WEDD,IESIJA Y. IcElll - lUA.tt 21, 1901
Defense Bill Lists
Emergency Powers
HARRISBURG, Feb. 20 (JP)—A key measure of the administra
tion civil defense program passed the house unanimously today. It
spells out many of the powers granted for emergency use only.
The measure, which went to the Senate, authorizes the state
civil council of defense and local governments to organize for dis-
U. S. Urges
'Big Four'
Conference
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (1P) —
The United States has proposed
to Russia that a Big Four foreign
ministers conference to ease
world tensions be held in
.Wash
ington provided a "mutually ac
ceptable basis" for it can be
agreed upon.
The American note, made pub
lic tonight, was delivered in Mos
cow last night to Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Vishinsky. Paral
lel notes were delivered by Great
Britain and France.
The U.S. note declared that the
primary cause of the tense world
situation is the "general attitude"
of the Soviet Union.
It suggested that preliminary
meeting of representatives of the
four powers be held in Paris
March 5, on condition that Rus
sia agree to talk about the real
causes • of international troubles.
Russia has accused the western
Allies. of seeking to build up ag
gressive forces in Western Ger
many and has said this is a prime
cause of tension. But the U.S.
note denied this charge as "total
ly without foundation."
"The U.S. government Wishes
to err_hasize moreover," the note
said, - that in Western Germany
there do not exist any German
military forces, or any German
war industry and that the only
`fait accompli' . (thing accomp
lished) in this field in Europe,
is the existence of the huge arm
aments maintained by the Soviet
bloc which include forces raised
in East Germany..
"In short, the serious tension
which exists at 'present arises in
the first instance from the gen
eral attitude adopted by the gov
ernment of the U.S.S.R. since the
end of the war."
UN Offensive
Will Roll Again
U.S. Eighth Army headquarters,
Korea, Feb. 20—(1P)—The United
Nations offensive, in Korea will
begin rolling again soon.
Its
,leaders got a green light
today to continue the successful
war of attrition against the Chin
ese and North Korean Commun
ists.
The order came from the su
preme commander, General Mac-
Arthur. In a battlefield visit to
Wonju on the central front, he
said he had instructed "resump
tion of the initiative" of Allied
forces.
The offensive is not likely to
throw U. N. troops across the 38th
parallel, invisible boundary be
tween North and South "lorea.
MacArthur pointed ou t in a
statement at Wonju before re
turning to Tokyo that President
Truman had given him authority
to cross the border "in accordance
with mylpest judgment as theater
commander."
Extended Forecast
E:.tended forecast for the period, Wed
nesday, Feb. 21 through Sunday. Feb. 26:
Eastern Pennsylvania, Eastern New
York and Mid-Atlantic states: tempera
ture will average two to four degrees
above normal in the north portion, four
to five degrees above normal in the south
Portion: mild Wednesday, colder Thurs
day, followed by warmer Friday and colder
again Sunday; rain tonight and Wednes
day and again Friday or Saturday; total
amount one-half to three quarters of
an inch.
Western Pennsylvania, western New
York, Ohio and West Virginia; tempera
ture will average two to four degrees
above normal, turning colder Wednesday
warmer Friday and colder again Satur
day'. rain tonight and Wednesday and
again about Friday, totaling one-half to
two-thirds inch.
asters such as an atomic .attack
A Senate-passed bill fixing July
24 as the date for this year's pri
mary was advanced for a vote in
the House after it was changed to
limit the right to vote by absentee
ballot to servicemen and women.
As originally drawn- some civil
ian groups attached to the armed
services also would have been
permitted- to vote by absentee
ballot.
In the Senate, the Cabinet dead
lock returned to the sam status
it has held since Governor Fine
assumed office on January 16.
The Republican majority went
through a series of parliamentary
moves .to wipe out the Senate's
rejection last night of Richard
Maize's reappointment as Secre
tary of Mines.
Sen. John M. Walker, the Re
oublican floor leader, led his col
leagues through the moves. In
contrast to last night's dramatic
session there was no opposition
':rom the Democratic minority.
The Senate, through the Walk
er moves, first reconsidered its
. ...ejection of Maize's appointment.
Then all Cabinet appointments.
'ncluding that of Maize. w ere
"laid on the table" and later re
`-urned to committee.
Walker said the moves wiped
gut Maize's resection "just as if
q vote never had been taken."
T-T.owever. Sen. John H. ent the
nemocratic floor leader. said the
nernocrats took the position that
the Maize rejection vote put him
out of office.
Europe Needs
Troops: Collins
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—(N)—
Gen. J. Lawton Collins told Con
gress yesterday that in the event
of war American bombers could
"pulverize Russia" in time, but
U. S. troops would be needed to
prevent swift Soviet conquest of
Europe.
The four-star general, Army
Chief of Staff, gave that sum
mation in testifying on the troops
for-Europe issue at a joint ses
sion of the Senate Foreign Re
lations and Armed Services com
mittees.
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman,
chief of naval operations, told the
lawmakers the United States
faces two choices:
1. To send troops, ships and
planes to Europe now.
2. Or "withdraw, abandon our
Allies, and later fight alone . . .
in a world where the odds aginst
us will be too heavy."
U. S. Considers
'Pacific Pact'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (IP)—
The United States is considering
a formal defense alliance with
Australia and New Zealand as a
start toward a broad Pacific pact
modeled after the North Atlan
tic Defense treaty.
Britain, France, and Portugal,
would be excluded, however, un
der present planning because of
their "colonial" background.
A triangular defense arrange
ment with Australia and New
Zealand is now being discussed,
it was learned, by John Foster
Dulles, Sedretary of State Ache
son's Republican foreign policy
advisor.
Dulles, who is now touring the
Pacific, already has talked this
possibility over with Gen. Mac-
Arthur and Prime Minister Yo
shida in Japan and with the Aus
tralian and New Zealand foreign
ministers in a joint meeting at
Canberra, Australia. He is expect
ed to stop off in New Zealand
shortly to discuss the broad prob
lems of security in the Pacific
arm the Japanese peace treaty
with New Zealand Prime Minis
ter Sidney G. Holland.
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French Novelist
Andre Gide Dies
PARIS, Feb. 20—(A') Andre
Gide, 81, famed French novelist
and winner of the Nobel prize for
literature in 1947, died last night.
Gide had been ill with pneu- .
monia for several days."
Although Gide's doctor earlier
today had thought the noted au
thor was lapsing into a coma, Gide
retained consciousness, but weak
ness prevented him from speak
ing.
Gide, considered by many French
critics the foremost wviter of his
time, shocked and fascinated two
generations with his literary
probings of morality and immor
ality:
Senate Body
Set To Hear
Merl Young
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—M—
E. Merl Young, who in 10 years
rose from a $l,OBO-a-year assis
tant messenger boy to a $28,000-
a-year executive, gets his chance
tomorrow to say whether he ever
claimed he, could influence mil
lion-dollar government loans.
The Senate banking subcom
mittee today ordered a full hear
ing on charges of political influ
ence in Reconstruction Finance
corporation (RFC) loans.
Also due to testify tomorrow:
Young's accuser, Ross Bohannon
of Dallas. lawyer for the Texmass
Petroleum Co.
On Feb. 2 the subcommittee in
a bitter report on the RFC en
titled "Favoritism and Influence,"
had a special section set aside for
Texmass.
It said Bohannon had testified
that Young had offered to help
,Texmass get a loan from RFC.
• Young's price tag on his in
fluence, according to Bohannon,
was $85,000.
Bohannon said he told RFC
Chairman Harley Hise about the
offer, that Hise said no such in
fluence was needed and that
Young never was hired.
Will Not Call Guardsmen
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (p)—
The army said today that unless
the world situation worsens no
more national guardsmen will be
called into service, and the six
divisions now on duty will be re
leased after their 21 month ser
vice.
UN Forces Patch Lines,
Chase Retreating Reds
TOKYO, Wednesday, Feb. 21—(A 3 )—United Nations troops erased
a deep dent in their east central front Tuesday and sent strong pa
trols five miles north on the heels of retreating Chinese Reds farther
North Korean troops broke ,and ran in the face of a tank and
artillery powered U. S. task force which hammered out the dent,
once 10 miles deep.
The task force then captured
Chuchon, 10 miles north of Che
chon. The North Koreans in their
push had closely menaced Che
chon, road and rail key to any
enemy advance into South Korea.
A U. S. Tenth Corps briefing
officer said the enemy was pulling
out of positions around Chuchon
which is 18 miles east southeast
of
,pivotal Wonjun in the moun
tains.
Air observers reported sighting
20 Communist groups ranging
fr o m 200 to 300 men moving
northward throughout the day up
snow-crusted mountain trails.
On the west central front Asso
ciated Press war correspondent
Tom Bradshaw said strong re
connaissance patrols pushed five
miles northeast 'of Chipyong be
fore smashing into Chinese rear
guards covering the main Chinese
route of withdrawal toward the
38th parallel.
On the western front American,
British and Turkish troops
brought their lines up tight
against the icy Han river in a con
tinuous line all the way from
central Korea to Seoul and the
Yellow Sea.
These frontline developments
gave dramatic emphasis to Gen
eral MacArthur's personal order
to field commanders to resume the
NPA Cuts Back Steel
For Civilian Products
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (R)—The National Production Author
ity today announced a cutback on steel that may lead to smaller
autos and dwindling supplies of radio and television sets, refriger
ator' and other household appliances.
The Agency said that beginning Apr. 1, steel for passenger
automobiles and other goods will be slashed 20 per cent below the
average level of the first half of
1950. '
NPA chief Manly Fleischmann
said the program is designed to
save about 1,000,000 tons of steel
for defense production tanks,
guns, ships and planes—and that
further cuts may be expected
later this year.
NPA officials said a 30 per cent
cut may be necessary in the third
quarter of this year, beginning
July 1.
Elsewhere on the mobilization
front:
The three labor members of the
Wage Stabilization board, who
quit in a huff last week over the
administration's proposed wage
control policy, issued a statement
blasting the government's anti
inflation program.
The labor men accused the
Board of making wage controls
"the basis of the anti-inflation
drive," and declared:
."The basic causes of inflation
have not yet been seriously at
tacked. Prices are still rising
rapidly, although allegedly froz
en; profits, although fantastical
ly high, are being guaranteed; an
equitable tax program has not
been adopted."
Labor union leaders represent
ing nearly 16,000,000 workers
talked at length with Eric Johns
ton, Economic Mobilization chief,
on their multiple complaints
about the mobilization program.
Their chief protests have been
that "big business" has dominat
ed the program, with labor left
out in the cold, and that a pro
posed federal wage ceiling is un
fair to labor.
Johnston refused to tell news
men whether he plans to change
the wage formula, which would
limit wage boosts to 10 per cent
above levels of Jan. 15, 1950.
200 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED
The College through its de
partment of public information
issues nearly 200 publications an
nually. Among these are the Gen
eral Cataloaize, the Illustrated
Catalogue, the Graduate School
Announcement, and the Summer
Session Complete Announcement.
offensive against th e commun
ists.
MacArthur's order was, givan
during his 11th visit to the Ko
rean war front Tuesday for a first
hand inspection of th e central
sector.
Before flying back to his Tokyo
headquarters MacArthur also:
1. Gave assurance to" British
Allies that he would not "arbi
trarily execute" his authority to
re-cross the 38th parallel without
giving consideration to "cogent
political reasons" against cross
ing this old pre-war boundary
between Communist North and
Republican South Korn.
2. Retorted to Russian Premier
Stalin's recent prediction that
U. N. forces faced annihilation in
Korea by observing:
"His comrades will have to do
a lot better than they have yet
done to prove him a prophet."
New Road Will Be
One-Way Northbound
The new macadam road be
tween Sparks and Thompson hall,
running north and south, hereaf
ter will be one-way northbound,
according to Capt. P. A. Mark,
of the campus patrol at the Col
lege. Captain Mark said the move
was necessitated by repeated
traffic jams.
Five Judges
Chosen For
Talent Show
Five judges for the Penn State
club's 11th annual all-College
talent show, to be held in Schwab
auditorium Friday, have been
chosen, Joseph Lipsky, club presi
dent, announced yesterday.
Russell E. Clark, director of
housing; Daniel A. DeMarino, as
sistant dean of men; R. D. Reif
sneider, professor of dramatics;
and Mary Brewer and Patricia
Thornpson, assistants to the dean
of women, have been chosen to
judge the show.
The five judges will select five
finalists, and the three prize win
ners will be chosen from these
by audience applause.
Cox Is MC
John Cox will be master of
ceremonies for the 12 act show.
Ray Evert's orchestra will play
for the affair Lipsky said.
Tickets are on sale at the Stu
dent Union desk in the lobby
of Old Main at 84 cents. The
show will begin at 8 p.m.
The eight women usherettes,
all new freshmen on the campus,
will be, Myra Braverman, Mari
lyn DuPont, Helen Hissey, Mari
lyn Juman, Irene Kerbey, Muriel
Klein, Jacqueline Mitchell, and
Marlene Shuman.
Survey Shows
Boom For 11950'
LAKE SUCCESS. Feb. 20—(VP)
The world's trade and produc
tion boomed in 1950 as never be
fore in history, a United Nations
survey said yesterday.
But, the report added, underde
veloped countries did not share in
this prosperity and made little if
any progress.
The 392-page survey, covering
the period from June 1949 to D,:-
cember 1950, will form the basic
document for study at the U. N.
economic and social council
which opens its sessions in San
tiago, Chile today.
The two most serious economic
problems confronting the world
today are the threat of inflation
and the impending shortages of
goods resulting from the Korean
war, it said.
Using the year 1937 as a norm,
U.N. experts figured world indus
trial production in 1950 at ]6O.
U. S. and Canadian production
•
was 180, and British, 122.
The report said industrial pro
duction in Russia was 250, taking
1937 as 100, while Western Ger
many had barely reached 100
again. Japan had 70 ner cent of its
1937 production in 19.50.
•
Statute Limi ts
Death Penalty
HARRISBURG, Feb. 20 (W)—
A civil defense bill was amended
today to provide that the death
penalty could be imposed only
for industrial sabotage where
there was loss of life.
The change was made by the
House Judiciary committee in the
penalty bill of Governor John S.
Fine's civil defense program now
running through the General As
sembly.
The measure was referred to
that committee when labor
groups objected to the death pen
alty section as originally written.
The committee also wrote in
another provision fixing maxi
mum penalties of $lO.OOO fine or
30 years imprisonment for sabo
tage in which no lives were lost
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