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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LX No. 100 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1958 Per Copy—15^
Battle Appears Shaping Up Over
Charges of Illicit Liquor Traffic
ANCHORAGE — A 90 - proof,
bottled in bond battle appears to
be shaping up between local
liquor interests and Territorial
Senate President, Victor C. Riv
ers, Democratic candidate for
governor of the new State of
Alaska. E.H. Elwin, president of
C. and D. Distributors, Inc., in
Anchorage hurled the gauntlet at
Rivers today as a result of the
statement yesterday that Alaskan
and stateside liquor distributors
are evading the territorial liquor
excise taxes by trucking “illicit"
liquor into Alaska disguised as
military supplies.
“It is our belief that your
charges are made up of whole
cloth,” Elwin charged bluntly in
a letter to Rivers today. “Certain
ly the scheme you have outlined
could not succeed without the
connivance of military personnel
receiving the accounting for such
shipments. Certainly, the activity
you have described could not oc
cur without the knowledge of the
Tax Commissioner and the Attor
ney General of Alaska, who
would be guilty of nonfeasance in
office were such activity permit
ted.”
The territorial Senate presi
dent picked up the challenge and
with no mincing of words, told
Elwin “I will mot be bulldozed
into silence or intimidated by C.
and D. Distributors, *Inc., or any
one else.”
“Anyone who has not partici
I pated in this nefarious scheme
has nothing to fear,” Rivers said.
“If I am chosen governor, who
ever the shoe fits will have to
wear it. The forces of law, order
and decency must not be tramp
led by the multi - million dollar
Seattle and Alaska liquor inter
ests seeking to evade their duty
as citizens of this new state.”
The current campaign for gov
ernor came into the battle with
the liquor interests, as Elwin
asked, “Could it be, that in the
interest of promoting your tend
ency towards state sale of liquor,
you have cast out these charges,
implicating Alaskan enterprise,
military personnel and a rival
candidate for governor?”
It was evident that Elwin was
referring to the candidacy of Wm.
Egan, who opposes Rivers for the
gubernatorial nomination, and
the charge in the Elwin letter
brought forth another equally
forceful reply from the hard-hit
ting Senate president.
“I have not one cent of liquor,
money in my campaign fund,”
Rivers said, “and I now call upon
you to state publicy to whom you
have made donations or whom
you are sponsoring for governor
of Alaska.”
Harriman Linked i
■
With Teamster
At Rackets Probe
. WASHINGTON, UP) — Robert
Barney Baker, 300 - pound ex
convict and Tearqster official,
bellowed at Senate investigators
today that they are trying to
smear Gov. Averell Harriman of
New York.
He shouted that testimony
Tuesday by his ex-wife that he
and the Democratic governor are
close friends was the word from
“a vengeful woman, a woman
scorned.”
Baker launched into an emo
tional, shouting tirade on taking
the witness chair after convicted
slayer Ruth Brougher, 44, who
identified herself as Baker’s for
mer sweetheart, joined his ex
wife in linking Baker’s name
with Harriman.
Baker described Harriman as
“a man I honored and loved.
Not close, close, close ... he
wouldn’t know me if he saw me.”
Mrs. Mollie Baker, his divor
ced wife, swore Tuesday that
they were as close as any men
could be.
Harriman has denied any close
ties with the man who commit
tee investigators say has been an
associate of the nation’s top
gangland figures.
Mrs. Brougher, brought from a
Florida penal institution to test
ify in the Senate rackets hear
ings, swore she knew Baker to
be “on the lam” from New York
City to escape questioning in a
waterfront killing there, and
added:
“I don’t think he coud go back
until after Gov. Harriman was i
elected.”
Baker’s former wife, Mollie
Baker, had testified similarly
Tuesday.
Ike Disclaims Republicans
Who Voted Against Him
WASHINGTON, UPt— President
Eisenhower- said today he could
not consider himself in the same
■political camp with any Congress
member at odds with him over
three major pieces of legislation.
The measures: reciprocal trade,
foreign aid and defense legisla
tion.
Eisenhower told a news con
ference he regards them as abso
lutely vital.
Therefore, he said, he could not
feel close political kinship with
anyone completely opposed to his
views on these questions.
The President had been asked
whether he would decline to cam
paign this fall for any Republi
can Congress members who balk
ed at these bills.
Eisenhower didn’t go that far.
He said he has made the point
before that no one vote or ex
pression would make it impos
sible for him to ever support any
political figure.
Navy Secretary Intercedes
So Hyman Rickover Will
Receive His Promotion
WASHINGTON, W — Rear
Adm. Hyman G. Rickover, the
Navy’s top atomic expert, is going
to be promoted to Vice Admiral.
Secretary of the Navy Thomas
Gates said Rickover, 58, would
get his three stars as soon as
certain procedures can be worked
out.
It marks the second time that
a Navy Secretary has taken steps
to win a promotion for Rickover,
who has incurred the disfavor of
some top Navy officers because
of his disregard of protocol in
pushing the atomic submarine
program.
Five years ago, after he had
twice been passed over by Navy
selection boards, then Secretary
Robert Anderson stepped in to
gain Rickover a promotion from
Captain to Rear Admiral.
Secretary Seaton
To Come to Nome
In Next Few Days
Secretary of the Interior Fred
Seaton is planning a trip to Al
aska during the next five days.
This was learned in a long dis
tance phone call to Acting Gov.
Waino Hendrickson at Juneau.
The trip was described as being
made in the interest pf state
hood and will be entirely non
political.
According to tentative plans,
which will be confirmed soon
as possible, Seaton will leave the
capitol Thursday, arriving in An
chorage Friday and go to Fair
banks on Saturday, then come to
Nome for a short visit Monday.
After his visit to Nome Seaton
expects to fly to Juneau, then
back to Washington, D.C.
The NWA Chamber of Com
merce, through President Jerry
Manning, has wired Secretary
Seaton, welcoming him to Nome.
As soon as definite plans are
announced, the Chamber, togeth
er with other local groups, will
make definite plans for a public
meeting or luncheon to honor the
distinguished visitor.
Congress Leaders
Will Try Adjourn
Later This Week
WASHINGTON, UR — Congress
increased its tempo today with
the Senate taking up a broad bill
to curb the powers of the Sup
reme Court and the House con
tinuing debate on mineral legis
lation.
There were signs legislative
leaders were redoubling their ef
forts to adjourn later this week.
Senate Democratic leader Lyn
don Johnson announced plans for
an early test vote on the Jenner
Butler bill, which is aimed at off
setting the impact of recent Sup
reme Court decisions involving
Communism.
Two priority pieces of legisla
tion still must be handled by the
Senate—the foreign aid bill and
a measure to put a temporary
limit of 288 billion dollars on
the federal government’s debt. -
A final vote was expected in
the House today on the mineral
subsidy bill.
Afterward, the .House was ex
pected to turn to measures de
signed to permit the United
States to help European countries
develop peaceful uses of atomic
energy. The Senate has approved
the legislation.
Opponents of the minerals bill
failed in efforts to kill it yester
day. They contend it would set
a precedent for giving subsidy
help to other industries.
BPR Moving Bridge
Materials North Over
Route 97 This Week
Motorists driving on Route 97
for the next three days are
warned by BPR today to be on
the look out for heavy equip
ment on the road.
Heavy timbers and structural
steel for the Pilgrim River bridge
will be moving north for three
days on BPR truck today, Thurs
day and Friday and the right-of
way may be blocked at times, so
motorists are advised to observe
every caution.
Eisenhower Calls on All Americans
To Comply With Integration Orders
By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH
WASHINGTON, m— President
Eisenhower' said today all Ameri
cans have a solemn obligation to
comply with federal court orders
in the school integration contro
versy.
“Every American must under
stand,” Eisenhower said, “that if
an individual community or state
is going successfully and contin
uously to defy the courts, then
there is anarchy.”
Without referring specifically
to the explosive situation in Lit
tle Rock or to other potential
trouble areas, Eisenhower left no
doubt his appeal was directed to
those regions.
His comment came against the
background of a federal appellate
court’s decision earlier this week
that integration must be resumed
in Little Rock. That decision set
aside a federal court ruling in
favor of a IVi year delay.
In response to questions, Eisen
hower refused to say whether he
favors school integration.
He told newsmen that any ex
pression on that issue would be
wrong and^ would make his job
more difficult with respect to his
sworn duty to enforce the law.
Without specifically saying so,
Eisenhower indicated that under
new but similar circumstances he
would take the same course he
followed in sending troops to
Little Rock last September.
Little Rock School Board
Prepares To Resist
Integration Order
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Iff)—The
Little Rock school board, chal
lenged by Gov. Orval Faubus to
say how it would resist a re
sumption of integration here next
month, revealed a three - point
plan last night.
The board said it would:
1. Ask the U.S. Supreme Court
to intervene.
2. Request the 8th U. S. Cir
cuit Court of Appeals to stay its
order which overturned a lower
court’s approval of a 2Vfe year
integration delay.
3. Attempt to set up a meeting
with Faubus to discuss several
methods he has proposed to avoid
integration despite court orders.
The moves were revealed after
a closed session at which the
board considered the 8th Circuit
Court’s reversal Monday of an in
tegration delay granted June 21
by Federal Judge Harry Lemley
of Hope, Ark.
West Plans Hand
Mid East Problem
To Hammarskjold
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., UP>—
Foreign Minister Maurice Courve
de Murville today threw France’s
full support behind a Western
plan to hand the Middle East
problem over to Dag Hammar
skjold.
The French diplomat, who ar
rived here Tuesday, urged the
emergency U.N. General Assem
bly to place its confidence in the
Secretary General and leave it
to him to find ways to ease ten
sion.
Courve de Murville addressed
the 81 - nation body as intense
behind-the-scenes activities con
tinued on behalf of rival Middle
East plans.
The Western resolution backed
by Norway and six other small
countries, apparently had enough
support to give it the required
two-thirds majority, but its spon
sors were trying to roll up an
impressive vote.
India, Ceylon and several oth
er Asian countries were pressing
a rival plan calling for the early
withdrawal of U.S. troops from
Lebanon and British forces from
Jordan. They were reported hav
ing difficulties in the Asian
African group itself.
TUESDAY BASEBALL SCORES
American League
• Chicago 6, Boston 1
Cleveland 8, New York 6
Washington 3, Detroit 1
Kansas City 4-6, Baltimore 1-4
National League
Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 3
San Francisco 4, Cincinnati 3
St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 4
Los Angeles 4-7, Milwaukee 1-2
Pacific Coast League
Phofenix 6, Spokane 5
San Diego 7, Salt Lake City 2
Seattle 5, Portland 4
Sacramento 6, Vancouver 5
Open Season
On Ptarmigan
And Bandits
KANSAS CITY. UPb-Robbed of
$255, a ring and a pistol, Joseph
Centimano grabbed a shotgun
and charged out of his east side
liquor store in pursuit of a ban
dit.
Spotting a fleeing man 50 feet
away, Centimano hastily fired
his 12 - guage pump gun three
times. Down went his target —
and five bystanders.
No one was wounded serious
ly, least of all the bandit, who
jumped to his feet and scamper
ed into an alley.
Centimano, 48, ran back inside
his store, got another shotgun
and took up the chase.-He hailed
a passing patrol car and got the
help of Policemen Gary Francis
and Herbert Gardner.
A few minutes later, the offi
cers grabbed a young Negro be
hind a hotel a block from the
store. They found him stripping
off a bloodstained shirt.
“That’s the man,” shouted Cen
timano, a step behind the police
men. Then Centimano clouted the
man with his shotgun, breaking
the stock.
Police took 23-year-old Joseph
Edward Brinkley Jr., of Denver,
to a hospital where numerous
shotgun pellets were removed
from his skin and a cut on his
head was treated. He was booked
for investigation.
"Lucky" Terrorist Plants Bomb
In Lebanon Post Office
BEIRUT, UP)—A terrorist plant
ed a bomb today in the Beirut
Central Post Office after boldly
walking through police lines and
past a pair of tanks.
The explosion in a toilet in the
parcel post section injured three
persons.
The post office building, over
seas communications center fpr
Lenanon, was closed about three
hours. The terrorist obviously
had to be lucky to get away with
the bomb planting.