VOL. LX No. 89 - ' HOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 25. 1958 Per Copy—159
U.S. Asks Copy of Russian Plan
For Tunnel Under Bering Strait
WASHINGTON, UR — Sen.
Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash)
disclosed today he is seeking de
tailed information on a Russian
proposal for construction of a
rail and vehicular tunnel under
Bering Strait to connect Amer
ica and Asia.
Magnuson, chairman of the
Senate Commerce Committee,
said he has asked Soviet Engineer
Arkady Markin for a complete
-copy of the proposal he made
public at the Brussels World
Fair.
Markin, of the U.S.S.R. Power
Institute in the Soviet Academy
of Science, proposed joint U.S.
Soviet action to construct such a
tunnel.
When the information is ob
tained, Magnuson said, he wants
to discuss it with officials of
Canada and Alaska at a meeting
next fall of the Alaska Inter
national Highway Commission, of
which he is vice chairman.
In his letter to Markin, Magnu
son recalled that similar Bering
Strait tunnel proposal was made
“at the turn of the century” by
New York railway magnate E. H.
Harriman, father of New York
Gov. Averell Harriman.
The senator said a study of the
Harriman proposal left him “deep
ly intrigued” by the possibilities
it offered in expanding trade and
development in the North Pacific
area and increasing interconti
nental trade “between America,
Asia and Europe.”
One U.S. Marine
Killed By Own
Sentry In Lebanon
BEIRUT, UP) — A U.S. spokes
man said today that no American
planes have been shot down by
anti-aircraft fire from Syria.
He was commenting on an
announcement from Damascus
yesterday that an unidentified
jet fighter plane was shot down
while intruding on the air space
of the United Arab Republic.
The Syrian announcement claimed
the downed plane crashed and
burned in Lebanon last night.
On previous nights U.S. troops
have been harassed by rebel sni
per fire, but the only fatality re
ported was a Marine killed by one
of his own sentries when he did
not answer a challenge.
At the United Nations, Secre
tary General Dag Hammarskjold
announced he was setting up a
seven-man group to advise him
on enlarging the U.N. observer
group in Lebanon.
The observers are working un
der a Security Council mandate
to report any illegal shipments of
arms and men into Lebanon from
Syria. The Lebanese govern
ment has charged President Nas
ser’s United Arab Repubic has
been helping the rebels via its
Syrian province. By sending in
more observers, Hammarskjold
hopes to make it possible for the
Americans to withdraw. '
All commercial airline flights
between the U.A.R. and Jordan
were suspended meanwhile. Nas
ser has urged his partisans in
Jordan to revolt and oust King
Hussein, and earlier this week
Jordan broke diplomatic rela
tions with the U.A.R.
Four File For
Primary Election
Filing for state offices in the
Aug. 26 primary by Northwestern
Alaska residents are as follows:
William E. Beltz of Unalakleet,
Democrat for the 4-year term as
senator-at-large,
Arthur Johnson, Republican of
Unalakleet, for the 2-year term
as senator-at-large.
Edith Bullock, Republican of
Kotzebue, for the 2-year term as
senator from Districts 21 and 22,
Barrow-Kobuk.
Frank Degnan, Democrat from
Unalakleet, for one of the two
House seats in District 23.
Filing will close at one minute
before midnight, Monday, July 28.
President Withdraws
Nominee to Civil
Service Commission
WASHINGTON, UP1 — Presi
dent Eisenhower today withdrew
| his nomination of Bernard L.
Flanagan as a member of the
Civil Service Commission, at
Flanagan’s request.
Flanagan has admitted making
several misstatements in appli
cation forms for past federal
positions, and his confirmation
by the Senate was considered
doubtful.
The White House made public
a letter to Eisenhowef1 from Flani
gan, who has been serving since
last January as an interim ap
pointee, saying the mistakes were
“entirely immaterial to the jobs
held.” But Flanigan said he was
withdrawing to put an end to
“political harassment.”
“Confirmation of my nomina
tion in the present circumstances
would not, I fear, end the con
troversy,” said Flanigan’s letter.
Eisenhower’s reply was cordial
but formal and brief.
Flanigan had testified before
the Senate Civil Service Commit
tee, admitting making some mis
statements on his 1951 and 1954
federal job applications regarding
educational credits and previous
salaries.
Predicts Hawaii
Will Be 50th State
WASHINGTON, UP) — Robert
V. Cox of Chapel Hill, N.C., new
president of the National Junior
Chamber of Commerce, predicted
today Hawaii will be the 50th
state.
But he backed off when re
porters asked him how soon the
Jaycees will boost Hawaii for
statehood as they did Alaska for
the 49th.
“I don’t think there’s any doubt
but that Hawaii will be a state
some day,” he said.
“We want statehood for Hawaii.
We’re not saying next year or
ten years. It’s going to have to
take its proper channel.”
He recalled that the chamber
endorsed both Alaska and Hawaii
for statehood in 1955, and added,
“we’re delighted we have the
49th state, Alaska.”
He said he’ll make his first trip
to Alaska as Jaycee president
tfiis month. He will go to Hawaii
in the spring, he added.
He said as president he must
spend at least two days during
the year in each of the 48 states,
the District of Columbia, Alaska
and Hawaii.
Stepovich To
Run For United
States Senate
JUNEAU, UPi — Gov. Mike
Stepovich announced he would
seek the nomination as Repub
lican candidate for the United
States Senate from the prospec
tive state of Alaska. He said
he will submit his resignation as
governor of Alaska to President
Eisenhower to clear the way for
his bid for elective office.
Stepovich announced his deci
sion at a press conference, ending
speculation concerning his politi
cal plans. He said he would be a
candidate for “term B” on the
Alaska primary ballot Aug. 26.
He is not expected to have any
Republican opposition.
The nomination to term B
would place Stepovich in oppo
sition to former Alaska Governor
Ernest Gruening in the first state
general election on Nov. 26, if
Gruening is chosen as one of the
Democratic Senatorial candidates.
Gruening is the only Democrat
so far to file.
The deadline for filing is one
minute before midnight Monday.
Stepovich also said Sen. John
Butrovich of Fairbanks is con
sidering filing for the Republican
nomination for governor.
Meantime, Attorney General
J. Gerald Williams announces he
will be a Democratic candidate
for governor.
Adm. Quiggle
Vanishes From
Liner At Sea
SAN FRANCISCO, — The
Navy is investigating the death
of Rear Adm. Lynne C. Quiggle
who told his wife “you’d be bet
ter off a widow” just before his
disappearance at sea.
Quiggle, 52, vanished from the
liner President Cleveland Wed
nesday about 800 miles off San
Francisco. He apparently jumped
overboard in a “fit of depression,”
Commodore H. D. Ehman the
liner’s master, told newsmen af
ter the ship docked here yester
day.
A Navy board of investigation,
started a formal inquiry immed
iately.
The admiral and his wife were
returning from his tour of duty
as Deputy Chief of Staff on the
Joint Staff of the Commander of
U.S. forces in Japan. He had
been ordered to San Diego to
become commander of Amphib
ious Group 1, Pacific Fleet.
Mrs. Quiggle, said her husband
had left the couple’s cabin early
in the morning saying “you’d
be better off a widow” after
kissing her.
She reported his disappearance
and the ship was searched. Mrs.
Quiggle said she had reason to
believe her husbafid, who had
been nervous and tense, may
have jumped from the ship.
THURSDAY BALL SCORES
American League
Baltimore 7, Chicago 3
Cleveland 6, Washington 1
New York 10, Detroit 7
National League
St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 0
Pittsburgh 5, Los Angeles 3
Cincinnati 4, Chicago 3
Pacific Coast League
Sacrhmento 3-3, Portland 0-6
Phoenix 3, San Diego 1
Seattle 1, Vancouver 0
Salt Lake City 6, Spokane 2
Eisenhower Tells Khrushchev Summit
Meet Must Be Within U.N. Framework
WASHINGTON, CSV-President
Eisenhower is informing Soviet
Premier Khrushchev the pro
posed summit meeting on the
Middle East must be conducted
entirely within the framework of
the U.N. Security Council it was
reported today.
Sen. William Fulbright (D-Ark)
said that was his understanding
of a summary received by sen
ators of the President’s note to
Khrsuhchev.
At the White House, newsmen
were told that Eisenhower’s note
was on its way to Moscow or
shortly would be.
The U.S. note has been cleared
with the French and British,
Hagerty said.
Fulbright said his interpre
tation of U.S. insistence on
“sticking by the rules” of the
Security Council would mean
that India’s Nehru, Egypt’s Nas
ser or Israel’s Ben-Gurion would
attend “only as they might be
invited by the Security Council.”
Fulbright said if they “stick
by the rules” only members of
: the Security Council would attend
the council meeting, unless others
were invited, and that any mem
bers could be represented by
their heads of state.
Some authorities here reported
that the President believes it
should be up to the Security
Council through its regular ma
chinery at U.N. headquarters in
New York to take over the task
of arranging the proposed ex
traordinary session of heads of
government of the 11 member
nations and to set the date.
Khrushchev had proposed a
start Monday, but that is now ob
viously impossible so far as the
United States, Britain and France
are concerned.
U.N. To Work
Out Arrangements
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., UPt—
Western sources said today the
U.N. Security Council probably
will be called into session to work
out arrangements for a summit
meeting here.
These quarters said they have
been given the definite impres
sion that the Soviet Union will
accept President Eisenhower’s re
ported proposal that such details
as time, place and 'participants
be settled through U.N. channels.
Members of the 11-nation
council are keeping in close touch
with the East-West exchanges
and are ready to meet quickly
if Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush
chev agrees to this procedure.
Secret consultations are going
on now to settle the thorny
issue of Iraqi representation on
the council in advance of the
summit meeting.
Qualified sources predicted to
day the outcome would be the
seating of a representative of the
new revolutionary regime on the
11-nation council,
j U.N. diplomats are anxious to
| avoid any East-West ruckus the
very outset of a summit meet
ing. This could happen if the
council got bogged down in an
argument over Iraqi representa
tion.
Rotary Governor
Mentor Boney
On Official Visit
The Rotary Club of Nome, Alas
ka today is host to Mentor M.
Boney, governor of the 504th
district of Rotary International.
He is making his annual official
visit to each of the 40 Rotary
clubs in the area embracing the
Northwest corner of Washington,
the British Columbia mainland
West of the Coastal range of
mountains and all of Alaska.
He will address the local club
and confer with President Jim
Blanning, and Secretary Bob
Grant and committee chairman
on Rotary administration and
service activities.
Mr. Boney is retired from the
management of the Whatcom
County Dairymens Association
which he handled for 23 years.
He developed .for Darigold,
canned and packaged American
cheddar cheese powdered butter
milk, and the concentrated fresh
milk. He is a past president of
both the Washington and Ore
gon Dairy Trade Associations.
He was elected as a district gov
ernor of Rotary International for
the 1958-59 fiscal year at Rotary’s
49th annual convention in Dallas,
Texas, last June. He is one of
258 district governors supervising
the activities of more than 9,800
clubs which have a membership
of 462,500 business and profes
sional executives in 110 geo
graphical regions throughout the
world.
Each year' this world wide
service organization continues to
grow in numbers and in strength,
President Blanning added. Dur
Russians Boast
Could Turn 6th
Fleet Into Coffins
CAIRO, (#> — Nikita Khrush
chev boasted to President Nasser
the Soviet Union has weapons
which “could easily turn the
(U.S.) 6th Fleet into coffins of
molten steel,” a Cairo editor said
today.
Mohamed Hassamein Heikal
accompanied Nasser to Moscow
for his secret meeting with
Khrushchev last week. He gave
readers of his paper, A1 A Ram,
an account of what he said took
place in two days of meetings.
Heikal quoted Khrushchev as
calling the 6th Fleet commander,
Vice Adm. Charles R. Brown “an
exceedingly stupid and foolish
admiral.” He meant Brown was
stupid for bringing the fleet with
in range of Soviet atomic missiles.
Once at the luncheon table,
Heikal said Khrushchev remarked
that Western foes “would gladly
give up half of their lives to get
at and destroy Nasser, but they
will never get that chance—
never.”
ing the past fiscal year, 350 new
Rotary Clubs were organized in
51 countries and geographical
areas. This brought the total
number of Rotary clubs to an all
time high of nearly 10,000. Eight
countries were added to Rotary’s
roster—British Honduras, Erit
rea, French Guiana, Laos, Mar
tinique, Papua, Virgin Islands
and the West Indes Federation.
There is a dinner tonight at
7:30 honoring Mr. Boney, at the
Seaview Room of the North Star
Bakery, preceded by a cocktail
| hour at the Polaris.