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PRICE FIVE CENTR
U.S. Ignores
Road Barrier
Out of Berlin
Allies to Insist on
Access to Area
B y The Associated Press
BERLIN, July 10-New Russian
bars on the highway exit from
Berlin tonight all but marooned
Western Allied nationals in the
city.
Americans said they would not
submit to any new restrictions.
The air corridor became almost
the only link between Berlin and
the British zone 120 miles to the
west.
British authorities cancelled all
leaves for their garrison. The
Americans announced that leaves
would be granted to their person-
nel only if they obtain seats on
commercial airplanes.
Special Permits Needed
The British-American action
followed a Russian announcement
in their official press that west-
bound Allied traffic out of Berlin
from now on would be permitted
only on special permits issued by
the Soviets. They said automobiles
will be subject to search.
Commenting on the Russian an-
nouncement, Maj. Gen. George P.
Hays, U. S. Deputy Military Gov-
ernor, declared:
"There is no change of our at-
titude regarding free access to
Berlin. We do not intend to sub-
mit to any new restrictions. We
have a right to free access and
we intend to get it."
Air Corridor Only Exit
The Russian order left the air
corridor the only exit not con-
trolled by the Russians.
Highway travel to Berlin from
the west has been stopped since
June 18 when the Russians closed
the road in the wake of the cur-
rency, reform for Western Ger-
many. A few days later they laid
down the railway blockade.
Westbound automobiles, how-
ever, had been allowed to pro-
ceed.
°',The new "-kebescame as
the Soviet-controlled press sug-
gested Moscow would reply un-
favorably to the demand by the
U.S., Britain and France to lift
thi blockade. The press also in-
dicated the Russians would in-
sist on renewing four-power talks
on the whole German question.
In the meantime, the British-
American food and fuel lift con-"
tinued to stream into Berlin.
Keyes Almost
S ure TO R um
For Governor
Former Wayne GOP
Leader, Also in Race
DETROIT, July 10-(I)-Lt.
Gov. Eugene C. Keyes said today
that he had almost made up his
mind to run for governor.
The state's number two Repub-
lican officer - holder announced
that "every indication now is that
I will remain in the race for gov-
ernor."
His final decision, he added, will
be reached by July 20.
Keyes, a critic of Gov. Sigler,
has circulated petitions both for
governor and lieutenant governor.
While Keyes was making up his
mind which way to jump, another
GOP state leader bounced out of
semi-obscurity into the political
spotlight.
_ He is Edward N. Barnard, once-
powerful Republican figure in
Wayne county and a close ally of
Frank D. McKay of Grand Rapids
in control of the party in the past.
Barnard, in letters to friends,
said he had been "drafted" to re-
organize his supporters for the
forthcoming state GOP conven-
tion. He cr'iticised the "deplorable
spectacle" presented by state
Republican leaders at the recent
national convention in Philadel-
phia.
Already in the primary race
against Gov. Sigler is recorder's
judge W. McKay Skillman. Sig-
ler claimed that Skillman was
backed by Barnard and McKay.
McKay denied that the judge con-
sulted him. Barnard said nothing.
Besides Keyes, Barnard, McKay
and Skillman, Attorney General
Eugene F. Black is a vigorous anti-
CHARLIE FONVILLE
'joins Gil Dodds
'Al' ACE OUSTED:
Fonville Fourth in Inals;
Soh Qaies for Olympics
Fails in Shot Put Event '
By BUD WEIDENTHIAL
(Special to The Daily)
EVANSTON, Ill., July 10 -
Charlie Fonville, Michigan's world
record holder offered no excuse for
failing to qualify today in the;
final Olympic Trials at D'yche
Stadium.1
The muscular Wolverine ace
placed fourth in the field of six
who qualified for today's finals.
"I really have no excuse for not
making that team," he said. "My
injured back felt fine."1
It's no secret however, that the
world's greatest shot put artist
who holds the world's record of
58 feet 1 inch, had spent several
days in the hospital prior to the
meet and was suffering.from a se-
verely strained back muscle.
Barten Second
Herb Barten, the other Michi-'
igan hopeful did much better.
Running easily all the way the'
Wolverine Captain qualified for
the team with five yards to spare,
running second to Ohio State's
Mal Whitfield who won in the fine
time of 1:50.6.
Hurryin' Herb, several steps,
back, was clocked at around 1:51
flat, the best effort of his career.
Frosh Star Wins
Eck Koutonen, a member of the
Michigan freshman team took
first place in the hop, step and
jump to become the second Michi-
gan man to place on the Olympic
'team. His winning jump was 48
feet 11%/ inches.
Fonville was fourth in the shot
put field in which the first three
placed on the Olympic Team.
Charlie's best toss was 54 feet
1 3/8 inches on his first try of the
afternoon.
The shot winner was Francis
Delany of the San Francisco
Olympic Club with a toss of 55
feet 1 % inches. Fonville's best
toss was seven inches short of,
third place Jim Fuchs of Yale.
Barten again let the field set
the pace, staying well back in the
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Third in Breaststroke
By 1'tIURRAY GRANT
(Specia. to The Daily)
BRENNAN POOLS, Rouge Park,
Detroit, July 1q-Barrel-chested
Bobby Sohl, Wolverine ace breast-
stroker, became the first Michigan
man to qualify for the 1948 Olym-
pic Games as he withstood last
second desperation lunges by Jose
Balmores of Hawaii and Temple's
Bill Schmidt to pull into the third
Olympic berth behind Joe Verdeur
and Keith Carter in the finals of
the 200-meter breaststroke.
Sohl swimming his usual race
with a fast 100-meters, followed
by a determined and slightly
slower butterfly stroke for the
remainder of the distance led
the pack at the end of the 100-
meters.
Then Carter, who Thursday
qualified for the 100-meter free-
style, turned on his long smooth
stroke and overtook the Wolver-.
ine ace.
It was Carter and Verdeur bat-
tling it out for the lead at the
150-meters mark, but the great-
est swimmer in the world today,
Verdeur of Brighton Swim Club,
continued to throw his amazing
kick and broke both the Olympic
record of 2:42.5 a ,d his own U.S.
long courserecord of 2 :8.4 with
a breath taking clocking of 2:;36.3.
Carter was right behind him
with a kick of his own as he
touched in 2:39.4 and then Sohl
earned his round-trip ticket tp
London and the Olympiad with
a fast 2:43 flat.
Balmores was the first to hit
heartbreak row with his fourth
place of 2:44.7 and then came
Schmidt with his time of 2:45.4.
Don DeForrest of Brighton, S. C.
Bowen Stassforth who was clocked
was sixth with a 2.46.9 followed by
the promising Iowa freshman
in 2:47.7 and Jack Seibold of
Michigan State, with a 2:50.4
Talking to this reporter and
Bob Matters, University High.
School coach, Sohl said, "When'
I saw Schmidt at the 150 mark'
See JOE, Page 3
Democrats W ill Present
Party IBanier to Trurncm
By'the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, July 10-Democrats trooped to town today to
hand Harry Truman the presidential banner which Franklin D.
Roosevelt carried to four straight, victories.
The Democratic presidential race was all over except for going
through the formal motions of nominating Mr. Truman at the party
convention starting Monday.
But the Democrats still have to pick a vice presidential candi-
date. And the talk was strong tonight for Supreme Court Justice Wil-
liam O. Douglas.
If any clincher was needed, McG rath H mts
the eldest son of the late F.D.R.1
supplied it. James Roosevelt
announced tonight he was can-s
celing a caucus he had called 01
with the idea of lining up power 1
behind Gen. Dwight D. Eisen- Southerners
hower for President.
McGrath told a news conferiR s k
ence the convention might be all ivl Rig hts Planks
over by Wednesday. That depends May Be Toned Down
partly on whether Southerners
stir up a fight on the convention PHILADELPHIA, July 10-()-
floor over the civil rights-racial A person close to President Tru-
issues. man said today the White House
Party leaders from sevenx has suggested some Democratic
Southern states picked a commit- platform language including what
tee to seek a possible canIidate on might be regarded as "a gesture of
whom they could agree at a cau- conciliation" toward the South.
cus of their own tomorrow. A convention floor fight threat-
The President, McGrath said, ens over a civil rights plank.
has not decided whom he would The word that Mr. Truman has
like for a running mate. The offered some ideas came after
choice will be determined largely Senator Myers of Pennsylvania,
by Mr. Truman's desires. platform chairman, was asked di-
Earlier today the chatter cen- retly at a news conference wheth-
tered around Senator Scott Lu- er the President has forwarded
cas of Illinois, with mention of platform proposals. He replied:
a dozen others. Then it switched Clearance
to Douglas-who said again at "I have had the cabinet send me
his Oregon home that he was memoranda-not planks. I am not
not a candidate for President sure whether this was cleared
but didn't mention second through the White House."
place. The exact nature of a presiden-
To Southerners who have bat- tial conciliation move, if such it
tled Mr. Truman, Douglas would turns out to be, was kept secret.
be just as unacceptable, either as Democratic Chairman J. How-
a presidential or vice presidential ard McGrath conceded the possi-
nominee, bility of a civil rights fight on
But the practical politicians the convention floor. Mayor Hu-
reasoned that he would help the bert H. Humphrey, Jr., of Minnea-
ticket in at least two important polis, a platform committee mem-
respects if he were offered and ber, threatened to raise such a
acepeds f endplae:ed dbattle unless the party's document
accepted second place of principles includes the basic
1. His reputation as a liberal points of Mr. Truman's civil rights
might cut into the vote now slated program.
to swing to third party candidate C liat
Henry A. Wallace. onciiion
McGrath indicated a cncilia-.
2. For the same reason, organi-L mod d n
zations like the CIO Political Ac- tion move.
tion Committee and Americans for He told reporters he hopes the
Democratic Action (ADA) might platform adopts the 1944 civil
be epected to pitch into the rights plank that recognized that
campaign wit~h some real vigor, "racial and religious minorities
, w, have the right to live, develop and
vote equally with all citizens and
M/icht aan Set share the rights that are guaran-
M ichigan teed by our Constitution."
(,* li ' *)Moreover, McGrath said he
would not be adverse to including
in the platform a states rights
Iliarry Tru plank proposed by southerners, so
fllRlfl long as it does not "nullify" the
civil rights proposals.
PHILADELPHIA, July 10-UP) Majority
-E. Cyril Bevan, Michigan na- Mayor Humphrey said there is
tional committeeman, said today a majority in the 18-member plat-
the state's 42 unpledged delegates form subcommittee for a strong
to the Democratic convention ap- civil rights plank.
pear to be "pretty solidly" for There were strong indications
President Truman. in some quarters, however, that
The group's first caucus is an effort may be made to write
scheduled for 5 p.m. (EST'I) to- the platform in such a way as to
morrow. bring harmony in the South-
Solid for Truman with Mr. Truman as the 1948
"I can't speak for the delega- party standard bearer.
tion, and there won't be anything ---------
definite anyway before the cau- (,iash Causes One
cus. but it looks to me as though
they are pretty solidly for Tmt- Death, 12 Injuries
man," Bevan told a reporter.
He is a delegate himself, and he eACSOtn, Mich., July 10-(P
ddd-- Oe southern Michigan prison
afo ra yslfinmate was killed and 12 other
"I am far 'Iruman tyself. persons were injured late today
Leaders from 12 other Midwest when a truck load of prisoners col-
states today lined up solidly fr lided with an auto seven miles
President Truman. All but one northeast of here.
put in a plug for Sen. Joseph C. O. The truck overturned after the
Mahoney of Wyoming for the collision, spilling its 24 occupants
Vice-presidencyy id- onto the highway. The autc
Thegroppvosi swerved into a ditch, but re-
west meetings had gone on record mained upright.
in support of Mr. Truman. Tracy
S. McCracken of Cheyenne, Wyo, State police said the 23 con-
n.ational committeeman, won the victs and one guard were en route
ifavorable move in behalf of back to the prison after a day's
O'Mahoney for the number 2 work on a truck garden detail
plae fwhen the accident occurred.
place.
McCraken said Democrats have
"no chance of doing anything in S UMNIER LECT U
tho West unless there is a man to ___
offset Warren."-
Michigan committeeman Bevan,
said "the East won't overlook the
fact that Truman is from the
West--in fact Missouri is one of
the states in this conference," Camille Gutt, chairman of th
The action came at an open board of directors and nmanagin
caucus of the "Midwest Confer- director of the Internationa
dace." It includes Democratic Na- Monetary Fund, will continue th
tional Committee members and
stat party heads of the farm belt. University summer series lectures
One-Pfth Total with two talks this week.
James C. Quigley, Nebraska na- Following the central theme o
tional committeeman and chair- the series, "The Economic Recon
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WASHINGTON, July 10-UP)-
Prospects are that President Tru-t
man will advise the country late
this month that the government is
going to run in the red this yearf
after two years solidly in the black.
Informed officials said today
the government spending figure6
for the fiscal year which began
July 1 will jump to about $42,000,-
000,000 when the present revision
of January budget estimates is
completed. The President's Jan-
uary estimate was $39,700,000,000.
Tax Cut
Meanwhile, the $4,600,000,000
tax cut-which Mr. Truman is
expected to blame chiefly for
throwing the government in the
red-should cut the revenue state-°
ment down a little below $40,000,-
000,000. The January forecast was
$44,500,000,000.
Actual government spending-
thus would exceed income by more
than $2,000,000,000 between now
and next June 30-a period in-
cluding five months of the Pres-
idential term at which both Mr.
Truman and Gov. Thomas E.'
Dewey, the Republican nominee,
are aiming.
Technically, however, a book-
keeping switch ordered by Con-
gress would convert that apparent
deficit into not only a "balanced
budget" but also a nearly $1,000,-
000,000 surplus of receipts over
spending.
Foreign Aid
Congress directed that $3,000,-
000,000 to be spent on foreign aid
this year be charged to the fiscal
year that ended this June 30-
before the money was spent--and
Accuse AFL Unioni
Of Unfair Practice
WASHINGTON, July 10-P) -
An AFL union was accused by a
National Labor Relations Board
trial examiner today of an unfair#
labor practice against the Oster-
ink Construction Go. of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
He recommended that Behrens
and the union:
1. "Cease and desist from in-
ducing or encouraging employes of
any employer to engage in a strike
or concerted refusal to perform
services for their employers in the
course of their employment where
an object thereof is to force and
require their employers or any
other person to cease doing busi-
ness with Osterink Construction
Company."
2. Post a notice of such intent
in the union's business office for
60 days.
not counted again this year whent
the money is paid out.
The congressional bookkeeping
system pared the record surplus
for last fiscal year toan apparent
$5,4190,000,000 from what Secre-
tary of Treasury Snyder called a
"true" surplus of $8,41.9,000,000,
By reverse action, it would "im-
prove" the book showing for this
year, knocking down the Presi-
dent's prospective $42,000,000,000
figure on actual outlay to $39,000,-
000,000 and turning a threatened
deficit into a surplus.
Will Present
"You Can't Take It With You,,
third production in the speech de-'
partment's summer bill of plays,
will open at 8 p.m., Wednesday
night at Lydia Mendelssohn Thea-
tre.
The comedy, which was writ-
ten by Moss Hart and George S.-
Kaufman, was the 1937 Pulitzer
Prize winner and is regarded as
one of the all-time favorites of
the American theatre. After an
impressive Broadway run, the
play was produced for the screen,
becoming the most outstanding
American film of the year.
Cha racter moles .
Celebrated for its character
r'oles, 'You Can't Take It With
You" portrays the home life of the
Sycamore family, a group of un-
inhibited persons whose lives are
devoted to the pursuit of happi-
ness. Each member of the family
acts according to the dictates of
his fancy without regard for the
opinions of conventional society.
Nominal head of the family is
a lovable character named Grand-
pa Vanderhof who is opposed to
any work which may be distaste-
ful to him and who devotes his
life to snake-hunting and stamp
collecting.
Norton irects
The speech dep artment's pro-
duction is under the direction of
Dr. Hugh Z. Norton. Art director
for the play is Oren Parker. As-
sisting him is Harold Ross, Fran-
ces S. Goodman is costumiere for
the production and Jack Bender
is its technician,
Performances will be given
Wednesday through Friday at 8
p.m, Patrons are reminded that
there will be no Saturday matinee
for this production. Tickets are
available at the box office.
McGRATH MEETS DEMOCRATIC DONKEY-Democratic Na-
tional Committee chairman J. Howard McGrath poses at Phila-.
delphia with a mechanical replica of the party symbol atop the
marquee of the Bellvue-Stratford hotel, convention headquarters;
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Israelis T ake
Lydda Field
In Early Raid
Arabs Rej ect Plea
For 10-Day Truce
By The Asscated Press
CAIRO, July 10-Jewish troops
stormed and captured Lydda air-
port, a major prize of the Pales-
tine war, today, and the Arabs
announced they would not agree
to a new 10-day truce.
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha,
secretary-general of the Arab
League, said the Arab countries
could not accept the proposal for
another cease-fire made by Count
Folke Bernadotte, the United Na-
tions mediator. He said the Arabs
could not even agree to a three-
day truce extension.
The Israeli G overnment ac-
cepted the 10-day extension an
condition that the Arabs would
do likewise.
The Jewish Army said its mili-
tary operations were continuing
satisfactorily and announced that
Lydda airfield had been captured
from the Arabs in a surprise raid
early today. Israeli spokesmen in-
dicated their forces had held the
key air base against an Arab
counter-attack this afternoon.
Arab and Jewish planes were
thrown into the growing fight.
The Jews also said Israeli fight-
ers had shot down a Syrian bomb-
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sunday,
July 11-UP)-The Jewish High
Command said early today
Arabs were fleeing from the
stronghold villages of Lydda.
Airport in a surprise raid.
er near Mishmar Hayarden, an
Arab-held village south of Lake
Hula.
The Jewish opened their main
offensive against Lydda field on
a five mile front in the early
morning hours.
The airport was captured sev-
eral hours later, less than a day
after the four-weeks truce ex-
pired.
Earlier, Arab league sources in
Cairo said the Arab nations would
have no reply to the proposal for
a new truce. Secretary general
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha told
newsmen the League's political
committee is no longer here and
cannot act on it now.
Bernadotte, en route to Lake
Success, stopped briefly at Rome
and said:
"The war is not on fully yet"
in Palestine. He said Arab-Jew-
ish clashes yesterday were "in-
cidents." He expressed belief
that "the Arabs do not really
want to fight."
Bernadotte said he does not
consider his mission finished and
he is not pessimistic.
The Jews also reported the cap-
ture of several Arab villages near
Lydda Airport.
osson Basts
Rep,. M ichener
On Mundt Bill
Prof. Preston Slosson of the his-
tory department yesterday attack-
ed a statement by Rep. Earl C.
Michener advocating revival of
legislation similar to the Mundt-
Nixon Communist control bill.
Prof. Slosson is a Democratic
candidate from the Michigan Sec-
ond District for the Congressional
seat now held by Rep. Michener.
In answering Rep. Michener,
Prof. Slosson maintained that
adequate security measures are on
the statute books already. He ex-
pressed fear that many innocent
organizations might become sub-
ject to the law.
The measure, which was tabled
in the final sessions of the Senate,
would require the registration of
Communists and members of
Communist-front organizations.
It had been passed by the House.
Rep. Michener said he believed
the Mundt measure to be consti-
tutional and that legislation sim-
ilar to it will be introduced with-
out doubt in the next Congress.
"If the main intention of the
bill is merely registering Com-
munists," Prof. Slosson said, "I
see no special value in it."
"A few Communists will record
their names and so risk their jobs
and passports. The really danger-
ous ones will continue to lie, as at
present, and will repudiate com-
NOT LIKE MOVIES:
Hitch-Hiking Dutchman
Discovers U.S. Hospitality'
By CRAIG WILSON
To a hitch-hiking Dutchman
whose wanderings' carried him
from the University of Leyden, in
Holland, to Ann Arbor, there is
much more to the American peo-
ple than the movies reveal and he
sums it up as "hospitality."
Since he landed in Boston fif-
teen days ago, after working his
way across the ocean as a steward,
Joseph Van Straalen has found
hundreds' of friends and few
chances to use his wooden shoes.
Along the highway to New York,
it was easy to get rides from
"everyone from company presi-'
dents to farm hands." It wasn't
necessary to don the Old World,
Gamma Delts. He drank beer
where beer is traditionally drunk
in Ann Arbor, stared at our cam-
pus and saw yesterday's Daily go
to pms.
He found the University
"planned more or less to mass pr'o-
duction." In contrast, he explained
that the University of Leyden,
where he is studying for hiis mas-
ters degree in history, students
don't have to attend classes reg-
ularly and can take their exam-
inations whenever they feel pre-
pared.
Roa d To Frienship
Van Straalen left Ann Arbor at
noon yesterday, ambitious in the
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he originally p anned.
Mr. Gutt. who is regarded as
one of the leading world authoi'i-
ties on international finance and
monetary problems, was selected
to head the International Mone-
tary Fund shortly after its for-