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h I I I I T I « U IT H h r 4 ». I- h a Red Sox, Indians, Dodgers Win; Browns Phils Bow A Paper For The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Weather Today: F«ir. warm. Monday: Cloudy, warm. 46TH YEAR — NO. 25 — 66 PAGES mhm Awttt iW CbmlatlaM WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1952 innTED FmKM Mm PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS Governor Helps Legion's Hatlonal Commander Top-fUght officials of the American Legion and the Coro- monweklth of Pennsylvania- headed by National Command¬ er Donald R. Wilson and Gov. .lohn B. Fine—met yestcrdny afternoon at the luncheon at Wilkes-Barre American Legion Home that was arranged by the region's county commitee to honor National Commander Wilson and State Commander Jaclt R. Dodson. A capacity audience of Le¬ gionnaires from all parts of the county heard their national rommander outline the Le¬ gion's program on Americanism and its strong fight to thwart the threata of Communism.* (Jov. Fine, who conunendpd the Legion for Its efforts to make America stronger, told of the important role the state was playing in blocking sub- versive activity through the strict enforcement of ito loyalty oath provisions for all per¬ sons in government employ. Seen in the picture above are: Seated —Mrs. W. Graydon Painter, president of Pennsyl¬ vania Auxiliary of American Legion; National Commander Wilson; Atty. Herman B. Shep¬ ard, commander of District 12, American Legion; Governor Fine; State Commander Dod¬ son and his wife. Standing -Walter E. Allessan- droni, past state commander of American Legion; Judge Frank L. Pinola, past state commander of American Le¬ gion; Andrew J. Sordoni, State Secretary of Commerce; Harry K. Stinges, national executive committeeman of American Le¬ gion, and William Heathington, central vice-commander. Invocation and benediction were pronounced by two vet¬ eran Legion chaplains. Rev. William P. McAndrew and Rev. Joseph L. Weisley. The county event honoring the national commander's visit was arranged by a committee beaded by District Commander Shepard and Judge Pinola, .h.s- sisted by William B. Healey, Dr. E. T. Williams, Joseph S. McCracken, John Cicero, Lewis Greco and Jamea Graham. The reception committee was headed by Atty. Paul R. Selecky, who was assisted by command¬ ers of all American Legion posts in District 12, which includes all of Luzeme county. TAFT.EISEiOlP Making Surveys for Turnpike Feeder Link From Anthracite Region T OF VOTE IN STATE Duff Challenges Senator's Remark It Has No Significance HARRISBURG Pennsylvania's primary election campaign neared it« TuMday climax with Taft and Biscjiiiower supporter* in »harp dispute «ver it« meaning. Pen. Rorbert .K. Taft urged Penn- .oylvaniaiM not to caat write-ial tMt^tKJi in his behalf because the : jjlate's primary "ha* never had the slightest influence on Penn¬ sylvania delegates." But Sen. Jamea H. Duff, a lead¬ ing supporter of Gen. Dwight D. Risenhower, warned here that "If the vote in Pennaylvanla doesn't have any Effect nn the del^ation, it win ha'.-e some effect on the electors in the fall. They will repudiate tbe party'a choice," he j<aid. Duff Obnfldmt iSiiienhaiwer campaigners plan- riod to carry their drive for pri¬ mary votes up to election day— with a halt on Sunday and Duft .viid he is confident the general will "poll a sub-stjintia! vote." Hf> made no predictions on the total voir. Ctov. John S. Fine plans to vote early Tuesday, his usual custom, at the City Hall in his home oommunity of Nanticoke. But the icrvemor will reserve for himself the right of every voter to a se— fContinued on Page B-11) Surveys and traffic checka are already being made for the pro¬ posed new highway which will connect the anthracite region wtth the state turnpike, Gov. Fine has disolosed. Speaking at Malianoy City, the Governor explained that the ini¬ tial groundwork is being laid to build a road from the turnpike fiiroui^ Sc^uyllciU, Luseme and Lacka««ana oouiitjies, te the New York line, thus providing ample highways to take ean of Ifl tn-j dustrial organizations wbich may settle in thla part oi the atate. He spoke briefly but to the point about the increases in sala ries to officials, teachers and other workers, increaaed benefit8 demanded for free hospitals, se curity benefits and other items and stated tfaat each appropria¬ tion passed muat be met with only one thing, higher taxes. The billa muft be paid. Gov. Fine waa preeented an honorary momberslUp and pin by ttae MUMnoy Ctty Botaiy Qub. Truman Impeachment [Remanded by Critics Oliio Congressman Says President Goes To Limit tor Power WASHINGTON.—Rep. George H. Bender (R-O.) caUed on House Democrats and Republicans yesterday to name a joint committee to consider possible "successful impeach¬ ment proceedings" against President Truman for his' seizure of the steel mills. His statement was made as the administration was bracing itoelf for the anticipated attack in Congress and the courts on its power to order a wage increase for 650,000 CIO United Steelworkers. Vapor Trails Over Alaska Hinted Real Thing Was Here There is hardly a flicker of hope for an llth-hour agreement between the union and the in¬ dustry. Secretary of Commerce Charlea Sawyer—with Mr. Tru¬ man's backing—is ready to im¬ pose the pay raise Tuesday. Saw¬ yer discussed the program Satur¬ day with Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam. Hits Korean Venture Bender's impeachment call waa made in a statement bitterly at¬ tacking Mr. Truman. "Thq seizure of the steel In¬ dustry, together with the Presi¬ dent's declaration that hc has authority to take over the news¬ papers, radio, television and com¬ munications systems of the nation at the sole discretion of the Presi¬ dent, raises a constitutional ques¬ tion of the utmost gravity . , "When the President st-nt our troops into Korea without declara¬ tion of war by the Congress, his right to do BO was challenged by thc Republican membership In the House and Senate. Since that time, Mr. Truman has demon strated Uiat he ia afflicted withi elephantitls of the ego on repeat¬ ed occ«»ions." Taft Agrees Bender U an enthusiastic baoker of Sen. Robert A. Taft's candi dacy for the Republican presiden tial nomination. Taft, falmself, lias said tfaat Mr. Truman's seizure of the steel industry Is a "valid case for impeachment." Calls for impeachment have been made by other members of the Congress. Oourt auits already have been filed by several steel oompanies attacking the legality of Mr. Tru¬ man's action. They demanded im¬ mediate return of their plants. In taking them over, Mr. Tru man said he acted under fals "In¬ herent" oonstitutional powers and in fals capacity as commander-in- ofalcf charged witfa protecting tfae security and freedom of the na¬ Uon. Neither Mr. Truman nor gov- ernmeTJt officials faave given any evidence of being perturbed by the impeachment cries. Sawyer, wfao Is in charge of the (Continued on Page B-2) WASHINGTON—For a little while last week it looked like tfae real tfalng, and America's air defenders went on "state of readiness" from coast to coast and in Alaska. But a bombing attack never came, and after three-fourths of the air defense force waited tfarougfa a long nlgfat and past dawn tfae defense reverted to normal. Anti-aircraft gun crews re¬ laxed. Radar operators went back on normal turns of duty. Figfater airplane engines were allowed to cool and Utelr sleepy piioto went to bed. As it turned out, tfae alert was a false alarm. But the defense plan it set Into action was no mere drill; it was in deadly earnest. Vapor trails over Alaska The time was last Wednesday and, as it was reconstructed today, the episode began in a remote village of Alaska's northwest coast, 50 miles or so across the Bering Strait from Russian Siberia where the Sovieto have Jet fighter bases. A ground spotter in the Alas- kaii village observed several vapor trails overhead at 25,000 feet or higher. The spotter called Elemdorf Air Force base at Anchorage. Maj. Gen. Wil¬ liam D. Old. chief of the Alas¬ kan air command, was given the report at dinner. The time was 7 p.m. The Alaskan command had checked ito planes. None were, or had been, where the vapor trails gave away the passage of some aircraft through the frigid sky. Nations Defense Readied Old put Alaska on ".state of readiness." The word was flashed to Colorado Springs, Colo., seat of the Air Defense Command, wfaere Gen. Benja¬ min Cfaldlaw ordered a simi¬ lar stand-by for the Western, Central and Eastern Air De¬ fense Commands. That meant watch and wait Wlthcrews by planes. Extra fuel. Anti-aircraft guns and extra amunitlon at ready. Ra¬ dar crews, doubled, stayed at their screens through tfae nlgfat. From east to west, ligfato in America's cities and towns came up in their brilliance and then declined again as the clock hands moved and the na¬ tion—most of It—slept. S Unknown Planes At 6 a.m. on Thursday, the entire network was jolted into nervous anxiety. An eastern seaboard radar stotion picked up three unidentified planes approaching from the Atlantic at 18,000 feet. Up went interceptor fighters. It was a false alarm. Three commercial airplanes nearing the end of the trans-atlantic runs quickly identified them¬ selves and that took care of that. Two hours later, Chidlaw called off tfae stand-by. t BARRACKS DESTROYED BY FIRE; ONE KILLED BRUNSWICK, Me. Despite the heroic rescue attempt of a Negro ."¦teward's mate, one man was killed and three other.'! Injured when a $75,000 fire raoed through a two-story officers' barracks at the naval air station. Identity of the dead man -^n .\lr Force officer was withheld pending notification of kin. The injured were Lt. Donald W. Phillips, 33, of Arlington, Calif. Capt. George W. Sexton, USAF, 31, of Glenmore, Tex., and stew aHfs mate Leroy Russell of New York. Russell received burned feet ag he ran through the building took ing the 10 occupants after he dis covered the blaze early in the morning. Firemen from Brunswick, Ba'h and Topsham joined naval per¬ sonnel in halting the fire in ono hour. A board of iquiry was or¬ dered to determine the cause Bibalo fo Gef Chair for Murder of Hunter District Attorney Blasts Testimony Of Psychiatrists A jury of six men and six women shortly before 10 oclock last night brought in a verdict of first degree murder against j Joseph Bibalo on trial at Mont-i again" If hc is committed to a rose and the defendant, 20. a re-i mental institution. formatory parolee of Uniondale.l -And you would be responsible was immediately sentenced byiag well as I. That leaves you Next Weelc They'll Invent the Wheel LONDON —Ruasiana drilled the first oil well in the world, Moscow radio said on Saturday. Judge Edward P. Little to death in the electric chair for the mur¬ der of a Forest City deer hunter last Ded. 10. Bibalo's court-appointed coun¬ sel, Morton W. Stephens of Mont¬ rose and Patrick J. Sfaeridan of Forest City, had concentrated on with one alternative—to impose the death penalty. That would be justice in this case and that is wfaat tfae defendant deserves." Dr. Ginley. wfao examined Biba¬ lo wltfa Dr. Young, told the court that the defendant said on earlierj examination he would rather go| showing that the defendant was^t,, the electric chair for the kill mentally Irresponsible for the kill- w of Shema than be put in an ing of Anthony Shema, 44, of 616 UngytuOon. Hudson street, Forest City, on a lonely Elkdale farm. Drged Death Penalty In contrast, District Attorney Robert G. Dean, in his opening remarlcs to the jury, asked for a aZERNE YOUTH first degree verdict and the death penalty. Dean attacked the testi¬ mony of two psychiatrists--Dr. Prancis Dunmore, and Dr. Claude Younfe, Blnghamton^ -who, as de¬ fense witnesses Friday night, said Bibalo should not be held respon¬ sible for the kUllng. "I believe the statemenU made by these psychiatrisU were fake," ^the district attorney declared. "It's getting so that every time there Is a killing the defense tries to get psychiatrists into the case to get the defendant off," he added. "It I had called them up, tried to hire them for my side, I bcUevc they would have testified that tho defendant is sane," the prosecutoi told the jurors. ¦ He said Bibalo "is liable to kill V Bad Cold, Deferred Bombing Run Save Life of City Airman ^j^:?rT.:r.::'\:i}^'^^^^^^^^^ an? .oppcd. Dimitri Klimovi:-!;. i" mis-i'^g iniMonday mornmg at 9:3u HPtion In Koira. bu'. because a .xcv ro i:r' him from flying tliat in s.-ion Michael Vasciak, U, In Serious Condition With Fractured Skull Michael Vasciak, 14. son oi Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vasciak, 5T4 Charles atreet, Luzerne, is in "very serious" condition this morning at Nesbitt Hospital fol¬ lowing a collision with an auto¬ mobile at Main and Church streets in Bdwardsville last even- ng at 5:30. The bov suffered a fractured skull and other Injuries. Driver of tlio oar was Peter Stusnick of 85 Church street, Bdwardsville. He was dnvin.E TRUMAN FACING FIGHT FOR HNEYIFREE HOSTAGE, WITH U. S. SENATElHOLO 8 OTHERS Taft Is Testy; Call Spending Worse Threat Than Russia WASHINGTON—President Tru¬ man, backed by his military lead- eds, is headed for a showdown with the Senate over the prioe to be paid to be prepared for peace or war. Aroused economy-minded sena¬ tors hit baok sharply at Mr. Tru¬ man's theat to keep Congress in session until it gives him the money he considers necessary for defense of the nation. Sen. Robert A. Taft, who is seeking the Republican presiden¬ tial nomination, exclaimed that Mr. Truman "seems to have gone completely off his head." "He'll faave to take what money we give him," Taft added, "and he won't get any more." Bigger Threat Than Reds House members also hit at Mr. Truman's threat. Republican whip Leslie O. Arends (III.) said Con¬ gress recognizes the "deadly peril" of Russia, but the "country's most 'dealy peril' is the suicidal spend¬ ing policies advocated by Presi¬ dent Truman." Bep. Clarence J. Brown (R-O.) said Mr. Truman's warning he would keep Congress in session "sounded like one of the tyran¬ nical outbursts of King George the Third against the American colonies." Mr. Truman warned Thursday that he would keep Congress in session until the Senate restores to the House-slashed defense ap¬ propriations bill the money he be- bicves necessary to continue build¬ up of the military machine tn deter Russia from aggression or (Continued on Page B-11) Rahway Convicts Seem Determined To Stay Holed Up RAHWAY, N. J.—One of nine hostages held for tfaree days by 231 rioting convicts at the New Jersey state prison farm was re leased last night because of illnvss and told authorities the men had vowed to continue their mutiny. The hostage was released at about 5 p. m. and an hour later conviota in other sections of the prison begran ataouting and pound¬ ing on their eeS bara wltta tin cupa and platea, Want to Mediate "Hie riotera hung two new sheets with messages painted on them out of the dormitory wing where tfaey are holed up. On% sheet said, "We want Drew Pearson or Robert Montgomery to mediate," and the other said, "Officers re¬ fuse to eat or drink unless we do." The latter sign apparently referred to the eight guards still held as hostages in the wing. The convicts let Marlln Dun, Trenton, a guard, through their barricade made of broken fumi¬ ture and mattresses and he was taken to the prison intirmary. 8 Hostages StiU Held Dunn said the eight other host¬ ages being faeld in a second floor dormitory were well and had not been mistreated. Angry officials at the prison tried to break the riot by turning down the mutineers' pleas for drinking water. Dunn said the men were getting thirsty, although they had enough to eat. He said they had been saving up food packages that had been sent from home. (Continued on Page B-2) Soffer Treafmenf Due Pilofs Wlio Wont Fly acoordins to authorities, but thc - is sifo' Maj. KUmovioh. who ia com-l boy could no stop and hit hw i;-fv-.iteii;,,iet;ing hig l2lh year in the Airjhead against the. vohiclo'.s radia- iForor told his wife that he had Thia was rovn I'od wiicn Ma^jbeen suffering from a deep-seated KUmovidl called hia home at 1423 N. WWhIngton street. Miners Mills last Sunday night to wis.n his wife and two children a happy Ra.ster. Calls From Pusan Mrs. Klimovich, the former Marlon Domowitch of Miners Mills, said she rt ceived the tele¬ phone call Sund.ty night at 7:30. chest cold and was forbidden to In Today's Iksuc Classified . A—'-'3 Editorials »-« Feature Page B—* Moviea 0-9 Obituary A—10 Radio C-« Soelal O-l ~. B-1 . fly on the fata\ mission when a cold, windswept rain started to fall a ahort time before the take¬ off. Substitute Lost A brother fl.ight officer, who has been assigned to ground duties, was given command of Kllmo- wich's ship vyhcn he madr the ro- qu tor. The boy was taken to Nes¬ bitt Hosoital in the Edwardsvillo community am,bulance. CATAWISSA TO BUILD SEWAGE PLANT . Bids for one of the first of many sewage disposal plants re¬ quired on the Susquehanna Rivor by the state's clean* stream law have been received at Catawi.ssR saying he neofted sonu' ":>'-'•.x.roiigh in neighboring Columbm :ounty. I^w biris totalling SIOT.W havo linR I'M". During the call finni Kjre;'. _ , ,, . Mai KHmowich also talked witii joeon submitted by the following Ihis two small children, Danny|contractors: General construction. and Arline and inquired whether the Easter bunny bad been good to them. Maj. Klimowich, wfao waa sent{ , (Continued on Page A-10) Ehick and Donahue, Inc., Newark N. J. $101,250.24; electrical worn, Edwards Electric O., Blooms¬ burg, $4,851; plumbing and heat¬ ing, ^E. J. O'Brien, $1,884. WASHINGTON-An Air l-'orcei spokesman last night said Air Force Secretary Thomas K. Fin- letter is expected to issue a policy statement some time next week taking a softer one toward recall¬ ed reserve officer pilots who have refused to fly. So far, one man faas been court-martialed at Biggs Air Force Base In El Paso, Tex., for refusing to fly. He got a two- year prison sentence and was ordered dismissed from the serv¬ ice. There have been six other "sit down" strike fliers at Randolph Field, Tex., and six at Mather Field, Cal. The policy statement is expect ed to take an easier tone toward pilots who have refused to fly be' cause of fear of flying, fear for tfaeir familiea, or age or peraonal hardship. A spokesman said Finletter has taken a personal interest in the situation of the reserve officers who have refused to fly and has kept fully informed on the prob¬ lem. No Instructions But the Air Force Insisted that no Instructions have been issued from here to commanding gener¬ als either to drop court martial proceedings as of this time. If a commanding general de¬ cides after preliminary examina¬ tion that there is no basis for court martial, the Air Force said, it is his prerogative to drop the proceedings. In addition to the cases at Ran¬ dolph and Mather, the Air PVirc*? revealed that nine reserve offi¬ cers were under Investigation at /Truax Air Force base, near Madi¬ son, Wis., for asking to be ground¬ ed. It waa not atated whetfaer the nine had refused to fly. Flood Fight May Be Won By Omaha fl€6ord Missouri Crest Flows on; Twin Flood Rising Along Mississippi OMAHA. Neb. —Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa, appeared Saturday to have won tfaeir des¬ perate flood flgfat as tfae faigfaest Missouri River crest on record moved downstream, flooding Kan sas and Missouri farmlands. Englnera aucceeded in plugging a sewer Une wfaich burst Friday nlgfat from tfae river's terrific pressure and flooded an Indus trial section of Omafaa. The river level between Omaha and Council Bluffs on the oppo¬ site bank was dropping steadily and Army Engineers .said the major threat was over although the river would "bear watching." Tfae water had backed up into the sewer with explosive force, ripping craters in the riverfront area befaind the levee at aeveral pointo and afaootlng akjrward like geysers. Plugged on River Bottonn The water apread for a square mUe across a railroad yard and factory district to a depth of four feet. Engineers tried dumping sand¬ bags into tfae biggest crater to no avail. Lt. Gen. Lewis Pick, chief of Army Efaigineers, then ordered tfae sewer opening 25 feet beneath the river's surface plugged. Through out thc night, crews dumped tons of sand, dirt, rocks, sheet steel and cqnstruction beams into the river from clum¬ sy barges moored to the levee. Engineers said damage to tfae railyard and industrial section probably would run below $1,000,000. Officers praised a towboat captain who maneuvered barges loaded witfa rock tfarougfa the darkness without hitting the levee. 10,000 More Flee flames Downstream. 10,000 persons had fled their homes in north¬ west Missouri and northeast Kansas. Army Engineers said 187,000 acres of farmland already were flooded between Rulo, Neb., and Kansas City, and damage was estimated at $13,500,000. Floodwaters poured into Ham¬ burg, la., unchecked by a tem- (Oontinued on Page B-2) Group of 2Sfh from Germany NEW YORK—The largest Ernest Yuhafe, 23, Pittsburgh, number of troops to sail into an accordion player, said fae was New York since World War II going faome to be married In^ two arrived yesterday from Germany aboard the military transport Cieneral Hersey. A total of 3,114 soldiers and 500 Air Force members were on tfae ship. Most of tfae soldiers were members of the 28th National Guard division from Pennsylvania and the 43rd Na¬ tional Guard division. Finds Father Dead Pvt. George M. Cotteral .Ash months to Catherine OToolc, MacKee Rock. "Will she be surprised to read this," Yuhafe said. She doesn't know I am coming faome yet." Going Bach to Meehanie Pvt. Melvin T!<uck, 22, Butler, Pa.. Said he was going to work as a mechanic tor fais fatfaer. Cpl Don Veroneau, 22, Erie. Pa., planned to return to his classes land. Pa., one of the men on the.at_AUegheny CoUege. Hersey, was informed that his father had died while he was at sea. An Army officer escorted him from tfae ship to nearby Fort Hamilton, where his mother and brothers were waiting. Cotteral served 27 months In Germany with tfae 2nd Radio Squadron. Most of tthe soldiers were happy to be home. Among them was Cpl. Robert Anderson, 23, Hillcrest, Pittsburgh. He said it had been a great experience, hut "now that I'm home I wouldn't trade it for a million bucks." Anderson plans to return to his job in a steel mill as soon as he gets his discharge. Greeta WUe, 2 Children Sgt. Leo Ammon. 23, Pitto burgh, was overjoyed to be returning to his wife, Irene, and tfaeir two children, Deborah, two, and Colleen, one. Pvt. John Besta, 21, Pitteburgh, who played the piano in the 28th Division band, said Ger¬ many had been a "cool deal." That meant, he said, that he liked it, but he was looking for¬ ward to a job in a Pittsburgh civilian band. Cpl. Jerome Famick, 22, St. Mary's Pa., said he was going back to his job In a carbon plant. But civilian life did not ap¬ peal to Conrad Barger, 24, Dravosbiirg Pa. He haa re¬ enlisted in' the 112th Infantry Regiment of the 28tfa Division and is going faome only for a 30-day furlougfa. STRONG EARTHQUAKE ROCKS COLOMBIA BOGOTA, Columbia—A strong earthquake rocked central Co¬ lumbia on Saturday centering on an area about 1(X) miles northeast of faere. Tfae Loe Andes Geophysioa] In¬ stitute said the force of tfae dis¬ turbance was comparable to that of tlhe July 9, 1950. earthquake that killed nearly 300 people and caused more than $20,000,000 dam¬ age in approximately the same area. The institute placed the center of the tremor near the border between Boyaca and Santonder states. (/e So Does Not Favor Sl^ackling of Germany WASHINGTON.—The United States will reject any Frencfa re¬ quest for a formal American guar¬ antee against West Germany's withdrawal (rom tfae proposed Army. The State Department is draft¬ ing a Presidential message to Congress warning that this coun¬ try would take a grave view of such a move. But this is as far as it is willing to go. Officials oppose any scheme to shackle Germany to the Ehiropean Army indefinitely. They also are convinced Congress would not buy the kind of guarantee France would Uke. According to present plans, President Truman wlU send nis message to Congress when the time comes for it to consider the German "peace contract" and re¬ lated agreemento, probably in the next two months. In effect, the United States would be bound as a NATO mem¬ ber to consider an attack on Ger¬ many as an an attack on itself and to take whatever action is considers necessary to meet it. The French, who fear a remUi- tarized Germany as mucfa aa a Russian attack, asked for tfae U. S. guarantee several montfas ago. Valley Scene /. J. Hosey, chairman of Plyinouth couneil't police eommittee, direetiiig traffic at busy interteetion to eov on beat eould converse with friend driving through from, out-of-town. Barber, who tmokes cigars while he cuts hair so ihat he won't be tempted to annoy customers with "a lot oj silbj chit-chat." Passenger ear nulling stalled tow trvrk on Wilket- Barre's Prospect street. Burly cop in eentral eity gimng tieket to kid on a bi- eyeU TkUfsday aftemoon at StSO. U.S. Synthetic Rubber Ready To Compete Freely with Natural WASHINGTON — The govern¬ ment announced yesterday that controls on natural rubber, in effect for 11 yctars. will be lifted Monday because supplies of both natural and synthetic are ample for all civilian and militory pur¬ poses. Henry H. Fowler, administra¬ tor of the National Production Authority, said all restrictions on natural rubber will cease with thc exception of pale and sole crepes which are still scarce. To Compete with Natural He said the order will provide "relatively free competition" be¬ tween natural and synthetic rub¬ ber in the United States. W. J, Wears, vice president ol the Rubber Manufacturing Asso¬ ciation, said that by the govern¬ ment's action "the synthetic rub¬ ber industry comes of age." I "American-made synthetic rub bers have esublished themselves in the world market place," ne added. "They will never again need the protection of govern¬ ment regulation. With thia de¬ control action, the Industry can look forward witfa confidence and assurance to tfae final step—ulti¬ mate transfer of tfae synthetie planto from government to pri¬ vate hands." Only ControU ReUlned Controls of rubber were the only World War U allocaUon re¬ strictions kept in effect after tfae end of that conflict. The government maintained them to make sure there would be a market for Ito own synthetic rubber producto, which have been in the development* stoge untU recently. With govemnient syn¬ thetics now in maas production, Ithe need for those controls iiaa I just about disappeared.
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Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Date | 1952-04-20 |
Month | 04 |
Day | 20 |
Year | 1952 |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 25 |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre |
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Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Date | 1952-04-20 |
Month | 04 |
Day | 20 |
Year | 1952 |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 25 |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre |
Type | Sunday Newspaper |
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A Paper For The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
The Weather
Today: F«ir. warm. Monday: Cloudy, warm.
46TH YEAR — NO. 25 — 66 PAGES
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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1952
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PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
Governor Helps Legion's Hatlonal Commander
Top-fUght officials of the American Legion and the Coro- monweklth of Pennsylvania- headed by National Command¬ er Donald R. Wilson and Gov. .lohn B. Fine—met yestcrdny afternoon at the luncheon at Wilkes-Barre American Legion Home that was arranged by the region's county commitee to honor National Commander Wilson and State Commander Jaclt R. Dodson.
A capacity audience of Le¬ gionnaires from all parts of the county heard their national rommander outline the Le¬ gion's program on Americanism and its strong fight to thwart the threata of Communism.*
(Jov. Fine, who conunendpd the Legion for Its efforts to make America stronger, told of the important role the state
was playing in blocking sub- versive activity through the strict enforcement of ito loyalty oath provisions for all per¬ sons in government employ.
Seen in the picture above are:
Seated —Mrs. W. Graydon Painter, president of Pennsyl¬ vania Auxiliary of American Legion; National Commander Wilson; Atty. Herman B. Shep¬ ard, commander of District 12, American Legion; Governor Fine; State Commander Dod¬ son and his wife.
Standing -Walter E. Allessan- droni, past state commander of American Legion; Judge Frank L. Pinola, past state commander of American Le¬ gion; Andrew J. Sordoni, State Secretary of Commerce; Harry
K. Stinges, national executive committeeman of American Le¬ gion, and William Heathington, central vice-commander.
Invocation and benediction were pronounced by two vet¬ eran Legion chaplains. Rev. William P. McAndrew and Rev. Joseph L. Weisley.
The county event honoring the national commander's visit was arranged by a committee beaded by District Commander Shepard and Judge Pinola, .h.s- sisted by William B. Healey, Dr. E. T. Williams, Joseph S. McCracken, John Cicero, Lewis Greco and Jamea Graham.
The reception committee was headed by Atty. Paul R. Selecky, who was assisted by command¬ ers of all American Legion posts in District 12, which includes all of Luzeme county.
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OF VOTE IN STATE
Duff Challenges Senator's Remark It Has No Significance
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania's primary election campaign neared it« TuMday climax with Taft and Biscjiiiower supporter* in »harp dispute «ver it« meaning.
Pen. Rorbert .K. Taft urged Penn- .oylvaniaiM not to caat write-ial tMt^tKJi in his behalf because the : jjlate's primary "ha* never had the slightest influence on Penn¬ sylvania delegates."
But Sen. Jamea H. Duff, a lead¬ ing supporter of Gen. Dwight D. Risenhower, warned here that "If the vote in Pennaylvanla doesn't have any Effect nn the del^ation, it win ha'.-e some effect on the electors in the fall. They will repudiate tbe party'a choice," he j |
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