. MARCH 20. 1957
WEDNESDA
ate Republican /ate
ains 3% Sales Tax
Se
Re
ISBURG, March 19 (/P)—The Senate, following strict party lines, tonight
y a Republican plan to keep the sales tax at 3 per cent instead of permitting
• 2 per cent June 1.
ote was_27-22, with Republicans for the measure and Democrats against. Ab
-n. Miller (D-Beaver). •
HAR
passed fina
it to drop
The
sent was S
Sena
e Democrats lost a series of moves (1.) to rev
Oil
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, March 19 (R)—An
posed today that the
adopt a policy of-
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United State
l a Arab countries but
1 time strengthening
gaining position to
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rcpt at playing one
, s against another.
fering to hel
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the West's b
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The propos
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t -issue of Foreign
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lations. An advance
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Affairs, publi
on Foreign R.
copy is repo
In Washingto:
The expert is Walter J. Levy of I
New York, coinsultant to interna
tional oil companies and to gov
ernments on oil matters. He warns
that Europe will depend for many
years to come on Middle East oil.
Neither nuclear power nor any
other source of energy can make
an appreciable dent for decades.
The policy, he says, would be
based on enlightened self-interest.
It would avoid too much reliance
on agreements with Arab-nations
in view of past experience, veer
away from too heavy a depend
ence on the United Nations for
solutions, and•follow a firm line
in asserting the interests of all
concerned in the Middle East.
It would attempt to do these
three things simultaneously:
1. Stress the common interests
of the Middle East and West and'
thus try to le;isen. opportunities,
for. Soviet intrigue.
2. Minimize Western vulner
ability to interruptions of Middle,
East oil flow, thus enhancing the,
West's_ bargaining position.
3. Effbctively support . rights of
private oil companies to encour
age continued investment and de
velopment of Middle East oil.
Mediators Postpone
Railroad Strikes
CLEVELAND, March 19 (IP)
The Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen today postponed two
scheduled strikes, against the
New York Central and the Grand
Trunk Western Railroads. Both
.had been scheduled to commence
tomorrow. -
The National Railway Medita
tion Board intervened in the New
York Central dispute, which
would have idled 20,000 employes
between Buffalo and Chicago.
A federal• judge .issued a. tem
porary injunction against the
Grand Trunk walkout, which
would have affected about 7,000
workers.
Both disputes involve working
- conditions. W. E. B. Chase, broth
erhood vice president, said the
union has 23 grievances agP llll -ct
the New York CentraL
Tougher U.S: Policy
Called , for by Israel
WASSINGTOX March 19 (47
Israel's AmbassadOr Abba Eban
called at the St- te Department to
day, evidently o press Israel's
demands for - = tougher United
States policy t.. and Egypt.
"It's a na•• - assumption that
we didn't talk only about prin
ciples," he said afterwards.
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purchases made by persons re-i
ceiving welfare benefits (2.) to:
return it to committee for further I
study and (3.) kill it entirely. ' Ike Undergoes
The opposition was leveled pri-' ,
warily at Republican-sponsored Mock A-Bomb :
amendments giving new exemp
tions to manufacturers, p u b 1 i c •
utilities and shipyards. Demo-'
crats
called it "a Republican give- . Attack at Sea
away." • Republicans insisted the chang-1 ENROUTE WITH EISENHOW
ER AT SEA, March 19 (W)—The
es were necessary to clarify the
tax and contended that the levy cruiser Canberra, with President
{will yield $5OO million. ,Eisenhower on deck, came under
• simulated atomic a t t ac k today
1 In defending the sales
!amendments, Chairman Kessler from planes striking with speeds
'(R—Lancaster) of the Senate Fiiof more than 500 miles an hour.
nance - committee told the Senate: l It was a demonstration of
Hold the Line tuatomic techniques" in bombing )
"We didn't want to do anything and rocket firing, the President's {1
to reduce taxation money but we,oress secretary, James C. Hager-I
wanted to hold the line on addi4Y, told newsmen.
tional taxation." Jet fighters and attack bombers'
Nearly 3 1 / 2 hours of debate'—dispatched from the aircraft
wound up on a decision to post- ( carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt 200
pone until next week a final voteimiles away—streaked to targets
on the remainder of a so-called within 2000 yards of the Canberra
"no-new-taxes" package -of rev- which is taking the President to
enue bills. Bermuda for talks with British'
One was amended to make it Prime Minister Macmillan.
mandatory that county recorders, The President took the mean
of deeds be designated as agentsldering sea voyage in the hope of
to collect the 1 per cent-real es-(getting rid of a cold, cough and,
tate transfer tax. tear ailment.
Gleeson Removed- Privileges Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder,
Its sponsor, Sen. Propert (R-(White House physician on the
Montgomery), claimed RevenueiCanberra, sent word to newsmen
Secretary Gerald A. Gleeson re-lon accompanying destroyers that
moved collection privileges from Eisenhower's ear inflammation is
the. county recorders of Montgom - i"entirely cleared up" and that he
ery, Delaware and Bucks counties has "no symptoms now of a cold."
and turned them over' to
.privatel Earlier, the President's cough had,
mortgage firms , - been reported much improved.
The, sales tax measure wenti The Canberra is due in Ber
back to the House for concurrence muds at 4 p.m. tomorrow and the
in Senate amendments ; Action is, sessions with Macmillan begin
not expected , until next week. Thursday.
Other Action
Other legiqlßtive developments
Were by Rep.. Johnson, House!
Republican floor leader, who said]
Democrats will be assured places
on a ten-man" commission pro
posed by the FOP to undertake
[ a probe of the state Highways De-,
partment.
A $lOO,OOO appropriation to fi
inance the 21-month probe, he said,'
would be scaled down to some
lower figure.
-He predicted Gov. Leader will
approve the probe.
Chairman Wood (R-Lancaster)
of the House Appropriations Com
mittee sponsored legislation slic
ing 34 1 2 million dollars from ap
propriations in the current bien
nium.
'Tanked' Fishing OK'd
HARRISBURG. March 19 (41---
Senate committee approval today
was given a House-approved mea
-1 sure that would allow fishing in
temporary water tanks set up at
indoor sportsmen's shows.
Avoid Taxes—
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Aly
Rep. Paul A. Fino (R-NY) has
his-way, each of us would have
a chance to become as rich as
Charles Van Doren. And we
wouldn't need to memorize the
encyclopedia either.
For Fino is a persistent, and
enthusiastic; supporter of a na
tional lottery.
He says the government has
thought of about every way to
raise money except the painless
way. Under a lottery, he believes,
citizens will be eager to fork over
their money to the 'U.S. Treasnry
in the,hope of winning a big prize.
Van Doren, a $4OOO-a-year col
lege teacher, picked up $129,000,
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THE' DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PE
se the sales levy to exempt
Britain Industries
Ordered On Strike
LONDON, March 19 (W) —Un
ion leaders tonight ordered 2 1 / 2
million facory workers to join in
a phased strike aimed at paralyz
ing Britain's manufacturing indus
tries by April 6.
Seventy shipyards already are
idle by a walkout of 200,000 men.
Taken together, the two strikes
could bring the British economy
almost to a standstill in the worst
industrial chaos since the general
strike of 1926.
Students who wish to attend
the coffee hour of Alpha Nu, hon
orary astronomy society, may
leave their names and addresses
at the Hetzel Union desk.
Prospective rushees must have
a 2.5 All-University average or
better.
lay the Lottery
before taxes. in a television quiz.
Fino hasn't worked out detail.: on
how big the big prize would be
in a national lottery. But it should
be considerable since he has told
the House he believes the annual
take could run as high as 10 bil
lion dollars.
For five years Fino has argued
for a national lottery, but he
hasn't made much progress with
his colleagues.
"They feel it's a hot potato,"
he said today.
Fino thinks they're wrong. He
says questionnaires have shown
that 57 per cent of us admit we
gamble on something or other, on
everything from horse races to
office pools to church raffles.
IMEMI
Senate Racket Probers
Roll-Out Mass Evidence
Against Teamster Boss
WASHINGTON, March 19 (iP) —A Senate rackets in
vestigation rolled out a mass of evidence today that Frank
W. Brewster, a top Teamsters Union official, applied cash
from the union till to a home, racing stable, and costly tailor
made suits.
There was evidence, too, that the boss of the Teamsters
Western Conference doubled up
on expense accounts and got some(
of the gifts the union spread official Indicted
around at Christmas time.
Larceny Cited
Finally, after the grilling had
gone on for hours, the investiga
tors cited larceny laws to the
sweating, squirming witness.
Sen. McClellan (D-Ark), chair
man
of the special committee I
looking into alleged labor-indus- 1
try racketeering, said today's
testimony "on the face of it clearly
indicates that some of those funds
have been misappropriated" and
that Brewster benefitted person
ally.
Couldn't Prove Innocence
The union executive said he
could prove before the committee
adjourned for the day he never
used union money "for selfish
purposes." That wasn't accom
plished, and the hearing goes on
I again tomorrow.
Brewster had conceded earlier
that the picture showing union
'checks financed some of his pri
vate operations "isn't good." But
he insisted every dime will be
paid back.
It was Robert F. Kennedy, com
mittee counsel, who quoted the
State of Washington's law that
anyone who secretes, withholds or
appropriates funds of other per
sons in his custody is guilty of•
larceny.
Paid Personal Bills
"Would you say, Mr. Brewster,"
Kennedy asked in severe tones,
"that when you used union funds
to pay your personal bills . . .
this was larceny?"
With perspiration oozing from
his brow, Brewster said it was
a legal question he was incapable
cf answering.
German Elections May
Reach Her Pocketbook
BONN, Germany, March 19 (. 4 11
—Despite the sound and fury of i
political oratory on foreign policy,
West Germany's critical national
election this fall is likely to be
decided on this most familiar is-i
sue: The pocketbook.
This was the considered judg-I
ment today of many foreign po-1
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and 50 other positions in camps and resorts throughout
the country
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Fire control aids, guides, technical assistants, laborers
and others in national parks, federal and game refuges
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PAGE THREE
For Conspiracy
WASHINGTON. March 19 (4)--
A federal grand jury today in-
dieted James R. (Jimmy) Hoffa, a
top leader of the Teamsters Union,
on charges of setting up a con
spiracy to buy secrets of the Sen
ate rackets investigation.
Hoffa was arrested last Wed
nesday night by the FBI, and
Chairman McClellan (D-Ark.) of
the investigating committee said
he was "very gratified" at the
prompt indictment.
"The Justice Department moved
promptly and the grand jury with
equal promptness discharged its
responsibilty," McClellan told re
porters.
"I hope that trial may be had
rat an early date."
Indicted with Hoffa was Hyman
I. Fischbach, a Miami lawyer, who
McClellan said last week acted as
an agent for Hoffa in what the
senator pictured as a plot to plant
a spy in the midst of the inves
tigators.
The indictment, handed to U.S.
Distri c t Judge Ricernond B.
Keech, accused Hoffa and Fisch
bach of conspiring "corruptly to
influence, obstruct and impede"
the McClellan committee inquiry.
Leader Out to Rid
State of 'Old Days'
HARRISBURG, March 19 (11 ) )
Gov. Leader said tonight he had
been trying for two years to over
come "the governmental tech
niques of the horse-and-buggy
days."
"Our state government. meas
ured with the yardstick of every
day busines efficiency, has usual
ly failed to get a dollar's value
for a dollar spent. At least this
has been true for all too many
years," he said.
litical experts in the West Ger
man capital.