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127, NO. 7 Tdephon. HE 3-4241 ALLENTOWN, PA THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1953 KntarH ClM Matter Post Office. Alleotova. P.

30cwejjr Passes Sales Tax Bill 9 erlin's arriers Traffic Lifted se Food, Hou Are Exempted United Korea Again Pledged By President German Unification Another of His Goals, Press Parley Is Told WASHINGTON. July 8 to-Pres- Clothing Anxious Reds Speedy Senate Action Expected on 1 Per Cent Fund-Raising Measure HARRISBURG, July 8 (APW-The Republican-ruled House, after months of controversy, passed a one per cent 1 ii A lit i -1 i A I Ji Jir BERLIN, July 8 Mutinous East Berlirf workers badgered the Russians Into lifting their armed barrici.de of the city's East-West border today by staging sit-down and slow-down strikes. Work was almost baited at many big industrial plants. But the strikers were not satisfied. They continued to loaf and protest and may keep up their harassing tactics tomorrow.

Jn many places in East Germany, too, the workers were reported striking. Workers Unarmed The workers were unarmed. The Russians were backed by the tanks and troops of two divisions on the outskirts, and fully armed East German troops and police called into the city. But by loafing and arguing, the workers caused production to sag go alarmingly that the Communists agreed to restore normal traffic between East and West Berlin, effective tomorrow. This impressive victory caused Western observers to wonder when the chain reaction would stop whether the Soviets ever again would be able to restore their iron grip in East Germany.

The victory was won without any of the violence which rocked the Soviet zone on June 17 and cost scores of lives. At one time this morning the temper of the workers was reported so ugly that another march on WORLD'S TOUGHEST JOB The weight and responsibility of the top job in the United States is written in the face of President Eisenhower in this shot taken of him and Press Secretary James Hagerty yesterday as they left the White' House to attend a press conference where the President told reporters that he had assured Korean President Syngman Rhee that the IT. S. is looking forward to peaceful reunification of Korea and intends to work for it after an armistice. Resumption of Excess Profits Levy Extension Is Voted By House Committee Talks Near as Allies, Reds Agree to Meeting Today SEOUL.

Thursday. July 9 iffl The Allies and Reds agreed to a meeting of liaison officers in Pan- muniom today, presumably-to set in motion once again the machinery for achieving an armistice in the Korean War. Such an armistice may have to come without the approval of South Korea and its vitroiic president. Syngman Rhee. That prospect was faced in an exchange of notes be? tween the N.

Far East Commander and the top Communist commanders in Korea. The U. N. Command called for the liaison officer meeting at 4 p.m., today 2 a.m., Thursday, EST) and the Reds agreed. Path Clouded Broad uncertainties, stretching from Seoul to Washington to Pai-ping, clouded the path to armi stice in the three-year-old war.

President Eisenhower, in a news State Dent. Senate Poll Favors Truce Without Rhee WASHINGTON. July 8 (INS) A poll of Senate Foreign Relations Committeemen today indicated strong sentiment for an armistice ignoring South Korean President Rhee if he persists in his op position to a truce. The committee would have the power to recommmend Senate approval or rejection of any Korean peace treaty resulting from an armistice. It also would act on such associated agreements as the mutual defense pact which Rhee reportedly has demanded.

Some Outspoken Four committeemen were out spoken in urging that a truce be signed without Rhee's approval if he continues bis attempts to block it. A number of other committee men said they tended toward that view but wanted "more facts" be fore committing themselves. However, several powerful mem bers of the committee, including Acting Senate Majority Leader William F. Knbwland (R) sternly assailed the proposed truce terms. Knowland declared in a Senate speech that there is a "joker" in Communist acceptance of the United Nations plan for a truce pact without Knee approval.

ine caiuorman. supported bv tt. Alexander Smith (R) N. also a committee member, asserted that under the existing proposal Red China "does not sien the armistice and does not euaran- tee that the armistice will be re spected once it is entered into." Knowland said "we have now Continued on Page 3, Column 4 Tidelands Law Validity Raised By Arkansas WASHINGTON. Julv 8 WU-Ar.

kansas went to court today in an effort to void the action of Con gress in giving the coastal states title to submerged off-shore lands and their rich oil resources. The state filed a suit in S. District Court here attackine the oi tne submerged Li i jLanos Act. it said congress exceeded its powers. The state, acting through its at- torney general, Tom Uentry, called tne act an unwarranted and invalid attempt to abdicate the sovereignty of the United States to a few of the states." The act.

the petition said, "is In violation of the trust under which all the lands beneath the marginal sea are held by the United States for the benefit of all the states, the people thereof and of tne nation." After filing the suit. Gentry told reporters he-expects to meet here during the week end with the attorneys general of 15 or more other states to plan prosecution of the suit. He said he was not prepared to name those who will attend, but said the conferees will include state legal officers from many parts of the country. The suit is the first challenging the constitutionality of the act passed by Congress this year for the third time and signed by President Eisenhower. Former Presi dent Truman had vetoed two earlier bills.

Ownership of the submerged lands, long in controversy, figured prominently in the last presidential campaign. Christie Offers Aid In Evans' Inquiry LONDON, July 8 (LS) John R. Christie, condemned "Notting Hill" killer of seven women, offered tonicht to aid in the inauirv of the 1950 hanging of Timothy-J. Evans for the murder of his child. The inquiry was ordered by the British government in face of growing belief that Christie might have committed the murder for which Evans was sent to the gallows Christie admitted killing Evans' wife.

Beryl Susanna. Christie made his offer to assist the probe from his death cell in Pentonville Prison. He is scheduled to die July 15, but execution may be postponed because of the inves tigation. At His Age; the government headquarters, such as was attempted three weeks ago. was feared.

But such an attempt probably would have turned into a massacre and the workers avoided it. They simply stopped working periodically throughout the day to belabor their Bed bosses with de mands. In most places they worked at half-speed between pro tests, according to West Berliners returning from their jobs late to day. In some plants those at the benches sat down virtually all day. Main Demands Their main demands: Release of the thousands arrest ed in the riots of three weeks ago, Lifting of the travel restrictions between East and West Berlin.

At mid-day the Russians yielded on the second point. A People Police announcement said "Free travel by the population between East and West Berlin will be re stored, effective tomorrow. This meant elevated and subway trains would resume running across town instead of stopping at the sector borders, for the first time since martial law was de clared on June 17. It meant the 80,000 crossing the border to work no longer would have to queue up for hard-to-get special passes. It also meant that the Russians Continued on Page 3, Column 1 easily down the rest of the legislative trail.

Vote 16-9 Administration forces won a 16 to 9 vote to report the bill favorably to the full House after the measure fiercely opposed by Chairman Daniel A. Reed (R.N.Y.) nad been bottled up in the tax-writing ways and means committee for weeKs. To can the victory, the commit tee voted down 14 to 11. an administrations pposad plan which would have provided a cut in per sonal Income taxes on Oct. 1.

The showdown, after weeks of delay and bitter maneuvering, came in a three-hour closed session which tne committee voted heavily and repeatedly against its chairman, Reed, who fought to the end. In a statement, Reed declared! "Seldom before in our legislative history has so much pressure been applied by the White House to deny the people of this nation a much deserved tax reduction." The 78-year-old committee chair man said that all Republicans, in eluding the President, promised tax cuts not increases. "It is with deep regret that I find myself in opposition to my President and to my party lead ers," he said, "yet an honest man could do no less than adhere to the promises he made to the people." Biggest Victory It was perhaps the biggest. toughest victory for the adminis tration yet on Capitol Hill. A few Continued on Page 4, Column 4 Xcw Magazine With Old Idea WASHINGTON, July 8 The Democratic National Committee came out with a new monthly magazine under an old title today It spread temperate criticism of the Republicans over 112 pages and predicted Sen.

McCarthy (R- Wis) will soon let loose again" on tne tisennower administration. In the first issue of the pocket- sue "Democratic Digest, the committee adopts an innovation in political propaganda by offer ing the booklet for public sale at 25 cents per copy. Its editors Clayton Fntchey. Sam Bright man. and Philip M.

Stern say 100,000 copies will go on news stands tomorrow. They claim paid subscriptions for about zu.ouo more copies. The four-color cover carries a cartoon depicting the GOP ele Dhant sitting at a desk readme a large book on "How to Balance the Budget, with a smaller book inside on "How to Break 90. A bag of golf clubs hangs on a chair. Below is the title of one of the magazine's articles, "AWOL administration Without Leader ship." Armistice conference held after the latest Communist move, said no man could foretell exactly how the armistice would.

come out. Eisen hower said that unfortunately misunderstanding still remained between the United States and President Rhee. Earlier a top-rank ing u. fc. government official said a truce has got to happen." In Seoul, Eisenhower's special envoy, Walter S.

Robertson, kept on trying to get Rhee back in line after nearly two weeks of secret taiKs, Reaction Swift South Korean official reaction was swift and bristling to the news that the Reds bad accepted Gen. Mark Clark -offer for the two sides to meet and discuss a date for an' armistice that would leave Korea divided. Continued on Page 3, Column 7 Lifts Ban mean honest differences of opinion honestly expressed. It goes without saying that we must not confuse honest controversy with conspiracy." Has Duties' Approval ine revised policy was an nounced by Dr. Robert L.

John son, retiring administrator of the State Department's International Information Administration, who said Dulles gave his approval Johnson expressed hope it would help "clear the air" in the book purge row and facilitate the task of his successors. Johnson put out the statement a few hours after President Eisen hower told newsmen that with holding of information about book removals was not in line with his yiews. The President told his new conference the State Department and iia people were busily en gaged in what he called a new look at the whole matter of the book controversy, Continued on Page 3, Column 2 On Use of Red-Written ident Eisenhower pledged himself today to work for Korean unification by peaceful means. He said he also believes strongly that Germany should be unified. In addition, Eisenhower told a news conference he thinks the American people and America's allies now should be given more information on atomic weapons.

The President offered no clues to when unification of either Korea or Germany might be realized. He sidestepped a direct answer to a question whether he has had any indication from Walter Robertson, his personal representative in Seoul, that Korean President Syngman Rhee might go along with a truce. There is little more to be said on that score, Eisenhower remarked, than has appeared in the press. Exactly how things will come out, he said, no man can tell. A week ago, the President expressed a deep personal conviction that an armistice was on the way.

As for Germany, the President said be didn't think efforts to set up a European Defense Community (EDO should be thrust aside until German unification is achieved. The EDC idea, he said, also is a peaceful approach that threatens nobody in the world un less they launch an attack. For Free Elections Eisenhower spoke up for free elections in all Germany a step urged in a cable he received from AFL President George Meany and CIO President Walter Reuther, attending a trade union conference in Stockholm. The union leaders urged Eisenhower to take the lead in helping workers in satellite countries. The President volunteered an observation that it was very significant that the workers of the world are protesting conditions of Continued on Page 3, Column 1 Heavy Fighting Flares Anew In West Korea SEOUL.

Thursday. July 9 Heavy fighting flared anew on the Korean Western Front just before miamgui last nignt wnen uiinese infantry, just defeated in a 40 hour battle on Arrowhead Ridge, surged back in a new effort to gain the height. Fighting rased into the ore- dawn hours today. The Reds were met by veteran South Korean 2nd Division troops who had hurled the Communists back at least five times in a non stop fight that began Monday night and did not end until noon Tues day. Second Division officers esti mated the new attack was speared by a full Red battalion of nearly 1.000 men, although it was impos sible to be certain in the dark ness.

ROK's Holding Own At first reports the South Ko reans were holding their own in heavy action. The Reds formed for the new attack before nightfall but were spotted and worked over with ar tillery. When the Reds hit, the South Koreans were ready and waiting. Arrowhead is a strategic posi tion 45 miles north of eoui and overlooks the Chorwon Valley supply route from the south. Six miles southeast of Arrow head, U.

S. 7th Division troops had only a few bunkers to clean out on the western slopes of Pork- chop Hill to rid it of remaining Reds. But a rain of Communist artillery and mortar fire seriously hindered infantry efforts to burn and blast out Chinese clinging to DunKers and crevices. Air War Resumed The end of a five day storm that flooded the peninsula with torrential rains allowed the Air Force to strike back against Chi nese support areas along the front. Fighter bombers and light bombers put the bulk of their bomb-loads on the Old Baldy area of the Western Front, the Punch bowl on the Eastern Front and positions east of Jryongang on the Central Front.

Low hanging clouds and haze obscured results. Navy planes from the carriers Boxer and Princeton roared through the haze and slugged Red positions on the East-Central sector and supply buildups farther north. Penelope scratched vigorously to gain admittance to Cecil quar ters. Once in, she swam gaily in circles with Cecil holding onto her tail with his bill. "A sure sign of courtship and that she was receptive, said zoo official.

And eat? Why, Penelope who weighs a mere pound and three quarters has been eating half her weight daily in crayfish and worms. She seems to be fixing uo a nesting chamber at the end of her sleeping tunnel, too. Eucalyptus leaves which are used to keep eggs moist have disappeared mysteriously from the pool. So all the signs and portents are present and zoo officials are holding their breath. "If eggs are laid and conditions are right." said one, "they might hatch, within the next ten days." Books-With Proviso sales tax bill tonight The vote The action sent the tax bill ised speedy action on it Woriey Key Man In Unexpected Sales Tax Swing Soecial to The Morning Call HARRISBURG.

July 8 Rep. Francis Woriey of York Springs, Adams County, key man in today's tax maneuverings. has long been a thorn in the side of the Republican organization. In the past he has taken apparent delight in fighting the organi zation and has. made statements that he has been offered bribes for suDDort of legislation.

An original general sates tax holdout, he said several months aeo that he had been offered varied assortment of emoluments for his support, including jobs and support for election to Congress. Today he was closeted in tne governor's office twice. After the last session he came out and announced he would vote for the sales tax. Denies Offers "I have been offered he said in reply to a question as to whether or not be had been tempted in any way. The meetings were held while the House was in session this aft ernoon.

After the first meeting, he left the governor's office, apparently to make a couple of phone calls. Woriey served his first session in the State House in 1943. He served four sessions In a row, de feating every attempt on the part of the Republican organization to unhorse him. In campaigning, he Is strictly a "personal contact" man. He and his wife drive from house to house in his district and talk personally to the constituents.

In 1950 he became ambitious. He sought election to Congress. This time his strategy failed. The congressional district includes the City of York and because of the size of the district it was im possible to visit the home of every voter and be was defeated. The balding Woriey lists himself in the legislative directory as "legislator." He eats, breathes and lives politics.

He is still nursing a great desire to represent his people in Congress. He recently was absent from the legislative balls for two weeks be cause he had contracted the mumps. Cartoon ist, Winn er Of Pulitzer Award; Ordered Deported CHICAGO. July 8 W) Jacob Burck, 48, Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times, today was ordered deported on the grounds that be was a member of the communist Party when he last entered the United! States in 1936. Jerome T.

McGowan. Immigra tion department hearing officer, issued the deportation order against Burck, whose syndicated drawings appear in some 35 daily newspapers across the country. Burck, a Chicagoan now, denied he ever was a member of the Communist Party. A native of Poland, he first entered the United States when be was 10. He last entered in 1936, when he returned from a trip to Moscow.

Marcus T. Neeily, district immigration officer, said Burck has 10 days in which toappeal the order. If no appeal is made, a warrant for the cartoonist's arrest and deportation will be issued automati cally. Neeily said. But Burck's attorney.

William H. King said the order will be appealed. OLD NEWSMAN DIES NEWARK. N. July I Ul William E.

Poet, 77. the oldest active reporter in Hudson County. died today in Beth Israel Hospi tal alter being injured on a tram. ball. Actually, it's dedicated to safety." But in most ways he not a typical hot rodder.

As Wally Parks, the association's president who presented the membership to McKay, explained later, a true hot rodder is one who works on his car's motor to give it zip or its body to improve its looks. When McKay came to Washing ton, he figured be needed a car for his unofficial business, so be bought an air conditioned Cadil lac. As far as can be determined he has done precisely nothing to improve either (A) its motor or (Bi its looks. Because of the pressure of un official business, he had little time for unofficial travel, and the ty a was 106-96. to the Senate, which prom The bill as finally revised ear ried exemptions for food, clothing, shoes, restaurant meals and products already taxed by the State such as liquor, beer, gasoline and cigarettes.

The tax was estimated to pro duce 125 million dollars in the. 1953-55 biennium. Climax Comes Quickly The climax of six months of con troversy over taxes came quickly The Republican House caucus decided at an afternoon closed ses sion to revive the sales tax bill, which was rejected by roll call vote on June 10. The House was called immedi ately into session after the caucus broke up. The Republican majori at once made official the caucus action, pushing the bill to a vote again.

Ragot Adamant The only Republican to vote against the sales was Rep. Henry E. Ragot (Northampton). The Democratic minority voted solidly against it. The 106 votes for the sales tax represented a margin of only one vote above the constitutional majority of 105 votes necessary to pass a bill.

Three Democrats were absent. They were Reps. Harry Cochran (Fayette). William B. Curwood (Luzerne) and Susie Monroe (Phil adelphia).

Republican absentees were Reps. John H. Light (Lebanon) and August Met! Jr. (Pike), Set Adjournment Date With the six-month tax deadlock finally broken, the Assembly, set its sights for a final adjournment of the 1953 session on July 17. The sales tax, earmarked for education, is for two years only.

Rep. Albert W. Johnson. Reoub. iican floor leader, said before the roll call: "I feel that today will be great day of triumph for Xaa publican Party," Continued on Page 3, Column 1 Senate Group OK's Restriction On Race News WASHINGTON, July 8 UWThe Senate Commerce Committee has approved an anti-gambling bill which would drastically restrict transmission by radio or wire of information about horse or dog racing.

The bill, similar to one approved by the committee in both 1950 and 1951, has the support of the Justice deputy attorney general, wrote Committee Chairman Tobey IK S' II) the measure would "effective ly curb the operations of big-time gamblers." Sen. Edwin Johnson (D-Colo). who wrote the major part of the measure, said the bill "was never intended by the committee to affect legitimate business services in the slightest degree." The bill itself appeared silent on the question of its application to news services which transmit racing information for sports pages of newspapers. But Johnson said be was certain it would not work any restrictions on any operations of legitimate business services. As defined in the bill, samblintf information would include bets or wagers, scratches, jockey changes, weights, probable winners, betting odds or changes in the odds.

The measure would prohibit transmission of any information of that kind before the racing event actually got under way. Provides Hearing Penalties Until a race is actually under way no gambling information" could legally be transmitted over interstate wireless. Penalties proposed range up to a maximum of $1,000 fine and a year in jail, both for persons transmitting and those receiving the information. California Duo Winner Of Powder Puff Derby LONG "BEACH. July Cfi A woman flier who "kept the throttle wide open all the way" is the winner of the seventh annual Powder Puff Derby.

Ninety-nine, licensed women pilots' organization and sponsor of the transcontinental women's air race, said today Mrs. Frances S. Bera and her co-pilot, Mrs. Marcella Duke, both of Ingle-wood, won the handicap race. Each is 28.

Although not among the first arrivals, they captured the $800 first prize on a handicap basis, averaging 122.3781 miles an hour la their 165-horsepower Stinson Voyager. Their elapsed handicap time was 21 hours and 53 minutes. Mrs. Bera was co-pilot of the winning plane in the 1951 dash. Second place winner is Jean Carolyn Barker, Arcadia.

the 1950 winner, who flew without a co-pilot. In third place were Doris Johnson Eacret, Elko, and her co-pilot. Helen Mcintosh, Pacolma, Calif. WASHINGTON. July 8 Wl The' State department tonight lifted its ban on the use of dooks Dy communist authors in overseas libraries provided the works serve "the ends of democracy." Our libraries have acquired some books by (jommunists or Communist sympathizers that have nothing to do with communism," said a statement issued with the approval of Secretary Dulles.

"Mystery stories, for example are a higmy developed torm oi American literature. Humor or humor anthologies are another ex ample. "Most of such books were among the thousands of volumes acquired from the U. S. Army overstock at the end of the war or as the result of gifts.

To remove or de stroy these books arbitrarily would be to defeat the very purposes which -brought these libraries into being. 'Controversial books are of course acceptable and indeed es sential, if by controversy we WASHINGTON, July 8 In a smashing triumph for the Eisenhower administration, the House Ways and Means Committee today approved the President's plan to extend the excess profits tax for six months. House GOP leaders promptly scheduled the bill for floor action Friday. They predicted it will roll U.S. Tells Iran No Aid Planned Until Oil Accord TEHRAN, Iran, July 8 Pres ident Eisenhower has written Premier Mossadegh not to expect any large-scale economic aid from the U.

S. until he reaches an oil agree ment with Britain, Iranian sources These sources said Eisenhower's letter also told Iran's aged Premier that the U. S. was disturbed by the freedom allowed Communist activity in Iran. The White House said there would be no comment on the Eisenhower message 'at this Eisenhower's reported reference to Communist activity was made public coincident with news of two important developments in iran relations with the Soviet Union: 1.

The recently nationalized Cas pian fisheries announced agreement to sell all this year's caviar output to Russia for an undisclosed price. 2. Newspapers reported that Iran's ambassador to Moscow has told Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov that Mossadegh is willing to negotiate her border and ther differences with Russia.

Some papers speculated that a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union is in the offing. Etelaat. the country's largest said a Soviet mission mav come to Tehran for negotia tions. It said American officials in Tehran are watching these developments with anxiety. Informants said Eisenhower's letter, his first commiuiication to Mossadegh, was delivered within the last week.

The letter was said to have re, ferred only to economic aid, indicating the present military assistance and Point Four technical assistance programs would continue. Aside from a 25 million dollar Export-Impost Bank loan in 3950 for economic developments, 47 million dollars, in Point Four aid, and an undisclosed amount of military equipment and the services of a small military mis sion in helping train the army and gendarmerie the United States has furnished no assistance to Iran. 'Death Kiss Slayer Is Given Five Years OAKLAND. July 8 W) Hildegard' Pelton today was sen tenced to five years to life for the "death kiss slaying of her young husband, William Pelton. Mrs.

Pelton showed no emotion as Superior Judge O. D. Hamlin sentenced her to the California Institute for Women at Corona. A jury recently convicted the 32-year-old German war bride of second degree murder for shooting several bullets into the head of her husband on the Niles Road last Feb, 1. She was arrested in New York after a nationwide search.

After the shooting, Mrs. Pelton kissed her husband on the forehead, leaving an imprint of her Jips, before she fled. Call's Brandels 16 Bridge 36 Classified 39-42 Comics 36-37 Deaths 15, 39 Editorial 16 Financial 37 Lawrence 16 Index Pumper'ckle 16 Radio. TV 36 Riesel Rover 16 10 16 32-35 38 Sokolsky Sports Theaters Woman's 25-28 Penelope the Platypus Has Zoo Heads Holding Breath McKay, Interior Dept. Head, Joins Hot Rodders jh Pki (V' NEW YORK, July 8 Penelope the platypus has been eating for two, and Bronx Zoo officials are wondering can it be true? If it is, Penelope will supply the second instance on record of a platypus giving birth while in captivity.

The only other time was in 1943 at Healsville; Australia. So zoo officials have their fingers crossed. "It will be one of the major events in the zoo's history," said a spokesman. The platypus or duckbill is a delicate animal with a tail like a beaver's and a bill like a duck's. They're about 18 inches long and have webbed feet.

Penelope turned a cold shoulder to her mate, poor old Cecil, in past years when the zoo tried to encourage a courtship. Things were different this year. By ARTHUR EDSON WASHINGTON, July 8 LR-Sec-retary of Interior McKay, in a highly informal ceremony in his office, today became the member of the National Hot Rod Association. "What? At my age?" asked the 60-year-old McKay as be was handed his membership card, his manual and his lapel pin. McKay was assured he was a full-fledged hot rodder.

"Now what must be done," member No. 15,000 said, "is to get everyone to understand that hot rods are not what most peo ple think they are. The hot rod ders are trying to stop accidents and cut down on bad driving. When most people think of hot rods, they think 'of some screw DELEGATE FROM PENNSYLVANIA Miss Jeri Hauer of Hatboro, who was selected "Miss Pennsylvania," added finishing touch to her make-up in Philadelphia yesterday before leaving for Long Beach, Calif. She'll compete in the "Miss Universe" contest there.

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