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VOL. LX No. 87 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1958 Per Copy—15^
Soviet Union Protests Unauthorized
Flights By U.S. Over Neurtal Austria
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“I’m All Right, But
My Daddy Just
Died,” Says Boy
BALTIMORE, W —The day
promise to be an exciting one for
little Gregory Prevas._
He and his father, James Pse
vas, got up early yesterday and
drove from their home in Aber
deen, Md., to Baltimore for the
big game between the Orioles and
the Cleveland Indians. „
The father and the 8-year-old
boy arrived at Memorial Stadium
before noon to watch the pre
gamebatting practice.
Suddenly the father slumped
in his seat. There was a flurry
of activity. Ushers hurried for
ward and carried the 57-year-old
man to the stadium first-aid
room.
From there he was rushed to
a nearby hospital, but was dead
on arrival. Doctors said he ap
parently died of a heart attack.
A park policeman took Gregory
and led him downstairs to the
clubhouse to meet some of the
Orioles, who were relaxing and
waiting for the game to start.
Paul Richards, Orioles manager, I
gave him a catcher’s mitt. |
Whitey Diskin, clubhouse custo-1
dian, handed the boy a bat and a j
baseball. Gregory managed a ■
smile.
Would he like to have the
Orioles autograph the baseball?
He nodded his approval. Every
one in the clubhouse shook his
hand and patted him on the back.
He looked around for his fa
vorite player, shortstop Willy
Miranda. But Willy was some
where else appearing on a pre
game television show.
Someone asked him what
position he played. “Oh, I play
almost all of them,” he replied.
“I like baseball.”
Then he walked across the dug
out runway where he met Joe
Papparella, veteran American
League umpire. “Well, how are
you, young fellow?” Paparella
asked.
“I’m all right,” said Gregory.
“But my daddy just died.”
East German, Making
A Break For Freedom,
Shot 20 Yds. From Border
BERLIN, L9P> — An unidentified
man in civilian clothes ducked
out of some bushes in Communist
East Berlin today and began run
ning toward the border of West
Berlin.
An East German guard fired
one shot. The man died—20
yards away from the border.
SUNDAY BALL SCORES
National League
San Francisco 7, Pittsburgh 3
Milwaukee 4, Chicago 2
Los Angeles 6, Philadelphia 0
St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 1
American League
New York 3-8, Kansas City 1-0
Detroit 3-2, Boston 0-5
Chicago 4-4, Washington 2-5
Baltimore 3, Cleveland 2
Pacific Coast League
Portland 9-4, Seattle 4-3
Vancouver 4, Phoenix 0
Salt Lake City 8-19, San Diego
5-5
Sacramento 6, Spokane 4
f LONDON, UP) — Moscow radio
said today the Soviet Union has
protested to the United States
against the flight of American
planes over Austria.
The protest was against flights
by U.S. aircraft from Western
Germany to the Middle East.
Pravda, the Soviet Communist
Party organ, denounced these
flights Sunday and again today
as “premeditated violation of
Austrian air space.”
The radio broadcast reporting
the formal Soviet protest said
it was handed to U.S. Ambassa
dor Llewellyn Thompson by
Georgi Zarubin, Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister.
The Austrian government an
nounced Saturday that the U.S.
State Department had promised
there would be no more un
authorized flights of U.S. planes
over Austria. The United States
explained there had not been time
to gain formal clearance from
Austria.
Earlier in the week the Aus
trians sent fighter planes to two
western provinces with orders
"“to use all means at their dis
posal to force entering military
planes to land.”
The U.S. planes apparently
were Globemasters taking units
and supplies to the Mideast.
Austria, though Western oriented,
is neutral by treaty.
Forest Fires Burn
Uncontrolled In
British Columbia
VANCOUVER, B.C., UP — A
shroud of smoke five miles thick
hung over northern British Co
lumbia today where fires burned
uncontrolled over an estimated
one million acres.
The smoke forced fire fighters
to stand by helplessly. All air
craft were grounded, making it
impossible to spot outbreaks.
Sun, wind and lightning teamed
to make the situation what
chief district forester D. B.
Taylor described as the worst he
has seen in his 37 years exper
ience.
“Lightning-caused fires are
breaking out everywhere and we
just haven’t the equipment to
fight them,” Taylor said.
He said the provincial govern
ment already has spent more than
one million dollars this year in
fighting fires in thq parched
woodlands. That is ten times
more than was spent throughout
1957.
Showers dampened the 800,000
acre blaze in the Lower Post area
of the British Columbia-Youkon
border yesterday. But in the
Prince George district the situ
ation was completely out of hand
with more than one million acres
going up in smoke.
Alaskans To Be Guests At
Texas State Society Picnic
WASHINGTON, UP — The
Texas State Society of Washing
ton apparently has its own ver
sion of the idea that if you can’t
lick ’em, join ’em. ,
When the society holds its an
nual family picnic next Sunday,
guests of honor will be Alaskans.
When Alaska becomes the 49th
state, it will take from Texas the
glory of being the largest of
them all.
Middle-East
Situation
At-A-Glance
WASHINGTON, UP) — United
States sends to its allies a sug
gested reply to Premier Khrush
chev’s bid for a five-power
meeting; no immediate conference
is expected. ’
LONDON — Prime Minister
MacMillan says Britain wants a
summit meeting but only after
full consultation among the West
ern allies.
BEIRUT — U.S. spokesman says
ground, air and sea combat units
have atomic capability; Marines
join Lebanese Army ifl anti
sniper patrols; 16 planes from
U.S. 6th Fleet hit by small arms
fire in three days; 1,400 more U.S.
troops land with artillery, cooks,
supply and maintenance men,
bringing total force to nearly
9,500. Reliable sources say
U.A.R President Nasser warned
United States Soviet Union is
eager to send troops to Middle
East and he “may not be able to
keep them out.”
AMMAN—Jordan breaks diplo
matic relations with United Arab
Republic following U.A.R. recog
nition of rebel regime in Iraq.
U.S. gives King Hussein’s govern
ment check for 12Vfs million dol
lars for economic aid, airlifts
350 tons of oil from Navy ship
off Beirut. Saudi Arabia, fearing
Nasser’s anger, reported refus
ing to let airlift tankers fly
over with e oil from Bahrein.
Hussein says he expects Ameri
can troops to aid him but U.S.
believed leaving military help to
British, who have 2,000 para
troopers in Jordan.
BAGHDAD—Iraqi capitol con
tinues calm in wake of coup, with
population apparently friendly
toward new regime. Army de
nies secret radio station’s claim
that forces loyal to former gov
ernment marching on capitol from
north. U.S. embassy says three
Americans missing and. presumed
dead in revolt. Army says about
30 persons killed in coup.
DAMASCUS — Iraqi finance
minister says new regime wants
to keep oil flowing to western
customers but warns west against
making “mad move.”
BELGRADE—Yugoslav govern
ment disapproves Khrushchev’s
summit proposal, says U.N. is
place to settle Middle East
troubles.
Alaska Delegate Is
Hit of Convention of
Legal Secretaries
MIAMI, Fla., M — Members
of the National Assn, of Legal
Secretaries gathered here today
from all states, including the
prospective 49th, for the first
convention held east of the Mis
sissippi River.
About 250 women registered
yesterday at convention head
quarters and attended a get
acquainted party.
Hit of the party was Miss Reta
Hites of Fairbanks, Alaska, who
showed up in beaded doeskin
bootees, gold nugget earrings and
pendant and a white sheath
dress bearing a big Alaska map
with a “49” on it. She carried
a “49th state” pennant.
She is Alaska director of the
Legal Secretaries’ Organization
and area delegate.
i Bartlett Declares Candidacy for Senate
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, UP> —
Alaska due to hold its first pri
mary election as a state Aug. 26,
Delegate E. L. Bartlett (D-Alaska)
Friday night twisted the terri
tory’s political threads into a
tangle of ifs and maybes.
Bartlett, who has served Alas
ka in the nation’s capitol for 14
years, had been expected to an
nounce that he was a candidate
for either the governorship of the
new state or for a seat in the
U.S. Senate.
Speaking before the Fairbanks
Democratic Club Friday night,
Bartlett said he had decided to
file his candidacy for the 'U.S.
Senate.
Then he stunned the 300 Demo
crats present with a qualification
which amounted to a blunt battle
challenge to Territorial Governor
Mike Stepovich, a Republican.
Bartlett said If Stepovich be
comes a candidate to be the first
elected governor of the state of
Alaska, he, Bartlett, Would with
draw his Senate candidacy and
file for governor,
i Stepovich, who has not indi
cated his political intentions, also
had been expected to announce
for either the governorship or
the Senate.
Bartlett’s announcement set up
an almost certain battle between
the two party leaders for either
the Senate or the governorship
in the Alaska general election
Nov. 25.
Stepovich, appointed to the
governorship of this huge north
ern territory by President Eisen
hower last July, is the first na
tive-born Alaskan to head the
territory.
Stepovich and Bartlett both
made their homes here before
launching their political careers.
Stepovich was a territorial sena
tor when he was tapped for the
governor’s chair.
Bartlett, before going to Wash
ington, D.C., served as territorial
secretary.
National Budget
Shows $2 Million
Deficit on June 30
WASHINGTON, UR — The gov
ernment said today the national
budget was in the red by
$2,813,800,000 at the end of the
j fiscal year last June 30.
The deficit was recorded after
two fiscal years in which the
government’s budget books were
in the black.
As recently as last January,
President Eisenhower . estimated
the budget for the 1958 fiscal
year ended June 30 would be in
the red by only 400 million dol
lars.
Receipts during the fiscal year
totaled $69,100,000,000, down
nearly two billion dollars from
fiscal 1957. The drop was caused
largely by the recession slump in
earnings of businesses and in
dividuals.
Budget spending during the 12
months total $71,900,000 an
increase of 2 Vt billion dollars
over the previous fiscal year.
Spending was boosted by post
Sputnik emphasis on defense, on
anti-recession programs and later
outlays under the farm price sup
port program.
For the new fiscal year which
began July 1, officials are esti
mating a budget deficit of 10 to
12 billion dollars.
JUNEAU, UP> — Delegate E. L.
Bartlett said Saturday he would
be a candidate for the United
States Senate from Alaska “with
no strings attached.”
His surprise announcement,
during a stopover at the Juneau
airport, removed him from a pos
sible contest with Republican
Gov. Mike Stepovich for the job
as first elected governor of the
new state.
“After brief but sufficient re
flection,” he said, “I have come
to the conclusion that a candid
acy such as this should have no
strings attached. Therefore I now
reaffirm my candidacy for the
Senate without conditions of any
kind.”
Stepovich Will
Announce His
Plans Soon
FAIRBANKS, GP> — Gov. Mike
Stepovich arrived here last night
to attend his home town’s Golden
Days and said he would announce
his political plans at a future
date.
More than 200 Fairbanks resi
dents turned out at International
Airport to greet Stepovich and
see if he would say whether he
will run for governor or the U.S.
Senate.
“I have nothing to say now,”
Stepovich told newsmen, adding
“I’m looking now to find the best
thing for my family.”
He also refused comment on
Delegate Bartlett’s announcement
that he, Bartlett, will run for
the Senate.
The governor said he had re
turned home mainly to play in
the old timers’ baseball game
j between Fairbanks and Juneau.
The game is part of the events
| celebrating the discovery of gold
| here 56 years ago.
Wm. Egan and Vic Rivers
File For Alaska Governor
William A. Egan, Valdez busi
nessman, who has been in Wash
ington as “senator” under the
Alaska-Tennessee Plan, and who
was president of the Alaska Con
stitutional Convention, has an
nounced his candidacy for Gover
nor of Alaska on the Democratic
ticket.
In so doing he withdrew from
his earlier announced intention
to seek election to the U.S. Sen
ate.
Victor Rivers, president of the
Alaska Senate, and well known
Democrat of Anchorage, has also
filed for governor on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Frances Gorman Passes
Away Suddenly In
Fairbanks Yesterday
Frances Gorman, music in
structor here for the past two
years, who had been attending
the summer session at the Uni
versity of Alaska passed away
suddenly yesterday.
Mr. Gorman was born in 1901
at Lowell, Mass., and has taught
music in New Mexico, Alabama
and for the past six years in
Alaska.
He was a member of the Elks,
Lions Club and Masonic groups.
Burial will probably be in
Fairbanks it is reported.
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