OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LVI No. 117 ~ NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1954 Per Copy—15^
Two U.S. House
Members In Russia
To See Country
MOSCOW, OP) — The author of
the U.S. law that bans American
aid to countries shipping strategic
materials to Russia started find
ing out today what the Soviets
are really like.
Rep. Laurie Battle'<D-Ala) and
fellow Congressman O. Clark
Fisher <D-Tex' flew into Moscow
on an unofficial visit “to see what
it’s all about.” Both said they
were paying for the trip them
selves.
“I’ve always been interested in
coming to Russia and also in find
ing out whether it was possible
to do so,” said Battle. He is the
author of the Battle Act on stra
tegic shipments to Soviet bloc
countries.
Battle, who is often attacked in
the Soviet press, applied for a
visa to visit the Soviet Union just
10 days ago and picked it up in
Paris yesterday. Fisher applied
for his visa in Washington Aug.
24 and got it in three weeks.
Mendes-France To Stake
Life Of His Cabinet On
W. German Rearmament
PARIS, UP) — Premier Pierre
Mendes-France has been author
ized by his cabinet to stake the
life of his government if neces
sary on parliamentary approval
of the London agreements for
West German rearmament and
sovereignty.
One of the ministers disclosed
this action was taken at a three
hour meeting of the cabinet to
day with President Rene Coty
presiding.
It was agreed, he said, that the
premier would demand a vote of
confidence in the National Assem
bly if it appears such a step is
necessary to obtain ratification of
the London accords.
Chances of the assembly ap
proving the plan for West Ger
man rearmament were greatly
improved by the British pledge to
keep troops on the continent in
definitely, there still is strong op
position among some deputies to
the idea of a re-militarized Ger
many.
Announce “March On
Washington” To Stop
Censure of McCarthy
BALTIMORE, Iff)—The head of
two militant anti-Communist or
ganizations has announced that a
nationwide “march on Washing
ton”- asking senators not to cen
sure Sen. McCarthy will be staged
Nov. 11. ' ,
Rabbi Benjamin Schultz, in
Baltimore to be toastmaster of a
dinner honoring Roy M. Cohn,
former McCarthy aide and a cen
tral figui-e in the McCarthy-Army
hearings last spring, made the an
nouncement.
The Senate is scheduled to re
convene Nov. 8 to begin consid
eration of a special committee
recommendation that McCarthy
be censured.
Rabbi Schultz said the march
will be a “people’s movement es
pecially for Sen. McCarthy, who
is being smeared.”
Italy, Yugoslavia
Settle Dispute
Over Trieste
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ROME, Uf) — Italy and Yugo
slavia formally settled their bit
ter nine-year dispute over the
Trieste free territory Tuesday and
agreed on its division between
them.
The division virtually coincides
with the occupation boundaries
established in 1945, with Italy
getting the key Adriatic port of
Trieste and Yugoslavia retaining
the zone she has occupied since
World War II.
The settlement is expected to
make possible the closing of the
last gap in the Western defense
line across southeastern Europe.
Although both Italy and Yugo
slavia are strongly anti-Russian,
they had refused to cooperate
militarily in the past because of
their rivalry over Trieste.
The agreement was a triumph
for U.S.-British diplomacy, which
prodded the two Adriatic Sea
neighbors through long negotia
tions in London, Washington, New
York, Rome and Belgrade.
“A great day for Italy,” said
Premier Mario Scelba as he told
his cabinet formally of the agree
ment. “I am very happy.”
McKay, Campaigning For
Sen. Guy Cordon, Blasts
Independent Sen. Morse
PORTLAND, Ore., l#l—Interior
Secretary McKay, launching a
four-day campaign of western
Oregon, declared last night that
election of a Democratic Congress
“would mean that our national
government would be plunged
into deadlock and chaos.”
In a speech on a radio and tele
vision broadcast, the former Ore
gon governor said Sen. Guy Cor
don and the state’s four Republi
can congressional candidates
should be elected because “this
is no time to be pulling the rug
out from under your President.”
Cordon, who has served 10
years and who is in a bitter re
election campaign against Rich
ard L. Neuberger, Portland Demo
crat, was described by McKay as
“one of the leading minds of the
Senate” and a man with tremen
dous influence.”
Referring to Sen. Wayne Morse,
who bojted the Republicans two
years ago to become an indepen
dent, and who now supports
Neuberger, the secretary said:
“I promise you that Guy Cor
don will not, within two years,
reverse his philosophy, betray the
■people who have elected him, and
be out here campaigning against
the party which bestowed upon
him high honor.”
FOUR KILLED, 10 HURT IN
FLYING BOXCAR CRASH
FT. BRAGG, N.C., tW—A C-119
Flying Boxcar crashed and burn
ed on the Ft. Bragg reservation
today and the Army in Washing
ton said four men were killed.
Ten were reported injured.
The Pentagon’s preliminary in
formation was that the dead in
cluded the pilot and copilot of
the big transport, one other mem
ber of the crew, and a civilian
who was killed on the ground.
Chamber Demands
That Wyer Report
Be Made Public
SEATTLE, W> — The Seattle
Chamber of Commerce demanded
that the Wyer report, a study of
possible seatrain operations to
Alaska, be made public.
The report, made by a private
organization for the Defense De
partment, figured in hearings
Monday by a House subcommittee
on Merchant Marine and Fisher
ies. At that time. Rep. Pelly <R
Wash) charged that the report
was being suppressed by the De
fense Dept.
Pelly told the committee mem
bers that he believed the report
indicated that Seattle was the pro
per place for operation of seatrain
service to Alaska and that such
service would be possible if com
petition by the Navy’s Military
Sea Transportation Service were
stopped.
The demand for its release was
made by Don M. Dollett, general
manager of the Chamber of Com
merce.
“The U.S. Departments of In
terior, Defense and Commerce
have sponsored the study,” Fol
lett said, “and certainly it should
be made available to the people.”
He, too, said the Chamber “has
had continued indications that it
is favorable to Seattle.”
Municipal Elections
In Alaska Cities
JUNEAU, UPi — Juneau voters
yesterday named David Reischl,
transfer company owner, John D.
Callahan, airline pilot, and John
Graff, pharmacy owner, to the
three city council vacancies.
In nearby Douglas, William
Boehl was re-elected mayor, get
ting 181 of the 188 votes cast.
Named to the city council were
Don C. Tagart, Leonard Johnson,
Ed Merdes and G. R. Issak.
SITKA, l/Pl—John Van Horn, in
cumbent councilman, defeated M.
S. “Duke” Mitrovitch for re-el
ection as mayor in the city elec
tion here yesterday by 207 to
174. George Eliason and Earl
Shennett were returned to the
council along with Cecil McClain,
while Lawrence Widmark Sr.,
lacked but 30 votes of being
elected. Charles Burlison was 5th.
FAIRBANKS, m — Douglas
Preston, pioneer Fairbanks resi
dent and executive of the North
ern Commercial Co., apparently
was the voters’ choice for mayor
in Tuesday’s municipal election.
Unofficial returns gave Preston
a commanding lead over Warren
Taylor, veteran campaigner who
was second high on the Demo
cratic ticket in the primary race
for House seats from this division.
Fairbanks attorney Hubert Gil
bert was re-elected city magis
trate by a big majority on the
basis of unofficial returns.
SQUARE KNOT EXPECTED
TO ARRIVE HERE TOMORROW
The MS Square Knot is now
discharging in St. Michael, stated
Agent Walt Sipprell and will be
in the Nome roadstead by noon
tomorrow.
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Disegregation In
Schools Meets with
Demonstrations
(By the Associated Press*
Demonstrations against racial
integration in the public scho'ols
spread in Washington Tuesday
but the situation eased in neigh
boring Baltimore, scene of noisy
disorders for the past several
days.
Strikes and picketing were re
ported at eight Washington
schools including Anacostia and
McKinley high schools where
youngsters maintained a defiant
attitude despite pleas from school
officials and police patrols on
duty. The demonstrations started
there Monday.
At Baltimore school attendance
increased with the situation ap
parently returning to normal after
student strikes, picketing and
mass protests over the integration
of the races in schools.
In New York, Thurgood Mar
shall, special counsel of the Na
tional Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People,
asked Atty. Gen. Herbert Brown
ell Jr. to make it clear that “the
full force o'f the federal govern
ment” stands behind efforts to
disegregate the schools.
Marshall said demonstrations
over disegregation at Milford,
Del., Baltimore and Washington
were to threaten local school of
ficials and prevent Negro chil
dren from “exercising their con
stitutionally guaranteed rights to
attend disegregated schools.
Day-Old Strike of 25,000
New York Longshoremen
To End Tomorrow a.m.
NEW YORK, I7P) — A day-old
strike of 25,000 longshoremen will
end tomorrow at 8 a.m., an Inter
national Longshoremen’s Assn.,
official announced today.
Patrick J. Connolly, executive
vice president of the Independent
union, made the announcement
after a meeting of the union
wage scale committee.
Along the paralyzed waterfront
it had been believed the men
would return immediately follow
ing the meeting of the committee
called to ratify a peace formula
reached last night by union and
shipping representatives with the
help of federal mediators.
Connolly said tomorrow was
chosen for resumption of work be
cause union locals also had to
ratify the agreement. He appear
ed certain they would.
Rocky Looks Over Two
Heavys, The Winner Of
Which He May Fight
SAN FRANCISCO, UP—Spurred
by the announcement that the
winner will be considered a con
tender for a shot at Rocky Mar
ciano’s title, heavyweights Char
ley Norkus of Port Washington,
N.Y., and Charlie Poqell, San
Diego, battle it out here tonight
in a scheduled ten-rounder.
A1 Weill, manager of Marciano,
announced here yesterday he
would consider the winner a con
tender for a possible crack at the
crown next summer. Marciano is
here to referee one of the pre
liminaries and will take a good
look at the main eventers.
Mitchell Renews
Feud On Nixon’s
Campaign Sayings
(By thf Associated Press)
Democratic National Chairman
Stephen A. Mitchell says Vice
President Nixon’s truthfulness is
becoming an issue in the battle
for control of the next Congress.
Mitchell yesterday renewed his
public feud with Nixon, saying
the Vice President’s campaign
statements about security risk
firings have been distortions
amounting to “deliberate false
hoods.”
Addressing the National Press
Club in Washington, Mitchell
asked whether President Eisen
hower is “going to continue to
countenance” Nixon’s statements.
The Vice President, swinging
through Iowa, told a Mason City
audience last night that the Eisen
hower administration is “still hot
ly engaged against the spokesmen
for big business and socialistic
tyranny.”
Nixon said the Nov. 2 balloting
will determine “whether our 20
month task has been in vain.”
Eisenhower and top GOP con
gressional leaders will huddle at
Denver Friday for a political
powow that may bring a decision
to' enlarge the President’s role in
the campaign.
The Denver White House an
nounced Tuesday that Eisenhower
is considering adding “several
talks to his pre-election schedule
—a step advocated by some party
leaders who see the GOP in a
“tough fight.”
At Watertown, N.Y., Sen. Irvin
Ives, the Republican candidate for
governor, last night was the tar
get for a shower of tomatoes at
an open air rally. The fruit missed
him but spattered his wife,
Marian.
Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas
jabbed at both major parties in
a New Orleans talk. “The South
has been too long ignored by one,
too quickly forgotten by the
other,” and made to “crawl in
humiliating submission” by both,
Shivers said.
The Texan, a Democrat who
supported Eisenhower in 1952,
called on all 48 states to battle
for states’ rights, “the last great
safeguard of our individual lib
erty.”
Replacing of Weak Steam
Pipes Will Delay Sea
Trials of Atomic Sub
WASHINGTON, LD—Sea trials
of the atomic submarine Nautilus
have been set back three months
or more to permit replacement of
steam piping which did not meet
the Navy’s standards.
The defect showed up when a
pipe burst on Sept. 18 while
routine steam pressure tests were
being made while the submarine
was at its fitting-out berth at
Groton, Conn.
Navy spokesmen said the rea
son for the dockside test of all
the Nautilus’ equipment — steam
lines, hull and compartment pres
sure, control mechanism and
other equipment—was to spot any
weakness before the craft started
out under her own power for op
erational trials.