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VOL. LXII No. 131 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1960 _Per Copy 15^
Rumorsed That
Khrushchev Is
Swept from Power
VIENNA, UP) — Rumors of an
anti-Khrushchev coup in Moscow
swept Vienna today but there was
was not confirmation from any
source and Moscow correspond
ents reported the capital calm.
Western officials were skeptical
that the Soviet Union’s “antiparty
group” had been able to take over,
as the rumors had it.
One Vienna newspaper issued
an edition carrying the banner
headline:
“Struggle for Power in Mos
cow, Khrushchev Ousted, Malen
kov successor.”
The Moscow bureau of the As
sociated Press reported the So
viet capita] gave every appear
ance of normal business, with no
sign of government upheaval. So
viet officials in the West re
ported they had heard nothing to
substantiate the rumors, and
Western experts on the Soviet sit
uation were skeptical that a
coup had taken place.
The rumor as printed in Abend
Presse, Vienna’s only evening pa
per, was that Georgi M. Malen
kov, the man Khrushchev suc
ceeded as premier, had taken over
the government in a coup engi
neered by the antiparty group.
This is the group of old Com
munists, including iMalenkov, that
Khrushchev tumbled from power
in 1957.
The newspaper, crediting its
story to “international circles”
here, claimed that Communist
China has had an important hand
in the alleged upheaval.
New Yankee Manager
NEW YORK, [fft — H. Roy
Harney was named general man
ager of the New York Yankees
yesterday by Dan Topping, co
owner of the club.
Harney, 58, succeeds George
Weiss, who resigned Wednesday
because of the club’s new youth
policy. Weiss is 66.
Topping said Harney would as
sume all the duties of a general
manager.
Harney has spent 19 years in
the Yankee organization, the last
two as Weiss’ assistant.
Topping said that at Harney’s
request they had signed a one
year contract.
President Roosevelt's Son
Is Married For Fifth Time
QUALICUM, B.C., UP — Elliott
Roosevelt, second son of Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt and the late
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
was married to Mrs. Patricia Pea
body Whitehead of Phoenix, Ariz.,
in a private ceremony here Tues
day.
The couple later left for Roose
velt’s ranch at Meeker, Colo.
It was the fifth marriage for
the late president’s son and the
second for Mrs. Whitehead, a for
mer Seattle Junior Leaguer.
The new Mrs. Roosevelt was
recently divorced from Phoenix
real estate man Milton White
head.
Lyndon Johnson Runs
Into Group of Taunting
Texas Republicans
DALLAS, Tex., UP)—Sen. Lyn
don B. Johnson brought his Vice
Presidential campaign to Dallas
today and ran head - on into a
group of taunting Republicans.
Johnson made an effort to gain
the attention of the crowd out
side the hotel where he was to
make a luncheon speech but the
Republicans drowned out out with
chants of “We want Nixon.”
The Senator maintained his
composure and said between in
terruptions “I’ve met a lot of nice
Nixon people in all the states I
have traveled.”
The crowd of Republicans
drowned him out momentarily
and when they subsided Johnson
said “I hope all Mr. Nixon’s peo
ple aren’t like this.”
Johnson finally turned quietly
and he and his party forced their
way through the crowd to the
elevator in the Baker Hotel lobby.
Kennedy Pledges
He will Maintain
A Sound Dollar
By PAT MORIN
ROANOKE, Va., W1 — Roaring
crowds in Virginia today boosted
Sen. John Kennedy’s hopes of
carrying this state, one of those
on his critical list.
The Democratic presidential
candidate made his final appear
ances in Virginia, pledging him
self to maintain a sound dollar.
Massive turnouts of enthusi
astic admirers greeted him at
Norfolk and at Roanoke. More
than 10,000 heard him speak in
Norfolk. Solid walls of people
lined both sides of the street on
the 3-mile route Kennedy took
returning to the airport.
In Roanoke, an even larger
crowd, massed at the airport
where he spoke.
Kennedy aimed his speech on
fiscal policy to Virginia audiences.
This issue is believed to be par
ticularly important in the state
because of the strength of Sen.
Harry F. Byrd, D-Va., strong ad
vocate of the sound dollar. Byrd
has been silent with respect to
both Kennedy and Vice President
Richard Nixon.
Kennedy was wearing a band
age on his right hand, as a result
of cuts and scratches inflicted by
admirers in Pennsylvania several
days ago.
835 Veterans Loans In
Alaska Total $4,99 2,000
JUNEAU, UP—The State Divi
sion of Veterans Affairs said
it has processed 30 new veterans
loan for a total of $328,550 during
the first three months of fiscal
1961, which started July 1.
Director James Brunette said
the number of loans now out
standing is 835, valued at $4,992,
000.
Of that number, 316 were issued
in the Southcentral district, 181 in
the Central and Northwestern
districts and 338 in the Southeast
ern district.
Gov. Egan Decries
New Attempt to
Move tlie Capital
JUNEAU, UP)—Gov. William A.
Egan said Thursday he deeply re
grets that another attempt to re
locate the state capital has been
started.
Plans for the new attempt were
revealed in Anchorage by groups
known as the Capital Information
Committee of Anchorage and the
Capital Building Committee of
Fairbanks.
The two groups said they will
file an initiative with Secretary
of State Hugh Wade before the
next legislature convenes to move
the capital from Juneau to a new
site at least 30 miles from both
Anchorage and Fairbanks.
The entire cost of the capital
relocation, the two groups said,
will be paid for by the sale of at
least eight sections of land to be
set aside for that purpose.
The initiative would be voted
on in 1962, according to present
plans.
“The capital move proposal
was defeated at the last election,”
Egan told his regular Thursday
morning news conference.
“I regret very much that there
are those who apparently refuse
to abide by the will of the major
iy and in so doing, a feeling of
disunity is still with us.”
480,000 Persons Used Alaska
Park Facilities This Year
JUNEAU, UP)—Charles Mehlert,
chief of state parks and receation,
said today here was a sharp in
crease this year in the number
of persons to visit state camp
sites, picnic areas and historical
monuments.
Some 480,000 persons visited
the facilities this year, compared
with 250,000 persons who made
visits to the campsite, picnic
areas and monuments last year,
Mehlert said.
Republicans Hold
Rally Tonight
State Sen. John Coghill of
Nenana, will be the main speaker
at the Republican rally which will
be held tonight at the School audi
torium, with Wm. Cameron as the
master of ceremonies.
A very interesting program is
planned which is open to the pub
lic with the Young Republicans
participating as a color guard.
Lloyd Sundstrom will officially
welcome the guests and speakers
will include all candidates in this
area. Edith Bullock of Kotzebue,
candidate for senator, is sched
uled to arrive and participate.
There will be a special film
shown as part of the program,
and singing which will be led by
Ruth Towner and Everett Bach
elder.
Refreshments will be served af
ter the program when the candi
dates will be available at a com
munity get-together.
Dr. McKinley and Ron Rettig
were expected in by private plane
this afternoon.
Lodge Charges Smear
NEW YORK, UR — Henry Cabot
Lodge charges some Democrats
with a “last - minute smear” in
picturing him as anti-Israel and
pro-Arab during the Suez Canal
crisis while he was ambassador
to the United Nations.
“I think it is rather strange,”
he said yesterday, “that today,
when we are just four days from
election, some individuals should
choose to put out a smear sheet
undertaking to say I am against
Israel when you consider the
work I did with Israel in the
United Nations.”
The Republican vice-presiden
tial candidate spoke at campaign
rally in the garment manufactur
ing district, where the workers
are largely Jewish.
He did so after State Atty. Gen.
Louis Lefkowitz, New York City
coordinator of the Nixon - Lodge
campaign, handed him a copy of
a pamphlet bearing the imprint
of the Great Neck, N.Y., Demo
cratic Club.
Nixon Calls
Sen. Kennedy
“Jumping Jack”
By JOE LEWIS
CASPER, Wyo., (<W—Vice Presi
dent Richard Nixon accused Sen.
John Kennedy today of chang
ing his position on several key
issues—and declared:
“We can’t have a jumping jack
as President of the United States
of America.”
The Republican presidential
candidate said his Democratic
rival often makes a statement on
an issue, then "switches his po
sition as soon as he reads the
polls.”
Leveling verbal six-guns at his
rival, Nixon flew today from Fort
Worth, Texas., to Casper for an
other foray into the west. Wyo
mind (only three electoral votes)
is the 4f)th state Nixon has visited
during the campaign. The Vice
President, who promised to cam
paign in all 50 states, will fulfill
that pledge Sunday when he flies
from Los Angeles to Alaska.
Seven inches of snow fell in
Casper before he arrived and a
li^ht fall continued as he left by
plane.
Nixon was to fly later today
to Spokane, Wash., and then to
Fresno, Calif., where he will
launch a final drive in his home
state.
Speaking to a police-estimated
crowd of 10,000 in Fort Worth’s
Burnett Park, Nixon drew thun
derous cheers with each barb he
flung at Kennedy.
120 Daily Requests Received
For Alaska Tour Information
JUNEAU, UP) — More than 120
requests for vacation information
on Alaska from residents of other
states are being received daily by
the Division of Tourism and Ec
onomic Development, Director
Lee A. Johnson said today.
Johnson said the figure does
not reflect inquiries addressed to
the Governor’s office and to other
state agencies.
Manager Arrives
For Aukruk Lanes
Bowling Alley
Dennis Marquis, who arrived
here Monday to assume the man
agement of Aukruk Lanes for the
Nome Bowlers Corp., states that
starting today he will be taking
orders on bowling shoes, shirts,
bags, and accessories. He is mak
ing this announcement in ad
vance of the opening of the lanes
in early December so that those
wishing to place orders for bowl
ing items as Christmas gifts, may
get them in time. Teams desir
ing monogrammed shirts should
also get their orders in at this
time, he cautioned as it takes sev
eral weeks for these orders to
be filled.
Marquis, who is an Alaskan of
16 years, has managed the Cen
ter Bowl in Spenard for about
four years. He also advised that
lockers will be available so that
there will be no need for anyone
to carry home their bowling gear.
Aukruk Lanes will supply bowl
ing balls free, for those persons
not having their own and there
will also be bowling shoes for
rent.
A big open house and a gala
grand opening is planned for early
in December.
A meeting is scheduled soon for
all persons interested in taking
part in a bowling league, as the
lanes are rapidly nearing com
pletion.
Moscow Prepares For
43rd Anniversary
Of Red Revolution
MOSCOW, (jP—Moscow was in
festival mood tonight for the
Monday celebration of the 43rd
anniversary of the Communist
revolution.
In Red Square and throughout
the city there were shiny new
red banners bearing the portraits
and the names of the Communist
party presidium, glowing under
lights hung on many buildings in
the main part of the city.
Premier Khrushchev’s portrait
led all the others as expected and
President Leonid Brezhev, An
astas Mikoyan and the other us
ual leaders were prominent. There
naturally was none of Georgi
Malenkov, Georgi Zhukov, or
other members of the discredited
antiparty group.
The greatest electrical display
was a flashing lighted sign on
the Central Telegraph building
graphically picturing Khrush
chev’s trip to the United Nations
Genera] Assembly as the year’s
greatest achievement for peace.
This dispatch, passed through
Moscow censorship, made no spe
cific mention of totally unsubstan
tiated rumors printed in Vienna
about an alleged overthrow of the
Khrushchev regime.
But earlier, in a telephone con
versation, the chief of the AP’s
Moscow bureau said the city ap
peared normal and there was no
sign of any upset.
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