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! : f t t j . + • UNITED PRESS j NEWS I BRIEFS President Eisenhower Blames Rhee WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19.— President Eisenhower has told President Syng-man Rhee he is holding him personally responsible for the release of anti-Communist Korean War prisoners, Congressmen were informed today. Egypt Celebrates Republic CAIRO, Egypt, June 19. — Crowds thronged the streets today celebrating the newly proclaimed Republic of Egypt with "strong man" Gen. Mohammed Naguib the first president. An end to the monarchy dating back 5,000 years to the days of the Pharaohs was proclaimed last night in a radio broadcast. All Egyptian royalty, including exiled King Farouks infant son King Ahmed Fuad n., was stripped of titles. McCarthy Spurns Bodyguard WASHINGTON, D. C, "June 19.— Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy rejected the idea of a bodyguard or special protection, today in spite of an alleged Communist plot to murder him. He said firmly he never had re-■ ceived any special protection from police or the FBI, had not asked for any, and did not plan to request it now. Red Terror in Berlin BERLIN, Germany, June 19. — Soviet authorities today invoked mass arrests, secret police terror and propaganda appeals in a desperate effort to crush a three-day revolt vof anti-Communist East Germans that Russian tanks, guns and summary firing-squad executions have failed to curb. Foreign Parcel Post Rates Up WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19,.— The Post Office Department announced today a 7,000,000 a year boost in international parcel post rates, effective August 1. The increase is designed to offset a current operating international parcel post deficit of about 7,000,000 the increase will apply to surface shipments, not to international air parcel postdates. Swedish Group to Korea STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 19.— Swedens first group of truce supervisors will leave for Koreakearly Tuesday, it was announced officially today. Col. N. M. Ing-varson will lead a group of 21 men who will travel to Korea in an American plane : by way of Paris, Washington andokyo.- Open Atomic Hearings WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19.— The ! joint Congressional atomic energy committee ■ has decided to open to the public its ; hitherto secret hearings on the development - of atomic power for peaceful purposes. . France Tries Again PARIS, France, June 19. — President-Vin-; • cent Auriol asked a round-table confer-- ence of leaders of all non-Communist political ■ parties today to draft a government program so he can name a new premier by r Sunday. Auriol told the conference of 20 I outstanding leaders that France was en-• dangered by the political crisis, which entered its 30th day today with the rejection of premier-designate Andre Marie by the national assembly.
