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• VOL. LIX No. 77 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1957 Per Copy—15^
U.S. Jets Fly Over South ivorea
But Will Be Based in Japan
By CHARLES CHIN
SEOUL, l/P1—Sleek supersonic
American jet fighter planes flew
over South Korea today, one
week after the U.N. Command an
nounced it was bringing in new
arms to match the Communist
buildup in North Korea.
But the U.S. Air Force quickly
announced that the aircraft—
banned by the 1953 armistice—
would not be based in Korea.
They will fly over on “training” j
flights and return to their Japan- !
ese bases, landing in South Korea j
only for refueling or in emer- j
gencies.
Korean officials said they were i
not disturbed by the announce- |
ment that the planes would be;
flown from bases in Japan. De
fense Ministry sources seemed
confident the U. N. Command
would put modern aircraft on
South Korean bases despite to
day’s announcement.
A government spokesman said, j
“Whether the new planes are on ;
flights over Korea or are Landing !
at Korean bases is no great prob- ;
lem at this time . . . what we
value the highest is the U.N. deci
sion (to modernize forces in Ko
rea) itself.”
The first of the new planes
sighted were four faster-than
sound F-100 Super Sabre jets.
They flashed over Seoul shortly
after midday. Later a flight of six
B-57 twin-jet bombers roared
over the war-scarred capital.
The U.S. Air Force announced
that “all types of aircraft now in
use by the 5th Air Force (based
in Japan) are or will be flying the
skies and using the airways of
South Korea.”
Lightning Starts Three
More Forest Fires
In Fairbanks District
FAIRBANKS, (tf*—Lightning has
started three more fires in the
Fairbanks operational district, the
Bureatwof Land Management said
yesterday.
The fires, all in the Big Delta
area, brought the total to between
25 and 30, fifteen of them being
manned by the BLM.
The BLM said the biggest fire—
40,000 acres at Beaver Creek—has
a small percentage of the burning
line (about 3 or 4 miles* giving
firefighters the most trouble. A
helicopter, a light patrol plane,
and 70 men were fighting the fire.
Fifty men were battling a fire
at Grant Creek, 25 miles down
the Yukon from Tanana. Howev
er, the BLM said a 5,000-acre fire
north of Venetie has been con
trolled.
ATOM TEST WEAPON
FAILS TO EXPLODE
IN POWER FAILURE
. ATOMIC TEST SITE, Nev. W—
An atomic test weapon failed to
explode because of power failure
today but the device was success
fully disarmed several hours later.
The darkness and silence of the
misfire were as stunning to en
trenched marines and waiting ob
servers as the expected flash and
thunder of atomic explosion.
Surprised officials of the Atom
ic Energy Commission quickly
sent a five-man team up the 500
foot detonating tower to disarm
the device. The team made the
weapon harmless 3V2 hours after
the scheduled 4:45 a.m. blast.
This was the third misfire since
nuclear tests were started in 1751.
Appeals Court Upholds
Di?m'ssal of Suit Against
Alaska Fish Packers
SAN FRANCISCO UPt—1The U.S.
Court of Appeals yesterday ruled
in favor of eight Alaska fish pack
ing companies in their fight
against paying the territory $175,
000 in taxes.
The appeals court in a 2-1 deci
sion affirmed the dismissal of the
territory’s suit against the com
prnies by Federal District Judge
Walter H. Hodge at Juneau on
Dec. 11, 1956.
The territory claimed a legisla
tive mandate of 1953 which re
pealed the territory’s property
tax of 1949, contained a saving
section which would require the
companies to pay taxes due for
four years before the repeal.
The companies argued the re- |
peal exempted them from pay- 1
ment for those years 1949 thru
1952. The appeals court majority
decision said the repealing act j
“completely wiped out any tax
liability except as to municipal,
school or public utility district
taxes” which were not involved.
53-YEAR-OLD WALKS
LENGTH OF BRITAIN
JOHN O’GROATS HOUSE,
Scotland, LP)—William C. Merrett,
a 53-year-old South African, last
night completed a 911-mile walk
the length of the British Isles. It
took him 35 days.
Merrett started his walk at
Land’s End. the southernmost
point. John O’Groats is the north
ernmost point.
The Capetowner said he made
the walk to train for the 100-mile
Bath-to-London walking contest
on July 6. ,
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Tonsina Departs This a.m.,
Pal-sana Will Sail For
Nome July 10th
The Tonsina of the Alaska Line
completed unloading cargo h^re
and departed at 2 a.m. this morn
ing for St. Michael. After un
loading there it will proceed to
Unalakleet and Teller, thence fo
Bristol Bay to load salmon.
The Tatalina will sail from
Seattle July 2 and will call only
at Kotzebue and St. Michael.
The Palisana will sail July 10
calling only at Nome. She will
carry cargo on the southbound
trip from Nome. An announce
ment will be made later notifying
shippers when outgoing freight
will be received at the dock.
Billion Dollars
Restored to Funds
For Armed Forces
WASHINGTON tP—The Senate
Appropriations Committee voted
unanimously today to restore al
most a billion dollars of House
imposed cash cuts in funds for
the armed forces.
Its decision—a substantial vic
tory for the Eisenhower Adminis
tration—sends to the Senate for
consideration a $34 V2 billion bill
to maintain the armed forces in
the 12 months starting Monday.
Sen. Chavez (D-NM), chairman
of a subcommittee which drafted
the measure, said the amounts
recommended “will not whittle
one bit of strength from” the na
tion’s fighting forres.
The administration had protest
ed cuts made by the House would
make it impossible to maintain a
military establishment adequate
for the times.
The bill would restore $560,
873.000 of the House cuts in funds
for the Air Force, $157,731,000 in
funds for the Army, and $252,
900.000 in funds for the Navy.
Any differences between the
House bill and the one the Senate
passes will have to be adjusted by
a conference committee.
The Senate committee also ap
proved a report assailing “unwar
ranted waste of personnel and
appropriations” by the military
forces.
Two Frenchmen Start
Ocean Crossing on Raft
BORDEAUX, France tP—A raft
made of the trunks of seven pine
trees set out across the Atlantic
today.
Its crew, Guy Gouttepirfre and
Rene Lescombe, hope to reach
South America in four or five
months, then explore the Amazon.
Hurricane Hits Southwest Louisiana;
Death Toll Estimates From 200-4,000
LAKE CHARLES, La. W>)—Hur
ricane-battered southwest Louisi
ana counted a mounting death
toll today with official and unof
ficial estimates ranging from 200
to 4,000 fatalities.
The greatest concentration of
casualties from the swirling tide
waters was at the remote city of
Cameron, where 87 were pre
sumed dead.
The hurricane roared into the
Texas and Louisiana coasts yes
terday and earlier reports said 18
were lost and presumed dead.
Some of the victims were dupli
cated in today’s reports with the
fatalities standing at 100.
Weary rescue teams probed
the marshlands for victims or
survivors. Some reports said
bodies were found floating on
debris miles from Cameron.
Deputy Sheriff D. P. Vincent
of Cameron Parish was among
40 survivors brought in on the
Coast Guard boat Blue Bonnett
just after daybreak today.
Vincent said he believed that
"3,000 to 4.000 drowned" as the
huge tidal waves swept inland.
The report of 87 dead at Cam
eron by police radio came after
earlier tolls placed the storm’s
victims at 18. Five of the 18 were
from Cameron.
Ken Dixon, managing editor of
the Lake Charles American Press
said he believed the fatalities
would easily run into several hun
dreds.
Coast Guard Chief Boatswain’s
Mate E. L. Begler, who piloted
the boat that brought in Vincent
and the other survivors, said
when informed of Vincent’s esti
mate:
It's hard to tell how many
died. So many people talk of
losing families of six or nine.
Another survivor, an old
wcman counting her fingers,
said, "I lost all my six children.
The Red Cross disaster head
quarters released a 12-name casu
alty list. Abel Lablanc, a Negro
whose two children are missing,
said a 15-foot tidal wave hit their
big home.
Interior Endorses
Hawaii Program
For Offshore Land
By HARRISON HUMPHRIES
WASHINGTON UPV—'The speak
er of the Hawaii House of Repre
sentatives said today Interior De
partment officials have indicated
endorsement of legislation needed
to activate a 50-year economic de
velopment program in Hawaii.
The economic development bill
was enacted at the recently con
cluded session of the Hawaii Leg
islature.
Vincent Esposito, the presiding
officer in the House, said transfer
of title of coral reefs and sub
merged lands of the Oahu shore
line from the federal government
to the territory is required to im
plement the program.
His plan calls for filling the
offshore areas lo provide about
2,000 acres for hotels and tour
ist attractions, and another
1,200 acres for an industrial
park, Esposito said.
The House speaker said he had
discussed the matter with An
thony Lausi, director of the Inter
ior Department Office of Terri
tories, and received his “happy
endorsement.’
Farmer Fires Buckshot
At Bothersome Plane,
Scores Direct Hit
LOCKHART, Texas, UP>—1The
third time an Army liaison plane
buzzed him while he walked in
his field, farmer Robert Lee Bart
ling said he picked up his .410
gauge shotgun and blasted the
small craft full of buckshot.
Bartling, 35, was charged yes
terday in the court of Justice of
the Peace W. H. Hill with firing
a weapon into an airplane.
Bartling admitted shooting at
the plane after it buzzed him sev
eral times. He said he was carry
ing the gun because of rattle
snakes on his farm.
The craft, a small L-19 single
engine plane, returned to Camp
Gary Army field near San Marcos
in central Texas, some 18 miles
away.
It’s flaps were damaged and
buckshot was imbedded in the
fuselage. The pilot was not hurt.
Hawaii Governor
Declines to Predict
Chances of Statehood
WASHINGTON, UP> —Hawaii
Gov. Samuel Wilder King today
declined to predict the outcome
of Hawaii statehood legislation in
this session of Congress.
He said Eisenhower Adminis
tration sources appear “very op
timistic” about the chances for
passage of bills for both Alaska
and Hawaii, but in conferences
on Capitol Hill he had found also
“a good deal of pessimism.”
King conferred yesterday with
Secretary of Interior Seaton but
said he could not disclose the sub
ject matter of the interview.