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British Parliament Hears
De Gaulle on Disarmament
London (UPD President
Charles de Gaulle told the
combined houses of Brltith
Parliament today France
would be "happy" to quit de
veloping atomic bombs as soon
as the other world powers de
stroy their nuclear weapons.
"Peace can only be attained
if the general tear of annihi
lation is first removed," the
visiting French leader told a
rare joint session of the
House of Lords and Commons.
Usually only the Queen
speaks to a joint parlia
mentary session.
By implication, de Gaulle
rejected the attacks on West
Germany made by Soviet Pre
mier Nikita Khrushchev dur
ing his recent tour of France.
Germany With West
"The peace France and
Britain are striving to build
should not widen divisions or
poison wounds . including
those suffered by the Ger
mans, who were yesterday
our enemies but today are a
vital part of the West and our
common ally," he said.
In slow, deliberate French,
de Gaulle delivered an elo
quent plea on behalf of world
disarmament.
Stocks Gain Support
In Early Dealings
New York (UPO The stock
market met strong support In
the early dealings today,
Industrials were up more
than 3 in their average during
the first 30 minutes. Hails and
utilities also gained.
Brokers said it was evident
in Wednesday's sharpest run
up in a month that not only
the routine trader but the institutional-type
investor had
stepped up his operations.
SOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York-IUPD-Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 In
dustrials 628.31, up 6.12;
20 railroads 144.89, up 0.98;
IS utilities 88.61, up 0.09,
and 65 stocks 207.01, up
1.53. Sales Wednesday were
about 3,450,000 shares com
pared with 2,840,000 shares
Tuesday-
Wednesday's prices on selected
toeki;
Allied Chemical .. 40 H
84 'i
4H4
37
89 k
Anaconda Coppar 514
Alum Co. Am. M...
American can ......
American Motors
AT&T
Armco Steel
Bendlx Aviation ,
Bethlehem bteel
Boeing Air
CatarptUar Corp.
Chrysler corp. ...
Continental Can
. 63 V
67
46V.
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59 i
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Crown Zellerbach 44"4
Curtlai Wrlsht .. 20't
Dow Chemical 92 !i
Du Pont 323
Eastman Kodak 110H
Firestone .. 37
General Electric 94 3.
General TooOm 1033.
General Motors 474
Georgia i-acmc .................... oa.
Graham Palaa 2'L
Greyhound m................... 22.k
Gulf Oil - 31
KomestaKe .Mining , 42
Idaho Power 40 i
B. M 461
Int. Paper 117
Johns Manvllle . S4
Katy 4
Kennecott Copper M 78 V2
Lockheed Aircraft 23
Montana Power M 23 i
Montgomery wara .. 43
Nat l Biscuit 51':
New York Central .......... , 24 ',
Pac Gas Ac Elec 633,j
Penneys. J. C 123
Penn BR - 14
Radio Corporation
Richfield oil .
Eafeway ..
Sears u
Shell Oil
Socony Mobil OU
Southern Co
Southern Pacific - 20
71 4
75.
40
50
36
38
46 li
Standard California - 43'a
Standard Indiana 41 ii
Standard N. J .... . 44',
Sun Mines fl!k
Texas Co M 73 !fc
Texas Gulf Sulfur I0,
Transamerlca ..... ....... 28
Trans World Air ...... H'j
Tri-continental 8.11
Union Carblda 134"4
union Pacific ....................
United Aircraft . 34 K
United Air Lines 27 'i
U. S. Rubber . 34 V,
U. S. Steel . 83
'Youngstown S 6c T 118
France, he said, "wishes
above all for stocks of nuclear
weapons to be destroyed, the
installations where they are
tn be made to be used for
different purposes, the rockets
and aircraft carrying them, as
well as the fixed or floating
bases from which these ve
hides of death can be launch'
ed, to be placed under surveil
lance."
Churchill Hears Speech
Turning to the summit con
ference which will take place
In Paris next month, the
French president said he had
a "rational hope" that some
understanding on critical is
sues might be worked out be
tween East and West.
"I declare that at this lm
portant juncture France
stands shoulder to shoulder
with Britain," he told the par
liamentary assembly.
Sir Winston and Lady Chur
chill were in de Gaulle's au
dience at Parliament. There
were murmurs of "hear, hear"
when the French President
praised Sir Winston-the only
time his speech was inter
rupted.
De Gaulle received a tre
mendous ovation at the con
clusion of his speech. The ap
plause was so loud and pro
longed that he appeared al
most embarrassed.
Floods in Brazil
Kill al Least 33
Rio De Janeiro-TOPD-Floods
in northeastern Brazil have
killed at least 33 persons and
left thousands homeless and
in some cases starving, re
ports from the ravaged area
said today.
Property damage In the
eight northeastern states af
fected by the floods is ex
pected to run into the millions
of dollars.
Rivers in Piaul and Alagoas
states were reported still ris
ing, but in most of the affect
ed areas floodwaters were receding.
Dips Possible in
Reports on Jobs,
Sales, Income
Washington -IUPH- Govern
ment economists predicted to
day there will be little to
cheer about in their reports
on business in March.
The reports on Jobs, In
come, sales and production,
to be released in about 10
days, are expected to show
little improvement and pos
sibly some dips.
Cold Responsible
Unusually cold and snowy
weather last month is respon
sible, according to the ex
perts. They also cited slow
downs in steel and auto pro
duction. Economists and top policy
makers, such as Treasury
Secretary Robert B. Ander
son, say publicly that wltn
most economic activity at or
near record highs, business is
good.
But they acknowledge pri
vately that business growth
in the next six months or so
cannot be foretold until re
sults for April and May are
in hand.
Outlook Would Be Gloomy
How business fares this
month and next will make
or break forecasts for a spring
spurt. Without a spurt the
economic outlook for the next
half year will be pretty
gloomy.
Top administration officials
are aware that there has been
a lack of pep in the economy
In recent weeks. They think
it would be premature to con
clude this means a recession
or that business needs a boost
from the government. They
say basic review of govern
ment policy will be necessary
only if the economy worsens
markedly.
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ANTI-RED BILL
Washington-(UPD-Rep. Fran
cis E. Walter (D-Pa.) intro
duced a bill Wednesday that
would oust federal employees
who refused to answer ques
tions about Communist activities.
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ON SECRET HONEYMOON Heiress Gamble Benedict and
Andre Perumbeanu, shown above, honeymooned secretly
today after they were married at a secluded cabin near
Hendersonville, S.C. Friends who attended the wedding said
they did not know the location of the couple s honeymoon
hideout. (UPI Telephpto)
Gamble Benedict on
Secret Honeymoon
Henedersonvllle, N.C-fflPD-
Heiress Gamble Benedict and
Andre Porumbeanu honey
mooned secretly today in
fear her family would press
its relentless battle to break
up their international ro
mance and marnage-on-uie-
run.
The couple was married
Wednesday night in a 10-min-
ute, single ring ceremony on
the lawn of an isolated log
cabin lodge by a justice of
the peace. Gambi, 19, nearly
collapsed in hysteria after the
ceremony, alternately laugh
ing and crying.
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and . carried neither flowers
nor Bible. Andre, 35, wore a
single-breasted, two button
blue suit and a borrowed
shirt several sizes too large
for him.
The couple "kissed at least
50 times" at the lakeside
lodge in the Blue Ridge Moun
tains before hopping into a
waiting automobile to begin
their frantic honeymoon flight
till fearing the socialite's
grandmother-guardian would
block their union with some
last-minute legal maneuver.
Rebuffed by legal techni
calities in their attempt to
marry Wednesday in Dillon,
S.C, the couple fled across
the border to obtain a license
and marry.
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North Carolina requires
only a blood test as a pre
requisite for marriage. There
is no waiting period.
iney had a close call wham
It was discovered that a judge
in Dillon had Gambi's birth
certificate. One of the couple's
friends flew back to Dillon
Wednesday morning and ob
tained a photostatic copy of
me document. Without this
evidence as proof of Gambi's
age, the marriage again would
have been balked.
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Forecast Slated
Final water suddIv nnllnnV
for the Rogue-Umpqua basin
win ee presented during a
public meeting in the old
Grants Pass library at 10 a.m.,
cnaay, April g, Gene Winters,
county extension agent, has
announced.
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ter supply forecaster for Ore
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station and the soil conserva
tion service. The meeting
place is located west of the
Josephine county courthouse
in Grants Pass.
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the soil, store water, stream
flow and expected precipitation.
Sweetland Cites
Ballot Blunders
Milwaukie. Ore. -fflPD-Slate
Sen. Monroe Sweetland (D
Mllwaukie) todny called the
attention of Secretary of State
Howell Appling Jr. to what he
called a "serious and expen
sive blunder" in the Demo
cratic party ballot.
Sweetland said Gene Conk
lin, Pendleton, was erroneous
ly listed as a candidate for
delegate to the Democratic
National Convention from the
state-at-large when he was in
fact a candidate from the 2nd
Congressional District com
prising Eastern Oregon.
Sweeland telegraphed Ap
pling that all the ballots
should be reissued and those
on the presses corrected. He
suggested that to minimize
the cost to the state of reprint
ing ballots in many counties,
further printing should be
halted and erroneous ballots
already issued should be recalled.
GROWTH EXPECTED
New York - United Nations
experts predict Central Amer
ica's population will double in
the next 30 years.
Southerners in Last Ditch Move on Civil Rights
Washington (LTD- Southern
senators staged -a last-ditch
fight today for a modification
of the civil rights bill which
even administration support
ers conceded might have
merit and speed passage of
the measure.
Sen. Richard B. Russell (D-
Ga.), leader of the Southern
bloc, said the disputed section
would "dlscrlmate against
white voters because they
could not register as late as
some Negroes.
Russell called the provision
written into the bill by the
House, a "monsterous" section
which demands correction
He told newsmen he thought
his plea would "appeal to the
sense of fairness of the Senate
if they understood it."
Expedite Final Action
The Senate scheduled a vote
today on an amendment by
Sen. Allen J. Ellender (D-La.)
to eliminate the voting refer
ee section of the bill. Ellen
der's proposal was expected
to be defeated.
Senate GOP Leader Ever
ett M. Dirksen (111.) said he
would confer with Attorney
General William P. Rogers
about Russell's arguments. He
said any modification "would
take the steam out of the de
bate" and expedite final ac
tion on the bill.
Dirksen said he felt Rus
sell's request was "an honest
one" and not a "dilatory
tactic." 1
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