RUSSIANS EXPLODE “BIG ONE”
By The Associated Press
Defying world opinion, the So
viet 'Union today set off in the
Arctic the mightiest man - made
bomb in history. European scien
tists said it was at least of 50
megaton strength and may have
been larger, perhaps even in the
100-megaton range.
Swedish scientists said the
bomb might be as much as 2Vi
times as large as the Soviet blast
just a week ago that sent waves
of tear around the earth and
brought protests from all sides.
That one was placed in the 30
megaton range—the equivalent of
30 million tons of TNT. A Swed
ish defense spokesman noted that
if today's blast was 2Vi or more
times stronger it would place it
Kin the 100-megaton range.
Khrushchev told the 22nd So
viet Community .party congress
two weeks ago the nuclear test
ing resumed in September pro
bably would end with the explo
sion of the superbomb. He said it
would be in the 50 - megaton
range, and added that the Soviet
Union had a 100-megaton bomb
but would not explode it.
Fallout from the week-old blast
was moving across eastern Can
ada and the northeastern United
States when the new bomb was
set off.
The superblast was first reg
istered at the Uppsala University
Seismological Institute, 43 miles
north of Stockholm, Sweden. It
was also the first observatory to
record the nuclear test one week
ago.
The biggest United States nuc
lear test bomb has been reported
at 15 to 20 megatons.
Radio Moscow in morning
broadcasts made no mention of
the explosion and there was no
thing about it in Soviet news
papers.
At least 27 blasts have been re
corded since the Russians broke
the truce on nuclear testing Sept.
1 and set off a series of bombs
that grew progressively larger in
strength.
At Bodoe, Norway’s new radia
tion warning command said the
prevailing winds were carrying
the radio active cloud from the
explosion away from the Scan
dinavian peninsula and over the
Arctic Sea.
Nuclear Scientist Claims
Latest Blast Is ‘Dirty One’
WASHINGTON W — Dr. Ralph
Lapp, nuclear scientist, express
ed belief that the Russian super
bomb exploded today is a “very
ditty” one which would lead to
a marked increase next spring in
nuclear fallout in the United
States.
Lapp, a non-government sci
entist who has written books on
atomic physics, said the nub of
the question posed by the great
blast was “how dirty it was?”—
That is how much radioactive ma
terial is spewed into the skies, to
fall sooner or later on the earth.
However, U-S. Public Health
Service authorities have express
ed the view that the Russian nu
clear tests will not increase fall
out to point where changes in
American habits, or diets would
be necessary. These authorities
have also stated, though, that in
the opinion of most scientists, any
increase in radiation may be a
menace to some people, in pre
sent or future generations.
It is expected that much of
the radioactive debris from the
Russian bomb blasts will be de
layed in reaching the earth until
next spring. This is the reason:
In a big nuclear blast, even
one that occurs in the atmosphere
below 35,000 feet, much of the
debris is hurled high into the
stratosphere. Late in die winter,
j a sort of down-draft over the
1 North Polar area pulls it down
into the atmosphere, where it
can be carried to earth by rain.
White House Says Blast
Was Political Rather
Than a Military Act
WASHINGTON UP) — The
White House said the super-bomb
Russia exploded today was on the
order of 50 megatons and “was
a political rather than a military
act:*’
A formal statement described
the Russian test as “primarily an |
incitement to frighten and panic
the cold war.” It said it does not
affect the basic balance of nu
clear power.
The statement said the Soviet
Union has “deliberately overrid
den the expressed hope of the
world" as stated in the resolution
adopted by the U.N. General As
sembly two days ago.
The White House said that
While the United States itself has
ample military power to destroy
any nation which could unleash
ttMSnoonuciear war, ‘We have no
wish to use this military power”
and are ready as ever to sign a
test-ban treaty or to negotiate a
treaty for general and complete
disarmament.
“In the meantime, we will con
tinue to take whatever measures
are necessary . to preserve the
security of our country and of
others who count on us,” the
statement said.
President Increases
His Budget Estimate
For ’62 to $89 Billion
WASHINGTON — President
Kennedy has increased his budget
estimate for this fiscal year to
$89 billion and expects $6.9 billion
in red ink spending. The new esti
mates raise the virtual certainty
that his next budget will cross
the $68-billion mark.
Nevertheless, Kennedy’s autumn
budget review again assured
taxpayers that the fiscal 1963
budget, to be sent to Congress
in January will be balanced—
“barring extraordinary and Uh°
foreseen defense requirements.”
Fiscal 1962 Is the current govern
ment year, which ends next June
The third and latest Kennedy
revision of the 1962 budget,
origin^y^ d^rafted^ to^ Janumy
Alaska Education
Assn. To Seek Pay
(Hikes for Teachers
ANCHORAGE UP — The Alaska
Education Assn, will ask the 1962
Legislature for teacher pay hikes
as it did last year, according to
Haze Bergeron, executive secre
tary.
It was resol ved toy the sixth an
nual delegate assembly meeting
here this weekend to request the
State Board of Education to
tighten standards for teachers.
Bergeron explained that inex
perienced teachers now receive a
base pay of $5,000, which is $200
under the national average. “Con
sidering that the cost of living
is 30 to 40 per cent righer in
Alaska than in the nation,” Ber
geron said. The AEA proposes the
base salary be raised to $6,000.
The proposal to stiffen stand
ards is to make mandatory a
bachelor’s degree for teachers.
Those presently holding three
year certificates would have to
secure a bachelor’s dgeree by
Sept. 1, 1965.
This proposal was ignored by
the State Board, Bergeron said,
because of the difficulty in find
ing qualified teac'neis to go to
schools in the bush.
He said this problem would be
j alleviated if the Legislature
raises salaries. Teachers from
the outside would be attracted to
teach in Alaska, Bergeron claim
ed.
The three-day series of sessions
of the association wound up Sat
urday night at Alaska Methodist
University.
Tom Beltz Dies From
Fall In Honolulu
HONOLULU UP—A 260-pound
Alaskan Eskimo was fatally in
jured when he fell 14 feet from
his second floor apartment to a
cement walk, police reported yes
terday.
The victim, Tom Beltz, 42, of
Anchorage, toppled over a stair
case railing outside his front door
last night. Downstairs neighbors
said they heard a thud and found
Beltz face down in a pool of
blood.
He was pronounced dead on
arrival at a hospital.
Beltz, a heavy equipment opera
tor, had lived in Hawaii about
two years. > >
Survivors include three chil
dren, a sister and two brothers.
Survivors include five children,
three girls and two boys, a sister,
Mrs. Laura Wright of Fairbanks,
and two brothers, John of Kot
zebue, and Bert of Nome.
Beltz was a brother of the
late Sen. William Beltz of Una
lakleet who was the president of
the first state legislature.
Not Guilty . . .
DECATUR, 111. (ft — The case
of a man who got into trouble
because he started to build a fall
out shelter without a permit end
ed Friday—in acquittal and ami^
applause.
“This nation is in the midst of
an undeclared war,” A. Webber
Borchers argued as his own law
yer. “All men have the right to
defend themselves as they see fit,
city laws notwithstanding.”
Justice of die Peace James O.
Kelley handed down his verdict:
“The man may have been guilty
of violation of the letter of the
law, but certainly not the spirit
of die law, and consequently I
find him not guilty.”
I
U.S. Accuses Russia
Of Pushing the
World To Anarchy
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. C5V
The Uniterf States today accused
the Soviet Union of pushing the
world toward anarchy and dis
aster toy exploding its massive
superbomb. Other delegations al
so expressed abhorrence and dis
tress over the Soviet move.
The Soviet Union avoided any
reference to this morning’s ex
plosion, but said it had been forced
to carry out the current series
of nuclear bomb teste to prevent
the United States from launch
ing a nuclear war.
The debate took place in tbe
General Assembly’s Political Com
mittee. U.S. Ambassador Adlai
Stevenson launched the criticism
of the Soviet Union.
Stevenson charged that the So
viet Union had shown cynical
disregard for the United Nations
and its appeal to the Kremlin not
to test a 50-megaton bomb ap
proved last Friday night by a
vote of 87-11.
Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarap
kin quoted at length from Pre
mier Khrushchev’s statement ex
plaining the Soviet government’s
reasons for going against the
world opinion to carry out the
bomb teste. Then he added:
I “In order to prevent a nuclear
and rocket war, all measures
must be taken. And one of these
measures which can prevent you
from launching a nuclear weap
ons war is to increase the de
fensive position of the Soviet
Union. This is why we do it”
Stevenson said there was no
justification for the explosion of
the gigantic bomb except “for
intimidation.”
“If this is what Mr. Tsarapkin
calls Soviet realism,” the chief
U.S. delegate said, “then God help
us ah escape from Russian real
ism.”
He told the committee today’s
test apparently was even larger
than the 50 megatons expected.
"Today, Mr. Chairman, the
world has taken a great leap
backward toward anarchy and
disaster,” Stevenson said.
Man Burns to Death
In Radio Station Fire
ANCHORAGE UP) — The .body
of a man burned to death when
fire destroyed radio station KHAR
was identified Saturday as that
of Ade Carlson, 47, night disc
jockey.
Oar Ison, formerly of Duluth,
Minn., died when flames raced
through the station (Friday night.
A woman, who had been in a
house trailer next door, tried to
rescue him, but a wall of flame
between the office and the con
trol room where he was working
barred her passage.
A listener reported hearing
Carlson broadcast. Suddenly there
was a crash in the background,
then the station was silent.
Carlson came to Anchorage
about four months ago from Bil
lings, Mont
WEATHER FORECAST
oudy With intermittent snow
South to southwest winds 15 to
20 mph. Low tonight 25-30, high
tomorrow 30-35. In the last 24
hours: High of 24, low of 10. Sun
rise at 7:40 am., sunset at 3:49
pm Temperatures a year ago
today: High of 24, tow of 3. Ex
tremes on this date since 1907:
High of 43 in 1911, low of -3 in
1920. ;•
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Egan Claims Alaska
Will Have Extra
Costs in Fiscal 1963
JUNEAU UFI — Gov. William
Egan said today he would not
be able to determine what the
state general fund balance will
foe at the end of the current fiscal
year “until the budget process has
been completed at the executive
level in December.”
“I sincerely believe that with
some good luck in the coming
oil and gas lease sale in Decem
ber, the general fund balance will
be such that we can weather any
financial storm,” Egan said, how
ever.
Egan told his regular Monday
morning news conference that in
a talk to the Anchorage Demo
cratic Club last week he “tried
to impress them that we axe going
to have some additional costs in
fiscal 1863.”
Egan said if income from the
December oil and gas lease sale
falls far, far below the expected
take of $7-$8 million, the state is
probably going to have to con
sider a cutback in existing pro
grams or an increase in taxes.
Egan said highway mantainance
costs, which will be borne by the
state for the first time in fiscal
i 1963, will add $6 million to the
fiscal 1963 budget.
Education costs, for both pub
lic schools and the University of
Alaska, will go up approximate
ly $2 million in fiscal 1963, the
Governor said, and he placed a
$1 million tag < on increased costs
for mental health.
“In addition, we are going to
have to add more troopers to the
State Police force if we hope to
have relatively good coverage.”
The Governor said that while
some members of the Legislature
expressed reservations about a
National Bank of Commerce pro
posal which would permit Alaska
to participate in Seattle’s Century
21 exposition, the reaction has
been generally favorable.
Egan asked legislators if they
would be willing to support an
appropriation of up to $175,000 to
staff and equip an exhibit in a
building which the Seattle bank
j plans to construct on the Century
21 grounds. The bank offered
Alaska use of the building with
out cost.
Egan said he had not received
replies from a majority of the
Legislature as yet.
Nikita Warns British They
May be First to Feel
Atomic and Missile Blows
LONDON (51—Premier Khrush
chev, in a letter made public
just a few hours after the latest
big Soviet nuclear blast, warned
today that if war breaks out
Britain may be “among the first
to experience the destructive
power of nuclear blows."
The letter was in reply to 02
British labor party legislators
who sent him a protest about ntt
clear tests. He said the USSR had
been compelled to resume ted*
because of Western military
threats, particularly over Berlin.
“We are now carrying out ex
perimental blasts and improving
our weapons to that mankind may
never experience the horrors of
nuclear war," Khrushchev de
clared.
He said the best way to insure
peace would be the conclusion of
a German peace treaty as pro
posed by the Soviet Union.
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