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. : UNITED PRESS NEWS ROUND-UP NATIONAL: France Appeals for Talks on Indochina WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14. France has made an urgent appeal to the United States for early talks on the Indochina crisis, diplomatic informants said today. The French request was said to have been made to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles Wednesday by French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, acting on instructions from Paris. Army to Draft 23,000 Men in July WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14 The defense department announced today that the army will draft 23,000 men in July a boost of 5,000 over the recent monthly calls. The increase has no connection with the Indochina crisis, it was said. The army has been drafting 18,000 men a month since last February. The increase, scheduled for July, will bring the figure back to the monthly rate which prevailed for several months through last January. Moye for Congressmen Four-Year Terms WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14. A senate judiciary subcommittee today approved a proposed contsitutional amendment that would change the terms of congressmen from two to four years. After a brief hearing, Senator William Langer R-NJ. , sitting as a one-man subcommittee, reported the amendment favorably to the full judiciary subcommittee. Senator Francis Case R-SJD., sponsor of the amendment, was the only witness. . -. Coast Guard Rescues 14 From Freighter RODANTHE, N. C., May .14. A 30-mile-an-hour gale drove the Honduran freighter Omar Babun aground on the North Carolina coast today and the coast guard rescued all 14 crewmen aboard, bringing them ashore in a breeches buoy. Veteran coast guardsmen from three stations on the North Carolina outer banks shot a line to the stricken vessel and rigged the pulley-driven breeches buoy to bring the crewmen off one at a time over 200 feet of churning water. Warns Against Disclosure of Information WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14. The Central Intelligence Agency has warned its employes they will be fired immediately if they disclose classified information to unauthorized persons. The super - secret agency also has warned that dismissal faces any employe who engages actively in politics. Twining Says Russia Has Biggest Air Force AMARILLO, Tex., May 14. General Nathan F. Twining said today that Russia has "by far the biggest air force in the world." The air force chief of staff asserted that the Soviets have "thousands more combat planes than the United States Air Force, Navy, Marines and Army combined." FOREIGN: French Council Considers Laniers Plan PARIS, France, May 14. The High Defense Council of France met today in top secret session to consider "measures of great consequence" offered by Premier Joseph Laniel to halt the Communists in Indochina. Laniel promised to submit a detailed and specific plan for Indochina late Thursday in winning a vote of confidence by a razor-thin, two-vote margin. Churchill Accepts Queens Invitation LONDON, England, May 14. Prime Minister Winston Churchill today enthusiastically accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth H. to join her aboard the royal yacht Britannia for her triumphant return home tomorrow from a six-month tour of the Commonwealth. French Reinforce Delta Defense Posts HANOI, Indochina, May 14; The French High Command reinforced its Red River delta defense posts today in preparation for a general Communist attack all along the deltas southwestern flank toward Hanoi. Military sources said, an unsuccessful Communist attack on Phy Ly, 32 miles south of Hanoi, appeared to be the prelude to the general assault. The rebels were driven back in vicious fighting after they forced their way into Phy Lys outskirts and seized a French command, post Thursday. Rumor U. S. Not to Wait for Britain GENEVA, Switzerland, May 14. The United States is ready to start, work on a Southeast Asia defense pact without waiting for hesitant Britain to make up its mind, authoritative sources said today. British Admiralty Arrests Soviet Steamer LONDON, England, May 14. A British admiralty official "arrested" the Soviet steamer Beloostrov today shortly before it -was to sail for Russia carrying two expelled Soviet diplomats. -Ah admiralty marshal nailed a -warrant for the ships arrest to the mast on behalf of a Dutch shipping firm which claimed damages for an old accident. Hull Warns Against Sneak Bomb Attacks TOKYO, Japan, May 14. General John E. Hull, commander of U.S. forces in the Far East and of the United Nations forces in Korea, warned today that the free nations of the world must guard "more closely" against sneak, atom or hydrogen bomb attacks. Hull sounded his warning before an audience which included U.S. Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson and Navy Undersecretary Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Wilson and Gates arrived today on the first leg of a tour of the Far East.
