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Bricklayers, Norwich Local No. 4 -H. B. Wilson. Bartenders, Brideport Local No. 256-Fred Smith. Carp. and Joiners, New Haven Local No. 70-G. Reihn, J. A. Johnson. Carp. and Joiners, Waterbury Local No. 26O-Thomas c. Quinn. Carp. and Joiners, Greenwich Local No. 196-Albert Green, An- drew Milne. Carp. and Joiners, Middletown Local No. 1512-A. w. Johnson.
 Carp. and Joiners, Stamford Local No. 21O-Louis Hardvall, c. Lock- wood, Bernard Hagen.
 Carp. and Joiners, NOrwalk Local No. 746-Percy Webster, F. J. Ac- quino. Carp. and Joiners, Bridgeport Local No. 115-William c. Rauseh- CT, Joseph Bennett, Frank Gray, John Firth. Carp. and Joiners, Hartford Local No. 43-Dennis Mehegan, John O'Keefe, Michael Barry, T. c. Murry, T. Garrard. Carp. and Joiners, Naugatuck Local No. 8O4-J. w. Reynolds.
 Carp. and Joiners, New London Local No. 3O-Harry J. Archer, William Fargo.
 Carp and Joiaers, Hartford Local No. 1941-Eugene L. Knen, Anton Stigem.
 Central Labor Union, Danbury -Benjanin B. Peck. Central Labor Union, New Brit ain-James J. Clarkin. Central Labor Union, Bridgeport I-Peter Benard.' Central Labor Union, Waterbury I-James Corrigan. Central Labor Union, Stamford I-Anthony Neri. Central Labor Union, Hartford John J. Miller.
 Central Labor Union, Middle town-R. Laraia. Central Labor Union, Middletown I-Joseph Misenti. Central Labor Union, New Lon- don-Rowland Bishop. Central Labor Union, Norwalk- Thomas Yoczik.
 Central Labor Union, New Haven l-V. J. McGovern. Central Labor Union, Norwich James lbbison. Central Labor Union, Meriden- Joseph Grieco. Cigar Makers, New Haven Local No 39-John w. Murphy, Ovila ASselin. Elect. Wkrs., Norwalk Local No. 2O8-J. M. Mccormick. Elect. Wkrs., New Haven Local No. NB-1370-A. l.. Vigneault, Louis Esposito.
 Elect. Workers, Greenwich Local No. 501-WilEam Patterson. Elect. Workers, Hartford Local No. B-1013-J. Edw. Blondin, Clara M. Coiro, R. I. Cote, F. M. Heavey, T. J. Howard, F. x. Moore, William Morris, Edmond Parent, F. c. Par zych, B. BrozoWsky. Elect. Workers, Waterbury Local No. 660-George A. Sabo. Elect. Workers, Stamford Local No. B-1069-R. D. Hawthorne, Frank Veit.
 Elect. Workers, Bridgeport Local ! No. 408-,J E. CreeVv Elect. Workers, New Britain Local No. 37-A. M. Miller. Elect. Workers, Norwalk Local No. B-753-Fred Selwitz. Elect. Workers, New Haven Local No. B-90-J. M. Rourke, D. Pana- grossi. Elect Workers, Groton Local No. lB-261-George McMahon.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Stock Market Blasted
After End Of Lockout
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. ia bomb
exploded at the entrance of the
stock exchange today two hours
after the end of the 72-hour nation
wide lockout by which business
leaders protested a military govern
ment decree raising wages and
granting year-end bonuses.
The exchange, meeting place of
the Permanent Assembly of Com
merce, Industry and Production
which called the lockout, opened at
the regular time. A heavy police CT
tail which guarded the building after
the 2 am. explosion was withdrawn.
The blast shattered windows with
in radius of block. A policeman
was slightly injured by flying glass,
but he was the only casualty. The
explosion was the only reported vio-
lence in the capital.
The lockout started at midnight
Sunday and ended last midnight.
A taxi driver who said he dis
charged two men from his cab near
the stock exchange shortly before
the explosion was being questioned.
The building at the time was guard
ed by two policemen.
At Mar del Plata, resort, vaca-
TONERS refused to play roulette at
government-operated tables. Police
fired tear gas into the crowd as it
left the casino.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
House Committee Agrees to Act
OnFoct- Finding Before Tuesday
Modified Plan Changing Major Points
In Trumon's Program Rejected in Tie Vote
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House Labor Committee
agreed today to act before next
Tuesday on Legislation requested
by President Truman for fact
finding boards to settle major
Industrial disputes.
The agreement was announced to
the House by Acting Chairman Ran
dolph after the committee had re-
fused by 7-to-7 tie vote to approve
a modified version OF such legisla-
ton.
The modified proposal was offered
by Representative Lands, Republic
can of Indiana, who told the COM
mittee ''the heat is on" from voters
throughout the country for legisla-
tive action to help prevent strikes.
Mr.. Randolph told the House the
committee members feel very deeply
that it is our individual and collec-
tive responsibility to act courageous
ly on these problems"
The modified version would have
denied the proposed boards the
power of subpoena and also would
have eliminated a suggested 3o-day
cooling-off period during which
strikes would be banned
1t was offered during hearings on
legislation dealings with return to
the States of the United States En-
ployment Service.
Mr. Lands, five other Republi-
Evening star., 1946-01-17

cans and one Democrat voted for
the Lands substitute Seven Demo-
Gratis voted against it.
Representatives Hook, Democrat,
Of Michigan; Geelan, Democrat, of
Connecticut and Barden, Democrat,
of North Carolina fought the mo-
ton, terming it 'hasty and ill-ad-
vised."
Mr.. Geelan termed Mr.. Lands
move "highly irregular" and said it
should have been made in a secret
committee session.
Representative Hoffman, Repub-
lican, of Michigan commented: It's
time the people know what each
member wants to do about this
strike situation"
He added:
"The committee will act either
next Monday or Tuesday to vote up
or down on the Presidents fact
finding plan or substitute or en-
largement of it."
Congress passed legislation in De-
cember providing for an end to
Federal administration Of USES
within 100 days. BUT President Tru-
man killed the measure, and asked
again that the return be delayed
until June, 1947.
House leaders have decided the
controversy ought to be settled
speedily, so they can push ahead
with other items on the presidential
program.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Housewives Warned
To Watch Prices in
Rush TO Buy Meat
District OPA Inspectors
AIerted; Stocks to Hit
Low Point Next Week
pictures on Page BIZ

Vincent Holmes, District OPA
director, today warned house
wives against staging a rush on
meat counters or paying above
ceiling prices, and, at the same
time, promised that OPA investi-
gators would be "on the alert"
for any black market opera
tions, as picketing began at two
meat-packing firms here.
At the same time, Raymond S.
Briggs, chairman of the wholesale
food division of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, eSti-
mated that Washington would hit
the low point in meat supplies by
Friday or Saturday of next week, but
he added there was mo question OF
any one going hungry"
With rush already begun on food
shops, there was some question
whether the OPA's warning against
scare buying would have any effect
Mr.. Holmes said meat price lists
were available at the four price con-
troll boards. He urged that any one
being overcharged in meat purchases
report the violation to one of the
boards or OPA headquarters.
Independents Unaffected.
Mr.. Briggs said the bright spot il
the meat situation here was that thu
city's two independent packers ane
some 100 wholesalers were not in.
volved in the Nationwide walkou
of employees of the "big four" pack.
ers-Swift, Armour, Cudahy ane
Wilson.
He estimated that nearly so PEE
cent of Washington's meat was sup.
piled by the Independents. However
because of the demand from loca
storekeeperS, whose normal supply is
now being cut off by the strikes, Mr.
Briggs said the meat situation will
be very acute by next week. In the
meantime, independent firms have
promised a fair distribution of re.
naming supplies.
Picketing began at 6 am. at Ar
mour, SOL Twelfth street S.W., and
Swift, First and L streets NE. Po-
lice have been detailed to the two
plants, but there were no reports
of incidents.
Two lines, over block long
formed this morning downtown as
a new "superfreeze" market opened
for the first time at 723 Eleventh
street NV, and featured frozer
hams, bacon and other scarce meat
cuts. One authority in the industry
estimated that less than / per cent
of meat sold in stores was of thi.
type.
Store counters already have taker
on wartime appearance with onl.
few varieties of meats on displa,
and many dealers reverted to serv'
ISoo pTTTCurD poCo 6l
Evening star., 1946-01-17
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

A compromise wage proposal
by President Truman today ap-
parently was all that stood be-
tween the Nation and it's great
est strike-a walkout of 100000
workers in steel and related in
dustries set for Sunday mid
night.
Mr.. Truman's final effort to set
tie the steel dispute was expected
to be made some time late this aft
ernoon in the White House wage
conference with CIO President
Philip Murray and Benjamin F.
Fairless, president of United States
Steel Corp, bellwether of the in
dustry.
The issue will be decided one way
or the other as far as the Presi-
dent is concerned at today's confer
ence, which will begin at pm, it
was said. Rejection of the last
ditch proposal would throw the dis
pute back to the fast-fnding board
appointed by Mr.. Truman to in
vestigate it. This action, officials
agreed, would not avert strike.
To See Fack- finders.
The steel fact-fnding board,
meanwhile, had an appointment
with Mr.. Truman this afternoon,
Charles G.. Ross, White House press
secretary, said, to discuss the whole
situation That conference also
was at o'clock.
If White House efforts to settle
the dispute fail, Board Chairman
Nathan P. Feinsinger said the
three-man panel probably would
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Chinese Expect TO Get
II U. s., British Warships
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Jan. 17.-Chinese
authorities in Nanking announced
today that 81 warships were being
turned over to China by the United
States and Great, Britain-eight by
the former.
The announcement said the war
ships included a 7,00O-ton cruiser
and two submarines. (The dispatch
gave no details as to size or classifi-
cation of American ships involved)
With the assistance of the United
States Navy, the announcement said.
the Chinese will train 500 officers
and 5000 men in the next is months
at the North China port of Tsingtao.
Chinese authorities also expect to
complete by the end of this month
the taking over of Japanese war
ships in China waters. Most of
these ships are obsolete and in need
of repair.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
World Arms Control
For UN0 Is Proposed
By Czech Delegate
Britoin Now Negotiating
To Shift Three Mandates,
Bevin Tells Assembly
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
LONDON, Jan. 17.-United
Nations control of the entire
world armament industry, in
cluding atomic bomb factories,
was proposed to the UNO Gen.
eral Assembly today by Foreign
Minister Jan. G.. Masaryk OF
CZechoslovakia.
Jobs and problems piled up for
the Assembly as it began its second
week with a SOLDERING speech by For
eign Minister Ernest Bevin of Great
Britain.
The Security Council met for the
first time today and was declared
duly constituted" to begin the task
of maintaining peace in the world,
with force if necessary.
The II members were grouped
around a horseshoe table. Nearby
was Nasrullah Entezam, represent
ing Iran, whose dispute with Russia
may furnish the first test of the
new peace organizations effective
ness. Entezam may throw the prob
lem into the councils lap tomorrow.
Mandate Shifts Negotiated.
Mr.. Bevin said Britain already
was negotiating to place three of her
five old mandates from the League
of Nations under the projected new
United Nations truSteeShip system.
Belgian officials said they would
announce similar intentions for their
two mandates, Ruanda and Urandi,
in East Africa.
The only restriction which Mr..
Bevin attached to the proposed con-
version of the African mandates
into trusteeshipS was that the terms
of the trusteeships should be, ''in
our view, generally satisfactory.
He cited the fact that the British
had administered these areas for
more than Is years and would not
now be willing to put them under an
administration which Britain con-
sidered undesirable.
Belgium's position is expected to
be stated n a declaration to be read
tomorrow or Saturday by M. F. van
Langenhove. Ruanda and Urandi
were assigned to Belgium from Ger
man East Africa after the World
War.
Repeatedly Applauded.
Mr.. Masaryk told the Assembly
that, in order to safeguard humanity
against the latest scientific inven-
tions," the world arms industry
together with the latest devastat-
ing inventions, should be put under
the control of the United Nations y
Delegates applauded Mr.. Masaryk
loudly several times, especially when
he said he hoped that mot one par
ticle of uranium produced in
Czechoslovakia will ever be used for
wholesale destruction and annihila-
tion." Uranium is a, source of ma
terial for atomic energy and the
atomic bomb.
At another point, Mr.. Masaryk de-
plored anti-Semitism.
After what has happened to the
(See TJNO PaUe Al
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Is German Scientists Will Help
Navy on Wind Tunnel Here

Thirteen German scientists and
engineers, experts in the field of
aerodynamics and who were associ-
ated in the development of Nazi
V-weapons in Germany, are being
brought here to assist in the install
lation and initial operation of a
supersonic wind tunnel at the Naval
Ordnance Laboratory at White Oak,
Montgomery County.
The first group of seven is ex-
pected to arrive here some time this
month, with the others due at a
later date.
The Germans are being brought
here under contract and will be al
lowed salaries which will be sent to
their families in Germany. The
Navy will provide quarters and
meals. They will be admitted to
the country as disarmed aliens and
not as prisoners of war.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Break Soon Hinted
In ; Torch Murders

BY the Associated Press.
BAD TOELZ, Germany, Jan. IT.
A break within 48 hours was limited
tonight in the mystery murder of
three American Military Govern
ment officers at Passau.
; A Hungarian girl employed in the
Office of one of the victims has been
questioned in an attempt to shed
light on possible motive for the
killings, an unofficial source said.
United States Army intelligence
officers admitted officially for the
first time that the three officers
found battered and burned to death
in house on the Danube IL days
ago, had been slain.
A spokesman for the intelligence
section of the Sd Army made this
statement, but the case otherwise
remained classified as top secret
The spokesman explained: "We are
desirous of securing every possible
security angle before making any
further announcement"
the explanation, plus the extreme
secrecy surrounding the investiga-
ton, tended to emphasize the pos
sibility that German was involved
Stars and Stripes said yesterday that
an American Army officer was
among the suspects.
The victims were Maj. Everett S.
Cofran of Washington. Capt Adrian
I. Wesseler of New Rochelle, N. Y,
and 1t. Stanley Rosewater of
Omaha, .Nebr. Maj. Cofran, an Of
ficer of the Passau military admin
istration, had the other two as
weekend guests from Regensburg
The Army is still keeping incom-
municado a fourth officer, major,
who was reported sleeping on the
ground floor of the house on the
night of the killings, but fed to
safety after the house was set afire.
Evening star., 1946-01-17

This group, according to the Navy,
will begin work at once on the tun-
mel, the equipment for which already
has arrived at White Oak. 1t was
shipped late last year from Kochel,
Germany, where it had been in
stalled after heavy Allied bombings
in the latter stages of the European
war. The Navy added that much
Of the equipment, including the
worlds largest interferometer, which
air density by optical
means, never has been duplicated
outside of Germany.
Research in supersonic aerody-
namics, the Navy reported, is a
necessity of development programs
in guided missiles. This is one of
the research fields in which the
White Oaks Ordnance Laboratory
Is engaging.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Conciliator Expects
Break in WaIkout
Of Operators Today
Goodrich Says Union,
Company May Meet
In New Peace Effort

Federal Conciliator Richard w.
Goodrich said today there was
possibility of a break" in the
telephone strike later in the day
which would send 5000 operators
back to their jobs.
He declined to elaborate on what
the "break" might be, but said a
meeting he had proposed earlier in
the day had been cancelled with the
expectation that the union and COM
pany would call a session on their
own.
A company spokesman said he
understood union-company con-
ference had been called for this
afternoon, but was unable to give
ia time.
Mr.. Goodrich stepped back into
the picture today for the first
time since Friday, when Cancellation
efforts begged down. His statement
shortly before noon today was the
most encouraging since the strike
tegan eight days ago.
Only last night, the issues ap-
peared tightly deadlocked after a
four-hour meeting in which both
SIDES were reported to be holding
their positions.
Mr.. Goodrick's optimistic note
was injected at a time when the
operators were holding the sixth
chapter of their continuous meet
ing" at Turner's Arena.
Despite reports that many of the
operators were ready to abandon
the cause and return to work en-
masse, the meeting attracted a ma
jority of the girls who left their
switchboards at 10 am. last Thurs
day and most of them seemed deter
mined to stick it out until the Off
cial back-to-work order came.
That order may be given at an.
other meeting in the arena calico
for 7 pm. today, AL Kane, genera
| (Sao TIET EDGONE DoOo On
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Steel Showdown Slated TODAY;
Meat Fact-Finders Are Named
As Supplies Drop off Rapidly
Trumun to Make
Final Proposal to
Murray, FoirIess
BULLETINS.

The White House steel con-
ference began shortly after 2
o'clock this afternoon. Ben
tamin F. Fairless, president of
United States Steel Corp, ar
rived at las. feeling fine"
and CIO President Philip
Murray was five minutes late
for the conference. The three
man fact-finding board called
on President Truman also at
2 pm. to discuss the whole
situation"
Albert J. Fitzgerald, head of
the CIO Electrical Workers,
today offered to submit to
arbitration the wage issue in
the three -day-old strike of
100000 workers against the
three electrical manufacture
ing firms. He made the offer
in testifying before the Sem
ate Labor Committee on Presi-
dent Truman's proposal to
establish fact-fiinding boards
in labor disputes.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Flint Schools Closed
By Maintenance Strike
By the Associated prose

BY the Associated Press.
FLINT, Mich, Jan. 17.-All but
one of Flint;s A schools were closed
today as a CIO maintenance work
ers' strike went into its third day.
The Hazelton school for crippled
children, which was not picketed, re-
manned open.
Ernest w. Potter, president of the
Board of Education, said no further
effort would be made to keep schools
open because of the many difficult
ties involved. including small at
tendance.
The strike started Monday when
100 union members walked out in a
demand for wage increase of 10
cents an hour.
Evening star., 1946-01-17

call a meeting with the disputants
for tomorrow to set up procedures
for public hearings, starting about
Tuesday of next week.
Federal officials, from Mr.. Truman
on down, regard the steel dispute
as the key to the whole boiling in
dustrial relations situation. It's set
tlement, they believe, would prove
the answer to most of the other
strikes and strike threats. They fear
that failure to end the dispute be-
fore the strike date would throw all
industry into turmoil for a long
time to come.
Makes Three Appeals.
Mr.. Truman made three separate
appeals to Mr. Murray and Mr..
Fairless to settle their wage diff
ferences in the dramatic meeting
at the White House yesterday which
lasted from 2 to 9:45, with time out
only for dinner.
His last appeal was made as the
conference broke up for the night
He urged the two men to sleep over
it and pray over it and do their ut.
most to get together and come back
again tomorrow afternoon" Mr.. Ross
told reporters.
If Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Fairless
are unable to reach an accord before
todSy's meeting or after reason
able" time in the new session, the
President told them he would make
"a proposal in the public interest"
The possibility of Government
seizure to keep the vital industry
operating had not entered the dis
cussions, Mr.. Ross said.
Truman Plan Withheld.
Just what formula Mr.. Truman
will suggest to end the deadlock was
not made known.
Mr.. Fairless had offered the
United Steel Workers, which Mr.
Murray also heads, a wage increase
of IS cents an hour, and the union
had scaled down its demand from
25 cents to 1872 cents an hour.
During the hours of discussion and
wrangling yesterday it was said that
neither side budged from its earlier
proposals. There was no word as to
whether the situation had changed
over night.
In and out of the conference with
the union and industry heads all
afternoon and into the night were
Sterilization Director John W
Snyder, Secretary of LaborG Schwel-
(See STEEL, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Lute Bulletin
FEPC Bill Called Up

The Senate voted, 49 to II,
today to begin considering
legislation to establish a per-
manent Fair Employment
Practices Commission. The
action came on a motion by
Senator Chavez, Democrat, of
New Mexico. Under such con-
ditions it was not debatabIe.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Jan. IT. - 1t.
Gen. Robert C. Richardson, jr.,
today ordered court-martial for
any soldier or officer in his Mid
Pacific command who continues
agitation on the rehabilitation
program.
Three enlisted men were con-
fined to quarters pending investiga-
ton.
Col William Gaddis, public rela-
tions officer. said no charges have
been placed against the trio, but their
actions since Gen. Eisenhower ex-