Snow
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About 22 Inches Fall;
Worst Storm Since '42
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By JOB. MYERS
Hie aging winter debit ita severest blow yesterday and last
night as the heaviest snowstorm sihce March, 1942, , battered the
local area leaving! an accumulation! of about 22 inches. j
The snowstorm, which is. the second deepest in local history,
had accumulated to a depth of 21 inches by 11 pm. yesterday, and
1 to 2 more inched were expected before the snow diminished to
'Autries. ii 1 j" ,<r ' ■" '!
Land arid [air'travel throughout the state was greatly ham
pered by the storm. | ;j
Power and telephone lines were rippcd down in many areas
by a .combination of heavy snow and gale force winds. !
; JILL BNOW-HEMOVAL and cindering equipment in Centre
County was operating late last night, but a combination of fall
ing, blowing and drifting snow made all roads and highway's in
the, county "extremely hazardous” according to state police.
.'Police said all equipment wbtilld continue to Aght the storm
during the night, but they would!not guarantee that all main
roads would he plowed by this morning.
Some Toads; in the mountainous , areas of the state were com
fpletelyblocked ;by # drifting mow.
, 4Ttanp«araturW\began to fall last evening making the show
drierand m4re .pdwdery. This, expected to increase j the
amount of bltjwingaiwi drifting. !•*•:;* i[ .
THE gN<j>W.jwHICHBEGAN late Monday and continued
to fall steadily; yesterday and last evening is expected to dinjinish
to only snow flurries today. j | \
~ However,f&idwlng and drifting snow was forecast to con
tinue until fought Temperatures should remain below freezing
today and tonight and. little melting is expected. . 1
Heavy ahoy fell in all but the northeastern part of Pemuyl
vania yesteidpjh By evening amounts ranged from 4 to 8 inches
in southeastern counties to 15 t0!25 inches In the central;and
southwestern! sections of the state; - | !
;f-Between IS and 20 indies of snow were measured in the Pitts
burgh area; Pour' to seven inches.were reported in Philadelphia
last evening, put janadditional six to twelve inches was expected
there by th&'alternoon. - 1 li]
The' reports of greatest snow depths came from central i Vir
ginia and easherh West Virginia where amounts ranged' from
15 and 36 inCbjaJ , | j
. GALEVFORCE WINDS of 50: to 75. miles an hour, podnding
tides and lowering seas raked havoc along the; Atlantic coast from
Virginia to' New England Damage was estimated, in the millions
of dollars. :' • j j - • ■ ' .|. j
Atlantic. City and Ocean City, two of New; Jersey’s famed
resort areas, were completely cut off from- the mainland arid part
Of Atlantic; City’jj famed! Steel Pier, was torn it way by the
;j. The local forecast calls for. mostly cloudy, windy and cold
weather for today with snow diminishing to snow flurries. A high
temperature of 32 degrees is expected. 1 j j •
Tonight should be partly cloudy and colder with a low of
20 : expectecL j \ | -j •- | |
' Tomorrowj should be partly cloudy and continued cold.; The
temperature is: forecast! to climb iabove freezing tomorrow after
noon and a high;of 37 is likely. -
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fffreb East Coast
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VOt. 62. Ne. 93 UNIVERSITY PARK. PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 7. 1962 FIVE CENTS
Powers Tells Spy Story
Senate Group Hearing
i WASHINGTON (AP)—U« 'pilot
Francis Gary Powers came
through with high-flying colors
yesterday as he told a Senate com
mittee how a mysterious explo
sion brought his reconnaissance
plane down in the heart of Rus
sia.
• Even before 32-year-old Powers
began to testify, an official report
vindicated ' him as a man who
lived up to his obligations as an
American.
1 .THE PILOT TOLD THE Senate
Armed Services Committee his
frejxy Suggests
Fewer Grants,
Larger Sums
A half dozen large scholarships
may be more beneficial to the
University than a lot of little ones.
President Eric A. Walker (old the
University Senate yesterday.
His | comment was occasioned
by the adoption of the list of
1061-62 scholarship recipients.
One hundred thirty-one under
graduates were reported as re
ceiving scholarships. The largest
grant given amounted to $2OO.
Df OTHER BUSINESS, the
Senate, adopted a report by the
Senate Committee on Academic
Standards wnich gives associate
decree students two terms before
being subject to drop action for
unsatisfactory scholarship.
■ The present Senate ruling (P-13)
gives i associate degree students
only one term 1 before becoming
subject to drop action.
A report on obtaining ctedit
by advanced placement testing
was presented by the Senate
Committee on Educational Policy.
Tluj report stressed the exist
ence of such a plan at the Univer
sity and urged all departments
employing placement tests "to
grant, credit by _ examination
whenever possibia.
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FOft A SETTER PENN STATE
confession was made after im
plied threats of a death sentence.
Powers spent 21 months in a
Russian prison before he was ex
changed; for a Soviet spy on Feb.
10. He Will receive about $30,000
in back: pay under his contract
with the CIA. He was employed!
at $30,000 a year. j
Although Powers was unable toi
say what knocked his plane out!
of Soviet skies. Rep. Carl Vinson,!
D-Ga., chairman of the House
Armed Services Committee, told
reporters that CIA experts bc-j
lieved it was a surface-to-air mis
sile. *:
THROUGHOUT his appearance,
Powers spoke matter of factly
US6 May Issue Second Invitation
To Walker al Meeting Tomorrow
A recommendation, to extend
another invitation to President
Eric A. Walker to speak to the
USG Congress will be presented
tomorrow night at the Congress
meeting. Rules Committee Chair
man George Gordon said last
night.
The recommendation sponsored
by Anna Morris and Jon Geiger,
North Halls representatives, states
that: “in view of Dr. Walker’s
expressed interest in addressing
student groups as related by Dr.
Robert G. Bernreuter in Feb. 1962,
the USG Congress again extends
to Dr. Walker an invitation to
speak before Congress.”
MISS MORRIS SAID that in
February when Bernreuter, spe
cial assistant-to the president for
student affairs, spoke to students
informally in the Hetzel Union
lounge, he said Walker was in
terested in speaking to student
groups.
On Feb. 13, Congress extended
an invitation to Walker to speak
at a USG meeting. Walker replied
that Bernreuter would be more
Eualifjed to speak to the Congress,
a bis reply, however, Walker
—Cstlrclaa rklM k; J«kn
Deserted Allen St.
. . . yesterday before noon
ullrgian
and almostly unconcernedly, rare
ly giving any impression of the
drama in which he starred.
As Powers went through hi*
testimony there were only a few
r moments when he aroused any
I response at all from the crowded
committee room. One came When
he explained that the Russians
were distressed because he 'was
not eating well.
j After Powers told his story,
which was the first time publicly
[in this country, he added "There’s
one thing I always remembered
while I was there that I’m an
American.” The crowd broke into
cheers.’
did not state that he would not
speak to the Congress.
The first invitation, proposed
by Bruce Harrbon, TIM repre
sentative, asked Walker to speak
on the four-term plan, the calen
dar, admissions’ policies and any
thing else he would care to dis
cuss. In his reply Walker said
that Bemreuter was the best
source , of information on these
matters.
WALKER ALSO said he knew
that Bemreuter would be glad to
discuss any aspect of University
life with Congressmen.
The recommendation states the
new invitation should stress that
the Congress is anxious to hear
Walker and that they would be
pleased to have Bemreuter ac
company him.
“I know USG wants Dr. Walker
to speak.” Miss Morris said. "I
got this impression from a chance
sampling of opinion after the last
Congress meeting.” i
When the recommendation wa*
brought before the Rules! Com
mittee to be placed on the agenda,
the committee unanimously ap
proved the proposal.