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UNITED PRESS 1 NEWS BRIEFS Tornado Kills Seven Tornadoes and windstorms that killed 11 persons and injured at least 180 left a pattern of destruction yesterday in seven I states. Minnesota, where nine persons were killed, was hit hardest. Eight of the victims 1 were killed in tornadoes and the ninth in a violent wind. Asks Meeting of Top Powers LONDON, May 11.— Prime Minister Winston Churchill called today for a meeting • of the leading world powers on the highest i level" — presumably meaning himself, President . Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Geor-gi . M. Malenkov. Bowles Warns on Asia , WASHINGTON, D. C, May 11.— Chester Bowles, former ambassador to India, cautioned today against letting Southeast Asia [ become "a political football." Bowles told reporters the military situation in Southeast " Asia is much better than it was a year ago, but there still is a long way to go to get the right kind of understanding with 1 the people of that area. Secretary Dulles in Cairo . CAIRO, Egypt, May 11. — Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived today on l the first leg of his visit to the Middle East I and lavished praise on Egypts strong man, , Premier Gen. Mohammed Naguib. "We look : upon Naguib as one of the outstanding t leaders of the free world in the post-war period," Dulles said shortly after he and 1 his party landed at the Cairo Airport at t 10:08 a.m. 3:08 a. m. CDT. Viet Nam, Laos Denounce France SAIGON, Indo-China, May 11.— The Red-menaced government of Viet Nam and Laos J bitterly denounced France today for devaluating their currency and warned of "popular discontent" and probable serious 3 political and economic consequences. Rule Against Gordon Aide WASHINGTON, D. C, May 11.— The ; board of immigration appeals today dismissed . the appeal of Hyman Pincus of New j York and Miami from the deportation ! order against him. The Justice Department t has described Pincus as a henchman and 1 bodyguard of the notorious late "Waxey" - Gordon of New Yorks underworld. The 3 board ruled that Pincus is subject to deportation because of entering the United | States in 1950, he falsely claimed to be a citizen. Proposal Basis for Armistice LONDON, England, May 11.— Prime Minister Winston Churchill said today that t there is no reason why the new Communist t proposal for disposing of anti-Red prisoners ■ in Korea should not provide the basis 5 for an armistice agreement if it is sincere. .
