University Daily Kansan Monday, May 5. 1952
Steel Fight Back to Truman; Fuel Shortage Pinch Is Felt
Denver—(U.P.)—Commercial airlines and motorists in two Midwest cities today felt the fuel-shortage pinch as the nation-wide oil strike went into its sixth day without a settle-◇ ment in sight.
Airlines started work to draw up emergency schedules to comply with the government's gasoline rationing order which becomes effective tomorrow.
The government order, issued in Washington yesterday, restricts domestic airlines for the next 28 days to 65 per cent of the aviation gasoline they used during March.
According to Bruce K. Brown, deputy chief of the defense petroleum administration, the order would become effective at 3:01 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday. But he hinted strongly that it might become effective today with its publication in the federal register.
Motorists in the Great Lakes area were hit hard by the growing gasoline shortage.
Detroit's gasoline supplies were cut 70 per cent by the strike, as eight of the motor city's 10 major gasoline distributors were strike-bound and hundreds of service stations in Michigan closed down for the duration.
An oil company spokesman said the gas famine would hit the Chicago area in five days, unless the strike ended. The area stretches from industrial Gary, Ind., to Waukegan, Ill.
Washington—(U.P.)The steel dispute dropped back into President Truman's lap today and a high administration official said, "We don't know what you're going to do now."
U.S. Says Reds Smuggling Dope
New York — (U.P.)—The United States charged today that Communists are smuggling dope into Japan and using proceeds from its sale to finance party activities and obtain strategic materials for Red China.
The charge was made before the United Nations commission on narcotics by Harry J. Anselinger, U. S. narcotics commissioner.
Mr. Anslinger offered documents to back up charges he made informally last week that the Chinese Communists were systematically fostering "drug warfare" in the Far East by providing dope for American and other U. N. troops in the Far East in hope of undermining their morale. Although Anslinger had no evidence of drug-peddlings in Korea, the Communist campaign doubtless had its effect there because of the extensive shuffling of U. N. troops from the front to rear bases in Japan.
Eisenhower Camp Concedes 'Temporary' Lead to Taft
Washington—(U.P.)-The Eisenhower camp conceded today that Sen. Robert A. Taft will "temporarily" regain the lead this week in the see-saw battle for Republican National convention delegates
Sen. Frank Carlson (R-Kan), director of the national Eisenhower campaign headquarters, said in a statement that Taft should pick up all 56 of the delegates at stake tomorrow in his home-state Ohio primary.
The Ohio primary is one of three tomorrow. In Florida, Sen. Estes Kefauver, (Tenn.) and Sen. Richard B. Russell (Ga.) square off in a Democratic presidential preference primary that will mark a "first" for each. It will be Russell's first primary test, and Kefauver's first in his native South.
Alabama Democrats will elect 22 national convention delegates tomorrow. Eight candidates have come out for Russell and three have endorsed Kefauver, but the others are running uncommitted.
Carlson emphasized that Gen. Dwight E. Dienhower is not entered in the Ohio race, "As a matter of Republican party policy." Taft is opposed by Harold E. Stassen, who won nine of the state's delegates in 1948 in a surprise showing that helped to wreck Taft's chances for
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CONTROVERSIAL INTERESTING
Mr. Truman was reported to be searching for some basis to resume the White House-sponsored talks between the industry and the CIO steelworkers, which collapsed late yesterday.
Some officials conceded that the President and acting Defense Mo-
milizer John R. Steelman might have to "let things simmer" until the Supreme Court opens hearings next Monday on the Legality of Government seizure of the steel mills.
Some of the urgency was removed from the situation when Steelworkers' President Philip Murray announced that he had "no intention" of calling out his 650,000 steelworkers on strike against the government.
The Peiping broadcast identified the airmen as pilot John Crane and navigator Kenneth Enook. Earlier broadcasts said Mr. Crane was from California and Mr. Enook from Ohio.
But Murray did not rule out the possibility of wildcat walkouts, slowdowns or other scattered "protests" by the steelworkers. He told reporters that "we hope our people will continue at work during government operation of the steel properties."
Tokyo —(U.P.)— The Communist Radio Peiping said today two captured American airmen have "confessed" they dropped germ bombs in North Korea.
Reds Say 2 Admit Using Germ Bombs
The broadcast based its allegation largely on an admission that the two Americans had attended one United Nations conference in a warfare several months ago.
Truman Asks Congress For Flood Insurance
Washington—(U.P.) President Truman asked Congress today to set up "without delay" a $11/2 billion national flood insurance program under the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
News Briefs
New York — (U.P.)—Mrs. Toy Ten Goon, 57. Chinese-born owner-operator of a Portland, Me. laundry and mother of eight American-born children, was named the American mother for 1952 today by the Golden Rule foundation.
New York—(U.P.) —Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay said today that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will not make a pre-convention campaign for the Republican nominational "in the accepted sense of getting out and stumping." However, the general will make a "vigorous" campaign for the presidency if he wins in July. Clay said.
Washington —(U.P.)— Retired Lt. Gen Albert C. Wedemeyer took over chairmanship of a "national citizens for Taft committee" today and said his decision was influenced by Gen. Douglas A. MacArthur, among others.
New Head for Taft Committee
Nunan Silent on Cash Source
'Mother of 1952' Is Chinese
Washington — (U.P.) — Joseph D Nunan Jr., former chief tax collector, declined on constitutional grounds today to say where he got the cash he used in several transactions during his government service.
1st North Pole Landing Made
Anchorage, Alaska - (U.P.)—A ski-wheeled Air Force C-47 has made the first landing in history made the geographic North Pole. The landing was made Saturday after a 135-mile flight from T-3, a floating ice island in the Arctic occupied by three Air Force men as a weather observation station last March, the Alaskan Air command announced.
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