Controversy Arises Because Kickover
Was Not Invited To Nautilus Ceremony
WASHINGTON, (JO — The
White House ceremony announc
ing the atomic submarine Nauti
lus’ trip across the North Pole was
churning up a controversy Sat
urday because Rear Adm. Hy
man G. RickovCr wasn’t invited.
Rickover is generally referred
to as the father of the Atomic
submarine. -
The Navy’s top brass, Chair
man John McCone of the Atomic
Energy Commission and former
AEC Chairman Lewis Strauss
were on hand for Friday’s historic
announcement by President Ei
senhower. But not Rickover.
Three Democratic members of
the House-Senate Atomic Energy
Committee were quick to voice
criticism. Rep. Carl Durham
(NC), the Committee chairman,
said “it looks as though they left
out the man who was most re
sponsible.” Sen. Henry Jackson
(Wash) and Rep. Melvin Price
(111) made similar comments.
McVey of 111. Dies Leaving
232-197 House Lineup
WASHINGTON, UP) — Rep.
William E. McVey (R-Ill), who
started his House .career at 65
after spending most of his life as
an educator, died last night of a
heart attack. He was 73.
His death leaves the House
lineup at 232 Democrats, 197 Re
publicans and 6 vacancies.
House, leaders cancelled today’s
legislative program out of re
spect to. McVey.
Pantry Shower Given For
Rev. And Mrs. G. McCray
Rev. and Mrs. G. McCray of
the Community Methodist Church
were welcomed into the recently
renovated parsonage with a pan
try shower last Friday and at
the same time had the oppor
tunity of meeting many pf the
people in the community.
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American League
New York 2, Boston 0
Detroit 6, Chicago 2
Cleveland -10, Kansas City 4
Washington 4, Baltimore 2
National League
Philadelphia 7,. Milwaukee 6
Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 0
St. Louis 6, Chicago 3
Los Angeles 6, San Francisco 3
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento 5-1, Salt Lake City 4-2
Vancouver 7, Portland 0
Spokane 2, San Diego 1
Phoenix 10, Seattle 6
But the White House said there
wasn’t room for Rickover, who
was a foremost advocate of the
atomic submarine program when
it was launched several years
ago.
“You just couldn’t get every
body in,” James C. Hagerty,
White House press secretary said.
He said the White House had
invited Navy officials on the basis
of rank. Among those attending
were Secretary of the Navy
Adm. Jerauld Wright, comman
der of the Atlantic fleet and
NATO naval forces- Adm. J. S.
Russell, vice chier of Naval
Operations, and Adm. Frederick
B. Warder, commander oF fleet
sbumarines.
Rickover did get a visit from
the Nautilus’ skipper. After the
White House ceremony, Cmdr.
William R. Anderson stopped in
at the Navy Building to pay his
respects.
Richover, a smallish, hard-driv
ing man, disregarded protocol in
the days when he was working on
plans for the atomic submarine.
In some instances he went over
the head of superiors to get things
done.
It nearly cost him his promotion
from captain to rear admiral.
He finally got it when friendly
members of Congress stepped in
to lend him a helping hand.
Wedding Shower
Give Robert Rossf
Mrs. Pearse Walsh and Mrs.
Maurice Kelliher were hostesses
at a wedding shower giiven for
Roberta Ross, lafet Saturday af
ternoon at the Kelliher home.
Many lovely gifts were received.
The wedding of Miss Ross, who
has taught school here for the
past two years to Ed Fine, also
a teacher, has been announced
for next Saturday morning at
the Catholic Church.
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Rivers Favors
Continuing Alaska
Native Program
Ralph J. Rivers, heretofore
U.S. Representative-elect under
the Alaska-Tennessee Plan, re
cently returned to Alaska from
Washington, D.C. and arrived in
Nome on Saturday. Accompa
nied by Mrs. Rivers, Mr. Rivers is
visiting friends and campaigning
in tha. Democratic primaries for
the U.S. House of Representatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Rivers are leaving
today for Kotzebue.
Born in 1903 at Seattle, Wash
ington, Mr. Rivers came to Alas
ka with his pioneer parents at
the age of 3, and attended school
in Alaska. His higher education
was at the University of Washing
ton at Seattle where he ■became
a law graduate in 1929. He mar
ried and raised 2 children in Alas
ka. He served 10 years as United
States Attorney for the Fourth
Division of Alaska with head
quarters in Fairbanks, 4 years as
Attorney General of Alaska with
headquarters at Juneau, 2 years
as Mayor of the City of Fair
banks, 2 years as Chairman of
the Employment Security Com
mission, 1 session as Senator in
the Alaska Legislature, and as a
delegate to the Alaska Constitu
tional Convention.
Mr. River states that he be
lieves in sound development of
all of Alaska’s vast resources
with incentatives to bring in new
capital, state control of fisheries
as soon as the transfer can pos
sibly be had from the federal
government, curtailment of ad
ditional federal reservations, ex
tension of Alaska’s. road system,
and the other constructive steps
necessary to make Alaska a great
state.
As regards the federal govern
ment’s Alaska Native Program,
he said, “The policies and bene
fits now in effect will remain the
same, if not improved, because
as a sovereign state with voting
representation in the Congress,
Alaska will be better able to pro
tect the interest of its Native
people than under our present
position as a territory.”
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Bear Mauls Girl
To Death On
Steps of Cottage
JASPER, Alta., UP) — A pursu
ing black bear grabbed a terri
fied girl as she tripped on the
steps of her cottage Friday and
dragged her away to death.
Seven-year-old Barbara Chris
tine Coates was a scant feet away
from safety when attacked by the
animal in Jasper National Park.
\[n a frantic effort to save her
daughter, Mrs. Jack Coates ran
from the cottage, took hold of
the child’s legs and pulled as the
bear backed off with his victim
between his teeth.
The bear dragged the scream
ing mother and daughter 50 feet
into a bush and fatally mauled
the girl. It dropped the child
when startled by three girls who
rushed upon the scene in answer
to Mrs. Coates’ cries.
The bear was shot and killed
by a cottage owner as it turned to
pounce on the girls. Barbara
died on route to a hospital here.
Mrs. Coates was not injured.
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Russian Orthodox
May Join World
Council of Churches
UTRECHT, Netherlands, —
Moscow Metropolitan Nikolai said
Saturday he would recommend
the Russian Othodox Church join
the World Council of Churches.
The church refused to join the
Council in 1948.
The Russian churchman’s state
ment was issued at the end of a
two-day east-west church confer
ence here. He said the Russian
Orthodox Church is expected to
send observers to future meetings
of the central committee of the
World Council of Churches but
that membership would have to
be decided by church dignitaries
in the Soviet Union.
Metropolitan Nikolai’s state
ment revealed some disagree
ments with western church lead
ers over nuclear bomb tests and
ways to world peace.
The Rusian church leader said
the Russian Orthodox Church
wants nuclear tests stopped with
out conditions. He said that if
the western church leaders want
to include conditions, then there
could be no agreement on this
point by the Russian church.
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