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WINOOSKI uSZ AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER FOR ALL I HE PEOPlTHTfr 0 No. 146 Charles Lucky Luci-aao, deported vice lord, will figure in the Senates investigation of organized crime. Sources dose to the Senate said that European law enforcement officials will be questioned about Lucianos present operations when Special Committee Counsel Boris Kostelanetz makes an on-the-spot survey of Europes crime picture next month. Kostelanetz may question Luciano himself when he visits Italy, the present stamping ground of the onetime czar of New Yorks narcotics and prostitution rackets. 0)VP mi Ml1 JV Chamber Elects New Directors Acheson Sees Peace Possible Harvard Grads Told Cold War Must Continue Until Reds Yield CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

(UP) Secretary of State Dean Acheson said today the free world is on the threshold of a new period leading to peace. In an address at Harvard Universitys 299th commencement, Acheson warned, however, that the Cold War cannot end until the Soviet leaders do genuinely accept a live and let live philosophy. He spoke from the same platform in Harvard'yard where Gen. George C. Marshall, then Secretary of State, delivered his famed Marshall Plan address three years ago.

I have said before and it can The U. S. Supreme Court has proved reluctant to act against racial discrimination, the president of the American Jewish Congress charged last night before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Rabbi Irving Miller told the 41st annual NAACP convention that our task has been magnified by a supreme court which, to put it kindly, possesses no unusual gifts of insight or imagination. Short-winded, reluctant and plodding, the supreme court can be counted on to make grudging advances only at the stimulus of our most incisive and cogent argument, he said.

The $7,400,000 New Hampshire Turnpike, featuring free towing and tire-changing service for motorists, will be opened Staurday between the Massachusetts border and the Maine State line. The state Highway Department also announced today it will turn back nearly $400,000 of the $7,800,000 appropriated for construction of the 14-mile turnpike. New Hampshire's first toll road. The black-hulled schooner Blue Dolphin sliced through Canadian waters today on an Artie expedition to the Labrador Coast. The 100-foot vessel, second ship in five days to depart from here on an Arctic Circle voyage, carried a 16-man crew led by Capt-David C.

Nutt, 30, Dartmouth College Arctic expert who will collect speciments and chart waters during the three-month journey. Burlington, Crap Shooters Startle Casino MONTE CARLO. (UP) The sad-eyed habitues of Monte Carlo scussed today the greatest, scandal this gambling casino has known in recent years. It happened at the dlce tables. Installed last year to attract American tourists.

Flawlessly-gowned and tailored roulette and chemln players were startled to see a group of Americans strip to their shirt sleeves and start shouting the language of craps. They were practically naked, said Henri Pontie, the casino director-general. "One visiting nobleman playing roulette actually dropped his monocle In surprise. It fell on No. 9, which came up.

It was the maddest night we ever had. Open-And Empty TALLAHASSEE, (UP) A burglar spent three hours ripping open a safe only to find It empty, police reported today. He didnt know it wasnt locked. Vermont, Thursdayr June 22, 1950. Seven Board Posts Filled By Chamber Directors Slated For Organization Meeting Tuesday (Special to The Dally News) Results of the annual election of directors of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce were announced today by William S.

Preston president. Elected to represent manufacturers are Maurice E. Keenan of the General Electric Company and Floyd W. James of the Mal-tex Company: To represent retailers, O. D.

Paddack of the J. C. Penney Company, Carl H. Shearer of Shearer Chevrolet and Roland H. Trudel of Sears Roebuck and Company; To represent wholesalers.

Harold A. Mayforth of the O. C. Taylor To represent professional, A. Pearley Feen, attorney; and to represent the service and other businesses, George K.

Hauek of the Hauck Real Estate Company. The organization meeting of the directors will be held next Tuesday at 12:15 oclock at the Hotel Vermont. The tellers for the annual nominations and elections were Alfred H. Heininger, Mrs. Lura B.

Cummings and Robert Wilbur. A total or 193 ballots out of a possible 327 were cast in the election. The board consists of 15 di- (Continued tm Page 2 Land Seizure Plan Urged By Italians ROME, (UP) a drastic land reform program under which certain land would be seized from its owners and turned over to landless peasants has been approved by Italy's Government party, It was announced today. Under the plan, about 2,650,000 acres of uncultivated or misused farm land would be confiscated from farm owners and given to landless peasants. The government hopes this will end the large-scale Communist led campaign of riots and land seizures.

The final draft of the plan was approved by senators snd deputies of the ruling Christian-Democratic party. Every landlord affected by the scheme will have two-thirds of his farm land confiscated. One year later he can sell his remaining land to peasants approved by state organizations, or he can ask for a two-year period to develop it properly. If he doesnt start land Improvement within six months, the final third also will be expropriated. Boy Drowned PORTLAND, (UP) Ronald Lamb, 15, of Portland drowned In Stroudwater River yesterday when his life preserver slipped from his body and he sank a short distance from shore.

Police said could, not expected about half of the 10 GOP committee members to vote for the bill despite the many features they dont like. One particular irritant to Republicans was the Democratic plan for boosting taxes on corporations in higher Income brack-ers. The Republicans also disagreed with some Democratic proposals for plugging loopholes In present laws. Here are the key provisions of the bill PRICE FIVE CENTS. mi Slate Is First To Complete 1950 Census 375,800 Is Total; 1 Population Gain Of 16,569 Listed MONTPELIER (UP-Vermont today became thi first state in the nation to complete its 1950 census.

Unofficial figures showed the states population rose 16,569 in the past 10 years to a present level of 375, 800. The official 1940 census was 359,231. Census officials said the unofficial figures, compiled by counties, would be reported to Washington where they might be changed slightly before being made official. The only changes, they explained, would be made on the basis of individual census reports mailed by Vermont residents who were out of state or not counted for some other reason during the enumeration. The Vermont Increase Is 4.8 percent with the biggest rise in Chittenden County whose population went upward.

18.4 percent. More than half of the states populatibn jump Is due to the 9,575 boost in Chittenden. South Burlington led the rise (Continued on Page 2) Service Denies He Tried to Aid Chinese Reds WASHINGTON, (UP) Career Diplomat John S. Service swore today that all disloyalty charges against him are false. The charges were made by Sen.

R. McCarthy, and Patrick J. Hurley, former Ambassador to China. Service testified under oath before a Senate Foreign Relations investigating subcommittee. He denied Hurleys accusations that he sought to knife Hurley, swing American policy behind the Chinese reds and feed secrets to Communist leaders in China.

EVERY SHADE He said he became innocently Involved in the 1945 Amerasia stolen documents case. Service explained that his wartime contacts with the Chinese Communists were In line of duty as art American intelligence facer. He said he had to report every shade of political opinion In China. Hurleys charges, he said, are as false today as they were when they were uttered In 1945 and echoed by McCarthy and Rep. Walter Judd, and George P.

Dondero, Mieh. uBDuqndoH a uaaq saq aoiAiag (Continued on Page 18) Rail Unions Reject Plan CHICAGO, (UP) Two unions rejected a fact-finding board's report today and threatened to call 25,000 members on strike against the nations largest railroads on July 15. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Rail-ay Conductors Issued the strike threat a few hours after tha AFL America ordered a strike of 4,000 members for next Sunday against five western railroads. All three unions are demanding reductions of the work week from 48 to 40 hours with no loss in pay, plus changes In other working rules. Truman Snubs States Righters WASHINGTON, (UP) Pre sldent Truman said today that ha didnt invite Govs.

J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and Fielding Wright of Mississippi to a luncheon for Democratic governors here today because the invitations went to Democrats only. Thurmond and Wright were leaders of the States Rights Party which broke with Truman Democrats la the 1946 election. LEONARD HOFFMAN tried to shinny up the steam pipe in his New York City home. His energy ran out and he slid down, wedging his knee.

A police emergency crew had to cut the pipe to free the unhappy lad, First Bang Starts Boom For Denham 73 Give Money To Provide Boys With Free Camp Bang Bang started off this years Camp Club drive with a bang. And it has boomed to a total of $715 collected in three days of pavement pounding by Bill Denham, who is looking for funds to send poor deserving youngsters from Burlington and Winooski to two weeks of sugshine and health. Wonderful Heck, no! Marvelous'! was Uncle Bills reaction when todays figures were read to him from the adding machine. Bill Is seeking $2,000 this year to send 50 of his best pals, the underprivileged kids of Burlington, to Camp Abnakl in North Hero or Camp Holy Cross at Mal-letts Bay. As usual, he has closed down his Church billard parlor, and Is stopping at every retail and professional establishment In the area to solicit funds for the Burlington Daily News Camp Fund.

After all, I was a poor boy, (Continued on Page 8) Anti-Trust Action Hinted To Curb Crime WASHINGTON, (UP) Wavne Coy, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, told Senate crime Investigators today that Continental Press Service may be guilty of "criminal violations of the antitrust laws in Its race news operations. Coy, first witness at public hearings of the crime committee, said there is a strong probability that Continental the prin-cap disseminator of racing Information used by illegal bookmakers maintains "an effective monopoly In the racing news field. He suggested that monopoly action against Continental provides one approach to the problem raised by the use of Interstate communications facilities to foster organized crime and gambling. Judy Garland Studio Ban Still Sticks HOLLYWOOD (UP) Judy Garland's 15 years of picture making at MOM may be ended, a studio spokesman hinted today. While the singer was still recovering from 1 f-inflicted throat cuts, the studio announced she definitely would not be taken off suspension and given back her role In "Royal Wedding.

It was that suspension and other career problems which led Miss Garland to slash her throat with a jagged glass edge Monday night. MGM Producer Arthur Freed said Jane Powell was being tested for the part originally assigned the pug-nosed star, best known for her portrayal of the happy, bright-eyed girl In "The Wizard of Oz. Hes In No Hurry, 90 Days to Go MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (UP) The operator of a small restaurant across the street from the Miami Beach police station is used to being told to "hurry' It up by officers and juuges who drop In for a quick snack and rush back to work. One day she was so busy she had to overlook a customer for a while and apologized profusely.

Thats all right. he replied, "Ive got plenty of time 90 days. In fact. The customer turned out to be a jail trusty running an errand for policeman, The Massachusetts Aerie of Eagles announced today it will 'present Hs annual civic service citation here Saturday to Clarence Hawkes, 80-year-old blind poet of Hadley. Massachusetts farmers 'were urged today to fence in water holes to eliminate the accidental drowning of children in rural areas.

Construction of water holes on farms is recommended for firefighting, irrigation and The water shortage had resulted in a new hazard for residents of rural areas several drowning cases Involving children have been reported. French diplomatic observers said today that the Schu-man Plan may develop into a nucleus for a federal government of Europe. These sources foresaw such an eventuality if a special six nation assembly is created to control a Western European coal and steel authority. President Truman received a compromise rent control bill today that would continue federal i ceilings at least six months. A The measure, passed by both houses yesterday, also would permit communities to keep rent controls another six months if they want them.

The bill fell considerably short of Mr. Tru-1 mans request for an outright one-year extension beyond tnc present June 30 expiration date. Four Ambushed In Textile Strike MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (UP) Gunfire wounded four men working at a strike-bound textile plant here today, in the worst violence yet of the three-month labor dispute. Hundreds of rounds ot fire not be said too often that war is not Inevitable, Acheson said.

It Is the determined purpose of this country and of the like-minded nations working with us, to prevent war. We are building our strengths in order that we may eliminate the conditions which would give rise to war, and we are on the threshold of a new period in the successful forward movement of this effort, he said. "As the leaders of the Soviet (Continued on Page 4) Master Crime Ring Probed In Honolulu HONOLULU, T. (UP) FBI agents and local police delved today Into the working of a master crime syndicate accused of wholesale dealings in prostitutes, narcotics, bogus checks and safe-cracking. Virgil McDorman, accused assistant leader of the crime ring and director of Its Hawaiian operations, and two gang members already were under arrest and being questioned.

The leader, Identified as Smokey Chrysler or Krelsler, was believed on the mainland. Details of the gangs operations were disclosed by Walter Berry, 20-year-old ex-convict, who was arrested last week with Vincent Smith, 30, on charges of helping pass $9,000 worth of phony checks. Berry said the gang used the "Manhattan Dance Studio" at Waikiki, owned by McDorman, as headquarter for Its prostitution, lewd photograph and phony check activities; Imported 27 girls from a San Francisco agency and sent them to bordellos In Honolulu, Hilo and Kauai; and Imported an expert" from the mainland by air to carry out $10,000 worth of safe robberies. Canaan Resident Rescued From Sea NAHANT, Mass. (INS) Harry Johnson, 24, of Canaan, who told police he was despondent because he has been unable to get a job, was rescued from the sea off Nahant Beach today by a passing motorist.

Police said John Carson of Nahant pulled Johnson from the water when he heard the young man calling for help about 25 yards off shore. Johnson was treated at Lynn Hospital and a police surgeon committed him to Danvers State Hospital for observation. the present laws to provide about $465,000,000 a year. 1. Reductions totalling Ih excise taxes on furs, luggage, jewelry, cosmetics, movie and sports tickets, telephone bills, night club checks, travel tickets, and numerous other Items.

2. An upward revision of the corporate tax rate to make the maximum corporation levy nearly 41 Instead of 38 percent. This will yield an estimated a yar. Color Line May Be Drawn In Draft Bill WASHINGTON, (UP) Southern Democrats, beaten in one try, planned another attempt today to write a "voluntary segregation provision In the Senate draft extension bill. Sen.

Richard B. Russell, whose first provision was knocked out of the measure by a 43-29 vote last night, turned up with a new one. He said It would provide Democratic segregation and would prove this Is not Just a Southern idea. With the present draft act expiring at midnight Friday, Senate Democratic Leader Scott W. Lucas pleaded for an early vote on the bill.

He called the Senate into session at 11 a.m. one hour earlier than usual In hopes of obtaining action by late afternoon. The Senate bill would provide a straight three-year extension of the present law. The House has passed a measure which would extend the draft for two years, but prohibit Induction unless Congress certified an emergency by Joint resolution. There was little doubt about (Continued on Page 8) Judge Rejects Acquittal Plea WASHINGTON, (UP) Federal Judge Edward M.

Curran rejected a defense motion for immediate acquittal of three Hollywood film writers on contempt of Congress charges today and took the cases under advisement. Curran said he will pass judgment at next Thursday on writers Ring Lardner Lester Cole and Adrian Scott. If convicted, they face a possible penalty of one year In Jail and $1,000 fine. They were among the Hollywood Ten who refused in 1947 to tell the house UnAmerican Activities Committee whether they never had been Communists. Treasury Balance WASHINGTON (UP) Government treasury balance for the current fiscal year through June 20.

Cash balance: 4. A speed-up payment plan for corporations so that they will pay their tax liability within six months after it Is Incurred rather than having 12 months to pay. This is expected to yield some $42,00.000,000 in new revenue over the next five years. The bill does not call for any change In individual income tax rates. It makes no change In the amounts withheld by employers for payment of individual income came from behind an embankment across the highway from the entrance to the American Enka Rayon plant near here.

One of the wounded was In critical condition. He was identified as Victor McDaniel. Witnesses said he leaped from his ambushed automobile and chased some of the gunrnm through a field, firing as he ran, before he fell with five bullet wound3. GUARD ALERTED The shooting, the third reported In the strike, broke out before dawn. Several commanders of National Guard units were alerted In event Gov.

Gordon Browning decided to return the guard here. Adjutant Gen. Sam Wallace said in Nashville. Entry and exit at the plant were strictly forbidden tilts morning. Night shift workers were held Inside and those day-shift employes who entered the gates many scattered when the firing broke out said they would not leave until they were assured of protection.

No While Suita! CLEVELAND, (UP) White bathing suits are taboo at city beaches and pools because they tend to become transparent wheh wet, Womens Bureau Police Capt. Hazel Witt said today. Burns Fatal TORONTO, (UP) Mary Gertrude Murray, 6, died last night as the result of burns she received when her clothes caught1 fire from a candle on the altar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. REDWOOD, CITY, (UP) Forty persons were injured, only one seriously, when plaster crashed down from the ceiling of the Sequoia Theater last night onto 100 persons seated In the balcony. LONDON, (UP) Schoolgirl Shirley May France of Somerset, will train at least three weeks before trying again to swim the English Channel, her trainer said today.

The 17-year-old Shirley, who was beaten by treacherous channel currents and the cold last summer when eight miles from her goal, arrived in Britian yes-terdav aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth. BASEBALL Friday 8:30 P. M. BURLINGTON vs. TWIN CITY Centennial Field "CaSer th Llht" QUALITY ENGRAVING By Vermonts Most Modern Shop Prompt Service in Zinc Burlington Daily News Tax Proposals Cause Republican Split WASHINGTON, (U P) House Republicans split today on the question of supporting a Demo-cratic-sponsored bill to cut federal excise taxes and Increase corporation levies.

As the tax-drafting House Ways and Means Committee prepared to met to put a formal okay on the legislation, some Republicans said they would flght the bill all the way. Others said they would vote for It reluctantly. One Republican, who asked not to be Identified by came, at id ho.