MAY 6, 1952 Seel Affcilt In Deadiotk WASHINGTON, May '5 VP)—The big steel labor dispute re mained stuck on dead center today with negotiations suspended and a 'solutibn apparently as far off as ever. All sides seemed to be waiting for an eventual Supreme Court ruling on the questioned legality of President Truman's steel in- Compromise Could Settle Oil Strike DENVIM, May 5 (W)— Th e leader of a striking oi 1 union dropped a broad hint today that the strike could be settled on wage terms well below the union coal ition's initial demands. 0. A. Knight. president of the CIO Oil Workers International, which ha s its headquarters in Denver, said' in a statement: "Anytime :an oil company will offer us 18% cents in cash, the strike at that company's plant would undoubtedly end in a short time." 18 1 / 2 Cents Benefits The strike was ordered to back up the union's demands for a wage increase of 25 cents per hour plus higher extra pay for night work. The current scale averages $2 to $2.10 per hour. The Los Angeles agreenient be tween the Independent Union of Petroleum Workers and Standard Oil of California included bene fits worth 18 1 cents 'an hour, a union spokesman - said. But at San Francisco, a com pany official said they figured it amounts to a 15-cent boost. The Standard Oil Agreement covers 5000 employees in oil fields, refineries and offices in Los An geles, San FranciSco and Bakers field, - Calif. The union had not been on strike. Chapman 'Hopeful' Mean While, Secretary of the In terior Oscar L. Chapman, said the government is not planning on nation-wide rationing of automo bile ga s oline despite shortages here . and there. - Chapman told reporters at New YOrk he was "hopeful of' a settleMent being reached in a few days. The situa tion is very serious." Flood Insuiance Urged by Truman WASHINGTON, May 5 (IP) —A system of government insurance against flood damage, backed by a 1 1 /z-dollar fun d, was urged upon Congress today by President Truman. PropoSed legislation which Tru man sent to Capitol Hill would allow the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to issue such in surance directly or to reinsure policies written by private com panies. Speeding on U.S. streets and highways last year injured 475,500 men, - women, and children. FOR MOM s its• Flowers. Front Woodrinv A Wonderful way to make your favorite girl happy on HER day! Choose a bouquet or corsage from our. big selec tion. Corne - -in early for 'wire • service. WOODRING'S. Floial Gardefis BEAVER AVENUE litt DAILY COLLEGIAN. 'STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA court, decides the case. Its hear ings start next Monday. The steel industry, meantime, sloWly returned to full production of the vital metal after last week's three-day strike. Even though ne gotiations have collapsed, the men remained at work as their union president, Phillip • Murray, had promised. Thirteen Republican senators introduced legislation to direct Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, government boss 'of the seized industry, to give up the steel plants and •return them to their private owners. Giumbling Heard • Sen. Hugh Butler (R-Neb.). one of the sponsors, urged early Sen ate consideration, telling his col leagues the , bill "sets forth an expedient . 'method of overcoming the arbitrary seizure of the steel industry." It seemed unlikely, however, that the Senate would act while the issue is before the Supreme Court. Some grumbling was heard in the mill towns about lack of a wage settleMent after more than five monthS of negotiations with the government and industry. Julian Bruce, union inter national representatives, said at Buffalo, N.Y., that some- workers were talking of "ignoring gov ernment seizure and shutting down the plants." No Strike Expected At Pueblo, Colo., Michael J. Soldren, a union subdistrict direc tor, said the men "may" conduct a local slowdown governing pro duction 'to the rate of pay re ceived. But Walter Klis, president of Local 1272 at • the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company's Pitts burgh plant, said he didn't expect any strike or slow-down. Any strike now with seizure still legally in effect, could be enjoined by the courts, since the workers are technically govern ment employes and as such are barred from striking. Salesman Kills Family, Self UNIONTOWN, Pa., May 5 (.tP)— Richard W. Laclair took a . .22 pump gun and marched from bed to bed in his home, killing his wife and three children With suc cessive shots. Then he turned the gun on himself and took his own life: Only a half-starved mongrel puppy 'remained alive in the home of the Uniontown salesman over the weekend. Late yeSterday, the family's landlord became alarmed at the absence of the Laclairs and gave the alarm. Coroner W. Ralton McGee said Laclair shot his family as,they slept. Pittsburgh Strikes Bring Scarcity Of Bread, Beer PITTSBURGH, May 5 (iP)— Bread and beer were getting a little scarce in Pittsburgh today. Local production of both com modities has been interrupted by strikes of brewery workers and bakery drivers. The bread shortage was called serious. The walkout of 1800 bak ery workers cut output two thirds in Pittsburgh and five adjacent counties. Demand is reported exceeding supply for out-of-town bread and beer still available. Bread runs developed on neigh borhood stores and chain outlets unaffected by the strike of the AFL Bakery and Confectionery ,workera, Which started Saturday. The union is making emergency deliveries of bread to hospitals, orphanages and similar institu tions. Some 200 brewery workers tan gled with police for the first time today during mass picketing in the two-week old brewery strike. Bombers Raid Red Railroads, Cut Supply Line SEOUL, Korea, Tuesday, May 6 (JP)— Allied fighter-bombers ripped gaping holes in an impor tant segment of the Communist rail system in Korea Monday. They used a new strategy of sat uration bombing. It is aimed at stopping the Com munist rail supply to the front so that it stays stopped. By throw ing thousands of laborers into the job, the Reds had been able. to repair rail breaks in a matter of hours. The new method concen trates bomb craters in compara tively short and hard-to-reach sections. The Fifth Air Force reported a mass flight of fighter-bombers— number undisclosed—blasted the stretch of track between Huichon and - Kunu which runs diagonally to war d Pyongyang from far north-central Korea. Huichon •is 60 air miles south of the Man churian border. Pilots reported at least 80 cuts in the rall link. U. S. Sab r e Jets, patrolling south of the winding Yalu River, shielded the fighter-bombers but there were no MIGs to challenge them. One Sabre peeled off from the formation anal shot up three Communist trucks. • Clover Club to Meet The Clover Club will meet at 7:30 tonight in 111 Plant Indus tries. Two films, "Research for People" and :The Weather," will be shown. Quality Costs Much Less Taft Backer Claims MacArthur Support Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer claimed yesterday that Gen. Douglas MacArthur has thrown his support to Sen. Robert A. Taft of `Ohio in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. In New York, a MacArthur spokesman said the former Pacific commander knew of Wedemeyer's statement but had no immediate comment. Wedemeyer told a news con ference in Washington that Mac- Arthur called him a week ago and urged him to accept the chairmanship of a national Taft for-President Citizens' Committee "for the good of the country." He said that was "quite a clear indi cation" that MacArthur is sup porting Taft. Wedemeyer, who served as commander of U. S. for c es in China late in World War 11. said in announcing his acceptance of the committee chairmanship that he regards Taft as "definitely the best qualified by knowledge and experience" in the field of GOP candidates. • Meanwhile, the national spot light turned to today's Florida "popularity" primary where Sen. Estes Kefauver collides with Sen. Richard B. Russell in a critical test of strength. -It is the first time the front running Kefauver and the late starting Russell have come to grips—and the only such test of their vote-pulling prowess in the South. A A victory for Kefauver would mean a big boost in his bid for the Democratic presidential nom ination and a severe setback to the stop-Kefauver forces in the North. Russell was generally rated the favorite, but there was specula tion that Kefauver might score an upset with an eleventh-hour assist from former Sen. Claude Pepper. Pepper, a veteran "new deal" and "fair deal" stalikart, is still reck oned as a power in Florida poli tics. Ike' Pays Italy Farewell Visit ROME, May 5 (?P)—Gen. Eisen hower flew into Rome tonight to say goodbye to government lead ers, after a - stop-off at Udine where he bade warm farewell to Italian forces of his SHAPE command. In this country the su preme commander holds the hon orary rank of corporal. Among those on hand to greet the supreme commander of North Atlantic Treaty nations were Randolfo Pacciardi, Italian de fense minister, and Gen. Efisio Marras, Italian chief of staff. Airport Debate Tonight "Should' State College Have an Airport or Not?", a: debate spon sored by Delta Nu Alpha and commerce 19, will be held at 7:30 tonight in 121 Sparks. • Summerweight $19 50 •' Hand detailed for long wear • Crease resistant double breasted tan gabs, two-button blue and brown gabardines, blue and grey sharkskins Come and see these values . . . By the Associated Press Shdrkskins Gabardines PAGE THREE UN Silence Hints Little Truce Hope MUNSAN, Korea, Tuesday, May 6 (JP)—The United Nations Com mand today maintained its strict silence on the secret, top-level Korean armistice talks but it was apparent no progress had been made. The only slender thread of hope seen by observers at this Allied LONDON. May 5 (1-P)—Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told a questioner in the House of Com mons today there is still an op portunity for reaching agreement in the Korean truce talks. He re fused to discuss the situation in detail, adding that as foreign sec retary he would not say anything which would make agreement less likely. base camp was that both sides agreed to meet again today at Panmunjom, at 9 p.m., EST, Mon day. The negotiators met fo r only 11 minutes Monday. Th e chief Communist delegate, North Ko rean Gen. Nam 11, spoke from notes nine minutes and then pro posed the recess. The brevity of the meetings continued to indicate there had been no lessening of the crisis— a tight deadlock on the issues of pr is over exchange, Communist nomination of Russia as a truce observer and an Allied demand for restrictions on military air field construction. The Allies on April 28 proposed an overall solution to the issues. A three-clay recess was taken so that the Reds could study it. R.O.T.C. SENIORS We Sell Military Insignia direct to you at PX prices BALFOUFt'S at the "A" Store ph,. mi But fine foods L,• [1 ,1:, at popular ,:„prices :4Y . '6 1 and a Genuine (1 .4. that it'll: •, , , 1 Hospitality ' h k 1 1 '1'. ? s: :has made this j I . spot popular for years 1 1. 1 1 1 .4 i, I 1 I a The )( .1.11, iI ' 1 1 CORNER . 1 1 tr, :' ii I I . , f. : Unusual i i I. l . •
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