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Morris Pledges Publicity
To Corruption
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4— (JP) —Newbold Morris set up head
quarters as the Truman administration’s special anti-corruption
sleuth today with a pledge against secrecy and a jab at “low” Con
gressional heckling.
The wealthy New York lawyer, a self-styled “Abraham Lincoln
Republican,” told newsmen that
if his investigation turns up any
scandals in the government, it
will be announced promptly.
“I won’t keep it secret,” he
said.
Supreme Court
Will Review
Kawakita Case
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4—{#)—
The Supreme Court agreed today
to review the case of Tomoya
(Meatball) Kawakita, a Japanese-
American convicted of treason
and sentenced to die in San Quen
tin prison’s gas chambers.
He has been accused of brutal
beatings of GI prisoners at a Jap
anese camp where he acted as an
interpreter, but the Supreme
Court will be concerned only
with a legal point.
The high tribunal also said it
would review a New York Court
of Appeals decision upholding the
right of a New York review board
to ban the controversial Italian
flm, “The Miracle” as sacrilegious.
Records of the Justice Depart
ment indicate that no person has
ever been executed for treason
by the U.S. government. Death
sentences have been imposed but
none carried out. Higher courts
have always granted clemency or
reversals.
Kawakita appealed to the Su
preme Court after the U.S. Dis
trict Court in San Francisco up
held the decision. The Supreme
.Court will set a date for his hear
ing later.
Alumni Club Plans
College Guide Service
The Penn State Alumni Club of
Centre County has adopted a plan
which visualizes its members
'serving the College as “hosts” or
guides during special events on
campus.
In explaining the project Frank
Neusbaum, vice-president of the
club, pointed out that there are
many occasions—conferences, con
ventions, class reunions, Home
coming—on campus when local
alumni, with their intimate knowl
edge of the College, could do a
real public relations job by mak
ing themselves available as well
qualified guides or hosts.
Eighteen Trailers
Ready in Windcrest
Approximately 18 trailers in
the Windcrest area are now avail
able for married couples, Mrs.
Sarah E. Case, in charge of Wind
crest housing, said yesterday.
Those interested in getting- a
trailer may contact Mrs. Case in
109 Old Main. The trailers are
now ready for occupancy, she
said. ,
Couples with children may se
cure a trailer, Mrs. Case said.
Over 140 trailers in the area are
now occupied.
Debate Candidates
Will Meet Tonight
A preliminary meeting for can
didates who wish to try out for
the women’s debate team will be
held at 6:30 tonight in 2 Sparks.'
The meeting is open to all
women, according to Marian Un
gar, team manager. Experience is
not necessary, she said. Clayton
R. Schug, debate coach, will ex
plain the fundamentals of debat
ing, and the tryout date will be
announced.
Liebig Chemical Society
The Liebig Chemical Society
will hold a special meeting to
elect officers at 7:30 tonight in
105 Frear Laboratory.
Okay Informal Bids
. Informal bids may be given
to second semester freshmen
but actual pledging will not
start until 8 a.m. Feb. 16, ac
cording -to Stanley Wengert,
Int p ”fraternity Council presi
dent.
Probes
Morris had previously asserted
there would be “no whitewash”
and declared his inquiry, - starting
with the Justice department it
self, would seek to. expose wrong
doing even if it reached into the
highest echelons of the adminis
tration which appointed him.
Registers Shock
As for salvoes of criticism al
ready bursting around him, Mor
ris reacted with both a chuckle
and a frown.
He registered a mild degree of
shock when newsmen asked about
reports that Morris himself-may
come under Congressional investi
gation for his role in a- profitable
deal involving the sale of U.S.
surplus ships. The ship deal is
under Senate inquiry.
“Do they really get that low
around here?” Morris asked.
Compared to College Hazing
But the towering New Yorker
—he stands six feet three —
laughed off other criticism raised
by such members of his own
party as Senator Nixon of Cali
fornia, Senator Taft of Ohio and
Rep. Potter of Michigan.
Morris' compared their barbs
to the hazing inflicted on college
freshmen, and he commented:
“This is an election year, you
know, and I intend to keep my
sense of humor. If Rosenberg,
Lilienthal, arid Acheson can take
it, so can I.”
These were references to Mrs.
Anna Rosenberg, assistant Secre
tary of Defense; David I. Lilien
thal, former chairman of the
Atomic Energy Commission, and
Secretary of State Dean Acheson.
All three have been targets of
Congressional inquiries.
As one of his first acts, Morris
announced that Louis E. Yavner,
former New York City commis
sioner of investigation and for
mer staff aide on the old Kefau
ver crime committee, would arrive
in Washington tonight to serve
as his “chief of staff.”
Eisenhower to Attend
Athletic Board Meeting
President Milton S. Eisenhower
will attend the meeting of the
Athletic Advisory Board at 12:15
p.m. Saturday in the Nittany
Lion Inn.
This will be the first time the
president has attended the
board’s meeting.
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GOP Hits
Democrats
At Rally
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4— (lP)
Republican leaders laid down a
campaign, barrage on the Truman
administration from a Lincoln
day rally tonight, charging the
Democrats with fostering infla
tion and corruption at home and
a military stalemate in Korea.
Party differences were left out
side as the Republicans gathered
at the Georgetown * University
gymnasium to eat $1 chicken box
suppers and build up a head of
steam for the approaching Presi
dential campaign:
Fifteen speakers in a row at
tacked the administration and
called for a change in the govern
ment. The planned siX-hour pro
gram also included a variety of
entertainment.
Senator Dirksen of Illinois,
chairman of the GOP senatorial
committee, said in his prepared
address that the Democrats under
President Truman had led the
country “almost to the point of
no return.”
"These men have simply been
in power too long,” Dirksen said.
The chairman of the Republi
can congressional committee, Rep.
Leonard W. Hall of New York,
asserted “no administration which
attempts to corrupt the people
with their own money can itself
be uncorrupt, and it should be
removed from power by the voters
at the first opportunity.”
Senator Watkins of Utah joined
the attack with a charge that the
Truman administration “and its
predecessor have led America
down the costliest course of blun
ders in all history,” winning a
war and losing a peace.
Rioting Flares
in Tunis Again
TUNIS, Tunisia, Feb. 4—(A s )
Rioting flared anew today in this
Tunisian capital. Two Tunisians
were killed and several wounded
in an outburst of violence by Na
tionalists who are demanding
more home rule in this French
protectorate.
There was sabotage and fight
ing with the French at scattered
points throughout the country.
Last month more than 50 persons
died in rioting and bloodshed set
off by Nationalist demonstrations
and action of French authorities
in trying to maintain order.
Korean Vets Return
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4—(£>)
—The transport Gen. William
Black docked here yesterday with
2,225 army combat veterans com
ing from Korea.
Most of the men aboard were
regular Army personnel, a num
ber of others were National
Guardsmen.
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Point of No Return
'Costliest Blunders'
Red -MiG's Hit;
Two
Rail
Lines Damaged
SEOUL, Korea, Tuesday, Feb. s—(#) —Two Communist MIG
jets were damaged in a brief fight over Northwest Korea Monday,
the U.S. Fifth AirrForce reported.'
Nineteen F-86 Sabres traded shots with eight of a 50-plane MIG
formation over Sinuiju, but the damaged. Red planes and the others
quickly retired to the safety of
Manchuria.
A formation of 60 to 70 MIGs
was sighted by .the Sabre pilots
later in the day'but avoided con
tact.
Other, Allied - airmen pushed
“operation strangle”' with full
force Mond a y, hammering at
Commuist rail arteries.
ROK Plane in Action
The Fifth Air Force said 562
sorties were flown by 6 p.m. last
night.
Jet and propeller fighter-bomb
ers swooped low over Red terri
tory and gashed rail lines at 90
separate spots. Some of the F-51
Mustangs were part of the Re
public of Korea Air Force. ‘
The Allied attackers also
claimed destruction or damage to
29 rail cars, eight enemy mortar
positions, four field pieces, a road
bridge, and: about 50 Red troop
casualties.
One F-84 Thunderjet pilot, Maj.
James R. Russell of Humboldt,
Tenn., said he dropped two bombs
on a rail yard between Sonchon
and Chongju and added, “Two
boxcars went sky-high—t hey
started a string of explosions that
damaged six other cars.
Ground Fighting Light
Sub-zero weather gripped the
quiet, snow-spotted battlefront.
The Eighth Army’s communique
Monday night reported only three
light actions on the ground front
between midnight Sunday and
noon Monday.
On the Western front a squad
of Chinese infantpr opened fire
at 1:4.0 a.m. with rifles on a small
Allied advance position west
northwest of Chorwon.
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Dramatics Honorary
Initiates New Members
Seven persons,active in College
dramatics were recently initiated
into Theta Alpha Phi, dramatics
honorary.
They are Lee Altoeffer, Rich
ard Andersen, - Isabelle Diefen
derfer, Ruth Harding, Mesrop
Kesdekian, Ren c e Kluger and
Frances Stridinger.
The ceremony was followed by
a banquet at the State College
Hotel and entertainment by the
new initiates.
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