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► ——— UNITED PRESS NEWS ROUND-UP NATIONAL: Chamber of Commerce Meeting Opens WASHINGTON, D. C, May 2.— Some 3,500 businessmen representing every state in the Union, Canada and Mexico gathered here today for the 43rd annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Between now and the closing session Wedneseday, delegates will consider world affairs, albor-management relations, manpower needs, industrial development, transportation, government and national defense. Brief Governors Behind Closed Doors WASHINGTON, D. C, May 2.— Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson and other top military and administration officials briefed state governors behind closed doors today on foreign relations and national security. President and Mrs. Eisenhower greeted the visiting governors 10 A. M., EDT at the White House following the first session of their two-day meeting. The governors honored the president and first lady with a dinner tonight. Government FacesThree Atomic Test Suits WASHINGTON, D. C, May 2.— The Atomic Energy Commission has advised Congress three suits have been filed against the government claiming "personal injury caused by radioactive fallout" from the tests in Nevada. The commission made the statement in a summary supplied to the Joint Senat-House Atomic Energy Subcommittee. It said the commissions medical experts deny the damage claims. Celler Seeks to Outlaw Bank Mergers WASHINGTON, D. C, May 2.— Rep. Emanuel Celler D-N. Y. said he would introduce a bill today to outlaw bank mergers if they tend to lessen competition or create monopoly. "Unless this merger trend is checked," Celler said, "the financial resources and credit facilities of the United States will be concentrated in the hands of a few powerful banking institutions." Celler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said the nations 100 largest banks now hold more than 48 per cent of the countrys total bank deposits. Fairless to Resign U.S. Steel Chairmanship HOBOKEN, N. J., May 2.— Benjamin- P. Fairless, whose first job was selling newspapers at the age of five, announced today he is stepping down as chairman of United States Steel Corp., the worlds biggest steelmaker. Thailands Prime Minister Arrives in U.S. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 2.— Field Marshal Puang Pibulsonggram, prime minister of Thailand, arrived here today for talks with American leaders and pledged that his tiny Far Eastern nation will "always be by your side." Pibulsonggram was greeted at National Airport by Vice-President Richard M. Nixon and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. He was accorded full military honors, including a 19-gun salute. He then was driven to the White House to meet President Eisenhower. FOREIGN: Envoys Achieve Positive Results VIENNA, Austria, May 2.— Envoys of the Big Four powers and Austria, meeting to write an Austrian State treaty, achieved "positive"results in their first session today, Austrian Foreign Minister Leopold Figl reported. Delegates of the United States, Britain, France, Russia and Austria met for four and one-half hours in an ornate marble ballroom in Viennas inner city and then adjourned until Tuesday. New Battles Rage in Saigon SAIGON, Indochina, May 2. — Government troops loyal to Premier Ngo Dinh Diem mounted a counter attack today against die-hard rebel forces who brought new fighting to Viet Nams bloody civil war. The new battles crashed through this war-torn capital as political moves came with bewildering speed. The main fighting was in suburban Cholon, Saigons twin city. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, President Eisenhowers special envoy to Free Viet Nam, flew in from Washington with new United States plans to save this country from falling prey to the Communists in the north. Nasser Returns From 25-Day Trip CAIRO, Egypt, May 2.— Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser returned here today from a 25-day trip abroad, which included attendance at the Asian-African Conference at Bandung, Indonesia. Nasser also made official visits to Pakistan, India, Burma, Indonesia and Afghanistan. Britain to Go Ahead With Salk Tests LONDON, England, May 2.— Britain intends to go ahead with extensive tests of Salk anti-polio vaccine despite lingering doubts here as to its effectiveness, medical sources said today. Swedish medical officials, still not 100 per cent certain the vaccine is foolproof, have postponed indefinitely tests scheduled to be carried out on 120,000 schoolchildren. First Infantry Begins Jaunt to New Home WUERZBURG, Germany, May 2.— The U. S. 1st Infantry Division begins the long trip to its new home at Fort Riley, Kan., today when 91 officers, men and dependents board a military transport plane for the United States. The flight from Rhein-Main Air Base launched "operation gyroscope" under which the "Big Red One" and 10th Infantry Division will exchange bases. Philippine Sea Arrives in Japan TOKYO, Japan, May 2.— The U. S. aircraft carrier Philippine Sea arrived in Japan today to join the 7th Fleet which is patrolling Formosan waters. The carrier, with more, than 3,000 men aboard, arrived at Yojosuka Navy Base from the United States after an operational readiness inspection at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
