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Ethics Clause Written Into U. N. News Code Over U. S. Objection By th« Associated Pro** LAKE SUCCESS, April 27.—The United States lost two major bat tles on press freedom in the United Nations yesterday but decided to keep fighting for its ideas. Latin American. Slav and Asiatic countries, standing together in rare harmony, delivered the two defeats in the Assembly's 58-na tion Social Committee, which is drafting a convention on the gathering and international trans mission of news. One decision added to the con vention a code of ethics for for eign correspondents, as proposed by Mexico. The United States described it as “unenforceable.” The other kept out any refer ence to the existing international telecommunications convention, which, the United States contends, provides for a “backdoor censor ship” that should be outlawed. U. S. Proposal Voted Down. The committee voted, 20 to 18. with 6 abstentions, against an American proposal to have the convention declare the contracting countries would not apply provi sions of the telecommunications convention to press messages. These provisions allow a gov ernment to stop any message leav ing its territory that it considers dangerous to national security or public order or in violation of one of its laws, and that is where the United States says "backdoor cen sorship” comes in. Other articles of the news gath ering convention limit censorship to matters of national defense. The committee voted down an Indian proposal, originally sug gested by Belgium, that would have stated specifically that noth ing in the treaty on news gather ing Should prejudice a country’s rights under the telecommunica tions pact. / To Keep Fighting. Erwin D. Canham, editor of the Christian Science Monitor and American delegate, told newsmen later this eased the position, as far as the United States was con cerned, on this point. He said it was left to legal interpretation which treaty should apply and he believed the news gathering pact would win precedence. Mr. Canham said the United States still would keep fighting in the hope of making good both de feats when the convention comes before the full General Assembly. The committee decided by two roll call votes of 24 to 15 and 27 to 17 to include the Mexican code of ethics paragraph, which reflects ideas Russia and her satellites had tried and failed a dozen times pre viously to get into the convention. Mr*. WUbertine Pettrf Dies NEW ’YORK, April. 2fi'<*>).— Mrs.:jWilbertine fgfgff worden, 82, novelist and syndicated fiction writer, dfed yesterday. Mrs. Worden’s daughter, Mrs. John Erckine, conducts a column for th% New York Herald Tribune under her xnaiaen name of Helen Worden.' - Man Who Says His Hex Killed 5 Is Doomed for Real Murder By ?K« Ancooitd ?r*%% TACOMA, Wash , April 27.— The hex is dead, and the man who says he invoked it for five deaths is scheduled to be executed next month. Jake Bird, 47-year-old North Carolina Negro who confessed im plication in 44 murders, saw Su perior Judge Hugh Rosselmi sign his death warrant yesterday. The execution is scheduled for May 27 Courtroom attaches wondered whether Jake would call down the wrath of his hex on the judge. But in a cell interview after ward, Bird sais “I don't believe in the hex any more.'’ He is the confessed ax slayer of Mrs. Bertha Kludt, October 30, 1947. At his trial he claimed he'd out the hex on all parties who ham a hand in his conviction. In order, these men died of heart attacks. Superior Court Judge E. D Hodge, who heard the case. Clerk of the Court Ray Scott who handled the original appeal papers. Undersheriff Joseph K&rpach who obtained the original confes sion by Bird to “eight or nine ' murders. Bird later had author ities convinced hed been impli cated in 44 of them. Detective Lt. Sherman Lyons of Tacoma. J. W. Selden, Birds defense lawyer, for whom Bird still holds the most consuming hatred. Mr. Selden. in addressing the jury at Bird's trial, had said: “Let your conscience be your guide, because Bird is a dark black criminal and I am defend ing him simply because I must.” Mr. Selden had been appointed by the court. Yesterday after his brief court room appearance Bird was re turned to the State Prison at Walla Walla to await his execu tion. * YD Bureau to Adopt Comic Book as Warning The Bureau of Veneral Diseases here has taken a cue from the comic books, and soon prevention measures will take on a "more subtle approach.’’ Heretofore, patients leaving the three clinics and the Rapid Treat ment Center at Nineteenth and C Stress S.E. have been handed sternly worded literature point ing out, in cold facts, the evils of syphilis and gonorrhea. In a few days, however. Dr. Need a typewriter? BENT A ROYAL Now you can rent the World’s No. 1 Typewriter—by the month or at today’s special 3-months rate. Each typewriter like new—in top working order. Enjoy Royal’s exclusive work saving, time-saving features! Executive 4533 ^ -lit. Royal Typewriter Co. 1105 0 St. S.W. I Charge Accounts Delivery Importer*—Grocer*—Wine Merchant* Since 187S FOR SERVICE .. . 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April 27.— The high immigration rate to Israel brought sweeping govern ment proposals yesterday to com bat the high cost of living, includ ing rationing of all essential foods The program, presented by Pre mier David Ben-Gunon and Sup ply Minister Dov Joseph, a ill be deoated by Parliament today. It includes austerity features such as the introduction of stand ard meals of a daily nutritional value of 2.700 to 2 800 calories— about the same as in England in 1944. Production of luxury goods would be prohibited for domestic use. out encouraged for export. Clothing shoes, furniture, house- ? hold goods and other evsentials would be produced on a standard ‘utility basis:- with maxim um prices fixed. A comprehensive housing pro gram would be undertaken new settlements established new in dustries introduced and old ones modernized. Premier Ben-Ounon said unre stricted immigration would con tinue despite the difficulties m absorbing the new arrivals. 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