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THE VAPOR TRAIL
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American Jobs Exported
AT FIRST GLANCE, it would be hard for anyone
to condemn the government’s policy of allowing
America’s waste materials to be exported to foreign
countries. But to the nation’s aluminum smelting
industry, supplier to foundries across the country,
scrap aluminum is life-blood. Yet the government
recently turned thumbs down on a smelter appeal to
limit export of this commodity, which is currently in
delicate supply balance here.
The smelters point out that the increase in export
of aluminum scrap from 1.6 million pounds, in 1950 to
probably more than 50 million this year has caused
a serious drain of scarce materials. This scarcity, they
state, compounded by the decrease in scrap imports,
has inflated prices, caused unemployment, and endan
gered the industry’s ability to serve its more than
3,500 customers.
While the exported scrap represents a vital raw
material to U. S. industry, it is not essential for the
economic welNbeing of the beneficiary countries.
These same countries impose high protective tariffs
on primary aluminum, which is available in abund
ance, yet admit scrap free.
Apparently government bureaucrats have chosen
to ignore these facts and are quite willing to allow the
export of, not only a scare commodity, but of Amer
ican jobs as well.
Atlee Misquoted on
Estimation of Eisenhower
LONDON, — Former British !
Prime Minister Earl Atlee said on
Ms return from the United States
Saturday a “dirty dog” reporter
led him into criticism of President
Eisenhower. Atlee said of the re
porter:
“He was just a dirty dog. He got
me to say first of all that I
• thought that generals don’t make
good presidents. Then he asked me
whether I thought Ike was a great
strategist and then I said: No,
I didn’t think he was.”
Atlee did not name the reporter.
He had been quoted in Denver
last month as saying he regarded
Eisenhower as somewhat second
rate as a soldier and no better as
a statesman. «e later said he was
quoted out of context.
Hero Pilot Prevents Plane
From Ramming School
SAN DIEGO, Calif., (A*) — A
heroic pilot stayed with his crash
ing jet fighter Friday and barely
missed hitting a school filled wTith
1,000 children.
The flier, killed in the crash,
was Ens. Albert Joe Hickman, 21,
Sioux City, Iowa. He was not
married.
Witnesses said they saw Hick
man waving frantically at chil
dren who were eating on the play
ground, as though to warn them
to run.
“The plane came in about 100
feet above the school grounds,” C.
L. Bateman, a resident, said.
“Just when it seemed the plane
would smash into the school he
lifted its nose just enough to
clear the playground.”
THEN THE ROOF FELL IN . . .
WIGAN, England, — A
great crash disturbed the peace
of Magistrate’s Court Friday but
it brought a quick verdict.
While tenants of five nearby
houses were claiming the dwell
ings were too dangerous to live
in, a police sergeant rushed into
the courtroom.
“Those houses,” he whispered
to the magistrate. “The roofs have
just fallen in.”
The magistrate quickly ordered
the houses to be made safe or
demolished.
Residents of the houses were
given temporary quarters. No
body was hurt.
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Ike Assures Italy
U.S. Will Make No
Easy Soviet Deal
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By JOHN SCALI
RQME, Wi — President Eisen
hower assured Italy’s leaders Sat
urday the United States never will
sacrifice unity for the soke of a
quick easy deal with the Soviet
Union.
The President made the pldege
to Premier Antonio Segni on the
second day of his visit to Rome,
first stop on his 11-nation Mission
of Peace.
Earlier, the Preident had told
U. S. Embassy employes with a
voice shaking with emotion that
he had undertaken this unprece
dented mission of peace to try to
interpret Amerira to other
peoples.
“Since I have four grandchil
dren myself,” he added, “I am
much concerned that they should
have a better life than I had.”
Informed sources said the Pres
ident in his talks with Segni as
serted the United States favored
pressing ahead with regional de
fense alliances such as the Atlantic
Pact until there are safeguarded
agreements with the Russians.
Eisenhower has said to be ra
ther hopeful of some sort of agree
ment easing the tensions over
Berlin.
The United States will continue
to send huge quantities of weapons
to its European allies, Eisenhower
has said to have assured Eegni.
The Preident emphasized his
goal was a disarmament agree-1
ment with the Soviet Union. But ■
he conceded, it might take time.
In a jovial mood despite Rome’s
continuing rain, Eisenhower met
with Segni to review decisions
expected at the Western summit
talks December 19.
The conference with Segni,
Eisenhower’s second since arriv
ing in Rome Friday, lasted nearly
two hours at the Premier’s office.
Several hundred persons, most
ly Italian government workers,
cheered Eisenhower as he emerged
from the U. S. Embassy and
drove directly back to the Quiri
nal Palace, where he is staying
during the 48-hour Rome visit.
For the Birds . . .
CHICAGO, Ufi — Konstantine
Tscherepanow, 66, walked his
mongrel dog in Sherman Park
every morning. He carried bread
crumbs for the ducks in the park
lagoon. His love for the ducks
cost him his life.
He was beaten to death Wed
nesday, police said, after he rep
rimanded three 15-year-old boys
for throwing sticks at the ducks. •
Police said young Valerian
Stechly struck the man on the
jaw when the older man grabbed
one boy and cursed him. The man
fell, striking his head on a bridge
abutment.
The boys were held, but no
charges were filed.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget
Bartlett Okays Idea
Swapping School
Students with Russ
ANCHORAGE, UP) — An An
chorage High School senior has
come up with a new plan for
melting cold war icicles: let some
Anchorage and Russian students
trade places for a month.
Terry Kissane wrote the Soviet
Embassy in Washington in June
suggesting the international swap.
Word came back from Senator
Bob Bartlett that the Russians
liked the idea and so did U. S.
officials.
Bartlett said members of his
staff would hash the proposal over
with the Russian Embassy.
“If it’s okayed, I don’t know
how many would go, where they
would go or how long they would
stay,” said Terry. “That’s up to
the Russians.”
The students who would come
here “would see the way the city
runs, do some sightseeing in the
area and also watch the operation
of the high school,’ he added.
“They would be invited to join
discussions and voice opinions
about anything they wish.”
Terry hopes to get funds for
the trip from local businessmen
and civic groups.
“I’ve discussed the plan with
the faculty here and they are
strongly backing it,” he said.
“They think as I do that it will
help us better understand the
Russians and let that country’s
youth see the way we work.”
And nobody would come back
to Anchorage from the Kremlin
to find out he just flunked geom
etry. “The faculty will arrange
it,” said Terry, “so the absence
of students on the exchange will
not hurt their chances of ad
vancement.”
Veteran Care Arranged
With Alaska Hospitals
WASHINGTON, UPI — Veterans
with non-service connected dis
abilities may receive treatment in
other government hospitals in
Alaska and Hawaii, Representa
tive Ralph Rivers said he was
informed, today.
Rivers said he was told by the
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
that since there are no Veterans
Administration hospitals in either
of the new states, “arrangements
have been made to care for war
veterans with non-service-con
nected disabilities in other gov
ernment hospitals.”
The hospitals referred to are
operated by the Department of
Defense and the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare.
Hawaii’s Unpredictable
Volcano Spurts Again
HONOLULU, UP) — Kilauea Vol
cano hurled tons of molten lava
and red hot boulders 200 feet
high out of a roaring crater Sat
urday as the erratic eruption en
tered its fourth week.
The latest blow-up, which be
gan before dawn Friday, was ac
companied by earth tremors as
far as three miles from fire-spout
ing Kilauea Ika crater on Hawaii
Island, some 200 miles southeast
of Honolulu.
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