SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1953 Blizzard Rages Ove r Midwest A howling blizzard, comparable to the storm that lashed the Rocky- Mountain area in 1949 causing 17 deaths, blasted its way out of Colorado and Wyoming Friday and began unleashing its fury on surrounding states.' a The savage storm moved into in all but the eastern part of the state. High winds accompanying, the .storm disrupted communica ' 1 tions in extreme northwest Kan sas, cutting off the town of Good : land from the outside .world' foi a short time. ■ South Dakota also was hard hit. At Sioux Falls nearly all stores were closed. Drifts along Mitch ell’s . main thoroughfare ■ reached halfway up the fronts of . business establishments, Schools- in parts -of Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Da kota and Kansas were closed: At least, nine. dea t hs were blamed on the storm in the Colo rado-Wyoming area. Five of them were caused by traffic accidents and four others, all in Denver, were blamed on over-exertion due to shoveling snow. ■ Three major highways in Colo rado were closed by drifting snow but were reopened by mid-after noon Friday. Highways over the higher mountain 'passes were open but all were snow-packed and slick and driving was slow and hazardous. In Wyoming, the snow left the southern part of the state about 3 a.m. (MST) Friday morning, with 12 inches of snow at Chey enne reported as the greatest depth. High winds and drifts, how ever, piled up to three to four feet deep along open highways in both states. _ ~ A school bus taking 11'children home from Sterling, Colo., Thurs day afternoon skidded into, a drifted-over ditch. The driver had already dropped four of them at their homes, and found overnight lodging for himself and the other seven at a farm house a quarter of a mile away from his stalled bus. Social Security Action Shelved WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (JP) Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee today side tracked President Eisenhower’s request for prompt action to ex tend social security benefits to millions of persons not now cov ered. The Ways and Means Commit tee created a special subcommit tee headed by Rep. Curtis (R- Neb.) to undertake a deep-digging, thorough survey of the entire so cial security program. The old age and survivors in surance program now covers more than 66 million persons. Taxes are deducted from payrolls to pay for retirement benefits at the age of 65. The Federal Security Agency estimates an additional 12,200,000 workers are not covered by the present law—chiefly farmers, doc tors, lawyers, dentists, ministers, and state and local government workers. ' George - (Continued from page two) wig, and without a wig . . , why it’s shocking even to think of be ing seen in public. For this little escapade, George was made the President. So, with his wife Bess and daughter Peg ■gy, George went to the White House. '• Now, daughter Peg was a harp sichordist of sorts and frequently gave concerts. The critics, un fortunately, didn’t think as much of her harpsichordal offerings as did her father. Once, in a fit of anger, George wrote one of-the newspaper critics, calling him t nasty name. This infuriated the populace no end -and George was soon" re placed by Dwight D. Adams, the chewing gum manufacturer. Npw, don’t say no' one ever told you the history of our first pres ident. ' Nittany Council to Meet Nittany Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Dorm 20. By The Associated Press Nebraska, halting .highway travel Expense Cuts Jrged by Taft WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (JP) ’conomy advocates in -Congress ' ook hope today that Canada’s '.ewly announced 11 per cent tax out may spur the current drive 'or decreased spending and lower ax levies in this country. Sen. Taft (R-Ohio) told news nen in 'commenting on the Can adian tax reduction: - . ' - “We ought to follow their ex ample of cutting expenses so that we, too, can cut taxes. They have been kble to reduce taxes because they have held expenses down.” Dispatches from Ottowa, the Canadian capital, skid Canada’s booming economy—in mining, manufacturing, forestry and for eign trade—was largely respon sible for the tax cut. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA T-H Injunction Clause Repeal Urged by Ives WASHINGTON, Feb.- 20 (JP)— Repeal of the Taft-Hartley labor law’s controversial injunction pro.- visioris was urged by Sen. Ives (R-NY) today and'promptly op posed by Sen. Taft, co-author of the law. - The Republican floor leader, who has sponsored an amendment making about 15 changes in his 1947 law, added thkt he was op posed to any material revisions in its national emergency clauses at this session. Ives proposed that national em ergency strikes be dealt with directly by Congress, instead of by the injunction method which has been repeatedly denounced by. la bor unions and by former Presi dent Truman. The New-York senator, a mem r ber of the Senate Labor Com-*' mittee, conceded in a statement that his proposed amendment was not a sure way of preventing work ■ stoppages. But he said it “most surely would prevent un due interference by government, either in the activities of labor organizations and workers, hrough injunction, or in the 'ields of both labor and manage nent, through compulsory arbi -1 tration.” _-.cS • «r • \ - •/ y PRODUCT OF pictures of vest j- V ’for a Lucky brand *>•*• Barbara Me Afoos 1/.C.L.A. and' LUCKIES TASTE BETTERS Cleaner, Fresher, Smoother! Ask yourself this question: Why do I smoke? You know, yourself, you smoke for enjoyment. And you get enjoyment only . from the taste of .a cigarette. Luckies taste better—cleaner, fresher, smoother! Why? Luckies are made better to taste better. And, what’s more, Luckies are made of fine tobacco. So, for the thing you want most in a cigarette ... for better taste—for the cleaner, fresher, smoother taste of Lucky Strike ... Be Happy-GO UICKTi © A. TvCo. The World Senate Probes 'Votice' For Communistic Trends WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 Perturbed senators were told to day that some Voice of America radio scripts have catered to com munism and that a Voice official wanted to go in for what the senators called “free love.” Virgil H. Fulling and Michael G. Horneffer, both of New York, testified to a Senate investigating subcommittee they personally knew of scripts aimed at Latin America and France, that were “damaging” to this country and “helpful” to the Communist cause. Four Students Missing BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 20 (IP)— Erie County Sheriff Arthur -D. Britt said today parties of volun teers and deputies would concen trate over the weekend in the Bostoh-Holland and Zoar Valley areas in the search for four Nia gara University students missing a week in a rented plane. .ke Names Plane WASHINGTON, .. Feb.- 20 (IP)— President Eisenhower ■ has select ed a name for his private airplane —“The Columbine.” The White House, announcing :his today, explained that the Col imbine is the state flower of Mrs. Eisenhower’s native Colorado. A slceKar^jjebona. r iike Knows well J re sher *&££&*>**•> Nation-wide survey based pn terviews in 80 leading collei smokers prefer Luckies than ai by a wide margin. No. 1 reason taste. Survey also shows Lucky Strike gained far more smokers in these colleges than the na tion’s two other principal brands combined. COLLEGE STUDENTS PR IN NATION-WIDE AMERICA’S LEADING MANUFACTURER OK CIGAKSTTRS At a Glance Soviet Officials Close Legation at Tel Aviv TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 20 (/P)— Soviet officials lowered the Red flag over their legation here to day and Soviet Minister Pavel Yershov and 53 other Russians boarded the Turkish steamer Ke desh for their return to the So viet Union. , The convoy to Haifa, where the Kedesh was waiting, was escorted by two van loads of Israeli police and was accompanied by Bulgar ian Minister Georgiu Bogdanoff, who announced he will represent Russian interests in this country. Society Girl Testifies Against Margerine Heir NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (£>)—'The state rested its vice case against Minot Mickey Jelke today with the testimony of blonde Pat Thompson, who hustled her way into cafe society. The trial then was adjourned until Tuesday when the defense offers whatever testimony it has on behalf of the 23-year-old de fendant, heir to oleomargarine millions. Russia Gives Flood Aid LONDON, Feb. 20 (£>)—Russia contributed 90,000 pounds ($252,- 000) ’ today to the Lord Mayor’s Fund to aid victims of England’s east coast flood. |f I went V un *\ould tie a setter; Ch °Tm choo S mg u^ a e re S PAGE THREE
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