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T '^m i» Kn /»/, £ Tfc ^¦^"^^^ Coit & W , arrtt wllj ECCh' own, nlni 1 I Margiotti Resigns as Pennsylvania Attorney-General III S > ^ 1 1 A Paper For The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Weather Today: F»)r and Warmer Monday: aoudy and Wanner 45TH YEAR, NO. 17 - 48 PAGES UNITED PKBIW WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1951 PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS -J*^ OJjSS; <» ' -»¥ »^-' >^ y # -v —tlund«r Independent FfaMoarrat^h by Paul B>*lay Ntarly Completed Bridge af Ketreaf Just Stands Waiting for River to Drop and Stay Low With two approacbes and all but one »pan completed, Retreat Bridge is expected to be ready sometime in the next two months. Final woric, however, depends on the Susquehanna River reach¬ ing a lower level and lAaying that way long enough to permit completion of the final span, which was once scheduled for December, 1950. The high water also demolished a temporary wooden bridge paralleling the new span and has interfered with operation of the ferry, which haa been able to run only about a half-dozen days since November. To insure access to the Retreat HospiUl, Pennsylvania Railroad ofUcials were prevailed upon last week to continue the operation of a train passing Retreat until the bridge is completed. The mountain road is in bad shape, according to Retreat officials and litUe relief is in sight with a possibility of three months of unseasonable weather ahead. [Everyone Is Happy Over New Quadruplets Born to City Couple in Baltimore; Parents, Grandparents Expected Twins; AU Doing Well, Hospital Reports; Blayor Starts Quadruplets Fund rm htiWV, bappy, happy, happy,*' said the slightly dated bvt beaming 28-y«ar-old Bdward Pappas, Wilkes-Barre native, as Ae looked at the two aont and two daughters born at the rate of one a minute yesterday to his wife. Harriet Miles Pappas. 36, also 0t WUkes-fiarre, in Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore. Mayor Thomas O'Aleaandro EL CAN CLEAR WAY FOR RNE'S BUDGET Expected in March; Civil Defense Bills To Be Cleared First By iSiOTD 1. aOCHELUS Vaited Press Staff Corrmipondont HARRIBBURiG~The General As-! •embly, stymied to date by amend-1 ment-riddled bills, will make an¬ other attempt next week to push "'""7'JII^"'Vi^""™I'l'L *"" 1»49, never saw much of each other «k,^...K ..,.>»f i-»<.i-*i„- «!,«- •«•*»' awied other contributors „u.„ .>,„„ „„„ - „» ,„. UN Drive Slugging into Main Chinese Defenses Fight for Mountains; Capture Eastern End Of East-West Road By PHIL NEWSOM TOKYO, Sunday. Feb. 25 (UP)—Gen. Douglas MacArthnr announced the United Nations "killer" offensive ground <9|it gains of one to three miles against stiffening enemy result- ance as the Korean War went into its ninth month today. MacArhur's communique said the gains were registered in the Hdengsong-Pyimgchang area of the central front Sat¬ urday by troops who slogged through mud and bellied their way up steep scrub covered mountains to close with the Communists. An 8th Army apokesman said Chinese Oommunista threw fresh troops, tanks and artillery against slowly adyancing UX forces on the east central front and counter attacked Sunday morning north of Pyongchang. The counter-attack was "conUin-! anchor of the strategic central ed," the spokesman said. l Korean lateral road after other The UN offensive reached the Arn^'^ca.n xmit* neutr^ised the main line of Chinese resistance in;™*^' yrestem anchor, Hoengsong. central Korea and stabbed into MacArthur's communique said deserted Hoengsong, an anchor of the Communist defenses. On the eastern flank of the Allied offensive, American tanhx and infantrymen fought their way some three miles north of the im¬ portant central Korean road hub of Pangnim, five milea north of Pyonchang. They advanced beyond the vil¬ lage of Palmorisil Saturday after¬ noon after a massive artillery, tank and air barra«e cleared the Reds from mountain pass positions pn>t«<^lng Pangnim, two miles to the south. Control Kaatem Anchor Capitura of Pangnim gav« the Americans oontrol of the aaatem Tells Fine Duties Are Milled' Democrats Refused To Confirm Cabinet While He Held Post; Victory for Minority HARRISBURG—Charles J. Margiotti yesterday resigned as Pennsylvania Attorney- General "at the pleasure" of Gov. John S. Fine. Margiotti, whose tenure as Attorney-General had blocked Senate confirmation of the Governor's Cabinet announced that the duties which he had remained in office to fulfill "have been fulfilled and I feel that, in good conscience I can now leave the office of Attor¬ ney-General." Margiotti was appointed to the post by former Gov. James H. Duff. Fine sought to continue the Pitts¬ burgh lanvyer in office without Senate approval, contc;ndlng it wa« unnecessary. .....^ ,^,-,„,. „^^.^ ...„..„.. __. S****** Democrats, although Mar- occupied two mroe Mhuids'tai the >}«*" *¦ » regtatered memlber of South Korean troops gained up to three miles in the rugged moun¬ tains southeast of Pyongchang. There they Joined U. 8. troops In cleaning out a salient the Commun¬ ists pushed deep into Allied lines two weeks ago. On the western flank of the offensive. Allied troops including Canadians ranimed into "heavy re¬ sistance" northeast of Chipyong, MacArthur said, but continued to move forward. Get ? More lalMda The communique also discloMd that South Korean Marines had Dewey Says Send Troops to Europe To Save World WASHINGTON- Gov. Thomas E ppcting a clash Dewey pulled out Dewey of New York branded the : all the stops to oppose the viewa proposals of his fellow Republicans of Hoover and other party leaders— to withhold U. S. troops from Eu-;like Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio rope as the "last gasp" of isola-and Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry of tionism and warned Congress their j Nebraska author of the resolution adoption might invite world dis- to limit the troops. ¦»ter. i Pressed by Wherry to say exactly In urgent terms and before an, what he thought the Senate should a\id, standing-room-only audience,;do with the resolution, Dewey North Korean harbor of Wonsan. (Contimiod on Paga A-10) TAFT MAY last night started a "^uadrapletfi Fund" at Baltlmotv City Hall and nude himself the first con¬ tributor with a SlOO donation. The it's so wonderful!" they said in unison. Mr. and Mrs. Pappas. who were married in Baltimore on Aug. 12, through urgent legislation while awaiting Gov. John S. fine's budget recommendations. to send their donations to the 'Quad Fund, care of Oty HaU." The quadruplets, who vary in (See '^HrftincA Fight" on Pace B-lt), weight from four to five pounds, were put in separate incubators There were indications tlutt the legislators would have at least two weeks to clear the calendar of Pennsylvania's proposed eivll de¬ fense' program before getting the Govrmor'.<i fiscal blueiprint for the next biennium. Budicet in .March Sources close to the Governor's office naid it would be a "good and hospital officials assigned a staff of nurses to keep a 24-hour watch over the infants. An In Good Health The hospital, which reported the i delivery as its first quadruple birth. jsaid in of the babies and the mother "appeared in good health." The two grandmothers. Mrs. «.....- .u„. .u. k...^ I ...111 V _. Mina Miles and Mrs. Rose Pappas, giiefis that the budget will be pre-i . ,, _.¦ n .^ j * .«,,t»^ .»,«„.;.«. 1^ m™u rruL who live practically next door to spntMi sometime in March. The' ,. ^t„, .» «. „.,j v, f t„»i,.~> ..«.,.,.¦.,>.- u-j w—_j ... k.... ;. each other at 21 and 27 Hi. Jaclison governor had hoped to have Jt; , , ., excited thev t-f tl;^ 'SrSu^ '^l l^^^&B^ tra'rrter"^^ b^^r.^iii^.^s^jTSts^aT'sii/'s^^ y,jggj.g four grandchildren together! The first major piec* of legisla-j tinn to go to the Govoraor for hU 2 NATIONAL GUARD But Oh, signature should be the soldiers' absentee voting bill, which oomes Up for the Senato'a concurrence on Monday. The mesaure, which would have July 24 the state's pri¬ mary election date this year, origi¬ nated in the upper chamber but DIVISIONS ALERTED FOR DUTY IN JAPAN WASHtNGTON. —Two National Guard infaifktry divisions previous¬ ly called up have been alerted for thp House approved amendments occupation duty in Japan, the Army which struck out the proposedi announced yesterday. franchise for members of the. They are the California 40th In- Merchant Marine, the Red Cross,] fan try DivUion and the Oklahoma the USO and similar organisations, sui. They are now in training in This would give absentee voting the United States and will be kept rights only to those actually serv¬ ing in the armed forces. Death Penalty Clause Tn the House, where the civil de- intact for further training in Japan. The 40th and 45th will be the first full National Guard divisions fense bills began their rocky jour-to be sent overseas since World War HI. Four others have been called to duty since the Korean War started. Although the units are scheduled for further training in Japan, they could be sent into Korea if needed. the mandatory death penalty fori They will replace occupation troops (Continued on Page A-10> 'previously sent to Korea. ncy. the legislators were slated to consider on second reading the much debated penalty clause for sabotage during war or a national omorgency. The original proposal, calling for Take Care of Your Automobile: New Ones Going to Be Hard to Get DETROIT—Take care of your car. it may be hard to get a new one, two or three years from now. That's the warning from the motor city despite the government's hopes of a fat civilian economy in 1953. even with an ever-expanding defense effort. 4 :\lillion This Year The best the auto industry can hope for this year is about 4.000,000 cars. That's counting only the fore¬ seeable restrictions on production. All-out war or a spread in present bostilities could wreck the estimate. At this year's production rate, the number of cars coming off assem' Wy lines will barely equal those 'n fodntf'f luu* (Classified B—II Obituary A—10 Hovies C—7 Radio C—« Social .. , C—1 Swwu n-i when they were ESast Jackson street neighbors. Romance blossomed when Har¬ riet went to Baltimore to visit her brother, who worked with Pappas at a Baltimore shipyard. The couple has resided in Balti¬ more since their marriage. Physicians at Maryland General Hospital said the first baby was delivered at 10:26 a.m., followed by the three others at 10:27 a.m., 10:28 a. m. and 10:30 a. m. Pappas who had been t<rid to ex¬ pect twins, said "I feel a little weak in the knees." He was due back to work on the 11 oclock shift last night but he "didn't know bill'provision to draft at 18 H whether he would make it, Pappas was at work at the Spar¬ rows Point Shiipyyard of BeUilc- hem Steel Co. on the 11 p. m.' 7 a. m. shift when he was told the babies were due anytime. He reached the hospital a Htile late. "First thing I heard was that I beter get upstairs quick," he said. "Some women told me I had a family. Everyone waa running around like craey." Pappas recovered enough to (Continued on Page A-10) VOTE NEXT lEK Hearings Due to End; Troops for Europe Second on Agenda WASHUNGTCIIN.—Sen. Robert A. Taift (R., O.) hinted yesterday he may hold out for drafting the na¬ tion's youth at age 16% Instead f/t 18 as provided in the Senate armed services committee's draft bill. T haven't seen the necessity to draft 18-year-olda," he told report¬ ers, '%ut in general I think I'd support something like the House WASHINGTON—Sen. J. William Fulbright, D., Ark., yesterday: blamed "some bright boy" in the' White House or Reconstruction Finance Corp., for an effort to cut off the Senate RFC investigation and said he was curious to know about who did it. The attempt was made. -Ful¬ bright said, by someone who fil¬ tered to newsmen and radio com Taft made his statement as Sen ate ddbaite on drafting 16-y«ar-old8, set to begin this week, appeared likely to bog down in argument over sending AmM-ioan troopa td Burope. Deliberate Bisk Democratic leaders delVb«rately ran the risk When they choniped plana to put the draft to a vote ^ead of the troopsHfor-SMtrope issue. The draft delbate probably will start Tuesday or Wednesday but Taft does not think "it is very logical.' "It would be more logical to settle foreign policy first," he said, but Indicated he would offer no serious objections. Asked if he thought the Senate committee did a good jofb on the draft bill, he said he did, '*but I don't understand why they have to go below 18H. I never favor giving them" <the administration) "power they don't need but may need later." He added, however, that he had reached no firm conclusion and had (Continued on Page A-10) CIJTTOAWALK, DISALLE REPORTS Shows First Halt In Cost Advances, Credits Freezing OLBYBLAND—11m "stea^ up¬ ward rise" in prices liaa bean cut down to a "slow walk" by th« Office of Price StabUiaation, OPS Boss Michael V, DiSiUl* said here yesterday. Speaking before a crowded City Club Fonun, DiSalle aaid the first lialt in the upward surge of prices since Nov. 24 has been noted and claimed that the price frceaeelamp- ed on by the government was re¬ sponsible for the dsoHne. "Today for the first time,'' the price chief said, **we ean repoiit signs definitely InAoate for ttie first time in many months tlie arreet of rising prices to a slow walk." Tbm rotund Toledo mayor said figures on prices tat the week and' ing Feb. 20 reveal that: Retail Seles Slowed "Price squeezes on whcdesalers and retailers of consumer goods appear to be pressing in only a few lines since most distributors have large inventories acquired at prices below current replacement costs. 2. Some slowing down of retail sales. 3. A decline in tlie weekly In dex of 28 "sensitive" commodities of 0.3 per cent—the first drop since Nov. 24. "Four weeks ago we applied the brakes'on a ftist-movlng Ameri¬ can economy that was threatening to jump the road into the ditch of destructive inflation," DiSallb (Continued cm Psce A-10) going into junk heaps. It doesn't allow for increased demand for cars, new and used. of letters from congressmen in Admittedly, 4,000,000 is 'a lot of RFC files. At President Truman's oars." as defense mobilizer Charles, direction, copies of these files were E. Wilson aaid in a radio address.I turned over to the White House But industry spokesmen point out the last two weeks, there is "a lot of pent up demand," Quieting Committee Asking Disbarment of All Communist Lawyers WASHINGTON—A special com- The special committee, act up mentAtor8'"infornmtIon fVom'a'^^filclmittee of the American Bar Asso- teat September to study Commu- ciation on Saturday recommended nist tactics, strategy, and objec- the disbarment of all Communist tives, will present its report and lawyers or sympathizers. recommendations to the House of The committee also proposed that | Delegates of the ABA at its mid' they be expelled from the bar as- winter three-day meeting at CThica too. Needs Expanding * "Increased population, decentral¬ ization of cities, and other factors have expanded the country's basic automobile requirements," the Au¬ tomotive Manufacturers Associa¬ tion told. Thus, to draw a comparison be¬ tween production now and in pre¬ war years, or even early post-war Fulbright. chairman of the Sen¬ ate banking subcommittee making the inquiry, said "I think some bright boy thought he was going to shut the committee up." He said a radio commentator telephoned him from New York to ask about a letter he once wrote to the RFC on a constituent's be¬ half. I am very curious to find out years, does not give an accurate who put that out," he told report- picture of America motoring de-|ers. "I draw my own conclusions mands, the AMA said. about why." Car output and sales hit new all-, A White House statement Friday time highs last year. Six million;said the letters—conceivably useful t (Continued on Pa«s A-10) Leninism. go beginning Monday. The House is the policy-making body of the ABA, the largest association of at¬ torneys in the United States. sociation. In addition, the committee asked state and local bar associations to oust any Communist party mem¬ ber or anyone who advocates Marx- ismiLeninism. The recommendations included a proposal that all future candidates for membership in the ABA be required to declare whether they have been or are now members of the CTommimist party. Want Members Polled appearing before The committee also said »"! committees. members of the ABA should be „ p„|ih-.i p..*, polled and requested to declare '*»* Po"«cal Party ume n.gns .««. ^^».. -¦» -• — whether they are members of the. The committee also cited court neoDle bought new cars. Demand I in bouncing back at the commit-Ommunist party or whether they | tactice or attorneys in the cases was not expected to be quite aa| tee's charges of other kinds of in-advocate and believe in MamUm-jofthe^United States against Eugene (Continued on Page A-10> - - - ,_ .. . their party, refused to oonfltm any cabinet officers unless Fine sub¬ mitted a nomination for Marglotti's position. Margiotti said he had submitted his resignation to <3ov. Fine sev- end times ptsmtowataft hub the Oov-i enwr "has lilnHrme^ irwmainl •ad I screed tor stay t« eomplete certain urgent matters." la tevestlgathm Margiotti has intervened in Al¬ legheny eoun^ to call a special graml jury to Investigate rackets and alleged corruption in the eounty. Several persons, includln< Q>uncil President Thomas E KiUcallen and Controller Edward Frey of the Pittsburgh Democratic administration, have been indicted. Margiotti said that the position of the Democratic minority of the Senate in biooMng Fine's cabinet appointments "was legally snd morally wrons." In his letter to Gov. Fine, Mar¬ giotti aaid: "Because jrou retained me, the Democratic minority bloc in the Senate has hampered and harass¬ ed jrour administration by refusing to oonibin your Cabinet appoint¬ ments. OWla It PeUtiea "Hie Demooratie senators were and are hifluenced solely by politi- (Contimed on Page A-10) he demanded full support for a quick build-up of European forces with Americans. He said that rep¬ resents "the only course on earth" which will avoid a third world war and "total destruction" of civiliza- Uon. Dewey gave his views yesterday to the Senate foreign relations and armed services committees which are considering jointly a Republi¬ can resolution to have Congress pass upon sending fresh troops to lx>lster Europe against Commun¬ ism. OOP Spit a Gulf With his appareance, a split in anyone who would protect Ameri- the GOP hierarchy on the troops jean boys." issue widened to a gulf. Sen. Alex-i Still titular head of the GOP, ander Wiley, (R. Wis.) chose -he I Dewey, Republican presidential can- moment to announce that former jdidate in 1944 and 1948, vocied sup- President Herbert Hoover has con-I port of the foreign moves being aented to give his opinions to the made by President Trfiman to fore- committees on Tuesday. These will'stall Russia from aggression against be the direct opposite of Dewey's, any area left open to her. Hoovsr was invited before but de- Dewey said the United States cannot survive alone and "fortress America is an illusion." Without overseas materials, our military ma- (Continued on Page A-10) blurted back: "Beat it, by the biggest possible majority so we can let the world know we are not going to turn tail and pull out of western Europe." "If you couldn't hold western Eu¬ rope, what would you do?" Wherry demanded. "Then we would he in a whale of a mess," Dewey rejoined. Wherry Stamps Out Stamping from the hearing room after Dewey had testified for two hours and. 35 minutes, Wherry told newsmen, "1 think he was called as an administration witness to smear murrcd on groimda the committees themselves weren't, as yet, properly versed on the troops issue. With the big crowd on hand ex- GE limon Threatens To Strike Defense Plants Demands Revision Of Wage Board Formula, trie defense plants unless the form¬ ula is revised upward. The industry members said that ,- . f\ t J n legalization of future wage commit- MemDerS Detenu program ments wouM be unsound and would WASHINGTON—Industry mem¬ bers of the Wage Stabilization Board protested last night that any upward revision of the 10 per cent wage formula would seriously dam¬ age the economy and impair the mobillBation effort. The three board members—Reu¬ ben B. Robertson jr., of the CTham- pion Paper and Fibre Co.; Henry Arthur of Swift and Co., and J. W. Keener of the B. F. (Goodrich Co. - said in a statement that they have carried their protest to Economic Stabilizer Eric A. Johnston and to Defense Mobiliser Charles E. Wilson. Their effort to "hold the line" on the T^age formula came in the face of a threat by the CIO Electrical Workers to strike all General Elec- Valley Scene Head of police eommittee trying to obey law to the. Utter, placing nickel in park¬ ing meter, finding it wouldn't work and then trying to find eop to report meter out of order. Wilkts College baskefbaHer jumping on top of baby grand piano at far end of gym offer raring ouf of bounds in game last night. Stout, inebriated gentleman losing balance while bending over to pick up hat blown off by thf wind and three passersby forced to pool their strength to get him back on his feet. ENONEGOTIAK; ALMOST IN ACCORD Both Sides Glum When Talks Breaks Down; Settlement Still Possible WASHINGTON — Negotiations between the Brotherhood of Rail¬ road Trainmen and the nation's carriers were recessed suddenly last night when an unexpected hitch prevented an anticipated agreement on a new contract Just a few moments before the recess, W. U Horning, chairman of the eastern carriers' conference committee, had informed newsmen "there is a pretty good chance ofj a settlement tonight." Settlement Possible Neither party would say what the hitch was that developed, and neither group ruled out a possi¬ bility of a settlement soon. No new meeting was scheduled, but both parties were told to stand by for a call at ony moment. A spokesman for the National! james F.~ McEwen. 16, H'Leslie! aunTand"uVcle had Veported~hh« be "certain to lead to a sixta round of wage increases, unstablliz- ing wages and production costs and making it impossible to hold the cost of living line." Unfair to White Collar Men Their statement said that such a move would be "grossly unfair to white collar and professional men and women and to those with fixed incomes. The union also called on the De¬ fense Department to cancel defense orders with plants where the inde¬ pendent United Electric Workers has bargaining rights on grounds the rival union is "the (Communist Party masquerading as a trade union." The UE was expelled front the C?IO for allegedly following the Communist Party line. The wage hoard formula provides for a 10 per cent ceiling over Jan¬ uary. 19,W, pay levels. It was ap¬ proved by the board's public and industry members. TTie labor mem¬ bers rebelled against it and re¬ signed from the board. Tliis gave rise to fears that labor's defection would upset the entire defense pro¬ gram. Predict Revision Before the threat raised by the electrical workers, informed labor sources had predicted Economic Stabilizer Eric A. Johnston would revise the formula tomorrow to provide more money for the na¬ tion's flO.OOO.OOO employed. Guidance for this prediction came from Defense C^lef Charles E. Wilson who said in a nationwide broadcast Friday night that the controversial 10 per cent formula is being changed "in the best in* terests of the entire economy." Industry members of the board (Continued on Page A-IO) Youth Who Admitted 29 TheHs found Suffering from Amnesia MIAMI. Fla. — Police yesterday i probe into McEwen's subconscloua, learned through hypnosis that a{ After talking with him a few mla* youth who admitted 29 burglaries committed the crimes while suf¬ fering amnesia. They considered releasing him. While hypnotized, the suspect re¬ called that his true identy was utes, the amnesia victim ed: "My name's James Frank Ewen and my friend's Bob Miller.* A check with Massachusetts authorities showed that the youth's Mediation Board said the board "haan't given up," and may call the parties in for another meeting. Rules Changes a Snag It was reported from other Quigg, former Miami police chief i missing from and city commissioner, placed him home Jan. 11, The ABA opened its drive after trial of the "Communist 11" in New York before Judge Harold R. Medi¬ na. The trial was delayed for months by lawyers for the accused who used every subterfuge to chat end. The ABA also was concerned'*''* •"**K *•>"* by antics of attorneys for Reds •"«"* sources that the groups were vir¬ tually settled on a wage increase amounting to about 27 H centa for yardmen and 12 U cents for road¬ men. "The rules changes proposed by the carriers was believed to be prevented settle- congressional (ContiniMd en Psga A-U» Failure to reach a settlement liMt nig^t was an obvious disap- under hypnosis. Much L^t Discovered Following his arrest Thursday, the young man guided detectives to 29 homes which he admitted burglarizing. Soon afterward, of¬ ficers found a "truckload" of loot hidden in vacant lots and said the suspect probably had broken into as many as 100 homes. Under hypnosis, the youth told their Dorchester detective chief H. G. Howard said. Quigg said the amnesia probaUy was caused by a blow on Uie boy's head early last month. The former officer said he woaM testify in court that "this 1>oy was an amnesia victim and didn't kaaw what he was doing." This most recent journey Into the subconscious of a suspectei i criminal was a familiar technique Quigg he had left his home byito stocky. 63-year-old Quigg. In train last month. "And he's been his 15 j'ears as chief of the Miami polntment to both groups, who! completely unaware of what he police force, he said he has brought were glum and uncommunicative was doing since that time." Quigg at least 10 amnesia victims back as they left the building. Isaid. It's obvious that the boy to reality. It was reported earlier that theishould be freed" The soft-spoken Quigg recalled trainmen were ready to break | The veteran officer said it took that a laundry worker sewsral A-10) only U minutes of hypnosis to (Continued en Pag* Arttt 'J
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A Paper For The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
The Weather
Today: F»)r and Warmer Monday: aoudy and Wanner
45TH YEAR, NO. 17 - 48 PAGES
UNITED PKBIW
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1951
PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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—tlund«r Independent FfaMoarrat^h by Paul B>*lay
Ntarly Completed Bridge af Ketreaf Just Stands Waiting for River to Drop and Stay Low
With two approacbes and all but one »pan completed, Retreat Bridge is expected to be ready sometime in the next two months. Final woric, however, depends on the Susquehanna River reach¬ ing a lower level and lAaying that way long enough to permit completion of the final span, which was once scheduled for December, 1950.
The high water also demolished a temporary wooden bridge paralleling the new span and has interfered with operation of the ferry, which haa been able to run only about a half-dozen days since November.
To insure access to the Retreat HospiUl, Pennsylvania Railroad ofUcials were prevailed upon last week to continue the operation of a train passing Retreat until the bridge is completed.
The mountain road is in bad shape, according to Retreat officials and litUe relief is in sight with a possibility of three months of unseasonable weather ahead.
[Everyone Is Happy Over New Quadruplets
Born to City Couple in Baltimore; Parents, Grandparents Expected Twins; AU Doing Well, Hospital Reports; Blayor Starts Quadruplets Fund
rm htiWV, bappy, happy, happy,*' said the slightly dated bvt beaming 28-y«ar-old Bdward Pappas, Wilkes-Barre native, as Ae looked at the two aont and two daughters born at the rate of one a minute yesterday to his wife. Harriet Miles Pappas. 36, also 0t WUkes-fiarre, in Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore. Mayor Thomas O'Aleaandro
EL CAN CLEAR WAY FOR RNE'S BUDGET
Expected in March; Civil Defense Bills To Be Cleared First
By iSiOTD 1. aOCHELUS Vaited Press Staff Corrmipondont
HARRIBBURiG~The General As-! •embly, stymied to date by amend-1 ment-riddled bills, will make an¬ other attempt next week to push "'""7'JII^"'Vi^""™I'l'L *"" 1»49, never saw much of each other «k,^...K ..,.>»f i-»<.i-*i„- «!,«- •«•*»' awied other contributors „u.„ .>,„„ „„„ - „» ,„.
UN Drive Slugging into Main Chinese Defenses
Fight for Mountains; Capture Eastern End Of East-West Road
By PHIL NEWSOM
TOKYO, Sunday. Feb. 25 (UP)—Gen. Douglas MacArthnr announced the United Nations "killer" offensive ground <9|it gains of one to three miles against stiffening enemy result- ance as the Korean War went into its ninth month today.
MacArhur's communique said the gains were registered in the Hdengsong-Pyimgchang area of the central front Sat¬ urday by troops who slogged through mud and bellied their way up steep scrub covered mountains to close with the Communists.
An 8th Army apokesman said Chinese Oommunista threw fresh troops, tanks and artillery against slowly adyancing UX forces on the east central front and counter attacked Sunday morning north of Pyongchang.
The counter-attack was "conUin-! anchor of the strategic central ed," the spokesman said. l Korean lateral road after other
The UN offensive reached the Arn^'^ca.n xmit* neutr^ised the main line of Chinese resistance in;™*^' yrestem anchor, Hoengsong. central Korea and stabbed into MacArthur's communique said
deserted Hoengsong, an anchor of the Communist defenses.
On the eastern flank of the Allied offensive, American tanhx and infantrymen fought their way some three miles north of the im¬ portant central Korean road hub of Pangnim, five milea north of Pyonchang.
They advanced beyond the vil¬ lage of Palmorisil Saturday after¬ noon after a massive artillery, tank and air barra«e cleared the Reds from mountain pass positions pn>t«<^lng Pangnim, two miles to the south. Control Kaatem Anchor
Capitura of Pangnim gav« the Americans oontrol of the aaatem
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Democrats Refused To Confirm Cabinet While He Held Post; Victory for Minority
HARRISBURG—Charles J. Margiotti yesterday resigned as Pennsylvania Attorney- General "at the pleasure" of Gov. John S. Fine.
Margiotti, whose tenure as Attorney-General had blocked Senate confirmation of the Governor's Cabinet announced that the duties which he had remained in office to fulfill "have been fulfilled and I feel that, in good conscience I can now leave the office of Attor¬ ney-General."
Margiotti was appointed to the post by former Gov. James H. Duff. Fine sought to continue the Pitts¬ burgh lanvyer in office without Senate approval, contc;ndlng it wa« unnecessary. .....^ ,^,-,„,. „^^.^ ...„..„.. __. S****** Democrats, although Mar- occupied two mroe Mhuids'tai the >}«*" *¦ » regtatered memlber of
South Korean troops gained up to three miles in the rugged moun¬ tains southeast of Pyongchang. There they Joined U. 8. troops In cleaning out a salient the Commun¬ ists pushed deep into Allied lines two weeks ago.
On the western flank of the offensive. Allied troops including Canadians ranimed into "heavy re¬ sistance" northeast of Chipyong, MacArthur said, but continued to move forward. Get ? More lalMda
The communique also discloMd that South Korean Marines had
Dewey Says Send Troops to Europe To Save World
WASHINGTON- Gov. Thomas E ppcting a clash Dewey pulled out Dewey of New York branded the : all the stops to oppose the viewa proposals of his fellow Republicans of Hoover and other party leaders— to withhold U. S. troops from Eu-;like Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio rope as the "last gasp" of isola-and Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry of tionism and warned Congress their j Nebraska author of the resolution adoption might invite world dis- to limit the troops. ¦»ter. i Pressed by Wherry to say exactly
In urgent terms and before an, what he thought the Senate should a\id, standing-room-only audience,;do with the resolution, Dewey
North Korean harbor of Wonsan. (Contimiod on Paga A-10)
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last night started a "^uadrapletfi Fund" at Baltlmotv City Hall and nude himself the first con¬ tributor with a SlOO donation. The
it's so wonderful!" they said in unison.
Mr. and Mrs. Pappas. who were married in Baltimore on Aug. 12,
through urgent legislation while awaiting Gov. John S. fine's budget recommendations.
to send their donations to the 'Quad Fund, care of Oty HaU."
The quadruplets, who vary in (See '^HrftincA Fight" on Pace B-lt), weight from four to five pounds,
were put in separate incubators
There were indications tlutt the legislators would have at least two weeks to clear the calendar of Pennsylvania's proposed eivll de¬ fense' program before getting the Govrmor'.
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The first major piec* of legisla-j tinn to go to the Govoraor for hU 2 NATIONAL GUARD
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signature should be the soldiers' absentee voting bill, which oomes Up for the Senato'a concurrence on Monday. The mesaure, which would have July 24 the state's pri¬ mary election date this year, origi¬ nated in the upper chamber but
DIVISIONS ALERTED FOR DUTY IN JAPAN
WASHtNGTON. —Two National Guard infaifktry divisions previous¬ ly called up have been alerted for
thp House approved amendments occupation duty in Japan, the Army which struck out the proposedi announced yesterday. franchise for members of the. They are the California 40th In- Merchant Marine, the Red Cross,] fan try DivUion and the Oklahoma the USO and similar organisations, sui. They are now in training in This would give absentee voting the United States and will be kept rights only to those actually serv¬
ing in the armed forces. Death Penalty Clause Tn the House, where the civil de-
intact for further training in Japan.
The 40th and 45th will be the first full National Guard divisions
fense bills began their rocky jour-to be sent overseas since World
War HI. Four others have been called to duty since the Korean War started.
Although the units are scheduled for further training in Japan, they could be sent into Korea if needed. the mandatory death penalty fori They will replace occupation troops (Continued on Page A-10> 'previously sent to Korea.
ncy. the legislators were slated to consider on second reading the much debated penalty clause for sabotage during war or a national omorgency. The original proposal, calling for
Take Care of Your Automobile: New Ones Going to Be Hard to Get
DETROIT—Take care of your car. it may be hard to get a new one, two or three years from now.
That's the warning from the motor city despite the government's hopes of a fat civilian economy in 1953. even with an ever-expanding defense effort. 4 :\lillion This Year
The best the auto industry can hope for this year is about 4.000,000 cars. That's counting only the fore¬ seeable restrictions on production. All-out war or a spread in present bostilities could wreck the estimate.
At this year's production rate, the number of cars coming off assem' Wy lines will barely equal those
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when they were ESast Jackson street neighbors.
Romance blossomed when Har¬ riet went to Baltimore to visit her brother, who worked with Pappas at a Baltimore shipyard.
The couple has resided in Balti¬ more since their marriage.
Physicians at Maryland General Hospital said the first baby was delivered at 10:26 a.m., followed by the three others at 10:27 a.m., 10:28 a. m. and 10:30 a. m.
Pappas who had been t |
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