The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, April 01, 1954, Image 3
THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1954 Ike Approves To Cut Excise WASHINGTON, March 31 (IP)--Presiderit Dwight D. Eisenhower signed today a bill that will cut excise taxes by $999 million 'and save money for nearly everyone who spends any. Eisenhower announced to a 'news conference that he would sign the measure. This and other tax reductions, he said, should help business. • Five hours later, the President put his name on the bill. The Chief Exedutive made the tax announcement and one or French Repel 2d Big Attack On Fortress HANOI, Indochina, March 31 (W) —Thousands of Vietminh troops smashed at the French defenders of Dien Bien Phu today in a sec ond big try at overwhelming the northwest Indochina fortress. At nightfall, th e French standing firm under the ass a u lt— an nounced they had killed 1350 Communist-led rebels. The rebels suffered their heav iest losses before two strongpoints of the fortress, where they hurled two divisions—up to 20,000 men —in the attack. The French count ed 300 Vietminh bodies dangling in barbed wires at one eastern po sition: Wildly screaming rebel troops sprang from foxholes and long winding trenches around the for tress and came down from the hills in the new effort to score a ma jor victory in the seven-year -old Indochina War. The new rebel attack came on the heels of a call by U.S. Sec retary of State Dulles for "united action" to keep Indochina from falling to the Communists. Vaccine Not for Sale HARRISBURG, March 31 (M —Don't' try to buy any of the new polio vaccine. It isn't for sale. Dr. Russell E. Teague, state health secretary, emphasized this point today in answer to queries as to whether parents can pur chase the vaccine for use on their children. Strauss Claims HEBombs Can Destroy Any City WASHINGTON, March 31 (IP) —Lewis L. Strauss, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, said today this • nation now can make hydrogen boMbs so stupend ously powerful that one can "de stroy" the biggest city. The two new hydrogeh weapons tests have added an "enormous" potential, to American military strength, he revealed. Appearing at a White House news conference with President Eisenhower, the AEC chief did two things: 1.. Gave an official estimate C>f the destructive force of the • new thermonuclear bomb. He said it is possible - to "destroy," "take out," even the vast metropolitan area of New York. Later he, said PLEASE. NOTE THIS CORRECTION IT'S PENN STATE THESPIANS' LBLOOM'''R GIRL OPENS TONIGHT! TICKETS FOR TONIGHT -- $l.OO (AT STUDENT UNION) y FRI., SAT. & SAT. MATINEE - $1.25 Instead of $2.00 as mentioned in Yesterday's Collegian tions, and then'turned over his news conference to Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission for a dis closure that: The United 'States now can make a hydrogen bomb large enough to "destroy" any city in the world—put it out of commis sion, that is, if not actually flat ten it. On taxes, Eisenhower said that along with other reductions al ready put into effect this year, the trimming of excise taxes puts a huge • $7,400,000,000 into the hands of the people and he thinks this certainly 'will be a stimulat ing factor for business. 'Will Help Business' Some congressional Democrats have been needling the adminis tration on grounds it didn't really want excise tax cuts but now is claiming credit for them and adopting the idea they will help business. Eisenhower said that of course the bill reduces revenue very con siderably more . than he recom mended. He didn't recommend any cut in excise taxes, but that all rates be held where they are now. Housing Bill Eisenhower teed off on taxes. Then he said he was delighted that the House leadership had succeeded yesterday in getting an appropriation approved for 35;- 000 public housing units this year. House members thethselves aren't sure whether that was what hap pened or not, because of some parliamentary technicalities. The President volunteered word, too, that the Free World must realize in these times that a heal thy. expansion of two-way trade is our best insurance that the doc trine of statism can't come in and overpower our whole system of free government. he meant "put a city out of corn mission, not level it." Thus he used several descriptive phrases, leaving his listeners a choice. 2. Read a formal statement, the object of which appeared to be to allay fears at home . and abroad about the two H-bomb tests con cluded this month. Reaction is mounting in several nations, in cluding Japan and England. A full-scale debate in Britain's Par liament on the subject of hydro gen bombs is scheduled. Strauss told newsmen both the March 1 and March 26 hydrogen "shots" were successful; that no test is made without a definite purpose of improving military strength and readiness and that "there are no idle or wanton tests." THE DAILY COLLEiVAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA two others, answered a few ques- Explosive Fire Burns School, Kills 10 Pupas CHEETOWAGA, N. Y., March 31(!P)—Fire of explosive force ripped through the frame annex of the Cleveland Hill elementary school today, burning out the lives of 10 sixth grade pupils. Nineteen pupils and three teach ers were burned or injured, Some seriously. Hundreds of other youngsters, ranging from kindergarten tots to high school seniors, escaped in jury although they were attend ing classes in new brick buildings onily— only yards away. The bodies of the victims were found pressed hopelessly against what was left of the window wall of the . room in which they had been attending a music class. Scat_ tered around them were smashed phonograph records and scraps of charred sheet music. The scene was complete confu on as frantic parents pleaded tearfully with firemen and school officials to find their children. And when the flames subsided and the bodies were found. there_were few dry eyes among. firemen, either. The Micrometer Caliper is used by mechanics to measure ex ceedingly small distances in doing precise work. COMING MONDAY • Another great; English thriller! MURDER ON MONDAY with RALPH RICHARDSON Bill Tax ROBERT RYAN JAN STERLING "ALASKA SEAS" JUDY HOLIDAY "IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU" Committee Approves Taft-Hartley Revision WASHINGTON, March 31 (2?)— The Senate Labor Committee to day approved, along straight party lines, a 12-point Taft-Hartley re vision program which would give the states broad new powers to deal with labor dispute "emer-. gencies." Voted out of committee over *-11.=nt nrotests of committee Democrats, who charged the Re punlicans with "steamroller" tac tics, the measure incorporates most of President Eisenhower's T a f t- Hartley recommendations sent to Congress last Jan. 11. Major points of controversy in the bill are two new sections which would appear to give the states extensive powers to deal with labor disputes, both those in volving emergencies and those dealing with unfair labor prac- IN HIS FIRST MOTION PICTURE IN t C C! 0, I g7V SA,C' k puts you in the dead-center of the most sinister underworld on earth-- in the cafes of intrigue-in the backstreets of sudden violence-where life is cheap-where love and hate are wea -ons-not emotions! Begins FRIDAY PRICES INCL. TAX Adults: Eve. and Sat. Stanley-Warner . Matinee . 75c CATHAUM Adults: Mat. except Sat. 65c Children: all times 25c tices and representation elections. Language adopted by the com mittee only today, on a 7-6 party line vote, spells out the right of states to pass and enforce laws to handle emergencies. LAST WEEKEND to see a truly great show! ON APPROVAL Center Stage Get tickets now for this Fri day night at Student Union PAGE THREE