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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
Truman Seeks Unity
On Foreign Policy;
Landon BacksPlan
Hanson Tells President
Farm Price Trouble
Is 'Stute of Mind
BY J. A. FOX,
Star Staff Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 80
Truman is giving
increasing attention to world
affairs as the time nearS for his
first meeting with the Big Three
and the Senate prepared to act
on the United Nations Charter
In a 45-minute conference here late
yesterday with former Gov. ALI M
Landon of Kansas, the President
advised the 1896 Republican presi-
Dental candidate that he wanted to
develop an American foreign policy
that would unite both parties be-
hind it and provide a continuity in
Americas foreign relations that
would prevail regardless of differ
ences on domestic questions, or OF
any change in administration. over
a period of years.
The Kanssn told newsmen of the
Presidents hope as he left the meet
ing in the Muehlebach Hotel. The
statement attracted added interest
because of the Presidents call fol
American leadership in the main
tenance of world peace in a speech
here Thursday night when Jackson
County's two-day homecoming cele-
bration for Mr.. Truman was con-
Guided.
Will Leave Early Tomorrow.
Mr.. Truman followed up that
speech by doing some work yester-
day on the message which will &C
company presentation of the Charter
to the Senate Monday, but there
still was no word on whether the
President would deliver the message
in person or send it to the Capitol.
That point may be cleared up
here late today, as the President
gets ready to return to the Cap
ital. He is due to depart early to-
morrow in the plane that carried
him into the Northwest and to San
Francisco.
Within the next two weeks he is
(See TRUMAN, Page A-lO.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
44-Hour Work Week
Urged by Civil Service
And Budget Officials
Favor Reduction for All
Except Army, Navy and
Veterans Administration
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

Civil Service Commission and
Budget Bureau officials have de-
cided to recommend to President
Truman that the 48-hour Fed
eral work week be reduced to "A
hours in all agencies except the
War and Navy Departments and
the Veterans Administration, it
was learned today.
The recommendations, agreed on
yesterday at a meeting attended by
top Government officials, will be
presented to Mr.. Truman on his
return here this week end.
It is expected the War and Navy
Departments will be instructed to
take steps Immediately to cut hours
where it can be done without ham
pering the war effort. Army and
Navy officials have complained to
Budget Bureau officials that a
blanket reduction to A hours would
be handicap.
The Office of Price Administration
and the Treasury Department also
have objected to the cut in hours,
but the protests we're overruled.
Mr.. Truman is not expected to
take action on the proposals until
early next week. Government
agency heads had hoped that the
reduction in hours could coincide
with the July l effective date of
the pay raise legislation in order
to make the huge bookkeeping job
less complicated.
1t is expected that the reduced
work week would result in Saturday
afternoons off for Government
workers. Advocates of the shorter
week have charged that little or
no work" is done in Federal agencies
on Saturday afternoons.
Representative Rees, Republican,
of Kansas said today that if the
reduced work week is not ordered
by next week he would seek such
an economy move by legislative
action. The Senate fight for the
reduced work week is led by Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30

BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.
The War Production Board placed
the personnel priority of the Vet.
Grams Administration In Glass S
"the lowest classification given any
department Of the Government
Col George e. Ijams, assistant vet
erans' administrator, told the House
Veterans Committee in a statement
added to the hospital investigation
record today.
In fact, Col. Ijams told the COM
mittee, the agency was listed "just
below the Washington Zoo insofar
as our personnel requirements were
concerned"
He added that constant attempts
were made to place the Veterans
Administration hospitals and homes
on q parity with Army and Navy
institutions, but without success. .
In the matter Of supplies and equip
ment. Col. Ijams said: 1--WE were
continually struggling with the WIPE
In IN effort to secure priorities rated
high enough to effect deliveries
within . reasonable period Of time.
It was not until the CT Bill Of
Rights was passed year ago that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30

Nazi concentration camps of several
countries. But it has been agreed
that children under 16 will not be
admitted to the movies. In add
ton to the atrocity films, there
also will be shown, both at the
Library of Congress and at school
buildings later, an orientation pic
ture of the War Department, de-
signed to warn our occupation troops
about the dangers of Nazidom and
the German theology.
The motion pictures will be
screened publicly for the first time
at the Library at about AIS pm. to-
day, following the brief program OF
addresses by members of Congress
and others opening the exhibition
There will be two afternoon shows
daily for the public at 2:30 pm.
and at 1 pm. on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday at the Coolidge
Auditorium ct the Library of Con-
gress. No admission will be charged
at any time to the motion pictures.
For the benefit Of the stan Of the
(See ATROCITIES. page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The House appeared ready to
vote final approval of a one-year
extension of the Price Control
Act early this afternoon to save
the agency from dying at mid
night.
At the same time reliable reports
from the Senate indicated the log
jam on the supply bill for 16 impor-
tant civilian war agencies may be
broken before evening by a lifting
of the filibuster against the Fair
Employment Practice Committee
which has stymied that bill for
three days.
Taking up the OPA conference
report shortly before IL am, the
House limited debate to one hour
and 80 minutes.
Spence Appeals for Bill.
Chairman Spence of the House
Banking Committee appealed to the
chamber to accept the compromise,
comforting limited new powers over
wholesale food prices to the incom-
ing Secretary of Agriculture, Rep
resentative Anderson of New Mex
leo.
He also urged the House to sup
port the conferees in knocking out
the Dirksen amendment which
would have thrown OPA price
orders open to the possibility Of
injunction suits in all Of the IS
Federal district courts, instead OF
combining price litigation to the
Emergency Court of Appeals.
Representative Andersen, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota appealed to the
House to reject the conference
report and instruct the conferees
to bring back his original amend
ment giving the new Secretary OF
Agriculture power to veto all past
OPA orders affecting food prices
within 80 days. He said it is the
past orders that have created the
food shortage and that chaos would
continue under the compromise
limiting the Secretary's power tc
future price orders.
Inc SHOWDOWN Will come, however
on adoption Of the conference re-
port as a whole, and all indications
are it will be approved.
Most Urgent Bill. .-~
The House met at 10 am. to act
on the final draft Of the price con-
troll bill because that is the most
urgent OF the must" bills.
While many agencies would be
technically without funds on which
to operate Monday If the remaining
money bills do not pass today, Con-
gress has met similar situation
in the past by last-minute pro-
viso, legalizing all obligations in
CURED by officials after June 80.
In the case of the Price Control
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
-Four New Cabinet Members
Take Ouths of Office Today
Anderson, SehwelIenboch, Honnegon
And Clark Joining Official Family

oath at noon to Mr.. Hanne-
gan, successor to Frank Walker
in the Post ONCE Department
Judge Thurman Arnold of the Court
of Appeals, former Assistant At.
torney General, was to swear in Mr.
Clark at 2:30 pm. at the Justic<
Department. He succeeds Franci,
Biddle.
Judge Schwellenbach took thu
oath at noon from Federal Judg,
Sherman Minton, former Indians
Senator, as the successor to Mis-,
Frances Perkins.
Other Changes Rumored.
The reshuffied cabinet, which
may get more new blood if rumorec
changes in the War, Treasury anc
Interior portfolios are made, will
represent both a geographical shift
and a decentralization of some Of
the authority exercised by the late
President Roosevelt.
Five OF the 10-man cabinet hal
from west of the Mississippi River
These include the four named BY
Mr.. Truman and one Of the Roose.
welt holdovers, Secretary of Com.
merce Wallace, whose home is ir
Iowa.
Most of President Roosevelt,
cabinet came from the East and
Midwest. At one time five cabinet
members were New Workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
FormerAmericanba Base
Al Liuchow Retaken,
Chinese Announce
High Commend Confirms
Foil Of Kwonesi City
After Bitter Fighting
By the Associated Press,

CHUNGKING, June 30.-The
Chinese high command an
nounced today that Chinese
troops recaptured Liuchow, for
mer American 18th Air Force
base, at midnight last night.
The recapture of the strategic
Kwangsi Province junction city came
after bitter fighting through its
suburbs. The center of the city, In
flames for a week or more, was de.
stroyed, the Chinese said.
The announcement followed ar
earlier official denial of what was
termed premature report that the
city had been retaken.
The Japanese had been in control
of vital Liuchow since last No
vember when the 14th Air Force
abandoned the base.
Kweilin Threatened.
Kweilin, more than 100 miles to
the northeast Of Liuchow, which
also was among the bases aban-
doned by the 18th Air Force at
that time, now is directly threat
ened by other Chinese forces, who
last were reported within 10 miles
of the city.
A Chinese Army spokesman said
a Chinese arc was being pushed
down from the north and northwest
within 10 to Is miles of the city.
The Liuchow airfield in the south
ern suburbs was retaken by the
Chinese on Wednesday in heavy
fighting, while the center of the
city itself was in flames.
With the reoccupation of Liuchow
delayed a rear guard resistance b.
about 1000 enemy troops, the Kwei.
chow-Kwangsi Railroad became the
first rail line in China partly OF
totally held by the enemy to revert
entirely to Chinese control. Repairs
of course. will be necessary.
Jap Moves Uncertain.
Chinese quarters predicted the
Japanese would contract their posi-
tons on the Hunan-Kwangs
(Hengyang-Liuchow) Railroad to a
point about 100 miles southwest OF
Hengyang. They said the enemy
intention appeared at present tc
protect the vital Hong Kong Han
kow corridor which If severed would
isolate Japanese forces in the Hong
Kong and Canton areas.
The high command announced
belatedly that Chinese troops on
June "a had recaptured Chung
chingfu on the Kwangsi-Indo- China
frontier northeast of the important
Indo-C China town of Caobang.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
House Plans Recess
Next Week.; Senate
Stays for Charter

By the Associated Press.
Majority Leader Mccormack
told the House it may plan
long vacation, probably two
months, at the conclusion of
next weeks sessions,
While the Senate may remain
here during the summer months
to act on the United Nations
Charter, the House expects to
clean up its legislative docket
next week.
Whether the House will take
a straight adjournment until
around the middle of September
or recess for three days at a
time - with mo business"
agreement-has not been de-
cided finally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
Ba|ikpapan She||ed
By 50 Allied Ships,
Tokyo Radio Reports
Action Is Described
As Preliminary to
Imminent Londino'
BY the Associated Press.

MANILA, June 30.-An Allied
fleet of so ships pounded Bor-
neo's oil refining city of Balik-
papan all day yesterday and
poured more shells into shore de-
lenses today in preparation for
an Imminent landing" the
Tokyo radio reported today.
The enemy account said Allied
mine sweepers were clearing waters
offshore, Drawing the fire of Japa-
nese shore batteries, which Domei
agency described as heavy"
The japanese said other small
Allied craft, moving in under cover
of the furious bombardments, had
neared the shore for CLOSE and
careful reconnaissance"
The broadcast was unconfirmed,
although Gen. Macarthur acknowl-
edged today that guns of light
naval units have taken up the
commandment of the oil-rich Eastern
Borneo coast
Landing Called Imminent"
Domei reiterated that an Allied
landing in the Balikpapan area Is
imminent" and said "since the
night of June Is, enemy warships
and planes have been engaged in a
continuous reconnaissance of our
coastal positions Eight cruisers, 10
destroyers, minesweepers and sub
chasers carry out furious lombard
ments against coastal installations, +"
the dispatch added.
Gen. Macarthur said last night
naval units raided shore targets on
Borneo, south of Tarakan Island,
at night after combined 5th, 18th
and RAAF attacks Thursday dumped
281 tons of bombs on Balikpepan's
warehouse district. The total bomb
load dropped in the past two weeks
is more than $500 tons.
The steady red glow of mount
ing flames at Balikpapan undoubt-
eddy is not due entirely to attacks,
however. The enemy doubtless has
been sabotaging Oil wells there
as he did at Seria and Miri, North
Borneo petroleum centers where
Australian salvage crews already
are at work.
Aussies Hold 125-Mile Area.
Australians now hold lbs miles of
coastline in North Borneo and
Sarawak, the Melbourne radio said.
Oil wells on recaptured Tarakan,
off Borneo's east coast, already are
pumping fuel into Allied storage
tanks-two months after D day.
Meanwhile, in the Philippines,
in the Davao area of Mindanao, the
first stable haul of Japanese civil
ians surrendered to American troops.
Associated Press Correspondent
Richard Bergholz in dispatch from
9th Army headquarters said IS Japa-
nese women and children walked
into American lines to be interned.
Whether they have been held behind
japanese lines since Davao fell to
Americans two months ago was not
made clear.
Poorly clothed and hungry, but
not starving, they were taken into
custody by elements of 1t. Col. Les
ter Wheeler's 34th Infantry Regi-
ment, which captured Kibangay.
Only 161 of an estimated 1900
japanese civilians In the Davao area
have surrendered.
In Eastern Mindanao, small
force of 31st Oixie) Division Dough-
boys moved steadily up the wild
Agusan Valley in drive to contact
remnants of Japan's Goth Division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
(See PACIFIC, Page Az.
(See PACIFIC, Page A-2)
House Probe Of UNRRA
Is Asked by Dirksen
BY the Associated Press.

Representative Dirksen, Repub-
lican. of Illinois today introduced a
resolution to create a five-man
House committee to investigate the
United Nations Relief and Rehabili-
tation Administration.
Congress appropriated $3.50 ,0O0,-
900 of an authorized $3.50, 00O, 900
for this activity and before other
funds are appropriated it is time to
take good look at this agency
Mr.. Dirksen said in a statement.
Some very capable top flight men
have quit UNRRA in sheer disgust.
Considering its detectives, UNRRA
if badly administered can earn for
us a large measure of ill-win and
contempt which would require years
to Offset"
"UNRRA has developed an odor
and the time is at hand to care
fully audit its personnel, its accounts
and its activities"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
Federal Pay Bill
Signed by Truman
In Kansas City
BY a Star stan CORRESPONDENT

BY Star Stan Correspondent.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June
30.-President Truman today
signed the Federal pay bill pro-
viding Government workers
with overall basic wage in
creases of 15.9 per cent and
regular time-and-a- half over
time.
About 100000 Government
employees are affected by the
measure. Basic pay increases
range from 20 to S per cent. de-
pending on the total wage. The
overtime rate for work in ex-
cess of 40 hours is changed from
time and one-twelfth to full
time and a half, computed on
the first $3.50 of salary. The
bill went to the White House
last Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
|WLB Warns Strikers
In Goodyear Plants
|0f Loss Of Benefits
Taylor Says Boord May
Modify Union Contract
Unless Workers Return
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board, in an
unprecedented move, threatened
today to withdraw cherished
union contract rights from 49,
TOO rubber workers at Akron,
Ohio, unless they end their two
week-old strike promptly.
Chairman George W. Taylor, in
a statement addressed to the strik-
ers at five Goodyear Tire q Rubber
plants, warned that the board will
consider whether it should modify
its directive orders regarding MAIN
tenance of membership and check
OF, shift premium and vacations
unless work Is resumed immedi-
ately. Mr.. Taylor said this action
would be studied In executive ses.
sion Monday unless the strike ends
in the meantime. .-----.
I'm view Of your local union off.
GERS defiance of the Government
and their refusal to use the orderly
procedure Of the board" Mr.. Taylor
said, "a question arises whether
maintenance of membership, check
[aff of dues and retroactive payment
of shift premium and vacations
should be withdrawn"
Departments Cancelled.
This was the second major move
threatened by the Government in
its attempt to send the members OF
the CIO-United Rubber Workers
back to their jobs. William H. DAVIS
economic sterilization director, yes
terday directed cancellation of oc-
cupational deferments for draft
registrants participating in the
walk -out.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey
selective service director, promised
immediate steps to carry out the
Davis request and Ohio's Gov. Frank
j. Lausche today announced he had
ordered State selective service Of
flcials to begin the inductions.
c. w. Wheeler, local president Of
the CIO-United Rubber Workers al
Akron. said in wire to President
Truman that Government agencies
are using un-American and un.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30

Act, however, leaders are anxious
to avoid any lapse in the agency
authority.
Presidential Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross said in Kansas City that
the President would sign the meas
ure II it gets to him before midnight.
1t Is probable that the same plane
waiting to take the price control bill
to the President also will carry the
big Army appropriation bill, which
was completed yesterday, making
$50, SIC, 904 ,581 available to push the
fight against Japan during the year
starting tomorrow.
Besides the filibuster-bound civil
20. ~~1yC0NCC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
Late Bulletin
Charter HEARINGS July 9

The Senate Foreign Rela-
ti0ns Committee decided to-
day to open hearings on the
United Nations Charter July
8. The first witness probably
will be former Secretary of
State Stettinius, who will be
the United States representa-
tive on the Security Council.
The hearings will be open to
the public and will be held in
the majority caucus room Of
the Senate Office Building.
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
France and Russio Sign
Repatriation Accord
y the Associated Press.

LONDON, June 30.-The Moscow
radio announced yesterday that
France and Russia had signed an
agreement for the immediate re-
patriation of Soviet and French citi-
zens, with each government provid-
ing for the transportation and care
of the others nationals under its
control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
Forth Tremors Recorded

NEW YORK, June 80 R.-Earth
tremors 1890 miles southwest of
here of fairly sharp" intensity were
recorded early today on the Ford
ham University seismograph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
House
voteIs255-94
Action Prevents
Agency From Expiring
At Midnight
BULLETIN,

The House today saved the
Price Control Act from ex-
piring at midnight by passing
the one-year extension, 255
to "a. ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30

Three additional men from
the District area haze been re-
ported killed in this Wdr. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page Az
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(See STRIKES, Page A-10D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30

(See CONGRESS, Page A-10.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30

(See FEPC, Page AL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
Galleries Filled.

Only a half-dozen Senators were
on the floor as Senator Eastland
spoke, but the galleries were filled
with visitors who had turned out in
frolicsome mood to see how a fill
buster works.
Senator -Eastland said the 92d
(Negro) Division, had the best
training and best equipment; it also
had Negro officers whom the gem
1Coo TEOC De- .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-30
Foes Of FEPC
Agree 10 Drop
FiIibuster
Southerners Think
They Have Votes
To Block Funds
BULLETIN.

Southern Senators dropped
their f1libuster against the
Fair Employment Practice
Committee today. The South
ern group expressed belief
they had enough votes to pre-
vent attachment of the FEPC
amendment to the civilian
war agencies appropriation
bill.
Evening star., 1945-03-13
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