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To Join in Plan; Czechs Reserve Decision on Bid Paris, July 7, (JP) The French Foreign Ministry an nounced today that six na tion had accepted the Anglo French invitation to cooperate in continental economic reconstruction under the Marshall proposal and that similar notes were expected soon from eight other coun tries. The six acceptances were from Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Jure, Greece and Turkey. Acceptances "in principle" have been received unofficially from Holland, Austria, Denmark. Iceland, Norway, Sweden and French quarters said that thUs far only one nation. Finland, had given a provisional negative re ply, and that was "for political and geographical reasons." Czechoslovakia, touchstone of hhe Slav bloc's attitude, reserved her decision on the Marshall pro posal vas a Czechoslovak delegation continued conferences in The Czechoslova Ambassador to Paris, Jindrich Nosek, scoffed at reports that Prague had accepted "provisionally" the French invitation to confer here with 23 other pattens on economic affairs.

He Isaid that the answer, when it Icame, would be a straight "yes" br "no." The Italian Communists, mean while, approved Italy's participa tion with a set of conditions which may suggest a precedent for na lions in the Russian orbit. The National Council of the French Socialist party, adopted (Continued on Page 20, Col. 2) Houses Purchased By Sealed Bids High bidders in sealed bids sub knitted to the Dauphin County Court today purchased two dwel lines. George H. Hafer, Harris burg attorney, bought the former John Heathcote home, lis win kide road, Bellevue Park, for $25, 555 as his high bid.

Because there was more than one prospective Duyer ior tne home, sold by the Market Street Trust Company, guardian of Mrs, Effie N. Heathcote, the court two rveeks ago ordered the sealed of' tfers. The other bidder, George jDeuble, offered $22,500. The property in Broad street IWilliams township, assessed" in the liame of Joseph Raudenbush, sold ty the County Commissioners 'as purchased by Russell Lauer (successful bidder, who today offered $851. The commissioners had bought the place for unpaid bounty taxes.

Child Killed by Train At Williamstown Alfreda M. Frederick, 2V2 year bid daughter of Mr. and Mrs. pacob Frederick, Williamstown vas instantly killed Saturday aft when she stepped onto the Reading Railroad tracks and was struck by a passenger freight Dr. S.

E. Herrold, assistant coroner, said the engine cars of the train passed over he child's body. She was found along the tracks a short distance rom her home by a neighbor, rhere were no witnesses, but Dr. Herrold said the 4 p. m.

train was the only one which had pass in the interval the child was missing. Surviving in addition to her parents are five brothers and isters. Austria Studies Bid To Marshall Plan Talk Vienna, July 7, (JP) Govern ment sources said today the Aus nan cabinet had oeen summoned lo meet tomorrow to consider an tavitation to participate in the July 12 conference in Paris on he Marshall air Europe nlan. It was generally believed that Austria would accept the invita rion, extended by Britain and France, although the Communists rere expected to offer strong op position. Gov.

Duff Fixes Date For Two Executions Gov. James H. Duff todav fixed he date for the electrocution of Charles Frederick Moyer and Wil aam Paul Byron, convicted of arst degree murder in Delaware ounty, for the week of Monday, eptemoer Tl. The State Supreme Court, act hg on an appeal, upheld the bdgment of the trial court in oth cases in a decision handed own June 30. Mystery Peeperis As More Persons See Flying Pises IS THIS FLYING DISC? Coast Guardsman Frank Ryman reported he photographed mysterious "flying disc" near Seattle and said he thought object is white dot indicated by arrow.

Photo is enlarged about 20 times from (AP Wirephoto). 'Saucer1 Reports May Be Due to Eyesight Laws By Howard W. Blakeslee Associated Press Science Editor New York, July 7, (JP) Much of what has been described about the flying saucers, reported from nearly all parts of the country may be explained by certain, laws of eyesight. All objects appear round or nearly so at any distance which is close to the limit of how far a person can see. If the objects are seen by reflected light, as in most cases reported, they are almost certain to be round, and if the reflections are sunlight then the sizes reported are those which would be expected from distant light reflections.

Descriptions of virtually all the saucers as round and flat fit ex Continued on Page 20, Col. 4) Man, 65, Dies Of Heart Attack In Hill Residence John Marr, 65, 316 Hummel street, died of a heart attack at his home today, a few minutes after he had left a Harrisburg Railways bus at Thirteenth and Derry streets. Dr. George Klitch, deputy Dauphin county coroner, reported. Marr left the bus at the inter section and told Patrolman Paul Seilhamer, on duty at the corner, mat ne was Hi.

The policeman asked Marr if he should call an ambulance, but the man replied, "No, I just want to get home." Seilhamer accompanied him to the residence. Entering the house, Marr col lapsed and Seilhamer summoned Dr. Klitch, who pronounced the man dead. Marr was employed as a ship ping clerk by Christian Publica tions, a division of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, in the Evangelical Press building. Third and Reily streets.

Fellow workers at the corpora tion said Marr had been ill for some time but had recently re turned to work, His wife telephoned his office; record San Francisco, July 7, (JP) From one end of the country to the other, new reports, of i 1 i flying saucers skimming through the skies today added to the mystery which has baffled the nation since June 25. There was no satisfactory ex planation of the phenomenon. The Saucers first were reported seen in the state of Washington on June 25. Then persons in other western states said they had seen them. The peak came over the July 4 holiday, when they first were reported seen east of the Mississippi.

The latest tabulation showed the mystery objects had been reported seen in 38 states, the Dis trict of Columbia and in Canada, Yesterday they were reported to have been seen in more than a dozen states, and in southwestern Ontario. ferial patrol by the Oregon National Guard reported it had failed to sight one of the objects The guard planned to send a plane today to spot a near St. Maries, Idaho, where a woman said 10 (Continued on Page 20, Col. 6) U. N.

Studies Plan To Set Up Quota On AtomStudy Lake Success, July ,7, (JP). The United Nations considered the feasibility today of establishing a quota system to limit each country's atomic activities. The new plan was reported to have been advanced by several members of the Atomic Energy Commission as a compromise between rival U.S. and Russian pro posals. Under the Baruch plan spon sored by the U.S., the proposed World Atomic Commission would have authority to order a country to start or stop any atomic ac tivity, whether designed for peace or war.

The Soviet proposal would allow each government to (Continued on Page 20, Col. 5) Court Paroles Steelton' Resident In Liquor Case Lawrence Robinson, 485 Myers street, Steelton, convicted as a three time offender in liquor law violations, and still owing a substantial part of a fine and costs in a similar charge from two years ago, was paroled "today by the Dauphin County Court after serv ing 34 days of a two months term. President Judge William Hargest, who on June 4 sentenced Robinson to the two months in jail and $100 fine, freed the man on his plea of being "needed at home to support the family," presented by his counsel Harold Prowell. Robinson first ran afoul of liquor laws in 1943, and on Jan uary 12 that year was fined $100. On September 19; 1945, as a sec ond offender which carries a prison term conviction, he pleaded guilty, was fined $200 and sentenced to two months.

I He served less than a month of that sentence, however, and was paroled. Still owing on the county today to say he was ili and would i On June 4 Robinson pleaded not visit his doctor before coming to guilty, but was adjudged guilty of the plant. (selling liquor without a license. military and political circles which received restricted information" of this nature. (Robert M.

Hutchins, chancellor of the University of Chicago where the atom bomb was pioneered and president of the committee to frame a world constitution, said recently 'that "American sciencel State Ranks 2nd In Holiday Deaths As 500 Persons Are Killed in U.S. By Associated Press More than 500 persons died of highway traffic and other mishaps during the nation three day week end observ servance ot independence Day. From 6 p. Thursday until Sunday midnight there were 248 reported deaths in automobile ac cidents, lbu drownings, live in fireworks explosions, and 103 from miscellaneous causes, a total of 516. California had the highest num ber of fatalities with 38.

Pennsylvania had 37 and New York 36. Within Pennsyvania's borders 13 persons were killed in traffic accidents, ten drowned and another 14 were victims of miscellaneous accidents. Another twelve residents of Pennsylvania died in New Jersey. The traffic toll was well under the total of 275 expected by the National Safety Council, but it was higher than for the same pe riod last year when 241 deaths were reported. The worst record was in 1941 when 628 persons were killed during the July 4th celebration.

Three of the nation's five fire works deaths were reported in (Continued on Page 20, Col. 5) Gunmen Get $440 In Pittsburgh Hotel Pittsburgh, July 7. (JP) Two young gunmen robbed the Keystone Hotel on Wood street of $440 early today. It was the third downtown hotel holdup in six days. Police said descriptions of the youths, both about 24, tallied in some respects with the pair who robbed the Hotel Mayfair of $300 and the Hotel Edison of $500 early last Tuesday.

Governor Vetoes Vets' Exemption From Quota Law Governor James H. Duff vetoed today as "clearly unconstitutional" a bill that would have exempted veterans' clubs from Pennsylvania's liquor license quota law for 18 months. "Making a separate class of vet erans' organizations for the pur pose of receiving licenses to sell liquor would, in our opinion, amount to special legislation and be clearly unconstitutional," the Governor said in his veto message. The bill passed by the General Assembly after long controversy was designed to permit clubs of nationally recognized veterans organizations to obtain liquor licenses, for 18 months from September 1 without regard to the quota law which limits the number of licenses in any community to one for each 1000 population. Duff said the Commonwealth's policy "of granting pensions or other awards for military service "was reflected in various acts of the assembly, including creating (Continued on Page 20, Col.

4) Service Begins The first bus left Hershey at 5.10 and at 5.50 the first bus left Harrisburg. The buses will operate on a half hour schedule in morning and evening rush periods, and hourly during midday and at night. Saturdays half hour schedules will be maintained. wmmmm CLEARFIELD BOYS HEAD FOR CITY Crew of the SS Severn, Bill. Winkler, 17, skipper; Anthony Nasca, 18, and Joe Marrara, 16, as they stopped at Lock Haven for the July 4 Water Carnival.

The boys are now sailing down the Susquehanna on their way to Harrisburg, continuing the cruise from Clearfield which they had halted temporarily at Lock Haven in mid June because of high water. Committee Sends Tax Bill to House For Debate, Vote Expected Tomorrow Washington, July 7, (JP) The House Rules Committee kept the new income tax reduction bill on its fast timetable today, sending it to the House floor for two hours of debate and expected passage tomorrow. Army flavy Bill Before Senate; Showdown Near Washington, July 7, (JP). The postwar attempt to unify the Army, Navy and Air Forces under a single cabinet officer reached a Senate show down today. Chairman Gurney (R SD) of the armed services committee told a reporter he is confident the Senate will stamp its approval on the compromise bill evolved after more than two years of argument, Gurney was scheduled to open debate on the "National Security Act of 1947" with a general explanation of the pWn urged by President Truman and all top Army, Navy and Air Force He hoped for a speedy vote.

But Senator Edward v. Robert son (R Wyp), only armed services committee 'member who did not vote for the bill, planned a last ditch floor battle. Robertson, a member of the naval committee which underwent its own merger last session, had nearly a dozen amendments ready to offer. In addition, he has (Continued on Page 20, Col. 3) Strike Imminent On New Bus Route As Wage Issues Direct to Hershey Snarl Mine Talk The Hershey Coach Company today began operating buses to and from Harrisburg, following an agreement reached with the Har books are $61.10 as part of that nsDUrS company ana fine and costs, according to court approved by the Public Utility 11 Mile Hole Blasted by Atom Bomb In New Mexico Test, French Assert Paris, July 7, (JP) The newspa per L'Intransigeant quoted French military circles today as saying a new American atomic bomb "capable of destroying Paris or Moscow" by blasting a hole 2700 feet deep and 11 miles wide had been tested in New Mexico.

The newspaper said its sources for the information were "Pans Commission Next Monday the local company will discontinue running buses to Hummelstown and will operate only as far as Rutherford, cutting the fare from 14 to seven cents. The single fare to Hershey from Harrisburg is 28 cents, as compared with 31 cents formerly, The round trip fare is 50 cents. Hershey buses use the facilities of the Capitol Bus Company, at and technology have Droduced a the Pennsylvania Station. Offi stockpile of new and improved bombs large enough, according to usually conservative sources, to destroy every large city on the earth." His statement was published June 28 in the Common Cause, monthly periodical Qf the committee for a world charter.) 1 Intransigeant said the new bomb, in a test, destroyed a facsimile of a large city, Complete with reinforced concrete buildings, built especially for the trial, Technical details arc not avail able, the article continued, but it said the tests had consumed 14,000 tons of silver, or "two and a half years of the world's production." rials of the company made the first trip. Buses traveled over the Hershey road and Paxton street, to Second street, to Chestnut and to the terminal.

Departing, they left the termination Fourth street, Mulberry street bridge, Thirteenth street to Paxton and the Hershey road. July 7, (JP) A strike of at least sixty per cent, of the nation's 400,000 soft coal miners appears inevitable tomorrow as the wage pact which was to lead he way to peace in the bituminous fields bogged down in llast minute legal tangles. The other 40 per cent, of the industry may also be strikebound Tuesday, when the miners' ten day vacation is due to end, if the race to complete a contract for the Northern and Steel Com pany "Captive mines is lost; A tentative agreement on gen eral terms was reached last Wednesday but this contract must bej (Continued on Page 20, Cql. 5) British Mine Head Asks Co operation With Soviet Rothesay, Scotland, July 7, A call for closer British co op eration with "the Soviet Union and other peace loving nations was issued today by Will Lawther, president of the National Union of Mineworkers, to delegates representing 600,000 miners at the union's annual conference. Lawther welcomed at the same time what he called "new out look" by the, U.

S. The bill, proposing income tax cuts ranging from 10.5 to 30 per cent, starting next January 1, is identical, except for the effective date, to one vetoed last month by President Truman. The effective date of the vetoed bill would have been July 1, 1947. The rules committee ordered that no amendments except those sponsored by the Ways and Means Committee, which drafted the bill, shall be considered. The ways and means group has some clarifying and corrective changes to propose.

The House Republican leadership, confident it can override (Continued on Page 20, Col. 2) Petrillo Holding Dictator Powers, (earns Charges Washington, July 7, (JP) James C. Petrillo was accused today of holding "dictatorial powers over the lives and work" of union musicians and of denying them the right of "free speech and economic security." The charge came, from Rep. Kearns chairman of a House Labor Subcommittee which subpoenaed the president of the AFL American Federation of Musicians to testify at an inquiry into the union's activities. Kearns, a music teaching member of Petrillo's union, said the committee, recognizes that new statutes have some of these activities.

Kearns said he is "fully cognizant" of what Petrillo has done for union members and added "if charges and complaints which are brought against you and the Fed eration are unfounded, I can as sure you that you will be exon erated." He added: "However," if these charges are proved to be bona fide, and you (Continued on Page 20, Col. 4) i CLOUDY founded 1931 VOLCXYII No. 159 20 PAGES Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Clan Hatter at the Fort Office at Barnsborg HARRISBURG, PA, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 1947 Only Evening Associated Press Newspaper la Harrisburg. News Around the Clock SINGLE COPIES rOUB CENTS rn JVU 1 Mows PDaum cam 12EF Ll lJ VI 8 More Expected President Urges Congress Admit Victims of War Washington, July 7, (JP) President Truman 'today asked Congress to admit a "substantial number" of Europe's displaced persons into the United States as immigrants.

In a message, Mr. Truman told Congress "special legislation limited to this particular emergency" would be necessary if the United States is to share in offering "an oppor tunity for a new hie to these people. Indian Aide Raps Jewish Leader's Answer in Probe Jerusalem, July 7, (JP). Sir Ab dur Rahman, of India, accused David Ben Gurion, chairman of the Jewish agency, today of "deliberately evading questions" in a series of sharp exchanges before the United Nations special com' mittee on Palestine. Ben Gurion had asserted that Jews in Palestine had "no conflict with the Arabs," but rather that "international Jorces were block ing their efforts to "regain" con trol of the country.

It was after the Indian repre' sentative of the U.N. committee asked Ben Gurion about the possible need for force to apply a united nations decision mat tan man accused him of evasion. "If you persist in these types of answers, we shall be here another two months, Rahman told Ben Gurion. Justice Emil Sandstroem, chair. (Continued on Page 20, Col.

4) Duff Vetoes Bill On College Aide Pay Governor James H. Duff today vetoed a bill establishing mini mum salaries for instructional staffs at State Teachers' Colleges, saying it would require from $300,000 to $700,000 more than the $500,000 budgeted for increas ed salaries, at those institutions. The Governor said in his veto message that a special committee of the board of presidents of State teachers' colleges "reviewed this measure in its present form and agrees with the Superintendent of Public Instruction that the bill is undesirable." Pilot Is Killed As Bomber Hits Row of Houses Quincy, July 7, (JP). An investigation was underway today into the crash of the two passenger Navy SB2C "Helldiver" bomber, which plunged into a row of three homes yesterday killing its pilot and injuring an enlisted passenger and one civilian. The pilot was identified as En sign George C.

Curley, USNR, of Boston. The passenger, storekeeper third class Hugh F. Ahem, also of Boston, suffered a broken (Continued on Page 20, Col. 2) 2 Polio Cases Found In Schuylkill County Ashland, July 7, (P) Two cases of infantile paralysis were reported in this Schuylkill county community today by James P. Jennings, executive secretary of the county's polio committee.

Jennings said they were Carl Evely, 2 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Evely, and Janet Lambert, 5 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lambert.

Both were taken to the Geis inger Hospital in Danville. Crazed Piano Player Cuts Throat On Steamer During Holiday Cruise Harbor Springs, Mich. July 7,1 (JP) A crazed piano player cut his throat, then ran naked among passengers of the and steamer! Western States during a week' end holiday cruise, ship's authorl ties reported today. Dr. R.

D. Engle, Emmet county coroner, identified the man as Ormund W. Stone, 39, of the Avon Hotel, Detroit, who died in Lockwood Hospital at Petoskey, five hours after the incl dent late Saturday. capt. wunam Macuonaid, su perintendent of the and Detroit Division, said witnesses aboard the cruise ship told of I seeing Stone race along the deck after slashing his throat, finally collapsing and falling down the grand stairway of, the second deck At the time of the incident, the ship was off White in Lake Michigan 40 miles from Harbor Springs.

Capt. MacDonald said Stone was found lying naked on the floor of his cabin, his throat slit with glass from a broken tumbler. The piano player, mumbling wildly, broke out of the stateroom and ran out on deck, witnesses said. After he collapsed, he was Continued on Page 0, Col. 5) The President said Congress would be dealing "solely with an emergency problem growing out of the war the disposition of a specific group of individuals, victims of war who have come into the hands of our own.

and the other Western Allies' armies of occupation in Europe." Since the end of the war, Mr. rruman said, the armies of occupation have been able to return to their homes approximately 7,000,000 people. He added: "But there still remain in the western zones of Germany and Austria and in Italy close to a million survivors who are unwilling by reason of political opinion and fear of persecution to return to the areas where they once had homes. "The great majority come from the Northern Baltic areas, Poland, the Russian Ukraine and Yugoslavia." Saying that countries in Western Europe and Latin America have opened their doors to sub continued on Page 20, Col. 8) Guards Put on Bridge To Protect Equipment Guards have been posted on the Mulberry Street Bridge ramp leading to Cameron street to pro tect electrical plates' in the sidewalk which have been removed by "pranksters," Joseph A.

Vblg ler, director of the City Highway Department said today. Last Thursday night, Voeler said, two plates covering cables and other electrical equipment beneath street level, were removed and thrown onto railroad tracks and in Paxton creek. They have been replaced by city employes. Pointing out the danger to which these acts exposed pedes Tr i i i uictiis, vogier saia mat xne open ings, two feet by three feet, also offered roosting places to pigeons. He said that anyone found disturbing the plates will be prosecuted by city police.

Merchants Discuss Traffic Regulations More thn 40 city business men and merchants were scheduled to meet late today at the Chamber of Commerce building to discuss methods of regulating traffic in the city, Harrisburg Industries. a civic betterment group, of ficials announced. John B. Warden, who issued the invitations, said the main proposal to be discussed was off street parking provided by the merchants themselves as is already in effect in Washington. Boston, Newark and other large cities.

Following a discussion of the needs, plans for a survey by the corporation to gather data on solutions, suggestions and possible cost, will be made. Policeman Shoots Youth In Holdup Attempts Pittsburgh, July" 7, (JP) A 15 year old boy was seriously wounded by a police bullet early today as he fled from the scene of. an attempted burglary at West View. Shot in the back, the youth was taken to Allegheny General Hospital. Patrolman William Greiner, of Ross township, said he fired once in chasing the boy away from Nick's Place, a saloon.

He quoted the lad as saying he was after whisky. The boy's mother reported he suffered a head injury in an auto accident four years ago and has been under a physician's care. THE WEATHER (U, 8. Weither Bureau) Sunrise, 5.45; sunset, 8.38. Harrisburg and vicinity: Mostly cloudy with showers today, and tonight.

Not so warm but continued humid. Clearing and a little cooler late tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and less humid with little change in temperature. Gentle to moderate winds, south erly today becoming northerly tonight and Tuesday. High today, 83; tomorrow, 84; yesterday, 91; low tonight, 64; last night, 68.

Rainfall, .13 of an inch. River today and tomorrow, 3.8 feet..