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VOL. LVIII No. 47 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1956_Per Copy—15c
Khrushchev and Bulganin Offer
Britain Prospects of W orld Peace
And Trade With Huge Red Market
LONDON, OP — Soviet Premier<s
Bulganin went to the ancient
heart of Britain’s commercial life
—the city of London—today of
fering prospects of world peace
and trade with a huge Commun
ist market.
Bulganin and the Soviet Com
munist party boss, Nikita Khrush
chev, were fresh from two hours
of blunt face-to-face talks at 10
Downing Street with Prime Min
ister Eden, largely on the explo
sive Middle East. There were in
dications the talks were getting
down to the tough bargaining on
major world issues.
At Mansion House, official resi
dence of the Lord Mayor of the
old City of London, Bulganin told
his hosts he expected a gradual,
step by step improvement in East
West relations.
He then extended the prospect
of a trade with a huge Commun
ist market.
“We have also come here,” Bul
ganin said, “to develop as widely
as possible commercial relations
between us. Therefore, as you
can see, the tasks we are facing
are not easy. But it is our hope
that they will be achieved."
Khrushchev and Bulganin drove
to Mansion House, behind a roar
ing motorcycle escort, along a
three-mile route lined with about
15,000 Londoners, many of them
lunch-hour strollers. The crowds
were mostly silent—almost bored
—and the turnout was small for |
' a sunny spring day and such a ]
well advertised spectacle.
Under the red and white striped
canopy of Mansion House the i
Russians were received by the
bewigged City Remembrancer
(greeter) Paul Davy.
Some applause and cheers
greeted them from the crowd.
Building workers nearby set up a
shout, but a Cockney voice rang
out: “We’re not cheering for you,
Bulgy, we’re shouting for the
cavalry (motorcycle escort'.”
New Border Violation
Reported In Israel, Less
Than 48 Hours After Pact
JERUSALEM, 04*—Egypt’s Pie- |
mier Gamal Abdel Nasser was re
ported flying to Jidda today for
a conference with two Arab sov
ereigns, King Saud of Saudi Ar
abia and Imam Amhed of Yemen.
The announcement came as
U.N. Secretary General Dag Ham
marskjold launched a final round
of talks with Israeli officials on
technical Palestine border ques
tions before heading back to his
Middle East headquarters in Bie
rftt, Lebanon.
Less than 48 hours after a new,
unconditional cease-fire agree
ment was ordered effective on the
Israeli - Egyptian frontier, U. N.
truce observers were back at the
old grind investigating a com
laint of violation.
The Egyptians said a 15 - man
Israeli patrol invaded the Egyp
tian-held Gaza Strip yesterday
and fired on a post near Deir El
Ballah. A spokesman said the
Egyptian detachment suffered no
casualty and did not return the
fire. 1
In Jerusalem, Israeli authorities
denied the charge.
Salk Polio Vaccine
To he Given School
Children Monday
j
Salk polio vaccine will be given
to ail school children on Monday,
April 23, Public Health Nurse
Margaret MacDonald has an
nounced.
She said it is necessary for each
child receiving the vaccine to have
a signed consent by a parent or
legal guardian.
The vaccine is available for all
persons between the ages of one
and 19 and for pregnant women.
The date when vaccine will be
given to others than school chil
dren will be announced later.
Judge Sentences Two Brothers
To a Belting By Their Father
—And Even Provides The Belt
HARLAN, Ky., UP)—Two young
boys charged with breaking into
a railroad caboose left juvenile
court with sore cabooses of their
own.
The judge heard the charges
yesterday and removed his belt,
handing it to the father of the
boys, 9 and 7.
“You know what to do with
it,’’ he told the father. .
After the whipping, he threat
ened to jail the father if the boys
got into more trouble.
Liquor Dealers
Unite In Protest
Of Rising Prices
FAIRBANKS, UP—Sixty seven
i retail liquor dealers here have
launched a territory-wide move
ment aimed at giving them a
stronger voice in laws governing
their business.
The newly organized Fourth
Division Liquor'Dealers of Alaska
met Friday night. One of their
grievances was that Seattle dis
tributors are imposing unfair
price' hikes on liquor in Alaska.
Since the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals declared certain as
pects of the territorial liquor law
in effect since 1937 illegal, the
industry is getting into gear to
help draft a new one. Through
divisional meetings the dealers
hope to have an effective law
mapped out before the next legis
lative session.
In the meantime, they have
asked for an Attorney General’s
ruling on whether or not a com
mission could be set up to settle
any license problems before such
a law goes into effect.
Their charge that Seattle whole
sale distributors are taking un
fair advantage of Alaska retailers
stems from word received here
that hard liquor will go up in
price from ranging between 50
cents to SI.90 a case May 1. This
follows on the heels of a boost
in beer prices the middle of this
month which raises the cost over
the bar to 70 cents a bottle in
I most establishments.
Joy Rank, member of the board
of directors of the newly organiz
ed liquor dealers association, said
j they have absorbed the last two
cost hikes and are now forced to
raise prices. Mixed drinks sEl
i ready sell for between 80 cents
and one dollar.
Independence, Mo.
New Focal Point
Of Romance
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Ufi —
Tranquil, old-fashioned Indepen
dence takes over where Monaco
left off—as a center of romantic
interest for people the world over.
Margaret Truman, daughter of
the former President, and her
own particular prince, a hand
some, urbane New York news
man, are the principals in the
second of the week’s, big wed
dings.
The first, between film star
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier
of Monaco, is over. Tomorrow af
ternoon in a far more subdued
atmosphere and in a vastly sim
pler setting, Margaret exchanges
vows with Clifton Daniel Jr.,
assistant foreign editor of the
New York Times.
' Guests started to arrive today
for the wedding at the tiny Trin
ity Episcopal Church a few blocks
from the old Truman family home
on North Delaware Street.
The ex-President himself steer
ed clear of political and other
controversies lest something he
might say could upset the tran
quility of events leading up to
the marriage of his only child,
32-year-old Margaret.
A great deal of secrecy sur
rounded the preparations. The
guest list wasn't available to the
score Or more of correspondents
here to cover the event.
Honeymooners
Spend Niglit
At Anchor
VILLE FRANCHE - SUR-MER,
France, W) — Grace Kelly and
Prince Rainier III resumed their
Mediterranean honeymoon cruise
this morning after a wedding
night aboard his yacht anchored
less than 10 miles from Monte
Carlo.
The Deo Juvante II sailed out
with much fanfare yesterday
after the religious ceremony com
pleting the nuptials of Monaco’s
32-year-old ruler and the 26-year
old film star from Philadelphia.
Choppy seas were encountered
and the 138-foot yacht—28 feet
longer than a Navy subchaser —
cruised back to anchor in the
harbor of Ville Franche Sur-Mer
for the night.
Rumors floated about that the
reigning prince of Monaco and his
new princess had come ashore to
spend the night at his villa at
nearby Cap Jean-St. Ferrat. But.
newsmen who maintained an all
night vigil on shore and fisher
men plying the harbor of Ville
Franche agreed no one left the
yacht after it dropped the hook.
Shortly after 9 a.m. the gleam
ing white 300-ton craft weighed
anchor and headed east over a
glassy calm sea.
From the shore, no movement
was visible aboard the ship. On
board the yacht are Grace and
Rainier, a crew of 11 and Oliver,
the bride’s 2-year-old French
poodle.
The itinerary for the two-week
honeymoon is romantically vague.
Market Exists For 1909 Hearses
RICHMOND, Kv„ (Jt—There’s a
market for 1909 model, horse
drawn hearses, after all.
Burton Roberts, a Richmond
undertaker, said he had sold such
a vehicle for use in a centennial
celebration in Bristol, Tenn. The
price was $225.
Tuesday Primary Will Give Alaskans
Their First Ghance to Voice Preference
For The Presidential Nominations
Bert Bell Unexpectedly
Dead After Brief Illness
Bert Bell, age 54, passed away
at the hospital this morning after
a brief illness. He had gone to the ]
hospital Tuesday morning.
Bell was born at Golovin and i
has lived in Nome for many years, j
He reared a family’ of 13, the]
I youngest of whom was born last I
week. He has been employed for
several years by the U.S. Smelt
ing Company. He was a member
of the Selective Service Board.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Lydia Bell, nine sons and
four daughters:
His oldest daughter, Mrs. Flor
ence Ballinger, lives in Ketchikan.
George Bell is attending the Uni
versity of Alaska. The other sons
and daughters live in Nome. They
are Harold, John, Dave, Sadie,
Aaron, Margie, Jimmie, Clifford,
Kathleen, Frank, and Craig, born
last week.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced Monday.
DEW Line Network
Extension To Aleutians
Will Cost $88 Million
ANCHORAGE, 1.4*1 — The Air
Force plans to extend the Early
Warning radar network from Al
aska westward along the Aleu
tians, the Anchorage Times re
ported Wednesday in an inter
view with Sen. Jackson (D-Washh
The Times quoted Jackson’s es
timate for construction of the
stations at 68 million dollars. If
Congress approves the Air Force
request, the article quoted Jack
son, fund allocations would start
July 1.
Royal Nuptials No Fun
For Grace Kelley Of
Wedding License Bureau
DETROIT, UP — The last few
months have been difficult for
Grace Kelley—a Detroit marriage
clerk with a name like you-know
who.
Her easy-to-read signature on
marriage applications is sure to
tickle a betrothed couple into a
witticism about the similarity.
“At first I thought it was cute,”
the attractive 40-year-old Miss
Kelley said. “Lately, I’ve been
toying with the idea of asking for
a temporary transfer o a base
ment file room.”
She has worked out a standard
answer to nip the thing before it
gets rolling.
“No, we’re not related, haven’t
met and our names are spelled
differently,” she rattles off.
Thirty Seattle and
Tacoma Businessmen
Attend All-Alaska Meet
SEATTLE, UP — Thirty Seattle j
and Tacoma businessmen headed
by Mayor-elect Gordon Clinton of
Seattle left Thursday for the
spring Alaska Chamber of Com
merce meeting in Ketchikan.
Gov. Frank Heintzleman, who
has been in Seattle, returned to
Alaska on the same plane with
the group.
Part of the delegation will tour
Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau and
Sitka for business conferences
' after the Chamber meeting.
JUNEAU, UP) — Alaskans, who
don’t have a vote for President,
will get a chance for the first time
for the nominations.
Tuesday to voice their preferences
The names of Adlai Stevenson
and Estes Kefauver will be on the
Democratic preferential primary
ballot. President Eisenhower and
Sen. William F. Knowland will be
on the Republican.
All the names were put on the
ballot by Alaskan supporters.
Consent of a candidate was not
required.
The main interest will be in the
Kefauve--Stevenson contest. Nei
ther has been in Alaska to cam
paign, but both have proved pop
ular on previous visits.
National interest in the terri
tory’s elections has been increased
in recent years by the accuracy
of the northerners’ political adage
“As Alaska goes, so goes the
nation.”
The preference primary — part
of a long and involved ballot on
candidates and issues—is being
held for the first time under an
act of the 1955 legislature.
The presidential preference bal
lot also includes candidates for
national committee members, so
each voter will have to ask for
the Republican or Demcratic bal
lot. Presumably it will check the
“jumping” of voters to the other
party in an attempt to help or
sink a favorite.
Alaska’s delegation to the Dem
ocratic national convention leans
toward Stevenson. The 1952 dele
gation stuck steadfastly to the
Kefauver banner, but a poll of
the delegation this year shows six
delegates (with half a vote each) (
favoring Stevenson. The others
declined to list a preference.
Returns from the polls will be
slow. They close at 8 p.m. but
the territory stretches across three
time zones. The count will be
delayed by the most complicated
series of issues in territorial elec
tion history. There will be four
sets of ballots.
The ballots also cover candi
dates for three territorial offices,
members of the legislature, rati
fication of a statehood constitu
tion, an issue of electing two U.S.
senators to wait outside the halls
of Congress in behalf of state
hood, and a proposal to outlaw
fishtraps.
Internal Revenue Agents
Raid Gambling Houses In
Five City Simultaneously
PITTSBURGH, UP) — Cracking
down on what they called a “cross
country syndicate of gamblers,”
Internal Revenue agents yester
day raided alleged gambling es
tablishments in five cities.
The almost simultaneous raids
were kicked off here under the
direction of F) Malcolm Anderson,
U.S. Attorney for western Penn
sylvania. Before they were over,
18 persons were arrested and the
government lid it had confiscated
“valuable” records.
Anderson said the alleged gam
bling establishments were part of
a nationwide syndicate that had
a “layoff” headquarters in nearby
New Kensington.
Agents armed with search war
rants hit establishments here and
in Chicago,* Fort Worth, Tex.,
Boston and/viewport, Ky.