The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 24, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALAS VOL. LXXV,, NO. 11,512 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” . EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1959 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ] "POINT FOUR™ PROGRAM HIT| LANDBILL | BY SENATORS WASHINGTON, May 24 — & — Republican Senators attacked the “Point Four” program today as the opening wedge for a permanent system of U.S. economic aid to na- tions all over the world. They contended that the plan is so broad that help could even be given to Russia and other Com- munist countries. ‘The attack delayed final Con- gressional action on a $3,120,550,000 foreign aid bill. The measure in- cludes $35,000,000 for the Point Four plan to assist “economically undeveloped areas.” Senator Malone (R-Nev) told the Senate the President’s program is intended to take up where the European Recovery Program leaves off, but without any limit on time or funds. Senator Taft of Ohio, GOP policy leader, argued that the wording “economically undevelepod areas”; meant ‘“practically every country in the world.” Chairman Connally (D-Tex) of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee said yesterday there cer- tainly was no desire or intention to help Communist nations through the program. BOARD UNFREEZES $16,000 IN FUNDS FOR GUARD, HOUSING Sums totaling more than $16,000 were unfrozen late yesterday by the Board of Admipistration to take care of operations of the Al- aska Housing Authority and the National Guard. The guard received $5,000 for current expenses, and the housing group got $11,193.30 to pay bills already incurred during activities in getting iow-cost housing proj- ects under way throughout the Territory. Among projects of the Authority is the building of 50 low-cost homes in the Douglas area. A request for $2,500 from the Board of Dental Examiners was turned aside by the board, which met in the office of Gov. Ernest Gruening. Already given to fthe board since funds were ice-packed two years ago has been $991, on its entire bienniel appropriation f $2,500. The money was wanted for'a meeting to be held in Seattle. A letter was written to the board ex- plaining that it had but $1,509 on the Looks, so couldn’t possibly receive the \money requested. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Prince George in port and sched- uled to sail at 11:45 o'clock tonight. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Princess Louise scheduled to ar- rive at 9 a.m. Friday but does not sail south until 8 p.m. Aleutian from westward scheduled southbound Sunday. Thie Washington Merry - Go-Round Bv DREW PEARSON {Copyright, 1950, by Bell Syndicate, Ine.) WMNG'IUN — Tall, scholarly Congressman J. M. “Judge” Combs of Texas seldom opens his mouth unless he has something to say. He had plenty to say behind closed doors the other day when the Ways and Menas Committee voted a big reduction in the capital-gains tax on upper-bracket taxpayers—and it wasn't music to his colleagues’ ears. Combs bluntly charged the comi- mittee with handing out millions in tax relief to Wall Street stock traders and others who make “guick profits on turnover trans- actions.” “You are unfairly discriminating against more than 60,000,000 low and moderate taxpayers who de- rive their income from salaries, wages and ordinary business in- come,” the Texan chided his col- leagues. “It has always been my understanding that taxes should be easiest on those least able to bear them, but you are handing out a lot of relief here to people who can best afford taxes.” Combs angrily pointed out that the people the committee had “put on relief” by reducing the capital- gains tax from 25 to 16 per cent were individuals with annual in- (Continued on Page Four) WAR VETS BOOSTED WASHINGTON, May 24 — ® — Legislation to permit war veterans to homestead from 320 acres to 2,560 acres of land in Alaska was passed today by the House by a voice vote. Similar legislation passed by the House two years ago died in the Senate. The bill now goes to the Senate. Homestead claims permitted under the bill would be classitied as agricultural, fur farming, tim- ber or any combination of those designations. Priority given veterans would ter- minate one year after the govern- ment designates each area for set- tlement. After that any native born or naturalized citizen would be per- mitted to file on the land. ‘The bill requires that actual resi- dence must be maintained on the and for three years. Veterans with W0 or more years service would get 1 two year credit. On a forestry homestead the vet- erans must follow sustained yield practices. They could not sell their home- stead for five years after a patent is issued. ‘They could obtain financial aid tc improve the homesteads from the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion. It would also be authorized to make loans up to $7,500 to any busi- ness enterprise for use in develop- ing the settlement areas which would be designated by the Interior Department. Earl Wavell, Victor 'n African Campaign, Dies Affer Operation LONDON, May 24 — (P — Earl Wavell, the one-eyed British Field Marshal who crushed Italian armies in Africa ten years ago, died today. The veteran soldier, who alsc served as Viceroy of India in the turbulent period atter the war, underwent an abdominal operation on May 5, his 67th birthday. He suffered a relapse Sunday. A daring strategist who believec in taking calculated risks, Wavell won the first. substantial gains for Britain in the last war. He turned the tide, temporarily at least, in 1940 and 1941 and inspired the Em- pire with hope in a time of deep depression. ‘Wavell drove Italian forces from Egypt, cleared much of Cyrenaica and smashed the strongest elements of Mussolini’s African troops. Wavell started fighting for the King in the South African War in 1901. He lost an eye while fighting in France in the First World War. Married in 1915 to Eugenei Marie Quirk, Wavell had two daughters and a son. The son, Viscount Keren, born in 1916, will succeed to the Earldom. OVERTURNED BUS HIT BY TROLLEY; TKILLED, 43 HURT GLASGOW, Scotland, May 24— {P—A speeding trolley crashed into an overturned double-decker bus, killing seven persons and injuring 43 here today. The bus, loaded with work-bound people, overturned in the path of the trolley at the height of the morning rush hour. The trolley, also crowded, crashed through the roof of the bus and imbedded itself in the ceiling of the lower deck. A girl, about 17 years old, and six men were killed. Twelve of those injured were reported in a serious condition. “The bus went over on its side with a crash,” said Alex Carmichael, one of the uninjured passengers on the lower deck of the bus. “The passengers were thrown about like ninepins.” LAUGHLINS RETURN TO CHILKOOT; FIRST CHILD Mr. and Mrs. Harry Laughlin have returned to Chilkoot, after a winter visit to Hillsboro, Illipals, where their first child, a son, was born. Both Mr. and Mrs. Laugh- lin’s parents are residents of Hills- boro, and the baby is a.first grand- child on both sides. FROM LOS ANGELES Max Merz of Los Angeles is registered at the Baranof Hotel. J |out to keep trespassers out. RUSS COULDN'T DELIVER A-BOMB, SAYS AUTHORITY (By Associated Press) A former British Air Ministry intelligence officer says the Rus- sians have no airplane worthy of delivering the atom bomb. Appraising the Soviet Air Force in a book published today by Har- per and Brothers, Lee says the Russians are trying to build a six- engine long range bomber to com- pete with the B-36. But thus far, he says, it is only in the prototype stage, which means construction ot the first plane. The Russians could put up about 1,000 four-engine bombers, most of which have a maximum combat reach of about 1,000 miles and a PLANS EASE UP TENSION, COLD -WAR Lie Sees PtgsTbiIity' Exist- ing for Constructive Negofiations LONDON, May 24— (M — Trygve Lie, summing up his talks in Lon- don, Paris and Moscow, declares the possibility exists of constructive negotiations to ‘“reduce the ten- sions of the cold war and ulti- mately bring it to an end.” The United Nations secretary- zeneral made this statement short- ly after Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin announced Britain feels Communist China should have a seat in the United Nations. The China issue is the principal ob- stacle in the way of normal func- tioning of the UN. Russia and Britain have recognized Commu- nist China; France and the U. 8. have not. At Lake Success, Soviet and Na- ionalist China delegations with- neld comment on Bevin's state- nent. UN sources would not say whether it meant Britain® was ready now to vote for the ousting of the Nationalist Chinese. Bevin, who saw Lie yesterday, blamed Russia for the China dead- ock and challenged her to retake her places on the UN bodies she nas been boycotting. Lie, leaving by air tonight for UN headquarters at Lake Success, [] promised to continue his efforts for |s pl(ke‘ed a renewed approach within the framework of the United Nations to end the cold war. A spokesman TSI, [ror the secretary general said Lte WASHINGTON, May 24 — ® —lyould meet President Truman and Members of Henry A. Wallace's Pro-lSecretary o Blibe. - Keheson. BN gressive party marched back ““dswashmgmn some time next week, forth in front of the White House!lat their convenience. He saw today with signs demanding passage | president Truman before coming to of Fair Employment Practices legis- | gyrope, lation. Lie's statement said in part: George B. Murphy, Jr., assistant| «at this time I can only say to the Progressive party’s nationall hat I am not dissatisfied with secretary, said the members will my talks in the three Europ¥an picket daily from 11 am. to 5 pm. [aapitals. No doors have been excepting Saturday and Sundays.iclosed. I return to the head- until the Senate acts on the FEPC|quarters of the United Nations bill. with the belief that the possibility Reporters asked him why tifef,¢ constructive negotiation exists.” group was picketing the White House and the reply was: “We consider the President’s ad- FISHI“G SE Aso“ vocacy of the law purely lip serv- ice,” Murphy said. “We don’t think ASTORIA, Ore, May 24—P—A dull commercial season for catch- he is doing everything he can to ing salmon will end at 6 am. to- bomb load of 10,000 pounds or less, Lee says. He adds, however, “there i1s no reason why these strength and per- formance figures should not be doubled by the middle 1950's.” Lee says Russia is building “not less than 7,500 single and twin- engine jet aircraft a year.” That is three times the United States’ an- nual production of military planes of -all types—combat, transport and training. Lee rates total aircraft production in Russia at 40,000 to 50,000 a year. Distance prevents Russia from bombing New York or Washington from its present bases, he says, but it is developing air bases “in North- eastern Siberia opposite to Alaska.” White House obtain passage. He should go on the air and talk to people and exert other pressure for the bill.” Anyhow, Murphy added, District of Celumbpie laws forbid picketing the Senate. BARTLETT ASKS PILOT CEMENT PLANT FOR TERRITORY'S NEEDS WASHINGTON, May 24—(®— Construction of a small pilot cement plant in Alaska at a cost of around $200,000 has been pro- posed by Delegate Bartlett of Al- aska. Bartlett introduced a bill in the House to authorize construction and operation of the plant to satisfy what he said was the need for cement in theé Territory. The bill would authorize the President to select the site and order the construction, equipment and operation of the plant. The bill also would allow the govern- ment to lease or sell the plant. Bartlett told a reporter the plaft would get the industry established he said it could be expanded in the future, if needed. The bill is a substitute for ome Bartlett introduced last year to authorize an appropriation of $7,- 000,000 for a cement plant in the Territory. He said he now be- lieves the smaller plant would be more feasible. Gold Excitement At Port Angeles Is Calming Down PORT ANGELES, Wash., May 24; —(M—This Olympic peninsula area continued to view calmly today (he report of gold-bearing rock on Mrs. Grace Melick’s farm. Most of those who drove to the vicinity in the past two days were described as curious sightseers. Mrs. Melick is disclosing the site of the gold-bearing rock ledge on her 43-acre farm, and her div- orced husband, Floyd had his rifle tmorrow on the Columbia River. The river will remain closed be- low Bonneville Dam for a month, although shad may still be caught during the period. Fishermen, discouraged by slow catches during the spring period, aope the river Wil be completing its runoff by the time fishing re- opens June 24, Heavy flooding revents good fishing. JULY 4TH COMMITTEE STARTS MAKING PLANS A meeting of the Fourth of July committee was held Tuesday eve- ning at the city hall. Organiza- tional planning for a general pro- zram was discussed and announce- ment was made that tickets for the queen’s contest will go on sale June 9 and continue until 9 pm., on June 30. Miss Judy Greene was appointed chairman of the queen contest and #ill contact each organization in ‘he city before selection of their candidate is made. Qualification for entrants are: age 16 to 25; single, one year's residence in the Gastineau channel area and entrant must be spon- sored by some civic group or or- janization, VUILLE FINED $§25 FOR SPEEDING IN GRAVEL TRUCK James Jordan Vuille, gravel truck operator, wgs fined $25 for speeding this morning by U.S. Commissioner Gordon Gray. He was charged with excessive speed in Juneau and on the Glacier Highway yesterday by Patrolman John P. Monagle. The charge read that Vuille was driving his truck at 45 miles an) hour. The law prohibits a loaded! truck from going more than 30| miles an hour during the break-up season. Light vehicles may travel at the legal speed limit. Vuille entered a plea of gunlv.yl when arraigned and paid the fine; after the hearing. "COOKING WITH GAS' TRUMAN IN IN FAIRBANKS IS NO SONG AS JUICE OFF FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 24— (M—Batteries and camp stoves are getting to be as rare and as valu- able in stores here as a wartime carton of cigarettes. Reason? The power plant strike. One housewife last night cooked dinner for her husband, sister, brother-in-law and seven children on a two-burner Coleman stove. Power is being rationed and con- sumers are staggering their cook- ing hours. Both Local 1550, International Brotherhood of Eiectrical Workers (APL) and the Fairbanks Explora- tion Department of the United States Smelting, Refining and Min- ing Co. are still deadlocked over the electricians’ demand for a union ! shop. Hopes for a' settlement both fcll and rose yesterday. They fell after attorneys told the city council there was no chance for the city to obtain an njunction against the strikers. ‘There's nothing under the Health and Safety Provisions of the Alas- ka code that would authorize it,” they said. Mayor Maurice T. John- son had inquired into the possi- oility late last week. On the bright side, it was an- wunced a representative of the U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service is due here Friday to t™ « effect a settlement. Harry H. Lewis, regional direc- tor at Seattle of the Conciliation Service, assigned conciliator Albin L. Peterson to go to Fairbanks. Lewis said at Seattle that Peterson plans to call employers and the union together in Fairbanks Fri- day night. DIRT IN AIRCRAFT BRAKES FOUND BY PILOT'S WITNESS SEATTLE, May 24—P—A noted criminologist told a federal jury yesterday that he found dirt in the hydraulic braking system of the Alaska Airlines plane which crashed November 30, 1947. The criminologist, Luke May, was defense witness. He is an ex- pert in the determination and proot of scientific evidence. May receives as much as $500 for a day in dourt. He said that in tes- tifying yesterday he does not expect to receive any pay. It was left for the jury to decide whether the dirt would have atfec- ted operation of the brakes. The jury also must decide whether the dirt got into the cylinder and shuttle valves while they lay for four months at Boeing Field betore examination by May, or whether it was there at the time of the crash. The plane ran off the runway, down a bank and onto the high- way at Seattle-Tacoma Interna- tional Airport. Nine persons died. May is a witness for James E. Farris, the pilot. Farris is trying to prove he is innocent of charges brought by the Civil Aeconautics Administration. The CAA says Farris made an instrument approach to the runway when the ceiling was below mini- mum and made a faulty landing. # Farris contends that he was mak- ing an emergency landing because of a “rough” engine and that the plane’s brakes failed. Four micro-photographs of grit in the mechanism were rejected as evidence by the court. Federal Judge John C. Bowen ruled that magni- fication of the dirt distorted its “natural” appearance. The case was expected to go to the jury today. TWO FISHING VESSELS DISABLED IN GULF Two fishing vessels, the Lori-Ann and the Witch, reported to Coast Guard stations this morning that they are in trouble in the storm- tossed Gulf of Alaska. The Lori-Ann was. disabled after its propellor was fouled by a line. It gave its position as 50 miles southwest of Cape St. Elias. It is a B7-foot craft and has six persons aboard. The Witch, a 43-foot vessel, re- ported it is adrift after running out of fuel. It’s last knownh position was given as 12 miles southeast of Cape St. Elias yesterday. Two per- sons are reported to be aboard the Witch. ‘The home ports of the vessels are not known. FROM PT. BARROW M. D. Andrick of Point Barrow lls stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. |CHEMIST CHARGED IN A-BOMB PLOT WITH KLAUS FUCHS e PHILADELPHIA, May 24— (® — A 39-year old Philadelphia research chemist of Russian extraction was held today in $100,000 bail, charged ywith Teceiving atomic bomb sec- jrets from Dr. Klaus Fuchs and turning them over to Soviet Rus- sia. Dr. Fuchs is the former top British atomic scientist serving 14 years for passing atom secrets to Russia, ) ACTION ON NEW PLANS Reorganiza?i; Program Goes Info High Gear- Wallgren Gets Post By JAMES C. AUSTIN WASHINGTON, May 24— (®—| Arrest of Harry Gold, senior big® President Truman threw his reor-|chemist in one of Philadelphia’s ganization program into high gear|largest hospitals for the past two today, appointing his old’ friend,|vears, was announced in Washifig- Mon C. Wallgren, and Maj. Gow [ton as the man charged by Attor- Philip B. Fleming to top new Fed-[ney General McGrath and FBI eral posts. director J. Edgar Hoover. Acting swiftly in the wake of{ A few minutes later in tne Phil- Congressional approval, the Presi-jadelphia chambers of Federal Julige dent used his new appointive power | James P. McGranery, the short, to name six top Federal jobs. pudgy Gold was given a 15-minute Wallgren, former governor of hearing and hustled off to prison. Washington, was named chairman| The jurist told Gold during the of the Federal Power Commission.|hastily called hearing that he did Wallgren has been serving as a| 0Ot have to speak without benefit member. He replaces Lee Smith,|0f counsel. who remains as a FPC member. And Gold spoke only twice. He Fleming was named undersecre-|3dmitted he was the Gold named tary of Commerce For Transporta-|in the warrant and requested per- tion. He has been serving as chair- |mission to telephone a brother in man of the Maritime Commission. | Philadelphia to obtain counsel. Mr, Truman also appointed threc[Judge McGranery granted the re- members to the new Federal Mari-| Later the brother, Joseph, told time Board, which replaces the reporters he had received a call Maritime Commission under reor-|from Harry. Joseph said his older ganization plans which put the|Prother had been employed at the Maritime Agency into the Com- Philadelphia General Hospital as a merce Department, civil service bio-chemist. Appointed as temporary members| “To my knowledge my brother of the Maritime Board are John T.|Was never a Communist,” said Jo- Koehler, chairman; now assistant|3ePh Gold. “My father was never secretary of Navy; South Trimble¢? Communist. And I myself hate Jr., now chairman of the advisory|Communism.” board of the Inland Waterways Co. | But the arrested man, according and Rear Adm, Paul L. Mather,}-0 FBI director Hoover, admitted now liquidator of War Assets. s contacts with Fuchs and has The three will replace the five|3iven a detalled account of his member Maritime Commission for { ACtivities. no more than 90 days. Within that period the President must sel- ect permanent members of the| WASHINGTON, May 24 — @ — board. Senator Edwin C. Joknson (D-Colo) James M. Meade, former Demo-| predicted today the FBI arrest of a cratic senator from New York|Philadelphia ‘chemist Bs' an asso- FURTHER ROUNDUP HEARING ON PICKETING IS UP SATURDAY Delay Announced in Case of NLRB Requesting Injunction SEATTLE, May 24—(#—A Fed- eral court hearing has been delayed until Saturday on a petition of the National Labor Relations Board for an injunction to halt picketing in the Alaska Salmon Industry labor dispute. The hearing had originally been scheduled for this afternoon in Judge John C. Bowen's court. ‘The NLRB is seeking an injunc- tion against two locals of the In- ternational Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union (CIO). They are involved in a jurisdictional dis- pute that has tied un the Alaska salmon canning industry. VETERAN PILOT SCORES SECOND FLAT TIRE LANDING ST. LOUIS, May 24—M—A vét- eran Trans-World Airlines pilot brought an airliner in for a tlat- tire landing today for the second time this year. The New York-to-Kansas City Stratoliner, piloted by Capt. Regi- nald Plumridge, 34, landed here at 5:12 am. with 23 passengers and five crew members aboard. Plumridge said there was no panic among the passengers and “they took it pretty well.” The pilot gave them a briefing shortly before the landing at Lam- bert Airfield, explaining how to brace themselves in case he had to ‘brake suddenly. .-Orew.- ' members state and a member of the Federall ciate of British atomic spy Klaus|handed out extra pillows and blan- Trade Commission, was designated Fuchs is only the beginning ot a|kets so passengers could cushion as chairman of the FTC. He re-|round-up of other accomplices. places acting chairman Lowel! Harry Gold, a 39-year-old re- Mason, a Republican, who reverts|search chemist of Russian extrac- to membership status. tion, was arrested last night in PROS GANTY HERE Prosper S. Ganty of Pelican 1t the Baranof Hotel. WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum, 50; minimum, 41. At Afrport—Maximum, 52; minimum, 43. FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Cloudy with light rain and wind as high as 26 mph. Low tonight near 43. Cloudy with occasional showers and high- est temperature about 50 Thursday. Harry A. McDonald was appoint- | phjladelphia on charges of receiv- ed to continue his role as chair-{ing atomic bomb secrets from change Commission. Rullsia. Fuchs now is serving a 14- Only the Fleming nomination re- year prison term in Great Britain quires Senate confirmation. for betraying U.S. and British into effect, former President Her-{ mw, FBI agents now are in Lon- bert Hoover commented that “we don questioning Fuchs who was a are making progress” in stream-|yey official in the British atomic P last February. Johnson, a member of the Joint [ouu(“. Io READ SAI.B Senate-House Atomic Committee, IAx ORDINAN(E Io“lGH' Fuchs was arrested there were “some crooks in this country.”, He An ordinance providing for a one ) added: for the first time when the Juneau |Ccrooks and I think maybe there are City Council holds a special meet- others. I believe there will Be tur- ing at 8 o'clock tonight in the City | ther arrests as I don't believe one The ordinance was drawn up by | chings.” City Attorney Howard Stabler as the result of a motion by the coun- S,I,O(K QUOIA'HONS ‘The motion, introduced by Coun- cilman J. P. Christensen and passed ! NEW YORK, May 24 — Closing unanimously, called for the dnw-' 4 stock today is 2%, American Can which would provide that th€|'11gs Angeonda 39, Curtiss-Wright monies collected under the one per-lo.. Tnternational Harvester 29%, cent tax to be set aside for paying ’ 14%, Northern Pacitic 16%, US. To become law, the ordinance will s';:] 33%, Pound $2.80%. Y have to be passed in three readings } "ggles today were 1,850,000 shares. by the council and be ratified by s dusérials 22257, rails 56.60, utilities election. 43.96. When making the motion, Chris-| tensen said a sales tax or an in- would be necessary if the city is tc pay off its indebtedness and con- tinue improvements. CLOSED, VACATION TIME The AWVS nursery will be closed during the school vacation accord- will be a meeting of the AWVS nursery group on May 31 and all mothers interested are asked to at- man of the Securities and EX-|pychs and turning them over to As the reorganization plans wentlaiomic secrets to the Soviets. ihing ithe. geesmment, program at the time of his arrest told reporters he suspected when percent city sales tax will be reaa{ “I think Mr. Gold is one of those Hall. man could have done all of those cil at its regular meeting Friday. Mg, up of & salés tex ordinanios quotation of Alaska Juneau mine off the city's bonded indebtedness, Kennecott 56%, New York Central the voters of the city at a special i Rieo iaey wre a8 TOLIGHA: S0k crease in the property tax rate AWVS‘ NURSERY TO BE ing to announcement today. There tend. GOVERNOR TO SPEAK TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ePRECIPITATION @ (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today e City of Juneau—0.03 inches; since May 1 — 436 inches; since July 1—69.28 inches. At Airport — 0.02 inches; since May 1 — 192 inches; since July 1—44.55 inches. Gov. Ernest Gruening will be the featured speaker at the Chamber of Commerce meeting tomorrow noon in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel. Subject of Gov. Gruening’s talk will be his recent trip to Washing- ton, D.C. their heads and the women were ordered to remove high-heeled shoes in order to avoid broken ankles. But Plumridge, who went through a similar experience last Feb. 7 on a Pittsburgh-to-New York run, brought the huge plane in flaw- lesslz. Budenz Says Reds Have Hidden "400° Set Operating Here NEW YORK, May 24—(P—Com- munist Louis F. Budenz charged n a book published today that the American Communist party has a fifth column of 400 ‘“concealed Reds"” operating in the United 3tates and he can name every one of them. . g Russian Communism 1is an im- mediate danger to the U. S, Bu- Jenz said, because the American Jommunist party is dedicated % he violent overthrow of the Fed- eral goevrnment. Budenz also says in his book that a woman Communist succeeded in “entering the White House and bringing back information valuable ‘o Stalin for the Yalta conference.” Budenz identifies her as “a pro- ‘essor in a Pennsylvania college” vho “served as a courier and was nformation gatherer in Washing- ton” for the Communists. No further information about the woman is given in the book. The author, former managing :ditor of the Daily Worker who roke with the Communist party 'n 1945 and returned to the Ro- nan Catholic faith, wrote: “For weeks prior to the Yalta onference, Communist agents in Nashington had been told to gather very . reliable bit of data avail- ible on President Roosevelt’s hopes, ’lans and fears in the war. “All this information was for- warded to Moscow. Since Stalin ould check this information ag- iinst that coming in from other agents, it can be appreciated how well prepared the Soviet dictator was for his meeting with Roose- velt and Churchill.” Budenz, who has appeared fre- quently in Communist trials and investigations, said he was willing to support his accusations with names, dates and places “befre any governmental agency in ex- ecutive session.” BERLIN — At least eight persons are dead and two missing in floods caused by cloudbursts in the Lan- gensalza district of Thuringia in the Russian occupation zone,