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VOL. LXII No. 71NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1960Per Copy 15^
30,000 Cheer Ike at Anchorage, on First!
Stop of Far Eastern Goodwill Journey!
By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH
ANCHORAGE, Of) — President
Eisenhower took off today for a
three-day visit to the Philippines
— still determined to go on this
weekend to riot-plagued Japan.
The President, pleased by a
warm reception in Alaska, left
Elmendorf AFB aboard his jet
airliner. He scheduled a refueling
stop at Wake Island and arrival
at Clark Field near Manila at
about 11:45 p.m., PST, today.
Prospects were for a rousing
welcome for Eisenhower in Ma
nila, where he was stationed as
an Army officer in 1935-39.
But there was a risk of danger
— the possibility of physical harm
to the 69-year-old President —
on his scheduled arrival in
Tokyo.
In the Japanese capitol leftwing
mobs, now perhaps controlled by
Communists, still are intent on
trying to prevent or wreck the
projected Eisenhower visit.
About 200 persons were on
hand in the chilly early morning
hours to see the President off,
and his plane lifted into over
cast skies. The temperature was
only 50 degrees, but a cold wind
blew over the field.
Shouts of “goodbye” went to
the President from the onlookers,
and he boarded the plane behind
his son and daughter-in-law, Lt.
Col. and Mrs. John Eisenhower.
Before boarding the plane, Eis
enhower reviewed a military
honor guard in the company of
Lt. Gen. Frank Armstrong Jr.,
commander of all forces in
Alaska.
The President arrived in sunny
Anchorage, biggest city in the
49th State, yesterday morning
after a 3,700-mile non-stop flight
from Washington.
Refused to Abandon Trip
On leaving there, Eisenhower
said he had rejected advice that
he abandon or postpone his visit
to Tokyo because of riotous dem
onstrations there against the visit.
He is going ahead, Eisenhower
said, because the visit “represents i
an important phase of a program
whose paramount objective was,
and is, to improve the climate of
international understanding.” Al
luding then to the hate-propa
ganda campaign in Tokyo, the
President added:
“We should not permit unpleas
ant incidents and sporadic tur
moil, inspired by misled or hostile
agents, to dim for us the concrete
and gratifying results. They have
been to the great good of the en
tire world.”
An Anchorage Eisenhower was
met by his press secretary, James
Hagery, ■ who last week was be
sieged by a screaming Tokyo
mob from which he narrowly
escaped.
At a news conference, Hagerty
predicted only slight changes in
the original plans for the Presi
dent’s Tokyo visit. He said he
knew of no intention to eliminate
a 15-mile motorcade from the air
port to Emperor Hirohito’s down
town residence on arrival Sun
day.
He said in response to a ques
tion that he believes it “a well
proven fact” that the demonstra
tions in Japan are led by the
Communists.
Reports from Tokyo were that
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Western Europe Papers
Salute President’s Courage
In Making Tokyo Trip
LONDON, Ul) — Newspapers of
Western Europe today saluted
President Eisenhower’s courage
in carrying on with his visit to
Japan. But many expressed doubt
that the trip will prove worth
while.
Non-Communist newsapers of
France in general described the
visit as necessary though dan
gerous. Those of West Germany
took a similar view, though
Frankfurt’s independent Neue
Presse said “Nobody expects this
trip to strengthen American
Japanese relations.”
The London tabloid Daily Mir
. ror, often critical of U. S. foreign
policy, said “You’ve got to hand
it to President Ike. This man has
guts.”
The Stockholm Aftonbladet re
called that Archduke Francis Fer
dinand of Austria in 1914 rejected
warnings against his visit to Ser
bia and was assassinated, there
by setting off World War T.
Norway’s largest afternoon
newspaper, the Oslo Dagbladet,
said Eisenhower could hardly
avoid the trip, and wished him
well.
Tokyo Leftists
Easing Up on
Mob Action Plans
By RENE-GEORGES INAGAKI
TOKYO, m — Some leftist
groups appeared today to be
backing away from massive air
port demonstrations on the day
President Eisenhower arrives in
Tokyo. But the hard-core Com
munist Party leadership was re
ported still threatening violence.
The headquarters of the red
tinged Sohyo Labor Federation
said most members felt they
should not demonstrate at the
airport itself next Sunday.
Even the Communist wing of
the Zengakuren Student Federa
tion said it would refrain from
such acts of violence as it staged
against White House Press Secre
tary Hagerty last Friday.
Japanese security officials went
ahead with plans to mobilize 25,
000 police to protect Eisenhower
should mob action develop when
he arrives June 19.
A Tokyo police official ex
pressed confidence the force
would be able to cope with any
mob action, but added: “No
amount of security can guarantee
there will be no incident from an
individual terrorist.”
Police announced unprecedented
security measures.
Police sources said the Commu
nist Party had seized control of
the campaign against the Eisen
hower visit and the U. S.-Japan
mutual security treaty.
This was reported to have upset
the leadership of the Socialist
Party, which was already con
cerned over mounting public dis
favor with the anti-Eisenhower
agitation.
The leftists say the treaty will
make Japan liable to attack since
it permits the United States to
maintain military bases. They
want Japan to steer a so-called
neutral course in foreign affairs.
Deadline Nears
At Missile Plants
SAN DIEGO, Calif., UP)—Strike
deadlines neared today for 50,000
aircraft and missile workers as
they anxiously watched negotia
tions involving 30,000 others.
The 30,000 are employes of Con
vair Division of General Dynam
ics, builder of several Air Force
planes and the nation’s only com
bat-ready intercontinental mis
sile, the Atlas.
Six thousand members of the
Engineers and Architects Assn,
were called off the job at Convair
today and will be called off every
Monday until a wage dispute is
settled.
Four thousand members of the
International Assn, of Machinists
struck at Convair facilities at the
nation’s missile bases last week.
Another 2,000 at Convair plants
here voted strike authorization
but are still working pending ne
gotiations now under way with
Convair officials.
Ten thousand IAM workers in
Lockheed 'Missile Division plants
and 21,000 United Auto workers
at Douglas plants have served no
tice of intent to strike tomorrow
midnight.
Another 18,000 IAM workers at
Douglas plants are prepared to
strike Thursday midnight.
49-Star Flag Is
Proper Banner
For June 14th
WASHINGTON, UR—Old Glory,
which now contarins 49 stars, is
183 years old Tuesday, but it is
still proper to display your flag
even if it has fewer stars.
There are only two firm rules:
The flag should be in reasonably
good condition and without a
50th star.
The 50th star for Hawaii will
be added officially July 4. Until
then it is improper to display he
new flag.
The 49th star for Alaska be
came offical July 4, 1959.
Even after the 50-star flag be
comes official, most agencies of
the federal government will con
tinue to display 48-star and 49
star flags so long as they remain
in good condition and until pres
ent supplies of unused flags are
exhausted.
By act of Congress, the Presi
dent each year proclaims June 14
as Flag Day.
Death Wins South
Fairbanks Crap Game
FAIRBANKS UR — Death won
a crap game in South Fairbanks
last night.
A dispute over a game of dice
led to the fatal shooting of Wil
liam Davis, 45, of Clear.
Johnny Dennis, 45, of Fair
banks, in whose home the shoot
ing took place, is in critical condi
tion today at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
A first degree murder charge
has been lodged against Ceifus
Johnson, a resident of South
Fairbanks.
A single shot, fired during the
crap game dispute, passed through
Dennis and struck Davis in the
chest. Davis died a few hours
later.
The shooting occurred during
an all-night gambling session in
which more than 15 men took
part.
Immediately after the shooting,
all the gamblers vanished.
ACS Officials Inspect
Area Facilities
Col. William Feindel Jr., Dep
uty Chief of the Army Communi
cations System Divsion, Washing
ton, D. C.; Col. eGorge Rogers,
Commanding Officer, ACS, Se
attle; Thomas Riviere, Communi
cations Facilities Branch, Office
of the Chief Signal Officer, and
C. Waldon Lawrence, Special
Assistant to the Commanding Of
ficer, ACS, visited Nome Sunday.
The visit was in connection with
a command inspection of ACS fa
cilities in Alaska. Included in the
inspection agenda is a survey of
ACS communications construction
projects instituted to meet Ballis
tic Missile Early Warning System
(BMEWS) and Missile Detection
Alarm System (MIDAS) require
ments.
The visitors’ extensive itinerary
will take them to most of the
ACS stations and installations,
from Ketchikan to Kotzebue.
Their next planned stop after
leaving Nome is Bethel.
Wreckage Sighted Near
King Salmon Believed to
Be Pair Lost in Snowstorm
ANCHORAGE, Wl—The burned
wreckage of a small plane has
been sighted in a rugged area of
the Alaska Peninsula, about 40
miles west of King Salmon.
The Civil Air Patrol here said
it is believed the wreckage is
that of a Cessna 175 which van
ished on a flight from Anchorage
to Chugiak.
There were two persons aboard
the private plane, pilot Richard
Newton of Anchorage and Miss
Donna McGladrey, a schoolteach
er from Chugiak.
A spokesman said the wreckage
was sighted a short time ago by
an airline pilot who circled the
area and reported the visible
colors on the wrecked plane
matched those of the Newton
craft.
The CAP said other aircraft
from King Salmon would try to
land at or near the scene to make
further investigation.
Newton and Miss McGladrey
disappeared in a snowstorm and
a widespread search faile to un
cover any trace of them.
Chamber Names Chas.
Jones, Christy Waldheim
As Official Greeters
Pioneer King and Queen Re
gets were named for the Midnight
Sun Festival at the Chamber
meeting this noon. They will be
Charles Jones and Christie Wald
heim. Their official duty through
out the year, and until the next
Midnight Sun Festival, will be to
meet in pioneer garb all dis
tinguished guests arriving in
Nome, and to be offical greeters
when called upon, during the
next year.
Both these Pioneers are well
qualified for the honor, having
come to Alaska in its golden days,
and they are ardent boosters of
Northwestern Alaska, and have
given much of their time for the
promotion of good will to visitors
in our community, as well as gen
erously passing out the lore and
legends of this area.
TOKYO GROWS
TOKYO, UPi — The population
of Tokyo, the world’s largest city,
was 9,311,874 on Map 1, the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
reports. This shows an increase of
290,461 in one year.
Two Contenders
Await Draft In
Nomination Race
The political spotlight contin
ued to focus today on two men
who insist they are not candidates
for the Presidential nomination.
The men are Adlai Stevenson
and Nelson Rockefeller.
Both clearly stated their posi
tions Sunday as noncandidates.
But that did not eliminate them
as possiblities. Neither said he
would refuse a draft.
Stevenson’s position emerged as
a result of a public dialogue
with Eleanor Roosevelt, who has
called for a Democratic ticket of
Stevenson for President and Sen.
John Kennedy as Vice President.
“I have declined repeatedly to
comment on questions about a
‘draft’,” Steenson said in a mes
sage to Mrs. Roosevelt.
“I think I have made it clear
in my public life, however, that
I will serve my country and my
party whenever called upon.”
Mrs. Roosevelt, after receiving
the message, commented: “From
this statement, I think you will
find it clear that Mr. Stevenson
is a candidate. . .
Rockefeller gave his position on
a television program when he was
asked: “You will not under any
circumstances between now and
the convention declare yourself as
a candidate for the Republican
nomination, is that correct?”
“That is correct,” the Governor
I replied.
He' said that Vice President.
Nixon would receive the nomina
tion. /
But Rockefeller also said that
unless Nixon reveals new positions
on defense and foreign policy, “I
think it’s going to make it very
much more difficult for him to foe
elected.”
Rockefeller said he would sup
port Nixon, if nominated, wheth
er or not he elaborated his views.
Powers Gets Soviet Visa
WASHINGTON, UFi — Oliver
W. Powers, father of the cap
tured U-2 spy plane pilot, has
been granted a Soviet visa to go
to Moscow, a Russian Embassy
official said today.
Powers got the Soviet entry
permission promptly after receiv
ing a passport today from the
U. S. State Department. He indi
cated then he might go to Mos
cow in August to see his son.
A Russian diplomat said Pow
ers asked for and received a visa
which would allow him to visit
the Soviet Union anytime in the
next 90 days.
Alaska Gets $10,000 from
Runyon Cancer Fund
ANCHORAGE, UFi — Two Alas
ka hospitals received $5,000
checks from the Damon Runyon
Cancer Fund for cancer research
Sunday.
The checks — one for Provi
dence Hospital at Anchorage and
the other for St. Joseph’s Hospital
at Fairbanks — were presented
on behalf of the fund by Walter
Winchell, New York Daily Mirror
writer.
Winchell turned over the checks
to Anchorage Mayor George Byer,
shortly after a jet transport carry
ing newsmen arrived here from
Baltimore’s Friendship Airport.
Winchell was among the news
men traveling with President Eis
enhower on his mission to the
Far East.