FRIDAY, JAN
ARY 4. 1957
Ad itional Powei
Sought by Ike
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 ('P)--President Dwight D. Eisen
hower will appear before Congress •in person at 12:30 p.m.
(EST) Saturday to present his plea for special authority to
prevent Communist aggression in the Middle East.
What he wants—and what he appears likely' to get—is
approval of a resolution authorizing him to use American
Air Force
Halts Airlift
To Hungary
McGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE.
N.J., Jan. 3 (10—The Air Force
wrote finis today to the dramatic
airlift of fleeing Hungarian refu
gees, with the chance another act
might be added later.
The last plane, a hospital evac
uation transport, landed here at
3:58 p.m. shortly after Lt. Gen.
Joseph Smith, Military Air Trans
port Service, Commander, an
nounced the erld of Operation Safe
Haven.
35 Persons Aboard
Aboard were 35 Hungarians in
cluding nine litter cases. Five of
these are expectant mothers. The
plane was not the last to leave
Europe but was delayed by snow
in Newfoundland.
Thus ended the greatest airlift
since the Berlin blockade.
Since it began Dec. 11 through
instructions from the White
House, 9700 Hungarians were
brought to this country by 110
MATS flights and 46 commercial
planes chartered by MATS.
Not a single accident was re
ported.
All Types Included
Old folk and children, expec
tant mothers, wounded fighters,
laborers, professional people—all
were included.
The last refugee signed aboard
a plane manifest was 11-month
old Peter Gergely, No. 9700 to
board the airlift.
Peter watched attentively as
the big CllB Airmaster bearing
him and 44 other Hungarians
landed here in the chill morning
wind. Then they were taken to
nearby Camp Kilmer.
Traffic Death Record Set
CHICAGO, Jan. 3 (JP)—Deaths
in traffic accidents in the United
States climbed to a new record
in 1956.
The• National Safety Council
made the announcement today.
Doria' Study Shows Building
Standards Not Up to Par
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (IP)—Congressional investigators said to
day their study of the sinking of the Andrea Doria shows inter
national shipbuilding standards are not high enough for safety.
They said also that information on the disaster raises "serious
questions" as to whether the Andrea Doria and the Swedish ship
Stockholm "were being operated
in accordance with the precepts of
good seamanship and the provi
sions of the International Con
vention for Safety of Life at Sea."
The Andrea Doria, an Italian
luxury liner, sank off the Atlantic
Coast after it and the Stockholm
collided July 25.
'Objectives Not Met'
"It is clear from this accident
that the operation of the e
ards of the 1948 internationa:
vention do not meet their of
tives," said specialists who n
the investigation for the Ho
Merchant Marine Committee.
"It is recommended tha'
United States propose intern;
al study and agreements lot
to more effective standard:
construction and operation."
The committee sent the ro
to Congress for study and
recommended that ex ecui
agencies concerned . consider
recommendations.
Disclaims Responsibility
The report itself disclaimer
intention of fixing responsit.
for the tragedy that cost sorm
lives, but it said:
"If the ships had been folio ,
the' recommended sealanes,'
collision would not "have
pond, for the Stockholm
nearly on the westbound tract
military forces if he should deem
it necessary.
The administration has been
pushing for quick action on the
request for standby authority. The
sense of urgency was underlined
by the White House request for a
joint session at which the Presi
dent could present his arguments.
Both Senate and House leaders
were agreeable.
Discuss Move
Eisenhower and Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles already
:have talked with groups of sena
tors and representatives. Dulles,
for example, has described the
situation in the Middle East as
highly dangerous and said that
Russia "may well move" to ex
pand its influence there.
Russia has accused the United
States of wanting to assume pow
er over the area in the wake of
the Israeli-Arab troubles and the
British-French invasion of Egypt
following Egypt's seizure of the
Suez Canal.
The administration's Middle
East resolution, besides asking
standby authority for the Presi
dent, calls for spending; .S4OO mil
lion in economic aid for the Mid
dle East countries during the two
years beginning next July 1.
Little Outcry
There has not been much out
cry against either part of the pro
posal. However, it remained to be
seen whether it would be adopted
by anything like the margins
given the "fight if we must" reso
lution Congress adopted in 955
in the Red China-Formosa situa
tion. '
The Formosa resolution author
ized the President to use U.S.
armed forces and any measures
he might find necessary to safe
guard the Chinese Nationalist is
land from Communist attack. So
far, Formosa has not been in
[vaded.
The Senate approved the For
mosa resolution d 3-3 and the
House endorsed it 409-3.
Rep. Usher L. Burdick (R-N.D.)
challenged the constitutionality of
the Middle East resolution in a
statement today. He said that un
der it, Eisenhower could start a
war without coming to Congress,
whereas the Constitution reserves
to Congress the authority to de
clare war.
some 20 miles north of the recom
mended track for vessels east
bound to Europe."
However, the report noted that
use of the sealanes, 'which have
been planned and recommended
since 1855, is not mandatory even
on countries. which, like Italy and
Sweden, signed the 1948 safety
convention.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Democrats Clinch
Control of Senate
WASHINGTON (.-I'—Demo
crats clinched control of the
Senate today. 49-46, with the
support of Sen. Frank J. Laus
che (D-Ohio). This gives them
control of both branches.
Lausche's decision to stick
with his party ended a short
lived renewal of Republican
hopes that they might be able
to seize control of the Senate
from the - Democrats despite
the latter's numerical majority
in the election.
However, a death of a Demo
cratic Senator in a state with
a Republican governor could
challenge the Democratic con
trol.
Florida Bus
Segregation
Not Valid
MIAMI, Fla.. Jan. 3 (:-1 ) 1 U.S.
District Judge Emett Choate ruled
today that Florida and Miami
laws requiring Negroes to sit in
the rear of Miami Transit Co.
buses are unconstitutional.
In an off-the-cuff oral opinion,
which he promised to put in writ
ing if necessary, the judge said:
"I have no hesitation in saying
that these segregation laws—per
taining to buses—are unconstitu
tional and hence unenforceable."
He gave the city of Miami 10
days to file a motion in answer
to his ruling. The City Com
mission went into a hurried.
special session to map future
strategy.
After a brief meeting. the
commission instructed the city
attorney's office to study the
matter further and take "what
ever legal action" it feels is
warranted.
And Asst. City Atty. Jack Smith,
who handled the case for the city,
cautioned that "anybody who at
tempted to intimidate or use force
to make a Negro sit in the back
of a bus will be in contempt of
federal court."
Spokesman for Florida
branches of the National Assn.
for the Advancement of Colored
People hailed the ruling by the
65-year-old Republican judge
as a "real victory" in their fight
to end segregation.
G. E. Graves Jr. of Miami, coun
sel for the NAACP, and other at
torneys connected with the case
indicated they felt it would be
futile for the city to file any an
swer to the ruling, since Choate
spelled out so explicitly that he
considers any segregated seating
requirements unconstitutional. In
stating his opinion, Choate cited
the recent U.S. Supreme Court
ruling against bus segregation in
the Montgomery, Ala., case.
Right to Inquire Upheld
For Investigating Groups
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (JP)
The right of congressional com
mittees to inquire into political
beliefs and associations of wit
nesses "in the exercise of legis
lative duty" was upheld today by
the U.S. Court of Appeals.
The court acted in the cases of
` two witnesses who had refused to
l answer questions from congres
sional committees relating to
%Communist affiliations.
8 Rescuers Saved
By Helicopter;
CHAMONIX, France. Jan. 3 VP) -Daring helicopter pilots
igid face of Mt. Blanc today.
,e eight had tried to save were
of a rescue helicopter on
snatched eight men off the fr
But two young Alpinists that t
left for dead in the wreckag
Europe's highest mountain.
The grieving parents of
offer by a noted Swiss army pilot
to make one more rescue attempt.l
The flier, Hermann Geiger, pro
posed that three light ski planes
be landed on the mountainside to:
whisk the two men away.
But under conditions of swirl
ing snow and subzero tempera
tures the parents considered—and
said no.
Drama Closed
Thus closed one of history's
most drama-filled mountain res
cue efforts—a 10-day trial of men
and machines against biting cold
and lashing snowstorms high on
15,781-foot Mt. Blanc.
Scores of veteran climbers and
parachutists and several helicop
ters had joined in repeated at
tempts to rescue the two alpinists,
Jean Vincendon, 23, a Frenchman
and Francois Henry, 24, a Belgian.
On Friday they were seen
through a telescope, slogging pain
fully along a ledge through "Un
easy Pass" at an altitude of 12,509
feet. They were only a dozen or
so yards below Vallot Refuge, a
sturdy retreat for exhausted
climbers.
Little Hope Seen
But because of the snow and
cold and the men's obvious fa
tigue. there appeared little hope
they would reach the haven.
Lionel Terray, a French veteran
of Himalayan expeditions includ
ing Annapurna, organized a res
cue party. On Saturday an Ital
ian rescue group began the climb.
That afternoon a light French
helicopter dropped drugs to the
stranded men along with a mes
sage telling them to stay put un
til rescued.
Early Monday a helicopter was
about to land near the tent when
air currents brought it down with
a crash. The four crewmen—two
of them slightly injured—joined
Vincendon and Henry.
Postal Increase
Being Proposed
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 (JP)—A
proposal to raise the postage rates
on letters to five cents is under
consideration by the Post Office
Department.
The department said Postmas
ter General Arthur E. Summer
field has approached members of
Congress on the idea. Congress
would have to approve. In the last
two sessions it has turned down
Summerfield's request that the
first-class rate be increased to
four cents from three.
In saying that a five-cent rate
is under consideration, the depart
ment said nothing had been put
in a final form, but that when it
is it will be announced in detail.
The department has long been
operating at a loss, which is made
up from general funds derived
from taxation.
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PAGE THREE
2 Die
he two men declined a final
Railroaders
Call Strike
In Canada
MONTREAL, Que.. Jan. 3 (ril—
Scores of towns and hamlets
tightened their belts today as a
countrywide strike brought oper
ations of the Canadian Pacific
Railway to a stop.
For isolated communities de
pending upon Canadian Pacific
service alone, a prolonged strike
meant serious shortages of food,
fuel and mail in midwinter, some
industries already had Mal off
men, though the most serious
consequences would be several
days in developing.
Prime Minister Louis St. Lau
rent, returning to his office in
Ottowa after a holiday, met with
his Cabinet to consider the situa
tion created by the walkout which
began at 4 p.m. yesterday. He re
fused to comment on questions
about possible strike-ending leg
islation that mint be submitted
to Parliament when it meets .Tan.
8.
Calls Strike
Thf, Brotherhu. ca of Locomo
tive Firemen & Enginemen called
the strike by its 3000 members in
a dispute over a proposed gradual
elimination of firemen from die
sel engines on freights and in
yards. They said the walkout was
"totally effective" from Halifax,
Nova Scotia, to Victoria, British
Columbia.
The railroad said 64,000 em
ployes were idle over the 17,000-
mile system. About 11,000 non
'union employes and telegraphers
were still working.
The dispute did not affect the
government-owned Canadian Na
tional Railway, largest in Can
ada.
Agree to Proposal
In an 11th-hour peace attempt
by Cabinet ministers, which col
lapsed on New Year's Eve, both
sides agreed to a proposal for an
independent tribunal to study the
firemen-duties question. But the
railroad insisted that the tri
bunal's report should be binding
on both sides, and the union re
fused.
Schools Ask Federal Aid
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (RI
Rep. Augustine B. Kelley (D-Pa.)
today introduced the first House
bill of the new session of Con
gress. a 33,600.000,000 school aid
'measure.
The bill, formally labeled
House Resoluiion 1, provides for
a six-year program of federal aid
in building schools in every state
at the rate of $6OO million a year.