SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1955 ' Tariff-Cutting Bill Passed by House WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (?P)—President Dwight D. Eisenhower's tariff-cutting for eign trade program was pushed through the douse late today with a big assist from its Democratic majority. After a But the bitter, two-day fight, the bill was passed on a rollcall vote of 295-110. back of the opposition, led in part by members of Eisenhower's own party, was broken when the House defeated by seven votes an amendment by Rep. Daniel A. Reed AR-NY) which would have deprived the President of much of his power to override recommendations of the Tariff Commission for higher trade_barriers. In this key test of the legisla tion, the vote was 206-199. Reed's amednment was supported by 119 Republicans and 80 Democrats, but opposed by 140 Democrats • and 66 Republicans. Voting for passage of the bill were 186 Democrats and 109 Re publicans. Opposing it to the end were 75 Republicans and 35 Demo crats. The bill nor- goes to the Senate. Ike Expressed. Thanks Soon after the House action, Ei senhower expressed his gratifica tion in a statement in which' he said: "This program is of tremendous significance to the econo m i c health and security of the United States and out friends in the free world." He did not mention the refusal of House Republicans to unite behind the measure. Bill Extends 'grade The bill, a major part of the administration's program for this session of Congress, extends the reciprocal trade program for three years from June 12 and giVes the President authority to, cut tariffs up to 15 per cent during that period. Democrats carried the major share of the fight throughout the hot debate, and House Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex) once left the chair to speak for the pro gram on the floor. Reed's Addition Panned Reed's amendment was opposed as a "crippling" and devastating" addition to the bill, although it still would have permitted the President to override recommen datioris of the Tariff Commission when national security required it. Supporters of the amendment said, it was only a moderate change to increase protection for American industries against com peting foreign imports. Pineau Bid For Premier Rejected PARIS, Saturday, Feb. 19 VII— The National Assembly early to day turned dowft the bid of Chris tian Pineau to be premier of France. The official vote was 312 against, 268 for him. Pineau, a 50-year-old Socialist who writes fairy tales as a hobby, had been struggling against odds since he fir s t was summoned Monday morning by President Rene Coty to form a government. At the outset he was conceded a small ,chance, but he persisted and formed a Cabinet. Pineou picked Up a little strength but , as the voting began he was reported an almost cer tain loser. There was speculation that a Radical Socialist would be called next, with Edgar Faure, Andre Morice, Maurice Bourges-Maun oury and Sen. Jean Bertho men tioned as leading possibilities. All are former ministers. In - trying to set himself up as the first • Socialist Premier since 1947, Pineau pledged himself to work for quick final ratification of the Paris treaties for German ( rearmament, unceasing efforts for 7new Big Four talks, and increased trade between East and West. 'He ego warned he wts going to ask for extension of broad powers to legislate 'by decree in the economic field. The Assembly gave these powers to outgoing Premier Pierre Mendes-France, and Pineau said he would ask for . a three-month extension. Small Blast Opens New Atom Series LAS VEGAS, Nev., Feb. 19 (IP) —One of the smaller A-bombs in the American arsenal exploded over Yucca Flat today, opening the 1955 test series in Nevgda. The 32nd shot to be set off at the Atomic Energy Commission's test site was an air drop •It noon after bad weather had caused a four-and-a-half-hour delay. It was an impressive ,piece of precision bombing as 836 bomb er from Kirtland . Air Force Base, N.M., dropped the •weapon through the only patch of blue sky visible in a windswept mass of clouds. Earlier in the day hail pelted Las Vegas and snow forced newsmen to abandon mountain observation posts& Alpha Phi Omega Names Committee Chairmen $ Robert Dinterman was appoint ed chairman of the membership tcominittee • of Alpha Phi Omega for the spring semester. Other committee chairman ap pointments are Elliott Silver, cam pus; Herbert Jordan, community; Robert Kokat program; Duane Buck, social; John Brunner, Ugly Man contest; Paul Ebert, publi city; William Stiffler, orientation; James Miller, publications; and I, Bruce Knauss, guide and tour. NEWMAN CLUB Sunday, Feb. 20 Communion Snack at Student (enter After 9 and 10 O'clock Masses and KE-SKATING PARTY ZOO at the Rink - Regular Admission State Will Pay For Defense HARRISBURG, Feb. 18 (A 3 )— Pennsylvania stands ready today to spend $l5O l OO if necessary-to supply its civil defense personnel with radiological instruments to measure deadly radioactive ashes that accompany a hydrogen bomb blast. However, the necessary instru ment's to measure the intensity and deadliness of the ashes might cost the state Civil Defense Coun cil only $75,000 or might even be supplied free by the federal gov ernment. - "We figure it will cost about $150,000 to purchase the three types of instruments necessary , to set up the program," said Dr. Richard Gersell, State Civil De fense director. "However, it looks pretty cer tain that we will get the equip ment on a matching funds ar rangement with/ the federal gov ernment meanint, it will cost us only $75,000," he explained, add ing: "Still another possibility is that the federal government will adopt a proposed program to supply the instruments free on a nation-wide basis. THE oAtty COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Russia Asks Arms Freeze, Atom Disposal MOSCOW, Feb. 18 (M—Russia proposed tonight to freeze world armament at its present level and renewed demands for complete, unconditional destruction of all atomic and hydrogen weapons. With minor variations the So viet declaration issued tonight was a reiteration of Moscow's po sition ever since postwar efforts at arms and atomic control were started in 1946. The statement issued a week before p United Nations disarma ment subcommittee renews its ef forts in London, also declared: "The Soviet government consid ers at o mi c weapons should be banned and effective internation al control established for the pro hibition of, atomic weapons and the reduction 'of arms and anted forces, first of all of the major powers. "An important step in that di rection would be an international agreement under which the states would make a solemn pledge to refrain 'from using such weapons." Stevens Named Captain Philip Stevens, fifth. semester educatibn major; has been elected captain of Scabbard and Blade. " Other officers elected were Ro bert Bullock, first lieutenant; Ger ald Schumann, second lieutenant; and William Lsndis, first sergeant. Vincent Skrinak, previous cap tain, was nominated as the so ciety's candidate for the National Scabbard and Blade scholarship award. Captain Skrinak had an all-University average of 2.79. Dulles Off WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (/?) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles took off today for a South east Asia defense conference at Bangkok, Thailand, predicting that it will "make a real contri bution toward the peace and se curity of the future." Dulles and his top aides , had with them a plan for coordinating military and economic defenses against Communist aggression or subversion. . This broad outline has been developed in working level meet ings among representatives of eight nations which signed the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty at Manila last Sept. 8. The nations are the United States, Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, and the Philippines. The Manila pact called for a council to consider a defense pro gram. Hence Dulles,• British For eign Minister Anthony Eden and STOP at Barnard Tea Room Large Broiled T-Bone Steak . $2.50 Full Course Dinners .. . $1.75 ' Treat yourself and your date to a real good meal 110 S. BARNARD 1 Block West of Atherton AD 11-8311 Old Faces Red Convoy Blasted; Sub, 21 Ships Sunk TAIPEH, Formosa, Saturday, Feb. 19 (JP)--The National ists claimed today their biggest victory since being forced off the mainland—a submarine and 21 ships of a Chinese Red troop-carrying convoy sunk yesterday by warships and planes. Possible loss of more than in the claim that eight Comm 15 miles off Chekiang Province during nearly 19 hours of steady attack 120 miles northwest of For mosa. The Red convoy was believed to have been bent on reinforcing a garrison recently slipped into Taishan Island some 40 miles south of Nanchishan, the Nation alists' northernmost outpost since evacuation of the Tachens. • •Nationalist Toll The Nationalists claimed this toll: A submarine, nationality not specified, dive-bombed and sunk southwest of the Taishans at 3:50 p.m. Friday. There have been nu merous unconfirmed Nationalist reports of up to 200 Russian sub marines in Far Eastern waters. Warship "kill"-10 (7 landing craft and three gunboats of be tween 200 and 300 tons; also an Bth landing craft set ablaze). 11 Planes Hit Plane "kill"-11 (a landing craft of 1,500 tons: 1 gunboat of 100 tons; another of unspecified ton nage; and 8 motorized junks). Nationalist pilots also claimed they damaged another landing craft of 1,500 tons and eight gun boats, destroyed 8 barracks on Taishan and blew up several sup ply dumps. First Class Graduated By Immigration School WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (W)— Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell, Jr. today handed graduation certifi cates to 43 career officers of the Immigration and Naturalization Service who completed a six-week special training course. The group is the first to go through a service school, estab lished by Commissioner Joseph Swing. With Asian Blueprint their counterparts will negotiate a final plan during the three-day meeting which opens next Wednesday. In a departure statement Dulles predicted: "Those who gather at Bangkok will be friends who have worked together in the past and I believe we shall be able then to make a real contribution toward the peace and security of the future." Two Asian Leaders Dulles' statement paid particu lar tribute to. two Asian leaders, Foreign Minister Prince Wan of Thailand and President Ramon Magsaysay of the Philippines. He called Wan "one of the most distinguished statesmen of our time." He referred to Magsaysay as "an inspiration to all who seek to preserve liberty in the world." pre-AfrO-Asian The Bangkok meeting is being held in advance of an Afro-Asian conference of 30 nations next April. Communist China's accept ance of an invitation to attend PAGE THREE ,600 Red soldiers was implied nist landing ships went down Field Describes Years in Polish Prison Camp LONDON, Feb. 18 (JP) Her mann Field told the story today of his five years in a Polish prison cellar. To show for it, he said, he has the manuscript of a novel and a $50,000 indemnity payment from the Polish government. • But he was unable to shed much light on the long mystery of the "disappearing Fields." His brother, Noel Field, was the first to disappear behind the Iron Curtain. Noel and his wife, Herta, recently were released from a Hungarian prison and remained in asylum in ' Budapest. Noel's adopted daughter, Erica Wallach, is in a Soviet forced labor camp at Vorkuta. Hermann, a 44-year-old Cleve land architect, said he does not have the' faintest idea why he was arrested and jailed. "I think it is very hard for a person in normal life to under stand the psychology of a person at the end of such a stretch as this, when it suddenly breaks and you almost break with it," Fields said. "After you have' seen only one person at a time, or no person at all for years and years, it is very difficult to face being in the same room with two or three people. I had felt on his release an ab solutely horror of the idea of the whole noise of life, and the prob lems of life that stood before me at that point." The Jordan Fertility Plots, the oldest of their kind in the country, were - laid out in 1881 to test the effect of various fertilizers upon crops. this meeting became known yes terday. Nationalist China was not invited. Officials feel the Afro-Asian meeting could develop into a Communist propaganda sounding board. Because of that danger, the United States is advising its Asian friends to send strong delegations which car cope with Red maneu vers. . 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