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Journal
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY WITH rata tonight.
Thursday. Continued mild. Low
temperature tonight, 40; high
Thursday, SO.
FINAL
EDITION
66th Year, No. 23
Safem, Oregon, Wednesday January 27, 195
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Caoital A
Court In Split
Ruling Denies
Widow's Claim
Officer of Firm
Held Not Entitled
To Accident Benefits
By JAMES D, OLSON I By MARIAN' LOWRY FISCHER
In a four to three split decision i Threat of high water troubles
the state supreme court reversed hung over the valley regions Wed
thc decision of Circuit Judge Ralph nesday with all streams coming
S. Hamilton ' of Bend awarding up following warmer tempera
damages from the state industrial turcs and heavy rain that has
accident commission to Mrs. Paul-1 quickly washed off the snow of
ine R. Allen, widow of Carl Dean
Allen.
Allen was president of Gilbert
and Allen Flowers. Inc., at Prine
ville and died as the result of ac
cidently inhaling carbon tetra
chloride spray applied to flowers
on a float in the Rose Festival pa
rade in Portland.
Claim by the widow was denied
by the accident commission on the
ground that no application had
been filed with the commission by
the decedent to come under the
coverage of the act in the manner
provided for corporate officers.
Trial Court Grants Benclits
Judge Hamilton remanded the
case to the accident commission
directing it to award compensa
tion to the widow. The commission
appealed.
In an opinion by Justice Hall S.
Lusk the majority of the court
held that the section of the Work
mens Compensation act providing
"an officer of a corporation shall
not be deemed a workman of such
corporation and entitled to the
benefits of this act unless he com
plies with this section" is unam
biguous and since Allen did not
comply, the widow has no claim
against the accident fund.
Judges Dissent
Justice Warner's dissenting opin
ion held that a corporation officer
who has already achieved the sta
tus of workman in fact does not
need to qualify further under the
provisions of the law as a "deemed
workman and that to require him
to do so would have been a "vain
gesture accomplishing no more
than previously done." Justices
George Rossman and Walter Tooie
also dissented without written
opinion.
In an opinion written by Jus
tice James T. Brand, the court re
versed a decision of Circuit Judge
Orval J. Millard of Jackson coun
ty, in a case of the state of Oregon
against Rosie L. Peeblcr and Ar
thur Hanson, appellants.
(Continued on Page 5, Col. 5)
Surface Wafer
Causes Damage
"Water, water everywhere, but j
rm nlare to out it." paraphrased I
County Engineer Hcdda Swart
Wednesday morning after listen
ing to numerous complaints filed
with' the county court by resi
dents who had a variety of ex
periences with drainage prob
lems. Melting snow and a heavy
downpour of rain, combined with
water logged soil have resulted
in much surface water, especial
ly in the low and flat areas cast
of Salem.
The more persistent complaints
have originated in the Auburn
district, especially in the vicini-
tv of the school. Swart, wno went oied au traffic along the thor
tb the scene several days ago oughfare early today,
and put a level on the spot, states The tMc of TOcii an(j cartn cov.
that the situation there will not ' rcd (he Clackamas River road
be relieved until a drainage i men
is nnrned across private land.
Construction of the by-pass cast
ot Salem has resulted in numer
ous water complications there. It
is said the by-pass diverted the
flow of water to some extent and
in others soil eroded by heavy
rains has filled up some of the
natural channels. Residents of
the area iust north of the Sil-
verton road near the by-pass may
be forced to move out.
A request that me county plow
out a stub road off the old Sun-
nvsidc highway was received by
a resident who said he was snow
bound. New Natural
Gas Propose
WASHINGTON Northwest
Natural Gas Co. Wednesday pro
posed an amendment to its appli
cation to serve the Pacific North
west with natural gas.
The proposal was viewed as a
hid to breathe new life into the
company's hopes for the North
west market. Northwest has taken
little part in a Power Commission
hearing now underway on applica -
tions bv four concerns to pipe gas
into the area. Northwest so far has
been unable to obtain permission
from Alberta authorities to export
cn from fnnrttln.
I nder its new proposal, iiwui- w m -...en-west
would import natural gas into No narcotics were taken, officers
ih tmiirvf si.Mm near Eastoort. said.
Idaho, for delivery to Idaho and
eastern Washington communities,
and to Pendleton. Ore It also
would deliver gas to Trail and
nearby communities
Rain Clears Off
Snow to Raise
Valley Streams
Extent of High
Water Depends on
Future Downfall
the week-end.
Substantia! rises are due lor all
valley streams, but the river fore
caster is not setting any definite
levels at this time the height of
the river depends on how much
more rain is coming.
And the forecast is for more
rain. Continued cold, however,
will hold back snow runoff from
the high mountains. It is the run
off from the foothills and in val
ley sections that is bringing up
the streams now, along with the
rain.
Lowlands Flooded -
Lowlands along the Santiam at
Jefferson are due to be flooded
some late today and Thursday.
The Santiam at that point was
up to 10 feet Wednesday morn
ing and was stilt rising, flooding
coming at the 12-foot mark there.
At Salem, the Willamette was
guaged at 9.9 feet this morning.
Flood stage is 20 feet here. Sur
face waters from thejwow run
trouble along some roan's.
Heavy showers in Salem totaled
1.40 inches in the 24-hour period
ending at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. I
Downtown, the snow was almost
completely washed away by Wcd
( Continued on Page 5, CoL 6)
115 MPH Gale
On South Coast
COOS BAY W Hurricane force
ifnle currtnt lli cAitthttrn flr.fnn
coast Wednesday morning, hitting
1 ts miles an hour in gusts at Cape j
Blanco, south of here, the Coast j
Guard reported.
The British freighter Waikawa,
in the bay here to load lumber, was
buffeted loose from her moorings
and driven into shallow water
where she bogged down in mud.
In late morning, though, the vessel
was freed.
Heavy rain fell and with warm
ing temperatures sent melting
snow cascading into the rivers. The
Coquille was rising steadily and
there was some feeling that low
land areas, often flooded, might be
hit again. A tributary. Salmon
Creek, was reported higher than
it was in a late fall flood.
The abandoned lumber schooner
Oliver Olson, fast on the jetty at
Bandon since November, shifted on
us rocsy oemi as i e ....
waves beat against the hull and
observers said it might wash loose.
Hill Plunges in
Oregon City
OREGON' CITY CP A huge
hillside section, soaked by recent j
r3ins and undermineo oy ine
wollen Clackamas river, plunged
down on a roauway leaoing i a;
number of suburban homes and:
abou, tw0 mjics cast ot parkplace
to a depth of 10 feet for a distance
of about 100 feel, knocking out s
guard rail and power line. Persons
living in the area off Portland's
SE 82nd avenue could reach Ore
gon City or Portland only by de
touring through the town of Car
ver. County engineers said no homes
or buildings were menaced by the
j si(jc Tncv 8jS0 sai(j tney couW
j not estimate how long it would
, take t0 clear the road and halt
tne si,npagc.
'Experienced' Burglar
Robs Doctors ' Offices
An "experienced" burglar
hrnke into the Physicians' build
ing, 13th and Center streets,
Tuesday night and made off with
approximately $275 in cash, city
detectives reported Wednesday.
Entry was made by removing
the screen from a rear window
of the building and climbing onto
a garbage can to climp through
the window. The entry was dis-
1 covered about 5:30 a.m. by a pa
iroiman mailing ius ruuiius.
Taken from one office was
S198, another yielded about $15
in change and the pharmacy
room was forced open, where
Attempts were made to force
a filing cabinet in a receptionist's
1 office and a doctor's desk drawer
j was pried open but nothing was
t taken.
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More Money
For CCC Looms
WASHINGTON W The Sen
ate Agriculture Committee
Wednesday approved a bill to give
1 k billion dollars more lending
authority to the Commodity Crcd-
it Corp. for farm price support
operations.
The increase to 8 billions was
asked by President Eisenhower.
Agriculture Department officials
told the senators Monday that the
need was urgent because all but
16 million dollars of the CCC's
present 6 billion dollars in bor
rowing authority has been used
up in a recent rush of business
supporting sagging farm prices.
Chairman Aiken R-Vt of the
Senate committee said he would
try to get the bill called up for
Senate action quickly.
Vote Toll Roads
For Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY m - A 130-million-dollar
toll road system
making possible a Southwest net
work of turnpikes has the solid
approval of Oklahoma voters.
In a special statewide election
yesterday, two legislative bills au
thorizing construction of three
turnpikes carried by a margin of
about 40,000 votes. Vnofficiat re
turns from 3,183 of the state's
3,3.5 precincts gave on the two
questions: 107,124 for to 128,150
against on one and 169.859 for to
12S.287 against on the other.
Overwhelming approval from Ok
lahoma City and Tulsa, located on
each end of the present Turner
Turnpike, assured victory for the
proposals.
Gov. Johnston Murray promised
an immediate start on engineering
and financial studies for the pro
jects. Molotov Invites
n ,
jIpC IA I IlfinPr
BEULIM W Despite all his
ha'sh words about the United
States. Soviet Foreign Minister
V M. Molotov isn't going to deny
U.S. Secretary of State Dulles his
turn at the caviar and vodka.
American officials disclosed
Wednesday that Molotny has in
vited Dulles to dine with him Fri
day night at the Russian Em
bassy in East Berlin.
Weather Details
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3. Tott 51-hint t ptfftttrn: t.4s
far ntttnth: M.Mt norms!. Seatctt
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Rifui.)
Officers said the burglar ap-;
parently was experienced, as he I
carefully wiped up footprints and
other tell-tale marks before ieav-,
ing.
In another burglary investi
gated by police, the Salem Linen
Mills, 1485 Madison street, was
entered through jimmied win
dow and desks were ransacked
but nothing appeared to be miss
ing. The entry apparently occurred
before 2 a.m. when a night watch
man spotted the unlatched front
doors where the burglar made
his exit, officers said.
A third bt-rgbry occurred ear-
lier in the night at the home of
Miss Frances Shisier, 1055 North
14th street, where a purse con
taining $230 was taken. The
purse was found later outside
the kitchen door, police said.
AS HEAVY AS IT APPEARS
Several Indian soldiers carry a canvas hut on their shoulders
as they dismantle South Camp in the neutral zone after they
were relieved of guarding non-repatriated Chinese and North
Korean POWs, Only a token force stand guard at the prisoner
of war camp. (AP Wirephoto)
Condon Admits Joining
2 Red Organizations
WASHINGTON Rep. Con-f
don (D-Calif testified Wednesday!
he had been a member of two-!
organizations cited as Communist
fronts. He demed other particulars
of 13 "reports" which caused him
to be barred from atomic tests
last May.
Short Cut for
atomic Power
NEW yORK W A new method
of converting the rays from radio
active atoms directly into useful
electricity has been announced by
the Radio Corp. of America.
The discovery may one day pro
vide a matchbox-size power unit
good for 20 years for lighting!
homes, running refrigerators andj
radios and television sets. It also.
might run hearing aids and wrist
, ana wnsi-t
watch radios or be a nearly per-
mancnt battery for automobiles.
David Sarnoff, KCA board chair
man, announced the discovery yes
terday. . t ft,
u is a mi f"" HavJieuff observation and apply it to a
the filter t.p of a ogarette Hays fc
eominv from a lew sail grams oi
"cheap" radioactive atoms, which
do not split, are turned into elec
tric current.
Other methods have been used
in the past to turn the loeked-up
energy of atoms directly into elec
tricity, but this one is more effi
cient and thousands of times more
powerful.
Open Border
Periodically
CALEXtCO. Calif. The
border bclwcen the United States
and Mexico is still being opened
and closed periodically in the con
fused situation involving the hiring
of Mexican farm workers who are
clamoring lo cross the line and
get jobs on California ranches. !
First the Mexican government,
with armed guards, had tried tol
keep its nationals from crossing!
the line. Then, in a reversal ofi
policy, Mexican officials withdrew j
their guards Monday ano nimarcos
Lt"'t,,i,r. twiit rrn
.L ii
But under this food or migrants
American officials found their
checking of them was overwhelmed
and O, S. officials then closed the
border. But Tuesday American au
thorities opened the gates long
enough to take in 300 more Mexi
cans. McCarthy Glad
Demos Return
..-.. ,.., .a li.J
S;7-tarfffitoSi' The tfor Dcpartmrnt rf. ,
back to the Democrats who have ;! that ,tf!tal 8f t M,m
agreed to return to his Senate In-; Person? e claiming unemploy-
vestigalions
Suhiomm 11M flfler
boycotting it for six months.
Sen, McClellan D-Arki, who W
the Democratic walkout, Tuesday
made public a letter to McCarthy
formalizinf the peace agreement;
under which the Democrats will
rweivp same concessions from
( McCarthy.
Tho nrnnr ffomnrr.il ir nrarf
es resoecuns eommmee proceo-
ure Having neen restores, sie-
Clcltan wrote, "the Democrats arei
now willing to serve as members
of the subcommittee."
I
1 U.w I
Mm
The freshman congressman said
he belonged briefly to the Ameri
can League for Peaee and Demo
cracy, later citeel as subversive by
the attorney general, and for some
years to the National lawyers
Guild, cited as a Communist front
by the House Un-American Activ
ities Committee.
Otherwise, Condon demed or
said he had no recollection of the
"reported information" on the ba
sis of which the Atomic Energy
Commission prevented htm from1
accompanying other congressmen
to the Nevada atomic' tests. He
swore Tuesday he had never been
; a Communist. - , . - -
Condon, appearing voluntarily
before the Senate-House- Atomic
Energy Committee, completed his
formal statement Wednesday
morning. He has waived ail tits
tegal protection as member
Congress.
At the White House, a reporter ; fH., Vt.) of the senate agricut
rvcalted President Eisenhower's tural committee disclosed that
;- - ... . .... s,..,,.,,,
, . .
Condon was asking that privilege.
Eisenhower said She reporter
was asking him to take an off-lhe-;
ife certainly
believes earnestly
in the general statement he bad
made, the President said. He
added he does ..ot know the details
of the Condon case but in the in
terest of decency and justice the
congressman should have full op
portunity to meet the charge.
Reulher Raps
Strike Veto Plan
WASHINGTON CIO Presi
dent Walter Ketrther said today
President Eisenhower's recommen
dation for government-sponsored
strike votes reflects "a deep-seated
aniilahor prejudice."
Reuther hitingty criticized most
of Eisenhower's H-pomt program
fw revising the Taft-Hartley la
bor relations law, stating on testi
mony prepared far a Senate .ahar
Committee hearing mat us net et-
feet would be ts make the law
even worse man it is.
"This is not a miditte-of-the road
! approach to tabor-management re -
i lotions," he said. "It is essentially
! if PPa? tf tri
I Manufacturers, the l- S Cham-
ber of Commerce and of the anti
union employer whom they rep
resent." Jobless Claims
Drop Slightly
WASHINGTON tfP -The sov-J
ernmcni reported today that new
unemployment insurance claims
drnnnrd sliEhtlv last week for the
firt time since October
Hllin wut .: u. ...
ended Jan. . This was the high
est number since May, 1930, and
tepresentea S.S per cent sf in
ttrf workers.
The department said 444.MQ per-
sons fited initial claims of notices
of unemulovmenf . during the week
ended Jan. 16. This was 24.SM
fewer than m the previous week
wmn ux hj a hskik-
?kkt imioctnrfitriy mm
War II. Since Ortnber, the mimhrr
m new claims men earn wm-x bm
been climbing steadily,
f .J i A t- f i
t -
ufast Rising Co ffee Prices
Reds and West
Crash Head-on
BERLIN m Russia crat the
West collided head-on Wednesday
in their conference crisis incited
by the Soviet proposal to call Rest
j China into world peace talks as a
i fifth major power.
The forctgit ministers of the U.
S., France, Britain and the Soviet
1'iHon adjourned their third session
Wtih !hi issup mi is ihi sir
J The Allies flatly turned down
parley with the Red Chinese this
spring and demanded the present
Big Four talks get on with Ger
man unity and A'istrian inde
pendence treaty.
soviet Foreign Minister Molotov
stubbornly stuck to his guns, lis
tening pohcefy to the three West
ern viewpoints and then unloading
an 80-mmule speech without an
ounce ot bacRdowa noticeable m
it. - j
Duties Spearheads Drive
If. S. Secretary of Stale Dulles
spearheded the Western Big Three
drive to bypass China.
Duties declared the Soviet de
mand for a ttve-pawer conference
including t h e Peiping govern
ment "is primarily a device to at
tempt to secure for that regime
a position in the councils of the
world which it has not earned or
had accorded to it by the tnter-
naucnai community generally, in
cluding the United Nations."
"Certainly," he emphatically de
clared, "this foyr-power confer
ence is not the piace to decide
that matter.
(Continued on Page 5, CoL 4)
Stamp Plan for
Surplus Food
WASS!INGTOIf.rtK A food
stamp plan for needy families
emerged today as a possible
means for setting (Be govern
ment s surplus farm stocks out
(of warehouses and onto Ameri-
; cb dinner fables.
! Chairman George D. Atkes
; ...,i, j ,
f ... ... . . .
! moiiities, ts interested in ihe
plan.
Aiken wryly challenged his
S senate colleagues to back it with
fht Jame c(tthus(asm ,h sbowctt
they
last summer for emergency
drought relief measures provid
ing food for hungry cattle.
Bricker Support
km Crumbling
WASHINGTON ttP Support
for the Bricker amendment
showed signs of crumbling today
as the senate squared off for
what promises to be the angriest
constitutional debate in years.
Sen. Robert C. Headriekson
fit, NJ.) revcaitil he now has
"grave doubts" about voting for
the proposed curb on the presi
dent's treaty making powers al
though he originally helped put
it over in committee.
Other backers were climbing
off the bandwagon but they were
keeping the fact qtttet is advance
of the showdown floor debate,
' expected to get underway before
: nigniiatf.
Senate republican leaeler eon-
; tinuert ( search for a last min-
ute cfimprenise to prevent an
open battle certain to play hob
with party unity, the admims -
frsiiimft ?roiram. ana i,vr ifir -
.tunes lit the November eMttions.
Senate Croup Approves
Hawaii Statehood Bill
WAKfttvcmv . The Senate:
intjfjof Committre Wednesday an-
' prsv?( g Hawaii statehood hill for
i gr.i. nmtmUm
Chairman Butler iftN'cbt sad: The mrtmn ta reconswer test gage, women tsaKtssags, iw
(he committee actio came on a ' week's vote by which the two hilts and other admissions, photsgrgph-I2-J
vote after it had divided (S-7 1 were combined, Butler said, was ; ie cnipme!tt, tight baths wt
on an earlier motion separating j made by Sen. Dviorshak -ft-tda-i tubes, safe depestt boxes, and
the Hawaii Irgistation from an: hot. The vote on that motion and; club dues, now all taxes at 23
Alaska statehood proposal.
He said the committee agreed
unanimously ta vote on the Alaska
legislation "no later than Feb. 4."
A meeting will be held Feb. 3,
Butter said, to iiermit at! fommit-
uv members to otto amendments,
ii desired, to the Alaskan bill now
( bi-mg worked over by IDe
ferri-
sawtHinHcv.
mmc m mi,,,",,,. ..-
sion was attended hy all hut twoi
si us mrrawra. , aiu
(Murray D-Mont left a proxy
s Full Scale Probe
Pro-Red POW
Leave tor New
North Homes
PANMOKJOM m Tweniy-ene
Americans, I Briton and 323 SaUt
Koreans teave ins toneiy, snow-1 WASHINGTON President
swept Korean neutral iooe Ttars-f gjjg,. WeAicstey the
day for thetr self-chosen Comma- Fcrtcrat Trade Commisstei ' will
nist future. ,.. make s full scale feestigatieft ef
Indian l U. Gen. K. S. Ttmnayya tisiat
Wednesday approved a faee-savmg -, , ...
CommuS pL to let the El t 5 St" US TSJK
Cross societies of North Korea andsferett!? wammsswn
ChX take the men out of their f ,Jlcfm?s teprj
comma t thefs!reset- , d,f?v to
- "r I warrant a full mvestigatwa.
Meanwhile, the Indian custodian f Sl aa snomry, he added,, a
force moved swiftly to wind up HRg ta take ptaee. "
its here and return to India.! Prices far coffee hwe
The VS. h Army said the S.800aIy jumped above $1 s peand
Indians would leave lactam Har-fmd wholesalers have predicted a
bor near Seoul for India between ;
Feb. 7 ami I?.
Tte Americans told newsmen !
Tuesday they wanted the Commu
nist command to accept them as
"free- men."
The Red command has refused
to take the 34? as war prisoners.
Communist leaders charged that
it was illegal for the Indians to
give Korean war prisoners back
to Use sides that captured them.
However, by letune the Bed
Cross groups take over, the Reds
are eettme the S47 and at the same
time continuing the official refusal
to accept them as POWs.
British Ready
Jet Bombers
LONDON ftlP) Defense Minis
ter Eart Alexander announced to
day that Britain wilt pat its lirst
big foar-jet bomber Etanes into
service this year. They would be
capable of dropping bombs on the
. Rossiaa heartland.
The defense mmister also an
nounced that Britain is embarked
on a long haul rearmament pro
gram, corresponding ts President
Ktsenhaww'ra'rfeme program
te Untied sates.
Alexander, a commander ef
World War It fame, listed a series
of super modern British defense
weapons nose comisg off produe
lion line to bolster Western de
fense ok the flat, vulnerable plains
of Europe and carry relaxation
from Britain to the enemy.
"The first of the new V-etasa
medium Jet bombers four jet
plaecs which will be able to carry
the atom bomb wti( be ta service
this year," Alexander said lis a
speech ts the Constitutional ccfsb.
"The best fighter in the world,
ihe Swift and the Hunter, wilt, we
hope, be fit squadron service soon."
Penalties for
Pro-Reds OK'd
WASHINGTON M A Defes.se
Department decision to give dis
honorable discharges to 21 Ameri
cans h elected to stay with their
Communist captors in Karea was
applauded Wednesday by top mem
bers of the Senate Armed Services
But ben. Hunt (B-Wyei, a csm-f
mittee member, voiced doubt about
the filing of preliminary charges
against Cni. Edward S. Dickenson, f
fh Virginian who reversed his or- S
iginal decision is remain with the;
Communists. t
Chairman Saitonstall R-Mass
of the Armed Services Ownmiffcef
Democratic member, approved the
order of Secretarv et Drf Wit
hawi that the 21 Americans be given
! dishonorable discharges.
i
i Mt Kf.KCTS RHtECTOBS
i POKTf-ANfi yf The M and M
Wood Working Co. Tuesday an-
i noum-ed etceiitu of two new diree -
uors. inev are ieti liimrsev anu
i r.. J, hotar, imtn I'ortlano.
vote with Sen. Awferson (fist..)
m Alaska supporter, while Sen.
i Millikm (R-Catd left his prwy
.with ihe chairman.
the actual reconsideration vote per cent.
which followed each carried by a.
TuKjTreommit.ee then
took tip the motion m3ite by Sen.1 JERUSAtJCM tfi Premier
Kuehet tR-Calift last wet to re-lMoshe Sfmrett told the Israeli
sort out the Ifasaii onty bitf
' announced the vute as 1M
would not Identify thtte s'turtws
voting aamst it.
. ... .
Butter said he personally is rom
brtf,
at the earliest
tnnuru tn-
i possible moment."
President Says
Dickenson Case
Disturbs Him
iam ism.
The Trade Commission investi
gation wilt be aimed at GetermJn
ing whether any laws have bees
violated.
The President said the FTC
would took speeificaHy tats
charges that OMnestH: trading .a
caffe had been limited ta certatft
types.
Baeks DoIIes t Btg
At bis new conference, tte
President also;
I. Declared he is backing up the
position of Secretary ot State f
fereaee. That was m rep to a
request far esmment m Ssvfet
Foreign Mmister V. if. Motetw '
demand for a big live parity, in
eluding Red China, worM prob
lems, Duifes rejeete that Mea.
2. Said his associates st the
: eaptlot tclt him they still are hope
ful a compromise m tte contro
versial Bricker treaty power
meadment cen be worked oti-
3, Disettssed the ssstincison, as
bis admunstratnn and the New
Deal" of Use preceding democratic
admlaistrBtionsv He said his ad-
mir.;stral:a is poiiUcaay liberal
in dealbtg with sr.diviiuals aad
and conservatwe in dealing: with
economic as4 jcBsstery maUers.
for j
Sharp Qtiafre
f
InCaiforma
TBHACKAPI, Cstif. lfP5 A
sharp earthquake jolted . this
mountainous city early feday tetj
f 'here reports zi im-
age.
The quake, fasting several sec
onds, was felt as for as hes An
geles County, about 80 miles to
the south,
C. S. Cfeipwood, haiidisg ilk.
specter for Tehachapt, said the
tremor "was quite severe ast
shook things around a bit.
He said there was &e imme
diate report of damage.
Tehachapt was the site of toe
July 21, 1952, quake which killed
t3 persotis and Beared mote
than 35 persons.
Seismograph at the California
Institute at Technology in Pasa
denr registered the temblor at a
magnitude of "about 5." It was
timed at 6:20:6? la. PST and
was termed as an "aftershock ct
( (he 1852 quake."
Seeks Slash in
Excise Taxes
WASHINGTON Bouse
Massf sa Wednesday he hopes
If. ,,( 1. m
t ajj excise or sales 'tases nsw
Uhm-. ifl ner inf etnas lo that
t le,,et Ceot for honor and tobac-
'co.
f e',atH-esffmal staff authorities
j jve estimated surli nn woaid
( 5, revenues snoot a mtlfKm
, i,,u-,.tf a 4.,-,,.
But Martm sstd he befteve ts
creases in sale and empfoyineBt
ander the spur of such a ta re
duction probably watifrf prevent
any artuai revenue toss.
Martin said he didn't expee. the
Eisenhower adimnbitratiOB (9 pro
pose any excise tax change, ttat
he said he hopes the economic rt
Million wttt be such that the ad
ministraiioft witt not tight such a
move by Congress "when the time
comes."
The proposed cut would apply
. te furs, feweiry, ewtnttia. taf
He , I'arfiatsent Wednefay that a
ltt :' raef t Lr.Sf delegation te beea
instrerterf to submit a eftmptamt
agamsi Kgypt Israel, he said.
, r.- : "
- jtrary ctiw KE(h. wading
would prwrst against tne
up ships passing through the Zaet
tanst.
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