FAIDAY, MARCH 2, -1951 J'eh'..06ii......,Q...W;;We::.1g . .. 'Escalator''.trkiedse WASHINGTON-.'March 1 (Al—Economic Stabilizer Eric John- gton, in a move to head off possib tries, tonight approved "escalator' Contracts prior to the Jan. 25 wage freeze. BULLETIN WASHINGTON, March 1--- (iP) The government tonight permitted automobile manufac turers to raise their prices 3 1 / 2 percent. . The Office of Price Stabiliza tion'said the action was taken "to partially offset increases in production costs." Johnston acted on his own re sponsibility 24 hours after labor union • leaders pulled all their men out of government mobiliza tion •agencies, charging that the home front control program was dominated by "big business." There had been speculation about "strikes in some industries, where sliding scale "escalator clauses" called for pay - h - bosts as of today b6cause of increases in the cost of living. Johnston Modifies Ceiling The present wage ceiling for.; mula, which labor leaders at tacked, limits wage increases to 10 per cent above Jan. 15, 1950. It was this ceiling which Johns ton modified tonight, specifying that the escalator increase would be 'permitted until next June 30. • On capitol hill meanwhile, Sen ator Byrd (D-Va.) 'and others opened fire on the labor leaders for their mass walkout from the mobilization agencies. Byrd call ed it "an act of correction;' to force the ouster of Charles E. Wil son, mobilization chief. congress Debate On Troops Issue Harmful-Truman WASHINGTON, March 1—(W) --President Truman indicated to day he wished Congress would quickly dispose of the troops-to- Europe issue lest it injure Ameri ca's relations with her western Allies. ,He told his news conference that Congress can debate foreign policy or anything else it wants to, but that doesn't mean , it helps relations with th e rest of the world. The President declined to dis cuss the current Senate investi gations of the RFC, crime, and the" 1950 Mary Lind senatorial campaign. He also expressed full confi dence in Mobilization - Director Charles E. Wilson and said he did not consider labor unions' with drawal from the government's home front agencies a serious de velopment. The remarks on -the troops is sue came in response to questions regarding -a report on ,presiden tial and congressional war pow ers. The report was prepared by the executive branch at the re quest of Senate committees which have been holding • hearings on the administration's plan to send more troops to Europe for the western allied forces. Faculty And Graduates ,To Attend Club Social The Graduate club will sponsor a social for graduate students, members of the secretarial staff, and faculty tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. in 304 Old Main. Matthew Halchin, chairman of the executive committee of the club, announced that music for dancing and refreshments will be provided. For a real buy in laundry' service Bring your clothes to Marshall's SELF-SERVICE' LAUNDRY - 9 Hss. wash and dry only 60c rear 454 E. College Phone 2956 413 E DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE cou.pG . PENNSYLVANIA e strikes in autos and other indus wage increases written into wage U.S. Trackmen Score Heavily BUENOS AIRES, March I(W)—= United States track forces scqred a sweep of the 800-meter run, finished- 1-2 'in the discus, and won the pole vault easily today in the greatest single show of might of the Tan-American games. The crowd roared when Olym pic champion Mal Whitfield broke the tape in the 800 meters, with two teammates, - Bill Brown and lugh Maiocco, dogging his heels, It was the first "grand slam" of the games. Whitfield, an Army Air Forces sergeant who has flown 30 bomb ing missions over Korea, won in one minute, 53.2 seconds. The crowd also watched with rapt interest while Bob Richards, the second man in history to clear 15 'feet, won the pole vault with a leap of 14 feet 9% with no one else close. Big Jim Fuchs, the Yale uni versity muscle man who special izes in the shot ptit, gave the United States the discus champ ionship with a throw of 160 feet 4 inches. Another 'Fix' Suspect Held NEW YORK, March I(W)—The district attorney's office disclosed tonight that a man has been pick ed up in Florida, is -Iring brought to New York for quest ioning in the college basketball bribe scandal. A spokesman for District At torney Frank S. Hogan did not identify the man who, he said, was traveling in company with Assistant District Attorney Wil liam P. Sirignano. No- other de tails were given. New York newspapers, report ing Sirignano's trip to Florida, said he had gone there to question a former player. The New York World-Telegram and Sun reported authorities have uncovered evidence that a master betting ring fixed. professional fights and professional football, as well as college basketball games. District Attorney Hogan denied this report. He also denied there-was any truth to rumors that information regarding operations of a nation al 'syndicate that "fixed" a wide variety of sports had been turned over to the Senate crime investi gating committee. Dr.' Mack Outlines Research For PTA Dr. Pauline B. Mack, profes sor of household chemistry, Tuesday night outlined research conducted by the Ellen Richards institute, at the College. She spoke before the -Belle fonte Parent-Teacher association. Dr. Mack related problems of nu trition in teen-age girls and dis cussed the school lunch. Advlsory Test Results - Results ‘ of the student advisory service tests are ready for stu dents who took the tests last month. To get the results, students may make appointments at the annex of the Psychological clinic, rear door of the Women's building, at the northeast corner. Sec'y Marshall Chides Senate On Draft Views WASHINGTON, March 1(1?) Secretary of Defense Marshall chided the House Armed Services committee for a "change of at mosphere" today as he pressed anew for Universal Military Training and a draft of 18-year olds. Only two months ago, he told the legislators, the defense de partment was being criticized for not asking for fur or five mill ion men instead of the force of 3,500,000 provided for in the bill now before - Congress. 14e said the feeling in the committee then was that the country was not building its defenses fast enough. "Today the atmosphere is quite different," Marshall stated. "We are not asked how much we need, but why we are asking so much." While Marshall was urging the House committee to give uncom promising appioval to the admin istration's Universal Nfi litary Training and Service bill, Senator Morse (R-Ore.) asked a Senate test on , lowering the draft age from 19 years to 181 k instead of .18. He called up the first of a series of changes proposed in the bill after-majority leader McFarland (D-Ariz.) had pleaded with the Senate to speed action on the UMTS measure, now its third day of Senate debate. Indications were that a vote on the Morse amendment would be delayed by lengthy debate and might not come until next week. Hopes For Korean Peace Still Alive Says India's Rau LAKE SUCCESS, March 1— VP) The United Nations Good Offices committee was reported today still pinning its hopes.for Korean peace negotiations, on a message received two weeks ago that Red China has not closed the door on preliminary talks. Informed, quarters said the message came from the Peiping government by way of the In dian government. India's Sir Benegal N. Rau said he had no direct communication. from Peiping, but he did express be lief that the Chinese Commun ists are ready to talk peace on the same terms they proposed in January. Dunham Accused In.RFC Inquiry WASHINGTON, March 1—(1P) —Carl G. Strandlund testified to day that RFC director Walter L. Dunham aided a "small clique of financial wolves" who sought to get control of the Lustron corp oration in a "brazen and open conspiracy." In bitter testimony before the Senate investigating committee, Strandlund accused RFC director Dunham of using "dire threats" in an effort to oust him from con trol of Lustron's huge prefabri cated plant at Columbus, 0. Nand DANCE "to the best bands in the land." FRI.-SAT. NIGHTS, until midnight V A RS,II RESTAURANT 230 E. College Avenue UN Troops Advance Along 60 Mile Front TOKYO, March 2—(R)--United Nations troops slugged ahead one to three miles Thursday against stiffening resistance in West- Central Korea, where the Chinese Reds are believed to be prepar ing for a great spring offensive of their own. Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway's U. S. Eighth Army communique reported gains by seven allied di visions along an irregular 60-mile wide front. The stiffest fighting was encountered by bayonet charging U. S. marines in th e center of the line. • Front dispatches said the 'at tacks by the leathernecks near Hoengsong and by army divisions generally along the front would throw the Reds even further off balance and probably delay the new Communist drive expected this month. • Marines Use Bayonets Dulles Thinks Treaty Would Thwart Stalin • WASHINGTON, March 1—(1P) —Ambassador John Foster Dulles predicted tonight th e proposed peace settlement With Japan will "thwart th e Stalin strategy of conquering the West via the East" an d possibly loosen the present grip of communism on its "captive world." President Truman's special peace treaty envoy said it is vital for the West to make Japan a dependable friend and expressed confidence this can be done. "If Japan should succumb to communist aggression, there would be A combination' of Rus sian, Japanese and Chinese pow er in the East which would be dangerously formidable," he ad vised. In a radio speech over . CBS on his recent treaty conferences in Japan, the Phillipines, Australia, and New Zealand, Dulles stressed, the view that building a 'strong bulwark against communist ag gression in the East shares im portance in liquidating the Pa cific war after more than five years. The United States, he said, is "receptive" to some arrangement Which would reassure Australia and New Zealand, which fear a revival of Japanese militarism. He suggested this might take the form of a pledge to consider an armed attack on them as a threat to American security. Rail Workers Get Increase WASHINGTON, March 1—(IP) A million railroad workers won an immediate 12 1 / 2 cents-an-hour wage increase today in a settle ment sweated out at an all-night session in the White House. These are 119n -operating em ployes, including clerks, machin ists, shop workers and the like. They have been getting $1.48 on the average. The 'pay boost is ret roactive to Feb. 1. It is tied to the government's cost-of-living index and will go up again on April 1, possibly four or five cents. The agreement climaxed four months of negotiations. It does note have to be ratified by the unions. President Truman, at his news conference; congratulated both sides and observed that there had been no threat of a strike. PAGE THREE Th e First Marine division fought a see-saw battle all day Thursday for crests commanding a mountain pass northwest of Hoengsong. Driven off the heights once, they charged uphill with fixed bayonets. At sundown the marines were dug in on hard-won positions on the heights. Veteran Chinese troops of the 66th army stubbornly held fast on the same hill top. They poured replacements into foxholes after losing 225 to 375 men in bitter hand-to-hdbd fighting. Puerto Ricans Land The U. S. Third division sent a Puerto Rican patrol onto Sand Is land, seven miles southeast of Seoul Thursday, to establish a bridgehead for tanks. The patrol pulled out five hours later after meeting furious resistance. The U. S. 25th division strad dled the Han river at its conflu ence with the Pukhan, some 15 miles east of Seoul, and pushed two miles up the eastern banks of the Pukhan with little resis tance. Congress Asked For More Money WASHINGTON, March 1—(W) —President Truman asked Con gress today for $1,454,000,000 more in cash and lending power to help speed up the defense pro duction and civil defense pro grams. The money, which is in addi tion to billions already voted or requested, includes $51,000,000 in appropriations and $1,000,000,000 in borrowing authority for de fense production, and $403,000- 000 in appropriations for civil de fense. Much of the new fund was re quested for the remainer of this fiscal year ending June 30, al though some of the civil defense money will be carried over through the new year starting July 1, 1951. NOW! . 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