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Screaming Leftists Batter Hagerty Carj
In Tokyo Anti-Treaty Demonstration!
TOKYO, UP) — Ten thousand!
screaming leftist demonstrators,
fighting against an Eisenhower
visit to Japan, beseiged the car
of White House Press Secretary
James Hagerty for more than an
hour today, slashing the tires and
cracking the windows.
'Finally, a helicopter was used
to rescue Hagerty, U. S. Ambas
sador to Japan Douglas MacAr
thur II, and White House Apoint
ments Secretary Thomas Ste
phens. None of them was injured.
Hagerty and Stephens had just
arrived to scout Eisenhower’s
trip, and started into Tokyo from
the airort, along the route Eisen
hower is scheduled to follow nine
days hence. That visit is still on,
Hagerty announced, despite to
day’s demonstration — and the
White House in Washington added
confirmation that the plans still
hold.
Tokyo police said they had been
caught by surprise today, though
the demonstration against Hag
erty had been announced in
advance.
“It was a big blunder for us,”
a police spokesman said.
The Japanaese government
apologized.
Hagerty told a news conference
tonight: ,
“We are sure that the demon
strations in no way reflect the
feeling and the attitude of the
great majority of the Japanese
people for whom America has the
warmest friendship.”
Hagerty, here to complete ar
rangeemnts for Eisenhower’s
visit, said the demonstration was
obviously carefully planned. He
said the fact that the demonstra
tors were singing the “Interna
tionale” — the song of interna
tional Communism — raised
doubts whether they even had
allegiance to Japan.
The demonstrators, out to con
vince Hagerty that Eisenhower
should postpone his trip, claim
their real target is Prime Min
ister Kishi because his Liberal
Democratic party pushed the new
U. S.-Japan security alliance
through the lower House of Par
liament in a violent session.
At his news conference Hag
erty was asked whether it would
not be risking Eisenhower’s safe
ty to bring him to Japan in the
present turmoil.
“I wouldn’t think so,” Hagerty
replied. “He will be a guest of
Japan. I would think that the
necessity for protection would be
adequately handled by the ca
pable forces of the Japanese gov
ernment.”
Japanese police finally cleared
an opening around the battered
car in which Hagerty, Stephens
and U. S. Ambassador Douglas
MacArthdr II, had been held pris
oner. Then a U. S. Marine heli
copter swooped down, picked
them up and flew them to an
army base.
From there they drove to the
back gate of the heavily guarded
U. S. Embassy and slipped in,
escaping 8,000 - demonstrators
massed out front. Within a few
minutes, however, several hun
dred students rushed up to the
back gate and battled police,
who kept them from breaking
into the Embassy compound.
Hagerty refused to see leaders
of the demonstrators, arid the
crowd settled down for an all
night vigil in front of the Em
bassy chanting and shouting slo
gans attacking Hagery, the Pres
ident’s visit and Prime Minister
Kishi.
Armed American guards stood
watch at the Embassy entrances.
It was the most violent anti
American outburst since leftist
opponents of the new security
pact began staging daily demon
strations three weeks ago against
the Kishi government and Eisen
hower’s visit.
SOVIETS SAY HAGERTY'S
RECEPTION IS ONLY 'DRESS
REHEARSAL' FOR IKE
LONDON, — Moscow Radio
today described James C. Hager
ty’s experience in Tokyo as a
dress rehearsal for the forthcom
ing welcome awaiting President
Eisenhower, who is due in Japan
on June 19.
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Senate Roads
Group Accepts Cut
In State Matching
WASHINGTON, Iff) — A revi
sion in the highway program im
portant to Western states — par
ticularly Alaska — was accepted
by the Senate Roads Subcommit
tee yesterday.
The revision would reduce
contributions by 13 Western states
to primary, secondary and urban
road construction by about 12Vfe
million dollars a year.
These roads are now built with
a combination of federal and state
funds.
Actually, the amendment would
not mean any more roads for ev
ery dollar spent by the states
since the federal funds would not
be increased.
It would, however, mean that
the states would have proportion
ately more money on hand for
other uses — particularly for
maintenance of highways. Alaska
is especially hard pressed for
these funds.
Most states build primary, sec
ondary and urban roads by shar
ing in the cost 50-50 with the fed
eral government. The 13 Western
states involved do not pay a full
50 per cent. They are given credit
for the vast stretches of uncul
tivated land in their boundaries
that they can’t tax.
They lose part of this credit,
however, whenever this public
land is converted to other uses —
for example the construction of a
reservoir or any Army base.
Under the amendment accepted
today this credit would not be
lost.
The annual reductions in road
matching funds the amendment
would make possible includes a
total of $3,977,152 for Alaska.
U .S. Cargo Planes
Delivered to India
NEW DELHI, India, UR —
American cargo planes bought by
India have begun arriving to bol
ster India’s military strength
along the disputed northern bor
der with Communist China.
A Defense Ministery spokes
man announced that delivery of
the C-119 flying boxcars began a
few weeks ago. He declined to
give the number purchased, but
one report said 30.
India is increasing her air force
to drop supplies to troops in the
roadless frontier regions.
Wild Brush Fire
Guts Haycock
FAIRBANKS, UP) — A tundra
fire, which is still raging out of
control, yesterday whipped
through the tiny Gold Rush vil
lage of Haycock at the base of
the Seward Peninsula and de
stroyed half of the old-time build
ings there plus a number of de
serted cabins.
Fred Varney, fire control offi
cer for the Bureau of Land
Management here, said the Hay
cock fire was being battled by
116 men.
The blaze wiped out about half
of the old buildings in the town
of Haycock, Varney said. There
were no casualties Only a hand
ful of people live in Haycock,
which had its heyday during the
Nome Gold Rush at the turn of
te century
Over 15,000 acres have been de
vastated so far in the Haycock
fire, Varney said
Another stubborn, out-of-con
trol blaze was racing across forest
land just five miles from the vil
lage of Venetie, which is 40 miles
above the Arctic Circle. Seventy
men are combatting the Venetie
blaze which has so far ruined
about 2,000 acres.
Other minor fires were being
fought today near Eielson AFB,
on the Chena River 20 miles from
Fairbanks, in the Mirror Creek
area near the Canadian border,
near the village of Beaver, in the
Indian Mountain area, at Tra
verse Peak west of Galena and
on the Fairbanks-Nenana road.
From Nome, Dick Galleher, ac
comanied by Ash Craft of the
Weather Bureau, flew to Granite
Mountain yesterday and took a
look at the fire. They reported that
the burning area is about 30 to
40 miles in circumference. They
said the fire was being whipped
by winds and was burning in a
northeastern direction.
Two D-8 bulldizers were being
used, and the BLM had two jet
helicopters to shuttle the fire
fighters. Also in use was the F-51
fire-spotting plane of the BLM,
and a C-47.
Galleher said this fire is the
largest that has burned in this
area for many years.
51 Candidates Eagerly
Await Choice of Winner
In Mrs. America Contest
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., UP)
— Fifty-one ladies from all the
states and the District of Colum
bia are on pins and needles today
awaiting the crowning of one of
them as the new Mrs. America.
The winner will receive her
crown at 11 p.m. from Mrs. Mar
garet Priebe of Des Moines, Iowa,
who has traveled a half-million
miles during the past year as
Mrs. America of 1960.
The new Mrs. America also will
put in as much travel for spon
sors of the annual contest glam
orizing the role of the American
homemaker.
Winners of seven categories of
competition were announced yes
terday. They include:
Mrs. Alaska (Marlynn Porter),
Casserole.
These selections do not assure
the women they will be named
among the 10 finalists from which
Mrs. America will be chosen.
Pofse and personality as well as
I homemaking ability are consid
[ ered by the judges.
PIONEER ROAD
PRIORITY WILL BE
ANNOUNCED AUG. 1
JUNEAU, (jW — Priorities for
construction of pioneer access
roads under a one million dollar
state appropriation will be an
nounced August 1, it was dis
closed today by State Resource
Commissioner Phil Holdsworth.
Funds for the pioneer vehicle
roads become available July 1,
under joint administration of the
Resource Department and the
State Department of Public
Works.
Holdsworth said recommenda
tions for construction likely
would use the entire million dol
ars. However, he said he could
not estimate how many roads
could be constructed under the
program until cost factors had
been determined.
The Legislature set aside the
funds as part of a program to de
velop mineral areas not presently
served by roads of any type.
The Resource Dedrtment held
hearings at Anchorage and Fair
banks earlier this month on pos
sible locations of the pioneer
routes.
Liquor Board
Coming to Nome
To Meet Monday
JUNEAU, UP) — Members of the
State Alcoholic Beverage Con
trol Board leave here tomorrow
for hearings next week at Nome
and Fairbanks.
The Fairbanks hearing will
consider applications for liquor
permits at the Clear Ballistic Mis
sile Early Warning Station, pre
viously declared a dry area by
the old Territorial Alcoholic
Control Board.
The three ABC members will
meet first at Nome on Monday,
to consider pending applications
in the Northwestern Divsion. The
Fairbanks hearings, at which
other aplications in the area also
will be considered, are scheduled
June 15-17.
The hearings are in line with
1960 amendments to the State
Liquor Control Act, requiring the
ABC to hold at least one session
a year in each of the major elec
tion districts.
Bill Ray of Juneau is chairman
of the ABC. Members are Wil
liam Boehl of Douglas and Keith
Reischl of Juneau.
Rockefeller Will Support
GOP Ticket, Says N. Y.
National Committeeman
WASHINGTON, UP) — George
Hinman, Republican National
Committeeman for New York,
said today that Gov. Nelson Rock
efeller will support the 1960 GOP
national ticket and do all he can
to win New York State to its
banner.
Hinman made this statement
at a news conference during a
recess of the GOP National Com
mittee. He had been asked about
reports that Rockefeller might
head a third party ticket in view
of his criticism of Vice President
Nixon and the Administration
record.
Hinman, in response to other
questions, said it was exteremely
doubtful that Rockefeller will be
nominated for President at next
month’s convention and he knows
of no present plan for Rockefel
ler’s name to be put before the
convention.
Tin Incentive Bill
Gets By Senate
WASHINGTON, tf) — The Sen
ate today passed a bill opposed
by the Eisenhower administration
to set up a 10-year program of
government purchases of domestic
tin at premium prices.
The measure, which now goes
to the House, was passed without
debate.
The Interior Department, in a
report opposing the bill, said the
only known source of tin ore of
any consequence in the United
States or its possessions is in Al
aska so that the purchase pro
gram presumably would relate
only to tin produced there.
The measure would require the
purchase of up to 10,000 long
tons over a 10 - year period at
prices described by the Interior
Department as substantially in ex
cess of the current market price.
“The program . . . would be ex
cessively costly for the relatively
insubstantial national benefits
that can be expected,” the depart
ment said.
However, the Senate Interior
Committee report on the bill said
that in addition to encouraging
domestic production of tin it
would provide employment in Al
aska thus help to end “huge ex
penditures of unemployment in
surance funds” in the state.
The committee also emphasized
that this country is now almost
completely dependent upon for
eign .sources for tin and said na
tional security requires that it be
as nearly self sufficient as pos
sible in the production of strate
gic materials.
GOP Chairman
Hits Demo Term
U.S. Is 2nd-Rate
By D. HAROLD OLIVER
WASHINGTON, W* — Repub
lican National Chairman Thurs
ton Morton attacked Democratic
Presidential candidates today for
what he said was their classifica
tion of the United States as sec
ond rate compared with Russia.
“I’m getting tired of this second
rate business that’s being thrown
at us everywhere,” Morton told a
meeting of the GOP National
Committee.
“We have got to be on our toes
and cannot be complacent, Mor
ton said. Then, in reference to
Gov. Roikefeller’s demand for
three billion dollars more for de
fense, Morton added:
“The President is not going to
ask for more funds unless he
thinks they can be intelligently
spent.”
He said “We want to see a
stronger country, but we certain
ly are not going into this fight or
campaign as a second rate
country.”
Morton said he is amazed at
hearing Democratic Presidential
hopefuls call for more spartan
quality and claim that “we have
'lost our sense of purpose, and at
the same time sponsor every pro
posal from the cradle to the grave
that is contrary to that spartan
approach.”
“How inconsistent can you
get?”
WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy with frequent log.
Lowest temp, expected tonight 35,
the high tomorrow 40.