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Microphone and Theft of Papers
Turns Goldfine Investigation Into
Probe of Committee’s Own Staff
WASHINGTON, UP) — A batch
of Bernard Goldfine’s confiden
tial papers was reported stolen
from a hotel room today. A mic
rophone was found planted to
eavesdrop on conversation of his
aides quartered in the same hotel.
The sensational developments
swirled around a Congressional
investigation of relations between
Goldfine, a Boston industrialist,
and White House aide Sherman
Adams. The probe suddenly was
converted into an investigation
by the committee of its own staff.
Washington police also were in
vestigating, and the FBI was re
ported to be.
The committee’s chief investi
gator, Baron I. Shacklette, was in
a hotel room next door to the
suite occupied by Goldfine aides
when the microphone was found
in the early morning hours.
With him was Jack Anderson, a
legman for columnist Drew
Pearson.
The listening device was in
side Shacklette’s room but placed
at the crack under a door leading
to an adjoining suite. This suite
was occupied by Jack Lotto, a
Admission Of
Alaska Worth
6A Dozen Sputniks'
WASHINGTON, UP) — Sen.
Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn) says
admission of Alaska, as the 49th
state “is worth a dozen sputniks.”
“It will help in our troubled
world relations,” Kefauver said
in a program recorded with Ern
est Gruening, former governor of
Alaska, for use over Tennessee
television stations.
Kefauver said Soviet propagan
dists have been claiming through
out the world “that they are a
true example of freedom, when
we know they are a shining ex
ample of tyranny and oppres
sion.”
Admission of Alaska as a
state offers a sharp contrast with
Russian treatment of its satel
lites such as Hungary, he-said.
Kefauver said the world will
appreciate this difference partic
ularly because the United States
acquired Alaska by purchase
from Russia in 1867.
Gruening predicted that admis
sion of Alaska as a state will re
vive the pioneer spirit in America.
“The people who went to
Alaska followed the oldest Amer
ican tradition—t h e westward
quest for greater freedom and
greater opportunity,” he said.
“Young people will go there,
people who are a little bit doubt
ful about their opportunity at
home. We have thepa now from
every state in the union.”
SUNDAY BALL SCORES
National League
Milwaukee 2, Pittsburgh 0
San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4
Chicago 6. Los Angeles 2
Philadelphia 7-11, Cincinnati 1-4
American League^
Boston 10, New York 4
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 5
Detroit 2, Chicago 1
Washington 4, Baltimore 3
Pacific Coast League
Salt Lake City 2-3, San Diego 1-11
Vancouver 7-7, Phoenix 6-11
Sacramento 2, Portland 1
Seattle 3, Spokane 1
public relations man and others
helping Goldfine fight accusa
tions of finagling with Adams to
influence government agencies.
This sensation was still rumb
ling when in mid-morning Gold
fine’s secretary, Miss Mildred
Paperman, reported that bank
records, correspondence and other
Goldfine documents in her keep
ing had been stolen from her
room.
The House committee met in an
emergency session.
After 1V4 hours of closed door
huddling, Chairman Oren Harris
(D-Ark) told newsmen the com
mittee would “get to the bottom”
of the incidents.
Asked whether the committee
had engaged in gestapo tactics—
a word used by Goldfine and
j some associates — Harris said
tightlipped:
“None is authorized and none
will be permitted.”
One of the questions the com
mittee discussed was whether to
fire Shacklette. The only de
cision was to leave the matter
open for the time being.
Some legal authorities who pre
ferred not to be quoted expressed
belief that the use of a micro
phone did not violate any federal
statutes.
Russians Release
9 U.S. Airmen
MOSCOW, m — The Soviets to
day released nine U. S. airmen
whose military transport was
forced down inside Soviet Ar
menia 11 days ago.
U. S. Ambassador Llewellyn
Thompson said the men were
turned over to U.S. authorities
on the Soviet-I'ranian border.
This left nine U.S. Army men
in the hands of Communist East
Germans. Their helicopter
strayed into East Germany June
7.
The U.S.S.R. announced on
June 28 that the C-118 military
transport had been caught by
Soviet fighters inside the Soviet
Armenian border and forced to
land.
The U.S. embassy in Moscow
had since been negotiating at high
j level for the return of the men.
Three Counties “Secede” From Texas
Because Alaska Becomes the 49th State
ALPINE, Tex., UPi — Part of
Texas has “seceded” from the
rest of the state because of the
admission of Alaska to the union
—and the “way things are going
in the rest of Texas.”
Dr. W. E. Lockhart, mayor of
Alpine, called the resolution
passed by the Alpine City Com
mission Saturday “a gag resolu
tion” but said the commission
believed it expressed the senti
ments of every person in the
sparsely settled Big Bend coun
try of far west Texas bordering
Mexico.
Alpine, Lockhart said was the
biggest city in the biggest county
in the biggest state until Alaska
barged into the union. Now, he
said, Brewster, Presidio and Jeff
Davis Counties just want out.
The resolution said in part.
“Whereas the people of these
three counties are getting a belly
full of the way thing are going
in the rest of Texas anyway, be
it therefore resolved that the
people of Brewster, Presidio and
Jeff Davis Counties form the
solemn and separate state of Big
Bend, that the state of Texas be
notified that this three-county
area is no longer a part or par
cel of the state of Texas and that
Texas should cease collecting
taxes in the state of Big Bend
at once, and the federal govern
ment in Washington be notified
that Big Bend is a separate state
and now ready to be put on the
roll of the list of states receiv
ing federal aid.”
Dr. Lockhart noted that the
‘‘new state” has less than one
person per square mile of ter
ritory but that its area is larg
er than Rhode Island, Vermont,
Delaware, Maryland, Connecti
cut, Massachusetts, New Jersey
or New Hampshire.'
j President Signed Alaska
j Statehood Bill Today
WASHINGTON, UP) — Presi
dent Eisenhower signed the
Alaska statehood bill today
paving the way for the terri
tory's admission to the union
later this year.
WILLIAM EGAN TO RUN
FOR U. S. SENATOR
. WASHINGTON, UP) — Provis
ional Senator William A. Egan,
Valdez, announced he would be
a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for U. S. senator from
Alaska in tjie primary next fall.
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636 Persons Die.
Over The Fourth
(Bv The Associated Press)
Traffic 364
Drownings 179
Miscellaneous 93
Total 636
Cautious driving by millions of
homeward bound motorists across
the nation held the July 4th
weekend holiday traffic toll well
below the pre-holiday estimate of
410.
Although late reports are ex
pected to boost the total of dead
somewhat, it appears that the
final count, happily, would be
below the record toll forecast by
the National Safety Council for a
three day July 4th holiday period.
Fatal highway mishaps got off
to a fast start but tapered off
commencing Saturday afternoon
after early reports indicated the
holiday would end up with a new
record of traffic dead.
The safety council attributed
the lower death toll to energetic
traffic enforcement and the shock
of the skyrocketing death toll
during the early hours of the
holiday.
Where Did He Come From?
CHARLESTON, S.C., UP) — A
fully-clothed man wearing a life
preserver came swimming out of
the sea here Friday. He waded
ashore under the round eyes of
sunbathers, took off the preserver
and his socks.
Asked what was going on, the
man said he had been working on
a shrimp trawler beyond the
horizon. “The sun was hot and
I wasn’t making enough money,”
he said. “So I just decided to
take off.”
19-Year-Olds to Vote In Alaska’s
First State Election to be Called Soon
JUNEAU, UP) — Nineteen year
olds are assured a vpte in the
first state elections in Alaska this
fall, Atty. Gen. J. Gerald Wil
liams says.
Williams also ruled out the
necessity of a last special session
of the territorial legislature to
appropriate funds to finance the
elections.
A special session would be up
to Gov. Stepovich, but he is not
expected to call the lawmakers
together unless it is absolutely
necessary.
Williams returned last week!
from a long trip in the East and
conferred at length Saturday with
his chief assistant attorney gen
eral, David J. Free.
They say the existing terri
torial election machinery can be
adapted to the state election
provisions of the Alaska consti
tution without additional legis
lation.
Use of the proposed constitu
tion as an election guide means
the voting age will be lowered
from the territorial minimum of
21 years, and the ballot will be
extended to 19 and 20 year old
residents.
A proclamation fixing primary
and general election dates is ex
pected to be issued shortly after
the return to Juneau of Gov.
Stepovich. A special election' at
which Alaska voters can accept
or reject statehood probably will
be a part of the primary voting.
Williams says appropriated
funds already are available from
at least four sources to cover
the cost of the fall elections.
Last April’s territorial primary
—which will be voided if state
hood is approved—cost about
$33,000. The first state elections
probably will run to a total of
about $70,000, Williams estimated.
These sources of revenue were
listed as legally available for use
this fall: The election appropri
ation of the 1957 territorial leg
islature, with $29,400 remaining
from the initial appropriation of
$62,800; unexpended funds of the
Alaska statehood committee, with
about $32,000 remaining from
the initial appropriation of
$53,000; unexpended funds ap
propriated to the Alaska Tenn
essee Plan delegation for pub
licity and miscellaneous expenses
about $15,000, and the governor’s
emergency fund, with about
$10,000 remaining from the initial
appropriation.
Under statehood, Alaskans will
elect a governor, a secretary of
state, two U. S. senators, one
U.S. representative and 20 state
senators and 40 members of the
I state House of Representatives.
Here’s Lineup
For The All-Star
Game Tomorrow
BALTIMORE, W — Bob Tur
ley of the New York Yankees and
Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee
Braves today were named start
ing pitchers for Tuesday’s 25th
All-Star Baseball Game.
The batting orders:
National League—Willie Mays,
San Francisco, cf; Bob Skinner,
Pittsburgh, If; Stan Musial, St.
Louis, lb; Hank Aaron, Milwau
kee, rf; Ernie Banks, Chicago, ss;
Hank Thomas, Pittsburgh, 3b;
Bill Mazeroski, Pittsburgh, 2b;
Del Crandall, Milwaukee, c; and
Warren Spahn, Milwaukee, p.
American League—rNelson Fox,
Chicago, 2b; Mickey Mantle, New
York, cf; Jackie Jensen, Boston,
rf; Bob Cerv, Kansas City, If;
Bill Skowron, New York, lb;
Frank Malzone, Boston, 3b; Gus
Triandos, Baltimore, c; Luis Ap
aricio, Chicago, ss, Bob Turley,
New York, p.
The game will start at 9 a.m.
PST in the Baltimore Memorial
Stadium.
Only One Quadruplet
Still Living of Four
Born Saturday
MANKATO, Minn., IJPl — The
third of the Hansen quadruplets
born here Saturday died early
today.
Attendants at Immanuel Hos
pital said Penelope died at 5:42
a.m. They said the surviving in
fant, Rebecca, remained in sat
isfactory condition.
The quadruplet daughters were
born early Saturday to Mrs.
Gerald Hansen, 26, wife of a
Mankato school teacher. Two of
the babies, Christine and Deborah,
died that night. The babies
weighed about two pounds each
and were 2Vz months premature.
Hawaii Delegates
In Capitol Press
For Statehood
WASHINGTON, UP) —- Three
Hawaii delegations united today
to press for statehood this year
but Del. John A. Burns urged
caution in forcing the issue.
Spokesman for the three visit
ing groups expressed hope that
Congress will act this year to
make Hawaii the 50th state, but
Burns took a far more pessimis
tic view.
“We are all agreed on one thing
—we are here for statehood now,”
Lorrin Thurston, chairman of the
Hawaii Statehood Commission
told a reporter following the
strategy meeting.
Thurston heads an eight-mem
ber delegation of Hawaii state
hood commission members. Re
publican Governor William F.
Quinn brought another group
which includes former governor
and delegate Samuel Wilder
King and former delegate Mrs.
Joseph R. Farrington, both Re
publicans. A third group is com
posed of Hawaii Republican Par
ty leaders.
Burns said Hawaii must be
“very careful in not displaying
partisanship in a political sense”
in the statehood push, adding
that Alaska achieved statehood
last week in a “splendid biparti
san movement.”
Burns expressed fear that “an
abortive attempt this year would
be very damaging” to Hawaii’s
statehood chances in Congress
next year.
As each day goes by, he said
“I am less hopeful that state
hood can be achieved this year.”
GOV. STEPOVICH TO
RETURN HOME MONDAY
JUNEAU, UPi — Gov. Stepovich
will return to Alaska next Mon
day, his office announced today.
He now is in California.