THURSDAY ,MARCH 20, 1952
Minnpsota Test Shows
Ike a Strong Second
MINNEAPOLIS, March 19—(JP)—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
performed political ilagic with a strong write-in vote in Minnesota's
presidential primary Tuesday. He finished a good second to "favor
ite son" Harold E. Stassen.
•
Stassen, former . Minnesota governor, vf as expected to take the
primary in a walk.
With 3521 of 3.769 Minnesota precincts reporting, Eisenhower
piled up 106,512 write-ins, com
pared with 127,630 votes for Stas
sen, whose name was printed on
the ballot.
Eisenhower supporters had
modestly, campaigned for 50,000
write-ins.
Most political experts feel
write-in Notes are difficult to ob
tain in any quantity.
With only 248 widely-scattered
Ports of Entry
Compromise
Seems Near
MUNSAN, K or e a, Thursday,
March'2o—(EP)—A compromise on
ports of entry for a Korean arm
istice appeared near , today. Com
munist-inspired rumors of a truce
by April increased, but Allied
officers were skeptical. , -
'There was nothing to support
the truce rurdors beyond the nar
rowing of the major issues to
three—Russia's nomination as a
neutral truce inspector, exchange
of prisoners, and an Allied de
mand for a ban on military air
field construction.
Red Newsmen Optimistic'
' Rumors of a truce by mid-April
stemmed from statements by corn,
muni st propaganda - correspon
dents outside the faded confer
ence tents of Panmunjom.
The Re d newsmen intimated
that this optimism was the view
of the 'communist armistice dele
gation, but they offered no hint
nor- explanation as to their mo
tives for planting the rumors.
However, in the past, hints by,
communist correspondents some
times have foreshadowed official
Red moves in the negotiations.
SEOUL, Korea, Thursday,
March 20—(JP)—U.S. Sabre jets
sent two Russian-built MIGs limp
ing back to Manchuria Wednes
day after a brief dual in the, sun
high over northwest Korea:
Overnight rainstorms limited
action on the battlefront, but two
sharp skirmishes developed from
communist patrol thrusts along
the Nam River .in eastern Korea.
Seven Reds were killed and an
undetermined number wounded.'
(In Washington, the Defense
Department announced U.S. bat
tle casualties thus far in the war
had reached 106,671--an increase
'of 213 since last week. The in
crease included 47 in ac
tion.)
Strike --
(Continued from, page one),
of state laws which compel the
dismissal of state employees who
strike, Callahan said that accord
ing to James L. McDevitt, presi
dent of the State Federation of
Labor, "the • Pennsylvania State
College is not an instrument of
state government, but .a • state
aided institution. The funds al
located by the legislature are
dispensed by a group commonly
known as the board of trustees,
a non-profit corporation, • and a
land-grant, college
"Therefore,•we of the union feel
there is considerable doubt that
Act No. 492 applies to the em
ployees of this union:"
Callahan - continued:
~,!'We are
not under the restraint .of any
existing labor legislation and are
free to take any action without
the fear of penalties applicable to
state employees." •
Callahan stated that this inter
pretation had been obtained by
McDevitt from the state .attorney
general.
Merchants Warned
About Con Man
The State College Area Cham
ber of Commerce has issued a
warning to merchants that a man
under the, name of "John, Cook"
has beenfalsely posing: as .a. rep
resentatiVe- of the Globe Ticket
Company of New England.
The man_ has been obtaining
deposits on orders for tickets
from restaurants and other busi
nesses which use tickets of any
kind. He - was described as weigh
ing, abou 0185 pounds standing
five feet, ten inches, with reddish
„brown hair, and • ruddy corp.-
plexidn;
THE DAILY' COLLEWAN. STATE COLLEG.E. PENNSYLVANIA
MMMitile==
Harold E. Siassen
and sparsely populated precincts
not reported; the Associated Press
ended its unofficial tabulation of
the vote. •
The last recorded figures—corn
ing mostly from rural areas—
showed Eisenhower was slump
ing slightly. With 3060 of the pre
cincts in, the General had 37.93
per cent of the entire Republican
primary vote, compared with
43.93 for Stassen. With 3521 pre
cincts reported, Eisenhower's per
centage had slipped to 37.25 and
Stassen's gained to 44.64.
Stassen won the 25 Republican
national convention delegates at
stake in the primary, 'but there
was •an indication Eisenhower
backers would try to take them
ors Say S
a is StAiel ;enefits
WASHINGTON, March 19—(11 3 )—Piablic members of the Wage
Stabilization -Board reportedly agreed late today that CIO steel
workers should be allowed benefits amounting to 18 to 20 cents
an hour
The WSB hasn't voted yet—it's in a meeting which may last
all night.
. The attitude of the public members of the , board was disclosed
by a person in a position to know
but who can not be identified.
Six members of the board rep
resent industry, six represent
steel, and six the public.
It's the public members' views
that are most important since a
union normally wants to get as
much as possible and industry
wants to give as little as possible.
The union has asked for an •18i
cent wage boost plus other bene
fits that add up to a total of 35
cents an hour or more.
There was no indication 'as to
how the .reported 18 to 20 cent
boost .would be split between
straight 'wages and other bene
fits.
The WSB plans to meet all
night, if necessary, • because it
must.
..A strike of 650,000 men • has
been set for midnight Sunday.
But there was cautious. opti
mism that the union, headed by
Philip Murray, would agree to a
postponement.
Nathan Feinsinger,- wage board
chairman, has asked for a delay
at least until April 8.
• In spite of this, some big steel
companies in Pittsburgh w e,n t
ahead'with their plans_ to 'start
Truckers
Hit Weight
Limit Law
SOMERSET, Pa., March 19—
(W) —About 30 0 independent
truckers, vot e d today to halt
truck traffic in protest against
Pennsylvania's 45, 0 0 0-pound
weight limit.
Center' of the dispute is Penn
sylvania's current 45,000-pound
total weight limit on loaded
trucks. Trucking interests say the
limit is lower than both Ohio and
New York and that as a result
they, are losing revenue on New
York-Ohio hauls.
New York and Ohio are sepa
rated by a 45-mile wide corner
of Pennsylvania jutting . up to
Lake - Erie, and Pennsylvania
maintains seven truck • weighing
, stations along U.S. route 20
through this area.
, Fuel was added to the fire this
year when Gov. John S. Fine ve
toed a measure of the Pennsyl
vania legislature to increase the
limit, to 60,000 pounds.
Laird Bruner, business agent
for the United Truckers associa
tion. declared:
"We don't want to se e any
trucks on the highway at mid
ni;ht."
The association, which took over
organization of the protest;walk
out today, voted to dispatch
;roues of. pickets to all parts of
the state to set up blockades and
ask other truckers to join in the
campaign.
Bruner said owner-operations
in Pennsylvania and outside' the
state have been contacted and
the majority indicated willingness
to back the protest.
Players se Tryouts
Tryouts for acting parts in
"She Stoops to Con q u e r,"
Players' next Schwab Audi
torium play, will be from 7:15
to 9 p.m. Sunday, Monday, and
Tuesday, in 1 Main Engineer
ing building.
Senate Committee Raps
Rearmament Program
WASHINGTON, March 19—(JP)—A Senate "watchdog" commit-
tee, sharply critical of the nation's limited rearmament program,
said tonight the program has produced "a small number of guns and
a great amount of butter, with a considerable number of lollipop 2
thrown in." •
The Senate armed services preparedness subcommittee, headed
by chairman Lyndon Johnson (D-
Tex.), in an annual report de
plored the "apathy" of some gov
ernment agencies, asserting the
slogan seems to be "don't disturb
the civilian economy."
The committee said it was
"deeply .disturbed over the lack
of perspective as to the great
danger that confronts the na
tion."
"Basically it is a question of
ferreting out examples Of careless
squandering and then working
with the armed forces to empha
size the vital need for efficiency
and economy," the report said.
"It is not an easy task to change
the deeply ingrained attitudes of
military men who, for centuries,
have operated on the theory that
cost is not a compelling consid
eration. Nevertheless, unless the
fat can be cut away from our
military muscle the nation may
some day face the choice of re
ducing its defense program re
gardless of need or going bank
rupt."
The committee said "deliveries
on defense hard goods—planes,
tanks, ammunition, and guns—
had fallen dangerously behind
schedule; so much so that the
chances of reaching the minimum
preparedness targets within the
time set by our military planners
seemed remote.
"Through the maze of factors
contributing to such delays one
basic cause stood out. This was
the failure of our responsible of
ficials to make immediate defense
hard-goods production the top
claimant upon our industrial ca
pacity."
Colleges in P.
List 10% Drop
In Enrollment
• HARRISBURG, March 19—(4 )
—The number of college students
in Pennsylvania fell off 10 per
cent in 1951 compared to the pre
vious year, the public instruction
department said today.
Superintendent Francis B. Haas
gave no reason for the drop but
other department aides said it was
due in a large part to a decline
in GI student enrollments.
In the fall of 1951, therd were
96,789 full-time students and 37,-
350 part-time students compared
to 107,318 full-time and 41,659
part-time in 1950.
Student registrations over the
nation in the corresponding period
dropped about 7.8 per cent, Haas
said.
State teachers colleges showed
the greatest drop—from 12,197 in
1950 to 10,508 in 1951.
Dr. Haas said "a wholesome
trend" was shown in medical col
lege enrollment which went up
10 per cent last year in compari
son to 1950.
PAGE THREE
Eden Proposes
Remodeling of
Europe Council
PARIS. March 19—(1))—British
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
today formally proposed to re
model the Council of Europe into
an international agency capable
of coordinating smaller units like
the Schuman coal-steel pool plan.
Britain is not a member of the
Schuman plan.
At the same time, Eden threat
ened to pull Britain out of the
council if its basic statute is al
tered to give it federal or quasi
federal powers.
Eden made these statements to
the council's committee of foreign
ministers in his first appearance
as a member of that body. The
ministers representing 14 West
ern European nations plus Saar
Premier Johannes Hoffman op
ened their tenth session late to
day in the French foreign min
istry. The meeting was closed, but
officials gave det ails later to
newsmen through a spokesman.
Before Eden spoke, the minis
ters adopted an annex to the
council's plan for a European su
preme court to protect basic lib
erties in the 15 nations. The an
nex underwrites property, educa
tional, and electoral rights, and
these are to be added to guaran
tees of free speech, freedom of
assembly, fair trial, and other
basic rights already in the con
vention.
Officials said the annex will be
signed by all the ministers to
morrow:
Germ War Inquiry
Seeks Russian Aid
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., March
19—(JP)—The United States called
on Soviet Russia today to give its
active support to a proposed Red
Cross inquiry into charges the
U.S. has used germ warfare in
Korea.
Speaking before the 12-nation
UN disarmament commission, U.S.
delegate Benjamin V. Cohen again
denied the charges raised by the
communists. He demanded that
Soviet delegate Jacob A. Malik
state now whether the Soviet Un
ion would aid in an impartial in
vestigation.
Malik took the floor immediate
ly and delivered a blast at the
United States for what he called
its efforts to block disarmament.
He ignored Cohen's request for a
direct reply on the proposed germ
warfare inquiry.
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