European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday july 17, 1959, it k Ike letters to Kozlov restate  stand on West Berlin Washington a president Eisenhower in two personal Mes sages has restated american belief in the rights of people everywhere including West Berlin to enjoy peace with  messages one to Al Cio president George Meany and one to Frol r. Kozlov soviet first Deputy Premier who recently visited the  released by the White House. The letter to Meany was in reply to one in which the labor Leader had this to say about the russian threat to West Berlin. I assure you or. President that american labor is solidly with you in seeking to ratty our own Faubus blasts Ike forced integration hot Springs Ark. A gov. Orval e. Faubus lashed out at the Eisenhower administration again in reiterating his stand against compulsory racial integration. If negroes and Whites want to go to school and Church together and marry each other that s All right Faubus said. But they should not be made to associate against their  the governor told the National convention of the forestry conservation communications Assn. That he had not come to talk about Little Rock s school integration problem but i want to give my Side of the  Faubus then assailed the administration for sending Federal troops to Little Rock to enforce integration during the 1957-58 term sidesteps Challenge Faubus sidestepped a Challenge by the Little Rock school Board to come up with a Legal plan if he had one to continue segregation. He also refused during an inter View to comment on a statement by a spokesman for the capital citizens Council that it would re Sist All efforts to integrate Public schools in Little Rock. The Little Rock school Board has announced it would reopen in the fall four Public High schools which Faubus closed under a state school closing Law. The Law recently was declared unconstitutionally a Federal court. Floods threaten Bavaria Austria Munich up rising floods Are threatening parts of Bavari and upper Austria in the Wake of heavy Rains. Bridges Nave been washed outland traffic hampered. A major rail Way Bridge connecting Munich with Vienna was destroyed by floodwaters which made it impossible for trains to make their regular runs. To make connection Between the two cities travellers had to take a Detour route by bus or automobile. And All other Liberty Loving nations for joint All out efforts to preserve the Freedom of the people of West Berlin to promote the reunification of Germany in Freedom and a just and lasting world  welcomes Assurance or. Eisenhower welcomed the Assurance from Meany. Saying your present letter should con Vince everyone including the soviets that in the United states labor is free and because it is free it is part of the. Decision making process in our country. When free citizens form their conclusions and convictions on matters that affect America s International position they cannot be divided of the basis of Voca Tion Creed or partisan  aware of stand president Eisenhower said he was Well aware of the stand take by the Al Cio in support of the government s refusal to abandon neither the free people of Westerlin nor our rights and responsibilities respecting that , he told Meany. He would like to Salute your entire membership for reaffirming this Soli Darity before the entire  message to Kozlov was in response to a note he sent to  on his return. In that message the soviet official said he had left the . With the Confidence the american people want peace just As our soviet  shares Kozlov s Hope in his message the president said it is Gratifying to know you have been impressed with the desire of the american people for peace a desire which represent their strongest mandate to their government. This urgent desire is also inseparably linked with our firm belief in the rights of Peoples everywhere to enjoy Justice  or. Eisenhower said further he shares Kozlov s Hope that increasing contacts Between the . And Russia will Lead to greatly improved Mutual understanding be tween the people of the two nations. Monsoon Rains kill 15 Bombay India up Monsoon rainfall of up to eight inches in Western India caused the deaths of 15 persons. Court denies teamsters bid for postponement of cleanup Rar Washington up the . Court of appeals has refused to delay or reconsider its sweeping cleanup order against president James r. Hoffa of the giant team Ster Union. The three judge court denied thes teamsters request for a stay of the or or pending an Appeal to the supreme court. Before the court acted. Sen. Johnl. Mcclellan dark said the Senate rackets committee s heated session with Hoffa tuesday proved a there can be no cleanup from within the  appeals court has ruled that the . District court Here has the Power to enforce  of a watchdog Board of monitors named to keep an Eye on the Way Hoffa runs the  for the Union said they would Appeal to chief Justice Earl Warren to Issue a stay Pend ing a ruling on their petition for a supreme court review. Warren has jurisdiction Over appeals Inthis area. The appeals court originally ordered the teamsters to carry oui about a. Dozen Reform recommendations that could Lead to ouster of some of Hoffa s close associates inthe Union  placards Hail steel strike 8r.es i w i a f it m Tiv i$wwwf�8j wet. Of to in m / i  ji4ivlk ii a a j.i\aw. .jvs.1 jav.i-,. A \ j picketing members of , steelworkers Union carry their placards outside the Pittsburgh Plant of tones & Laughl i a steel co. More than,90 per cent of the nation s steel production has been Cut off by the strike. United press International photo a p proved by Senate Uniti i. Washington a the sen ate Commerce committee has approved a Bill to exempt radio and television newscasts and otherness programs from the require ment that political candidates be Given equal  legislation is the outgrowth of a ruling earlier this year by the Federal communications com Mission acc that equal time must be Given to political Candi dates who demanded  ruling was made in the Case steel. Continued from Page t to gain agreement on a hew con tract Between the 12 biggest steel firms and the United steelworkers of America. Thousands of workers in sup porting industries already have been Laid off As a result of the steel shutdown and the jobs of tens of thousands More were threatened. Coal and Ore miners and great lakes seamen who handle ship ment of raw materials to the Mill were first affected. The Pennsyl Vania Railroad announced the fur laughing of 6,200 employees at the end of the week. Union s demand at Issue is the Union s demand for a package increase estimated by it at 15 cents an hour and by the Industry at nearer 25 cents. The Industry contended throughout negotiation that it is bound to combat inflation by resisting any increase in its labor  Coal Industry already hit by unemployment faced More cuts with the shutdown of Mills. Man West Virginia mines prepared to close Down pits or reduce production. Hundreds of Kentucky miners were jobless including 1,100 at . Steel s Lynch mine. Beth Lehem steel corp. Coal mines at Barrackville and Ida my  off 400 miners. Truck operators estimated the strike would Cut their volume by about 12 per cent forcing More  american steel warehouse Assn. Said that stockpiles would take care of All customers for approximately 60 Days before any thing other than spot shortages  the association said steel inventories in its warehouses were1 million tons greater than at the beginning of the 34-Day steel strike of 1956, a of Lar Daly a perennial and in Isicc Essul candidate for mayor of Chicago who demanded equal time for broadcasts on Chicago stations. The acc has never ruled that Mere mention of a candidate s name on a to or radio news program puts the equal time requirement into effect. But five of the acc s seven members have agreed that an amendment to the acc act should be adopted specifically to exempt newscasts and special events such As political conventions from the equal time requirements. Spokesmen for the major net works and radio and to stations contended that unless legislation were enacted setting aside the equal time ruling it would result in a virtual blackout of radio to coverage of the presidential elections next year. Unanimous vote chairman Warren g. Magnuson a Wash announced after closed meeting of the Senate com Merce committee that the Legisla Tion to exempt news programs from the equal time requirement of the communications act was approved unanimously. The measure now goes to the Senate for action. Similar Legisla Tion is under consideration by the House interstate Commerce com Mittee. Dutch Queen arrives in Italy Naples Italy a Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and her two eldest daughters princesses Beatrix and Irene flew into Naples for a three week vacation in Italy. Fee disavowal of red charge soothes Cuba Havana up president Eisenhower s statement that the . Has not accused Premier Fidel Castro of being & " communist soothed cuban resentment toward americans somewhat but relations Between the two countries remained strained. Castro s government was determined to do All it could to Dis credit the testimony former cuban air Force chief maj Pedro l. Diaz Lanz has been giving before the . Senate internal Security sub committee in Washington. Diaz Lanz has testified he is convinced that Castro his brother Raul Castro chief of armed forces and several other High government officials Are communists. Difficult to prove president Eisenhower at his weekly press conference said such charges Are difficult to prove. The United states has made no such charges he added. This helped to Clear the air with Many cubans who confused con Gressional statements with those of the . Government. Castro continued his silence Ondiak Lanz s charges but the official newspaper revolution and other government spokesmen lookup the attack. Herter s plan vetoed by rus continued from Page t pation in the entire Berlin problem and not just in the bits and pieces that the West outlined  by participation he meant sym Bolic in units to remain on the ground after Western troops with draw under Russia s original and quickly rejected free City plan. But on two other fronts of the East West negotiating ground Gromyko appeared to give Way slightly he at last agreed to secret big four talks on Berlin without East German participation but under the Guise of social  plenary sessions were temporarily suspended and a luncheon of the big four was scheduled Friday. Commission demand softened he appeared to soften his Sharp new demand that an ail German commission be constituted giving the East German puppets an equal voice in reunification talks. This was his absolute minimum Price for a Berlin truce. The West has refused to Accord such Equality to the red backed regime. But thursday Gromyko said that the work of the All German com Mission could be preparatory As far As a peace treaty is concerned and that the final decision could be up to the big four. I shutdown of Shannon Airport feared in threatened strike Shannon Ireland up Shannon International Airport jumping off Point for Man trans Atlantic flights faces a Complete shutdown from Midnight saturday because of a strike by 55. Airport Security  men members of the trans port and general workers Union decided to walk off the Job at the weekend after rejection of their $4.20-a-week wage increase demand the government department of civil aviation offered a 50-Centweekly increase. The men g jobs Combine fire fighting Rescue work and Airport police duties. Their strike will close the Airport Smice under International regulations fire fight ers must be standing by when air Craft Are taking off and Landing. Some airline companies were planning to operate directly be tween new York. London and Paris with ferry services to Dublin for Ireland bound Passen gers.,i others were asking permission to july direct to Dublin Shannon is now in its Peak period of operation with 2,000 air Pas sengers passing through the air port daily. ,. Iv4