FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 1956 PRR Maryland Wreck Kills 5 ODENTON, Md., Feb. 23 (JP)—At least five persons were killed and up to 100 injured tonight when the Pennsylvania Railroad's Embasy, fast Washington to New York passenger train, wrecked about three miles north of Odenton, near Ft. Meade. Dr. Gustave Management, Labor Peace Hopes Collapse WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (1?) Hopes for achieving a labor-man agement peace plan collapsed to day in a deadlock over the union shop, or compulsory union mem bership. George Meany, AFL-CIO presi dent, and Chairman Charles R. Sligh Jr. of the National Associa tion of Manufacturers' Executive Committee held a 2 1 / 2 -hour lunch eon meeting and conceded , after ward they had "agreed in a friendly fashion to disagree." The quick failure of the quest for an industry-labor "live-and let-live" agreement, in talks in itiated by Meany, came as no surprise to those familiar with deep-seated differences. Both men admitted complete inability to agree on whether workers should be required to join unions. Meany said employ ers should be left free to make union shop-type union contracts compelling workers to become union members. Sligh said he was unalterably opposed to such ar rangements. Meany said many NAM mem bers don't agree with Sligh be cause they have accepted the union shop in their ow plants. He mentioned General Motors Corporation. Limit on Support Loans Denounced WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (, Chairman Allen J. Ellender D- La), of the Senate Agriculture Committee spoke out in the Sen ate today against any dollar limit on price support loans for any one farm. Ellender went into this subject as the Senate considered for a second day a controversial new farm bill. Major features of the bill would set up a "soil bank" system of paying farmers to re tire acres from crops, and would return to a rigid, high system of price supports. President Dwight D. Eisenhow er and others, among them Sens. Arthur V. Watkins (R-Utah) and Langer (R-ND), have asked for a limit on loans as a' way to keep from subsidizing big operators in competition with family-sized farms. Blizzards Hit Europe; Death Toll Now 805 LONDON, Feb. 23 (/P)—Raging blizzards mixed with bright sun shine today as frozen Europe en dured its 24th day of killing cold. The death toll rose to 805. Blizzards cut off southeast Eng land, leaving only one road open to Kent's resort towns of Rams gate, Margate an d I3roadstairs and the U.S. Air Force base at Manston. Faubert, Anne Arundel County medical examiner, reported five dead and there were reports of at least three other blanket-shrouded bodies—possibly eight--loaded in to state police ambulances at the scene. Among the dead was Edward Q. Holloway, 315 W. 36th St., Wil mington, Del., believed to be .the conductor of the train. He died of injuries in Ft. Meade Army Hos pital, where 35 of the injured were taken. Nineteen more were treated at Anne Arundel General Hos pital in Annapolis, three at University Hospital in Balti more and 10 at South Balti more General. Herbert R. O'Conor, former gov ernor of Maryland and onetime U.S. senator, was among those treated and released at South Bal timore General. O'Conor was credited by other survivors with helping many of the injured -from the passenger coach in yvhich he was riding. The Embassy, about 22 minutes• and 22 miles out of Washington, was carrying 14 cars when it passed the railroad's Odenton tow er on schedule at 5:22 p.m. EST. Minutes later, five cars from the middle of the train, left the rails. Three turned over and plunged part way down a 15- foot embankment. Witnesses and passengers said the dining car, with 14 passen gers eating dinner and the normal staff—n umber undetermined— tilted as it left the rails. It struck a steel pole carrying; the railroad's overhead electric' wires, which peeled off the roof' of the dining car. The dining car "split in two"I one passenger said, and toppled! over the embankment with two; other cars. Russell Wants 'Missile' Investigation WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (IP) Sen. Richard B. Russell (D- Ga) crystalized his criticism of the administration's Air Force and guided missile plans today with the announcement of plans for a detailed investiga tion. On the other hand, he expressed great satisfaction with the Navy and the way it is adapting itself to use of atomic weapons. Russell, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said: "It is generally understood the U.S. Navy is the most powerful thing on the high seas in history." Russell told reporters he would set up a special subcom mittee to conduct an inquiry "wholly with respect to the- Air Force and guided missile pro gram." "It would go into the whole sub ject in a great deal more detail than the full committee would have time to do," he said. Russell called only yesterday for THE DARN COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Former Red Spy Says Tass Used For Espionage WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (IP)—A former Soviet spy chief testified today that Tass, the Soviet news agency, is used as a cover-up for Russian espionage more exten sively in the United States than anywhere else. Ismail Ege, once a major in Red army intelligence and now an electronics engineer in Silver Spring, Md., estimated eight out of ten Tass correspondents are en gaged in gathering data of mili tary value to the Soviet Union. Ege told a Senate Internal Se curity subcommittee the United States is an especially open field for this sort of activity because the American people don't seem to realize the amount of spying that goes on—"lt's beyond their comprehension." Democrat Asks %I AACP Probe WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (IP) Southern congressmen proposed today a congressional investiga tion of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People. The suggestion was advanced by Rep. E. C. Gathings (D-Ark) and won immediate support from oth ers. The Southern contingent in the HouSe took up most of the after noon in speeches and debate on the racial question. Gathings, in proposing the in quiry, said: "Wouldn't it be proper to ascer tain the amount of collections of the organization: the salary of its officers; the sources of its con tributors and what expenditures are anticipated by this organiza tion in the various states of the Union in the furtherance of their objectives?" Gathings said 78 of the total of 177 officers, board members and executive staff members of the NAACP have been cited by the House Committee on Un-Ameri can Activities. at least another $l l / 2 . billion for,Navy Thomas and Adm. Arleigh the Air Force, which is down forißurke, chief of naval operations. $16,535,000,000 in President 1 After, a reporter asked whether Dwight D. Eisenhower's budgetillussell was "satisfied that the for the fiscal year beginningiNavy is doing all it should." July 1. "Yes," the senator replied. "I He contends the administra- I would say that the Navy is pro lion program is inadequate and I ceeding as rapidly as we could ex takes "very long chances with I pect with the funds available to security." Secretary of the Air ithem, and they say that they Force Quarles and Ger.. Nathan ; have ample funds." Twining. Air Force chief of staff, j The Navy is allotted $9,565,000- told Russell' committee Tuesday iOOO for the coming fiscal year, that the budget is adequate for the present, if on the austere side, but Russell said he was not reassured. Russell's committee, now mak ing a study of the general pre paredness program, took testi mony today from Secretary of the Tax Fate in Hands Of GOP—Leader HARRISBURG, Feb. 23 (/P)--Gov. George R. Leader con tended today a House-passed sales-income tax plan gives the Republican-controlled Senate "plenty of choice" for an agree ment to break the 14-month tax impasse. 4 'l rather think in view of the pressure on them (Repub lican senators) to approve a bipartisan program in the Senate that they'd be inclined to accept something along that line," the governor declared However, the governor did not speculate on what he would do should a three per cent sales tax be passed by the Senate, as pre dicted by Sen. Mahany, Republi can floor leader. The GOP policymaker said **that tax with some increased business taxes should be enough to balance the budget." A Senate showdown on taxes is expected next week. However, the governor noted at his conference: "You can't always tell what political people are thinking by what they say, and that applies very much to the Senate at this point." The GOP-ruled Senate is ex pected to bring the next tax package up tor action next week. The governor said he looked for all 20 available Democratic sena tors to support the $360 million sales-income tax plan that was ap proved by the House Tuesday with bipartisan support. "The senators on the Democratic side would stand up comparably well on such a vote just as they have in the past," Leader said. Leader said at the same time he is "a little superstitious" and believes "things happen in threes." "I think this (the tax package) may be it," he added. He had ref erence to two prior tax programs that originated in the House, but were killed in the Senate. But lending support to Mahany's statement was Sen. Pechan (R- Armstrong), who said at Butler he will vote against the income tax portion of the House tax program. RECORD SALE SATURDAY, FEB. 25 Ben us Music Service E. Beaver - Opposite Post Office BUY 12' L.'P. at regular price and get additional one at $l.OO less. BUY E.P. at regular price and get another 50c less. Bengus Music Service Opposite Post Office It Open Until 5 P.M. Dealer Claims Ford Company Solicited Funds WASHINGTON. Feb. 23 (X)— A former Ford dealer testified today he was told the Ford Motor Co. called on its Chicago dealers to contribute $50,0D0 to help elect President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952. Milton Ratner, who sold Fords in Chicago for 20 years, said he was asked to give $lOOO but that, "as far as I know," he was one of two Ford dealers in the city who refused to contribute to the cam paign. Ratner told his story to a Sen ate subcommittee investigating automotive marketing practices. He said his information came from another Chicago Ford deal er who was never identified dur ing the proceedings. This information, Ratner swore, was that the call for $50,000 came from "the office of Henry Ford." There was no immediate com ment on the testimony from Ford Motors. Several Chicago Ford dealers, asked there about Rat ner's statement, said they knew nothing of such solicitation. Chairman •A. S. Michael Mon roney (D-Okla) announced the other dealer mentioned by Ratner would be called before the sub committee, and that Henry Ford H is scheduled to be a witness early in March. Gruenther Sees NATO increase in Strength LONDON. Feb. 23 (ft'}—ren. Alfred M. Gruenther predicted today the West will be strong enough by 1960 to defend all NA TO territory, from the arctic to the Aegean. The supreme allied commander for Europe told air port reporters on arrival here: "After the German force has been incorporated and after we have been able to improve land, sea and air forces with nuclear weapons we feel we shall have a very substantial deterrent to war." 10.. 0, 4 ,604" - MOOT SNIC ti PAGE THREE Br akfast Lunch eeffee-break Dessert ANY PARTY Please seller 1 ilay ahead AD 8-6184
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