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Eisenhower. Says Wilson’s ‘Draft
Dodger’ Statement Was Unwise;
Backs Dulles’ Ability as State Secy;
WASHINGTON, W—President
Eisenhower said today Secretary
Wilson made a very unwise state
ment in saying that draft dodging
developed in National Guard en
listments during the Korean War.
But Eisenhower told a news
conference he is sure Wilson’s
main interest—just as it is his—
is to try to assure that the guard
is a well trained military unit in
event of any emergency.
Eisenhower also said he is
standing by his statement of sev
eral months ago that Secretary of
State Dulles is the greatest secre
tary in that field in history.
Commenting on attacks on Dul
les iby Democrats in Congress. Ei
senhower said Dulles has wisdom,
experience and knowlendge had
First House Bill Proposes
Administrative Governor
To Make Appointments
JUNEAU, Mi—House Bill No. 1,
proposing to create the office of
“administrative governor,” was
in the hands of the Territorial
Affairs Committee.
The skeleton bill was intro
duced by the committee. It was
by title only, leaving the commit
tee the job of “putting meat on
it,” if it chooses to bring it back
to the floor for action later.
There was no indication of
what powers might be proposed
for such administrator, but it ap
peared to be a follow-up on a
pre-session proposal of former
House Speaker Wendell Kay of
Anchorage. He had suggested
that, to offset the political impact
of another Republican governor,
the Democratic-controlled legisla
ture might do well to create an
administrative governor, to be
elected by the people and have
the powers of appointing board
and commission members. The
appointive governor now does the
appointing.
by no other man in his field.
The latest controversy swirling
around Wilson was touched off
two days ago when the Secretary
of Defense said before a House
committee that “a sort of soandal
... a draft-dodging business”
turned up in National Guard en
listments during the Korean War.
Asked today whether he shares
Wilson’s view on that, Eisenhow
er shot back that his questioner
knew better than that.
The President said Wilson was
short-cutting when he made that
assertion.
Although criticized by Guard
spokesmen and some members of
Congress for his Monday state
ment, Wilson declined to back
away from it yesterday.
Instead, when interviewed af
ter a call at the White House,
Wilson in effect repeated his
statement and told newsmen he
saw no reason whatsoever to
apologize for it.
Wilson said then it had not
figured in his meeting with the
President.
In talking about the matter to
day, Eisenhower said he wanted
to emphasize that anything the
National Guard has done has
been done within limitations of
the law.
Defending a new Pentagon pol
icy, Eisenhower backed Wilson in
saying that Guard recruits should
get six months of basic military
training instead of the 11 weeks
the Guard favors.
Airliner Turns Turtle
In Landing at Paris
PARIS, Iff)—A four-engine air
liner turned turtle while landing
at Paris’ Orly Field last night,
spewing more than 50 passengers
from its broken, twisted cabins.
One man died later of injuries.
Fifteen other persons were ser
iously injured, and about 30 oth
ers were treated for minor hurts.
Senate Group Splits on Party Lines,
On Fitness of Nation’s Airpower
WASHINGTON, (£>—Democrats I
and Republicans on a special
Senate subcommittee which made
a sweeping investigation of the
nation’s airpower, split squarely
on party lines today in filing their
report.
The Democrats said the United
States is becoming increasingly
vulnerable to sneak Russian at
tack and programs to improve
means of retaliation to such a
blow are lagging.
The two Republicans called the
majority report “unduly pessi
mistic,”' and said “Our airpower
and our naval strength, together
with our ground forces, make us
superior to the Soviet Union to
day.”
Meanwhile, Sen. Bridges (R
NH) told a reporter the Senate
Appropriations Committee would
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be the final referee in questions
posed by the airpower probe.
Bridges is senior Republican on
that committee.
The three Democrats broadly
condemned Eisenhower Adminis
tration policies in the airpower
field. Their charges—disputed by
the Republicans—include these:
Russia has more modem com
bat planes than the U.S.; the So
viets “are rapidly closing the
qualitative gap” that the XJ.S. still
maintains in airpower; “financial
considerations have often been
placed ahead of defense require
ments”; the nation has too few
long-range jet bombers and no
program to produce a sufficient
number; the nation’s air base
structure and its defense warning
system are inadequate; and the
U.S. is vulnerable to submarine
attack particularly with missiles.
Argentina Suffers Worst
Heat Wave in Century
BUENOS AIRES, W—Argenti
na is suffering its worst heat
wave in the century it has been
keeping weather records.
The temperature soared to
109.9 degrees yesterday in this
capital city of four million per
sons, the highest mark since
i weather records were started in
11856. Eleven heat deaths were
reported in Buenos Aires and
seven in suburban Avallaneda.
There were many sunstroke cases.
Seasons south of the equator
are the reverse of those in the
north.
Estate Provides
$100,000 for Alaska
Univ. Scholarships
SEATTLE, Oft—Mrs. E. Jessie
O’Bryan McIntosh left the bulk
of her $100,000 estate to provide
scholarships for worthy students
at the University of Alaska, of
which her husband had been a
regent.
This was shown yesterday
when her will was admitted to
probate. In it Mrs. McIntosh said
she huad no children or relatives.
Widow of John McIntosh, for
mer Fairbanks druggist, she had
made her home in Seattle the past
five years. She died Monday at 76.
Mrs. McIntosh bequeathed $8,
500 to individuals and the follow
ing Fairbanks organizations:
$4,000 to Tanada Lodge No.
162, F & A M; $2,000 each to Elks
Lodge No. 1551, Igloo No. 4 of the
Pioneers of Alaska, the Women’s
Pioneer Lodge, and St. Joseph’s
Hospital.
She bequeathed $1,000 each to
Fairbanks Episcopal, Presbyter
ian and Catholic churches; $500
to the Fairbanks Public Library,
and $500 to the Pioneer’s Home
maintained by the territory at
Sitka for “comforts and extra
supplies” for the guests.
All the rest of the estate goes
| into the scholarship fund.
Bogie’s Estate Worth
‘Well Over $1,000,000’
HOLLYWOOD, UP*—Humphrey
Bogart’s business manager Mor
gan Maree, says the late actor’s
estate will involve holdings of
“well over $1,000,000.
He denied reports it would ap
proach $8,000,000.
He said Monday night that a
percentage of the estate will be
used to establish a foundation for
various charities with Mrs. Bo
gart (actress Lauren Baoall), him
self and a bank as Ixustees. The
charities were not disclosed.
School District Tax
Makes Early Appearance
In 1957 Legislature
JUNEAU, UP*—A new school
district tax measure has made an
early appearance in the 1957 leg
islature.
Rep. John Coghill introduced a
bill yesterday to authorize inde
pendent school districts to levy
and collect taxes up to 12 mills.
Up to 10 mills could go for gen
eral operation and maintenance
of schools. Up to 2 mills could be
levied for construction purposes
Seaton Gets Informal Briefing on
Area’s Needs During Brief Visit,
Gets Warm Welcome by Nomeites
After circling the airport for
an hour yesterday due to an icy
fog, Secretary of the Interior Fred
A. Seaton and party landed at
Nome Field in time for the
planned luncheon at the Pioneer
Hall.
The guests Included Seaton,
Anthony J. Lausi, director of the
Office of Territories; A. M. Ed
wards, associate solicitor for the
Division of Territories; Leola
Tise, personal secretary; Don Bul
lock of KFAR in Fairbanks; and
Gen. Alan Bennett of Ladd AFB.
All were welcomed by Toast
master Stan Morgan, president of
the Chamber of Commerce. The
program was opened by Rotarian
President Dewey Goodrich, who
presented Seaton, a Rotarian him
self, with a souvenir from the
local organization.
The party, which had been wel
comed at the door of the Pioneer
Igloo by the pet reincleer fawn
Barby, was served a delicious
luncheon of reindeer meat.
Judge Walter Hodge ably pre
sented the needs of northwestern
Alaska, stressing several points.
“We don’t want paved highways,
sir, but gravel roads to open our
Soviet Defense Minister
Boasts Russia Can Carry
A-Bombs Around Earth
LONDON, UP)—Soviet Defense
Minister Georgi Zhukov boasts
the Soviet Union now can “carry
atomic and hydrogen bombs to
the remotest corners of the earth.”
Moscow radio said Zhukov,
who is visiting India, said in a
speech at the Dehra Dun military
academy:
“We have, an excellent defense
industry. We hiave nuclear and
thermonuclear weapons. We have
long-range rockets. We have a
powerful long-range air force. We
can carry atomic and hydrogen
weapons to the remotest comers
of the earth.
“But we are struggling not for
war but for peace.”
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mineral resources,” stated Hodge,
who also called attention to the
action of the Chamber endorsing
statehood without partition but
favoring necessary military res
ervations for defense purposes.
The importance of school aid,
both in building and in financial
aid for those students formerly
provided for by the Alaska Na
tive Service, was brought out.
Other subjects mentioned were
a divisional land office, freight
rates, mining, living costs, hous
ing and public works.
Seaton expressed his apprecia
tion for the hospitality extended
here, stating, “One of the greatest
resources is the kind of people
who live here.”
He said, “Many of the things
you want cost money, and some
times we don’t have enough to go
i around. Alaska has been too long
the orphan child and the federal
government should do a better
job than it has done.”
No mention was made of parti
tion or reservations and other
questions the group had hoped to
hear about, but the time was very
limited and the other guests could
not be called upon.
Secretary Seaton was presented
by the Chamber with a carved
hunting scene of walrus ivory. •
Then he was entertained with a
few Eskimo dances, then taken
on a walking tour of the business
district before taking off for An
chorage, where a full program is
planned for his brief stay there.
Model Project Will Show
How Mentally Retarded
Children Can Be Helped
WASHINGTON, The Chil
dren’s Bureau announced yester
day a grant of $17,675 to Alaska
to help finance a demonstration
project to show how diagnosis
and training can help a child who
is mentally retarded.
Services will be restricted to
children in the south-central area.
Gty Watches in Nightmare Fascination
As Student Pilot Proves He Can Fly
DES MOINE, UR—A student pi
lot with a yen to “show everyone
he could fly” flew a plane for
nearly four hours yesterday,
swooping and zooming at build
ing-top height over the Des Moine
business district.
Roy Soderquist’s flight instruc
tor, James Dolezal, said the inci
dent started as a routine flying
lesson for the youth, who had
never soloed but had been given
about 15 hours pilot training.
Dolezal said Soderquist pointed
a gun at him, then handed him a
note ordering him from the plane.
Soderquist took off all right
and office workers abandoned
their desks to watch in nightmar
ish fascination as he flew over
the city.
Finally, with his gasoline sup
ply almost gone, he crash-landed
the small, single-engine plane on
a road at the outskirts of town.
He was promptly taken into cus
tody by police.
Soderquist was unhurt but po
lice said he went into convulsions
from shock after the landing.
Soderquist, 23, said he tried to
kill himself just before landing
by taking two home-made cya
nide pills. However, the suicide
attempt failed apparently be
cause the gelatin capsules were
too thick and did not dissolve in
his stomach in time. He vomited
shortly after the landing.
Soderquist was held under po
lice guard in the psychiatric ward
in lieu of $11,000 bond.