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DiSalle Urges Controls Until GOP Takes Over
Washington—(U.P.)—Michael V. DiSalle today threw his 194 pounds into the administration drive to keep wage-price controls going at least until the Republicans take over on Jan. 20.
The new economic stabilizer quipped that he would have had even more weight to throw into the effort if he hadn't lost 35 pounds running—unsuccessfully—for the Senate from his native Ohio this year.
President Truman yesterday named the former price stabilizer to take over the post of economic stabilizer from Roger L. Putnam and hold together the wage-price program during "the remaining days of my administration."
According to Mr. DISalle—who has lost not one ounce of his humor—the President "wanted someone whose political future was behind him."
A week ago Mr. DiSalle completed a stint as "special consultant" on controls and recommended that the administration do everything possible to maintain the "status quo"—leaving major decisions as to continuation of controls up to the Republican administration. This will be his policy.
Just as Mr. Truman convinced Mr. DiSalle to return to the controls program, he also convinced Defense Mobilizer Henry H. Fowler to stay on his job until Jan. 20 instead of leaving Jan. 1 as planned. Mr. Putnam's resignation, scheduled for Jan. 1, was allowed to take effect immediately.
Shortly after these developments were announced yesterday, Messers Fowler, DiSalle, Putnam and other stabilization officials chorused a warning than an end to controls would mean another round of inflation.
At a group news conference, they said:
1. The cost of living probably hit a new peak Nov. 15.
2. Frices of canned fruits and vegetables have risen three per cent since they were decontrolled by Congress; prices for children's clothing and shoes are rising; prices of bread and milk are pressing against ceilings.
Ridgway Supports NATO Expansion
3. There is pressure for price increases in 150 areas affecting industrial and defense production and 35 industries are asking price increases ranging from 5 to 20 per cent.
Paris — (U.P.) — Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway and his American chief of staff appealed today to the North Atlantic Treaty organizations not to halve a proposed $430 billion Allied base-building program in Europe.
Sen. Ridgway and Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther made last ditch appeals to the NATO council to support the program asked by the American commander-in-chief.
A committee of the defense and finance ministers of the 14-nation organization had suggested a base-building program of $235,200,000. Under Gen. Ridgway's plan the United States would put up 42.8 per cent.
4. The upward pressure on wages is still present, with wage hike petitions running at the rate of 1,800 per week.
Band to Hold Christmas Party
University band members and their guests will have a Christmas party from 7:30 to 9:30 tonight.
There will be musical entertainment and two movies at the party. Guests will include Chancellor and Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy; Dean and Mrs. Thomas Gorton, and Raymond Zepp, band instructor, and his wife.
Rodger Vaughan, fine arts senior,
will be president of the band for
the coming year. Other officers
include Larry Havlick, education
junior, vice president; Dale Moore,
fine arts junior, secretary-treasurer;
Paul Worley, education junior,
member-at-large, and Frank Vasin,
education junior, freshman
trainer.
Student directors appointed for the coming year are Vaughn and Jerald Smith, education senior.
Taft Chances Lift For Senate Post
Washington—(U.P.)—Sen. Robert A. Taft's chances of Senate Republican floor leader got a lift today with conciliatory statements from two of President-elect Eisenhower's closest friends in Congress.
The statements came from Sens. Frank Carlson (R-Kan.) and H. Alexander Smith (R-N. J.), who conferred with Mr. Eisenhower in New York yesterday. Sen. Carlson thenakter the latter said Eisenhower would take no part in selection of a Senate GOP floor leader, but added that:
How much of a lift still depends on the reaction of Republican senators.
"If Sen. Taft wants to be Senate leader, I assume he will be, and personally I would be for him."
In the light of other Carlson remarks, his statement was interpreted here as something less than an endorsement of Sen. Taft for the floor leadership.
But it was also regarded as evidence that the "Eisenhower senators" would not fight to prevent the election of the Ohioan, who lost the GOP presidential nomination to Mr. Eisenhower after a bitter struggle last summer.
Sen. Smith told newsmen that "Sen. Taft would be the logical major leader and personally I hope that can be brought about."
While Sen. Taft has never called himself a candidate for the floor leadership, he has said he was available if Sen. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, the present floor leader, steps out.
B-29s Bomb Red Supplies; Jets Down Another MIG-15
Seoul, Korea—(U.P.)—American Superforts hurled tons of bombs today on two big Communist supply areas in North Korea while outnumbered American Sabre jet pilots shot down one Communist MIG-15 jet fighter and damaged four others over MIG alley.
The intrepid F-86 pilots racked up today's score in four separate aerial duels involving a total of 10 Sabres and 44 MIGs. In one fight, two Sabres took on 24 MIGs 35 miles south of the Yalu river. One of the Russian-built planes was damaged.
As a result of today's battles, the Sabre jet pilots brought their claims for the last three days to five MIGs destroyed, one probably destroyed and seven damaged.
Damage credits went to 2nd Lt.
Paul J. Jacobson of Elmore, Minn;
Capt. Vincent E. Stacy, Crystal
Falls, Mich.; Maj. Vermont Garrison,
Mt. Victory, Ky., and Marine pilot Maj. Edwin H. Finlayson of Monticello, Fla.
Credited with destroying a MIG was Col. James K. Johnson, 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing commander from Phoenix, Ariz., who claimed a probable kill yesterday.
and battlefront positions in North Korea.
Fighter-bombers from five 5th Air Force wings and a Marine air group bombed Red transport lines
American Superforts pounded two Red supply dumps deep in North Korea early today, dropping 200,000 pounds of explosives despite a heavy overcast and hurricane-force winds.
Authority on Keats To Speak in Fraser
The senior lecturer in English at Cambridge university, T. R. Henn will speak on "Poetry and Painting" at 4 p.m. today in Fraser theater.
Mr. Henn was a colonel on Gen, Eisenhower's invasion planning staff in World War II and was awarded the Legion of Merit in recognition of his service.
He is on a tour to gather research material. He is an authority on the poetry of W. B. Yeats. In 1950, he published "The Lonely Tower," a study of Yeats's career and writing.
Wednesday. Dec. 17, 1952 University Daily Kansan
Liquid air, which is atmosphere cooled to below minus 400 degrees on the farenheit scale, enables one
Dr. Gilbert Haight, assistant professor of chemistry, will produce the one-man show. He describes it as a "free" lecture; that is, one at which notes should not be taken.
These and other equally spectacular stunts will be featured in a demonstration of the properties of liquid air at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in 305 Bailey lab, in a lecture open to the public.
Ever see a rubber nail which could be driven into a block of wood- or a rubber ball which would shatter when bounced against a wall?
Chem Professor to Show What Liquid Air Can Do
Dr. Haight taught chemistry at George Washington university in Washington, D.C., before coming to the University of Kansas in September.
to perform all sorts of spectacular feats with ordinary materials.
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"I try to have something of a show for my students about every week," he said, "but once a year I try to put on something really spectacular. This one is it."
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