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. " r t c r f s j t I j ! , : . ! ; 1 1 ! ; JNITED PRESS i NEWS i BRIEFS New Barricades Thrown Up BERLIN, Germany, May 28. The Com- t munists threw up new street barricades between the Eastern and Western sectors of Berlin today and began clearing a 375- l mile-long no-mans land between East and i West Germany. i Russell Gets Eighteen Delegates MIAMI, Fla., May 28. Sen. Richard B. Russell picked up 18 delegates with a pos- s sible nineteenth, today In a Florida run-off : primary that pointed up southern opposl- tion to the Democratic "fair deal program. Franco Attends Church Congress j BARCELONA, Spain, May 28. Gene- I ralissimo Francisco Franco arrived today i aboard a Spanish battleship to attend the thirty-fifth International Eucharistic Con- gress of the Roman Catholic Church. i Says Were Losing Armaments Race ; WASHINGTON, D: C, May 28. Elder statesman Bernard Baruch declared today ; that the United States is losing the arma- : ments race with Russia in which the stake ; is "our very survival." Big Three Agree on Russian Note PARIS, France, May 28. The Western t Big Three agreed on the outlines of a new r note to Russia on German unification today . and discussed the threat of a new Soviet blockade of Berlin. Warns of Poison Gas Warfare UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., May 28. The k United States warned today that it would be "sheer lunacy" to agree to ban poison t . gas anefgerm warfare until Russia agrees ! to a "foolproof" disarmament system eliminating all weapons of mass destruction. Task Force Jabs at Red Outposts SEOUL, Korea, May 28. An Allied tank : task force and patrols jabbed aggressively r at Communist outposts today to learn i whether their threats of a new offensive are real or propaganda. Truman Hits Soviet Deportations WASHINGTON, D. C, May 28. President Truman today accused Russia Of "outrageous" deportations and kidnapings and said she is "going to have to pay for it," eventually. Churchill Issues Red Army Warning LONDON, England, May 28. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his defense minister gave parliament a grim warning today that the Communists have nearly doubled their strength in Korea, can launch a major offensive with little warn- ing and can keep it going for some time. Rejects Move to Cut Foreign Aid WASHINGTON, D. C, May 28. The Senate today rejected a move to cut 00,- 000,000 from the ,900,000,000 foreign aid program.
