Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              1 a 4 vow tic if Rte a Anu � t Ixia i in Wei i Japan journalism meet successful boasting a daily attendance of approximately 100 japanese newspapermen the journalism Institute conducted during the past two weeks by Julian a. Garrett civil information and education Section ghz closed yesterday. Plans were begun immediately for a similar Institute to be held in the near future. The objective is to raise the ethical standards of japanese newspapers. In the daily sessions Garrett attempted to make the Japa Nese newsmen understand the difference in straight news reporting and interpretive . Porting the responsibilities of the editorial writer Anglo Saxon Law and its relation to slander end libel he traced the genealogy of the news Story from the Eye witness to the City desk the news room and the composing room. Further discussions concerned the responsibility of the managing editor who is usually regarded As a Mere figurehead on the staff of the japanese newspaper final sessions concerned Freedom of the press and its relation to the newspapers of Japan. Planned Ai the request of japanese correspondents the Cie journalism institutes have been unusually Well received throughout Japan. Fop Light card touts featured 200 n. Koreans besiege police Shimono Seki oct. 16 More than 200 North korean residents of this Southern most Honshu City besieged the local Nishi police station thursday october 14, and demanded the immediate release of a fellow korean resident Kin shun to who had been jailed wednesday afternoon for a tact of violence. Kin shun to was arrested As he attended a court session of a Case in which police claimed he was an escaped defendant. Local police stated Kin shun to escaped their custody after being one of seven men involved and arrested for an attack upon leaders of the Daido Kai an Organ of the local South korean residents. The besiegers left the police station after three hours upon the Promise of police chief Taftaf Cwiaka to consider a reply. Seoul oct. 16a Topflight Ard featuring eight fast mov no bouts and Hight lighted by a main event Between two far Sast command title holders in he lightweight class was Slat d to be featured saturday ight in the second weekly in Oor boxing show at the West Date hotel gym. The night s main attraction Vas scheduled to pit fast mov no Arthur Webb Korea s go weight Champ against Loy Hugo who lays claim to he Honolulu lightweight rown. Webb according to the xxiv corps special service office was slated to return to he United states before the match but elected to meet the safty Hugo instead of going Home. Another Stellar attraction of he night was to be a Light heavyweight bout Between William Parker and Johnny Erkins. Perkins is said to be one of the hardest hitters in he Korea ring. Beside these main attract ions the program was also scheduled to include six other Soldier fights plus a bout be Ween two Topflight korean fighters. Bowman juniors to hold target shoot Osaka oct. 16the Wolf hound Bowman juniors will hold then first monthly targe shoot saturday october 30, a the outdoor Range of the 27th infantry regiment s officer club. The contest will be the firs of a series of monthly meet for the Junior members of Thi wolfhound Bowman leading up to the annual tourney to be held next Spring. Prospects of ending phone strike Good Washington oct. 16 up prospects appeared Good yesterday for peaceful Settle Merit of wage disputes in a Large Section of the Bell Tele phone system. Wage conferences Between Union officials and Bell com paroles in about 30 states wer scheduled to end last Midnight. But a Union spokesman sail agreements were reached in number of states to continue the talks. Ery Ball show closes Seoul oct. 16after a six week tour of service clubs and Heaters in each major command in Korea xxiv corps Soldier shows Bow Ery Ball produced by miss  Hansen with music by Jim Niver closed in Seoul tuesday night october 12. Today according to an announcement from xxiv corps special service Section the finishing touches Are being put on a new show Boom Erang an intimate musical that promises to surpass bowery  heading the Bill is Kim Koll Omaha neb., As. Master of ceremonies. Bill Aman Nallen new Castle a. And c. Wilbur Harding Yonkers . Remembered Dor their bowery Ball performance As the two sultry sultans from Siberia have a new dance routine. Dan Notestine san Diego Calif. Bob Hawkins Soldier shows Irish Tenor from Birmingham Ala. Nor Man Haynes Lanette Ala. And Jim Koll will be heard again in those popular quartet numbers with Johnny Hynes Philadelphia pa., alternately tapping out some intricate Steps. The show will open next week. Visits silk Mill signal corps photo during a recent visit to the Katakura silk Mill Omiya mrs. Douglas Macarthur sees the cocoons which provide the silk with mrs. Macarthur Are col. Sidney l. Huff aide to general Macarthur and Robert a. Hickerson chief silk Branch Ess Scap who conducted mrs. Macarthur through the Plant. Korea personals research chief says user has to bomb new York oct. 16 up or. Karl Compton who be comes chairman of the armed forces research and develop ment Board yesterday said in a radio interview that he does not believe the soviet Union will have the atom bomb for years to come. He also expressed his Dis agreement with Patrick May Nard English physicist who charged that the United states dropped the atom bomb on Japan to prevent the soviet Union from joining in the con quest of that country. Compton said i know we dropped the atom bomb for Only one reason to end the  Japan government expresses thanks the japanese government has issued a statement express ing thanks to the Allied nations Tor their Aid which made it possible to increase the rationing of Staple food Kyodo news Agency reported today. The statement was released following the Cabinet meeting Ifsich made a final decision n the increase of Staple food announcement was made recently of the promotions of James h. Baker and Kyung h. Kim both of ordnance department from second lieutenant to first lieutenant. Capt. Philip f. Murray. Medical corps was recently promoted to his present Grade from first lieutenant. Frank Hunyon Bunn Elmira.  been recalled to a9tive duty As a first lieutenant and assigned to Korea base command. Before being recalled he was assigned Asa sergeant first class in the same organization. Cpl. Robert m. Hitchin was recently promoted to his present rank from private first class. He i assigned to seventh infantry Divi Sion. Cpl. Merle j. Pyle who recently arrived in Korea is now stationed with the seventh infantry division. � the following officers who recently arrived in Korea have been assigned to the seventh infantry division it. Col Weston l. Blan Chard Windsor it maj. Erie , Colorado Springs Colo and Wong Walon Hicks Naples Tex. New sonic camera unveiled by of Valparaiso fla., oct. 16 ins the air Force lifted the wraps today from a new sonic camera which will take pictures at plane speeds of More than 500 Miles an hour. The High Speed instrument was unveiled As air Force officials disclosed that f-80 Jet fighters and the american version of the German Al Buzz bomb have been flown by Raido control. The sonic camera was Dis played with other revolution i Ary reconnaissance equipment during the second Day o operation Combine joint army Navy and air Force War games at Eglin air Force base . Envoy to in arrives in Indonesia Jogjakarta oct. 16 ins the United states member of the United nations Good offices committee Merle h. Cochran arrived at jog Jakarta yesterday by air from Batavia according to Aneta. The american is staying at Jogjakarta for a few Days. Official circles presumed the conversations concerned  sumption of dutch indonesian political negotiations which have been suspended for few months. Board proposes travel finance 49 excise tax  doubtful sars Taft air Force May build giant the runway Honolulu oct. In cup the .. Air Force has tentatively approved construction of a 17,000 foot runway at Hickam Field that would be the longest in the world Brig.  f. Travis commander of the Pacific air command said yesterday. Travis said the runway would be capable of handling atomic bombers and would Combine one of Hickam s pre sent 7,000-foot strips with a 10,000 foot taxiway leading to Ihen Honolulu Airport. Michimasa Soyejima Dies. Michimasa Soyejima sex count and former member of the. International olympic committee died at his Home near Kamakura wednesday night. He was 78 years old. Boac to join Airlift London oct. 16 up British overseas airways corporation announced that it would participate in the Berlin Airlift starting this month. It will provide its own planes and 25 air Crews arid ground staffs As a civil component of the air Supply operation. Washington oct. 16 up sen. Robert a. Taft r., Ohio said that Congress May be Able to Cut excise taxes next year. But he was not very hopeful. He told a news conference that be of sieved a budget sur plus of $2,000,000,000 or $3, 000,000,000 should be i sight before any consideration is Given to further tax . The Board of trades has submitted to Scap its tentative plan of setting up a Dollar fund to finance the travels abroad of japanese traders it was disclosed today. Although the Board sources refused to divulge the plan on the ground that it is based on Only the wishes of the Japa Nese government. It presumably includes the following Points 1 certain per cent of the Dollar proceeds of various exports shall be deposited in the fund to be created within ghz. 2 the percentages shall vary according to exports. 3 the percentage shall be about eight on Over All average from exports. Prohibition May be adopted by chinese banking oct. 16 up the chinese food ministry is considering a prohibition Law the evening news reported yesterday. The proposed Law would forbid the distilling Sale and transporting of wines and liquors in China. The proposal is in line with the govern ment s austerity program. General Smith  first comedy ticket Kokura oct. 16 maj. Gen. Albert c. Smith com manding general 24th infantry division recently purchased the first tickets for  member you  a lady a three act comedy produced directed and starring officers and dependents of the Kokura area. Proceeds of the play Wil provide Library facilities another necessities not provided by army funds. Actions. The statement said in part not Only the ration of Staple oods but soy bean paste soy Ean sauce oils fats and sugar vill be increased. The nation s Farmers Are Iven credit for precipitating n increased rationing of Staple and other foodstuffs. How ver it should be remembered hat the increased rationing s attributable greatly to the United states Relief fund for Apan. For this fact both the gov rement and the people should press their Heartfelt Gratis Ude to. The United states. The increased ration Wil mean an increase in Rea wages. At. This Opportunity he government is determine o put into practice its 10 Point economic program. For the successful enforce ment of the program the peo Jle s cooperation is essential without the economic stabilization which is possible Only through cooperation Between he government and the peo pie foreign Aid will not be extended to the nation it con eluded. 27th infantry Reg t. Best Soldier prize kiss and Tell slated Osaka oct. 16the catch club 35th infantry regiment Otsu will formally present the25th division sponsored kiss and Tell october 22. The presentation will Mark the opening of the club s new stage. Osaka oct. 16the com manding officer of the 27th in Fantry regiment has secured two permanent reservations a the Nara hotel. The Best Soldier of the week in the 27th regiment will have first Choice of the reservations the other will be Given to various units in the regimen on a roster basis. Israel seeks reprisal for egyptian attacks Tel Aviv oct. 16 up the government announced to Day that the Israel air Force vigorously attacked egyptian air Fields in reprisal for egyptian attacks on Israel convoys earlier in the Day. It said egyptian artillery had shelled a 16-truck Convoy in Negev. The shells reportedly wrecked two running vehicles blocking the Road. General Twining departs it. Gen. Nathan f. Twining United states air. Force com Mander in chief Alaska and members of his staff departed by air thursday for Alaska following a series of conferences with army and air Force officials in Tokyo. Japan Catholic population statistics just released Here by the Tosei news Agency show that the roman Catho Lic population of Japan has increased ten per cent Over the 1947 figures. The report does not include the 15,278 catechumens now preparing for baptism. Marshall to review Greece Aid program Paris oct. 16 up it has been disclosed that United states Secretary of state George c. Marshall will Fly to Greece soon to take a first hand look at the Truman doctrine in operation. He will examine on the spot greek demands for More military Aid from the United states Confer with both Amer ican and greek officials in Athens and try to make � his mind whether he should ask Congress for More Money to maintain the greek army at its present strength. Native Sailboat missing Manila oct. 16 up a native Sailboat which left Bas co on batar.33 Island North o Luzon tuesday for i Bayat North of Basco with 21 person aboard is missing and is believed Drifting in the Chinakea according to a Telegram received by the customs com missioner Here. Club 24 has Square dance Kokura oct. 16club Skylark army service club no. 24, Kokura became a barn recently As. The army and Navy enjoyed a Good old fashioned Square dance. Staran army newspaper published by and for military personnel six times weekly in Tokyo Japan Apo 500 by the troop information and Educa Tion Section ghz Fec for free distribution to . Armed forces in Japan Korea an Marianas boning islands and Okinawa. Local news May note  published without obtain ing official clearance except that Apps material May be  printed by civilian papers with out specific Apps clearance. Editorial views and opinions expressed in the paper Are not necessarily those of the depart ment of the army. Address Al communications to the of in a and or the managing editor. Officer in charge Cajita Charles b. Taylor26 5271managing editor h. H. Hathaway57-8085 Korea washington45 5 experts arrive a new group of five medical consultants has arrived in ther a East command for a 30 Day tour during which time he members will Confer with army medical authorities and conduct a series of discussions and conferences with army doctors in the Field. In the group Are or. Albert c. Furstenberg University of Wisconsin or. Francis s. Smyth University of Cali Ornia or. Raymond w. Wag goner University of Michigan 3r. Joseph m. Hayman jr., Western Reserve University and or. J. Warren White Shriner s Hospital. While Here the group will visit major military installations in Japan Okinawa Guam and other places throughout the Fec. 8th army adopts dual Deputy chief Yokohama oct. 16 adoption of the dual Deputy chief of staff system by the eighth army was announced yesterday by it. Gen. Walton Walker commanding Gen eral eighth army. Col. Eugene m. Landrum was announced As Deputy chief of staff for operations col. A. P. Thayer who has served As Deputy chief of staf with the eighth army since june 1944, will continue As Deputy chief of staff for administration. Both officers will serve As assistants to the chief of staff maj. Gen. Milton b. Halsey. Musical instruments Survey study slate Nara oct. 16for the firs time in 1,200 years a careful scientific Survey of Ancien musical instruments deposited in Japan s famed Shoskin Imperial museum will be con ducted by leading archaeologists Kyodo reported recently the study of centuries of musical paraphernalia will b made from october 16-20, Prio to Public showing of the museum s treasures. The museum is the oldest wooden museum in Japan and reputedly throughout the world. Our sentenced y eighth army four members of the japanese army s Kempel Tai Japa Nese Gestapo have been sentenced by an eighth army military commission in Yokohama for mistreating captured american airmen. A fifth defendant former maj. Gen. Shoji Kono was acquitted of Charger that he failed to Supply sick and wounded americans with finance centers to handle Nesli Yokohama oct. 16re Newal application forms and notices of expiration of a ional service life insurance policies currently paid by army personnel through allot ments henceforth will be sent veterans administration to he army finance Center where administrative action will be taken to insure no loss of Protection department of the army has announced. The announcement said thai the army finance Center will notify the commanding officer of each insured allotted and Complete the action by inform ing the a of the insured per sons desires. Since total personnel affected by this procedure Are no1 expected to exceed 1.000 each month insured individuals should take no action until receipt of expiration notices. Persons who  premiums by direct remittances will be notified of expiration Date by the a Branch office nearest their Home a addresses and must make payments direct to same Branch office without recourse to army finance Center. Policies maintained by per sons having disability waivers will be automatically renewed upon expiration and no action need be taken by the insured the announcement concluded. Machinery Industry employment filled no surplus personnel exists in Japan s machinery Industry according to a report on labor statistics by the economic stabilization Board. Statistics revealed that production was lower than pre War but personnel employed was not proportionally Small although there Are no surplus  Board conducted its Survey on several representative machinery plants in Japan. Nedical Aid. The prosecution charged that approximately 250 Amer can airmen were imprisoned m the basement and stable of Kemp i Tai Headquarters. The cells were infested with vermin and had no sanitary a cities causing the men to become ill. Prisoners were beaten and tortured in an at tempt to secure military in formation. It. Toshio Toyama received a life term at hard labor for ordering a medical officer to kill William h. Osborne new ton upper Falls mass. It. Tsune Nemoto was sentenced to three and one half years at hard labor for permitting members of his command to beat and torture prisoners. It. Nobushige Wachi received an eight year term for forcing Cpl. Aloert Lounsbury Syracuse ., to stand for Long periods of time on a broken ankle. It. Col. Ranjo Fujino received a five year sentence for neglecting to provide Ade quate quarters and food for the fliers. Swedish Trade delegates arrive two swedish Trade Dele Gates arrived in  14 by air to Confer with Scap officials on Means of promoting Trade Between Japan and Sweden Scap s foreign Trade and Commerce Divi Sion reported yesterday. The delegates Are nil Edvard hire Counselor of embassy swedish foreign ministry and Hans Olof Swedberg assistant manager of the general Export association of Sweden. It is expected that the discussions will consider the Fin Ancial arrangements for Trade Between occupied Japan and Sweden Scap officials stated. President lines agent Kobe oct. 16the Amer ican president lanes today announced the appointment of Henry f. Kay As general agent and manager in the Kobe area. Ltd Abner but Boot what s Goth Moshas to or More an anybody Klu have pm Steve a Stolon How dip Vouk Mew vote shamed of been think1n6 it9hut that joins pop for a second 1 Santto Tajc to you. That thatch of whisk Hoover. That Aube meet the Competition due paratroops Raj she from hed6eeows and Stone fences a the nazis Cave of round in Noea Aandy Topay. Blondie Well. Dont wort about. It. Dear go back1o sleep Aba Wood vake up-7 i Heap a burglar a. 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