Today's Woathor:
Fair and
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VOL. 56. No. 73
Swiss Visit Rec Hall Tonight
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6000 Sehen
Schweizer
Olympiariege
Ueber 6000 Zuschauer wer
den heute in der Sporthalle
erwartet wenn um 19:30 die
Spitzenmannschaft der schweizer
Turner gegen die der Penn State
Universitaet antritt.
Eintritt zur Sporthalle beginnt
ab 18:30. Karten fuer 500 Steh
plaetze werden um 19:00 zum
Verkauf freigegeben.
Um 19:00 leitet Orgelmusik den
Abend ein. Beide Mannschaften
marschieren zur Eroeffnung
durch den Haupteingang. Nach
kurzer Vostellung spielt das Sym
phonieorchester der- Universitaet
die Nationalhymnen der Schweiz
und der Vereinigten Staaten.
Wurdentraeger beider Laender
werden erwartet. Rektor Milton
S. Eisenhower wird den schweiz
erischen Charge D’Affairs ein
fuehren, der dann-einige Worte
an die Versammelten 'r ich t e n
wird.
MU den Schweisorn tritt sum
dritien Male elne international
bekannte Mannschaft gegen die
von Penn State an. In den lets
ten beiden Jahren besuchten
swei schwedische Meisier
schaftsriegen die Vereinigten
Staale und gaben auch hier
Gastspiele.
Die schweizerische Mannschaft
gilt als eine der besten der Welt.
In den Olympischen Spielen in
3952 stand sie als zweite, gleich
hinter der russischen. Unsere Be
sucher aus der Schweiz haben
auch die Ehre mehr Goldmedail
len gewonnen zu haben als die
Angehoerigen irgend einer an
deren Nation.
Turnlehrer Gene Wettstone
wohnte am letzten Sonnabend in
New York ei.ier Vorstellung der
schweizerischen Mannschaft bei.
Nach seiner Meinung Ist sie in
den synkronisierten Uebungen
einfach unuebertroffen.
Besonders ho’j er die Leistun
gen des Olympiasiegers Jack
Gunthards hervor, der seiner
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U.S. Announces Details
Of Earth Satellite Plan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TP)—The United States today
announced launching site and first specific details of the earth
satellites it hopes to send whizzing into iower space. The pro
gram has been described as a first step toward “manned
space flight.**
_ Russia has also announced plans to launch an artificial
satellite. One report is that Soviet
scientists, expect -to get their-s
aloft at .least six months ahead
of the first American launching.
This .is . expected to take place
sometime after;July 1957.
,The .Defense Department dis
closed that Patrick- Air Force
Base at' Cocoa; Fla.,- had been
selected as the i U.S..take-offpoint.
The ■ rocket-la uhc h e d , .“baby
moons” are e*pected‘to girdle the
earth in an egg-shaped orbit rang
ing from 200 to 800 miles from
earth. • ■ "
J The satellites—whizzing at an
38,000-mile-an-h Our clip and cirr
cling the’ earth once every 90
minutes—would be used as scien
tific outposts'to get hew informa
tion - on the earth, sun and
universe.' This information ' con
ceivably would lead to such things
iatly @ (Eull
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14. 1956
john . jgan photo
SWISS GYMNASTIC TEAM, armed with cameras.arrived in University Park early yesterday after
noon and inspected the Nifiany Lion shrine. Replicas of the shrine will be presented to team mem
bers tonight at the gymnastics meet in Recreation HalL After leaving their bus many of the team
members started photographing the campus, and then went to the Nittany Lion Inn.
Prof Translates
Story for Swiss
Today’s gymnastic, story ap
pearing in the left hand column
of the paper was translated into
German so that the visiting Swiss
gymnasts would be able to read
the pre-meet highlights.
Although the Swiss gymnasts
understand and speak three lan
guages German, French and
Italian—their most common lan
guage is German. .
The man to be thanked for the
translation is Werner F. -Stried
iefck, associate professor of Ger
man.
Striedieck was contacted Thurs
day night and agreed to do the
work. He spent approximately
three hours yesterday accomplish
ing the translation.
as improved navigation, . better
radio and other communications,
and more accurate weather fore
casting.
The Defense Department, which
is conducting the satellite project
with the U.S, National Committee'
for the International Geophysical
Year, said only that the planners
hope to get “at least one” satellite
successfully launchedduringlGY,
which extends froip July 1957 to
Dec. 31, 1958. The Defense De
partment’s . part is under Navy
management;-
The National Academy of Sci
ences, .Cthroughthe. National Sci
ence Foundation, has recommend-,
ed. that the United .-States build
10; satellites; with- thfe hope that
“at least-five or six” would be
successful. They would be launch
ed one at a time. * ‘ "
FOR A SETTER PENN STATE
Aus Der Schweiz
Kenworthy
Unaware
Of Car Ban
Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director
of student affairs, said yesterday
he knows of no plan to ban sopho
more cars next year.
He said the plan is just a rumor
as far as he is concerned.
The rumor has been circulating
in student circles for several
months. A recent issue of Campu-
Scope, the University employees’
magazine, carried an item about
the freshman car ban and hinted
at the possibility of a sophomore
car ban next year.
The Board of Governors of the
Association' of Independent-Men
discussed the rumor Wednesday
night, and Bruce Lieske, AIM
president, said he would speak
with Kenworthy to find out if it
carried any weight.
Lieske had not yet seen Ken
worthy yesterday, but Kenworthy
told a reporter: “I know of no
plan .atthe present time.for a
sophomore car ban'next year.”
He said this did not mean there
is no possibility that the present
ban might -be made more inclu
sive in future years. The rising
number of cars compared with
the parking space might necessi
tate a Sophomore car .ban some
day, he said.
The Council of Administration
enacted the freshman car ban last
spring and enforced it for the
first time during the fall semes
ter. ,
The ban prohibits all freshmen
from having cars at the Univer
sity, including in the borough.
, Several students have been sus
pended, for violating the rule. Ex
ceptions are made for special
cases.
'Engineer' on Sale at HUB .
The Penn StatV Engineer will
remain on sale today at the Het
zel Union desk;
This month’s issue includes the
1956 Coed Calendar and four stu
dent written articles, Price is 25
cents.. - - - -
rgiatt
Local Police Give
Bad Check Alert
Borough police have , issued a
warning to merchants to be alert
for bad checks from the weekend
crowds.
- Since Dec. 17 eight bad checks
have been reported to police to
taling around $225. Two were
passed last Saturday by a man
police believe is a “weekend op
erator.”
Police warned specifically to be
alert, for checks written for large
amounts but used for small pur
chases.
Final ' Picnic' Tickets
Approximately 45 tickets are
available for the final production
of “Picnic” at 8 tonight in the
Extension Conference Center.
Hays Says Tax Problem
Will Be Solved by Feb. 10
Jo Hays, Democratic Senator from Centre and Clearfield
Counties, predicted yesterday that the State tax controversy
would be resolved “between now and Feb. 10.”
This would open the way for the Senate to take action
on the University’s request for approximately $25 million for
the next fiscal period. : —: : r
Since Gov; Gteorge M. Leader’s
wage tax plan was defeated in
the .legislature several weeks ago
Republican and Democratic lead
ers have attempted to work out
another tax plan. The governor
bas J - repeatedly stated he will not
allow the sales tax, which his ad
ministration terminated, to return.
May Get Budget
. Hays . also, ventured the belief
that “since the Ford Foundation
and other foundations have given
substantia! sums to Penn, Pitt, and
Temple, Penn State is in a much
stronger position to get the gov
ernors ■ budget"
The University, like other land
grant iristitutibhs,' was not award-
6000 to See
Switzerland's
Gym Team
By FRAN FANUCCI
More than 6000 people will
jam Recreation Hall tonight
to witness one of the most
dazzling exhibitions of gym
nastics ever seen in the Nit
tany Valley when highly-tout
ed Switzerland meets Penn State
at 7:30.
Rec Hall doors will open at 6:39
p.m. with 500 standing-room-only
tickets going on sale at 7. Holders
of these tickets will stand on the
indoor track in Rec Hall.
Organ music by George Ceiga
will begin at 7 p.m. Both teams
will march through the main en
trance during the opening cere
monies, which will include intro
ductions and presentations.
Switzerland’s and the United
States’ National anthems wiil be
played following the opening cer
emonies by the Penn State' sym
phony orchestra.
Dignitaries from the Swiss '
and U.S. Governments will be
present. University President
Milton S. Eisenhower will intro-'
duce Felix Schnyder, the Swiss
Charge D’Affaires, who will
make introductory remarks.
This exhibition marks the third
consecutive year that an inter
nationally famous te a m has
played Penn State. During the
last two years, Sweden’s national
championship team toured the
United States with stopovers here.
The Swiss team is one of the
best known gymnastic squads in
the world. In the 1952 Olympic
Games it was second to Russia,
who won the championship. The
Swiss also hold the distinction of
having won more gold medals
than any other nation.
Penn State Gym Coach Gene
Wettstone, who was in New York
Saturday to see the Swiss per
form, said that no other country
in the world can compare with
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By TED SERHILL
ed a part of the Ford Foundations’
$5 billion donation to private col
leges, and hospitals.
The budget plan is currently be
ing held in the Senate’s Appro
priations Committee, where it has
resided for about three months.
Budget Approved
President Milton S. Eisenhower
last August requested, a budget of
$25,194,000 .for the coming' two
year final period. The plan’ was
approved by the governor, in. its
entirety and sent to the House, of
Representatives where it was ap
proved. ' v -
However, when the budget plan
was next sent to the Senate it
became bogged'down for months
as the body continually delayed
hearing the bill and legislatures’
tax problems came to the fore,
NSA—is here
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