FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1960 Congress Yields to Speed Postconvention Session WASHINGTON House and Senate settled their dif ferences over more foreign aid money last night. But a Senate dispute over sugar import legislation threatened hopes for prompt adjournment of the post-convention session, The Senate, which had heeded President Eisenhower's pleas in part and voted another 191 mil-; lion dollars in aid money, yieldedi publican Leader Everett M. to the House and agreed to con:- : Dirksen of Illinois complained is promise on only 65 million. Sen- impossible because he said it ate action was by voice vote. 1 has too many strings. Earlier in the day, the House-1 With the Democratic-controlled some of whose members were in; Congress straining to rush for a mood to deny all increase s—, home and the election campaign, grudgingly gave in a bit to the , 'Vice president Richard M. Nixon Senate and to Eisenhower and an - proved the 65-million figure, I gave it a parting kick.. The House had balked at al- i Through a spokesman, the hos italized Reresntial lowing a penny more, despite ip tcandidate said publican congress p wa scatted Eisenhower's contention that 'back by Democratic leaders for Congress cut dangerously deep 'political purposes and that it is in its earlier passage of the apolitical purposes didn 't produce main $3,722.350,000 aid bill. ,not surprising The added 65 million in aid:the kind of program he and Ei senhower felt should be enacted, money was written into a final i $162,186,981 catch-all money bill' business, the outset of the day's business, House Speaker Sam covering funds for a variety f o ;Rayburn - - • (D Tex) won a loud, federal functions. bipartisan round of applause by The compromise action on thel holding out hope of adjourn aid issue cleared away one °Libel merit last night—"if the mem few remaining obstacles to ad-, bers will keep order and main journment. lain a quorum." However, a ruckus blew up Senate Democratic Leader Lyn when the Senate Finance Com- don B. Johnson of Texas wasn't mittee approved a sugar bill but so optimistic, saying "we'll have rejected Republican attempts to Ito see how we get along" with arm Eisenhower- with wider the work before the Senate. power to deal with the Domini- ln other actions: can Republic's quota. 1 —The Senate and then the' The committee-approved bill, House passed a stopgap bill to carried limited authority for thekeep in effect three housing pro- President to cut purchases of su - ,grams until Congress returns fort gar from the Dominican Republic,l its next full session in January. with which the United States hasl A broad $1.247,500,000 housing; broken diplomatic relations. bill passed the Senate June 16. but Sen. Wallace F. Bennett (R - .has bogged down in the House, Utah) protested that the authority;Rules Committee. was so hemmed in as to be use -1 Involved in the stopgap is a less. He served notice of a floor; one-year extension of the FHA fight. 1 home improvement loan pro- The House already has passed igram, 500 million dollars in loan a similar bill which Senate Re-1 funds for building college dormitories, and 50 million dol lars in new loan money for such community facilities as water plants' and sewage disposal sys tems. Halperin Aide For Soviet's Latin Policy WASHINGTON (/P)—The Slate Department says that Maurice H. Halperin, a former U.S. govern ment official linked by Senate in vestigators to Soviet espionage activities, apparently is serving now as a Latin-American adviser to the .Soviet Union. Halperin was head of the Latin- American division of the Office of Strategic Services during the lat ter part of World War II and later an associate professor at Boston University. Before the war. he had been on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma. In 1954 he was dismissed by Boston University after Senate in vestigators received testimony linking him to a Soviet spy ring and he refused to answer a ques tion as fo whether ha was a Communist. 'The latest information on Hal perin's whereabouts is contained in a report compiled by the St4te Department about persons to whom it has been compelled to issue passports under a 1958 de cision of the U.S. Supreme Court. The court held that the depart ment lacks authority to deny pass ports to Communists or to other persons because of their political beliefs. Fatter, Authorized VOLKSWAGEN Safes—Parte—Service New '6O Deluxe Sedan_______..sl629. WYNO SALES CO. 1960 G. Third St. Williamsport. PER Phone 8-4681 —By voice vote, the Senate passed and sent to the House a bill that would create a "freedom academy" where anti-Communist techniques would be developed and taught to equip this nation better for the cold war. In passing the main foreign aid bill recently, Congress had cut $559.354,000. Eisenhower protest ed this was too deep a slash and asked that it be restored. The Senate went part way, writ ing another 191 million dollars for foreign aid into a session-end (Continued on page five) COL3R ;um SEE US FOR block-and-white f i„': , z finishing, too. ~ r lrf i gk i44 ... 6 " Co • Were docks of Kodak Film! . .. , Color photofinishing by Berkey and Eastman Black and White Finishing By Paramount PROMPT SERVICE Griggs Pharmacy 120 E. COLLEGE AVENUE STATE COLLEGE, PENNA. SUMMER COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Gov. Raps 'Negative' Congress GREEN BAY. Wis. 0 . 1 David L. Lawrence of Pennsylva nia said last night the post-con vention session of Congress has been "an object lesson in the pow er of negative thinking." Lawrence said liberal programs —including a medical care for the aged bill tied to Social Security— were blocked by the threat of a ,presidential veto and a successful coalition of conservative Republi cans and Democrats. In remarks prepared for &liv ery to the AFL-CIO state conven tion here, Lawrence said: "The remedy is the election of a liberal Democratic president, Sen. John F. Kennedy. Then, and, only then, will the liberal ma iority in Congress be effective. Then, t.nd only then, will the liberal major ity in Congress be effective; then, and only then, will the vast Dower of the White House be used-=not as a road block to social progress —but as an impetus and driving force toward its accomplishment." ' He said "it is unfortunate that the custom of congressional iniority" gives "some conservatives who are elected to office as Dem ocrats • . undue weight in such key committees of Congress " Despite this, Lawrence said. Democrats in Congress still had a better record than the Republi ;cans in the post-convention ses sion, He said only one Republican senator, as compared to 43 Dcmo- i crats voted for the . aged medical care plan that was tied to Social! Security. • He criticized Republican Gov.i Nelson Rockefeller of Ncw. York whom he said is discovering that. "the way of a liberal in the Re publican party comes hard." 11 National Team Titles Said Lawrence: • "Strangely enough, Gov. Rocke-Place N tta Lions 9th n y feller who argued for and voted Penn State owns 11 national for the Social Security approach; intercollegiate team champion at the governor's conference in'ships—six in gymnastics, three ,in June was silent when the issue track, and one each in boxing and came to an effective vote in Con- wrestling. Fifty Nittany Lion gross in August and the two Re-;athletes have won individual Publican senators Jacob K. .Jav- NCAA titles, a figure which its and Kenneth Keating of Newplaces them 10th among all York who might be expected toINCAA-member schools. The Lions reflect his views, voted against, rani: 'ninth in number of tram their governor's stated position."•championships. State's Witnesses Deny Smith Coerced GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP)--The Commonwealth called wit nesses yesterday to deny Elmo Smith's contention he had !been forced to confess the murder of Maryann Mitchell. 16. Smith, 39, a Bridgeport handyman, testified he was innocent of the sex-slaying of the Philadelphia schoolgirl. 'He was the only defense witness. 'at his trial for her murder. testified he did not see Smith dur- George Gill, Ronald Votto and the night. ;Emil Mueller. Philadelphia de - 1 Smith had said he had gone to tectives. told the jury of nine men the restroom of the station after 'and three women they had never having gotten the key from Big ,abused Smith. , noli. F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, a Phila- , Another witness, Paul Fickles, delphia assistant district at- a foreman at the Lukens Steel torney. denied telling Smith ; plant, Coatesville, said Thomas while he was being questioned. ! Bryson, estranged husband of "I'll keep coming back until i Janet Bryson, . Smith's girl you change your story." friend, was at the plant the Dr. Gebbaro Squillace. Philadel- night of Dec. 28. phia police surgeon, said he founch Smith said he had tried to tell scratches on Smith Jan. 5, the police Ile suspected Bryson of the day he was arrested, but Smith cr i m , , • had told him they had come from; • rose bushes. Maryann disappeared while re- Smith home from. a movie. Her Smith said he signed a confer ';turning two jabbed him in White -sion because police had kicked,',l,`,7,,`, was found , and punched him and Montgomery with a pencil. He said he had ! ,'",.", 1 . 1 , 1 , " waited to tell the truth before aj""'" l4 ` 5 r • judee and jury. Smith is being tried here on a The defense rested its case in change of venue from Montgom the morning after Judge W. cry County Court. The court had. Clarence Sheeley of Adamsi•uled he could not get a fair trial County Court announced that l lin. the area because of the pub- Smith's mother, Flossie Smith, licity given the crime would have testified, had she been in court, that her son came home at 11:40 p.m. last Dec. 28, the night of the murder. Smith said Tuesday he had walked from Bridgeport to Nor ristown that. night to see his doe tor, but found the office was closed and came home. Joseph Pignoli, 17, a Norris town service station attendant. ANY OL' TIME YOU'RE HUNGRY (between 9 and 12 Mai is) Call Us. and We'll Deliver to You-- Pizzas Hoagies Burgerboats Other Delicacies French Fries Soft Drinks MORRELL'S AD 8.8381 PAGE THREE
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