U.S.A. AFFAIRS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 September 1945, Page 5

U.S.A. AFFAIRS

ATOMIC BOMB SECRECY.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, The Washington correspondent of the New York “Herald-Tribune” says Congressmen are expressing concern over a bill introduced by a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Hatton Sumners (Democrat) which, in part, reads: “That whoever without the authority of Congress communicates any information concerning the use of the atomic bomb shall be punished by death if the verdict of the jury shall so recommend.” Mr. Truman has issued an executive order prohibiting the sale or disposal of all public lands containing deposits of radio-active mineral substances. AXIS PRISONERS. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. The United States War Department has announced that the last of 49,784 Italian, 362,170 German, and 5080 Japanese prisoners of war now in the United States would be homeward bound by next March. The Italians were getting preference in repatriation because they were the most cooperative.

RUSSIAN AERIAL LINE. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. A statement in the Moscow newspaper “Izvestia” that a Soviet-op-erated air line has been opened to the United States via Siberia and Alaska is puzzling officials ol the United States Civil Aeronautics Board. They said Russia had not applied for commercial air rights in the United States, but that the Russians had been flying a purely military route to Alaska. Officials said that an opening move by the Russians would be welcomed.