| Show 13 JFair But Foggy Tribune Telephone Salt Lake City an vicinity— F&tr night and morning fog Utah— Fair somf log northern valleys ldaltu— Sunny Nevada — Fair Wyomirg— Partly cloudy Weather map road data Pag 2 ruu news and editorial menti of The Tribune dial depart For Information and sports scores dial Business and circulation number adverusmg is To 11 B-- VoL 170 No 106 Friday Morning — January 2ft Salt Lake City Utah Price Five CczU 1055 Z' t v’ to Hike SL Tax lails Past Senate iiU ID Defen Policy Eisenhower ells enate Critics Drunken Driving Bill Collides Against Wall of Opposition Reserves Responsibility For Mainland Strike By O N MalmquiSt ' Tribune Political Editor The Utah Senate Thursday passed a bill to permit Salt Lake City to levy a four-miproperty tax for water and sewage without an election and killed a measure designed to make use of blood tests in drunken driving proof against legal ll r pur--pos- es By Associated Press WASHINGTON Jan 27— President Dwight D Eisenhower declared Thursday his Formosa policy is purely defensive— and he reserved to himself alone any decision to strike the Red Chinese - mainland" in safeguarding the island stronghold of attack The four-milevy measure which originated in the House cleared the Senate with only one dissenting vote It will now go to Gov J Bracken Lee who in the 1953 special session insisted on the special election feature after the first year of ittiaSSKa-Z iZ&thg' il bc£re the body 'Wv' ll it P ‘VW f y A & f 4 V v The original law passed by the 1953 regular session was Invalidated by the courts be cause of a conflict with another statute fixing an o'ver-al- ) levy limitation The present bill was approved by the House without a dissenting vote It was the first actual legislation of the present session to clear both houses The measure to require persons arrested for drunken driving to submit to a chemical test or suffer suspension of their driving license on affidavit of the arresting officer ran into a By Patrick R Eckman heavy barrage from the lawyer Tribune Political Writer members of the body The Utah House of RepreWorked It Over sentatives Thursday acted to After they had worked It “correct” the 1953 law over in debate for a half hour tighten up thenepotism safeguards It received the support of only against habitually reckless drivtwo sponsoring members —Sen ers and straighten out the polland Sen closing conflict in the election Luke Clegg Lake City) laws Elias L Day The bill which Sen Clegg Action on the nepotism law said had passed legal tests in was as quiet as it was noisy two New York state provided that: when a rtajor party 1 Anyone driving a motor years ago line battle was waged to put vehicle on the highways was “teeth” Into the law which later deemed to have given consent came a legal cloud in a under to a chemical test of breath State Court case Supreme blood or saliva As amended the law would 2 A person could revoke this cases of assumed consent at time of ar- cover only relatives It would hiring rest exempt: 3 If the suspect refused to Retroactive Cases take the test the arresting officer must report refusal in an “retroactive” cases affidavit to the State Depart where the employe held his job ment of Public Safety which before his relative was elected See Page A 2 Column I to the superior position “Career workers” who are under civil service or merit sy’56 CONVENTION Demos Mull ‘Early’ Date By Associated Press WASHINGTON Jan 27 — Democratic officials decided Thursday to recommend opening of their next nominating convention Aug 13 1956 two weeks earlier than previously proposed to make certain the candidates’ names get on all state ballot National Chairman Paul M Butler said after consulting with Democratic officials in states where election laws seem to preclude holding the convention as late as Aug 27 the date tentatively selected three weeks ago that it has been decided to put the earlier date up to-tNational Committee for approval Ohio was reported the main stumbling block to an Aug 27 convention having a law requiring certification of candidates for the ballot 75 days before the election The time set for mailing of absentee ballots also was cited in the decision to switch dates Even if Aug 13 is approved it still would be only the second time in major party history that a national convention has been held as late as August In 1952 the Republican convention started July 7 the Democratic July 21 ! Chicago scene of the 1952 conventions of both parties and Philadelphia where both met in 1848 have already submitted bids for the Republican convention along with Atlantic City The first two at least are said to be interested also in the Democratic conclave he Today’s Chuckle No no!” said the mother as the bride started to cover her pantry shelves with newspapers "Use anything you Lke but never use newspapers!” "Why?” demanded the bride' "Do you want everybody to know when you cleaned your shelves last?” inquired the experienced housewife L VACrTM Clean Ur - ” Certificated teachers or other employes whose qualifications are fixed by set standards "Hardship” cases where the employe or appointee is the only qualified person available Created Storm The 1953 bill created a storm particularly in education and in some rural areas where “the whole county is related" The split Supreme Court decision held the law invalid in two specific “retroactive" cases where school personnel had held their Jobs for several years before their brothers were elected to their respective school boards Democrats prodded only gently at the majority side of the House for its 1953 insistence upon the bill one of Gov J Bracken Lee’s recommendations in that session Rep Harley W Monson admitted that “one of the reasons I ran for was to correct som mistakes we made” and urged his fellow Republicans to feel free to support the amendments The vote was unanimous Unanimous Okeh The latest in's series of traffic safety bills also won unanimous House approval hut only after it had been “cut In half” at the insistence of several lawmakers who felt the proposed crackdown on reckless drivers was too severe In its original form the hill would have called for revocation of the driver’s license upon two reckless driving convictions within two years Present law is three convictions in one year Rep Lloyd C Murdock Page A-- Column 1 (R-Cac- (D-Se-e 2 CHINA The statement failed to satislittle knot of senatorial opponents hut it didbring forth supporting response Walter F George of the Foreign Relations Committee who had been consulted by Mr Eisenhower in advance of the statement called on the chamber to back the 'resident “in this grave Juncture of world affairs” Warns Against Weakness resolu-!o- n The fight if the Georgian declared in thundering tones must not be robbed of its psychological impact by long delays or "trifling amendments” But the senatorial opponents fought on to change the resolution One of them Sen Wayne ) Morse said the White House statement was a “tacit admission that under the resolution authority Is sought In advance to make a preventive war strike” if that is deemed necessary Toward the day's end Sen William F Knowland inters twuj Republican leader expressed mosa Strait by President Dwight D Elsenhower The fleet has hope the Senate would reach a vote on the resolution Friday Just concluded largest maneuvers since the Korean conflict The House passed it Tuesday Chairman (D-Ga- ) we-mu- st (Ind-Ore- sfc Vf ilkM f) -- A surfaced submarine is part of the escort for the Carrier Essex which Is part ef the Fkventh Fleet ordered Into the For 409-- 3 Demo Leaders Seek to Kill APovyer Pact H ED CHINA rOVDEU KEG US Bars Visits to Prisoners New York Time Servlc attitude and actions of the ChiCommunists in recent New York Times Service Dulles the that promised days” he wrote “have forced John Foster WASHINGTON Jan 27—The State Secretary renew Its this government to the relucUnited would States Democratic majority of the Dulles Thursday ruled against efforts to get the prisoners re- tant conclusion that it would joint congressional committee visits to Communist China by leased if the United Nations be imprudent for the time on atomic energy Thursday proposed that the administration kill the Dixon-Yate- s private power contract e resolution to In a be presented by the 10 Democrat committee members to the eight Republican members Friday the Joint committee would go on record as: Urge Canceling 1 Recommending that the Atomic Energy Commission contract cancel the Dixon-Yate- s and asserting that it is the "sense of the committee” that the contract to feed private power into the Tennessee Val“not in the ley Authority-wa- s public interest” 2 Rescinding the waiver voted last Nov 13 by the then Republican controlled committee of a provision of atomic law that such contracts be subjected to committee review for ’SO days while Congress is in session Voice Doubts the proposed Presumably resolution will be adopted by the committee on a straight pirty line vote ) Sen Clinton P Anderson new committee chairman and Sea Albert Gore who sponsored the resolution expressed doubts about the legal effect of the committee’s rescinding the waiver provision of the Atomic Energy Act of two-pag- Jan 27 — actions of the Chinese Com- nese munists” relatives of 17 Americans in prison there Through the Air Force Dulles sent personal letters te the families He saidad the govdeernment reluctantly-hto them issue cided pot passports in view of the "increasingly belligerent attitude and should fail to do so being to issue passports valid for travel to CommunistUhina State DepartHenry Suydam ment press officer was asked to any American citizen whether Dag Hammarskjold (Reaction of prisoner’s relhad atives page UN Secretary-Genera- l been informed or consulted before the letters were sent ! "Not that I am aware of” he CRACKPOT? replied A-BomPropaganda Maneuver bs hack Hammarskjold brought from Pieping earlier this month the Chinese Communist offer to allow the visits of relatives of the imprisoned Americans By Aiioclated Preii as Fifteen held the spies by A Section A widespread rumor that Communists are Air Force men atom bombs had been planted World News Two are civilians Editorials Comment ‘16 17 In" eastern cities-- apseveral The State Department had 5 Gallup Poll not said "yes” nor “no" since parently mushrooming from an 17 Goren on Bridge the Peiping offer - was an- anonymous phone call in Phil19 Drama Theater nounced last Friday but deadelphia—were checked out by Section B nounced the offer as a propapolice and Civil Defense author4 Local New maneuver and warned ities ganda - n Thursday night4 that Americans could go tp Obituaries The White House after a Classified Ads Communist China only at their check with Civil Defense Direcown risk Section C tor Val Peterson said no Civil 2 Women’ News Imprudent Move Defense alert had been called 3 F asbions However it became apparent and no atomle devices were 4 Why Gr6w Old? on Tuesday that the govern- found The FBI in New York 10 Rabbit Recipe ment’s reluctance had been and Philadelphia had no comLocal News ment stiffened by Premier Chou Section D angry advance rejection of Confirms Checks a cease fire in the Formosa 4 Sports New York William Peer In 3 6 10 Strait and his announced de- an Local News aide to Mayor Robert F 7 termination to capture Formosa Business Finance confirmed that precauWagner Dulles confirmed this Comics 8 itself were made after checks tionary 9 Radio TV Log impression in his letter Thurs- a mysterious caller phoned the 9 day Regional News FBI in’ Philadelphia Thursday “The Increasingly belligerent afternoon and said atom borpbs were planted in buildings in New York Philadelphia and Washington The caller identifying himas a self said A near blizard buffeted central and freezing from New England southwest the bombs“foreign agent” midwould go off at northern New York state in advance of to the central plains and across most night But midnight came and the cold wave Wind gust reached C3 of the Rockies went and no bombs exploded mph rose somewhat Temperatures Relieved Crackpot along Up to two inches of snow feu in the eastern slope of the Rockies from northern Alabama in advance of the Peer and other authorities in Colorado northward cold wave which was expected to carry New York’said the official view The cold continued throughwere to weather the gulf Fears was the caller was a crackpot freezing out the day in Minnesota northern but felt for shrubs beginning to bloom along necessary to check Iowa and most of Wisconsin and upper the thing out just In case the lopg Azalea TraiL Michigan Peer said the anonymous By midday Thursday the mushroomInremained over Fair weather across had the cold the all front had said he “wanted to caller spread ing termountain Region Thursday except tip the FBI off before he eastern half of the nation except the for some fog and low clouds in south- skipped the country” extreme southeast east Idaho and the valleys of northern New York City bundled up' for an Peer said extra men had been Utah East of the Continental Divide it assigned to the New York City zero suburbs northern in near expected was quite cloudy Afternoon tempera to near 10 above along the coast police btknb squad Thursday de23 in S3 tures 20a to skidded and in the the Temperatures region ranged night The department’s bureau wer somewhat higher in wnk of special services and invest!-er30s grees as the Arctic air poured eastward Nevada and the extreme south Uiddzy temperatures remained below gatloni also was alerted (D-NM- (D-Ten- 1854 WASHINGTON 8-- Tip Proves Dud Fridays Tribune Reader Guide - 1-- ‘ 1-- - 5-- - 9 13-1- 9 En-lai- 's 1-- Winter’s Most Icy Wave Numbs East Half of Nation ' Easat that- “ jvhiang migITl drag the Unitea States into a great Conflict or American that a man military might launch a fy a out-and-o- ut stem' ' prevents e war lt So-call- ' hot-heade- d o) (R-Sa- k JChwngdial-ahe' By Associated Press Winter worst cold wive spiced with Icy winds numbed most of the eastern half of the nation Thursday Cold wave warnings went up in north and central sections of the eastern seaboard as the polar airs swept eastward across the midwest where the mercury plummeted to as low ns an unofficial 41 degrees below zero International Falls Minn recorded the nation’s lowest official reading —28 degrees The mercury still was 10 below at midday Chicagoans shivered In — 10 degrees The subzero cold nipped nearly a dozen mid w estern state which had been experiencing their mildest minis? in years and no relief was in sight " ‘ sub-zer- o it-w- as 35-mi- le bt n JjL — The President In an effort to allay senatorial fears conferred Thursday with Adm Arthur W Radford chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other military and civilian defense leaders Issue Statement Then James C Ilagcrty presidential press secretary issued a statement saying: “The President made it clear that these (UN) force were designed purely for defensive purposes and that any decision to use United States forces other than in Immediate or in direct defense of Formosa and the Pescadores would be a decision which he self-defens- would e take and the responsibil- ity for which be has not dele- gated” This declaration was aimed among other things at contentions in the Senate that the issue of war or peace might be in the hands of Adm Radford or even of Chiang Official Explains An administration official familiar with the President’s views said the statement means without any question that Mr Eisenhower is reserving to himself any decision on whether to strike at the China mainland with the aim of smashing any Communist military buildup for an attack on Formosa or the Pescadores This official who asked not to be named said the statement also means Mr Eisenhower alone will decide whether UJS See Page A 4 Column 6 — Kai-she- k -- J! A TUT MHtt Map shows paths taken by US F8S Jet en route to Formosa US Armada Jets Work Into Position r TAIPEn Jan 23 (INS)-T- b® 7th Fleet backed by VS Air Force Jets newly arrived in For mosa sailed Friday into “feeler positions" on the approackci U the Tachens near which tht Chinese Reds were reported to have massed a 1000-juninva sion flotilla Carriers and other warships of the American fleet it was learned wheeled into an area of the east China Sea about midway between Gen eralissimo Chiang chief bastion of Formosa and the Tachen Islands 200 miles to the north Awaiting Orders There the armada awaited momentarily expected orders to protect the planned withdrawal of some 10000 Nationalist troop from the Tachens la the face of threats by nearby Communist air sea and ground forces to interfere with the projected evacuation “Everything depends ©a M fi k power-packe- d Kai-shek'- s k f X I : Washington’s decisions" said the 7th Fleet’s commander Vico Adm Alfred hi Pride in the Formosan capital cl Taipeh New Concentrstioa A Nationalist source reported meanwhile the Communist have regrouped aa estimated 300000 troops along the China mainland coast of adjoining Chekiang and Fukien province on the western side of the Tors mosa Strait 'The same source said the Reds have brought a new concentration of 1000 junks—vessels used for amphibious troops and supplies— to the waters See Page A-- 6 Column 1 v Fleet F Plans Ending Foreign Base Need A A-Powe- rcd WASHINGTON Jan 27 (UP) have cast a critical eye on th&rp —The Air Force is planning an military manpower cuts ordered atom-powere- d Intercontinental by the administration bombing fleet that would free Twining Air Force Chief of the United States from depend- Staff said “many difficult engt ence on overseas bases Gen neering problems” remain bebomber Nathan F Twining said Thurs- fore an atomic-powere- d built day he said “we believe that But At the same time Air Force advances we have made te the Secretary Harold E Talbott date have given us the bssie said It la “Imperative" for this knowledge from which we can country to beat Russia in the project practical applicacritical race to develop cit- tions “We have hope that this will ywrecking intercontinental guided missiles with hydrogen be a truly totercoctlnetiul warheads weapon frecirg m from the deBoth Air Force officials testi- pendence of overseas loglvtic is fied before the House Armed (bases)" Services Committee which is pserd xuitior’i ovcrjil revlewir defense program Denser U n be h h r: 1 h m the ft |
