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. j - J - - r i 1 r - e j ! 1 1 1 1 : . : . UNITED PRESS -r NEWS I BRIEFS Churchill May Approach Eisenhower LONDON, England, Aug. 26. Prime Minister Winston Churchill may make a direct approach to President Eisenhower in an attempt to close the dangerous breach between the .United States and British policy on Korea, it was reported today. New High in Living Costs x WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 6. The government reported today that the cost of living climbed to a new all-time peak in mid-July. This means an estimated 1,000,-000 auto workers will get an automatic wage increase of one cent an hour. French Strike Peters Out PARIS, Prance, Aug; 26. Premier Joseph Laniels government hoped to bring some relief to Frances hard-pressed consumers today as the three-week-old labor strike petered out with scattered violence. The government expects to sign an agreement with French butchers next week to lower meat prices by as much as five to 10 per cent. Call for Revised Charter BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 26. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles called today for important revisions ih the "pre-atomic age" charter of the United Nations. The present charter reflects "serious inadequacies," Dulles said, hinting strongly that the United States wants its veto provisions overhauled. Appeals to U.S. Envoy TEHRAN, Iran, Aug. 26. Premier Fazol-lah Zahedi appealed directly to United States ambassador Loy W. Henderson today for immediate and substantial financial aid to save Iran from bankruptcy, well" informed sources reported. Stevedores Walk Out NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 26. Some 1,400 passengers boarding the luxury liner Queen Mary" today were forced to carry their own baggage because of a walkout of stevedores in a dispute with the Cunard Line. Free 133 More Americans PANMUNJOM, Korea, Aug. 26. The Communists freed 113 more Americans today as operation "big switch" went into its final two weeks. Britain Pledge on Parley UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Aug. 26. Britain pledged today that disagreement on the composition of the far eastern political conference will not cause a major split be-: tween London and its Western allies. ReutherWarns on Communism TORONTO, Ont., Aug. 26. CIO presi-. dent Walter Reuther warned last night that Communism could "take over most of the world by default" if the United States suffers a depression. j Comments on Soviet H-Bomb Influence WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 26. -AdmT Arthur M. Radford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said today that the fact Russia has the H-bomb will force this country to review and strengthen its air defenses, Grants to South Korea SEOUL, Korea, Aug. 26. The Korean-l. American Foundation, a privately-endowed mission, today announced grants totaling 35,000 to improve educational and nursing standards in war-ravaged South Korea.
