TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1955 Foreign Aid Administration Asking For $1 Billion Increase WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (/P)—The admin istration plans to continue foreign aid spend ing next year at about the $4 billion level now expected this year, although it is asking for an appropriation of some $5 billion. This was learned from an authoritative source today as administration officials sought to unscramble what they termed a mix-up over their spend ing and appropriations plans on foreign aid for the 1957 fiscal year which begins next July 1. It was explained that the pro posed increase in requests to Con gress for new spending authority —while spending plans remain unchanged—results from a deci sion that the backlog of foreign aid spending authority must be built up a little. Mo Probable Letup The apparent reason is a con clusion by the administration that there will probably be no letup in cold war pressures for some time to come The decision appeared also to point another finger. Soviet For eign Minister V. M. Molotov re fused at the recent conference of foreign ministers in Geneva to ac cept any Western proposal aimed at easing tensions between the Iron Curlain and free world areas. Russian Community party chief Nikita Khrushchev repeatedly took a hostile attitude toward the West as he and Russian Premier Bulganin touted India and Burma both sensitive areas this month. Russians Torn Truculent Last summer there was talk in the administration of making cuts next year in foreign aid. Since then, however, the Russian lead ers have again turned truculent. 1 The administration’s position was said to be that' if world ten sions were easing off to the point where foreign aid could be cut substantially in. the near future, the backlog of spending authority could be allowed to fall below the 6 % billion dollar it will probably total at the end of this fiscal year. Firm Rejects Plan for Talks PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 9 <JP> — Westinghouse Electric Corp. today rejected proposals by governors' of three states that the firm and two strking unions immediately! end the long walkout and submit, disputed issues to arbitration. The arbitration proposals were male separately by Gov. George M. Leader; Gov. Averell Harri mau of Hew York and Gov. Theo dore McKeldin of Maryland. 2oth McKeldin and Leader pro posed binding arbitration. The proposals came on the same day that the big electric ap pliance firm began making $lOO Christmas loans to idled employes who have not worked in the last 30 days. Both striking and fur loughed employes are eligible. The AFL-CIO International Un ion of Electricai Workers—biggest of the two striking unions—ac cepted the proposal to arbitrate. Tlie United Electrical Workers In dependent withheld comment. 1955 Crop Production Greatest in Six Years WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 <fP>— The Agriculture Department re ported today that 1955 crop pro duction almost equaled the rec ord of 1948, and considerably sur passed the total for any of the last six years. Combined production of crops and livestock products was by far the largest of record. This year’s crop volume was reached despite government pro duction controls on major crops. These were no controls in 1948. Sudan States Freedom KHARTOUM, Sudan, Dec. 19 (fP)- -Sudan’s Parliament unani mously adopted a resolution to day declaring the country an in dependent republic—ignoring the British-Egyptian plan for a pleb iscite to decide whether it should be united with Egypt. to Cont $1 Billion Budget Hike Called 'Broken Faith' WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (/P)—Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-Mont.) said today if the Eisen hower administration is preparing to ask Congress for $5 billion in new foreign aid money it has “broken faith” with legislative leaders. Asian Tour Evaluated By Experts LONDON, Dec. 19 (/P) —Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Communist party leader Nikita Khfushchev, the Kremlin’s merchants qf good, will, made big propaganda gains on their Asian tour but the prom ises they made may haunt them at the payoff. That was the way British and American diplomatic experts were sizing up the balance sheet of the Russians history-making trip to night Appeal to Millions In their high-pressure swing through India, Burma and Af ghanistar the two Soviet leaders appealed to millions of Asians with barbs at Western “colonial ism,” promises to take Burma’s surplus rice, to support India against Portugal and Pakistan on such issues as Goa and Kashmir and to lend Afghanistan 100 mil lion dollars. But they appeared to have lost ground in the angry reaction on cold war fronts in Europe and other key areas. Fail to Sway Premiers Moreover, they appeared to have failed to sway the premiers of all three of the visited countries from their declared policies of neutrality in the cold war. Afghanistan’s Premier, Mah mou Daud told a news conference in Kabul today the Soviet loan for agricultural, irrigation and power projects contained no sec ret political or military agree ments and could not change Af ghan neutrality. Regardless of the results of the trip, Moscow dispatches indicated the Russians are going to exploit it to the utmost. Parliament Diss JERUSALEM, Israel Sector, Dec. 19 (JP) —The Ramallah radio announced King Hussein dissolved Jordan’s Parliament today and called for hew elections. The move came after a wave of Arab riots and disorders protesting reports Jordan may join the Western sponsored'Baghdad pact. No date was mentioned for the voting in the broadcast by the Jordan-controlled radio station. The disorders spread earlier to day to the Jordan section of Jeru salem, where 200 to 300 rioters stormed the Turkish consulate. The angered Arabs tore the Turk ish flag from the consulate build ing and wounded Turkish Consul General Hakki Kentii, who later escaped into the Israeli sector of the city. JEI.LEFONTB . ... m ■ ■ <■ a A4vttn ISc CliNt He rhM t n Lirt Timeg TODAY II Ernest Borgnine - “Marty" Starts Wed.'- Jack Balance 'THE BIG KNIFE" TONITE ONLY BELLEFON 1 Abbott ft Costello 'Meet Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde* Also • 'Cell 2455. Death Row’ No Picture Wednesday Thurs. - "Kentucky Rifles" FRIDAY ONLY Cartoon - Comedy Show 10 Cartoons - 3 Comedies Little Rascals - 3 Stooges 1 Laurel & Hardy Two Hours of Fun! THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Mansfield, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and vice chairman of the Democratic Na tional Committee, demanded an immediate official statement on whether the increased fund would be requested, as has been report ed. “I am shocked and distressed at this proposal in view of the fact that congressional leaders last week were informed otherwise,"’ Mansfield said. “If this represents a true statement of the facts, the administration has broken faith with the Democratic and Republi can leaders of Congress. ‘Held Back Information’ “Evidently, some group within the administration has kept the information about the proposed program from the President and congressional leaders. They may well have taken advantage of the absence abroad of Secretary of State Dulles and Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey.” Dulles and Humphrey returned yesterdav from a North Atlantic Treaty Council meeting in Paris. Both declined to comment on the administration’s reported step up in foreign aid planning. Dulles said. “I don’t know what the final budget decisions were.” Several Were Assured i Several of those who attended a bjrief bipartisan White House' briefing last Tuesday said they were assured the foreign aid re quest would -be only slightly above the $2,700,000,000 in new money Congress provided for the current fiscal year ending next June 30. Saar Heads Seek 'Grand Coalition' SAARBRUECKEN, Saar, Dec. 19 (/P) —Victorious German lead ers in the Saar called today for a “grand coalition” of German par ties to negotiate with' the big powers for union with the father land. But they talked of going outside their own ranks for a command ing personality to head the new government they will establish in the wake of yesterdays’ parlia mentary election. Ived in Jordan Unconfirmed reports said four Arabs we>e killed and 27 injured in a clash between the demonstra tors and Arab Legionnaires called to quell the disturbance. The riot ers apparently picked on the Turkish consulate because Turkey is a founder of the Baghdad pact. Combined Legion and police de tails patrolled the tense Arab sec tion of the city to guard against further violence. Jordan authorities also imposed a curfew on Bethlehem, the scene of Christ’s birth six miles to the south. The order apparently stemmed from fears that the dis turbances might spread. The 4 fun. to 6 a.m. ban on street traf ic in the village came as Christ mas week observances opened there. *CATHAUM NOW: .1:39, 4:16, 6:53, 9:30 JAMES DEAN "CAST OF EDEN" Cinema Scope - Color Wed. & Thurs. EDW. G. ROBINSON “ILLEGM." * MITT ANY Tonite - 6:05 - 7:52 - 9:39 J. Arthur Rank Presents "DOCTOR CHOUSE” STA Business Leaders Call For State Sales Tax nue HARRISBURG, Dec. 19 (IP) —Frank R. Denton, vice chairman of the Mellon National Bank, P: tax to Gov. George M. Leader as t! financial plight He made the disclosure after Leader met for more than three hours with 16 captains of industry and business in Pennsylvania in seeking a new approach to a year long tax deadlock. “They asked me what I was for and I said a sales tax,” Denton told a newsman while leaving the executive mansion. He declined to go into further details or to comment on the gov ernor’s position against a sales tax. Walter P. Miller of the Phila delphia Chamber of Commerce reemphasized after the meeting that the chamber and he, person ally, favored a sales tax. Finds Session Worthwhile The governor, who invited the corporation chiefs to the closed tax luncheon last week, said he found the session “worthwhile” i but wouldn’t go into specifics. “The meeting was-very pleas-, ant and worthwhile to me be-1 Russia Joins Deal to End UN Stalemate UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Dec. 19 (A*) —Russia today joined the United States, Britain and France in support of a lottery deal to end a stalemate for a Security Coun cil seat by electing Yugoslavia. This was reported by diplomats as key regional groups caucused secretly and, for the most part', lined up .with the plan. The Assembly, will meet at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. Diplomatic sources said they were confident Yugoslavia would be elected and, if so, the Assembly will adjourn its 1955 session quickly. The scheme produced last week by Assembly President Jose Maza of, Chile is a gentlemen’s agree ment for the election of Yugo slavia tomorrow, for Yugoslavia to resign from the Security Coun cil late in 1956 after serving one year, and for the Philippines to be elected by the 11th Assembly next fall to complete the remain ing year of a two-year term on the Council. Yugoslavia and the Philippines have fought more than two months for the nonpermanent seat on the Council held by Turkey. This has. been known as the East ern European seat. Poland first ran against the Philippines but was dropped early in the contest. The Philippines and Yugoslavia have slugged it out since Oct. 14 through the 35th ballot on Friday without result Seasons Greetings To You from THE TAVERN 3 ittsburgh, today proposed a sales le solution to the Commonwealth’s cause I got the benefit of these businessmen’s tax views. I have no comment at this time about anything discussed specifically or about another meeting,” Leader said in a statement. Brother Sits In The governor’s brother and le gislative secretary, Henry B. Leader, was the only other Com monwealth official to sit in at the luncheon session. He made a pre sentation of the Commonwealth’s financial status, using charts and colored grafs to point out the need for new tax revenue. The two brothers reportedly told the business group that the Commonwealth needs approxi mately 456 million dollars to bal ance the Commonwealth’s budget for the two years which started last June 1. Their presentation also included a review of the classified income tax, defeated by Senate Republi cans last August, and the manu facturers’ excise levy. Ford Motors To Reveal Plan Of Stock Sales DETROIT, Dec. 19 (IP) —The fab ulous financial saga of the Ford Motor Co. will be disclosed Wed nesday forenoon when a registra tion statement covering the pro jected sale of some of its stock is filed in Washington. The Ford' offices here said today the otatement, covering the plan ned sale of nearly seven million shares of stock held by the Ford Foundation, will be filed with the Securities & Exchange Commis sion. No details of the stock sale plan were disclosed. It was indicated, however, that the Foundation will put up for sale about 15 per cent of its approximately 50 shares of stock. The Foundation, created by the late Henry Ford in the mid 19S0C', holds about 93 per cent of the comnany’s stock. The registration statement will disclose lor the first time earn ings. dividends, sales and other information heretofore a secret. Stock in the company has been held exclusively by the Ford fanj ily the Foundation and a relative ly small numbei of key executives of the big auto company. Because the stock never has been publicly traded, details of its earnings were not required to be disclosed The Ford family came into sole position of the stock in 1919 when the elder Henry Ford bought out all his original part ners, who pooled $28,000 in cash in 1903 to organize the company. PAGE THREE
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