Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1948, Tokyo, Japan S t a Page four cop House control seen democratic lag evident Washington oct. 12 ins the republicans Are headed today toward the elec Tion of a controlling majority of the new House of representatives in november s balloting. The democrats Are claiming they will reverse the National trend of 1946 and elect democratic House in the elec Tion five weeks hence. But their claims do not sound convincing against reports an Straw polls from various sections of the . National Survey indicates the republicans should hold their present majority of fifty seven and May add fifteen or Twenty votes to democrats claim they will defeat 46 incumbent republicans and an american. Tab Orite for a gain of 47 would be enough to give of the next house4& they need to gain but 31 to Garner the 218 necessary the republicans say they Wilk defeat 33 incumbent. Democrats. Democratic Leader privately admit that Many of these members Are in dire republicans Are in trouble too. But a Dewey Warren landslide could cure All of them of their , a Truman Barkley landslide can conceivably turn the House democratic but most of the polls favor Adewey Victory for the presidency. Russians warn of air Maneu vers .jber.tjn, oct. 12 a the russians warned again yesterday of fighter flights an gunnery practice in the air corridors used by British and american planes supplying blockaded is the e second consecutive week of soviet air Maneu vers which some sources Sayare connected with extensive red army War games. Meanwhile russian soldiers guarding a Road blockade shot at a German truck an German passenger car at tempting to pass through the blockade from Hamburg. The truck and its cargo were con fixated but the car and its occupants escaped.13? shooting came after the russian s tightened traffic controls on the outskirts of the blockaded City to close to have confiscated thousands of tons of food from Western berliners who had obtained the food by bar Ter with soviet zone soviets Call this Trade russians admitted that important industries in their occupation zone have been hit by the Western Powers counter blockade. Filipino reds asked to attend hearing Manila oct. 12
