Report Expected To Indicate Slump in Jobs
Washington - (U.P) Informed sources said today a government report probably will show that unemployment increased last month but remained below the 4 million mark.
About 3,671,000 jobless were reported in February.
The Commerce department's monthly report on the nation's over-all labor situation also was expected to show a seasonal gain in employment, particularly among construction and farm workers, in March. Workers with jobs totalled 60,051,000 in February.
The report was scheduled to be made public today after being discussed by President Eisenhower and his cabinet at their weekly meeting this morning.
Unemployment rose by a whopping $84,000 in February. And some government economists interpreted a smaller increase in March as an indication that unemployment was beginning to level off and that a definite upturn would come soon
Some government officials were said to consider the March figures as encouraging, although unemployment usually drops that month. They had feared the number of jobless might go higher than it did.
They also did not believe that March unemployment would justify President Eisenhower's taking any drastic anti-recession steps. He said last Feb. 17 that if employment did not show a definite upturn in March, it would be a warning calling for a number of measures—possibly including further tax cuts for lower-income consumers.
The Commerce department's labor force report was based on a survey taken in the second week of March. Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks said last Wednesday there had been reports since that week that "numerous" companies had been calling workers back to their jobs after laffoffs.
Mr. Eisenhower last week said that he meant a new examination of the problem would be required other than that any slam-bang emergency measures would be put into effect instantly.
Unemployment has been increasing since last October when it hit a post-World War II low of 1,200,000.
However, a large part of these might have been included in the employed total anyway. The department counts as employed those idle persons who have a definite promise of work within 30 days.
Alumni Secretaries To Visit 7 Towns
Mr. Ellsworth will visit Liberal April 6 and Elkart April 7.
Fred Ellsworth, executive secretary of the alumni association, and Richard Wintermote, field secretary of the alumni association, will visit alumni groups in seven Kansas towns.
Mr. Wintermote will visit Iola Monday, April 5, and will travel to Neodesha and Winfield, April 6. He will then go to Newton April 7 and the following day will be in McPherson.
Good vs. Bad This Week:
U.S. Shows H-Bomb, as Reds Blank EDCTreaty
By UNITED PRESS
THE GOOD
1. The U.S. took the wraps off the H-bomb and revealed its awesome power for all the world to see. A shudder went through the free world at the thought of what World War III could mean. But the revelation was a warning to the Communists of U.S. power to smash an aggressor. It awoke Americans to the necessity of strengthening their whole civil defense set-up. The hope was that the H-bomb would not bring war closer but make it more remote.
The week's balance sheet between the good and bad news in the hot and cold wars:
2. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned Russia and Red China that they will not be permitted to impose their rule on southeast Asia and specifically on Indochina. Mr. Dulles said any Communist threat should be met by united action of the free world. President Eisenhower approved his speech.
3. In Italy, Premier Mario Seetau was cracking down on the Reds. Also, a moderate coalition threw out the Reds in municipal elections at Castellamare, the greatest industrial center of southern Italy. Extremists had dominated the area for 50 years except during the Fascist era.
Art work by children from the Prairie Village elementary schools near Kansas City, Mo., are being displayed in 332 Strong and in the hallway outside.
The exhibit is comprised of handcrafts, finger painting, silk screen prints, designs, drawings, and paintings by students ranging from kindergarten age to sixth grade.
Included in the display are book covers decorated with cut paper designs, a black and white design made of paper and string, four paintings illustrating a poem written by a fifth grade student, silk screen prints made by a crayon process, and animal figures made of miscellaneous materials ranging from thread spools to sweet potatoes.
Children's Art Shown Here
Persons from the Prairie Village schools responsible for the exhibit are Mrs. Arlene Carter, art supervisor, who is working on her master's degree here; Miss Mary Hoyster, director of elementary education, and Harold C. Dent, superintendent of schools.
2. There could be a cabinet crisis in France. Cabinet and parliament are increasingly split on the ratification of the Western European army plan—the European Defense community treaty. To make things worse, Marshal Alphonse-Pierre Juin, vice president of the high French council of defense and commander of central European forces of NATO, made a speech denouncing the EDC. He snubbed Premier Joseph Laniel, who called on him to explain himself. Mr. Juin was promptly fired as vice president of the defense council and from his other government posts.
1. Russia made a new attempt to sabotage the EDC treaty, which calls for a Western European army, including German troops. The Kremlin first proposed that the U.S., Britain, and France join its plan for a 32-nation "General European Security" treaty. Secondly it offered to join the North Atlantic Treaty organization. The 32-nation group would be dominated by Communist countries. To let Russia in on NATO, as a British commentator said, would be inviting the robbers to join the cops.
3. A series of frontier "incidents" increasingly serious, brought the possibility of another war between Israel and its A r a b neighbors dangerously close. President Eisenhower called on both sides to restrain their extremists and accept the aid of other countries in settling their disputes.
THE RAD
Donald Widdows New ISA Head
Donald Widdows, college freshman, has been installed as president of the Independent Students association.
Other officers are Margaret Jean Smith, college sophomore, vice president; Sharon McClure, fine arts freshman, secretary; Sheila Haller, college sophomore, social chairman and Thelma Jean Diehl, college freshman, activities chairman.
Final arrangements have been made for the trip to the National ISA convention to be held at Cornell university, April 12. Delegates are Widdows, Dan Jennings, college senior, and James Baird, journalism senior.
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Patch Designer To Get $50 Bond
A $50 war bond will go to the winner of a shoulder patch contest sponsored by the Air Force ROTC.
The contest closes April 26. Open to all University students, the contest is to produce for the University AFROTC a shoulder patch symbolic of the University.
The design may be a cartoon or some other symbol. The patch must be drawn free hand, in full color, on durable paper or cardboard and it must be 12 by 12 inches.
The contest closes April 26, and all drawings must be submitted at the Air Science office in the Military Science building by that day.
Second prize for the contest is
a gift card to $30 in cash,
and honorary prizes of $5,
The winning patch will be shown at the spring Air Force dance May 14
The judging committee is Col. Thomas B. Summers, professor of air science and tactics; Lt. Col. Bayard Atwood, associate professor of air science, patch committee chairman Theoreon Pursley, college senior, and members of the Angel Flight squadron of the Campus AF-ROTC.
The Jay Janes pledged 15 girls yesterday in a candlelight ceremony in the Pine room of the Student Union.
Jay Janes Pledge 15 in Ceremony
Pledged were Frances Hennington, Carol Stutz, Dorothy Gerber, and Melba Austin, education juniors; Frances Meng, Mary Michener, Terry Hoffman, Sheila Haller, Peggy Hopfer, and Joyce Sejkora, college sophomores; Barbara Korn and Mary Schroeder, fine arts sophomores; Jo Ann Quistgard, fine arts junior, and Catherine Morrison, fine arts freshman.
KDGU Schedule
5:05 Dixie's Doorstep 5:20 Flin Side
5:00 Late Afternoon Headline
5:30 Flip Side
6:00 Potpourri
6:45 Keynotes by Carle
7:00 Bookstore Hour
7:55 News
8:00 Great Moments in Music
11:00 News, Weather, Sign Off
8.00 Capitol Classics
10:00 In the Mood
postage stamps were placed on sale July 1, 1847, at New York City.
Show Starts at Dusk
Alumni to Hear Ellsworth
Miss Maud Ellsworth, associate professor of education, will speak to the KU Alumni association in Minneapolis, Minn., April 23.