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1 : 4 UNITED PRESS I NEWS ROUND-UP NATIONAL: . Move to Rescue Atoms-for-Peace Ship WASHINGTON, D. C, June 28, Republicans moved today to rescue President Eisenhowers Atoms-for-Peace merchant ship which was hard aground in Congress. But Chairman Clinton P. Anderson D.-N.M. of the Congressional Atomic Energy Committee said he was "very hopeful" the Senate would reject the move. Ike Plans Congressional Leaders Confab WASHINGTON, D. C, June 28. President Eisenhower plans to have a conference with congressional leaders of both parties before the Big Four "summit" meeting at Geneva next month. This was diclosed after; the President discussed the plan today at his weekly meeting with Republican congressional leaders. No date was set for the by-partisan meeting. But House GOP leader Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Mass. said it will be "as near as possible to the hour of his departure." Govt to Drop Case Against Lattimore WASHINGTON, D. C, June 28. Attorney General Herbert Brownell, Jr., announced today that the government has decided to drop its three-year-old perjury case against Owen Lattimore. The Court of Appeals June 17 upheld a lower courts dismissal of the two "key" charges against Lattimore. "Upon a consideration of all aspects of the case, it has been decided not to apply to the Supreme Court for review," Brownell said. "In the absence of these counts, there is no reasonable likelihood of a successful prosecution on the five counts remaining from the first indictment. Try to Beat Steel Strike Deadline PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 28. The steel industrys top producers met CIO United Steel Workers negotiators today in simultaneous bargaining sessions to try and beat a Thursday midnight strike deadline. The under-the-gun negotiations started as the industry began preDarations to shut down its production facilities. Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp., and Inland Steel took first steps to shut down blast furnaces and cool coke ovens this morning. U. S. Steel said it would start Wednesday. Dulles Doubts Shooting Red Policy WASHINGTON, D. C, June 28. Secretary of State John" Foster Dulles today deplored "trigger-happy" Soviet action in shooting down an American Navy plane last week. But he said he nevertheless hopes next months Geneva "summit" conference with the Russians can begin "on the assumption that all of the four participants genuinely desire a secure peace." He said in a news conference statement that the United States "doubts that the shooting down of the plane represents a considered policy on the part of the Soviet Union." Propose Halt of Foreign Aid Until Report WASHINGTON, D. C, June 28. Four House Republican proposed today that Congress shut off further funds for President Eisenhowers Foreign Aid Program until it gets a full report on the billions already spent. The four, members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, filed a dissenting report as the Presidents ,285,000,000 Mutual Security Bill was called up for de-.bate in the House. It was approved by the committee last week, 20 to 4. " FOREIGN: - Terrorists Toss Grenade at U.S. Office SAIGON, Indochina, June 28. Terrorists, believed to be Communists, threw a hand grenade at the United States Information Office in Saigon tonight. One Frenchman was injured when the grenade exploded. Authorities said that while one terrorist threw the grenade, others scattered anti-American leaflets in the vicinity of the U. S. "Information Office. John Allison Confers With Syngman Rhee SEOUL, Korea, June 28. U. S. Ambassador to Japan John Allison conferred today with Republic of Korea- "President Syngman Rhee. A U. S. Embassy spokesman said the visit was a "formal call," but it was believed the diplomats discussed the worsening relations between South Korea and Japan. In Tokyo, Parliamentary Vice-Foreign Minister Sunao Sonoda denied that Japan had asked Allison to try to smooth out relations between the "two countries. Wagner Ends Tour of Europe NAPLES, Italy, June 28. New York, Mayor Robert F. Wagner ended a four-week tour of Europe and the Middle East today and left Rome for home with what he said were new ideas for better city government. The mayor boards the liner Independence and sails for New York at 3 p. rri. 10 a. m. EDT. He is scheduled to arrive July 7. "The trip has been very worthwhile," the mayor said as he boarded the train in Rome for the trip to Naples. Wagner left New York June 5 On the tour Which took him to Britain, Ireland, France, West Germany, Israel, Greece and Italy. Stall Unloading of Russian Racing Shells LONDON, England, June 28. Striking London dockworkers refused today to let volunteers board a strike-bound Soviet ship to unload the racing shells of a Russian crew which flew here to defend the Soviet title in the Henley Regatta. The National Docks Board let the freighter Strelna dock in London yesterday ahead of other waiting ships in hopes volunteers could unload the shells for the traditional race starting Wednesday. The Russians won the regatta last year. Britain Sets Ottowa-London Air Mark LONDON, England, June 28. A daring British war hero established an Ottawa-London record today in a Canberra jet bomber and then casually shut off one of the planes two engines to save precious fuel during a spine-chilling, fog-biinded landing. Squadron leader Ivor Broom rocketed across the Atlantic, 3,300 miles from Ottawa, in six hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds in the atom bomber and then shrieked into the landing pattern over fog-shrouded West Mailing jet fighter base with less than five minutes of fuel left. His average speed was 498.8 miles per hour. Adenauer Says W. Germany Must Re-Arm BONN, Germany, June 28. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told a tumultuous Parliament today that West Germany must rearm because- the East German Communists were preparing an armed force of 150,000 men "for civil war against us." Adenauer rose to defend his re-armament program after opposition Socialist leader Erich Ol-lenhauer accused his government of endangering the young West German democracy with "hurry-up" legislation. Bar No Subject at Conference Eden LONDON, England, June 28. Prime Minister Anthony Eden said today Britain does not want to bar any subject from discussion at next months top-level conference with Russia. "That was in our note dealing with the heads of governments meeting and that is our position," the prime minister told the House of Commons.
