WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARS 29. 1956
Senat
For ales Tax Vote
HARRISBURG,
in driving toward p.
nance Committee app
'We'll amend the bill
row and be ready for a
Thursday," said Sen. E«
K e s s I e r (R-Lancaster)
Committee chairman.
The Democratic caucr is on
record as opposed to a ales tax
as the lone major means of raising
new income to meet the Common
wealth's rising costs.
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However, the Democr • lead
ership has offered relu antly to
supply voting help s 1 d Re
publicans fail to muster their
full 26-vote strength.
The Senate has been t
yard of three previous
plans—two of them reco
by Gov. George M. Le
passed by the House. 1
was a converted sales t
by Republicans from Lea
ommended manufact
The new sales tax sh.wdown
will come when a 2 • cent
sales levy approved by the
House as part of a bipartisan
compromise tax program, in
cluding also an income lax, is
increased tomorrow to 3 per
cent.
Inserted also will be restaurant
meals and individual clothing
items costing more than $5O.
Another part of the House
passed compromise tax program
will be altered to place a 3 rather
than 2 per cent levy on hotel and
motel rooms. Beer and liquor will
be removed from the tax.
Eisenhower Government
Announces Sales Plan
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (/P)—
The Eisenhower administration
announced today an aggressive
sales program to regain a larger
share of world cotton markets for
the American farmer.
With White House and State
Department approval, Secretary
of Agriculture Benson announced
that beginning Aug. 1 the govern
ment will offer its surplus stocks
of cotton abroad at cut rate prices.
Sets Tomorrow
!I eb. 28 (/P)—Senate Republicans kept to their time schedule today
ssage Thursday of a 3 per cent sales tax as the GOP-controlled Fi
oved five revenue-raising bills.
tomor
vote on
ward J.
Finance
Two-Party
In Austria
VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 28 M—The two-party coalition
'government which won Austria its independence from four
power occupation collapsed today. The leaders disagreed over
domestic policies, chiefly nationalization of industries.
New parliamentary elections
were called " for May 13 in
the hope that one of the par
ties the Conservative People's
party or the Socialists—would win
at least a margin of public sup
port which would guide another
coalition government. Neither par
ty is expected to win an outright
majority.
Cause of Break-up •
e grave
ajor tax
mended
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excise
The break-up of the 10-year-old
coalition, one of Europe's stablest
governments, was caused mainly
by disagreement over the future of
the little country's rich oilfields
and former German property in
Austria. Control of both was
turned over to the government by
the Russians under last year's in
dependence treaty. Since then the
partners have failed to agree on
what to do with the properties.
Chancellor Julius Raab's Con
servatives want private capital to
share in the oil fields. The Social
ists want theni wholly national
ized.
Factories Seized
The big former German assets
include many factories seized by
the Russians after World War 11.
The Conservatives want some of
them returned to private owner
ship, while the Socialists demand
government control.
Differences on civil aviation con
trol, taxation, pensions and milk
prices further divide the parties.
As the breach widened. Raab
and Socialist Vice Chancellor
Adolf Schaerf tried to settle the
dispute after today's Cabinet
meeting.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Coalition Breaks
Over Socialism
Mollet Appeals
For Cease-Fire
From Algerians
PARIS, Feb. 28 (/P)—Premier
Guy Monet solemnly appealed
today to Algerian nationalist reb
els for a cease-fire in their fierce
and costly rebellion—and threat
ened them with fullscale military
operations if they refuse.
The Premier coupled his move
with a pledge of genuinely free
elections throughout Algeria
within three months of peace,
and promised to negotiate a fair
settlement with the Algerians
once they have chosen their
leadership. But he reassured
French residents of Algeria that
France will maintain an "indis
soluble" link with Algeria, and
protect their lives and property.
Mollet spoke with the endorse
ment of the nation's highest mili
tary advisors—the National Se
curity Council—but he did not
disclose any definite military
moves.
Negro Woman to Renew
29-Month Fight Today
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 28'
01—A Negro woman's 29-month
fight for the right to study at the
all-white University of Alabama
will be renewed tomorrow in a
small federal courtroom here. I
2 Train Wrecks Kill
13, Injure Over 100
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., Feb. 28 QP)—A Boston & Maine
Railroad passenger train sped through two snow-obscured
warning signals today and knifed into the rear of another
train, killing 13 persons and injuring more than a hundred.
The B & M said a Budd train passed through a yellow
caution signal 1.3 miles from the'
halted train and ran by a redi
stop signal 3200 feet from the Dulles Refutes
scene of the wreck in a blinding
snowstorm.
The railroad said the signals
were tested after the wreck Critics; Firm
"found to be in perfect working ! •
order," although obscured by,
snow and ice. The B & M said the
l On Optimism
engineer, Ernest Touriellotte, 55,1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (.41—
Winchester, who died in the Secretary of State John Foster
crash, violated operating rules. !Dulles stood his ground today
Second Wreck la gai n s t Democratic criticisms
A short tiin e later, another, that he is too optimistic about
B & M train rammed a halted'the cold war.
train in nearby Revere, injuring At the same time, he said com
-20 persons. The railroad said that placency could be disastrous.
'mishap happened "under similar! Dulles spoke at a news confer
circumstances." !enee in reply to questions based
Some of the injured were in!on Democratic criticism of state
both wrecks. ments Dulles made to the Senate
The first wreck happened aniForeign Relations Committee on
hour and a half earlier in Swamp-
!Friday and in a Philadelphia
scott, about 12 miles northeast oflspeech on Sunday. The theme of
Boston. The four-car, self-pro-I f those statements was that Mos
pelled Danvers train struck aICOW has had to change its tactics
Portsmouth, N.H.-Boston trai n' in the face of free world unity,
which had halted for a signal. Dulles declared that he dis-
Wreck Investigated agrees with critics who contend
The B & M, after a "prelimi- he is looking at the cold war
nary investigation," said it "ap- through rose colored glasses. He
I
pears" that the Danyers-Boston repeated that he feels free world
train "passed a yellow caution strength and stability have caused
signal located near Jefferson Ave-;a change in Soviet tactics from
nue in Salem about 3-10 mile&military bluster to overtures of
from the stopped train and in!trade and aid.
violation of operating rules rani It would not. be fair to say to
by a red stop signal located in• the American
people. Dulles ar-
Salem about 3200 feet behind the
I gued, that their sacrifices in blood
halted train. 'and treasure since the end of
World War II had failed complete
'Peaceful Atoms' Plan I.
iy to cause any change inside the
HARRISBURG, Feb. 28 (A') — Kremlin.
Legislation reached the Senate Ito
;Korean Confesses Plot
day to set up a five-member tem
porary state atomic energy com-I SEOUL,Feb. 28 till—Kim Jai
mission to get under way the de- !Ho, the aleged leader of five Ko
velopment of peaceful uses ofireans charged with conspiracy to
atomic energy in Pennsylvania. assassinate President Syngman
The group of five bills was in-;Rhee admitted in court today his
troduced with bipartisan sponsor-group plotted to "eliminate" the
!ship. :president.
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