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To Sessions on Iran Issue, Russians Insist

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line of women three or four abreast to get into his consulate. Police were trying to keep a 20-foot break in front of the entrance. United Nations officials confirmed that the substance of the Iranian case would not he discussed today. The secret meeting was called at Secretary - General Trygve Lies suggestion so that the members could discuss in private how to pick

United Nations nor ceasing to participate in its affairs. ; Mr. Gromyko was merely carrying out his explicit threat not to talk about Iran until April 10. Today the British cabinet met in Londén to consider the situation, , Iranian Ambassador Hussein Ala will not be.invited to the executive session of the council. After waiting through two dramatic, history-mak-

up the ‘pieces after yesterday's world-shaking meeting. ! Mr. Byrnes has been in constant | telephone communication with the White House ever since the United Nations’ gravest crisis in its short ¥e reached it§ dramatic climax. ome quarters suggested that res-

ing days of ‘debate, Mr. Ala yester-

{day was allowed to tell the council

and the world his story about Rissian demands on «Iran after Mr, Gromyko had stalked out ‘of the council chamber. Russ Demands Revealed Ambassador Ala revealed for the

edged Russia out will now have to carry the responsibility.” Those who witnessed yesterday's spectacular council session will not soon forget it. None who know the Russians ever felt that Mr. Gromyko was blufing when he made his threat to walk out if the council denied his request. oh But nonetheless, when it actually happened, it was a shock. Until the action took place there was always hope that some way out of the dilemma would be found. But it wasn't and shortly after 5 o'clock those in the council chamber watched the young, poker faced Gromyko gather up his papers and walk stiffly out of the council chamber with his aides after a short statement which end-

toration of Big Five unanimity on first time the “demands” Soviet! gq: “I therefore leave the meeting.”

the Iranian direct appeal Josef Stalin. Propose UNO Control The British foreign office disclosed in London today that Brit-

case may require a! to Generalissimo

Russia made on Iranian Premier February: (1) To retain Soviet troops in some parts of Iran indefinitely; (2) to grant Azerbaijan

ain had suggested to Iran that the Province autonomy; (3) to form a future development of unallocated Soviet-Iranian oil company with Iranian oil resources be placed un-| Russia holding 51 per cent of the

der control of the United Nations. |

A foreign office spokesman said the British ambassador to Tehran; Sir Reader Bullard, “unofficially” suggested to Premier Ahmed Gha-! vam of Iran that the country’s oil development be turned over to the United Nations. : ‘ Jnited Nations delegates, without discounting the serious impact of Gromyko's action yesterday on the, future of the world organization and | public confidence in it, emphasized that Gromyko’s walkout was en-|

stock. In return for the oil company Russia was to give up its earlier demands for an oil concession.

Mr. Ala directly contradicted the new ones

Ahmad Ghavam In Moscow in SINGER FIRM SUED

AS OPA VIOLATOR

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 28 (U. P.).—The office of price administration today filed suit for $1,125,~ 000 against the Singer Sewing Machine Co., alleging a nationwide in«

vestigation had revealed ‘the com-!

pany was selling used machines as in violation of ceiling

Soviet union's contention that an .e.ylations.

understanding or agreement had been reached—even = on major points. Hg no knowledge of any sults.” Poland Supports Russ Russia's sole supporter on the

council--Polish Ambassador Oscar

tirely different from those by Ger- Lange—gave a hint of the bitter-

many, Italy and Japan from the league in the 1930's. refusing only to attend any council meetings before April 10 which] discuss the Iranian case. | May Attend Today There Was uncertainty whether] Mr. Gromyko would attend today’s . secret session. But if he is risured | that the merits of Iran's charges | are not to be discussed, he could | attend under his instructions. He!

ness behind Russia's spectacular

Gromyko is/ move. He told a United Press cor- |

respondeny after Russia's bolt: “Those who maneuvered to ge Russia out of the council can now start worrying about how to get her back, The big powers who

DISCUSSES EVILS OF PRESENT-DAY LIVING

“We are living today in the slums

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The petition was filed in federal

said he personally had | district court here. It alleged the “positive re-| company received overcharges to- planned action in the threatened | taling $375,000 for such machines strike by John L. Lewis’ 400,000 coal , | between July 1, 19045 and Feb. 25, miners. A compromise contract pros

1946.

Dick F. Bennett, district enforce- |sion to the miners and ‘operators|194l, a’ member of the summer fac-

ment attorney for the OPA, said the treble damages of $1,125,000 asked in the petition under authority granted by the price control

{ act was established through a sur-

vey of regional outlets of the Singer company.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR EXHIBITED

An exhibit The Christian Science’ Monitor will open tomor-

| told the council he would boycott of history with the war won but ow and cdntinue through Satur-

any meeting before April 10 which not the peace-and the number of day, April 6, on the eighth floor of Ing. session was ‘scheduled today

considered the Iranian case. | A Soviet representative, Fedor Orekhov, intends to attend today's | meeting of the council's committee of experts on rules of procedure. It was clear that the next move was up to the big powers which forced a showdown—the United States and Britain. It was also clear that Russia was not leaving the

| divorces almost equal to the number {of marriages.” Such evils as these, with the kind {of love Christ gave to the world |offered as & remedy, were described {by the Rev. John O. Patterson of | Madison, Wis., in his Lenten sermon ‘at noon. today in Christ Episcopal church, = He will give his final {sermon of a series tomorrow.

the L. 8. Ayres & Co. It is sponsored by the six Christian Science churches of the city.

One section of the newspaper exhibit presents the subject of feature writers and foreign correspondents.

Others show matters .of interest to

children and retail and general advertising materials.

. THE INDIANA

Government Attempts to Avert Mine Walkout. |

By UNITED JPRESS | The government planned action

today that it hoped would halt the protracted strikes. against farm equipment manufacturers and

prevent the nation-wide soft coal |

strike scheduled for Sunday. The number of U. 8. workers idle | because of strikes and shutdowns | dropped to less than 400,000. The secretaries of agriculture and | labor asked presidents of the strikebound International Harvester Co. {J. I. Case Co., and Allis-Chalmers Co. to meet at Washington tomorrow to attempt settlement of

the C. 1. O. farm equipment workers’ strikes for higher wages. International Harvester, largest of the three companies which produce more than 80 per cent of the nation’s farm equipment machinery, turned down the invitation last night. There were indications that the | presidents of the other two com-

panies would follow suit, but the |government “said it would consider seizure of the farm equipment {plants if “nothing is accomplished” tomorrow,

| Compromise Contract The department. of labor also

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posal was being drafted for submis-

by tomorrow night. Informed labor department sources said they were confident the| {compromise terms would be acs [ceptable to both parties. i Chief point at issue appeared to! {be Mr. Lewis’ demand for improved | safety regulations and - establish. | ment of a miners’ welfare fund! financed by the companies. The operators have offered wage increases {equivalent to the 17 to 20 cents an | hour already granted in other major | industrial fields. Anothef union-operator negotiat-

after representatives of both parties failed to-make any progress at a meeting yesterday. Meanwhile, Harry Bridges, president of ythe International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's union (C. I. O.) postponed “indefinitely” a strike of 22000 Pacific coast dock workers scheduled for {next Monday.

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U. $8. ACTS TO. Fern Norris First G. O.P. HALT STRIKES

Entry i Entry in Belated - Republican alignments for the 11th district congressional nominatiori began taking shape toy after several weeks. of indecision among party leaders. The first to announce for the G. 0. P. nomination for congress was Mrs. Fern Elizabeth Norris, reporter for the Supreme and Appellate courts and 11th district Republican vice /chairwoman for two terms. ~~ Mrs, Norris, who withdrew from the congressional nomination race in 1044, said she will file formal declaration of her candidacy with the secretary of state this afternoon. Also mentioned prominently for the G. O. P. congressional nomination contest Is Edwin Steers Jr. who may thfow his hat in the ring at the last minute as a candidate 8 onsored by Republican veterans of world war II. Mr, Steers served as a lieutenant in the navy.

First Indiana Woman

Mrs. Norris is the first woman

lin Indiana ever to file for congres-| {sional nomination in either party.

As a prelude to her announcement, all precinct committeemen and women in the ninth ward last night formally indorsed her candidacy for congress. { Republican committee leaders

have not indicated yet whether the requirements of the first note | the black market clamped strict {they will slate Mrs, Norris as the! to advertise in the personal column

regular organization candidate. | Mrs. Norris has been active in| civic affairs and Republican politics’ here for many years. B8he was | clerk at the state legislature in

ulty at St. John's Military academy and served three years as executive secretary of Marion county commissioners. Son At Normandy She is a member of the American Legion auxiliary, the ParentTeachers’ association, a director of the Infantile Paralysis campaign, a member of the International Travel-8tudy club, the Artman Council, a director of the Indiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and a member of several Women’s Republican clubs Her son, Lt. Max 8, Norris was in the first wave of American troops in the Normandy invasion. His decorations include the purple heart, presidential citation, combat medical badge, four campaign stars and the arrow head. Mrs, Norris lives: with her husband, Max H. Norris, at 4116 E. Michigan st. Mr. Norris is principal

Congress Race

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Mrs. Fern E. Norris :

HELD BY U, S. ON. EXTORTION CHARGE

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the Sheffield hotel, resigned from] the prosecutor's staff ‘in January to! accept the ABC post, Mr, Ohrn did not "comply

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of a local newspaper. However when a second note was received Feb. 9, he inserted the ad and notified the FBI. A third extortion note on Feb, 12] acknowledged the advertisement, but again threatened death to the judge’s children if "demands for $5000 were not met, The ‘ourth note, which didn't arrive until March 21, instructed Mr Ohrn to put his telephone number in a newspaper advertisement.

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[BLAME OPA FOR

BLACK MARKET

Meat Institute Says Policy| Costs $2 Billion a Year. |

WASHINGTON, March 28 (U.P).

~The American Meat Institute to- |

day accused OPA of “creating” a

was costing Americans more than] $1,250,000,000 a year. | James H. McCall, institute board! chairman, told the house agriculture committee that the black market plus government subsidies was are ing consumers over 000,000.000 year more for meat than retail ceiling prices would indicate, “Full legitimate production is the only answer to both the inflation and black market problems,” he said, “The only remedy is removal of price controls from the livestock and meat industry.” | McCall led off a parade of meat packing industry representatives invited by the committee to give their views on the meat situation. The institute claims more than 500 members in all parts of the country, including small, medium and large packers, New OPA Order

Meanwhile, OPA in & new jab at

controls on custom slaughtering operations. This is the practice by which the owner of an animal has another person kill and dress the

McCall told the agriculture committee that later witnesses would | include representatives of indepen- { dent market research organizations {whose studies show that “the black

CHILDREN AWARE

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13th Court Visit Proves Unluck Fs

Bridgeport, he is now.

He appeared hefore: Municipal Court Judge John Niblack yesterday for the 13th time in the last three years charged with assorted tr violations. : On previous appearances he was dismissed or paid a fine, Yesterday he paid a dollar and costs

| black market in meat which it said| and ‘his driver's license was sus-

A 60-day good

pended for 120 days. sentence was suspended for

OF KIDNAP THREAT

(Continued From Page One! yi he came to such a decision” Mr, Ohrn said. “I guess you just can't hide a thing from a real boy. : “Naturally I assured him nothe ing was wrong but I couldn't shake his belief. Richard was mighty concerned all these weeks and he kept putting more and more pleces together when-he noticed that police shadowed him and his brother to and from school.” \ The boys go to school »/ Capitol vid is in the first grade and Richard is in the third. During the seven-week cat-and-mouse stalking by the F. B. I. and local police for the extortionist, Mr. Ohrn sweated it out. Many a night was sleepless while he wondered whether the notes were genuine or the work of a.crank. ‘Did a Fine Job’ “There was not a thing in the world I could do but leave it in the

| market in meat is general from coast to coast and from border to | border.” | _He said some

studies showed

{hands of the F. B. I. and the po- | lice, - They've done a fine job,” he | said. .

On instructions from the FBI, that “from 80 to 05 per cent” of| “All I can say is that this was Mr, Ohrn inserted a false number | all retail stores surveyed sold meat | ots worse than anything I sweated

and an FBI man waited at the!

phone. When the call came in, the agent held the man in conversation while his location was checked and FBI agents and Indianapolis police closed in on the drugstore. The extortionist had signed all his threatening notes as+ “The Goon.” When the man called yesterday, he told the agent, whom ne thought was Mr. Ohrn, “This is the Goon. This is the last chance you have to save the-lives of those you love.” » : Then he gave detailed instruc-

tions as to how the extortion money | to wartime food rationing would be! teacher

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at above ceiling prices. In some cases, he said, illegal prices were nearly three times the ceilings while double prices were quite frequent. “The liquor racket of the '20's | was petty crime compared to the meat racket under OPA,” he said.

RULES OUT RATIONING WASHINGTON, March 28 U, P.). — The agriculture department said today it would do everything possible to prevent mass starvation abroad but repeated that a return

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|out while serving with the navy in the Pacific.” ; Then he drew a deep breath of spring air, looked at the sun shine ning down hot on the budding trees and said: * “This is the most beautiful day I ever have seen.”

GETS POST AT IL U. BLOOMINGTON, March 28 (U, P.).—Maurice E. Stapley, superintendent of Greencastle city schools, has been named assistant director of the Indiana university bureau of recommendations it was announced today.