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FAIRBANKS, UFi—A river that
is flooding the countryside at tem
peratures down to 50 below zero
had residents of this city mystified
yesterday.
The Chena River has gone over
its bank and flooded 150 feet of
road about 10 miles south of Garf.
Ordinarilly, Alaska rivers are just
a big ice cube at this time of year.
The flooding started about a
week ago when the thermometer
was in the vicinity of 50 degrees
below. Just a trickle of river
water was spouting out of the ice
then and the water froze almost
immediately after it spread over
the river bank.
But yesterday a warm spell sent
thermometers up to 30 degrees
above zero and the trickle became
a flood.
The road was covered and high
way patrolmen were called out
to assist motorists whose cars
were wallowing in the mixture
of water and ice.
Lt. A. P. Brandt of the high
way patrol said he belived the
the flood was caused by the fact
that the river had frozen solid
in some places where it was shal
; low.
The tiny current that normally
passes under the thick ice was
blocked and the water had to
find another channel.
At any rate, residents of this
city feel the problem will end
as soon as the temperature re
turns to normal sub-zero levels.
Then they can chop up the
flood and throw it back in the
river.
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BRITAIN AND EGYPT
SIGN AGREEMENT orf
FUTURE OF SUDAN
CAIRO, — Britain and Egypt
Thursday signed an agreement
covering the future of Sudan, and
Prime Minister Naguib’s office
said evacuation of British troops
from the Suez Canal has been
agreed upon in principle.
These are the two issues that
have been separating Britain and
Egypt. Their solution could go a
long way toward enlisting Egypt
in the proposed Near East defense
command toeing framed by the
West.
The Sudan is a million square
mile area which the two countries
have been running jointly since
1899. The agreement gives the
eight million Sudanese the right
to decide their ultimate future
within three years.
EXPLOSION AND FIRE OF
UNKNOWN CAUSE CRIPPLE
AMERICAN SHIP OFF JAPAN
TOKYO, Iff) — Nine American
passengers, including seven Wo
men and two injured crewmen,
were taken off the burning
freighter President Pierce yester
day after an explosion rocked the
vessel about 100 miles southeast
of Yokohama.
Late reports said the crippled
ship of the American President
Lines was limping toward Yoko
hama, escorted by two U.S. Navy
ships. A raging fire that gutted
three of its holds was extinguished
after a battle that lasted several
hours.
The Navy said it had no details
on what caused the explosion and
| fires.
THREE KILLED IN CRASH OF
B - 36 BOMBER IN LABRADOR
FORT WORTH, Texas, (/PI— A
Carswell - based B - 36 /bomber
crashed and burned 16 miles from
Goose Bay, Labrador last night.
Threte crew members were
killed, six suffered major injuries
and eight others were slightly in
jured, Carswell Air Force Base
officials said here Friday.
The giant bomber, returning
from a flight to England, was
making a scheduled stop enroute
to Carswell. First reports from
Goose Bay indicated the bomber
was preparing to land when the
accident occurred. ^
Eisenhower Refuses to
Spare Rosenbergs’ Lives
WASHINGTON, <*> —President
Eisenhower has refused to spare
the lives of the Rosenbergs, whose
controversial death sentences for
atomic spying he termed just pun
ishment for a crime which “could
very well result in the death of
many, many thousands of inno
cent citizens.”
A New York attorney for the
husband and wife, Emanuel Bloch,
said he would carry a new appeal
to the Supreme Court, which on
two previous occasions has re
fused to review the case. The
court almost never changes its
mind in such circumstances.
MAG REPORTS RUSSIA
BUILDING AIR FORCE
IN EAST GERMANY
WASHINGTON, W— American
Aviation Magazine said Thursday
Russia is building an East Ger
man air force and has reopened
every former Luftwaffe air base.
The trade publication said its
reports from behind the Iron Cur
tain also indicate that the Reds
are building a system of air bases
near the U.S.-owned Aleutian Is
lands and are starting to produce
“in every category of combat air
craft, models comparable or su
perior to American and British
types.”
The magazine said Communist
Russia has built the “air section
of the People’s Police” in East
Germany into a tactical air army
by training more than 300 Ger
man pilots in Mig-15s, the jet
fighters now in action in Korea.
Jury Indicts Twelve for
Shipping Arms to Mexico
DALLAS, Texas, UP) — Twelve
men were indicted here Thursday
by a federal grand jury for al
leged shipment of arms to Mexico.
Two of those indicted were
partners in the 'Thurman Randle
& Company of Dallas, a firm that
deals in arms.
They are charged with having
conspired to violate the arms ex
port provisions of the Neutrality
Act, relating tp the export in com
mercial quantities of arms, am
munition and impliments of war.
Mexican law enforcement offi
cials worked on the case below
the border and a number of the
persons indicted were Mexicans.
Shipment of more than $50,000
in arms and ammunition was
charged.
Mildred Keaton Visits
Alaska, Will Come Here
JUNEAHJ— “Just back for a visit
to my old stamping grounds,” says
Mildred Keaton, former and well
known Alaskan, as she greets Ju
neau friends.
Miss Keatcm, who was for years
engaged in the nursing profession
in the territory, surprised her
friends here when she came into
town unannounced for a few days’
visit/ before continuing north.
Since last October Miss Keaton
has been teaching polio nursing
and coordinating nursing service
for civil defense in Seattle. Prior
to last fall she was for some time
director of the Visiting Nurse As
sociation in northwest Washing
ton, with headquarters in Everett.
In Juneau, Miss Keaton is the
house guest of Miss Ernestine
Zcfllman. She plans to go from
here to Anchorage, Fairbanks and
Nome before returning to the
States to resume her work in polio
and civil defense nursing.
Dulles Says There Is
Good Chance For
European Defense
WASHINGTON, UP)— Secretary
of State Dulles says “There is 9
good chance” for formation of a
European Defense Community
(EDO but he hopes that “con
crete evidence” of progress will
be forthcoming promptly.
Dulles gave that report of his
impressions of a flying trip to
European capitals, from which he
returned Monday, in a radio and
television broadcast to the nation
Thursday night.
He cautioned that the alterna
tives to formation of a European
Defense Community are consid
ered by President Eisenhower to
be weak, and he said the security
of Europe itself and in some de
gree the security of the United
States against the power of Russia
depend upon successful accom
plishment of the undertaking.
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Dining Room
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Dinners Only
4-12 p.m.
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Report Pope Intervenes
In Behalf of Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
VATICAN CITY, Uft — l’Osser
vatore Romano said today Pope
Pius XII has intervened in behalf
of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg,
in the United States,
atomic spies sentenced to death
The Vatican newspaper indica
ted the pontiff has asked that, if
possible, their lives be spared.
The • newspaper said its state
ment was printed in reply to ac
cusations in some newspapers
(notably the Communist press)
that the pontiff had remained
“impassive” to pleas directed to
him to intervene in the case.
“It is well known,” said l’Os
servatore, “that his holiness, even
without being able to enter into
the merits of cases, never refuses
his interest when asked to save
human life for superior motives
of charity proper to his apostolic
mission.”
President Eisenhower declined
Wednesday to commute the Ros
enberg sentences and a new date
| for their execution at Sing Sing
Prison is expected to be set in a
few days.
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BOY SCOUT NEWS
By Paul S. Glavinovich
Troop 666 is now holding regu
lar meetings every Wednesday
evening at seven in the Assembly
Room of the High School. v
At the last meeting we elected
the following leaders: U.S.A.M.’s
Robert Summers and Allan Rus
sell, Senior Patrol Leader Jim
Rcth.
Our candidate Scouts are Andy
Peterson, Franklin Okleasik, Sig
fried Larsen, Cookie Johnson, A1
Alexander, Joe Senungetuk, Tony
Martin, Don Munz, Wayne Rus
sell, Douglas Cabinboy, Paul Tve
ter, Lee Oman, Aaron Bell, Lee
Roth, Olaf and Roy Piscoya.
Nome Directory
ROTARY CLUB
®OF NOME
Thursday Luncheon
Boyd Harwood, Pres.
George Bayer, Secy.
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Dorothy Young
Worthy Matron
Rosa B. Hagen
Secretary
Meets the third Monday of each month.
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Boyd C. Harwood, W.M.
Karl F. Dewey, Sec.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meew>
EVERY TUESDAY NOON
Larry Galvin, President
POLAR CURIO SHOP