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TuMday, January 3, 1931
Political Clamor Expected To Be loud, Continuous in Congress Session
Wide Gap Between
Farm, Retail Prices
May Be Investigated
Washington 'U.RJ Sen. Mil
ton R. Young (R-N.D.) saidj to
day he may ask Congress to in
vestigate the widening" gap be
tween farm and retail food
prices.
Young made the (Statement
afterGpublication of an Agricul
ture Department survey which
attributed increased marketing
costs mostly to industrial wage
increases. The report saidmid
dlemen's profits are not a factor.
Effect Argued Hotly
The effect on factory workers'
wage hfkes on the armer's dwin
dling share of the consumer's
foodollar has been argued hot
ly in-recent weeks. Farm prices
are a major issue in the early
stages of the presidential cam
paign. G
Young, a key member of the
Senate Agriculture Committee,
said he doubts if labor costs have
been as much a factor in the
farmprice situation as the sur
vey todicatea.
"I understand that profits of
processors are at an all - time
high," he said.
Secrecy Surrounds
Whereabouts of
TwoTJionne Girls
Montreal '(U.R) A new veil
of secrecy today surrounded "the
whereabouts of two of the sur
viving Dionne quintuplets.
Officials of the NotreoDame de
1'Esperance Hospital, where Ce
cile and Yvonne are student
nurses, declined to say today
whether the two girls had re
turned to their posts after play
ing truant New Year's Eve.
The two sisters had gone to
their parents' home in Callan
der, Ont., along with Annette, to
end a family rift. The girls were
to have reported to the hospital
for all-riQht duty on the last
night of the old year.
Fail to Return
But Sister Marie-Victoire, in
charge of student nurses, reveal
ed Sunday that the 21-year-old
quints had not returned and she
did not know where they could
be reached.
Sister Marie-Victoire was un-
available today but another re
ligious nursing sister at the hos
pital said she was not permitted
to say whether Cecile aad Yvon
ne had returned.
Annette remained with the
Dionne family at Callander to
greet the New Year when her
sisters returned. Marie, still in
frail health after being treated
at the hospital, remained at a
Montreal apartment, she shared
with her three sisters most of
the holiday spent the rest of the
time with friends.
The report, issued by Secretary
of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson
yesterday, said profits of a group
of labor food processors, whole
salers and detailers have "grown
substantially" since 1945. It add
ed the increases were due pri
marily to increased sales by the
concerns.
Wage Rales Up ,
"The spread has widened pri
marily because of the substan
tial increase in all costs of per
forming marketing services since
1945," the report said. "Wage
rates are up almost 100 per cent
over 1945. Freight rates and oth
er costs packaging material,
containers, fuel, equipment,
rents, etc. are up about two
thirds."
The report said "labor costs
are the largest single item in. the
operating costs of most food mar
keting firms."
Agricultural research is re
vealing a relationship between
some animal ailments and the
mineral contents of soils upon
which they live.
Russia Declared
Ready To Launch
Satellite Soon
London (U.R) The Commun
ist Daily Worker reported today
from Moscow that Russia may
be ready to launch a space satel
lite this year some six months
ahead of the American schedule.
The Daily Worker's Moscow
correspondent said Soviet scien
tists already have, launched a
number of rockets containing
animals which "penetrated some
hundreds of miles into inter
planetary space."
The correspondent,' Sam Rus
sell, said he interviewed a Pro
fessor Pokrovsky whom he de
scribed as a "leading member of
the Soviet commission on inter
planetary travel."
The United States last summer
announced plans to launch space
satellites but said it would be
done during the 1957-1958 geo
physical year. The Daily Work
er said this meant "another two
or three years."
Rockets Sent Into Space
But the Daily Worker said
Soviet scientists already had
sent rockets several hundreds
of. miles into space with dogs,
monkeys and scientific instru
ments aboard.
"The animals returned to
earth none the worse for their
experience," the Communist
newspaper reported. "Equally
important, the instruments which
accompanied them returned, too,
with valuable data for the scien
tists who now regard interplan
etary communication as a prac
tical possibility in the not too
distant future."
Russell said all ..this was dis
closed by Pokrovsky in a "sur
prise New Year's - statement"
which announced it was "pos
sible to launch this year an arti
ficial satellite which will re
volve around the earth after
having overcome the force of
gravity."
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Forums To Play
Major Role in
Coming Campaign
Washington U.R) The re
turning Congress today reopen
ed the nation's biggest political
forums for the 1958 election
year.
Although Congress contained
less 'than its usual quota of presi
dential hopefuls, the political
clamor within the capitol will be
loud and continuous. Farm
prices, taxes, foreign aid, schools,
highways and other issues which
Congress will decide will play a
major role in the coming cam
paign. Not only the White House but
all seats in the House and a third
of those in the Senate will be at
stake next November. The record
written by individual' members
and by the two major parties will
have an effect on the outcome
of these elections.
Democrats want to retain and
Republicans want to regain con
trol of Congress. The Senate line
up is now 49 Democrats and 47
Republicans; the House has. 230
Democrats, 203 Republicans and
two vacancies.
No Direct Effect
There was no indication yet
that this session of Congress
would have much direct effect
on the pre-convention struggle
or struggles for presidential nom
inations. On the Democratic side, only
Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.)
is an avowed candidate for his
party's nomination. There have
been no hat-in-the-ring hints
from others, although Sen. Stu
art Symington (D-Mo.) is viewed
as a possible dark horse candi
date in case of a national conven
tion deadlock. .
Senate Republican Leader
William F. Knowland is expected
to become an avowed candidate
for the GOP nomination if Presi
dent Eisenhower fails to an
nounce his plans in the next
month. !
If Mr. Eisenhower should an
nounce his retirement, Know
land and other Republicans who
have been ; restive under . some
administration - policies can be
expected to be more eager to
speak out.
Silence Smothers More
Meanwhile, except for Know
land and perhaps some "favor
ite son"' candidates, Mr. Eisen
hower's silence will smother any
moves by other GOP leaders to
display an interest in the presi
dential nomination.'
Sen, John W. Bricker (R-O.)
who. tried for the GOP nomina
tion in 1944 and settled for sec
'pnd place, is a favorite son candi
date in -Ohio.
The Senate is also the home
base for Vice President Richard
M. Nixon, who is -regarded as a
strong contender for the GOP
nomination if Mr. Eisenhower
retires. However, ; the Senate
gives the vice-president no po
litical forum.
With the election only 11
months away, there is still no
sign that the Democratic side of
Congress is ready to aim broad
sides at Mr. Eisenhower person
ally. As long as the Democrats
feel that his public popularity is
still running high, they will be
shooting at the men around him.
El Centro Jarred
By Second Quake
El Centro, Calif. (U.R) A
light earthquake, the second in
Southern California in two days,
today jarred this community in
Imperial Valley, scene of some
75 separate earth . shocks last
month.
The quake rattled windows
and doors, but there were no
immediate reports of damage or
injury. x . .
Police at nearby Brawley and
at the border community of
Calexico said they did not feel
the -quake.
The temblor yesterday hit a
wider area. It was reported in
Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange
and Riverside counties. Rose
Bowl television viewers in San
Diego said the shock jiggled
their TV sets.
Seismologist Tred Robinson
in San Diego said his instru
ments indicated the temblors
center was off the California
coast.
Freak Mishap Puzzles
Accident Statisticians
Holland, Mich. (U.R) Ac
cident statisticians had a hard
time finding the right category
for the, accident involving Bas
tian D. Bouman, 47.
Bouman was unloading weld
ing equipment from a truck
when a gauge on one of the
tanks was knocked off. Bouman
was burned by the . escaping
acetylene gas.
Fearing the tank might blow
up, Bouman ran into the street
and was hit by a car. He suf
fered severe leg and hip bruises.
An average passenger auto
mobile is driven about 9,200
miles per year.
Congressional Investigations To Be Aimed
At 'Big Business Control of Government
Washington KU.R) . Houie
Democratic Leader John W. Mc
Cormack said today congression
al investigations this year will
be aimed primarily at "big busi
ness control of government" un
der the Eisenhower administra
tion. The Massachusetts legislator
cited as particularly ripe for in
vestigation: 1. The award of billions of
dollars in defense orders by se
cret, negotiated contract.
2. The "gradual destruction of
small business."
Democratic controlled inves
tigations also will be aimed at
what Democrats claim is the
'giveaway" of natural resources
and the administration's "un
fair" loyalty-security p r o c e
dures. Congress has voted 85,000,000
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for investigations in 195S
Spending Investigation
A House Armed Services sub
committee this month will open
what is expected to be a 'far
reaching investigation of de
fense spending. Committee
Chairman Carl Vinson (D.-Ga.)
has accused the administration
of a "shocking" abuse of mili
tary buying by virtually scrap
ping open, competitive bids. He
said this has wasted billions of
dollars.
The subcommittee, headed by
Rep. F. Edward Hebert (D.-La.)
will start hearings soon to find
out if aircraft manufacturers are
reaping excessive profits under
the " administration's procure
ment policies.
Rep. Earl Chudoff (D.-Pa.) is
scheduled to reopen his Govern
ment Operations subcommittee's
stormy . investigation into ad
ministration power policies.
Communist Acliriiy
Chairman Emanuel Celler (D.
N.Y.)' will continue his House
Anti-trust subcommittee inves
tigation of. "dollar-a-year" 'men
and other officials suspected of
Major Issues Will
Face New Congress
Washington U.R) Major
issues facing the second' session
of the 84th Congress:
Taxes: Many lawmakers want
to vote for an election-year cut
in income taxes. But the out
come is in 'doubt because of the
prospects for higher federal
spending, and, in any event,
nothing will be done immediate
ly. Democratic leaders will wait
for President Eisenhower's tax
recommendations to be made in
the spring before mapping stra
tegy. Farm: Democrats will seek
Senate passage of a House-approved
bill junking the admin
istration's flexible program and
restoring rigid high price sup
ports. But .they concede they
could not override a probable
presidential veto. The adminis
tration will propose new "soil
bank" . subsidy with prospects
good for enactment in some
form.
Schools: Congress is expected
to enact a new program of fed
eral spending to help local com
munities build schools. Admin
istration will recommend it..
House Education and Labor
committee has approved its own
plan.. But legislation could be
killed by fight over aid to school
districts practicing segregation.
Highways: Approval of ex
panded road - building program
is almost certain. The issue is
how to pay for it. Administra
tion will seek compromise be
tween (1) its previously propos
ed, but rejected, bond financing
Nine Air Force Men
Escape Plane Crash
Tokyo (U.R) A U. S. Air
Force cargo plane crashed near
Tokyo tonight, but the nine
Americans aboard escaped with
out injuries.
The Flying Boxcar crashed
about two and a half miles
south of the U. S. , Tachikawa
Air Base while coming in for
a landing.
. An Air Force spokesman said
cause vof the -wreck could not
be determined immediately. An
investigative board of Air Force
officers was dispatched to the
scene shortly after the wreck.
The cargo plane crashed into
a plowed . field near the Tame
gawa river, about 20 miles west
of Tokyo.
A spokesman for the U. S. Far
East Air Forpes said none of
the nine crewmen aboard ' was
hurt and no one was injured
on the ground..
The 'plane was assigned to the
Air Material Force, Pacific Area,
and was based at Tachikawa. -
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by
plan and (2) higher taxes
gasoline and tires favored
Speaker Sam Rayburn (D.-Tex.).
Foreign Policy: Sharp increase
in foreign aid funds sought by
administration already has run
into strong opposition. Con
gress is almost certain to scale
down the requested $4,900,000,-
000. Democrats will be gunning
at the Eisenhower administra
tion also on alleged failure of
the summit conference and the
resumption of the cold war.
Natural Gas: There will be a
party-splitting sectional fight on
the Senate over House-proposed
bill to exempt natural gas from
federal control. Passage is prob
able. But senators from consum
ing areas say that they have a
chance of defeating it.
Social Security: The House in
the last session approved a bill
to lower benefit-' age for women
and disabled workers and to
raise employee - employer pay
roll taxes to pay for it. Admin
istration is reported planning to
ask Senate for less liberal plan
without tax boosts..
Eiffel Tower Saved
By Parisian Firemen
Paris (U.R) Over-worked
television cables set the top of
the Eiffel Tower on fire early
today, but Parisian firemen
dashed up its 1710 steps and
saved the old landmark.
Apparently the strain of
broadcasting election returns
through the night was too much
for electrical equipment install
ed in the 905-foot high third
platform.
It was the first fire in the
tower's history since it was
opened by King Edward VII in
1889 when he was Prince of
Wales. It also was the first
television coverage of a French
election.
, Fire broke out .before dawn,
casting a glow into the sky over
Paris. The Eiffel Tower could
be seen miles away like a gigan
tic flaming beacon.
But it was not too serious and
15 firemen who lugged fire ex
tinguishers up the steps soon
brought the blaze under control.
The damage appeared confined
to rubber insulation on the TV
cables.
The firemen had to run up the
steps because the tower's eleva
tors don't work at night.
BEER QUENCHES FIRE
Soperton, Wis. (U.R) Two
boys, aged 11 and 13, were cred
ited today with checking a tav
ern fire by dousing the flames
with beer drawn from spigots.
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Surprised Father
Of Quads Looking
For Extra Work
Lancaster, Pa." (U.R) The
quadruplet sons of a $65-a-week
drug store clerk and his wife
were "doing fine" today but
their surprised father was still
a little shaky.
Jtforman C. Hohenwarter said
he "would welcome" additional
work to help support his sud
denly, enlarged family, and be
moaned the fact thsft his quad
ruplets, although " born prema
turely, came too late to qualify
him for additional deductions on
his, 1955 income tax.
No Help Offered
"No, no one's offered any bet
ter job or any kind of financial
help," the 26-year-old father said
before going to work as usual
today. "I haven't even stopped
to think about what we are go
ing to do when my wife and
the babies get home.
"The one thing I'd like now is
to get additional work to take
care of this big family."
Hohenwarter felt the hospital
wasn't really ready" for the
quadsj "We . were expecting
twine so it really came as a sur
prise to everybody," he said.
The boys, baptized Norman
Charles, Carl Conrad, Philip
John and Mark Anthony at the
hospital by priests from St. Jo
seph's Roman Catholic church
here, were born yesterday morn
ing. Good Survival Chance
Hospital authorities said the
infants were "doing fine" and
had a good chance to survive.
They were not weighed immed
iately but nurses estimated they
weighed from three to four
pounds each. They were placed
in an incubator soon after their
birth.
If the boys had been born be
fore midnight Dec. 31 they would
have meant a total exemption
of $2400 for the 1955 .tax year.
using their public offices to pro
mote private business interests.
The Senate Internal Security
subcommittee will resume its
inquiry into alleged Communist
activity during the Truman administration.
The House Un-American Ac
tivities committee will investi
gate the Ford-financed Fund for
the Republic. It .also will con
tinue its investigation of the Na
tional Labor Relations board. '
Two Senate subcommittees
are investigating the. Eisenhow
er administrations loyalty-security
program. . ....
Former US Treasurer
Prisoner of Bandits
Richland, Kan. (U.R) Mrs.
Georgia Neese Clark Gray, for
mer treasurer of the United
States, was held prisoner- for
about an hour last night by
three men who forced her to
open the vault at the bank which
she heads here.
Officers said the bandits ob
tained $1280 from the RicSland
State Bank of which Mrs. Gray
is president, and an additional
$767 from the general store
operated by Mrs. Gray and her
husband, Andrew J. Gray.
: Mrs. Gray told a reporter the
men did not threaten her lift.
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