FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1951
UN Forces
Advance On
Central Line
TOKYO, Friday, March 30 (R)
—Allied forces forged sizable
gains in muddy Central Korea
Thursday, but Red resistance
stiffened elsewhere near parallel
38.
The Eighth Army command
believes the. Chinese and Korean
Reds are capable now of launch
ing a more powerful offensive
punch than before, AP corres
po,ndent Leif Erickson reported
from Eighth Army headquarters.
Protected against Allied air
power by steady rains, the Reds
are ,rapidly rebuilding their
strength along and above the
parallel which once divided Red
North and Republican South Ko
rea.
A field dispatch reported that
up to 1,000 Red vehicles have
been spotted on the roads at
night:
Spring Offensive
There were other indications
of Communist spring offensive
preparations. Rumors of possible
peace parleys were spiked by
Red China's scornful rejection of
General MacArthur's truce bid.
The rejection, in a Peiping radio
statement, was coupled with the
stiffest resistance in many days
on several sectors of the central
and western fronts.
However, AP correspondent
Tom Bradshaw reported Can
adian and Australian troops
made "significant advance s"
northeast of Kapyong along the
Seoul-Chunchon highway. Kap
yong, 12 miles south of parallel
38, is 33 miles northeast of Seoul
and 12 miles southwest of Chun
chon.
Near Parallel
Bradshaw's dispatch did not re
port the exact distance covered
by the Commonwealth units, but
it was close -to the old political
boundary.
"They forded rushing streams
and climbed slimy hills soggy
with three days of rain," Brad
shaw reported. "Only the diffi
culties of the going determined
the speed of their advance."
Dean's List—
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roll, 3; Joseph Leitinger, 3; Wil
liam Mikesell, 2.8; Rocco Narcisi,
2.9; James Plyler, 2.6; Richard
Polleck, 2.5; Ronald Sauers, 2.5;
David Swanson, 2.7; an d Max
Willis, 2.6.
Freshman ar e Robert Coniff,
2.7; Robert Euwema, 2.8; Law
rence Gregor, 3; Harry Hazle
hurst, 2.8; Peter Lansbury, 2.7;
Charles Rockman, 2.8; John. Ske
wis, 2.6; and Perry Yocom, 2.8.
CED Calls For Tax
Boost Of $lO Billion
WASHINGTON, March 29 (JP)—The Committee for Economic
Development called today for a $10,000,000 tax increase, including
a federal sales tax, coupled with a $6,000,000,000 cut in next year's
spending budget to achieve a real "pay-as-we-go" policy.
The program proposed by the businessmen's private research
group was frankly tailored to restrain consumer spending—by the
sales tax and. higher excise taxes,
a surtax on -individual incomes,
tight restrictions on bank credit
and encouragement of private
savings. Only $1,000,000,000 of
the proposed additional revenue
would come directly from cor
porations, in the form of a "de
fense profits tax."
The CED said an impact on low
and middle incomes is unavoid
able; "It is these incomes that
provide the largest part of con
sumption expenditures."
Less Spending
The recommendations made
public at a news "conference sug
gested a scaling down in the fol
lowing classes of federal spend
ing: farm aid, public works, for
eign economic assistance, civil
defense, and appropriations to
expand defense production..
CED is a non-profit organiza
tion founded by businessmen and
supported by voluntary condi
butions. Its aimis to develop
economic policies that encourage
EXCAVATING OPERATIONS are shown getting underway for
an addition to Pond laboratories. The building is another project
in the General State authoiity's $10.000,000 building program. The
one-story unit will include facilities for the Cryogenic laboratory.
3 Covicted In First
U.S. Atom Spy Trial
NEW YORK, MarCh 29-441—Three Americans were convicted
today as traitors to their country in the nation's first atom spy trial.
Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman, accepting the jury's verdict,
called their crime loathsome and said their treason made this "a sad
day for America."
It was testified the' three conspired to deliver some of this
Berlin Shooting
Is Protested
BERLIN, March 29—(W)—The
U.S. commandant in Berlin pro
tested angrily to the Russians to
, day that firing on American tour
ists by Communist East German
Police "defies all customs and
usages of civilized nations."
The. commander, Maj. Gen.
Lemuel Mathewson, marched into
Soviet headquarters in East Ber
lin. He presented his protest to
Sergei Dengin, representative of
the Soviet Control commission in
this four-power city, over the in
cident in which 15 pistol shots
were fired at a sight-seeing con
voy of four buses yesterday.
An American spokesman said
Dengin assured Mathewson the
shooting on Potsdamer Platz,
where the British, American and
Soviet sectors meet, would be
"fully investigated."
Mathewson was reported to
have told the Russian that a pro
perly constituted government
could "under no circumstances
condone the use of firearms by its
police against peacefully disposed
men, women, and children."
high production and employment
"within the framework of a free
gociety."
Committee Members
The program was proposed by
a research and policy committee
headed by
. Meyer Kestnbaum,
president of Hart Schaffner &
Marx, Chicago, and including
Marion Folsom, CED chairman
and treasurer of Eastman Kodak
Co., Rochester, N.Y.; J. Cameron
Thomson, president of Northwest
Bancorpor ati o n, Minneapolis;
and officers and directors of nu
merous companies such as Ven
eral Motors, Standard Oil (N.J.),
American Can, New York Life,
Time, Inc., and Ford Motor.
The average cow can be milked
in three minutes, by a dairyman
using the managed milking meth
od advocated by Ivan E. Perkin,
extension dairy specialist at the
College.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
nation's top war-time secrets—in
cluding vital A-bomb data—to
Soviet Russia.
The trio, Julius Rosenberg, 34
his dark-haired wife, Ethel, 35
and radar expert Morton Sobell
33, will be sentenced April 5. Al
are New Yorkers.
They said they will appeal the
verdict right up to• the U.S. Su
preme Court if necessary.
Death Penalty Possible
Conceivably they could draw
death sentences. However, such a
severe penalty seldom is imposed
on spies in this country. They
also may be imprisoned up to 30
years.
A jury of 11 men and one wo
man were out on the case for
nearly 19 hours—from late yes
tetrday afternoon to almost noon
today. Their actual deliberations
covered more than seven hours.
At least one of the jurors held
out for a long time for leniency
for one of the defendants, pre
sumably Sobell. The government's
evidence against him was weaker
than that,against the Rosenberg's.
Sobell and Rosenberg looked
calmly at the jury as they heard
the verdict. Mrs. Rosenberg shook
her head slightly in apparent dis
belief, then dropped her gaze to
the floor of the federal courtroom
on Foley Square.
Judge Kaufman congratulated
the jury, then told its members:
"I must say as an individual
that I cannot be happy because it
it a sad day for America. That
citizens should lend themselves to
the destruction of their own
country by the most destructive
weapon known, is so shocking
that I can't find words to describe
the loathsome offense."
Then the three defendants were
taken away under guard to three
separate detention centers, where
they will be held to await sen
tence. The two men were hand
cuffed. Mrs. Rosenberg was not.
Upper Darby Rotary
Establishes Loan Fund
The Upper Darby Rotary club
has established a loan fund to
help worthy men students from
Upper Darby who are in need of
financial assistance in their jun
ior and senior years.
Men students. who are eligible
may inquire at the office of the
comptroller; 208 Old Main.
Inkling Contributions
Deadline Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the deadline
for handing in contributions
for Inkling, prospective Penn
State literary magazine, Flor
enz Fenton, managing editor,
said yesterday.
The first issue of Inkling is
expected to be_published early
in May.
Crime Committee Meets
Another Balky Witness
WASHINGTON, March 29—(W)—Senate crime probers digging
into a reputed Cleveland gambling syndicate encountered another
balky witness today.
That makes five of them who will be called back tomorrow for
one more chance to spill their stories and escape possible contempt
of Congress charges.
Galvin Says
Truman Will
Win In '52
WASHINGTON, March 29—(i?)
—A labor department official pre
dicted today—with the evident
sanction of the Democratic Na
tional committee—that President
Truman will be re-elected in 1952.
Michael J. Galvin, undersectary
of labor, said in an address pre
pared for a Jefferson-Jackson day
banquet at Lancaster, Ohio:
"The future of the Democratic
party is good. The outlook for 1952
is good.
"We are going through a transi
tion period but on the basis of an
extensive study of the subject, I
am willing to predict—here and
now—that Hairy S. Truman will
Harry S. Truman
poll about 56 per cent of the total
two-party vote in 1952 and be re
elected president of the United
States."
Significance was attached to
the Galvin statement because
copies of his speech were distri
buted to newsmen by the Demo
cratic National committee.
Contrary To Opinion
Mr. Truman has not given any
public indication whether he
plans to run •again but the pre
vailing opinion among Washing
ton politicians recently has been
that he does not.
Galvin, a Boston lawyer who
served as a Lieutenant Colonel
in the legal division of Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower's staff in
World War 11, has not been active
in politics; however, members of
his family have been strong sup
porters of Secretary of Labor
Tobin.
Galvin noted that the Repub
licans won control of Congress in
1946 but he said the Democratic
party had rebounded from that
defeat.
"If no major catastrophies take
place between 1951 and 1952," he
said, "we can assume that the
same forces which operated in
1948 and 1950 will continue to
operate in 1952. Taking in ac
count all of the factors, I can and
will predict that the Democratic
party will win a great victory in
1952."
Pre-yet Club Elects
Gear President
Edwin R. Gearhart was elected
president of the Pre-Vet club at
the March meeting. Other officers
are Arthur D. Young, vice-presi
dent; Ellen Friedman, secretary
treasurer;...Wayne M, Akers, Ag
riculture Student council repre
sentative; and Richard T. Guest,
reporter. •
Roderick Le Van, pr ogr am
chairman, showed color slides of
campus scenes. The club made
plans for its annual spring outing.
John Croft was the latest wit
ness to refuse to answer questions
of the Senate Crirhe Investigating
committee. Croft, who has been
pictured as a partner in a Ken
tucky gambling house, had long
been sought by the committee. He
was found in a fishing shack on
the Florida keys.
Senator O'Conor (D.Md.), who
reported Croft's attitude after
quizzing him privately, told re
porters the full committee will
hear the five close-mouthed wit
nesses behind closed doors to
morrow. They could go to jail if
convicted of contempt.
Lawyer Quite
The committee lost a lawyer to
day who threw up his hands in
disgust at the last minute whirl
wind of getting out a report on
the nationwide crime investiga
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WASHINGTON, March 29
(21')—The Senate today gave its
famous Crime Investigating
committee a new lease on life
just two days before it was to
die.
An extension of 30 days was
voted to let the investigators
prepare a report. But there was
a strong likelihood the Senate
will order another round of sen
sational city-by-city crime stu
dies running far beyond the new
April 30 expiration date.
A few minutes earlier, the
committee voted to recommend
a contempt of Congress citation
against Frank Costello. Costel
lo refused to tell how much he
is worth.
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tion ahead of Saturday night's
deadline. The committee offi
cially dies on that date.
John Burling, associate counsel,
resigned with a statement that:
"It is impossible for a proper
report to be prepared under the
prevailing conditions of haste and
hysteria. An extension of time is
necessary to prepare a careful
and scholarly report."
Committee. Republicans already
were campaigning to get the
group's life extended to April 15
for the purpose of finishing the
report—and from then to Jan. 15
in order to continue the investiga
tion itself.
Senator Wiley (R-Wis.) said he
doubted if he could sign a report
Saturday night anyway because
of the task of checking it over.
He joined Senator Tobey (R-N.H.)
in pressing for another round of
inquiries.
Tobey said the American people
wouldn't be satisfied if the probe
ended now. The committee has
been bombarded with letters
urging more digging. Millions
watched its recent activities on
television.
Chairman Kefauver (D-Tenn.)
takes the position that 10 months
investigation has produced plenty
of evidence on which to write
laws attacking organized crime.
At any rate, he adds, he can't
stay with the committee because
of demands of other duties.
Fishbein is Speaker
At Hillel Services
Harold J. Fishbein will be. ;uest
speaker at the Sabbath Ev.. serv
ices at Hillel foundation tonight
at 8 o'clock. Fishbein is former
director for UNRRA and the In
ternational Relief organization
for the Berlin area. His subject
will be "The D.P.—Five Years
Later."
Jewish men of Pi Lambda Phi
fraternity will participate in
,the
service and serve as hosts.
Methodist Sorority
To Hold Bake Sale
Kappa Phi, Methodist girls'
club, will hold a bake sale at the
Nittany Electric company tomor
row morning beginning at 9:30
o'clock. Billie Deuvall and Patri
cia Barnett are in charge.
All foods were baked and will
be sold by members of Kappa
Phi and proceeds will go to the
sorority.
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