THURSDAY. MARCH 12, 1953 Pilots Ordered To Shoot Bock ■ i: WASHINGTON, March 11 (A*) —The United States weighed stiff new protests to Communist Czechoslovakia today as shoot-back orders were issued to American pilots to counter any future hit and-run attacks by Red fighter planes in Europe. No open break in diplomatic relations appeared imminent. ' Nevertheless, American officials took a stern yiew of the latest international incident which erupted yesterday when two So viet-built ' MIG-15 jet fighters from Czechoslovakia shot down ..a much slower U.S. F-84 Thunder bolt 15 miles inside American occupied Bavaria in Germany. A companion U.S. plane escaped unharmed, Demands Named At the State Department, offi cials said an initial protest ad ~dressed to the Czech government yesterday was undoubtedly just the first, step in a series of protest actions. ’ informants said the next step may be a double-barreled demand on Czechoslovakia for: IT A formal apology. 2. Cash indemnity for the loss of the U.S. plane. Czech Denial teeth behind these dip lomatic maneuvers, the U.S. Air Force announced at Wiesbaden, Germany, that American pilots will shoot back the next time Communist planes invade Allied occupied Western Germany and attack U.S. aircraft. f < With tension rising, the Mos cow-dominated Czechs quickly re jected. even the preliminary American protest. The Prague radio said this afternoon that a counter-protest had been handed to American Ambassador George Wadsworth, alleging that the two U.S. planes “insolently’’ violated Czech territory. More Police on Pike HARRISBURG, March'll (TP)— A recommendation by Col. C. M. Wilhelm, state police commis sioner, that the number of state police patrolling the Pennsylvania Turnpike be boosted to 100 high lighted the close of a series of legislative hearings on turnpike safety conditions here today. re People Smoke Camels THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Committee Hits 'Accrued leave J WASHINGTON, March 11 (TP) —A House subcommittee report ed today that officials of the Tru man administration, in “a flagrant example' of executive malprac tice,” collected more than $700,- 000 for accrued annual leave be "ore leaving office. Officials of the Civil Service Commission countered with a staterrlent that Public Law No. 25, enacted Dec. 21, 1944, provides that when any employe of the government leaves he can be paid in one lump sum all accumulated annual and vacation leave. The House report listed eight Cabinet members, among those who turned their accrued leave into cash in violation “of the in tent of Congress.” It also called attention to a regulation approv ed by Congress last year which requires all federal employes, to take their leave annually or for feit it at the end of the year. Business Groups Oppose, Chesterman Suggestion HARRISBURG, March 11 (/Pi- Business organizations today op posed a Chesterman recommenda tion to abolish commerce depart ment programs dealing with in dustrial development and tourist and recreational advertising. '.The oppositon was led by the Tourists’ Advisory Committee, the commerce department, and the Community Develop ment Committee of the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce. Half Korean Fighting SEOUL, Thursday, March 12 (TP) —he Korean War ground to a virtual halt Wednesday with lash ing rains and snow limiting action to small but sharp patrol clashes. Roosevelt Asks Oust Of Velde Washington, March 11 (tp) —Rep. Roosevelt (D-N.Y.) called on the house today to oust Rep. Velde (R-Ill.) as chairman of the Un-American Activities Commit tee. He charged that Velde’s ac tions reflect on the integrity of i all House members and raise a threat to freedom of religion. 1 Roosevelt’s resolution centered on what it" called Velde’s “ad mittedly false and careless ac cusations” against Mrs. Agnes Meyer, '-wife of the board chair man of the Washington Post, and Velde’s comments about the pos sibility of an investigation -of al leged Communist Activity by clergymen. Velde issued a statement later .in the day saying Rooseyelt’s move “was. intended to discredit me personaLy ana to impede the progress of the work being done by the committee.” He has withdrawn his state ments about Mrs. Meyer and fired a committee staff member who he said gave him erroneous informa tion. And he has soft-pedaled on the Reds-in-churches inquiry idea since it touched off a quick re volt within the Un-American Ac tivities Committee itself. Roosevelt’s resolution was re ferred to the heavily-Republican House Rules Committee. That group, under the chairmanship of Rep. Allen (R-Ill), can bottle up measures > the chamber’s leaders do not want on the floor. Mexican Ambassador Appointment Confirmed ■ WASHINGTON, March 11 (TP)— The Senate today confirmed Fran cis White, Baltimore businessman and former U.S. foreign service officer, as Ambassador to Mexico. The nomination was one of a batch approved a. few hours after President Eisenhower had sent to the capitol his selection of B. Frank Heintzleman of Juneau, Alaska, to be governor of Alaska. Senators predict Heintzleman will win speedy approval also. Woman Sergeant Boss At Hancock SYRACUSE, N.Y., March 11 (#>) —A woman top kick is giving the orders in an Air Force head quarters squadron section com prised of about 450 airmen and women—mostly men. Pretty, red-haired Elizabeth L. Kealy, took over the post of first sergeant at Hancock Field during his absence. • ."lemember, the Daily Collegian classified columns reach all the students. 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