~uuu tvia1a~ tVEHYB~llX: there wa1 no aott coal alned ln the u. ~. toda7. ,·or John 1,. 1,ewia ••n t rlabt ahead uad oalle4 out hl• tour bandred and eighty tbouaaad alner• -- a oa•-•••k •acatloD to 1ta~lli11 tb• ia4uatr7. Tbat the wa7 Jo hD ~L~•:_!L~•~•~i!•..ll~~---.i.- ...... -------~..J Aleo, toda7 Lewi• ,tarted bar1alala1 witb •• Hteel -- for a ooatract tor th• aln•r• ln the oo-oalle oaptl•• ■ in••• ■ ln•• owned b7 the Hteel ~o•p••r• , 1901011 Th• S•n•~• lxpeaditurea Coaaitt•• to4a, pa•••I a reaolu~ioa to tr1a 11r. Trua••• budaet -- 09\ Ge••r••••t 1peadia1 froa bet•••• two billioa to b• ,11i1oa 4ollar1. Th• Coa■itt•• 4oias thi1 to iaau• G•••••••t •••••., aa4 to tr, aa4 balaao• ow ■ 1••t••• . peotet. GRAI~ The new international whe a t agreement -- ratified by the Senate today by a voice vote,-thus fulfilling one of Mr. Truman's campaign promises. The new agreement guarantees the world's seven aajor wheat exporting nations, a aarket of five hundre4 ■illio~ bushels a ye r. \ With exporters guaranteed against any sudden drop in prices. Our annual quota in this to be a hundred and sixty-eight million bushel•. A whlat agreeaen t promoted Agriculture Organization. by the Cni~ed lations Food an4 K..t 11.s. ((., Australia,~Cana~a and France p •i&ning -- but Ruaaia and Argentina, both aajor wheat producer•, abstaining. al! SICUTAIY !be Semte bu coatilwd UD1Di110US1J Ir. Trwa 11 appotntant ot • tort1-1•ar-old lortb caro11m. --•paper • pabliaher •• Secretar1 ot tbe ~ -- ta toraer G.I., .. rd• la.,. 'lO IIOYe u.p tl'Gll b11 PNlellt Pentqgn 30~ •• 1,t1111 S.oreta17. ADd IO Ir. TrWd H- to baYe a1c1111>11.W tat illll ezpeetecl rellillttliJII ot top d•t- ott101a11. 911 Nt-Q - be1JII, Lolli• 1oteeoa u Det- a.oretu, - w1Ua a - t 1a tile ca1t1Mt - 1NDl1a P. attluua ot Qac::W, lemab, u laYJ' IHNtaJT: Start s,a1JlltGll - Air. a l lcn• ~ , ta ~ I.I. Dl■NNt tN■ V1Datclll-lalla, · U IHNtu, of tM UI-AIIBRICAI AC!MTIBS 'ftle Bouae Un-Aller1can Act1•1t1ea C01aittee baa tlall legal rilbt to Uk witndlHI 1t they belong to tba C..anllt Party. So the U .s. Court or Appeal• ruled todaJ~ 1n uphol...-., tbe cou1ct1on or Bollpood 1creen writer• John B•arcl Lan• ~ - - ~ and Dal ton Trabo 1 tor conteapt or Coqre•• Jotb were ••tencecl A to a ,ear'• 1llpri10DMDt; an4 t1necl one thouaad dollarl, tor aot anawerilll -- wben tbe CGlllllttee aabd it t.bey ••re '!be Court ot Appeal• dec111cm na unmillOU. !118 .Taatio•• ralilil tbllt the BOIi•• Un-Aalrtoan lot1•1t1•• Cc tt;Me aot ODl7 baa tbe p01J9r to aak tbat ca 1n1,t , ... .._, at al• tblt it bal tbe rl&bt to pmd.lb tboa• wbO ·••t ..... r. Alld, n14 the .Tllclp■, tbere 11 not tbe allpteat 4oaltt tllat the Ca.d.tte• 1• lepll.J oautitutecl.-- '110 the Upper Coart Nled tbat tbe Bou•• 1me1tipti011 ot 1..sa·1n tbl llffl• illlllutrJ 11, ~ lllat tile_,. I I I 111 -.._ ten -- "proper." J1lllp BmMtt ClUt holding that the aotion picture 1ndotr1 plQI a critical rol• 1n 110141.nl public op1n10D, tbe IIOYi•• able to 1ntl\18DC• tbe ■1nd1 or a1111ona. COPLO In ashington Judith Coplon's attorney says be has subpoenaed Dr EdwarJ Condon a n d rs gondon to testify on Wednesday -- at the trial of Judith Coplon. Also he is trying to get Frederic M a r c h ~ ~ , Robinson and Canada Lee. Because their names were mentioned in those FBI reports used a~ evidence by the prosecution which rested its case today. Dr Condon,head of the National ~ureau ot Standards is demandinf a public apology froa FBI -t£( •--1t--iL4. ol,~ J Edgar Hoover -- becaus9,~tii1N~cientiat 1 1 Wlfi!'.1 aza, was in one of these sa ■ e FBI reports. But word in Washington is th a t Attorney-General Tom Clark and the FBI head talked the matter over today and decided to 1)1\, say -- not h in g . But"Condon may have something to say on that in court,as a defense witnesses for the ~ ' - girl ~- ch a rged with espionage. '" ATOMIC Dr Rob~rt Oppenheimer,one of the ■ en who help• aake the first atomic bomb, came to the defense of David Lilienthal today. Oppenheimer, present head of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, told the Joint Congressional Atomic tnergy Comaittee that he oonsid1r14 Lilienthal bad done a far better job.of producing new a.d aore powerful A weapons -- than he, Robert Oppenbeiaer, had thought possible. •1 cannot i■ agine a better progra ■ !• was the way be put it. On that aatter of exporting·radio-active iaotopes to lorwa7 and Finland -- criticised by Senator Bickenlooper --Dr. Oppenheiaer said he deean't know how the Russians could use the isotopes to military advantage even if they ■ anaged to get hold of the■ • nd be told the Committee that sending iaotop abroad was good for our national security. by? Because, having the isotopes all ready for use, might discourage other nations from carrying out extensive nuclear research. In other words, you give the other ATOMIC --1. fellow t h e finished product -- just what he wants, and then you don't have to worry about nuclear foraulaa • . Particularly as this country can produce isotopes in its atoaic piles -- far aore quickly, added Dr. Oppen- bei ■ er, than other nations can do it. In his position as ~halrman of the Atoaic General Advisory Co ■mittee, Dr. Oppenbeiaer bad high praise for Commission Chairman Lilienthal and his co- workers. •It is not my buain~ss to-be satisfied with our atoaic weapons prograa,• he said in answer to a question. •But,: he added, •I aa.• apeak of iaproYed weapons, and a substantial increaae in the production of ■ aterials •. All, as be put it, offering proof of coapetence -- and devotion to duty~ ~,~~ ilf the Atoai~ Energy Coa■ ission. k. ROTARY Twenty thousand Rotarians - from more than fifty countries of the globe -- are attending the .tortiet Annual Rotarian Convention in •e• York. 1he inaugural speech of tonight's opening session in Madison quare - - ~ J '"'=','4,I ~ - GardenA-- •~iu~ I ••L.rrn -- was delivered by retirin& . ,( president Angus S Mitchell. Be's an Australian industri- alist of Scottish descent. Angus Mitchell told his fellow-businesaaen of the world that in the past year he had -travelled over a hundred thousand miles. And that he caae here to Aaerioa with the solid impress ion that - ~he peoples ot the world really ~~at peace -- lasting peace. And Rotariaaa coula help bring about that peace, said the iustralian, by working in their home communities, working,"-•••r4n• of - thea to get the folks back hoae to support the Onited A Bations. 'down - under• The retiring Rot a ry president spoke also on usiness ethics. On 'air business methods, s id he, --- ROTARY .=.::_L putting profits before principles -- cause depressions. The next president of International Rotary is to be an Aaerican. ngus Mitchell of Australia to be succeeded by Peroy Hodgson of Pa•tucket, Rhode Island. iERLll In Berlin today, a four power coaaittee ~ expert• could not agree on p~ans to lift the new So•i•t blootade of Berlin. The experts talked ffr six hours at Briti1h Headquarters, and then gaYe up. Th• Buesiaa1 goiD& first, and sailing, so•• hear. Lawrence lilkia1on of tAe Aa•rioaa dele1at1oa to!d reporter• the prooeedi111• •nded without auocea• and without failu-. The trouble? ea■• o!d prob!ea -- tne SoYieta waa\ oo ■plete aontrol over all tranaportatioa bet•••• Berlin aad le1tern G 1 r■ an7. The G•aan railroad worker• aa7 call olf their atrite to ■orrow. lb• fifteen tbouaaa4 atr1ter1 are be1q offered sixty peroeat of tneir pay in Western aarka fro ■ the railwa, aaaageaent, and another fifteen percent ia tne saae fro ■ th• Western Berlin city governaent. !f they vot• YIS, and 10 back to wort, tbe bJ.ookade ca be q uictJ.7 l.if ted. Meanwhile, the Four P 0 wer experta haYe b••• taJ.king in vain -- and baYe ao reported tot~• Bil rov ia Paria. In Paris, the Big Four ore1gn Miaistera are said to bt going in for secret negotiat i ons again, in th• hope of settling the Geraan questi o n with the SoYieta, -- a final atteapt to saYe tAe tour Po••r Conference froa coaplete failure. Last night, Vi•binaty is reported to bl.Ye ■e~ with the other Forei1a Minia~er1 ~ 1 the We1tera powera, to li1ten to an Allied plan for ending the SoYilt ~lockade. This to be accoapliahed b7 a oouittee of Ger ■ aa1, working under the direot aaper•11ioa of 111 Four Power lilitar7 Co~•a~era 1a Berlin. The plan, we bear, was · given to Yiahia1k7 in secret, because be prefer• it that way. TbeBig ¥our conference is due to end on Thursday. Or, at the latest, on Fri a ay. A failure 10 it appears tonight. !QICi or AMIRIC6 Wholesale jaaaing of our Voice of America radio prograas; so•• hear froa Was t ington. The lremlia doing its utaoat to block all broadc•sta fro■ Britaia and fro ■ here. T ~ • State Departaent tel!a us, however, that Th• Voice ia gettiDg through. T hi• is lar1el7 beoaaae • th• Buaaian Goveraaent itself uaea abort •a•• radio. jlo t~• lu1aian people have abort •a•• receiviq aet • . Our people are uain& over a hundred trauaittera, •••r1 ni1ht, tryin1 to reach the Russian•. To atop t~eir people troa hearin1,Mo1cow •••• - ita owa tranaaitterafor jaaaina pupoaea, on the•••• ~ !ength wave. so our sld• teepa 1hiftin1 •••• length• oa the ■ ! Tb• State Depart ■ent t o day said tnat about •x twenty-five percent of our broadcasts, in BuHaian, are i•tting through to the reaions behind the Iron Curtaia: CIIIIA The ■outh or the Yangtze River is now patrolled b~ Chine•• lat1onal11t warah1pa. 'l'bia 11eana a nayal blockade ot Sba.Dgha1. Sun1Yora ot a Japaneae t1ab1ng -ck brought into Hoag long, tell ot their •••••l l>e1ng 1belled and aunk by a pnboit - the 1at1ona111t 1h1p1 1boot1nl on aigbt. <') _ Bong long also reporta p1ct1.Jal up s.o.s. ••l&P• .,,.. .. w1.11ni1t craft ••r the ■outh ot the Yangtze. J I I Gov e rnment scientists announce that some cold germs may be born in us -- li.ke allergie a.And are doraant until &■ aatai•K stirred up -- by a chill, or the wrong kind o:f food. Also, the doct<r a say saas there are several kinds. When one group of patients was treated wlt h a certain dr'I, some of tnea were cured, in a day. Others in two or three days. But, about a fifth o r the ■ went ri1ht on having their coids • • D E LA ARE-HOOVER ----- - - - I wonder how many baccalaureate seraons and Coa■enceaent addresses were aade over thf;, past weekend? .A This is the season, with f iv hundred thousand me ab era ot college graduating classes oblig•d to 1i1ten to IJII ~ ~ t•••• I have just coae fro ■ two Coaaence ■ents, one ai I\ Vaasar, and the other at Delaware. Ohio -- Ohi0Wt1l7aa. I ••nt11re to a •1 that the ■ oat i ■par tant Co ■atnoea,nt addreaa, a aodel both fra■ tat atanclpoint of breYit7 aad content, waa th• one dtliYered b7 toraer Preaident Boo••r at Ohio le1l7aa Uni•erait7. Ir- loo••r waa there because bi• friend, Arthur r1e2aiag, waa beiq inducted as the bead of that great ·inatitution. Dr. Fle■aina . i• a 7oung ••• who, until recently, waa tbe bead ot tbe iaportant CiYi! Service Coaa1a1ion ia Washington. He also • as a11ociated with Preaid ent BooYer in the yast taat of planning · wa7a • • for reor1ani1iq our Federal Governaeat. Th• Hoover Coaaiaaion offioiall.J ,ent out of exiatance today. For ■er President Hoover••• in top form, witt7 and wise, g ettiq far mere laughs than Comaence ■ent speakers U('Ua l ly get. lord has been passed around tbi• 1ear tll at our co11•1• graduates, above all, are now looking for seoarit7. Mr. JlooYer spoke about tbe days when he 1ot. hia dip!oaa at Leland Stanford. Be said: •1 waa w1t~ou~ the information at that tiae that I was a waae •l•••• I was buoyed up with the notion that if' I did not lite any par.tioular profit-taker, I could fiad another one somewhere else.• Then he went on:*••••: 1 1 fouad tne profit-takers a cheery and helpful lot af t"o.lka, wlao took an enoraous interest in help · in,s youngster, get a start. And you will find that is also true toda7.• M1 ■ ai.ci t.aei Toda7 . . . even aore so 1 ~ ~ .,..-,..? ~ ~ N . Continued the former President: •2e£~~itz, wnich eliminates the risks ■ x in l ife, also kills the JOY that lies in competition, in ind1vidial adYenture, new under t akin s, and new achieve ■ents. These contain moral and inte i lectual iapulaes ■ ore Yital eYen than profits. For froa the• alone coae natioml progress.• The ex-President delivered hia apeecb in exactly eleven minutes. I wonder h · o• aany other Co ■mencement apeakere in America did that? It would ti• a fine tiling if all of the f iYe huni red tJiouaaad American college graduat : 1 this June coulu ta ve beard bis speech. At least printed copies ot it ought- to be Fleaaiq sent to all of thea. ferbapa D•~da••*•J at Ohio leslyan could get his trustees t · o do that! One of nis paragraphs tbit. brought both cheers and laughter fro ■ th~ students and tne five thousand others who were lititening at Ohio • ~ slyaa, ••• this one: "rou may no tice that the judgment of the Lord on A dam has not been entirely reversed even by the ~upreme ~ourt of the united ~tates." Nelson -- something from you for the modern Adam and tve. Dr. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the men who helped make the first atomic bomb, came to the defense of David Lilienthal toda7. Oppenheimer, present head of the Princeton Institute for AdYanced Stud7, told (!, ..... ;,,tu,.. the joint Congreasional Ato ■ ic Energ~C:••~ . •••I••' that he conaidered Lilienthal had done a far etter job of producing new and ■ ore powerf~l A weapon• - thaiijie, Robert Oppenhei■ er, had thought po11ible. I •1 cannot i ■ agine a tietter progra■ !• wa1 the way he put 1 t,. On that ■atter of exportia1 ra4t.act1Ye i1otopea to lorway and Finland -- oritici1•d •1 Senator Bickenlooper -· Dr. Oppenhei ■er 1aid he could 111e doesn't know how the R1111ian1 .fntx ■■•I~ the iaotope1 to military. adYantage - ••en if they ■ anage4 to 1•t hold of the ■• And be told the Co ■■ ittee that sending i1otopea !TOMIQ - 2 abroad was good for our national security. Why? Because, having the isotopes all ready for use, might discourage other nations fro ■ carrying out extensive nuclear research. In other words, you give the other fellow the finished product - juet what he wants, and then you don't have to worry abo•~ nuclear formulas. l-:"( tl•••--•11•• ltlN gae4 aen••• Particularly aa this c~untry can produce i1otopea in ita atomic piles -- far more quickly, added Dr. Oppenbelaer, than other nation• oaD do it. Cbair■ an lolahon aa ed the e■ inent phy1ici1\ if any infor ■ atlon on our weapon• bad been eent ••• abroad. •certa said Oppenhei ■er. And be insisted again there was no bar■ inthe export it this way: •If ill by- products of energy are banned for export• then you mu et i c lade coal and oil". !TOMIQ - 3 And on the matter · of atomic s e curity, the pioneer in nuclear energy told the C 011mi ttee th at our Ato■ic Energy Co ■ miasion has not, and has never, violated security. A flat de nial to tbe charges made by the Senator from Iowa. The Princeton s cientist then went on to observe that the best security we could have would b e to take all ato ■ ie secrets - lock the■ in a vault -- and forget the■ ! Bury our knowled1e! But, if that were done, he added, there would be no . progr•••· Except by other nation,. In his position aa Chair■an of the Atoalo G ~ neral Advisory Coa■ itiee, Dr. Oppenhei ■ er had hi1h praise for Co■■ i1 ■ ion Chair ■ an Lilienthal and hie co-workers. •It ia not ■y busines1 to be 1ati1fied with our ato■ ic weapon• progra■•, he said in answer to a question. •But• he added, •r a ■•. Then went on to speak of i ■proved weapons, and a s ubstantial ATOIIIC - 4 __ ...,..._ increase in the production of materials. All, as he -- put it, offering proof of competence and , devotion " to duty by ' the Ato■ ic Energy Coamission. COPLOI The Government rested ita case todaJ aga1nat Judith Coplon, on trial 1n Vaabington Pederal Court tor e1pion&19. The cloaing atagea ot the Government's ca e were higblipted bJ a protest troa Dr. Edward Condon, Director ot the 1at1onal Bureau ot Standards. Condon deaanded an 11111,.., apolog tFoa F.B.I. Ch1et J. Illgar Hoover - because bia w1te 1 ■ nw n■ reyealed 1n an P .B.I. report aulllitted by CloYen 11ent attOl'Mp 1Ji the Coplon trisl. Bllt, we bear, Dr · . conc1on•1 prote■t 1m't 11D]I to draw an anmr - not anl••• President '1'rlllllil tab■ a ll9wl~ Aftorney General Tai Clark and J. ldpr IOOYer are •ld to bave di■CUl■ed tile •tter tb1■ llOl'lliq, Ull deolded to ■Q notb1ng. - - lh• word 1il Vaablngton ta tbat tbe bead ot tba -- lational aareau ot Standard■ 11 1ncl1Ded to be perai■tentJ *' be -i.,._ a":'~ •At ¼1 • • lw us tile PNa14ent to attl• Ma diapute with the Jutlce Dlpariaent and the P-'1· T1 e , en t e today r a tifie d t h e n ew intern tional w e at ag reement, t h us f ulfi l li . gone of . r. Tr u n's c a m p i g n promises. The new agreement gu r nt ee t e orl d 's seven maj o r wheat exportin n a tions, a r et of f ive hundred million bushels a year. 1 1th ex orters guaranteed a gainst any sudden drop in p rices. U ur annual uota in thi s is to be a-hundred-and-sixty-eight million bushel.;. A wheat agreement promote d by the United N a tions i ' ood and A griculture Organization. Australia, ~anada and Fr a nce signing -- but Russia and Argentina -- both major wheat p roducers, abstain~&·