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UNITED PRESS NEWS I BRIEF NATIONAL: President Would Support Forbes WASHINGTON, D. C, May 15.— Pies dent Eisenhower said today that if the o iportunity presented itself, he thought would be natural for him to say a go word for Malcolm S. Forbes, Republics candidate for governor of New Jersey. Hat Maker Lev Sentenced Nine Months NEW YORK, N. Y., May 15.— Chica hat maker Harry Lev was sentenced tod: to nine months in federal jail and fin ,000 for conspiring to defraud the go ernment on military hat contracts. T persons convicted with him were sentence to longer jail terms and smaller fines; t others were placed on probation and fine Lev was continued free on bail, pending j appeal. Teamsters Take Problem to Meany WASHINGTON, D. C, May 15.— A con mittee of teamsters leaders took the scai dal-scarred unions problem to AFL-CI President George Meany today. Meany m with five teamsters vice-presidents at the request. There were mounting reports th Dave Beck soon may be toppled from 1 rule of the worlds biggest union. Eisenhower Warns Congress on Cuts WASHINGTON, D. C, May 15 —Pies dent Eisenhower warned Congress aga today not to trifle with the defense of tl country by making large budget cuts. H warning, voiced at his weekly news confe ence, followed up his nationwide radi television appeal to the American peop last night to sacrifice dollars rather thu their sons and cities as the "price f peace" in a world threatened by atomi armed Communism. Believes Russia Taking New Look WASHINGTON, D. C, May 15.— Pies dent Eisenhower said today he believi Russia is taking a new look at the wor disarmament problem because of the pin of the heavy Soviet defense budget and tl threat of nuclear war. He told his ne conference the United States must not lo; hope of reaching some sort of disarmamei agreement with Russia. To do so, he sai would be fatal; it would consign the wor to a desperate fate. Israel Force on Canal Reprehensible WASHINGTON, D. C, May 15.— Pres dent Eisenhower said today that use force by Israel to send a test ship throug the Suez Canal would be reprehensible. Bi he told his news conference he sees no or. jection if Israel makes a peaceful attemj to test use of the canal. Israel has disclose that it will soon send a ship through it canal despite Egypts long-standing ba against any Israeli ships passing throug the international waterway. FOREIGN: Gronchi Summons Zoli on New Govt ROME, Italy, May 15.— Italian Presidei Gionanni Gronchi summoned outgoin Budget Minister Adone Zoli to the Quiri nal Palace today to ask him to try to fori a new government. Zoli, a 69-year-old at torney, was considered the man most like ly to attempt to organize an all-Christia Democrat government of "experts" in a effort to end Italys 10-day-old Cabin* crisis. Goitskell Opens Drive Against MacMilla LONDON, England, May 15. — Britis Socialist Leader Hugh Gaitskell opened parliamentary drive to topple Prime Min ister Harold MacMillans government to day with a warning that Britains bargain ing postion for a Suez settlement wit Egypt is "very weak." Bulganin Warns West on Balancing MOSCOW, Russia, May 15.— Soviet Pre mier Nikolai Bulganin warned the Wes today against "balancing on the brink" o war in the Middle East Crisis. He hintet the time is now ripe for a new persona meeting between leaders of East and West Report U. S. Taking Wraps Off A-Secrets TOKYO, Japan, May 15. — A forme member of the United States Atomic En ergy Commission said the United States i "taking the wraps off* hundereds of pre viously classified atomic-energy secrets. Hi is Dr. Henry DeWolf Smyth, now presiden of the American Physical Society an chairman of the board of Scientific an Engineering Research of Princeton Univer sity. Gomulka Talks Against Soviet Communisn WARSAW, Poland, May 15. Polish"r:Lib eral" Communist Leader Wladyslaw Gom ulka declared today that Soviet-style com munism is not necessarily desireable o acceptable to other countries even with th excesses of Stalinism-eliminate* ■ - - •
