Pay Clause Boosted
As New York Printers
Revise Demands
By th« Auoeiattd Frttt
NEW YORK, May 17.—The 2,500
AFL printers employed on 14 New
York daily newspapers, increasing
their wage demand from $9 to $15
a week, have adopted a new set of
contract proposals.
William Mapel, vice president of
the Publishers’ Association of New
York City, refused comment pend
ing receipt of a copy of the new
proposals approved yesterday by
members of Local 6 of the AFL
International Typographical Union.
Laurence H. Victory, Local 6
president, said the new contract
proposals will be sent to the ITU
Executive Council at Indianapolis
for approval before negotiations
with the Publishers’ Association are
resumed.
Contains Council’s Changes.
Mr. Victory said the new proposals
Include all the changes recom
mended by the council when it re
cently rejected a tentative agree
ment reached by Local 6 officers and
the publishers.
The new contract proposals call
for wage increases from $90 to $105
a week for the day shift, from $95
to $110 for the night shift, and from
$100 to $115 for the late night shift.
Tne rejected tentative agreement
provided wage increases to $99, $104
and $109 for the various shifts.
The new proposals, Mr, Victory
said, also would give the union ju
risdiction over varitype equipment,
which can be used as a substitute
for the typesetting process.
Power for Local Officers Urged.
The ITU council, in rejecting the
tentative agreement, objected most
strongly to the lack of a clause giv
ing the union control over varitype
equipment.
Under the membership vote yes
terday, if an agreement cannot be
reached wtihln two weeks after re
ceipt of council approval of the new
contract proposals, local union offi
cers are authorized to notify the
council that a deadlock has been
reached.
The members voted that, if that
occurs, local officers and the Scale
Committee should be authorized to
“make mutually satisfactory agree
ments with those publishers who
desire to continue uninterrupted,
harmonious relations with Typo-!
graphical Union No. 6.”
No elaboration on this statement
was given.
Randolph Has Withdrawn.
The printers’ contract with the
newspapers, represented by the Pub- j
lishers’ Association, expired March'
31. and terms of the proposed new
contract would be retroactive to
April 1.
The action yesterday came more
than a week after negotiations be-;
tween the union and publishers'
representatives became stalemated.
Woodruff Randolph, ITU interna
tional president, announced at that
time that he was withdrawing from
the negotiations here.
Previously th« local had asked Mr.
Randolph to assume charge of the
negotiations in view of the council's
'rejection of the tentative contract, j
DP Admission Urged
By Catholic Women
The Virginia Diocesan Council
of Qhtholic Women yesterday urged
passage of legislation to permit ad
mission of displaced persons into
this country.
The council held its annual con
vention yesterday at the Hangar
Room of the National Airport.
Delegates voted unanimously to
send telegrams to Senators and j
Representatives urging passage of!
pending bills for admitting dis
placed persons.
Mrs. Wllhemina Baughman of
Richmond was elected president to
succeed Miss Margaret Haskell, also
of Richmond. Other new officers
are Miss Ruth Murphy, Roanoke, -
recording secretary: Mrs. Grace
Wood, Norfolk, treasurer, and Mrs.
Harry Johnson, Lynchburg, histo
rian.
Elected delegates at large were j
Miss Henrietta Knightly, Richmond;
Miss Bridget Duffy, Northern Vir
ginia; Mrs. J. H. Jonak. Tidewater;
Mrs. Bert Saunders, Southwest ; Mrs.
W. W. Breta, Northwest, and Mrs.
R. A. Puller. Valley.
Speakers included Bishop Peter
L. Ireton of Richmond, Msgr. Ed
ward L. Stephnes of St. Mary's
Church, Alexandria: the Rev. John i
Clafferty, dean of the School of
Social Service at Catholic Univer
sity; John J. Daly, editor of the
Catholic Virginia, and the Rev.
Chester Michael, a diocese and mis- !
sionary father.
Weather Report
District of Columbia—Partly!
cloudy with highest about 78 and
aome chance of a brief shower this!
afternoon. Clearing and cooler to-1
night with lowest about 54. To
morrow mostly sunny with highest'
about 70.
Maryland and Virginia—Clearing!
and cooler tonight preceded by,
scattered showers this evening on the ;
coast. Tomorrow fair with moderate!
temperature.
Wind velocity. 15 miles per hour;
direction, southwest.
Rl»er Report.
(From United Sietes Engineer!)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
end tt Greet Fells; Shenandoah cloudy
et Harpers Ferry.
■amldtty
Tetterdey— Pet Todey— Pet.
Noon _64 Mldnleht_95
4 pm. _87 8 am _84
8 p.m._ - 8it 1:30 p m_ 61
Temperatures.
Yesterdey• hith. 73 et 12:55 p m.;
low 60. et 5:35 e m. Year's hlehest. PO,
on Mey 11; lowest. 5, on January 76.
Normal maximum this dete. 76 deerees:
minimum. 65 deerees
Tide Teblee.
(Furnished by United Btetes Coeit end
Geodetic Survey.)
Todey. Tomorrow.
High _ 3:55 am. 5:00 e.m.
Low _10:57 am. 11:58 a.m.
Sigh _ 4:16 p.m. 5:76 p.m
Low. 11:22 pm. .
The Sea end Meen.
Rises Sett
Sun. today 5:53 a.m. 8 is p.m
•un tomorrow . 5:57 a.m. 8:16 p.m.
Moon todey 2:28 p.m. 3:08 a m.
Automobile lights mutt be turned on
Mf-halt hour after aunstt.
Freeipitatiea.
Since Mey 1, 6 33 lnchee: normel 3.70
inches. Mey record. 10.69 inches in
188P. Since Jenusry 1 19.31 inches,
2.80 lnchee more then normal.
Temperature* la Varloae Citlee.
High Low High Low
Albuaueraoe 82
Atlanta 8*
Atlantic City 60
Bismarck_ 72
Boeton_63
?uf(alo_69
blcagd -- 74
Cincinnati.. 74
ittrolt_77
Feeo ... 98
-ulTeaton . 86
Barrieburt 63
61 Milwaukee .71 5
65 New Orleana 90 7..
55 New York . 56 55
40 Norfolk . 80 HP
50 Okie. City.. 84 6t
51 Omaha_ 75 4t
52 Phoeni. _ 100 66
54 Pittsburgh . 6P 4i
83 Portland.Me. 58 4/
87 8t. Louie 82 o'
72 8. Lake City PO gi
67 Ban Antonio PO gr
idlanapoai 78 60 S. Frentlaco 71 --
SECRETARY SAWYER PRESENTS ESSAY PRIZES—Secretary
of Commerce Sawyer presents prizes which three Washington .
students won in an essay contest on world trade conducted by
the National Council of American Importers. The students are
(left to right): Britt Bailey of Georgetown University, winner
of the $100 fourth prize; Mrs. Myrtle Brickman, George Wash
ington University, winner of the first prize of $300; Secretary
Sawyer and Albert J. Francis, jr., Georgetown University, who
won the $50 sixth prize. —Star Staff Photo.
Dewey-Stassen Debate Tonight
Climaxes Fight for Oregon
Delegate Contest
Now Appears to
Be a Tossup
By the Associated Press
PORTLAND, Oreg., May 17
Gov. Dewey of New York and
Harold E. Stassen lock horns over
the radio networks tonight in Ore
gon's last and furious Republican
presidential primary.
They will debate the question,
"shall the Communist Party in the
United States be outlawed?”—an
issue which surprisingly enough has
overshadowed all others in the un
predictable campaign for Oregon's
12 Republican convention votes.
Three National networks will
carry the debate, starting at 6 pan.
(10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time*,
The hour-long discussion—with Mr.
Stassen taking the affirmative and
Gov. Dewey the negative—will be
carried by Mutual, NBC and ABC
networks.
It will be in the nature of a grand
finale of two weeks of unprecedent
ed political bush-beating which has
Oregon's electorate by the ears.
The furious pace set by the two
Republican aspirants for the nomi
nation has made Oregon a sort of
political no man ? land, with State
and local candidates the forgotten
men.
In most qualified quarters the
contest at this stage was rated a
toss up. Sentiment appeared about
equally divided with four more days
to go-before election day Friday.
Gov. Dewey's strenuous two weeks
of political barnstorming, however,
were credited with helping him to
overcome to a tremendous degree
the serious disadvantage to which
Mr.. Siassjen had plated Him at the
outset of the campaign.
But. Mr. Stassen, too, was setting
a furious pace after a belated start.
By plane and bus he was zooming
over the Oregon political trails to
recover whatever ground may have
been lost. . . .. "
The Minnesotan also possessed an
Four Radio Stations
Here Will Carry
Debate in Oregon
Tonights debate on com
munism between Gov. Dewey
of New York and Harold E.
Stassen in Oregon will be
broadcast “locally by Stations
WMAL. WRC, WOL and WWDC
from 10 to 11 pjn.
intangible but important backlog of
loyal support won in three previous
visits in the State. Many Stassen
ites felt this long-time support
might be the deciding factor.
It appeared probable a record
primary vote would be cast. Pre
dictions indicated that at least 65
per cent of the 300.000 registered
Republicans would turn out next
Friday.
The Democratic primary was a
formality for President Truman.
Both Gov. Dewey and Mr. Stassen
rested during yesterday’s Sabbath
lull in the campaign. Mr. Stassen
held a reception for the press late
in the aftemon, and Gov. Dewey a
nress conference at his hotel.
Both announced they planned to
call on Gov. Earl Warren of Cali
fornia. Invitations to visit Sacra
mento had been issued by Gov.
Warren, California's favorite son,
with his State’s big bloc of 62 dele
gates pledged to him
Gov. Dewey took occasion, too, to
say he probably would visit the
State of Washington before return
ing East. The Washington Republi-j
can Convention Saturday gave him;
the bulk of its 19 delegates—Gov. (
Dewey’s men claimed 16. a figure,
disputed by Mr. Stassen and Sen
ator Taft of Ohio.
The New York Governor termed
the Washington convention results
one of three "happy events.'’ He
named the others as New Jersey's
write-in vote in his favor, and the
results of the Vermont- Con
vention in which "the who
are leading the battle in my be
half * * • were both re-elected.”
Navigation Group
Studying Rocket
Hops to Planets
fty tht Associated Press
NEW YORK. May 17.—The Insti
tute of Navigation is getting ready
for rocket travel between the
planets.
The president, Rear Admiral Gor
don G. McLintock, superintendent
of the Merchant Marine Academy
at Kings Point, N. Y., said yesterday
a technical development committee
on upper atmosphere and inter
planetary navigation has been
formed.
The institute is a non-profit scien
tific society which devotes itself to
problems of navigation by air and
sea. Paul Rosenberg, president of
Paul Rosenberg Associates, consult
ing physicists, and Samuel Herrick,
professor of astronomy at the Uni
versity of California, are co-chair
men.
The co-chairmen said in a state
ment, “The obvious possibility of
being able to use atomic power for
rocket propulsion makes the dream
of inter-planetary travel less remote
than it was a half decade ago.’’
Charles Town Entries
FOR TOMORROW.
Sy the Associated Press
cCloudy and fast.'
FIRST RACE—Purse. *800;
2-year-olds: about 4‘a furlongs,
i xSea Weather. Ill Maid’s Son
maidens:
— US
il8 Last Stln*_113
ins Charerosa -113
_. 113 a Nuptial 113
sMald of Boston 108 b Marie s Ghost 113
lount Off 118
a Mrs D K Kerr , sr . entry,
b L. M. Allen entry.
Devilish Lad
tWayfern
t Rose's Ghost
SECOND RACE—Purse. *1 000: claim
j. 4-year-olds and upward: l>t miles,
me Play ... 118 Fleet Sister US
ink nip
onus Night
’wink Shot
omenta. _
id Torch .
111 xMabelew -- 110
120 Scuttle Ship 111
115 xSir Kiev 111
111 Glyndon Town 118
118 xMlsa Stevie 110
THIRD RACE—Purse. *80o: claimini
l-jear-olds and up: about , furlongs
(Easter Bonnie 108 xBaby Billy -
- 113 Duke Tower
113 War Dun
113 Gay Array
113 Bar Ma Pat .
118 Chiff-Chaff ...
113 Quaker Braa -
(Pari-Domlnate
Dorothy T
tjamesboroufh
(Off-Shore .
Hair Cut _
vE Z. Run
113
118
118
113
113
118
118
FOURTH RACE—Purge. *1.000: allow
ces; 3-year-olds; about 6 furlongs,
innesta Moose 107 MUs Okapi ... 10
nmy V
lng Time
ngham Girl
112 xLeltergburg _I 107
107' The Penney-112
107 Betsy Bones ._ 10
ur Leaves
nnie Morse
107 Spanish Bride - 110
107 Spring Fill 11
1U7 Louisiana Dawn 110
FIFTH RACE
t-year-olds and
Meadow Grey
(Gallant
Jeanavie .
(Metropolitan .
Vend _
Air Defensa —
Pansy Jane _
1—Purse. 1.000: elalmlna;
upward: 6'j furlongs.
110 Chosen Mias 110
118 xSeere: Knight 110
llo Mint Muter 110
J13 xTeddy Smart . 110
lib xBalbar — }JO
llo Rcaiante .-1J5
110 Scheme _HO
SIXTH RACE—Purse. *1.200; AUow
ces. 3-y»ar-olds and upward; about »
■longs. _ „ ,
uble Reward. 118 Rogers Moose . 10.
Dity River .. 11« Lawless Mlaa . Ilf
abtan Wind . 115 xWhlte laattr. 106
teome _110
SEVENTH RACE—Puree. *1.200: allow;
ces, 4-year-olds and upward, about <
estover Lady. 100 Pharant -114
ue Echo 114 xHypnotlter .. 100
ilarota . ... 104 xRickpole -10;
rtro _ 113 Erato -113
te Demander 114 xWave Off_104
essation 104 War Chain — 114
ana Choice lu» xRude Minx... 108
[IGHTH RACE—Purae, *1.000; clalm
: 4-year-olds and upward; li. miles
e vision 1 Hi xTown Camp 105
ee Speech 110 Brinks 118
ry Command 115 Rough Honey.. 110
i Target . 108 Stevens Peter.. 118
id Wrack.. 110 Jab Me - 118
,u Briar 115 Moveable Type 115
: Apprentice allowance claimed. Horsaa
ed in order of post positleu.
Boy Angler Lands Sock
Filled With Watches
A 13-year-old fisherman'a catch
had detectives of the pawn inspec
tor's office busily checking stolen
property records today.
The youth, Charles Tripplett of
1302 Sixth street S.W., was fishing
in the Potomac yesterday when he I
hooked an old sock. It was filled 1
with nine watches of various types.
Gl Refuses to Leave
Russia, U. S. Reveals;
Woman Is Blamed
By tfom As»eeiot«d Pr#»s
The United States beat Moscow
to the punch today with the dis
closure that a youthful American
Army sergeant has defied orders
to leave Russia and return to this
country.
A State Department announce
ment identified him as Sergt. James
M. McMillin, 21, of Boulder, Colo.
Reporters were told his actions
were due to infatuation for the
Russian wife of another enlisted
man. She was described as an ex
perienced Soviet agent.
The Embassy in Moscow detailed
the circumstances in reports re
ceived yesterday. Officials decided
to make a prompt announcement.
The intent at least in part was to
prevent Moscow from making prop
aganda capital by disclosing the in
cident first.
Served Two Years in Moscow.
About three months ago, the Mos
cow radio got in a quick propaganda
punch by making the first report of
the sudden resignation of a civilian
employe of the American Embassy, i
Annabel Bucar. She announced she l
was renouncing her American citi
zenship to remain in Russia. She
was married to a Soviet citizen. In
cidentally, the Embassy has been
unable to find out what has become
of Miss Bucar.
Sergt. McMillin had served for
two years on the staff of the mili-!
tary 'attache. A State Department
official declared his action was not;
caused by any political ideas, but
was due to exploitation of a youth
ful and inexperienced soldier by an
experienced Soviet agent.
The woman was identified as
Mrs. Galina Dunaeva Biconish, the
wife of Sergt. John Biconish, who
was stationed at the Embassy until
his return late in 1945. She was
with Sergt. McMillin in his quarters
Friday evening when he sent word
to the Embassy he would refuse to
obey orders to return to the United
States and would remain in the
Soviet Union.
Was to Leave Saturday.
McMillin was due to leave Satur
day.
Officials made plain that this.
Government intends to take no!
steps to try to force MoMillin to!
return. The State Department said'
it did not know whether he had
access to confidential information
during his two years of service with
the military attache.
Sister Refuses to Believe
Report of Soldier's Desertion
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. May 17 I/P).
—Miss Patricia McMillin, 18, Rad
cliffe College sophomore, today re
fused to believe her brother—an1
American Army sergeant—had de-;
serted in Moscow with a Soviet
agent.
“I doubt that this is true,” she ■
said. Even a reporter's assurance!
that official word had come from
the State Department failed to con
vince her.
Miss McMillin lists her home as
Huntsville Arsenal, Ala., where she
said her father was stationed as a
Regular Army colonel.
Miss McMillin said her brother;
had been reared in the Regular
Army tradition and had passed his
examinations for West Point, but
failed the -physical because of high
blood prdguft, •':_** *
•‘He had finished one year at the
University of Colorado when he was
drafted into the Army,” she said.
"After he failed to complete the
West Point physical examination he
was undecided about taking up an
Army career.
"We knew he was scheduled for a
change of duty and would return to
the States this summer, but we had
not heard from him recently. We
expected him to come home."
Miss McMillin, an attractive
brown-haired girl, learned of her
brother’s actions as she was about
to leave to take her final exami
nations.
Pravda Hails Wallace
As Realist, Says Soviet,
U. S. Can End Rift
ly th« AiMciatad Prtii
MOSCOW, May 17.—Pravda yes
terday questioned Henry A. Wal
lace's right to stand as a judge
between the United States and Rus
sia, but praised him a realist whose
suggestions to Prime Minister Stalin
had contributed to Sovlet-American
relations.
Pointedly the Communist party
organ quoted Mr. Stalin as declaring
recently:
“Of course they (the Soviet
union and the United States) could
collaborate with each other. • • •
If two systems could collaborate
during the war, why could they
not collaborate in peacetime?’’
Pravda and Izvestia, the Soviet
government newspaper, said Rus
sian-American differences can be
settled around a council table.
Mr. Wallace “fully realizes that
it is necessary for the United States
to come to an agreement with the
Soviet Union on all existing dif
ferences,” wrote A. Leontiev, the
Pravda commentator.
Criticism With Praise.
However, Mr. Leontiev mixed
criticism with his praise of Wal
lace's open letter to Mr. Stalin. That
letter was released last Tuesday at
a rally for the third party candi
date in New York’s Madison Square
Garden. In it Mr. Wallace said
the United States and Russia “must
take immediate action to end the
cold war” and to insure a century
of peace.
Mr. Leontiev commented:
“Wallace’s statement stands out
advantageously in two senses:
firstly, by its realism and. secondly,
its consistency. These features are
all the more striking since they are
lacking in many statements by of
ficial representatives of American
policy.”
Discussing what he described as
“the weakest part” In Mr. Wallace’s
letter, the Soviet writer said:
“It appears he wants to stand
above both powers and occupy the
position of an impartial judge be
tween them. A praiseworthy desire
perhaps, but unfortunately it leads
Wallace into a distortion of facts
when he tries to explain the reasons
why no uttlement has been reached
In Amerfcan-Soviet relations.
Blow 10 rropaganaisis.
“• * * one example will suffice. |
Wallace writes that the exchange
at statements (between United
States Ambassador Walter Bedell
Smith and Soviet Foreign Minister
V. M. Molotov) represents a severe
»low to the propagandists of both
sides who Insist that the two na
tions cannot live at peace in the
same world. To Soviet citizens this
ossertion sounds strange indeed, to
say the least.
“We know only too well the Am- j
•rican propagandists who assert
that Deaceful co-operation between
;he Soviet Union and the United
States is impossible. Their names,
sre equally well known and we arei
fully aware of their bloodthirsty
ippeals for a new war.
“But who can give the name of
i single soviet propagandist who
isserts that it is impossible for the
3oviet Union to live in peace with
the United States? Not a soul in
the world, including Wallace him
self, can name such a propagandist,
for the simple reason that there are
10 such people in the Soviet Union,
lor could be.”
Gene Tierney Expecting
Baby, Studio Announces
•y the A»i«ciat«d Pr«>
HOLLYWOOD, May 17 —Gene
Tierney’s studio announced yester
day that the actress is expecting a
baby in the fall.
The reconciliation of Miss Tierney
and her husband, Costume Designer
Oleg Cassini, was disclosed last
March when her divorce was to be
come final but neither party applied
for the final papers.
Miss Tierney is working on a pic
ture here and will finish in about
two weeks. Mr. Cassini is in liew
fork.
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Taft Urges Cut in Rivers Funds
Scored by Reed as'Pork Barrel'
•y dw Awcialid Pra>i
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio came out today for a cut
in what Is for most Congress
members a prime election-year
pet—the fund for rivers, harbors
and flood-control projects.
Senator Taft told reporters:
"I think the bill is much too large.
Now is the time when public works
should be toned down."
The bill carries *708,588,666 as
reported by the Senate Appropria
tions Committee. That group added
more than $100,000,000 to the total
approved by the House.
Senator Taft said the House had
added a lot to the funds that Presi
dent Truman asked. He said Mr.
Truman asked too much in the first
place.
* A fight to cut off *200,000,000 has
been organized by Senator Reed,
Republican, of Kansas, who calls
the big bill a "pork barrel,’’ and
Senators Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan, and Bridges. Republican,
of New Hampshire. They seek to
force the Army Corps of Engineers
to decide which of the many proj
ects scattered throughout most
States could well be delayed.
Senator Taft said the large pub
lic works at this period amount to
"Government competition with pri
vate industry for scarce labor and
materials."
"That tends to force prices high
er,” he said. “Public works should
be held back during such a period
and then pushed when private in
dustry relaxes.”
Senator Gurney, Republican, of
South Dakota, floor manager for
the bill, said he is confident the
Senate will uphold the Appropria
tions Committee’s figure.
The Senate may be two or three
day* getting to a final vote. One
reaeon it the absence of several
Senators who are in Louisiana for
the funeral of Senator Overton.
As a result, there is some doubt
whether the Senate can get around
to * draft legislation this week.
Leaders had hoped to take it up
by Friday at the latest. They have
scheduled for consideration immedi
ately after the rivers and harbors
bill a bill which would admit to the
United States 100,000 displaced per
sons from European war areas.
The displaced persons bill also
faces a floor battle. Several Sena
tors want to double the number.
These prospective delays add to
the certainty that Congress will run
into a big logjam.of legislation—or
a wholesale dumping of major bills
—if it is to adjourn before the Re
publican National Convention June
21 as leaders aim.
Martin Sees Return Engagement.
House Speaker Martin said in a
week-end interview that things are
piling up at a rate that may make
it necessary for Congress to re
turn after the Republican meeting.
It possibly could get in 10. days of
work before the Democrats hold
their convention July 12.
The "must” legislation includes,
first of all, the appropriations bills
to run the Government for the year
beginning July 1. Speaker Martin
said other top-rated measures in
clude pay raises for Federal workers,
housing, draft and reciprocal trade.
He s&id the House also may get
around to anti-lynch legislation and
to a long-range agricultural pro
gram.
The reciprocal trade legislation
is to get House attention later
this week. The House held a memo
rial service today for Congress
members who died in the last year.
Printers' Attorney
Protests at Length
Of NLRB Hearings
ly th« Auotiatad frail
A new protest against the length
of hearings on Taft-Hartley law
violation charges against the AFL
International Typographical Union
was made today by the union's at
torney, Gerhart Van Arkel.
Mr. Van Arkel announced he will
waive any defense to new matters
brought out at the hearings. The
charges concern union practices in
negotiations with newspapers for
contracts covering composing room
printers.
Arthur Leff, National Labor Rela
tions Board trial examiner, refused
Mr. Van Arkel’s request to bar any
new phases concerning negotiations
In progress in various cities. How
ever. Mr. Leff has indicated he
wants the hearings to end this week.
Mr. Van Arkel argued that the
hearings already have been contin
uing for six months and “never will
come to an end” If NLRB attorneys
turn from one set of union-news
paper negotiations to another.
The union attorney last week
threatened to stay away from the
hearings unless a limit was fixed, but
today he said he would hereafter
simply waive any defense to new
matters.
William Mapel, vice chairman of
the New York City Newspaper Pub
lishers’ Association, resumed testi
mony this morning. Mr. Van Arkel
questioned him at length on why he
considered a contract with a 60-day
cancellation clause as violating the
Taft-Hartley Act. The ITU’s New
fork local proposed such a contract
at one point in negotiations.
V/hattheRussians
Are Saying of Us
The Moscow radio, broadcasting in
Czech and Slovak to Europe, said:
“Czechoslovakia’s democratic
foreign policy safeguards the
prosperous work of the people.
While countries of Western Eu
rope are suffering to a con
tinually increasing extent from
a chronic deficit in their foreign
trade and become more and more
enslaved by foreign monopolies,
Czechoslovakia has chosen an
other path by co-operating with
the countries of the New De
mocracy and particularly the
Soviet Union. She refused to
take part in the ill-famed Mar
shall Plan and rejected any as
sistance imposed by the United
States."_
3d Street N.W. to Close
To Southbound Traffic
Third street, N. W., from P to H
streets will be closed to southbound
traffic beginning tomorrow to permit
reconstruction of streetcar tracks
and roadway on G street. The
construction work will take about
three weeks.
Southbound trucks on Routes No.
1 and No. 50 through the city will
be rerouted over M, Fourth and E
streets, Traffic Director George E. 1
Keneipp announced.
Press Club to Hear Romulo
Carlos Romulo, president of the
United Nations Conference on Free
dom of Information at Geneva, will
address the National Press Club at
12:30 p.m. tomorrow at the National
Press Building, it was announced
today. He will talk on “World Dan- 1
gers to Freedom of the Press.” <
All U. S. Efforts Fan
In Atomic Labor Fight
With Showdown Near
ly Mm AuMwtW Pratt
All Government efforts to eliml
nste the danger of a strike in atomlo
energy plants hare failed so far—
and a showdown was approaching
fast today.
Officials of the Atomic Energy
Commission, after many weeks of
negotiating, told a reporter they
have been unable to get an agree*
ment between the operating com
panies and the unions on an over-all
program that would Insure contin
uous operations in the whole atomle
industry. They say continuous op
eration is necessary.
At the same time the present labor
dispute at the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory between the Carbide <to
Carbon Chemicals Corp. and the
AFL Atomic Trades and Labor
Council moved dangerously near the
strike stage. No settlement was in
sight. •
Board Preparing Report.
A three-man inquiry board, head
ed by John Lord O’Brian, was to
meet today to prepare its second
report to President Truman under
the national emergency provisions
of the Taft-Hartley law.
The acute situation raises a pos
sibility of some sort of congressional
action. Chairman David Lllienthal
of the commission told the Joint
Congressional Committee on Atomlo
Energy last March that atomic
work stoppages must be avoided,
either by voluntary agreements or
by "force of law.” The commitee
has been keeping a close watch on
developments.
The Oak Ridge dispute is the first
Taft-Hartley "national emergency"
case and every step in the procedure
makes new legal history.
Strike Blocked by Coart Order.
The Government blocked a strike
st the laboratory March 19 by get
ting an 80-day court order. This
order can't run longer than June 7,
after which a strike will again be
come legal.
The law provides that after 60
days the inquiry board must make
a second report on the issues. The
SO days expire late tomorrow after
noon.
Points in the dispute include the
union’s demand for a 15-cent hourly
wage Increase. The union also
wants to keep the present system
of vacations, sick leave and other
welfare benefits in effect under
sarlier contracts. The company
wants to reduce some of them and
oring them more in line with those
it two other Oak Ridge plants.
AME Church Consecrates
Hemmingway as Bishop
The Rev. L. H. Hemmingway of
1535 Pourteenth street N.W., secre
tary of the department of church
extension, was consecrated with five
other clergymen yesterday as bishop
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The ceremonies took place in
Kansas City, Kans.. during the
rhirty-third Quadrennial Confer
ence of the church. Balloting for the
oishopric posts opened Saturday.
Also chosen bishops were the Rev.
D. Ormon de Walker, Buffalo, N. Y.;
;he Rev. Joseph Gomez, Cleveland,
Dhio; the Rev. I, H. Bonner, Mobile,
Ala.; the Rev. William R. Wilkes,
Atlanta, Ga., and the Rev. Carey A.
3ibbs of Jacksonville, Fla.
Estimated to be 400,000 years old.
he skull of a cave bear has beer
liscovered at Torquay, England.
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