United Press News Round-Up, Daily Racing Form, 1955-05-13

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t — — UNITED PRESS NEWS ROUND-UP . . „- .. . "****-»*-. ■ ,**iBW-* NATIONAL: Urge Tougher Stands on Russia, Red China I WASHINGTON, D. C, May 12.— Three Republican Senators urged tougher stands ; against Russia and Red China in attacks . on President Eisenhowers foreign policy yesterday. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy R.- Wis., in a stinging criticism of the Presi- ! dent himself, told the Senate, "This governments principal malady is ambivalence, i pliancy and irresolution at the summit." AEC Again Postpones Final Atomic Test LAS VEGAS, Nev., May 12. — The ] Atomic Energy Commission today post- , poned for the second time the fourteenth [ and final shot of the spring test series be- , cause of unacceptable weather. The AEC ; announced at 4:30 a. m. 7:30 a. m., EDT, 30 minutes before the blast was scheduled, i that unfavorable wind patterns over the test area forced the postponement. The shot was scheduled to go off at 5 a. m. 8 a. m., EDT. Six Press Groups Face Civil Action NEW YORK, N. Y., ,May 12.— The Department of Justice today filed a civil action in Federal District Court charging the American Newspaper Publishers Association and five related groups with violation of anti-trust laws. In addition to the ANPA, defendants named in the suit were the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Inc., Publishers Association of New York City. Associated Business Publications, Inc., Periodical Publishers Association of America and Agricultural Publishers Association. Auto Workers Buoyed by Strike Support DETROIT. Mich., May 12.— CIO United Auto Workers officials met with Ford Motor Co. negotiators today buoyed by strong support in the first strike vote taken on the guaranteed annual wage. The union announced during negotiations yesterday that Ford Local 862 at Louisville voted 1,663 to 28 in favor of a strike if the unions demands for an annual wage and other contract improvements arent granted. The union said 93 workers didnt vote. Predict Million Vietnamese to Be Stranded WASHINGTON, D. C, May 12.— Diplomatic officials predicted today that about 1,000,000 Vietnamese who want to flee Communist rule will be stranded in North Viet Nam after Wednesday. That is the deadline for the Communist takeover of the northern part of the Indochinese nation. The flow of all refugees must stop then unless the Reds agree to extend the time limit. Expect Resumption of Polio Vaccination WASHINGTON, D. C, May 12. — The Public Health Service expects to release the first batch of embargoed Salk vaccine today and resume the nations polio vaccination program after a six-day halt. Informed sources said they expect a favorable report before nightfall from a team of federal experts who have been checking vaccine produced by Parke Davis and Co., in Detroit. Barring a last-minute hitch, the Health Service hopes to notify all health authorities late today that "several batches" of Parke Davis vaccine have been double checked and approved for immediate use in inoculations. I ; . ! i ] , [ , ; i —»—— ■■■»»asss»as»»aaB»aaaa»aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas»aaasas»» — ., ■ FOREIGN: Russia to Sign 00,000,000 Trade Pact BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 12.— A high official of the Soviet Ministry of Trade was reported en route here from Moscow today to sign a 00,000,000 barter agreement concluded with Argentina and open a huge Russian industrial exhibition here May 21. Airborne Division Arrives for Replacement FRANKFURT, Germany, May 12.— An advance party of the U. S. 11th Airborne Division arrives today to prepare for its replacement of the 5th Infantry Division, which will go to Fort Campbell, Ky. A similar exchange of the 1st Infantry Division for the 10th Infantry Division, presently in Fort Riley, Kan., already has started. Weak Earthquake Strikes Tokyo Area TOKYO, Japan, May 12. — A long rolling earthquake struck Tokyo at 12:50 a.m., today 11:50 p. m., Wednesday EDT, shaking downtown buildings for more than a minute. The Central Weather Bureau said the quake was "weak" and centered in the Pacific Ocean about 50 miles southeast of Tokyo. There were no reports of damage. UN Delegation Accuses Red Command MUNSAN, Korea, May 12.— The United Nations delegation to the Military Armistice Commission today disclosed it accused the Communist command of "manufacturing" evidence in an effort to support charges that a Republic of Korea patrol invaded Red territory and attacked a Red patrol. The U. N. said in a special release that its team was shown "six badly mutilated bodies of Orientals" which the Reds claimed was an invading patrol they wiped out with two percussion grenades. Two grenades could not have produced "such devastating results" to the bodies, the U. N. said. West May Revive Churchills Locarno Plan PARIS, France, May 12. — The West may revive Sir Wnston Churchills "Locarno" plan for mutual security guarantees as a basis for a European East-West settlement, informed sources suggested today. At the same time, diplomatic sources said the Western Big Three had left the way open for a general Europe-wide conference on security following a meeting of the Big Four heads of government. Soviet to Sign Treaty on Western Terms VIENNA, Austria, May 12.— The Soviet Union agreed todasandto sign an Austrian State treaty on Western terms in one of the biggest breaks of the long cold war. The East-West agreement paved the way for the Big Four foreign ministers to meet in Vienna this week end to sign the treaty and arrange a later conference of the Big Four heads of government. U. S. Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson, head of the American Treaty Delegation, told newsmen at the end of todays crucial session, "The treaty will be signed Sunday."


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