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Court Orders Machines Opened in Wood-Flack Dispute A Paper For The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT FAIR, WARM Highest today TB. Monday: Cloudy, warmer 48TH YEAR — NO. 31 — 76 PAGES Member Amdit BnrMia of Clrcnlstlon* WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY MAY 30, 1954 PNITTD PKKSS Wire News SfrTlee PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS Oditorial Why Is Board of Elections Slowing Speedy Decision in Wood-Flack Count? WHY? Two weeks will «oon have elapsed glnce 42,375 Republiccms went to the polls to decide whether T. Newell Wood or Harold E. Flack would be \he nominee of their party for the State Senatorship of the 20th Senatorial District. The official count, conducted by the Luzerne County Board of Elections, indi¬ cated Flack the winner by 225 votes. Wood and his eupporters are convinced that an investigation of alleged irregulari- tiei In certain designated districts would substantially revise the official couni in favor of Wood. Toward that end. Wood has 24-hour guards watching the ques¬ tioned— and questionable — voting ma¬ chines in the county warehouse to prevent tampering. In the meantime, a legal staff, headed by Atty. Enoch Thomas, is seek¬ ing information upon which to base an election contest. Every attempt by the Wood forces to obtain speedy access to lhe election record, apparently, is being blocked by the Board of Elections. So that the public can pin¬ point the responsibility for any delays in speeding a decision in the Wood-Flack vote count, it should be set forth that the Board of Elections is made up of County Commissioners Herman Kersteen, Robert Lloyd, both Republicans, and Edward Car¬ roll, who was elected by the Democrats. Incidentally, in the latter's voting record as a county commissioner and his atti¬ tude as a member of the Board of Elec¬ tions, he has consistently displayed the some viewpoint as his Republican col¬ leagues. There appears ample evidence >hat \he members of the Board of Elections in this instance, as in others, should better famil¬ iarize themselves with Section 308, Article III, Public Law 1333, approved by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, June 3, 1937. This section provides for the public inspection of all election records, docu¬ ments and voting machines. If the Board of Elections complies with the spirit of Section 308 and other parts oi the Slcrte Election Code, there is no reason why the Wood forces should be confronted with delaying and obstruction- istic tactics in obtcrining what the law clearly states they are entitled lo have. On the other hand, if legal roadblocks and political sitdowns and other time-consum¬ ing devices are thrown in the way of the Wood-appointed investigators in every move they make to obtain essential infor¬ mation, then, conceivably, this project may be prolonged until the November election. To many fair-minded persons, includ¬ ing many who voted for Flack, the lack of co-ope-crtion on the part of the Board of Elections is beyond comprehension. There are many citizens, Republican, Democrcrt alike, who feel that the Board of Elections should be doing of its own volition and at county expense precisely McCarthy Is Rebuked By Senate COP Leaders Judge Extends Order To Guard Voting Devices McCarttiy'.s statement "defying the President ol the United States" 1. » iL i»r J • _»¦ ¦ I 1 McCarthy first hurled the chal- what the Wood organization, against not .^^^^ ^^ President Eisenhower too-thinly disguised opposition, has under-l^hen he invited ai: of the two taken at private cost and personal effort, j million federal employees to give One of the wisest of all philosophers ''*™ «''"''' information on w^rong- once declared that the most important word in man's vocabulary is the word "Why." Unless Kersteen, Lloyd and Carroll Knowland Warns Leaks on Secrets 'Highly Dangerous' WASHINGTON (U*) —Two Republican Senate leaders last night rebuked Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy on the "secret information" issue in the Army-McCarthy feud hearings, one saying the Wisconsin senator's statements are "be¬ yond belief." Senate GOP Leader William F. Knowland urged government em¬ ployes to take evidence of wrongdoing to the Eisenhower administra¬ tion before running to Congress. And Sen. H. Alexander Smith. R-NJ, said he was .shocked by doing, despite security, regula¬ tion.s. White HouM Hits Back The White House hit back Fri¬ day. With approval of Air. Eiaen- ... ,, ,. ._. hower, it issued a statement say- soon move to expedite the investigation i„g ^.^ executive branch's re- into the Wood-Flack primary contest by displaying more co-operation in ferreting irregularities—a duty inherent in the State Election Code — thousands of Luzerne, ^ru. jss„e ^^^ fj^st only a slde-j'^idual can call for disclosures ot sponsibility "cannot be usurped by any individual who may seek to set himself above the laws of our :and The gress sometimes would be handi¬ capped without "leaks." But he expres.sed belief that any officia! would be on "highly dangerous and doubtful ground" in giving a secret document to a member of Congress rather than supplying it through official channels to a oongre&siona". committee. Smith Issues Statement Smith, In a statement, went further. "The senator, as an individual, has no authority. ex,pre8sed or im¬ plied to demand or receive classi¬ fied information or executive con¬ fidences from executive employes," Smith said. Smith said that McCarthy's "implication that he, as an indi- Climber Hillary Fights for Life NEW DELHI, India (tPV—Sir EJdmund Hillary, w<ho conquered Mount Everest exactly one year ago. fought for his life Saturday on the slopes of another Hima¬ layan mountain. Preci-seiy a year after he climbed the world's highest mountain, Hillary waa being carried down from the 22,500- foot heighu of the Great Barun Glacier wiBh a broken rib and pneumonia. Hillary broke a rfb rescuing James McFarlane, another mem- . ber of his expedition. County citizens are going to find increas-,]ight to the Army-McCarthy hear-i'''^'*'^''-'*^ <"" confidential informa ing use for what the ancient philosopher,ings on the "treatment" of Pvt.'"°" '¦'°'^ ^^ executive depart- contended was man's most important word. G. David Sclnne. i, over a s^^'e't;'«''nt. >^^^^^^ h^'v^him" of ""h?« J.J ,,'document McCarthy receive^i from ""oerstanding by him of hie aian t ,„h„, ^.^ .^j^ ,„„„ ^ young army:^""'°''''->'-" ' ^Three significant developments yesterday highlighted the Wood- jFlaek disputed primary election involving the Republican nomination 'for State Senator in the 20th Senatorial District. j 1. President Judge W. Alfred Valentine and Judige John J. {Aponick signed orders for the reopening of 95 voting machines from 148 districts under the supervision of Robert Cohen, clerk to th« judges. I 2. President Judge Valentine extended until June 7 an order : under which representative of Senator T. Newell Wood are guarding I voting machines at the county warehouse. 3. Atty. Enoch H. Thomas jr., Wood campaign manager, revealed that "some signers of petitions to open voting machines" have been ."visited and threatened" and that an investigation is being made to determine the course of action to be taken. The voting machines will bet opened Tuesday morning at 9:30 seeking re-eletcion as Republican gentlemen, in case you That word catch it the first time, is WHY? what he said was intelligence officer. The document contained ver- McCarthy has asserted Thurs-: I day and Friday that it waa the! French Open Offensive At Yen Phu Navarre Orders Troops Flown From All Areas Of Indo-China i . . land district registers, but the HANOI, Indochina -IP-Fr^ ichiPI°?'"T..''^'41^ ""^^^ "^^ describ- at the county warehouse, accord¬ ing to the court orders, and will cover 11 voting districts in Hazle¬ ton City, eight in Foster town¬ ship, six wards in Freeland. 15 i in Hazle township, two in Plym¬ outh and four in Nanticoke. Other voting machives well be checked later, it was learned, be¬ cause the court orders leave open the possibility to add machines from other districts at a later date. While all this was going on, the Wood forces continued in¬ spection of all voter check lisU k3 77 Traffic Fatalities As Holiday Toll Climbs Steadily to 1953 Mark OmCAGO UB -Generally f a i r pos.sible tornadoes this afternoon! weather lured million* to the out-,in Southern Arkansas. Northern of-doors yesterday for the Memo-j Louisiana rial holiday weekend and the sirppi. and Western Missis- traffie death count began climb¬ ing steadily. A survey showed 77 peraons started. It capsized i dead In traffic crashes sinc^ 6 cursion boat, killing pjn. Friday. Four persons wereJand injuring two. drowned and three died in other types of accidents. The National Safety Council estimated that 340 persons would die in auto crashes during the three-day holiday period but said the toll would be reduced drivers were extra cautious bad weather thinned traffic. A twister hit the I^ake of the Ozarka before the holiday period . 36-foot ex- six persons Peckham Heads Insurance Men AI.TOONA, Pft. (11^—Charles J Peckham. Philadeliphia. was elected president of the Penn¬ sylvania Llie Underwriler» last night by delegates to the an¬ nual convention. A. F. Haas. Phiiadtlphia. w«s elected vice president and Philip A Camptteil. Danville, secretary treasurer. The delegates chose Washlncrton. Pa., as the aite of tile 1955 convenition. Ireport. Atty. Gen. Herbert BrowTi-!tell him if they have evidence of gene Navarre, ordered to hold the ell jr., and the White House ruledicorruption or Communiswn in gov- I against its disclosure, i Knowland conceded ernment, rpg:ardle.ss of any presi- that Con-idential order. High winds and hail also caused damage In central and southern Illinois. Lctst year's two-dny Memorial weekend resulted in the deaths of 251 persona in traffic, 94 'oy 'f'drowning. eigiit In airplane crash- cles, and 47 in miscellaneous types of accidents. Ned H. Dearborn, council presi¬ dent, said .Saturday the traffic death rate was "moving tragically close" to the estimated schedule. "If this rate is maintained, the toll by midnight Monday will reach or even pass the grand total Indicated by cold mathe¬ matics," Dmrborn said. "This need not happen." IJKht (Shower* Jteimrtert Skies were generally sunny butj thunderstorms were frequent 2 FISHERMEN KILLED WHEN CAR HITS TRUCK MIDDLETOWN, Del. (IP>—Two Pine Grove, Pa., men were killed when their autmobiCe went out of control, crashed into an oil dis¬ tribution yard and struck a group of parked tank trucks. The victims, Edward L. Zim ¦ inimermajn and Harold Sattezhan, the eastern third o'f the nationiwere pronounced dead at Dela- which was blanketed by hot, hu-jware Hospital in Wilmington mrd air. Light showers also were "Two companions, Adam E. Miller, reported over the northern Greait 23, the driver, and Albert Loder, Lakes and the far Northwest. 41, both of Pine Grove, were Some of the thunderstorms taken to the hospital with serious spawned tornadoes *^iidi which killed sons and caused damage. and violent several per- coneiderable injuries. State police said tiie men were en route to Indian River, Del., for a fishing trip when the early Tile Weather Bureau warned of; morning accident occurred. Top Red Leayes Post, Guatentalans Await Move GUATBMAI.A (IP)-.-The ohie/ <>f mala tii make the world think the Guatemala's Communist Party,;country had repudiated Commu- Jose Manuel Portuny, »aid helnlsm. Actually, these sources said, w-as taking an eig'ht-day leave-of-!the Communists will be left In »bsence from his party post as'control. Secretary general but denied em-j During Fortuny's absence, hisi was OEiCRAIS VOIE ON SENATE M] First Election Since Decision On Segregation Bl'U.ETIN RALEIGH, N. C. tll'i—Form¬ er Gov. W. Kerr Scott, named In eam|)aiKn leaflets aa a foe of segregation, took a slim le«d over Hen. .4lton Lennon D-N C last night in early return* from the Democratic primary to choose a aenator. IN VENTILATORS BLAST POSSIB Bennington's Captain Expressed a Theory; Cites Wide Damage E PIUS X IS ELEVATFP costs.: batim quotes from a secret FBl|duty of government employes to Supreme Commander Henris Eu.;*<^J'yAtty. Thomas "as very slow ' iand he explained that the joto could be speeded If ' we were permitted to do so." _ He said the check lists and the'trianglV defending Han'm andi'ff-^r* '"?"''' '^''S''*, ^''^'''f*'"; Haiphong. -^^^ Ward. 12th Ward. 1st District. The trooD Red River Delta at .all Saturday 'oegan airliftiixg troops ' from all areas of Indo-China into' opposed to the Fine-Bvans-Sor- doni machine polled 21,081 votes to 21.313 for Flack, who had the full backing of the county OOP organization, according to the of¬ ficial count. On election night. Judge Frank Pinola signed an order author¬ izing the Wood forces to place guards on all machines, records, etc., in the 20th Senatorial Dis- trict. Last Monday. Judge Thomas M. Lewis signed an order permitting the Wood forces to inspect voter check lists and district registers. Objections were made by Solicitor R. Lawrence Cougiilln for the Board of Elections to Judge Lewis' order, but the court in banc decided the Wood forces had the right under the law to inspect such records. The Board of Elections then agreed to allow the Wood forces to look at rec- 350.000 Attend Majestic Ceremony At St. Peter's . .and 12th Ward, 2nd District ofiords. rein.forccments were; Hazleton-have been completed to flown from rear area units and (date. from batUefields which werei ..», f^.f ,.». ... ,.-.-•. «_i..i, „„ipt ' At tnat rate we wonl lmi.<in ^ ¦ our work unti: late in August, Navarre's troops in the delU;unless the Board of Elections sees took the offensive in the greatest, fit to urge the election bureau show of Frettch_ force_ since the! force to keep pace with us," Atty. Thomas said. riers. punched through the lines .QirONSET POINT, R. I., (IP-; VATICAN CITY (IPi-Giuseppeiof the Reds surroundini^ Yen Phu The captain of the carrier Ben- Sarto, who once hum*)!y a.sked to I Friday to beef up the fortress nington said yesterday the blasts' remain a village pries!, became;grarrison. and fire that killed 99 of his mcniSaint Pius X Saturday in a ma-1 The troop-carriers rolled behind may have been caused by an "ex-jestic ceremony In St. Peter's.the tanks over Red trenches and ploeive mixture" in tlie ship's! Square. ^machinegun nests into the fort- ventilatlng system. j An estimated 350,000 persons, in Capt. William F. Rabom Oklsihoma City, Okla. was the'eign pilgrims in history-, saw Popejweeks first witness at a Navy board of|Pius XII elevate Pius X to the' fall of Dien Bien Phu when stron'^ columns, led by tanks and supported by warplanes, lashed ait Reds besieging the delta out¬ post of Yen Ptiu. Open Red Lines _. , . , , , bureau force spent hours count- The high command announced, ^0 soldier ballots, that one column, soear.neaded byj ^sked about any important amphibious tanks and troop-car- findings in the ciase examination He cited, as the whole job and registers covering fraud to halt until an example, that of checking lists for irregularities and forgery had the full ejection Contrary to some report* the order of Judge Lewis will remain in effect until the agreement be¬ tween the Board of Elections and representatives of Sen. Wood is complied with. Atty. John Morris, legal Coun¬ sel for Sen. Wood, and Atty. TTiomas filed the pefitions Fri¬ day that led to the orders sign¬ ed l)y Judges Valentine and Apon¬ ick for the opening of the ma¬ chines on Tuesday. The Wood campaign office withheld names pending "full in¬ vestigations" as to reported threats made against signers of petitions to open voting ma- , «.. o..,..,.....^ .,^^,^,..^, (/^.o,^.u>, ,.,-;rcss which heis beon b€.«ieged by court has played some role in the jr.lcluding the greatest throng of for-irebel Viet Mir.h forces for three j election dispute, which features I Stale Senator T. NeweU Wood and of check lists ind district i isters, Atty. Thomas said "we| chines. have come across, and we are in-i .\tty. Thomas did divulge un- vestigating, .some things thati er questioning that "Plymouth is point very strongly to fraud and jthe locale for some of suc*i In- f orgery. , stances." Nearly every member of the; He added that the "seriousness of this business is evident from the fact that even a notary pub¬ lic who took affidavits was vis- With the garrison strengthened. | State Rep. Harold Flack. Wood, ited." inquiry's public hearing into the|highe.st honor of the Catholic^ |,,,p prench sent two cohimns of ^disaster that r«.ked "Big Ben",Church. He wm the first pontiffi^ j,„^^ ^.^^ bombers and^ ,^^ «» .. ^e. on Wednesday 76 miles at sea. |to be canonized m 242 j^rs. 1^^^^,^ against two divisions ofiConATr^CC S^Afff HOStUG ISO Men Still Critical The huge bronze master bell of Rede dug in around Yen Phu The'^^*'''*f' *?^^ ^Cdi H WalllC : More than 30 survivors of the gj pater's tolled a message of joyjtown is the kev outpast to'Phu ¦ Navys second-worst peace ime ,0, 425-million Catholics, as PiusiLy. which in turn controls the ragedy .Htm were on the critical;xn. just recovered from a seriousi southeastern delta and tl'e pate- .-r-t "'^'^', ,. h 'illnes.s. proclaimed firmdy in Latin: V.ay to Hanoi. i -The cause of the disa.fter has,from a throne of gold: . i WASHINGTON ilPi — President the Red* overrun '.>^' country. bo n tofd the mve'^ti^atoT,'' i "'='<"¦ >he honor of the Holy^^''^' '"'" "'"» ,. , , ^ ^^1 Eisenhowers request for a free'.May .Mean War' H» ««M h J^vpr fh»? he had Trinity, for the exaltation of the! ^ne eolumr. estimated «t 5 000,hand in the use of foreign aid: Rep. John M. Vorys. R-Ohio. a ¦.Jne nvn; ^ Ih'iT. nft. r heiCatholic faith and for our Lordi'nen. *''ced into the Khrnion hills ,unds for the Indochina war crisis,key committee member, toW a re- gone ovir me .*nip aiur cne, ^_ _ oi,..-.., .* .u. i,i^..,.j .„„„_ south of Phu Ijy. -Another for?e, faces rough handling in the Housei porter he expects the committee RALEIGH, N. C. (IP) — North Carolina Democrats voted for a U. S. Senate nominee yesterday in the South's first election involving the race issue since the historic Supreme Court decision on school segregation. Chief opponents in a stormy campaign were 6en. Alton A. Len¬ non, the incumbent appointed in 1953 to succeed the late Sen. Wil¬ lis Smith, and liberal former Gov. W. Kerr Scott. Balloting was heavier than ex¬ pected in some districts and a total statewide vote of more than 500,000 was forecast. The weather cloudy, warm and humid Phaticaliy he was being removed!doities as secretary general will from oiffice. [be taken over by Bernardo Alva- Reiports printed here and albroad rado, a memiber of the executive said he was being removed for council of the party. A communique issued to news¬ men today by Carlos Manuel Pel lecer failure to follow the party line. *P*ke Revolution' Due Anti-Communist Guatemalan ex- , _ !«• In Mexico City predicted laistjecutive council, denied in the Tueaday that a "fake" revolution j name of the party that Fortuny *wikl break out soon In Guate-jhad been dismissed. Last GAR Veteran Will Ease Up [On Memorial Day Activities with scattered showers. DULUTH, Minn. <IP)—Albert Woolson, 107, last GAR survivor Of the Qvil War, agreed reluc- ^ntly to take It easy on this Me¬ morial Day for the flrst time. His daughter, Mrs. John Kobus, »fid their home has been "like >''"and Central Station" with vi.si- tors the last several days.. Wool- »on will ride in Dulutli's annual Memorial Day parade. "" also wii: reserve officer Tuesday. "But for the first time we're "irning thumbs down on several "^atgt he's dons for years," Mrs. review Duluth's training corps Kobus said. Polls closed at 6:30. Lennon. 47. is a political novice but has the backing of Gov. Wil¬ liam B. Imstead, who appointed him. and a large part nf f.p '-o!!- ano'the'r member o* the ex- servative wing of the North Caro¬ lina Democratic Party. Scott. 58, was tlie South's staunchest supporter of President Truman and remained loyal to Truman's Fair Deal program even during the civil rights squable of 1948 when he bucked the conser¬ vative powers of the state Demo¬ cratic organization to be elected governor. Things like giv¬ ing speeches, taking part in school pro.i?rams and cemetery services and going to special church serv¬ ices." WooLson, who still likes cigars, reads newspapers and has to be held back from working around the yard, said he's "fee:ing as good as always" and ready for a full schedule of holiday events. -He'd go through with every- tihjng, too, if we'd let him," his daughter said. "But we think it's a little too much. It doesn't take an awful Cot to tire him any more." Valley Scene Blind man hui/ing chance on televition set to help a "woriky cause." Little hoy plucking flotrtrif then smelliny them I'i/yoroushi when caught in the act b]t hi.i mother. Bus driver and hix wife tell¬ ing a friend about the wonder¬ ful trip they had—by airjilane. To Aid For Indo-China smoke had died away and hadi*^^^"" Christ, of the blessed apos developed theory that would account for the ".searing »heet of flame, flash fire and blast." Carried by Ventilator^ "M.v insipection.s seems cate that an explosive mixtu some sort, carried by the venti-i ties Peter and Paul and by our I pushed southwetst from the Phu'Foreign Affairs Committee, mem- will grant own authority, we decree and de-j^y-^*"* ^'"^ ^'^^ toward Yenlber, indicated last night, fine saint and inscribe in the booki"""- the administration some such leeway. But Reip. ; The committee also appears cer-;I-a«rtnce H. Smith, R-Wi»., aaid "*- tain to ignore administration ob- '" » separate interview that h« ¦--" vate j^ drastic curb ''•'ais "that kind of authorization rope in Mr. Eisen- ""ay '"<'»" *»"¦•" ^ , «'«:bower's S3.497.000.000 foreign eco- S^'th protested that Dulles has l«tin? ,v,tem »„ the various Darts'""'^""*' ''^¦"''^*'-" | dumped 1,000-pound bombs oni non^j,. ^,,4 military aid bill next ff'i«i to give the committee a if the /hiT^ffecJti warsom^i^*'''' B"-"^^^ i^'''^ emplacements, supply mnc-^veek. Nearly a third of his re-clear p.oture of the administr^ how tnurbi^ off^^born slid ¦ ^ug. 20. 1914, was the day that ers and troop concentration, far- quest is for Indochina, most of ititio"^ "long-range pohcy in Asia He .aid the eXDlo^on det^islh-!^ ^ died at the age of 80 with th^r back. ,,^ be channeled through France, arid what our objectives are. ed th^ off^ers^^^w^rdro^m 'and;- broken ,heart because he was. Sources at the high commandi But Secretary of State John, 'J; -,-'"/° ^^^^i^ "//*'^ "practicallv all officer^' quartersi""-^'*" '<> P'^^'^t the first world;headqu,.rtorc. in Hanoi said that:Fo,,„ Dulles has asked the com- =''^P'^°*<=^ ^^ ^'"^' '"^ '*°" ^ '^ on the vessel," ;^%^: _ , , 1 Navarre met Saturday with the,mittee to grant funds in such a The damage ran from frame aej^J^'useppe Sartxi a postman s son French commander for the north: way that they could be used in. of saints the blessed Pope Pius Xj Benrcat fighter bombers t Indi *" order that this memory be cele-1 palmed and machine gunned rebel I jp(;tJon"g "gnj ^ tt*ur ofi^rated in ail years to come onimorbar and machine pi-n emnla-e-ipn ^jj jg E,ir 'Aug. 20 with pious devotion in the|mcnts around the outpost. B-''«''' ¦ • ' 1,000-pound what we're for." Vorys and Smith both agre«4 to frame 100 on the second, ini'r^lj^- « » boy walk.^ nine miles a]oflnlV6h:no:'"ie"n;"co"^y*'a;d,:ther'parts ^S^iulTe^rt^ "^ "^ and fourth deckis, he said. A^^ay ^ to school .barefooted never Viet Nam rhief of staff Nguyen not necessarily through France. iJl^rVuriLan A^d frame is the wace between up-:wanted to bt>come a bishop, alvan Ninh. . ,. ^ • • „ European Aid trame is tne .-jpace oeiween up j^^^^.^^j ^^ ^ ^^^^^ I tv, h ' tu This would allow the adminis- Smith wants to cut all econom** But he became all of them, and! '"^": ,„'^!1T„ a' f / .^."'"^^^1* it rat ion to use the money for the aid for Europe. He also str»n«4jr right beams supporting the decks.! Testifying in a low tone. Ra-' accorded the last and the I line forces. Peter's Thf ordered all rien rushed from quiet pulled out of rear to build up front sources said that the born de.'icribwi the si.^-hour Strug-!wa-'i a.i;Lmu<ru »« iaoi a.,.^ •.„^.. ^ N.-.varre gie of his officers and men as highest of the church s recognition!.j^.^,^.,^^jp they foug-ht the flames that roar-jshortly before sunset this brillianti^^^^^^ ^^^j cd through the Bennington. |Summerlike afternoon in a cere-j "Reliatively young officers and!mony rich in color, splendid in men da.sihing into the thick ofj ritual and solemn in faith. flanr.es to rescue shipmates -"Jl As t^e beUs of St . ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ?^a[Tv!as'stwen^i;rtt ^apt'lfilI^el'^ part^S"^ab^t ThV' g^l^ hold the delta a.^ain.t any assault s.a.id "This crew rivaJs the finest [throne of Pius XH to reveal a of World War IT." | magnificent portrait of the new Cmdr. Howard M. Avery, the;saint. I. j Bennington's executive officer, al-l This was the supreme moment ritory in 35 days Iof a ceremony, wihich became the proposed Southeast Asia Alliance advocates continuation of tlie •*- which will be discussed at a five- called Richards Amendment which nation conference here next blocks delivery of half of the miH- Thursday. And the funds then tary aid for Euroipe until th« B»i- would not be bottled up in case ropean Defense Community li France pulls out of Indochina or fully ratified. Dairy Proud Wisconsin Arrests Communist Gen. Vo N.?ruyen Ciap can make if they get one division,-»• •*# ^» m • ^\Im^.^ of troops from France or its ter- Ofienff 1' WOVe rriSOflGfS V/leO BO praised the 2,300-man crew. Ralborn announced he would lead memorial services for the dead on Big Ben's flight deck at events of the 15-year reign of 78- 11 a.m. tomorrow. year-old Pius XII. ighlighi, of the Catholic MarianI ci.nr-DnD eci ACCIC 'ear and one of the climatic! tlVlrtnUn OCLAOOlL VISITS PRINCETON INSIDE THE INDEPENDENT « Section Page! Sectlo Amusement Three 10-11 George M. Adama Two Around the Town Two City Hall One Classified Four County One Crossword Puzzle Four Drew Pearson Two Editorial Two Frank Tripp Two Obituary One 71 Home Builders Four 20;Politics Two 8-11! Radio Four 21 Robert C. Ruark Two 7 State Capitol Four 6 Sports _....Twio 6 State News One 7 TV Four 18-19. Women's Section Three APPLETON, Wis. <IP)-Sheriff j county boa?d of surwvlsoirs. L.vman B. Clark said yesterday he said oleo was discovered In didn't mean to serve oleomargar-; jail. ine in the .ounty jail but author!-. Local officials, outraged, ties of this dairy-proud state| the state for a grand jury invsgl PRINCETON N.J «IP> Tlie 1 "threw the book" at him anyway, gation, but the governor told tha rigors of final 'exams were inter-j The sheriff «-«b "arrested,";to handle the case thenwelrea. rupted briefly for toiling Prince-1 given a hearing and bound over It is a violation of Wii ton Univensity undergraduates for trial on the oleo charge, law to serve colored oleo in a 1 .Saturday when Emx>eror Halle July 15. !institution. Section Pageigelassie of Ethopia toured the! He surrended voluntarily to anj During the Inveetigaticti ' lich said he questioned }aJl Iployes, inmates and former District Attorney Frederick, oners, i Froehlich said the warrant was ciark remained at his desk. 4*- an investigationviining comment. He referred to 6 8 e ^from campus with his official party. | arrest warrant and pleaded inno- The Emperor stopped here for! cent- about two hours while travelingi Wasihingion to New York.!. . ., issued after 17: 1-5 16 He visited several buildings on the campus and attended a re¬ ception in his honor at the uni-i county "Jan" as charged ijversity's Firestone Memorial U-j -rhe charges originated l-12ibr»ry. which showed ".sufficient evidence' earlier statement mfwle to tba that colored oleo waa used in the (.o„j,ty board in which he said it he "or anyone under my iwriait^ with,tion had violated atat* law It «M 'Ervin Ccoiradt, & member of tba unlntantionaL" ^
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 31 |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1954-05-30 |
Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | Microfilm |
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Month | 05 |
Day | 30 |
Year | 1954 |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 31 |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1954-05-30 |
Date Digital | 2011-12-12 |
Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
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Original Format | Newspapers |
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Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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Court Orders Machines Opened in Wood-Flack Dispute
A Paper For The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
FAIR, WARM
Highest today TB. Monday: Cloudy, warmer
48TH YEAR — NO. 31 — 76 PAGES
Member Amdit BnrMia of Clrcnlstlon*
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY MAY 30, 1954
PNITTD PKKSS
Wire News SfrTlee
PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
Oditorial
Why Is Board of Elections Slowing Speedy Decision in Wood-Flack Count?
WHY?
Two weeks will «oon have elapsed glnce 42,375 Republiccms went to the polls to decide whether T. Newell Wood or Harold E. Flack would be \he nominee of their party for the State Senatorship of the 20th Senatorial District.
The official count, conducted by the Luzerne County Board of Elections, indi¬ cated Flack the winner by 225 votes. Wood and his eupporters are convinced that an investigation of alleged irregulari- tiei In certain designated districts would substantially revise the official couni in favor of Wood. Toward that end. Wood has 24-hour guards watching the ques¬ tioned— and questionable — voting ma¬ chines in the county warehouse to prevent tampering. In the meantime, a legal staff, headed by Atty. Enoch Thomas, is seek¬ ing information upon which to base an election contest.
Every attempt by the Wood forces to obtain speedy access to lhe election record, apparently, is being blocked by the Board of Elections. So that the public can pin¬ point the responsibility for any delays in speeding a decision in the Wood-Flack vote count, it should be set forth that the Board of Elections is made up of County Commissioners Herman Kersteen, Robert Lloyd, both Republicans, and Edward Car¬ roll, who was elected by the Democrats. Incidentally, in the latter's voting record as a county commissioner and his atti¬ tude as a member of the Board of Elec¬ tions, he has consistently displayed the some viewpoint as his Republican col¬ leagues.
There appears ample evidence >hat \he members of the Board of Elections in this instance, as in others, should better famil¬ iarize themselves with Section 308, Article III, Public Law 1333, approved by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, June 3,
1937. This section provides for the public inspection of all election records, docu¬ ments and voting machines.
If the Board of Elections complies with the spirit of Section 308 and other parts oi the Slcrte Election Code, there is no reason why the Wood forces should be confronted with delaying and obstruction- istic tactics in obtcrining what the law clearly states they are entitled lo have. On the other hand, if legal roadblocks and political sitdowns and other time-consum¬ ing devices are thrown in the way of the Wood-appointed investigators in every move they make to obtain essential infor¬ mation, then, conceivably, this project may be prolonged until the November election.
To many fair-minded persons, includ¬ ing many who voted for Flack, the lack of co-ope-crtion on the part of the Board of Elections is beyond comprehension.
There are many citizens, Republican, Democrcrt alike, who feel that the Board of Elections should be doing of its own volition and at county expense precisely
McCarthy Is Rebuked By Senate COP Leaders
Judge Extends Order To Guard Voting Devices
McCarttiy'.s statement "defying the President ol the United States" 1. » iL i»r J • _»¦ ¦ I 1 McCarthy first hurled the chal-
what the Wood organization, against not .^^^^ ^^ President Eisenhower
too-thinly disguised opposition, has under-l^hen he invited ai: of the two taken at private cost and personal effort, j million federal employees to give
One of the wisest of all philosophers ''*™ «''"''' information on w^rong- once declared that the most important word in man's vocabulary is the word "Why."
Unless Kersteen, Lloyd and Carroll
Knowland Warns Leaks on Secrets 'Highly Dangerous'
WASHINGTON (U*) —Two Republican Senate leaders last night rebuked Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy on the "secret information" issue in the Army-McCarthy feud hearings, one saying the Wisconsin senator's statements are "be¬ yond belief."
Senate GOP Leader William F. Knowland urged government em¬ ployes to take evidence of wrongdoing to the Eisenhower administra¬ tion before running to Congress.
And Sen. H. Alexander Smith. R-NJ, said he was .shocked by
doing, despite security, regula¬ tion.s. White HouM Hits Back
The White House hit back Fri¬ day. With approval of Air. Eiaen-
... ,, ,. ._. hower, it issued a statement say-
soon move to expedite the investigation i„g ^.^ executive branch's re- into the Wood-Flack primary contest by displaying more co-operation in ferreting irregularities—a duty inherent in the State Election Code — thousands of Luzerne, ^ru. jss„e ^^^ fj^st only a slde-j'^idual can call for disclosures ot
sponsibility "cannot be usurped by any individual who may seek to set himself above the laws of our :and The
gress sometimes would be handi¬ capped without "leaks." But he expres.sed belief that any officia! would be on "highly dangerous and doubtful ground" in giving a secret document to a member of Congress rather than supplying it through official channels to a oongre&siona". committee. Smith Issues Statement
Smith, In a statement, went further.
"The senator, as an individual, has no authority. ex,pre8sed or im¬ plied to demand or receive classi¬ fied information or executive con¬ fidences from executive employes," Smith said.
Smith said that McCarthy's "implication that he, as an indi-
Climber Hillary Fights for Life
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Month | 05 |
Day | 30 |
Year | 1954 |
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