s blast against U.S. officials
was contained in a statement
sent to the State Department and
Senate investigators Dec. 23 but
not released in full to the press
until Friday night.
It was made public about the
same time as Atty. Gen. McGran
ery announced in Washington he
had ordered a new federal grand
jury investigation into charges
that disloyal Americans had in
filtrated the U. N. The charges
were raised by another grand jury
before its term expired last
month.
The State Department declined
comment on Lie’s charges. How
ever, officials told the Senate In
ternal Security subcommittee at a
hearing eDc. 31. that the depart
ment would have “taken steps to ;
try to work out a new procedure” 1
for supplying Lie with personal
information if he had complained
earlier about methods being used.
Lie’s statement, prepared by
Byron Price, U.S. Assistant Sec
retary General in charge of per
sonnel, said the Secretary-Gen
eral wanted no disloyal Ameri
cans on the U.N. staff. At the
same time, it declared, U.N. of
ficials were unable to rid the or
ganization of such persons without
adequate evidence.
Youth “Borrows^’
Family Car, SOSs
From Alcan Hiway
SAN JOSE, Calif., Uf)—a 15
year-old boy who “borrowed” the
family car two days before Christ
mas was located Saturday night
on the Alcan Highway near
Whitehorse in the Yukon Terri
tory his family reported.
Anthony Guarascio, a San Jose
meat dealer, flew to Canada to
bring back his son, John, who
drove off in the family car, Dec.
23 after collecting his Christmas
presents, and drawing $200 from
his savings account.
Saturday night came a collect
telephone call from the boy.
“The car is broke—I’m broke
and it’s snowing,” he told his mo
ther.
Guarascio left immediately by
plane to find his son. But be
cause the telephone call was
routed through Edmonton, Al
berta, he thought the boy was
there. On his arrival, he tele
phoned back that the boy really
was at Watson Lake, near White
horse, on the road to Alaska.
Guarascio said he had asked
the Royal Canadian Mounted Po
lice to keep an eye on his wan
dering boy until he gets there.
SEN. SHAVER ADMITS HE
TOOK MONEY FROM THREE
FIRMS SEEKING RFC LOANS
WASHINGTON; UR—Charles E.
Shaver, former general counsel of
the Senate Small Business Com
mittee pleaded guilty today to ac
cepting money from three firms
seeking Reconstruction Finance
Corporation loans.
Shaver acknowledged accept
ing $500 on three separate occa
sions from loan-seeking firms.
Kills Wife’s Parents,
Then Suicides After She
Urges Him Find Job
WEST LIBERTY, W. Va., UP)—
The body of a man who' killed
both his wife’s parents and
wounded two other persons Fri
day night, was found Saturday
near the scene of the shootings.
Deputy Sheriff Andy Narrish
said the body of 24-year-old Jo
seph Taggart was found in or
near a bam about 100 yards
from the home where Raymond
Monroe, 42, and his wife Irma,
were shot to death.
Taggart had committed suicide
with a revolver, Narrish said.
Mrs. Taggart told police her
husband flew into a rage when
she urged him to “get a job and
go' to work.” The Tuggerts had
been living with her parents since
November.
Two Freight Car Loads
Hand Grenades Explode
In Venetian Lagoon
VENICE, Italy, t?")—Two freight
car loads of hand grenades ex
ploded on a transport barge in a
picturesque Venetian lagoon Sat
urday, blowing seven workmen to
I bits and injuring six others.
Hundreds of gondolas rushed
to the rescue of other workers
plunged into the cold water off
Isola Della Certosa by the blast,
which shook the whole city.
The island has an establishment
which manufactures explosives
for the Italian navy. It employs
about 700 persons.
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