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■ e at ■ ■- ie • *j n ie jd J ie ie re le 1 0 ° :_ his is the ie a a •s, so Jd the re m ig :n i- is :r. le ■si to to ig but ut it. lo i- the ae re and id Id . ■ " 1 2 1 i r m i - 1. - i t fc t d - a - a *. - y r h 0 - ; UNITED PRESS 1 NEWS I : BRIEFS President May Use Taft-Hartley Law WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19.— Presi- dent Truman said today he is considering use of the Taft-Hartley law to stop the steel strike, but Congress cannot force him to take such action, Ridgway in Paris After Visiting Italy UDINE, Italy, June 19.— Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway flew back to Paris today after a four-day visit to Italy and an inspection of NATO forces on the southern flank. Near Udine in Northern Italy the NATO commander reviewed 10,000 crack Italian troops guarding Italys border. F-84 Thun-1 derjets and other planes zoomed overhead. Truman Says Taxes Should Be Increased WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19.— Presi-" dent Truman said today that taxes should be increased to meet the federal deficit and chided political candidates who talk of cutting taxes. Sen Robert A. Taft R-O. has pledged himself to reduce taxes by 15 per cent in two years if he is elected president. And Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Tafts chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination, has said the na-t- tion must aim at a 0,000,000,000 cut in federal spending with tax cuts accordingly. Swedens Minister Confers on Crisis STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 19. — Swedens foreign minister returned today from an interrupted vacation to help steer the country through its worst crisis with Russia since Soviet troops plunged into neighboring Finland in 1939. Foreign min-ie ister Osten Unden, who hurried home from Italy after a Swedish mercy plane was shot t down in the Baltic by Soviet jet fighters, began a series of conferences with govern-«• ment leaders. He was met at the airport t by Premier Tage Erlander. Cost of Living Nears Ail-Time Peak WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19.— The e government reported today the cost of liv-;h - ing climbed in mid-May to just a fraction a below the January all-time peak. The in-as - crease means a two-cent an hour wage e boost for 1,300,000 railroad workers, whose e wages are tied to the cost of living index, It also means a wage hike of at least one e cent hourly for 100,000 aviation, oil, textile e and aircraft workers, May Solve Prisoner Exchange Stalemate MUNSAN, Korea, June 19.— Maj. Gen. i. William K. Harrison intimated today the e United Nations would agree to a re-screen-11. i- ing of Communist prisoners of war before e an armistice to determine how many Reds Is want to return home. If the move met with h Communist approval, it would solve the ie t t e - a - e e e e i. e i- e Is h ie touchy prisoner exchange stalemate block c" -5, ing a Korean armistice. Bill to Strengthen Marine Corps WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19.— The House today unanimously approved a compromise :" bill to strengthen the Marine Corps and make its commandant a part- t- time member of the joint chiefs of staff, f Approval was by voice vote. Senate ap- »- proval also is assured. Backers of the bill ft predicted President Truman will sign it into law. U.S. Warrant Officer Sentenced to Death i MUNICH, Germany, June 19. — Warrant it Officer j.g. Bernard J. OBrien of San in Antonio, Texas, was sentenced to death today by a 10-man U. S. Army court mar- tial which found him guilty of murdering ig his wife, Dorothy. OBrien showed little le emotion as he heard the sentence. Facing ig the court alone, he saluted smartly after er the verdict and sentence were read and id then was led out by two military police- e- men,
