NDDES-PRAKCE DeGaulle. In Paris, Mendes-France conferring with ueneral The two politicians, talking for over an hour - in their first meeting since Mendes-France became Premier. They're old friends. DeOaulle made Mendes-Prance a Minister just after the war - when the leader of the Pree Prenh was Pre■ier. Their Galtopic ot discussion today - the rearmament of Gel'llany. De Gaulle has always been an opponent ot a strong union ot the troops of Western Europe. He wanted s011ething like the London plan that Mendes-Prance okayed. And so De08ullti 1 8 followers backed the London plan in the vote ot confidence lut night. ?lo details on what Mendes-Prance am De Gaulle said to one another today. But Paris officials believe that the Pre■ier hopes to have the support of De Gaulle's party from now on. PEACE OFFEISIVE Russia• waging an all-out "peace offensive" - ~ to force us out of Germany and Japan. So say diplomats in Washington. They believe~ the Kremlin will offer concessions in Europe and Asia. Perhaps, a peace treaty with Austria. But ime etM:eit.td'9-nm,.-ttan the peace ottensive does not ■ean any let-up in the colu war. BoMktM 'the Russians - ~ ~ turne~ have often made otters - tta•- 1 z ,a t to be ins 1ncere. It 1 1 A. n felt in Washington, that Malenkov will aaka no real concesaiona tor an Austrian treaty - because he wants to keep his troops in that country • .._ the warning:D - don't be deceived by friendly gestures tr011 behind the Iron Curtain. They ■ay not aean anything at all in the long run. DISARMAMENT The West proposes that the U.N. appoint a I Sub-Committee to start secret negotiations for worldwide disarmament. The proposal, made b, the C a nadian delegate, ~ Paul Martin. 11118 emphasized the need for a small group, J ,.,_ working in secret;- I M H , - ~ ~ ~ no publicity, and no temptation to play to the galler, or public opinion. Under the Martin plan, representatives would be selected from Canada, Britain, France, Russia and America. ~ these are the leading atomic powers. Aflt 8ne part of the Martin disarmament plan is - a ban on nuclear weapons • .s He suggest• a flexible time table - because the I problem is so complicated. Afterward, the British, French and American delegates said they would co-sponsor the resolution. Vishinsky, not yet decided. plan. He wants more time to study the WT GERMANY vot e for On Sunday, the voters of East Germany will/aelue, tliU members for their lower house of Parliament. And American members of Congress who are worried about our election - can envy those East Oel'llan politicians. •m• 11 ■1.'tSebind the iron Curtain there are no election worries. m ■as ea no / difficulty about voting records - · because enry ••ber ot tbl - Parliament has the aae record. Everyone voting "Tea" on ever, q11e1t1on. Bver, law, passed unan11tou1ly, Mellbers never criticize one another. lo inftattaatl that have to be explained. ~ no opposition. BYar, ~ - candidate, bound to win - beca111e there 1 a only/me ticket. The Reda claill that the single 11st ot naaea - 11 reallv dnocrat1c. Beca111e allot the-•-, enemies ot .. d•ocrac y have been destroyed. llean1ng, all those who oppoae the Red regille. a.it not all ae■bers or the East <Jerman Parliaaent are sate. ot the tour hundred elected last t1.lle, titty never tinished their ter11a. Thirty were forced to resign by the WT GBRIWfY - 2 C0111unist governaent. Six were arrested. And fourteen tled to the Vest. A candidate has to satisfy the bosses to get h11 naae on the 11st. This tille, a hundred and eighty candidates were dropped - pre•ented trom running tor reelect:j· lo uplaaation - the top e o a m . ~ ~ ~ J W l t didn't want ' . . . 1n the Parl1-nt. "VBHRIIACHT" The government of West Germany today dropped a famous word from its military vocabulary. The word - ''Wehrllacht" ., . During World War Two, ~ a terrifying word. It meant roughly "war machine!' - and under Hitler's direction the I "Wehrllacht" overran most or Europe. 'Ille werd ta lte tng elmato•• ,a,._•--•• ,, ••• •- • ••rte•1&. Said the weat German Detenae Chiet: "The nw •v•hrllacht' 11 being dropped because ot its past aaaoc1at1ons." In 1 ta place - the word "a tre1 t-kraette", which Mana, roughly, "arlNd forces." We hear that the new 0er11an 81'118d torcea will be ~ ~ divided into land, aea and atr. /\ VolunteeraA rlalhing to Join- ~~~ ~ tle. up. . _ \here ;ea•t IN • • "'1 general atatt - l i k e / ~ ~ h f l Kaiser ~f.~~ Pewer~;'ti!.. because a lot ot the orders will COll8 tran higher headquarters under tbl London plan. German.v, no longer an independent military power. LONDON ------- London again p ralyzed by a strike. It' s the big g est walkout since the general strike of hineteen T enty-eight. The strikers, refusing an order from their union leaders to o b a ck to work. tonight's report -- th a t the Her Majesty's g overnment will call out troops to help unload the ships in the harbor. COfflE Here's a question that 1 sL~~-=~~- he Banking did Sub-Committee~- just who/prof1tal from the rise in the price ot t;om11ittee coffee? / . . , Chai~ Glenn Beall of Maryland, declarea that there certainly was a profit. And he wants to know where it went. Chaiman Beall adds that he aay 1nveatigate 1nc011e tax returns - to tind the answer. Saye he:-"We 1 re going to ttnd out who got the proti t - the gro;fer, the taporter, the broker, or who?" Beall told reporters that he •1 reopen the Sub-Ccaaittee beartnp - depending upon what be t1bd1 tn tbe 1ncc:ae tu returns. In an.v caae, he hope■ the Banking Caalt will bne legtalation ready when Congress convene,. B11 idea 1s that cottee trading should be under cantroi/:L the Agricultural Departaent. In Beall•s view, the real problem is control. If we can get that, he says - "there is no reason wh, we can't look forward to a five cent cup of coffee." ALASD A dispatch from Anchor~e, Alaska, .. ••It the ,_ De110crata are ruming ahead in the election up there. Ret111'1'11 traa ■ON than one-third of the precincts indicate that the Rel)llbltcana will lose contro 'cl the legislat11N. They had big •Jor1t1ea 1n both the Alaskan H011se and the Alaakan Senate aat it looka as i t thoae ■aJorit1ea have been wiped 011t. Only one Republican 1a leading in the tight tor territorial Jobe. Henry Benson, ■a1nta1ntng an advantage over hla rival tor the poat ot Labor Coaaiaatoner. "7-_ ~ L tr011 WaahlnatonJ 'l'he Alukan eleotion 1 ,1a being wa£ohi,•lth acae apprehension. Be•••• et•• • • • • . • .... • t . • • • • 4lt. . •• 1-,t.111 .._, _., 111,,,u tft Ala11ta "t& • fer•••et efa....,..RH. lllp,ea •1•••• to ke■1. Subetitute _!1&21• Secretary of Defense Wilson showed up at that Republican Dinner in Chicago tonight. All day there had been controTersy oTer the Secretary's appearance. All because of that ••f••*•••*• remark Wileon made last londaJ. That unfortunate aetaphor - speaking of une ■plo7aent in tera1 of bird doge and kennel dog1. GoYernor Willia■ Stratton of Illinoi1 - a Republican - called the reaart •unfortunate.• The Goyernor, 1u11e1tin1 that the SecretarJ cancel hie appearance at ' the apublican Dinner tonight. But Secretary lil1on had been iDTited by the 1ponaor1 of the dinner. And be was there, right on tiae. GoYernor Stratton introduced hi ■• And Wil1on toot the opportunity to explain his side of the controTeray. Be adaits that he ■ ade a ■ istake in referring Substitute !!L~O! - page 2 to doge - when he was only trying to explain the difference between two types of uneaployed - those who loot for jobs and those who don't. During hie addreas tonight, he adaitted: 'There are ti••• when ■ y reaart1 get ae into trouble, e1peciall7 in political ■ attere - and I 1ee ■ to be in trouble now.• Then he went on to inaiet that he ia not un1y■pathetic - about the proble■ of uneaployaent. Be added, that the whole thing ha• been di1torted by hi• Left ling opponent• - becauae they want to ■ ak• political capital out of the episode. Anyway, it is pretty obYious that Secretar7 Wilson will think twice before he ■ention• doga in publ again - bird doge or kennel dogs! P.11111 VOTla ~ ~~ ..en lrl:day 11l:&11ry" Pres ent Eisenhower will speak in l=': ~~ ..... -------- ~ 1o Indianapolis} , the fkl'llera or the nation - in a bid to win their support tor his f&l'II policy. How important 1s the vote in the agricultural belt! The question ia brought up Hy U.P. Correspondent Lyle Wilson - ~b Hf! t:.. who thinks,4 ~ • ~ n o t nearly as 1.llporta t as it used to be. I,.yle Wilson points out that the relative strength ot the t&l'II vote hu been shrinking tor nearly titty years. 'ffie population, ot rural areu, falling tr• thirty-two ■illion to twenty-two ■illion. 'l'he ratio ot f&l'II votes to the rest ot the population - ott even more. It's down tr011 thirty-tiYe per cent to around thirteen per cent. aa lven so, both parties are out to win thi t ~ -1£.f.~~fk ~F~~ vote. And-r: IUaenholfer ) t ' ~ P ~ = - ~~ when he speaks 1n Indianapolis. ore about the hurricane, n d the d am a ~e down in Haiti. any illed. any injured. Thousands ho ~ eless. In one city, o n ly a few buildin 6 a still standin. Devastati o n so vast that our Air Force planes have been unable to land. The aircraft carrier was at once ordered to Bait with its helicopters, to hel p in the re1cue wor. Tonight the storm seems to e heading i ~ n tbe dir # cti n of storay Cape Bat teras. The Federa l Bar Association is paying a hi h , ribute to youth. A thirty- f our year old lawy e r its new President. T h is is quite a plum for Theodore upferman, toni 6 ht i nducted as Presi d ent of that august body, at the o.s. Court House in le York. The youngest Presidant in the history of the Federal Bar Association. BASEBALL iale'----------- The Philadelphia lhletics to move from ~hiladel- phia to Iansas City! t lea t, the American League owners have put their okay on the deal. Meaning that Arnold Johnson can go ahead and buy out the Mack family - who own the Athletics. For well over half a century, the Athletics have been identified with Philadelphia;-and with Connie Mack! The Grand Old Man of Baseball, built up championship teams. Remember some of his stare? Lefty Grove, Al Simmons and Jimmy Foxx? Three Pennants! Two World Championships! Connie Mack caused a sensation when he broke up his best team - selling his stars. And they never came near winning again. And down went attendance. ~ o, in recent years there had been much talk about moving the thletic ~ - just as the Braves moved from Boston to Mil , autee, and the Bro n s from t.Louis to Baltimore. No it's official I 0 uess. ool n for three million dollars - maybe. The deal, expected to be closed on onday. ith the Athletico to move to Iansas Uity. The Connie Mack era over. Yrs. Irene Enzin 6 er plans to reti r e to a cottaie in the Ozark M ountains - way down in Ar~aosa1. And who is Mr s . Enzin~er? Milli ns w ill r ~ mem er h er as Irene Cast l e - famous dancint st a r before World War One. She and her first husband, Vernon Castle, were the idol• of the turkey trot generation. Woaea copied Ir•D•'• hair-do -- and ••~•d ••• for her breakfaat aenu1. And nearly everybody learned to dance the •castle lal~• aade the ra~e of America by Irene and Vernon Caatle. Then VerDon Castle became a flier and••• killed in World lar One. Bis widow went into retire ■ ent. T P en married a g ain, and in recent year, b a s been a crusader for animal wel f are - especially do g s - both bird dos and kennel dot•• No• Irene Castle is headin~ for the Ozark• to ive with h er memories. Says s h e sadly: •My era i i lll_i_£!§I~i - 2 ~one.• And abe adds: •1 wonder how many living - ever recall our dancin~?• I do Irene! And ao do million& 0£ others. l POl!RT OOYernor Dewey naaea Friday aa "Poetr, Day" 1n lew York State. The OoYemor, iaauing the order with thl tollow1na lyrical outburst ot hia own. Ring the bellal Ralloo, Halla,! Priday will be Poetry Day In ... York State, it not tbe nation, By pbernatorlal proal-t1on. Well, I don't tblnlr ,ou 1 11 eyer tlnd CloYernor Dl•r•• - ~ ,7,.d-1,.,;.s~ ~~1 une ln an, antholda.Y~ aat 1t•1 • appropriate •a, to - - "Poetry Jla.Y.. ~ ~. ~= 'w.;;",:!;:.. 'Cw 1111 . . . , The moat colorful - pianist in America - I ~ue11 colorful is the word -- declares - he'll atand by bi• decision to ~et married to Joanne Rio. Liberace, aa&iDi the announcement in Hollywood - after recel•in& a delu 6 e of letters and telephone calla from adairera • . Liberace fan ■ ail i i handled by a youna woaan na■ ed Sue Roberts. Accordin g to Sue, ei 6hty percent of the lettera want Miberace to remain a bachelor. The other twenty percent, approvint of Joanne Bio• but not very entbu1iastic. Sue Roberta deacribea what happened whea the fortbcoain& aarria 6 e waa announced. Say1 1he: •Tb• day the 1tor7 bro~e, I tbou~ht Ild go wild. Calla from Chicago, le• York, Louisville.• And what did the callers have on their aiada? Saya Sue Roberta: t i t ' ~ ~ ~ . true?•• I• it true?,A And thea - they'd start to cry.• Boo Boo. Just sob as tho' their hearts would brea~! And what are t h eir ar ~ uaenta ~•inst Liberace aarryin& Joanne Rio? They fall into three clasaea: Some fear that he won't love his mother as auch, after hia marria&e. Others that hi• career will be ruined. And finally, there are those w h o aay - lbok what happened to Joe DiMa&gio.• And then they aob aoae more. A widow wrote in froa St. Paul, to eay: •1 feel eorry for your ■ other. The adoraticn you &i•• her - will haYe to be 1hared.• A letter ca■• from Ricbaond Bill, i•• York, warnin~: •Don't get married bec a use your career will be washed down the drain.• A lady fro~ Boston: •Don't forget Joe and the promiaes Marilyn aade to him.• And what does Liberace reply to all thia barrage of objection? He says that willy hilly he'll ■ arry Joanne. And he thinks his public will survive the ahock and et over the disappointment. Oh yes, and he adds he's readin 6 a book on Rudolf Valentino in which the ~reat lover told how hia public stayed with bia, even t h o bia fan• were opposed to his m arriage. So Liberace•• fana can 6 0 right ahead and aob. But their idol ia adaaant,! ~~L ~~~ eu.- 9AJt, ,,o_ ~ - IA _,t - W\ .