SATURDAY, MAY, 26, 1951 Aide Says MacArthur Not Restrained At Yalu NEW YORK, May 25—(R)—An aide said tonight that Gen. Douglas MacArthur was never restrained directly, or indirectly from sending American troops to the Yalu river in Korea last November. The statement by Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney contradicted testimony in Washington earlier by Army Chief of Staff J. Lawton Collins. 00111. 1/. 4 • • e . • oey'sg 8 Seniors Receive Awards Eight awards were presented to seniors at the annual reception for graduating seniors in econom ics and commerce held Thursday night The Wall Street Journal. Award presented annually to the out standing student in the Depart ment of Economics and Commerce was awarded to John Bodding ton. The award is a medal and a one year's subscription to the Wall Street Journal. Highest Rank Andrew Houston received the Alpha Kappa Psi key presented annually to the senior in econom ics and commerce with the high est academic rank. Financial awards presented' by the Pennsylvania Insurance Edu cation Conference went to George Avery, Charles Fries, Lawrence Giancola, and Ralph Moyer. The General Agents of the Con necticut Mutual ' Life Insurance Company Award was presented to William Molloy, the outstand ing student in the life insurance curriculum. Marketing Award Clinton Bittner received th e Pennsylvania Institute of Life In surance Marketing Award. Dr. William. N. Leonarcl, head of the Department of Economics and Commerce, made the opening address at the reception. Members of the awards com mittee were Sheldon C. Tanner,, professor of economics and busi ness law; Dr. George L. Leffler, professor of economics; and Dr. Arthur H. Reede, professor of eco nomics. Members of the recep-' tion committee were Mrs. William Hench, Mrs. Willard Cochrand, and Mrs. A. H. Reede. Rail Dispute Is Settled WASHINGTON, May 25 (A))— The two-year old dispute be tween the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen and the nation's railroads has been settled, it was announced tonight. A formal statement reporting the settlement was issued by the Brotherhood of Trainmen and a committee representing the East em, 'Western and Southeastern railroads. About 150,000 road and yard employees are affected, • The agreement provides for a wage increase of 33 cents per hour, or $2.64 a day for yardmen and an increase of 18 1 / 2 cents an hour or $1.48 per day for road men. These increases, the announce ment said, include the hourly in creases of 12 1 / 2 . cents to iardrnen and five cents to roadmen pre viously announced, and retro active to Oct. 1. The previous increases were authorized -by the Army, which has been technically operating the railroads since last August. President Truman ordered them taken over when a threat of a strike seemed likely to paralyze operations. First Honors Shared By Alpha Chi Omega The sorority that shared first place with Beta Theta Pi as the prize winning booth at the Spring Carnival was Alpha Chi Omega, not Chi Omega as reported in yester day's Collegian. He did accuse the ousted Far Eastern commander of failure to heed advice from the joint chiefs of staff that ,he halt United Na tions forces some five miles south of the Manchurian border. Categorical Denial Whitney said he wished to make a "categorical denial (that) any such extraordinary inhibi tions upon the use of his (Mac- Arthur's) troops were ever • im posed upon him directly or in directly." Instead, Whitney said, Mac- Arthur threw American troops into the Yalu area in compliance with the basic orders under which he was operating. Collins went on to testify that MacArthur used U.S. troops in the Manchurian border area con trary to a policy directive of Sept. 27 "without advising us first." Chiefs Message MacArthur The chief of staff said the joint chiefs messaged MacArthur that this use of American troops near the Yalu was "not in consonance with their previous instructions." Collins said the joint chiefs felt a growing concern at the time "as to whether or not Pen eral MacArthur-4who by now quite apparently was not in ac cord with. the basic policies, don't you see—would follow them." Arnold Society Picnic Today ' The Arnold Air Society will hold its + annual picnic at Whip ple's Dam this afternoon: Mem bers are to meet at 2 p.m. today. At a meeting yesterday,, Second Lietitenant's insignia were - pre sented to the graduating seniors, and new members received rib bons and shingles. The squadron gave its approval to , the selection of Paul F. Mit chell as national commander of the Arnold Air Society for the school year 1951-52. Members were also named to . the pledge, public information, entertainment, air scout s, and civil air patrol committees. PS Farmer Available On Ag Hill Today The Penn State Farmer is avail able at all distribution points on Ag Hill today and may be picked up by any agriculture student. The distribution points are thd lobbies of any agriculture build ing. Iran To 'Fight To End' For Oil Nationalization •• TEHRAN, Iran, May 25—(R)— In an emotion packed news con ference punctuated by spells of weeping, Premier Mohammed Mossadegh said today Iran gill "fight to the end" for oil na tionalization. He warned that any attempt by Britain or any other- country to block his government's move to take over Iran's vast oil resour ces—including those held by- the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company—"will soon bring the entire free world to the brink of disaster." Britain announced she 'is send ing the trouble-shooting 16th Parachute Brigade group of 4,000 men to Cyprus—within easy striking distance of Irdn—o strengthen h e r Mediterranean garrison. Top British officials in London do not conceal the con nection between the dispatch of the specially trained troops and the oil crisis in Iran. Although the British hope Iran's nationalist leaders will negotiate a new oil deal, they have made it clear they will use all means necessary Mr, DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Veteran Refund Deadline Today Today is the deadline for veterans to collect refunds for evaluation fee credit, examin ation fee credit, and Beaux Arts fee, Richard Baker, vet erans administration coordin ator, said yesterday. Veterans are required to turn in their receipts at the fee as sessor's office, 4 Old Main. Atom Chiefs Hint Bomb Successful WASHINGTON, May 25—(W)— U.S. atomic chiefs threw out a dramatic hint today that the first tests of some kind of hydrogen bomb—perhaps the forerunner of a true "super bomb"—have just been successfully completed. The announcement said: "A program of atomic weapons tests has been successfully car ried out" at the super-secret Eni wetok proving grounds in the Pacific. Then came the ten key words: "The test program included ex periments contributing to ther monuclear weapons research." "Thermonuclear we apo n s" means hydrogen bombs. The atomic energy commission and the defense department in a joint, guardedly worded an - nouncement did not state that an IH-bomb had been developed and detonated during the tests—which reportedly cost $100,000,000 and involved thousands of personnel. Top scientists have speculated that an A-bomb would be used to "trigger" the H-bomb, because it would offer the best, possibility of providing the terrific heat neces sary to fuse hydrogen atoms. This fusion would setoff a tremendous blast of atomic energy. If such a "triggering" opera tion has been successfully per formed with even a small amount of so-called "heavy hydrogen"— the way would conceivably be opened to fabricating H-bombs of any desired size and power, with in the limits of engineering and availability of hydrogen mater ials. Such materials could theo retically be either "tritium" or "deerium" perhaps in combi nation. Eckelmann Chosen Ski Club President Gerhardt Eckelmann was re cently elected president of the Penns Valley Ski Club, Robert Czapiewski, retiring president, announced yesterday. Other officers include Alberto Bascope, vice-president; Marion Dunlap, secretary; and Robert Coleman, treasurer. A supper will be held for mem bers and all other interested per sons at the club cabin at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow. Mary Decker is in charge of all arrangements. —incuding 1a s' t-resort military measures—to protect British lives and property against violence. Authoritative sources in Ber lin said Gregory Pushkin, Soviet Ambassador to East Germany,, has told Communist supporters Russia would _resist the entry of foreign troops in the Iranian oil crisis. A 1921 treaty gave Russia the right to send troops into Iran if foreign troops invading that country posed a threat to Soviet frontiers to the north. The aged, wealthy Mossadegh broke down in tears when he told reporters of the plight of Iran's 15,000,000 hungry and ill clad people, living amidst a trea sure of oil. Two aides supported him by the arms as he sobbingly finished his statement. It was Mossadegh's first news conference since he became Pre mier April 30. At the end, he re turned to the seclusion of his offices in the Parliament build ing, where he locked himself in 10 days_ago to guard against threats of assassination. U N Armor Sweeps A cross Parallel 38 TOKYO, Saturday, May 26—(JP)—United Nations armored col umns rammed across parallel 38 on every major sector of the Korean warfront Friday on the heels of the hard-hit, retreating Reds. The Allied all-out offensive had swept across the old political boundary in at least three places fall Friday to the advancing main line on the western and west-cen tral sectors. On the eastern front tank-in fantry teams were expanding holdings gouged four miles deep into North Korea near Inje, some 25 air miles inland from the east coast. Other Tank Force Field dispatches located the jther tank force crossings as northeast of Uijongbu, which is 11 miles north of Seoul, and northwest of Chunchon 45 miles northeast of the old Korean, cap ital. Other Allied units probed with in one mile of the border near the confluence of the Imjin and Hantan rivers, 30 miles north of Seoul. Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, commander of the U. S. Eighth Army, called the new surge of Allied might "an all-out offen sive," arid added: "The 38th parallel means noth ing to me." Red Casualties R e d casualties were reckoned L. the tens of thousands. An esti mated 2000 w ere killed or wounded Friday. These were in addition to a Washington an nouncement of 1,025,404 enemy casualties from the June 25 out break of the war through May 23: On th e east-central front, American and South Korean for ces as t r i d e the Hongchon-Inje road above the parallel fought to tighten a trap on an estimated two Chinese corps—up to 60,000 men. Air Force Plans Korean Rotation WASHINGTON, May 25—(A?)— The Air Force announced today that it will send replacements to Korea during the next five weeks to permit rotation of. "a maximum number of crews without loss of combat effectiveness." The announcement, in a letter made public by Rep. Doyle (D- Calif.), said personnel of the 3rd bombardment will be returned to the United States first because they have been in the Far East since the start of hostilities. The letter was signed by Brig. Gen. Robert E. L. Eaton, Air Force liaison director. Alumnus Receives Agriculture Award Norman Garber, class of 1916, has received the Department of Agriculture sup eri or service award from Secretary of Agricul• ture Charles F. Brannan for his accomplishments in the soil con servation department. While at Penn State, Garber belonged to Alpha Zeta fraterni ty, was elected to Phi Kappa Phi scholastic honorary, served as ed itor of the Farmer, and was en rolled in agriculture. Before starting work in the U.S. Department of Agriculture,. Gar ber worked five years as county agent in Bucks County. Dr. Wagner To Speak In Dimond Monday Dr. R. 13. Wagner, assistant pro fessor of chemistry, will speak on "Chemistry of Cortisone and Re lated Compounds" at 4:10 p.m. Monday in 119 Osmond. This lecture is the last in the Chemistry . 570 special topics in modern chemistry series. DR. OLIVER TO SPEAK Dr. Robert T. Oliver, head of th e Speech department, will speak on "Crossroads of Destiny" at the annual Memorial Day ser vice at the Centre County Me morial Park• at 11 a.m. Wednes day. Allied units withdrew at night- Fraternity Initiation Kills Student MIAMI, Fla., May 25 (EP) —A fraternity initiation ended in the death of one University of Miami student and critical injuries to another today. They were run over on a lonely road southwest of Florida City, about 28 miles south of Miami, while trying to make their way back to school. Dead was Thomas Edmund Kleppner, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kleppner of Washing ton, Pa. He was a second semes ter freshmr4i majoring in the School of Business Administra tion. In critical condition at James Archer Smith Hospital at Home stead was Fred Evans Jr., 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evans, of St. Louis, Mo. He is a second se mester freshman in the Engin eering School. Deputy Sheriffs E. E. Sistrunk and John P. Berdeaux said the youths were among several groups of students being initiated into Lambda Chi Alpha, a social fraternity. They were taken blindfolded to the lonely roadside and let out to make their way back to the university. Sistrunk said the accident oc curred about 4:30 a.m. He said the youths apparently called friends at the university to come and get them and then sat down at the roadside and fell asleep. Sistrunk said details of the ac cident were still being investi gated. He said a fish truck ran over the youths but it was pos sible they had been hit before by some other car. The truck driver stopped and called an am bulance. Kleppner was dead on a at the Homestead Hospital.rrival Doc tors said a wheel apparently had passed over Evans' stomach and his condition was critical. Panel To Mscuss Far East Policy The State College Friends meeting will sponsor a discussion If American policy in the Far East over WMAJ at II p.m. Mon- Participating in the discussion will be Robert T. Oliver, profes sor of speech; Arthur H. Reede, professor of economics; Kent For ester, associate professor of his tory; and Elton Atwater, asso ciate professor of political science. Rabbi Benjamin Kahn will be moderator. Arrangements for the broadcast were made by Scott Keyes, professor of economics, and a member of the Friends peace committee. Philosophy Professor To Present Two Talks Dr. Laurence Rosan, professor of philosophy, will speak on . "The Inner Light" tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the Quaker Meeting House.. Dr. Rosan will also speak to Sigma. Alpha, Mu fraternity at 7:30 p.m. Monday on "Impres sions of Penn State." Inkling To Accept Fall Contributions Inkling is now accepting material for use next fall. Fiction, poetry, photography, and art work are acceptable. 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