THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1961
Antitrust
On Firm
PHILADELPHIA (/P) —Governmental agencies and pri
vate utilities, stirred by the bust-up of electrical firm price
fixing and bid-rigging, yesterday studied prospects of re
covering millions of dollars in alleged overcharges through
antitrust civil suits.
The threat of massive legal actions, made by officials
Leftist Gets
Industry Job
Under Castro
HAVANA (A*) Prime Minister
Fidel Castro plans to make Er
nesto Guevara, Argentine-born
leftist, the industrial boss of Cu
ba, diplomatic sources said yester
day.
Now head of the Cuban National
Bank, Guevara would head a su
per-ministry of industry in a ma
jor shakeup of four agencies'and
possibly a fifth.
Government sources were silent,
but diplomats said they have been
told the reshuffle will be com
pleted by the end of February.
This is the picture diplomats
gave after discussions with Cuban
officials:
The new Ministi'y of Industry
will control the activities of the
National Bank, giving it the main
lever on financing new develop
ment projects.
It will also take over the power
ful industrial department of the
Institute of Agrarian Reform
which divided up Cuba’s large es
tates for distribution to peasants.
On the military front, radio
broadcaster Jose Pardo Llada re
ported an airdrop of arms, ammu
nition and food for armed rebels
has fallen into government hands.
Pardo Llada said 86 cases of sup
plies were parachuted from a “pi
rate plane” from Miami and land
ed near the Escambray Moun
tains, out of the rebels’ reach.
The army and its huge auxil
iary, the workers militia, is try
ing to root out rebels in the Es
cambray Mountains of central
Cuba. Castro is believed to have
mustered 60,000 men against 1600
to 4000 rebels.
Chimp Stars in Space Film
WASHINGTON (fP) Ham the
chimpanzee lived up to his name,
hamming it up for all he was
worth in a motion picture of his
recent rocket ride into space.
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Charges
Price Fixing
from coast to coast, c&me in the
wake of the successful federal
prosecution on antitrust charges
of 29 of America’s biggest elec
trical manufacturers and 45 of
their top executives.
The companies were fined a
total of $1,787,000 for the illegal
conspiracy to destroy free compe
tition in the sale of equipment
used to light homes and power
battleships, among everything else
electric.
The 44 executives—one will
be sentenced later were fined
$137,500 and seven were or
dered jailed for 30 days. Total
fines imposed by U.S. Dist.
Judge J. Cullen Ganey, in the
mass sentencing Monday and
Tuesday, were $1,924,500.
President John F. Kennedy
noted at his news conference yes
terday the efforts made by the
electrical firms to defraud the
government. He condemned “con
flicts of interest and monopolistic
practices, as well as unmoral prac
tices conducted in the American
business community.”
The President suggested busi
ness might well consider estab
lishing a code of ethical prac
tices, just as unions have done.
Speaking out for the unions,
James B. Carey, president of the
International Electrical Workers
said if the major electrical com
panies were capable of criminal
behavior against the government
they won’t hesitate to act the
same way against their employes.
George Kennan Named
Yugoslav Ambassador
WASHINGTON (JP) Presi
dent Kennedy has chosen George
F. Kennan, former U.S. envoy to
the Soviet Union, to be ambassa
dor to Yugoslavia.
Kennedy also announced the
selection of Livingston T. Mer
chant as ambassador to Canada.
Merchant served as envoy to
Canada and later as undersecre
tary of state for political affairs.
Kennan now is a professor at
the Institute for Advanced Study
at Princeton University.
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JFK Gives
Views In
Four Areas
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President John F. Kennedy, yes
terday in his news conference,
gave his views in these fields—
• Civil Rights —Kennedy once
more pledged—as he did in his
campaign—that he will use the
"moral authority, or position of
influence of the president,” to
help bring compliance with court
orders on the racial integration
of schools.
“I want to make sure that what
ever I do or say does have some
beneficial effect and, therefore, it
is a matter which we are con
sidering,” the President said.
• Tax Reduction —Kennedy said
he does not plan to ask Congress
now to cut taxes as a recession
antidote. The administration will;
take another look in April, he;
said, to see whether recovery is!
in sight. I
But he indicated that, if he does;
later ask a temporary tax reduc-j
tion to spur business, it probablyi
will amount to $4 to $5 billion.;
That would represent about a 10;
per cent cut in individual income
taxes.
• Economic Program — Regard
less of the coming April reap
praisal of the economy, Ken
nedy said, Congress should act
promptly on the economic pro
posals already made, “most es
pecially the unemployment com
pensation payments.” He has
asked an emergency, federally fi
nanced 15-week extension of job
less pay.
• U. S.-Soviei — The President
said Soviet activities in Laos and
the Congo are among the prob
lems that must be solved before
further progress can be made to
ward Soviet - American under
standing.
Unemployment Rises
By 71,000 in Penna.
HARRISBURG (/P) Unem
ployment increased by 71,000 to
504,000 persons between Decem
ber and January, the State Labor
and Industry Department reported
yesterday,
During the week, a total of 293,-
607 checks amounting to $9,261,-
094 were issued.
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State Senate Passes
Discrimination Bill
HARRISBURG (A*) —A previously defeated proposal to
outlaw national, racial or religious discriminaton in the sale
or rental of some housing whs revived and approved by the
Senate yesterday.
Five Republicans joined with the 25-member Democratic
majority to push the proposal, ~ .
across 30 to 16. It now goes to thelinto effect April 1.
House where it is expected to winj Sen. Charles R. Weiner. Demo
quick approval. cratic floor leader, put off action
A measure to ease referenda re-;on the business taxes when one of
quirements for Sunday liquorthem failed in a test vole Tues
sales in Pittsburgh and Philadel-!day night.
phia hotels was barely approved The fair housing bill, was de
-26 to 20 as senators crossed party; feated last week when two co
lines. It, too, goes to the House, i sponsors one Republican and
Action on the two bills con- one Democrat were absent,
sumed most of the brief session. ! The measure fell cne short of
The Senate adjourned until Mon- the required 26 votes, but was
day,deferring until next week at, revived by Democrats in a par
least a decision on Gov. David L. liamenlary maneuver Tuesday
Lawrence’s $105.7 million in busi-: night.
ness tax proposals. ; This session, the Democrats
The House met in token ses- hold an organizational majority
sion to permit Speaker H. G. and were able to bring the plan
Andrews to sign bills hiking the ;to a vote.
five-cent gasoline lax to seven I About a dozen Negroes and oth
cents a gallon, and increasing !er backers of the bill were seated
the borrowing capacity of the jalong the walls of the Senate
Highway and Bridge Authority i chamber when the roll was called,
by 3300 million. These measures They gave no reaction as the
and a number of lesser bills 'measure passed easily,
were approved by the Senate j Sen. Robert Fleming (R.-Alle-
Tuesday night. igheny) an outspoken opponent,
All now go to Gov. Lawrence; proposed that Ihe bill be passed
for his signature. He is expectodjover until next week. He restated
to sign them into law in a day orjhis position that the measure
two. | would “deprive Pennsylvanians of
ie $74 million increase in the'a fundamental right to dispose of
line and diesel fuels taxes go'property as they see fit.”
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