THE MICHIG1N DAILY I I 'YOUR DISTANCE: Atomic Explosion Study Group Releases Report By The Associated Press -WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-President Truman's atomic bomb evaluators said today that a combination of the Bikini underwater explosion with the overhead burst first tested might "effectively dispose of a fleet for many months." "We are convinced," the Evaluation Commission added in a report on the offensive results of the second, under- A .L Britain Accepts Atomic Plans Of U.S., Russia LONDON, Aug. 2-(/P)-The Brit- ish government announced accept- ance today of both the United States and Russian plans for atomic energy control and proposed that the ideas be fused into one. Meanwhile, the magazine Aero- plane condemned what it termed dallying by, British scientists in atomic research,declared the "Rus- sians are conducting intensive nu- clear research with Russian and a few foreign scientists" and said it was only a matter of time until the Soviet Union had the atomic bomb. British acceptance of both the American and Russian plans for con- trol of atomic energy was announced in the House of Commons by Philip Noel-Baker, Minister of State. Noel-Baker said the American plan for an international authority to own and control the world's atomic raw materials was a "tremendous revo- lutionary proposal" unprecedented in international affairs. "Let us not by the slightest inflec- tion of our voice detract from the importance of the decisions which the U.S. government comes to when they put this plan forward," he said. OPA Violators Pay Fines To Treasury Local OPA 'officials today an- nounced that four local merchants have paid $181.52 to the U.S. Treasury for overcharges prior to the expira- tion of the price control law last month. Those who made compensatory payments were: Campus Soda Grill, of S. State street, $37.50, for boosting the price of banana splits. Vogel Bros. Market, 345 Main street and Fuller's Grocery Store, 4675 Jackson avenue, $25, for selling various food items over ceiling. Mrs. Lydia Wurster, of E. Wash- ington street, $94.02, for selling a car at a higher-than-ceiling price. water test, that "distance is the best defense." The commission was headed by Senator Hatch (Dem., N.M.). It de- clared both Bikini tests "strongly in- dicate that future war employing atomic bombs may well destroy na- tions and change present standards of civilization." Immediate Rtesearch Advised A second report, made public si- multaneously by the White House, by the Joint Chiefs of Staff Evaluation Board, declared it is not too soon to point to the necessity for immediate and intensive research into several problems posed by the atomic bomb, adding: "The poisoning of large volumes of water presents such a problem. Study must be given to procedure for pro- tecting not only ships' crews but also the populations of cities against ra- diological effects as were demon- strated in Bikini Lagoon." The President's Commission said both the first and second explosions sank several ships. It added that from the limited observation seven of its members had 11 miles away from the underwater blast, the ships re- maining afloat within the damage area appeared to have been more seri- ously damaged by the aerial (first) explosion. Damage Not At Maximum It said that damage to ships in the first test might have been far greater if the bomb had exploded "directly over" the target ship Nevada. In the first test, the report con- tinued, ship personnel would have received fatal doses of neutrons and gamma rays froi the original deadly flash. "Or the other hand," it said, "the deadly effects of persistent radio- activity would have been much more severe in the second test." The civilian commission said had the target array been manned, it seems clear that "casualties, both physical and psychological injury to personnel, would have been very great." It added:d"Rescue and atten- tion to casualties would have been difficult and dangerous. Within 2,000 yards of explosion, ships would have been inoperative and a lapse of weeks might well ensue before relatively un- damaged ships could again be used in combat." Navy Commissions Offered to Nurses Navy nurse corps commissions are now available to qualified graduates of schools of nursing, according to a statement released by the Office of Naval Officer Procurement, 947 Book Building, Detroit. Applicants must be between the ages of 22 and 30 years, be registered and meet physical requirements. Cuba Will Lead Fight To Crush UN Veto Rule By The Associated Press NEW YORK, Aug. 2-Cuba served notice today that she would lead a fight at the September session of, the United Nations General Assembly to "eliminate the so-called veto privil- ege" from the U.N. Charter. The veto question already had been1 placed on the Assembly's agenda at the request of Australian delegate1 Herbert V. Evatt, but Evatt merely; asked that the issue be discussed with a view to arriving at a new inter- pretation of how the veto should be, used. Notifies Members Acting Secretary-General Arkady Sobolev notified the 51 members of the United Nations that he had just received a communication from Cuban delegate Guillermo Belt in- voking Article 109 of the U.N. Char- ter. This article provides that the Gen- eral Assembly by a two-thirds vote, including any seven members of the Security Council, may convoke a 51- nation general conference to consider amending the charter. , In view of the fact that the veto will not apply on the question of call- ing such a conference, it appeared possible that Cuba might be able to line up the necessary votes. Greece Opposes Albania It was not regarded as likely, how- ever, that the necessary two-thirds vote could be obtained on a propos- al to eliminate entirely the veto rights of the five permanent members of the Security Council. Ambassador Vassili Dendramis, Greece's representative to the United Nations, today opposed U.N. mem- bership for Albania on the ground she was "not a peace-loving state." The envoy, who said he might carry an appeal directly to a Security Coun- cil Committee now studying the ap- plication, declared in an interview: It 7- - By RICHARD W. FINK Radar To "See" Rain . . . Radar is being used to "see" the weather or rain coming on its way. The rain belt reflects the radio im- pulses sent by the radar station and the belt of rain can be observed on the viewing screen. By watching the screen the radar expert can tell how rapidly the rain is converging on a certain area. Radar is now also used to find the direction and speed of the winds at various heights. A balloon is released which is surround- ed with a light radio-echoing net. The .waves are reflected by the net as it drifts with the winds and the calculations are made at the receiv- ing station. * * * Study Bikini Effects . . The United States Department of Agriculture sent scientists to Bikini to determine effects of radioactivity on germinating plants. The exposed specimens of seeds will be observed to see whether they will germinate at all, and if so, if they will be stunted or alter- ed in growth. The scientists will .also observe the lethal effects, if any, on cultures of disease bacteria. Insects were also exposed to the Bikini radioactivity. Beetles, star- ticks, ebeese mites, moths, mos- quitoes, and even bedbugs partici- pated. * * * £cience in (4eek GLAMOR GAL ANN PLAYS CLOWN-Ann Sheridan, the movie actress, having found suitable garb in the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus wardrobe stock, played clown during a performance at Grand Rapids, Mich. Above, she signs autographs for three fellow-performers. She told newsmen she had once tried to get a circus job when a Texas youngster-but failed, and was thus fulfilling a childhood ambition. FLOUR PRICES JUMPED: OPA Announces N'ew Ceilings For Bread and Bakery Goods, <+> i' the German scientists investigated the problem of producing large sheets of mica. * * *- Work on Pure Science... The Westinghouse Mfg. Co., has announced resumption of its scienti- fic fellowships to young scientists for work on pure science. Under the plan young scientists are chosen from ap- plicants all over the country to carry out research which they themselves outline and initiate. The fellowship has a stipend of $3,300 per year and may be renewed for a second year. The discovery of photo-fission, a new type of nuclear fission-that is, the splitting of uranium atoms by high energy rays with a commensurate re- lease of huge quantities of energy- was made in 1940 by a group of three fellows appointed in 1938. * * * DDT-Wallpaper Made ... The famous warborne insecti- cide, DDT, has now been incor- porated in a new type of cedar closet wallpaper. Moths, ants, mos- quitoes, and flies drop dead short- ly after contacting the new wall- paper, which contains 5 to 6 per cent of active DDT. In such dilu- tations it is nonhazardous to hu- mans and domestic pets. * * * May Use Mustard Gases... The deadly nitrogen mustard gases may have some beneficial use after all in the investigations of their ef- fects on cancerous tumors. They will be. distributed gratis to qualified in- stitutions throughout the country for science by the Committee on' Growth of the National Research Council. About 150 patients have been treat- ed with the chemicals at Yale, the University of Utah, the University of Chicago, and Memorial Hospital in New York. The nitrogen mustards are not a cure for cancer, however. But they have some effect on tumor- ous growths. * * * Russia Develops Cotton.-., As a result of long-time research by Soviet Russia colored cotton of a new type has been developed. Ac- cording to the reports from U.S.S.R. rose, lemon, '4rown, and green cot- tons were being grown on an area of 3,700 acres. The yield was over 700 tons, or a million yards of natur- ally colored cloth. Color fastness of the fabrics, the Russians say, is greater than that of cloth made fron synthetically-dyed cotton. American cottons with green, pink, or brown tints have been known for some time. I WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-UP-)-The OPA today raised retail price ceil- ings on bread and bakery products, flour, breakfast cereals, macaroni, noodles, corn meal and hominy grits. The increases, all effective im- mediately, are:. Bread-one cent on loaves weigh- ing up two pounds with proportion- ate price hikes for larger loaves. Bakery products-bread-type rolls, one cent a dozen. Biscuits, crackers and cookies, 15 per cent. Flour-about one cent a pound at retail. Breakfast cereals (all kinds ex- cept corn flakes, puffed rice and puf- fed wheat)-one to three cents a package. Macaroni and noodles-two cents on eight-ounce boxes, one cent on smaller size. Corn meal and hominy grits-one to two cents a pound. Congress Pay Boost Approved By President WASHINGTON, Aug. 2- (P) - President Truman signed the bill to modernize Congress today, praised it as a "significant advance," and sug- gested further moves in the same di- rection. In a formal statement the Presi- dent indicated particular pleasure over a section of the new law boosting the pay of representatives and sena- tors from $10,000 to $12,500da year plus a tax-free $32,500 expense allow- ance. He called that "a long overdue step in providing adequate compen- sation." Principal provisions of the mea- sure, in addition to the pay raise: 1. Cut the number of Senate com- mittee from 33 to 15 and House com- mittees from 48 to 19. 2. Require lobbyists to register their names, employers and expen- ses for a check by Congress. 3. Relieve Congress of handling minor claims, pension and local bills by giving Federal agencies broader authority. 4. Require four major committees -House Ways and Means and Appro- priations, and Senate Finance and Appropriations-to meet at the start of each Congress and recommend a Federal budget for the coming year.. The OPA said the new ceilings on bread, bakery products and flour are temporary. They will remain in effect only until the new decontrol board decides whether ceilings should be restored on wheat and other basic grains which are now exempt from control. Meanwhile, OPA reversed a previ- ous ruling and decided that corned beef hash, meat stews, tamales and chili con carme are free of price con- trols, at least until after August 20. OPA said ceilings were not appli- cable on these items for the present because they contain more than 20 per cent meat. OPA also announced that millers' ceilings on corn meal, corn flour, hominy grits, brewers' grits and other corn products made by a dry-mill- ing process have been increased $1.10 per 100 pounds. This increase is being granted, OPA said, to compensate millers for the increase in corn prices since July 1, when grain ceilings lapsed. The total flour increase amounts to $1.11 per 100 pounds east of the Rockies and $31.24 on the west Coast. "The higher price on flour arrives from the fact," OPA said, "that the price of wheat has gone above the June ceilings and it is administra- tively impossible to restore the sub- sidy on flour within a short period of time. Search for Missing Craft Is Started by Navy Planes NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2-(W)-Na- val and Coast Guard aircraft and sur- face ships searched the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico today for three Navy landing craft myster- iously overdue on a voyage from Pa- nama to New Orleans. The ships, which normally carry crews totaling 115 officers and men, had not been heard from since they left Panama at 2 p.m. July 24. Their estimated time of arrival at the southwest pass of the Mississippi Ri- ver was 2 p.m. last Friday, July 30. Eighth Naval District Headquar- ters, announcing the vessels over- due, identified them as the LSM 84, LCI 883 and LC (FF) 656. Food Factor 'X' .,. An unidentified food substance which may play an important role in the "palatability" of foods is a discovery of A. M. Hartman and C. A. Carey of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The experimenters find that "pala- tability" depends not only on taste alone, but in addition upon the bodily need for the particular food. Nutri- ent X occurs in lettuce, eggs, and meats. One of the richest sources of food factor X is liver extract which as been used recently in treatment of pernicious anemia. 7 ****** Synthetic Mica ... A new process for production of synthetic mica has been perfected in the laboratories of the KWI Ceramics Institute in Germany. U.S. investigators report that the product is as good as natural mica. The synthetic material contains mixed oxides, fluorides, and silico- fluorides containing metals such as aluminum, magnesium, iron, chron- ium and vanadium. In addition to the problem of determining the optimum composition of the mica, 17 DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 2) are cordially invited to attend. Lang- uage tables will convene. Churches First Church of Christ, Scientist, 409 S. Division Street. Wednesday evening service at 8:00. Sunday morning service at 10:30. Subject: "Love." Sunday School at 11:45. A special reading room is main- tained by this church at 706 Wolver- ine Building, Washington at Fourth where the Bible, also the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and other writings by Mary Baker Eddy may be read, borrowed or pur- chased. Open daily except Sundays and holidays from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1432 Washtenaw. 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship ser- vice at the First Presbyterian Church. The guest preacher will be Dr. Wil- liam B. Lampe of St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Lampe was Moderator of the Pres- byterian Church, U.S.A. last year. .1is subject will be "What Price Freedom." , University Lutheran Chapel, 1511 Washtenaw, has its Sunday service at 11:00 a.m. This Sunday the Rev. Alfred Scheips will have as his ser- mon subject, "Christian Revelation." The Lutheran Student Association: Bible Study Hour will be held on Sun- day morning at 9:15 at the Center, 1304 Hill Street. At 4:00 on Sunday afternoon the group will meet at Zion Lutheran Parish Hall and leave from there for the home of Rev, and Mrs. Robert Boettger, 2355 Holmes Road, Willow Run Village. A picnic supper will follow an afternoon of outdoor games and then Miss Ruth Berge, organ instructor at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, will discuss the Liturgy as used in the Common Service. Zion and Trinity Lutheran Churches will have regular worship services at 10:30 on Sunday morning. Wesleyan Guild at First Methodist Church, Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Edward N. Palmer of Fisk University, teaching this summer in the Depart- ment of Sociology, will speak on "Knowledge' as a Basis of Under- standing." Don Betts is in charge of the Worship Program. Dr. J. B. Kenna will sing. The social hour and supper will follow in the Social Hall. First Congregational Church, State and William Streets. Rev. Leonard A. Parr, D.D. 10:45 a.m. Public worship. Dr. Ben- nett Weaver will speak on "Across State Street." The Rev. Thomas Leg- gette will conduct the service. 4:30 p.m. Congregational-Disciples Student Guild picnic supper and wor- ship at West Park. <==> 0<=> X<=> =o<-mococ o WPAG To Carry Vet Discussion Ann Arbor veterans and their wives will participate in the discussion "How is the Veteran Getting Along?" scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Sunday over WPAG. The program, which is sponsored by the Ann Arbor Citizens Council will have as its guests this week re- turning service personnel from all branches of the Armed Forces, a for- mer member of the RAFC, and a for- mer member of the South African Nurse Corps, the British equivalent of the American Army Nurse Corps. All of the guests are now residents of Ann Arbor. Miss Wilma Eldersveld, a psycholo- gist and Vocational Counselor at the University,. and Mr. Ralph McPhee, editor of the Washtenaw Post-Tri- bune, will lead the discussion, which is designed to aid the returning ser- viceman in his return to civilian life. 1 1 ** * * * ** . * * *- *1 : .:;} ; ;a i i Ei . .. ..i. .. .... ...... : ...... Convert your Vacation Funds into TRAVELERS CHECKS . 1 I rgmalkn& Taiornh. II . at the ... 11 I