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, . f. UNITED PRESS NEWS ROUND-UP I I NATIONAL: Eisenhower, Churchill Conclude Talks WASHINGTON, D. C, June 29. President Eisenhower and Prime Mniister Sir Winston Churchill concluded their Washington talks at 12:20 p. mi EDT today, with a joint wish of "good luck" in the troubled future. Byrd Charges Federal Housing Programs WASHINGTON, D. C.f June 29. Sen. Harry P. Byrd D-Va. charges that "illegal and improper activities under federal housing programs have spread to local governments." Byrd, chairman of the point committee on reduction of nonessential expenditures, has been investigating housing irregularities for nearly a year. Urge House to Slash ,000,000,000 WASHINGTON, D. C, June 29. Opponents of President Eisenhowers ,477,-608,000 foreign-aid program urged the House today to slash at least ,000,000,000 from the administration request. Delegates Discuss Juvenile Delinquency WASHINGTON, D. C, June 29. Some 400 delegates to a national conference on juvenile delinquency today talked over ways of checking the rapid increase in youngsters who get in-trouble with the law. The suggestions ranged from stimulating local action on the juvenile delinquency problem to establishment of a ,200,000-a-year federal project to help cope with it. Powell Refuses to Answer Questions WASHINGTON, D. C, June 29. Former Assistant FHA Commissioner Clyde L. Powell, described as a "key" official in the current housing scandals, refused today to answer questions of Senate Housing investigators. HFA Votes to Bar Use of Funds WASHINGTON, D. C, June 29. The House Foreign Affairs Committee today voted to bar use of TJ. S. foreign-aid funds to support the British-proposed "Locarno" pact for southeast Asia or any other treaty which would maintain Communist rule in any Asiatic country. Record Total of 3,644 Polio Cases NEW YORK, N. Y., June 29. A record total of 3,644 cases of polio have been reported in the United States so far this year, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis said yesterday. The states with the highest number of cases in proportion to their populations are Florida, Texas, Nevada, California and Montana, the Foundation said. Shriners in Six-Hour Parade ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 29. Some 10,000 Shriners took part today in a six-hour parade along city streets and a gaily-festooned boardwalk in this famed community. More than 40,000 other members attending the 80th annual Imperial Council lined the four-mile route to watch the bands, floats, drill units and stunt teams parading in honors of retiring Imperial Potentate Remmie L. Arnold of Petersburg, Virginia. FOREIGN: French, Native Troops Suffer Heavily HANOI, Indochina, June 29. The French High Command announced today that French and loyal native troops suffered heavy casualties in fighting through a valley of death in central Indochina. A garrison of several battalions evacuated Ankhe, an important road junction in Annam Province, and fought a running battle with rebel regulars and Sharp-shooting snipers for four days. Mendes-France Moves to End Bickering PARIS, France, June 29. Hard-working Premier Pierre Mendes-France moved today to end French bickering that has prevented the European Army from becoming a reality. The premier called in Industry and Commerce Minister Maurice Bourges-Ma-noury, a supporter of the army plan, and Defense Minister Gen. Pierre Koenig, an enemy of the project, for a report on conflicting views surrounding the proposed Western defense measure. Military Junta of Diaz Falls GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, June 29. The two-day-old military junta of Col. Carlos Enrique Diaz fell today. Diaz and his three-man junta stepped down at 4:30 a. m. 6:30 a. jn.-EDT. A new anti-communist government was formed under the leadership of Col. Elfego Monzon, minister without portfolio in the fallen government of deposed-President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. He was considered non-partisan. Serving with him on the new junta are Lt. Du Bois and Luis Salazar. U.S. Warns France on Troop Maintenance PARIS, France, June 29. The United States warned France today that maintenance of American troops in Europe is dependent on approval of the European Army Pact. Neither France nor Italy has approved the proposed six-nation European Defense Community and its resultant European Army plan.
