Earthquakes in Aleutians Recorded
At Points from Boston to New Zealand
WESTON, Mass., UO — The Bos
ton College seismograph yesterday
recorded a “very strong” earth
quake at 6:55 a. m. EST, prob
abliy in the Aleutian Islands.
The Rev. Daniel Linehan, S. J.,
said the quake was one of the
strongest recorded here in the last
two days, 46 Monday and four
yesterday.
Some West Coast sources con
sidered the disturbance an after
shock. Father Linehan said “if
the West Coast considers it a
quake, I’d go along with them . . .
they’re closer.”
Quakes in the Aleutians caused
damaging tidal waves in the Pa
cific which reached the shores of
the Hawaiian and other Pacific
islands recently.
Father Lineham said the new
quake was continuing.
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ANCHORAGE, UP> — Umnak
Island in the Aleutians was re
ported yesterday to be under “vol
canic siege.” The repoi't came in
a radio telephone message from
Walter Freeman, Reeve Aleutian
Airways station agent on Umnak.
Freeman said natives are ter-;
rified and that the Navy and j
Coast Guard at Adak have been I
alerted for possible evacuation of j
the island due to the reactivation i
of volcanic Mt. Vseivdof. The vol- j
cano, dormant for 200 years, has !
been smoking since Saturday’s big
earthquake. ;
Freeman said 12 natives living
in the area of the mountain have
evacuated their homes and have
taken refuge on a nearby sheep
ranch.
BERKELEY, Calif., UP) — The
University of California seismo
graph station recorded another
strong earthquake yesterday,
about 3,000 miles northwest of
here.
Dr. Don Tocher, seismologist,
said the quake started recording
here at 3:52 a. m. <PST) and cen
tered “most likely in the western
Aleutians” and probably was an
aftershock from Saturday’s big
quake.
The tremblor registered a Rich
ter magnitude of about 7, Tocher
said. He added that it didn’t ap
pear to be “anywhere near as
large as two or three previous
ones,” which jarred the Aleutian
Islands.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, IjP)
— An earthquake shook a wide
area between Christchurch and
Wellington today. No serious dam
age or casualties were reported.
The quake was centered ap
parently at sea somewhere off the
east coast. In Wellington, the trem
or sent crockery crashing from
shelves.
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NEW YORK, UP) — Three
quakes in the Aleutian Island
area, less severe than those re
ported there previously were re
corded on the Fordham University
seismograph.
The Rev. Joseph Lynch, uni
versity seismologist, said today
the three shocks were recorded at
6:56, 9:58 and 10:58 EST, Mon
day night.
Radioactive Dust
Offends Japanese
TOKYO, UR — Radioactive dust,
rain and snow have been reported
in northern and central Japan
after the Soviet nuclear test ex
plosion March 8.
Japan for the first time asked
Russia Monday to suspend her
nuclear tests.
The Soviet Union began a series
of nuclear tests last August. Since
then the U. S. Atomic Energy
Commission has reported four nu
clear blasts, the most recent last
Friday.
Dr. Hironobu Watanabe of Nii
gata University said jet stream
winds apparently carried radio
active particles from last week’s
test over Japan.
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Igl oos Will Dot
U.S. Landscape
In Atomic Age
By FRANK CAREY
PHILADELPHIA, liF)— Glorified
Eskimo igloos will dot the Ameri
can landscape as protective en
closures for possible “runaway”
atomic power plants, a key atomic
scientist said Monday.
Arthur J. Raymo of the General
Electric Co. said huge pressurized
hollow steel spheres, up to 225
feet in diameter, looked like good
bets as “containment vessels” for
atomic power plants in case any
thing should go wrong with the
atomic reactor’s control system,
releasing potentially dangerous
radioactive materials.
Such a protective system, he
said, has been used in GE’s p^wei
plant at West Milion, N.Y., and is
scheduled for use m the Common
wealth Edison project in Illinois.
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Alaska Airlines
Departed to Anchorage: Marian
i and Linda Pushruk, Jack Bruner,
i Ida Oxereok, Phil Gray, Bill Cald
j well, Bert Beltz, Mr. and Mrs. W.
i E. Golden, B. M. Eberlenz, Gordon
Fretz, Tom Beltz.
Arrived from Anchorage: G. F.
Cambell, W. J. Maurer, Ralph
I Smith, Paul Whitsel, Fred Cavota,
Herb Dodderidge, Roy Showers,
Ed Enders.
Departed to Kotzebue: Gordon
Osborne, T. H. Schilling, Henry
Webber.
Arrived from Kotzebue: Phillip
i Gray, George Connell, Sgt. Fred
j Morrison.
Departed to Unalakleet: H. Bur
J ton, R. Walker, R. Powers.
Ranking Negro Officer
Assigned to A.F. Hqtrs.
TAIPEI, (tf) — Brig. Gen. Ben
; jamin O. Davis Jr., highest rank
ing Negro in the U. S. Air Force,
has been named to a new post
with Air Force headquarters in
Washington.
Davis, 44, has been commander
of Air Task Force 13, the unit
assigned to the aerial defense of
Formosa, since June 2, 1955.
Canadian Dollar
Hits High Value
In Terms of U.S.
NEW YORK, UP)—The Canadian
dollar pushed ahead yesterday to
its greatest premium over the j
U.S. dollar since November 1933.
It was quoted in early trading
at $1.04 23/32 in terms of the U.S.
dollar. The peak reached irn 1933
was $1.055/s.
The strength of Canada’s dollar
has been attributed to the flood
of U.S. money going into Canada
for investment. Also, Canadian
business has been actively raising
funds in the UJE>. capital market
because of lower interest rates
prevailing south of the border.
The Bank. of Canada reported
Monday that the flow of foreign
capital into the Dominion set a
record of $1,398,000,000 in 1956—
more than twice the 1955 total of
$692,000,000.
Dems Would Abolish
Development Board
JUNEAU, UP) — The Alaska re
sources Development Board would
be abolished under a bill intro
duced in the House yesterday.
Three Anchorage Democrats —
Mrs. Helen Fischer, Irene Ryan
and Seaborn Buckalew—spon
sored the measure.
They issued a statement say
ing: “This board has been a dis
mal and complete failure,” add
ing “under the present Republi
can administration there is no
hope for improvement.”
How to Hold Your Likker?
OKLAHOMA CITY, UP) — A
freshman Oklahoma legislator was
displeased today when the House
whacked off funds for an alco
hol education program in public
schools.
Rep. A. L. Mirrow, Dacoma,
said he didn’t believe such a pro
gram was needed until he was
elected to the Legislature.
But he added: “Since attending
a number of parties around the
city I’m convinced we need it.”
Oklahoma is constitutionally
dry.
Chilscn Approved as
Interior Under Se'retr.ry
WASHINGTON W—1The Senate
Interior Committee yesterday ap
proved President Eisenhower’s
nomination of Hatfield Chilson of
Colorado to be under secretary of
Interior.
Chilscn, a Loveland, Colo., at
torney, is now an assistant secre
tary of Interior in charge of pub
lic lands and Indian affairs.
Northern Lights Club New?
The Northern Lights Circle of
the Lutheran Church met last
Thursday evening at the home
of Mrs. Ingrid Waltersen.
Devotions were led by Mrs.
Royce, and Mrs. Knudson gave
the Bible lesson.
Delicious refreshments were
served following the business
meeting.
PIONEER ALASKA TEACHER
DIES IN SEATTLE AT 76
SEATTLE, March 8, Uft—Miss
Violet Bourgette, who taught
school for 40 years in Alaska, died
at St. Vincent’s Home here yes
terday. She was 76.
Miss Bourgette came to Seattle
after she retired in 1946. Her
teaching posts included Nome,
Anchorage and Juneau.
Requiem Mass will be said at,
Blessed Siacrament Church here.
COL. HARRY FISCHER IS
ALASKA ENGINEER OFFICER
WASHINGTON, UP>—The Army
yesterday announced the assign- >
memt of Col. Harry O. Fischer to
be engineer office* in Alaska.
Fischer, present district engi
neer officer at Fort Worth, will be
succeeded by Col. Walter J. Wells,
now at the War College.
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