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; : UNITED PRESS NEWS ROUND-UP NATIONAL: Two Dem Senators Accuse GOP Run Out WASHINGTON, D. C, June 25. Two Democratic senators today accused the Republicans of "running out" on President Eisenhowers foreign-trade program which they said Democrats tried to enact. Senators Estes Kefauver D-Tenn. and Hubert H. Humphrey .D-Minn., both up for re-election this year, blasted the GOP for not backing the presidents original three-year liberalized foreign-trade program. Des Moines Dikes Hold Fast DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25. Man-made dikes held fast as the greatest flood crest in Des Moines history swept past the city and flood fighters said today they were winning their battle with the river. Officials said the danger would continue until the river drops well below its present level. High waters gnawed constantly at dikes and sandbags protecting hundreds of homes and thousands of residents. Approve Bill on Poisonous Chemicals WASHINGTON, D. C., June 25. The Senate Labor Committee has approved a bill aimed at protecting the public from indiscriminate use of poisonous chemicals to keep insects off fruits and vegetables. The committee approved a House-passed bill which would require the Food and Drug Administration to iget "tolerances" governing the strength of chemicals used in such pesticides. Heavy Pressure for Britains Rejection WASHINGTON, D. C., June 25. Key congressmen applied heavy pressure today to make sure the administration rejects Britains proposal that the Allies sign a non-aggression pact with the Communists in Asia. Rep. John M. Vorys and-0. said members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee will confer with iadministration officials in the next few days to see what this countrys official position is. Hurricane Sweeps Toward Gulf Coast BROWNSVILLE, Texas, June 25, Coastal residents were warned to evacuate today as the seasons first hurricane swept toward the Gulf Coast. The Navy announced it has posted warnings of "huri-ricane expected" as far as 200 miles north of where the storms center is expected to hit. Four Indicted for Blocking Tax Queries NEW YORK, N. Y., June 25. Four persons were indicted and 10 others named for conniving to corrupt Internal Revenue Bureau personnel and block investigations of tax, fixing. Three of those indicted were lawyers. The Federal Grand Jury indictment said the defendants obtained confidential and advance tax information to convince persons under investigation to become their clients. Churchill, Eisenhower in Brass Tack Talks WASHINGTON, D. C, June 25. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill got down to brass tack talks with President Eisenhower on shaky Anglo-American relations shortly after his arrival here by plane "to try to make sure there are no misunderstandings." Approve Resolution to Prevent Interference WASHINGTON, D. C, June 25. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today unanimously approved a resolution urging the organization of American states to take "appropriate action to prevent any interference by the international Communist movement" in the Western Hemisphere. The resolution, introduced by Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, noted "strong evidence of intervention" by the Communists in Guatemala and reaffirmed TJ. S. support of the Caracas Declaration of March 13. Yugoslavias King Peter Arrives for Visit NEW YORK, N. Y., June. 25. Former King Peter of Yugoslavia arrived here by plane from Paris today for a two -week visit in the United States and Canada. , FOREIGN: British Laborites Oppose Salary Hike LONDON, England, June 25. The British Labor Party declared "total war" on Prime Minister Winston Churchills government today on the issue of increased salaries for members of Parliament. Laborites agreed to back Churchill- and Foreign secretary Anthony Eden fully on foreign policy issues involved in their talks in Washington with president Eisenhower. Repel Red Attack on U.S. Air Technicians HANOI, Indochina, June 25. The French High Command said today that Communist commandos last night attempted to infiltrate and attack Dowson air base, j six miles south of Haiphong, where American Air Force technicians " are stationed. Alert patrols and machine-gun emplacements on the outskirts of the field, one of the largest French air bases in the Red River delta, threw back the attackers, the announcement said. Graham Responding to Treatment DUESSELDORF, Germany, June 25. American evangelist Billy Graham was stricken with an "extremely painful" kidney ailment today, but three German doctors who attended him said he was "responding to treatment." The pre-dawn attack sent Graham to a hospital for a one-hour checkup and then confined him to his hotel room bed for the day. China Admits Seizure of Soviet Tanker TAIPEN, Formosa, June 25. Nationalist China today announced officially that its Navy, rather than U. S. warships, seized and interned the 8,000-ton Soviet tanker "Tuapse." The ship seizure last Wednesday off southern Formosa was the subject of an angry Russian protest note to Washington which threatened retaliatory measures by the Soviets. " French Pilots Bomb Communist Bases HANOI, Indochina, June 25." French pilots "violently bombarded" Communist rebel bases 40 miles west of Hanoi today and concentrated on the crossroads of highways 41 and 46, two major enemy supply lines, the French High Command said today. Ground forces mop-up operations in the Sontay sector along the Red River, 30 miles west of the northwest capital, are nearing completion, with the capture of "more than 100 prisoners, "a high command spokesman said. South Korea Asks U.S. for 00,000,000 SEOUL, Korea, June 25. South Korea has asked 00,000,000 from the United States during the next year for military expansion and economic aid, retired Prime Minister Paik Too Chin said today. Paik said the request was made through Gen. James A. Van Fleet, President Eisenhowers special envoy who is investigating military and economic requirements of the Far East anti-Communist nations. Guatemala Armies Fight Phantom War TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, June 25. Two armies fought a "phantom war" today in the steaming tropical forest inside the Guatemala border. Sandal-shod anti-Communist invaders, using hit-and-run guerrillas tactics, raided highways, railroads and border villages, but vanished into soggy undergrowth when Guatemalan government troops resisted. Yogoslavia Rejects U.S. Search Request BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, June 25. Yugoslavia joined the West European nations today in rejecting a United States request for authority to search Yugoslav ships forpossible arms shipments to Communist-tainted Guatemala. Files on Leech to State Department BONN, Germany, June 25. The r iles on former Army Capt. James O. Leech, of Lima, Ohio, linked with a triple murder in Passau, Germany eight years ago, will be handed over to the State Department for possible action by the Department of Justice, the U. S. High Commission announced today.
