2S NOME NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS _
62nd Year No. 70 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1961 Per Copy 15^
Power Failure
Puls Manhattan
In 41/2-Hour Chaos
NEW YORK UP) — The second
massive power failure in less
than two years threw five square
miles of midtown Manhattan in
to a 4I/2-hour chaos involving mil
lions Tuesday. It was the hottest
June 13th in the city’s history.
From skyscraper to subway
bottom — and in between —
citizens of this always cramped
metropolis were snarled in the
vivid example of electricity’s
value to modern man.
The power went out just as the
mammoth buildings began pour
ing their tens of thousands into
the streets.
Riders were trapped in eleva
tors for up to three hours. Pas
sengers were stranded below
ground in subways. Passengers
emerged from both, shaken and
dripping with perspiration.
“It was like a steam bath,”
said a patrolman coming out of
a subway.
The Great White Way was a
strange sight as the setting sun
dropped across the Hudson River.
Times Square’s brilliance was
blacked out for a time. Many of
its movie houses and theaters
•closed.
Traffic lights were out through
out the area and thousands of
motorists — accustomed to the
bumper-to-bumper routine—found
themselves hopelessly tangled
face-to-face as well.
In hospitals, some patients were
caught on operating tables. Emer
gency generators were thrown
into use and disaster averted.
The temperature had reached
96 degrees at mid-afternoon, a
record for the date and the high
est in two years. Throughout the
city air conditioners droned by
the hundreds of thousands.
But the Consolidated Edison
Co. — Although reporting it had
had the largest load in history
from 3 to 4 p. m. — said over
loading had not caused the power
failure.
Secty. of State Rusk Says
U.S. Can Never Agree to
General Disarmament
WASHINGTON UP> — Secretary
of State Dean Rusk told Senate
questioners today this country can
never agree to general disarma
ment just on the Soviet Union’s
word that it will disarm.
“We cannot accept a disarma
ment proposal which would leave
our people as either dupes or
victims,” he said.
Rusk made the statement under
questioning by Chairman John L.
McClelland, (D-Ark.\ of a Senate
Appropriations subcommittee dur
ing discussion of funds requested
to enlarge the disarmament ad
ministration.
Rusk also said that no tangi
ble progress has been made with
the Russians on general disarma
ment despite many conferences
since World War II.
But Rugk said he believed it is
very important for this country
to develop and present a realistic
and reasonable disarmament plan.
N O I C E
All cars must be off Front St.
from 3 a. m. tomorrow morning
until 8:00 a. m. during which
time the street will be cleaned.
—Nome Police Dept, j
Alaska-Canada-Seattle
Outboard Marathon
Scheduled for July 5-8
SEATTLE UP — Regarded as
the world’s toughest racing test
for sputterboats, the third annual
Alaska-Canada-Seattle Outboard
Marathon has been scheduled for
July 5-8.
The little craft will run from
! Ketchikan down the inside pas
sage to Seattle, a distance of 737
miles. Chuck Mersereau of Kis
simmee, Fla., led the field last
year in record time of 18 hours,
44 minutes.
Through seas that sometimes
swamp the tiny boats, the out
boards run only during daylight
hours. Overnight halts and fuel
stops are made along the Can
adian coast.
Safety rules for the race point
up the dangers. Boats must carry
distress s’gnal kits, life rafts,
helmets, life jackets, navigation
charts and compasses, and a re
serve food supply in case a craft
comes to grief on some isolated
beach.
Kennedy Orders U.S. Flag
Be Flown 24 Hours a Day
At Marine Corps Memorial
WASHINGTON OP — President
Kennedy has ordered the U. S.
Flag flown 24 hours a day at the
Marine Corps memorial.
The proclamation Monday
raised to five the number of
places where the flag is flown
permanently. The others are the
tomb of the unknown soldier in
Arlington Cemetery, the capitol,
Ft. McHenry near Baltimore,
where Francis Scott Key wrote
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” and
at Key’s grave in Frederick, Md.
The Marine Corps memorial,
across the Potomac River from
Washington, portrays the raising
of the Stars and Stripes over Mt.
Suribachi during the battle of Iwo
Jima in World War II.
JACKIE GOES WATER SKIING
ATHENS, Greece GP — Jacque
line Kennedy, in a blue bathing
suit, went water-skiing today un
der the protection of the Greek
Navy. She had a spill and fell
into the water anyway.
Naval police patrolled the shore
and sea, warning off bathers,
keeping people from stretches of
public beach at nearby Cavouri
Bay and finally confisticating film
from two news photographers.
Officers said they had orders
not to permit any pictures taken
of Mrs. Kennedy “in her bathing
clothes.” They would not say who
issued the orders.
QUEEN MOTHER ELIZABETH
FRACTURES BONE IN FOOT
LONDON GP — Queen Mother
Elizabeth has fractured a small
bone in one foot and will be
forced to forego public engage
ments for several weeks, it was
announced today.
A press statement from her
London residence, Clarence House,
said the injury occured Monday
at Windsor Castle. No details were
given. The Queen Mother is 60.
MIGHTY HOT IN FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO (P — The
temperature rose to 104 at 2 p. m.
today — The hottest June day
ever recorded in San Francisco
since the Weather Bureau started
operations here 90 years ago.
It got hot so fast the forecast
couldn’t keep up with the ther
mometer. In four hours the city’s
temperature soard 21 degree.
Seven Nome
Men Overdue
On Hunting Trip
Overdue on a hunting trip are
: Ira, Frank, Victor, and George
| Ahnangnatoguk; James Picnalook
| Sr. and James Jr., and Isaac Pic
nalook. Seven are believed to be
in the oomiak which left Sat
urday and was scheduled to re
turn Sunday. Search has been
organized by the CAP headed by
Del Kampmann and since the
search is over water it has been
limited to planes with more than
one engine. Participating in the
search last evening were the Alas
ka Airlines between here and
Unalakleet; Wien Airlines and
Munz between Nome and Shish
maref. A military plane and Dick
Galleher searched between here
and St. Lawrence and King Island.
Kampmann reports that a heli
copter is standing by at Galena
to assist if needed and ahe Air
i Force Search and Rescue are in
contact with CAP from Fair
banks.
When the fog lifts and weather
improves military craft will seek
out the ice pack which moved
out during the night.
White House Press Secty
Celebrates Birthday
WASHINGTON — Whitt
House press secretary Pierre Sal
inger celebrated his 36th birthday
today and President Kennedy tool
joshing recognition of Salinger’
current problems.
The press secretary has beer
bombarded daily by question;
from reporters eager for everj
detail of Kennedy’s back injury
On occasion he has flared at the
persistent inquiries.
Kennedy offered a bit of im
plied sympathy with a birthday
gift.
The President sent Salinger
a paper-back volume entitled
“Shifferes5 Family Medical En
cyclopedia.” On the inside cover
Kennedy wrote: “For Pierre, who
picks up where Shifferes leaves
off. John F. Kennedy.”
Salinger’s office staff also
joined in the ribbing, giving him
a metal “first aid leader kit.”
Portable Hospitality
Center to Be Set Up
At Tok for Tourists
JUNEAU (J’i — State Commis
sioner Romick said today that a
hospitality center which will give
the tourist a capsule glance at
Alaskan life is scheduled to open
at Tok Thursday.
The hospitality center, housed
in a 40x8-foot house trailer, will
display Eskimo and Indian arts
and crafts, pictures of state at
tractions and other articles of in
terest to the tourist.
Romick said the center will be
manned by Mr. and Mrs. Fred G.
Bearden of Anchorage. The cen
ter will be open from 8 a. m. to
10 p. m. seven days a week, Ro
mick said.
TODAY'S WEATHER
Cloudy with occasional light
rain and fog. Lowest temperature
expected tonight 35, the high to
morrow 45.
In the past 24 hours: highest
temp. 49, lowest 36. Max. wind
35 mph from the west. Sunrise
at 1:21 a.m., sunset at 10:44 p.m.
A year ago today: highest 54,
lowest 35. Extremes on this date
since 1907: highest 67 in 1934,
lowest 28 in 1935.
Alaska Airlines Granted
Cut In Freight Rates
SEATTLE UP) — Alaska Air
lines announced today it has been
given permission to cut freight
t rates in and to Alaska, and they
went into effect June 11.
General commodity rates be
tween the Pacific Northwest and
Anchorage-Fairbanks went down
a uniform 2 cents in various
weight categories.
Egg, meat and produce rates
were reduced up to 6 cents a
pound.
The Anchorage-Kotzebue rate
was cut from 12 cents a pound to
9.
Two Brothers Picked
Up Off a Life Raft
In Gulf of Mexico
PANAMA CITY, Fla. M —
Two half-starved, sunburned
brothers are easing back onto nor
mal diet after living on a life
raft for 10 days on trwo cups of
rain water and a fish.
Dr. L. M. Richards, 28, Limona,
Fla., optometrist, said, “it was
just by the grace of God” that he
and his brother, Eric, 30, of Mel
bourne, Fla., were alive when
rescued in the Gulf of Mexico.
The yacht All Alone spotted the
brothers Tuesday and picked then
up 90 miles southeast of Paname
City. An Air Force helicoptei
' took them to Tyndall Air Fora
Base Hospital and the two late
were transferred to a civilian hos
" pital.
5 The Richards took off fron
Tampa June 3 in a single-engine
' plane for Guatemala. After land
' ing at Cross City, Fla., to repaii
a fuel line, they took off on the
New Orleans leg of their flight
Over the Gulf of Mexico the
plane developed engine trouble
and caught fire. The brothers
ditched and launched a one-man
life raft which had no food or
water.
—
Lions Club Broom Sale
Starts Friday Evening
The Lions Club long heralded
broom sale will take place this
Friday evening. Four teams will
scour the town in a house-to
house sale with the top selling
team to be the guests of the
other three at a steak dinner. The
losers will eat a bean feed.
The brooms are priced at $2.50
and $2.75 for household brooms;
$1 for whisk brooms; $1.50 and
$2.50 for mop heads and push
brooms at $5.
Proceeds from the sale will be
given to the Public Health Nurse
to provide glasses for needy and
deserving persons.
A MINOR AILMENT . . .
WASHINGTON GP — The White
House insisted yesterday that
President Kennedy’s back strain
is “a minor ailment” and said the
President was putting in a normal
work day.
Press secretary Pierre Salinger
gave that description of the
President’s condition at a news
conference in which he showed
some irritation when reporters
prodded him for more details on
Kennedy’s injury.
FIRST BOAT ARRIVES
The S.S. Tonsina dropped an
chor early this afternoon in the
roadstead, the first boat of the
season.
Barges and tugs were ready
and waiting to start discharging
freight.
Castro Opens
Talks With Tractor
Committee
HAVANA, Cuba UP — Prime
Minister Castro opened talks with
the American Tractors for Pri
soners Committee today.
Earlier, the U. S. negotiators
announced they will leave Cuba
tomorrow whether or not they
reached agreement with Castro—
and indications were they will
not.
A spokesman made the an
i nouncement while the four-man
American team sat cooling its
heels in a Havana hotel, awaiting
another meeting with Cuban of
| ficials.
The four non-government U. S.
technical experts arrived Tuesday
to work out a swap of 500 trac
tors for the 1,214 Cuban invasion
' prisoners Castro holds. In a two
hour meeting Tuesday, Cuban
President Osvaldo Dorticos stuck
to Castro’s terms which are un
acceptable to the American nego
tiators.
A spokesman for the U. S.
group, Duane T. Greathouse, said
arrangements were being made
to fly back to Washington tomor
| row no matter what happens in
talks today.
He said the team will report
• promptly in Washington to its
• parent Tractors for Freedom
• Committee of prominent U. S.
- citizens who are raising funds for
the tractors. The committee heads
i are Eleanor Rossevelt, Walter P.
Reuther and Dr. Milton Eisen
hower.
The Castro provisions on an ex
change of prisoners for tractors
—an idea which Castro himself
first advanced—was spelled out
in firm tones in today’s Havana
newspapers, which are govern
ment-controlled.
Dorticos was reported to have
stuck to Castro’s demands for
heavy tractors, of the kind used
for big construction jobs ranging
I from roads to airfields.
| The U. S. team is offering small
er tractors for farm work, not the
big ones.
Dorticos also was cited as rul
ing out the exchange for tractors
of three of his prize prisoners
captured in the invasion of April
17 that was crushed.
These are Manuel Artime, the
invasion leader; Jose San Roman,
one of the battalion commanders,
and Rafael Bolivar Fuentes.
The Havana radio reported that
the three men will be freed only
in a man-for-man exchange for
Francisco fThe Hook) Molina, Al
bizu Campos and Henry Winston.
Molina is a Cuban citizen await
ing sentencing in New York for
the slaying of a 9-year-old girl
during a political scuffle among
pro- and anti-Castro Cubans.
Campos is a Puerto Rican nation
al leader who has been in jail
for several years, aid Henry
Winston is a U. S. Communist
party figure.
The U. S. negotiators made it
plain they were not authorized
to discuss a political prisoner ex
change. This would require ac
tion by the U. S. government.
HENRY FORD II RECOVERS
FROM HIS RECENT ILLNESS
DETROIT UP — Henry Ford II,
chairman of the Ford Motor Co.,
has recovered from his recent
illness and returned to his office.
Ford had been ill since May 11
with infectious mononucleosis, a
blood corpuscles ailment.