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UNITED PRESS NEWS —BRIEFS NATIONAL: Ask Supreme Court to Free Girard WASHINGTON, D. C, June 21.— Attorneys for G. I. William S. Girard appealed today to the Supreme Court to free the young soldier from army confinement. The last-minute appeal was, in effect, a counter-suit against the goverments attempt to have the court reverse Tuesdays district court order barring Girards trial by Japan on a manslaughter charge. Girard fatally shot a Japanese woman scavenging shell casings on an army firing range in Japan. Urge U. N. Action on Red Brutality UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., June 21.— Some western nations urged today that the General Assembly be recalled to discuss new details of Soviet brutality in Hungary, but a special session appeared unlikely at this time. Australia is formally on record as favoring immediate assembly debate on the special committee report on Russian atrocities in the subjugated satellite nation. Britain and several other countries were reported thinking along the same~ lines. The United States, however, is said to feel that a special session should be deterred until just before the next regular meeting of the assembly opens September 17, in order to assure discussion "on the highest level." Oppose New Regulation of Employe Funds WASHINGTON, D. C, June 21.— An official .of the U. S. Steel Corp. told Congress today he is opposed to any further government regulation of employer-operated welfare and pension funds. Robert C. Tyson, chairman of the finance committee of U. S. Steel, said the "great majority" of employe benefit plans are adequately handled and "there is no evidence of any need for added public supervision. Tyson made his remarks in testimony prepared for the Senate subcommittee on welfare and pension plans legislation. News Arms for U. S. Korean Forces WASHINGTON, D. C, June 21. — The United States and its allies today nullified the 1953 Korean armistice agreement. They said they would move immediately to counter an "enormous" Red buildup in North Korea. Assistant Defense Secretary Murray Snyder said powerful new jet bombers and fighters already had been alerted to go to South Korea. He said tanks and other modern equipment also will be sent to the two U. S. divisions guarding the armistice line. The weapons will go only to U. S. forces at first but officials said consideration also is being given to re-equipping South Korean forces. Neither the U. S. nor South Korean forces will get any atomic weapons or guided missiles for the present at least. FOREIGN: Russian People Unaware of Hungary Story LONDON, June 21.— Most Russians remained ignorant today of the United Nations criticism of the Soviet Union foi* its intervention in Hungary. Western monitoring stations said Moscow Radios home serve had not yet mentioned the reports, newspapers also have not carried excerpts from the report. The only Russian comment has been limited to a Greek language broadcast yesterday announcing the report as a "crude and disgusting job . . .. and fabricating by false testimonies." Radiomen Join French Shipping Strike PARIS, France, June 21. — More passenger and cargo ships were tied up today by striking engineering and radio officers and French ship owners began paying off their crewmen. Members of the Maritime Radio Electricians Union decided to join the strike of engineering workers yesterday. Both unions are affiliates of the Communist-dominated General Confederation of Labor GCT. The engineering officers walked out last week to enforce demands for a 10 to 15 per cent increase. Gomulka Backs Red German Leader BERLIN, Germany, June 21. — Communist leader Wladyslaw Gomulka threw his support today to East German Communist leader Walter Ulbricht who is having trouble with other party members. The rank and file have attacked Ulbricht because he has remained a "Stalinist" while Gomulka won some measure of independence from Russian domination. Some party members have asked for Ulbrichts resignation. Gomulka left for home today after three days of talks with Ulbricht which apparently strengthened the German Jfcaders position. v1
