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CITY ELECTION
TOMORROW
8 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
Tomorrow the polls'will be open
for city elections.
Although many of the offices
are without competition, every
one should exercise the privilege
of voting in support of those men
who work for the good of the
community without compensation.
Outgoing councilmen are Jim
Walsh, Stan Morgan and Keith
Hedreen. Mr. Hedreen is up for
re-election; Stan Morgan is run
ning for election on the Utility
Board, and Jim Walsh is not run- j
ning, as he holds the position as
president of the Chamber of j
Commerce.
The Election Board is composed 1
of Mrs. John Fagerstrom, Fred
Rohn, Edna Nelson, Loretta
Waldheim, and Ann Snyder.
The polls are open from 8:001
a.m. to 6 p.m.
Supreme Court
Deals Blow to Advocates
Of Public Power
WASHINGTON, UPi — The Su
preme Court today dealt a blow;
to public power advocates by re- j
fusing to review federal power!
commission licensing of three i
private power company dams in j
Hells Canyon.
The case for years has been the ,
center of a political and private- j
versus public power dispute.
Public power groups appealed j
to the high tribunal after the i
U. S. Court of Appeals here up-1
held the FPC license for private j
power dams on the Snake River
bordering Idaho and Oregon.
Iran’s Prime Minister Will Resign
As Result of Killing of 3 Americans
TEHRAN, Iran, UPl — Sources
close to the Iranian government
said today Prime Minister Hussein
Ala has told associates he will re
sign as a result of the desert ban
dit massacre of three Americans.
These informants said the prime
minister’s resignation will be an
nounced Wednesday, after the de
parture of West German Chancel
lor Konrad Adenauer, now in Te
heran as a government guest, so
as “to prevent embarrassment” to
Adenauer.
The sources said Dr. Menuchen
her Eghbal, vigorous president of
Tehran University, cour minister
and close associate of the shah
will be proposed as new premier.
The change reportedly was to
gove the government a stronger
hand in dealing with bandits and
tribal defiance of the government.
Earlier, the United States an
nounced that the Point Four pro
gram in southeast Iran has been
suspended until the killers are
caught.
The American v'Tims of the
bandits were Mrs. Anita Carroll
and her husband, Kevin, a U., S.
Point Four official; Brewster Wil
son, development specialist for
the Near East Foundation. Mrs.
Carroll’s body was found yester
day two miles from the spot where
her husband, Wilson and two
Iranians were slain in ambush a
week ago Sunday.
The bandit band, reportedly
afoot and whittled down by sev
eral runaway fights with pursu
ing police and troops, is pushing
through bleak mountain country
of southern Baluchistan in a des
perate attempt to escape across
the frontier into Pakistan.
The government announced it
had rushed arms to the local
Baluchistan frontier tribe, enlist
ing them to help cut off the es
cape route to the border. A $10,
000 reward dead or alive was put
on the head of each bandit.
Police reported they had finally
found Mrs. Carroll’s body by fol
lowing the circling course of vul
tures flying over the desert.
Police said the bandits appar
ently started to carry her away
as a hostage, then shot her when
they became afraid she would im
pede their escape.
CITY ELECTION TOMORROW
DON’T FORGET TO VOTE
Youngster’s Dividend
From Stock Market Was
Too Good To Be True
PHILADELPHIA, UP) — For a
while, 10-year-old Kenny Green
thought the stock market was too
good to be true. And, alas, it was.
Kenny, who lives in suburban
Elkine Park, save up $100 earned
by doing errands, shoveling snow
and other chores. Through his
father, he invested the money,
buying five shares of stock in the
Sperry-Rand Corp.
Saturday, his first dididend
check arrived. It was for $120.
One of the company’s check
writing machines apparently
goofed since the dividend should
have been just one dollar.
Today the young financier is
mailing back the check.
Interior Secretary Seaton
Cancels All Engagements
Due to Back Injury
WASHINGTON, UP) — Secretary
of the Interior Seaton is conceiting
ell scheduled engagements until
about the middle of May because
of his continued hospitalization
for an old back injury.
An aide said tday no decision
has been reached on whether sur
gery will be required, but he
added the secetary has not been
doing as well for the past 10 days.
It is now expected Seaton will
have to take things easy for sev
eral weeks after leaving the hos
pital, whether or not there is an
operation.
Seaton says he is suffering
from what is generally described
as a “slipped disc.”
The trouble is an outgrowth
of ain injury received while play
ing football.
Legislature Approves New Tax Bills
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Texas Voters May
Give GOPs Power
In U.S. Senate
DALiLAS, UPi — Candidates in
Texas’ special U. S. Senate race |
made their final bid for support
today and prepared to head home
to await the verdict of the voters
tomorow.
At stake is the seat vacated by
Price Daniel who resigned in Jan
uary to become governor. Wil
liam Blakeley of Dallas is serv- j
ing as interim senator until a sue-1
cessor is qualified to serve out!
the remaining 18 months of Dan-1
iel’s term. , J
The balance of power in the |
Senate could hang on the result |
of tomorrow’s election.
Two Republicans face a field
of 17 Democrats. Twenty-two
names will appear on the ballot,
but three withdrew after they
were printed and threw their
support to others.
Thad Hutcheson of Houston is
the leading GOP candidate. He
was endorsed by President Eisen
hower.
The present Senate lineup is
49-47 in favor of the Democrats,
counting Blakely’s vote. If Hutch
eson won, it would be 48-48 and
would enable Vice President Nix
on to cast a tie-breaking vote in
favor of GOP control.
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Senate Hearings
Open on Hawaii
Statehood Bill
By HARRISON HUMPRHIES
WASHINGTON, (tf> — Delegate
John A. Bume (D-Hawaii) and
Hawaii Gov. Samuel Wilder King
(R) today told Congress that Ha
waii meets all the traditional re
quirements for achieving state
hood.
They testified at the opening
of a hearing before the Senate
Territories Subcommittee on an
Hawaii statehood bill sponsored
by 26 senators.
“It is inconceivable,” King said,
“that we can be kept in a posi
tion of subordination to fellow
citizens in other parts of the coun
try. As a matter of justice, state
hood must be granted us sooner
or later.”
King said that in the 59 years
since Hawaii has been under the
American flag — for 57 years as
an incorporated territory — “we
have never been a liability to the
United States government but al
ways a valuable asset.”
Hawaii never has required any
federal aid other than that
shared by the 48 states, he said.
The territory, lie continued, is
self supporting and has a popu
lation exceeding that of five
states. In addition, he said, Ha
waii has contributed more than
two billion dollars in federal
taxes.
* JUNEAU—Several major tax in
creases were agreed upon in the
dwindling hours of the 23rd Legis- J
latufe.
The adjournment came after ]
the Legislature approved a record 1
$36,248,818.38 general fund bud- j
get, more than half of the total j
being for schools.
To provide an estimated $5 mil
lion in revenue to balance the
biennial budget four tax bills got
approval of both houses during
the final hours.
The territorial income tax
was raised from 12V£ per cent
to 14 per cent on individuals
and 18 per cent on corporations.
The school tax went up from
$7.50 to $10 on males from 21 to
60 and on working women. The
Truman Will Be
Grandfather
About July
NEW YORK, UPi—Former Presi
dent Harry S. Truman said to
day that if the grandchild he ex
pects in July is a boy he does not
want the baby named for him.
“It would be a handicap all his
life,” Truman chuckled during
his early morning beforedoreak
fast walk.
“I have a nephew named after i
me,” a sergeant in World War II,
and this name almost deviled him
to death. The worst thing in the
world is to have a President in
the family.”
Truman’s daughter, Margaret,
wife of Clifton Daniel, who works
cn the city desk of the New York
Times, expects her first child
about July.
The ex-President, who for years
has taken brisk morning hikes,
also commented today on golf.
“The trouble with golfers,” he
said, “is that they do not get the
proper exercise. All they exer
cise is their arms and their chests,
and many of them are using cars.”
He made no direct reference to
his White House successor, Presi
dent Eisenhower, an ardent
golfer.
Truman, who discussed a va
riety of subjects, also said he
doesn’t know why the “Jews and
Arabs don’t get along. They’re
first cousins if the Bible is
correct.”
GENE LOCKHART
DEAD AT 60 YEARS
SANTA MONICA, Calif., UfV
Gene Lockhart, a versatile per
former who was seen in a half
dozen entertainment mediums
during his 60-year career, died
of a heart seizure yesterday.
The pudgy-faced actor, direc
tor, author and composer was per
haps best known for his western
roles in the movies. He appeared
in more than 300 films.
existing law stopped taxing men
at age 65.
A tax on insurance premiums
was increased from two to three
per oept.
Motor vehicle licenses were
doubled all down the line,
making the charge for passen
ger automobile license plates
in the territory $20.
Earlier in the session liquor ex
cise taxes were raised and various
tax loopholes plugged.
Proposals of a territory-wide
property tax, for a three percent
sales tax and for increases in the
business license tax were de
feated.
The last night saw Acting Gov.
Waino Hendrickson send down
his seventh, eighth and ninth ve
toes. All were sustained by iden
tical votes in the Senate, with
Democrats James Noland and Frank
Barr joining the five Republicans
to give seven votes against each
of the vetoed bills becoming law.
A vote of at least 11 to 5 is
needed to override a veto.
Most important of the vetoed
bills was Senate Bill 22, which
would have liberalized the
Workman's Compensation Act.
It was organized labor's prin
cipal objective of the session.
Others had to do with regu
lating chiropodists and reconsti
tuting the board of engineers and
architects.
The Legislature did manage in
its closing hours to reconstitute
the Employment Security Com
mission. They provided for a five
man commission but chosen along
different lines than the present
body. The bill containing the pro
vision is considered fairly safe
from a veto because it contains
also many changes in the ESC
law sought by the commission.
A provision exempting profes
sional personnel of nonprofit hos
pitals from ESC contributions was
in the bill as it passed.
Banker Prominent
In Hodge Scandal
Kidnaped, Shot
CHICAGO, UP) — A former high
official of a bank prominent in
the Orville Hodge financial scan
dal which rocked Illinois last year
was kidnaped and shot to death
last night on the - South Side.
Police reported Leon Marcus, 61,
former board chairman of the
Southmoor Bank and Trust Co.,
was seized and dragged into an
auto as he approached a friend’s
home. Alfred Rado told police
Marcus had $8,000 in cash on his
person when he left Rado’s huse.
Officers found a total of $3,804.25
in the victim’s pockets of which
$2,200 was in traveler’s checks.
Marcus’ left trouser pocket was
torn, police said.
William J. Touhz, acting chief
of detectives, said the motive of -
Marcus’ slaying was “definitely
not robbery.” He didn’t elaborate.