THE NOME NUGGET
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MAN OF DISTINCTION
BRITAIN AND THE H - BOMB
In the left-wing Reynolds News of London, England,
“It is conceivable that America and Russia could sur
vive a hydrogen bomb war. But not Britain. For us it
is no bomb or no future.”
The paper says it is a surrender of leadership for
the Prime Minister to say he cannot ask the American
government for information about the bomb, and for
a say in its experimental development and use. Rey
nolds News continues:
“There are four things this country can do about
the hydrogen bomb: we can use our influence to bring
a'bout a meeting of the three countries capable of
making the bomb—the United States, Russia, and the
United Kingdom; we can urge a halt in further hydro
gen bomb tests; we can sponsor a worldwide appeal
to America and Russia to destroy existing bombs under
the supervision of scientists of world repute; lastly,
we can take the lead in new efforts to drain the swamp
of suspicion and fear which has born the hydrogen
bomb.”
MODEST MAESTRO
In Rio de Janiero, on June 25, 1886, a 19-year-old
’cellist in a touring opera company from Italy picked
up the baton of the missing conductor and directed
the music of Aida. In New York’s Carnegie Hall on
April 4, 1954, nearly 68 years later, the baton slipped
from his fingers in the hush that followed the last note
of Die Meistersinger, as Arturo Toscanini stepped off
the podium and walked off the stage to forestall a
demonstration.
As none knew in 1886 a great career had begun,
none knew in 1954 it had finished.
GRASS ROOTS OPINION
Canadian, Texas, Record: “The small country
weekly has as vital a mission in the life of American
citizens as the newspaper that has a circulation and
reading public in the millions . . . History shows us
that freedom is lost wherever a free press is lost.
Would-be dictators cannot stand the full harsh glare
of publicity—they cannot tolerate truth. The press
is the first attacked, and once that is captured or made
subservient other freedoms quickly fall and perish.” j
FBI Reports Major
Crimes Up 6%
Over Last Year
WASHINGTON, UP)—'The FBI
reported Tuesday major crimes in
the United States rose 6 percent
last year to an estimated total of
2,159,080 offenses.
“Crime is outstripping popula
tion rate of growth 4 to 1,” the
bureau said in its annual bulletin,
“Uniform Crime Reports.”
“The rise cannot be charged to
the increase in population alone,”
the FBI said. “The number of per
sons residing in the United States
increased about 5 percent from
the 1950 census to 1953, while
crime totals rose over 20 percent.”
Of the major crimes tabulated
from police reports in all parts of
the country, only murder dropped
off from 1952. It showed a 1.2
percent decline.
Arrests of-young people—those
under 18—rose 7.9 percent in 1953
while adult arrests increased 1.9
percent.
Although the crime rate contin
ued to rise, FBI Director J. Edgar
Hoover said only a few weeks
ago that due to' modern detection
methods, the confirmed criminal
never stood a poorer chance of
continued success.
“Uniform Crime Reports” said
more than 59 percent of the value
of property stolen last year was
recovered; of the 226,530 automo
biles stolen (up 5.2 percent from
1952), police reported recovery of
93.9 percent.
Norma Shearer's Daughter
Marries After Elopment
HOLLYWOOD, iff)—F o r m e r
actress Norma Shearer has an
nounced the elopment and mar
riage in Reno, Nevada, last Thurs
day of her daughter, Katherine
Thalberg, to Jack Redkish, Uni
versity of Utah law student.
Miss • Shearer, now the wife of
Martin Arrouge, former ski in
structor, is the widow of Irving
Thalberg, movie producer. Her
daughter, 18, has been a student
at Stanford University.
NOTICE
A meeting of the old and the
new Council shall be held in the
City Hall at 8:00 o'clock p.m. on
THURSDAY. April 22d, 1954. The
Financial Report for the Council
year shall be read, the old Council
retired and the new Council in
stalled.
Carrie M. McLain
Nome City Clerk
NOTICE
Sales Tax reports on retail sales
and services for the quarter end
ing March 31. 1954, must be in the
City Clerk's Office by APRIL 30,
1954.
Carrie M. McLain
Nome City Clerk
Publ. Apr. 21, 26, 28, 1954.
No Plan to Send
U.S. Troops Abroad
Being Considered
WASHINGTON, ®-Two sen
ators said Tuesday after a meeting
with Secretary of State Dulles
that no decision to dispatch Am
erican fighting forces to Indo
china is being considered.
Both senators are Republicans,
Ferguson of Michigan and Bridges
of New Hampshire.
The two senators talked to re
porters at the State Department
after Dulles had briefed a 15-man
congressional delegation cm de
velopments in Indochina and the
forthcoming Geneva Peace Con
ference which the Reds will at
tend.
Dulles has “the situation well in
hand,” Ferguson said. The secre
tary will leave for the Geneva
Conference “with the blessing of
congressional leaders,” he added.
Bridges said in his view “the
situation looks gloomy but not
hopeless.” He said any move to
send American forces to Indo
china “was not in the wind.”
But, he added that no one could
foretell what the future would
hold.
Bridges said in a speech Mon
day night that “we have made our
decision” to hold Indochina.
Sen. Cooper (R-Ky) said Tues
day he is prepared to go all the'
way with the Eisenhower Admin
istraion to keep Indochina out of
Communist hands.
•An ostrich can keep pace with
a fast horse.
Army-McCartliy
Row Not Good For
ForMilitary Morale
WASHINGTON, U?i — Secretary
of Defense Wilson, speaking on
the eve of Senate hearings and
with new charges swirling about
one of his aides, said today the
Army-McCarthy row has “done
no good” to miiltary morale.
Personally, the defense chief
told a news conference, he feels
that “in these critical times men
of good will ought to get together
to solve these problems” confront
ing the nation.
Wilson said he believes H.
Struve Hensel, asst, secretary of
defense, is “a competent honest
man.”
Sen. McCarthy brought Hen
sel’s name into the row yesterday
when he filed a “bill of particu
lars” with the Senate Investiga
tions subcommittee outlining the
things he will seek to prove in
the televised public hearing set to
open at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
McCarthy contended that con
cern that he was about to expose
“misconduct” and “possibly law
violations” by Hensel led Army
officials to attempt to discredit
him.
As to the general effects of
the whole row, Wilson said that
it not only had done no good to
miiltary morale. It has also, he
commented, added to his prob
lems in his efforts to “get some
fine, capable men to come down
here ... at personal sacrifice.
I don’t think it’s going to help.”
RE-ELECT
William E. Seitz
DEMOCRAT
TO THE
TERRITORIAL
SENATE
APRIL 27. 1954
★
He has acquired six years
experience as a legislator
SENATOR BELTZ and has worked for the best
SEEKS SECOND TERM interests of the 2nd Division
- and the Territory as a
LIFE-LONG ALASKAN whole.
FOR 42 YEARS
Vote For A Man
Who Understands The Problems of Alaska.
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