Kai-Sliek Accused
By Burma Control
Of Guerrilla Army
By ROBERT HEWETT
RANGOON, Burma, (#) — “The
Opium Army”—that is what Bur
mese soldiers call the Chinese Na
tionalist guerrillas operating in
side Burma’s mountain borders
with Red Chi|ia.
They use that description be
cause many Burmese—and some
western observers—are convinced
the estimated 12,000 guerrillas
are more interested in profitable
opium smuggling than in fighting
the Chinese Reds.
Burma accuses Chiang Kai
Shek’s Nationalist government on
Formosa of supplying and direct
ing the mystery force. Chiang’s
government says it has no con
trol of the irregulars. The force is
said to be equipped with U.S.
weapons. The United States has
denied giving any support to the
guerrillas.
The irregular army is part of
Chiang’s defeated forces that were
driven out of Yunnan province
by the Chinese Reds in 1948. They
are supposed to be poised on the
Red frontier to harass the Com
*munists. But Burma charges they
instead are marauding the Bur
mese countryside.
Western military men say they
are no threat to the well-organ
ized Red Chinese forces in Yun
nan. So far, they have proved a
headache to everyone concerned
—except the Communists.
The Burmese have complained
to the United Nations about the
guerrillas.
The Burmese army hopes to
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Navy to Drop 802 Civilians
From Seattle Air Station
WASHINGTON, Iff)—The Navy
air program will drop 2,740 civil
ian workers by May 31, with the
largest cut assigned to the Seat
tle, Wash., air station, the Navy
announced Friday night.
Other major reductions in the
work force were ordered fcrr the
naval station at Kodiak, Alaska.
The Navy said the reductions
were ordered to meet a recent
Defense Department decision to
trim the military department’s
civilian payrolls by nearly 40,000
before May 31.
But the end .of May 802 civil
ians will be dropped at Seattle Air
Station, which will cease to be an
overhaul and repair facility. By
the end of this year the Seattle
station will serve only in support
of the naval air reserve training
program.
The Navy said that Seattle was
singled out for the largest cut be
cause it is “least suitable” for the
type of expansion necessary to
handle the modern carriers.
Mr. and Mrs. James Savok are
the parents of a daughter, born
Sunday, March 29, and weighing
seven pounds, four ounces.
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Records on Egyptian monu
ments show that several distinct I
varieties of dogs had been devel- I
oped 5000 years ago.
root out the main guerrilla force
before the monsoon rains in mid
May.
Why did the unwanted guerril
las turn on the Burmese? One
view is they needed more food.
Some western diplomats believe
they also wanted to call attention
to themselves.
Many Burmese blame the j
United States for their guerrilla |
problem because of the U.S. pol- j
icy of rearming Chiang’s forces |
on Formosa, and because new
American weapons have been j
found on slain or captured Chi
nese irregulars.
Burma broke off all diplomatic
relations with Formosa when she
gave formal recognition to the
Peiping regime.
Record of Alaska’s First
GOP Legislature in 20 Yrs.
(Continued Irom Page One)
with a new board; also called for
new dental examining board.
Labor — Changed Unemploy
ment Compensation and Work
men’s Compensation laws. Top
unemployment _ payments were
boosted from $30 to $35 a week
under a new formula which spon
sors said would cut down on drain
against fund. Workmen’s compen
sation benefits for death and total
disability were doubled. Enacted
Fair Employment Practices Act.
Investigations — Created two
committees to delve into govern
ment affairs between sessions —
where they have been none be
fore.
Public Welfare — Increased old
age pensions from $80 to $90
monthly and aid to blind to $100.
Liquor—Made it tougher to get
initial liquor license outside of a
city but eliminated petition peddl
ing for annual renewals.
Banking—Enacted a 121 - page
banking code to create a banking
commissioner and banking de
partment and tighten up on exam
inations of banks that do not come
under federal insurance program.
.. .Miscellaneous — Adopted the
territory’s first agricultural loan
act with a $200,000 appropriation;
provided for the election of major
political parties’ national commit
teemen; created a territorial land
department to start acquisition of j
land from the federal government
holdings.
The Reorganization Act of 1951
was repealed and the job of find
ing a substitute was passed over
in favor of study of the problem
by the legislative council.
In 1952 each man, woman and
child in the United States owed
an average of $1,840 as his share
of the federal, state and local
debts.
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