!!!ID!AN lT-R ~ . >f ( Th' a rno n i ,a i , Pr c i d . n rumen d nie G ner 1 n. " r a . c ut th r i lr o strike i n ine e Forty-Six .) T at · , the Pre id n den' e d it - t fir t. In that labor dis ute, the i~•ix Presid nt pro os d to draft strikers into the army - and the General stated that he, as C~ief of Staff, had been directed to come to WR.shington and take command of the strikers, aa ■ x conscripted as soldiers. He said he refused)- with a bitt . protest. At his news conference today,(B.S,T, said be n~ er gave Chief of S off ( Eisenho er uJx••• any such order.) S far as he knew, the incid nt reported by the Gene~al -- nev r happened. ecre ary -4 wisp red so ething to the Pre c · ~ ent, ho t t n said - ~ ~~ _ , _ · lse in \.oft& . v s kn to the som od - ;.._ - General a abut t a king command of s riker, draft d in to l e Army. SUB E ISENHO ____ _____ ,._, - ~ e n eral Eis nho,e l c o t· n uin hi w hi s t o c a m paig n t h r ou b th e m i d - w st . T d y h o ea t s e v e r al ·· lac e i n o w a , an d th en crosse d o v e ,.. to Nebraska. ) In Om aha M ~~• a m aj or address o n ' /.,. his farm pro -- r a } -£ at t a eked the D e m oc ra tic administration for letting bureaucrats control the fa r ers. Hepromised that, if elected, he will p ro ot basic farm needs - soil progra m s, fa r■ credit, agricultural research, and the increqse of rural pow and telephones ) All this, be noted, can be accomplished with less inte~ference from Washington. "Farme r s" be said, "like all other citizen s , ' have had enough of what is humorously called the Fair deal. W h at w all want now, and what we a re - go i n g to get, is an honest deal." ~ - ----- - - - ov ern r By r n es of o u C a r o i ~ say s he W i 11 VO o r Gene Ik . B y rne a s nee Pr sid e n t Tru a n' 6 c r e t a y of S t ate . u n ow he a n nou n c es h " s o p o s i ti o n t o t h P. D ,, o c r a t i c t i c k e t , be c a u s e h e t h ink s Gov rn o r t v e n s on agree s to o much ith th e Pr e sident At - - on • u c h things as the Taft-Hartley law, F.E.P.C., and the filibuster. Says he: •r shall place loyalty to ■y country above l~yalty to a political party -- and I shall vote for General Dwight D. Eisenhower.• He is the second southern Democr a tic goveraor to abandon the Stevenson-Sparkman ticket. Almost two weeks ago, Govern o r -Rcril..r4 Kennon of L')uisi a na said t hat h e would vote for Ike. {At Loa Angeles, the statement is - that a group of Californians put up sums of money for paying the expenses of Senator Nixon in Washington. ) Rixon is, of course, the Republican candidate for VicePresiden Wealthy tax attorney Dana S~ith says a group was formed, when Senator Nixon was elected, a couple of 7ears ago. The money, between Sixteen a nd Seventeen thoQaand dolla~s -- not for his personal use. It helped to p-ay for such things 88 radio recordings, telephone --- J cal ls, travel. Yecause the 7oung } / Sena tor had 0 means of his own -- and a Senator's expenses, in the normal course of politics, are beav7. The group of Californians wanted to see Nixon do a ~ . . rate ~ l!!ll, 1Job . ..a ll ■la• bntal:f! 1r1>Mn•e eate•:pft••• l At Senator Nixon's ca m paign headquarters in Washington, the state ■ent is confirmed - that the t~asxxxtaa Senator has used "a private fund" to "take care of expenses" not covered by government allowances Democratic headqua ters launches an attack at once, challenging General Eisenhower to demand the resignation of the Vice-Presidential candidate from the Republican ticket.) The Stevenson ca ■paian appearance in Connecticut tonight features a sort of indirect caanonade. You prai•• lrutu• to oonde ■n Cae•ar. In Hartford, Ste•enaon goes all out in a boost for Senator Benton, aeetin1 re-election. Be aate1 bardl7 a mention of the tar1et tbe candidate ie reall7 1bootin1 at. But, Benton ha ■ '••n tr7ing to get the Senate to expel Senator MoCartbJ ot li1con1ln. The Benton-McCr~thJ ••ndetta i1 a1 li•el7 a N ■pu1 •• 7ou'll fiad in la1hin1ton. ~0Yer11or SteYeD■OD ••••il• General li•••~>•er for supporting all Republican candidat e s in the election. Be calla it - political expediency. So h•r•'• tbe ••rbia1• of hi• indirect blaat agaln•t McCartb7:- /fl<_ ~ ~I don't have to 1et out a political slide rule - and calculate - wbatber 1app9rting Bill Benton or dl ■ owning bia, would be the lea ■ t di1aatrous tor the national ticket,• aaid Ste•enson, and added: •1 0 r do I have to ask Jou to put on a gaa~ aask and go into the polling booth and Yote tor hia•. Add up those words, and the1 spell - McCarth1.) (steYenaon alao takes notice of all the talk j about - hi• hu■or and Jokea.)Be makes a repl1 to i Republican attack,, calling hi ■ •a funn7 ■ an•. But, •••n here,(hia re ■ark■ ha•• a McCart~ ancle. le put it this wa7: •A lot of people 1a1 I'm not 1erioua enough. If I wa• wedded to 1 0 • of the folk• the7 are, I couldn't be huaoroua ~lther.•) The word l ■■xl ■■ •wed4e4• 1• a curious choice tor Stevenson, who 11 an expert with words. But that was as near as Adlai came to a joke in h i s Connecticut address to4a7. - All this is accompanied by a news dispatch with a tune slightly different. The Democratic n a tional chairman eays that Senator McCarthy will not be •a prime target• for attack i n the Democratic campalan. They won't concentrate on McCarthyia ■ - tho1e ra ■bunctiou1 allegations of Co■■ uni•• in '~~~-*~ 1ovhnaant.~Chairaan Stephen Mitchell ezplain1: parw'• platfor■ and candidates are strongl7 oppoae4 " to Coam . onia■• le clon' t want that to be ob1cured 1,y contro••r•J about a personality,• ••1• he. At Dea Moines, he told an••• conference that iu, won't ••k• 1pecial i••~• of the li1couia ele-ction - ~ -ilc.Cart. 11,J - h ,.. . . :tn-.,.) All o r wh i ch rec• 111 that oYerwhelming ts Yictor7 nn by Senator UcCartbJ in the lie conaia Pri ■ar7, • Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon went into some double action today - punching with one hand, petting with the other. (Be said the Republican campaign waa beiDI quarter-backed by Senator Taft wtoward defeat•. But he praised General Eieenho · wer - highly.) ( senator Morse, wa7 over on the libera! win& of the Republican party ~ addressing the A F of L ) _) aaaailed Senator Taft all over the place, callina hia -- •the da1ed quarterbact.• But he hailed t.ltfl Eis en bower} and called hi• labor unicn con•ention speech •courageou1. • Al he put it: it was squarely and courageously put as the Republican•• candidate for President faced the labor ia sue.• One hand - punching. Th• other - petting. lllUL Here's the latest. In South C A rolina, Governor Byrnes declares ~ijax himaelf in the Pre id e ntial race. This evening he stated -- he will vote for General Ike. IQVllT_JEJQ-: (The Soviet union today vetoed Japan' ■ application for membership in the United lations. ~ ~ • l h e tift7-tbird tiae the So•iets tlal uaed the A Tok70 baa deaied a Ruaaian charge that Japane•• ~ ~ police ar~ guar4ln~ Coamuniat prisoners of war on Ioje Ieland. The cbar1• waa put forward by Jacob lalik yeater*'he Security Council of the United lation■, / ,( Accordin1 to Malik, General lark Clark ad ■ it\e4 that ••••n hundred police■en were sent fro■ Japan \o lor~•• The Japan••• FoNip Office ••1• that Geaeral Clark neYer made any euch ■tate■ent:-- af1l ~ _ The coaauniat prisoners on Ioje have beea cau1ing more trouble. In a minor re b elli o n, the7 retuaed to obey orders of caap Ot' ■mandera. The7 carried OD demonatrationa in an exercise area}~ U I troop• had to m ove in again. ll•••n prisoner• were injured, none 1er ioual7J ~• before order ••• r,etored. lore tuel tor Coa m uniat propa1anda about •peraecution• ot prisoner• in the loje ca■ pa. ,. Last night, I began with a dispatch that wa• Just coaing in on the wire. The diapatoh waa from Iorea. It told u• that the I YJ was usin g guided aieailea to blast the Reda. Today the story ia co■plete with details - a story aa incredible · •• anything from the science fiction ot Julee Y@rne or B.G. lell•. Lieutenant Co■■ ander Lawrence Iurts 4iacloae• that. tbe laY7 baa a fleet of •i1hteen hundred 1uided ' oon•erte4 into pilotleas dron••• Thia tt■■z t7pe ot rohot tlle• with a • ■other plane• which guid e a it by ■eana ot electronic controls. Through teleYieion •• officer in the • m other plane• · ha• the •••e •iew •• i t he were in the coctplt of the e■ ptJ drone. lhe■ the target appears on the teleYiaioa •• screen, the drone 1• directed toward it - plungin& fro ■ the 1k7 to blaet th• objectiYe. Commander lurt1 aaya that it is just a matter of time befor2 guided missiles make human pilots unnecessary in aerial warfare. The ro b ots can be r e fueled i n the air for long distance attacks. Tbe7 --~~• A~-tt-f-- C8D make abarp turns and di•• •hkh would cause human A beings to •blackout.• ~ They are ■ore effecti•• than piloted plane• in abooting down enea7 aircraft. And the7 can operate •aao7 ailea• troa their ■ other planea. Coamander lurt1 described the robota •• 'Jaat a forerunner' of what la to co ■ e. In Waabiagtoa a la•y 1pote1 ■ aa clarified tbi• b7 calling the pilotleaa planes of the lorean war - pri ■ iti•• weapoa1. Coapare4 with those under 4eYelo p aent. Be ••1• that the lav7 has at least eleYen other kinds of guided •i•ai le s tor mil it ar7 use. We are aoYing closer to the era of puah- button warfare. lall41QI the Another ••tron1 aaa• baa ••l1e4 power in ~-1,-.--t~f~a•~"t.-c~ ~4~ liddle la•t·~'•b•aoa..., the 1cene ot the late•t coup •••tat. The new ••trong aan; General ruaa Sbehbab, a Freach trained profe11ional aol4ler. Lite l17pt, Lebanon bad been 1iaaeria1 bee•••• ot corruption ia the 1o•era■eat. In each caae - a o•tr\brew Iin1 rarouk. Followia1 la1uib'1 ezaaple, General Sbebbab ha• 1ei1•4 control of L••••oa. Tb• Leban••• ooap ••• atfeote4 wit.boat ~ ~ 1aol4eat. Th• lx-Pre•14ent.,l ia b141•1~AOae report•••• that be baa fle4 to France. J.lae ••••lt ...,.,. tll• e;L ••n •f •••IE• ol •••*:tier_ J.11&101. - 2 /.4- The General baa not ••clared biaaelt dictator ,, of Lebaaoa. Be la dlrectlna a thr••-••n oablaet to aaiotaia l•• and order until I■ Parliaaeat ■eet1 to elect a aew Preaideat. 1111s11 Tito baa rejected an Italian pr~posal for a plebiacite to settle that question of Trieete. Jugoelavia wants a twenty year period or joint rule with alternate Italian and Jugoalav ■ x governors. A solution which Italy ha• turned down becau1e she fear• that Ju1oalavs will crowd into the area - over-ruD it - and do■ inate aa7 future election. (So Trie•t• re ■ ain• a headache for the Unite4 lation1. Back in lineteen Fort7-ei1bt the OR decided that the city ebould be returned to ltal7. Then after Tito'• break with Mo1cow, the west began to court hi ■ 11 &D all7; and the U I found it1elf face4 with a conflict between two of its friends, makin& it a delicate a11igD ■ent tr7ing to decide one way or the other. ) JILICQft~B A fl7ing mac bin• ha1 flown from Texas to . lia1ara Falle, in just under thirteen hours. Yer7 slow ti ■ e? lell, it'• faat for a helicopter. 11th pilot lltoD Saith 1ettin1 a new distance record for •tl7ln1 wlnd ■ ill1 1 oo•erlng ■ ore than a thousand ■ ile • iD hi• •11-beater. le atatea that the weather wae good, apart fro ■ a rain-1quall oYer the 01ark mountain,. Be said the hardeat part of hi• record-breaking fli1ht ••• --.. 1itting iD one cra ■pe4 poaition for al ■ oet thirt eeD - hour,. AICTIC tkl9JIIS Pa11enger planes ma7 soon be flying fro ■ the '1- ~ ~ ~ le1t Coa•t~ to lurope - by way of the lorth llagnetlc Pole. Thia ia the predicti o n ot the tam o u• flyer an4 explorer ot the*••• Arctic regions, Bernt Balchen. B1 point• out that t~e 4iatance fro■ Seattle to London 11 •• •11htr-baadr14-an4--thlrt7 ail•• eborter b7 ~ the polar ro•te.- thaa W.n•III ■•• York. ....n. " 4ietuce fro• Saa Fruciaco to Oalo a:a fourteea I bea4re4 all•• aborter. In lo•••ber, S 0 an4laa•lan alrlla•• will te1\ the &retie route b7 fl7ia1 two pa••••••• plane• bet•••• Santa llonlca and Copeahaaen. Th• plan•• •111 refael at 14aonton, Canada, aa4 in Greenland. Thia flight ••1 lea4 to re-routing air 11rYlc11 •••1 fro• ■•• ~ ~ tort. and •k10•1~ th• lortb lagnetic Pol•- ' ~~ ~ 1 ••• ,,/- ~ ~ ,.,_,, - , J? . t) II . _ ~ ~ 7 ~ ,r\.µ7' , K . News from Texas -- about the Queen of the cattle rustlers. At Fortl Worth, the authorities announce the arrest of a gang of cattle thieves, beaded by a twenty one year old, blue-eyed, brunette. There were four in the gang, and their method of cattle rustling •a• modern. They'd drive · along with a trailer, see cattle along a Texas highway, load a cow in the trailer - and drive off. Today Melba Doria Basha■, one-tiae soaa Jerker aaid: •I•d see cattle grazing by the side of the road, ~ and I thought how easy it would be to swipe a few. I wanted fine clothes and a f'in• car 7 •~i-:J ~ "J--. Queen of the latt.le rustlers) ~ •