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Fleet Units Move
Into Guantanamo
Bay Vicinity
By Robert Berrellez
HAVANA UP — Regular army
units moved into Havana’s water
front today and set up military
tents near the Memorial to the
Battleship Maine in feverish
preparations to repluse what
Prime Minister Fidel Castro calls
“an attack from the north.”
The semiofficial newspaper Re
volucion in banner headlines said
a “Yankee Aircraft Carrier” had
arrived at Guantanamo Bay, the
big U. S. Naval Base in Eastern
Cuba.
The newspaper apparently re
ferred to the 45,000-ton super
carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt, de
picted as leading a flotilla of
vessels which began annual ma
neuvers in the Caribbean today. A
Navy spokesman at Puerto Rico
said 150 fleet units would be in
volved, but the fleet headquarters
in Norfolk said the exercises
broke down into 50 ships off the
Carolinas, 22 in amphibious ex
ercises off Puerto Rico and the
visit of the carrier and its escort
at Guantanamo, the last U. S.
foothold in Cuba.
The U. S. Atlantic Fleet’s Carib
bean maneuvers, which will con
tinue until the end of March,
added to the invasion jitters.
About 140,000 officers and men
will take part. In the fleet, in
addition to the $90-million car
rier, are three guided-missile
cruisers and two nuclear sub
marines.
The Navy stressed that the
maneuvers were planned long
ago and have no connection with
the U. S. break in diplomatic re
lations with Cuba. But the flo
tilla is bringing twice as many
men and ships to the Caribbean
as there were in last year’s ma
neuvers. And it carried enough
fire power, missiles and war
planes to give strong support to
the Guantanamo Base if needed.
U.S. Wants Bonus Money
Back From Soldier
Discharged Too Soon
GREENVILLE, Miss. UR — The
government is demanding that a
former soldier repay part of his
re-enlistment bonus because he
didn’t serve his six-year hitch.
A federal court suit says E. B.
Dupuy of near Greenville in 1955
signed up for six years in the
Army, picked up a bonus $936,
then wound up being discharged
in 1958 “due to misconduct.”
The government figures that
left Dupuy owing the government
3 years, 10 months and 29 days,
which boiled down to a $610.57
claim on the bonus.
However, Dupuy’s last Army
pay check, $75.09, was withheld
and subtracted from the $610.57,
leaving him $535.45 in the red,
plus interests and court costs,
the suit said.
MT. TRIDENT SPEWS ASH
ANCHORAGE UR — Mt .Tri
dent, a 6,090 volcano in Alaska’s
Valley of 10,000 Smokes, erupt
ed Friday blowing a cloud of ash
nearly 20,000 feet into the air.
The volcanic explosion report
ed by Capt .Terry McDonald,
pilot for NCA who was flying
over the area.
Mt. Trident, located’in the Mt.
Katmai National Monument about
350 miles southwest of here, was
active last summer.
The area is uninhabited.
JUNIOR MISS PAGEANT
SET THIS WEEKEND
The search for* America’s Jun
ior Miss, sponsored by the Nome
Jaycees for the state of Alaska,
takes place this coming weekend
in Nome.
A 16-page official program has
been printed and will be dis
ributed tomorrow. The legwork of
selling ads and all the details was
handled by Virgil Vochoska and
Bill Merritt for the Jaycees.
Four high school girls will vie
for the title of Alaska’s Junior
Miss, and they are Clarice Hardy
of Nome; Teresa Hanson of An
chorage; Martina Oyoumick of
Unalakleet, and a girl from Fair
banks who is to be chosen to
night.
The festivities start with a
dance at the multi-purpose room
of the school on Friday night.
The selection of Alaska’s Junior
Miss will be made Saturday eve
ning at the School Auditorium.
The wind-up of the Alaska
Junior Miss Pageant will be at a
no-host dinner at 7:30 p.m. Sun
day evening at the Seaview Room.
The winner of local pageant
will represent Alaska in the na
tional pageant at Mobile, Ala.,
on March 18 to 24. Prizes amount
ing to $14,000 in scholarships will
be given, with the national win
ner receiving a $6,000 scholar
ship.
The 50 finalists, one from each
state, are given an all - expense
trip to Mobile in order to com
pete.
Kennedy and Eisenhower
To Meet Again Jan. 19
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. U?i — Pres
ident-elect John F. Kennedy and
President Eisenhower will hold
another conference in Washing
ton Jan. 19, the day before Ken
nedy’s inauguration.
They will meet privately for a
half-hour starting at 9 a. m. that
day, then will be joined by other
top officials of both the outgoing
and incoming administrations.
Kennedy and Eisenhower al
ready have held one conference,
last Dec. 6. They conferred at
length regarding problems of
transition from the old administra
tion to the new. They also review
ed the tense international situa
tion.
The second conference was ar
ranged at Kennedy’s request.
Recover Last Body
In Nuclear Explosion
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (A —
Special crews recovered the last
body today from the building
housing a nuclear reactor that ex
ploded last week. The blast, on
the Atomic Energy Commission s
eastern Idaho Testing Station
Tuesday night, killed three young
servicemen.
,The AEC said the recovery
effort was complicated by the
fact the body was “lodged in the
upper structure of fthe reactor
building” — directly above the
top of the damaged reactor.
The explosion — not an atomic
blast — came as the three men
were preparing the reactor to
start up after a 10-day shutdown.
The reactor itself is the prototype
of one intended for use as a mobile
power and heat source by armed
forces in remote areas.
The three bodips, themselves
highly radioactive, have been
lodged in a specially shielded
facility pending funeral arrange
ments.
Observe 100th
Anniversary
Of Civil War Era
By The Associated Press
A nation once torn asunder by
a civil war officially opened the
100th anniversary observance of
that tragic era Sunday with sol
emn pageantry and prayer.
One theme was dominant in the
ceremonies: The nation had been
able to reunite itself after the
war.
Both North and South paid trib
ute to the commanding generals
of the rival armies that battled
for four long years in the coun
try’s costliest conflict until World
War II.
Troops in full dress uniform
stood under chilly, leaden skies
in New York City while wreaths
! were laid in honor of the Northern
Commander, Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant, at his tomb on the bank
of the Hudson River.
The crusty old general’s grand
son, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
III, chairman of the National
Civil War Centennial Commission
placed the first of four wreaths
in front of the tomb.
“The most wonderful part of
Civil War,” he said, “was that the
members of the armies were
afterward able to work together
to make this great nation what
it is today.”
Gen. Robert E. Lee’s efforts to
heal the wounds of war were
praised at ceremonies at the Con
federate leader’? tomb in Lexing
ton, Va.
Francis P. Gaines, former
Washington and Lee University
president, said that “the dignity
of Gen. Lee, his tireless energy
in behalf of tomorrow, and his
faith in the future of this re
united country were the greatest
stablizing elements in the pathetic
post-war years.”
Grant’s grandson hailed Lee as
“a great and knightly American
soldier and citizen” in a telegram
from New York, and Gaines called
the 18th President “a magnani
mous leader.”
The Civil War actually started
April 12, 1861, when Confederate
troops shelled Fort Sumpter in
the harbor of Charleston, S. C.
But President Eisenhower chose
the so-called “Star of the West”
incident to kick off the celebra
tion. The “Star of the West” was
a Union supply ship enroute to
Fort Sumpter when Rebel forces
in the harbor fired on it, on Jan.
8, 1961, forcing it to turn around
and head home.
Cadets of the Citadel re-enact
the firing in Charleston today,
using five 24-pound cannons sim
ilar to those used a century ago.
The USS Orleans Parish, a
Navy minecraft support ship, has
been fitted out with mast, sails
and paddlewheels for the re-en
actment.
Inaugural Ball
To Be Held In
New ANG Armory
Sen. Les Bronson reported at
Chamber today plans for a Presi
dential Inaugural Ball here on
the night of Friday, Jan. 20.
Sgt. Jim Blanning has agreed
to act as chairman for the affair,
which is to be held in the new
National Guard Armory. All de
tails have not been decided as
yet but Bronson said that he had
| secured the promise for a military
I combo for the occasion.
Borough Government a Controversial
Subject; Its Problems Face Legislature
Borough government will be
one of the problems confronting
Alaska’s Legislature convening on
Jan. 23. Much has been written
on this controversial subject, but
little is understood. The Nugget
presents herewith the first of a
three-part article dealing with
the problem, written by Sen.
John McNees. He was a member
of the Constitutional Convention
and was also a member of the
Local Government Committee in
the First State Legislature.
Sen. McNees has prepared two
bills for introduction at the Leg
islature, which he has carefully
checked with the Preliminary Re
port on Borough Government pre
pared jointly by the Alaska Leg
islative Council and the Local Af
fairs Agency. If you would like
to know more about them, con
tact Sen. McNees and an effort
will be made in the short time
left to further acquaint you with
their contents.
* * *
The need for the establishment
of borough government is recog
nized as being one that the 1961
session of the Legislature will be
asked to deal with, and its is a
very definite need that exisits.
Why borough government and
what is the need for it, is a
questions very frequently asked.
First, the Constitution of the
State of Alaska requires that bor
ough government be established.
Article X, Section 3, states: “The
entire state shall be divided into
boroughs, organized or unorgan
ized.”
Secondly, as stated in the Con
stitution, “The purpose ... is to
provide for the maximum local
self-government with a minimum
of local government units, and
to prevent duplication of tax
levying jurisdictions.”
What is an unorganized bor
ough? The Legislature has been
occupied in its first two sessions
of statehood with a complete re
organization of government for
the state, including a complete
new court system, a land selection
program, and many other items
that were important and immedi
ate in their demands, but in doing
so have not accomplished the di
vision and organization of the
state into boroughs as required
by the Constitution. So, let us go
to the Constitution for its defini
tion: “The Legislature shall pro
vide for the performance of serv
ices it deems necessary or ad
visable in unorganized boroughs,
allowing for maximum local parti
cipation and responsibility. It may
exercise any power or function in
an unorganized borough which
the assembly may exercise in an
organized borough.”
How does an organized borough
differ? Again let us turn to the
Constitution, “They (organized
boroughs) shall be established in
a manner and according to stand
ards provided by law. Tne stand
ards shall include population,
geography, economy, transporta
tion, and other factors. Each bor
ough shall embrace an area and
population with common interests
to the maximum degree possible.
The Legislature shall classify bor
oughs and precribe their powers
and functions. Methods by which
boroughs may be organized, in
corporated, merged, consolidated,
reclassified, or dissolved shall be
prescribed by law.”
In order to allow the maximum
of all government powers to be
directly in the hands of the
people, the Constitution further
prescribes: “All local govern
ment powers shall be vested in
boroughs and cities. The state
may delegate taxing powers to
organized boroughs and cities
only.”
These three statements from the
Constitution of the State of Alas
ka, then, make it mandatory that
the Legislature act in establish
ing boroughs over the entire
state. They further point out the
fact that taxing powers will be
granted only to “organized bor
oughs and cities.” The Constitu
tion goes further and prescribes
that the “Assembly” shall be the
governing body of the organized
borough and that “Service Areas”
may be established in order to
perform functions of government
within an organized borough.
The Constitution provides fur
ther that two agencies shall be
set up to assist the local govern
(Continued on Page Six)
MUSHIN’
THROUGH
I WASHINGTON
Associated Press Special Service
WASHINGTON un — The capi
tal is humming with activity in
preparation for the Jan. 20 inaug
uration of President-elect Ken
nedy in which Alaska will be well
represented.
Gov. William Egan, who will
lead the state’s delegation of
visitors, will ride in the Inaugural
Parade ahead of two units from
Alaska.
Behind the governor will be two
platoons from the First and Sec
ond Scout Battalions of the Alas
! ka National Guard and the El
| mendorf Air Force Base band.
The guard battalions are made
up of 80 Eskimos who may feel
i right at home if the capital has
another attack of winter as it
did last month.
Also expected for the inaugural
I activities are Alex Miller, Fair
■ banks, Alaska Democratic Na
' tional Committeeman; Mrs. E. A.
Fischer, Anchorage, National
Democratic Committeewoman, and
John Hellenthal, Democratic State
Central Committee Chairman.
• • •
Sen. E. L. Bartlett, D-Alaska,
has been informed that Hugh H.
Chaffee has been appointed
Director of the Interstate Com
merce Commission Field Office in
Anchorage.
Chaffee, who has been in the
ICC office at Portland, Ore., the
past four years, succeeds William
F. Meehan, who resigned.
* * *
The Office of Education has
approved grants for the Sitka and
Haines school districts under a
program of aid to districts in
federally-affected areas.
Certified for immediate pay
ment are $23,198 for the Sitka
District and $4,674 for the Haines
District.
* * *
Judy D. Baxter, of Anchorage
and Juneau, recently joined the
staff of Sen. Guening as a steno
grapher. Her parents are Dr. and
Mrs. Don M. Dafoe.
Dr. Dafoe, a former Commis
sioner of Education in Alaska,
now works for the U. S. Office
I of Education here.