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Glenn Tells Congressthen
Future Tests May Fail
WASHINGTON (AP)—Lt. Col..taries -crowded into the small
John H. Glenn Jr. said yesterday,b.earing room and made the hall
his fiery return 4 . a earth "couldloutaide ring with their • squeals
have Wen a bad day at Black
Rack." He hinted that he and his
felow astronauts were ready for
worse emergencies in the future.
"Not every flight can come,
back as suc ce ssfully sic the three'
we have had so far." Glenn told,
the House Science and Astronau- ,
tjcs Committee.
GLENN TESTIFIED as the com
mittee opened hearings on the ad
ministration's $3.5-billion space
budget request for the coming
year. With him were the two
men who preceded his thrice
around-the-world journey last
week by making shorter flights.
Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Virgil I.
Grissom
MI thi-ee exhibited the ease,
poise and good humor, they
have always displayed. Secre
Stock Exchange Officer
Indicted for Tax Evasion
NEW YORK (/P) J Truman
Bidwell, board chairman of thei
New York Stock Zxchange, was
indicted yesterday on charges of
evading 155,906 in federal income
taxes. He immediately resigned.
claiming, persecution from "higit,
places in Washington."
There was no indication in the
grand jury complaint that the in-,
welding public suffered in Amyl
way. Bidwell called the charges a
personal matter.
SIDWELL WAS accused of con
cealing capital 'gains, and faking,
expenses for travel, charitable
contributions and entertainment.
lie could go to prison for a maxi
mum 10 years if convicted.
The government took pains to
again disavow reports of a mas
sive tax crackdown on Wall
Street. Hut Bidwell's indictment
followed rumors of a widespread
tax investigation in the securities
Legislature to
HARRISBURG (. )--The legis
lature agreed yesterday to wind up
the shortest regular session in its
111 G-year history et 4:30 p.m. EST,
today.
Agreement by the Rouse and
Senate on final adjournment of the
IE2 General Assembly capped a
lacklustre session limited by law
to budget and finance matters.
The lawmakers counting the
final meeting will have met a
grand total of 20 days since Jan.
2 to approve Gov. *David L. Law-
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when the bronzed Glenn and his get au luck," or told "we certain
comrades came out. 1
I iy have been lucky."
Glenn sounded his note of cau- make our itwn luck" be
Lion when asked whether it wouldlsaid, "By careful, detailed attest
be better to have trained scien-i,tioti" to everything that goes . into
tista:along on future flights. la space Right
BECAUSE OF the possibility of
emergencies, Glenn said, "At
least for the immediate future,
we • can better use pilots than
scientists." It is hoped that space
craft someday will be large
enough to parry specialists, too,
be said.
James. E. 'Webb. director of the
National Aeronautics and Space
Admihistration and space flight
Director Robert R. Gilruth pre
ceded the astronauts at the wit-
ness table. The three spacemen
are slated to go over the same
ground before the Senate Space
field.
The Internal Revenue Service
began its tax investigation of
Bidwell more than three years
ago. -
Meanwhile the ' Securities and
Exchange Commission put Well
Street under minute scrutiny last
'yam
THE SEC PROBE [led to a
.keup in the American Stoc
Exchange a month ago; with the
[resignations of President Edward
T. McCormick and board chair;
man Joseph Reilly. Inciune taxes[
[were not at issue in the house
Icleaning. which was 'based on
SEC charges of abuse of trading,
rules and close knit domination
lof the American exchange.
Conversely, the indictment. of
the 58-year-old Bidwell did not
bring into- question the conduct
of the rival New York Stock Ex
change.
djOurn Today
'rences proposed St billion general
fund budget with only minor
changes.
The session is the first since the
immediate post World War II days
'unmarred by prolonged disputes
over taxes and other revenue-,
raising plans.
Lawrence forecast and law
makera in -general agreed that
the states growing economy would
provide a base for enough addi-
P tional revenue to finance an ap
proximately 5.5 per cent boost
in state spending.
Committee today.
SHEPARD SAID he had been
asked Many times "where do we
2 Blamed for Attack on Diem
SAIGON, South; Viet Nam (a)
—The aerial attack on President
Ngo Dinh Dierds palace was
blamed yekterday ion two air of
ficers wliose erratic rebellion mis
fired despite expert marksman
ship with fire bombs, rockets and
machine guns.
One rebel pilot 'was shot down
and captured,
the s o overnmen:
announced. The
other wa s ar
rested in neigh
boring Cambodia
after a crash
landing in his
bullet-riddled
plane
One wing of
the palace was
reduced to flam
ing ruin, several
guards were
wounded, and' .
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WASHINGTON (AP) Sen.
;Hugh Scott said yesterday he
;would bow out` as a candidate for
:the Republican gubernatorial
nomination if the party endorses
;Rep. William W. Scranton as its
-candidate.
Speaking at a rows conference,
'Scott said also he would not object
to selection of Rep. James E. Van
Zasidt of Altoona as the Republi
can nominee for the U. S. Senate.
Thus did Scott reply to Judge
Robert.. E. Woodside of the state
Superior Court, who withdrew
Monday as a candidate for gover-
Budget Increase Fails
'HARRISBURG. (A"; Both
Houses of the Pennsylvania
Legislature are expected to
give final approval to • bill
appropmbiting 620 million for
The Pennsylveniji Slate Uni
. varsity. The House approved
'the-measure several weeks ego.
The Senate added $200,000 for
- research on detergents. The
House declined to woe to the
change. A joint House-Senate
conference committee agreed to
the House version.
but the president escaped. '
Saigon pursued its normal night
life last night , without a signi
thit the attack had touched off ,
any Wider uprising such as the
two-day rebellion 15 months age
by,.five paratroop battalions.
THE ASSASSINATION of Diem
and members of his family ob
-siously was intended.
'rom • Washington President
nedy sent a cable to Diem
ig The attack a "destructive,
icious act." 1
,gli-looking soldiers In hel
and armored vests, backed
tanks, stood guard in the city,
*llly in the dark and desert i
areas near the palace.
THE GOVERNMENT reported)
was no sign that Commu-i
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nor in favor of Van Zandt. The
judge called upote - Scott to de the .
same in the interval of party mitt.
!MOT. AND Woodside have
been trading verbal punches for
several weeks in a bitter wrangle
over the party's slate for the May
primary election. The senator ad
mittedly entered the field to stop
[ Woodside from pining the nom
ruction.
Scott, who has the backing of
former President El%enhower.
either as. a'candidate or as , a slate
maker, said at his news conferr
ence:
"Weighing advice on both sides
I have come to the conclusion that
in order to avoid a primary elec
tion fight, if at all possible. I am
willing to withdraw my candidacy
for governor for Scranton.
"WAVING BEEN advised that
Scranton considers Van Zandt ac
ceptable as. Senate nominee, and
having had favorable reports from
a number of Republican county
chlirman, such a solution to
avoid a primary fight—is accept
able to me." •
Scranton on Feb. 13, announced
he would be available for the
gubernatorial nomination for the
sake of party harmony. _
nist Viet Cong guerrillas,
.whose
it , is seeking to eradicate with
massive American military aid,
had tried to take advantage of the
temporary shock caused by the
attack on the palace.
Little was known about the two
pilots. Civic Action Minister Ng,
Trong !lieu told newsmen the
itwo men staged' an "isolated ac
tion" from their hale,the big
military airfield at Bien -Hoe, '2O
miles nortluistst of Saigon, but he
knew nothing of their background
or why they did it.
A US. military eyewitness de
scribed as "expert" their handling
of their AIM Skyraiders, a World
Wir II Navy plane given to South
Viet Nam by. the United States
to aid in the fight agitinst Com
inunist guerrillas.