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VOL. LXI No. 123 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1959 Per Copy—15^
Four of Crew Parachute from Inferno of
Atom Bomber-Refueling Tanker Crash
HARDINSBURG, Ky., — A
nuclear-armed B52 bomber and
its refueling tanker collided last
night in a fiery blast which lit
the sky for 150 miles. At least
four men were killed.
Four members of the B52 crew
were unhurt or suffered only mi
nor injuries. They parachuted to
safety after the planes came to
gether while refueling.
Four others were reported
dead and four were missing.
“It looked like the whole world
— the whole sky — was on fire,”
said one witness.
The Air Force said the bomber
carried a “conventional nuclear
' weapon.” In ordinary terminology
this would mean that the plane
carried a nuclear bomb. The Air
Force said there was no danger
of an explosion and no need to
evacuate the crash area.
The eight-jet Strategic Air
Command bomber, based at Co
lumbus Air Force Base, Miss.,
carried a crew of eight. The four
jet KC135 tanker from the base
had four men aboard. They were
on a routine flight.
The B52, its wreckage scattered
over a wide area, was still blaz
ing four hours after it crashed.
One of the rescuers, Dr. John
A. Kinchelow, sgid two men who
parachuted from the B52 told him
the first they knew of the, collision
was when “everyhing Suddenly
lighted up” in flames.
“I don’t think any of them got
out of the little plane (the tank
er),” he said.
State’s Schools
Lose Huge
Federal Subsidies
ANCHORAGE, UPl — Statehood
will cost Alaska’s schools a large
portion of $6,000,000 they now
receive each year from the federal
government.
Loss of these funds was dis-,
cussed by Howard Matthews, dep
uty Commissioner of Education,
at the Superintendent’s Advisory
Commission meeting here.
Attending the meeting are su
perintendents of school districts
from Ketchikan to Nome.
Federal funds have been given
schools in the state as a type of
payment in lieu of taxes on fed
eral property on which parents
of children attending schools work
or live.
This means that as long as In
ternational Airport here was fed
erally owned the federal govern
ment paid to the local district
costs of educating the children
whose parents worked at the air
port, whether they worked for the
federal government or a private
firm.
However, International Airport
here as well as a Fairbanks has
been turned over to the state and
therefore the school district will
not receive funds for those chil
dren. Bureau of Public Roads fa
cilities are also being turned over
to the state so the district will
lose this revenue.
Mae West Is Still
4Too Hot to Handle'
For TV Shows
By JOHN R. WARD
SAN FRANCISCO, IjPI — Times
change, but not men. And that’s
good.
This is the considered opinion
of Mae West, who suggested she
knows men best. In an interview
Thursday, the seemingly ageless
symbol of sex said there is a
possible exception to her apprais
al of the male species.
That would be the gentleman j
who telephoned her in the Pres
idential suite of the St. Francis
Hotel and informed her that CBS
had canceled her appearance —
scheduled for tonight — on tele
vision’s Person to Person show.
The show was taped earlier in
her luxurious Hollywood apart
ment. In it the famed show busi
ness star responded to questions
by Charles Collingwood, subbing
for Edward R. Murrow.
She said a CBS official whose
name she didn’t catch, told her
certain parts of the show were
“questionable.” In Hollywood, a
network spokesman termed them
as “too hot to handle.”
“I just can’t imagine why they
would cancel the show,” Mae told
newsmen. “The gentlehrian said
when he called that he hoped I
wouldn’t be disappointed. Well,
of course — but I’m sure my pub
lic will be more disappointed.”
Licensed Beverage Group Opposes
State Uniform Closing Hours Law
ANCHORAGE, tP> —The newly
formed Alaska Licensed Beverage
Assn, has moved to stop enact
ment of new regulations calling
for statewide uniform closing
hours and other laws proposed by
the State Alcoholic Beverage Con
trol Board.
In a telegram to Gov. William
Egan and State Liquor Board
member William' Ray, the Licen
sed Beverage Dealers called for
suspension of filing the proposed
regulations so that they do vnot
go into effect on Nov. 1.
In addition, the liquor dealers
proposed additional hearings on
the regulations. They said the
hearings should be at Ketchikan,
Fairbanks and Anchorage.
Previously the State Liquor
Control Board held a hearing in
Juneau.
The Association, which is hold
ing its first convention at the
Hotel and Restaurant Employes
Union Hall, cited claims that the
Juneau heading was brief and
that the new hearings would give
many interested persons a chance
to tell their story.
The group’s telegram to Egan
and Ray said similar hearings are
made by the State Commerce
Department and the State Plan
ning Commission, and suggested
that the Liquor Control Board
follow that procedure.
The Governor was also told the
regulations might -have a serious
economic impact on many business
establishments and, about 4,000
fulltime and affiliated employes.
State revenues, the association
pointed out, could be expected to
drop more than $1,000,000
annually.
BIA Officials Agree
To Recommend
Aid to Nome School
Members of the Nome School
Board, City Clerk Bob Scott, State
Board of Education member Rob
ert Baldwin and John Rauch, prin
cipal of Nome School, met with
representatives of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs concerning the cri
sis which now exists in the Nome
School due to the influx of Eski
mo families from villages where
the BIA has closed schools.
Representing the BIA were
Wayne Pratt, assistant chief of
the Branch of Education of the
BIA, from Washington, D. C.;
Max Penrod, director of schools
for BIA, Marvin Ripke, assistant
area director of the Juneau office,
and Warren Tiffany, acting direc
tor of the Nome area.
Mr. Pratt stated that the pur
pose of the trip'was to look over
the Nome situation and the unique
factors creating the problems
whioh now exist, and he promised
to expedite the decision of their
findings with a very definite rec
ommendation.
During the meeting it was re
vealed that more than 300 stu
dents were turned down for en
rollment at the Mt. Edgecumbe
School this fall, and more than
100 of these were students from
this area, who live in places where
they cannot obtain a high school
education.
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Congressman Ralph Rivers, who
was present and took part in the
discussion, recommended a school
here similar to Mt. Edgecumbe,
where all students from this area
could be boarded, be near enough
to their homes so that they may
visit during holidays and keep
closer contact with their families.
The saving in fares alone would
be an important ^factor in mak
ing Nome the northern school sys
tem center. Max Penrod compli
mented the Nome School Board
on the interest shown, and the
effort made to give all children a
good start. He further stated more
playfield area was of utmost im
portance.
City Clerk Scott showed how
the impact of increased enroll
ment has not been equalled by
increases in tax revenues, hence
the crisis whioh now exists.
John Rauch and Ash Craft ex
plained how much needed addi
tional education material is, but
cannot be hoped for under the
present conditions. Remedial read
ing; shop; complete new text
books series for teaching methods
now used; toilet facilities, black
board and room space were a few
of the objectives of the school,
which have had to be postponed.
Textbook needs alone amoutnt to
$20,000.
The BIA officials met again
Wednesday evening with a* Cham
ber of Commerce committee under
the chairmanship of Lester Bron
son, and reviewed the need for
help from the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
The BIA committee pledged
themselves to announce their
recommendations for aiding the
city of Nome within 30 days.
WEATHER FORECAST
Mostly cloudy with snow show
ers. The lowest temperature ex
pected tonight 10-15, the high to
morrow 30-35.
Steelworkers Union Makes Move for
Settlement of Industry-Wide Deadlock
WASHINGTON, MV-'The Steel
workers Union today made a new
strike settlement proposal to the
industry. The industry said it
would be studied.
The union proposal was ad
vanced at the first session of new
direct negotiations, undertaken
at government prodding.
This meeting broke up after an
hour and 45 minutes.
David J, McDonald, union pre
sident, confirmed at that time
reports of a new union proposal.
He declined to give any details.
The negotiators will meet again
4:30 p.m. Saturday.
R. Conrad Cooper, chief in
dustry negotiator, said that mean
time the union proposal would be
studied.
“Both sides,” Cooper said, “are
endeavoring to reach an agree
ment to settle this issue by collec
itive bargaining.”
Although McDonald wuld not
give details, well-placed sources
said that the union offer was for
a 21 cent per hour package over
a two-year contract period.
It would provide for increased
insurance, pension and supple
mentary unemployment benefits
during the first year of the agree
ment, according to these reports,
and a wage boost in the second
year.
There were unconfirmed reports '
that Kaiser Steel Corp, was near
agreement with the union to ac
cept this proposal. If so, it would
crack the industry’s solid front.
Pre-strike earnings of steel
workers averaged $3.11 an hour.
Edgar F. Kaiser, board chair
man of Kaiser Steel, got out a
statement in response to inquir
ies about these reports. He said
his company had no written or
verbal agreement or commitment
with the union as to a new
contract.
Flynn’s Ladies Vie
For Right to Bury
Famed Movie Idol
HOLLYWOOD, UP) — Errol
Flynn’s estranged wife and 'his
17-year-old protege are both de
termined to take charge of his
funeral services in Hollywood.
Patrice Wymore flew here
Thursday from Washington to ar
range the final rites for the
swashbuckling actor, who died of
a heart attack in Vancouver,
B. C., Wednesday night.
Asked where Flynn would be
buried, the pale, trembling Miss
Wymore said she is making ar
rangements to have the body
brought to Hollywood.
But blonde Beverly Aadland,
who was with the actor when he
died in Vancouver, apparently in
tends to contest -Miss Wymore’s
right. She said she and the 50
year-old Flynn planned to marry
and live in Jamaica after he ob
tained his divorce.
Miss Wymore, estranged from
Flynn for two years, declined to
comment on the girl’s plans, aside
from saying: “She seems to be
very busy.”
She said that in addition to her
plans for a Hollywood funeral for
Flynn she may arrange memorial
rites in Jamaica, which Flynn re
garded as his home.
Vancouver crowds flocked to
the mortuary to get a glimpse of
Flynn’s body. Police had to lock
the building.
An autopsy showed Flynn had
died of coronary thrombosis. The
coroner said examination showed
hardening of the arteries, fatty
degeneration of the liver, and an
infection of the lower intestine.
“His was the body of a tired,
old man — old before his time,
and sick,” the coroner said.
Ben Kraft Dead at Kodiak
KODIAK, UP> — Ben Kraft,
widely known Kodiak merchant,
died at his home here yesterday.
The store bearing Kraft’s name
was purchased by his father in
1903 from the North American
Commercial Co. The establishment
has been expanded until it now
occupies nearly two city blocks.
Kraft also was owner of Kodiak
Motors and principal stockholder
and vice president of the Bank of
Kodiak.
State Department Looks
For Early Summit Meet
WASHINGTON, UP) — A State
Department spokesman today de
clared a summit conference in the
reasonably near future is a dis
tinct possibility. He predicted nu
merous visits of presidents and.
premiers among world capitols.
Assistant Secretary Andrew H.
Berding, speaking at a meeting of
the National Association of Broad
casters, also said that the greatest
single threat to peace in the world
today is created by the fanatical
policies and expansionist aims of
Communist China.
The Soviet Union has the power
to insure somewhat more respon
sible behavior on the part of the
Red Chinese, Berding said. He
added that for the Soviets to re
main silent in the face of Red
China’s threats would be to en
courage Communist duplicity on
the issue of war and peace.
Coast Guard Plane Flies
S. E. Island Mercy Mission
KODIAK, UP) — A Coast Guard
mercy mission took 6-year-old
Mary Deacon from Port Ashton,
on an island off the southeast
shore of the Seward Peninsula,
to Anchorage for medical help
yesterday.
The child had been running a
high temperature, with symptoms
of appendicitis. The Elmendorf
Field Air Rescue unit at Anchor
age asked aid and a Coast Guard
plane based here picked her up.
Injured Farm Girl Dies
SALT LAKE CITY, UP) — Scalp
ing victim Christine Hayes died
today. »
The 12-year-old eastern Idaho
girl was scalped Monday when her
hair was caught in a potato dig
ging machine.
Only a small heart-shaped
patch of skin was left on her
face. Ripped off with the scalp
were her ears,- cheeks, lids of the
right eye, eyebrows, skin along
the jawbone and neck.
Only Thursday doctors told of
how well she was progressing
after a six-hour operation Mon
day night at the Latter-Day Saints
Hospital.
A spokesman for the hospital
•here said she possibly died from
heart failure due to shock. An
other possibility could have been
brain damage.