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Europe's Mostf Important Election
JDue in Germany Next Month
By PETER WEBB
United Press Correspondent
Bonn iin The most lmpoiTe:
ant electiqfj in Europe since
World War II comti up next
month in West Germany.
On its outcome hangs the fate
of (ie westeigi world's pli to
build a strong defensive military
machine on the European con
tinent capable of deterring a
Communist ground attack
Thirty-five million Germans
will choose on Sept. 15 betw?en
keeping Chancellor Konrad Ad
enauer's Christian Democrat re
gime or turning the government
over to the powerful opposite
Socialist Party.
The Socialists have said that
if they win they will pull West
Germany out of the North At
lantic Treaty Organization, ban
ish atomic weapons on theft soil,
halt conscription and scrap plans
for a 500.000-man army and
strong air force.
Then 9iey will bargain with
the Soviet Union for the reuni
fication of East and West Ger
many. Warns Of Downfall
The 82 year - old Adenauer,
fighting the most critical battle
of his career, has warneS that
Socialist victory would mean
the "downfall of Germany." He
has said that keeping its alliance
with the West is his nation's
only means of halting Commu
nism and eventually restoring a
whole Germany.
The latest indications are that
Adenauer will win a third suc
cessive four year terms but it
may be by a narrow margin.
Public opinion polls report
that support for the Christian
Democrats has risen from 39 to
46 per cent of the electorate
since November. Socialist
strength has dropped from 44 to
35 per cent in the sme period.
Political' experts estimate that
about 80 per cent of the voters
already have made up' their
minds. The campaigns of all
parties are now being directed
at the ,20 per cent "floating
vote" which will be decisive.
There will be at least 494
Bundestag seats at stake, half
of them by direct election in the
constituencies and the remain
der by proportional representa
tion. One of the smaller parties,
the free Democrats, may emerge
holding the balance of power
and forcing West Germany into
another coalition government.
Boom May Help
" Adenauer's greatest asset is
the fact that West Germany is
enjoying booming . economic
prosperity which has even per
mitted a national tax cut. The
low point of his fortunes came
last October-November when the
Hungarian revolt raised fears of
another war.
A new element in the cam
paign was the visit of Soviet
Communist Chief Nikita Khrush
chev earlier this month to East
Germany. Khrushchev blasted
Adenauer as a new Hitler and
warned that his policies were
taking Germany along the road
to war.
Observers here believe that
Khrushchev's attack will boom
erang, winning Adenauer more
votes among the violently anti
Russian West Germans. They
have also done harm to the So
cialist cause by emphasizing So
viet intractability over reunifi
cation. Khrushchev made it clear the
Soviets are not prepared to ne
gotiate a reunification which
would depose the East German
Communist regime. He almost
contemptuously- dismissed , the
proposal supported by Social
ists and Christian Democrats
alike for free, nation-wide
elections.
The real worry for the Christ
ian Democrats is Adenauer's
health. For a man in his 80s
Adenauer is remarkably, fit and
has been delivering hour-long
speeches on a campaign tour
without visible signs of fatigue.
But there is always the danger
at his age that a comparatively
minor ailment might be serious.
Reuther Says GM Stalls on Proposal
Chicago (IB Walter P.
Reuther, president of the United
Auto Workers Union, ' has
charged General Motors Corp.
with stalling on his proposal for
automobile price cuts.
Reuther, speaking Thursday
night at the annual convention
banquet of the AFL-CIO Ameri
can Federation of Teachers,
denied his proposal was a pub
lic0 r e 1 a t i o n s maneuver, as
charged by G.M. President Har
low H. Curtice.
"All they have to do is say
yes," Reuther said, "and we'll
do our part."
The auto chief proposed earlier
that the "Big Three" auto manu
facturers cooperate to prevent
flation by lopping $100 or more
more off 1957 models. In return,
the UAW would take such action
under consideration when pre
senting 1958 contract demands.
Curtice responded with a
counter-proposal, that the auto
workers extend their present
contract two years as a "real
contribution to the economic
stability of the country."
Reuther said G.M. -made a
profit last year of $2.93 "for
every hour worked by every
hourly employee" and contrast
ed it with a 20 cent increase won
by the UAW.
"That's a disproportionate
share of the take," he said. "It's
just about time the American
consumer got hi share."
Portland Woman Is
Placed on Probation
Portland W Mrs. Lucille
Weeks, 25, yesterday was placed
on two years probation by Cir
cuit Judge Charles W. Redding
for her part in the 1956 burglary
of -the home of Ray Clark, hire
ling of racketeer James B.
Elkins. '
Mrs. Weeks had changed her
plea from innocent to guilty min
utes before the judge placed her
on probation.
Mrs. Weeks was indicted for
burglary along with Mary Chil
dress, 39, in July. '
Mrs. Childress has pleaded in
nocent to the charge and is
awaiting trial.
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Volunteers Save Life
Of Two-Year-Old Boy
Big River, Sask. - (IP) Vol
unteers, using the technique
that saved the life of little
Benny Hooper, Wednesday night
rescued a 2-year-old boy from
the bottom of a 12-inch wide
well shaft.
The boy, Kimdale Smith of
Saskatoon, was taken to a hos
pital after his five-hour en-
Brewster Sentenced
On Contempt Charge
'' Washington TO Frank W.
Brewster, West Coast teamsters
chief, drew a one-year jail sen
tence and a $1,000 fine Thurs
day for contempt of Congress.
The sentence was imposed by
Federal Judge John A. Sirica,
who had convicted Brewster
June 26 on 31 counts of con
tempt at a juryless trial here.
Brewster announced in ad
vance that he would appeal the
sentence. He was released in
$1,000 bail pending disposition
of his appeal.
tombment. His condition was re
ported to be satisfactory.
Small Barn Destroyed Near Kings Highway
A small barn containing five
tons of hay at the Melvin Fader
farm, 1897 Kings highway, was
destroyed by fire about 2:30
p.m. Wednesday, city firemen
reported.
They said that the hay was
damaged by water and that a
small adjacent shed was dam
aged. Firemen stated that chil
dren playing with matches set
fire to the hay.
The rural pumper-tanker and
the east side pumper, which
was being tested at the Solar
Belfast, Northern Ireland HP
Veteran distance swimmer
Florence Chadwick, of San
Diego, Calif., Thursday post
poned for two weeks her attempt
to swim the Irish channel.
mill pond, were sent to the
blaze. The eastside station
pumper was hampered in reach
ing the fire scene by numerous
motorists attracted by the
smoke, according to firemen.
DIPLOMATIC REPORT
Los Angeles (W The state
Department of Corrections, in its
annual report, explains athletic
programs at prisons this way:
"The institutions field teams in
the major sports, competing with
outside teams, but all are 'home'
games."
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