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. . iy UNITED PRESS f NEWS ROUND-UP - v,-, 1 NATIONAL: Stevens to Make European Inspection WASHINGTON, D. C, June 26. Army secretary Robert T. Stevens will leave by air next Tuesday for a two-week inspection of troops and installations in Europe. An Army announcement described the trip as "routine." It said the secretary will spend most of his time with the 7th U. S. Army observing training, living conditions and general problems of service overseas. Good Oujlook for Construction Industry WASHINGTON, D. C. June 26. The Federal Reserve Board said today the immediate future looks good for the construction industry, now enjoying its biggest boom in history. Money spent on construction will total a record .7,000,000,000 this year if it continues at the same rate,as last month. The board said there is a "high and rising" volume of new construction contracts. Unemployment Claims Decline WASHINGTON, D. C., June 26. Unemployment insurance claims dropped earlier this month to the lowest weekly levels so far this year except during holiday weeks, according to the Labor Department. New unemployment insurance claims dropped by 9,500 during the week ended June 17 to 268,000, lowest level this year except for the week of June 5 when many claims were held up until the following weelr because of ithe holiday. Huge Wave Drowns Three Here A huge wave, caused by a freakish change in atmospheric pressure, swept over piers and retaining walls at beaches on the Lake Michigan shore here Saturday and at least three persons drowned. Sixteen to 20 fishermen were swept off a pier and wall at the Montrose Avenue beach. Eisenhower, Churchill Discuss Indochina WASHINGTON, D. C, June 26. President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill tackled the Indochinese crisis today and the vexing issue of how to keep the Communists from seizing all southeast Asia. The two statesmen put their top aides to work on the tangled southeast Asia problem and earmarked much of their own time today and tomorrow for personal talks. FOREIGN: Premier Chou En-Lai to Visit Burma NEW DELHI, India, June 26. Premier Chou En-Lai of Communist China will visit Rangoon, Burma, en route to Peiping, an Indian government spokesman announced today. He said Chou had accepted the "cordial invitation" of Burmese premier U Nu to spend some time in Rangoon. The spokesman said Chou would spend the afternoon and night of June 28 with the Burmese government leader. Chou leaves here June 28 for Rangoon. Chinese Red Trade Mission Due in London LONDON, England, June 26, The first official Chinese Communist trade mission to Britain is scheduled to arrive here Monday, it was announced today. The 11 delegates will fly in from Geneva for a 12-day stay. To Return Tanker to Russians TAIPEH, Formosa, June 26. Nationalist Chinese officials indicated today a Soviet tanker seized by Chiang Kai-Sheks Navy will be returned to the Russians. The 10,-000-ton tanker Tuapse was seized last Wednesday off southern Formosa while carrying oil to Red China. It was learned that final disposition of -the ship depends on her "real nationality." Report Magsaysay to Visit U.S. MANILA, P. I., June 26. President Ramon Magsaysay today was reported planning a visit to the United States following next Novembers elections. Reports said the visit would be made to boost U. S. interest in matters affecting Philippine-American relations. British Cargo Plane Crashes in E. Germany HAMBURG, Germany, June 26. A British cargo plane flying from Hamburg to Berlin crashed in a turnip patch in the Soviet zone of Germany today. All three crewmen aboard were killed. There was no immediate evidence the plane hatd been shot down. An American air safety official in Berlin said the pilot of the four-engined Avro York had radioed he had "trouble aboard" before he crashed. Red Commandos Hit Haiphong Air Base HANOI,. Indochina, June 26. Communist commandos attacked a second American-staffed air base in the Red River delta near Haiphong last night, the French high command announced today. The raiders tried to break through the defenses of Catbi airfield six miles south of Haiphong, major port on the gulf of Tonkin. It followed by only 24 hours a similar raid on nearby Boson Field, also staffed by Americans.
