rHURSDAY, MARCH 15; 1951 ROK Troops Reenter Ruined City Of Seoul TOKYO, Thursday, March 15 Jubilant South 'Korean troops reentered Seoul Wednesday without opposition and raised the Republicantfig over the rubble of their ancient capital. But the east 'U.S. tank patrols bY-passed the old Chinese Com munist- base at Hongchon and_ pounded after the retreating Reds only 18 miles south of ,the 38th parallel The general retreat of Com munist:forces, the first 'since the Chinese intervened last October, continued along the ,entire Korean battlefront. Seoul Appears Abandoned Seoul;• in its prewar days a city of 1,500,000 appeared abandoned by its Red conquerors.llt was the fourth time the city had changed hands since ,last June-when Ko rean Communist forces first ap peared South of the 38th parallel to open hostilities. - Gen. Paik Sun Yup, commander, of the ROK First division, sent back reports, of his entry and said "We're very happy to be enter ing Seoul again." Details were scant and Eighth Army headquarters expected a blackout on Seoul operations for a short time. The Reds fell back all along the front faster than Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway's Eighth Army cared to advance. His forces pushed steadily and slowly north. Lines were tight and' straight. Each division supported divisions on its flanks. Walked Through Lines Five American 'prisoners of war whd walked from Pyongyang, Ko rean Communist capital, through Red lines with a safe conduct pass reached American lines Wednes day. They told marines they saw no signs of a helter-skelter Com munist retreat. The prisoners— whose, names were not disclosed—said 2'0,000 to 25,000 Reds were moving north to an area where a buildup was underway. They said the Chinese were in good condition. Censors deleted the name of the town where the Red buildup was in progress while.an Eighth Army,: security blackout was placed ovei most Allied movements. Russia Forces • . Arming--Pres. KEY WEST, Fla., March 14 (R) —President Truman bluntly ac cused Soiriet Russia today of forcing the United States to help rearm the free world by its own aggression and "ruthless pro gram of rearmament," He cited - repeated Russian re-: fusal to agree on, a "foolproof' program for control of atomic and other weapons. This, he said, makes it vital for the United States to build up its defenses "as quickly and vigorouslSt as possible." The President declared Ameri can rearmament is "above all, an effort to prevent -a world con flict." But he added it is also "an effort to prepare our defenses to meet such a conflict if it is forced upon us." Mr. Truman voiced his new in dictment of Red Russia in a let ter to a bi-partisan group of Sen ators and Representatives who had urged him to take a series of concrete proposals to the Rus sians for disarmament in the in terest of peace. The White House made' public the letter from Mr. Truman's vacation headquarters on this na val submarine station. The group is headed by Senator Flanders (R-Vt.) "At the same time that the Soviet Union has been following a course of obstruction in the United Nations toward all con crete disarmament proposals; "The President wrote, "it has been building up its own arma ments as a central feature of its expansionist foreign policy." 3 Pi Lambda's Called Three members of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity recently became members of the armed forces. Richard Fader was called for active duty in the Air Force; Carl Steinberg enlisted in the Air Force; and Samuel Berkman en listed in the Army. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Fine Alerts Local Guard For Dec. '5l • HARRISBURG, March 14 (M--= Gov. John S. Fine today alerted. four units of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard for induction into federal service on Dec. 1, 1951. Fine issued the alert act at the request of the Air Force, The units affected include the 112th Aircraft Control and Warn ing squad r o n; Headquarters, 153rd Aircraft Control and Warn ing group; 111th Aircraft Control and Warning squadron type C and the 103rd Radar Calibration detachment. The latter three are located at Harrisburg and the 112th Air craft Control and Warning squadron is located at State Col lege. \ • All of these organizations were activated and, organized in April, 1949, as a part of the Pennsyl vania .Air National Guard. Senator Claims Need Of Spain And Germany WASHINGTON, March 14 (W) —Senator McCarthy (R-Wis.) told the Senate today that western Europe can not be defended with out recruiting the manpower of Spain and Western Germany. He spoke as the Senate ap proached a .debate on resolutions approving the reinforcement of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's in ternational army with four more American divisions. "We are preparing to allow western Europe to fall without having it appear that we pushed her," McCarthy asserted. "It mat ters not whether we send one Am erican division or ten, "It matters not whether Eisen hower is the most brilliant mili tary genius the world has ever produced. He cannot defend wes tern Europe without the man power of Spain and Western Ger many." Dispatch of additional U.S. grotind forces to Europe was ap proved unanimously yesterday by the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees. At the same time, to the dis pleasure of administration lead ers, the committees laid down a rule that no more troops should be sent across the Atlantic with out the authority of Congress. Supporters of Presiderit Tru man-intend to try to knock out this limitation on his .authority when the resolutions are debated in the Senate. But Senators Byrd (3-Va.) and Knowland (R-Cal.) predicted the measures Would go through without major changes. 5 Faculty Men On IRRA Panel Five members of the faculty will discuss the significance of the role of each of their fields in industrial relations at a meeting of th e Industrial Relations Re search association tonight. They will take, part, in a panel discussion at '7 o'crock in 314 Wil lard, which is open to the public. A business meeting will follow. Those on the panel will be Dr. R. W. Brewster, professor of pol itical science; B. V. Moore, pro fessor of nsychology; A. H. Reede, professor of economics; E.. A. My ers, assistant professor of econ omics; and J. F. O'Brien, profes sor of public speaking, who will be chairman. How Perfect Could An 'A' Be? COLMUBUS, 0., March 14— (iP)---Ohlo 'State university turned up the perfect student today. Perfect, that is, unless you would argue over 1/100th of a point. That 1/100th is all that separates Lee Van Gossick from perfection. It is the one tiny speck on the most amazing scholastic record in the university's history. Perfection at Ohio State would be a grade average of 4 points. Gossick, a 31-year-old - Air Force major with a wife and two children will be graduated Friday with an average of 3.99 points. That means that throughout five years of college he earned "A" ,in all courses, with one ex ception., Somewhere along the line he picked up a single "B." Gossick is philosophical about the one slip. "My friends," he laid, "told me the "B" proved I was human." The "B" incidentally, was in a course called "Classical Dyna mics." It dealt with physics. Gossick will receive two degrees Friday: Bachelor ,of Science in Aeronautical Engineering a ixd Master of Science. To 'get his two degrees, he has had to, spend up to 19 hours a week in class—plus many hours preparing for those classes. This required getting up at 6 a.m., getting home late at night. Meanwhile, he managed to play golf—shooting in the 80's—and sandwiching in some fishing trips to Canada. And, of course, he took time out to play with his youngsters, Cindy, 4, and, Roger 7. Business Men Oppose Board WASHINGTON, March 14 (/11 —The nation's top industrial and business leaders said today that while they opposed giving a pro posed new Wage Stabilization board full authority to settle dis putes, they would not walk out if such an agency is created. "We will not boycott any part of the mobilization effort," John C. Gall of the Business Advisory council told a ne :s conference at which management's opposition to rebuilding the wage board as a "catch all" disputes handling board was given in de,tail. Gall said the National Associ ation of Manufacturers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Busi ness Advisory council; a group connected with the Commerce department, would not challenge Economic Stabilizer Eric Johns ton's action if such a board is set up. But, Gall added, individual em ployers might challenge it if Johnston goes ahead contrary to management's wishes. Romance Languages To Present Program "The Mus l ic of the Nations," radio program of the Department of Romance Languages, will pre senj a program of Mexican music tonight at 8:30 on WMAJ. Patri cia Bender will play and comment on seldom-heard records which she brought back from Mexico while. serving on the% American Friends service committee. Fitzcharles, Edniunds Get IGG Appointments David Fitzcharles was appoint ed chairman of the Judiciary committee and Lola Edmunds clerk of the• Foreign Affairs com mittee for the Model National congress to be held in Harrisburg, April 13, 14, and 15 at the ICG meeting Monday night. Formal presentation of bills to be presented at the Model Na tional congress was discussed by the ICG. The. regional meeting held at Hershey on March 3 was a full dress rehearsal for the Congress in - Harrisburg. William Klisanin is the 'assistant regional chairman of the ICG. The College Department of Architecture has been accredited by the National ArcOitectural Accrediting board. House Narrowly Passes RFC Reorganization Plan WASHINGTON, March 14—(W)—President Truman's plan to reorganize the Reconstruction Finance Corporation—and perhaps to save it from death—barely squeaked through the House today. The result was a surprise even to the Democratic leadership which had backed Mr. Truman's proposal for revamping the huge lending agency, center of "influence peddling" charges which kept Bulletin WASHINGTON, March' 14— (IP)— The Senate Republican Policy committee today de manded abolition of the much criticized Reconstruction Fi nance Corporation. Similar ac tion was taken yesterday by the House GOP Pacy commit tee. The Senate committee ask ed also a continued investiga tion of RFC. Probe Gets Costello To Confess All NEW YORK, March 14 (IP) Senate crime probers called racketeer Frank (The Hands) Cos tello a liar today and used a per jury threat to uncover some of his hidden wealth. The blunt warning caught the tight-lipped Costello by surprise and after a mumbled consultation with his lawyer his memory sud denly improved. He then testified he had $40,- 000 or $50,000 in cash in a strong box in his home. Later,.he tacitly admitted there is another $lOO,- 000 or so stuffed away in New York city banks. Does Not Know Total At first, Costello said he didn't know whether he had $l,OOO or $lOO,OOO in the safe at his home. He lives in an apartment house at 115 Central Park West. "I said I wouldn't know," he shot back curtly as the Senate Crime Investigating committee's counsel, Rudolph Halley, tried to pin him down to an exact amount. That was enough for Sen. O'Conor, Demorcrat from Mary lend, who was chairman at the third day of the all-star hearings. O'Conor told Costello: Given Chance To Talk "I am going to give you an opportunity to change the record. The testimony was palpably false and it's an insult to the intelli gence of the committee to have it on record." O'Conor reminded Costello he was under oath. Costello and his at t orne y, George. Wolf, put their heads to gether and exchanged whispered remarks. Then Wolf told the com mittee Costello was ready to an swer: Said the witness o,f his safe: "I don't know exactly if I have $40,000 or $50,000." "Then it is approximately $40,- 000 or $50,000?" O'Conor said. "Yes," meekly replied the man whom the committee has labeled the top dog in a national crime syndicate. Air Force Plaits • Search For Cadets NEW YORK, March 14 (11 3 ) First Air Force announced today it had a large backlog of appli cants for cadet and officer train ing and that it was halting a search for prospective aviators in colleges and universities of 15 states. Selection teams are making the rounds of colleges interviewing applicants, Maj. Charles D. Morat, director of the Air Force's pro gram', said. However, Morat advised stu dents who are still interested ,to contact the nearest recruiting station. Society Elects Head The Mineral Economics society elected George Rippel president at its meeting Monday. Other offi cers elected were Richard Bagby, vice-president, and Robert Igou, secretary-treasurer. The date for the. next meeting was set at April 10 to be held at the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. PAGE THREE echoing while the House voted. There still is a chance that the Senate may junk the White House plan. And there is strong Republican backing, with a good deal of Southern Democratic support, for action to wipe the RFC out alto gether and leave nothing to re organize. One Man In Control The central feature of Mr. Tru man's plan is substitution of a single, individually responsible administrator' for the five-man board now running RFC. The current moves to kill the agency draw part of their strength from charges by a Senate subcommittee that three of the board members yielded to "influence" on multi million dollar loans. Actually a majority of those present in the House today voted against Mr. Truman's plan, which goes into effect April 20 unless the Senate turns thumbs down on it. Would Begin After 60 Days Such a reorganization order be gins to operate after 60 days un less a constitutional majority (more than half of the full mem bership) of one House or the other votes it down. Today's issue was over a reso lution of disapproval. On the roll call 200 voted for it. That is 17 less than the required majority. But the administration mustered only 196 in actual support of the White House. It would have taken less than half of the unrecorded House members to put the reso lution over, and. many of those not present are members of the Southern Democratic group which consistently, opposes Mr. Truman on domestic matters. Only Republican failure to get as much such southern support as they had counted on kept the re. organization plan alive. Sheep Still Available For Livestock Show Students still have a chance to draw sheep for the College's 1951 Little International Livestock show to be held April 28, James Gallagher, co-manager of the show, said yesterday. Those desiring to draw sheep to fit and show in the competition should see Carl Everett or Galla gher in the sheep barns before Saturday. The class of 1909 was the first to wear freshman dinks. MICKEY ROONEY - in - "HE'S A COCKEYED WONDER" SSA MARK STEVENS EDMOND O'BRIEN "BETWEEN MIME AND DAWN" KATHRYN GRAYSON MARIO LANZA. "TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS"
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