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EIGHT STATES HOLD PRIMARIES
By the Associated Press
Veteran Sen. Alexander Wiley
of Wisconsin won the Republican
nomination for the U.S. Senate in
one of eight primary contests in
which US. voters balloted Tues
day.
The political hopes of some na
tionally known figures were
dampened in some of the other
seven contests. Republican Gov.
J. Bracken Lee of Utah conceded
defeat in a bid for an unprece
dented third term nomination,
and former Secretary of Agricul
ture Charles F. Brannan trailed
in a campaign for the Colorado
Democratic senatorial nomination.
In Wisconsin, Wiley, rebuffed
by delegates to his own Republi
can Party state convention, won
over Rep. Glenn R. Davis, who
had the party endorsement. Wiley
is 72 years old and is seeking a
fourth Senate term.
Davis conceded defeat early to
day when unofficial returns gave
Wiley 217,402; Davis 207,693, and
a third candidate 20,292.
Utah’s Gov. Lee gained nation
al prominence with frequent crit
icism of President Eisenhower’s
policies and his refusal to pay
part of his 1955 income tax. He
was defeated by a political new
comer, George D. Clyde, who said
he is “100 percent behind Presi
dent Eisenhower.”
Brannan, author of the contro
versial farm plan bearing his
name and secretary of agriculture
under President Truman, was
running behind former Rep. John
A. Carroll, an unsuccessful candi
date for the Senate in 1950 and
1954.
Yesterday's voting was the last
big balloting spree before the
November presidential election.
And both parties were sure to
interpret the results in partisan
ways for the rest of the campaign.
In Washington State, Sen. War
ren Magnuson (D) was running
well ahead of Republican Gov.
Arthur B. Langlie in a senatorial
“popularity contest.” Both were
unopposed for the respective Sen
ate nominations.
In the race for nominations for
the governor’^ chair being vacat
Radioactive Freight
On Crashed Airliner
Was Bound for Tokyo
BANCOUVER, B.C. WV-A Can
adian Pacific Airlines official
said last night the radioactive
freight carried by a CPA airliner
which crashed in Alaska last
month was transferred from a
Trans-Canada Airlines flight in
Vancouver for shipment by CPA
to Tokyo.
He said he believed the package
came from the U.S. Atomic Ener
gy Commission and was intended
for atomic energy research in
Tokyo.
He said the parcel on this flight
was similar to many carried by 1
air previously.,
The CPA plane crashed Aug. 29 |
at Cold Bay, Alaska, killing 15. |
ed by Langlie, Lt. Gov. Emmett
Anderson was far ahead on the
Republican side, and state Sen.
Albert D. Rosellini of Seattle led
the Democratic ticket.
The Magnuson and Langlie vote
totals were seen as possible indi
cations of the relative popularity
of the two when they meet head
on in the November election.
In New Hampshire, all Repub
lcan incumbents easily won re
nomination. In Vermont, Seri.
George Aiken, Gov. Joseph B.
Johnson and Rep. Winston L.
Prouty all %/ere unopposed for Re
publican renomination.
In Georgia tomorrow, two for
mer governors—Herman E. Tal
madge and Melvin E. Thompson
—will battle for the Democratic
nomination to succeed retiring
Sen. Walter George.
The nomination is equivalent
to election in one-party Georgia,
and observers thought Talmadge
would win it.
Dorothy Phelps,
Terri. Librarian,
On Offieial Visit
Miss Dorothy Phelps, Terri
torial Librarian of the Territor
ial Department of Library Ser
vice, arrived here yesterday on
her first official visit to Nome
since her office was treated by
the last legislature,
She arrived in time to attend
a meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday and she
spoke briefly on the importance
of libraries in the territory and
how service has been improved
since the department was created.
She praised the local library,
one of 34 in the territory, for its
work since 1934 and the fine
record it has set in community
service.
Last evening a special meeting
of the KK Library Board was
held at the home of Mrs. Dewey
Goodrich. Many phases of the im
proved library service were dis
cussed. v
One of the interesting develop
ments is the availability of tech
nical books direct from the Ju
neau headquarters for those stu
dents requiring them, as well as
direct library service to individ
uals who live in communities
without libraries. This direct ser
vice is for both adult and chil
dren’s books, Miss Phelps advised
and is growing increasingly pop
ular.
Miss Phelps is trying to visit
each of Alaska’s 34 libraries this
season and from here she plans
to go to McGrath and Bethel.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving Tuesday were: Ed
Philleo, Mr. Maddock, Chas. D.
Jones, Messrs Bergeson, Harmon,
Moore, Przywara, Harper, and
Coker.
Departing were: Bob Sommers,
Ron Engstrom, Ed Lafferty, D.W.
Hobbs, K. Everhart, Neil New
man, Sam Pitka, A. Fellon, C.
Franklin, R. Henning, H. Durer
fil, A. DeHaven, H. William, J.
Weber, J. Sage, and Walter Mc
Carthy.
Servicemen
Awarded Trips
To Alaska Points
ANCHORAGE — Military per
sonnel fortunate enough to re
ceive the award of a trip to either
McCarty-Kennecott (ghost town)
via Cordova Airlines, Katmai
Fishing Camp via Northern Con
solidated Airlines, or the arctic
coast via Wien Alaska Airlines
were announced recently.
They are top contestants for
the designation of Soldier, Sailor
or Airman of the Month competi
tions on various Alaskan bases.
Winners, who were selected by
military standards, will visit
th£se Alaskan attractions thru the
airlines cooperation of the Alaska
Visitors Assn., the military, and
the three participating airlines.
Winners of the arctic coast tour
with Wien Airlines were:
Air Force: A 1/C Theodore M.
Line, 58th Weather Reconnais
sance Sq., Eielson AFB; '
Army: Specialist 3/C Donald L.
Bartlett, Det. 48, Engr., Mainte
nance Company, Ladd Field;
Navy: Seaman Hulet B. Million,
Hq. Alaskan Command, Elmen
dorf AFB.
This competition is the last of
a series for this year to acquaint
military personnel with what the
territory has to offer in the way
of visitor attractions, and has
been one which has given military
personnel from many states of the
Union a view of the scenic beau
ties to be found here.
VOTE REPUBLICAN!
Vote For
W.W. (Chief) Laws
For
House of Representatives
Uncertainties in Future of Alaska Road Program
Under Roads Bureau To Be Ironed Out at Meeting
With Gov. Heintzleman; Alaska Division Predicted
WASHINGTON, WV—Uncertain
ties concerning the future of Alas
ka’s highway program under , the
Bureau of Public Roads will be
ironed out later this month at a
meeting with Alaska's Gov. B.
Frank Heintzleman, Commission
er Charles D. Curtis said Tuesday.
The commissioner disclosed the
upcoming meeting in response to
a newsman’s inquiry concerning
the Alaska road program. But he
declined to state when or where
he will get together with Heint
zleman. —
“I’d rather not say anything on
what would come from him,” said
Curtiss.
Program Transfers Sunday
As a result of congressional ac
tion including Alaska for the first
time in the federal aid to high
ways program, the bureau this
Sundav will formally take over
personnel of thg Alaska Road
Commission and be charged with
responsibility for road construc
tion in the territory.
Told that some Alaskans fear
the territorial program will be
come bogged down or lost in the
bureau's responsibility for the
overall national program, Curtiss
agreed that the bureau is “terri
bly busy.”
But he added, "I don’t believe
there is any reason for apprehen
sion that the Alaska program will
be lapsing.”
Separate Alaska Division
The commissioner said present
bureau thinking is that a separate
division should be established for
Alaska headed by an engineer
with “considerable delegated
authority.”
He said he hoped also that the
territory could “build up a high
way department that can take
over at least a portion of the
work.”
Curtiss said future construction
schedules would be worked out
jointly between the bureau, the
Territorial Highway Board, and
Alaska’s governor.
Asked if he plans to visit Alas
ka for a personal inspection of its
highway needs, Curtiss said he
did not He said he does plan,
however, to send a representative
from the Washington office to the
territory soon “so that we can
have someone in the Washington
office who is familiar with their
situation.”
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