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Floods Threaten Pittsburgh; 15 Die,
$3 Million Damage in Ohio Storms
By the Associated Press
Flood waters swept down the
Monongahela River into the
Pittsburgh area today in the
midst of heavy rains that battered
the Ohio valley.
At least 15 deaths and damage
estimated upwards of $3 million
were caused by storms that hit
eastern Ohio and western Penn
sylvania.
A Pittsburgh crest of 26 feet—
a foot above theoretical flood
stage—was predicted by the fed
eral-state Flood Forecast Service.
The flood waters which surged
from southwestern Pennsylvania
and West Virginia had kicked up
levels five feet or more above
capacity on upstream Monongahe
la communities.
Meanwhile, scores tf towns in
the Pittsburgh area were cleaning
up debris from flash floods. Pow
erful river waters ripped loose a
fleet of 23 anchored barges—caus
ing considerable damage. A der
rick and several barges sank in
the river.
Canonsburg, 25 miles southwest
of Pittsburgh, had to evacuate
more than 50 families as waters
reached the highest level recalled
in 50 years. The Red Cross set up
emergency shelters for evacuated
families in Carnegie, 10 miles
from Pittsburgh.
A series of storms left much
destruction in northern Ohio,
knocking down many trees and
electric wires in Cleveland, Ak
ron, Canton and other cities.
Cleveland had power failure for
nearly 15 hours in parts of the
city. Lightning set off a fire that
destroyed a women’s apparel
plant employing 35 persons near
Conneaut, Ohio.
A man and his daughter were
electrocuted 10 miles southeast of
Youngstown. No casualties were
reported from small tornadoes
that tore thru a wooded area two
miles north of Youngstown. But
the accompanying winds caused
heavy property damage in the
Youngstown-Warren area.
Clarksburg, Morgantown and
Salem were the hardest hit cities
in West Virginia. More than 4V4
inches fell on Morgantown in two
weekend installments. Damage in
the area was estimated at “hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
Between 75 and 100 families
were forced from their homes at
Clarksburg after nearly 2Vi inch
es of rain fall.
15 JAPANESE DIE IN
STORMS AND HEAVY SURF
TOKYO, (if)—Weekend storms
and heavy surf took at least 15
Japanese lives over the weekend.
Three persons were missing and
several thousand were flooded
out.
A nine-day heat wave has sent
record crowds hurrying to the
beaches, mountains and other re
sort areas.
U.S. Warships’ Sailing
From Itailian Ports
Called Pure Coincidence
NAPLES, Italy, iiP—Warships
of the powerful U.S. 6th Fleet put
to sea today from six Italian ports
on redeployment maneuvers that
Navy officials said were sched
uled for six weeks ago.
Italian newspapers ran front
page speculation that the sailings
were connected with the Suez
crisis.
“There just is not one word^of
truth in it," a Navy spokesman
said. He said the Italian govern
ment had been informed the ships
would be sailing a month ago.
“The 6th Fleet does this all
thru the year, shifting from port
to port in the Mediterranean. It
is coincidence, pure and simple.”
Stassen 'Dump Nixon* Drive Blasted
As Disrupter of Republican Unity
Bu the Associated Press
The Republican row over Vice
President Nixon showed no signs
of abating today. White House
aide Harold Stassen renewed his
“dump Nixon” crusade Sunday
while Nixon supporters continued
blasting Stassen as a disrupter of
GOP solidarity.
Rep. Walter Judd (R-Minn) said
Stassen's drive "could seriously
injure the prospects for Eisen
hower himself if it goes on un
checked.”
Judd, who has been generally
a Stassen backer for years, pro
posed Stassen’s name for the pres
idential nomination at the Re
publican convention eight years
ago.
'A 'Consuming Ambition'
Rep. Pat Hillings (R-Calif) said
“a consuming ambition to be
President” is Stassen’s reason for j
plumping for Gov. Christian Her
ter of Massachusetts instead of
Nixon as Eisenhower’s 1956 run
* ning mate.
Stassen yesterday named half
a dozen other Republicans he said
are behind him in his drive to
unseat Nixon in favor of Herter.
Most prominent of the six was
former Gov. Rpbert Bradford of
Massachusetts.
California GOPs Back Nixon
In California yesterday, the Re
publican State Central Committee
enthusiastically backed an Eisen
hower-Nixon ticket after endorse
ments by Sens. Knowland and
Kuchel of California.
But Nixon’s fellow Californian,
Gov. Goodwin Knight, continued
his refusal to give Niron a direct
endorsement. Knight told news
men Saturday he is confident Eis
enhower could carry California,
but is not so sure about an Eisen
hower-Nixon ticket. But Knight
said, “I will support whomever
the President and the convention
selects with enthusiasm.”
In Washington, Sen. McCarthy
was questioned about Nixon and
replied: “Dick has been a good
vice president ... I can see' no
reason for dumping him at all.”
Air Fares Between
States and Alaska
Reduced 10 Pet.
SEATTLE — Effective Oct. 1.
Clipper travel to artd from Alaska
will be 10 percent cheaper, D. E.
McMorran, PAA regional traffic
and sales superintendent said to
day. The saving will result from
a bill signed recently by Presi
dent Eisenhower abolishing the
10 percent federal tax on travel
between the continental United
States and Alaska or Hawaii.
Elimination of the tax will
mean a saving of $20.70 on the
round trip fare between Seattle
and Nome.
Travel within the continental
United States enroute to or from
Seattle will remain taxable.
Red China
Grants Visas
To U.S. Newsmen
HONG KONG, M—Communist
China today granted entry per
mits to five American newsmen.
The action ended a seven-year
ban on U.S. correspondents.
Peiping cabled the five Ameri
cans that they could pick up visas
good for one month at the Red
China embassy in Moscow or at
Sumchon, across the border from
Hong Kong.
The newsmen are John Roder
ick of the Associated Press, Gor
don Walker of the Christian Sci
ence Monitor, Robert Martin of
U.S. News and World Report,
James Robinson of the National
Broadcasting Co., and Robert
Chusman of McGraw-Hill Pub
lishing Co.
No American correspondents
have been permitted in China
since the 1949 conquest by the
Communists. The Red regime has
permitted extensive visits by cor
respondents from most other
countries.
Correspondents believed the re
laxing of Peiping’s ban was con
nected with the meeting in Pei
ping Sept. 15 of the eighth con
gress of the Chinese Communist
Party. The Reds say the congress
will be an important meeting.
INSITE DOG FINDS WAY
TO BITE POSTMAN (
RICHMOND, Va., (A4—'This big
bad doggie thought of a new way
to bite the mailman after his mis
tress locked him in the house.
Postmaster Fergus McRee said
the pup nipped the carrier’s fin
gers while mail was being slipped
through the front door letter slot.
Rep. Hinshaw, 62, Is
7 th Member to Die
During 84th Congress
WASHINGTON, <&—Rep. Carl
Hinshaw of California died last
night, at the age of 62, of pneu
monia and heart complications.
A Republican from Pasadena,
Hinshaw had been a member of
the House since 1939,
He died at the nearby Bethesda
(Md.) Naval Hospital, to which he
had been admitted July 27, the
day Congress adjourned. He was
the seventh member to die during
the two years of the 84th Con
gress.
British Aircraft Carrier Sails to
Mediterranean; 1500 Paratroops
With Battle Equipment Go, Too
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Mont Blanc Claims
Seven Lives in Series
Of Climbing Accidents
CHAMINOX, France, WV-Res
cue parties picked their ' way
down the sheer slopes of Mont
Blanc today with five bodies and
three injured survivors, follow
ing a series of climbing accidents.
Two Frenchmen who fell while
climbing the north face of Bion
nassy Peak had not been found.
Rescuers had little hope that they
were alive.
Four climbing parties roped in
pairs were known to have fallen
on the 15,781-foot mountain. A
sudden freeze following an earlier
thaw made its surface unusually
treacherous.
The dead included a Scandina
vian, two Parisians and two Ital
ians. Another Scandinavian and
two Germans were injured.
Govt. Promises
To Use Eskimos In
Den Line Stations
WASHINGTON (Special to the
Nugget)—Meeting here with high
officials of the Federal Electric
Corporation concerning employ
ment of Eskimos on a permanent
basis on the DEW Line when the
government project is placed in
operational status, Delegate E. L.
Bartlett said he found the com- j
pany officials most cooperative. I
"They are willing to do
everything possible to give per
manent employment to the Es
kimo people who have or may
acquire in training periods the
necessary skills," Bartlett said.
Among those at the meeting
were Maj. Gen. F. H. Lanahan
USA (Ret.), Executive Vice Presi
dent of the Federal Electric Cor
poration, and Vice Adm. Richard
H. Cruzen, USN (Ret.) project
manager for the DEW Line. The
corporation has the contract for
operating the DEW Line for the
federal government.
As long ago as last fall Bart
lett urged in a letter addressed
to Secretary of Defense Wilson
that in many cases the Eskimo
people would make the best pos
sible employees because of their
mechanical aptitudes and because
with them there would be no per
sonnel problem such as may oc
cur when white people move into
a strange country. Bartlett's com
munication was directed to the
Secretary of Defense before the
contract was let to a private op
erator.
“I was most pleased with the
obvious decision of Adm. Cruzen
as project manager and of Gen.
Lanahan to take advantage of the
uniquely favorable labor supply
available to the corporation,”
Bartlett said. “The company of
ficials told me that they expect
to work closely with the Alaska
Native Service which will ap
point a placement officer soon.”
LONDON, Ufi—The 22,000-ton
aircraft carrier Bulwark sailed
for the Mediterranean today to
bolster British forces in any
showdown with Egypt over the
nationalization of the Suez Canal.
Families and sweethearts waved
and shouted farewells as the 29
million-dollar carrier, completed
only two years ago, left the giant
naval base at Portsmouth.
The Bulwark's departure was
another of the military measures
being taken by Prime Minister
Eden to counter Egyptian Presi
dent Gamal Nasser’s seizure of
the canal.
Eden has already called up a
limited number of reservists and
halted the return of some soldiers
from overseas bases.
Yesterday a crack brigade of
some 1,200 paratroopers sailed
with full battle equipment for the
Mediterranean.
The British preparations had
Egypt looking to its defenses.
Nasser’s government announced
it was calling a “limited number”
of reservists back into uniform.
The latest round in the Suez
battle of nerves came as Britain
waited for Nasser, to answer her
invitation to a 24-nation confer
ence here Aug. 16 to discuss plac
ing the great waterway under
international control.
Six nations reportedly have ac
cepted Britain’s invitation so far:
Australia, Portugal, Pakistan, It
aly, Ceylon and Turkey.
Nasser was understood to be
having second thoughts about his
reported initial intention to reject
the invitation outright. Some dip
lomatic sources here speculated
he would agree to attend the con
ference if it were held elsewhere
than in London and if it were en
larged to include more countries
which support his action.
Rome was one site suggested
for the parley.
Nasser continued diplomatic dis
cussions in search of backing. He
conferred for an hour yesterday
with Soviet Ambassador E. D.
Kisselev, whose government also
has been invited to the London
conference. It was their third
meeting since Britain issued the
invitations last week.
Millions Being Spent
For Construction at
Eielson Air Force Base
ANCHORAGE, MV-The Alaska
District Corps of Engineers said
today a contract for $277,150 has
been awarded for restoration of
20 units in family housing quar
ters at Eielson AFB, Fairbanks,
to B-E-C-K Constructors, Seattle.
The family housing rehabilita
tion contract is the first of eight
proposed projects for construction
on Eielson during the next five
months at an estimated total of
more than $iV,vOOO,000.
Contracts completed the early
part of this year at Eielson under
supervision of the Corps of En
gineers totaled about $25,000,000
Other construction now underway
totals about six million dollarg.