At the London Disarmament Conference, the United states made a proposal to Soviet Russia, today. Suggesting that a committee of experts be name - to begin the task of workin g out specific details for a disarmament agreement. Moscow delegate Zorin, howbver, rejected this. Arguing that the working out of details must wait until u the United St atEBhas completed the presentation of all the clauses of the American Dlsarmament plan . • ATOMIC - MURRA Y etiring Atomic Energ Co issioner T hom as . Murray enounces the pro osal -- to susp en d all atomi c tests, and stop the manufac . ure o nuclear veapons . Instead, he calls f or a multi - mi llio n dolla r rogram -- for the d evelo p ment and produc t ion o smal l at o m ic weapons . The tactical kind - t hat coul be used in regular military operations. Murray st eps out after seven years on the Atomic Energy Commission - during which time he has often clashed with Chairman L ewis Strauss . Now, he g oe s to work as a consultant for the Congressional tomic Energy Commission. He's al l jn favor of a halt - in the testing o f g iant atomic bom bs. L ike those hydro g en mon ter. But advocates - the testi and evel opment of smaller weapons. NICKERSON C olonel ickerson says the tr oub le was - the aircraft industry . Out to get - m os t of the contracts in the missile program . Which was why the Army was limited severely - in missile development. M ost of this g iven to the ir Force . Before the court martial at Huntsville, Alabama, today -- Colonel Nickerson testified in his own defense. He xa has already pleaded guilty - of being careless with secret documents. In protesting against __, defense Depa rtment orde1·, taking certain phases of mtsstkt missile development away from the Army. The court martial still has to impose a sentence - and pr J i ne n t army experts have testified in behalf of Coio nel Nickerson . Extolling i1is work - in the Army missile program. The Colonel, now presenting his own view an blamlng the aircraft industry. JURISDICTION The House Foreign Affairs Committee, this afternoon voted a recommendation. Directing President Eisenhower to cancel agreements -- giving our ~llies criminal juridcitJ0n over American service men stationerl abroad. Which move is incited of course by the case of William Girard in Japan. No\, sche d ule · to be tried by the Japanese on a manslaughter charge. JAPAN A riot in Japan - when the U. s. Air Force began the job of enlar g i a flying field. The Tackekawa Air Base - where one hundred students and villagers tore down a fence, and attacked surveyors. The trouble - incited by Communists. The extention of the flying field entails - the removal of a village. Most of the villagers - accepting compen s ation. But a small group objects. Today, Joined - by Left Wing students . RUSSIA - MUS IC An exchange o f musical talent - oetween the Soviets and the United States. A Metropolitan Opera stars Leonar~ Warren and Blanche Thebom -- to make tours in Russia. Moscow to send over prominent R ussian instrumentalists, including a pianist anu a violinist. 11 Sabre D ance " Who negotiated an agreement - with Russian cultural authorities. There's also talk of the famous Bolshoi ballet troupe -- coming over. RePe,,. EISENHO ER - COURT P resident Eisenhower, today, threw his influence behind a Congressional drive - to get around a Supreme Court ruling. The decision, recently - to throw open confidential F .B.I. files. That is - giv e defendants and their lawyers a chance to look at secret information procured by the F.B.I. which coula make public - people who give information. Concerning Communism - for example. The President says - he's all for th Supreme Court. ) 'Phough he can't always understand - some of the decisions of the High Tribunal. Today, he held a White House conference with Attorney General Brownell and a group of Republican leaders in Congress. Telling them that he favors legislation - which would enable the F . B . I . to protect its own secret files, in spite of the ruling by the Court. ADD EISENHOWER L a ~ r news -- a congres ional committee putting favor -- asi ea bill backed by the Administration. I n ~ o f more sweepin g legis~ation to protect FBI reports. POST OFFICE The ost Office committee of the House, today, v oted its app roval o f a wa g e hike for J§ll postal workers. This - es p it e the objections by P resident Eisenhower , who ar gues tha t a postal pay iKD increase - woul d increase the danger of in lation . The measure okayed by the committee would cost some three hundred twenty million dollars a year. ► STEEL The Un te tat es Steel Corporation - hiking the rice of the vital metal. Announcin g - an average increase of six o ll ars per ton of s teel. The company explaining that this is ma e necessary by a wa e increase. Which goes into effect ts July Fi rst. Othe r steel m1 companies are likely to follow suit - an d boost their prices. US Steel - usually setting the pattern for the res t of the industry. ► SATE LL I TE wee k en . The I n te rn at onal Geo hysical Ye ar -- be i ns this tartin at Eight P . . E a stern Dayl i ht time , Satur ay . Th e wor l of science - to m a ke a year- l o , intensive stu y o f th i s gl obe of our s . o what about the a rti f icial Satellite? The man-made moon - expecte to be a spectacular feature o the geophysical year. In Washington - some precise information from Dr. Richard P orter. Chairman of the earth-satellite group . wfio / / says -- th ey expect to launch six man-made moons . Each to be carried by roe ets into outer space . Then - circle the earth. but " cir cl e 11 is the wron g word. The path of the man-made moon - -- to be eliptica l , according to the laws of astronomy. Sometimes - as near as two hundred miles from the earth. Or as far as fif teen hundred miles - in its eliptical course. Dr. Porer says - that, of the six to be launched , not d t b Successful Ex lainin ·. "Ti ne more than four are expecte o e · ? SATELLITE probab li yo ucce of any one flight -- wil l not be as reat as sixty- even per cent . 1 Out of six launchin s , four fail ures - that's the cien i ic expectation. There had been some hope that this co untry coul d launch its first n an-ma e moon, late this swnmer. But now the belief is - early next year. HURRIC E The iolence of the urr cane can be judg ed f ro m one e. res ion - horizont 1 r in . ot a d own - po ur - - but a "side - I Torrential rain , our . with '1ind so iolent - it blew the water l i ke a le vel sheet o f rain . To ay , Hurricane udrey st ruc k the u lf c • tat the oui ana - Texas b o rder . R oarin g n or thw rd - along th e l in e i v i di those tw o states . lat country down there , without h ill s or mounta ins t o brea k the attern o f the c i rcula r wind. The hurricane - o ari n g far inland . D iminishin g in speed , s om ewhat -- but still of hurricane velocity . The eye of the stor m swept o ve r one city after another - Port Art hur, Beaumont , an d Ora n g e, T exas. Ahd - Lake Charles, J L ouisiana . With win - up to on e hundred an fiv e miles a n hour . Th o usan ds o pe o ple - lea ving their h omes, an d tak in g re f uge in stur ier b uildings . A long the coast, boo.~s ri p ed and hurled a sh ore . Ni ne lives lost - ~ hen a fishing craft a off Ga lve ton . Total eath 11 t f ro m th hur rican e - at leavt eleven . HUR RIC , ver . 2 .•• A n e· d an er - fl oo . E pecially along t he Sabin e e re a l n un ations - foll o w in those a l most s o l i d shee ts of r a , blom h or zo l l y by the ind . The C h cago pol ce , today , ma e a hu e h 1 - of narcotic • Grab ing - about am ll ion ollar worth o f heroi n. An arres ti n - to men . One ~ho is calle - ' Ch ca g o 1 n um b e r one n a rco t ics eal r . 1 11 of whic g rows o ut of a mur d e r, ear l ier i n the w ee k . Leroy Lo , a rug - p e ddl er, wiped o u t in a gang land killi The mob - susp e c t~ ng him o f talkin to t he pol i c e. Th e m u r e r of t he a ll e g e d "sto ol pigeon 11 brou g ht a bo ut a 11 r o un d -the-c lock 1 pol ice investi g ation. In the course of w hi ch a t r a i l was p ic k e d up -- leadi ng to a sha bby flat in a tenemen t . Where the co p s f oun - t wo 1 huge 11 jar s of heroin. With a v alue u on the drug mar k et - o f as much as a million oll ars. The t ~o DD men arrested are Mel v in Harri s and James No rwoo d . Harr is , 0 er of a l iquor store and a fleet of ta xi- cabs, i s ca l le d -- the k ing pin o the Ch ica g o d ope t r ad e. NARCOTICS - 2 The po ice eclare - he offered them ten thou and i n ash an d a ne utomobile , to let him o . BRITAIN - TOBA CO The B_ i·h overnmen began a c a · o ay - - to ~arn the Brit h peo le a out the anger · of smok n . o announced in he House o Co mmon s . The n ry of Health is actin in res onse to a s udy made a me ical resear ch coun~ il . The t u y s howi ng - an incr ase of l un ca nc e r, b ecause o f th e use o f t obacco. P a rt icularly -- hea vy c i g arette smok in g . T h e Mini t ry s ays th t local health authorities will be called upon to inform the public . C ircular s - now be n g s ent out, ad v i in them of the measure s to take . ~p O ne 1!£::'l:t. sug g ests -- that warnin a ga in st the d a ers ~ of smo k in be p osted in public places . e 'I'here 1 a ne lan to ha,e a a onal ea ue club n Yor k e , f th Do gcr 1 n mo e to Los An ele a an F ran isco . T cheme i toe a 1 sh a ball club . o yo h have the an iranc co G ian ts pl y n g - 1,he e . Yorke r . oun a to n he l'e amy 1 e - but the p onso r 01 the ne1 p r oject no o be 1 u gh e o f f . eor g e V . cLau hl in a ank": ~ - who pl ay e par t in t he hi t ory o the Brookl n D o g er . B ac k efore th e Second ~orl ar the Dod ers were control le y the Broo lyn T ru s t C ompany - o which McLau hlin wa s P re iden t . The ban k - a co -execu tor of th e Ebbets Estate , -1hi c h o·n e a half int erest in the bal l club . In add ition to h i ch - t h e c lu owed the ba nk h alf a m il l ion ollars . The Do er - one o the wor t o utfi sin t e L eague. or d icul ou o t he b 11 fiel , the ere calle - the 1 D a fin~ s oy . 11 1 it tion o ba cLau hlin ays - one Thei fl n nc i a u , year they ere con ssio n r ht ~ . ave by the owner o The ilC . 1 J ' - or E: 11 . c..o (.; . < n 0 a 1 1 0 . . . ce e cl enou .I :, n .. o r 3 i r ,.,: 1 n n. t, r J . .·c 1· b s : II I' e n ' .. L oo I 'C'ffi I) ~ r t 0 . ~ r C C e. s D 0 t i t ! :: 0 ', , ook a t h em ! Th u e o n e tu rn o . e v e n C e he ba nk i r~d t t · i z rd o f o r at i on 1 a e , ic y - 1 rob b ly le b e st b r:- eb a ll r in t m e e v e r ( n " · nc h ice o un e t e r oe lyn ia rm ys em , n b il u .) sue 0 e r of b "' 9 a l l r sou rc t e O u e a een vinnin 0 e n ra n ts V r s i ce . . nker C a '. l i n s y s - 1 t ir C 1 e . r ic ir a cl e a r u - t " ' IIl a cle e ... . c o 1 e n in . - 0 ' ( n a m - T s- ·. o r e r . ;:: UNIVERSITY A state of confusion - at the Uni ersity o f Leyden in the Netherlands. T hat historic ins titution o f learning -- bewildered an d perplexed. Professors and scholars -- not knowing what's real, and what's illusion. The University of Leyden is celebrating -- Cambridge :F4;.J. Week. In honor of its illustrious~colleague in erudition - the ~ d i f ~ University of Cambrid g e. Distinguished visitors from Britain - /- eminent educators, scientists and literary men. Officials of Her Majesty's government - and Jonathan Routh. That's the bedeviling part of it. Jonathan Routh being - Britains' best known practical joker. Renowned -- for the tricks he plays, the hoaxes, the comic stunts. An art exhibition was advertised, and art lovers went flocking to see - th e "priceless paintings. " Which turned out tc be an assortment of appalling - daubs and smears. At a local theatre, Jonathan Routh hired the lobby - for a display of archeological marvels. 11 that famous Dutch One - "T he tooth of Erasmus, UNIVERSITY 2 ••• scholar o f old. I don 1 t know, but it may be a cow's tooth. Anyway, there 1 s one exhibit that looks like - a cow's hind leg. Bil ed - 11 t he i 1 g enu ne e g of Cambridge man. 11 The unveiling o f an academic monument was announced. A crowd gathered. A string was pulled. The drapes fell away, - a .R«. ~ > - . . ~~ ~ revealing - a couple of sha;;ly ;;:;;rs~painted ,hite. I ;..<.: ~,-i,e -o-&-tt'"btll' So nobody knew what to ~ believe. when Lord Bessborough arriv~d -- representing Her A Majesty's government) fie was received with some suspicion. He might be - another Jonathan Routh production . But Lord Bessborough turned out to be - the real thing. It was even worse when a scientific society billed a lecture by Sir Charles Darwin - grandson 0f the mighty Darwin, _ _ 5 ~ ~ 1 , \ / l L + ~ of evolution fam e . JaPd ~e eetw-lrtee etm~ thia Wei$ 1 \ 9 ~ hoax. ~ ~ ~ ~ · 0 ~ - t : l i ? ~ ~ ~ - 'Pfta~e-.pe~'WS&-1lASir Charles Darwin - grandson of the Great Darwin. J/e-,.7 I The Uni v ersity of Leyden doesn't know - what, s coming next. µ END - d now L o ell Thomas rec 11s . • T • : T her e was a predic tion - made year a g o, today . Secretar of S ta te John Foster Dull es decla rin g that the egradation of talin - would have a disturbing effect th rou gh out t he Comm unist world . Causing - a wave of discontent. T rue p ro p hec y - that was. F ollowed in a f ew weeks -- by the P olis h revo lt . And the political upheaval in P oland bringin g about a condition of semi-freedom in that country. Not to mention - other troubled reac tions in the world of Communism. Some people thought -- the anti - Stalin campaign was only show business. Intended - as deception . But our State D epartment knew better. And so long until tomorrow. LTP.1957.06.27i.pdf LTP.1957.06.27ii.pdf