Evening star., 1955-06-11
President Offers New Plan
To Share Atoms for Peace
Two Proposals
Made in Speech
At Penn Stute
BY MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH
Associated Press stan Writer

UNIVERSITY PARK. Pa,
June 11.-President Eisenhower
proposed today that the United
States provide nuclear materials.
money and "know-how" to help
other free nations obtain atomic
power and research reactors.
Outlining two new atoms-for-
peace programs in major ad-
dress at Pennsylvania State
University's centennial COM
mencement exercises, the Pres
ident suggested that this country
pay half the cost of the research
reactorS.
He also sounded a new appeal
to Russia to Join in creation of
an international atomic pool for
peaceful purposes program he
first set forth in 1853 and so far
cold-shouldered by the Soviet
Union. This time he seemed to
be making the appeal to the
Russian people rather than to
what he called their Communist
overlords."
AS for the two new programs.
Mr.. Eisenhower said:
Our purpose is to spark the
creative and inventive skills la
tent in the free world, to put
them to work for the betterment
of conditions under which men
must live"
10000 Sit in Rain
The skies were murky and a
misty rain fell on the crowd
of about 10000 persons in 80
,000-seat Beaver Stadium as the
President spoke.
Mr.. Eisenhower was protected
from the weather by a canopy
over the flag -draped speakers
stand.
Umbrellas of various colors
Imushroomed all over the stadi-
um. There was no cover, how
ever, for the 1923 graduates
most in traditional black. aca-
demic caps and gowns like the
one the President wore. Others
were in royal blue.
On the platform with the
Chief Executive was his youngest
brother, DR.. Milton S. Eisen-
hover, Penn State president.
just before he spoke the Presi-
dent received an honorary doc
tor of laws degree from his
brother.
Mr.. Eisenhower got a big
ovation then and at the end of
his speech. The crowd was par
ticularly quiet and intent as he
outlined his new two-point pro-
gram.
i Receives Bronze Lion
/ After the speech. the univer-
sity's alumni association gave
the President a bronze Nittany
lion, symbol of Penn State. It
was presented by John Ryan of
Pittsburgh, the association pres
Iident.
/ The President announced he
will submit his two new pro-
grams to Congress for approval
lin the conviction that they re-
fleet the spirit and intent of law
and of the American people" He
outlined the plans this way:
First: We propose to offer
research reactors to the people
of the free nations who can use
them effectively for the acquisi-
ton of skills and understanding
Essential to peaceful atomic
Iprogfess.
'"The United States, in the
spirit of the partnership that
moves US, will contribute half
the cost. We will also. furnish
the acquiring nation the nuclear
material needed to fuel the re-
actor.
Second: Within prudent Sc
curity considerations. we pro-
pose to make available to the
peoples of such friendly nations
as are prepared to invest their
own funds in power reactors. ac-
cess to and training in the tech
nological processes of construc-
tion and operation for peaceful
purposes"
The President gave no esti-
mate of the cost of the program,
but he said it will be small in
deed when measured against the
certain returns, tangible and in-
tangible"
Inspects ReactOr Plant
/ In advance of his address.
which was carried Nationwide
on radio, Mr.. Eisenhower in
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