THURSDAY. FEBRUARY .17. 1955
Romanians Seized
By Swiss Police
BERN, Switzerland, Feb. 16 (IP)--Three militant Romanian anti-Communists aband
oned a dramatic occupation of. the Romanian legation late today under threat of being blast
ed out. Sleepy-eyed and unshaven, they surrendered quietly to Swiss authorities.
Helmeted police, troops and tank officers were on hand to stage an assault across the
snow-covered grounds as the three, between 27 and 35 years old, gave up and were hustled
to Bern's prison.
The handsome two-story stone structure they seized from their Communist homeland's
diplomats Monday night as a blow against communism, reverted to charge d'affaires &a
erie Stoffel and his staff. Torn up Communist propaganda literature littered the floors. Oth
erwise, police . said, the damage from the 42-hour occupation was slight.
Truman, Ike
Compared
By Acheson
KANSAS CITY, Feb..l6 (IP)
Former Secretary of State Dean
Acheson said today the foreign
policies of the Truman and Eisen
hower administrations are basic
ally the same, but are not being
pursued "as rigorously or effec
tively as formerly done."
Acheson, now in private law
practice, spoke at a news con
ference attended by former Presi
dent - Harry Truman. Acheson and
his wife are here for a reunion
with the former president at his
Independence. Mo., h6me.
Truman's Policy
Asked precisely what was the
foreign policy of the Truman ad-
Ministration, Acheson replied:
• "What we advocated was just
what we did. In the war in Korea,
we were trying to meet and throw
back the force which had been
used."
In reply to newsmen's questions
as to how :far the United - States
should go in defense of Formosa,
Acheson, quipped:
"I used to be paid for answering
such qtestions, but now since no
one is going to take my advice,
I don't believe I'll answer."
Europe is Focal Point
However, the former secretary
expressed belief that Europe "has
been and will continue to be the
focal point in our struggle with
communism.
Acheson asserted the situation
in Western Europe has "deterior
ated very badly since Mr. Truman
left office."
"There has been improvement
in the Middle East," Acheson
added, "but in the Far East things
are not going so well."
15 American Fliers
Still Held by Reds
WASHI*GTON,"(M—The prob
lem of 15 American fliers held by
Red China and 35 Chinese stu
dents detained in America is still
alive, although obscured .by con
cern over Formosa. • •
Sen. Knowland (A-Calif.) again
brought the matter of :the :impris
oned
,Americans to the floor , yes
terday when he told the Senate
"the conscience of the Untied Na
tions should be deeply troubled"
by its failure to get them 'freed
from Red prisons.
Shortly afterward + Secretary of
State Dulles—without mentioning
Knowland—came to the defense
of the UN. He told a meeting of
the United State. Committee for
the United Nations that the inter
national organization "is an al
most essential buffer" between
hostile nations.
Atomic Test Postponed
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Feb. 16 (/P)
—Weather today forced the third
straight postponement of the op
en shot of the 1965 Atomic test
series.
High altitude winds and a low
ering cloud cover forced the test
organization to cancel again.
The testers said they will meet
tomorrow morning to evaluate the
possibility of setting off the first
shot Friday. A second shot will
be ready then, too.
Newman Club to Meet
"Basic Catholicism" will be the
topic of discussion at the Newman
Club meeting at 7:30 tonight in
304 Old Main.
But the three holdouts of a
band that originally numbered
four Or five—face trial in Switzer
land for the fatal wounding of the
legation chauffeur, Aurel Sedu, in
the attack which strained relations
between this lung neutral nation
and • the Bucharest government.
Another member of the group
was already under arrest. Ile was
picked up as he sought to get
away with arms and locuments.
It was believed another man may
have escaped completely.
The band had vowed to hold the
legation until Romania freed five
imprisoned resistance leaders, in
cluding a general and a bishop, or
die in the attempt. But they weak
ened under intercessions by Swiss
authorities and a visit to the lega
tion by a Roman Catholic priest.
Two of the Party said they need
ed the priest to absolve them
from their sworn words. They
agreed to leave only after seeing
the clergyman, Dr. Beat Lorenz
Seckinger, vicar of Bern's Trinity
church.
ThOugh the anti-Communists
face trial here for killing the
I chauffeur, it is understood Swiss
authorities, in negotiating the
band's surrender without further
bloodshed, indicated they will not
be extradited to Romania despite
Romania's demands that they be
returned.
The Socialist Press Service of
Switzerland today quoted what it
called reliable sources as saying
the anti-Communists had found
documents in the legation which
"greatly compromised" the staff.
The press service declared these
documents showed the legation
was "a spy c enter against the
Swiss."
Pa. Migrants
Cause Problem
'SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 16 (/P)
—Jobless Pennsylvanians moving
into New York State are present
ing a welfare problem, although
not a serious one in the state as
a whole, a state official said to
day.
C. W. Driscoll, director of the
area office of the State Social
Welfare Department, said:
"We do have migrants coming
into the state and there are occa
sions when they cost us money.
Driscoll said the problem could
be 'a serious one for localities in
which the Pennsylvaniane choose
to settle.
Driscoll made the remarks
when asked for comment on a
statement by Binghamton's wel
fare commissioner Clarence Sack
ey.
. Sackey said Binghamton and
other communities along the New
York-Pennsylvania line faced a
serious relief problem imposed by
movement to New York of job
less Pennsylvania residents.
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Leaflets to Reach
Behind Iron Curtain
LOCKPORT, N.Y., Feb. 16 (..1 1 )- 1 -
A local chemical company tonight
hopes to test a , new method for
reaching deep inside Europe's
Iron Curtain countries with leaf
let-carrying "frozenr balloons.
The Dewey & Almy Chemical
Company, which has been supply
ing the Free Europe Committee of
New York City with balloons,
hopes to prove that a new type
balloon will travel on air currents
as far as 450 miles
One hundree balloons, made of
a special synthetic rubber mate
rial, will be released between mid
night and 2 a.m. if the w 'ether
is right. They ar- expected to spill
loads of leaflet in an "impact
area" extending from Coopers
town, N.Y., to Leominster, Mass.,
in the morning.
An official of the company said
Free World agencies had trouble
reaching deep into Iron Curtain
countries with leaflets carried by
helium-filled balloons because the
balloons rose quickly to about 50,-
000 feet, where expansion caused
them to break.
Pay
For
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (IP)—Members of the House voted for
a 66 per cent pay raise for themselves today, passing a bill which
would give them , and senators $lO,OOO more a year. The bill now
goes to the Senate.
By a margin of better than 2-1, the House approved the legislation
which would increase the combined salaries and expense allowances
of Congress members from $15,000 to $25,000 and also distribute
substaktial boosts among the fed
eral judiciary.
The roll call was 283-118. Oppo
nents insisted that congressmen
go on the record so their constit
uents could see where they stood.
Only a few voices were raised
against the bill during a brief de
bate. The measure was pushed
through the House by leaders of
both parties with the blessing of
President Eisenhower, who said
the legislators deserved a raise
but didn't say how much.
Former President Truman put
in a lick himself, telegraphing
Democratic floor leader John W.
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Statehood Bill OK'd
By House Committee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (/P)—A combined Hawaii-Alaska state
hood bill, compromised in a bid for presidential support, was ap
proved 19-6 today by the House Insular Affairs Committee.
The compromise consisted of a provision authorizing the Presi
dent to set aside up to 40 per cent of Northern Alaska as a defense
zone.
The federal government would
have exclusive jurisdiction in this
zone, and no state law would ap
ply. The idea back of this is that
area would be a key one from
a military standpoint in case of
any war between the United
Stated and Russia.
Excellent Chance
Rep. A. L. Miller (R-Neb), for
mer chairman and senior Repub
lican on the committee, said he
felt the amendment, proposed by
Delegate E. L. Bartlett (D-Alaska),
would give the bill an "excellent
chance" to avoid a presidential
veto.
However, Miller said the com
mittee faces a "difficult time"
getting approval of the House
Rules Committee to bring the leg
islation to a vote on the House
floor.
Hawaii-Alaska
A combined Hawaii-Alaska
measure passed the Senate last
year but died in the House Rules
Committee. The House had el,-
proved separate legislation to ad
mit Hawaii, but this also fell be
fore Senate insistence on joining
the two together.
Political implications have long
proved a stumbling block to state
hood ambitions of usually Repub
lican Hawaii and normally Demo
cratic Alaska.
Under the latest proposal Ha
wall would place two members in
the House and Alaska one. Both
would have two senators. The
two territories now have a non
voting delegate each in the House.
McCormack of Massachusetts that
all senators, representatives and
U.S. judges were underpaid.
The last raise for members of
Congress was voted in 1946. Sen
ators and representatives current
ly receive a basic salary of $12,500
annually plus $2500 in taxable ex
pense money for which they need
not account.
A $3OOO income tax deduction
allowed members of Congress as
a business expense would remain
in effect.
The Senate measure calls for a
slightly &nailer raise of $7500.
PAGE THREE
'56 Convention Set
For San Francisco
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (EP)—.
San Francisco was chosen today
as the ghost city for the 1956 Re
publican presidential nominating
convention.
The unanimous choice, by a sev
en-member subcommitte^ of the
Republican National Committc
is subject to ratification by the
full committee. Leaders said this
was a formality. The full commit
tee meets here tomorrow.
Chicago, already picked by the
Democrats for their 1956 conven
tion, had been in the leading spot
for- the Republicans also, but the
Golden Gate city came ut) fast
and won this afternoon. Philadel
phia was the other main conten
der.
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Off!
$ll.OO
Down from Thompson and
Mack Hall in a mighty rush
they come. Across from Ath
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Elwain, down from Grange,
all running. And where are
they all going? You're right!
Simon's!
During the Centennial Sale
Days, Fri. & Sat, Simon's is
offering $l.OO off on EVERY
PAIR of shoes. HANDBAGS
get in on the discount too.
What a sale! Remeniber,
join the rush! A Centennial
bargain only comes once
every 100 years, and ob
viously you won't be around
for another one.
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