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! j ! ■ UNITED PRESS 1 NEWS I BRIEFS Question Weapon Experts CAMP LEJEUNE, N. C, June 21.— Investigators questioned "expert" weapons crews today to find out why two mortar shells fell short of the target and landed in a battalion command post, killing eight Marines and wounding 23 others who had gathered there for lunch. Start Inspection Tour OGDENSBURG, N. Y., June 21.— Members of the New York State Power Authority today began a two-day inspection tour of sites for principal works of the proposed St. Lawrence, Seaway and Power Project. John E. Burton, authority chairman, headed the inspection trip which ends in Massena tomorrow. Open New Florida Hearing MIAMI, Pla., June 21. — Senate crime hunters opened a new hearing into gambling corruption in Florida today with Gov. Fuller Warren still a holdout despite three "urgent" requests that he appear as a witness. Johnson Hits NAM WASHINGTON, D. C, June 21.— Economic stabilizer Eric A. Johnston, a businessman, acidly charged today that the National Association of Manufacturers wants all non -businessmen treated as "second class citizens." Hurley Testifies WASHINGTON, D. C, June 21.— Former China ambassador Patrick J. Hurley urged today that the Senate make a complete investigation of the 1945 Yalta "surrender." The 68-year-old former soldier-statesman told senators investigation Gen. Douglas MacArthurs dismissal that the full story behind secret deals made at Yalta should be spread on the record. Mossadegh Supported TEHRAN, Iran, June 21. — Premier Mohammed Mossadegh received a unanimous vote of confidence from the Iranian Parliament today on his governments seizure of the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The vote was 91 to 0 with one abstention. Claim British Reinforced CAIRO, Egypt, June 21. — The Arabic press reported today that British heavy ar-. tiller y. and tank reinforcements have been sent from Fayid through the Red Sea to an Continued on Paae Seven | UP News Briefs ] Continued from Page Two unknown destination near Iran. There was no confirmation of the report. Allies Capture Kaesong TOKYO, Japan, June 21.— United Nations troops drove back into Kaesong, last major Communist-held city south of the ] 38th Parallel, on the Korean western front j today. Asks Increased Fire Power WITH U. S. 24TH DIVISION, Korea, June 21. — Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet has instructed his United Nations ground forces to double their firepower in the next battle. No enemy, he said, can hope to break up an attack or smash through a defensive position if Allied troops make full use of their available firepower. See Drive Against Church VATICAN CITY, Italy, June 21— The espionage trial of Hungarian Archbishop Joseph Groesz may mark the start of a new Communist offensive against the Catholic Church in East Europe, Vatican circles said today.
