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University Daily Kansan
Friday. Jan. 16. 1953
Congress Set to Halt Offshore Oil Order
Washington—(U.P.)—Congressional leaders predicted today President Truman's order reserving offshore oil lands for the Navy would be overridden swiftly by Congress. One senator called the order a "meaningless" gesture.
There also was talk that President-elect Eisenhower might beat the lawmakers to the punch by cancelling the order soon after he takes office next Tuesday.
president Truman has twice vetoed legislation which would surrender the federal government's claim to the lands. That claim is based on a 1947 Supreme court ruling.
Mr. Truman said that the offshore oil lands had 100 billion barrels of oil. Crude oil in Texas now is quoted at $2.65 a barrel. At that figure the amount of油 cited by Mr. Truman would be worth $265 billion.
Sen. Hugh Butler (R-Neb.), new chairman of the Senate interior committee which handles tidelands legislation, called the President's order "a desperate attempt by a dying administration to confuse the issue."
"I think the present Congress is going to give the final answer and I hope without too much delay," Sen. Butler said.
Legislation already has been introduced in the new Congress to recognize state ownership of the tidelands. President-elect Eisenhower promised during the election campaign that he would approve such a measure.
Seoul, Korea —(U.P.) Allied defenders knocked back a Communist attack on the Central front early today which had threatened three
Allies Repulse Attack on Central Front
Faculty Club Holds Movie Party Sunday
A children's movie party will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Faculty club.
Topeka — (U,P)—Gov. Edward F. Arm, his wife and younger daughter, Dolores, will board the "Sunflower Special" today at Kansas City to go to Washington for President-elect Eisenhower's inauguration Monday.
Arns Leave for Washington
A special supper will be served to children attending the party. Reservations must be made by Saturday.
Hosts and hostesses for the party are Prof. and Mrs. E. Jackson Baur and Prof. and Mrs. Norval McClung.
outposts east of the Pukhan river.
The Reds laid down a rain of 570 rounds of artillery and mortar fire before attacking, but with the help of Allied artillery they were driven off after about 50 minutes of sharp fighting.
A Chinese platoon attacked Allied positions on Capitol hill shortly after midnight, but this force also was driven back in 45 minutes.
The Allied hammering of the huge bridge complex north of Sinanju was lifted after a week of bombing, and reconnaissance planes reported the bridges looked like pretzels.
Allied Sabre jets kept up their third day of aerial attacks. They destroyed one MIG and damaged another.
The U.N. fighters were flying protection for fighter-bombers making new attacks on enemy railways, bridges, and roads.
A road bridge 15 miles south of Pyongyang was hit and the road cratered in 13 places.
The Sabre - protected fighter-bomber attacks followed up a B-29 raid which leveled a huge Communist headquarters and barracks at Chansang village, near Huichon, with 100 tons of high explosives.
See-saw battles last night and this morning left the ground war basically still stalemated.
Inauguration Has Hazards
Washington — (U.P.)—Cautious Republican inaugural planners figured today they had all the angles covered except the weather and the starlings. They concluded that these are two normal Washington hazards they can't do anything about.
If it rains Tuesday, President-elect Eisenhower—who will be President starting at noon that day—will just wave his hamburg less and keep it on his head more. In the parade he also will put up the top of his fancy convertible.
They disclosed they have rejected an offer by an Olympia, Wash., rain-maker to operate here in reverse during the inauguration festivities Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. He said he could intercept rain clouds en route to the capital and make them turn loose somewhere else.
As for the starlings, they won't imperil anything but the dignity of some hundred of parade seat holders in the Pennsylvania avenue block between 13th and 14th streets.
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