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UNITED PRESS NEWS ROUNDUP NATIONAL Eisenhower Backs Stevens to Limit LimitWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C May 5 President Eisenhower said today that he still is back ¬ ing Army Secretary Robert T Stevens to the limit in the dispute with Sen Joseph B McCarthy McCarthyPresident President Appeals to Free Nations NationsWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C May 5 President Eisenhower today appealed to free nations to forge now a collective security system to guard Southeast Asia against Communist aggression aggressionUnemployment Unemployment Declines in April AprilWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C May 5 Unem ¬ ployment declined last month for the first firsttime time since last October and employment gained again informed sources said today The commerce and labor departments planned to issue their first joint report on employment and unemployment covering April Friday or Saturday Unemployment slowed down in March when it increased by only 54000 as against from 400000 to 700000 fqr other recent months monthsNo No Court Martial for 83 Former Prisoners PrisonersWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C May 5 The air force will take no court martial action against 83 former prisoners of the Reds in Korea including 36 who made false germ warfare confessions It dismissed 69 of the cases without prejudice of any sort but raised questions of the continued use ¬ fulness of the other 14 They were ordered to show cause why they should be kept in the Air Force ForceSenator Senator Goldwater Under Pressure PressureWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C May 5 Sen Barry M Goldwater RAriz came under pressure from within his own party today to modify his statesrights amendment to the Taf tHartley Law Three GOP sen ¬ ators lined up against the amendment which Goldwater proposed as an addition to the administrations TaftHartley Revi ¬ sion Bill The proposal would give the states broad new powers in labor manage ¬ ment matters mattersFoster Foster Physically Unable to Stand Trial TrialNEW NEW YORK N Y May 5 William Z Foster Communist Party chairman in the United States is physically unable to stand trial for violation of the Smith Act Fed ¬ eral Judge Henry W Goddard ruled today A medical report from a courtappointed physician said the 73 yearold Red leader is less able now to stand a formal trial because of recurrent attacks of Vaso spasm a heart condition FOREIGN Van Fleet Returns to Far East EastTOKYO TOKYO Japan May 5 Gen James A Van Fleet returned to the Far East today for a twoto threemonth comprehensive survey as special emissary of President Eisenhower Van Fleet was commander of the 8th Army in Korea during the heavy fighting that preceded the armistice The retired general emphasized his trip was not a quick looksee but said he would not visit Indochina at the present time timeCommunists Communists Near Fortress Command Post PostHANOI HANOI Indochina May 5 The Com ¬ munists poured reinforcements into the bloodsoaked valley of Dien Bien Phu to ¬ day and claimed they were within 400 yards of the fortress command post French officers admitted the Communists were closer to Dien Bien Phus nerve center than at any time during the 55 dayold siege siegeUS US Britain Push Drive for Alliance AllianceGENEVA GENEVA Switzerland May 5 The United States and Britain were reported today to be pushing a drive to line up Pacific and Southeast Asian countries in ¬ cluding India against further Red aggres ¬ sion Informed sources said their aim was to get guarantees for a strong stand once a truce is signed in Indochina against re ¬ newed Communist aggression from Aus ¬ tralia New Zealand India Pakistan Cey ¬ lon Burma and Indonesia IndonesiaAmerican American Planes to Refuel in Ceylon CeylonCOLUMBO COLUMBO Ceylon May 5 A second airlif t of American planes carrying French paratroops to Indochina will refuel here a high official source said today The offi ¬ cial did not say when the planes would touch down but said they would land will full approval of the government of Ceylon CeylonRescuers Rescuers Dig Desperately to Reach Miners GROSSETO Italy May 5 Rescue workers dug feverishly through tons of rock today in a desperate effort to reach 20 to 50 miners believed trapped 1000 feet underground by a gas explosion The bodies of 16 miners were dragged from the blasted coal mine by grim rescue workers Tuesday Thirteen others were pulled out alive but with serious injuries and were rushed to hospitals hospitalsAnnounce Announce Start of Second Airlift AirliftWIESBADEN WIESBADEN Germany May 5 The U S Airforce in Europe today announced the start of a second airlift of French troop reinforcements from France to the Indochinese battlefields Simultaneously it was disclosed that a British charter airline is airlifting supplies to French forces in the Southeast Asian conflict
