SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1955 Fields Disao ear In Red uap k St WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (M—The State Department said today it has lost touch with Noel and Herta Field in Budapest and got only a Red Hungarian "runaround" in trying to reach them again. The 50-year-old Field and his Swis's-born wife were freed last Nov. 17 by Hungary after five years' imprisonment on spy charges. The Budapest press and radio last Christmas Eve' reported they had been granted asylum at their request. Official U.S. efforts to check on these reports have been , unavailing. "A mild expression would be 'a runaround',"Henry Suydam, State Department press officer, told a news conference today. As he described it, the runa round went like ,this: Talk with Fields Sheppard's Sick Mother Takes Life CLEVELAND, Jan. 7 (JP)—The ailing, gray-haired mother of con victed wife-slayer Samuel Shep pard shot herself today in a .Locic.ed bedroom, police said. The death of Mrs. Ethel Shep pard, • 62, was just oefore anon. Almost at the same time ..ier son's attorneys dropped a rnoti9n for a new trial in Common Pleas Court and took the case to an appellate court. Another son, Dr. Stephen Shep pard, found the body in an up stairs bedroom of his home, where his mother had been staying the past two days. Using his own key to open the spring lock on the door, he saw the fully clothed body of his mo ther sprawled ac. r o s s a maple, four-poster bed. A snub-nosed '.38 caliber revolver lay by her side and one shot had been fired be hind her right ear. Further across the room, which is papered in a gay blue and white floral design, a note lay on a card table, saying: "Dear Steve: 1 just can't man age alone without father . . . Mo ther." Her husband, ta;. thin Dr. Rich ard A. Sheppard. is in .I:3ay View Hospital, suffering with .pleurisy. His family cold bim today of his wife's death alit.; reported later that he ip in s-tr.ous condition, in danger of pneumonia. Dr. Samuel near(' the news in county jail, where he is awaiting the outcome of his court appeal on his conviction of , second degree murder and a sentence of life im prisonment: He was convicted Dec. 21 of bludgeoning his preg nant wife, Mar!lyn, to death in their Bay Village home. last July 4. Dr. Stephen and another bro ther, Dr. Richard A., told him to day what had `appene'd' to his mother. Leaving the jail, Dr. Ri chard told a reporter, "Sam was all broken up by the news. lie broke down and cried." AFL Ohio Unions Accused of Force WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (R)—A House anti-racketeering subcom mittee today accused two AFL Ohio unions of using bombs, beat ings and intimidation to enforce demands against employers and members. • Urging local district attorneys to institute grand jury investiga tions for possible prosecutions, the gr.up identified the unions as: The Ohio Teamsters Union, with headquarters in Cleveland and headed by William Presser—re ferrec to as the "undisputed boss." Local 207 of the International Assn. of Bridge, Structural arid Ornamental Iron Workers of America, in Youngstwon. Th e subcommittee said William E. Thomas, business agent of this union, "has not only intimidated the members throtigh strong arm operations but has brought the contractors to terms through slow downs and strikes." NOW' Printing -sei State College Commercial Printing 352 E.; College Ave. U. S. Minister Christian M. Ravndal talked with Noel and Herta Field last Nov. 18 at the BudapeSt address supplied him by the Htingarian Foreign Office. The Fields had been freed the day before. Ravndal reported the couple happy to be free but anxious to rest and relax after their ordeal. He said they planned to go to a hospital. When Red radio and press re ports Dec. 24 said the Fields would stay in Hungary, 3,2 :rndal sent aides back to the address. But the Fields. had..'pecked out around Dec. 15. He '.nquired at the Hungarian Foreign - )ffice tor an official statement on thz. , press radio reports. He was told the Fields could be found at the ad dress already given him. Whereabouts Unknown Ravndal went back, and was told again they had cnecked out. Suydam told newsmen the U.S. legation now is ignorant of the Fields' whereabouts. He said Ravndal has full discretion as to whether to keep pressing the For eign Office, but he added: "It seems rather futile to pur sue inquiries at the Hungarian foreign office under these circum stances. "How much time do you expect an American minister to spend on a drill of this kind?" But Suydam.em - ohasized he was not saying Ravndal would aban don his search for information about the Fields. So far the Hun garians have given no satisfactory replies, he said. ttl - 'liiii*ii . *pprioved. for . Hi,i.-.lllway,. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (/P)--A mammoth program of highway building costing federal and state governments 101 billion dollars over the 'next 10 years won the backing today of President Eisen hower's advisory commission on highways. Some details of the commission's findings were disclosed by its ex ecutive director, Frank Turner, a few hours in advance of a special preview of the report for con gressional leaders. The report contains two sharp points of departure from existing policy: Government Pays 'All' 1. It provides for the federal government to pay "substantially all" the money required for mod ernizing the "strategic network" of interstate highways, covering about 40,000 miles of roads—about 24 billion dollars. 2. It calls for the establishment of a huge new financing agency which would float bo - nds to pay for the federal portion of highway construction. It was indicated that the financing program would have certain self-liquidating features, but details were not given. gIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOIIOIIIIIIIIM 4C .......r_i ." 42t -c-›.. \ N., . BAR-B-QUE North on Route 322 THE DAILY- COLLEGIAN . STATE. COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Stockholders' Vote Decides-- Town Saved FOLLANSBEE, W. Va., Jan. 7 (EP)—Follansbee folks murmured a blessing on the heads of •47 minority stobkholders in the local steel plant today and threw 'a "rip snorter" of a victory party. The victory they celebrated all day is an important one-virtually a triumph of survival. It means Follansbee Steel Corp. plant, eco nomic heart of this community of 4500 remains in Follansbee. For months, local residents had battled prospects of sale and re moval of the plant. It paid by far the biggest share of tax money re quired to keep the community alive. And it employed 740 per sons. Residents argued the old mill whistle blows the breath of eco nomic life into this West Virginia community some 30 miles west of Pittsburgh. They said' without it, they'd have a ghost town. Their argument = was heard by 47 minority stockholders who suc cessfully blocked the proposed sale. Frederick W. Richmond, New York financier who owned the plant, originally planned to dis pose of it to Republic Steel Corp. Republic wanted to move most of the mill equipment to its Gadsden, Ala., operation. Stevens Denies Mans to Resign WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (W)— Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens today denied persistent reports that he is leaving office soon. "I have never felt better in my life and I am not resigning," he said. That terse statement was issued through the Army's information chief, Maj. Gen. Gilman Mudgett, who added that the secretary told him this morning "he had not discussed resigning wi t h any one:" Stevens' mention of his health apparently referred to a New York Times story today which said the secretary is "reported to be in .poor health as a result of the mental anguish he has been suffering" following his bitter dispute with Sen. Joseph R. Mc- Carthy (R-Wis.) last year. Washington has been filled with reports this week that Stevens might step out around Feb. 4, taking Army counselor John G. Turner spelled out a number of features of the projected commis sion report during _a_ day-long se ries of conferences among the five members headed by Gen. Lucius D. Clay, a retired Army officer and onetime sidekick of the Pres ident. The final draft of the report is due to reach the President's desk next Tuesday. On Jan. 27, Eisen hower will submit his highway program to Congress. Some de tails may be changed by then, but it is expected his report in general will follow the commis sion's line of reasoning. Under present plans, a total of 47 billion dollars is slated to be spent on highway improvements in the next 10 years, of. which 10 billion will be provided by the federal government, the rest by the states. Eisenhower's "grand plan" calls far an additional expenditure of about 54 billion in an effort to develop maximum use of high ways for a possible national emer gency. The commission has devoted most of its planning to the "stra- FOR A QUICK SNACK AFTER THE GAME, 47 Billion Slated Stock Sh4res Soar; fivi,•itsho,:*owed NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (JP)—The bull market came back to Wall -Street today. Waves of buying during the morning session and late in the afternoon sent some shares soaring $3 and more, repairing nearly rialf the damage done on Wednesday and Thursday, when prices tumbled. As measured by The Associated Press average of 60. -stocks, the quoted value of all listed shares on the New York Stock Exchange lost five billion dollars in the mid week break. Today, the average rose $2 to $152.80, indicatirig a gain of two billion dollars. Market analysts were oullish. Most said they thought +he break had run its course and that prices would go higher. Judging by the buying { many investors shared their confidence. Railroad Shares Strong The railroad shares, often re garded as a key indicator of near term market direction, were par ticularly stron g. Brokers . also drew -encouragement from the heavy volume' of buying-transac tions for the clay totaled 4,030.000 shares and the great bulk .)f busi ness-was done when stocks were strongest. New York Central was a market leader, up $2.25 to $36.62. Atlan tic Coast Line, New Haven, South ern Railway, Louisville and Nash ville and Sante Fe were other rails up $2 or more. Among the industrials, Lee Rubber gained $3, Douglas Aircraft $4.75, Montgom ery Ward $2.62 and DuPont $2. Higher Prices The American Stock Exchange was higher with trading at 1,070,- 000 shares. Higher nrices' were paid for Anacon Lead, Barium Steel, Bunkehill and Sullivan. Cal van Oil, Creole Petroleum, Im perial Oil, Molybdenum, Niles- Bement-Pond and Pittsburgh Me tallurgical. Bonds were higher. U.S. govern ment issues in the over the coun ter market were steady. Brokers said that some smaller investors sold shares today and added that considerable switching was done. That means getting out of one stock and into another that looks more promising. Adams with him. The counselor also was in the thick of the fight with McCarthy. Adams told a reporter today: "I have not resigned, do not expect to resign, and have not been asked •to resign." tegic network." As things stand now, the federal government foots the bill for 60 per cent of the work on interstate roads with the states supplying 40 per cent. Cherry Blossom Queen Deadline Set for Feb. 10 Closing date for submitting en tries from Pennsylvania for Wash ington's cherry blossom queen is Feb. 10; Mrs. Rosina L. Giacob be, chairman of the Pennsylvania State Society's festival commit tee, had announced. Pennsylvania's princess will be chosen by a spin of wheel Feb. 26. The cherry blossom festival it self, ,w it h its parade, dinners dances, and numerous other ac tivities, will extend from March 29 to April 3. After the Cheering Stop at RATS ANC Q.Foe. your favorite beverages and snacks West on Route 322 Eisenhower ' roposa is ebated WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 VP) Congress took a second look to day at President Eisenhower's State of the Union proposals, and differences of opinion began to arise over some of them. Several of the Democrats who now control both houses voiced uneasiness over the PreSident's plan to trim the armed forces' manpower and put more empha sis on air power and on "new wea pons„ especially those of rapid and destructive fighting power." Sen. Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.), who will head the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he may re-establish a special prepaxed ness sub-committee with broad powers to look into defense poli cies and operations. "I am seriously considering this to deal with a number of prob lems," Russell told a reporter. Such a watchdog group operated under the chairmanship of Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex.), now the majority leader, before the Republicans took control of Con gress in 1953. In general, Democrats as well as Republicans continued to praise—with some reservations— the 33-point program outlined by the President yesterday. The White House reported pub lic reaction, judging from tele grams unanimously in favor of the - President's message which several Democrats described as "somewhat New Dealish" in tone. Peress Granted Army Discharge WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 VP) The Army today informed Con gress that the final decision to given an honorable. discharge to Dr. Irving Peress was made by Lt. Gen. Walter L. Weible, a dep uty chief of staff, and Army Coun sellor John G. Adams. Disclosure of this information by the Army came sharp on the heels of a proposed new investi gation by the Senate of the Peress case. Peress, a New York dentist, is a former Army major who was promoted and honorably dis charged after refusing to «timer questions from Sen. Joseph R. Mc- Carthy (R-Wis) about alleged Communist connections. McCarthy has contended Peress should have been court-martiaied. The disclosure of who recom mended the honorable dicharge for Peress was contained in a "chronology" of the case. The British Museum, seeking for timepieces to replace historic clocks lost in wartime, is said to have offered $11,200 for a 1664 mantel model. PAGE THREE
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