WEONESbAY. MARCH 3L 1954 Wilson Calls Bomb Scare Unbelievable WASHINGTON, March 30" (IP) Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson, speaking out amid efforts here and in London to soft-pedal atomic scare talk, today gave a cryptic description of the monster H-bomb blasts in the Pacific as "unbelievable." - Wilson declined to elaborate on the corn ment at his news conference. Asked if the American people might be told more about the tests, the defense chief replied: "I- don't think you should scare everybody so they can't sleep nights." Wilson made the statement as other top officials apparently sought to calm the wave of, atomic jitters that spread around the world as a result of belated reports about the so- called "runaway" H-bomb exp In related developments: 1. Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission, newly, returned from, the Pacific test zone, conferred with Presi dent Eisenhower at the White House and later told newsmen he saw no reason for concern over the unexpected fury of the March. 1 blast. • 2. In London, Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Com mons that on the basis of British scientific knowledge there was no foundation for fears that the American hydrogen tests might get out of control. , British, outcries against the U.S. tests have been rising in - volume since President Eisenhower told his news conference last Wednes day something must have hap pened in the March 1 explosion, that surprised and astonished the scientists. On Capitol Hill, Rep. Chester Holifield (D-Calif.) who recently returned from Bikini, said in a speech to the House that "The danger of destroying civilization has become real." " Holifield, a member of the Sen ate-House Atomic Committee, said adequate defense against atomic attack 'is "a delusion," and he de clared: "Civil defense plans to evacu ate American cities in advance of an attack is a confession of fail ure and desperation. Mass exter mination of millions in any or all nations can occur during a week end." AEC Chairman Strauss, who has never held a formal news confer ence since he took over the na tion's head atomic post last June, brushed aside a barrage of ques tions by newsmen as he- emerged from an hour-long talk with Eis enhower at the White House. Europe Defense Treaty Gets German Ratification BONN, Germany, March 30 (24))—Disarmed West Germany rati fied the European Defense Community treaty today, but the belief grew among Germans that this American-supported plan to strength en Western defenses against Russia is dying. President Theodor Heuss penned , his name to the treaty in his Rhineside villa, completing a two year process of German ratifica tion. Powers Ease Russian Trade LONDON, March 30 ((P) -L-The Western Big Three agreed tonight to ease the controls on trading with Soviet Rus s i a—but ' with strict security safeguards. A communique issued after a two-day conference among U. S. Foreign Aid Chief Harold Sta.ssen and top British and French offi cials said . the three countries would work for "an expansion of trade" with the Soviet bloc in Eu • rope . -"compatible With security re quirements." They ruled out any change in the tight controls on trade with Red China and North Korea. The communique said that the United States, Britain, and France will open talks with the Allied countries with .a view to revising the bans. _on . trade with Russia "by narrowing substantially their scope and increasing their effec tiveness." TV Grid Control Asked KANSAS CITY, March 30 (W) —The NCAA's television commit tee today recommended a nation ally controlled TV football pro gram and promptly ran into major opposition from the Big Ten conference on the issue of re gional telecasting. osion. at Bikini on March 1 Churchill Defends .. Bomb Experiments LONDON, March 30 (W)—Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill today asserted American H-bomb experiments in the Pacific are essential to free world defense. He spurned Laborite demands he use his influence to have them called off. Churchill calld the H-bomb Kelley Claims -lousing Cuts inhumane' WASHINGTON, March 30 (JP) —Rep.' Kelley (D-Pa) today cri ticized the House appropriations committee's cut in President Ei senhower's housing program as "shcirtsighted, inhumane." The President had proposed 35,000 public housing units a year for four years. The appropriations committee cut this to 20,000 the first year, 15,000 the next and none thereafter. Kelley said he 'considers Eisen hower's proposal inadequate but far superior to that voted by the appropriations group, and that therefore he will support the President. "The Eisenhower administra tion came into office on a lot of promises including one dealing with better housing," Kelley told the House. With this step West Germany became the second of the six West European nations to complete ac tion on the plan to create a two million man, six-nation army. The Netherlands also has rati fied. The Belgian Parliament has approved the treaty, and it now needs only King Baouduoin's sig nature. Luxembourg is believed certain, to follow suit. Thus rati fication by West Germany tossed EDC's fate squarely into the laps of France and Italy. These two countries have yet to vote on the treaty signed by their governments in May, 1952. There is mounting pessimism here that EDC will founder in one or both of these countries. This feeling is shared by many top level German and Allied officials here. In Italy, Premier Mario Scelba's Cabinet failed again today to act on EDC. Reports from Rome said the treaty has little chance for final passage before autumn. In France, Premier Joseph. Lan iel's government -has declined to set a date for a vote on EDC in the National AsSembly despite pressure from the United States. German government officials believe EDC would be ratified if it were placed before the Assem bly now. But they said the latest word from Paris is that Laniel Will not ask the Assembly for a decision before May 15, if then. THE DAILY 09t.LEGII?kNs STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA the "greatest possible deterrent against the outbreak of World War III." Seeking to calm the wave of anxiety raised here by the ap parently limitless pow e r un leashed in the Pacific, tes t s, Churchill assured the House of Commons U.S. scientists were in complete control of the awesome weapon. Published reports here had in dicated that the first U.S. weap on, exploded March 1, had gotten out of control. The Prime Minister revealed that British detection instruments recorded the explosion of a sec ond weapon Saturday. He let the House know, moreover, that he is in "almost hourly" communication with Washington on atomic and other problems. Despite prodding from Labor Party Leader Clement Attlee - , Churchill refused to summon an immediate meeting of the Big Three on atomic and hydrogen weapons. But the 78-year-old statesman made clear he still hopes to meet with Soviet Pre mier Georgi Malenkov and Pres ident Dwight D. Eisenhower some time in the future. The Prime Minister told the House that not only did Britain have no power to stop the tests, but "I am sure that it would not be right or wise for us to ask that it should be stopped. "W he n similar experiments were conducted by the Russians, I cannot remember that anyone suggested that such representa tions should be made to the So viet Union. YOU CAN'T BUY FINER ICE CREAM • THAN BREYERS I 0 ~‘. . % ' 0 1,14v,0,., .., 4, ,-c..../f ~, 4,......,.....,,5tb.0)=1 ••,..,.. t, _ NOW ONLY $1.19 Congress Approves Cut in Excise Taxes WASHINGTON, March 30' (JP) —Congress passed a bill today to reduce excise taxes by 999 million dollars a year, beginning Thurs day, on a wide range of goods ranging from refrigerators to lipstick. The measure now goes to the White House for President Eisen hower's signature. Congressional Plane Hits Mess . Hall, Kills Five FT. BRAGG, N.C., March 30 (4 ) —A big Flying Boxcar, falling in flames, glanced off an officers quarters, bounced across a par ade ground and crashed into a mess hall here today. Seven men died in the crash and in flames that shot from the wreckage of the shattered plane and mess hall. At least 10 men were injured, the Air Force re ported. Five. of the dead were in the plane and two in the mess hall. Two airmen and two soldiers in the plane were hurt. Five others in the mess hall, preparing din ner for an Army psychological warfare unit, were among the in jured. One man was hurt fighting fire and trying to rescue the injured. Only the time element kept the death toll from mounting into the scores when the plane - crashed about 10 a.m. More than 150 soldiers would have been in the mess hall two hours later. Scores of soldiers and civilians at this huge Army post stood horrified as the crippled Cll9 plane, which had just taken off from adjacent Pope- Air Force Base for Louisville, Ky., turned in a cloudy - sky and tried des perately to make it back to Pope. The pilot, Lt. Albert W. Parks, 25, of Cannelton, Ind., was credit ed by the Air Force with a heroic effort to save his plane. Injured, he died three hours after the plane crashed. The mess hall, torn apart by the force of the crash, burst into flames. The wreckage, fed by gasoline from the plane, burned for several hours. HoUse Strikes Provision WASHINGTON, March 30 (p)- -The House struck from an ap propriations bill today a provision which would have permitted starting 20,000 new public hous ing units in the next year. Though the public housing is sue is expected to be revived lat er, today's action left little hope for the program of President Eis enhower, who has asked authority for 35,000 units a year in the next four years. • CREA eaders predicted confidently that he would sign it tomorrow. The House approved the excise cuts 391-1 after conflicting Senate and House versions of the legisla tion were ironed out by a com promise committee. Then the Senate passed the compromise 72-8 acting to give the American public its first general reduction in excise takes in 30 years. James C. Hagerty, White House press secretary, said the President probably would sign the bill to morrow morning. If he does, taxes on refrigerators and similar house hold appliances will be cut in half April 1, and the rates for jewelry, sporting goods, cosmetics, and many other products, will drop. Although the administration is not happy about losing so much revenue at this time, the President is not expected to veto the bill. Congressional leaders pointed out that while it cuts revenues 999 million it also extends 1951 excise increases which will bring the government $1,077,000,000 in the next year. These increases were due to expire April 1. The administration has forecast a budget deficit of $2,900,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1. With the latest cuts, this deficit May rise about another billion dollars. Many merchants and manufac turers figure the tax cuts will give a big boost to retail sales. 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