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Law ren
Hopes or
Tax Boost
HARRISBURG (IP)—Gov. Law
rence yesterday voiced a hope
that House Democrats would pass
—w ithout Republican help—a
$264 million sales tax boost at a
special midnight session tonight.
He disclosed that 4 half dozen
Democratic holdouts against the
measure were called into his of
fice during the day, quickly add
ing:
"I didn't get tough. I tried to
reason with them on the problem
that faces us."
Lawrence told his news confer-,
ence that "some of them" with
drew their opposition but he de
clined to give a specific figure
Both Lawrence and Rep. Ste
phen McCann, Democratic floor
leader, declined to make a pre
diction on whether the needed
106 votes can be produced for the
bill out of the 107-member Demo
cratic majority.
Rep. Allen M. Gibson (R.-War
ren), Republican assistant floor
leader, said there has been no
change in his party's policy to
withhold support, for the first roll
call at least, from the measure
which would increase the sales
tax from 3 to 3 1 / 2 per cent.
The legislation also would ex
tend the sales tax to trade-ins on
automobiles and to beer and li
quor, two areas of dispute among
rank-and-file Democrats.
Lawrence said as many as 18
or 20 Democrats have rebelled
against the measure but that the
figure has now been reduced. He
wouldn't say by how many but it
would take only two to block
passage if the GOP voted solidly
against it.
The midnight session was called
because another legislative day
would be needed after amend
ments are made Wednesday.
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ws Agency Says
hey Wants Battle
yria (1P) The United Arab Republic's
Agency said yesterday Soviet Premier
has opened a showdown battle between
and the "new Communist imperialism
for the semi-official agency made the
statement in commenting on
Khrushchev's criticism Monday
of U.A.R. President Gamal Abdel
Nasser.
The Soviet Premier accused
Nasser of stirring up trouble
in Iraq for Premier Abdel
Karim Kassem. He also an
nounced Soviet support for
Kassem.
The commentator said Khrush
chev gave "clearcut proof that
the Arab Communist parties re
ceive instruction from Moscow."
"It also proves that Khrushchev
is openly interfering in Arab af
fairs to bring the entire Arab re
gion under Communist control,
using Iraq as a spearhead," he
added.
The agency had distributed
a statement from Nasser re
plying to Khrushchev. Nasser
said Khrushchev's support of
communism in the Middle East
is "a challenge to the Arab
people's will."
Khrushchev delivered his criti
cism of Nasser at a reception for
visiting Iraqi officials in the So
viet capital Monday night. It
came after Nasser's denunciation
of Kassem and Iraqi Communists
in a series of speeches in Da
mascus last week.
Pike Workers
Go On Strike
In New Jersey
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (W)—
Workers walked off their jobs
on the New Jersey Turnpike yes
terday. They said they had a long
list of grievances against the toll
road.
A few toll collectors stayed at
their posts. Nonstriking office
personnel also helped man the
exits. Except for rush-hour jams,
traffic was kept movirig with a
system of reduced tolls.
Late yesterday the Turnpike
~AJ_lthority announced it would
suspend all striking toll collectors
and maintenance workers unless
they reported back to work with
their regular shifts.
One temporary collector an
nounced to all motorists: "St.
Patrick's Day special-25 cents."
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Strauss
Quizzed For
New Post
WASHINGTON (R')—The storm
that is expected to erupt in Sen
ate hearings on Lewis L. Strauss'
nomination as secretary of com
merce was missing yesterday as
the Senate Commerce Committee
began quizzing him on his views
In an atmosphere of academic
calm, the 63-year-old Strauss,
center of some hot controversies
in the past, spent three hours an
swering questions about Russia's
economic offensive and U.S re
strictions on trade with Iron Cur
tain countries.
The hearing may spread over
several weeks.
Strauss, a former New York
vestment banker and a reserve
admiral, succeeded Sinclair Weeks!
as secretary of commerce Nov. 13
under a recess appointment. Pres
ident Eisenhower sent his nomin-i
ation to the Senate when the new
session began this year.
Most of the opposition to Strauss
stems from his service as chair
man of the Atomic Energy Com
mission. Sen. Estes Kefauver (D
-ITenn), most outspoken foe of
Strauss, calls Strauss the "chief
Ipromoter, defender and advocate"
of the controversial Dixon-Yates
power contract.
The Dixon-Yates contract, nego
tiated in 1954, was to build a gov
ernment power plant at West
Memphis, Ark., to feed electricity
into the TVA system to replace
power drawn off by AEC plants.
After ground was broken for the
plant, the government ordered the
contract conceled on grounds that
a conflict of interest was involved.
Strauss started his testimony
with a statement explaining why
he rejected an offer by Eisenhow
er to reappoint him chairman of
the AEC last June 30 when his
five-year term ended.
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Foreign Aid
Publication
WASHINGTON (A)—Rep. Wayne L. Hays (a-Ohio) said
yesterday he is so annoyed and disgusted that his is going to
make public "what some of these dictators get" in foreign
aid from the United States.
Hays repeated this threat several times during an out-of-
the-ordinary row in the House
Foreign At fairs Committee. The
row was set off by a committee
decision to exclude the public and
the press from questioning of
Undersecretary of State C. Doug
las Dillon.
If Hays carries out his an
nounced intention, he will break
a precedent of several years
stand in g. Country-by-country
figures on military aid have
been kept secret on security
grounds. Economic aid totals by
countries have been announced
on occasion, in the past tense.
' Hays charged—and Chairman
Thomas E. Morgan (D-Pa) prompt
ily denied—that the secret com
mittee meeting was the idea of
!President Eisenhower's adminis
'tiation.
Hays said he is tired of hearing
"the same leading questions the
administration sent up here" to
be asked—questions "that witness
es have written answers all ready
for."
The blowup over secrecy was
only the stormiest of several
events marking the second day
the committee has considered
President Eisenhower's $3.93
million foreign aid proposal.
A special presidential advisory
panel urged that the approximate
ly $1.5 billion military part of
the program be increased by 400
million, primarly for missiles and
jet aircraft for NATO countries.
Benson to Recommend
Increased Soil Bank
WASHINGTON (IP)—Secretary
of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson
said yesterday the Eisenhower
'administration may recommend a
broadened soil bank program to
,take nearly twice as much crop
land out of production as at pre
sent.
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Urged
Lawrence Asked
Study of Fund
HARRISBURG (in—The Sen
ate yesterday unanimously
adopted a resolution asking Gov.
Lawrence to name a committee
to study the state's dwindling
Un e m p 1 o yment Compensation
Fund.
"The rapid depletion of the Un—
employment Compensation Fund
is equally as important as the tax
problem which we presently
face," the measure stated.
Sen. Edward J. Kessler
Lancaster) said such a study is
urgently needed to determine
what loopholes exist in the pre
sent law.
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