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Nixon Rolls Up Popularity Victory
Over Prime Democrats, in Indiana
(By The Associated Press)
Mounting returns from Indiana
today gave Vice President Nixon
a two-way boost in his drive for
the Presidency—a clearcut popu
larity victory over Kennedy and
a bigger vote than President Eis
enhower rolled up in the 1956
primary.
Nixon’s triumph was the most
decisive scored in yesterday’s par
ty votes.
In Indiana Nixon had 375,166
in the Republican count and Ken
nedy had 303,186 on the Demo
cratic side. That pushed Nixon
past the 351,913 Eisenhower got
four years ago. Kennedy, however,
was well ahead of the 242,842 Sen.
Estes Kefauver go in Indiana’s
1056 Democratic voting, and Ken
nedy backers took comfort from
that.
But as votes seeped in from yes
terday’s balloting, other Presiden
tial candidates counted victories,
too.
Humphrey Victory in D. C.
Sen. Humphrey won his first
Democratic primary in the light
voting District of Columbia. As
expected, Kennedy won all Ohio’s
delegates to the Democratic Na
tional Convention. Nixon appar
ently took all the Republican dele
gates in that state.
In the District of Columbia,
Humphrey had a decisive edge
over Sen. Wayne Morse of Ore
gon in the Democratic Presiden
tial preference vote.
But a Democrat unlisted on the
ballot, Adlai Stevenson, also
showed he had support in the na
ion’s capitol.
A slate of convention delegates
pledged to him held second place
behind the Humphrey slate.
But, since the District of Colum
bia’s Democrats vote under the
unit rule, Humphrey was certain
to have the city’s nine votes at
the Democratic National Conven
tion.
The Republicans had no Presi
dential preference ballot. All
their delegates candidates were
pledged to Nixon.
It appeared that only 35,000 per
sons voted. Washington, which
can not vote in general elections,
has a population of 850,000.
In Ohio, the results of an inter
nal Democratic Party battle still
were in doubt. But, whatever the
outcome, Ohio’s 65 votes at the
Democratic National Convention
will go to Kennedy.
The Republicans also had an in
ternal battle. Former Sen. George
Bender was running for a dele
gate spot, pledged to himself. All
other candidates were pledged to
Nixon.
But Bender appeared to be
soundly beaten and dethroned as
a power in state politics. Nixon
apparently will have the state’s
56 votes at the Republican Con
vention.
Desi Had ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
Temper, Sobs Lucy, In
Divorce Testimony
SANTA MONICA, Calif., W) —
Lucille Ball, in tears, divorced
Desi Arnaz today with testimony
that he was a Jekyll and Hyde
who had made their marriage “a
nightmare for the last three
years.”
From the moment she took the
stand her usual jaunty air van
ished and she began trying to
hold hack the tears. The couple
had been married 20 years.
“iMy husband would frequently
have fits of temper in front of
everyone including the children,”
Miss Ball testified.
“These tantrums would happen
everywhere. They happened at
home, they happened at work; it
could be anything that set him off.
“It was a Jekyll and Hyde
thing . .
Arnaz did not contest the di
vorce and was not present.
(Miss Ball is 48, Arnaz 43. They
have two children, Lucy Desiree,
9, and Desi IV, 7.
They met when Desi was a
bongo-beating Latin singer and
Lucille a starlet. Their marriage
was marked by periodic tiffs. She
won a divorce in 1944, saying ar
guments made her a nervous
wreck. But they made up and she
never obtained her final decree.
Their wealth grew. Desi became
a production boss. Ultimately
they bought RKO Studio and made
it a TV production center, with
Desi boss. But arguments resumed
and in recent months they were
estranged.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair; partly cloudy tonight. Low
tonight 35, high tomorrow 55.
Nome data last 24 hours: Tem
peratures—Highest 54, lowest 39.
Max. wind 12 mph. from WNW.
Sunrise 3:21 a.m., sunset 8:39 p.m.
Judge Rules Cigarettes
Not Proven to be Cause
Of Lung Cancer
PITTSBURGH, Iff) — A federal
judge today directed a jury to re
turn a verdict in favor of Liggett
& Myers Tobacco Co. in the cigar
ette-lung cancer civil trial in
U. S. District Court.
Judge John L. Miller issued the
directive after 20 days of testi
mony. Counsel for the plaintiff
said he would appeal the ruling.
Attorneys for Liggett & Myers
Tobacco Co. rested their case yes
terday after testimony from Dr.
Leo Henry Garland, an X-ray
specialist and member of the
Stanford University Medical
School faculty.
Otto Pritchard, 61, of Pitts
burgh claims he contracted lung
cancer from smoking the firm’s
Chesterfield cigarettes for many
years. His cancerous right lung
was removed in 1953. Pritchard
seeks 114 million dollars in dam
ages.
Dr. Garland testified that three
types of scientific evidence—ex
perimental, clinical and statistical
— have failed to nail down any
link between cigarette smoking
and lung cancer.
Fisheries Bureau Begins
Year’s Salmon Research
SEATTLE, iff) — The commer
cial trawlers Pioneer and Paragon
left today for northern waters to
carry on the Bureau of Commer
cial Fisheries’ sixth year of high
seas researoh on salmon and king
crab.
The Pioneer, under Capt. Olaf
Hendricks, will operate farther
west than ever before and scien
tists aboard hope to determine
ocean distribution of the pink
(humpy) salmon.
Both ships will base at Adak,
at the western tip of the Aleu
tians.
‘Soup-Strainers’ Is
Jaycee Theme for
Midnight Sun
The infant Nome chapter of the j
Junior Chamber of Commerce is
showing its “growth” by spon
soring a Beard Growing Contest,
in preparation for the Midnight
Sun Festival.
Those who desire to show off
their masculine “superiority,” or
show that they can grow hair
even with nude noggins, should
register with Jaycee President
Barrow Morgan. The registration
fee is 50 cents.
Only the “Bushers” that are
registered are eligible for the
Grand Prize and the conclusion
trophies.
The most “lush” foliage will be
judged, and a champion named
during the coming Midnight Sun
Festival celebration.
Start early, and don’t be left
with “peach-fuzz,” advise Jay
cee officials.
Anyone who is capable of
“growth” can enter the competi
tion. Bearded ladies will be wel
comed. Several of the “early
birds” are already well past the
itchy stage, it is reported.
Fairbanks Merchandiser
Named Election Director
JUNEAU, UPi — An election year
appointment was announced to
day by Secretary of State Hugh
Wade.
He named Charles W. Preston
of Fairbanks to a $715-a-month
post as Director of Elections, ef
fective May 10. The job is ex
pected to run through Jan. 1, when
final certification of the state’s
I960 balloting will be completed.
Preston, 43, will assist the Sec
retary in administration of the
new Alaska Election Code. The
new aide has been in the mer
chandising field since 1953, as state
representative of several manu
facturing firms.
State Jobless Claims
Decline In April
JUNEAU, (Jt — The state paid
$720,000 in jobless benefits in
April, the Employment Security
Division of the Department of
Labor reported today.
The payments, in excess of tax
contributions received during the
month, left the Alaska Unemloy
ment Compensation Fund with a
cash balance of $1,126,000 as the
new month began. The fund car
ries a debt of nearly nine million
dollars, representing loans from
the federal government.
The April payments were $193,
000 less than the total benefits
granted in March of this year,
and $139,000 less than April a
year ago.
House Committee Okays
9 Percent Pay Boost for
Government Workers
WASHINGTON, UP) — A nine
per cent pay boost for federal
workers was approved today by
the House Post Office and Civil
Service Committee in defiance of
Administration protests.
The increase would take effect
on the first payday of the fiscal
year beginning July 1, fattening
the paychecks of 1,700,000 em
ployes.
It would cover just about every
one working for the government.
State to Conduct Priority i
Hearings In June for
Pioneer Road Building
JUNEAU, un — The State De- j
partment of Natural Resources |
has announced hearings at Fair- j
banks Jnue 2 and at Anchorage
June 3 on procedures to handle
requests for pioneer access road
construction.
The 1960 Legislature appro
priated one million dollars for the
building of access roads into areas
rich in resources with prospects
for commercial mineral develop
ment.
The funds, available after July
1, are to be administered jointly
by the resources agency and the
Department of Public Works.
Construction request applications
are to be made through the Public
Works Department, with resources
to rule on whether the project
meets the intent of the act. If so,
Public Works will provide cost es
timates, and carry out construc
tion after a priority has been as
signed by the Resources Depart
ment.
Bartlett Asks Fishing
Operations be Discussed
At Summit Meet
WASHINGTON, W> — Sen. Bob
Bartlett has asked President
Eisenhower to bring up the sub
ject of North Pacific fisheries at
the summit meeting in Paris.
Citing increased Russian and
Japanese fishing activities, Bart
let said in a letter to the President
that he hoped this subject as well
as walrus and polar bear could
' be placed on the agenda.
Bartlett called particular atten
tion to increasing competition to
exploit the Alaska king crab and
flounder resources and the dan
ger of extinction of walrus and
polar bear that travel between
Alaska, Canada and Russia.
Secretary of State Wade
Announces Plans to Alter
State Election Precincts
JUNEAU, UPi — Plans to change
the boundaries of 17 election pre
cincts throughout Alaska were
announced yesterday by Secretary
of State Hugh Wade.
The revisions are scheduled to
conform with standards set in the
1960 State Election Code, which
calls for a maximum of 500 voters
in polling places using paper
ballots.
Hearings within the precincts
will be held at dates to be set
later, before the new boundaries
are ordered. The precincts are:
Ktchikan 1, 2 and 3; Sitka 1 and
2; Juneau 1; North Sairiew; South
Fairview; Soldotna; Hasilla; Fair
banks 1, 2, 3 and 4; Graehl; Chena
(College) and Nome.
$365,000 In Federal Funds
Released For Building
ANG Armory At Bethel
JUNEAU, UPi — The National
Guard Bureau today released
$365,000 in appropriated funds as
the federal share of a proposed
new armory at Bethel.
Rep. Ralph Rivers and Sen. Er
nest Gruening announced from
Washington the funds had been
made available by Maj. Gen. D.
W. McGowan, chief of the Na
tional Guard Bureau.
Formal notification for the state
to proceed with the construction
of the Bethel armory, one of a
series being built in Alaska, is
being made to Brig. Gen. Carroll,
Alaska Adjutant General.
Bob Herman Co.
Hits Payoff Time
For Nenana Ice
NENANA, UP) — Twenty indi
viduals will share the $80,000 1960
ice pool payoff, according to
manager Carl Haggstrom.
Two of the seven winning tick
ets were held by Anchorage resi
dents. Two more were held by
Fairbanks individuals. Individual
tickets were held by persons re
siding at Nome, Bethel and Ju
neau. The ice went out at 7:12
p.m. Monday.
The winners as announced by
Haggstrom include:
Curl Beauty Shop Co., Anchor
age, composed of Dale and Marian
Stevenson, Jane Samey, Flo
Wursthorn and Robert C. Spyl
horver.
William L. Hering Co., of Fair
banks, made up of Hering and
Roy Wrede.
Bob Herman Co. of Nome, in
cluding Herman, L. W. Mattila,
Jack Marasovich and Carl Hill.
Griffin-Byrne Pool of Fair
banks, which was made up of
H. A. and Catherine Byrne and
Reuel and Sylvia Griffin.
Jack Garrett Co. of Anchorage,
including Garrett and his wife.
John Samuelsen Sr. of Bethel.
Floyd Ogden Co. of Juneau,
made up of Floyd Ogden and Al
Hookstra.
ISach ticket will be worth ap
proximately $11,000, Haggstrom
said.
Flooding Danger Lessens
As Soldiers Blast Ice
Jam On Chena River
FAIRBANKS, W> — Flood swol
len rivers in Interior Alaska were
receding today after flooding por
tions of Fairbanks and the Rich
ardson Highway.
The Tanana River still covered
the Richardson Highway to a
depth of about one foot from a
point eight miles south of Fair
banks to 12 miles south of the
city. However, the level of the
water was dropping after an ice
jam which clogged the raging Ta
nana moved out by itself.
The Chena River was well with
in its banks after ice jams were
blasted by soldiers from Ladd
Field.
The Chena was below a flood
crest this morning, and ice in the
river was moving through the
channel without jamming.
If no more jams develop, dis
trict engineers here said the dan
ger of a major flood appeared
over.
Fire at Clear Station
Damages BMEW Building
CLEAR, UPl — An early morning
fire caused an estimated $10,000
damage today to a transmitter
building at this ballistic missile
Early Warning Station 60 miles
southwest of Fairbanks.
A night watchman discovered
the blaze, which was extinguished
by fire fighting crews and equip
ment stationed at the multi-mil
lion-dollar defense project, still
under construction.
Flames damaged the paneling,
structural equipment and tie-bar
of the transmitter building, inves
tigators said. The building had not
been completed at the time of the
blaze.
No injuries were reported. Offi
cials said the cause of the fire
had not been determined, but ap
parently was accidental.