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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LXI No. 116 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1959 Per Copy—15^
Ike Bluntly ‘Hopes’
For Steel Accord
Before October 8
By' NORMAN WALKER
WASHINGTON, OP— President
Eisenhower today set an appar
ent deadline of Oct. 8 for pro
gress toward settlement in the
. steel strike. The antagonists
promptly arranged to resume
talks this afternoon.
The agreement to get back to
the bargaining table came within
minutes after the close of sep
arate sessions with industry and
union leaders in which Eisen
hower figuratively knocked heads
together.
The President met first with
leading steel company executives
headed by Roger M. Blough, U.S.
Steel Corp. chairman, then with
union leaders headed by David
J. McDonald, president of the
United Steel Workers.
He called on them to renew
negotiations looking toward a
voluntary settlement of the 78
day-old strike that would be fair
and just to everyone concerned,
including the public.
“I sincerely hope,” the Presi
dent said in a statement after
ward, “that an agreement can be
initiated before my return to
Washington next week.” He is due
back Oct. 8 from a trip to Palm
Springs, Calif., to seek relief from
a lingering cold.
Eisenhower was reported on
good authority to have used blunt,
powerful language both to the
management and union delega
tions—about cfs strong language
as Monday’s news conference
when he said he and the Ameri
can people are sick and tired of
the apparent impasse.
But so far as public statements
were concerned, the principal op
4 ponents showed no signs of shift
ing position or of confidently ex
pecting uick results.
Atlantic Storm Abates
After Taking Heavy Toll
CHARLESTON, S. C., UR —
Tropical storm Grade, no longer
a hurricane, plodded slowly across
western North Carolina today.
While her winds had diminished
to gusty squalls with a top of 50
miles an hour, her heavy rains
threatened dangerous flooding.
She left behind a trail of dam
age running into the millions of
dollars and 10 deaths possibly at
tributable to her winds and rain.
At 8 a.m., the storm center was
situated* near Hickory, N. C., some
50 miles northwest of Charlotte.
Her path was northward at about
12 miles an hour, but she ap
peared turning more northeast
ward and was expected to pick
up’ forward speed as she moves
across Virginia this afternoon and
early tonight.
Italian Chief Arrives for
White House Parley
WASHINGTON, UP) — Prime
Minister Antonio Segni of Italy
arrived today and conferred with
President Eisenhower on interna
tional problems. One of his main
purposes was to get a first hand
report from the President on So
viet Premier Khrushchev’s U. S.
visit.
.The Italian visitor was met.at
the airport by Vice President
Nixon and Secretary of State
Herter. They escorted him to the
White House.
Northwest Alaska
Road Projects for
1969 Announced
JUNEAU, OP)—Northwest high
way projects for 1960 were an
nounced Tuesday as follows:
Kotzebue streets, grading and
gravel surfacing, .8 mile, $10,000.
Nome-Teller road, Penny River
to Sinuk River, grading and
drainage of an extension of exist
ing road to Teller, 16.7 miles,
$419,000.
Nome - Kougarok road, Coffee
Creek to Fox Bar, grading and
drainage, 18 miles, $382,000.
East Fork Solomon River, Nome
area, grading, drainage, construc
tion for 4 timber trestle bridges,
$38,000.
Survey and design projects for
1960 include:
Penny River to Sinuk River,
survey and design, $75,000.
Russian Fisheries
Want U.S. to Swap
Salmon Secrets
JUNEAU, UR — A group of So
viet fishing experts has urged that
the United States and Russia ex
change scientific data relating to
North Pacific salmon.
The Russian group arrived here
yesterday to begin a 13-day tour
of the state’s fisheries.
They told a news conference
that Russian salmon catches in
the Kamchatka region fell off to
a total of 14,000 tons in 1958 from
previous years in which produc
tion amounted to 150,000 tons.
Andria Gaidukov, chief of the
section of Fishery Economics and
Production and head of the party,
said the decline was “due to ex
cessive fishing by the Japanese,”
He added:
“Due to certain measures taken
this year we were able to get
about 50,000 tons.”
“Therefore,”he said, “it is ob
vious that we have to get greater
cooperation between the scientists
of the U.S.S.R. and the United
States to bring back production
to the previous level and possibly
increase it.”
The Russian complaints were
similar to those voiced by some
American authorities, jvho have
blamed declining runs in Alaska’s
Bristol Bay on high seas catches
by Japanese.
Since then, Japan has volun
tarily restricted its North Pacific
operations, and runs heavier than
expected came this year in fa?
Western Alaska.
The Russian group, visiting Al
aska fisheries following a similar
visit earlier by American author
ities, said they would continue
their Bering Sea trawling opera
tions next year.
But, asserted the Russians visi
tors, the Bering Sea work was
only for bottom fish — mostly
flounder and cod—“and under no
circumstances” would salmon op
erations begin on the high seas.
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT
TAKES AUGUST INCREASE
WASHINGTON, UR — Civilians
employed by the federal govern
ment totaled 2,372,608 in August,
a net increase of 1,914 over July.
Senator Harry Byrd (D-Val re
ported this today as chairman of
the joint committee on reduction
of nonessential federal expendi
tures, which issues monthly re
ports on federal employment.
Khrushchev Tells
Peiping to Lay Off
Aggressive Action
By JOHN RODERICK
TOKYO, liTl—The Soviet Union’s
tireless Khrushchev bounced into
Peiping today from his historic
talks with President Eisenhower
and immediately lectured Mao
Tze-Tung on the need for ending
the cold war.
“We must do everything in or
der to ease the situation and to
create conditions for friendliness
between all nations,” the leader
of the Communist world told Mao
and Red satellite chieftains gath
ered in the Chinesfe capitol for the
Peiping regime’s 100th anniver
sary celebrations.
“We must make all efforts to
create conditions for establish
ment of world peace,” • Khrush
chev added.
Delivered against the back
ground of Peiping’s crushing of
the Tibet rebellion, its border dis
pute with India and the Red re
volt in Laos, the planeside talk
sounded like a pointed sugges
tion to Mao to keep the peace in
Asia.
Khrushchev’s big TUI 14 turbo
prop airliner landed in Peiping
less than 48 hours after his re
turn from Washington. He said he
had literally transferred from air
plane to airplane.”
Peiping radio said the Soviet
Premier got a rousing welcome
from Communist China’s top of
ficials, bands, a guard of honor
and youth delegations who pre
sented him with bouquets of
flowers.
Khrushchev described his visit
to the United States and his talks
with Eisenhower as valuable.
“In these talks,” he said, “we
frankly discussed big problems
and tried to create an atmosphere
for cooperation and peaceful co
existence, thereby contributing to
consolidation of world peace.”
Taxpayers Pick Up
$150,000 Tab for
Entertaining Mr. K.
WASHINGTON, UP — The bill
for Nikita Khrushchev’s 13-day
American visit: about $150,000.
Who pays? John Q. Taxpayer.
The figures aren’t completely
added up yet, but officials respon
sible for such things are sure the
Soviet Premier’s state visit was
the costliest yet.
The usual state visit, complete
with nationwide tour, costs the
government well under $100,000.
But Khrushchev’s trek set a
number of records. His party in
cluded 71 persons, larger than av
erage. He was protected by the
most elaborate security forces ever
provided a foreign guest in this
country. They included federal
men, military units, and state and
local police.
The government paid expenses
too for about 40 Americans who
traveled with the party or ahead
of it to smooth the way. Cities and
private groups paid the tab for
some of the dinners arid cere
monies.
The State Department declined
to furnish any cost figures during
the tour, on the ground that you
don’t invite a guest to a banquet*
and then tell him what it is
costing you.
Soviets Told to Settle Lend-Lease Debt
Before Seeking More American Trade
WASHINGTON, UP> — Soviet
Premier Khrushchev was told on
his visit here that if Russia
settled its lend-lease debt the
United States would find it easier
to wipe out trade barriers between
the two countries.
Under Secretary of State Dil
lon reported this today in reply
to reporters’ questions. He also
said that Khrushchev registered
strong objections during the Camp
David talks to what he considered
discrimination against the Soviet
Union in American trade policies.
It was quite clear in his talks
with Khrushchev on trade prob
lems, Dillon said, that when
Khrushchev thought the Soviets
Were being treated like some form
of outcast they did not like it a
bit.
He 9aid the only agreement
reached was one to negotiate on
a lend-lease settlement. This ne
gotiation probably will be started
in a month or two.
The United States has asked
800 million dollars in final settle
ment of Soviet obligations of war
time lend-lease aid which to
taled around 21/£ billion dollars.
The Soviet government, in pro
longed negotiations begun soon
after the end of World War II,
offered 300 million dollars. The
two countries finally deadlocked
over the gap and negotiations have
been inactive for several years.
Dillon discussed several actions
which the United States might
take if there is a lend-lease set
tlement — which he now seems ta
consider entirely possible.
This government, he indicated,
may lift its embargo against crab
meat from the Soviet Union, may
ask Congress to remove the ban
on Soviet furs and may seek
legislation permitting the Soviets
to obtain credits here from pri
vate sources. Such credits are now
barred because of Russia’s default
on unpaid debts the Soviet gov
ernment inherited from the pre
revolutionary Kerensky regime.
Mid-Air Explosion
Hurls 34 to Death
On Texas Flight
By GARTH JONES
WACO, Tex., UP) — A big Hous
ton-to-New York airliner ex
ploded in the • air last night,
streaked across the sky like a
comet, and crashed. Thirty-four
persons died as it struck on a
central Texas farm.
The ship was a 75-passenger
Braniff Airways turboprop Elec
tra. It carried 28 passengers and
a crew of six.
There was no immediate ex
planation for the crash. A mem
ber of the traffic control tower
at the Houston International Air
port said the plane departed 29
minutes behind schedule.
Bruce Chambers of the Fed
eral Aviation Agency’s control
office in Fort Worth, said the ship
was flying on an instrument plan,
at 15,000 feet.
The pilot gdve no indication of
trouble at the time.
Broken clouds hovered over
this area. then. There was thun
derstorm activity about" 75 miles
to the northwest but none in the
immediate vicinity.
Arizona Senator Will Tour
DEW Line As Part of
Air Force Reserve Duties
WASHINKTON, UP)—Sen. Barry
Goldwater (R-Ariz), a brigadier
general in the Air Force Reserve,
will be at Elmendorf Air Force
Base Nov. 1.
The Air Force said Goldwater,
as part of his reserve duties, will
start a tour of the Defense Early
Warning (DEW) system in Green
land Oct. 24 and travel westward
to Alaska.
He is expected to leave Elmen
dorf Nov. 2.
The Air Force emphasized the
senator’s tour will be strictly a
military one, part of his assign
ment to the Air Defense Com
mand, and that no public appear
ances or speeches are planned.
First Lesson for New Bride
NEW YORK, UP) — Mrs. Steven
Rockefeller, the Norwegian bride
of the Governor’s son, is study
ing English at Columbia Uni
versity.
Internal Revenue Collects
More in Northwest
WASHINGTON, (41 — Internal
revenue collections in the Pacifc
Northwest states and Alaska in
creased during the year ended
last June 30 despite a drop in col
lections nationwide.
Dana Latha, U.S. Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, said collec
tions totaled $79,799,000,000, a
drop of $200,000,000 from the
preceding year’s total.
He said a gain of $2,200,000,000
in collections of individual income
taxes and a small increase in the
yield from employment taxes
were offset by a decrease of
$2,400,000,000 in the return from
corporation income taxes,
Figures for Alaska and the
northwest, for the years ended
June 30, 1959 and June 30, 1958,
in that order:
Washington $970,288,000 and
$931,643,000; Oregon $491,917,000
and $472,025,000; Idaho, $147,103,
000 and $134,826,000, and Alaska
$37,942,000 and $43,669,000.
Typhoon Vera Proves
Most Devastating to Japan
TOKYO — Typhoon Vera to
day was classed officially as the
worst storm disaster in Japan’s
history.
The official toll of known dead
reached 3,174. The previous high
— 3,066 killed —was recorded
after typhoon Muroto in 1934.
In addition, 1,776 persons are
still missing, and police said all
casualty figures might be in
creased when full communications
are restored with devastated
areas.
Vera smashed into thickly pop
ulated central Japan Saturday
night with 160-mile winds.
World Series Play Will
Open in Brisk Weather
CHICAGO, (41 — Partly cloudy
skies and crisp autumn tempera
tures are forecast for tomorrow’s
opening game of the World Series
in Chicago.
The highest temperatures are
expected to be in the middle 60’s
with north to northeast winds 5
to 12 miles an hour. The outlook
for Friday, day of the second
game between the Los Angeles
Dodgers and the Chicago White
Sox, is about the same.