THURSDAY. MARCH 1. 1956
3 Per Cent
Snagged by
HARRISBURG, Feb. 29 (/P)—The Republican 3 per cent
sales tax plan tonight ran into a hidden shoal—the question
o f whether clothing should be taxed.
The development scramb'
originally called for a final s]
Moller Asks
For Power
In Algeria
PARIS, Feb. 29 (?P)—Premier
Guy Mullet's government today
asked the National Assembly for
special powers in Algeria to cope
with the nationalist rebellion
there and named a new French
military command.
A bill giving special authority
to Robert Lacoste, minister for
Algerian affairs, was adopted by
the Cabinet and sent to the As
sembly with a request for urgent
consideration. The bill would give
Lacoste increased power in the
military, economic and admini
strative fields, but its details
were secret.
Amid reports of a policy clash,
the government removed Gen.
Augustin Guillaume as chairrrian
of the French Joint Chiefs of
Staff and replaced him with Gen.
Paul Ely, whose most recent duty
included an investigation into the
French disaster at Dien Bien Phu
in Indochina.
Ely, 58, held the chairmanship
once before, in 1953, when Guil
laume succeeeded him. When he
went to Indochina he took over
as both governor general and
army commander to prepare for
setting up the free Viet Nam re
gime now headed by Ngo Dinh
Diem. Before that he was France's
representative on the three-man
standing group or executive body
of the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization at Washington.
What the policy argument was
about was not immediately clear
except that Guillaume was re
ported to be dissatisfied with the
government's willingness to ne
gotiate with Algerian national
ists and its reluctance to mount
animmediate full-scale offensive
against the rebels.
HaluskaChallenged
By Federal Judge
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 29 (VP)
—Federal judge John J. Miller to
day said Sen. John J. Haluska
(D-Cambria) committed a "fla
grant and cynical abuse" of the
Fifth Amendment in refusing to
answer questions about the • con
troversial Hoxsey Cancer Clinic
in Portage.
Haluska, who was active in
founding the clinic, invoked the
Fifth Amendment some time ago
when being questioned by gov
ernment attorneys. The question
ing came after the government
seized more than a half-million
"cancer pills" in a raid last March
25 at the clinic.
The pills, developed by Harry
Hoxsey of Dallas, Texas, have
been barred from interstate trans
portation by the government. The
American Medical Assn. has said
the pills have no value in treating
cancer.
State to Build Hospital
HARRISBURG (W)—The Gener
al State Authority today agreed
to select a 240-acre plot of land in
Haverford Twp., Delaware Coun
ty, as the site for a proposed 1,500-
bed state mental hospital' to •cost
151/2 million dollars.
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Between the Movies
Sales Tax
New Query
ed the GOP timetable which
owdown vote tomorrow. The
vote was pushed back until at
least Friday or Saturday.
A Republican senator, who de
clined quotation by name, said
there were "at least" four of his
colleagues ready to withdraw
their support from the 3 per cent
levy if clothing is taxed.
"We have a problem on our
hands," he told a newsman. "We
have these fellows backing out on
something which Democrats insist
must be part of the bill if enough
money is to be raised."
Sen. Albert R. Pechan, assist
ant Republican floor leader, con
firmed the snag in the timetable.
"Things are confused," he told
a newsman. "One minute one
thing is decided; the next minute,
something else."
The $423 1 / 2 million Republican
'tax plan, featuring a sales tax,
was returned to the Senate Fi
nance Committee for final re
drafting.
Sen. G. Graybull Diehm (R-
Lancaster) said he expected the
final draft woud be made after a
review by the Senate Republican
caucus tomorrow.
Sen. John H. Dent, Democratic
floor leader, told newsmen after
separate conferences with Gov.
George M. Leader and Senate
GOP chieftains during the day:
"If they (Republicans) are go
ing to raise the money that is re
quired, they are going to have to
have a stiff sales tax." •
Asked what the governor's re
action was to the entire idea, he
replied:
"The governor told me one
thing: 'I can't say anything until
I see the bill' The governor is
interested in the budget needs."
Dent also told newsmen he was
"not convinced" the Republicans
were going to pass the plan.
Dulles Claims Russia Spent
One-third of Wealth on Arms
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (IP)—Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles today estimated military' expenditures absorb nearly one
third of Russia's wealth. He speculated the Soviets would "greatly,
welcome relief" from the burden.
But Dulles also told a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee
on disarmament
"We shall not jeopardize the
security of the United States by
relying on promises which cannot,
in all essentials, be controlled."
Dulles expressed belief Russia
is devoting 30 per cent of its in
come to the miltiary. On a com
parative basis, he said this coun
try is allotting about 10 per cent
to the same purposes.
Also compared to the United
States, he said, living conditions
in Russia are "quite bad." , He
added:
"I believe the Soviet- Union
would like very much to raise liv
ing standards at home and among
the satellite peoples."
Dulles was called to testify as
Sally's
New I
Taste .
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
ike's Decision
Draws Comment
From Politicians
Capsule comment on Presi
dent Dwight D. Eisenhower's de
cision to seek a second term:
Former President Harry S. Tru
man—"We can beat anybody."
Adlai Stevenson, 1952 Demo
cratic candidate and a leading
[ contender to oppose Eisenhower
this year—"lt is fitting that Pres
ident Eisenhower be the candi
date. The main issue will be the
policies and record of the Eisen
hower administration."
- .
Sen. William F. Knowland, who
had intended to bid for the GOP
nomination if Eisenhower did not
run—" The campaign of 1956 will
be a hard one and must not be
taken for granted."
Republican National Chairman
Leonard Hall—" The best possi
ble news for all Americans."
Democratic National Chairman
Paul M. Bur_er—"The American
people will never elect a Presi
dent who, at 65, has had a serious
heart attack and who is unable
to be a full time chief executive."
George Probes
Campaign Offer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 OM
Sen. Walter F. George (D-Ga) to
day called on the Justice Depart
ment to find the truth in directly
conflicting testimony over an al
leged offer of $2,500 to the re
election campaign chest of Sen.
Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R-Iowa).
Robert K. Goodwin, lowa's Re
publican national committeeman,
swore the offer had been made
by lawyer-lobbyist John M. Neff.
Neff, oil company attorney from
Lexington; Neb., then took the
stand at a Senate investigation to
assert Godwin was wrong in say
ing this and wrong in "many par
rticulars" of his testimony.
The dramatic contradiction oc
curred as a special committee
headed by George neared the end
of an inquiry touched off by a
rejected $2500 campaign contribu
tion to Sen. Case (R.-S.Dak.).
the subcommittee headed by Sen.
Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn)
continued its study of proposals
by the Eisenhower administra
tion and other governments aimed
at the eventual outlawing of nu
clear weapons.
While the session was limited
to that problem, Dulles' policies
In general were later the subject
of another sharp exchange on the
Senate floor.
Sen. H. Alexander Smith (R
-NJ) denounced as "completely in
defensible" Democratic claims
that Dulles had attempted, as
Smith phrased it, to deceive
Americans about the Soviet men
ace.
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Lucy to Be Readmitted
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb, 29; cision by saying, "there are some
Rl—Federal District Court JuAtigelpeople who believe this court
H. Hobart Grooms today orderedlshould carve out a province, man
Autherine Lucy, 26-year-old Ne-I
the battlement . . . and defy the
gro, readmitted to the University U.S. Supreme Court."
of Alabama by 9 a.m. March 5. The tall, graying judge said:
At the same time the judge va
"This court always acts in ac
cated a contempt motion against
cordance with the U.S. Supreme
13 university trustees and offiCourt."
cials on the grounds that they had
acted to date in good faith.
The former school teacher was
barred from the all-white univer
sity campus for her own safety
and the safety of others after
some 3000 students rioted Feb. 6.
The petition for a court order
granting Miss Lucy dormitory
and dining room facilities on the
campus of the 125-year-old school
was taken under advisement.
Judge Grooms prefaced his de-
THE GRIM AND GRISLY ADVENTURES OF
NORBERT SIGAFOOS, AMERICAN
If you squeam, read no further, for today's column is not for
the squeamish.
It is a harrowing story which begins in 1946 when Norbert
Sigafoos, an ichthyology major from UCLA, went on a field trip
with his class to Monterey Bay to study the many fish and
crustaceans who make their homes in these waters.
But truth to tell, Norbert was not very interested in ichthyol
ogy. What he was interested in was television, which in 1946
was an exciting new infant industry. While his classmates
leaned over the rail of the boat, studying the tunny and amber
jack which swarmed below, Norbert just leaned and thought
about television. Thus preoccupied, he fell overboard and, all
unnoticed, was washed far out to sea.
A strong swimmer, Norbert, after 43 days, sighted land—a
tiny atoll, far away from the normal sea lanes. Tired but happy,
he clambered ashore. Being a college man, he was, of course,
fearless, resourceful, and clean in mind, body, and spirit He
built himself a snug shelter, fashioned traps for animals, wove
fishing lines, and arranged day and night signals to attract
any passing ships.
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Though nine years went by, Norbert never abandoned hope
of being rescued. At long last, his patience was rewarded. On
October 14, 1955, he was picked up by the Portuguese tanker,
Molly O'Day.
Ralph Gomez, the ship's captain, greeted Norbert with a
torrent of Portuguese. "Do you speak English?" Norbert asked.
"A little," said Ralph Gomez, which was no less than the
truth. He did speak a little English: two words. They were "a"
and "little."
But, withal, he was a good hearted man, and he gave Norbert
fresh clothes, a razor, and a cheroot.
"No, thank you," said Norbert to the cigar. "I'm a Philip
Morris man myself. Have you ever smoked Philip Morris?"
"A little," said Ralph Gomez.
"Then you know what I mean when I talk about their yummy
goodness, their delicately reared tobaccos, their soothing, con
soling, uplifting, unfailing gentleness—pack after pack after
pack," said Norbert.
"A little," said Ralph Gomez.
"I suppose you're wondering," mid Norbert, "how I kept my
sanity during all those years on the island."
"A little," said Ralph Gomez.
"Well, I'll tell you," said Norbert. "I've been thinking about
television because that's what I want to go into when I get back.
For nine years I've been sitting on that island thinking up
brand new shows for television. And I've got some marvelous
new ideas! I've got one terrific idea for a show where a panel
of experts tries to guess people's occupations. 'What's My Line?'
I call it. Then I've got one, a real doozy, where you pull some
body unexpectedly out of the studio audience and do his whole
life story. 'This Is Your Life,' I call it. But that's not all! I
thought up a real gut-buster of an idea for a quiz show where
you give away not $64, not $6400, but—get this, Ralph Gomez—
s64,ooo! Wow, I can hardly wait to get back to the States and
sell these fabulous ideas to the networks!"
There is, fortunately, a happy ending to this chilling tale. Nor
bert never had to suffer the bitter - disappointment of learning
that all his ideas had long since been thought of by other people.
Why not? Because the Portuguese tanker, Molly O'Day, struck
a reef the day after picking up Norbert and, I am gratified to
report, went down with all hands. • emu Stosime. JIM
If the shattering story of Norbert Sigifoos has left you limp, tons
fort yourself with a gentle Philip Morris. So say the sosthers of Philip
Morris, who. bring you this column weekly through the school year.
Minimum Wage Boost
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (JP)—A
t one -third boost in the 75-cent fed
eral mnimum wage to an even
; dollar an hour goes into effect
'tomorrow.
The increase under the Fair La
bor Standards Ac•t means that an
estimated 2,100.000 workers will
get pay hikes. Some of them got
their pay increases in advance
from employers.
Il e s with
On •I I qw" iiefaxghuhnan
(Author ell "Barefoot Boy With Cheek," etc.)
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