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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1952)
* World News Capsules -- Sawyer to Meet Top Steel Men; May Order Workers' Pay Raise Compiled by Helen Jones (From Hit- wires of Associated Prcwt and United Press) Secretary of Commerce Sawyer, government boss of the sei/ol steel industry, lias called top men of the steel companies to meet with him l-riday morning. Sawyer said he'd meet with Steelworker President Philip Murray later in the day. Sawyer hail talked privately Thursday with both Murray and benjamin hairless, president of C.S. Steel. No word leaded out from their secret talks. Karlier, Murray indicated at a National Press club luncheon he expects the union to get the entire wage board package recommendation—a 17 and one-half-cent direct wage boost, other benefit and a union shop. But he also indi , rated there will be no strike if the government gives the union less. Jn Boston, Senator Taft said Congress should consider impeaching President Truman for his action in seizing the steel industry. President! Truman told newsmen his belief in his constitutional power to seize the; Industry had not changed. The crest of the Missouri... .. . was expected to reach Omaha, Neb., and Council Bluffs, Iowa, Kriday morning before daylight. Both cities have evacuated all families in danger, but the Red Cross estimates 130,000 persons have already been affected by the floods. Iowa has been hardest hit, with more than 17,000 families affected. Despite the wide waters and heavy damage to cities, towns and rich farmland, there have been only three deaths dining the entire flood period. The states along the Missouri, however, are in danger until the river drops. And the present crest is traveling eight to nine miles an hour. Averell Harriman was praised . . . ... by some of the bigger men in the Democratic party Thursday night nt a $100-a-plate dinner in his honor. Harriman is considered a likely candidate for the Democratic nomination. President Truman praised Harriman liberally as a statesman, administrator and “a great liberal deeply devoted to the fundamental purpose of the Democratic party and the welfare of the American people.” Truman cuologized Harrimun's career as Ambassador to Russia, secretary of commerce, Marshall Plan administrator und foreign aid director under the North Atlantic Pact. But Harriman shared the spotlight with others including the leading Democratic aspirants, Sen. Estes Kefauvcr, Sen. Robert Kerr of Okla homa and Sen. Brian McMahon of Conn. The latter became an avowed candidate Thursday. In the South Democratic . . . . . . Senator Long campaigned for Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia for the Democratic nomination. “Don't let thorn tell you a man from the South can't win. He'll campaign across the country and stands a good chance of winning," Long said. Sen. Harry Byrd (D.-Va.) said that with Stevenson out of the race, Rus: ell Is the strongest candidate. Aerial attacks in Korea . .. ... were limited Thursday by heavy weather and high winds, but seven B-2fV.s made a night bombing run against bridges and rail yards. There were a few probing attacks by the Reds on the ground on the western front. Meanwhile, on the truce front... ... it was expected that Thursday's session might bring an answer to Communist demands for resuming talks on war prisoner exchange. The routine session was scheduled to take up truce supervision, however. The United States should leave the U.N.... ...according to Sen. Williaim Jenner (R-Ind.). Jenner voiced his opinion in a speech before the annual convention of the Daughters of, the American Revolution in the nation’s capital. There are rumors that the DAR will endorse the proposal. Mrs. James B. Patton, president general of the organization, said she didn't favor the move. KWAX to Carry Duck-Cougar Tilt The WSC-Oregon baseball game will be broadcast at 3 p.m. today, direct from Howe Field over KWAX, the campus radio station, KWAX is at 88.1 megacycles on the KM radio dial, Sportscasters for today’s game will be Frank Tilly, sophomore in English, and Ken Warren, junior in arts and letters. George Drou gas, senior in speech, will assist them in later games. All home baseball games held on week days are aired over the “Voice of the Ducks" beginning at 3 p.m. KWAX regularly starts broadcasting at 5 p.m. Students will be able to hear the 4 sportscasts in the listening room, 20(i Student Union, if they do not have access to an FM radio. Friday 5:00 Plano Moods 5:15 Guest Star 5:30 World News 5:45 Sports Shots 0:00 Tabic Hopping 0:15 Music in the Air 0:30 Entertainment Guido 0:45 Religious News 7:00 Time for Tonne 7:15 Four for a Quarter 7:30 Dlxiography 8:00 Request Time 10:50 News 10:55 A Tune to Say Goodnight Sunday 3:00 Freshman Forum 4:00 BBC Theatre 5:00 Music for the Connoisseur 0:00 Songs for Sunday 7:00 Sign Off 'Oscar' Winner Showing Sunday In Student Union "How Green Was My Valley," Academy Award winning picture, will be shown at 2:30 and 4:30 p m. Sunday in the Student Union ballroom. The movie is the film adaptation of Richard Llewelan's novel of a coal mining community Ln Wales. Profound family issues and the nineteenth century economic condi tions and labor problems are the basic factors in the story. The movie builds around the transfor mation of a lonely valley in the hills of Wales ibto a grim and grimy mining district. Starred in the movie are Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara, Roddy AWS Congress Elects Donna Trebbe Prexy Donna Trebbe, freshman in mu sic, was elected president of the Associated Women Students con gress at their first spring term meeting Wednesday. Jackie Steu art, freshman in liberal arts, was chosen secretary-treasurer. Discussion of the calendar for the coming year was made but no decisions have been reached and the calendar will be announced later. The congress consists of rep resentatives from each women's living organiaztion with AWS Vice-President Elaine Hartung as adviser. Now Playing “Singing in the Rain” Gene Kelly & Debby Reynolds also “Talk About a Stranger” George Murphy & Nancy Davis MAYFLOWER llo. 8 M DFR DIAL HOZ? Now Playing ‘The Iron Curtain’ LAN E Now Playing “Fort Defiance” Dane Clark & Tracy Roberts also “Millionaire for Christy” Fred MacMurray & Kleanor Parker They all want Your Portrait for MOTHER'S DAY May 11 th for appointments please phone 4-3432 THE FEHLY STUDIO on the campus McDowall and Barry Fitzgerald. The film is sponsored by the SU movie committee and the ad mission price is 30 cents. 11 :00 a.in. "Christ, and the Better Worship" Broadcast KASil University Class — 9:45 a.m. Fellowship 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. "After Death, What?" First Baptist Church >j Broadway at High Dr. Vance H. 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