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Newspaper Page Textml mm ii in S By FRANK JENKINS I Ucneral Ik and a Denver friend leave Hit morning lor (lulling trip h!iih up In tin Colorado nioun Ulna, They'll be ona a weiik, They plan to do some nailing, 01 courts but In general, they ay. they're mi to 1)0 NOTHING IN A BIO ''Isn't It nice," maybe you'll y, "to be a, bin shot, with bli ahot Iilenda to take you tuhini In the country' lop fishing tpota." Wait a minute, Lola quote the teletype thin tnornlng: "Tlia General atartad hla flailing trip ahorlly after he and hla wilt bio farewell to tlielr aoldler eon aa lie etopped briefly In Denver cn route to Bealll and KOHKA. "It waa an eninllonal end-oil for the boy , , , Mr. Elsenhower choked back learn and bit her lips aa ah aald good-bye , . . Tha Gen eral pared nnrvoualy back and fiirlh before going up to Hie plane'a alair lor a final word with hla on." ' Did you ever say hall and fare well to a aoldltr son, or brother, or husband who waa leaving for the fighting front? It ao, you know lh bleak desola tion that waa In Ike's and Mamie lieurta aa the plane, look oft from (he airport In Denver this mornlnK. boring away from tliem their hop of the future. How well doyou know your Xipllngt Do you remember thla one: ' ''Judy O'Orady and the colonel' lady are (later under the akin." 1 Well, there InTSShver this morn ing Mra. Dwlghl D. Elsenhower, wile of the Republican nominee for President ol the United males, and all the mothers who ever aald good-bye to soldier sons en route to tha fighting front were elalera under the akin and NOTH1NO ON KARTH can ver change lh re lationship. Maybe you're allll class-con-aclou. Maybe you're aaylng: "Oh, . k . Ki i , Y-.' - nainr ami a Weal Pointer, and hla father la General Elsenhower, He ll ao ail rignt, Walt another minute. r-hw ha-l, fhrniiDh th. nsl and recall how many West Point aoiaier sons 01 eoimer mwiom wen tip In the bras have died In Korea. , War la the great leveler. Inflation nolo: niu uiierstaia commerce com mission give permission today to the Pullman Company to bike Its charge by about M per cent. Under the new schedule, which takes ellect on July 3S. standard lower go from minimum of M 05 to a minimum ol (s and tourist lowers ao laam M.JO to w.w. Heck l It even ooatg more montr cow to BLEEP! Unra Inflation; ' The aoverament of Australia order an arbitrary boost today of all basic wages to try to keep up with riling living cost, but Aust ralians fear the new government adjustment WILL ONLY MEAN HIGHER PRICES. They must hive been reading the new from th U.S. where wo're learning the hard way that that' EXACTLY what happens. , One for tha book: An arbitrator In New Bedlord Massachusetts, orders wsgea In New Bedford textile Dlanls RE- D'tVD l cents an hour, and the textile- vorxer union agrees will ingly to go along with tha decrease, . Whv " It bring the cost structure In New England down closer to the competitive cost structure In the South, WHICH HAS BEEN GRAB BINO TEXTILE MILLS AWAY FROM NEW ENGLAND AT A HHOCKINO RATE. Inflation, you aee. not only robs us through the pocketnook out up selsand reshuffles long-established mistrial developments. troops Called for Iran Riot iDtutnn, -'Mi, ua, a.vwi'O ., police cracked down on aupporters 91 Mohammed Mossadegh Friday and occupied the headquarters of wo political club backing the emotional old Nationalist chief less :han a day after he quit Dremler. Police reported several persons were arrested when they attempted .o demonstrate in the center of the :pltal sanln.it Ahmed vavam tew premier designate. They were members of the Iran party and the i,abor party. Police said the demonstrators, ed by Kazem Hassibl, oil con mltsnt to Mossadegh, orowded nto the streets shouting "death to Javnm" and "down Q,avam." Has dbl was not arrested, however, ai le has parliamentary Immunity. biavam wnose assignation as jremler Thursday surprised Mos wdegh adherents and confronted hem with an accomplished faot, vss expected to present his new lablnet to the Majlis, (lower house i- Parliament) In a day or two. It met with the hah for two hours irldoy. Oavam, who headed the govern nent In 1946 and 1047 and brought he nation safely through two dan erous disputes with Russia, was lomlnaled for premier by the tajlls Thursday. Action by the isjlls alone. was necessary, since ie Donate is in recess. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevl romplly gave his approval and rdered Qavsm to lorm a new overnment. . " NOBLES TO HOSPITAL Mrs. Mary N6bles, owner of Lake fotel. was rushed to Klamath Val (V Hospital 1:45 p.m., today by 1 urgeiy. Seldon Kirk Re-Elected Tribe Head In an eleotlon that drew a prob able record turnout of to per cent of the vole, Heldon Kirk yesterday waa re-elected president 01 the Klamath Indian Tribe. There were la candidate for the member Executive Committee. Winner were, In the order of their total vols: James Johnson, Hlrsin Robblns, Dice Crsne. Jesse Lee Kirk, Delford Lang. Wide Criw- loru, jony univa ana oya iecs- on. REFERENDUM! Two referendum aimed at the oventual termination of the Klam ath Tribe as a political unit were auuroved. Bv a vote of 104 to S8, Hie inaian votea to limit mue membership to peraon having at leaat one-fourth Klamath blood. Present qualification demand only one-sixteenth. Bv vole of 140 to 113. the Klanv atlti voted to close the tribe roll June so. 1DM No one born after inat iluie wouia oe acccpicu mw (he tribe and the tribe wouia cease to exlat officially with th death of the last member on lh roll. Both these referendums are sub ject to the spprovsl or disapproval ol the U. B. oeoreiary oi wis in lerlur. . A ihlrd referendum refused tribe mnmbrnhlD to Dallaa Otvaii by a vote of 102 to IS. Olvan, a Shasta Indian, la married to a Kiamatn woman and thev operate a reser vation ranch. BOBBINS SECOND Running second to Bcldon Kirk In Ihe tribe presidential race waa Hiram Robblns. He polled 13 votes and Kirk received 131.' Joe Ball Jr. and Tony Unlve also ran. Delford Lang wis unopooaed for vlre prealdent as waa Dlbbon Cook for secretary. Wilbur (Buddy) Orlmm won th sergeant-al-arms post oy me nar row margin of 107 to 104 over Toy Brown. Ollbert Nelson ran third. Klamath Aencv Clerk T. W. Sanders announced tha election results this morning. C of C Makes Second Report The second report luncheon on ihe Klamath County Chamber of Commerce' ll-out membership drive today Jammed th Wlllard Hotel Blue Boom ana leacnarooar officials to label th campaign "aUfylnt., Report were atlll being com plied at preaatlma today out at llrst glance omciai saia uie arivo was "progressing sausiacioruy. The memberihlD drive' Is de signed to strengthen tha Chamber of commerce in preparation ior the launching of lis huge "Build the Basin" program that Is aimed at bolstering business and bring ing new Industry to the Klamath Basin. Steel Strike Hurts Crops WASHINGTON ll The Nation al Canners Association sld Frldsy that "continuation of the steel strike will make It Impossible tor the canning Industry to process svsllsble but perishable" farm crops. It estimated sufficient can are on hand to preserve only about half the peach and tomato crops and proportionately less of other fruits and vegetable to be harvested later. Corn, tomatoes and peaches, the association said In a statement "are In the greatest Jeopardy at thla time." The big bulk of tha three crops, harvested during August and early September, normally goes into oans. "Should the strike end today, speed-up In can production might hold the loss of these perishable crops to a minimum," the associa tion snld. "It la obvious, however, that tor each successive day the strlko continues, tne aany loss win oe come Increasingly larger." Moblllzer John R. Sleelmsn, In his latest quarterly report said the nation stands to lose 30 million cases of canned food for each week the steel strike continued beyond Juiy i. Klamath River Water Report Aim of California's Collier YREKA California Ben. Ran dolph Collier ol Yreka 1 leading a move to beat the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to Washington with a report on the needs oi the South ern Oregon-Northern California area for Klamath River water. Toward that end Collier an nounced that a policy meeting would be held in Klamath Falls sometime In August at which some steps will bs taken to draft legis lation aimed at blocking any move on the Bureau of Reclamation's part to divert water out oi uie Klamath River watershed. The bureau is scheduled to have It comprehensive report 'on the needs and potentialities of water In the Klamath Basin complete anmetlma In 1D&4. Sen, Collier want tha Involved counties to get an outline of their water needs In first. Collier told the Siskiyou Board of Supervisors this week that the Bu reau of Reclamation Is Interested Fries fit Cent 1 Page Party Strih ffiips Contesting Delegations Cause Break CHICAGO im Bltterlv contest ing delegation from Texa began their fight to be aeatod at the Dem ocratic National Convention Fri day by trad In g charge of bolters" and "slanderers." At stake are 63 convention voles. And at Issue Is whether Texss will cast It lot with the evenlual nominee of the convention or keei Itself in a position to support an 'anll-Falr Deal" candidate. Defending his clslm to head the Lon Star state's delegation as the choice of Ihe "regular" psrty In Texss, Gov. Allan Shivers said the contesting faction "got beat by about i per cent of the voters." SHIVERS Shiver said the party "loyalist" led by former New Deal Rep. Maury Maverick, therefore had based Its campaign on "personal abuse, slsiider and vindication." Maverick had opened the case for the "loyalist'' by branding the Shivers fsctlon a bunch of "Re publicans, Dlxlecrau. boilers." Television ana other cameras were trained on the scene before a credential subcommittee of the Democratic National Committee a It got down belatedly to the business of deciding two red-hot delegsle contests. The contest and another in volving MtsalsslDDl's 18 convention votes grew out of the refusal of slate to pledge their loyalty to the Democratic nominee, w n o e t e r h might be. Their lear was mat in con vention might pick' up a "Fair Deal" supporter who would go down tha line tor President Truman' dvU right program. MAVERICK ..." - i- Maverick look not of the race Usu which underlies the contest. He told the committee his dele gation represented Democrat of all colore and was the first from Texa ever to Include Negroes and Latin-Americans in it member ship. John Cofer, a tall, bald-headed attorney from Austin, took the stand after Maverick. He aald the smvera group airesa m 'whit aunremaav." He said the regular had gone all the way back to 1840 to take lta atand. Referring to the party' lavery position that year, coier aeciarea: "That platform of 1840 brought us to a great national tragedy. My grandfathers fought In that (Civil) war, and I have often said it's an example of brave men fighting for cause that was lundamenl iiauy wron The fight may go to the conven tion floors oeiore a iinai aecision 1 reached. No Polio Cases Reported Here Not a single cast of polio has been reported In Klamath county so far this summer, the County Health Department says. In contrast, there has been a serious outbreak of the crippling malady In the La Grande vicinity. Last year five Infantile paralysis cases were reported here in the county, four In Klamath Falls and one at ChlloqUln, which were taken care of by the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis at Sa cred Heart Hospital, Eugene. The polio cases last year, how ever, came later m tne season, most of them in September. All five of the persons attacked by the disease here last year the victims including two children, a teen-age girl and two adulla are reported to have been left with lew lasting enecu. only In controlling the 'Klamath River for Irrigation and hydroelec trio power production, administered oy tne bureau iiseii, It' not Interested, ha said. In what the effect might be on mining fishing and recreational uses of the river. Those Interests primarily are located at the far end of the river in California. Siskiyou County has a technical expert, Frank Lathrop, compiling Information as to the water needs of that oounty, and his findings are to oe incorporated in a state water report which Is due In about six months. - - Collier ssld that in a recent talk Willi Oregon's Gov, Douglas McKay the governor Is In favor of Interstate cooperation In survey ing tha water needs of the South- era' Oregon and Northern Califor nia counties' water needs, so long1 as tha interests of Klamath Oounty, the source of the water, are not abused, KLAMATH FALLS, Head-On Highway Collision Hurts Five Klamath Persons 500-Foot Fall Injures Youth Bavne fiulton. Chlco. Calif.. 10- year-old fire control aide at Cra ter Lake National Forest, was seriously Injured yesterday after noon In a spectacular 600-foot slide and tumble down a hard, snow packed slope of Watchman Moun tain. Sutton was brought to Kiamatn Valley Hospital hero by a Kaler ambulance, He has a fractured left thigh, several severe abrasions and bruises bill 4s not believed to be too seriously Injured. Crater Lake Rangers said Sut ton was a member of a crew car rying supplies to a Watchman Mountain lire lookout tower being opened yesterday. On a trip down the mountain, Sullon somehow got off on the hard snowpack of a long, steep slope, lost his footing, then slid and rolled 600 reel to ine duvwjui of the slope where he banged Into some big rocks. Rangers got to Button quicaiy, nut a splint on the fractured thigh. and trundled him a short distance over Uie snow to the rosd. Sutton is a cnico state iouegc student and starred on the Chlco State basketball tear- ,isl winter. Sky watchers Needed Here With 4 stations manned part ar full time Ooeratlon Bkvwatcn Is now In operation In Klamath County. The Klamath activity Is a part of the national Civil De fense net sei up to guara anaum surprise aerial attack by any en emy nation. About half the Klamath Skywatch stations are now manned around the clock and all will be on a 34-hour basis as soon as enough volunteer watchers are available, according to Joe LaClair, county Civil Defense director. Wallace Reed is In charge of the Klamath Skywatch setup. Reed was not available for com ment lost night but LaClair said watchers were needed lor outlying posts. More than enough volun teers have offered to serve Inside In the city. LaClair said the out-of-clty posts were proving far more efficient than the city watch points, and he thinks the principal reason for the noise in the city. He pointed out that high-flying Jet planes are very difficult to hear at best. Wed nesday, for Instance, 16 8-motored Jets flew over the city, and were not detected bv a single city watch post, whereas several outlying watchers suotted the leu. Persons wishing to volunteer for watch duty outside the city should phone LaClair or Keea. Kate Courtney Death Told Word was received here today of the death in San Francisco oi a long-time Spring Lake resident and well known Klamath County matron. Mrs. Kathryn (Kate) Courtney. 8he died at 7:15 this morning after an illness of two years. Mrs. Courtney was a sister of John D. and Matt o Connor, stocg men of the Soring Lake district. where she made her home until recent years. She was 78. Matt O'Connor, Mrs. Neil (Mary) Hurley, a niece, and Mr. Hurley left today for San Francisco to re turn here with the booy. Funeral arrangments win be announced later. She will be buried beside a brother Jerry, pioneer sheep man, who died several years ago. Surviving beside her brothers here are a sister. Bister Mary Ann. a nun in New York, a sister, Eymard, in Fypt, two brothers and a sister in County Kerry, Ire- lana. - Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity and Northern California: Fair through tomorrow exeept for possible thunder showers In the mountains. Low tonight 52, high tomorrow M. High yesterday SO Lew lait night .... S3 Preelp yesterday Preolp alnce Oct. 1 ... ...17.11 Same period last year .........14.84 Normal for period .. ......13.33 (Additional Weather mi P 4.) OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1H Eisenhower On Vacation FRASER. Colo. W Gen. Dwlght D. Elsenhower Friday eased Into his first vacation since omlng home from his European defense duties about one and one half months ago. Eisenhower and a Denver busi nessman friend. Aksel Nielsen, plan to get In plenty of fishing and, as tne general put it, "do nothing in Dig way.'' Nielsen's secluded ranch, com plete with all modern conveniences, is their hideaway lor tne next week. The general made the 73-mlle drive Thursday shortly after he and his wile, Mamie, Dade larewen to their soldier son, MaJ. John Elsenhower, as he stopped briefly in Denver en route to Seattle and Korea. It was an emotional send-off to war lor the 29-year-old major. Mrs. Elsenhower, who remained in Denver with her mother. Mrs. John Doud, choked back tears and bit her lips as she said good-bye. When the big transport taxied off en route to Seattle, Mrs. Eisen hower waved and then kissed tne General, who had paced nervously hack and forth before going up the plane's stairs to have a Iioat wora witn ms son. Allies Repulse Tank Attacks SEOUL. Korea Wl A tank-sup ported Communist oauauon at tacked through drenching rains Friday m a fruitless effort to pusn Allied soldiers off battle scarred "Old Baldy" hill on the Korean Western Front. About 700 Communist troops hit the strategic slope west of Chor- wod after a deafening preparatory barrage from Red mortars and field guns. . ' The U. S. Eighth Army said Unit ed Nations defenders killed an esti mated 100 Chinese attackers and wounded ISO. Allied reinforcements scrambled up the slippery hill shortly alter the battle Began. The Red runs opened up on "Old Baidv" Thursday night and 50 minutes later communist troops assaulted the height. Then high ve locity fire from Communist tank guns raicea tne nui. United Nation tanks answer ed and at least one of the Red ar mored vehicles was set afire. The Red tanks pulled out ol the fight shortly after midnight and the Infantry assault was blunted by 1:45 a.m. Bporadlc firing con tinued, however, and the Commu nist did not give up the assault until 3:45 a.m. The U.N. selied the strategic hill five weeks ago. The fighting was the most In tense in more tnan a wwt ut vu tine action across the front. Money Needed For SA Camp Some underprivileged Klamath youngsters may not get a chance to attend the Salvation Army's Lake of the Woods summer camp this year. . . that is unless some generous Klamath citizens would like to sponsor them. Costs and expenses for one week's camping at the camp is flffiired at 313.50 arcordlnff to MaJ. Jack Little, head of the ' local Salvation Army contingent. That is the maximum cost to the campers. All other expenses. Including fa cilities, are paid by the Salvation Army, . , However, vnndnls wrecked parts of the cams' this year, leaving win dows In the dormitory and dishes In the kitchen shattered. CorWs quently. the Salvation Army has asked for help from Klamath citi zens. The camp Is held annually for underprivileged boys and girls aged 8 to 15 years. It lasts onei wee. Persons wanting to assist In send' lntr one or 'more are asked to con tact the Salvation Army office. An estimated 60 youngsters are ex pected to attend this year. Registration for the summer camp Is underway now, and MaJ. Little asks potential registrant to sign up Immediately. The camp starts this year July 3S, at whloh time campers are to leave Klam ath FaUs. . - The camp Is located a quarter of mile above the resort near Asoen Point publlo camp grounds. Bmmmlts Crash Occurs West of Keno Five persons were Inlured. two seriously, late this morning In a head-on collision on Highway 66, two mile west of Keno. The Investigating 8tate Patrol man said at Klamath Valley hos pital soon after the accident that Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wall, 4338 Aruiur street, appeared to nave been seriously hurl. Others injured were Mrs. Bessie Lola Sullivan, 3010 Boardman Street, her mother-in-law, Mrs. Zetta Suluvan a slster-ln-law, Helen Zetta and Mrs. Bessie Sul livan's two children. The officer said the Wall and Sullivan cars crashed head-on on a short, straight-stretch of highway. He said trie wall car apparently had crossed the highway's center stripe. Mrs. Wall was trapped In the wreckage for a short while. She was bleeding profusely from wounds on the neck and chin and was given first aid before her re moval irom tne wreccage. Both cars were badly damaged. Mrs. Wall appeared to have suf fered a fractured leg and Helen Zetta may have a broken arm. Charles Wall was badly cut and bruised. The other injured persons ap parently suiiereo. omy cut ana bruises. Tumble Hurts Bonanza Man Jack Wu. 32-year-old Bonanza rancher, suffered a broken arm and other Injuries this morning when he tell on burning nay truck on the Dairy-Bonanza road. wu was driving a trucuoaa oi hay from Bonanza toward Dairy when the hay caught fire, pre sumably irom tne truck exhaust. Wu stopped the truck at the Rogers Kancn. ana ciimoea atop the truck to throw off the burning hay. He lost bis footing and fell to tne ground, breaking nis arm, knocking out several teeth and re ceiving severe cuts and bruises. He was treated at the Klamath Med ical Clinic and returned to his home. The burning hay. narked beside the Rogers ranch house, threatened the house, but the Bonanza Volun teer Fire Department arrived in time to save the house and the truck. The big load of hay was a complete loss. Four Killed In State Mishaps By The Associated Press Four persons, one a six-year-old girl, died In Oregon accidents Thursday. The girl. Sue Ann Byers. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth By ers, Independence, was drowned In the Willamette River when a speedboat, operated by her father, overturned. Although she wore a life preser vor she was held under water by the overturned boat. The father and a younger sister were rescued. Mrs. Barbara Moody, 30. Port land, an expectant mother, was fatally, injured in a two ear col lision on Sunset Highway near HlUsboro. Her husband, driver of the car, suffered only minor in juries. Driver of the other car, Percy Thayer, 34. HlUsboro, was taken to a hospital in a critical condition. Hugh Glen. 55. Bay Ocean, a rural mail carrier, was fatally crushed under a load of logs when his car collided with a logging truck three mUes west of Tilla mook. Charles N. SendleoacK, 68, port land, died at a hospital from in juries suffered when ha fell from a ladder. No Break In Truce Talks MUNSAN. Korea -11 Korean truce negotiators resumed off-the-record talks Friday with no sign of a break in the deadlock . over prisoner exchange. sweltering united nations ana Communist delegates met 41 min utes In the parleys tent at Pan munjom. The meeting ended 'a four-day recess asked by the Reds. They agreed on another session at 11 a.m. Saturday 6 p.m. Friday EST). . : , Telephone 1111 No. U7J Candidates Batt eOver Union Favor By JACK BELL CHICAGO im Labor leaders hit Chicago Friday determined to have a dominant voice In next week's choice of a Democratic presidential nominee. CIO President Philip Murray arrived In this Democrattc-besieaed city as candidates were bidding furiously for union support. mere were reports that the CIO and the AFL might get together to back a single candidate possibly Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee of Averell Harriman of New York. Sen. Richard B. RusseU of Geor gia, who recently renounced the Taft-Hartley act he helped enact over President Truman's veto, ar ranged to meet with Murray at a time to be decided later. CONFERENCES Such a session would complete a round of conferences Russell ha held with John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers and William Green of the AFL. Aide said Russell hopes to have open support from organized labor quarter in tne nomination battle. Some of the Georgian's backers said they regard Vice President Alben Barklev as the Georarlan'a chief opponent unless Gov. Adlal E. Stevenson should be brought Into the race unexpectedly. , . Stevenson, who probably could have the nomination at, tne 31st Democratic convention ooenlna- Monday if he would take it, was scneauiea to arrive Later in the day. ne nas stucc to ms contention that he is running only for re election as governor, - - Barkley literally walked Into town, with bom state admirers and perspiring reporters -traiiing ine -fvyear-oia vice president in tne several-block trudge from a rail way station to out hotel, BARKLEY Barkley made - it unanimous among candidates who each has predicted ms own nomination. The vice president. reported to have been promised some support irom tne weighty en-vote Illinois delegation on the first count, said "any old ballot" will do for his nomination. Barkley also has had organized laoor support in ms political races. Ben. iiooert a. tverr ox enrjanoma, self-proclaimed front runner In second choice votes for the top nomination, arrived with a predic tion, that he win have 150 votes on the first block. KERR. BIDS Kerr bid for labor union support with the assertion at a news con ference that he always had been against the Tart-Hartley act and would continue to support propos als to amend it. A conference between Barkley leaders and Jacob -Arvey, Illinois national committeeman, and Mayor (Continued en Page 4.) f-?'JliH.,Wift-4wej": ' 'E'li '"ll l awafjafMBarafrarfBa j- . - r -: ;.-. .N. ( Vf ' - ' '-'.j''?' t t v t'p .: - y -)k -a 7r t v 7: KLAMATH LEGIONNAIRES ar busy preparing for th it fa Legion convention which opani here July 25. Above, Ralph DiBattiita, Decoration Committee chairman (left) and O. D. Matthews, general convention chairman, ar shown In Legion headquarters at Veteran! Memorial Hall. Plan Based On Selective Service Act WASHINGTON Wl Th. Whit. House was reported Friday to be seriously considering a plan to seize part ol the strikebound atetl u dustry under the Selective Serv vlce Act. This word earn, frnm hih administrative source who said Justice Department attorneys Were Instructed Thursday afternoon to prepare papera leading to possible partial seizure of the Industry. Tne critical situation which has resulted from the 47-day steel strike was disclosed Thursday at. a White House meeting, presided over by acting Defense Mobllixer John R. Steelman. POWER GIVEN The selective act gives the Presl dent. power to seize only plants which fall to produce under direct contract with nrwuimni . cles. The act say that "If any such ' producer of steel or the responsible head or heads thereof refuse to comply with such requirement, tha President, through the Secretary of Defense, Is authorized to take ......,cui.e possession oi the plants ol such producer President Tnim,n ..I,. j .v.. i - lire steel Industry last AprU g, but ?i? r1"6 ? Supreme Court ruled that he lacked authority to do ao and ordered the mill returned to private ownership. The AprU seizure was based on no specific law but rather on what " """"ce department said were the President's Inherent constitu tional powers. PERLMAN REPORT . Former Solicitor General Philip Perlman told both the District and Supreme Courts in the seizure case that the government has considered ' seizure-, under the Selective Serv ice Act but had decided the meth- f " cuoraome and too difficult to pursue. Thursday's White House meeting, in addition to Steelman! wera Munitions Board Chair man John 8mall, National Produo tion Authority Chief Henry H. Fow ler, Steelman'a Manpower Chief hur Fleming and other high of- The official who told of the new seizure plan declined to be quoted He told " a trerjortpe th. wi-n would involve "a very limited number of operations." it wouta incluffc those which produce high alloy and other spec ial steel products for use in mili tary items, such- aa guns, bullets, tank and other materiel. - , ioe situation is -ao desperate than we must do something," ha said. Justice Department! officials re fused to comment on the reported new strategy. Steelman and the White House out out this state ment: We are exploring every possible mean of restoring defense pro duction. - CONSIDERATION At the same time, Irving Peri meter, assistant White House press secretary, said no final decision has been reached. His statement made it obvious that seizure under the Selective Service Act was under consideration. Such action almost certainly would end the strike in that por tion or the Industry taken over by the government. The steel workers technically would become government em ployes and as such would lose their right to strike. Justice Department officials re fused to comment on the govern ment's newest strategy. Meanwhile, Fowler has been asked by the "White House to pre pare a record showing exactly how critical the steel shortage has be come.