Cabinet Wants Quick Draft of 19-25 Year Olds

Draft of 19 to 25-year olds and a three billion dollar expansion of the armed forces was demanded yesterday by the three armed forces cabinet members, who named Russia as a possible enemy.

President Truman called urgently yesterday for an Arab-Jewish truce in Palestine and United Nations trusteeship there, but both Arab and Jewish leaders seemed cool to his proposals.

Congress passed a compromise rent bill yesterday that would extend controls for one year and give federal courts final say on lifting of ceilings.

Secretary of State Marshall declared yesterday that the United States intends to stay in Berlin, despite a Soviet-led clamor for the western powers to get out.

Italy's communist-directed typographers' strike ended yesterday after a four-day news blackout.

Senator Maybank of South Carolina proposed yesterday that the government prosecute U.S. firms and individuals who ship war materials to Russia.

The weathers: Cloudy and mild, with showers in the evening.