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A CASE CLOSE TO HOME
The urgent need for passage of the Mental Health
Bill now before Congress was brough close to home
Wednesday when a*young native was brought before
the necessary civilian jury to be tried, as a criminal
would be tried, for insanity.
The King Island citizen needed medical care, spec
ialized care, as he was confused and unhappy. This was
proved by testimony of a doctor, nurse and minister,
all of whom were concerned about him. The jury, all
conscientious members of the community, had no
choice but to brand him insane so that he might get
this needed care.
With the passage of the Mental Health Bill, this
man would be treated as a sick person and hospitalized
as other sick people are—treated, cured and returned
to society without the stigma of “crazy” to follow him
and his family for the rest of his days.
QUESTION OF THE ERA: CO EXISTENCE
A Communist term, co-existence, has in recent
months clearly become the dominating question of our
era. Because of indication^ from Moscow that the Rus
sians are as afraid of U.S. atomic attack as we are of a
Russian attack, there appears to be at least a chance
for co-existence for some years to come.
Whether this country and the U.S.S.R. will suc
ceed in co-existence is a question diplomats, and ordi
nary people of the world, are trying to answer. Recent
articles and statements by official Communists, how
ever, indicate chances are better now than they have
been since the cold war began.
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State
Dulles have recently been stressing the theme that
U.S.-Soviet understanding is the key to world peace.
Sir Winston Churchill is also of the opinion that a way
of living together with the Russians may be found, and
that if it is, it will avoid a war which would ruin our
civilizaton.
Realizing this, and the vital importance of avoiding
another war, as realized by many of the world’s leaders
today, it is obvious that talk of preventive war, of
inevitable war and of inevitable defeat in any co-exist
ence plan is highly dangerous. Moreover, it is irrespon
sible. Every American has an obligation to support the
honorable efforts of this country to find a “modus
vivendi” in the world today.
Eisenhower Okays
Sale of Munz
Airways to Mays
WASHINGTON, i/fl —President
Eisenhower Friday approved the
sale of Munz Airways at Nome
to its general manager, Howard J.
Mays.
His action put into effect a
certificate issued by the Civil
Aeronautics Board last Dec. 22,
but not heretofore made public.
The CAB ordered transferred
to Mays the irregular route oper
ated by Munz Airways between
all points on Seward Peninsula,
and the airline’s regular routes
between Nome and Taylor, and
between Taylor and Kotzebue by
way of Candle and Deering.
Munz Airways has authority to
carry passengers and cargo, but
not mail.
The CAB said William Munz
has operated the airline since
1952, but is unable to continue
to do so because of ill health.
Mays, general manager since
last March, agreed to buy the air
line for $50,000. He has paid
$6,000 down and will pay the re
maindre at the rate of $5,000 a
year. *
Mays, a commercial pilot, has
four years of flying experience
in Alaska, including a year and
a halt with Alaska Airlines.
The order did not indicate the
aircraft or other equipment in
volved in the sale.
State Dept. Feels
Red China Offer Is
Propaganda Trap
By William Galbraith
WASHNGTON, <#i—'The State
Department feels Red China has
set up a slick propaganda trap in
offering to let families of 1 *1 Am
ericans imprisoned there visit
their kin, officials said Saturday.
The families have been told in
telegrams from the Air Force and
Defense Departments that they
can accept the Communist invita
tion but must do so at their own
risk because this country cannot
guarantee the safety of anyone
going to Red China.
But the State Department, which
has the final say-so on authoriz
ing the trips, hopes to discourage
the families from going. The de
partment has made no final de
cision ori whether it will grant
passports to the families and lift
its ban on travel to Red China.
Some congressmen quickly rec
ognize the propaganda booby trap.
Senate Republican Leader Wil
liam F. Knowland <R-Calif) la
beled the offer part of a “propa
ganda buildup.” Sen. Walter F.
George <D-Ga> said the Red move
may be for propaganda purposes
but may also turn out to be a
goodwill gesture.
But officials said the Commu
nist offer to let relatives visit the
15 Air Force men and two civil
ians in Red Chinese prisons is a
propaganda trap which shapes up
this way:
If the relatives make the trip,
they will be given “red carpet”
treatment. The prisoners will be
fattened up, dressed well and put
in good jails to shovv the relatives
that the Communist Chinese real
ly are good people.
If the United States refuses to
let the relatives go to Red China, j
the Communists can embark on a
bitter propaganda campaign tell
ing the world that the United
States is engaged in police state
methods and the the U.S. govern
ment is so brutal it won’t even
allow families to see their jailed
husbands, sons and brothers.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Jessie Gallahorn of
Kotzebue.
Discharged: Josephine Kaija,
B. Penetac, Polyanna Tocktoo.
Canada to Fly
Over North Pole
Vancouver-Europe
VANCOUVER, B.C.,UD—The first
Canadian air service over the di
rect polar route between Vancou
ver and Amsterdam will be
opened early in May, President
G. W. G. McConachie of the Can
adian Pacific Airlines announced
here Friday.
The federal government an
nounced that CPA’s application
for operation of a transarctic ser
vice h^s been approved.
“We are delighted that the cab
inet has recognized the signifi
cance of this newest travel route
to Europe,” said Mr. McConachie.
“We are fully aware of the re
sponsibility involved in develop
ing this important and strategic
service for Canada.”
Initially, CPA will schedule one
flight weekly in each direction.
Eastbound flights will depart
from Vancouver^ every Friday, ar
riving at Amsterdam 18 hours 30
minutes later. A refueling stop
will be made at Churchill, Man.,
enroute.
Westbound flights, against pre
vailing winds, will refuel at Son
destrom, Greenland, enroute to
Vancouver. Departures from Am
sterdam will be scheduled for
every Saturday evening arriving
in Vancouver Sunday mornings.
CPA will use Super DC-6B air
craft on the 4,825-mile polar
route. Connections will be made
at Vancouver with Australia, New
Zealand and Orient services while
the Amsterdam “free customs air
port” will provide connections
with all European capitals.
Lannen Recount
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tween two and three weeks, be
cause close to 25,000 ballots are
involved.
One of the specific challenges
raised is that a number of absen
tee ballots were thrown out by
election officials in Juneau on the
grounds that the U.S. commis
sioner had not stamped them
properly. He contends that such
action was improper because it
deprives a citizen of his vote
through an official’s error and
not through any fault of the voter.
“Of course, I have no assurance
that the ballots which were
thrown out were for me but I in
sist they should be counted,” he
said.
There also appears to be anoth
er legal issue, whether the ballots
set aside by the election officials
can be included by the recount
board in their count. It is an
other legal bridge to be crossed.
Meanwhile, Lannen is sticking
close to Juneau.
Austrian Team Leads in
Bobsled Championship
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland, (.¥)—
The Austrian team of Paul Aste
and Heinz Isser snatched the lead
at the halfway point of the world
two-man bobsled championship
Saturday. Their combined time
was 2:46.7 for two runs down the
icy, 1,600-meter Olympic course.
The American team of Dick
Severino of Saratoga Springs,
N.Y., and Bruce Rowlett of Hutch
inson, Kan., was in fourth place
with a total time of 2:47.8. They
are just about out of the running
if the Austrians keep up their
brilliant performances.
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