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Anti-American Violence In Lebanon
And South America Seen As Commie
Exploitation of Unrest in Those Areas
WASHINGTON, UP) — Presi
dent Eisenhower said today mob
violence agaipst Vice President
Nixon in South America appears
to reflect a pattern of Communist
inspiration and exploitation.
But, he told a news conference,
he believes economic troubles
are partly responsible for the
anti-American demonstrations in
such countries as Venezuela and
Peru.
Eisenhower said Communist in
spiration seems to be behind the
demonstrations in some other
parts of the world, but added that
the unrest in French Algeria may
be caused by something else.
Eisenower spoke in response
to a request for his assessment
of the current wave of anti-Amer
ican demonstrations in South
America.
A reporter asked whether the
President saw any patttern of
Communist inspiration or whether
it also could be a case of gen
uine resentment against U. S.
policies.
Eisenhower said he does not
believe there is any single cause
of the violence in the Latin Amer
ican countries
There are, he added, economic
factors in the U. S. relationships
with such countries as Uruguay,
Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela.
In Venezuela—where Nixon and
his party were stoned and spat
upon yesterday—there have been
rumors, Eisenhower said, that
the United States is trying to
impose quotas on such oil ex
porting nations.
There is no truth to that, Eisen
hower declared.
Then he said that U. S. eco
nomic aid and world trade is as
vital to this country as is proper
defense.
As for the possibility of the
riots being Communist inspired,
Eisenhower said it is an old
story all over the world that the
Communist try to exploit unrest.
He said it looks like some
sort of concerted idea or pattern.
Eisenhower then said he was
making no direct accusation, but
that it looks like a case of a
lot of smoke and therefore there
is a possibility of some fire.
Soviet News Agencies
Make Capital Of Anti
American Outbreaks
MOSCOW, UP) — Tass said to
day that reports blaming Commu
nists for the stoning 6f Vice
President Nixon in Caracas, Ven
ezuela, are “provocative fabri
cations spread by foreign agents.”
The Soviet news agency said
the Venezuelan government and
press have denied Communist
responsibility for the demonstra
tions yesterday.
Tass carried a detailed report of
the incidents and lengthy ex
cerpts from U. S. newspapers
criticizing Washington’s Latin
American policies.
VIENNA, UP) — Communist
propagandists had a field day
today with the reports of anti
American outbreaks in Lebanon
and Venezuela and the demon
strations in Algiers and Paris.
Paced by Tass and Radio Mos
cow, the satellite radios of East
ern Europe joined in pouring out
the anti-western news and prop
aganda. All the satellite coun
tries also have extensive broad
casts in Arabic to the Middle East
and North Africa.
The broadcasts hailed Leba
nese rioters who attacked U. S.
installations as “patriots fighting
the chief imperialist power.”
They described the Venezuelan
demonstrators who stoned and
spat upon U. S. Vice President
and Mrs. Nixon as “fighters
against Yankee exploitation.”
The rightwing demonstrators
in Paris streets were condemned
as “fascists attempting a coup
d’etate.”
Russian Threats Don’t
Scare Yugoslav Delegate
NEW YORK, UP) — Yugoslavia’s
new delegate to the United Na
tions said Tuesday his country
isn’t frightened by threats from
Russia.
“Threats will make no differ
ence, and they never did,” said
40-year-old Dobrivoje Vidic as
he arrived on the liner United
States.
Army and Marine
Troops Sent To
Caribbean Area
WASHINGTON, UFI — An
emergency airlift of Army and
Marine troops into the Caribbean
area was completed today.
The troops were ordered in
to the area by the President for
possible use if Venezuela should
ask for assistance in protecting
Vice President Nixon’s party on
his goodwill tour.
The Pentagon said 36 Air Force
planes carrying Army paratroop
ers and their equipment had
reached Ramey Air Force Base in
Puerto Rico by mid-morning.
The Army said the first contin
gent headed out of Ft. Campbell,
Ky., two hours and 50 minutes
after orders were received yes
terday.
The Marine Corps said two
Marine companies had been land
ed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
They traveled in 13 transport
planes from Camp LeJeune,
N.C. The companies were iden
tified as units of the 6th regi
ment of the 2nd Marine Division.
MONDAY BALL SCORES
American League
Washington 5, Boston 4
Kansas City 2, Chicago 1
National League
St. Louis 6, Chicago 4
San Francisco 12, Los Angeles 3
Pacific Coast League
Seattle 5-3, Spokane 0-0
Vancouver 7, Sacramento 3
TUESDAY BASEBALL SCORES
American League
New York 3, Baltimore 0
Boston 8, Washington 6
Detroit 11, Cleveland 1
Chicago 3, Kansas City 2
National League
St. Louis 5, Chicago 3
San Francisco 16, Los Angeles 9
Philadelphia 5, Milwaukee 2
Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 3
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento 3, Vancouver 2
San Diego 7, Seattle 3
Salt Lake City 6, Spokane 1
Phoenix 22, Portland 3
I Council Provides
$2,500 For Cleanup
j Representatives of the Rotary
! Club which is heading an intens
ive clean-up campaign appealed
to the city at their regular coun
cil meeting last Monday for finan
cial help in making this the
most complete cleanup week the
community has had in many
years.
i In addition to dump trucks and
equipment for the project the
Council voted to allow up to
$2500.00 for labor in picking up
the debris.
The City of Nome has sent a
formal request to the U. S.
Smelting Co. for a permanent
dumping site in the area near
Dredge No. 2. If this is ob
tained the present site o* the
beach will be abandoned, covered
over and make the approach to
one of our most scenic drives
much more attractive.
The application of John Mar
vik as Fire and Police Chief was
accepted by the council as well
as the application of Harry John
sen for utility man.
The council received many
requests for repair on side
walks and graveling of streets
which were turned over to com
mittees for further consideration.
Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce Group To
Visit Nome On June 21
The Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce has scheduled a flight
to Nome on June 21st, the long
est day of the year.
It is estimated that between
28 and 56 persons will make
the flight, which will be an over
night trip, depending on flight
and sleeping accommodations.
According to the information
received by the Chamber of
Commerce the group plan to in
clude Kotzebue and Fairbanks
on a two-day trip.
The Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce is going
into high gear to plan a program
for this initial visit of the Anchor
age Chamber to Nomj.
Keith Lesh of Anchorage
To Be Speaker At
Commencement Thursday
Keith Lesh of Anchorage will
be the speaker for the Commence
ment program of Nome High
School tomorrow evening at
8:00 p.m.
Mr. Lesh has been very active
in the educational development
of the territory for many years
as a member of the Anchorage
school board and for several years
its president.
Last year he was a delegate
from Alaska to the White House
Conference on Education.
Mr. Lesh has been in the ter
ritory since 1936 and operates
the Piggly Wiggley Stores in
Alaska as well as a whole gro
cery business in Anchorage. He
is also a director of the Alaska
Airlines.
Following are the names of the
1958 graduates:
Sadie J. Bell
Edward N. Carter
Harriet D. Coleman
Virginia E. Doyle
Suzanne K. Fagerstrom
Ruth Glavinovich
John C. Johnson
Gloria Jean Mogg
Arlene J. Muller
Charles H. Snyder
Berda J. Tate
Gladyce M. Walker
House Consideration Of Alaska
Statehood Put Off til Next Week
WASHINGTON, (A — A move
to by-pass the House Rules Com
mittee and bring the Alaska
statehood bill to the House floor
for consideration has been put
off until next week.
Rep. Leo O’Brien said the post
ponement was at the suggestion
! of House Speaked Sam Rayburn.
It was prompted, he said, by
the probability that bills with
precedence over the statehood
proposal would occupy the House
to the point where the Alaska
bill would have been brought up
on Friday this week.
The Friday timing, it was
feared by the supporters of the
bill, would cost it the support of
several dozen Eastern Congress
men who normally return to
their districts over the weekend.
O’Brien said it was not definite
now whether the bill would be
brought up Monday or Wednes
day, but said he expected it
would be later.
The House Interior Committee
today adopted by voice vote a
motion by Rep. John P. Saylor
(R-Pa) authorizing its chairman
Clair Engle (D-Calif) or his de
signee to use all parliamentary
methods to secure passage of the
Alaska statehood bill.
Engle designated Rep. Wayne
Aspinall (D-Colo), the ranking
majority member of the commit
tee, or O’Brien (D-NY), to seek
recognition for calling up the
Alaska bill in the House should
the chairman be absent.
Three Men Here To
Capture Baby Walrus
For New Vork Zoo
Some lucky little baby walrus
are going to have a trip to New
York if Carleton Ray of the New
York Zoo and Aquarium is suc
cessful in his mission to Gambell
this week.
Last year Weyman Carroll
pioneered the program and picked
up three baby walrus in Wales
and Gambell about this time of
the year but was unsuccessful
as they all died enroute.
The baby walrus, four of which
will be chosen, will travel by
plane to their destination. It is
hoped to make their permanent
home in New York and be the
only such animals being raised
in a zoo in America.
Ray is accompanied by Russ
Kinne, photographer, who will
take movies of the expedition.
Stan Wayman of Chicago, Life
photographer, is also in the party.
They hope to return here from
Gambell late this month.
Largest SEATO Fleet
Ends Two-Weeks Naval
Training Operation
MANILA, (S) — The largest
fleet ever assembled for a SEATO
exercise steamed past Corregi
dor into Manila Bay Tuesday
while guns boomed salutes from
ships and shore.
The 24 vessels, including Brit
ish and Australian aircraft car
riers ended a two-week naval
training operation called “Ocean
link.”
U. S. Sends Ship
For Americans
In Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon, UP) — The
U. S. Embassy sent a ship today
to pick up Americans in Tripoli
after getting reports the situ
ation is serious in that north
Lebanese port.
Antigovemment violence mean
while moved into its fifth day in
Lebanon. A bomb exploded
harmlessly in front of the U. S.
Embassy here.
U. S. Ambassador Robert Mc
Clintock told reporters there
are 53 Americans in Tripoli.
Most are members of the Pres
byterian mission. He said they
are not being ordered out but
have been advised to leave.
McClintock emphasized the sit
uation is serious in Tripoli, where
a U. S. Information Agency of- '
fice was sacked Saturday at the
outset of demonstrations.
The government of President
Camille Chamoun was reported
standing defiantly against the
shooting, burning mobs.
The death toll in rioting in
Beirut since Monday reached an
estimated 20 persons. It was ex
pected to go higher. At least 32
other persons have been reported
killed since the trouble began
Saturday in the North Lebanese
port of Tripoli.
Rioters led by supporters of
President Nasser of the United
Arab Republic seek to overthrow
Chamoun and his government.
The mobs wrecked two U. S. In
formation Agency libraries.
GRADUATION EXERCISES
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
THURSDAY. MAY 15. 1958 — 8:00 P.M.
Processional.Alice A. Glavinovich
Invocation - - - Rev. Lawrence A. Nevue, S. J.
Salutatory.Ruth Glavinovich
Port-au-Prince ..Wayne
(School Band)
Valedictory.Virginia E. Doyle
Glorious Is The Land.Bell
(School Band)
Graduation Address -.Keith Lesh
Presentation of Class.W. L. Angell
Nome School Superintendent
Presentation of Diplomas
And Scholarships.George A. Bayer
President, Nome School Board
Benediction - - - - Rev. Lawrence A. Nevu^, S J.