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
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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
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,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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