FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1956 British Atomic Blast Gouges Wide Crater CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 27 o?)—Britain touched off her fourth series of atomic explosions today with a test at the new Maralinga proving ground that ripped out a crater half a mile wide. Although supposed to be relatively small, the blast rattled windows in the transcontinental Dar win-Adelaide train 200 miles away and wrecked everything within a two-mile radius. Centered on Tower Site The Sydney Morning Herald correspondent said it dug a "shal low, ash gray circle centered on the site of the vaporized tower which appears about half a mile wide" Suez Stand Reiterated By West PARIS, Sept. 27 (,'P)—British and French pokesmen reiterated today their _ svernment's determi nation to p ess for International control of t e Suez Canal while maintaining joint military build- g distance of Egypt. 'h-British stand was after a conference Premier Guy Monet Minister Eden and ministers. British Agree Messed full agreement ,o be followed in the up in striki The Fren emphasized here betwee and Prime their foreig French They. exp on the line U.N. Sccuri y Council's pending debate on t e Suez issue even as President' Eisenhower indicated in Washington he would be will ing to compromise on the kind of international operation which would be worked out for the waterway. U.S. Is Reluctant The British and French have insisted the canal must be run internationally and they have displayed annoyance at what they feel is U.S. reluctance on this point. Eisenhower expressed hope at a news conference that a provi sional method of canal operation could be worked out, perhaps along the lines of the 18-nation majority proposal at the first Lon don Suez conference for inter national supervision. Prisoners Seize Airliner SALTA, Argentina, Sept. 27 CR) —A planeload of Bolivian polit ical prisoners overpowered armed guards and seized their airliner in flight high over Bolivia today. They then turned the plane around and landed in Argentina, seeking asylum. GRADUATE STUDENTS You Are Invited to Attend Graduate School 7:30 P.M. A dance-mixer *ill be held in the "The ground for the further mile around is seared and gutted as if by a bush fire," he added. "A collection of steel huts ringing the tower at various distances are total wrecks. Buildings closest to the flash have disappeared and others a mile distant have col lapsed. Reassembled Mushroom The eyewitness report said the explosion formed a perfect mush room, and a "fireball mounted the column as a great glowing bubble" but there was a notable absence of shock wave after the blast. Sir William Penney. British sci entist in charge, previously an nounced that four atomic wea pons equivalent to a few thou sand tons of TNT—in contrast to the devices of a million tons or more reported fired by the United States and Russia—would be set off. Two, he said, would be fired from towers another "operational weapon of a service type" would be dropped from a bomber and a fourth Of comparatively small power would be set , off on the ground. It is generally believed the de vices are intended to become war heads in guided missiles being developed in Britain and tested at the Woomera rocket range ad joining Maralinga. State's School Districts To Receive $75 Million HARRISBURG. Sept. 27 () Andrew M. Bradley, budget sec retary to Gov. Leader, said today the Commonwealth will borrow 75 million dollars in the next 60 days to make certain prompt pay ment in state aid to schools. About 125 million dollars in school subsidies are payable in October and November. GRADUATE FACULTY the annual Convocation • t e • HUB Ballroom immediately after the Convocation THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA of the Schwab Auditorium Clark Drive Criticizes State Setup PITTSBURGH, Sept. 27 (JP)— Joseph S. Clark, Democratic can didate for the U.S. Senate, said today "the spoil system is ram part" in Pennsylvania and has hindered Gov. Leader's idealistic approach to good government. Clark, campaigning to unseat Republican James H. Duff as the junior senator from Pennsylvania, spoke at a news conference fol lowing a luncheon at the Pitts burgh Press Club. In a question and answer period he said: State is Patronage-Ridden "Pennsylvania to my deep re gret is a patronage-ridden state. The merit system is a joke. "Under the Leader administra tion the same thing has been done at Harrisburg that was done un der every Republican administra, tion, namely to use patronage to the hilt" Commends Leader But Clark said he believes Gov. Leader is the "best governor of Pennsylvania since Gifford Pin chot. and perhaps before. He is honest and earnest and he has vicious opposition from the 26 Republicans in the State Senate." The former mayor of Philadel phia said he doesn't see any par ticular difference between the Re publican and Democratic use of the patronage system. Eleven German Paintings On Exhibition in HUB Eleven paintings by German artists are now on exhibition in the Hetzel Union Building. The collection includes water colors, oils, and drawings loaned to the University by the Guggen heim Museum in New York. Tito Startles West; Flies with Kruschev BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Sept. 27 I.7l—President Tito surprised Western capitals today by flying to the Soviet Union with Soviet Communist party leader Nikita Khrushchev. The trip - .vas officially described as a vacation. There was a wide spread belief the real purpose was to continue talks on the future role that Yugoslavia will play in, relations with other East Euro pean Communist parties. Arrival Unexpected Khrushchev arrived unexpec tedly in Belgrade Sept. 19 on a visit also described as a vacation. Tito and the Russian leader spent several days talking privately on Brioni Isle in the Adriatic. The main subject was generally be lieved to be Tito's independent brand of communism. Talks Continue The fact Tito returned to Rus sia with Khrushchev was taken as an indication their eight-day talks here were not conclusive. There was speculation the con versations had reached a point where the Russian needed to con sult his Kremlin colleagues. The official Yugoslav ne w s agency Tan jug. reporting the Tito- Khrushchev party left on a spe cial Soviet plane, said the party will spend several days resting, Metals Society to Meet The American Society for Met als will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tues day at Delta Sigma. ajlinfileaßigiff Nriaft4,4ls( USE GUARANTEED ANNUAL PROTECTION • Be Ready Guarantees your radiator against loss of anti-freeze due to leakage or boiling For Winter! out. Any additional anti- ) freeze is installed FREE! 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The Democratic presidential nominee flew here to deliver an other "give 'em hell speech" after telling a crowd at Kansas City, Kan., earlier in the day that the Democrats favor taking the coun try away from General Motors and "turning it back to Joe Smith." Stevenson said the Republicans are trying "with movies, jeeps. girls and gadgets of all kinds" to sell the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket 'again "to a docile, complacent. carefree people, all happily chant ing: 'Peace, prosperity and pro igress, ain't it wonderful'!" Don't Be Caught By A Sudden Freeze! PAGE THREE
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