Morse Declines Thomas Debate Portland, Ore., March 2 U.P Norman Thomas, senior spokes man for the American Socialist party, offered to debate the Co lumbia Valley Administration proposal with Sen. Wayne Morse, R., Ore.,) but Morse today de clined the invitation. . Morse said the Thomas invita tion "only goes to show that those who favor the establish ment of a state economy in America are using CVA as one of the devices for accomplishing their socialistic objectives." Thomas challenged Morse to the debate while here for a lec ture appearance Tuesday night. Finland's President Begins New Term Helsinki, Finland, March 2 W) President Juho Paasikivi be gan his second term of office Wednesday by promising to work for "good and trustful relations, especially between Finland and the Soviet Union." The 79-year-old statesman "CVA is not an issue in my primary campaign because most of us in the republican party are opposed to it," Morse said. "It may become an issue in the gen eral election next fall if my Accused Men Use Klan Alibi Rome, Ga., March 2 ffl One after another of ten men on trial for plotting the lashing of seven Negroes at Hooker, Ga., is plead ing that red-caped and hooded Ko Klux Klansmen alone are to! blame for the savage deeds. Three of the defendants in U.S. district court have gone so far as to assert in their testimo- ny that instead of conniving with the Klan they themselves were victims of its coercion and arro gance. One was Dade County Sher iff John W. Lynch who said yes terday a masked man rammed what "felt like a gun" in his back and forced him to turn ov er two of the Negroes to robed lash-wielders. Deputy Sheriff John Bleck ley, also a defendant, followed his superior to the stand and gave similar testimony. A third defendant, 28-year-old Robert Keener of Trenton, Ga., admitted he drove the sev en Negroes in his station wagon from the home of Mamie Clay, also a Negro, to the flogging scene the night of April 2. Keener testified he did so, however, only because a Klans man reached under his robe as if he were going to draw a gun. democratic opponent advocates it. "During my primary campaign I shall devote my public dis cussions to those problems which are an issue in that campaign and therefore I have no inten tion of taking the time to carry on a public discussion with Nor man Thomas on one of his pet S H IP AT PENNEY'S Friday and Saturday Get the PENNEY Buying Habit! was sworn into office with the dark shadow of Russian politi cal pressure marring the inaug uration ceremonies. Russia yesterday handed Fin state economy proposals." 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