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y , . . i UNITED PRESS NEWS ROUND-UP NATIONAL: Wilsons Far East Tour Completed WASHINGTON, D. C, May 11. The Defense Department announced today that Secretary Charles E. Wilson will visit Japan, Korea, Formosa, Hong Kong and the Philippines during his three-week Far East tour. Demands Re-Examination of Army Cutback WASHINGTON, D. C, May ll.-Senator John C. Stennis D., Miss. , a member of the armed services committee, demanded today that the administrations cutback in army strength be re-examined in the light of the worsening situation in Southeast Asia. Eisenhower Formally Dedicates Frieze WASHINGTON, D. C, May 11. Presi-. dent Eisenhower today formally dedicated the frieze in the rotunda of the Capitol. Work on the row of paintings making up the frieze was begun by Constantino Bru-midi in 1877. The unfinished portion was completed last year by Allyn Cox, Essex, Mass., artist. More Than Million to Communist Causes WASHINGTON, D. C, May 11. The Justice Department says Americans contributed more than 00,000,000 to Communists causes in the belief they were aiding famine victims in Russia. Troy B. Conner, Jr., department attorney, made the statement at hearings before the Subversive Activities Control Board. Reuther Says Unemployment Stills Mounts WASHINGTON, D. C, May 11. CIO President Walter Reuther said today unemployment is still mounting in basic manufacturing industries. He urged the administration to call a labor-management conference to discuss "this serious situation." Dulles Favors Preparedness to Fight WASHINGTON, D. C, May 11. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today he favors a commitment under which the United States and its allies in any Southeast Asia alliance would be prepared to fight if they are openly challenged. FOREIGN: French Troops Receiving Careful Treatment HANOI, Indochina, May 11. The Communists radio announced today the 8,000 French Union troops captured at Dien Bien Phu were receiving careful treatment because of their "unprecedented heroism" in defending the fortress. Viet Minh Forces Capture French Outpost HANOI, Indochina, May 11. The French High Command announced today that Communist Viet Minh forces, striking in battalion force, captured a French outpost only seven miles from Hanoi during last night. Strong attacks also were made but repulsed, the announcement said, on three other outposts on the west flank of the vital, French-held Red River delta. Churchill Favors Big Three Meeting LONDON, England, May 11. Prime Minister Winston Churchill said today he still favors his proposal of a year ago for a meeting of President Eisenhower, Soviet Premier Georgi M. Malenkov and himself. "Unhappily, my opinion does not rule in every1 respect," Churchill told the House of Commons in response to questioning by the opposition. Nurse Still Attending Wounded HANOI, Indochina, May 11. Communist Viet Minh radio broadcasts indicated today that nurse Genevieve Galard-Terraube, the only woman inside Dien Bien Phu when it fell to the Communists Friday, is alive, safe and still attending French wounded in the fortress underground hospital. Queen Elizabeth II. Sails for Home GD3RALTER, May 11. Queen Elizabeth n. sailed for home today on the last leg of her 50,000-mile world tour. She was scheduled to arrive Saturday. Britons here gave a warm reception to the young queen who left on her tour of the Commonwealth last November. The two-day visit to Gibraltar went off without any incidents despite advance warnings of trouble issued by Spain, which claims the twor square-mile rock guarding the entrance to the Mediterranean. French Arrest Former Polish Official PARIS, France, May 11. The French government announced today the arrest on espionage charges of a former Polish government official who had been given political asylum in France. The Polish ref- j ugee, identified as Borheh Zadora Ladi-j kowski, was said to have been supplying information to "an Eastern embassy" in Paris. Peace Proposals Might Be Satisfactory GENEVA, Switzerland, May 11. France said today that Communist Indochinese peace proposals might offer a basis for negotiations even though they contain some "Trojan Horse features." Official French spokesman James Bayens told a crowded press conference -that France neither was rejecting nor accepting the eight-point Red plan for ending the Indochina war. Reds Arrange for Removal of Wounded HANOI, Indochina, May 11. The Indo-Chinese Reds today invited the French to meet them on the Dien Bien Phu air strip to arrange for removal of French Union wounded from the shattered fortress.
