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Show r ' ' o n . J c . UU U J v o u LJ LJ vr u j U U J ! , i - These Men, In Addition to Christian Herter, Are Mentioned for Secretary of State Appointment Others Also Mentioned For Post f -- K 4 ;- tAi - f.r Herter i V. V&. m-- :.S:i;;:;:;;. By STEWART HENSLEY United Pre International x A v ' I j' ROBERT D. MURPHY Deputy Undersecretary of State ALLEN W. DULLES Chief, Central Intelligence Agency Ami fev-GEN. ALFRED GRUENTHER Chief in Europ auto: HENRY CABOT LODGE Ambassador to United Nations JOHN JAY McCLOY New York Financier Hi : him mi. r DOUGLAS DILLON C- - THOMAS E. DEWEY Former New York. Governor Undersecretary, Economic Affairs Ex-Allie- d F 1 ( 1 I NO.-- ' 184 YEAR, H . !(ds z0k liciriie pern on TnbiSiTDS r even Distribution Of Tax Proceeds Suggested On A By JOAN GEYER A ; surprise WASHINGTON (UPI) The four billion dollar school aid bill Democratic-sponsore- d ' Communists Also Open Ail-O- - ' War ut cleared its first hurdle in Con' ' ,.V gress today. It was approved, 2 on a straight party line vote by,. .a., Hous e education subcommittee. All four subcommittee Democrats voted for it; both Republicans against. , The measure would provide $1,100,000,000 a year in fed- 1 yr; , By EARNEST HOBERECIIT X. NEW DELHI 4(UPD The Chi-nes-e Communists have launched a heavy surprise attack against Tibetan positions 150 miles southwest of Lhasa in their first pen3r tration of this strong nist area, reports from the Indian border town of Kalimpong said said the Tibetans were taken unawares but still held the fortress. . The Communists attacked with modern guns and weapons and casualties are heavy on both sides the reports .said. A traveler reach' ' ing Kalimpong from the battle rea estimated 500 dead ani wounded on. each side. , The Chinese also were using bombing planes against the rebellious patriots' lines of communications in southwest 'Tibet, some 70 tp 80 miles from the borders of Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan, the reports said. Reports reaching New Delhi also said the Communists had opened an war against the Buddhist religion in Tibet in an: at tempt to end the influence of the of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetans. Buddhist sources said several Industry 'Miles Apart' lnyV1"rA'"A'AJA"fJfla BIG DAY FOR CUBANS Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, left, is embraced by Cuban Ambassador Ernesto visit Dihigo after arriving in Washington for designed to win U. S. support for his revolutionary reTelephoto) gime. (Herald-UP- I 11-d- ay ; Cheered Wildly by Fans Castro god-kin- g B eqsiis Round Of ' centration camps and that ths ones considered "less criminal" are being used as forced labor to rebuild damaged roads and asteries. Peiping appeared to "have toned down its charges that Dalai Lama was kidnaped by rebels" and is7 being held in duress, apparently because the Dalai Lama is expected to make a (Continued on Page Four) "anti-Qommuni- st half-of-o- Washington Appearances WASHINGTON Cuban (UPI) Prime Minister Fidel C a s f'r o, greeted by wildly cheering fans and picketing opponents, started a round of appearances today to wia new freinds for his regime. The only scheduled appointment on the first day of his 11 - day U. S. visit was lunch with Acting Secretary of State Christian A. Herter. But associates said the unpre- - - , dictable Castro might give his worried" security guards m o r e headaches by getting a whim to go off shopping or sightseeing. An American official' said pre- cautions taken to protect ,the ' Cuban leader were tighter than those applied when Soviet ' Deputy Premier Anastas I. visited here in January. The Cuban Embassy and U. 3. State Department have received t anonymous against . . Castro's life, Mi-koy- an hreats i Seeks U. S. Loans Castro, whose forces overthrew dictator Fulgencio .Batista on New Year's Day, hopes -- to win better LT S. understanding for his government. He also has said he will seek loans and a larger share, of this country's sugar quota. ,' The "bearded prime minister, '(Continued on Page Four) Soviet Jets Use Dangerous Harassing Tactics Against U. S. High Altitude Plane , j s ne , -- Airliner pre-negotiati- on ut thousand followers of the Daiai Lama have: been placed in con- . Steel Union, . all-o- Wednesday evening 'to the Utah County Mayor's Council. Before the evening was i over, mayors were assured that the county commission plans no hasty action on it, but will give it consirerably more study. Orem Mayor V. Emil Hansen told county commissioners and municipal officials "Orem just eral grants for school construccan't be for it; but we hope, If tion and teachers salaries for it does go through,; no , city will four years starting July .1, 1961. pass an ordinance requisitioning its share. Let the county take all the funds and use it for good throughout the county." Slightly Different This is a' slightly different proposal than that urged last month by the mayors' council of county collection with kickback to municipalities on a per population basis. This has been deemed impossible under the existing state law. As the state law was approved, a The odds NEW YORK (UPI) per cent sales tax favor a steel strike this summer, is optional with counties. Only top industry sources said today. (Contmped on Page Four) The steel industry and the United Steelworkers of America have flatly rejected each "other's maproposals. The jor sources told United Press International that as ot now both sides wlil enter contract talks next month "miles apart." v conThe current three-yea- r tracts expire at midnight June 30. The steel industry . Wednesday night not only turned down a union suggestion that wages could Four CuMIAMI, Fla. (UPI) be raised in the face of a price ban men three of them claiming freeze, but also accused the union to have escaped, from rebel firing of asking it to violate the anti- squads hijacked a Cuban airlitrust laws by fixing prices. ner at gunpoint today and forced In a letter to USW President the pilot to land in "Miami. David J. McDonald, the nation's The Aerovias Q C46 with 19 12 top steel companies 'said it four of them Americans, would be "illegal" for them to was en route from Havana to the join in a deal railing for a price Isle of Pines, about 50 miles south freeze. of the Cuban mainland. Based On Profits None of the passengers was The companies also rejected a harmed. (Continued on Page Four) The four Americans aboard were Peter Kissel and his wife Phyllis, Far Hills, N. J., who said they were on a vacation-fishin- g trip; Sally Rowley, New York City and Rudy Appel, an exporter from New York City. Bill Dr. Domingo Acosta, a Havana lawyer and one of the passengers, said the four men got out of their seats and pulled pistols some 10 PresiWASHINGTON (UPI) minUtes after the dent Eisenhower is expected to plane left the airport af Havana. veto a bill to strip Agriculture "'Anyone who moves we will kHJ of his Benson T. Ezra Secretary him',' Acosta quoted the men- as ' Electrificaover Rural , . authority saying; J ' tion Administration loans. The armed men told the to remain quiet in the By a vote of 25 to 131, the House Wednesday sent the contro- seats and then two walked d measure into the pilot's compartment. versial to the White House despite ReCandelario Degado, 40, the pilot, Falso Valdes, said the publican warnings that it was sure and to provoke Eisenhower's disap- men held pistols at their heads ' proval. (Continued on Page Four) The margin of House approval, vote by which the plus the bill cleared the " Senate last week, Continued Cloudy raised the possibility that Congress for the first time could mus- and cold through Friday with ocr ter sufficient votes to over-rid- e a casional snow flurries. High both I veto should it come. days near 48. Low tonight 30. Hijacked By Four Cubans -- American sources said today. Contradicting earlier rep o rt s that two Red planes merely "shadowed" the C130 at a distance of about 600 feet, the sources said they "harassed it in flagrant violation of flight safety regulations." The United States was expected to protest the safety violation. The Russians already have pro tested the de- flight, renewing, mands that planes flying between Berlin and the West keep below the 10,000-foo- t mark. Britain Against Flights, Reliable sources in London reported that Britain had urged the United States to halt, high-levflights to Berlin, arguing they are an "unnecessary provocation" of the Russians in the light of the forthcoming East- - West' foreign ministers conference. They said Viscount Hood, British minister in Washington, made the (Continued on Page Four) el 16 ' ;.. Ike Expected To AimecT Veto At Sec. Benson twin-engiri- -i . xv fr pas-fcengerj- - of-the- Senate-approve- HAVANA (UPI) The execution of 16 "war ' criminals" Wednesdaythe largest number killed in a single day during the past month increased the total toll of Cuba's revolutionary firing' squadi to 549 dead. Nine men faced firing squads in' Santa Clara three each in Havana and Holguin and one in . . Ji-gua- : " ' : Eisenhower also conferred at breakfast .this morning here on the subject of a successor to Dulles. The President had a breakfast con ference Augusta National Golf Club with Hagerty, Brig. Gen. Andrew7 J. Goodpaster, jthe White House staff secretary, and Gordon Gray, special assistant to the (Continued on Page Four). athe n Eisenhower, in accepting t)ul-les- 'l decision to quit with "deepest personal regret," simultaneously named the ailing secretary "as a consultant to me and the State Department in international affairs' v ';; The chief executive conferred Wednesday night and again this nforning by telephone with Dulles who is battling recurrent cancer at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington. ty Press "Secretary" James C. said the Presiden and the secretary discussed the selection of a successor and the manner in which Dulles, although grievously ill, ; will continue to serve Eisen- -' hower as an elder statesman and consultant on foreign affairs. Dulles' letter to the President was dated Wednesday and stated simply, "It is apparent to me that I shall not be well enough soon enough to continue to serve as Walkout Spreading Nearly 60,000 Quit Jobs In Rubber Strike secretary of .state." Eisenhower, accepting the resignation which will become effective when the new secretary has been nominated, cdnfirmed by the Senate and sworn in, was unstinted in his praise of Dulles. Affectionate Letter . "As a statesman of world stature, you have set a record in the stewardship of our foreign that stands clear and strong for all to seei," the President wrote Dulles in an affectionate letter signed "D. E." "By his, letter," the President added, "I request you to serve in the future, to whatever extent your health will permit, as a consultant to me and the' State Department in international affairs. I know that all join me in the fervent hope that you will be able to continue the important contri ela-tio- ns J Herter, 64, former congressman .and nf Masr4m. been setts," has acting secretary" since Dulles was discovered in to have a recurrence of cancer. . He faces nomination to the post at a critical period when the Western Allies find themselves still undecided on basic policy and strategy for forthcoming ne gotiations with Russia on th Bi lin and German questions. Stays As Consultant Eisenhower already has said Herter will represent the United States at the April 23 meeting ia Paris of Western foreign ministers and the, Big Four East-Wemid-Februa- ry . st crc c inn s)ww1ti11 4st !Kerit Xf a t, 11 in Geneva. ?The curiously cautious wording Eisenhower's Augusta, Ga.. statement Wednesday left open the possibility that someone other than Herter might actually, get the secretaryship. Top administration officia's said, however, that Herter still was slated for the job and the delay in announcing his nominations was due to the President's desire to avoid any sign of haste which might be considered disof courteous to Dulles. The President, after announclni that Dulles had resigned becaus of his losing fight against cancr, made it clear he intends to retain Dulles services as a consulttnt as long as he is able. Dulles Interrupted a Florid to return to Walter convalescence to Up t Ha-ger- AKRON, Ohio (UPI) Reed Hospital Sunday. reported Tues- day indicated further cancer la the lower neck, in addition to abdominal malignancy detected, in members already on strike at February. U.S. Rubber Co. plants in 11 , Speculation that Herter mig!it states. not be named to succeed DulW The spreading walkout in the arose when Eisenhower told newsrubber industry over contract dis- men "there are a number of pea-pi- e in government, or at least a putes brought to 59,000 the number of workers on strike in 14 few, who have particular talent ia states. , this field." Names that have cropped up About 23,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. workers, ho we v er, periodically as potential succesagreed to stay on the job' at plants sors include Gen. Alfred Gruen-the- r, former1 Allied commander m in 10 states when "progress" in negotiations was reported just be- Europe and now Red Cross presifore the Wednesday midnight dent; Allen W. Dulles, director of the Central Intelligence Agency strike deadline. Talks between URW and Good- and brother of the secretary; C. Dillon, undersecretary of year; representatives were to re- Douglas state economic affairs; Henry"' for sume at Canton, Ohio, today. Cabot Lodge, chief U. S. delegate The URW had set the Wednes- to the United Nations; Undersecday midnight contract expiration retary of State Robert D. Mur as the deadline for Firestone, New York financier John J. Goodrich and Goodyear to come phy; New York to terms on pensions, insurance, McCloy and former E. Gov. Thomas Dewey. severance-paand working condian arthritic condihas Herter tions.; , tion and gets around with the aid The strike against U.S. Rubber of crutches. But the handicap began April 10. never has caused him to miss a At Cleveland, where Firestone day's work. He is considered an advocate oi and Goodrich talks were held, a Firestone official said both sides a softer approach to foreign af--. ' reached a stalemate. tairs than Dulles. employes walked off their jobs today at Goodrich and Firestone plants in nine states to join 27,000 United Rubber Wo rk e rs 32,000 Medical Army findings . 1 . " , . ; - ! " f . y " . Draws Prison Sentence Connie Nicholas to Appeal Manslaughter Lover Conviction in Slaying of We -- . Executed In Havana es few days." pas-senge- rs : 'War Criminals' . . - BERLIN (UPI) Soviet jet used fighters "dangerous harastactics" sing against the turboprop C130 freighter which flew here at 25,000 feet Wednesday in defiance of Russian altitude limitations, today appeared certain to be named secretary of state to take over the role of cold war negotiator relinquUhed by John Foster Dulle. Administration officials aid that despite speculation concerning other possibilities, they were convinced President Eisenhower would designate Herter. Th only or butions that only you can make toward a jus peace. in the world." SMITH : : " i : pro- . anti-Comm- d: ' .today. The reports compromise Utah County pass the posalthat local1 one-ha-lf cent sales tax and distribute it on a county-wid- e basis, but that municipalities refrain ' from. passing city ordinances, on the "matter was made 4-- Against Buddhists United Press International a Basis County-Wid- e ormally UPI White House Reporter PresiAUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI) dent Eisenhower tod ay formally accepted the resignation of John Foster Dulles as secretary of state and conferred by telephone with the Cabinet officer on the selection of his successor. The White House said a new secretary would be" named "within cancer-stricke- SCHOOL AID BILL CLEARS FIRST HURDLE Hang On To Fortress By MERRIMAN Chris-tia- n , question was when. sigiiafipn Proposal Offered On Sales Tax - (UPI) , ccepts PRICE FIVE CENTS -- PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, .THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1959 WASHINGTON A: Herter ; V Named President's Consultant EIGHTY-SIXT- Is Heavily Favored for Dulles Post as Secretary . 2. r , co-pil- ot . 60-2- 7 Mrs. Nicholas was pale as she By JACK V. FOX stood to face the judge after the United Press International INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (UPI) jury brought in its verdict shortly Mrs. Connie Nicholas f was sen- after 2 a.m. after nine hours of to 21 years tenced to prison, for tod&y for the manslaughter ot Forrest Teel," but she immediately began appeal action which could free her on bond. The tiny brunette took her seni " tence without flinching and as soon as it: was' passed, she told her. attorney, Frank Symmes, she wanted to appeal 'to the Indiana Supreme Court, a procedure that could take months or even a year. She went into conference then with Symmes over whether to make the appeal. If she does, and Judge Thomas J. Faulconer seU bond of normal manslaughter around $10,000, she could go frea today if she can raise $1,000 cash. Mrs. Nicholas said she was " . . "very disappointed" at the verdict and that she had expected acquittal in the death of the wealthy businessman who had been her lover for 15 years and left her. She said she believed she might have been acquitted if there ha J been some women on her jury, I instead of the 12 ' husbands. s C o n nie 'DISAPPOINTED!' Nicholas expresses disappointment atf conviction on. man- -, slaughter count. She drew pris on sentence. deliberation. She did not shed a tear as the judge read the verdict. Co. Eli Lilly Teel, outside shot was vjee president, the apartment of his new fir', uaura Mowrer, last July 31 after creaking off' his affair with Mrs. Nicholas. The state had charged sh de- -, liberately lay in wait for Teel In his white Cadillac with a loaded, , " . oearl-handle- d revolver and shot ,'iim in the side after provoking an argument about his new romance. The verdict was the lightest sha could have got without acquittal. Reporters crowded around her, but the usually talkative brunette threaded her way through them, , saying: to have nothing say." yi Jury foreman Russell Cole, a public relations man, said there had been at least 10 ballots, but in each the majority voted for manslaughter. Some jurors voted for first degree murder, which, the state demanded, but ' nan called for death in the '.'electric chair. There also wer rot Icr acquittal. , "4. (V |