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62nd Year No. 48 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1961 Per Copy 15tf
Castro Rambles on Air Waves
Denouncing JFK as an Adolf Hitler
WASHINGTON Iff — Official
Washington withheld immediate
comment today on a salvo of ac
cusations fired at President Ken
nedy by Cuban Prime Minister
Castro.
Spokesmen here declined to
give a quick response to Castro’s
charge that “the threat of Ken
nedy is much like the threat
of Hitler” and that the U. S.
administration threatens the
world with war.
Castro’s rambling, 4-hour and
23-minute radio and television
address Sunday was his first
public appearance since last
week’s ill-starred rebel invasion
of Cuba.
Kennedy moved to build up
greater unity for his position on
Cuba and for possible future ac
tion on the thorny problem of
growing Communist prestige in
the Caribbean island.
The White House announced
that Kennedy would see New
York’s Republican Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller Tuesday afternoon.
Vice President Lyndon Johnson
is going to Independence, Mo.,
Tuesday to talk with former Pres
ident Harry Truman.
These visits have been described
as'Tor the purpose of giving lead
ers of both parties full informa
tion. But an attempt to round up
bipartisan support for the Presi
dent seems obvious.
Kennedy met Saturday with his
predecessor, Eisenhower, at Camp
David, Md., and got from the
former Republican President a
call to all Americans to support
Threat of Firing
Squads Await Anti
Castro Invaders
KEY WEST, Fla. — A threat
of firing squads hung today over
hundreds of anti-Castro invaders
and others rounded up as
“counter - revolutionaries” during
the ill-fated invasion of Cuba.
“Counter - revolutionaries must
be shot,” Fidel Castro announced
in his first public appearance in
Cuba for a week. “We have to
act with hard hands. Don’t let
the terrorists entertain dreams
that they can act with impunity
while they persist in these plans.
Let them not ask for clemency.”
A Cuban audience watching
the marathon television-radio
broadcast Sunday night in Ha
vana cried “to the wall!”
Castro spoke four hours and 23
minutes, vilifying the U. S. ad
ministration, President Kennedy
personally, the Central Intelli
gence Agency and the U. S. way
of life.
He compared Kennedy to Adolf
Hitler, called him an “internation
al bully” and his administration
“thugs” who threaten the world
with war.
What Castro had to say about
the captured rebels — he said
there are 458 of them — and
others of the thousands rounded
up in Cuba on charges of dis
loyalty to the Communist-domi
nated regime sent a chill through
the Cuban community in exile in
Florida.
There was a hint that Castro
might spare some from the firing
squads. He implied clemency
would depend on a pledge from
the United States to end any at
tempt to oust Communism from
Cuba.
Kennedy in the Cuban crisis.
Former Republican Vice Presi
dendent Nixon already had as
sured Kennedy of support, “even
to the commitment of American
armed forces.”
Another obvious goal of the ad
ministration is to stiffen Latin
American nations against Com
munist penetration in the West
ern Hemisphere. Kennedy touch
ed off this part of his Cuban
campaign last week in a speech to
the American Society of News
, paper Editors.
This campaign seemed to bear
fruit over the weekend.
In a joint declaration, Presi
dents Janio Quadros of Brazil
and Arthuro Frondizi of Argen
tina affirmed a stand against
“direct of indirect interference by
extra-continental factors” in hem
isphere affairs.
Another concrete action was
Honduras’ breaking off diplomatic
relations with Cuba. In Guate
mala, President Miguel Ydigoras
called on the United States to
show its “guts” and act even more
boldly.
The United States denounced
Soviet Premier Khrushchev’s
latest message on Cuba as “dis
tortion of basic concepts of the
rights of men.”
HAVANA IS LIKE
A CONCENTRATION CAMP
MONTREAL UP) — Two Cana
! dian pilots flew their charter air
liner (back from Cuba today and
reported almost all civilians are
carrying arms in a quiet Havana.
“It was like walking around
in a concentration camp,” said
Capt. Ron Lippert, 28, of Mon
treal. He and copilot Guy LaRose
of Dorion, Que., were stranded in
Cuba with their World Wide Air
ways transport by last Monday’s
rebel invasion.
“There were people with guns
all over the place,” said Lippert.
Indonesia’s President
Sukarno Visits With
President Kennedy
WASHINGTON UP) — Indo
nesia’s President Sukarno arrived
here today for a one-day visit
and told President Kennedy “it
is my fervent hope that America
and Indonesia will always be
close friends.”
Kenendy, greeting the neutral
ist Southeast Asian leader, praised
him as “a distinguished national
leader, the father of his country
and a leader of the world.”
The American Chief Executive
said Sukarno throughout his life
had devoted himself to the build
ing of the Indonesian nation.
“We wish relations between the
United States and Indonesia to
be intimate and close,” Kennedy
said.
“We seek what he seeks — a
life of freedom, independence and
security for our peoples.
Marathon Swimmer Fails
To Conquer Molokai Channel
HONOLULU UP) — Marathon
swimmer Greta Andersen failed
Sunday night in her second at
tempt to conquer the tricky and
treacherous Molokai Channel. She
was defeated by the currents.
The plucky blonde was ordered
out of the water by her husband
trainer, John Sonniehsen after
she had been in the water for
22 hours and 35 minutes and had
covered about 18 miles of the 27
mile Molokai to Oahu stretch.
French Close All
Fields Anticipating
Algerian Invasion
PARIS (A’' — The French gov
ernment again closed all the na
tion’s airports late today, and re
newed its call for vigilance
against an airborne invasion by
mutinous French forces in Al
geria.
Premier Michel Debre issued
orders for a repetition of the
security steps invoked Sunday
night to guard against an attack
by paratroopers serving the Al
gerian military junta. All run
ways were ordered blocked with
trucks, buses and tanks until
Tuesday morning. No planes could
j take off or land.
The Air Force was instructed to
1 intercept all flights over the terri
I tory of metropolitan France.
The dramatic move came as
j Frenchmen and France’s major
1 allies rallied behind President
| Charles De Gaulle in his struggle
| in the Algerian uprising.
French airmen and sailors in
Algeria were reported defying
the junta which claims to control
all the vast territory.
Paris and other major cities re
sembled an armed camp. Re
servists were called up to
strengthen the defenses of France.
The reservists were called up
augment regular troop units and
to provide leadership for the
hastily mobilized civil defense
| militia.
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Jaycees to Meet in Sitka
This Coming Weekend
SITKA UR — Some 65-70 dele
■ gates from around Alaska are
j expected to begin arriving in Sitka
April 27 for the annual State
| Junior Chamber of Commerce
convention. The formal conven
tion will begin Friday morning,
with the keynote address by Ed
Merdes, a Fairbanks lawyer, and
unofficially “Mr. Alaska Jaycee.”
The president of the U. S. Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, Mor
gan Doughton, of Tulsa, Okla.,
will be the main speaker at a
dinner Friday evening, April 28.
O. W. Corbett, Regional U. S.
Vice-president from Burns, Ore.
will be the speaker in the Sat
urday morning session. Saturday
afternoon the main event of the
convention will be the State j
Awards Banquet, with the speak
er Sen. Howard W. Pollock an An
chorage attorney.
Dr. William R. Wood, President
of the University of Alaska will
deliver the main convention ad
dress at the final convention ban
quet Saturday night.
Other guests of honor at the
convention will be Felix Toner
of Juneau and Dr. Fred McGin
nis, President of Alaska Metho
dist University.
Legal Gambling In Nevada
Sets a Record For First Quarter
CARSON CITY, Nev. UR —
Nevada’s legal gambling set a rec
ord in the first first quarter of
1961, but the increase was so
slight the recession was blamed.
The taxable gross revenue from
gambling was $45,403,399 com
pared with $45,030,868 in the first
quarter of 1960.
Total state fees were $2,652,078
compared to $2,647,079 a year
earlier.
The year 1960 set the record
with gambling revenue topping
$200 million for the first time.
Taxes totaled $9.85 million.
Britain and Russia
Agree on Cease
Fire in Laos
LONDON (J*) — Britain and the
Soviet Union tonight announced j
agreement on calling for a cease
fire in Laos. The formal appeal
to warring factions in the South
east Asian kingdom will be is
sued Tuesday.
The two powers asked India to
convene an international com
mission to supervise the end of
the fighting. The Nehru govern
ment reacted speedily by calling
the commission — composed of
Canada, Poland and India — in
to session in New Delhi Friday.
Britain and the Soviet Union
also sent out invitations to a 14
nation conference opening in
Geneva May 12 to work out a
political settlement in the strife
torn land bordering Red China,
j Joseph Godber, undersecretary
! of the Foreign Office, told the
' House of Commons that Andrei
A. Gromyko, the Soviet Foreign
Minister, and the British Am
j bassador in Moscow had worked
| out the agreement.
Man Drowns When He
Falls Off Juneau Dock
JUNEAU UP — Richard Ben
son, a 28-year-old Juneau com
mercial fisherman, was drowned
Saturday when he tumbled from
a dock on the city waterfronl
: into the icy waters of Gastineav
Channel.
Benson, a native of Klawock
apparently struck his head or
I rocks when he fell backwards
over a bull rail on the dock at
low water.
Miguel Zamora, who witnessed
the accident, told police Benson
sat down on the rail, then sud
denly toppled over the side. Ben
son had called his mother, Mrs.
Dolly Swan, a few minutes be
fore he fell and told her he was
feeling ill.
Zamora pulled Benson from the
water within a few minutes, but
Benson was pronounced dead on
arrival at St. Ann’s Hospital.
Two Barges Will Resupply
Alaska Military Outposts
SEATTLE UP—Two barges of a
fleet which will resupply Alaska
military outposts are loading at
Pier 37.
More than 5,700 tons of oil and
general cargo will be taken north
by Barge 539, the largest dry- i
cargo barge in the world, and
Barge 537.
The barges will load additional j
petroleum cargo at Haines and
Dutch Harbor.
Both ibarges are under charter
to Alaska Barge & Transport,
Inc., which is participating in the
resupply operations for the fourth
consecutive year.
The 299-foot Barge 539 will be
towed by the tug Winquatt. The
Tiger will tow Barge 537.
Ike to Confer With
Japanese Businessman
GETTYSBURG, Pa. UP —
Dwight D. Eisenhower and a Ja
panese business executive will
confer here Wednesday, possibly
about the prospects of a visit to j
Japan by the former President.
Unofficial reports originating
in Tokyo said that Toyonobu Do
men, President of the Adimonto
Co., would make final arrange
ments for the Eisenhower visit
during his talk with the former
Chief Executive.
Nome to Hold
First Its Bowl in"
Tournament
The Men’s and Women’s Bowl
ing Associations are preparing
to hold their first annual cham
pionship tournaments under the
supervision of the ABC and
WIBC respectively. The men’s
tournament will be held May 8-11.
The women’s tournament May
15-18.
This being the first annual
bowling tournament held in Nome,
you are urged to sign up early
so this will be a big success.
Starting times will be on a first
come first serve basis. For entry
blanks contact the Women’s or
Men’s Associations. Entry blanks
wil also be available at the bowl
ing alley.
Prizes will include trophies and
cash awards. One out of every
ten entries will be a winner. The
various prize events will include:
Team events, doubles events,
singles events and all-events
champion. The champion scratch
bowlers will also be recognized.
Don’t be late, see your tourna
, ment managers for further infor
| mation.
3,055 Series Leads
American Bowling
Congress Tournament
DETROIT UP) — A former soft
ball player has helped the Cliff
Anton team of St. Louis increase
its share of the American Bowl
ing Congress Tournament’s half
million dollar prize fund.
The Antons grabbed the regular
division team lead Saturday night
on a 3.055 series with Max Legate,
35-year-old bowling house mana
ger, bolstering the club with a
182-266-225-673 series.
Legate came back yesterday
with 635 in the doubles and 630
in the singles to pump his total
for the complete nine-game route
to 1,938, worth second place in
the all-events.
Although he has been bowling
for 21 years, Legate says his first
love is softball.
Kwiguk Eskimo to Attend
Baptist Convention in May
ST. LOUIS Of) — Among the
15,000 delegates and visitors ex
pected to congregate in St. Louis
for the Southern Baptist conven
tion May 23-26 will be at least
one far-northerner, an Eskimo
from Kwiguk, Alaska.
The Eskimo, whose anglicized
name is Harry Wilde, will make
the long journey from his small
village in remote North Alaska.
Wilmer C. Fields, public rela
tions secretary for the convention,
observed that Wilde’s command
of English is limited. When Fields
wrote asking for a photograph, a
short biographical sketch and a
copy of the address Wilde is to
deliver at the convention, Wilde’s
response was “what’s a biographi
cal sketch and what does address
mean?”
Wilde is to appear on a program
concerning missions.
CHENA ICE WENT OUT
SUNDAY AT 2:12 A.M.
FAIRBANKS — The Chena ice
move out at 2:12 a.m., Sunday.
J. C. Morrison of Anchorage
guessed the exact minute that the
ice moved and his prize is ex
pected to amount to about $8,000.
The Fairbanks Firemen, who
sponsor the Chena Ice Pool are
still counting the “take.”