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MALENKOV REGIME MAY >< GIVE COMMON MAN IN RUSSIA A BETTER DEAL Gdited’s Nete—For 11 years'thousands of troops and more: Sddy Gilmore of aes Ala., a trucks. | AP correspondent in Moscow. He Married © Russian cancer in 1943,) Did = fovernment fear mob M@ a time of wartime amity, and *°¢2¢S? Fear that the Russian found out late in the 40s that the People, with Stalin laid away, foviet government would not al- ight revolt, or was the govern- lew her to leave that country with'ment simply taking no chances? their two children. Only recently There had been some ugly scenes, @as this rule relaxed, and Gilmore *¢uffies with the police, during the Royal Visitors as able to bring his family out. Period Stalin lay in state. A lot _ While they are en route to the Uni- of people were killed and injured. e is writing a ’ i a ape pebocpaape i Russia i Beria and the political police might experiences there. This is the ‘TY to seize government? The polit- of four articles to appear this ica! police were out in numbers, week. but there were far more soldiers. pio Friends of mine told of seeing By EDDY GILMORE itanks in the suburbs. PARIS —For the first time in After Stalin's death in March, Years the Kremlin seems to be the first big holiday was May Day, 1 showing zoncern for Ivan always a big affair in Moscow and franovich, 4 the Fossey Russian. {the other cities uf the Soviet Un- It's too early to say if this is ‘on, but rather hard on a lot of because the party and the govern- people. For years it had been the ment sincerely want to do some- custom to hold a military parade for the people; or because in Red Square. Then came a are afraid of the people, or “demonstration of the people.” It reasons. was about as spontaneous as bug- things are happening. And ler’s reveille. The people from fac- Malenkov and the others tory, office, department, workshop the gailoping Russian 4nd collective were told where and the road, and resist go- When to be present. A check was one another’s throats, made to see they were there. going to continue to hap-| This entailed standing in line I mean things that will from early morning, sometimes far easier for the Rus-several miles from Red Square, ‘ then marching—often very slowly is pledged to raise the —through the streets to Red living. The Russian Square. Then it meant parading heard that one before, |through Red Square and shouting ime the party and the greetings and waving to the lead- are dehaving as if it ¢rs atop Lenin’s Tomb. | t how the people) But this year Stalin was inside e |the tomb. The word got around panic |that this was going to be a peo- r eth ae Zz not believe this/ple’s May Day; that the spontane-| reported to the out-|0us demonstration would be much censor was/Smaller than in yeurs past; that! ig red pen-|the party hacks and the factory-' jdirectors, and the foremen and last days of June superintendents, would do most of u tthe standing in tine and marching through the square. And that’ was what seemed to ‘happen. The “spontaneous demonstra- jtion” got over hours earlier than , those in previous years. .|. The authorities opened thé ‘oot- ball season that afternoon, instead of waiting until May 2 as in years gone by. There was dancing in the niparks, boating on the Moskva River and a great deal of laughing and carrying ~on. I never saw such a relaxed at- Mosphere in Moscow. The people actually seemed to be enjoying .|themselves, , Malenkov could make his gov- ernment more liked if he would do something to cut down the gov- ernment bite that comes once a year in the form of a “voluntary subscription” to government Joans. ‘The precinct heelers come around to every apartment. They approach every adult and put him down for ck in chance. But |buying such and such amount in weren’t having any, |the government loan scheme. simply run out of change.| It is naturally always oversub- that was it. seribed, ~The commission’ stores (state| _ This has led to a Russian story: i a : 1 eeT1z3i-i! hee lis i 3 Bs I ae men) wee packed and buy-| The police found the body of a was meg sorts of things|man in the Moskva River, They mM: were food shops were [searched through the clothes. In Full There’ sce ed to be a run on |@ coat pocket they found a govern- everything, and everywhere the ment bond. were saying: “Have you| “There were no other signs of about it? Do you think it's |Violence,” says the story. going to happen” — ‘The last devaluation hurt Ivan |(Tomorrow: The Stalin funeral un- at home. When the ‘govern | Only one variety of the ouzel, or devalued, Ivan got 1 ruble dipper bird, lives in North America, 10, a poor batting average in | but dozens are found elsewhere in league. the world. looked at two banks. Long lines epositors before the savings windows. At the last de- the the phd | ~~ Silent Partners fl E ihe | head. Yet it didn’t | inconsistent with | lalenkov goverh- would be highly un- | the people, for the | like governments to it with a communique | Papers denying all idea of | . OF a change in the! ‘That was a rare step. Under! Joseph Stalin it would not have happoned. The peopie would have been left to panic: they didn't mat- ter, But the Malenkov government assured them. Did it have to? Was i having to answer to a public @pinion for the first time since Stalin got his steely grip on the nation? Or was it behaving as any the circumstances of a citywide panic? You guess, I don't know. Then there was the day of Stal- in’s funeral. The boys took no chances. Hundreds upon hundreds of trucks filled with soldiers moved | into the city in the early hours) . of the . They parked) RITA RAYWORtH and crooner Dick bumper to bumper at hundreds of Haymes avoid reporters in New street intersections. To get through York, and refuse to comment on Was possible only if an officer gave reports t an order and a truck was pulled @ut of tine. Then it rolled back into barricade vosition. Out in the suburbs there were vada last Jagat Did Malenkov think that maybe 4 lealeds, particularly the old regu-/considerably more fun with Steven- , fore the convention. # the man who wins next time will THE ROYAL PRINCESSES of Holland, Irene (left), 14, and her sister, Beatrix, 15, daughters of Queen Juliana and Prince ar- rive by plane in New York. The girls plan to spend about five weeks in Chatham, Mass., as the guests of H. Feaver. They will also visit in Canada before re- turning home. (International) fF; But it is becoming evident that clearer picture of Sevenson’s po- > to him because of any particular) ® philosophy or issue. They just nev- too much to laugh,” Stevenson sot AT “f in the governor's mansion talking Nor wey I THE WORLD = se": | He was asked uf he believed a TODAY ipolitical party should be put into |the position of having to draft its By DON WHITEHEAD (Presidential candidate—if this was (For James Mariew) |good for the party. | He replied quickly: “Of course.” o en.| He went on to say that for too WASHINGTON w—Adiai Steven 1 s5y years the system had grown son is-winding up his world tour in which men set themselves up coming home later this month as leaders by announcing, “I am rp political future still fuzzy.a leader and have tke qualific: around the edges. jtions to be president.” Then, he It is far from clear just where added, these men proceeded to sell ensson will fit into the Demee eee on the idea they were picture many leaders. obese vga to| He argued the democratic way nm ‘be their leader and spokesman. (was for the people to choose their C. There is to indicate he own leaders. The point was that i to ck into the shad-|the impetus should come from the the field of leader-|people—not from someone selling . His actions haven’t himself. a man who has ac-| At that time Stevenson also said defeat as final. Even'that in accepting the nomination, trip he has kept his'he also had accepted the respon- ‘name before the people at home sibilities of party leadership that through his writings and state--had been President Truman's. ments. | The coming months will give a larkor Despite Sethacks By GODFREY ANDERSON NARVIK, Norsay w— three freight tr: ore from the rich m ish L; swe ernes to Nar than it ever di One of Norv Narvik ow size i tance to the ivon ore trs cars are run and tipped From the ice-f goes to cust States, Brit. Netherlands, Belgiu bourg. From a modest 1903 when the 0 opened, shipments bh an estimated nine Although the § only five mil rowest pont sn ii i rt the Demo- sition in the party and his chances ee Pegpoeriagh tel drt to see/again to be the Democratic nom- enson | But until this happens, it is cer- goo were Ee cc ocisiieltatn politics will be livelier and { lars. who never quite felt com-/Son back home. fortable with Stevenson. It was not! that they disliked or were opposed NO PLACE IS SAF down 26 miles PHILADELPHIA (® — Dominic jt poised on |Paine dropped into the neighbor- packed from ro _ es tty ang Police station at 19th and the fjord. Stuart Symington of Missouri is Oxford Streets and joined other Narvik still bears the sca cropping up as a possible claim-'SPectators watching the busy activ- war but most of the ion ities. i i Ene ae caused in bh °56. The ta z t Sym-| Some time later he stepped up to Allied and aid is ‘wane watch in the|the i ee oe has been re i ition be-'a complaint, Another member of puilding is st peeyeing Se terrane Does |the audience had picked his pocket.’ The deep fio That convention is a long time|Paine’s wallet and $25 were miss- towering ‘distant measured by political ane ing. eravavard . But it seems safe to predict ee ,., German, Britis ie sn apes vf The ouzel, or dipper bird, which Swedish ships s have to go out and fight for the walks on the bottom of western been raised. T nomination. It’s doubtful there will mountain streams to seek food, is neath its placid |be another draft. |a good singer. ite such grim reminders of Mai le never quite under- a arvik is st a new role on ge ne ocdirg avowed reluc-| It has been estimated that ex- as tourist center. Its 12,000 popu- tance last year. Some never were|panding U. S. populations will re- lation is swe by hundreds of |convinced this reluctance was real. |quire availble acreage in the na- summer visitors In Springfield, a few hours after|tion to produce 28 per cent more 160 beds offers he conceded defeat by saying he |by 1975 in order to maintain pre- fjord and the mi was “too old to cry and it hurt'sent standards. shines here 2 views of the ight sun which weeks of the year. 8 Town Booms Again LIFE A new hotel witha Tessdag. Joly 21, 1989 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Be Polio Epidemic | BRISTOL, Va. @ — sy Gorey \cases of infantile paralysis have jbeen reported in the Bristol area jsince July 1 and a southwest Vir. ginia health official says the db sease is reaching epidemic propor- ®—l, Starts with the tions. 2 in line at the Eight new cases were no sir. You phone yesterday, promoting Dr. James . Within minutes Suter to use the word “ i train for the first time in connection with the outbreak. an attendant is, Doctors are making final ar eside the green-and-sil- Tangements for a mass inoculation . He politely takes your Of an expected 10,000 children to- d checks them through to Monow and Thursday in tion, as on a plane, ,Va., adjoining Bristol, Tenn., ctor speaks Italian, Washington County, Va., rench end German, He Points of the outbreak. to your air-conditioned ent. or is green and grey. two divans and four Page 7 ABROAD By STAN SWINTON ROME delivers the focal No Privacy rs, Picturesque Ital-) JERSEY CITY, N. J, @ — The ove ihe divans con- A. J, Andersons have a patio built hand-baggage stor-!at edge of the roof. . ¢ address system an-| “Where's the fire?” he demand- n three languages that ed Waiting below in the street ts will be along short-|were two fire engines, a hook and your coats. ladder truck and two police cars, electric nes almost) Then ae saw the steaks sizzling essly go into action. Within on the Anderson’s outdoor charcoal you are at normal cruis- grill, 100 miles an hour. The head disappeared. is far less feelng of mo- ational, trains.’ ‘The dipper bitd is so called be- “s form a single cause of the way it bobs and dips bridged by rubber white perching, believed to be its nd carried on 40) manner of si ize shock. } them, you dis-| lights flicker red and then green, ser coaches,'switches click and gaping young- ers; ad restau-isters stare enviously from beside ed with paint-|the tracks, You're the driver—or with white-\so it seems. ed chefs working over gleam-| The train, owned by the Italian copper pots. 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