One-Third of Military
Construction Funds To Go
For Anti Aircraft Facilities
WASHINGTON, (#>—Secretary
of the Army Stevens testified yes
terday that one-third of the mili
tary construction funds the Army
is asking would be used for anti
aircraft facilities including Nike
guided missile positions.
He told a Senate Armed Ser
vices subcommittee “this is a
project of the utmost urgency.”
Stevens appeared to ask approv
al of the $543,365,000 included in
the Army section of a military
public works bill for the fiscal
year starting July 1. Of this sum,
$160,500,000 would be for the
anti-aircraft program.
The secretary said 45 million of
the over-all total in the Army’s
part of the bill is for secret con
struction added to the program by
the Bureau of the Budget.
“The details of this project are
not known to the Army,” he said.
The secretary also laid stress on
these items: f
$30,500,000 for land purchase on
Okinawa. Part of this would be
used by the Navy and Air Force.
$26,200,000 for new permanent
construction in Okinawa and Al
aska.
WILKALKIA BOY DIES
Donny Wilkalkia, five-year-old
son of Mr.* and Mrs. Herbert Wil
kalia, passed away yesterday and
will be buried from the Covenant
Church Friday afternoon at two
o’clock.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Continued fair with little change
in temperature. Light variable
winds tonight and Thursday. Low
temperature expected tonight 29,
high Thursday 46.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperature
50, low 29. Max. wind 17 mph
from the north. Sunrise at 2:32
a.m., sunset 9.26 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 47, low 27. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 62 in 1912,
low 8 in 1920.
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 26 Clear
Kotzebue 30 Cloudy
Wales 28 Snow
Unalakleet 37 Cloudy
Anchorage 45 Clear
Fairbanks 52 Part cloudy
Juneau 45 Rain
Ketchikan 46 Cloudy
Seattle 50 Part cloudy
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: Adele Tung
wenuk, Joe Bilello, Dick Ball, B.
Lashinsky, H. White, John Cooley,
O. Grubbs, F. Frey.
To Anchorage: Harvey Oster,
George Miller, Paul Monroe, Dick
Ball, Joe Miller, William Barber,
Mr. Gregory, Joe Bilello.
To Unalakleet: Chas. Green,
Flora Johnson, George Strong
heart, David Simon, Hannah Na
garuk.
To Kotzebue: Louise Jordan,
Wini Woodward, Henry Mullin.
From Unalakleet: Lt. Leidholdt.
TUESDAY BASEBALL
American League
New York 1, Chicago 0
Boston 10, Cleveland 3
Kansas City 1, Washington 0
Baltimore 3, Detroit 0
National League
St. Louis 3, Brooklyn 0
Milwaukee 9, New York 4
Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 2
Pacific Coast League
Seattle 4, Portland 3
San Diego 5, Sacramento 2
Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 2
Hollywood 2, Oakland 1
In the three centuries from 1650
to 1950, the total population of
the world has more than quad
rupled.
France Asks U.S. ttf
Recall Officials From
South Indochina
WASHINGTON, UP)—France has
asked the United States to recall
some American officials from
southern Indochina on the ground
they are obstructing joint moves
to save the divided country from
the Communists.
Secretary of State Dulles, it was
learned, ha£ invited the French to
submit the names of any Ameri
can officials they believe are act
ing improperly.
But he has made no promises to
recall anyone just because the
French complain.
The French are reported draft
ing a list but it is not clear wheth
er they have officially delivered it.
They are reported to aim both at!
American diplomats and military
men attached to a training mis
sion.
Dulles’ view, officials said, is
that he will keep any American
diplomat on the job who is faith
fully carrying out State Depart
ment policy.
HORNS HOOKED
« ELMIRA, N.Y., UP)—Fishermen
Frank Ames and Royce Angell
can toot their horns about this
catch: two shining, playable cor
nets snared in the Chemung River.
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Eisenhower Lauds
Mrs. Hobby On
Vaccine Program
WASHINGTON, W— President
Eisenhower said today Secretary
of Welfare Hobby has handled the
Salk polio vaccine program and
her job generally in a highly ef
ficient manner.
The President’s statement was
made at a news conference when
he was told Sen. Morse <D-Ore>
had described Mrs. Hobby as
guilty of “gross incompetency” in
the vaccine program. Morse .said
she ought to be removed from
office.
Eisenhower said it would be a
waste of time for him to take
note to Morse’s accusations.
Asked about reports that Mrs.
Hobby may resign soon, the Presi
dent said she placed him on notice
months ago that for personal rea
sons it might become necessary
for her to leave government ser
vice.
Eisenhower said he would be
sorry to lose her services because,
as he put it, she is a symbol
underscoring the idea that pro
perly trained women are just as
able to handle important jobs as
men are.
The President also dealt with
these other topics:
Postal Pay —In response to a
question the President said he
still is giving very careful study
to a bill, passed by Congress, to
increase the pay of about a half
million postal workers an average
of 8.6 per cent. Some Republican
leaders have predicted Eisen
hower with veto the bill, but he •
shed no light today on what his
decision would be.
Vaccine supply — Eisenhower
said his information is that the
supply of Salk vaccine on hand
or in sight, is enough to take
care of the program of the Na
tional Foundation of Infantile
Paralysis. That program is to pro
vide vaccine free of charge to
first and second graders.
Eisenhower said that if the
first and second shots for those
children cannot be completed by
the time school lets out, arrange
ments probably will be made for
inoculations during their summer
vacation.
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
Buddy Barr has been bound
over to the Grand Jury for for
gery.
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