PAGE SIX Sales Tax Issue Causes Confusion HARRISBURG, Jan. 17 (/P) —As one development piled on top of another in both chambers, Sen. Dent, Democratic floor leader, commented: “It seems to be that what is now needed is a compromise not between Republicans and Democrats—but between House Republicans and Senate Republicans.” Smith said he felt the confusion could be ended in a moment if Gov. George M Leader came out flatly in support of a sales.tax. He said Overdue Airliner Lands by Compass Without Mishap NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (IP) A Northeast Airlines plane with 22 persons aboard landed safely at LaGuardia Field after it was lost and overdue two hours and 14 minutes. It had gasoline enough left for only about 21 minutes. The two-engined plane made it here from Boston without lights, radio or electrical navigational equipment. Part of its flight was through blinding snow. The airliner’s electrical equip ment failed shortly after it left Boston at 4:56 p.m. There was no way for ground stations to contact it. Nor could it get its usual guid ance from the ground. . All the pilot had to navigate by was his compass. When the plane failed to arrive at LaGuardia Field at its sched uled time of 5:50 p.m., a radar search was launched for it along the coast. The plane had enough fuel to keep it aloft until 8:26 p.m. Various reports of the airliner were received from New England points. The Coast Guard sent out a rescue plane from New York to search for the missing airliner. However, at 8:12 p.m. the plane, Northeast’s Flight 109, landed safely. VA, FHA Plan Loan Extension WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (IP)— From noW on home buyers who obtain loans guaranteed by the Veterans , Administration or the Federal Housing Administration may have 30 years to pay off the loans. This was announced today by the VA and FHA, which last July 30 had cut the maximum permis sible maturity on VA-guaranteed and FHA-insured loans from 30 td 25 years. Stretching a loan over five more years means smaller monthly payments. The joint FIIA-VA announce ment continued: “Although 30 years is' now the maximum maturity of. govern ment-backed home loans, the final decision as to the terms of the loans is subject to agreement between the borrowers and the private lenders making the loans. Fulbright Gas Bill Backed by Bridges •- WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (/P)— Sen., Styles Bridges (R-N.H.) threw his support today to the controversial Fulbright natural gas bill. He said he was acting as an individual and not as chair man of the Senate Republican Policy Committee. Bridges led off in a Senate speech for Republican backers of the measure in this second day of debate, which some senators ex pect may .drag on for weeks. Dispute over the measure, simi lar in most respects to one the House passed last year, has been marked by vigorous disagree ments on whether it would end federal regulation of the produc tion of natural gas for interstate transmission and what effect it might have on consumers’ gas bills. Stock Market Improves NEW YORK, Jan. 17 The stock market made a modest comeback today after its sharp fall of yesterday. Ht' The recovery was moderate and -was based chiefly on strength of ;steels and motors, the two divi sions that yesterday weakened and pulled the entire market “We ask the governor, before this sales tax reaches a vote, to say outright whether he will sign it or veto-it. There’s no use in voting for. a tax if the governor is going td veto it.” In the House Rep. Readinger, Democratic leader, said his col leagues would supply the neces sary votes to help Republicans pass a 3 per cent sales tax. Preferred to Measure He referred to the measure in troduced last_March by Rep. He witt (R-Indiana) for a 2 per cent sales tax with food as the only l principal exemption. It was revised by the Ways and Means Committee to 3 per cent and Readinger estimated the yield at about 400 million dollars be tween next March 1 and the end of the current biennium, May’3l, 1957. - Readinger noted that the Sen ate GOP rejected the governor’s offer to approve a sales tax to raise half of the Commonwealth’s tax needs if Republicans in turn would accept an administration tax, probably a 2 per cent per sonal net income levy. Write Tax Plan “You Republicans may write any kind of tax plan you like by offering amendments to it. If a sales tax is to be passed, it will be a Republican-sponsored bill.” Smith, who is the organization candidate for the GOP nomination for auditor general, said there would be no Republican votes for a 3 per cent tax." . Slain U.S. Missionaries Attempted Self-Defence PANAMA, Panama, Jan. 17 (/Pj —A bullet hole in the windshield of their plane indicated the five U.S. missionaries who died at the hands of savage Aucu Indians in an Ecuadorean jungle last week attempted to defend themselves. Capt, Robert B. McGhee, Waco, Tex., and Lt. James E. Claunch, Tacoma, Wash., U.S. Army heli copter pilots stationed in the CSnal Zone who participated in the search for the missionaries reported the bullet hole today. They said the evangelists were armed with pistols. Indians of the area are armed only with spears. Postal Service Inquiry WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (/P) — Hep. Frank M. Karsten (D-Mo) has demanded an investigation of why it takes the postal service six days to deliver a letter a dis tance of 20 blocks in Washington. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Rayburn Opposes Hoover Proposal To Create Post WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (ff>) House Speaker Samuel Rayburn (D-Tex) said today he thinks for mer President Herbert Hoover’s proposal to create a new post of administrative vice president is unconstitutional. Hoover suggested Congress au thorize the appointment of such an official to take over from the President some of the burden of routine duties. Hoover advocated the plan be fore a congressional committee yesterday after Eisenhower’s top aide, Sherman T. Adams, had written the committee that he saw no need for creation of such post but that the White House would not object to it. Hoover called at the White House today and told reporters afterward he had discussed -the matter with Eisenhower, but only to the extent that he feels news paper stories on Adams’ letter gave the impression that the bur dens of the presidency already have been sufficiently lightened. That is not so, Hoover said, add ing that “relief of the president’s burdens has only begun.” Hoover also tojd reporters “there will be some important an nouncements” in the next few days dealing with reorganization of the government. SEC Clears Ford Shares NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (IP)—! The public offering of Ford Motor shares qt $64.50 apiece was cleared by the Securities and Ex change Commission late today and dealings began immediately—at a premium of around $4 a share. SEC clearance was the last ma jor step before the shares could be sold. Formal offering will be tomorrow morning, but under writers said the offering actually became effective with the clear ance. Sale of the 10,200,000 shares, set for tomorrow morning, will net $657,900,000, making it the biggest common stock sale in history. Foreign Aid Solution Predicted by Dulles WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (/P)—Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today he is sure Congress will help solve the problem of long-range foreign aid as a counter weapon to Russian promises. He is confident of that, he told a news conference, once Congress understands what the administration has in mind. 'Soil Bank' Bill Sent To Congress WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (IP)— Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson sent the administration’s new “soil bank” bill to Congress today and asked quick action. Sen. George D. Aiken (R-Vt) in troduced the bill, described by Benson in a letter to the senator as designed to “help our farmers in their valiant efforts to reverse the severe five-year decline in our farm economy.” Meanwhile, Chairman Allen J. Ellender (D-La) laid before his Senate Agriculture Committee a catch-all draft of proposals which ha said “gives us something to work on.” Ellender explained there was nothing final about this draft, that it “has not received the sanc tion of the committee or any of its members.” Both the administration bill and the tentative Ellender draft con tained proposals for what have become known as the soil bank approach to the problem of mounting surpluses and declining farm revenue. Broadly, they call for retire ment of much cropland from un necessary production, with farm ers who participate being given rewards in cash or in the form of commodities drawn from gov ernment surpluses. Sections of the Benson bill would authorize both the tempo rary acreage reserve proposal and the longer range conservation re serve previously urged by the sec retary and President Eisenhower. Brownell Gets Censure ATLANTA, Jan. 17 (IP) The Georgia House today voted to severely censure’ and reprimand U. S. Atty. Gen, Herbert Brownell and the Federal Bureau of Inves tigation for a recent investigation of the Cobb County Superior Court. JUNIORS SENIORS You can't afford to try to 'struggle' through life without your mk PENN STATE W CLASS RING Your ring can do so much to smooth the way. Just at a low moment (which might come to you) your ring will speak with dignity saying that you are somebody and you really are... you are a Penn Stater. Tell the world with your ring—and do it ROW. & QSdljlttC / Cow In the # A* Store | WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18. 1956 The administration is reported asking for the authority to pledge up to 10 ye’ars of economic aid for specified projects, at a possible cost of a billion dollars. Leaders Opposed Such congressional leaders as Sen. Walter F. George (D-Ga.) and Sen. William F. Knowland (R-Calif.) have opposed the idea. It would be a departure from the practice of limiting pledges of aid to the amount Congress appropri ates each year. Dulles said he was aware of ob jections in Congress, since one session cannot'bind a future Con gress on appropriations. However, he recalled that the government found a way around this obstacle in the Marshall plan of European aid. The Marshall plan method was adoption of the principle of con tinuing aid. It was left up to Con gress each year to provide the funds. Hoover Meets Senate Undersecretary of State Herbert Hoover Jr., met in closed session with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee more than an hour this morning. In view of the opposition from George and others, Dulles was asked at his news conference whe ther the administration intends to drop the idea of long-term com mitments. He said in reply it was vitally important to make the world un derstand that the United States will continue some foreign aid over a long period, rather than engage in singleshot operations, 'Citizens for Ike' Reactivate for Campaign NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (ff) A group close to President Eisen hower reactivated the “Citizens for Eisenhower” todajr with a statement they are convinced he will seek a second term if ill health allows. Retired Gen. Lucius D. Clay, an intimate of Eisenhower, joined the other organizers in declaring in a letter to 50,000 former “Citizens” workers convinced that under present world conditions the President will consider it his duty to serve a second term, provided he finds that his health will per mit him to carry the load.”
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