Cedar Rapids Gazette (Newspaper) - April 30, 1957, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Weather Fair and mild with low 55 Warm and sunny Wednesday with 82 CITY FINAL 5 CENTS APRIL 30 1457 ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL NEWS Senate Unit Delays Vote On McLeod Quizzes Him in Session Unanimous Bohlen Approval WASHINGTON senate relations com- recommended Tuesday that the ate confirm the nomination of Charles Chip Bohlen to be ambassador to the pines It no action on the nation of Scotty McLeod the state department security chief to be ambassador to Ireland Members quizzed McLeod at length and then told him to re- turn for further only witness to appear fa opposition to McLeod was former Jersey Judge in 1953 as chief justice of military courts in West McCarthy Era Clark said McLeod aged prosecution of persons of without ing them a right to be heard He also contended that closely involved with Clark described as the mi- asma or the McCarthy era and said that for this reason he the honor an ambassadorship the senate leader and member the committee pre- McLeod would be ap proved by the senate along with Bohlen McLeOd told a reporter hL two-hour session with the com at setting the recon Asked If the questions were hostile he shook his head In the negative and I would describe them as ing Chairman Green sau he hoped questioning or would be concluded Wednesday but senators still hai questions to Extremely Courteous Bohlen who was t in the loom 30 minute said tlie weie coui He added Question were asked and T Save answer to the best ability It not an interrogation Greer had said the commute would consider a of let ters opposing McLeod s confirma tion But he declined to disclos the sources or di cuss the con Bridges R-N H he will vote against Bohlen whe his nomination reaches the sen aie floor But he said he did no plan to make a fight on it as h did against Bohlen s to Moscow Senators Plan To Quiz Navy About Payoff Photo on Picture Page WASHINGTON The senate rackets committee will ask navy officials whether the taxpayers footed the biU for a bribery payoff to Teamsters union leaders according to Chairman McClellan McClellan also threatened con- tempt action unless a balky Teamsters official hands over union records under subpoena Manufacturer Bettendorf of Texarkana Texas testified Bomb in Car Kills Worker SULPHUR SPRINGS Tenn employe of a strike troubled glass company wa killed Tuesday when a dynamit bomb exploded as he turned o the ignition of his ear Everett Jenkins 35 was kille instantly and a fellow worke Bitting beside him Virgil Pric suffered minor injuries The blasl shattered the au as the two were about to leav Jenkins home for Blue Glass Corporation where the worked as The firm has been involved in labor trou bles for 16 months Deputy Sheriff Taylor sa a charge of dynamite had bee placed beneath the Monday that he paid a week Scranton Pa Teamsters so his truckers goods con- act witn the navy at an army gnal corps depot at Tobyhanna a Claims Govt Aid He said he made payments with the knowledge and consent i the U S aid the government tu pay for the -added ost Rear J P J Arnold hief of the bureau of lies and told the that he hac 0 information on we will investigate Si id thoroughly Tlie committee gave a brie review Monday of its ng New hearings It de nanded that Bernard Adelstem of the Team ters Local 81 n New York surrender union balked He told tn he allowed ors to examine books jn his of ice and they could continue if 1 on representative wen pros art Committee Counsel Rober Kennedy said it was o work that way with a unio ccount taking notes on every hing the investigators found persisted in o turn over his records now and McClellan told report rs that if the refusal stands will bring it before the or appropriate action He sai hat could include a contemp illation testified that th payments went to Joseph Me a business agent of th Scranton Teamsters McHugh and Robert Malloy another business agent for th union are und r federal indie ment for froi Bettendorf insisted that no did the government know h making the payments bu hat fie cooperated with the years while the Investigation Tells Demands Ho said that when his stalled deliveries to Toby na in August 1953 the unio each to 1 hem in He said he got In touch wii Washington and also with MI Hugh He said McHugh final settled on payments of week from after fir demanding with to send the payments in After several weeks of pay Ing McHugh telephoned him to My God don't send any more of those packages In here The feds are after us He said he kept on paying he same weekly rate but le frequently and in amounts to at a time Bettendorf said he never to the navy he was paying M a week He said the navy agreed to alter his con- tract and allowed him to charge an additional cents per pallet on his contract lo cover extra freight and unloading charges in- he said cents per pallet for the union Pallets are platforms which low some clearance between a stock of goods and the floor the stack to be moved by power equipment FLOOD LIFELINE Neighbors splice a garden hose to extend a lifeline to Jackie Benise after her car was engulfed by flood waters on a San Antonio street O.K A happy Jackie reaches rescuers hands seat and was set by a dynamite cap wired to the lion switch The guy hit the starter and Price Today's Comics Courthouse 6 A 21 Daily Record 6 Deaths 6 Editorial Features g Farm 15 Foto Facts 9 Marlon 22 14 Radio and TV 13 Society Sports 18 State 7 Want Ads Women's Features Hunger Strike of Children Ended LIMERICK Ireland Hungarian refugees called off a one-day hunger strike for their children Monday but voted against taking food themselves their demands are met The 371 100 children ranging from babies e g a n the camp to protest delays in gutting to the U.S and Canada to strike at Knock Dr Otto Nathan Is Found Guilty WASHINGTON AP Dr Otto Nathan executor of the tate of Albert Einstein was con- Tuesday ot contempt of congress federal District Edward Texas Faces 5 Additional Days of Rain DALLAS and towns n east southeast Texas geared Tuesday for worst threat swollen rivers raced toward the lulf of Mexico Virtually every major river in east and Texas was surging near or above major flood stage The weather bureau predicted another five days of the ing heavy ram that has lashed the state for almost weeks flooding and to evacuate their homes Houston largest city was under water in feared a wholesale flooding should mole lam fall Worst Threat The worst threat appeared to be on the Sabine river which runs along the eastern boundary with Louisiana The weather bureau at port issued flood warnings for the entire Sabine from the head waters deep in northeast Texas to the gulf Farmers In many river lands who hadn't made a good crop In seven years of drouth were seeing this year's Ings succumb to floods The state extension service however said the benefits of the rain in view of the drouth out- weigh the losses in farm and areas Acts The flood declared a major disaster area and made eligible for federal financial aid jy president Eisenhower in a from Augusta Ga to Sov Price Daniel Monday Responding to Daniel's request or federal assistance Mr lower I have the Federa Defense Administration such funds for federal as are necessary to tate and local efforts The message came after the Small Business Admin in Washington designat ed eight Texas counties a disaster areas enabling owner of homes and businesses ii sections to apply fo low-interest loans for tion and rehabilitation U.S Charges Kremlin Plot To Seize Jordan The U.S Tuesday charged that international as Russia was of foreign intervention in A that the aim of In- was a of he country At the same time King Sovi I that he urs is interfering in affairs Our Own Doing Everything that look place In Jordan was of our own doing and t was what believe and still right foi the interests of this he said The said Curran deferred sentence and allowed Nathan to remain at liberty under bond maximum penalty is a jail and a ine Red Road Blocked KATMANDU Nepal UP Guerillas in East Tibet hav captured and blocked 300 mile of the 1 Indian The year in sources said result of Western and larly U.S The Soviet statement Indicated Moscow scents the possibility of a sharp setback in the Arab world Hussein indicated he would an American offer of 10 lion dollars in economic aid vided no strings arc attached I can assure jou the crisis In Jordan Is ended The Hussein ard U S ments weie prompted by a in statement that the was responsible for any grave consequences that might develop in the Middle East as a Fund Plans Open Door Policy By Bruce An open door encourage as many fund alsing agencies as possible to be ome part the city's United United Meanwhile marines of the U.S Sixth ashore in Beirut for a with grim overtones 50 ships of the fleet conducted air defense maneuvers The Sixth was pushed lo Middle and French the in Jordan In Army said in a television inter- view Monday night President Eisenhower would move to block an invasion of Jordan by Syna 01 He added that U S troops could be airlifted to Jordan in a matter of if such action necessary Msgr Will Contains Many Bequests Bequests to Catholic churches colleges and church organizations are included in the will of the Rt Rev Msgr William H Schulte pastor of Immaculate Conception church who died Aprii 17 The was admitted lo probate Tuesday In district court The will also provides for a trust fund designed to help young people obtain advanced tion Specific bequests of to Conception church and each to the Holy ary chuich in La and St Raphael's Priest Fund Society of the Archdiocese of Dubuque arc made The will directs hat books in Msgr library dealing with theology church history and liturgy be given to the Mt St Bernard seminary in Dubuque Other books ere to be given to Clarke college n Dubuque Property Personal property is distributed among college Conception church and ish the Sisters of St Francis of the Holy Family Ml St cis Option to purchase Msgr one-third interest in a tate in Dubuque is Rocket Soars To 190 Miles WHITE SANDS PROVING GROUNDS N M UP An rocket set an altitude ecord for a single-stage Tuesday when it soared 190 miles The carrying special which could be usec n earth satellites climbed at a of feet second The navy said radar contact was lost at 180 miles The old altitude record wus 164 miles set lait summer by another Navy officials said the rocke fired Tuesday was a new and im- proved it carried in its nosu cone in- to measure density of meteoritic dust The rocket landed in barren desert 50 miles from its ing site Fund Fund emerged from planning se Monday afternoon But the discussion also left r that there will about admission o new agencies participation he cooperative fund-raising These questions were the major Issues and occupied the greatest share of the Fund discussion Monday at a meeting of the Welfare bureau of Cham ber of Commerce Now manager of the Marlon Community Ches group is the one which u dcr the present plan would tai over management of the ne United Fund setup At meeting thi In reau completed its discussion he new under whi t would operate the expand but ts final action until another spc cial meeting Friday noon Eligibility question Once it has the worded to tl bureau will give agency repr a chance to have the say on the subject and then w submit them to the Chamber Commerce board of directors for final ratification How quickly all that can be accomplished Is uncertain but the bureau agreed Monday to make the new tive to May 1 so that preparations for a United Fund campaign this fall can set under way House Kills Reapportion Study Plan r Frank Nye DES MOINES Iowa house embers administered the coup grace Tuesday to hopes for an terim study at the state's re- By a margin they de- alert a senate resolution to eate an official study committee report to the 1959 legislature id practically invited the people a constitutional con- in 1960 I am not afraid ot a Rep ewey old the house If T know the rules of ime delegates to the be set up by the ire Other speakers also ou lat the constitutional convention ay be the way lo bring Every 10 year ic question of whether to hole icn a convention to consider re ising 01 tlie on must be put to the people Chastise Senate Big and smill county i joined forces on both sides t the study i solution question ut it was the de- ite that house in chastising the fol evading the question this they in dealing Ludy committee Several speakers declared the tudy committee resolution was the mates way of It was evident that house put little store In study committee reports and Kep went so far as to say the senate resolution w drawn as to put two strikes on any plan a study committee would agree on before It was even considered by the lature Goode declared the senate for the lo omo up with n plan when he old It should be to omc with a number ot plans If t saw fit Mockery Hep A L n 101 tci declared it would be a and Ic ct up another study committee lie said Vail legislators arc mindful of the problem but It seems to be the Intent of the legislature not to do any it I sec no reason lie continued by naming another study com Rep Dubuque declared himself to but not for an other study committee Wo talked about a fair em- ployment practices melt tion of doing anything about It We talk and don't do about It Let's quit the public I don't think a study can do anything about It either Rep Henry asked IUp Stevens R Jefferson of the SR vens which wts passed by the house and not considered by tlie sen ate for MIL straight st ion if it is true the sets Fluctuates Between 2 21 Percent Indicates Veto If Legislature Okays Tax Proposal By Frank DES m a rate that would allow he sales tax to between 2 and cent depending on the state balance was reached Tuesday by the six ans on a conference com- The reported by the con- committee was described as a yo-yo sales up the machinery for a convention Stevens replied that it Is his understanding this is true Difficult TasK then asked wouldn't we have just as much getting through a constitutional convention as we have here in the Stevens slid that any at- tempt to change the tion is difficult to undertake and that's one thing that's right about It We should not Continued on Page G Cnl 6 ix by Senator Jack R cr lln two Democratic committee refused to sign the re- orl and Gov Herschel C he probably the measure If It lim The report provides that the ales tax rate could be juggled 2 and 2 Vz at he will of the state comptroller ind legislative budget and control committee How It Works Til the beginning the cent rate due lo ex- iirc 30 -1057 would be ex- ended until lime late avenue it produced would leave in unencumbered balance of stale treasury 30 1059 Upon making this nation the comptroller would recommend to the legislative budget and financial control committee that the tax drop baclc to 2 percent until such a time as his first determination might prove to be erroneous committee comptroller's finding it would direct the Iowa Tax Com- mission to di op the lax to 2 pel cent beginning of the next The tax commission would then mail all of the sales permit in the state that the tax was to 2 cent The Deport provides tint the would the status of the in the seventh week of each quarter lo make his determination If after deciding it would be possible to drop the to 2 percent the comptroller should come upon new information that more money would be needed to reach the balance by June 30 he could mend that the tax go bick to lucent foi the succeeding Icr Road Use Fund The sn Republicans on the committee knocked out of the and senate bills enco to of 10 percent of sales tax flom the use tax fund lo the general fund The question of- determining eligibility to participate in the United Fund one which Physicians Report McCarthy Better WASHINGTON INS ator McCarthy ing from acute was re- ported Tuesday but doctors at Naval pital said his condition was still stuck members last week and led to an to Monday to think it over The question Should can meet be admitted automatically or should the bureau retain the to ex- I la discretion on Russians Offer Inspection Deal LONDON Russia Tuesday offered to open up beria to sky inspection against nuclear stockpiling provided Washington clears the way for looking at Alaska and a huge the U.S The U.S tion refused comment but French Delegate Jules Moch This leaves much to he desired because it opens ico and wasteland of in return for opening i huge part of the industrial area of the U.S to inspection Fhe house recommended transfer of this money whereas lie senate was mute on this Also deleted the senate bill's provision that 1 percent of the sales tax revenue would be set aside to pay a year In public school aid and an to be the already available to pay agricultural land lax credits In full The house had already deleted that senate provision Senator Gene Hoffman one of the two Democrats jn the committee said he would nave signed the report except for the provision to juggle the sales back and forth Continued on Page 3 Col 8 inanimation of the liver Tn it was pointed out that Funds generally follow an open door policy un- der as man fund-raising drives is possible are wrapped up into the cooperative It also was pointed out that United Funds elsewhere ently have round it advisable not set for Continued 6 Col 3 Today's Chuckle So you finally asked Daddy for TIV Ihr Tell me everything what did ne said the hoy He Jmt Ml on my neck and Raps When we decided on the re- port Hoffman said it was my understanding that once it was determined to drop the sales ax from to 2 cent it left there for rest ol the biennium when the report was drafted it provisions for juggling the lax back and and tor that reason I refused to sign I Howard C Reppert jr ot Des the other Democrat on thi committee also refused to sign but was not immediately available for comment The six Republicans on the committee Senators X T of Mt Ayr J Kendall of and John of Atlantic and Reps Lisle of Clarinda Elmer mcer of and Henry Stevens of Jefferson Senator presided over the committee and In on Page 6 Col 6
