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UNITED PRESS NEWS BRIEFS BRIEFSSays Says Seizure Usurpation of Power PowerWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C May 12 The steel industry charged before the Supreme Court today that President Trumans seizure of the steel mills was a usurpa ¬ tion of power John W Davis 79yearold constitutional lawyer and onetime Demo ¬ cratic presidential nominee set forth this contention for the industry in challenging the legality of Mr Trumans April 8 seizure orderMountbarten order Mountbarten Heads Mediterranean Fleet FleetVALLETTA VALLETTA Malta May 12 Vice ad ¬ miral Earl Mountbatten will become com ¬ mander of Britains Mediterranean fleet next Thursday The earl uncle of Queen Elizabeth ILs consort the Duke of Edin ¬ burgh arrived 4n Valletta yesterday prepar ¬ atory to taking over his new command commandU U S Oil Strike Affects British Flights FlightsLONDON LONDON England May 12 British European airways suspended 12 flights to and from various cities on the continent today because of the fuel shortage caused by the oil strike in the United States More cuts may have to be made an air ¬ line spokesman said We shall not be able to carry on like this if the strike continues continuesWest West Virginia to Elect Delegates DelegatesCHARLESTON CHARLESTON W Va May 12 West Virginia Republicans elect 16 national con ¬ vention delegates tomorrow from a field heavily favoring Sen Robert A Taf t Re ¬ publicans voting in the primary also will choose between Taft and Harold E Stassen in a presidential preference race which does not allow writein votes votesAnnounce Announce Red Casualties in Korea KoreaSEOUL SEOUL Korea May 12 The U S 8th Army announced today that 2534 Com ¬ munist soldiers were killed wounded or captured in fighting in Korea during the week of May 17 Of this number 1149 were killed the 8th Army said said49th 49th Air Division Moving to Britain BritainWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C May 12 Air Force secretary Thomas K Finletter an ¬ nounced today that the 49th Air Division will move soon from Langley Air Base Vir ¬ ginia to Great Britain The division con ¬ sists of a wing of North American B45 Tornado light jet bombers and a wing of Republic F84 Thunderjet fighter bombers bombersDodd Dodd Says Life Was Threatened ThreatenedSEOUL SEOUL Korea May 12 Brig Gen Francis T Dodd said today Communist prisoners of war threatened to kill him and stage a mass break for freedom if 8th Army Troops entered the Koje Island camp where he was held hostage for four days daysReveal Reveal Vanech Failed Five Examinations ExaminationsWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C May 12 A house subcommittee today released testimony by A Devitt Vanech deputy attorney general admitting that he failed five bar examina ¬ tions in Virginia and the District of Co ¬ lumbia before passing in Tennessee TennesseeWest West German Reds Call for New Strikes StrikesESSEN ESSEN Germany May 12 West Ger ¬ many May 12 West Germany Commu ¬ nists called today for new strikes and pro ¬ test demonstrations following rioting and shooting here yesterday between police and 30000 communistled demonstrators
