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Dispatches from inside Jeru salem's walled Old City reported King Abdullah's Trans-Jordan Arab Legion and Arab volunteers by last! night had battered more than half way through the southern Jewish quarter behind heavy bombardment. Outside the walls, the Arabs cleared Jews from the north, east and south sectors of modern Jerusalem and struck deeply into the western sector. Egypt announced her troops In Southern Palestine occupied the Arab town of Beersheba, southern most limit of the Holy Land of Bible days. The Defense Ministry said Egyptian troops in a 10-hour battle captured the fortified Jewish I settlement of Deir.Suneid, guarding the road to Tel Aviv. Jewish Base for Supplies. Deir Suneid is about 7 miles north of Arab Gaza, commanding the road and railway to Tel Aviv. The Egyptians said the strongly fortified settlement was a base for supplying other Jewish defenses in Southern Palestine. The settlement is 15 miles south of the Jewish-claimed j portion of the coastal plain and 28 miles south of Tel Aviv. The Cairo Ministry said that in the northward drive up the coastal plain the Egyptians also seized Beit Hanun. 5 miles northeast of Gaza. It is described as “one of the strong est points in the operational the-, ater.” In the north, the Jewish army »iaid one of its raiding forces struck across the Jordan River in the Lake Hula region, destroying a military supply camp of the Syrian army within Syria. The attack took place Tuesday, the announcement in Tel Aviv said, adding: "Companies of the Syrian army were stationed at the camp. Thev were equipped with heavy armored cars, artillery and a quantity of va rious arms. Our forces penetrated ; into the camp and. after fierce fight- j ing. drove the enemy out. Huts were ' blown up. tents set afire, armored j cars and field guns destroyed.” Tel Aviv Raided Again. A Damascus communique said Syrians threw1 back a Jewish coun-! terattack Tuesday and Wednesday. in the Galilee area. It said Syrian artillery destroyed fortifications at Sha'ar Hagolan and Masada in two battles in which the Jews lost 30 dead, including a major. The towns are about 2 milps south of the Sea of Galilee, near the Syrian frontier Tel Aviv came under air attack for the sixth straight day. Tw'o1 persons were injured. The Jewish army headquarters announced in Tel Aviv that, "in Jerusalem heavy shelling by the Arab Legion on the Hadassah Hos- < pital and the Hebrew University was heard in the late hours of the night." Dispatches from Jerusalem last: night said the Jewish army at that time held the two points, sur rounded by machinegun nests, on Mount Scopus. The advices said neither point flew the Red Cross flag and that the Arabs had warned the places would be shelled unless f the machineguns were cleared out. An Arab official estimated Jewish j strength in Jerusalem at 8.000. but said only 400 Jewish fighters held out inside the Old City. Their: positions were bombarded for is hours yesterday, the dispatches said. I Emergency Is Declared By Israel Prime Minister TEL AVIV. Israel. May 20 (4>>.— \ Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion has decreed a state of emergency | in Israel. The decree was read by Mr. Ben Gurion at last night's session of the provisional Parliament. It em powers each minister in the new state to order emergency regula tions necessary for Israel's security. Parliament also authorized the government to organize land, air and sea forces, thus creating a legal base for transforming Hagana. the (See ISRAEL, Page A-3.) 69 Jews on U. x ihip Arrested by Lebanon By tH# Associated Press BEIRUT. Lebanon, May 20.—The Eovernment announced today that 69 Zionists en route to Palestine aboard the American ship Marine Carp were arrested and sent to a concentration camp. A communique said the 69 were arrested because they were able to bear arms. A Jewish source said earlier at Haifa that Lebanese^ authorities boarded the American'ship yester day and forcibly landed the Jews, some of them American citizens. The informant said more than 100 armed Arabs boarded the ship, which was en route to Israel. Fifty one passengers, mainly old men. women and children, continued on the voyage to Haifa. The removal of 69 Palestine bound Jews from the American ves sel at Beirut was carried out over objections of the American Min ister there, the State Department said today. Department officials said, how ever, that additional information is being awaited before a decision is made on a formal protest to the Lebanese goevrnment. Lowell Pinkerton. American Min !stei at Beirut, said he entered strong objections to any rem fel of the passengers. 1 Senate Hearings on Mundt Bill, But No Early Action, Promised Taft Skeptical of House-Approved Red-Curb Measure, but Suggests 'Serious Study' (House Roll Call on Page A-2.) By the Associated Pres* Senate Republican leaders to day promised discussion—but no early action—on the anti-Com munist bill passed by the House by a 319-to-58 vote. Chairman Wiley of the Senate Judiciary Committee told a reporter there "certainly” will be hearings on the measure sponsored by Repre sentatives Mundt, Republican, of South Dakota and Nixon, Repub lican, of California. It is designed to curb Communist Party activities as a "clear and pres ent danger” to the United States. The Mundt-Nixon bill says an international Communist movement is plotting to set up a dictatorship in this country through Moscow controlled organizations. It tabs the Communist Party here as one of such controlled groups. With stiff fines and imprisonment, the measure makes it illegal to try to create a foreign-controlled dic tatorship in this country. Senator Taft of Ohio, who heads the Republican Policy Committee, said he thinks the measure needs "serious study” before the Senate acts on it. “As I read the bill,” Senator Taft said, “it requires the registration of anybody who is trying to set up a dictatorship. But that would be an admission of what becomes a crime under the bill. So there would be no registration. I'm afraid it w:ould merely drive - Communists under ground.” On the other hand. Senator Fer guson, Republican, of Michigan, a Judiciary Committee member, said he thinks the measure makes any subversive activity of a Communist a crime. “I think it will cope with a situa tion we are facing, if we actually enforce it,” he said. “We already have laws on this point, but I think we have fallen down in enforcing them and I'm willing to take this new step.” Senator Kilgore, Democrat, of West Virginia, another committee member, said he doesn’t like the ‘SeeMUNDT BILL7Page A-5.) America and Russia Deadlocked Again on Move for Peace Talk Moscow Standing Firm in Demand That Negotiations Be on Two-Power Basis By the Associated Press The peace exchange between Russia a.id the United States appears today to be hardening into the same kind of deadlock that has blocked progress on al^ other issues involving the two] great powers. Moscow's latest declaration — a Tass News Agency dispatch evi dently reflecting official Soviet views —represents the Soviet Union as standing firm in its insistence that \ any negotiations undertaken should be on a two-power basis, covering i a range of subjects from atomic1 energy to human rights. 1'. S. Wants Agencies Used. By contrast. Secretary of State Marshall has made clear that any settlements which Russia is pre pared to reach on major issues njust be sought through the United Nations, the Council of Foreign Ministers or other international j agencies which have been grappling | with these issues for the past two years or more. American officials incline more and more to the attitude that, as one highly placed authority put it,1 Russia is embarked on a "cynical attempt" to build up world hopes for more peaceful relations between East and West. Actually, they! maintain, the Soviets are unwilling , to make the practical compromises essential to real improvements. I There still is speculation here,! however, that the State Department may yet send another note on the situation to the Kremlin. The purpose of this action would be to ask Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov what specific proposals his government has in mind for settling outstanding difficulties along the lines laid down by Gen. Marshall. Norway, Denmark Ask Arms. Meanwhile, it was learned that j Norway and Denmark, both targets; of recent Soviet press criticism, have1 asked the American Government for military equipment to strengthen their security. They want mainly “(See RUSSIAN, Page A-fkj Symphony Plans Season | Of 4 Weeks at Water Gate The National Symphony Orches tra has definitely decided to give four weeks of concerts at the Water: Gate this summer, it was learned today. A symphony official said formal announcement of the series will be made at the symphony associa tion's annual meeting, at 5 p.m. today, at the Willard Hotel. The decision was made despite the fact that an underwriting fund j of $15,000 still is about $3,900 short! of its goal, the official said. The; concerts will be planned in the hope that the full amount will be raised, he added. The fund-raising w'as undertaken by the Cultural Development Com mittee of the Board of Trade, in co-operation with the symphony association and Radio Station WTOP, which will broadcast four of the concerts. The opening con cert probably will be July 4. Joint Congress Action On Move to Strengthen U. N. Appears Likely House Group Fails to Agree on Its Course At Morning Session By J. A. O'Leary Joint action by both branches of Congress before adjournment to strengthen the United Na tions organization appeared likely today although the House Foreign Affairs Committee failed to reach a decision on the form of its recommendations at a meeting this morning. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave unanimous approval yesterday to its own six-point im provement formula, but Chairman Vandenberg expressed willingness to see the two branches act concur rently if the House Committee goes on record for a similar resolution. Chairman Eaton of the House Committee said his group is consid ering combining its statement of policy on how to improve U. N. with the bill authorizing a $65,000,000 appropriation to erect the new United Nations home in New York City. The site for the building has been donate by John D. Rocke feller, jr. The Vandenberg proposal asks the Senate to "advise" the President that it favors efforts to bolster the U. N. within the present charter. Only as a last resort would the reso lution advocate calling a general world conference to revise the charter. Two Lines of Action. The bolstering would take two general directions: First, trying to obtain voluntary agreements to cur tail the veto powder and to get the international police force contem plated originally; second, to encour age regional agreements, within the charter, by which the United States would join with like-minded nations for mutual aid and security. Being merely ••advisory," the sep arate resolutions would have no force of law. The building fund measure, however, must take the form of a law. There are reports the House com mittee may consider writing into the Building Fund Act a general statement of its views on strength ening the U. N. organization, instead of passing a separate resolution. Binding Provisions Unlikely. Even if this course should be fol lowed, however, the references to U. N. procedure probably would take the form of an advisory pre amble. rather than binding pro visions, because of the constitu tional argument that Congress can not direct the President on how to carry on negotiations with for eign governments. Both houses are expected to make it clear, however, as the Senate committee did yesterday, that these; U N. improvement declarations are not commitments, and that any re gional agreements entered into with other democracies for mutual aid and defense would have to be rati fied on Capitol Hill after the nego tiation stage is passed. Although the Senate committee acted unanimously, there were early indications the Senate as a whole is not in complete accord on the value of regional agreements as a means of preserving peace. Senator Dworshak, Republican, of Idaho said a system of regional 'See CHARTER, Page A-5.i Troops Patrol Meat Plant After Picket Is Slain 500 Iowa Guardsmen With Fixed Bayonets Clear Away Strikers By the Associated Press WATERLOO, Iowa, May ZO.— National Guardsmen, who moved into the area with fixed bayonets shortly before dawn, patrolled the Rath Packing Co. plant to day after CIO Packing House Workers rioted when one of their pickets was shot to death last evening. Under protection of upward of 500 Guardsmen, a group of 150 non striking workers isolated in the big independent packing plant when the rioting began were able to go to their homes. Relative quiet prevailed at the scene where tumult had broken out for two hours last night after Picket William J. Farrell, 40, of Waterloo was killed by a pistol blast from a nonstriking worker’s car which pickets had stopped at the plant entrance. Woman Picket Wounded. A woman picket was wounded in the shoulder, apparently by the same bullet that killed Mr. Farrell. Martial law was not proclaimed. As Guardsmen took over under direction of civil authorities a group of about 50 pickets retreated before the advancing soldiers. They shouted jibes but offered no resist ance and gathered in a cluster about a block away where others joined them as the day wore on. Road blocks were set up on streets leading to the plant. Half tracks and jeeps patrolled the area. The Guardsmen were directed to enforce court orders restricting strike activities in the plant area. To relieve tension the Rath plant shut down its limited operations for today and the man held in the slay ing was removed to a secret place. Union officials using loud speakers joined with 60 peace officers in quelling the disorder which erupted after Mr. Farrell was felled by a gunshot which police said came from the car of a nonstriking worker. Pickets had stopped the car as it approached the plant entrance. County Attorney Blair Wood said the shot was fired by Fred Lee Roberts, 55-year-old Negro from nearby Dunkerton. Mr. Wood said that Roberts, father of nine chil dren, would be charged with mur der. Sheriff Wagner said Roberts was in custody at an undisclosed location as a precaution against possible mob violence. 30 Cars Turned Over. Mr. Wood said Roberts told him he tried to shoot into the ground to “scare off pickets who were threatening to turn my car over and who were yelling ‘Kill the jig.’ ” In the wake of the shooting a plant fence was torn down, nearly 30 cars of nonstriking Rath workers were upset on a parking lot and rocks were hurled through windows of the overturned vehicles. As the disorders boiled rapidly out of control and a crowd of upwards of 3.000 persons surged around the plant entrance, Sheriff Wagner sent an emergency call to Gov. Robert D. Blue for troops. The Governor at once directed guard headquarters to deploy troops to Waterloo and Col. Ralph Lancaster, assistant adjutant gen eral, said “upwards of 500’’ men were being sent. The Governor stressed that the troops were directed to aid civil authorities in protecting life and property and that martial law was not being proclaimed. Approximately 4.500 CIO-UPWA workers at the independent Rath plant have been on strike since March 16 and settlement negotia (See WATERLOO, Page A-5.) Alcoholic Clinic Put In Health Department The District, alcoholic clinic, set up under the Hebert Act, will oper ate under the District Health De partment. the Commissioners an nounced today. They rejected proposals to place the clinic directly under their own jurisdiction. These proposals were advanced January 29 by the Citizens' Advi sory Committee, which also was cre ated under terms of the Hebert Act. in their first report. Col. E. Goring Bliss, chairman of the committee, who presented the report to the Commissioners at that time, pointed out that under the act the director of the clinic will report diiectly to the Commissioners and concluded that to place the clinic under another office would be to divide its authority. Both Parties See Victory in House Ball Game Affairs in the House of Re presentatives virtually were at a standstill, political observers re ported. on the eve of the annual baseball game between Demo crats end Republicans tomorrow night in Griffith Stadium. It seems the Democrats were not speaking to Republicans, and vice versa. An honest-to-goodness rhu barb wa.s developing over the technicality of which side will have the home team's privileges tomorrow night. "The Republicans may sit in the home dugout," announced Manager Dick Richards of the Democrats. "But we're going to have last bats." And Mr. Richards spoke in his severest I'm-nQt fooling-tcne. "Another thing, he continued, "what's this talk about Judge Howell playing first base for them? It’s unconstitutional. The judiciary, legislative and executive branches are separated by law. and I know how the Republicans are always looking for loopholes. But this time they're not going to get away with it. If they want to us^. 1 judges we can, too. There art more Democrats than Republi cans on the bench, but we think this game should be restricted to active members of the House.” Manager Runt Bishop of the Republicans did not seem dis turbed by the opposition's out burst. “Same old stalling tactics the , Democrats have used for years.” he observed. "They think they’ll rattle us, but we re too experi enced to fall for that dodge. They'd better bat first tomorrow night, or they may not get a chance to bat at all. It may be a half-inning game if we get hot the first time up.” Bishop announced thql his j aquad is as fit as the projfrblal I bullflddle, accenting fiddle and predicted the Republicans will win in a landslide. “It'll be almost as bad as next November.” he declared. “The —iSee BAlZTGAMErPage A-47) Tickets for Ball Game On Sale at Stadium All tickets for the Congres sional Ball Game, remaining unsold at 1 p.m. tomorrow, will be taken to Griffith Stadium, where they will go on sale at the regular box office. There are plenty of general admission seats available at SI each, including tax, and a good supply of upper-stand boxes at S2 each, including tax. Reserved seats, excepting in right and left fields, are all gone, and most of the lower stand boxes are solo. Sale will continue in the lobby of The Star Building until 1 p.m. tomorrow, and a few tickets are still in the hands of Representative Coffin and Representative Stigler in the House Office Building. • JW REGISTER HERE IF You ARE A lobbyist i mill REGISTER. here IF WARE A fOREICNAGEKl IlliUS Pi w irVOU ARE. OF draft age: I I1 ("1II' " 1 * rREGIgTERj/^ HERE. ^ 11 u 111 REGISTER HERE IF YOU AREA ornurnT What's Sauce for the Goose Is Sauce for the Gander Any Amendments by Senate Could Mean Death of Oleo Bill Parliamentary Situation Is Such That House Might Have to Get 218 to Sign Petition Again By Chalmers M. Roberts A new pitfall awaits the House approved Rivers oleomargarine tax repeal bill if the Senate adds any amendments, it was learned today. | It conceivably could force the House once more to go through the laborious job of signing up 218 j members to a petition to again dis I charge the Agriculture Committee, which originally bottlenecked the bill. This is the situation: I The House-approved bill Is before the Senate Finance Committee and is expected to be reported out in a few days. The committee also is expected to add an amendment, de manded by Senator Taft. Republi can, of Ohio, and several other members, to make sure customers in public eating places ' • told when they are being served argarine in stead of butter. I House sponsors of the bill do not UPWA Keeps Flaxer As President; Eldean New Vice President Ewart Guinier Elected Secretary-T reasurer; Weinstein Wins Again BULLETIN ATLANTIC CITY (Special!. —The convention of the CIO United Public Workers of America today re - elected Abram Flaxer as president. Roy Eldean, a post office em ploye from Chicago, was elect ed vice president. He is a newcomer to the union’s top leadership. Another newcomer, Ewart Guinier of New York, was elected , secretary-treas urer. Robert Weinstein was re-elected director of organi zation. By Joseph Young Star Staff Correspondent ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 20.—In a surprise move, the CIO United Public Workers of Amer ica apparently has decided to drop a number of its top officials so the union can comply, if necessary, with provisions of the Keefe Red rider now pend ing in Congress. Insiders say that five of the unions six vice presidents will be dropped from the list of officers. One or two other changes are ex pected when UPWA holds its elec tion of officers today at the con cluding session of its biennial con vention here. Abram Flaxer will retain the top job of president, it was sa'd. Union officials say Mr. Flaxer, if necessary, can sign the non-Communist affi davit required by the House approved Keefe amendment. The rider would force the dismissals of all Federal workers whose union officials do not sign non-Communist affidavits. New Set Up of Officials. Under the new setup, there will only be one vice president, along with Mr. Flaxer, and a secretary treasurer and director of organiza tion. Those elected will be able to sign the non-Communtst affidavit, it was said. The proposed shakeup in UPWA's leadership apparently bars the pos sibility that the Federal employer' branch of the union will break away right now and form a separate or ganization. The union’s Executive Board, however, will be given au thority to take any action that may > be deemed necessary in the future. The “Build the Union” Committee, anti-left-wing faction of the UPWA, announced officially today that it was leaving UPWA to form an other Government employes union. BUC people here said their new organization would be pert of an other CIO union. They did not name the union because they said final negotiations had not been com pleted. However, it is understood that tContinued on Page A-2,Tol. 2.) oppose tne amendment as sucn. But they are alarmed over the parliamentary situation which would result if the Rivers bill is passed by the Senate with this amendment, or with any other amendment. Under House procedure, such a bill goes to the Speaker's table from which it is brought up by unani mous consent, either to have the Senate amendment agreed to at once (which would send the bill to the White House) or to disagree and ask for a conference of the two Houses. But margarine backers in the House fear that their opponents feel so bitter on the subject that they will not permit the bill to be brought up by unanintous consent. A single member of the 435 in the House can stop this procedure. If this should happen, the repeal backers could go to the House Rules Committee and ask for a rule to (See OLEO, Page A-5.) Home Rule Report Due By House Group Today After Revival of Bill Favorable Action Seen; Pigeon-Holing Threat Brings Quick Response By Don S. Warren Favorable action by the House Rules Committee on the Auchin closs bill for an elected and re organized District government is expected to be taken this after noon. i The bill was regarded as “dead” late yesterday, when the Rules Com mittee for the third time laid it aside. Within an hour, however, it had i gained new stature and pre dictions were made from both Re publican and Democratic ranks that it would get a “go ahead" signal. The threat that th.e bill might be pigeon-holed in the Rules Com mittee stirred advocates to so much effective foot work that within an hour there were predictions that all was well. Chairman Allen of the Rules Com mittee, who favors sending the bill to the House under the rule barring filibustering, announced that the committee would take the question up again at a midafternoon session today. House leaders indicated the bill, once out of the Rules Com mittee. would be put on the House calendar for next Monday. The bill still faced the question of a committee quorum. The com 7See"lHOME RULE, Page A-5.1 Siam Publisher, Critic Of Regime, Is Wounded By the Associated Press BANGKOK, Siam, May 20—Suri Thongwanitch, newspaper publisher and outspoken critic of the Siamese government, was shot and critically wounded last night as he stepped into a jeep at the doorway of his home. A gunman, who had been waiting outside, shot the editor through the Dack of the head. His condition today was critical. His newspaper, the Voice of the Siamese, has strongly attacked the military influence in Siamese pol itics. Bulletins Hawaii Bill Killed Hawaiian statehood virtual ly was killed for this year in the Senate today. The test came on a motion to force the bill onto the floor from the In sular Affairs Committee. It failed on a roll-call vote, 51 to 20. (Earlier Story on Page A-2.) Liquor Ad Bill Killed .The Senate Commerce Com mittee today killed a bill to regulate liquor advertising. By a 6-to-5 vote, it rejected a pro posal to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to brand certain types of liquor advertising as “mia&ading.” i President Arrives In Philadelphia for Speech at Girard Remarks to Teen-Age Students at Boys' School Will Be Broadcast By Joseph A. Fox Star Staff Correspondent PHILADELPHIA, May 20.— President Truman arrived here at noon today to take part in the centennial observance of Girard College, famed school for boys, where he speaks late this afternoon. A good-sized crowd applauded the President when his special train pulled into the Pennsylvania’s Thir j tieth Street Station, but one of the sights that greeted him as his car drove away was a group of 'teen age boys carrying a huge sign which started off, "We Want Tru man,” but ended with “to Nom inate Eisenhower.” Gov. James H. Duff of Pennsyl vania and Mayor Bernard Samuels of Philadelphia, both Republicans, met the President at the station, with President Merle M. Odgers of Girard. Earlier, at Chester. Pa., the President had been joined by Senator Myers, Democrat, Penn sylvania. The brief ride from the station to the college did not give many Pniladelphians a chance to see the President, who rode barehanded in an open car. But those living along the route turned out, and many of the homes displayed flags. , Receives Statuette. There was another crowd at the ! entrance to the spacious grounds of the college. Some young Negroes tnere carried placards reading "Down Jim Crow at Girard College,” a demonstration prompted by the fact that the school admits only w hite boys. A reception at Dr. Odgers’ home was the first item on the President's program. There he received a bronze statuette of Stephen Girard. French-born merchant and banker who left his fortune to found the school here for poor boys of wid owed mothers. The presentation was made by James P. Rabbitt, 16. one of the students. The statuette was cast at the mechanical school ot the college, whose 1,300 pupils range in age from 6 to IS years. The President speaks at 5:05 p.m. The talk will be extemporaneous and will be broadcast. In Mr. Truman's party was an old friend. Horace Deal. St. Louis (See TRUMAN. Page A-4.1 Barkley and Rayburn Get Convention Posts BULLETIN PHILADELPHIA (^.—Demo cratic leaders today selected Senator Barkley of Kentucky as. keynoter for their July 12 national convention. Repre sentative Rayburn of Texas was named permanent chair man. By th* Associated Press PHILADELPHIA. May 20—Lead ers of the Democratic Party's cam paign strategy board gathered here today to select a keynoter and per manent chairman for the July 12 national contention. Senator Barkley of Kentucky has been mentioned mast prominently for the post of keynoter or tempo rary chairman. The 70-year-old Kentuckian, considered a compro mise figure in the internal Demo cratic squabble over civil rights, was keynoter at the 1932 and 1936 con ventions and was permanent chair man in 1940. High Democratic sources have in dicated they feel certain Represent ative Rayburn of Texas will be chosen permanent chairman. Mr. Rayburn, former House Speaker and now minority leader, has come out against President Trumans civil rights program. Pennsylvania's Senator Myers also has been mentioned for the post of keynoter. Senator Kilgore of West' Virginia called at the White House yesterday to seek presidential in dorsement of the Pennsylvanian. Senator Kilgore told reporters "the President said he was leaving all that matter of organization to the Executive Committee and to the national chairman. Senator J. How ard McGrath.” - l Still Time Left For Coal Talks, Lewis Insists UMW Chief 'Deplores' Idea That Strike Is Inevitable June 30 By James Y. Newfon Asserting that there is still time to establish “constructive wage negotiations,” John L. Lewis said today he “deplores” talk that a new coal strike is in evitable June 30 when the pres ent United Mine Workers' con tract expires. The UMW leader made that state ment at a news conference while a substantial group of the soft coal operators were considering resuming negotiations with him. Formal talks about a new contract collapsed yesterday. The operators are considering sending Mr. Lewis a letter inviting the UMW to new negotiations at the Shoreham Hotel. There have been forecasts of a probable mine stoppage June 30 as a result of the breakdown of nego tiations. But Mr. Lewis told re porters there is still time for nego tiations provided coal operators are willing. Wants Pension Plan Assured. The mine workers’ leader made it clear that he wants a miners' pen sion plan and other welfare benefits assured in the new contract. He declared that “failure to activate the miners’ welfare fund in a new coal contract will create convulsions of anger along the working mine workers of this country.” The present contract provides for a welfare fund created from a pay ment (by the operators) of 10 cents a ton for each ton of coal mined. This fund now amounts to nearly $50.000.000. but thus far no pension plan has actually been put into operation. First, the trustees of the fund* were unable to agree on one. Thom as Murray, neutral trustee, with drew because of disputes between Mr. Lewis and Ezra Van Horn, operator's trustee. Senator Bridges, Republican, of New Hampshire -who replaced Mr. Murray, got together with Mr. Lewis on a $100-a-month plan for elderly miners, but Mr. Van Horn has gone to court to block it. Policy Committee Meets. Mr. Lewis talked with reporters after a meeting of the UMW’s 200 man Policy Committee. He named Benjamin Fairless, president of the United States Steel Corp.; George Humphrey, president of the M. A. Hanna Coal Co., and James Francis, head of the Island Creek Coal Co., as men who have it within their power to remove blocs now in the way to successful negotiation of a new contract. Mr. Lewis said: “The responsibility this year for peace or war in the coal industry clearly devolves upon these three men.” He said Mr. Fairless is the con trolling factor in coal mines owned by steel companies, that Mr. Hum phrey controls heavy Midwest inter i ests and that Mr. Francis controls Southern production. ' "As a matter of fact it simmers down," Mr. Lewis said, “to a deci sion of two men—namely Fairless and Humphrey. Others Would Have to Follow. “Because if they elect to make an agreement, Francis' tonnage, the tonnage in the Midwest and the tonnage in the Far West would have no alternative, but to follow— j just the same as happened in 1947.” Mr. Lewis charged that the coal operators have blocked "activation” : of the welfare fund—meaning they ! are to blame because no pension j system is yet in force. The formal wage conference be tween the operators and the UMW collapsed yesterday when Mr. Lewis refused to accept Joseph E. Moody as a negotiator in his capacity as president of the Southern Coal Pro ducers’ Association. In a statement (See COAL, Page A-5.) B-36 Carries Payload On 8,000-Mile Flight BULLETIN The longest-range plane in the world, the Navy's P2V j Neptune, has been successfully j launched from an aircraft carrier, it was learned today. By th* Associated Press | The Air Force reported today that j a B-36 bomber has made an 8,000 jmile flight on a simulated bombing 'mission. It probably was the long est flight in history with a pay ioad. The B-36. built by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. at Fort Worth, Tex., Is powered by six 3,000-horse power engines buried in the wing. The propellers are behind the w’ing. The plane weights nearly 140 tons. The Air Force has described the B-36 as a "10.000-mile bomber.” It called the recent flight another step in the ‘ continuing long-range test ing program.” The flight took place last Thurs day and Friday, covering 36 hours. The big plane shuttled between Carswell Airbase at Fort Worth and California, dropping a "sizeable, useful load of dummy bombs” about midway during the flight. Average speed was given as 220 miles an hour. A similar flight of less duration was made April 8. . There have been several flights longer than tha\ made by the B-36, but all were in a straight line and were intended solely for distance. The B-36 flight differed in that it flew a closed course and carried a useful load halfway. The world distance record is 11,. 235 miles—Perth. Australia, to Co lumbus, Ohio—set -ht, a two-engint Navy patrol plane m 1946.